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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-02-16

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reliable, harmless and cheap remedy.
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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-02-16

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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-02-16

Best brands OF wines. liquors and
cigars at Higgins, 208 West Seventh
street. Open all night.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-02-16

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w ate family, heat and gas. state
lowest price. Address Draughtsman,
this Office. fi6-2tt
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-02-16

uTANTED-A BLACK SMITH HELP
w er Apply TO DULLoGKs 223 w.
10th street. flG.lt
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-05-14

An English agricultural exchange tells
very truly how there occurs a gradual
elimination of lime in pasture lands,
even in limestone districts. Want of
lime is indicated by coarseness of herb
age, sourness and want of clovers. The
grass grows rank, and the finer species
are oustcd by inferior descriptions. 1t
is not SO much deficiency of quantity
as of quality which is discernible. Mari
is suitable dressing for such land, but
in districts where this substance is not
available burnt lime may be used with
equal if not superior results. The effect
of a dressing of $50 to 200 bushels of
quicklime is seen in an increased growth
of white clover and leguminous heritage,
and in general improvement of quality
in the grasses.
The authority quoted inclines to the
system of making one large heap of lime
conveniently near the field and applying
it after shaking. The small zap $40.
tenn. which is admirable in the case of
arabic land, is unsuitable for grass, be-
cause the grass is burnt on the site Of
every heap. This we should avoid by
making a large heap, as recommended.
The best periods are midsummer, after
the fields have been spring and summer
grazed, and before the period of autumn
growth commences; or the work may be
| delayed until late in the autumn. After
spreading the surface should be thor
oughly chain narrowed, so as to brush
in the lime to the roots, and the effect
will show itself in the following summer
and continue for from seven to twelve
| years
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-05-14
Our Common Schools.

| know you want ideas, but please
waive your claim now, and let me add
little more about education. Some
people seem to expect better schools
than the law directs, but when a
country, State or municipality is gov
erned better than the law requires, or
our schools are better than the law
provides for, know We that the mil
lennium has commenced. As long as
the people desire nothing better than
a mediocre legislature, one that the
common people can warp at their
pleasure, we never need expect first
class school laws. The law of 1890
allows about 2,1S7 permits to baby
teachers, during the year, and that is
2S per cent. of the teachers needed.
An idea worthy an idiot. Of course,
we must have some kind of teacher
to draw the public money. just see
Public money plus worthless school
equals 40 per cent. of the grand list
plus the cost of books and scholars
time. If we do have good schools on
such plan as that, no thanks to
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-05-14
AN EASILY MADE PIAZZA.

pense that it could be afforded by almost
any one. A platform is made before
the door of such length and width as
may be desired. This can be q tempo
rary structure, without railing, to be
taken away in the winter, or can be
made to remain permanently in position
if desired. A light framework is fast
ened to the house above this, of the same
length and width, and over this is fitted
striped awning CLOTH The framework,
which can be taken down in the winter,
3 easily made of light strips of wood
and laths, we'll braced from side to side,
and secured to small cleats thatcan be
screwed to the side of the house. Such
Il summer piazza can be made to extend
along the whole side of the house, shad-
ing both windows and doors, or arranged
on smaller scale, as shown in the illus
tration.
If the cloth is carefully removed from
the frame each fall. and kept well Sc
cured during the summer to prevent the
wind from tearing it, several seasons
wear can be had from it, though it can
be replaced at trifling cost.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-05-14
Working Iswelea Gir,li.s.

A favorlte occupation for those who
lead gay life, and so have plenty of
opportunity for displaying such
achievements, is the working of girdles,
satchels, belts, epaulettes and flllets for
the hair. These are made almost en-
tirely Of jewels, mixed in between gold
en- and tinsel threads. The iillets are
made up on a foundation of bonnet
wire, the bands being double or triple
to suit the couture of the wearer, The
embroidery is executed on strips of
colored satin ribbon only wide enough
to cover the wire easily, allowing about
a quarter of an inch to turn over to the
wrong side, where it is held in place by
stitches of stout threads carried across
in lacing fashion from edge to edge
The bands may be lined with sarsenet
If desired, but this should not be done
if there is any chance of its making the
fillet at all bulky, for it should set close
ly to the head, the hair being lightly
pulled up between the bands. New
York Home Journal.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-05-14
Items Of Interest.

The Illinois House has passed an
antitrust bill.
Silver has been made legal tender
in the Argentine Republic.
A Brooklyn burglar was traced by
blood stains and captured.
The loss by forest fires in northern
New York is estimated at $500, 600
1t is said that there are So, 900 al
lance lecturers ready for the next
campaign.
Thirty armed Tennesseeans have
gone into Kentucky to capture wife
murderer.
Two New York grammar schools
have been closed on account of scarlet
fever.
The bill to repeal the public bar law
has been passed by the Massachusetts
Senate.
A colored female physician has been
admitted to the practice of medicine
in Brooklyn.
In New York Thursday night two
women caught two burglars and held
them until the police came.
The Union Baptist Education So
ciety of New Brunswick has assigned
for the benefit of its creditors.
Frosts again did great damage to
fruits and gardens in points in the
South and West Wednesday night.
James w. Bradley, proprietor of
the Tontine hotel at New Haven,
Conn.,, died last week of pneumonia.
A Springfield, Ohio, man, who
was once an express wagon driver,
has been appointed physician to the
king of Siam.
Three girls have disappeared from
Lynn within the past six-days, and
there is suspicion of abduction or foul
play.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-05-14
ODDS AND ENDS.

Mr.. w. W. Astor pays $25, 900 year
rent for his London house.
Dead men tell no tales, but they
leave no end of them in print.
Every father thinks there's no baby
ike his baby. and all the other fathers
are glad of it.
Victor Hugo spends fifteen years in
writing Lies Miserables," and we per
ceive how largely genius is patience. :"
Last year the London youth wore
their hat brims within half an inch OF
the nose. This years fashion Tits the
hat backward.
The state pipe of the shah of Persia
is the most valuable tobacco pipe in
the world, being worth ESQ, 900. 1t
is richly inlaiI with precious stones.
In the new Anglo French telephone
cable the four cores are wound around
each other in spiral or strand to OBJ
viate the effects of induction.
Wear laced shoes that fit you, long
enough and broad enough to allow the
foot and toes their FULL natural expan-
sion when standing your full weight
upon them.
Ample evidence as to the early use
of tin and brass is to be found in the
Had of Homer, written, as it is be-
lieved, between the years 962 and 91b
B. G.
Thirteen members of the new United
States senate are natives Of New York.
Ohio comes next with eight of her sons
in He senate, while Pennsylvania and
Kentucky have six each.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-05-14
The Asparagus Bed.

A correspondent in The Farm Jour
nal says: While the cutting and market
ing of asparagus continues every shoot.
no matter how small, should be cut off.
For the good of the succeeding crop, cut
ting should not be continued very late
in the season. Time must be given to
secure a vigorous growth of top before
the growing season ceases, for on this
depends largely the earliness and vigor
Of the succeeding crop.
The clean cutting destroys millions of
eggs, and lessons the numbers of the Sec
ond and third broods of asparagus beetles
quite materially. If the small shoots be
permitted to grow during this early
season, they afford breeding ground for
the beetles, and when the cutting ceases
they are 50 numerous as to devour the
crop as it grows up, giving the patch the
appearance of having been burnt over by
fire. In regard to disposing of the old
tops the practices of successful growers
differ. Some run the mower along the
row in the fall, gather up and burn;
others do this early in the spring, think
ing that they afford valuable protection
to the roots during the winter season.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-05-14
An Electrical Wedding.

The bride was Miss Jeanette Ries
(now Mrs. Lewis S. Greensfelden), and
the nuptial novelty was due to the en-
thusasin of her brother, the electrician
and inventor
Electrician Ries was master of cere-
monies The marriage was at the
house of the brides mother Mrs. E. E.
Ries, and, of course, there was no I'M
seemly spectacular interruption of the
solemn knot tying.
But no sooner had the company been
comfortably seated at the banquet
table than the room burst into flood
of light from numerous vari-colored in
candeseent electric lamps hidden among
the decorations and suspended at vari-
GUS points above the heavily laden
tables. The entrance of the bride and
groom was welcomed by the automatic
ringing of electric bells and the playing
of electrical musical instruments.
After the first course had been served
the room was plunged into seni-dark
ness, when suddenly from among the
floral decorations upon the table there
glowed tiny electric lamps, lending an
exquisite charm and attraction to the
scene. Not only the flowers, but the
interior of the translucent vases in
which some of them were gathered
scintillated with flashes of light. After
while a miniature electric lamp, which
in some unexplained manner had ali
tached itself to the brides hair was
seen to glow with dazzling brightness.
Mr.. E. E. Ries gave a toast to the
couple, wishing long life and an enjoy
ment of good things like those spread
before them. He concluded with an
injunction to be temperate In all things,
at the same time touching an electric
button, when two serpents slowly I'M
coiled themselves and issued from the
wine bottle that stood before the bridal
couple
Cigars and coffee were served, and
the cigars were lighted by an electric
heater, willie the coffee was boiled in
full view of the company by an electric
lighter. The speeches that were made
were literally applauded b. an electric
kettle drum placed under the table, It
treated al with impartiality. As the
company dispersed the electric current
set off novel pyrotechnic display,
amid the crimson glare of which the
festivities ended. Baltimore Sun.
"a stitch in time" often saves con
sumption. Downs Elixcr used in time
saves life.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-05-14
FARM AND GARDEN.
IN THE INTERESTS OF FARMERS AND
THEIR COUNTRY HOMES.

How Temporary Piazza Can he Con-
struoted ut Small Expenditure of
Labor and Money for Use Daring the
Long Summer Days.
There are many houses that have not
the advantage of shade trees around
than during the summer, when cool
places are most eagerly welcomed, A
piazza is perhaps next best in. its shade
to widespreading oak, ash, maple or
elm. But piazzas are objected to by
some, and with considerable reason, be-
cause they shut out the sunlight in win
ter, when it is particularly desirable.
Moreover, the expense of building per-
manent piazza in the ordinary way
makes it an impossibility in many cases.
The illustration here reproduced from
Country Gentleman shows a way to Sc
cure the advantages of one without its
disadvantages, and at so trifling an ex-
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-05-14

PLANTING sPINDLING CABBAGE PLANTS.
when it has been plowed the previous
fall so much the better. Well rotted
manure for early cabbage ought to be
sown broadcast.
1t ought to be borne in mind that cab
bage is a hardy plant, hence when want
ed for an early crop may be set out in
any section as soon as the soil is dry
enough to work.
In the illustrations here reproduced
from How to Make the Garden Pay"
are shown various ways of setting the
plants Greiner, the author. says on the
subject:
Cabbages may be set either straight
down or slanting, according to depth of
surface soil and length of stslk. In
either case roots will form all along the
stems, and the heads will grow closely
above the ground, instead of being held
high up as if on stills. The contrast be-
tween deep and shallow planting here
illustrated speaks plainly in favor of the
former The advantage which deep feed
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-05-14
THE
Londonderry Sitter.
So. Londonderry, Vermont
Sitter John, Editor.

The Morrisville News 4 Citizen
this week shows conclusively that the
statement recently published to the
effect that the Swedish colony in Es-
sex county were in a destitute condi-
ton, is untrue. The News prints n
letter from one of the Swedes deny
ing the statement in toto, who
concludes his letter as follows:
81 can Faithfully say there is not
one word of truth about my country
men being destitute or in want here
on the contrary they are all at work
here, receiving good wages, are well
clothed, children well dressed and at
tending school. l would further say
that there has not been single in
stance where there has been any DIES
titution or hunger, or any person who
has received aid in this town during
the past winter, all the reports you
have seen to this effect are base false.
hoods"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-05-14

III. W. Martin has been booming
Vermont i'll practical way deserving
of commentator. lie interested
New Workers in Vermont as sum-
mer resort and as a consequence the
hillsides of Woodford are dotted with
summer cottages and club houses.
MI. Martin in speaking about the
matter gives the following practical
and sensible advice:
"Let our farmers clean up their
premises, mend their fences and give
their houses a new coat of paint. 1t
costs little, but conveys an air of
thrift and comfort to any stranger
visitor. Stock our streams with fine
trout; establish large though not
costly summer hotels in convenient
hooks, with frst-class board and ac-
commodations-no pate de fois gras
or stewed terrapin, but nice meats,
fresh eggs, milk butter and cream.
City people appreciate such things,
and are willing to pay any reasonable
sum for them, too.
Vermont, like many of her sister
Eartern states, has sent thousands OF
her capital to Fort Payne, to Kansas
and the Lord knows where. Some
Of it, to be sure, has paid richly, but
many thousands of her hard earned
wealth has sunk in Kansas bank stock
or melted away in Southern land buh.
bles. If little of this capital were
today expended In furthering Yer.
mont's beauties and attractions as q
summer resort, we would today be
the receivers Of an enormous humble,
of New York people with well fillet
purses and wants easily catered to
which would help all our people il
more ways than could be calculated.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-05-14
The Feeding Value of Grains,


japanese buckwheat differs in no way
as regards feeding qualities from our
common buclSwheat, and as buckwheat
is an excellent grain for sheep when
mixed with oats or rye, there can be no
harm in using the japanese variety for
this purpose. AS compared with corn
and bran, it is of the least value for
feeding, being deficient in fat, which is
the most valuable part of the food. The
feeding value per 100 pounds of buck
wheat has been estimated at seventy
seven cents; wheat bran $1.01, and corn
Sill Buckwheat, according to this
estimate, is the least valuable of all the
grains for feeding, and bushel of it is
worth only thirty-fve cents for this pur-
pose. 1t is probable that it could be
sold for more than this, and thus could
be better disposed of in this way
But, writes Henry Stewart to Rural
New Yorker, it should be said that in
practice these theoretical feeding values
are considerably modified by circum-
stances, especially by the mixture of
foods, by which they become more di-
.gestihle. In feeding buckwheat and
corn ground together to sows with young
pigs | obtained more growth of the
young pigs than with as much corn meal
alone. And in feeding corn. rye and
buckwheat, whole, mixed in equal parts,
to sheep, the ewes have done better and
the lambs have grown better than with
corn only. Thus l consider buckwheat
cheap feed at the comparative valua-
ton above given. This is due to its eff
feet in increasing the flow of milk, as
well as to the better digestion of the
mixed food. The nutritive ratio of the
mixed grain is to 6.3, which is desir-
able one.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-05-14
Hero md There.

1t is estimated that $500, 900 barrels
Of apples were shipped from the United
States and Canada to England last year.
Germany is credited with over 700
beet sugar factories.
Every year more farmers believe that
moderate weights in pork pay best.
II has been found by experiments that
the dried excrements of horses amount,
on the average, to rather less than half
the dry food consumed.
The managers of the Chicago Worlds
fair had an idea of giving only medals
aud diplomas for farm animals, but the
live stock men have converted them to
the idea of offering prizes to the amount
of 500, 900.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-05-14
She Cleaned the Picture,

A prominent Methodist of the High
lands secured some time ago in New
York valuable painting of John Yves
ley, which he valued highly, In the
absence of his family one day the SER
want girl undertook to do some house
cleaning on her own account. She ac-
cordingly took the pictures from the
wall and treated the gilded frame and
the sainted Wesley's face to thorough
washing with water and soapsuds. Not
being an expert at cleaning pictures,
the maiden left her marks on the pict-
ure, which, although not ruined, was
sadly defaced. Springfield Homestead.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-05-14
... Forward.
Burlington Earth :

Light is breaking on the darkness
at last. Better times coming is in
every sign of the times. Better
prices prevail on nearly every farm
product than we have seen for years
in the corresponding months. Corn,
oats, potatoes, hay, wheat, cattle and
other products are selling at largely
increased prices over what we are ac-
customed to see in April. The sea-
son opens early and in every way, so
far, favorable and there is a general
revival of hope and energy noticeable
on every hand. A good sugar season,
with extra quality of sugar and well
sustained prices compared with other
sugars has given encouragement at
the opening of the season. Now for
the forward march to a glorious vic
tory. Grumblers to the rear Wide
awake loyal Vermonters to the front
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-05-14

THE
new YORK lRl STORE.
Has some bargains this week.
Look them over!
Ladies' Spring Jackets and
CapeS,.
Ladies' Jersey Vests 10c each
Good Ingram Carpets Csc.
Ladies' black cotton Hose, 4
pairs for Csc,
Childrcn's bingham dresses.
3Sc.,
Mems jumpers or Jackets,
worth SOC. only 29c. each.
Large size blank Books, 90
leaves, Sc,
Large size feather busters, &c
Mems hair brushes, 1Oc,,
Hand brushes, &c.
Potato masher & Fruit press,
a SOC. article for only 25c.
Sheet Iron Dripping Pans,
large~size, 10c.
Oil Stove, best in use, 75c.
Silver plated sugar spoons &c.
Boys Cashmere Suits, 4 to
II years, $3.50.
Outing cloth, best quality,
| s i-2 cents.
Henrietta cloths, black and
colors,
New styles Dress Goods,
striped and plaids,
White bedspreads, table lin.
ems and napkins,
French mixed candy, lOc., ID.
Dana's Sarsaparilla, Payne's
Celery Compound, Hoods
and Ayers Sarsaparilla,
Ladies Congress Boots, 60c.
Ladies' Kid Button, S1.00,
Gents Outing Shirts, 3Sc.
Gents Jersey Shirts, 3Sc.
Gents unlaundcred Shirts 45c
Boys waists AVID shirts, Boys
knee pants,
Trunks, Oil cloths, Mating.
Tcrms Cash or No Grade.
Tho Gre t.
New York Store,
n.n,.t VT
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-05-14
THE LONDONDERRY SITTER,

the legislature or those who created
it. Some want consolidation, but
how can the little ones walk two or
three miles to school, or who is going
to carry them The village districts
have larger schools and longer terms,
but the advancement is not commen-
surate with the apparent advantages
Those little ones don't gather in quite
as much of the recitations as some
imagine. They are rarely interested
in the recitations of the older ones.
1t takes more than education or gov
eminent, or any other thing to make
good teacher, and everyone intend
inc to teach needs to attend teach
er's training school, at least one
term. Too many begin, unprepared,
and it takes from one to ten terms to
find out fair methods, to say nothing
of the best.
Where's the blame
Voters are to be blamed.
| have no desire to hit any partic-
ular one, but | do detest so much Az
grinding favoritism, and needless vo-
ting.
The interest of parents is 40 de-
grees below freezing point, and COM
mittees like to please the taxpayers
by hiring cheaply. Now, where's the
prospect of better schools ? Speak
out brother
One OF THE DISTRICT FATHERS.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-05-14
The cr,tica, Season for Bees.

The spring is the most critical season
of the year for bees. More colonies of
bees are lost from the LIST of March to
the LIST of juno than during any other
period Of the year. Starvation and
dwindling and dysautery, caused from
impure food, STAY their thousands. Be
as sure that your bees have suficiency
of food as you are that your cattle, horses,
sheep and hogs have something to eat,
and you will come out all right. The
old policy of putting bees in box and
setting it on stand, and virtually say
ing to them, Live if you can, and die if
you must" is no longer practiced by SEN
sible apiaTists, says an Ohio apierian in
The Farm Journal, who claims that the
preservation of the life of single healthy
bee in March is worth score of theeame
kind in June.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-05-14
To Make Timothy Grass Permanent.

American Cultivator has the following
to say about timothy: Timothy is peren-
NAL in habit, and unless attacked BY the
white grub there is no reason except lack
of fertility and moisture why it should
not remain in good moving and pastur-
ing condition for years. But as timothy
roots are mostly near the surface they
soon exhaust it and the timothy disap-
pears, to be succeeded by weeds of coarser
grasses. Sowing either red clover or
alsike with timothy is good way to
make timothy hold in the soil longer.
These die out after the second year, es-
pecially the alsike, and their decaying
roots furnish pabulun for the timothy
for two or three years. If coarse grass
succeeds the timothy the soil probably
needs to be underdrained.