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Middletown transcript., 1870-04-30

UNFERMENTED MANURE.-Many excel
lent farmers have an idea that manure to
be most efficient in raising crops should be
well rotted; but this is mistake. Manure
loses a very heavy per centage. Fresh
manure, dripping with animal urine,
hauled directly from the stable on the land
and ploughed under, is worth nearly dou-
BILE that which has decomposed to sapon-
aceous consistency. When it is conve-
nient for farmers to haul their manure on
corn ground from the stable as fast as it
is made, it saves handling it twice, and
forwards the work in busy spring time.
No fears need be entertained that the at
mosphere will carry off the strength of the
manure if left on the surface. The only
danger to be apprehended by this method
\ will be in case of the ground being frozen
and covered with snow and ice when the
manure is applied; if upon sloping land
the virtue of the manure might wash away
but on level land there is no exception tc
this plan of operation during the entire
fall and winter season.-Germantoaon Tel
egraph.
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THE DELAWA ARE
Mutual Life Insurance Company.
Guarantee Capital $lOO, 100000
HOME >oFFIcE--ExcHANeE BUILDING
Cor. 7th 81 Market SITS.
Wilmington. Delaware.

TIME Pioneer Mutual Company in adopting
l. Rates of Premiums based on American ex'
perieuce of mortality and interest.
Premiums lower than any other Mutual Com
pany.
Purely mutual. All the profits divided among
the Policy-Holders There are no stockholders
in this company.
All Policies non-forfeiting. Not after two
years, but after the first annual payment.
All kinds of policies issued. Ordinary Life.
Ten Year Plan. Single Payment and Instalment.
All kinds of Endowment Tables. Return Pre-
MUM Table. Joint Life Table. Chldren's En-
dowment Table.
Premiums payable in one payment, in Five,
Ten, Fifteen or Twenty Instalments, or during
Life. Payments received annually, semi-annual-
ly, or quarterly. All payments required in Cash
Dividends on the q Contribution Plan" Il
| will be observed that the reduction of rates il
| equivalent to a Dividend in Adrance Of al leas
| 3hirty-three and one-third per cent.
The Loan feature is entirely original with th
company-for full explanation send for the com
panys publications.
Middletown transcript., 1870-04-30
FARMERSii

DEAD this advertisement and give it your
IN whole attention. The following Trees and
Plants are guaranteed to be grown from the ma
tural stock, and will be sold in quantities to
suit any purchasers.
Hales Early Harker's Seeding
Livingston's Large Ear Ingrams Seeding
ly York Late Heath
Trotls Early Red Stump the World
King of Delaware Red Cheek Malecotton
Crawfords Early Langworth's Late
Crawfords Late Early Barnard
Wards Late Free Crockets Late White
Old Nixon Free Druid Hill
Pattersons Seeding Van Buren's Golden
Moore's Favorite Dwarf.
Smock
GRAPE VINEs-Concord, Clinton and other va
rietes, years old. Hot House Grapes.
CuRRANTs.-Fne Red and White Dutch, 2
years DID,
GoosEBERRIEs American Seeding, VS.. old.
OsAGE ORANGE-As large as 2 year old plants,
| fine roots.
| PHILADELPHIA RAspBERRiEs
Early Wilson, kittatinny, and Lawton Black
berries
| STRAWBERRIES Wilson'S Albany, Agricultu:
rist, Charles Downing, Naomi and Stringer.
Rhubarb-Wyatts Linnaeus.
Horseradish Sets.
Always on hand selected assortment of Whit
Oak split Baskets. Also will supply any guam
tty of the Clayton Tub or Baskets, beiug theil
Agent at this place.
800 bushels of Early Rose Potatoes, of choic
quality. A. 7. BRADLEY,
Commission Merchant
March 5--3mo. Mddletown, Del
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PROMPT,

Mdalaoten, Del. Feb 49, 1868.
MEssRs WALTON, WHANN h co.. Gentlemen: |
used Whanns Raw Bone Super-Phosphate on my
corn last spring. and on my wheat in the fall
In each case it produced an excellent crop.
Wishing to determine which of the different phos-
pilates would pay me best, l tried several, and
am glad to say the yield was much the hest
where used Whann's. l shall continue to use
it, and cheerfully recommend it to my neghbors.
A. 4. STOOPS.
MiddletOwn, Del. March II, 1868.
MEssRs. WALTON, WHANN h Co. Gentlemen |
have been using Whann's Phosphate for some
time past alongside of the popular fertilizers, and
have come to the conclusion it is as good as any
other am going to use ten tons this spring.
Yours truly, HENRY CLAYTON.
March 27-1y
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Regular mulching is said to be a sure
remedy for cracking in fruit, especially in
the case of the white Doyenne Pear, and
the Heath Peach, both of which are much
given to cracking.
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ts H
Delaware Rail Road Line
Summer Arrangement.

ON and after Monday, April fourth 1870, Passenger
" Trains will run as follows, until further notice. Ali
trains Sundays excepted.
NoRTIt.
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DEGlSTER'S 0RDER.-REeIsTER' OFFICE,
LA ,a4la u IL Ia a

DEGISTER'S ORDER.-REeIsrER's OFFICE,
IL New Castle Co. Feb. "a, 1870.
Upon the application of ]. RANDOLPH HOL-
TON, Administrator of Spencer P. Holton late of
ST. Georges Hundred in said county, deceased
it is ordered and directed by the Register that
the administrator aforesaid, give notice of the
granting of Letters of Administration upon the
Estate of the deceased, with the date of granting
thereof, by causing advertisements to be posted
within forty days from the date of such Letters,
in six of the most public places of the County of
New Castle, requiring all persons having de-
mands against the Estate, to present the same,
or abide by an Act of Assembly in such case
made and provided. And also cause the same
to be inserted within the same period in the Mid
dletown Transcript, a newspaper published in
Middletown, and to be continued therein two
months.
| ,o-, Given under the hand and Seal of
| ( L. S. Office of the Register aforesaid, in New
'~>~' Castle county aforesaid, the day and
year above written. b. GIBBS, Register.
| N0TICE.-All persons having claims against
the Estate of the deceased must present the same
duly attested to the Administrator, on or befor
February 24th 1871, or abide the act of Assem-
bly, in such case made and provided
]. RANDOLPH Horror, Administrator.
march 5-2m Address, Middletown, Del
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Glle cglarn,er.


ORIGIN OF THE PoTATo. There are sew
eral species of potato described as growing
wild in Mexico, and one of these, the SAL
Gnuns verrucosuns. is said to produce very
palatable but small tubers. Our civilized
species probably came from Chilli The
word potato comes to US from the Spanish
bdttata, and the Spanish got it from the
Indian papas. The date of the introduce
tion Of the potato into England is uncer-
tain, probably confounding the sweet po-
tato with the common potato. There is
no doubt that the potato was cultivated in
South America by the Indians, before the
discovery of Chill by the Europeans The
cultivated plant found its way to the Caro-
linas and Virginia, and Sir Walter Raleigh
took it to England in 1865, The tubel
ofthe native potato never exceeds two in.
>ches in length and is insipid to the taste
but not bitter. 1t has been sui posed tc
be naturally sea shore plant, peculiar tt
billy and rocky soils. The first particula
cannot be true to all csculent native pota
toes. The potato loves such cool, uni
forh, moist and long sesons as may b
found in some parts and latitudes of tn
tropics. But its wonderful constitutions
vigor has enabled it to be transplanted i
all parts of the earth, until it is now con
sidered 'the most important of all esculen
roots, and next in value to cereals as a
article of human subsistence.
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MIDDLETOWN ACADEMY.
A First Glass Boarding and
DAY SCHOOL,
UNDER TIE DIRECTION OF

CHDtSH 4 fA@S DANsSSNANA' O@
WARREN /. HICKS. A. B. p,,o
HUDSON A. WOOD, A. B. "'N0lfAl''
assisted by
Mrs. GENIE II. HICKS and Mrs. MARY WOOD,
ENALL Term begins September 18th, and ends
IL December Sd.
WINTER Term begins December 9Th and ends
March 18th. Vacation Of one week at Christmas
and at the close Of the term.
SPRING Term begins March asth and ends June
18th.
The following are the charges for the Fall and
Spring Terms of IL weeks but as the Winter
Term continues IA weeks one sixth more will be
added, making tproportionately the same as the
other two Terms.
Small Scholars in First Lessons.......S 8 90,
Primary artment.,.................. 8 90.
Academical partment...."....-....".ll 90.
Classical Department. 90.
Instrumental Music. sc......................l2 90.
vocal MuSlc....... O0.
use OF IlanO..... W.
German and French leach extra .......2 90.
Tuition per annum, including board,
wood, lights, and washing. ......220 90.
The same per Term. m.........................75 90,
Students charged from the time of entering,
For further particulars address the Principals
for Circular, Middletown, Del. Oct. 3-tf
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TABLE OF RATES

And any information required promptly furnish
ed on application to the Homo Office, or to
any of the Companys Agents.
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PHOSPHATE SOWER
DELAWARE PHOSPHATE DRILL

As first class machine, with a full guarantee
of good workmanship and satisfactory performs
ance. ! would also notify all persons that |
shall prosecute any infringement upon any of the
improvements secured to me by either of the a.
bove Letters Patent.
W. n. HAMILTON, MD.
Dec. IL, l8G9-tf. Odessa, Del.
Middletown transcript., 1870-04-30

JOHN P. McLEAR, President,
GEO. W. STONE, Vice President,
NJ. NJ. CHILD, Secretary,
BENZ. NIELDS, Counsel Actuary,
d. w. MAULL, Chief Medical Examiner.
R0BT. G. FRAIM, at Home Office, General Agent
for Delaware.
TRUSTEES.
John P McLear, Samuel Bancroft Jr.
William Bush, George W. Bush,
John V. Rice, VIM G. Gibbons,
Job H. jackson, Henry F. Pickles,
Clement B. Smyth, Thomas D. Webb,
William Candy, William H. Swift,
William S. Hlles, Edw. Bringhurst, Jr.
James Morrow ]. II. Adams,
Lewis P. Bush NJ. D. H. B. Sedel,
James Bradford.
DIRECTORS.
John P. McLear, Samuel Bancroft, jr.
William Bush, Ed. Bringhurst, jr.
Thos. w. Webb, VIM. G.. Gibbons,
William Candy George W. Stone,
Geo. w. Bush Jno. V. Rice
Williams. Hilles, W. II. Swift.
A. G. COX, Agent,
July 3l-ly Middletown, Delaware.
Middletown transcript., 1870-04-30
Farmers and Horsemen !!

CPAfN's PATENT cHURN, for sale at
- apr lG--9m EVANS,
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-11-18
THE BANNER COUNTY.

Shawnee claims the banner. We be-
lieve that, in proportion to the aggre-
gate vote, no other county in the State
gives so large q Republican majority.
Certainly no county anywhere near as
populous does It. For Governor 2,I39
votes were cast, of which Harvey receiv-
ed 1884, and Sharp 455 majority, 1,229.
loves majority over Foster is l,072.
Archy Williams leads his opponent by
the consoling figures, I,376. Judge Han
backs majority in the county is 100.
The majority for the bonds to the Chi
eago s. Southwestern Road is $50.
The result of the official canvass will
be found in another place, to which we
refer the reader for further figures. The
Republican party of Shawnee county
has reason to be proud of this showing,
and may not unjustly claim some con-
sideration at the hands of the party in
the State.-Iopeka Commonwealth.
Lyon county can beat you, Shawnee.
Shawnee's aggregate vote for Governor
is 2, 139, of which I,684 denotes the Re-
publican strength, and 455 the Demo-
cratic; the Republican majority being
1929. Lyons aggregate vote for Gov
ernor is 1855, of which Harvey obtain
ed l. 2S4- Sharp, 272, Republican ma
jority of 1,0l2. The ratio of Shawnee
county's vote for Harvey to that coun-
TVS entire vote for Governor is denoted
by the fraction 16S4-2I39ths. The ratio
of Lyon county's vote for Harvey to
this county's entire vote for Governor
is denoted by the fraction I2S4-1556ths.
The latter is larger fraction than the
former, as may readily be seen by reduc-
ing them to a common denominator, in
dicating that the Republican vote COM
pared to the entire vote has better
showing in Lyon than in Shawnee.
Again the ratio of the Democratic vote
for Governor in Shawnee, to the entire
vote for Governor is denoted by the
fraction 455-2139ths. In Lyon county
the ratio is indicated by the fraction
272-1556ths. The latter is smaller frac-
ton than the former, proving that the
number of Democratic votes in Lyon
compared with the whole number of
voters is smaller than in Shawnee. Our
ueighbor must hand us over that banner.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-11-18
GOOD FOR DOUGLAS COUNTY.

lfw are not mistaken, two of the
members Of the House elect, from Doug
las county, are opposed to Clarke-Col.
E. Sells and Mr.. Peckham. They were
both very useful members of the last
House. Peckham is the man who got
after our Congressional delegation with
the investigating COMMITTEES last winter,
which caused the Atchison Champion,
the organ aud defender of old Beans, to
ponr forth many columns of virtuous
Indignation and fiery epithets. We
hope, for the sake of the Champion,
that Peckham will keep still about Pom
cry at the coming session.
We regard Col. Sells as one of the
ablest and best men in the State. He
made big fight in his district against
Sidney's man, and beat him LAP MAORI
ty, Notwithstanding the ''great states
man" made a personal canvass of the
district, and Notwithstanding it elected
q Clarke man by large majority to the
State convention in September. Col.
Sells will be the leading man in the
House this winter. He was talked of very
strongly for Speaker at the last session.
Whether he will be candidate at the
next session or not, we DO not know.
But this we do say: There is q more
important place for him--a place where
he can serve the State to better advan-.
tage than in the chair, and that is as
Chairman of the Ways and Means COM
mittee. He served in this position at
the last session, and no man ever per-
formed its arduous and important du-
ties with more fidelity to the State. His
varied experience in legislative matters,
and his strict integrity, together with
his business qualifications, fit him pecu-
liarly for. leader of the finance commit
tee. Without wishing to prejudice his
chances for the Speakership, provided
he wants that place, we cannot but hope
that he Hill take the other, and thus
make himself more useful to the State.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-11-18

lnce(I IL e be fEiensis Of safr. Cox are.
familiar with the fact that be accepted
the position of Secretary of the Interior
with some hesitation, and that after his
acceptance he became land as was be-
iieved, with the full concurrence of the
President) the exponent Of principle,
aud that principle involved > radical
change In some portions of his depart
ment. It was believed that the Indian
Bureau of his department had been
managed more in the interest of group
of SPECTATORS, than of the people for
the promotion of whose interests it was
established, and there was ample room
for reform. It was net TO be expected
that these reforms woRld be effected
without the most determined resistance
on the part of those who were deriving
large incomes through acts of injustice
to the Indians, ard whose schemes OF
speculation would be thwarted. Hence,
as soon az changes were Introduced, eff
forts were made TO make these changes
discredifable to him, and when il was
found that this was not to be accom-
plished, they sought to get rid of the
man who was the chief actor in the re-
forms, and have been successful. That the
most urgent and persistent efforts were
made with the President to accomplish
these purposes cannot be doubted, and
that these have proved successful viii be
regretted by all who seek justice, includ-
ing the President himself when he comes
to review the situation, we do not doubt.
If Mr.. Cox is amenable for any fault
that Justly subjected him to the little
hits he got from the President, the pub
lie are not informed with regard TO it.
It may be supposed that he did not re-
ceive the action of the President in
countermanding his order, with regard
to the protracted and unnecessary alb
sence ofhis clerks for the purpose of
voting at their homes, as quite friendly
on his part, for the, work of his depart
ment had been much retarded by this
favor to them. But this was, perhaps,
but a link in the chain of events which
led to his resignation.
The people will be likely to watch
with no common interest the action of
the President, and the new incumbent,
and will discover whether he was in
earnest when he selected Mr.. Cox as the
exponent of the principles of reform,
especially in the Indian department,
which they were led TO expect. C.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-11-18

If there are any strangers in the city
who are DESTROYS of seeing how business
in Fort Scott rushes, let him go to-day
around to Market Square about noon,
and he will carry away with him the
idea that there is only one good bust
ness point in Southern Kansas, and that,
Fort Scott.-Et. Scott Monitor.
We have no objections to Fort Scott
blowing her own horn, but let the afore-
said strangers visit Enlporia, and see
the number of teams loading with goods
at our stores and depots; let them visit
our stores and see the crowds of custom
ers making purchases let them go to
our shops and see the numbers of busy
workmen; let them walk about our
town and see the large number of new
buildings going up, and they will carry
away with them the idea that there is
another good business point in Southern
Kansas, and that, Emporia. We are
glad to know that Fort Scott is doing
well, but we are glad also to know she
is not doing all the business in South
ern Kansas.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-11-18

Gas to being of the 'Vallandigham
Brick Pomeroy style of Democracy we
make no objections. Both of these gen.
tlemen pay their debts, and have never
been accused of stealing, purjury or re-
ceiving brides. "-OSa1egO Democrat.
We suppose the editor of the Demo
crdt has had dealings with the sweet
scented rebels above named, and knows
whether they pay their debts or not.
No doubt they both have taken his pa
per. He ought to know, also, whether
they steal or not. We do not know
what the Democrat mans idea of PERU
ry may be. We believe Vallandigham
has several times taken the oath to sup
port the constitution, and not to aid, in
any way, rebellion against the govern
ment. We believe it is matter of his
tory that he did lend all the aid in his
power to the late Democratic rebellion
against the Government. If that don't
make plain case of perjury we do not
know what perjury is. The Democrat
man is welcome to the company of his
chosen associates.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-11-18

The Singer Sewing Machine Compa-
ny still has patents enough to protect its
machines until 1877 from being manu-
featured at pleasure. Their profits ap-
pear from the statement that a plain
machine, and not a very good one at
that, without case or ornament of any
kind, and which costs about $I2 to man
ufacture, cannot be bought for less than
$50 or SG5-the machines which are Of
fered cheaper than this being of little
value for general use, and not suited to
the requirements of those who depend
upon sewing for subsistence. Upon
the more costly machines, finer in fin
ish, and enclosed in walnut or mahoga-
ny cases, the profits are even greater
These machines cost from $24 to $50 to
manufacture, and the lowest prices at
which they are sold range from S125 to
500.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-11-18

Under the head of ''How They Don't
Like Us" the Oswego Democrat lets
forth q small volcano of wrath and red
hot adjectives on we'uns. Ifthe amiable
individual who Brick POmerOys for
that sheet is laboring under the delusion
that we don't like him, he is mistaken.
His paper is as near a specimen of tho
days of Border-Ruffian bludgeons as
anything we have in Kansas. We read
it with as much pleasure as we do the
jokes of a last years almanac. In fact,
we love Martin Ban Buren, Vennett.
He is very interesting fossil. We ike
to see him ''slop over" His crater-like
harmless. No. Let Martin Ban Vuren
Bennett accuse us of anything but that
we do not love him. This we cannot
stand. When Van dies we advise him
to procure, to ornament his lovely
form, a necklace of yankee SOULS, an ar
ticle which was so popular among his
friends in the south during the Demo-
cratic rebellion. We imagine we see
him dancing a gig in the middle of
hades, while brother Ku-Klux, dis
ciple of his reasonable teachings,
punches the chunks under him. There
won't be any drop of acqua for him
nothing but blue blazes shall he drink,
while ever and anon, as he calls for re-
lief, the old devil himself shall exhibit
to him copies of the Kansas Democrat,
and that other copperhead concern
through whose columns he used to
beich his reasonable doctrines to the
people of Iowa. We will try and not
be there to see you Van, but you will
have our sympathies. Oh, yes, Van, you
shall hear from US quite often. In the
meantime, we advise you to marry a
niger" That will help you some.
Vale, Van.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-11-18
OTTAWA, QUREEMO AND EMPoRIk
RATIReAD.

Now that bonds are voted for the
above road in Usage county, we pre-
sumo steps will be taken at once TO get
the road on a basis which will secure its
early construction. Steps viii be taken
at once 10 vote bonds in this county, az
ter which the road will be put under
contract. A local company was orga-
nized IN August last 1t is composed
of men who viii push the matter as rap
idly as possible.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-11-18

The Commissioner of Mining Statis-
tics gives the product of precious metals
in the United States last year at $685.
500O00, distributed thus: California,
S20O00,O00; Nevada, s14,00O,O00; Ore
gon and Washington Territory, 4,O00,-
600; Idaho, S7,OOO,000; Montana, SI2,-
100000; Colorado and Wyoming, $4-
100000; New Mexico, $4,000; Arizo-
na, S1,O00,O00; other sources, 81 900, 900.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-11-18

Among the subjects discussed at the
last Cabinet meeting i'm London was the
Alabama claims matter; and the Minis
try decided, it is said, to instruct Mr..
Thornton, British Minister at Washing
ton, to ascertain as far as possible the
disposition of the American government
IS to re-opening the question, and to
intimate the readiness OF England to go
over the whole discussion again.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-11-18
THE NEXT LEGISLATURES.

Below we give list of the members
of the next legislature, so for as the re-
turns indicate at present. 1t is compil-
ed by the Leavenworth Times. Those
marked with an brfore their names
have been members of former ligisla-
lures. There are forty nine of these,
which is larger proportion of men of
legislative experience than has ever be-
fore been in any one session;
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-11-18

Hamden, Conn, with a population of
5000, has had not less than 1000 persons
sick with the malarial fever, in one form
or another, since the LIST of July last, or
since the drought began. The epidem-
&c was caused by decaying vegetable
matter exposed to the action of the sun
by the subsidence of the pond in that
wscsof1xr
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-11-18

Brick Pomeroy has finally played out
in New York, and his paper has fallen
into other hands. Those who admired
the weekly dishwater of "Our Saturday
Nights" must now consult old files.-
Exchange.
For the next best thing-badly dilut-
ed, OF course-we can recommend the
Democrat, published at Oswego, in this
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-11-18

Can the heirs of laborer killed on
the railroad recover damages, is gene
rally answered no. The Circuit Court
at Dubuque, Iowa, recently said yes,and
awarded Mrs. Charlotte Philo sixteen
thousand dollars damages, for the death
q her husband, q brakeman on the
zllinois Cehtral, killed while trying to
couple cars.