Milford chronicle., 1889-12-20

II The emperor of China, who married again
of his will in obedience to his mother, now r
G. fuses to see either his mother or his wife.
The general committee of the Method,
= church has appropriated 81 Do, no for mi
i sionary purposes during the coming year.
e A man Of Van Vert county, o., on bt
wheeled barrow containing $50 cats thre
, miles through muddy country road.
In 1900 there were no potatoes in England
b Now the total yearly crop of the Unite
S Kingdom is valued at el6,2oO 900, and tina
e Of Europe at a16O,6OO,OO0
: Last years gross receipts Of the railway
Of the United Kingdom amounted to e73
, 100000, a sum not far short Of the total treas
/ ury receipts from the customs and inlnn,
revenue taken together.
Little John makes good use of observation
and reason. Mamma, ," be said, one day, a
they were driving along, "a horse has mem
legs in front and turkeys legs behind"
Stout officers are unkisown in the Unitec
States army. No man weighing over 10
pounds can join a cavalry regiment, Will,
officers in the general service are liable to bs
retired for obesity
In autumn huge baskets Of snails for sale
may be seen in the Lisbon fruit market. In
Madrid and other wealthy Spanish cities as
many as fifteen different kinds NAV some
times be counted on the slabs of the dealers,
Queen Margherita Of Italy is said to be
much interested in Volapuk. She takes q
! periodical printed in that language. and has
learned to read 1t with ease.
A statue is soon to be unveiled at Sacra.
mento, Cal, in honor of E. j. Stevens. late
master mechanic of the Southern Pacific at
the Sacramento shops. The fund.- were con.
Tibuted entirely by workingmen
"COcoanut day. is celebrated in most parts
Of India during the full moon in August
On that day numbers of nuts are thrown into
the sea as an offering to the Hindoo gods.
One of the results of the French exhibition
has been to make the London hanson cab
very popular in Paris, where it has hereto
fore been in no special favor
A child who grows up loving good books /,
saved from many temptations that beset the
empty minded. He can always find good
companion; he need never be lonely.
Myron W. Whitney, the popular Boston
oasso, is proud of the fact that he was
Drlcklayer for seven years of his life. It was |
not his trowel, but his voice, however, that
laid the foundation of his fortune.
Philadelphia is said to be the greatest nove
reading city in the country. The favorite,
are Dickens, George Eliot, E. P. Roe. BlacB
ana Oulda in the order named. There is lit
tie call Tor either Thackeray or Howells.
At Martha's Vineyard a dumb woman
owns and manages a schooner and earns n
hvlng as fisherman Between times sb,
peddles threads and buttons along the coast
AT Cincinnati there is also a boat woman
who earns her living on the water.
The natives of the Feejee Islands have
AIKEN up cricket through the efforts of an en-.
husiast, Mr.. Wellington. They like the
same much, although they do not like to
'onfine themselves to the orthodox eleven on 4
aeh side. They play their matches with
ortY or fifty side. or tribe against tribe
iildss OF rONA eighing about 500 tons, v
ell, Nov 20, FRI the high cliffs on the {,
Canadian side Of lra river to the banks al
'elow, within few IDS Of one of the sup
'orts OF the Old lie pm bridge, Had the "
immense rock struck OF the stone pillars, Y
he bridge would Dubtedly have given d'
way. if
Artificial gems at Il Paris exposition are II
aid to have surpassed nnything ever before j.
uo"h' , some OF the specimens puzzling even ~
lealerS ard exPeFE The artificial pearls de
we're especially su Sssful, no means being
ounu 1a,c 70 distinguish be genuine from the ssl
except the usee 4 a flle ~
a little girl of my acc haintance saw a mar ca
ot for the first time in dne of our ice cream 70
larlors; as she was looking at it. the Darrot M
aid, "Hello" The child gazed in astonisb.
nent moment, then answered, In an awed 70
one, Hello, schicken1n
To dye pearl buttons sh with l,,'---
2iution of saEe ..ssyysr,,, se
potash, then place in a strong e
lueous solution Of the desired color and LET no
lem stand, with frequent stirring. in a warm We
lace. To cause the color to penetrate. an d,
IMMERSION of two weeks may be needed. Use "a
10 aniline colors. Try
A New Bedford clergyman, who has been 'sH
service long time, 'advertises 700 sermons
II sale covering all subjects and applicahle
any locality. He only wants 81 apiece FOR
e lot, if taken in a lump, (which is one. kn
III of regular price and decided BARGAIN on
T the money" D.
Inc other day an account appeared in the o;r
"spapers concerning native Of the chief Il
y OF hungary, who had reached his s4tb WI
ar and then attempted to commit suicide hei
cause he was unable any longer to sunnort a
) father and mother. leGsr AZ
An almost miraculous escape from death is iol li.
ported from Jackson county. Ga last bloe
turday Two men were working in front Of Bit
IL culaf saw, when one of them reached 'PIi
81 10 remove chip from behind it, The W
caught his sleeve and dragged him over Blu
suaItlhg. Round and round he went nm who
MS fellow workman could run and ston ~
nachihery. When he was taken out not y ssys
'ratch or bruise was found upon his body. ''T'
the saw had torn every thread Of cloth. osl !
of him 0'''A Secsl Has
onsul Turner writes from Cadiz to the
e department that farming in Spain Is in
iui1iVe state Grain is cut with a small
]lng nook and thrashed as in the time of Hes
= SO'eSars' by tramping it out with asses He,
ned TO stone boat. The plow is a No.,
'ked stick pointed with iron. In tbe pep
MS are to be seen heavy wooden carts SCI
Fn by oxen. Most Of the CARRYING. frame
ing, ETC., is done by donkeys. Sand
k, lumber-in fact, almost evervthine, -
has to be moved-is carried on their 4
IS. N'- ''''-' I
le OF the strangest things in India is the =.
ltude Of deserted capitals. There arc
o4d Delhis, three successive capitals ~
'ast, all close to each other. all south ~ Hhu
present. city. One Of the three is Tug Pr,
aoad, marvellous city on hill, roofess
absolutely y. deserted, but solid and gigan-
..ns me second IS Ferozebad, with hand 6W
inhabitants The third is theold Delhi
upuo, who was born Turkish slave ard n
emperor OF India His name still sur ~
IN the finest tower in the world ana n
'ldest mosque in India. 80
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