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A THANKSGIVING TREE
BY N. A. M. ROE
"How can I bear to see it done? It
don't seem's if I could set still and see it
carried off and cut up noway."
It was a bleak November day.
snow lay on the desolute earth ; the sky
bent gray und leaden over the wind
swept land. Dead leaves lay piled in the
still clung to the
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fence corners ; some
branches and rustled dismally in the
chill atmosphere. The hillside showed
blades of grass short and stubbed that
had died long ago and were now waiting
patiently for their winter blanket of soft
snow. Everybody looked forward to a
whiffs Thanksgiving, but it was only
twenty-four hours away and no snow had
fallen yet. Near the top of the hill stood
a lone tree, the largest chestnut in the
vicinity, and the oldest,
shape, it stood tall and symmetrical, per
haps leaning a trifle, as the winds had
' pushed it in vain efforts to overthrow or
break its sturdy- limbs, a land-mark 'for
the surrounding cpuutry and a glory to
look opon when in full leaf or blossom.
In the valley, at the foot of the hillj
stood an old-fashioned square house,
built in the style of years ago, when room
and not ornament was sought. At one
window' a figure stood and looked out and
up to the giant chestnut tree. The figure
was in keeping with the outside world,
for it stooped, the face was
the clinging leaves, and the corners of
the mouth had a pathetic droop that
matched the dull surroundings.
Beautiful in
wrinkled like
Squire Baker wanted tlie chestnut tree.
Site wanted tlie fifty dollars he had
agreed to give for it.
meditating a mortgage on tlie house,
when tlie Squire advised selling tlie big
tree. He had long coveted it for use in
his cabinet shop.
Ann Smith drew lier rocker to tlie win
dow and dropped into it with a long
drawn sigh. Living alone, site carried on
conversations in which only the tall clock
in the corner participated. Now slie
talked softly to herself as she swung to
and fro. "Its always looked jest like
that, ever eence I can remember. Fust
thing I rec'lect was goin' up ter play
under it, coz mother could see from the
winder and she watched me, but I never
went far from the shadow, aud then
Marthy—I declare it don't seem ser long
— lier mother let her fetch her doll, and
the' waru't er day arfter, when we warn't
together somewhere, an' the stayed one
night weth me, and she fell out er bed,
too, funny—I hev' ter laugh every time
I think of it. She dumb in ter tlie foot,
and I couldn't make her believe she was
turned round, and I had ter maki lier
feel of the piliers 'fore she'd git it right.
How we used ter set our china dishes out
and fill 'em weth cookies, and how- we
et mud pies one day, and Marth y sed
she'd never eat another piece, they was
gritty. I guess they was, dirt 'mo6t
gen'ly is kinder thet way. She merried
er rich man and I ain't seen lier fer years
and years. I don' known's I ever shell
ergin." There was silence for a little
space and then Ehe went on. "Mother
used ter say the leaves w hispered to her
when she'd take lier sewin' out and father
was in the field, she was so lonesome like,
and she sort er made er comrade er thet
tree. Then father, I've seen him set by
this very winder and look out ter see it
bent most double by the wind, and then
the snow used ter pile up rnun' it, and
when the leaves dropped and used ter go
skurryin' down the hill, lie sed 'twas
good es any race ter see 'em chasin'. Tl.e'
warn't no time when he didn't enjoy
thet tree. Oh, I caru'l hev it cut down ;
I carn't, I carn't."
She leaned lier head back and closed
her eyes, but beneath the lids the tears
would steal down the wrinkled cheek«,
as she thought of tlie dear ones who had
loved the old tree.
She had lieen
"Ef I mortgage the prop ty—the squire
says its w uth a good deal ef'tis ran dow n
—I don't b'iieve I could ever pay it. 1
hev less and less garden track every year,
and seem's if the' waru't ser much hay
this year, it grows less ; and the peaches
was wormy, I couldn't spray tlie trees ;
and tlie bugs et up the pertaters, and I
picked and picked at 'em till I mos' broke
my back. I sold the wood ter halves,
but I think lie skimped my half er else
he gi'me tiie little end of e\ ery log.
the'ssome bay I ken sell, and tlie's some
pertaters, and I got them stewed pears
and the liens, and if they lay eggs as good
's they did last year, I'll git on somehow.
I s'pose I'll hev ter come to it, but I ain't
er goin' to sell thet tree—at least, not
yet." She wiped the tears away, and
her lips were set in a little tighter line of
determination. Suddenly site leaned for
ward, holding on to the arms of her chair.
Then she fixed lier glasses, holding them,
as if by some accident they had slipped,
and showed something untrue to lier ex
cited eyes.
"Who in tlie wold's that ? Maybe they
want ter know the wav. Ain't they
tony? What a pretty girl ! thet old - lady
keeps er lookin' 1 My, she's giv' the
reins ter her and tlie girl's gittin' out.
- I wonder who they be? Is my a$roii
straight? Land, I hope they won't know
I b'en eryiu'.
always is.
au'way, coz they prob'ly see me er settin'
ter the winder when they drove np.
There, she's er knockin'. Who do you
s'pose 'tis?"
The pretty girl stood on tiie step as the
door swung open. She was smiling, and
Ann Smith could not help giving an an
swering smile as she waited for lier to
speak.
"Is this Mies Smith?
"Yee."
"Miss Apn Smith ?"
"Yes, 'tis, and I'm all tlie Smith tlie'
is in town, so't I guess I'm tlie one," and
she laughed.
"I'm sure you are. My mother wants
to see you, and so we have come ont to
"Who's your mother?" she peered out,
scanning eagerly the elderly woman who
sat so straight in the carriage holding tlie
lines "My glasses ain't what they used
ter be- I carn't see very well."
"She told me to say it was 'Marthy,'
nd if you didn't remember, to tell you
* , fe u out 0 f bed one-"
"MarthyI Marthyl She settin' oit
an' I stau'in' here?" She pushed '
r down tiie path, 1
both
figure, laughing
y, yon're allithe'
Wal,
la my nose red? 'Mutt
I got ter gu ter tlie duor
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is left; I'm so glad to see you; I guess I
do remember. Martha, is it really you?"
"Whoa, whoa," a voice from behind
was shouting, and the old ladies came fo
themselves enough to know that the
horse, feeling sundry jerks on the lines,
' supposed he was to go ahead, and forth
\ with started down the road. The pretty
girl, half dazed by the unceremonious
push she had received, started after,
breathlessly pursuing the runaways till
finally her voice penetrated the ears of
the beast, and he stopped short, waiting
for further instruction.
"Pretty business this; getting me to
find Ann Smith, and then running off
witli lier and leaving your own daughter!"
"The horse started-"
"I should think lie would if you had
the lines that way," and she pointed to
them lying loose at their feet. Ann Smith
wiped her eyes on a clean white apron
because she couldn't find her handker
chief, and Marthy spoiled her new gloves
in the same way. Then both laughed.
"Is that your daughter? Land, I guess
'most pushed lier over. Le' me git out
an' I'll turn the horse 'round an' she ken
ride back. Hev' we come fur?"
"You tit still. I'm going to lead the
horse back. No telling where you will
go if I don't watcli yon," hut her own
eyes were full of tears as she laughed.
"Now you set down an' tell me 'bout
it," said Ann, after the horse had been
put iD the barn and the visitors had set
tled themselves in the kitchen, because,
as Ann said, "the' was a fire in that room
an' it took a week to warm the parlor
through. We used ter call it the North
Pole an'go explorin' till we mos' froze."
"Wal, I got er letter sayiu'Will couldn't
come home for Thanksgivin', and then I
got another one sayin' Janet's boys, both
of 'em, was down with the whooping'
cougli and none of them could come; an'
then, ter crown all, David wrote that he'd
got to go West on business fer his employ
er, an' he'd got ter go right off, an' he
wouldn't be back ter Tbanksgivin', an'
then I sed I didn't know, what we'd do.
We ain't never had no time like this be
fore. We'd always had som' er thefambly
Tbanksgivin'; au' there we was, jest Ann
an' me—she's named for you, Ann Smith.
Her father named Janet fer bis mother,
an' I let him; but when site come, I said
her name was picked out when I was a
little girl and 'twas Ann."
She's awful pretty ter be named fer
me. I ain't much ter look at," said Ann
Smith, gazing at the fresh face and smil
ing eyes.
"Oil, yes you are ; you have lovely
eyes, and your hair waves. I like it. I
wish you would let me call you Aqnt
Ann. Mamma has told me so mucli
about yonAhatl feel as if vou belonged
to me someway."
"I wisht you would. I do so. I ain't
got nobody now but Marthy."
"And me," added ber namesake.
"Yes, and you, ef you'll hev me."
"Wal, you see the diuuer was 'most
ready. The turkey was roasted, and the
pork was done, and the cake and pies and
everything ; the nuts ctacked, and it did
seem as if I couldn't have it so, and then
Ann she said 'twas er special Providence,
I'd be'en talkin' 'bout goin' ter see Aon
Smith every year aud I hadn't never
come, and siie said ter take the things
and we'd drive out, and then I wouldn't
be er frettin' 'bout the horse bein' taken
care of, and site said you'd be glad ter see
me, aud if you couldn't accom'date us
we'd go on ter some hotel ; but Laud o'
Goshen, I guess from the way-"
"Wal, I guess you won't go ter no hotel
while tlie's er bed in this house."
"Tlie' ain't er thing changed, is the' ?"
"Where's the tree, mamma? Is that
it?" said Ann, pointing to the chestnut
standing grand in its loneliness.
"Yes, that is it." Then seeing the
shadow that appeared on her mate's face,
she asked anxiously : "What is it, Ann?"
"You won't think it's very much ; but
I've got to sell it, and it's jest like partin'
weth one o' my friends. Squire Baker's
offered me fifty dollar for it, and he says
it's moi 'u it's wutli ; but it's wuth mil
lions ter me, and more."
"What makes you let it go ?"
"I got to—«it—I got to—jes got to, and
thet's all the' is to it. I can't talk about
it. Let's be bappy while you're here."
"Tell me about some of the good times
you and mamma used to have here. I
should like to live here, I know. Tell
me about your parties, and bow you
made a iiouse out of two sheets tied over
that low branch."
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joyed it. How Anu the first, or as the
younger called her, Aunt Anu, wiped
away tears of laughter over the tale of
some forgotten prank, and then tears of
sorrow iu sad remembrance of those gone
beyond both tears and laughter.
The old brick oven was heated, and the
dinner which Marthy had brought was
warmed in that, just for tlie sake of old
times, not because it was needed. The
vegetables were peeled and set to boil,the
turkey and pork placed in the oven, then
when all was ready, with What delight
Aunt Ann carved, while she told the
story of when the parson came to Tiianks
giving dinner, and while carving, one of
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Tbe tall clock struck twelve that night
before they said a word about bed, and
then in great haste the candles were
lighted, Ann declaring she preferred a
candle to the oil-lamp offered lier. She
liked old fashions and she knew mamma
did.
Ail three women tramped to the barn
carrying a lantern with them, to look at
Prince standing as much at home in the
narrow stall and munching hay ae if he
had always lived on just such sweet
meadow grass.
"It's euowing, sure as you live. We
shall have a white Thanksgiving after
all. You said it would, and we'd better
not come ; but I don't care, aud I hope
we shall be snowed in, don't you, Aunt
Ann ?" and tlie merry girl took tlie lan
tern and ran on ahead to light the way
for her followers.
Now and the» a flake was flying ; in
deed, it did not seem as if there was any
danger at present of their being snowing
in ; but when Ann drew aside tlie cur
tain Thanksgiving morning, she uttered
an exclamation of pleasure, for far and
wide lay tiie snow, covering every twig,
cushioning each stone, and hanging in
soft balls from tbe ends of branches.
Such a day as that was. Full of re
miniscences. How Ann tiie second en
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the turkey's legs shot into Uncle Tom's
lap, and how she, unable to hold her j
laughter, spluttered out the door with
both hands over her mouth and dared
not return till Uncle Tom himself called
her. It was etiquette in those old days
to laugh at another's misfortune ;
never
but then "Parson Goodnow jest parsed
the knife over to Uncle Tom, and then
set the platter in front of him and re
marked that prob'ly he'd' warnt inor'n
one leg, and wouldn't he cut it ; he didn't
warnt ter show no partiality, and of
course thet giv' everybody er chance ter
laugh, and they done it, too."
The snow fell softly all day long, and
when the twilight came it was still drop
ping a fleecy burden on hill and valley.
The chestnut tree stood like a white
mound of wool.
"Don't let's light the lamps, Aunt Ann.
I like to sit in the dark and I want to tell
you something." She sat down on a
cricket at Aunt Ann's feet, and took one
of the wrinkled hands that were clasped
in lier lap. "You got sometuiug that I"
want very much, and I thought perhaps
—perhaps—I know it's a good deal to
-ask, but I don't want you to sell the
chestnut tree. I want you to promise me
you won't let Squire Baker have it. I
want to buy it. I know it's worth a good
deal more than fifty dollars, and 1 am
willing to give a hundred for it, and I
shall never have it touched. R shall
stand just as long as I live." Site rose to
lier feet. "Yes, indeed, just as long as I
live, no one shall touch it, and I am com
ing every summer to sit under it. I'd
rallier come here than go anywhere else
and I know mamma would. Don't, Aunt
Ann, don't cry. I know j;ist how you
feel. It would be like my selling my old
dull.
Don't you remember, mamma,
bow you said'I might have a new doll
and ten cents, if I would give up tlie old
one, you were ashamed of her? But I
couldn't, I loved her, and by-and-bye
you made it a command, and then I car
ried Hepsy dowu to Molly Brent and
asked her to take care of her for me. It
of
be
seemed as if it wasu't quite so bad if a
friendly hand took her."
Ann stood smoothing the wavy hair on
tlie bent head. "Now, Ann Smith, ye
ain't going ter take it that way. She
warnte ter do it ; it is her own idee and
lier own money, and she wants ter do it,"
put in Marthy.
"I'm crying 'coz I'm ser glad I carnt
help it. I didn't know where I was to
git money ter live on, fer tlie farm haiu't
panned out much this year, and it did
not seem as if I could let Squire Baker
cut my tree. Jest 'fore you come I set
my teeth and sed I would live on tea and
pertaters 'fore I would sell that tree, and
I would."
"Wal, now, Ann, I guess long as I have
bread, you will bev tea and pertaters and
bread, and you are going borne weth us
when wç-^o. Looks now as if we will
bev ter stay er while, but thet turkey w ill
last er spell, I reckon," and she chuckled.
"Now, Marthy-"
Yee, I know. We are all alone, jest
Annmrd me. Y on are a!! alone, and it 's
only reason ter go visiting when you are
invited. We will return the call next
summer. Now I want you to tell Ann
about that chestnut scrape we got into,
tlie year Ben Lowry got merried, and
then I expect we had better go ter bed.
ain't used ter setting up till midnight."
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WASHINGTON LETTER
Tiie International Board of Consulting
Engineers who are acting in advisory
capacity to the Panama Canal Commis
sion has not yet been marie public bu>
will be early next week. When it i. opce
decided whether the canal is to be of the
lock type or built at sea level, the work
can proceed with more rapidity. But up
to date there has been a great deai done,
how much very few people in the United
States seems to know or care. There has
been a great deal of criticism of the canal
commission for not proceeding faster. B it
the fact is that the work lias lieen push. d
as rapidly as possible considering the
number of changes in the commission
and engineers that have been necessary.
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Tiie decision as to tlie type of canal
marks an important period in the work,
and it is just as well to consider at this
moment what lias already been accom
plished. Iu the first place (lie Isthmus
has been cleaned np as it was never
thought possible to do it. Ill fact the
work of the sanitary corps under Col.
Georges lias been as important as the
digging of the canal itself. For the sani
tation of tlie Isthmus has made it a habi
table strip. The French tried to do the
canal work without tlie preliminary sani
tation aud failed utterly. Of course par
tisan critics will profess themselves
skeptical of the amount of work actually
done. But the records of the war De
partment state the following as some of
the things accomplished. A sewer sys
tem has been advised for tlie town of
Panama and is half completed. Tne town
is being paved witli brick for the easier
cleaning aud policing, and there has been
installed a complete system of water
works so that for the first time in three
centuries the inhabitants will have good
drainage aud a pure drinking supply.
There will be three other water systems
necessary, one for the Culebra, one
Empire and third for Cristobal and Colon.
All these are under way. By cleanii g
tlie towns and killing tlie mosquitoes, the
yellow fever cases have been reduced
from 61 in June to 3 iu October. There
are now 13,000 laborers on the ground
and the rate of sickness is only 25 per
1,000 which would be considered moder
ate in a northern climate.
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In tlie line of actual construction the
United States inherited tiie unfinished
French work which consiste! of fifteen
miles of sea level canal at the North end
and five miles at the South. The work
has eaten into the great Culebra Hill to a
point 140 feet above sea level. This hill
is 340 feet high and ten miles wide and
has been tlie great bugbear of a canal
line at Panama. There are 20 steam
shovels now on the ground and sixty
more ordered are on their way to the
scene of tlie work. Tlie Panama r&i
lias been double tracked w ith the exc^>.
tiou of nine miles which will soon V
doubled also. This is not a bad showing
for tlie work up to date. There has been
great deal of opposition to tlie railroad
interests which will of course be affected
by it and there probably will be a great
many more calamity, howls to the effect
that it is an engineering impnasiblity.
But one can consider the progress made
witli a great d-al of 4*ti»fa<-lion and tlie
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Political interest in the past few davs
lias turned largely toward "Uncle Joe"
Cannon who as the next speaker of the
House will have the making or blocking
of a great deal of legislation. Mr. Cannon
after his first visit to the White House
admitted what he would not admit before,
the possibility of railway rate legislation
at the coming session. But he has come
out in a flat footed statement against
tariff legislation and there is going to be
a hard fight' over this. The President
feels that he has the country behind him
on the tariff revision plan as well as on
rate fixing and the visit of the shoe men
the other day, headed by ex-governoi
Douglas of Massachusetts, indicates that
he is going to have some warm support.
There are some more business delegates
that are coming to AVashington on the
same errand, and Speaker Cannon, astute
politician as he is, will find he has all his
work cut out if he intends to block consid
eration of the tariff, and as he contemp
tuously expressed it, "prevent the country
being held up by the tail this winter."
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It is not often that Secretary Hitchcock
lets himself go as he did the other day i n
the sifhject of the convictions in that
Oklohoma land fraud case where t«o men
were imprisoned six hours and fined $1,
000 for illegally fencing 212,000 acres of
government land. The Secretary declared
that the conviction had cost tlie govern-I
meut thousands of dollars and four years
of hard work and he was disgusted with
the inadequate punishment in the case.
He said, howeier, that the Government
proposed to follow tlie ease up and if the
fences were not torn down that other
indictments would follow and a fresh ef
fort made to put the guilty parties where
they belonged, that was in the peniten
tiary for a term of years.
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THE JUICE OF A LEMON
Tiie juice of a lemon in hot water on
awakening in the morning is an excellent
liver corrective, and for stout women is
better than any anti fat medicine ever
invented.
Glycerine and lemon juice, half and
half on a bit of absorbent cotton is the
best thing in tlie world wherewith to
moisten tlie lips and tongue of a fever
parched patient.
A few drops of lemon juice in plain
water is an excellent tooth wash. It
not only removes tartar hut sweetens tlie
breath.
A teaspoonful of the juice in a small
cup of black coffee will almost certaiuly
relieve a billious headache.
The finest manicure acid is made by
putting a teaspoonful of lemon juice in a
cupful of warm water. This removes
most stains from the fingers and nails,
and loosens the cuticle more satisfactorily
than can be done by the use of a sharp
instrument.
Lemon juice aud salt will remove rust
stain from linen without injury to tlie
fabric. Wet tlie stain witli the mixture
aud put tlie article in the sun. Two or
~ttrree applications may be necessary if
the stain is of long standing, but the
remedy never fails.
Lemon juice (outward applications)
will allay irritation caused by tlie bites
of gnats and flies.
Leinou peel (and also orange) should
be all saved and dried; it is a capital
substitute for kindling wood. A handful
will revive a fire and at the -amp tin) -
delicately perfume a room.
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DELAWARE ÿ
MIDDLETOWN,
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THE "WIHTEB EXCUBSIOH BOOK,"
Just issued by the Passenger Depart
ment of the I'eiiiisylvaiiia Railroad Com
pany, is one of the finest resort books
ever gotten out by any railroad company.
Tt is a comprehensive manual of the
leading Winter resorts of the entire
United States, containing one hundred
and sixty-bight pages of interesting read
ing matter, and profusely illustrated with
half tone engravings. One may obtain
full information in reference to winter
ing places, routes and rates thereto. The
book is bound in an artistic cover, chaste
in design and harmonious in color. This
valuable work may be obtained free of
charge at the principal ticket offices of
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, or
will be sent, postpaid, upon application
to Geo. W. Boyd, General Passenger
Agent, Broad Street Stution, Philadel
phia.
Love-Making by the Boss
The human side of Bossism is fairly
realized in "The Courtship of the Boss,"
by Anne OJHagan in the December Mc
Clure's. Mayor Hennessey sets about the
getting of hi-second wife with the same
easy confidence and much the same
methods he might have brought to the
stealing of the city's gas-plant. There is
vast entertainment in the tale of his woo
ings, but the lady leads him to his first
defeat. Anne O'Hagan knows hefty pea.
The Mayor is a in ister character sketch
and tlie lilt le -file lights on the workings
of the inner wheels plight illuminate tlie
political situation in any town of the
land.
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Farmers wilt lie making their own fence
posts, drain tile, water tanks and silos
witli cement inside of five years.
WHEN IN NEED
OV ANYTHING IN THE LINE OF
STOVES, HARDWARE, TINWARE,
WOODENWARE, ETC.,
all atrl see iny stock. I aim to keep a large stock of every
thing in my line always on hand and would be please d
to have you call and examine the same.
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W. S. LETHERBURY,
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Middletown, Delaware
DR. wn. H. NORRIS
DENTIST
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WILMINGTON,
Will be in Middletown every Friday over Messick's store, next to Middletown Hotel.
A FULL SET OF TEETH FOR $5.00. The Best Set That Can Be Made for $8.00.
If you have a plate that will not stay up in the moutli bring it here and we will
put mir patent srcrioN on it and make it all over for from $11 to $4. Teeth extracted
positively painless for 25 cents. Gold, silver and cement filling from 50 cents up.
Keiiieinber—Will lie here every F riday. Wilmington Office S. W. Cor. 8th and Market Sts.
DELAWARE
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WM. Denney, sec' y andTkea
Kent County Mutual Insurance Co.,
DOVER, DEL.
-INCORPORATED 1847.
Insures Buildings and Contents Against Loss by Fire and Lightning
BUSINESS CONDUCTED ON THE MUTUAL PLAN
Insurance in Force $9,553,216-00
W a. Jester, Agent. Delaware City, Del. D. B. Maloney, Agent, Townsend, Del
AGENTS IN ALL THE PRINCIPAL TOWNS.
Hon. John W Cmjsey Pkksidknt.
FINE
HOME:
DRESSED
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BEEF
OUR SPECIALTY
ggf STORE OPEN EVERY EVENING.
Highest Cash Prices Paid for
Dressed Pork and Poultry
ARMSTRONG'S
GROCERY
MIDDLETOWN
DELAWARE
OPERA HOUSE
. BUILDING
PATENTS
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Free advice, how to obtain patente, trade marka,
copyrights. etc., |N ALL COUNTRIES.
Business direct :with Washington saves time,
money and often the patent .
Patent and Infringement Practice Exclusively.
Write or come to us at
623 Ninth Street, opp. United States Patent Office,
WASHINGTON, D. C._
GA-SNOWI.
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EAST MAIN STREET
J®"OPPOSlTE PEOPLE'S NATIONAL BANK.
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I HAVE THE LARGEST, FRESHEST AND
CHEAPEST LINE OF
£
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Coxv^ecVvons
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£
£
£
£
£
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TO BE FOUND IN MIDDLETOWN.
£
£
LOWNEY'S CHOCOLATES £
rx IN LARGE QUANTITIES. g
2 Large Assortment of Fine Chocolates at 25 Cents. These P
Candies cannot be bought in this town at this low figure, jn
MIXTURES from 10c to 40c per lb
Toys, Nuts and Figs
£
£
£
£
Fruit Cake, Pound Cake, Lady Cake $
and Mixed Cakes
Fresh Bread, Pies, Cakes and Daughnuts Daily.
£
£
8 PAUL WEBER'S BAKERY
MIDDLETOWN, DELAWARE
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] W. B. HALL (
DEALER IN
HARNESS
Hand and
Custom-Made
Repairing Neatly Done on Short Notice at Reasonable Prices
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» We keep a complete line of ROBES, BLANKETS, COLLARS,
I WHIPS, CURRY COMBS, BRUSHES, HARNESS. All
Î kinds of OILS and GREASE and various other things too
x numerous to mention. KINDIG CONDITION POWDERS,
? THRUSH CURE and LINIMENTS. VICKS' & GOFF
* POULTRY FOOD.
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W. B. HALL
NORTH BROAD STREET
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MIDDLETOWN, DELAWARE
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This Witt Interest
Ladies Only
V/O rro ~iviri" away DINNER SFTS, GRAXITR- .
WASH-: Ni-ITS, COUCHKH, »F.WIXir MACUINI» P
and hundreds of other articles, all full size for family ,**
Vise, to enable us to Introduce our Swan Baking Powder r
and Salvona Brands of Teas, Coffees and other Household £
These are all hlgh-grado goods —absolutely 5
goods, and F
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Suppl
to quality—cost do more than you are now paying for tho s. .
we depend entirely upon their merit to secure your future orders. Consequently by giving
away free premiums we gain new customers and you **av« the protit which formerly went p
to tne dealers, as by dealing directly with our customers we save tho protit of the B
wholesalers and ïcLiifers, whiîh WE HAND OVER TO YOU in the she,« of useful
premiums and honest goods at fair prices. Because you live miles away from us—-became you
may never have seen us—is no good reason for not giving us a trial. » 0« rlMlt nothing.
lYe do not auk pay In advance. We pay the freight. Our catalogue of premiums
will basent you and our plan of selling goods will be fully explained if you will only send ns
your name and address. \Ve have hundreds of patrons whose custom we secured by this plan.
They would not patronize us unless we gave them full val**® and lair treatment. We
would cot expect them to. Besides, the editor of this
paper will tell you that we are thoroughly responsible.
Write us today—a postal-card Just
giving your name and address will do.
This Is a Chance That Does Not Happen Every Day.
SALVONA SUPPLIES COMPANY,
St. Louis, Mo.
guaranteed
1127-1129 Pine Street,
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
Philadelphia, Baltimore & Washington R .R.
DELAWARE DIVISION.
On and after October 1st 1905, revised trains will leave as follows:
Non rH Ward-read up.
SOUTHWARD-READ down.
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CASS j CASH. I
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82 |36 90 92 84
94 96
21 91 93 97
83 85 89
STATIfNS.
A M A M.
A.M. A.M.
PM.
A.M. A.M A.M. P.M. P M. P.M. P.M.
P.M - p.M
t 5.50j t 7.40 J 10.16 t 2 Oâ t 3 Ou t
. . . t 5.00 (j 6.55 i! 12.01 I 1.10 3 L00 8 6.50 Washington
I 4.10 1 6.35 i| 7.55 1 Oh 2 CO 4 57 7.50 Baltimore
J 7.28; t 8.28ÎJ10 58 t 3 00,t 3 44 J «.*2J 11.50 Wilmington
f 7.381 h 8/>8 . . 3.10 . . . f 7.0 'i . . Paruliurat
7.43 8.42 . . 3 15 3 57 7.06
7.48 h 8 46 . . f 3.2.) . f 7.10 .
7.53 f 8.51 . . 3 to . 7 15
7.58 v 8 50 j 11.20 f 3.30 v 4.1z ?.2ü!
8.03 9.00 rll.'i.j 3.35 7.t4 .
f 8.06 f 9.03 ... il 3.38 . . . f 7.27
8.11 9.03| .
f 8.15 h 9 11
W il 11.05 PJiIiHdelpl.iHUO 934 J0.5j
7.20 J 1.8^ 1.20 I J O ! 6.10
|6 071X10.31 111.28 1 12.43 l 5.0
4 15 842 1005 Ji.13
2.MM
.'9 7.42
15 9.44
X 7 10 I h 40
2. 0 J 4 55 6.50
8.32 p 9.55 f 11.03
2-2< ... 640
9.511 10 9
. if 10 54 f 2.11 .
. ! I 10 491 2.0h .
8.11 v 9.39 viO.44If 2.0i!
, 8.C6I .
f 8.01 ; . .
i 7.56 . .
2.16 .
New C-HHtle
Slate Road
Bear
Porter
Kirkwood
Canal
Mt. Pleasant
Armstrong
Middletown 3.2!
Townsend
Blackbird
G r'n Spring
3.08 7.251 9 00 10.03
-Smyrna Lv.. . . 7.15 8 371
Brenford . . f 7.J9
dies wold . . 7.14 : .
Dupont
Dover
Wyoming
Wood side
. . Viola
1.36 Felton
1.46 Harrington 2 18 t 6 32
8 27
6 86
8 21 .
16.31
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6.16
6 27
4.31 t 2*2
. 6 17
. . f 6 i3
JO 39 1.56 .
f 1 5*2 .
10 31 1.48 . . .
f 1.44 .
10 ?4 1.40 4 14
10 16 1.32
MOU f 1.27
. . f 1.22
3.13 . . 7.32 . .
jf 7-3« .
8.21 9.17 11.37 3. <3 4 31 7.421 12.36
8.32 9 25 . . . 4.03 4.40 '.50| . . .
f 8 36 h 9.'29 . jf 4.07 ... 1 7.54 .
f 8.41 h 93i . . . f 4.12 . f 7 58: . .
8.19j 9 38 11 51 4.19 4 51 8 0* 12 55 Clayton
8.37j 9.2S 11.44 4.09 4 4L 7 54 .
f 8.54 h 9.4*2 . . f L2L ... f 8.09
4.2' . . . f 8.14 . . .
f 4 32 . . i . .
9 57j 1*2.10 4.40 5 12 8 2) 1.14
4 46 5 19
4 52 h 5 25 f 8 36 . .
f 4 5* ill 6 *29 f 8.40 .
5 31 8.15
5.46 S 54
5,09
f 7.52,
7.48
f 3.47
f 6.05
5 S3
6,(>1
9.13
4 0ft 5.51
. • ,1 5 ^4
• • 1 r 5F9
3 52 5.35
7.34! . .
1 7.29 . .
1.16
9 53 . . .
f 1.13
3 42
V 5
i I 9.57
. • ,f5 29
..If 5.14
9.52
1.08
S.59 f 9.47
f 9.02! .
. . f 7.09 • •
f 1.04
12/9
12 52
12.46
12.42
12 38
11*2 29
2.50 7.04 8 42 9 4 7
f » 43 6 57 j 8 36 9: 6
6 50 e 8 29 f 9.29
f 6 45,e 8.25 r 9.24
! 2.28 *. 41 8.21 y.20
3 35 5.16
8.30 f 1.-2
S.lli 10 Oil >2.16
9.2-2 MO 09, . . .
9.26 M0.12
8 311 19 17 12.27 5 01
9219 10 31 12.39 510
3.29, 5.08
. I 5 02
. ■ 1 4.18
3 17, 4M
8 . 12 ;
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3>8
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. (Georgetown ! . . j
. . . Berlin ! . .
'Ocean City
B.C.&A.Ky) . .
. . . ! Farmington . !
. . . 'Greenwood . -
2.08 Bridgevilie 1.46 -
. . .[Cannons . . .
. . . Ross
2.20 Seaford
2.32 Laurel
2.42 Delmar j !! 1 - OK
3.00 Salisbury 1235 .. .
5.33 C l bar Jes 9.25 . .
7.35 ! Old Point 7.20 . . .
8.45j Norfolk j 86.15
A.M. I A M A M.
...it 10.38 . .
. . . i 11.25 . .
. . . j 12.30; . . .
. ! 7.59
8.62
t 5.50
2~V' . .
. || 7.16 8 06 . . 2.09 . .
6.56 . . |!2.59i . .
I 640 . . 1 . . . i . .
6.37
7.43
1 10.35
5.53If 9.01
6 00 ' 9 08
6 0S 9.16
f 6.13 k 9.21
&00
. . , f 10.41 . . . .
. . ! 10.48 12 52 .
. . I 10 56 1.00 -
. f 11 01 - . . ;
8.16
4 31
2/2; 4 24
. . . *444
• • - ; • . f 4 11
. . • 2 321 4 03
. . i 2.22 8.46
• • i t 21
1.49 308
. . . 10.55 . .
. . . 8.40! . .
. j 7.45! . .
A.M A M. P.M
7.63
8.49
7.45
841
4.16
f 7.39 f 8.35
f 7.M . .
1.38 - •
7.31
. ; 11 13 l.ll . .
. 11.24 1.21 ; . .
1134 1.31 .
62» 929
7.20
1 »
8.12
6.31
1 7.10
I 8 01
6.41 < 9 49
3 83
t 7.37
1.491 . .
4.3V . . .
6.33 . . .
8.00 .. .
p.M. ; p m.
7.00
11.54
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A M. A.M.
P.M. j P.M.
A.M.
P M
"v" Connections to and from Baltimore and
Washington made via Porter.
I On Saturdays arrives 9.2î p. ni
I Daily. J Dally except 8unday <
4t e" Stops on signal to receive passengers for
Maryland Division via Porter or for Wilming
ton and beyond.
"f" Stops only on notice to conductor or ager t
or on signal.
"h" Stops to let off passengers from points
north of' Wilmington and from points on
Maryland Division via Porter.
"j" Stops to take on passengers for Cape
Charles aud beyond.
"k" Stops to discharge passengers.
"p" Stops to leave par.sengers from Middle
town and'points south.
"r" Stops to leave passengers from New
York Division.
branch roads.
Delaware, Maryland« Virginia R. R.
Leave Harrington for Franklin City and way
stations 10.38 a m 5.50 p ro week days. Return
ing train leaves Franklin City 6.U0 a. m. and
11.57 p. m. week days.
Leave Franklin City for Chincoteague (via
steamer) 1.86 and 8.45p.m..week days. Return
ing leave Chincoteague 10.43 a. m., and 5.30 p.
m., week-da vs.
Leave Harrington for Georgetown andLewes
10.38 a. m., 5.*0 p. m., week days Returning,
leave Lewes 6.45 a m and 1.36 p m week-days
Leave Harrington for Rehoboth 10 38 am
and 5*50 p m. Returning, leave Rehoboth 6,88
p m.and i 28 p m week-days.
Leave Harrington for Berlin, 10.38 a. m. and
5.. r 0 p. m. week days. Returning, leave Berlin
6.56 a m and 12,59 p. m. week days.
Leave Porter for Delaware City 8 59 a m 12 27
3 31, 4 34 and 6 24 p m week-days. Returning,
leave Delaware City 7 55, 9 26,and 10 28 am,
and 3 15 and 3 56 p m week-days.
Leave Massey for Chestertown and way sta
tions 9.56 a. m. and 5.10 p. m. week-days
Returning, leave Chestertown 7.08 a. m. and
2.32 p. m, week-days.
Queen Anne A Kent R. R.—Leave Townsend
for Centreville and way stations 9 29 a. m., and
4.43 p. m., week days Returning, leave Centre
vllle 7.41 a. m.. and 2.30 p. m., week-days.
Delaware & Chesapeake R. R —Leave Clay
ton for Oxford and way stations 9.42 a. m.,and
4 58 p. m., week days. Returning, leave Oxford
6.43 a. m., and 1 45 p. m., week-days.
Cambridge &Seam>rd R. K.— Leave Seaford
for Cambridge and Intermediate stations II.17 a.
m. and 6.24 p. m. week-days, Returning, leave
Cambridge 8.59 &.m. and 2.3*2 p. m. week-days
Connection.— At Porter, with Newark and
Delaware City Railroad. At Townsend, with
Queen Anne's A Kent Railroad. At Massey,
for stations on Baltimore A Delaware Bay
Railroad. At Clayton,with Delaware A Chesa
peake Railroad. At Hairington, with Delaware,
Maryland A Virginia Railroad. At Seaford, with
Cambridge A Seaford Railroad. At Delmar
with New York. Philadelphia A Norfolk.
. A YTP.R
W. W
J. B. WOOD
OSO W.
BURT, General Hintfe
Traffic Aient.
D » PMtonger Agent