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Milford chronicle., 1895-01-11

Tie Kansas City Christian Endeavor
union is not resting in its vigorous good
citizenship fight, 1t is in the war
against the saloons, the lotteries and
bad politics, and in it to stay.
Two capital topics recently used at
Christian Endeavor conventions in Aus
tralia are, 'eThe Sulks, and How to
Cure Them, " and 1.-THE Power OF the
Tongue. Such practical themes should
be more frequently treated
The first annual convention of the
Wellington (Aushalia) union was held
July 10 and IL, the date of the Cleye'
land convention.
Cleveland got only enough of the
Christian Endeavor convention to wlsf
for more, and now the Cleveland Leader
IS raising the warcry, Cleveland
1871"
A Christian Endeavor service was
held on board the schoolship st. Mary
then in New London harbor, previous tt
her departure for foreign cruise.
The Floating Christian Endeavor so
oietv on the United States steamer New
York, which was the first one organized
in the navy, has held its meetings regu
larly, even although on some occasions
during the rebellion at Rio Janelro
shells were flying unpleasantly near TIN
vessel.
Twenty societies in Victoria, Austria
liza, have given more than $1,000 t.
missions.
Milford chronicle., 1895-01-11
FARM NOTES.

Get your seeds now and he pre-.
pared to test them. Good seed is
one half the advantage in early
crops.
Among the hardest of raspberries
for enduring severe cold winters the
variety known as Kansas has been
mentioned as one of the best.
Many substances which go into
the manure heap add nothing there
to. but serve as absorbents, which
save the valuable portions of the
manure and avoid loss.
Potatoes cannot be grown profit
ably for stock, but such a crop is
one of the hest for market. Corn is
worth five times as much as potatoes
for feeding to stock, while its fod-
der is also large item. As a rule
however, potatoes usually bring
more in price than the actual nutri-
tive value contained in them.
Milford chronicle., 1895-01-11
Arnericara Wonaen

receive constant and special attention
Among topics recently discussed are:
s'Woman Suffrage in Practice "The Re
naissauce of Womar - Women in Politics; p
Tine New Aspect of the Woman Question =
and "The Modern Girl, by the author of
"The Heavenly Twins;v "The Future of
Marriage; - Evils Of Early Marriages." "The
Servant Girl Of the Future;' "The Finan-
cial Dependence of Women ~ Trades Unions
for Womeun "The Lack of Gooe Servants -
American Life and PHYSICAL Decoration;
Good and Bad Mothers3' tine TyIanny Of
the Kitchen;' "The Amatuer Nurse Marx
Twain's Defense Of Harriet Shelly, ETC., etc,
Milford chronicle., 1895-01-11

ture old Frank Wolford about not keeping
up his military harness and war gear
Finally he got the old hero mad. TAey
wero oamped about where my friend PIC
Mnlin lives ia Tennessee at that time
Wolford said az last; D--i you ! didn
come down here to steal Heseeesl = came
to light My regiment Is not very good
for dress parade, but If you bring out The
three best Michigan regiments you have
got will run them out Of Tennessee De
fore sundownr Obscure heroesi sup
pose 1 viii be ilayed in a hundred papers
tomorrow for this speech "--LouisYiile
Courier Journal
Milford chronicle., 1895-01-11
TAe FIRsT oHRIsTMAs EvE.

Stir up thy might, o Lord, and come,
The world Is sick for thee.
Sorrow and sin have reached their sum-
The night goes wearily.
Tor every Cesar at his wine
Are myriad slaves undOne.
Light Of the World, arise and shine
From the eyes Of Alary's Sonl
stir up thy might, o Lord, and comei
o Lord, make no delay
For Faith Is faint, and Hope is dumb,
Aud Love hath lost his way.
O Earth, put forth the Saviour meekl
Clouds, rain the holy onci
Hope Of the world, arise and speak
With the lips of Mary Son.
Come, come and save the lowly, Lord,
For whom no Joy remains.
Thy poor ones, rayaged by the sword
Or done to death in chains.
The childing mother piteous,
The sad child life begun
o God-love, man-love feel for US
In the heart Of Mary's Soni
Come, Just one, come, and with thee brin
Or reconapense or doom.
Lo, fountains in the desert spring,
The wildernesses blooml
Thy foes crouch down with banners furled
Thou dawnest-night is cone
Light of this world and every world
The maiden MaTy's sonl
Boston Pilot.
Milford chronicle., 1895-01-11
KRIS KrIngle In Germany.

In north Germany on Christmas eve the
children lay out upon a table under o
branch Of evergreen the gifts for their par
ents and then call the latter in. The par
ents do the same thing for the children
upon Christmas day. The mother also
talks to the girls in a spirit Of counsel
and the father acts likewise with the boys.
Then, Of course there is Kriss Kringlei
the familiar and beloved, with his furry
coat ruddy face and long white beard,
who is In some districts represented by
Rupert, a man engaged by all the parents
IN a village to costume himself in regula-
tion style and visit all the houses. .-Ex-
ohanpe
Milford chronicle., 1895-01-11
KNIGHTS Of the Maecabees.

The Etate Commander writes Us from lincoln,
Nsb.. a. follows, "After trying other hedicicine
for what seemed to be a very obstinats cough In
oar children we tined DR.. Kings New Discovery
and at the end oftwo days the cough entirely
LETT them. We win not be without it hearafter
a cur experience proves that It cures where al
othsr remedies fail."--F. W. Stevens, State Com.
Why not give this great medicine trial. as It IL
guauanteed and trial bottles are free At Pierces &
Plsssontsa's Drug Store. Regular size SOC, and
s.gO
Milford chronicle., 1895-01-11
DIR. FRANK L. GRIER,
~DENTIST=@
Over First National Bank.
Milford, DeIaWares-ao
Harper'8 s Magazine.
IN 1895.

'sThe simpletens,' new nov-l by Thomas
Hardy, Will be began in the December Number,
1894, and continued TO November, 1895. Who
ever may be ones favorite among Engish novel
its, it viii be conceded by all cntics that Thomas
Hardy stands foremost as master artist in nc
ton, and "The Simpletons' may be expected to
arouse enthusiasm not inferior in degree to that
which has marked Tulby-the most successful
story Of the year. Another leading feature will
be the Personal RecOlectioHs Of Joan OF ARC"
by the seur Louis de CoHte. her Page and Secre
tary, under which guise the most popular of iv-
ing American Magazine writer's will present the
story Of the Maid Of Orleans. In the January
Number will ao ear a profusely illustrated pager
on ''Charleston and the Carolinas," the first Of a
series Of southern Papers.
Northern Africa is attracting more attention
than at any other time since it was the seat ol
empires. The next volume Of HARPER'S MAG
AEGNE will contain four illustrated articles on
this region, and three Of them will depict the
present lie there Julian Ralph will prepare for
the MAGAZINE a series Of eight stories, depict
ing typical phases Of Chinese Life and Manners
Besides the long stories there will begin in the
January Number the first chapters Of A Three
Part Novelette,, by Richard Harding Davis-the
longest work yet attempted by this writer. Com.
pete short stories by popular writers will con
inue to be a feature Of the MAGAZINE
Send for Illustrated Prospectus.
Milford chronicle., 1895-01-11

-zdbt-
gof any
dat broad
the surface
and the rains
but there are
lspriug when the
as a rock, and il
crashed away it will
IN spots, leaving others
witnessed every season.
the case that all farmers
to seed down their clover
the season is warmer, but the
e is to SOW as soon as it can be
one. The proper method is to har-
row. SOW the clover seed. and har-
row the field again, which does not
iuiure the wheat, but enables the
seed TO be better covered and secure
Judgement Plenty Of seed is i'm
portant. as the birds destroy a por-
tion. some Of the seed may be worth
less and a portion is destroyed
should a warm spell Of weather De
followed by severe cold. These
causes have prevented good stands
Of clover, although the failure oi
the seed was attributed to some
thing else.
Glover is a nitrogen gatherer.
That is. il procures the greatest pro
norton of its nitrogen from the full
nitrogen of the atmosphere, and by
its roots, which take up nitrogen as
ammonia nitric acid, when the rains
bring these substances down from
tbe air and carry it into the soil.
Anv heterogeneous fertilizer is there
fore Of but little value for clover,
but the crop is greatly benefited by
notash and lime. Land plaster (sul-
pbate of lime), which is sparingiy
soluble in water. gives excellent re-
suits on some soils, but land that
has been heavily lined with air
slaoked lime in the fall should be IN
excellent condition for clover, pro-
vided ia is not deficient in potash
An application of hundred pounds
of sulphate of potash will often prove
sufficient to induce a large yield, but
wood ashes, which contain both lime
and potash, cannot be excelled Tor
clover
Leaving the value of clover as a
bav crop aside, it is one of the best
crons known for restoring the fer
tlitv of the soil. Its roots, which
contain nitrogen largely, restore
that substance to the soil, and 1t Is
practice with many to cut the first
Growth for hay and plow under the
second growth, followed by an appli'
cation of lime If this is done, the
only forms of fertilizers required by
the farmer will be potash and phos.
pilates, which will keep the soil well
supplied with plant food in fair pro
portions for nearly all other crops
Red clover is biennial, but the new
crimson clover, which is an annual
may be sewed in the fall and plowed
under in the spring, being well adap
ted ON soil that will not produce rec
clover; but where red clover can b'
grown it should be given the prefer
ence. as it cannot be surpassed II
the many advantage which it pos
sesses by any other crop grown upor
the farm.
Milford chronicle., 1895-01-11

The Volumes Of the MAG AZINE hegiR with
the nu Der current at the time Of The receipt of
order. Cloth Cas-s for binding, 50 cents each
by mali, postpaid fiue page and index sent on
application.
MO.ey Order or Draft, 10 avoid chance OF loss.
Newspapers are not 10 COPY this ddVer-
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MS coan ~ has seer.-Albauy Argus.

The North American Review is recognised
on both sides ofthe Atlantic as the foremost
Review in the English language, and no ex-
penditure is spared in maintaining it in its
unrivalled position.
The Review is the mouthpiece of the men
and women who know NEST about the great
topics on which Americans require aud de-
sire 70 be informed from month to month.
Its list Of contributors forms a roll Of the
representative men and women of the age.
Subjects that concerns the interests of
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-01-16
General Banks In Church,

General Banks was as perfect g
gentleman in manner as we ever
knew, says The Christian Advocate,
and his dignity and his grace as a
speaker were both commanding and
fascinating. His voice was wonder
full. In New York during tho war
he happened to spend a Sunday and
went to Grace church, on Broadway,
wearing huge white coat, as the
day was somewhat chilly. The" unc-
tuous Brown" the usher Of fashion.
able society, long the sexton of that
church, with keen eye for dignity,
missed the mark on that occasion
and seated the general near the door
in a very unpleasant position.
AS the house grew warm General
Banks threw open his coat. The mo-
ment Brown caught sight Of the
epaulets of a major general he has
tened to the pew and in his most OBJ
sequious tones said:
II can give you, general, much
better seat"
NO." said the ex-speaker, with a
voice that sounded like pedal organ
note in E fiat. 1.-The seat that is good
enough for the white coat Is good
enough for the blue" and declined
to change.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-01-16
How to Study German.

The study of German is by no
means so simple matter as the
words might imply, writes Professor
A. S. Isaacs of the University of New
York, giving some valuable advice
under the title when Studying
German" in The Ladies Home Jour
nal. 1t may signify mere reading
knowledge of the language or the
most thorough acquaintance with its
literature and ability to speak it
with absolute fluency and idiomatic
accuracy. Naturally the methods OF
study will vary according to the pur.
pose in view and the age and &C.
quirements of the student. There is
no royal road to the study of Ger.
man or any language, however glow.
ing arc the predictions of some teach.
ers and anticipations of credulous
pupils. Success in language study
depends upon the students ambi.
ton, industry and ability. 1t is less
question of teacher or textbook,
although these are not to be de.
spised. But, as in everything in life,
success must be earned in language
study by earnest, we'll directed and
systematic individual effort.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-01-16
Was It the Dandy or the Dude?

Down in tho first row, on opposite
sides of the middle aisle, sat two
men, and at both of them the prima
donna cast f11rtive but genial chances.
One was a dandy Of the old school,
a wizened man, with faded face
and eyes like a fish. His clawlilze
hands, on which he Wore large and
heavy rings-in his day the well
dressed man mounted conspicuous
jewelry-trembled as he raised his
opera glass at the divinity behind
the footlights. The man across the
aisle was young, strong, brown and
wholesome looking, although an up
to date dude. His dead white linen
was confined by dull pearls, and his
attire was conspicuous only by, a
huge, white. curly chrysanthemum.
His eyes never left the lady behind
the footlights. After the third act
magnificent basket of Marechal
Neil roses rewarded the lady s vocali-
zation. This was evidently the offer
ing of the dandy. The good looking
dude tore his chrysanthemum from
his buttonho1e and threw it to the
songstress, who caught it even as
she bowed over the roses. Afterward
I met two Of this trio in Delmonico' s
at supper.
Now, did meet the lady at supper
with the dandy or with the dude?-
New York Press.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-01-16

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Marriage and obituary notices, not ex
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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-01-16
He's Not a Cannibal.

In Jersey City there lives con.
tractor of Hibernian extraction. He
is a gentle and amiable person, but
deceives his employees into believ.
ing him cannibalistio by his method
of expressing himself.
In engaging his employees he ar.
ranges to either board them or pay
them greater wages and let them
furnish their own food. This is the
innocently sinister way in which he
states the proposition:
II pay ye S. a week and ate ye OF
50 a week and ye ate yerself. -
New York Herald.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-01-16
Cutting Tools,


Awriter in The Engineering Maya
zine calls attention to the fact that
cutting tools on metals do not al
ways wear to the extent that is COM
monty supposed. Ordinarily they
are burned by too great a speed, this
burn being accounted for as follows:
When two pieces Of similar metal
are moved, the one upon the other,
while held together with consider.
ablo pressure and without lubri-
cant, they soon will weld together
at the point undergoing the greatest
strain and friction. Thus, an iron
shaft in an iron box becomes cut or
CALLED, and, similarly, the point of
the steel tool when cutting iron is
often taken away after doing but lit
tie work. Dissimilar metals, how
ever, do not burn each other to so
great an extent. When an iron sha"
is contained in box of bronze, one
metal being no harder than the other,
they seldom or never unite, and
therefore, steel tool can cut brass
or hard bronze at very high speeds.
In planning cast steel, it Is thought
questionable whether speed above
u feet per minute is safe, though in
the case Of cast iron, where graphite
is present in the iron, it lubricates
the tool, and sometimes it is safe to
cut 20 feet each minute through the
material.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-01-16
Gordon Cumming, tho Hunter.

Gordon Cumming, the Hunter.
Gordon Cumming began his hunt
ing in 1S43 in the northern part of
Cape Colony. At that time the game
still swarmed over the parched kar-
roo plains. Quagga, wildebeest, hart
best and springbok fell in numbers
to his rife. In thu deserts south of
the Orange river-now sheep and
goat walks in the Hope Town divi.
sion Of the Colony-he enjoyed mag
nificent sport with the gemsbok
(Oryx capensis), which then abound
ed thore. In those days the trek
bokken," or migration of spring
boks, was common In the north Of
Cape Colony. Gordon Cumming wit.
gessed one of these migrations. -
beheld the plains, ;" he tells US, land
even the hillsides which stretched
away on every side of me, thickly
covered, not with herds, but with
one vast mass of springboks. As far
as the eye could strain the landscape
was alive with them until they sof-
tened down into a dim red mass of
living creatures.
This "trekbokken" Cumming esti-
mated at some hundreds of thou
sands. On speaking to an old Boer
about it he remarked that lit was a
very fair 'trekbokken, but, he add.
ed, "you this morning beheld only
one fat covered with springboks. !
give you my word that have ridden
long days Journey over success,
sion of flats covered with them as
far as l could see and as thick as
sheep in a fold" l have myself
heard much the same account from
old farmers, English and Dutch, of
the Cape Colony.-Fortnightly Re.
Wow
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-01-16
Its Origin.

The quotation beginning, II expect
to pass through this world but
once" has been inquired for many
times and sought diligently. Some
body has found the idea expressed in
a little poem by Joseph A. Torney:
Through this tc Asome world, alasl
Once and only once pass.
II kindness may show,
TIA good deed may do
To any suffering fellow man,
Let me do it while can,
Nor delay 1t, for It's plain
shall not pass this way again.
And somebody else writes that he
has discovered that the quotation,
almost exactly as used by Professor
Drummond, is from the epitaph on
the tomb of Edward Courtney, earl
of Devon. Book Buyer.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-01-16
DENNIS DAUGHTER.

Denny's daughter stood minute In the field
was to pass,
All as quiet as her shadow laid before along
the grass;
L her hand a switch o. hazel from the nut
trees crooked root,
An mind the crown O. clover crumpied I'm.
der one bare foot
For the look Of her,
The look Of her,
Comes back on me today,
With the eyes Of her,
The eyes Of her
That took me ON the way.
Though l seen poor Denny's daughter white
IN stiff upon her bed,
Yet be to think there's sunlight faifin some
where on her head.
She'll be singin Ave Mary where the flowers
never wilt;
She, the girl my own hands covered with the
narrow daisy quilt
For the love Of her,
The love of her,
That would not be my wife,
An the loss Of her,
The loss of her,
Has left me lone for life.
MORA O'NeilI In BIackwood's Magazine.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-01-16
No Admittance.

A recent freak of the Russian Gus
tom house authorities has been CON-
municated to us by friend in Hell
singfors, Finland. An entomologist,
residing in that town, not long ago
sent q rare fly from Lapland to a
brother scientist in Italy, but had
the parcel returned from the Rus
sian frontier, with the notice:
''The importation Of dead animals
into Russia is prohibited"
The parcel was subsequently for
warded via Sweden. - Neckarzei-
tung.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-01-16
RAILROAD NOMENCLATURE.
The Title Does Not Always Show Where
the Road Begins and Ends.

the NOad begins and Ends.
1t might be supposed that railroads
which bear usually geographical
names would show by their titles
what points they connect, but there
are many exceptions in this respect,
and some of them are surprising,
The St. Louis and San Fl y cisco
railroad, for instance, might be sup
posed to run from St. Louis to San
Francisco. Actually itruns 327miles
west of St. Louis. The Minneapolis
and st. Louis railroad would appear
torun from Minneapolis to St. Louis.
1t actually runs from Minneapolis to
Angus, a., about half way to St.
Louis. The Omaha and St. Louis
railroad does not run from Omaha
to St. Louis, but from Omaha to Pat,
tonsburg, Mo. St. Louis is 267 miles
farther east. The Toledo, St. Louis
and Kansas City railroad, or Clover
Leaf, rs it is more generally called,
runs from Toledo to St. Louis, which
is the western terminus of the road.
Kansas City is 325 miles away. The
Toledo, Peoria and Western railroad
does not run from Peoria to Toledo,
but from the Indiana state line to
Warsaw, Ills.
The New York, Chicago and St.
Louis railroad, or Nickel Plate, as
it is universally called, does not run
from New York to Chicago and St.
Louis. It runs from Buffalo to Chi.
cago, and passenger ON 1t coming
east and landing at Buffalo would be
over 400 miles from New York, while
a passenger upon it going west and
landing at Chicago would be 300
miles from st. Louis. The Philadel-
phia and Erie railroad runs from
sunbury, Pa, to Erie. The Pennsyl-
vania, Poughkeepsie and Boston rail
road is 96 miles long, from Stating
ton, Pa, to Campbell Hall, on the
Ontario and Western. The Fort
Worth and Denver City railroad is
wholly in Texas, does not touch Den.
yer city and does not run into Colo
RADIO.
These peculiarities in railroad
nomenclature are supplemented by
another. All the coal carrying roads
running latitudinally in the eastern
states have as part Of their title the
words land Western. Here are
some of them: Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western; the New York,
Lake Erie and Western; the New
York, Ontario and Western; the Lake
Erie and Western; the Norfolk and
Western; the New York, Susquehan-
ma and Western; the Pittsburg ard
Western. The quantity Of coal trans
ported by these railroads collectively
amounts to more than SO, 600, 900 tons
a year.-New York Sun.