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BLACK EARTH ROADS.
When Properly Constructed and
Cared For This Sort of Highway
IL Not to BE Despised.

For several years I was an earn
est advocate of hard roads, and be-
lieved that the best interests of the
farmer demanded them, but | have to
considerable extent changed my
mind. For over year | have been
watching a real up-to-date road
keeper" care for about eight miles OF
common black-earth road, and to say
he has done good work would be
putting it mildly. / am now well
satisfied that if our common earth
roads are properly and thoroughly
cared for-if they are well built at
the right time and repairs are made
promptly-there is no necessity
whatever for going to the enormous
expense of building hard roads eX-
cept in limited districts. In due time
the trolley will come into the west, as
it already has into many portions of
the east, and in most sections long
hauls of farm produce will soon be
thing of the past. Where the ma
terials for making hard roads are
cheap and near by they can be
built at reasonable cost; but when
they are distant and must be freight
ed it is nonsense to talk about build
ing them. 1t would be far better to
adopt the method of the "road-keep-
er" mentioned above.
His district lies in black-soil sec
ton where rain quickly converts soil
into mud. He has learned that where
the grade is tie-drained and rounded
SO that the water quickly flows off,
the road is easily kept in good condi-
ton. The first thing done was to pro-
| vide good drainage; after that to
keep the grade well rounded and the
ruts filed by.the use of the road
hone. As soon after a rain as the
! grade is dry enough the hone is run
over it and the surface made perfect
ly smooth. At the edges of bridges
and culverts, where are often found
ugly "drop-offs" and deep ruts when
the roads are not properly cared for,
he dug out the soil to depth OF
about is inches and filled in with
broken brick and tile, covering them
with cinders, and there the road is as
| solid as a rock. To place one man
| in charge of the roads of town
! ship or district would remove the
burden and bother of road-tinkerine
off the farmers, and most of them
could, by attending to their crops al
the season when road work should
be done, make many times more than
they could saye by tinkering on the
road. The idea Of working a read
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FORCING WITH LIQUID MANURE.

must be leyeled down when the cut
ting ceases. Keeping up the leveling
process will dispose of most of the
weeds. The leaves after cutting, II
spread on the earth about the hills,
will also assist greatly in smothering
the weeds, besides having considerable
fertlizing value and acting as a partial
mulch.
When it is desired to grow especially
large stalks of rhubarb for choice
trade or for exhibition purposes, it is
possible to increase the natural size
by thinning out all but the vigorous
center buds, simply cutting them off
with sharp spade, allowing the whole
strength Of the roots to go to the
large, vigorous looking buds, of which
not more than one or two should be
allowed to develop. To stimulate the
hill to its utmost, set large flower
pot into the ground between the hills,
in the row, as in the accompanying IL
lustration, and fill it often with liquid
manure of which too much cannot be
given. A good substitute for liquid
manure is nitrate of soda dissolved in
water, using about a teaspoonful OF
soda to two or three quarts of water
Varieties like the mammoth treated
by this plan will grow stocks Of enor-
nous size and attract much attention
Orange Judd Farmer.
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into taIr conuitiofi one week ana ieta
ting 1t go to rnin the rest of the
wear Is utter foolishness, and the
sooner a change is made the better.
The reading, thinking farmer knows
this, and he is patiently waiting for
the leaven to work among his neigh
bors. Agitation for costly hard roads
and great burden OF debt has served
to intensity the opposition to reason
able schemes for road improvement.
The best thing we can do till the troll
lev comes, and after it comes, is to
adopt the "road-keeper's" system
paw steady, skilled men salary to
build our roads in the best manner
with the material at hand, and then
keep them up the year round. II this
is done we will have, even in the
bIack-soil districts, very good roads
nine of ten months of the year, and
they would be passable the other two
months, while the cost of living would
in the end be much less than the
present oyerseer poll-tax-eyefybody-
work foolishness. - Fred Grundy, in
Farm and Fireside.
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GOOD AS A WEEKS VACATION.
The Republics Trip on River, Bay
and Ocean is a Tonic VitaIizer,

The Republics Trip on River, Bay
and Ocean is Tonic VitaIizer.
81 feel as if had whole weeks yaca-
tionp' is a voluntary expression often
sionists who happily step from the big
steamer Republic every evening at Pier
8, foot OF Chestnut street, Philadel-
phia.
The great variety OF pleasant, health
full entertainment aboard the Republic,
the extraordinary stretch of picturesque
scenery viewed along the shores of river
and bay, the delightful experience of a
ehort run to fea, the few hours OF merry
seashore freedom at Cape Nav, and then
the restful, breezy, refreshing run of
over one hundred miles back to Home,
Sweet Home" all of these varied fea-
lures OF summer day excursion on the
steamer Republic combine to create the
very agreeable impression tha you have
been away enjoying yourself for week
at least, and that you feel strong, vigor-
GUS, and cheerful in consequence.
There is no river trip or one day rail
road excursion that can round out day
so happy as this matchlees run of the
well governed steamer Republic, and
there is nnquestionably none OF them
that can offer the variety ef entertain.
ment, amusement and physical benefits
| which are always Accomplishments OF a
day on the Republic. The Republic
leaves Pier 8, foot of Chestnut street,
every morning at 730, the fare for the
round trip being ST..
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HOW TO GROW RHUBARB.
Production of Large Stalks for fsx-
hibition or Choice Trade Is a
Lucrative Occupation.

Families who move on to a new farm
will find that the quickest way to pro-
duce supply of material for pies,
sauces, etc, is to set out rhubarb
plants. If these are obtained by divid-
ing old hills they will begin growing
at once, and can be pulled little the
first season. A dozen hills will supply
an average family. 1t may also be
grown from seed. One pound will sow
about six average hotbed frames and
should yield at least 1000 plants.
A practical way to blanch stalks in
spring is to throw up the soil with a
plow about one foot thick over the hill.
Nearly the whole stalk will then be
blanched and more delicate in color
and flavor. This covering of earth
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NOTICE.
NOTICE.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
all State licenses and tax due and not
paid on or before the S0th day of August
1901, there will be 25 per cent. added
thereto, in accordance with section 6,
chapter 6S, Revised Code, Laws of
Delaware. WINFIELD S. QUIGLEY,
Clerk of the Peace of New Castle county.
Wilmington, DEL, July 81, 1901,
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From Infancy To Age

LaxaKo1a effective remedy for children @
causes pain irritation @ BEST because
properties that keeps the little ones in hne
I'll dangerous thing give rack and rend their
AxAKoLA For constipation coated tongue
with babies and will often relieve
relief experienced when administered to
and carries out the cause the
, s @ ] % s @ % % .. s' s Ts H % ]
/ .aas * NJ ss ss .n% ] @ I s
axaKo1a threshold Of wonanhood has
been found invaluable.
When they become pale ngu boodless dull head
aching cold appetite abnormal and their systems
generally need building and their blood needs
gentle bowel action to cleanse and its tonic
properties build will show immediate and most beneficial
results 80
acts promptly surely but gently while stimulating
the liver activity strengthen the nerves.
renew vitality and restore animation the whole
laxative that strengthens and tones them up
Laxakola Mothers-T is particularly valuable and useful to
women especially is gentle and safe remedy to use during
Of health whenever their peculiar and decate
mild and efficient laxative and tome we 70 nursing
worn out and whose systems therefore are partcu
larly susceptible disease, IANAKoIA directly appeals
ompexion rstens the eye sarpen the appetite re-
muddy condition Of the skin and sick headache to
a certainty by ,emoa4ng tie fanse.
70 women suffering constipation headaches bliousnes
dizziness saowness the skin and dyspepsia IANAKoA Will invariably
bring relief and positive and permanent cure
% Nc NJ @ a a"aa E r""sf q n 81 s @ s . 9s n
Laxakola for Winter Life,
when te various organs long years have become
less sluggish necessary them by remedy best
a to that purpose So long and bowels doing their
work properly and Kidneys active and strong your food
assnlated properly blood and rich and your nerves are
, ri ei,J of nervousness general weakness debility
needs general tonng up
That AXAKolA DOES IT has been proved beyond az question: M
gentle warming soothing action the bowels liver and Kidneys
them 10 activity blood icken the crcuator and
nuts the whole condition Of health and enables it to ward on
w tonic properties tone up the system and keep hea
The sun., 1901-08-05
SBRowNsoN WON A GAME.
Defeated the Clifton A. O. Team on
Saturday Afternoon.

v Brownson defeated the Clinton A. 9.
fsaf4 on Saturday afternoon by the score
0fA8 to 2. Hartman and Walker held
VA visitors down to four safe hits.
Krownson put mp Il star game in the
field and also battcd hard. A home run
nxtr the right field fence by Schultz in
the sixth inning with one man on base
was the feature Of the game. Doran lead
Mt the bat with thee singles. The score
fo1loyfs.
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NIfddIetown Defeated.

An exciting baseball game was played
at Townsend on Saturday between the
team ON that town and the strong
Middletown team. MCGEE, from Norris
town, Pa, was in the box for Townsend
and held the visitors down to four hits,
The score by innings follows:
R.H.M
Townsend .....2 5201-10 IA 5
Middletown - 40000lO2- A 8
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Albion StilI Winning.

The Young Mems Brothe rhood team
oflPhiladelphia, was easy for the Albion
team OF this city on laet Saturday after
noon. The game was played at Brandy
wine Springs Park, the. visitors being
defeated by the score of "a to 8. The
score bv innings:
Y. M. B......... O101OO2 .
Albion A. Co.. ......4 32533 O-24
The sun., 1901-08-05
Delightful Daily Excursions, Steamer
REPUBLIC TO
CAPE MAY
New Schedule In effect June I3, 1901.
ROUND TRIP, $1,OO.

From Pier 8, Foot of Chestnut ST.,
Philadelphia, at 7.S0 a. m. Arrive at
Wilmington, w. & N. r. r. Delaware
River Pier, at 9.15 a. m.
A special train, timed to connect with
trains from West Chester, Coatesville
and other points, will leave the w. y n.
K. r. Depot, Foot of French ST., daily
at S.45 a. M, connecting with the
Steamer REPUBLIC.
On return trip, a special train will
meet the Republic ON her arrival at the
w. & N. r. r. Delaware River Pier, for
Wilmington.
For information as to tickets, baggage,
etc., address e. e. Townsend, Agent, W.
& N. r. r., French street, Wilmington,
Del.
III. II. CONE, Manager Cape May Steam
boat Co., No. 646 Drexel Bldg, Phila-
delphia.
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New Castle wins.

New Castle easily defeated the Lind
ny athletic Club team at Battery Park
on Saturday afternoon. The features of
the game were the plays of Leach and
the double play of Leach to Smith. Get
@6nbe hit over the fence for hcme
rl}n with two men on bases. The score
bXfnnings:
Lbdley A. C............1 O0100030- 5
New Castle ............3 3202000-l0
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FINANCIAL.
SECURITY TRUST AND SAFF
DEPOSIT COMPANY.
519 Market St., Wilmington. nfl.
CAPITAL (fuIl paid) $5OO,O0O
FINANCIAL.

Authorized to Act as
TRUSTEE EXECUTOR, ADMIN
ISTRATOR, GUARDIAN AS
SIGNEE, RECEIVER, REGIS
TRAR AND AGENT.
Transacts
GENERAL TRUST BUSINESS.
Allows Interest on Deposits
Loans Money on Mortgages and
Other Good Securities.
Attends to the
Management OF Real Estate and to
the Collection and Remittance oi
Rents, Interest on Securities and
Dividends on Stocks.
Rents Boxes
In it's New Burgular and Fireprooi
Vaults, Makes ample provision in
its Store Room and Vaults for the
Safe Keeping Of Securities and Valu.
able Packages placed in it's custody
Keeps Wills without Charge.
BENJAMIN NIELDS, President.
WILLIAM K. BRINCKLE, Vice-Fres
JAMES B. CLARKSON, Treas. and Sec.
JOHN s ROSSELL Trust Officer.
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R.H,E,

NAIIONAL LEh6Uh.
At New York:
R.H.H.
New York $50 0 o % 0 0 o 0 90 3
Philadelphia 81 0 000 0 3 Is 10
Denzer, Deegan and Bowerman; Orth
and Mcfarland. Umpire Emslie.
At Chicago:
R.H.E.
Chicago ......0 OIL o. 0 0 0 % 8 1
st. Louis ......5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-5 10 0
4 Enson and Kahoe; Harper and Ryan.
Umprcs O'Day and Brown.
At Boston:
Boston .........0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 90 s 5
BROOKLYN ......0 0 3 0 0 o 1 1--5 s /
Nichols and ISittridge; Kitson and
McGuire. Umpire Dwyer.
At Pittsburg:
R.H.E.
Pittsburg 0 2 0 / 0 0 0 o 0 0 o. 8 s
Cincinnati 2 0 0 0 0 % / 0 0 0 81 IL 0
Phillipi and O'Connor; Phillips and
Bergen. Umpire Nash.
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ATLANTIC CITY.
Special Excursions via Pennsylvania
Railroad, Delaware River Bridge

Route.
On Thursday, August 8, and Tuesday
August q, the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company philadelphia, Wilmington AMI
Baltimore Railroad Company will run
special low-rate excursions to Atlantic
City via the Delaware River Bridge
Route without change of cars. A through
special train will be run on the following
schedule, and roundtrip tickets will be
sold at the rates quoted:
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Brownson !. ). ....3 0 0 ] 0 o KS
Clinton A. G. $500 0 0 0 O. 2 0 0 %
Summary Earned rnps, Brownson 81;
Clinton. /. Home run. Schultz. Sacrifice
hits, German, Mcmahon. Price Struck
out by Hartman, 1: Walker. 8: McKen-
ma, ]. Base on balls, by Hartman. !:
Walker, 3; double play. Flynn and Boyd.
Conrtley and Gribley to Boyd. Stolen
bases, Tierncy. 2; Hartman, Coffey.
Left on bases. Brownson. s; Clinton, s.
Time of game, Las. Umpire, Dawson.
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The games scheduled for this week
consist OF two away from home. Tucs-
day al Norristown and Wednesday at
potts,il ille Tho other games arc Monday
and Thursday at home. ard are rs fnl
lows: Cuban N-Giants. Friday, Norris
town, and Saturday, p. II. X. Y. NJ.
&. A.
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A. you don't see It ask your dealer
& to subscribe for it. Kames' official score
6caxds the business boomer.
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Arrive Atlantic City,N. J. 1907 !.
Children between five and twelve years
onc-half of the above rates.
Returning special train leaves Atlantic
City 600 p. nj.
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For official batting averages Sc,
hames' score carr.
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STEAMERS
Diamond State and
John A. Warner

Steamers leave King street
Wharf daily (Sunday included
at us, 1890, a. M, lis and
d. 80 and 7 p. IN.
Leave Philadelphia, Chestnut
street wharf, 7.3o, 10. 80 a. m,
80, Ais and 9. 80 p. m.
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Kames' score card is always official.
The sun., 1901-08-05
West End vs.. Rocktnrd.

At Mt. Salem on Saturday afternoon
the West End baseball team defeated the
Rockford team by the score of Is to 10.
The score follows:
Rockford ..............0 2 8 03 00-10
West End .............6 0003 20-13
Batteries: Rockford, Kerney, McGin-
mis-, Porter; West End, Cunningham and
Yalentine. Umpire, Staptoe.
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Baseball Saturday.

Kames' score card is always official.
The sun., 1901-08-05
LAxAKOLA
FOR
WOMEN.

gently bowels and case alts uty
Kidneys them active and strong we
flesh
speedily ard the entire system
LAXAKOIA gentle and remedy during all
peculiar deieae
mild and efficient laxative and tonc anu
winch oherWise Wouu
lead o illness.
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IAXAKOE.A
FOR THE
COMPLEXION

we'll as acting directly pores and assisting the erspatoy
in blood other
skin will not only be well but You will be
LAXAKoI.A acts tonic to the whole female system,
and purifying the blood II VIII cure Inc
confirmed Of constipation With your bowels and
refuse and impurities and your blood pure and
backaees headaches weak blotchy muddy sailow
and vigorous
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T<axakOla Does 1t.

Blotched, sallow, unwholesome and
muddy skin, with its consequent inorti-
iicftiun, often leading TO morbid seclu-
sion aud aversion to society and friends,
shows that Your blood is bad The only
way 10 clear the complexion and restore
it 10 lis normal healthy, velyety condi-
ton is 10 clean ont the entire system,
purify the blood and remove the
,,n,,g.,s a,J - ,-1inI1 y)o,ty N aS
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Pale, Weak, Rundown, Oyerworkcd
.xt...., x.,.tt, I,..,tx ChiIdrPn half sick

Mothers with Fre,ty Children, half sick,
nervous, tired out with household and
maternal cares, headaches, consiipated,
liver torpid, with hlotched. muddy sallow
complexions. blood thin and impure. need
building up and thorough renovation OF
their svstems This is the time You need
such great nerve and stomach lnilder as
TASAKDIA tlle great tonic laxative. 1t
The sun., 1901-08-05
STEAMBOAT LINES.
New Line.

Delaware River Navigation Co.,
Philadelphia and Chester
Steamers
Douglas Island news. [volume] (Douglas City, Alaska) 1898-1921, 1901-07-10

Mrs. j. P. Bernardo has the material
on the steamer Oregon for the estab-
lishment of newspaper at Teller City.
The Sitka Alaskan says that the base
ball season has surely come, as it keeps
one man busy putting in window glass.
Bed rock was recently reached on
Lake creek, in the Big Salmon district,
and the first four pans of dirt yielded
$50.
f. Russell was recently sentenced to
serve six months on the woodpile at
White Horse for robbiug his employer
of $3.50.
Judge NJ. c. Brown, who presides ov-
er Division No. l of Alaska, is spending
his vacation at his old home in Laramie,
Wyoming.
The lineotype' operator in the Skag-
way Alaskan recently got finger
caught in the machinery and is laid up
for repairs.
The steamer Roanoke had large
hole punched in her bow by contact
with an ice pack near Nome the latter
part of June.
The Juneau Record Miner says that
the Lemon Greek Mining company is
pushing the work preparatory to open
ing up its mines.
There is said to be an exodus of Sc
attic crooks for Alaska. Some of the
most notorious characters on the coast
are headed this way.
Three members of the N. w. M. P.
had narrow escape from drowning at
White Horse on July 1st by the capsiz-
ing of Peterboro canoe.
Engineer Tache, in charge of the pub
lie works on the Yukon, has commenc'
ed operations on the new trails and
highways in the Klondike.
The State of California holds the rec
ord for the round trip between Seattle
and Nome, having covered the dis
tance in 20 days and hour.
The steamer White Horse arrived at
White Horse on the morning of July
1st with so passengers and between
100000 and 100000 in gold dust.
The North American Trading and
Transportation company organized 8
years ago with capital of $4,000. 1t
now has paid up capital of S1O,00O,-
900.
The U. S. revenue cutter Rush, which
has been riding at anchor for several
DAYS in Gastineaux channel, left for an
extended cruise to the Westward this
week.
The bark Shirley, now on the way to
Nome and Teller with large cargo of
live stock, is to be run on the oeach
and converted into hotel at the latter
place.
LII. Bales, an Alaskan guide well
known in these parts, will prospect the
Good News Bay country this season.
Placer gold in paying quantities is re-
ported there.
The Star says that Gertie Duval, who
a couple of years ago ran a saloon in
Skagway on the corner of Sixth and
State street, died in Dawson a short
time ago. Her remains arrived on the
last voyage of the White Horse enroute
to the outside for burial.
Douglas Island news. [volume] (Douglas City, Alaska) 1898-1921, 1901-07-10

The Ketchikan Journal says that the
Hoadley Brothers are commencing
work on their property at Charcoal
Point, about two miles north of town.
They will begin with a shallow tunnel,
driving on strong lead of rich ore,
and will commence sinking after they
get in short distance. The vein upon
which they are at work carries good
values in gold and shows some fine
sylvanite.
Early in the spring the directors of
the exposition of Glasgow, Scotland,
which is to be opened this fall, request
ed the Canadian Bank of Commerce to
send an exhibit of nuggets from the
Klondike. The officers of the branch
bank in Dawson have succeeded in col
lecting number of specimen nuggets,
and they arrived in White Horse last
week. The value of the collection is
nearly $4,000.
"Dad" Wright. the old time packer,
came home from the north Wednesday
afternoon and today is busy purchas-
ing his outfit for little trip over the
Dalton trail, as far as the head waters
of the White river. He has "hunch"
on stream between the White and the
Chestochina, and he may decide to call
it Wright river. In the fall he will
strike the Copper river and come out
by way of Valdez.
"From my observations of this dis
trict," said Mr.. G. G.. Runner to Skag-
way News reporter, 81 think that the
Big Salmon is the coming country of
the upper river. Every find made late
ly only confirms the statement. talk
ed with the discovery boys on Living
ston creek the other day. With only
crude methods they are taking out
$1,000 every day. 1t is a poor mans
country for bed rock is not deep, and
it requires very little capital to start
with.
News of new quartz find on the
Skeena river by w. Anderson, j. d.
Wells and A. e. Johnson, on June 10th,
was brought by the Hating, says the
Skagway Alaskan. 1t is at Kitselass
Canyon about a mile and a quarter
from the Skeena. Eight claims were
staked and the group was called the
Golden Eagle. Assays were from ST.
so, the lowest, to S606.55. The news was
brought to Victoria by the steamer
Tees.
Miners on Henderson creek, two
miles below Stewart, are taking out pay
and are doing fairly well. This report
was brought out by Capt. Rutledge, of
the police, who arrived recently from a
trip of inspection of posts up the river.
"I do not know that anything is being
taken from the claims along Hender-
son." says the captain, shut learned
they are being worked at profit. Bed
rock, was told, is 16 feet below the
surface"
DR.. Gibbons says that the latest
break our Canadian neighhors have
made is to claim that the agreement
under the modus vivendi, not to dis
turb the Porcupine mines already To-
Gated, simply applies to those on Por-
cupine creek and not those in the
whole strip Of American territory Civ
en- up to the Canadians. AS Porcupine
creek has never been in dispute the in
justice of this claim is only equaled by
its absurdity.