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Milford chronicle., 1911-03-31

Goodwin Bros. & Conwell expect to
close out their tomatoe pack in few
more weeke. They have about 1000
cases on hand yet, and market for them.
Arthur NJ. Barnes. of Lewes, spent Sun
day and part of Monday in Milton.
Walter F., son of Mr.. and Mrs Louis
Dovl, rstine, died near Redden on Mon
day evening aged months and Is day -.
Funeral at McColley's Chapel on Thurs
day mording, by a German minister from
Baltimore. and burial in cemetery adjoin
ing church, BY S. J. Wilson & Son.
Mrs. Emma J. Swain, wife of Frank
+. Swain, and daughter of Mrs. Capehart.
of Lin, oln, died in Cedar Greek on Mon
day of Bright disease, aged 45 years,
months and % days. Funeral services
were held at her late home on Wednes-
day afternoon by the Rev. Taylor of Lin
coin. and sepulture made in Odd Eel
lows Cemetery, Milford, by S. J. VIII
son & Son. ID. A. {.
Milford chronicle., 1911-03-31
Milk and Popped Corn.

Because be knew his patient the doc
tor was not az all rutfied when she eE
claimed:
But can't. doctOr; 1t is no use talk
ing. iust can't hate milk can't
drink it will take any kind of med
icine YOU wish me TO. but | cannot
swallow sweet milk "
VERY we'll" be said sOOthingly
Then he opened the door. and from the
kitchen There drifted in the smell Of
popping corn
who is popping cOrn?' she asked.
your nurse said The dOctor.
Half an hour later he persuaded her
to taste spoonful Of milk
"Why. thats not so had after ALL"
she said What did you do to it,"
Soaked that popped corn in IT, said
ne Gives II an entirely different
taste. doesn't it? sweet milk's bitter
est enemy is bound to say it il drink
able after it has soaked up the essence
of popped corn for fpn or fifteen min
utes New York sun
Milford chronicle., 1911-03-31
THE N. K. FAIRBANK COMPANY
CHICAGO
CHAPLAIN'S CHAPEL.
(Near Brdgevillel

kNeaf buugeFlllel
The farmers around Chaplain's Chapel are
very busy blowing their ground and preparing
for strawberries
The supervisor, Nr. Carlisle, Of Greenwood,
intends to have the roads made better around
Chaplain Chapel, as he had two different part
OF the roads d ixed last year. and Is now having
the road plOwed and scrsped from the residence
Of ". s O'day to the bridge near I. c. VIII
liams We hlpe to have better roads 10 the
summer If not In the winter as most OF the
farmers here haul their fruits to Brldgeville.
Mr. aud Mrs Joshua PIeltyman entertained
at supper on Thursday evening Mr. and Mrs.
Willard IsaGcs and three children and also Miss
Annie Knowles. Of Greenwood.
The family Of Robert LofiaRd have had or
have now the measles. aud Miss Nora Pass.
waters Of Oakley has gone to take care OF them.
Mrs. Rhoda Smith, who is staying with Der
daughter. Mrs. Charles Lohand, here, has the
rheumatism so bad that she cant hardly walk
at all
Dir and Mrs.. Peppens and family, Of viii
mington, are visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
c. f. welch. here
Our old pastor. Rev. c. W. strickland did
1AA iEAAAA - " A0A Ah1 NoAAAA8 gNeAt tAN my
God bless him wherever he goes. We hope
that We will ike our new pastor just as well.
EpwOrth League sunday at 7 30 p. m. led b.
Mrs. George Macklin. The topic cis"TemptaEiOus-'
Mrs Il. J. Anderson and Nrs. Charles Lofsnd
visited Milford last week.
Miss Mary Smith is suffering with bone
felon on her finger
Miss Margaret Kelley Aas gone to BridEevllle
where she expects to learn millinery under Miss
Name Hazard
Alexander Lynch, an aged man. has the
measles. He hss been very ill but Is improv-
ing at this writing
William Cope. Jr., entertained at supper sun
day evening Harvey Weleh and Harry Russell
Creighton Johnson, who has been wOrking
In Philadelphia for the past winter. has re
iurned hO'ne fer the summer.
Miss May Prettyman, OF Ellendale spent Sat
urday ana Sunday with Miss Lillian Conway
Rev. O. W. Strickland preached bis farewell
sermon at Chaplains last sunday.
J. N. Dlckerson has torn down his old residence
anc expects to replace IL with a nice new one.
Harry and Odes VII ey. OF near Brldgrvill
ipent Sunday evening at J. NJ. DickersOn's.
Misses Mary aud Ruth Messck lett early Sat
lrday morning for West Chester, Ps., Whe Q
hey expect 10 attend scrool.
Milford chronicle., 1911-03-31
Eveninn Schools.

Evening srhOols owe their existence
TO the Rev Thomas Charles. who about
1871 set up one at Bala Wales. which
proved to be quite successful In lSEI
or 1910 the English Bishop Kinds
strongly recommended such schools for
door adults. who on account of en
forced labor. had no chance TO secure
an education The idea was taken in
hand by the British privy council IT,
1851. and from that date eveni'
schools began TO be considered seriou>
~ At the present time they are M
merOus throughout Great Britain
America and many other leading ia
tions.-New York American.
Milford chronicle., 1911-03-31
REYNOLDS NEWS,

John Purnell has three children sick with the
Vim Jester Jr.. OF Georgetown, visited In this
vicinity last Sunday.
Frank Johnson, VI Georgetown, visited VIM.
Chiffon Sunday.
Mrs. chase has not returned home yet.
Mr. aud Mrs Geo. Fisher are improving.
Our preacher tiet tcheo his farewell sermon,
before leaving for cOnferen se, last sunday.
Mrs Jessie Dodd Is ill at The home or her
daughter.
Mr. and Mrs Alfred Clifton visited his brother,
Wm Clifton, Monday
our aid met at the nome Of Mrs. Laura Purnell,
March H. and every body reported good tins.
II viii meet With Mrs Emma Carpenter. April
IS Come cut aud enjoy yourselves.
PEACH BLOSSOM.
Milford chronicle., 1911-03-31
CAUGHT BY 0PlVER ANTS.
Exciting Experience In West Africa
With These Deadly Pests.


The driver ants are terrible pest In
West Africa. Crawling over the ground
10 countless tbousa uds InvtnciOle to
anything DuI a wall Of tire. they bring
quick death TO every i've thing unfOr
tunate enough TO be caught in their
path and leave behind them the skele-
tons of lizards, rats. sheep, cattle and
even human beings. In his book emu
tied We Two 10 West Africa" Major
f. g GuggiSbprg recOunts the terrOrS
Of one night when the pests invaded
his house
heard vOires calling. Get up; the
ants are on US" Sitting bolt upright.
| found the room apparently In dark
ness. In reality the lantern on tue
door at the foot Of the bed was sun
burning. but aS threw my hand out
an1 felt the heavy weight of the mos
quito net suddenly realized that It
was coated with ants so thickly that
1t kept the hgnt out as effectively as a
velvet curtain
Two bounds took me out OF that
mosquito npI and the hut. but il was
du uuN umlll AFFAtuE hFh AAJ ~
crunched through the living carpet OF
ants HitunG the side Of the doorway
in my hasty exit. | brought down
shower of the little pests on my bead
and shoulders from rafter. wall and
roof. and thPn the fun began.
Some people say that the ant buries
his head 10 you ana leaves Il there.
others that he drives some other part
of his body into you didn't worry
about examining which theory was
correct Il did DOT affect the torture
OF the result For the next ten min
ues I was standing IN a state OF ua
ture 10 the open. the rain bearing
down ana tbe boys. hastily rOused.
picking ants Of my body Oy the light
Of tOrrhes
I was so engrossed in this new sport
that / quite forgot about Lees: then !
suddenly realized that he was not
there. won moral Y. e. oy going
into that internal place and hauling
him out He was a pitiabIe sight in
the torchlight. his hair waving as II
In a breeze as the ants era wied
through it. his body black with them
To pick them of was TOO slow a job.
| seized a tin OF kerosene of and
poured It over him. sweeping the en-.
emy of in thOuss nds. One OF my ham
mock boys rushed up with a daming
torch. meaning in the kindness Of MS
heart to give master more light I
yelled to him to keep away. and he,
thinking he was being urged on.
rushed toward us quicker than ever.
Luckily Lees cook stopped him In
time. and a tragedy was averted
We spent the remainder of the night /
under a tree In spite of the discom
fort Of 1t all-the persistent rain. the !
mist. the smarting pain Of the ant
bites-we could not help laughing at /
the idea of our helplessness against
the little hrutes that we're occupying /
our comfortable huts However. the
only thing to do was TO wait patiently
until they cleared out.
Milford chronicle., 1911-03-31
BEN BUTLER'S BLUFF.
Il Was Well Worked and Completely
Fooled General Bingham.

Il Was Well Worked and Completely
Fooled General Bingham.
General John A. bingham was a
member OF the military tribunal that
tried Mrs Surratt and the Lincoln as
saSsinatiOn conSpIratOrs
After the trial IN the subsequent dc
bates in the house General B + But
Ter frequently charged that the com
mission mad arrived at an unjust yer
dict aud had convicted an innocent
woman In a memorable debate he
boldly proclaimed that II the contents
OF a diary which bad been found on
the dead body Of J. Wilkes Booth were
ever made public II would disclose the
fact that it contained the proof Of
Mrs Surratt's tnnOCPnce. which proof
had been UNANIMOUSLY suppressed by the
commission When General Bingham
made a movement as though he would
repeI such au accusation Butler dra
matically drew a memorandum book
from his breast pOcket and held II
alOft but did not utter a word. Bing
ham naturally supposed that Butler
bad a copy OF diary such as be hao
spoken OF As a matter Of fact the
book contained nothing but blank
leaves General Butler was just bIuff
ing.
The diary was In possession OF Sec
retary stanton. but President Johnson
finally demanded It 1t was an inter
esting book. but It threw no light upon
the great conspiracy.
Milford chronicle., 1911-03-31
Keep the Fire Burning.

II used TO be the custom in some old
English inns for the fire to be kept
constantly burning day and night
One such inn mentioned In "Oid COun
try Inns" was the Plow. at Upper
Dicker. In Sussex. and at the ChequerS
inn. near OsmOtherly. in Yorkshire
the hearth fire has been burning unin
terruptedly for at least 1870 years. The
tradition points to a time when the
public bOuse was necessarily resorted
to for purposes of all kinds.
Milford chronicle., 1911-03-31
MONSTER WHALES.
One That Swallowed Whole q Shark
Fifteen Feet Long.


Fifteen Feet Long.
Frank r Builen the noted writer OF
sea tales. In one OF his lectures said
that in New Zealand ne once saw u
whale opened and there were found
In its stomach number of tish which
must simply have swum down it,
throat and among them was a shark
ffteen feet long and nine feet round
The huge Greenland whale was de-
scribed Mr. RullPn asked his au
dience to Imagine monster Of 25O
tons and told how such a one was
taken on voyage In which ne took
part. enough whalebOne being taken
out Of his head TO pay a good dividend
on the voyage For six months In the
year This particular kind Of whale
which was the most helpless OF all
led life OF alarums and excursions
for he was always being chased
A third kind of whale. the hump
backed whale. was shown in a picture
jumping from the water. and MIR Bul
len explained that this was no lnd
cation of joy In life They were. in
fact. II not driven out of their minds
certainly driven out OF the water by
parasites adheriug to their bodies
This particular whale was greatly de
voted to its young. and If man hap
pened to kill calf be needed all bis
ingenuity to escape from the mother
On one occasion dfty two boats went
after whales in the bay OF California
and by accident a calf was killed In
one hour the parent destroyed City OF
the ifty.twO boats killing a number
of men. and then sailed out to sea
without a scratch.
Milford chronicle., 1911-03-31
SUNNY
MONDAY

Sunny Monday laundry
soap is most efficient for clean
ing carpets-removing grease
spots from clothing-washing
lace curtains and doilies-and
for every other cleaning pur-
pose. 1t contains no rosin,
washes woolens and hannels
without shrinking, and works
in any kind of water. Its mar
velous dirt-starting quality
spares your back and saves
your time.
Milford chronicle., 1911-03-31
r.. Iniured One.

"What did that woman do when her
pet dog jumped on you and bit your
"She gave me very reproachfui
look" replied PlOddine Pete. AN then
she ordered the dogs valet to give it
bath Washington Star.
Milford chronicle., 1911-03-31
Linhtnlnn Hlt the ooeanio.

The steamship Oceanic came into
port in New York with a splintered
foremast. The damage was done on
Tuesday night by a belt of lightning,
when the ship was running through
an electric storm with neavy hail ae
com mnaniment
Milford chronicle., 1911-03-31
LINCOLN GrIY NOTES.


Many OF the friends Of Mr.. and Mrs. Winian4
Donoho gave them genuine surprise last Iue4
day evening IN celebration Of the 18th annlVer
sary OF their marriage. most enjoyable evenf
Ing was spent, there having been arranged -
those in charge OF the surprise literary prof
gram consisting Of Iecitations. select readiugsi
both humorous aud pathetic, instrumental -
vocal music, which was followed BY the sen
ing OF 0Ountifnl repast OF refresh nents. "A
late hour all lett wisl ing SIR. ana Mrs D7
many happy returns Of the evening.
Next sunday the pastor will preach a
ter Neck Church at 10 o'clock a. h, p4#
by the organ zation Of the sunday Scl
Cedar Neck Church. $50 p. m, preaA
the reorganization OF the Sunday sch0Tf Il
7SO o'clOck In the evening there will be
ing at Loe In Church. Class meeting
coin at 10 30 a M. sunday school p. Ia
The Ladies' Aid Society viii meet al -
OF Mrs Caddie Beiderman on Saturday
April lst
There has been found in this towa tb
arm OF 3 double barrel shot gun. itlsEt -
Morrison's store and owner may have tai
by ider tify ing property and paying q
Frank Warren is building a large
house with glass front Frank Is goh
the raising OF poultry on an extensive e
william Hazard is moving from Aiifdt
this town and will reside in with his fatha
+. Hszzard.
Harry Cendaniel ls building house ona
lot, where be expects TO store cement and ua
il .or q sweet potato house through the winter
W. p. Peach, OF Newark. Delaware, has been
ip and around this town ard bought several
horses last week De bought q fine n are frOm
R H. Derrickson for 500 and Joe Morgan sold
his grey horse fhr the same pfice
Mrs David Lofiand has returned home after
three weeks visit with her daughter, Mrs. VII
liam Jester, In Philadelphia.
Several OF our fruit growers are spraying their
As usual opinions vary ~ sue
prospects for fruit, particularly with reA .enea
to peaches. some say their orchards shsw less
smb 20 buds than for years, others think d1i-
ierenuy. declaring that the progress made ov
farmers in work TO free fruit trees from disease
aud the spread Of the proper kno cledge %
praying will show forth In the crop this year
Il the irOsts do not kill.
For sale.-Fine Cabbage PlsRts, George +
ClendanIel. Lincoln, Del.
Milford chronicle., 1911-03-31
eeornIa Peach crop Ruined.

Dispatches from north Georgia,
which is in this fruit belt state, that
there is no longer any doubt that the
peach crop has succumbed to the
March frost.
Milford chronicle., 1911-03-31
Eum az.

He-No. the boss doesn't pay me any
more than am worth. She-HOw In
the world do yor manage to live on iti
Exchange
Milford chronicle., 1911-03-31
GENERAL MARKETS

PHILADELPHIA - FLOUR weak; :;
winter clear, s3.5043.75; city mills.
fancy, S5.25G575.
RYE FLOUR steady. at s4G415 per
barrel.
WHEAT quiet; No. red. new, S91k
090l2c.
CORN quiet; No. 2 yellow, 54655c.
OATS firm; No. 2 white, S61sc.;
lower grades, 35c.
POULTRY: Live steady; hens, 166
161hc.; old roosters. 11Q111ac. Dire s
ed steady; choice fowls, &c.; old
boosters, 12c.
BUTTER firm; extra creamery, Csc.
EGGS firm: selected, 10000; near
BY, 1615c; western, 1870.
POTATOES firm: 55060c. bushel.
Milford chronicle., 1911-03-31

Binghamton, N. Y. The regular ifty-cent
and one-dollar size bottles are sold by
all druggists. Don't make any mistake
but remember the name, Swamp-Root,
DIR. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the adj
dress, Binghamton. N. Y, on every bottle.
Milford chronicle., 1911-03-31

hndoutif You have kid
ney or bladder trouble.
When writingmention
reading this generous
ofer in this paper and
send your address to
H. K;frr,ar q, %
Milford chronicle., 1911-03-31
Do You Get Up
With a Lame Back7

Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable.
Almost everyone knows of Or. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root, the great kidney, liver aud
Milford chronicle., 1911-03-31

bladder remedy, be-
cause of its remark
able health restoring
properties. Swamp.
Root fulflls almost
every wish in over.
coming rheumatism,
pain in the back, kid.
neys, liver, bladder
and every part Of the
urinary passage. It
correCts inability to
Milford chronicle., 1911-03-31
Llve stoek Markets.

PITTSBURG (Union Stock Yards)-
CATTLE steady; choice, $650@6.75;
prime, S615m6.40.
SAEEP firm; prime wethers, 1850
490; culls and common, $2.5093.50;
lambs, S5d6.S5; veal calves, $7.50GS.
HOGS lower; prime heavies, $7.056
7.10; mediums, $750@755; heavy
Walkers and pigs, $500 1865; roughs,
500 6.25.
Milford chronicle., 1911-03-31

OF bad effects following Use Of liquor, wine
or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant
necessity of being compelled to 60 often
through the day, and to get up many
times during the night.
Swamp-ROOt is not recommended for
everything but if you have kidney, liver
or bladder trouble, it will b. found Just
the remedy you need. 1t has been thor
oughly tested i'll private practice, and has
proved so successful that a special ar
rangement has been made Dy which all
readers Of this paper, who have not al
ready tried it, may have a sample bottle
sent free by mail, also a book telling
more about Swamp-Root, and how to
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-11
JURY. FINDS KELLY GUILTY
Council Bluffs Doctors Crime Fixed
at Manslaughter.
DELIBERATE FTTY.FoUR HOURS
Murderer OF Deputy sheriff WOOL
man and Edmund stsrEinE Held
Accountable In Minor Way
for the Crime,

DES' MONIES, Dec. iO.-The Jury In the
case Of Or. Harry ID. Kelly, accused of
the murder OF Deputy Sheriff Clarence
Woolman OF Council Bluffs and Edmund
STERLING Of Des Moines. returned a verdict
Of manslaughter at o'clock tonight, after
being out flfty-four hours.
The case was placed in the hands OF
the jury shortly before noon Friday and
indications were that a disagreement
would result. Several times the Jurors
came in and asked for further instruc-
tions. He win be sentenced to from one
to eight years I'm the penitentiary,
The young Council Bluffs doctor shot
and killed Deputy Sheriff Woolman in q
room in local hotel March 20 last and
few minutes later shot and killed Edmund
STERLING, q bartender, when the latter
refused Kelly a drink. Kelly was being
taken to the inebriate asylum at Knox
Vile, Ia, when the tragedy occurred.
The jury, in a special finding, read with
the verdict, agreed that the defendant
was insane on the morning the crime WAS
committed.
Counsel for the defense announced to-
night that motion will be filed tomor.
row asking that the verdict bo set aside
on the ground that II is inconsistent.
They declare that, according to the state
laws and the courts instructions, the jury
cannot return a verdict finding an in
sane may guilty OF manslaughter.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-11
Judgments Against
Fire Marshal for
False Arrests

SIOUX FALLS, S. D., Dec. 1O-tspe-
cial.)- federal court jury. in the case
OF William LaMott against Frank A..
Craft, state fire marshal OF South Dakota,
and others returned a verdict awarding
the plaintiff a judgment in the sum of
$500 The plaintiff sought to recover
damages in the sum Of $4,000 for alleged
wrongful arrest and detention In con-
nection with the destruction by fire Of a
barn in Moody county.
A stay OF slNty days was granted the
defendants III which to make application
for II new trial.
The whole case turned upon the failu9s
OF the sheriff making the arrest 20 have
his warrant properly o. K,d in the
county in which the arrest was made.
The warrant was issued in Moody county
and the defendant was found in Deuel.
county, where no was arrested ON the
Moody county warrant without the war
rant having been o. KID by Deuel.
county justice OF tho peace
That this is necessary will he a surprise
to many sheriffs in tho state who have
not paid heed TO county lines and have
supposed that a warrant OF arrest Issued
In any county was good In any other
county In the state.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-11
Wife Keeps Miner
From Fatal Shaft
Because Of Dream

PRdCEVILLE, Tenn, Dec. 1O.-Husn
Lar1ie, miner employed in the wrecked
Cross Mountain mine, owes his life to
dream his wife had last night.
When he arose this morning and pre-
pared to go to his daily labor, Mrs.
Larue refused 10 prepare his lunch for
him to carry TO the mine. She did not
want him to wcrk today. She then re-
cited dream she had. In her dream
she saw scores Of miners with. their
heads blown off, being carried out OF
the mine entrance as she and her lit
tie children stood at the mines mouth.
Larue had not missed day from his
work for many months but he was pre-
vailed on today to remain out OF the
mines. IT. was only short time after
Mrs. Larue recited her story until the ex-
ploslon occurred.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-11
PURCHASE OF AUDITORIUM
TO BE CONSIDERED TODAY

The proposition TO vote bonds In the
sum OF $4,000 for the purchase OF the
Auditorium viii be again brought up be-
fore the council in committee OF the
whole this afternoon. Interested citizens
have been invited 10 attend the meeting
and 70 also be present at the regular
council meeting Tuesday evening, wien
some definite action may be taken. Coun-
Gilman Funkhouser upon the reading OF
the communication from the Auditorium
trustees submitting the proposition, asked
that a public discussion be invited before
the council vent on record The trustees
agree TO liquidate all liabilities and 10 give
the city clear title to the property at
s250O which is less than the grounds
and buildings originally cost.