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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1895-09-20

When the news came into Connecticut
that the British soldiers had fred the shot
heard around the world, israel Putnam
was blowing in stony field in his farm
in Ponfret. The pillow vanished from the
unfinished furrow and from history, then
and there when ''Old Putt took up arms
for his country.
1t was rescued from Windham county
barn loft a short time ago and bought for
a song by d. A. Brooks, an enthusiastic
relic hunter Of Hartford 1t now occupies
an honored position among his collection
of curiosities The Putnam pillow is a
pretty tough looking relic, but it is intact
in all its parts. 1t is interesting and val
uablo aside from its associations, in that
it is a capital type of tho pillow used in New
England during the colonial period.
Mr.. Brooks has also secured wrinkled
old image Of Dacchus, the oldest in the
country, under whose benign cOuntenance
travellers found entertainment in the San
ford tavern, in Windham town, in the sew
century. The figure was carved
from log Of pine by British prisoners in
jail in 17S6.-New York Herald.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1895-09-20

The pets Of the house were three very
largo black cats, great fayorites, immense
ly spoiled and very dignfied and lazy. As
We regarded tho Aust rllian magpie some
what soornfully dallying with his dinner
we saw one of these solemn black monsters
advancing at its usual dignifed pace to
ward him. A cry arose from the assem-
bled family, "Oh, Tigris will kill the
magpien The head Of the family desired
TO await developments. There was pain
full suspense of breath as we watched the
shaggy black Persian advancing ON the
plate and the magpie with steady, un-
hurried step. The maggie stood aside from
the plate and with head we'll ON one side
watched the 0nooming robbcr. There we
a world Of meaning in the glance Of that
wicked gray eye but it was all lost on the
dignified colnposure of the Persian, who,
without deigning to look at the mngpie,
proceeded TO sniff at the contents OF the
plate.
The bird, motionless as a statue waited
till the black whiskers came inquiringly
over the edge Of the plato. Then he made
one sudden hop lungcd once with a light
ming stroke Of his beak, at the beautiful
glossy black muzzle, and was back again
in his watchful attitude so quickly that one
etAtAo9o AoAt uAai'ortA 70 uotpV a Ao ltsu ofNt
left it. There was no doubt in the mind |
of the cat. That lightning stroke Of the |
beak had much tho same effect on the Per-
sian as If bomb had burst somewhere
in its middle. It leaped with a yell five
PAGES backward, its legs extended, every |
separate hair Of its long fur standing off it |
at full length. When it reached the /
ground, it hesitated not for one moment. I
No 1eeting notion Of vengeance crossed IFS
mind; with head and tail depressed, In
manner as unlike as possible 70 it's digni-
fed approach, it reiterated at a good roand
trot to the shrubbery whence 1t had come
National Review.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1895-09-20

The most deluded mortal in the world
is the woman who fancics that much is
gained by scolding or whining or COM
planning. Shemay seem to gain her ends
for awhile (for at first one will do most
anything to avoid swallowing a bitter
dose), bnt If she would stop to consider
she would soon discover that every day she
has greater cause for scolding or whining
or complaining, whichever method sho
adopts, and that as the months roll by an
ever increasing amount is required TO ac-
oumplish the same result.
The scolding woman never has things
her own way without a vast expenditure
of nervous strength-much more than the
object to be gained is worth Why cannot
she realize that and adopt sone pleasanter
methodg
The calm woman will appear young
when the scolding women Of her age are
considered old, and she win always have
an influence for good where they have no
influence at all
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1895-09-20

q New Game Which Has Taken Posses.
ainn of NNashln-..nr

sion OF washing on.
There is a now form Of gambling much
affected in clubs and barromns nowadays
that even tha board OF trade will find il
hard to put a stop to. Every one is famil-
lar with the electric fans which in the past
few years have proved such ~ boon in tor
rid weather. They are shaped like q pra-
peller and have four, 1--WE or six blades,
and are ineased in wire cages with large
apertures. by touching a lover at the
back the machine can be started or stop
ped at will, and while in motion the We
locity is something tremendous.
Some wide awake genius not long ago
conceived the idea that the electric fan
could be utilized as an excellent means Of
wooing the goddess fortune and put tho
suggestion into operation in this wise: A
six bladed fan was stopped and each Of its
blades marked with number. Then six
slips of paper were marked with similar
numbers and six jolly fellows drew a slip
apiece. The number on the slip CORE
sponded to the number on one Of the
blades and it was decided that the blade
that was nearest the perpendicular wire
a6 tho bottom OF the cage covering the fan
when the latter stopped revolving should
win the pot The latter consisted Of SO
put up equally by tho half dozen players.
Then tho fun began The lever would
be turned on and as quickly of, and the
fan would revolve like lightning, slow
down and stop in half a minute There
was no kitty" TO DO fed, as in poker: no
percentage of split, as in faro, and no rake
OF for the house, as in other games It
was pure luck affair." and tho heaviest
loser was not more than So out at the end
Of an hours whirling, while the excite
ment had been as intense as the most de-
voted gambler could desire Next day
each one Of the six introduced the electric
IAN to his friends in its new guise as a
spinning jenny, and now the gan:s has
spread all over town The inter in it
IS heightened a good deal by b .y'ag a
blank blade, which when it stop the
winning wire constitutes jack md
lecessitates tho players putting up an ex-
IN stake, just as in poker. So from dollar
.nte in brokers office to whirling for cop
'ers by district messengers the electric IN
S being brought into requisition with
general hilarity. Washington Post
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1895-09-20

Considering the Gu lils that prevailed
in those days {l625) to nl5Irning, it is
amazing THAI people ever wore anything
else and that England Gid not look as
black AS Corsica. No sloner had u death
taken pilco than iaomning was sent as a
present by he family not only to rela-
tiyes, but 10 intimate friends, and every
thing Immediately surrounding the chief
mourner was put into the deepest black,
black hangings on the walls, black cover,
ings to the bed black garters to the per-
son, black coaches for every body, il the
bereaved one was of sufficiently high sta
tus to possess such things
No wonder that "black bed" was lent
from house TO house and that funerals
cost vast sums. Lady Sussex expended
&400 On that Of her lord, equal to more
than el.600 Of our money, and the es-
cutcheon put up by Sir Ralph Verney to
the memory Of Mary, his wife, cost from
40 to 90 shillings, OF from Is to e1O.-
Longman's Magazine
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1895-09-20

last Insult from his enemies The last
stone to whose crushing weight be is sus-
Ceptiblo has been hurled. Stephen is dead
The disciples comel phey take him upl
They wash away tho blood from the
wounds. They straigh.on out the bruised
limbs. They brush back the tangled hair
from the brow, and then they pass around
to look upon the calm cGuntenance Of him
( who had lived for the poor and died for
I the truth. stephen asleepl
/ / have seen tho sea driven with the hur-
ricane until the tangled foam caught in
the rigging, and wave rising above wave
seemed as il about 20 storm the heavens,
and then : have seen the tempest dvup,
and the waves crouch end everything be-
come smooth and FURNISHED as though a
camping place for the giories Of heaven
So have seen a man, whose life has been
tossed and driven, coming down at last to
an infinite calm, in which there was a
hush of heavens lullaby stephen asleep
saw such a one. He fought all his
days against poverty and against abuse.
They traducad his name They ratified ct
the doorknob while ho was dying with
duns for debts he could not pay; yet the
peace OF God broodod over his pillow and
while the world faded, heaven dawned
and the deepening twilight of eartl's
night was only the opening twilight Of
heavens morn. Not a sigh Not tear
Not a struggle. Hushl Stephen asleep.
have not the faculty as many have to /
tell the weather. can never tell by the /
setting sun whether there win be a
drought or not. / cannot tell by the /
blowing Of the wind neither it will be .
fair weather OF foul on the morrow. But
can prophesy, and l will prophecy, what
weather it will be whom you, the Christian
come to die. You may have it very rough
now. 1t may be this week ono annoyance,
the next another annoyance. 1t may be
this year one bereavement, the next an
other bereavement. But at the last Christ
will come in and darkness will go out.
And though thcro may be no hand to close
your eyes and no breast on which to rest
your dying head, and no candle to lift the
night, the oGors of Gods hanging garden
Will regale your soul and at your bedside
will halt the ohariOUs of the king No
more rents TO pay, no more agony because
hour has gone UP, no more struggle with
. the world, the flesh and the devil, I" but
peace - long, deep, everlasting peace
stephen asleep
Asleep in Jesus, blessed sleep,
From which none ever wake to weep;
a calm and undisturbed repose,
Uninjured by the last Of foes.
Asleep in Jesus, far from thee
Thy kindred and thy graves may be,
But there IS still blessed sleep,
From which none ever wake to weep.
You have seen enough for one day. No
ne con successfully examine more than
I've pictures in day Therefore we stop,
aving seen this cluster Of divine Raphaels
stephen gazing into heaven, stephen
Doking at Christ, stephen stoned, Ste
hen in his dying prayer, Stephen asleep. 7
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1895-09-20

"a good deal is written about the i'm
prudence 81 physicians in prescribing NOR
phine, but not haif as much as should be, -
said a veteran Wabash avenue druggist.
1.-THE slaves Of that drug arc ON tho in
crease. They have no trouble in procur-
ing it If they have the money to pay for it,
1t is a safe proposition thatu large proper
ton of morphine users, especially women,
have been led into the habit by tho bad
Judgment Of their physicians. Let me
give an instance: 4 woman IN this neigh
borhOOd was i'll with an exceedingly pain
full disease. Her doctor wrote prescrip-
ton containing morphine. She is a SEN
sitive, nervous woman, Of type common
enough, and readily responded to medicine.
l thought she was well, when in the course
of IA few days she sent the prescription to
me to be removed A week later it came
again and in less than a week after that
tho servant brought it third time. had
her leave it and sent for tho woman's hus-
band. Why did his wife require the pre-
soriptiOn 50 often, I asked him. He
didn't know, but she had told him she
couldn't do without it. Did he know it
contained morphine? He did not, and
was horror stricken. He was confident
his wife was ignorant of the presence Of
the drug, to whose effects she was begin
ming to yield. / am satisfied also she knew
nothing Of it. I fixed up little scheme
with tho husband. l prepared the pro
leaving the morphine out. 1t
was sent back once afterward, and that
was the end of it. That woman was res
cued without knowing how near she had
been To slavery.
"Another case; I filed prescription
for pills containing considerable percent |
age Of morphine for young married wom-
an. She experienced the effects of the
drug, not knowing what it was, and, Of
course, sent it to be renewed several times. |
got hold Of her husband, pledged him /
10 aid, and substituted quinine pills. |
The cure was completed.
"Thero arc many other instances, how
,ver, where women learn the nature of tho /
stuff they are taking and before they real
ze it are its victims. Chicago Tribune
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1895-09-20


One Of tho greatest combinations Of
natural and artificial curiosities on tho
coast of California is called the Devils
Pump Tho pholas or shell minors, spe-
cies OF mOllusks which cxcagato immense
cavorns in the very hardest stone, have
tunneled tho entire coast in the vicinity Of
the pump. Water PUSHES into these cav
ems with each succeeding tide flow, and
in this particular case finds vent through
q cylindrical opening some distance from
tho waters edge. 1t is estimated that
this hole, which connects with tho sea cav
ern, is IS to 100 feet in depth. Every time
the tide PUSHES into the cavern beneath,
the ''pump" throws water to the height Of
full 100 feet above tho mouth of the
opening. The Indians formerly called it
by name which signiilcd fairy water
gun, but the irrevcrent white mon have
given it the title Of the DEVILS Pump, and
by that name it viii probably be known
to future generations.
There is "a similar curiosity near Horn
Head, County Donegal, Ireland, where a
hole In the rocks is called McSwiney's
Gun, Like tho California odCity, Il Is on
the seac0ast and has connections with
submarine cavern When the north wind /
blows ard the sea is 40 half food the /
wind and waves enter the cavern and send
up immense columns Of water through the
gun. Travellers who have visited Horn
Head and vicinity say that each charge OF
water sent from the "gun" is aocompa-
MED by an explosion that can DO heard for
miles.--St. Louis Republic.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1895-09-20
Cure for Headache

As remedy foe 81 forms Of Headache Electric
Bi.iers has proved o be the very best. Il effects
permanent ouse AID the IN 81 dfesd d hsbitue
SEX headaches yield to its influence We Hree
al who are aiIllcied "a procure Dot'is audgive
THE renady f.iy trial. In cises OF habtual con
stifan N E.ectric Biitefs cIrez by giving The
NODDED tone 20 the bowels. and few cases long ~
sit the nse Of this medicine. Try Il onsc. Lsrge
bottles only Fifty ceats at Picsee 8 PlsasantoR'
Drug Store.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1895-09-20

The difficulties Of the English language
are well Illustrated in story recently told
Of three French boys who were doing
Shakespeare into English from their
French versions When they came 60 tho
line from Hamlet" 'To DO or not to be. 4
the three TRANSACTIONS came out as follows
To was or not to am, - To were or is 10
not, To should or not to will New
York Journal.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1895-09-20

The outer wall is about % miles in cir
oumference. 1t was built centuries ago of
mud and bricks The inner and outer
faces are Of tho latter. Each brick is as big
rs family Bible, and the interstices are
filed up with mud and stones. Tho whole
has long settled into a solid cement. Save
for some damage done in one or two quar-
tiers by recent foods, this great wall is still
intact The gates number 10. They are
Insignificant, though finely arohed; are
not much wider than the streets and are
only about 20 feet high. At night they are
closed with great doors sheathed with iron.
The whole city forms two rough paral
kilograms, one being the Tartar city and
the other tho Chinese. Thore is another
wall separating the two sections. The
frstis the Mantchoo quartcrpar excellence;
the second is given over to commerce. In
side the walls of the Tartar city-they aro
go feet thick at the base-are the govern
ment buildings, the foreign legations and
the residences Of the wealthy Tartars,
which run round another high gray brick
ed wall, six miles (roughly) in clrcumfer-
ence This wall incloses the temples,
pleasure grounds and outer palaces Of the
sacred city, conseorated 20 the uses Of the
Son Of Heaven. Inside this block,
again, is the Purple Forbidden City, the
actual residence Of tho emperor and his
court, II oFtnightly Review.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1895-09-20

Women who dread growing old-and
what woman docs n0tg-shouid remember
Charles Dudley Warmers remark when
asked to Address tho girls Of young la
dies school in St. Louis. Aftor CHANGING
at the 800 fresh, expectant young ladies
before him and then mt the group of teacn-
ers, many Of whom were gray haired, he
said, 1T is a beautiful thing TO be
charming young lady, and the best Of it
you will some time have a chance to be q
charming old Indy
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1895-09-20

cine, yet 80 mild that the feeblest can take
them with perfect security yet SO powerful
In their effects that they can be safely called
Never Failing Regulator. Each box con-
tains hfty pills. with full directions enclosed.
Price, Five Dollars per box. Sold by drug
Rists or sent by mai upon receipt OF price.
Refuse all patent incidence. Take only tne
prepared prescription Of q physician in prac
tIce. Dr. n. Curby BurR<har9. the reliable
specialist. ONCE, l07 Park Avenue, Baltimore
~ o. thia ont for future reference.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1895-09-20

Chesterfield was so graceful that one
Of his contemporaries said it was worth
a journey across England to see him
bow.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1895-09-20
Children Cry for Pitchers Castoria.

When Baby was sick, We gave her Castoria.
When she was Child. she cried for castoria,
When che became Miss, she chung to oastoria,
When bad chiIdron. she gave them castoria.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1895-09-20

ing a practice oftwenty-
i've years. have con.
scented 20 prepare and
supply to you this I'M
rivaled remedy for Fe-
male irregularities.
The climax OF medical
chemistry attained in
DR.. Uurlzkinrca
Periodical Pills. be-
ing six degrees stronger
nIy,r i-rnur, W oil
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1895-09-20
Rueklen,s Arnioa salva.

The best salve in the world for Cuts
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, letter Chapped Hands, Chilblains,
Corns,and all SKIN Eruptious,and positively
cures piles or no pay required. It is guar.
anteed to give perfect satisfaction or money
refunded. Price IS cents per box. Forsale
by Percy Plelslaloa.
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DELAWARE, MARYLAND q VmGINIA r. R.
Leave Harrington for franklin and way station s
1916 a. NJ. and 625 p. m week days Returning
train leaves franklin City 5.52 aud $50 a. m
weekdays
Leave franklin City for ChiHcoteague (yia
steamer) 2.p4 D. m. weekdays, returning leave
ChincOleaguc 4'42 a. m weekdays
Leave Harrington for Georgetown vnd LeWes
at TO- f6 a. IN. weekdays and 6-!5 p n weekdays
Returning, leave Lewes 7.35 a. m, 5.y' D. m.
weekdays.
For Rerlln, leave nan ngton 1916 a. m and
G.25 D. M week days Returning, leave Berlin
$50 and l1.a4 a. IN week Gays
Leave Harrington Tor Il both 10 80 a. IN
and g. IS .. m. week days. Returning, leave he
hoboth us n Ia, and cop. m. week diys
QUEEN ANNE a KENT K. k--Leaye Townsend
.or Ceutleyille aHd way stations = % a. N. ans
t.a5 D. Ia. weekdays. Re: uIunS leave Center
vile IA a. m. aHd $50 D. "a. weekdays
DEL Il CHssArEAKE X. Leave Clayton foi
oxford and way stations az 9. 10 a. M aad 80 =
m. week days. Returning, leave oxford 900 a. d.
and Ia p. m. weekdays,
CAABRIDeE & SEAFoRD x. R.-Leaye Ssalor'
for Cambridge ana Intermediate stations al ll.t1
a. u. week days. aud On Tuesda4s, Thursdays .ahd
Saturdays ~ p. m. Returning, leave Campr;qse
G.2Oa m, aud on Tuesdays, Thursdays ana Sal
urdaYs e,42 p. m.
CONNECTION AT Porter, with Newark " Del
aware CITY Railroad AT Townsend, with Queen
Anne Il Kent RtiirOad AT Clayton, win Dei-
aware " Chesapeake Railroad and 8titiin9ie *
Delaware Bay Railroad. At Harrington, WIKI
Delaware, Maryland " Virginia Railroad. Al
SeafOrd. with Cambridge y afofd nalrJtI- ~
Demtr, with New YORK, Pniladcl shla 81 Noro!k
W6omicO " PocOmOke and Peninsula kdlifoau7
s. NJ, PROVOST, Generui Manager.
]. X. WOOD. General Passenger Ageat.
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Milford LIVERY STABLES,
WIN. F. CAUSEY.
Atty and Counsellor -ai-LaV
MILFORD, DELAWARE.
once Day at Georgetown Tuesday

baltimore & OHIO RAILROAD
- Schedule in effect Noy is 1884,
TRAINS LEAVE BEsAwAEE AVENUE DEPOT, VIII
MNsroH, Del.
EAST BOUND
tkxpress Trsias.
a. H., = "A 20, IS, Sllt0d p. M. sundays, Oh
III ia "a. M, 40, 5.3o. "a il.O0 p. IN Exp
Philadelphia, Twenty 4, a. n and Chestnut SIS
5ssk days : OS, $50, tl.li, j.35, tl.3j. IS +S42
80 8i04',+1U 4a.il.i5 a.nl "a IS, 1913 2j,4 5l
sos, 63l, s., 81, 1000, 30 pm. Express.
sunday Oh, H. 6.55, s.3S, 100, II 40 ll-41
a. a. -, -4v 9.@fi 800 DO, Dol % ol9 lUvoi
l1.0J pm.
pGiiadelphia, Twelfth and Market Sts., week
days, 3.J3, az, S.42, 1879 u ms 2.ig, 81,
/ il.o0 p. Ia.
Sundays, sos, III, ll.4a a. IN, 24o, 7.sA HOO
! y m.
/ Chester, week days, o. sos, III, G.s5, 5875S
5'Is, $50 1910, 49,, 40 ll4j IN 10, 2.ig, 2j
l.o5, .. 1876 II, 7.3i, SIS 1000, D %, ,. IN.
Chester, Sandays U3 IN, 0'35, 7.o5. y.OJ,i 80
il.4J, a, nj, l.25, 2.49 325, 400 5.s5, 65i 81
SIS, o. 10. ll.cu. p. N.
Atlantic city, seex days7 II "a. IN, is.si. 49p m.
Cape May,week days, sflf. Fs49 p m, Sundays,
Z Il q. IN.
WEST BOUND,
Baltimore and Washington, Z IS, z II. s ,l7a. M,
u 10, o5 SOB, 81 GA, S. q $50 pm, sundays
IT'S, III, s4l alnl2 10 5u5, S.J5 81, SIS, sos
Baltimore aud way stations, IRA M. s % p
Newark, Del, 4ls, H. s 47.a.m.i2 IS, Os. 81,
IA 1.3j, Si9. 5.AS, li,lo, p IA. sundays, 4 IS,
in, s47a.m 1916, 1903, AL 7.s', si9, SOS,
lilo. p, m.
PitIsburg, s As a. m, 81 p. m. daily.
Chicago, S.47 q. N, a Up IN. daliy.
Cincinnati ard 81. Louis, u 10 p. M, and s5o
2 m.
D. M daily. Through sleeper 10 New Oreans
Singcrly accommodation. T. II d. Ia, Oh, 2 50
aud ii 10 p. IN. daily.
i.andenbefg accommodation, week days, II,
5 AZ a. n., IS aad - p m, Sundays, 30 am.
33F. m.
TRAINS LEAVE MARKET STREET. STA
TiOk.
For New Y ork week days. $50 a, IA,
For Phiadei pbia, week dnys,6 ~ 30, 9i5,g ll.ao
a.m.,s55, 9.45 pm, sundays6 ~ sIn'l 0J 5o94o
For Pittsburg and Oh c.go, woek days, $50
For Baltimore week days, 100, s.9Oa.m. 2.55
$40 p m. Sunday, So p, N.
For Landenb berg and way stations, week days,
o. 8 SO q. M, S2O 8 40 D. m, Sundays, % q.
IN. 5 4op. m.
LEAVE PHILADELPHIA FORVfILMINGToN. /
Daily, ss7. IS. Z 20. Is, o., II a. am IL 90
aoen, lbs Las, 200, si3, 40. f3l, 800, 1890
9 3o,7 -43, S.28, $50, 10 60, aud lbs pm.
sunday, 3 81, 6 Is, 10, %, 70 10, Il ~ a n,
~ 20 noon 1885, 2.e1, 5.l5, 400, 4.30, $50, 7.43
s D. TO- TO- and f1.3i pm.
Leave Twelfth aud Market SIS. 800, 7.55 1i.26
o. M. 34s, 5.z1, p IA daily. Sundays $40,
7.55. II 81 a. m, b 10 az, ,, 10.
Telephone 1876
Races 10 Western points lower than via any
other line. c. o. SCULL, Gen'l Pass. Agent,
q 3. 0AaPBRl4L. General MANAGER.
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I suffered intensely
from dyspepsia. and
in fact was a miser-
able wreck, merely
a skeleton. / seem
Cd to 90 from bad
90 were. / really
wished ] was dead.
I had no rest day or
night. / did not
know what to do. 1
had taken so much
m edfcine OF The
wrong kind that It
had poisoned me,
and my finger nails
began 20 tara
black and come off.