4 mHu WEEMINGTONIAN


AND
DELAWARE REGISTER.

Thursday, June 8, 1925.
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Thursday, June 8, 1925.


Tho communication of "V." is received. |
The "6rst attempt is not bad one; not
outstanding, under existing circumstances,
h. cannot appear. If should be asked why, |
We will refer the en- luirer to paragraph
under the Editorial head of this paper, OF
the 9TH of April.


From our correspondent at Buenos Ayres,
we have received advces to the 96th March
nclusiye, at which time American produce
here, and at Monte Vidco was dull. Our
correspondent states" there will be
preat deal of money lost OH the late voyages
Of those who are no7v here with -four. The
late harvest has been good one, and the
wheat of the country is selling now at S4 SO
10 s. the fanega, which Is a little less than
fonr bushels and weighs about 220lbs
r,o,r manufactured here from the wheat Of
tbe country, at the average of those prices,
will cost the Bakers (they have their own
mills worked by mules and lorses) 87icts.
the arroba Of 25lbs., or 81 the barrel in the
bakehouse. The duties on foreign flour is
IS 25. The expenses oflanding, stc.- So'
will be 81 50 more, say So IS, aud l. Is 'he
unfortunate shIhers only, whe'a" say "i'n
nrec;sion what the loss will * on the humer-
uscarpoes that have been forced intotfis rlv-
or Indeed. it reminds me 1f the policyofthc
p.;.;,t, NI.,chants aud Manufacturcis, at
.ho olose of the late war with America-thcy
inundated our markets with dry gooas' and
Carried of our raw materials TO ruin our man
ufacturers bv cutting them two ways at once
Every one knows the resuit.-But our Amer
can merchants have neglected to initiate
cae very important item in this EnyIisl poi
icy--that Of carrying away the raw maten
al from this country. They should have
provided funds, and agents, and orders t.
purchase up all the wheat in tic country
this wheat would have answered for remit
:ance for their flour, which they might have
sold for as high prices as in some former voy
ages; say IL to 20 dollars the barrel; to thos'
who are SO extravagantly fone Of the carry
ing trade, and foreign commece, this would
have been great acquisition


Our last accounts of General Lafayette
which are dated May 18th, left him at L,u
isville, Kentucky, after bis disaster on ti'
Mississippi. He expects to be at Boston O
the 10th inst.,at Ncw-York Oh the 4th of Ju
ly, then to Philadelphia and Washington
and expects to sail for France aboutthe l5t!
OF August. If we understand arght, tn
General promised when he was hee. to b
IN Wilmington again before he left tie Unit
ed states; II SO we may expect to SEC hin
about the 18th of next month.


Mr.. Ham, gentleman residing a fc'
niles this side of Dover in this state, ha
ttw days ago, caught female Opossuu
with eleven male and female young, whic
he hoped to have the qualification of pre-
senting, Though the medium of the Editor
tac American Farmer, to Mr.. w. Lafayett,
but, in consequence of the inattention of tn
person to whose care she was entrusted
and who neglected to feed her,she was con
pelled to satisfy the cravings Of hunger


the expense of the lives of her oifsprn
and accordingly devoured her whole tamil


Counterfeit S!yer Coin, of the dercmin
ton OF Spanish Milcd Dollars, dated 17si
and Sixpenny pieces of 1907, arc in circul;
ton; the impression ofboth are very boil
and they appear to be newly made. and al
very well calculated to deceive.


Messrs Yates q MIntyrc, who have lat
" become Managers OF the Delaware Sta
Lottery, have opened an Office in this h
rough at No. 28, markc, ST., for the sale


tickets in this, and many other Iotteri
throughout the United States; of which til


Are also Managers. In the scheme of t


Delaware State Lottery, are combined tho
dSt. James and St. PEERS Churches, a


INC New Ark and Middlctown Acadcmi


he public spiri. and enterprise, togeth


@ththe firomht and correct method of tral


acting business SO peculiar to these gent


H'sN, will, we have no doubt, recomme


N'cm to the confidence of the citizens of Il


state. We believe there are but few of q


eN'zens, who are not aware that authority Il