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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1892-07-15

Ships crossing the Atlantic in the lati-
tude Of the Cape Verde islands often en-
counter duststorms of longer or shorter
duration. One of the most remarkable
Of these paradoxical storms swept down
on the German steamer Argentine in
the summer of 1899. It lasted for four
days, during which time the air was so
full of dust particles as to make high
MONDAY almost as dark as the darkest
midnight. When the storm was at its
height the sailors were kept busy shov-
cling the dust from the steamers decks.
The machinery was made to work with
great difficulty, and at one time the can
tain, J. g. Scheon, had grave apprehen-
sions that they would be dashed upon
the Cape Verde reefs.-St. Louis Re
public.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1892-07-15

Begoine newspapers seems to be one
of the occupations Of Gothams small
hoy. and according to one Of these
rrchins d good revenue is derived from
the business The practice is known as
"Camada business" A Cang Of eight on
ten hoys besiege the entrance to the
bridee and elevated road every morning
and keep an argus eye on all persona
carrying newspapers. They stretch out
their arms asking for the newspapers
and often pull them out Of the hands OF
passers by.
The "newsies" arc very persistent,
and occasionally get into little snarls
with dyspeptic persons who get down
town in bad humor. The temper OF
these people might be intensified did
they know that, according to confess
sion of one of the boys, a newsdealer of
a speculative turn of mind originally
put the boys up to the practice they fSl-
low. If the newspapers are too mich
soiled to sell, the boys turn them over
to the Spectator. who holds themfn re-
serve, paying the boys a pittapce and
then realizing full value by handing
them over to the respective newspapers
as return" and getting COPIES of the
current date for them.
The youngsters have learned his meth
cd though, and most of them do their
own returning rs well as begging"
now. The practice is bad every way, as
it is fast converting the little hustlers
into INDECENT beggars. York Com
mercial Advertiser
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1892-07-15

The Scotch, with unconscious absurd
ity, sometimes talk of tempting Prov
idence." In writing Calls Well That
Ends Well" Shakespeare was ''tempt-
ing" the higher criticism. Ever since
the days Of Zenod0tus in Alexandria the
higher criticism has reveled in "athe-
tizing, or marking as spurious, this part
Of an authors work because it is sun
worthy of him, that part because it is
mot in his STYLE" a third portion be-
cause it is a repetition Of something he
has said elsewhere, and so on, till in
Homer there are few lines to which
some German or some Alexandlian
Greek has not urged objections. To
similar exercises Of idle ingenuity has
''All's Well That Ends Well" been ex-
posed.
When Lucian met Homer in the For
tunate islands, he asked the poet which
of the rejected passages We're really his
own. "All and every one Of them, :"
answered the shade; and Shakespeare's
ghost might have made as inclusive a
response to critical inquiries. Yet "All's
Well" is certainly a play full Of difficult
ties and enigmas. It was first printed
in the folio Of 1923, and very badly
printed it was. None of the dramas
contains so many passages that appear to
be corrupt; none is so rich in the unin-
telligible; none so open to cOnjectural
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Lang in Harper's.
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DOS SNo ENDS.


A glass bot water for sleeplessness.
It is best p save all eggshells to settle
Apes n9 Yer sleep fiat on their backs, as
Love heyer complains that the price it
has TO gay is too much
A dse( arging or running" ear should
always haAye treatment at once.
1t is the bather who comes up with a
crab on his Zoe who is hopping wild
About s3,c00,cO0 are appropriated each
tear for the schools in New York city.
A SACRAMENTO toboggan slide, just in
vented is an iron fume circling post.
There are many ways Of proper punish
p6ent without imbittering a whole life.
Look out that you do not discuss politics,
religion or love affairs in a public convey
ance
Summer engagements don't count; but
the boating and driving and other aces
series do.
When a man notices an improvement in
himself he always feels that the world is
growing better.
AoAAGD pAhAbcAS III 4utNiGo mike u lfolb
of 100 to $50 per cent. on the amount Of
money invested
Even the advocates of the flannel shirt
must admit that, after it is washed, it is
very small affair
If a well could be dug to the depth Of
forty-six miles, the air at the bottom would
be as dense as quicksilver.
The most beautifully lighted street in
Paris, and probably in the world, is the
Rue de la Paix. 1t is lighted with gas.
A cargo of fresh fruit, including 149
crates Of ripe Strawberries has arrived in
London from Florida in good condition.
The best way to find out how to be hap
py is to make happiness possible for some
body else and observe how he goes aboutit,
Do not exchange checks with anybody.
This is soon discovered by your bank; it
does your friend no good and discredits
you.
Umbrellas made of paper are coming
into use in France. The paper is made
waterproof by gelatined bichromate of
potassium,
The minister who loves to discourse upon
the delights Of the rural surroundings
often spends his own vacation in the cap
itals of Europe.
Dead mems shoes are very often sur
prising, but probably none more so than
the legaeies of the late Horace Daniels, Of
New London, Conn, who bequeathed
100000 to his friends, and now they can
not find where the property is.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1892-07-15

Birds do not eat firefies, and even
bats, which seem to eat everything else
chat they can chew or swallow, never
touch lightning bug. There must be
something distasteful in this insect to
the feathered world, and thus the spe-
cies is preserved, for if it were not so
lightning bugs would soon become ex-
tinct, us the torch they carry would
only serve the purpose of attracting
their enemies,
1t may be that the uncanny appear
ance Of the insect, giving forth as it
does a brilliant fash Of light every mo-
ment or two, deters birds and bats from
attacking it, but if Il lightning bug were
a toothsome morsel to birds bill, any
number Of the feathered world would
soon overcome their repugnance to the
little living torch and go hunting for
bugs.-St. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1892-07-15

Many a deed of heroism is performed
by the light keepers in Uncle SANS en-
ploy. Scores of people have been saved
from the wrecks by the hardy mariners
of the New South shoal lghtship, who
never hesitate to launch a boat in the
most violent storm for the purpose of a
rescue. On one occasion twenty-seven
persons We're snatched by them from a
watery grave when the City of Newcas-
tie ran upon the Nantucket banks and
sank stern foremost
On another day they caught sight of a
black object driven before the gale, and
putting forth in pursuit Of it rescued IL
man on a raft, whom they found seated
upon the corpse of fellow castaway,
his head buried in his hands and hope
less of the aid which came at last
Washington Star.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1892-07-15

Belize and beaux Who Nrally ID &cea
tho Dance Of Death.
The Duke and Duchess Of 2ichmh
were living in @ fine MOTEL on the Rue -
Ia Blanchissere. which STOOD on it's
grounds and had fruit and iio1,A
garden extending to tho city rnaaari
Their graces moved in all the a9cietv @,
Brussels, and entertained q gtaat 'is@
The duchess, who had issuoa sa0invlQ-
tions for the ball, proposed go recall
Them when she heard That Napoleon Is
army was advancing. Bat the Duke Of
Wellington, to prevent alarm, requested
that the ball might take place
Nevertheless. many English famii s
were frightened away from Brdsse.s $,
and post horses were kept hauessed in
the Duke Of Richmond's sable, in case
bad news from the scene OF the conflict
should make it advisable for his chill
dren to be sent TO Antwerp. The ma
jority of the people Of Brussels were
violent Bonapartists, and We're prepared
to entertain Napoleon in great style
should he force the British army to re.
treat and enter their city in triumph.
So it was that the Duke Of Wellington
and many of his officers went to the bali
after the business of the day had been
attended to. While the merry couples
were flying around a dispatch from the
front was handed to Wellington. He
asked the Duke oE~Rfchmond for pri-
yate room wheEclAe might consult with
some Of sDemsrsls who were present,
The duch;a dressing room was the only
room safe from intrusion.
CanGles We're hastily lighted ON the
dressing table, at which Wellington sat
With map before him, and having ex-
blamed certain points to his staff they
all rejoined the company. They left the
house before 10 o'clock and succeeded
in doing SO without attracting any at
tention. Very few, if amy, Of the
dancers guessed how near at hand was
the crisis which was To decide the fate
of Europe, and it never entered the
heads of the young girls that some Of
their partners We're dancing the "dance
of death. Manchester Times.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1892-07-15

He only Wanted to Get Into His Room,
but He Was On Earnest About Il.
On the steamer which came in from
Florida there arrived tail, lanlS citizen
Of tae Cracker State He was well
equipped with baggage, and when he
had collected his belongings and foand
Nan cxpressman he went up to a Broad
way hotel, registered and took room.
Abont an hour later he reappeared at
theSiesk.
Reckon you didn't see the baggage
brought, did your he asked the clerk.
"Yes."
Notice the two trunksY1
sVas."
ae valises and a shawlstrap9"
-. .ve so.
"See he hatbox?'
Il did"
Umbrellas. canes. and all that2"
eyes
"Then I reckon you made a mistake
in the room"
Il put You in 800"
"So-you did" admitted the new ar
rival, but It's a closet; it amt a room. F"
Nothing of the kind, snapped the
clerk. Comfortable, airy room; we
had no other
rs, hey? Well, the porter has just
brought up my baggage, and it's all in
side except the shawlstrap and me. We
was last and couldn't get in"
'You asked for dollar ROOM said
the clerk.
u know it."
81 can give you q suite on the fourth
floor for Eve dollars a day"
Don't want it, rejoined the Florida
citizen emphatically. Colonel he add
ed with a graceful wave of his hand,
i amt come down to kick; I'm per
fectly satisfied. like your hotel. The
rooms is all large and airy. Me and the
shawlstrap is going to get into 800. 1t
may take some noise and hammerin,
but we1l get thar I'm goin to spit on
my hands and begin pretty soon, and I
thought I'd ask You to send some one
around IN about an hour to sweep up
the splinters."
The clerk looked at the mild manner
ed Florida man for a moment in silence,
Then he said: Front, show the gentle
man to that suite on the south corner,
fourth floor No extra charge. sir, he
added to the guest with a beaming,
smile; "you must be tired after the vOy-
age Anything else 1 can do?7-New
York Tribune.
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D runkenness-Liquor Habit-In al
the World there IS but one cure
DR.. Haines' Golden Specific.

AIT can be given in cup of tea or coffee
without the knowledge of the person taking
it, edecting speedy and permanent cure
whether the patient is moderate drinker or
an alcoholic wreck Thousands of drunk
ards have been cured who have taken the
Golden Specific in Their coffee without their
knowledge, and to day believe they quit
drinking Of their own free will. No harmful
effect results from its administration Cures
guaranteed. Send for circular ard full par
icHlars. Address in confidence, GOLDEN
tcEfFIc Co., 1S5 Race Street, Cincinnati, O.
SrI-2a-Iv.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1892-07-15

Il is reported that new element has
been recognized in a mineral found in
Egypt by johnson Pasha in 1890. This
mineral, first called "Johnsonite," but
afterward masrite, consists mainly Of
aluminium. manganese, cobalt and iron,
In combination with sulphuric acid. It
dissQlves in. water and yields on treat
ment with sulphuric hydrogen in an
acetic acid solution a white precipitate,
from which a pure hydroxide was pre-
pared. New York Journal
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1892-07-15

| In the steppes Of Russia, where wolves
abound and the horses lead a wild life
and have to shift for themselves, it is
said that young colt will sometimes be
made so furious by the prosecutions of
his enemies that he will rush wildly
among q drove Of wolves and bite and
ftrike until he has slaughtered a large
humber Of them. These horses are ex-
Geptionally fierce, rendered so, it is sup
posed. by the extreme variations in the
climate. At one time of the year they
suffer from the intense heat of a tropical
sun and at another they live among
raging snOwstorms and extreme cold.-
Washington Star.
Origin of tho Steamboat Texas"
every few people know the origin Of the
word texas, as applied to q certain part of
steamboat" said an old river captain
"All modern boats don't have the texas,
though it was an essential of the old sys-
TEN in the haleyOn days Of steamboating
The texas, you know, is that apartment Of
the upper deck just beneath the pilot
house where the crew shifts sleep. The
word was first applied in the troublous
times of the '30s and '40s when Texas was
fighting for liberation from the despotic
rule of Mexico, and afterward when the
United States was plunged into war with
the Aztecs to maintain the rights the
brave Texans had wrung from Santa Ana.
Recruits from the United States were car
ried down the Mississippi to New Orleans
and thence across the gulf to Texas to help
the Lone Star men in their war.
"The boats that took them down the
river were the first to construct the apart
ment for the crew, and that supports the
pilot house. This innovation in boat build
ing made it possible for travellers to peer
through the little windows from an eleva-
ton that enabled them to see greater
scope of country on both banks than they
had before been accustomed to sweep with
their vision The innovation coming on
just at the TIME that Texas was causing
such oommotipn all over the world, pas
sengers and boatmen with one accord al
ways referred 10 the apartment as the
texas. The name has stuck to it ever
since, and is about as good as any other,
though l often hear people wonder at its
origin. st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1892-07-15
muscular Exercise and Health.

As many diseases, prominent among
which are those Of the abdominal and
pelvic organs, are the consequences Of
congestion, and as good circulation does
much for the. prevention of such con
gestion, muscular exercise, by improv-
ing the general circulation both by in
creasing the activity of the heart and
aiding in the venous return, will do
much to prevent large class Of dis
eases.-Dr. J. NJ. Rice in Popular Sci
ence Monthly.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1892-07-15

All. she O. OF our Thought and iime,
And we arc vaguely loafh 81 truce
Through nights OF variant agc and cline
Der hirthright 10 a servila race
Amid The tumult Of ON days.
Thrilled with tie fire Of hope and dream
She treads ~ fenrle-s wise the ways
That men had sought and trod supreme.
With gladdened eyes she fares, and none
Shall check her warm uplifting soul
That sees aiar some shining goal
Like the new glory 81 q sun.
She feels the exultant sense Of life,
Aud battles IN the blood Of strife;
Where men have climbed. her hands shall
reach;
WHIST men have taught, her tongue shall
teach.
eoEloss 10 struggle. bold in mind.
Fertile IN fresh expedient. strong
10 hold her right against the Wruag
Ta seek what others dare 10 find,
She stands uncOwed, unbOwed, unbent,
The mistress Of her high intent.
Yes she Is but a woman still,
WINS weeps as only women weep,
WIG loves as only women viii,
Aud Eeaps her joys as women reap;
FFhose mystery, in It's sacred stir,
Is the inviolate part Of her;
Whose charm is not Of man, but blown
Like the Wild roses, all her own.
Sweetheart and flower Of fruitful years,
Time cannot change her smiles and tears,
Time clnnot rob her Of the grace
Which burns like love light in her face.
George Edgar Montgomery In Frank Leslie's.
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1ndIrIdnnlItr In rmhrellas.

There is an individuality about UNI
brellas, taking them all along the years.
that is a most interesting study. The
big, clumsy green cotton umbrella which
is the heirloom of the old fashioned fam
lily is unmistakable in its domesticity.
The somber black umbrella of the par
son is the very essence of responsibility.
The demure, unsophisticated umbrella
that is always getting lost or hiding be-
hind the doors never survives to old
age. The jolly round umbrella that
never loses its head in q Irritation with
the wind is an esteeme Elnember Of the
family. The combatve umbrella with
a cruel beak runs amuck with the pop
ulace, and not infrequently kills its
man. There is lots of human nature in
an umbrella, especially after it has been
magnetized by its Owner.-Detroit Free
Press.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1892-07-15

Lettuce fritters are a delicate break
fast or luncheon dish. Select crisp
rather small leaves of young lettuce and
tear apart in pieces about the size of a
quarter of a dollar, stir thickly into a
batter of one egg, one tablespoonful
sweet cream, salt and enough flour to
make a moderately stiff batter. Drop
by the spoonful in hot lard, or fry in
olive oil, just enough to keep the skillet
from burning.-New York Times.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1892-07-15
Gnaranteed Cnra

We authorize our advertised druggist to sell Di
Kings New Discovery for Consumption, Cough.
snd Codf, upon this condition. II yos are 81
f.cted with a Cough. Cold or any Lnsg, Throat OF
Chest trouble and will use this remedy as directed
giving It fair trial, and experience no benefit,
you may return the bottle and have your money
refunded. We could not make this oEer did we
not know that Dr. KingI New Discovery could be
eiisd on. It never disappoinss. Trial bottles
rec At g ". Marshall's Drug Store. Large size
land si.oo.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1892-07-15

Excited Lady ION the heach)-Why isn't
something done for that ship in distress?
Why don'tsome Of you
Coast Guard (hurriedly(-We have
cent the crew a line to come ashore,
mum.
Excited Lady-Good graciousl We're
they waiting for a formal invitation2-
New York Observer.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1892-07-15

One of the most discouraging things
which happen to the person who under
takes to instruct the juvenile mind is to
find that the small boy presents a COM
pick psychological study every time you
see him, while he knows all your weak
points twenty minutes after he first
meets you.--Kate Fields Washington.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1892-07-15

When you save q lady from being
killed in a runaway and she says
"Thanls, /" she really means, "The next
time you do anything Of that sort please
don't muss- the lace on my dress" If
she really felt any sense of gratitude
she would exGaim, Call around and
IN introduce You to my youngest sis
tss. h-Detroit Tribune.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1892-07-15

u this globe were cooled down to 300
dogs. below the zero Of centigrsde it
would be covered with a sea Of liquefied
gas thirty-hvs feet deep, of which about
seven feet would be liquid oxygen
London Spectator
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1892-07-15

IF were to ask you to marry me what
would you sayg"
why, Mr.. Jonesby, she faltered, real
ly this is so sudden"
Il thought so,n he answered. that's
about what they all say Much obliged"
And then he said il was time for him to
Star.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1892-07-15

Cobble-Widn is the strangest fell
low about some things. He wears a
twenty-five cent neclItie with fifty dol
ar suit and thinks he is saS5siEt money.
Stone-Well he does, ~ e Hhe?
Goblet don't segsalow..
Stone-He has to pay for TAG necktie
-Clothier and Furnisher.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1892-07-15

The boa and its allies are entirely con-
fined 70 America, Australia and the
tropical Pacific islands. The pythons,
on the other hand, are mostly from the
Old World,
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1892-07-15

Watch crystals are made by blowing
a sphere Of glass about one yard in
diameter, after which the disks are cut
from it by means Of a pair of compasses
having a diamond at the extremity of
one leg.-New York Journal.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1892-07-15

Many a man is called a corker by his
convivial friends, when, as q matter of
fact, he is mainly an uncorker.- Phila-
delphia Press.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1892-07-15

Some one helping himself to pudding,
took it nearly all on his plate, and passed
the dish to Quin. Which, " aaid the lat
ter with insouciance. ''is the paddingf''--
Gantlemau's MagaEine.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1892-07-15
sEsT.MApE cLOTHINa IN PHIL De pRn.

Our Serges will enable you
keep cool. They are in blue, blac
and grey, and range from $40. to
-$25. The Sl4. suit is a happy me
dunn and very popular, combining
style, durability and everything
requisite for comfort.
A breez. line of Neglieee Shirts,
White and Fancy Flannel Coats
Black and Fancy Alapacas, at
moderate cost.
Everybody is getting onto our
Bathing Suits-hefore long every
body will be getting into shem.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1892-07-15

In Persia the umbrella was Of ancient
reyal distinction. In Hindostan the
title Of ''chattrapati" signifies ''lerd Of
The umbrella, OF shade Of state.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1892-07-15

There are about 90, 900 tons Of SCOT re-
covered from the ohimneys Of London
every year, which yield an animal
revenue Of nearly e225, 900.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1892-07-15

There was snow in many parts Of
Iowa and Illinois on May II, 1873, and
again as late as May %, 1882.
Lucky Clerk.
Half 9 century ago a clerk in New
York city was won't to take down the
shutters Of the store at precisely o'clock
in the mosning. While he was taking
theln down, rain or shine, a certain old
gentleman almost always passed by on
bis way to his place of business. The
old gentleman smiled so benignantly
upon the young man.that a hearty and
faniliar good morning became nat
ural to both.
Month after month this mutual greet
ing continued, until one morning the old
gentleman was missed and he never ap.
peared again. He was dead. Not long
afterwari the enterprising and faithful
clerk waa waited upon by the admins.
TRAITOR Of the old mans estate and in
formed that his store and stock Of goods
had been svilled to him.
Attracted by the youths promptness
and fidelity. the old gentleman had in
Quired into his character and circum-
stances and was satisfied that he could
leave bis property to no one SO likely to
make good use Of il as the clerk who
took down the shutters at just 8 o'clock,
su1nmer and winter.
Through this legacy the clerk was in.
trodnced into profitable business al
once and he afterward became one Of
the most wealthy, benevolent and re-
srected merchants Of the city Youthf
Companion.
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Matchmaker and JeWeler,
MILFORD, DEL.

lMr yrbsmeh comes to Milford, with the best
Of creJentals. and his reputation as a workman
is second to none in Delaware. His stock speaks
for It's self.l