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Milford chronicle., 1912-01-12
DOCTORS FAILED.
RESTORED BY PERUNA
Catarrh of the Lungs
Threatened Her Life.

Miss Ninette Porter. Braintree, Yer
mont, writes: Il have been cured by
Peruna.
I had several hemorrhages Of the
lungs. The doctors did not help me
much and would never have cured me.
Il saw a testimonial in a Peruna
almanac of a case similar to mine, and
/ commenced using it,
4 was not able to wait on myself
when I began using it. gained very
slowly at first, but could see that it
was helping me.
After Ihad taken it awhile I com
menced to raise up a stringy, sticky
substance from my lungs. This grew
less and less in quantity as con-
tinued the treatment.
Il grew more heshy than had been
for long time, and now I call myself
we'll" -
Ask Your Druggist for a Free Peruns
Almanac for 1912.
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COMMUNICATED.

Headquarters of Milford Neck Hunt Club.
January 9th. 1912.
Editors of the Milford Chronicle.
Gentlemen We see by your last
week s paper that Mr. w. E. Hall has
published a notice for all persons that
hnnt foxes to keep their dogs, while run
ming the sly reynard, from crossing his
land. Now we, the members of this club,
will do all we can to prevent our dogs
from running the fox over his land, but
what we want is to have Mr.. Hall to go
right down to the fox dens and tell this
to the animal. and if he persuades the
fox to change his running grounds. we
will promise that our valuable dogs will
never cross his farm but until this is
done, we will say that whenever the fox
is started our dogs will be but few min
utes behind his lordship, wherever he
may be, for we are sure that the fox will
not ask whose land he is crossing; so
from the dogs nothing more can be ex-
pected but to follow him. We promise
that none of the members of the club will
ever trespass on his lands. We are not
afraid of anyone killing the fox while
being run by the dogs, or the dogs being
killed while in persuit of the sly reynard,
for there is State law that protects both
the dog and fox while being chased. If
you will come down some good day we
will show you how we pass our winter
and you will find us right on the
Job, as we have been for the past
or more years. Thanking
you for the use of this space, we are all
readers of your valuable paper.
THE MILFORD NECK HUNT CLUB.
Milford chronicle., 1912-01-12

Is it any wonder that the woman with
big family who washes the way her grand
mother did has red swollen hands-big
knuckles-large veins?
Yours would be that way too, if YOU
had to spend one whole day out of each
week standing over a tub of steaming suds,
rubbing like mad on the washboard.
To say nothing of the labors of house
cleaning.
But, e" thank goodness " times have
changed since grandmother was a girl.
Fels-Naptha has relieved the world of
the hard rub and scrub; of the steaming
Suds. 1t washes clothes white as snow in
cool or Iukewarm water, in one-half the
time and with One-tenth the effort of the
Old-fa8hioned way.
That is why so many housewives of
today are retaining their soft, white and
Shapely hands; their fine nails and their
clear, girlish complexion.
Follow the directions on the red and
green wrapper. Use any time e year.
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Colonel eutfey keeps His Seat.

,Rrhe lie was passed at the meet n. %
the Democratic national comm tie j.
Washington, and William Jcnn n:
Bryan made a threat to appeal 10
people" if overridden by the comuI
tee in his fight to unseat g ioh.
James NJ Guffey, the national comma
teeman from Pennsylvania.
This threat. coming immedia ely p.
ter the Bryan-LaFollette conference '
Sunday, renewed gossip as to the r,-
sibility of a third party.
Despite Bryan's protest and tn
the national committee votei in. f.No
of Guffey, 80 to IS E Lee Mountca 90
was retained as a member OF the "oH
hittee from Tennessee, only on v..t
being cast in tavO5 OF MI Yer re
the contestant.
Colonel Guffey hurled the charge @
'1iar" at Congressman A. Mitchell Pat
mer, who is cOntesting his seat TIL
latter replied that he had spoken jh
truth and that only Gnfev's are 0rc
vented him from making person"
matter of the affair
Mr. Palmer had freely charged in mis-
speech to The committee that ClloL
Gufey had affiliate with Senator p,
rose, the Republican leader of Penn
sylvania, and that ne had been d.s
loyal to his party
The committee decided to hold tli-
cr,v, .--., d: f.,,r4 q
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Mr.. John P. Kelley, Of Bridgeyille,
County Officer of Delaware Grange, also
County Secretary and Treasurer of the
Delaware Sunday School work, will be
with the Milton Grange Saturday, Janu
airy 18th Wiegand S will have the pleas
ure of his presence on Sunday afternoon,
January 18th Everybody invited Also
preaching the same evening by Rev.
Simms.
Lee Smith is building a nice residence
near the northern limits of town.
Mrs Emma Brown and family former
ly of Lewes. have removed to Milton,
and occupy the Ida Williams property on
North Union street. d. A. {.
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HOUSTON ITEMS.

Roy Macklin has applied for employ
ment at Williamsville, as that is his for
mer home.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. .Macklin and FAM
lily are liking theiEfiome better now in
Slaughter Neck.
Milton BiclSle, of Milford Neck. has
been visiting friends in Slaughter Neck
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Says Bride Tried to Poison Family
Taat she poisoned pes with .hc %
tect OF wiping out her husband ami h.s
whole family is the charge that, ha.
been lodged against Mrs. John Ku.r
OF Egypt, near Allentown, Pa, by net
husband
Mrs. Kulp was formerly Miss Han
nah Sneyd, OF West Catasauqua. ana
she and her husband. after their mar
Tiage three months ago. Went t1 liv'
with his parents in Egypt HIS sister
Ida, is also a member OF the family
A few days ago yoang Mrs. Nulr
baked two grape pies When thet
were served il was noticed by the OF
er members of the family. accurdiu.
TO their statements. that the pies were
literally besprinkled with po"dsrvs
sugar.
The young husband cut ont bii
wedge OF pie. but ne says, tue ta~t'
was not at all like that mo her used lc
make, but was gritty and bit CT That
inded the attempt 10 eat The crap
lies.
Kulp had an analysis made, ana
hen went before Squire Kichi ne a.
using his wife of attemutiu@ To- ki
lem all by mixing ground "iaes 40.
rychnine with the powdered SUGAR
The wife who is thirty five year
D, was committed to- prison by 3D..
uire, but her brother and s.tc.
me to her rescue and furnished $50,
for her appearance al hcariL
Saturday afternoon
Ihe motive. according TO the n
s statement, is dissension. the
fiOn being made thar they did
along well and that qua'rel- var \
Squent because Kulp's parents au
ster objected to the bride
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season.
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Milford chronicle., 1912-01-12
The Right Way to do Your
HOuSeCleaninS.

Mrs Itred N. Weary" Here's letter from Mrs
Sprghtly. She wants John and me to come over on
Wednesday night. l would just love to go-but no.
VIII be houseceaning next week Scrubbing and rub
ong make me unfit for everything. 1t is worse than
whole week Of washdays, isn't it, Anty Drudge?"
Anty Dr@dge-"lt depends altogether on how you do
your housecleaning, my dear. If you do it the
Fes-Naptha way rub up your floors and paints with
cool or lukewarn water and Fels- -Naptba SoaD Won
will be fresh enough for any entertainment when
night time comes.
Milford chronicle., 1912-01-12
OUR LUMBER IS NO SEE SAW GAME
1. D. SHORT,

MILFORD. DELAWARE.
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] = AOhiAAA AfAHE 0u lllE lelL Oh ltdklula
street, going 10 the wood, was under
lease by Burton Johnson Since the death
0t Mr.. Carey. the heirs have decided
1 they want to sell this land In order to
allow them to do so, without hindrance.
Mr.. Johnson has given the land over to
! them, although the lease had vet two
years TO run. II is not known at present
how 1t will be sold Whether as whole
or in building lots
John II. Davidson who owns the tract I
OH the opposite side OF the street is clear I
ing up the head row near the street and /
has several building lots laid off and for {
sale If these lots are taken and built /
upon, Lavinia street will become quite an /
interesting thoroughfare.
The Milton Milk Trust Combine is
doing a smashing business selling eight
cents-a-quart-milk; the Corn Cob Trust.
fearing Attorney General Wickersham
would get after them, has gone ont of
business; and the ASphyxiation Associa-
ton for Disabled Cats, is doing business
behind closed doors
Oliver Hazard has sold his interest in
the firm of Virden & Hazard, to his
partner, Mr.. Virden; and Mr. Virden
has sold his livery outfit to J. F. Petty
John and Fred Reed.
Richard Hodginson, of Kent county
State Council, will visit Enterprise Coun-
ell, Ma. l6, Jr. o. L. A. Nj, on next
Thursday evening, the 18th inst.
Miss Esther Robinson, trained nurse,
OF Philadelphia, is visiting her parents,
Harry Robinson and wife.
Bishop Kinsman will make his annual !
visit TO the Church of St John Baptist,
this town, on Palm Sunday, March 3lst. ,
The announcement is'made of the mar
riage of Lawrence Mason, OF this town.
and Miss Meta Rust, daughter of George
Rust, of near HarbesOn, to take place ,
tomorrow "wednesday evening
During the past two weeks some of
'ur industrious farmers have been plow-
ng for peas
Tha residence Of William Johnson, in
-ave Neck, caught fire last week. The
enant of the house was not at home at
he time. The FIRE was discovered bv the II
men at Lofiand Brothers. brickyard. and IL
nut out before any considerable damage
vas done. Il
postal saving bank will be opened at S
he Milton post Office during the present
ionth. b
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BIRMINGHAM IN POSSE-No. BY George Eaves D. D.

God in tone that meant nothing of real
Thanksgiving in the heart. Such thanks
are Il cruelt yto ones own soul. | do not
urge any man TO perform a silly act of
courtesy when his keen knowledge wills
pers the lie to his lips. There's too much
of that hypocrisy: so that the fellow who
licks the official hand bites the official
heel, and thinks himself a brilliant sue
cess What many of us want to see is
a frank upspringing of brotherly conf
dence. appreciation. thanks or reproof,
all for the sake of Birmingham. If our
assessments are raised, why should we
repine. so long as the hand that signs
the order is honest? And how can it he
made honest so well as by encourage
ment and intelligent understanding of the
work 1t does and the uses Il makes of
the money? We can get business methods
better by boosting than by decrying. We
can grow the enthusiasm on which the
highest intelligence rests in an atmos-
phere of intelligence and enthusiasm.
And come to think of 1t, there are many
things for which we ought to give praise
to these men. Write them letters and tell
them when they please you. But don't
measure the good they do by the money
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the scientific principles thus acquired,
They learn to analyze soils. and thus
know what kind of fertilizer field most
needs; they study the chemical eenstitu-
tions of certain grain and fruit and wise
ly SOW or plant where the best results
might follow Farming, therefore, has
become a scientific profession with its
knowledge of chemistry, dendrology, en-
tomology, ornithology, and even botany
and geology. How small one who lives
III a city feels as he saunters over a
farm with an intelligent farmer He hears
a vocabulary to which he Is a stranger,
and learns facts of enchanting interest
about animals, birds and insects, and
about trees. shrubs and flowers of which
he was totally ignorant. | believe there
is more intelligence with regard to things
worth knowing in the country than In the
city.
Therefore, the world for the most part
has gone to the country for its leaders In
politics In war, in religion and In phlos-
ophy. In that valuable series of volumes
called 1.-THE Men of Achievement, there
are given the life stories of inventors,
merchants and statesmen of the last cen
tury, the 18th. And these biographical
sketches show us that So per cent of these
great leaders came from the farms or
small rural villages. Another fact must
have been observed by the reader. name
ly: That though the so-called kings OF
finance and the merchant princes of our
great cities, have made their fortunes
and their fame amid the rush and roar
of the densey populated centers. as soon
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AROUND MY HOUSE-By DR.. W. E. Evans

he died, and II he had been directed TO
select the place from which he would
look upon earth for the last time | think
he would have chosen Gadshill, like
Arcadia
Poor Heine, He knew the country only
az he dreamed of il in his Gedichte, and
as he had superfically seen it in his
Resblder. And yet. while sufferer in
his narrow room in Paris, experiencing
great agony from a spinal complaint, he
appealed to the enchanter Merlin, or
rather to his grave, (which Is situated
In the woods of Brozeliande In Brittany
under lofty oaks, whose tops taper like
emerald flames toward heaven" and said
20. brother Merlin, | envy thee those
trees, with their fresh breezes; for never
green leaf rustles about this mattress
grave of mine in Paris, where from morn
ing till night | hear nothing but the rat
tie OF wheels. the clatter of hammers.
street-brawls and the jingling of piano.
fortes.
The pleasures OF country life are almost
limltless. TO say nothing of those Joys
that are strictly social, there Is the sense
OF pleasure produced as one observes the
beautiful unfolding OF bud and blossom
the transformation of the dark soil into
a carpet of green velvet. then the change
Of the green into fields of waving gold
the falling of blooms of white and pink
to be replaced by fruits of gold and Grim
son and purple on swaylng branches:
again. the dark and mysterious forests
with their romantic bowers of LEAKAGE and
their shadow haunted vistas, while here
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pensive that they may be found in every
home.
As TO the implements with which the
farmer of these days carries on the work
of blowing. ral1lng, sowing seed, planting
grain and harvesting crops, what shall be
said? OF course, 1t all requires work; but
much of 1t looks play. For the farmer IN
various kinds of work in the fields, rides
in a sulky-lilSe machine with an umbrella
over him, while mechanical constructions
attached are drilling or doing other nee
essary things whose technical descriptive
terms | do not know.
If be reminded that many farmers are
rot financially able to enjoy the conven-
fences to which | have referred as per-
tanning to the house and field, | answer.
That even in the city all citizens are not
able to enjoy the comforts that others
have. In the city there are electric
lights in the homes. But not in all. In
some homes the kerosene lamp still does
duty There are places where the hls
wash tub" Is brought INTO use even in the
city. and the luxury OF a bath tub is YET
unknown. Mutatis mutandis.
NY general statements being accepted
as facts, 1t is not strange that the former
hegira from the country to the city has
reached its end. More easily and more
certainly may the boy be kept on the
farm now And it is a very significant
fact that many young men brought up In
cities are now students in agricultural
departments of colleges learning the
scientific side of farming, with the fixed
purpose of applying in practical farm life
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thanks for the mercies of heaven. II this
is perfunctory and formal there is moth
ing in it of revivng grace. But If il Is
real, what could be more wholesome or
more likely TO fan the ashen embers Of
religion in those hearts? For the true
religion is the binding of souls together
In a bundle of life with the Over-soul
We In Birmingham need a civic religion
as | observed last week, continuity of
purpose and community of ideal. That
We all speak the same thing: that ye
be of one accord. of one mind' is surely
not an unavailable hope, IL we all love
Birmingham.
Now, therefore. before we meet to-
gether. why should we not begin new
sort of thanksgiving and praise service?
Most seriously | propose to every citizen
that we all indulge in the pleasant duty
of thanking and praising those who
serve us. Let a man examine the facts
and discover what has been done for
which we owe thanks to our servants In
public office.
1t was at a funeral In Vermont when
the neighbors had gathered together az
usual to praise the deceased that a dear
old sweet-faced lady saved the day. The
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TIME above title is neither original
nor stolen 1t is borrowed from
/ Philip Gilbert Hommerton, who, be-
sides being the author of THE Intel
leetual Life "A Sylvan Year" and
Thoughts About Art also wrote
.Around My House." The house of which
he wrote was in a retired nook in France,
away from the eity's dust, din and con-
fusion There Mr., Hammerton kept his
tempered mind serene, and wrote prose
poetry. studied nature in fora and fauna,
and philosophical like the wise man that
he was. Nor did he exclude the interest
ing subject of human nature from his
studies. He knew men not only as types,
but as individuals with personal charae
teristics and temperaments of almost in
finite variety Hammertons life in the
country was an ideal one.
Yet, the country section in which he
lived when he wrote Around My House,
is far and away surpassed by advantages
of modern comforts and conveniences in
almost every rural district in the United
States. thus making country life easier
and more to be coveted.
There is now no rural isolation. There
that enable the man in the country to
communicate with the city directly, with
the doctor in another neighborhood, or
with the boy off at college. No longer
need one send negro boy on mule
five or ten miles to the postoffice for
letters or papers. The rural free delivery
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round the mole, about the size of a
cue-ball, just about her left shoulder
blade. Or so that he could get all
gummed up and sticky with her com
plexion.
A few days after that he lerns that
his Affinity has a husband and four
teen kidletts, and runs a boarding
house on the east side, and he pro-
ceeds to rite poim on the cruilty of
fate and imparsially picks him out
anuther one.
Now they tell us that they have
formed syndicate out in Chicargo to
promote maggyzeen devoted to
Potts. 1t is to be for the encourage
ment of young potts. We newer saw
one that needed .enny encouragement
what they need is meel ticket
but if Chieargo wants to encourage
them why by all meens let 'em do it
Chicargo is sertainly a nice phase to
inspire POETRY. Lorrimer would nc
doubt purchase few verses if they
could be attuned to meet his veews
on the uncertainty of the title to a
sect in the Senate when purchased il
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brings the mail to the farm. Whereas,
few years ago the farmers around my
house" had to wait till the next day for
the daily paper from Richmond. some Of
them. now receive it by o'clock on the
morning of it's publication. This Is most
important to those whose products are
sold according to exchange quotations.
Furthermore. around my house there
are dwellings in which 1.-THE light of other
days" the kerosene lamp, has been total
ly discarded, for a clear white light whose
gas is conveyed through the entire house
in a system of pipes. After the original
outlay, which is comparatively very
small, the cost is not greater than kero-
electric lights.
ton of a water supply, that arises when
one talks of the country home. Draw
ing water from a well is a laborious ne
cessity, even IL 1t be with the old oaken
bucket" This is no longer a necessity.
Mechanical ingenuity nas applied its abil-
ity to mans relief. SO, that with an in
considerable outlay one may have water
pipes in every room in his house, as well
as in his stables.
In addition to all these advantages there
has sprung up throughout the country q
demand for good roads, because a num-
Der of farmers in many neighho, hoods
have automobiles in which n ev drive to
church, to the village nr to the city.
Schools, too, have multiplied. Also DoJhs
and all sorts of literature, such as nag
azines and weeklies, are now so ineA-
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| had it once myself, and l had it
bad. | got stuck on seventeen yeer
old Rag, that had form like
strait edge, and dark dreemy lamps
that sertainly looked good to me. |
used to compose verses about her that
set my teeth on edge to think about
now. l raved over her golden hair,
and newer dreemed for momint
that she had purchased same frum
Seers and Rowbuck. | rote up reems
of paper about her willowy form,
which in those days resembulled a
show-string, but now is moor along
the lines of the Mauretanier.
| don't know how it all would have
ended had not sum Of my poitlck
efforts fallen into the hands OF her
Farthur who was stern coarse man,
who run a hardware store. He red
sum of the verses and went into con-
vulsions as soon as he recovered he
looked up, and told me the next time
rote emmy such Rot about his dough-
ter he'd knock my block off, or words
to that effect. Having ones block
knocked off would bring about CRATE
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General Battle who commanded the
brigade who promptly appeared in per-
son before each regiment of his brigade
and appealed for this step to be taken.
This was the first brigade or command
to re-enlist Internationally for the
war. This act made General Battle his
torically conspicuous in the annals of
the civil war and ELECTED from Gen.
Robert L. Rhodes the following COM
munication:
conduct like this in the midst of the
hardships we are enduring, and on the
part of men who have fought so many
bloody battles, Is In the highest degree
creditable TO the men and officers of
your command | was always proud,
and now still more so, that | once be-
lcnged to your brigade. AS their division
commander. and as a citizen of Alabama,
] wish to express my JOY and pride, and
as a citizen Of the Confederacy my
gratitude at their conduct, To have
been the leader of this movement in
this glorious army throws a halo of glory
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and there tiny rill tinkles its musical
way down the gentle slope to the more
garrulous brook and thus on TO the river.
Sunset in the country The heavens are
filled with glory. The cows are coming up
the lane Queen Bess, whose grandmother
was imported from the Isle of Jersey, Is
the bell COW. She is leading. They stop
at the barnyard. for the bars have not
yet been taken down. Linda has musi-
cal moo which she sounds forth. II
means. We are waiting. Then the milk
ing follows, and the patient creatures re-
oeive their bran and through the quiet
night chew their cud. The horses are
brought from the field and stop at the
trough in which there is always running
water; then the wholesome and musical
gurgle Of the pure water as they drink
and drink taking breath just long enough
TO drink some more. and seemingly say
ing There's no drink equal TO water.
Night has come. and what pleasure il
Is 10 see the. glory Of the heavens. One
sees only a patch of the sky in the city.
Every night / go out to the open fields
to see the wonderful panorama OF celestial
splendor. 1t is Gods moving picture
show. There are the planets clothed with
silver, and the far away stars in pulsat-
ing gold. There is Arcturus. shining like
a liquid topaz, far to the south is Scorpe
whose ruddy heart Antares, gives
glimpses Of its blood. and-but | may not
go on. The field is too wide. But let the
reader compare, or rather contrast the
glory of the skies as they may be seen in
the wide country with that same meager
view as obtained in the tity.