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Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-23
Ilad rnlI FroiI ,yh,,i

a lad III years Of age named Swift
had bad fail from mis- hiGvcle on
Giaymont hill, on Saturday lIis left
shouIder and leg were bruised aud bie
arms were injured. He was made yrry
sieA and was cared for by H. \. Bad.
NJ Glaymont, who put Linn aboard
a lrau for this city.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-23
Anri,Innttn tnn onilh.

A G years.old son OF DIR. A. Il. Frantz
on Saturday fell while he was trying to
climb over picket fence in front of
his fathers house, No. 504 West Elev-
enth street. One Of the child's feet was
caught in the fence and the ankle was
fractured,
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-23
a Un,l TnlI.

Margaret, young daughter OF John
L. Malone, last Friday afternoon fell
from the second story of hor fathers
house, No, an East Sixth street, to
the pavement, but was not seriously
hurt She was attended by DR..
Spruance.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-23
Eirt.,n ,,.r-ons oroun.,.

Glasgow, April 20. The steamer
Marsden collided with tho British
bark Firth of Solway, Capt. Kendrick,
yesterday, near Kish lightship, causing
the bark to sink. Thirteen men and
the captains wife and child were
drowned.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-23
srhoolstnoIo,c ON inv IA.

TIE public schools will close This
year on July ri, ard come Of lilo
iaachers are expressing regret that tho
cnl Of tho term viii not come sooner.
According 10 tho rules Of tho School
board, the schools must closo on tne
lust Friday preceding tho Fourth Of
Julv
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-23
nASr n.4LL.
A Good Game by Local Professionals aud
AmnIemrs.

Amateurs.
The Rockford base ball club, Will
mington'a favorite amateur cam, made
decidedly creditable showing on Sat
urday afternoon in game with the
Wilmington Atlantic League club, and
although the professionals won by the
score OF IL to =, no ceusure is due the
Rockford team, which played together
for the first time this season. Whining
ton was In better shape than it has
been yet, and Jerry Nops, the joyial
south paw pitcher, demonstrated his
ability to manipulate the sphere by
striking out II men. AT times he was
an enigma, and at all times was cool and
collected. lie and catcher Welch give
promise OF becoming "a great battery.
In fact the entire nine played well in
the main, although they made five err
rors, two OF which were partly caused
by the unevenness Of the field. How
ever the 500 people present were salts
fled that the team is composed of ball
players.
Rockford, too, was in excellent form,
considering the fact that no opportun,
ity had been offered for playing TO-
gether. Most of the individual work
was good Charley Phillips showed up
in his usual form behind the bat, and
henney was pretty effective in the box.
Hayes, McCabe, Mccall and Hinckle
are valuable additions. The game next
Saturday, when Rockford and Kensing.
ton play, should be we'll worth seeing.
Tho score of last Saturdays game fol-
lows:
Rockford. ..............O 00OO02 % 2
Nllmlngton.....,..,. 90 4 0 | 8 0--i3
Base hits-Rockford 5 Wilmington,
3. Struck out-By Kenney, 3; by Nops,
Il. Homo runs-Newel and Mont
gomery.
NOTES.
The University of PENNSYLVANIA Law
team defeated Delaware College at
Newark on Saturday by the score OF 10
TO 3.
The New York base ball neople are
already complaining of weak spots in
tho makeup Of the Giants and changes
are expected all round. which may
necessitate Van Haltren, centre fielder,
and Gleason, second basemau, taking
hand in the box.
Paterson easily defeated the Ath-
letics of Philadelphia at Paterson yes
terday by the one.sided score of ii to
/. Paterson will open the champion
ship season in Wilmington on April
2Sth.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-23
prnth nr I.hwnr.l rnrhrlhrn.

Chicago, April H. Edward Pard-
ridge, one of the most prominent and
wealthiest operators on the Board Of
Trade. died of Bright's disease. to day,
after several weeks illness.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-23
man gcIln0l Ie,,,n selecte1.

Howard Hahn, Charles, Robelen,
Wesley Trotter and George McGovern
VIII represent the High School in the
University Of Pennsylvania relay race,
which viii be run in PHILADELPHIA
neEt Saturday. Six High School pupils
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-23
sand From Chr,x,ior,

Tho washers Nt the Christiana sand
pits were put to work on Saturday.
Parties interested in the revived in
dustry are Of the opinion that big
business will develop, and that in time
Wilmington may become a glass sand
centre, the quality OF the sand here
about being excellent
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-23
". q. 4. IL. Convention.

The 9th annual county convention of
the Womon's Christian Temperance
Union viii be held in Mt. Salem
Church tomorrow.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-23
Weet,lInr Cards.

Cards are out for the wedding of
Miss Sallie Wheeler to Thomas Alex
ander on the evening of April 10Th, at
the residence of the brides father. No.
9l0ls Madison street. Miss Wheeler
recently rendered her resignation as a
public school teacher.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-23
Twn lanmg WON nLnnneh.

ap' lRI Sorre'r9 r9ndrhec II ofGa1ottound Journai
roafori, Arril ls Two young ncn,
orr agnd 10 years and tho Other , ypars
Older, sons Of John Alaatun, farmer
near linthe, were drowned Thurpdav
while fishing. Their bodies were re.
covered yesterday.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-23
nentn d Mr.. .lnrl n. Nnn.ln

Aira, Merry y, Meade died on Thurs.
laH err-IGg as LetsgUsg, Va. Her
dsa7'trr 5lrs. y, ll iin.focser, Jg.,
gl t4is city, accompanied tg NJ. Hof.
'ec6nEt wont 10 Loeeuurs on Faursiay.
lhe ,lg sal toak p'sae Sunday.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-23
Thrnwn Trnln = Irnin.

iitnry Brodea colnred, was thrown
tr3nl 2 freight Hain Safurcay morning,
"iiln stealing 4 rido ia the w. Y n.
raiIfoad, near Rrini9ns Bridge. He
%as slightly injured anut the left side.
tia e.aimca that bis tane was ii Mil.
MlDEton, bnt be ig naE .nnwn hera.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-23
Nav Yacht.

The Liberty Bay Clubs handsome
new naptha launch Astra was given
trial on the Delaware river Sunday,
run was made TO Chester and after,
wards to New Castle and Fort Della.
ware. The boat fully came up to the
expectations OF the owners.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-23
overcuino ~ tieat.

William Jones, residing at 93l viii
liams stront and employed at the shops
N the .AtcNuliough Iron CO., was over
come ~ thn haat On 'tidQy ana re-.
maincd unconscious for iW1 hours. Or.
u. n. Filst Wa Summoned aud rendered
medical attention.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-23
snIci,Ie of "A Murderer.

Seattle, Wash, April 10. james
Alsop committed suicide in Jail hero
last night. He was wanted in Mime.
apolis for the murder of girl named
Olson.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-23
Accidental Dischargc OF PISTOL.

Charles 7. Nolan of Newport acciden.
tally shot himself on Saturday while
cleaning revolver. Dir. Francis
Springer dressed the wound, which was
not serious.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-23
Death from scarlet Fever.

Walter fleRsion, aged 1G months, died
Friday morning at the residence OF his
parents, No. 6l3 Spruca street, Of
scarlet fever The remains were in
TERED at the Cathedral cemetery.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-23
NLn..lrl.rl i.rfnr,n-

meeting in the interest Of munich
pa reform Will be- held in Baltimore
nest month. Wilmington will lie
represented hy Municipal Commission
ers J9hn ia Egaset! W. ID. Mullin and
d. w. Taylor.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-23
Adams Out nm Rail.

John II. Adams, who IN recently sent
to Jail in default of bail, no having
been arrested on the charge of using a
young girl for immoral purposes, was
liberated on bail last Saturday.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-23
nrntIl of 5. Lynn Percy.

Cambridge, Md, April 10. IS. Lynn
Perry died suddenly Saturday. He
represented Dorchester in the House of
Delegates in the session Of 1858 and
had wide acquaintance.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-23
Welllne .nnnnllrr.nnnt.

Cornelius Gesmlnda and Miss Julia
Y. Monihan VII" ho married at St
Mary's Church "n Tuesday, April 2sth.
Both are residents ot tbis city.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-23
shields library Anniveranry.

The 33d anniversary of Shields Ii.
brary Association will be celebrated on
the evening Of May 4th. William
Michael Byrne will be the principal
speaker.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-23

Middletown, n. y, April 1s.-The
Babcock hat shops were burned this
morning, causing loss of $50, 600,
The fro originated in the dye room.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-23

ln $50 brow bronchial Trocho,
Ncro introduced, Au taair success ms n CHI
for tolls, Coughs, Ssftllpa aid BronchitI
las Desn unparalIe.g4
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-23
rive Children smotbere,.

Turner's Falls, Mass, April IT,
Five children were smothered by fire
IN four-story tenement block here
to-day.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-23
Isnnt fnr ,rn.,rnt1

Chesterotwn, Md, April H. The
Kent Republican primaries placed SEN
ator Weslcott'e friends in control Of the
county convention.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-23
Diocesan .acr.,nry

Miss Louisa w. prics Of Delawarr
Clty, has been atIninted by Bishey
Coleman as tha ocosan secretary d
uie Daughters a King.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-23
Death of Lon, s,o,.n,

Boston, Mass, April ls. John Stet.
son, the widely known theatrical man
ager, died this morning.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-23
neatli Of Mrs, f.Ii1n n sm,tl,.

Mrs. Eliza J. Smith. widow of John
Smith, died on Sunday at her home,
No. 507 Market street, aged 79 years.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-23
I,usiness Failure IN N.,v

Bnsiness Failure In New York.
New York, April 90. The failure Of
q. Schroeder has been announced on
the cotton exchange.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-23
nealh OF Chlef Jnsllrn Mornnr,. w,dnu.

:, Towanda, Pa, April 20. Mrs. Sarah
,: Mercur, widow of Chief Justice
Mercur, died this morning.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-23
Arter pay,s Hnrd WORM

Take H0rsford's Acid Phosphate.
II makes a delicious drink and relieves
fatigue and depression. A grateful tonic.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-23
SETBKE nxPLosIOx.
Three Men Killed ana Several Persons
BADLY Injured. I4

Peoria, ILL.,, April IA converter at
the Tower Sugar Works exploded early
this morning. filling the immense
building with steam. There were over
100 men at work at the time. Three
men were killed outright and several
were badly injured. The dead are
John Hoey, John Wilson and -.
Barnes. John Dooley and Mat Con-
molly arc severely injured.
The converter was in the fourth story
of the building The explosion was
plainly heard in all parts of the city.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-02-15
MORE THAN 100000 AT THE
BOTTOM OF THE SEA.

There is an oaken chair in the Office
of Lloyds', in London, the great mari
time firm. which has a strange and ro-
mantle history. 1t was made from the
rudder of the kings shipdH utine, which,
in 1899, was wrecked in the North sea,
with the largest amount of gold on
board that ever went to the bottom.
The Secretary of Lloyds' recently gave
to the public an interesting account of
this wreck and of the numerous at
tempts to find her lost treasure. The
Lutine was SO gun frigate, captured
from the French in 1898.
"In the autumn OF 1893 it was neces.
sary to send a large amount of specie
across the North sea, and, as usual, APP
plication was made to the admiralty for
kings ship. This method of convey
ance was thought the best guarantee
for honesty, the best assurance against
capture by foreign foes. Although some
money is supposed to have been trans
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-02-15
MILLIONS OF VALENTINES.

The connection of the original st. Val
entine with the customs now common
on Feb. IA, is not exactly clear. Ac-
cording to history he was a Roman
priest, who was beaten to death with
clubs and then bebeaded by order of the
Emperor Claudius in the year 270 A. D.
Several years later the church declared
him martyr and issued decree ap-
pointing Feb. IA day to be celebrated
in his honor. says a writer in the New
York world.
According to Isaac Disraeli and other
historians, many of the children's games
of Italy, the tumblers and street aero.
bats, the carnivals and speaking panto-
mines, we're all once common in ancient
Rome. The custom connected with st.
Valentines name may be traced to a
practice common in the same city. Fes-
rivals called the Lupercalia were held
during the month of February in honor
of Februata- Juno. One of the ceremon-
les consisted in placing in a box, with
great pomp and ceremony, number of
slips bearing the names of young girls.
After the box had been we'll shaken up
the young men each drew a slip and
thus obtained what we should call
valentine.
The leaders of the early Christian
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-02-15
STOCK

Most of the cry for the necessity for
the sacrificing of stock in the fall comes
from regions where but little provision
is made for winter shelter. The animals
are supposed to winter themselves in the
fields, woods, or dilapidated sheds, and
there they must have plenty of food to
hold their own. They never gain.
The question of wintering stock was
for long time only sentimental one,
but today dollars and cents have more
to do with it than the pity of man for
the poor brutes. 1t is question of
profit and loss. Since the money side
weighs in the argument, our flocks and
herds have happier time of it.
The stock raiser constantly finds that
his grain feed goes further by grinding
or crushing than when fed whole. Even
though the animal swallows its crushed
grain without mastication. the juices of
the stomach will enter into it and pre-
pare it for easy assimilation.
Horses fed in the middle of the day
with broken and moistened grains will
be in finer condition at night than those
fed whole grains. At noon they are in a
tired condition, and the stomach is Of
ten unable to handle the food put into
it, and they are put to work again before
their ration is digested at all.
To make cattle feeding profitable you
must be able to keep them improving
constantly, for gain costs money, and
every pound lost costs as much to re-
place as it would to have added several
pounds had the animal been kept thrifty.
The one object is to get them ready for
market.
From the carcass of the horse, by
various processes, phosphorus, carbon
ate of ammonia. cyanide of potassium
and prussic acid are obtained. All the
meat is not sent to Europe. The leather
known as cordovan is made from the
skin over the rump, while the other
leather is soft, and is used mostly for
slippers and heavy driving gloves.
The old way was to keep the hogs on
light rations until year old, then pas
ture one summer, and begin to fatten at
16 months. Now we have the spring
pigs ready to bring the top price in No.
vember or December, and. where milk
can be had to give them a good start, a
weight of 200 pounds is attained at age
OF six months.
1t pays to push the animals for slaugh.
ter, for it makes the cheapest meat;
extra time requires extra flood of sup
port" there is no profit from the food
which is required to keep the animal
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-02-15

church elected to what they called heath
en- rites and substituted the names of
saints instead Of those of young girls.
Each youth was supposed to initiate the
example of the eaint whose name be
drew. The heather rite took place on
Feb. IA, and that date was continued as
the time for the new ceremony. That
day being st. Valentines, his name has
come down to us linked with the Gus
tom.
One old writer says: "St. Valentine
was chosen to be the guardian of lovers
not because lovers are more superstitious
than other people, but because they
have more Imagination.
Slight differences in the manner of
celebrating st. Valentines day exist in
different countries, but the same idea
runs through all the ceremonies. 1t is
the day of choosing ones mate. Old
country tradition has it that all birds of
the air choose their mates for the year
on st. Valentines day.
ION the eve of Feb. IA the young folk
gather together, an equal number of
maids and bachelors forming the party.
Each one writes his or her name on a
separate billet, and these are rolled up
and cast in pile. Then the names are
drawn, the maids drawing the bachelors
names and the bachelors the maids.
The names drawn are valentines to those
who draw them. The young men were
expected to entertain their valentines
with dances and treats, and often also
wore the billets containg their valen-
tines names on their sleeves or their
hearts for many days."
In London and other English cities
the young mans valentines was the first
girl he met after leaving the house on
Valentines day, and the maids was the
first youth she met under the same cir
cumstances. Being drawn as valen-
tine obliged the chosen one to bring a
present to his lady, and the custom was
sometimes called relieving" At some
valentine parties the young man had a
right to kiss the, girl whose name he
drew, and drawing the same name three
times in succession was considered very
fortunate omen.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-02-15
POELTRY.

While wheat is undoubtedly the best
all around or best balanced grain food
for fowls, if fed alone it produces fat
rather than eggs, particularly in heavy
breeds, but, when balanced with red or
white clover hay, it is a good egg pro-
Queer, and both have the merit of being
easily obtained.
The poultryman finds that he cannot
wash every stain from his basket of eggs
at night. If his market is such that
every egg must be clean. many of these
eggs must be thrown out for the home
table. Rubbing the stain with home
made cider vinegar will remove every
trace of the blemish, and leave the egg
clean and shining.
Ii eggs are to be successfully preserved
they must be perfectly fresh when
packed. 1t is also important that they
be slightly separated from each other in
the box or other vessel, and be stored in
cool place.
A question upon which poultrymen
do not agree is whether males should be
kept with the hens; but whatever may
be the custom as concerns the greater
part OF the year, while the hens are
moulting the sexes should be separated.
1t will cost little more to keep the
hens upon veriety than to keep them
wholly upon wheat or corn. but it will
nav FOR haffar IL, Tho anJ n. - ILL lx...
them in better health and make them
much more productive than they could
be upon continuous sameness of diet.
A building with shed roof, although
it does not make so good an appearance,
will be cheaper and warmer than one
with a gable roof. There will be less
space enclosed above the floor. If eight
feet high in front and six in rear, IA foot
siding and scantling will cut without
waste. Cover sides and roof with ship
lap, we'll battened, and lined with build
ing paper.
The poultry house must be made
warm if winter eggs are expected. Hens
will not lay if their vitality is all con-
sumed in an effort to keep warm, or,
again, if Slapped by lice. vermin or spid-
ers. Nests should be fixed up fresh and
clean at frequent intervals, and kept as
tidy as possible.
Wheat is no longer king. Farmers
have been depressed by the fact. The
neglected COW, by system of silos and
care. has been made paying agent. AS
diligent effort with the hens will bring
as much money out of the poultry yard.
Know how to treat the hen, and she will
give large yield in return.
For the hen clover hay is rich in nitro.
gen, lime, sulphur, phosporic acid, and
abounds in potash and carbon. Balan-
ced with small quantity of grain. the
heat and warmth of the body are pro-
cured. and the elements of egg produc.
ton provided. 1t is easily digested, and
does not over fatten.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-02-15
DAIRY

1t stands to reason that COWS will get
more sustenance from fodder when it is
properly cut up for them to eat with
ease. Testing COWS with equal milking
capacity, it was found that 721 pounds
of cut fodder produced as much milk as
1,133 pounds of uncut stalks. This is
difference which demands our attention.
The beginning dairyman must outline
some method for making profit out of
the by-products of his dairy. These will
consist of skim milk, buttermilk or
whey. They can all be fed back to the
cow to maze more milk, and. in the opin.
ion of many dairymen, this is the best
disposition to make of these articles.
Probably the best animal to feed for
profit the surplus milk of the dairy is
the pig. He will eat unlimited quanti-
ties of it in all shapes, and get fat upon
it. if he is young enough to take kindly
the fat forming qualities of his rations;
but even here there will be waste and
loss if the feeding is not done judicious-
ly.
II but one or two COWS are MIXED it is
not inconvenient to feed grain at milk
ing time, but with a herd it is very
troublesome. Some cows will not give
down" except when eating palatable
mess. This is the fault of the trainer,
and is a bad state of affairs. Like all
habits, there are ways of breaking it.
A COW with quick, keen appetite,
which is never cloyed by iniudicious
feeding, is the one which pays best in a
dairy. Most will not readily eat the
fodder which is left over from another
meal 1t is the coarsest and most I'M
palatable portion, and not Inviting. Feed
no more tran will be eaten; il you do,
remove it if not relished.
Do not stop feeding the dairy COW as
soon as she goes dry. Give her enough
good food to steadily msiotain fair
condition of flesh. and she will be all the
better mixer when she comes fresh
again. II she is allowed to get thin 10
flesh it is going to cost something to
bring her up again.
That owner is using we'll trained brains
in his business where everything gives
token OF thrift and prosperity, and you
will find this state of things in any of
the first class dairy farms of our coun-
try. Such a man is not complaining
about the times. 1t is problem of in
telligence rather than of capital. 1t is
the already wise man who seeks knowl-
edge.