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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-02-08
shnrn sentine1s ON Deck.

A wise man will take the weapon at
his hand even if it is not the cOnven-
tional one So thought Captain Slo-
cum, who, on his sloop, the Spray,
made a voyage alone around the world
and met many good friends and singu-
lar enemies. This is his description of
one comic happening which might have
ended in tragedy. He says:
l discovered, as she sailed along
through a labyrinth of islands, that she
was in the Cockburn channel, which
leads into the strait of Magellan at a
point opposite Cape Froward. and that
she was passing Thieves bay, sug-
gestively named. That night she lay
at anchor in a snug cove at the Turn.
now became jaded and worn from
my previous battling with danger and
rough weather, and as drOwsiness
4 came on l sprinkled the deck will
/ tacks, for it is we'll known that one
cannot step on a tack without saying
something about it. A pretty gOOC
Christian will whistle when he meets
the commercial end of a carpet tack; :
savage will howl and claw the air
That was just what happened tina
night at u o'clock when the savage
thought they had me, slOop and all
until they stepped on deck. Then the,
learned that had them.
They howled like pack Of hound
and jumped pellmell. some into thei
canoes, others into the sea to cool of
fired several guns when I came o
deck to let the rascals know that
was at home, and then l turned
again, feeling sure l should not be dii
turbed by people who left in so grea
. a hurry.
The Fuegians, being cruel, are matt
n rally towards and regard a rife wit
superstitlous fear The only dangt
e from their quarter would be in ALLOW
r. ing them to surround one within boy
!. shot or to anchor within range, whel
i they might lie in ambush.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-02-08
Afraid of MOnnrchs.

It is said that King Alexander Of Ser
via sent his medical man the other day
to sound a certain foreign insurance sOci-
ETY. as to whether they would be inclined
to insure his life for a couple Of million
francs. The directors met in council and
after some debate informed the medico
that they regI cited their inability TO dc
business. 1t was true that in the past
they had insured the lives of several
reigning sovereigns, but since the assIs
sination of the king of Italy. who had
been insured for 100000 francs. thC
board had resolved not to enter into any
further engagements with them.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-02-08
Puzzled Tommy Atkins.

An English correspondent tells this
story: 'TwO Alsatians in their tent. and
an English soldier was passing. Said
one Alsatian to the other, 'Schang,
schynt d'sunn schun? John. is the sun
shining yet?). and the other Alsatian re-
piled, ia, d'sunn schynt schun lang
Yes; the sun has been shining a long
timel.
"The English soldier listened and shook
his head. Wonderful cOves. those Ger
mansr he exclaimed Only been here a
week. and blowed if they aiu't talking
Chinese Already.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-02-08

George-Just look, father! Isn't our
baby the finest in town?
Father-It may be, George, but hope
it won't turn out to be like a car win
dow.
George-How is that father?
Father-Hard to raise and after you
do raise it Observation-Disclosures
phia Record.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-02-08

The dentists of the country have come
to the conclusion that the liberal use of
meats in this country is the main
cause of the poor teeth so common
among the American people. We think
that this is a farfetched conclusion, for
the American Indian in his barbarian
days was almost exclusively a meat
eater, and no class of men ever had
better teeth or teeth which lasted Ion
ger than did they. Among wild ami
mails the carnivora always have better
teeth than the herbivora. Sugar and
tobacco are more to blame for the
white mans poor teeth than meat.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-02-08
sTAY,LET rHE orHER FRLLOw Co

STAY, LET THE OTHER FELLOW GO.
A Young farmer who was coaXing
his first mustache and taking his first
shine to the girls wrote the editor of
a leading society periodical, mourning
what he should do when he was call
ing on his girl and another Young gen
tleman also came as a caller. This
editor tells him that the correct thing
is for him to at once take his hat and
retire. Now. while such thing may
be correct form in social way. and
rs to that we neither know nor care.
our advice is for Young man No. to
stay sss5ssIy until he sees the other
fellow safely off If the situation is
unpleasant for the two Of them. let the
last one 60 This society editor evil
IDENTIFY does not understand this court
ing business or he would not have al
vised the young man as he did You
Just stay. my boy until you have to
go. if you would win the lady fair
WHAT SHOULD HE Dor
we are in receipt of an inquiry from
a young man, aged 26, of limited edu-
cation, a farm worker since he was l.
years of age. a resident of an eastern
state, who having lost his parents and
having about 500 and besides feeling
/ very lonesome, would like to have us
tell him what to do. We realize that il
is rather a delicate business advising Z
young man under these circumstance
and will only offer a few suggestions
of general application. The best cur,
we know of for that lonesome feelin!
is to go and marry some good girl ant
If he gets the right one she will see to i
that he doesn't feel lonesome any more
When a young fellow is just vergin'
into the old bachelor stage, he most al
ways has these lonesome spells, an,
somewhere there is a nice girl feeling
just the same way, and the cure 70
both is matrimOny. If we were in hi
place, he being dissatisfied with his Ell
vironment, we would pack up an
move to the west where there ar
much larger opportunities for the us
of such talents as are possessed by TIL
young man. He can buy a 40 or
acre farm in Minnesota. Iowa, Kansas
Nebraska or the Dakotas on long tim
making a small payment down. and r.
peat the experience Of thousands {
young men who, after 20 years worl
now find themselves the owners {
good farms and worth in land an
! chattels not less than $4,000; or |
, can go to the range country west of Il
j Missouri, invest his money in heife
u and at the end of ten years make
e much money if he is willing to put l
u with the isolated and rough life of
d cattle man on the range; or if h
J. tastes run that way he can buy fe
e acres of land near some large TOW
q and do exceedingly well raising smi
e fruits and vegetables, with bees al
o poultry as side lines. In fact. a youn
ambitious and industrious fellow c;
g find no end of opportunities to not on
&C make a good living, but also accum
= late a competence almost anywhere
- the great west if he goes to work
:, the right way. We might add I'll
II there is no other cure than the o
- given for that lonesome feeling.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-02-08

,ECTIONS.-"a' connects at Queen
With the Delaware & Chesapeake Rwy.
connects at Greenwood with Delaware
on OF the Philadelphia, Wilmington
Baltimore r. r. for Seaford, Delmar,
nsOury and points south.
=, Maryland & Virginia r. r. for George
and Lewes.
>nnects at Greenwood with the Della
n Of the Philadelphia, Whining
more r. r.
re AND QUEENSTOWN.-Be-
DAY, JUNE Is 1885, steamers
mes Railroad Company will
OWN at 9:l0 a. m, daily, eX.
SIS a. m, daily except
and $50 p. m.
nation apply to
IN. d. UHLER,
FRI & Pass. Agt
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urine scalds the flesh or if, when the child
reaches an age when 1t should be able TO
control the passage, it is yet afflicted with
bed-wetting, depend upon it. the cause of
the difficulty is kidney trouble, and the first
step should be towards the treatment of
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble is due to a diseased condition of the
kidneys and bladder and not to a habit as
most people suppose.
Women as well as men are made mis-
cradle with kidney and bladder trouble,
and both~need the same great remedy.
The mid and the immediate effect of
SwaB1p-ROOt is soon realized. It is sold
by Druggists, in fifty EE-
cert and one dollar I, , .E:;:l
sizes. You may have is!! 81 HE.
S ample bottle by mail a7AlE as4
re, also pamphlet tell Home Of swaup-Root
o all about it, including many Of the
7usands of testimonial letters received
'fferers cured. In writing DR.. KilmeI
'Ohamton, N. Y, be sure and
4ueF
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-02-08

and cheerfulness soon
disappear when the kid
neys are out of order
or diseased.
Kidney trouble has
become so prevalent
that it is not uncommon
for a child to be born
afflicted with weak kid
neys. If the child urin-
afae too offan IL the
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-02-08

lively. Although there was an
unusual drouth during the spring
and early summer in both these
seasons, the size and quality Of the
fruit was excellent. Cypress was
used lnainly for posts, for three
reasons, viz: First-because Of its
plentifulness the farm; Second |
its durability, as shown in a vine
yard for thirty years; and third, its
cass Of working, an important con
sideration in preparing the posts.
So far as possible sound, dead or
diving trees were selected and when
not over five inches in diameter the
cuts were used whole. Larger
trees were split into two or more
according to size. A tree II to IS
inches in diameter at the butt, and
of usual height, made from 40 to
90 posts. The end posts were cut
four feet long, about FIVE inches in
diameter, and firmly set in holes
two feet deep. The braces are ~
feet long D t, 3 inches in diameter
/ The upper end is leveled to fit the
post and fastened to it by two TWEEN
| ty penny nails, A piece of cypress
board or slab, 8 by IS inches and ?
in thick, was put into the ground
at the foot of the brace to prevent
! it from pressing into the ground
All other posts were sharpened
and driven down IS inches when
the ground is soft. No. II galvani
zed wire was use. About zoe
pounds was required per acre.
In putting the wire on the posts
one end was turned down the
! braced post about six inche3, anC
firmly fastened with two staples
The coil of wire was then unrOlleC
the length Of the row, placed Oh
top of each post and kept there b,
a staple driven partly down ant
frightened by lever at the loos
j. end.
g While taut, the staples were driv
3 ell down and the end securely fast
S ened.
" By this method a wire, IS rod
If long was easily made sufficient
Ie tight. Vegetable crops like earl
m potatoes or cabbage can be grow
d. between the rows the first year
ID piece of fine soft wife, about fol
l' inches long, such as is used fC
wrapping holly wreaths, prove
the best material to fasten Il
branches to the large wire. A
that is needed is to put wire arour
the branch bring the ends aero
each branch, bring the ends aero
each other and give them a sing
twist.
The followingis the approxima
he cost per acre when ready to ha
80 vest
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-02-08
Ramon Takes The Lead.

R. L Collins, Tyro, Arkansas, says: have
used various me- mes for a torpid liver, but
Ramon's Liver are the only remedy tina
proved beneficial have beed selling them for
two years, and Fl ny experience often recon-
mend them 70 Fl RamOn's take the lead Of
kinds that I sell.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-02-08

The marked change in the volume Of
water in all the rivers and lakes of the
Mississippi valley territory would seem
to harmonic with the above record
The problem in the near future would
seem to be not how to get rid of the
rainfall. but how best to conserve it.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-02-08

Bologna bulls" constituted a classi-
ication of the stock sold on the Chica-
go market. This does not take in the
well bred and well fatted bull whose
meat finds ready consumers at the city
restaurants in steak and roasts, but in
cludes the superannuated and aged
scrub sires which, having become liter
ely as tough IS they look. are thrOur'
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-02-08

1t would seem as though there was
need of some missionary work along
the line of teaching a portion Of the
American people that wood alcohol is
not the right sort of stuff to Ticker up
on. While it has the taste and smell
Of old rye, it is as merciless as mob
law and always makes a job for the
undertaken. In fact it is about as
good a servant to this gentleman as
the familiar gasoline can.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-02-08

1t is frequently said that the rainfall
of the Mississippi valley states is moi;
as heavy as it was 80 years ago. y rec
ord which has been kept for 30 years at
a point in east central Iowa shows that
there is q good foundation for this be
lief The record by decades is as fol
laws.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-02-08

NEW CASTLE AcCoMMoDATIoN TRAINS
Leave Wilmington BIB am, S.O3, 4.39, ana
6bs nm week days. Leave New Castle o8li
SKA III on a m, B3S p. Hn. week days.
Express trains leaving Harrington SlO Am.
and arriving at 6.46 p. m. week days run
through solid to and from Baltimore via
Porter and Newark.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-02-08

The cost of cultivation. manur-
ing, trimming and trying to wire
and interest on land; the second
and following seasons will be about
$40 a year. Twenty loads of ma
nure or its equivalent in a good
fertilizer, unusually may seem an
unnecessary expense, but it will
pay.
There is a general complaint by
growers of this fruit that a large
percentage of the berries do not
mature, but dry up on the vines.
This is ascribed by many to the
overheating Of the berries by the
sun shinnining or the wire. This
is simply nonsense. 1t is evidently
caused either by too much fruit on
the vines, or too little food i'll the
soil.
The only apparent disease thus
far in blight. This disease was
worse in 1900 than in any proceed
ing year, induced probably by some
/ popularity of ths season, as the
Early Harvest blackberry was gen
orally a failure from the same
/ cause.
At present the Luretia seems t.
be the berry for profit in centra
Delaware. JAMES B. GILcHRIsT
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The New York World
THRICE-A-WEEK EDITION.
MOST A DAILY AT THE PRIC
OF A WEEKLY.


The presidential campaign
over but the world goes on il.
the same and it is full of news. I
learn this news, just as it is-pfemp'
ly and impartially II all that y
have to do is to look in the col
umns of The Thrice a-Week Edl-
ton of the New York World which
comes TO the subscriber $50 times
a year.
The Thrice-a- Week Worlds d.
Egence as a publisher Of 6rst -
has given it circulation VIZ 'sNer
the English language is spoken
and YOU want it.
The Thrice Week World $ reg
ular subscription price l. only 81 GO
per year. We offer this uneqaaieu
newspaper and the CHRONICLE TO-
gether one wear for Sis.
The regular sub-crirtion pre- o.
the two papers is s. 90.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-02-08

lad this fall-a tree 8. mes
trough the trunk and apparently in
perfect health as the result of just
one sharp gust Of wind which broke
It off close to the ground. An exami-
nation showed that some years pre-
viously a borcr had unseen made its
way into the tree and had so bored
its way that one side of the tree was
chamhered and honeycOmbed to such
an extent that on that side the tree
was deprived Of support and anchor
age and thus fell an easy victim to the
summer wind BOrers are very like
bad habits-they must be looked out
for when they are very small,
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-02-08
QuGC1 Anna S Railroad COmpang

Time Table in effect Monday, Nov. 9Th,
1900 (Leaves daily and Sunday.)
Steamer connectiOns between Pier 10 Light
Street Wharf, Baltimore, aAd railroad diVis-
len at Queenstown, Md.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-02-08

But few farmers in the north now
do their own butchering outside Of an
occasional sheep and the old hen when
they want her for n potpie, and this
latter tile good wife too often is made
to do. The fat hog and the steer for the
winter supply of meats are turned over
to the local butcher. who kills and
dresses the animals, the farmer only
having TO take his meat home. This
is a great improvement over the old
way, when Hezekiah would get a big
kettle of water to the boiling point
and then take an old rifle aud run q
hog down for the killing. The women
folks are now relieved of the dainty
| job Of cleaning "inards" and such like
And here we want to say that 10 wo-
man should be compelled to catch old
hens and chop their heads off. The
hired man. with no soul TO save, SHOULD
be made to do this work
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-02-08

Under New Management.

The Capitol Hotel situated as il is on
the Public Square, near all Banks and
Public Buildings has been the fayorlte@
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. Our
new bar and bouhet is the largest and
handsomest 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. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-02-08

An otherwise pretty good farmer
who, putting an acre of potatoes in in
slipshOd sort of a way each year. had
never been able to get over 80 or 60
bushels per acre got a pleasing surpl Use
when he gave his 12-year-old boy an
acre of land to have what he could
raise upon it. the boy planting it to pO-
tatoes and harvesting 225 bushels. The
boy first read up on potatoes, planted
selected seed, took good care of the
crop and thus beat the old man all to
pieces.
We note that farmers in some parts
Of Idaho have been fattening their hogs
on peaches, prunes and apples. so great
was the crop of these fruits and so
small the demand for them. Some day
perhaps the cost of transportation will
be so reduced that this surplus of the
finest fruits in the world can be
brought within reach of the masses of
the central west.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-02-08
Women as Well as Men
Are Made Miserable by
Kidney Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind, dis
and lessons ambition; beauty, vigor
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-02-08

Let us not neglect the social and
intellectual side of life during
the winter season. The farm work
during the busy time is so press
ing in its demands that but little
time is left for mental improvement
and social intercourse. Have at least
one good housewarming during the
winter. inviting all your friends and
neighbors. Have your good wife invite
all the ladies for an afternoon tea. and
let the young folks have candy pull
Invite out some of your town friends
some evening and give them taste of
good farm fare and hospitality. Any
how, don't crawl into your shell and
/ Just milk COWS. feed hogs and stuff
( stoves all winter.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-02-08

One "steer' of a newspaper man in
Iowa affirms in his paper that oleomar-
garine is u wholesome, pure and de
lightful food product" If Iowa COWS
could only read this and he should ven
ture into some clover pasture where
fed the dairy herd, there would be a
lovely scrap on in less than minute
between the editor and the head Of
the herd" Verify this Is a wicked and
adulterated generation in which we
live when the CHASTITY conglomeration
of degenerate fat and caustic chemicals
masking as pure butter can receive
/ such an Endorsement from the Iowa
press. the recognized advocate Of the
progress and patriotism Of its people.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-02-08

apt to give butter a disa-
.iavor, and care has to be ex-
in feeding it.
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North read up

J.R HUTCHINSON, Gen, Manager
WOOD, Gen. Passenger Agent.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-02-08

If you want a fancy price for your
road horse, there is almost as much
in properly fitting him for the market
as there is in the breed. The country
is full of slOuchy. ungainly. i'll gated
lunkheads of horses which. had they
been properly handled and broken in.
would have MAZE attractive and stylish
animals. As much in this line can be
done for horse as for young man.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-02-08

1t is said that geese are very subject
to tuberculosis. Perhaps this is the
right name for pate de fois gras.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-02-08

The Whitney No. 20 apple or crab is
commended by nearly all our nursery
men as a good stock for top grating.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-02-08

The agent Of firm which makes
speciality of constructing systems of
waterworks for small towns was try
ing to work the council of a small
western town not long since and had
the gall to claim that water in an ele-
waited tank % feet above the level OF
the street would have sufficient force
to throw fire stream to height of *
feet. He failed to get the contract
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-02-08

The rot destroyed the potato crop of
northern Michigan the past year, the
damage being estimated at $l,OOO,OOO.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-02-08

Cheap clover seed is almost invaria-
bly, adulterated seed. Some tests made
by the department at Washington
showed that seed selling for So bush
el contained no less than 20,92S weed
seeds to the pound. The most common
adulterants are foXtail. sorrel. plan
tain, doddcr and Hungarian grass. Seed
which cost $72O per bushel had but 22ti
weed seeds to the pound.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-02-08

There was 100000 W. tn of buggy
whips manufactured in thss country
last year. and a large per cent ct them
were given away to get the farmertn
subscribe for a so called agricultural
paper which was worth less than the
whip.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-02-08

The rural mail business is proving to
be the terror of the fourth class post
masters, for hardly any of these routes
is established that does not knock one
or more of these postmasters out Of a
lob
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-02-08

Something more than profit of 500
an acre will have TO be shown up by
beet growers to induce men who are
raising 30 cent corn, So hogs. SO beef
and making 20 cent butter to get down
on all fours and thin beets on a hot
July day.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-02-08

The doctors tell the writer that this
is a great boy year out on the farm,
lots more boys than girls being born.
Possibly nature is doing something to
help remedy the hired help trouble on
the farm.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-02-08

The year book of the department of
agriculture for 1899 is the finest thing
of it's kind ever issued by the govern
mont.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-02-08

The burden of testimony from plum
growers is to the effect that where
poultry is kept in the plum orchard
the trees are more thrifty, the fruit
of better size and freer from insect
pests and the yield larger.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-02-08

English writer who recently
country made the criticism
tha an people lacked the
nov lfrNe could have in
trodlt,,. N man we once
had he woulu n. i've said this.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-02-08

Every man owning and living on a
quarter section farm is entitled to and
should have a farm home which costs
not less than $1,000 and this home
should have modern cOnveniences.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-02-08

BY Druggists, IN nifty
cert and one dollar
sizes. You may have a
s ample bottle by mail
90 also namnhief tell