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Milford chronicle., 1896-02-28
ANTARCTIC ICE.
1t Differs Considerably From That Of tn
Northern Regions.


Northern Regions.
The difference in the formation Of
arctic and antarctic ice, as is well
known, is very great. While the north
ern bergs mostly consist Of a large ice
mass running mp intonumberless towers
and arches resembling the mountain
peaks which surrounded the glaciers
from which they were torn, the antare-
tic bergs are solid masses of floating ice,
with perpendicular walls and an I'M
broken plateau ON the top.
All showed distinctly whether they
were broken from the large southerly
barrier or discharged from the glaciers
of Victoria Land. All the barrier bergs
had very distinct blue lines across their
walls, Indicating the annual growth by
snowfall These lines were Of course
not to be found on the glacier ice The
latter also showed more likeness to the
northern ice than did the former The
peaks and towers Of the arctic icebergs
are supposed to be formed by the inhu-
ence of ocean currents wearing away
the softer part Of the ice mass under
water until the natural law of gravita-
ton forces it to upset.
But why have the antarctic icebergs
a different appearances 1t is certain
that in the antarctic waters there are
also currents. Yet even icebergs that
have gone as far north as the south of
New Zealand have all maintained the
marks of their antarctic origin. 1 can
not see any other reason for this dissimi-
larity between the bergs Of the north
and those Of the south but that the arc
tic icebergs, as rule, must pass through
chimes which in temperature rapidly
change from one extreme to another,
and the icebergs take much longer time
in floating southwark than do the ant
arctic icebergs in advancing northward,
and thus, as a rule, the northern ice
beres exist much longer than those OF
the antarctic &C. e. Borchgrevink in
CaufIll.v
Milford chronicle., 1896-02-28
pARooNeD HIS AssAlLANT.
p.m.r,.abIe treatment Of q Convict Ds
Governor Bob Stewart

-. treatment Of Convict BY
Governor Bob Stewart.
Governor Bob Stewart, who was the
chief executive of Misseariosea and AT
eryvard United States senator from 'aa'
siate, had strange career.
During his gubernatorlal lnepmoenoy
ha vas one day looking through the
neniteutiary OF Jefferson City Nhen No
saw among the convicts an aged man
T-,~ he recognized. On the following
dav he sent to the warden Of the prison
or5ers to have that man brought to the
executive mansion.
When the man appeared, the govern, +,
or. calling him by name, asked him II
he hadn t once been the mate Of His
souri river steamboat. The convict ad'
mitted that he had been, and then tho
following conversation ensued, the gov
ernor beginning;
"Do Won remember at one time OF
having taken blankets away from q boy
who was a stowaway on the boat ana
kicking him ashorer
"The circumstance doesn't recur to
me now. but doubtless l did 1t. A
steamboat mate in those days had to be
considerable Of a brute,
ayes, sir. and you filled the bill ad,
mirably. was the boy You robbed ana
kicked ashore very near to this capital
citv. and thus / became enabled to give
Won your pardon. Here, sir, take It.
Now right about. March out OF that
door and off these premises, and never
let me see your brutal old face again.
The old convict walked away quite
briskIy for one of his age.
A little while ago senator told me
that one day about the close Of the war
or perhaps little later, he was walk
ing down Pennsylvania avenue in Wash
ineton with another senator when hii
companion abruptly called his attention
to a rather distinguished looking MAJ
in a gang of laborers who were cleaning
the streets, and I think he said undel
police surveillance.
"Do you know who that man isF
the second senator asked.
"No."
''Well, that is Ex-Governor and ex
Senator Bob Stewart of Missouri. HI
was of a convivial nature, and the convly
alities Of Washington proved too muci
for him. Chicago Times-Herald.
Milford chronicle., 1896-02-28

A certain solicitor general Of Eng
land visited Berlin ON a vacation, and
being mistaken for bearing a military
title was invited to review and mount
ed on charger. Being accustomed to
following the hounds, he made an ex
cellent equestrian, but when asked opin-
ions as to some Of the maneuvers was
obliged to parry the cross examination.
A similar incident befell the late Mar
shall Bidwell. an eminent New York
lawyer, in the fifties, who visited Paris
in long vacation. Presenting his card at
the gate of the Tuileries. he was polite
ly informed that the emperor was at a
review, and if he desired a dragon
should be detailed to accompany him
ON horseback to the Champs de Mars.
But am not a soldier, said the old
lawyer. mot soldier, and mar
shal?" Examining the card What
a droll country is Americal"-Green
Bag.
Milford chronicle., 1896-02-28
ne aoop sAMARlTAN IN oAINA.
He Would Have Been Likely to Get Him
aelf Into Trouble.

He Would Have Been Likely to Get Him
self Into Trouble.
One dark evening was returning
home from a call on one Of our English
neighbors in Taiyuenfu. When not far
from our compound, the road crossed an
open space of several acres in extent.
As was finding my way along by the
rather dim light Of a Chinese lantern l
nearly stumbled over the body Of man
who had fallen by the way. My first
impulse was to take hold of the person
and ascertain if help was needed, but
for some reason did not, but hurried
home to get aid. Mr.. K. was still with
us and on hearing my statement said;
Eyes, / know. The man is dead, and
it is fortunate that you did not attempt
to touch the body. Should we now try
to remove It or even to 60 to it we
should no doubt be seen and at once
suspicion would attach itself to us, and
none could tell the consequences. We
might cause riot before morning.
It should be said that this suspicion
would not have been because we were
foreigners, for a native under similar
circumstances would likewise have run
the risk Of being charged with the muir
der. The good Samaritan would have
Jared hardly in China, or most likely
would have been suspected Of doing the
kind deed for some ultimate gain, while
the priest and the Levite would have
been accounted not hard hearted, but
prudent Professor G. n. Cady in Cen
kr1rv
Milford chronicle., 1896-02-28
oIaLs 49, euaI7Y N MgN.
zhe Receptions. who Wed Men Of the
world. Always Repent OF 1t.

1he ExHeptlonsi VINO wen men Oh the
world. Always Repent OF 1t.
vonng man writes to Edward ".
Box inquiring Why so many girls seem
to prefer the company Of youDg fellows
Of slightly blotted charaeter-men who
have seen the world-and in many cases
marry them, in face of the fact that
their past lives are known to them. In
The Ladies Home Journal Mr. Box, its
editor, makes this reply; "Girls-that
is, the right kind Of girls-do not prefer
the company Of young men Of this sort.
Doubtless, you have come across in
stances where this rule has been other
wise; so have l. But it is all in the
seeming, and not in thoreality. Depend
upon one thing-girls have as high an
estimate of purity in man as men have
of purity in woman,
"There aro. Of course, cases to the
contrary, but these are few. Where girls
marry men who are known to have led
what is called a worldly life, it is
more generally due to niisunderstand
ing Of facts OF to ignorance than people
imagine. There is q type Of girl who
finds a peculiar satisfaction in tho con-
quest Of man who has seen the world
and then comes to her as the one woman
of all her sex who can make him happy.
This sometimes pleases her vanity and
love Of conquest, but she is not many
years older before she discovers that she
has satisfied those feelings at q very
high cost,
f'There is another type of girl who
rather fancies man who is what is
called fast. But that sort of girl is
painfully ignorant of what is meaus by
that word as applied 60 man. If she
were not, she would be very apt to
change the adjective to vulgar. And
as she natures she finds this out IT is
only young men Of upright lives who
can hone to win the favor and love of
girls Of high motives, the girls who
make the best wives. If, at times, girls
seem to favor young men of another
kind, the glamour is simply transitory.
1t is rare, very rare, that girls better
instincts do not lead her to the higher
grade of young men. An upright life
never fails of reward, aud of the highest
reward, from the hand Of woman"
Milford chronicle., 1896-02-28
MAGIC OF rHE WOODS.
what hunters Say About the Spell of an
Otter's Eyes.

Offers Eyes.
Bv the Adirondack woodsmen along
the banks of the West Canada creek the
otter is regarded as quite as sly as the
fox, inasmuch as it is very difficult to
trap in any kind Of contrivance There
are fewer stories about the creature in
telligence, as the animals are scarce and
have not been SO much observed as have
the foxes.
There has been, and probably is, an
otter that for six years anyhow, and per-
haps longer, has travelled down the creek
winter and summer about SFery two
weeks. In the winter it left running,
sliding trail in the snow on the ice, sell
dom leaving the creek bed to go into
cove or overland for a dozen or 10 rods.
In summer weather it fished and caught
frogs in the coves of the flats. A good
many shots have been fired at it and a
lot of traps set for it, but none was
ever successful 1t is believed by woods
men that the offers, like the hell divers,
looms, mink and others, dodge shot or
ball. ! saw this otter once some years
ago in the summer time, and while only
one feature Of the animal is distinct in
nv mind, I do not recollect any other
wild animal so we'll The body is mere
Qlimmer Of black in waving swale grass.
Even the head is a burly, rusty gray
shadow, a sort of background for the
two eyes.
1 have seen deers when they were
standing still looking at me, have look
ed at squirrels, rabbits, partridges, foxes
and other wild animals alarmed by my
presence, but their forms, rather than
their eyes, are more or less distinct In
fact, the eyes seem secondary in the
mind pictures, except in the case Of the
otter. 1t seems to me that the otter did
not merely look at me; it was more as
if il looked into me, the same as the
sensation one has when some one-a
man or woman reads your innermost
thoughts. f" These eyes were large and
full rounded, dark brown with a SHIN
mer of light gray skating across and
around the center, and with a lively
beauty as different from the dead beauty
of a deer's full eye. 1t sent precisely
such chills up and down my back as
dark human eyes have done. It was a
tense, particular look, and not the gem
eral gaze Of bird or other animal. The
otter, think. hypnotized me, for I did
not shoot. although my impression is
that we looked at one another for a
minute or two.-Forest and Stream.
Milford chronicle., 1896-02-28

a View Of ths Prisoners at the Sunday
Morning Service.

After breakfast nothing much happens
until the chapel hour. Now those pris-
oners who have "gone sick are visited
by the surgeon or his assistant, and if
the cases are urgent are sent across to the
inirmary at once. There is no regular
cell inspection; the governor or his
deputy makes no round; there is no
taking of reports, " no adjudication Of
pains and penalties for misconduct. All
this will stand over until Monday; even
those awaiting punishment, unless it is
for outrageous acts of violence or de-
hance, turn out to 60 with their fellows
to chapel. About 80 the chapel bell
rings for the first service, that Of the
Roman Catholics, who in large prisons
are usually located or lodged in one
part of the prison, near their own chapel
The bell for the Church Of England serv-
ice follows at about 10 n. m.
Both on marching to chapel and when
seated within it the various classes and
eategories of prisoners are. kept strictly
separate from each other Males and fe-
males approach the chapel by different
roads, enter by different doors and Oc-
cupy different divisions, pews or places
apart. Among the males. too, the con-
victed are kept from the unconvicted
and the debtors from both. The women
are generally seated FIRST, behind a
screen or within a curtained of, rallied
in Enclosure. They are, Of course, visi-
bic to the chaplain. but to no one else
but their own officers. EXCEPT for their
treble voices heard III responses and
hymns, their presence at the service
would be unknown. Now and again,
however, an attempt to signal or COM
mpnieate has been tried by individuals
of opposite sexes when a dry cough.
persistently repeated, in the female pew
finds an answer in another part of the
chapel, it affords a shrewd suspicion
that friends are trying to use some code
made up outside before imprisonment
One other class is unhappily to be
found at times in the Jail chapel-a
very distinct class, but seldom containing
more than one representative. This is
sometimes a condemned" man in pris-
on-one on whom the extreme penalty
has been passed, and who, by the usual
custom, is allowed "three clear Sun
days" before the awful sentence is ac-
complisled A condemned convict, al
/ though he is never left alone, being as.
ISOLATED day and night with two war
dens as guardians, is never permitted tc
see OF be seen by other prisoners, Lon
| don Culver,
Milford chronicle., 1896-02-28
IAoK RAnnITs foR oouRsINa.


Bald to Be Greatly superior TO the An8Aish
Hare For That Purpose.
The sport of rabbit courslng is receiv-
ing a new impetus since the Kansas
black tailed jack rabbit has entered the
arena. Not until quite recently has the
coursing fraternity been aware Of the
great superiority Of the jack over the
cotton tail rabbit or the English hare for
this purpose. Kansas jack rabbits are
now greatly in demand, both in this
country and in England, and live ones
command a good price. The difficulty IN
catching them alive is very great, and
only one man in Kansas, SO far as
known. has given his undivided atten-
ton to. the work.
Charles Payne, familiarly known
throughout the west as hunter and
nlainsmap. has been a jack rabbit en-
thusiast for years, and it is largely
through his efforts that the merits Of The
animal for coursing purposes have be-
come so generally recognized. The cap
ture Of live jacks involves the purchase
AZ a great deal Of expensive parapher-
MALTA. Mr.. Payne has two nets made OF
seine twine, S feet in height, which,
when both are extended; reach almost
across A section, and made expressly Tor
catching live jacks. His method OF en-
trapping the live jacks is unique. II Is
4 his usual custom, when preparing for
/ fbe raid upon the rabbits, TO advertise
among the farmer boys the day upon
/ which the lack rabbit drive is to take
place,
country boys, mounted on ponies, flock
To tbe rendezvous, armed with fog horns,
drums bells and anything else that will
make discordant music. They are de-
pioyed in a semicircular line two miles
IN front of the net, and at given sig
nal from the marshal Of the day the line
moves toward the net, each man making
all the noise possible. If the hunting
grounds have been well selected, the
horsemen will have no trouble II
'ibouncing'' rabbits innumerable, anc
as they seamper away toward the net
followed pellmell by the eager farmer
BOYS, the scene is one of great ANNA
The rabbits, if they do not becom'
confused by the noise and excitement
bound away toward the net at almos
lightning speed, and many Of then
strike the net so hard that they breal
their necks. Those that survive the shoel
scamper into the pockets which are IL
qeniously arranged for their reception
and for them the jig is up. Rabbit
sometimes die of fright, not having sui
fcient strength TO make the racefor life
These rabbit drives are among the mos
popular sports in which the prairie
farmers indulge, and it is customary 10
the organizer Of the drive to provide
bounteous spread for his gratuitou
helpers. Philadelphia Times.
Milford chronicle., 1896-02-28

The French statistician, M. Bertil-
lon, has compiled some interesting facts
regarding the population of Paris and
other great capitals. Only SO per cent
Of its present population was born in
Paris, and this percentage has remained
practically the same for the last 30
years. The native population in ST. Pc
tersburg is 80 per cent; Al in Berlin.
40 in Vienna and, contrary to the gen
eral opinion, SO in London-;he high
est of all large cities. OF all EuIo
pean capitals Paris has the greatest
number Of foreigners, more than
1S1, GOO, exclusive Of $4,000 natu-
rallied foreigners. Among these are
26, SG3 Germans, while in Berlin there
are only 397 French. London has only
95, 600 foreigners; Sc. Petersburg,
30, coo; Vienna, $4,000. and Berlin,
IS, COO. In Paris the number of foreign
efs increased between 1888 and 1891
from $1,000 to 181 900. In point of
numbers there are more Belgians
(45, 00O) in Paris than people of any
other foreign nationality; then come
the Germans, 26, 863; Swiss, 26,000;
Italians, $1,000; English, $4,000; Lux
embourgians, $4,000, and Russians,
9,000
Milford chronicle., 1896-02-28
no Name sprInraela.. Fonr Hunarsa.


1t has been seven years since Blue
Book was printed, and in that time there
have been many social changes Some
have dropped out of the charmed circle,
some of the buds have developed into
matrons, while others are still serving
as bridesmaids. And some of the pie
beians have acquired property or gained
culture and are knocking for admission
at society's gate. All that is needed is
official recognition. We need a Blue
Book, the stars to indicate the grade Of
patricians. 1t will be well for the COM
piler to remain unidentified until the
book has been published, and then, as
in the previous case, to promptly leave
town-to go far away and stay away.
The Price & Lee company, which has
been compiling dry and accurate direc-
tories of Springfield. has the temerity
to announce that it is prepared to CLASH
fly Springfield society. The preliminary
circuIars are out. Now is the time to
gsF into line if you want three star
grade in the armament Of the -Four
Hundred. The Blue Book enumerator
has not started on her rounds yet. En-
terrain and go to entertainments. The
sheep and goats are to be divided, and
it may again be seven years before an
other Blue Book division is made, -
Springfield MASS. Republican.
Milford chronicle., 1896-02-28

The Russian army was strong in reg
ular infantry, but weak in well disci-
plined cavalry, although the latter defect
wis largely supplied by the Cossacls, a
peculiar body Of riders from the volga
and the Don, who paid the rental of
their lands TO the crown by four years
military service at their own charges.
Then, as now, they fought with barbar-
10 ferocity. They attacked in open for
nation, each man for himself. and gave
no quarter until the car offered ducat
for every live Frenchman. They were
known to ride 100 miles in "a hours.
and their services in pursuing an en-
envy We're invaluable. Professor W. NJ.
Sloane in Century.
Milford chronicle., 1896-02-28


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Milford chronicle., 1896-02-28

Europe may be said to be ruled en-
tirely by Germans, since the heads Of
reigning houses are, for the most part,
of German origin. The British royal
house is Of pure German descent. The
Austrian emperor is a German and so
are the Spanish princes. The king Of
Denmark is a German. The king of Swe-
den is of French ancestry (the founder
of the present line was Bernadotte),
but his recent ancestors have been Ger
mans. In fact. the French royal lines,
the Portuguese and the Italians are the
only non-Germans among the royal
houses of Europe. Even the kings and
princes of the former Turkish provinces
-Servia, Bulgaria, Greece and Rouma-
nia-are CSermans-E Exchange.
Milford chronicle., 1896-02-28

The hanson cab is perhaps the most
convenient hackney carriage in the
world. It is light and handy to drive,
reasonably safe. and, to the trained Lon
doner, not too difficult to enter. But it
has one serious drawback, of which we
are reminded every returning winter.
This is that the seat is very liable to
get damp in wet weather. A mile or
two's sitting on the soaked cushions
may easily result in rheumatism. sciati-
ca or a general chill, ending in more
or less serious illness
The hanson cabman is very amenable
to public opinion, and if the public gem
orally were to take to examining the
state Of the cushions before engaging
the cabs it is probable that means
would be found to keep them dry. Even
as it is, Che men take good deal Of
pains. but are not too well seconded by
their fares, who are very disposed to
get out. leaving the doors open, where
as a moments care will shut them. -
British Medical Journal
Milford chronicle., 1896-02-28
AuTuMN.

v.aa,es fair, the end is near.
s -, viii lie upon its bier
Ssr lovely blossom here.
~ e'en with which the year
st rive to hide her swift decay
NJ, NV must pass from rs away
- 80 IN death be laid befice 8
1i ~ 81 that in summer cieq.
row low, "a aashing fires bright huei
1M lssriid whose buds pursue
Golden Sol from east 70 Mss''
JS,;es Of all blossoms best
t fs,'r the dying season. shroue'
ne;siea to st. Michael yoweai
6ai,lias. set in order prim'
Ssters loaded to the brim
Nth the weight Of tears unshedi
Hnn r1l pink, white AND. re red -,
i 6oily ,y columns wreathed with bloom
vioiets Of rare perfume;
Roses. pallid-aye, and wan wan,
1 Vet ~ sweet; all win have gomez
fe5ies fair, the end is near.
~ no b tho sylvan yeari
~ - 2 's ST, James Gazette.
Milford chronicle., 1896-02-28

Plumbers tell some laughable stories
about people who don't know how to
run furnaces and steam heating plants.
"We put in a furnace for minister
once, J." says an Auburn plumber, "and
the next day he came down and kicked
about it. He said that il wouldn't burn,
and he either wanted it taken out or
put in working order right away. l
went up, and after examining the Chin
ney carefully looked into the furnace.
What do you suppose the trouble was?
Well, sir; the minister had been trying
to heat the house by building a fire in
the ash box. Lewiston Journal.
Milford chronicle., 1896-02-28

A spirit of revenge is the very. spirit
of the devil, than which nothing makes
a man more like him. If your revenge
be not satisfied, it viii give you torment
now; if it be, it will give you greater
hereafter. None is a greater self tor
mentor than malicious and revengeful
man who turns the poison of his own
temper in upon himself. II. ID. Mason.
Milford chronicle., 1896-02-28
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