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Milford chronicle., 1911-09-08
SUDDEN DEATH.

Private funeral services for Sydenham
B Dieiz. seventy che years old, and a
lifelong resident Of the District Of Col
umbia, were held at st Aloysius Church,
Washington, on Wednesday morning,
August 30th. at 10 Ocloek. Interment,
also private, was made in the Congress
sionsl Cemetery. Mr.. Dietz had been
familiar figure about the District Su-
preme Court for more than a quarter Of
century. At the founding Of the Dis.
trict Title Company. twenty-five years
ago, Mr.. Dietz had charge OF the cem-
piling Of the records. He was the first
compiler Of the Book Of Judgment"
editions Of which are constantly being
used by LAWYERS OF the District. Mr..
Dietz, who was still in active business
life, retired about II p. m. on Sunday,
August 9th, in apparently good health.
Monday q. m. when he failed to ap.
pear at his regular time an iHvestiga-
tiOn revealed the SD fact that he had
passed away during the night from
heart trouble HE wife died about five
years ago, but he is survived by two
daughters and one son, S. B. Dietz, Jr.,
and Mrs. V E. Lake Of Washington,
D. C., and Mrs S. Edgar Mahan, Of
this town. MI Dietz had arranged to
visit here this week.
Milford chronicle., 1911-09-08
COMING IN ALL ITS ENTIRETY.

DOwBie & Wheeler's Worlds Best
Shows Com bined will exhibitin Milford
September 20 b, one day only. A Rigsn-
tic amusem ent enterprise. A whole city
OF people employed The strange colony
OF people, handsome horses, rare wild
animals and golden caravans are sched
uied to arrive in the early hours Of
morning, transported upon DOwine &
WheelePs own new special train Of
cars. Circus day will begin with q
grand glittering free street parade,
every morning ut 10 80 o'clOek-a vi
sion of beauty and splendor; defying
all competition or com parison. The
show has $50 600 90 invested 10 chariOts,
tableau floats, musical vehicles, fanei.
ful and historic costumes and expen.
sive odd things OF distinctive parade
use. 1t Is now well understood that
DOwnie & Wheeler's Circus Combined
carry as many people, horses, wild ami
mails and show properties as any other
show travelling. The agent Of DOwnie
& Wheeler's Shows was in town, con-
tracing with grocers, bakers cream.
cries, etc for the immense quantity
OF food to be delivered to the show
grounds in the early morning. There
is no question but that a tremendous
crowd Of people will be in the city as
every body will want to see the new
big Combined Double Circus. It's hun.
dreds Of special and extraordinary fes
lures will afford a day OF rare enjoy
ment and valuable instruction to
everybody.
Milford chronicle., 1911-09-08
CHURCH NEWS.

The Rev. w. F. Stewart Of Camden,
Del, will preach at the Baptist Church
Sunday morning and evening. All
cordially invited to attend.
Presbyterian Church.-The pastor
will preach at II O'Clock Topic, "The
Element Of Public Worship" Sun day
School at 10 O'Clock and Christian En-.
deavor at 30 p. m. Subject, "Our
Denomination.
Christ Church. 18th, Sunday after
Trinity. Holy Communion, 80 q IN.
Service and sermon, 10 80 a. m. Sun.
day School, 2.SO p. m. EvensOng at
p. m. All welcome. The guild will
meet on Wednesday at 2 80 p. M, at
the residence Of the Rector.
St. Johns R. c. Church Sunday
September 10th. There will be special
evening services att 80 o M, a sermon
by the new resident pastor Rev. James
McEnery followed by Benediction Of
the Blessed Sacrament. Sunday School
at 1Oa. N. All are cordially invited
Avenue NJ. E. Church Divine wOr-
ship at 10 80 q. m; preaching by the
pastor. Subject, "If Isaiah Should
Come to America" Sunday School in
the church and Chapel at p. N. This
is the time the Avenue school changes
from morning to afternoon sessions.
EpwOrth League prayer meeting at
z COP m Topic, progress in Charae,
ter" Miss Helen Richards leader.
NJ P. Observation-Disclosures meet.
ing, q. m; Preaching, 10 so a. m.
Subject, Suffering and Glory Sun
day School 2 pm Christian Endeavor,
s $50 p. m. Preaching, 80 p. m. Sub.
jeot, "The Misery Of Sinful State. "
will be given to any who
wish to unite with the church Mid.
week services on Tuesday, Thursday
and Friday nights. All are invited to
these services.
Milford chronicle., 1911-09-08
TO BE OPERATED ON AT
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

E. NJ. Davis, son Of Mr.. and Mrs
William H H Davis, OF this to Hn,
about four years ago had his right arm
badly fractured in a railroad accident.
Since that time he has suffered greatly
with that member. the bone being in
jured in such a way as to produce q stiff
ness Of the joint at the elbow. Mr..
Davis, after consulting Dr.. Carnett, a
specialist Of the University Of Pennsyl.
vsnis and having aux Ray photograph
efthe fracture made, was advised to re-
turn to the University and have that
portion OF the bone chiseled out which
prevents the joint from working with
freedom Mr.. Davis expects to return
to the University next week and have
the operation performed.
The Eagle Swimming Club, of Phil
adelphia, Of which Mr.. Davis is its
medal member, is quite anxious about
the outcome Of the operation, as it is
feared that it may affect his ability as
q swimmer. The Club and all who
have witnessed Mr. Davis swimming
pronounce him one Of the best swim
mers along the Atlantic Coast He has
received q number Of medals for his
excellence in this sport, having captur
ed the medal in the two.mile swim at
Atlantic City, n. J., about two years
ago.
Milford chronicle., 1911-09-08
ROAD COMNTSSION HERE.

/On Tuesday, Governor Simeon s.
Pennewill, Lieutenant. Governor John
M. Mendenhall, and Secretary Of State
William T. SmitheIs. comprising q
commission to select q route for the
proposed DUPONT boulevard, passed
through Milford on their way over the
easterly route through Sussex, from
Milford to Georgetown, through Selby-
VILE to the Maryland line. n
Milford chronicle., 1911-09-08
SHOOTING DRUM FISH.

Y Many OF the citizens OF Milford who
were sojourning at RehobOth on Sun
day last were among the hundreds Of
spectators who watched the new
method Of catching drum fish, which
is by shooting them. Three extra large
ones were shot on Sunday and were
quickly hauled in shore and added
much to the already fine meals which
are usually served by the efficient
hotel service at that resort.
Milford chronicle., 1911-09-08
SHOCKLEY JURY VERDICT.

The coroners jury in the case Of Will
liam !. Shockley, formerly of this town,
and who was a prominent Dover mer-
chant have rendered the following YER
dict: "That the deceased William J.
Shockley, came to his death by car
bolic acid poisoning In the stomach,
but whether taken by accident or with
intent is to the jurors aforesaid, un'
known" A point that the jurors tried
hard to solve was whether the poison
was taken accidently or with full
knowledge OF the contents Ofthe bottle.
They were unable to do so.
Milford chronicle., 1911-09-08
CHURCH ANNIVERSARY.

Q The second anniversary Of The First
Methodist Episcopal Church at Lincoln
City will be held on Sunday, Septem!
Der 18th. The exercises will continue
throughout the entire day DR.. John
Krantz. OF New York City, will preach
in the morning and will have charge
Of the finances during the day. Preach
ing at lO.SO q. m, p. m. and 7SO p. m.
by DR.. Krantz, DR.. Quigg and others
All friends and members OF the church
are cordially invited to be present.
Milford chronicle., 1911-09-08
DOING GOOD WORK.

Up to the present, collector Of town
taxes, John h. Roach, is making good
record and it is very probable that by
the first day Of January next that he
will have his 1911 duplicate almost, if
not quite, cleaned up and finished.
The tax duplicate was placed in his
hands about the last OF April, the entire
duplicate amounting to 50 800. Up to
this date be has collected about 81. 900,
leaving enlY a balance Of $500, lees
the usually allowed list Of deaths. er-
rors and removals. generally 5000 to
$3.50.
Milford chronicle., 1911-09-08
GOING ON A CRUISE.

" William g. Abbott with party COM
prising OF DR.. George E. Messick, Oar
win s. Collins, William Deputy, J. F.
swenson, Of Georgetown, supervisor Of
the railroad, and Captain Edward
Williamson, as pilot, start at midnight
tonight for a four days cruise in the
Delaware Bay and River. They will
visit Philadelphia and other cities.
This is the second trip to Philadelphia
made in the motor yacht, Francis,
since her launching on July Goth. She
proves to be a thorough sea going little
craft.
Milford chronicle., 1911-09-08
THANKSGIVING DAY NOVEMBER sOTH.

Owing to the fact that there are
Thursdays in November, and that foot.
ball players and others are anxious to
know on what Thursday the Thanks.
giving day will be set, the White House
at Washington has announced that
the last Thusday 10 November, the
8Oth, would be designated by pro-
clamation as Thanksgiving Day by
President Taft.
Milford chronicle., 1911-09-08
SEVEN FINE WATERMELONS.

During the week and until this even-
log seven fine wstermelons, have been
exhibited In the windows of Pierce and
CarmeaD. They are Of excellent shape,
large in size and an extra fine melon ia
favor, ami are Of the Thomas Waston
variety. This evening ths melons will
be weighed and given to the persons
guessing nearest to their respective
Weishts.
Milford chronicle., 1911-09-08

The Delaware Union Baptist AssOcia-
tion meets with the Milford Baptist
Church this fall.
Milford chronicle., 1911-09-08
AT GLENWORTH
FARM DRIVING PARK

In the match race at Glenworth Farm
Driving Park last Saturday afternoon
Lester s won, taking three straight
heats. This race was held on a neutrsl
track In order to decide which was the
best horse. Considering the hard rains
of the week the time made was very
good. A summary Of the races follows:
Match Race. 81, 200. Silver Cap.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-01-20
BIG CHICAGO FIRES

where they perished from cold and
exposure. Others remained In the
crib. whence their charred bodies
were later removed in gunny sacks
and tumbled into common grave at
South Chicago. Most of them were
buried unidentified
The catastrophe at the worlds fair
was witnessed by $4,000 pleasure
seekers who watched the firemen
drop to their death
On the day of the fire fiamee were
discovered near the crown of the
stack. Assistant Battalion Chief
James Fitzpatrick led his men to a
platform thirty feet below the flames
with lead of hose. While they were
fighting the fire above 1t ate rapidly
down the stack under them and Fitz-
patrick saw that they were trapped
He ordered his men to jump, and they
were seen shaking hands on the tower
when coil of rope was hurled to
them from below. 1t was no sooner
secured, however, than It began to
burn. and as the men slipped down
its length they plunged into a fiery
pit below.
Late in March of last year fourteen
lives were lost In fire in the furni-
ture store Of L. Fish at 1906 Wabash
avenue. The victims. mostly young
girls, were penned In the upper sto-
ries OF the burning structure.
The latest fire was that of Decem.
Der 21. which destroyed the Morris &
Co. plant at the stock yards, in which
Fire Chief Horan and twenty-five
other firemen and three civilians lost
their lives.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-01-20
MUCH SUCCESS
WITH POTATOES
Prince Edward Island Produces
Annual Yield of 5000, 900
BusheIs-NewIy Cleared
Lands Prove Best.

Prince Edward Island is one of the
most successful producers OF the DO
tato. Its total area under cultivation
is less than 1900 square miles; the
annual yield of the potato crop aver
ages 100000 bushels.
The most favorable results have
been obtained in fields that have NOT
been manured for many years. The
opinion prevails that manure pollutes
the potato and disposes 1t to rot be.
fore and after digging NewIy-cleared
woodlands yield large crops for many
successive years without the addition
Of any fertilizing. To aid exhausted
soil commercial fertilizer is used. II
has been found that lime. clinkera
and coal ashes thrown on a field WI,
set up scab. 1t would thus apne.r
that this disease may be due to me.
chanical irritation in the soil. To pre.
vent rot. great attention is given tn
the time of digging. The best time
has been found to be when the tons
begin to grow dark green, not when
they have turned black. When the
latter happens, the potato has already
begun to rot. BY observing these
methods, white, smooth. rounded
root of medium size Is secured. The
best potatoes are shipped in boxes.
carefully selected. and marketed as
No. / and No. 2.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-01-20
EXCELLENT BARN FOR
WORKING FARM ANIMALS
Practical Plans
Mu1es-BuiIt Without nd
Comfortable
Floor Plan of Barn for Horses.

heavy. durable sliding doors. made OF
plank two inches thick. 1 should put
them together with small bolts. If
good tracks are used they will move
at touch and last forever Some
might prefer to board up the box
stalls higher than five feet. | see no
need for that, but six feet will do no
harm. It will be objected by some
that box-stalls sx10 feet are too small.
cannot agree with this. II one
urges big box-stalls II is as though he
urged the use of no box-stalls at ALL
No one can afford very large box
stalls for work horses. In stalls Sx10
feet the horse has freedom to turn
around easily and all the comfort 1t
needs. II perchance some of the stalls
are desired on occasion to be used for
brood mares the partitions may some
of them or all of them be made re-
movable, throwing two stalls together.
making one stall 10x16 feet.
The best way to manage harness is
to have big hook made of three-quar-
ter-inch round steel attached to a
rope and pulley right beside the stall
door so that the harness may be hung
on the hook and swung up to the cell
ing or out of the way. The harness
room is meant for extra harness. for
repair work and SO on. With these
box-stalls one will use bedding liber-
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-01-20

would be as inexpensive as possible,
writes Joseph E. Wing, in Breeders
Gazette. After considerable thought
and getting some f1rst-rate ideas from
his manager and himself, the follow
ing plan has been evolved. Frankly. 1
think 1t better stable than any that
1 have yet seen published anywhere.
The general plan is simple A drive
way ten feet wide gives access to the
stalls and permits the spreader to
take out the manure. The stalls are
mostly box-stalls. sx10 feet (really the
twoinch thickness Of the partitions
of of this). and in each stall one
horse or mule Is kept The single
stalls go three to each 16-foot space
The posts are 16 feet between CEN
ters; floor 1oist 16 feet long; lower
rafters. 16 feet; upper rafters, 15 feet
The feed alleys are FIVE feet wide
There may be bins above for oats;
hay chutes throw hay directly into
the feed alley, and several chutes
ought to be provided All of the frame
is of the familiar joist frame pattern
with selfsupporting roof. Hay comes
In at the end. although one could
easily arrange to take 1t in at the mid
die, making harness room there and
temporary box-stalls.
On the whole. like that idea best,
as the barn is too long to run hay in
all from one end and doors In gables
are troublesome. The details of frame
are not changed from what one can
find carefully described in Farm
Buildings" book that every intend
ing builder should own. II a trans
verse driveway is put In 1t ought to
have at least IA feet headroom.
The box-stalls are provided with
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-01-20

The Annual Review number OF THE
Railroad Red Book" monthly publi-
cation issued by the Denver & Rio
Grande, has Just appeared.
This magazine is an exponent of ir-
irrigated farming in the Rocky Noun
tain region, and the Annual Review
number contains no less than 103 orig
inal articles especially prepared for
this Issue on agricultural. mining.
commercial and industrial subjects. in
Guiding among its contributors Gov
ernors Shafroth Of Colorado. Spry OF
Utah, Mills of New Mexico. ex-Gover-
nor Adams Of Colorado. C. ]. Blanch-
ard. Statistician Of the U. s. Reclama-
tion Service and others. The Annual
Review number OF THE Red Book" is
looked upon as valuable reference
publication.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-01-20
LIQUID NERVES ARE FOUND
Now Discovery With Regard to Pho:
nomena Of Sense Of Sight An
nounced by Scientists.

Manchester.-A new discovery with
regard to the phenomena of the sense
of sight has been announced by DR..
F. w. Edridge-Green. an eminent au-
thority in visual research. He has
found by an interesting series of ex-
periments and tests that the process
of vision Is not the simple transmits
sion by the optic nerve to the brain
Of objects photographed on the retina.
The discovery, in non-technical Ian
guage, amounts to this: In front OF
the retina there is a small chamber
or sac OF clear liquid which is in con-
slant motion of currents or eddies
Doctor Green finds that this liquid
itself contains distinct perceptive
nerve power which plays an important
part in conveying Impressions to the
brain.
In other words. this wonderful liquid
contains liquid nerves. SO to speak.
which transmit to the understanding
considerable part of the impression
1t receives of color. form. etc.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-01-20
Frame Work Of eox-staIl Front.

ally and clean them out only once a
month or even at longer intervals
With trifie Of care the stall will al
ways be level. the manure trodden SO
hard as to be air tight and with no
fermentation. There will be no odor
in the stable and the horses will be
kept cleaner and more comfortable
than where stalls are cleaned every
day.
AS do not like corncribs in stables
i design to place a pair of round cribs,
such as are described In Farm Build
ings." at one end of the building, and
these admirable little rat-proof cribs
will prove far cheaper than putting
the corn In the stable and better in
every way. AS to the problem OF
straw. 1t Is seen that there is large
provision made for hay storage. Room
may be left at each end for straw,
which may be blown in place by the
thresher. or shredded corn stover may
be blown up there.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-01-20
WAY OF SAVING OLD BOOKS
German Chemists Succeed In Com
pounding Preparation Which Pro-
tects Manuscripts.

Berlin.-Chemists of the Royal
Prussian laboratory In Gross-Lichter-
felde near Berlin have succeeded in
compounding preparation which pro-
tects ancient books and manuscripts
from decay. The new preparation is
described as a cellite-solution and is
now being manufactured in bulk by
an Elberfeld chemical firm.
All state archives and libraries
throughout Germany have been noti-
fed that the new substance should
be adopted for the preservation of val
liable records and documents. As an
Illustration Of German thoroughness it
may be mentioned that the laboratory
chemists previously tested every grade
and kind of paper in the market with
the solution before recommending 1t
for general adoption.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-01-20
CLEARING UP
NEW GROUND
Irregular Spots Along Streams
and on HiIIsides Could Be
Made to Yield Big Returna
II Trees Planted.

The time 10 at hand when the av-
erage farmer begins t. think about
clearing up new ground Those of
them who are fortunate enough to
have any left. and those who live in
hilly countries will generally find
bushes and briars growing along the
hollows and fences.
This is the time to think of the
wanton destruction OF our forests.
Those great oaks, ash and walnuts
were but saplings once. While we do
not indorse the leaving of trees grow
in cultivated fields. every nice-shap ped
sapling of variety of value as tim
ber tree should be left to grow.
There are thousands of small plots
of timber, where a great many OF the
trees will measure two feet, and some
OF them thirty inches at the stump.
These, thirty years ago, were sap
lings of four to ten inches at the
stump-oak, ash and hickory.
In Kentucky there is a grove of To-
Gusts. many OF them fifty feet tall
and IL and IA inches at the stump.
These are on piece OF land lying
alongside country road and valued
at 500 per acre.
The seed were sown thinly. broad
cast. then thinned to stand four to
six feet apart. The timber is today
equal to ten times the value of the
land. or $1,000 per acre.
If each farmer who owns land suit
able to the growth of forest timber
should set apart one-twentieth of his
land to forest. in time there would be
timber to spare.
A great many cliffs and hilIsides
along our little rivers are fit for little
else. and hill land that is very stony
may be planted to post timber trees
with much profit.
Black locust and catalpa are the
most profitable for posts. the locust
to be preferred. as the manner OF
growth much smoother and the
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-01-20
quality Of timber the very best.

quality OF timber the very best.
The seeds of either may be had of
the nurserymen. They can be sowp
In drills in the garden and cultivated
two seasons by which time they are
from forr to six feet tall and ready
to transplant to the permanent rows.
This planting Of trees snould be
given earnest consideration by all
who own land. as there is no more
profitable investment to be made than
the planting OF trees either for tim.
ber or fruit.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-01-20
Found on Girls Arm After
Dream-Bied Freely.

Mayo. Ireland.-An extraordinary
story of child marked by the symbols
of the Passion IN Kiltimagh convent,
County Mayo. is told by representa-
tive OF the News of this city.
girl, aged thirteen, has been 6
boarder In the convent for the past
three or four years. She is described
as docile. affectionate child, and is
great favorite with the nuns. About
three weeks ago one OF the sisters
heard this child screaming during the
night, and when she questioned her
the girl told her she had fearful
dream, In which she saw Christ on the
cross and soldier driving a lance into
his side. The nun comforted the child,
who fell asleep.
In the morning the child complained
that her wrist and arm were sore
On examination it was found that her
forearm was marked with a cross in
red. Underneath the cross were the
letters Il. II. s." few days later
there appeared below the letters
crown of thorns. Two or three days
later there appeared above the cross,
and surrounded by scroll, the letters
Il N. r. l." A few days subsequently
there appeared beneath the crown of
thorns chalice surmounted by lost
sending forth radiations In red, and
after the same period there appeared
fiower-shaped drawing. near which
was written the word Lily"
The marks extend from the wrist
to the upper arm, and have been
examined by Father O'Hara. P. p,
Kiltimagh; DR.. Madden, Kiltimagh.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-01-20
Freak Horns on Deer.

Chesaw. Wash.-Many freak deer
fell before the guns OF hunters in the
season recently closed
Several deer had antlers deformed
into odd shapes. and one set resembled
the horns Of a rrm. One hunter killed
a doe with antlers, while another got a
buck with antlers on one side only.
Deer have been plentiful this season
due. 1t is believed. to being routed
from their customary .haunts by the
forest fires the last summer.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-01-20
Iowa Sets Corn Record.

Des Moines. lathe final report OF
the Iowa weather and crop service for
the year 1910. issued by George M.
Chappell. shows decided gain over
the previous years report.
The average corn yield was 39.7
bushels per acre, and the total output
for the state was 354, 4,506. 500 bushels.
This is the largest yield. with one ex.
ception, ever credited in the state
The average yield of oats was 3s. 9
bushels per acre. Total crop, 16s, s,22S..
97O bushels. This shows a net Increase
over 1909 of 11.9 bushels per acre.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-01-20
SYMBOLS MARK IRISH CHILD

and very many others. including sew
eral Protestants.
A remarkable feature of the occur.
renee is that the stigmata bled copi-
ously. careful inquiry is being insti-
tuted by the religious authorities, who.
while admitting the strikingly wonder
full nature OF the phenomenon, refrain
at present from any expression OF opin-
ion as to Its origin
The evidence in proof OF the occur
renee is said to be of the clearest and
most indisputable kind. Dr. Madden
and other gentlemen who have seen
the marks are quite positive that they
are not self-inflicted