davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Milford chronicle., 1888-07-27
selling Inens To Artists.

An ingenious girl has hitupOn an ingenious
method of self support Some time ago she
was bitten by the amateur Photographic
mania and became an adept at catching pic
turesquc views With one Of those clever
little detective cameras she amused herself
whenever her fancy led her about the city
picking up hero an old apple woman, with
skirts iluttering and cape bonnet blown back
by an uul,iuGiy breeze, there a ragged news
girl with her bundle Of papers, Won group
Of babies tumbling on the grass in the park
and somewhere else an Italian woman with
a huge bagof stale crusts balanced OH her
head, full Of artistic possibilities. The girl
had something Of an artists temperament,
and though she could neither paint nor draw,
she had an eye for the essential features of a
picture and for what would and would not
compose well Many Of her photographs
were really pictures, and being caught in
simultaneously preserved all the spirit, action
and freshness Of life.
An artist friend saw them one day, and to
her surprise offered to buy half dozen Of
the best for suggestions for studio work
Two or three days dwelling upon tine idea
thus given her bore fruit, She was in want
Of money and resolved TO turn what had been
play into work. She and her camera are out
every sunny day, from 10 o'clock until 8
nowadays and an hour in the clark ROOM
Of an evening brings out some of the charac-
teristic scenes OF city life transferred to her
negatives and ready to be transformed into
cash. Her work has quite a vogue among
the studios, and clever suggestions are often
taken from it, she finds her best market for
figure pieces. An attitude. q smile, an ex-
preston often serves as a revelation Of some
queer phase Of humanity, and supplies the
missing somewhat that somebody wanted to
incorporate into q picture. Sometimes an
artist gives her a commission, naming the
subject he is at work upon and asking her to
bring in all the hints upon il that She can
find.-New York Mail and Express.
Milford chronicle., 1888-07-27
Cuba.s Roaa. aad rences.

But true to the bitter contrasts every
where noticeable in the island, the road itself
was execrable beyond description They are
all alike. Though usually inclosed as are the
American country roads, they are utterly i'm
passable for any manner Of vehicles. Indeed,
no vehicles are used in Cuba, save in the
large cities. In this region, agriculturally
the richest portion Of the island, the needs
between hundreds upon hundreds Of great
plantations and Trinidad have been met by
packing on the backs Of ponies and mules
for over 200 yearsl-and during one-fourth of
the time the roads are altogether impossible
Every sack Of coffee, every pound Of food,
every article Of furniture, has always been
packed" back and forth in this shiftless
manner
The roads crook and turn TO avoid obsta-
cles just as the Cuban viii do six DAYS labor
10 avoid one Beware the pantanosn was
the warning from every tongue throughout
the day. These ''pantanosn are sinks in the
clay soil where ones animal will plunge from
perfectly solid footing fairly out Of sight.
We rescued five animals 50 mired with their
muddy panniers and packs for dolorous and
grateful pilgrims during the day The ''pan-
tanosn are bad enough, but the desechos
literally, refusals; avoidancesi are worse.
These are ways cut around impossible places.
involving careful riding through bogs and
jungles, and not infrequent goings astray in
the dense forests.
The fences Of these remarkable ''roadsn are
curious affairs. Frequently they are Of the
Spanish bayonet and the hemequen with
broad leaf and harbed point six inches long,
strong enough to impale your horse. Again,
strips Of stone fence will be seen. Some are
OF the pima de ration or bastard pineapple
tree. But the larger number are Of pinones
botija- Green limbs are cut from this, aud
when thrust in the ground grow instantly
and luxuriously. Between the branches the
vejuco de angarilla, hardy vine, is planted.
This weaves itself through and through the
hedge in all manner of fantastic and tighten
ing freaks; and, as it bears lovely purple
blossom, this fence is always strikingly beau
tiful to the eye.-Cor Worcester Spy.
Milford chronicle., 1888-07-27


wild sight from the black canvas in which it
had lain buried "St Anthony, l tell ye,
meni ST. Anthony, ha, ha. haln cried the
half nude creature, fiourishing his arms as if
in ecstacy at the sight Of the green spout Of
iiame @Hol It's a good rning 20 be a sass.y,
thought Alone alone-alone, alones I'm
the sovereign Of the seas, and St Anthony,
too Hurrah, boys Hal hal haF The port
fire went out, and the blackness rolled down
again dark upon the dazzle in the mems eyes.
"a mad sailor, sir cried the mate; ssome
shipwrecked survivor with his brain gone
Great Godl how horrible" lord, il one
could but seeP exclaimed the captain; I'VE
must have him aboard though. Aft here,
some of you; get a boat lowered and secure
that poor fellow "Hal hal haln sounded
ont Of the darkness. "I'm monarch Of the
night, / tell ye. I'm St Anthony, too, my
livelies Hurrahl Nofs-noi'west; that's the
course, boys. Hal hal hal" and the fash Of
water, accompanied by a grinding sound,
intimated that the unhappy creature was
sculling away from the ship The sailors
came tumbling aft, and despite the blackness,
in few minutes a boat was in the water
with four men in her, and the chief mate IN
the stern sheets cropping 70 hang the rudder
.'Shove of-give wayr' At the same moment
a large globular lantern was run aloft by the
signal haiyards to the nizen peak. and other
lights held along the ships side. The moment
the water was flashed up By the four oars OF
the men the madman, II such indeed be was.
broke into a long moeking laugh, anl then
fell silent whilst he sculled with might and
main His fifty fathoms' start would give
him but poor chance against four men
The boat swept up to him rapidly, guided by
the sparkle Of the water about his oar, but
on a sudden this briuiance vanished they
could hear the oar flung furiously down, fol.
lowed by derisive yell that came to the
pursuers' ears with the shock and fear Of a
shrek Of anguish, and by the splash Of the
fellows body as be flung himself overheard. /
Vast rOwing!" The boat ioated to the /.
other, the five men holding their breath /
whilst they sent their glances over the black /
profound in search OF a single scintillation to 1
indicate the whereabouts OF tire man drown 4
ing or swimming, but no break Of night was 4
anywhere visible They softly rowed here .
and there, and then, catching hold Of the \
boat, they towed her 10 the ships side and I
made her fast for examination hy daybreak
Then by the mornings light the captain and
mate examined her, and found her an ordin-
ary ships boat, with the name Martha VIII
Jams painted in small black letters on her
stern; Scotch cap, a sailors shirt and
jacket, a belt and sheath knife were found in
her; also an empty breaker, dry and resonant
with the heat, and the half Of a ships biscuit
moldy and vermin eaten. Il was afterwards
that the Martha Williams was a
missing ship long posted, and supposed to
have foundered on a voyage TO the Thames
from CallaO. Cincinnati Commercial Ga
lette.
Milford chronicle., 1888-07-27
A variation IL, rortnno TeIlinc.

Tho nonsense Of fortune telling is one in
which not only our servant girls indulge: the
daughters Of wealth and education are ad-
dicted to it. Surreptitious visits to a fortune
teller are among the common escapades Of
society matrOEs and maids, and anything
new in that line is bound to recompense its
operator. An astrologcr has set up a curious
variation of his business of humbug. and his
specially IS the telling Of fortunes by means
Of moles. He pretends to DO able to read
characters and make prophesies by means Of
these blemishes. Il would bother other than
an ingenious man to put tins method into
practical use, but the difficulties are sur
mounted by the professor" in question.
He has printed on cards four outlines of a
female figure, showing the form from each
point Of the compass, so to speak. His clients
on their FIRST visit are provided with a set Of
these cards, which they take home and mark
il just the right spots with the Inoles which
they happen to bear. Then they return to
the fortune teller, and he reads their attri-
butes and destiny from the diagrams as filed
ont. A mole on the shoulder means one thing,
and on the side has a totally different inter-
probation, and so ON through vast number
OF locations and combinations. The fellow
has adapted himself to his particular hulnbug
by growing a tremendous beard. which
makes him look like q wise man of the East.
and increases his inlp-essiveness. His gravity
is perfect, he talks like an educated man, and
he is doing lucrative business, his price be
ing two dollars, and his customers so many
that usually one has t. wait in the ante-room
an hour or so for al audience.-New York
Sun.
Milford chronicle., 1888-07-27
SOFT CRABS.

The new hotel at Cedar Beach is
furnished and is most complete in
every particular. But what is of
special interest to the people gener-
ally is the cuisine. The season of
soft crabs is rapidly approaching
and there is no place along the shore
where you VIII get them served so
nicely as at Cedar Beach.
As a summer resort this place is
unexcelled and the schedule of
amusements is most excellent.
The bar is fully supplied with
the best imported and domestic
wines liquors and cigars.
The sleeping apartment are large
and airy and the spacious veranda
give an excellent sea view and are
always exposed to a delicious breeze.
NJ. Loewenhein, Prop.
p. 0. Milford, Del.
Milford chronicle., 1888-07-27
wouderf,,I cures.

". d. Hoyi & Co.. Wholesale and Retsi
Druggists of Rome, Ga, say We have beer
selling DE-. Kings New Discovery, Electric
Bitters and Buckien's Arnica salye for two years.
Have never handled remedies that give sueh
universal satisfaction. There have been some
wonderful cures effected by these medicines in
this city, Several cases o. prnnouaced Consump-
sim have been enhrriY cured by use Of few
bottles Of DR.. Kings New Discovery. taken in
hem alwavs Sold BY G. ". Marshall
Milford chronicle., 1888-07-27

elvlt service catechisn, her life might have
been saved Indeed, many eases that come
to Us might be saved if the person first in
formed only know few commonplace things.
Take cases Of poisoning. for instance. AS >
rule there is In every household and factory,
or at least within easy reach. simple and
effective anndotes These remedies are OF
infinite value Warm water and mustard
can always be got, as can also sweet Oh. but
ter or lard For poisoning by bug poisons,
blue vitriol, mercury, lead water. salfneter.
sulphafe Of zinc or like substances. milk or
white Of eggs in large quantities is always 70
be commended
''For poisons Ike rough on rats. Paris
green and Fowler's solution Of arsenic. one
should tickle the fances Of the victim with a
feather, or induce vomiting BY copious
draughts Of salt and water, which should be
followed By good sized doses Of sweet Oh or
milk
Where oil vitrici, muriatic or oxalic acid
IS the poisons one can easily help matters by
scraping some plaster from the wall and dis
solving it in water and make the patient
drink It. Soap dissolved in water is also
good IN these cases When caustic poisoas
are taken, then water and vinegar, or lemon
juice and water should be given
MANY suicides seek the desired end by
means Of carb0lic acid In such cases give
the person drinks Of glutnous character.
Flour and water, for instance, is especially
desirable
''For chloroform, choral and such things.
douse the head, chest and face with cold
watei-and keep working the arms to promote
artificial respiration.
"Laudanuin, morphine aud opinm are also
III great favor with suicides. Induce vomit-
ing and give all the strong coffee You can
gel down them. Aud so l might 20 on. All
these things / have named, YOU VIII see, are
nearly always at band and can be employed
with good results, il only until the doctor
comes. They are things the police ought TO
know at any rate. New York Mail and
Express
Milford chronicle., 1888-07-27
An Explanation.

What is the nervous trouble" with which
so many seem now To be afflicted II you
viii remember a few years ago the wold
Malaria was comparatively unknown today
it IS rs common as any void in the English
language, yet this word covers only the
meaning OF another word used by our fore
fathers IN time past 50 it is with nervous
diseases, as they and malaria arc intended TO
cover what our graudEthers called bilious
ness, and all are caused by troubles that
arise from diseased condition Of the Liver
which in performing its functions finding it
cannot dispose Of tie bile through the ordi-.
nary channel is compelled to pass it Off
through the system, causing nervous trou-
bles, malaria, bilious fever, etc. You WHO
are suffering can'well appreciate cure We
recommend Green's August Flower Its
cures are marvellous
Milford chronicle., 1888-07-27
SOME HANDY ANTIDoTEs
Which a Hospital Surgeon Recommends
in Case Of Poisoning.

Which Hospital Surgeon Recommends
in Case Of Poisoning.
Some time ago young woman on First
street quarreled with her husband, and in
order to friglIten him swallowed dose Of
Rough on Rats She had taken poison
before, but of a different kind and only
enough to make her sensibly III. At first
she denied to her better half that she had
taken poison, but as the pain became more
and more intense she grew alarmed, and
finally acknowledged what she had done.
The husband then started for a doctor. On
the way be met a policeman and told him Of
the matter and asked him also to 90 for a
doctor. Instead the officer pulled the alarm
box and summoned an ambulance, and had
the poor woman taken to a hospital All the
way from the house to the hospital she called
on the doctors to save her She wanted to
live "for her haby's saken Soon, however.
after being admitted to the hospital She
died.
Had the police officer who called the am
bulance for this poor woman said the hos
pital surgeon as be signed the death certif-
cate, known q little more about what to do
IN cases Of emergency and little less Of the
Milford chronicle., 1888-07-27
The commercinl rraro1o,.s.

The commercial travellers Of this country
now number over 25O,000. and reach in their
iourneyings every town and hamlet in this
country; they are the greatest distributors
& goods, shipping about 800, ,0oO,O 600 tons out
Of 400,OJlO0O tons now carried yearly by the
railroads, and they spend over $3.50, 600 per
day, or about S3S2, ,000.0 600 per travelling year
Of nine months, which is distributed among
the carriers, hotels, shopkeepers and produc-
srs-Public Opinion.
Milford chronicle., 1888-07-27
A Very serious Omlssion.

Little Gotham Maid lreading)-And the
fairy prince and Blue Eyes were married
and lived happily ever after.
Little Boston Maid-Where did they livel
Little Gotham Maid consulting tho last
page carefullyl--It doesn't tell.
Little Boston Maid-That was a serious
omission on the authors part As VIC do not
know where the prince and Blue Eyes lived
we have no way Of establishing their social
status.-Town Topics
Milford chronicle., 1888-07-27
a Justiee of de Peaoa. savs.

Hon. John Nealey, Justice Of the peace
and eS-member the House of Representa-
tives from Meredith, N H., was for twelve
years terrible sufferer with rheumatism.
He says; cannot obtain any nedicine
which does me SO much good as your sui
phur Bitters, and think it is the hes, medi.
cine made.
Milford chronicle., 1888-07-27
RuekIen,. ArnIea saIre.

The hest salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises
Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores. letter,
Chapped Hands, Cmlhlains, Corus. and all Skis
ernoiions. and positively cures Piles. OF 10 pay
required. tis Guaranteed to give perfect satis-
faction, or money refunded. pnce z5 cts. PEI
box. For sale by G. W. MARSHALL. Druggist.
Milford chronicle., 1888-07-27
IlTS. Hllie Jump.
EMBROIDERED SHAwLs
Mas. ANNIE JUMP.
Summer Resorts.

The Slaughter Beach Hotel under
management of Mr.. Z. w. Reynolds
is daily adding to its old popularity,
the beach is too well known to need
recommendation.
The house and appointments are
in excellent trim, and the table can
not fail to please the fancy of any
lover of appetizing fare.
The bar is removed from the hotel
and is thoroughly stocked with
choice cigars, wines, liquors, and
lighter beverages ice cold. For
rates and fuller information apply to
E. w. REYNOLDS,
Express and P. o. Milford, Del.
Milford chronicle., 1888-07-27

A Corinth Maine, farmer fastened a steel
trap to a long pole and tied it in a tree top so
that it stood a little higher than the
branches, and at last accounts was three
hawks, three owls and one crow the better
Of it.
Milford chronicle., 1888-07-27
HISTORY OF SUICIDE.
OCCURS MOST IN HOT WEATHER
AND AMONG THE CULTURED.
Three Times as Many sIen as Women
Take Their own Lives-Day the Favored
Time. and Middle Age the Period.
Statistics.
"Oh. there is no doubt about that.'

"Oh, there is no doubt about thatm
The speaker was Dr.. Allan McIane Hamil-
ton, New York's famous aiieuist The re-
porter had just asked the doctor whether the
weather had any influence upon the tendency
Of people to commit suicide.
''Thero is no doubt about It at al. = re-
peated Dr. Hamilton. ANY weather. which
lowers the vitality of a person. strengthens
the disposition to commit suicide There u
nothing very strange about that, odd as IL
seems, to say that the weather influences sui
eide. We all know how common It is 70 feel
blue and low spirited on dark, nuzgy davs.
The depression Of spirits at such times in the
case OF an emotional person-aud emo
tional people are the onas who COM
init suicide-may give the decisive and
concluding impulse to take his own life OF
course the dark, muggy day alone is not
sufficient and does not alone give the suicidal
impulse; it merely forms the last strain ON
the camefs back. We must suppose that the
disposition toward suicide from some Of the
great causes is present in force
'sThere have been some very queer notions
held on this point. II was an old SANDER
against Englishmen, which Montesauieu
quoted, think, that Englishmen were more
prone to suicide than other people on account
Of the dark, foggy days Of their countrv's
climate. It was plausible statement, and
was generally regarded as true until an in
dustrious gatnerer Of statistics proved that
in Holland, where there is much more fog
and darkness than in England, there is much
less suicide. So November, on account Of its
gloomy weather, has always borne n bad
name as the month Of suicides. but statistics
gathered from all parts Of the world show
that there are more suicides in May than in
November, and that, generally, there arc
more suicides in the summer than in the
winter days.
WHAT THE FIGURES SAY.
''It. was proven by data collected for nine
years in this country, from 1917 70 1926, that
there averaged S74 suicides in May to Is1 in
while the greatest number Of
Milford chronicle., 1888-07-27
MUSTANG IMMINENT

MEXICAN MUSTANG 'IISBlENT. Is,netrafes
Aass'ss 60 the rfrg Dole wonderful TnT ri
Milford chronicle., 1888-07-27
MUSTANG LINIMENT

MEXICAN MUSTANG LrVnIENT. for MAN and
BEAsr. Greatest curaiiue discovery ever made.
Milford chronicle., 1888-07-27
MUSTANG LINIMENT

NexicAs 1lusrASo LNnii1r conquers srAvIxs.
scllArcn1a and STRAINS in IIonsEs and AluLks.
Milford chronicle., 1888-07-27
MUSTANG LINIMEN

MEXICAN MUSTANG LIN1fEEr cures all all
sasspf HoasEs- AEszs.s sad cAzsraz Hash ins Z
Milford chronicle., 1888-07-27
MUSTANG ENT

MEXICAN MUSTANG IMMINENT. uscd vieor-
ouzis Is sdsathto swinEes.Ngind aailssoro is.eka-
Milford chronicle., 1888-07-27
= nam HHnrtI, %. zoo.

s'Talking about dreams, said a gentleman
on Change, Il had one in 1879 that made me
$500 Idreamed about the figure Of Puck,
as Town IN the comic paper Of that name,
and no matter in what position / looked at
him saw a dime. To my astonishment he
had dimes for eyes The next day, without
thinking further about the matter, 1 strolled
into the pool room, and on looking at the
board the first name 1 saw posted on the
board was Of a horse named One Dime. 1
had never heard Of the horse before, but it
Impressed me so much backed him for all
could raise and won. - Cincinnati Enquirer
The largest collection OF coins, 125, 600 in
1l1lr-.l.al. 4 in Tho cahiuat Of antilni-la. Vi
Milford chronicle., 1888-07-27
MUSTANG LINIMENT

MEXICAN MUSTANG iANtAlENr cursa l.uas.
plp soniai cAsaEo hssssra an IssiAAaAls0s.
Milford chronicle., 1888-07-27

For a dry shampoo or wetshampoo,
Keru's IS the place e. so,
For nice clean Shave. and haircut too,
He can'f be beat I know
Milford chronicle., 1888-07-27

The largest collection OF coins, 125, 1900 in
number, is in the cabinet Of antiquities, Vi
enma.
Milford chronicle., 1888-07-27

1T. was proven by data collected for nine
years in this country, from 1917 70 1926, that
there averaged 374 suicides in May to Is1 in
November, while the greatest number Of
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-01-06
BURDETrE's LITTLE SERMON.
To the Man Who GrOwIs over the Min
listers Salary.

s'Dob" Burdette, the Hdarkeye humorist,
doesn't fancy the man who is always ag-
grieved to hear of a minister who gets a
good salary or a temperance reformer who
makes a comfortable living in doing good.
He talks to such in the following fraternal
way:
Remember, my boy, the good things in
the world are always the cheapest. Spring
water costs less than corn whiskey; a box
of cigars will buy two or three Bibles; a
gallon of old brandy costs more than a
barrel of flour; ''full hand" at poker
often costs man more in twenty minutes
than his church subscription amounts to
in three years; a State election costs more
than a revival of religion; You can sleep in
church every Sunday morning for nothing,
if you are mean enough to deadbeat your
lodg ing in that way, but nap in 4 Pull
MAJ car costs you Two dollars every time;
fifty cents for the circus, and penny for
the little ones to pnt in the missionary
box: one dollar for the theatre, and pair
of trousers frayed at the end and baggy at
the knee for the Michigan sufferers; the
race horse scoops in $4,000 the first
day, and the church fair lasts week,
works twenty-five or thirty of the best
women in America nearly to death, and
comes ont $40 in debt Why, my boy, il
you find yourself sneering or soothing be-
cause once in a while you hear of a preach
er getting a living, or even luxurious
salary. or 4 temperance worker making
money, go ont in the dark and feel ashamed
of yourself and, if you don't feel abov,
kicking mean man, kick yourself.