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Milford chronicle., 1907-04-19

THE erangers are demanding
that the State Board of Agriculture
shall get prompt and satisfactory
returns out of the five thousand
dollars that they were given to bene-
fit farmers by bringing into Della
ware farm help. At the county
grange meeting held at Laurel last
week, resolutions calling for prompt
action were adopted, and if it IS
possible to relieve the tension IN
farm labor demand in Delaware, 1t
is up to the State Board of Agri-
culture to make good; or future
legislatures will have but scant re-
spect for that body. For our part,
we have but little faith in the effort,
but wish it success. 1t has been
the custom for half a century to
educate the boys and girls to the
idea, that home in a great city, or
to have day wages in some small
town. is far more desired than the
life of a farmer. Probably the effort
to change the teachings OF life
time will be hard to up-root, but II
must be done before the people will
turn to the farm again. A hustllng
Young man will accumulate money
more rapidly on farm he manages
intelligently, than he can accum'
ulate in any city by the labor Of his
hands. If rural consolidation O
schools were brought about, anc
the children of a prosperous farm
ing district educated at or neal
farms where their parents are max
ing money, much Of the desire to &c
TO towns and cities would be Grad
icated in the young people OF thi'
day, and farming districts would
have the advantage of higher
GRADE of intelligent young farmers
We firmly believe that rural consol
idation of schools, will do more TO
the farmer than all the State BoarC
of Agriculture combined. But the
present emergency must be me-, ,anC
the state has provided means tc
meet it, so it is up to that depart
ment to make good.
Milford chronicle., 1907-04-19

The town was livened up little . lase
Thursday night by the serenade OF Harry
Mills. Ii was an old fashion serenaus l',
tin inn pans, bells, horns, guns and every Y,
thing hi that made terrific noise, every BODY
Joined in the old as we'll as the young.
The bride and groom had to make tnel5 .s5
appearance before the crowd leIt .sl,,t anu
finally cigars were served to all present, ssa.,,
Miss Mollie Wiley was home rom
Philadelphia visiting her parents hicn'
ard Wiley. C. yvord
DIR. G. w. zimmerman and SON. " aiui
are now out of town at the BED osi siae :, %
his daughter and sister IN her allllcvlon, ..Doro
7 q. Beswick aud Charles Isaac were
visitors of Harrington Tuesday.
Jobn Todd. Jr., was a visitor OF town
last week as his lady friend lives here anu
that is enough to call him home.
MAYFLOwER'
Milford chronicle., 1907-04-19
GREENWOOD.

Weather halts farm work as it lis to
cold to plant many seeds, everything exc
cent the weather is in readiness for plow-
ing and planting on our farms, the far
mers are disgusted because unreasonable
conditions prevents them from planting
seeds in the ground. Unfortunately for
the farmers the spring rains have left the
soil water-logged and after few minutes
work even the most enthusiastic farm
worker is in the mud nearly shoe top
deep.
Mrs. A. M. Jones was in Harrington
Tuesday.
n S. S. Pennewill is hauling logs for lum-
Der to repair some of his buildings
Grover Lord and sister, Nora Rogers, OF
Wilmington, spent few days with their
parents Henry Lord.
Miss Blanche zimmerman, the daughter
of DR.. C. w. zimmerman, has gone to
the hospital for another operation, this
being the second one performed in about
eighteen months. We all hope for her
recovery soon as Miss Blanche has many
friends and is a fine young lady.
Mrs. Blema Tatman and husband spent
Sunday with her parents.
Onr town Saturday night was startled
| bv what you would almost call rlot,
some of the people were drinking heavily
and the old saying is true, that Wheh
lionor is in wit is out. There were many
nieces of bricks and some loaded Whips
5sed and when our bailiff got after them
those that we're sober spirited the drunken
ones away and hid them, about midnight
a father and son got fighting and on hay,
ING a delicate wife, the fight caused
another doctor bill to be paid by the nus
hand. as the mother had to have the
doctor for heart trouble
MIR. / W. Cahall, Sr., one OF our bes'
carpenters of the town is In very poor
health partially due to rheumatism, ne
has been suffering for two years, but
seems worse now than ever, since the
death of his daughter Nellie.
Todd & Lord our merchants have re-
ceived many new goods for their spring
The new tomatoe seed is now at Q. W
Jones for Mr.. Draper's contractors o.
! tomatoes. D,.,.
Mr.. e. B. Belts has returned to Phlla
delphia to take charge OF boat.
David Reed, of Glendale, was visitor
of T. H. Curry last Tuesday.
Mrs. J. c. Beswick is visiting her slstei
in Bridgeville this week.
Our graduating class OF our puollc mgr
school is making great preparations 10
, their commencement which Will De neld
in May. Lo
Mrs. Ward zimmerman Is visiting ne
husbands parents, q. w. zimmerman.
Mr.. /. ]. Long is on our sick list also
Isaac Bakers son is sick with the rheu
5 matism at Longs house.
Mrs. Harry Wiley, OF Delmar, Is hoh'
with her parents for a week.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union met at Mrs. Katie Parteis las
Monday night to attend to some specia
After the funeral of Mrs. Wiley, he
, son Michael Wiley was paralyzed, AM
/ is now in a serious condition.
DR.. H. Clay johnson is improving slnc
a the opening of spring. He is now able
Y take short drives.
Ties and lumber is stilY being haWle
in great abundance. "
4 8. +. Warrington has sent to Baitmor
= for Bohemians to come and ald MIN Il
making his baskets.
Milford chronicle., 1907-04-19

WHAT'S IN A NAME-unless it is trade
mark. Sterling on silver stands for the genuine;
the government seal on papers gives them impOr-
tance; the name "Escanaba" on box of cigars.
guarantees the quality of the cigars
Escanaba Cigars are made Of the finest rich
est carefully selected Havana, properly blended
and scientifically rolled. No dirt no dust, no
''shorts.o The filler is ripe, sweet, mellow Ha-
vana; the wrapper is clear Sumatra the price is
5 cents; they are sold everywhere,
Milford chronicle., 1907-04-19

THERE are but two ways to meet
the question now squarely before
the people of Delaware as to the
sale of liquor in the State; one IS
TO vote for the sale of liquor, or to
vote aginst the sale of liquor in
Delaware. There is no halfway
noint in the entire matter, and II
the liquor business as it has been
conducted in the past, is a criterion
to Judge it by for future, then 1t
will be for the best interest OF the
people to divorce it from their poll
tics once and for all, by voting
aoinst its sale. We have always
believed that while the sale of liquor
was legalized by the laws of Della
ware. that it should be placed under
the very best conditions possible
as To its sale, and we have never
changed our mind in this particular.
But now the responsibility has been
placed upon the shoulders of the
neople themselves by the law passed
bv the Legislature last month, and
signed by Governor Lea, which pro-
vides that every man shall have the
right to vote at a special election to
he held next November, at which
the only question will be, "shall
liquor be sold in Delaware ?" Fol
wears the liquor interests have AFRO
gated the power to dictate nomi-
nations for both political parties
and TO such an extent has this gone,
that the Democratic party has been
recognized as the friend of the liquor
Iinterest-especially in the city o.
Wilmington is this the case but
we are able to say from personal
knowledge, that not all Of the Demo
cratic party was bound to that in
terest, but only largely of the lead
ing politicians of that party, who
received the most of their politica
campaign funds from this source
for several years past. But th1'
question is now to be settled on it
merits; and from personal canvas
among the people, we find a sur
prising sentiment, even among thos'
who use liquor to an excess, whicl
favors prohibiting the sale of liquo
in Delaware. As to the question
of best interests of the public, ther
can be no gainsaying the fact, tha
during the FIVE months in whicl
the saloons of Milford were closed
there was not a tenth part of tn
} liquor drank in this town, or a
: hundredth part of the beer con
r sumed; and that was used largel
l by those capable of handling
e without harm to themselves, Will
t the general order and conditions {
e the habitual drunkards was neve
t so good as during that time. Thes
/ are the conditions the people wi
2 Judge the question by, and th
y campaign for or against the sale
S liquor, is opening with vigoror
l. effort on both sides.
The Jewish outlook., 1907-06-21

children, the first in Austria, has been
opened at Alland, near Vienna, where,
some ten years ago, the Consumptive
Hospital was opened by the Emperor.
This was the first place in Autria where
the open air treatment Of tuberculous
cases was practised. The place is beau
tifully situated in the midst of noun
tains, the air delicious, it really is a vii
lage in itself, with farms and farmyards,
as far as possible it supplies everything
necessary for it's own wants. The Arch
duchess Maria Josefa is the patroness of
the institution, and she has expressed
her intention of visiting the children
home in the autumn. Herr Won Quit
mann has always shown great interest in
the welfare of the little ones, and his
last act is but another proof Of his uni
versal kindness. He, too, is respected
by all, Jew and Christian-Jewish
Chronicle. ....
The Jewish outlook., 1907-06-21

aided. It covers the section in which
John Hay spent large part Of his
life Mr.. M. A. Marks, of this city,
was a member Of the committee which
recommended the erection of the memoir
ial in Washington. Mr.. A. Lewenthal Of
Cleveland, is president of the district
grand lodge There is no lack of mem
bers who have local pride in the bril-
liant statesman in whose honor the mon
ument is to be reared.
The movement is too strongly sup
The Jewish outlook., 1907-06-21
Jews Honor John Hay

The Grand Lodge of district No. 2, Of
the order of B mai B 'rith, the powerful
benevolent and fraternal organization Of
Jews, has taken the first steps, in it's an
nual convention, toward the building Of
a monument Of John Hay, poet, histor-
ian, essayist and man of letters soldier,
secretary and helper of Lincoln, diplO-
mat and statesman champion OF
human liberty. The intention is to erect
this memorial in Washington and make
it the tribute of American Jews to the
man who stirred the civilized world by
his appeals for justice and humanity
toward the Jews Of all countries. 1t will
bear witness to the gratitude Of the
Jews for the use of the influence Of the
Secretary of State in behalf Of their peo
pie It is also intended to attest Jewish
character, his services to his country and
the many-sided genius which gilded his
career.
The Jews Of America wish to show
that they do not forget the champions
and the defenders Of their co-relionists
in other lands. They desire to attest
their gratitude and their admiration for
man who strove to give the Jews of
lands where they are oppressed ana
and wronged some measure of the free
dom and justice which they enjoy in the
United States.
The Grand Lodge of the second dis
trict of the order will at once endeavor
to enlist the aid of all other districts,
to the end that the monument shall be
truly national in character. There can
be no doubt of it's success. The district
includes such cities as Cleveland, St.
Louis, Cincinnati and Louisville. 1t con-
tains Jews who are quite strong enough,
in number, and in every other source Of
power, to carry the project though un-
The Jewish outlook., 1907-06-21
Cincinnati.

Dr. Philipson Of Cincinnati, has been
invited by President W. G. Thompson of
the Ohio State University at Columbus,
to deliver the baccalaureate sermon at
the graduating exercises of that institu-
ton.
The Jewish outlook., 1907-06-21

ported to fail, and it's purpose is so
lofty that it will win an enthusiastic re-
sponse from Jews everywhere. Jewish
Independent.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-27
Strange Mail Carriers

TTNCLE SAM conducts the largest post
u Office IN the world carries more mail
matter than any other country, has more
EMPLOYEES working for the distribution OF
the letters, and has over three hundred thou
sand more miles Of mail routes than the next
ne rest country. He believes IN paying
b,lter for faithful service, and strives TO reach
le most out of the way corners Of ms country
with mail. The mail routes extend over
wider range Of country and climate than any
competitor. and as a result he resorts TO more
queer methods Of distribution and collecting
than any country of Europe, Asia, or Africa
While the railroad train, trolley, mail
wagon, automobile, and pneumatic tube are
tie chief methods Of mail transportation IN the
towns and cities of the United States, some
queer vehicles are enlisted in the service in
outlying regions. In parts of the West the
armed rough rider is still favOrite mail car
rlrr In Alaska Indian runners and canoemen
ar, trusted employees OF the post Office. At
one time Camels actually transported mails
acr the deserts OF Southern California and
Anna, but automobiles to-day nave dis
placed these imported animals.
Dr. the Arctic reindeer and dogs furnish the
motive power for the mail trains. To the post
otflya ~ Point Barrow, IN Alaska, reindeer
carry the mails at long intervals. One mail
route NJ dog teams and reindeer is over four
thous nd miles long, and the carriers travel
through all kinds OF country and weather.
The whaling ships are also impressed into the
serylcl Every whaleT collects and distributes
mail Ir he far North. Sometimes duplicates
are sent on several whalers. so that If one IS
ice bound the other may reach its destination.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-27
Largest Things in the World

tween Lucerne and Milan. 1t IS twenty-six and
q half feet wide, nineteen feet from the floor
TO roof, and nine and quarter miles long
The largest library IS the Bibhotheque
Rationale IN Paris.
The largest desert IS the Sahara in Africa
This barren waste has a length OF three thou
sand miles and an average width of nine hun
dred miles. Rain falls there IN torrents at
intervals of FIVE, ten, and twenty years. 1t
IS hot in summer; but IN winter the tempera-
ture often goes as low as zero.
The greatest pyramid IN the world IS that
of CheOps of the GIzeh group. 1t contains
eighty-nine million cubic feet of masonry, IS
four hundred and ffty-one feet high, and the
total weight of the stone III this mammoth
monument has been estimated as over SIX
million tons.
The largest bell IS the great bell at Moscow.
which IS eighty-six feet IN circumference at
the bottom, over twenty-one feet high, and
twenty-three inches thick at the top Its
weight has been computed as two hundred
and seventeen tons. 1t has never been hung.
The highest lighthouses are the Bartholdl
Statue of Liberty IN New York Harbor, which
is one hundred and fifty-one feet, besides a
pedestal of one hundred and hfty-hve feet;
one at Genoa, Italy, two hundred and eighteen
feet in height; and Cape HatteTas hight, which IS
one hundred and eighty-n feet.
The largest trees in the world are the giant
redwoods OF California. One OF these IN a
grove in Tulare County is one hundred and
eight feet in circumference at the base, and
seventy-six feet at point twelve feet from
the ground
New-York tribune., 1907-01-27

Solitary canoemen hail these whalers at
different points, and deliver and collect mail
for interior points. The runners frequently
swim seas and bays to deliver their mail
IN time, and regularly face blIzzards and storms
which would terrIfy any but the hardened.
There are solitary post offices IN the Arctic
wastes without postmasters or clerks. They
consist OF small huts, and sometimes only OF
heaps of stones. A mail Garner or special
mail runner leaves letters at one Of these
stations until the owner strays that way and
picks them up. Sometimes the mail remains
IN these deserted post offices for months and
years. But rarely are the letters opened bv
the wrong people or stolen. Everyone considers
himself a part of the Post Office Department
IN that far region. If letter is found in the
hut by some one IL Is delivered IN person or
left until the owner comes to claim II.
These distant mail routes do not always
pay; but for the sake of treating all OF his people
alike Uncle Sam maintains expensive luXuries
sometimes. There IS one post Office III the
country which has as a rule only two letters
delivered a year, but the route IS not abandoned
Those living IN cities with excellent mail ser
vices should not begrudge the lonely inhabI-
tants Of the distant corners of the land their
few mail deliveries, for life at It's best IS often
discouraging and untOached by those little
luxuries OF existence which we accept as
necessities. A six months old paper or
magazine, or a stray letter from friend OF
relative 70 the miner, fishermen, or farmer IN
some lonely region may carry more sweetness
and Joy into life than a present Of wealth
could TO a more fortunate person nearer
civilization.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-27

TIL ~-est theater IN the world is the
II ope~ rouse IN Paris. 1t covers three
ac-e , ground; its cubic mass IS four
million tH lndred and eighty-seven thousand
ieet ana f cost one hundred million francs.
The highest active volcano IS POpocatepetl,
near Pue. Mexico. II Is seventeen thousand
i've huulr and fifty feet above sea level.
and has q e-fer two thousand feet wide.
GIbTalta- IN a strategical point OF view,
IS the gre fortress IN the world. 1t occu-
pies Toce- peninsula three miles long and
thTee-quart,- II d mile wide, which Juts
abruptly i1t. be sea Its highest point Is four
teen hunlre nd thirty-nine feet above sea
level, and .9 .9Tthern face IS almost perpen-
aicuiar, VII east side IS full Of steep, Inn
passabe pr 1ces. 1t IS considered imPreg-
nable
The Chm wall IS the greatest on earth.
II was com .etei 2o4 b {. as a protection
against the artars. This wall tTaverses
rough stretca u country, passing over noun
ssins and eFs and across rivers. 1t IS
n'leen hun-r rules long. twenty feet high,
t~enty-hve thick al its base, and fifteen
ieet at lis t-
Ihe deep mine IS the Lambert coal mine
" Belgium, 9--h extends thirty-fOur hundred
@na ninety - INTO the earth
Inc blgge cave II the world is the Nam
nom Gave Ldm0nsOn County, kentucky.
n 65sIs' some oi which are traversed by the Echo
The lonse. railway tunnel in the world,
1Siee IRON t-e New York subway, IS that
VI oaint Colt ri, on the line Of the road be-
New-York tribune., 1907-01-27
Opponents Of Progress

nounced Il as the most absurd scheme ever
conceived. and another doubted if Stephenson
ever had a plan, or capable OF making one.
Still another member thought HIM mad, and
a fourth called him foreigner, on account OF
his Scotch accent.
When the Pacific road was projected IN tins
country. more than one Senator and Member
of Congress predicted that few If any would
live 10 see II completed; but SIX years after
ward trains were running TO San Francisco.
Ia was nearly a century after the discovery
that illuminating gas could be distilled
from coal before IT was regarded as flt, OF used
for practical purposes. II was considered
merely an amusing experiment and exhibition
When finally proposed as an illumnant' II
was as seriously opposed II successful II
would ruin the whale fishery. in which thou
sands were employed and millions OF capital
invested.
II would put seamen, shipbuiders' rope
makers. sailmakers, out OF employment; panK-
rupt candlenakers and lampighiers. j..
II would explode, and Kill thousahus oI
people every year.
IL smelled so bad that no one ~ouid DC aple
TO live IN the place where II was used
Mischievous persons would break the lam
Burglars or highwaymen would Dig up the
pipes and put the town IN darkness whenever
they wanted 10 commit their crimes
The claim made for it that one crystal sIope
would light large room, was treated aS pre-
posterous.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-27
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New-York tribune., 1907-01-27

NE most active opponents Of the railroad
4 and locomotive were the stage coach lines
81 ana canals. especially IN England, where
4lEeliion wae FIRST put into practical use.
.H.ey persuaded landowners that the loco
i.e i-oIse was horrible dragon, a monster whose
e5,s1lh Was 50 POISONOUS that even the birds
-, y1g overhead would fall dead II would
s- - -le 70 everything. make the horse useless
;-,-H.si' destroy the game. put an end to hunt
s s 1iIo~ land out Of cultivation, and reduce
1Slr luTists 10 beggary, and 50 increase the
., olie IN, oi The landed proprietors said he would
b;. ,-a ,-lt meet burglar or a highwayman on
vo-.l lelilsta' as an engineer. Another de-
;...Iy wished that the inventor and the pro-
III NJ Was a. rest IN Paradise
n. .h 'l-eh Stephenson was making his surveys
80 - - threatened by such men as Lord Derby
49, 49, oacking, and much Of the survey was
w.. ~ stealth, for men with guns were
b-1.-a.-' lheIn day and night. Heads were
r;,@lGl ;II WIN bricks, and ribs perforated with
T. -'--ll --s - and the theodolites, supposed 70
~ = lHanees of the devil, smashed.
o., ~ kielaaloe against speed was the great
aT,.l-1 a.. J he Quarterly Review" exclaimed:
"a miles an houTl As well trust oneself
g. -Hsa on On a rocket" And Il said no
a -. - sA2uid be granted permitting a speed
"a, - NAN eight or ten. When Stephen
a.. Ias I applying for one, he would not admit
O. - eoinotlFe would exceed that.
P'-Aiinent member Of Parliament de-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-12

Clothes Baskets, large, willow,
oval, for 60c, were 75c.
Clothes Baskets, round, willow. all
sizes, from zoe to 75c each,
Long Handle Steel Snow Shovelsi
55c, were soc each.
Long Handle Wood Snow Shovels,
1Sc, were Csc each.
Mason Fruit Jars, pints, ssc; qts.,
osc per dozen. Were 6S and 7Sc
Stone Jugs, Flower Pots, at rs per
cent off usual price.
Poultry Fountains, Csc, were 4Oc.
Several standard Baking Powders
at Zoe per pound.
Molasses, Porto Rico best.
pure, no corn syrup'mixed in. at 40c
gallon, such as we sold for Soc