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Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12

Thousands of farmers in the middle
west are up against the problem of how
to use $40 land and make 1t profitable
Methods and practices permissible on
cheap land won't work with these high
er priced acres. A better knowledge of
soils, crops. conservation of moisture.
drainage, rotation of crops. markets,
breeds of stock and general improved
economic methods has now become alb.
sOlutely Indispensable. The way grand
father did won't work. and intelligent
and enterprising business methods
must be adopted.
There will never come a time when
the gospel of cleanliness will not have
to be preached in season and out of
season as the foundation of successful
dairying. Man is prone to dirt as the
sparks are to fly upward. and dirt and
dirty methods are ever the bane of sue
cessful dairying.
Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12
Attorney General Knox on DUTY

Washington, April 9.-P. c. Knox.
the new attorney general, arrived here
this morning and assumed the duties
of his new position at once, attending
today's cabinet meeting. He will re-
side temporarily at the Shoreham, as
his family is spending the winter
months in California.
Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12

Most Of the coach horses imported
hitherto into this country for use as
sires seem to lack prepotency or the
ability TO transmit their special traits
to their offspring. This is partially
owing to the fact that the coach horse
of Europe is not well established
breed as yet and the product of recent
crosses Of the race horse and draft
breeds The progeny Of such horses,
as we have seen it in the west, has not
been satisfactory.
Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12
Under New Management

The Capitol Hotel situated as it is on
the Public Square, near all Banks and
Public Buildings has been the favorite
stopping place with the travelling public
for over "A quarter of a century. We
have recently refurnished and remodel
ed this house making it up to date. Oua'
new bar and bouffet is the largest ana
haudsomest in the State. We are pre-
pared to offer reduced rates to perma-
nent boarders and to members of the
Legislature when in session. Large
rooms for caucuses, balls, receptions,
banquets.
Bar Stocked With Choicest Liquors.
Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12

The time Is rapidly approaching
when America will be Independent of
any other nation for its sugar supply.
When that time comes. we shall have
for use the cheapest sugar in the
world, for when it is produced at home
it is not at all likely that the product
will be subject to any government tax
alton whatever. If the tax was re-
moved now. we should have about "a
pounds Of graduated sugar for 81 in
stead of what we now get.
Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12

Elkton, April 6.-Mrs. Mary Barnard
of Upper Cross Roads, while attending
to her kitchen fire last evening was SO
terribly burned that she died today
She was II years of age.
Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12

The busy springtime is on hand, with
so much to be done and so little time in
which to do it, aggravated this year by
the difficulty in securing competent
help on the farm. 1t has come to this
that wherever the horse and the ma
chine can be made to do the work of
the man it must be done or fewer acres
must be titled.
Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12

And now the scientists tell MS that
the fine flavor of butter is not derived
from buttercups. blue grass and corn,
but from bugs-bacteria-of a refined
and pedigreed sort and that by inOcu-
lating the milk or cream with Il starter
containing these bacteria fine flavor
can be produced in any cream not
spoiled The secret Of successful but
ter making is hereafter to lie In getting
the right sort Of starter. Great is sci
once
Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12
QUEEN AnnG S Railroad COmpanl

Time Table in effect Monday, Nov. 5th.
1890 CLeaves daily and Sunday.)
Steamer connections between Pier 10 Light
Street Wharf, Baltimore, and railroad diVis.
ion at Queenstown, Md.
Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12
S.a.WUEL y. FILLS O.N',
Funeral Director and Embalmei

Twenty-Five years experience in the ab0N
business with The assistance of my son, john
+. Wilson, enables me to guarantee satslac-
tiun. Everything first class WIZ modeIaI.
charges Black and white heal IS Bodies
embalmed or preserved by thI -.s9 OF ice.
Mems black suits and robes; ads dresses
and robes childrens shrOWds Always IN
stock No extra charge made for my wife s
services when required. All styles Of coTlns
and Baskets constantly NJ stock.
telephone and telegraph communlcalloils
/ prOmntIv answered No extra charge for
distance. Five per cent discount on all DIS
/ paid within thirty days.
We ask for an examination OF our urn
/ ture Department when needing anything in
this line.
/ SAM'L.. ]. WILSON, MILTON. DEL
Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12

from the mines in is
now on sale in Minnesota and Dakota
cities. 1t is smokeless. clean and claim
ed to be Of heating value equal to the
soft Goals Of the central western states.
1t retaiIs at 81 per ton, and as there is
an unlimited amount of it available it
bids fair to be Il great boon TO the tree
less portions of all the great northwest.
Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12
BRANCH ROADS.

Delaware, Maryland q virginia r. r.
Leave Harrington for Franklin City and way
stations 10 3S a. m. daily and so p. m. week
days. Returning, train leaves Franklin City
90 a. m. week and l.@ PIN. week days.
Leave Franklin City for ChincOteague (via
teamer) 33 p. m. week days Returning
IKE ChincOteague 4 2 a. m. week days.
Ceave Harrington for Georgetown, Lewes,
nd RehObOth at 1888 a. m, $50 p. IN. week.
'avs. Returning, leave Lewes 6.4i q. m.
ani M D. m. week -days.7.z2 am MOndaysonly
Leave Harrington for Berlin, l0.3S a. m
auiG5l .. IN. weekdays. Returning, leave
erlin 8 So a. m. weekdays and 2.33 p m.
Queen Anne & KenN R.R.--Leave Towns
a. m. aud ) 81 p. m. week days. Returning,
leave Centreville 81 a. m. and 45 p. m
week days.
Del. Chesapeake r. R.-Leave Clayton for
Oxford and way stations at 8 38 a. m. and 5.5S
p. m. week days. Returning, leave Oxford
200 a. m. and sop. m. week days.
Cambridge & Seaford r. R.-Teave Seaford
for Cambridge and intermediate stations at
II II a. IN. and % p. n. week days Return
Ing train leaves Cambridge at Z 90 and 2 80
p. m. week days.
CONNECTION At Porter, with Newark Il
Delaware City Railroad. At Townsend, with
Queen Anne's & Kent Railroad. At Clay
ton, with Delaware 4 Chesapeake Railroad
and Baltimore Il Delaware Bay railroad. AT
Harm stOn, with Delaware, Maryland & Vir-
ginia Railroad. At Seaford, with Cambridge
4 SeafOrd Railroad. At Delmar, with New
York, Philadelphia b Norfolk, WycOmicO q
POcOmOke, and Peninsula Railroads
}. b. HUTCHINSON, General Manag
J. II. WOOD, General Passenger Agent.
Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12

cures made by Dr..
Kilmer's Swamp-Root,
the great kidney, liver
: and bladder remedy.
e 1t is the great medi-
+ cal triumph Of the nine
1 teenth century; dis
covered after years Of
scientific research by
3 DR.. Kilmer, the emf
nent kidney and blad-
der sDecialief and ;e
Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12
IMPROVEMENT IN CHEEsEMAxING.

---H-N~-N ~ AAA@A MANU.
The cheesemaking interests of the
country are likely to undergo quite a
change in the near future. Hitherto
the factories got their largest supply of
milk during May, June and July. when
the hot weather makes it extremely
difficult to properly cure a cheese, with
the result that a cheese more than 30
days old is hardly salable because it
is too rank and strong in flavor. 1t has
now been discovered that cheeses can
be most perfectly cured by taking them
direct from the making room and plac.
ing them in cold storage. so cured the
quality being in every way superior tc
those cured in rooms where the mer-
curry runs from 40 to 100 degrees. OF
course, it takes a longer time to so cure
them. but when cured they are mild
Are You Using Aliens Foot-Esse?
Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot-Ease
a powder. 1t cures COrns, BuniOns, Painful
Smarting, Hot, Swollen feet. At all Drug
/ gists and Shoe stores, 25e. Sample Free. Ad
dress, Allen S. Olmstead, Leroy, NY.
Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12
FRUIT TREES ANn EXERGREENs-

Il RUIZ lEAEsFS AND AEN ERGh EEENS.
A novel and possibly a successful
method of planting an orchard of apple
trees came to our notice lately. 1t con-
sisted of setting out just as many ever
green trees as apple trees on the or
chard plat the trees alternating in the
rows. The trees. now seven years
planted, both apples and evergreens,
look remarkably healthy, and the apple
trees the past season bore a good crop
for young trees. We can fOresee trou-
bic later on if the evergreens are al
lowed to grow untrimmed, for theil
habit of growth will soon send them NJ
above the fruit trees. We think that
this might be remedied by a vigorous
cutting back. Certainly the apple tree.
would secure an ideal protection 81
planted. If the evergreens are Away.
1 kept lower and smaller than the frui
/ trees, this plan seems to have some
thing in it to commend.
Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12

Timothy hay and cornmeal make a
very poor ration for the milking COW.
1t makes her want to be a fat steer and
not a milk COW. If you want the COW
to give milk, you must give her some
thing to make it out of. Good clover
hay, corn fodder or ensilage, sheaf oats
cut green or bran will suit her first
rate.
Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12

Two po,s Of English violets at the
writer's home have furnished a won
derful supply of these much priced and
fragrant flowers nearly all winter long.
The secret of securing such profusion
OF bloom has lain in the dipping of the
plants in hot water once a week.
Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12

The inheritance taxes accruing to the
federal government ana the state on
the estate of a recently deceased Chica-
20 millionaire aggregated $296,OOO for
the state and 100000 for Uncle Sam.
This is sample of taxation of which
all poor folks approve.
Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12

The butter producing value of a COW
is more often determined by the num-
Der of pounds of milk she will give in
year than by the butter Test of her
milk. Few cows that size less than
5000 pounds of milk in year are
worth keeping as dairy cows.
Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12

Farms located on rural mail routes
ire proving to be worth about 50 an
acre more than those not reached by
his new postal service.
Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12

All fertile acres in the corn or wheat
belt will increase in value year 10y
year until they touch the $40 mark.
rhis is Just as sure as the sun is to
o shine or water to run down hill.
Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12
tDaiIy. gDaily except Sunday.

NEW CASTLE ACCOMMODATIONS TRAINS
Leave Wilmington S.l3 am, BOB, 4.Sl, and
669p.m, week days. Leave New Castle S.8l,
9.63, II OF am, 888 p. n. week days.
Express trains leaving Harrington $40 Am.
and arriving at 6.46 p. m. week days run
through solid to and from Baltimore via
Porter and fark.
Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12

The small boy and the corn shelter
10 not get along together at all, and he
hould be made to let these machines
llone if he would save his fingers.
Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12

A farmer asks US to name suitable
list of reading matter for himself and
family There should first be Bible,
not one of those family affairs. fichly
gilded and always looking as though it
had Just left the hands OF the publish
err, but one showing signs of wear and
tear. This book, regardless of creed or
sect. contains more wholesome truth
and reliable information for the aver
age man, woman and child. more good
business maXimS and tritC proverbs.
more poetry and splendid dictiOn, more
tragedy, sweeter love scenes, more of
what we call gray matter, than any
other book ever printed. Every one is
/ benefited by its teachings Then we
would suggest the home paper. the one
/ one that gives all the local news. and
see to it that its editor always makes
/ it clean enough so that you do not have
/ to censor it before it goes into the
hands of your family. Then should
come one of the large weekly papers
/ giving the general news of the world
which are now furnished so very
cheaply. In place of this one may well
substitute a daily or a triweekly if the
rural mail route is available. Next
should come at least two good agrlcul-
tural papers, not papers published 1,000
miles away, but such as treat of agri-
cultural conditions prevailing where
you live. We would then add one of the
good magazines of the day and a ladies'
journal for the wife and girls, and by
writing to the state experiment direct
or you can have all the bulletins of the
station sent you free of cost OF course
this list may be added to with great
profit, but as given it is within the
reach Of almost any farmer costing MOI
to exceed Sc, unless the daily is taken
and there is no money invested by the
farmer which will bring him in so larg,
and sure a return.
Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12

There is a possible market in Eng
land for an immense amount of fruit
jams and preserves. The Englishman
always likes his jam for breakfast and
uses large quantities Of it. A market
for much of our surplus fruit may be
found in this line.
Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12

If butter makers feel disposed to
kick at the low wages paid them in
this country - about $50 to $40 per
mOnth-let them console themselves
that they are much better off than
their colleagues in New South Wales.
where good butter makers are paid
only $25 per month.
Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12
DO YOU GET UP
WITH A LAME BACK ?
Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable

Almost everybody who reads the news
papers is sure 10 know Of the wonderful
Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12

Whenever politics in any form gets to
he front in farmers institutes it al
ways insures the failure Of such insti-
utes. a little religion doesn't hurt them
/ bit, but politics must be kept out.
Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12

A COW that will make 800 pounds of
butter in year is better worth $40
than one that will only make 100
pounds is $50, for the reason that the
last named COW will hardly pay for the
food she eats, while the first named
will give her owner handsome profit
Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12

The United States is now the leading
export nation of the world in the value
Of exports, passing England the past
year. American exports for 1900 were
Of the value Of 81 453,013,G59 and those
Of Great Britain S1,418,34S,OOO.
Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12

Share rents paid for the use of west
ern farm lands have netted the owner
of the land the past year from u to 20
per cent on his investment this state
ment based upon a twO-ffths share Of
the crop as the landlords rent.
Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12

Every woman is entitled to the priv
ilege Of having at least one club con-
uection. The many need it for mental
Improvement and diversion and the
few the benefits of a club to keep some
ugly old man inside the traces.
Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12

We notice that capital is being in
vested in Carolina tea plantations,
where. under the experimental work
Of the agricultural department, it has
been demonstrated an excellent quail
ty of tea can be produced.
Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12

man can perhaps carry little
more whisky ANA carry it little lon
cer on a farm than he could in a bank,
Jut it is just as sure to round up the
granger at last as it is the banker.
Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12
ID. M. 81 ". Branch.
North read up.
North

At Georgetown trains connect with trains
to and from Franklin City.
Going south read down North read up.
Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12

Elgin dairymen buy cows in Iowa,
bran in Minnesota, corn in Kansas,
Ind by working this combination on
1lgin farms have made themselves
wealthy and their farms more fertile
than they have ever been.
Milford chronicle., 1901-04-12

"Take no thought for the morrow,
or tile morrow will care for itself, -
may be good motto for the phi
osopher, but practically applied on
he farm will end in foreclosure suit
Is sure as shoOting.N
New-York tribune., 1901-12-01

than quarter OF a century ago. when he had
hardly reached his majority He at once
pointed TO position in the Foreign Office and
soon promoted to the important post OF secretary
to the Premier, at that time Depretis Upon the
accession Of Crispi he retained this important billet.
and during the long period OF this statesmans ser
vice was not only his trusted secretary, but his
valued friend and adviser. Signor des Planches
Europe. and was several times honored guest at
Carisruhe, forming friendship with Prince Bis
The new Ambassador from italy is not partisan
and has always refused to associate himself with
to serve his c6untry and his King as a diplomatic
agent II is MS The @ fact that he has been free
from embarrassing alliances and without bias that
whom he has served and earned for him the i'm
portant post to which he has been recently ac-
home Office for years charge d'affaires
of the Italian Legation at Berne. and for three
italian minister at Belgrade
The Italian ambassador like his predecessor.
figure at the capital and long regarded as one & OF
= a an e et 'hf He IS of the bIond
type. rarely met in Italy. with expressive blue
e9psSon e dresses in eSceemf taste and the
handsome court dress which he wears decorated as
countries in which he served. will be one of
the most conspicuous at the White House recep-
The Belgian Minister comes to Washinston
from Mexico to which Office he was promoted after
d'affaires in Europe and the Orient. Baron Mon
cheur is man OF many accomplishments citizen
heightened by the fact that ne VII soon a5seS. ms
fTtendsbip for AmeTGa by leadF to 'hf PoWe a
American Minister TO Mexico Baron Moncheur is
an unusually hsnqsome man brns Tan noeh nth in his point
have been born in America rather than III
fseIean minister has already established legation
Washington and will be worthy successo. 10 T.!
social affairs
New-York tribune., 1901-12-01

and who devised many effective campaign pos
ers was fairly flooded with the efforts OF woule
be poster writer's who also sought to win fan
and dollars in this way-a way which looks cas-
but in reality is more than hard Leary glance
a all theis contributions. hoping from nlour
tain of chaff TO pick out one or two golde
grains of sound wheat, and then threw the cha
into one corner. where it soon accumulated in
fair sized pile.
The story is told that the owner Of one :
these rejected posters called one day 70 learn
fate. and being cOurteously informed that +.
spite OF the bruancy of his effort it was ms
available" he demanded d return of the mani
script though it did not contain more tha
twenty or thirty words.
Why. can't you remember it," asked NJ
Leary.
Yes, remember it. all right" said the disa
pointed poster author. but l want 20 be su
that some one else does not get hold of it
This annoyed Leary a little and, besides tha
he was much too busy to begin a hunt for or
small piece of unsolicited manuscript So
said 10 the man, as the story goes
Your copy is lost l am sorry to say. b'
don't get mad Just pick out one from that pil
Any one of them is just good as yours, a:
sure you
New-York tribune., 1901-12-01
GOSSIP OF THE CAPITAL
,T,rF WIS ADOPTED DAUGHTER-THE
NEW. AMBASSADOR FROM ITALY AND
THE NEW BELGIAN MINISTER.

washington. Nov. 80 (Specia).-ThanksgiVlng
nav as usual was rigidly observed as holiday at
-, rar5tal and The feature Of the day. mere as III
Ivv-F-ngiand was the big dinner, with It's chaFac-
aisfic delicacies Curiously enough the Foreigners
-.ei5a-,t in Washington have fallen into the ways
~ 4I7e reople among whom they live, ana al mus
n the embassies and legations the big hro"neu
turkey with its inevitable accompaniment OF cram
f.a-ry sauce was the piece de resistance AT this
go, of the year busy officials take an unWonted
interest in the menus for their tables, ana lase
Wednesday Senators. judges Of the supreme CouL
Cabinet officers. diplomats were 10 De met IN liie
centre Market gravely selecting the holiday dln-
rer washington furnishes a no more 1nteresihs
isDay than the gay1y decorated stalls OF It's leao
ing market loaded with tempting wares Whlcn are
visited nv fashionable men and women. who gossip
together while debating over the choicest OIL VI
yerson or discussing the merits OF a Wlld asalhS1
2 domestic turkey.
Outside of the market the quaintest sight is 10 De
<ogni in the picturesque old negro 'auntes. wear
ing gay turbans and aprons. and the venerable
.suucIes" attired IN nondesCript costumes. repre-
sentative of a type fast dying out. who. squatted
IN the sidewalk and warming their han0s py ms
o. HE little charcoal fires in old pans or keties
a-4eavnr 70 sell the produce, the turkeys chlch-
ems ducks. eggs. garden stuff and medlclIlal hefoS
they raise They traffic. too, in love phlters ana
charms hut II would purchase these ne must
sneak low for Of officers Of the law, who are
New-York tribune., 1901-12-01
TIE FRONT DOOR AT VANTAGE.
SPECULATION AS TO WHETHER Mr.. CROKER
ENTERS BY IT OR NOT.

SPECULATION AS TO WHETHER Mr.. CROKER
ENTERS BY IT OR NOT.
sI hear that Dick Croker is not going back to
Vantage this winter said one Tammany
adherent to another last week He is gong
TO stay here and look after Tammany's affairs
more carefully than he has for the last three or
four years"
It's high time he did" said the other. but
hardly believe 1t. He may make bluff at doing
81. but the attractions of his English estate VIII
draw him over there before many months go
by
What makes him think such lot OF the
place?" asked the first speaker; and then his fel-
low launched out on a lengthy and horld oe-
scription Of the beauties of the Squires BRUSH
home dwelling especially On the peace and quiet
which Croker enjoys there, far from the plcheF-
ings of district leaders and the hunters OF
..berths'' in the public service and ending with
WHY. even on the Intel of the front door this
motto is carved in old English text, Let no evil
cross this Threshold . 49,, o,,
How the devil does Dick get in then?
.s,,ad Tho second sneaker. He goes round be-
hind maybe It's we'll he contracted the sioe-
door habit in his youth, amt II Ana lheh
both laughed uproarously at the joke
New-York tribune., 1901-12-01
ENGINEERS AT ODDS ON DAM.
CHANGE COSTING S5O0OOO MAY BE
MADE IN CROTON WORK

A change in the plan Of construction for the south
end of the new Croton Dam on what is known as
the Cornell site, is being considered by the Aque-
engineering experts headed by James J. r. Croes
The recommendation has led 10 a dispute among
the engineers.
Years ago Benjamin S. Church, who was the en-
gincer FOR the Aqueduct Commission and designed
the system of dams for utilizing the Croton water
shed, made plans for a CrotOn dam on what
was known as the Quaker Bridge site. further
down the Croton River than the present new dam
His plan for solid masonry wall: extehulliS
across the valley and resting solid rock A
Fteley who succeeded Mr.. Church as engineer lot
the Auueduct Commission. made the plans FOR the
present new dam. For large part OF the way
across the valley dam Is of solid masonry, Dut
wall with an earth embankment. The experts nave
declared that the wall and embankrnent Wou!d
he an pXperinent not justified by experience IN
building dams. and Mr.. HILL the present engineer OF
the AoIeduct Commission, probably Will pc clrecte'i
TO change the plan. The change from core "aiI ana
en1bankIaent TO solid masonry is expected TO cause
an increase of $500 600 in the cost or the cam anu
DELAY of six months in the work Of construction.
Mr. Fteey has declared his belief tnat tle SoIe
wall and embankment at the south end CT the uSthI
would He has asserted ttt ueiLIs u .,,..N
Kind have been in successful use for many years
.nS mat such dams safe up to certain helShL'
cot exceeded where ne would use the plan .
M church has declared in favor or a change VI
Man EXPRESSING belief that the core wall anu en-
bankment would not be strong enough 20 Stahe ~
smaller dams further up the river he mas Sc salQ ~
that delay of six months and an extra tNPets 80
s00 0sA should not be considered IN vie" "a eI-'
greater safety and stability of the dam