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Milford chronicle., 1901-09-20
HowIsoN WAS REJECTED
Court of Inquiry Sustained Admiral
SchIey's Protest.

0SllGy FlOlGoAs
Washington, Sept. 13.-Within three
hours from the time of converting the
court of inquiry yesterday it was an
nounced that Rear Admiral Howison
was disqualified from serving as a
member of the court and was excused
from further duty. This brought the
proceedings TO an abrupt termination,
and caused a temporary adjournment
of the court in order to permit the
navy department to designate an Off
Ger to succeed Admiral Howison.
The first skirmish was opened quietly
by Admiral Schley rising from his seat
and speaking in strong voice, calmly
and deliberately, challenging Admiral
Howison's eligibility as a member OF
the court Three witnesses were
brought forward in support Of thi:
challenge, namely, Mr. Francis S
Frost, Mr.. William E. Spon and Mr.
Foster Nichols
Frost said that Howison had tolc
him that Sampson had arranged the
campaign and the order of battle. L
had worked out according to his plans
and he was therefore entitled to the
credit for the victory. Frost said
"Howison said that Schley was not a!
competent as Sampson. He was no
as highly regarded by naval officers
He did not have as high a standing.
was impressed with the fact that How
ison had no use for Schley personally
He said he was rash, hot-headed, ant
not SIMPSONS equal"
During the cross-examinatiOn Admi
raj Howison said very emphatically
81 have not the slightest desire to fore
myself on this court. I do not wan
to sit on it. 1t is not agreeable dut
for me. I have no desire whatever t
do it; and l am not making any ex
cuses for myself or for any of m
private discussions with any one out
side. l think that is my own affair
and nobody else is asked about thes
private discussions. am perfect
willing to get out"
The inquiry will usreme its
sions on Friday morning. Defnit
plans for the daily work of the coul
have not been completed, but the el
pectation is two sessions will be hel
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Milford chronicle., 1901-09-20

FUNERAL TRAIN PASSING A STATION.
they will be simple. A discourse by
Rev. c. E. Manchester, of the First
Methodist Church; prayer by Rev.
o. B. Milligan, of the Presbyterian
church, and a scripture reading by
some clergyman not yet selected. A
quartette composed Of Mrs. W. H.
Smith, Miss Rachael Frease, F. J. Mel
bourne and Ralph Brown will sing
Lead, Kindly Light" and a second
quartette, composed of Misses Hattie
Levinger, Fannie Levinger, Jeanette
Bayhof and Katherine Baehrens, will
also sing. At the conclusion of the
services in the church the slow marcn
to the cemetery will be taken up.
The casket will be placed in the re-
ceiving vault, but before it is placed
inside the casket will be rested upon
supports standing upon the stone walk
leading to the vault This will be fol
the purpose of allowing those who
have taken part in the parade, and WING
have been prevented by their duties
from being present in the court house
to have an opportunity Of viewing The
remains. If the present program il
carried out the casket will remain OF
the walk outside the vault from ont
to two hours When finally placed in
side the vault guard will be throw
around it day and night and until it
final resting place is prepared it viii
be surrounded by armed men.
Milford chronicle., 1901-09-20

If your,son would like to go, there is
probably no better thing you could do
for him the coming winter than to give
him layo1 from teamwork and send
him to one of the many excellent agri-
cultural schools of the country. Never
mind if he is a bit raw and green and
backward with his studies; u course or
two at such a school will open the
boys eyes, create new ambitions for
him and make him worth twice as
much to you next summer on the farm.
AS an investment for yourself, let
alone being one for the boy, it will pay
big interest. While the farm is the best
place Oh earth to raise a strong
healthy, honest boy up to fourteen
years of age. he then should have g
chance to see something of the OLD
world and get his own measure.
Milford chronicle., 1901-09-20
ON BOARD THE FUNERAL TRAIN
Everywhere the People Turned Out tc
See the Death Car,

Washington, Sept 1S.-The last
chapter of the sad ceremonial, the re-
moval of the remains of the late Pres
ident to the grave at his old home at
Canton, O., began at $40 o'clock last
night, when the funeral train left here
over the Pennsylvania railroad.
It was just before 8 o'clock when
Mrs Mckinley was driven to the sta
ton. Fearing the firing effect of the
long walk from the carriage entrance
to the car set apart for her next to
the head of the train, a rolling chair
had been provided for her. She de-
clined this, however, and walked with
surprising firmness to her place, as
sisted by Abner Mckinley and DR..
Rixey. It was $40 o'clock when this
section steamed away in the darkness,
the first section having preceded it ten
minutes. The observation car bear
ing the remains was flooded with light.
Through its crystal sides coull be seen
the beautifully draped casket, with its
mass of rare blossoms, 50 arranged
that even as the train swept through
the night the people in the country
it passed through might gaze upon the
sight Of tie casket, with a soldier
standing grizzly at the head and a sail
or, frying his cutlass upon his shout
der. at the foot. A guard of soldiers
and sailors occupied the platforms, and
between them at the rear was a nam
! moth wreath Of Orchards ana laurels
Milford chronicle., 1901-09-20

THE LATE PRESIDENT MCKINLEY.
tear-stained faces, members of the
cabinet we're grouped In anxious wait
ing. They knew that the end was
near, and that the time had come
when they must see him for the last
time on earth. This was about
o'clock One by one they assembled
the tairway-Secretary Root, Secre-
tary Hitchcock and Attorney General
Knox. Secretary Wilson also was
there, but he held back, not wishing to
see the President in his last agony
After they left the sick room the
physicians rallied the President to
consciousness, and he asked almost
Immediately that his wife be brought
to him. The doctors fell back into
the shadows of the room as Mrs. Nc
Kinley came through the doorway. The
strong face of the dying man lighted
up with a faint smile as their hands
were clasped. She sat beside him
and he held his hand. Despite her ply
steal weakness she bore up bravely
under the ordeal.
Secretary Root and Secretary Will
son came from the house about mid
night and paced up and down the
sidewalk. All that Secretary Root said
was: "The night Las not come yet"
Despite the fact that vitality con.
tlnued to ebb as midnight approached
no efforts were spared to keep the
spark of life glowing. DR.. Janeway,
OF New York city, arrived at the Buff
falo depot at 11.40 o'clock. George
Urban was waiting for him, and they
! drove at a brealIneck pace to the
Milburn house. He was shown to the
Presidents room at once, and began
an examination of the almost mani
mate form.
Secretary of the Navy Long arrived
at the Nlilburn house at 1916 o'clock
This was his frst visit to the city
and he had the extreme satisfaction
of seeing the President alive, even
though he was not conscious of his
visitors presence. Secretary Long was
visibly affected.
Vice President Roosevelt had been
notified early in the day of the critical
state of affairs. There was no longer
a doubt that in the approaching deatI
of the President a complete change
in the executive administration of the
government would ensue. When Mr.
Roosevelt would take the oath of Office
was wholly matter of conjecture.
President Arthur took the oath a
. a. m after the death of Garfield
and in that case Justice Brady, of New
York, administered the oath. There il
no requirement that the oath shall b.
administered by justice of the United
States supreme court, although tina
procedure is adopted when circum
stances permit.
Shortly after midnight the Presi
dents breathing was barely pegcepti
BILE. His pulse had practically cease
ard the extremities were cold. 1t wa
recognized that nothing remained bu
Milford chronicle., 1901-09-20
AN OLD FOOL,

Here is the story Of an old agricul-
tural fool. His wife died, like enough
overworked, when he was sixty. He
advertised for a new wife aud got one
from the Denver region. He paid her
$1,000 the day he married her. He
managed to live with her four months
and then one morning when the chores
were done went out back Of the barn
and put a bullet through his head. The
Jezebel thea trots into the probate
court and has one-third of the Ole
mans estate set OF to her. Strange, but
just the way Of the world
Milford chronicle., 1901-09-20

Its. The drought which this year
IS absolutely fatal to ali fields of
.ckly planted corn spared the crop-
the man who had poor seed and
y. hose field had poor stand. 1t is all
a question of rainfall and moisture
Could one see tangibly the vast amount
Of water which u field Of thickly plant
ed corn, standing eight feet high in
early August, will pump out of the soil
It would be easy to understand why
such fields fall easy victims to arid
conditions. There are hundreds of
thousands of acres of corn land this
year which would have made a good,
fair crop for this season had the stand
averaged one and two stalks in a hill
instead of three and four, under which
conditions the crop has proved a prac-
teal failure. This applies with special
force to all soils whose fertility is i'm
paired by continuous cropping.
Milford chronicle., 1901-09-20
Memorial Meeting In Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, Sept. ia great Nc
Kinley memorial meeting will be held
at the Academy of Music tomorrow
night. Bishop Whitaker, of the Prot
estant Episcopal diocese, will deliver
the opening prayer; Bishop Foss, of
the Methodist Episcopal church, will
make the intermediate offeratory, and
Archbishop Ryan, of the diocese, will
make the closing prayer.
Milford chronicle., 1901-09-20

'NNECTIONS.-"a" connects at Queen
With the Delaware & Chesapeake Rwy.
connects at Greenwood with Delaware
sion OF the Philadelphia, Wilmington
Baltimore r. r. for Seaford, Delmar,
bury and points south.
connects at Ellendale with the Della
Maryland & Virginia r. r. for George
and Lewes.
connects at Greenwood M,th the Della
Division OF the Philadelphia, Whining
Baltimore r. r.
ldays only: Steamers leave Baltimore
.ueenstown at 500 q. m, and $40 p. m.
LTIMORE AND QUEENSTOWN.-Be-
ing MONDAY. MAY 9Th, 1901, steamers
sQueen Anne's Railroad Company will
QUEENSTOWN for BALTIMORE at
I. m. and 100 p. m.
For fart her information apply to
". TRexEL. WIN. ID. UHLER,
~ Manager Senil Frt 8 Pass. Act
Milford chronicle., 1901-09-20

A fir tree was cut in Oregon recently
which made nine saw logs averaging
fourteen feet in length, scaling q, 4S3
feet board measure, and the lumber
men quit cutting off saw logs when
their diameter reached less than forty
inches. The product of this one tree
when it reaches the consumer in the
central west viii bring over $1,000.
Milford chronicle., 1901-09-20
FEEDING STEERS ON so CENT CORN

,
A good many feeders are debating
just now as to the wisdom of trying 10
feed steers for beef the coming winter,
the question being whether they can
make anything by feeding 80 cent
corn. One thing is certain, there will
be a great falling off of beef produc-
ton in any event. This fact is likely to
put good beef animals up to fancy
prices by next spring, and if a man has
the right sort Of steers-well bred beef
animals-we had just as soon take ouI
chance feeding them 30 cent corn this
year as 80 cent corn in ordinary sea
sons. Then, the side issue of the hogs
associated with the feeding of the
steers is sure to be a good proposition
Now, mind, this statement is predicted
upon the kind Of steers fed, for W,
would not attempt the job with scrul
stock.
Milford chronicle., 1901-09-20

The mechanical genius of many boys
on the farm is nipped in the bud by
lack Of appreciation and proper tools
with which to work. A workroom well
stocked Is prime necessity on a farm,
and such room will prove more at
tractive than the corner grocery to the
boys on rainy days If they are properly
trained and encouraged.
Milford chronicle., 1901-09-20

If dairyman will provide well cur
ed clover hay, sheaf oats cut when
the grain is in the dough and corn en-
silage, he need not buy bran or other
costly rations furnishing protein for
his dairy herd. Any cow will milk to
her full average capacity fed the above
ration.
Milford chronicle., 1901-09-20

A few days since we noted artele-
phone wire which stretched across a
river which was loaded from one end
to the other with swallows assembling
for their summer migration. 1t seemed
to be a regular roundup. Every little
while they would take fight and de-
scribe an extended circle high up, as
though getting their bearings, and at
last, when all the truants had been
gathered in, at a signal from their lead
or, away they went to the south, and
the last swallow disappeared until the
spring days come again.
Milford chronicle., 1901-09-20
cANToN,s SAD WELCOME
@eKinIey's Last Home Coming In Pa
thetic Contrast to Other DAYS.

Canton, o., Sept. 18.-Canton greet
ed the last homecoming of William
Mckinley this morning in silence, with
streets hung in solemn black and with
the wailing notes of dirges. In other
days she has welcomed him with
cheers. with waving banners and
triumphal marches. Today it was pa
thetically different.
Tomorrow at 40 o'clock the funeral
services will begin in the First Method
list Church. The program is not en-
tirely arranged Off the services, but
Milford chronicle., 1901-09-20

A patron of a western creamery
cooperative concern-was arrested I'M
der the law Of the state for selling milk
which tested less than per cent of
butter fat. 1t was thought that he put
water In his milk On the hearing of
the case it was shown that he wronged
no man, for he only received pay fol-
what butter fat his milk showed by
test. The verdict met the hearty ap
prevail Of all the creamery patrons, but
the dairy commissioner of the state is
up n stump as to how he can enforce
/ the law in such cases.
Milford chronicle., 1901-09-20

With a frostless September we shall
have fine results from our fall garden.
Planted July 80, we had plenty Of
radishes in twenty days; in thirty days
the string beans were in bloom, and in
thirty-fve days an early variety of
sweet corn was almost ready to tassel
out.
Milford chronicle., 1901-09-20

In the year 1861 the barrel Of -four
made at the Minneapolis mills was
sent down the river to Lacrosse, thence
by rail to Milwaukee, thence by lake
back to Duluth, within $50 miles Of
where it was manufactured, at a cost
of over 81 per barrel. Within the past
three years the same barrel Of -four has
been put on board cars at the mill and
shipped to the seaboard for less than
p cents.
Milford chronicle., 1901-09-20

Spread out in one sheet the 100000
square yards of asphalt paving which has
been laid in over 10 cities in North Amer
lea would blanket S1s square miles. and
yet the road builders say that this coun-
try has only just begun the use of as
phalt for street pavement.
Milford chronicle., 1901-09-20

Seven business firms alone empty
fifty-twO GOldey College graduates.
Write to-day to Principal H. S GOldey
Wilmington, Del. and ask for new. free,
beautiful catalogue. See adv. in this
paper.
Milford chronicle., 1901-09-20

The stomachs and craws Of 800 spar
row hawks were dissected and exam
ined by the experts Of the agricultural
department at Washington. In but one
was the remains Of game bird found.
Fifty-three contained other birds, most
~ English sparrows; 50 contained
mice and u other mammals, y nad
frogs, p snakes, 20 spiders, and the
balance Of the hawks had empty stom-
achs. This surely is an argument
against the killing Of this kind Of
hawks.
Milford chronicle., 1901-09-20
Don't Accept a Substitute !

When you ask for Cascarets be
sure you get the genuine Cascarets
Candy Cathartic! Don't accept
fraudulent substitutes, limitations or
counterfeits! Genuine tablets stamp
ed c. c. c. Never sold in bulk.
All druggists, 1oc.
Milford chronicle., 1901-09-20

The average cost to a farmer t. Sc
cure a telephone line and outfit is
about $50, and the charge for main
tenance is a mere nothing. When 50
useful and practical a thing can be OBJ
tanned at so small a cost, no live, wide
awake farmer should be without one.
The telephone will pay for itself every
year, besides keeping the women folks
from having the blues.
Milford chronicle., 1901-09-20
PHYSICIANS MAKE A STATEMENT
Presidents Attendants Deny Sensa-
Ain.-I Hannrts aE ni.annaa-..-A

tional Reports of Disagreement.
Buffalo, Sept. 1S.-The physicians
who attended President Mckinley dur
ing his last illness issued a statement
last night, denying all sensational re-
ports and alleged interviews of counter
criticisms of one another. Indeed"
they say, "a very unusual harmony of
opinion and action prevailed all
through the case. The unfortunate re-
suit could not have been foreseen be-
fore the unfavorable symptoms de-
clared themselves late on the sixth
day, and could not have been prevent.
ed by any human agency.
Pending the completion and publica.
ton of the official reports of the post
mortem examiners and attending staff
we shall refuse to make any further
statements for publication, and alleged
interviews with any of US may be
known to be fictitious"
Milford chronicle., 1901-09-20

The September flowers are very beau
tiful in the garden these waning sum
mer days. The asters, as graceful and
snowy as chrysanthemums and giving
almost as great a variety Of color and
shape, easily stand at the head. The
golden glow, lifting its yellow crown
above the cannas and coleus, may be
seen a hundred rods away. The tea
roses are also doing their best, and
Meteor, Victoria Augusta, Sunset
Perle, Bride and scores Of others give
their daily Offering of fragrance and
beauty.
Milford chronicle., 1901-09-20

If one wishes to grow a nice ever
green hedge-of red cedar, for instance
such hedge should be started with
small trees which are low ana bushy.
1t is the thickness Of the base Of a
hedge which gives 1t Its chief beauty
and value. and this growth cannot be
produced upon trees which are spindly
in habit when set out Further, it is
the careful and persistent pruning and
trimming Of the hedge when young
which determines what it shall be later
on
Milford chronicle., 1901-09-20

4. state supreme court recently gave
the opinion that a country justice Of
the peace did not have to know very
much about law. This was well stated,
for mighty few Of them do.
Milford chronicle., 1901-09-20
CORN PLANTED TOO THICK.

Conditions the present season to n
greater degree than ever before demon
strated the fact that most corn is
planted too thickly to secure the best
Milford chronicle., 1901-09-20

1t is easier to make fine butter than
fine cheese in cold weather, just why
is not clear. The best cheese made is
made from September and October
milk, when the cows as a whole are
not in flush milk and when their ra-
tons are the pickings Of grainfelds,
the succulent aftermath Of the mead
ows, with a liberal ration of cut corn
fodder with the ears left on.
Milford chronicle., 1901-09-20

De,aware. MARYLAND a virginia r. H.
Leave Harrington for Franklin CITY ana way
staftous IN 88 a. m daily and 6 II p. m. week
dave Returning, train leaves Franklin City
4 "a n. ma. week and 1872 pm. week days.
Leave Franklin City for Chincoteague wa
steamerl I q p. IN. week days returning
iesxe Chincoteague 81 a. m. week days
Leaves Harrington for Georgetown and
Rehoboth at 10 80 n. M, g. p m. weekdays
Returning leave Rehoboth bS3 a. m ana z'ol
D. m. weekdays.
Leave Harrington for Berlin, l0.8S q. m.
and q IA d. IN, weekdays Returning leave
Berlin Sc a. m. weekdays and 220 p m.
Oueen Anne q Ken R.R.-Leave Towns,
end for CentreVille and way stations. ~
n. m. and S Os p. m. week days. Returning
leave Ceutreville 81 a. m. and 2 40 p. m
week days.
Del. chesapeake r. R.-Leaye Clayton for
oxford and way stations at o SS a. m. and 5.4i
- m. week days. Returning, leave OXlofd
IS a. M. and 5ip. m. week days.
cambridge & SeafOrd r. R.-Leave SeafOrd
Cambridge and intermediate stations at
IA m and 81 p. m. week days Return
2 train leaves Cambridge ut W ana go
N. week days.
,oNNECrION.-At Porter, with Newark 4
laware City Railroad. At Townsend with
cen Anne's Kent Railroad. At Clay
i, with Delaware d Chesapeake Railroad
1 Baltimore Il Delaware Bay Railroad. At
rrinEton, with Delaware, Maryland 4 Viz
ia Railroad. At Seaford, with Cam bridge
eaford Railroad At Demar, with New
X, Philadelphia & Norfolk, WycOmlco q
sOmOke, and Peninsula Railroads
y. b. HUTCHINSON, General Manag
" WOOD General Passenger Agent.
Milford chronicle., 1901-09-20

the last struggle, and some of the
friends of the family who had remained
through the day, began to leave the
house.
Milford chronicle., 1901-09-20

Every section and agricultural inter
est of the country gets its turn sooner
or later, and this year it is the man
with the potato field on the stump
lands Of northern Minnesota and Wis
consln, who can almost set his own
price for the product of his fields. Glad
Of it, for no man works harder or I'M
der greater discouragements in the
making Of farm and q home for him
self than does the hardy pioneer who
follows the lumbermen of the north
country.
Milford chronicle., 1901-09-20
THE PEOPLES NATIONAL FAMILY NEWSPAPER

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known for nearly
sixty years in
every part of the
United States as
a National Fam
lily Newspaper OF
the highest class
for farmers and
villagers. 1t con
tains all the most
important gener
al news of THE
ID ALLY T L
BUNE up to hour
of going to press
an Agricultural
Department of
the highest order
has entertaining
reading for every
member of the
family, old and
young. Market
Reports while h
are accepted as
authority by far
mers and country
merchants, and s
clean, up to date
interesting and
instructive.
Regular sub
scriptiOn price
SI.OO per year.
We furnish il
with THE CHRON
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year.
Milford chronicle., 1901-09-20

Once in awhile we come across some
road supervisor who does his work so
faithfully and well that his constitu-
ents concede him the Office as long as
he lives.
Milford chronicle., 1901-09-20

Short though the corn crop Of the
country may be, there will be more
than enough to make oil the whisky.
Milford chronicle., 1901-09-20

The Irish potato remarked to the
sweet potato lately that for once in
their lives they were trotting in the
same class in the matter Of price
yams and murphies alike at 8 cents a
Mound
Milford chronicle., 1901-09-20

A Texas steer weighing 2,200 pounds
sold on the Chicago market recently
for 1892, or 6 cents a pound.
Milford chronicle., 1901-09-20

Agriculture remains the one business
the members of which will never COM
bine to regulate production or prices.
Every fellow goes it on his own hook
and always probably viii. Co-opera-
ton up to certain pretty well defined
limits may be and is successfully
adopted by farmers, but combinations
are practically out of the question.
Milford chronicle., 1901-09-20

A new attachment for moving ma
chimes, sort of dropper or buncher,
seems to be valuable help for certain
kinds Of work done by such machine,
such as cutting fax, clover for seed or
any grain crop which may be too short
in straw for the ordinary grain har-
Yester
Milford chronicle., 1901-09-20

One Of the poorest things which this
country exports is one of these hog, oil
or mining millionaires who tours Eu-
rope with money to burn and disgusts
a cultured and ancient chivalry with a
blokish, barbarian effrontery-a get rich
quick libel on all that is graceful, polite
and courteous in American citizenship.
Milford chronicle., 1901-09-20
,adDownward.

teamer connections between Pier 10 Light
rect Wharf, Baltimore, and railroad divis-
at Queenstown, Md.
Milford chronicle., 1901-09-20

Tea culture, ostrich farming and the
growing of dates are three new things
which are attracting the attention Of
progressive agriculturists. If we can
only succeed in raising the tea and the
ostrich plumes, we can depend upon
our nice girls to make the dates.
Milford chronicle., 1901-09-20

cate Your Bowels with Casearets.
dy Cathartic, cure constipation forever
9. HOO. c. faAs dTusgistsrefund money