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Milford chronicle., 1905-04-28
Steamboat Directors Elected.


The special meeting Of the Milford
and Philadelphia Transportation Com
pany was held last Saturday afternoon
in Firemen's Hall, Milford, was largely
attended, and after reading over the
charter Of the company for $50, 900, il
was found that the powers were very
sweeping. Directors were elected as
follows: B. F. B. Woodall, John ].
Rosa, George Reynolds, Frank Rick.
ards, j. Wesley Bennett, John b.
Smith, Charles Barker, A. w. Powell
and George H. Hall.
Tine newly. elected directors met on
Monday evening and elected Frank
Richards, president, and George Rey-
nolds, secretary and treasurer.
Now the matter is a sure fact, it is
now In order for those who have been
undecided to come forward and take
one or more shares Of stock. It will
not be TO pay for all at one time, but
will be called in installments. Itis the
Intention to have all the stock owned
here, or in the vicinity of Milford or
~ those interested in this section
every dollar would be quickly snapped
Up by people from distance, if those
control would permit them but it
hould be all taken here at home.
There is Sl9, 900 available for the com. {
letion Of the dyke at the south side Of i
ne Mispillion's mouth and for the i'm. /
rovement Of the bar across the flats
there will be no difficulty in getting q
le channel put into proper condition s
T the new line. With two or more
'ats running out Of the river, there p
i'll be no trouble to get more aid in f
e future, should it be needed. Come s,
rwsrd now and subscribe for the stock
fore ii is too late. "
Milford chronicle., 1905-04-28
Contracts for Printing Awarded.

Under the new law passed by the last
Legislature the printing and supplies
for the various departments ofthe State
government must be given out by com.
petitive bid. The insurance depart
ment made an estimate of printing
needed at once for the Insurance Com
missioner, who by direction of the State
Board Of Supplies sent out invitations
to the various printing establishments
for bids on theswork, which consisted
Of printing the revised insurance laws
and other smaller work. The bids were
opened by the Insurance Commissioner
last Monday morning, and the result |
was as follows; The Smith Printing
and stationeryeCempany Of Whining |
Ton bid the equivslOnt Of S2O9.O4; the /
Union Republican Of Georgetown bid
'l94.4l; the Sentinel Printing Com.
pany Of Dover bid $780, the n
Rarean Company Of Dow
lEd the Chrc
Milford chronicle., 1905-04-28
PubIIe SaIes.

D. H. lsaacs viii sell lot Of good
personal property at his late home on
the Shawnee road-three miles south.
west Of Milford, on Wednesday, May
'rd; commencing at $3.50 o'clock. For
'irther particulars, see advertisement
Milford chronicle., 1905-04-28
Launch Of the MheI.

From the yard Of William G. Abbott
in South Milford last Tuesday after.
noon the two-masted schooner Ethel
was launched successfully. Phisyessel
is practically new hull, as the old
timbers were e~found to be worthless
and the Only materiaI fhat
Used ives he riooiH
Milford chronicle., 1905-04-28
Prizes for Corn Breeding.

Ine State Board Of Agriculture b.
issued circular offering $50 in priz
for corn breeding and $50 for highe
yields. A prize Of IS for the tweAt
ears Of corn scoring the highest numb,
Of points viii be awarded at Farmer
Institutes, to be held at each of the 70
lowing places in Delaware, in Januar,
1905, namely;
AT Frankford January %.
Georgetown, January %.
Milton, January "a.
Milford, January %.
Harrington, January 26.
Laurel, January 20.
Bridgeville, January 80.
Dover, January 81.
Smyrna, February /.
MiddletOwn, February 2.
Newark, February 6.
New Castle, February Z.
The scale OF points used in Judging
this corn will be as follows;
Uniformity. ~
shape OF ear. :
Color. IN
Market condition. 10
Tips. IN
DutS9' - 5
Kernel uniformity S
Aefnei shape. 5
Length. ~
Circumference
Space between rows and kernels 10
Proportion of corn to cob. Is
Total. 100
Those who wish to compete for these
prizes should send their names and
post office addresses to the State Board
Of Agriculture, Dover, Delaware. stat
ing at which Of the above named places
they wish to compete as no one will be
allowed to compete in more than one
place.
In addition to the above prizes for
corn breeding, the State Board Of ARri.
culture will also offer prizes amounting
to $50, namely: A prize Of $40 for the
largest yield Of sound corn Of any va
riety in each Of the three counties. a
oushel Of ears TO be exhibited at any of ,
the above Institutes accompanied BY a .
detailed statement Of method Of grow
ng the corn. The plot upon which :
his corn is to be grown must be not !
ess than One-half acre in extent and :
lot less than sixty-slx feet wide. The
'lot must be measured by a committee n
ppOinted by the State Board Of Agri. =
ulture and the corn must be measured q
nd weighed by the committee. i
Persons intending to compete for these !,
rizes are advised to send for the Bulle. y
ms on Corn Breeding and Corn Grow ~
lg issued by the Experiment Stations .,
Illinois, Iowa and Indiana. They n,
ay be obtained by addressing: DR.,
. Davenport, Urbana, Illinois; DIR. C.
Curtis, Ames, Iowa, and DR.. A.
ross, Lafayette, Indiana.
Full particulars will be furnished bv po
. State Board of Agriculture, Dover, ne
slaware. ito
Milford chronicle., 1905-04-28
To Imp

United Sta
Ter has receiS
Department
plans for inn
River have b,
will be comm
The improve
500 and ther,
feet wide and
the mouth Of
Milford chronicle., 1905-04-28
FIre a. FeItoa.

For time last Friday morRing the
town Of FELTON, was thr9gs Sted with
Milford chronicle., 1905-04-28

obstruction by fire, but
Of the wind and hero.
bucket brigade. only two
consumed. y ere ste
to the bask'
and haS
The Irish standard., 1905-05-20
Never a Hereto.

There is no other nation that did
not at some time or other set up some
heresy or an anti-Pope. ireland alone
of all nations never set up a heresy,
but always remained true to the sue
cessor of st. Peter. Henry VIII rob-
bed the Anglo-Saxon of his faith, but
ireland, divided on questions of ma
tionality and political economy, was
always one in questions of religion,
The Dane was resisted to the death,
and because he invaded itss anctuaries.
Every man was willing to war against
the invader, being told by his faith if
he fell in such cause he could claim
the martyrs crown. After 400 years,
during which Ireland was a vast bat
tlefield, Henry VIII found that the ma
tion which was incapable of defending
its own liberty because of political
divisions became the very personifica-
ton of unity when he touched its re-
ligion. Like one man all arose and ex-
claimed: "The king can rob us of our
possessions, he can exile us, he can
put us to death, but he can never sepa-
rate us from the See of Rome or the
successor of the Apostles"
The Irish standard., 1905-05-20

The coolest audacity ever beheld is
seen In an appeal made to the people
of Ireland for subscriptions to deco
rate a new English battleship, says
the Catholic Standard and Times. Be-
cause 1t has been determined to call
the ship the Hibernia, it is considered
likely that the Irish public will jump
at the proposal. The appeal is made
by a committee of ladies-Lady Or
monde, Lady Gosport and others. Mr..
Swift McNeill, M. p, who received one
OF the circulars, makes public his rea.
sons for turning down the request. He
is Protestant, but he calls attention
to the fact that in the English navy the
rights of Catholic sailors are ignored,
while the admiralty still maintain the
system of tlogging on the ships, de.
spite his efforts to have it stopped. He
aso notes that, inasmuch as the Eng.
lish navy is one of the agencies EN-.
ployed for depressing and plundering
Ireland, it is an insult to ask the peo
pie who are already forced to pay
more than their proper share in main
tanning it to put their hands in their
pockets to embellish it's ships. A very
pertinent answer to singularly i'm
pertinent request.
The Irish standard., 1905-05-20
Russian Admiral III,

st. Petersburg, May 1S.-A high off,
cial of the naval staff, discussing the.
reports of a pending change in the,
command of the Baltic feet, today
said:
Let us first set aside the rumors
that Rojestvensky has been compelled
by sickness to abandon his command.
He was on the sick list only two days
in the whole two months off Mada-
gascar.- But his health, which never
was good, certainly has undergone a
terrible strain since he left St. Peters
burg. His nerves are shattered. and
breakdown, is probable. However,
there is nothing Immediately serious.
:"He is too nervous and irritable for
harmonious cooperation with the COM
mandant at Vladivostok. In all prob
ability Birileff will relieve him as soon
as ;Rojestvensky arrives at Vladiyos-
y11...is,ty :. '--s -. ..
The Irish standard., 1905-05-20

Roosevelt Is the only great asset
which the Republican party has to.
day, but the Democratic party is still
worse OF. It has no leader who COM
mands the support of the Democratic
masses as an entirety. Roosevelt is
not liked by all Republicans, but he
is so popular with the masses that
those who dislike him support him
through fear. The Democratic party
has many leaders who are popular
with factions of the party, but none
so strong and powerful that he com.
mands the support of enemies through
fear. The Democratic party at the
present time has too many doctors,
too many faddists, too many theorists
with pride of opinion. 1t needs to
take the people into its confidence
and become what it was for more
than 100 years: the party of the peo-
pie. 1t is time that again we return
to the old-fashioned way of allowing
the people in their national conven-
tions to express their opinions upon
public affairs. In recent years we
have had too many so-called leaders
starting to national conversions with
ready made platforms. The time for
opportunists has passed. The people
are sick and tired of platforms made
to catch votes. If the Democratic
party can only rid itself of its false
and self-constituted leaders and re-
solve itself into an organization for
the expression of the opinion of the
masses it will then be ready to place
at the head of triumphant ticket a
man of such commanding ability, both
as statesman and an organizer, as
was Samuel ]. Tilden. When that oc-
ours there will be more Democratic
victories. There were no ready-made
platforms in 1876 There were no
dominant issues. 1t was simply a re-
united Democracy led by the greatest
statesman and most thorough organ
izer in American politics against a
discredited Republican party.
The Irish standard., 1905-05-20
The Only Success.

Almost every day the old, old truth
is brought home to men that virtue
and honesty and character are the
priceless things of life. Without these.
life is not worth the living. With
these men are great, regardless of
their station in society and the
amount of their worldly wealth.
Men must ring true if they are to
be successful. They must be able to
look their fellow men squarely in the
eyes, with a consciousness that their
records are clear and that they have
nothing to conceal. Otherwise their
lives must be failures. The reward
for which all true men are striving,
and which alone is worth the struggle,
cannot be attained through question
able practices, deceit or dishonesty.
No truth has had more proof than
that the wages of sin is DEATH" Men
must pay the penalty for their mis-
takes and their misdeeds. There is
no escaping. 1t is an elemental uni
versal law. Men know this, and yet
trifle with it. They understand the
consequences, yet plunge into the
blackness of despair through wilful
violation of it.
the thing which the world needs
most today, perhaps, is thorough ap-
probation Of the truth that the old
fashioned, true-blue honesty of pur-
pose and of deed is the only safe guide
for men to follow in their relations
to one another. A wavering or falter-
ing in this course means disaster. An
adherence to it, whether it results in
the accumulation of much or little of
the worlds goods, means priceless
success.
The Irish standard., 1905-05-20

Archbishop Ireland of st. Paul was
given surprise at the Christian
Brothers college, Glencoe, Mo-, May
IL. His Grace of st. Paul was a
guest at the reception rendered the
visiting prelates who assisted at the
comforting of the Pallium the day be-
fore. twenty-five young men all
from st. Paul, were presented to him.
They were subjects at the La Sale
Institute, Glencoe, Mo-, the Novitiate
and House Of Studies of the Chris
tian Brothers for the Province Of st.
Louis. As these % young men were
all from his See city they awakened
more than ordinary interest in him.
He had known many of their fathers,
had even been acquainted with their
grandfathers. Each was presented to
him, and he addressed them a few
brief words. He was delighted to see
20 splsRaid q representation from st.
Paul. These were the Jewels Of tie
The Irish standard., 1905-05-20

The champion letter-writer is in
Pittsburg, not Minneapolis. 1t has
developed in a breach of promise suit
that a young man of that city wrote
what constitutes two large bound vol
umes of his expressions of affection.
Statisticians have estimated that the
young man averaged $500 words a
day of sentimental correspondence.
His work constitutes monument
which is not likely to be equalled for
while. How in the world man who
proven recreant in the end is beyond
explanation and why he allowed the
deserted maiden to drag his poetical
effusions into a court room for the
little matter of pecuniary damages is
still more inexplicable. But mems
judgments do differ. Most of us
would have married the girl, and a
large portion of the remainder would
have paid the money sooner than to
have had lawyers reading our letters.
1t is all matter of taste, however.
and then it furnishes amusement, for
most men no matter how many such
letters they may have written at one
time or another in their career, will
always find time and opportunity to
laugh at some other poor mortal.
Motto, Don't write, and if written to,
take Blaine's advice, Burn the
letters.'"
The Irish standard., 1905-05-20

The United States has just issued
a report on the subject of parochial
schools, in which some important and
interesting facts appear. For in
stance, have taxpayers in Duluth ever
considered what it would mean in
school taxes if all the children now
being taught in the parochial schools
were to be thrown at once into the
public schools? The government esti-
mate is that the parochial schools now
save in taxes to town, county and state
from $2O,000,000 to $z5,00O,O0O every
year. And at the same time, the par
ents of the children in attendance
upon parochial schools are contribut-
ing just as largely toward the pay.
ment of public school taxes as the
parents of the children that attend
the public schools, says the Duluth
Herald. This sacrifice these parents
make in the cause of religion. It is
their belief that the children should
receive religious instruction with theil
education, and to secure that result
they are willing to pay taxes to sup
port the public schools, and at the
same time to maintain their own pa
rochial schools by contributions:
through the local parish church or the
payment of tuition. Largely the pa
rochial schools are Roman Catholic
though there are many Lutheran
schools conducted for the same rea
sons and run upon the same basis
The education provided in thes;
schools, upon the whole, appears t,
be keeping pace with that provided il
the public schools. After receivin,
first communion many pupils go from
the parochial schools into the public
schools, and there, when the first op
portunity for comparison comes, the.
measure up favorably, and take abou
the same grade as pupils of Il similar
age, who have started in the public
schools. The Catholic educational sys
tenn Is run upon about the same sys
tenn as that in the public schools
Modern methods are followed in the
Catholic schools. They have thei,
own local school committees and in
spectors, with what might be calleo
critic teachers, and their norma
schools for the training of instructors
with certificates of proficiency. They
are also establishing model or prac
ice schools. Their teachers institutes
are excellent. Organized in New York
under the auspices of the Paulist Fa
thers, these Sisters Institutes" have
spread widely.
The Irish standard., 1905-05-20

kgtve the farmer boy an opportunity Of
learning that the profession of scienti.
fic farming is as noble and independ.
ent calling as that of bookkeeper,
lawyer or doctor.
I'VE hear the old timers talk OF
their hardships, when they got up at
4 o'clock in the morning and worked
until s. o'clock in the evening", Such
are not the conditions today. AS an
Illustration might refer to Polk coun-
ty, which I consider as one of the
richest farming communities in this
state. There you see splendid farms,
with good buildings and fences. The
farmer has his fine driving team be-
sides his many work teams. He has
his garden where are raised all the
vegetables and small fruits which
make him independent of the town
markets. The farmers wife has her
chickens, and berries for canning and,
altogether they are living in peace
| and comfort and independence. Just
such conditions can be created in St.
Louis county.
| Il foresee the time when the man
who formerly believed that a 800 or
160-acre farm was necessity will be
restricting his attention to 40 and 80
acre tracts, where, with less effort
and by reason of scientific farming, he
will be gaining competence far
greater than he was formerly with a
farm larger than he could work.
GAS the lands are settling up in the
Northwest the values are gradually
getting higher and I believe that this
is the proper time to urge this matter
of settlement. The development OF
the now wild lands into cultivated
farms means that the land valuation
is to be increased fifty-fold in the
coming years.
II believe that the Farmers Insti-
tutes are doing splendid work
throughout the country in teaching the
farmers things they ought to know
about the soil and the proper methods
of enriching it so that it will not run
out. I hope to see many of such in.
stitutes held in our own country in,
the coming year."
The Irish standard., 1905-05-20

In the presence Of notable gather
Ing of prelates the pallium, the in
sigma of an archbishop was bestowed
upon Right Rev. John j. Glennon at
st. Louis yesterday. The new metro
politan of the st. Louis diocese was
formerly coadjutor to Archbishop
Kane and has long been prominent in
the affairs of the church. The pallium
was conferred by Cardinal Gibbons.
and our own Archbishop Ireland
preached the sermon. Archbishop
Glennon at an early age becomes one
of the most important prelates in the
United States not only on account of
his own brilliancy, but on account of
the age and Importance of the see
which he occupies.
The Irish standard., 1905-05-20

May Day has come and gone and
the expected labor demonstrations in
st. Petersburg failed to materialize.
There was no bloodshed and no dis.
asters of any kind. One or two meet.
ings were attempted by the Socialistic
element, but they were quickly broken
up by the Cossacks. This must have
been disappointing to the prophets
who have been declaring that Russia
would be drenched in blood by May
Day instructions. We will learn
after a while how shamefully we have
been misinformed by our partisan
press. ."-
The Irish standard., 1905-05-20

tions, and to study the wants Of the
Polish parishes, especially the ques-
tion Of the wisdom of appointing one
or more bishops of Polish nationality
for this country. The Poles are a
glorious race of sturdy Catholics, but
they have been deceived and misled
in many instances by willy politicians
and unscrupulous and ambitious
priests into open rebellion against the
constituted authorities of the church
in this country"
The Irish standard., 1905-05-20

Princess Margaret of Connaught,
who it is said already knows German,
Italian and French, is now studying
Swedish as she is to be married to
the crown prince of Sweden. 1t is a
pity that the member of the Royal
Family Of England who is named after
the province in Ireland where the Gae-
lie is most spoken did not spend por-
tion of her time in learning the ma
tive language of her province.
The Irish standard., 1905-05-20

The recent Encyclical of Plus X. on
the teaching of the catechism is an
important pronunciamento and such
one as would be expected from such
a teacher as the Holy Father. 1t
pointed out that the teaching of the
word OF God in the Sunday School
classes is a much more important
function than the preaching of ornate
and eloquent sermons. The worth of
preaching is appreciated, but simplics
ity in preaching is insisted upon and
the Holy Father says it is much easier
to find a preacher capable of deliver
ing an eloquent and elaborate dis
course than a catechist who is able to
impart instruction entirely worthy of
praise. 1t must, therefore, be care.
fully borne in mind Whatever facili-
ties of ideas and language he may
have inherited he will never be able
to teach the catechism to the young
and the adult without preparing him
self thoughtfully for it. They are
mistaken who suppose that in conse-
quence of the intellectual inferiority
of the common people they can per-
form this Office in careless manner.
On the contrary, the more uncultured
are the hearers the greater is the
necessity of careful and thoughtful
study in order to bring home to the
minds the truths which are so far be-
yond the natural understanding of the
multitude.
The Irish standard., 1905-05-20
The highest tribute paid to JOSEPH

The highest tribute paid to Joseph
Jefferson that has come to our atten-
tion is that of his lifelong friend,
Henry Watterson, who writes to the
Courier-Journal from Italy. The gifted
editor is capable judge and the
eulogy pronounced upon his dead
friend is in striking contrast to the
carping criticisms which fifteen-dollar-
a-week critics have made upon the
work of the greatest of American
actors.
The Irish standard., 1905-05-20
W9 sR@
tRAoES 49, lees1GN
&4iilisSl

The eight ambassadors of the Ger.
man empire in Madrid, Rome, Wash
1ngton, Constantinople, Paris, London,
st. Petersburg and Vienna are all
members of the nobility and their sal
aries are $25,OOO in the first three
cities named, $4,000 in the next
three, and $4,000 in the last two.
The Irish standard., 1905-05-20
BISHOP McGoLR1cK.
PreIate Of Duluth Values Northern
Minnesota Lands.

minnesota IdnOSs
Among those who have taken deep
interest for many years past in the de-
velopment of the agricultural lands in
the Northwest and who has himself
been active in bringing settlers into
the new farming districts of Mime
sofa, is Bishop James McGolrick, of
Duluth, says the Duluth Evening Her.
aid.
Some years, ago when James j.
Hill with his railroad project first
opened the Big Stone country, then a
wilderness, Bishop McGolrick, with
no other interest in the matter than
a desire to aid the hand of civilization
in turning the wilderness into a rich
and prosperous farming community,
made it special mission to go East,
where, in many of the New England
Cities. he spoke to large ard small
crowds of people who were interested
in learning of the possibilities offered
by the Northwest. When Bishop Nc
Golrick began to urge the New Eng
landers to come west, he was met
with protests, the then popular idea
being that the land was infected with
hostile Indians, bears, wildcats and
numerous dangers.
It took a great deal of convincing
talk to allay the fears, but this was
finnlly done in measure and 160
families severed their connections
with New England soil and came t"
the Big Stone country. .a;r a4f
In q .reminiscence of those days,
Bishop McGolrick remarks that. land
The Irish standard., 1905-05-20

1--WE WONDER" says the Pilot, chow
many of the Presbyterians who will
celebrate on May 21, the centenary of
John Knox, the apostate priest, foun-
der of Scotch Presbyterianism, know
that his last lineal descendant became
a Catholic, and entered the priesthood
at Notre Dame University, Indiana" I"
The Irish standard., 1905-05-20

Archbishop Syman, the Polish pre-
late who is to visit this country this
month, resides in Rome, but Is a ma
tive of Poland. He comes at the re-
quest Of the Holy Father" says the
Western Watchman, "and his purpose
isuto try to reunite the several dissi-
dent and schismatic Polish congresa.