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Milford chronicle., 1893-02-03
orin.in Of The Word aonin. >.

The word quiz" which the dictionaries
variously define as ITO make fun of, - "a
riddle or puzzle" ito play tricks upon, -
etc, was coined by the elder Sheridan when
he was lessee Of the old Crow theater, Dub
lin While at a drinking party with a num-
Der of his friends after the close Of the
theater one Saturday night the subject
turned upon the introduction Of new words
into the language Finally sheridan offer
ed to wager dozen bottles Of wine that he
could coin a word that would be in every
body's mouth the next day. The bet was
taken, and " hen the party dispersed Sheri-
dan raag up t4e call boys and gave each a
dozen pieces of chalk. lie next ordered
each to spend The night writing the word
quiz on every door, doorstep, fence and
shutter they came to, promising to each
boy three shillings if the work was found
to be well executed by morning.
These directions were carried out to the
letter, and as matter of course the new
word was heard on every side the next day.
There was much speculation as to the
probable meaning of the four letters so
oddly put together, the more timid Of the
population interpreting them rs some FeYo-
lutionary sign The true motive and the
circumstances under which the word was
coined finally leaked out, since which time
it has the meaning given in the opening
st. Louis Republic.
Milford chronicle., 1893-02-03
Lessons from sIanx Places.

"Talk Of the men of education, " said Too
Foster to hts chums around him at the Lin
dell ''the world is filed with them. Only
open your eyes and the lessons come to you
from all sides. I'll tell you what saw last
night. Ny wife, her brother and I started
down town for the Hagan On pleasure bent
no lesson in view at all-but one came
upon us directly. A lady and gentleman
entered the car, and in passing through the
door a hook OF the end window curtain
caught the sleeve of handsome pelisse the
lady wore and made a rent entirely across
the arm before she could disengage herself.
oh, my coatr was all hcard-an eiacula-
tion more in sorrow than in anger. l saw
the distress in the lady's face, but saw also
her perfect self control and moderation.
What would you have done, TomY Blown
up the street car company from top to bot
TOM And you, Nelly}' to my wife Cried
my eyes out she said. Well, here was the
lesson. Open your eyes and they viii come
at you from all quarters. A liberal educa-
tion lies in reach OF everybody, Keep your
eyes open, be passive and it will find you.n
st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Milford chronicle., 1893-02-03

A good Eskimo leader dog is a wonder Of
intelligence. lie is not guided by line or
whip, but merely by words and motions of
the hands, II. when the team is rapidly
moving, he is suddenly called upon 30 halt,
it stands to reason that if he stopped abrupt
ly the rest of the team and the sled would
run over him or would become entanglcd
asnarL He therefore, when commanded
to halt, makes a curve to the right or left
and faces to the rear, moving slowly until
thesled can be stopped. lie then looks with
bright eyes at the commander, waiting Or
ders, and a motion Of his hand sufIices to
make him change the direction in which
the outfit is going. The leader, at least in
e0mo instances, ! have observed is extremely
proud Of his responsibility, and as a conse-
quence, maintains an exclusive demeanor
toward his colleagues. lie sleeps by him
self and growls when approached by what
he considers his inferior 1t is customary
to feed him separately and encourage him
in his vanity, and it is a conventional rule
never to submit him to physical punish
ment.-A. b. Schanz in Milwaukee Senti-
nel.
Milford chronicle., 1893-02-03
,o,I Wbat d Il, Does Is,nicb ! a.

Iuckl What is iti Does such this
exists Is there really any virtue In this
mysterious property in which so many be-
Iieve. and which belief prompts some to
spend their lives, Micawberlike, waiting for
something to turn up? Much has been
written and more been said on the fascinat-
ing subject, and many and apparently con
elusive the arguments adduced by those
who refuse to believe in its existence. Luck,
say these people, does not exist, and the in
cidents cited as examples Of it are but the
result Of the working Of perfectly natural
laws What is popularly known as luck is
simply this-the right thing has happened
at the right moment
Take an example-a wall, apparently
strong, is in reality tottering on its founda-
tions. 1t can stand no longer; some time
on q certain day it must collapse It is in
a busy street; passersby are many. A man
is coming along; he nears the fatal spot.
At that momCgt he drops his umbrella and
stops to pick Il up The seconds delay is
his salvation, The wall falls, and he is
saved. There is nothing marvellous about
it, nothing but the happening Of the right
thing at the right moment.
AS a theory the argument certainly wears
the garb Of plausibility, but when we come
to inquire into particular instances of what
we call luck the contention appears less
conclusive.-London Tit-Bits.
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4 rnssle with = stnre Rat.

Miss Josephine Hall recently had an eX-
perience that curiously illustrates tricks of
stage rats.
While playing Jennie Buckthorne in
Shenandoah" she allowed a pair Of slip
pers and pair Of dress shoes to remain on
tho floor OF her dressing room while she
went on the stage. The scene was n very
long one, and she did not return TO her
room until the fall Of the curtain. When
she got back she was Mortified to find sew
eral large chunks bitten out of her black
cloth slippers.
She then began to dress for her next
scene, but couldOnly find one of her shoes
While rummGging about for the missing
one she was startled to find it gradually
disappearing into hole in one corner Of
the room. The situation suggested rats,
Being a soldiers daughter she was not
frightened, rs most women would have
been. She grabbed the shoe, and after q
short but vigorous struggle with the ro,
dent she managed tosecUro it with no more
damage then severe rent from the ami
mails teeth,
The slippers she now treasures as curios
Of Lairbreadth escape as well rs a means
Of comfort when not On the stage.-Ncw
York Herald.
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Mistaken in His Man.

He sauntered dejectedly into a drug
store, bought a cigar lighted it and then
inquired mysteriously Of the clerk:
How much strychnine does it take to
kill1-
II don't know and wouldn't tell you if
did, - interrupted the clerk.
How much do you sell for dosegn per
sisted the stranger.
1--WE never sell stIychnine without pre-
scription from some physician we know, s"
answered the clerk
Then he went to the telephone, rang up
three figures, said few cabalistic words
and returned to the counter The sad man
was quietly smoking his cigar He took il
out of his mouth to ask:
How much is arsenic a grain?"
AT that moment a policeman entered the
store hastily.
Where is he?" he asked breathlessly.
"There," said the clerk, pointing to the
smoker, who was the only person in the
store; "he didn't get any poison from me"
"You come along" said the policeman;
you can't kill yourself here, my MANI
"Ratsl'' said the detected customer, wink
ing at the policeman.
why didn't you say so before, " said the
clerk, ''and not go and put one to so much
troubleg thought you were suicide,
sure Detroit Free Press.
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her magnificent city residence viii be
the social center during the fair All the
aristocratic entertainments in further
ance Of the fair will be held there, and it
win be headquarters for the ladies in
control.
This palatial home, often called the
Potter Palmer palace in happy allitera-
ton, stands upon the lake front, just
south Of Lincoln park, and its cost was
$75O,OO0. It is built of graystone in the
style of medieval castle. It has often
been described, and an idea Of its mag
nifcence may be gained from the fact
that it contains sixty-five sleeping rooms,
besides a splendid array of halls and par
lnra
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and colleges

Colonel Rice has a brilliant military
record. Born in 1912, he enlisted under
the first call in 1861 and was a captain
in the Fourteenth Massachusetts, before
reaching his twentieth year. As major
of the Nineteenth Massachusetts, he won
special mention for conspicuous gallant
ry at Gettysburg and came out of the
war colonel. His subsequent service
in the regular army gave him special
qualifications for his present task. By
shifting his details from one part of the
grounds to another he expects to have
each man familiar with the whole
ground and able to answer any question
as to localities that visitors may ask.
Milford chronicle., 1893-02-03
The Finest onal in the World.

It is not often that children are connois
seurs of precious stones, and yet the Chi
nese baby at Washington, which is yet Sc
young that it has not been through one
presidential term Of four years, has already
fallen heir to the finest opal in the world.
The opal belongs to the Chinese minister.
1t is as large as pigeons egg and is sur
rounded by beautiful white diamonds The
minister wears it in his cap ON state occa-
Eions, and the baby wore it upon the day
in baby's life which corresponds to an
American christening.
Milford chronicle., 1893-02-03
The Value of Technical Training.

The financial value of technical training
In the United States is illustrated by the
fact that engineer officers of the navy fre-
quently resign their commissions to accept
profitable employment with large manu-
featuring concerns. A man armed with the
training and technical education of "a naval
engineer can command in civil life n salary
from two to five times as great rs his pay
In the navy. Engineers must serve for the
greater part of their lives at less than S, 900
a year, and the number to pass $1,000 must
be exceedingly small The plums that
await such men in civil life are of a sort to
prove serious temptation to all who feel
the necessity Of a large income, and it is
only the ease and dignity of a naval life
that keep skilled engineers in the service
New York Sun.
Milford chronicle., 1893-02-03
rIrnres OF Amerlenn Animal.

Occupying prominent positions upon
pedestals on the various bridges within
the Worlds fair grounds viii be large
figures Of native American animals, such
as the bison. or buffalo, now nearly ex-
terminated. 1t is believed that this viii
prove one Of the most attractive features
of the exposition. The modelling of these
animals has been intrusted to Edward
Kemeys and q. Phimister Proctor, both
of whom have made careful studies Of
the subjects.
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-,s.-..,aon frltlclsea NeW YorIk.


New York Is as self absorbed as hamlet,
which is why it is so painfully provincial
Il Is under the hattering illusion that be
cause city Of ], 800, 900 inhabitants is big
ger than one Of 100000 therefore the man
who lives in the larger place is bigger in
proportion than bis neighbor of the smaller
one. Now it happens that the average man
forms the bulk Of the population nearly
everywhere, and as the average man IS gen
orally fool all cities are much alike. New
York is an exception. Her ordinary oiti-
ZEN Is not an average man, but an inferior
person, either an immigrant or the offspring
of immigrants.
The New York immigrant is below most
IN brains and energy, else he would not
htAy there on landing to wallow IN dirt and
bogefty. The worst Of the refuse of all ma
bohs Ssmains where it is dumped, which
accounts FOR the unapproachable squalor
aFd Ignorance and depravity Of New York's
slums.-San Francisco Argonapt-
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Mnrla,s Fair Guards.

Colonel Edmund Rice, Of the United
States regular army, has been detached
for the duty Of commanding the guards
for the Columbian exposition, and the
force he is organizing excites the admira-
ton of all visitors. At the opening Of
the year he has less than COO men, but
the entire fo"ap ia to be $500, and they
are selected with unusual care and dis
cliininaticn Every man must be 3 feet
8 inches high and pass a severe exalnina-
ton for courage. strength and intelli-
gence. Ia fact a majority Of those so
far selected are graduates of high schools
and cOlleges
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Mr.. S. Chopin, the present wealthy own
er Of the estate, has preserved the cabin
with great care in the confident belief
that in time it would be an object OF
national curiosity.
The cabin is Of cypress logs and
covered with cypress boards and sound
as when built some forty years ago. It
is to be presumed that Mrs. Stowe used
the novelist's privilege Of combining the
experience of several negroes in one, but
simply as a relic Of the old slave times
the cabin will possess great interest
Milford chronicle., 1893-02-03
Guns for the Fair.

Among the interesting army exhibits at
the Worlds fair will be a 5O-ton gun,
which throws a projectile twelve inches in
diameter. There will Of course also be any
number Of small fieldpieces, and the civil
ian with touch of the martial in his ma
ture viii find much TO please him. The
actual manufacture Of rifles, bullets and
cartridges and torpedoes, in which black
sand will be used instead of powder, will be
carried on lin plain view of the audience -
as the prestidigitator says.
Milford chronicle., 1893-02-03
,ro.1.l.s rnir scnIntors.

The list Of sculptors employed on the
different Worlds fair buildings includes
Daniel C. French, dorado Taft, Richard
w. Book. Edward Kemeys, A. Phim-
ister Proctor, NJ. A. Waagen, Carl Rohl-
Smith, Karl Bitter, Philip Martiny, John
j. Boyle, T. D. Millet, Robert Kraus,
Mrs. e. R. Copp Mrs. Edward Kemeys
and the Misses Alice L. Rideout, Carrie
Brooks. Bessie 0. Potter, Zulime Taft
and Julia NJ. Bracken.
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Dens Of Snakes

Donald Burns, veteran animal trainer
Of New York, viii collect and have
charge Of one Of the most unique and un-
canny exhibits at the Worlds fair. It
viii terrify any rum soaked individual
on the verge of delirium tremens to ap-
proach Mr.. Burns charges, for he viii
look after the snakes. and snakes only.
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Drunkenness-Eiquor Habit--In al
the World there Is but one cure
DR.. Haines' Golden Specific,

II can be given in a cup of tea or coaee
without the knowledge Of tine person taking
it, ehecting a speedy and permanent cure
whether the patient a moderate dTinker or
an alcoholic wreckisTnousauds of drunk
ards hare been cured who have taken the
Golden Specific in their coffee without their
kuowledge, 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
tcniars. Address in confidence. GOLDEN
icErFIc Co, rss Race Street. Cincinnati, o.
GRl-za-IB
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GOOD Looks.

Good ioors are moye than sNin deep, depending
upon healthy f-s ition OF all the vital org ans
10 the Liver 1gfe fetive, yen have 4 Bilious Look
Z your siomk kcoAb disordsrod you have a Dy
peptic Tool 10 II your Kidueys be affected you
7sxfs keB-4 Look. Secure good health and
sts good looks Electric Bliters Is the
efHe Alive and Tonic acts directly on these
sfM4eas. Cures Fmpies, Blotehes, Bolnd
odna complexion. Sold at DR.. q. W n arg
ed. Iugstore, 5oc. peEbottie.
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ne proposes 70 make inns great aen OF
snakes, which win be placed in the Ma
tional History building, one Of the most
startlingly realistic exhibitions ever
known. Already he has more than fifty
different species ia readiness for the fair,
and his agents are at work al over the
world in collecting serpents.
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Didn't Want a Girl.

Last summer my wife's health was all run
down, and she wanted me to hire a girl to DO
the work. In a little while found one
thought would suit her when to my surprise
she said I need not hire any one, as she
felt much better, and thought another bot
tie Of Sulphur Bitters would cure her.
DONALD GItEy, Al Worcester square, Bos-
Milford chronicle., 1893-02-03
Classic Architecture at the Fair Grounds

Classic Architecture at the Fair Grounds.
The work Of the artists on the build
ings for the Chicago exposition was nee
essarily delayed, as most Of it had to be
done after the structures were com
pleted. but it has made rapid progress
under the direction of Mr.. Frank d. Mil
let. This gentleman, by the way, is Of
original New England Puritan stock
and does not thank anybody for calling
him Mil-lay or mixing him up in any
Milford chronicle., 1893-02-03

way with the noted French artist.
Though but forty-fve years old he is a
veteran of the civil war, and began his
art work with charcoal sketches while IN
the army. He selected the sculptors and
artists for the separate details of work,
and so far as completed the results sur
pass the most saHguine expectations.
AS an illustration, the Agricultural
building is here taken. The painted dec
orations thereon are by Mr.. George W..
MAYNARD, of New York, and the Pom
peiian style has been adopted as most in
accord with tho architecture, which Is
classic. The main entrance is like that
of an ancient heather temple. On the
right Cybele, mother Of Zeus and De
meter (or Ceres, goddess Of grain, is pre-
sented in her chariot drawn by young
lions, and on the left is the latter's pro
tege, King Triptolemus, to whom she
gave a chariot drawn by winged dragons
when she sent him forth to teach man
kind the art Of agriculture. The ac-
companying illustration is a detail show
ing Cybele il her chariot.
Milford chronicle., 1893-02-03
Endeavorers at the Fair.

The Hotel Endeavor is to be feature
Of the Columbian exposition, and very
praiseworthy one indeed. It is to be
built by the societies Of Christian En-
deavor, on a large square eight blocks
south of the fair ground and ON the shore
Of Lake Michigan. The style may be
likened to that Of a large Mexican haci-
Milford chronicle., 1893-02-03
EJECT of fInsniratinn-

'Can you tell when your husband is in
spiredF' asked Mrs Bunker of the poets
wife
"Oh, my, yes" returned the little wom-
an. Hes as cross as a bear with a sore
head when his mind is cluttered up with
poetry. "--Harper's Bazar.
Milford chronicle., 1893-02-03

as the building itself
san Bernardino, Cal, has a colored ath-
letic organization.
Drive the devil out Of the family, and he
will soon be homeless.
Paris boasts Of the largest and most com
plete sewers in the world
IN China slips of mulberry bark serve as
money In the interior towns.
a resident Of Jasper county, Mo, lays
claim to petrifed hens egg.
A woman's in pain, woman's in woe, q
woman Is i'll when she likes to be so.
The hand fire engine was first made in
Holland by Vanderheides about 1910.
Experience teacheth that resolution is q
sole help in a great ed.-Shakespeare.
Two canals projected at Payette, Ida,
will reclaim nearly 100 1000 acres Of land.
A scheme for a channel cable was pre-
sented to Louis Philippe by Brett in 1871.
The tallest man in congress is Newton
Martin Curtis, of New York. His height
is #. in
We must be careful as to tri1es in the
matter Of expenditure; a small leak may
Aink e great vessel.
We insist on It as a vital truth that the
mind can do its best only as it is ministered
to by a sound body.
A French woman follows the fashion as
dog follows its owner; a foreign lady as
a blind man follows his dog.
There are people who honestly believe
that the meaning of religion is to belong to
church and wear long face.
Londoners write 57,511 letters a day, re
quiring thirty gallons Of ink OF this num-
Der over 10000 are written in the city.
The only people who can be poor in the
next world will be those who have not
taken Gods way to become rich in this.
Milford chronicle., 1893-02-03
a. EniernrlsInr CnlIfornIa Woman.


Mrs. Harriet W. r. Strong, Of Whittier,
Los Angeles county, Cal, is a woman Of
great enterprise. At the Worlds fair
She will have two important exhibitions.
One viii be a palace" twenty feet
square, made entirely of pampas plumes.
The other exhibit will consist Of work
ing plant for "a new system Of irrigation,
in which one dam is placed above the
other. This will irrigat6 all Of the
orange and fruit orchards of the Cali
fornia state exhibit
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NEw IERsEY BUILpNq.

headquarters, but there are additions
for convenience sake. There are large
and inviting piazzas front and rear, and
the main entrance leads into large hall
two stories high, with a circular balcony
around the second story.
The Texas building is meant to be en-
blernatic Of the state so far as possible.
It is therefore large, massive and plain
in the main portion, but topped with
considerable ornament, and IN its mate
rials the visitor will find an epitome OF
Milford chronicle., 1893-02-03
STYLE IN READING.

Style means several things and they all apply reading
Style fashion, there fashions reading STYLE
manners there reading Ged
print be mpuden anywhere Intelligent people prefer re
that approaches them Ike earnest and to
point bargain magne head your wa
we offer that bargain when patrons SO and
Wi" pay for years subscription both this paper Cosmopoita
Magazine TIE offer genuine bargain friends b
are not now taking rsass Magazine should see
it that they do not miss this opportunity.
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.AAaAea
So euILpINes

How rxhibits Of Great Commonweaiths
WIN BE Housed at the Fair.
New York and Pennsylvania as the
greatest states Of the Union were given
the front center Of the tract reserved for
state buildings at the Columbian exposi-
ton. and their structures face the great
Art building on the south, New York
having the eastern end Of the plot and
Pennsylvania the western. The latter's
building, designed by Thomas P. Ions
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TEXAS BUILDING.

the state. With some slight exceptions
every particle Of wood, stone and other
material in it viii be of Texas produc-
ton. The cost is to be 100000, and the
location is q fortunate one to show the
structure with the finest effect.
The Minnesota state building will be
in the Renaissance style of architecture.
Tho framework Of wood will be coated
with stuff to give the effect Of stone con
struction. The main entrance will be in
plain style, but the opposits side will
Milford chronicle., 1893-02-03
UNCLE TOMS cABlN.

Tho Original Hut to BE Exhibited At the
Worlds Fair.
Uncle Toms cabin, the real cypress
wood cabin. as the owner alleges, is
to be exhibited at the Chicago Worlds
fair. Its history IS thus traced: The peo-
pie about Nachitoches, La, have long
insisted that Robert McAlpin was the
original Simon Legree. His house and
plantation were the only ones on or near
the Red river exactly fitting the descrip-
tion ia the book, and he the only man in
the state who ''filled the BILL He was
incorporate and merciless and died be-
fore tho war, leaving a memory for bru-
tality to his slaves that is even now men
toned with horror.
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4 BuILpINa.

yer L ing the windows and
inns "jrs will be polished and
g y The plan was drawn
~ . srvis Hunt, of Weathers-
,le,dloexpense will be borne by
- ant citizens. It viii contain
1s-.t curiosities.
Milford chronicle., 1893-02-03
rInrrI ENnEANoR-

enda-that is. the hotel is built in the
form of a hollow square, with court in
the center, and every one Of its 200
rooms will be both an inside and an out
side room. The outer dimensions are SOC
feet square, and the inclosed park is 2l7
by el9 feet. inclosing forest trees as high
as the building itself.
Milford chronicle., 1893-02-03

dale, Of Philadelphia, is a combination
Of various styles. the square and massive
predominating All the materials are OF
Pennsylvania production, and the cost IS
100000
The New Jersey building is, like most
Of the state structures, designed chiefly
for social purposes and a place Of writ
ing and registration, and is made so far
as possible representative of the state. 1t
Is modelled on the old house at Morris
town, N. j., which was Washington s
Milford chronicle., 1893-02-03
MRS. POTTER PALMER's HOME.

It WIN Be tho Social Center OF chicago
During the Fair.
Every reader knows by this time that
Mrs. Potter Palmer is the presiding
genius Of the women's part of the Chi
cago Worlds fair, position to which
she is entitled by social standing, ability
to contribute, executive ability, and
what is perhaps of equal importance-a
capacity to get along pleasantly with
any other woman. By common consent