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WINTER EGG PRODUCTION.

outside work. Many kitchen things
are also easily made.
WINTER EGG PRODUCTION.
In order to have eggs in winter. the
ordinary grain feed must be supple-
mented with animal and vegetable mat
ter. Hens OF any breed will consume
great deal of food before they COM
mence to lay; then they will not need
so much. When laying, the desire for
grain is largely replaced by craving
for animal and vegetable feed and egg
she'll material, such as old plaster, oys-
ter shells, etc. Do not conclude that
the more feed the more eggs. Too
much forcing is not advisable. 1t is
difficult too feed highly for eggs with
out making some of the hens too fat.
A fat hen soon becomes broody. The
number of eggs hen will lay before
she begins to sit depend upon her con-
dition when laying.
A laying fowl requires animal food.
either food, cooked or raw, to supply
the albumen in the egg. A pound a
day is sufficient for dozen hens. Any
kind of meat will do rabbits, sqnir-
rels, etc, are excellent. Feed regular
ly. A soft, warm mess must be given
in the morning. Feed whole grain at
noon and in the evening. A very little
grain scattered in some clean litter, to
keep the hens busy scratching, will
suffice at noon, but full meal should be
given at night. Fowls go, onto the
roost early in the evening and remain
uftii daylight day 1T, and this long fast de
mands good, substantial meal. Wheat
is an excellent reproducing grain,
and is a good MONDAY died. Oats are
good if the hens have plenty of sharp
grit within Teach. As the weather
grows colder, more corn may be given.
Always feed old corn ifit is obtainable.
New is apt to cause looseness of the
bowels. Sweet milk is a complete ra-
tion for egg production. and should be
given daily. Buckwheat once a week
is good for laying hens. If they refuse
to eat it alone, mix with other grain.
/ Eggs are favored by the food on
which the hens feed. Those fed on
putrid meats, decayed vegetables, and
from dirty surface, will lay eggs not
fit to eat. Very often eggs condemned
as stale are not so old as we think. The
musty, unpleasant odor and flavor come
from inferior food. To produce we'll
favored eggs, the hens must have clean
food. The feed trough and litter in
which grain is scattered must be clean.
The drinking vessel should be scalded
twice week with boiling water. Pure
water must kept before the hens allIthe
time. 1t is surprising how much
flock will drink in day. Being one
of the principal substance in an egg,
laying hens crave it.
The henhGuse should be warm and
dry. Heat from the SUMS rays is suf-
ficent. The hens have heavier coat
ing of feathers in winter, and are thus
prepared by nature for changes. If
the house is free from dampness and is
built reason ably warm, the hens will
not suffer. THE early molting hens
and the early hatched pullets will be
the winter layers. To recapitulate,
warm, dry house, exercise. clean food,
pure water, sharp grit, and cleanliness
will increase the egg production and
give healthy fowls the year around.
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a.. THE CULTIvATOR USO6
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Grapery, Veterinary Replies, Farm Questions
and Answers, Fireside Reading, Domestic
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TAKE
The
Philadelphia
Inquirer

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SECRET S0CIETIES.


Middletown Council, No. Q, Jr. o. q. A. M.
Meets every Monday night in McWhorter's
Hall at o'clock.
Union Lodge, No. 5, A. f. & A. M. Meets
first Tuesday of each month in Town Hall.
Good Samaritan Lodge, No. 9, 1. Q. O. F.
Meets every Thursday night in McWhorter's
Hall at s o'clock.
Damon Lodge, No. IL, K. of p Meets every
Wednesday night in McWhorler's Hall at
o'clock.
Major John Jones Post, No. q, g. A. r.
Meets every Friday night in Reynolds Build
ing at o'clock
Welcome Concave Heptasophs. Meets
every second and fourth Friday night in K.
of P. Hall.
Union Lodge, No. 6, A. O. U. w., meets every
ID and 4th tuesday night in McWhorter's
Hall.
Lord Delaware Circle, TO. 16, Brotherhood
of the Union. Meets 1st and Sd Friday, Nc
Whorters Hall at p. m.
LOCAL DENOMINATIONS.
Volunteer Hose Company, meets first FRI
day night of each month in Hose House.
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AMERICAN
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and his family, the american Agricult,arist is
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"Her grace Of motion, and of look, the smooth
And swimming majesty ofstep and tread,
The symmetry of form and feature, set
The soul afloat, even like delicious airs
OF flute and harp
For her matchless look of grace and motion
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FOR The fEOPLE AND WITH THE fEOPLE.
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time, but it does not allow its columns to be
degraded by unclean, immoral or purely sem
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Editorially, The SUN is the consistent and
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rliddletown Directory.
MIINIcIPAI nFFICERs.
BANKS.

President-G. w. W. Naudain; Secretary,
w. s. Letherbury; s. s. Ho1ten, Charles HI.
Howell, Geo. V.Peverley.
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The majority of coughs are unnsces-
sary. Nature induces The cough for
the purpose of getting rid of
some foreign material III the throat, 1t
may be mucus, the result OF caLarrh,
or some foleign substance which has
been inhaled A cough is not neces-
sary when not induced by the catarrh
named. Not few cases of chronic
coughs are simply the result of haLit.
The eminent DIR. Brow -Sequard once
made the following suggestion about
how tp stop cough -
Coughing can be prevented by pres
sing on the nerves of the lips in The
neighborhood of the nose. A pressure
there may prevent cough when it is
beginning. Sncezlng may be stopped
by the same mechanism. Pressing also
III the neighbolhood Of the ear may
stop coughing. Pressing very hard on
the top Of the mouth inside is also a
means of stopping coughing. And, l
may say, the will has immense power.
too. There was French surgeon who
used To say, whenever he entered the
wards Of the hospital -
"sl he first person who coughs will
be deprived of foud to-day
II Was exceedingly rare patient
cougiied tlien."
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Peoples National Bank.-President, G. w,
w. g. Lockwood. Bank Building on East
Main Street.
Citizensi National Bank.-President, Joseph
Biggs; Cashier, John s. Crouch; Teller, l..
Darlington. Bank Building on South Broad
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ducts, etc. He raises as much grain
and stock as his neighbors who buy
everything sready' made. and has
much more s'ready" cash. Try your
hand at it when the weather prevents
outside work. Many kitchen things
are also easily made.
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The sluggard goes oftener to the un-
Gle thar to the ant.
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Wanted --salesmen,.s~sss ~s ~sa rss' to 9
sell a Choice

Line Of Nursery Stock. We cannot make
you rich in month but can give you Steady
Employment and will pay yon well for it.
Our prices correspond with the times. Write
for terms and territory to
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Our Won1an's
Column
NATIONAL ETIQUETTE.

Y E o. the most en-
j5yable things in
travel is to notice
h ow etiquette
varies frcm land
to land. In A m
erica, when a
steamer leaves,
the men shake
hands, and the
women kiss each
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Correspondence Solicited.

1896. THE SUN. 1876
BALTIMORE, MD.
THE PAPER OF THE PEOPLE,
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s. M. PROVOST, General Manager.
J. r. WOOD. General Passenger Agent.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-19

The attraction at the opera house
next Friday evening will be Lincoln
j. Carriers great scenic melodrama,
1.-THE Fast Mall" II has been one OF
the greatest successes known to the
stage for years. 1t has story OF
thrilling interest, and the scenic and
other mechanical effects are said to be
marvellous. There is u representation
90 au engine room on n Mississippi
steamboat, with the furnace TN Ter the
loilers In active operation, A vc-y
realistic train of cars shoots across
the stage, and the Niagara Falls
scene Is c1e Of the most elaborate and
daring tlsngs ever undertaken In the
drama, 1t Is described as beautiful,
vivid and accurate representation OF
that stupendous marvel of nature.
The Falls are shown by M moonlight,
with the roaring and plunging waters,
and the mist tn At rises from thu seeth-
ing current. One of the most promi-
nent Of the plays features IL the COM
plete freight train OF fourteen cars.
with an Illuminated cnboose. drawn
by Il practical locomotive. The play
itself has thrilling situations in album
dance. plenty of humor to tighten Its
tone and give It an agreeable flavor
throughout. Seats are now on sale.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-19
rnr LAND or run poEns.

Tho nlihus,erlng expedition OF jamie
son and his defeat at the hands OF
President Krueger's troops has made
the Transvaal tho center OF interest
for the time being OF the greater part
OF the civilized world. Its area Ia i2i.-
se5 square miles, or about that OF MI
noiu. Iowa and Massachusetts COM
bined. Its population ia over sia,ooo
including about 10000 whites. OF whom
about half are OF Dutch descent. II
has about 10000 farms, wheat and to-
bncco being the chief crops cultivated,
Johannesburg, the largest town. has
1900 inhabitants and Pretoria has 900.
The climate in some parts resembles
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-19
oun ronEIGN POPULATION

Statistics show that the foreign-born
population OF the United States at the
time Of the last census was a,aio,5i7. q
little less than IS per cent OF the entire
population OF the republic. The for
eign element Is widely distributed
among the states. Georgia. the Caro-
iinas. Alabama and Mississippi had
each less than one per cent. while the
highest foreign percentage was A,5s In
North Dakota. Texas had asa per cent.
The Southern states In general have n
very small number of naturalized
citizens and immigrants are more In
olined to rettle In the Northern and
Western sections OF the country than
to seek the South.
There is no danger OF foreign suprem-
acy In the United States, and more
restrictive laws for the purpose OF pre-
venting It are unnecessary, but the
main Issue 10 In raising the eduoa tional
standard for the Ambulance of for
eigners. a large number OF those now
admitted are unable to read and write
any language. They are not very like
ly TO prove valuable citizens IL they are
so lacking In educational qualifications.
and this country has enough work 10
do among her own people In the way
of education without being saddled
with the ignorant classes OF Europe.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-19

One would expect literary artist
OF the eminence of Daudet to realize
great dramatic possibilities of a char
acter designed by him to be The leading
figure In a play, especially II thar char
atter was to be an adventures, for
there have been many plays of adven-
turcsses b. distinguished hands. and
most of them have been very success
ful. Daudet Is always unique In char
acterization and potent In his CONF
mand OF interest, In his play. 1.-The
Queen OF Liars" made English by lIar-
rison Fisie. IN which Minnie Maddern
Fiske has this season won the greatest
honors OF her career. Daudet has orig
mated a character. that OF Marie De-
loche, which promises to become n per-
manent figure In the theater. In some
respects this woman resembles the
Becky Sharp OF Thackerays mag
nation. but In all essential particulars
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-19

''There he stood, the grand old hero.
Great Vlrginla's Rod.like son;

'sThere he stood, the grand old hero.
Great Virginla's Rod.like son;
Second unto none In glory.
Equal OF her Washington"
No military leader was ever more
truly beloved by his soldiers than was
Robert f. Lee. on whose sole arm de-
pended the last hopes OF the Confed-
eracy. and no man ever more fully de-
served such affection.
military genius. whose superior
America has never produced he with
his handful of half-starved troops.
'T.Ns Mlserab,es," held out against the
empowering forces OF the opposing
armies until further resistance would
fevo been more than useless. Never
was greater generaishlp displayed than
during the last days OF the Lost Cause
while resisting the sledge-hammer
blows OF Grant. But. remarkable as n
soldier, he was even greater as man.
liis nobility OF character. and simple
ehild-llke faith In the Almighty was as
touching as tina, OF Washington.
He loved his soldiers as his children
and mis- country as his honor. That he
fought bruvely FOR what he conceived
TO be right nota man who wore either
the blue or the grey will deny. Faith
ful always In the discharge OF his duty
he was never ungenerous TO foe
Steadfast in purpose, no glitterins bau-
BILE could ever draw him from the path
OF tuBtice.
The wounds OF the war have been
healed, Union and Confederate vet,
erans meet now as brothers and the
people OF the South are as loyal to the
stars and stripes as were ever theli
countrymen OF the North. but today
as the birthday OF Lee, should be held
In reverence in the South so long as Il
holds n veteran or descendant Of
those heroes who followed Uncle Rob,
ert' In ca.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-19

The Industrial development OF the
South has been made the subject of
careful investigation by Carroll d.
Wright. United States labor commls-
sioner. who shows that the phenomenal
advancement has not been confined to
q few lines. The production OF cotton
IL double what It was before the war.
The production of pig iron during the
last twenty years has Increased 1000
per cent. Railroad mileage Is $50 per
cent greater than In 1880 Passenger
trafiio is SEQ per cent. greater. and
freight traffic nearly 400 per cent. great
or. In the last fifteen years railroads
and banks have more than doubled
their earnings and the school funds
have been increased in like proper
sion.
Tho mineral resources OF the South
are almost unlimited. and one strip OF
territory extending from Pennsylvania
- Aiahsns Il estimated 10 contain
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-19

she Is us original as all other OF Dau-
diets creations. and the companion
characters In the story In which she
moves are drawn with that deft hand
that has given in the form of fiction
SO much that enrlches the readers
word. THE Queen OF Liars" is dra-
matte rs wen as of prime literary VAL
ue, and while 1t gives play to comedy
in the movement OF it's subordinate per-
sonages, 1t affords opportunity In its
chief figure for emotional work nn pro-
found as that developed in any OF the
great plays with which II will be
classed. Mrs. Fiske has this season
In this play awakened critical enthu-
Hiasm wherever she has appeared. and
as she has supplemented her work as
Marie Deloche with an Illustration of
Nora In 1bsen's "a Dolls House." so
subtle, artistic and moving as to bring
that remarkable play to the comprehen-
sion OF general audiences, 1t is not
strange that the critics hail her as an
artist comparable with the greatest
who havS ventured here from Europe.
Mrs. Fiske will be seen here Tuesday
night and Wednesday matinee In 1.-The
Queen OF Liars and Wednesday night
double bill win be presented Ibsen's
"a Dolls House" and "a Light from
ST. AEues." Seats are on sale at regu-
lar prices.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-19

"forty times the amount OF coal nc
cessibie to economical production and
distribution that was contained In the
coal folds OF Great Britain before the
pick was struck" The South contains
the best cotton lands on the globe
and abundant water power for all kinds
OF manufactures. besides valuable
timber and other available resources
The attention OF foreign capitalists has
been in late years directed to this sec
ton as field for profitable invest
ment, and only the activity and en-
terprise of Its own citizens is needed
to make the progress of the south in
the next ten years more than double
that OF the last two decades.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-19
ThrouEh sIccprr..

The International route In connection
with the II. and It. C. and Rock Island
route is running a daily line OF Pull
man sleepers between. Kansas City
ton is made at Garrett by passengers
to and from Dallas, forming the best
route between points in the Republic
of Mexico, Laredo, and Corsicana, Dal-
las, Fort Worth and North Texas
points tvia Hearne). Sleeper leaves San
Antonio at $50 p. m; Austin, 1850 D.
M. arriving at Garrett at 7.is n. M,
Dallas 1925 n. M, Fort Worth 1920 a.
m. Returning leaves Dallas TOO o. M,
Fort Worth $40 n. m, arriving at Tay-
lor at 3;3) n. an, Austin $40 a. M, San
Antonio $50 q. m. d. J. PRICE,
A. @. +. A.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-19

Governor Culberson's exhibit of the
fruits OF Democratic administration
In Texas during the year 1895 speaks
for itself. The shafts OF partisan and
captious criticism fall harmless before
this array OF facts, The people OF
Texas may well be proud OF the fact
that they enjoy the best state govern
ment in the Union, one that Ia not
dominated by rings and cliques.
that is In touch with the people and
responsive to the popular will
Here is the record OF a year.
Laws have been passed:
Regulating contested elections and
county seat contests.
Providing for primary elections.
Revising and making plain the civil
and penal codes.
Making occupation taxes uniform.
Protecting the oyster beds OF the
coast from destruction.
Equallsing taxation by bringing
within Its range objects which have
heretofore been exempt,
Giving colored people control OF their
schools by provision for colored
trustees.
Making all railroads handling
through freight responsible to shippers
for damages. instead of leaving these
to discover on what road the loss oc-
cured
Providing for the support OF the Con-
fcderate Home.
Prohibiting trusts,
Reducing fees In felony cases,
whereby sIss.oOO were saved 10 the
state In 1895.
Providing for the arbitration OF labor
disputes.
To prevent tnx-dodgirF.
Encouraging the development OF IT.
rlgation enterprises In the west.
The executive record Is not less sat-
isfaetory.
The railroad commission saved TO
the farmers and merchants Of Texas
during 1895 Sl,eiO,O0O.
The state penitentIaries are more
than self-sustaining.
Public schools have been placed
practically on q cash basis.
Within four years judgments have
been recovered In favor OF the state for
two million acres of land illegally
claimed by railroads under the bounty
acts.
In addition TO all this. the expenses
OF the state for the two years ending
February rs. 1891 will have been re-
duced s6Gi.e3l. and provision has been
made for the payment OF the revenue
| deficiency by that time. leaving q
! healthy surplus In the treasury.
In the face OF conditions that have
made the national government a FIRE
! queut borrower who can deny that thi!
10 n phenomenal recordH Governor
! CulberHon. his associates In the admin
istration, the legislature and the tn'
! payers OF Texas are to be congratula
! ted upon It,