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ChenD Living

Government experts say that a man
can be well fed for 80 cents a day.
This, however, means feeding men in
mass. There is man in Philadelphia,
however, who laughs at this lavish ex-
penditure, inasmuch as his bill of fare
for the entire week only costs that
amount. Twenty years ago he made up
his mind that Americans ate too much.
His staple meal is in the middle of the
day, and it always consists of soup
good. rich soup-and a baked potato.
Some days instead Of the baked potato
he has what southerners call cowpeas.
which are extremely cheap and who
some. They cost cents a pound and
swell very much in cooking. He cooks
them with bit of salt pork. Rice is
also one of his staple foods and occa-
sionally a little milk. He buys two
loaves of stale bread a week, which cost
215 cents loaf. These are always
toasted.
Cabbage is another article of diet.
cheap and of great value. He has an
arrangement with his grocer by which
he buys the scraps of cheese left over
from the large cuttings at 2 cents for a
day s scraps. He is in sound health and
has not had indigestion for 20 years.
New York World,
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The EngIIsh of 1453.

The English population consisted Of
churchmen, mobiles and craftsmen, as
well as common people. 1t was a novel
and significant division. Traders and
manufacturers took their places some
what noisily beside their fellow poli.
ticians of older standing. filling the
whole land till it seems for a moment
as II nothing counted any more in
English life save its middle class-a
busy, hard. prosperous, pugnacious
middle class, slowly emerging from its
early obscurity. In this century it had
arrived at power definitely, ostenta-
tiously. carrying a proud look and q
high stomach, intent on its own affairs
needless of the court. regardless of min
listers save when ii had to bribe them
lrreYerent to the noble. the ''proud pen.
hlless with his painted sleeve, " tolerant
OF ecclesiastics only so long as thew
could be kept rigidly within their allot-
ted religious functions. - Denton 3
England in the Fifteenth Century
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Politics, Indeed.

'There is a rather crusty old gentle
man attending my church, " says a De-
troit clergyman, land his absence for
several weeks led me to call upon him.
He is not communicate, and am
afraid at times that he is slightly skep-
tical. He is very pronounced in his po-
ltical views, and as conversational ma
terial ran rather short sought to in
terest him by asking, 'How's politics?'
'HOw's politics? 2 he repeated with
out change of countenance. 'How's
politics? That's pretty question for
you to ask when you know that 1
haven't heard you preach for the last
seven Sundays. Exchange.
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Linked Eyebrows.

1t is popularity believed that if ones
eyebrows meet it indicates deceit.
Charles Kingsley indorses this belief,
but Tennyson has other ideas and poet
ically speaks of married brows." "
In Turkey meeting eyebrows are
greatly admired, and the women use
artificial means to bring the brows TO
this condition, and if art cannot induce
thin eyebrows to grow they make uu
by drawing black line with paste,
1t would appear that the Greeks adj
mired brows which almost met and
the fashionable inhabitants of Rome
not only approved Of them, but resorted
to pigments to make up the lack which
sometimes existed.
Some proverbs state that the persou
whose eyebrows meet will always have
good luck, while others state exactly
the reverse. The Chinese saw that
people whose eyebrows meet can never
hope to attain to the dignity of a min
lister of state. " and in Greece of TODAY
the man whose brows meet is said to be
a vampire, while in Denmark and Ger
many it is said he is a werewolf,
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Daae,ess Cannot be Cured.

DEAFNESS Cannot be cured
by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deafness
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an inflamed con-
dition of the mucous lining of the Eu-
stachian Tube. When this tube gets
infamed you have a rumbling sound
or imperfect hearing, and when it is
entirely closed deafness is the result,
and unless the Inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to its
normal condition, hearing will be de-
strOyed forever; nine cases out of ten
are caused by catarrh, which is moth
ing but an infamed condition OF the
mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of Deafness Caused by
catarrh) that cannOtbe cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure. Send for circlar free.
F. j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls family Pills are the best.
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The Baltimore Weekly Sun.
The Weekly Sun publishes all the news
of each week; giving complete accounts of
all events of interest throughout the world.
The Weekly Sun is unsurpassed as an
AGRICULTRAL PAPER.

The Weekly Sun is unsurpassed as an
AGRICULTRAL PAPER
1t is edited by writer's of practical expert
ence, who know what farming means and
what farmers want in an agricultural Jour-
nal. 1t contains regular reports of the
work of the Agricultural experiment sta
tions throughout the country, of the pro-
ceedings of farmers clubs and institutes,
and the discussion of new methods and
ideas in agriculture. Its Market Reports,
Poultry Department and Veterinary col
umn are particularly valuable to country
readers. The Poultry Department is ed
tied by a well-knOwn poultry expert, and
every issue, contains practical information
oJ value for poultry raisers. Poultry on
many farms has become great source of
revenue, and those interested in this profit
able industry will find the Poultry Depart
ment of the Weekly Sun invaluable in the
way of suggestions, advice and information
Every issue contains Stories, Poems, House.
hold and Puzzle Columns, variety of in
teresting and instructive selected matter
and other features, which make it well
come visitor in city and country homes
alike.
Address
A. S. ABELL COMPANY,
Publishers and Proprietors.
Baltimore, Md.
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His Inst ouex.tou

The counsel for the opposition had
been bullying the witness for an hour
or more when he finally asked:
us IT true that there are traces of
insanity in your familyP"
:. 1t would be folly to deny it, re-
Piled the witness "My great-grandfa-
ther' who was studying for the minis
Try gave it up to become lawyer. -
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Market REPORTS the STANDARD

The mafsc' reports win be kept no n their
prcseut A4s. standard. IL is the intention OF
The Tribue at all times 70 add to them whatever
quotations will render them OF greater value
Inc finest compliment paid TO The semi Weekly
Tribune is the fact that it enjoys IN subscriD
tions Of large number of merchants cairymen
and farmers who disagree with its political seu.
uments, but who find It's accurate marker report,
essential TO the proper conduct OF their business
IL Is always safe TO look a. The Tribune before
one buys or sells country produce Once a
week there is a special market article on one
Dafticular tODic ~ YIN
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A Remarkable vane-

On the roof of brewery at Maid
stone' Kent, is to be seen one of the
most remarkable vanes in England. 1t
represents an old brown jug and glass
The jug, which is made of copper,
stands 3 feet Q inches in height and is
= feet in diameter and capable of hold
ing 106 gallons.
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] B. COOPER'S STORE

Flour, Meats, Butter. Lard
Sugars, Coffees. Teas. Fire
Crackers. Molasscs. SvrJp Sa't
Spices, Pickles, Soaps.Oils SnJo p.Y'
Candies, Lye, Baking Powdcr5 "S
Blue, Extracts, Soap PowdersS'
Canned Goods. Starch. Yinogar
Barley. Powder, Shot. Tohaccc"a'' c"''
Cigars, Brooms. Baskets. RncI'
cts. Tubs. Washboord>. OjIrlotbs
Brushes, Ropes, Twincs. yets
C0rks, Lead. Seeds. Mrdirir1s, -,
Threads, COtton-. Needless FIN.
Hose, Suspendcrs, Towels. Crash
Umbrellas, Whips. Toothnirk,
Looking Glasses. Table En;vas
Pocket Knives. Scissors. Purse.
Combs, Musical GOODS. Sbnn
Findings, Balls, Banks. Gama.
shaving Articles. Fishing Tackl4
Walters. Spoons, LAMPS. I.amn
Fixtures. Pipes. Tons. Wire
Goods. TinWarc. China. Nt.ra.
ware, Crockcry. Glassware
Enamelcd Ware. Earthrnvare
Flower Pots. Pipe Guards. Bibles
ilymnals. Albums. Blank Books
Memorandum Books. Poem,
Reading Books, Picture Books,
Pass Books. Writing Paper. Nu.
SIC Paper. Fancy Paper. Wrap.
ping Paper, Drawing Paper. Fin.
velopes, Cards. Inks. Pens. Pen.
ellis, States. Tablets, Papcterius.
Chalk, Crayons, F,ra>er,, Nu,
ci!age, Jardinicrs, Fruit Jars.
Fans, Backing. Bonds. !u.ds
Notes. Tacks, Bells. &c.
The above gives an idea Of the yari.
ETY., but you will learn more about the
stock, and the quality and the conli.
ton and the prices and our way Of
doing business if YOU latrouize the
store for awhile Call and see.
I . NnOnCD
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A Newspaper and Magazine Both.

The Semi Weekly Tribune, printed Tuesdays
and Fridays, is one ofthe best general newspa-
pers IN the country for a wide-awake farmer.
professional man, merchant, manufacturer or
mechanic. II saves the necessity of buying other
newspapers. II supplements admirably a local
daily; many people take il in place of one
The agricultural page will contain this year in
addition TO regular features, weather review.
many descriptions Of the actual results obtained
on small farms. and other matters of particular
use 70 gardener. fruitgrowers. farmers. dairy.
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Stories of the War with Spaiu

During each week the reader will find col.
umn Of Questions and Answers" letters from
correspondents in London and Paris: a page de.
voted TO science and mechanics home Interest
aed other things which interest women, includ.
ing the Tribune Sunshine Society" some good
games Of checkers: series Of thrilling slOries Of
actual experiences in the war with Spain writ.
ten by soldier, and sailors: and advance infor-
nation OF new enterprises Of importance to man
ufactureTs mecanics and hnsiness mnn
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DhIIy. gDAiIy except Sunday
- Sa.ops 10 leaVe passengers from Wilmington
ana Points north. or take passengers for points
or on signal W NO"""e'"r Vi agent,
and points south. ee'' i'Oin Mluuletowh
Express trains lea wing Harri,,,o, o =.
aud arriving at .SS D. m wcet a. a. d. M,
snS ,S2Hgn solid to and from Baltimore via Portar
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RRANi,u RnAns

Leave harrington for Franklin Ci,v a. -
M 10 . tMili9re, Georgetown. Berlin Lew Sc
ioS % "a, a, IN ana b.3I p. IN. week .days RES rn
! ~ ~ ualh leaves Fran Kiln City 81 a mrsnC
10 p m. week days. " III ahO
leave Leave Franklin City for Chineoteaopa ,v,.
SISsSaleIl I.4S p m. weekdays. Returnine laa vS y
Nnineoteague ~ a. m. week -days' ms i0@'e
leave harrington for GeOrgetoWn aud o,,o,
~ a. U ao 2s a. M, . 81 p. m. weekdays Retnrnina
"aNe LeMes 20 a m, and 90 o. m yvaeL da.s
leave Harrington for Berlin 10 10 n NJ Nay ayS, q
go 90 p m week days. Returning leave Reriin
~ a. u ana 40 D. m. week .days
Leave townsend for Ccntreyille ana ,va,, s,a
@,, S.zl =, m and 5.3l p. m week .days. 1eavs
NSn.reVllie 1S6 a. m. and 2. 81 D. m, week davs
leave clayton for Oxford at 3S a m and Al
week days. ' anu i'7o p m
Leave seaford for Cambridge at lily m
S.,a Snd Ilo p m. week days Returning. leave Cam.
oI11ge 1lg az 100 a; m. and 2.30 p. m. week -days.
ro.an ram leaves Clayton for Chestertown I0i5a m
ieaturnlng, leaves Chestertown. 6 so a. m
ONEkcrIoNs.--AtPo Porter, with Newark A Dala
"aIe CITY Railroad. At Townsend with Oneen
a Hnne nn SO kentRailroad AtClayton with Delaware
11OnesaPeake Railroad and Baltimore q Delawsre
nnsy h1aiiroad Az Harrington, with Delaware
yland q Virginia Railroad. AtSeaford with
Na NNa.np1rloge Seaford Railroad At Delmar, with
rev new fork, Philadelphia Il Norfolk Wicemieo &
roGoMo 91so ke and Peninsula Railroads.
sDaily except Sunday
j. y. HUTCHINSON, General Manaoer
d H. WOOD. General Passenger Agent.
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The Daily Tribune is $40 year The Weekly
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Eggs from Australia are landed In
london IN such perfect preservation
that they are sold as new laid.
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Any reader who may find It convenient TO
raise club Of subscribers for The Semi Weekly
for sample copies, etc.
THE TRIBUNE.
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Pictorial Supplement.

With Fridays number there is an Illustrated
supplement. 70 TO "A pages. drinted on specially
hne paper, full Of delightful reading, enlivtued
win rom thirty 70 fifty half-tOne or other pic.
lures Every reader amits that this supplement
ls equal 10 a magazine in its cOntents and better
Us readers perfectly fresh discussions Of matters
~nlch are attracting attention Sample copies
oI friday issue will be sent free on application
inc supplement contains two pages of humOr;
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ana noolemen from actual knowledge: book re-
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topics IN which intelligent men and women are
deeply interested. and a profusion of beautiful
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Many people are afraid of ghosts. Few
people are afraid of germs. Yet the ghost

Ao-A~
and the
germ is a
fact. If
the germ
could be
nagnifed
to a size
equal to
its terrors
IT would
appear
more ter
nble than
auV fire.
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Wilmington Z Baltimore Raihssi
DELAWARE Dsvs@loN.

On and after November n, 1873. tr9irs will
cave as follows: ~
SOUTHWARK
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and rearranges them, so that all may
get fair share of oxygen and may
hatch out abrut simultaneously. 1t Is
this question Of oxygen. indeed, which
gives tho father fish the greatest trou-
bic. That necessary q life is dissolved
In water Ia very small quantities, and
1t Is absolutely needed by every egg In
order to enable it to undergo those
vital changes we know as Matching
To keep up due supply Of oxygen,
therefore, the father stickleback I'M
grudgingly devotes laborious days to
posing himself delicately just above
the nest, as you see in No. 3, and fan
ming the eggs with his fins and tail, so
as to set up constant current Of
water through the center Of the barrel.
He sits upon the eggs just as truly as
a hen does; only, he sits upon them.
not for warmth, but for aeration.
For weeks together this exemplary
parent continues his monotonous task,
ventilating the spawn many times
every day, till the time comes for
Matching. 1t takes about month for
the eggs to develop, and then the
proud fathers position grows more
arduous than ever. He has to rock
thousand cradles at once, SO to speak,
and to pacify thousand crying babies.
On the one hand, enemies hover about,
trying to eat the tender, transparent,
glass-like little fry, and these he must
drive off, on the other hand, the good
nurse must take care that the active
young fish do not stray far from the
nest, and SO expose themselves pre-
maturely to the manifold dangers OF
the outer world. Till they are big
enough and strong enough to take
care of themselves, he watches with
incessant vigilance over their safety;
as soon as they can go forth with toll
cradle security upon the world OF their
brook or pond, he takes at last a
well-merited holiday.
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A STRANGE NURSERY.
THE STICKLEBACK CARES FOR
ITS YOUNG.
Takes Eggs Oat for m AiriAG-Fans
Them with Hio Fins While They Are
In the Nest, Tends Them While They
Are Helpless.

You could hardly find better rough
test of relative development in the
animal Tor vegetable) world than the
number Of young produced and the
care bestowed upon them, writes Dr.
Grant Allen. The fewer the offspring
the higher the type. Very low ami
mails turn out thousands Of eggs with
reckless profusion, but they let them
look after themselves, or be devoured
by enemies, az chance will have 1t.
The higher you go in the scale Of be-
Ing, the smaller the families, but the
greater the amount of pains expended
upon the rearing and upbringing OF
the young. 1t Is interesting to note,
too, that anticipations Of higher types,
go to speak, often occur among lower
races. An animal here and there
among the simpler forms hits upon
some device essentially similar to that
OF some higher group with which it Is
really quite unrelated. There are
many species of sticklebacks, but all
are alike in the one point which gives
them their common name, that is to
say in their aggressive and protective
prickliness. They are armed against
all corners. The dorsal fin is partly re-
placed in the whole family by strong
spines or "stickles," which differ in
number in the different species. The
special popularity of the male stickle-
back consists in the fact that he is,
above all things, model father. In
his acute sense of parental response
bility he has few equals. When spring
comes round he first exhibits his con-
seriousness of his coming charge by
suddenly enduing himself in glowing
coat OF many colors and OF iridescent
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COLORADO PARKS.

Natures Storehouscs of Health In the
Rocky Mountains.
The season OF summer travel, with
its delights Of recreation and new seem
cry, change of air and forgetfulness OF
business cares and duties. Is again
upon us, and the question most consid-
cred in cottage and spacious home Is,
Where shall we spend our summer
vacation?" The answer Is equally i'm
portant to those of limited means and
their more fortunate neighbors. Those
who live In the central west naturally
seek the higher attitudes, and the
neighboring state Of Colorado furnish
es near and comparatively inexpensive
and delightful resorts. The Union Pa
cific has expended vast sums OF money
in its efforts to provide health and
comfort for Its passengers to Colora-
do, and It's lines reach the most de-
sirable points, and traverse the i'm
mense parks which Nature has estab-
lished in the mountains. To fully un-
derstand the Colorado parks they must
be seen. No description can do them
justice, and neither the skill Of a
Bierstadt or Moran could picture their
pure atmospheric like the breath
from Paradise-nor reproduce their
beauteous colors and forms. In the
city a park is huge square, with
trees in checker-board primness,
where the lakes have fish as tame as
chickens; the animals are in cages,
and are neither attractive nor natural.
But how different in mountain park!
The range kindly parts to give it room
and shields 1t in its great arms. There
are grassy hills and dales where feed
the nohlest game, and trees which
shelter birds of plumage and song.
The lakes-some Of them miles in
length-are rippled by the coming and
going Of ducks and geese. The streams
bear along, eager for the bait of the
angler. the speckled loads of trout,
most delicious as they brown over
the evenings Goals. There are no pre-
else graveled walks, and no elabo-
rate fountains. but the football is lost on
the turf, and. springs gush forth with
sparkling tune to gladden. the thirsty
with liquid such as never ran
through the rusty pipes of city.
The altitude gives GOODNESS without
chill, and warmth without oppressive
heat. "The Overland" is the name
given To the Union Pacific Railroad
and it has become synonym for COM
Portable travel. The equipment of its
trains is up to the standard required
by modern tourists, and it makes the
best time and traverses scenic route
which has made it famous.
No better advice may be offered to
those who are weary of the heat and
care Of home than to apply to the
nearest agent Of the Union Pacific for
tickets by its route to the GOODNESS and
pleasures of Colorado parks.
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and fighting. For. like almost all
polygamists, your stickleback is a ter
rible fighter The males join wager
of battle with one another for possess
sion of their mates; in their fierce
duels they make fearful use of tie
formidable spines on their backs,
sometimes entirely ripping up and
cutting to pieces their Inflated adver-
sary. The spines thus answer to the
spurs Of the game cock or the antlers
of the deer; they are masculine weap-
ons in the struggle for mates. In
deed, you may take 1t for granted that
brilliant colors and decorative adj
juncts in animals almost invariably 60
with irascible tempers, pugnacious
habits, and the practice of fighting for
possession Of the harem. The conse-
quence is, with the sticklebacks, that
many males get killed during the
struggle for supremacy, SO that the
survivors wed half-a-dozen wives each,
like little Turks that they are in their
watery seraglios. Only the most
beautiful and courageous fish succeed
in gaining harem of their own, and
thus the wager of battle tells in the
end for the advantage of the race, by
eliminating the manned, the ugly, and
the cowardly, and encouraging the
strong, the handsome, the enterpris-
ing and the valiant. This is natures
way of preventing degeneracy.
In No. the nest is seen full of eggs,
and the excellent father now comes
out in his best light as the;r guardian
and protector He watches over them
with ceaseless care, freeing them from
parasites, and warding off the attacks
of wouldbe enemies who desire to de-
YOUR them, even though the intruder
be several times his own size. The
spines on his back here stand him once
more in good stead; for small as ne
Is, the stickleback is not an antagonis.
to be lightly despised; he can infiict
a wound which perch or a trout
knows how to estimate at its full
value. But that is not all the good
parents duty. He takes the eggs out
Of the nest every now and then with
his snout. airs them little in the
fresh water outside, and then replaces