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INDIANA GOOD ROA Ds.
.THEIHlMPoRTANcEl in TIE DEVELOP
MENT OF The STATE.

Central Section Covered with Net
work of Improved Highyvays-Gov-
ernor Mount to Make Display at
the Paris Exposition.
Governor Mounts determination to
make a pretentious display of In.
diana roads at the Paris exposition
and the work which he has already
begun in collecting pictures from ev-
cry section of the state have occasion
ed great deal of comment Of an ad-
verse nature from the people of his
own and Of adjoining states. They
take the ground that the display will
not only subject Indiana to adverse
criticism, but will give the skilled road
builders of European countries a poor
opinion of the Mississippi valley sec
ton.
The display which Governor Mount
is arranging under his own personal
direction will, however, be interesting
not only to the expert road builders OF
European countries, but of special in
terest at present to the people Of In
diana and surrounding states. 1t is
not Governor Mounts intentions to
give the European countries new
wrinkles" in road construction, but
rather show them what a community
can do with swampy, boggy, wild
territory in a short space Of less than
century. He will show the old wood
en- bridges and the old miller going to
market on his horse, which sank belly
deep many times. He will show how,
less than a half century ago, doctors
had to carry saddlebags and the mail
was transported on horseback for the
reason that that was the only way OF
reaching points located in bogs. With
these pictures as an Introduction he
can show some stretches of Indiana's
10000 miles of graded and gravel high
way and 1888 miles of PN4 which
will compare favorably with the roads
Of southern France and Italy and ex-
eel those of some European countries.
The whole central section of Indiana
is now covered by network of free
pixies and graded gravel roads. The
farmers can reach their markets any
season of the year. Northern Indiana
has made wonderful strides in the last
few years in building graded and
gravel roads. The eastern section is
practically free of poor roads. In
Wayne county alone there are over
$50 miles of as good roads as can be
found in the Mississippi section. The
most notable pike in the nation, the
great National road running from
Washington to st. Louis, passes the
entire width of the state and divides
the Hoosier community into two equal
parts. It is apropos that the display
be made in 1900, for it marks the close
Of about 100 years of Indiana's devel-
opment, in which roads have been the
greatest factor.
The men who laid the foundation for
Indiana by blazing their way through
forests and brambles, who felled logs
across the streams and made the first
temporary crossings, who pushed their
horses to bogs and then threw brush
over the deepest holes that their ami
mails might not sink beyond the con-
troll of their legs, had little to work
with while they were laying this fouii-
dation. That, however, for the most
part, was great deal less than CEN
tury ago. After making these first
blazings, bridges and foundations they
found that they must have more per
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after experiment has been tried to de-
termine the best method Of treating q
prairie road. The difficulty under the
old road law was that there were as
many theories as there were road su-
peryisors and no uniformity Of action.
There were no engineers to direct or
supervise road building, and after ex-
periments had been tried and after a
great amount Of hard work had been
done IT was generally found at the
close of any given year that the roads
were In as bad condition as they had
been at the beginning of the year.
The result was that when the farmer
had leisure to market his products and
when prices were the highest he was
cut of from markets by mud roads.
While the farmer in the good road dis
trict of Ohio or North Carolina or Ten
nessee was hauling to market as much
ms he could put on his two horse wag-
on the Illinois farmer was hauling one
half or one-fourth as much with four
horses and making half as many trips.
IL ACGuG0 AQ -dLA ~ COANAANO NAS
Illinois farmer that he ought to have
better roads. The problem was how
to get the material to construct them.
The State and Interstate Good Roads
and Public improvement association.
acting in harmony with the agricultur-
al department at Washington, inau-
gurated movement in which the ques-
ton Of material was fully considered,
In which good road building was to be
under the direction of competent engi-
neers and I'm which there should be
well considered action in all the prairie
states. Strangely enough, when this
movement received the enthusiastic
support OF the wheelmen of the coun-
try and wien for the first time the peo-
pie of the cities were giving intelligent
consideration to the road problem
many farmers became suspicious. The
false cry was raised that the good
roads associations were more interest
ed In those who used bicycles than
In those who marketed crops. How
ever, this opposition soon spent Its
force, and the conventions held this
fall represented all parties interested
In good roads.
The cities and railroads are interest
ed as much as are the farmers, and If
all interests combine needed legisla-
ton can be secured, and Illinois win
have as good roads as any state in the
Union. When we have hard roads
throughout the country districts, there
will be less deterioration in farms and
less inclination on the part Of young
people in the rural districts to migrate
to the cities.
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ILLINOIS WAKING UP.
FARMERS WEARY or wALLoWING IN
THE MUD.

Recent Conventions Show Renewed
Interest In the Improvement OF
Highways = Hard Roads VIII In
crease Farm Values.
The question of better roads has
been under general discussion for &c
years. In most OF the eastern states
and in western states like Ohio, where
gravel Is abundant and accessible, rap
id progress has been made within the
last 20 years in road building. Farm
ers know through long experience Will
mud roads the great advantage of hard
roads, and by concerted movement
they secured legislation that gave
them not only solid trunk roads, but
solid crossroads, says the Chicago In.
ter Ocean. But even where the mate.
rial for hard roads was at hand and
where macadamized roads were con
structed there was carelessness In the
system Of repairs, and new crusade
In favor of systematic building and
systematic care of roads has been in
augurated.
Illinois has been alive to the impor-
lance of good roads, but has fallen be
hind in the race because of the difficult
ty of securing proper material for the
building Of hard roads. This is true
Of all the prairie states. Experiment
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LARGE LOADS.


One Of the Details That Mean Good
Business to the Farmer.
Much time is lost by drawing small
loads. Many times have seen farm
ers going to town with a load OF wheat
OF only 80 or 40 bushels. / can remem-
Der when boy we had to draw our
wheat and oats to market a distance Of
16 niles Even on good roads we con-
sidered 80 bushels of wheat and go
bushels of oats a good load. Now we
draw so bushels Of wheat and don't
consider it any too much. Where there
is d large Quantity Of stuff to market
, a third horse pays well. You can then
put on 100 bushels Of wheat and 200
i bushels of oats. One man can do the
work, an extra trip is saved, and the
third horse does nothing but draw
grain. 1t viii take one horse to draw
the wagon and the other two horses to
draw grain.
A great many loads Of logs and bolts
are drawn past our house every day
! In the winter time. It is interesting to
notice the difference in the size of
loads. Some, with good team and
long distance to haul, will have on a
couple of small logs, while neighbor
| with no Setter team viii pile on 10 or
IL logs as large. What a lot Of time
Is wasted herel Frequently large load
ing is overdone, but more frequently
small loading is ogerdone.
One Of the handiest things we have
on our farm is a large fat rack, ~
feet wide and 16 feet long, with a
eight, smooth floor laid over 1t. We use
this on our low wheel, wide tire wagon.
It stays on all the time, and we use it
for nearly everything. 1t has az by 3
strip nailed around the outer edge to
! keep loads from slipping of. 1t is the
best thing for drawing in hay or grain
! that-I ever saw.
We can put on some monstrous loads
Of hay, and it is no trouble to put on
go dozen of wheat, or all that a large
team can handle. 1t looks like fat
car while empty, and the old fashioned
rack looks like a toy beside it. Large
loads of hay pay well. They save sev-
eral extra drives to and from the field.
Besides, it does not take any longer to
clean up the bottom Of the load from
a large one than it does from small
one. So time is saved In two ways
here. Saving time means lots. of mon
ey sometimes in drawing hay. 1t may
mean the saving of large quantities
from being spoiled by getting wet. |
have often wished for an extra day to
finish up the hay. Had l used large
loads / might have saved good deal
from getting wet.
These things mean business to every
farmer. The time is here when the
farmer must use more business in his
business, writes /. N. Cowdrey in The
Country Gentleman.
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Many school t.hilaren are slcI

Many school children are stck'y.
Molher Grsy's Sweet Powders fsr Chill
dren, used by Mother Gray. nurse ii Chill
dren's Home, New York. Break mp Colds
ID 24 hours. cure Feverishness. Headache.
Stomach Troubles. Testhing Disorders. and
Destroy Worms At an druggists. CSC
sample mailed FREE. Address, Allen s.
0lmstsd, LeRoy, N. Y.
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rorc,ne Rbpbarb n the Ce1lar.

Forcing Rhubarb In the Cellar.
Horticulturist Fred W.. Gard of the
Rhode Island station, in summing up
his experience in forcing rhubarb, ex-
presses a desire to impress upon ey-
cry one who has a garden with rhu.
barb in it the fact that he and his fam
lily may be enjoying in February and
March of next year more beautiful
product than ever grows in the open
ground. To do it he viii need to trans
fer few roots to q dark corner Of the
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Convict Road Bui1dinr.

The plan Of employing convicts In
road building, In successful operation
In many Of the southern states and be-
ing slowly adopted in a few. Of the
northern states, has been made permis-
sible In Pennsylvania by an enactment
of the recent legislature. The law op-
crates by counties, each county to use
It's own prisoners and not to work
them more than eight hours per day.
Preference In the roadmaking must be
given to the roads connecting directly
with the county seat, and all roads
must conform in width and grade to
the provisions Of the general road law
OF the state. Work is to be done In
sections Of i've miles, and no more
than that distance may be completed
on any road until like mileage has
been improved on all main lines con-
meeting with the county seat. Wash
ington county Is the first and the only
county thus far to take advantage Of
the act, several prisoners having been
recently sentenced to the roads BY
Judge Taylor.
The secret OF Good Road.
Ye1d is maintained
l%@ The cheapest and best
Wtnn fss base q well drained
And IT. top is Esll dressed.
- ~ A. ". pulistiM
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Ginle GaBe
Plila. Fila. and Baltimore R. B
DELAWARE DIVISION
SOUTHWARK.

On and af.er Nov. 20, ls39 trains will
leave as follows:
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IT'S DIFFEpENl
THE.NORTH4AM
tPHILADELPHIA)

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IT'S DIFFERENT, because! It rprints
al the news, and all the news II prints
Is true.
IT'S DIFFERENT, because rs bright
and brisk, up-tc-date and vigorous, but
not yellow.
IT'S DIEEERENT, because itsxoniy
policy Is to tell the truth. rlt has no
covert or personal interests to promote.
II serves no political ambition, no creed,
no class pteiudice, no mere partisan
purpose.
1TG pIFFERENT, because Il advocates
equal taxation and battles against the
existing system, which favors the rich
Corporation at the expesse of the
farmer, the merchant, the manufacturer
and the wsge-earner.
tTE DIFFERENT. because 1t stands
for Republican principles and makes
war upon all who, under. the stolen
name Of Republicanisn, are disloyal
TO those principles.
1TS DIFFERENT. because 1t believes
manhood andanot money should rule.
Thereforesit upholds the rights Of all,
as against the aggressive power OF the
privileged few.
fTE DIFFERENT, because no boss. no.
corporation, can control one line Of Its
Space
IT'S DIFFERENT. because 1t Is non
sectarian and broad; every party, every
faith, every class, and the, .workingman
equally with the millionaire, gets fair
hearing in Its columns.
tTs DIFFERENT. be- -
cause Il upholds faith in ONE
humanity, and the pro- CENT
gress Of mankind toward Evarv-
higher ideals. larger ,..s~.
hopes and Better living. Mn.
IT'S DIEEERENT: twill continue to
be different Watch The North Ameri-
can and see It grow.
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Daily. Daily except Sunday.
q" Stops to leave passengers from Whining
ton and points north or take passengers fol
points south of Delmar.
"f' Stops only on notice to conductor or agent
or on signal.
'i'' Stops to leave passengers from Middle
town and points south.
"pv Stops to leave passer gers from points
south of Delmar, or take passengers for vii
ming and points north.
NEW CASTLE ACCOMMODATION TRAINs.-Leavt
Wilmington l3 a. m, 2.S5, Al and 6.5S p. m.
week days. Leave New Castle 8. 81. 946, lilo.
q. M, 6.57 p. m. week days.
Express trains leaving Harrington sos a. m.
through solid to and from Baltimore. via fortel
and Newark.
BRANCH ROADS.
DELAWARE, MARYLAND & VIRGINIA R. B.
Leave Harrington for Franklin City and way
stations l0.3e a m 6.S7 p m week days. Return
ing train leaves Franklin City $40 a. n,. and
las p. M. week days.
Leave Franklin City for Chincoteague wis
steamer) LIS p. M, week days. Returning
leave Chincoteague 4.52 a. M. weekdays.
Leave Harrington for Georgetown, Lewei
at 10. .38 a. M, 637 p. M, week days, Returning
leave Lewes 6.45 a. m. and 3.03 p. m.week
days.
Leave Harrington for Berlin, 1898 a. M and
6.37 p. m. week days. Returning, leave Berlir
702 a m and 237 p. m. week days.
QUEEN ANNE & KENT 2. R.-Leave Townsend
for Centreville and way stations 9 2l q. M, anC
5.3l p. M. week days Returning, leave Centre
vile 7.26 a. M. and 237 p. M, weekdays.
DELAWARE & CHESAPEAKE r. R.-Leave Clay
ton for Oxford and way stations 9.3S a. M, and
5.47 p. M, week days. Returning, leave Oxford
6.45 a. M. and LAB p. m, weekdays.
CAMBRIDaE a. SEAnoRn r. R-Teave Seaford
for Cambridge and intermediate stations II. IL q
m and is p. m. week days, Returning leave
Cambridge 200 am. and 2.3O p. m. weekdays
CoENEcrIoN.-At Porter, with Newark and
Delaware City Railroad. At Townsend, with
Queen Anne's & Kent Railroad. At Clayton
with Delaware & Chesapeake Railroad and
Baltimore & Delaware Bay Railroad At Har-
rington, with Delaware. Maryland & Virginia
Railroad. At Seaford, with Cambridge q Seaford
Railroad. At Delmar, with New York, Philar
delphia & Norfolk. Wicomico & Pocomoke. and
Peninsula Railroads.
]. B. HUTCHINSON. General Manager.
j. R. WOOD. General Passenger Agent.
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BANKS.

President, q. w. w. Naudains Secretary,
George g. Rowe; Charles II. Howell, VIM. n.
Cochran David |. Allen.
BANKS.
Peoples National Bank.-President g. w
w Naudain; Cashier, Geo. ID. Kelley Tell er.
VIC. Lockwood. Bank building on East
Citizens National Bank. President, Joseph
Biggs; Cashier, John 8. Cronch Teller, #.
Davis. Bank Building on South Broad
Street.
SECRET SOCIETIES.
Middletown Council, No. 2, Jr. o. o. A. NJ.
Meets eveEY Monday night In New 2
Hall u o'clock.
Union Lodge, No. s, A. F. q A. NJ. Meets
first Tuesday Of each month In Town Hall.
Good Samaritan Lodge, No. 9, I. .. 0. +.
Meets every Thursday night In McWhorter's
Hall at s O'Clock.
Damon Lodge, No. II, K. OF P. Meets every
Wednesday night in McWhorter's Hall at
WeIcome concIave Hept.sophs, Meets
every second and fourth Friday night in K
o. Union T Lodge, No. 8, 40. q. W, meets every
ID and 4th Tuesday night In McWhorters
Hall.
LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS.
Volunteer Hose Company, meetE drst FRI
day night OF each month In Hose House.
/
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AGENTSwANTEE-FO AND
Achievements Of Admiral Dewey, the worlds
greatest naval hero. By Mtirat Halstead, the
lifelong friend and admirer of the nation
idol. Biggest and best book. over 500 pages, s
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time. Write quick. The Dominion Conn
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rIiddIetown Directory.

MUNICIPAL OFFICERS.
President, g. w. W. Naudain; Secretary,
George @. Rowe. Charles II. Howell, VIM. r..
Cochrany David l. Allen.
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sECRET sOCIETIEs.

LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS.
Volunteer Hose Company, meetE drst Fri
day night OF each month In Hose House.
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'ar TnAxscRzr7 si.00 per year,
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zrs DIrTERENT, because; It ,prInts
an the news, and all the news Il prints
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Leave Harrington for Berlin, 1898 a. m. and
6.37 p. m. week days. Returning, leave Berlin
7.O2 m and 2.87 p. m. week days.
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at 1913 a. M, 6.37 p M, week days. Returning,
leave Lewes 645 a. m. and 3.03 p. m.week-
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BRANCH ROADS.

DELAWARE, MARYLAND & VIRGINIA R. r.
Leave Harrington for Franklin City and way
stations -l0.3e a m 637 p m week days. Return
ing train leaves Franklin City 6U0 a. n. and
.4h d. m. week davS
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QUEEN ANNE KENT 2. R.-Leave Townsend
for Centreville and way stations 9 q q. M, and
5.Sl p M. week days Returning, leave Centre
vile 1876 a. M. and 2.37 p. M, weekdays.
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bia went on tho starboard tack at 2 1880 and
headed for the finish, crossing at 2:4O
1t did not require u m Mathematician to figure
out her Victory. Everybody know II. particu-
lary the men holding the whistle cords OF all
the steam craft In the 1otilln. They gave the
cords yank when the Columbia swept
majestically across the line. hseing gracefully
TO port and for half m mute the clear autumn
air was thick with the vapor OF screaming
steam. A few Of the ships punctuated the
screechlng and the roaring OF the whistles with
the boom of little cannon.
The Sham rock. which had been on the star
board tack. went about on the port tack at
$50. and. after standing on that board nearly
four minutes. went on the starboard tack
again, She made for the line. crossing at
2:45:17. As she bounded over her sailors
gathered in her staysail. Her tug. lying the
her and was heading for the Horseshoe.
The greeting which she received from the
excursion fleet and the yachts was not less
enthusiastic than that which accentuatsd the
victory OF the wonderful white sloop. Ths
Coum bias tug got line on her. and. az the
score OF vessels OF the flotilla surrounded her.
she set from her port and starboard spreaders
two American flags: another fluttered in the
joyous northerly wind over her taffrail and
fourth few from her topmast. All were radiant
with the glory OF bright Afternoon sun.
The yachts drew alongside each other In the
Horseshoe and Britons and Yankees lined up
along the rails and cheered each other In the
immemorial and beautiful way OF true sports
mon.
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Which is safer to carry, m
overcoat or a cold?
Here's every good sort of
overcoat, $40 to $50; very
bobby, half.and.half, or long;
light, medium or heavy weight.
Maybe we're too far in ad.
vance; but we must head the
procession.
Greens are coming in - fol.
lowing Gin the wake of the
Shamrock.
Six patterns of that kind now
in stock, sack coats or walking
coats; SIS to S32.
And everything else man or
boy wears.
RoGEEs, PEET e. Co.
$50 Broad~sv. cor Leontrd
nrn.I ray
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the weather rail as possible. while the boat
bowed low to the blast.
HEAVY WORK FOR BOTH BOATS.

bowed low to the blast.
HEAVY WORK ron BOTH BOATS.
There never was such grand. slashinR Cup
race. White caps were still on every wave and
the wind sent spray flying to leeward. There
were dark squally clouds overhead. Tho wind
kept knocking both boats down and they made
rather heavy work OF It for time. But they
were rceiing off the miles at high speed and
the Lightshtp was not far ahead The eNcur-
sion steamers made Tor IL rel neil In order
to be in at the finish. Tn, boats were
heading about two points of the finishing
line. and would yet have to make several
tacks before they could finish their
race. They were pnching the Shamrock
again. hut everybody realized that. barring an
accident to tho Columbia. all hone OF Sir
Thomas Lirtons lifting the Cup was gone.
They rushed past the Highlands OF Navcsnk
as the vanguard Of the excursion feet neared
the Sandy Hook LiRhtshir. The harder it blew
the moro Columbia seemed to like It. She was
in better trim for heavy wind and did not cause
the anxiety which the Shamrock's club topsail
must have occasioned her aptain and crew.
At 2:2O the Columbia was not over two miles
from the Lightship. The boats made a long
board OF Il. not wishing to make any moro
tacks than was necessary 10 fetch the mark.
They footed 1t at great speed. but neither was
able to change the distance OF the three-Iuar-
ters o a mile which separated them.
At 231 the Colum bia came about on tho
starboard tack but could not make the mark.
80 a minute later she put about again and
tried it in the other way. At tho same tins
the Shamrock went in stays and filed away on
the port tack. Capt. Barr began pin ching
the hia In an effort TO fetch the line but
IL was no use. so at 1870 he put tho Co.
lumbia about Oh the port tack again.
OVER THE FINISH LINE AT LAST.
Two minutes later the whito boat came
about on the starboard tack. and aGnin Capt
Carr pinched her close up to tina wind. This
time his efforts were successful The Columbia
lost some OF her speed. but she was able to
pass through the line within thirty feet Of the
IiGhtship. amid the ga flutes OF the assembled
excursion boats.
Away off to leeward tho Shamrock was
plunginR along in hopeless sort Of n way
She was three-auarters OF mile to
leeward when the Columbia crossed but
the excursion fleet waited to see her finish
She made two or three short tacks and finally
crossed the line. The steamboats, gave her
royal salute. She got greater reception than
the Coum' la did whom she finished. but shn did
not get tho Cup Sir Thomas Upton on board
the Erin steamed up to the Lightship display
ing two huge American flags on his Yacht. The
flagship Corsair. with Commodore Morgan
aboard, broke out her six big American flags.
the Colum bia dressed herself in four and some
OF the excursion boats followed suit Then
the rival yachts called for their tugboats and
were towed back into the Horseshoe.
THE SUMMARY.
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Start Mark. Finish. T,m, Tim,
II. Ms. H. MS. II II. NJ. :. II. NJ. +.
Columbia1 O1 :35 12:lh;OO c4o: ~ 33a:25 3:3s:op
shamrock :Oo:34 l2:l9:l7 2:45.l7 3:44i3 3:44:43
Column ba gained minute IL seconds in the
run to the first mark. and gained 5 minutes on
the beat home. Total gain. u minutes. IL sec
onds. The Shamrock allows the Columbia IL
seconds in thirty miles. so that tho Columbia
won by 6.minutes, "a seconds corrected time,
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$50 Brosdvsv. cor Lronlrd.
$50 broadway, cor. Prince
Thlrty-Seond and Broadway.