Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1885-06-26

conclude that they would be given an
opportunity of obtaining the other
half similarly by itself"
Much has been said of the great
opportunity which viii be presented
to this country for increasing our for
eign commerce in the event OF war
between England and Russia when
the extensive merchant marine Of
those nations will be classed as bel
ligerents, and vessels sailing under the
American flag will be exempt from any
annoyance of seizure, search, or cap
ture. But there is a trade which the
United States ought to secure nearer
home. and which it would seem could
be obtained by the proper effort oy
our merchants and manufacturers
without much delay. That is the
trade with South America. Investi-
CATION shows that last year the exports
from all South American countries
amounted to 1912, 100000 and the
imports to 1896, $4,000. The United
States only secured one-sixth OF this
trade, while England had one-third
and France one-fourth. OF the small
proportion which this country obtained
the imports into the United States
were two-and-a-half times as great
as the exports: that is, we bought
nearly S75,OO0O00 of South American
products while we sold only S3O,OOO,-
900 worth of our own. In regard to
England and France, their exports and
imports with South America were
nearly equal. The United States can
and do produce nearly everything
required by these South American
states, and there seems to be no good
reason why we should possess so small
a fraction Of their extensive trade.
A decision has been rendered in the
federal court at Des Moines, Iowa, by
Justice Miller Of the United States SD
preme court, of interest to married
men. Welker Given, private secretary
to Gov. Sherman, sued telegraph
company for $4,000 for failure to de-
liver to him prompU.y al important
message. The message notified him Of
a lucrative editorial position that prob
ablv' would have been offered him If
he could have responded in time. Mr..
Given was out Of the city when the
message was received, and, instead OF
sending 1t to his office in the capitol
where his whereabouts were known,
the message was delivered to his wife.
who did not know where he was. A
further delay also occurred in retrans-
hitting the message to him, so that
when he received It the position had
been offered to another. Justice Mil
Ter decided for the defendant, holding
that the proper place to deliver an IN
official message was not at the private
. secretary's Office, but at his home, to
= those who were most interested IN
what concerned him. Remarking on
the fact that plaintiffs wife did not
; know where he was, the court, with a
r touch of humor, said that this case
would suggest hereafter that men
l should be on very confidential terms
with their wives.
g An extremely novel and puzzling
o problem in the variations Of ships
@ compasses was solved in Baltimore re-
y Gently by Captain Levi Crowell, Of the
t, schooner Jacob NJ. Haskell. The case
), which is a most remarkable one, is thus
n related by the captain: "The schooner
A laden with pig iron, from Pensacola
/ for New Haven, was struck by light
n ming on February q last and lost heI
e mizzenmast off the Tortugas. Sh'
g reached Key West in distress March
and sailed again as soon as her new
mast was ready. Up to the time O
d her being struck with lightning w
IS never had any trouble with her, but
D from that moment we were always Il
le difficulty. With each revolution o
y the wheel the compass would NOV
S either to the right or left a point, 8
rs that the helmsman on dark nights wa
al always chasing the compass instead 0
&C. using it for a guide. When sh
lie reached New Haven I sent her com
IN passes to Boston for adjustment, bu
Of no sooner had she got to sea than tn
+ same trouble was experienced. A
~ soon as 1 reached Baltimore I had al
n examination made. The compasse
h when removed were found perfect i
IS adjustment. I then had her whe'
A. condemned and sent to Boston, wher
20 the schooner was built. for duplicat
T. wheel. That came and was put II
or and since that moment there has bee
A. no trouble"
A Barrel Hammock
The season for hammocks is herr
- saws a writer in an exchange, and