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Milford chronicle., 1901-12-27

Warmth for stock during the winter
is Just another name for food.
The first thing a fellow finds out
when he goes to law is $40; sometimes
more.
The government wants blacksmlths
and horseshoers for duty in the Philip
pines at SO per month.
It costs more to put the last twenty
five pounds on 300 pound hog than it
did to make the first seventy-fve
pounds.
There are now thirty-nlne beet sugar
factories in successful operation in this
country, the state of Michigan leading |
with twelve.
While wheat IS a much better bal
anced ration than is corn, still neither
cattle nor hogs will put on flesh so fast
with it as they will with corn.
We have known some otherwise very
good and truthful people to fall from
grace when they had job Of dividing
a flock Of mixed turkeys in the fall.
A man takes a certain hazardous
risk when he buys land to farm in the
usual manner in any locality where the
average rainfall is twelve inches or less
| Der annum
The long continued drought Of the
past summer about finished up all
clover sown last spring Had the clover
been sown alone this would not have
happened.
The demand for American horses for
the Boer-English war still continues, a
demand which had not little to do
with the greatly increased price Of
horses all over this country.
We have the ancient story Of Nebu-
chadnezzar being turned out to grass,
/ which he is said to have eaten like an
OK If it was an October blue grass
pasture they turned him into, it was
not so bad after all.
We cover up all grapevines, raspber-
ry and blackberry bushes in the fall.
While they would pull through all
right some winters. it still is the only
sure method to follow if one wants TO
be sure Of a crop the next year.
The wise men composing the legisla-
ture Of the great state of Ohio have
enacted some dairy legislation based
upon the theory that the sort of ration
fed to COW determines the quality of
her milk. This legislature is behind
the times.
J We never knew a man to get tired of
: raising good Shorthorn CATTLE while
I'VE have known many one to drop
the other standard breeds. The Short
horns are to cattle what the Poland
China and the Concord are to hogs
and grapes.
The most valuable quarter section OF
:, land in the whole world is probably
L that of Beaumont, Tex, upon which
3 are located the great oil wells. Two
2 years ago this tract would have beer
y dear at $50 per acre, while today it il
S valued at $4OO,OOO,OOO.
3 If you can get a load or two of wei
y rotted stable manure it is the best tOl
4 dressing available for the lawn. Put
. it on this fall and give the lawn thor
i ough raking in the spring. Care SHOULD
z be taken to use only we'll rotted ma
y nure; otherwise plague of weeds
may result.
a. We have lately received samples o
1. the wheat, barley and oats grown il
8 the Alberta country. The past seasol
IS has been - Nor. favorable one for &C
Il real cropson lat region, and the sam
3 pies referred to are of exceptional
b fine qualify, much superior to the sam
lS cereals gown in move southern lat
55s tudes.
IS A writer recently referred to the fro'
Milford chronicle., 1901-12-27

The wise men composing the legisla-
ture Of the great state of Ohio have
enacted some dairy legislation based
upon the theory that the sort of ration
fed to COW determines the quality Of
her milk. This legislature is behind
the times.
Milford chronicle., 1901-12-27
tents

IRE blood, clean
eyes. perfect health
lets candy Cathartic will OBJ
ain and secure them for you. Genu-
me tablets stamped c. c. c. Never
.old in bulk. All druggists, Ioc.
Milford chronicle., 1901-12-27

CHANGE Of SCHEDULE.
IN EFFECT MONDAY, DECEMBER 9Th, 1901.
TATIONS AND TIME OF LEAVING AS
FOLLOWS:
Milford chronicle., 1901-12-27

There are now thirty-nine beet sugar
factories in successful operation in this
country, the state Of Michigan leading
with twelve.
Milford chronicle., 1901-12-27

EdAoate Your Bowels With Casearets.
Candy CathaTtic, cure constipation forever
'Oc. 25C. II G. @, O. fail, druggists refund money!
Milford chronicle., 1901-12-27
P.W. &B. RAILROAD

DELAWARE DIVISION.
On and after Sept. 2, 1901, trains will leave
as follows:
Milford chronicle., 1901-12-27

We cover up all grapevines, raspber-
ry and blackberry bushes in the fall.
While they would pull through all
right some winters. it still is the only
sure method to follow if one wants 10
be sure Of crop the next year.
Milford chronicle., 1901-12-27

The demand for American horses for
the BOer- English war still continues, a
demand which had not a little to do
with the greatly increased price of
horses all over this country.
Milford chronicle., 1901-12-27

While wheat is a much better bal
anced ration than is corn, still neither
cattle nor hogs will put on flesh so fast
with it as they will with corn.
Milford chronicle., 1901-12-27

A man takes a certain hazardous
risk when lie buys land to farm in the
usual manner in any locality where the
average rainfall is twelve inches or less
per annum.
Milford chronicle., 1901-12-27

The long continued drought of the
past summer about finished up all
clover sown last spring. Had the clover
been sown alone this would not have
happened.
Milford chronicle., 1901-12-27

/ We have known some otherwise very
good and truthful people to fall from
grace when they had job Of dividing
a flock Of mixed turkeys in the fall.
Milford chronicle., 1901-12-27

Ct A. UJLoou,-ch4inr pIoc,er,ithrO ord - =,
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-15
SEIZED TICKETS ARE EXAMINED.
Agent Who Was Arrested Is Re-
leased on Bond.

Several railroad passenger agents who
called at Chief OF Detectives Desmonds
Office yesterday to see the railroad tickets
seized by Detectives Kelley. Howard and
Badger. Tuesday night. when they seized
tickets in the Office of Charles J. Leonard
AMI William l.. Clinton. at No. 1913 Market
street. pronounced many of them worthless.
Thlrty-nine tickets bearing the names of
the Arkansas and Southeastern. Colorado
and New Mexico New York and Western.
Detroit and Western and Colorado and
Northeastern roads were found. The agents
declare that no such roads are In existence
Leonard claims that these tickets were left
at his office to be disposed of. His part
ner, Clinton. says he paid SIS for them.
Omer Shirley. who worked at the ticket
office. was arrested yesterday and is held
for investigation. Leonard who was ar
rested on warrant sworn out by Boyd II.
Cotterell of Enterprise ". Va, who al
leges that Leonard sold him n worthless
ticket was released on bond. Clinton and
Shirley were also released on a bond for
their appearance next Saturday.
Leonard and Clinton declare that they
offered all tickets for sale in the same con-
dition in which they received them.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-15
CORNER Stone LAID J
ATCONFEDERATE HOME
New Hospital Will Be Erected
Address by Federal Soldier
Fraught With Good Wishes.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPl BliC SPEC1A1A
Higginsville, Mo-. Aug. 1.-THE corner
stone for the new hospital building at the
Confederate Home was laid here to-day.
The ceremonies were under the auspices or
the Masonic Lodge and the Daughters OF
the Confederacy. and were conducted by
Grand Master Campbell Wells of Platte
City. No. There was a large attendance
and many ex-Confederates were present.
Addresses were delivered by the Reverend
j. T.. Mcdonald of this city: Doctor II. Linn
Cave Independence. and Senator G. w.
Clark of Kansas City. Senator Clark's ad-
dress was of special interest. he being an ex-
Federal soldier and a prominent Republican
He expressed the hope that the time might
soon come when the ex-Federal soldier from
Kansas City might find home at Higgins
vile, and the ex-Confederate from st. Louis
might find congenial comrades in the FEEDER
al Home at st. James.
The following were among the articles
deposited in the tin box and placed in the
corner stone: Second biennial report or
Confederate Home; several Confederate re-
union badges and buttons; so bill. Confed-
crate money; copies of Higginsyille Ad-
vance; Jeffersonian and Thalbote: list of
officers Grand Masonic Lodge and members
local lodge: letter by Daughters Of the Con-
federacy to future generations; letter to
Southern women by State President Mrs.
A. f. Asbury; copy constitution and by
laws OF Daughters Of the Confederacy;
clippings from st. Louis Republic contain
ing pictures OF Major Harvey Salmon and
speech Of Governor Dockery at Springfield
reunion.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-15
.BATTLED WITH DOG
TO Save Boys LIFE.
Mrs. Martha Baxter Is Dying as
the Result of Her
Heroic Act.
REPTBLrC SPECIAL.

REPrBLIC SPECIAL
Springfield, ILL.,, Aug. 1t-Afrs. Martha A.
Baxter. late president of the Woman's Re-
lief Corps. auxiliary to the Grand Army
OF the Republic. Is dying at her home in
Pawnee from injuries received in an attack
by a bulldog.
Mrs. Baxter met her injuries I'm a heroic
attempt to protect lo-year-old boy. Ac-
companied by the lad. she entered a neigh
bor's yard last Friday to call upon a sick
friend. The dog made rush for the boy,
when Mrs. Baxter drew the child aside and
exposed herself to the brute. She was
knocked down and bitten in a frightful
manner, and would have been killed upon
the spot but for the interference of a viii
lager. who was attracted by her screams.
and choke6 the infuriated brute.
Mrs. Baxter received twenty wounds. not
one Of which was less than two inches deep.
while the worst tore away five square inches
OF flesh. Since the injury she has grown
steadily worse. To-day paralysis set In. and
Tonight the attending physician says she
cannot recover
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-15
INSURANCE AS AN INVESTMENT.
Mutual Life Often Pays Out More
Than 1t Receives.

New York. Aug. 4-Careful examna-
tion Of the reports of leading life insur-
ance companies shows that in a great ma
jority Of cases the beneficiaries- receive
much more than the total amount paid TO
the company by the insured This is in
every case I'm direct proportion to the thrift
OF management and the character of in
vestments of the company
The Mutual Life Insurance Company of
New York. by far the largest and strongest
Of the life Companies. reports for the five
weeks ending August 8. a total of $50 death
claims. amounting to SI.34l 1877. 7.3s For this.
the insured paid total Of but s5ss 967 oS. or
not quite half the amount received by bene-
ficiaries.
Between January 1 and July I, 1901. the
Mutual Life paid 2.312 death claims for 81
IS. $3.50. which cost the insured only $742-
3S3.Sl-much less than one-half The COM
pany has returned TO policy-holders grand
total of over 100000. and has steadily
growing assets of more than $S3O0OO0C0
These are among the reasons which are
inducing SO many thrifty business men TO
look to life insurance as the surest and most
profitable investment for the protection of
business or family. The Mutual Life is said
TO be writing much more insurance than
in any Previous year.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-15

touch of burlesque to the part Bell is a
good comedian and he can still sing but
he is not Dixey. Yet. he carried himself
with ease and grace and pleased the
audience.
Delamotta's duets with Miss Rennyson
were particularly well liked. Francis J..
Boyle was Dick Deadeye and J. p. Coombs
was Bill Bobstay
When Thomas Q. Seabrooke and his sup
porting company start for Kansas City a
week hence to produce "A Modern Crusoe'
Sydney Rosenfeld. the author of the come
dy. who is also interested in the manage
ment. will go along to superintend the
opening performance.
As soon as things are running smoothly
he will return to New York for the reopen
ing of THE Kings Carnival here. Mr.
Seabrooke is to do some rather extensive
travelling in the early part Of his season.
From Kansas City he will proceed to ST.
Louis and thence in a single jump he will
go to Los Angeles. After that. he will con-
tinue on to San Francisco. where his en-
gagement will follow that of Annie Russell
at the Columbia Theater.
F. A niece of the fate W. J. Florence and
daughter of Peter conlin. former Chief of
Police of this city. will make her debut on
the professional stage this season in the
The stage name of the debutante will be
Winfred Florence while her everyday title
is Mrs. winifred Conlin Cooke. She is a
widow and confesses to q years. Miss
Florence was studying for grand opera, but
her husbands death caused her to change
her plans.
Percy weadon, who will again be the busi-
ness manager of the Bostonians the coming
season, said yesterday that the tour would
open in Atlantic City September p. and
that for the first four or five weeks only
the operas already in the company's roper
toire would be sung.
After that" continued Mr.. weadon "the
new work by Harry r. Smith and Reginald
de Koven. called Maid Marian will be
put on. This piece. as 1 suppose you know
already. is intended as 4 sequel to Robin
Hood and a good deal is expected of it.
The book is interesting, the lyrics
graceful and the music is likely. in the
opinion of those who have heard it. TO dup
licate the success of Mr. de Koven's very
best compositions"
Contracts were signed yesterday for the
production this season OF an opera by Mr.
Francesca Fanciulli. leader of the Seven
ty-first Regiment Band Of New York City.
1t is to be brought out by William A.
Thompson. manager of the Rose Cecilia
Shay Grand Opera Company. Mr.. Fanci-
ulli's opera is entitled Priscilla. the Maid
of Plymouth. or the Courtship of Myles
Standish." The libretto is by Mr.. Isaac F.
Eaton of Plymouth. lineal descendant Of
the minister who accompanied the Purt-
tans from England in the Mayfower.
This opera has been selected by Colonel
Thompson from among the many offered
for the debut Of Miss Rose Cecilia Shay.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-15
Marine Intelligence.

New York. Aug. H-Arrived: Oceanic.
Liverpool.
Liverpool. Aug. A-.Arrived: Numidian
Montreal: Ultonia. Boston.
Queenstown. Aug. H-Arrived: Western
land. Philadelphia. for Liverpool (and pro-
ceededD.
Plymouth, Aug. 14.-Arrived: Deutsch-
land. New York. for Hamburg via Cher
bourg (and proceeded).
Southampton. Aug. H.-Arrived: st. Paul,
New York.
New York. Aug. A-Sailed: st. Louis.
Southampton: Majestic, Liverpool; Kensng-
ton. Antwerp; Taurentine. Glasgow.
Preim. Aug. M-Passed: Glenesk, Tacoma.
via Yokohama, etc. for London.s
Yokohama. Aug. H-Arrived: Empress of
India, Vancouver for Hong-Kong.
Liverpool, Aug. 1s.-Sailed: Lake Superior,
Montreal
Sydney, Aug. 1L-Sailed: Kaiser wilhelm
der Crosse. from Bremen, for New York.
Via Cherbourg.
ChefDWhg. Aug. 1I-Arrived: Deutschland,
New. York, for. Hamburg.
Cherbourg, Aug. M-Steamer Kaiser VIII
helm. der Crosse. from Bremen and South
auptup. paased for New York.
Liverpool. Aug. A-Sailed: Steamer Phil
ndelphian, New York.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-15
ROBBED MAILS TO
STOCK UP A STORE.
Star Route Carriers Kept Nearly
Every Package That Fell
Into Their Hands.
TRAPPED WITH PAIR OF MiTTENS
Plunder Recovered From Oklahoma
Carriers Filled Stage Coach
Arrested and Confessed
Their Guilt.
TRAPPED WITH PAIR OF MlTTENS
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Kansas City. NO., Aug. H.-Post Office
Inspector Stice returned to Kansas City
this morning. bringing with him five large
mail sacks filled with valuables. together
with the information that the last arrest
had been made In the Oklahoma Star Route
mail robbery.
The entire male members Of the families
OF J. E. Robertson and J. II. Essex Of
Oklahoma are behind the bars. In six
months. 1t is alleged. they had stolen prop
erty from the mails to the value Of 2.soo
This consisted of everything that goes
through the post Office, from jewelry to
silks Seventy per cent of the goods recov-
cred have been restored to their owners.
The five sacks. which are here. are all that
have rot been claimed. They go to the
dead letter office, to be held six months.
and then sold at auction.
The Robertson and Essex families had
the contract for carrying the malls in Ok
lahoma from Ell Reno to Arapahoe and
from Bridgeport to Cloud Chief. They
took the mails from trains. and. carrying
them in stage coaches. supplied hfty-two
interior post Offices. Six months ago they
learned the new branch Of the Choctaw
railroad would deprive them Of their con-
tract. lneH NdludDttS OcSdh W VIC AuAoSCo.
Trapped With Pair of Mittens.
Inspector Beebe was put in charge and
he sent to Kansas City for Stice. Stice
mailed q pair of scarlet mittens to an ad-
dress toward the end Of one Of the Robert
son routes. the weather at the time being
severely cold. His own name was marked
in the mittens and the inspector started to
accompany the package. Near Washita he
saw Albert Robertson. one of the Robertson
family. driver Of one or the stages. don the
gloves
Developments showed that the two fam
lilies intermarried. SO that all are closely
related and that for six months they had
stopped every package intrusted to them.
During Christmas week not package was
delivered. The recovered plunder. found in
barns. In weeds, in straw stacks and under
brush piles, filled an entire stage coach.
The prisoners confes sed to the robberies.
told where the goods were. stated they had
Intended to open a general store at Riger
Mills. in the western part Of the Territory.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-15
o1EARLY THEATRICAL PLANS IN THE EAST.b~
Singers known in St Appear
rian" Will the BostOnians- Opera by
Bandmaster Will Be offered


REPI EIIc SPECIAL
New York. Aug. H.-It required consider
able confidence to revive ''Pinafore at
this late day. hut the wisdom of the
management was shown by the crowd
which filled the Manhattan Beach Theater
last night to applaud the Castle SQUARE
Company i'm the familiar music. Miss
Gertrude Rennyson. who sang Josephine.
was remarkably pleasing. Her action
might nave been freer and more spontane-
GUS. hut with longer stage experience she
will get these things. Miss Maude Lam
bert was vocaily satisfactory as little But
tercup. but she lacked humor; and Miss
Maude Ra.ney was n picturesque Hebe. AL
though II was announced that the cast
was practically the same that which
sang the piece at the Metropolitan Opera
house in the winter. Dixey's place has been
hlied with Digby Bell. Although DiXey's
voice had disappeared, he was a light and
graceful Sir Joseph, giving just the proper
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-15
An Automobile Race.

feature OF the Buffa!O Exposition Will be
a race between automobiles representing all
nations. Although it is claimed that France
is ahead Of us in the construction OF these
wonderful vehicles. it Is hoped that American
manufacturers will come In first. America
has generally managed TO keep at the head CT
the procession in all lines of industry, science
and medicines. No country in the world has
produced 20 good a medicine for the care
Of stomach. liver. kidney and bowel disorders
as the cid reliable Hostetter's Stomach Bisters.
For over fifty years 1t has been the stan.a rd
medicine OF the American people. II pro-
notes sound sleep. restores the appetite and
cures dyspepsia. Indigestion. constipation and
biiiousness. also prevents malaria. fever and
ague. 1t is frequently initiated but never
eouaied When In need OF q medicine of this
kind. do not fall to try the Bitters. ~ Il wiil
aussaJ - you good
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-15
Fourth-CIas. Postmasters.

REPUBLlC SPEClAiA
Washington, Aug. H-Fourth-class POST
masters:
Arkansa.-Massie. Logan County, Webster
Hooper. vice r. A McCrea. removed: Middle
brock. Randolph County. @. NJ. Thomas vice
s. ID. Smith. resigned.
Indian Territory-Shawneetown. Choctaw Ma
tion. @. w. Dallas. vice r. NJ Love. resigned.
Mssssppi-Jopiin. Winston County See Bou-
chiffon. vice w. H. F'ucher. resigned: Lucille,
1.auderdale County. c. ID. Scarborough vice s.
G. Gordon resigned: Talawah. Marion County o.
p; Cook vice J H. Breland. RESIGNED
Missouri-Bunker Hill. Lewis County. J. II.
Nelson. vice Laura Nelson, dead: Csshicn. Perry
County, r. ID. Franklin vice A. b. Cushion re-
signed; Cora. sullivan County. o. r. Smith, vice
J. r. Lsdford resigned; Decatur Cole County.
Economy. Macon County r j. George. vice J:
Il. Grady. resigned Fletcher. Jefferson County
@. W. McAte~ vice Molile Merseal. resigned;
Davis. Iessned: Mount washington. JACKSON
Murray: Boone County O. Berry. vice J: W.
X. Green. vice c. Garrett. resigned; Paaeac
.tsn Bsss, County; & J. y; , rsskeF & vice T. Moods.
vice r. p. Allen: seybevt Dade County j.
Eon.s: County, 4. B. sliansr. vie.' J. Il Ne: Il:
Tszss-Chsethsm. color.do' csnsy. I. 4
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-15
Officers Believe They Have Train
Robbers Under Arrest.
REPCBLC SPECIAL.


+ Denison. Tex. Aug. 1.-THE trial of tho
men under arrest and In Atoka fail CHARGED
with holding up and robbing the NJ. X q
T. PASSENGER train at Caney tank yester-
Atoka.
Postoffice Inspector W. p. Houk of wae-
oner, j. T., came down this morning from
vestigate the robbery. Mr.. Houk expressed
satisfaction over the work that had been
done by the omcers. He Is confident that
there will be at least three and possibly
four or more convictions out of the arrests
tody.
THE officers have been rounding ND evi-
dence to-day. and have no doubt Of the re-
suit OF the trial! Some of the prisoners
nave oeen ldentihed by passengers ana
train crew, as the men who did the work in
the train.
There were two men connected with tho
IoDDery VINO got away on horseback and
these have not been captured: one Of whom
Is supposed to be the leader OF the gang"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-15
Half Sick

If you feel run down, are
easily tired, if your nerves
are weak and your blood is
thin, then begin to take the
good old STANDARD family
medicine, Ayers Sarsapa-
rilla. A splendid tonic.
r. ~ MAsgsiaa &c Lssu4 -
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-15


AT Mountain Glen. Ill. a cloudbarst DEL
Z nged the place and interrupted railway
2 traffic for some hours
Loriner Stoddard. dramatist and actor,
is lying critically i'll in a sanitarium
= Eight Battalion Of Illinois militia. COM
4 posed Of negroes, hold memorial services at
{ the grave Of former Governor Tanner
Governor Yates Of Illinois names new
members Of State Dental Board.
Frank NJ Woodbridge Warden of the Mis-
souri, Penitentiary. WAS married at Clin-
1, fon Mo-. to Doctor Ella Graham
One of the biggest clashes between capt.
tai and labor New England has ever known
seems inevitable in the Fail River district.
Printer who drew home in the Ell Reno lot
terry died before he could file the necessary
papers
g Divorced wife enters suit against estate
OF Sedalia, Mo-, merchant. demanding
dover rights and alleged unpaid alimony.
Vice President Roosevelt addressed a
Grand Army reunion at Hutchinson Kas
yesterday.
J. n. Woman. United States Consul at
Munich. has been sued for libel by the
'German-Amer1can Dental College at Chi
,cago.
= James K. Hackett. the actor, denies the
report that he is going to advance the date
OF his presentation of Don Caesars Re-
turn" In order to get ahead of Mr.. Froh-
man.
Former Lieutenant Richmond P. Hob
son OF the Navy has gone into the cotton
business at Atlanta, Ga
The steel strikers closed one mill yester-
day and the trust started one which had
been closed.
Jack Winters. self-confessed robber Of
California smelter may be brought to Mis-
sour. An official OF the Jefferson City pris-
on has been requested to go to San Fran
cisco and see II he can identify him.
An expert declares there are probably
valuable deposits of gas and sulphur in the
Beaumont oil district