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Middletown transcript., 1909-03-20
LETTER 70 :. ]. STEELE
Middietown. Del

{. @sAANA4hCeONYhg AOss
Dear Sir The real test OF paint /;
how many square feet will gallon of i
govern And all the paints swear tile,
cover 800 square feet two coats. Mildly
they prevaricate.
B h, FeFchaud; builder, 1l0S Duprt
81, New Orleanp, covered 1900 square feel
with three gallons Devoe last year; all BIZ
jobs DeEae. That's how the tale gets t
us.
He doesn't say whether onsSor two
coate; il one, there's nothing wonderful
in il; il tgo, they must have very small
feet in New Orleans.
DevOe doean'g stop at 800 feet; but oyel
e0UI Most paints, We suppose, can bt
stretched to 500 feet, but they're thin
they cover veil $50 10 200.
When \ r Watkins, Loft, Texas, paint,
ed his house before, ii took IS gallons
Deyos gallons That sbows tue strength
Of the paints.
w b McCIuney painted house 10
Crystal Springs. Miss. 70 test tgo pure
paints; one coat 8 gallons Dsvoe; tl.e
other coal 10 gallons Of New Orleans
paint. That shows TIE strength Of the
paints.
Surfaces differ. one takes more, smother
takes less. UesDe covers more than any
other paint: two 10 one ID the case ui
half the paints. Bnt how many II covers,
we d0lsst know till we see tile surface
Yanfs truly
"a w DIsVOE & co
r ST.. r. New h0Fsef Y Son sell Dur
@.ss5se
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Ksthod Of Valuation

The bills addsa new paragraph to sec
ton IL Of the customs s<admibistrative act
which provides for the sppraisement Of
goods imported BY consignment and net
by sale where there is no market price 1t
the place Of the origin Of the goods.
After re-enactiDg the present provisions
to ASCERTAIN the value she bill adds this
paragraph:
The estimated revenue under the tariff
duties prescribed in the bill amrunt to
about $500, 900, ,OOO.
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woN6IERFuL PROGRESS
The Work of tho AHti.SaIOOn League Dur.
ing the Year 1908

The Work of tho Auti.SaIOOn League Dur
ing The Year 1908
During the year 1908 almost 1000
saloons we're voted out Of business la the
various states OF the union.
Approximately $4,000 sqnsre miles
have been added to the no-license area
and the population now, living in dry
territory has been increased by over
4, 500, ,O00.
In Ohio the results Of the elections held
under the recently enacted county option
Law have already surprised the leaders Of
The anti-SaIoon League in that State.
Out Of the 66 counties that have thus
rar voted, Iifty-seyen have voted dry, five
other counties are entirely dry under the
provisions Of the township local option
Law; 90 that Of the Bs counties in the state
sixty-two arp without saloons,
Under the provisions al the Moore Re-
monstrance law Of Indiana, T20 saloons
we're abolished in 1908, and now under
the present local option Law passed at the
recent special session OF the Legislature
the saIoons will in all probability be
driven froh three-fourths Of the counties
Of the state within the next six months,
under this set out of the 81 counties that
have voted so have closed she saloons.
In Arkansas at the recent election the
temperance forces registered a maj lrity
vote of q. 934 favoring no-license.
Kentucky with 95 dry counties at tile
beginning Of the year has added one
county. three municipalities and six other
precincts TO the dry area, closing about
$50 saIo1ns.
III Illinois ten huudred and fifty three
townships voted dry closing in single
day ,el0 saloons.
In Massachusetts ten municipalities
have gone dry closing 2l5 SALOONS.
fn Connecticut 1900 tqnafe miles Of
the stite is now dry territory, 80 saloons
lost their license during the year.
Iu Michigan one year ago there was but
one G,nnty that did nnt have saloons, now
thers are eleven counties entirely free
from the saloon, 305 saloons and two
1ssvsries having been put ont Of business
during she year.
Il wisconsin loo municipalities to the
na eenss column dnring she year 1908,
\ 4ihseby nbolishing 40 saioohs.
Il inne ota thirty additional mnnici.
paities hsYs vossd dfy, only about lO0
SALONS feiaain in tie state.
u Scdsh Caroiina four counties have
yoed cry since November hss, thus max
II twenty y-two 81 Tie fortg-swo counties
intb state noIieense seFritors
ol saloons we're pnl sIpt u business
dlring fAs year in Iowa. he 6gGt there
M le at tbe coming sss Ioa the Legis.
rtufe for d prohibit0rg Y ipsud ent 10 tils
Constitution.
III Maryland one r0n aty Aaa basledded
!, D Ehs no-license tefH itokys Is 10
onpsies dry III the 4 .ate, asid eIsAiassq
aioens IA tbs City o# BaltlmsFs
Il Washington ssas9 I.eeislslas6 Isal
BASED alceaI opsiqn law subniitsink .lss
sslion Of lieens 3 O. H6-licanss q
people
Idnlio h Ecal option las llas hssa
v ersia f Govsrno ~
s Ae helnllng mai n q
q Texas upon plzsids.s
s5aN dhEnisaian Of 4 pfol.
10y End sit means Ii aii pFobabi|lI
sIias axa IL COON olu sbs atid sousii
81 Aeqn ore yaai asa tIlsfe we're
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VANS 10 REcOYER

Has a young man who cofducts
D campaign for the heart Of a
young woman a just claim TO re-
imbnrsementfor money ex pended
in his effort ID case be is iiltede
Al ST. Louis man has raised the
question by bringing spit to
recover what he spent on bis ex-
fianceealso the diamond ring.
This is no vulgar breach Of
promise suit, mind YOU insti.
tuted to mulct somebody for
lacerated affections, bat simply
q case Of wanting bach money
actually spent money spent by
reason of false pretenseF, it may
be set up. Many young men
have gone through the same ex-
perience and have taken their
medicine. But this ST. Louis
person is not of that sort. He
spent at least 500, be AYERS. 10
addition to the price Of the ring,
and be doesn't propose to charge
it up to profit and loss. II former
IL has been held that the wooing
of a girl was a good deal like
speculation in q business way
If the investor in ice cream and
excursion tickets lost. he lost,
and that was all there was to it,
Probably the defendant in this
new case will aver ip her answer
to the complaint that her society
was worth all that II cost, and in
ordinary cases that Would seem
to oe tenable. Perhaps the whole
difficulty might BE solved fol
mercenary youths py organizing
bonding companies to insure
courtship Investments.
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WOULD NOT BE- WISE

"We do not see any valid argu7
ment to establish the wisdom of
the state going into the business
Of building an electric road
system through the state. Cap
italists and practical men are
always on the watch for oppor-
tunisies to build electric roads,
and whenever it is believed that
a new field is offered it is
entered.
Electric roads in the thickly-
settled portions Of any state have
a natural field for business, but
electric roads in Keutand Sussex
county would not pay. The
business is not there. Of course
il would be an admirable thing
to have oil the important towns,
from Dover to Georgetown and
from Dover to Laurel, connected
by electric roads. That such
roads would be self:supporting
Re do not believe, and neither do
the men who have money TO in.
vest. The experiment has been
=
tried in this county and a road
that was expected to become a
profitable Investment has been
everything else. It would be a
costly and unwise experiment for
the state to engage 10 the build
ing and operating Of an electric
road or a series Of electric roads.
"There would be no profits and
the state would have TO foot the
bill and make up the deficits
theoretically, aud in operation
electric roads ia the lower
counties would De q great con
venience in many ways, but thf
time has not yet come when sucl
roads can be operated as aluxurJ
!. by the state. Electric railway
projects in Kent county, inaugu
rated years ago, came to uaught
Had those who were considering
such roads believed they woulC
be protitable they would baS'
been built long ago. The state i
doing well in the direction q
helping provide good highways
and they are Of incalculabl,
benefit 70 thousands But th'
state cannot afford 70 extend ak
in the building Of electric roads
Morning Rescs
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a1nnLEgown. d. MAaCa q. l9oa
TAplFF pEFoRM FOR THE POOR MAND

TARIFF REFORM FOR the POOR MAN "
Here are afew illnstrations Of
how the new tariff would benefit
the common people:
Sugar is reduced 05 Of one
cent a pound; statuary is put on
the free list! Farming imples
ments, plows, etc, redrcsd 5 per
cent; works Of art painting, etc,
20 per cent. !! Strychuine IS re
duced so per cent; cocoa is in
creased 80 per cent. Mosaics
Of marble and onyx are reduced
80 per cent. figs, Pineapples and
lemons increased 25 per cent. !
The poor mans tea is to be taxed
8 cents, but the holy Standard
Oil monopoly and the Sacred
Liquor Interests are untouched
However, here are some good
things Leather is restored TO
the free list. although there is
no reduction on clothing and
combing grades Of wool Iron
ore is also to be free together
with fax, but on some cotton
goods there is an increased rate
But the new tariff scheme is a
highly complicated affair, With
many compound duties and con
tingent reciprocal relations witt
foreign rates and tariffs, which
make it impossible to pronounce
fully upon its provisions and
their final effects, at this time.
One good feature is an inheritI
ance tax; another, the increase
Oh cigarettes. But when the
millionaire Senate including its
millionaire bought seat members
which Is dominated by such
persistent agents OF the Preda
tory Trusts as Aldrtch and
Gallinger, gets done with the
new tariff OF the House, its daddy
Payne will "have pain" for he
won'trecognize his own offspring.
From being q supposedly blue
jeans youth It will most likely
resemble q broad cloth and silk
hat dandy!
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MUST HAVE


Our old hoI
worse still, the
are disappear
and Sunday sci
pace with mode
are losing thei
at large, In
hOodlupism, d
luxury and ex
is a relaxation
and in distress
the schools to
moral insuhc
Eliot said sper
education bu
N cannot tra
Ata home or d
school. In b
ment, in the Il
of school, the
Ntion or
Middletown transcript., 1909-03-20
cEeILTcN

E. S. Short spent last Monday week in
Baltimore.
Mrs. H. W. Back spent last week in
Philadelphia.
Mr.. John Anderson was Baltimore
visitor recently.
Albert Shaw apent several days this
week in Baltimore.
Rev. 0. E. Jones is attending confer
ence this week in Milford, Del.
Mr.. I. Schrack, Of Philadelphia, is the
guest Of Mr.. and Mra. 8. W. Luaby.
Mr.. Samuel Gamble and daughter, oI
Wilmington, are guests Of Mrs. John Cop,
page.
Mrs. W. Il. Brown and son William
are spending part Of this week 10 Balti'
more.
Miss Eliza Biggs has been the guest o.
Mrs. scbofeld, in Fredericktown, thi'
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. YauDyke, OF Wilmington
are visiting their aunt. Miss Martha Van.
degriit.
Middletown transcript., 1909-03-20
GRAY PEReHEON STALLION
ALIENS BAKERY

We sell Candies at wholesale
prices. Examine our stock Of
candies IN /, 1 and 5 ID. boxes
before buying elsewhere.
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roWNsENp

Mrs, Mary z. Money and daughter,
Miss Mary, and Mrs, Mollie Nsyior, spent
Monday with Lester NsyIor and wife,
near MeDonough.
Miss Anna lawson waa the guest Of
relatives in Wilmington Saturday and
Sunday.
n Mrs. Maggie Lee and daughter and Mr..
and Mrs. James a. Lee and son spent
Sunday with John W. Morris and family,
near smyrna.
Mrs. Daisy Collins. Of Wilmington,
was the guest Of her parents here on Sun.
day.
Rav. J. C. Macsorley left Oh Tuesday
e Milford, were he viii attend Confer
Misses Lillian West. Anna Jones and
plu Rssledge, 81 West Chester Normal,
nsaea home on Thursday lors zen days
Ihe aEreftainnsnt which was given
bssa q 1naadaF By Miss 0en RedEelI
~ s.sssssire ana was spj,yrd by
All
The y cs r = eas entertained Il tie
lApie Asfal Money pn Tuess
sinasa.
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cHIRoPonY
FOR SALE!

Two nice farms of 200 acres each, good
buildings one on Bohemia River, other on
Sassafrass will be sold cheap. Also 100
acres at Warwick and rs acres and AZ
acres at Mount Pleasant, and many other.
can sell them on good terms
G. W. INGRAM,
Middletown, Del
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WHOLESALE and Real

Having now completed our first
year in the baking business, we
feel that we are ID a position to
give our patrons better service in
the future than in the past.
Thanking youROr past favors and
soliciting Jour future patronage,
we remain
Middletown transcript., 1909-03-20

We are gratifed 10 uhropicls
that Delaware as fallen into line
with those twenty states which,
together vith Englanl tcons
fessedly ahead of the u s. in
judiciaEreForms), have passed the
law known ~ the Oh employee
liability LAW which hold 3 rs
70 answer fsr the injury u heir
employers even when caused by
the negligence Of their fellow
workmen. II isa KIgttaons law
directly IN fprsisranca of pup-
lie policy At once sound and
humane 81 honor % onr I,Fe
sent atlrs. Rra ler iag
chs victory
Middletown transcript., 1909-03-20
M. BANNING,
DEALER III FINE
GROCERIES!

The home Of good garden and flour seed.
We have selected these from the. best
sesdsmen in the country, 50 il yon want
= good harvest you must plant good seed.
MATTINCS
Our new mattings. both Ohina and
Japanese are in. Very handsome. Long
straw ,levprsable, in Irautiful carpet feet
striped or lowered designs. Japanese
1nattings at %. 2S, 30, 35 to 6Oc per yard,
cut. Less for wholerolI. China mattings
at ID, 20 to 25c per yard, cut. Less for
whole roll.
Potser's new oil cloth for floor, table,
stair aud shelves, Some pretty patterns
to select from.
New muslins, India Linen, long cloth
eambric, Persian lawn. etc.
Table linen, towel crash and towels. A
lot Of Bates seersucker in pretty patterns.
We have some splendid values in
bFooms, scrub, white-wash and dust
brushes.
Don't forg It our line of Colgate's Toilet
goods.
When in need of ine and fancy grocer
les, foreign and domestic frnits, also fresh
vegetable call on US, We shall endeavor
to give you goods That will satisfy and
please yon or money refunded.
Goods delivered from 7.3O A. NJ to
l2 noon, also from to IS P. N.
Long distance phone, so.
Store open from s A. M. to SPIN.
Middletown transcript., 1909-03-20

I'm aAll "a. 4 Pc yeafl
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-06-17

pound. After taking one and one,
half bottles of the Compound, / am all
right again, and / recommend it to
every suffering woman" Mrs. MAY
DEAL, Winchester, Ind.
Hundreds of such letters from girls
and mothers expressing their gratitude
for what Lydia e. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound has accomplished for
them have been received by The Lydia
e. Pinkham Medicine Company, Lynn,
Mass.
Girls who are troubled with painful
or irregular periods, backache, head
ache, dragging-down sensations, faint
ing spells or indigestion, should take
immediate action to ward off the seri-
GUS consequences and be restored to
health by Lydia e. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound. Thousands have been
restored to health by it's use.
If you would like special advice
about your case write q cOnfiden.
tial letter to Mrs. Pinkham, at
Lynn, Mass. Her advice lis free.
and always helpful.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-06-17
SKIN WAS ROUGH AS BARK.

Baby Boy Had an Intense Itching
Humor-Scratched TIL Blood Ram
Found a Cure in Cuticura.
"Our son, two years old, was affiict-
ed with a rash. After he suffered with
the trouble several weeks / took him
to the doctor, but it got worse. The
rash ran together and made large Bills
tiers. The little fellow didn't want to
do anything but scratch and we had to
wrap his hands up to keep him from
tearing the flesh open till the blood
would run. The itching was intense.
The skin on his back became hard and
rough like the bark of a tree. He
suffered intensely for about three
months. But 1 found a remedy in
Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment
The result was almost magical. That
was more than two years ago, and
there has not been the slightest symp-
tom Of it since he was cured. ]. w.
Lauck, Yukon, Okla, Aug. % and Sept
II, 1905"
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp, Sole
Props. of Cuticura Remedies. Boston.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-06-17
Short Suggestions.

A weak solution of salt and water
will brighten mattings.
Sponges are great germ collectors
They should be scalded out thorough.
ly every little while
Kid slippers, belts, gloves and
purses are best cleansed by rubbing
them with French chalk.
Never forget to dust over the door
and window frames when giving a
room its thorough weekly cleaning.
Use half-rye and half-wheat bread !:
rub over rug the same as scrubbing
and when through sweep thoroughly
The rug will be like new.
A heavy broom lasts longest, but
light one is best for easy work, and
with care light broom will last al.
most as long as a more expensive one.
A box Of sardines and a can of
shrimp, both prepared for eating and
served together on lettuce leaves with
a dressing Of oil, vinegar, onion juice.
salt and pepper, make a delicious
salad. Mayonnaise dressing may be
used.
When scraping new potatoes they
will invariably blacken the hands.
There is nothing better than piece
of lemon for removing the blemish,
and when obstinate, if a pinch of pow
dered pumice is placed on the lemon,
1t will instantly remove the stain.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-06-17
Double Header Holidays.

''I'm always glad when the month Of
May comes around remarked clerk
in a Broad street office building, ''for
then l know that a holiday will soon be
due me. You see, it's rather long
time between Washington's birthday and
Memorial day without having a whole
day off, and a fellow is mighty glad TO
see May 80 in sight. This year I'm par
ticularly glad, for May 80, falling on
Sunday, will be celebrated on the fol-
lowing day, and that means a half-holi,,
day on Saturday and all of Sunday and
Monday. That's the right kind of a
holiday. Why, it's a miniature vaca-
ton. Just think of going away from the
office ON Saturday noon and not coming
in again until Tuesday morning! I'm 60
ing to take advantage Of it to slide
away for a short vacation to the shore,
and there are thousands of others who
will do the same. And then the beau
ty of it is that when the next holiday
comes along-the Fourth Of July-it's the
same kind of vacation, for the Fourth
falls on Sunday, just as Memorial day
does. It's regular double-header in
holidays, and it will make you rather
anxious for your regular summer vaca-
ton. There's only one drawback to
these good-sized holidays, and that is
that a fellow might be too lavish in MS
expenditures on his two short vacations,
and may have to economic when the
long one comes along. "-Philadelphla
Record.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-06-17
Farm Gleanings.

Provide ample pasture for the calves.
Overcrowding of the chickens is a
strong bid for trouble.
Fit yourself to the weather. Don't
get all out of kink because the weather
is
The work of raising chickens has
only begun when you get the downy
things out of the shell.
1t is claimed that an orchard in the
State of Delaware has an annual in
come of $1,000 from 200 acres of apple
trees.
Have a driveway right through your
barn. 1t will prove valuable in many
ways especially in the matter of keep
ing it clean.
Nothing better for growing swine
than good pasturage, and there is no
more economical method of raising
them, either.
The Connecticut Experiment Station
recommends that for the best results
in Matching, eggs not over five days
old be used.
Poultry and dairy products have al
most doubled in price in the past ten
years. Eggs and milk are still rising
in average price u
Dip the sheep. right after clipping
them and then again about ten days
after to be sure and kill those that
hatch after the first dipping.
An excellent feed for all kinds of
young stock is fine cut clover hay,
cooked and stepped in boiling water
and mixed with salt, bran and corn
meal.
To have finely colored fruit it is nee
essary to have plenty of light. A
dressing of wood ashes, or potash,
around the base of the tree, will also
help considerably to improve the color.
Oklahoma is the only state which re-
quires the teaching of agriculture in
all country schools. The courses In
clude agriculture, horticulture, stock
raising, fertilizers, dairying, drainage,
irrigation and grazing.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-06-17

feet long and made of oak or other
hard wood inches wide and 11a
inches thick. The rear pieces can be
made of any width to accommodate
the distance between the rows. The
teeth are made of forty God spikes,
which are driven in clear up to the
head. An iron ring is fastened to the
front end, while the handles are taken
from an old pillow. Any handy man
can make cultivator of this kind
which is the best l ever used.-F. B.
Treadway, in Farm and Home.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-06-17
Passing Of Horned Cattle.

Horned cattle and horned sheep are
rapidly disappearing. Many of the
cattle bred and fed in the corn belt
are hornless. Breeds of this kind are
growing in popularity. In the noun
famous country and on the plains
wild cattle needed long horns for the
protection of themselves and their
young. Now, however, with the plains
thickly settled and with few wild ami
mails the cattle do not need horns.
Among the hornless breeds are the
Galloway, Angus, Red Poll and Polled
Shorthorns. Polled Jersey and Polled
Hereford are also coming into favor.
By the application of caustic potash
the growth of the horns is prevented
in the young calf.-Inter Ocean.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-06-17
MAKING SUNSHINE.

1t Is Often Found In Pure Food.
The improper selection of food
drives many healthy person into the
depths of despairing illness. Indeed,
most sickness comes from wrong food
and just so surely as that is the case
right food will make the sun shine
once more.
An old veteran of Newburyport.
Mass. says: I'm October, l was taken
sick and went to bed, losing AZ pounds
in about 60 days. l had doctor after
doctor, food hurt me and had to live
almost entirely on magnesia and soda.
All solid food distressed me so that
water would run out of my mouth in
little streams.
81 had terrible night sweats and my
doctor finally said had consumption
and must die. My good wife gave up
all hope. We were at Old Orchard,
Me-. at that time and my wife saw
Grape-Nuts in a grocery there. She
bought some and persuaded me to try
it.
81 had no faith in it but took it to
please her To my surprise it did not
distress me as all other food had done
and before l had taken the fifth pack
age I was well on the mend. The pains
left my head, my mind became clearer
and l gained weight rapidly.
II went back to my work again and
now after six weeks use of the food I
am better and stronger than ever be-
fore in my life. Grape-Nuts surely
saved my life and made me a strong
hearty man, Is pounds heavier than
before / was taken sick.
Both my good wife and 1 are will
ing to make affidavit to the truth Of
this"
Read 1.-THE Road to MELVILLE" in
pkgs. There's Reason"
Ever read the above letter? A
new one appears from time to time.
They are genuine, true, and full of
human interest.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-06-17

The prodigal waste of timber during
the last forty years is estimated to
average $50,000,000 annually, or ap-
proximately s2,OO0,0OO,0OO worth Of
timber wasted. 1t is time there was
a national movement to conserve our
national resources and arrest the pro-
digal waste of our forests and the de-
pletion of the fertility of the land.
While Uncle Sam is no longer rich
enough to give everybody a farm,
there is plenty of agricultural land to
support a population of S00,000,0O0 in
the United States, Texas alone being
capable of maintaining S0,000,GoO peo-
pie if all her arabic land were under
cultivation to cereals, fruits and vege-
tables-Farmer's and Drover's Jour
nal