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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1893-04-07

Apropos of the alleged apparitions of the
Virgin Mary to Virginie Fabre, q young girl
Of Salces, avillage near Narbonne, the bish-
Cd of Perpignan issued some time ago a
pastoral letter warning the faithful against
this miracle" and advising them not to
subscribe any money for building chapel
on the hill where the young shepherdess
saw or fancied she saw the Virgin. But not
withstanding the bishops unbelief or dis
belief the peasants continue to hock to
Mount Courtalets, and money enough was
collected to erect a small wooden chapel.
Thousands of blind and infrm people
come here from distant parts to be healed
On Monday, instead of the long awaited
miracle, the faithful witnessed a shocking
Incident. A little girl of 9, Jeanne Rogue,
was left toonear lighted wax taper, which
set her clothes on fire. Her shricks sent most
/ Of the pilgrims flying in all directions.
Others threw their clothes upon her, but
/ the flames were extinguished too late, and
the poor child died in agony before the ter
rified pectators.-Paris Cor. London News.
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4 strlo TINT Women Cling To.

''Have you observed, said well known
ladies' tailor, show fashions cling TO women
or women cling to fashions? don't mean
the periodical revival of styles, but the adj
herence to one particular mode through two
centuries.
''See that lady just ahead Of us? Observe
her cloak and the broad double fold down
the back from the shoulders close to the
neck down to the edge Of the cloak. That
vatican plat, named after the great
French painter When Louis XIV was
having such a good time at the expense OF
his patient subjects, the grand DANES OF his
court affected It. Today women love that
fold Just as deyotedly. They put it on
house wrappers, boudoir and tea gowns,
ball dresses and street cleks and will con-
tinue to do so until the Millennium. 1t was
fashionable in revolutionary days and has
always been in vogue, Why? Because 1t
is becoming 10 the feminine figure, and con
se5itteffSly lear to our sweet enslavers' little
hearts. In Trailing gowns it is most fetch
ing. permitting the trail to hang and sweep
with peculiar 81 ace. "-Washington Star
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1893-04-07
ArtiolosNn1ade Of Mating.

Take a piece ON bamboo or tea mating
about 70 or IA inohAs in length and inches
in width. The who'll may be lightly tinted
with very much dNuted color in oil or
with any Of the bronzes Bind the mat
ting with ribbon or with a strip !of thin
leather pinked at the edgSs. Bend up the
lower part and tic at the sides with ribbon.
The pocket thus made wiz hold num-
Der Of papers. Suspend against the wall
by three brass rings attached to the upper
edge at the corners and in the middle. A
spray of flowers, a flight of birds or bunch
Of autumn leaves may be painted on the
upper part and also on the lower part form
inc the bag Small letter racks may also be
made Of the same material by cutting two
pieces, one about inches long and the
other 4 inches, and placing the smaller one
fiat upon the other and binding the whole
with green satin ribbon; on this paint a
swarm of butterflies, bunch Of daisies or
single scattered blossoms. This mating
can also be used for chair seats and backs.
It looks well when decorated and also
wears very well.-Exchange
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1893-04-07

The Westminster Gazette on Tuesday
published some long bills intended 70 snow
what rich ladies Of fashion spend upon
their iress-not, indeed, the most extr'sF a.
,,ant ~ all such ladies-but still bills such
81 only women can afford who have or
ought 10 have as pin money what woaid
~ 4 handsome middle class income. lhele
,gaa n YEARLY bill for considerably over III
"a for dresses only, another for nearly &tOO'
and n little bill for bonnets and hats Only
amounting to 60. The fashionahle artlsG Is
al these matters declared that really ricA
babies often spend over 5000 year III COS
Times only. without counting the eNpenur
t,,re in Jewels. or any of those costly articles
| If uuderclothing on which it IS so mucn the
custom to lavish great expenditure. some
/ ladies. they say, will not be content without
one perfectly new dress at least for every
fTbev love to spend the greater part Of
their time in changing their dress, to nave
/ n fashionable deshabille for their morning
/ chocolate, brilliant dress for the forenoon
1 n dress Of still greater effectiveness for thsiI
afternoon calls, a graceful tea gowni. anu
fben a GREAT work Of art for the dinner
fable or the ballroom. No wonder MI
Marion Crawford exaggeretes the uePon
and intensity Of the passion OF vanity "Hei 81
he encounters facts like these SUI Wu@'
does All this prodigality in adjoining the
Derson really show9 Docs it always sho"
! inordinate delight in the beauty OF the per
son who thus adorns herself or sometimes
nj least. great distrust Of her own charms
and a restless endeavor to supply by inces
SAINT effort and variety the stimulus when
sbe is deeply convinced that her intrinsic
beauty lacks?-London Spectator
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1893-04-07

Babu Jagadiswara Ghatak, living in
Chetla in Alipore, known as the inventor Of
patent for rice mills, has lately invented
an apparatus by which man may safely
cross over the great waters. 1t is in the
shape of a bicycle placed over two strong
alright small horizontal buoys constructed
sidewise underneath the cycle. The man
will take his seat on the cycle even more
comfortably than on an ordinary bicycle,
and the machinery being propelled by the
legs will cross safely ever rivers and lakes
without drenching the propeller.
The experiment was made on Monday
morning by the inventor himself, and it
proved a success. Babu Jagadiswara, seat
ed on his wonderful cycle Of the water,
passed from Chetla through the Tolly's
Nullah across the great river Hooghly into
the Botanical gardens, and in the same way
returned home, to the great JOY of hi
friends and admirers, The whole journey,
including the return, was completed within
five hours.-Cor. London Globe.
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AZTEC ne eOoHRE pLAYERs-
.,.. c.nbters Turn the Tables on
H'-'-''''-7 ..,--.. - fg,e social Game.


~s,-~. Gamblers Turn the Tables on
PLAYERS or the social oamo.
..n,tIsrs and saloon keepers have done
more this week to stamp OUT socli1 -
,,lo,ino than the association OF ministers
~ fhs a,g and Order league could have
so,e H. months Of work Court deputies
80 isnocl,ed boldly al the palaces OF the
,.;.h and resnectabie and when those same
49, were opened the bellies and matrons
s,d ratrons Of society have had TO mascn
eerfh lilfe common wrongdoers 70 80 pe-
Gore the Grand jury to be questioned as 20
etssr narficipetion in the heretofore nnino-
Tested game OF progressive euchre lie'Su
-,rs have stood in the pulpit and condemned
ne action Of church members Mhlie va
latter cast pious eyes on the floor and thei
walked cut to shuttle and cut the caru:
a,.ound the cuchre tables, spending seNefa
richts eacb week In the delights OF the so
ciety, gaming tables
But the eminently respectable peopl'
have learned in the last few days that thel
are IS liable to the orders Of the court an'
~ prosecution for violating the laws II
tkeir own homes as are the professional
gamblers and saloon keepers who MAINTAIN
the tigers den with all its seductive appur
tenances. Friday bailiffs were sent owe
&c CITY with capiases for about ~ wei
Enswn men and women. Some Of the LAT
ter led the town, choosing the present as
good opportunity for paying visits 70 ais
fsnt friends and relatives Those that re
noained were stricken with confusion at en-
situation. and there was great scurryln l
10 avoid the strong arm Of the law. IN
names Of the people printed in the daily pa
pers as having taken part In the progress
fves euchro parties playing for prizes Wer
All on the grand jury's list.
When the hour came at when the ihotn
ers. daughters and brothers should com
before tho grand jury, Captain W. >. Lu
eas president Of the First National bank
Robert Thomas, secretary and treasurer o
the Cerealine Manufacturing company, an'
others. with Attorney II. g. Davis, wen
before the grand jury and promised to CAV
ali the information desired If that angus
body would only release the women IRON
fhe obligation and chagrin OF being Lofee'
to testify. After some time the oher o
the men was accepted, and the women wer
let of for the time being. After the ordee
was over the jury took the cases under az
visement, and all Columbus society
breathlessly waiting to see against whom
indictments will be returned. The pom
Is that it is as much gambling to play 10
prizes as to play for money.-CoiumDu
Cor indianapolis Journal.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1893-04-07

A newspaper man more favored than the
average of his kind has comfortable home
in Brooklyn. He likewise has an excellent
ana amiable wife. The servant girl prob
lem has bothered his wife for some time.
After a long period of impatient waiting
and inquiry this estimable housewife Sc
eured maid Of all work at S14 month,
with privileges The maid was inclined to
be GOOD natured and patronizing, but she
was determined not to be imposed upon.
She had not been in the service Of the fam
ily many days before she developed charac-
teristics that amused the male head Of the
house, while they exasperated the female
head.
For instance, one Sunday morning the
maids hardness in rising excited mild re-
buke from the mistress. But sure, mum,
am faint wild hunger" said the girl, lift
ing her head wcarily from the pillow.
"Well, why, then, do you not get up and
got breakfast asked the mistress impa-
tiently.
"Ah, sure an am used to haYln cup OF
coffee the first thing every mornin, said the
"And do you expect me to get up and
make a cup of coffee for you" asked the
lady in establishment.
u don't care who makes it, y replied the
girl calmly but am used to hayin it. -
New York Times.
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"
he had registered as J. C. Moberly of
New York, and the only thing be had ABOUT
him that was out Of the ordinary was an
extreme deafness Clerk Cunningham iia'l
made himself hoarse in trying TO conNihce
the man that he was not acceptable 70 'he
house. and nearly everybody about the Oh
fee had done the same thing Inc man
nut on an indignant air and refused 70 near
or understand what 1t was the intention OF
the people to crowd into his head.
Finally Cunningham gave up his place at
the desk to the gentleman who writes ng-
ures upside down on the register IN turn
with himself, and then putting on an over
coat and a hat and an air OF nonehalanee
he wandered to the rotunda, where MT.
Moberly was trying to read a note from the
MANAGER and still acting very deaf. Gun,
bingham gradually worked himself around
until he got within about 10 feet Of the very
deaf man from New York, and then he tooA
some silver money from his pocket. While
counting the money and lingering 1t Gun
nineham accidentally CD dropped silver
dollar.
with a quick start the deaf Mr.. Moberly
turned as If to deliver a pivot blow and
looked in the direction from which the
sound came. No more was necessary. Mr.
Afoberly, deafness and all, was elected.
~ heard about that once" said Cunning
ham "Somebody told me that if man
was feiRning deafness a coin dropped near
him would throw him Off his guard, and nc
would. without thinking, turn quickly.
thought l would try it on this fakir and
YOU see that it will work like a charm. -
Chicago Inter Ocean.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1893-04-07

The flour trast is row said to be in op
Grafton Tie scheme is said to have orig
mated with Hubbard, the biz miller Of
Mansato. Minn., and the meetings up to
this time have been held in Chicago. Most
of the spring wheat millers in Buffalo, Chi
cago, St. Louis, Milwaukee, Minneapolis
ana tributary points have finally gone into
the organization The Office Of the secrc-
tary IS in Chicago. where the meetings are
to be held quarterly. a number Of nlillers
have not gone into the combine The IN
derstanding is that the new deal OF prices
is to 20 into effect after the next harvest.
One Of the Minneapolis miliers says;
The trust win include the Minneapolis
mills. 1t is expected that the Milwaukee
mills will be IN too. So with the Duluth
mills. They may be brought into tho com
bination. A strong combination Of wealthy
northwestern millers will be able to almost
control the wheat market at all times
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She smiled sweetly.

College girls have a decided way of look
ing down upon any but regular students.
AZ a lecture in Cambridge in Sever II the
other afternoon, two girls came in and be
gan to talk animatedly. They were annex
girls. They compared notes as to the ''gen-
eral ideasn that they had got on the the
ory of habits" at the last lecture attended.
II asked F." said one Of the girls in a
rather loud voice, what she thought OF
the lecture, and she said the crudest, wild.
est things about it. She was way of on
P Rs thought"
well, she's only q special" said her
friends cornfully, and then added, "Oh, mer-
Cyl there she is"
The special, pretty girl with red cheeks
and a saucy looking astrakban cap on her
Wy black hair, sat i;ist in front Of them:
turned and smiled upon them SO sweet
,a---orld be no doubt that shehad
egword they had so thoughtless
~ -Boston Globe.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1893-04-07

A simple rule for determining the num-
Der of tons Of rails required to lay mile Of
traclS-a rule of thumb not found in any Of
the standard textbooks, not even in Traut-
wine-is as follows: Multiply the weight
per yard by II and divide the product by q.
For example, take a70-pound rail. Seventy
times II equal 40, which divided by gives
no, the number of tors required to the
mile. Every railroad man should paste
tbis in his hat.-New York Tribune.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1893-04-07


E Dow furnishes these m
SS~1e families In the early days
ss tee town Of Hampton, n. H.:
nathaniel Batchelder, grandson OF the
Rev. Stephen Bachiler, founder of the town,
was twice married and had II children. His
son and grandson had respectively II and
Is. and a great grandson reared family OF
Is. In later generations there were families
Of IS, II and "a.
Samuel Dalton, q nephew Of the towns
second minister, had IA children, and his
son an equal number. Two grandsons had
each 10. The Rev. Sinborn Cotton placed
on record that his fourteenth child was
borne Oct 6, about of yeclock in ye morn
ing, 1876, & baptized Oct. 8, 1915, and was
named Wade in honor of his Grandfather
Wade s. to put him in mind Of wading
through all trials to heaven. he dyed & was
buried Oct. IL, 49,"
John Hussey named his eleventh child
Hone, his thirteenth Patience and his four
tenth Charity. Then came daughter and
q son, and the seventeenth and last h'
named Content.-Boston Herald.
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A generation ago the chickens to be seen
around the average farmhouse were OF a
mixed and haphazard breed. There are
s,rmers still who keep such poultry. There
aranlso farmers who do not believe that tne
world is round and reyolyes on It's axis
every "a hours. But farmers so careless az
to their poultry are almost as scarce rs TINS
latter Ignorant class. You may meet q
farmer whose ideas are q little mixed about
tbe rotation Of crops and the value OF 81
las-a hut vou have to go far indeed to ma
one who has not his preference as between
Plymouth Rocks, Leghorns, IIangshans,
Cochins md Brahmas. Chickens on q tarm
are kind Of savings bank, and those which
law the most eggs and fetch the highest
prices as broilers are very naturally more
highly esteemed. Now, the fancy farmers
were the first to attempt to breed better
chickens In this country, and they continue
20 lead in the experiments looking toward
the further betterInent Of domestic fowls.
There is one thing that has been insisted
on in vain, so far as ordinary farmers are
concerned. That is the value Of cleanll-
ness-cleanliness in the chicken houses and
cleanliness in the food and water given TO
the fowls. Unciean houses are productive
Of all kinds Of disease, and unclean food
and water also. There is an old fashioned
notion that chickens are good scavengers,
and that if allowed the freedom of the barn
vard they will forage for themselves. This
Is true, but it is very unlikely that any
eoclss- -. 'sarn. -,3ss.l. a.s,ange would ever
his --s'R ami
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poa,tG ve Up

because you feel blue and are troubled with
that tired aud all-gone feeling. Do as 7 did,
use bottle Of Sulphur SitteIs, II viii make
Won feel like new person; it did me.
IENNrK HOMES. ss4 fremont street, hoa
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A-MnlInn Frlendr.

A ffiei in need Is a friend infes d, 'na rot lefs
fhan o1f million people hsve fond Just such 2
lrien3fin Dr Kings New Discovery for consnmp
tIqf. conehs and Code yon have mover uaed
iis Great Cough Medicine,ose trial VIII convince
lyon that It hss We nderfnl curative powers y
diseases Of Throat Chest and Lungs kach bot
sle IL guaranteed TO do al that is claimed Or
money viii be refunded. Trial bottles George
" assshsr'a Drag siore. large aotilea sar and
nsae.
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General Mcpherson is one Of Judge Gresh
on,is heroes Graham has a habit, when
in Washington, Of going into Mcpherson
square every pleasant day and sitting down
sar the statue Of the general The judge
was with McPhersou at Peach Tree Greek
and when the former wns wounded Gen
eral Mcpherson. hearing Of it, at once sent
his own surgeon to dress the wounds, Tho
leg WAS baadacea, Gresham WAS put on q
litter. and the doctor ordered Bin to be car
ried buck 70 Che temporary hospital IN thu
rear Of ths lines
There was some delay. and meanwhiseth'
FIGHT ri,sed with fatal ferocity about Nc
pherson. When Grcsh.uns litter rcachet
It's destination. the flst thing that met In
eve WIS the stgetcher Learning tie dead gen
erai Mcpherson had been killed and by
BODY had reached there ahead o. Gresham
kate Fields Washington
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We TELL YOU

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The growing consideration for American
law writers shown by foreign lawyers IS
Illustrated by some pleasant words in The
9nrIieh Law Magazine and Review. Ia a
notice Of a new edition Of "Rnttigan Juris.
nrldeucen the reviewer praises the author
for his wide range Of investigation, inciud'
ing tho consultingo % many American books.
.,fro the Americans. says the writer, we
owe much freshness az presentment Of OLD
doctrines Il IS sc'l ely too much 20 say
Shat TO read 81, American work on 4 branch
81 the law Which IS common 70 cur two
Countries after one Of the recognized Eng
llsh textbooks on the same subject Is like
ina into new land. SO fresh Is fseat'
aus wtlna thf ant.tcI 8 npf NJ eiN.ls
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The rankin correspondent OF Shanghai
,,sne-. raSs: !. 1ianwasi man came to this
ritv bringing with him remarkable freak
~ nature in the shape Of his two sons, aged
cears The boys are alike in face and
forn. but they are connected with each otn-
- l,v a piece Of flesh as thick as man
arm and joined together just below the
waist, making the twins stand lace TO lace.
The twins never fail asleep at the same
q
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Matchmaker and JeWeleC'
MILFORD. DEL.

lMI yJbsmehl comes 10 Milford, with the best
4 Credentials and his reputation as workman
a second to rene in Delaware. lie stock speaks
,oI it's ref.l
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WATCHES.

Watches Of overy Grade from low priced IN ell
yer Cares 10 the highest grfde in the huert COLO
20 " rranted 10 be good tme-keerer or no sale.
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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-10
THEY ARE FIRM.
The Honest Tariff Reformers Can
Not Be Influenced


WASHINGTON. Dec. 9.-Since the
tariff bill was first announced by the
ways and means committee, many
protests against its provisions have been
made, number of which are letters ad-
dressed to individual members of the
committee, claiming that the bill means
destruction to the particular lines of
business the writer's engage in. Some
of those who will feel the effects of the
measure come in person. to Washington
to make protests against what they
consider grave mistakes by the majority
members of the ways and means COM
mittee. These delegations generally
manage to see either Chairman Wilson
or other members of the committee or
the man who represent their district
in the house. The members of the COM
mittee have been very patient in listen
ing to what their various visitors have
had to say. but they have not been in
clined to be Influenced by the complaints.
One of the majority members of the
committee said that hundreds of letters
are being received, but they are the
same as always follow any attempt OF
tariff revision: the men who write them
represent that their interests will be
ruined, but, said this member, they
never are ruined, and IN time everything
will come out all right"
Some of the Democratic members of
the house,hav been as importunate as
these visiting delegations, but even
they have not been able to get at the
committee with any better results.
While number of the representatives
are quite severe In their denunciation
of tine bill or some particulars in it,
there is no probability that enough of
them will be found to make any such
opposition as will seriously disturb its
trainers.