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Milford chronicle., 1904-03-18
By the Governor.
CALEB X. LAYTON,
Secretary OF State.

The production of commodities
by the U. S. is in excess of the
domestic demand for their CON
sumption; new foreign markets
must be opened and maintained for
the disposal of our overproduction
or thousands of American indus
tries must fail because of ruineous
competition for supremacy, and
the bare attainment of success in a
limited market. Such a failure
would shatter the foundation of our
economic prosperity, cheaper the
price of labor by causing a falling
off in the demand for it, and neces-
state the withdrawal of capital
from the American industrial sys-
TEN. Recognizing that the best pre-.
ventative of such a catastrophe is
the exploitation by our producers
of greater markets, we must hearth
Iy commend the economic wisdom
and diplomatic sagacity of the pres
ent administration of our national ,
affairs in securing to our country !
new and wellnigh unlimited mark
cts in the Far East, in shortening the \
distance of transportation from our
principal ports to such markets, in 5
its endeavor to secure for Americans
the profit of such transportation,
and in its maintainance of an ade- \
quate police force of the seas to y
protect our citizens and their inter p
ests in their treaty and other interna- \
tional rights. And especially must B
we congratulate the country upon n
the success attendant upon the man R
ly and typically American policies
of Our aggressively honest and
boldly prudent President, Theodore +,
Roosevelt. b
The issue to be adjudicated by h
the votes of the American people IL
on November fourth next, is single,
certain and very material. That V
question is, Shall the wise, pru- G
dent, courageous, honest and saga W
cious policy of the administration ca
Of Theodore Roosevelt be sustain :. "
ed or the government of this great Of
people be given into the hands of si
The cratic and excentric demago- bt
CUES who rule the conglomerate OF
Democratic party. n n
As ever heretofore, the policy of ci
he Republican party is a policy of lii
veil chosen initiative, rendered
necessary by economic conditions;
while on the other hand, the policy a,
# the Democratic party is, as it II
las ever been one of bourbonic in
etroaction, which, if successful,
you'd set back much of the coun- M
rvs progress and throw industrial sy
america into the chaos always at
endant upon Democratic admin
;tration of the nations affairs. Ge
in
Fire early Saturday morning last de- An
r0yed the large barn on Sherman hOl
ills farm, near SeafOTd. Sixteen hel
Drses aud cows were burned to death. tris
he farm hands worked heroically to of
,tinguish the flames, but were handi-
pped owing to insufficient supply Of wifi
ater. cOu
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and cheerfulnesS soon
disappear when the kid
neys are out of order
or diseased.
Kidney trouble has
become so prevalent
that tits notuncommon
for a child to be born
afflicted with weak kid
neys. lfthe child urin-
ates too often IL the
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SUSSEX JURORS.
List Of Names Drawn for April term Of
Court in that County.

The following jurors have been drawn
for the April term the Sussex County
Court
GRAND JURY.
Representative District No. Thomas Ross,
Geo. W. Pitcher; No. >, George $. Buell., Chas.
r. Lewis, Samuel H. Messick; No 3, Lorenz
c. Raughley, Norman RawliAs, Thomais H..
Fooks NOD Daniel Short, William O. John.
son; No. 5, Isaac j. Wootten, smith Horsev.
John Cordrey; No. 6, Theodore Burton. John
W. Messlck, Robert H. Bunting: No. :, Rob
ert W. HIN, william II. Lynch; No. S, Archie
B. Lingo; No. 3, Charles 7. Pepper, John Il.
Day; No. 10, Samuel j. Wilson, Charles V.
Jones, John Il. White.
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LINOLEUM REMNANTS.

Linoleum in remnants from to 9
yards. Many pieces alike; enough
of some to cover the entire roomi
Rich tile effects. Regular price
SI.25 per yard. Remnant price Soc
Largest stock of window shades
in Milford. We measure, fit and
hang all curtains when asked.
Ladies Muslin Underwear
Our line of ladies underwear Tor
this spring is simply beautiful, as
you know we pay special attention
to our stock of ladies muslin un-
derwear.
Drawers, 25c to $500
Corset Covers 25c to $500
Gowns soc to So. so
Petticoats 25c to $500
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PETIT JURY.

Representative District No. !, Ephraim Tef
ferson, Samuel b. Argo, Mark l.. Bennett:
MOI william j, COnaway, Samuel Nil man.
Mitchell Wiley; No. 3, William F. James.
Isaiah r. Maxwell, Daniel W. Ellis: No. 4.
Elias g. Gritiitr, Larry T. Brittingham, Will
liam II. Phillips; No. 3. Lafay cite Lowe.
George Il. Otwell Columbia Kitchens; No. g..
James f. Jones, Benjamin White, Joseph
j. Collins; No. = William j. Williams, WI.
liam II. Belts, Frank H. Simpler; No s. q
Benjamin Warrington W. II. Howard. No
g. Noah Hurley,JOhn w. Messick, Samuel r.
Wilson; No. 10; Thomas r. Oufeu. Hiram c.
Fisher, Charles K. Dickerson, James Z. Mar
tin.
SPECIAL july FOR COURT OF OYER AND TER
MINER.
Representative District No. /, Thomas ].
Roach, Robert II. DerricksOn; No. ,, Martin
Newton. John H Gray, Eugene w. Filings
worth: No. s, Frank p. Dawson, William T.
Day, Edgar W. Sammons: No. 4, f. Il.
Parson, George Wheatley; No. 3. Charles G.
Norris l.. Baker, Cornelius W. West;
No. o. Charles T. Goslee, John Dobson, Thos
b. Riggin; No. :, Charles a. Hudson, Elijah
II. LS nch; No. $, Z. II. Lingo; No. 9, Jacob
Gibson Scott; No. TO- William E.
Rust, David r. Palmer stephen X. Bennett.
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Women as Well as Men
Are Made Miserable by
Kidney Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind, dis
,ourages and lessons ambition; beauty, vigor
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urine scalds the flesh or if, when the child
reaches an age when it should be able to
control the passage, it is yet afflicted with
bed-wettiag. 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 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 mild and the immediate effect of
Swamp=RoOt is soon realized. II is sold
by druggists, in fifty Fet-
cent and one dollar n71 q ..3.5sss q. .s5s
sizes. You may have a
sample bottle by mail Slzssls s=l s5l.5z..issss==
free, also pamphlet tell Home Of Swamp Root.
ing all about it. including many of the
thousands Of testimonial letters received
from sufferers cured. In writing DR.. Kilrner
8, Co., Binghamton, N. Y, be sure and
mention this paper.
Don make amy mistake, ogt remember the
name, Swsup. Root. DR. Kilmer's swamp. Root
and the address, Binghamtou, X. Y, on every
bottle.
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Fire early Saturday morning last de-
FtrOyed the large barn on Sherman
Hills farm, near Seaford. Sixteen
horses aud cows were burned to death.
The farm hands worked heToically to
extinguish the flames, but were handi-
capped owing to insufficient supply Of
water.
Milford chronicle., 1904-03-18

and in fact all kinds Of packages made TO ori.,
or in stock. It will ray you TO see the Snas
Manufacturing Companies goods. and ge lbe-
prices before buying your Spring supply
Milford chronicle., 1904-03-18

With a long established reputafio, f,.
ing standard package both as TO sjze s,a '--l --
ity' We are now ready for the Strirg frssss. ~
1904, and with new machinery and inc,
capacity, we purpose to supply all our oi5 t.aq
and add good share Of the new -4i
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-02

acknowledged by the United States in
1887 and by the various European gov
ernments within two years afterward.
Texas was annexed to the United
States in 1916, and that led to war with
Mexico. During the three years of ac-
tual hostilities between the countries
many notable battles Were fought. The
capture of the City of Mexico and the
complete overthrow of Santa Anna were
the outcome of a long series of military
operations, the details of which seem
clumsy in the light of improved mod
ern warfare In many of these con-
ficts the slaughter in proportion to the
number of men engaged was terrific.
In the operations against the City of
Mexico the Americans lost 5000 out of
an army of 1900. The Mexican loss
was over 1000.
Toward the middle of the century oc-
CURED the East Indian wars which re-
suited in the conquest of the Punjab.
This immense acquisition to the Brit
ish holdings in Asia was effected by
many desperate struggles. One of the
most notable of them was the campaign
against the Sikhs conducted by Lord
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Khiva retained her independence for
thirty years afterward. England be-
gan the first Afghan war in 1889, but
it was disastrous. Out of an army of
nearly 1000 soldiers and 1900 camp
followers only one European and four
natives reached the British lines. In
the early forties England was success
full in the various East Indian wars
which resulted in the annexation of
many of the native Kingdoms. A few
years before this the sultan's viceroy in
Egypt revolted and made an attempt
to secure the independence the Nile
country. He achieved great prelimi-
nary success and would undoubtedly
have accomplished his design if the
powers had been willing to see Turkey
crippled.
For three decades after the last war
with Great Britain the United States
remained at peace with the world. Dur
ing the last decade of that period trou-
BILE was brewing with Mexico. Many
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was actively furthering the cause of
Greek independence when he died. FL
nally England, France and Russia made
a treaty in which it was agreed to as
siSt the revolutionists in obtaining their
freedom. After a series of encounters
the allied fleet met the Turkish vessels
at Navarino and won a signal victory.
In 1880 the French bombarded AL
giers and forced it to capitulate. The
Algerines, who were little better than
pirates, had furnished the French with
wheat during the Napoleonic wars, and
a dispute arose over the payment of
certain belated claims made by Algiers.
The dey was uncivil to the French am
bassador and boxed his ears. France
sent a fleet, and, since the city of AL
giers was fortified only against an at
tack from the water side, the sailors
landed and entered the city from the
rear.
In 1881 the Belgians revolted and
crowned the Duke of axe-Coburg as
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part of the porte to avoid giving Of
Tense to either communion. In 1852
the porte decided that the Latins could
not retain exclusive possession of any
of the coveted shrines but that the
Greeks might have key to the Church
of the Nativity at Bethlehem and to
certain other structures of similar i'm
portance. France growled and accept
ed the decision, but Russia continued to
ask that the French monks be put out
of the Holy Land. Finally the Russians
demanded that the car should be given
a protectorate over all Christians in the
Turkish dominions. The porte declined
this radical proposition, and France
and England supported the Turkish
contention. England, France, Austria
and Prussia agreed upon a compromise,
which Russia accepted and Turkey re-
fused The quarrel was renewed, and
both countries declared war.
A Turkish f1otilla of twelve ships in
the Black sea was attacked by a fleet
of eleven Russian vessels, and all of
the sultan's ships except one were de-
stroyed. The allied fleets of the French
and English entered the Black sea, and
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and the natives, and it finally ended in
insurrection, which was followed
quickly by revolution, n
Early in 1885 Texas and Mexico were
at war. Several. battles were fought,
and victory was almost always on the
side of the revolutionists. The battle of
San Antonio de Bexar, fought Dec. 20
of that year. drove the Mexicans from
Texas. They did not remain away,
however. Next year an army of 1900
men under Santa Anna invested the
Alamo, a strong fort near San Antonio.
The Alamo held a garrison of 172 men,
and it resisted Santa Annals superior
force for eleven days. 1t was then car
ried by storm, and the entire garrison
was butchered. The Texans were
reused to a state of such excitement by
the Mexicans' brutality that in the fol-
lowing spring they cut Santa Annals
army into pieces at San Jacinto and
captured the leader. This resulted in
the independence of Texas. 1t was
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A VALUABLE BIBLE.

The icons in the Cathedral of the AS
sumption in the Kremlin, at Moscow,
are immensely valuable. They yielded
about five tons of silver and five hun
dredweight of gold to the French SOL
diery in 1912, but this treasure was re-
covered by the Cossacks, who in their
gratitude presented to the cathedral a
silver chandelier weighing 900 pounds.
The jewels with which the iconostas is
adorned are valued at $225, 900, a single
emerald alone being worth $4,000.
This is Bible so large that two men
are needed to lift it, and it is studded
with gold and emeralds and other
stones. sober estimate of the weight
of gold used in the iconostas and ves-
sells of this famous church alone places
it at 106 hundredweight.
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The Way In Which Army Goes Into Winter Qua

| Vastly different was the winter camp
at Valley Forge. Here, in a small ham
let twenty-four miles northwest of
Philadelphia, the American army of
about 1900 men encamped for the
winter 1t was at the most critical mo-
ment of the Revolutionary movement,
and the prospect was as dreary as We're
the leaden skies. The battles of the
Brandywine and Germantown had been
fought, and the British were comfort
ably housed in Philadelphia. 1t is not
probable that Washington would have
selected Valley Forge for winter quar-
tiers if it had not been for the fact that
the congress was in session at York,
small town in the neighborhood, and 1t
was necessary to protect the infant ma
tons legislators from a sudden British
attack.
Valley Forge is at the base of Mount
Joy, in the Schuylkill valley, and the
site is almost a natural fort. 1t is a
matter of record that Washington was
not impressed with the selection for a
camp which had been made by Mad
Anthony" Wayne, who knew the spot
and urged its choice upon the COM
mander in chief. The entire encamp-
ment comprised about 1000 acres. in
GLIDING the detached headquarters of
the various generals. 1t was an irregular
triangle in form, the three sides being
furnished by Mount Joy, the Schuylkill
river and ridge which extended from
the mountain to the river. 1t is beau
ty spot in summer, but in December it
is as bleak as landscape in Labrador.
December was the unpropitious time
of the year that the 1900 dishearten-
ed Continentals reached it. A binding
snowstorm was raging, and the soldiers
were scantiIy clad, their bare feet in
numerous instances tracing the line of
march with blood. They had less than
a round of ammunition to a man and
only five days rations on hand. The
commissariat was probably the most
inefficient makeshift ever known. Ow-
ing to the parsimony of congress in
providing supplies the men were in a
half starved condition, and there was
no provision for keeping them from
freezing. Yet they set to work to for
tify the place and to build huts for
shelter. Tools were scarce, and with
their bare hands these incredible pa
triots dug flints from the icy hills to aid
in the excavations.
Meanwhile the enemy was enjoying
the hospitality, proffered and forced, of
Philadelphia Fortunate it was that
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SINGULAR FIDDLER.

Frank Clawson is the name of a sim
gular fiddler of Atlanta, Ga, who IN
without hands. Many years ago he was
caught in a blizzard, and his arms were
frozen so badly that both hands were
amputated at the wrists. For a long
time the violin was silent; but, being
mechanical genius, he invented a
continuance of wire to enable him to
WELD the bow. The lingering was more
difficult, but by practice he trained the
stump OF his left hand to make the
necessary shifts from one string to an
other and the varying positions. with
the violin held in place by his chin ana
knees and with the help of his finrer-
less arms Clawson manages to play his
old time selections with nearly a.
much skill as he formerly had.
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the attractions of the Continental cap
itaI were sufficient to prevent British
curiosity from investigating the actual
condition of things at Valley Forge. At
one time in that eventful winter 5000
of the 1000 Continentals were on the
sick list. Only once was a British
reconnaissance made. and the report was
that the American camp was impreg-
nab1e. The British drew a long breath
and, resuming their season of festivity
in the Quaker City, waited for spring,
of course, to go forth some
day and put an end to "Mr. Washing
ton and his ragged rebels" But when
spring came the situation had changed.
The British evacuated Philadelphia,
and the ContinentaIs followed them e
THOMAS A. ROSS.
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former citizens of the great republic
had settled in Mexico and especially in
the country watered by the Rio del
Norte. They found little to admire in
the Mexican government and made no
secret of their distaste for it. They
made it the object of all their efforts to
secure the protection of their native
country. The United States tried to
purchase the territory now comprised
within the state of Texas, but the
Mexicans refused to sell at any price.
In 1880 the Mexican government for
babe colonization of Texas by foreign
ers. At this time the American inhab-
itants of Texas far outnumbered the
Mexicans. There was a continual state
of bad feeling between the newcomers
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1Ts9~sAs operations in Manchu-
e. AA%A ria be prolonged I'M
E &ESSA a til the arrival of set
%#A F@ tied cold weather it
49, IA viii probably be nee
&IElsssI I aas.iIl5 essary for both con-
tending forces to go
into winter quarters. The climate of
the northern section of the Chinese en-
pire is so rigorous that men accustomed
even to the long and trying winters of
European Russia would find it impos-
sible to perform most of the duties in
cident to the military life within its
icebound borders, and the Japanese,
denizens of less exacting cline. would
be even more seriously handicapped.
Apart from the question of necessity,
there are other cogent reasons for a
cessation of hostilities during the win
ter months. The troops, jaded and
sometimes decimated by the summers
activity. need the rest from the ia
tigues of the campaign and an oppor-
tunity to recruit their lessened num-
bers. If the military supremacy of Ell
Their of the combatants is still in doubt.
both of them are willing to avail them
selves of the opportunity to put an end
temporarily to the fighting, realizing
fully that the advantage will be mutual.
In case one of the belligerents has Sc
cured q Oeclded advantage DeIOre the
onset of winter it is likely that the
consideration of winter quarters would
be abandoned or at least postponed. In
that event the probability of speedy
and final success would outweigh all
other questions.
Winter quarters should be so located
that the army can keep possession of
the points already gained and that the
troops occupying them will be near the
new field of operations when the season
admits of the reopening of the cam
paign. While partaking of the nature
of a camp, these quarters should be of
more permanent construction, since
they are to be occupied for several
months. and should be made sufficiently
comfortable to fulfill the purposes for
which they were designed.
In order that this may be accomplish
ed such military Ravens must be, first
of all, secure against surprise and sud-
den attack on any side. This involves
the necessity for much good judgment
in the selection of a suitable location.
One of the essential preliminaries, of
course, is to make sure that the enemy
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Cough. In 1855 Sevastopol fell. The
Crimean war. which began two years
earlier, was the result of a religious
quarrel. France and Russia became
involved in a dispute over the custody
of the holy places in Palestine. This
was nothing especially novel, for the
Greek and Latin churches had been
haggling over the same matter for
centuries, and it had been the cause of
numerous conflicts. All of these sacred
localities being in the possession of
Turkey, it required great finesse on the
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hostilities began in earnest. The battle
of the Alma was fought on Sept. 20,
1854, and after four hours hard fight
ing, Involving loss of 5000 Russians
and 3,400 allies, the Russians were
routed. Then the famous siege of Sc
vastopol began. It was not until Sep
TENDER of the next year that the Mala-
koff fort fell and the stronghold sur
rendered.
Three years later England had her
hands full in suppressing the great up
risings in her East Indian colonies.
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Leopold L The battle of Antwerp was
fought before the Dutch consented to
the new arrangement. For nearly fif-
teen years after the siege of Antwerp
both Europe and America were in a
state of peace. In 1888 Don Carlos be-
gan one of his frequent attempts to Sc
cure the Spanish throne. Even at that
early date Russia had made up her
mind to acquire territory in Asia. In
1S39-40 she sent an expedition to con-
quer Khiva- 1t was not successful, and
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threatened to involve the entire Chris
tian world in a crusade against the
Moslems. The Hellenes carried on a
desultory warfare against their Turk
ish oppressors for several years with
out enlisting the sympathy of tie great
Christian powers. Individual enthusi-
asts from all countries Joined the ranks
of the revolutionists, but their govern
ments held aloof. 1t was in this strug
gle that Lord Byron engaged, and he
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BEeINNINe on THE RETIREMENT OF MOD

the morale of troops in winter quarters.
Julius Caesars campaigns extended
over a period of nine years, and in his
famous Commentaries" the castro hi
berna, or winter quarters, are described
with great particularly. At the ap-
proach of the cold season it was his
habit to withdraw from active military
operations and to establish himself as
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TEETH MADE OF PAPER.

One of the novel inventions which
hail from Germany is artificial teeth
made from paper. Many of the dem
lists are using them and find them to
be entirely satisfactory. They have
several advantages over the ordinary
mes made of porcelain or mineral COM
position, as they are cheap, do not
break or chip, are not sensitive to heat
or cold, nor has the moisture of the
mouth any effect upon them.
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will not for a reasonably long time be
in a condition to make an attack. This
assurance, however, no matter how
positive it may be, should not induce
any relaxation of precaution to pre-
vent a surprise and to permit a con-
centration on some suitable point either
for defensive or offensive movements.
Winter quarters therefore present the
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appearance of a carefully fortified camp
with an elaborate system of outposts.
These should be placed on ground ia
vorable to a strong resistance in order
to give the separated corps time to
concentrate against an attack. There
must also be a good disposition Of sta
lions for outposts, from which the en-
envy can be seen at a distance, a line OF