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Milford chronicle., 1908-01-17
From Moraan,s Office.

William r. Garrison, well known
among New YOrk's financially and So
cially elect, had a caller not long since
who was announced by his name as
''from J. P. Morgan's office"
Il told my man to usher him in, and
soon a tall stranger entered. I prof
fered a chair and drew forth my best
box of perfectOs," said Mr.. Garrison
in telling of the incident "The stran-
ger lighted a cigar, settled himself
easily in his chair and pulled two
long puffs, while l said. with all the
Difference at my command, Now, what
is it that can do for Mr.. MorganY
''He puffed again and then, reaching
into a long pocket Of his coat, replied,
4 have just come from Mr.. Morgan's
Office, where l endeavored to interest
him in the purchase of this unparallel-
ed little work l interrupted him,
but it was Of no use. He showed his
prospectus. and voted him then and
there the sharpest book agent that I
had ever seen, and many there are
too"
did you buy?" was asked of Garri-
son.
"Of COURSE" he replied. could 1
throw a wet blanket upon genius of
that magnitude ?'-New York Globe.
Milford chronicle., 1908-01-17
Black Walnut Eurnitnrs.


Will old fashioned black walnut fur
niture ever be valuable?
Not so many years ago people were
melting up their old pewter and using
old blue plates in the chicken yard and
have since regretted it. Neverthe' 'ess,
writes Dalton Wylie in Country Life
In America, l think l am safe in say
ing that black walnut furniture will
never be eagerly sought by the col
lector and will never be valuable.
Old furniture takes its chief value
from its intrinsic beauty, the fame Of
its maker or its historical associations.
American black walnut furniture is not
intrinsically beautiful, there were no
famous cablnetmakers in the day of
its manufacture, and it possesses no
interesting historical associations. Fif-
ty years ago, when black walnut was
at its height, we were passing through
a period of architectural depression.
We had no style worthy of the name.
The tall bookcases, huge sofas and
armchairs, whatnOts, rocking chairs,
marble top stands, chamber suits and
hat trees were on a level with fOrid
brussels carpets, red, green and amber
drinking glasses and jigsaw cottages.
I cannot imagine these pieces being
sought for as we seek for the hand
some old mahogany.
Milford chronicle., 1908-01-17
SERVANTS IN NEW YORK.
How the Millionaire Families Get Their
"Help."

"Heip."
"Where do the Astors, Vanderbilts
and other multis get their servants p
is a question that agitates many a
matron Of modest means, and next in
interest to her is, "How do they keep
them" They get them in a variety
of ways. A few wealthy families re-
sort to intelligence offices that are run
not much more intelligently than those
! that make their money from victims
of moderate incomes. They, as a rule.
are the families that suffer losses of
| jewels, silver, costly clothing and big
bank notes through the dishonesty of
employees and get their names into
the papers in consequence. It's safe to
say most of the robberies by maids
and Wallets reported in the news col
umns are committed by servants en-
gagged through certain agencies. Many
society folk rely on one another for a
supply Of servants, and 1t is no uncom-
mon thing for one matron to steal an
especially desirable man or maid from
her dearest friend. OF course that
sort OF thing can be done by a society
woman with less danger Of detection
than by the chatelaine of a plain sub
urban home.
Others still get new servants in a
legitimate way. Mrs. Memo wants a
maid and Mrs. Blacks maid has a
cousin who will ill the bill. Now
and then Mrs. Blacks maid will rec
Ommend an undesirable person for
employment by Mrs. Memo, but gen.
orally she fears to do so lest she lose
her own place. Most Of the rich get
their servants by advertising for them.
AS a rule, they do so under cover, to
avoid being inundated with applica-
tons. Every applicant must show
a high class recommendation from the
last employer and submit to much
questioning. The most independent
domestic is patient under cross ex-
animation from a prospective employ
er likely to pay two or three times as
much as the average wages. Almost
always wealthy women are careful
about having the references Of would
be members of their households looked |
up before giving employment. Most /
know that women who |
aren't rich seldom take that precau-
York Press.
Milford chronicle., 1908-01-17
Measles Patients to Be Quarantine

Pittsburg, Pa, Jan. 15-The city
bureau of health ordered that all per-
sons in the city suffering from measles
shall be quarantined under the same
regulations as govern scarlet fever and
similar contagious diseases. This is
the first attempt Of the board to isolate
measles patients. The action was
prompted by the alarming proportions
Of a prevailing epidemic. Since JAN
/, 1888 cases have been reported to the
department, including eighty-nine Mon
day and forty-tWo Tuesday.
Milford chronicle., 1908-01-17
Opposes "BIue and Gray" Reunion.

Opposes "8Iue and Gray" Reunion.
Savannah, Ca, Jan. 14-General Ste
phen D. Lee, commander-in-chief Of
the United Confederate Veterans, in an
interview declared that he was opposed
to the proposed reunion Of the blue
and Gray" at Washington in 1909.
"Such a reunion" he said, would
bring veterans together on both sides
who might be imprudent enough in
bearing and language to give offence
and bring bitterness where there is
now good feeling. We should let well
enough alone" General Lee is also
opposed to the national government
pensioning Confederate veterans.
Milford chronicle., 1908-01-17
Nelson Knoeks out Clifford.

Ogden, Utah, Jan. 14-Battling Mel
son, of Chicago, scored a clean knock
out over Jack Clifford, of California,
at the Grand theatre here, putting
Clifford to the floor for many seconds
over the count in the nth round of a
scheduled twenty-round contest.
Milford chronicle., 1908-01-17
rhs Most EataI Y.ar Is 1aos.

The year of 1906, according to an
insurance company. established the
most fatal record of disasters on land
and sea of any year in the history of
this country. Motor cars contributed
to fatalities not quite 500 deaths, 1,1S4
persons were killed in burning build
ings, 1886 were drowned. explosions
killed 623, falling and collapsed build
ings cut off 4s3 lives, 500 persons were
killed in mining accidents, 700 in cy-
clone storms, 2O5 died from lightning
strokes, and electricity numbered 176
persons as its victims. Six hundred
people were killed by the accidental
discharge of firearms, and exactly the
same number perished because Of ele-
vator accidents. Seven thousand Pc
destrians met death on the public
streets. Teams killed 5000. The loss
of life by ocean disasters during 1905
was 2,193, and on the great lakes and
rivers 1856 lives were lost. Deaths due
to hunting accidents totaled "a. Thir-
ty-four thousand were killed while do
ing their days work. Sixty thousand
people were MANNED and lost either
hand, foot, legs, arms or eyesight.-
New York World.
Milford chronicle., 1908-01-17
PRODUCE QUOTATIONS
The Latest Closing Prices In the
PRINCIPAL Markets.

Principal Markets.
PHILADELPHIA = FLOUR steady;
wintei extras, new, $4.1004.25; Penn
sylVania roller, clear, $4.30@445; city
mills, fancy, $6@6.20. RYE FLOUR
quiet; per barrel, $4.70Q475. WHEAT
firm; No. 2 Pennsylvania red, $1,000
1.031s. CORN firm; No. 2 yellow, 10
cal, 60@62c. OATS steady; No. 2
white, clipped, 57@57Hc.; lower grades,
55c. HAY firm; timothy, large bales,
$19@19.50. PORK firm; family, per
barrel, $3.50. BEEF quiet; beef
hams, per barrel, $26027. POULTRY:
Live firm; hens, 1215c.; old roOsters,
SC. Dressed steady; choice fowls, 13c; ;
old roosters, SC. BUTTER firm; ex-
ira creamery, Csc. EGGS steady; Sc
lected, 28030c. nearby, 25c. western,
26c. POTATOES steady; per barrel,
75678c. Sweet Potatoes firm; per
basket, Csc. .0$1.O1.
BALTIMORE - WHEAT easy; No.
2 spot, $1.O5A @1.051a; steamer No. 2
spot, 991s@99%c; southern, $1@1.O4.
CORN steady; mixed spot, 65%Q
65Bc.; steamer mixed, 59A @59#c.;
southern, 601a0611zc. OATS steady;
white, No. 2, 57057zsc.; No. 3, $50
561sc.; No. 4, 521S@551ac.; mixed, No.
2, 54@541sc.; No. 3, 52@53c. BUTTER
firm; creamery separator extras, 30
@31c.; held, 22Q23c.; prints, S0Q31c.;
Maryland and Pennsylvania dairy
prints, 17019c. EGGS lower; fancy
Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia,
24c.; West Virginia, 23c.; southern, 21
fD22c per dozen.
Milford chronicle., 1908-01-17
Live Stock Markets.

PITTSBURG (Union Stock Yards)-
CATTLE strong; choice, S5.60@5.75;
prime, S5.30@5.50. SHEEP steady;
IBIS lower; prime wethers, $4,000
'embs, $5@7; veal calves, $S@9.
yer; all grades, s4.S5@4.4O;
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-10-15
SERVIANS COOLING
DOWN A TR|FLE
Excitement Subsiding and the PEG.
pie Are No Longer Shouting
for War With Austria.
They Discover That II Would be
Folly to Start Hostllties, Because
Of Scarcity Of Ammunition
for the New Batteries.

Belgrade. The Narodna.Skupt,
selma, or nationa! assembly, ad.
journed Sunday evening, without hay
ing arrived at any definite decision
with regard to its action against
Austria-Hungary.
According to the most reliable in
formation, no vote was taken on the
question at issue. The meeting was
n very stormy one and was inter
rupted by various recesses. War was
demanded with Austria Hungary
but the leaders OF the war faction
cooled down after Foreign Minister
Milovanovics had made lengthy
statement. in which he explained
that one reason why hostilities were
impossible was the scarcity OF am
munitlon for the new batteries, which
Is now being transported here, but
has been detained on the Austrian
lines.
The leaders of all the parties com
planned earnestly that the govern
ments protest to the powers against
the annexation of Bosnia and Herze-
govina was not couched in sufficiently
strong terms, but the foreign minis
ter eventually succeeded in convinc-
Ing the house OF the correctness of
the cabinets attitude, and 1t is an.
ticipated that the assembly will
adopt a vote of confidence in the
government.
Thus for the moment the danger
point In the Balkan crisis is passed,
and Servia is expected to content
herself temporarily by instituting
boycott against Austro-Hungary com
merce in the way Of revenge 1t was
stated that M. Milovanovics will
shortly proceed to London and Paris
and lay Servia's claims before the
POWERS.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-10-15
ENGLAND SENDS FLEET
TO ISLAND OF LEMNOS
II ls Believed the Presence Of War
Vessels VIII Exert Calming lnflu-
ence-War Fever Deellning-

BELGRADE Britain has dis
patched a fleet to the Turkish Island
Of Lemnos, presumably at the request
Of Turkey. The presence of these
vessels in the Aegean sea will exert
a calming influence.
Turkey has protested to the powers
against the annexation of Bosnia and
Herzegovina by Austria Hungary. and
the Turkish imperial commissioner at
Sofia has been instructed to continue
the discharge of his duties, as neither
the porte nor the powers have recog.
nized the independence of Bulgaria.
This may lead to some overt act
against the imperial commissioner
NJ Iswosky the Russian minister
of foreign affairs, has left Paris for
London to continue his efforts for the
calling of the international confer
ence. France is convinced that If any
acceptable programme can be decided
upon, that an outbreak may be
avoided by diplomacy.
The war fever among the people OF
ptlNld 10 ulSliutlly vi JuC u6Cliut
The saner element of the population
gradually are obtaining an ascend.
ancy over the more excited politicians
and patriots, who, during the past
few days, have demanded persistent
ly the immediate advance of the Ser.
Wan army. Many of the firebrands
are beginning to comprehend that an
attempt to measure swords with Aus.
tria-Hungary would be equivalent to
suicide. and the opposition is slowly
gaining ground that the Servian in.
terests probably would be best
served by depending upon the joint
action of the powers
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-10-15
.HIGHWAYMAN ROBS STAGE
AND APOLOGIES TO VICTIMS
After Relieving Passengers Of Their
Valuables, Bold Band, Informs
Them That Hunger Drove
Him TO Crime.

Missoula, Mont.-Armed with %,
caliber rife, the lower portion of his
features concealed with a red ban.
danna handkerchief, lone highway.
man on Saturday evening held up
the Missoula.Bonner stage about two
miles east of this city, lined up the
twelve occupants and driver and re
lieved them of sums ranging from Sc
to SIS cash, and disappeared in the
gathering dusk.
After securing the booty the ban
dit apologized, saying that hunger
had driven him to commit the crime.
Not shot was fired until the Job
was completed, when the passengers
were told to re-enter the coach, and
after warning them not to look back,
the driver fired a shot in the air and
told the driver to resume his Journey
The authorities were quickly notified
and Sheriff Campbell and his depu.
ries are securing the nearby hills for
the bandit.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-10-15
TRAGEDY AT MINE.
TWO Men Killed in Fight Over Mining
Claims.

San Bernardino, Cal.--William Nc.
Kee, mining man, shot and probably
fatally wounded Dr. N. Kuhns OF Los
Angeles and another miner at Rose
Mine, an isolated camp in the San
Benardino mountains, fifty miles
from this city, Friday afternoon. The
tragedy was the result of dispute
over mining claims, according to
meager details obtainable here
Through a pair of field glasses the
shooting was witnessed by AL Watts
caretaker for the Rose Mine property,
who was on hilltop long distance
away DR.. Kuhns and the other vic
tim were in wagon, and when Nc
kee opened fire upon them they fell
or the seat. Mckee, 1t is said. theL
walked up to the PROSTATE forms and
hred an additional bullet into the
body of each.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-10-15
Appeal of eompers Endorsed.

New York,--At a meeting of the
Central Federated union on Sunday
endorsements were voted on one of
the circulars sent out by President
Samuel Gompers of the American
Federation Of Labor asking for con.
tributions for political campaign
work After a lively debate, the
resolution endorsing the circular and
the recommendation of the executive
committee that the New York FEEDER
alton be asked to contribute were
adopted by vote of 81 to "a. The
general understanding among the del
tegates seemed to be that the circu-
lars were intended as an appeal to
the unions to support the Democratic
party.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-10-15
ApRIFT FOR FIVE DAYS.
Narrowing Experience of Survivor,
of Wrecked Schooner.

Newport, Va.--Six men are known
to have persisted, and two others
were saved only after undergoing
narrowing experiences while adrift
at sea for five days on a bit OF
wreckage as the result of their three
masted schooner Sirocco going tc
pieces on reef in the West Indies
The two survivors, Mate Joseph
1.aing and Cook G. Roberts, were
brought here on the steamer liver
ton.
The Sirocco Of Nassau, laden with
railroad iron, was bound from Bruins
wick, Ga, to Wilson City, Bahamas
She ran into an easterly gale that
was blowing with fearful force on
October l, when off the Bahamas
and dismasted, and after running be
fore the wind until noon of that day
struck Mantella reef and went tc
pieces. Captain Munroe and the un
fortunate five with him were washed
away with the debris from the wreck
Laing and Roberts grasped a portion
of the poop deck and all drifted to
gether until evening, when they sep
arated. the captain and the five dis
appearing. The two men on their
improvised craft were tossed about
for five days. They were without
water, food or sleep during all tina,
time. Finally they were sighted by
the Tiverton and rescued.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-10-15

London.-The autumn session of
the British parliament was opened on
Monday. The entire ten weeks of the
sitting will be taken up with consld-
Grafton Of the government measures,
the most important Of which Is the IL
censing bill. This measure will pass
the house of commons, but In the
house of lords 1t will be either thrown
out or amended and the controversy
of last year between the two houses
thus will be renewed. 1t Is believed
that an agreement will be reached
with respect to the education bill, and
that this measure. being quickly
passed. will make way for the intro.
duction OF another Irish land bill as
well as measures dealing with the
problem of the unemployed.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-10-15
murdered on Eve of Weddino

Wadsworth, O.-Wlth unusual en-
ersy tne police authorities are en-
deavoring to unravel the mystery q,
.He murder OF Ora Lee, 81 years old
a,i handsome factory girl, whose BODY
pierced by two bullets, was found
W varly Friday on the road between
MausWorth and the hamlet of Cue
eard HOOK. Guy Rasor, the man
whom Miss Lee was to have married
oh saturday, is detained bv tbe
snerln pending developments of the
p poniGe investigations. Another the.
ted the crime. ~ COMMIT
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-10-15
Must Be on to the Ropes or Pay for
Lack of knowledge.

New York.-All the 416 roads in
The official classification territory. -
extending west to the Mississippi and
south to the Ohio river, will put
into effect on November / new rules
requiring all shipments to be made
under the new form of bill of lading.
winch has been approved by the in.
lerstate commerce commission. A
shipper who does not ship under the
new form of bill of lading will have
TO pay 1Oc additional to the published
rate.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-10-15
Compulsory School Law Needed In
Alaska.

Washington.-In his annual report
just made public, Commissioner OF
Education Elmer e. Brown recon.
mends compulsory school attendance
by the native children of Alaska.
He says: Experience has shown
that In many sections OF Alaska reg.
ularity OF attendance in the public
schools for natives cannot be main.
tanned without a legal penalty for
truancy. The passage of a bill re.
quiring the attendance of all children
OF school age, unless mentally or
physically disqualified, is desirable"
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-10-15
PARCELS POST DEFEATED.
Delegates to Mississippi Con
gress Refuse to Endorse Measure.

San Francisco.-Reaffirm its
support of score of broad policies
affecting the resources and devotion.
ment of the west, and entrusting the
destinies of their organization to new
officers, the delegates to the Trans.
Mississippi commercial congress late
Saturday adjourned sine die the nine.
teenth annual session and departed
for their homes. The last day of the
congress was characterized by the
only important contest of the five
days, precipitated by g, difference of
opinion over the proposed national
legislation known as the parcels post
measure. The resolution supporting
the attitude of the postmaster general
was defeated by vote of 140 to co.
The installation of President Thorn.
as f. Walsh of Denver and the other
officers elected was feature of the
day. A surprise of the closing mo.
ments or the congress was the unanf-
nous adoption of a resolution endors.
ing suffrage FOR women and urging
congressional representatives of the
western states to support such ac-
ton.
A resolution endorsing separate
statehood for New Mexico and Ari
iona was unanimously passed.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-10-15
JAPANESE SLAUGHTER
UNOFFENDING KOREANS
Party on Their Way TO Visit Shrine
Mistaken for insurgents and
Ruthlessly Shot Down.

Seoul.---It has Just been learned
that twenty-five members OF the III
chinhoi," the pro-Japanese organiza
ton of Korea, we're killed by the Jap
anese gendarmes at Cholado, n few
days ago. The affair has been kept
quiet, but has occasioned much un.
easiness, because 1t might be consid.
cred as O ruthless slaughter Of unof.
Tending Koreans by the Japanese sol.
dlery and calculated to confirm pre-
vlous reports of unnecessary cruelty
practiced by the Japanese in Korea.
The matter has been reported by
Marquis Ito, resident general of
Korea, who Is now in Toxic.
Advices from Toxic states tnat Mar.
quis Ito has held conferences with
Premier Katsura and Visoount Terau-
chi, minister of war, and It is under
stood that a cabinet council will be
called to consider the question and
decide upon the future action to be
taken.
In consequence of these conferences
the report is being widely circulated
that the Japanese government had de-
cided to Immediately annex Korea.
The explanation advanced of the
killing of the members of the 'Ilchin-
hoi" shows that forty of the 'Ilchin
hoi' were marching In a body to visit
a shrine, when the Japanese gen.
darmes met them, and mistaking
them for a band of insurgents, imme-
diately attacked the party, killing
TWENTY-FIVE.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-10-15
Mob After coIored Fiend.

Spartanburg, S. CA mob of I'm.
furiated citizens, numbering at least
1000, fought for hours on Saturday
with the militia and civil authorities
for possession of John Irby, a negro.
who attempted to ravish Miss Lille
Dempsey earlier in the day while the
young woman was on her way here
from Saxon Mill village. three miles
away. Four persons were wounded.
one OF them seriously. and John
Sparks, a restaurant keeper. was ar
rested and held without bail on the
charge of shooting Sheriff Nichols.
VINO was slightly wounded in the
exchange of shots with the mob.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-10-15
Man Thought to be Durham to b.
Taken to California.

San Jose, Cal.-Governor Gillet
has Instructed District Attorney Ar
thur M. Free that II there is any
doubt that William Hatfield, held al
Sherman, Tex, on suspicion that he
is James G. Durham, the much
wanted Santa Clara county murderer
has not been fully identified, to send
for Hatfield and bring him here for
identification. The governor stated
that the state will pay the expenses
of bringing the man here and the ex
pense of taking him back IL he
proves not to be Durham.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-10-15
New Jersey Woman Kills Man She
Was Forced to Wed.

New Brunswick, N. THAT she
was sold for 500 and forced by her
father to marry man she did not
love, WIS the statement made on Mon
day by Alice Juda Madelin, who two
days before shot and killed Tony
Madelin. to whom she was married
four months ago. The girl said she
had no regret for her act The posi-.
ton of Madelin's body when found by
the police indicated that he had been
deliberately fired upon from the back
while he sat at the supper table. A
knife was found on his body.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-10-15
Kidding the Country of Prairie poos

observation-disclosures made lac,
spring at poisoning prairies dogs in
national forests on an extensive scale
seem to have been highly successful
In Kidding selected areas of these
small pests, and plans are now beinp
maze 10 carry on the work much
more widely next year
The first experiments in tbjs limo
we're made in New Mexico by a stock.
man VINO has since entered the for.
est service. In 1901, DR.. C. Hart
Merriam, chief of the division of bio.
logical survey of the department ~
agriculture, made a report upon "The
Prairie Dog of the Great Plains " IN
which the damage done bv the docs
was pointed out and various ma+bods
OF poisoning them were suggastod
This report of DR.. Merriam's nav ~
sald 10 have blazed the way for practt.
ton. N''' una
Prairie dogs are very obnoxious 20
the stockmen, for they deyour n,ucb
grass and undermine the surface 90
me ground with their burrows yUbara
they establish themselves the d ,e
struction OF the range is only a ouas.
ton of time. ques-
The poison is prepared hv ooo.,
wheat Win preparation of strvcb'
rlne' cyanide of potassium, anisa oil nil
ana molasses. When a sufT,cient
quantity is ready, the poisoned wboat
is carried to the field OF operoti ,'