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Middletown transcript., 1893-01-21
PENINSULA POINTS.

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Mrs. Dawson, wife of Severn T..
Dawson, of Salisbury. died Welnes
day morning at the age of ab ut
tweniy-three years.
The; mail carriers on star routes
have great difficulty in making Their
usual-trips through the country on &C
count of the cold and the deep snow.
The furges, bar and sheet-iron mills
Of the Mccullough Iron Company, at
Northeast, which have been shut
down for several weeks, have resumed
operations.
Fifteen dogs bitten by a rahid dog
yesterday in Elkton have been killed.
1t is said in consequences of hydropho-
bia twenty five dogs were killed last
week in Elk Neck.
At meeting of the Farmers Ali.
ance held at the court house in Sails
bury, Wednesday, E. S. Hpffrsn, j.
w. Kerr, Colonel Douglas and Colonel
Jones of Caroline, and Lecturer Gulick,
of Dorchester, were present and de-
livered lectures.
The 200th anniversary of the founda-
tion of St. Stephens Church and
North Sassafras parish, in Sassafras
Neck, will be celebrated in. the chapt
at Cecilton. .,on Friday next. This
church is the oldest in the State be-
yond question, having been in exist
ence since January, 1892, according TO
the record kept in the parish regis ry.
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The Land of Volcanoes,

In the Japan and Kurlle Islands, ac-
,ording to Prof. John Milne, not less
han 100 volcanoes still preserve their
form and crater, and as many as fifty
If them emit steam.. The great erup-
ions which have been recorded num-
Der 233, the greater frequency, as with
earthquakes, having been during the
colder months of the year. One line of
vents, more than 1900 miles long, be-
gins in Kamschatka, and passes through
he Kuriles, Yezn, and down by Hon
,hiu TO the ever smoking Asama,
where it is Joined by line running to
the southwest through the great Fuji-
,an and Oshima, till it reaches the La
lrones, a distance of 1,2O0 miles. The
last line begins near the gigantic crater
If Mount Aso, and extends 1900 miles
through FUrmosa to the Philippines.
Che lavas are all magnetic, and the soil
u the country, consisting algely of de-
composed lava, is in many places so
illed with graines of magnetic that a
rush of this material will be collected
II magnetized knife scraped over a
arden walk. The most famous of the
o canoes is Fujisan. On its summit,
!. height of about 12, 400 feet, Prof.
dilne has made observations with a
remor measure that tend to prove that
he great mass of the mountain is act
ially sWayed by the wind.
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ODESSA'S POST OFFICE.
Many Appiicants-sad Death of A. T.
Spicer-want Their school Dis
trfct Dfvided-Personal.

Many Appiicants-sad Death of A. t.
Spicer-want Their school Dis
trfct Divided-Personal.
Some Of our citizens are circulating
petition around town asking the Legislature
to divide this school district and form an
other, which will necessitate another school
house If it is successful, it will no doubt
be great advantage, as the lower depart
ment of our present school is very much
crowded.
Postmaster Griffenberg received notice
last week that the mail route between here
and Middletown had been awarded to
Star Route No. /. They have posted
notices in the postoffice that they are now
ready to receive sub-contract applications,
and it is reported several have applied
Several young ladies and gentlemen from
here attended social party at the home OF
Mr.. Isaac Green near town, Tuesday
evening. About 10 couples from the sur
rounding towns were there, and quite an
enjoyable time was had.
William B. Rhodes, engineer of the
steamer Harry, of Norfolk, Va, is visiting
his parents, Mr. and Mrs Joseph A
Rhodes.
Anna, daughter of John and Rehecca
Smith, aged 2 years and months, died on
Thursday night of membranous Group.
Miss Virginia Lord has out petition
for the postoffice, and it is rumored that
several others are going to apply.
Mr.. Alphonso Lord and daughters, Sadie
and Lidie, of Widgeon, Md are the guests
of Mr.. Victor Lord.
Sleighing parties arein season now, there
having been one out every evening this
week from here.
Mr.. d. W. Corbit, wife and daughter
Sallie, are the guests of friends in Will
mington.
Miss SalIie Higgins spent a few days OF
this week in Wilmington.
C. W. Griffenburg, of Summit Bridge,
spent Wednesday in town.
Mrs H. J. Shape and son Thomas are
visiting in Chester.
Mrs. H. s. Thompson is visiting in New
port.
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ANOTHER new FACTORY,
Townsend Looming Up as a Canning
Centre.

Townsend Looming Up as a Canning
Centre.
o swift we go o'er the feecy snow,
When moonbeams sparkle round,
When hoofs keep time to music's chime,
As merrily on we bound.
With laugh and song we glide along
Across the feeting snow,
With friends beside how swift We ride
The beautiful track below.
Mr.. Abram Hayden, who has been serl-
ously i'll for several weeks is very low. His
physicians decided that surgical opera
tion was necessary in order to save his life,
and on Saturday specialist from Philadel-
phia, assisted by his attending physicians,
performed the operation, which he stood
very we'll, but he has become so veakened
by long confinement and intense suffering
that there is very little if any hope of his
recovery.
Messrs. Wells, Herring & Co ), who op-
Grated the tomato cannery here last year,
have now purchased the plant, and will
also remove their corn cannery from Mid
dletown to this place. They were in town
on Tuesday negotiating with the farmers
for corn and tomatoes for the coming
season.
Thermometer 50 below zero; sleighing
fine; bells jingling everywhere; sleds, little
sIeighs, big sleighs. one-horse sleighs, two
horse sleighs, mill wagons on runners, and
even the candy wagon Of Barkley & Bro,
Of Wilmington, came down on runners this
week.
On Wednesday morning, the 5-year-old
son Of Elias Chandler, colored, got hold of
a bottle OF laudanum and swallowed the
contents. As soon as it was found out DIR.
L. A. Enos was summoned. At this writ
ing it is supposed that tue child will re-
cover.
One of the unoccupied tenant houses at
Ginn's Corner, belonging to Samuel CHM,
was destroyed by fire early on Monday
morning.
Mr.. Daniel Richardson, who has been
q lite sick, is now convalescent.
Mr. Joseph Clayton is very sick with
something like pneumonia.
Willie Money mas LaGrippe.
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SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY
TiE LATEST NEWS FROM sCIEN=
lists.
The Star of as
to Which 1t Is-A Nickel-in-the-
Slot Machine for Putting
Energy In Tramps-Sci-
en- ntific Notes.
The Star of bethlehem.


Nearly three ceturies ago, Kepler,
from imperfect j; ia, suggested that
the Star of Bethlehem was due to a
conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn.
Futher consideration of this theory
has been aroused by the beautiful ap-
pearance of Jupiter and Venus when
in conjunction few months ago, Mr..
J. HI. StockwelI having been led 20
inquire neither it was not u near ap-
proach of these two bri htest planets,
instead of Jupiter and the inconspicu
Gus Saturn, that attracted the atten,
tion of the wise men 1900 years ago.
This astronomer has made careful
investigation of all conjunctions of
the planets that could have taken
place near the time indicated by the
narrative about two years before the
death of Herod in B. g. A. Only one
conjunction meets the requirements,
Jupiter and Venus, on May 8, B. G. 6,
having been separated from each other
as seen from the earth, by about the
apparent diameter of the moon,
and having been in such position that
they would appear only as brilliant
star in the east for two hours before
sunrise. This evidence seems to fix
the birth of Chri,t as early as May,
B. q. 8. If He was crucified at the
time the paschal full moon which oc-
cured on Friday, must have taken
place OH April 3, A. D. 80, as 10
,ther paschal full moon fell on Friday
until A. d. 80. 1t would follow that
He was 38 years old at the time of His
erucitixioD and death.
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Wanted A Nice Team.

On Monday evening MI. Robert
Cochran, of near town, hitched bis
horse and sleigh on West Main street,
near the carriage shops, and later in
the evening when he came for to re-
turn home it was missing. and a search
was made in vain. Next morning the
horse found its way home, loosed from
the sleigh, aud evidently having been
hard driden The sleigh was after
wards found near HamtOwn, but
minus the robes and blankets. No
clew has yet been found to tie NAL
factors.
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Odessa Creamerv Comnanx.

The Odessa Creamery Company held
its annual meeting in Odessa Tuesday.
The following directors were elected:
J. K. Williams, Collector of the Por
George L. Townsend, D. w. Corbit, A..
P. Corbit, E. N. Moore, M. H. Davis,
George w. Polk, M. Keegan, s. F,
Shallcross, Jr.
On organization the following officers
were elected: President, j. K. Will
liams; Secretary and Treasurer, George
L. Townsend. A dividend of s pei
cent. was declared.
The officers of the company are very
prJud of being able to declare such a
large dividend, which is the nrst that
the company has paid.
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The Philadelphia Press,
DAILY, SUNDAY, WEEKLY.
4 Family Paper
WHICH is
Clean, Unsensationald and Just the Paper
FOR THE
American Home.

The Press has the best possible organiZa-
tion to secure news from the most import
ant sources and with nearly 4tW correspond :
ents in Pennsy lvunia, New Jersey and Della
ware, the State and near-at home news is
covered with Il routine caretulness and at
tention to detail not even attempted by any
other paper.
The P'ess has also the best OF correspond
ents in all the great cities OF the United
States, as well as financial and railroads ex-
perts in Chicaso and the West, who keep the
paper more than abrest with events.
The columns of the Sunday Press are en-
riched by contributions from those whose
names al e written high in our lists OF great
authors, nOvelirts, essayists, as well as from
men of high rank in public life. The best
authors know that their bet audiences are
the readers of the Daily, Weekly and Sunday
Press.
In politics 7he Press knows no other
master than the people, and the past wear
has seen, as has been seen before, the marked
tact that it is subservient 10 no political boss.
1t has no political ambitions to foster, but
looks alter the interests of its readers, and
delivers itself upon the issues OF the day IN
manner both frank and feerless, letting
the facts speak for themselves and evadlng
no issues, but meeting them all ON the basis
OF fair play TO all men at all times. Its pages
know no distinctions and the rights OF one
c.ass over another are neither recognized
Lor supported.
Adv, easements OF Help Wanted may be
inserted i'll The Press TOR One Cent Word
Advertisements OF Situations Wanted e
Cent Il Word. Special Gays Tor ADVERTISE
ments: Sunday Wednesday. SATURDAY..
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80 Head Of Cattle

Nine mich cows, close tn calv,nn ,..x.
grade Holstsin heifers. viii conaa y; cIgss
by spring, one two-year old Hnls.a,, n Pruns Ph., ~
ehtitled TO registration a tine ana', DuI
balance are last springs beiters a,,a tne
good ones. u ougnt TO make
boar and 8 shoates. 'n pigs, one white
FARMING IMPLEMENTs-1 noa,,
binner, as good as new farm Deerlng
Jersey wagon bought las. "agonsI one
peach bodies and springs. ono caf, summer, l ar,
the other 100 baskets. new bsN "a, "a. les ~ ana
MN Deafbofn. one. l4O Oliver ~, asE.nys' I
oliver plows, A Oliver nlow pioM, z.Nn. ~
row, "a teeth, iron cnltiyator, sWin mar
summer, forks, hoes, briar S0uSnt so'u last
shovels. All kinds OF plow ,ress ines ana
HARNESS AND POLE so+
mounted double harness naaSi ruDDer
carflage pole, one set Dtarborn new, 4
seis 'eI, mafon iat harness, sets nIow han, Z
coiars, Drlales and lines. P" harness,
MlsCELLANEOUS-Is set Fa,r,.,
u;sa sos 10, 4he gilnd stone lot OF hsrpp.I
l Use, wise, iot oI toois, crow bars ia uarLeis,
~Tvs9s, ~ EiE n oao PLANK ! horse tromyh anu
VII LEA Al-ohe,nal1 interest in 7s,,.,,,
"T. TERMS ' OF sadRt saIdoet 20 aeres). ''"e'S
able note with approved secnng 3 bank
added. No goods to be remov.d interest
are complied with, purchaser su tS until terms
sponsioi. Tor loss of goods bv soon ne heId re--
4 H.vnr, A,o.,oS ISAAC GIBBS
j. l.. HARTLF, CLERK,
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Delmar to Have Water.

Delmar, profiting by its recent fire,
is arranging for a water supply.
A large we'll six feet in diameter has
been dug near the railroad. Attached
to this we'll is and aermotor twelve
foot windmill, which stands seventy
six feet from the ground, with a war
ranted capacity of pumping $4,000
gallons of water per day. The pump
has double action, throwing an inch
and half stream of water. The
tank has a capacity of over 5000 gal
Ions, and stands sixty-three feet from
the ground. Four hundred and fifty
feet of four-inch water pipe, fire-plugs
and two hundred feet of hose have
been provided.
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SOCIAL LIFE IN ST. GEORGES

s.Rounce'' the Favorite- Parlor Game.
A Coal Famine-Personals.
AS we write, the merry chime OF sleigh
bells is waited to us on the crisp evening
air, and the refrain of
''Jingle bells, jingle bells,
Jingle all the way, etc.
is called to mind. Although the weather
has been cold, some of our people have
made good use of the snow. Several ac-
cidents have occurred, but none OF them
were serious. One yonng man was upset
twice in coming into town on Sunday even
inc. and we have heard of another who
started out the same evening to see his best
girl and never got back until IL O'Clock on
Monday. We suppose, of course, that ne
was struggling in the snow drifts q greater
part Of the time.
A very pleasant social evening was en-
loved by number of the friends OF Miss
Lizzie Stewart at her residence on Friday
evening. A large part of the evening was
spent in playing the fascinating game, OF
'Rounce.n After the serving of refresh
ments, Miss Lizzie, assisted by Miss
Schultz, entertained the company with
some very fine selections on the piano.
Miss Edible Griffin spent Wednesday and
Thursday in Port Penn, in attendance at
the wedding of her brother, H. D. Griffin,
who was married to Miss Julia Cleayer at
o'clock on Wednesday. Miss Matte
Richardson took charge of the school dur
ing Miss Grifin's absence.
There is danger of a coal famine here.
The dealers are out, and the carloads which
have been expected for several days, have
not yet arrived Some OF our town people
have been compelled to borrow of their
neighbors.
Rev. Mr.. Davidson, of Albany, N. y,
preached in the Presbyterian church on
Sunday morning and evening.
Samuel Riley went to Baltimore on Tues
day to resume his position.
Professor Willis; of near Port Penn, was
in town on Tuesday.
Mrs. Foard, of cecilton, Md, is visiting
Mrs. William Stuckert.
Col. Victor Prizer is visiting relatives in
New York city.
Mr.. A. N. Sutton was in Philadelphia
on Friday.
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TUBERCULOSIS IN CATTLE.

The New Castle County Farmers
Discuss the Question.
The annual meeting of the Farm
ers' Institute of this county was held
in Newark on Monday, when the sub
ject Of cattle diseases was thoroughly
discussed.
The terms are very nearly if not
quite synonymous and the disease in
animals is not less fatal or prevalent
than in man. About the only disease
which is more alarmingly fatal is
anthrax which got a hold in this
State several months ago and was
only prevented from spreading far
and wide by the prompt and power
full efforts of the Farmers Institute,
DIR. Neal, DIR. Ewes and others. No
department in pathology has a more
pressing interest, or is surrounded
with more difficulty than the study
and treatment Of tuberculosis. This
disease comes of course from the
growth of small tubercles or round
nodules about the size of millet seed,
the most common seat of tuberculous
process being the lungs, the lynn
phatic glands, the stomach, the liver,
the brain membranes and the bone
joints. On the assumption that
tubercle is due TO introduced virus it
has been attempted to classify the
cases according to the probable way
of ingress of the virus. Where the
tubercles are on the lungs it is sup
posed the bacilli have been received
through breathing, while in other
cases the germ has been introduced
through the food. Tubereulous
germs once introduced in one way or
another, are more likely to lodge and
gerlninate in dairy cows, in animals
confined for long periods, deprived OF
pure air and sunlight, forced i'll
their feeding and milking and inter-
bred, than those living under different
conditions.
The Legislature was represented by
Senators Pilling, McMulIen and Hous
ten, and Representatives Cooch, Arm
strong, Spruance, Harrington, Day,
Dasey, Gam and Whittock. In addi-
tion to these were Governor Reyn
olds, Secretary of State Marvel and
prominent men from all over the
county.
The speakers were Drs. Black and
Cooper in the morning, and after
dinner two diseased COWS were
slaughtered and an autopsy held. DR..
Ewes described his means of identify
ing the symptoms. DIR. Leonard
Pierson, of the University of PenL-
sylvania, an authority on tuberculo-
sis, made bief address, as did also
DR.. E. o. Shakespeare, of Philadel
phia.
There were also interesting aG-
dresses in the afternoon by DIR. il
ton Conrad, of Pennsylvania, DR..
Frank y. achey and DIR. J. H. lamar,
of Maryland, DR.. Cooper, DR.. Black
and others.
Just before leaving to catch the
train for home, Governor Reynolds
arose and said: II have been very
much interested in the speechse this
afternoon, in fact, don't know
when l have more Interestingly eli
tertained in my life before. I surely
think this matter should receive tle
earnest and early attention OF tie
Legislature.
Before adjournment committee
was appointed, consisting Of DR.. A.
T. Neale, Geore G.. Kerr and W. i.
Peach, by DIR. Black, to draft a bill
for early presentation to the General
Assembly, there being every indica-
tion that yesterdays meeting madt a
profound impression on the Nv
makers present.
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The Bills IGNORED. .

The many friends of lobe" VosLell,
as he is familiarly known hereabol. s,
will be pleased to learn that he
United States Grand Jury have ig-
nored the bills against him in reft T.
ence to his trouble with the Smyrna
National Bank, and he is free man.
Robert G. Logan, OF Cecil coun Y,
died at his home, near Northeast, ~
Monday night Of tumor in. tie
stomach. A wife. six sons and tao.
daughters survive him. He was 70
Years of age.
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A victim off paralvsis.

John F. Bradley, of Chestertown.
Nd, bother of z. T. Bradley of this
town, died on Wednesday afternoon at
the residence of Mr.. James Brown,
near Mt. Pleasant, where he was max
ing visit. He was stricken with
paralysis on Mo"day, and never rallied.
He was 66 years old, and leaves two
sons and daughter to morn the loss
of a loving and devoted parent. His
funeral took place yesterday afternoon,
interment at Chestert0wn.
Middletown transcript., 1893-01-21
Senses of Animal Flowers.

The sense by which sea anemones
recognize food has been studied BY
Herr Nagel, at Naples. When morsel
Of fish or sugar touched the tentacles it
was quickly seized and devoured, but
quinine and other substances were re-
jecled. Neither food nor other SUBJ
stances we're noticed when placed in
the open mouth or against any part of
the body except the tentacles. Cutting
the tentacles produced no indication of
pain, but these organs appeared to be
sen tive to heat, touch and taste.
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1t has been recently demonstrated
that the typhoid bacillus cannot live
more than thee months when buried
in the earth or exposed to sunlight
and rain. Another observer finds hat
tetoDus poison retains its virulence
many years.
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Died from the Cold.

The weather is indeed cold enough
TO kill insects and vermin, but i is
also cold enough TO freeze a man to
death, too. Every day there are re-
ports of persons dying from the cold.'
A blind negro man froze to death at
Laurel on Wednesday night,
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The Tramp as a Source of Energy.

The Tramp as Source of Energy.
A tramp-feeding machine is an Eng
lish EDITORS semi-serious solution of
Troublesome problem. The machine
would be placed in railway stations
and other public buildings, and
hungry tramp would find it only
necessary to turn the crank until
certain amount of electric energy had
been generated and stored, when a
nickel would drop out. The stored
electricity would be sold for indus
trial purposes.
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Electric Reduction of oxides.

Electric Reduction of Oxides.
Some eX, erimentS with metallic OK
les in an electric furnace have been
escriOed to the French Academy by
[. Moi san, who shows that small
Quantities of the different metals may
speedily obtained in this way. The
urnace was made of two blocks of
.uicklime, one over the other, the
wer one being grouved to receive two
arbon electrodes ard followed out in
he centre to form a crucible. The
xides we're introduced in powdered
rm. With a current of 450 and 70
alts, consuming so horse power, the
! mperature was gradually raised in
le successive experiments to 10000
!, when the lime walls of the furnace
Melted and was reduced to the metallic
ate at about 2250o. AT about 250Oo,
lime, strontia and magnesia crystal
zed in a few minutes; and the oxides
If nickel, cobalt, manganese and
chromium were reduced in a few
rconds. At 10000, a large button
f uranium was obtained from the
,xide in ten minutes; and the melting
furnace was rapidly retuced to metallic
: .lcium.
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After a series of researches on the
diffusion of light by the sky, M. A.
Crova concludes that the sky's blue
color reaches its maximum intensity
in December, January and March, and
its minimum in July, August and
November. Each day it is deepest in
the morning and the feeblest at the
time of the greatest heat.
Middletown transcript., 1893-01-21

The chief birthplaces of tornadoes
are five in number, the West Indies,
Bay of Bengal and the coast of China,
north of the equator, and the South
Indian Ocean off Madagascar, aud the
South Pacific near Samoa.
Middletown transcript., 1893-01-21

mis-. ehnk has been hardened by in-
tense heat urdei a pressure of fifteen
atfhospberes. The product resembles
marble, but is finer grained, and is
capable of being polished and reduced
to thin sheets.
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Annual Encampment.

The annual encampment of the
Department of Delaware, 6. A. R.,
will be held at Wilmington on Feb
ruary nth. Colonel William b. Nor
ton and Assistant Adjutant General
Edgar Finley are mentioned for de-
partment commander:
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f,reamer.v Convention

The Creamery Convention that was
to be held at Smyrna on the 18th, has
been postponed until Narch 16. Evi-
IDENTIFY the creamery men of the Pen
insula are ''fair-weather" men, ,as only
four turned up in Smyrna, and the
local papers say the Others were frozen
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Manufacturers at st. Etienne have
been experimenting with process-in-
vented by Count Chardonner-of max
ing silk from wood pulp. They expect
to produce an artificial silk with The
essential properties of the natural at
half the price.
Middletown transcript., 1893-01-21

The poisonous substance extracted
from egg albumen is found to owe its
properties to alcohols and hydrogen
sulphide.
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1t is estimated that of the 40G, 900
persons employed ON the railways of
sthe United Kingdom about 16, 900 are
color blind.
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A preparation from oil of cloves,
acetamide of eugenol. is reported to be
generally superior to cocaine as a local
anaesthetic.