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Milford chronicle., 1891-08-14

Years ago / found in my garden nest
OF the shrike. The young birds, four or
five in number. were nearly hedged. Hav-
ing heard a good deal Of the predatory
habits of the tribe, was going to wiring
their necks. had put them on hedge,
and they sat quite still, but looked so
proud and self possessed, and the dark
glittering eyes that were bent upon me
with an expression of Indignant surprise
said so plainly, "EIave we not as good a
right to live as your that my conscience
smote me, and could not find it in my
heart to kill them. / walked away to call
my daughter and show them to her, but
when | came back they were gone One
morning next year ! was in the garden
looking at my roses, when felt something
hit the back Of my head Turning round,
not a little startled, ] saw bird flying up
to the top Of high tree When it had got
there it said "Checkp Very soon after
ward it came down again, tapped its
wings against my head rs 10 had done bs-
fore, flew up to an opposite tree, and re-
peated its Check" At the first glance l
had seen that it was "A lanius.
Since then and for several days ] could
never show myself bareheaded in the gar
den of morning without being assaulted
or saluted in the same manner and soon
got quite accustomed 70 it. When my head
happened to be covered was left alone,
and neither my gardener or any other fire.
Quenter Of the garden was attacked. IL is
clear that the bird must have been either
one Of the nestlings Of the preceding year
or one Of their parents and that it remem-
bered me probably as the disturber Of its
peace, not with any feeling Of gratitude
for having spared a life might have taken
but had not given, for it evidently hit me
as hard as it could, and there was an I'M
sound OF satisfied revenge in
its cry.--Iondon illustrated News.
Milford chronicle., 1891-08-14
A POOR INVESTMENT.
YOU HAVE 8ARGAlNEO YOUR SOUL
AWAY FOR NAUGHT.

Or. TaImago Shows How the Foolish Sale
Is Made and How It May BE Reno
died-ChrIst's Blood win Buy You
Back.
TOPEKA, Kan, Aug. Or Talmage
reached this city yesterday in the course Of
his western trip. He was warmly wei
coined by the citizens, who came in large
numbers to hear the famous Brooklyn di-
vine. The subject Of the sermon for this
week IS, "a Poor Investment" and the
text, Isaiah lii, 3, "Ye have sold yourselves
for naught; and ye shall be redeemed with
out money"
The Lords people had gone headlong
into sin, aud as a punishment they had
been carried captive to Babylon They
found that iniquity did not pay. Cyrus
seized Babylon, and felt so sorry for these
poor captives that, without dollar Of COM
pensatiOu, be let them 20 home. So that,
literally. my text was fulfilled. aye have
sold yourselves for naught; and ye shall be
redeemed without money"
SOLD FOR NAUGHT.
There is enough Gospel in this text for
fifty sermons. There are persons here who
You do not seem to belong either to your
selves or to God. The title deeds have been
passed over to "the world, the flesh, and the
devil" but the purchaser never paid up.
aye have sold yourselves for naught."
When a man passes himself over to the
world he expects to get some adequate com
pensation. lie has heard the great things
that the world does for a man, and he be-
lieves it. lie wants two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars. That will be horses and
houses, and a summer resort and jolly
companionship To get it he parts with
his physical health by Overwork. He parts
with his conscience. He parts with much
domestic enjoyment He parts with oppor
tunities for literary culture He parts with
his soul And so he makes over his entire
nature to the world.
He does it in four installments He pays
down the first installment, and one-fourth
of his nature is gone He pays down the
second installment, and one-half of his
nature is gone He pays down the third
installment, and three-quarters OF his ma
ture are gone, and after many years have
gone by he pays down the fourth Install
nent, and loi his eutire nature is gone Then
he comes up to the world and says Good
ncrnfng. / have delivered to you the
goods. have passed over to you my body,
ny mind and my soul and have come
n, " TO collect the two hundred and fifty
bh7asand dollars" Two hundred and
at.y Thousand dolarsY' says the world
nv hat do you meany' well" you say,
VI eon. to collect the money you owe me,
RDh e. pect you to fulfill your part Of the
contract" But, says the world, II have
allied. ! am bankrupt. ! cannot possibly
pay that debt. have not fora long time
expected TO pay it. "Well.' you then
say, give me back the goods oh, no."
says the world, they are all gone can
not give them back to you" And there
you stand on the confines Of eternity, your
spiritual character gone, staggering under
the consideration that you have sold your
sci for nannhtN
Milford chronicle., 1891-08-14

It is adding insult to injury to burn up
the farmers fence in trying to cook the
corn that you have helped yourself to.
Every working man in Japan wears on
his cap and on his back an inscription Civ
ing his business and his employers name.
One of the rarest ornaments in the jewel
case Of Mrs. Robert Goelet. of New York, Is
a comb topped with seven big pear shaped
pearls.
Recent calculations show that the cleo.
tromotive force of bolt Of lightning pro
duces an energy Of upward Of 100000
~ $50 power.
An Agiista SAtareasEggist owns a cat
which can tell the dinerencS lsstss,ssas --ssee
dollar hill and five dollar bill, and drinks
her milk through straw
Milford chronicle., 1891-08-14
How Some Women a re nuilding Library


It has inst come to notice what the wO-
men Of Il small country town are doing to
earn fund sufficient to start a free library
which, however. is only one Of many
other benevolent projects for which they
find time to work Their method Is so
simple and at the same time so successful
it ought to be told. if only TO give encour-
agement to women elsewhere, who regret
their towns deficiency in a reading room
or library.
The idea originated with a woman who
was in charge afternoons and evenings of
q small reading room, supported by yearly
subscriptions. She found herself the pos
SCISSOR OF some half dozen paper covered
novels, which were in such demand she de
termined to solicit more from her reading
acquaintance and loan them out at two
cents per day, the proceeds to be used TO
swell the library fund. IN a short time
her books had earned ten dollars, which
was at once invested in new books
To further accelerate the good work thus
begun by one interested aud enterprising
woman the women Of all the different
churches ia the town have banded together
to provide in turn for year ice cream and
cake every Saturday evening In exchange
for the much needed dimes. = Brooklyn
Eanla.
Milford chronicle., 1891-08-14

A new industry that Is fomrishing in
Brazil is the distillation Of paraaine from
peculiar kind Of peat, which Is found in
great beds. This peat is rich in parafIine.
and the distilled product is used in the
manufacture ofcandles Some Of the beds
have been worked TO great depth, but there
is no evidence Of the exhaustion Of the sup
ply.-New York journal.
Milford chronicle., 1891-08-14

Blanche (after replying "Yes" to Hunk
er's proposal)-Do you want to speak to
papa tonightg
Hunker-N-no. Wait till tomorrow. Pll
get an accide y insurance policy before
come back New York Epoch.
Milford chronicle., 1891-08-14
sH7LLId NOEI s.NRCHa
ssu 'uoTqseSTpuI 10 'sIq
-noIL IeATI 'etIeTeWIoE


A luminous crayon has been invented for
the parpose Of enabling lecturers to draw
Oh the blackboard when the room is dark
ened for the use Of the lantern. The in
vention is likely 10 prove Of value not only
TO the lecturers who use the lantern, but
also lin another FORM to those students
VINO wish to take notes,-New York Tele-
gram.
Milford chronicle., 1891-08-14

Jinks-That fellow Winkers IS trying to
get into the Four Hundred, isn't her
Binks-I don't know Why do you think
sol
Jinks-He bag given up business and has
begun living on W wife's money.-New
York Weekly.
Milford chronicle., 1891-08-14

| History tells us Of one who resolved that
I he would have all his senses gratihed at
one and the same time and he expended
( thousands of dollars on each sense. lie
entered room, and there we're the first
musicians Of the land pleasing his ear, and
there were lne pictures fascinating his
eye, and there were costly aromAtics regal
ing his nostrils, and there were the richest
meats and wines and fruits and confec-
tions pleasing the appetite, and there was
a soft couch Of sinful Indulgence OF which
he reclned, and the man declared after
ward that be would give ten times what he
had given if he could have one week Of
such enjoyment, even though he lost his
soul by i'll All! that was the rubl He did
lose his soul by itl Cyrus the cOnquerOr
thought for little while that he was max
ing fine thing out Of this world, and yet
before he came to his grave he wrote out
this pitiful epitaph for his monument: Il
am Cyrus occupied the Persian empire.
/ was king over Asia Begrudge me not
this monument" But the world in after
years plowed up his sepulcher
The world clapped its hands and stamped
its feet in honor Of Charles Lamb, but
what does lac say? 81 walk up and down.
thinking / ann Happy, but feeling ! am
not" Call the roll, aud be quick about it.
Samuel Johnson, the learneGl Happy?
"No am afraid ! shall some day get
crazy" William Hazltt, the great essay
istl Happy no. I have boen for two
hours and a half going up and down Pater
noster row with a volcano in my breast
Smollet, the witty authorl Happy NO.
am sick Of praise and blame, and wish
to God th;4 had such circumstances
around me that ! could throw my pen into
oblivion" Buchanan the world renowned
writer, exiled from his own country, APP
pealing to Henry VIII for prOtectionl
HappyP M Over mountains covered
with snow. aud through valleys flooded
with rain, | come a fugitive" Moliere,
the popular dramatic authorl Happy?
mo. That wretch OF an actor just now
recited four Of my lines without the proper
accent and gesture To have the children
Of ny brain so hung, drawn and CHARTERED
iortures me like condemned spirit"
A woRLDLING's DEATH
went to see a wording die. As went
into the hall saw its floor was tessellated,
and its wall was a picture gallery. found
his death cAamber adorned with tapestry
until it seemed us IL the clouds of the set
ting sun had settled in the room. The
man had given forty years to the world
his wit his time, his genius, his talent his
soul Did the world come In to stand by
his deatbbed, and clearing OH the Walls OF
bitter medicine PIT down any coupeilsa-
tionf On, Boi The world does not like
sick and dying people, and leaves them IN
the lurch It ruined this man and then
left him lie had q magnificent funeral
Milford chronicle., 1891-08-14

The biggest days receipts in the history
of the Brooklyn bridge was taken on April
80 1889, the day Of the centennial anniver.
sary celebration They amounted to
S5Ois.SO
Milford chronicle., 1891-08-14
Children Cry for Pitchers Castoria.

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
when she was a Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria,
When she had Children, she gave them Castoris.
Milford chronicle., 1891-08-14

The best saIve In the world for Jyls, Braises
soIas Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores letter,
Ohappsd Hands. Chilblains, Corns. ans all Ska
eruOsions. and positively cures Plies. OF no pay
rssuirst. Il is guaranteed to give perfect salts
faction. or moRoy refunded. Price % eta. pen
.ax. F0r sale BY G. ". AkRsuALL Druggist
American railroads support s,OOO.OOO per
SOUS.
Benzoin is an excellent polish for the
finger nails.
Twenty-Five newspapers In Kansas are
edited by women.
A man who will deliberately run away
from God is not to be trusted anywhere.
There is not now a ship In the British
navy without a temperance society on
board.
Alcohol and whiting is recommended fol
cleaning windows long begrimed with dust
and smoke.
Australia ships large numbers Of eggs to
the British markets 1t takes six weeks
for them to reach the markets.
Milford chronicle., 1891-08-14

tell you the world is a liar It does not
keep its promises 1t is Il cheat, and it
leeces everyt hing it can put its hands on.
It is a bogus world It is a six-thousand-
year-old swiudle. Even if it pays the two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars for
which you contracted it pays them in
bonds that will not be worth anything in
a little while Just as a man may pay
down ten thousand dollars in hard cash
and get for it worthless scrip-sO the world
passes over to you the two hundred and
fifty thousand dollars in that shape which
will not be worth farthing to you a
thousandth part Of a second after you are
dead "Oh," you say it will help to bury
me, anyhow" Oh, my brotheri you need
not worry about that. The world will
bury you soon enough from sanitary con
siderations.
Post norton emoluments are Of no use
to you The treasures Of this world will
not pass current in the future world and
if all the wealth of the Bank Of England
were put in the pocket of your shroud and
YOU in the midst Of the Jordan Of death
were asked to pay three cents for your fer
rage, you could not do it. There comes a
moment in your existence beyond which
all earthly values fail and many a man
has Weakened up in such a time to find that
he has sold out for eternity and has moth
ing to show for it, should as soon think
of going to Chatham street to buy silk
pocket handkerchiefs with no cotton in
them, as to 20 to this world expecting to
find any permanent happiness. It has de-
ceived and deluded every man who has
ever put his trust in IT,
Milford chronicle., 1891-08-14

DrLAwAHE, MARYLAND & NlRGNIN X r.
Y,save harrington for Franklin and way stltiohs
1n8S a. m. 54i p. III weekdays hetnrnlhs'
For Rehoboih leave Harrington iQ,3s a. m;
and - b. m Returning leave R-nooolh ~
town for Harrington at J5 a, m. week Gays.
QUEEN ANsx & KENT Il. R-Leaye Townsend
for Centreville aad way staticus q.a5 a. m. and
SOP D. IA. week days Re uiniuE, leave Ceu'et-
ville'7 80 a. m and 4 30 p, IA. week days.
NJ, e-cefrsa~EAkE Il. R-Leava Clayton for
oxford and way stations At o. y q. a. and l'05 p
m. week-days. Returning, leave oxford 6.35 a. m.
and 80 p. IN week days,
CAMBR1DGE s. SEAFoRD r. R.-leave seator,
for Cambndpe and intermediate stations at -
a. Ia. week. days aad on Tuesdays, Thursdays ana
Saturdays IS D. m. Returning leave Csmnridge
6 BOA m and ON Tuesdays, Thursday ana sH d
CHAS E. PUGH, General Manager.
i 2 MNnA. GenaEal passenrer AgenL
Milford chronicle., 1891-08-14

Leave Philadelphia. old Point Express. li,l6 p.
N daily. Baltimore o. IS p m w wilmington j. ~
stNiddletoan, clayton, wyoming. FELTON,, har-
ringtsn, BrIdgevlle, Seaford and Laurel TO iesvv
passengers from Wilmington lhG points 'otyl' VT
Nsrth- bound trains leave De'mar iHo m, 'ally'
Dsver 80 a. m. regularly, arriving Wilmington
sf1e m aid leaves Deimar at 2.25 p. M, week
DAYS. arriving at Wilmington 500 p. M, PhilA1e'
NItis 3 53p "a Baitimsre $50 p. Ia, stepping az
PRINCIPAL intermediate staiiobs. ,.,
fTheI0Sn m. tram also stops al SeafOrd. Bridge
vile Harrington. Felton,, Wyoming, CLAYTON and
Middletnwu 10 cave passengers from points soutA
OF Delnar or take on passengers from w 4iagtSA
ana noipts porth. Also stops On signal At LaurG
Milford chronicle., 1891-08-14
ALTrMORE & OHIO RAILROAD.
IL Schedule in effect June IS, 1891,
TEAMS LEAVE DELAWARE AVENUE DEPOT,
EAST BOUND

ALIlMDhh y Ot1lO rs Inv -. -.
- Schedule in eject June 10, 1871,
TRAtNs LEAVE DELAWARE AVENUE DEPOT
EAST BOUND
Express Trains.
Nav York daily 8 Os, Z 10, Z 43, Ia SO, m - p
245.5Sa Z 81. II 3 p IN.
Boston, IS daily, " IN fuhmah ouHe.
sleeping cars fnnai4g taroush 10 Boston without
ohenre. Via Poughkeepsie bridge, landing passeu-
gers II b & g. station. Boston,
Phiiadrlphia. week iys, Z O3 6 90, IS, TO-
gl9 z sn fO 90. 5d 10 o. 10 SO, II 81, ~ ,
o., s. 3 O5, 10, o., IS. o. a. So 10 %
II sbpm. -.o mn
10 sG u 10 IN; no. = a., 80, TO- %, 5o' 81
74i, 80 10 co. u p pm,
WEST BOUND.
Baltimore and Washington b, ", . q, ~ 70
am;f21O. 2n5. = IS. s 03, Q q, So p m daily
Baltimore and way stations " m ana %
pm daily Dlns.,.ts.
division, 10 G6 a n daily.
pittrhurg 80 a N, o6 m. dauy.
Chi b 3 AZ m: Oi . a. both daily.
q nsati aad 81. Leuis, IL 10 IN aud 81 m
Isl singsriy Accomodation, OF IN, s. IS and
a t,S "a Accommodation, week days. o.,
1tOOa IS and IS m. SUNDAYS 30 m
TFAVR PHILADELPHIA FOR WILMINGTON,
Week days, 20, @ 90. IS, -, 90, 81, 10 %,
IS a N i2 % boon %, 5t. 5uO. 10. ~,
bBa9, 8 80, IS 6 30 20 10, 10 10 ana u 81
saaday. 20, eco Is. 81. 80, 10 90, 4 IS m
IS OoHoon, 50, co. 81, 4s5, %. 30 2 20 2 10
~ 70 and II 40 p ID,
Telephone l9i
Rates 10 Western points lower than via any
1T. OJHLL General Manager.
Milford chronicle., 1891-08-14
Female Weakness Positive Cure.
Free.

To THE EDIToR:-Piease inform your read
ers that ] have positive remedy for the
and one ills which arise from de-
ranged female organs will send two bot
ties of my remedy, FREE to any lady, if they
will send their Express and P. o. address.
Yours truly, DR. J. B. ANARCHIST,
Apr-24 A. Utica, N. Y.
Milford chronicle., 1891-08-14

eSl0ps TO leave passengers TIom ITIHIHEV00
and pcuts north,
NEW CASTLE ACCOIMODAIIONT TRAINS
Leave Wilmington 400 night, and $50 p. IN
daily. and li23a m. = A.. 6.l5 D. m week days.
Lave New astle 70 $40 a. "a. and 1918 p ln'"sy
AM ~ 81 and 1.22 p ia. week days
NEW YORK. PHILADELPHIA AND NOR
Milford chronicle., 1891-08-14
G. LAYTON GRIER D. D.S.
DENTIST.
MILFORD,
2. w. 3. 3. abroad.

DELAWARE DIVISION
On and after Augnsi 10 h, 1891 tsundays OK
reofcdl trains win iysye as follows
GOING SOUTH. An. An. P. pm
Milford chronicle., 1891-08-14

GoiRg South read up.
Soufh.

Il. F. KsNNEr. General Saper lntendent,
r L HOLIDAY superintendent
Milford chronicle., 1891-08-14

It seems TO me as u all heaven were try
ing to bid in yonr soul The first bid It
makes is the tears OF Christ at the tomb Of
Lazarus, but that is not a high enough
price The next bid heaven makes is the
sweat Of Gethseniaue, but it is too cheap
price. The uext bid heaven makes seems
TO be the whipped buck Of Pilates hall. but
it is not high enough price. CAN'T be pos
sible that heaven cannot bny you int
Heaven tries once more. Ii says; 81 bid
this time for hat mans soul the tortures
of Christ's martyrdom, the blood on his
temple, the blood on his cheek, the blood
on his chin, the blood ON his hand. the
blood on his side, the blood on his knee, the
blood on his foot the blood in drops, the
blood.n rills the blood in pools coagulated
beneath the cross; the blood that wet the
tips of the soldiers spears, the blood that
FLASHED warm in the faces OF his enemies"
Glory to God that bid wins iti The
highest price that was ever paid for any
thing was paid for your soul Nothing
could buy It but blood The estranged
property is bought back Take it. you
have sold yourselves for naught; and ye
shall 3D. redeemed without money" o
atoning blood, cleansing blood, life giving
blood. s-p ifYing blood. gloritying blood
Milford chronicle., 1891-08-14

E. CALL. PrODrietOr
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-06-09
Chautauqua Assembly.

To those desiring to attend the
Chautauqua Assembly at Ottawa,
the A. T. Il S. F. R'y will sell tick
cts at one fare for the round trip.
Dates of sale, June 18th to Doth.
Good for return till June 9th.
c. S. COLEMAN, Ag't.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-06-09
Mud River Cacklings.

If this wet weather don't let W
soon, the G. O. p. may as well orde1
it's tombstone, and have inscribed
on it, "Died for the want of suppor
from the fool people who think more
of themselves than they do of the
party that has sheltered them sc
long in the shadow of it's wing
C"Poor crops" you know, is the
cause of all this hubbub") The
"grand old party" has become like
lousy old hen--her chickens have
to rustic for themselves or have the
life blood drawn from them by the
parasites cllnging to her. She will
soon begin to cluck in order to col
lect her brood for the next campaign
but the chickens are weaned anC
have gone to another roost. The
bantam of Reeder, whose footprints
are seen in the RIP, seems to be
affected with the "gapes." 1t il
caused by too close confinement
and lowering too closely under the
parental wing. Another dose Of
salt river applied to the cold hem
(such as was administered last No
vember) we think will cure the
chicken.
l suppose | will be called a croak
err if l say this weather is bad or
growing crops, so | will say these
are glorious rains-jjust what we
want.
Mrs. G. w. Gum, and her broth
er, Arthur Foster, stated for Mound
City, NO., last Friday, where they
will visit friends and relatives a
couple Of weeks. George is look,
ing melancholy.
j. II. Smell and family, and Will
Huffman returned from Ohio, last
week, where they had been visiting
some three weeks.
A number Of good men OF both
the old parties have signified their
intention of joining our Alliance al
the next meeting, some of whom we
thought were "stayers" with theil
party. The .leaven is working.
We are all going to celebrate the
Fourth in Hampshire's grove, on
Cedar creek. We anticipate a good
time, as arrangements are being
made for everything that would &c
to make it enjoyable to all, regard
less of politics. 1t will be patriotic
in every sense, Notwithstanding the
slur thrown at it by the RIP last
week. There will be plenty o
shade for teams as well as for the
people, with an abundance of good
water. JACK KNEE.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-06-09
Notice..

The Peoples party central COM
mistee will meet in Garrett on the
last Saturday in June. Don't fail
to attend. G.. A. SMITH, Chm.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-06-09
Lone Elm Items.

perhaps you would like something
for your paper, from this part of the
county, l thought | would write
you few lines, and can assure
YOU that the AG1rAToR is highly ap-
preciated by the farmers in this To-
cality. l very often hear the
remark made that it is the best pa
per in the county.
Oats, wheat and fax are looking
fairly we'll in this part, and tame
grass-well, it looks now as if there
might be an ovcrproduction of that
crop, and corn is generally a good
stand and looks well, but needs cul-
tivating very bad, which the farm
ers are unable to give it on account
of so much rain.
The farmers are as enthusiastic as
ever for the Alliance, and for the
new party movement, and the cleo
ton returns will show to the Plain
dealer and it's tools that instead Of
losing, we are gaining strength, not
only in this township, but in every
township in Anderson county, and
in every county in the state OF Kan
sas, and right here let me sound a
word of warning to some of our
Alliance brothers. Some of them
seem to have forgotten that the
motto of the Peoples party is to
let the office hunt the man, and not
the man the office. warn these
fellows now, that these office hunt
ers who are trying to Elk" things
so that they will get a nomination
on the Peoples ticket this fall, that
they will be promptly set down on
when this people meet to make their
nominations.
see that the Plaindealer cores
pondent who signs himself cal
lance still keeps up his dema-
gogic harrangue and abuse of the
Alliance, and also Of the Peoples
party. Well, | suppose that the
people are a good deal like the fell
low that was kicked by the .jackass:
They CONSIDER the source" The
writer of this letter happens to be
personally acquainted with the
Reeder correspondent, and can truly
say that nobody was ever kicked by
bigger jackass than this fellow
that writes the "Reeder Notes"
and signs himself alliance. This
is the same fellow who stood up in
an F. M. B. A. meeting, less than
year ago, and declared that he
would not vote for any man for the
Legislature who was i'll favor OF
John j. Ingalls, reelection to the
United States senate, then in less
than month pledged himself in The
Republican convention to favor the
election of Ingalls, to the senate.
And simply because he could not
use the Alliance to advance his in
terest, he turns to abusing it. AL
lance men of Anderson county,
how long are you going to support
paper that uses its correspondents
to heap dirt upon you, and to ridi-
cule and vilify the grand and noble
order to which you belong?