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Uncle Sans Land Rattle Next Month the Biggest to Date

of this sharp point of Idaho, another
just to the northward, in Washington.
and the other just to the eastward. in
Montana. A 14O-mle trip will touch
all three. The Flathead reservation In
northwestern Montana. contains 451 900
acres: the Occur d'Alene reservation, in
the apex of Idaho, includes 200,ODD
acres, and the Spokane reservation, in
eastern Washington, comprises 10000
acres to be disposed of in this manner.
Uncle Sam. the guardian of the In
dams of these reservations. has allotted
them their share of the lands. and the
acreage quoted represents the residue
and remainder. to be sold for the red
men at an assessed value of from S1.25
to 81 per acre, which means $500 TO
SLIGO per farm of $50 acres No smaller
tract will be awarded. and payment
will be made on the inStallment plan.
The terms are easy that the initiated
look upon the deal as a gift outright.
No free farm now open to the nome
steader can be mentioned in the same
breath with one of these Indian resei-
walton quarter sections to be had dirt
cheap and for mere song. Some big
money has recently been made in these
drawings. For few hundred dollars
one Wood at the opening of Indian nd an
lands in Iawton Okla, got a $4,000
farm. So it goes. Get in line.
= j:
The game is square and all open and
above board 1t costs nothing TO come
in and YOU start with something good
to draw to- Then after you have. drawn
if you don't like the looks of your hand
you can stay out. without a cent up for
an ante.
Here is the modus operandi On or be-
fore next Thursday, August ). those who
desire to take chance on this land
must go In person. to the following
points and swear to their applications
for registration: To either kalispell or
Missoula Mont to register for the Flat
head lands; to the city of Occur d'Alene,
Idaho to register for the Occur d'Alene
lands and to Spokane, Wash, if to reg
lister for the Spokane lands. OF course,
IL they wish to try their luck in each
reservation they must register in each of
these states. At every registration point
mentioned there are specially designated
application blanks and take the pre-
scrbed affidavits If you want to fill in
one of these blanks you must for later
tdentification-in case you draw lucky
number-set down your age. height and
weight. The notaries for each reserva-
ton nave envelopes of prescribed size
and distinctive color. and addressed in
printing to James w. Witten superin-
tendert opening and sale of Indian res
erNations. Occur dA!ene, Idaho the
central point at which all applications
for the three openings will be received.
Your envelope must not bear your ad-
sender is and it must so by ordinary
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mail. not registered; otherwise it will be
thrown out.
Three big metal cans with Sits in the
tops. and so arranged that anything
dropped into them cannot be removed
without detection. stand now in Judge
Wittens Office. Each of these receptacles
represents one of the three Indian reser-
vations TO be ratified Off and whenever an
application envelope comes in it Is drop
ped in the proper can. All envelopes
showing the names of persons by whom
they are mailed will be at once opened
and the inclosed applications returned.
The cans will carefully be guarded by
representatives of the government until
next week, when they will be publicly
opened.
There is one favored class who need not
go in person to these states and swear to
the necessary applications. These are
army and navy veterans who have served
in any of our wars, and been honorably
discharged after ninety days. service.
They, their widows or their minor or
phans may remain comfortably at home
and make arrangements with some one
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brings this subjec: to mind. Probably
few persons know that this work of re-
dredging the channels is necessary period
ically in order that traffic may continue
on the Potomac, and few have any idea
OF the work involved in clearing them
and the expense attached to the govern
ment for the purpose. The work of re-
dredging the Virginia channel, which is
the one near Georgetown. was completed
two or three months ago, while the clear
ing of the Washington channel, near Ana
costa has just been finished. BY fin
ished" is meant that the particular con-
tract has been completed and the dredge
removed.
AS far back as 1870 an appropriation
was made for the improvement of the
channels, which were at that time very
shallow and in many places dangerous by
reason of sand bars and rocks, and it is
understood that this project provided for
the widening and deepening of the
Georgetown and Washington channels
and the removal of all distractions to
navigation in the harbor of Georgetown.
The main distractions in the Virginia
bars, but in the Potomac below Wash
ington there were several shoals, some of
which were SO long that they proved
serious impedimentS to navigation by
ueep-QrdII vessels. WIllle the cnanIlel OF
the -Anacostia river, or Washington chan
mel, was very narrow and tortuOus.
x
But from time to time other allotments
were made from succeeding appropria
tons, until at the present time something
like 40 per cent of the existing project has
been completed, and there has been an
outlay OF over 100000 by the govern
ment. This project extends back to 1852
for the Virginia and 1902 for tie Wash
ington channel. In addition to the widen
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WILL Take Place This
w M m h - Forty four
Hundred I6o-Acre Farms in
Montana, Idaho and Wash
ington to Be Glanced OFF by
Turning the Wheel of For
tune-Thousands En- Route
to Seattle Exposition Given
Stop-Over Privileges to Take
Chance on a Lucky Num-
ber-Each Can Draw Three
Chances, One in Each State
How the Game Is Played
The Land Is Choice and
Open to All Citizens Alike.
-,
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ing and deepening of the channels there
has been provided a reservoir OF Ill
acres in extent, furnished with automatic
inlet and outlet gates, dykes have been
erected on the Virginia shore and at
other points which serve as protection
to the channel. and most wonderful
Improvement has been accomplished.
But eternal vigilance is the price to be
paid for the safety and usefulness of the
channels, consequently it will be neces-
sary to again clear them out in year or
two. as they will be almost unnaviga BILE
while in the event of a heavy freshet
the redredging may be required sooner
The current is always and forever wash
ing the sand ana refuse into the narrow
passage of the channels. and gradually
these slots of traffic are closed by the
floor rising higher and higher, until, if
let alone. they would ultimately become
useless for the purposes of deep-draft
navigation. The heavier the storms that
rage the stronger the current and higher
the freshets, and the stronger the current
and higher the freshets the sooner the
building up Of the bottom of the channels
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Therefore, the government contracts
with dredging company TO clear the
channel, the huge machine is moved in.
does it's appointed work and is removed
SO silently that most of us do not know.
perhaps, or even suspect its presence
even as we did not imagine the necessity
for it. Probably the word '.dredge' will
bring to the minds of many the knowl-
edge they once had Of great muddy hulk
having large iron dipper concern that
went slowly down into the soil, returning
as slowly, filled with mud and water,
which was then deposited. by means of
pulley arrangement, somewhere else
These dipper dredges are not used in
the channels, however, except to hoist
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lars worth of commerce comes and goes
out through these waterways each year,
hence there is imperative need for keeping
them in navigable condition.
The recent redredging Of these channels
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HERE are in the
Potomac and Ana
costa rivers two
large c h a n n e ! S
which have been
increased in extent
until they are the
utmost Importance
to Washington be-
cause of their vas.
usefulness to trade.
Thousands a n d
thousands of dol
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HE greatest land
rattle Yet held by
Uncle Sam will
open next Monday
week. August 8,
and thousands en-
route to the Seat
tie exposition will
stop over and take
a chance on one of
the forty-four hum
dred 16O-acre farms
10 be drawn by
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sineer also lives on board. and rooms are
furnished for the few others who make
the dredge their night quarters. The work
Is done III shifts of six hours, each shift
including one engineer and two firemen
As before stated. the work Is continuous.
While it is said that man who is on
the lookout for an easy berth need not
apply, these men. being well treated and
furnished with the best of everything.
are jolly. well satisfied lot who find life
exceedingly we'll worth while even
though they work hard to sustain it.
There are no stringent rules to fetter
their free-born independence OF spirit
they are decently paid. their hours are not
long. and. best of all, there are no four
deadening walls to hamper them. MANY
a restricted government clerk might with
reason envy them their freedom.
A much smaller dredge, fifteen-inch
hydraulic, was used in the Anacostia
channel and i'm the tidal reservoir. having
a capacity of an average of 10 cubic
yards per hour. The same conditions pre-
vailed on this dredge as upon the Mac
kenzie. though the expense of running
1t is considerably less. 1t requires two tons
Of coal per hour to run the engine OF
the Mackenzie, which is much more
than is necessary to keep the smaller
dredse in working trim. but the difference
in time would, apparently, even things up
pretty well.
The adopted project for the improve
ment of the channels does not specify the
depth to be obtained. in feet, but provides
that they shall be of sufficient depth to
accommodate the deepest draft vessels
that can be brought up to them. The de-
STABILITY of extending the advantages
of increased depth to the channel of the
lower Potomac river at an early date. -
that deep-draft vessel may reach the
navy yard and wharves at Washington,
Is obvious.
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Also Carrying Balances.
From the Boston Transcript.
Wife-John, ycu need more exercise
Hub IA Observation-Disclosures Great
Scott amt / running up and down col
umns of figures all day
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attending the big rattle to act as their
agents.
No applications received on or after next
Monday week, August 8, will so into the
drawing. At 10 am ON that day the
cans will be closed and the drawing will
commence, all of it being done at the
city of Occur d'Alene
In one of the streets of the city will
be erected platform, with roof and
storm curtains of canvas Around this
stand thousands will gather on the 9th
instant to see that the drawing is dome
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Lacked Even One.

Lacked Even One.
From the Boston Transcript.
Sapleigh-Do you know, some peopIe
take me for Il crank
Miss keen-Oh, they are wrong. I'm
sure. a crank is u man with one idea.
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Copyright. 1909. by john Elfreth Watkins
Milford chronicle., 1909-09-24
What to Expect Of Newspaper Wan

It is the business of a newspaper mar
to boom the town for all it is worth month
after month and then see $40 worth oi
printing go out of the town because lC
cents can be saved by so doing. 1t is the
business of the newspaper to give every
local enterprise enthusiastic and frequent
"sendoffs, and then catch shoel because
he failed to record the fact that some
prominent citizen has had his delivery
wagon painted To subscribe literally to
every public, charitable and church en-
terprise, advertise them for nothing, pay
his own way to everything and then be
called preiudiced and mean spirited be-
cause a column is not devoted to that par
ticular affair. Do you wonder that there
are so many cranks in the newspaper
business? 1t is bound to make either a
crank or a philosopher out of man.
Milford chronicle., 1909-09-24
Always Home Of a Judge.

Into a mansion at Georgetown which
always has been occupied by Judge, the
new Judge Of Sussex County, Henry c.
Conrad of Wilmington, moved last Satur-
day. The place is known as the old Judge
Wooten property, and was built in 1892
on a plot of 80 acres by Peter Robinson,
a prominent lawyer of the time and later
Judge for Sussex County. Robinson was
a leader in politics and was elected to the
House of Representatives nine times,
served three times as Secretary of State
and closed his career as Associate Judge
in 1886. In lS4l the place was bought
by Judge Edward Wooten, whose wife
was the only daughter of Judge Robinson.
Later the place was occupied for a short
time by Judge Marvel, now of Whining.
ton, and Saturday it became the home of
Judge Conrad.
Milford chronicle., 1909-09-24
GREENWOOD.

Robert L. Coulter, Of Georgetown, has pur
chased the Greenwood -four mill, and will
take charge January lst.
Our town bas been overrun with tomato
wagons for the past few weeks but the season
has about closed and the tomatoes are selling
here for and 10 cents per basket.
The extra tomato crop has made It almost
impossible for our basket factory to make
baskets fast enough to supply the demad.
Fred Lord, who was hurt on the r.. B. & W.
Railroad. is rapidly recovering from bis injur-
les and is now home with his parents.
Walter Rogers aud wife have moved here
nom Wilmington and will begin farming on
one OF the places OF Thomas Currey. nov Oe-
cupled by Abe Dawson.
James anderson, about 10 years old, has ty-
phoid and is quite III.
Emory Wiley has returned to his college
duties AFTER spending the summer with bis
parents
Anna Knowles has opened school at Union
for the coming term.
Laura Lyons is teaching at Owens.
Mrs. Spencer, an old lady residing with Abe
Dawson, fell some months age and disloeated
her hip and since that time has been rapidly
declining
Walter Lord, Of Wilmington, has been visit'
ing relatives here.
Arthur Johnson, who has been spending
three weeks in the Catskill Mountains, has re-
turned home
T. NJ Todd is erecting house on the east OF
town and 1t will be great improvement to
that locality.
Kate Johnson has returned to Philadelphia
after spending three weeks as the guest Of her
mother
Mrs. William Jones, who has been quite III, |
is now convalesclne.
Mrs. Walter Hunter has returned from a |
visit with friends in New Jersey.
Mrs. Leola Ratledge has returned home from |
the mountains, where she has been spending
the summer, and will lake charge OF the mil
lnery work at W. E. Jones.
Robert Mcpherson has returned home from
Ocean City, where he has been EN- ployed dur
Ing the summer months.
a. W. Gullett, an aged gentleman OF this
community and who lives alone, was found
ying on the floor seriously in last week.
Many OF our townspeope attended the cele.
Diation at Lewes on Wednesday.
c. W. Parker has improved his home with
new coat Of psint.
Milford chronicle., 1909-09-24
Never To0 OId to Learn. EYen at 2.


Mr.. Editor II have always comforted
myself that I was able to travel alone,
and there was no real danger of being
swallowed by the cows for something in
their line for a livihood and while l
am not like the old man who had been
elected to the Legislature, and had been
waiting for something to come up in the
shape of bill that be was familiar with
so he could make a speech until accord
ing to his wishes, bill concerning a hog
law came up and the old man was on his
feet in minute with the exclamation,
" l know something about that matter
for was raised with the hogs" Now I
was not raised in a stable, or fed, or
groomed with the horses, but thought
that / knew somewhat about horses un-
til l came to Milford, but my mind has
undergone a radical change and 1 find,
if l am going to deal in horses, have
got to go back to the alphabet and start
over,
Why, Mr.. Editor, l have learned
enough that I did not know about a
horse to make a book, but not such
one as l would want to put into my series
that l am getting up and call it No. 4
But no doubt it would make interesting
reading in horsemen's circles, and
hink when l am privileged to return to
he city with sufficient leisure to talk, |
hall be glad 10 recommend to all men |
themselves horsemen, in any
lorse market or horse bazaar, before they |
would enter into the horse business to |
my extent come first to Milford for
heir first lessons. 1 have just seen and
leard enough to cause the scales to fall
rom my eyes. Now must not forget to
'e respectful, for they are a set of as
lever fellows as l ever was brought in
ontact with among strangers, with one
and he was too respectful.
No this subject is too fine a one to be
'ritten in prose, and you will pardon
ne if l indulgea little in verse.
hey smile upon you, treat you nice,
live you plenty Of good advice;
axe you riding, take no pay,
ny hour, night or day.
ut when you're dealing, you must try,
o catch the twinkle in his eye,
nd if he only goes one on'you,
'ou conclude that one will do.
But if.he tares the other asunder, !
ou had better stand from under, !
o right home and tell your wife,
ou are glad you got off with your life.
ave heard of folks sharp at both ends, 1
ut in some cases it depends, P
cry much how men are made;
neither they beat you in a trade.
GUlfBUsH BARD,
Milford chronicle., 1909-09-24

EVEN the Every Evening con
demns the action of Kent County
Levy Courtmen for raising the
price of boarding prisoners from
twenty-five to thirty cents per day,
and riddles the defence of the In
dex, the Democratic organ of the
faction in control, from a political
standpoint. In closing the Every
Evening says
"In addition to these objections,
potent and serious in themselves,
in our opinion, we beg to further
say to our Dover contempOry that
there is room for the contention
that the action of the Levy Court
in increasing the compensation of
the sheriff for the board of prison
ers was in violation of law. flour
contemporary will refer to page 100
of Volume XIV, Laws of Della
ware, it will find a little enactment
which reads as follows THAT on
and after Januury Ist, 1908, any
increase in the salary, personal en-
Oluments or compensation for per-
sonaI services attached to any State
or county office is hereby prohibit
ed during the incumbency of the
officer, unless the duties or work Of
said officer be increased by legisla-
tive enactment.
We therefore ask our Dover CON
Temporary: In the face of this law is
not the order of the Levy Court for
an increase in the she1iff's compen-
sation for the board Of prisoners a
clearly unlawful and unauthorized
act?
And so it is that we adhere to
our original contention that the ac-
ton Of the Kent county Levy Court
was against policy and principle,
against the interests of the Demo
cratic party, and a betrayal of the :.
confidence of the voters
If Kent county. And in addition,
We are very sure it was in violation
If law d
Milford chronicle., 1909-09-24
CALHOUNS DISTRICT.

For the past few weeks there has been :
general scarcity OF news IN this locality, on ac
count OF the farmers being so extremely busy
with harvesting the tomato crop and attend.
ing to the other crops AS far as has been posi-.
bic for them to do. The busy factory season
however has made general shortage OF farm
help and many OF the fodder-felds are really
suffering because OF being unable to get sufii-
cient hands to save It.
The rain in this section has helped the late
corn crop and has as well materially improved
the condition Of the roads. But even now,
the fields have so dried out that it is yet diff.
cult TO plow them for wheat.
Our school opened on Monday with Miss
Cora Aaloney as teacher and the indications
are for prosperous term.
Miss May prettyman is teaching nearBridge-
vile.
p. T. Workman has just completed a fine
stable on the farm now occupied by his son
and adjoining the home farm.
Miss Mabel Donovan is teaching near VII.
mington.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. W. Prettyman, of Shawnee,
visited VIM. j. Pretty man and family on
sunday.
Mrs. Nathaniel Coverdale is sick with ty-
phold fever.
Miss Kate Prettyman has returned home
iron Glendale, where she has been spending
the past two weeks
Ingram Brothers are running on full time
canning tomatoes. They have 20 acres in and
expect to can them. II is their first exper-
ience and their effort is clmmendable.
Many Of this section visited Lewes on Wed
nesday to see the naval fleet
Some few in this section have completed
picking their tomatoes and are diverting their
attention to other farm work.
Milford chronicle., 1909-09-24
HOUSTON ITEMS.

Miss Ratie-Melvin Of Philadelphia, is visiting
Mrs. J. W. Collins.
Miss Hattie vinyard is visiting in Warwick
Nd,
Mr.. Wilbur Jump has returned to Dickinsi u
College
Miss Mae Jump who has been attending the
University at Chicago is now visiting in Cairo,
III.
Our Sunday School viii hold a rally next
Sunday morning, beginning at 9 O'Clock.
Hon. Robert G. Houston Of Georgetown. who
is President of the Delaware Sunday senool
Association viii deliver an address. All are
cordially invited.
Rev. W. F. Dawson a former pastor viii de-
liver a lecture here on Wednesday evening"
September 23th, in the Hall. Subject, "Five
Smooth Stones" Admission twenty cents I;
children ten cents. Proceeds for benefit Of
church. Rev. W. f. Dawson no doubt will
meet with a large audience as he was very
popular when here.
Milford chronicle., 1909-09-24

There's Gold Mine in your poultry
yard, and the regular use Of Fairfield's
Blood Tonic and Egg Producer for
Poultry Only will develop il for you.
By acting on the digestive organs and
purifying the blood, Fairfield.s. Egg
Producer makes fowl healthy and pro
dpctive. Sold under written guarantee
by A. Smith, Milford; w. F. Dawson,
Lincoln w. H. Hendricks, shawnte
district, and ]. B. Welch, Milton.
Milford chronicle., 1909-09-24
To Stamp Out Cholera.

Determined to prevent any further out
breaks of hog cholera, which can now be
cured or prevented, in Delaware, Dr.
Charles F. Dawson, head of the State ex.
pertinent stations veterinarians, has no.
titled the State Board of Agriculture at
Dover that he is ready to treat and i'm
munize limited number of hogs. Over
100 doses are now available, and Dr..
Dawson says in his correspondence "If
we could treat that number of hogs sue.
cessfully, in various parts of the State,
the reputation and efficacy of the seeum
would be established the first year" The
veterinarian now has 25 doses in a bottle,
which is sufficient to immunize twenty
five hogs, which, in turn, could be used
to immunize a whole drove. The doctor
also has two immune hogs from which 75
to 100 doses could be drawn on short no.
tice. The agricultural board trusts that
the farmers of Delaware will take means
to save their hogs before the fatal disease
has time to begin its work The flesh of
the animal is not in any way injured for
food purposes, the blood alone being
charged with the antidote for cholera.