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Milford chronicle., 1906-09-14
MAINE REPUBLICAN
Democrats PelIed Largest Vote In
History of the State.


Portland, Me-. Sept 11.-Governor
William T. Cobb. Of Rockland, Repub-
lIcan, standing on a platform devoted
almost exclusively to a continuance Of
the prohibitory law of the state, was
reelected by a plurality of less than
5000. with but few exceptions the
smallest margin of votes ever given a
Republican governor in the state of
Maine.
Cyrus W. Davis, of Waterville, the
Democratic candidate for governor,
polled one Of the largest votes in the
history of the party in this state His
issue in the campaign was the re-sub-
mission of the liquor question which
was incorporated in the state legisla-
ture four years ago.
More interesting from a certain
standpoint was the reelection Of Con-
gresham Charles e. Littlefeld, Repub-
liean, of the Second district, by a great
ly reduced plurality. Congressman Lit
tlefield's candidacy was the subject Of
bitter opposition on the part of Samuel
Gompers. president of the American
Federation of Labor, who asked for his
defeat on the grounds that he had
voted against certain labor measures at
the lase session of congress.
Mr.. Littlefield's plurality is estimated
at about 1000. Congressman Edwin c.
Burleigh, of Augusta, Republican. was
reelected in the Third district by an
estimated plurality Of 1000, and Con-
gresham Llewellyn Powers, of HOul- |
ton, Republican, in the Fourth district
by a plurality estimated at 1000. The
reelection of Congressman Ames L, |
Allen, of Alfred, in the First district |
is claimed by the Republican leaders.
The legislature will be Republican by
a safe margin.
Milford chronicle., 1906-09-14
BEAT WIFE FoR SIX CENTS
Brutal Husband Pounded Her For
Spending It For Necessities.


Paterson. N. j., Sept. 12.-The ex-
penditure of six cents for household
necessities without her husbands ap-
proval may cost Mrs William Leonard
her life. She is now in hospital in
a precarious condition, and her hus-
band is under arrest charged with
beating her with an axe handle. Ac'
cording to the story told to the police
by Leonard's 10-year-old son and par
TALLY substantiated by neighbors who
overheard the quarrel, Leonard be
came furious when he missed six cents
which he had left in the house. When
Mrs. Leonard admitted that she had
spent the money, the boy says his
father attacked her as she stood with
month-old baby in her arms. He
felled her with the axe handle and
kicked her as she lay on the floor
Neighbors called the police, and the
injured woman was removed to a hos
pital. Leonard was arrested as he was
entering a neighboring saloon.
Milford chronicle., 1906-09-14
Union Veteran Legion In Session.

GA To II Ia
R,.,.e. The Kind You RaB Always Bought
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Milford chronicle., 1906-09-14
SEPTEM BER.

Boat stops at the Consumers Ice Cos Wharf,
Chester going or coming. Arriving at Chester
~ hours after leaving Phia
Telephone No. Keystone Main 5S-79 D. on wharf
in Philadelphia.
Milford chronicle., 1906-09-14
REASONABLE
FIRE NS.URANCE

Ward & Marshall will write fire Insurance on
your home or place Of business and save you
money. Call on them at their office, next door to
Adams xpress Office opposite Humes q Son, Good
safe company, authorized by the State Insurance
Department, and rates reasonable. Call before
iusuring or renewing your insurance,
Milford chronicle., 1906-09-14
Run ON FRISCO BANK
The Hibernia, With over $5o,ooo,ooo
Deposits, Paying of Depositors.

The Hibernia, With over $5o,ooo,ood
Deposits, Paying of Depositors.
San Francisco, Sept 12-Depositors
of the Hibernia Savings Bank started
a run on the institution. The bank has
$4,000 depositors. and the deposits
amount to over $5O.OOO.O0O. 1t is re-
garded as a strong institution. When
the run started police were called to
keep order, and depositors were paid
off as fast as they applied for money
Five paying tellers were kept busy
Joseph S. Tobin, one of the officers of
the bank, stated that he knew of nc
cause for the run.
Chief Executive Of New Jersey Taken
Sick On a Train.
Trenton, N. j., Sept. 10.-GovernoI
Stokes, while on his way to Trenton
from his home in Millville, was taken
Ill on a train. The governor with much
difficulty reached his apartments in this
city, although without assistance. DR..
H. p. Norton, who was summoned,
stated afterwards that the governor
was unwel and that he would require
several days Of absolute rest. The gov
ernor's condition is not regarded as
serious.
Burglars Ransaek 10 Houses.
Harrisburg, Pa. Sept. 12.-The low
er floors Of 13 out of "a houses at Cum
.bIers Heights. a suburb of Steelton,
were ransacked by burglars. Two sus-
poets are in Jail, but there is nothing
to connect them with the robbery.
The thieves carried away large lot
OF clothing.
Union Veteran Legion In Session.
Columbus. o., Sept. IL. - The ma
tional encampment Of the Union Vet
eran Legion opened here. National
Commander Joseph W. Kay. of Brook
lyn, N. Y, and other officers are in
attendance. Large delegations are here
from Pittsburg and Cincinnati.
1AGm0zH
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-10-31
English Wa1nuts in New York.

Mr.. A. c. Pomeroy gives the Amerl-
can Agriculturist an account of the
origin of an English walnut orchard in
Western New York, and also of a
special variety which Prof. H. E. Van
Deman has thought worthy of name.
The article is illustrated by three
cuts, the first shows a basket of fine
specimens of the Norman Pomeroy
walnut The second shows an eight
ear old tree of this variety, the owner
standing by it, the top of his hat
just coming to the lower branches
It is said of this tree, that it bore three
pecks of nuts in 1905, and grew to 4
feet larger in each direction, than it
was in 1904.
The third and largest cut shows a
part of the orchard, with a man pick
ing up nuts under the trees.
If the culture Of these nuts cannot
be made profitable commercially in
Florida, we are sure that it is worth
experimenting with on small scale
Walnut orchards are proving very
profitable in California, and we do not
understand why they should not here
1t cannot be the climate 1t must
then be the soil. We have an almost
infinite variety of soils in this state,
try the experiment. possibly yours may
be suited to the: growth of the walnut
Nut crops Of all kinds have one
great advantage over fruits, it is not
absolutel y necessary to sell as soon as
ripe. We Believe in early marketing of
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all agricultural products, but nuts can
be held few weeks if desired and no
harm will result.
In 1897 my father, while visiting the
centennial exposition, secured some
fine English walnuts from large tree
at Philadelphia. These he planted on
his return home. In due time they
all produced shoots and, though at
first slowly, they grew into strong,
wide-spreading trees which bear pro-
fitab1e crops. The older and full grown
trees bear an average Of about 20 bush
els annually. The largest of these
measure 46 feet across AS wa1nuts
retail at about 20 cents a pound these
crops are worth about $l25 each tree
in the final market
The trees have glossy green leaves
and are c1eanly at all times, thus form
ing beautiful and serviceable shade
trees as we'll as profitable ones. Frost
has not hurt Our trees as it does those
grown from California or imported
nuts. [ know of such trees near here
30 years old that freeze back every
severe winter. They are only 10 or
II feet high and have not borne nuts
yet My brother and I have propa-
gated this variety, which Prof. H. E.
Van Deman named Norman Pomeroy,
in honor Of my father, and have sup
piled many farmers with trees which
have done uniformly we'll, because they
have been acclimated. They have Oft
en- stood temperatures ten to 10 degrees
below zero without damage. I shall
plant a large orchard this fall or
next spring with small trees now in
my nursery.
Preferably the nuts are planted in
autumn The sprouts will grow about
foot the first year and for the first
three years grow slowly. During this
time is the best for transplanting, as
when older, the growth becomes much
more rapid. Up to that age they rare
ly exceed four feet.
When set in the orchard they should
be placed 45 to 80 feet apart each way
and the ground planted to some cult
waited crops, such as corn or potatoes
Peaches or p1ums may be used to ad-
vantage as filters. The best time to
prune is between fall and spring. Only
such branches should be removed from
the main trunk as would interfere with
tilage Removal of these will keep the
young tree growing erect and should
be continued only until the trunk is
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Many other considerations might be
introduced, such as weight, markings,
color OF meat, oiliness, etc
Separation signifies ease and con-
venience of clearing the meat of the
shell and all division about the meat.
Plumpness shows the percentage of
meat as compared with gross weight of
nut
Quality includes eating and long
keeping properties.
Size desired u.s. medium-large and
uniform.
Form: smooth, round and cy1indri
cal
Color: bright yellow.
A tree scoring and producing nuts
scoring high according to these scales
in any given locality would be worthy
Of propagation in that locality; but pro-
badly no pecan is we'll adapted to all
localities.
After a careful test, by weight, Of
these named varieties of pecans, we Sc
cured the following results:
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Desirable characteristics Of the
Pecan.

(By E. W. Kirkpatrick, Mckinney,
Texas Read before the Texas Farm
er's Congress, College Station, Texas,
July 10th 1906.)
The establishment of list Of score
points by which to determine the rela-
tive merits of similar things is depend
ent upon the ideal or standard Of ex-
cellence.
In fixing a scale by which to guage
value in nuts, we should first determine
or decide upon what constitutes that
value
In judging the value Of pecan nut,
all depends upon the concept of what
a pecan should be.
Those who wish to sell pecans for
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of trees to know what he is buying.
The tree that starts off vigorously will
continue so if given a chance. The
dwarf in the nursery will never become
a stately tree in the grove. It is an
easy matter to keep the weakling until
it is large enough to bud or graft; then,
after this is done, to sell it to the unsus-
pecting as frst-class tree. Such
trees are dear as a gift. The nursery
man is but human. He does not like
to cut down even a scrawny tree that
promises some day to put fifty cents or
one dollar in his pocket Hence the
dictum Know the tree before you
buy it, and also the man who sells it..
I knew two pecan trees each sixteen
years old. One has had an intimate
acquaintance with weeds and grass all
it's days; the other is more familiar
with the p1ow and the hoe, and has
been a near neighbor of cotton and
corn and peas. One is feet inches
high; the other 4S feet 8 inches. One
has never borne a nut; the other has
yielded $50 pounds with the promise
of over 125 pounds additional this sea-
son. The one will never be else than a
dwarf; the other bids fair to be one of
the giants that will greet the opening
of the twenty-frst century. This differ
ence is likely due in part to the differ
ence in native vigor of the two trees
but the care bestowed upon them will
account for the most of it. The pecan
dwarfs under neglect; while it is con-
stantly reaching heavenward when pro-
perly cared for. Here is the secret of
the failure of many The pecan is
worthy the best land and the best care.
Neglect to supply these and your re-
ward as pecan grower will be an
empty pocket-book; attention to them
will insure an increasing reward as
the years go by.
So much has been said of the impor-
lance of setting budded or grated trees
instead Of seedlings that it would be an
insult to the intelligence of this au-
dience to repeat here the reasons for
this And yet there are few who still
advocate the seedlings. Suffice it to
say that such are either ignoramuses
or charletans. This caution may not be
out of place: Know the variety that
you set; (a) That it is a meritorious
one; (b) That it is suited to the To-
ca1ity where it is to be grown.
And, lastly, if you are pecan grower
you should know something about your
business. There are a number of enc
mics both insect and fungus that soon
er or later will demand your attention.
Happy are you if you know how to
deal with them; you may be otherwise
if you neglect them Most of these
enemies are easily controlled if one
knows how but they may do much
harm if neglected.
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planting and who give assurance Of
reproduction from seed call for large
nuts without reference to other charac-
teristics. Those who wish to grow
pecan stocks or seedlings, prefer small
nuts on the score of economy.
Those who are interested in the
manufacture of pecan goods, where pc
can halves are used in separate sec
lions, such AS stuffed dates, candy
drops, and the like, wish small or
medium sized nuts on the same score
Of economy.
Size is the first and principal re-
quisite that appeals to the unframed
eye and mind in Judging the pecan.
Upon more critical examination,
size becomes secondary to several
other requisites.
Paintings vary with the climate, the
market, as also with amateur and pro-
fessional, home and commercial supply.
The amatuer would sacrifice pro-
ductiveness and many other commercial
requisites for quality, beauty and con-
venience in dissecting and cleaning.
The commercial planter considers
the character of both the tree and it's
fruit and therefore demands a scale of
points for Judging each.
The National Nut Growers Asso-
citation Committee on Standards, whose
chairman is VIM. A. Taylor, Washing
ton, D. c., has published a valuable
authorized report showing rules by
which to determine the relative value
of nuts and nut trees. (See National
Nut Growers report of 1903, page 38.
Apply to J. F. Wilson, Poulan, Co.,
Secretary
In estimating the value of a pecan
tree, tested from a few principal points
and based on a standard of excellence
of. one hundred points, we would sug-
gest the following:
Points.
Productiveness NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 40
Propagation ~
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quality and profusion of foliage and OF
blossoms, the time Of ripening, vigor,
rapidity of growth, etc.
A tree fulfilling these conditions and
scoring 100, would be a model tree,
but scoring less than 70, it would not
be valuable for commercial purposes.
Productiveness or prolific bearing is
the prime consideration Wild pecan
trees, three to four feet in diameter,
are reported by reliable persons as
bearing thirty bushels of nuts in one
season A tree of this size veraging
ten bushels each year would be con-
sidered a prolific tree
Hardness enables the tree to resist
climatic conditions, insects, diseases,
ETC.
Propagation signifies ease and GER
'tainty of multiplying trees by budding
and grating.
Toughness: a strong, fine fiber is es-
sential to holding fruit.
Form: A tree should assume a low
spreading or canopy form.
In dissecting and testing pecan nuts
to determine their relative commercial
value, we suggest the following table
Of 100 points:
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-13
OLYMPIC GAMES IN lsio.
Greeks Take Timc by Forelock-
 American Committee Appointed.


 The king of Greece and the Greek committee of the Olympic games have made record in the matter of taking time by the forelock, for they announce the Olympic games for Athens in 1910. After the return of the American team from the games last spring 1t was known that the next Olympiad was to be held four years hence, but Saturday James E. Sullivan. the American commissioner was officially notified to this effect by Militades M. Negropontes, and this notification was ordered by his royal highness the crown prince, Duke of Sparta, president of the committee of the Olympic games. MT Sullivan was also appointed to have charge of the next American committee and to forward the names to Greece, so that they may receive the official nomina- tion. Commissioner Sullivan said yesterday that the American commit tee would be small and would be created to continue as representa- tives of the Greek government and that it would also cooperate with the different governing bodies of America with reference to formulat- ing a code of rules for the future in ternational competitions.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-13
UP TO NAUGATUCK.

Crosby and Naugatuck High school elevens may meet again before the season is over, as the managers of these teams are anxious to bring their elevens together. The question of game hinges on where 1t will be played. Crosby is wiling to play at either New Haven or Meriden. and if Naugatuck really wants to try again, 1t will be accommodated. as Water bury Is very eager for a contest. There is no reason for the teams not coming together for third time, as there is a victory to the credit of each. But if the elevens want to fight 1t out to see which is the better team, why should they wait until Saturday. November 4. Crosby has only one more game scheduled. that with Gilbert in Winsted next Satur- day. The game could be played on a Wednesday or some other week day as about the same number would att tend no matter when the game.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-13
B. ..... ..-..-.oAP.
ROseben, Second Choice, Beats Favor. ite, Hot Toddy, at AUueduct.

Roseben, second Choice. Beats Favor.
 ite, Hot Toddy, at Auueduct.
 NEW YORK, Nov. 13.-On a heavy track Roseben, second choice, at II to 5, won the Bayview handicap, seven furlongs, at Aqueduct He carried 146 pounds and conceded weight to his en- tire field.
 He went the distance in 1:27 2-5. Roseben opened up an even money fa- vorlte, but gradually went back in the betting. while Hot Toddy was backed down from to 1 to 9 to 5, favorite, but was never prominent.
 Roseben went to the front in the first quarter and was never after in trouble. though Shaw rode the big horse out to win by two lengths. Three favorites won. Summaries:
 First Race.-Prince Frederick, first; Society Bud, second; Firebrand, third
 Second Race.-Locked Out, first; Pa prika, second; Duician, third
 Third Race Rockingham, first; Fire Opal, second: Plaud, third
 Fourth Race. Roseben, first; Oxford, second; Ormonde's Right, third.
 Fifth Race.-Mary Morris. first: A. Muskoday, second; Bowling Bridge, third.
 Sixth Race.-Mainchance, first; Aero bat, second; MOnfort, third.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-13
WILL PRACTICE TONIGHT.

Every member of the All Water bury football team is requested to re- port for practice this evening. as there are only few more nights left to prepare for the Acorn game on Sat urday. The practice of the local team for the remainder of the week according to Manager Michael Slavin, will be la college, in other words, 1t will be secret practice. It is ru- mored that opponents of the All Wa terbury eleven are endeavoring to discover some of the plays of the Brass city team, consequently Coach Bagley will try the secret method. Last evening there was no practice, but the coach gave the men an hours talk on new formations and team work in general. As there has been no game since week ago Sunday. which game was walkover for All Waterbury. care will be taken so the men will not go stale.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-13
] Other kIcks that tho Quaker ot.ense

al other kicks that the Quaker ofYense for him.
 Because of veeder's fine showing Roome will have to try hard to re- cover his place at fullback on the Yaie team.
 Heirs whose aggregate inheritance will be $65,O0O,00O nre lined up on a Chicago team. Every player on the eleven of the fashionable Alcott school of Lake Forest is the son of a .millionaire.
 The calibre of the Tiger backs Is shown by Daub's inability to make a back field position this season. Last year Daub tore through the Yale line several times, but he cannot oust .ith- CT Mccormack, Rulon-Miller or liar Ian.
 If Joe Curtiss, captain of Michi- gan, had obeyed Trainer Keene he would not have broken his leg Satur- day. Keene endeavored to keep Cur tiss out of the scrimmage between the varsity and scrub, but Curtiss went in but soon came out.
 Captain Herbert Dillon, of Prince. ton, has rheumatism, and may not be able to play against Yale. Daubo. who played half against Old Eli last year showed up well in the Tiger line against West Point and will take Dillon's place if the latter's joints do not Timber up.
 \ Now Dartmouth coms out frankly and acknowledges that she must give up the old system of play and change over to the new wrinkles. Her ex- perience with Princeton taught her that nothing worth while can De ob- talned' with modified old football be tween the 25-yard lines.
 Princeton may have played rough- ly, but few of the West Point fel- lows were not very careful in han ding opponents. The reason why Quarterback Dillon of the Tigers had to leave the game was because of the manner in which he was tackled by three of the army team.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-13
OFFER FROM ENGLAND.

The National Sporting club of London yesterday cabled that 1t would offer 10000 pounds for fight there in January between Jack O'Brien and Gunner" Moir for the heavyweight championship of the world.
 Moir a week ago sent word over that he wanted to fight O'Brien, and with any kind of decent purse offered O'Brien would be quick to Jump across the pond, but why bill the bout for the worlds heavyweight championship?
 What has O'Brien ever done to get. in on that title?
 What has Mir Gunner, Moir ever done to have a look-in?
 Let 'em fight if they like for 10,- 900 pounds, of 100,0s. pounds, or any amount the Englishmen are will ing to put up to see their man get his block knocked of, but don't lets call 1t fight for the heavyweight championship.
 If the National Sporting club will double its offer I have no doubt that Jehries, who at the time of going to press had a double Nelson on the title, could be persuaded to 20 to England or twice that disRnce ant show them a real champion and a short fight.