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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-04-25
What Shall We Have for DESERT

This question arises in the family
every day. Let us answer 1t today.
Try Jell.O, a delicious dessert. Pre-
pared In two minutes. No baking!
add hot water and set to cool. Fa-
vora-lemon, orange, raspberry and
strawberry. At your grocers, 10 cts.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-04-25

Reports from all sections in interior
West Virginia are alarming and indi-
cate floods within the ensuing "A
hours, owing to heavy rain.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-04-25

Those imous little pills, DeWitt's
Little Early Risers, will remove all
impurities from your system, cleanse
your bowels, make them regular. j..
N. Gleissner.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-04-25
Jell.O, the New Dessert,

pleases all The family, Four havors-
lemon, orange, raspberry and straw.
berry. At your grocer's. 10 cts,
Try 1t today.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-04-25

The Heinz smelter at Butte, Mont,
was damaged 100000 by fire yester-
day,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-04-25

AkfHEN YOU are feeling tired and
w out Of sorts you will find Hoods
6arsaparllla will do you wonderful
good. Be sure to GET HOODS,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-04-25

Shamokin, Pa, April l9.-The strike
at the Natalie colliery ended yester-
day by the return to work of the l..
900 employees. Inside Superintendent
James Bateman, whom the men
claimed was unfair in adjusting the
wage schedule, resigned Wednesday
mght. II was chiefly for his dismis
cal that the men struck.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-04-25
To Chicago
BY Daylight
or Starlight.

Santa Fe Route from Kansas
City Union Depot. One train
leaves in morning, 500 a. m.
Two trains leave in evening, 5'45
p. m. and ZOO p. m. The first
affords daylight ride-the other
two fly by night. All three first
class in speed and equipment.
F.S.SALLS, Agt
ABILENE, KAs.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-04-25

Jefferson City, NO., April i9.--Goy'
Dockery has established new veto
record in Missouri. During the pas:
60 days he has vetoed no fewer than
a bills-more than have ever before
been vetoed following session Of
the legislature, and more than most
governors have vetoed during their
entire administrations.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-08-02
APIunge In OIL.

There is a story told Of Mr.. Rockefel-
ler's first venture in the oil business. In
deed he has been known to tell the story
himself, with evident appreciation of its
humOr. 1t was away back in the early
sixties, when he was engaged in the
grain business in Cleveland.
One of his customers, a Mr.. Breed,
was the owner of an oil well at Titus
vile. Mr.. Rockefeller became interested
in the account of the well and consented
to go to see it with prospect Of purchas-
ing. The next week he appeared. Mr..
Breed tells of this visit.
The well was about eight miles be-
low Titusville on Oil creek. The roads
were very bad, and we rode horseback.
We left the horses tied to a tree and
went the last half mile on foot The
path led over a sort of bayou six feet
across. The oil men threw the sediment
! from the oil tanks into the bayou, and
! the mixture of oily mud and water was
inky black.
ITO cross the bayou we had to walk a
log, which was slippery from the snow
of the previous night. l crossed safely
and was about to offer Mr.. Rockefeller a
helping hand when he slipped and fell
into the bayou.
''Ie sank into the larry mud nearly to
his hips, running his clothes, which hap
pened to be new and light colored. II
took us half an hour, working with bar
rel slaves, to scrape off the tar so that he
could walk. His first remark after he
was out of the bayou was, Breed, you've
got me into the oil business head anC
ears
HE bought the oil and a new suit o
clothes before he left Titusvile. Mr.
Rockefeller and l rarely meet, but whel
we do we always have a laugh over hi
first plunge into the oil business"
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-08-02
SOCIALISTS IN HARMONY.
Telegram Was Sent to Debs With
News to That Effect.


Indianapolis, July S1.-The National
Socialist convention made an effort
yesterday to harmonic and was par
TALLY successful. After a conference
between Mr.. Brooks, leader of the Chi
cago faction, and Job Hartman, leader
of the Springfield faction, a message
was sent to Eugene V. Debs declaring
the convention to be harmonious.
The platform committee reported
yesterday afternoon. The platform as
reported declares that private owner
ship of the tools of production and dis
tribution is responsible for the ever
increasing uncertainty of livelihood
and the poverty and misery of the
working class, and it divides society
into two hostile classes-the capital
lists and wage workers. 1t advocates
as Immediate demands" public owner
/ ship of all means of transportation,
/ communication and all other public
utilities, as well as all industries con
trolled by monopolies, trusts and com
bines; reduction of the hours of labor;
state or national insurance of working
people; the inauguration of system
of public works and improvements fol
the employment of the unemployed
the public credit to be utilized for the
purpose; the education of all children
up to the age of IS years, and stat
and municipal aid for books. clothing
and food; equal civil and politica
rights for men and women; the initia
tive and referendum; and no NOR
!, nnhlic land to be sold.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-08-02
GENERAL MARKETS.

Philadelphia, July 9O.-Flour firm; win
ter superfine, S2.2Oq2.35; PENNSYLVANIA
roller, clear. $295DS.25; city mills, extra,
S2.50Q27O Rye flour slow at S265G2. 80
per barrel. Wheat firm; No. 2 red
spot. 701AQ71c. Corn unchanged; No. 2
yellow, local, 60c. Oats steady; No. 2
white. clipped, 46c.; lower grades. A0i5c
Hay in good demand; No. timothy. SIe5O
al! for large bales. Beef firm beef hams
N95Og2O.5O. Pork steady; family, $3.50
Live poultry quoted at 10dlO1ac. for hens,
&c. for old ROSTERS, 12G14c for spring
chickens. Dressed poultry at lie. for
choice fowls. 6Jkc for old ROSTERS. l8d2Oc.
for nearby broilers, 12q14c. for frozen
brOileTs. Butter steady; creamery 2lkc.
factory, 19d2c. Cheese unsettled
fancy large colored, 91zQ9Ac. Eggs dull;
New York and Pennsylvania, 15c.
western storage, at mark, 12d13c Pota-
toes advanced; Jerseys, 65q75c.
Baltimore, July 3O.-FlOur easy: western
super, $2.30G255; western extra $3.50
$50; western family. $S15G3.SO; winter
wheat, patent, S9.55QS.7O; spring wheat,
patent, $S.S5G4.l0; spring wheat straight
50. 75G3.S5. Wheat firmer but dull; spot
the month and August, n5hQ1Ac.; Sep
TENDER, 71%G72c. steamer No red, 6i1bQ
67hc.; southern, by sample, 6OG72hc.
southern. on grade, 68la072hc. Corn dull
spot and the month, 57G57hc. August
57hd575zc.; September. 57&c.; steamer
mixed 56G56hc. southern white corn, q
Dales; southern yellow corn. So sales. Oat!
firm; No. 3 white, 43lIG44c.; No. 2 mixed
411aG42c. Rye quiet: No. nearby, SEC.
No. western, SIC; Hay firm; No timo
thy, SIC bid. Butter firm, unchanged
fancy imitation. 17Q1Sc. fancy creamery
/ 21d22c.; fancy ladle, 1GGl7c.; store packed
] l2d14c. Eggs firm. unchanged; fresh, 49,
/ 014c. Cheese firm; large. 10hc.; medium
| l0l54lOMc. Sugar firm. unchanged; fin
and coarse granulated. $555.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-08-02
DULUTH BOY IN BLOODY DUEL.
Hartman Seriously Wounded German
Army Officer In Sword Combat.

Army Officer In Sword Combat.
Duluth, Mimi, July 31.-InfOrmation
was received in Duluth yesterday that
Adolph Hartman, son of Emil Hart
man, of this city. has just fought
duel with swords with Lieutenant
Pachmann, of the German army. It
was a bloody encounter, in which the
lieutenant received a number of Sc
we're wounds, one of which severed the
jugular vein. Hartman was also Sc
riously wounded.
Hartman graduated from the Duluth
high school in 1899 and went to Achen,
Germany to take a course in mining
engineering. At a "commers," which
was attended by students, army Off
GERS and others, Hartman and Lieu
! tenant Pachmann became involved in
a quarrel which resulted in the Du
luth man slapping the face Of the
lieutenant A challenge followed, anC
the matter being referred to court o.
honor, it was decided that a duel o.
the first class must follow. AS young
Hartman was unfamiliar with thu
| sWOIu, ne was diOWeu slA AhOhInS II
which to train" for the encounter.
In the third round the young Ameri
can was wounded in the head a piec,
of the scalp being cut away. From tn,
third to the seventeenth round tn
fighting was fierce. In the latte
round young Hartman again wOunde,
the Lieutenant, his blade gashing clea
across his forehead. Although bot
were weakened from loss of blood, tn
fight continued until the nineteent
round, when the lieutenant's jugula
vein was severed.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-08-02

''The grind of going over examination
papers, said the principal Of a down town
school recently, ''has its compensation
if one has a sense of humor. Some of the
answers are stupidity funny, while others
are unconsciously witty. One of the Ques-
tions in the papers l went over recently
was, Name some Of the causes of dys-
pepsia.' One boys answer was, Eating
green apples and drinking beer between
meals Another answered, Drinking
ice water and after dinner speaking.
Isn't that delicious? A third boy said
dyspepsia was caused by going in swim
ming on an empty stomach Another
question was, Name some of the vital
organs of the human body One answer
was, Heart, liver, lungs and lights.
These are the eternal organs.'"
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-08-02
WOOD.
DisapDearing Before the Worlds In
eFcasing COnsumDtfop

DIR. ". Schlich, the well known forest
expert, in a recent address before the
London Society of Arts predicted a posi-
tive timber famine in the near future
unless systematic measures for increas-
ing the worlds supply be speedily adopt
sd. He pointed out that the use Of
wood in spite of its replacement by coal
as fuel and by steel in construction, was
steadily increasing. The per capita con-
sumption in the four chief countries of
Europe is now IA cubic feet each year
and in a few years will probably reach
20 cubic feet. For this increase the use
Of wood in paper making seems chiefly
responsible. The steady rise in prices,
especially of coniferous woods, in spite of
much cheaper transportation, shows that
the worlds supplies are rapidly dimin-
ishing.
Only ) out of IS European countries
export more timber than they import.
Scandinavia and Russia are the principal
exporters. The limit of production in the
former seems to have been reached. Rus
STA still has large forests, but domestic
demands are rapidly increasing, and an
exportable surplus cannot long be de-
pended upon.
The North American supplies are visi-
bly, declining. China has no timber to
spare, and that country, when developed
on modern lines, will be an importer rath-
er than an exporter. There remain the
rest of Asia, South America and Africa
as sources of supply. But these do not
furnish any considerable amount of CO.
niferous woods, which are most in de-
mand. DIR. Schlich therefore concluded
that the danger of a deficient supply of
cOniferOus wood was practically at hand
and that deficiency of all kinds would
soon occur unless remedial measures
were adopted.
The remedy is easy, although time is
required for its application. 1t is, as DR.
Schlich pointed out, to cultivate timber
| upon waste land, just as other crops are
r cultivated upon more fertile soil II
I Great Britain alone there are 25,OOO,OOC
! acres Of such lands. One quarter Of thi.
area, DIR. Schlich asserted, would maxi
the country independent of foreign sup
: plies of timber. The same remedy would
t restore the declining timber industry o
e the United States.
j. That this remedy will have to be adopt
/ ed soon is evident, for natural grOwtl
q can no longer keep pace with demand
. The country that first engages in sys
tematic timber cultivation ON q larg
d scale will do much to assure its own pei
e petuity as a nation. That SPANS pOlit
d cal and industrial decline dates from tn
4 practical wiping out of her forests is
fact from which it is easy to draw Ii
lesson.-Forester.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-08-02
oHIo's PoPULIsTs MEET.
With Silver Men They May Nominate


Columbus, o., July 31.-At the POpu-
list meeting here yesterday resolutions
were adopted denouncing the contest
going on between the Republicans and
the Democrats of Ohio as a sham
battle, a greedy scramble for place
and power, regardless of the welfare
of the people.
A convention of Ohio free silver men
will be held here today. If its candi-
dates and platform are satisfactory to
the Populists it is believed the latter
will make no separate nominations. It
has been suggested that all opposed
to both the Democratic and Republi-
can state tickets unite on Mayor Sam
ueI NJ. Jones, of Toledo, for governor.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-08-02

A civil engineer employed in Salt Lake
City received recently from the cashier
at the works at which he had been en-
gagged his first weeks wages, less 10 per
cent. He asked why, having worked a
full week at agreed rates. there should be
any deduction. Its the 1.-THE for the
Temple" was the answer, and on fur
Their inquiry it appeared that it was usu-
al in Salt Lake City for every citizen or
workman to pay over to the elders a sum
representing a 1.-THE, or 10 per cent of
his earnings or gains. The engineer said
that he knew nothing about the Temple
or the elders and that he cared less. He
added that he would have his full pay OF
know the reason why. ooh, it's entirely
optional" said the cashier, pushing over
the balance.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-08-02


caro.uI consideration. among these
are climate, rainfall, length of growing
season, quality Of soil, present and
prospective markets, general character
of the settlers as to nationality, reliE
gion and politics. Many men go it blind
as to all these things in choosing To-
cation, only later on to realize that they
have made a bad mistake. Tempted
by the low price of the land and the
specious representations Of railway
literature and land agents, scores Of
men are this season buying farms in
the semiarid belt, only to realize later
on that while they have the most fer
tile soil on earth the deficient rainfall
and the hot winds will persistently and
uniformly paralyze their best efforts.
Others similarly tempted will locate in
the south country, where the rainfall is
ample, but the soil so sterile that a
crop is only possible when the value
/ Of it is expended in artificial fertilizers
to produce it. Now, here are a few
rules which it will pay to heed in
selecting a farm: Where clover, corn
and grass will grow and do well year
after year, there the questions of fer
tility, rainfall and.climate may be said
to be all right for the pursuit Of a d.
versified agriculture, for where these
will grow there will stock of all kinds
thrive, and where stock can be well
kept there will follow prosperity.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-08-02
wouldn't Say Obey.

The present day agitation over whether
a woman may or may not say "obey" in
the marriage service has met its match
in England. According to the story, the
bride objected to the word "obey." ''Very
WE'LL" said the bridegroom. 'then I OBJ
ject to the words for better or worser
I'll say for BETTER but I'll be hanged if
I'll tie myself to any woman for worse,
especially when she refuses to promise
obedience" So strong, however, is the
spirit of characterization in modern
woman that the bride in this case de-
clined to yield her preference, and the
bridegroom being actually persistent, the
match was declared off. This sounds like
something from one Of Thomas Hardy's
novels, but it isn't. A London daily
VOuehes for its truth.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-08-02

A white minister was conducting re-
ligious services in a colored church in
North Carolina recently. After exhort
ing a bit he asked an old cOlored deacon
to lead in prayer, and. according to the
Roanoke News, this is the appeal which
the brother in black offered for his broth
er in white: 20 Lord, glib him de eye OBJ
de eagle dat he spy out sin afOr off. Glue
his hands to dc gospel pillow. Tie his
tongue to de line OBJ truth. Nail his ear
to de gospel pole. Bow his head way
down between his knees and his knees
way down in some lonesome, dark and
narrer valley where prayer is much
wanted to be made. 'Noint him wild de
kerosene lie of salvashum and set him on
fro -
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-08-02
Read Upward.
READ Downward.

CONNECTIONs.-"a' connects at Queen
anne with the Delaware & Chesapeake Rwy.
1b'' connects at Greenwood with Delaware
Division OF the Philadelphia, Wilmington
and Baltimore r. r. for Seaford, Delmar
SALISBURY and points south.
So connects at Glendale with the Della
ware, Maryland & Virginia r. r. for George
town and Lewes.
sc" connects at Greenwood M;.h the Della
ware Division Of the Philadelphia, Whining
ton & Baltimore r. r.
Sundays only: Steamers leave Baltimore
for Queenstown at 500 a. M, and $40 p. IN.
BALTIMORE AND QUEENSTOWN-Be-
ginning MONDAY, MAY 9Th, 1901, steamers
Of the Queen Anne's Railroad Company will
leave QUEENSTOWN for BALTIMORE at
lO.S5 a. m. and 700 p. m.
As-FOr further information apply to
I. W. TROXEL, WIN. ID. UHLER,
GenH Manager GenI Frt & Pass. Agt.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-08-02

While a little late to be Of use for
this seasons cherry crop, we give the
following plan for keeping the birds
away, sent us by lady reader of these
notes: Tie long strips of newspaper,
say foot wide and the length Of the
paper. near the end with strong Irvine
and fasten n number of them to the
outer twigs of the tree. The birds are
afraid or this arrangement and will
let the cherries alone. Our friend says
that she has saved her crop of cher
ries for several years in this manner.
This can be remembered for use next
season.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-08-02
cHoATE AS A MEDIATOR.
Rumor That Kruger Has Asked AmerI-
can Ambassadors Services.

can Ambassadors Services.
London, July 29.-"United States
Ambassador Choate has left London
for Holland" says The Daily Express,
mot for a holiday, but-so rumOr
says-at the invitation of Mr.. Kruger,
who desires him to act as a mediator
in bringing about a settlement.
ut would naturally be supposed that
a settlement could not take place with
out the irrepressible DR.. Leyds, but if
Mr.. Choate has gone to Holland Dr.
Leyds has left the country for Brus
sells, starting Saturday"
No Importance is attached to this
rumor by The Daily Express, for the
paper refers to it editorially in face
tious vein as a South African goose
| berry"
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-08-02

The one bird which has far more
than paid his way in our orchard this
season is the catbird. Morning and
night when he was counting, when he
got to housekeeping, and long after his
family was gone, has he sung his arias.
The robins have been intermittent, the
orioles only players at a one night
stand, but the catbird has been always
ready to sing, like the soprano in a vii
lage choir.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-08-02

When the great liner, the Furst Bis
marck, was finished, the kaiser came on
board with Prince Henry to inspect her.
He approved of everything until he saw
the tables in the dining room. Then he
said to Captain Albers, Il should think
a man who had been at sea as long as
you have would not allow n cabinet max
er to give you square cornered tables on
shipbOard." After the kaiser left the
table corners were quickly rounded off.
Two years later the kaiser again came
aboard the vessel, and when he saw the
tables he said: Il see you have rounded
off the corners. That is good" He had
not forgotten even a thing as small as
his.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-08-02

The high cost of the modern thrash
ing machine has proved a good thing
for many a young man, and older one,
too, for that matter, in that it proves
a barrier to their going into the thrash
ing machine business. AS between a
thrasher and ten drinks of whisky n
day, the average man will keep his
farm longer with the whisky than he
will with the machine.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-08-02

We noticed a field of rape the other
day containing about three acres, into
which had been turned 40 shOtes and
about 80 sheep. The rape was IS
inches high and compared with the
burned up pasture lot adjoining it
seemed as if both hogs and sheep had
truck a very soft snap. Why not more
of Just such fields?
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-08-02
MEXICAN soNcsTREss HoNoRED
Austrian Emperor Remembers Her No
BILE Act of Yeara Am

Vienna, July 29.-Emperor Francis
Joseph has forwarded a generous gift
to Sonora Concha Mendez, the Mexi-
can songstress, on the occasion of hex
80th birthday.
After Emperor MAMMALIAN had been
shot and Empress Carlotta had gone
insane, the audience at a Mexican
theatre called upon Mendez to sing a
song, villifying them, but she cried
out mo, l shall not villify the dead
and the unhappy" and a hush fell
upon the house.
The incident is recalled in connec
ton with the gift.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-08-02

A man should be very careful not
only of himself, but of his horse, when
the mercury touches the 100 degrees
notch. Under such a temperature IL
the horse ceases to sweat he needs look
ing after. 1t is well to remember that
the horse cannot stand heat any better
than q man.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-08-02

When the Lord wanted to plague and
punish the Egyptians, he sent small
things in vast numbers to do 1.-THE
plaques of lice, of flies, of frOgs-and
just so today the farmers worst enc
mics are the periodical raids of small
things in countless multitudes-chinch
bugs. grasshoppers, the Hessian fly,
potato bugs and all the numberless
species of crawling, biting, sucking and
singing things which in a few short
hours fall upon him just as they did
upon the Egyptians of old, and blast
and wither his crop.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-08-02

Quail are increasing very rapidly all
over the west. Legislation which pro
tects these birds and the determined
stand taken by so many farmers not
to have them shot at any season have
much to do with this increase. There
is no more valuable bird on the farm
than the quail, as he is all the year
round weed seed eater and insect de-
strOyer.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-08-02
The Terror Comes to PHILADELPHIA

Washington, July S1.-The torpedo
boat Terror, which has been at the
Norfolk navy yard since the Spanish
war, has been surveyed, and enough
repairs will be made upon her to per-
NIT her to be towed around to the
League Island yard at Philadelphia,
where she Will be laid up in fresh
water.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-08-02

A friend writes inquiring how to get
rid of sorrel from field which became
infected as the result of sowing i'm
pure clover seed. If such field were
summer fallOwed, giving it. say, three
or four plowings or diskings between
the middle of June and the middle of
September, or if plowed in June and
sOwed to rape or sorghum, 1t would
finish up the sOrrel.