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The Springfield herald., 1911-10-20
Custer Scout Dead.

Oberlin, Kan.-W. ID. Street, pio
neer plainsman, scout and indian fight
er, died here of apopleXy. He was a
scout and guide with Gen. Custer.
The Springfield herald., 1911-10-20
Flax.

Duluth.-Flax-On track and in
store, $2.3S 1-2; to arrive, s2.36 1-2:
October, $2.36 1-2; November, $3.50
bid; December, 1929 asked; May,
1926 bid.
The Springfield herald., 1911-10-20
Mere aaQatelle.

"But, father" said the beautiful girl.
remember that he Is rich as well as
handsome"
"Rich nothin'!" replied the stern old
man. 'Ill bet he hasn't more than
100000 to his name"
The Springfield herald., 1911-10-20

DR.. Pierce's Pellets, small, sugar-coated,
easy to take as candy, regulate and invigor-
ate stomach, liver and bowels. Do not gripe.
The Springfield herald., 1911-10-20
ln,portan, to Mothers

1t takes an optimist to rejoice in
the fact that after a woman tires of
his kisses he can eat all the onions
he wants.
The Springfield herald., 1911-10-20

Red Cross Bag Blue makes the laundress
happy, makes clothes whittier than snow.
All good grocers.
The Springfield herald., 1911-10-20
Hogs.
Sheep.

Lambs, good to choice. 49,. .5.O0@5.50
Lambs, fair to good ....... .4.5O@5.OO
Feeder lambs, F. p. r. ..... .4.25 @ 800
Yearlings. fair to choice .3.50@4.00
Yearlings. feeders, F. P. R.. .3.25@375
Wethers, fair to choice. .3.00@375
Wethers. feeders. F. P. r.. $50
Ewes. fair to choice .2.75@3.50
Ewes, feeders and culls. f.
p. r. .................. .2.00@2.75
The Springfield herald., 1911-10-20
ARE YOUR KIDNEYS WEAK,

There arc two ways to tell II you
have weak kidneys. The first is
through pains in the back. The sec
ond BY examining the kidney secre-
The Springfield herald., 1911-10-20
LATE
VA r K EFT
q v oTATio N s
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
DENVER MARKETS.

Cattle.
Beef steers. cornfed, good to
choice =. ............... .6.00@7.00
Beef steers, cornfed, fair to
good =. .4.50Q5.5O
Beef steers, grass fed, good
10 cho1ce .4.75U5.5O
Beef steers, grass fed, fair to
good .4.2504.75
Heifers. prime, grass fed. .4.75@5.10
Cows and heifers, grass fed,
good to choice 4.25@4.75
Cows and heifers, fair to
good ...............9 .9.50@4.15
Stock cows and heifers ...2.O0@3.50
Gamers and cutters .1.50@3.00
Neal caves .............. .f.oVWo.io
Bulls .2.50@3.25
Stays .................. .3.25@4.5O
Feeders and stockers, good
to choice ................4.5 .4.5095.10
Feeders and stockers, fair
to good .3.50@4.59
Feeders and stockers, COM
mon to fair ...... .3.00@3.5O
The Springfield herald., 1911-10-20

About the only proof woman needs
that she is in love with a man is to
feel perfectly sure that she isn't.
The Springfield herald., 1911-10-20
Wool.

st. Louis. - Wool-Slow: medium
grades, combing and clothing, ITO
zoe; light fine, 17@19c; heavy fine.
14@15c; tub washed, 21@26c.
The Springfield herald., 1911-10-20

1t pays to be honest-at least it pays
your employer.
The Springfield herald., 1911-10-20

Many mans deficiency in dollar.
is due to his deficiency in sense.
The Springfield herald., 1911-10-20

Eggs.
Eggs, case count, less com. ..$6.75
The Springfield herald., 1911-10-20
Live Poultry.
Butter.

Elgln ~
Creameries, ex. east, lb.... 80
Creameries, eX. CClo., lb.. =. 80
Creameries. I'd grade, lb.. "a @25
fTOCeSS .........Sf Qp1o
Packing stock ........... 19
The Springfield herald., 1911-10-20

Good hogs
Middletown transcript., 1911-09-23
OWNS ONE THIRD OF TOWN

Because the town of Gumboro is locat
ed mostly on land formerly belonging tc
David Gumby, Mrs. Laura G. Gumby, bis
widow, will take one.third of each lot oil
land in the town, according to a decision
given in Georgetown by the Orphans
Court.
Forty years ago the land of Gumby was
sold by the Sheriff, and the town of Gum.
boro was started on the tract, streets
laid out, lots sold and houses and
stores built. Since then the town has
prospered and become a busy country
village. Last year Gumby died and bis
widow came forward, claiming that al.
though the land had been sold, she had
never waived her dover rights and they
were now coming to her.
Suit was brought and the court decided
that Mrs. Gumby is entitled to one third
of all the land formerly belonging to
David Gumby and sold by the Sheriff.
The decision is far reaching, and should
Mrs. Gumby be SO disposed, she could
compel the business men and residents OF
Gumboro to cut off one third of their
for her. It is very probably
that arrangements will be made for a cash
instead of the division of
the land; but the property owners in
Gumboro will be compelled to pay one
third more on their land after they
thought they held title to the property.
Middletown transcript., 1911-09-23
RAISED THAT WAY

People are accustomed to talk of crimes
as a terrible thing and say that the son
has fallen dreadfully when he has not fall
len dreadfully when be has not fallen at
all. He was raised that way. Rights here
in this county, some fathers and mothers
are educating their children in the re-
quirements of first class devils. Of course
they do not mean to do so but they are
none the less. Boys are let run wild, are
let carouse in the streets until after mid
night and never put to work. It is as ma
tural for the idle boy to 60 to the bad as
It is for them to live. The influence is
that way. Instead Of the pure God halls
lowed atmosphere of home many boys are
let breathe the unwholesome air of a
crowd of smokers and listen to the oath.
sworn more often than prayers are offered
at home. Parents are responsible for
their boys and should surround them with
attractive home infuen ces. Train aboy
to go in good company and be will 20
there; let him go wild and his associates
will be anything but good.
Middletown transcript., 1911-09-23
MitcheIPs Letters in N. A.

The Sunday North american has ar
ranged to publish series of twelve arti-
cles by John Mitchell on important
phases of present.day industrial condi-
tions. One will appear each week, be
ginning next Sunday, September "a.
No man in the country is better fitted
by experience and. temperament TO dis"
cuss the vital issues which affect the wage
Garner the confidence of his fellow.Work.
ere, the respect of employers and the ad.
miration of the great public. His inte-
gritty is unquestioned; his grasp of these
big questioned; bis grasp of these big
questions unequaled. And he writes with
a direct simplicity that gives vigor to his
views. Every worker-every citizen; in
deed, who is concerned in the problems
of the day-ahould follow this series in
the Sunday North american. Following
are some of the subjects to be treated:
The Wage Farmers and the Trusts.
The Wage Farmers and the Judiciary.
The Wage Farmers and Labor Organiza-
tions.
The Wage Farmers and Occupational
Diseases.
The Wage Farmers and Compensation
for Accidents.
The Wage Farmers and industrial Eff
ficiency.
The Wage Farmers and Immigration.
The Wage Farmers and the Church.
These articles are bound to create an
unusually large sale for she Sunday North
american, and it would be advisable for
all who are interested in the above arti-
cles to see their newsdealer and order him
to reserve copy.
Middletown transcript., 1911-09-23
A Speaking Timepiece

A German inventor has manufactured
a clock that announces the hours and
quarters in an agreeable voice." Its
wheels actuate stout belt, which runs
over aroll connected with sounding box.
Upon this belt or film the hours. which
have been recorded by the phonograph,
are impressed by galvanizstion on cop.
per plate. The mechanism which moves
the hands is connected with the speaking
device, aud this with a funnel which re-
enforCes the sound and projects it out.
ward through finely grated opening at.
tached to the narrow side of the clock.
At night touch of the lever reduces
the clock to silence. But if one wakes
and wishes to know the hour without
striking light, an easily found button is
pressed and the clock Immediately states
the time. The speech film is practically
indestructible and occupies very little
space for. because Of its elasticity, it may
be wound upon very small roll.
Middletown transcript., 1911-09-23
SLEEPERS JUMP FROM FIRE

WILMINGTON, DEL, Sept. 16-Hemmed
in by fire which broke out at 2 O'Clock
this morning In the double frame house
at the Baltimore & Ohio crossing at Kia.
mensi, the occupants had to jump from
second-story windows and escaped with
nothing but their night.clothes. Mrs.
Mary Colgain, a widow, and her three
small children occupy one side, and John
Paskoff, his wife and small child lived in
the other.
A young con of Mrs. Colgain probably
saved the lives of all. He was aroused by
a choking sensation and found his room
filed with smoke. He ran to his mothers
room and called her, and Mrs. Colgain
found the lower part of the building en-.
veloped in flames. She dropped her three
children from front window, one by one
and then she jumped.
In the meantime Paskoff had been
awakened and he jumped from second
story window. His wife dropped their
baby into his arms and then the husband
caught Mrs. Paskof when she jumped.
The double building was burned to the
ground and all the contents we're consume
ed. The fire started In a rear shed.
Middletown transcript., 1911-09-23
HICKS RIGHT In IT

The weather, an overworked subject Of
conversation and a topic upon which
writes for the press usually concentrate
their attention when shy of politics, scan.
del or other newspaper gossip, has formed
the basis of general conversation for a
week or more past. Heretofore, the
drought had the call and long and loud
was the complaint sent up by the farmer
and trucker, and the water consumer in
the city. However, all fears upon this
score may now be said to have been al
layed, as the rainfall seems to have been
sufficient for all purposes.
However the skeptical may feel inclined
to hoot at the prediction of Brother Hicks
who forecasts are made year or more in
advance they must give him credit for
'hittiDg" it this month. Brother Hicks
said we would have ''rain in abundance"
perhaps too much for growing crops and
the rains descended, and then again more
rain. Score one for Hicks.
Middletown transcript., 1911-09-23
COST OF LIVING INCREASING
Price Of FOOdstuffs Continues to
Advance Steadily in all Sections

/
While thousands are starving in Chins
and France ia being torn by riots in pre-
test against the high cost Of food, atten
tion in the United States is directed &
the fact that sugar has reached its highes
point in twelve years, that coffee is soar
ing and that potatoes are selling as higt
as $l.I0 bushel in the field. In view O
this, householders are asking themselves
"Will this winter see recurrence of the
conditions of l9O9,1e, when the cost oI
living reached its apex and declined slow
ly after many so.called boy-cotts against
meat and other high-priCe commodities
we're. declared throughout the land?'
To this question economic experts in
New York answer "no." Prices will be
higher, they say, in some instances above
those of last winter, but they add that the
man who sets bis table with plain fare, a.
voiding fancy brands and luxuries, may
await the approach Of cold weather with
out undue anxiety. It is pointed out that,
generally speaking, with the exception Of
coffee, sugar, potatoes and few canned
vegetables, the present month was ushered
in with conditions more favorable to the
consumer than was the case year ago.
Notwithstanding adVices Of New York
experts upon this question, those living
in this section Of the country are paying
more for nearly all Of the necessities OF
life than they we're one year ago, and,
while these prices may be cut to some ex.
tent in the future, our merchants have
not yet learned, apparently, of the de-
crease since September 1st, as the follow.
ing paragraphs show:
On September 1st, 1911, mess pork was
quoted at $40 a barrel wholesale, as a.
gainst $24 on the same date in 1910; the
wholesale price OF ham was little more
than Is cents pound, as compared with
Is cents in the early fall Of last year;
western lard was selling at a fraction
more than nine cents, as against more
than IL cents in September, 1910, and
butter and eggs were comparatively rea.
sonable and few cents cheaper retail than
in last September.
Flour of good quality is selling at lowest |
retail prices at $5.95 a barrel, the same
price that prevailed at this time last year,
and bacon may be had at some stores for |
20 cents q pound, as against % and rs |
cents year ago.
The cost Of poultry will be largely de.
termined by cold storage holdings. The
indications are that the shortage of pota.
toes will be serious, not only in the
United States, but in Great Britain and
Germany. In the iall of last year one
could buy potatoes in the field at 55 cents
a bushel; today the prices range from 85
cents to more than dollar. Canned peas,
beans and tomatoes also will be higher,
but rice remains cheap, and unless there
s a marked advance in pork the man with
slender means should be able to provide
'or his family without serious strain.
Middletown transcript., 1911-09-23
School Children to Get a Bath

The new school building in Bridgeyille
is completed and ready for use. School
started in the new school last Monday
morning, with Prof. K. NJ. Wiley as
principal and Miss Annie Lednum, Annie
Dickerson, Olive Jacobs, Eta Gray and
Margaret Longendyke as assistants.
The new building is modern and up.to-
date in every respect. It is built of con.
crete brick, rCck surface finish and is two
stories high, with rooms, including the
basement, as play rooms for the children
when too stormy to play out side. Bath
rooms are provided and every scholar
will take bath once a week.
The new building presents a handsome
of which the people are just.
ly proud.
Middletown transcript., 1911-09-23
Wounded Burglar Hiding

Somewhere in Newark or vicinity, hid
ing his injuries from the authorities, is q
wounded burglar. Several nights ago
Walter Moore, who lives with bis mother
inflow, Mrs. Frank Willis, on Cleveland
avenue, was awakened by noise at one
of the second story windows. On making
an examination be found man in the
act of climbing in the window from
porch. Moore asked the man what he
wanted and than ran for bis gun. When
be returned the intruder had jumped
from the porch, but Moore shot at him,
and evidently struck the burglar, for the
next morning blood was found near the
gate. Since then Officer Allen Reed has
been looking for the wounded man, but
so far without success.
Middletown transcript., 1911-09-23
GOODS FOR SHIPMENT

Flimsy, insufficient packing Of goods
for shipment costs American manufactur.
ers many thousands OF dollars every
year. The introduction Of cheap eubsti.
tutes for substantial wooden cases is re.
sponsible for much of the trouble, al
though modern conditions Of trsnsporta.
ton and freight handling make it more
necessary than ever before that goods in
transit should be thoroughly protected.
American Consuls abroad have protested
or years that bad packing lost vast a.
mount of trade to our exporters. Now
the abuse has become serious matter in
respect to domestic shipments. More at
tention is given all the time to making
packages attractive in appearance, but less
care is taken to make them safe.
A Pittsburg traffic expert lately estima.
ted that "in IS per cent Of the small"lot
shipments moving today the construction
Of the material forming the box or crate,
the size Of the nails, &C., are entirely
inadequate to protect the contents.
Fruit is shipped in paper-tin crates that
are sometimes literally churned into pulp
in transit. Tobacco is sent by rail In cases
30 fimsy that they can be perforated with
a lead pencil. A shipment Of tobacco in
small bags arrived recently at Philadel-
phia With one.third Of the cases SO badly |
damaged that the contents could be easily |
removed through the breaks. Heavy |
hardware is seldom packed carefully |
enough to keep it from breaking through |
ts casing. Very often no thought is taken
of the damage that may be done to freight
when packed in cars with heavy, rough |
DR. pointed articles.
It is impossible for the carriers to pre-.
Vent damage under such circumstances.
The greatest care may be used in slowing
yoods in car at the beginning of haul,
out az consignments for different stations
ire taken out, disarrangement follows
hat may be dangerous to the remaining
reight, but a restoWage at each stop of
be train 10 impossible.
All authorities agree that the way to
ave tie large sums now lost through in
efficient packing is to go back to SUBJ
tantial wooden cases. No safe substitute
las been found for them, although the
irst cost of the fimsy materials may be
sss.
Middletown transcript., 1911-09-23
All Cut Up

Harry, Wilson, colored, aged 27 years,
of Cecilton, Nd. was taken to Whining
ton Sunday, and removed to the Delaware
Hospital. where it was found that be was
suffering from numerous stab wounds on
the head, arms and chest. He had been
in fight with another man who attacked
him With razor and slashed him in a
frightful manner. His condition is serious
but his recovery is expected.
Middletown transcript., 1911-09-23

The State Board of Education at a re-
cent meeting adopted a book for the
schools, entitled "Once Upon Time in
Delaware" It is distinctly a Delaware
volume, having been written by a Della
warean and printed and hound by Della.
warean.
Middletown transcript., 1911-09-23

Coincident with the projection of the
dupont boulevard. Sussex county farmers
have started project to establish an auto
truck line so Wilmington, in order to con-
vey their farm produce to market on co.
operative basis, and at night; saving icing
thereby aud getting il to the consumer
early and still fresh.
Middletown transcript., 1911-09-23

Plans have been outlined for a new
trolley line between New Castle and Will
mington, taking route east of the cut
off tracks of the Delaware Railroad and
running close to the four New Castle steel
plants.
Middletown transcript., 1911-09-23

The Wilmington Southern Traction
Company, at New Castle, has spent sew.
eral thousands of dollars in equipping
machine shop and erecting new pits for
the prompt handling of cars in repair
work.
Middletown transcript., 1911-09-23

Having escaped from the Ferris Reform
School several weeks ago by eluding the
officers while working in the truck patch,
Charles Crosby, aged Is years, was recap.
tured, in Wilmington and returned to the
institution.
Middletown transcript., 1911-09-23

When Magistrate Nickerson, of New
Castle heard the suit of Helen Davis, a
negress, against Clarence White, negro
charged with breaking the nose of Helen
with stone, the Magistrate decided the
broken nose was worth $3 and costs.
Middletown transcript., 1911-09-23

Harry Richardson, young farmer
of Broad Neck, has sued the Kent
County Commissioners for $3.50 damages
for injuries to a horse, which fell into
ditch along highway.
Middletown transcript., 1911-09-23

A candle in the hands of Samuel Nick
erson fired the drapery in the dining
room of his home in New Castle, but his
father, Magistrate Nickerson, was nearby
and extinguished the flames.
Middletown transcript., 1911-09-23

The Harlan & Hollingsworth Corpora.
tion, of Wilmington, has secured a con.
tract to build a steel steamboat, 215 feet
long, for the Nantasket Beach Steamboat
Company of Boston.
Middletown transcript., 1911-09-23

While cleaning out hedge rows along
his farm on the outskirts of EIkton, Ely
Wright found land terrapin, on the
bottom she'll of which were several initials
and the date 1885.
Middletown transcript., 1911-09-23

County Tax Collector E. L. Huson has
filed civil suits against 70 persons who
own farms in Christiana hundred and
have failed to pay the county taxes for
1909 and 1910.
Middletown transcript., 1911-09-23

The new steamer, the Caroline Vine
yard, made her maiden trip from Milford
to Philadelphia last week and will con-
tinue making two trips week this win
ter,
Middletown transcript., 1911-09-23

Edward Dougherty, of Rising Sun, was
held up by a stranger near bis home, but
put the highwayman to flight before he
secured any of his valuables.
Middletown transcript., 1911-09-23

Harry Wilson, colored, of Cecilton, Nd,
is in Wilmington hospital suffering from
stab wounds over bis body, the result of
a fight with another negro.
Middletown transcript., 1911-09-23

TIE TRANsCRIpT 81 per year,
Middletown transcript., 1911-09-23

A horse owned by Emmett Baynard,
of near Wye Mills, ran away in Center.
vile, collided with telephone pole and
was instantly killed.
Middletown transcript., 1911-09-23

A foul ball struck Thomas Warren in
the face at New Castle, broke off several
teeth and loosened others.
Middletown transcript., 1911-09-23
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS OF The PENINSULA

| A postal savings bank will be establish
ed at New Castle October Z.
Contractors have begun work on the
State road between Chesapeake City and
Knights Corner.
A foul ball struck Thomas Warren in
the face at New Castle, broke off several
teeth and loosened others.
William Mitchell, of near Greensboro,
reports having made $3.50 profit off two
acres of Cantaloupes.
Cholera has broken out among hogs in
the vicinity of Galens, resulting in the
death OF nearly so so far.
Charged with violating the local option
law, Webster Stoops and his SOD, John,
have been arrested at Elkton.
The 43.acre farm of J. K. Legg, near
Betterton, has been bought by Robert G.
Morgan, of Galena, for $4500.
State Organizer Marion Dawson has or
ganized a Grange of the Patrons of Hus-
bandry with 35 members at Marydel.
After spending a Saturday night in
Milton, Charles Jackson, nearby farmer
reported the theft of $38 to the police.
Cecil Prohibitionists have issued a call
for county convention in Pleasant Hill |
Free Methodist Church, September 27.
Frightened at trolley car at New
Castle, horse owned by Alfred Wright
jumped stone wall and demolished the
wagon.
Because OF TWO cases OF typhoid lever
in Milton, the Board of Health has order.
ed a general cleaning up and the removal
of several pig pens.
A horse owned by Emmett Baynsrd,
Of near Wye Mills, ran away in Center
Vile, collided with telephone pole and
was instantly killed. t.
Harry Wilson, coIored, of Cecilton, Nd,
8 in Wilmington hospital suffering from
tab wounds over bis body, the result of
/ fight with another negro.
Edward Dougherty, of Rising Sun, was
leld up by stranger near bis home, but
put the highwayman to flight before he
Middletown transcript., 1911-09-23

Contractors have begun work on the
State road between Chesapeake City and
Knights Corner.
Middletown transcript., 1911-09-23

A postal savings bank will be establish.
ed at New Castle October Z.
Middletown transcript., 1911-09-23

Because of two cases of typhoid fever
in Milton, the Board OF Health has order.
ed general cleaning up and the removal
of several pig pens.
Middletown transcript., 1911-09-23

William Mitchell, of near Greensboro,
reports having made $3.50 profit off two
acres of cantsloupes. ~.
Middletown transcript., 1911-09-23

Cholera has broken out among hogs in
the vicinity of Galens, resulting in the
death of nearly so so far.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-25
AUTO FRACTURES SKULL
OF MRS. C. C. MCCHORD
Wife OF Interstate Commerce Com
missioner Spends Christmas in
Hospital as Result of Mishap.

LOUISVILLE. Ky. December 20
Ars- 9. g. McChord. injured satur a.
afternoon when run down in a crowded
street b. an automobile delivery wagon
- spending Christmas in hosp tai led
instead Of with friends. as she and her
-.'SbauI, member of the interstate
'pnnerce commission. had planned TO
"P when t'ey came home from Wash
lE-.ton.
Mrs MCChord, II was ascertained later.
suffer ed Il fracture Of the skull Her
physicians today said she was somewhat
improved. Gut not out of danger
Mrs McChOrl, IN company with Mrs.
Edward FenneIl of Louisville. was cross
ing the street, and neither was abb 10
set ont OF the way of the vehicle Mrs
fenneil was more seriously hurt, il is
said, and may not recover
Charles Morrison. driver is under ar
rest, charged among other things, with
drunkenness 4,