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Milford chronicle., 1925-05-15

flint locks that were used in the
War of 1872. 1 understand thai
they sunk all these guns, including
the cannon, in the Nanticoke River
near Seaford.
The Soldiers composing that de-
tachment of the Second Delaware
certainly were not natives of Della
ware, for their spoken language
was confusion of tongues, such as
prevailed at the building of the
tower of Babel. afterwards learn
ed that they were men who came to
the regiment, attracted by the offer
of large bOunties for substitutes. to
take the place of those who had been
drafted; hence the many nationali-
ties.
Joshua stopped at this point; be-
lieve the events as 1 have stated are
substantially correct, but it has been
so many years ago, it is hard to re-
member details.
Then Avery spoke and said to
Joshua; 'you better be careful. as
that fellow who wrote that letter to
the Chronicle" under the caption
of Memories of Yesterday" will be
after you-and just to think. that
fellow knew more about Henry Hud-
son and his bay mare Mary. than
I did"
We all arose, for the time had
come for us to depart; but not until
l had accepted an invitation from
Samuel, who was the oldest, to dine
at his home when 1 next visited
them; when he would serve me a
meal cooked in the old fashioned
way, and he promised that all four
of the friends and their wives would
be present for that occasion to ioin
in the feast.
James, who had been silent dur
ing the evening, spoke up and said. |
by-the-way, you have never met
our wives, here they all are." and
calling to them they came forward |
md greeted me in such friendly wav
1t was case with me of love at
irst sight. That meeting is a holy
to me.
Bidding them all good night I
vent back to the Inn, and getting in
he automobile motored home with
great peace of mind at having had
mother pleasant evening, and had
'iven opportunity for the memory
# four old friends to recall epi-
odes which afforded them hours of
interest in their long past days.
With a full appreciation of old
friendships, I closed another of the
ew perfect days which are left for
is. Good night.
Milford chronicle., 1925-05-15

from the results obtained by state
agricultural experiment stations and
large commercial orchardists.
Successful control of San Jose
Scale and Peach Leaf Curl depends
upon thorough spraying which in
wolves covering every branch and
twig while the trees are dormant.
After the dormant spray of dry
lime sulfur has been applied apple
and pear trees should be spraye'
with dry lime sulfur to control sea-
at the rate of or 4 pounds to ~
gallons of water, first when the
flower buds are showing pink; again
when the blossoms fall; once more
in week or ten days; and again
three weeks after the fall of the
blossoms. Arsenate of Lead should
be added to the dry lime sulfur at
the rate of l to ~ pounds to 50
gallons of water to co"trol such in
sects as codling moth and curculio.
Cherries and plums should be
sprayed with a mixture containing 3
or 4 pounds Of dry lime splfur and
l to ~ pounds of dry Arsenate of
Lead to so gallons of water for the
control of Leaf-Spot, Brown Rot,
Curculio and Slugs. Spraying should
be done when the blossoms have
fallen, ten days later, four weeks
after petal-fa11, one week before har-
vest and Immediately after the fruit
las been picked.
Dry lime sulfur not only is equal
n efficiency to o1d-fashioned lime
;ulfur solution and more convenient
md economical to use but it is con-
idered safer to use as a summer
Drav on apples. cherries and D1ums.
Milford chronicle., 1925-05-15
MISCELLANEOUS SHOWER FOR
MISS HOLZMUELLER

Miss Mildred Griffith entertained
many Of her friends on Tuesday ev-
ening in honor of Miss Ethel Holz-
mueller, whose marriage will take
place on Saturday in the Presbyter-
ian Church. The event was a miscel-
laneous shower for the bride-to be
and was quite a surprise. She was
the recipient Of many useful and
attractive gifts.
Milford chronicle., 1925-05-15

Ali signs point to bumper crops
of apples, pears, peaches, cherries
and plums for 1925. Fruit growers
in every state are making careful
preparations to spray or are already
spraying their trees against the in
sects and diseases that are y to
begin their annual devastatiou.
No orchard to-day is immune to
attacks by insects and diseases and
for this reason it behooves every
owner of large or small orchards to
spray.
Great progress has been made in
the Development of new spraying
materials during the last ten years.
Foremost of those developed is dry
lime sulfur. Formerly fruit grow
ers were compelled to depend Ell
tirely on liquid lime sulfur for salts
factory control of insects and dis
eaaas. The use of old-fashioned
liz .!td lime sulfur necessitated heavy
handling and losses of the material
through leakage and deterioration.
Although dry lime sulfur is rela-
lively a new product hundreds of
leading growers of apples, pears,
cherries, peaches and plums have
used it successfully against San Jose
Scale, Peach Leaf Curl, Apple and
Pear Scab, Leaf-Spot and Brown
Rot of cherry and plum.
Millions of pounds of dry lime
sulfur are being used now as a dor
mant spray to control San Jose
Scale and Peach Leaf Curl at dilu-
tions ranging from IL to IS pounds
to so gallons of water. The basis
of these dilutions has been taken
Milford chronicle., 1925-05-15
NOTICE

OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE FORTUNE
is YOURS if you are handy home man,
especially if mechanically inclined. Lo-
cation immaterial. If in earnest address
Immediately. J. J. Rodriguez. p o. Box
1893, Scranton, Penna. 1tp
Milford chronicle., 1925-05-15

It's a sporting theory that nobody
likes a gutter, but secretly we ad-
m1re the man who has sense enough
to- run away while the running's
good.
Milford chronicle., 1925-05-15

The confirmed city man is anxious
to get near to nature, but he wishes
to do it in an enclosed car and a
steamheated cabin.
Milford chronicle., 1925-05-15

A good deed may shine in naugh-
ty world, but a bad deed makes a
red flare from the mountain top.
Milford chronicle., 1925-05-15

Lack of luck pretty generally
mean lack of pluck.
Milford chronicle., 1925-05-15

FOR SALE-Twelve dahlias, assorted
colors. postpaid, SLIPS. Free with each
order, six glass zinnias and two golden
glow bulbs. William e. Pusey, 2O4 South
Railroad avenue, Georgetown, Della.
m15-tf
Milford chronicle., 1925-05-15
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-5OO baskets good yellow
corn. Mrs. John C. McCracklen, Lewes,
Del, 2 miles south of Lewes and Re
hoboth Roads Junction. m15-3tp
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-24
Chicago Produce Market
(By the Associated Press)

Chicago, Dec. %.
In buying stampede the wheat to-
day jumped as much as 81 cents
bushel higher. Rushes to buy came
about chiefly from United States gov
eminent crop report indicating that
this country's 1925 yield of wheat is
nearly 200,000,000 bushels short of last
years crop total.
ket closed nervous So to SIC up. new
style, December 1.73 to 1.73a and May
Lila to LIZA. with corn showing 2 ga
to 8 1-Sc gain. oats at to lc advance
and provisions varying from unchang-
ed figures to rise of 47c.
Peaks reached on the days first wild
fluctuations were outdope later and es-
pecially so during the last hour of
trading. New unofficial estimates of
wheat production in Argentina 100000
900 below the latest forecast from the
Argentine government had much to do
with today's latest in price, bulges,
however, that were without the sus-
tanned force which went hand in hand
with the figures relating to the wheat
supply in the United States,
According to the United States crop
report, the domestice yield is $4,000. 900
bushels less than was forecast month
ago and IL was this big reduction
which came with startling effect to
the trade, no important change hav-
Ing been generally expected: Opinions
wheat requirements had already been
cut into by exports and also differed as
to whether world supplies would prove
sufficient this season. Such differences
of opinion. together with tempting
profits in sight for holders of wheat,
led to heavy selling on the advance in
price. but fresh waves of buying
largely offset the reactions.
The 91-cent jump IN wheat prices to-
day brought out comment that wartime
experiences were being duplicated and
assertions were made in some quarters
that the United States has already de-
pleted the wheat carryover from last
year by about 100000 bushels Much
talk was also current that large i'm
ports Of wheat from Canada into this
country are in prospect despite the
duty of AZ cents.
Corn as we'll as wheat went sharply
higher on account of government fig
ures. The official corn crop reports
showed a shrinkage of 112.000oO0
bushels in estimated yield as compar-
ed with month ago. This was nearly
as much of surprise as the wheat
report. but corn was overshadowed by
the furore In wheat. The oats value
followed in line with corn and wheat
upon government reports considered
bearish
Provisions went briskly upward with
grain and hogs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-24
New York Produce Market

New York, Dec. 23.-(AP).
FLouR-Firm; spring patents and
winter straights S.15@S.5O.
WHEAT-Spot strong; No. ! dark
northern spring New York lake
and rail 1.923: No 2 hard winter b
lake and rail 1921; No. mixed durum
do. 1854; No. Manitoba do. in bond
CoRN-spot firm: No. 2 yellow
G + track New York all rail s4h: No.
8 yellow do. 91a.
OATS-Spot firm; No. 2 white SO.
LARD-F'irm: middle west 1900
Other articles unchanged.
BUTTER-F'irm: receipts 1857:
creamery higher than extras 1905
creamery extras, 80 score, 4Sa@49: do.
firsts. sS to 81 score, 45@4S.
EGGS~Irregular; receipts 1861.
1870 pounds s.75@7.25; Long Island do do.
oogS;25: Maine do. e.75@ 500.
white per ton 31.00@38.00.
The raw sugar market was quiet to-
DAY at III for Cuban duty paid. The
Cuban for first half of January ship
ment to an operator at All.
european covering was again the
principal sustaining feature in the raw
sugar futures market. 1t caused early
advances Of two to five points. but on
the upturn there was considerable re-
alizing and selling by producing inter-
ests which caused partial reactions,
and f1nal prices were one point lower
to three higher. December closed 2.37.
January 2.S2, March 2.41, May 254,
The market for refined was unchane.
ed at 500 to $50 for fine granulated.
Business was again mostly in the way
OF WITHDRAWALS on old orders.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-24

road field, including higher Novem-
her earnings and record breaking
seasonal traffic figures, created q
broader demand for the carrier OBJ
legations. Spurred on by rally in
the stock, Chesapeake and Ohio con-
vertible 5s jumped more than 3
points and gains of l to points
were registered by other high grade
issues such as Southern Railway
general lbs, Pennsylvania 6 lbs
and Baltimore and Ohio refunding
IS. Independent strength also was
shown by a few secondary rails, such
as Chicago and Alton 3 lbs, Inter-
national Great Northern adjustment
Us failed to maintain an early adj
vance.
Special developments contributed
to the strength of several Industrial
liens. Declaration of an extra divi-
dend by the American Ice Company
accounted for a rise Of more than
points in its convertible Z per cent
bonds. Other strong features were
Pan American Petroleum IS. Inter-
national Telephone 5s, Pierce Arrow
s.. and Central Steel IS, but. ASIDE
from these issues changes were ex-
ceedingly narrow.
French bonds were virtually mo-
tionless, rejecting the dizziness
which pervaded the foreign list.
Belgian obligations receded but Sac
Paulo IS advanced point on reports
that a large coffee loan for this
country would be floated in Lon
don.
Total sales were $9,320,000.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-24
Chicago Cattle Market

Chicago, Dec. %.
CATTLE-Receiptss 1900; mostly Csc
higher on better grades; some slow
ness at close; common and medium
kind strong to 15c higher; best heavies
1850; yearlings 1900; bulk s.75@11.OO;
numerous loads fairly well finished:
medium weight and heavy steers lips
@ll.75; she stock unevenly higher;
heifers Is to 25c up; all classes ac-
tive: vealcrs strong to 10.5O611.5O,
and mostly 81 over lost of last week.
HOGS-Receipts 10000; active, 10 to
15c higher than Yesterdays best
prices: bulk better 200 to S25-pound
butchers 10.so@12.2o; good and choice
100 to 1So-pound average largely 1130
@11.50; practical top 11.60; 14O to 15Oc
pound selections 1160@11.S0; bulk
packing sows 9.1O@9.50; desirable
killing pige 1900: shippers took 1000;
estimated holdover 1000.
SHEEP-Receipts 1000: fat lambs
strong to Csc higher; mostly csc up;
feeding lambs and sheep steady; bulk
desirable fat lambs $500 1890: top
on lambs 1925: choice yearling weth-
ers 1850; bulk fat ewes 750@S.5O:
rev ~ UPWARD ad to SIS; bulk feeding lambs
l5.oO@ 1890: few unyard to 1910;
choice handy weights absent
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-24
GENERAL BUSINESS CONDITIONS ].
BY E ROBERTS
rssuedby

\ r.
Until the present structures sfs
and those partly finished are conpss
and disposed of. ! should prefer
a slowing down." he added. 81
foresee any great drop 10 rents na Z
the demand for space IN .psi
houses and Office buildings, and
want to see it. That such crop ~,
result from continued feverish sel.S
IN new buildings seems to me
probable"
The activity in Florida real es'.s
undoubtedly has had a subsiaDss
basis in the fact that nearly e's9 y.
family in the United States has ~.
come the owner of an autonloo:Iss y
and the construction of good y. !.
ways enable a family to tan
vacation trip to Florida in rs y.
conveyance, Nevertheless. pso ~,
who remember the real ss's
booms of the Twin Cities, Un y
Kansas City, Sioux City W.uj
Denver, Seattle, and Other oss "a
the west twenty-five to thirty vi 8,
ago. know that booms N sis Il
estate are likely to involve !. m 60 -
ing Of much capital 4, iil-sa' -
improvements and premature "a
struction work. Ali OF thoss ~
have made splendid progress "a s
that boom period, but : = n
amount of capital was tied y ~ !
many years and individual ! M n
were very heavy. That pe soos a
minated in the panic OF ioss ,sts
was followed by a depression ' Va I
caused the great political 1877 ~
of 1896 to change the :tancSs a I
value. as a means Of lightenlns ss
burden of the indebtedness ~ sass
had been incurred in the
years. - ss;s]
ness reactions, and tnat !. s,,d.l
responsible for their grea'eIs' .sd1i
itv is the over-extensior o. - III 4
| When credit expansion has
the limit reaction is ir'eVi'.D .aasl
The industrial and trade a.. . 81
ton, however, is genefauyo ref-sa(
Business credits are no' ..,a,jsa|
.sk ~
banded, and if the spiri' =. =. ;ta.sl
which has prevailed ia . lss'' ,sslI
business circles is maintained !, =
is no reason why 1920 sn1' ~
a better business year
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-24
Real Estate Activity

Building operations continue on =
great scale, contracts, permits and
reports of architects upon under
takings in prospect running far
ahead of the record In any previous
years. The prospect is for more
winter work than ever before, and
the projects in hand go far toward
assuring a good state Of activity
next year.
Nevertheless, there are certain
features of the present situation
which will bear watching, and it is
reassuring to know that they are
being watched by business men
generally. The building boom is
going too strong to last and when
it let's up the declining demand for
construction materials will be mo-
ticed. The Metropolitan Life In.
suranee Company, the largest maker
of building loans in New York City.
has announced its withdrawal from
the field for the present. Mr.. Wal
ter Stabler. Controller of the COM
pany. in explaining this action. said
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-24
SKOWHECAN wins
OPENER FROM FAST
MADISON OUTFIT
Especial to Kennebec Journal)

Skowhegan, Dec. 23-In the basket
ball game of the season played here
Wednesday night between the Ameri-
can Legion and the Madison Inde-
pendents the Legion won 1926. The
game was played in the new Com
munity House which has the best
equipped basketball hall in the coun-
ty. Technically Madison outplayed
the home team, showing better pass
ing and more accuracy on the shots.
This was more than offset by Show
hegan's speed. Flash Dionne and
Archie Dostie did their fast stuff and
had their guards running in circles.
McAllister playing center for the To-
Gals in the second half was high scor-
err, registering Is points. Ouelette car
ried the honors for the visitors with
Is points. The Legion has a wonder
full team in the making and with a
little more training in team work will
be able to give any team fast game.
AF r
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-24

while IA some Localities. banks still per.
sists IN paying 81, II 10 an Improbable
rate and ] know many banks are un-
happy because they have to pay AZ.
The operating faTmers. owners and
tenants. are both doing pretty veil and
the outlook for them 10 fne. For those
who depended on the advance IN land
prices. the outlook 10 poor-they make
the bowl Cries Of distress are very
mfrequene now. although unfortunately
there arc many cases Of individual bank
ruptcy still to be settled up.
The Federal Reserve Bank of
Chicago has been making an inquiry
into farm implement sales this year,
and has tabulated the returns from
about 100 of the largest manufac-
turers by months to September. as
follows:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-24

The trend of business in Novem-
Der has been very satisfactory. No
letting down is noticeable in the
industries and confidence in the fu-
ture is well-sustained The stock
market has undergone several sharp
reactions, affecting stocks which
have had a phenomenal rise, but
without significance as to the bust
ness situation. Evidently holders
have been realizing profits, and the
1ong-continued advance has been
checked thereby, but good earnings
reports for the industries, and con-
fdence in the business situation
have exerted great steadying in
fuence.
The trade reviews are an giving
favorable news. The automobile
industry, which is supposed to taper
off in the Fall, had its biggest
month in October, and the years
output is now expected to beat that
of 1923, the largest heretofore. The
iron and steel industry continues to
book more orders than it is filing
and has good outlook into 1926.
Prices are moderately stronger as
operations approach capacity. All
the business barometers indicated
a generally high state of activity in
October. Car-loadings hold up above
past records and bank debts likewise.
There are practically no complaints
of unemployment. Retail distribu-
ton is well above that of last year,
and all sections of the country are
, expecting record holiday trade.
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Fitzsimmons Still
Sticks to Arrangement
OF Dempsey-Wills Bout

Los Angeles, CAL, Dec. ZS.-tAP)
Floyd Fitzsimmons, boxing pro-
moter, who is here negotiating with
Jack Dempsey for a title fight with
Harry Wills, negro challenger, does
not expect anything further to be
done toward arranging the match
until after Christmas.
"The tight will be held in Septem-
ber-that is definite" he said last
night. "But there are arrangements
to be completed and it can't be done
in a day"
He said that George Lauerman,
whom he described as head of his
Chicago syndicate of hackers. Is in
the city and that negotiations are
progressing without hitch.
Referring to Governor Groesbeck's
assertion that there would be no title
fight in Michigan, the promoter lined
up squarely with the governor, de-
claring that because of numerous
obstacles he had never considered
the state for the match.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-24

Swine Breeders was held at the
Ames College of Agriculture on
November l9, and an address by
Dean Charles F. Curtiss, one of the
best authorities upon live stock pro-
duction, was reported as follows:
Ths dean said that marketing corn
by feeding IL to hogs would bring re-
turns fully 50 per cent above the pre-.
vaiiing corn market price, and that
marketing corn through livestock 10 and
always will be the best method of dispos-
ing at the corn crop. He said that four
fifths of the Iowa corn was fed to stock
anyway. 90 the alarm about the sur
plus corn crop In unwaEranted.
Some stir has been made of late
by several bank failures in Iowa,
and in some quarters these have
been said to indicate that farming
conditions were again approaching
critical state. Our advices do not
support this representation. They
are generally in line with the fol-
lowing extract from an Iowa bank
er whose opportunities for obsrva-
ton and ability for passing judg-
ment are as good as any. He says /:
The banking situation has steadily I'M.
proved. Those banks which lost their
money by poor loans or which have be-
come "froxrn,- can hardly be helped,
but The com serv~<tve Sv~U r,arar>i kat i.
have more money than their eommuni-
ties will absorb for cnrrent. commercial,
prompt paying uses. An increasing
number of banks are buying outside
paper. You know land advanced 90
long and SO steadily and so fast for
thirty years. preceding 1920, that the
whole community acquitted the habit
Of depending on the unearned increment
rs part of their regular income. which
was cashed IN by loans and sales peri
odicalfy. We all miss It. 1t has not
been resumed.
The Agricultural Departments annual
inquiry into land values found them
lower m March 1925 than in March
IVA. here are 4 great many sales
some at high prices. There is, however,
no sentiment such az there used to be
in favor of buying land, and until tina,
returns. ! do not see how we can ex.
peet land buying movement Of sufi.
Gent volume to absorb the lands which
come on the market from natural causes,
sickress. retirement. settling estates,
etc. and land 10 great business In
Iowa.
Production Il good. prices GOOD, the
outlook for general trade is much bet.
Sank dspeaits sss xro~inx ans
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-24
Stock Exchanges
To Close Till Monday

New York, Dec. 23-(AP)--All the
principal securities and stock ex-
changes of the country with the ex-
ception of the Chicago board of trade
will observe a triple Christmas holi-
day.
The New York exchange today vot-
ed to remain closed from Thursday
night to Monday morning and follow
ing its lead the New York curb mar
ket and the consolidated stock ex-
change decided to close on Saturday.
The cotton, coffee, sugar and cocoa
exchanges also will suspend activities
for the three day period. Inasmuch
as Saturday is not legal holiday
the banks will be open for business
on that day.
The London stock exchange also
will be closed on Saturday.
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RABBIT PUNCH
THING OF PAST
IN MINNESOTA

Minneapolis, Mimi, Dec. 2S.-
(AP)-Barring of the rabbit"
punch in Minnesota rings has been
decided on by the state boxing COM
mission.
Use Of hard hand bandages was
banned. The fighters will be permit
ted to use only soft gauze bandages
held by one wrapping of surgical ad-
hesive tape. In the past an unlimit-
ed amount of black tire tape has
been used to make their hands hard.
The commission will enforce rule
that out of town boxers must be on
hand " hours before they are sched-
uled to appear in the rings. Pro-
moters were ordered to have at least
one substitute bout ready should a
referee be forced to stop a fight be-
cause Of stalling or in the event of a
too one-sided match.
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Boston Produce Market

Boston, Dec. 23.-(AP),
BEEF-Choice whole cattle 155@
BUTTER-Extras 47a@4s; frsts 4ss
CHEESE-Firsts 25@26.
CORN--No. 2 yellow 96@97.
EGGS--Nearby hennery brown ex-
tras 5S a "a; white and mixed extras
4Sg52; eastern extras $3.50.
FLOUR-Spring patents. 1876 sacks,
9.10@10.0o.
HAY-No. 2 timothy 25G27.
Handspring 21Ma6.
OaTS-Forty pounds 5S659.
PORk-Medium backs S9.5O643.0e.
PoTATOES-Grsen Mountains AS