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Middletown transcript., 1915-03-27
GOVERNMENT LISTS TREES

WASHINGTON, D. C. March 22-What
kind of trees shall we plant to beautify
our grounds? What shrubs would be
suited to our school yards are questions
which are frequently asked the United
States Department of Agriculture. Soil
and climatic'conditions differ so greatly
in the different sections of the United
States that in answering such questions
special consideration has to be given
each section.
The departments specialists have
prepared list of trees and shrubs
suited for general use on private
grounds, streets, private parks and
school yards fer Delaware and Mary
land. These lists are merely sugges-
tive, but they include such trees and
shrubs as seem we'll adapted to the par
ticular locality and they may be of as
sistance to those who are interested in
in the Identification of towns anc cities.
Deciduous tree-Tulip, sycamore, pin
oak, white oak, black oak, live oak, red
oak. white ash, bald cypress, Norway
maple, silver maple, red elm, A. erican
white elm, Kentucky coffee, American
linden, catalpa, liquidambar, Caroline
poplar, blackberry gum.
Evergreen trees-White pine, long,
leaf pine, magnolia, live oak, cedar of
Lebanon.
Shrubs-Golden bell, hydrangea, lilac
Eloeagnus longpipe, loniceras, hibiscus
hardy rose, Japan ounce, calycanthus,
smoke tree.
The beauty of shade tree depends
upon its normal and symmetrical
growth. To insure this, before plant
ing cut off the ends of all broken or
mutilated roots; remove all side
branches save upon evergreens, so that
a straight whip-lil;e stalk alone re-
mains.
Dig holes at least feet in diameter
and l foot deep in go)d soil, and make
them A feet across in poor soil. The
sides of holes should be perpendicular
and the bottom fiat Break up soil in
the bottom of the hole to the depth of
the length of a spade blade. Place 2
or inches OF fine top soil, free from
sods or other decomposing organic mat
ter, in the bottom of the hole. On top
of this place the roots of the tree,
spread them as evenly as possible over
the bottom of the hole, and cover with
or 3 inches of fine top soil as before.
Tramp firmly with the feet and fill the
hole with good earth, leaving the sur
face loose and little higher Than the
surface of the surrounding soil. When
the work of planting is compl eted the
tree should stand about 2 inches deeper
than it stood in the nursery.
To insure symmetry of growth, trees
must be allowed unrestricted area for
development. Al least 40 feet should
be allowed between trees intended to
occupy the ground permanently. Quick
growing temporary trees mFIy be plant
ed between the long-lived ones to pro-
duce immediate results, but these
should be moved as soon as they inter-
fere with the development of the per-
manent plantations.
Middletown transcript., 1915-03-27
SINCE JOHN QUIT DRINKING
I'm the happiest little woman,
In all this little town;

I'm the happiest little woman,
In all this little town;
And my merry laugh and singing,
Take the place of sign and frown,
For John has quit his drinking
And is like himself once more.
And the world is just a paradise
With such happiness in store!
One day l read some verses
Mary's Miracle" the name,
And said, that's John exactly.
And I'll send and get the same.
So sent for GOLDEN REMEDY
AS sly as sly could be
And l put it in Johns supper
And put it in his tea.
And it didn't taste bit;
Had no odor, so, you see
1t was smoothest kind of sailinng
For little Doctor Me.
And watched and prayed and waited,
And cried some too, guess
And didn't have the greatest faith,
I'm ashamed now to confess.
And John never thought a minute.
He was being cured of drink.
And soon he's as well as any one,
1t makes me cry to think
Just makes me cry for gladness,
I'm so proud to be his wife
Since he is cured of drinking,
And lead nice, new life.
"Since John he quit-a-drinkingt
l can't say it times enough!
And hates and loathes a liquor
AS he would a poison stuff,
And when l say my prayers at night
AS thankful as can be
pray for John the most of all
Then GOLDEN REMEDY.
Middletown transcript., 1915-03-27

is. 0errnany's raeh colonial posses.
siOns In Africa of about !, 100000 aauare
miles and about 100, 600 square miles in
the Pacific and 200 in Asia, will be di-
vided as spOils of war among the Allies,
England as usual getting the lions
share.
Finally, no one knows whether the
Allies will not ''scrap" among them.
selves over the division OF these rich
territories of conquered Germany and
AustrO Hungary.
Middletown transcript., 1915-03-27

SHERIFF'S SALE-BY VIRTUE OF
writ of Lev. Fac. to me directed,
will be exposed to Public Sale, at the
Court House, on Market Street, be-
tween Tenth and Eleventh Streets, in
the city of Wilmington, New Castle
county, Delaware, on
SATURDAY,
THE THIRD DAY OF APRIL, 1915,
AT 10 O'Clock, A. M,
the following described Real Estate, viz:
All that certain lot, piece or parcel of
land with the three story brick dwelling
thereon erected, known as No. 421 West
Front street, situate in the city of Will
mington, aforesaid, and more particu-
larly bounded and described as follows,
to-wit:
Beginning at corner of land late of
John Gordan, deceased, on the northerly
side of Front street, at the distance of
thirteen feet six inches easterly from
the easterly side of Washington street;
thence eastarly along said side of Front
street forty feet to line of land now
or formerly of Ann and Rebecca Allen;
thence northerly by said lands and lands
late of Thomas Walter, deceased, about
one hundred and sixty-five feet; thence
westerly by lands of said Thomas Wal.
ter and land of The Board of Public
Education, forty feet to the line of said
GOrdon's land; and thence thereby
sOutherly about one hundred and sixty.
five feet to the place of beginning, be
the contents thereof what they may.
Seized and taken in execution as the
property of Bennett Refining Company
a corporation existing under the laws OF
the State of Delaware, and to be solo
by
HARRY J. STIDHAM, Sheriff.
She'rif's Office, Wilmington, Del.
March 18th, 1915.
Middletown transcript., 1915-03-27
SHERIFF's SALE-BY VIRTUE OF

SHERIFF'S SALE-BY VIRTUE OF
writ of Lev. Fac. to me directed,
will be exposed to Public Sale at the
Court House, on Market street, be-
tween Tenth and Eleventh streets, in
the city of Wilmington, New I'astls
county, Delaware, on
SATURDAY,
THE THIRD DAY OF APRIL, 1915,
At 10 O'clock, A. M,
the following described Real Estate, viz:
All that certain lot, piece or parcel Of
land with the dwelling thereon erected,
situate in the city of Wilmington, New
Castle county and State of Delaware
aforesaid, bounded and described as fol-
lows, to-wit:
Beginning at point on the south
westerly side of Twenty third street at
the distance of one hundred and eighty
eight feet northwesterly from the north
westerly side of Market street thence
southwesterly by line of land now or
formerly of Joseph Tatnall, and parallel
with Market street one hundred and
thirty-six feet eleven inches to a corner
in line of lands late of Jacob Derrickson;
thence in westerly direction by said
line of land twenty-six feet four and a
quarter inches to a corner; thence north
easterly by line of land now or form
erly of the said Joseph Tatnall and par
allel to Market street one hundred and
forty seven feet six inches and a quar-
ter to the said sodthwestery side of
Twenty-third street; and thence thereby
southeaster y twenty-four feet three
inches to the place of beginning, be the
contents thereof what they may. Sub
ject, however, to this regulation and
restriction that no building shall be
erected on the said southwesterly side
of Twenty y-third street at a less distance
than twenty fee but that the whole
front of said street "a feet 8 inches
wide and 20 feet deep shall be kept an
open ornamental space for the free
passage of air and light forever.
Seized and taken in execution as the
nroperty of Charles H. Moore and Grace
F. Moore, his wife, and to be sold by
HARRY J. STIDHAM, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office, Wilmington, Del,
March II, 1915.
Middletown transcript., 1915-03-27
B. F. Gallagher
MiddletOwn, Del.
ESTATE OF JOSEPH C. ARM
STRONG. DECEASED

STRONG, DECEASED.
Notice is hereby given that Letters
of Administration upon the Estate of
Joseph c. Armstrong ate of st. Georges
Hundred, dece ased, were duly granted
unto Jennie c. Armstrong, on the
Twelfth day of March A. D. 1915 and
all persons indebted to the said deceased
are requested to make payment to the
Administrative without delay, and all
persons having demands against the
deceased are required to exhibit
and present the same duly probated to
the said Administrative on or before
the Twelfth day of March A. D. 1916
or abide by the law in this behalf
JENNIE C. ARMSTRONG,
Administrative.
Address
Mrs. Jennie c. Armstrong,
Odessa, Del
Middletown transcript., 1915-03-27
ADMINISTRATORS SALE
OF
Real Estate
AND
Pc rsOnal Property

The undersigned, will sell at Public
Sale the property of Sophia Gremmin, per
located at Seventh and High sire cts
Odessa, DEL,
On Wednesday, March 3lst, l9N5
At l O'Clock P. M, Sharp
In Odessa, Delaware,
All that certain piece or parcel of
land, with frame dwelling house an d
other buildings thereon erected, situate
IN the Town of Odessa, New CAST e
County and State of Delaware,
Attendance will be given and terms
made known by,
WENDLYN GREMMNGER, Administrator
or by j. Frank Biggs, his Attorney.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-08-25


While the newspapers and rail-
roads are putting out big ads on
cheap land and big crops and the
wonders of farming, these facts on
hOmeseekers from the Manly report
of U. S. industrial relations commits
sion are worth looking over:
''The most alarming fact in Amer
lean agriculture is the rapid growth
of tenancy. In 1910 there were 81
tenant-operated farms out of each
100 farms in the U S. as compared
with % in 1890. An increase of 80
per cent during 20 years.
''In Texas the wife Of a typical ten
ant farmer, the mother of II chill
&Ten, stated before the commission
that in addition to the rearing of chill
dTen and the work of the house, she
always helped with the crops, and
during all the years of her married
life she had no ready-made dresses
and only three hats
Renters rarely succeed in laying
by a surplus. They seldom remain
on the same farm for more than a
year. They are not only unable to
lay by any money, but their chill
dren remain uneducated and half
clothed.
In 1880 Texas had 65, 468 tenant
families comprising 376 per cent of
all farms of the state. In 1910 ten
ant farmers had increased to 219,-
81 and operated So per cent of all
farms in the state.
''In Oklahoma at the present time
the percentage of farm tenancy is
.54.8. For the At counties where ten
ancy is highest the percentage is
68.13.
Under share-tenancy which pre-
walls the tenant furnishes his own
seed, tools and teams and pays to
the landlord one-third of the grain
and one-fouTth of the cotton. Ten
ants as a class earn only a bare Iv-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-08-25

en- down, but the children remain I'M
educated and without the hope of
any better condition than their par
ents. The tenants, having no inter-
est beyond crops of a single year, the
soil is becoming rapidly exhausted
and conditions tend to become stead
lily worse.
"OVer 95 per cent of tenants Dor
row money from some source. Aver
age interest rate on farm loans is 10
per cent, while small tenants in
Texas pay Is per cent or more. Over
80 per cent of tenants are regularly
in debt to stores from which they Sc
cure supplies and pay exOrbitantIy
for this credit. Average rate of in
terest on store credit is put con-
servatively at 20 per cent and in
many cases it ranges as high as go
per cent.
CAS- a result of evils inherent in the
tenant system and of occasional OPP
preston by landlords a state of acute
unrest is developing among the ten
ants and there are clear indications
of the beginning of organized resist
ance which may result in civil dis
turbances of a serious character"
Congress is asked to:
Provide by statute that in case of
public lands, neither land nor mineral
rights should be sold, but should be
used only upon lease for a limited
term.
Develop system of longtime Ieas-
es. Encourage tenant to improve
property by giving him some interest
in such improvement.
Establish farm bureaus to act as
agents between landlords and ten
ants in distribution of labor, prepara-
ton of equitable contracts, assist
hOmeseeking farmers.
No single measure can be recon-
mended. Results must be achieved
through development of sound rural
credit system devplODmeDt Of land
The Sentinel=record., 1915-05-11
ROOSEVELT CASE
 WEARS THE END
MOVEMENT OF BARNES ATTOR- NEY TO STRIKE OUT CERTAIN
 TESTIMONY REFUSED.
Evidence Showing Combination Be tween Republicans and Democrats Was One of Points Judge Refused tc Strike From Record.

Syracuse, N r., May Io- Four out ol five motions to strike from the reco.l parts Of testimony offered in nelaIt of Theodore Roosevelt were de- nCd in the supreme court here today
 lht motions were made by counsel for William Barnes in his libel ut against Colonel Roos welt alter the defense had rested its case.
 That part ot former State Senator George c. Aguews testimony which had to do with the election of j. F.. A. Is, as presuent pro tenn of the state senate was stricken from the record. The court ruled that there was nothing to show that Mr. Barnes was in any way concerned in the al- legged combination between the IepuJ- l.,an and democratic machines.
 Air. AguoWs Testimony which had to dc with the -saeW-lIart race track LiI was allowed la stand to the effect that State Senator Grattan al the bid- ding of Mir Barn voted against the bili after he had promised to support it Hi, one vote caused tine bill to iai. of passage t was said Justice William S Andrews, presiding. rued that this testimony slculd remain in simply to shoW # it did Mir. Barnes dominance of ,ha Batty
 Justice Andrew also refused to strike from the record testimony given by Franklin D. Boosov lt. assistau, secretary Q. the navy and others con. ceruu1 an aues.d combination be- tween Charles r. Murphy of Tammany Hal and Mr. Barnes Ny which the former chairman Of the republican state committee was said t0 have agreed to allow the Tammauy leader 10 have a free hand" u the election of 19ll Of the United States senator to succeed Chauucey M Depwc. Jus uca Andrews said he considered any such combination between the leaders Of two different poltica. parties to be mnrcpcr
 Ju-t.Ce Andrews would not order stricken out testimony gwen by Henry ( NcMium. formerly Albany core srout,nt of the New York Evening  No'l and others a0ou. Nr. Barnes al- leecd activities at the time ol a spe- clal session of the legislature which Was called to consider direct pr.- uaries les'a.atiou. Testimony given As ] J. Dickinson. former Albany col. ? rondent of the New York Herald. emaned in the record
 Counsel .7r Nr Harnes tried to got ',cm Justice Andrews his definition of Jh, word "cofruptiou.' Justice An drews indicated his definition was that r Jaw corruption did not necessarily mem pecu0.Gfy corruption.
 Among the witnesses in rebuttal summoned to appear tomorrow is Al gust Belmont
The Sentinel=record., 1915-05-11

colliu5 rested beside separate graves TNc other S9 had previously been placed in three great pits, G. in one in layers two deep and 12 each iD tae other two.
 tusJ before the service started d wo- m2n rushed To the side of one of th. huge graves and asked to have the eoLia 'u one corner raised This was done and trembuue.y the woman bent o2tr and eazed at the face within it. Ther she shook her hea and turned away Apparently she had not touaI tne cue she sought
 Ce dueted by Bishop Browne the Catholic service was held trst tha cloir boys bearing incense appearing from cluster of elms and coming to the graveside The church of Eu-. Nud service. that is the Eplsco. ian followed, and finally the noncouform. ist rites were performed As the las Notds Of this service were spoken the mGsfed drums rolled and the familiar bymu "AbIde With Me" sweued forth.
 Sailors who had replaced the SO dier paubearer, then lowered the coffu, into the small graves and s.muitaue- ousy the earth began to tlud on the coffus iu au the graves The crowd nearly all with eyes Net slowly laft some to take auntns ears; but most of them to trudge across the fields to the city, As they reached t.a crest of Che hl immediately above the harbor flashed into view end in il ,he flag on every yesse flutterad g, aat mast
 No Americans. so far a~ known, were among those ured today. \ few of the dead were members oI tNe .usi- tan'a's crew bHt tine majority of them were either unidentified, ucIud- ing small number Of babes or per- sons the financial circumstances of whose relatives, forced them to be con- tent with the iutelmout of their loved ones wh reyor if happened to be.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-05-11
DAY OF MOURNING
 IN QUEENSTOWN
N NIFTY TWO VICTIMS OF THE TCRPEDCED USlTANlA ARE
 LAID TO REST.
As the Funeral Cortegc Passed Through the City a Full Realization of the Awful Carnage Was Brought Home to the People.

Queenstown, May NuoN-l~o passengers of the Cuuard liner Lusi- tana Wlo formed part of that iufu handful Of maimed. dead and dying brought ashore with the survivors of the disaster that followed the attack on the vessel by a German submarine last Friday were buried this a ternoon with services that have no parallel in History
 Under sky in which not sing @ cloud fIoatei and to the strains Of hymns played by British soldiers they were laid to rest two m es behind Queenstown in a cemetery bursting with spring ereener and tucked be- tween hills flaming with g0rse. The services at the graves began at four o'clock and at half past four the sod of Ireland was being shoyeled upon the collins
 Queenstown never seused the full horror of the Lusitania disaster uu- iii today IT, to the tune that the long stream of collins began to dis appear over the hill behind the town there was about the affair something Of the unusual and taeabic. Bul when the funeral started the reaHza ton came that each of these cheap c0f fins held a body and that in the AL lautic less than 20 miles away there were over a thousand more all vie tlms of a German submarine.
 Tho tCWuspeu le stood hdtless lca-- Iy all forenoon as the collins were conveyed to ",1etarv on carts Th,s procession required aour, and it was not uutiI o'clock in the atternoo that the funeral procession proper lel, the Cunard offices at the waterfront There were only three bodies. on,
 ach in a hearse, in this coltege. tha otlers already having been p.aced in tte graves.
 With the British army band ,layiug CLopin's funeral march. tbe funeral procession marched through the crook ed streets past the catbedrM which stands on the highestt point in ths town, and then took ns course along am undu.atmg touutry road now ri. i4a and now sinking between green hlls.
 Along this country road country lo'N were clustered for Che most rar. ,erched on stone fences behind Che soldiers who guarded the road the eu. tire two miles from the cathedral to tle cemetery.
 1rore soldiers euarded the walls as si> other soldier pail bearers lifted The collins from the bearses an set tlUm beside the graves. The three
The Sentinel=record., 1915-05-11
IN EXPRESS WAGON
 SAFE WAS STOLEN
MALVERN AVENUE BAR SCENE OF ONE OF THE MOST OPEN
 ROBBERlES.
Evidently Little Regard Was Given
 to the Probability of Being Caught Waie Removing Safe from Building

Some time between midnight and dayieht Sunday morning wagon backed boldly up 10 the Henry Rogers bar on Malvern avenue and in that wagon was loaded the bar safe. The safe was taken out in the vicinity Of Oaklawu, south of the city. the moaey taken therefrom, and the other con tents left.
 The affair was probably the boldest ever pulled in the robbery line in this city, It isn't unusual that thieves will expect to be able to oad a safe into wagon and drive away with it even n the hours of the night.
 It is said therewas about $2a0 in the safe. There were some watches and such things of uncertain value that will accumulate around a bar room, but these things were found at the scene of the rifled safe
 The parties who pulled the job eyi- deutly looked the situation over well and knew just how to get The safe out and into a wagon within the least possible time. Also it is presumed they had observed that police sur yeiauce in that vicinity was not to be regular at whatever hour they picked for the thieyery.
 Chief Bray devoted much time yes terday to an effort to arrest the guilty parties. one arrest on suspicion re- suited, and others are likely to be ar rested later
The Sentinel=record., 1915-05-11
HERE'S ANOTHER
 MUTUAL MASTER PLAY
ROBERT HEBRON, MAE MARSH VIM. S. HART AND RHEA MITCH
 ELL ON THIS BILL.

Roaert Heron and Mac Marsh. two ol t1e c.eycecst and most talented of tae Mutual Master stars, are lca wred in the 1Ig doube feature Ho- gram at the Princess today These splendid stars are the eadug char acler- in the great Mutual Master drama The Victim one of the hes, productions of al. the masters that have gone before A story that is full of tears and sunshine, of comedy and heart aches. but it is such sWee. stofs that the chances are alter you have seen t once. you will want to stay and see t again.
 Mae Marsh is one of the finest little bcroues. and there is a fine young hego-Boa Heron youu like them both and ae them 50 well that you Niu watch for their rea1 earance.
 Rael Mitchell and Wan <. Hart yop remember these sta.s in "Ou the Nigat stage are another pair Of clever Mutual stars on the same bin. in the two part Kay-Bee special The Kite. Everyone knows that it would be impossible for Mir Hart and Miss Mitchell Co enact a poor picture and that's why We say 10 you today to be sure and see them in tbis mighty clever two par, drama
 Everyone likes the NWaal Masters and when there Is a double feature bill of Nuua Master star. ou the same program you simply could uo, stay away
The Sentinel=record., 1915-05-11
GERMAN SHOPS ARE
 WRECKED IN LIVERPOOL

idyesl ool. May li-3:45 am.-Auti. G@m&n demonstrations were coutiu. ued tlrouehout yesterday and last eve. h'Eg lv crowds of infuiltad citizens here and in nearby towns All Ger man hons were visited simultaneous iH 'oofed and then set on fire. while ther stccks were carried off openly. ihe police were virtually helpless as only small contineents were able to he present at each place attacked. fbe fire department was kept busy al c' eelng eXtinguishing fires
The Sentinel=record., 1915-05-11
Then and Now.

The old-fashioned woman's idea of resting was to change her work She sat down to darn stockings and rest, or she got her Bible lesson or nursed her baby or knit winter socks while she rested Resting was getting off her feet Today a woman has to buy herself 20 kimonos and caps and go off to an expensive sanatorium and have trained nurse give her the milk cure, to rest up.-El Paso (Tex) Herald.