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Milford chronicle., 1909-05-28
A oulntette Of Babies.

The wife of Fay Irish, who resides
in Thorp Clark county, Wis, has
given birth to five babies, three girls
and two boys. All are alive and well.
There are now ten children in the
family. The other five were born sep
arately, and are all living.
Milford chronicle., 1909-05-28
eulIty Of pouble Murder.

Richard DOnegan, of Philadelphia,
was convicted at Bridgeton. n j., Of
the murder of Joseph Somerield and
Mrs. Madge Kinkle at Bivalve. He
was sentenced by Justice Trenchard
to be electrocuted during the week
of July 5.
Milford chronicle., 1909-05-28
ofera Prlnceton s5Oo.oOo.

Princeton university. at Princeton,
N. j.. has just received an offer Of a
gift Of 100000 for the proposed grad
uate college. The donor is William
Cooper Gamble, 'S3. Of Cincinnati.
Milford chronicle., 1909-05-28
searehIIeht seared Neeress to Death.

Adeline Hawkins, a negress, was
frightened to dedath by the powerful
searchlight of the battleship Missis-
sippi as she passed on her way up
the river to Natchez. Miss. 1T Is the
judgment light" she cried in terror
and fell dead.
Milford chronicle., 1909-05-28
cumberland Elects Moderator.

Rev. J. T. Barbee. Of Dawson
Springs, KY, was elected moderator
Of the Cumberland Presbyterian as
sembly.
Milford chronicle., 1909-05-28
FOR SALE.
Everything for the automobile.

Everything for the automobile.
Mitchell Runabout double backed seat cylinder cycle.
horsepower selected transmission Painted royal blue and
in good running order. Price S30000
Ford Runabout rumble seat behind cylinder cycle 10
horse power Planetary transmission. Painted red and in
good running order. Price S400
We will accept orders for Ford Model for September
delivery.
Everything sell represented or your money back
HOWARD BROMLEY Autom0B5lss s5d Supplies
Pear and North Front sts. Milford Delaware.
Milford chronicle., 1909-05-28
Or. J. N. Barkley Elected Moderator

Dr. James NJ Barkley Of Detroit,
was elected moderator Of the Presby-
terian general assembly. receiving 500
votes. against 292 votes for DR.. Edgar
P. Hill, Of Chicago.
Milford chronicle., 1909-05-28
n WALTER 1. eRlER,
- DENTIST,

sOuth Front Street. Opposite Presbyterian chursh
Graduate OF Penn. College OF Dental Surgery.
Local auesthetlcs for the painless extraction
administered. All kinds OF Dental work
gold nllings crown and bridge work
specially.
MILFORD DELAWARE
Milford chronicle., 1909-05-28
Henry H. Rogers Claimed by Death.

Henry II. Rogers. vice president OF
the Standard Oil company, the moving
spirit in the organization of the
Amalgamated Copper company, the
builder of railroads and philanthrop-
ist. died at his home in New York
from a stroke of apopleXy. beath came
a little more than an hour after Mr.
Rogers had risen for the day. men
tioning to his wife that he was feeling
ILL., He lapsed into unconsciOusness.
and before the family physician ar
rived he was dead Mr.. Rogers was
sixty-nine years old. Mrs. Rogers.
three married daughters. a son, H.
H. Rogers. Jr.. and Dr. W. J. Pulley,
a physician who was hastily sum
mOned. were at the bedside when the
end came. The funeral took place Sat
urday at Fairhaven, Mass.
Henry H. Rogers was a money
maker and one of the most successful
men of the so-calIed Standard Oil
group. He began life as a poor boy at
Fairhaven. Mass. where he was born
and retained his legal residence there
until the day of his death. Just
how much money Mr.. Rogers leaves
is not known. His fortune Is variously
estimated at from s50.000,000 to S75.-
1000, which will make his son, H.
H. Rogers. Jr.. one of the richest men
in the country.
Milford chronicle., 1909-05-28

and as soon as the robbers hae de
parted the train proceeded to this
city.
Milford chronicle., 1909-05-28
.PENNSYLV VANIA RAILROAD
Bulletin.
TRIPS AFFAIR AND NEAR.

Summer days coming Already vacation days be-
ing discussed the office and in few weeks the
exodus country seashoe and mountain will have been
begun.
abounds with delightful sumnerng places in valley
on mountain and thousands of whittier wend
the pilgrims in search of pleasure and recreation
Pennsylvania Railroad ticket agents have sale excursion
tickets greater number Of these by the first week in
will be about eight hundred points covered by Pensy
vana Railroad summer excursion tickets.
From the Rock-bound bays of Newfoundland to the sunny
slopes Virginia shores from the White Mountains of New
Hampshire to the Cumberland Mountains of Tennessee along the
forty beaches of Jersey the Of the Pacific
Ocean these summer stand ready entertain the transient
all summer guest.
Any Pennsy Railroad Ticket Agent will cheeuy give in
formation concerning routes these resorts enabling
pilgrims plan their outing minimum OF time and cost
Information bsseesdby addressing c2 w. Boyd csnss Passenger
VIM h rHadaphia
s. Baltimore B NJ Esvood D. r
fifteenth haniG Srees.W WanHop; a
iIamspor
Milford chronicle., 1909-05-28
IN CONTEMPT
IN ODD CASE
Supreme Court Holds Officials
Who Permitted LynChing.
FIRST Time ON RECORD

Sheriff and Five Others Guilty Of Con-
spring to Lynch Negro Who Had
Been Sentenced to Death, and In
Whose Case the United States su-
preme Court Had Granted an Ap-
peal.
For the first time in so serious a
case the supreme court Of the United
States will, on next Tuesday, under
take to mete out punishment for the
I crime of contempt Of the court itself.
and the Importance Of the occasion
will be enhanced by the number of
the defendants.
The proceedings will take place in
[ connection with the cases of Sheriff
Shipp and Deputy Sherih Gibson, of
Hamilton county Tenn, and four 9th
er residents of that county. named re-
spectively Williams Nolan, Padgett
and May These men were declared
by the court to be guilty of an act OF
contempt in combining in 1905 in a
conspiracy to lynch a negro named
Johnson, who had been sentenced to
death by the local courts upon the
charge Of rape. and in whose case the
supreme court had interfered to the
extent of granting an appeal, which
had the effect Of a supersedeas. On
the night following the announcement
Of the courts action Johnson was
taken out of the jail in Chattanooga
by a mob and lynched. There was no
resistance on the part Of the jail au-
thorities. and Shipp and a number
of his deputies, as well as about
twenty citizens, were proceeded
against on the charge of contempt Of
the federal court
The case has been pending ever
since. and the number of defendants
was from time to time reduced to
nine. OF these nine three were found
guiltless, while the other six were or
dered to be brought into court next
Tuesday for sentence They will be
taken into custody Immediately and
will appear in court in charge of Mar
shal Wright. The sentence may be
either fine or Imprisonment, or both.
The case is regarded as of excep-
tional interest because it is practi-
cally the first time that the highest
court in the United States has ever
to assert its dignity or to
resent acts or words rejecting upon it.
Milford chronicle., 1909-05-28


laxative and girls than Ayers Pills. Ask doctor about hem He knows
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-15
Stocks, Bonds, Cereals
STOCKS IRREGULAR WHEAT WAS WEAK
Severe Slump Due &c General liquida-
ton Marked Trading in
Yesterdays Session.

Chicago. H., Dec. 14.-WlHEAT-A
severe slump, due to general liQuida-
ton. marked the trading in grain to.
day. Wheat was weak all day with
the exception of short period at the
start, when urgent buying by shorts
forced December to $l.14h and May
to $1.124, new high marks for botn.
The opening bulge brought out large
quantities of selling orders. many
from influential sources. Improved
weather for the movement of grain in
this country and the talk of a ma
terial increase in receipts at ali pri-
mary points within few days, t.
gether with the slackening in demand
for cash grain, were factors that con
tributed to the weakness. During the
early bulge prices were from IA Nc
to l7sM2c above the previous close.
Late in the session December ratified
and advanced nearly one cent from
the bottom, but future delivers failed
to rally. The close was heavy, with
prices asGDi.c higher to q to &c
lower.
December opened $l.14 to Liz;
high 14h; low l2h closed l.13; May
opened 1.1l3s to 12A; high 1914 low
1919; closed 1.10ss: No. 2 red 1850
12S: No. 8 red 11S@I231a; No. 2
hard 1.14@1.l6: No. 3 hard 117m
LA.
CORN-General liquidation was the
order of the day and as a result tac
market was weak the entire session
The selling was based on the extreme
" heavy deliveries yesterday on De-
cember contracts and on the prospects
of further liberal deliveries today.
Cash interests were free sellers OF
December. Closed weak, x to &c
lower.
december opened G33s to GA; high
81" low t2lls closed G21sc. May
opened G6ia to CG7$; high GG7s low
&C; closed COZ; No 3 GIN; No 5
white G1@G1A No. yellow Gl@
GIN.
OATS-Weak on profit taking
brought out chiefly by the break in
wheat and corn. Prices at the close
We're 9s to 1M11sc lower
No white 4515; No. white 44@
441a standard AN M45c, December
opened 441sc; high 44Ac; low 1870;
closed 1879 May opened As to 45%c
and closed 443sc.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-15
sHERIFFs SALE.

BY virtue OF special execution y
sued out of the clerks office OF tn
county court OF Alexander count,
and state of Illinois, and to me Il
rected, whereby | am commanded
make the amount OF certain jude
ment recently obtained against WI
liam Akers In favor of Perks & HE
gins, out of the lands, tenements,
goods and chattels OF the said VIII
Liam Akers, have levied on the
following described property to-wit'
The N. L. Il N. r. Il Sec. 80 Town
ship No. IA. Range one West and the
Is. f. u N. E. n, Sec. 30 Township
Ia Range one West.
Therefore, according to said com
mand, | shall expose for sale at public
auction, all the right, title and inter
lest OF the above named William
Akers in and to the above described
property, at (2l two O'Clock p, m. on
Monday the 3rd day OF January. 1910
at the southwesterly door Of the
court house, in Cairo, Alexander
county Illinois.
Dated at Cairo. ILL.,, this 18th day
|of December, 1909.
JAS. NJ. M'MANuS,
Sheriff Alexander County
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-15
NEW YORK GRAIN.

New York, Dec. 11.-WIEAT-Re-
ceipts 205,2C0; spot easy No. 2 red
$1.27 elevator and 1.2G@ f. 0. b,
afoat, nominal. After an excited and
irregular opening the wheat market
ruled dull and easier under profit TAX.
ing by recent buyers and the more
favorable report from Argentine, ana
on the predictions OF an early settle.
ment of the railroad strike. Close "
to7sc net lower. december 1.22A ;
May t1fA
cORN-Receipts 4G,125 spot easy;
No. 3 TIE elevator domestic. 72b de-
livered, and GO t. 0. b. afoat, all nom
inal. Options closed unchanged to
INC net advance. Dec. 7lAc; May
73Ac,
OATS-Receipts 41,l75 spot firm
mixed 4Gkc; natural white 47M5o:
clipped white iS052c.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-15
Our Sacred Fish,

Among the many strange fnhabt-
tants of the great deep one of the
most peculiar and interesting is the
whipporee or whipray. This curious
fish probably takes its name from its
slender, whiplike tail, which six feet
long and but quarter of an inch in
diameter its entire length. The exact
function of this tail is not known.
1t is unarmed, though the body II
provided with four formidable dag
gers of from four to six inches in
length.
Another fish, somewhat like the
whipporee, called the stingaree, has
a similar tail, which is provided with
two fangs, and it protects itself by
switching the tail through the water
with extreme rapidly, and it is a
very dangerous weapon.
The body of the whipporee Is !ra5.
with beautiful colored markings. The
head is shaped like that Of ar i'm
morse bird. The roof of the mouth
and tongue are covered with bone
half an inch in thickness, and serve
to crush crabs and other shellfsa, up
on which the animals subslsts the
frs, or wings, are very pow arlui, and
it /; a swift swimmer, easily distance
ing It's natural enemies, the sharks
1t is claimed that the whipporee is
strong enough to tow a three-ma
schooner. This may or may not 10
true One off Key West was harpoon
ed near shore and struck ont for deep
water, towing an eighteen-fcot naptha
launch three miles out to sea before
| it was tired enough to come to the
surface and allow itself to be shot.
! 1t weighed 400 pounds and measured
six feet from tip to tip Of its fms.
1t is very difficult to catch the whip
poree, owing to its great speed, and.
as it's mouth easily brushes fish nook
| the harpoon is the only efficient weap'
| on. II feeds mostly in shallow water
| and draws crabs and other small she'll
fish from their hiding places in the
rocks by suction, the water passing
through the gills. Among the Conchs,
or natives of the Bahamas, the whip
poree is considered sacred.-Piladel-
phia Record.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-15
Boarding Houses and Disease.

In the opinion of Lancet there has
of late years been remarkable in
crease in the popularity of the board
ing house as place of permanent
residence for the middle classes. This
custom has long been the rage in
America, and recently in England the
number of such houses has largely
increased This fact has, doubtless.
helped to swell the cry about the de-
cay Of the home. The increase being
indisputable, more care than ever
should be taken to make these houses
healthy. They are by no means al
WAYS so 1t has been pointed out
that these buildings contain many in
sanitary features. that often the light
ing and the ventilation are bad, and
that almost always the rooms are far
too small. The present day earnest
solicitude for the proper housing of
the poor and working classes is one
Of the most promising aspects of mod
ern civilization. Indeed 1t is neces-
sity for the we'll being of the race
thbI So lHi 90 80 pVsofOiC oil ThOdiu
live under healthy conditions While
however, 1t Is matter OF national
concern that those who live by the
work of their hands, and the poor
generally. should be enabled to pass
their lives in good sanitary dwellings,
the fact must not be forgotten that
the health and the comfort of the
dwellers in boarding houses and lodg
ing houses are worthy OF some con
sideration. 1t goes without saying
that there are boarding houses and
lodging houses, and in criticising GER
tain defects Characteristic of some
of these establishments there 10 no
intentioncto cast aspersions on all.
Drains and the plumbing are the
chief sources OF danger to. health,
for II seems Inevitable that most
boarding houses are OF old and In
some respects obsolete. construction.
Often isiTa Z AIAa n aQ9zsals 2css.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-15
The Speculative Movement Was Halt
in9-Usually Obscure Stocks
Came to the Front.

New York, Dec. 1.-THE stock
market today is still characterized by
the movement of stocks not usually
prominent in the dealings. The sud
den activity of these was accom-
panied in some cases by deal" ru-
mors. Many such movements carried
the suggestion Of window dressing
preparation for the marking up of
valuations in the annual reports The
speculative movement was hating
and irregular.
Attention was given the report that
the United States Steel Corporation
will assign it's preferred stock for sub
scription to employees this year in
pursuance of the profit sharing plan,
instead of the common stock, for
which the employees were allowed to
subscribe at so last January with
satisfactory results in the years
movement. The inauguration of the
common stock assignments at that
time instead of the preferred stock
had the effect of creating an impress
sion of official recommendation of
that investment.
The preparations for enforcing the
tay and Incidents 0f NH
lcity involved are cause for dis
quiet to corporations. Adrot use is
being made in the speculation of vary
ing rumors about the merger of the
properties.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-15
SUPERSTITION OF cRooKs.
Many Times Their Capture fs Traced
to the Thing They Feared.

~ h'~ ''"y
at seems to me there never was
a real famous crook in the country
that had not a foolish fear of some
kind" said well-known detective
recently. Superstition has helped
me several times to land crooks that
| believe ! should never have caught
any other way. A house in which
a mysterious murder had been COM
mitted. was entered and property to
the value of several hundred dollars
stolen. | was put on the case and
became satisfied that the job had been
done by well-known negro charac-
ter. | arrested him, but he stuck to
his claim of innocense and | really
had little evidence that would bold
in court, though | was sure of my
man. He resisted all my efforts to
question him, as though he was sus-
pected of murder When that fellow
found out he had actually been 10 a
house where SO brutal crime had
been committed, he Immediately gave
in and and made full confession. |
was at loss to understand the rea-
son for his action until | questioned
some of his friends, and then | learn
ed that it had always been his fear
that some day he would get into
house where a violent death had taken
place. He had repeatedly said he
knew If ever he did he would surely
get caught. When he found he had
zone what he had been in fear of he
just sentence"
Stranger than the whms OF this
burglar, however, were that of Perry,
probably the newest train robber
that ever lived, and AlonZo j. White
man, the famous forger, whose escape
from an express train, going forty
miles an hour, startled everyone. Per-
ry dressed himself in perfect keeping
with his work, old clothes, slouCh hat
mask and all, but he did insist on
having his shoes polished until they
fairly shone. Just why he alone
knew Whiteman in a burst of conf
dence once said he attributed his
downfall to the use of a new and
strange pen.
The fear of Friday seems to hold
crooks of almost every kind, with the
possible exception of burglars They
apparently have no objections to help
ing themselves on Friday, but men
who are charged with murder have
always dreaded Friday as they would
their doomsday. fellow named
Latham. who was charged with muir
der in Des Moines, la. when the Judge
set his trial day for Friday. begged
to have the day changed, and the
judge granted the request.
One of the very strangest ideas
! ever heard Of" said a man who
was formerly policeman in the
West, was that OF a well-known high
wayman named Lang, who committed
hold-up after hold-up, always getting
all the plumber he could carry Re-
peated attempts were made to catch
him, but they all failed until one
night two men caught him asleep.
When he awoke to find himself cap
tive, instead of attempting any resist
ance, he accepted his arrest as some
thing he might have expected, 4
might have known better, he said
disgustedly. 1 have never gone out
on job before without carrying a
live toad in my pocket, This Is the
first time ever had, and deserve to
be caught"
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-15
NATURE SPARES
The Stricken Rose From Grief.


What fortunate provision of nature
1t is. that deprives the rose OF mental
suffering; for low, poignant would be It's
grief to discover, in the height Of its
blooming glory. that canker fed at its
heart, and that its beauty and fragrance
were doomed forever. Nature always
spares the suffering; she is q yeritabie
store-house OF pleasing rewards. for
those who seek her aid. In the years
gone by falling hair and grayness have
cast gloom over the lives of thAsand
OF young women. but thanks to ths In.
vestigations of scientists the true cause
OF hair destruction Is now known to BE-
a germ or parasite that burrows into
the hair follicles. Newbro's Herpicide
absolutely destroys this germ, thus
permitting the hair to grow as ma
ture intended. Sold by leading drug
gists. Send loo. in stamps for sample
to The Herpicide Co., Detroit. Mich.
ohe dolfs, sotao' suai anseed
O. Schdh & Sous. tpeeia; sse"'..
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-15
WANTED.
BUSINESS CUSTOMS IN MEXICO.


In the more extensive stores OF the
cities the similarity of arrangement,
stocks and methods of doing business
is more readily explained by the CLAN
nish manner in which the trada and
Industries are controlled by the people
of various nationalitles.
The French are supreme in the dry
goods business of Mexico. Acroee the
entire width of every dry goods Store
In Mexico runs a broad counter, not
many feet distant from the door, says
Modern Mexico, and the customer
never gets beyond the barrier. Rang
ed behind it is the inevitable army
OF clerks, SO numerous as to be touch
ing elbows, but smoking cigarettes
and nearly always supremely indiffer-
ent as to whether the customer IL
waited upon or suited or not.
Almost every grocery store in Mex
leo is owned by Spaniards, and there
is never an iota of originality in the
interior arrangement. Behind the
Zlnc covered counter are ranged the
shelves and pyramids of dust covered
bottles of liquor. At one side is the
inevitable tiny barroom. The clerks
are always Spanish boys in their
shirt sleeves and grimy hands, and
they slam each piece of silver upon
the counter to test it's metal with
the same vindictive motion. They do
q big business in day, although it
mostly takes a hundred sales to ag
gregate dollar
Everything is bought in Mexico ny
the days supply, or even for one meal.
At grocery store in Mexico you
can buy cents worth of sugar, or
tea, or coffee. The Spaniards let's
no customer with one cent escape,
and he breaks a package of cigarettes
to sell penny's worth with the same
apparent alacrity that he pours out
a centavo glass Of Mexican firewater
During the hours when the clerks
are not busily engaged waiting upon
customers they employ their time
weighing out the small one and two
cent packages of the various classes
of staples, deftly doubling and fasten-
ing the old newspaper wrapper with
out sign of string When the
rush comes, just before meal hours,
these boys hop from one side of the
store to the other, grabbing the ready
made packages with the greatest alac-
rity and filling the many wants OF
the cooks in short order.
And so it goes through all branches
OF trade. Look in at shop where
they sell milk Compare it with the
next one you encounter. The price
OF milk will not only be the same,
but the vessels that hold the white
fluid and the dippers and the meas
ures will be identical
You cannot find pulque shop
among the SS7 that the capital boasts
that is not gaudily decorated without
with allegorical pictures and within
with china plates There Is not ons
-~ - ~~se~~-~-s
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-15
CHICAGO HIDE MARKET.

Chicago, Dec. l4.-HIDES-Heavy
and light green sailed, fully cured,
liz; damaged green sailed 10k
green No. /, 1Oh; green No. 2, 9h i;
part cured No. /, 10A; part cured
No. 2, ga sailed bull hides, 91s
sailed bull hides damaged, Sh; green
bull No. /, Sh green bull No. 2, ~ /;
kip No. /. IL; kip No. 2, IL, green
sailed calf 1874