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New-York tribune., 1908-03-08
THE KANG1ROO IN SPORT
Australians Utilize HIM an Ohr
Hays than Hunting.

Australia is a land Of bizarre hunting s1sc
tacles as well as strange economic experiment.,
There are animals found nowhere else for n.
activity Of the sportsman. The kangaroo I'M,
or leaps numerousIy at large on the bush coy.
cred plains instead Of being a rarity of the c;-.
Gus. Although an ungainIy creature i IS bless.
with hind leg muscles Ike those OF a Missor-
mule. and thick tail Of exceeding p0xs-
Legs and tail compose an almost i-7rncvss.
tripod which might be useful n Surveying aus
traIian land Il the kangaroo would consent =
sit UP for the surveyors When in action u.
legs resemble piston rods inclined at an anglso.
- degrees to the horizon; they shut and ovs,
rapidly. propeuing their owner over the hr5
scape as If he were prehistoric bird The T.
server often irnaGines that the bird is a deses-
dant Of some ambitious kangaroo that spror.si
feathers. and specuIates on the conse1 e11ences =
birds had retained the vast tails of kanga-zs
Above the waist the InarsUpial tribe st-an-s7
tapers off to the short limbs and innoc15-,
countenance Of rabbit There is not ron
enough in his skull for the gray matter taz
would make him an honored member Of Sc
ciety.
The ennui Of sheep farming IS relieved sonA
times by racetrack meets between fast horsss
and kangaroos, the latter usually winning u
ping over the fence and on top Of grandstaas
spectators. Also, It is said there are encounte-s
between prizefghters and marsuIials, with lie
odds on the former except when the latter to1
IT by a kick delivered frOntwise il the style c.
the popular French amusement. "a savate. In
partial observers agree that a kaEgar7o VII,
light boxing gloves is TO mean antagonist. Es
is naturally spryer on his legs than the beg:
human champion Of the prize ring E-efsrees
is charged. have a prejudice against lin whi-.
IS reflected in their decisions. just because Il
is 4 kangaroo and supposedly Of inferior ir-a-
Iect to his opponent
A kind OF hound called the kangaroo dog
used in hunting the animal il The Auztra-i-
wiIds. But since the game IS suspicious of III
or dog afoo-- while imagining that 70 llrrl ca-
come from Z man on horseback or III a was1-
the hunter generally approaches iC wagon al
allows the dog 70 jump cut when close 70 iAs
quarry. The Illustration shows one Stage IN s--
a hunt in the reIehborhcoI Of ErE5i-a She.
station South Australia. The hound. Jumping
from the buggy. attacked the kangaroo beta-s
she had a chance 90 begin an exhibition q spee-
over the Iandscape She was possibly Eanpe-9-
By the young in her pouch. or val-eI g fatal IL
nent while the little fellow, who was f=a!i-gs
few feet away, returned to his movable cra14
Tie hunters camera caught the c0m-5-1I-s Z
the midst of deadly struggle. The Eo-- s4Vass
rush 10 knock over the kangaroo failed beca-S
of her firm tripod position. but she vas un25a
very long 70 ward of the teeth from her th-o2-
Usually the kangaroo gives the dog a loEg r--
New-York tribune., 1908-03-08

1.-THE symptoms Of the afflicted ones seemed
to have varied good deal with the character
of the Individual attacked. The most common
were lividity Of the body. icy cooress, great
depression, nausea, loss of sight and hearing
The only of arousng the sufferer from
the Iethargy into which he sank was music
Under its influence he awoke, as ii were, ana
commenced moving rhythmcally, then began TO
dance, and continued increasing the rapldity OF
his movements until he fell exhausted to the
ground. By this means it was considered that
the poison Of the tarantula was distributed
through the system and worked out through
the skin.
eff the music ceased while the patient was
New-York tribune., 1908-03-08

attractions, putting them in the same urInen-
tionable and philosophicaIy non-existeDt cate
CORY as earthquakes But any candid visitor
without leather or metal underwear soon verl-
fes the non-existent by a sensation Of red
hot needles pcked in his flesh. and i he lies on
the sand in a bathing suit adnlrins the glorious
Pacific surge he may see as wea as fesl The flea
multitude Rats are not distributed IL such
noticeable proportions.
But IS it possible that nava, warriors share
the sensitiveness of travellers and visitors
toward an insect that does not b!te more than
three times minute? Are they timorous ot
rats like the members OF knitting circle? No.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-08
DOES JACK FEAR R1TSE
Is the Sfcretiue Flea More Dreaded
than Omen Udr?

After daring the peris Of voyage around
South America and being prepared to meet the
shot and shell Of any nation that cares TO issue
a challenge, it is now reported that our battle
ship feet is showing signs of fear-and the fear
is inspired BY an insect and member Of the
New-York tribune., 1908-03-08

Brown made remark TO Uy wife AS
week. and she has not spoken 70 ne since
Robinson (eagerIyl-Vhat was 2-Londo-
Opinion.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-08

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New-York tribune., 1908-03-08

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Middletown transcript., 1908-04-18
HINTS TO TEACHERS

If you wish to sucGeedas teacher,
you must at once and forever abandon
the old, tiresome, monotonous methods
of instruction. The world is tired of too
conservative instructors. Don't be Of
that class, but imbibe plenty of good,
healthy twentieth century ideas, and
inhale the educational breezes of 1908,
which you will find far more conducive
to school room work than are the vapors
which emanate from the tomb of Socrates,
Be original. Cultivate the organs OF
construction and identity more than that
of imitation. Study to' be yourself, and
be sure you have yourself as near right as
possible.
Be in earnest. Wske up before you
enter the school room; and when before
class disseminate rAys of electrical vi
vacity in every direction,
Be sociable, ALLOW an occasional smile
to CLEAN out from behind the chaos of an
assumed dignity. If the sunshine. of a
real, whole-sOuled laugh, would, in your
estimation, prove disastrous in the ex-
treme, you can, at east, venture to con-
tract the serenity Of your features until a
smile penetrates the cob-web curtains
which enclose you' true nature,
Be progressive. If you have conducted
recitation without learning something
new-without coming to entertain clearer
views OF the subject in hand, or without
discovering some manner in which you
can improve upon your present methods
then, 1 reverbrate in highly pitched
key, that you oaght to be labelea as an
excavation from the ruins Of Pompeii.
1t is not wise TO lose sight of the fact
that every requirement should be of such
nature that it can be utilized. Go
where you Wil in this world of business,
and you will find that those who are
successful areinyariably the persons who
can turn accomplishments, mental or
physical, to some account-consecrate
them to some purpose.
The poores education that teaches self
control is better than the best without it.
A general sducation has for its purpose
to make of the given, child, the best
possible specimen of a man or woman.
Middletown transcript., 1908-04-18
WRITES AGAINST ANARCHISTS

In one OF the shortest messages which
he has yet transmitted to Congress, Presi-
dent Roosevelt on Thursday called the
attention of that body to the necessity for
further legislation on the subject of an
archy. With the message he transmitted
a report reviewing the legal phases of the
question by Attorney General Bonaparte.
The message of the President is as follows;
81 herewith submit letter from the
Department of Justice which explains
itself. Under this opinion, l hold that
existing statutes give the President the
power to prohibit the Postmaster General
from being used as an instrument in the
commission of crime that is, to prohibit
the use of the mails for the advocacy OF
murder, arson and treason; and l shall
act upon such construction. Unquestion-
ably, however, there should be further
legislation by Congress in this matter.
When compared with the suppression of
anarchy, every other question sinks into
insignifcance. The anarchist is the enemy
of humanity, the enemy of all mankind,
and his is deeper degree of criminality
than any other. No immigrant is. allowed
to come to our shores if he is an anarchist;
and no paper published here or abroad
should be permitted circulation in this
country if it propagates anarchistic opin-
ions."
Middletown transcript., 1908-04-18
WAR ON TREsPAssERs

Records of the Pennsylvania Railroad
for 1907 show that in that year 800 men
were killed outright or died from injuries
received while trespassing on the Com
pany's tracks.
In view of the fact that the New York
and Chicago General Managers Associa-
tion have found that more than one-half
Of the 10000 persons killed last year on
American railroads were trespassers, the
Pennsylvania Railroad, in common with
all similar corporations, is seeking to en-
list the support of State and county au-
thorities in order to abate the trespassing
nuisance. 1t is suggested that heavy
fine or a long prison term be tried as an
effective measure of solving the problem.
How extensive the evil has become is
set forth in the Pennsylvania compila-
ton, which gives 4l56 arrests for tres
passing and illegal train riding on the
company's right Of way last year. In the
same period 456 men were apprehended
for larceny. The company paid out $780,
0O6 in claims for losses which were traced
to theft.
Middletown transcript., 1908-04-18
THE GIRLS IN BUSINESS

Ihe truth is that the girls are getting
the better of the boys in many lines of
genteel employment. The boys may
complain of this as they will, but the fact
stands. The young woman in this, and
many towns, after a certain hour, are
quite as much in evidence on their way
to work as the young men; and the man
at the window can see that they look
trim and neat, that they hold up their
heads as if they were ready to meet the
world and their employers. They have
none OF the appearance of having de-
prlved themselves of the necessary amount
OF sleep, or OF carrying headache along
with them. Indeed, on frosty morning
it is pleasant to Sc Q how their eyes sparkle
and how their cheeks gov. They are
getting the better OF the boys because
they can be trusted to come to their work
in good form. They may not be as strong
as the boys, but they take care OF their
strength. They don't smoke, they don't
chew, they don't drink, they don't gam
BILE, they don't loaf Society puts up
arbitrary rules for the girls, and they
must abide by them or lose caste. Tie
boys are suffered to make their own rules
and take the consequences. Many boy
thinks he can be gay and deceive every
body, and he runs along until he loses
his job. By that time be is apt to think
that somebody has undermined him.
and to look quite past himself in an
attempt to locate the guilty party. Busi-
ness rs all the time putting up bars against
the gay young man. Positions of respon-
sibility, positions of trust, positions re-
quiring reliability and regularity are being
closed against him. He may not see that
be is bounced because he isn't honest, for
be may be able to swear with clear con-
science that he never took so much as a
nickle in his life that did not belong to
him. But he has taken time that did
not belong to him. He has had to be
sent for. He hasn't been faithful. He
has lied as to why he was late, and as to
where he was last night. He as gone
upon the theory that it was nobody's
business how he occupied his time out.
side busir ess hours. Yet the growth Of a
bad character, if you are at all close to it,
is about as obvious as the growth of a
corn field. The prudent business man
does not always wait until lie has a case
in court. He prefers to settle the little
things with bis employees before they
have gone that far. Business is becoming
more and more exacting on the point of
individual character. 1t is looking out
for integrity, and it is a saying that what
ever the head of the house is the salary
list must be clean. This demand opens
wide door to the girls, and there is only
one way in which it can be closed against
them, and that is to meet the competi-
ton, and by the removal of it through
consolidation.
Middletown transcript., 1908-04-18
INTELLIGENT YOUNG MEN

There never has been a time in :the
history Of our country when expert and
intelligent young men, who have been
taught practical life-lessons and thor
oughly educated for business, were in
such demand as at present. So great is
the money capital of our country, SO
sharp is the competition, SO great is the
value of time, and so expert have leading
business men become, that young men
no longer have a chance to excel, and
hardly to succeed in any calling, unless
they are trained directly for this changed
condition of the time.
Middletown transcript., 1908-04-18
pREsBYrERY PROGRAM

Following is the program for the sew
enty-sixth stated meeting Of the Presby-
terry Of New Castle, to be held in Berlin,
Md, converting on April 2lst at 2.30 P.
M: Presbytery constituted with prayer,
roll call, reception of members, election
of officers. induction OF moderator into
Office, order OF the day-reading Of the
minutes, appointment of temporary COM
miltees, papers presented by stated clerk
and referred, report of committee on edu-
cation, examination of candidates, reports
Of standing committees, report of COM
mittee OF arrangement, sessional records
received and referred to committee, recess.
730 P. M.-Diyine worship, with sermon
by the retiring moderator, Rev. R. L.
Hallett address.
Wednesday, 8 A. M.-Open with half
hour devotional service, calls received
and installations arranged, pastoral dis
solutions and dismissions, order of the
day for IL O'Clock, report of the COM
mittee on Sabbath school work, reports
of standing committees continued, recess
from 1890 to 2 P. NJ, reports of special
committees, 2.30, orders of the day, NOM
inatiou and election of commissioners TO
the General Assembly, reports of the
committee on systematic beneyoIence and
in connection Herewith, roll call Of the
churches and statistical reports OF tenn
porary committees, vacant churches, in
yitations for the next stated meeting,
arrange for adjournment, reading of the
minutes of this meeting, recess until 7.30
P. NJ, order of the day for 7.30, popular
meeting in connection Herewith, report
of the committees on home missions and
sustentation, address by Rev. ]. S. Gill
fllan, D. D., report Of the committee on
foreign missions, address by Rev. w. 7.
M. Beale, vote of thanks, adjournment.
Middletown transcript., 1908-04-18
A NEW SHOWER

A new shower has been discovered for
the bride, and, while it might not be
suitable for all occasions, it proved very
successful on first trial. The best liked
girl of large group Of schoolmates had
no special training along culinary lines,
and when her approaching marriage to a
popular young man was announced her
friends decided to give her, among other
things, post card shower. But not the
ordinary kind Of shower-oh. no. Each
took favorite receipt for some dish that
the bride.elect was partial to, wrote it
neatly on card, labeled it Catering For
Two," and the collection was presented.
1t made mighty interesting list, and, as
the cards were all Of one size, they were
easily strung together to form booklet,
which the recipient values very highly
and which, she says, is stimulus to add
knowledge of cooking to her other
accomplishments.
Middletown transcript., 1908-04-18
FARM NEWS AND VIEWS

Spring is the time to nail up boxes for
the birds that will help you gather worms
and bugs and save crops.
Test your COWS frequently. You want
producers, not consumers, in the dairy
herd. Watch the little leaks.
The man who invented the popular
| phrase,
"Plow deep while sluggards sleep,
And We shall have corn to sell and keep"
did whole lot of mischief, since he in
delibly impressed upon the minds OF
many farmers the Importance OF deep
burrows, whereas shallow tillage, in most
cases, lis best, says the Farm Journal.
Many an inexperienced farmer who has
taken the advice to plow deep has turned
down cash out of sight and never saw or
heard of it again. Especially keep the
manure near the surface.
More colts are spoiled by lack OF atten-
ton to the feet than through any other
cause, save improper feeding. When the
colts are brought up for the winter the
feet should all be looked over carefully
and leveled up with the rasp. Use the
knife lightly, if necessary. The walls Of
the foot seldom grow evenly, which soon
throws the foot out of level They grow
faster on the outside of the fore feet and
inside of the hind feet. For this reason
a horse should be shod every thirty days
and the colts feet leveled with the rasp
monthly. Some colts can hardly walk in
the spring because the feet have grown SO
fast during the winter, while confined in
soft stable and yard.
The very height of folly is for the
farmer to scrimp his COWS with the
thought that if they do go out thin in
flesh when pasture comes they will make
it all up a month or two hence. That
month or two comes right out of the
heart of the season. Cows that are in
good rig when they are turned out are all
ready to begin making profit for their
owners. If thin, they must turn great
share of all they eat for several weeks
toward building up flesh and strength.
There is terrible loss right here, and it
is one that we cannot afford.
Middletown transcript., 1908-04-18
WHAT Is FRIENDSHIP !

Much of the so-caIled friendship of the
day is but pretense. 1t exists only in
name and as soon as it ceases to be advan-
tageous it is dropped. The friendship
that continues the same in prosperity and
adversely is to be priced, but all other
binds are worthless. 1t matters not how
hard man may struggle to do right and
make a success of life, there is always
some loathing reptile. come worthless
wretch who is ready to drag him down,
blight HE hopes and blast his fondest am
billions. The loss OF money and property
is not the greatest man can sustain in
the business world; far better to lose your
money than to lose hope and ambition.
Middletown transcript., 1908-04-18
BALLARD IS NOT GUILTY
Judges In County Court Declined to Con.
vict Him of Bribery

After hearing testimony in the case oi
Vaughn Ballard, colored, of Middletown,
who was charged with attempting to
commit bribery at the local option elec.
tion last fall in Middletown, n that he
offered persons money to vote "wet," the
judges in tn Court OF General Sessions in
Wilmington Monday, returned decision
of not guilty. In handing down the de-
cision the court said it was their opinion
the testimony was too conflicting.
As Ballard was indicted on information
filed by the state the case was not heard
before jury. ]. Frank Ball and James
Salisbury defended the accused and Dep
uty Attorney-General Daniel O. Hastings
conducted the prosecution. The charge
against the negro was paying to Oliver
johnson, also colored, $2 in the Third
district of st. Georges hundred to in.
fuenoe him to vote for license.
After the fact that the election in ques.
ton had been held was proven and iden-
tifying the books, Johnson, whom Ballard
was accused OF bribing, stated that in
company with James Davis and Henry
Anderson, both colored, Ballard ap-
preached them and asked if they had
voted and when they replied in the mega
tive Ballard offered to pay each So, but
johnson insisted on $40. Witness said
Ballard then left and returned and said
that $40 was too much and thas$a was
paid to them after they voted. Witness
said Ballard received the money from
Lorenzo Jefferson,
James Davis and Henry Anderson gave
similar testimony.
Oscar Rose, colored, said he overheard
the conversation between Ballard and the
men and corroborated the former wit
nesses.
Lorenzo Jefferson, who admitted on
cross-examination that he had been ar
rested on the same charge as Ballard,
but had not been indicted. said he gave
the money as alleged to Ballard. Witness
denied telling Dan M. Dochran, Willard
T. Biggs, Corbit Vinyard and George W.
Rhoads, reputable white men OF the town,
that he had never bought vote, nor
received any money, nor gave any money
in connection with the election.
All of the men in question stated that
Jefferson did make the remarks attributed
to him and also gave Ballard good repu-
tation. Others who gave him good
reputation were James 7. Shallcross, John
Biggs, Alexander Metten and Harry
Brady.
On the other hand number of wit
nesses testified they would not believe
Lorenzo Jefferson, Oliver Johnson, James
Davis or Henry Anderson on their oaths.
Middletown transcript., 1908-04-18
why Is It So

Lawyers stand up in court houses be
fore Jurors, in the presence of large audi
ences, and denounce men as liars, scoun-
drels, thieves, and periured Williams, and
when court adiourns the men appear to
harbor no in will against them. But let
a newspaper family intimate that mans
character is blemished, and he has to
confront horse pistol, stand libel suit
or suffer what the people think to be the
create st of all mortifcations-lose SUBJ
scriher.
Middletown transcript., 1908-04-18

A perfect town is that in which you
see the farmer patronizing the home mer-
chants, the laborefs spending the money
they earn with their own tradesmen, and
all animated by spirit that will not
purchase articles abroad if they can be
bought at home. The spirit Of reciprocity
between man and the mechanic, trades
man and laborer, farmer and manufac-
turer, results every time in making the
town a perfect one to do business in.
Perfection" should always be desired,
even where attainment is barely possible,
We presume, but perfect town must be
denominated great rarity until we reach
a more advanced stage toward the millen
mum than has yet been gained.
Middletown transcript., 1908-04-18
EASTER
BY ANNA c. DOYLE

b1 ANNA Ss JULIE
Soft the glow of morning sunlight
On the lone Judean hill
Till an angel flashing through it
Gavs it greater glory still.
Sign Of woe and bitter anguish
Stood a guarded, new-made tomb,
For the angel knew that DER it
Lay the shade of Calvary's gloom.
Awed, the guard OF Roman soldiers
Fell upon their faces, prone,
As the reverent, radiant angel
Came to roll away the stone.
o, the beauty of the morning,
Meier was morning half so fair
Asthe greeting of an angel
Floated out upon the air.
Banished now the woe and~angnish,
For the light of Heayenshone
All about the risen Saviour
And His tomb became throne.
Middletown transcript., 1908-04-18
OFFICERS NAMED

The new Republican county committee
met in the Odd Fellows Hall at Third
and King streets, Wilmington, on Satur-
day afternoon for organization and DR.. L.
Heisler Ball was unanimously reelected
chairman and Joseph G. Jolls secretary.
The rules which have governed the
county committee for the past two years
were adopted as the rules of the present
body without change. The committee
will meet on the last Saturday in each
month at the rooms of the Young Men
Republican Club.
Middletown transcript., 1908-04-18
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Co., Atlanta, Ga. B. B. B. is especially
advised for chronic, deep-seated cases, as
it cures after all else fails.
Middletown transcript., 1908-04-18
NoTIcEI |

Notice is hereby given that Fruitland
Grange, No. l9, P. OF H., will receive
sealed bids or proposals, for building
concrete block, two-story building COM
plete, also bids for doing the concrete
work and wood work separately, until
IL M. on Saturday, April 25th, 1908,
plans and specifications of whic h can be
had of the Architect, c. G. Buck, Camden,
Del. All bids to be marked Sealed Pro-
posals and directed to the undersigned.
The Grange reserves the right to reject
any or all bids.
F. c. BANCROFT,
Wyoming, Del.