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The Washington herald., 1915-12-05

hara Desert and so monopolized the
conversation with his queer anecdotes
of snakes and scorpions that no other
topic found entrance.
After breakfast the whole party, in
Sir James car, drove over to. Friars
House, and, despite the up-to-date
furniture and upholstery, l found it
a very gloomy residence.
Morris Klaw, standing in the room
which had been fitted up as library,
removed his flat-topped brown bow
Ter and fumbled for his scent spray.
This place, he said. smells
"abominably of dead abbots!"
He squirtcd verbena upon himself
and upon Isis. He replaced the scent
spray in the lining of the hat, and
was about to replace the hat on his
head when he paused, staring straight
up at the ceiling reflectively.
"My notes" he said abruptly. 81
have left those notes in my valise.
must have them. Curse me, for an
old foolish! Sir James. you will show
Isis this charming old tower in my
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absence. Do | intrudco But would
borrow the car and return to Grange
for my notes.
Not a bit" replied the baronct
readily. Clement can go with you!
NO, mo- Certainly. no, | could not
think OF it. Nv old friend, Mr.
Scarles, may come il he so likes: ii
not, 60 alone"
Naturally. | agreed to accompany
him. and. leaving the others a, the
ancient gateway. we set off in Sir
James car back to Grange. Down into
the valley we swept and up the slope
to Grange, Morris Klaw sitting NUT
tering in his beard, but offering no
remark and patiently icSirous to avoid
conversation.
Come. my friend" he said. as the
car drew up before the house, land
| will show YOU what my mental
negative recorded to me last night
just before the great danger came.
He led the way into the billiard
room, curtly directing the butler TO
leave us.
You will note something" he rum
blcd, swinging his arm vaguely
around in the direction OF the ban
quoting hall. What you will note is
this: The laughtcr-whcrc i it heard :
1t is heard here, in the gun room on
my right, in the banquet room oe-
fore. Great is the science OF IT, e
mind! | will now test my negative.
! followed him with wondering
gaze as he stepped into the deep. old
fashioned fireplace which formed one
Of the quaintest features of the room.
He bent his tall figure to avoid striking
his head upon the stonework. and placed
the historic brown bowler upon one of the
settles.
Perhaps ! cannot find it," came his
rumbling voice. My negative was fogGed
by assassinations. murderous sieges. can
delight ducls, and other thought forms
of the troubled Tast; but | may triumph
i may triumph,
He was standing on a settle with his
head far up the chimney. and presently
a faint grating sound proceeded from that
SoOty darkness.
Il have it, he rumbled triumphantly.
And in my pocket reposes the electric
lamp. ! ascend; you, my good friend. Will
follow"
to my unspeakable amazement disappear
ed up the chimney. Filled with great
wonder, | followed and saw him standing
in a recess high above my head. a recess
which he must have opened IN some way
unknown to me. He extended a long
arm and grasped my hand in his.
Up he cried. eXerting his surprising
strength and jerked me up beside him
with as little effort as though had
been a child
He pressed the button of torch which
he held and ! saw that We stood upon
an exceedingly steep and narrow wooden
stair.
at is in the thickness of the wall be-
tween the panelings." he whispered
solemnIy: "a Jacobite hiding place. Sir
James knows nothing of II. for has he
not spent his life in the bush?'
He mounted the stair.
"On the right" his voice came back
to me. 1.-THE gun room, the billiard room!
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THE HAUNTING OF GRANGE.

Of casks in a distant cellar, broke in
upon our conversation.
Here is the ideal spot; here upon
this settee by>thc door of the gun
room l am in the center of these
Psychic storms which nightly arise in
Grange"
"1f you are determined to remain
here, Mr.. Klaw," said Sir James, II
shall not endeavor to dissuade you,
OF course; but l should prefer to see
you turn into more comfortable quar-
ters."
mo. o." was the reply. at is here
| shall lay down my old head, it is
here | shall lie and wait for him,
the one who laughs"
Accordingly. since the hour grew
late, we left this novel ghost hunter
stretched out upon the settec in the
billiard room.
We sat chatting for close upon an
hour. l suppose. Then Clement Ley
land LETT us. saying that he had had
heavy day.
Clements been working real hard" "
the baronet conhded to me. "In the
circumstances. as think ! told you,
l have decided to abandon Grange,
and we are having the old Friars
House, mile from here, but on part
OF the estate, restored. Clement has
been experimenting the work over
there all day; he's one of the best"
A few moments later we parted for
the night. l left Sir James at the
door of his room, which had formerly
opened off the balcony overlooking
the banqueting hall. That door was
now walled up, however, and the en-
trance was from the corridor beyond.
The room allotted to me was upon
the opposite side of the same corri-
dor and farther to the north.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-11-25
DUAL PURPOSE COWS
COMING INTO FAVOR

l believe the dual purpose COW
should come to her own. writes X. l..
Dimick In the American Agriculturist
There are several breeds to be chosen
from, foremost among which | would
mention the Shorthorns and the Red
Polled. Many cows of these breeds
are equal 10 the average of the special
purpose cows as regards dairy produc-
ton. while for meat purposes they are
worth two or three times as much
They will make n profit of from $40 to
500 per year at the pail and not milk
much over two-thirds Of the time,
while making nearly or quite as much
In the production Of beef. They are
more hardy and will thrive on ration
that would return nothing whatever if
fed TO the special purpose cows The
general run Of farmers are the ones
that / believe will make the most
money out OF the dual purpose breeds
To most such farmers the advantage
If dairying at all is that it brings in
money every month. The pure beef
farmer gets his money only once
year. or. II we consider the individual
animals. he only gets his money from
them once In about two and half
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-11-25

years. lie takes all Of the risk for all
that time aud If he loses an animal il
is all loss. ON the other hand. the
farmer who sells milk is pretty sure
IF some profit from his animals II
there happens to be- misfit or an un-
productive animal of the dual purpose
class il is valuable for meat While if
the same thing occurs with the special
purpose COW she is not worth raising
or feeding
There are those sho believe thar
there Is no such breed rs Il dual pur
pose breed and that such a breed has,
10 he developed before we can cct il
Tie Red Polls ana certain strains of
Shorthorns have 5ocn hrcl FOR mills
and beef Tor many generations. ana
some of The finest producers ia the
world are OF those breeds. while al.
most any Individual OF them wiz give
a heavy G0w of milk Tor shorter
period than the sno ial dairy animals
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-11-25
Farm and
Garden
FIGHTING FIELD MICE.
Their Activities Deseribed-orchard
and Crops Often Injured by Them.

'"oH NOpNtieo MISUNDERSTANDING
and Crops Often Injured by Them.
prepared by United States department OF
Agricultural
Field mice, which are such destruc.
tive pests In orchards and field crops.
are divided into two groups meadow
mice. which live chiefly in surface run.
ways and build both subterrnnean and
surface nests, ana pine mice. which
live almost wholly Ia underground bur.
rows. The pine mice may be readily
distinguished from meadow mice by
their shorter and smoother fur. their
red-brown color ana their moleikc
habits.
Meadow mice are injurious to most
crops. They destroy grass in mead
ows and pastures. cut down grain, clio
yer and alfalfa, eat grain left standing
In shocks, inJure seeds. bulbs, flowers
and garden VEGETABLES and are especial
ly harmful to trees aud shrubbery
Meadow mice often attack orchards
and nurseries In the winter under GOV.
er OF snow, but they may attack trees
AT any season under shelter OF growing
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-11-25
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DAIRY POINTERS.

Treat cows gently aud avoid
excitement. BE regular In time
of milking.
: Have silo ready To open as
the grass shortens. IL will make
the cows smile and jump the
milk receipts.
Look to the external condition
or the COW. Clip long hairs from
the udder, TANKS and tail in or
der that dirt may not cling 10
them. Brush cows before milk
ing.
BE careful I'm washing the sep
arator after each milking. The
separator gathers the impurities
from the milk: hence the need
for Uhoroughness in washing.
If you have five or more COWS
YOU need cream separator IL
is the only way TO get all the
butter fat out of the milk.
= 4 - - II a. 4 Il 4. 4 Z. 4 u
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-11-25

ROOT AND TRUNK OF APPLE TREE GNAwED
BY MICE.
vegetation or litter. The number OF
trees and shrubs attacked by field mice
includes a very long list.
The ordinary guillotine type OF mons,.
uap. DATED with oatmeal or other
grain or set ia mouse runs without bait.
has been found efficient in Kidding the
premises when infested with rela
lively small number of either meadow
or pine mice. 1t Is also adaptable to
large areas where the number Of mice
Is great and where it is undesirable to
lay out poison. If the mice are mod
/ erately abundant ten or twelve trans
per acre arc used TO advantage. When
trapping pine mice the tunnels should
be excavated sufficiently 10 admit the
trap on level with the bottom.
Poisoning is the quickest and most
efficient method of destroying field
mice The following formulas are rec
commended by the department OF agri
culture
Mix thoroughly one ounce powdered
- e'ihAHt N1AkuAblNl. Nlit ounce bow
dered bicarbonate of soda and one
eighth ounce Tor lcssl OF saccharine
Tut the mixture ia tin pepper box
and Sift II gradually over fifty mounds
OF crushed wheat or forty pounds OF
crushed oats i'm metal tub. mixing tho
grain constantly so that the poison
will he evenly distributed.
Dry mixing. as above described. has
The advantage that the grain may be
kept any length of time without fer
mcniutiOn. II it is desired to moStcn /
the grain To- facilitate thorough mixing /
u would bc well 10 use thin starch /
paste (aS described below. but without /
sirychnincl before applying the poison.
The starch soon harlpns. ana fermcn /
iation is not likely 10 follow.
IL crushed oats or wheat cannot hr
obtained. whole oats may bc used. but
they should be Of good quality. AS
mice hull the oats before eating them
u is Desirable ~ have the poison penc-
irate The kernels y Very thin starch
paste is recommended rs medium for
applying poison to the grain. Prepare
rs follows
Dissolve an ounce OF strychnia sul
plate in two quarts of boiling water
Dissolve Two iahipspaonfg- Of laundry
starch Ia one-half p,nt Of cold water
Add tho starch 10 NE strychnme solf.
ion ana boil for % lcw minutes until
The starch is clc2r q LITTLE .accharinel
1913 hc added g. 'cafcf but II is not
essential pour no hot starch over
bdshel OF cats in 20 metal tub and stir
thoroughly let the grain stand over
night 10 absorb The poison
The poisoned grain prepared by o.
Their Of ~ above formulas is TO be dis
tributed over the infested area. NOT
more than q tcaspoonful at place
care being taken to put II i'm mouse
runs ana at The entrances of burrows
To avoid DESTROYING birds it should
WHENEVER possible hp placed under
such shelters ass piles or weeds. straw
brush or other littcr or under hoards
small dr1'ntiieS ono and ono-half inches
d di1mcter have sometimes been used
% advantage 10 hold poisoned grain
lui old tin cons with the edges bent
icarly together viii serve the same pur
losr.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-11-25
WATCH IRRITABLE
CHILDREN
MOTHER

That fever, paleness, grinding of
teeth while asleep, and coated tongue
are indications that your child has
worms in its system. Kickapoo
Worm Killer quickly gets rid of these
parasites. Ii is perfectly safe for
even the most delicate children. 1t
is pleasant to take, has three medi-
cinal qualities;-acts as a laxative,
expels the worms, and tones up the
system. Begin treatment to-day and
eliminate the cause Of irritableness.
25c adv.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-11-25

Red Polled cattle are OF uniform
red color; the tip Of the tail and
the udder may be white. When
crossed on other breeds the color is
generally transmitted. They are
hornless. They are easy Keepers.
being smooth aud fine i'm bone and
muscle. hardy and thrifty. mature
early. fatten easily and make beef
OF the very hest quality. They are
gentle and docile II is very rare
that bun ever gets cross. Tho
COWS are superior mixers They
give a good quantity OF very rich
milk, and many OF them never 70
dry The cows nave good udders.
with teats Of good size The cow
pictured is Red poll
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-11-25

Clean up the stable ard dislnscct a.
with a > per cent solution OF coal tar
lisinfectant. then give II coat of
fresh made lliEc wash having an ad
li'ion or one pound ~ chloride Of lime'
n three gallons of wnsh lnrlrdr
'nors ana ceiling similarly treat aii
objects upon which HE cattle ruh
The stable should be light AMI per
rootly ventilated
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-11-25
Facts VS.. Idle Claims

We publish for benefit for your comparison the
following list of automobile registrations in Michigan dur
ing the first six months (aken from report of Secretary,
of State)
Accog 70 TINS report Ford has sold practically many
cars in Michigan all other manufacturers Yon bo,
been told Of the wonderful sales certain cars This
Shows What They Really Did Do. The public is Never
wrong and this shows what the public is buying
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-11-25
state i.. Of ohio. city of Toledo.

Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he
- senior partner OF the firm OF f. ]
theney A.. Co. doing business in tho
CITY or Toledo. County and State afore-
said. and that said firm will pay the
sum or ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for
each and every case Of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by the use OF HALLS
CATARRH CURE. FRANK j. CHENEY
sworn TO before me and subscribed
IN my presence. this 9Th day OF Decem-
Der A; ID. 1856. A. w. GLEASON.
(SeaD Notary pnhitc
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken Intern
ally and acts through the Blood on the
MUCOUS Surfaces Of the System. send
Tor testimonials, free.
-. y. CHENEY a. CO.. Toledo. o.
Sold by all druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Milford chronicle., 1915-10-08
HAMS OF WESTPHALIA.
Processes by Which They Are curee
and Favored.

The famous Westphalian hams
which are eaten without cooking, are
cured by an elaborate process that has
been worked out patiently and skill
fully by generations of expert work
men. \ writer in the New York Sun
thus describes the process:
After being rubbed thoroughly with
q solution in which there are 100
pounds of salt to one pound of salt
peter the hams are placed on cement
floors, or in vats and thickly strewn
with salt. They lie under salt for two
weeks and then pass to vat that con-
tainS Il - per cent solution of brine.
They remain in that solution for eight
cen days. Every day they are shift
ed in the vat; the hams on the bottom
are brought to the top, and vice versa.
At the end of the eighteen days the
hams are packed, one upon another,
in a cool, dry cellar, where they re-
main for four weeks, in order to ripen
that is, to take on color and become
tender. Then the salt Is washed off
with a stiff brush dipped in lukewarm
water. AID the hams are put to soak
for twelve hours in fresh water. After
that they are ready for the smoke
house.
The smokehOuses are two or three
stories high, with holes bored in the
flooring. The fires are kindled on the
ground floor, and the meat is hung on
the second and third floors. The fires
are made entirely of beech wood, but
the workmen constantly throw juniper
berries and juniper twigs on the en-
bers. The fire burns brightly. 1t is
checked with beech wood sawdust
whenever it burns too briskly.
The smoking continues for about
eight days. Under the ancient curing
methods, however, the hams were Of
ten kept in the smoke rooms for six
weeks, and it is by this latter method |
that the best hams are still made by |
the country folk of Westphalia.
Milford chronicle., 1915-10-08
WHAT A MAN READS.
Il Is a Big Factor In Determining His
Course of Life.

A certain low form of aquatic ami
NAL life anchors itself to a rock and
feeds on whatever the current brings.
The average man feeds his mind in
much the same way. He falls into
line for current amusements. He reads
only current literature. He listens to
what happens to go by. He makes but
little systematic attempt to shut out
the unfit or to put himself in line for
the fit
The result is defective grade of hui
man life that rarely elevates society
and often degrades it. If a man would
make the most of himself, and that is
manifestly the supreme purpose for
which he was put into the world, it is
worth his while to do his daily work
where unclean things, mental and phys
ical, are not made common.
1t makes a good deal of difference in
the worth Of the man today as to
whether his reading last night was
Hamlet" and Isaiah" or "The Other
Mans Wife" whether he went to the
art institute or the burlesque show.
An ancient teacher of well balanced
mind gave this direction to his disci-
pies as to the topics to be selected for
deliberate thought:
FINALLY. my brethren, whatsoever
things are true. whatsoever things are
honorable. whatsoever things are just,
whatsoever things are pure, whatsO-
ever things are lovely. whatsoever
things are of good report, If there be
any virtue and if there be any praise.
think on these things"
To think on these things one must
see and hear these things. To see and !
hear these things one must make an
effort to do O.-MinneapOlis Journal.
Milford chronicle., 1915-10-08
sunIiaht and Veaetation.

The early rays of the sun exercise
a more powerful effect in promoting
rapid vegetation than the suns light
during the later hours of the day. The
active little chlorophyll grains work
faster and better in celebrating food
for the plant under the action of the
blue and yellow rays of the early
morning than under the later violet
and blue rays. Practical gardeners
should make use of this fact by grow
ing early produce as far as possible in
position where the plants will get
the full benefit Of the morning sum-
London Mail
Milford chronicle., 1915-10-08
Executors Notice.

We hereby give notice to whom it may
concern, that we have been granted let
ters of administration on the estate OF
the late Mrs. Hester Ann Bennett, of
Cedar Creek District, Sussex County,
and State of Delaware, and notify all
persons who are indebted to the said es-
tate to come forward and settle the
same on or before the first day of No
vember 1915. Any person or persons
having any claim against the aforesaid
estate must present the same duly at
tested and probated on or before the
first day of November, 1915.
PURNELL F. BENNETT.
1O-S.3tp HENRY W. d. BENNETT.
Milford chronicle., 1915-10-08
Six Building Lots sOx3O5 Feet To Be Sol !

Six Building Lots go feet by 3O5 feet,
all in one block, is all that remains of
the "Hazzard Property located on
South Walnut Street, unsold. You can
buy these Lots at a very reasonable
price, considering the location and their
size. All the Lots on Washington Street
have been sold, and only those on South
Walnut Street remain; the best and
only desirable Lots left in the incorpo-
rate part of Milford. will now sell
these to close the estate. Address,
THOMAS R. WILSON, Agent,
10-8tf Milford, Del.
Rural Delivery No. 4.
Milford chronicle., 1915-10-08
siheria.

Siberia comprises 100000 square
miles, divided into the following re-
gions: Western Siberia. comprising the
governments of TobOlsk and Tomsk
and the territories Of Semipalatinsk,
AkmOlinsk and Semiryechshensk; east
ern Siberia, the governments Of Ir-
kutsk and Yeniseisk and the terrific
ries of Transbaikal, Amur, Yakutsk,
the httoral and one-half of the island
of Sakhalin.
Milford chronicle., 1915-10-08
A MILFORD INTERVIEW
Mr.. Lynch Tell. His Experience.

The following brief. account of an in
terview with Milford man six years
ago. and its sequel. will be read with
keen interest by every citizen:
]. Harry Lynch, R. F. D: mail car
rier. 5O9 Carlisle Street, Milford, says ;
perhaps the cause of my kidney COM
plant was the jolting and jarring l re-
ceived while driving. was obliged to
get up at night to pass the kidney Sc,
cretions | lost much rest. / also had
a weak and painful back. -Four boxes
of Doan's Kidney Pills cured these trOu-
bles, toning up my entire system, !"
Statement given November Z6tn' ISOol
over three years later, Mr.; Lynch
said "No signs of kidney trouble have
appeared since Doan's Kidney Pills cured
me.
Price SOC, at all dealers. Don't sim
Div ask for a kidney remedy-ge Doan, $
Kidney Pills-the same that Mr.. Lynch
had. Foster-M -Milburn Co.. Props, Buff
falo, N. Y.
Milford chronicle., 1915-10-08
MIDWAY.

Mrs. Laura Hill, of Angola, visited
her parents, Geo. Clifton and wife, on
Sunday.
Miss Laura Joseph visited the Misses
Reba and Sara Reynolds. last week.
Mrs. Anna Hudson was the guest OF her
sister, Mrs. Edward F. Warrington, on
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wingate and son, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Mcgee, of near Laurel,
visited Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Warrington
on Sunday. -,
Mrs. Horace johnson, of Rehoboth,
who has been visiting friends at Baltl-
more, has returned home
Mrs. Sue Carey, of Camden, N. j., is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Holland.
Milford chronicle., 1915-10-08
How catarrh Is Contracted.

Mothers are sometimes so thoughtless
q q 70 neglect the colds which their chill
ulen contract. The Inflammation of the
Mucus membrane, at first acute. becomes
su5onlc and the child has chronic catarrh,
{ ulsease that is seldom cured and that
snay prove life's burden. Many per-
ll sDls who have this loathsome disease
y. WI u remember having had frequent colds
q lne time it was contracted. A little
TfVletnought, a bottle of Chamberlain 5
,gSG,ugh Remedy judieiously used. end all
HIs TNls trouble might have been Poi ded.
ODtalnable everywhere.
Milford chronicle., 1915-10-08
Administrative Notice.

Having been granted letters of ad-
99lnlstration on the estate of Nathaniel
french, deceased, l hereby notify all
persons indebted to said estate to come
forward and settle same on or before
Uetober 18th, 1915. All persons having
y slalms against said estate must present
'uem properly attested at once.
49, EDITH FRENCH,
1O-1-3tp Administrative.
Milford chronicle., 1915-10-08
Dependency.

When you feel discouraged and de-
spOndent do not give up but take dose
Of Chamberlain Tablets and you are
almost certain to feel all right within
day or two. Dependency is very often
due to Indigestion and biliousness, for
which these tablets are especially valua-
bic. Obtainable everywhere.
Milford chronicle., 1915-10-08
Sugar 51a Cents Pound.

The best Granulated Sugar 51z cents
Per pound, any way you want it. Fine
fresh Oyster Crackers Scents pound; new
loose Muscatel Raisins 9 cents pound
honey Crisps 6 cents pound. Don't for
get we have the quality in Coffee. These
prices for this week only.
II STEWARDS GROCERY.
Milford chronicle., 1915-10-08
When You Take Cold.

With the average man a cold is a seri-
GUS matter and should not be trifed with,
as some of the most dangerous diseases
start with common cold. Take Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy and get rid of
your cold as quickly as possible. You
are not experimenting when you use
this remedy, as it has been in use for
many years and has an established repu-
taUiOn. 1t contains no opium or other
Obtainable everywhere.
Milford chronicle., 1915-10-08
Notice To Hog Raisers.

l am selling a remedy that is guaran-
teed to prevent, and in most cases cure,
Hog Cholera. Booklet of testimonials
and other information furnished on re-
quest. This remedy is guaranteed to
give satisfaction. For particulars write
or telephone to
HOWARD CLIFTON, Houston, Del
No. S6-2. 1O-S-3t