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Milford chronicle., 1901-12-27

good heavy cotton sox in blacks
or tans, I24c; very fine ores at 25c
Mems good heavy knit jackets,
81, SIPS, $50 and s..
Boys underwear
Full line mems cuff buttons, col
lar buttons and scarf pins.
Come and see us, we can please
you and save you money.
Milford chronicle., 1901-12-27
Will Employ 5000 Men.

Easton, Pa, Dec. 1.-THE Ingersoll
Sergeant Drill company has purchased
so acres of land along the Lehigh rive
here. and will erect a mammoth
works, including score Of new
buildings and large additions to th'
present ones. Over 5000 men will bt
employed in the new works. Fou
bridges will span the I4ehigh, one 0
which will connect the old with tn
j now nlaDt
Milford chronicle., 1901-12-27
nam CROP ON FHE SOIL.

Cotton is one Of the most exhaustive
crops grown in this country. Under
the old slave system the soil was soon
worked out, and the south alone made
Il success of the culture of the plant
because it had enormous areas of new
land to turn to as the old fields became
worn out. In those days the cotton
seed was returned TO the soil as a fer
tilizer, but in these later times the
seed is proving to be almost as valu-
able as the lint, and so the crop is
pulling harder than ever before on the
soil. The use of commercial fertilizers
and such legumes as are adapted to
the south is being made, but the fact
remains that when once the new lands
are all utilized for this crop then will
come the beginning of the end of the
reign of King Cotton in America.
Milford chronicle., 1901-12-27
Mrs. Roosevelt cave Theatre Party.

Mrs. Roosevelt Gave Thearre Party.
Washington, Dec. 11.-Mrs. Roose-
welt gave a box party at the Columbia
Theatre last night, where the presi-
dent, General S. B. NJ. Young, John
Proctor. United States civil service
commissioner. with Mrs WolcOtt, of
Colorado a guest at the White
House. and Mrs. Joseph Hobson. wit
messed the performance of The Chap
erons." a new musical comedy
Milford chronicle., 1901-12-27

A recent invention which makes pos
sible the utilization of the straw pro-
duced on the treeless plains Of the
northwest as a fuel for domestic use
is attracting some attention. The proc
ess involves the boiling and maceration
Of the straw and the pressing of the
product into suitable shape for use,
this straw fuel having, it is claimed,
an equal value with wood when so
treated.
Milford chronicle., 1901-12-27

4 very sensible and economical meth
cd Of fish distribution is being used by
the state fish commission of Iowa and
also by the United States fish commits
siOner in supplying the rivers and
lakes of Iowa, Wisconsin and Mime
sofa with young fish. The bayous Of
the Mississippi river form ideal spawn
ing grounds for bass, pike and crop
pies, and as the waters recede In mid
summer these young fish are left en-
tirely protected from their natural enc
mics, the larger fish. In the fall these
bayOus are seined and the young fish
secured by the million. They are then
transported in specially constructed
fish cars to any point on the lines Of
railway. The supply from this source
! is practically ineXhaustible.
Milford chronicle., 1901-12-27
THE BIG DIAMOND ON HIS HAT

while pretty thing to look upon, was of
no practical use. But Benson's Plasters
are supremacy useful. They relieve and
cure govt, rheumatism, neuralgia, colds
on the chest, lame back, ETC., so quickly
and completely as to make you wonder how
it can be. Better noi5, well tomorrow;
that's the way they work. Get the genu-
Inc. All druggists, or we will prepay post
age on any number ordered in the United
States on receipt of 25c. each.
Seabury d johnson, Mfg. Chemists, NY.
Milford chronicle., 1901-12-27

Indianapolis, Dec 24-John Mitchell,
president of the United Mine Work
ers of America, issued a call for the
national convention of miners in this
city for January 20. The miners con
vention proper will be in session ten
days and over 1000 delegates will
attend
Milford chronicle., 1901-12-27

The weather prophets are now being
heard from as to the sort of winter
weather in store. Just pay no atten-
ton to their predictions, for there is no
one who knows anything about the
weather ten days ahead. Just fix up
everything snug and warm and get i'm
shipshape for a hard winter; then, if
we should have mild one, there's no
harm done. North Of latitude AZ it is
safe to expect snug winter as a gen
elal thing.
Milford chronicle., 1901-12-27

We noted a pretty level headed farm
err. in general way, taking out to his
farm to place at the head Of his herd
of brood sows a little eighty pound
boar pig, when nothing is more certain
about the probable cause of hog chol-
era than this thing of breeding from
immature parents The aged boar is
not a pleasant animal to have around
on a farm. but he is absolutely indis-
pensable If healthy and thrifty pigs
are expected The POland-China hog
Of the standard type of the country
should under no circumstances be per
mitted to reproduce its kind until they
both sire and dam, are at least one full
year old. If all the young stock was
the product of parents three years old
and over, the provoking cause of hog
cholera epidemics would be largely re
moved.
Milford chronicle., 1901-12-27
BRANCH ROADS.

delaware. Maryland a virginia r. r.
Leave Harrington for Franklin City ana way
stntiOus 10 81 a. m. daily and 8 IA p. IN. week
DAYS Returning, train leaves FRANKLIN Clty
q al a. m. week and l.32 pm. week days.
Leave kri,nkiin City for ChincOleague WA
steamer) "a p. N. week days returning
leaxe ChincOteague 81 a. m. week days.
Leaves Harrington for Georgetown and
Rehoboth at 10 8S a. m. g. IA p. m. weekdays;
Returning leave RehoDoJn 055 a. m anu @'ol
p. IN. weekdays.
Leave Harrington for Berlin, l0.So a. m
aud GA D. m. weekdays. Returning, leave
Berlin 6 Sc a. m. weekdays and ~ p. m.
Oueen Anne & Ken R.R.-Leave Towns
end for Centreville and way stations. y
A. m and 0S p. m. week days, returning
leave CenJreville 81 a. M and 10 p. m.
week days.
Del. Chesapeake r. R.-Leave Clayton for
Oxford and way stations at 3S a. m. and 5.4l
o. IN. week days. Returning, leave OXiOrd
A.b5 an and SIP. m. week days.
Cambridge & Seaford r. R-Leave SeafOrd
for Cambridge and intermediate stations at
II II a. IN. and s p. m week days Return.
ing train leaves Cambridge at % and 2 81
N. week days.
.oNNRCrIoN.-At Porter, with Newark &
Delaware City Railroad. At Townsend, with
Oueen Anne's 4 Kent Railroad. At Clay
ton, with Delaware Il Chesapeake Railroad
and Baltimore Delaware Bay Railroad. Al
Harrins tOn with Delaware, Maryland Vir
q seafOrd Railroad. At Delmar, with New
York, Philadelphia & Norfolk, WycOmlcO d
PocomOke, and Peninsula Railroads
!. r. HUTCHINSON, General Manag
r. WOOD, General Passenger Agent.
Milford chronicle., 1901-12-27
LecturerIs Narrow Escape.

Hackensack, N. j., Dec. 1S.-Profes'
sor C r. Wilde, a lecturer, narrowly
escaped drowning at Port Morris. He
was blown from his feet by the heavy
wind and dropped into the Morris
canal. He was rescued by a delega
ton sent out by the Y. NJ. c. A. tC
meet him
Milford chronicle., 1901-12-27

A writer recently referred to the frost
as Painting the colors on the foliage Of
the trees in the fall Of the year. We
think this is au error, for the most beau
tifully tinted foliage may always be
found in those seasons when there is
no frost, when the leaves ripen natural
ly. This fact was especially noticeable
this fall.
Milford chronicle., 1901-12-27

Apple orchards in Nebraska seeded
down with alfalfa show a remarkable
thrift, vigor and productiveness COM
pared with apple trees on the same
soil and under the same local condi-
tons simply cultivated and kept clean.
The alfalfa fertilizes, subsoils and
shades and cools the earth around the
trees. Where alfalfa will not grow
clover comes the nearest to doing the
same good work.
Milford chronicle., 1901-12-27

We have mentioned it before and will
do it again-if a sure, certain stand Of
clover or alfalfa is wanted it must be
sown without a nurse crop If a wet
nurse did for the infant intrusted to
Milford chronicle., 1901-12-27

her care what the so caued nurse crop
usually does for the clover crop. she
would have nothing to show when fall
comes but a little, starved, skinny
piece Of humanity, which should be a
nice fat baby.
Milford chronicle., 1901-12-27

The hundreds Of farmers mutual in
surance companies are making Il fine
record. If you have such a company
I'm your county, join it; if there is none,
unite with your peighbOrs in organic
ing one. You get absolutely safe in
surance; no "nigging" when loss is
sustained, and the premiums paid are
not sent out of the county.
Milford chronicle., 1901-12-27
THE FARM AND PROSPERITY.

THE FARM AND PROSPERITY.
The evolution of a period Of national
prosperity is indicated by progressive
steps-frst, an improvement in the
stock and bond market; next, new life
in all manufacturing interests, this in
volving the employment of labor; next,
in1nrnved prices for all farm products,
Milford chronicle., 1901-12-27

If We, were young man just start
ing in the stock business, either dairy
ing or beef production, we would rath-
er have $500 invested in one thorough
bred COW than three scrubs at S33
each. 1t would take little longer to
get started, perhaps, but when once
started it would be on the right road
to success.
Milford chronicle., 1901-12-27


Mems laundried white shirts,
good material we'll made, perfect
fit, soc, 75c, 81.
Mems very popular laundried
colored shirts i'll beautiful patterns
at SOC, 75c and 81.
Mems unlaundried white shirts,
good muslin, solid linen bosoms,
properly Made everywhere 75c,
our price soc.
,1EeIS's .VeCEIUeGT.
We have the credit of carrying
the finest line in the State. Men S
finest silk and satin neckwear in
all the newest shapes and color
ings, soc. A special lot of choice
silk and satin neckwear, IS cents
each, extra choice value.
Mems Pocket Handkerchief.
Always useful, thousands to Sc
lect from. Mems pongee hand
kerchiefs, silk initial, Ioc.; plain
white handkerchiefs with initial
I24c and 25c.; mems initial silk
handkerchiefs, 25c, soc, and $780,
big line of plain white handker-
chiefs at SC, IOc, I23c, I5c and 25C
Mems ScIspemderS.
Mems fine silk suspenders put
up in single boxes, 25c. soc, 75c
81 and 81. so; mems good strong
wearable suspenders, I5c, 25c anc
SOC.
.Ueu'S GEOUeS.
We are leaders in this line
Mems fine dress kid gloves, IS
81, $I.25, $3.50; lined kid glove
soc, 75c and 81; mems wool bacl
gloves, dog skin palms, at soc, IS
and SI;men's undressed kid glove
in steel and tan colors, both line,
? and unlined, at 7sc, 81 and 81. rs
Milford chronicle., 1901-12-27

CANDY Catnartlc, cure constipation forever,
'0c DO II G. @, o. fall druggists refund money.
THE POETRY OF THE CORNFIEI
Some may not know that the corn
and the cornfield have been most
charmingly treated by the poet Long
fellow in his Song of Hiawatha." Aft
er the manner of poets, Mondamin, the
corn, is pictured as a young and stall
wart man who appears to Hiawatha
as he is in retirement in the woods
fasting, anXiOusly hoping to discover
some great and good thing for his peo-
pie. MOndamin appears to him
With his soft and shining tresses,
With his garments green and yellow,
With his long and glossy plumage,
and invites Hiawatha to wrestle with
him, which is repeatedly done, Mon
DAMN always coming off the victor,
but with each defeat Hiawatha grows
stronger until, putting forth a supreme
effort he filings AIondamin on the
ground,
And before him, breathless, lfeless,
Lay the youth with hair disheveled,
Plumage torn and garments shattered,
Dead he lay there in the sunset.
Then MOndamin is buried in the
warm, rich earth, and Hiawatha
watches over his grave
Till at length 4 small green feather
From the earth shot slowly upward,
Then another and another,
And before the summer ended
Stood the maize in all its beauty
Then the cOrnfeld is blessed, and
Minnehaha in the midnight hour and
alone, unclothed, makes the circuit Of
the field to place a charm upon it so
that the ravens and the crows shall not
destroy it, and when the corn is ripe in
the fall the young men and maidens
are called
To the harvest Of the cornheld,
To the husldng Of the maize ear.
! And when some dusky maiden finds
blood red ear
"Nuska," cried they all together
''Nuska, you shall have a sweetheart"
the whole story of Mondamin being
one of the most charming in the Eng
lish language.
Milford chronicle., 1901-12-27

You have a very great interest in the
man in your community, or at least you
should have, who miiks a COW which
produces 400 pounds of butter in a
year or the one who sells a fat steer
for 500, or gets yield of seventy-five
bushels of corn to the acre on a forty
acre field, or any man who in any way
makes Il very marked success of any
line of agriculture. If you are not able
to do these things, it is for your interest
10 gNt acquainted with these men who
Milford chronicle., 1901-12-27

A friend of ours had set out a nice
young orchard of apple trees. The
trees grew we'll and were nearly ready
to come into bearing when in the early
winter he had grove Of poplar trees
cut down which were growing adjoin-
ing the orchard. All the rabbits in the
country locked there to peel the pop
lar branches, and when they had fin
ished up these they turned in on his
apple trees and had every tree girdled
and destroyed almost before he knew
it, Young apple trees must have pro
lection from the rabbits.
Milford chronicle., 1901-12-27

There seems to be a chance of saw
ing a portion of the forests of Califor-
mia by reason of the general use Of oil
for railway and furnace work. The
shelters in just one county in that
state have been using 100000 cords of
wood annually and are hereafter to be
supplied with fuel oil in place of wood
Milford chronicle., 1901-12-27

Japan in the year 1900 took $15,000,-
600 worth of the agricultural products
of this country against only 100000
taken five years ago. This well illus
trates the possible value of these Ori-
entail markets to the American farm
er With hogs worth close to cents
a pound live weight, wheat is worth
over $l.25 per bushel to feed them.
We never know any craze to subside
more quietly and completely than the
late Belgian hare craze. The enthusi-
asts who put $3.50 into a pedigreed ru,
fous brown Belgian buck hare a year
or 50 ago are keeping very quiet. BY
the way, was there ever any demand
for hare meat at % cents a pound?
Milford chronicle., 1901-12-27
cows AND THEIR VALUE.

A COW which will only make 100
pounds of butter in Il year is not worth
keeping by any man as milk COW; one
which will make 200 pounds is a fairly
good average cow worth, say, $50; one
which viii make 300 pounds is SUI
periOr animal and is worth $50, and the
one which will make 400 pounds is a
first class COW and worth of any mans
money, 500. 1t should be said in con
nectiOn with the foregoing statement
that if the 200 pound COW is of the beet
breeds and produces a good beef steer
her value is greater than the figures
above given.
Milford chronicle., 1901-12-27
turdays only, steamer leaves Queens
for Baltimore at 600 p. NJ.
cENrREVILLE BRANCH.

turdays only, steamer leaves Queens
for Baltimore at 600 2. NJ.
cENTREVILLE BRANCH.
ms leave Queenstown for Centreville
except Saturday and Sunday, s.l5 A. NJ,
~ and 600 P. NJ. Saturdays Sis, 9.l5 A.
yO5. P. NJ.
leave Centreville for Queenstown
except Saturday and Sunday, S.45 A. M
and $50 P. NJ. Saturdays s.i5 A. NJ, 400
I.25 P. NJ, making direct connections at.
,nstown with all trains and boats.
CONNECTIONS.
/ A. connects at D. & C. Junction for points
delaware & Chesapeake NATURALIZATION
! N,fOrd.
connects at Greenwood with Della
vision of the Philadelphia, Whining
baltimore Railroad.
." connects at Glendale with the Della
Maryland s. Virginia Railroad.
LAMENTATIONS.
top on signal to take on and let of pas
IS.
TROXEL, VIM. D. UHLER.
lers4 Manager. Gem f. s. P. Agt-
Milford chronicle., 1901-12-27

NEW CASTLE ACCOMMODATION TRAINS,
Leave Wilmington BIB am, BOB, 4.02, and
1858 pm. week days. Leave New CasJle o'9l'
g58, no. SO a m, Sal p. m. week days.
Express trains leaving Harrington S.lO am.
and arriving at $40 p. m. week days run
through solid to and nom Baltimore VIZ
. Dortar nd NaWark,
Milford chronicle., 1901-12-27

We have lately received samples of
the wheat, barley and oats grown in
the Alberta country The past season
has been . 1er fP~?rable one for ce-
real crOps@l lat region, and the sam
pies referred to are of exceptionally
fine qualify, much superior to the same
cereals gown in move southern lati-
tudes
Milford chronicle., 1901-12-27

Jersey gloves and warm scotch
wool gloves, 25c and soc; good
heavy warm driving gloves, long
wrists, 75c, 81 and $3.50.
Mems Might Shirts.
Mems plain white and fancy
trimmed night shirts, soc, 75c and
Isl.
Umbrellas.
Any old things will do for a
rainy day, but for holiday gifts
something up-to-date, made right
is what is wanted. We have them
mems and women's an immense
4 assortment at extraordinary low
prices. Coralla cloth, taffeta silk
or gloria clOth-plain handles and
fancy handles-75c,S $751; rs, 81. 50
S2,$2.5o and s.. Children's school
umbrellas, soc, 75c and 81.
MEMS DnderGUeGr.
1t is probably new to you that
underwear fits, unless you buy it
here. People who pay little money
have just as much right to a fit as
those who pay double.
Mems good heavy heeced shirts
and drawers, 39c each, we'll worth
| soc each; extra heavy feeced lined
shirts and drawers, SOC, regular
624c quality; also undershirts anC
: drawers in all wool scarlets, natur
al woods and cameIs hair, at 75c
81, 81. so. Wright S health under
shirts and drawers at 81 and 81. Sc
each.
, .nIoan1R EEnaSon.nr
Milford chronicle., 1901-12-27

If you can get a load or two of well
rotted stable manure it is the best top
dressing available for the lawn. Put
it on this fall and give the lawn thor
ough raking in the spring. Care should
be taken to use only we'll rOtted ma
nure; otherwise plague of weeds
may result.
Milford chronicle., 1901-12-27
PETS FoR CHILDREN.

A writer for a prominent agricultu-
raj paper advises that all the younger
children Of the farm family be given
lambs rs pets We think that this is
bad advice. Children should never be
given as pets any animal which in the
natural C, Urse Of things must sooner
or later be taken away. sold and killed.
This applies to sheep, chickens and
other poultry, pigs and quite often to
cats. A heifer calf may be kept as a
pet, or a colt, but not the others nam
ed. Then, If the pet sheep is of the
male sex, it will inside of six months
develop into the biggest nuisance
about the farm, for all the boys and
every hired man will put in their spare
time teaching it how to bunt, and some
fine morning in early winter the godly
head of the house will have the under
Dinning knocked out from under him
as he goes to the barn, and there are
things said which would not look well
in print. The pet lamb is a nuisance.
WILL STAY ON TIE OLD FARM.
mo, sir; l have lived on the old farm
since the time it was a piece of wild
/ land in a new country, and there /
will stay" said good old friend of
ours rot long since when the question
of moving from the farm into town
was under discussion. Continuing, he
said: Every tree on the old place I
have planted, and | have learned to
love them. The sunrise and sunset
views from the porch are more beauti
full to me than from any other place
True, | cannot 90 much more HARD
work, yet why should leave the scene
of all my labor for forty years? II
stay on the Old place till the ent
comes" Wise and happy old man!
Milford chronicle., 1901-12-27

Dr. Hobbs Sparagus Pills cure all kidney ills. Sam
ple fires. Add Sterling Remedy Co, ehieaGO o. n. Y.
Milford chronicle., 1901-12-27
EIGHTY ACREs MAKE 500


The average gross return from an
eighty acre farm in the central west
will not vary very far from $40 per
acre. take one year with another. out
side of what may be consumed in the
living of the family OF the farm prod
ucts. Of course there should be
much greater return than this; but as
a matter of fact, there is not. Now it
is entirely possible to make this $500
off of forty acres instead of eighty, and
as farm land creeps up toward a value
Of S1O0 per acre. the how to do this be-
comes a subject of prime Importance.
In a general way we may say that a
radical change in existing methods will
be inyolved-better cultivation of crops,
! better seed. better grades Of all farm
I stock, intelligent rotation of crops,
more clover, more poultry and better
( care for it, while the silo will have a
place and fertilizers will be used in.
stead of being wasted, as is now sc
often done. The bane of agriculture
all through the west is that mar
rates his success as a farmer more by
the number of acres which he can ski
over rather than by the quality anC
quantity of crops which he can produce
from an acre of land.
Milford chronicle., 1901-12-27
WelI'S Hosiery.

The feet must have proper atten-
ton and protection. A beautiful
line of up-to-date fancy hose, 124c
I5c, 25c and soc; good warm ma
tural wool hose, I3c, I5c, 18c and
and 25c; good black hose, csc;
Milford chronicle., 1901-12-27

The most valuable quarter section Of
land in the whole world is probably
that of Beaumont, Tex, upon which
are located the great oil wells. Two
years ago this tract would have been
dear at $50 per acre, while today it is
valued at $4OO,OOOOOO.
Milford chronicle., 1901-12-27
Mr.. Jacob Socks.
The fashionable
LADIES TAILOR,
With Mark L. Davis the
clothier has just returned
from the city with a full line
of samples for
Ladies SUITS,
and COATS,
and up-t0-datG
Fashion Plates.

He has all new and stylish
ladies cuts, correct jackets,
etc. He has turned out some
beautiful and stylish gar
ments and would be pleased
to have you call; examine
goods, workmanship and
prices.
A discount of $500 to teach
ers on all gowns, ordered.
Milford chronicle., 1901-12-27

We never knew a man to get tired of
raising good Shorthorn cattle, while
we have known many a one to drop
the other standard breeds. The Short
horns are to cattle what the Poland
China and the Concord are to hogs
land grapes.
Milford chronicle., 1901-12-27

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.
Milford chronicle., 1901-12-27

The first thing a fellow finds out
when he goes to law is $40; sometimes
more.
Milford chronicle., 1901-12-27
PRESBYTERIAN School Burned.

presbyterian oChooI Burned.
Richmond, Va, Dec. 1.-THE large
annex to the Lewisburg, w. Va, Fe.
male Institute, one OF the larges
Presbyterian schools in that state, was
destroyed by fire last night. The old
academy building was saved. The in.
stitution has over 100 boarding pupils.
The fire plugs of the town were
frozen and had to be thawed out.
Milford chronicle., 1901-12-27

It costs more to put the last twenty
five pounds on a 300 pound hog than it
did to make the first seventy-five
pounds.
Milford chronicle., 1901-12-27

bro, ght about by the Increased con-
stump on, and last of all a marked rise
in the value of agricultural lands. This
country is now at the last stage of this
evolution of a period of great prosper
ity, with little short of a veritable
boom all over the country in land val
ues. The evolution Of a period Of so
called hard times is simply the fore
going process reversed-frst, a panicky
stock market, then Il curtailment Of
manufacturing and discharge Of labor
ers, lowered prices for farm products
and then. to finish up. decreased values
of farm land, the farm always being
the last to feel the effect of both con-
Milford chronicle., 1901-12-27

The government wants blacksmlths
and horseshoers for duty in the Philip
pines at $50 per month.