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Middletown transcript., 1897-08-14
ruR FRENcH MorHER.

While woman un der the French law
suffers many disabilities as awife, rs q
mother she e; joys privileges not sc-
corded her in Othef and in some respects,
more liberal communities. Til us, in
the conseil de fa.nile, tha. thoroughly
French institution, sic las much
weight, and If her grown son is too free
in scattering bis money, she may secure
judicial decree restricting his income,
depriving him Of the right to contract
debts which shall be held good in law.
and otherwise reducing him 10 the leg
al status of an infant. 1t win be re-
membered that Max Lebaudy's mother
brought suit to obtain such restrain
ing decres against her spend .hrift son,
and there was terrible To do when ihe
Judge refused her petiti,,i on the sub
Yersiys and revolutionary ground that
fortunes are menace 10 The s ate, and
that resttictiunsz0f spendtnrlfls, while
good for the individual, are inimical to
the int tts of he people II lalge.
BIT in more recsht suit, bioLght
against Comte de Monte: q'itr, who Lad
been gambling away his pat rimony u, u
too rapid rse, the Court viadicale,l the
mothers right, aud put it out of the
Nung mans power TO insr, yeri b
himself.
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Rust In Wheat.


AT meeting Leld in Melbourne to
consider rust in wheat the conference
gave these general conclusions:
1t is of opinion that there is no posi-
bic treatment Of the seed that will pro
tect the plants growing from it from
the attacks of rust. Furthermore, that
the notion that rust shriveled seed can
be sown with as good results as pump
seed is erroneous. OF the many practi-
cal details Which have been demonstrate
ed ezperimcntaIly as calculated to di-
minish the prevalence of rust, the confer
enoe emphatieally recommends "that
seed wheat besailowed to ripen fully
and be carefully stripped or thrashed;
that seed wheat be graded. and the
larger and heavier grains selected for
seed.
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& O. Railroad.
Schedule in effect May 10th. 1897
All trains Illuminated with Pintsch Light
*Express trains.
TRAINS LEAVE wILMINGToN4 DEL
AWARE AVE STATION FOR

New York, week days. 1918. 1910. .,l0.25 a. m.
-*l2.2l, *2.29, 1919 .5.2z, u 43, sll p. M sun
days, 1913, $40 *Il.2a. m.s8.29, %5z2 y g,
Philadelphia, weekdays, 1913. SIS, $40.
7:l5. t7s5 l.S'5, $50, ts4O, HOPS, lilo, a. N.
ttI2S. IT, dao t22s ts2s a5e t523 sao rs gag
lbs tll25 a. M, ts.2s, $50. t522 $50, t7.4s,
s.l5, tll.O pm;
days, Day; 81 IS W s. % 4s s sIlB E ;. & 4. nv, @un
- s9S5S H. S22 r., 80. s43 Si5, IlloO p m.
t2.zz9, 1923 p. tn., Sundays, s735 a. m.t 20 am
Cape May, weekdays, n', t7.l5 am, 12:2S.
pm,, SUNDAYS, 7;So Sos;,,,,.,,, a; m:
7.1o, ,o4y II q. M, SO, 1207, 30i, l4dS, f457
1918, 10 II 1888 p. m. sundays, t4i3 7.l0, 1919
M, li2.5S I2G7 ~ t457 iShI 1883 p M
ri a. m tls.56 SCI, Il Os, f4.57, f6i6, 785 tsi7,
Sundays, tLIs, 7lo, 1919 a. m. 1886 s0l,
t4.57, 1856 tsl7p m.
Chicago, daily, *l.57 p m
Chicago via Cincinnati and indianapolis
1919 a nj daily.
Cincinnati and ST. Louis, daily 1926, and
Toledo and Detroit, ssl7 m daily to
New orleans and Memphis via Bristol and
Chatta nooga, ts.l7 pm daily. Through Sleep
ers to Memphis and New Orleans.
Eingerly accommodation, daily ITO. q. M.
BOA, 7.S5, l0.46 p. M: sundays, 40 m 3.04,
7.35 p m.
Landenburg accommodation, weekdays,
7.l0 1000, a. M, 800 4.57, p. m. Sundays, 1Os
a. m, 4.57, p. m.
Leave Market Street Station for
Philadelphia, weekdays, 80 3 IN
Baltimore, weekdays, 6.i5 m is d. m
Landenburg and way stations, week days
6.45, 9.55, a. m, 50. 5.S5, p. m. Sundays, 9.55
q. M, 5.35 p. m.
Leave Philadelphie, Chestnut street
Station for Wilmington, weekdays. ts.sO. 6.l0
7.lo. 1915, 90, tl0 26, H.S0, a. M, tl2.2O,
lS6 80 3o9 q 1872 t5S 4S1t5 Is, t5.l, 500. $50,
Sunday, ta.so, {Sl5, 800, n.s1 am,
tl23o, 80 200, tl.2O, IS Is, Q 80, t7'40
Telephone, l93.
Rates to Western pointst lower Ian via any
other line.
D.;B MARTIN Manager of Passenger Traffic
w NJ. GREENE, General Manager.
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THE MILK BATH.

A milk bath is ceedingly refe sh-
ing and beneficial, and is not too ex-
pensive TO be INDUCED in once a week
during the summer. TOa bathtub half
full Of warm water add gallon of fresh,
sweet milk. II you care to pour in an
other gallon, well and good; but sat-
lsfactory and heslthful bath may be
had by using only one gallon. Let the
water and milk both b. little warmer
than tepid, and let the body, immersed
to the neck and stretched at full length
in the tub, slnwly absorb the eInollient>
properties Of 1lle milk. Stay in for
twenty or thirty minutes. Rub the
body thoroughly with bath NIT
ten. Your flesh will feel as if it were
made Of velvet when you leave the tub
aud your entire body will be ,nscious
of most soothing aud rested sensation
that is highly beneficial. Lie down for
an hour or more and sleep, if you feel
like it. Bathing the face in bowl of
warm milk and water, in the prupor-
tion of three parts of milk TO one of
water, will be found most marvellous
0eAuti fer.
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Niagara Falls .

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
will run series of ten-day excursions to
Niagara Falls, leaving Philadelphia, Bali
more. and Washington on August and 10
and September and Is. An experienced
tourist agent and chaperon win accompany
each excursion.
Excursion tickets, good for return pas
sage on any regular train, exclusive Of linn
tied express trains within ten days will be
sold at $40 from Philadelphia, Baltimore.
Washington and all points on the Delaware
Division; 1910 from Lancaster; $3.50 from
Altoona and Harrisburg; $8.25 from Wilkes
barre; $3.50 from Williamsport; and at
proportionate rates from other points. A
stop-over will be allowed at Buffalo, Ro-
chester, and Watkins returning.
A special train of Pullman pailor cars and
day coaches will be run with each excur-
sion.
For further information apply to nearest
ticket agent, or address Geo. W. Boyd, As
sistant General Passenger Agent, Broad
Street Station, Philadelphia.
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TURNIPs AS A FALL CROP.
Their Marketing value-winter Feed RO
Young Stock and Oxen.


Their Marketing vaIue-Winter Feed Ror
Young Stock and Oxen.
Few farmers recognize or appreciate
the value Of turnips as fall crop when
in reality the crop sells for nearly the
same as potatoes when jobbed ont to the
retailers in our local markets. More
than double the yield can be obtained
from the same area with much less la
Dor involved in cultivation or harvest
ing, while the crop requires only about
one-haf of the season to grow in, so
that an easily crop of some kind or early
potatoes can be taken eff. On every farm
about this time piece Of ground be-
comes vacant, and turnips are one Of
the best crops to fill in. A Connecticut
farmer, writing In this connection to
Rural New Yorker, says:
Last season we had piece Of about
one-quarter acre on which second early
peas were grown. After these were
marketed the ground was cleared and
plowed, and on July 20, according to
the adage, "On the 25th of July SOW
your turnips, wet or dry" two ounces
Of White Egg turnip and one ounce of
White French rutabaga seed were sown.
The turnips were sown in drills 16
inches apart and thinned to inches
apart and the rutabagas 90 inches and
thinned to 6 or inches.
On Sept. 26, two months from SOW
ing, we commenced pulling the largest
of the White Eggs throughout the plot
These were washed and thrown ON the
wagon each day as it went to market.
They sold readily at 35 and 40 cents per
bushel, and we soon had good trade
established for white turnips, as they
were smooth and Of excellent quality.
This thinning gave the others chance
to grow, thus giving a larger crop.
However, before we had got over the
piece they had grown SO large that we
felt like putting them in the middle Of
the crates to hide them. We thought the
name pumpkin would have been just as
descriptive of the variety as egg, but
the large ones cooked Just as we'll as the
smaller ones. On the approach Of win
ter those not sold were pulled and put
in the cellar. The price, however, went
down at this time, SO that only 80 cents
was obtained. This we considered a pay
ing price compared with potatoes
The rutabagas were left out till severe
freezing, which improves their quality.
These were all sold readily in the neigh
borhood at 40 cents per bushel The
rutabages should Lave been SOY. ii earlier
to obtain the largest yield. AS it was,
they were of good size.
Aside from the marketing value of
turnips they, like carrots and mangels,
have m especial value for winter 1etu
for cattle, especially young stock and
oxen If fed to milk COWS, they shrt1d
be given Immediately AFR sa,lk.ns GnG
fed speEiusty. 7Ae tcps sl4o hgn r. hSled
by cattle. Such foeds hep t,Yost I'll.
drier Fart Of tLo ration and toLe u Il.
system. OF course it Hou1d Let l., pllc-
ticabie to SOW n lurse area Nj. 4 S..m
to maFs-; tlg 1T tle l.:o;s LII. i, tut
it is tltse t..to1l c. g -: l. i 70 t.,
o1t 49,: sivr :, v :. = @ -: i';,,6 Ill :.
to i--.,-,.t y t.... L Ski IL. l,.c::;-
4 ;s3..
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M1DDLEToWN. DEL, AUG. IA, 1897
aGGsEIssllbk
FllE.L!:RsREss I: shRPEN
SHADE FOR BEEHIvEs.
frees Are Best, but There Are THexpensi-
HuRmkHfukaa

frees Are Best, but There Are Inexpensive
Substitutes.
Shade is a good thing for the bees and
also for the beekeeper. For this pur-
pose nothing is better than the shade Of
a tree. This keeps the sun off and at
the same time allows the air to circu-
late freely in all directions. A free cir
culation Of air Is important, for there
is such thing as too great heat even in
dense shade. One year an Iowa bee
keeper had on one side Of an apiaty
thicket Of bushes and on the other side
dense growth Of corn. The hives stood
under trees whose shade was 50 dense
that the sun never shone on them, and
yet the combs melted Gown with tins
heat in some of the hives They prob
ably would have suffered less with the
heat if the sun had shone upon them
with full force, providing there had
been free circulation Of air. This bee
keeper, writing IN the Iowa Homestead,
says:
Scarcely anything could be more
grateful than the wide Speeding old
apple tree, and on most placss some
thtaG & thia kind is sYaAlebte RcS 0
fsw htps % q 9pst % s6& 10 Aave
them eeattsSeA atoet visa no FceUler
order. Indeed, the bees Will hnd their
own hives better than IL In very straight
Tows Trees are not always to be had
at a moments notice, and something
must be had at once. Some kind Of
vines may be had within few weeks,
and some have made use of grapevtnee,
which can be grown large enough In
few years. On the whole however,
they seem not to have been entirely sat-
isfactory In the hands Of those who
have tried them.
A roof of boards some five or six feet
high is good, but rather expensive.
Merely for the benefit of the bees, q
shade board may be made for each hive.
Take two boards six inches or foot
longer than the hives, and foot wide.
Bevel an edge Of each so they will ft
together roof shaped, with a pitch Of
about two inches to the foot. Nail the
two together, then at the gable ends
nail on a piece of lath to stay them,
and your roof is complete.
Here is plan easily managed on any
farm: Take small armful of flesh cut
grass (loDg and coarse is the best); put
on top OF the hive cover, projecting well
to the south side; lay upon this to an
chor it down two or three small sticks
of frewood, and you have shade that
will last through the season and be
good
For the benefit Of the beekeeper when
working in the hot sun q very large
umbrella may be used, having fastened
to the handle stake OF stick sharpen
ed at the lower end. go it may be easily
driven into the ground. Another way
is to have four slender iron rods some
six feet long, skarItred at the lower |
end, 50 sheet CT other large cloth can
be extended over Live and operator. A
projection may be made foot from the
lower end and two or three inches long
Ia kind Of spur. Ry means Of this the |
rod can easily be pushed into the ground |
with the foot.
Middletown transcript., 1897-08-14
THE PINE BATH.

The pine bath is luxury and bene-
fit one can easily afford, and the taking
Of one once week will materially
brighten the flesh, strengthen the mus
cles, and | come perilously near saying,
delighting ones very bunesl Gel q
quantity of fresh pine "needIts"-
the long, threadlike leaves of the pine
tree-lay them straight until you have
bundle about as large as the two fin
gers. Tie this securely in the middle
with bit IF wine, and then twist and
bruise The bundle until the ''needles''
are half crushed and give out q strong
and delightful fragrance. Drop them
at once into the bathtub-a dozen or
more these little bundles-and turn on
hot water. Let it be almost boiling.
Put on wrapper and possess your soul
in patience while the water is cooling
and getting all that lovely pine odor aud
juice in solution. When it has cooled
TO the temperature of the body remove
the little bundles of needles, and feel
grateful for the delicious "siesta" be-
fore you-also beneath you and around
you'll The water will be of yellow
color and as sweet smelling as possible.
A thorough bath, with plenty of cocoa
nut oil soap, should be taken before
getting into the pine water, so that the
pores of the skin may be cleansed and
softsned and in a proper condition for
absorbing all the benefits TO be derived
from the application for which you will
ever ''pine." Get in the tub and stay
there fully a half hour. 1t is a most
delightful occupation, and while you
enjoying it your uoslrils are gratefully
sni6ing in the rich, healthful pine odor,
and your lungs are fairly reveliLg in
sweet, pine-impregnated air.
Do not rub the body on leaving the
bath, but dry it by applying soft old
damask towels to it. Slip in a soft,
linen nightrobe, rub pure cold cream
over the face, and lie down for an hour.
If you go 10 sleep SO much the better,
for you will probably dream of wan.
dering through the sweet. cool pine
woods, and when you awake you will
feel So rested aid refreshed and leju-
venated that you will wish you were
twins, SO you could have double capa-
citv for enioVment.
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Ral,v ,Round the Flag.

r4AuAAJ AeOAhO GAAO = AfsfSs
The thirty-frst annual encampment ofthe
G. A. r. viii be held August 23d, in the
City Of Buffalo.
President Mckinley, Members Of the
Cabinet and Diplomatic Corps, the Govern
ors of various states and their stats, will
be present. and an enthusiastic reception n
will be given the Veterans.
Tickets at ONE FARE for the ROUND
TRIP will be sold by the Baltimore and
Ohio R. R. from all stations on its lines east
of the Ohio River for ell trains August 2lst,
22d and 23d, valid for return until August
s1st.
For further information. call on or address
nearest B. & o. agent.
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Tired. Nerxou-. sleepless


Men and women-how gratefully they write
about Hoods SarsapariIla. Once helpless
and discouraged. having lost all faith in
medicines, now in good health and cable
to do my own work +" because Hoods sar-
saparilla has power to enrich and purify
the blood and make the weak strong-this
is experience Of host of people.
HOODS PILLS are the best family
cathartic and liver medicine Gentle, re-
liable, sure.
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H$!::BB:: Note Paper. #$S::
Envelopes! "A EnNeiopcs!
Every Farmer,
Every Mechanic,
Every Merchant,
Everybody and all

Should use printed Enve-
lopes and Letter Paper. In
case of misdirected address
the letter is returned and the
reason is given. The TRAM
SCRIPT furnishes them neatly
printed almost as cheap as
you can buy them imprinted
elsewhere.
Does the TRANSCRIPT
furnish printed stationery 2
was asked this week by a
business man here" Certainly
we do" we resolved then and
there to advertise the fact.
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(lliddlefONl Hardware House!
S LARGEST STOCK STOCK LOWEST PRICES PRICES Is
HARVESTING GOODS.-Hay Forks Lutr;cat;-r Oils.
Rope for Hay Forks, Moving Scythes and Swath - ms

HARVESTING qOODS.-Hay Forks Lutr;cat;-r Oils,
Rope for Hay Forks, Moving Scythes and Swath 80 ms
&c. &C.
HOUSEHOLD GOODS.-Tubs Buckets Clothes Bas-
kets Ironing Boards Sad Irons s Potts and the old stye
Brooms5 Brushes, Mops, &c.
SEASONABLE GOODS-Lawn Movers, Hedge Knives
Ice Cream Freezers Hammocks Croquet Sets Rubber Hose
and Reels Milk Pans Cream Kettles-7he best and loest
price and gallon Nak Cans and Styainer Pals
seen here Preserving Kettles Masons Fruit Jars Fruit
Cans Wire Cloth Window Screens and Screen Doors Oil and
Gasoline Stoves in great variety from ST so to $40
The Famous Missouri Steam Washer" recommended by
our best houskeepes and washerwoman afford be
without it. Gasoline and Coal OIL Agate Ware and Tin Ware
in large assortments.
Ranges and Cook Stoves for coal Wood large
variety and Lowest prices known here Ready
Paints of the best manufactures White Lead Lnseed OIL
Varnishes and Colors.
See No. 7, fve-hole Range at $500
And our "New Flag Range, No. g. at S16 90
We have the stock and will exchange the Goods Dollars
at prices that will surprise you
eTDo DISCOUNT TEN PER CENT fer
SPOT CASH on all RA NGES COOK STOVES
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Spring and
Su1nnerC Clothing

Is the largest in the city and is comprised
of the products of the best mills in the
United States and abroad and in order to
move things lively wehave put the knife
into our goodsand have made deep cut.
AS our special offering for the next 30
days we propose to furnish you with better
clothing than ever, and this, too, in the
face Of very decided advances in the cost
Of material and labor. Just look at our
prices:
500 Mems Suits. at $500, sold elsewhere
at $1,000.
500 Mems Suits at $1,000, sold elsewhere
al $1,000.
500 Mems Suits at $1,000, sold elsewhere
at $1,000.
500 Mems Suits at $500. sold elsewhere
at $1,000.
800 Boys Suits at $3.50. sold elsewhere
at $500.
800 Boys Suits at $500, sold elsewhere
ct $500.
$50 Childrea's Suits at $l.50 to $500, sold
elsewhere at double prices.
1000 Pair of Pants at $1.00 to $500.
Samples sent On application and esti-
mates cheerfully given.
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SECRET SOCIETIES.

Middletown Council, No. Q, Jr. o. U. A. M.
Meets every Monday uight in McWhorteT's
Hall at O'Clock.
Union Lodge, No. s, A. r. 4 A. NJ. Meets
first Tuesday OF each month in Town Hail.
Good Samaritan Lodge, No. 9, I. .. o. #,
Meets every Thursday night in McWhorter's
Hall at O'Clock.
Damon Lodge, No. Il, k. Of P. Meets every
Wednesday night in McWhor9er's Hall at
o'clock.
Major John Jones Post, No. %, G. A. r.
Meets every Friday night in Reynolds Build
ing at O'Clock
Welcome Conclave Heptasophs. Meets
Union Lodge, No. 6, A. o. U. W., meets every
I'd and 4th Tuesday night in McWhorter's
Hall.
Lord Delaware Circle, No. I6, Brotherhood
of the Union. Meets 1st and Sd Friday, Nc
Whorter's Hall at 8p. M.
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starting Asparagus Ded..

! The old method, and il is a good
method. is to dig deep trenches and ma
hure them heavily, but Rnral New
Yorker does not regard il as the most
economical way. but suggests plowing
the land foot deep and then harrow
iuR Il Nsrs bread@st manure. mQsp o.
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BUSINESS AND SHORTHAND

Twelfth year. 280o students from 200
places and different states have attended.
Famous for quickly starting young people
on Successfuf Careers, through
Its brief Commercial and Shorthand
Course. 1858 students from everywhere
(some 100 ladies)-and 80 graduates last
yearl Largest attendance and class!
Original plan for boarding students In
Private homes for So SO Week.
Money saved here. Write to any citizen,
or any minister of any denomination In
Wilmington about GoIdey College. Grad
uates aided to positions. Helf-Sup-
port quickly given through our short
Courses. Send for Enrolment Blank,
Seats in demand.
Our magnificent Catalogue will
Delight and amaze You. One OF the
finest in the world, just send for it
and see. II is free.
81. g. GOhDEY, Principal of Goldey
Wilmington Commercial and Shorthand
College, Wilmington, Del.
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It Pays to
ADVERTISE,

When there is something to
tell and back of it some
thing to sell.
"Is that Gard engraved
or printed ?" asked a good
judge of stationery sometime
since. The questioner did
not know the work was done
in the TRANSCRIPT office and
was printed from some Of our
new job type-the
Five Fonts of New Script.
Middletown transcript., 1897-08-14

as beneficial as it is refreshing and
agreeable. There are many kinds of
baths that are really tonic In their ac-
tion upon the body, and during the
summer, when the tissues and nerves
waste and wear most, the water should
be made as healtbful and strengthening
as p Ossible. Every one knows the
value of the salt bath; it is always good
and can be ear lily taken at home. Sea
salt is best, but if the crystals cannot
be obtained large cupful of very
coarse salt dropped in the bathtub will
produce refreshing and strengthening
result. The coarse salt should be drop
ped in hot water and the water allow
ed to cool until it reaches the tempera-
ture that is best suited to the bather.
Put in enough salt to make the skin
feel sticky when you leave the water;
rinse off thoroughly in barely tepid or
perfectly cold water into which the juice
of several lemons has been squeez ID.
This will make one feel much refresh
ed and will soften the skin and written
it,
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ERANKS.

Peoples National Bank.-President, G.. W,
w Naudain Cashier, Geo. ID. Kelley; Tell ar.
w. g. Lockwood. Bank Building on East
Main Street.
Citizens National Bank.-President, joseph
Biggs; Cashier, John 8. Crouch; Teller, <.
street.
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We still Have Left
$25o,0oo Worth
CLOTHING!

Now is your OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES it.
Clothing will never be cheaper than at
present, and we are offering to-day greater
bargains than any other house in the city.
Call and be convinced.
Our Stock of
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rIiddletown Directory,
MUNICIpAL OFFICERS.

president-G. w. w. Naudain; Secretary,
IS. Letherbury; Charles n. Howell.