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The copper era., 1909-07-15
SATURDAYS GAME


 With one down Mills hit to center for two bases and took third on Lamar's out. Galloway hit to left, but Quilting had called time before the ball was delivered as Lamar and McIlveen had come together on first. When things settled Galloway walk ed but was immediately caught nap ping. For Clifton CauI famed. Mason singled and stole second. Scanlan famed. McIlveen walked, but Mason was thrown out at third. El Paso went down one, two. three i1 the second on two pop ups and fan. Clifton scored two. Kelly walked and Williams singled. Riley sacri- feed. Brooks hit went through short and Kelly and Williams scored. Brock was caught at second. Mo Cleary safe on an error and Caul put up d ny. With two down in the third, Kiefer walked and Mills sin gled but Kiefer was caught mapping. For the locals Mason walked. Scan- Ian sacrificed but the next two were outs. McCleary retired the fourth, flaming one and throwing two out at first. Clifton scored two more. Riley led off with a beautiful two bag ger. Brock was hit. On a throw to catch Riley E Paso went up in the air and Riley scored, Brock taking third. McCleary was hit but thrown out stealing. Clark dropped Caul's fly and Brock scored. Mason singled but Caul was caught in an attempted steal. In the fifth Scanlan made d beautiful catch in right and Mo Cleary famed the next two. For the locals Scanlan beat out bunt. Nc Tween singled but Scanlan was caught trying to make third. Kelly forced Mac. Williams was safe on Galloway's error Kelly going to third, but was caught on the double steal. In the sixth Mills singled with one down but was out stealing and Mac took care Of Sullivan. Clifton failed to score though Brock and Caul singled. In the seventh with two down Clark was safe on Macs error and went to third on q passed ball out Ozee famed. Clifton scored one
The copper era., 1909-07-15

L.F. VAUGHN, Clerk.
The copper era., 1909-07-15
Aereement of CO.Parinefsiin

T. S BUNCH, Clerk of the Probate Court.
Middletown transcript., 1909-03-20

from the marketing of eggs," said Zim.
norman, 'because feed the hens so they
lay in winter months, when eggs are worth
more money. Ny ration is mixture oI
fifteen pounds of oats and rye chop, Eve
pounds Of middling and five pounds oI
bran, fed warm"
"For several years ! have been raising
Wyandottes With success, bat / believe
will swing to the MinoEca breed next yeaI
for the simple reason that they do NOT
spend so much time Matching and pre-.
pairing to hatch.
every two years / change stock com.
pletely, and whenever Istart new flock
] buy young pullets from good stock. /
scatter their feed in 3 pen, the floor oil
which is covered sevsral inches deep With
chad. They work for all they get. ]
keep them healthy by whitewashine che
coop inside and outside twice week. and
by free spTinkling of carbolic acid.
when hear q farmer complaining
that there is no money in raising chickens
for the eggs they produce feel like re.
marking: "Well, aren't you ashamed Of
yourself for admitting it?'''-Norh Aner.
icdlt.
Middletown transcript., 1909-03-20
rRE woODoHuCx's REPLY

"How much wood would a woodchuOk
chuck,
II woodchuck wonld chuck wood {?
Why, he'd hustle like q beaver,
And he'd heave and he would heave.
err
Bot woodchuck can't chuck wood.
He wouldn't il be could,
And he conldn't If he would:
So what to do, be really didn't know.
He asked his little Ant,
But she promptly said, ~ can't
think, myself, its's very, very low"
So heasked old Hootie Owl,
Whose only answer was q scowl--
And 10 was most ferocious for to see:
So poor Chuck didn't wait,
Fearing much to test bis fate,
And feeling In bis bones, twas %.
At last, as on he ran,
He encountered with Man.
WhOihad felled big oak tree upon the
ground,
And upon the fallen tree
BE was ehoppinR, One, two, three
And merrily be made the ak .resound.
And "0h, now / Gee, = said he,
Just as plain az plain can be,
Such work as that was never meant
for me-
Nuts are hard enough to o.crack,
And / have TO Whack and whack-
| could never, never chop down any
tree,
when it comes to telling trees,
You will just excuse me, please,
Il is just little more than can do:
Icould never swing an Ak,
Never chuck the wood in stacks,
Sos Mr., Man, I'll leave that job for
you.
90, when people, getting gay,
Come TO you again and say,
.II0W much wood would chuck ?''
Yon may answer, Not lick
Not single, dinky stick
Will be chuck, fof money or for luck z
II. o. Welcome.
Milford. Del, Feb "a.
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now q rHR TIKE

The San Jose scale Is here in force, and
spray-tims is here too. Immediate and
shoFoueh treatment Of all infested trees is
she only way to save the orchard. The
best remedy for she scale is the lime
sulphur wash. The formula is II pounds
Of sulphur; IS pounds Of lime; water to
make 80 gallons Of the spray Place 8
aallnns 6f water in big iron kettle over
hot fre Moisten the sulphur TO q
paaae and pour It into the kettle, then add
tie lime. using tne Best freshly burnt
stoDesIlme. Boil As minutes, then add
water to make 50 rallenr, bring The mig
tuFe 10 ball agsi0, stFaln into The spray
pump. and spray shs sraes until thaY are
white from the ground np.
II tiis colnmsrcial linas.pnlphns sal Is
ased, mix st lhs gssa d ! ssl'ea & lte
nssl. aa pufrl 8 8 s1llan. s. Nls
d hstlas 81 q ~ q 81
Middletown transcript., 1909-03-20
OF INTEREST TO POULTRYAEN
Eggs Laid BY "A Hens Give Profit Of
IzS Per Cent

HARRIsBURG, Pa. Dec. 18th. From fig
ures compiled in years record Of four
teen hens housed in coop 9xl5 feet, a,
s. Zimmerman. Of 6l5 North Eightsenth
street. this city, a travelling salesman and
lover Of poultry, declares there is III per
cent. profit in selling the eggs laid bE this
flock at the average price Of 80 cents a
dozen.
Zimmerman has no patent appliance
for making hens lay" He maintains
simply that the fowls. will produce egea as
well when kept in close quarters in Che
city, II they have proper attention and
feed.
Here are some OF the results of bis
years observations offered as proof of the
statement that bis fourteen hens have
been making goOd":
In the year the hens laid 1855 eggs, an
average Of twenty-eight eggs q week the
year around, or four each day from the
flock. At the price Of 80 cents dozen,
this output netted approximately $S8.40
And for this profit Mr.. zimmerman's
computation shows that be spent for feed
only sl6.lS. "Those hens were not walk
ing skeletons, either" " explained thinner.
man.
At that rate the fourteen hens cost
about Sl.S4 month, and bit more than
I cents day. Each hen cost approx
imately $1.15 year, and less than .0OSi
cents day. Throughout the year the
largest number of eggs laid in day was
eleven, and the smallest number two.
II have been able to reap larger profits
Middletown transcript., 1909-03-20
SPRING INDICATIONS
Are on Every Wave Thfonshout tie
Land

4 :. Af&llN +.
The indications Of Spring are now fast
developing. The ait viii soon be laden
with sweet perfume Of apple, plum ana
cherry blossoms and spring onions; the
horn Of the fsh peddler floats upon the
balmy breeze aud is mingled With tbs
seductive notes snanating from the in.
terror conscience Of the festive tree agent
and the persuasive lightning.rod man.
The lilac bush will soon burst eut in lie
shower OF blue and white, simultaneous
with the dude whose exterior measures
the shallowness OF the interior Of his
Uranium; the ladies', heaven blsss 'enl, are
arrayed in light, airy raimsnt, summer
silks, charming head gear, just TOO sweet
for anything. The great American insti-
tntion, the tramp, starts out from his
winter quarters and he's of to the rural
districts, beatiuR sap out Of railroad ties,
and the farmer out Of a square meal, Civ
ing wide berth ID wood piles. bull dogs
and city marshais;- The kids, with an eye
to business, are gathering up the empty
beer bottles In the highways and bywayp,
disposing OF them for base balls aud bats,
the ypung men gather themselves together
10 parties Of three and four, dig bait, cut
poles, aud then ''cut sticks" for the hap
py fishing grounds, with couple Of sand
wiches in their pockets and Q case Of
b-F under the seat; the Spring poet,
the q pc one We killed last year. comes
to lii again, and springs more OF the
same ind upon the impecunious pencil
pusht putting the latter into helpless
state laesitude, and "tiTed'' feeling
gener ly; the old man puts new hinges
on th iron gate, whitewashes the chicken
coop, iRs 10 the garden about Eve min
utes, nd then goes down the drug store
and years to "backache;'' bis better
half, jos wild look in her eye as she sits
down and tells the hired girl that they'd
betteI commences on"the best ROOM first;
Charlie, arrayed in ice cream pants and
70 ceIt straw hat, calls on Mary Ann,
and wipes all the paint off the front etel
brick blocks spring up like mushrooms
in the night; wagons loaded down with
feather beds, stove pipes and stceterss,
start On their erratis career from one end
Of thecity to the other, closely followed
b the old man with the clock under one
arm ard q mirror under the other, and
''God bless our home" strung around his g
neck. Indications on every hand tell Us
that Spring is here.
Middletown transcript., 1909-03-20

When. you haul off the rubbish in the
spring do not dump it by the foadsids.
Haul it into some old mossy, braky pas;
ture and burn it up. Pile Mp the com.
bustible material by ITSELF Dig hole
somewhere in the pasture and bury the
old tin cans, old paiIa, etc., out Of sight.
Change she straw in the pig pen often
in cold, wet weather. Anything but 8
wet, haIf-frozen bed to lie in, even for
pigs.
III any Of your hogs are getting crooked
legs you may be sure that they are in too
cramped quarters. Give them more room
to walk around in, especially on the
ground.
Remember that the cows are tender
from having been shut up in the barn 50
long, and do your best to shield them
from the hard March winds.
Lambs fed grain before weaving will be
ready for market four weeks before Iahbs
receiving no grain before weaving.
Don't feed moldy corn to horses. 1t il
extremely dangerous.
Give handful of oil-meal to the horse
once d Il is good for him and keeps
him in good condition, and makes hts
coat soft and sleek L
Fit ali collars carefully. It is torture
to horse to pull heavy load in collar
so large that II rubs or SO small that it
interferes with breathes
When horse cumes in wet, tired and
dirty, scrspe him, straighten bis hair.
cover him up warm, roll thick bandages
on his legs aud let him rest and steam
out. Very few men know how to ''coOl
sout' horse properly. External coolness
is not enough for safety. The circulation
must be regular, and the temperature
normal, before the animal can be put
away safely for the night.
Middletown transcript., 1909-03-20

| expresses itself in discouYteay, want Of
compliance, unnecessary opposition, and
above all, that most disastrous amusem@dte
of ''nagging" and creating q row. Hmm
dreds OF households have. gone wrong
from the mere want Of checking in time
the habit Of annoying as a relief Of mo:
mentary irritation or discomfort. The
vile who gets into the way of opposing.
or checking her husband, of opposing him
in small things and standing out in larger
ones; the husband who is sneering, tem.
pestuous, tyrannical, faultfnding; perhaps
neither side knowing the whole extent Of
their folly, but just giving way to it as
9 more easy way than to hight and con.
quer il. These young people are doing
their best to dig the grave of their mar.
ried peace; and some day poor faintiDg
little love will fall stark and plumeless,
and will never rise TO life again. At the
beginning these little tiffs and diacomforts
are made up with kiss from him and
few tears from her to add cement to the
reconciliation. BY still more time this
never comes at all; and things get into
that chronic state when there is never an
open breach and never formal healing.
but an ever widening rift and never
ending coldHees. Then the two lives jar
and grind like rusty hinges. Tbs peace
Of home, like dying ember, goes out.
Goodness and tOrmality takes the place
Of the tender love and happiness, and
home, the heaven on earth, ia darkly
veiIed and the sunlight Of peace and hap
piness has forever flown.
Middletown transcript., 1909-03-20
FARM NEWS AND VIEWS

I Farmers are slow to learn the value oI
carrots for horses. They are so nutritious
that livery stable men feed out large
quantities to their horses, instead of grain.
Fonr quarts Of pats aud the came Of car
rots are considered as good for horse as
eight quarts Cf cats; aud horses that are
not worked n'nch will keep in good con.
dltlon ON I'l' aud carrots only. A few
small potatoes also are very good for 0
horse, especially TO give smooth, glossy
coat. The farmer who has no carrots,
beets, or turnips for his stock when Win.
ter approaches has made a serious mis-
take. In England the farmers grow i'm
menee crops Of mangoldsn beeSsl to
feed ont in the winter; and If profitable
there, Why not here2 Probably the most
easily raised, most productive, and most
profitable root crop in this country is
some OF the varieties OF beess, some OF
which grow eighteen to twenty -four
inches long and yield thousand bushels
to the acre, If the land be highly manured;
but the best way to grow them is to grow
crop Of potatoes the previous year on
the land, with heavy application Of
manure, and with no manure the year
the beets are grown, and there viii b.
but few weeds, if the land vas kept clean
the year before.
A Belgian investigator bag been looking
into the correctness or i1correctnesa OF
Middletown transcript., 1909-03-20
HOUSEHOLD LETTER
NEW YoaK. March I5th. 19O9

NEW YORK March 10Th, 1913. \
"It isa long story to tell how came II
take up Decorating" " said a woman WhC
has mads a notable success in this tield
when the question was put Il like tht
work and am willing to do my utmost fol
my customers, besides / am 8 practical
woman and never lose sight Of that phase
sof the business
a Pretty Hysisnio Homes
Every woman likes 10 have her home
pretty aud attractive, bnt most Of our
clients want it, first Of all hygieniC and
easy to care for as well as comfortable and
convenient
Manufacturers are catering intelligently
TO these demands in 80 many ways that
we are able to decorate 10 q variety Of
styles losuit individual needs aud taste.
Wall Decorations
Take the matter Of wall decoration for
instances. These sketches show the work
We are doing in pretty bat modest home.
Where some years ago We would have
been confined to distemper or wall paper
for this dining room, we are now able to
use Sanitas--the wall hanging that has
been evolved from oilcloth. From plate
rack to ceiling, the wall ,is hung In a ig.
ured burlap pattern Of soft, dull green.
The lower wall done in panels Of the same
material finished to look like leather, 10
in plain green shade darker. These
psnels are separated by strips Of orna-
mental woodwork in light oak, and bronze
nsils-such as uphOlsserers use on leather
-are employed to heighteu the ressm.
blance to the more expensive but no less
durable fabric.
Middletown transcript., 1909-03-20

Curss BlOod, skin Diseases, cancer Greatest
Bleed PuriAsr Free
Il II your blood is impure, thin, diseased
hot OF full OF hnmoF. II you have blood
poison. cancer. carbuncles, eating sores,
lscFofula, eczema, itching, risings and
bumps, seabby, pimply skin, bone pains,
sataFrh, rheumatism or any blood or skin
disease, take Botanic Blood Balm [ B. B
B. ]. Soon oil sores heal, aches and pains
top and the blood is made pure and rich
AruRgists OF BY express @l per large bot
De. Sample free BY writing Blood Balm
o., Atlanta, Ga. b. B. B. Is especially
alvised for chronic, deepeeated cases, as
itcurss after all else faile.
Middletown transcript., 1909-03-20
Tha Rurnitnra

The Furniture
The furniture is simple but graceful in
line, and is finished to exactly match the
lovely Rrayish buff Of the wood trim Of
the dining room aud the hall into which
it opens.
A few good pieces Of old pottery that
ornament the plate rail aud mantel, stand
out well from the quiet, dull tones Of the
decorations. The floors are oak and this
Chinese rug of wood color, dull green's
and ysllows, blends we'll With she other
furnishings,
WALNUT aud Mahogany
Walnut, in the light French finish, and
mahogany are first favOrites, for bandsomO
furniture, indeed the latter wood always
holds its place aud pieces Of this are che
hsst possible investment, Mission styles,
or % they ere now termed "oraitsman''
models, remain an excellent choice where
hard wear aud substantial comfort are
demanded.
In doing over house at low cost we
get excellent results BY using chintz fur.
niture covers, after the English fashion.
We usually match these up in curtains,
but not always, for many people prefer
to use only the lightest of.muslin or lace
ct the Windows. In bed rooms we fire..
quentIy uss printed thin musIins at the
windows, with bed spreads to match,
These givs some Of the decorative quality
Of chints or cretonne yet do not keep out
the light like the heavier fabrics.
DFapsrIss
A few OF our clients ask for elaborate
French draperies. Bonne Femme cur.
tsins, with their pufted srrangement at
she windows, aud similar dust gathering,
light ohscuring styles.
We recommend straight hangings,
easily cleaned and kept fresh, and most
people prefer these. A straight valance
at the upper half Of the window put up
with rings 80 that il is easily adjustable,
and divided sash curtain to match at
she lower half Of the window 10 . popular,
pretty and practical style Of drapinG,
especially nice for upper rooms, bus snit-
sbls snywhere. Scfims, embroidered
musIins, laces and nets Of many sorts, also
musiins and thin washable silks are the
bess materials for such use.
Rattan aud cane npholstering are in.
cFeasingly employed in the most sxpen.
sise imported furnisnre.
ELEANOR FRANCIS.
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Year i Shortening

Many eelipses are noticed in the records
Of al ages Astronomers can deteFmin8
accpEskaIy when self must hava 0ce
ctlFFsd and the cell gse records Ire PROV D.
valuable tg historical students e. 5 snaazs
d defaKnininr TIA dakes 81 Important
events. From theee eEndias 2. ~ ceHeI
llas lsIaa etidfncf j ant qesf hse as
eessd within hiel
Middletown transcript., 1909-03-20

FOR sALE.-I have several farms
small and large, we'll located, at reason.
able prices, In St. Georges Hundred.
GEo. W. IxeRAM
Middletown transcript., 1909-03-20
DON'T nag EACH OTHu

B wives and husbands cannot be
lngly reminded Of she, probable
ok they viii make Of. their happi-
hey yield to that ili.temper that
Middletown transcript., 1909-03-20

among farm
] the yield Of
nee, they are
10 otherwise.
kncorrect and
alse analogy
} Of the dan.
asserts that
have a dele.
f butter and
ich make ID
favor and
ng and satly
gequantities
effect, be
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b weed theiE
icable to do
} month as
Middletown transcript., 1909-03-20

A Belgian investigator has been looking
into the correctness or ircorrectnesa OF
Middletown transcript., 1909-03-20

3 monbn ~
e to spread
when the
enough to
% is nearly
Middletown transcript., 1909-03-20

All soc Mattings cut to
Middletown transcript., 1909-03-20
Best Granulated Sugar

Boys S1.25 Shoes, cut tc
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-04-20

music. When the female Of this spe-
cies Of frog lays her eggs the male
gathers them carefully up and thrusts
them into his throat pocket, there to
carry them till they hatch.
The eggs soon begin to Increase in
size. and the throat pocket of papa
frog has to stretch out to accommodate
them TIL Il extends down each side OF
his body, often as far as his hind legs.
1t Is an odd sight to behold him hob
bling clumslly about with the great
egg pouches swelling out his sides.
Even after the eggs are hatched and
their place is taken by young tadpoles
papa frog carries the wiggling little
creatures in his side pockets till they
are able TO hustle for their own living.
A not uncommon sight In Africa Is
huge and savage hippopotamus swim
ming river with baby hippopota-
mus upon It's back The baby can
swim naturally as well rs It's mother.
but II Il were allowed In the water
fierce crocodile might grab IL, haul II
under and make a meal OF 1t In twin
king In Australia IS kind Of bear
called the koala. 1t is the habit of the
mother koala to carry her baby upon
her back wherever she goes till II be-
comes quite Il big bear.
But for making a funny family show
the opossum beats all the rest In
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-04-20

damning second thought He was
stunned by the consideration that the
promulgation of the news In the letter
meant his loss Of Echo Allen. He dis
sembled. though rs yet he was not able
to tell an outright falsehood:
"It's a letter telling me that may
expect to receive enough money in a
month or so to pay of the mortgage.
Now your brothers debt needn't trou-
BILE You any longer, Bud"
"Whew-ww whistled Bud. That's
great! Where does 1t come from?"
"Oh, from an old friend that lent
the money to some time ago. But,
say, Bud, there's another matter I
want to talk with you about. You've
got to shake Buck Mckee. I've got 1t
straight that he is the worst man In
Arizona territory-yes. worse than an
Apache. Why. he has been with
Geronimo, torturing and massacring
lone prospectors and robbing them Of
their gold"
"That's lie, Jack Payson, and you
know itv' cried the hot headed young
man. "It was Buck Mckee who stood
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-04-20

u letter and none of them for receiv-
ing one. Unpracticed In writing. his
epistolary compositions were crude in
the extreme. being wholly confined
to bald statements Of fact. Had he
been as tender on paper as he was In
his words and accents when he kissed
away her tears at parting her regard
for him would have had fuel to feed
on and might have kindled into genu-
ine love. As It was, she was forced
to admit that in comparison with the
brilliant university men with whom
she conversed Dick Lane Intellectually
was as quartz to diamond.
On the other hand. she contrasted
Dick In the essential point Of manli-
ness most favorably with the male
butterflies Of society that hoversd
around her. What one Of them was
so essentially chivalrous as the west
ern man-so modest. so self sacrific.
Ing, so brave and resOlute and re-
sourceful? Dick Lane. or Jack Pay
son, for that matter. III all save the
adventitious points of education and
culture was the higher type Of man.
hood, and Jack, at least, II not poor
Dick, could hold his own In mental
and artistic perception with the
brightest. most cultured Of Harvard
graduates.