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Middletown transcript., 1916-02-26
HEAT WON'T HELP MATURITY
Conflicts With Former
Views.

Children do not reach maturity in
tropical climates more quickly than in
temperate climates. This remarkable
conclusion, which runs contrary to a
widely held belief, has been reached
by Prof. Franz Boas, professor of an
thropology at Columbia university.
Professor Boas, fresh from participa-
tion in a scientific survey of Porto
Rico, has just made his report to the
New York Academy of Sciences, which
undertook the investigation.
"The first of our anthropological in
quiries had for it's object the study of
conditions of growth of the body in a
tropical environment" Professor Boas
says. 'It is generally assumed that
heat has the effect of accelerating the
physiological development so that in
warm climates children reach maturity
earlier than in temperate zones. Our
inquiries do not substantiate this view.
The material has not yet been collated,
but from the general character of the
data venture to say that they will be
of the greatest Importance for prac-
tical measures relating to the hygiene
of childhood and for the management
Of Schools
Middletown transcript., 1916-02-26
SMALL MAN WINS HIS SPURS
Trenches Make Him a Better; Fighter
Than the Larger Soldier, Il 10
Now Said.

A Bantam Corps now is organic
ing IN British Columbia. It may not
be easy to explain why but the fact
is that energy and pugnacity seem to
become intensified as the physical
bulk diminishes in all animals includ'
ing man. The capacity for enduring
physical hardships generally dimin'
ishes as the size and weight increase,
so that the idea of Bantam Corps"
is one of the most practical and valu-
able of the suggestions offered in con
nection with recruiting.
Among the many cherished but now
fossil delusions of militarism that have
been for centuries regarded as axi-
omatic this one of coupling power OF
endurance with size Of frame is the
most obstructive Of progress. Hun
dreds of thousands of eager recruits
have been rejected because they were
a trife below the prescribed dimen-
sions, or for slight defects Of eyesight
or teeth.
Trench fighting has revolutionized
the prevailing ideas about war in this
as in other respects. A small man may
endure the strain of trench work bet
ter than a large man, may be better
sniper, is a less expansive target for
the enemy's bullets and is likely to be
less expensive to maintain. In the
old style of fighting, which was large
ly a matter of charging on foot or on
horseback, weight might tell in favor
of the heavier man, but there is COM
paratively little of that sort of fight.
ing now.
Middletown transcript., 1916-02-26
Leprosy in Boston.

A case Of leprosy was discovered in
Boston few days ago. This makes
two cases within five weeks. The
latest victim is a sailor, about seventy
two years old. He was born in the
United States and has followed the
sea for many years, having visited
Asiatic ports, where he evidently con-
tracted the disease. 1t is said that
his present illness began about ten
years ago, but that he never before
applied for treatment in Boston. When
he appeared at one of the local hos
pitals the case was recognized and
was reported to the health depart
ment. The other case of leprosy, that
of dishwasher, was not diagnosed for
seven months, though the man was IN
der treatment much of the time at
the same hospital.
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Best in Education.

When you ask me what counts most
in education 1 have no hesitation in
putting to the front good health. The
next desideratum is proper manners
and morals; in a word, suitable habits
The next thing in the education of any.
body, man or woman, is the ability to
engage in useful occupation. This
leads me to my fourth point, the ap-
probation of what is best in life.-
Dean Russell.
Middletown transcript., 1916-02-26
Marks on AeropIanes.

The distinguishing marks of Il e
aeroplanes Of the fighting powers are
as follows: France. Belgium and
Serbia-the device Of blue center
ring with white and red rings outside
Great Britain-a dark red ring; the
device of a red center with blue
outer ring, similar to the French, is
also used. The Russian mark con-
sists of three horizontal bands of
white, blue and red. The central pow
ers, Germany and Austria, use black
Iron Cross" painted on white
ground as a device, while Turkey uses
a crescent and star upon a Fed
ground.
Middletown transcript., 1916-02-26
Sales 10 fake Place

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26th. 1916,--
Pdblic Sale of stock and farming i'm
plemerits by Herman Watson; at the
residence of Levi Watson, on the road
from Odessa to, Townsend. D. P.
Hutchison, Auc.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2Sth, 1876
Public sale of stock, farm implements,
&C., by j. w. Paris, about three miles
south of Chesapeake City, Md, and on
road between Cayots Corner and st.
Augustine. Frank Blackburn, auc.
MONDAY, MARCH 9TH, 1916. Pubic
sale of stock, by Joseph A. Unruh, at
Ginn's Corner, one and one-half miles
east Cf Townsend, Del. D. P. Hutchi-
son, auc.
TUESDAY, MARCH 7th, 1916.
Public sale of horses, cows and mules,
by George w. Hurd, on the Vance's
Neck road, two miles east of Nc
Donough.
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lust Estimate

'The parsnip is despised by every.
body" philosophically stated Profes.
sor Pate. 1T is of no account, either
in a decorative or gastronomic way.
It neither inebriates nor cheers hu.
manity. And yet nobody dares de-
nounce it as nuisance and an ex.
crescence. It has simply got in its
bluff, and remains in good society be
cause nobody has the nerve to bump
it out. kansas City Star.
Middletown transcript., 1916-02-26
AduIterated Bread.

Whole-meal bread or brown bread is
supposed to contain the whole grain Of
wheat, kernel, germ and bran. 1t re.
quires greater mastication and has the
advantage of retaining much that is
lost to white bread. There is no other
article of food which lends itself bet.
ter to adulteration than bread and
nothing which is more adulterated. Po-
tato, alum "bleachers'' and other
things best not known, all form part of
"our daily bread"
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Tries to Pin Up Heart.

Frank Gait, thirty-eight years old, Of
4O6 East Fiftieth street, tried to kill
himself in the erysipelas ward of
Bellevue hospital by sticking a safety
pin through his heart. He was pre-
vented from carrying out his inten-
ton by nurse, but he grimly told
the doctors that he would succeed
next time. He is charged with at
tempted suicide.-New York Evening
Sun.
Middletown transcript., 1916-02-26
Granted TWO paxs to Marry.

Furloughs from the front are fixed
by the generalissimo at six complete
days, but the heads of corps may give
two days extra to soldiers who have
haora tho nhioof 0f oifatiop an+itIino
them to wear the cross OF war and to
those who can produce a certificate
from mayor stating that they are
about to get married.-European Edi.
tion New York Herald.
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Lots of Excitement,

A Philadelphia woman who has had
trouble in filling her rooming house
once had an applicant who objected to
the lack of interesting surroundings.
"Oh, plenty of excitement" said this
wideawake landlady; from the front
window here you will have such fine
view of people missing the suburban
trains!"
Middletown transcript., 1916-02-26
The Only Way,

The NUTS who are getting out a
dictionary telling us how to spell un.
der the simplified system have stripped
the whole idea of its last shred of
popularity so far as we are concerned.
Simplified spelling is delusion and &
snare unless every man is to be his
own dictionary.-Wichita Beacon.
Middletown transcript., 1916-02-26
New Test of Death.

A drop of ether injected into the
eyeball is recommended by an Italian
physician as the most reliable test of
death. If life is still present the ether
will cause a reddening of the eye, but
if death has taken place there will be
no change.
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Riuhteous Inclination.

'Wud yez LUX at thot?" exclaimed
Mrs. O'Toole in just Indignation
"Washin' an ironin' done Shure, she
amt wan bit better than Oh am. Olive
got me washin' and ironin' done, too,
but yez don't see me hangin' out no
signs braggin' about it."
Middletown transcript., 1916-02-26
Two Simple Remedies.

In case Of burns, rub on -four, then
apply alcohol until it ceases burning.
For earache: Take little cotton,
dip in Jamaica ginger and press into
your ear; will relieve you quickly.
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Limit of UnbeIief.

Husband (remonstrating)-"But, my
dear Jane, haven't said a word"
Wife-"Nevertheless, know what you
were thinking, and there's no use say
ing you weren't, for l wouldn't believe
you if you n't."-Life.
Middletown transcript., 1916-02-26
Daily rhnrrnh+

Don't be content with doing only
your duty Do more than your duty.
It's the horse who finishes a neck
ahead who wins the race.-Andrew
Carnegie.
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Useless,

The sartorial vermiform appendix
is the pocket upon the inside of the
vest. 1t serves no purpose and dis
appoints the wife who at first believes
she has discovered an inner cham
ber."
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Ordinance :!

BE IT ORDAINED, That all pro-
perty holders or persons occupying pro-
perty in this town, shall keep the side
walks free from all Instructions. and
on the falling of any snow, shall have
it removed within six hours from the
time Of its ceasing to fall, except when
the snow ceases to fall between the
setting and rising OF the sun. in
that case the snow must be removed bv
100 clock A. M, on the next morning.
under a penalty of one dollar and costs.
for each and every offence.
". B.-When according to the above
article, the cleaning of the sidewalks.
would fall on Sunday, in that case the
property holders or those occupving
the property. shall be excused from
said cleaning until the following dav.
By Order of
THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE Town
OF MIDDLEToWN.
Jan. 18th, 1916.
P. S.-The Ordinance will be enfor-
ced to the limit.
Middletown transcript., 1916-02-26
Weighs a FIy's Wino.

The weighing machine used in the
laboratory of the bureau of standards
in Washington is said to be the most
accurate in the world It will weigh
the wing of ay.-Chicago Journal.
Middletown transcript., 1916-02-26

Mans Heart Heavier Than Woman's.
The average mans heart weighs
from ten to twelve ounces; the aver.
age woman's from eight to ten.
Middletown transcript., 1916-02-26

Much Money Spent for Food.
About one-third of the nations food
bill goes for meat, and the meat and
dairy products amount to more than
one-half the total expenditure.
Middletown transcript., 1916-02-26
Harm In Love Stories.

Love stories are liable to do some
harm by setting pace in elegant
and poetic courtship that no ordinary
man can keep up with.
Middletown transcript., 1916-02-26

Aluminium PIstons Satisfactory.
Aluminium alloy pistons in motor
car engines wear exOelleutly with the
usual fabrication.
Middletown transcript., 1916-02-26
human Nature.

When man gets so much money
that he has to employ others to count
it, he looks around and breaks into
a brand-new set Of troubles.
Middletown transcript., 1916-02-26
Difficult.

Indignant Professor-"Quit this
quibbling, sir! Who was King Henry
VIII? Answer yes or -Pennsyl-
vania Punch Bowl.
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PAID LOCAL ADS.

FOR SALE Wagons and Dearborns.
]. G. GREEN.
FOR RENT. Good stable, with four
stalls. Also small garage.
M. D. WILSON.
DR.. Warren S. P. Combs Dentist.
Successor to the late DR.. ]. G. Sites.
]. H. Emerson agent for the Model
T Evans Combination Vacuum Sweeper.
For Sale:-Three Thoroughbred Tou-
louise ganders. Call Phone 266-12.
MRS. JOHN D. GILL.
WANTED. - Girl for housework. White
or colored. Miss REBA FINGER,
905 Shipley St, Wilmington, Del.
FOR RENT. The large store-room on
West Main street, recently vacated
by j E. Denny. Apply to
H. D. HOWELL.
For Sale. 200 seven foot, four-hole
Chestnut Posts. Also wire over gate
posts. JAMES FARRELL,
NIiddletown, Del.
Best wheat makes best -four; best flour
makes best Bread. Use "White
Rose" -four and be convinced. Sold
by all Leading grocerymen and manu-
factured by
SHALLCRoss & ALOTzBEECHER.
MECHANICS WANTED. - Machi-
nists, Boilemakers, Machine hands and
Handy men are needed in the Philadel-
phia, Baltimore & Washington Railroad
Locomotive Repair Shops. Good pay
and good working conditions. Apply
to Master Mechanics Office, Whining
ton, Del.
Middletown transcript., 1916-02-26
Farming Implements Etc.


Two farm wagons, 1 dearborn, 2 york
carriages, nearly new; l runabout, l
Mccormick 7-foot binder, in perfect
order; L Mccormick New 4 mower, l
three-section steel roller, hay rake,
John Deere corn planter, none better; l
disc grain drill, l disc harrow, l Acme
harrow, No 40 Oliver plows, 2 No. 10
Oliver plowS, l No. A Oliver plow, l
wooden brake drag harrow, 2 Iron Age
wheel cultlvators, l Little Diamond
wheel eultivator, hay riggings, 2 hand
corn planters, grain fan, good as new;
slde delivery rake, l hay loader, in
good shape; ! wheelbarrow seed sower,
l6 feet; set Fairbanks scales, l dear
bora pole, l tomato rigging, tomato
baskets, 3 sets wagon harness, 2 sets
carriage harness, l set dearborn har-
ness, 6 sets pl0w gears, so grain sacks,
l, z, 8 and 4 horse trees. forks, shovels,
hoes and many other articles not men
toned.
Two Hundred Bushels of Corn. Four
Tons good Hay. Fourteen Bags Phos-
phate.
HOUSEHOLD GOODS. = Washing
machine, chairs, tables, 2 bedsteads,
bureau, WOOD stoves, pots, pans and
dishes.
Terms Of Sale
All sums Of $40 and under the cash
will be required; over that amount a
credit of nine months will be given By
purchaser giving bankable note with
approved endorser. Interest added
from day of sale. No goods to be re-
moved until terms are complied with.
The farm is sold and l must give
possession the 1st If March, and the
above goods will be sold for the high
dollar, rain or shine.
WIN. H. WILSON.
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GEORGE W. HURD.

EUGENE RACINE. Auctioneer.
RICHARD L. PRICE, Clerk.
NOTICE. Being over stocked 4. H.
Donovan will sell at the same time and
place, black mare colt, 3 years old,
bred and built for driving purposes; /
pair mules. coming years old, western
bred; 2 Mich Cows, heifers, 2 yesrs
old: / heifer, year old, l holstein bull,
2 years old. A. H. DONOVAN.
Middletown transcript., 1916-02-26
HEAD OF
attle

Eight head of Mich Cows. some in
proht, others close springers. One
Holstein Bull, years old.
Middletown transcript., 1916-02-26

FOR RENT. Good stable, with four
stalls. Also small garage.
M. d. WILSON.
Middletown transcript., 1916-02-26

]. H. Emerson agent for the Model
7 Evans Combination Vacuum Sweeper.
Middletown transcript., 1916-02-26

DR.. Warren S. P. Combs Dentist.
Successor to the late DR.. ]. G. Sites.
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Loan Notice

The Stated Annual Meeting of The
Odessa Loan Association of Odessa,
Del, will be held at the Academy,
On MONDAY, FEB. 2Sth, 1916
At Z o'clock P. M.
At which time a President, Vice
President, Secretary and Treasurer will
be elected to serve one year and three
(S) Directors to serve three years.
L. V. AsPRIL, JR., Secretary.
Middletown transcript., 1916-02-26

For Sale:-Three Thoroughbred Tou-
louise ganders. Call Phone 266-12.
MRS. JOHN D. GILL.
Middletown transcript., 1916-02-26
20 HEAD OF
Farming implements. Etc.

Three two-horse farm wagons, dear
born, rubber-tire, low-down milk wagon
Corn King manure spreader, been used
a little two seasons; potato coverer, 2
large disc machines for 2 horses; drag
harrow, two-horse plow, one-horse pillow
No. 19 Oliver New Ground plow,
sprayer, 2 sets carriage harness, brides,
collars, corn shelter, and many other
things, such as horse blankets, leather
head halters, etc.
5-Horse Power Gas Engine, in fine
running order, too large for US, are
getting smaller one just to pump
water.
Middletown transcript., 1916-02-26

FOR SALE-W Wagons and Dearborns.
J. G. GREEN.
Middletown transcript., 1916-02-26
Terms Of Sale

All sums of $50 and under, the cash
will be required; over that amount a
credit of 9 months will be given, pur-
chaser giving bankable note with ap-
proved endorser. Interest added from
dav of eqIe. No goods to be- removed
TN ii the a1ove conditions are complied
Middletown transcript., 1916-02-26
HOGS

Eleven shoats, weigh from so to go
lbs, Jersey Red stock; Jersey Red
brood sow.
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WANTED. Girl for homework. White
or c0lored. Miss REBA FINGER,
905 Shipley st., Wilmington, Del
Middletown transcript., 1916-02-26
Terms of Sale

All sums Of $40 and under, cash will
be required; over this amount a credit
of 9 months viii be given by purchaser
giving judgment note with approved
security. No goods to be removed until
terms are complied with.
There will be no uhderbidding, and l
guarantee everything l put up will be
sold to the highest bidder.
E. J. BOGGS.
WILSON G. MOORE, Auc.
JEFF COOPER, Inside Clerk.
F. A. MOORE, Outside Clerk.
Splendid train service, north and
southbouni, 5 minutes walk from Ches-
void to farm
If 7th is stormy, sale will take place
next day.
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Farming Implements

One farm wagon, U. S. corn planter,
1 two-h horse plow, l rangle harrow, l
Oliver cultivator, good as new; Iron
Age cultivator, spring tooth harrow,
road cart, l york carriage, lot of old
iron
Middletown transcript., 1916-02-26

FOR RENT. The large store-room on
West M ain street, recently vacated
by j E. Denny. Apply to
H, D. HOWELL.
Middletown transcript., 1916-02-26
Terms Of Sale
VIM. H. WILSON.

D. P. HUTCHINSON, Auc.
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The daily Alaskan., 1916-01-05
What Kind of a Father
 Are You?
By JUDGE WILLIS BROWN.


 Is there anything more important iu this world to you than that boy Of yours?
 The world Is full of helpless, depend ent and wayering boys. These all have fathers.
 What kind of a boy are you the fa- ther off
 School instruction today does notuec- essarily mean efficiency. Education is proved only by application of learning to do things.
 Business men claim that only one in ten boys who apply for positions pos sesses knowledge of how to do concrete things.
 Less than 5 per cent of the boys in the public schools do anything worth while outside of the schooiroom.
 Are you one of the 05 per cent of la- thers of boys who do nothing?
 Better stop right now, father, am. call your son and ask him:
 Son, what have you ever done!
 If you are not anxious to have your son enlisted in the business game Of achievement and to be recognized oGl- cially as a worth while young citizen you are not a father, but an excuse.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-01-05
WHY IT SUCCEEDS
Bacsuse It's for Che Thing Only and Thousands of People
 Appreciate This,

Nothing can be good for every tL1g
 nolg one thing well brings sue cess.
 Doan's Kidney Pills are for one thing only.
 For weak CT disordared kidneys.
 Here is reliable evidence Of their worth.
 Mrs. J. B. sans, Union, ore2 Says: "I was bothered for at lest twenty five years by attacks Of kidney trouble and I didn't sc-m able to get relief. My back was terribly weak and ached so greatly that it was hard for ne to get out of @ chair. When I did 5uerD twinges darted through me, and had to help myself up. The kiJuzy secrettons gave me great annoyance, too. Doan's Kidney Pius greatly benefited me An o--ar of my family has used Doan $ EiTncy Pills, and thinks highly Of them"
 Price soc, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for @ kidney remedy gct Doan's Kidney PiIls-the same that Mrs. Sans had. Foster-Milburn Co, Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-01-05
Crab Locomotives.

The oueerest locomotives are the types used in mining and called crabs" Gliding into the black gal Teri s of coal mines Gnd halting at a crasice in the wall from which issues tue distant ring of pick and shovel, the crab lets out a flexible tentacle (a steel cable) for perhaps 200 or 300 feet, drawing 1t back presently with a ear Of coal in tow. Feeling into inc holes, first on one side, thea on the other, 1t mores along and never fails to secure It's prey. Finally, with q dozen or more cars in its wake, 1t proceeds to the shaft or outlet and delivers its booty to the crusher.
 These crabs operate by trolley con drcsors. They run through the main passages of the mine. Each crab IS furnished with an electrically ope7at- ea rum, on which are carried 200 or 300 feet of steel cabI'. This is hauled into the side passages or drifts by s man WI, couples the end to a loaded car, then gives a signal, and the crab does the rest.-George Frederick Suatton lu t. Nicholas,
The daily Alaskan., 1916-01-05
Short Stories

Soda water siphons are filed through tao spout
 an- have q. stronger sense of taste than women.
 saws were first fashioned In imita- tio1 ot the jawbOne of snake.
 Some machine guns have q firing power of over a thousand shots a min. ute.
 The size and value of the c0coanut in- dustry in CeylOn may be gauged when it iG considered that fully G0,0O0O00 CO. coauut trees are under cultivation.
 Turkeys remaining territory in Eu- rope is 9,01O square miles. about as much as Delaware and New Jersey combined. The population is 2,3IS,OO0
The daily Alaskan., 1916-01-05

There are three kinds of fathers towards. strangers and caUms. The "covmts' are alru'1 eTer tc Ga.e any test or their boys real worth
 to he world. These sly, 'Mmd your
 ma. her, son, and study your Iessons.'
 The strangers" moe. sons occasion as.. at the table and about tae house. boss a little, sometimes get angry and sLu- little, lou. never really live md SC. visions with taa boy.
 Tho "chum" father remembers he was a boy and rua l.s E.L ia every r-. an games lwt w.. make him r.ary and ahead aL the other boys, i, possible. Team wo.E-5nu. 1aa son J am a clun father. Are you2 Thal kind O. a toU... gre yoa if lyon do not talk -l.s Achievement, move, mant over with your hoy and get him . n r1is game of l.la|
 My u0uLcst moment was when the . g..oruor of the sta.o, before a whole . sIa.ure assembled, delivered to my ...ran-vcaroIg s.u certificate of . achievement bearing .Hn aaal of thc state. thus slga,fytur that my boy had l accomplished four things worth while land was of iwno.tauna to the state over the boys who were waiting and marking tima and doing nothing really . worth while.
 Are you a clum Satarrt
The daily Alaskan., 1916-01-05

MODEL OF BATTLEsHIp BUILT BY RALPH MICHEL eight sixnch guns secondary aty' It has derrick. and --eoo steering device and ouiD a les this ba.ee. l nus s s~rcaI two saHboas one one al aDe with cp and many hold Ralph a.t hoy ana o oo5 stant i'm school not havu taru during e past year TTa ovs he knows that the other boys who think doing nothing worth Is playing