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Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12
WHATS IN A NAMEP
(BsnSOnS Plaster is Pains Master J

In the days Of wild cat money in the
West, the Ames shovels were used as cur
rency. They We're as stable as gold: theil
price did not vary cent in twenty wears
The very name Of Oliver Ames g. Son, wa.
a synonym for honesty. 1t was current al
over the world
On the same principle Benson's Porous
Plaster IS the universal standard external
remedy. To SAY it is 'goOd" plaster does
not describe i; tits e6est 49sSj59e plaster.
For every disease in which an external rem.
edy is available, Benson's Plaster is used
almost as matter Of course.
Benson's Plaster quickly relieves aaC
cures where other modes of treatment are
either exasperatingly slow or have NJ goo5
effect whatever. Coughs, colds, lumbago
kidney trouble, rheumatism, lame back
ETC., are at once benefited and soon cured
Capsicum, Strengthening AMI Belladonna
plasters have none of the curative virtue,
of Benson's. More than 5000 physician
and druggists have commended Benson,
Plaster as a remedy in viii h the publ,
may have implicit confidence; while, in {
comparative test with other plasters. Ben
sons has received .ttty.JiDe highest a,oards
Beware of substitutes and cheap limitations
For sale by all druggists or we will pre-.
pay postage on any number ordered in the
United States on receipt of 25c. each
SeaburY d johnson. MFG. Chemists. n. Y.
Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12
.NDIANA'S MINE STRIKE.
Men in the Block Coal Fields Are
Now Out.
FEARS THAT IT WILL SPREAD.
The National Committee of the Mine
workers Union Advises the Men al
Brazil to Stick for Powder Clause,
which May Extend the Strike.

Indianapolis, April 1O-The national
executive committee of the mine work
ers' association continued its work yes
terday. According to a statement
given out at headquarters the cOndi-
ton of affairs in the block coal fields
of Indiana is extremely critical and all
mines are closed.
The powder question is still the
cause of all the trouble, and, it is
said, the miners are unanimous in their
attitude. The clause in the agreement
made between the miners and the Oper-
atOrs recently concerning the price OF
powder has practically preclpitated a
strike at Linton.
The national committee telegraphed
the committee of miners at Brazil last
night that it could not advise them tC
sign contracts unles the powder ques-
tiOn should be eliminated This tele-
! gram was read at a joint meeting o.
miners and operators at Brazil anC
/ caused an adjournment. The operator:
refuse TO recede. A strike is now on
/ and a long lockout is predicted
A strike which violates any articles
/ of an agreement would not receive tn
/ support Of the national organization
and a strike among block coal mel
may encourage the bituminous Goa
miners, who have already evinced
I tendency to evade certain regulation
contained in the agreement reached a
Terre Haute
The situation in Indiana is attractin
the attention of the national officers
and they await the outcome wit
anxiety Clay county contains nearl
all the block coal mines in this stat
and the miners association number
nearly 5000 members.
Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12

The bur oak tree is more nearly
typical of the character of the pioneer
settlers of the northwest than any
other tree rugged, hardy. growing on
nearly all soils, windprOOf, drought
proof, frostproof, thrifty of habit on
the alluvial soils, gnarly and rugged
on the hilltop. beaten by hail scorcheG
by midsummer suns, tramped hard by
stock. breasting the winter blizzard, lis
farreaching roots ever holding it strong
and straight, ready to be kissed by the
warm south wind ~8f-thc returning
spring and respond with a wealth of
glossy and almost tropical foliage from
every twig OF its strong, gray, rugged
limbs. Thus lived the pioneers-men
and women cast in the mold of the bur
oak.
Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12

Cripple Creek. Colo, April 1O.-The
family of James Smith, including the
father, mother and four children, were
instantly killed in their home last
night by the sliding of the huge dump
of the granite mine. The Smith resi-
dence was located Just below the base
of the dump. The recent SHOWS had
softened the dump so that the top sud
denly slid down. crushing the house
and burying its inmates. Hundreds of
men went to digging away the dirt and
rock, but all of the victims were found
crushed to death.
Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12
CHASTITY STORY or cANNInAL1sI
Terrible Tale Told by Two Survivors
of the Horror

London, April 9.-The Singapore cor
respondent of The Daily Express wires
a CHASTITY story of cannibalism at sea
brought to Singapore by two survivors
of the Nova Scotian bark Angola.
wrecked six days sail from Manila on
Oct. % last. The correspondent says:
"The survivors, Johnnsen, a Swede,
and MarticOrnu, Spaniard assert that
the Angola struck a reef Two RATS
were built The smaller, bearing five
men, disappeared. The other, with IL
men, drifted for 40 days The sailors
ate barnacles, sea weed and finally their
boots
"On the 95th day two became insane
and killed themselves. On TIE 10Th a
Frenchman killed the mate with an ak
drank his blood and tried to eat his
brains, but was prevented by the 9TH
ers Next day the Frenchman was
killed while attempting to murder the
captain. The survivors, all of whom
were now insane, ate the Frenchman's
/ body.
"Cannibaiism continued until only
JOhnnsen and Marticornu remained
On the 42d day the raft stranded or
Subj or Fiat island. in the Natuna
group northwest of Borneo). john.
sen and Marticornu were awfully ema.
ciated. Friendly Malays sent them by
/ Junk to Sinpa pore"
Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12
canadn,. Lon nnd 500 Rountles:

Washington, April 1O-The iron and
steel bounties offered by the Dominion
of Canada have grown to such proper
lions as to create much discussion, and
there is a growing disposition to de-
mand from parliament a repeal of the
law granting them. Last year the total
bounties paid on iron and steel
amounted to s312,774 So many iron
and steel plants are being started in
the dominion in which United States
capital is dominant that it is feared
the bounties offered will shortly be-
come greater burden than the coun-
try can stand. A single company esti-
mates the bounties it will receive from
the government in the next seven years
at SS,O95.0O
Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12
Chicago Girl Routs Robbers.

Chicago, April 1O.-Flourishing a
shotgun, Fredicka Ramsaier, an 49,
year-old girl pursued two robbers last
night in this city and saved her father
from being robbed She was reading
in the library of her home when she
heard her father cry for help. Seiz-
ing the shotgun she burst through the
front door IN time to see a masked man
kneeling on her fathers chest, while a
second robber was searching the vic
TINS pockets. The robbers fled and
Miss Ramsaier started in pursuit, but
the men escaped.
Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12

Jersey City, April 1O.-The will of
Edla Mcpherson, widow of Senator
John r. Mcpherson, was filed for pro-
bate in the Hudson county court yes
terday. The estate is valued at over
100000. The will creates a trust
fund in charge of Aaron S. Baldwin,
of Hoboken The testatrix's only child,
Mrs. Edla C. Muir. is given the income
of the estate during her life. After the
death of Mrs. Muir and Mr.. Baldwin
provision is made for the distribution
of the estate to various charities The
viii makes no mention of DR.. Muir,
with whom Mrs. Muir clipped, and
makes no provision for their children.
Mr.. Baldwin is to receive $4,000 a year
for his services as executor.
Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12

Lexington, Ky, April 6.-Sheriff
Colyer and two deputies went to White
Hall, the palatial residence of Gen.
Cassius NJ Clay, ex-minister to Russia,
TO serve papers in a civil suit insti-
tuted by the generals daughter, Mrs
Mary B. Clay. The old general, how
ever, refused to receive the papers and
opened fire on the officers, who return
ed the fire from behind trees. Then he
barricaded himself in his room and is
sued orders that no one should be ad-
mltted to the house. Subsequently the
daughter withdrew the suit, which was
for possession of some furniture
Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12

Cherborg, April 10.-On the arrival
here yesterday CT the North German
Lloyd steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse, Captain Engelbart, from New
York April 2, it was announced that
three gold bars, worth $4,000 each. had
been stolen during the voyage All
the baggage landed here was examined
with the utn o5t care by the customs
officers and detectives, but the gold was
not discovered. OF the passengers $50
landed for Paris. and several detectives
travelled in the special train with them.
Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12

New York, April 1O.-Oficial notice
of the rumored combination of depart
ment stores was given yesterday by J.
Pierpont Morgan & Co., who solicit
subscriptions to the stock of the Asso-
ciated Merchants company. The COM
pany is capitalized at 10000 600. and
proposes to acquire dry gods business
es or interests in this and other cities.
The prospectus states that a one-half
interest has been secured in both the
Fl. B. Claflin company and the Adams
Dry Goods company, and that the
James McCreery & Co.'S Twenty-third
street store has been bought outright
Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12
Read Upward.

C0NNECTIONS.-"a" connects at Queen
Anne With the Delaware & Chesapeake Rwy
"b'' connects at Greenwood with Delaware
Division of the Philadelphia, Wilmington
and Baltimore r. r. for Seaford, Delmar,
Salisbury and points south.
Sc" connects at Glendale with the Della
ware, Maryland & Virginia R. r. for George
town and Lewes.
Sc" connects at Greenwood W;.h the Della
ware Division Of the Philadelphia, Whining
ton Il Baltimore r. R.
BALTIMORE AND QUEENSTOWN.-Be-
ginning SUNDAY. JUNE Is lSgS, steamers
OF the Queen Anne's Railroad Company will
leave QUEENSTOWN at $40 a. m, daily, ex-
cept Sunday, and s.55 a. m, daily, except
Sunday and Monday.
Sundays at $50 a. m.and $50 p m.
RS-FOr further information apply to
!. W. TROXEL, WIN. d. UHLER,
G-nT Manager Cent FRI & Pass. Act
Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12
Utmost Unanimous For n Strike

Wilkesbarre, Pa, April 1O.-The
brotherhood employees of the Central
Railroad of New Jersey held a meet
ing at Ashley last night. The gather
ing was for the purpose of learning
tome news from New York. but none
lame. and the meeting adjourned
shortly after 10 o'clock. Another re-
port is that the result Of the voting on
the strike question was made known at
the meeting. No information was given
out beyond the fact that the brother
hoods were almost unanimous for a
strike
Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12
RAPE AND oATs.

In southwestern Minnesota last year
a man sowed two pounds of rape
seed per acre on an 80 acre field Of
oats. After the crop was harvested he
shipped in two cars of sheep from
Chicago and kept them on this rape
field - days and then shipped them
back to Chicago. the sheep getting no
feed outside Of what they obtained
from this field. The net profits of this
transaction were S400. or s. per acre
for the second crop raised. y further
credit should be taken because Of the
splendid fertilization of the field
secured by this process, the effect of
which will be clearly manifest in sue
ceeding crops.
Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12
Miners sticl, to EIght Honr nnv.

Scranton, Pa, April 1O-The mine
workers of the first anthracite district,
at their convention in ELEPHANT yes
terday, adopted a resolution declaring
against working more than eight hours,
even in the heightened summer days,
and another resolution imposing a fine
of IS on any mine worker who does
any work on an idle day. This latter
resolution is designed to put a stop to
the practice of miners going into the
mine to clear up their chambers and
do repair work when the other miners
are idle.
Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12

THE GAINsBOROUeH PORTRAIT.
L. WOreInnd Agnew Returns to Lon
don WIN His Celebrated Pictnre.

L. NOrcInnd Agnew Returns to Lon
don with His Celebrated Picture.
London, April &C. Moreland Ag-
new, who arrived at Liverpool on
the steamer Eruria yesterday with the
GainsbOrOueh portrait Of the Duchess
of DevOnshire, came at once to London,
and on his arrived here he handed over
the picture to the clerks and detec-
tives, VINO deposited it in safe in the
Office.
The papers are filed with many mis-
leading statements concerning the
Gainsborough,' added Mr. Agnew. q
went to America with many misgiv-
ings, after so many years of search.
When | reached New York / found it
necessary to proceed to Chicago, where
/ met the PinkertODs. BY the most
natural process in the world the por-
trait was turned over to me by them.
the history of the picture during its
detention for a quarter of a century
is as much a mystery to me as it is
to the rest of the world The portrait
is in as perfect a state of preservation
as any GainsbOrOugh ] ever saw"
Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12

New York, April -Confessing that
it was he who wrote the letters to
George H. Penniman threatening to
blow up the latter's house on Fifth
avenue unless a sum of money were
placed in d hiding place where he could
find it, Elias C. Katz, IS years old, is
a prisoner at police headquarters, hav-
ing been arrested by detectives who
Swallowed him for more than "a hours.
The boy said he wrote the threatening
/ letters because he wanted to raise
money enough to go on the stage. Two
| letters were written to Mr. Penniman,
the first demanding $500 and the sec
! Ond 500. The letters were signed
"Nihilist."
Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12

Trenton, April 9.-Justice Dixon yes
terday filed the opinion of the court Of
errors and appeals in the case brought
by minority stockholders of the Amer
lean Smelling and Refining company to
enjoin the purchase of the property of
NJ. Guggenheim & Sons The de-
cision practically declares that corpora
lions cannot issue bonds on watered
stock, and the directors are restrained
from paying S45,0OO,OO0 in stock for
property valued at S1O,O0O,OO0
Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12

Skimmilk is by all odds the most val
liable food produced on the farm. A
man is very foolish to permit it to be
wasted or injured in quality before it
is fed to the young things on tie farm.
1t makes hens lay. calves and pigs
grow stout and strong is the salvation
Of the young turkeys. II you are
sending your milk to some farOff
creamery TO be separated and getting
back a sour ana putrid quality OF
skimmilk, you arc losing far more than
Won think
Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12

Paris, April 10.-Le Rappel, which
has already published several remark
able statements as to the plans of Mr..
Kruger. displays the following dis
batch from The Hague this morning:
''Mr. Kruger's departure for the Uni
ted States has been fixed for May 81.
He will lecture in Tammany Hall about
June 8, as the guest of the Democratic
marty"
Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12

Monterey, Cal, April 1O.-Apostle
Cannon, of the Mormon church, is
sinking rapidly and death is hourly eX-
pected. George Q. Cannon was born
in England in 1927, came to America
in 1874, and was ordained an elder OF
the Mormon church in 1S45. In 1849 he
went from Utah to California on mis-
sionary work and in 1850 went to the
Hawaiian islands and remained there
for four years. In 1880 he was made a
member of the Quorum of the Twelve
Apostles. He was a delegate in con-
gress from 1872 to 1880. and was one
of the counselors to the president Of
the Mormon church.
Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12

Washington, April 1O.-Tbe first
united States coaling station to be To-
Gated on foreign soil has just been
completed at Pichalinqui, on the west
coast OF Mexico, and the collier Alex
ander is now taking on 5000 tons of
coal at Baltimore to stock this latest
acquisition of the navy. The station is
on California bay, at the extreme end
OF the long peninsula which iuts down
from California, and is known as Low
er California, although it is an integral
part of Mexico.
Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12
and in every way a
= food than when cured
.EssFuL COOPER r1oN.


Jerati0n among farmers has been
specially a success in creamery,
factory and insurance organiza-
In a few Instances it has been
to win along mercantile lines,
.-lg and the shipping Of farm prod
cts ana supplying the members with
coal, -four. luaber. binding Irvine and
machinery. The most conspicuous
success in this latter line is to be found
in the Farmers Exchange ut Rock
well. Ia. where a business of SG25.000
was done last year mt an expense of a
trife over one-half Of per cent. There
is not the least doubt as to the eco
nomic possibilities of agricultural CO.
operation, the whole difficulty lying
with the membership Of such cO-Opera-
tive enterprises. Given the right kind
of men, and such organizations can
be made to win every time.
Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12

Referring to the pest of the box
elder bug, which is becoming more
and more Of a nuisance wherever this
tree is grown. Il lady reader of these
notes observes that these bugs only
nfest the female. or seed bearing, trees
and that the male, or Seedlcss. trees are
never affected. We had not noted this
fact, and if as stated the removal of
the seed bearing trees of this species
will rid us Of the pest and still leave
one of our valuable shade trees. VIII
our readers please watch this matter
next season?
Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12
Woman Charged with Illegal voting

Denver. April ia warrant has
been issued for the arrest of Mrs. M. A.
Radcliffe on the charge of having will
fully, knowingly and unlawfully voted
in the wrong precinct at the late city
election. She is sc years of age and
has two children. She was an active
Democratic worker during the cam
paign preceding the city election. 1t is
said that she is the first woman ar
rested in this country for an election
fraud.
Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12
The CINCINNATI. silver Recovered.

Washington, April 10.-The hand
some silver service belonging to the
cruiser Cincinnati, presented to that
ship by the city of Cincinnati, which
had been lost for the last two years,
and which the navy department used
every effort to get trace of, has been
found. In the rush of getting ready
for the war the Cincinnati made hur-
ried stop at the Norfolk navy yard
where she stripped herself of all
superfuous belongings. Among the
articles unloaded was the souvenir sill
yer service. In the hurry of departure
no receipt was taken for it, and it was
stored away without knowledge of its
value
Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12

Cleveland, April 1O.-Mayor JobD-
son has decided that the corporations
doing business in this CITY do NOT DaI'
their just proportion of taxes ana bas
taken steps to have their assessments
increased. A force of clerks have been
put to work preparing a list of all the
Dig concerns, together with blue prints
OF their establishments and the taxes
they pay. The mayor, it is announced
will make special effort to show that
the steam and electric railways are as
sessed far too low. 90
Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12

Illustrating the value of a change of
seed, we note that the tomatoes, mel
Ons and other garden vegetables raised
in Porto Rico the past year from seed
imported from the States have aston
ished the natives by their size and ex-
cellent quality, the same varieties Of
vegetables hitherto raised from Porto
Rican seed being small and often ia
vorleaa
Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12

Pittsburg, April 1O-Col ]. B. Fin
ley, president of the Monongahela
River Consolidated Coal and Coke COM
pany, yesterday returned from New
York, and, according to report, has
been there comforting with agents with
a view to selling the interests of the
river coal combination to the United
States Steel corporation. Col. Finley
will neither confirm nor deny the re-
port.
Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12

Beaumont, Tex, April 1O.-The prop
erty of the Texas Western Oil com
pany, formerly the Southwestern Oil
company of Corsicana, was sold yester-
day for S1,200,000 This sale includes
the Beatty Gusher, which has a pro-
ducing capacity of 1000 barrels per
day. The sale was consummated for a
syndicate of eastern capitalists.
Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12
TWO VESSELS WRECKED
CHASTITY STORY OF OANNIBALIsM
Driven Insane by Hunger and Thirst,
Suffering Sailors XIII and Eat Their
Comprehensive Survivors of the

Suffering Sailors XIII and Eat Their
Comprehensive Survivors of the
Horror Landed at Singapore.
Gloucester, Mass, April 8. - The
southeast storm, just before the Easter
dawn, threw upon the jagged rocks Of
Eastern Point the old Calais two
masted schooner Hyena, and within an
hour the waves had torn her to pieces
and swept off her crew of four men.
Two of them, Elmer and Bennett
Stanley, managed to reach shore and
dragged their bruised bodies up the
rocks, but her skipper. Capt. R. b.
Dix, of West fremont, Me-, and Stew
ard Fuller failed to gain the shore and
were probably drowned or killed by
being dashed on the rocks.
Elmer Stanley thinks it was about 3
a. m. when he sighted surf off the star
| board bow, but Capt. Dix, believing
! that there was sufficient water, kept
right on, until suddenly the waves
were sighted breaking right ahead and
almost Immediately a great wave threw
the vessel onto the rocks. The schooner
began to pound and strain and the
crew cleared away the only boat in the
hope of sighting shore. bennett Stan
ley jumped into the boat and the neXt
wave swept the boat far out of reach
of the other men. He was in the boat
scarcely a minute when it capsiZed
leaving him to battle with the waves
among the rocks.
The half drowned man was alter
nately thrown up on the beach ant
dragged back into the breakers. Fl
nally he managed to gain a foothol'
and pulled himself up beyond the sea
When the boat Stanley was in wa
washed away Capt. Dix, with the othe
two men, sought refuge on the bow
spirit, in the hope that the schoone
might hold together until morning
when the life savers would see hel
But within a short time one after an
other Of the masts we're carried away
until finally the schooner was LITERAL
smashed to pieces.
Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12

That northeast hillside which is too
steep to cultivate and not worth very
much for pasture is just the place for
an orchard or a nice grove of ever
green's. There are thousands Of just
such orchard sites all along the
streams, rivers and cOulees, which for
this purpose are worth more than any
other acres on the farm.
Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12

The sensible landlord can do no more
sensible thing than 10 subscribe for a
practical farm paper, one which treats
of farm conditions as they exist where
such landlords farm may be located
and furnish it to the man who is work
ing his farm ii will further help the
man if the landlord will read such pa
per himself before handing it over to
his tenant and mark such articles as
may be Of special value and interest to
both.
Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12

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Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12

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lame back, kidney, bladder, uric acid trou-
bles and Bright's Disease, which is the worst
form Of kidney trouble.
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-ROot is not rec
commended for everything but if you have kid
ney, liver or bladder trouble it will be found
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practice, among the helpless too poor TO pur-
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every case that a special arrangement has
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who have not already tried it, may have a
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telling more about Swamp-Root and how to
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When writing mention reading this generous
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send your address TO 1gsfiTss,55SeIttd
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