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Tho Summer Dict Of Chickens.

There is no perfect summer or win
ter food for chickens, but with little
ingenuity;in mixing their diet we can
supply them with what may be called
perfect food. A good deal depends
upon the nature of the chickens and
fowls In regard to the food, and also
upon the season Of the year. While
fair supply Of corn may do for
winter feeding, 1t could hardly be
recommended for summer feeding. 1t
is altogether too fattening and heat
ing. On the other hand a little rice is
good for the fowls in summer, and
totally unsuitable for winter. There
is practically no heating elements in
rice, and this Is what we need for
summer feeding, food that will nour-
ish without heating.
Now when we feed summer or
winter for eggs we must consider food
from a different standpoint. We need
to supply the fowls with egg-produc-
ing material, and for the time We
must consider the relative Importance
of heating and non-heating foods much
less than formerly. Usually, however
foods that make flesh and fat do not
contribute to the g-producing abili-
ties Of the hens. The foods adapted
to the latter are usually III class by
themselves. In addition to them we
need consider only such other foods
necessary to repair the daily waste
and loss of heat and fat. In cold
weather the loss of the latter Is much
greater than in summer, aud conse-
quently the proportion Of these foods
must be far larger.
Both fowls and chickens indicate
what they most need If turned loose.
They will pick of grains, seeds, worms.
slugs and all sorts Of natural foods.
The more of this natural food they
can secure the better will it be for
them. Chickens that can forage for
a living in summer will always be
healthy and robust. But we must not
forget that very often they fail to
secure enough to keep them In good
growing condition. After they have
foraged for the day they need addl-
tional food. But in the summer this
food should not be corn, which so
many think necessary. Il little, and
q very little at that, will suffice. The
evening meal would be much better
for the poultry if>composed Of a great
variety of seeds, grains, rice, scraps
from the table, ground fresh bones.
Tit, oats. barley and so on. . Make
such an evening meal as varied in its
composition as possible. adding as few
fat-producing foods as the case will
warrant. Feed the poultry freely with
this mixture every night, giving them
all they will cat up clean. In the
morning turn them loose to forage
again. feeding them artificial food only
when night comes again. OF course.
where there are many colonies kept,
the foraging grounds will be more
limited, and the birds will have to re-
ceiye more artificial foods.-Annie c.
Webster. In American Cultiyator.
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Religious Nuggets.

The divine can never be inhuman..
Rams Horn.
Known duties are fixed 6ngerboards
along lfe's way.-Wellspring.
Great effort from great motives is the
best definition of happy life.-Channing
Life goes from test to test; it is like
any other business-the more you know
the more it puts upon you.-Mrs. Hum
phry Ward.
Thorns may be woven into chaplet,
and such crown, though it tear and scaI
the brow, is the emblem OF royalty like
Christ's.- Charles Beard.
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AGRICULTURAL
seeeesssessesseeeesse
The management OF Cattle.


While the use Of the best cows is a
very important matter, yet the man.
agement of the farm and the cattle
have. something to do with the prodrc-
ton of milk. There are COWS that will
give more milk on some farms than
on others, due to better varieties OF
grass. more grain food and more COM
Portable quarters. An Indifferent farm
er may have good cows from which
no profit is derived because Of poor
management. During long periods Of
drought the pasture may not provide
but fraction of the grass compared
with it's capacity early in the season,
and it, therefore, becomes more diff
cult for the animals to supply them
selves. This deficiency the farm?f
should observe and supply.
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General MiIes TO the A1my.

Lieutenant-General Miles has issued a
general order, intended to improve the
conditions of the army. 1t admonishes
officers and men regarding their duties,
md points out the essentials of a good
soldier. specifically mentioning patriotism,
discipline, physical development, scif-re-
spcct, sclf-rcliance and rcsourcefuncss,
llso adding that professional know,ctlrc
IS necessary at all times. The General
says that on account of large acccssiors
If officers and soldiers who have had on'y
limited experience in the military service
The instructions contained in the orl'r
ire issued for their guidance, as well as
or that of others.
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Russian Tradc with England.

Russia Is largely and handsomely rep.
resented at the Glasgow Exposition, and
since the opening of that show and the
visit to England Of many Russian business
men increased interest in the trade be.
1t is reported that direct trade between
the Siberian dairymen and the English
importers will be established. This bus
ness has hitherto been done through Dan.
ish and German mddlemcn.
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Tho Natural Christ.

There comes a time when the natural
Christ does not satisfy the soul, and then
the ecclesiastical Christ is brought out to
please those who are seeking deeper
knowledge. Christ recognizes life mid.
way between nature and reason; between
the simplicity of the blade and the finality
of the flll ear Of corn in the ear.-Rev
!. A. Milburn. Congregationalist, Chicago
Ill.
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More than eleven per cent. Ql.G or
the inhabitants Of Switzerland (392.-
000) are foreigners. In France the
proportion OF foreigners is three per
cent, and Germany only one Der cent
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Farm Gates.

Take two pine or poplar boards, six
inches wide. an inch and a half thick
and as long Is you want your gate.
Have pickets one by four. inches and,
as long as you want your, gate high.
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DIR. TALMAGES SERMON
SUNDAYS DISCOURSE BY THE NOTED
DIVINE.

Sub;ect:Nothing is Observation-Disclosures
of on What q Slender Thread Great Re-
suits HanS-A Little Thing May Decide
Your Fate-The Importance Of Trifcs.
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which are mighty, and base things of the
world and things which are despised hath
God chosen; yea, and things which are
not to bring to naught things which are,
that no flesh should glory in His presence"
And I looked to see from whence the
voice came, and. 10, it was the very one
who had said, Through a window in o
basket was let down by the WALL"
Henceforth think of nothing as inslg.
nifcant. A little thing may decide your
all. A Cunarder put out from England
for New York. 1t was we'll equipped, but
in putting up a stove in the pilot box a
nail was driven too near the compass.
You know how that nail would affect the
compass. The ships officers, deceived by
that distracted compass, put the ship zoe
miles off her right course and suddenly
the man on the lookout cried, "Land
ho!" and the ship was halted on Nan
tucket shoals. A sixpenny nail came
near wrecking a Cunarder. Small ropes
hol Id mighty destinies.
A minister seated in Boston at his table
lacking word, puts bis hand behind hia
head and tilts back his chair to think
and the ceiling falls and crushes the table
and would have crushed him.
A minister in Jamaica at night by the
hight OF an insect called the candle fly is
dred feet. F. w. Robertson, the cele
brated English clergyman, said that he
entered the ministry from train of cir.
cumstances started by the barking of 6
dog.
Had the wind blown one way on a Ger
tain day the Spanish Inauisition woule
have been established in England, but il
blew the other way, and that dropped
the accursed institution. with seventy-five
tons of shipping, to the bottom of the
sea or flung the splintered logs on the
rocks.
Nothing unimportant in your life OF
mine. Three naughts placed on the right
side of the figure one make thousand
and six naughts on the right side of the
figure one a million, and our nothingness
placed on the right side may be augmen
tation illimitable. All the ages of tims
and eternity affected by the haalAt let
down from Damascus balcony.
The sun., 1901-01-05
FUNERAL OF MRS. SPRUANCE
Many Judges and Attorneys Were
in Attendance.
The Services Were Conducted by the
Rev. w. L. McEwan and the
Rev. w. F. Lewis.

The funeral of Mrs. Mariah Louisa
Spruance, wife of Judge William @
Spruance, took place at 2 o'clock yester
lay afternoon. Services were held at tht
house, No. 1911 Delaware avenue and
were conducted by the Rev. William l.
McEwan Of Pittsburg, Pa, former
pastor of Rodney Street Presbyterian
Church and the Rev. William F. Lewis
he present pastor.
The honorary pallbearers We're: Judge
George Gray, Charles Nj. Curtis, Thigh
nan Johnson, George S. Capelle, William
NJ. Candy and Otho Nowland.
OF those in attendance at the funera
were: Chancellor John II. Nicholson
Chief Justice Charles NJ. Lore, Judge Il
8. Bradford, Judge Ignatius @. Grubb
,x-Judge David 7. Marvel, Register il
Jhanccry Colen Ferguson, Anthony
Higgins, Colonel Benjamin Nields, VIII
ard Salisbury, John Biggs, John II
Rodney and other members of the. New
Castle county bar, and DIR. J. j. Black
If New Castle. Intermerft was mad,
1t Wilmington and Brandywine cemetery
ind was private.
The sun., 1901-01-05
Ex-CoRoNER's LAST INQUEsTs
He Held Two Last Night, Both Of
Which Were Railroad Accidents.

Although ex-Coroner Vandever's term
expired the first day OF this month he
held two inquests last night. Both the
cases on which inquests We're held had
been reported to eX-Coroner Fandever be-
fore his term expired and he summoned
IA special jury before he went out Of Office
to hold the inquests.
In each ease the person was killed on
the railroad, one on the B. & o., and the
other on the r., w. IL B.
In the case of Josiah Waller who died
at the Delaware Hospital last Monday
from injuries received by falling from a
r., w. " Il. railroad train ut Newark on
Saturday, December 30, the following
verdict was rendered: "Resolved that
Josiah Waller came to his death by being
run over by train No. 5S on the p, w. &
b. railroad, Saturday, December 29, at
Newark station. The jury exonerate the
r., w. n B. railroad from all blame as
Josiah Waller was under the influence of
liquor and attempted to get off moving
rain."
The jury in the case of Donate Capiza,
who was struck and killed by B. 4 O.
railroad train near Wooddale Monday
evening rendered verdict of death by
being struck by train No. 207 on the
Landcnburg branch of the b. ~ o. rail
road on the evening of December 81.
The jury further declared that the ac-
cident was The fault of Capita who was
trespassing on the property of the rail
road.
The sun., 1901-01-05
LOCAL BANK INTERESTED,
National Of Delaware Wants to be
Party in Suit.
DESTROYS Of Knowing if William NJ
Singerly Assigned Under
Duress.

The National Bank of Delaware stated
to be creditor of the Singerly estate for
$4,000 yesterday filed petition in the
United States Circuit Court in Philadel-
phia asking to intervene as party de-
fendant in the suit of George ii. Earle,
Jr., Receiver of the Chestnut Street
National Bank against James S. McCart-
ney, Administrator of the estate Of Will
liam NJ. Singerly and others.
1t was set out that the object in filing
the petition is to protect the interests OF
the National Bank of Delaware and tc
make answer to the bill of Mr.. Earle and
the cross bill of the Finance Company OF
Pennsylvania and others.
The pctitioning bank desires a feigned
issue to be granted to pass upon the ques
tions whether the assignments of Febru
ary 10, 1898, executed by Singerly, were
delivered in fraud of Singerly's creditors
and whether at the time of the execution
of the same he was of sound mind, and
whether the execution and delivery were
made under coercion and duress exercised
over Singerly by the parties to whom the
assignments were made or some one in
their behalf
The bank adopts the answer of Admin
istrator Mccartney after relating in the
petition that the petitioner is advised
that the testimony taken in the litigation
before james NJ. Beck as master will
shortly be closed, and that application is
about to be made to the court, either di-
rectly or through the master for an order
or orders directing the trial or the issues
Of fact raised in the cause before jury.
The sun., 1901-01-05
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

, risitos rah, D. Baldwin of Hockessln. was
Iosso q, 2 this city yesterday.
homa thraoope, who has been i'll at bi,,
)ut. hned with pneumonia, is
he State Senote,n, speaker protein of
lay. rs IN chfs city .yester-
Miss Eva Peck All,
cabe, Of Chester, ars> Miss Bessie Nc
'fs' OF Newport, -'ps Mis-. My
!: Mrs. J, 7: Steele and Mis-
rlerce, of Chesapeake oity are Harriet
relatives IN this city. 80 e VISITING
Mrs. G. =. vickers and ,,n :,
~ oi,ter' H1 OF Lewes, are being enterto, w; w;
W,,, py Mrs. w. G. Lohand, at en,ertnlned the Ii
Wilmington. ae the Hotel
hoa, m'lilam a. Grum, of Delaware . ho :
Wu M visitor to friends in tb;S o;t,. a9
~. Gum is looking for insida e eiey.
anout the situation. ''o iaets
O. .. hodmond Smith, clerk of tbe Init,
states Circuit Court, who has hoon ni.eu ..
ousiy @ Ill at his home in Elsmere. is recnr ssrr
er,ns and will be out in few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles r Lone
Zone Zone 70 Rochester, N. Y. on Their nas1' wad
eing sl tour, as guests of Mrs. Charles IIo, Mo
honor. ploh In their
The sun., 1901-01-05
COMMITTEES FOR Y. M. R. G.
Secretary and Treasurer Elected.
Announcements Made,

In the Young Mems Republican Club
last night Harry G. Chandler was elected
secretary and William G. Taylor trea-
surer; Robert d. Kemp, collector, and
Major Edmund Mitchell, Jr., marshal.
President Knox announced the follow
ing committees: Finance, III. III. Bill
lauy, Thomas s. Lewis and III. A.Brown;
house, Charles A. Rudolph, w. s. Quig-
ley and Benjamin I. Bye; printing Jos.
w. Sparks, III. G. Chandler and w.
G. Taylor; elections, Howard d. Ross,
g. M. Turner, Harry p. Joslyn, j. H..
Lewis, DIR. G. Sherburne Rice, III. g..
Pennington. Thomas IL. Savery. Jr., DIR.
G. w. X. Forrest, Townsend w. Miller.
Harvey Il. Black, Walter ID. Bush, Jr.,
Samuel J. Dennis; bureau of political in
formation, William II. Heald, chairman;
Thomas Holt, Robert ID. Kemp, Charles
Warner, DIR. Il. III. Ball. Herbert T..
Rice, Joseph G. Lawson, II. G. Parker,
h. Z. Bennett, William II. Ribble, Chas.
III. Blaine, Frank r.. Speakman, j. A.
Oliver, Jesse w. Bowers and James w.
Lattomus.
The sun., 1901-01-05
MAY GO TO GETTYSBURG.
Union Veteran Legion Install officer
and APPOINTS Committee.

Officers of Encampment No. "a Union
Veteran Legion who were elected at the
last meeting of the encampment held in
December were installed last night by
General John Z. Donahoe, Past National
Commander as follows:
Colonel, Phillip Il. Layman; lieutenant
colonel, Horatio Cornell, major, William
~. Humcs; chaplain, Thomas Peters;
surgeon, Richard Heritage; officer Of the
day. j. Il. French; trustee for three years
John Brear; quartermaster, Lewis G.
Grubb; second term, Adjutant Aleck II.
Mason; quartermaster segeant, Charles
w. Salloway, sergeant major, Lewis l..
Wilcox; sentinel, Park Mason; officer of
guard. John L. Richardson; bughler,
Harry Feldmeir.
Addresses We're made by General Dom
ahoe and the new colonel, Phillip u. Lay
man.
After the installation refreshments
We're served and good time was en-
joyed by all the veterans.
There is movement on foot for the
cncampment to attend the National En-
campmcnt to be held at Gettysburg next
October. A committee has been appoint
ed to take charge of the matter and an
excursion will probably be run from
this city.
The sun., 1901-01-05
Reception to Miss Clara e. Righter.

Miss Clara Il. Righter was given a re-
option in the Delaware Avenue Baptist
1hurch last night. All the organizations
# the church We're present. This pro-
;ram was rendered: Organ voluntary.
'nthem by choir. Scripture, prayer,
lynn: five minutes address of welcome
rom Women's Missionary Society, Miss
L. l. Newklin; Father Lighte Society.
Mss Mary e. Cline; Ladies' Mite So
'iety, Mrs. Harry Emmons; address (25
ninutes), the Rev. +. S. Dobbins; an
hem, choir; Y. p. S. c. E., Alfred f.
Downs; Junior G. e. Society, Miss Ma
bel K. Farnsworth; Bible school, Peter
3. Ayars, the church, the pastor; re-
ponse; Miss Fighter; offering; hymns
Denediction.
The sun., 1901-01-05
BOTH HOUSES
ADJOURN
Called to Comply With Constitu-
tional Provisions.
NO QUORUM IN SENATE
House Adorned to Monday---Enrol-
ling Clerk w. Scott Vernon
Sworn In-No Business
Was Transacted.
Special to The Sun.

Special to The Sun.
Dover, Jan. 4.-The session today was
merely matter of form and was held
to comply with the constitutional pro-
vision regarding adjournment. The Sen
ate was called to order at lilo O'Clock
by Senator Abbott, who ordered call Of
the roll. Senators Alice, Abbott, Bras
ure, Clements, Harrington, Pennewill,
and Slaughter were present As there
was no quorum the Senate was adjourned
on mtoion Of Mr.. Alice till II o'clock to-
morrow morning. The reason for this
is that without a quorum neither House
can adjourn only from day to day.
The House was called to order ut 1905
O'Clock by Speaker McCommons and
after a prayer by Chaplain Spencer the
roll was called. Representatives Aron,
Clcndaniel, Gooden, Hearn, Healy,
Kitchens, Hodgson, Hope, Hutchinson,
Layton, Monaghan, Long, Pepper,
Prettyman, Robertson, Short, Scotten,
Vinyard, White, Wright and Mr.. Speaker
were present.
Enrolling Clerk Scott Vernon was
sworn in on motion by Mr.. Robertson
after which the House adjourned until
Monday morning at II o'clock.
The sun., 1901-01-05
JURY FOR KENT SUIT.
Drawn in the United States Court
Yesterday Afternoon.

A jury to try the case OF Samuel l..
Kent VS.. the Bay State Gas Company
on January 21, in the United States Cir
cult Court before Judge Dallas, was
drawn yesterday afternoon as follows:
Wilmington-J. Albert Wood, John
Guthrie Andrew G. Wilson, Francis w.
Heisler, James t. Bradford, j. Norris
Robinson, Charles b. Gray, Charles w.
Smith, Thomas Gormley.
Seaford-,James IL. Dutton.
Mill Creek-Alfred w. Walker.
Milford-Isaac S. Truitt.
White Clay Creek-John w. Brown.
Knteon-Thomas Attix, David S.
Clark.
Duck Creek-.James T.. Hoffecker, Will
son Il. Cavender, Alfred l.. Hudson.
Baltimore-James w. Steele.
Brandywine-William II. Edwards.
Pencader-T. Roseby McMullen.
Little Creek-Levin Hearn, Newton
Ward.
Broad Creek--Jacob Giles.
Observation-Disclosures S. Whitlock.
South Murderkill-Thomas ID. Burton.
Red Lion-AleXander farrell.
The sun., 1901-01-05
Missionary Society Officers.

The Wonan's Home Missionary So
cicty of Scott NJ. Il. Church has elected
TIL, following officers for the ensuing
year:
President e. NJ. Pierce; first vice-presi-
dent Mrs. J. II. Bartlett; second vice
president, Mrs. Updyke; third vice-presi-
dent Mrs. L. B. Dickerson; recording
secretary, Mrs. Blackburn; corresponding
secretary, drs. Bartlett; treasurer, Mrs
j. A. Hart secretary of mite boxes, Mrs.
Kitchens; secretary of paper, Mrs. Mo
ffitt; secretary of jewels, Mrs. McCar-
roll; nirectcss Of the circle, Mrs. Bart
lett; drcctfss of sunbeam band, Il. NJ
Pierce; dire.tress of Dewey Band, Miss
Annie Hal: assistant directress OF
Dewey Bald, Mrs. AIoffitt; chairman of
local work Mrs. Updyke; chairman of
literary wok, Mrs. Wilson: chairman of
social work,NIrs. Brown: collectors, Miss
Annie Hall Miss Sarah Phillips and
Mrs. L. b. Oickerson.
The sun., 1901-01-05
A. o. U. W. OFFICERS INSTALLED,
After the Installation There Was a
Banquet.

American Lodge No. 27 A. o. U. w.
held its annual installation of officers last
night at its lodge room Ninth and Mar
ket streets. The officers were installed
by Grand Master Workman George M.
Stevenson, assisted by Past Grand Mas
ter Frank l.. Lackey, Past Grand Master
James Il. Carroll, Grand Guide DIR. w.
w. Howell, Grand Inside Watchman
Curtis Kirk and G. M. Murch Of the
finance committee.
The new officers who were installed
were as follows:
Past master workman, c. M. Baird;
master workman, Robert ID. Kemp; fore
man. Lewis Ii. Cox, ST.. overseer, DIR. Il.
Clarkson Taylor; guide, William Huber;
inside watchman, w. II. Forbs; recorder,
f. ID. Lackey; financier, ]. N. Lawson,
Jr.; receiver, A. b. Marks; trustee for
three years, G. B. Palmer; medical exa-
miners, Drs. III. w. Howell, +. Il. Pier
son, Il. G. Taylor.
The representative to the Grand Lodge
is T.. p. Lackey.
After the installation there was an
excellent spread in the reading room,
which was served by Clarence II. Holt.
Remarks were made by number of the
Grand Lodge officers.
The sun., 1901-01-05
LOCAL NEWS NOTES.

Neal Comfy preached at the special SER
vices in st. Pauls NJ. Il. Church last
night.
Neal Conlcy will be at st. Paul's 7th
md Market streets this evening to aid
Ii the special services.
The Frobel Club will meet at $3.50 p.
NJ. Monday, January 1th, at the Friends
school, Fourth and West streets.
Postmaster badges have been presented
to Henry G. Saville and J. Il. Town
send by their fellow members Of Indus
sry Lodge, A. o. U. w.
An internal revenue officer from Wash
ngtor is here looking into the method
If selling oleomargarine to ascertain
whether there are any violators of the
aw.
The funeral of Jennie G. Bowen, wife
IF G. X. Bowen. will be held at 1,30
,'clock this afternoon from the residence
If Joseph Dunham, No. 52S East Eighth
trect
Harry J. Stoeckle celebrated his seth
birthday anniversary Thursday and re-
.eived handsome oak whist table as n
rift from the employees Of the Diamond
State Brewing Co.
The family of William G. O'Brien,
deceased, acknowledge their grateful ac-
reptance of the floral offerings from mem
bers of A. o. U. W., No. 1, Brownson
Library, shopmates and friends.
G. Stewart Clark, aged 20 years, OF
near Delaware City, son of Representa-
| i've Theodore Il. Clark, was thrown from
horse on Thursday evening and is suf-
fering from an injured ankle as a result
The funeral of Adaline Jones, widow
| IF Thomas Jones, was held yesterday
afternoon from the residence of her son.
Lewis Il. Jones, No. 1913 Lancaster ave
nue. Interment was made at Riyerview
cemetery.
The State Board of Health, at its
meeting in this city on Thursday. dis.
nissed the health laws and will ask the
Legislature for changes in them tc
make more stringent the regulations tc
guard against epidemics.
Myrtle Gertrude Chippey, daughter OF
Jonathan Chippey, No. 90 West Twelfth
street died Thursday aged years and
three months. The funeral will take
place at 2 o'clock this afternoon. In
terment will be made at st. Peters GENE
terry.
The funeral of Bridget A. Finan, who
died at Hackensack, N. j.. on Tuesday
will take place this morning from the
residence of her brother-in-law, Patrick
Calvey, No 1909 Chestnut street. Higf
mass will be said in st. Paul's Churcl
at o'clock. Interment will be made al
Cathedral cemetery.