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Middletown transcript., 1896-02-08
IN KENT COUNTY.

The Charles Harris contested will case
will be heard by the Register in Dover or
Monday, Feb. oath. There are a half
dozen attorneys interested in the matter.
Diphtheria is SO prevalent at Hazletville
that the people of neighboring towns have
asked.the State Board of Health to take
some action to prevent the spread of the
disease.
c. E. Chapman of New York State will
address the Farmers Institute of Kent
county as follows: February 10th, at
Smyrna: February 11th Camden; February
18th, FELTON,.
Deputy Collector of Poft Peter B. Ayars
has been at Little Creek and Mohan's ditch
admeasuring boats under the recent law
passed by Congress. He measured nine
boats while OH his trip.
HIP. Holt, who resided on farm near
Magnolia from 1866 to 1888, was killed at
LoslAngeles, California. this week by train.
The family reside in the Golden State, ex-
cept his daughter, Mrs. Foster, of Whining
ton. q
Thomas Gooden, the son of I. K. Gooden,
of Willow Grove died on Monday last of
diphtheria, aged IL years. There has been
four or five cases of diphtheria in that vicin.
ity and two deaths thereirom have already
occurred.
Announcement is now made that the
Dover aud Milford Electric Railway Com.
pany does not build the, road because the
people along the route will not subscribe
$4,000 to the stock, presumably enough to
build it, while promoters would put $780,
600 in stock in their pockets. The farmers
can't see it that way.
The Levy Court Of Kent county has been
in session this week settling with the road
overseers and passing other accounts. The
court is composed of the following gentle
men: G. H. Pardee, president; james T
Truax, r. G. Stevenson, A. C. Frasher,
Joshua D. Hill. George W. Collins; Benja-
min Cubbage, H. E. Mabrey and David NJ.
Clouds.
The invitations to the leap year dance in
Dover have been issued and are novel and
neat. They read, "At Hotel Richardson,
in Dover town, the ladies throw the leap
year gauntlet down on February II, Tues
day night. they claim their legendary leap
year right to give creations lords point or
two what they the next eight years would
have them do. At half past eight p. m
dancing viii begin. so be on time If many
partners You would win."'
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MY MARYLAND.

Cotton seed meal is being largely used by
Kent county dairymen. One farmer last
week received ton of meal at one ship
ment.
An EIkton firm has since Dec. l salted
and packed in barrels over 16, 900 pounds OF
pork and manufactured barrels of sausage
and scrapple, and. and will during the win
| ter pay to the farmers of Cecilcounty So, 600
for dressed hogs.
Wednesday of last week the kindling
| wood mill of,W. B. Miller. situated at Heb
ron, Wicomico Co, was destroyed by fire.
The loss was about 50, 600 partially covered
by insurance. About thirty cords Of wood
| were also burned.
The st. Paul's NJ. E. Church South, at
Ingleside, which has been handsomely re-
modelled, will be re-dedieated Sunday, Feb.
9th, by Bishop A. w. Wilson, the noted
divine of the Southern church. There will
be other ministers present.
Tie "Easton Democrat is advertised to
be sold at Trustee sale. This makes three
of the four newspapers at Easton sold un-
der the hammer within the past sixty days.!
One Of them has changed hands twice dur
ing that time. The hard times are telling
on the press as we'll as the plough.
Fifteen years ago Maryland and Virginia
furnished from the Chesapeake II, ,000, 900 of
the 100000 bushels of oysters eaten by
the people of the United States. This year
they will not furnish more than 5000, 900
bushels, and the largest oyster territory in
the world diminishes in its producti veness
each year.
a bill has been introduced in the Mary
land Legislature relieving the husband of
pecuniary responsibility for his wifes SLAM
ders. This is calculated to cause many
men to heave sigh of thankfulness. The
tendency to indulge iii ssiiaHaeFeas gossip is
sometimes carried to great excess by some
women.
A week before Christmas Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles A. Kemp celebrated their tin we'd
ding at their home in Talbot County, and
very pleasantly entertained their friends on
this occasion. Among the evenings festi-
vities was dancing, and among the invited
guests was the Rev. Harry A. Cresser, tenn
porary rector of st. Michaels parish. Dur
ing the evening Mr.. Cresser and his charm
ing hostess enjoyed quadrille together
and that fact gave some of the staid people
of thetown something to talk about. Crit
icism and expression of opinion one way
or the other were freely INDUCED in. and
are yet. Mr.. Cresser is plain spoken
though pleasant, young man. and says he
does not care what the public thinks ::of his
dac ccing. Exchange.
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Kelley,s 81. so For Sc 80.

80 DAYS sP EoTAI.-For 80 days only, w
offer You the following bargain lot o
strictly pure and standard goods: quar-
bottles pure California wines (sherry port
catawba, blackberry and Rhine), one quart
bottle pure rye whiskey, five years old)
and one bottle extra quality champagne,
and the whole lot. bottles, goes for 50 so,
the honest market value of which is u so
No other house can give you so much
value for your money, as the one and only
reliable: Family Liquor Store of James A
Kelley, s. w. Cor. Tenth and Shipley SD
Wilmington, Del;
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FROM OLD SUSSEX.

Bridgeville held its town election on
Monday. 1t was an exciting contest be-
tween additional tax or no tax. The COL
ored vote was brought out for The first
time and the progressive ticket, the retir-
ing board, was re elected by majority of
2S. The successful ticket was as follows:
G. W. Stradley. Alderman;R Reese Layton
Assessor; J. B. Stillson, Treasurer; Henry
P. Cannon, Thomas J. Gray, II. w. Viyen,
~. Moore and Horace Sudler, members
of Town Council.
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OUR CAR.

''The proposition to increase the
Governors salary from $4. 500 tn. s., 900
year is not in keeping with the CAM
paign promises of economy. There ale
plenty of good men in Maryland who
would take the job at $4 ,00o. Della
ware pays her Governor 81 900 aid be
is the Czarp the State. n-Snow Hill
(Md.) Messenger.
Middletown transcript., 1896-02-08

Notwithstanding the very
low prices-the rule is still
in force to pay Railroad
fare-0n very moderate
purchases.
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STORING CELERY.

Celery may be stored for winter use
in narrow trenchesin the open ground.
The trenches should be made IN dry,
well-drained soil, and should be ss
deep as the celery is high. The clumps
of celery should be dug up and stood
up closely together in the trench, and
the roots, with the adhering soil, left
on. No earth should be packed around
it and the work should be done on q
dry day. AS the cold weather comes
on a light covering of straw or leaves
or hay, or other light, dry material,
may be put over the top of the trench
and gradually increased as the weather
grows colder, until foot or more in
depth, enough to protect the tops
from severe freezing-and this should
be covered with something to shed the
rain in wet weather.
Plants will blanch in these trenches
in from five to six weeks.
If for private use only. so that com
paratively little is kept, it may be
stored and blanched in an ordinary
cellar, if the temperature is kept low,
by putting three or four inches OF
sand in deep box and standing the
clumps OF celery upright in the box
as fast as it is dug from the bed. II
must be put in while dry aud must be
kept on the cellar bottom in the cool
est and darkest corner. If kept suffi.
ciently cool it will keep nearly all win.
ter, and will blanch as we'll as it would
out of doors. When packed in this
way the earth must not be shaken
from the roots.
If at any time after packing the
plant becomes dry and wilted, water
may be applied to the roots sparingly,
but it should not be poured over the
crown OF the plant, or it may cause
the stalks to decay.-Farm, Field and
Fireside.
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WHAT CLOVER DOES.

The best way of proceeding depends
upon local conditions on the farm that
has failure of the clover, but it may
be helpful to consider just what this
plant does for the soil. Much has been
made of the power of clover to add nj
trogen from the air to the soil. and
this is an important item; but there
is not bit of doubt that this peculiar
power of leguminous plants has been
dwelt upon too much to the exclusion
of other effects they have upon the
soil, and its importance has been ex-
aggerated. Careful experiments have
shown that clover does not take its
nitrogen from the air when the sup.
ply in the soil ls sufficient for It's
needs, and yet We know that rank
growth of clover on good land makes
1t much more productive. This fact,
in connection with the experience OF
those who have used non-luguminous
plants for green manuring, indicates
that it is not the nitrogen.gathering
feature of manurial plants that gives
them their chief value. Farm and
Fireside.
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An Ancient tt sedate Roam.

People passing by the building
which is being erected by the Ladd
estate at the corner Of sfhird and
Washington streets, in Portland, Ore,
frequently stop to admire an ancient
and sedate roam horse, which opers.es
the construction elevator in the builds
ing. The horse is attached 70 the
elevator by a rope, and as he passes
up and down his beat, one elesstof3
rises and the other descenda Whe1
a laborer deposits wheelbarrow load
of bricks on the elevator below, tnd
an empty barrow is placed on the ane,
above, cowboy jingles upstairsS ana
the old horse, after moments refec,
ton, settles himself into his collar
and goes ambling along to the end Of,
his beat, while the elevator goes up.
When it reaches the top the horse
waits a minute for the wheelbarrows
to be changed, waits another on gen.
eral principles, and then slowly turns
around and awaits the signal to 60
ahead again. These proceedings he
keeps up all day long. No one ever
says anything to him, or interferes with
him, and he always attends exclusively
to his own business. New Orleans
Picayune.
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FALL MILLINERY.

Ostrich feathers are coming to the
front again in the millinery world,
ard you see them not only In sln2le,
double and treble mounts, but also
rosette shape, with o Jet ornament as
a finish. Again, you see them in tip
form trimming the crown with the aid
of band of roses set very closely to-
gether.
A very pretty Panama hat is made
with full putting of yellow piece
silk, cut on the cross, round the upper
part OF the crown, with black roses
beneath, and on either side loop and
end of the silk with the addition OF O
white coqne mount on the left side.
Poppy and geraniun red are the
newest colors, and black hats trimmed
with white or black velvet and gauze
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Gathering the Lemon Crop.

There is no season In California for
gathering lemons, as is the case with
all other fruits grown in this country.
For that reason grower saves money
in his harvest, because with the help
of one person he can easily gather and
take care of all the fruit grown in q
grove of ten or fifteen acres. The
times when most lemons are picked
are early in January, early in Feb
ruary and again in March; but all
we'll cultivated trees have fruit ready
for picking during ten months OF the
year. For that reason the lemon is an
uncommonly steady and prolific
bearer.
Lemons are picked when the fruit
begins to show the least tinge OF yel-
low. Tho grower and an assistant go
carefully over each of the trees in the
grove, and gather all the lemons that
have reached that stage of develop
ment. The fruit is cut from the
branches and laid in padded baskets or
bags, so as to avoid any bruises OF
blemishes. The best growers are care
full to gather only fruit of one size
for instance, all that will just pass
through two-and-a.quarter-inch ring.
From the grove the lemons are taken
to the curing.house. If the grower is
q man of means, and grows lemons at
all extensively, he may have his own
curing and packing establishment, but
generally in Southern California a
half dozen or so growers build CO.
operative houses of this kind convent.
ent to oil of their properties. New
York Tribune.
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The Causes Of SunstrOkes.

s'Sunstrokes are confined almost en-
tirely to towns, and principally to
cities" said DR.. A. @. Fowler, oi
Atoks, Ind, at the Howard. "Cases
of sunstroke are very rare in the coun'
try and seldom fatal. Men work in
the broiling sun, when thermometers
register over q hundred degrees in the
shade. and very seldom have to even
seek shade. Harvesting is done in
the hottest seasons of the year, and
yet the hands are not injuriously
affected. To some extent this is ex.
planned by the use of iced drinks and
Intoxicating liquors in the towns and
cities, and it is partly due to the sun
being reflected from sidewalks and
houses in a city, while its rays are ab'
sorbed by the earth in the country;
but these matters would not seem to
explain all of the difference, and it
appears remarkable to me that there
are no sunstrokes in the country. -
Washington Star.
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every size and shape are to be had at
grocery and drygoods stores. New
York Tribune.
OWN A SEPARATOR.

Everyone who feels that he can af-
ford it should by this time own a sep.
arator of some kind. At the same
time, there are many who not only
can afford to own one, but who are
daily losing enough money to, in
short time, buy a machine, either hand
or power. It will not do to think that
separator will take care of itself and
do good work without special care. 1t
is a very busy little machine turning
the bowl at something over 5000 revo.
lutions q minute. That is making
things hum, and for this purpose the
machine must be set absolutely level
and firmly fastened on a solid founda'
tion.
The Rural New Yorker is giving
some excellent hints ont the subject OF
managing a separator, and among
other good thing says: "1n the way
of saving fuel and wear and tear on
the machine, it is important that q
separator runs as easily as possible.
and this is especially needful if the
machine IS to be run by hand. To se.
cure this, it is necessary that the bowl
run smoothly, that all bearings be &C.
curately fitted. yet not absolutely
tight, and that all bearing surfaces be
free from dead oil, gum and grit and
kept supplied with light, free run
ming grade of oil. Loose bearings can
generally be found by the noise made
when running.
"If the machine runs unduly heavy,
but still smoothly, flush all bearings
and pinions with kerosene to cut out
gum. If some shaft is dry of oil, is
tight or out of line, the place may gen.
orally be found by feeling for warm
bearings with the fingers. Sometimes
an oil groove may get stopped up with
gum or burnt oil so that the oil does
not reach the shaft causing the ma
chine to run hot even if it is sppar-
emily we'll fabricated.
"Grit of any kind in the oil may
heat tight bearing, stopping large
separator almost instantly, burning
the spindle, or springing 1t, roughen.
ing bearings, and perhaps making q
cold we'll between the shaft and bear
ing 30 that it will require several thou.
sand pounds pressure. to force it out.
OF course the milk must be at the cor.
rect temperature, not too hot nor too
cold, and be fed to the machine ex-
actly as directed. The best work can.
not be done by the machine unless all
these points are looked after, not only
once, but every time the machine is
used. One cannot be too particular
in this respect. Home and Farm.
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of fronts and meet the rolling coat
collar in notches. The comfortable
leg.o'-mutton sleeves are shaped with
single seams, gathered at the top and
6t the arm closely below the elbow,
the wrists being finished with deep
pointed cuffs. The short circular skirt
is one of the simplest yet constructed
for cycling, and possesses all the mer'
its of the more complicated styles
without their objections. It fits
smoothly at the top without plait or
wrinkle and falls below the hips in
deep flutes all around. Openings are
made on each side OF front that fasten
with buttons and button holes in fly
closings, handy pocket being insert
ed at the left side. Mohair, covert
cloth, tweed, cheviot and other wool
ems will make stylish suits. by the
mode.
The quantity Of material A inches
wide required to make this jacket for
lady in the medium size, is 2! yards.
To make the skirt it will require Al
yards of the same width material -
May Manton, in Modes.
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SOME AUTUMN INNOVATIONS.

Women never look smarter than
when in tailor made gowns. 1t is re-
markable that the frocks of heavy
cloth, cut in severely plain style, suit
every kind of woman. If she has
good figure the tailor made gown sets
it off; if she has a bad figure, the
gown improves it so that it appears
good. In view of these facts it is good
news to everyone that the tailor made
gown will be more in evidence this au-
tumn and winter than for many years.
The patterns will be mostly shot
goods, with some solid colors. There
will be greens, browns, black and doz-
ems of shades of gray. They will be in
all kinds of combinations, and most of
them will be pleasing to the eye, ac-
cording to the manufacturers. As for
the make of the gowns, they will be
rather more ornamented than has
been the case. They are to have but
tons, large and small, and of all kinds
of material and make. The buttons
will be put on wherever there is room
for them, and will be attached for or
nament as much as for utility. There
will be pockets in the coats and poe
kets in the skirts. A determined effort
will be made to supply women with
receptacles for the small baggage that
they always carry about with them,
and that is generally clutched fever
ishly in the hand for lack OF any
where else to keep it. Altogether
there is . prospect of much comfort as
we'll as style in the tailor made gowns
for the fall and winter. AS for the
prices-well, that is another story
New York Journal
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USEFUL DRESSING sACoUE,

Gray and white Jersey flannel, says
Modes, is the material used for this
useful sacque, which is exceedingly
simple in style and trinity neat in ef-
feet. Red silk feather stitching dec.
crates the free edges, bow of ribbon
of the same bright color being tied at
the neck. The adjustment is loose
fitting, being performed by under-arm
cores and a curving centre seam IN
back, the fronts closing with email
gray buttons and button holes. The
sleeves are shaped with single seams
in leg-o'.mutton style, the fullness be-.
ing plated in the arms eye. A neatly
fitted rolling collar finishes the neck:
This sscque is the most convenient Of
its kind as it requires little material
and is not bulky, so it can be utilized
in travelling by land or sea. Cash.
mere, eiderdown, flannel, cambria,
lawn or other cotton wash goods are
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FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

Variety in stock feeding is an evener
that corrects many poor rations.
A man with a bad temper is demor-
alizing company for horses and cattle.
His disposition is sure to prove catch
ing.
1t requires cheap feed and cheap
pasture to make it possible to pro-
duce animals for the market now, at q
profit.
If you have a really good mare, and
no first t.class stallion is convenient, go
to one that is inconvenient, or raise
no colts. Scrubs don't pay for their
keep.
Whipping frightened horse is the
most senseless and brutal thing i'm
aginable. A slight touch with the
whip at the time. to avert attention
from the cause of fright, is the most
that should be done.
Sheep should habitually rest on sod
or on soil covered with straw; the
soil, coming directly in contact with
the wool, absorbs the oil and leaves
the ends of the fibre dry and harsh; /;
also, the earth works into the wool,
giving it frowsy appearance.
Brood sows should be kept and fed
by themselves, on food which will pro.
duce strong bones and good muscular
system, that they may show in their
progeny the effects of careful and in
telligent treatment. Cut the ration
of corn. and give some oats, ship stuff
and milk.
The difference between the cheap
service SIS horse and the superior
draft and coach horse at S25, is $40.
Each costs the same to raise. The one
sells readily at 500 to 5000 these
times, while the cheap scrub will not
90 above $50, although be has eaten
more than that much feed.
1t pays to keep stock even when it
is low in price. We all know that
stock growing keeps farms in better
heart than grain growing. By steadily
growing wheat and corn and selling 1t
farms must run down, unless artltically
kept up, while, if covered with stock,
they can be kept up to high state of
fertility.
Sheep raising requires less labor
than any kind of farming, and is the
most profitable if rightly conducted.
The mutton breeds are all right if a
man keeps but a few sheep, but he
who wants flock of all round, hardy
sheep must do as the Western ranchers
do-choose those possessing Merino
blood largely.
Shade trees are an important adjunct
to every pasture, but the less brush
and bush the better. They serve only
to cumber the ground, and hatch out
myrads of flies and other troublesome
insects. The stump and the weed
should be likewise condemned. They
are worse than useless. and a timely
ending of their existence with the
scythe or hoe is now in order.
When You have O good horse, stick
to him. He may not be fast, he may
not be completely sound, but he does
all you need of horse, is safe and
healthy. Why change, even if some
Jockey with more snowy horse does
offer to trade? You know nothing Of
the other horse, and do know your
own as fully honest. The chances are
that the man who deals in horses knows
more about them than you do, and
that you will make nothing by the
transaction and will in all probability
lose. He is in tho business for what
! he Gun get ont Of it.
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FALL FASHIONS.
WHAT WOMEN ARE WEARING
THESE AUTUMN DAYS.
Ladies' Cycling Suit In Brown and
Ecru Shades - Useful Dressing
Sacque Of Gray and White
jersey Flannel.

TN the large illustration mixed
| cheviot in brown and ecru shades
is stylishly { ,corated with ecru
& faced cloth and worn with fall
chemisette and turn over collar OF
ecru bstiste. The jacket is close ft-
ting, the low cut vest fronts closing
in center with buttons and button
holes. Single bust darts adjust the
fronts with the other usual seams, all
of which are sprung below the waist
line to cause the fashionable rippled
fare in back and over the hips. Open
ings are finished in the dart seams
through which the leather belt is
passed, to close in front with buckle,
or the jacket may be worn without the
belt, if so desired. Stylish pointed
lapels are reversed at the upper edges
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considerable labor if the ordinary
method is followed. A short cut is
shown in the accompanying illustra-
tration. A number of drygoods or
grocery boxes, all OF the same size and
shape, are procured and nailed to-
gether side by side, and to the top Of
the bin thus made L cover is attached
and the thing is done. Each box
must be of size sufficient for holding
all the grain of any one kind that
must be kept on hand, but this will
not be a difficult matter, for boxes Of