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Milford chronicle., 1889-12-06
The Old Miser.

Speaking Of close-flsted natures, - said a
Michigan Central railroad conductor, while
waiting at the Third street depot the other
day for his ''run, Il saw one Of the most
striking examples out on our line during the
exposition that I ever met One Of the
wealthiest farmers in Michigan was at the
depot near his home to see his daughter of.
She was on her way TO a small town in Ohio,
where she will teach school this winter, and
intending to stop at Detroit for a three days
visit with friends here and visits to the expo
sition 'How's the farm done this yearP
asked the old gentleman-I was brought up
near his place and knew him intimately-and
he replied, Just middlin'.' Then / asked
him if he was going to the exposition, and he
replied, No; can't afford it. At the same
time / knew that besides his farm, worth
easily Sl5, 900, he is a principal stockholder in
a prosperous inland city bank, besides having
a half interest in one of the largest and best
paying fruit farms on the shore Of Lake
Michigan I'll bet his income isn't cent less
than $4,000 a year, and yet he not only
couldn't afford to take week of and visit
the exposition, but he allows his daughter to
teach school for a living. Detroit Free
Press
Milford chronicle., 1889-12-06
How Chrome Iron Is Made.

A Norwegian engineer, Herr o. Olson,
Christiana, has obtained ten years patent
for a new process for the manufacture Of
chrome iron. In his process a well mixed
proportion of fnely pulverized chrome ore,
powdered CHARCOAL and tar are heated to red
heat in a closed vessel, then allowed to cool,
and finally remelted in a crucible, together
with a certain proportion Of pulverized iron
ore powdered charcoal, borax, ground glass
and cyanide Of potassium. The proportions
Of the mixture are naturally kept a secret
Now York Teleeram
Milford chronicle., 1889-12-06
wn.hlnrton nl.torIeal soeletr in Enrla


A movement is afoot to form a George
Washington historical society in England
the chief promoter Of It being the Rev.
George Washington, chaplain Of St. Georges
Jubilee church, Z Rue des Basins, Paris, who
is the eldest representative Of the Durham
branch Of the Washington family in Eng
land. "There is" he writes, ''much infor-
nation concerning the history, ancestry and
records Of life of Gen. Washington that has
been collected by individuals, which has
never been focused. During the last few
years, together with my brothers. Capt.
Washington, R. N, and Maj. Washington,
r. E., / have collected documents, state
ments, ETC., which will be of value to another
generation.
Many others have done the same-Amer-
leans naturally, as well as English. After
the deaths of the collectors these papers Of
interest will probably be scattered, lost or
destroyed. l therefore propose that those In
England interested in the matter form them
selves into a society to centralize this inter
est, preserve the documents collected, and
meet from time to time to compare expert
ences and exchange views. The late Brasses
theft at Sulgrave seems to point to the neces-
sity of some effort TO this effect. 1 can
answer for my brothers and four cousins Of
the same name, who would agree to the de
STABILITY of such an endeavor. / shall be glad
TO explain further the details Of what pro
pose IL correspondents will write TO us."-
Chicago Times.
Milford chronicle., 1889-12-06
A Military Academy.

A peculiar institution called an international
military academy has recently been estab-
lished at Berlin. Ostensibly it is for the bene-
fit OF officers of foreign armies who may de-
sire to seek military instruction from Ger
man standpoint The academy was begun
by private parties, but the government has
taken it under its patronage A full report
Of the workings of the institution has been
made to the French military authorities, but
it is not learned that any French officers
have as yet applied to the academy for in
struction, nor is anything said as 70 the ma
tionality O. the students in the institution
San Francisco Chronicle.
Milford chronicle., 1889-12-06
Katie,s Wise Advice.

Mrs. X is one Of those by no means rare
mortals whose discipline is much dependent
upon her mood, while her mood in turn is
much influenced by her bodily comfort It
follows that the small daughter Katie is
treated with more or less sternness, accord
ing to circumstances, a fact which she is
quite shrewd enough to appreciate. One day
recently Mrs. X was reproving Katie in
rather fretful tones, when the child looked up
from her seat on the floor to observe with the
preternatural gravity Of three years:
"Oh, take a more comfer'ble chair, NAM
ma r--Boston Courier
Milford chronicle., 1889-12-06
A Queer Place Tor a Horse.

A queer accident happ0ned near town one
night. A gentleman hired saddle horse Of
Bob Springfield to attend night services at
Antioch church. On arriving at the church
he hitched the animal to a tree in the grove
near am old well, which was loosely covered
with rotten boards, and which escaped his
notice In the darkness. During his absence
the horse. in moving about, stepped upon the
frail covering and was precipitated to the
bottom Of the well, distance Of twenty feet.
Here he lay, or rather sat upon his launches,
until near morning, when by means Of a rope
and pulley he was rescued from his very TN
comfortable position. Strange TO say, the
animal, though badly bruised sustained nc
serious injuries Dalton tGa.) Citizen.
Milford chronicle., 1889-12-06
Wonderful Cures.

W. D. Hoyt & Co., Wholesale and Retail
Druggists OF Rome, Ca, say; We have been
selling D.. Kings NV Discovery, Electric
Bitlers aud Bucken's Arnica Saye for two years
Have never handled remedies that give such
reversal satisfaction. There have been some
wonderful cures effected by these medicines in
this city. Several cases oi Pronounced Coiisu
ton have beeu eutreiy cured by use of lew
bottles of DR.. Kings New Discovery, taken it,
connection with Electric Biiers We euarants e
hem ALWAYS. Sold by G W Marshal.
Milford chronicle., 1889-12-06
Personal.

MrN. II. Frohlichsteiu, Of Mobile, Ala, writes
. take great pleasure in recommending Dr.
Kiag', N,w Dl,coUerY for Consumption, having
sed it Tor severe attack Of Brouchins and Gu.
'arrh. Il gave me s.snt relief and crtireh
.ured me and have TOT heen afflicted slIrc'
{ also beg to state that have tired other RENE
les With no cO1d result Have also used Elee-
lie Biiters and Dr.. Kings New Life Pills, both
nf which can recommend.
DR.. Kings NV D scovery for Consumption
Coughs and Colds. is s1ld on positive ruaran
"e Trial bottle free nj Mar>hall's Dug store.
Milford chronicle., 1889-12-06
News About Town.

1t is the current report about town that
Kemp's Baisam for the Throat and Lungs
is making some remarkable cures with peo-
pie who are troubled with Coughs Sore
Throat, Asthma, Bronchitis and consump-
ton. Any druggist will give you trial bot
tie 6,re Of cost. II is guaranteed to relieve
and cure. The large battles are soc and g..
Milford chronicle., 1889-12-06
rha I.adiea DeIighted

The pleasant effect and the perfect safety
with which ladies' may use the liquid fruit
laxative, Syrup OF Figs, under all conditions
make it their favorite remedy. It is pleasing
to the eye and to the taste, gentle yet ef-
fectial in acting on the kidneys, liver and
boVels
Milford chronicle., 1889-12-06
DR.. TALMAGE IN JOPP4.
ELOQUENT SERMON AT THE BIRTH
PLACE OF SEWING SOCIETIES.

The Wonderful Lesson That May Be De-
duoed from the Life, Death and Resur-
rsction of Dorcas-A Cody Model for
All Womankind to Copy.
JoPPA, Dec. To-day is memorable in the
sacred history Of Joppa, the Rev. T. De Witt
Talmage, d. D., preaching here to a com
pany Of Christian people of various denomi-
nations on "The Birthplace of Sewing So
cietiesn He took for his text Acts *, 80;
Sand all the widows stood by him weeping,
and showing the coats and garments which
Dorcas made while she was with them" The
preacher said:
Christians of Joppal Impressed as l am
with your mosque, the first ever saw, and
stirred as 1 am with the fact that your har-
Dor Elce doated the great RATS Of Lebanon
cedar from which the temples at Jerusalem
were builded, Solomon's oxen drawing the
logs through this very town on the way to
Jerusalem, nothing can make me forget that
this Joppa was the birthplace Of the sewing
society that has blessed the poor of all sue
ceeding ages in all lands. The disasters to
your town when Judas Maccabssus set it on
fire, and Napoleon had five hundred prisoners
massacred in your neighborhood, cannot
make me forget that one Of the most mag
nificent charities Of the centuries was started
In this seaport by Dorcas, a woman with her
needle embroidering her name ineffaceably
into the benefcence Of the world. l see her
sitting in yonder home. In the doorway and
around about the building, and in the room
where she sits, are the pale faces Of the poor.
She listens to their plant, she pities their
woe, she makes garments for them, she ad-
justs the manufactured articles to suit the
bent form Of this invalid woman, and TO the
cripple that comes crawling on his hands and
knees. She gives coat to this one, she gives
sandals to that one. With the gifts she
mingles prayers and tears and Christian en-
couragement. Then she goes out to be greeted
on the street corners by those whom she has
blessed, and all through the street the cry Is
heard: "Dorcas is comingp The sick look
up gratefully into her face as she puts her
hand on the burning brow, and the lost and
the abandoned start up with hope as they
hear her gentle voice, as though an angel had
addressed them; and as she goes out the lane,
/ ewes half put out with sin think they see
| halo of light about her brow and trail OF
/ glory in her pathway. That night half
| paid shipwright climbs the hill and reaches
/ home, and sees his little boy well clad, and
saws: 'Where did these clothes come fromp
/ And they tell him, ''Dorcas has been here. "
In another place a woman is trimming a
| lamp; Dorcas brought the oil. In another
place, family that had not been at table for
many a week are gathered now, for Dorcas
has brought bread.
Milford chronicle., 1889-12-06
FnshIon nnd GodlIs...
Intnrastad Pe0nle.

Advertising patent medicine in the pecu-
liar way in which the proprietor of Kemp's
Balsam for Coughs and Colds does is indeed
wonderful He authorizes all druggists to
give those who call for it a sample bottle,
Jrce, that they may try it before purchasing.
The Large Bottles are soc and SI.oo. We GER
tsinly woulp wise petrial. It may save you
from consumption.
Milford chronicle., 1889-12-06
EnCEIeRls ArrIca SaIEe.

The hest salve in the world or Cuts, Brt ises
so,as, Ulcers, Salt Raeum, Fever seTes, letter.
Chspped Hands, Chilblalns, C9rns, and all Skin
eruutions. and positively cn'ss Piles. or no pay
required. II is guaranteed to give perfect salts
isction, or money refunded. Price q cts. per
hnv- Fer sale hr G. W. NARsHkLl.. DrneRlsl.
Milford chronicle., 1889-12-06
Children Cry for Pitchers castoria.

When Baby was sick, we gave her castoria-
when she was child, she cried for castoria.
When abe became Miss. she chung to Csstoria,
whsnGAaAad CAndrsn. Shssausslen caaaEia.
Milford chronicle., 1889-12-06
MILFORD, DEL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1885,

There are
many white soaps,
ach
represented to be
just as good as the Ivory. y
They are not,
but like
all counterfeits,
they lack
the peculiar
and remarkable
qualities of
the genuine.
Ask for
Ivory Soap
and
insist upon having it.
Tis sold everywhere.
Milford chronicle., 1889-12-06
NEW CASTLE ACCOMMODATION TRAINS

NEW CASTLE ACCOMMODATION TRAINS
Leave wilmington u. Is a. IA. aud 259 D. M
Leave New Castle Gt 6.35 q. m. and 4 81 p m.
Express tram leaving Harrington at 53 a IN
aud arriving at 3 4j D m. runs through soIlu' 20
and from Ba' tiI.ore. via POrters and Newark
NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA AND NOR
FOLK r. r.
Leave Philadelphia. Old Point Enpress lilo p
m daily Baltimore Dos y. M. wilmington ~ vl
a. m stopping 81 Dover and belmar reGhl'i lyahd
at Middletown, Clayton. wyoming, Fel'nh' haf-
ri, Tt. n Brldreville Seafotd aud Laurel 10 eave
ma -enpers from Winnie gtOn and poiuts north. or
taKt on passengers for points south ot Dcmar
Nerth-bOund trains leave Dehnar les m :daliy,
Dover ? 50 a. m. regularly, arriving wilmington
B15a M Baltimore 666a M, and Pkiladephla
$40 a. M. and leaves Del EAR at 2.lO p. m week
days arriving at Wilmington SEQ p. m. Philhdel-
Dhia 40 D. m baltimore Z 90 p. nl., stOppiLn at
priuciDal intermediate stations.
The O9 a m tram also stops al Seaioid. Bridge
mile. Harrington. Feltor, Wyoming. Clayton ard
Middletown 10 leave passengers from points south
Of Delnar, or take on passengers from " ilml.gton
and points worth. Also stops ON sigaal al Laurel
BRANCH ROADS,
QUEEN ANNE & KENT r. R--Leave Townsend
for Oentrevie and way stations $40 a. m. and
4 As p. m. weekdays
DEL. & CHRsAPEAKE r. R.-Leaye Clayton for
Oxford and way stations at lOc5 a. m. and 800 p
m weekdays
CAMBRIDGE & sEAFoRD r. R.-Leave SeafoTd
a. IA. week days.
CuAS K. PUGU, General Manager.
]. z. WOOD. General Passenger Agent
Milford chronicle., 1889-12-06
"DORCAs IS DEAD. "

But there is a sudden pause in that wo-
mans ministry. They say: "Where IS Dor
cas9 Why, we haven't seen her for many a
day. Where is Dorcasg' And one of these
poor people goes up and knocks at the door
and finds the mystery solved. All through
the haunts of wretchedness the news comes,
''Dorcas is sicl5l" No bulletin flashing from
the palace gate, telling the stages of kings
disease, is more anxiously awaited for than
the news from this sick benefactress. Alas
for Joppal there is wailing, wailing That
voice which has uttered so many cheerful
words is hushed; that hand which had made
so many garments for the poor is cold and
still; the star which had poured light into
the midnight Of wretchedness is dimmed by
the binding mists that 90 up from the river
Of death. In every God forsaken place IN
this town; wherever there is a sick child and
no balm; wherever there is hunger and no
bread; wherever there is guilt and no COM
miseration; wherever there is a broken heart
and no comfort, there are despairing looks,
and streaming eyes, and frantic gesticulations
as they cry: 'Dorcas is dead" They send
for the apostle Peter, who happens to be in
the suburbs of this place, stopping with tan
ner by the name of Simon. Peter urges his
way through the crowd around the door, and
stands in the presence of the dead. What
expostulation and grief all about himi Here
stand some of the poor people, who show the
| garments which this poor woman had made
| for them. Their grief cannot be appeased-
The apostle Peter wants to perform mira
| Gle. He viii not do it amidst the excited
crowd, so he kindly orders that the whole
room be cleared. The door is shut against
the populace. The apostle stands now with
the dead. Oh, it is a serious moment, you
know, when you are alone with lifeless
bodyl The apostle gets down on his knees
and prays, and then he comes to the hfeless
| form of this one all ready for the sepulcher,
and, in the strength of him who is the resur-
rection, he exclaims: "Tabitha, arisel" There
is stir in the fountains Of life; the heart
futters; the nerves thrill; the cheek hushes;
the eye opens; she sits upl
We see in this subject Dorcas the disciple,
Dorcas the benefactress, Dorcas the lament
ed, Dorcas the resurrected.
Milford chronicle., 1889-12-06
A MODEL FOR ALL WOMEN


If had not seen that word disciple in my
text would have known this woman was
Christian. Such music as that never came
from heart which is not chorded and strung
by divine grace Before l show you the
needlework of this woman / want to show
you her regenerated heart, the source OF a
pure life and of all Christian charities.
wish that the wives and mothers and daugh-
ters and sisters of all the earth would initiate
Dorcas in her discipleship. Before you cross
the threshold of the hospital, before you enter
upon the temptations and trials OF to-mor-
row, / charge you, in the name OF
God and by the turmoil and tumuit
Of the Judgment day, o womenl that
you attend to the first, last and great
est duty of your hfe-the seeking for God
and being at peace with him. When the
trumpet shall sound there will be an uproar
and a wreck of mountain and continent, and
no human arm can help you. Amidst the
rising of the dead, and amidst the boiling Of
wonder sea, and amidst the live, leaping thun-
| ders of the flying heavens, calsn and placid
will be every woman's heart who hath put
her trust in Christ; calm, notwithstanding all
the tumult, as though the fire in the heavens
were only the gildi ngs of an autumnal sun
set. as though the peal Of the trumpet were
only the harmony Of an orchestra, as though
/ the awful voices Of the sky were but group
of friends bursting through a gateway at
eventilne with laughter, and shouting; dor
/ cas-, the disciplel" Would God that every
/ Mary and every Martha would this day sit
down at the feet of Jesus!
Milford chronicle., 1889-12-06
p w. & 3. railroad.

o,,snd after November iirh. 1889, Sundays ex-
,.,,i.Si frlins will leave as follows.
.rnnrc sOITIH PMAM. A.M.P.M. Pm
Exp MAIL PASS EXP PASS
Milford chronicle., 1889-12-06
poRcAs rHE BENEBACTREss.


Further, we see Dorcas the benefactress.
History has told the story of the crown; the
epic poet has sung of the sword; the pastoral
poet. with his verses full Of the redolence Of
clover tops and a-rustle with the silk OF the
corn, has sung the praises Of the plow. tell
YOU the praises of the needle. From the fig
leaf robe prepared in the garden of Eden to
the last stitch taken on the garment for the
Door, the needle has wrought wonders OF
kindness, generosity and benefaction. It
adorned the girdle of the high priest; it
fashioned the curtains in the ancient taber-
nacle; it cushioned the chariots Of King Sol
omon; it provided the robes Of Queen Eliza
beth, and in high places aLd in low places,
by the fire Of the pioneers back log and under
the flash Of the chandelier, everywhere, it has
clothed nakedness, it has preached the Gospel,
it has overcome hosts Of penury and want
with the war cry Of "Stitch, stitch, stitchln
The operatives have found a livelihood by it,
and through it the mansions of the employer
have been constructed. Amidst the greatest
triumphs in all ages and lands, set down
the conquests of the needle. ! admit its
crimes; l admit its cruelties. It has had
more martyrs than the fire; it has punctured
the ere; it has pisrced the side; II has st5''es
Milford chronicle., 1889-12-06
WIN. F. CAUSEY.
Atty and Counsellor -at-LaV,
MILFORD, DELAWARE.
Cmce Day at Cieorgetown- Tuesday
Brick Laying and PIaSt8Iilg.

iiY day or contract. Material furnished II re-
iuested Joobmr promptly dore in the best man
cT. Cal o. or address
A. j ". HARPER,
a-lp Near the Chapel Milford Del
Milford chronicle., 1889-12-06

Asleep in Jesuaf hlesled aieepi
FrOn which nana eReR wake 70 wualE
Milford chronicle., 1889-12-06

After awhile all these womanly friends Of
Christ will put down their needles forever.
After making garments for others, some one
viii make garment for them; the last robe
we ever wear-the robe Tor the grave You
will have heard the last cry Of pain. You
will have witnessed the last oIphanage. Hou
will have come in worn out from your last
round Of mercy do not know where you
will sleep, nor what your epitaph viii be;
but there will be lamp burning at that
tomb and an angel Of God guarding 1t, and
through all the long night norude foot viii
disturb the dust Sleep on, sleep oni Soft
bed, pleasant shadows, undisturhed repossl
Sleep ont
Aalaep in Jesuaf Rles1ed aleepi
Erom which sane even wake tousslE
Milford chronicle., 1889-12-06

Office, 2I5 Summit St.
We will give SIoo for any case of Catarrh
that cannot be cured with Halls Catarrh Cure.
Taken internally.
FL. CHENEY & Co, Props, Toledo o.
Es- Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Milford chronicle., 1889-12-06

The Wonderful Lesson That May Be De
duoed from the Life, Death and Resur-
rection of Dorcas-A Cody Model for
All womankind to Copy.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-10-10
A Good Story Told Of a Congressman

This story about Congressman Frank
Lawler, of Chicago, is printed in the
Mems, of that city, as being told by Amos
J. Cummings, the New York editor and
ex-membcr of Congress:
''Lawler came to me one afternoon last
winter and said: Cummings, I'm going
to have the Agricultural Department in
vestigated. I've stood things as long as
I'm going to- | shall introduce reso-
luton calling for committee to-day
II saw that he was pretty mad.
Frank, said |, whats the occasion for
this sudden outburst2 Colman is good
fellow, and his Department generally has
given satisfaction. What can he have
done to offend you?"
''Then Lawler explained that one OF
of his most influential constituents had
written him three times asking him for a
sample paper of seeds each of these let
tiers was referred to the Agricultural De.
partment, but to none of them had the
Department paid any attention whatso
ever. When the first came, said Law
Ter, Il sent it to the Commissioner of Ag-
riculture with note saying: Please re-
init. The second letter complained that
l had probably not received the first,
and would | therefore not send the seeds
by express at once. This letter sent
by messenger to the Agricultural Depart
ment, with pretty stiff note intimating
that there were no flies on me. Well,
sir, to-day gets third letter, and my
friend is madder'n fury all about them
seeds-says I've got the big head so bad
| won't pay any attention to letters writ
ten by old friends. was so paralyzed
that just Endorsed the letter over to
Colman in these words: If them seeds
amt sent to-day therell be a committee
on your tracks Tomorrow y"
"'Teli me. Frank said |. what has
caused all this uproar9 What kind of
seeds did your friend ask for!'
. He wanted mushroom seeds, said
Lawler, solemnly, and he's going to get
EN-, too. or I'll know the reason why. ~
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-10-10
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.

A plan to connect the Siberian rivers
by canals is projected by the Russian
Government.
A scientist reckons up at least l72
races of men, all, however, reducible to
the three fundamental black, yellow and
white stems.
A reliable storage battery is fast beoom'
ing necessity for use ON board ship, TO
drive motors to be used instead of the
smaller steam engines,
An ingenious apparatus has been de.
vised for the purpose of vaporizing solid
indictments, and it has already rendered
great service in connection with throat
troubles.
Great strength and durability are
claimed to characterize the furniture made
in Austria, of the bent wood, the prepa.
ration of which, for this purpose, is al,
most fine art.
A new company has been started in
Paris having for its objects the working
in France and abroad of asystem of tele'
phonic additions by means of an auto
matte apparatus.
A Paris stationer has Just announced
discovery, which will probably make his
fortune. 1t is that of an ink warranted
to fade off the paper in week, without
leaving the slightest trace,
From Australia comes report that
mineral which has been discovered in
New South Wales contains all the prop.
critics of the very finest sienna and that it
is in every way suitable for painting,
staining, dyeing and ink.
Professor Elihu Thompson has devised
an electric Welding car, which makes
continuous rails of the track over which
it passes. In thus welding the rails, it
is proposed to have break at every 100
feet, to allow for expansion.
Different classes OF substances have
been found to affect the organs of taste
in the following order: Bitters, acids,
saline substances, sweets and alkalies.
The taste nerves are nearly 1000 times
as sensitive to 9uIninc as to sugar,
1t is announced that NJ. Courton, Il
chemist, produced recently at the sitting
of the French Academy of Sciences a
sealed envelope containing description
of an apparatus by means of which OBJ
iects may be seen at vast distances, the
vibrations of light being transmitted
through wire.
OF the 1900 kinds OF flowers growing
in Europe, only 420 are odoriferous.
Less than one-fifth of the white kinds
which number 1194--are fragrant, n OF
the 951 yellow kinds, "a of the S23 red
kinds, 81 of the 594 blue kinds, - of
the 30S violet blue kinds, and % of the
240 kinds with combined colors