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Middletown transcript., 1884-12-19
C0nintr.


"A barn on the farm Of Samuel Aldrich,
near Christiana, was burned last Friday
night. - =. eo4t ~
'%4 Isaac 81 Fredd has bought of M. T.
Poole, a farm of thirty-two acres, in Mill
Creek hundred, for S3,2OO.-.
The Rev. J. L. Vallandigham recently.
began the thirty-seconds year of his labor
as pastor Of Head ofChristiAna Church.
/. - a steamer intended " 1nake twenty.
miles an hour and 70 carry twelve hun-i
dred persons is being built at Whining
ton, to run between that city and Phila-.
delphia. =
: It is believed that the Rev. H. Allen,
Griffith, rector OF St. Thomas's Church at
Newark, will accept; the call from a
church at Downingtown, Pa, at salary
of So, 600.
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Pleasant Anniversary ana s6ciabIe

Pleasant Anniversary and Seciable.
The Drawers Presbyterian Sunday
school of Odessa, had avery pleasant ami
versary entertainment on the evening of
Dec. 10th, in connection with a Church
sociable. The church was prettily and
tastefully trimmed with evergreehs, in
arches and wreathes of which were lighted
wax candles, and the effect was very,
pleasing. Tables we're loaded with cahdy,
cakes and fruit and beautifully trimmed
Christmas tree was the. especial delight Of
the children. Pleasing music was rendered
by the church choir and school. Mr..
Herman Bessey made bright and aPpro-
pirate address. The children were greatly
delighted with the part of the entertain
ment arranged for their pleasure.
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Colonel G. w. Cummins Resigns a
DfPeCtOPshin


Col. Geo. w. Cutninins hastendered his
resignation as director in the Farmers
Bank at Dover, position which he has
held, ,consecutively fora period Of between
thlty and forty years: He also purposes
at the annual meeting of the Kent County
Mutual Fire. Insurance Company next
month resigning the Presidency of that
association, and thus relieve himselfof the
cares incident to two responsible offices.
Colonel Cummins is induced to take this
step, not because his interest in public
affairs is less or that there is any unplea-
santness ia the association, but because
his advancing age, he is now in his 10th
year, admOnishes him that after so long a
service it is proper for him to gracefully
retire and let the heavier burdens and
responsibilities fall upon those in the
newer vigor of flife.-SmyrnGi Times.
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Reduced Rates to the New Orleans
Axnnalfinn

The Worlds Industrial and Cotton
Centennial Exposition opened 1t New
Orleans, La, December 10Th, 1884, and
will continue until May 3lst, 1885,
The success of this great show is now
assured, and in the vastness Of its extent,
the variety of the interests involved, and
the wide field from which its features
are drawn, it will exceed in magnitude
anything of its kind ever held in this
country. Besides a full representation of
the limitless industries and theunbOunded
resources of every State of the Uniop,:
every country Of the world will display
something of its RESOURCES, its art, or. 4fs
hantliwofk. The, cotlecti9nj Of interha=
tional exhibits will be complete, and that
in connection with all the richness of.
America, will form an epitome of the.
advance of civilization as perfect as it is
.uAique. .Agriclltufe, fiAecbaliess sience,
art, commerce, trade, and every branch of;
human industry will make-a part Of the
great fair. 81
Its location at one Of the foremost COM
mercial cities Of the South, as we'll as one
ofthe most attractive, fitted in every way:
for the entertainment Of a great gathering
Of people, lends added interest to the en-
terprise. The winter season at New
Orleans is the most delightful portion Of
the year, and the inhabitant Of the severer
climate of the North would find a most
grateful change in the geniality Of South.
ern winter. Accommodations viii be
ample, ranging in expense from the COM
Portable room OF the visitor of limited
means to the luxurious apartments Of the
wealthy. It will be a winter vacation
where one may find not only health and
pleasure, put profit and instruction.
For the benefit OF the large number of
visitors who will be attracted thither, the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company has
placed on sale at all the principal stations
of its system excursion tickets TO New
Orleans, good to return until May Slst,
1885. In consideration Of the reduced rate
at which the tickets are sold, they are sub.
ject to. certain conditions as to; limitation
Of trips going and returning. These con-
ditions are simple and will be explained
in detail. by agents. The tickets are of
two classes: Those covering the same
route in both directions, and those cpYer-
ingone route going and different route |
returning. The round-trip rate of tickets
going and returning the same route, from
Middletown, DEL, to New Orleans, is $500,
and going by one route and returning by |
another, S51.75, except where the trip is
made in one direction via Atlantic Coast |
Line, when the rate is S6O.40.
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Christmas Books.

Baird and Mitchell, of AIS Market street,
Wilmington, have a very extensive line
of books suitable for Christmas presents
for old and young. Their stock of juve-
mile publications is large, brilliant and
low in price. jlH @
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sales "a. Take Place.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 24.-Farm stock
and implements. G, w. Knots, near sas-
safras, Nd,
MONDAY, DEC, 29.-Farin stock and Inn
plements, nenetta A. Ford, Ford's Lsnd-
ing, Md.
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SNOW.

The first snow fafl-of any amount ofthis
winter occurred yesterday and a.,fsw
sleighs. are out. But it is hardly deep
enough for good sleighing. The tempera-
ture this morning was exceeding cold, the
mercury registering IS above zero at seven
oyolnob
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DECORATIVE ART.-Explicit directions
!. for every use are given With the Diamond
Dyes. For dyeing Mosses, Grasses, Eggs,
Ivory, Hair, DC. 10c. Druggists keep
them. Wells, Richardson & Co.., Bur-
lington, Vt.
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KRIS KRINGLE CASTLE,
-. Dec. 1st, 1884.

My Dear OLD Friend Rice:
AS usual, I address my an
nual letter to you. You know
that only once a year / am en-
abled to write you, for want OF
time, and / write you now be-
cause I must pay your beauti-
ful town my Christmas visit
for the purpose of distributing
to all the children the many
pretty things that 1 shall get
at your store, for I know you
always have them and the
fact is, I have in the past been
SO well pleased with your Sc,
lection that I shall not bring
anything with me this season,
but get all at your store. Please
answer at your earliest conve-
nience and tell me what you
have in stock to select from.
Of course, | expect to have my
old quarters at your store. I
shall be down a few days be-
fore Christmas, so that l can
have plenty of time to look
over your stock.
Very truly yours,
KRIS KRINGLE.
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NOTICE

NOTICE.
All persons having claims against the estate
of the deceased must present the same, duly
attested to the Executor, on or before De-
cember 18th, 1883 or abffe, the act of Assem-
bly, in such case made and provided.
HORATIo n. WILLITS, Executor.
Address. MiddIetown. Del. decl2-2m
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TO the Little Folks

Children, I have just received
my. annual letter from Kris
Kringle and I have had it
printed in order that you may
know just what Old Kris is in
tending to do for you. You
are well aware that my store
is the place where Old Kris
gets all the pretty things to
put in your stockings on Christ
mas Eve. SO you must read the
following letter
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About the merry Christmas feast let us
gather, one and all naketh room for big
and little, old and young and short and
tall. Now. bring on the brown baked
turkey and plum pudding, smoking hot;
while merry jest goes round the board in
castle hall and lowly cot. Eat your fill
and dance and play; the Nightmares
taking holiday.
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.TNKEIl-

BOYER.-In Middletown, ON December
I3th, 1885, Miss Anna Maria Boyer, In the seth,
year of her age.
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Good folks, whilst you are gathered
about the cheerful hreatthis merry season,
and the happy children are clapping their
haads for joy around the pretty Christmas
tree, and the sayory odor of the Christmas
feast is coming to you from the kitchen,
give one little thought to the poor heatheif,
in far away lands, who has no Christmas,
and who, perchance, at this inclement
season is sitting beneath a banyan tree
clothed only in thought, and with not
bit Of missionary in the house.
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1t is said thatw. L. Scott will build
500 houses at Charles City next summer.
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Do you seeithe man walking Tie floor
with nervous strides? He has wild look
in his eyes and his fingers are stuck in his
ears. He looks as if be would hurtisome-
body-in 3 minute. Don't he just act as if
he wanted .te wallop the whole universe?
He is not happy, as you are, dear children,
at this merry Christmas time. ; He is just
awfully mad He is fond parent to a
considerable extent and his niother-in-law
has just brought home three drums, and
two big screaming loud tin trumpets.
That's what's the matter with the man,
dear children.
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DEGIsTER's ORDER.
NJ REGIsTERis OFFICE,
:. NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DEL,
rs December nth 1884

E December 17th, 1884.
4 Upon the application Of Horatio NJ wiliits.
Executor of Anna M. Boyer, late of St.
Georges hundred, in said county, deceased,
It is ordered and directed by the Register
that the Executor aforesaid give notice
OF granting of Letters Tesfamentary upon
the estate of the deceased, with the date
Of granting thereof by causing adyer-
the date of such letters, in six of the most
public places of the county of New Castle, re-
quiring all persons having demands against
the estate to present the same, or abide by an
act of Assembly in such case made and pro
vided and also cause the same to be inserted
within the same period in the MxDDLETowN
dlet0wn; and to be continued therein two
months.
Given under the hand ana seal of office OF
the Register aforesaid, at Wilmington. in New
Castle county aforesaid, the day and year
''Oo'0 = /" = IGN IGNATIUs c. GRuRR. Register.
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Christmas Chirrups.

= Let the politicians keep quiet. Old
Santa Claus will be President during the
next two weeks.
.r - =
An exchange tells how to roast the
Christmas turkey. "The way to roast
the Christmas turkey" is not the thing
in connection with the Christmas turkey
that is troubling some of US.
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Mr.. JAMES n. WINE

dec.5-3t
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Price: 81 per Annum, Single Copy s Cents.

was being hung. For some moments
they could not make out what the trou-
BILE was, but finally | was sure that the
man was in the grasp of an enormous
birgos. The native had attempted to
climb palm tree, but had been seized
almost Immediately bv crab who hap
pened to be clinging to the branch.
Naturally, the crab held on and had al
most pulled the hair out of the mans
head before he was rescued. So in this
case the crab had turned the tables and
captured one of its would-be captors.
The intelligence shown BY these
crabs is remarkable. They climb the
palms, bite off nut and allow it to drop
and thus break it open, and if they find
a nut on the ground they have been
known to take it to the top of tree and
then hurl it to the ground. Others, and
generally the large ones, have been OBJ
served to beat it against rock and so
break the shell. They invariably COM
mence to tear away the husk at the end
upon which is situated the two holes.
When this is done with the great claw
they hammer the holes until an opening
is made and then the body is twisted
around and one of the small hind legs
that Just fit is introduced, the meat TAX
en- out bit by bit and then the shell bro
ken. The crab is certainly lowly
creature, but it is remarkably intelligent
in some ways and also cunning. If you
have ever tried to catch a wild lobster
you are aware how many wiles they have
to effect their escape. Some years ago
the question was raised in London wheth-
er crabs remained in the same locality
year after year, and finally it was resolv-
ed to test the question. SO about a
thousand crabs were caught and marked
in various ways and taken distance of
twenty miles and put overheard, and in
much less than aweek hundreds of these
marked crabs were caught on their own
grounds showing that home, sweet home,
was a reality to crabs as much as to any
other animal, and undoubtedly all that
were caught returned in the same way"
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weave into verses when their day of in
spiration afI5fes 1t constitutes the
drainage to the Gulf of lake Okeechobee
and long chain OF lakes running up
into the central belt of Florida. With
the improvements going forward that
are designed 70 perfect navigation con-
Meeting the la'Ses with our river, it will
become a valuable channel of steam
transportation and give South Florida
an excellent Numerical connection with.
the northern pqrtion of the State. The
river, too, has all along its margin on
both sides an extra valuable belt of land
which must always have an exceptional
appreciation, not only for the river
scenery, but t4f the superior quality of
the soil and Ifs adaptation to the fruit
and vegetable products of this tropical
region. The 1perior quality of the soil
belongs not cnly to the river margin
proper, but to all the numerous creeks
and affluents Nhich put into the main
channel at fle4lients intervals along its
course. The NHIOosahatchee must there
fore become #bpulous and productive.
It cannot fail to become a favorite resort
on account 81 IS mild and equable at
mosphere ,salf0 ITS beauty as resort for
winter homes people of bleaker climes.
If Florida has temptations for such
homes anywlaIe they are surely along
the banks OF BIS noble river. Every
consideration Htich weighs in behalf Of
such homes ID he more northern portion
of the State n|Hst weigh with added
force for the oosahatchee region. The
real produces the tropics are here,
including u1Als valued forms of fruit
and vegetable HEpduction not possible to
grow in moro iefthern districts. These
have a speed eharm for the people OF
North, and fsae cannot fail to entice
them hithef. 8hen we add to this the
undouted salubifty of the climate there
is little moro lIlat could be added to
make the 1sahatchee, with its pic
turesque appeE hges, the delightful win
ter garden of Qith Florida.-Fort My-
crs Press.
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The Caloosahatchee.

South Florida has some remarkable
features that make it one of the geo.
graphical curiosities of the world. The
Everglades have their fame to which
they are well entitled, and which they
are likely to hold for long years to come.
The Prairie Range is very extensive and
quite unique in its character. 1t is not.
likely to he greatly altered feature for
most attractive to the eye of civilized
man, and most inviting to him as
prophecy of the future OF his race, is the
Caloesahatchee river We are told that
"hatchee" means river, and the Caloo-
sas were a tribe of Indians who preceded
the Seminole occupation. Hence this
was the river OF the Caloosas. 1t is a
beautiful river and worthy of much
practical commemoration which the
poets of the future will not forget to
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A Mons 81 Among Crabs.
THE IMMENSE u ArUREs EATEN BY THE
s &PANEsE. M s 4

| THE IMMENSE NH4eAFURES EATEN BY THE
sfANEsE.
"A reporter who happened into the mu-
4 scum of Ifiittifssss t1aJs in Nems aorl
1 the other day ran across naturalist
who was examining a curious object,
says the Philadelphia Times.
'"That's crab, says he, lifting an
enormous something that might have
served ais shell for large sized turtle
and one of the largest known. "This is
only the top shell the legs were unfor-
tunately lost, and if you are astOnished
at this you will probably think / am
drawing on my imagination when l say
that the crab when alive was twenty-five
feet across-ys : "a j kzCggM
The shell was curious object, rough,
corrugated, of a light yellow, hue and
about two feet. ACROSS. The eye stalks
were two inches in height and between
them extended upward long, sharp
spine that would have been formidable
weapon if the giant was disposed to use
it. .n5fsf In .s.ff
'|''If you could see one Of these fellows
alive" continued the naturalist, "and
under the circumstances that did you
wouldn't forget it. | caught this fellow
myself. They are found in Japan and
known as rock or spider crabs. The
shellgof the large ones attain a length of
about two feet and resemble moss COW
cred rock. From it branch the legs,
that are truly enormous, and, as l have
said, this one when crawling along with
its claws expanded would stretch from
the tip of one todnothef at least twenty
two feet. gtlle
81 had heard of these giants, but l
had no idea that they attained this enor-
nous size. Butwhen arrived in Japan
/ soon heard from the native fishermen
the most remarkable stories and soon
found man who said he could take me
to a spot where they could be caught.
We started one afternoon in one of the
small native boats and skirted the bay
for seven or eight miles, finally arriving
at the mouth OF a small river. Here we
went ashore and the Japanese soon rig
ged up tent OF rush, III which we were
to pass the night, as it was only after
dark that the sea spiders could be seen.
1t was dark when we reached the spot
and for three mortal hours we sat there
speechless, watching the shore. The
tide was on the ebb and finally the fish
iernlan grasped me suddenly by the arm
and pointed down the shore way, and
there / soon made out a curious, him-
bering object making its way up out of
the water. The moon was rising and at
every move the creature glistened and
sparkled as if it was drenched with mol
ten silver. On it came, until | could
finally make out the outline OF gigantic
crab that was undertaking the uncrab-
like operation of leaving the water and
taking to dry land. / waited until the
animal stopped and showed signs that
it would 90 no higher and then rushed
out, making for the water, SO as to head
it off. / had provided myself with
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COPYRIGHTED
A Treatise on the Citrus Family.
BY N. GEORGE GALLEsIo

Translated from the French, expressly for The
Florida A0TiculturiSt
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tRtI1' GKoWEIls ASSOC

The Judges in this department will in
no case award a premium to an inferior
exhibit.
All packages of fruit intended for this
Department must be addressed, "Fruit
Committee, State Fair, Jacksonville,
Florida
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-03-27
POINTS ABOUT RAISING TURKEYS

The one thing that has paid the last wear
IS turkeys. They had quick sale at
Thanksgiving at 20 cents pound, and at
Christmas tor q to % cents, and the farm.
ers could have had % cents at the last of
the season If they had known as much about
the market three days before Christmas as
they did three days alter. And this price is
not exceptional. The average for good
New England turkeys for the last twenty
years, believe, will exceed Is cents, il it
does not reach 20 cents.
If a farmer had reasonable "luck"-that
is, If lie has as good luck as generally comes
OF intelligent care-he can make 1000 pounds
OF turkey meat for Sl00 easy, and sell the
same for $500, or, putting it better: A
flock OF 100 turkeys will not cost him in
grain ted out over S65, if they are killed be-
fore Thanksgiving, and they ought to aver
age twelve pounds each, which makes 1900
pounds in all, and to sell for 20 cents A
pound, or S240. | have raised turkeys for
many years, most years with fair success.
ana whatever the success, they have been
the best paying production of the farm.
This is my plan: Keep oyer ten hens
and tom; the hens the best birds in the
fall flock, part old and part young. Old
hens of good habits are preferred. Feed
lightly all winter. About March 1st in
crease the feed, and provide places for their
nests near the house. When they begin to
lay be careful that the eggs do not get
chilled. Do all you can to get your turkeys
to setting as early as possible. Early tur-
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en- either side. A fourth box may be sown
with the harder Towering ANNALS. like
phloX drummondii. verbena. etc.
LII the heat is sufficient, the cabbages and
cauhf1ower will be ready to transplant in
from two to three weeks, and should be
pricked into the two vacant boxes. The
tomatoes may be transplanted into the same
box in which they grew, placing the plants
three inches apart. This will give forty
eight plants to each box, which is sufic-
lent number of plants for family garden.
About two weeks later it will be necessary
to harden of all plants except the tomatoes
and flowers. The other sash should be
brought in readiness by this time, and the
two boxes containing tomatoes and flowers
transferred to this. The space left vacant
in the first hot-bed may be covered with
potatoes, cut in halves, laid cut side down.
and covered with four inches of rich earth.
BY the time frosty nights are nearly over
these potatoes will have formed bushy
plants. five or six inches high, with little
tubers at the bottom as large as peas. These
plants, if carefully transplanted in warm
soil, will be two weeks earlier than those
from sets planted in the open air. When
the cabbages. cauliffowers, beets and lettuce
are transplanted to the garden, the space
made vacant can be used for starting sweet
potatoes, dahlias, cannas. ETC.. or a couple
OF hills of cucumbers may be planted.
The unoccupied part of the new bed NAV
be utilized by starting lima beans, water
and musk melons, egg plants, and cucum-
bers, in three-inch flower pots. By hilline
these with rich compost, and planting two
seeds in each pot. gain of two or three
weeks can be secured, which in backward
seasons aud northern localities will often
make all the difference between a crop and
failure.
"A spent hot bed may be devoted to a
number of uses besides growing mammoth
weeds A hill OF water MELONS or winter
sqnashes will thrive wonderfully. planted
in the center of a hot-bed, and the little off
shoots which are found on the side Of tube
rose bulbs, il planted in spent hot-bed
about June 1st and protected by the sash in
September and early October. will often so
increase in size as to bloom the following
season.-Cor. american Garden.
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No. 20

keys are twice as likely to live as late ones.
When the young come off, put them in a
little board pen in warm place tor a week
or more, feeding them six or eight times
day with coarse meal and chopped hard
boiled eggs mixed with water, or, what is
better, sour milk. AS soon as they are
strong enough, give them pasture range
at first, then turn them into meadow, but
by all means feed them at noon, and to this
end drive them up to the house. This will
get them accustomed to coming up for their
dinner, and so they will not. 60 far away
from home. See that they are always fully
fed and safely housed at night, so that foxes
will not and cannot destroy them. Make
it matter of thought to see that your
turkeys are safe all summer. Begin to fat
ten in September and kill for Thanksgiving,
and yon will be able to put a few dollars in
some near savings bank which you may
honestly call pay for your care and work,
and profit on the grain fed. This business
cannot be overdone, and advise farmers to
put few dollars into turkeys for next sea-
son Gf they can find them) at once.-Home
and Farm,