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Milford chronicle., 1910-10-14
OUR CARD BASKET
Personal and Social Functions
During the Week

J. Cow Evans, Of Cumberland, Md J.,
visited mis- parents this week.
Mrs. Anna Hill and children are Wis
iting her sister in Camden, n. J.
Miss Elizabeth Drenuen, Of Elkton,
Md, is visiting Miss Emily Jones.
James L Davis, son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Davis, is i'll with typhoid fever.
Miss Lide Stevenson, with her sister,
Mrs. John Milman, are visiting in
Philadelphia.
Miss Sue Latchum, who has been in
Philadelphia for the past month, has
returned home. ~
Mr.. and Mrs. e. F. Tingley, OF Spok.
ane, Washington. have been the guests
Of Mrs. A. +. Tuthin.
Mr. and Mrs. j. Frank Fowler, Of
Canal Zone, Panama, are visiting her
mother, Mrs. Ssllie DickeTsOn.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Charles Walton, of
New York City, are the guests OF their
sister, Mrs. Harry b. Mccullough.
William Pierce, Dr. Samuel Marshall
and Earl Atkins attended the park
races 10 Philadelphia last Saturday. =
DR.. w. f. Goodwin, Of RelsteTtown,
Nd, and daughter, Miss Margaret GOD.
win, are guests Of Mrs Ella q Collins.
h. J.. Gain, the rising young aIchI.
tect OF Richmond, Va, spent Sunday
and Monday with home friends at
Shawnee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin F. Hudson
and Mrs. George ID. Hudson have been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur p. Hud-
son IN Wilmington.
Louis H. Lefierts, lof Milford, has
gone to Jersey City, N. J., where be is
employed as stenOgrapher in the De-
partment OF Public Service.
Mrs. ATlie +. DickersOn and daugh-
ter, Bertha and Mrs. w. DickersOn are
visiting the formers parents, Mr.. D.
w. Winder in Arlington, Pa.
T. w. Prettyman, who has been suf.
fering with gastric ulcer Of the stomach |
for the past three months, has gone to
q Philadelphia hospital for treatment.
Roland Carlisle who has been away
from Milford for fifteen years and /
been in every State in the Union and
Alaska for the past seven years return
ed home few days ago.
Mrs. P 5. Meeker and daughter Grace
and Mrs. Il. j. Hammond have returned
home after spending a weOk in New
York, Long IslsLd, New Jersey, Phila-
1elphia and Trenton Fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Caleb E. Burchenal,
who were married at the home of the
bride in Milford on Tuesday, Septem
1er 9th, returned to their home in
on Friday last from their
trip to the Bermudas.
S c. Evans, Jr., passed the examina-
ion for the Dioptrican Grade OF the
Optical Society at the
Hotel, Philadelphia, on
tuesday. He was elected member !
+ the society and was a guest at the /
,anquet given that evening at Kugler's.
Milford chronicle., 1910-10-14
VETERANS REUNION.

The First Regiment Of Delaware
Veteran Volunteer Infantry will hold
q reunion Of its members in Smiths
Hall, Dover, at 10 80 a, m. on Thurs-
day, October goth. There are q few
survivors Of this regiment in this sec.
ton whose addresses are unknown and
it is hoped that they may be brought
together again at this reunion.
Milford chronicle., 1910-10-14
HANDSOME APPLES.

John Tharp a cOlOred man from near
Williamsville, Kent county, owns q
farm on which he is growing some
very nice fruit and this week he left q
basket Of fine Nero apples at this Office
which weighed from IL to IS ounces
for each apple. This secten Of the State
seems to be better adapted to the grow.
ing Of apples than almost any other
part.
Milford chronicle., 1910-10-14
MARRIED.
FLAMMER- BELL.

Fla NM En- BELL.
Miss Sallie S. Bell, daughter Of Mrs
AaronW. Bell Of Milford, and Theodore
l.. Flammer, Of New York, were quietly
married at st. Augustine Chapel, New
York City. on Saturday, October sIh,
1910, by Rev. Eugene Toy, D. D Miss
Bell was a former resident OF Milford,
but for several years past has been
nursing in New York. Mr.. and Mrs.
Flammer came to Milford on Tuesday
evening for a few days visit with her
mother.
VAN SANT-BODDY.
Mr.. and Mrs. john 5 Boldly announce
the marriage Of their daughter Sarah
H., to Irving Van SAINT on Monday
evening, October 3rd, 1910, at their
home, 1000 Adams Street, Wilmington,
Delaware, by Rev. H. G. Lang. They
left for Baltimore, Washington and
points South. On their return they
will reside at their new home, 4O4 West
Twenty. fifth Street, Wilmington. The
bride is niece OF Mrs. Ruth A. Morris,
OF Milford.
CLIFTON-LUFF.
A very pretty wedding was solemn
lied at the Union NJ. E. Parsonage in
Wilmington on Monday evening, DC.
tober 10th, 1910, by Rev. w. F. COrkran.
The contracting parties were Mics Mary
F. Luf Of sos Madison Street, Will
mington, and Alfred o. Clifton, of Eel
ton, Delaware. The bride lie the Oldest
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. H. 7. Luf
and the groom the only son Of Mrs. M.
E. Clifton. Miss Blanch J. Luff was
and 7. E. HILBERT was best
man. The young couple were rendered
3 reception at the home Of the BRIDES
parents from 8 antil 10 p. m. They will
be at home after October oath at Sixth |
snd Madison Streets, Wilmington, Del. |
awaEe.
Milford chronicle., 1910-10-14
IOnFs,

o. Layton tTler.
The following correspondence was the
result Of q letter addressed to Colonel
Townsend by the chairman Of the State
Republican Committee, after the pnbliea-
ton Of the above letters in the Whining
Milford chronicle., 1910-10-14
LAST REGISTRATION DAY.

1t will be well to remem Der that Eatur-
day, October 22nd, is positively the lass
day for registration, 80 a. TO be able 20
vote at the next November election.
There are many persons yet to register,
and it will be wise to get In early IN
the morning as possible, go as to avoid
the rush. just keep this matter in
mind.
Milford chronicle., 1910-10-14
OBITUARY.
HoLsTON.

Mrs. Sarah HOlstOn, widow Of the
late William J. HOlston, died at the
home Of her son, Benjamin HOlstOn, on
Washington Street, South Milford, on
Wednesday morning, October 18th,
1910, from paralysis, aged II years. She
was a sister to Littleton H. SammOns
OF this town. Funeral services will be
held this afternoon at o'clock. Rev.
w. H. Savage officiating. Interment
will be made in Union Cemetery.
WILEY.
Mrs. Maggie Z. Wiley, wife Of Henry
Wiley, died at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs Eugene Smith, on Front Street,
South Milford, on Wednesday after
noon, October 18th, 1910, from drOpsy,
aged 63 years, 3 months and 10 days.
She was daughter Of the late Joseph
g. Gorby and beside her husband leaves
q neither, three sisters and one brother.
Funeral services will be held at clock
this afternoon aud interment made at
Odd Fellows Cemetery, Rev. Howard
T Quigg officiating.
FOWLER.
Mrs Laura G. Fowler, wife OF Will
liam F. Fowler, a former resident of
and son Of the late William
d Fowler, died at her home, 800 North
Street, Camden, New Jersey,
on Tuesday. October llth, from typhoid
fever, after few days illness, aged 40
years. Mr. and Mrs. Fowler were in
Milford last week attending the funeral
1f his mother. Funeral service will be
held at her late residence at , o'clock
his afternoon and interment made at
Harleigh Cemetery, Camden.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-19

~ reasons why we should raise
S moro beef cattle may be
briefly stated as follows:
ID AS a means OF increasing and
soil fertility.
CD As a means Of securing addi-
tional revenue from idle lands and
those that do not now produce profit
able cultivated crops.
(3) To afford market for coarse
raw products of the farm.
(4) To enable us to diversity and
rotate our crops.
60 To produce human food to
supply local demands.
co To better enable. us to fur
nish constant work for the farm la
borers.
Having briefly stated the principal
reasons why we should grow more
beef cattle. let us now discuss them
more in detail, with special refer
ence to the conditions existing
throughout the South:
Cattle Feeding and Soil Fertility.
~ The growing OF beef cattle
may increase soil productiveness in
the following ways: (a) BY afford
ing a most satisfactory means Of sup
plying organic matter-humus-to
the sell. thereby improving the me-
chanical and moisture conditions. and
OBJ by increasing the nitrogen con-
tent OF the soil and by rendering
available other plant foods already
there. The earlier development Of
agricultural chemistry. the absence
OF live stock to supply organic ma
nures. and the ease with which
chemical plant foods may be obtain
ed are probably responsible for our
disposition to look upon soil fertility
IS q chemical question-or a ques-
ton OF plant foods only. Soil fer
tility. however, as regards most
lands, is much more a biological. a
bacterial question. than q chemical
one-much more q question Of hu-
mus and mechanical condition than
OF supplying additional plant foods.
The simplest and most direct method
OF supplying organic matter to soils
Is through decaying plants. but the
plants which naturally grow on the
land build It up slowly. while culti-
waited crops are too valuable to be
used directly as fertilizers. No prod
uct OF the soil which IL suitable for
feeding live stock should ever be re-
turned to the soil direct, before be-
Ing passed through some farm ami
NAL. These feeding stuffs have a
double value. one as fertilizer and
another as feed. and by feeding them
to good live stock from rs per cent
to so per cent OF the former and all
OF the latter may be realized.
These are important reasons for
maintaining a maximum OF live stock
on the farm. but 1t must not be for
gotten that stable manure supplies,
better than any other materials,
the conditions suitable for bacterial
life In the soil, and probably because
OF this we may explain why the in
crease tn crops is frequently greater
from the stable manure produced
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-19
How to Grow Live Stock in the South.
WHY WE SHOULD GROW MORE BEEF CATTLE
BY TAFT Butler.

from feeding q given quantity OF
feeds than from an application OF
these feeding stuffs directly to the
soil. In view of these facts. we are
probably correct In stating that live
stock-stable manure-is essential
to the greatest soil fertility. At
least, no country has ever yet built
up and maintained soil fertility with
out giving live stock a prominent
place in its agriculture.
We Should Utilize Our Idle Lands.
ca Much of the land now In cul-
tivation does not produce profitable
cultivated crops. II these lands were
put In pastures. or made to grow le-
gume crops for feeding cattle. they
would produce larger net revenues
and be improved In productiveness.
A small part OF the lands OF the
South are producing profitable crops
OF any sort. Millions OF acres from
which all the valuable timber has
been removed. and large areas
thought to be too poor for profitable
cultivation, would. IL fenced. cleaned
up and put In pastures. yield profit
able returns on their market value.
We have too many idle and unprofi,-
able acres. which. consume in taxes
and otherwise the profits from
our cultivated lands. These must be
improved to become profitable, and
with beef cattle they may DO made
profitable while being improved.
A Market for Coarse rcedstuas.
(3) The high prices OF feeding
stuffs have been a serious injury to
the Southern farmer. Not alone be-
cause he has bought them with which
to make cotton. but also because II
has led him into tho false position
| OF assuming that the feeding stufYs
produced would yield larger profits
when sold on the market than when
led to live stock. This position has
been made to look more plausible
because OF the cattle ticks and the
poor quality OF our cattle, but this
false economy should no longer de-
ceive any one who studies Southern
agricultural conditions and our de-
pleted soil fertility.
Moreover. there are many coarse
farm products left In the fields to be
largely wasted which may be con-
sumed by cattle that will pay a good
price for them. A notable example
OF this Ia the corn slower In which
about 40 per cent OF the feeding
value OF the entire plant In found. II,
must also be rememb ered that much
more OF such farm products might be
made and saved for which beef cattle
would AFFORD ready and satisfactory
market. The marketing OF coars.
FODDER and hay products Ia expen-
sive. especially when located far from
market. because OF their great bulk
our bad roads and high freight ra,es.
but they may be marketed In cattle
with little cost and less ipconyen-
fence.
90 No crop rotation In comple,e
without legume crops TO be grazed
or used as feed for live stock. A
diversity OF products demands larrer
markets. II the crops produced be
forage crops--and In diversified ag-
riculture. having In view the increas.
Ing OF soil fertility these must he In
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-19

Berkshire Bosa Chevioa sheep, Ansors
Goats, Enbden and Toulouse 0eese, Barr.
ID and white p. ROCK Chickena Get our
prices- CLOVERDALE STOCK FARM
II. @. Davidson Proprietor.
ORION. Tennssaoe
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-19
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Evening journal., 1910-12-28
HOSPITAL TRIP
CAME TOO LATE
James Holland, Who Didn't
Need Treatment, Dies After
Short Illness

Following an illness of one day,
James Holland. aged about 55 years, a
lather living on Front street near
Union, died this morning in the Della
ware Hospital five hours after being
admitted. He leaves a widow and two
children.
Throughout yesterday Holland was
at the Fame Hose Fire Company's
House and showed signs Of sickness.
His friends asked him to go to a hos
pital for treatment but he refused, in
sisting that he would be all right to-
day. He went to bed at the engine
house late last night and his ailment
proved so severe at 4 o'clock that he
was prevailed upon to go to the Della
ware Hospital where he was taken in
the Phoenix ambulance.
All efforts of the hospital corps tc
relieve his suffering proved futile and
he succumbed at $50 o'clock this
morning. The hospital force has failed
to diagnose his illness.
His wife and two children who were
visiting out of town were summoned
Immediately and arrived home early
this afternoon.
Although not an active member o.
the Fame Hose Company he is we'll
known and liked by all. He was
member of the Nonpariel Society, thu
social organization of the company.
Evening journal., 1910-12-28
FIND ANOTHER
OLEO FACTORY
Thomas BIeSt Held This Time
on Charge Of Violating
U. S. Laws

In the arrest by Federal authori-
ties yesterday afternoon Of Thomas
Blest. who has a stand in Second
street market house, on the charge Of
violating the oleomargarine laws.
they are said 20 have unearthed an
oleo factory in the rear Of mil
linery store conducted by Mrs. Blest,
at No. 200 King street The govern
ment officers found about 1900 pounds
of alleged ole0 IN the rear Of the
store. 1t Is said two rooms wore
used I'm which TO manufacture the
article and the oleo was then stored,
according to the authorities, in the
basement, being taken up through a
trap door when needed.
Blest was arraigned before United
States Commissioner Mahaffy and was
held I'm 81 800 bail for court. He
furnished the necessary bail and was
( released.
This is the second arrest since l.
L. Rudman, q government agent, be-
gan the oleomargarlne investigation
here about two weeks ago. Asa L. Van
vert, one of the accused men, having
been held in $4,000 bail for court, In
default Of which he was confined a.
the wOrkhouse
Evening journal., 1910-12-28
CAMPAIGN
QUIZ AGAIN
Colonel A. R. Benson, Repub-
IiCan Committee Treasurer,
Before AttOrney-GeneraI
QUESTIONED ABOUT
THE DISBURSEMENTS

Colonel Alden r. Benson. Of Do
yer. treasurer OF the Republican State
Committee, appeared before Attorney
General Gray this morning to be ex-
amined as 10 the financial records OF
the State Committee. Colonel Ben
son was examined by Mr. Gray at
Dover last week about the finances
of the Republican State Committee,
after which he was served with a
summons to produce all books. rec
ords, accounts, etc.. showing the re-
ceipts and disbursements of the COM
mlttee I'm connection with the regis
tration and election of 1910.
Mr.. Benson produced the books this
morning. There were two books, and
they pertained mostly 10 the check
disbursements of the State Commit
tee. The stubs showed the record Of
money paid out by the committee,
but there was no book itemizing all
contributions received by the COM
mittee. The contributions were de-
posted and were paid out by checks.
Mr.. Gray questioned Mr.. Benson as
to each one Of the disbursements re-
corded In the stubs and the purposes
for which the money was paid out At
; torney- General Gray viii finish his
questioning Of Mr.. Benson this after
noon. Mr.. Benson was closeted with
the Attorney-General for more than
an hour this morning, and "a stem
ographer took a record Of the testi-
mony.
Mr.. Gray was asked about the IN
formation he obtained from Colonel
Benson, and he replied: when the
examination Of all the witnesses is
finished, all the testimony will be Civ
en- to the newspapers for publication.
/ Until then / can give out nothing"
] Mr.. Gray added that all the mem
bers Of the state committees Of the
. Republican aud Democratic parties
living in Wilmington and all the Re-
publican and Democratic New Castle
county committeeman and all of the
state and county committeeman of
both parties In Sussex county will be
summoned to appear before him and
be quizzed as to their election activi-
ties Just when his next examination
will be conducted he could not say. as
he is preparing for the term of
courts. and for business in connection
with the Legislature.
Il was learned today that Deputy
Attorney General WolcOtt several DAYS
lago questioned United States Senator
Harry A. Richardson at Dover At
torney General Gray today was asked
If he intended to summon Senator
H. A. DUPONT to appear before him
but he would not say.
Evening journal., 1910-12-28
ILLNESS KEEPS
SECRETARY AWAY
County Hospital Trustees
Official Will Undergo
Operation

When A. V. Lesley George resigned
as Trustee of the New Castle County
Hospital, Trustee Edwin Clark, Of Red
Lion. was elected secretary 70 succeed
Mr.. George. The new secretary, hove
ever. has been very sick and will have
10 go unde- an operation.
Consequently at the meeting of the
trustees this afternoon Mr. Clarke was
absent and Trustee Frank Stout will
have charge of the books for The
present Many leading farmers have
visited the farm attached TO the hos
pital recently 10 see the stock Of high
b ed COWS and a young Holstein bull
for which one farmer offered during
the past week $3.50 Superintendent
Foster says he will put his herd
against any in the state
The report Of superintendent Fostel
showed the population TO be: White
men, 137: women. 81; children, g col
ored men, %; women, IS; children. ?
total, 2l7 During the month therl
We're eleven deaths. The payroll foi
the mont S5334
The Il ~ eport showed S136 re
ceipts; e. eases $l379O. During th'
past month the new shower baths werl
installed and the trustees to-day IN
spected them.
Evening journal., 1910-12-28
FELL 200 FEET
FROM AIRSHIP
Wife Of a Daring Aviator Saw
Her Husband Dashed
TO Death
MACHINE CAPSIZED AND
TWO MEN WERE KILLED

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
PARIS, Dec 2S.-The worst aero
plane accident in the history Of French
aviation, occurred today at lssy when
Marquis Mario Paula and Alexandra
Laffon, chief pilot of Antoinette school
of aviation, were killed in a 2OO-toot
fall Of their Antoinette monoplane.
Laffon's wife witnessesed the tragedy.
Within fifteen minutes of the time she
kissed her daring husband farewell
she threw herself in a paroxysm OF
grief over his mangled body. She is
In a critical condition from the shock.
Laffon was plotting the machine and
Paula, the owner of the aeroplane,
was his passenger They were con-
testing for the $4,000 prize offered
for the speediest two-passenger flight
from Paris TO Brussels and return.
Machine Capsized.
When almost directly over the
hangar, the machine capsized. Laffon
made frantic efforts to right the fall
ing craft, but it dashed TO the ground
turning over twice in its descent
Laffon fell a few feet distant from the
machine, his head crushed, and his
right arm driven into his chest The
Marquis was caught i'm the .wreckage
Both men were unconscious. They
were taken to Bouicicault Hospital
Paula dying as he was being carried
into the hospital and Laffon a few
minutes later.
Laffon was p years old and one a
the best men Of the French instructors
Paula has done little flying himself
but was one of the chief promoters %
/ the sport. spending much Of his grea
wealth in furthering the science.
Evening journal., 1910-12-28
PLOT TO MINE
MANILA HARBOR
Japanese SChemlng TO Blow
Up Our Ships in Case
of War
SCARE In MILITARY
AND NAVAL CIRCLES

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
MANILA, Dec 2S.-A Japanese plot
to mine Manila Harbor for the pur-
pose of blowing up American warships
at their anchorage in the event of hos
tilities between Japan and the United
States was discovered here to-day, ac-
cording to persistent reports current
in military circles The reports are
emphasized by the result OF the or
ganized search by the military author
tiles OF the Japanese quarter, a guam
tity of high explosives having been
found in one of the houses. So serious
is the situation that Major General
William p. Duvall. commanding the
Department, has assumed personal
charge of the search Official informa-
tion Is refused, and every effort iH be
ing made to keep from the public the
nature of the discoveries.
Jap Spy Arrested.
The authorities are understood GO
have secured by means of their secre
service complete information or tlf
plans of the Japanese. II is unde
stood that the arrest OF the Japanes
spy on Corregidor island yesterday
was merely an incident of the round
up that is 10 come. Leading members
of the Japanese colony In Manila nave
been under surveillance for some time
past and I'm the house-tO-house search
made yesterday which resulted IN the
discovery of the explosives, 1t Is ru-
mored that papers were found disclos.
ing tho identity of the Japanese secret
agents who are operating here. These
men are to be arrested. II is hintel
some of them are already in custody
but because of the attitude OF the au
thorites, It is impossible to confirm
this.
Struggled Explosives.
one report is that the Japanesl
have smuggled quantities OF explo
sives into the country. their metho'
being 10 land the contraband article
at obscure spots on the Luzon coas
and then TO smuggle them into Manil
under loads of produce.
Just how extensive the propose
plot to mine the local harbor is, can
/ not be ascertained. One report has
/ that the scheme was to plant th
mines close to the bottom adjacent {
] the anchorages Of the warships, s
that they could be discharged by ele'
/ trio current from the shore.
There ga considerable eNciteiueni !
/ military and naval circles IN conne'
ton with the latest Japanese scar
but none of the officers Will talk, feal
ing to incur the wrath of General Dt
vail, who has warned all who are ~
position to have knowledge OF what
going on, that a court martial viii 10
low loquacity.
Evening journal., 1910-12-28
REFUSED DRINK,
SWALLOWS POISON

BY United Press Leased Special Wire
NEWARK, n. j., Dec. 2S.-After
borrowing ten cents from the pro-
pFietor of a cafe at No. 163 Market
street. and being refused a drink by
the bartender when the place was
crowded with customers early today,
Rudolph f. Heiles, of No. go New
street, East Orange. a certified public
accountant, walked over to a table and
sat down. Some time after one Of
the men at another table looked at him
and remarked TO a companion.
"That man has peculiar color"
A doctor, who was in the cafe ex-
amined him and found that he had
been dead for some time On the
table beside him was a three ounce
bottle of cyanide Of potassium. the
contents of which he had swallowed.