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Milford chronicle., 1904-09-09
The Telephone In wnr.

Scouting with the aid of the tele-
phone has become one of the features
Of modern warfare and is now being
made use Of by the japanese" says
the Western Electrician. Two scouts
proceed from the lines toward the en-
emy. One, the observer, is a skilled
army officer, who makes the Observa-
tions, which are transmitted back to
headquarters through a telephone line
paid out from a reel carried by an
electrician of the signal corps. A
ground return is used, the ground be-
ing made by thrustiAg a bayOnet or
hatchet into the earth and attaching
one end of the line to it. The electri-
clan carries a battery on his back. He
also makes the connections and does
the talking. A special conductor is
used, which will stand rough usage.
In this manner a scout may be able to
stay out a long time and give valuable
information without being obliged to
make a number Of hazardous trips to
the front"
1nomas heIneK, pies1uenL or the
Northampton National Bank, Easton,
Pa, died after a long illness.
The 800 mirsrs of the Pennsylvania
Coal Company at Pittston, Pa, who
have been on strike the past two weeks,
returned to work.
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-09
FARMERS MONTH
AT WORLDS FAIR
biggest Department Of the Great ExpOsi.
ton Ready For the Inspection of the
Army OF Men Who Made Its
Creation Possible.

NOW that crops have been or are be
ing laid by, the farmer prepares for hi.
trip to the Worlds Fair, a treat thai
has long been promised him and for
which he has patiently waited. No ex
position has offered so many induce
ments for the farmers presence as this
one at st. Louis, nor has any previous
exposition given the prominence and
space to the subject of agriculture.
August and September are ostensibly
the farmers months at the Exposition.
for it is at this season that the agricul-
ture exhibits are the freshest and best.
! Products Of the new crops are pouring
into the booths from every state in the
Union, and additions are constantly
being made to the gorgeous display.
Headquarters for visiting farmers
may be found in every state section of
the great Agriculture Palace. but for
their special convenience there has Just
been completed a Grange House, stu.
ated in the south end of the building.
1t is equipped with a reception room.
ladies' retiring rooms and check rooms,
where parcels may be left free Of
charge. Here will be kept a lisr of
moderate priced rooms TO aid visiting
farmers and their families in procuring
accommodations.
The largest building on the grounds
is the Palace of Agriculture, covering
twenty acres, while the Palace Of Hor-
ticulture near by covers about a third
as much space. These two immense
structures are filled with exhibits of
the farm, garden and orchard of the
most extensive and elaborate character,
every state in the Union and most of
the principal countries Of the world
being represented.
Agriculture is given more prominence
than any other department at the TX
position, the paramount Importance Of
this great industry having been fully
appreciated from the very beginning
Of the Worlds Fair movement
About seventy acres Of ground are
covered by the agriculture and horti- !
culture department at the Fair, large |
outdoor spaces being devoted to this
industry Outside there are growing |
crops, trees and flowers, an instructive /
six acre farm maintained by the Unit
ID States Government Plant Industry,
md gardens in all parts of the grounds.
There are more exhibits in the Agri-
,ulture building than in any other sec
ion of the Exposition. This building
5 considered by many people the most
part of the Worlds Fair.
The exhibits in the palaces Of Agri-
ulture and Horticulture constitute a
.isplay vast enough and instructive
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-09
More Thnn He Needed.

or all crimes on record, the greatest
has just been perpetrated against a
west side infant. The surname Of that
helpless yOungster is Muchmore. His
mothers name before marriage was
Seymour. When christening the little
fellow it was the desire Of his parents
to perpetuate in him the glory Of both
sides of the house, so they decided to
call him Seymour. Then, not satisfied
with that indignity, they were prompt
ed by memories of some cherished rela
tives or friends named Whitmore to
still further diabolsm. and on the day
OF the christening that poor child ac-
tually was carried ont of the church
squalling under the awful appellative
burden Of Seymour Whitmore Much
mOre.-New York Press.
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-09
A story OF Hail caine.

Stories about Hall Caine, the ManN
/ author, always show interesting phases
Of his personality. The last time I
saw Sir Gilbert Parker he said:
i was hurrying along the boulevard
in Paris one day when my progress
was arrested by a dense crowd In
front of an art shop. Evidently,
thought l, there is an extraordinary
picture on exhibition. The canvas was
a remarkable idealization Of the Saviour
"a thin, strongly Hebraic face, with
closely cropped red hair and beard.
Suddenly the crowd parted to admit
a man who approached with bowed
head. 1t was Hall Caine. He stood be-
fore the portrait with folded arms,
gravely studying the face and pose oil
the figure on the canvas. The similar
ity of the portrait to the man standingl
before 1t was very striking.
"Caine turned to go, but, seeing me,
came to my side.
az say, did you notice how the
crowd parted to admit meP asked
Caine
1 certainly did, was my reply.
." And do you see how these people
make way for me as 90 awayT
"'Assuredly.'
They think it is l. was the calm,
matter Of fact explanation. ."-Harper's
Weekly,
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-09
Sunday Opening In Germany.

Consul Liefield reports from Frei-
burg, Germany, that one Of the ques-
tions Of considerable importance at the
beginning of this year was the question
of Sunday opening in the city stores.
Sunday is especially the day when the
peasants come from the outlying towns
and villages to do their shopping. The
several employees unions and societies
favored shorter hours on Sundays,
while many of the storekeepers desired
to treat Sunday as one of their best
business days, with many customers
and large receipts. 1t has finally been
decided and agreed that from Whitsun-
tide until Oct. 1 of each year the
stores may be open on Sundays from
IL O'Clock until 1 O'Clock, and from
Oct. l until Whitsuntide from II
O'Clock until o'clock, and that in addi-
tion the grocery and provision stores
may open from O'Clock till 8 o'clock
Sunday mornings.
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Milford chronicle., 1904-09-09
Transformation Of a shabby Man.

TRANSFORMATION OF Shabby Man.
A certain New York man whose banl
account is so fat that it takes six fig
ures to measure it used to go around
looking reprehensibly shabby. Recent
ly there has been a change in his ap
pearance. Nowadays his attire is real.
ly good, and he shaves at least three
times week
One day the shabby looking man
went into J. Pierpont Morgans office
on business connected with charity.
He asked to see Mr.. Clarke, who looks
after some Of the charity affairs in
which Mr.. Morgan is interested.
Mr.. Clarke is not in now" said one
OF the clerks. IF you will come tomor-
row you may be able to catch him, and
possibly he will help you a little"
The shabby looking man thought that
closing sentence sounded rather queer.
Thank you" he said sarcastically.
"You are very kind"
That's all right" replied the clerk.
1--WE been broke myself"
The shabby looking man saw light
"Oh," he said.
Since then the shabby looking man
has ceased to be shabby.-New York
Press.
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-09
THE MARCH OF EMPIRE.
Why TO Great Migrations of Nam
Kind Move Always With the sung

Why TO Great MigratiOns OF Sfau.
Kind Move Always With the sunf
Can science explain why the course
OF empire lies westward? OF the fact
as a general proposition, there can be
no question. There is nothing more
evident in human history than the
westward tendency of the great migra.
tions Of mankind as well as of the
spirit of conquest and the genius of
civilization, which seem to fit from
race to race and from nation to nation.
kindling new fires as the old die out.
almost invariably toward the west,
as II the sparks were borne by a con-
slant wind against the direction of the
earth's rotation ON its axis. The earth
turns from west to east, but man, with
in the historic period, has gone round
the earth from east TO west.
The Russo-J0panese war serves to
emphasize this tendency by the sudden
rise Of a great war on the western
shore of the Pacific ocean. The as
tonishing Americanization and Euro
peanization Of Japan, at least in its
outward characteristics, appears as re-
suits of the catching in combustible
material of the sparks that have blown
westward across the Pacific from the
mental cOnhagration which spread
from Europe to America in the track
Of Columbus, and which burns higher
and brighter and with a quicker flame
the further it progresses.
Whether this is the first time that
the globe has been encircled in a SINH
lar manner history does not inform us,
because its records do not extend far
enough into the past to include more
than a simple cycle of the westward
march of empire. There are indications
of the former existence on this conti-
nent Of a civilization Of vast antiquity,
which might be thought to mark some
forgotten round of the spirit of prog
ress, completed at a period so remote
that nearly all its vestiges have dis
appeared.
If only the settlement of America !
from Europe were concerned it would I
be easy to account for the westward |
tendency in question, on the ground |
that this continent was virtually an
unoccupied wilderness, filled with the |
most tempting riches and containing |
only scattered tribes Of savages and !
at the time of Columbus
voyages, and that its rapid occupation
by men of the Caucasian race and Of
civilized habits and needs flocking
from the crowded countries of Europe
was an inevitable result arising out
Of the situation.
But a glance at the history Of the
old world shows that the westward
tendency has always existed. Every
great overflow of peoples and, with
exceptions, every sweep of
and colonization, has been in
general toward the west.-Garret P.
Seryiss in Success.
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-09

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Possibly not one person in A thouson,
now living in the United States eve
saw half cent piece.
The last annual report of the directo,
Of the mint, page 50, shows thai
1,S9S,222 of these coins, representing
S39,4I6.ll, We're issued. For almost
half a century each annual report OF
the treasury department has included
them among the Outstanding" obliga.
/ tions Of the government.
The half cent piece was the coin of
the smallest denomination ever made
by this country. 1t enjoys the distinc.
tion also Of being the first coin issued
and also the first whose denomination
was discontinued. The United States
mint was established in 1892, and COD
per half cents and cents were issued in
1893. Half the total number of half
cents issued were coined previous to
1910, after which year their coinage
with few exceptions, was limited.
None was coined for circulation from
1872 to 1923, nor from 1895 to lS4S.
Finally, in 1857, their coinage. with
that of the big copper cent. was discon-
tinued. On account of their limited is
sue in the last years Of their coinage
they practically had disappeared from
the channels of trade.
The needs of adopting the half cent
as the lowest value computing factor
for coin were made in the early days
of the republic. Colonial half cents and
British farthings of the same CONNER
cial value We're then in circulation and
many articles were priced and sold in
half cents. With the progress of the !
nation values rose and the needs for a |
half cent disappeared, and their use |
following the first decade Of the cen |
tury was almost entirely confined to
multiples.
While all other discontinued types
and denominations of United States
coin have found oblivion, the half cent
is the only one of which the treasury
reports do not record some portion of
the issue redeemed. This singular
ana unexplained fact has been one of
frequent comment and inquiry from
mint and treasury officials.
Large quantities of half cents are
to be found in the stocks of coin deal
ers. The most common dates are sold
at a good premium and the extremely
rare ones are worth their weight in
gold.
Eerran Zarbe of st. Louis was the
man who sent the two half cent pieces
to Washington for redemption. He
now prizes highly the little voucher
calling for zone cent" which was sent
to him with that amount of current
coin in exchange for the two half cent
pieces he had rwarded.-Gateway
Magazine.
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-09

large areas of ground which are often
mistaken for single plantations. This
S hardly ever the case, as the large
tracts are very often owned by hun
ureds OF different men, whose indiYid-
uai plots Of ground bearing the tea
plants are carefully mapped out, so
that each individual owner may cult
yate and pick his own crop of tea.
Each owner likewise markets his own
Yea and puts his own special mark, or
chop,' on the packages. Hence the
term Chop" signifies an individual
growth or picking Of tea by one owner.
IN an area Of tea land of, say, a thou
sands acres, all apparently under one
ownership, there may be some forty,
hfty or more owners Of the plantation
ana consequently a like number of
chops" Of tea.
II must not be imagined that all these
Inherent owners Of the tea get the
same price for their commodity-far
from 1t, as each Of these individual tea
growers has his own secrets for i'm
proving the quality and flavor Of tea.
4ake for instance, the Annoy and Flu
enau districts, whence most of the tea
Ior the United States comes. The own
ers OF chops" of tea varying from 10
10 zoo chests Of SO pounds each bring |
samples Of their goods to the various |
4orelgn merchants for sale These lat |
ter turn the Chinese tea growers over
10 the good Offices Of the foreign or |
american professional tea faster, who
passes on the goods as to price. The /
yea faster has the samples infused, not
DOled, in his presence and passes upon
lne quality, flavor, twang and manner
VI curing, fixing a price accordingly,
rom which there is never any varia
'0h and which the tea grower must &C
cspt or so elsewhere to dispose Of his
wares. In a single tract Of tea land
axe the one cited above the price has
ranged from IA cents, the lowest, to
Ao19 cents, the highest, per pound
4mong sixty-one different tea produ-
cefs' A matter of great moment that
aiSo figures in the price Of tea is
mat very often tea from TIE same dis
met will have the various "chOps"
blended together in order to produce
lpeciai iaYors.
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-09
stnhen4 Hn1ihnrn

A movement is on foot in Russia to
diminish the excessive number Of holi-
days for students. During a four
years course at 4 Russian university
the work done covers only year and
295 days. In France the time covered
is 2 years "a days; in England, 2
years 1853 days; in the United States, 2
years 210 days; in Germany, years
$50 days. Denmark stands at the
head Of the list with years 364 days.
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-09

LOUISIANA PURCHASE MONUMENT, WORLDS
FAIR.
enough to occupy the attention Of Wis
itoCs for many days. Nothing to COM
pare with them was ever attempted be-
fore. They are the climax Of several
decades of educational work which Is
placing farming on a high plane and
is making scientific agriculture a pleas
ing reality.
The conspicuous role played by agri-
culture at the Worlds Fair should
bring untold benefits and wealth to
the farming community of the world
and impress all farmers with the i'm
portance and dignity Of their calling.
Passing through these colossal build
ings, studying the attractive exhibits
and fascinated with the bewildering
encyclopedia Of rural life which is
spread out before his eyes, the Worlds
Fair visitor Is impressed with the i'm
portant part the farmer plays in the
great world Of industry, and every
farmer who views these interesting ex-
hlbits is given a new pride in his vo-
cation If filled with inspiration and i'm
pressed with new ideas in harmony
with the progressive strides that farm
ing has been making for the past few
years. The visit will give an insight
into up to date farming on the most
approved plan and will bring new
hopes and blessings to the farm.
How properly to rotate crops, how to
get the best results from fertilizing and
irrigation, how to protect crops and
fruit from the ravages Of insects-all
these and many more things Of vital
interest to farmers and fruit growers
are taught at the Worlds Fair.
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-09
Is THAT ARE
IOpTH ri FORTUNES
Hundred Kinds Are In china's
# tbe Worlds Fair---The Most
-, Nation of the World For
r,,,t Time Makes an Exhibit
Worthy Of Her Greatness.

koOVs
llys,,. ,ositions of stupendous char
y .1r ro nm the Worlds Fair of
Zach Zach part is a vast and distinct
Tocb building shelters many
'nsa ., wonderful things-wonderful
= thew are the choicest Of their
" rrerv nation on the globe is
..ated. Every state and territory
rith its best and making the
n its greatest opportunity.
s,ct that China has not been a
ss, arbibitor at worlds fairs gives
ereat exhibit here a prominence
ovcantional 1t is a wonderland
~ .,onious productions. We know
nd hest by reason Of her extensive
III .,s NJ teas, which have found a
market in the United States for
l, .,otons. Her commercial interests
.ofore prompted her to make a dis
! of teas that we should not for
a sealed glass jars China displays in
1 Liberal Arts Palace some 1900
a of tea. Young HysOn and Old
.,on have a string Of tea relations
qer than the genealogical chain Of a
mouth Rock. They are neatly Sc
,ad chops in the language of the
farmer, and these classes do not
brace medicinal teas, which are
Ie another lot in the rather modest
nber Of 400
he teas exhibited vary in price from
few cents a pound to some rare and
elusive kinds that are worth their |
sght in gold, the tea in the latter
ses being placed on one side of the |
ses and pure gold on the other
at is to say, the tea Of this expensive
Ind is worth about $50 gold an ounce.
ny very small quantity of this ex-
asiye leaf is exhibited, and it is
rOWn in carefully guarded tea planta-
Ions or gardens right under the shad-
Tvs of the great wall of China. Its cul-
ovation is prohibited for any use save
or the imperial family of China and a
lev Of the favored high officials.
Mention has been made of the word
ehop" in connection with tea, and it
bay be interesting to the everyday
reader to know what the word actually
Signifies. The tea leaf is grown in va
rous districts Of the Chinese empire on
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-04-16
Church Notes.
E. II LIVELY.

The finest city and village Chuches
are painted with the Longman * Mar
timer Paints. and we want every church
10 accept our donation whenever they
paint,
s & make u. therefore when you
want fourteen gallons Of paint, buy only
eight OF l.. x NJ. and mix six gallons OF
pure Linseed Oil with II, making actual
cost OF paint about S1.2O per gallon.
Don't pay $50 gallon FOX Lioseed
Oil worth 90 cents which you do when
YOU buy other paints ia can with a
paint Label on II.
Many houses are well painted with
four gallons of l. Y 50 auu three gal
ilns ot Linseed Oh mixed Herewith.
Wears aud covers like gold.
These Celebrated Paints are sold by
L. ". Lane, Williamsburg.
D. ". Clements 4 Co, Ice Hall.
" K. Branch, Toano.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-04-16

20 sec the chaucel or minister IN the pull
oit. To have the pulpit on either corner
II the nave and transcripts in the west
.no. with toe backs of the congregation
70 the chancei in the east end. would bc
decidedly unhoiy. Just think of the
backs of the people being 20 the chan
cei. the alter. the sanctuary,
II the east end OF the chancelis the &C.
cepted locality for the chancel the body
of the church being destroyed and the
p-ws reversed TO face the cha noel, there
tore the corner.pulpit will have to 90
down. 70 the east end also. nd. in this
case the congregation from the trans
ccpts in the west end. as just said, will
1T be able to sec the preacher or pull.
pit.
The style Of our church Is that of a
cruciiorm. Ii has been built reverSely
and tar better endure the ills we have
than Nv 20 conditions far worse. As tn.
church stands il is Landmark, II stands
for the glorions past. 20 remodel II al
night. tear down and place the bell-tow
er and Transcripts 10 the east end OF the
iurch would be 10 destroy itsantiQuity
and ios,le history beyond redemption.
Respectfully.
I
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-04-16
Good for Children.

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takes effect right al tie seat of the
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and 1t is good alike Tor young and old
Sold by l.. Henley.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-04-16
SECRET BALLOT.
The Executive Com =
I11ittee Calls Primary.

The Democrats Of williamsburg, hay
ing Petitioned the Executive Committee
for secret ballot in the coming primary.
have had their wishes acceded TO. The
Committee met Monday night and or
dered the primary.
The Executive Committee has ADOPT
ed the folio wing plans tor conducting
the Democratic primary May 9, 1904:
A primary tor the nomination Of Demo.
cratic candidates tor municipal Offices
Will be held at the Courthouse on Thurs.
day, Nay 10. 1904. from \ a. IN. TO q p.
N. Voting by secret ballot All quail
ned white Democrats, who agree 10 sup
port the nominees OF the primary, will
be allowed 70 vote in this election.
There shall be three judges, one Of
whom shall act as clerk, and shall be Sc
lected by the Democratic Committee.
The names of gil candidates submit -
ing their claims TO the Demo cratic pri-
mary must be reported TO the secretary
OF the committee by y m. May Il.
Candidates for mayor must hand in
with their names $500 each, and each
candidate for councilmen viii pay S1.CO
10 defray the expenses of the primary.
No name viii be permitted on the tick
! ct who has not paid his quota Of e1pen-
| ses. In each case the candidate receiv.
Ing a plurality vote in his class shall be
recognized as the regular nominee.
In case of a tie between candidates the
regular nominee shall be chosen by lot
in the presence OF the Judges. and candi
dates, If they desire to be present
The secretary Of the Democratic Com
f mittee shall furnish the Judges with The
only tickets TO be used in voting in thi.
primary.
i. T. SoUTHALI,
Acting Chairman
II, D. Cole,
Secretary.