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: SUGAR BET CULTURE.
till EARLY and Often to Keep Ahead
of the Weeda-When to Thin.

till EARLY and Often to Keep Ahead
of the Weeds-When to Thin.
The Cornell agricultural station hai
issued some observations and conelu'
sions in regard to the sugar beet, based
upon field work during 1898, the data
being, much Of it, the reports Of farm
ers to whom seed had been sent for the
purpose of carrying on this work. One
point clearly brought out, according to
the report, is the serious mistake made
by many growers by deferring the first
working of the soil till the plants had
attained considerable size and strength.
As soon as the rows can be followed a
hand cultivator (or lacking this hand
hoe) should be used to loosen the soil
near the plants and check any weeds
that may be attempting to gain foot
hold. Again, some failed to do the thin
ming till the plants were too large. Not
only were the plants injured by the re-
moval Of those taken out, but the labor
involved in thinning these overgrown
beets is several times what it, would be
If the work were done at the right time.
Bunch the. plants with narrow hoe
when they are from one-half inch to x
inches high, and thin them to one in a
place when they are two or three inches
high.
Frequent light tillage is the secret of
economically keeping ahead of the
weeds, but as a rule beets receiving
horse culture made better growth than
those receiving hand culture only. The
deeper tillage seems to be favorable for
best results.
1t is usually recommended that beets
be thinned at about the time the second
pair of leaves appear. It is found in
practice that it frequently is impossible
to thin the beets at the time recon-
mended. From experiment at the sta
tion it appears that the yield per acre
was considerably more where the thin
ming was delayed until the beets had
made considerable growth. This indi-
Gates that where conditions are favor
able considerable range may be taken as
to time Of thinning. With the weather
cool and the soil moist thinning may
safely be done when the beets have at
tained height Of three to four inches.
However, thinning is such slow proc
ess that it would better be commenced
on time-viz, when the second pair of
leaves appear, the plants should at least
be punched. The punches may then
safely be allowed to remain for.a week
or ten days before the beets are thinned
to stand of one beet in a place. If one
could always be certain that the wealth
er would be cool and the soil moist,
then there would not be the imperative
necessity for beginning thinning early.
If thinning be delayed until there exists
drought accompanied by hot weather,
the growth of the plants may be seri-
ously impaired if the plants are not en-
tirely destroyed.
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SOW P1entx Of C1orer SEGA.

The farmer who would keep up and
ever be increasing the fertility Of his
land cannot well sow too much clover
seed In general, early sowing is best,
especially if the ground is heaved or
honeycombed with frost, as the seed
will be well covered and thus protected
from the late spring frosts. If sown
late, the ground should be narrowed,
even if it is in wheat, with light slope
toothed or common spike toothed har-
row, as both the wheat and the clover
seed will be greatly benefited by the
operation. Sow plenty of seed = ten
pounds to the acre is not too much, and
If you do not harrow it will pay to SOW
at different times, some early and some
later, Cross sowing it. This is the ad-
vice of an Orange Judd correspondent,
who adds: Where clover sown last
spring is much lifted or "spewed, !" as a
great deal Of it is this spring, the best
treatment is to reseed the ground heav-
lily with mixture Of red clover and
crimson clover seed, and SOW upon it
some good brand of commercial ferti-
lizer at the rate Of 900 pounds to the
acre
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upon the time thus lost in doing extra
work and waiting for the ground to dry
off between the plow and the planter, a
writer in the Ohio Farmer has said: If
instead Of narrowing, rolling or drag
ging all this land before planting, each
farmer used an implement that would
pulverize thoroughly the row in which
| the corn is to be planted, leaving the
middlers to be rolled, narrowed or
dragged, after planting, as the condi-
tions Of weather and soil might indi-
cate, there would be saved an immense
amount Of labor and worry.
We made simple implement that
has saved labor and time and given Us
the satisfaction of planting as soon as
the ground is warm enough. As soon
| as the field is plowed, we harrow if
necessary and then start this pulverizer
ahead of the planter. It pulverizes the
tracks for the planter perfectly, leaving
the middle as the harrow left it, ready
to be rolled or dragged after the corn
is planted. |
To make the pulverizer we need two
planks feet long, 2 by - inches, and
two boards 4 feet long, 2 by 6 inches.
They are bolted together, as shown in
the cut, SO that the distance from CEN
ter to center will be the same as the
width of the planter or distance be-
tween the rowe of corn. We remove
teeth from a harrow and insert seven
to nine in the by 10 sides in such a
way that no two teeth follow each other
The hitch is a chain from a scotch
harrow. Two horses attached as to the
harrow or plank drag will do the work
with the driver riding on the pulverizer
if the ground is rough enough to re-
quire SO much weight The marker can
be taken from the planter and used on
the pulverizer, as the track made by
the pulverizer will be the guide for the
team and driver Of planter.
To tighten the work of turning at
ends we have used the truck of a rid
ing cultivator, and by the chain attach
ment to truck and pulverizer we raise
with foot lever the pulverizer clear of
the ground for convenience in turning
and getting the spacing Of rows accu-
rately and easily. The truck and chain
attachment and lifting lever we do not
attempt to show in the cut.
Another device illustrated in the
journal mentioned is corn marker, Of
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MIDDLEToWN. DEL, MAY q, 1899
peaii MEMS bones.

The most grewsome apartment In
America is. probably the demonstrator' Z
room in the Flower hospital in New
York, with it's fantastic decorations Of
dead mems bones
The name of the room is spelled above
the door in letters made of finger bones
Upon the wall within appear in the
same grewsome lettering the names Of
DR.. Howard 8. Nelson and DR.. North
way Meyer, demonstrators Besides
these legends sits grinning human
skull
Crossing and recrossing the room
strings Of bones interlace. Ribs alter
nate with the slender bones Of fingers
and toes. Up and down the walls. like
CHASTITY white serpents, crawl coils Of
vertebrB. Arm and leg bones with
highly polished surfaces are hung on
the cupboard doors.
Everywhere the eye turns in this
curious charnel house symbols Of NOR
tality start into relief. But it is on the
large table against the south wall that
death veritably sits enthroned. In the
middle, heaped into mound, bones
from all parts of the human frame are
surmounted by skull Here hand,
there a crippled foot, Uranium hol-
lowed into drinking cup-oddities of
all grisly shapes surround the mound.
In chair to the right sits skeleton
In leisurely attitude, leaning one arm
upon the table as he watches the skele-
tons over which the sunlight dances
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DEVICE FOR LIFTING A HAYRAcK,

enough to catch under the crosspieces
of the rack. The highest end must be
much higher. The post must be or 8
feet high, owing to the height of stand
ards on wagon or the height the rack
must be raised to clear standards. Spike
on some braces.
Set the posts so the team and wagon
can pass between, which will he 6 or
81 feet. Take chain or piece of wire
and chain from end of tongue to front
crosspiece of rack This is to pull the
rack on the inclined by 0. Take the
team by the bits and lead them through
until the incline has raised rack high
enough, unhook the chain and drive off.
To put rack on, back under and chain
hind axle to the rack. Be sure to chain
wagon directly under rack. Back team
and the rack will settle to its place on
wagon without any lifting. I have used
this for some time, and it is all right.
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Bees and Their n..I-e..-

Every bee carries his market basket
round his hind legs ANY one examin-
ing the body Of bee through micro
scope will observe that on the hind legs
OF the creature there is fringe Of stiff
hairs ON the surface, the hairs approach
Ing each other at the tips, SO as to form
q sort of cage This is the bees basket,
and into 1t, after successful journey.
ne viii cram enough pollen to last him
for two or three days.
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4Corpse Coins.

Corpse coins" ara treasured In the
north Of England They are the coins
that have lain over the eyes Of their
dead. By this means infection has been
spread. but superstition causes the Gus
tom to continue. A poor collier or
peasant would never think Of doing any
thing important unless he had ON his
person coins that have been upon the
eyes Of his dead relatives.
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which correspondent says: think it
goes ahead of any Of the things Of the
kind have ever used, and they have
been many.
It is a four row marker, but has
hinges on it so it will mark on rolling
or uneven ground as well as on level
ground. The wings can be turned SO
as to go through a narrow gate or
around distractions in field I used
four 6 inch T hinges and common
buggy tongue. My runners are 81 feet
long, 6 inches wide and inches thick.
Have wide board on the center, so as
to ride. if you mark by stakes.
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Preliminary estimates of spring wheat
acreage from Orange Judd Farmer cor
respondents indicate very little materi-
al change from last years breadth.
Southern and central Minnesota and
eastern South Dakota show fair in
crease, ' hile northern Minnesota and
extreme North Dakota report inability
to get in quite as much as intended. In
Oregon and Washington there is
heavy increase in area due to the plow-
ing up Of injured autumn sowings.
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Many school children are sIchly.

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Chill
dren, used by Mother Gray. nurse in Chill
dren's Home, New York. Break np Colds
in "a hours. cure Feverishness, Headache,
Stomach Troubles, Teething Disorders. and
Destroy Worms. At all druggists. 25c.
Sample mailed FREE. Address, Allen d.
olmsted, Leroy Ny.
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zgll|eq.
QUICK CORN PLANTlNe.

A .Pulverizer For Corn Rows and .
Convenient Corn Marker.
II is the custom Of many farmers to
plow for corn and follow with the har-
row.. roller or plank drag until the
ground is level and fine before the corn
Is put in with a two horse planter. But
If heavy rains come and pack the soil
before planting it must be reworked,
perhaps several times Commenting
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Lifting a Hazraek on and On

A correspondent sends the Iowa
Homestead device for unloading and
putting On o haurank which has heon
Of great help to him: To make this
take two . by 6, IS or 30 feet long.
Spike each to posts, as in the cut. The
shortest post or the top of by must
be 8 feet 8 inches high or just high
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Eel.-" CholIy had the andacity to kiss
me last night Belle-sWeIE / Ike bis
cheekl'' 80 do Il wasn't a BIT rough,
like some Of them are
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obedient saase,

Little Sadie (who has been told She
must thank God for everything wheth-,
cr it seemed goodor notl Thank God,
again. mammal Ire broken your rose
5arl'
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a m. a m. a M. m,
I Daily. ! Daily except sunday.

Daily. Daily except Sunday
ton and points north, or take passenger for
points south of Delmar,
''f' Stops only on notice TO conductor or ao,art
or ..9,1 on signal. signal. :, 'se-i'
town and points south
so,I.h SteoPs e 10 4eaFe passer gers from points
south OF Delmar, or take passengers for Will.
ming and points north. -
NEW CASTLE AJCoMMopA1IoN TpArNs -T,asr.
: sM5hhmington x g sig, lI:o4, a. m, 50, Az, and
days. ' "eoA
Express trains leaving Harrington sos a. M.
ana ARRIVING at 6aS p. m, weekdays, run
through solid to and from Baltimore. Via PorteI
and Newark. -
BRANCH ROADS.
DELAWARE, MARYLAND & VIReINIA r. R..
Leave Harrington for Franklin CITY and way
statlods lo3e m 637 p m week days Return
ne x Iraln leaves franklin City go a. N. and
Leave Franklin City for Chincoteaeue fyis
steamer) l.S3 p. M, week days Returnina'
leave Chineoteague 4.52 a. M. weekdays.
Leave Harrington for Georgetown, Iewes
at IO.So a. m, 6.S p. m, week days Returning.
days. r :" o0-7
Leave Harrington for Berlin, 10 sS a m. and
S'os p A1is HCck udySs heTur01nR, leave Berlin
1.U2 M and 2.40 p. m. week days.
QUEEN ANNE & KENT R. R.-Leaye Townsend
for d, Centrev1lle and way stations 92l a. m, and
5,3l p. m. week days Returning, leave Centre
vile 7,s6 a. M. and 2S7 p. M, weekdays.
DELAWARE & CHESAPEAKE r. R-Leave Claw
ton Ior oxford and way stations 9.38 a. M. and
o.4I p. M, week days. Returning, leave Oxford
$40 a. M, and 40 p. m, weekdays.
CAMBRIDGE & sEApoRp r. R.-Ieave seafor1
Ior Cambridge and Intermediate stations IL II q.
m. and 7I5 P, m. weekdays, Returning, leave
CambridgeI7.O0 am. and 2.3O p. m. weekdays
CoNNEcTIoN.-At Porter, with Newark and
delaware City Railroad. At Townsend with
queen Anne's Il Kent Railroad. At CLAYTON
with Delaware g. Chesapeake Railroad and Z
Baltimore d Delaware Bay Railroad At Ha1
with Delaware. Maryland & Virgin
railroad At Seaford, with Cambridge & Seafo|
Railroad: At Delmar, with New York, Phil
aeiphia q Norfolk, Wicomico & Pocomoke. and W
Peninsula Railroads.
]. B. HUTCHINSON. General Manager.
j. R. WOOD. General Passenger Agent.
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DECOR Ali / see; cold in The head:
you want something good for it, chr,
Patient Dot Cd your life, Doet,r; I was
i bad lhis Is yon cad give It. y
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Barroom ssraHz are showing The way SONS
men blow their money.
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Society buds are blooming out in bicycle
bloomers.
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sECRET sOCIETIEs.

SECRET SOCIETIES.
Middletown Council, No. 2, Jr. o. U. A. NJ.
Meets every Monday uight In McWhorteT's
Hall at O'Clock.
Union Lodge, No. 5, A. f. & A. M. Meets
frst Tuesday OF each month in Town Hall.
Good Samaritan Lodge, No. 8, /. y. o. r.
Meets every Thursday night in McWhorter's
Hall at o'clock.
Damon Lodge, No. Il, K. of P. Meets every
wednesday night In McWhorter's Hall at
s o'clock. 80.
Major, John Jones Post No. %, g. A. r.
Meets every Friday night In Reynolds Build
ing at z O'Clock Sa
Welcome Conclave sHeptasophs. Meets
Union Lodge, No. 6, A. o. U. w, meets every
I'd and 4th Tuesday night In McWhorters
Hall.
LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS.
Volunteer Hose Company, meets 1rst Fri.
day night of each month in Hose House.
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MARBLE and GRANITE

We aim to, and do, give you
the best and most original de
signs, independent of all other
dealers, as it costs no more to
have the latest and best de-
signs, which is greatly to your
interest. Estimates furnished
on application and visits made
to the country upon notlica-
tion.
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r1iddIetown Directory.
.aIrNInrpAI. arrIcEIs..L !
BANKS.

President, J. 4. Nc " horter; Secretary ]. A
Suydam; CharlesH. Howell, George g. Rove
VIM. r. Cochran.
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BANKS.
Peoples National Bank k.-President, q. W
w Naudain; Cashier, Geo. d. Kelley; Teller.
w, q, Lockwood. Bank Building on Fast
Main Street.
Citizens National Bank. President, Joserh
Biggs; Cashier, John y. Crouch; Teller, a..
Darlington. Bank Building on South Broad
Street.
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s@HAMErUL1Y MA1.rNaED.
outra.eou. Treatment Of Dewe!

outrageous Treatment of Dewey,
Otis and Others.
Washington, May q. Postmaster
General Smith may find it expedient
to issue another order for the AZ
clusion from the mails Of a pamphlet
which is being used abroad and sent
to the United States to induce this
government to withdraw from the
Philippines. The pamphlet charges
Admiral Dewey, Gen. Merritt and Gen.
Otis with %duplicity; that Consul Gen
eral Wildman "scooped in $4,000 for
silence money! and that the conflict
between the Filipinos and Americans
was precipitated by the latter in order
that they might not be called upon to
execute their promises; that the Fill
pino women and children have been
ruthlessly slaughtered, and finally that
it is common talk in Manila that
American officers stripped buildings of
tapestry. oil paintings and all kinds
Of valuables.
The author of this pamphlet is n
A. II. Myers, announced to be special
correspondent Of several American
Journals" and the document is pub
lished in Shanghai, China, under date
of March 8. last. 1t is asserted in the
introduction to the pamphlet that 'all
that Mr.. Myers has written Is abso-
luteiy correct, except as regards a few
| unimportant Details" Reference is
made to the conference between Agui-
naldo and Consul General Pratt at
| Singapore and the alleged promise
made by the latter to the former that
the Filipinos would be granted their
independence.
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ENEMY ON THE Run.
BEFORE THE TERRIBLE on
sLAUGMT OF LAWToN's MEN.
Driven Northvvard With Consldera-
BILE Loxs-Strong Force Under Gen.
Luna DislOdEcd and Scattered
With Great Punishment-Sevcral
Officers anu Men Wounded,
Among Them the Gallant Col.
Funston, Who Again Distin-
Eu1hhes Himself-NinnesOta Men
Engaged.

Washington, May 6. - A cablegrau
has been received from Gen. Otis
which says:
Sumner, with six battalions OF the
Oregon, Dakota, Third infantry and
Utah light artillery Of Lawton's divis-
ion, aproceeded north this morning to
Maasin. crossed the river, charged the
enemy in strong intrenchments, driv-
ing him northward and inflicting con-
siderable loss. His casualties, two
wounded.
"Both Wheaton and Hale, of MacAr-
thurs division found enemy in force.
strongly intrenched and commanded
by Commander-in-Chi Luna about
four miles south of San Fernando.
Hale, ON the right, dislodged the enc
my, and Wheaton, on the left. leading
an advance. made a brilliant charge.
scattering his forces, inflicting great
punishment. Several officers end IN
listed men severely wounded.
Macarthur proceeds to San Fer
nando in the morning. Delayed by
partial destruction Of bridge across
river. Not believed the enemy will
make another determined stand until
he effects a retreat to Mount Arayat
at a short distance from Isidro.'
Another dispatch giving the situa'
ton in the Philippines was received
from Gen. Otis, as follows:
"Lawton holds Baliuag. captured Oh
the I'd inst. after rapid movement from
Angat, where supplied with wagon
train, pack animals and rationS. He
scattered the strongly i%ntrenched reb-
els to the north and northweStward.
capturing large amounts Of food sup
plies, and has his detachments to the
north and eastward. His successful
movement was attended with great
difficulty because of the character of
the country, rain and heat. He now
covers our railway communication and
will be supplied from Malolos.
"MacArthur's column concentrated
took up the advance on San Fernando
at 6:3O this morning. Do not appre.
bend sharp resistance OH the part of
the enemy, who will probably leave
the railroad and retire northeasterly
direct to north of Lawton. The de-
struction Of the railroad e Calum-
pit necessitates dependence on wagon
transportation.
'"The enemy south and east of Ma
Mia, 5000 strong, opposed by sufficient
force under Ovenshine and Hall. The
demonstration thus far properly met
by these officers, with light losses.
MANY reports are received from out
lying cities for protection against in
surgent troops"
The war department is satisfied from
the dispatches received from Gen
Otis that the American commander
has put aside the insurgent temporiz-
ing over peace and has turned his at
tertion to most aggressive tactics. The
wisdom Of his course was fully ap-
proved by officials here. who have
foreseen that the rebels needed further
chastisement in order to bring them to
a realizing sense of their position.
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M~INNEsOTANs ENGAGED.

Took Part In the Capture of Maa.in
Gen. Fanston Wounded.
Manila. May 6.-Maj. Gen. MacAr-
thur carried San Tomas after en-
countering strong resistance. ) Brig.
Gen. Hale moved on the enemy's right
and Brig. Gen. Wheaton attacked the
left in a daring charge. in which Col.
Funston again distinguished himself.
The Kansan was wounded in the hand
and several other officers and enlisted
men were also wounded Col. Sum
mers, with a part of the Oregon and
Minnesota regiments and gun of the
Utah battery. took Maasin on the
right, resting four miles from San Fer
nanda.
The Filipfnos are ~retreating toward
San Isidro and 1t is expected that they
will make a stand at Arayat. at which
place the whole of the rebel force in
the province of Panpanga is concen-
trating.
1t is reported that. impressed by re-
cent events. the Filipinos are wavering
in their allegiance to the insurrection
and are likely to Ill a neutral atti-
tude.
1t seems as though Gen. Antonio
Llna's forces are destined to destruc-
ton within a few days unless they sur
render or scatter.
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SPAIN WANTS NDEMN1T
China VIII BE Asked to Pay for Ter
hitting Filibustering.


hitting Filibustering.
Honskong, May 6.-Spain is collect
ing evidence here with a view of claim
ing a cession of land in China as in
demnity from the Chinese government
for permitting the steamer Abbey to
leave Canton last August with arms
for the Philippines. The little steamer
Abbey, or Abby, was seized by the
armed dispatch boat of Admiral
Dewey's squadron on Sept % last.
She was of American register. though
formerly known as the Pasig. 1t was
reported to Admiral Dewey that she
was carrying arms and supplies of war
to the Philippines, and lie sent the Nc
CuIloch to intercept her. When the
American cutter finally found the Alb
hey in Batangas bay. on the southern
coast of Luzon, the filibusterer had
landed her cargo of arms and NUM-
lions and the insurgents refused to
give them up. Thereupon the Abbey
was seized and taken by the McCul-
loch to Manila in accordance with Ad-
miral Dewey's desire to maintain the
status quo in the Philippines, pending
the conclusion of the work of the peace
commission in Paris.