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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-03-21

DR.. Cuyler in telling the story of ia
miliar hymns gives this interesting cir
cumstance concerning Onward, Chris
tan Soldiers" 1t seems that the one
who wrote this hymn was trying to
help his brother, who was a clergy
man in the Church Of England, to get
his Sunday school in good marching
order, so he thought this hymn might
help, and he had the school led by one
who carried a cross. Some gentlemen
of the church found fault with the car.
rying of the cross and thought it look.
ed pOpish.
"WeI." he said, 1--WE can leave that
out, and l can alter the hymn, and we
can sing it, With the cross Of Jesus
left behind the door," "Oh, no." said
the good brother. perhaps you had
better let it be as it isl
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-03-21
Religion In business.

again l remark that religion is good
SOr worldly business. I know the gen
eral theory is the more business the
less religion, the more religion the less
business. Not so, Thought DR.. Hans in
his Biography OF a Christian Mer-
chant when he says: HE grew in
grace the last six years of his life more
than at any time in his life. During
those six years he had more business
crowding him than at any other time"
In other words, the more worldly bust
ness a man has the more opportunity
to serve God. Does religion exhilarate
or retard worldly business? is the prac-
teal question for you to discuss. Does
1t hang, like mort gage, over the farm ?
Is it bad debt on the ledger? Is it a
lien against the estate? Does it crowd
the door through which customers
come for broadcloths and silks?
Now, religion will hinder your bust
ness if it be bad business or if if be
a good business wrongly conducted. If
you tell lies behind the counter, if YOU
use false weights and measures, if YOU
put sand in sugar and beet juice in vim.
egar and lard in butter and sell for one
thing that which Is another thing, then
religion will interfere with that bust
ness, but a lawful business, lawfully
conducted, will find the religion of the
Lord Jesus Christ its mightiest aux.
Hilary.
Religion will give an equipoise OF
spirit. 1t will keep you from ebulli
tions of temper, and you know a great
many fine businesses have been blown
to atoms by bad temper. 1t will keeI
you from wOrriment about frequent
loss; it will keep you industrious ant
prompt; it will keep you back from
squandering and from dissipation: f
will give you kindness of spirit which
will be easily distinguished from thai
mere store courtesy which shakes hand.
violently with you, asking about tn,
health Of your family, when there is II,
anxiety to know whether your child il
well or sick, but the anxiety is to know
how many dozen cambria pocket hand
: kerchiefs you will take and pay casI
I down. 1t will prepare you for the prac
t teal duties Of everyday life. / do no
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-03-21
YOUNG Hanaed al Mount HoIIv.

Mt Holly, N. J.. March 19.-Upor
the same scaffold that three months
ago Charles Brown was executed, JohI
Young yesterday morning suffered the
death penalty for completely in the
murder of Washington Hunter, the
Riverside farmer Young was marched
to the scaffold accompanied by his
spiritual adviser. Upon mounting the
scaffOld the moose was adjusted with
out delay. The trap fell, the body was
dropped a distance of six feet. anC
death was almost instantaneous.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-03-21
THE KAlsER's NEW YACHT.
How the Meteor Came to BE Built In
This Country.

1t was in the spring of 1901 that Mr..
}. Frederick Tams, secretary of the
New York Yacht club iourneyed to
Shooters island and called on Mr.. A.
Cary Smith, naval designer. Mr.. Tams
entered upon a general discussion of
matters maritime, as though it had
been solely for this purpose that he had
made the trip from the metropolis. In
the course of the call, however, the
conversation turned to yachts and their
designing, and then it was that the
real motive for Mr.. Tams' visit de-
clared itself.
wei, now, Mr.. Smith," said the sec
rotary of Americas representative
yachting association, q am very much
interested in the question of yacht
building at present, as l happen to be
commissioned by foreigner of title to
find out under what conditions you
would design a yacht for him"
Indeed! said Mr.. Smith in a non
committal manner. "Weu. Mr.. Tams.
before we go any further there is Just
one question l would like to ask you:
Is the yacht of which you are speaking
TO be built in the United States or in a
European shipyard|
Probably in Europe" was the reply.
"Humph! Well, then, let me say
right now that under those circum-
stances would not for moment en-
tertain the proposition of designing the
yacht fOr-yOur principal. l have not
the slightest desire to make the plans
for boat only to have them altered
and botched by some English or Ger
man builder who thinks he can i'm
prove on them and who then turns out
on the world his work under my name.
Il tell You there is not enough money
in the country of the person you are
speaking o. to buy plans from me I'M
der those conditions. And, what is
more, although l cannot presume to
speak authOritatively for Mr.. HERE
SHOT, feel pretty certain that he will
say precisely the same thing to you as
/ have said. Good morning, Mr.. Tams."
Mr. Smiths representation of the ac-
ton of the Herreshoffs in the matter
proved correct, and in consequence the
kaisers yacht, the Meteor, was not only
designed but also built by Mr.. Smith.
Fastening out to Shooters island one
day after the contract had been placed,
the emperor's agent informed Mr..
Smith that he had been commanded"
to hurry the completion of the yacht so
as to have it ready at an advance date.
"Indeed!' replied the imperturbable
designer. "Well, now, Mr.. Tams, just
let me inform you of one fact-out
here at this shipyard there is only one
kaiser, and happen to be it Further
more, when it comes to commanding
in shipbuilding, there are just two per-
sons who are in it, One of them is the
designer and the other is Providence"
New York Herald.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-03-21
Rev. Houst Seriously Injured BY New
Jersey Anarchists.

Elizabeth, ~ j., March 18.-An at.
tempt was made to kill the Rev. Mr..
Houst, pastor of the German Lutheran
Church, of this place, Sunday night.
The police believe that the would.be
assassins were Italian anarchists. AT.
ter the shooting of President McKin.
ley Mr.. Houst preached a sermon, in
which he denounced the anarchists
and declared that they should be driv.
en- from the country. On November
70 last his son Ivan mysteriously dis.
appeared, and the minister subse.
quently received threatening letters. in
which it was said that the boy was in
hell, and that the father also would be
sent there.
sunday night Mr.. Houst heard steps
on the porch of his home and he went
out to investigate. As he did so he
was knocked down by a blow on the
head with some kind of blunt instru.
ment. While he was PROSTATE. one of
his assailants kneeled on his chest.
threw a cloth over his face. and showed
it into his mouth as a gag with one
hand, while with the other he drove
a knife into the minister's chest. in.
tlicting a deep flesh wound. Tho
wounded man was found by his wifi
and a physician was called. He four.
that the knife wound was slight. bu
that the blow on the head had caused
serious injury.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-03-21

Washington March 1s.-Secretary
Hitchcock telegraphed here yesterday
that his brother Henry Hitchcock
died at his home in ST. Louis. Mr.
Hitchcock had been i'll for some weeks
with heart trouble He was II years
old. He was offered a seat on the
bench of the supreme court by Presi
dent Harrison, but declined on ac
count of his large practice. He was
one of the trustees of the new Carne
gle Institution, was interested in
many public inst l0tions.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-03-21
Farmers Need Assistane,

Jefferson City, Mo-. March 19-Gov
ernor DOckery yesterday issued an ap
peal to the people of the state for aid
for the farmers in the Ozark country
in the southeastern part of the state
who lost their crops in last summers
drought. Seed for the spring crop is
urgently needed, and the agricultural
department has been requested to fur
nish this.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-03-21
Three Orchard Pests.

Bulletin No. So, which has Just
been issued by the Delaware Col
lege Agricultural Experiment Sta
ton, contains an interesting article
on three orchard pests, the apple
bud borer, the fruit tree bark borer
and the periodical cicada. The
paper is edited by Prof. E. Dwight
Sanderson, who is an authority on
such subjects. II addition to a
detailed description of the pests.
he gives the following interesting
Introductory summary:
The Periodical Cicada - The
principal brood of the cicada will
appear throughout Delaware in the
spring of 1902. Injury is done
to young fruit and shade trees by
the female cicadas puncturing the
branches and main stems. In
these Sits they deposite their eggs.
Young orchards and nurseries are
often ruined by the numerous Sits
made by the cicadas. These
wounds also furnish points of at
tack for borers, woody app1eaphis
&c. Injury is worse on land re-
Gently cleared. and the number of
the cicadas seems to be decreasing
with the disappearance of our
forests. Upon land known to be
infested with the pupe, many may
be destroyed by turning i'll hogs,
which will root out and devour
them. Canstant cultivation would
also probably accomplish the same
end. Trees should not be pruned
to any extent during the coming
winter and spring, so that the
cicadas may deposit their eggs in
the terminals which can then BIZ
cut off and destroyed. Injury by
the cicada is local; and by ascertain
ing whether the pupa are present
the fields in early spring, the best
methods for preventing injury
may then be used effectually.
The Apple Bud-borer-Youne
apple trees have been considerably
injured by small caterpillars Dor
ing into the terminal buds anC
thus stunning their growth. Upor
trees top-worked by budding the
shoOtsfrom the buds are often ser.
iously injured. Only the "watel
sprout" are attacked upon ole
trees. These caterpilars ultimate
| ly transform into small moths
which lay eggs for another brood
| Four brOods occur in a season
iaOOut six weeks being required foi
each. During the winter the cater
tpillars hibernate i'll their burrow.
in the twigs and in small silker
cases on the branches. They may
thus be spread on nursery stock
| The best means of control is by
pruning off infested terminals il
winter, keeping water sprouts
cut off old trees, and frequen
lspraying with arsenites.
| The fruit-tree Bark borer-Appl
and pear trees are injured by cater
pillars boring under the bark, ant
sometimes killing trees by grid
ling them. Injury is worse upoi
trees with rough bark, and nea
the crotches of the trees. Tn
| presence of these borers is usual,
recognizable by cracks in the bari
| and by masses of excreta thrown
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-03-21
Our Mutual Friend Of Milford, .

An old copy of a paper dated June 6
1868, named "Our Mutual Friend. -
which was published by VIM. B. Low
cry & Co., recently came into our
hands, aud review of prices current
or farm produce at that time may be
If interest when compared with those
If this period.s 1T quoted as follows:
Butter, per pound. so cts.
Corn, per bushel, 81 co
Eggs, per dozen. Is cts.
Flour, Delaware, per Dbl, Sl2 to SlG.
Hams, per h., 20 to 25 cts.
Hay, salt per ton, S.
Hay timothy, per ton, s25.
Oats, per bushel, 20 cts.
oysters, per bushel, 81.
Potatoes, Irish per bushel. sl.25
Potatoes, sweet, per bus, sl.5O to SEQ
Rye per bushel, $3.50
heat, per bushel, $3.50
Blade fodder, per hundred sheaves. 80
Shad' per pair, so cts.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-03-21
The Indians, B,sbop.

Bishop Whipple's courage was pre-
eminently shown in his attitude to-
ward the Indians. He was the Indi-
ans bishop from the first. His digni-
ty, his reserve, the humOr lurking be-
hind the sober mien, his truthfulness
and stanch loyalty--they lovingly dub
bed him straight TOngue"-put him
at once in touch with the Indian ma
ture. Add to this his sense Of justice,
a dominant characteristic, and it was
natural that the Indian problem should
be almost the first problem faced on
his coming to Minnesota as its bishop.
Facing the problem, he fearlessly faced
the Indians enemies and their more
discOuraging lukewarm friends. He
had to convert both the house of bish-
ops and congress. He lived to see his
conception of what was due the In
dian and Of what the Indian was ca
pable of in a large measure successful.
Bishop Whipple believed in the In
dian; he believed all the good stories
he told of him; he compelled like be-
lief in his unwilling brother bishops,
in the preiudiced. even hostile clergy
and laity and citizens of Minnesota
Century.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-03-21

"At Plevna, KAN" says the Kansas
City Journal, "a joint keeper corner
ed the Rev. w. H. Houston in the post.
office and informed the reverend gen.
tleman that he must take a licking on
account Of a temperance sermon which
he had preached the day before. All
right responded the parson cheerful
ly, and two minutes later the friends
Of the joint keeper were taking him
down to the butcher shop for the appli-
cation of beefsteak to a pair of beau
tiful black eyes, showing again the
low down. deceptive wickedness Of our
theological seminaries in maintaining
physical culture departments"
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-03-21
TERMS:-$l.OO PER YEAR IN ADVANCE

out. The caterpillars pass tbe
winter in cocoons under the bart
The adult insect is a small brown
moth. Two broods occur in a
season. In pruning make all
cuts as smooth as possible and
paint the exposed surface to
prevent attack. Scrape off loose
bark during the winter. Cut out
all borers about May 1st. Wash
the trunks and lower branches
with carbolic soap early in Nav.
and subsequently cut out bcrers
whenever found.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-03-21
FIRE AMONG SHIPPING
Phoenix Line Pier and Several
Vessels Burned at Hoboken,
THE LOSS WILL REACH 100000

Flames Spread Rapidly and Drove
SteVedores and Sailors to the Street.
Some of Whom Probably Persisted.
Captains Strange Life Raft.
New York, March ia swift. and
IN many of its details. picturesque fire.
last night destroyed the pier of the
Phoenix Steamship Line on the Ho-
Doken, N. j., river front, with many
Dales OF cotton and hay burned that
company's vessel the British Queen.
10 hulk; consumed seven lighters
and their cargoes; damaged a dock
belonging to the Barber Steamship
Line. and for a time threatened the
property of the Holland-American
Line and the huge Campbell stores.
The loss, according to estimates will
approximate S1,00O.OOO.
The Phoenix line pier was a wooden
structure, 300 feet long. covered with
a frame shed. On this were many
bales of hay and cotton, which burned
with the utmost rapidity How the
fire started is not known. Some state.
ments are that it started in the British
Queen; others that it had its origin
at the end of the pier. At all events.
with but the harest warning. the flames
burst out, quickly licking up the pier
and the cotton upon it. and driving the
| stevedores and sailors to the street.
for the vessel was being unloaded.
having arrived here Friday from Ant
werp, cotton laden. The fire fared
up from the steamer with as great sud
| denness as upon the pier. and since the
vessel was made fast to the pier and
could not be backed out, lighters and
other water craft which lay along
| side of her. some of them holding such
infammable stuff as oil cakes. quickly
caught fire too
The captain of the lighter Tona-
wanda saved himself, his wife and his
| child by pushing a cotton bale into
the water, placing his family and him
self upon it and padding his strange
life raft into the river. The stiff wind,
which had blown all day, gave impe-
tus to the fire, whose glare Redeemed
the North river for long distance.
Cattle pens upon the upper decks of
the British Queen were the first part
of her consumed, but presently her
hull was afame.
From the Phoenix line pier the
flames spread to the pier of the Barber
line and then to the steamer Heath
burn of the company, newly arrived
from Hong Kong, China, with a cargo
of tea.
While the confagration was at its
height rumors were rife that several
men had persisted. It was tolerably
certain that Chief Engineer Scott. of
the British Queen, was burned to
death on her, and that a sailor named
Jansen met the same fate. One OF
the men who escaped says that he
saw several men leap into the water
when the steamer became enveloped
in fire, and he saw few, if any of these
rescued. The quartermaster of the
ruined ship said that the crew were in
her fOrecastle, and he surmised that
! if all escaped they did so with diff
| Guilty. Nevertheless, some of the Brit
ish Queens officers said last night
they were quite assured that all were
safe save Engineer Scott It is not
unlikely that some of the lOngshore
men and stevedores who swarmeC
about the vessel may still have to be
accounted for.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-03-21

Two we'll informed Wall street men
were discussing ]. Pierpont Morgan.
Said one, 81 have had a long talk with
a member Of his firm, and while he let
fall no secrets, yet from what l could
gather Mr.. Morgan made last year
about $42,0O0,OO0." The other agreed
that the estimate was practically cor.
rect, from what he could leaPn.-NeW
York Press.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-03-21

Mozambique, Portuguese East At
RIGA, March 19-The Portuguese
troops captured 1872 slave dealers and
killed so others at Pemba Bay recent
~, when the government forces at
tackled IL strongholds of the slave
dealers and liberated 700 slaves.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-03-21

Lancaster, Pa, March 19-The barn
on the county almshOuse farm. just
east of the city limits. was destroyed
by an incendiary fire. Thirteen steers,
eleven COWS, four horses, three mules
a bull and a heifer were burned, to-
gether with all the crops and farming
implements. The loss is about $40.
900 and the insurance $500.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-03-21

The address of Or. George Croly, the
author Of ''Tarry Thou Till l Come, ="
who died in 1860. is often requested
from his publishers. They have adopt
ed this stereotyped answer: 1--WE have
no doubt as to the present abode of DR..
Croly, as he was good man; but the
United States postal authorities have
no facilities for sending letters thither."
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-03-21
Office For earfield,s Son.

Washington, March 19.-It is under
stood that the president has about de
cided to tender the civil service com
missionership made vacant by the
resignation of W. A. Rodenberg tC
Harry A. Garfield, of Cleveland, o.. a
son of President Garfield. There is
some doubt. however, as to whether
he will accept the office. though it is
believed to be an appointment with
some attractions for him.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-03-21
captured q Roer Laaner.

Pretoria March 19.-GeneraI Bruce
Hamilton has captured a small Boei
Lager, eastward of Vryheid. South
eastern Transvaal. Four Beers were
killed. six were wounded and II were
made prisoners. General Botha's
brother-in-law, General Emmett, was
among the Beers captured.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-03-21
Dunkards Emiqratinq to Northwest

Chicago, March 19-During the
next few days over 1000 Dunkards
and others will pass through Chicago
en- route to new homes in the north.
west. The movement will include en-
tire families from Indiana, Ohio,
Pennsylvania and the Virginias, and
they will for the most part go to the
Mouse river district of North Dakota.
Good crops last year and the glowing
reports sent back by settlers are the
causes that have induced the present
heavy emigration.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-03-21
Kinq win Entertain 500, 600 Poor

London, March 19.--Half million
of LOndon's poor will be the guests of
King Edward during the coronation
week. His majesty notified the may
Ors of the metropolis yesterday that
the sum of $25O,OGO was placed at their
disposal, and he invited them to make
the necessary arrangements to enter
tain the very poor, to the number of
100000, at a dinner in celebration of
his coronation
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-03-21
Hanna Not a Candidate

Washington, March 18.-In every
mail received by Senator Hanna are
letters asking him if he is a candidate
for the presidency, and urging him to
enter the field. To each of these the
reply is sent out that the senator EN-
phatically insists that he is not a
candidate. will not be a candidate,
and has no thought whatever on the
question
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-03-21

W J. Presnell, OF Michfel6, N. c., writes
my daughter had rheumatism and for several
nights she could not sleep. After the use of
Ramon's Nerve and Bone Oil she was entirely
cured " This wonderful Liniment penetrates
to the nerve and hone, eAecting miraculous
cures where others fail. For sale by T. F. Ham
merslev
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-03-21
CECIL RHODES SLOWLY SINKING
Oxygen Is Now Being Administered
In Increased Quantities.

Cape Town, March 19.-Cecil
Rhodes had quiet sleep yesterday
but his symptoms when he awoke
showed slight change for the worse.
Oxygen is again being administered
to the patient in increased quantities
Last night he was weaker.
Mr.. Rhodes has received the follow
ing cable message from Queen Alex
andra: 81 am sorry to hear of your
trying illness and pray God to restore
you to health"
Lord Kitchener has personally tele
graphed a request for daily bulletins
concerning Mr. Rhodes health.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-03-21
The March "Ameriean Row ;.

Inc March number of this best of
all boys magazines. The American
Boy (Sprague Publishing Co.. Detroit
Mich.,) lies before us. The front cover
has full page illustration of how
spearing fish: and it will appeal to all
lovers of outdoor sports, old and young
alike. 1t has its usual number of in
teresting stories, the principal ones he
ing: "a School Lockout by D. r.
Robinson; "Cuthbert's Rattler.u nv
Edgar d. Price; ga Night in the
North" by Frank Baird; "a Grand
motherly Lark" by Minna Stanwood:
Toby" story for Little Bows. bv
Roberts Silvay The second INSTALL
ment Of Trooper Stork, "by Will Lev
ington Comfort, appears in this num-.
Der. The true story of "Casabianca ,,
by Louise Jamison; a story of the
deep Sea-" by Collision Fleming.
Other interesting and handsomely
illustrated articles are The Pioneer
American Ostrich Farmer" "a Bows
Relief Society,"" 1.-TWO Boys at the Pas
sion Play of Oberammerguan bv
Harry Steele Morrison; 1.-THE Bow
With an Aim" "The Story of the
smithonian;" "The Whipping Boy of
Olden Time;" "a Boys Visit to an
Alligator Farm;' familiar Talks
With Boys" and many others.
The special departments are as inter-
esting and instructive as ever. land can
not fail but strike boys hobby. A
few of the many departments are
boys in Games and Sports;' 1.-THE
Boys Library" "Boys in the Home.
Church and School," "The Boy Stamp
and Coin Collectors" "Boys and Ami
mails" "For Boys to Think About;v
"Boys as Money Makers and Money
Savers;' "The Order of THE American
Boy :" "The Boy Photographers"
'The Boy Candy Maker;'' e'The Aeas-
siz Associations" "The Boys Garden;n
puzzle Department" ETC., etc.
Handsome illustrations adorn every
page. The subscription price is 81 90
per annum, and is published by 'The
Sprague Publishing Company" De-
troit, Mich.
| PerhaDs II ten yolu,,,es oe ,t;. -o,.- -.