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Milford chronicle., 1895-11-15

Weighed In the Balance and Found Want
ing The snddennsss Of Gods Judg-
@ents-A Thought as to Forms of Pray
er-LOols aud Live.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 1O.-since his COM
ing to Washington DR.. Talmage's pulpit
experience has been remarkable one. Not
only has the church in which ne breaches
been filed, but the audiences have over
flowed into the adjoining streets to an tx
tent that has rendered them impossible
Similar scenes were enacted at today 3
services, when the preacher took for his
subject " Handwriting on the Wall, +" the
text chosen being Daniel V, 30, I'm that
night was Belshazzar the king Of the
Chaldeans, slain.
Night was about to como down on Baby
lon. The shadows of her $50 towers began
to lengthen. The Euphrates rolled on.
touched by the fiery splendors of the set
ting sun, and gates of brass, FURNISHED
and glittering opened and shut like doors
OF flame. The hanging gardens Of Baby
Ion, wet with the heavy dew, began to
pour from starlit flowers and dripping leaf
a fragrance for many miles around. The
streets and squares were lighted for dance
and galleries of art invited tho wealth and
pomp and grandeur of the city to rare en-
Scenes Of riot and wassail
were mingled in every street, and goddess
mirth, and outrageous excess and splendid
came to the kings palace 10
do their mightiest deeds of darkness.
A royal feast tonight at the kings pal
loel Rushing up to the gatos are oharlots,
upholstered with precious cloths from Do /
Ian and drawn by fire eyed horses from |
Iogarmah, that rear and neigh in the
grasp Of the characters, while a thousand /
ords dismount and women dressed in all /
he splondors Of Syrian emerald, and the 1
olor blending of agate, and the chasteness
# coral, and the somber glory of Tyrian
lurple, and prinoely embroideries brought
rom afar by camels across the desert and
" ships Of Tarshish across the sea.
Milford chronicle., 1895-11-15

A cream Of tartar baking powder Highest Of
all in ltavenipg strength Latest United States
Government Food Report.
ROYAL BAKIRs PownFR Co. inf Wall ST.. n. y
Milford chronicle., 1895-11-15
Children Cry for Pitchers Castoria.

When Baby was sick, We gave her castoria.
When she was Child, ahe cried for csssoria,
When she became Miss. she chung to castoria.
Nhsnshebad Children. she gave them cAsiosia.
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have also to learn from the subject
that the destruction Of the vicious and Of
those who despise God, will be very sud
den. The wave Of mirth had dashed to the
highest point when the invading army
broke through. 1t was unexpected Sud-
denly, almost always, comes the doan Of
those who desplse God anl defy the laws
Of men. How was il ut the deluge? Do
sou suppose it came through a long north.
east storm, 80 that people for days before
wore sure It was oomingi No I suppose
the morning was hright; that calmness
brouded ON the waters; Tint beauty sat en-
throned on the hills, when suddenly tho
heavens burst, and the mountains sank
like anchors into the sea that dashed clear
over the Andes and the Himalayns.
The Rcd sea was divided. The Egyp-
tians tried to cross Il. There could be no
aae.e.- The localities had lust conc
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by ships OF Iarshish across the sea.
A Great banquet.
Open wide the gates and let the guests
come in. The chamborlains and cupbear.
ers are all ready. Hark to the rustic OF
tho silks, and to the carol of the music
See the blaze Of the jewels Lift the ban
ners Fill tho cups. Clap the oymbals.
Blow the trumpets. Let the night go by
with song and dance and ovation, and let
that Babylonish tongue be palsied that
will not say, 80 King BelshazzBr, live
fOreverw
All, my friends, 1t was not any common
banquet to which these great people came.
All parts of tho earth had sent their rich
est yiands TO that table Brackets and
| chandeliers flashed their light upon tank
ards of FURNISHED gold. Fruits ripe and
| lucious in baskets of silver, intwined
/ with leaves, plueked from royal conserva-
tories Vases, inlaid with emerald and
ridged with exquisite traceries filed with
nuts that were thrashed from forests Of
distant lands. Wine brought from the
royal watts, foaming in the deoanters and
bubbling in the chalices Tufts of cassia
and frankincensa waiting their sweetness
from wall and table, Gorgeous banpers
unfolding in the breeze that came through
the open window, bewitched with the per
fumes Of hanging gardens Fountains
rising up from Enclosures of ivory, in Jets
of crystal, to fall In olattpring rain of dia-
monds ana pearls. Statues of mighty men
looking down from inches in the wall
upon crowns and shields brought from
snhdued empires Idols of wonderful work
standing on pedestals Of precious stones.
Embroideries stopping about the windows
and wrapping pillars of cedar, and drift
ing on floor inlaid with ivory and agate.
Music, mingling the thrum of harps, and
the clash of cymbals and the blast Of
trumpets in one wave of transport that |
went ripping along the wall and breath
ing among the garlands and pouring down |
the corridors and thrilling the souls of a 1
thousand banquetors. The signal is given, |
ana the lords aud ladies, tho mighty mon |
and women Of the land, come around the /
table. Pour out the wine. Let foam and |
bubble kiss the riml Hoist every one his
cup and drink to the sentiment: 80 King
l}elshazzar, live foreverl" Bestarred head
band and carcanet of royal beauty CLEAN
to the uplifted chalices, as again and again
and again they are emptied. Away with
care from the palacel Tear royal dignity
to tattersl Pour out more winel Give us
moro light, wilder music, sweeter per-
funnel Lord shouts to lord, captain ogles
to captain. Goblets clash; decanters rat
-la. There come in the obscene song, and
The drunken hiooough, ana the slayering
lip, and tho gufTaw Of idiotic laughter,
bursting from the lips of princes, flushed,
,eeling bloodshot while mingling with It
Ill 1 hear, "Huzza, huzzal for great Bel
,hazzarl"
What is that on the plastering of the
WALTZ Is It spirit2 Is 1t phantomp Is
{ GodY The music stops The goblets fall
rom the nerveless grasp. There is a thrill. {
There is start. There is a thousand voiced !
hriek Of horror Let Daniel be brought
II TO read that writing. He comes in. He
eads it-'Welghed in the balance and
ound wanting" l
Warning.
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Ai GeorgetoWn iralas connect Win Trains 70 an
iFoa Franklin City,
Going North read down. Going South read up

H. F.KRNNEY, General Superintendent,
r. l. HOLIDAY Superintendent,
Milford chronicle., 1895-11-15
WILTB BANK,
TTuStGl P. GduSGy,
General Insurance agent,
Fire and life.
OFFICE ON 2nd FLOOR. BANK BLOCK.
Milford, Del,

2. w. g 3. railroad.
DELAWARE DIVISION
On and after September %, 1885, rains will leave
as follows;
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Meanwhile the Modes, who for two years
had been laying siege to that city, took
advantage of that carousal and came in.
hear the feet Of the conquerors on the pal
ace stairs. Massacre PUSHES Ia with q
thousand cleaning knives. Death bursts
upon the scene, and l shut the door OF
that banqueting hall, for do not want TO
look. There is nothing there but torn
banners, and broken wreaths, and the
slush Of upset tankards, and the blood Of
murdered women, ard the kicked and
tumblod carcass Of dead king. For "in
that night was Belshazzar, the king Of the
Chaldoans, slain.
go on to learn some lessons from all
this. | learn that when God writes any
thing on the wall a man had better read it
as it is. Daniel did not misinterpret or
modify the handwriting on the wall It
is all foQlishneis to expect q minister af
the gospel to proaOh always things that
the people like or the people choose. Young
men Of Washington, what shall preach
TO you tonight? Shall / tell you Of the
dignity of human natureY Shall tell you
OF the wonders that our race has accom-
plishodg "Oh nOp' you say Tell me
the message that came from God" I will.
If there is any handwriting on the wall, it
Is this lesson: Repent Accept Of Christ
and be savedw might talk Of great
many other things, but that is the mes
sage, and so / declare it. Jesus never fat
tered those TO whom he preached He
said to those who did wrong and who
were offensive in his sight, Ye generation
Of vipers, ye whited sepulchers, how can
ye escape tho damnation Of HE'LL" Paul
The apostle preached before a man who
was not ready to hear him preach. What
subject did he takea Did he say, "Oh, you
are a good man, very fine man, a very
noble mani" No; he preached Of right
TO . man WIG Whs Hnrighteous
Of Temperance 70 man who was victim /
Of bad appetitas, Of Judgment to come to
man who was unfit for IT, So we must
always declare thn message that happens (
TO come to us. Daniel must read it Us It is. :
a minister preached before James Of
England, WHO was James VI Of Scotland.
What subject did 10 takes The king vas
noted all over the world for being unset
tied and watering in his ideas. What did
tho minister preach about tothis man who
was James I Of England and Jaincs VI Of
He took for his text James !,
4: ''Ha that waverolh Is like awaye VI tho
Milford chronicle., 1895-11-15
THE BANQUET OF SIN.
REV. Or. TALMAGE'S NEW LESSON
FROM THE FEAST OF BELsHAzzAR.

Weighed In the Balance and Found Want
ing The suddennsss Of Gods Judg-
Yents-A Thought as TO Forms Of Pray
er-Lools aud Live.
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sea driven with the wild and tossed. .
Hugh Latimer offended ,ho king by a scr
mon he preached, and the king said,
Hugh Latinior, come and apologize. 4"
81 WILL said Hugh Latimor So the day
was appointed, aud the kings chapel was
full Of lords and dukes and the mighty
mon and women of the country, for Hugh
Latimer was TO apologize. He began his
sermon by saying, Hugh Latimer, be-
think theel Thou art In the presence Of
thine earthly king who can destroy thy
body. But bethink thee, Hugh Latimer,
that thou art in the presence Of the King
Of heaven and earth, WHO can destroy both
body and soul in hell fire." Then he
preached with appalling direotness at the
kings crimes.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-12-26
INSURGENTS DEFEATED.

Havana, Dec. 22.-Official advices from
Colon of the engagements with insur-
gents, which were reported exclusively
to the Associated Press yesterday as
taking place there. so far as received
| mere convey the impression that they
were not OF Importance and that the in
surgents got the worst of them.
General Navarro, who was reported as
leaving Colon with the Spanish forces
| encountered the insurgents ait the plan.
tation Esquana where his coming served
, to rescue the detachment of Antilla. He
followed the insurgents ON their retreat
and overlook them at the plantation AL
word, the can field of which was burning
Here a fierce fight occurred and the in
surgents were dispersed with heavy loss
The number of soldiers killed was IT,
General Navarro again went in pur-
suit and at Bamgaris the insurgents at
tackled him. The troops made a brave
defense. General Pratt made forced
march to cut off the retreat of the in
surgents.
The Dier0men battalion under General
Asturius with artillery has attacked Go
mez and force of 1000 insurgents. The
fight occurred near the river COlmena
and lasted two hours. The positions con.
trolled by the insurgents were attacked
eight times, the insurgents fighting with
the machete The attack of the trops
was made with the bayonet, shouting
viva Espanola" as they charged. This
combined with the artillery fire which
swept the enemy's position, proved eff
fective and the insurgents fled before the
advanc of the troops. The. insurgents
left % killed and prisoners on the Held
The official reports from the front say
the force now invading Matanzas mum
Der 5000 and they have carried away
many of their dead and wounded. The
losses of the troops is stated to be insig
nificant. The cane fields at Aguadita are
burning. L., =,
Several engagements are reported 70
garded as of importance. The insurgent
leader, NJ. Caribel, has been killed. Cap
tain General Campos was. at Jeyeanoss
! about 10 miles west of Colon, his head
quarters, yesterday
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-12-26
A RELIGIOUS RIOT

Buffalo, Dec. pa feud which has ex-
listed for some time between the congre-
cation of st. Adelbert Polish Roman
Catholic church and the dissenters. who
formed the Church of the Holy Rosary.
broke out this morning in riot of serious
proportions. The leading cause of the
out break was the action of Father Flax
EEK of st. Adelbert church in seizing, by
repleyin, a banner from the Holy Rosary
church. A number of the latter congre.
CATION surrounded the priests home ana
stoned the windows until they were drir-
en- off by the police
Today a dinner was given by Father
Flakzek to the Polish Roman Catholic
priests of the city in honor of st. Thomas
day, and the event was made the occasion
OF determined attack on the priests by
the 'dlssenters. When Father Flaqlzek
and his guests saw the mob, numbering
over 1000, they at once barricaded the
doors. The. stormers then yelled and
Jeered and hurled stones and other mis-.
slles through the windows. The police
appeared on the scene early, but the ex.
cited Poles were not dispersed without q
liberal use of the batons. Thirteen ar.
rests were made. The priests were after.
wards conducted to their homes under
police protection. A few of them had
'peen slightly wounded by flying stones.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-12-26

If he We're asked what was the greatest
military virtue-greater even than cour-
age-he would say that it was unhesi-
tating. unQuestioning obedience. With
regard to the suggestion that volunteer
officers should he required to pass COM
pulsory examination in tactics. though
there was a great deal to be said in favor
of it, one had to deal with actual facts.
and could not lay down in writing what
he conceived would be the best possible
process for imparting knowledge of
tactics. 1t was necessary to take vol
unteer officers as they were found, and
make the best of the force, but, above all
he must not do anything which would in
lure the patriotic feeling which called the
force into existence.
Instructors should take every opportu-
nifty of instructing the officers in a knowl-
edge of tactics, but they could not Law
down hard and fast rule and say that
volunteer officers must pass an eXamina-
tion in tactics, or their services would be
dispensed with. On the other hand, how
ever, where they got a bad commanding
otiicer in battalion, and it was evident
that the defects of the battalion were
due to the commanding officer, they must
say to him: "Sir, you have done your
best, but your best is not good enough
FOR us, and you must go"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-12-26
KYLE CuLLINGS

Kyle, Tex, Dec. 22.-(SpeciaD Last
night Rev. Sterling Fisher Mayor j. L.
McCorkle, Postmaster w. B. Sloon, AL
dermen l.. G. Hodges and Lee ]. Round
tree, Col. H. p. Schutchuis, NJ. w. Rog-
ers, j.. X. Woods, Eugene Martin, Sam
Heelman, ]. G. Storts, A. T. Stevenson
and w. Borchardt attended the knights
of Pythias banquet at San Marcos and re-
port glorious time. The knights and
ladies of that city made things very pleas
ant for the visitors
Chaille Martin and Carroll Donaldson,
who have been attending the A. y NJ.
college, returned yesterday to attend the
holiday festivities at home.
Christmas services will be held at the
Methodist church at $50 and a collection
taken for the Waco orphans home.
Mr.. A. H. Lock was buried on Thurs
day at ~ o'clock by the Masonic lodge,
the following well known Masons attend
ing as pail bearers: Major A. W. billiard,
Ed. A. Vaughn, j. N. Houston. %. ii.
Howard, S. G. Wilson and A. Lunday.
Mr.. Lock was born in Missouri, March
8, 1S47 and came to Hays county in
1872 He was Christian gentleman,
an honorable man and good citizen.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-12-26
MEXICAN NEWS ITEMS.

Mexico City, Dec. phi. A. Wood,
general superintendent Of the Inter
Oceanic railway, was yesterday murder
ously assaulted by discharged station
agent, but escaped with bad cut on the
head
1t is proposed in this city to erect mod
ern general hospital at a cost estimated
at 81. 100000. There is a great need
of better class Of hospitals.
The Spanish press violently assails
President Cleveland for his attitude on
the Venezuelan question, asserting that
his message is an electioneerlng trick; ana
that he fails to recognize that England.
spain and France have posterity right
In this hemisphere. The Spanish papers
are organs Of the resident Spanish colo
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-12-26
'ooIxaK Nj sNoKaoK
They Are Said. However, to Practice.
Polygamy.


The Mormons have obtained greater
foothod down in the Southern republic
than most Americans are aware, and
Mormon colonies have been established
all over the foothills of the Sierra Madres-
and in the dry and arid desert Of Chihua-
hua. Do they live in open polygamy2
Well, should say they do. Their haremss
are on a grander scale than ever seen
in the early days of Utah, and they are
absolutely safe from molestation, for the
governors of the provinces have been
bought.
They began coming to Mexico about To-
years ago, when the government decided
to enforce the Edmunds law by impris-
oning the polygamists. Seeing that the.
practice of'plurallty Of wives was doom
ed in the United States. the AIormons
turned their eyes longingly toward Mex
leo. where down in the arid deserts safe
haven of rest could be established. So
successful have they been through hard
ships and obstacles that would have
thwarted any other people that they have
made the deserts bloom as the rose. They
have colonies, or settlements, at Dnz.
Juarez, Paeheo and other places in north
ern Mexico, but these places were not
desert ground by any means. Some of il
wat the most fertile agricultural ground
In the republic. As a result, the Mormonsi
now have monopoly on agricultural
products. and supply all the northerm
towns.-Bntte Mountain.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-12-26
LOCKHART LOCALS.

Lockhart, Tex, Dec. 21.-(Special)--
r. Wilson, editor Register, went to Lul-
ing Monday.
S. II. Drawn of Georgetown has been
in our town several days.
Warren Nix of San Antonio was seen
on our streets one day this week.
A. B. Storey, Esq, went to Cuero
Monday.
DR.. Blanks, DR.. Clark, Captain NJ. r.
Stringfellow and Judge Henderson have
all been to the capital city this week.
Sam French and wife of Austin have
been down on a visit to relatives.
Rev. Morrison of Tennessee preached
at the Presbyterian church last Sunday.
Rev. Harris of Georgia preached his
first sermon at his new station last Sun
day.
The meeting of Rev. Gentry of Hen
derson closed Thursday night.
Miss Florence Blunt, Miss Mamie Nc
Causland and Miss Mamie Lamkin came
over from Luling this week.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-12-26
EAST TEXAS CONFERENCE.
Fourth Day of the Methodist Conference.
Reports Adopted.

TeXarkana, Tex, Dec. 22.--Bishop Jno
C. Keener called to order the fourth
days session of the East Texas Metho-
dist conference this bright sunny morn.
ing at o'clock.
The minutes of yesterday were read
and adopted.
The report of the Sunday school board
and its treasurer were read and adopted
The conference adopted the report of
the committee on conference relations.
The secretary read the temperance COM
mittee's report and it was promptly
adopted.
The report filed by the committee on
books and periodicals, after being spoken
to by DR.. X. r. Pierce, editor of the
Texas Christian Advocate, Rev. f. r.
iSineX,. Bishop Keener and others. was
adopted.
The committee Oh the Bible cause was
read. corrected at the suggestion OF
Bishop Keener, and adopted. after being
discussed by DR.. w. b. Rankin, agent of
the American Bible society.
Rev. II. NJ. DuBose read the report OF
the educational committee, among other
things recommending changing the name
of Alexander Institute to Miller Col1egi-
ate Institute. The change was opposed
by Rev. John Adams and others, and an
amendment naming the institution Alex
ander Collegiate Institute was finally
passed and the report adopted with the
amendments.
DIR. ]. II. Mclean addressed the con-
ference in the interests of the Southwest
ern university at Georgetown, recon-
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-12-26
LONDON FINANCES.

London, Dec 22.-The. money market
has undergone a temporary Tightening
under influence of the American panic.
Ease will undoubtedly be restored on the
arrival of gold from New York. The
stock market shock produced by, Presl-
dent Cleveland's message caused a de-
moralization in Americans. While war
was never seriously anticipated the in
vestigation and specializing world looked
forward with the utmost apprehension
TO the consequences to American finances
likely to follow what the mildest here
describe as President Cleveland's rash,
ness. After President Cleveland and
Secretary Carlisle's recent utterances on
the currency question, hope began to re-
vive in the American market, but the
crisis had come. completely shatterlng
all confidence, and even the best, gold
bonds were being thrown recklessiy on
the market. Further dalliance with the
question was regarded as impossible and
not to be considered. Considerations
were almost as badly affected. Canadian
being down IL per cent and GRAND
Trunk 2 IL. All the markets we're weak
in sympathy.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-12-26
TACTICS AND STRATEGY.
Lord Wolseley Defines the Two 8nC
Talks About Volunteers.

In a recent address on "The Tactica
Training of Volunteers" Lord Wolseley
the new commander-in-chief of the Eng.
fish army, said that there was a general
tendency to confound tactics with STRAIT
egg. When one talked of strategy, he
talked of a science: but when he talked Of
tactics he talked of an art. 1t was very
desirable that those who had 30 hold
high positions in military forces should
have a very extended knowledge of STRAIT
egg and of military history, from which
the rules of strategy were derived.
Tactics. on the other hand, was an art
very easily acquired, and related to out
post duty, rear guard duty and work of
that kind. He believed any competent
captain of a company could teach it to
his subordinates, and he would even go
further and say that tactical instruction
might be given in room. Of course, he
did not wish to deprecate the instruction
which was given in the field. On the con-
trary. the more officers of both the army
and the volunteers who could go into
camp and be taught tactics and tactical
operations the better it would be for
them.
1t had been said that regiments and
regimental officers were what the COM
handing officers made them, and he be-
lieyed that to be entirely the case. When
he remembered what the volunteers had
been. and knew what they were at pres
ent. he could not but congratulate them
upon having done so much in recent
years to improve themselves. They had
improved both in discipline and drill. he
referred particularly to drill, because it
had been rather lost sight of in the dis
cussion. and although no one worked
harder than he had done to get old-fash-
ioned drills abolished in the army. he
had always thought, and would continue
TO think, how great was the value. and
Importance of a knowledge Of drill. II
was not only a discipline for the body,
but for the mind. and taught men the
first rudiments of obedience.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-12-26
ny, and have been In violent opposition to-
the action Of the American people in dem
onstrating sympathy with Cuba.
INFESTED BY BURGLARS.

Petty, Tex, Dec. 22.-(Special.) Last
night burglars effected an entrance to the.
residence Of Mr.. N. A. Mcclure and took
his pants out, robbing his pockets Of about
$40 and left the pants IN the street The
store of w. M. High was also entered end
n watchchain and few other articles Of
little value taken. An attempt was evil
IDENTIFY made by the gang to enter the resi-
dence Of Mr.. w. II. Foster, but the burg
lars were frightened away by some PED
pie passing Mr.. j. A. Roden also had n
purse stolen during the night and found
1t today near Honey Grove. Verify, IL
seems that the contagion Of light fingers,
has reached our town at last.