Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1888-09-21

| The phonograph factory Is now running
and turning out 100 machines a day. Two
thousand orders came In two months after
1 the back chat instrument was announced
OF the 20, C00,OOO feet Of lumber included in
tho Connecticut River Lumber company's
last drive Of logs, which have recently
passed over Bellows falls, 100000 feet
stopped at Bellows falls to become paper.
An alligator at the Philadelphia Zoo" has
achieved notoriety by his feat of climbing
fence five feet high. He would have made a
night Of it II he had not betrayed his pres
ence by rustling in the grass.
The late Mr. Crowley, the celebrated chin
panzee, had only one healthy lung, his heart
was diseased, his liver and kidneys suffered
from fatty degeneration and his brain was
weak. He died from too much monkeying
with hostile climate
A sign Of the end of the London season is
the appearance Of the lavender girls on the
streets They are found upon nearly every
street corner with baskets full Of the dainty
silver leaved plants in blossom.
A novelty q New York market is a sample
Of this years crop of raisins received there
from the Argentine Republic This years
crop in that republic is $1,000 boxes. These
raisins are earlier than the Spanish crop, and
could be laid down in New York, with direct
steamship connections. in June Of each year.
One Of the most striking costumes worn at
the GoodwoOd races was that Of a young wO-
man who, perhaps, wished to personate the
nut brown maid. Her hat was trimmed
with nuts and grapes and nut colored illusion
fastened with amethyst buttons, and she wore
heliotrope ribbons on her nut cOlored lace
froek
The brakemen on an eastern road are con-
graduating themselves on the introduction
Of a new device for strengthening couplings.
Two chains are used In connection with the
regular coupling pin, so that in case Of the
pins breaking the cars do not become do
tached, and the accidents which result from
the breaking asunder Of long train OF cars
are thus avoided.
AT the camp meeting in Douglas, Mass,
the other day man arose and said that he
was a recently escaped convict from the
Rhode Island state prison, that he had deter
mined to lead better life, and that as a be-
ginning he should go back to the prison and
serve tho remainder Of his term. The prison
chaplain was present and heard him, and
knowing something Of human nature helped
the convict in his good resolution by tele-
phoning for officers and capturing him be
fore he weakened.
The Inyo (Cal) Independent has this iteni
Every Sunday quite a number Of Indian
families come to town. They have their,own
teams and wagons, and in each wagon will
be found the women and children that can
be carried The women are dressed in clean
calico gowns and the men and children are
also decently clothed. Many Indians farm
land on shares and arc quite successful; they
live more comfortably and are of more use to
the country than many whites who wander
like Arabs, without home or an honest
calling"
According to reports in the Philadelphia
papers the Adams Express company Is about
to introduce a novel scheme into its business
In the various cities in the country All the
horses belonging to the company are to be
classified according to color, something that
may be done very readily because Of the great
number Of horses owned by the company.
All the white and gray horses are to be kept
in Philadelphia, the roam horses are to be
kept in New York, and animals Of other
colors will be sent to various cities