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HE TooK ALL

One of our exchanges tells Of an old
German who had boy OF whom he was
very proud, and decided to find out the
trend of bis mind. He adopted 9 novel
method by which TO test him. Heslipped
into the boys room one morning and
placed on his table bottle of Whiskey, q
Bible aud q silver dollar. Now" said
be, "Rhen dot boy comes in il he takes
dot dollar he's going to be beeznis man;
If be takes dot Bible he's going TO be .
preacher; If be takes dot whlskey he's no
good and going to be adrunkard." Then
he hid behind door to see which his son
would choose. In came the boy whistlinR.
He ran up to the table and picked up the
Bible and put it under bis arm, then
snatehed up she bottle, took twosoF three
drinks, picked up the dollar and put il in
his pocket, and went out smacking his
lips. The Dutchman poked his head out
from behind the door and sxcIaim ID;
'sMein Got, be IL going to bea politician. /"
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FARMERS BOYS AND GIRLS

Within recent years new method Of
agricultural education has been devised
in the form of boys and girls clubs. Such
clubs have various objects, but usually
they provide for prize contests among
the members. Corn growing contests are
probably the most common among the
boys, although many other crops have
been tried, while the girls compete in
breadmaking or sewing or even test their
skill against that Of the boys in gardening.
The United States department. of agri.
culture has information of 395 counties
in twenty.eight states in which such
clubs are organized, with total member.
ship of about IA, COO New York has about
1900 members, Nebraska q, 900 and
other states smaller numbers. One county
in Pennsylvania has 1000 members. In
most cases three clubs are organized un-
der the auspices Of some state authority,
bat in many cases the county superinten-
dent takes the initiative, while in many
other cases she rural teachers arrange
contests among their own pupils.
The United States department of agri.
culture also gives assistance through the
Office Of experiment stations by furnishs
ing advice and suggestions. A new far
mers' bulletin on boys and girls agricul-
turaI clubs tells how to organize the clubs,
how to conduct the contests and what
publications will be useful to the boys
and girls.
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GOVERNMENT CROP REPORT

WASHINGTON, May 3-According to esti
mates BY the Crop Reporting board ol
Bureau Of Statistic, made public this after
noon at the Department Of Agriculture
the area of winter wheat on May / TO be
harvested was about 29,044, 900 acres OF
7I4,OO0 acres (25 per cent. more than
the area soWn last fall (3l, ,O34 900 acreE.
The average condition Of winter wheat
on the same date was 82.I compared with
S0.8on April l, SS.5 on Mat l, 1909 and
and S5.7 the average for the past ten
years on May 1st.
The average condition of rye on May Isl,
was sI.S compared with 93.3 on April ];
Ssl on May l, 1899, and 1874, the average
for the past ten years on May lat.
80.3 percent. of spring ploWing was
completed up to May lst, compared with
S0.l on May lst, 1909 and ten year aver
age on May 1st, of $50 per cent.
5.0per cent of spring planting was com.
pieted up to May lst, compared with 81.
per cent. on May lst, 1909, and 1908, re-
spectiVeIy.
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Killed on the Rail

Either falling or slipping as be stepped
from bis train, at lElsmere Junction,
shortly before IL o'clock Tuesday morn.
ing, Frank L. Painter, aged 45 years,
freight conductor on the P. & r. railroad
was ground beneath the wheels Of the
cars and died within few minutes.
The train was slowing up 70 make. the
usual stop at Elsmere when the fatality
occurred. There we're no eye witnesses
to the tragedy and the first the members
of the train crew knew Of il was when
they saw the rnanglsd remains of the con:
ductor alongside the track.
Painter was one of the best known men
in she employ Of the P. q R. Railroad
Company, having been in the service Of
the company for eighteen years. He
lived at BirdsborO, Pa, where he has q
wife and two children. The body was
shipped to that city.
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FOR BROWN ROT

The newest thing in spraying in Della
ware is the use OF arsenate of lead and the
self boiled lime sulphur wash for the two
great enemies of the peach fruit. the cur
culio and the brown rot. The United
States Department. of Agriculture in con-
nection with the Experiment Stations Of
several of the States, has been working on
the problem and pretty definite recon-
mendation is now made. 1t 10 as iolloWs;
Spray about the time the caps fall of the
fruit with two pounds Of arsenate OF lead
and three pounds Of lime to 80 gallons OF
water. In two or three weeks from this
time spray with the self-boiled lime sui
phur, with two pounds Of aFsenate OF lead
to SO gallons of thecwash. A month later
spray with the self.boiled lime sulphur,
omitting the arsenate Of lead. The ar-
senate lead paste is mixed with little
water and added to the lime water in the
first instance and to the self-boiled lime
sulphur in the second. For both the
second and the third sprayings the self.
boiled lime sulphur is made by using g.
pounds Of quick lime and pounds Of
-four of sulphur to 30 gallons of water.
The lime is placed in suitable barrel or
other receptacle, and about two or three
gallons Of cold water is poured over it,
and as coon as it begins to slake the
moistened sulphur is added. As soon as
the alaking is over the mass is cooled by
adding cold water and then the spray is
diluted to 50 gallons, and strained ready
for spraying. No fire is used in this
process. Instead Of this self-boiled mix
ture, oneand half gallons of the COM
mercial lime sulphur wash is sometimes
used TO the 80 gallons of water, and the
two pounds of arsenate Of lead.
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Didn't Know Beans

A youRg woman was talking in q res
taurant. "You see" she was saying, ''it
was my first experience in cooking beans,
We are 80 fond of5them / wanted to be
sure and have enough, so l ordered three
pounds ct the corner grocer's. This
looked about the right amount, and put
them on the range and lefs them to boil
tender. When l went into the kitchen
again the range was covered with beans,
so was the floor, and oHssef theskettle.
poured steady stream Of ,beans.=.sI. took.
part Of them out, added more, water and
again leftahesn. Ifyoa'l belisye i I had
to take out three more large porGohs of
beams before the original mass became
manageable. So Pm not ordering besns
iust yet even at q restaurant.
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A PRAYER

Oh God, whose law controls the blazing
And all the countless orbs that ceaseless
From out Thy hand, like chaff before
the wind,
Make me to know Thy will, oh Mighty
One
Make me to know the Truth, Whate'er
it BET
Lead me to do the Right, and show to
How l may rise to Thy celestial height,
And be from Error and its evils free.
Oh give me courage to pursue the way
That l should go. Let naught my pro-
gress stay
Nor fear, nor pride, nor selRshness, nor
greed
Turn me aside or cause me to delay.
I am so weak 1 would be strong and
true
Thy purpose would knowj and il I knew
How might live the best OF Lille to
make,
Whatever should be done, I'd try to do.
I am so blind / can not see the Light
With halting steps I grope, as though
'twere nightI
Yet all around feel the glow of day.
Touch Thou my clouded eyes and give
me sight.
Guide me along the path the Teacher
trod
Let Thou my feet with faith like his be
shod
Fill Thou my heart and soul with love
of Right;--
Thus nearer shall come to Thee, oh God
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HOrseiien to Save Animals

SRGFtRb, HELs May fUth Claiming
their horses are being badly lyssEeated and
always driven further than they are hired
togo. the hverymsG7of the Delaware and
Maryland peninsula are pushing move
ment to organize Liverymen's AseO-
citation for Sthe purpose of catching any
person that. may mistreat q team. The
liverymsn intend to cooperate in every
way to help their cause. They say that
when they hire q team to be driven to
another town, the driver should be COM
PEELED to report to a liveryman of that
town who will report it 10 the liyeryman
owning the team. In this way they think
it possible to end the ill-treatment given
their horses BY strangers who hire team
to go ten miles and generally drive
twenty.
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Win Be Heard From

The man who handles the local depart
ment Of a newspaper learns after due
experiences not to expect even briefly ex-
pressed thanks FROM a column of pleasant
things, but be knoweth as surely g com;
eth the winter that single line in which
there is an unintentional representation
will cause some one to be heard from as
II from > house top. And We may add
that when be has made pheasant mention
500 times Of some person, place or thing
but on the thousapdth time fails to do so,
he must not expect to be forgotten. The
omission may have been from accident,
inadvertencs or even an entire lack Of
knowledge. 1t matters not. The simple
fact remains and he will be judged by
that ,-z .sas-r.
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HOG CHOLERA

A recent outbreak Of bog cholera oc
CURED ct Fort duPont, Delaware City
and DR.. Charles F. Dawson, the stat
veterinarian, was sent for and appliet
the anti-hog cholera serum to 20 hogs and
saved % Of them.
The preventive serum for this disease
was discovered by the Bureau of Animal
Industry few years ago and this Bureau
has since endeayored to interest all state
governments in its production.
Many Of the states have, as q result ol
the agitation and demonstration of the
great value of the serum, provided funds
for the purpose, in some instances as
much as eight to ten thousand dollars
have been appropriated.
The serum is comparatively costly to
produce and one state makes charge Of
fifty cents for serum enough to protect a
l50 pound hog. This serum will no more
cure hog cholera than vaccination will
cure smallpox, but it will preventit.
Given drove Of hogs which are dying
OF cholera two or three day, the veteri-
marian can by injecting the proper dose
under the skin check the deaths in few
days. Or, given a drove in which hog
cholera does not exist, the drove can be
protected absolutely against infection.
Such protected hogs can live with, and
can eat the carcssses Of hogs dead from
cholera without contracting the disease.
They are absolutely immune.
As the Bureau of Animal Industry
could not, for obvious reasons, undertake
to furnish the various states with the
seurm, representatives Of the state we're
invited to witness the method of itS pro-
duction at the hog. .colera farm near Ames,
Iowa, and were furnished enough virulent
hog-cholera virus to start serum produc-
tion.
The Delaware State Board OF Agricul-
ture sent its veterinarian to witness these
demonstrations aud he has since success.
fully produced the serum at the Delaware
College Experiment Station. The quantity
produced will, owing to lack of funds and
the necessary accommodations for such
work, be very Limited. Enough has been
done in this line, however, to convince
Ehe Board that it lie one of the most i'm
portant lines of work it could carry out.
In the half dozen or more outbreaks in
which the serum has been used, great
benefits have been conferred. A consid.
erable quantity Of the serum is now ready
Tor use.
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BERRIES DAMAGED

Charles Ovens of Bridgeville, a mem.
Der Of the big fruit-buyiBg R4m Of Layten
and Ovens Of that place has expresss d
the opinion that there win not be over
half crop Of strawberries in that section
this year owing to the damage done by a
strange bug which appeared a. few weeks
ago.
Bfidgeville is the heaviest straw berry
shipping point in the country, and the
fact that the yield OF Strawberries will not
be up to the standard is deplored, not
only BY growers but business men in
general Of that town.
MIR. Ovens does not think that the
frost Of last week did any damage.S
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THE CENSUS RETURNS

| The task Of tabulsting the great mass
OF population statistics within a reason.
able length of time would be substantially
impossible were it not for modern ma.
chine methods. The machines to be used
at the census of 1910 rest on the same
general principles as those used in 1900.
and to some extent even in 1890, but
great improvements have been made so
that the work can be done much more
cheaply and rapidly than ever before.
The necessity for elaborate machinery
lies in the fact that the different cbarac.
terists OF the population must be pre-
sented in various combinations with one
another. Were it necessary merely to
count the number of persons who possess
each given characteristic, without refer.
ence to their other characteristics, the
tabulation would require either no ma.
chinery or at the most exceedingly simple
machinery. To illustrate: Suppose the
facts recorded regarding individuals are
sex, color, native or foreign birth, marital
condition, and age. Obviously only the
simplest of systems would be necessary to
count the number of males and the mum.
Der Of females, the number of whites and
the number Of colored, the number born
in the United States and the number
born abroad, the number married, single
or widowed, and the number of each age.
When, however, it is desired to know
these facts in combination example,
to know how many white males, born
abroad, of given age, are married; or
bow many colored persons, born in the
United States, of given age, are single
much more complex methods of tabula.
ton become necessary. As matter of
fact, the number of subjects covered is
far greater than those named. There are
indeed several thousands of combinations
of facts which have to be presented.
In order to do this work economically,
the system of punched cards is employed.
For each of the approximately 9O,000,0O0
persons separate card is prepared. Each
card has spaces by which every possible
characteristic of the individual disclosed
by the census schedules can be shown.
It has, for example, one space for male
and another for female; another set of
spaces (called a "fieId') distinguishing
white, negro, mulatto, Indian and Chin
ese; another giving the possible years of
age another the possible countries Of
birth, and the like. A small round hole
is punched, indicating the proper fact
with regard to each person, in each of
these fields. By running these cards
through the tabulating machines, which
make electric contacts through the holes
punched, the facts regarding population
can be recorded in any desired series of
combinations. .-RevielO Of ReUieCs.
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Ha win Snccaad

A young man with 8 practical knowl-
edge in his head, skill in bis hands and
health in his body is bis own letter Of
references. Mix him up with sixty
millions Of others. and you will find him
again, as he will have habit Of being on
top. Throw him naked into a desert
island and be will be at the head Of some
thing. He does not go whining over the
land, blaming fortune and saying he has
no chance, but goes out and does some
thing, and goes ont and does il again and
better. Men that can do things either
with head or hands, are the men the
world Is clamoring for.
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To Protect Birds


The fight to stop the slaughter Of birds
for use aa trimmings on bats lie gaining
strength, judging from the manner in
which the Legislatures of q number Of
states are passing bills favoring the pro-
lection of birds. By vote almosssunan-
imous the New York assembly passed
measure by Wbich the sale of plumage
will be forbidden even though The birds
we're not killed in the state. The New
Jersey legislative body, whichs hasbeen
considering an anti.bird slaughter bill
for some time, will again renew the fight
and in all probability vote favorably on q
measure whereby our feathered neighbors
may fly at ease and not be shot down 70
adorn the top OF some twentieth century
creation.
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DELAWARE'S POET

The TRANscRIPr prints below q charm
ing bit of verse from the versatile pen of
one Of Delawafe's foremost Journalists
Mr.. Jerome B. Bell, editor Of the Sunday
Star. The piece not oDly discloses poet
ical qualitie of high order, but breathes
tTus tful devotion not less exalted. Il
has been as justly as widely admired, hay.
ing been reprinted from The Unitarian in
which it first appeared, in scores of neWs-
papers. The StGr's editor has done other
excellent things in verse, and TIE TRAN.
SCRIPT could wieh be might oitener be-
stride bis Pegasus.
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County Has $4,000 Balance

County Treasurer Robert M. Burns pre-.
sented to the Levy Court Tuesday the
following report Of county finances
Credit of the Levy Court, S7S, 800. .62;
special Bond Issue 2, $50, ,7284z; AIis.
cellaneous Rosds, $2l6.58; Christians,
1924 S8; Mil Greek, Se04 81; White Clay
Creek, $S2l.77; PencadeF, $674 50; New
Castle, $2.l26.2 Red Lien, $498 SO; St.
Georges, "a 993. AZ; Appoqninimink, 81
l63. 90: Biackbird, 81 ,l4S. .03j Brandywine,
SS26.3s.
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Mrs. Youngwife-What have you ever
done to prove your love for me2 Mr.
Youngwife-Darling, Pve contracted
lovely case of chronic dyspepsia. Judge.
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Nazareth Portland Cement I!

FOUNDATIONS OF OUR NAVY NAZARETH PORTLAND CEMENT!
Used for the bottoms the following Btps and Armed Cruisers
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PARIS MODES

Beautifully illustrated. Always has
q beautiful cover design and is filed
from cover to cover with the latest
styles of American and European fash
ioae. Il is review of all fashions in
juvenile, ladies' and misses dresses,
trimmings, and millinery, material
cutting, designing and fitting. Special
department. of china, oil and water
color painting. An information
bureau for ladies. Good stories by
celebrated writer's, and q free pattern
each rear to every subscriber.
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TuE TRAsscRurr, 81 per year,
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kearssarge
Kentucky
Illinois
Missouri
Louisiana
Minnesota
Virginia
Delaware
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West Virginia
Maryland
Charleston
North Carolina
Montana
Arkansas
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LOOKS GOOD FOR
new DEPOT HERE
LOCAL COMMITTEE CALL ON L.
& N. OFFICIALS AND ARE
MUCH ENCOURAGED

Hons W. ~. Shanks and Il. l.. Hub.
bic, 5. r. Harris. W. NJ. Bright inter.
viewed Superintendent Snyder and
ether high officials OF the l.. a n.
In regard to new depot for Stanford
at Louisville Wednesday and returned
highly pleased with the manner in
which their petition had been receiy.
ed and the encouragement given
them.
While the railroad officials were
not able TO give thefo a positive as
surance that the depot would be built
they promised to look carefully into
The situation here. and do whatever
- possible. The local committee car.
ried with them the lengthy petitions
which have been so generously sign.
"a by Stanford and Lincoln county
people. aud delivered them To the rail.
road officials for persual. These pc
utiuns reCite the growth of both pas
senger and freight business at Stan
ford since the present unsightly sta
ton was built, and call attention to
its lack Of proper and adequate ac-
Commodations az present. The com
mittce is very hopeful that the rail-
road will Sc its way 20 putting anoth-
er depot here early in the spring at
the latest
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HIGH CLASS STUFF
AT Y0WELL'S SALE
BIC CROWD ON HAND AND LIVE
" BIDDING CARRIED MOST
OF THE PRICES HIGH

One Of the best sales held I'm Lin.
com county this season was that "a
r. VI. Vowel 4 Sons. at their farm
Just beyond Hustony.lle last Tues-
Gay. MI. Vowel himself Is confined to
MS bed suffering severely from eafI
stones but his sons, Smith and James
looked after things and with Cant.
J. ID. English on the block saw that
good prices we're obtained.
large crowd was present and hid.
ding was very spirited at times. Mr..
\ Dwell had a bunch of very high
class SUR. a fine burgoo dinner
was served on the ground. Some OF
the best sales made during the day
were.
10 mare mule colts to J. X. Baugh-
man at Sil3.
IL horse mule colts to r. l.. Berry
at $50.
Mare mule to J. II. Baughman at
$210.
Two year old horse mule r. l..
Berry 1925.
Pair very fine five year old mare
mules J. n. Baughman S466.
Another pair of same, very fire to
j. N. Baughman Tor S476
Pair yearling mules to ". G.. Floyd
1888.
Horse mule colt Henry Haughman
$50
Ycariine Tlly by Munson to Sam
MCKittrick for $50
% nice ewes To f. l.. Berry at
!7.3j.
Two nice jenlets one to VIM. Civ
ems at $50 and other to J. n. Chris
man for $50.
- nice 1,213-pound cattle to John
johnson az $3.50.
Farming implements and household
furniture sold we'll
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Hubble

Our school has been closed tor q
few days on account OF dyptheris
SCARF,
Rev. z. H. Davis of Louisville, will
begin protrhcted meeting at Nc
Kindree Wednesday night.
". II. Dunnagan sold T. G.. Rankin
a pair OF horse mules 10 haEds high
iting his brother A. p. Sloan last Sun
Tor S325.
}. NJ Sloan OF Bryantsyille was Wis
day.
Uncle Jerry Smothers got one OF
his mules drowned last week in hang'
ing Fork lie was hauling water for
his engine and drove in too deep.
Mrs. Jennett Campbell Is visiting
her brother James Mckechnie.
]. &. Rankin has moved TO his new
home In Garrard.
There was no preaching AT Nc
Kindree last sunday on account 81
the pastor being sick.
News Is scarce about mere now
your correspondent has been on the
sick list for some time and cant get
out 10 hear much
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Glberts Creek.

Mr.. Henry Spradlin has been assign
ed to the Bergin & BRADY Co, this
month
Mr.. Hutchison scld his farm to Mr..
Rich.
Miss Polly Traylor is at home tor
few days.
There was a large crowd present
at the pie supper Saturday night. Pies
brought a fair price and the money
will be appropriated for a good cause.
Farmers are busy cutting corn and
sewing wheat.
Mrs. John Traylor has been on the
sick list but is improving soemwhat.
Frank Connect is now manager of
the Bergin and Brady Co.
Mrs. Fred Moser is getting along
nicely.
Miss Willie Traylor spent Sunday
afternoon with her friend Miss More
nal Hutchison.
Mr.. McCarty the L. & n. carpenter
is making some Improvements at the
depot.
Mr.. win Dodson captured a large
turtle at Traylors dam on Dix river.
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0ttenheiim

Mr.. Richard WHITES has painted
his residence. 1t is quite an improve
ment to our little town.
Mr.. A. Roerel and Mr. Zimmerman,
from New Austria. Ky. will come
here to visit Father Leo.
Mr. John Vented our wholesale
merchant is--trying-to paint his
store.
At the German Club House formerly
cheese factory, il was decided last
Sunday to work Tor good roads.
Il seems our telephone line is IN
good trim at last.
The young ladies' who left for Chi.
csgo. Cincinnati and Louisville are
well and cOntended but do not forget
their home.
Mr. Charles Jacobs and Mr. Iosanh
ucien have done a great deal OF
work in Father Leos house thanks.
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Cedar Creek

Mrs, W. A. Brent has just returned
from visiting her sister. Mrs. Birdie
Brent at North Salem, Ind. Oscar
Brent returend with her.
Kanada Rogers will soon leave to
locate In Mclean. III.
Mesdames +. NJ. Ware and Mack
Hubble. OF Mckinney have been visit
ing Mrs. n. A. Garner.
Henry Catron Jr.. and brother
othar Catron have gone to lndiNSapo-
polls.
MIR. Russell Dillon has been indis'
posed for the last few days.
Mr.. Henry fish, OF Mt Vernon IL
visiting Henry Catron, Sr.
MIR and Mrs. Steve Estes, OF Kinks
Vile spent a few days with Mrs. Car
RE Estes and family near here.
Religious services here AT the
church every second and fourth Sun
day.
Miss Myrtle Estes has Just returned
FROM pleasant visit to Lancaster re-
latives.
The I. J. man spent few hours
here with the good people wednesday
and noted above items. The l. j"
now has a good reporter for this sec
ton who Is sure to fill the place adj