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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-04-02

Washington, March %. senator
Sherman Wednesday presented a fay
orable report on the bin TO permit ex-
President Harrison to accept tie decor
ations conferred ly Spain aad Brazil
II went over Mr.. Gallinger rep, II.
H) introduced a proposed amendment
to the constitution prohibiting con-
gross and states tIom making any laws
establishing any religion or interfering
with the free exercise of religion Mr.
Plat, rep. Comm, rose at this point
to introduce joint resolution author
izing the president 10 close the present
session May ., at p, m. 1t was re-
ferred to the committee on appropria-
lions.
A dash of excitement marked the
opening of the house Mr. Bartlett
(dem., n ", denounced as false the
statement that he mad furthered the
campaign circular used by Mr.. Sui
ger dem, N, ". in an attack upon Mr..
Gibson rep, Temp Mr.. Boutelle
rep, Me.), also rose to question of
privilege. 1t was in relation to his re-
marks on the confederacy disability
bill Tuesday He claimed the congress
sional record did not correctly report
his remarks. Mr.. Owens (dem., Ky),
attempted to prevent him from re-
hearsing the history of the bill, but
Mr.. Boutelle made his point, that So
of the 70 votes against the bill were
cast by ex-confederates. His motion
TO correct the record so as TO read "Ail
the democrats" instead Of Many
democrats voted for the bill to retire
Gen. Grant, carried.
The committee on labor decided to
favorably report the bill of Mr.. Erd-
man dem, Pal, relating to arbitra-
ton between railroads doing interstate
business and their employees.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-04-02
MOTHERS MUST GUIDE.

chorld Watch the Physical De-
velopment of Their Daughters.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-04-02

information They should Furnish at tho
Proper Time knowledge by Which
suffering May BE Avoided.
Middletown transcript., 1896-02-01
Manure ON Grass Land.


A correspondent of Prairie Farmer
writes:
consider grass land the best place to
apply manure. My practice, when it
is possible for me to do SO, is to ma
nure the grass land, both meadow and
pasture, the year before / wish to plow
it up for corn. The manure is hauled
direct from the stables and evenly
spread each day as it is made. In the
spring that which is hauled out in win
ter is narrowed over with q sIanting
tooth harrow, which makes it fine. The
rains of early spring and summer soak
and dissolve the manure, and the liquid
fertility thus washed out goes into the
surface soil among the roots of the grass.
Besides this the manure makes mulch,
which prevents the ground drying out
as much as it otherwise would in sum-
mer. The result of this method is a very
much heavier growth Of grass, and if it
is pasture, the grass will keep fresh and
green longer into the summer.
When the ground is plowed the next
year for corn, it contains dense growth
OF grass roots to decompose and feed the
corn; also the fertility from the manure
is, much of it, stillin the surface soil.
and much better crop of corn may be
expected than could be had if the ma
nure was applied directly to the corn.
We seem to get, SO to speak, the use of
the manure twice over, first. in the in
creased growth of grass. and, second, in
the manure and extra growth of grass
roots, producing an extra crop of corn.
Middletown transcript., 1896-02-01
SNAIL STOCK FARMS.
These Pay When Located Near City or
Thriving Village.

4 Z
1hese Pay When Located Near City o,
Thriving Village.
In the changed conditions and meth
DDS of eastern farming which the com
petition of western cheap products has
caused there has been too little attention
given to the keeping and breeding of
stock. Excepting the keeping cf COWS
for milk near cities and villages there is
probably less stock kept in any of the
eastern states than 90, 80 or more years
ago.
1t is generally believed that stock
farms must be large. This is relic of
the old idea that stock can most profita-
bly, be kept on pasture and hay and on
very cheap land. This is no longer true.
Corn and the fodder it produces, wheth-
er used as ensilage or in the dry state,
are cheaper as compared with their eff
fectiveness than pasture or hay can be
except on land that costs nothing, says
American Cultivator. This authority
claims that stock farming can be done
here without much if any larger expen-
diture Ct capital than at the west. It
says:
The chief advantage which the east
ern stock farmer has is that his land is
where it will pay more to improve it
than is the land of most western farm
ers. For the same reason it does not pay
even in the eastern states to buy the
cheapest land. cheap only because far
removed from markets, on which to
keep stock. 1t is true the stock itself
may be marketed without much extra
cost wherever located. But the increase
Of soil fertility is worth far more near
a city or growing village than it can be
farther off.
Most stock breeders cralnp themselves
by purchasing too large farms on which
to operate. If the stock is first class, it
will pay to buy large part of the grain
with which to feed it. This is most true
where the stock farm is SO located that
its increase of fertility will be worth
most. By growing a large amount of
coarse fodder at home and purchasing
grain to feed with it large amount Of
manure is made every year and soil
fertility will increase rapidly. This can
Of course be done anywhere, but at a
distance from market the Improvement |
in the land will not be worth SO much |
and the farmers gains will be proper
less.
So instead Of the eastern farmer think +
ng himself debarred from stock keeping
and breeding because his farm is small
le should consider that rather an advan-
age. What be needs most is better stock.
When he gets that, if he is near good
market, the after results will be surely
We have known many
armers who began by purchasing a few
cres close to some city and beginning
he milk business. After a very few
ears their land became too valuable to
'roduce the feed for their COWS, and. they
ought nearly everything they fed, at
he same time using their rich soil to
'roduce market garden crops or fruits.
n fact, the keeping of a good deal of
took is necessary preliminary to sue
essful market gardening, though both
inds of business are much too exacting
0 be conducted by the same person at
nee.
Middletown transcript., 1896-02-01
m. m. m. p m. p m. 3 m


| Daily. SDaily except Sunday.
| "a" Stops to leave passengers from Whining
.oh ana points north, or take passengers for
points south of Delmar.
| 'f Stops only on notice to conductor or aoent
| or on signal.
tor1n r Ste Stops to leave passengers from Middle
sontb 81 Stops s to let off passengers from points
New CASTLE ACCOMMODATIONS TRaIss.-Ieave
wilmington w l2l0 q. m. and 9.5I M, daily
s.ia, HI5, a. m 2 50, 430615, 53, p M, week
Gays; Leave New Castle $50 a.. m. and 10 10 p
7Zz p. M, weekdays.
Express trains leaving Harrington sos a. M,
and arriving at ga p. M, week-6ays. run
shrT9Sgh nT solid to and from Baltimore via Porter
BRANCH ROADS.
DELAWARE, MARYLAND VIRGINIA R. R.
Leave Harrington for Franklin City and way
s.as,ons Ta 1897 m week days, 6.2s m Tuesdays,
train leaves Franklin City 5 81 a. M weekdays,
only. N N'''''u"'s
:, Leave Leave Franklin City for Chinccteague (via
leave Chincoteague AZ a. M, weekdays
Leave Harrington for Georgetown and Lewes
al 1871 a. M SIS p. m week k-days Returning
leave Lewes6 45 a. M. 20 p. M. weekdays.
Leave Harrington for Berlin, 1857 g. m. week.
Saturdays only. Returning, leave Berlin SIS
only.
QUEEN ANNE g. KENT R. R.-Leave Townsend
Ior or Centreyille and way stations 20 a. M. and
% o;51 P M. week days Returning, leave Centre
vile 7Sl a. M. and 80 p. M, weekdays.
DELAWARE & CHESAPEAKE r. R.-Leave Clay
ton for Oxford and way stations 3.3S a. m and
0 40 p M, week days Returning, leave Oxford
500 a. M, and 40 p. M, weekdays.
CAMBRIDGE & SEAFoRD R. h.-Leaye seaford
Ior cambridge and intermediate stations ll.lt.a.
NJ, week days. and on Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays 7.05 p. m. Returning. leave Cambridge
~ ~ a. m. weekdays and 24 lip. m. Tuesdays,
and Saturdays
CoNNEcTIoN-At Porter, with Newark and
delaware City Railroad. At Townsend, with
Queen Annes & Kent Railroad. At CLAYTON.
with Delaware Chesapeake Railroad and
baltimore 4 Delaware Bay kailroad At Har-
rington, with Delaware Maryland & Virginia
Railroad. At Seaford. with Cambridge & Seaford
railroad: At Delmar, with New York, Phila-
delphia u Norfolk, Wicomico 4 Pocomoke and
Railroads
s. NJ PROVOST, General Manager.
J. Z. WOOD. General Passenger Agent
Middletown transcript., 1896-02-01
Does 1t Pay to Cut Corn FODDER

Rural New Yorker expresses the opin-
ion that the cost Of cutting corn fodder
may amount to more than the increased
value when the farmer has to pay regu-
lar hired mans wages for turning a
hand cutter. This matter of cutting up
fodder is one of the operations of the
farm that requires wholesale power in
order to make it profitable. There are
men who feed cornstalks to cattle with
out even husking the ears. They reason
that what the cows leave the hogs and
poultry will make use of, SO that the
waste is not large enough to balance the
cost of husking. Smelling, grinding and
cutting. This cost Of cutting up the fod-
der must be reduced to the lowest limit
before it will pay to attempt it. The
new shredding machines promise to give
a new value to the corn crop because
they will do the work cheaply and
quickly. Our experiment stations should
now find out for us the best way to keep
the shredded fodder without loss.
Middletown transcript., 1896-02-01
Calking Joints of Butted Glass,


In greenhouses built with bntted glass
the problem of keeping the joints be-
tween the glass tight has been one of
the most annoying. As long as the roof
is new and the lead between the glass
remains solid all goes we'll, but as soon
as this becomes broken or loosened from
any cause the question of calking it
without removing the glass has been a
great obstacle. The usual plan is to have
such houses gone over each fall by
man with putty knife and a mixture
of putty and white lead soft enough SO
that it could be easily crowded into the
cracks. This is tedious and expensive
operation, and as means of saving
time and at the same time cheapening
the operation correspondent of Ameri.
can Gardening writes that he prepared
thick paint of white lead and boiled
oil; then with a small, round marking
brush the cracks between the glass were
merely traced with the brush. The space
between the glass drew in and held the
paint as in capillary tube, and in this
way the houses were rapidly gone over
and more effectually calked than they
ever had been by the use of putty put
on with the knife in the old way. The
cautions necessary are a small, stiff
brush and care in doing the work to see
that the space is we'll filled and that the
paint is not unnecessarily daubed upon
the glass.
Middletown transcript., 1896-02-01
Soil Improvement.

} By drainage, clovering and by good
farming in general the mechanical con-
dition of the heaviest, stiffest clay soils
may be so changed that they require but
little more work to pillow and cultivate
than mellow loans Accompanying this
process of soil improvement there is al
ways a gratifying increase in the yield
pf crops 1--WE frequently refer to clay
soils as heavy soils, says The Drainage
Journal, because they are hard to
work. Such soils. when thoroughly
drained, work easily, are readily pulver-
fzed and become the best for cultivation
hnd productivepess. They take MP and
bold moisture sufficient for crop growth !:
they take up and hold the manures and
fertilizers applied to them; they are
usually strong in nmineral matter. Allin
all, the clay soils are the best for grasses
and grain and for fruit growing"
Middletown transcript., 1896-02-01
OF Interest
..... To Farmers

MAKE THE COUNTRY MORE ATTRAC-
TIVE.
Town life has many attractions tha
cannot be enjoyed in isolated farm life
under present conditions. Hence,
many living in the country long to en-
igrate in town, and do SO upon the first
favorable opportunity. The country
resident leaves the pure air, nature's
beauties, the open field and freedom
of rural life for pent up residence in
thickly settled town, where be can
scarcely breathe, or step, without in
terfering with his fellow mortals;
where high walls confine his vision
and stagnate the air, and effiuvia of
innumerable sorts greet his sense of
smell and disorder his system.
Why this town attraction? It is the
lonesomeness of country lifeI 1t settles
down like dreary fog upon the boy,
upon the girl, upon the mother, upon
the father. If, in some manner, this
condition of lonliness can be changed,
you solve the: problem of the trend of
life, to the city. The attractions of
country life are many, but the isola-
tion from congen,al associations robs
it of much pleasure that people desire
and enjoy.
Some things may be done that will,
in great measure, relieve country
life of mnch of its lonlin ess. One of
the first remedies suggested is the ad-
vent of good roads. This makes the
access from neighbor to neighbor and
the visit to town easy and pleasurable. |
A ride to town either on pleasure, a |
visit, or business would be a pleasing |
change. The city friend would fire.
quently call on his country acquain-
tances in social way or on business.
Thus the meeting Of our kind would
be of much more frequent occurrence
Ihan at present.
But this is not all. The moving of
farm products would bessfacilita:ed and
che apened and made much more pleas
lrabls. Then the farm would enhance
in value. Then, above all, would
come tie free gathering and delivery
iaily mails; the farmer would get in
ouch with the world by correspondence
md the advent Of the daily paper INTO
lis home. Before he went to bis couch
1t night, he could post himself on the
movements of the whole world. The
tay-at-home would know what his
elbow man was doing and keep in
ouch with the worlds progress. His
business and convenience would be-
'reatly facilitated by the daily receipt
4 let ters, market reports, etc.
Following this would come house
telephones, enabling country isolated
antilles to talk with whomsoever to
hem seemeth good.
Now add to this safety In handling
mall money transactions and you have
one away with many of the serious
hjections to isolated country life. To
9 this, make every post Office postal
aving bank, where small sums can be | /
eposited under government guarantee,
18th proviso that the drpositor can
raw his money at any other office in /
lie United States. r
May will consider these hints U.o-
ian, but they can aud will be brought
pass. Country Gentleman. [
Middletown transcript., 1896-02-01
Schedule in effect Dec. L, 1895.
TRAINS LEAVE DELAWARE AVENJJE
WILMINGTON DEPOT EAST BOUND.


] WILMINGTON DEPOT EAST BOUND.
or = Express trains
All trains Illuminated with Pintsch light.
TO 35 a. m. t122l, tl.59 t3O6 t5s2 II 81, flip m.
New ,aos YORK = Sundays ss ID 1908 1s4o til s.
Philadelphia, Twenty-Fourth and Chestnut
Streets Weekdays, t30S. 5.55. $40, $780, 7.45,
f5S 8 81 XII Il fS 8 sSs, ss5 q a55 1882 sao
am, I2.lo, 20, 1906, Ass, f5s2, $40, r.S2,
8 20, 1000, tllOO, p. M -
| Philadelphia, Twelfth and Market Streets
Weekdays, e6 1905 1870, 1880, tlO.a5, a. M, S2,
Phlladelph.a, Sundays, 1908, tlI.s5, q. M,
M, t7.32, tlI.00, p. m.
Chester, weekdays, ts.Os, 5.55, $40, 1850,
I; I4S 1872 t9IS, tloss T.; lilo am, lz4O, u5s,
III s5 q. m, Il 10, 40 IS, Is 81 eso, II 49, 20
Atlantic City, weekdays, $780, a. M, tla2l
l.59, 10 o. p. M, Sundays, y 45 a. M, IS O8
Cape May, weekdays, t6 40, a. M, tl:5s, p m
ounuays' i''so z; WEsr M; po,,Nn
Baltimore and Washington, weekdays. IA %
ao2 lS4S II 05a a. m, IS, t2O7 3OS t40S i525.
1918, u O485S p. m. Sundays, t4.26, 7.O2 fS48.
g. M, ll25S, I2@, sos, t525, ts9 s85s p. m.
m doiIv w. s'<"AoAAo, 1'o~s a. Ai', ouOs p.
Newark, Del, weekdays, t4.2o. 7o2. ts4
11l :, q % am; fl255. Sg "a os t52, 1885, tS5s
Ii2s5 Sos i525 7.s5, is5 IS; tsSsp 1U m .'sS a. m'
Pittsburg, week days, iS.4S, a. m, se 10 o m
Sundays IS IS NJ, s5 25 p m
cneiasns chehso sss asd st. Idais S i R n daily ts
New Orleans and Memphis via BRISTOL and
sShattanooga, .6is P m weed days; 1926 pm.
Memphis and New Orleans. =
Singerly accommodation, 7.02. a. M, 3.OS, 7.35,
and LILO P. M, daily, except Sunday.
Landenburg accommodation, weekdays,
10 90. a. M, SIS, p. m.
Trains leave Market Street Station
g For New York, weekdays, Is pm.
Ro' ss!sssslgh!s ssssss1dass' rs ". sunsa2s e
7S q 1, m, 2es, .5 Is. 45 p n.
For PittsDurg and Chicago, daily. rs Is
For Baltimore, weekdays, $50. a. M.
For Landenburg and way stations vaap
lays $50. 10 20. q. m. 05. sis. %. M. Sunday
hsssSss nsans fIhsssglls sIIiss ana
y1S 40 g q al 5oH tsI5 $50 no ss a. M tia8
g, 6so, t7.4s, 1873, iO.lO and lbs, p. m.
3, ilsS @ aoos osss as goo 1 ss,s0 y. sse g.
~, tS.3, 10.f0 and 1856, p. m. - Wv
Leave Philadelphia, twelfth and Market
tTeets, !, weekdays, t3.20, t7.65, tl0l6, a. M,
~, ~, p. IN. sundays, 1870, t7.5s, q. m. t7.a,
Telephone, 1893.
I Rates to Western pointslower than via any
o. scULL, General Passenger Agent
= B. CAMPBELL, General Manager.
Middletown transcript., 1896-02-01
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Middletown transcript., 1896-02-01
ss.s=s
GAlRM eF0l52D
49, sAD GAR DEN
KEEP ACCOUNTS WITH THE FARM.
It Helps 10 Reduce Expenses and Show
Which Crop Pays the Best.

| 1t Helps 10 Reduce Expenses and Show
| Which Crop Pays the Best.
Farmers, as rule, are too negligent
in this matter. They often complain Of
hard times, cheap wheat and low prices
for all other farm products when they
are utterly unable to state just what
their products cost them per bushel or
per ton. It is one of the most satisfac-
tory accounts farmer can keep and has
been largely the means of enabling
correspondent of American Agriculturist
to reduce the cost of producing a bushel
of wheat from ST. 25 in 1882 to "a cents
in 1894, allowing the same pay for la
Dor expended and for rental of land in
each case The cost Of all other crops
was also reduced, but the reductions
were not SO marked as in the case noted.
While it has strong tendency to reduce
the cost of production, this is not all.
1t enables farmer to know whether he
can afford to sell his products at prices
prevailing when he wants to sell. If he
raises them at loss, he will know it,
and, again, it is great help in showing
him which crop pays best on his farm,
SO that he can grow more of what is
adapted to his soil and climate and is
most profitable.
Any cheap memorandum book will
answer the purpose, but an indexed
ledger is better. Then plant your farm
and name or number the fields, stating
how many acres each contains. When
you begin farm operations in the spring,
charge the field with all labor at given
price for hand and team, given price
for hand where team is not used also
all seed grain at what it is worth at the
time as seed, and lastly charge the field |
with certain amount Of rent or inter-
est ON investment.
Don't forget to keep dates for all these
charges, for they are wonderful salts
faction in after years. When you gather
the crop, give credit for the product in
bushels or tons, and at the end of the |
year it is an easy matter to determine
the exact cost of each product. When
once accustomed to keeping snch ac-
counts, the desire to continue them will
grow.
Middletown transcript., 1896-02-01
HOw,s This,


We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
Ior any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured BY Halls Catarrl Cure!
+. J. CHENEY & Co., Props, Toledo, O.
We the undersigned. have known F. J.
Cheney for the last l5 years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligation made by their firm.
West d Truck, Wholesale Druggists, To-
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Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Haifs Caiarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces OF the system. Price 75c. per bot
tie. Sold by all Druggists Testimonials
free.
Middletown transcript., 1896-02-01
Review Of the Fertilizer Markets,

The American Agriculturist's review
OF the fertilizer markets for the past
year shows that nitrogen in all forms
has ruled considerably lower, that pot
ash salts have been somewhat cheaper
and that there has been no great change
in the cost of available phosphoric acid.
Indications now point to cheaper phos-
pilates and potash salts for the coming
year, with stiff advance in organic nj.
trogen, especially in the form of cotton
seed meal.
Middletown transcript., 1896-02-01
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Middletown transcript., 1896-02-01
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Middletown transcript., 1896-02-01
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Middletown transcript., 1896-02-01

hoWeus 0co. v. EeFerley.
BANKS.
Peoples National Bank.-President, g. w
w Naudain Cashier, Geo. d. Kelley; Teller
w. G. Lockwood. Bank Building on Eas
Main Street.
Citizens, National ank.-President, HENRY
Clayton Cashier, John 8. Crouch; Teller, T.
Darlington. Bank Building on South Broad
Street.
SECRET SOCIETIES.
Middletown Council, No. Q, Jr o. u. A. M
Meets every Monday night In McWhorter's
Hall at o'clock.
Union Lodge, No. 5, A. F. & A. NJ. Meets
first Tuesday Of each month in Town Hall.
Good Samaritan Lodge, No. 8, I. o. o. F.
Meets every Thursday night in McWhorter's
Hall at o'clock.
Damon Lodge, No. IL, K. of P. Meets every
Wednesday night in McWhOr1er's Hall at
So'clock.
Major John Jones Post, No. q, G. A. r.
Meets every Friday night in Town Hall at
o'clock.
Welcome Conclave Heptasophs. Meets
every second and fourth Friday night in X.
of p. Hall.
Union Lodge, No. 6, A. .o.U. W., meets every
I'd and 4th Tuesday night in McWhorter's
Hall.
Lord Delaware Circle, No. 16, Brotherhood
Of the Union. Meets lst and Sd Friday, Nc
Whorter's Hall at 8 p. m.
LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS.
Volunteer Hose Company, meets first FRI
day night of each month in Hose House.
Middletown transcript., 1896-02-01

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