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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-30

Very Little Building in the Country in tho
Last Ton Years.


Easton. Md, March pa talk with
builders and dealers in building ma
terial emphasizes the fact that in the
last 10 or 10 years there has been no
country building of any moment done
on the Eastern Shore by the profits
from agriculture. The house uilding
that has been done year after year is
what may be termed accidental. 1t is
always future unknown quantity,
and, depending on contingencies, can
never be estimated ahead at the be-
ginning of the year or season. One
contingency is fires; a farmer may lose
his houses by fire, recover the in
surance and rebuild. Another is
death, resulting in the division of a
landed estate and the necessity of
erecting a dwelling and farm build
ings. If the heir gets ready money
enough from the estate he will use that
in his buildings; il not, he has to raise
it on a mortgage, which the land will
never pay off, as rule, under the
present conditions of farming. Indeed,
the owner may be considered lucky If
his debt does not eat up both farm and
new buildings. Another contingency
is the purchase of land by moneyed
man who will equip it with new build
ings
Competent judges assert that there
is not on the whole Eastern Shore of
MARYLAND $4,000 year from the
profits of the farms spent in building.
The opening up of u new railroad
through country brings a new popu--
Iation, even 10 limited to the railroad
employees, and makes demand for
dwelling houses along the line. This
was well illustrated during the last
two years along the new Queen Anne's
railroad, when moro building probably
was done than in all tho rest of the
Eastern Shore put together, outside Of
the towns. The money for this is not
furnished by the farmers, but by local
capitalists and building societies.
Building in the towns, whether for
| investment as property to rent or as an
abode for the owrer, is done by tho
surplus money of merchants and other
business men.
These things are not said in dis
couraging way, but as an apt illus
tration of the serious fact that farm
ing, particularly on the Eastern Shore,
is not money making business. There
is a good, comfortable living in it, but
no surplus to lay by with which to re-
place old things with new. What is left
after the living is barely sufficient
to keep up repairs. If farmer
accidentally gets a peach crop and
price for the fruit, or less accidentally
a big Keifer pear crop or strawberry
Weld, he will use the money to pay
debts, and not to build houses. There
is not even "a living on u hundred-acre
farm from the profits of growing grain
at today's prices after the cost of the
crop is deducted. 1t has to be sup
plemented with fruit, berries, truck OF
poultry, to make the farmer and his
family decent living.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-30
AN HISTORICAL CLOCK.
Made by Henry Miller u Century Ago
once Owned by Louis mcLane--sccuret
by Henry q. Conrad.

Made by Henry Miller Century Ago
Once Owned by Louis hioLane-sccured
by Henry g. Conrad.
AT the public sale held last week at
the residence of the late Arnold
Naudain, near Stanton, an old
fashioned eight day clock was sold,
and Henry G. Conrad, ESD, of Will.
mington, became the purchaser.
The clock has an interesting history.
The maker was Richard Miller, whose
name is engraved on the face of the
clock. Miller made clocks in the latter
part of the eighteenth century, at Duck
Creek, small village on the State
Road about half mile north of the
present town of Smyrna, but OF him
but little is known, although few of
his clocks remain, and their correct
ness as timekeepers is an evidence Of
his skill and ability as workman.
This clock for some years belonged
to Louis McLane, who was in his day
one of the most prominent statesmen
that Delaware has produced. Ho
served 10 years in the Congress of the
United States and under the jackson
administration, was Secretary of the
Treasury, Secretary of State and
Minister to England.
Louis McLane was the son of Col.
Allen McLane who served in the Della
ware line in the Revolution, and by
reason of meritorious service rose to
the rank of colonel. From 1908 until
his death in, 1929, Allen McLane was
Collector of Customs for the District
of Delaware. Louis McLane after his
distinguished career removed to the
city of Baltimore, and for many years
was the president of the Baltimore &;
Ohio railroad. He died in Baltimore
in 1857. His son, Robert M. McLane,
who died few months ago, was
governor of Maryland about ID years
ago, and served as Minister to France,
under the first Cleveland admins
tration.
Whom Louis McLane took up his
residence in England as United States
Minister in 1929, he parted with this
clock and it then passed to John
Torbert, who conducted a grocery store
in Wilmington ut that time. On the
death of John Torbert, about 1910, il
wont to his widow who survived him,
who retained it about five years, whcr
| it was sold to Esther y. Naudain. /;
daughter of John Torbert, and thu
wife of Arnold Naudain, and it has
continued in the Naudain family unit
| the present time.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-30

Work on Exterior Completed - Most
Original Interior to Be Restored.

work on Exterior Compieted - Most OF
Original Interior to Be Restored.
Before the celebration of the 200th
anniversary of the conservation of the
Holy Trinity (Old Swedes) Church it
will be restored to its original condi-
ton as to the interior arrangements.
The work on the exterior has been COM
pleted and most lasting and durable
work was done.
The committee in charge Of the work
have given out the contract for the
interior work, which includes the res
toration of the old pews and the brick
floor in the aisles and the replacing of
the pulpit to its original position on
the north side. From descriptions of
contemporaneous records and from an
ancient ground plan drawing the COM
mittee will be able to duplicate the
whole interior, except the chancel, SO
that the church will have practically
the same appearance as it presented to
the builders of it. Even the long pews
along the north and south walls will be
replaced. Another interesting feature
is the restoration of the brick floor in
the aisles, the original bricks to be
used
1t was discovered that at some time
aILDT us UElSludl COuotf uSbioh bio phi-
pit had been sliced off at the top and
about eight inches of the upper panel
taken off, the evident reason being that
the pulpit was too high in front.
For many years the pulpit stood on
top of the altar, in the east end in front
Of the large window. Elizabeth Mont
gomery says it was moved from its
place on the north side in 1893, but
does not say to what place it WIS re-
moved. In 1882 it was taken off the
top of the altar and placed on the north
of it against the east wall. The com
mittee are still in doubt whether to
heighten the front of the pulpit to its
original size or leave it in its present
condition.
The committee have not yet in hand
the necessary funds, but, trust in the
interest of the community in the res
toration and preservation for coming
ages of this venerable historic land
mark. Charles M. Curtis of this city
is treasurer of the committee. ~
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-30
EASTER MONDAY EGG-kOLLfNG.
Thousands of Children Spend Joyous Day
in the White House Grounds.


Clifford Howard, in writing Of the
annual Easter Monday egg-rolling in
the White House grounds at Washing
ton, gives fine glimpse of the sport in
the April Ladies' Home journal. The
chief points of attraction, he says.
fare the mounds or hillocks that rise
in gontle SLOPE from the lawn in various
parts of the grounds. Their sides are
richly carEeted with soft, thick grass,
and here it is that the little children
roll their eggs. They Chamber up the
hillside with their baskets, the little
tots crawling up on hands and knees,
and then turn and roll their eggs one
by ono down the green slore. But tho
children do not confine themselves to
rolling eggs. Many of them take more
pleasure in sitting about in groups and
picking eggs with one another. This
is done by striking two eggs together
on their points. The one whose egg is
broken in this encounter is the loser
and gives up his egg to the other. This
game is particularly enjoyed by the
colored children, for it gives them a
good opportunity and good excuse to
cat eggs, and there is nothing they like
better. Preparatory to an encounter,
each little fellow tests the hardness of
his egg by knocking it against his
teeth. If it can stand this test it is
considered u good one for picking, and
the owner sallies forth with broad
grin, confident of success. The boy
who owns a goose egg or a turkey egg
is Il prince among his fellows. Occa.
sionally such boy appears. In all
probability his shoes are torn, his
clothes are patched, and his woolly
head is adorned with an antiquated
and moth eaten fur cap. But he could
be no prouder nor command greater
respect If he were adorned with regal
robes. He is Immediately surrounded
and followed wherever he goes by q
band of admirers, who adont him as
their champion and defy anybody to
pick an egg with him." W
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-30
THE REGISTRATION BOOKS.
Clerk of tho Peace Foard Cannot Hand
Them TO the Department OF Elections.

Clerk of tho Peace Foard Cannot Hand
Them TO the Department Of Elections.
Sheriff Taylor has opened a number
of tho ballot boxes used at the last
election and has removed from them
tho registration books and polling lists,
which he has returned to the clerk of
the peace.
These things had been locked up in
the boxes by the election officers by
mistake as they should have returned
them to the clerk of the peace The
removal of the books from the boxes
and their return to Clerk Foard were
done upon the order of Chief Justice
Lore. This is done to keep the records
complete.
Clerk Foard was asked on Monday
if he would turn over the registration
books to the Department Of Elections.
mo, I cannot" he answered.
"The law says the registration books
shall be returned to the clerk of the
peace and he shall safely keep the
same.''
Mr.. Foard added that he could hand
them to the inspectors in case of a
special election, but there is no pro-
vision to hand them to the Department
of Elections.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-30

Clergymen who are annoyed by tits OF
coughing and nasal trumpelings so common
in churches and Westinghouse at this sea-
son of the year, cannot do better than recon-
mend to their iiocks an immediate resort 70
"Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar"
The result of the advice, if taken, will be
comparative quiet on the succeeding SAB
bath; for this potent remedy will by that
time have effected a general cure Many
pastors know from experience the value OF
the preparation as azure for bronchial affec-
tions, and can therefore conscientlonsly ell
dorse it. Sold by druggists everywhere at %
and so cents and 81. Great saving by pur-
chasing large size.
Pixies Toothache Drops cure in one
minute. -
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-30

sion to the military service Of her
father as Aide Camp to Gen. Wash
ington must be correct, although !
have found nothing in the records to
corrohorate the statement. He did not
come TO Delaware until about 1779.
am satisfied that he did not serve In
the Revolutionary War in any Of the
Delaware regiments. He may have
served from Pennsylvania and been
credited to this State.
Cunning Bedford, Jr., was Presby-
terian in religion, and usually wor-
shipped in tho building in which we
are now assembled. His remains lie
buried in the graveyard adjoining this
building, the First Presbyterian
Church, and ! cannot more concisely
and appropriately close this sketch
than by quoting the epitaph which was
written by William T. Read and which
appears ON the handsome marble monu-
ment which was erected, over his re-
mains, by Henrietta Jane Bedford. his
daughter, in 1858:
In hope VI Iv.
of joyful resurrection. 40
through faith in Jesus Christ,
here rests the mortal part
CUNNING q BEDFORD.
Born in Philadelphia, A. ID. l747,
Graduated ut Nassau Hall, New Jersey, AID.
1771, with great distinction.
Having studied law III Philadelphia,
he practised in Delaware f8h
with success;
distinguished by mis- eloquence as an
advocate, Attorney General, l
member OF the Legislature of Delaware
(and of Congress)
and one of the delegates to the Convention
that framed the Constitution of the
United states (by whose efforts, with
those of other delegates. two Senators were
obtained for the State of Delaware).
He received from Washington the
commission of first Judge of the District
Court of tho United States for the District
of Delaware,
which he held till his death in 1912.
He so behaved in these high offices as to
deserve and receive the appreciation
of his fellow-citizens.
His form was goodly, his temper amiable,
his manners winning, and his discharge
of private duties exemplary.
| Reader, may his example stimulate you
| to improve the talents-be they five or two,
or one with which God has entrusted you.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-30

To accommodate those who arc partial to the
as Of atomzers in applying liquids into the nasal
passages for catarrhal troubles the ,S,1
he he lnown AZ Ely's Liquid Cream Balm. Price
includins the spraying tube is % cts, Druggists
or By mail The liquid form se empoa,ss e in
,'raa,n Hahn is quickly absorbed by tho mem.
brSae and does not dry up tue setrstions put
chanSes tDem to q natural and healthy characIor'
ELY Brothers, 90 Warren ", M <.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-30

Conductor George *. Morris of the
Delaware railroad has released 10 quail
in Sussex county. The birds are said
to be the finest ever seen IN the stale.
Every effort will be made to protect
the birds during the summer and fall
or until the law is out.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-30

Mrs. Elizabeth Comegys, aged 70
years. fell down several steps on Satur-
day while in the act of ascending the
stars at the residence of her son-in-
law, Charles Thomas, No. 622 West
Eighth street. She was badly hurt, but
no bones were broken.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-30

Secretary Wigalesworth of the Board
of Health reports that there were 81
deaths, o births and 3 marriages in the
city last week, while for the same
period last year thore were 50 deaths,
q births and 9 marriages,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-30

Elwood N. Laytield has gone to Chi
cage to take position on one of the
terminal railroad lines there. He is n
civil engineer by profession and was
formerly connected with the Philadel-
phia, Wilmington g. Baltimore rail
road. He is a son of Conductor j. L.
Layfield of the Delaware railroad.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-30

Kansas City, Mo-, March 27.-There
has been heavy fall of snow in
Kansas during the past "a hours. ac-
companied by stiff north wind. Far
mers are discouraged. They have been
unable TO do any spring work yet.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-30

Mrs Mary b, Kilmer, wife of John
r. Kilmer. died Sunday at her resi-
dence, Ninth and French streets. She
was so years of age and large circle
Of friends mourn her death. The fu-
neral took place yesterday afternoon.
Services were held ut tho house and in
terment was made at Lombardy ceme-
tary. fIr
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-30

New York, March pa small manu-
factory of fire woSks in HobolSen, n. j.,
was destroyed by an explosion today.
One man, Nichola Anzalone, was killed;
Michael Angelo, IA years old was
fatally hurt and Jose Angelo, father OF
Michael, was painfully burned about
the hands and face. The money loss
was small.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-30
VIII MINGTON CONFERENCE
lcop,Inuod from second pare.l

CONTINUED from second page.l
O. Peter Sc. l.. Hardesty. @.
Sai;shury~.C. w. Prettyman.
Sesihyyilie-T. A. Faulkner Supply.
Snow Hills. NJ. Morgan.
Stockton-G. W. Hastings supply.
'rapgier C. P. Swain.
Westoyer-T. G. Eiswald Supply.
WILMINGTON DISTRICT. ...
Robert Watt Presiding Elder.
rharlestown-W Ii. S. Loller. -z
/ Shasaueake City--L. q. Poole.
1,laymont-G. L. Thompke Supply.
| Dnlaware City ii. S. Thompson.
Tlkton--T. i. Terry.
MI Pleasant and Union--E. II. Der
rckson. -
NIarshailton and Stanton---T. H. Hard
Newark and wesley--F. G. MacScrley.
| Nav Castle-R. Irving Watkins.
Newport T.. Avery.
| Northeast G. W. Townsend.
Iperryvillo--
Port Depcsit--A. s. Mowbray.
Red Lion and Glasgow. i. Prouse.
kissing Sun and Sylmar-H. A. G..
Westerfield.
81 Georges e. II. Collins.
ISt, John's-T. S. Holt.
Zion Circuit--W. r. Mowbray. ..m
Wilmington: -.~.
Asbury- James Grove.
Brandywine and Edge Moor--J. W.
Easley.
Goldman John Jones.
Epworth f. Burgette Short
Grace Henry Baker.
Harrison Street --R. T. Coursey.
Kingswood e. S. Mace.
Madeley-Van p. Northrup.
Mt. Salon and Riddle--J. P. Otis.
St. Paul's-W. L. S. Murray.
Scott-F. P. Harris.
Silverbrook-- E. Il. White.
Swedish Mission-F. Soderman.
Union C. A. Grise.
Wesey--W. Il. Dawson.
j. d. c. Hanna Conference secre-
ary of the twentieth century thank
offering.
s. N. Pilchard Chaplain in the
limited States army.
Il Eastlako and Elsmere are separated,
bnd Colors is substituted for Rowland.
lille.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-30

been received here that mob took
Horny Sanderson from the Jail at
iiolton last night and lynched him.
Sanderson is the young farmer who on
Sunday afternoon attempted to shoot
his sweetheart and shot the girls aunt.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-30

Like touch of nature which makes the
world akin the use of Glenn's sulphur soap
beauties the complexion of young ladies i'll
every part Of the universe.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-30

Guthrie, Okla, March 2S.--A terrible
blizzaed accompanied by sleet and snow
is raging in this section. 1t is feared
the entire fruit crop of the territory is
ruined and that thousands of cattle on
the reservation will perish.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-30

CONNECTED APPUINTMENTH'
Cambridge, Nd, March IS. The
I'LL and corrected list of appointments
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-08-31
Written for The Prison Mirror.

"When | was travelling up in the
Dakotas and Montana" began the
drummer as he hitched himself along
the counter to make room for the vii
lage blacksmith who had just come in,
II had some queer experiences. l re-
member one time | was going ito a
little interior town up in the noun
tains, when our wagon broke down.
After a consultation with the driver,
we decided that he should take the
horse and go back to Glendive for
another rig, while l was to stay behind
to look after the wagon until he
returned.
at wasn't a very cheerful prospect
at best, and to make matters worse, a
binding snow storm set in about sun
down, for you understand | had to
stay there until noon next day and in
less than two hours the whole face OF
the earth as far as the eye could reach,
was covered with mantle of white six
or eight inches deep. Along about
eight o'clock, it quit showing; but I'M
mediately began to turn cold, and by
midnight it was so cold that it was all
could do to keep from freezing, in
spite of several pairs of heavy wooden
blankets. Nevertheless l managed to
sleep fairly well through the night.
Well when morning came, | became
ravenously hungry, for we had neg
lected to bring any provisions with us,
thinking to reach our destination by
nightfall of the previous day. What
to do | did not know until in the
wagon, l spied the drivers muzzle
loading shotgun. Examining it care
fully | found it loaded, and taking the
powder horn, cap-bOX and handful OF
buckshot, wrapped up and started out
to kill some game for breakfast. But,
after wandering around for some time
wasting my ammunition by firing in the
air to see if l could brighten some bird
or animal into motion, l finally re-
turned to the wagon. What was my
surprise and delight, (Which afterward
turned to terror to discover that a
huge brown bear had overturned the
light wagon, and was turning every
thing topsy-turvy. Hastily throwing
the gun to my shoulder, | took quick
aim and fired, hitting him in the fieshy
part of the leg. This only changed his
tactics: for with terrible roar he made
for tree, but had scarcely reached it
when it suddenly occurred to me that
a bear can climb much better and
faster than a man. So instead of shin
ming up the tree [ broke into a brisk
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-08-31
~ The Drummer
So and the Bear.

run, the bear just behind me snorting
with pain and rage. l soon gained on
the clumsy creature, but, owing to the
snow which clogged my feet, felt my
strength giving out and determined
to make fight for it.
"After gaining on the bear hun
dred yards or so, l clambered up
among some huge boulders to do or die
Quickly 1 rammed big charge of
powder IL to the gun, put in a wad, and
reaching into my pocket for some shot
found to my horror that | had none.
Gentlemen, you can imagine the terri
BILE situation | was in. There 1 was
penned up among those rocks, with
the bear, now nearly frantic and rapid
ly coming up to me. Great beads of
perspiration stood out on my forehead
and froze there. On came the bear.
Suddenly in my desperation [ raised
my hand to my head and swept up a
handful of the frozen drops, and
poured them into the muZZle of the
gun. To ram in wad, and put on a
cap was the work of second, and
raising the gun, fired. The cap snapped,
and in the meantime the ,sweat-balls
had melted from the heat of the gun
barrel. But rendered desperate by the
situation put on another cap and fired
again."
"But," broke in the blacksmith, chow
did you expect to kill the bear by
shootin' water at it?''
"Just wait until | finish and you will
know all about it, This time the gun
went off, and the melted sweat-balls in
their passage through the cold air from
the gun to bruins head froze again,
and entering the head just over the
eye, melted again from the animal heat.
Now you understand that while the
balls entered his brain, it was not with
sufficient force to injure that member
much. But it dazed him, and with
growl, half staggered, half walked
away. 1 was too much frightened to
follow, so l went back to the wagon to
wait for the return of the driver.
sAbout two o'clock he arrived 0 X,
and having a good supply of arms and
ammunition, l suggested that we go in
search of the bear, which | was sure,
was not far off. Sure enough; we
found him stone dead about quarter
of a mile from the place where l had
shot him."
"What killed him." asked the
grocer.
"OhH replied the drummer, as he lit
a fresh cigar; she died of water on the
BRAIN" j. S. B.