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Milford chronicle., 1889-08-16
MILFORD, DEL, FRIDAY, AUGUST l6 1889.

point beyond which man could not stop,
want to tell you that, while a man cannot
stop in bis own strength, the Lord God by
his grace can help him to stop at any time
Years ago / was in a room in New York
where there were many men who had been
reclaimed from drunkenness. | heard their
testimony, and for the first time in my life
there flashed out a truth ! never under
stood. They said; I'VE were victims
Of strong drink. We tried to give it
up, but always failed; but, somehow, since
we gave our hearts to Christ he has taken
care of u.s." l believe that the time
will soon come when the grace Of God will
show its power here not only to save mans
SOUL but his body, and reconstruct, purify,
elevate and redeem it. | verify believe that,
although you feel graphing at the roots Of
your tongues an almost 0mnipotent thirst, If
you viii this moment give your heart to God
he will help you, by his grace, to conquer.
Iryit II is your last chance. l have looked
off upon the desolation Sitting under my
ministry there are people in awful peril from
strong drink, and, judging from ordinary
circumstances, there is not one chance in five
thousand that they will get clear Of it. Isee
men in this congregation Of whom l must
make the remark that, if they do not change
>
their bodies. lie down in drunkards' graves;
and as to their souls, lie down in drunk
ards perdition. / know that it san awful
thing to say, but l can't help saying it. Oh,
beware You have not yet been cap
tured- Bewarel As We open the door of your
wine closet today, may that decanter fash
out upon you, "Bewaren and when you pour
the beverage into the glass, in the foam at
the top, in white letters, let there be spelled
out to your soul, "Bewarelh When the
books Of Judgment are open, and ten million
drunkards come up to get their doom, want
you to bear witness that l, today, In the fear
Of God, and in the love for your soul, told
you with all affection, and with all kindness,
to beware Of that which has already exerted
its influence upon your family, blowing out
some of its lights-a premOnition of the black
ness Of darkness forever Oh, if you could
only hear this moment, Intemperance, with
drunkard's bones, drumming on the head Of
the wine cask the Dead March of immor-
tai souls, methinks the very glance Of
a wine cup would make you shudder, and
the color Of the liquor would make you think
Of the blood of the soul, and the foam on the
top Of the cup would remind you of the froth
on the maniac's lip, and you would go home
from this service and kneel down and pray
God, that rather than your children should
become captives of this evil habit, you would
like to carry them out some bright spring day
to the cemetery, and put them away to the last
sleep, until at the callof the south wind the
flowers would come up all over the grave
sweet prophecies Of the resurrection. God
has balm for such a wound; but what
flower Of comfort ever grew on the blasted
heath Of a drunkard's sepulcherl
Milford chronicle., 1889-08-16

II the shah were as thin skinned person
as his representative at Washington he
would not have remained long In the British
realm, for The Pail Mall Gazette prints a Sc
ries of anecdotes concerning him Of which the
following Is a specimen; Something Is
known In England Of the shahs.conduct at
table. Here is a story bearing on this point:
On one occasion the shah had dinner at the
house of his grand chamberlain and huge
dish was placed before him bearing pile Of
early cucumbers lof which the Persians are
passlonately fond, almost worth their weight
In gold The shah said never a word, but be.
gan to put himself outside Of as many Of
these cholera provokers as he could safely do.
He had buried couple Of dozen Of them and
the host and his more prominent guests be-
gan to indulge the hope that their turn
would soon come when his majesty quietly
and sOlemnly slowed the remainder away in
his bosom and paAtaloons and left the table
literally loadedm
Milford chronicle., 1889-08-16

doctor, give me suggestion as to the
best way to stand this hot weather.
"Well," replied a prominent physician,
there are few simple things to remember,
I'll tell you how l do it. In the first place
get plenty Of sleep l do this by eating a
light supper, without coffee and with very
little fluid Of any sort and but a mouthful Of
beefsteak. Ny days york ends with the day,
and after sunset Just sit around without
my coat and vest About o'clock I slip
quietly into my bathroom and soak myself
ten or fifteen minutes in a bath tub full OF
cold water. Without drying myself draw
on my sleeping garment and go to bed. Ny
temperature has been reduced and my pulse
has slowed up. This condition is preserved
by the evaporation which goes on for half an
hour or more, during which go to sleep.
Try it.
''Now, for the daytime, eat a moderate
breakfast, with but little hot coffee or tea. !
avoid the butter and anything else very
greasy. eat my fiji Of bread, toast, toma-
toes, cold milk, ETC., with a small piece Of
lean, rare steak. l do not smoke or drink
anything alcoholic. ! occasionally take a
glass of some aerated water, like vichy or
settler. wear light clothes and but few Of
them, and am not ashamed to carry an UNI
brella. The result is that l suffer as little
from the heat as is possible during the sultry
weather. louisville Post.
Milford chronicle., 1889-08-16

Mr.. W. s. Rogers has company in pro
cess Of formation to introduce the writing
telegraph machines. Mr.. Rogers proposes to
operate them on the telephone system, hay
ing central office connecting with all the
private or public instruments II a business
man wants to hold q conversation with a
customer or friend he pulls little lever,
which rings bell at the central Office. He
then writes down on his plate the number be
desires, the connection is made, and lie pro
ceeds to write down his message, which is
Immediately reproduced at the other end. II
the party the message is addressed to is in he
answers In the same way, and the converse
tioncan be carried ON indefinitely. The ques
lions and answers being all In writing, they can
be fled away for future reference. When
the party called up is not in the message !
ready for him when he returns to his Office
dr. Rogers also inlenD!s 10 u.s. the machin
IN furnishing base.siil sore. 20 nuhIc resort.
pnfa
Milford chronicle., 1889-08-16

There lisa hot tempered little fish, known as
BETA pugnaux, and kept as a sort of domestic
pet by the Siamese to display its proves for
the Monaghan amusement. When in a state
Of quiet its dull colors present no remarkable
sight, but if two be brought together, or if
one sees its own image in looking glass, the
little creature becomes suddenly excited, the
raised fins and the whole body shine with
metallic colors Of dazzling beauty, while the
projected gill membrane, waving like black
frin round the throat, adds something Of
grotesqueness to the general appearance. In
this state it darts ut its reflected antagonist
The Siamese keep these fishes in globes like
goldfish, and the Malays often stake largo
sums, or even the freedom Of themselves and
their families, on the proves of a particular
betta.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Milford chronicle., 1889-08-16

20 God, will you please to bless me and cut
that ropei Please do, for If / don't get home
III get alickinsn
This pathetic prayer was heard Thursday
evening by one Of Norristowns residents as
he was passing along the tOwpath near
Bridgeport spot lonely and unfrequented
Ho peered into the rapidly darkening twi
light aud found small boy on his knees in a
rickety boat engaged in earnest prayer The
gentleman secured another boat and went to
the assistance of the lad, who said he had been
fishing, apd in the absence Of a better anchor
had used big stone which he had found in
tho boat When be wanted to return he
found his feeble strength was unable to raise
the stone, and he had no knife with which to
cut the rope. He endeavorei to sever it with
his teeth, but after an hour Of this kind Of
work he resorted to the faith cure and called
upon his God to cut the rope. The little fell
low was safely towed ashore and scamnered
off home without giving his name 10 his rec
cuer.- Philadelphia Record.
Milford chronicle., 1889-08-16
Addison on Advertising.


A paper in Addisons best vein covers the
subject Of advertising In all its bearings and
Is applicable to our time. II consider Rdver-
tisements," writes the master Of English I'M
defled, 'as accounts Of news from the little
world in the same manner that the foregoing
parts Of the paper are from the great If in
one we hear that sovereign prince is fed
from his capital city, in the other we hear Of
tradesman who has shut up his shop and
run away must confess have a
certain weakness In my temper that is often
very much affected by these little domestic
occurrences, and have frequently been caught
with tears in my eyes over melancholy ad-
vertisement. But to consider the subject In
It's most ridiculous light, advertisements are
of great use to the vulgar. First Of all, they
are instruments Of ambition. A man that is
by no means big enough for The Gazette may
easily creep into the advertisements, by
which means we often see an apothecary in
the same paper Of news with plenipoten-
tiary, or q runring footman with an ambas
sador. An advertisement from Piccadilly
goes down to posteriry with an article from
Madrid and John Bartlett "a trussmaker Of
that day. iscelebrated in the same paper with
the emperor Of Germany Thus the fable
tells US the wren mounted as high as the
eagle by getting upon his back A second
use by which this sort Of writings have been
turned to Of late-years has been the manage
ment Of controversy; the third and hast
use Is to inform the world where
they may 10 furnished with almost
everything. that is necessary for life The
great art IN writing advertisements is the
finding out proper method to catch the
readers eye, without which good thing
may pass unobserved or be lost among com
missions Of bankrupt But the great skill IN
an Advertiser IS ehishy sen 10 tia styla Il
which g. naksa usa.'
Milford chronicle., 1889-08-16

Growing out Of the masonry Of the French
Catholic church steeple in Biddeford, Ne,
almost at the upper limit Of the brickwork,
are two young trees, both green and flourish
ing in appearance One is fully eight feet
tall, and the other about six. Both are green
and healthy looking plants, and have grown
rapidly within year. They are beyond
reach from the upper window, and could not
be removed without stage being built. The
opinion is that one is a willow and the other q
poplar, and how they obtained root in the
masonry is mistery.-True Flag.
Milford chronicle., 1889-08-16
A. W. GLEASON,


OF land under corn crops Of all kinds there
were in Great Britain 8, 1877, 700 acres In 1883,
being an increase Of 1850 acres over 1887,
but nearly 100000 acres less than in 1873,
when corn crops covered 9,i67, coz acres.
Wheat increased by 246,9OO acres, or l0.6 per
cent more than the area under wheat Ia
1887, and nearly 10000 acres more than the
average Of the last five years There was, on
the other hand, a decrease Of 6z per cent. in
the acreage under oats, while the acreage un-
der barley remained identical with that u
1881. MILLER.
Milford chronicle., 1889-08-16
who Invented spsetaelesg

To this question an answer has been given
by the Italians in favor Of one Of themselves.
In Florence, in little street, a memorial
tablet has been inserted in the facade Of ono
of the houses and bears the following in
scription: ITO honor the memory Of Salvino
degli Armati, inventor Of spectacles in the
Thirteenth century. The Guild Of Artisans,
on the spot once occupied by the houses OF
the Armati, placed this tablet, on the 9th
Milford chronicle., 1889-08-16

nyhng the best of its kind be initiated and
the fact that article counerted is the best possible
evidence of its value There of limitations of the Ivory
Soap roce persuaded buy because they pay
profit than the Ivoy will On of this profit the
grocer represent them be Just good the Ivory they
NOT like all counterets lack the peculiar and remarkable
qualities of the genuine Ask for Ivoy Soap and insist upon
getting it.
Copyright 1886 by Proctor & Gamble
Milford chronicle., 1889-08-16
Consnmntion Surely Cured.

To THE EDIToR - Please inform your readers
that have positive remedy forthe above named
disease. By Its timely use Thousands OF hopeless
cases haYe been permanently cured. | shall bs
glad to send two bottles Of my remedy FRsE to
any OF your readers who have consumptiOu,i II they
will send me their express and postotice address.
Respectfully,
t. A. sLoCUM, NJ. c., 1871 Pearl St., New Work.
Milford chronicle., 1889-08-16

According to a continental paper, the fetal
consumption Of tobacco in Europe may be
put down at an averageof ~ pounds 20 each
inhabitant In the Netherlands the proper
ton Is a little over ? pounds to each inhab-
liant, in Austria-H Hungary 8 8 pounds, in Den
mark 81 pounds, In Switzerland 3s pounds,
ia Belgium 32 pounds, in Germany pounds,
la Norway 2.3 pounds, IN France 81 pounds,
in Sweden nearly pounds, in Spain Ia
pounds, in Great Britain and Ireland lisa
pounds, In Italy l.25 posnds and in Russia
l2 pounds In the United States the proper
tion is greater than that Of any European
country except Holland;it amounta to ~
pounds per inhabitant Once Week =
Milford chronicle., 1889-08-16

Tho hest salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises
ssies, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, letter,
Clipped Hands, Chilbains, Corns. and all Skin
eruOtiOns. and positively cures Piles, or no pay
required. II is guaranteed to give perfect salts
faction, or money refunded Price q cts. per
hox. For sale by G. ". MARSHALL. Druggist.
Milford chronicle., 1889-08-16

Wife-Where shall We hide the silver while
We are awayl
Husband-Put it in the pockets Of your
dresses in the closet-Rarpers Baz,.r.
Milford chronicle., 1889-08-16
Children Cry for Pitchers esatoris,

When BABY val slek. we gavsher castoria.
When she vas enid, she cried for CkstOria,
When She became Mics. abe chung 70 caatossa,
wbsashsbaaC aiIdFsa, ahagsvsV Asm Csaeria.
Milford chronicle., 1889-08-16
STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO.

STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO.
LUCAS COUNTY, S. S.
FRANK ]. CHENEY makes oath that he is
the senior partner of the firm of F. J.
CHENEY & Co, doing business in the City Of
Toledo, County aud State aforesaid, and that
said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUN
DRIED DOLLARS for eachand every case Of
CATARRH that cannot be cured by the use
ofHALL's cATARRH CURE.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9th day of December, A. D.,
50.
- A. W. GLEASON,
49, Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts directly on the blood and Encus
surfaces Of the system. Send for testimon,
ials. free. F. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
zs-Sold by Druggists, 7sc.
Milford chronicle., 1889-08-16

Will leave Bankers Landing hours later than
Lebanon
Leave Bowers Beach hours later than Lebanon
The rus from Bowers Beach to Philadelphia is
made in about eight hours, and being free from
aust and heat, is pleasant tup for passengers
Passenger accommodations, frstclass.
sadies' Saloon, Gentemen's Saloon and Private
State Rooms.
Fare to Philadelphia. 81 90, Round Trip, $3.50
rst class accommodations for all kinds Of freight
fRUIT, PRODUCE, GRAIN and LIVE STOCK.
at low rates.
There is great advantage in shipping peach
s. and other perishable products by this
INC. as by being exposed to a current of cool
Il from off the water will retain their natu-
ID fresh appearance, and the steamer is ex-
ected to land goods in Philadelphia in am
le time for the earliest morning market.
Passengers and freight solicited from Mil
3D. Milford neck and Frederick.
Freight received in Philadelphia on sail
days until leaving time.
Stage line runs between Frederick and
Wers beach.
ADDRESS in Philadelphia, care Of Citizens, Rex
her s. Co, 30 and ~ So. Front Street,
Lebanon Navigation Company,
Rising sun, Kent Co., Del.
Milford chronicle., 1889-08-16
Copyright 1886, by Proctor & Gamble.

bFf6FHbp cure guaranteed by DR. Mayer Ssi
heE tuhh Arch street Phila Pa Ease at once No
opera ion or busiuess delay Thousands cured send
for circulars. Oily
Milford chronicle., 1889-08-16

But l want, in conclusion, to say one
thing personal, for / do not like sermon
that has no personalities in it Perhaps this
has not had that fault already ! wait to
say to those who are the victims Of strong
drink that while declared that there was e
Milford chronicle., 1889-08-16

His Text II Kings K. 10, "who Slew An
These?"-A More Fearful Massacre Is
Now Going on, He Says, Than in the
OLD Days.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1889-04-13
A Stupend0us Mystery.

Proctor declared that few even
among scientific men appreciate the
amazing mystery of the force we call
gravity. Wonderful as is the famil-
lar attraction of bodies to the earth,
gravitation is altogether greater
mystery when considered as a prop
erty possessed by matter. The uni
versatility of the property, which be-
longs not merely to this or that sub
stance, but to every substance, solid,
liquid or gaseous, and not to such
and such aggregations sf matter, but
to the ultimate moecules and atoms,
is an amazing, if not an appalling,
mystery. Here is matter, which men
call inert, not merely possessing in
herent force, but with it's whole tex
ture instinct with inherent unex-
planned, probably inexplicable, pow
er. But if the universally of grav-
itation and infinite range of the force
thus exerted by all matter are won
derful, infinitely more wonderful is
the instantaneous nature of it's oper-
alton. This quality of universal
gravitation is indeed so wonderful
that few who hear of it for the first
time can even admit that it is posi-
BILE. Yet the astronomer has been
able to demonstrate that the inter-
val of time required for gravity to
extend it's action from one body in
space to any other body even if sep
arated by q distance so great that
light at $4,000 miles per second
takes thousands of years to cross it,
is less than any interval which can be
measured!
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1889-04-13
Edison on Aerial Navig ati0D

CulcdSO Mall.
In connection with aerial naviga-
ton recall conversation which I
had one evening with Mr.. Edison.
I do not remember his exact words,
but his idea is submitted. He be-
lieved that the time would come
when transportation through the air
would be the order of things in that
line. Many persons in talking of
this sort of transportation had the
erroneous notion that an air ship, or
car, or whatever it would be, must
90 up mile or more. This was not
necessary. Ifit were no higher than
the ordinary bull ding that would
suffice.
"When the time comes for it to be
put in operation" he said, "there
will be one drawback to it. and that
is the ease which it will afford GRIM
mails in making their escape from
whatever point their crime was COM
mitted. There will be no danger of
their being intercepted by wire, as is
the case now. 1t may be that the
same science which will give US this
sort of navigation will provide some.
thing also by which criminals, who
make their escape through the air,
will be overtaken. But this will
take time. In my opinion when we
shall have aerial navigation we shall
see more crime.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1889-04-13
Arsanical PAPER.

Although much has been written
on the subject ofarsenical wall papers
and textile frabrics, it would appear
that the custom of employing pois-
onous colors is by no means a thing
of the past. The public analyst of
Paddington has recently published
some information upon this subject.
He has examined, he tells us a num-
Der of imitation Indian muslins and
cretonnes, and he found that twenty
three per cent. of these contained
arsenic in an appreciate quantity,
the colors in which the poison was
found being principally terra-cotta
reds and gallnut browns. He also
made experiments with a view to
what temperature these fabrics
would give off arsenical vapors, but
these experiments only gave mega
tive results. In spite of this, he
quotes two cases brought to him by
medical men, in which well-marked
symptoms of poisoning were ascribed
to the use of these colored fabrics;
in one of these CASES, several work
girls employed in making up the ma
terial being taken i'll with all the
symptoms of arsenical poisoning.
He attributes this result to the fact
that in the workroom the material
was pressed with irons, which had a
far higher temperature than that
used in his experiments. The same
authority also tells that he found
arsenic in a glazed cardboard box
of a green color, which had contained
chocolate. Without wishing to be an
alarmist, he points out that individ-
uals can do little in stopping this
wholly unnecessary use of virulent
poison, and he very rightly suggests
that the law should make the manu-
facturer answerable for the evil
Chambers Journal.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1889-04-13
Royal "Tips."
The custom OF giving tips is

The custom of giving tips is ofroy
al origin. 1t was soon adopted by
the nobility, and then by persons
who wished to travel in regal splen-
dor. Tips were presumed to repre-
sent the kind of consideration due to
persons in the lowest walks of life
from those of Ioble birth or occupy
exalted stations. The practice OF
giving them is entirely out of place
in this country. Here every person
is presumed to be equal in rank. We
have no privileged class and no serv-
lie one. Nearly everyone works for
pay and recei yes wages for his labor.
Demanding gratuities or showing
resentment il they are not voluntar-
lily given is an imposition or an in
sult.-Chicago Times.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1889-04-13

The cranks of the land seem to walk
en- to sudden activity in view Of the OPP
portunities for crankiness which the
Inauguration will present. Somebody
in Carlisle. Pa, proposes that the white
and colored citizens of that place shall
form club, which shall march thence
to Washington in the guise of a slave
gang of the olden time, with its white
guard and drivers. How the idea takes
with the colored people Of Carlisle we
are not informed. but we should think
they would be more likely to favor it
II the colored people did the driving.