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Milford chronicle., 1906-01-19
BUFF ORPnGToN DUCK.

herewith shown was reproduced. Nine
teen pens Of ducks competed for the
hOnOrs. This contest was for twelve
months, closing the end Of June. A
new breed Of ducks to us is grown in
that country, called the Buff Orplng-
ton ducks. A pen Of these produced the
greatest number Of eggs during the
contest, having averaged over 200 eggs
each in twelve months. The next in
order to these are the Indian Runner
ducks. which produced almost as many
eggs as did the Buff Orpingtons.
Milford chronicle., 1906-01-19
DESCENDANT OF MUHLENHERe

Mrs. Nichols, Lutheran Founders
Great-eranddaughter, Dies.
Reading. Pa, Jan. 16.-Mrs. G. A..
Nichols, widow Of a former railroad
general superintendent, died in this
city, aged n. She was a greAt-grand.
daughter of Henry Melchior Mullen.
berg, founder Of the Lutheran church
in America. Mrs. Nichols was one Of
the best-known women in Reading, be-
ing president Of the Needlework Guild
and a former regent Of the Daughters
Of the Revolution, besides being promi-
nent in other charitable and social af-
fairs. She was formerly a resident Of
Philadelphia.
Milford chronicle., 1906-01-19
Abandons Search Fer conn.,

Vershire, VI, Jan. 17.-After sx.
pending more than 1880. 900 during
the past six years in purchasing and
working the copper iield mines, for
many years the third largest in the
United States, George Westinghouse
Of Pittsburg. has abandoned his search
for copper in the Vershire mountains.
and as a result the village is now
practically deserted. Westinghouse
representatives declare that the COP
per vein is worthless.
Milford chronicle., 1906-01-19
To Get Errn.

The secret for egg production con-
slsts in a good supply Of grit, good
health, plenty Of exercise, pure food,
green food, fresh water, cut clover hay
and green cut bone, freedom from lice,
regularity In feeding, cool houses in
summer and warm ones in winter and
breeding only from the best laying
stock.-Amerlcan Poultry Journal.
Milford chronicle., 1906-01-19
MOB THREA7sN5 LYNcHINa
Delaware Troops In Readiness to Pro.
tect Nerro.

LeiaWare troops IN Readiness to Pro
teet Negro.
Milford. Del, Jan ia hurry call
for the militia was sent out to prevent
q mob getting into the jail to take out
q negro accused of attempting to as
sault Miss Flora Booze. a school teach
er, near here Citizens reached the tafl
with a colored man. whom Miss Booze
declared to be the one who had attack
ed her on a road while she was return
ing from school.
When 1t became known that the man
had been found, a crowd gathered at
the Jail and broke some of the win
dows of the place The conservative
men of the town pleaded with the
crowd, and as this did not stop the
angry ones from further showing their
determination to create a disturbance.
appeals were sent to Attorney General
Richards and Governor Lea. The Mil
ford company of the State Guard was
summoned by Colonel Townsend. and
If further attempts are made to get
the negro, the soldiers will be sent
from the armory to the jail.
The negro gives the name of John
Long. When he accosted Miss Booze
he knocked her down, filled her mouth
with dirt and tore her clothing. She
managed to free herself and screamed. /
The negro, becoming frightened, fed. |
and hid in a swamp, where he was can
.ured by a posse.
Milford chronicle., 1906-01-19
MIdshIpman cof1n pl.rI...d

Washington, Jan. 16.-Secretary Bo-
naparte approved the sentence of dis
missal imposed by court-martial At
Annapolis in the case Of Midshipmsn
Trenmore CONN on conviction of hsz-
ing and ordered his dismissal from IL,
Milford chronicle., 1906-01-19
SaYED UY LIFE"

That's what a prominent
dru ggist said of Scott's
Emulsion a S hort time
ago. AS a rule we don t
use or refer to testimonials
in addressing the public,
but the above remark and
similar expressions are
made so often in connec-
ton with Scott's Emulsion
that they are worthy of
occasional note. From
infancy to old age SCOTS
Emulsion offers a reliable
means of remedying i'm
proper and weak develop
ment, restoring lost flesh
and vitality, and repairing
waste. The az tion of
Scott's Emulsion is no
more of a secret than the
composition of the Emul- |
sion itself. What it does
it does through nourish-
kind of nourish-
that cannot be OBJ
tanned in ordinary food.
No system is too weak or
delicate to retain SCOTS
Emulsion and gather good
from it.
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- We will send you a
S&AgA sample free.
M MA Be sure that this picture In the
WR INN form of LABEL Is on the wrapper
.lhhEAyEtR IA OF every bottle Of Emulsion you
S7ldfF " bM buy.
- NyN SCOTT & BOVINE
[N9 Tx Chemists
* M - 400 Pearl St., N. Y. |
-S@S-G~ SOC. and 81; all druggists. So
Milford chronicle., 1906-01-19
Ducks as Err Producer..

A contest which attracted much at
tention from poultrymen was the Aus
trallan hen-duck laying competition,
says Feather, from which the picture
Milford chronicle., 1906-01-19
Eavnr. nonen nnnru In Mornnoa.

London, Jan. 16.-The Associated
Press is advised that Ambassador White,
Representing the United States at the
Moroccan conference at Algeciras, will
support the German contention both as
to the open door" in Morocco and as
to an international commission to con-
troll the policing Of the country. It is
suggesed that this may make the adop-
tion Of the German view probable, par
ticularly in the light of the fact that
Russia has shown marked indifference
to the appeal of France fo1 support.
The influence of the Vatican is also.
understood to be hostile to France.
Milford chronicle., 1906-01-19
Philadelphia Machine For Reform.

Philadelphia, Jan. 16.-The first move
toward reform within the Republican
party was made BY the newly organized
Republican city committee when a res
olution was unanimously adopted ask
ing 2b prominent citizens. nearly all Of
whom had been identified with the
recent reform movement, to confer
with the committee as to the best
methods Of bringing about the reforms
demanded.
Milford chronicle., 1906-01-19
MERIwETHER RESIGNS
VIII Probably Not Be Allowed to Re-
tire Under Sentence.

Annapolis, Nd, Jan. 17.-Midship-
man Minor Meriwether, Jr., has hand
ed in his resignation from the naval
academy. 1t is said that It is not likely
that It will be accepted, as there are
now charges pending against him, and
for the further reason that he is under
sentence Of confinement to the acad-
envy grounds for one year on account
Of his connection with the fight in
which Midshipman James R. Branch
received fatal injuries.
Milford chronicle., 1906-01-19
Time 70 Destroy Caterpillar Pest,

Philadelphia, Jan. 16.-City Forester
John Lewis issued a statement call.
ing the attention Of owners Of trees to
the fact that this was the proper sea
son for exterminating the caterpillar.
The trees being leahess. It will be com.
paratively easy to destroy the nest
eggs and coccoons attached to the
trunks and branches Of trees and on
buildings and fences. The easiest me
thod is to knock down the nests or
coccoons, collect them in q vessel and
destroy them by burning.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-08-25
PoLKA-DoTs IN VOGUE.
They viii Come Well to the Front in
Spite of Checks and Plaids
and Stripes.

Ever since last March polka dots
have been struggling for recognition,
in spite Of the almost autocratic rule
of checks and broken plaids, and OF
the determined advance of stripes.
This summer they have succeeded.
All sorts of polka dots are worn,
from the embroidered muslins and
linens down to the least expensive
batiste, and all sizes as well, from
the big, strilaingly effective ones TO
infnitesinlal dots which are almost
too small to be seen. and which,
when set close together, tighten a
dark color without showing, to a
casual glance, how they do it.
Single polka dots are the rule, but
some unusual effects got by combin-
ing several are seen, we are assured
by a writer in the Chicago Record
Herald. One stunning silk. for in
stance, in black and white, with It's
white ground literally covered with
big and little polka dots. overlapping
and with the tiniest of all tucked in
to fill up corners. All the design was
printed in a sort of shadowy black
which kept it from being startling.
Another attractive dress was of dot
ted Swiss, each of the big black dots
which made it's style accompanied by
two wee ones set just below it.
An unusual version of the skeleton
dress, which is one of the most at
tractive and at the same time useful
styles of the season, was Of blue, in
that strong yet dull shade like the
blue of a Chinese mandarin's coat.
The blouse worn with it was white,
with big polka dots Of blue-the same
pretty shade that characterized the
dress. Yet it was sheer and fluffy
enough to ..be a real blouse" IN
stead of reyerting to a shirt-waist
type, which would have utterly spoiled
the dress.
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MIDSUMMER REPAIRING.
In the Middle Of the Summer the Care
full Woman Takes Account
of Stock.

There are few women who can DOS
sibly tide over the whole summer
with the clothes they had made in
May, observes Anne Rittenhouse.
sun and soap are two very damag-
ing causes of the going to-pieces Of
Tue clothes we wear between March
and October. While blouses disin-
tegrate rapidly under the pressure OF
the "ashboard and the sharp point
OF the iron; most eolors fade from
cloth after being worn in the sun after
TWO months; white skirts begin to
snow rayeling threads at the edge
and from constant pulling and press
ing tns plaits and the gathers get out
OF gear.
colored straw hats fade, as well as
the roses and ribbon on them. Even
tan shoes get steadily darker while
the stockings bought to match them
grow rapidly lighter. So it is that
even the most careful woman finds
hefselT in the middle Of the warm
months looking far more disheyeled
anu unneat than she cares to own
Ahoh sHould come a week. Of mend
ing, altering and replacing.
whether or not women have any
system OF renewing their clothes at
TINS time of the year, no woman can
aHord not to have general overhaul.
Ing OF every garment she wears. un-
der-1nen, hats and clothes.
1t is strange how upon close in.
spection we find our clothes not all
we thought them to be in neatness
and freshness.
Summer clothes are certainly per-
1sHable ones and unless we have a
constant criticism of them from the
outside we are apt to let all the little
details slip, and then gasp with as
constituent when we really see tho
condition of things.
A few good days of ripping and
mending, of putting on new belts and
renewing old collars, of replacing but
tons and cutting off edges will do
wonders toward giving US a fresh
ened wardrobe for the rest of these
days.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-08-25
PARIS HAS A RAIN GARDEN
Showers Which Are Made to Order
Relieve Intense Heat Of the
French Capital.

paris.-Taking your tea under an
immense umbrella, with perpetual
cooling showers falling softly on the
greenery about, Is the latest Paris 20
fion. It is the device one OF the big
rest hotels has introduced to cope
with the sitting heat which, during
the last few days in particular. mas
been almost beyond bearing. In the
hinge courtyard of the hotel pipes nave
been deity hidden in climbing plants
and these carry up the stage rains
which apparently drop from the
clouds.
The silver drops crossed by the sun.
shine abound IN fantastic etfects ana
many palms add to the Illusion. a
monstrous umbrella IN the center Is
the protection for the tea tables De
meath. Inverted attendants with LIT
ed umbrellas escort the women IN
their summer gowns to the Isle q
safetv and the whole affair has the air
Of a delightful romance Of beauty 70
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HISTORIC COLOGNE
CATHEDRAL FALLING.

complete, largely because of the neg
lect and apathy Of the church author1-
ties. in the three centuries preceding
the nineteenth The cathedral is ac-
knowledged to be the finest piece OF
Gothic architecture in the world.
There have been modern critics, who,
while conceding its beauty and term
ing it noble and impressive example,
still declare it disappoints because the
compass had been too much for the
creative genius. The cathedral stands
on the site of previous structure
built in S14, but burned down IN the
twelfth century. In 1913 the present
cathedral was begun. The choir was
finished in 1922, the nave in 1890 and
the south tower in lat. Then came
centuries of neglect. In 1896 the
French army used the cathedral to
store hay in and also stripped the
1eaden roofs in order to make bullets.
In 1923 an attempt was made to
renovate and complete the structure,
but little work was done until 1912,
when the work was seriously taken
in hand. The final touches were CIV
en- in 1880 and on October Is of that
year the completion was celebrated
by a service at which the kaiser,
William I, was present. The building
has cost over S10,000,000. The eathe-
dral is 40 feet long and the famous
spires, the highest in the world, are
528 feet. The central portal is SO feet
high and 81 feet wide and the south
portal SO feet high and Is feet wide.
These are the two portions at present
in imminent danger. In shape the ca
thedral is a eruciform basilica. There
are two choirs, the eastern dedicated
to St. Peter, the western to St. Mary.
Surrounding the choirs are eight
chapels. A feature of great beauty is
an external gallery around the apse.
The reputed bones Of the legendary
three kings of the east are preserved
in a golden shrine in. one Of the chap
els, which are used as the cathedral's
treasure vaults. The chapels also con-
tain the tombs of several of the arch
bishops.
The narrow, crooked streets, con-
tanning houses of the fifteenth and
sixteenth centuries, have been ob1it-
Grated from the neighborhood of the
cathedral, which now stands. reveal
ing all its beauty, in the center Of a
fine, open space.
Some year or two ago it was hui
morously stated in the German press
that Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan was ne
gotiating for the purchase of Cologne
cathedral, desiring to remove it bod
lily to the United States to take the
place of the Anglican cathedral of St.
John the Divine, now slowly build
ing in New York city.
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Waukegan, IIl-The marriage of
Henry Berninger, of Milwaukee, and
Miss May Martin. Of Chicago, at the
courthouse by Justice E. Y. OrVts
was followed the other day by an IN
usual silence, when the bridegroom
ana bride wrestIed before the officials
over a kiss.
me bridegroom finally got it, much
to the brides apparent displeasure.
Immediately after the words Il now
pronounce you man wife" Berninger
turned to his bride and attempted to
kiss her.
mo. you DON'T said she, and COW
cred her face with her arms SO he
could not.
ssWhy, what's the natter" asked
the astonished bridegroom.
II shan't let you kiss me here right
In front Of these people, said she, as
IL she meant it.
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WILL PROSECUTE STANDARD OIL
j. J. Sullivan, Cleveland District At
torney, to Push Case.

Chicago.-John ]. Sullivan. of CIeve
land, o., who is coming to Chicago, to
prosecute the Standard Oil company
on evidence Of railroad rebates uncov-
cred at Cleveland, has for seven years
been United States district attorney
for the northern district of Ohio. Mr.,
Sullivan is 46 years old and was born
in New York city. When he was ten
years old he was adopted by ex-Attor.
ney General James Mccartney, of I1li-
nois, then resident of Flora. Ill. A
year later he was sent to Mr.. Mozart
ney's sister-in-laW at Gustayus. O.,
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IA o Cherry Pudding ..

One pint of milk, three and one-haif
cups of -four, three eggs, one-half tea
spoonful of salt, one tablespoonful OF
melted butter, two heaping teaspoon
fuIs of baking powder, one pint of
stoned cherries. Beat the eggs until
light. then add the milk and flour and
beat until smooth. Drain off the cher
ries. dredge with -four, stir them into
the pudding, have a linen bag rung out
of cold water that the mixture may
not stick, pour into the bag and boil
three hours. The ordinary eustard
boiler may be substituted for the bag,
but is no better. This rule is also good
for other seasonab1e fruits.
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Denver, Col.-William James Pat
terson, NJ. A., graduate OF Rush and
washington medical schools, was ar
rested here the other day on a $40
forgery charge. Patterson lays the
arrest to deep delving in criminology,
and declared that he was glad ne
was criminal. His only regret, he
said, was that be had allowed the
morphine habit to gain such a hold
on him that he had not become the
greatest criminal of the age.
Patterson's is a story of long bat
tie by man OF high instincts against
degenerate tendency. Finally the
bad in him won
Much of his downfall Patterson at
tributes to his long study Of the
psychology Of crime. So thoroughly,
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Cherry Pie.

Stone the cherries and line deep
dishes with good rich paste. Fill near
ly full of stoned cherries, or If pre-.
ferred, leave in the stones, sprinkle
over them five tab1espoonfuls of granu-
lated sugar and dredge the cherries
lightly with -four. Now roll out the
upper crust as thin as convenient to
handle and deity lay it over the dish
prepared. Trim off the edges Of crust
with a sharp knife SO as not to drag
the pie crust. Make a juice vent IN
the center and pinch the edges of the
crust all round to keep the juices in,
and place in the oven, bake and eas
the same day.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-08-25
HOW PACKETS ARE PUT UP THAT
CONGRESSMAN SEND OUT.
Something About This Feature of the
Governments Generosity Which
Is Subject to Severe
Criticism.

The distribution of vegetable and
flower seeds on congressional orders
is the largest single business which
the agricultural department has to
handle. The total number Of packets
put up and mailed during the fiscal
year 1905 was 35, 400. These were
assembled into packages Of five pack
cts each. making 7,110,680 packages.
The seed purchased to fill all these
packets was enough to fill % cars of
10000 pounds per car. The work
Of paeketing begins about November
| of each year and is completed be-
fore the end of the April following,
the greater part Of the work being
done in little more than four and a
half months of this period. If we con-
slider the work to extend over six
months 500 packets are put up every
minute Of every working day Of eight
hours during that time. During much
Of the time as many as 1000 packets
per minute are put up.
The secretary Of agriculture has
pointed out that, while it is his duty
to carry on the distribution in ac-
cordance with the wishes of congress,
the money expended for vegetable and
flower seeds could probably be more
proftably used for the introduction
Of new and rare seeds, such as grains,
forage crops, cotton, tobacco and the
like. The large quantities of seed
needed make it impossible to use the
o
sufficient number of new and valuable
varieties of vegetable seeds each
year to fill the requirements. The
number of really new and desirable
varieties of vegetables that appear
each year is extremely small, and the
seedsmen of to-day are so thoroughly
awake to the Importance OF introdue-
ing novelties that any new variety
quickly finds its way into the trade.
1t Is only the standard varieties OF
vegetable and flower seeds, therefore,
that can be used in the general free
distribution. These are in more or
less regular supply In the trade, and
while the stocks vary in quality it is
not difficult for those who understand
the business and who know the
sources of supply to secure each year
first-class seeds at reasonable prices.
The first step in arranging for a
new annual distribution is to prepare
suitable combinations to send into the
different sections of the United States.
For convenience the country is d.
yided into four sections: and in or.
der to send as wide range of de-
sirabIe sorts as possible into each sec
ton a number Of combinations are
made up, each of five kinds OF vege-
table seed, and each is so planned
that it shall contain a good assert
ment.
These combinations are made up
with much care and are the founda-
ton of our work. The number of
senators, representatives and dele
gates in congress in each section be-
ing known, this number IS multiplied
by $4,000, the number of packages
constituting quota, and the result
shows the aggregate number of pack
ages of all combinations needed for
that section. The various combine
lions in a section are made equal in
number, or nearly 50, and when all
he combinations are made the num-
3er Of packets Of each kind needed
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SIRE TO STEAL.
he says, has he mastered the subject
that he regards Macdonald as almost
tyro, although the 1atter's works are
standard the world over.
In his early years Patterson fought
against his inherent desire to take
what belonged to his fellow man be-
cause OF the disgrace that he feared
his Gather, mother and other loved
ones would suffer from his actions.
When he met, loved and wooed the
woman of his choice, for her sake
and for the sake of the children that
were born to them, he continued to
wage the unequal battle. 1t was he
redity versus environment, he de-
clares. Heredity finally won.
That is the excuse which the once
for his present condition. From a
man of prominence and an heir to
great wealth, Patterson's fall has
been SO complete that the police
found him living in the most abject
poverty in a dingy room in the lower
part of the city.
"My one great regret in life is that
I have fallen slave to the morphine
habit and, unable to resist it's use.
have failed in my ambition to become
the greatest criminal of the age" was
the amazing statement DIR. Patterson
made after his arrest.
e glory in crime and am a Grim
inal because it is impossible for me
to be anything else. ! have tried and
failed, and am glad Of it. The fight
was unequal at best. and I am glad
that I finally started out in career
of crime and that I have committed
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mouth of the shaft, where, from the
cage staggered Is men and boys. each
supported by comrade.
Amongst them was Ninny, the man
who had led these WORKOUT men to
safety, and Pruyost, his gallant sec
ond
This is what had happened:
Ninny and Cartier, the foreman Of
his gang, were at work in the Cour-
rieres mine. Suddenly a loud, but
deadened thud resounded in the dark
passages. The place was filed with
poisonous gases.
1.-THE mine has blown up each
man whispered. and pa1ed in the dark
ness.
Ninny now took the lead
At the bottom of an incline the
lights of their lanterns shone upon a
thick, yellowish fog. Noises filed the
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MILTON GoMnY.

illinois Man Who Drove a Stage Coach
in Early Days of the STATED
drove the stage coaches in Illinois
before the advent Of the railroads.
He was born in Tennessee in 1893.
At the age Of 10 years he secured em-
p1eyment as driver with Frink &
Walker, the firm which controlled
nearly all the stage lines of Illinois
and adjoining states and had the con-
tract for carrying the United States
mails.
Mr.. Gowdy drove the stage for
many years between Peoria and
Springfield and frequently carried
Abraham Lincoln as a box-seat pas
senger. Mr. Gowdy was never mo-
Tested by robbers, although on one
occasion he hauled 100000 in gold
from Pekin to Peoria.
Tt is doubtful if even among the
railroad officials of to-day there can
be found any Who possess greater
energy and executive ability than did
FrInk & Walker. whose stage lines
covered the entire west. As the
country became fitted up with set