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Middletown transcript., 1912-08-03
RAISING CROPS FOR THE SILO

Now is the time to make arrangements
for the silo. Ground should be selected
on which to grow the largest possible
yield of corn, and as conveniently located
as possible, for it costs money to haul
green corn long distances.
II the old alfalfa sod was plowed last
fall for planting to corn this spring, so
much the better, if not, plow as early as
possible this spring, and plow deeply,
using a dressing of well rotted manure to
plow under if it can be had. Corn is a
crude feeder and will give good account of
any fertilizer you may have.
1t is not too much to expect twelve to
fifteen tons OF green corn per acre at har-
vesting time, so the silo can be built to
accommodate the area OF corn grown, but
be sure and build large enough; for when
once used it will grow in flvor, and the
chances are the area of corn planted and
the number of animals fed will be in
creased when the practise is once estab-
lished.
Middletown transcript., 1912-08-03
LAX BOATMEN PENALIZED

ELKToN, Nd, July 30th.-Consterna-
ton reigns among motorboat owners and
operators in this section as a result OF
Government officials making unexpected
visits to Elkton, Betterton, Havre de
Grace, Perryville, Port Deposit and many
other points along the Elk, North East
and Susquehanna rivers, and ferreting out
violations Of the law governing the opera
ton OF motorboats. Nineteen arrests have
been made. and it is feared many more
will follow.
The violations include lack of life-pre-
servers, absence of pilot rules, failure to
carry fire extinguishers and absence of
whistles. The following penalties have
been imposed;
Charles ]. Rudolph, Elkton, $lOO ;
Charles Grant. Port Deposit, 500; George
Grant and Henry S. Tilden, $50; ]. E.
Good, PerryvilIe, $3.50; William B. Ches-
ney, Havre de Grace, $4OO; J. NJ. Currier,
$50; H. L. Harvey, North East, $500; S.
E. Harvey, $50; Raymond Herbert, Bet
terton, 500; Charles Trow bridge, Port De-
posit, $3.50; Lawrence Paxton, Port De-
posit, $500; Walter Paxton, $50; C. E.
Fletcher, Havre de Grace, reported to
District Attorney.
Middletown transcript., 1912-08-03
Boulevard Plans

According to announcement made by
General 7. Coleman dupont, he proposes
to Lave the State boulevard built as far
north as Milford this summer, which is
about "a miles ntrth of Sebyvile, to
which point the road has been thus far
completed. This is under the condition
that there are no delays which will pre-
vent it.
Employees on the road are now at work
trying to clear up the right of way that
far north. The construction work can
hardly be started before the latter part of
next month or until the expiration Of the
time set bv the State Supreme Court as
the time limit for filing an appeal Of the
boulevard decision with the United States
Supreme Court.
1t was originally the intention of Mr..
DUPONT to complete the entire boulevard
this year, but at least three months have
been lost because Of litigation.
Middletown transcript., 1912-08-03
DENOUNCES CONDITIONS
Minister Objects to Moving Picture
Shows and Speakeasies

SEAFoRD, July 30.-In the course of his
sermon Sunday night, the Rev. 0. E.
Jones, pastor of the St. Johns NJ. E.
Church, in no uncertain language, drew
the attention of his congregation to the
lawlessness now eqisting in the town of
Seaford, and called upon every member
of the congregation to make a personal
appeal to the members of town council
that the laws might be more strictly en-
forced and an example made OF the often
ders.
He drew especial attention to the local
moving picture show and the fact that
pictures representing the flames boys in
Missouri was advertised to be shown
here next week Thursday night. Mr..
Jones stated that in bis iudIment the ex-
hibition should not be allowed as it would
only have tendency to increase crime,
which is already too prevalent in Seaford.
He referred to the stores on High street
that are kept open on Sundays, the open
gambling dens said to exist right in the
heart of the town, and the fact that boys
on their way to Sunday school are in the
habit frequenting these dens of iniquity.
He also called attention to the two social
clubs and the large quantities of intoxi'
eating liquors consumed by them. Why,
said Mr.. Jones, l am told that one OF
these clubs has an ice box large enough
to hold one hundred dozen bottles Of beer
at one time. He also referred to the steal
ing OF a bicycle from the church door, the
robbing OF boat along the river shore
back of Mount Olivert NJ. P. church, and
the theft of a lot OF mail matter from the
office of the Sns.es Hotel, all occurring in
one weeks time, aud apparently nothing
being done to bring any of the offenders
to justice.
He followed up his statements by an
earnest appeal to every lover of order and
decency to join in public effort to clean
up the town. The remarks OF Mr.. Jones
were listened to very attentively and the
matter has been pretty generally dis
cussed since.
Middletown transcript., 1912-08-03
May Be Fined

Nine school districts in New Castle
county are subj"ct to a fine of $50 for
failure to make returns to the clerk of the
peace of the election held last June. The
election for clerks and commissioners was
held on the first Saturday in June.
Under the law return should be made
within 80 days. This time has expired
and nine districts bave failed to make
their returns. All the others, there being
more than 100, have made their returns.
The districts that have not made returns
are Nos. 7, az, 48, n, 70, So, liz, 1913 and
I24.
Middletown transcript., 1912-08-03

Seeking pledges from 100 girls and
women that they will accept steady work,
Meyers Phillips, Philadelphia business
man, in conjunction with the Milford
Board OF Trade, is canvassing for the es-
tablishment of shirt factory at Milford.
Middletown transcript., 1912-08-03

While filling task car with tar at the
plant of the Wilmington Gas Company
Patrick Mahan of South Franklin street
accidentally held the lantern too uesr the
tar, ignited it aud was so frightfully burn
ed that he may not recover.
Middletown transcript., 1912-08-03

During the severe storm on Monday
afternoon the homes of NJ. Warner Nc
Zeal, M. E. Tiffany and Leslie Cornog,
Newark, were struck by lightning and
members of the families stunned.
Middletown transcript., 1912-08-03

Colonel A. R. Benson, OF Dover, is
credited with being the champion grower
of potatoes in his vicinity.
Middletown transcript., 1912-08-03

Plans are being made for the reopening
of the Red Lion Methodist Church on the
first Sunday in September.
Middletown transcript., 1912-08-03

The crop of huckeberries and dew
berries around Townsend is the largest in
years.
Middletown transcript., 1912-08-03

Robert W. Peter has been appointed
clerk in the First National Bank OF
Georgetown.
Middletown transcript., 1912-08-03

The ]. s. Baer farm, near High Point,
has been purchased by j. S. Seigle oi
Virginia, for $4,000.
Middletown transcript., 1912-08-03
DELAWARE

Carlton Hitch the missing Seaford man,
has been located at Atlantic City.
Middletown transcript., 1912-08-03

A co-operationj creamery company is
being organized among farmers in Kent
county.
Middletown transcript., 1912-08-03

More than 5000 persons attended the
camp meeting at Leslie Sunday, known
as closing Sunday.
Middletown transcript., 1912-08-03

John Harris, a coored prisoner, died at
the Greenbank Workhouse of heart dis
ease.
Middletown transcript., 1912-08-03

The woods meeting of the Susquehanna
Circuit, Methodist Protestant Church, be-
gan Sunday at Level.
Middletown transcript., 1912-08-03
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS OF THE PENINSULA
MARYLAND

John W. Roberts has purchased his
fathers fam, at Clermont Mills, for
$4,000.
Middletown transcript., 1912-08-03

A "bacon bat' party was given by
Lewes young people on the beach last
night Bacon formed the principal part
Of the lunch, the strips of meat being
broiled over an open fire.
Middletown transcript., 1912-08-03

Coroner Chandler, of Wilmington, re-
ceived telegl am from Macon, Ca, d.
recting him TO ship to that city the body
of George W. Gillon, aged 10 years, who
died in the Delaware Hospital recently.
Middletown transcript., 1912-08-03

Farmers of rural New Castle county
are becoming alarmed again over the
spread of chestnut blight.
Middletown transcript., 1912-08-03

While driving a grain drill on his
fathers farm. at Finchville. Cecil Wheat
ley, IA year old boy, got foot in the
cogs and amputation of a part was neces-
sary after 10 minutes had been spent in
freeing him.
Middletown transcript., 1912-08-03

G. Tracy Buriin and Frank E. Barrett,
of Port Deposit F. F. Govan, of Warwick
and A. A. Supplee, Of Petterton, have
been appointed special officers for the
Society for the Prevention of cruelty to
Animals.
Middletown transcript., 1912-08-03

The l00-Icre Vickers farm in Broad
Neck has been bought by William 6.
Smythe, of Fairlee, for $4,000.
Middletown transcript., 1912-08-03

Robert H. McColley, a Milford farmer,
was found dead in his garden, where he
had gone to do some hoeing.
Middletown transcript., 1912-08-03

Charged with stealing a gold watch.
Mick" an alien working on cement
pavements in Georgetown, was arrested
and locked in Jail. He claims the watch
the property of Mrs. Joseph Wilson, was
sold to him by boy.
Middletown transcript., 1912-08-03

CIeaver potts and Walter Deibert, of
Ekton, have formed partnership to en-
gage in the butChering business.
Middletown transcript., 1912-08-03

During dispute over two dogs that
were fighting, Grover Nayes hit Patrick
McGlynn, of near Centreville, in the face
with monkey-wrench, inJuring him so
badly that he had to be taken to a hospi-
tai.
Middletown transcript., 1912-08-03

A Georgetown farmer has tried the
novel plan of covering his tomato vines
with straw to overcome scalding.
Middletown transcript., 1912-08-03

For failing to make return within 80
days OF the elections held on the las, Sat-
urday in June, New Castle county school
districts are subject to fine of $50 each.
Middletown transcript., 1912-08-03

The powerboat Princess, owned by
Captain higgins, of Georgetown, sunk in
the Susquehanna River while enroute
from Port Deposit to Fredericktown, load
ed with 400 tons of stone.
Middletown transcript., 1912-08-03

William N. Taylor, a special delivery
messenger at the Wilmington post office,
was bitten by a dog on South Clayton
street, where he was delivering letter
Middletown transcript., 1912-08-03

James 6. Beck, of Chestertown, has
been cI Iosen president of the new Kent
and Queen Anne's TroLting Association.
Middletown transcript., 1912-08-03

Helen Riccio, the Is year old girl who
shot herself in the breast in Wilmington,
on Saturday saying that she did not want
to live, may recover.
Middletown transcript., 1912-08-03

The School Commissioners of Talbot
Queen Anne and Caroline counties have
agreed upon plans for the tri county high
school to be located at Queen Anne.
Middletown transcript., 1912-08-03

Roosevelt followers in Seaford have
formed club and independent candidates
will be nominated for Seaford and North
west Fork hun lreds.
Middletown transcript., 1912-08-03

Kicked twice by his horse, Walter Bar
row, superintendent of the Cecil paper
mill at New Bridge, is in a critical condi-
ton.
Middletown transcript., 1912-08-03

Lr. Marshall L. Price, secretary State
Board Of Health, asserts that between 30
and so per cent OF the COWS in Maryland
are tubercular.
Middletown transcript., 1912-08-03

Joseph Heintz, who lives between Do
yer and Cheswold, claims to have the
champion tomato patch of Kent county.
Middletown transcript., 1912-08-03

Lewes Bowers, of New Castle, went to
Philadelphia to try to locate his wife and
child. who disappeared from their home
several days ago.
Middletown transcript., 1912-08-03

' A co-operationj creamery company il
being organized among farmers in Ken
county.
in
More than 5000 persons attended the
camp meeting at Leslie Sunday known
od as closing Sunday.
of
The ]. S. Baer farm, near High Point,
has been purchased by ]. S. Seigle oil
ty Virginia, for $4,000.
The woods meeting of the Susquehanns
Circuit, Methodist Protestant Church, be-
is gan Sunday at Level.
The l00-Icre Vickers farm in Broad
Neck has been bought by William 6.
y Smythe, of Fairlee, for $4,000.
Cleaver potts and Walter Deibert, of
Eikton, have formed partnership to en-
y gage in the butchering business.
James G. Beck, of Chestertown, has
,e been C Iosen president of the new Kent
ss and Queen Anne's Trolting Association.
Kicked twice by his horse, Walter Bar
J. row, superintendent of the Cecil paper
e mill at New Bridge, is in critical cond-
ton.
Lr. Marshall L. Price, secretary State
Board OF Health, asserts that between 30
and so per cent OF the COWS in Maryland
are tubercular.
|. The School Commissioners of Talbot
Queen Anne and Caroline counties have
s agreed upon plans for the tri county high
: school to be located at Queen Anne.
The powerboat Princess, owned by
Captain higgins, of Georgetown, sunk in
o the Susquehanna River while enroute
from Port Deposit to Fredericktown, load
e ed with 400 tons of stone.
g. Tracy Buriin and Frank E. Barrett,
of Port Deposit F. F. GOvan, of Warwick
{ and A. A. Supplee, OF Petterton, have
been appointed special officers for the
Society for the Prevention of cruelty to
| Animals.
Middletown transcript., 1912-08-03

The fret summer school for teachers
ever held in Georgetown closed Monday
100 teachers having attended its courses.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-04-18
KAfFlR VS. INDIAN CORN
Cash Value Per Acre Of Each is
Compared Experiment Shows
Superior Quality of Kaffir

The following statement is
taken from the Oklahoma Farm
Journal. Oklahoma City. and
shows the results of Indian and
katiir corn in Kansas. The re-
suits of these experiments will
be extremely interesting to the
residents of the Plains where
kafiir is one of the chief crops,
and in this section this crop does
much better than in Kansas
whore the experiment was con-
Quoted.
CASH FROM KAFFIR CORN AND
INDIAN CORN
The Kansas State Board of
Agriculture issues annual re-
ports based upon assessors re-
turns showing the acreage and
value Of every crop grown. This
work has been in charge of r.
d. Coburn for eighteen consecu-
tive years and his reports are
recognized everywhere as abso-
lutely dependable.
The following statement Of the
cash value of kaflir corn and corn
for the past eleven years was
compiled from these published
reports A careful study Of il
is commended 10 those who are
repeating the statement that In
dian corn Yields more than kaiHr
corn and who other ways dis
play their lack of knowledge Of
what they arr talking about.
NraI... u.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-04-18
Rules on Land Holdings

Austin Tex, April s. Assist
ant Attorney General John l..
Terrell today held that if a man
and woman while single each
purchased their full complement
of school land and then married,
they could not hold title to both
quotas, because the law recogniz-
es man and wife as one and hav-
ing but one domicile.
Since the law requires actual
residence on both tracts purchas-
ed, the married couple could not
maintain residence in separate
places. even though the dwell
ing be placed on line between
the two tracts. The husbands
home, on which ever side of the
line il might be, is likewise that
Of the wife. Therefore they
would have 10 surrender title TO
one purchase and reside on the
other in order to be entitled to
il.
Mr.. Terrell facetiously re-
marked he desired to encour-
age manimomv" and regretted
he could not construe the law
10 permit each one of the parties
10 buy eight sections so as to be- /
gin welded life on sixteen.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-04-18

dangerously i'll. AT no time ha.
Senator Bailey found it impossi-
BILE to go TO his office for at
least a part of the day and he is
preparing to leave for Texas
within the next few days to
participate in the campaign. He
declined TO comment upon the
withdrawal of Cone johnson. -
Fort Worth Record.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-04-18
SENATOR BAILEY III
Unable to Proceed With Work
In Senate Walking Typhoid
Confined to His Room

Washington, April II. Sena-
tor Bailey is in and is threat
ened with walking typhoid fever.
Today he sent word to his col
leagues that his condition was
so much worse as 10 prevent
his participation in the senate's
consideration Of tariff measures
and ask that they proceed with
out him. The Democratic minor
ity, in courtesy to Mr.. Bailey,
the ranking Democrat on the
finance committee, has been
deferring It's action.
The members of the com
mittee have decided 10 meet to-
morrow and frame the steel
tariff revision bill.
Walking" typhoid. according
TO medical authorities, is a mild
form of typhoid. which confines
the patient to his bed only at
intervals. In this form of the
disease, however, there is al
ways the danger of hemorrhaRes
that might result seriously.
ILLNESS Is NOT SERIOUS
The following message was re-
ceiyed by The Record from It's
Washington correspondent late
last night:
Any statement that Senator
Bailey is in an alarming con-
dition or very i'll is grossly ex-
aggerated. | talked with him
at his Office this evening and he .
was feeling better than for
two weeks. His physician said I
the Senator the had grip but is
improving. But for the slight
ndispoSition of Mrs. Bailey.
hey would have gone 20 some
resort for rest and treatment
several days ago, but neither
has been or now is considered I
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-04-18

c. c. Boyd left Wednesday
afternoon for Mineral Wells.
where he expects to spend sew
eral weeks. trying the effects of
the mineral water on his rheu-
ma,ism. which he has been sof-
fering with for some time.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-04-18

J. &. Stone. of Hereford, was
in the city the first Of this week
shaking hands with his many
friends in Lubbock, and looking
after business matters.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-04-18

Take note of the fact that in
Kansas. the average cash return
from an acre OF kafiir corn dur
ing the past eleven years was
2l.9i per cent greater than from
an acre of corn. The figures are
based on the total acreage plant
ed to these crops during that
period.
Corn turned off more money
than kafiir corn in bat three
years out of the eleven. and in
each case the difference per acre
was less than a dollars.
In 1901. the value of kaffir corn
per acre was more than three
times the value of corn. In 1911
an acre of kaffir corn brought
more than twice as much money
as an acre of corn.
It's no. likely that the best
LAND was planted to kafhr corn.
or that il had as good cultivation
as corn.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-04-18
Back From Houston

w. +. Cope. who has been
spending the winter in Houston.
with his daughter, Mrs.
j. w. Neves. returned last
week. He SAYS they have had
the hardest winter in Houston
that that section of the State
has experienced for twenty
years. Much damage has been
done TO some of the fruit crops.
Mr.. Cope will make Lubbock his
abiding place during the rest of
the year.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-04-18

Luther f. Merideth and fam
lily, who have been visiting rel
atives in Central Texas for sew
eral weeks, returned FRIDAY.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-04-18

See Downing & Hill for corn
seed. milley iced. Kafiir seed.
cane seed nd all kinds of field
seeds. II II
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-04-18
riOus Trouble on the Spade Ranch
BY Request

the tenth Of April the sunshine splendid and the wind
rom the south blew hard il could,
W passed by with much putting and snuffng CT didnt
ute stop. but il booked like it would
on il sped with the fierce wind behind past tent bout
mile on over the hil
wit jar and a noise like loud thunder it quivered and
anne to a quiet standstiI
upan used all his skill and his power Tin his
|nstrung and arms near twisted off:
great car had and with all his irving would meier
f. thing out just shuttle and cough
il the owner Of this obstinate had there and
(eard just the words that were used
felt somewhat cheap and wished he eseN here and
ave thought that his car was rather abused
led Disguised and almost exhausted Ewood ctwas he)
urned his tracks 70 retrace:
shine was awful and the wind was encountered that
b. sweat showed on his brow and his face
sigh he'd back the mooness and again with
ulck steps his way he'd pursue.
distance before him four miles and tho
hine was bright he felt rather blue.
? you wondering what the trouble just and ask
soe he don't care to talk;
when you him this will be his answer Don't start in
Vele if you don't want TO walk.
OMA
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-04-18

Boykin O'Neal. brtheF Of
Simeon and James A. O'Neal. Of
this city returned to his homo in
Sher nan, Texas. last Sunday.
after visiting here several DAYS.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-04-18
State CIean-Up Day
Worth. Tex. April ID.

Worth. Tex, April 10.
kxas Commercial Secre-
h Business Mems Asso.
has designated April
State cleanup day y
lae requested the secre-
u all commercial organi-
i'm the State TO assist n
the movement a pro-
4 success. While it has
|e custom OF several cities
bout the country TO have
Yet aside for this great
Texas leads. as usual. in
this matter a state
rent
the akMartin & W
the lasIkge Of this $
- II It
United labor bulletin., 1912-01-18
cIeARMAkERs' STATISTICS.

Washington-From the bulletins is
sued by the United States Census Bu
reau, the following interesting results
have been proven by analysis: In 1904
159,406 persons were engaged as wage.
earners in the cigarmaking business,
their average annual wages amounted to
$4,000, the value of their product aver
aged $2,077.00 per capita; in 1909, the
number of wage-earners had increased
to s166,S10. the average annual wages
had increased to $415.O0, and the aver
age per capita production had increased
to $2,437.00. This shows an increase in
wages, during the five years, of six per
cent, and an increase in productivity.
for the same period, of seventeen per
cent.