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Middletown transcript., 1896-03-28
CURRENT EVENTS.

Thirteen miners were killed by an ex
plosion Of gas in the Berwind- White shaft
at Dubois, Pa, on Monday.
1t is said that Poet Laureate Austin is CO
templating resigning because of the annoy
ing criticisms upon his official verse.
Thomas Hughes. author of the famou ,
series of Rughby books, Tom Browns
School Days, etc., is dead. at the age of 73
Chauncey Depew, ex-Gov. Flower and
Bishop Potter received 32nd degree ir
Masonry the other day in New York, and
it took all day and half the night to gel
through with it.
At a meeting of Confederate Veterans and
Daughters of the Confederacy, at Atlanta
last week. a movement was started to make
the birthday of Jefferson Davis, June 8. g
legal holiday in the Southern states.
The National ". G. T. u, at a meeting of
the general officers. on Tuesday, decided moi
to hold the next National Convention in
San Francisco, although that city had been
previously decided upon. 1t is thought that
st. Louis will be the favored place.
The Prohibitionists of Iowa have been
making vigorous protest against the use
of wine at the christening of the new bat
tie ship which bears the name of that state
to be launched at the Cramps shipyards
to-day. But the efforts of the temperance
folks to secure the innovation will not
avail. Mr.. CHI. Camp the head of the Conn.,
pany, is strongly and nationally in favor of
wine. He says: II believe in destroying all
the wine I can. and breaking bottles of the
liquid upon the bows of newly built ships
is a use for wine which the straightest
laced prohibitionist should not object to-"
Middletown transcript., 1896-03-28

nothingl The TRANSCRIPT is IN favor
of a non-partisan convention but 1t
must know the views of the men who
are to be the delegates, and those views
must be given now else there can be no
committing Of men to such an idea.
A prominent Republican politician
of Sussex said this week that the
"Court House Ring" does not hesi-
tate to declare itself against conven-
tion but since one must be held they
favor bipartisan one. Their intention
is apparent. Being no longer able to
defeat the holding Of a convention
they propose to control it by Is to Is
vote. Why should friends of new
constitution walk into such a trap as
that? They will not. Then the advo-
Gates of a bipartisan convention can
only advance their cause by naming
their men, in prospective, and let
those men give the people their views
on changes. This is fair; it is honest. A
Is to Is vote in the dark is unfair and
we fear it would be dishonest. Let it
be a non-partisan convention in reality.
Middletown transcript., 1896-03-28
My MARYLAND.

Salisbury is to have new city hall which
will also be headquarters for the Fire De-
partment. 1t is to cost 5000.
The Mary land legislature will adjourn al
noon on Monday! having been in session
three months.
John Stump, father of Judge Frederick
Stump. died on Saturday and was buried at
Elkton on Tuesday. He was 90 years old.
The trial of James H. Truss, of Chesa.
peake. for the murder of Capt. Camp. began
at Elkton on Tuesday.
Charles Stevens, a prominent citizen of
Caroline County, died last week. at Denton
aged ga years. He was post master o
Denton under Presidents Grant, Hayes,
Garfield and Arthur.
A Dorchester county man has sold 12, 900
muskrat skins to New York dealer, for
% cents piece.
The Republican State Central Committee
has fixed the date for the state convention
to be held in Balti more April %.
The Cecil County Fair this year will be
held September s, 9, 10, II.
Chestertown is to have new high-school
Mrs. Anna Cox Nicholson, an old resi-.
dent of Centreville, died on Wednesday in
her saith year. She was the sister of Judge
Emory, Of Queen Anne's county.
Middletown transcript., 1896-03-28

GALL the Republicans in Sussex
county are for Major Mckinley for
President" said a prominent George
town politician to a representative of
the TRANSCRIPT on Thursday. If one
may judge from the reports that are
coming in from all parts of the country,
he might have added ''all the Republi-
cans of the country are for him. aand
IT, is presumable that Delaware will be
In line. Mckinley had friends in the
last Delaware Delegation in National
Convention and it is evident that his
connection with the name Of Piotec-
tion, the watchword Of Republican
ism, is q tower of strength to him in
this friendly contest for the nomina-
tion, contest among strong and able
men, any Of whom would make a good
and safe President, and as we believe
under a protective policy would restore
prosperity to our people.
Middletown transcript., 1896-03-28

TIE TRANSCRIPT wishes to empha-
size the fact that it favors a -parti-
san convention; that it opposes BIZ
partisan convention. How can the
two be divorced? Who are the men
that our friends, the enemy, who favor
such convention, would put forward
as delegates? That is very important.
Men represent ideas or they should.
To nominate lot of old politicians in
the name of non-parti sanship would be
suicidal. Who are the men?
But more important than their per-
snnality is what do they represent,
what do they favor in the way Of
changes in constitution? They should
know their position and the people
should be informed. How ridiculous
would be the situation of fifteen Re
publicans standing for the abolishment
of the poll tax or such modification
of it as to destroy its power to decide
elections before the vole is cast, and Of
fifteen Democrats determined to main
tain that feature substantially as it is
now! What would be the result?
We should have no change, for to take
affirmative action would require more
than fifteen votes in body of thirty.
Would it not be foolish to set up Is
to 15 vote on such vital question?
It wouM Mcompare with the "two-two
puzzle'' that has perplexed our Super
ior Court, or was it the Court of Oyer
and Terminer where the lives of men
hang in the balancep In convention
of Is to Is Delegates the liberty. if not
the lives of the people would be subject
to partisan treatment, bipartisan it
may be, but the result would probably
be defeat of tAe will of the people
ard the continuance of ring and family
rule. This would be the result of BIZ
partisan convention.
But how about non-partisan con-
ventionp That depends on the men and
what they represent. Let us hear from
the advocates of a non-partisan con-
vention. Who are the men for such
convention? What are their views on
constitutional changesp Certainly ra-
tional men are not expected to vote for
politiclf opponents Of whose views on
this ths most important matter that
has come before the people Of Delaware
for nearly q half century, they know
Middletown transcript., 1896-03-28

New Church-To be supplied.
Onancock-Aloysius Green,
Parksley-D. J. Givan.
Parsonburg-C. w. Strickland.
Pocomoke City-E C. Macnichol.
Pocomoke Circuit~Supplied by L. b
Kirby.
PowellvilIe-Supplied by Baynard Wheat
ley.
Princess Anne-G T. Anderson.
Quantico-M. r. Hackman.
Roxana-J. W. Gray.
st. Peters, (Oriole, Md .)-G. L. Hardesty.
Salisbury-C. W. Prettyman.
Selbyville- by g.. w. Hastings
Sharptown-T. N. Given.
Smiths Island. (Ewell. Md.)-T. F.
Beauchamp.
Snow Hill-R. T. Coursey.
Somerset. tChance. Md.)oW. B. Guthrie.
Stockton-John Jones.
Tangier-C. p. Swain.
Westover---C. E. Hastings.
Whitesville---G. ". Bounds.
Middletown transcript., 1896-03-28
CHESAPEAKE CITY.

Miss Helen Clayton, ofnear MiddIet ow n
was the guest of Miss Alma Bouchelle pa ri
of this week.
Miss Helen Price, of Middletown, wa,
the guest of Miss Evelyn Kibler at he
home near st.. t.Augustine, this week.
Miss Elsie E. Karsner has returned from
pleasant visit to Mrs. Edwin Graves OF
Marietta, Pa.
Rev. Charles Davidson spent Monday
and Tuesday Of this week in Baltimore.
Stanley Steele, of University of Maryland
is at his home for few days.
Miss Rhetta Burris, of FELTON,, Del, is thu
guest of Miss Daisy Jones. near st. Angus
tine.
DR.. Harry L. Clayton, of Middletown
was the guest of Edgar Ellison a part o.
this week.
A large number of our citizens went to
Elkton during this week to be present al
the trial of James Harry Truss, held for the
murder of Capt. Camp, of Goshen, N. ].
Miss Alma Bouchelle entertained mum
Der Of friends at whist" on Tuesday even
ing. Those present were, Misses Mary
Ellison, Florence Egee, Helen Clayton,
Evelyn Kibler, Hattie Morgan and Helen
Price Of Middletown; Messrs. Stanley Steele
John M. Reed, Jr., Julian Clayton, Groome
Steele, Frank and Harry Howard and
Harry Kibler.
The Monday Evening Club held its regu-
lar meeting in the Mason's lodge room on
Monday evening. An interesting program
had been arranged by the executive co M
mittee and was enjoyed by all present. II
was as follows: Piano Solo, "shall we know
each other there" variations, Miss Hattie
Morgan; Reading, Selection, DIR. Delmar
Smithers; Vocal Solo, Sail Ho." Miss
Sallie Barwick; Recitation, young Loch-
invar." Miss Alice Perry; Vocal Solo, my
lover will come to-day" Mrs. Lou Hetz;
Trio, Banjo, Mandolin, and Guitar, Moon
light Serenade," Miss Alma Bouchelle,
Harry Bouchelle and William Alexander;
Song contest by members of club; after
which Mrs: Lou Hetz as Mrs. Almira
Pease exhibited her family album.
Middletown transcript., 1896-03-28
FRANCHISE AND POLL TAX;

No conscientious man can observe
the workings of the assessment and
manipulations of the poll tax in this
State as it effects the right of franchise
aud defend it. The honest man who
defends it doe so because he does not
know its operations. 1t may be abused
through all stages from the assessor to
the final board of registration. Ninety
nine men whose duty it is to operate
some part of the law may do their
work honestly and fairly, and the hun
dreth man will use his office to disfran-
chise his political opponents, and the
honesty of all of the ninety-Dine who
passed fairly upon the right of their
fellow citizens to vote is nothing, for
the men lose their votes by the acts Of
the one dishonest man. No law is a
good:law that permits such outrages.
So far as the duty of every man to
help pay the expenses of government is
concerned that is all right. Every man
should do that, but it should
not be used Jas iarrier to the right
of men to vote. 1t puts the reins
of government in the hands of one
party, the party that is in power to
perpetuate its rule and misrule, and
not only that but in the hanGs of the
most reckless element of that party.
Not only have not the adherents of the
opposite political party any put but
the honest men, the fair men. in the
ruling parry, have but little or no
voice. The details of the methods have
been given so often and incidents have
been cited that they need no repetition
to prove the force of our argument.
We were at the Court House in Will
mington this week and saw something
of the annoyance to which Republicans
are put to get assessed. In the first
place it will be noted that only Repnb-
licans are put to this troltle. In some
way Democrats are always assessed.
We do not mean that an honest Demo-
cratic assessor may not leave off a fe /.
Democrats unintentionallyas he may
leave off few Republicans but those
Democrats in some way find, or are
shown, an easy way to get assessed.
The Republican finds the road to the
assessment rough and tedious one.
Previously we believe in this county
eie Deputy Clerk Of the Peace has been
allowed to administer the oath neces-
sary in vouching for assessment. Now
for some reason not explained, presum-
Middletown transcript., 1896-03-28
County Constables,

The Levy Court on Wednesday elected
the following constables for the county:
Robert Williamson, Mill Creek hundred
CORTLAND F. Crockett, st Georges; William
Weldon, Appoquinimink John Lockerman,
Blackbird; Moses Fleming, New Castle;
Daniel Cush, Red Lion; Emily alther, Pen.
cader; Andrew J. Mote, White Clay Creek;
Paul J. Began andsJames F. Porter, Chris
tiana; William E. Husbands and John w.
Greenfield, Brandywine; Henry r. Smith.
Alfred s. Hurlock, William P. Windish
and Thomas Reardon, Wilmington: Sam
uel II. Higgins was elected bridge tender
at Odessa.
Middletown transcript., 1896-03-28
A GREAT many Republicans

A GREAT many Republicans think
it would have been in far better taste
had Representative Willis not voted
one way and talked another on the res
olutions Of censure passed by the
House OF Representatives on Ambassa-
dor Bayard'sspeech. The TRANSCRIPT
is of that opinion. It is Inconsistent
to say 50 many disparaging things Of q
man and then refuse to censure him
because Of estate pride"
Middletown transcript., 1896-03-28
FROM OLD SUSSEX.

Mrs. A. M. Willard, of Lewes, won one
of the $40 prizes in the Philadelphia Inquir-
ers's mystery story contest.
The frame annex of the Douglass House,
Rehoboth, was destroyed by fire on Mon
day incurring a loss of about 81 900. partial.
ly covered by insurance.
Middletown transcript., 1896-03-28
CONFERENCE APPOINTING Nrs.

Contrary to the rumors afloat last
week, there were few changes made In the
itinerants homes on the peninsula at the
recent conference at Dover, and the changes
that were made were expected or desired
by those concerned. 1t was very har-
monious and pleasant session. A synopsis
of the proceedings is given on the first page.
The following are the appointment Is.
Middletown transcript., 1896-03-28

Wilmington.
Asbury-M. L. Gates.
Brandywine-Asbury Burke.
Cookman-John France.
East Lake and Elsmere-Supplied By j.
Fl. Wiley.
Epworth-L. w. Layfield.
Grace-Merritt Hulburd.
Harrison Street-F. B. Short.
Kingswood and Edge Moor. E. Amos.
Madeley-G. F. Hopkins.
Mt Salem-S. M. Morgan.
st. Paul's-W. L. s. Murray.
Scots. N. Pilchard.
Silverbrook-E.E E. White.
Swedish Mission-F. Soderman.
Union-J D. C. Hanna.
Wesley-W. w. Sharp.
Bethel and Summit, Chesapeake City,
W. H. Benford.
Charlestown-T. II. Harding.
Cherry Hill-George P. Jones.
Chesapeake Citv-H. A. G.. Westerfeld.
Chester, booths Corner)-Wilmer Jag
gard.
Claymont-Supplied by F. NJ. Dougherty.
Delaware City-H. s. Thompson.
Elk Neck-W. H. s. Loller.
Elkton-A. s. Mowbray.
Hockessin and Ebenezer~O. 8. Walton.
Hopewell and Asbury, ,(Woodlawn)-J.
D. Kemp.
Marshalton and Stanton-E. H. Collins.
Mt. Lebanon, kland)-William P.
Taylor.
Mt. Pleasant and Union, (Bellevue)-C.
H. Williams.
Newark and Wesley-F. C. McSorely.
New Castle-V. s. Collins.
Newport-Julius Dodd.
North East and. Boulden-W. A. Wise.
Perryville-G. Fl. Budd.
Port Deposit-H. W. Ewing.
Port Penn-Supplied by s. o. Gibbon.
Red Lion and Glasgow-W. O. De Venish.
Rising Sun ard Sylmar-W. G. Koons.
Rowlandville aud Mt. Pleasant-supplied
by W. E. Greenfield.
St. Georges. o. Sypherd.
st. Johns, UewisvilIe, Pa.)-Van P.
Northup.
Zion-A. P. Prettyman.
DOVER DIsTRIcT-R. H. ADAMS, P. E.
Beckwith, (Connersville, MIDI. T. Van
Burkalow.
Bridgeville-S. J. Morris.
Burrsville Supplied by A. c. Jones.
Cambridge-W. ]. Du Halfway.
Camden-I G. Fosnocht.
Cannon-George E. Wood.
Church Creek-W. e. West.
Crapo-W. R. McFarlane.
Denton-Z. II. Webster.
Wesley (Dover)-w. E. Avery.
Armory, Dover), C. l. Stengle.
East New Market. P. Outten. Il
Ellendale-Supplied by J. R. Campbell.
Elliott's Islands upplied by c. w. Clap
ham.
Farming gton-F. J. Cochran.
Federalsburg-W. L. White.
Felton-D. F. Waddell.
Frederica-T. A. II. O'Brien.
Galestown-G. w. Bowman.
Georgetown-C. A. Grise.
Georgetown Circuit-J. A. Brewington.
Greenwood-E. H. Miller,
Harrington-Thomas E. Terry.
Hooper's Island-Supplied by H. E. Tru-
lit.
Houston-W. E. Tomkinson.
Hurlock-T. F. Tabler.
Lakesville-G. P. Smith.
Leipsic-C. P. Futcher.
Lewes-D. H. Corkran.
Lincoln-T. 8. Williams.
Little Creek-F. e. McKinsey.
Magnolia-E II. Derickson.
Milford-T. E. Martindale.
Milton-W. T. Valiant.
Nassau-G. R. Neese.
Preston-J. M. Mitchell.
Salem-Supplied by Eben WEIGH.
Seaford and Bladesville-R. K. Stephen
son.
Vienna-Supplied by L. T. McLain.
Wiliamsburg-D. II. Willis:
Williston-J. D. Reese.
Woodside-Suppliedb by G. B. Fisher.
Wyoming-J E. Graham.
Zoar, (Georgetown)-Supplied by j. W.
Talley.
P. H Rawlins, agent of Stewards En-
dowment Fund.
EAsToN DIsTRIcT-ALFRED SMITH, p. z.
Bayside-To be supplied.
Cecilton-R. Irving Watkins.
Centreville-J. W. Easley.
Cheswold and Bethel. W. Fogle.
Chestertown-W.P P. Compton.
The citizen., 1896-07-10
USE OF eERMICIDEs.
la Certain Conditions Their Use Is Posi-
fiyaIv DanperOuS.

la Certain Conditions Their Use Is Posi-
lively Dangerous.
The method of adding something to
the cream that will destroy the bacteria
or prevent their growth, no matter how
warm the weather or how distant the
market, appeals to the dealer OH account
of it's cheapness, simplicity and eifec-
tiveness. Cream in which sufficient
quantity of boric acid or salicylic acid
has been introduced, for these are sub
stances generally used as preservatives
OF cream, will remain perfectly sweet
for an indefinite time even in the hot
test summer temperature. These chem
icals produce no decided change in the
taste or appearance of the cream, and
it is no wonder that this method has
sometimes been adopted by those who
have seen in it a solution of the only
difficulty in the way of extending a lu-
crative cream trade. What, then, are
the objections to this method? The
first and the Very decided objection that
will occur to the consumer is, that
VIXEN paying for sweet and wholesome
cream he does not want it diluted with
anything else. In view of the compara-
lively small quantity OF the preserVa-
tive that has to be used, this objection
might be overcome by an appeal to the
reason of the consumer, if he did not
have reason as well as prejudice on his
side. If it could be shown that the pre-,
servative was as harmless as the cream
itself there would, perhaps, be no rea-
sonable objection to it, but the best that
can be claimed for these chemical pre-
servatives is, that while they are sure
death to bacteria, they also endanger
the health and derange the digestive
apparatus of human beings. Among
those qualified to judge of the effect of
these substances when taken into the
stomach of human beings there is
practically but one opinion, and that
is, that the constant consumption of
them is harmful even if taken in small
quantities. In certain cases where per-
SONS are suffering from disease of the
digestive organisms the use Of cream
preserved by this method is positively
Gangerous.-Farmers' Review.
The citizen., 1896-07-10
LARGER PEACHES.
Thinning Out by Hand Is the Best Ws
to Produce Them

Thinning Out by Hand Is the Best Way
to Produce Them.
Mr.. j. IL. Hale, one of the greatest
peach growers in the United States. in
speaking of the manner in which he
makes a success of the business, is re-
ported as saying that one must thin by
hand. He puts stepladders under the
trees and puts boys on them whose
bump of destructiveness is large and
tells them to go ahead. He begins when
the peaches are three-quarters of an
inch in diameter and takes everything
that is curculio-stung and diseased.
These he carts away and burns. The
rest that are taken off are dropped on
the ground and left there:
In future, he says, three or four-year-
old peach trees shall not bear over $50
peaches; four or five-year-old trees not
over 300, and full-grown trees not over
500. That means six inches apart; 500
peaches on tree will make six or eight
baskets of fancy fruit. Three thousand
peaches to tree won't make more or
sell for more money, and the trees are
ruined.
Peach trees are planted on a good or
dinary corn or wheat land in fair state
of fertility. The holes for the trees are
dug about twice as large as necessary to
receive the roots and a big handful of
fine ground bone is scattered at the bot
tom of the hole and two or three more
on the dirt, and that is worked in
around the roots at the time the tree
is planted. Then is put on muriate of
potash. The next ear is broadcasted
from 1000 to 1,5OO pounds per acre of
fine ground bone and from 400 to 800
pounds of muriate of potash or it's
equivalent, and this is kept up every
year whether the trees bear or not.
"It is pretty liberal feeding, but it pays
to be liberal with trees" says Mr.. Hale.
Western Rural
The citizen., 1896-07-10
THERE ARE TWO sEcTs.
Mohammedans Are Divided According C'
Their CreedaI Forms.

Their Creedal Forms.
Mohammedans divide themselves into
two principal sects-Shiah and Sunni,
the Persians representing the bulk of
the former, the Turks of the latter
The chief points on which they differ
are the condition of the soul after
death and the succession of caliphs.
The Sunni believe that there is one i'm
mortal God, whose works are without
beginning or end, and that He will
be visible to the souls of the blessed;
while the Shiahs deny the Immortality
of the soul and maintain that the CO.
existent principles of Zoroaster will
forever contend for the mastery. With
regard to the prophets successors, the
Sunnis claim that the lawful successor
of Mohammed was Abu Bekr and after
him Omar Osman and Ali (nephew and
son-in-law of Mohammed); the Shiahs,
however, reject the first three and hold
that Ali was the only legitimate sue
cessor.
Shiahs pray but three times day,
and enjoin pilgrimages to Nejef, Ker-
bella, Kazimain, Meshed (Persia), Sa-
mara and Kun, as we'll as to Mecca
and Medina, Sunnis make pilgrimages
only to the two latter cities and pray
five times day. From this it can be
readily understood that the circum-
stance of the Turks being in possession
of the shrines of Nejef (Meshed Ali),
Kazimain and kerbela is most displeas-
ing to devout Shiahs.-Blackwood s
MapaZine
The citizen., 1896-07-10
DRAINAGE OF ROADS.
It Is of the Utmost Importance to ths
Preservation of Highways.

:
Preservation of Highways.
With wet or clayey roadways, surface
drainage alone is not sufficient. With
out underdrainage the crown of such
roadways will dry only by slow process
of evaporation, during which time the
topping becomes more and more rutted
by the passing traffic. A subdrain in
such soil will not prove efficient for
more than about 12 feet on each side;
hence, two lines of longitudinal sub
drains are needed on those parts of our
country roads that pass through wet
places, low-lying lands or clayey soils.
They should have an average fall of
about one in one hundred; minimum
fall, one in one thousand. At short in
tervals, say from 36 to 100 feet apart, are
placed cross drains to discharge the wa
ter into the side bitches. These cross
drains receive a greater fall, scy up to
one in thirty. Generally two and one
half to three-inch pipes are sufficient.
1t is advantageous to bed these tiles in
well-drained brick fragments and to
cover them with road metal. Be certain
that the tiles are correctly laid and that
nothing interferes with their free dis
charge. AS said before, unglazed round
tiles, about three inches in diameter
and, under certain conditions, jointed
with loose collars, are most suitable for
subdrains. The bottom of the tiles
should be laid both to the proper grade
and below the frost line, after which the
tile trench is filled up to subgrade with
clean gravel, small field stones, road
metal, or broken bricks. The cross
drains are also made of unglazed tiles,
with the exception of their outlet Sec
tions, which should consist of vitrified
culveru pipes. Regular branch pipes
should connect the longitudinal and
cross tiles. On level reaches the lateral
roadway slopes for surface drainage
should not be less than one In twenty
four, and side bitches should be pro-
vided, if necessary, as previously in
dicated. Finally, rapid discharge of
the side bitches, if required, through ad-
jacent lands, is of the utmost inn
portance to roadway preservation
Gen. Roy Stone.