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Milford chronicle., 1908-01-31
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One-hfth Of all the experienced fruit growers IN
Delaware may. and large part OF the fertile
and cultivated lands of the Peninsula could, It Is
contendsd engage in a grape culture as the most
profitable business in all horticulture.
NJ ClA de Moore OF Dover, who recently pur-
chased the fine Dover farm, and 7. Hipwen
have begun a campaign for the cultivation or
grapes MIR. HipWell has a large vineyard
planned, and Mr., Moore has put nlne acres under
fine cultivation for grapes.
The Dover farmers are not the leaders IN the
movement. which may someday eclipse even the
peach and apple industries of the fertile gardens
and orchards hereabouts Smyrna farmers have
already engaged extensively, and the late Joseph
E. Carter was a pioneer in the business OF Della
ware. He is succeeded by his wife, Mrs Eliza
beth r Carter. who has probably the largest
vineyard, on the Peninsula.
W T. Massey, another extensive culturist. OF
the Clayton-S Smyrna section, addressed large
convention OF the Peninsula Horticultm Society
instructlng the 500 OF more fruit growers before
him in grape growing. The Anthonys, Levi Z.
and Henry s., of Smyrna. are also pioneer grape
growers. Amy soil that will grow good corn.
ought to grow grapes" said Professor Webb, OF
the State Board Of Agriculture, in commenting
upon the grape movement
Mr.. Moore, who has engaged 50 extensively IN
the grape industry at Dover and is endesvoring
to interest fruit growers throughout the state'
admits that be is doing 80 in order to make q
market for the fruit and insure live buyers and
spirited bidding for the product when it is ripe
Farmers around Dover complain that there IS
no market for grapes, even after they have de-
veloped finely This, the grape promoters con
tend, is solely due TO the fact that grapes are
raised in such scattered sections that the buyers
are aot attracted. and shipments Of small yields
are nearly always difficult
Milford chronicle., 1908-01-31
Urangers ana the UOllege.

As a result of the establishing of
the experimental farm ct Newark
by the authorities of Delaware Col
lege, there promises to be less fric-
ton between the Newark institution
and the Delaware State Grangers.
At the recent meeting of the Grang-
ers, in Dover, a resolution was
passed, thanking the Legislature for
its concern in the welfare of the
farmers and for the appropriations
that made the farm possible. The
farmers should watch with interest
the work of the Experimental Sta
tion at Newark, and they should
heartily support it. From that sta
ton may come many valuable sug-
gestions about the cultivation of the
soil in Delaware which would amply
repay the expenditure necessary to
start and keep up the experiments.
The instructors at the college have
always been willing to give the ag-
riculturists of the State the benefit
of their knowledge. They have
frequently visited farms to furnish
practical demonstrations and help
full hints. We should like to see
most cordial relations between the
Grangers and the college.
The Grangers are also consider
ing the subject Of agricultural
courses in high schools. In cOun-
try districts the teaching of the ele-
ments of soil cultivation and the
care of live stock would be valua-
bic to those desiring to engage in
farming.
The Grangers propose to revive
the question of the admission of
women students to Delaware Col
lege. In all other State institutions
of which we know, women are ad-
mitted on equal terms with men.
Co-education was formerly the prac-
tice at Delaware College, but it was
abandoned for reasons that seemed
sufficient to the trustees. Despite
renewed agitation, it is hardly like
| ly chat the trustees will change the
present policy.-Evening Journal.
Milford chronicle., 1908-01-31

A second character against whom the
Bible warns us is the slanderer. Solo
mon says proverbs x. 49,, "He that ut
tereth a slander is a fool" What does
that mean? Why. simply this: If you
hear an evil report about your neigh
Dor and you repeat this evil report be-
fore you have investigated it, and you
go on repeating this evil report when
it is unsubstantiated by one scintilla
of proof, and you run around spread
ing that report from house to house
you are in Gods sight fool. Now,
all such scandal mOngers you and /
should shun or else with their viper
GUS tongues they will destroy our spir-
itual lives, even as an adders fang
with one puncture can inject its poison
and still the throbbings Of our pulses
and stop the steady action of our beat
ing hearts. And yet, alas. how much
of the conversation of our associates
is devoted to trying to analyze the sup
posed imperfections of our neighbOrsl
And when our friends begin to talk
BlanderOusly about our neighbors how
easy 1t is for US to join forces with
them and become a slanderer among
slanderersl
We are ready to grant that the first
part of the verse of my text, He that
walketh with wise men shall be wise"
Is true. We know that the influence
Of good men lifts us up and helps us
to be good. Why should we not be
willing to admit that the evil conver-
sation of slanderers and Of bad men
will drag US down? Can we grant the
FIRST fact and deny the second? There
is a story told by a noted speaker that
one day a father was walking through
the country with his two boys. The
wind was blowing over fine field oil
corn and making the silken, golden
ears bend like the waves of the sea.
SIS it not surprising" said one of the
children. that the wind does not break
the slender stalksy "My son." an
swered the father, that would be true
II one of those stalks was to stand
alone But you must remember THAI
each of those slender stalks stands IN
the midst of many other stalks. and
they all help to support each other So
with our companions in life. They
make IFS what we are. They help US
to bear up against the strong winds
Of adversity and temptation. There
fore, my boy. you must be careful that
you have good friends by your side
who will help you to bear the strug-
gle of life bravely." That is good ad-
vice. "He that walketh with wise men
shall be wise" But as l stand upon
the hillside and watch great field OF
wheat bending and swaying under the
pushing. driving winds l see that here
and there is a stalk bending before the
blast and. after giving way itself, bear
ing another stalk down. Therefore II
we go with slanderers they will de
strOy US as surely as wise men will
lift us uD and make We B'-~
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Like an Old World Palace.

Through the grilled iron door of a
new house on Fifth avenue there is
visible every afternoon a sight sugges-
tive Of the splendor Of old world pal
aces. Behind the grilling and the glass
stand two men with powdered hair
waiting to open promptly for guests
who may arrive. In addition to their
snow white polls they are distinguish
ed by wearing short plush breeches OF
a dark red hue, heavily embroidered
tail coats and white silk stockings. So
close is the door to Fifth avenue that
these details of their livery are visible
to passers on. the sidewalk. who find
them a picturesque contrast to the rest
Of the neighborhood.-New York Sun.
Milford chronicle., 1908-01-31
A STRANGE Sermon.

oh, how quickly shall come the eter-
nal doom which awaits the covetous
fool Of Christ's parable, who has vast
ed his opportunities In order to bow be-
fore the shrine of Midas for a day.
was never more impressed with this
fact than when. some years ago. one
bleak November day l was sitting upon
the banks Of the Hudson river and l
had the strangest Of preachers talk to
me. / know not whether was asleep
or awake, but this is the sermon that
came to me at that time: While l was
sitting there, suddenly cold sharp
blast of wind slapped me in the face
and then leaped up and struck an over
hanging bough until the bough creaked
and groaned with pain. Then, seeing
the uselessness of trying to break the
backbone of the old forest monarch,
the wind ruthlessly disrobed the tree of
its glories, scattering the leaves far and
wide. and seemed to sport and laugh as
it tossed one to my feet. And as ! sat
there, watching the poor little leaf
bleeding and dying, with its arteries
slit by the sharp teeth Of the blast 1t
told me this tragic story: Il was born
Of a bud. At my nativity the gentle
Milford chronicle., 1908-01-31
ArfIA4S.az s'xs.,

spring breathed life into me. The re-
freshing showers nurtured me. The
sunbeams soothed me and coaXed me
into smiles. The birds warbled and
told me their secrets. The summer
breezes rocked me to sleep. The rising
sun kissed away my dewy tears. Life
was such continual happiness that !
throbbed with gladness and tried to
awaken the weary traveller as he hid
from the noontide sun under my shad-
Ow. But then l commenced to grow
old. Something told me l had to die,
and. though l nestled closer to the
branch and tried to shake off the cold,
yet on every hand the lifeblood flowed.
Every morning when | awOke | saw
hundreds Of leaves drop, covered with
the white shroud of frost, and now as
1 lie there, incarnadined with my life's
blood. you admire my beauty and my
colorings, but l am dying. My sun has
set. 1t is eventide and time for me to
sleep the last great sleep. And you,
too, o man, must die! Younger men
will jostle you. You must some day
become a back number. Your heirs
may now be getting reSdy to squabble
over your will" ut is appointed unto
men once to die. but after that the
judgment" Does the dying leaf preach
that message to you today2
Milford chronicle., 1908-01-31
Restino Sherlock Holmes.

Sir A. Conan Doyle was recently the
guest Of the evening at the New Vag-
abond club and made an amusing ref
erence to Sherlock Holmes as zone OF
the greatest bores Of modern times"
He had always been expected, he
said, to solve mysteries, but he had a
carious experience in connection with
a burglary at a local inn. He was
called in and proceeded to ponder and
reconstruct the crime on theoretical
principles. Meanwhile the local po-
liceman went out and found the man
and conducted him to the police sta
tiOn.-LondOn Nail.
Milford chronicle., 1908-01-31
Sussex County Court House.

The increase of business in the
courts and county offices of Sussex
county has made necessary an en-
largement of the Court House at
Georgetown, and the Levy Court, it
is said, contemplates providing the
needed room by erecting an addition
to the front part Of the building.
To this plan the Sussex Journal
very properly raises objection,
"Any plan which may be suggest
ed that goes to destroy the front ap
pearance of the present building,
it says, would be most distasteful
to the people of this county. The
present Court House was built
seventy years ago and therefor IS
one OF the land marks of the county.
Whatever changes are made should
be made from the rear of the build
ing and not from the front position.
There is room plenty to make the
extention from the rear. To make
any addition to the front of the
present building but would bring
the front of the building too near
the street and it is already near
enough to the sidewalk. Let the
building be enlarged, but not to
destroy its present 'front.'
Those who are familiar with
Georgetown and the dignifed, al
though not imposing or handsome
appearance of this old Court House,
will feel Inclined to agree with
these criticisms. The front of the
building is already close enough to
the street which operates it from
the public square aud = encroach
turtbet upon the from, idewalk
would ia eli probability aetract
from the present pleasing apPear-
ance oi the front OF the building
and also Interfere with the SYM
ms Of the driveway around the
public square. Certainly 1t would
make all aw ward eject by prctrud-
ing the from Of the Court House
beyond the liz Of building along
the east side of l. square
The building of l,'is Court House
brought disaster upon the old W big
party, which then was the reign ug
political power in Delaware The
enterprise was denounced as ole OF
gross extravaganza, and the cost
about $40, 1000, as a grievous impo-
sition upon the taxpayers of Sussex
county. And at the ensuing cleo
ton the Wing ticket was defeated
and the Democratic ticket elected
solely on the issue of Whig extrav'
agance and mismanagement o.
county affairs in the construction
I of a new Court House.
Bnt the levy Court Of SUSSEX
county, no matter what sins it may
have to answer for, will hardly bC
called to account by indignant tax
PAYERS for properly and judiciously
enlarging the old Court House
The work, however, should be done
along lines that will be entirely sat
isfactory, and not prove cause o
regret in the future.-Every Even
ing.
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Grimes as Classified.

Now, in Gods sight this sin OF SIAN
der is an awful sin. AS take up the
penal code of our state or national gov
ernment l find the different crimes
classified in the order Of their heinous-
ness. For instance, il l steal loaf OF
bread ! could not be hanged for the
crime. If / should go down the street
tonight and get drunk, | could not be
sent to the peniteniary for life. In
all probability should be sent out on
the chain gang to expiate my misde-
meanor by working on the roads Tor
twenty or thirty or sixty days. But II
you should shoot a man or poison your
companion or derail a railroad train
for plunder or if, as an incendiary, you
should burn up a hotel, then you could
be hanged by the neck until you are
dead or you could be sent to the PEN
itentiary to serve out all the days God
has given you to live upon earth.
Crimes in the criminal code Of the
United States are classified in refer
ence to their culpability, as they are
also classified in the divine code. Now,
where do we find this crime OF SIAN
der in Gods code? Is it petty mis-
demeanor? Is it a little sin that COD
will in time overlook? Nay. Among
the worst Of all spiritual criminals in
Gods sight is the slanderer. David telis
us in his Hundred and First Psalm
the awful doom which is to be meted
out to the slanderer, Whose privily
slandereth his neighbOr. him will | cut
off," Beware, o man, how you allow
YOUR friends to slander their neighbors
in your presence! Beware how you
poison your own life by recOunting the
evil reports of your friends! The
COMPANION of fools shall be destroyed
The slanderer is a fool.
But we are not to find the compan-
ions whom we are to shun entirely
among the atheists and the scandal
naongers. We are not to find them only
in the quiet corners, where friend talks
TO friend, but we can also find these
evil companions at the banquet table,
and in the ballroom, and at the card
parties. and in the billiard halls, and at
the baseball games. and on the hshlng
and boating trips. and at the race
tracks. We can find them in every
place where pleasure seekers congre-
gate. We can find them at the theater
and in the concert hall as well as by
the family freside. 1.-THE heart Of fools
is in the house of mirth." What does
that mean? Why, it means, interpreted
in the broad sense, that the man and
the woman who give their whole lives
up to a never ending round OF per
petual pleasure seeking are fools. Life
has another object than that OF run
A great ocean steamer was not built
for the purpose Of taking a few fisher
men down the bay on sunshiny day
to catch few founders. Its keel was
laid that it might carry heavy cargoes
from harbor to harbor. 1t was built to
defy the storms and to Withstand the
poundings of the heavy pillows and not
to turn ito decks into ballroom floor.
where the moving feet Of the young
people can keep step to the strains or
music.
Work and Pleasure.
I make no war upon recreation or
pleasure trips or vacation outings when
they come in their proper places. Paul
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ing and putting. all out Of breath. 1t
is autumn. Once you rOmped and leap
ed from the haymow and ran to take
your fathers hand, your curls flying
in the wind and with red roses a-blOOm-
ing in your cheek. Now you feel tired
and nerveless. Though you may make
an effort to deceive your friends, you
are not deceiving yourselves. No. the
almanac does not lie. 1t Is autumn.
Soon a procession will be started and
you will be carried at the head Of 1t.
The bell will toll when the hearse en-
tiers the cemetery. The stiffness Of the
little company in your family plot will
be broken by the solemn words. ASHES
to ashes. dust TO dust" Soon the lit
tie company will scatter. leaving their
dead. Night will fall upon the scene.
When morning breaks. your new made
grave viii be banked mp by a mound
of snow. u Is winter. And you. too,
o man, must die. aud after that the
| Judgment. Does the leaf preach 70 you
! todayf Sooner pr later the time Of
the closing OF your earthly ne must
/ come fhEN VIII AALioA eAiEAh VA ~
you as he spage upon the sick man Of
the parable Thou fool this uight thy
soul shall be required Of thee. Then
whose shall these things he which
thou hast providedT
Will you not today as 8 wise man
walk with wise men2 VIII you not
walk with Paul and Pete. and John
and Mary and bow at the fOvf Of the
cross? Will you not walk with the
Christian father and mother and broth
ers and sisters and husbands and wives
and children who, with Christs help.
used the hillocks of their graves as
stepping stones to their eternal thrones
Will you be. like EnOch, a truly wise
man who walked with God and who
never died because Of that divine com
panionship? Will you not cease to be
a companion of fools and thus ulti'
mately enter everlasting life?
copyright 1908. by Louis Klopsch.1
Milford chronicle., 1908-01-31
Work and Pleasure.

make no war upon recreation or
pleasure trips or vacation outings when
they come in their proper places. Paul
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-20
BACK TO HER OWN RACE
alrs. Grnnnia's Experiment With Negro
Baby Proves unsuccesxfuI.

NEW YORK. April ls.-Christian
LEAGUE Woodyear. the negro girl adopt
ed By Mrs Elizabeth 3. Grannis at the
age of I.inc days. after fourteen years
OF white-child treatment. will go back
10 her own race. Arrangements were
made to-day with Booker t. Washing
ton for the girls adniittance in the
negro institute at Tuskegee, Ala.
Enemies Of the president of the Ma
tional Christian League FOR Purity say
she has made Christians lot far harder
than had she raised the child as u
negro. with the proper respect for her
own race. The child became nationally
famous when her adopted parent was
atraigned before the heads of the First
Church OF the Disciples of Christ,
charged with contempt because she re-.
fnsed to keep at home the child whose
'unrestrained antics were an annoy-
ance that prevented members from
properly enjoying worship in tho
clurch.''
Mrs. Grannis predicted at the time
that the child would make such rand
Advancement that Princeton, Harvard
and Yale would clamor for her as a
student, but there still are racial preiu-
hices. and her little brown kinne1
baby" must go to Tuskegee.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-20
Oscar Tuttle, all Idiot. Sup.
posed to Be Harmless,
Does Awful Deed.
TELLS SHERIFF HIS
BROTHER DID THE ACT
Brother Was Miles Distant at
Time Of the Tragedy, and Old
Father Heard Gun Shot and
Entered House as His
Daughter Lay
Dying.
Especial 10 The Times-pispatci, /.

IcpeCtdt 10 j Hs HsIliIicr-DIspdtSiI,j
$: :::$ 4: $;:
and killed his sister Mol
lie. aged twenty-eight The brother
had been mentally unbalanced since
boyhood. though he was never consid-
cred dangerous. Between 5 and .
o'clock this morning. while the father.
John Fl. Tuttle, who is one of Stokes
county's best citizens. was at the barn,
Oscar took single. barrel shot gun
belonging to his brother. walked into a
room where his sister was making up
a bed and fired upon her, the entire
load taking effect in the hip.
Miss Tuttle died instantly. The
father heard the gun shot and rushed
into the house and found the daughter
dead. lying in pool of blood. The
old mans scream brought neighbors to
tho home. Sheriff Petree. who resides
two miles away. was. summoned and
Oscar was arrested and locked up. He
VIII be taken to Jail tomorrow.
The brother confessed at first that he
killed his sister. but refused to explain
why he did it: but after being locked
up he told the sheriff that, his brother
John did 1t.
This statement Is known to be false.
as John was several miles from home at
the time OF the horrible crime.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-20
EULoGIEs OF MR.. SMITH
l,epublicnns Gather In House Fcnrina
Clash Betwecn Cannon and Williams.

WASHINGTON. April 19.-NIemorlal
services We're conducted in the House
of Representatives for the late Repre-
sentative George Smith. of Illinois.
For the first time in two weeks the
proceedings We're opened with prayer,
the House during that period having
Technically been In continuous session.
In view OF yesterdays episode be-
tween Speaker Cannon and Mr.. Will
liams, the minority leader, growing
out of the Speakers arbitrary adjourn
ment OF the House, it was doomed wise
from a party standpoint to have as
many Republicans as possible on hand.
About 100 responded to the notifica-
ton, although any prospect of clash
with the Democrats was dlssipated
when 1t was observed that only a few
were in their seats. Speaker Cannon
and his floor managers. Messrs. Payne
and Dalzell occupied their accustom-
cd places until the journal had been.
approved and a resolution adopted
providing for adjournment Immediately
after the delivery of the eulogies Of.
Mr., Smith. when they took their de-
parture, as did many of the members.
With the exception Of Mr.. De Almond,
none of the minority leaders were
nreSent t ief.4f f48}
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-20
LOSES 100000 he WON
An,t-Rcbntcr'. victory Te mpts Him Int

Ant1-Rcbnter's Victory Te mpts Him Into
Gold Mining.
ALTOONA, PA. April 19.-John w.
Mentzer, OF Hollidaysburg. president OF
the Bens Creek Coal and Coke COM
pany, has made an assignment to u g.
Shope, cashier of the First National
Bank, Of Hollidaysburg. for the benefit
of creditors. after very peculiar en-
,perlence.
Mentzer several years ago brought
slit against the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company to recover s5oO.0o0 for coal
rebates allowed his business competl-
tors.
So thoroughly was his case prepared
and so conclusive was the proof of dis
crimination he had to offer that the
company effected a settlement out of
court the exact amount of which was
rever known. but was believed at the
time TO be about 100000.
Mentzer then became interested In
Western gold mining properties, and
Invested the proceeds Of his suit In n
company, of which he was president.
The gold mine proved a fizzle, and
Mentzer's failure IS the result. His
assets and liabilities have not been
made known.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-20
MISTAKEN FOR BURGLARS
Officers Kili Two Young Mcp VIII
Wore Defending THEIR n.xr, I,.a.a-...

Officers TSlli Two Young ,rcp Wb,
Were Defending Their own Property
COLUMBUS o.. April 1s.--sris,aken
for burglars. John and William n.
Frank, sons of r. o. Frank. grocer.
were shot and killed to-day by CITY
Patrolmen Heinze and Casey. Casey
was suspended. pending an investira-
ton. but Heirze remains on duty.
SHORTLY before the shooting burglars
were discovered by neighbors in
Franks grocery, 1921 Parsons Avenue.
The owner Of the store and the police
were informed about the same time OF
the burglary. The two young men who
We're later shot. another brother, Albert
Frank, and William Yoerger. hastily
armed themselves and ran to the
grocery. Patrolmen Heinze and Casey
were watching in the shadows OF the
building when the four Young men
arrived and each party mistook the
other for the burglars. According to
Yoerger, w. p. Frank fired rifle four
times at Patrolmar Heinze who drew a
revolver and fatally wounded the
Young man. Patrolrian Casey ordered
the other three young men to throw
up their hands and they did So tile
survivors say. Patrolman Casey de-
cIares. however, that John Frank did
mot throw up his hands. but aimed a
revolver at the patrolman, Casey then
shot John Frank.