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Milford chronicle., 1909-12-24
Sanitary Regulations.

The following regulations have been
considered and adopted by the State Board
of Health for the betterment OF the public
schools and school grounds. The various
County School Commissioners have en-
dOrsed them, and in Kent and New Cas-
tie Counties letter has been sent to each
teacher and every School Commissioner
with a copy of these regulations printed.
They are as follows:
l Every water closet or privy shall be at
least 100 feet from the school well or
spring
Every water closet or privy shall be
built over a "Well" or ''vault" at least 3
feet deep
3 No water closet or privy shall be al
lowed to fill nearer than within II inches
of the level of the surface of the ground.
f. All seats and floors in water closets
or privies must be kept clean by washing
or scrubbing.
5. No stable, pig pen or other building,
liable to become a nuisance may be plac-
ed within 200 feet of school house or
within 100 feet OF any school yard.
6. No open bucket or vessel from which
school children get water shall be permit.
ted in a school. A closed bucket with a
faucet or ''cooler" with a faucet shall be
used
T. School children must not use a COM
mon drinking cup, but individual cups
must be used
8. Children must not sit in school With
in six feet of the stove unless protected
from the direct heat by means Of a sheet
iron jacket A stove should be nearly
surrounded by a sheet iron jacket.
O. School children must not sit facing
a window
10. All windows must lower from the
top, and raise from the bottom
II. All school buildings must be well |
and never crowded
II Every school room should be kept |
1t a temperature of 20 degrees in cold |
weather
These regulations were approved by
he Kent County School Commission.
school Commissioners should begin at
nee in Kent County TO carry out these
ules. Health is largely a matter of pro-
,er surroundings, and is more important
han education.
Milford chronicle., 1909-12-24
Sussex Levy Court.

The Sussex Levy Court met on Tuesday,
December 7th, and transacted cOnsidera-
bic business.
Rebates on county taxes for year 1909
were allowed as follows Mary r Kinder,
Si425; Z J. Winder, SS34 Kendal R..
West, $6 65 John w. Truitt, $8 40.
Excess and delinquent taxes Tor 1908
we're allowed the several collectors as fol-
lows
First District, John II. Roach collector
, Excess, 1927 IL delinquent, Sl42 50.
Third District, William r. Kitchens
collector Excess SSO3 St.; delinquent,
$240 %.
I Fourth District, Joseph G. Warrington
collector-S566 5l delinquent, SlO6O O6.
Fifth District, Charles II. White col
lector-Excess, $4O9.7S; delinquent,
Sl78 SO.
Sixth District, William f. Prettyman
collectOr-Excess; SSOl.43 delinquent,
SIS Al.
Seventh District, Gardner E Bunting
eollector-Excess, SlS62 q; delinquent,
$3.50
Eighth District, John D. Warrington
conector-Excess, Sl94.SO; delinquent,
$3.50.
Ninth District Philip y. White col
lector-Excess, 1926. so ;delinquent, 500.
%.
Tenth District, Harry L. Robinson
coliectOr-Excess, $73O66; delinquent,
S2O4.25.
A. d. King, J. H. Reed and H. NJ. I
Short we're appointed committee to ex-
anime the books and accounts of William /
f. Prettyman, collector of Sixth District, /
and said committee mace the following /
1--WE, the undersigned committee ap-
pointed to ascertain the balance due the .
county upon the bond of William f.
Prettyman, collector of taxes for the
Sixth District for 1903. report we find the
sum OF S., 1917.
Signed A. H. King, J. II. Reed, H NJ.
Short, committee.
The above amount was promptly paid
by d d. Burton, Reuben J. Short, Fred
H. Burton, Daniel Short and John r.
Steele, Mr. Prettyman's bondsmen.
Upon request of DR.. q. Jones, a
committee Of three (Messrs Spicer, Short
md King) was appointed to view a ditch
n Georgetown hundred, about two miles
rom Georgetown, on road leading to
Iewes.
The reports of the county treasurer and
Of poor were adopted as read.
The Trinity Rural Telephone Co was |
,ranted the right to erect poles and string
wires upon and along the public road and |
ligh ways leading from Milsboro to !
trinity. said poles to be erected under the [
upervision Of the Levy Court Commits a
iOner of said district. I
Harvev NJ. Short, Levy Court Commits. !
iOner of the Sixth District. was allowed I
he sum of 1920 for the building of Little I
dill bridge, in DagsbOro hundred. a
Adjourned to Tuesday, December 21. b
Milford chronicle., 1909-12-24
Rev W. C. Handy Dead.

The Rev. William c. Handy, father Of
former Congressman L. Irving Handy,
died at the residence of his eldest son.
Robert B Handy in Washington, on
Saturday, December llth.
% Dir Handy was son of the late vii.
liam w. Handy, of Princess Anne. Mary
land, and was born in Northampton
county, Virginia, in 1885 He was gradua-
ted from Princeton College in 1856, and
from Danville, (Kentuckv) Theological
Seminary in 1851. He married Marie L.
P. Breckenridge. daughter of the Rev.
DR.. Robert J. Breckenridge, and began
his ministry as pastor of the PRESBYTERIAN
Church at Lewes, Delaware, in 1857 He
was at various times pastor Of Presbyterian
Churches at Berlin, MARYLAND Canton,
Mississippi, and New Scotland. New York.
Ia 1874 he went from the Presbyterian
to the Reformed (Dutch) Church, and in
the latter communion was pastor of the
church at jersey City Heights and twice
pastor Of the church at SchOlarie, New
Ork, serving the last named cOngrega-
tinn for twenty years. Five years ago he
retired from the active ministry and has
since resided for the most part at Princess
Anne.
Mr. Handy IS survived by the follow
ing children Robert B Handy, of the IT,
5 Department OF Agriculture William
G. HANDY, managing editor Of st. Paul
Pioneer Press Levin Irving Handy. tor
ney, Wilmington Joseph B. Handy,
municipal judge Of New York city Mrs.
7. Smith, of Princess Anne, Maryland
Mr.. Handy was buried at Princess Anne,
Maryland, on Monday afternoon.
Milford chronicle., 1909-12-24

VA glass lamps arn and umbrella and dinner camber
SETS and by the piece Fine and
Milford chronicle., 1909-12-24
Not All la Same Glass.

Mr.. Editor II am a farmer, and am
also personally acquainted with all the
members of the Milford Rod and Gun
Club, and among them are some of our
hest farmers. For instance p. F. Meeker,
Lohand Deputy, and others, Of similar
c ass, and who is there to cast a stain up
nn them as citizens, or as spOrtsmen? In
lis letter of tive week ago, the cOrrespon-
dent from Glendale, took occasion to make
public an episode which he very justly
had the right to take exception at, as an
insult to him personally, in a conversation
with person in Milford. The writer Of
that letter made one mistake, he should
have published the name of the person
who used the language he attributed to
him That would have very properly
placed the blame where il belongs, and
would not have caused other honorable
gentlemen to have to bear the blame of
one who was either a fool, or as "Paul
Pry'' said, a "rummy" We know of none
of the latter class who is enrolled in the
membership Of the Rod and Gun Club of
Milford. call now upon Paul Pry'' to
publish the name of the man, that he
may stand out and receive the criticism
which is due him. Either name him, or
point him ont to any of the members of
the club. You must do this, or the peO-
pie will believe that the whole story was
a dream bur, of course it was no dream,
or paul Pry" would not have made the
statement
Nv name is at the disposal Of the pro- !
prietor of this paper, and he will vouch
for my right to make this demand
A FARMER.
Milford chronicle., 1909-12-24

Forthe' best assortment of Bed Blank.
cts, both in quality and prices go to
Deputy's.
Milford chronicle., 1909-12-24
TOWN ELECTION NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given to the electors of the
Town Of Milford. Delaware, that the annual
Town Election will be held at the Lookup, in
the public bearing room, on
Monday. January 5rd, 1910,
between the hours OF l2 noon and p. m, for
the purpose OF electing a President OF Council,
an Alderman, 4 Collector and Treasurer, two
Council men to serve one ear and two Coun-
climen to serve two years each
GEO. r. PIERCE,
Attest: President of Council.
THEO: TOWNSEND,
Clerk of Council
Milford chronicle., 1909-12-24

We have received another letter on
this subject from some one in Glendale,
who failed TO sign his name to it, and
therefore we can not publish any part Of
it.-Editor
Milford chronicle., 1909-12-24

Wesley Smith and VIM. Ramsey will buy
all kinds of raw furs, Otter, Fox, Rae
coon, Musk Rat, OPossum, Cat, Rabbit,
Skunk, wanted.
Fur room is at VIM. Morris store,
No. II East Front St. South Milford. Del
Milford chronicle., 1909-12-24
S. j. Wilson g. Son.

FUNERAL DIRECTORS and EMBALMkAi
We are the best equipped and carry the lar
gest stock Of funeral goods south OF Wilmington
Call Phone, % Office, 2g Residence.
Large and Complete Assortment Of
Furniture. Durable and lasting
MILTON, DELAWARE.
No charge for distance or wlfes services.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-08-14
CONFLICT IN TARIFF BILL.
TO Enforce Payne Bill Cuban Treaty
Nay Have to Be Abrogated.

Observation-Disclosures Taft must ab.
rogate the Cuban reciprocity treaty, or,
it is said, he will be unable to grant to
France, Germany and other sugar pro-
ducing countries the advantage of mini
mum rates of duty of the Payne tariff
law. This is made the subject OF a let
ter sent to the president by Representa-.
tive Broussard Of Louisiana.
The Cuban treaty conAns a clause
which s%tipulates that the Dingley rates
OF duty on sugar will not be reduced by
treaty or convention as long as the
treaty remains in force, according to
Mr.. Broussard. He contends that the
president, before issuing a proclamation
putting in effect the minimum provisions
of the new tariff law against a foreign
country, would have to enter into an
agreement" with such q country, de-
claring that that country did not dis
criminate against American products.
The Payne bill under its minimum pro.
visions makes a reduction of five one
hundredths Of a cent per pound in the
Dingley differential on refined sugar, and
Mr.. Broussard expresses the conviction
that a proclamation issued by the presi-
dent, putting in effect the lower duty
and based on an agreement with a sugar
producing country, will be in contrayen-
ton with the terms of the Cuban reel
procity treaty.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-08-14
TITLES GOOD
JUDGE SUsTAINs DEMURERs OF
DEFENDANTS.
Land Suits Arc Killed Defendants
6cattere1' 'lghout the United
State Aer Countries.

Muskogee, Okla.-Federal Judge r. 4.
Campbell sustained the demurrers Of d.
PENDANTS in 10000 Indian and alienation
suits brought by the government. The
actions by the government were ordered
dismissed. The court held that the titles
obtained from the Indians before the act
removing restrictions went into effect are
good. The alienation suits were brought
by the government in the interest OF tho
members of the five civilized tribes.
1t is estimated that about 1000, 900
acres OF land WAY involved in the suit,
which has been pending for more than a
year against grantees in c~onveyances in
volving restricted lands in the old Indian
Territory section Of Oklahoma.
Judge Campbell, in his decision, insist
ed that the act of congress comforting
statehood on Oklahoma, including old
Indian Territory, conferred citizenship,
both state and national, upon all mem
bers of the civilized tribes.
The court held that the contention Of
the government that the Indians still oc-
cupy the position of wards under the gov
eminent, and that the latter has the
right to sue for their protection, presents
an anomaly. According to the decision,
the government relinquished guardian.
ship when congress passed the act con.
ferring statehood.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-08-14
BAGG|NG FAILED
SENATE PASSES IT, KNOWING
THE HOUSE WOULD NOT,
Attempt Made to Have It 1ncorpor-
atsd in Resolution Extending
Reduction on Leather.

Washington, D. C.-The amendment
of Senator McLaurin Of Mississippi,
placing cotton bagging on the free list,
which the senate in open session adopted
. few weeks ago, was lost Wednesday
in what is popularity styled a Legislative
mix-up. The senate passed the McLaurin
amendment three weeks ago, and the
amendment went to conference along
with other amendments.
The conference rejected the amend
ment. Senator Culberson, leader of the
minority, proposed that the McLaurin
amendment be tackled on to the joint
resolution proposed by Senator Aldrich,
with reference to the leather schedule.
Senator Culberson knew, and stated in
the open senate, that if the free bagging
amendment wal not tackled on to the
joint resolution offered by Senator AZ
drich It could not pass.
When Senator Culberson proposed the
NcLaurin amendment for free cotton
bagging, 1t was ,~epudiated by about FL
majority.
The McIaurin amendment as q part
Of the McCumber resolution did pass
the senate, but when tho McCumber res
olution was adopted it was known At
the time by the Aldrich faction that
it would be turned down in the house,
and 30 it was.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-08-14
DETECTIVES ASSAULTED.
Officers Who Unearthed Blind Tigers
Ordered to Leave Town.

OpolOusas.-The two Shreveport
detectives who had preferred charges
against five alleged blind tiger keep
erS here were beaten and ordered 10
leave the city. One Of them was
not very badly hurt. but the other
is confined 10 his bed, with good
chances for recovery. however.
The detectives were lured away
from their boarding house about bed
time by two parties whose names are
not yet public. on the pretext OF
protecting them from a gathering
mob. Taken in a hack to the Haas
race track, near the outskirts OF the
city. they were confronted by a par
ty OF eight or ten men, who demand
ed that they withdraw in writing
the charges they had made against
various alleged blind tiger keepers
here. The document was drawn up
and signed and delivered, and then
the detectives were cursed u
abused and ordered to leave the city.
A rumpus ensued, and in the melee
a ball from the pistol of II OF tho
detectives perforated the shoulder OK
a horse doctor named Richardson,
who has been residing here for sew
eral months. A number of other
shots were fired. but after being
badly bruised up the detectives o.
capped in the darkness.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-08-14
POINTE-A-LA-HACHE Ia, SATURDAY, AUGUST IA, 1909.
RIOT IMMINENT
LITTLE NEEDED TO FAN FLAME
OF RESENTMENT.
Whites in Pursuit Of Negroes Who
Made Murderous Assault on
Young Merchant.

Rome, Ga.-Foliowing two days Of in.
the whites and blacks imminent, the
small town of Farill. in Cherokee county,
Alabama, is quieting down, although
there are still grave approximations Of =
serious clash.
A clash between the races occurred at
Farill two years ago, and but little is
needed to fan into fame the shoulder
ing fires of resentment. An armed band
of whites is still making search for mem
bers Of the negro clan which precipitated
the present trouble.
Galveston Perkins, a negro, enraged
because of being ordered from the store
of A. r. Wright at Farill, went away
sullenly, and returned at the head of a
mob of fifteen Of his kinsmen and way.
laid and assaulted Harper Wright a short
distance from his fathers store. Cleve-
land Perkins Knocked young Wright
down with Il rock as the latter was TAX
ing the mail pouch from the depot to the
postoftice, and Immediately the other ne
groes joined in the attack. Wright was
badly beaten and his injuries are serious.
Soon a number OF white men appeared
on the scene, and the negroes fled. I'm.
mediately the town was alarmed and al
armed posse secured the woods all night,
finally capturing Garvin Perkins, Il cousin
of the two negro leaders Of the mob.
Cooler heads prevailed upon the posse to
allow Garvin Perkins to be sent to jail.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-08-14
WILL FIGHT TRUST
Union in Texas Will Not Sell to
Home Oil Mills,

Galveston, Tex.-The Farmers Union
of Texas, in session here. combined tc
fight the cotton seed mill trust, which,
they claim, for years has been bleeding
the cotton growers. They have perfected
arrangements to sell their cotton seed to
mill representatives who will export the
product. While the names of the hackers
are not given out, it is understood Eng
lish capital is behind the move, and that
seed will be exported to Liverpool and
ground at foreign mills. There are near-
ly 200 mills in Texas, and for several
years they have been in a combine and
divided the State into buying districts,
to which each mill limited it's purchase
OF seed. and at a price dictated by their
association. Last season outside buyers
paid ST. to- $50 a ton for cotton seed,
while the Texas trust mills paid only
from $l3 to SIS a ton. The non.union
cotton growers joined in the move not to
sell to Texas mills. This means that
about one million tons of seed, valued at
fifteen million dollars, will be sold out.
side of Texas. The Texas mills promise
to fight the movement on freight rates.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-08-14
ROOSEVELT At NA|ROb|
! ADDRESS PRESENTED HIM IN
TUSK OF ELEPHANT.
Former President Says Africa viii
Be . Great Country Whom De-
vsloped by the White Man.

Nairobi, British East Africa.-Theo-
dore Roosevelt and his son Kermit were
the guests Of honor at a public banquet
given in Nairobi Tuesday. Frederick J.
Jackson, governor OF British East Africa,
was chairman and ITS persons sat at
the table. Capt. Sanderson, the town
clerk Of Nairobi, read an address Of
welcome to the former president of the
United States, and afterwards handed
him the address enclosed in . section Of
elephant tusk, mounted IN silver and
with q silver chain.
American residents Of the protectorate
presented Mr.. Roosevelt with a tobacco
box made of the hoof of . rhinoceros,
silver mounted, the skull Of %rhiuoceros
also mounted in silver, and . buffalo
head.
Mr.. Roosevelt, In reply to tho toast
proposed by Gov. Jackson, said:
x wish TO take this opportunity to
thank the people Of British East Africa
for their generous and courteous hospi'
tality. I have had = thorough good
time. I am immensely interested in the
country and ito possibilities as an abode
for white men. Very large tracts are
1T for fine population and healthy and
prosperous settlements, and it would be
q calamity to neglect them. But the
settlers must be Of the right type.
~ believe that one of the best feats
performed by members of the white race
in the last ten years is the building Of
the Uganda railroad. I am convinced
that this country has 4 great agricul'
tural and Industrial future, and it is the
most attractive playground In tho
world"
Lower coast gazette., 1909-08-14
Intoxicated Man Shoots Officer.

Observation-Disclosures G.. NJ. Lam
JUS of the Alexandria police force was
shot and mortally wounded by a
stranger giving his name as W. T.
Gibson, from Jackson parish, the lat
ter being intoxicated at the time.
Gibson is in the parish Jail and Ian
ius is in the sani,arium. Gibson was
brandishing his pistol in Malloy's
restaurant, opposite the union depot.
where he tried to force a little negro
10 dance a jig on a table. Lanius
was called and Gibson leveled his
pistol at the officer. who grabbed
Gibson around the waist. and as he
did 50 Gibson turned his pistol.
placing it to the left side OF the off,
Ger and fred. The bullet passed
through the abdomen and came out
the left side Of the back. A large
crowd gathered around the prisoner
as he was being taken to Jail and
for a time it was feared that further
trouble would ensue.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-08-14
Froa Farm at Covinaton.

Covington.-This town boasts OF a
frog farm, on which are being raised
some choice specimens of the very
largest and best breeds. The owner
is Anatole Beaucoudray, and the To-
cation is on the rear lot of his prem.
ises on Twenty-ifth avenue. He has
a fine crop of young frogs coming
on, some of which will weigh about
two pounds each. MIR. B~eaucondray
has also been experimenting with
pineapple culture, and has succeed
ed beyond his hopes. He finds the
winter weather rather severe, but
has succeeded in protecting the fruit
and bringing it to maturity, While
he does not think that pineapple cu1.
ture will ever be profitable here, he
has demonstrated that the fruit can
be grown in this soil.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-08-14
WEEKS DOlNCS
IN LOUISIANA
CROP PEST COMMISSION TESTS
WEEViL ANNiHiLATOR.
BLIND TIGER DETECTIVES ASSAULTED
Frog Farm Ftourishes at covington-
intoxicated Man Shoots Officer
State University Growing.

Baton ROuge.-The local Office OF
the Crop Pest Commission has been
in receipt of many inquiries from the
cotton planters as to the efficiency
of a Southern boil weevil annihlla-
tor, a preparation being extensively
advertised by a New Orleans con-
Germ and sold at prices ranging from
$3.50 to So per gallon. The promo
tiers Of the annihilatOr claim that 1t
will kill all boil weevils on the cot.
ton plants, and that it will also de
stroy all eggs and larvae Of the boil
weevil inside the forms and squares.
So many injuries reached the COM
mission that the latter secured a sup
ply Of the annihilator and gave it a
thorough test. Among the expert
ments made with 1t were the follow.
ing: T%wenty-three adult boil Vice.
wills were placed in a dish and we'll
sprinkied and soaked with the an
nihilator, mixed as directed by the
manufacturers, n part with 81
parts of water. On being hshed out
of the solution some Of the weevlls
appeared to be dead, but by the next
day % OF them had come to life and
fed greedily upon fresh cotton
squares furnished them. The TWEEN.
ty-third weeyil was injured accident
ally during the experiment, SO 1t was
doubtful whether even his death
could be credited to the liquid. Sew
enty-fve squares were picked from
infested cotton plants, placed on the
ground and thoroughly soaked with
the annihilator. Twenty-Five of these
squares were examined on the first.
third and seventh day after the ap-
plication. In them were found 81
live young stages Of the weevil and
two dead stages. Seventy-fve squares
were also picked up from the ground
in an infested cotton field. spread on
the ground and thoroughly soaked
with the annihilator. They were ex-
amined In the same manner as the
above lot, with the result hat 69
weevil stages were found alive and
four stages dead. twenty-five infest.
ed squares were soaked In the ami
hilatr for five minutes and hve OF
them examined on each Of the five
days succeeding the soaking. In
these, Is weeyil stages were found
alive and three stages dead. The
proportion of dead stages found in
these experiments is smaller than
usually found among the weevils IN
fields where nothing is used, from
8 to 80 per cent usually being killed
by parasites, heat and ants. Anoth-
er experiment with the annihilator
was made by s%prinkling a row of cot
on according to the directions. The
cotton was sprinkled with the mix
ture until the liquid collected ran
along the middles between the rows.
Examinations of the sprayed cotton
plants at various times for ten days
after the treatment failed to show a
single dead boil weevil larvae in any
Of the squares On the plants. On the
contrary, many live one were
found. The commission concludes
that the annihilator will not only not
kill adult boil weevils, but it has
absolutely no effect on the eggs and
larvae inside the squares.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-08-14
WOULD REPUDlATE HoBSoN
Alabamians Do Not Want Him on
Marine Committee.

Observation-Disclosures OF the Ala.
bama delegation in the house who some
time ago Endorsed Congressman Richard
p. Hobson, of the Sixth district, for q
place on the committee on merchant ma
rine and fisheries are preparing to ask
him to release them from the indorse-
ment. Mr.. Hobson is an advocate of q
ship subsidy, which policy the other
members of the Alabama delegation do
not favor, and al the ship subsidy bin
will be referred to the committee on
merchant marine and fisheries, they do
not care to be placed in the attitude Of
having Endorsed a man for that posi-.
ton. Mr.. Hobson, who is now on the
lecture platform, will be formally re-
quested to release his colleagues from
their Endorsement.