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Milford chronicle., 1895-03-01
National Guard Election

The board Of officers Of the First Regiment
Delaware National Guard, met at the Hotel
Richardson on Tuesday last for the purpose
Of filling number Of vacant Offices. The
election resulted: Major, Garrett Hart Of
Wilmington Surgeon, with the rauk OF mai
or, DR., J Paul Lukeus of Wilmington; Chap
lain. with the rank Of captain the Rev. F.
NJ Munson, OF New Castle; commissary,
with the rank of first lieutenant, Eyan c.
Boyd Of New Castle.
Major Hart was Acknowledgement under
Governor Reynolds, and is everywhere
known as a friend Of the National Guard
It was for this reason that he was unani-
mously chosen as major, even though he
was not candidate for the place. It is ale
together probable that when an election
for colonel is held soon that Major Hart will
be advanced to that place He has been
connected with the National Guard since
1880 he was adjntaut of he First Reei-
ment second lieutenant in Company c, in
spector Of rife practice on the staff Of Gov
ernor Riggs and adjutant- general under
Governor Reynolds.
Major J. Paul Lukens was surgeon for
Troop B, and is well known physician in
Wilmington,
Chaplain Manson is an Episcopal clergy
man at New Castle. He succeeds Congress
msu-elect Willis
Lieutenant Boyd succeeds W. Fred Wei
lers, who declined re election. He has been
with the National Guard for eight
years. He was second lieutenant Of Com
pauy Of New Castle and rose to The rank
Of captain. He was a colonel on the staff
Of Governor Reynolds.
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College Girls Coastlnr.

Wellesley college girls are having gay
times nowadays, and if you see any of
them in town with battered cheeks, skinned
noses and bruised hands you need ask no
questions, for they have been coastingl
Splendid opportunities there are for coast
ing at Wellesley, There are plenty of hnls
and plenty of room right there on the
grounds. ] was greatly amused when they
told me about sliding down that hill ex-
actly in front of the college on dustpans!
1t all came about this way:
One inventive genius did not have sled
and did not know where to borrow one, but
the crust was perfection and of short dura-
tion, so while she stood, with her task of
sweeping just concluded, with dustpan in
hand, the thought, "Whynot use the dust
panW came like an inspiration, and out she
skipped to the topof the hill, aud down she
sped, seated in state in her dusupan. The
news spread and the craze grew until every
dustpan on the premises was well worn out.
After that palmleaf fans were pressed into
service, and it is whispered that pillows
have now and then proved the most agree
able and satisfactory conveyance.-Boston
Advertiser.
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pEsINsULA NEWS


One week ago thirty men walked nom
Chincoteague Island Va to Franklin CITY,
Worcester county, Nd, on chiucoteague
bay, aud announce the ice perfectly safe and
a comfortable journey across.
VIM Paul Peach, Of Wilmington aud Mis-
I Nellie Eloise Bancroft were AZ noon on Wed
uesday last The ceremony took place at
the home Of The brides parents. AIr and
Mrs II Bsucreit, near Camden, Del.
Mrs J. C. Deueksou, an elderly lady. re-
siding at Berlin nd, was robbed ofsIsoo
worth Of diamonds aud a seaiskin sacqne oh
Friday night last. Mrs. Derricksou vert to
Phlndelphia a few days ago to vista daueh
ter who has rooms at No 100 West Wash
iugtou Square When she went TO bed on
Friday might the bag with the diamouds iu
it was on her neck, but when she awoke the
bag and her diamonds and her sealskiu
sacque were gone On Monday last the dis.
mouds were discovered ia the room where
hey had evidently been hidden.
THE FARMERS PROTEST. - A delegation
Of Kent county farmers had a hearing before
the House Committee on Appropriations las,
week ia opposition to the General Assembly
making an appropriation of $1,000 10 th
Delaware S.att Agricultural Society. TIE
resolution. which was introduced iu the
House. specifies that s. 600 be appropriated
90 the Dover Agricultural Fair to be spplie
TO Pie payment Of premiums. The farmer
evidently do NOT relish this sort of philan
Hrapy at the expense of the State. for their
protest was vigorous aad emphatic
To Wilmington there is a factory that man
ufctur-s corr cob pipe-,and it is the large
rr 80 the world 10 that business The com
psny has a capacity of about 400 gross of
these pipes.a week aud manufactures them
into almost every conceivable shape from
the crude raw materials The business ofI
the firm extends all over the country. and
there are agents iu all the large cities aud
several travelling men handling the goods
A trade has also been established in Austria
Tia and the management is thinking Of mex
ing an effort to get the goods introduced in
Great Britain and Europe There are oiher
10 the country manufacturing corn
cob pipes but The product ofthe local 6rm
is said to be the best on the market The
coru cob pipe the manager sags,i is becoming /
very popularaud the retail sales in the large
cities are increasing. The Wilmington frm |
does not have anything to do with the retail |
business, but places the entira output into
the hands Of wholesalers who have larp /
retail trade established There is prob
bility that the manager viii start out man
from the works here whose business it will
be to canvas the larger cities and establish
more agencies
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shoppinr.

Lady Jeune has lately compared, in an
English review, the old mannero Of shopping
in England, when purchases of necessary
things were made once or twice year and
not paid for oftener, and when shopping
was a solemn and long to be considered
thing, like matrimony, mot to be entered
into lightly and unadyisedly," with the
shopping Of today, that is done in great de
partment stores, where thousands of things
to tempt the eye and purse are displayed.
II greater convenience is the result of the
new manner Of shopping, where one mas
buy 'New Zealand mutton down stairs, an
eastern rug on the next floor, and still
higher up gown from Worth, " the sight Of
so many things also suggests undreamed of
wants and consequently larger and unpre-
meditated expenditure, yet, curiously
enough, Lady Jeune tells us this extrava-
gance is somewhat checked and diminished
by the fact that credit is going out of fash
ion
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Getting Ready for Berries.

1t is important to set out the rum
ners for the new bed of straw berries
as early as it can be done. In this
latitude such work is done in April
but it should be done earlier if the
ground thaws. The reason is that
the young plants get the advantage
of the spring rains and become well
established before the summer sets
in. The young plants have whitish
roots, which should be abundant.
The old plants have dark roots, and
they should never be used for new
beds, the young plants from the rum
ners being always preferred To
thrive well the plants should be set
out on fine, mellow soil, that has
been plowed deep and narrowed
down fine. Even then the rake will
be found very seryiceable. in assist
ing to put the soil in fine condition.
Make the rows three or four feet
apart, or of a distance to permit of
the cultivator, and place the plants
about eighteen inches in the rows,
as they will soon run together and |
mat, though some growers prefer to
grow plants in single stools when
extra large berries are. desired, but
which requires more labor, as the
new runners must be kept buck.
FERTILiYEBs AND CULTIVATION
The plants set out this spring will
not bear until next spring, hence the
fertilizers need not be applied as Law
ishly as for a producing bed About
one hundred pounds of nitrate of
soda, 100 pounds super-phosphate,
and 300 pounds of sulphate of pot
ash make an excellent combination.
The superphosphate and potash may
be applled When the ground Is har-
rowed, as they will then be well in
sorporated with the soil, and the
plants should be set out a fter a good
rain. The nitrate of soda may be I
lpplied after the plants are well
inder growth, by being sprinkled
llong the rows, on each side of the !
,lants. Bearing beds will require t
vice as much of the nitrate and SUI
The plants must be =
iept clean, not blade of grass or r
reed being permitted TO grow. The a
bject should be to keep the young n
lants growing. If manure is used =
should be well rotted, and, also OF
roadcasted before narrowing, so as
) have it well worked into the soil. a
VARIETIES OF STRAWBERRIES S,
Experiments at many different 70
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Munyon's Best Deeds.
Stories That Well-KnOwn People Like
to Recall.
The Learned Professor a True Phil
anthropist His Humand Meth
Ods Praised vefyWhere.

Charles J. AIutch Of No 80 South Division
street, Buffalo. says For the past twenty
years" said he, 81 have suffered terribly
from dyspepsia. could not eat scarcely
any thing, and al times was unable to even
retain water on my stomach. When 1 ate
the food seemed to lie in my stomach with
hot, burning sensation There was pain
in my right side that caused me intense
agony. Usually within four to six hours
after eating vomited my food, wheu the
pain IN my side would stop until hunger
compelled me 10 eat again. was troubled
with dizziness, WIS very nervous aud my
whole system was so run down that words
cannot describe how felt l had four doc
Tos besides trying every medicine l ever
heard of aud spending hundreds Of dollars
without receiving any benefit Just one
month ago began using Munyon's Dyspep'
sia Cure. did not have much faith in it,
but my friends who had been cured with his
remedies urged me to Try it The first few
doses improved me so much that continued
taking it, aud am now thoroughly cared 1
have a good appetite, c. eat and digest any
kiad of food and am 40 excellent health
NV friends are greatly surprised at the
change in meas they did not believe I would
ever be well man again. owe it all to
Munyon's Remedies.
Munyon's Homeopathic Remedy COMPANY
Of Philadelphia, put up cure for every dis
ease. No matter what the disease is or how
many doctors have failed TO cure you, ask
your druggist for IS cent vial Of one of
cures, and if you are not benefited
your money will be refunded.
With Munyon Remedies, every one can
doctor themselves.
Sold by all druggists
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DlsAPpEAaANcG OF THRONES
A Eit Of Royal Brio-a-brac Which Is Now
Seldom Vscs

A Dit Of Royal Bric-a-hrac Which Is Now
Seldom Usea,
! Among the most curious indications ot
/ the evolution Of democracy in old Europe
/ IS the gradual disappearance of the throne
I meaning not tho institution of. mon
nrchy, but the actual, palpahle chair of
/ state, preferably Of gold embollished with
gems al libitum, which we used to hear
so much about in fairy tales. The thronG
/ till recently palpabia reality, is today
only a symbol. The newspapers tell Of
monarch's accession TO tho throne of his
ancestors, Of carrying popular complaints
Go the throne, of speeches from the throne
This throne is said to be firm that to be
tottering, but those arc only metaphors.
This is so true that if a man were asked
to describe tho piece Of furniture in ques
tion be would be seriously embarrassed ia
his efforts
1t is true that there are chairs of state
every sovereign has several-thdt are spo-
ken of as thrones. But they are so only for
the moment, while the monarch or his
spouse occupies them, whereas the verita-
bic throne, that majestic raised seat made
of gold and incrusted with precious stones,
seated on which tho monarch issued his
edicts and rendered Justice, the throne Of
which the very feet were saturated with
maiesty-this throne has disappeared.
France has amused herself by abolishing
and then re-establishiDg the throne at in
tervals. But her ally, the car Of all the
Russias, has at lcast dozon-that is TO
say, his majesty Nicholas III owns guam
titles Of decorated armohairs that are al
tenately designated by the name of throne
though no single one can claim the dig
nifty exclusively.
The most expensive Of all is probably
the chair that belonged to his majesty
Ivan the Terrible, which is now at Mos
COW IN the treasure ohamberof the Krem-
lin This precious piece Of furniture is
composed entirely Of turquoisos fitted into
each other like the stones Of pavement. !
The back alone contains 49, 600 of these |
precious stones, which were picked out |
from the most beautiful specimens known |
to those times.
What is the British thronei Is it the /
stone scat of Edward the Confessor at /
Westminster abbey, which has served for /
a thousand years as the coronation seat Of /
the sovereigns Of Britainf Is it the sump
tuous chair OF state in the house Of lords,
or the seat occupied in Buckingham pal
ace, or the gilt armchair ON which her
Britannia majesty sits at Windsor when
she gives audience to foreign enyoysY
Certainly no one OF her chairs claims the
title Of throne exclusively The English
give it generally to the stone seat Of West
minister abbey, though that is occupied
lnly once by each monarch
Thanks to the love Of Louis, king of
Bavaria, for all that Is sumptuous, that
country possesses more than a dozen chairs
carved ana covered with gold
md precious stones. They are distributed
lmong the numerous royal palaces and
'hateaux that have cost that country such
,rodigious sums Of money, Louis
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Four BIC snnnessns

Having the needed merit to more than max,
good all the advertising claimed for them. the fol-
loving four remedies have reacheda phenomena
sale. Dr. Kings New Discovery, for consnmp
unn' Coughs and Colds, each bottle guaranteed
Electric Bitters, the grent remedy for Liver
stomach and Kidneys Bucklen's Arnica salYe.
the best DO ibe world, and Dr. Kings New Life
Pills which are a perfect pills An these rene
dies are guaranteed to do inst what is claimed for
iwem and the dealer whose name is attached here.
with will be- glad to tell You more Of them Sold
at Pierce& Plsasantou's Drug Store.
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oh. me, such q tiny piat.erl-the crown
Ing splendor Of tho day, tho turkey, done
to a turn and smelling moro delicious
than ever turkey snclled before, as the
whole family unanimously agreed There
was gravy, too, in a funny china pot with
a large handle, and who brought chat i'm,
feeling the Importance Of The occasion 20
the utmost but tbe baby toddlii( along
as gravcly as a judge deep anxiety i'm her
bluD eyes And cidorl a whole quart i'm
tho big white pitchor-cXtmvaeance
which could only be justified hy the recol'
lection that it was Christmas day
And now tire father laid aside the apron
The cook vanished; the head of the house
appeared. He led the pale mother tenderly
to the table and the children followed
prancng to their places around the large
table, which nobody Thought bare OF
poorly set forth. There came pause for
a momcnt-the little heads, brown black
and daxon were bent silently over the
plates while the father asked blessing
and thanked God Tor his goodness i'm keep
ing them all together and giving them SO
many comforts. And then lac took mp the
carving knife rs DC gazed auxiously at
che turkey. The revel was about 20 begin
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vegetable, with a small glassful Of Bor-
deaux wine; for supper, soup with bread
and the same quantity Of wine For a
man So years old, or indeed, for an intel
leetual man at any time Of life there
could not DO better dietary. 1t is pleas
ant TO the taste; it is nourishing; It is
wholesome; it is satisfactory; il Is good for
the mind. His example, in this respect, is
well worth copying by Catholics, Protes-
tants, Jews, agnostics, atheists and pa
gans---New York Sun
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Ants

Ants usually appear in the pantry or
oellarway and invade everything they
ind Sugar, -four etc., SO affected should
be scalded with plenty of hot water to kill
those already there Then everything
should be removed from the shelves and
scalding water pCrved over Corrosive
subiimate solution may then be poured
around, and when the shelves are dry
blow with powder bellows red pepper in
every crack and orevice. It is unlikely
they viii return. Ledger.
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Phiianthropio Miss Cooper.

MissJulie Cooper, a niece Of Peter Coop
er, is the one of the family on whom the
great philanthropist's mantle has fallen,
though the public knows but little of her
wide charities. She is handsome woman
Of the world who conceals as far as possible
her constant good works. She supports a
kindergarten entirely at a cost of $500 a
month and that is only one item in long
tst.-New York Letter.
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cuuyator aud the moving machine
Only for pasture lot is the whiting
rivulet running through a field q
lowable. providing it can be easalF
emedied. By straightening an open
drain and putting sewer pipe in u
the ditch may be filed and plowed
over, making a rich, oultivable field
Of what was originally only fit for
growing coarse and rather inferior
grasses.
Grass and pastures are the fonn-
dation Of all good dairying, and
every man engaged in this work has
most Of his farm under cultivation
for grass nearly all Of the time. A
little corn. vegetables and wheat orI
oats NAV also be annually raised, but
the foundation Of the farms success
is grass. The great aim of the dairy
man is to produce large crops Of hay
and fine pasture land He makes
this his great study, for if this can
be obtained he is on the high road
to success. All of this grass is i'm
proving the soil year by year, and as
the robber crops raised are small and
only come around occasionally more
is added to the soil than is taken
from it.
The advantage offermenting stable |
manure before applying it comes
from the immediate availability OIL
manure thus fcrmentcd This is
much more Important for all early |
sown crops than is generally sup
posed. With some available nitrogen /
at it's roots, corn would not be yellow |
and sickly-lookine when it first comes
up This is usually said to be due
TO cold weather. In one sense this
is true. The cold prevents develop
ment Of nitrogen in the soil, and lack
of nitrogen makes the corn yellow
and sckly-loolIing. Often it is well
into July before the corn turns the
dark. green color that indicates Wig
orous growth. If it has some fer
mented manure to start with in
spring the corn will begin vigorous
growth at once
The result of seed testing depend
largely upon the conditions under
which the test has been made Va
riatious i'm temperature may cause
in the rapiditv ofsproutiug
md it is probable that constant
will give quicker result
han variable one. As the te
oeratHre lowers, sprouting as n rule
becomes slower Then the qrantity
IF water applied to seeds may de
ermine both the rapidity and per t
cent, Of sprouting; and it mas been t
hown that comparatively small s
mount of water gives the largest
esult, Greater quantities of water i
han are required for best results c
essen rapidity and per cent on pro G
uction, either by causing the seeds
o rot. or by retaining termination. G
he soaking of seeds in water before y
lanting does not appear to hasten c
Fronting, as has generally been sup h
osed, providing the planting time Il
reckoned from the time the seeds It
re put to soak. Neither is it ap- D
aren't that the soaking of seeds in b
uences the total amount Of sprout- II
1o
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Serious and Much Married Nanny
dear friend was astonished to hear Of
your dining at Nine Troisetoilesl A
woman with past you knowl
The Friend (baohelor 'unattached'D-
Well you see, old man, she's got a first
rate chef, so it isn't her past, but her
"repast that care about Exchange
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rnllInr -.

There is a firm in London which makes
a business Of cutting veneers, and to such
perfection have they brought it that from
a single elephant tusk, 30 inches long
they can cut a sheet of ivory $50 inches
long and 90 inches wide Some of the
sheets of rosewood and mahogany are
only about nftieth OF an inch ip thick
ness. philadelphia Ledger
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1Icswinev's Gun.

Near Horn Head, in County Donegal,
there is a remarkable natural hole in the
rocks Of the seacoast which Is known all
over Britain as McSwiney's gun" 1t Is
believed to bo connected with sea cavern.
When the sea "runs full, " the gun"
sends up jets Of water 100 feet each spout
ing being followed by loud explosions.
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ID F1oriaa.
RsONALLy-coNDUcrED TOURS VIA PENN
sYLvANTA RAILROAD.


sYLvANIA RAILROAD.
To the large number Of people who fee
the need Of a midwiuter as well as uidsum
mer holiday the Pennsylv lvania Railroad Com.
pauy's personally y-conducte d tours to Fiotid.
especially eomuieud emselves the excur.
sion rates being most liberal and the style OF
travel hrst-elass in every particular
The next Of the series Of Jacksonville tours
allowing two weeks stay in Florida, will
leave New York and Philadelphia on Feb
rusry 90, and others will lesve on March ~
and 20 The rate, including transportation.
meals en- route ana Pullman berth on special
train, is $50 90 from New York, and SIS 90
from Philadelphia; proportionate rates from
other points,
For further information apply to Ticket
Agents.or address Tourist Agent, 1876 Broad
way, New York, or Room al, Broad Street
Station, Philadelphia to whom application
OF space should also be made.
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w the - wears whl.l,ers.

Il never knew before that you were a
Russian" said the man in the chair
And you spent IA years in Siberia, did
your"
Yes, sir, " answered the barber
9" Ever shave the czarS"
NO, sir
Would you like to shave himf"
Would II" exclaimed the barber.
And be strapped his razor with wild,
reckless energy that Jared the building. .-
Chicago Tribune.
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Cards and a Compliment.

Sir John Easthope, the proprietor Of The
Morning Chronicle, was spending a boli-
day in 1853 at the Bains de Tivoli, pri.
yate hotel in Paris Charles Maokay, the
we'll known newspaper writer was a vis-
itor in the same hotel and was invited to
Sir Johns private room to play a rubber.
His partner was Lady Wyattville, a sharp,
active old woman over so years of age,
but still preserving traces Of her youthful
beauty.
She revoked and was accused Of the
crime, but met the accusation with vehe-
ment. denial, and when the proofs Of the
charge were produced treated her accuser
with haughty' disdain and not very
polite contradiction Sir John lost his
patience, and, rising from his chair,
rasped out with abrupt anger, Madam,
you are a oheatl" Her eyes flashed fire.
She rose from her chair and advanced
toward the offender. BY this time he
had recovered his GOODNESS and pres
enco Of mind and was only bent on
extricatlng himself from a false Do
sition. Yes madam, ] repeat it-you
cheat abominably, and in the course
Of long life he added, laying his hand I
upon his heart, have invariably noticed /
that the handsomer a woman is the more /
she cheats at cards This compliment /
to her person, at the expense Of other
qualities, produced the desired effect
She resumed her seat with smiles man
ding her face.-Whist and Whist Players
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NIoriarty.

sit is strange, said a well informed
Irishman, how most people insist on say
ing Moriarlty, giving the word five syl-
tables. venture to say that no man on
earth is named 0lqgiarity, with that extra
T. The right name is Moriarty, with
only one t. The mistake originates from
Billy Emerson famous song about the
Irish policeman, Are You There, Moriar-
ityf' Thewritor of the song needed an ex-
ira syllable in tho main line to bring out
the rhyme, and he put an ia the name
to give the singer q chance 20 say Mori-
ar-i-tee st Louis Post Dispatch.