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Smyrna times., 1923-05-23
Contract No. CK-15. $50 Miles
Leipsic-Smyrna
Auto Repair Shop
At Dover

a
30 fl 60 fl frame, Roof trusses Of 40 fl
span, concrete and wood floor
Alternate bids will be received for standard
steel building of approximately the same di-
mensions with clear floor space and trusses
designed to sustain 5-ton load at center OF
span.
Performance of contract shall commence
within ten 0O) days after execution of the
contract and be completed during 1928 as spec
flied.
Monthly payments will be made for 90 per
cent of the construction completed each
month.
Bidders must submit proposals upon forms
provided by the Department
Each proposal must be accompanied by a
surety bond. certified check. money to the
amount of at least ten GO) per centum Of
the total amount of the proposal
The envelope containing the proposal must
be marked Proposal for the Construction of
| State Highway Contract No............"
The Contract will be awarded or rejected
/ within twenty 900 days from the date of
/ opening proposals.
The right is reserved to reject any or all
/ bids.
Detailed plans may be seen and index plans
| and specifications may be obtained upon de
| posit of ten dollars $4,000 which amount
| will be refunded upon return OF plans anC
| specifications in good condition at the Office
Of
STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
Dover. Delaware
Smyrna times., 1923-05-23

The Rev. Daniel Stockley, pastor of
Line NJ. f. Church, near Whitesville,
was attacked on the road recently
by two men who beat and rob-
bed him of S100. 1t occurred while he
was endeavoring to start his car which
had stopped on the road Mr.. Stock
ley, who is a muscular man about six
feet in height and weighing about 1S0
pounds, knocked one of the thugs
down, during the encounter. 1t was
too dark to recognize his assailants OF
to tell whether they were white OF
black, and he has no clue to then
identity. After the assault he was
compelled to walk about mile to the
home of Ernest Birmingham, witt
whom he boards. His injuries, while
painful, are not serious.
Smyrna times., 1923-05-23

March !, by the Wicomico county,
Md, authorities while pulling a rob
berry at Salisbury He was sentenced
to 20 years in the Maryland peniten-
tiary. On the night of March "a, he
and three other negro burglars saw
ed their way out of the Salisbury,
Md, jail. Jones pales were soon re
captured and six years added to their
sentences for hreaking iail.
Smyrna times., 1923-05-23
STATE AND PENINSULA NEWS
TOLD IN BRIEF SPICY ITEMS
NEWSY ITEMS GATHERED FROM
OUR STATE EXCHANGES
Brief News Items of People We Know
In and Around the Larger PENN
sula Towns and Communities

Dover Town Council recently, went
over the general assessment for the
year which was submitted by the town
assessor, Frank Vansant. The total
assessment of the town is slightly
over $4,000,0O0 and the tax rate was
fixed at the same as last year, so
cents on the S1OO for town purposes
and 10 cents for water.
Smyrna times., 1923-05-23

Between rs and 100 agents of the
Delaware Railroad and subsidiary
lines, met in Dover recently in an
nual session, to discuss problems re-
lative to perishable fruits and other
matters of interest to the agents. This
is the first time that the agents have
met in Dover Clayton and Smyrna
stations were represented.
Smyrna times., 1923-05-23

A reception was given by Col. Earl
l. Brown, of the Wilmington United
States engineers office, for Brigadier
General Beach, of Washington, chief
of this United States engineer dis
trict, in the Service Club at Fort du-
Pont Friday night. The officers of
the district Notifications and other
prominent citizens of the vicinity in
vited to meet General Beach. He will
make an inspection of the work on the
canal and the river front while he is
there.
Smyrna times., 1923-05-23

Members of Wissahickon Tribe, Sell
byville, held religious services at the
Red Mems Home near Newark on
Sunday afternoon. The members who
made the long trip by automo-
bile were accompanied by their
wives and daughters and the choir OF
Selbyville NJ. E. Church, Rev. V. E
Hill, pastor of Wesley NJ. E. Church
Wilmington, officiated.
Smyrna times., 1923-05-23
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed proposals will be received by the
State Highway Department, at its Office. Do
YER Delaware until , o'clock M, June
6, 1928 and at that place and time publicly
opened for the construction of State Aid
Highways. involving the following approx
mate quantities:
Smyrna times., 1923-05-23

Joseph H. Argo, Sr., employed by 7.
X. Jones & Company, of Dover, for
many years, and who was severely
burned about two weeks ago, by the
explosion of a gasoline torch, died at
his home Wednesday afternoon as the
result Of the burns. He was 81 years
of age, and is survived by his wife
and three children. He was a mem
Der of Washington Camp, P. o. S. of
A. Funeral services took place from
his late residence Saturday.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-21
Great Value of Adding
Protein to Hog Ration

The value of adding protein to
ration, even when pigs being fattened
for market have the run Of good
alfalfa pasture, was shown in test
conducted by the Kansas experiment
station last year. One lot was fed all
the corn it would eat, in addition to
alfalfa pasture. The other lot was fed
all the corn it would eat plus one-fourth
of pound of tankage per head per day
in addition to alfalfa pasture. The pigs
in the lot receiving no tankage made a
gain of IA pound per day at cost Of
$5.55 per 100 pounds of gain. The pigs
in the lot receiving tankage made a
gain Of 1.25 pounds per day at cost
of $3.50 per 100 pounds of gain, The
addition Of one-fourth Of a pound Of
tankage per head per day on alfalfa
pasture reduced the cost Of gains SO
cents hundred.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-21
BELLE ISLE HARD TO REACH
Mariners Dread to Approach L
Through Treacherous Bay Of Bis
cay, Owing to Swift Currents.

Belle isle Is rocky islet quitting out
Of the Bay Of Biscay OF the Brittany
coast While Belle isle is but ten miles
from shore, the water Is SO rough that
few people care to risk the passage.
The Bay of Biscay has always been
the dread Of mariners because Of the
high tides fierce currents and danger
GUS reefs.
Belle Isle was inhabited from early
times. for the remains Of rock struc-
lures made by the Druids are numer-
ous. Later, the Romans occupied it as
an outpost Of their empire. Then it
was held for a long period by Catho-
lie monastery. In 1851 the British cap
fured the island, afte, a long siege.
but It went back to Fgance soon after.
Napoleon started to fortify Belle isle.
but never finished the job. Dumas. in
The Three Musketeers," tells how the
gigantic Porthos labored with the
great rocks used for the earlier foun-
dationA
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-21
Find Silage Profitable
as Feed for Baby Beeves

Recent feeding tests with baby
beeves at the Minnesota experiment
station show that silage can be prof
itably used in fattening baby beeves.
In the tests, which were conducted by
w. H. Peters and N. X. Carnes, calves
getting silage. plus full feed of grain,
fed more regularly and required less
sSillful and careful feeding than calves
getting heavy feed Of grain and no
silage.
The silage-fed calves gained 2.36
pounds per head per day as an average
of 196-day feeding period, while the
calves fed without silage gained at the
rate Of 2.22 pounds per head per day.
Although the calves fed without silage
were valued at 10 cents per hundred
pounds above those which had silage,
the silage-fed calves showed net
profit of $3.50 per head while those
without silage made a profit of $16.15
per head.
In another test barley proved prac-
tically equal to corn, pound for pound
in making gains on fattening calves
However, because Of the greater cost
of the barley and the smaller saving
of feed made by hogs following, the
corn-fed calves showed a profit Of
$16.15 per head, while the profit on
those fed barley was but $6.91 per
head.
Pure bred beef calves, high-grade
beef calves and common calves show
ing some traces Of beef breeding made
similar gains on similar amounts of
feed. The difference in selling price
was marked, however, the pure breds
bringing $S6.78 per head, the grades
$83.45 and the common calves only
$56.1S per head.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-21
Rotation to Prevent
Disorders of Beans
Hand Pick. Disease-Free
Pods to Use for Seeding.

Plant beans on the same land not
oftener than once in three or four
years, particularly If disease has been
prevalent. Soils which once become
thoroughly infected as result of con-
tinuous cropping are seldom safe to
use for the same or closely related
crops for years to come.
Wherever PRACTICAL, destroy all dis
eased vines and trash by burning.
If the bean straw from diseased
vines is to be fed, do npt use the
manure on a field that is to be planted
to beans.
As far as possible avoid cultivating
the beans early in the morning when
there is dew on them, or when they
Are wet with rain.
Hand pick disease-free pods, or If
possible, select disease-free plants
for seed. Use these to plant seed
plot on land which has never raised
beans, and which is removed some
distance from the main crop.
Remember that hand picking of seed
as it comes from the fail or thrasher
for the purpose Of controlling disease
is Of no value, since it is impossible
to detect even a small percentage of
diseased seed.
Seed treatment of beans is of no
practical value, since any chemical
that would penetrate the seed deeply
enough to destroy. the disease-produc-
ing organism would likewise be apt
to kill the seed.
Spraying with bordeaux mixture.
$3.50 formula, even when done thor
oughly by competent persons, is at
best unsatisfactory, Improbable and
only partially successful.-Walter g..
Sackett, Bacteriologist, Colorado Elk
pertinent Station.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-21
Sheep Raising Spurred
by Advance in Prices

1.-THE farmer who has the equipment
and feeds at hand should be encour-
aged in raising lambs" says Phil A..
Anderson of the animal husbandry d.
vision, University of Minnesota. tBut
farmers entering this field should go
slowly at first and study the require
ments very thoroughly" he adds.
Mr.. Anderson makes the foregoing
statement in view of the greatly in
creased interest exhibited in sheep pro-
duction the last few months, which has
been brought about by advancing
prices for wool, steady lamb market
and good profits made in feeding lambs
during 1921-1922.
Stocks of wool, which accumulated
during the war and Immediately after,
have now been converted into merchan-
disc. Manufacturers short of mill sup
plies and eager to keep the mills going
have become anxious to buy, causing
the price to go up.
prices of lambs have been at $12 to
SIS per 100 pounds for a long time,
with variation of 81 to $3.50 for
shorn lambs" says Professor Anderson.
Such prices should be an inducement
for many farmers to have fiocks of %
to IS ewes or more which will consume
green food perhaps otherwise wasted
and convert it into a marketable
product. With wool and market stock
high in price, because of a decrease in
the number Of sheep in the United
States and the action of the new pro-
tective tariff, our sheep breeders can
surely compete with the breeders of
other countries"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-21
Vaccinating Cattle to
Prevent Shipping Fever

Although still in the experimental
stage, the vaccination method of treat
ing cattle to prevent their contracting
hemorrhagic septicemia has reached
such degree Of perfection that it is
now in use by the United States De
partment Of Agriculture.
Until the method has been more
thoroughly tried out, the department
will furnish vaccine produced in its
laboratory and also trained veterinar-
ians who will give the treatment at
actual cost.
Losses from this disease have been
steadily increasing for several years.
During the past fall and winter the
disease became more prevalent and
virulent than ever before. 1t Is most
likely to show itself among animals
shipped long distances, although it
occasionally attacks those that have
never left the home place.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-21

the places visited were Nashville,
Tenn; Denver, Colo; Lincoln, Neb. !;
Crookston, Mimi; Madison and James
vile, Wis; Fort Worth, Tex; Okla
homa City, Saltwater and Guymon,
Okla Peoria, Urbana and Aurora, Ill. s.
Columbus, o.; Lafayette, Ind; Lex
ington, KY, and Des Moines, Ia.
His journey will continue through
out the fall months when he will be the
center Of attraction at many Of the
large fairs. 1t is planned to bring him
back to Chicago the first week in De-
cember for the International, this be-
ing the first time that the grand cham
pion barrow at this show has ever been
returned the following year.
Oklahoma King has stood up we'll
and actually gained flesh during his
travels. This is all the more remark
able in view of the fact that he has
been shipped as any ordinary hog
would be moved about, in crate by
express. At his numerous stops, how
ever, he has been accorded royal re-
ceptions and honors have been heaped
high upon his porcine head. In one
city nothing was considered too good
for one of his royal standing and he
was given quarters in the lobby Of the
leading hotel.
This noted animal began life in the
classical environment Of the Oklahoma
Agricultural college. Under the con-
slant supervision Of a former pig club
winner he was grown and fitted for the
great competition at Chicago and am
ply justified this faith by defeating
nearly 500 Of the finest market hogs In
the world for supreme honors.
Competent judges have conceded
that Oklahoma King is one of the most
perfect types of market barrows that
has ever been produced, and it is for
the purpose Of allowing as many peo-
pie as possible to personally inspect
this ideal porker that the breed asso-
Citations have saved him from the
butchers block and have sent him on
his history-making tour Of the United
States.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-21
Champion Barrow
Has Travelled Far
"Oklahoma King Has Been
Exhibited in Different
Parts Of United States.

Not. content with being declared the
grand champion barrow of the world
at the 1922 International Live Stock
exposition, Oklahoma King has added
to his honors the title of the widest
Travelled and most inspected hog on
earth.
Instead Of being sent to the block
after attaining supreme honors at Chi
cago last December, he was purchased
by two Duroc associations and sent on
tour of exhibition which has carried
him to all parts of the country. Among
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-21
Alabama Mayor Out.
With Strong Facts

Sleep was often impossible, and grad
ually weakened so / could hardly at
teno to my office duties.
The first bottle of Tanlac improved
me wonderfully, and each successive
battle c:ave added impetus to my re-
turning strength. / felt ten years
younger when ] finished the sixth bot
tie q short time later. Tanlac gave
me new zes: in life that still remains
with me-"
Tanlac is for sale by all good drug
gists.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-21

Judge g. w. Thomson, Mayor Of
Tarrant City, Alabama, widely known
and highly esteemed pioneer citizen.
recently gave his unqualified endorse
ment to the Tanlac treatment.
"Chronic indigestion brought me to
the verge of general breakdown
three years ago. said Judge Thorn
ason, land nothing. seemed to afford
much relief. / was eating scarcely
enough to keep going on, and food
stayed in my stomach like a rock,
causing pain and extreme nervousness.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-21
Overcrowding Chickens
Is Quite Improbable

In culling the flock it is better to
Gull severely and save just enough
birds to fill the laying houses to their
capacity. Overcrowding never pays.
as it cuts down egg production and
increases the chances of disease. 1t
is very difficult to keep the straw lit
ter clean and dry in poultry house
that Is overcrowded. 81
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-21
Dairy Progress Nothing
Short of Phenomenal

The progress which the dairy in
dustry as whole has made during the
past three years Is nothing short Of
phenomenal. During a period when
other lines of farming and industry
were suffering from stagnation, the
dairy industry has been forging ahead
and new records Of production and
consumption have been established
each year
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-21
All Set.

All Set.
Jacll-There's something I've been
wanting to ask you for weeks.
Jen-Well, hurry up. I've had the
answer ready for months.-Boston
Transcript
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-21
Might Be Advisable

Might Be Advisable.
"One divorce for every eight mar
riages?"
$50 they say, grille"
That's bad"
'True. Suppose we get married be-
fore the odds get orse."-Louisville
Courier-Journal.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-21
Cash Trade only.

Passer-by Ito beggar)-I have no
small change at present, but I'll hand
you something coming back.
Beggar (dolorously)-Ah, sir, it was
dom business on credit that redooced
me to this.-New Haven Register.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-21
oil. Fudae!

On sale was cigar called the VII
tain.
Customer thought this queer name
for a cigar. The manufacturer was
always ready to explain.
you See" he would say, "it's al
ways foiled." louisville Courier
Journal.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-21

The big Poughkeepsie bridge is
100 feet long.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-21

Man can build up biceps; and he
can build up forehead, too, IL he
begins early enough.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-21

More the Merrier.
"How many people in New York;
More than four millions"
II don't see how you all live."b
"Oh, we patronize each other
Louisville Courier-Iournal.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-21

At one hotel in Bavaria a visitor
found the tablecl0ths and napkins to
be paper.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-21
How He Came In.

I'm right proud Of my son at col.
lege. He's one of the most popular
young fellars thar" said Farmer
Hicks proudly.
yer don't say so?" exclaimed q
neighbor.
Yep; he recently gave big dinner
dance In my honor at one of the most
fashionable hotels"
"Wuz you thar?'
mo, wuzn't."
wal. where do you come in?"
Il paid for It."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-21
CAM Afford Both.

Can't Afford Both.
Mrs. Loser-The dentist says must
have some bridge work done.
Husband-Then you'll have to quit
bridge play.-Boston Transcript.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-21

Frank.
Magistrates this your first Of
Tense?
Maxwell, it's the first time I've
been caught.-Tit-Bits
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-21
Not Particular,

Not Particular.
The Landlady-Will you take tea or
coffee?
The Observation-Disclosures you call it.
London Answers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-21
many WOMEN
AVOID OPERATIONS
Through the Use Of Lydia z. Pinlzham's
Vegetable Compound
Two Interesting Cases

Some female troubles may through
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/ tried different medicines which did
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This book contain valuable inf
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-21

Rainbows make themselves scarce
enough to be always sure of convey
ing thrill.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-21

Let the camel get his nose in the
tent and presently he will fill the
whole tent. It is the same way with
! hobby.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-21

Life is a flower Of which love is the
Hugo.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-21

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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-21

no good, until my sister insisted on my
trying Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. She said there was nothing
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to do any thing on the farm or in my
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Another Operation Avoided
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-21

WE WISH A GOOD WORKER IN THIa
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-26
FAIRFIELD PUTS BAN ON SUNDAY BASEBALL
Wire Company Claims Grounds Obtained By Misrepresentation
 FAIRFIELD BUREAUl
 TEE AGE-uERALD Fairfield. Ala, June 25

Baseball grounds of the American Steel and Wire company, on which a baseball game was played Sunday, were procured under misrepres tion, according to a statement made in Fairfield Monday by officials of that company, who stated they would never be used again for any Sunday game. This effectively disposed of the proposition of baseball games in Fair field in the future. The furore occa- stoned by the game brought the state ment that the wire company thought a band concert was to be given on the grounds and were quite as much surprised as anyone when 1t devel- oped that a ball game was scheduled for the afternoon. The protests of the clergymen of Fairfield resulted in this explanation.
 The fact that admission was charged classes the game as pro- fessional, and while the youngsters play in the city parks on Sundays their games are purely local and have so far been without objection. AS the matter now stands there will be no further ball games in Fair field,