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Milford chronicle., 1889-07-05

Again, the theatre has a special code of
signals of its own. Thus when the players
form a picture" however wooden, it is
well acknowledged signal that the summit Of
art has been reached, and the audience is ex-
pected to celebrate the event with enthusi-
asm. When the opera singer, after the last
verse Of her song, goeshp the stage and picks
a blue rose off the rhododendron bush, it is
signal to the audience and the band that an
encore is her birthright. The topical song
ster's signal, curiously enough, is just the re-
verse of this. He signals to the'audience that
he has an encore verse left ny quitting the
stage rs precipitately as if he were chased by
a mad bull, whereupon they have him on
again, and when he has really got to the end
of his tether he signals the fact by stopping
where he is Even our great tragedians are
not above making use of signals
Signals have also been arranged whereby
the experienced playgoer may know that the
piece is practically over, and may thus get
the advantage Of the ignorant in the rush for
outer garments and for the last cabs and
omnibuses. It some theatres it is given by
the heroine kneeling down and saying, Il am
that long lost child.n In others it is, "TasIe
her, my boy, and be happy" In Others it Ii
the production of a pair Of handouts or 9
draught of stl.ychnine. In comic opera the
signal is given by all the principals and the
chorus dropping in promiscuously and stand
i ing in line on the stage This latter Is very
thoughtful arrangement, as not the cleveres
playgoer could tell from what goes on eithel
what the piece is about or when it is likely t.
end.-London Globe.
Milford chronicle., 1889-07-05

JUST received, a carload of timothy
hay which will be sold cheap in 800 ID.
lots or over. GEO. H. HALL
Milford chronicle., 1889-07-05

JUST received, and prices lower than
ever before, a new lot of Swiss Ham
burgs for ladies' dresses corner door.
Milford chronicle., 1889-07-05
Arrival of MalIs.

FROM NoRTn-II:24 AN, and 600 PM.
FROM SOUTH $50 AN.
Mail leaves the Post Office twenty minutes
before each train.
Milford chronicle., 1889-07-05
Brick Laying and PIaStGTiIg.

"a do n e3enTsat. Material furnished II re-
ouests,E fost3t promptly done in the best man
ner Gal a or address
Al j. W. HARPER,
aia Near the Chapel Milford. Del
Milford chronicle., 1889-07-05

A change in all Delaware railroad
time tables went into effect this week.
The tables on the first page are not
correct.
Milford chronicle., 1889-07-05

ASK to see the carpets when you go
to Halls, largest line in town; up
stairs.
Milford chronicle., 1889-07-05

PEACHES were shipped in small
quantities from this depot this week.
Mrs. J. c. Wilbur made the first ship
mani
Milford chronicle., 1889-07-05
A MODERN INTERJECTION.

After speaking Of eli" the more modern
signal "Er-" naturally suggests itself.
"Er-" is of course the quintessence of polite
signaling. The cultured who could no longer
bring themselves to say "Hi, had to invent
something to take its useful place; 50 they
invented Err" When you want to attract
any ones attention in society that is the &c
copied signal Though we are gradually los
ing altogether some of our primitive signals,
such as the wink and the whistle, civilization
is or aating new class of very useful ones, so
useful that our complicated social life could
not 20 on without them. A separate code Of
signals grows up with each new development
of existence.
Take, for example, the modern public meet
ing. It has now a code of signals Of its own.
Before the meeting begins there is a fussy
man sent on to hop about the platform. The
public are expected to watch the proceedings
Of the fussy man closely, and wait for bis sig
mails, which he gives by tumbling over a
chair. This is a preconcerted signal to the
audience that the speakers are coming out OF
the ante-room, and that they are to begin
humping their umbrellas and waving their
handkerchiefs. The public understands this
signal perfectly and obeysit with commenda'
BILE discipline
Milford chronicle., 1889-07-05

IMPROVEMENTS. - Dr.. Pierce's'neW
dwelling on Walnut.st is rapidly APP
preaching completion.-Jos. Hudson's
cottage on Washington-ave is about
closed in.-Wm. MusgEove has newly
rooted and otherwise improved ms
home on Westinghouse and Second
st.-E. P. Morris has raised a story on
his dwelling on South HecOnd-sss ana
Milford chronicle., 1889-07-05

LAST Saturday John w. Boyce, a
farmer residing on D. H. Hollands
farm in Slaughter Neck, informed US
that the Texas" flies are so numerous
and voracious that it is difficult to
keen cattle on the marshes-in fact
thew never leave the animal, but roost
unon their horns and tail. He said
that some of his herd were so badly
bitten bv them that sores as large as
his hand had been eaten in the cattle's
backs. The fly is about one-thlru
smaller than the common house ny.
THE minstrel show in Dorsey Hall
last Friday evening was total fail
ure. Only one ticket was oought,ano
but three persons entered the nall
This was no fault of the show; but o
its advertising. The date was MADE
by Mr. Gunby with the company 'an'
no further steps were taken to place
the matter before the people. It's ut
use to try to run anything Of this kin'
without printers ink, and Milford ]
blessed with two local papers an.
two job printing Offices both wei
equipped.
Milford chronicle., 1889-07-05

ASK to see mattings when you 60
to HalPs-plain and fancy; up stairs.
Milford chronicle., 1889-07-05

Go to Halls for fresh vegetables; End
loor from corner.
Milford chronicle., 1889-07-05

MILFORD now has three express de-
liyeries from the North daily.
Milford chronicle., 1889-07-05

THIS season has been spoken of as
"the festival of umbrellas"
Milford chronicle., 1889-07-05

THE Fourth passed very quietly in
Milford-thanks to the rain.
Milford chronicle., 1889-07-05
WORTH KNOWING.
MILL sHAKn at aeIIIngers.

les CREAM at Geillnger's every
evening".
Milford chronicle., 1889-07-05
i A. q wv. II. WHITE.
BRICK YARD.

The famous old brick yards at Marshalls Mills,
eset side OF Milford. have been released by the
undersigned who is now prepared to furnish the
trade with all grades Of brick for paving or build
ing purposes White or call for prices.
moh.s-tf E. ANDERSON. Milford. Del.
Milford chronicle., 1889-07-05
OBITUARY.
BAKER.

At Dover, on June %, 1889, D. M,
Baker, aged about fifty years.
Milford chronicle., 1889-07-05

FIRST quarter of moon Saturday,
Milford chronicle., 1889-07-05

Low LANDS can't be cropped this
wear.
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Catching Tl.uantS.

The newest service rendered by monkeys to
mankind was recently illustrated in London
In one Of the school districts there were a
great many parents who reported nochildrcn
in their families, and i'll order to ascertain
tho real number of children i'll the district the
school officers resortcd to all ingenious meas
ure. Two monkeys were gayly dressed, put
in wagon, and, accompanied BY a brass
band, were carried through the streets Of the
district. At once crowds of children made
their appearance. The procession was stopped
i'll park and tho school o.Eiccrs began ihcir
work distributing candle, to the youngsters
and writing down their names and address,
They found out that over sixty parents kept
their children home from school. and the
monkeys and brass bands brought about 200
boys and girls to school.-Lonlon Paper.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-05-11

Here was n spot where, beneath the shadows
OF the "'tbodes OF tho gods" tho worlds two
greatest seets, forgetting their differences
had cEIspel hands, where tindooism and
buddhism had bound together in ono volume
their Stlscrit s!sastras aud tho sIi II ms Of
Coniueius, and where tho Mon.olian from
Pekin and the Malnbari from Ralucshwaram
bent the knee sde by side in the sanlo sacred
precincts, consecrated uliko to Buddha and
silva. On tho other hand tho 'slalles of the
ancestors, assuming tho forms Of monkeys,
dlsportcd themselves and made light Of these
lallowcd scenes, detlins even tho holy of
hoilcs, taunting the most dcvout with winks,
''nirks and ilendish grimaccs Then, as if it
"i's all u good joke, they would add injury to
nsl'ltby daring, OH tliesly, tosnatcll with their
sacrilcsious paws the votvc offerings out of
the very hands Of the sin stricken penitents;
would inlpudcntly retire with their booty
and sit down tocat it ut their leisure, pcrchcd
up beside the nostrls of tho gods themselves,
and wipns their whiskcrs on tho divine
heads. What was most surprising, no one
seemed to take notice of them or resent their
conduct, and great was the astonishment
manifested by tho monkeys when VIC went ut
ticln for trying to upset our camera, and
especially wien an old red faced one, who
must have once been a thorough scornd,el of
Il llindoo, thought of appropriatng our
camera cloth.-Ilarpers Magazine.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-05-11
Nnthiu- Lost In I,uris,

Tho Revue dies Dcux Mondcs has some curl
Gus statements respecting tho food consuinp-
ton Of Paris In the large lyccums and schools,
boys arc generally very wasteful; they will
throw away half the bread they get for lunch,
tread upon it, kick it into tho gutter, ink it,
etc. None Of these fragments are lost. Tho
servants sell them to certain dealers who arc
called "bouangers en- veux," and turn their
acquisition to good account. They first pick
out all the tolerable pieces, which they heat
in an oven and then rasp clean. Thus pre-
pared, these bits rcappcar in tho market in
the shape Of toast for soup. Most Of the
"coutons,' cut into lozcnges and served on
the tables of the rich, with spinach, havo no
other origin. AS for tho dirty crumbs and
refuse left after the picking, they are pounded
in Il mortar and sold to butchers as ''chapc-
lure with winch they covcr their outlets
and klluc.ilc5 Of ham. Tho really filthy re-
maindcr, which is too bad even for chap
lurc,' is blackcned over a fire, pounded, and
then mixed up viii! honey aroma,Ized with a
few drops of essence Of peppermint. This Is
sollas all opiatc forthc toothachc c-American
Analyst
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Hind Bcgr.rs of Canton.

There are thousands of blind bcggars here
in Canton, and i'll going through tho city to-
day | saw at least 500 Of all ages and sexes
They went in groups of six and eight i'll sin
Gle file and the leader could SEQ just enough
TO get along. The others held on to ono an
others clothes. and all from decrepit old
women TO little blind boys held out littlo fiat
round BASKETS, and turning up their sightlcss
eyes, asked for aims in pitcous tones These
blind be.,gars come from tho blind asylum of
Canton They 80 out daily to beg through
the city, and they stand in front of tho shop
until its owner pays them to go away They
barely get more than tho tcnth of cent
from single man, and inasmuch rs the asy
lum furnishes them but little food, they are
pale, thin and pitifully ragged. Tho sack
clotl, in which tho beggar of China is usually
clad is of the coarscst coffee sacking. He is
dirty and loathsome To IN extreme, and
would us soon think of touching u small pox
patient OF lcpcr US ono of these beggars.-
Frank q Carpenter
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-05-11
Two Tales Of Cooks.

Most cooks-unlcss they are clefs-dont
like to cook. But Mrs. Stanford, the wife Of
the Central Pacific millionaire has cook, u
Chinaman, Of course, who just delights in
cooking. She sent him to a cooking school III
New York, where all tho art and all the
sciei"c are taught. Ho came back knowing
it all, and ever since has been as eager for u
chance to show his newly acquired skill as u
small boy on bicycle. He longs for dinner
party, and will never DO entircl happy until
his mistress gives one every day Ill tho week
lie reminds me- says 4 Washington corre-
spondent, of the German cook On DR.. Isaac
Hayes Arctic ship, who never left his galley
until Christmas day, when the skylarkins
sailors drew him out on deck and into tho
dance.
Cook" demanded one of them, wouldn't
You rather dance than cook:.'
No, thank Cod" said the cook, Il likes to
work. New York Star.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-05-11
WHAT DO THEY THINK

Oh. what do the hungry people think
AS they walk in the streets Of the town atnight,
And the hearth fires ginlmer and CLEAN and blink
Through many window warm and bright?
For they drift in tho dusk like the aecks of foam
On the tossing waves Of the turbulent sea,
With never haven and never home
These luckless waits Of humanity.
And many a mansion, tall and fair,
Is lifting its head to the wintry skies,
Allossom with all that is rich and rare,
That wealth can purchase or art devise;
Aud out through tho portals como bursts of light
And murmurs Of music and laughter sweet
All, what do they say to the homeless wight
Who is wandering past with his weary feet?
Does he ever think. when the winds are cold
And tho hunger causes IL ccascless pain,
And the storm is beating his garments old,
And chilling his heart with its dull refrain
Docs he ask how it is that in many n life
The roses are always in sweetest bloom,
While his are the longngs, the endless strife,
The days of sorrow. the nights of gloom?
ion say ,licy aro idlc and weak and bad
That Pity is wasted on such as they
ih, many vagrant, Worn and sad
Could tell you II tale if he would today
story of failure, of hopes that fled
OF toll and hardship and boundlcss WOO
or wrongs that cmbittercd, of wounds that bled,
And dreams that wcre lost in the long ago
Nelly Booth Simmons
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-05-11
Tho Biggest Eass on Record.

There arrived in the city from Peters lake
near Cottonwood Point, in Pcmiscot county
Mo-, the two largest black bass ever taken H.
western waters They were part of Il shi,,
ment to j " Peters g. Co., fish dealers
the French market, and were caught in TIN
private lake with which that firm nsurcs a
supply of fresh fish at all seasons. The
smaller. which weighed ten pounds and fou,
ounces, was sold to a Third street caterer
the larger was sent to The Glo,c-Dcmocrai
Office Capt II e West. state fish commits
sioner, in company with Mr.. ID }. Blankc
had the fish photographed and weighed 1t
tipped the beam ut exactly eleven pounds and
ten ounces. Both gentlemen then went be
fore Simon Arnold, the notary in Collector
Sections Office, and made affidavit to the
weight Tho head will he preserved in the
museum of the fish commissioner rs that of
the largest bass on record. st. Louis Globe
Democrat
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pullurrs hy Auriinn.

Tho object Of Il New England town meet
ing was, rs written in the old timo warrants,
''to know tho Towns Mind" Some tmo be-
fore the day of assembling tho three select
mon, annually chosen to ,lircct affairs, held Il
session ut the tavern, where, aided by tho
town clerk, they prepared business for tho
town meeting, and nominated town officers
for election.
They offered Il variety Of subjects to the
Towns Mind" which, after consideration
and much talking, decided whether it was
for doing this, or for doing that, or for doing
something else
The frequent disagreemcnts and wransling
in the efforts TO discover tho Towns Mind
caused, in lil5, the enactment Of IL law Civ
ing special powers to tho moderator, because,
as tho law recited, "by reason of tho dis
orderly carr IL SO of some persons in said meet
ings the affair, and business thereof is very
much retarded and obstructcd."
The author Of Colonial Times on Buz-
yards Bay says that tho town meeting of
New England rcsemblcl in some respects the
parish vcstry meeting Of old England go
years ago. One custom common to both was
the sale of public paupcrs by public auction.
The town Of Wnrcham, now famous for
its oysters, voted i'll l17G 'to vanduc tho
Widow Lovell.' Sho was accordingly
''struck Off to Josiah Stevens TO keep ono
year for the Sum of nno pounds Six shilings
and if She did not live the year in to have
that in proportion." She lived 'tllc year ill.,
and continued to appear az the annual auc-
tion till September, 1881, when, i'll tho town
records, it is recorded, Voted for u winding
sheet and n shift for the Widow Lowell, eight
shilinss''
.Jano George joined tho widows band in
l131, and was set up at auction for thc last
tilne in lsOS. just before She passed away
the town voted TO pay for Extra Mendins
Jane George four dollars"
The keeping Of poor widows was so profit
able, i'll services rendered by them, as TO in
duco tho town to vote repeatedly 'Not to
build a poor house. Youths Companion.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-05-11
THE TATTooER's ART.l
Pictures Worked into tho Human Flesh
With Needles and Ink,

ilctufes WORKED into tho Human Flesh
With Needles and Ink.
''In case should be drowned or killed bv
accident thcrc will be no trouble in identify
ing me, remarked retired sea captain in
conversation with Il Detroit reporter; II
havo the initials of my name, tho American
cagle aud the flag Of my country tattooed on
my ARM"
II supposed that practice belonged only to
tho common sailor" suggested comradc.
well, us n usual thing, u man has to be-
come Il common sailor before he is all uncom-
mon one. know q naval officer in high
position who always keeps ono hand glovcd
to hide an anchor tattoocd OH tho back of
his hand"
"lattooing is not compulsory, is it!'
Not ut all. Sailors acquire the custom Of
tattooing each other as pastmc. Young
sailors arc tattoocd, and when they rise in tho
service are ashamed of it, but once tattooed
always tattoocd; nothing but being skinned
will get it Off"
"llow is it donc:' asked u listener
with India ink, vcrmillion and other pig
mcnts. Tho usual way is to stick Il number
of tino cambric needles into cork by tho
eyes. The picture, namo or initials aro then
outlined OH tho skin and the pigment spread
on. Then the needles aro jabbcd in to mako
tho impression. Some OF tho work is dono
very picturcsqucly. saw n picture tattoocd
on n sailors breast. 1t was u ship, with all
sails set, leaving port. A lady stood on the
| pier waving II handkerchief, and tho words
tattoocd were, "A pleasant voyage and
speedy return. Good-by.' On the deck of
tho ship Il man was tattoocd, and from his
mouth camo tho words, 'Good-by, sweet
| hcart''
"llavo you any idea how tho practice orig
| inatcd:' inquired another party.
81 have hcard,' said the captain, "that it
was during tho time of logging in tho Amer
lean merchant service, but don't know how
truo it is 1t was said that tho sailor in
those days would liavcthe American flag ta.-
toocd OH his back with tho motto, 'Ho who
strikes his country's fling is Il coward'"
| "Now, cap" said tho comradc "havcnt
| you girl tattocl near your hcarts"
| Tho captain lidgcttc'l little before lie adj
united that he had
| Its II common thing he said, "for young
sailors to liavo II sweetheart tattocd over
| their hearts or on their arms as u charm to
bring them back again, And they havo tho
Virgin Mary done in India ink, too, and
horscshocs, anchors, crosses und other signs
knew sailor who had rings, n chain brace
let and gartcrs tattoed on him A full rugged
ship is a favorite design. But think tho
| practice is going out. 1t is not SO common as
it was before tho war. Then if you visited d
m;ll-of-war You would find every man on
| board tattOoc,l -
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4 CITY of Honknnlicr,.

Sir Walter Scott has not escaped the statis-
teal jugylcr, and VIC arc given lively idea
of the former immense popuiarit" Of the
great Scotchlnaus .oluancc, Down 10 1876
there had been printed Of his Life and
Works 7,9G7,3G9 volumes, requiring 92,,g.
rcams Of paper, which weighed l,::i5 toa,
Tho Peoples Edition required 2:.i >;i rea!ms
or 2,sis tons of paper The number Of s!-etts
used was l0G,5la,43s, which, laid de by sid,
would cover 3,3Gi square miles Durins The
period when Scott was clitin; the Co!npete
Edition of his novels no les ll'9. 500 per
sons, onc-hundrcdth part, t ID. p'pu.atlpH
Of Edinburg, were occupied ~ 'a mangtac
turc of the book. In Other 8, ri4 imagine a
town--or western cit ii a'tp ~ 4g~lm in
Labitants finding their 4l npprt in the ms
cLamical production Vt tn rpnances of one
literary man.-:Sc! .bnr : Maoaz.ne.
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one sheet Of flame; it lighted up the white
road, ON which We were galloping for dear
Lie. The sound of musket shots rang out
the brutes We're evidently potting at us
"Stoop!' cried to my companion, but too
late. a dull thud told mo she was hit She
gave me one look of agony, look that will
haunt me to my dying day.
But we tore on, and few seconds more
ing tent. She had ceased to urge her horse.
rs she had DONE with whip and spur
Don't give in" cried: ''in few minutes
we shall be safe from pursuit."
Leave me, Jack" she said my horse is
wounded, and so am l."
AS she said the words the poor beast fell
with Il crash-fell to rise no more. sprang
To the ground; desperation lent mo strength.
How managed it don't know; but | sue
ceeded in getting her on to my own fright
ened beast. She was apparently fainting; in
her right hand she still clutched tho revol-
yer.
Take it," she said thrust it into my
holster
Don't let mo fall into their hands alive.
Jack" She never spoke again.
When she passed away cannot tell, but
she was dead ere reached Murshab. l
handed her body over to the women. made
my report to the officer in command. l told
how sudden had been tho rising, and how
brave Maj. Cross fell pierced by tho bullet Of
some skulking mutineer, and then thought
of poor dead Rosa and wondered if she and
had bccn so very much to blame. No, my
conscience was fairly clear, and it was with
some satisfaction that | bucklcd my sword
belt to accompany tho party that was to
wreak retribution on the mutineers of the
-th regiment, who, we heard. had intrcnched
themselves at kcrimabad AS rotlo along
with the others, thirstins for revenge
thought of poor murdered Rosa and her
wrecked young life | thought of her rs al
angel i'll heaven looking down on ne, and i'll
my heart Swore to give no quarter to the
rutlians who had caused her death AS did
50 ! mechanically opeued my holster, tool
out my revolver and drew back the littl,
safety bolt that holds tho chamber
Good heavens! what's thss
One OF the cartridges had been discharged
You can fancy my feelings when discov
cred that hers was the hand that fired tho
shot-the Shot that had slam her husband!
don't tell you how we wiped out tho ruf
fans at kcrimabad If ever vengeance wa
sudden and sure. that was the day The bull
of them had intrcnchcd themselves, and wcrt
$lain to n man.
thanked Maj. Fowler for his story sup
pose it was all true, for | had heard of til,
death of Cross Mt kcrinabad-l had evcN
seen his grave, but till now | certainly di,
not know that it was his wifo who had mrl'
dcrcd him London World
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pearl buttons on it. sewn by hand, arc M nearIS.
separablc aud levers, are coming into tho
market every day. Well dressed men, who
formerly looked down on ''snide' jcwclry',
now Use plated collar buttons, for the many
used justify the good quality at Il moderate
price; and it is astonishing the number sold
AS we used TO say Of pins, What becomes Of
them ai!:' Tho same could be said Of plated
jewclry generally. Tho desire for Change
and the really beautiful patterns tempt so
many; and all retailer, encourage II. prefer
ring frequent sales and at the same time Civ.
ing the customer u chance to keep uo with
Tive style-St. Louis Globc-Democrat.