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Milford chronicle., 1905-08-11
GREENWOOD.

Robert Smith, who left here and set
tied in Roundup, Kansas, in 1869, has
been visiting friends here. Mr.. Smith
/ accumulated a comfortable fortune since
his residence in Kansas with several 9TH
ers from here, and now has more than six
hundred acres, on which he is pasturing
5000 head of cattle for the fall market.
He still thinks kindly of Delaware and
his many friends here.
Fully five hundred went on the Sunday
School excursion to Love Point last
Thursday and they had delightful time.
During the terrific storm of last Thurs
day afternoon, which passed over Green
wood, the lightning struck the NJ. L.
Church steeple, splitting it from the top
to the belfry, and caused loss Of 5000
which was covered by insurance. Hail
also fell in large quantity, and in some
places almost destroyed the COW peas,
tomatoes and corn crops. The loss to
crops from this hail storm amounts to /
hundreds of dollars to the farmers; many |
say that their tomato crop is now worth
less. In the home of Charles Wiley,
near town, the windows were broken, and
the crops ruined.
In this section we have some of the
best land in Delaware, and we grow fine
fruits and vegetables. Mrs. Nav Belts
has ordinary table beets growing in the
,arden that weigh three pounds each.
A wreck occurred on the NJ. D. q Y.
ailroad which was the worst in its his
ory, this week. An engine was started
n some manner unknown from the yards
t Queenstown. 1t ran wild over the q
Dad and collided with the Rehoboth ex 3
Irsion train, just over the narrows at q
.ent Island. fhe trains ran together at 4
high rate of speed, but the driver on the
lcursion train jumped in time to save =,
is life. Both engines were derailed, but q
} lives were lost Superintendent Ben
man is making a close inquiry as to the
use of the engine running wild. RI
Rev. L. w. Layfeld preached at Con- Gu
rd Camp last Sunday morning, The in
mp has been attended by the largest 10
ovid in recent years, and 100 tents we're an
nupied. at
There are many personals of those who ca,
? visiting here, and among the many be-
have noted that Samuel Satterfietd.
nj. Bradley, G. w. Wiley and James He
ooters, who have heen employed at An
W Haven, Conn, have returned home Gu
iiss Gertrude Lord, of Philadelphia, W.
'isiting Kosalle Cahall. SOC
larry Ratciff and wife, of Wilmington, D.
guests of VIM. H. Ratcliff. via
'scar Herring and wife, and daughter ape
rguerite, with Mrs. Sarah Herring, all Mic
Philadelphia, are guests of friends
P. A
nto Oscar Parker and wife fine baby Con
was born. -
NINA Hayes is visiting in Bridgeville, TIL
Sallie Jones, of that town,is guest of -
sister, Mrs. Willie Morris.
lmuel Willey,of Woodbridge, n. j.,
sitting friends.
-ank Elliott has returned from Fay
City, Pa, and is accompanied by his v
her and cousin.
Milford chronicle., 1905-08-11

SENATOR ALLEE is moved to
cOntem the position of the colored
Councilman of Wilmington, and
the better class of Republicans in
this end of the State coincide with
his views.
Milford chronicle., 1905-08-11
Fire At Lewes.

Last Friday morning fire was discovered
in the elevator on the pier of Menhader
Fish llill No. 1, near Point of Capes. The
pilotboat Philadelphia, stationed off the
cape, Immediately started for the pier
and in about one hour subdued the blaze
with its large hose, but not until the ele-
vator was injured beyond use for some
time as it will have to be rebuilt and
probably not be in use for several weeks.
The pier and buildings were saved also
by the timely assistance of the Philadel.
phia. The Lewes fire department arrived
as soon as possible and rendered material
aid in protecting the pier and assisting in
extinguishing the fire. The loss is esti-
mated to be at least S., 900, as the maehin
cry OF the building will be unfit for future
use and will be renewed. The building
and machinery were fully insured.
CA9ToRTA
Signature as &r51zzzZm
Milford chronicle., 1905-08-11
HARRINGTON.

The Harrington Light, Heat and Power
Co., has been incorporated. The con
Germ Is to manufacture, sell or distribute
and lease to other corporations or muni
cipal corporations, light, heat and power
and to supply gas, sewers, electricity and
water. The incorporators are chiefly ol
Harrington and Philadelphia and the
capital stock is $685.
The Harrington School Board have
added another teacher to their number,
and are re-arranging and re-modelline
the school building inside. Miss S. Elva
Wright has been elected as teacher to fill
the place.
Thieves entered the barn in the day
time, and stole Emile Anderson's hAr-
ness.
After a lingering illness Mrs. Hughes,
wife of ex-County Treasurer Eben Hughs,
died Sunday, August 9th.
The Harrington Orchestra and Band
have gone to Bowers to help entertain
the visitors.
Miss Learn is visiting in Franklin City.
Allen Miller, of Philadelphia, has been
the guest of Miss Stella Taylor.
Austin Jellison, of Wilmington, has been
visiting in town.
Miss Minnie Collision has returnedl to
Philadelphia
Randolph Mowbray and brother are
visiting their aunt, Miss Lizzie Fleming
John Tinley and wife are visiting their
mother.
Mrs. Anna Bray,of Philadelphia, is Wis
ting Mrs. R. Jones'
George Anderson, of New York, is Z
pending a week with his mother. I
Mrs. Nathan Harrington, of Wyanette, c
illinois, is the guest of her son, S. L. /
app. a
Miss Helen Barker has returned from e
4 extended visit with her sister in Po- h
,moke City. n
Thomas R. Curtis and family, of Peoria, j.
J., are guests of their parents. Mr.. Cur G
has been absent from his native home,
elaware, for six and a-half years &C
Born to John Harrington and wife ca
n. CT
Harry Hudson, of Philadelphia, is visit oC
: his parents.
Il. L. Curtis, Of Newark, n. j., is visit ar
, his parents. W.
Mss Stella johnson is the guest OF Be
IS Eta Hewes this week. w
frank Galloway is home for short Ne
it.
/. Hardesty and wife, Of Philadelphia, Is
guests Of William Franklin.
Milford chronicle., 1905-08-11
ClOthin8Dept.
YELLOW TICKET REDUCTIONS.

These suits and trousers are of
the most attractive kind, the right
cOlOrs and patterns, handsome
styles, the latest shapes, the most
perfect fitting clothes ever offered
to the public.
Closed out at reduced prices be-
cause being this seasons styles
they must be sold this season.
Here are some of the reductions.
Milford chronicle., 1905-08-11

Miss Mayme Eisenbrey,o Baltimore, is
the guest of her parents.
Miss Edythe Simpson is entertaining
her friend, Mr. Stone, of Washington.
Mrs. John Williams, of Wilmington,
is spending month with her parents.
George Cain and wife.
G. E. Trice and wife, of Wilmington.
were the guests of Wesley Blades and |
wife.
Miss Lizzie Gordon spent part of the
week with Milford friends.
Mrs. Wesley Blades entertained Miss
Elma Blades, of Frederica on Thursday
and Friday
J. T. Smith, of Chester, has been the
guest OF friends in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hazard, of Lincoln. were ,
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Welch on Monday e
md Tuesday. 1
Miss Florence Wix has been spending c
he week with Miss Emma Creadick, of =
7elton, and visited Bowers on big Il
thursday" Il
Mrs. Alex. L. Harrington has been n \
pending the week with her parents, =
William Wooters and wife at Concord Il
amp. II
Mrs. Susan Harrington, of Illinois, is "a "a
he guest of her son, Solomon Sapp, Mr.. to
nd Mrs. Sapp are also entertaining Miss
dina Sapp Smith, OF Illinois.
Mrs. Margaret Blades has been enter
lining Edgar Smith and wife, of Viii
iington.
Our town was well represented on Sun
ay at the Holiness Camp at Blades TO
ross Roads. an
The G. II. S. Club has returned from
$ yearly outing at Bowers. pr
Milford chronicle., 1905-08-11

Apollinaries, Hunyadi, Apenta and
Congress waters at Red Star Drug Store
Milford chronicle., 1905-08-11

FOR sALE.-A fine Ph@tOn and Pony Cart.
nearly new Apply to W. f. DawsoD's Blaok.
smith shop, Lincoln. Del. 79ln
Milford chronicle., 1905-08-11

WE are ready to furnish any kind ofl,n.
Der sawed to order. Mills Thompson,
~ U. Thompsonville, Del
Milford chronicle., 1905-08-11
Uniform Rate One Cent a Word
Each Insertion.

FoRsALE.-House on South Walnut street
adjoining owners residence.
l2SSt Charles Barker
The Florida agriculturist., 1905-11-01
DRY Feed for Chickens.

We certainly prefer dry feed for
chickens of all sizes. 1t is easier to
feed. if not all eaten up at once it
is not apt to sour and we believe that
it is more wholesome for the chicks.
The following is from the PetaIuma
Poultry Journal:
In an old paper which the writer
just happened to pick up appears the
following by a man who is comment
in on this quotation: "We aim to
feed Just what our growing chickens
well eat up clean in half an hour and
the feed is composed of bran and
coarse ground meal equal parts. This
is the morning feed until the chicks
become fully half grown. When small
they get this feed morning and noon,
with grain at night" In commenting
the man says: But in my opinion
as bran and corn meal can not well
be eaten by chicks perfectly dry, and
must surely be mixed with liquid of
some kind, L can not possibly con-
ceive how this can be called dry food
for chickens Evidently the man has
yet something to learn.
Oh, most happy state! Had he
taken the trouble to mix a little dry
bran and corn meal together, with a
little meat meal, finely cut alfalfa and
put it in trOughs for his chickens to
eat, and if he had gone away for a
short season., he would have come
back to find that the dry stuff, COM
monty called by the California peo-
pie dry mash,' had vanished. Try
it my friend and you will find it to
be an excellent feed, both for laying
hens and growing chickens.
For making this dry mash, we al
ways use the fine part that has been
sifted from the cracked corn and we
find it great feed. We shall use it
in winter with alfalfa meal.
The Florida agriculturist., 1905-11-01
Chicken OF Pork.

There is much truth in an item
published by the Inland Farmer.
There is no doubt that chicken meat
is much more wholesome than the
ordinary pork of the stores and we
wonder that farmers do not use more
of it. But the bulk of the fresh pork
used Oh farmers tables in Florida is
from razor-back hogs that are usually
as healthy and the meat as whole
some as the average chicken, and costs
no more to produce.
Poultry meat is more wholesome
than pork and it costs less to produce
good chicken meat, yet on many farm
arS tables chicken is a rarity and
pork ((salt pork at that, is staple
article of diet, funny, isn't it! Our
summer Matched chicks make fine
eating now, they are small yet but
fat as butter. We kill several at one
time, salt and put in a cool place, and
the meat question is settled for few
days. Keeping a record of fowls con-
sumed for family use enables us to
tell how much we are benefited in
this respect.
The Florida agriculturist., 1905-11-01
Feeding Oats to Poultry.

A correspondent of Poultry Culture
says:
| am a firm believer in oats as the
best grain for poultry either in putting
frame on your stock, size on the
growing stock, or in getting the eggs
from the layers, and l feed three
fOurths of my grain ration right along
and have for a number of years, and
have never yet seen the least particle
of trouble from their use. In fact L
find 1 can keep a flock of fowls in
better condition under any and all
circumstances when feeding mostly
oats, than l can by using any other
grain, but one thing must not be lost
sight of in feeding oats and that is
that the fowl has a large amount of
waste material to get rid of in the
hullS and she cannot do this right un-
less she is cons nstantly supplied with
sharp grit.
The idea that oats will wear a hole
in a hens crop is too ridiculous for
anything, but l ran across a case to-
day that beats that, and that was
where a party had been feeding soft
corn which was frozen, to their fowls,
and when they found the hens crops
had holes in them through which the
grain fell out they decided that the
frozen corn had frozen the crops and
the skin had given way allowing the
grain to fall out. But this, in common
with every similar case l have come
across, was caused by the hens eating
unleached hardwood ashes that turn
ed into lye upon coming in contact
with the liquids i'm the crop and natur-
ally enough ate the thin skin and
membranes of the crop, which was
The Florida agriculturist., 1905-11-01

rotate the pasturage if he desires to
do so. Up to the present time however
he has not taken advantage of this
possibility, for the reason that he mas
has far more poultry pasture than
the fowls can utilize.
The owner has made good thing
out of this farm, which has been un-
der his control for the last ten years.
The land was worth a little over $500
per acre at the time he took possession
of it and is now valued at over 5000
an acre. In the meantime he has been
constantly increasing its fertility.
After years of experience he has only
good words for the use of poultry in
orchard.
The Florida agriculturist., 1905-11-01
To Drive Away the Hawks.

In the corn fields of the South l
first saw used a novel "scare crow
which is even more effective for hawks
than crows. 1t is made by setting a
tall slender pole in the earth slanted
at about a 45-degree angle a bit of
stout waXed twine is fastened to the
top of the pole and attached to the
string hangs a triangular or diamond
shaped bit of bright tin. AS the pole
is slanted, this bit of tin hangs free
ly in the air and on even breezeless
days is constantly in motion, sending
flashes of light here and there about
the field that hawks and crows never
seem to become accustomed TOD.
W. IngersOil, i'm the Successful Poultry
Journal.
The Florida agriculturist., 1905-11-01
Poultry in the Orchard.

We have frequently referred to the
benefit of shade for poultry and advis-
ed planting trees in the yards. A
combination of the poultry business
with fruit growing is good one. An
example is given in an article publish
ed in an exchange of which we have
unfortunately lost the name and can
not give proper credit.
About every pOultryman that has
tried to raise poultry in the orchard
has been well satisfied with the re-
suits, and the marvel is that more
persons do not try to combine the
two. On the farm this matter has
received less attention than elsewhere,
because there is very little need of
cOnfining the farm flock to the orchard
at all. The combining of orcharding
and poultry raising is of more impOr-
tance to the person who is trying to
make living Oh small piece of land.
An acquaintance of the writer has
a fruit farm covering an area of some
where between twenty and thirty
acres. He has covered the entire tract
with orchard trees peaches, plumS,
cherries, pears and grapes. He has
also fenced the orchard so that his
fowls can have the entire run. He
raises all the way from $50 to 400 hens
a year, and he finds that the double
use of the ground is very profitable.
In the early part of the growing
season he has the fowls confined to
the parts of the orchard where are
the dwarf pears and the cherries, as
he does not cultivate these two kinds
of fruits after they come into bearing.
This ground bears clover, and later
the clover is mOwn by bachinery and
left on the ground. Later he seeds for
cover crops with the expectation that
by the time frost comes the crop will
be killed and will help protect the
trees that were cultivated during the
early part of the summer. OF course
during all the time the cover crop is
growing the hens use it for pasture
Recently he has been growing some
alfalfa among some of his trees, and
the fowls utilize this, which is richer
than the clover in nitrogen. This also
he cuts and leaves OH the ground.
The fowls pick at the peaches as they
fall and for a time about every peach
that strikes the ground is partly eaten.
But in short time the birds, like
humans, get tired of the fruit and let
it alone.
The orchard is fenced so that the
males and females can be kept apart,
for the owner does not wish any
breeding to be done without his sane
ton. This also makes it possible to
The Florida agriculturist., 1905-11-01
What is Necessary for Success.

The requisites for success in the
poultry business are very clearly set
forth i'm an article published in Com
merciaI Poultry.
The statement is occasionally made
that anyone who can succeed in any
line of business can succeed in the
poultry business. 1t is apt to convey
a wrong impression to many who
think of engaging in the poultry busi-
ness. While it is true that the quail
fications necessary to success in any
business are necessary to success in
poultry business, a person might make
the greatest success in some particular
line, when, if he were to engage in
the poultry business, he would make
a fiat failure of it. Success in the
mercantile line or in the professions
poultry business any more than any
other vocation or calling. No doubt
there are now some in the business
else for which by nature they are
better fitted, and there are others who
would make the greatest possible sue
cess in raising poultry, who are now
eking out miserable existence try
no natural ability or fitness. They are
simply led on by unnatural desires
and ambitions, or what some are
pleased to term being "called." OF
course people are never called into
poultry business, it is only into the
ministry. but we beg pardon if we
should offend minister readers when
we say that some of their brothers
their calling if they had listened to
the turkey gObble or the rooster crow
that they did when they listened to
an over-sensitive conscience. The other
professions and the mercantile lines
are as full of misfits as the ministry,
and the poultry business is not differ
ent.
Natural fitness is one of the first
essentials to success. Without it
failure is almost certain. One may
not be aware of his natural fitness
it may take the association with
poultry to bring out and develop the
latent talents; in fact just this very
thing may be necessary. We would
not have anyone think that because
of natural fitness success is certain
to crown his efforts at the start.
Therefore because one fails in the
first attempt is no infallible sign that
he has not natural fitness for the
business and no reason why he should
give up i'm despair. If he has started
out without any knowledge of what
is necessary to make a success of the
business, he may consider himself
very fortunate indeed if he does not
fail at the start. Among the qualities
which go to make up the natural fit
ness are a good supply of everyday,
common sense, the ability to reason
out the why and wherefore of the
things. and plenty of determination
and grit. The latter is most import
ant 1t takes grit and lots of it to
The Florida agriculturist., 1905-11-01

make the business go and it takes
grit to make the chickens grow.
Without the grit that makes one stick
when everything looks like failure,
one is not very well fitted for the
poultry business.
Another thing, is the quality or
ability of looking after details. If
there is any business that needs look
ing after in detail it is the poultry
business. Patience is also very nee
essary. A liking for cleanliness and
neatness is an invaluable asset i'm the
makeup of the pOultryman, as is also
that of being able to do things at the
proper time. Neglect is so easy and
nothing is more certain to follow ne
glect, or the putting off of certain
work until more convenient time or
until one feels like doing it. A GER
tain amount of mechanical ability is
not to be shifted at. The erection of
cOops and buildings can be left to
hired help, but the pOultryman who
has the ability to do this work himself
in a neat, attractive and substantial
manner has wide edge over the one
who has not
A certain amount of financial ability
ing in that respect will find poultry
raising a very uphill business. He
may be the best caretaker, the best in
mating and producing high class stock
and yet fail because of his ability
to financier the enterprise. But is
not money necessary? Yes and no.
Money backed up by practical knowl-
edge and experience is a valuable as
set, but money alone i'm the hands of
the novice is of little value in fact
might be considered a detriment
There is no doubt that many a one
with money has gone into the poultry
business on a large scale and utterly
failed, because discouraged and dis
gusted, when, if he had been cOmpell-
ed by lack of funds to have engaged
in the business in a small way and
grown up with it, success would have
crowned his efforts. He might have
failed i'm a way at the start just the
same, but the failure would not have
meant so much, nor would it ha 7e
been so discOuraging. Hence it
might be well for those with capital
who have a strong desire to get into
the poultry business, to go slow. If
they have sufficient to hire thorough
ly competent help or stand a possible
loss at first, it may be different, but
let those beware who with a small >
amount of money, think to engage i'm
the poultry business to make a living
from it right from the first. Those
with small means, therefore, should
not feel discouraged but encouraged.
Their limited means, as intimated
above. may prove their salvation. A
few hens on small town lot, if no
more can be afforded. will be enough
to commence poultry raising. Many
of the largest plants were started in
this very way. The rudimentary
principles learned in caring for and
studying the small flock were what
made the large plant possible. Then,
again. in the line of fancy poultry,
many of the best birds ever produced
have been reared in these small
fOcks. Don't worry about more room
or more capital. Somehow things
have a way of growing to meet the de
mands. If the ability is there push
and energy will make the business
The Florida agriculturist., 1905-11-01

Rape is one of the very best green
foods and grows rapidly. 1t should
be sown i'm an extra run kept for that
purpose, where fowls are kept con-
stantly i'm confinement Successful
Poultry Journal
The Florida agriculturist., 1905-11-01

filled with grain would easily burst,
the lye having literally cooked the crop
and outer skin where the pressure
came tighteSt against it.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-05
GERMAN LIEUTENANT TO
WED MISS NEWLANDS

Washington, May 5-The marriage of
Miss Frances Newlands, daughter of
Senator Newlands, to Lieutenant Leo
pold Won Bredow Of the Cuirasseuir
ee N tnf sa d WI" Nav st g.
The wedding will be a quiet affair at
Woodley, the Washington residence Of
Senator Newlands, only members of the
family being present.
81 would advise a young man. nine times
out of ten, to get out of the banking business
if he can get another good position This
was the advice given by William B. Ridgely,
controller, Of the United States treasury, to
bank clerks.
Official figures show that about one hundred
lives were lost in making the Sfmplon tun-