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TRACKS AND TRAGEDIES.

A two inch fall Of snow came one
night without any wind and lay the
next day like pure white blanket over
all the woods and fields. Now, here
was the opportunity to see something
for one who liked to read out of ma
lures book. Here in the silent woods
We're tracks of the few forms of animal
and bird life which brave our northern
winters-here a rabbit track meander-
ing in and out among the newly felled
tops of poplar tree and spots where
he had sat on his launches to get his
early breakfast from the juicy bark, a
little farther on evidence that he was
frightened, as a leap of six feet had
been made in the direction of friendly
hollow log; here a squirrels tracks as
he slid down from his nest in the hole
of an old oak and dug away at his little
store of acOrns hidden last fall for just
such winter days meal; there he sits
on an old bur, with his tail curled over
his back, his sharp teeth working like
the shuttle of a sewing machine; a
little farther on an old log, sheeted like
corpse, with telltale geometric tracks
running from end to end. where a
ruffed grouse leisurely walked; at the
end of the log feathers and spatter-
ing of blood and the crescent shaped
pattern of an OWLS wing as in the early
morning he dropped silently down on
the king of game birds and bore him
off to his hole in the heart of the big
black walnut down by the river; here
another track beside the rabbits. thai
of the red fox; nip and tuck it wa,
with them, and then trampled snow
and bits of fur and more blood. show
ing how Reynard got his morning meal
here the track of a house cat prowlin;
along the edge of the timber, then evi
dence of a crouch and a mighty sprini
and another tragedy showing where 1
field mouse fell a victim. AS we eros
the open field a shrike settles down Oh
the barhed wire fence, and we see hin
leisurely impale a mouse on one of tn
barbs, and thus does the snow tell tn
tale of the never ending tragedies Il
wild life only thus rarely seen an
} read.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-04-05
NV. P.,s spoke Nnt,ve rongues

If NJ. Prs spoke Native HOngues.
Thomas O'Donncn's defense Of his at
tempt to address the British house Of
commons in Irish leads to an interesting
speculation. What if the whole Irish
party. the Welsh party and the Scotch
element combined to demand the right of
speaking in parliament in their ancient
national tongues? asks the London Daily
Mail.
The translation of Mr.. O'Donnelrs
Erse speech is as follows:
"AIr. Speaker-As an Irishman and the
representative of an Irish constituency,
belonging to a nation having its own Ian
guage and still fighting for its freedom as
a nation. | deem it my duty to address
this alien parliament in the language Of
my own country"
Were any Gaelic member so enterprs
ing as to wish to say this. using his OWL
tongue, the effect would be somewhat as
| follows: rs me duinne Eireannach. Tha
me tollach facal a'ghra an a CANT me
/ dhuithe."
Welsh members would pour into the
ear Of an enchanted house liquid music
! like this: MIR. I.lefarydd-Fel Cymro n,
fel cynrychoilydd etholaeth Gym:eig, fe
I'm sydd VI pcrthyn genedl sydd gandd
iaith &C sydd hyd hoddyw YIN ymladd an
eli rhyddid. VI wfy yn meddwl ei fed VI
ddyledswydd arnaf anerch y senedd es
tronol hon yn iaith fy ngwlad my hun"
And if Sir Mancheriee Merwanje
Bhownaggree put the same sentimen
into his native Hindoostanee he would ad
dress the house in these burning words
"Namdar Observation-Disclosures lOk n
svatantrata nj ladat chalava ne arthe
park parliamentnc hoon tie desh nj e.
bhashama arr karvani farj samjo
! nlhncn =,
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Always Willing to ObIige,

1t was Texas town, and long
limbed Texan was making across the
public square toward the courthouse
with a revolver in his hand when he
was stopped by man who asked:
Are you on your way to the court
houseY
'Yes, sir; am" was the reply.
"Going to shoot anybody?"
yes, sir; Lawyer Johnson. If it
hadn't been for him, shouldn't have
lost my case yesterday. Yes, sir; going
to fill him full of lead"
Are you in any great hurry about
itP'
mo special hurry, but when | have
shooting on hand like to get it off my
mind as soon as possible"
"Of course; but. you see, Lawyer
johnson is now arguing a case for me
and won't be through for 40 minutes
He's going to win it for sure if not in
terrupted, and if you will only hold OF
for awhile you will do me a great ia
4 vOr."
"Why, certainly; glad you mentioned
it; no hurry about the shooting so as /
/ comes off today and you can count OF
me. Have a drink with you? Witt
/ the greatest of pleasure. and if John
son is a particular friend of yours II
shoot him as softly as l can and Civ
him every show to die like a gentle
man. "-BOstOn Globe.
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MAYDOLE'S HAMMER.
(lalsOl,s PIastar IS PANS Master.)

When Maydole was told that he made ga
pretty good hammer" lie said, mo, don't
N Ike pretty good hammer I make the
best hammer that ever lrds made"
Every carpenter who saw Maydole ham
nor wanted one. 1t was of the best ma
,eFial, perfectly balanced, and the head
never few of. Hammers were divided into
-wO classes-lst, Maydole's; I'd, all the rest.
Plasters are Sc arated by the same line
# cleavage; lst, Benson's Porous Plaster
ID, all the rest. When. for rheumatic pain,
1 cold, a cough. kidney trouble or any
other disease or all aent that may be treated
externally, you ask for a plaster. any hon.
st, reputable druggist will give you a Ben.
iol's. He kR0aos it is incomparal " the
best, and he assumes that you know it too
5 the name of Maydolc stood for hammers
he name of Benson stands for plastt rs
the real thing" All the medicinal poten
les that are valuable in a plaster are il
Bensol's. Capsicum, Strengthening anC
Belladonna plasters are out of date
An army OF physicians and druggists. anC
millions of the people, have written O
Benson's Plasters as remedy to betrusted
Benson's Pla~ters have fity-fve highes
Awards. Accept no substitute.
For sale by all druggists, or we will pre-
pay postage on any number ordered in tn,
United States, on receipt of 25c. each.
SeaburY d. johnson. Mfg. Chemists. n. Y
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-04-05

dairy combination yet invented.
Make a note of it that another Dane
wins first prize on best butter at the
late national dairy convention held at
st. Paul.
A mixture of one-third gumbo and
two-thirds rravel makes a very excel
lent prairie road. one fully as good as
though it were all gravel.
1t is said correctly that eating /
onions will promote sleep, but they do J
not always work that way where there /
are two persons in one bed.
There is this to be said for the China !
man: He never lets weeds grow in any
crop which he raises, even if he has to
work Sundays to pull them.
Every farmer owning good fertile
acres is the possessOr of a gold mine
which he can work without fear of
being assessed for operating expenses.
If the fine buildings on wornOut
eastern farms could be exchanged for
their value in good western soil, both
the east and the west would be bene-
flied.
The moon is to be credited with fur
nishing man with about 800 hours of
moonlight each year. There is a good
deal Of sentiment and cussedness de-
veloped during these 500 hours each
year.
We lately measured a white ash tree
20 years planted which was 16 inches
in diameter two feet from the ground.
and a balm of Gilead tree 30 years
planted which was 81 inches in di-
ameter.
No one thing is palmer than this
men owning good farm lands had much
better hang on to them than let go of
them. Such lands are the safest and
best investment for money there is to
be found today.
The first of our northern birds to nest
in the spring, always excepting the
English sparrow, Is the road lark. We
have found its nests, with young birds
in them, when the snOwdrifts were still
piled up in the highways.
We are asked by a young reader why
it is that the birds which migrate to
the south to spend the winter do not
breed there. where it is summer time
all winter long. No one can tell. They
might, but they don't. We are GLAD
, that they don't.
3 The legislature of the state of Mime
, sofa is discussing the matter Of re
strictive measures to prevent the
spread of the oxeye daisy in that state
5 The west is greatly indebted to the eas
for many good things, but the Canada
d thistle and the daisy are not among
i them.
The first work on agriculture eve
& written admOnishes the farmer thus
n n I'm the morning sow thy seed and a
d evening withhold not thy hand
!. Which, being given a twentieth centur
e application, refers to the sowing of clio
y yer with all small grain wherever clio
var will GROW
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-04-05
Ii HUNG CHANG AND RUSSIA.
Chinese Leader Thinks His Govern
ment M,,sf EVentnnIIN YieIh.

Chinese Leader Thinks His Govern
ment Mast Eventually Yield.
London, April 3.-Dr Morrison. wiz
ing to The Times from Pekin March 20.
describes an interview with Ii Hung
Chang in which the famous Chinese
statesman admitted that his policy was
based upon a conviction that Russia
was the only power which China need
fear
He acknowledged the existence OF
various secret Russo Chinese agree
ments," says Dr. Morrison, and de-
clared himself convinced that China
must and would ultimately sign the
Manchurian convention. He asserted
that China was willing to disclose the
/ terms of all her agreements with Rus
! STA, but that the latter insisted on keep
! ing them secret.
He admitted that he had no hope
/ that the present Manchurian agree
ment would satisfy Russia, but he said
he thought it would give China q
respite of ten or twenty years while
Russia was gorging her prey, durins
which the Chinese might strengthen
themselves for the future
II am satisfied that Ii Hung Chang
is so fully committed to the policy o
buying off Russia at any price that h
is almost inclined to resent the posi-
bility of intervention by other powers.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-04-05
HORTICULTURE EXHIBIT.
Will Be One of the Principal Fea-
lures of the Exposition.

AulGH u AAAG NoaAAAOhs
Horticulture, viticulture and fioricul-
ture are linked together in one great
class. In the midst of a country of
orchards and vineyards the Pan-Amer-
lean Exposition will have abundant
material close at hand and of the finest
quality from which to make an exhibit
worthy of the great event. The extern
sive floral decorations of the grounds
constitute a rich display in Horticulture,
and several acres, including hundreds
of beds. are devoted to the exhibits
made by leading florists of the country.
Flowers in profusion will welcome the
earliest visitors and breathe out their
fragrance and display their incOmpara-
BILE beauty the season through. Thou
sands of trees and shrubs flourish
throughout the grounds. Double rows
of thrifty trees surround the principal
buildings. Foliage and flowers there
will be in great prOfusiOn. In the hOr-
ticultural establishment of the grounds
the Pan-American will far surpass the
efforts of all former eXpositiOns.
In the handsome and cOmmodious
Horticultural Building all the popular
fruits of the different countries repre-
sented in tho Pnn-American EXPOSE
ton will be displayed. With suitable
refrigerating room upon the grounds. ii
will be possible for the management to
make a daily fresh display of fruit
Throughout the term of the EXPOSE
ton, when certain fruits are at theil
best, special displays will be made OF
certain varieties. The exhibit from
southern California will be particularly
large, and New York and other states
will be represented befittingly. Bottled
productions will also have place here
the wine growers of the Chautauqua
central New York and Hudson river re
gions having applied for space for ex
tensive exhibits. The opportunity 70
a timely display of choice native fruit
, will be improved. Dried and preserve,
fruits will be exhibited here Article
and appliances used in horticulture
will also be shown in this division.
The exhibits of nursery stock, includ
, ing orchard and ornamental trees
shrubs and evergreens. will be unuues
f tionably among the finest, if not tn
finest, ever made. The most Dromiueu
+ nurserymen in the country have inter
a ested themselves and will aim to outd
? any former show of the kind. No les
interest is taken by the leading florists
who are arranging exceptionally fin
displays. Many large beds of flower
were planted some months ago an
they will aid in identifying the seen
a from the early days Of the Exposition
Of MARX BENNITT
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-04-05
A Son and 100000.

Senator Dolliver is quoted in Success
as saying:
''Money making is the cheapest kind OF
success, 1t doesn't Indicate the highest
kind of development by any means.
will give you Il simple illustration. enl-
bodied in an incident which occurred thi,
very day: a friend of mine, a profes
sional man of high mental attainments
had been offered salary of $4,000 {
year by a cooperation engaged in trans
portation. He was strongly tempted t,
take it. for he is working for the govern
ment at a salary of only $1,000. He al
mitted to me. however, that he is capabl
of far greater usefulness in his presen
work than he would be in the employ
ment of the railroad. Thcrcupon | strong
" advised him TO reject the larger offer
and be has done so. My reason was sim
ply that money does not measure one
place in the world. ones mental triumph
or ones usefulness to humanity"
"But money is a helpful factor in life,
the writer urged. land is considered i'll
dispensable nowadays in climbing up tn
ladder"
"Wcll." be replied, eff had son an
/ 100000, would keep them apart"
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-04-05

The economies practiced by very
many of our foreign born citizens when
they first begin life in this country
seem very queer and strange to US.
These methods are the inevitable out
growth of their hard conditions in the
mother country, fastened into life hab-
its, with the result that when applied
to American conditions a singular de-
gree of financial prosperity is insured
to these people. While some of these
practices are really penny wise and
pound foolish" when applied here and
! are in time somewhat modified, still
the primary idea of thrift. saving and
economy is never entirely obliterated
until the third generation, when their
progeny lets things 90 wide open just
like Il native born American. The wo-
men of the first importation never get
over the notion of working in the
| fields. of gathering the brushwOod for
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-04-05
MATTERS IN MARYLAND,

Cumberland, Md, April 2.-Three
coal miners were killed in Allegheny
county yesterday, John Clupp and John
kirkpatrick, of Homecoming, by a fall
of roof coal in Pine Hill mine, near
that place, and Thomas Oracle, of Eek
hart, by a similar accident at the Hoff-
man mine.
Frederick, Md, April 3.-Three hun
dred laborers employed on the work of
improving the Baltimore and Ohio
railway tracks at Mount Airy, struck
yesterday for higher wages and work
on the Improvement has temporarily
stopped The men, most of whom are
Italians and Hungarians. are in an
ugly mood and the people in the vicin-
ity fear trouble
Centreville. March ga serious ac-
cident occurred at Samuel Mallileus
/ livery stable in Millington yesterday
James Daily. while feeding the horses
was kicked and paved by a vicious
/ horse left at the stable for the day by
/ c A Bradley. Daily was attended by
/ DTs. J. G. Hacket, N COmegys and
/ Clark. All agree that there is little
hope of his recovery. Mr. Mallileu.
while assisting in getting Daily away
from the horse, was kicked several
times. but not seriously hurt.
Upper Marlboro, March 20 The
county commissioners have fixed the
tax rate for 1901 at 81 cents on the 800
a reduction of three cents from last
year. This reduction was accomplish
ed despite the fact that 20 per cent OF
the entire amount of taxes-that is
hoc of
an increase of ST, S0952 over last year
AS the present year promises TO fal
surpass any other in the matter o.
building operations in the upper sec
ton of Prince Georges county, it il
reasonable to suppose that the tar
rate will be materially reduced mex
year
Hancock. March 31-Anthracite Goa
has been discovered on the farm o
jeremiah Gulden, in Fulton county
, Pennsylvania. six miles north of Han
cock, Md, a large force has been work
ing under the direction of John Nam
and the vein was reached at the dept
of SO feet. The shaft filled with water
which has impeded progress, and a
engine is employed in pumping it Out
!, The outcr0pping of coal along the cree
r bank led to the investigation. Tw
= hundred acres are under lease, and
S is said the Reading railway has mad
a bid for the land.
BOyds, April DIR. Hill, veterina
' ry surgeon of Rockville, MontgOmer
county, who has horses of Arthur Viii
L Jams. of Jacksonville. under treatmeT
Il for spinal anemia, says five of thel
are doing we'll, but are very weak an
6 have to be put in swings to keep thel
a from the ground in order to treat then
The horses are very pitiable looking
n indeed, having fallen away to nOthin
e but skin and bones. Once release
from their swings they fall down an
d cannot rise. They are dosed with met
O icine by a spoon. The surgeon fOuI
j., that the disease originated from Il
animals digging into filth in the bari
~ yard for rotten and sour straw, whiC
Q they ate ravenOusly. Mr.. William
+ the owner, says they seemed to fig
n each other for this matter to eat. +
has lost five of his best animals.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-04-05

Philadelphia, April Flour steady;
winter superine $2.25d250; Pennsylvania
roller. clear $3.10G3.25; city mills, extra,
s.. 6Od2 80. Rye flour dun at $3.50 per bar
rel for choice Pennsylvania Wheat dull;
No > red. 1712d1Sc. Corn slow; No. =
mixed, spot l51a@45&c. No. yellow, for
local trade. 4934Q50c. Oats quiet; No. 2
white clipped, 33l2c.; lower grades, 29d
32c. Hay steady; choice timothy $l6j0u
II for large bales. Beef steady; beef
hams S19M19.50. Pork quiet; family, $lld
1850. Lard steady; western steamed, SS.75.
Live poultry quoted at 11hd12c. for fat
hens, 71a6ISc. for old ROSTERS, 15dlSc. for
ems. 12ia@13c for ducks and l0dl1c. for
geese. Dressed poultry at lie. for choice
fowls ne for old ROSTERS, 25lt35c. for
nearby broilers. 11Iz012c. for fancy young
western turkey hens. Haze. for choice to
fancy western ducks and Ease. for west
ern geese. Butter hrm; fresh creamery
l6d22c. factory ll@l44c.; imitation
creamery, 14QlSl.c.; New York dairy. 15lt
21c. fancy Pennsylvania prints jobbing at
24d2Ic.: do. extra, pc. Cheese firm; fancy
large colored and white, 11d11i2c.; fancy
small cologed, l2lac.; fancy small white,
l2G12Izc. Eggs strong; New York and
Pennsylvania, at mark. 13lad14c.; western
toes firm; Jerseys. $L25d1.50; New York
$1.40d1.62l2; Long Island, $l.50d1.75; Jer-
sey sweets, Sl.5Od2.25. Cabbages quiet
New York. S14N1S per ton.
East Liberty, Pa, April 2.-Cattle mar
ket steady; extra, S5.5O05.65; prime S52Od
$40; common, $3.25a4. Hogs light; prime
mediums and heavy hogs, $6.25G6.30; heavy
/ Workers, $G.20dGz5; light do. S61Od6.1J
/ pigs, S5.90g6; roughs, $4.50d5.75. Sheer
firm; choice wethers. S5.20d5.35; common
/ S2.10G3.50; choice lambs, S5.75d5.90: com
mon to good $i45.65; veal calves, $6Q6.75
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-04-05
The Eminent Kidney
and Bladder Specialist

There is disease prevailing in this
country most dangerous because so decep-
tive. Many sudden deaths are caused by
it-heart disease, pneumonia, heart failure
or apoplexy are often the result of kidney
disease. If kidney trouble is allowed to adj
vance the kidney-poisoned blood will attack
the vital organs, or the kidneys themselves
break down and waste away cell by cell.
Then the richness of the blood-the albumen
leaks out and the sufferer has Bright's
Disease, the worst form of kidney trouble.
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-ROOt the new dis
covery is the true specific for kidney, bladder
and urinary troubles. 1t has cured thousands
Of apparently hopeless cases, after all other
efforts have failed. At druggists in fifty-cent
and dollar sizes. A sample bottle sent free
by mail, also book telling about Swamp
Root and its wonderful cures. Address
Or. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y. and
mention this paper.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-04-05

If the fine buildings on wOrnout
eastern farms could be exchanged for
their value in good western soil, both
the east and the west would be bene-
flied
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A CHEAP INSTRUMENTATION.

A very good substitute for a rPfrig-
orator in the farm home may be Sc
cured by piping the water from the
well worked by the windmill into the
kitchen into a galvanized iron reSer-
voir holding three or four barrels, this
ieservOir to be made square and fitted
with a tightly made cupboard placed
Immediately below it for the storage OF
perishable foods. The temperature OF
such self Hesdiating refrigerator
where-ine ;Eater of the we'll is 4S de
grees. can easily be maintained at %
which is low enough to answer Ordi
nary demands for cooling purposes
Another good feature associated with
this plan is that a supply of pure, coo
water is easily available for domestic
use
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-04-05

81 hefeyp Il censorship should be es-
tablished over American magazines" de.
clarcd Mr. John b Nash of Chicago.
The statement naturally occasioned
surprise. and Mr. Nash was pressed fol
a reason for his belief
"Why." he explained. ''the magazines
are pucking the laurcls from the brows
of too many Of our heroes. No sooner
does man achieve fame, either in wal
or the pursuits of peace. than the maya
zines are after him. He may hesitate fol
time. but the temptcr is strong and
persuasive. and the hero generally falls
Once man begins exploiting in the mag
azines his own achievements and dow
he comes tumbling from his pedestal. /
shows that he is only human after all
and the people do not long worship com
mon clay. Washington Post. .---
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-04-05

Other holidays commemorate events o.
the past: Arbur day speaks for postrrity
John Frederick Obcrlin. the famous Al
satan pastor. would not permit the peas
ant hoys and girls to come 10 communion
until they had planted al least two tree,
in their rock Strcwn valley Had tho
great educator Of Il century ago lived on
the present site Of Chicago the university
of that city might not today be paying
$1,000 for tranSplanting a single row 81
big elm trees ON It's campus.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-04-05

Wilkesbarre, March 90.-The threat
ened strike of $4,000 miners in the
hard coal region will not take place.
At meeting of the executive commit
tee of the United Mine Workers of
three districts held in this city yester-
day it was decided that the men should
continue at work. In the opinion of the
committee, in lengthy address issued
last evening, and which was prepared
by President Mitchell. the circum-
stances do not warrant a strike at
this time
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-04-05

Sunbury, Pa, April "a double
murder was committed yesterday at
Klinesgrove, a small country village a
few miles from this city The muir
derer is John Gulick aged 30 years
and his victims are his mother, Mrs.
Amy Gulick, aged 6S years, and his
brother Philip aged q. Harry Moore,
living on an adjoining farm, heard the
shots and FASTENED to the Gulick home
and found the dead bodies. Both had
been instantly killed. The murderer
escaped.