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Middletown transcript., 1914-02-21
OFFICER OF THREE CHURCHES
Edlfices Still Standing Proud Of Wash.
Ington's Connection With Their
History.

Three churches in Virginia hold
proud claim to close connection with
GeOTBe washington in 5dECh OH WhtGh
he held the position Of vestryman. One
Of these is Christ church, in Alexan
dria; another, Falls church, in the
town Of the same name (about six
miles southwest Of Washington, in
Fairfax county,; the third is old Po
hick church in Mount Vernon parish,
so called for Pohick creek, a small
stream flowing close by. The last
named was the home" church OF
Washington, and that to which he was
most closely allied, having served as
warden and vestryman in 1t for over
twenty years, and contributing gen.
erously to its support.
OF Christ church he was a frequent
attendant, as business often called him
to Alexandria (Which place was his
Middletown transcript., 1914-02-21
Washington
AS A YOUNG MAN
Remarkable Bust That Is Now
the Property of an English
Curio Dealer.

COLLECTORS will be interested in
~ the recent discovery in London OF
a remarkable bust Of George Washing,
ton. It is very doubtful If there exists
a similar work, taken at the same time
Of life. Experts consider the find" az
throwing new light on an interesting
period Of the career Of the Father OF
His Country"
Most Of the statues made Of Wash
ington show him at an advanced aga
when fame had crowned him with mil
itary and civic glory, but this new
work depicts him in the formative
stage Of life-a young man just enter
ing on his career.
This bust was put up for sale al
Sotheby's auction rooms and sold fol
$50 American buyers did not attend
the sale in large numbers, as they
were more interested, apparently, In
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BOYHOOD MUCH
LIKE OTHER LADS
FOndness for Outdoor Life
Marked Characteristic Of
Washington in His Youth.
BY LOUISE S. DUN.

A CCORDING to the old entry In
- the family Bible George Washing
toms birth is recorded as follows:
"a son to Augustine Washington
and Mary, his wife, was born ye 18th
of February, 1871, about ten in the
morning."
AS everyone knows by the pariia-
mentary change in the calendar Of
1872, the eleventh Of the month be-
came the twenty-second, while the
settling of the doubt whether the year
began on the first of January or the
twenty-f1fth of March, made the year
In which Washington was born 1882
instead Of 1871. And this important
Middletown transcript., 1914-02-21
FEEDING DAIRY CALF RIGHT
Youngster Should Be Allowed to Re
main With Mother Few Days,
Then Placed In Separate Barn.

The calf may be left with the COW
for three or four days, or until the
milk is fit for use. The calf should
then be taken away and place in a
separate stable, if it is po- jible, as
the COW will give less trouble if she
cannot see her calf.
By missing one feed the calf will
usually be hungry enough to start to
drink readily and will usually give
little trouble when it finds the bucket
contains milk Four pounds of milk
per feed three time day for the first
ten days will give the calf good
start, when a small amount of skim
milk may be substituted for part Of
the whole milk, the amount Of the
skim milk being increased, so that
when the calf is month old it is get
ting skim milk entirely. When the
calf is two weeks old the feeds may
be changed to two per day, with the
amount of milk increased as the calf
shows ability to handle it. After three
weeks the calf will begin to eat little
grain. An excellent grain mixture for
calves is made of corn meal, oats and
wheat bran in equal parts, with lit
tie linseed meal added
To grow calves well they should
have just what they will clean up
readily at each feed. Plenty of green
grass is good for them, but in very
hot or very cold weather a fine quail
ity of clover hay will produce excel.
lent results.
Calves should have milk until they
are. five or six months old for best
results. If they are forced to subsist
on coarse feeds and grain too young
they will be stunted, as their digestive
system is not developed enough to
handle such food exclusively at an
early age.
Cotton-seed meal should never be
fed to calves under twelve months Of
age. 1t always proves detrimental to
of the young calf. This
being true, it is better to feed such
feeds as oats, bran and corn, which
are known to be satisfactory. To Sc
cure good size the animal should con.
tinue to grow steadily until mature.
If allowed to stop growing, through
neglect in feeding or other causes, |
they become more or less stunted.
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ACTIVE AGENTS OF DISEASE
Cows Having tuberculosis of Udder
Give OFF TubercIe BaclIIi in Milk
Why Hogs Are Condemned.

CBy H. PRESTON HOSKINS, Assistant
Veterinarian. University Farm, St.
Paul, Mimi
Milk may convey the active agents
Of some of our transmissible diseases.
Cows having tuberculosis of the udder
give off tubercle bacilli in the milk.
This milk may be sent to a creamery
and there be mixed with the milk
coming from large number of herds,
which may be free from tuberculosis.
All the milk is then contaminated
Hogs are frequently fed on skim
milk from creameries, and this may be
the reason why so many hogs are
condemned by the meat inspectors
every year for tuberculosis. During
the year 1912 the bureau of animal in.
dustry condemned 42,267 hogs and
parts of 314,5S1 other hogs as tubercu-
lous.
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any uncommon arrival at New York
either Of ships Of war or transports
with troops, or should an embarka'
ton Of any consequence take place.
you will very much obIige me by send
ing a particular express. You will
now be pleased to furnish me with an
account Of all the expenses which
have been incurred by you In this
last business and It shall be repaid
with thanks by, dear sir, your much
obliged and obedient servant,
&c. WASHINGTON.
GENERAL FORMAN."
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bishop Of Maryland, who in turn had
it from his father, a resident of New
York City.
The letter follows:
Headquarters, Sd December, 1852
Dear Sir: Your favors of the 21st
September and Gath and 26th October
came regularly to hand, as they con-
tanned only intelligence Of the move
ments Of the enemy's feet, and re-
quired no particular answer, did not
think it worth while to give the Chain
Of Expresses the trouble of riding the
whole way back to you. Your letter
Of 26th September directed by favor
Of Count de Bremble, never reached
my hand until the 4th November, and
then 1t came from the eastward. How
this delay happened cannot say. But
! beg you to believe that had the
letter come directly to me, 1 should
not have failed to give you the infor-
nation you requested
you must have seen the resolve of
congress by which Captain Asgill was
released All things considered,
question whether the determination Of
congress upon the proceedings of Lip
pincott's court martial would have
been different from what 1t has been,
had not the courts Of France inter
ceded warmly in Captain AsgilPs
favor, but after request made by the
prime minister u which he expresses
the wishes Of eheir majesties that
Captain Asgill's life might be saved
there was scarcely no possibility of
refusing, more especially as Sir Guy
Carleton promised to prosecute still
further the persons who might be
found guilty Of Captain Huddy's muir
der. l have lately written to him and
begged him to inform me what steps
had been taken.
"The report that General Carleton
had pledged his word that during his
command no small parties should
come within the American lines or
to any part Of our shores is not lit
orally true. But / have reason to be-
heve that he has taken measures to
discountenance and discourage all acts
Of violence on the part Of the refugees.
Indeed we had an instance of it a
few days past. Two Of Sheldon's
Dragons were taken on their post by
q party Of refugees from Monisania,
and carried OF to Kings Bridges. They
we're Immediately returned with their
horses, arms and accoutrements to
Colonel Sheldon, intimating that as
they had been captured without proper
authority It was not thought justihable
10 detain them. Upon the whole, sir,
I cannot help hoping that the savage
kind Of desultory war which we have
long experienced is at an end.
Your favor Of the 22d ult. only
reached me last night, owing to the
delay Of expresses, I am obliged by
your accuracy In stating the number
Of the feet which sailed on that day.
| had before heard Of that event, but
not in SO particular and satisfactory
q manner.
There win be no occasion for you
any longer keeping lookout upon the
eoast or communication with Morris
goWn. But should tharo Ia future Be
Middletown transcript., 1914-02-21
BREEDING CRATE is SAFEST
Wooden Device is Best Where Heavy
Bull Is Used-llIustration Here
with Shows Construction.

When a heavy bull is used on a
small COW or heifer, it is safest to
use a breeding crate. This is more
satisfactory even with mature COW.
A good breeding crate may be made
in the manner shown in the cut
1t is made entirely of 2x4 and 2x12
pieces. The bottom pieces are nine
Middletown transcript., 1914-02-21

feet and what 1 did do was by great
effort. 1 could not sleep at night and
of course felt very bad in the morning,
and had steady headache.
':After taking the second bottle I no
ticed that the headache was not so bad,
/ rested better, and my nerves were
stronger. l continued its use until it
made a new woman of me, and now ]
can hardly realize that I am able to do
so much as do. Whenever / know any
woman in need Of a good medicine ]
highly praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound."- Mrs. FRANK
CLARK, S146 N. Tulip St, Richmond, Pa
Women Have Been Telling Women
for forty years how Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has restored their
health when suffering with female ills.
This accounts for the enormous demand
for it from coast to coast. If you are
troubled with any ailment peculiar to
women why don't you try Lydia p.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound? 1t
will pay you to do so. Lydia E. Pink
ham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass.
Middletown transcript., 1914-02-21

Vernon with Lawrence. It was while
there that a family council resulted
In the decision that George was to
follow the sea. When the news
reached Mrs. Washington, however.
she was so upset that she hurried to
Mount Vernon and begged her son
to give up the idea Of becoming a mid
shipinan. Accordingly, the small
chest of George, which had already
been placed aboard q British vessel.
was brought ashore.
It was many day before the lad
overcame his disappointment. His
brother Lawrence comforted him with
the assurance. There are many roads
m life; only one is barred to you"
With characteristic bravery George
never spoke Of the matter to any one
again, for as was his custom to the
day OF his death, Washington never
recar1ed to thing when once con.
cluded.
4 was altar this disappointment
Middletown transcript., 1914-02-21
Effect It Had on Her.

The handsomest American uniform
is unquestionably that Of the First
city troop Of Philadelphia. It is re-
lated Of a certain Trooper Biddle, who
is particularly handsome, that as he
clanked down Walnut, street one day
in his long and lustrous boots. white
doeskin breeches and glittering helm.
a pretty young Irish parlor maid was
heard to say to the butler: ~Ehura.
an I'D Ike to pawn him nowl-
Middletown transcript., 1914-02-21
What She Wanted.

Il suppose said the new saleswom-
an. that you want a suit that will
make you look attractive to your hus-
band2" Attractive to my husbandI"
echoed the shopper. Il should say
not He wouldn't know If I wore .
suit ten years old. What I want is
something that will make my next
door neighbor turn a pale pink green
with envy"
Middletown transcript., 1914-02-21
LETTER HELD AS
PRICED HEIRLOOM
Signature Of George Washington
Makes 1t Invaluable to
Its Owner.

A LETTER signed by George Wash
~ ington is an heirloom in the fam
uy Of William H. Paret, a real estate
man OF Kansas City. Mr.. Paret re-
ceived the letter from his father, the
late William Hale Paret, Episcopal
Middletown transcript., 1914-02-21
Treat Cows Certify.

To milk a COW requires time and
patience. The milk should be drawn
slowly and steadily. Some cows have
very tender teats. and if you want a
well disposed COW, be gentle in your
treatment towards her. A good COW
is naturally impatient. With constant
irritation, any COW will fail in quantity
of milk.
Middletown transcript., 1914-02-21

compound Twas IN q
dreadfully rundown
state of h health,
b ad internal trou-
bles, and was so ex-
tremely nervous and
prostrated that if ]
had given in to my
feelings l would
have been in bed.
As it was l b ad
hardly strength at
times to be on my
Middletown transcript., 1914-02-21

post office, voting and market place.
for considerable periods; and especial
ly was this true after the Revolution,
when Pohick church (which suffered
severely from the misfortunes of war;
was frequently closed With F'alls
church he had somewhat snghter
connection and for q shorter period.
but contributed literally to build It
and acted as one Of its vestrymen.
Middletown transcript., 1914-02-21
Find Profitable Cow.

To determine whether COW is prof
liable or not one must know the
amount of milk and butter fat she pro-
duces. This infornlStsoe is given
through the best associations better
than any other way.
Middletown transcript., 1914-02-21
Paraouay's RAILWAY Beetle"

In Paraguay there is found a rail
way beetle" a kind of glowworm.
which emits a strong red light from
head to tail, but also green light
along each side of its body.
Middletown transcript., 1914-02-21
Unchanaind,

Gibbs--"A mans best friend, they
say, is full pocketbook." Dibbs-"An
empty one is his most constant friend,
because while others may grow cold,
he will find no change in his purse. -
Boston Transcript.
Middletown transcript., 1914-02-21
Two Of a Kind.

my father is working on an inven-
tion that he expects to make him q
millionaire" my father is partly
crazy, too. but he doesn't let 1t inter
fere with his regular job
Middletown transcript., 1914-02-21

Constipation causes and seriously aggTa.
Yates many diseases. 1t is thoroughly cured
by DR.. Pierce's Pellets. Tiny sugar-coated
granules. Adv.
Middletown transcript., 1914-02-21
Quite Probable.

Il am afraid to approach that man
He is such a journalistic lion"
yet once he must have been =
cub"
Middletown transcript., 1914-02-21

A multitude of sins show through
the character that is supposed to Gov
er them.
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feet long. The width between the
plank is two feet. The height at the
front is 20 to "a inches, and at the
center post, three to three and one
half feet. The length from rear to
center post is four and one-half feet.
Middletown transcript., 1914-02-21
TO THE
Ladies and Gentlemen
of MiddIetOwu and Vicinity

Who are about 10 invest in a Fall
and Winter Tailor-made Suit or
CvercOAts
That we can promise Tailor-made Suits
or Overcoats for the same money it
would cost to buy ready-made, because
we make it ourselves and make it direct
to the wearer with but one profit added
to the cost of production. That every
garment made by M. Berg, East Main
Street, Middletown, Del, is up to the
last tick of the clock in style. And is
guaranteed for satisfactory service.
That anyone can have his or her money
refunded for any garment that doesn't
turn out right. Stop in and see our
beautiful Fall and Winter Samples,
guaranteed to be all pure wool.
Call and be convinced.
M. BERG
MiddIetOwn, Delaware
Middletown transcript., 1914-02-21
seorat.

The whole secret Of giving parties
Is to ask the pretty people to meet the
clever ones olavs N. Potter.
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cHlRoPopY
MRS. JAMES

Corn, bunions, ingrowing nails or any
affections of the feet antiseptically and
painlessly treated by graduate chiropodist.
Aso Shampooing, ensnieuring and Scalp
Treatment Hair Combings made mp in
She latest stvle
HIGH STREET, ODESSA. DEL
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WOMAN WOULD
NOT Give UP
Though Sickand Suffering; At
Last Found Help in Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
ble Compound.

Richmond, Pa. =" When l started
taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Middletown transcript., 1914-02-21
Innnnrtant 70 Rnntnara

Important 70 MotheFe
Examine carefully every bottle Of
CASTORIA, safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that It
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-18

A LAD OF KENT BY Herbert Harrison.
Illustrated l2mo, PIP 35s. The Ma, m'"ah
Company.
Here is the best Of adventurous ma
terial used to excellent purpose. II -
some time since we have had so good a
story of the England of the Napoleonic
wars. when every coastwise Brlton was
a smuggler, from the squire 10 the
humblest of his tenants; when even
the parson was not always above sus-
picion, and when the eXciseman was the
hesitate government official IN the
kingdom. Highwaymen were abroad.
Add TO these the press gang, and, Tor
nurposes of the plot, an heir, who,
grown I'D in humble circumstances,
must be put out OF the way for the
sake of an inheritance, and you have
the ingredients of what Mr.. Harrison
has turned into humping good story.
You will like the miller. who IS the
head of a band of smugglers, and the
squire. who, as justice of the peace, ls,
of course, on the side of law and order,
but who does not hesitate 70 admit
that the brandy he drinks has never
paid the tax, and who is not above
dropping an innocent hint when spies
are abroad. And there is Captain Meg,
who ruled her crew with shrewdness
as we'll as with an iron hand, and
Twemlow, a blackguard on his own &C
count as we'll as on that OF his master
and many others, a whole company OF
people, good and bad, worth knowing.
The story will pass the far from easy
test of being handed TO boys for judg-
ment
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-18
THE WOMEN OF JAPAN
What the Era of Meili Has
Meant for Them.

THE EDUCATION or WOMEN II JAPAN
Margaret T. Burton author ol i1u,
cation Of Women in emma. "ote"L'
Women OF Modern china. ~. lliI ~
irlted. 12mo. Up @6S me fI'iH'"N IL
Revell Company.
The advent and development of mod
ern and Occidental education IN japan
is commonly attributed to the eHoIVS
OF townsend Harris and to the results
Of sending young men from Japan 10
study in American schools ana cor
leCes; and it is true that these were
among the most important influences
in hat direction. The world viii never
be able to estimate too highly inc
value of Harris's services TO Japan ana
20 humanity; nor is It likely to 40
more than justice, if, indeed, 1t ever
does full Justice, 10 that wise system
of sending students TO this country
Yet II would, as this interesting VOL
ume reminds US, be a grave mistake 70
overlook other influences which nave
been active and potent, particularly ior
the education and social emancipation
Of women. ,,..,
In former times women had little op-
portunity for education IN Japan save
H. the duties Of patriotism and domes-
ticitv. Yet there we've exceptions 10
the rule. and some women attained en-
inerce, as they diG in classic Greece
The name of the Empress lingo IS one
of the Clories OF Japanese history, a.
that OF Elizabeth is OF the history OF
ENGLAND. But the first steps toward
ANYTHING Ike a general intellectual and
social emancipation OF japanese women
date from the beginning OF Chusuah
missionary work in that country. ! nat
is not the mere claim OF mission prop
scandists, but the testimony OF japan 81
Csc authorities. "The field of woman
education was opened UP and titled by
missionaries" says Professor FlJisawa
Of the Imperial University.
Other steps followed. The author
tells US Of General Kuroda's two visits
to this country, in which ne was gre'V-
w Immersed by the status OF Amer can
women, and his consequent memorial ~
the Japanese government, urging INA,
A comparable status should be souPh'
cor the women of Japan. The Emperor
/ Wu+so Hito and his accomplished con
sort. the Empress Haru Ko, needed III,
/ tie persuasion 20 incline them toward
his proposals. The Emperor, indeed a
carly as 1871. declared himself strongly
in favor of such 4 course, and OF treat
ING women as the Intellectual and So
cal equals Of men. In that year &C.
ccrdingIy. five Japanese girls were sent
to study in American schools and col
icres. and an education code, was
promulgated prescribing universal edu'
cation regardless Of sex. In 1872 the
first government school for girls was
opcncd, and in 1873 one-third of eli
the pupils in elementary schools were
girls.
The author gives cnhc'cn: and IL
r Eliminating account enc ncepIioI
and progress Of the .- movement
for the education Of Japanese women,
in both public and private schools, WIN
fne impartiality and fairness IN treat
ing of the missionary schools on nc
one hand ard the government schools
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-18

MRS. vANDERsTEIN'S JEWELS. BY Mrs.
Charles Boyce. l2mo, PIP. 3iS The John
Lane Company.
Amateurs take notice! Here Is a
full-size detective story, built upon the
best traditions of this form OF iictlon,
those of the Frenchmen Gaboriau ana
Du Boisgobey. Mrs. Boyce Is not an
imitator, far less a plagiarist, but she
has learned her trade in good school,
and knows all its resources. Her de-
tective is not also hero, sultor ana
winner OF the heroine all IN one' ne
strictly attends TO a grewsome bust
ness with an ingenuity that never
stretches probability too far; and the
mystery he solves is an exciting one
TOO complicated TO allow OF the usual
mathematical progress of unravelhnG,
Mrs. Nanderstein disappears with al
her Jewels upon her, after a gala night
at Coyent Garden; and her companion
disappears with her. This is all that
can be told of the plot, which thence
forth moves with increasing rapidl'y
and interest toward the denouement'
its false clews having the supreme
merit of keeping the reader as much
puzzled as the detective and the otner
characters interested. Glmblet-proh-
ising name!-does not employ as
guises, a trick long since discarded;
he does not need them. IL may oe
added. in further recommendation OF
this welcome story, that Mrs. Wander
STEMS portrait on the slip cover
drawn by Freda Rowe, 10 an unmls-
taxable likeness.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-18
THE LATIN AMERICAN
A Generalization of His Quail
ties and Shortcomings.

Ecuador" by c. Reginald Enock, has
lust been added 10 the South American
Series published by the Messrs. Serb
ner. In the course of his study Of the
the author defines the
Latin-American character in genera
as follows:
The people Of the Andine republics
(as Of Latin America generally have
been subject abroad to considerable
misapprehension. The traveller who
studies them from an unbiased point
of view will find that his previous
notions concerning them undergo
some change. The most marked dlf-
ference between the upper class IN
Latin America and that of European
or North American communities IS
not lack Of culture and ideals on
the part Of the former, but an excess
thereof. The desire TO be considered
as "highly civilized" displays itself
quixotically at times.
Isolated in his more or less remote
towns and cities, the educated Latin
American looks eagerly toward the
more Advanced nations OF the world,
dcvours his newspaper, crltlclses or
absorbs what is new and turns with
feelings Of friendship toward the
traveller from Britain, France, Ger
many, the United States or elseT here.
A serious drawback in the Latin
American character is that quality
which tends to substitute words for
facts. The Latin American has the
born instincts Of the lawyer, but
lacks those Of the economist or engi.
neer. That is to say, he is eloquent
and argumentative rather than con-
structive. lie cannot build a rail
road or successfully control a joint
stock company, or readily develop
the natural resources around him.