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New-York tribune., 1901-01-13

AN ORIGINAL MAORI VILLAGE,
The original Maori village, Ohinemutu lies on
the edge of the lake and its meeting house.
with its elaborately carved front is the finest
specimen of it's kind that saw At the time
of our visit the elders of the village were dis
cussing some important matter within. and we
did not disturb the meeting by entering. Just
outside sat two women busy over n primitive
process Of spinning. A stone cast off stands
modern church and the remains of ancient
fortifcation known tho "Sunken Pah."
Extreme sobrcty one would imagine neces-
sary condition to existence at Whakarewarewa,
and indeed extreme sobriety prevails. \ pace
from mans doorway may, and usually does,
yawn an ever boiling "pOrridge pot" as many
of the grewsomely bubbling mud volcanoes
christencd. while a step aside from the public
road would assuredly land him in one or the
numberless Shiny pools, which vary in size from
the insdous gurgling circlet of foot in di-
ameter to the seethinG, fuH blown pond measur-
ing many yards across.
ONLY comparatively small proportion of The
thermal springs disgusting in appearance.
Very many are amazingly beautiful N color and
grand in effect In the heart of the village is
large boiling pool of clear azure water. Sepa-
rated from il by few feet of space are others
of lower temperature, used as bathing places
and for laundry work and round these pools
the life Of the community centres Their imme
date precincts are not available for the casual
visitor. but he can acquire the right Of access
by payment at the village store of Is. Cd. And
his footing thus paid, the freedom of the inner
circle is his.
The surrounding ground has the appearance
Of a rough pavement which. gathering heat
from the prisoned fires beneath, insures the
comfort loving Maori warm lounge in all
weathcrs. The native huts guileless of fire
or chimney. Several Of the more favored hold
within their narrow limits toy fumerole, or
crack in the earth and tho steam issuing there
from performs the duties alike of fire and oven
But all the inhabitants OF Whakarewarewa are
not lucky. and the majority of the cooking
takes place round the boiling pool
SIMPLE COOKERY.
Simplicity is the distinguishing feature
of these culinary operations. The edibles,
usually consisting of kumaras-sweet potatoes
stuff. pork or fish, are packed in loosely
plated bags of native grass. These are sus-
pended in the water, the owner squatting him
self hard by, occasionally hauling up the grass
bag by it's long strings to inspect progress. and
dipping IL back into the water II the operation
is judged incomplete.
Steaming forms the alternative way of pre-
pairing. and in so far as ease IS concerned out
rivals the other. Round a steam vent In the
near vicinity of the boiling pool clumsy
boarding. less than foot high has been placed.
Within this are S&t many fax kits of potatoes
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-24
allowed 10 change to another row.

allowed to change to another row.
The method of removing the berries
from the vines is simple and expeditions.
The picker places his fingers. slightly
snread beneath the vine or push, close to
the ground,5 a quick upward movement,
and his hands have stripped the vine Of
its fruit. The berries are dropped into
a pan by the picker's side. When this
nan becomes full it is emptied into pail
holding one-third Of bushel- The con-
tents of these pals is placed in crates.
The crates are taken to a storehouse,
where the berries are put through win
moving machine, which removes the dirt
and leaves gathered during the harvest
ing. Following this they are Grated or
barreled, and made ready to ship to mar
ket
Three-fourths Of the cranberry crop Of
the United States finds an Eastern mar
ket The remainder stays in the Middle
and Western States. Every year small
CONSIGNMENT of cranberries Is shipped to
Europe, and statistics show a slight but
steady increase in expectation 1t Is only
natural that this increase should occur,
because the American cranberry Is in
efably superior to the European
Gauged by the eternal fitness Of thingS.
New England, the home Of the Thankse
giving turkey and the cranberry, ought
to lead in the matter of devouring the
latter, but figures award the palm to
New York City, which buys 100000 bushels
for home consumption every year.
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50 fortunate as to receive a visit from
Chief Oku. great medicine man of the
tribe, whose fame is known among all
the Indians of the Eastern States. The
cut was badly inflamed when Oku ar
rived but he at once reduced the swelling
oy bathing the leg with a decoction Of
elm Dark and tying up the wound in fresh
clay from a brook. When DIR. Loud asked
the Indian to take some stitches in the
cut Oku replied:
Heem no good Tread heenr max heem
swell up, so be sore. See wat Oxu heenn
do"
The chief went to a clearing and re-
turned with dozen large and very lively
Drown ants Then, grasping the two s.des
OF the cut between his thumb and finger
ana plnching them together, he caused an
ant 10 bite at the edge. putting his laws
throuSh both sides of the cut and closing
them as firmly as if they had been in a
wise When he had applied eight ants in
this manner he coolly pulled off their bod
les, leaving nothing but their heads at
tached.
Now heem bin stay there till heern
sore geet WE'LL said Oku. winding a
bandage of soft cloth around the leg and
fastening it as neatly a trained nurse
could have done. In nine day-tweive
day. maybe, take off cloth: find heem all
we'll"
DIR. Loud followed instructions and came
out cured The heads of the ants had
held on as firmly as pincers, and although
the insects were long dead it required
considerable force to pull away the locked
jaws. DR.. Loud also believes that the
formic acid which the ants secrete from
their mandibles has antiseptic Qualities
which are unknown to medicine, and pro-
poses to make a few experiments along
this line on his return to Boston.-Naw
York Sun.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-24
QUEEREST SURGICAL
OPERATION ON RECORD.

from a late adventure among the
II Passamaquoddy Indians, who live
on the border of New Brunswick,
Dr. Robert Loud Of Boston, who has
been hunting bears in the Maine woods
for the past month, believes that the alb
original inhabitants of America are pos
sesseC of a wide knowledge of medicine
and surgery, using some methods which
NAV be adopted into general practice with
benefit to the pubic. Late in August
while camping on the Micmac River he
had the misfortune to cut a deep cash in
his leg. which bled copiously and caused
linn much rain and trouble until he wa4
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they grow, and the majority of those who
do know live in the vicinity of the
Earshes or bogs. Asa matter of fact
cranberry growing is an industry in
which it requires considerabl capital to
embark, and the cranberry vine which
produces the greater part of the crop is
carefully cultivated
1t costs from $500 to $500 an acre to pre-
pare cranberry bog or marsh and carry
it to a point of profitable productiveness
Sometimes salt marsh is selected, but
more often abandoned mill ponds are Sc
cured wherever possible, because the bot
toms of these prove to be by far the best
Of all bogs. From five to ten inches of
clean, sharp sand is spread over the peaty
earth In either marsh or bog, and the up
rights or cranberry shoots are either
placed. therein in rows fourteen inches
apart, after the same plan adopted in the
case of cuttings from house plants, or else
cut in short pieces and scattered over the
sand. The young shoots come up through
the sand as thick as wheat, making an
excellent growth, and the whole surface
is matted with them. This mode requires
more vines than the other, but yields
crop sooner than by planting in any other
way The success Of this method of hand
ling the uprights well illustrates the haru-
mess Of the cranberry vine, for, particu-
larly where the uprights are practically
only stuck in the ground and left to grow,
they take roPt almost Immediately, send
out runners which, in turn take root and
in three years time the vine thus begun
comes into bearing. In five years. if it has
received proper attention. a bog so begun
gives liberal yield of fruit
Cranberry bcgs require plentiful supply
of water. and to provide this the grower
follows a system of irrigation. bitches
are excavated through the bogs, and from
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bill of a crane. Hence the name "craneA
berry" which usage has shortened to the
familiar cranberry.
In September the cranberry harvest he
gins, although October may more prom
erly be called the harvest month. When
the section of the bog where the picking
is to start is selected, it is divided into
rows, the boundary lines being marked
by stout twine, RAINING the entire length
or width of the section. These rows vary
in width from two to three feet. A row
is assigned to a picker, who must strip
the vines therein thoroughly before he is
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remains ungathered letting the water in
until its level is from IS to "a inches over
the tops of the vines. With the coming
of the sun, the water is drained off, and
in a short time the ground is dry enough
for the pickers to work. After the crop
is gathered, in fact from the first of Oc-
tober until the last of March, the bog
remains in a flooded state.
The cranberry vine blossoms in June,
and it is this appearance which gave the
berry it's name. Just before expanding
into the perfect flower, the stem. calyx
and petals resemble the neck, head and
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-24

Thanksgiving day. The men who
sell the berries say the chances are
the aggregate will go higher, but it will
certainly not fall below the number given.
As the total cranberry crop of 1901 is
placed at 100000 bushels, it will be seen
that in our section of the world man does
something besides give thanks on the ap-
pointed day.
The housewife has paid for her cram
berries this year from to 10 cents a
quart. generally the latter figure, accord
ing to the price the marketman or grocer
thinks fits the occasion. The total value
OF this years yield is 81. 100000 to the pro-
ducer. The consumer will pay enough to
swell the aggregate amount finally paid
Ior the crop to $3.OO0.0OO. The latter is the
amount Of money the cranberry crop will
put into circulation.
The new crop of berries began to drift
into the market early in September. The
first installment came, as usual, from
the Cape Cod country. In October the
Western and Jersey berries came into the
market, closely followed by the Long Isl
and product From the first was evident
that the crop was going to be greater
than LfdI OF 4JvO, WHICH was OoJ,VOO DuSn-
els, and so it proved. The men who deal
in cranberries say that when they make
their last Thanksgiving sale the total
amount DISPOSED of to consumers in No
venaber will be fully 100000 bushels. The
cranberry is a Thanksgiving joy for rich
and poor, and it will be eaten this year
as never before.
Theoretically the millions of people who
eat cranberries know where they come
from, of the growing and all. Practically,
not FIVE persons in a hundred know how
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these, 100 to 300 feet apart. la--.e.e, o.
cross bitches, are constructed, in which
the water runs from six to twelve inches
deep. The flow of water is regulated by
d gate, and the different sections of the
beg are separated by dikes.
These dikes are essential features of
the bog, because by their aid the flood
ing system is accomplished and regulated.
Frost is the cranberry's enemy. and, sing
u,arly, water is the only protection for
the berries. Thus, when a COVER be-
lieves a frosty night at hand, he floods
those sections of the bog where the fruit
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-24
TIE CURIOUS INDUSTRY TIA
BRINGS FROM S BOG rEou-
SANDS UPON THOUSANDS oF
BUSHELS OF BERRIES and
DOLLARS N TIE MILLIONS

HUNDRED THOUSAND
L bushels of cranberries will be eaten
/ by the people of the United States
/ Thanksgiving day. The men who
- ea1l the berries sav the chances q re
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-05-03
A COURT OF INQUIRY

May Probe TOwnley's Connection
With the Philippine Frauds.
Washington, May 1.-The navy de-
partment has decided to take steps i'm
mediately to ascertain the facts as to
the connection of Lieut.. Townley with
the army scandals in Manila developed
by his testimony before the court mar
tial. Admiral Remey being absent
from the station, orders were sent for
ward from the navy department to
Rear Admiral Kempff directing that Of
ticer to conduct an investigation in or
der to ascertain the facts in Lieut..
Townley's case, and if the findings war
rant it to order a court of inquiry.
Lieut.. Townley was a retired officer,
born in Ohio and appointed from Ne
braska. He has been 20 years out OF
the service, and was the only retired
officer on the Manila station reinstated
under the special act of congress.
In his testimony in the trial of Capt
James c. Reed, given at Manila on
Monday, Lieut.. Townley testified that
he had, to oblige Capt. Reed, endeav-
ored to secure contributions from gov
eminent contractors for the purpose Of
making good the shortage of Maj
George B. Davis, Capt Reeds prede-
cessor as depot commissary at Manila
Lieut.. Townley said he thought Capt
Reed was doing noble thing in at
tempting to protect the character of a
brother officer.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-05-03
GENERAL MARKETS.

Philadelphia April 3O.-Flour steadily
maintained; winter superfine $2.10q2.25;
Pennsylvania roller, clear, $3d3.3O; city
mills, extra, S2.4OG26O. Rye flour quiet
and steady at $3.50 per barrel for choice
Pennsylvania. Wheat dull; No. 2 red,
spot, 491ad49Ac.; No. yellow for local
trade, 51G51hc. Oats quiet and steady;
No. white, clipped, 331zc.; lower grades,
29Q32c Hay steady; No. / timothy, $l7@
1850 for large bales. Beef steady; mess,
S9d9.5O; beef hams. $19.5O0GO. Pork steady;
western steamed, $3.50. Live poultry
quoted at 11d111kc. for hens, 7l5GSc. for
old ROSTERS, 15Q2Oc. for winter chickens,
30d35c. for spring chickens and 10c for
ducks. Dressed poultry Cfresh killed. at
1OI5c. for choice fowls, &c. for old ROSTERS,
SOd4Oc for nearby broilers, 1OG12c. for
frozen chickens and 10d12c. for frozen
turkeys. Butter steady; creamery, $50
19c.; factory, 1G13Ac. imitation cream
cry, 1S15d17lhc. New York dairy, $50
lS12c. fancy Pennsylvania prints jobbing
vt 23026c.; do. extra &c, Cheese duh;
fancy large colored, 10%dl1c.; fancy large
white, 10lkG10Ac.; fancy small colored,
l1%d12c.: fancy small white, 11h611%c.
Eggs weak; New York and Pennsylvania,
i31ad14c.; southern, Hole; western, stor-
age, 131ad14c.; western. regular packed,
121a61Sc. Potatoes steady; Jerseys, Soc. a
S1.371a; New York, $1.25G1.75; Havana, SEA
5; Jersey sweets, $1.50d2.51. Cabbages
steady; New York, Sl2G16 per ton.
East Liberty, Pa, April SO.-Cattle
steady; extra $5.60d5SO; prime, $5.3Od5. 80;
good, s510d5.3O. Hogs steady; prime
heavy and best mediums, $5.9Od595; heavy
Workers, $3.50; light do, S5.s0d5.S5; pigs
$5.7Od5SO; skips, s4.75d525; roughs, S4q5.5O
Sheep slow; best wethers. A,4Oq45O; com
mon, $2qS.5O choice lambs, $5.1Od5.25i
common to good, $S.5OG5; calves, $4.5Og5
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-05-03
FROM FREDERICK.

The entertainment given by the public
school last Friday evening. was one Of the
best school entertainments ever given in our
town It was largely attended. The follow
ing program was rendered:
Organ voluntary. ........... Miss Lizzie Lank
Duet. ........Miss Bethards and LOllis Queen
Recitation-"T Burning of Chicago" ..........
Miss Mary Lord.
Duet.................. Miss Lank and Miss Grier
Banjo duet..........M essrs. Sipple and Emerson
COmedietta in one act entitled: six to one
By Miss Sallie Kirk, Alice Grier, Lizzie
Brown, Edith Boone, Emma DOwnes, Carrie
Kirk and Mr.. LOllis Queen.
Instrumental sOlO.............Mrs. l. L, Carlisle.
Vocal Miss Anna Mae Belts
Banjo duet..........M essrs. Emerson and Sipple
Vocal solo ...... ..........Miss Linda Hubbard
Recitatfon-cYes, Pm Guilty. Lizzie Brown,
Quartette-Miss Lank, Miss Grier, Miss Beth
ards, Mr.. Queen.
instrumental Miss Lank.
Calisthenic drill Misses Daisy Kirk, Maggie
George, Anna Mae Gets, Nettie Favinger,
Cooper ManOve, Carrie Lewis, Carrie Pal
mer, Mary Lord, Emma Camper, Anna
Wilcutts, and Agnes Carrow.
Our sunday School was represented at the
State Sunday School Convention by Messrs.
A. W. Carrow aud F. /. Kelley.
We are still without a minister at this writ
ny. Mr.. James Knots conducted the ser
vices last Sunday morning.
Our public schools are so crowded that it is
: I6ttHHuig W GilltAB6 blc Olu uuliuAuG OF SISCl
new one, which will be done at an early
! date.
4 Some one continues to make additional
raids onpigeon pens. Twenty-Five were sto
4 len from Mr.. James Maxson last Sunday
night, Several boys are suspected, and il
caught will be made to suffer the penalty o.
the law,
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Patterson, of Camden
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Patterson.
Miss Hattie Davidson is visiting her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Melvin.
Mr.. Thomas Cahall spent several days o
last week with his parents, Dr. and Mrs. T. V
Cahall.
Wilbur Postles was home for a few day.
last week.
Miss Name spurry has returned from
visit to Milford and Franklin City.
Mr.. John Johnson spent last week in Cam
den, N. j., with his daughter Mrs. W. f. P
Jacobs.
Mrs. Samuel higgins is visiting in Phila
delphia.
Mrs. Frank White, of Magnolia,is spending
the week here.
Mr.. Charles Sheppard, of Philadelphia, wa
in town Saturday.
Mrs. John Conner has returned from a visi
to Philadelphia. A.
Miss Florence Newman, who has been
great sufferer from muscular rheumatism
says Chamberlains Pain Balm is the onI
remedy that affords her relief Miss Newman
is much respected resident of the village G
Gray, N. Y, and makes this statement for tn
benefit of others similarly afflicted. This lii
iment is for sale by 7. f. Hammersley, Drus
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-05-03

AT present the prospect for an
average fruit crop on the Delaware
Peninsula is excellent. Peaches,
plums and all the fruits have es-
capped the ravages offrost, and pos
sibly the only danger from now on
is the curculio and hail storms.
The curculio will undoubtedly thin
the fruit in June most effectively,
ard it it will not be well to estimate
the crop of 1901 until after the
June drop" has taken place. The
Delaware Railroad is being put into
shape to handle the crop by double
tracking the congested parts of its
Inca this should enable the rail
road people to do away with the
old complaint of train late" The
Wilmington "Sun" last Tuesday
gave some causes why the market:
should be able to absorb the eroI
at fair prices. It says
The prospect of an enormous peacl
crop brings all the old questions o
transportation and tariff TO the fore, in
Guiding the widening of the marke
area and getting the fruit to market a
cost that Will repay shipment. 1t i
7sible that the limit has been reaches
me of these matters, but there j
in the present situation thau is en-
ouraging. The Market if no create
area, viii be theN best to which tn
overs h2,Ee' sent fruit for several sea
Ons. Work and wages for the masse
OF the people will largely increase tn
number of consumers and if the pc
cent. of profit is small the volume q
consumption may be such as to max
the crop prOfitable-the one great oil
stacle in the way of making big frui
crop profitable, the idleness and pON
erty of the masses of the people, ha
been removed.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-05-03

New York, May 1.-The trustees of
the Naval Arch association yesterday
approved the general design for the
arch submitted by Ernest Flagg, and
referred it to the finance committee.
with instructions to organize at once
for the collection Of funds. The archi-
tect's estimate now fixes the cost Of
the arch, including its statuary, at
$S30,000. The approaches, beacons, sea
wall and monuments thereon will cost
about 100000 additional. The entire
structure will be of white marble, with
the exception Of the base, which is to
he gFp mite. l------------
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-05-03

Scranton, Pa, May 1.-Machinists
boiler makers, blacksmiths, car build
ers and laborers from all the shops in
Scranton and all along the lines of
the Delaware, Lackawanna and West
ern road in New York, New Jersey and
Pennsylvania yesterday presented a pc
tition to their employers for the in
auguration of nine hour day at the
same rate of wages that now Obtain
for ten hours. Notice was publicly
given that an answer would be exp-ct.
ed within ten days. What the mel
will do in case a favorable answer is
not received was not intimated.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-05-03
NOTICE.

Proposals for the printing of Part 1, Volume
p, of the Laws Of Delaware, enacted at the
Session of the General Assembly, 1901, viii be
received at the Office of the Secretary of State
on or before Saturday, the 18th day of May,
A. d. 1901.
Bids for the same must be as follows:
Price per page, including paper and binding;
the type to be of the size and character, and
he paper of the quality used in the publica-
IN of Volume p. Laws Of Delaware; the
der oflines per page to be the number
upon the pages of Volume 20, Laws of
re- and the size oft Volume when
ed to be ofthe size of said Volume 20,
Delaware.
Id bids are to be accompanied by a
ee for the completion of the work
sixty days from the recent of the
copy unless any delay therein shall
e Secretary OF State, and not to
Sc bid has been accepted.
Z. r. LAYTON,
Secretary Of State.