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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-09-25

The bad hnbit that is Of almost univer-
sal prevalence with the managers Of music
halls Of not opening the doors until few
minutes before the performance, thus in
directly inducing a dangerous headlong
rush Of the crowd that has been collecting
outside for an hour or moro, has had ia
tai result in Sydney. The most popular
music hall in that city is the Tivoli. On
the Saturday evening prior to the depar-
ture of the last Australian mail the rush
into the top gallery was so great that q
man named Gill was precipitated over the
ratings. He foil into the stalls right on
the head Of a Mir. Alfred Neander, who
was promptly removed to the sydney hos
pital where il was found that he had re-
coived fracture of the spine. Gill escap-
ed with few slight bruises, but the coro-
ner's jury found him guilty Of manslaugh-
ter, and he has been committed for trial
The verdict was opposed to the charge of
the coroner, who said that Gill could not
possibly have foreseen that he would have
fallen over the ratings of the gallery into
the stalls. -Westmistor Gazette.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-09-25

An electric carriage is now being manu-
featured by Chicago firm, and 1t is said
it will soon be seen running swiftly and
noiselessly about the streets Of all large
cities. II Is q decided novelty. Hereto
fore horseless vehicles have been propelled
by nolsome gasoline engines, which emit.
ted unpleasant odors. The engine under
the seats Jared the vehicle, and In conse.
quenco the horseless carriage propelled by
such means has not been q popular success.
But now electricity successfully applied to
thepropulsion Of q street vehicle has solved
this difficulty. The control Of the vehicle
is said to DO perfect, and the speed is regu-
lated by means of simple lever. Tests
have been made In crowded thorOughfares
to the amazement of Transfers and driv-
ers. 1t is run by n storage battery under
the seat. The battery is Of light construc-
ton and readily recharRed. The motor,
by a series of cog wheels and chain, Is
connected to Il sprocket wheel ON the rear
axle. Some Of these vehicles are designed
to develop the high speed Of IL miles an
hour. When an entire electric vehicle
service is placed in a livery stable, an cleo
trio plant will DO installed, which will
cost less than the feed and care of horses.
For private owners, however, an elaborate
outlay is not necessary. The current from
an incandescent lamp circuit is said to be
sufficient to charge the battery. Detroit
Free Press.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-09-25

Consult your almanac for 1896 and see
how much consolation you can gather
from it concerning the dominica letter.
In two words and two letters you are told
that this year, 1t being a leap year, has
two dominica letters, f and d. Those
words and letters tell very little to be
sure, and to the average man or woman
are of no more value than row Of Chinese
hieroglyphics, but to the initiated, those
who know how to use such chronological
symbols and characters to advantage, they
are very valuable in keeping track Of the
flight Of time. Finding the dominica let
ter will enable one to tell what day Of the
week any given date in tho year is, and,
further, the dominica letter, being known
for any one year, can be found for any
other by simply remembering that an or
binary year has % weeks and l day,
leap year 81 weeks and 2 days The
rule Is that the letter which falls against
the first Sunday in January falls against
every Sunday in that year unless it be
leap year, in which case there are always
two dominica letters The whole problem
reverts to q simple calculation in mathe-
maticsi To the number Of tho year add
ene-quarter Of itself, neglecting all frac-
lions, and divide the same by 7. Then
for tho nineteenth century substract the
remainder from &, or, if it be 0, from /,
and the new remainder will be the place
in tho alphabet where the dominica letter
for that year should be. For the eight
zenith century subtract from z, and so on
back
Take this as an example: The day Of the
week upon which New York was incor-
porated, june IL, 1865, is thus found;
1865 added to 416, one-quarter of itself,
divided by z, equals 297, with remain
der Of 2, and, it being in the seventeenth
century, minus 2 equals 4, which shows
that the dominica letter for that year was
the fourth in the alphabet, or d. Then,
as juno begins with Il, June 1, 1865, was
q Monday, and juno IL was Friday.-St
Louis Republic.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-09-25

A telegraph operator At Hatfield, Eng
land, was the cause If ludicrous misun-
i,rstanding tic otLor day A son of the
MARQUIS of Salisbury raises bees. He
,ent to the nearest town fer a queen bee
md received telegram saying, "Ihe
nuecn will arrive by $40 this aitcrncon
Tie CT erator, supposing it to refer TO the
queen of England. could not keep such i'm
pcrtant news 10 himself, and SO there was
un immense crowd at the station when the
bee arrived.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-09-25

In the recent census Of the county OF
London, the occupier Of tenement hand
ed back blank paper to the collector with
u confused statement that it didn't apply
to her "And where do you live, theng"
asked the bcmuddled cnumerator after
long struggle TO disentangle witness.
"Whcre do l live? Why, where should
live but in my own 'Omey" well, where
is your homer" "This is my 'ome-of
course 1t is "But you said just now
that you didn't sleep here last night
No more did. l never slept minute
all night long, and my 'usband II tell g
the same. "-Household Words.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-09-25

Hop pillows are frequently of great COM
fort to nervous person and will often
soothe headache 1t is well to have one
or two Of these pillows at hand In case Of
need. Linen covers worked with some ap-
propriate motto or spray of the graceful
hops in wash silks are attractive In ap-
pearance and can always &c fresheaed by
being washed
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-09-25
THE DAY rs AT HAND.
REV. DR.. TALMAGE breaches UPON A
RAPTURoUS OUTLOOK.

He Says 1t should Stir the World TO
Gladness-Arbitration Is Better Than
BattIe-Rays Of Dawn In the Day OF
Progress.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2O.-If the clarion
note Of this sermon delivered at the ma
tional capital could sound through Chris
tendon, it would give everything good a
new start DIR. TalmAge's text was Ro-
mans Kill, IL, 1.-THE day ID at hand. .
Back from the mountains, and the sea-
side, and the springs, and the farmhouse,
your checks brOnzcd and your spirits light
cd, hail you home again with the words
of Gehazi 10 tie Shunammite: is 1t well
with thee9 Is 1t we'll with thy husbandi
Ia 1t well with the child" On some faces
l see the mark Of recent grief, but all along
the track Of tears see the story of resuF-
rection and reunion when all tears are
done, the deep blowing of the keel, fol
lowed by tho flash of the phosphorescence.
Now that / have asked you In regard TO
your welfare, you naturally ask how
am. Very we'll, thank you. Whether It
was the bracing air Of the mountains, or
a bath In the surf of Long Island beach,
or whether It Is the joy Of standing In this
great group Of warm hearted friends, or
whether 1t is a new appreciation OF the
goodness of God, cannot tell. simply
know am happy. 1t was said that John
Moffatt, the great Methodist preacher, 90
casionally got fast In his sermon, and to
extricate himself would cry, "HRheluiahP r.
am in no such predicament today, but
am full Of the same rhApsOdic ejaculation.
Starting out this morning on new co
clesiastical year, want to give you the
keynote Of my next ~ months ministry.
want to set It to the tunes Of Antioch, "
" Ariel" and Coronation. " want to
put a new trumpet stop into my sermons
We do wrong II we allow our personal sor-
rows to interfere with the glorious fact
that the kingdom Is coming. We are wick
ed II we allow apprehension Of national
disaster to put down our faith in God and
In the mission of our American people.
The God who hath been on the side of this
nation since the Fourth of July, l776, will
see to 1t that this nation shall not commit
suicide on Nov. 8, 1895, BY tho time the
unparalleled harvests Of this summer get
down to the seaboard VIC shall be stand
ing In a sunburst Of national prosperity
that will paralyze the pessinists who by
their evil prophecies are disappearing the
God who hath blessed this nation as he
hath blessed no other.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-09-25
Notes Of GIadness

In all our Christian work you and l
want more of tho clement Of gladness. No
man had a right to say that Christ never
laughed. Do you suppose that he was
plum at the wedding in Cana Of Galilees
Do YOU suppose that Christ was unrespon-
sive when the children clambered over his
knee and shoulder at his own invitation
DO you suppose that the evangelist meant
nothing when no said Of Christ, tt He re-
ioiced in spirit?" Do you believe that the
divine Christ, who pOurs all the waters
over the rocks at Vernal Falls, Yosemite
does not believe in the sparkle and gallop
and tumultuous joy and rushing raptures
of human life? believe not only that tho
morning laughs, and that the mountains
laugh, and that the seas laugh, and that
the cascades laugh, but that Christ laugh
ed. Moreover, take laugh and a tear In
to an alembic and assay them, and test
them, and anRlyze them, and you will Of
ten find as much of the pure gold Of reli-
zion in laugh as in a tear. Deep spiritual
lag ALWAYS shows itself in facial illumtna-
ton. John Wesley snia no was sure Of
good religious impression being pFoducea
because Of what he calls the great glad,
ness he saw among the people. Goddess
merriment is blasphemy anywhere, but
expression of Christian joy is appropriate
everywhere.
Moreover the outlook of the world
ought to stir us to gladness. Astronomers
disturbed many people by telling them
that there was danger of stellar collision.
We gere told by these astrnnomeFs that
there are worlds coming very pear Fpgeth.
er, and that we shall have plaques and
wars and tumults and perhaps the world
destruction. Do not be scared. II you
have ever stood at railroad center where
10 or 2L or 80 rail tracks cross each other
and seen that by tho movement of the
switch one or two inches the train shoots
this way and that without cOlliding, then
you may understand how 80 worlds may
come within an inch Of disaster and that
inch be as good as a million miles. II a
human switch tender can shoot the trains
this way and that without harm, raPppf
the hand that for thousands Of years has
upheld the universe keep our little world
ont of harm's way9 Christian geologists
toll us that this world was millions Of
years in building, Well poWi do not
think God would take millions Of years W
build q house which was to last only B,D09
wears. There is nothing in the world OF
outside the world terrestrial or astFonom=
ical, to excite dismay, ! wish that some
stout gospel breeze might SCATTER OIL the
malaria Of human forebOding, The sun
rose this morning ut about O'Clock, and
l think thnt is just about the hour In the
worlds history. 1.-THE day Is at hand.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-09-25

The first ray of the dawn see in the
Gradual substitution of diplomatic skill for
human butchery. Within the last 90
vears there have been international differ
eneos which would have brought shock
of arms in any other day, but which were
peacefully adjusted, tha pen taking US
nlace of the sword The Venezuelan con-
troversy In any other age Of the world
would have brought shock of arms, but
now is being so quietly adjusted that no
ono knows just how it is being settled
The Alabama question in any other age
of the world would have caused war be-
tween the United States and England.
How was it settledP BY men-of-war of
the NarrOws or off the Merseyf BY the
Oulf stream Of the ocean crossed by gulf
stream of human blood? By the pathway
of nations incarnadinedS No. A few wise
mon 20 into n quiet room at Geneva, talk
the matter ovepa telegraph TO Washing.
ton and to London, Gan settled. Peace,
peacel Engb nd pays to the United states
tho amount awarded-pays really moro
than she ought to have paid. But still,
all that Alabama broil Is settled-settled
forever. Arbitration instead Of battle.
So the quarrel about the Canadian fish
cries In any other age would have caused
war between the United States ana Eng
land. England said, Pay me for the II IN
yasion OF my Canadian fisheries Fha
United States said, ~ will not pay any:
thing" Well, the two nations say VI
0uess we had berter leave the whole mat
ter to q commission. The commission
is appointed, and the commission exam
ines the affair, and the commission re-
ports, and pay we ought, pay We must,
nay we do. Not pound of powder burn
ed. no one hurt so much as by the scratch
Of pin. Arbitration instead OF battle.
So the Samoan controversy In any othel
age would have brought Germany and
ths United States irtn bloody collision,
But all is settled. Arbitration instead o.
battle
France will never again, l think, through
the neccadillo of an embassador, bring on
n battle with other nations. She sees thai
| God. in punishment at Sedan, blotted oul
the French empire, and the only aspirani
Tor that throne who had any right OF OK
noctation dies In a war that has not ever
The dignity of being respectable. What Il
the leaf that England would like TO teal
ont Of her history The Zulu wal. Dowl
with the sword and pp with the tzeatEl
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-09-25
eYit
intrinsic value OF 10
Hood Sarsaparilla. . - D AS

Merit in medicine means the power to
cure. Hoods sarsaparilla possesses actual
and unequalled curative power and there
fore it has true merit. When you buy
Hoods Sarsaparilla, and take it according
to directions, to purify your blood, or
cure any of the many blood diseases, you
are morally certain to receive benefit.
The power to cure is there. You are not
trying an experiment. 1t will make your
blood pure, rich and nourishing, and thus
drive out the germs of disease, strengthen
the nerves and build up the whole system.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-09-25
He liked OYsters.

The manager of big restaurant near
Broad Street station youches for this story;
A day or two ago an individual manifestly
from the "roral deestricks" drifted up
against tho counter at which raw oysters
are dispensed ''Young fellow" he re
marked to the boxman, you kin gimme
some o. them raw eyesters," request
which was promptly complied with. Aft
er the first half dozen had been deftly ex-
tracted from their shells and tossed before
the hucolic epicure the artist who was
handling the oyster knife glanced up in
quiringiy. Seeing the countryman stil
holding his fork expcctantly POISED. he
continued his operations, and 1t was a
race between the two until the FISHERMAN
paused to wipe the perspiration from his
brow The countryman had up TO this
point consumed three dozen and half
AZ oysters. young Teller, he drawled,
''whcn you've opened 10 cents wuth, l
reckon you better quit b'lieve don'S
want po more than dimes wuth this
time. ''-P philadelphia Record.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-09-25
Chenn iorrren In nc Household.

Why not have your oxygen on tap2
A machine has been invented by means
Of which the householder win be enabled
to supply his dwelling with indefinite
quantities of the life giving gas. All he
need do is to turn on the tap, and pretty
soon he and the family will feel as frisky
as they have mind to. This is no joke,
but sober earnest. Tho discovery is very
important, and the best part of 1t is that
the contrivance is so cheap that even the
poor mnn can afford to buy one 1t will
not cost more than $40, and it is warrant
cd to last indefinitely, requiring no ex-
pensive chemicals.
The writer is forbidden to give a detail
ed description of the instrument just now,
but it consists most essentially of tube
of soft iron and an arrangement of mag
nets 1t may he put under IA window like
fly screen and will supply the additional
oxygen to the air that comes in. One OF
the machines will furnish per cent OF
extra oxygen to n whole house, If desired,
but for ordinary purposes One-half of per
cent would DO ample. Two per cent would
unduly exhilarate the inmates, causing
them to skip around and behave them
selves, perhaps, in manner too undigni-
fed.
There arc other uses IOf tlls uONoA dp-
paratus. One Of the machines placed in
front of the furnace door in winter will
make the fire much hotter and save a largo
part Of the fuel Oxygen is queer stun,
and most people have very indistinct no.
ton as 10 what 1t Is All they know Is
that it is q very essential constituent OF
air. But it is a fact that an additional
fraction OF 1 per cent in the atmosphere
will give mnn energy TO work, when
without it he would feel incapable of ex-
ertion. 1t will make the difference Boz
tween low spirits and q joyous Civilizations
hence it appears that this new inven-
ton is likely to be a boon to mankind.
True, you can buy oxygen now, If You
WISH but it costs like anything Tho
market price is $3.50 pound, and that
quantity is only 16 cubic feet. 1t comes
in cylinders, compressed, and when the
tank is empty you must pay to have 1t fill
ed. 1t Is so expensive in this form that
you have to ecOnomize it by holding tube
to your nose. That is not the way people
want oxygen. What they require is
steady supply at a small price. Professor
Dewar has solidified the gas in the shape
Of a clear glass at a temperature of several
hundred degrees below the zero of Fahren-
heit, but nobody not millionaire can az
ford to buy such preparation, even If it
could be taken comfortably in bites
Washington Letter in Boston Transcript.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-09-25

Watts-I slw your friend Abbott this
morning
Potts-Abbotts Who told you he was
INV friendy l haven't bit Of use for him.
Watts-Oh, you HAVEN'T Then Of course
he isn't your friend -lndianapolis Jour
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-09-25

tDsiiy. sDaily except Sunday
49,, tons tn leave passengers from Wilmington
and points north or take passengers Tor po'n'7
south OF Delmar' a,,,.,,,s
Lave Wilmington 10 4, NJ, snd BEL p ~, uallS
and eI3 IL Is a. M. $50 49, 6.lal alA O'oo y ~
week days. cave Ss% SAsus !, T no an lis
inI0 D. IN. daily, S.3l, 9'ao. ll'uS ALA $50
s.s6. 6.44 and 7.22 pm. week nays'
Fvnress trains leaving Harrington SOB a, m !.
sD5 IRVING at GA p. m, week days, run lnrSug1
solid to and frSm BALTIMORE VIA
BRANCH ROADS.
n.,..,.Hr. MARYLAND VIRGINIA r. R
Leave Harrington for Franklin ann way
iOS7 A. NJ and g,2s p. m Iuesuays, ~, ,rr,.ii
and Saturdays only Returning, tram leaves n I'm
m CIV 80 A. NJ week dRys, l.41 D. m 1uesuaS B.
TbnrsdaVs and saturdays only. - 5,;o
Leave Fraukiia city Tor ChlaSStedsae leave
sfeamsr) t.43 D, m. Eeek-QAFsi hctu'HiRs' ~
ChincOteague Az a. ~. weekdays
Leave Harrington for GeOrgetoWn ana Lever
at IA N A. m weekdays and o--s p q wee wee ~'uays'
Returning, leave Lewes o'4l b. ms ''~' - -
weekdays.
Teave Lewes for RehOboth 1903 noon
veek DAYS and SAP m Saturdays onlY)
Returning. leave Rehoboth 20 a. m (Moh-
DAYS only) ana o5 p. m. week days
ror perlin. leave harrington 1871 g. m, anu
& 5sn. m. tuesdays Thursdays and SaIuFaays'
Returning, leave Berlin e;og a, M an al 80 =
m, sdaYs, Thursday and Saturdays Only, A
ourEN ANHE & KENT X. B--Leaye IoshHenSd
or Centreville and way staticns ~ D. m. Snu
% m weekdays. Returning leave CehteI-
vile ISL a. m, and > 80 p. "a. week days. -,
VII H., = CaEs1rRAKE H. k.-LeaVe Clayton iOi
otj "a ,rsv statioas at 9.SS 4. m. and 81 10 D.
N. week.days Returning, leave oxford soS l. ID
and l.4J D. ia. weekdays. =, -. S.sfor.;
CANBRiDaE b bEAFOBD X. h.-leaIe ssa ~ ~ *
80 camhrIdge and intermediate stations AT ll.ll
a. m Week, days aud Oh THesdaye, IhnTsaaS
satTrdaYs 7O5 D. IN. returning, leave C Alo w
0,2Oa ~. and on. Tuesdays thuIso"ys
GoSNsoTloM At Perter, with Newark Del
aware CITY Railroad. Al Townsend, with HI1So oI
Anue.s q Kent Railroad. At Clayton, WIN DSs-
awaro q chesapeake Railroad and Baltls'ore %, o.
Delaware Bay Railroad. Al harrington l.. "i Az
Delaware, Maryland b virginia naliroal' a.
iSaiiSar' with New YORK, Pniladel Shla y AouoiA
Wieo,nico q POconOke aud Peninsula hAllroaus
= N pRnVnST General MahageT.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-09-25
, w. & B. railroad

DELAWARE DIVISION.
On and after September a. 1896. trains
will leave Philadelphia as follows;
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-09-25
= At u Georsesown alns connect with ''an' to an
GoiRg gouih read up

nv KnNNrv. 0s aeral S1peFlntRndehtl -,
r. HOLIDAY Superin's''
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-09-25

Fvnress iralns leaving harrington 5.U' y ~
and IRVING al GA p. m. weekdays, run lnrSuE
soiid to and fr8m Baltimore, via FOfler an
Newark.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-11-12
HANDLING LOTS OF MONEY
Methodist Episcopal Missionary Managers
Transact Business.

Detroit, Mich, Nov. IA score of
bishops and thirty lay committeeman
we're present today at the opening ses-
sion of the general missionary commit
tee Of the Methodist Episcopal church.
Bishop Andrews is presiding. Actual
business began with the reading of the
treasurer's report. which showed re-
ceipts for the year Of 81, ,221 ,25S. an in
crease of $46,70S over the preceding
yeor. Expenditures amounted TO 81
i70.117. The balance of s51.1J was ep-
piled to the committee indebtedness Of
s22a. a.055, leaving ii at present s187 T..
Special gifts have been received amount
ing to $43,4 Discussion Of the total
missionary appropriation for the coming
year occupied the remainder of the ses-
s,cn. The different amounts proposed
were: BY bishop McCabe, original mo
ton, 1,l42. $50: Rev. j. +. Goucher. 81
III 600; Bishop Walden, 81 100 900: Secre-
tary Palmer, 81 ,04s, ,o22: Secretary Leon
ard. 81 ,043. .1so. Bishop NcCabe's mo-
ton was lost and the next sum to it,
s1,121 900, was adopted. The contingent
fund was set at $4,000. the incidental
fund at $40 900
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-11-12
CA9ToRIA
rs ss.- III
s;':;:" ~ IH2ZZM ~. -
SHERMAN GTvEs ADVICE
Tells " hat He Thinks the Coming ssssisa
Of Congress should do

New York. Nov. IA banquet. which
took the form OF "a jubilee In celebration
os the recent Republican victory and Q
reception by some % the successful can
didatea. was given a. the Union League
club az Brooklyn tonight. There was
abou; 80 present, Among those 80 the
gsest's table were Senator John sher-
man. William BerTi. Mayor Strong ~
New York. Lieutenant Covernor-siect
Woodruff. Hon Fred Grant Mayer
Wurster OF Brooklyn. ex-Mayor Charles
4. Schlsren and General Stewart l..
Woodruff.
Among those who spoke briefly we're
Senator Sherman. Mayor Strong. Presi-
dent Berri of the Union League, Timothy
" oodrun and Mayor wurs;eT.
senator Sbermsn. IN his sdtress. stvo-
Gated Conservatism on the part 81 fhs
sdIn. .nisfrzticn that - 90 be. The advice
ia Ms speech may De ep.tomgzes thus:
Pass the Dsngi.y ban. improved " pos-
eibie 20 the Mckinley administration
may come into power With sarhcieut no
ney n meet expenses: no extra s~-~le1
~ congress. appointment - q tarsr com
mission. calm and deliberate Considers
tioB Of the whole question. take care 10
the farmers from ne point u view of
protection. 10 coinage ~ silver do.lsr
unin we can put INTO ne silver do'iss
enough silver - make i equal IN value 20
the gold dollar. Ss5eorns sli Conservative
men q tss KsDgbsicsa party.
Senator sbefagzs referred ale, 20 ,hs
work ~ fae psE; s6n1fn!s,raiion in ~x-
trsueiy unf4YoTsble terms