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Milford chronicle., 1904-11-25
FEEDS SCHOOL CHILDREN.
Paris Has Given Them Free Meals
and shoes For Thirty Years.


and shoes For Thirty Years.
The speech of Superintendent Max.
we'll of the New York public schools in
st. Louis recently, in which he de
clared that thousands Of children in
city schools are unable properly to at
tend to their studies because of the
gnawing of hunger, has already borne
fruit in Milwaukee, where breakfasts
are now supplied free to all poor chill
dren who may apply for them.
While this is the first application Of
this plan in America, it has long been
practiced in Paris, where, since 1874,
a fund has been in existence for pro-
viding poor children with shoes, cloth
ing and the necessaries of life.
AT first only the children Of the
Montmartre district were thus favor
ed, but gradually the idea spread until
in 1882 a law was passed extending
the plan to all the city cOmmunes.
These school funds, intended prima-
rily only to provide clothing, prizes and
other forms of entertainment to en-
courage attendance. have increased so
that now the furnishing of food for
the little ones is the principal item. In
the department of the Seine alone
thousands of warm meals were served
to the children of the schools in the
first year of the experiment, and in
1SS4-S5 fifteen school "canteens' pro-
vided by the authorities dispensed no
less than 1,11O.S27 portions. One third
of these were helpings of soup, another
third meat and the rest vegetables.
The children, where they were able,
had to pay for their meals, and there
was contributed in this way 36,776
francs for 736526 of these helpings.
There was no payment for 3T4,301
heIpings. The total cost was 59,264
francs (S11,S52).
Since then the system has spread and
grown, and the authorities have been
able to provide a better meal for less
money. now that they can count on
large quantity. The average cost Of a
meal of meat vegetable and soup is
only 3 cents. With this, too, is given
a bottle Of wine when desired that costs
only 5 cents, yet is wholesome.
From the very first the greatest care
has been taken not to allow any loss of
dignity to arise from the free feeding.
The fundamental principle of the whole
management is the absolute innocence
of the children. They cannot be ex-
pected to pay Their parents may be
Mt fault; if so, there is only the greater
reason to shelter the children and to
try to preserve in them that sense Of
self respect which might so easily be
wrecked by their parents bad conduct.
Each child is called upon to pay 3
cents per day for his meal and receives
in exchange a check or ticket. Some
times this payment is effected In
small Office. one child entering at a
time. All receive a ticket for their
dinner and only the person who gives
the ticket knows who have paid and
who have not. The parents Of those
who do not pay are visited. A full in
ouiry is made as to their condition, and
if they are poor they are put on the
fraa Iist-New York World.
Milford chronicle., 1904-11-25
ANTARCTIC BILLIARDS..
So Fierce That II Is Quite Useless to
Contend With Them.

DR.. Erich Won Drygalski, who was at
the head of the recent German antarc-
tic expedition, had some trying expert
ences with blizzards. TRY ever so
often, it is quite useless to contend
with them" said he. "At but a few
meters distance nothing could be seen
from the ship, so that on one occasion
sailor enveloped in a snowstorm in
the immediate vicinity Of the ship was
lost for hours until the whole crew,
lashed together went in search and for
tunately found him. On a sleighing ex-
cursion which / had headed l sudden
ly lost sight of the sleigh, although it
was close behind me. When l stopped,
the dogs ran up. With much toll we
gained the tent, showed the sleigh in to
support and steady it and then lay
day and a night and yet another day
and a night without the possibility of
leaving the tent, eight Of us in the mar
rowest space for forty-eight hours.
Outside the storm ragged and ratified
against our tent, which from within we
propped up and held fast. Then it be-
gan slowly to bury itself in the snow,
and through every rift the snowy
blasts made their way in and over our
sleeping sacks. so that when, after long
waiting. the weather grew better it
took us hours of hard work to dig out
the tent.
almost worse were the effects of the
blizzards on the ship. Once we had to
turn out to rescue the dogs, which were
chained up and getting smothered in
the snow, as their doleful howlings
told us Just in time The gusts swept
over the Observatories so that the foes
sank under the tremendous impact.
Then the observatOries got flooded
with water, which, with the steady
subsistence of the foes, penetrated
from below. Nor was it always posi-
BILE to save the instruments. SO sudden
were the squalls. The ship itself felt
the shocks and under the fearful strain
constantly heaved over. In the first OF
those gales. before we were prepared
for them, doors and windows and all
the matches were shattered, and every
thing inside was as if buried ina huge
grave. 1t cost us great efforts to re-
cover ourselves and dgain to clear the
vessel. an operation which had to be
repeated again and again.
"Such storms were far from rare
With but short intervals they ragged
throughout nearly the whole of May
and August. In June and July it was
little better. though many such
storms visited us in April and again
in September. Even in midsummer
they did not spare us and one Of the
fiercest burst upon us in January
Their worst feature was their dura-
ton, for, although in summer they
lasted only day or two, in winter
we might have to endure them from
three to five days"
Milford chronicle., 1904-11-25
Tbe salaries OF CIernymen.

Some clergymen receive 1880 year
for their services when the church is Il
large one situated in a growing city.
Those in the smaller towns have year
Iy salaries ranging from $4O0 to $1,000,
salaries which they are not always able
to collect. In group Of 200 churches.
including a fair average Of city, small
city and country parishes in and about
New York. the average salary is SI25.
Such a condition is not attractive to
young college bred man who though
unselfshly earnest for the church, is
human. with ambitions for the com
Portable home that his abilities ought
to earn. The result is the repeated
statement that the inferior men are
going into the ministry, that "if man
can't do anything else he either teaches
or breaches and that if he can't teach
he breaches" And yet it is doubtful
il there is a field for practical achieve
ment in America as large as that Of
fered by the Protestant ministry
lies Magazine.
Milford chronicle., 1904-11-25
Tbe Law In south Africa.

It is dangerous to purchase un-
wrought gold or rough diamonds in
South Africa from any but the recog-
nlzed dealers in those articles. Isaac
Goldham, a johannesburg jeweler'
charged with purchasing from a police
officer a quantity of unwrought gold
valued at $1,000. has been sentenced to
eighteen months hard labor and to pay
fine of $1,5O0. The purchase did not
actually take place, and the point was
reserved for argument before the
Transvaal supreme court as to wheth-
er the agreement to purchase was an
offense.
Milford chronicle., 1904-11-25
The Metal Osmium.

Carbon is the classic material Tor the
hairpin-like flament which gives the
light in an incandescent electric lamp.
Recently attempts have been made to
find another material. Refractory
earths. which when hot become CON
ductors Of electricity, have been tried
with some degree of success. The
metal osmium is now being expert
mented with, and it has given excel
lent results. Osmium is a metal re-
sembling platinum. The latter was one
Of the materials used by Edison in his
earliest researches in the production Of
electric light. The osmium filament
consumes but half the power per can
die OF illumination absorbed by the or
binary incandescent lamp and has
very great durability. 1t gives a stead
ier light with varying voltage, but
droops If the voltage is pushed too
high. Apparently it is difficult to make
il of as high resistance as is desirable.
An interesting feature Of osmium is
that it gives as much light as carbon,
although less intensely heated. Its lu-
minescence is higher.
Milford chronicle., 1904-11-25

kinney uOuuics
Kidney trouble causes quick or unsteady
heart beats. and makes one feel as though
they had heart trouble, because the heart is
over-worSing in pumping thick, kidney
poisoned blood through veins and arteries.
It used to be considered that only urinary
troubles we're to be traced to the kidneys,
but now modern science proves that nearly
all constitutional diseases have their begin
ming in kidney trouble.
lfyou are sick you can make no mistake
by first doctoring your kidneys. The mild
and the extraordinary effect Of DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp-ROOt, the great kidney remedy is
soon realized. It stands the highest for its
wonderful cures Of the most distressing cases
and is sold on its merits Ek
by all druggists in fifty :Hs':s
cent and one-dollar siz l.is h is.s.
es. You may have a '-slzls s4s El:sssss
sample bottle by mail Home of swamp-Root.
free, also pamphlet telling you how TO tind
out II you have kidney or bladder trouble.
Mention this paper when writing Dr., Kilmel
& Co., Binghamton, N. Z.
Milford chronicle., 1904-11-25

The kidneys are your
blood purifiers, they fill
ter out the waste or
impurities in the blood.
II they are sick or out
Of order, they fail to do
their work.
Pains, aches andrheu-
matism come from ex-
cess Of uric acid in the
blood, due to neglected
Milford chronicle., 1904-11-25
OVer-WOrk Weakens
Your Kidneys.
Unhealthy kidneys Make Impure Blood.

All the blood in your body passes through
vour kidneYs once every three minutes.
Milford chronicle., 1904-11-25
IDaiIv. gDaIIy except Sunday.

IDaiiy. sDsily except Sunday.
NEW CASTLE ACCOMMODATION TRAINS
cave wilmington 7.S7, S2S am, goi, 4.02
i5S DE. . week days. Leave New Castle $50
80, ll.O2. m, 2,S2, b.4l p. IA. week days.
Milford chronicle., 1904-11-25
P. W. &B. RAILROAD
DELAWARE DIVISION.

DELLA W AHE 0ANAnlONs
On and after July ?, 1894, trains viii leave
Is follows:
Mail Mail Pass EW. Pass.
Milford chronicle., 1904-11-25

J.R. HUTCHINSON, Gen, Manager
WOOD, Gen. Passenger Agent.
Milford chronicle., 1904-11-25
d. M. 81 ". Branch.
North readup
south.

AZ Georgetown trains connect with train.
n md from franklin CITY.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-06
SCOTS EMULSION.
GROWING UP

There's something the mat
fer with the child that fails
70 grow up. A child that
grows up too much, however,
without proper filling out of
flesh, is almost as badly off
Nothing will help these pale,
thin weedy" children like
SCOTS Emulsion. 1t supplies
tlc rounding out of flesh and
&c rich inward nourishment
q blood and vital organs
raich insures rapid growth a
healthy and uniform develop
mcnt
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-06
BEBEL AGAIN
At HIS GUNS
German Socialist Throws
Shot Into the Government
Camp for Growth of Debt

BERLIN, Dec. 5.-Herr Bebel the
Of the Government at all times, ana
lyzed the budget in the Reichstag to-
day. Secretary of the Treasury Won
Stengel he said, had sketched on Sat
urday the deplorable financial situation
of the empire in terms so true that he
regretted the French custom could not
be followed and the speech be posted
throughout the country as a minister
ial declaration of the position into
which the country had been drawn by
the Government policies, the national
debt having increased S100, ZOO, 900 dur
ing the year.
Why, then, he asked, should the
army be increased? Why should the
naval programme be continued? Why
should immense sums be sunk in the
colonies? Why should these and other
policies that together formed the So
called world policy" be carried for
country was thereby being brought into
the most serious financial embarrass-
ment? If the world policy is essen
tial to Germany, as pursued in former
years, why expand that policy by loans
that mortgaged the empires future and
laid permanent burdens upon the in
dustrial activities of the country?
Herr Bebel, who spoke for about
three hours, discussed the details OF
the appropriations. deducing there
from that on works of general public
utility the Government was parsimo-
nious, while on glory policies it was
generous at the cost of going into debt
Chancellor Won Bulow, who had fol
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-06
BEL1TTLE CASE
OF GOVERNMENT
Attorneys for the Defense
in Oregon Land Frauds
Talk in Behalf of Clients

PORTLAND, Dec. 5.-The argument
of counsel for the defense in the land
fraud cases commenced to-day, Law
renee F. Puter of Eureka, Cal, brother
of one of the defendants, being the
first speaker to address the court and
jury on behalf of the persons accused
by the Federal Government of a con-
spiracy to defraud the United States
out of public lands. The speaker held
that the Government had failed to
make out it's case against the prisoners,
and attacked the testimony of the
Governments principal witnesses, Mon
tague and Heidecke, as being unworthy
of belief.
Counsel claimed that the principals in
the defense were innocent purchasers
of the lands and not responsible for de-
ceptions practiced upon them, and that
the persons whom the Government
claims are fictitious are living human
beings. who actually went upon the
lands in question.
Judge O'Day ridiculed the testimony
OF the defense and belittled the wit
nesses. His argument was exhaustive
In detail and covered the history of the
case from it's inception. When Judge
O'Day concluded the court adjourned
until Tomorrow. 1t will take another
day to finish the trial. Special prose
cutor Heney will occupy the forenoon
with argument and possibly lap over
into the afternoon. Following this will
come the charge to the jury by Judge
Bellinger It is thought that the delib-
erations of the jury will be brief.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-06
NAN PATTERSON
AGAIN IN COURT
Three Jurors Are Sworn In
as a Result of the
First Days Examinations

NEW YORK, Dec. 5.-The second
trial of Nan" Patterson, accused of
the murder of Caesar Young. a wealthy
bookmaker, in a cab on West Broadway
six months ago, commenced to-day in
the criminal branch of the Supreme
Court, and when adjournment was
taken for the day three jurors had been
chosen.
Miss Patterson who has been i'll with
tonsilitis for several days, appeared in
excellent spirits. Her manner was very
vivacious, and the nervousness noticed
during the progress of the first trial
had entirely disappeared.
After nine talesmen had been exam
ined and refused Justice Davis, who
will preside at the trial, intervened and
assumed the role of examiner. Miss
Patterson carefully considered the
capabilities OF each talesman and fire.
quently suggested questions for her
counsel to PROFOUND. She expressed a
desire that no old men be accepted.
The men accepted we're Thomas H.
Harmon, receiving teller Of bank, who
will be foreman: William j. Lee, a
manufacturer, and Thomas Farrell a
merchant. More than 100 men were ex-
amined during the day. The work of
selecting a jury will continue to-mor-
row
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-06

the most part sat impassive through
out the speech, though he did now and
then bite his finger tips restlessly or
nervously smooth his hair, replied to
Bebel.
The Chancellor agreed with Herr Be
bel in the statement that if a great
European war breaks out the socialists
will profit thereby, adding:
There is further reason why the
Governments of all the great powers
are maintaining their present peace
policy"
Referring to Herr Bebels description
of the internal conditions Of Russia,
Count Won Bulow remarked:
When Herr Bebel thus warns up
over Russian autocracy ne condemns
himself without knowing it, for the
manner in which he lords Ii over his
own party corresponds with the Rus
sian conditions that so displease him.
The order of things he wants to intro
duce with us would lay Russian despo-
tism in the shade.
Taking up the case of the German
fishing vessel Sonntag. fired on BY one
of the warships of the Russian Baltic
squadron. and other incidents. Chan
cellor Won Bulow said the German
Government promptly took steps to get
satisfaction and all justifiable demands
were Immediately met without dffi-
Guilty.
Discussing the anti-German feeling
in Great Britain, Count Won BuIow re.
iterated that the purpose of the Ger
man navy extension was purely defen-
sive.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-06

gown. famously becoming to her blonde type OF
beauty.
Miss Alice Borel. pink satin brocade.
Miss Sophie Borel. accordion pleated chiffon
embroidered in daisies of lavender and vio-
let shades.
Miss F. II. Barber in pink Powered null
Mrs. Churchill. stunning white lace gown
over white silk
Mrs Eugene Grace white net silk.
with trimmings Of passementerie and lace.
Mrs. Bsggett ashes Of rose brocade.
Miss Baggett red dotted silk null over
silk
Miss Rose. white crepe. with silver passe-
nenterie-
Mrs. James A Cole. black chiffon and black
Mrs. Edwin Hunt Towle steel and jetted
biSck lace over white silk. pearls
Miss Towle. white silk crepe and coral neck
lace.
Mrs Krautho1 blue striped gauze over blue
silk with diamonds and pearls.
Mrs ". W. Phillips black silk net over
wkitc silk
Miss Renne Kelly. black lace over blue silk
Miss Kate Hornsby. spangled chiffon over
yellow.
Mrs Arthur Dudley black dotted white silk
null over white silk.
Miss Churchill white silk crepe silk
Miss Owens white India trimmed in passe-
nieBterie and blue forget-me-nots.
Miss Plsw q handsome maid in white silk
with panels OF drawn work
Mrs G. Gearin OF Portland. rainbow chiffon.
with ruches. over white silk.
Miss Maisie Coyle. pale blue crepe, with
trimming OF pink roses.
Mrs John Wesley Wright black lace over
white SILK with yoke OF white lace appliqued
in pink roses: diamonds
Mrs Grimm, black lace over black silk.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-06
ALLOWED FRAUD
At The POLLS
Four Persons Convicted by
Colorado Court and Will
Be Sent to Penitentiary
WINKED AT REPEATING
Others Are on Trial for
Corrupt Work in the Late
Election in That State

! DENVER, Dec 5.-Frank j. Kratke,
the city license inspector; Joseph Ray,
Edward OMAHA and Charles KOfsky
were to-day adjudged guilty of con-
tempt by the State Supreme Court and
were sentenced to jail. The sentences
are as follows: Kratke, one year i'm
prisonment and $1,000 fine and costs;
Ray and OMAHA, six months impris-
onment and $500 fine and costs each;
Kofsky. three months Imprisonment
and $3.50 fine and costs.
/ These men were officials in the re-
cent election and were accused Of dis
regarding the courts injunctive order.
The principal charge against them was
that they permitted repeating. Carl
Wilson, election clerk in the same pre-
cinct, was found not guilty of contempt.
Arguments were heard this afternoon
on the contempt charges made against
six other election officials. Experts
George H. King and NJ. M. HANNA
submitted reports differing in detail.
but practically agreeing that sixty-One
Democratic ballots were written by
fourteen persons and seventeen Repub-
lican ballots by six persons. The ad-
ditional charge was filed against the
accused that they stuffed the ballot
box. No evidence was offered in their
defense, but their attorney, John G.
Taylor, declared in his argument that
the Supreme Court watchers were
equally as guilty as his clients.
District Judge John l. Mullins i'm
paneled Grand Jury in the Criminal
Court to-day and will tomorrow de-
liver his instructions to them in re-
gard to investigating election frauds.
Judge Mullins questioned the jurors
particularly with reference to their
connection with corporations or bank
ing institutions and from this it is in
ferrcd that he will instruct them to
make special inquiry concerning large
campaign contributions and the uses to
which they were put.
Before United States Commissioner
Capron to-day was begun the hearing
of the second lot Of officials charged
with conspiracy to intimidate voters.
| The defendants are: Max and William
Schradsky, Max Sissack, Sam Slatkin
and Sadie Pleusner, Democratic work
ers and officials. The complaining wit
ness, Rose Snyder, a Republican pre-
cinct committee woman, testified that
she made attempts TO vote during the
| forenoon, but each time she was pre-
vented.
other witnesses testified to the
same facts. one adding that a woman
worker was so badly beaten by men,
who were handling the Democratic
end of the precinct work, that she
was unable to leave her bed for a
week following. The trend of the tes-
timony was that Schradsky ran af-
fairs at this polling-place with a high
hand.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-06
YOUNG PUTNEY DISCHARGED
FROM UNITED STATES ARMY
Wealthy Southerner Dismissed With
out Honor for Enlisting Under
False PretenSes

WASHINGTON. Dec. 5.-The War
Department has directed that Recruit
Stephen Putney Jr. of the general
service, Jefferson Barracks. Missouri,
be discharged without honor from the
army on the ground that he enlisted
under false pretenses. Putney is a
young Virginian. who recently got
into trouble in st. Louis, resulting in
the loss of all his money.
One Of the stories was that he had
been kidnapped and robbed of some
valuable family jewelry, and that he
enlisted in the army while suffering
from the effects of a drug given him
by the kidnapers. Putney is the son
OF wealthy Southern family.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-06
Knife used in a Quarrel.

SAN JOSE, Dec 5.-A. Bolinis and
s. Pena quarreled at the home OF the
former in Guadalupe yesterday and
during the row Bolinis was stabbed in
the abdomen and cut about the head
and face. Bolinis may die of the
wounds. as he is in critical condi-
ton. Pena at once left the place, but
was arrested at Madrone to-day by
Constable Patron as he was buying a
ticket for Tres Pinos.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-06
To Adopt Eight-Hour Day.

OURAY, Colo, Dec. 5.-Following
the lead of the Telluride operators, it
is announced that all the milling
plants in the Ouray district will adopt
an eight-hour basis by January l. The
local mine managers are now making
arrangements preparatory to the
change.