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Milford chronicle., 1896-04-17

Would western civilization be the gamer
or the loser by an extension, amounting
to predominance of the Russian pOweri
The many amiable qualities of the Russian
character, which perhaps no person is bet
ter qualified to appreciate than the traveller
who has enjoyed Russian hospitality, dis
arm those feelings of upreasOning an
tipathy which, when once they have arisen
between nations, Rra the most difficult to
allay. But the Russian government has
rzlhappily precluded itself from appealing
10 the higher instincts of the cultivated
European peoples.
Their ruthless treatment OF the Jews,
their cruel pan-Slavic polioy-nay, the re-
cent persecution of that handful of Ras-
sian oolonists in Armenia who are reli-
giOus exiles rather than oolOnists-debar
them from such an appeal Their com
meroial policy is not calculated to enlist
the good will Of the commercial classes IN
Europe. They have sealed up that natural
avenue Of western commerce with Asia by
the Black sea and the valley of the kur.
In this manner they have themselves af-
forded the strongest and most realistic ar
Quments to those who still sec in the Rus
sian empire n monaco to all that Europe
holds dear, and who quote the prophecy OF
the first Napoleon that Europe would
again be Overrun and her institutions over
turned by the barbarians Of the north
Contemporary Review.
Milford chronicle., 1896-04-17
The neart That was FIred.

The infant school of tho Grace Metho-
dist Episcopal church at Broad and Mas
ter streets has some promising pupils. For
two or three weeks the youngsters have
been practicing a new song, My Heart Is
Fixed" and the superintendent observed
last Sunday that the singers seemed to
have but a vague idea OF tho meaning OF
the words they ratified off in such a parrot
like manner. who can tell me what the
name OF this song meansT' she asked. I'M
mediately 80 thumbs were inserted in 30
mouths, and the means Of communication
were effectually blocked The star pupil
seemed to have a faint CLEAN of intelli-
gence in his eye, 50 she called him by
name and repeated, ALFRED, can you tell
me what l mean when ] say My Heart Is
Fixed?'" eyes, ma'am," replied the
prodigy. ivy, your heart got broke, and
you had to have it mended. "-Philadel-
Dhia Record.
Milford chronicle., 1896-04-17

A letter sent to a native prince In India
is very elaborate affair. The paper is
specially made for the purpose and is
sprinkled with gold leaf.
Only the last few lines Of the somewhat
lengthy documents contain tho purport Of
the letter, while the remainder is made up
Of the usual roundabout and compliment
tary phrases.
1t is folded in peculiar way, with the
flaps outward, and placed In muslin bag,
and this latter into one Of crimson and
gold tint, with slipknot Of gold thread,
attached to which is a ponderous seal. The
address, written on a slip of parchment, is
attached to the outside bag.
These details are very important for pO-
lite letter writing in india and II any Of
them were omitted it would insult the per-
son addressed. -Poarsons Weekly.
Milford chronicle., 1896-04-17

A Chicago man in Washington thus do
soribes the Coliseum now being erected in
Chicago for the democratic national con-
vention: cit will cover 2S5,0O0 square
feet, but a better idea is conveyed by the
statement that it is twice tho size Of Madi-
son Square Garden in New York. The
Republicans will hold their convention at
St. Louis in building $50 by 26O feet. 1t
could be put inside the Coliseum and there
would be room enough left for a race
course, a football game, a bicycle tourney
and circus. The seating capacity for del
eeates is over 900, and the speaker stand
will hold 300 The newspapers will be 40
corded for actual working men seats for
$50. Their desks will be in front of the
speaker and not back of him, as has been
too often the case. The gallery and prom
enade will accommodate 10, 900 spectators.
The arrangements for light and ventila-
ton are perfect Tho location insures de-
lightful breeze, for the structure is iso-
lated. To the cast are the greenswards OF
jackson park, and within sound Of the
convention are the ripping waters Of the
lake think it would be advisable for the
delegates to bring overcoats and heavy I'M
CerWearn
Milford chronicle., 1896-04-17

A correspondent who met President
Kruger when on a church union mis-
sion to the Transvaal. gives some inter
esting particulars concerning Dom
Paul's linguistic abilities. During the
interview DR.. Leyds interpreted and
the correspondent was amazed to know
how thoroughly au fait the president
was with the ecclesiastical affairs OF
Europe. When outside the CORE
spondent fixed his eyes as searchingly
as he could on DR.. Leyds, who had ac-
companied him, and asked; Does
President Kruger really know no Eng
lish?" With a meaning look DR.. Leyds
replied: IF you, are praising him or
speaking well Of the Transvaal he
knows no English, but If you are speak
ing i'll of him or saying anything
against the Transvaal he knows every
word you say"
Milford chronicle., 1896-04-17

inoiassvs.
"Gimme Trilby foot" means "Pass
mo fried pigs foot" The same desire is
often expressed in u request for "a grunt-
err or "a squealer.
"Giye the sand box kick down this
way" means Pass the sugar.
''Driyo tho COW down this way' is an
old and honorod method OF asking for the
milk
"Slop and sinkers' means coffee and
doughnnts. Tho doughnuts at this partic-
ular counter have been hOnOred with the
new title OF lifo preservers. " Another pc
culiarly apt expression for this article Of
diet Is fried holes"
pass the dope, is q request for butter.
"Hamncrine, " means chopped ham.
"Ono boxing glOvo with plenty of lin
ing" means sandwich with n liberal al
lowanoe Of ham. "Ono boxing glove with
out a shadow is tho sandwich moderately
provided with ham.
"Threo slides down to west end" Is an
expression peculiar to New Orleans and its
vicinity. Lunch counters in these places
have one end for colored people only, and
a request for t'Three slides down to west
end" is the way in which the waiter tells
the cook to set out coffee and doughnuts
Na WAieAe AZ ssAAAa AAAo AAb8oA NAe u VIII
counter.
Sweet potato pie is great favorite In
the south, and tho men come in asking
"G0t any tato poney" Another namo for
sweet potato pic is poodle pie" Every
thing is oustarsl, too, in the pie line. Or
binary oustard pic Is called EGG custard;"
lemon pie is lemon custard, potato
pie is potato custard, and so on,
Cranberry pie is Familiarity known as fred
Pic, " whilo minco pie is variOusly called
"mystery pie and 'jambOreo pho" Pie
with two crusts is known as two ssOry
pie" and "dOuble barrelod pie. " Pies
with ono crust ara called "opcn faced pie, "
"single barreled pie and lone story pie. "
"Celluloid pio'' is another name for Gus
tard pie.
Ham and eggs arc called for as ''Kansas
City chicken and Adam and Eve. "
adam and Eve" seems to be a favOrita
figure of speech for representing an egg,
scrambled eggs being known as adam
and Eve shipwreeked while eggs on
toast nro called "Adam and Eve on a raft. -
Other names for scrambled eggs are "agi-
tated eggs, J." ''storm tossed" and "eggs
around the curve. Fried eggs unturned
are called "eggs with eyes open, " sunny
side up, " "straight up and 1.-TWO white
wings turned down" Soft boiled eggs
are described as "a light on the ocean
wave" whilo hard boiled egg is called
"a light under the waves" Fried eggs
turned over are called sin the dark, or
'with black eye.
''Short and white" means sausage and
beans.
iona sole without a shoe" means a
beefsteak,
"Jaya In the dark" means black coffee
"Hongkong on crutches" is tea without
milk.
Cake is variously demanded as "white
cake" and "blaek cake" while ica cream
Is easily recognized in demand for "oold
food. New York sun.
Milford chronicle., 1896-04-17

The negroes in the vicinity Of st. Roch's
cemetery, and particularly those who live
In eye shot of the protection levee, are
greatly exercised over the frequent appear
ance of bioyclist who they claim is pos
sessed Of more than mortal properties
Il wuz a-settin in my do de yuther
evenln, said an old negroes yesterday
afternoon, "when seen ole gennerman,
wild long white hair, a bendin over bicy-
ole an ies' a-hyin down perteckshun levee.
wuz a-watohin de very spot, when he riz
up FUN de groun, an kep my eyes on
him twell he faded way kin swear
dat he didn' come rum nowhere, an dat
he didn' go nowhere. "
The old negress in question is not the
only one in the vicinity who has seen the
old gentleman riding along the leyee.
There are any number of people, nearly all
of them black who claim to have seen
him, and all of them declare that he is no
human cyolist, but a spook Whether their
superstition of spookism is correct or not,
the appearance of the ancient wheelman
always causes great deal of alarm. New
Orleans Times Democrat
Milford chronicle., 1896-04-17
soUTHsRN LUNCH COUNTER SLANG
Phrases In "a Louiaiana Restaurant That
Are Greek to the Uninitiated-


Are Greek to the Uninitiated-
Lunch counter slang is Greek to the I'M
initiated. Like most slang, however, II Is
very expressive and tho titles OF the lunch
room have plenty Of truth to recommend
them and not little poetry. One Of the
best railroad lunch counters In the south
is at Hammond, La. This may be or 1t
may not be because the man who runs it
is q northern man. According to his no
count, the lunch counter lexicon of the
south is quite different from that Of the
north.
"When went to Hammond, he said,
81 didn't know what the mon were talk
ing about half the time. Two or three
crews of railroad men would come In to-
gether and didn't know what they want
ed when they fred their orders at me.
There was one thing l could understand,
though, and that was tho please sir, with
which almost every southerner would I'm
ish his request The northern man says,
Gimme a cup o. coffee. The southern
man says, Gimme n cup o. coffee, plense,
SIR That Il the way tho ordinary traveller
would ask for coffee. With the trainmen
and tho regulars, drummers and so on, 1t
is different
Then 10 gave extracts from his lexicon,
some Of which arc worth recording.
ssShort and sWeat" means heaps and
Milford chronicle., 1896-04-17

An extraordinary case was reported by
DR.. Cheyne toward the close OF the last
century-that of a Colonel Townshend.
This gentleman visited Bath to drink the
waters and informed DIR. Cheyno and other
physicians that be could counterfeit death
at will. The colonel readily consented 70
make the experiment, and so, with three
doctors in attendance, he laid himself On
couch. His pulse grew thready and
small and finally stopped; his breathing
ceased, and when the apothecary, ono Mr.
Shrine. held glass to his mouth the sur
face was not dimmed. The worthy physl-
clan who tells the story says that himsen
and his colleagues thought the colonel had
really given up tho ghost. But tho pulse
began to revive, the breathing became es-
tabiished, and soon the colonel sat up and
conversed. The sequel to this narration Is
curious enough in its way. Colonel
Townshend died shortly afterward az
Bath, but his body was found to be free
from any traces Of disease or other conai-
Zion such as might explain the power no
u. .ssa.eead f,vpr his heurt and lunyS
Milford chronicle., 1896-04-17

/ am pleased to say that there have beer
no new books lately in the Scotch Ian.
guage. The author Of THE Pump In the
Kailyard" is resting on his laurels, and
the other gentleman, who wrote The Men
of the Barley Bree; Bonnie Blue story
has not published since. Beside the
Duke Of Argyll's Post" is still waiting for
a successor. On she other hand, we have
had no more Of The Purple Caulihower'
school of fiction.
OF the Scotch story we have surely had
bountiful feast and can do with rest.
Whom it came to eopious glossary witt
each book, it came, in the words Of a greater
even than myself, to something London
Figaro
Milford chronicle., 1896-04-17

ny,.,v,ur Maryland VIRGINIA r. r.
lave Harrington for franklin ana WAY STATION ;
"a a. "A M and Gas D. m. Tuesdays, ThursdAy
aud Saurd All only Returning, tram leaves eI;.'
lin Guy 55a a. m. wee days, l41 p. m luesuas .
Thursdays aud Saturdays on y .. i,,,s
Leave Frank!iA city Tor ChihcolesBue VIC
steamer) .43 p. IN. week.-mrs. me-" mug ''
feave Harrington for Georgetown nd Lewes
ar ~ N a m. weekdays and g. s a wee S-days
Retnrning. leave Lswes 6.4l a. M, 5sJ D. III
week-dAys
For aerlin, leave HAN ngton 1921 a. M az"
Il ben M tuesdays Thu sdu1s ahd ailufuh1 =
S3sinruins i,..ve Berliu 80 u, ~, ana ~ p IN
sTuesdays, Thursday and Saturdays only.
ourrs ANNE s. KENT II. R--Leaye Townsend
Or CentrevilIe ard way stations ~ a. iii' sli,
5 80 D. m weekdays. Returning ie@Ne Ne'''''
Ville l9f A. IN and : 80 .. Ia. week Gays
DEL. a. CHEsArEAKE K. R.-Leaye Clayton fo'
fs,-fsrJ and w,lv stations at gsS IN. and %
na. weekdays. Returning leave OAiV'u O''' a. 80
and ~ p. IN. weekdays,
CANBuIDaE s. sEAFOHD Il. R.-Lease sealoI ,
for Cambridge ana Intermediate STATIONS AT IL 10
a. M week days. and on TUESDAYS, IhuIsuhysau
Eat.rfays Z % D. m. Returning, leave OaihofiuSe
6.2Oa N and on Tuesdays, Thursdays anu oal-
urdays IA .. IN
CONNECTION AT P0rser, with Newark u Del
aware an, Railroad. At Townsend ,sWith queen
Anne.s n Kent hillirOad. At clayton, vi Dei-
aware q Chesapeake Railroad aAd Sat ,re "
Delnware Bay Railroad. Al Hafn h2toh' WIN
nsln,yare Mtrylaud u Virginia K .iir04d. Al
seefnrd with ttlaOrids e u s. al jrd KaifO I'd. Al
Delmar, with New YORK, Philsd 81 ma ~ Sor' on
Wicomic0 q PocOmoke aud PenthsIit R-iifoau'
$. NJ, PROVOST, General Mai a1er.
Milford chronicle., 1896-04-17

man, IN society. IS like flower
blown in its native bud. tits there only
that his faculties, expanded in full
bloom. shine out. there only reach their
proper use.-Cowper.
Milford chronicle., 1896-04-17
paYiIIa

the peculiar combination, proportion and
process used in preparing Hoods sarsapa-
rilla. and which give it merit peculiar to
itself This is the secret of its wonderful
power, Of its wonderful sales, of its Won
derful hold upon the confidence of the
people. This is why it cures Scrofula,
Salt Rheum, Catarrh, rheumatism, all
Humors, Kidney and Liver troubles, Dys-
pepsia, That Tired Feeling, builds up the
nerves, createsan appetiteand strengthens
the whole system. Its merit, its sales, its
Milford chronicle., 1896-04-17

IDaily. kDally tAcepI 9HIua5
"a,' ,tops 70 leave passengers from wilmington
ana poilt- north. OF take passengers for points
south Of Deimu'
NEW CASTLE ACGO1MODAitoN TtAl m
~, vViInington > I'D a. IN. and 9.5l 0 m. daily
and si3 II Is Il. sol i'50, 6la, ana o'99 p III
week days. Leave New Castle 90 "a. ih' ana
1913 p. m. daily. oal, 80. 4iH e'H' TITO
5.s6. $40 and 7.22 pm. week days.
Exnress trains leaving Harrington s.j1 a. m e
and IRWIN. vt 6.si D. m, weekdays, run through
tolid TO and from Baltimore, wa Porter ahu
NnNArE.
Milford chronicle., 1896-04-17

A cream OF tartar baking powder Highest OF
all in leavenisg strength. --latest United Siatss
Government Food Report.
RoTAL BAEIEs PoWDTR Co. Joe Wall ST., N. y.
Milford chronicle., 1896-04-17

The Havook and Hornet are the first Of
a batch Of a. more or less similar vessels
now rapidly approaching completion.
They all carry IL FOUNDER quick firing
gun on the turtle back forward, the rest
Of the armament being made up Of from
three to five hotohkiss Founders, the
larger 200 foot boats carrying five of these,
Speeds vary from 81 knots in the Hornet,
to 80 knots in the newest Of these ships,
though Of course they cannot reach that
speed except in smooth water. Still, as
bad weather affects a torpedo boat even
more than destroyer, they can reckon on
a good five knot superiority over the hest
of possible foes. As regards their having
to run away from larger vessels, simple
calculation from the following table will
show about how long it would take them
20 escape:
Milford chronicle., 1896-04-17
,. w. g. B. abroad

pELAW SIR DIVISION
On and after November ~, ls95rains will leave
as iOliows
Milford chronicle., 1896-04-17

w learn also from this story OF Joseph
that the resalr Of persecution Il elevation.
Had it not been for his being sold into
Egyptian BONDAGE BY Lis malicious broth
ers and his false imprisonment Joseph
never would have become a governor.
Milford chronicle., 1896-04-17

acurious incident happened at the
thealer, Liverpool, recently. In the
a15 Faust where the soul is sup
II II ascend heavenward the cord BY
40 actress was suspended gave way,
4 lady was preoipitated on to the
She was, however, not serlonsly
Milford chronicle., 1896-04-17

Learn also from this subject that there
Is an inseparable connection between all
events, however remote. The universe Is
only one thought Of God. Those things
which seemed fragmentary and isolated
are only different parts Of that great
Thought How far apart seemed these two
events-Josepb sold to the Arabian mer-
chants and his rulership of Egypt, yet you
see in what mysterious way God con-
neoted the two into one plan. So the events
are linked together. You who are aged
men look back and group together thou
sand things in your life that once seemed
isolated. One undivided chain OF events
reaches from tho garden Of Eden to the
cross Of Calvary and thus up to tic king
dom of heaven. There is a relation be-
tween the smallest insect that huns in tho
summer air and the archangel on his
thrune. God can trace a direc1T ancestral
line from tho blue jay that thiftspring will
build Its nest in the tree HAahind the
Milford chronicle., 1896-04-17

Rose jars are made By putting q. LAYER Of
petals of any fragrant. Kanietf Il sn i
the bottom of jar.
coarse salt, CLOSES
have enough NAts
laye. put in @
sprinkling IT sia's j
as you have iid*s1# u n
namon, oris roet
Giles and mix tlN |y
the jar well clds
hal L. N Ill
Milford chronicle., 1896-04-17

ANtAakb Hlleous
Best. Medium.
Battleships. .................... is to u knots
Cruisers ...........,......-..... y 70 ~ KNOTS
Catcher. 20 to Is knots
Destroyer ....................., ~ TO q knots
Like their predecessors, the oatchers Of
the Rattlesnake and Sharpshooter class,
Havocks and Hornets exist to defend big
ships from hostile torpedo boats, and in
these maneuyers the idea was to test tho
relative values Of destrOyers and catohers
The catchers have been much abused on
the ground of lack of speed, hut it is ques-
tionable whether this is such serious de-
feet in the matter Of torpedo boat hunting
as many critics aver. The mission Of tho
catcheFs is to lie off the torpedo boat shell
ters and sink the boats as they come out.
Their comparatively slow speeds are dan
gerous rather on the ground that it exposes
them to capture by a hostile cruiser.-
Good Words.
Milford chronicle., 1896-04-17

the fact
buyHood's
rillainpref-
to the ex-
all others.
Milford chronicle., 1896-04-17

shown by
that they
Barsapa-
erence and
clusion of
Milford chronicle., 1896-04-17
foods

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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-10
LEAVING THE SHIP.

sounds You hear after the violins have
stopped playing"-
Yep" put in the cook, they're the
drippings of tho northumberland !?
But you don't hear EN- You smell
EN-"
That's it,, said the yellow haired
pseudo seaman. "And now ask you nil,
II II man has an incurable disease and
goes and takes an infallible remedy,
what happens, ch?''
"Oh, he gifts ter be one of them things
you SEQ up to Benares," said the cook.
" dervish, or mahatma, or the like
of that"
The tall man rose and nudged me.
| We walked aft. Leave them," said he.
They grow boresome. Do you recog-
nlze me?' he asked, suddenly facing me.
No." said /. somewhat startled.
Did ever put your picture in the pa
| per?''
Have you read Bertha III. Clay?" he
| asked, as he drew forth q page torn from
some book
eyes" I replied, just to humor him,
you know
am the original Of her hero in THE
Fatal Fraud; or, The Brides Marble
| Feet. You will recognize the picture.
Listen" said he, and he began to read
aloud tho following lines:
His character might be read in
his handsome, high bred face He was
proud, generous, impulsive impatient
| OF control, frank, bold, independent,
and, judging from the dark eyes that
shone with dreamy splendor, he was
| poetical and imaginative. He had q
simple, straightforward sense of honor
that won every one. That is drawn
from life and from Inc, +" said Agnew,
and the woman is i'll love with me! I
have come over here to marry her.
just then Smirky Smith approached
US, saying, "Are you tellin him about
| your writin's?''
| 1 am about to inform him, " anstyer.
ed Agnew with much dignity rs we
walked forward. 'You will be surprised
to hear that am literary man. Yes.
am. This medal was given me for my
writings by the French academy" He
| pulled out brass suspender button as
he spoke and showed it in the hollow of
his hand. Il am the man who wrote
Beautiful Snow 'Curfew Shall Not
Ring Tonight and the words and music
OF the song And the Band Played On. )
What do you think of me?''
Now we will kill himl' cried the
cook rs he began to sharpen big knife
saw the mate hurying up, and 1
made rush for the side, getting away
to shore i'll an undignifed manner. I
look back upon the visit to the Alfred
Austen now with feelings not unlike
those of man who has been to big
poster exhibition and then gone to sleep
after hearty meal of frankfurters, lob
ster la Newburg, pickles, clam Jelly,
ice cream and mulled ale.
WALT AoRoUGALI.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-10

age thatru read like romance and
ourdle your blood as you listen"
He'd make lovely corpse, heard
Mr.. Smith remark
Wouldn't he?" answered the cook.
And served all covered with mayon-
naise dressing with prunes stuck in it. ("
l glanced overheard, mentally calcu-
lating the time it would take to jump,
but Mr.. Asnew gripped my arm. 'Sit
down." no said, land we will recount
our hairbreadth escapes 1t has been a
rough voyage"
Indeed it has,, spoke up short
man who wore his trousers inside out
and had more than 100 different sorts of
buttons sewed all over his coat, land
no wonder 1t takes deal of trouble to
get glass ship across several oceans of
soup. You knew the ship is glass, didn t
ye? Yep every bit of her, and blanked
poor glass too. We have to walk like we
were on eggs, and l s'pose any minute
now we're so near shore she II get broke
by some other vessel"
At this young fellow who had
seemed to be asleep opened his eyes and
utNNo ~ ~ liiiu DlCtOlc NOiCG. les,
and she's hard to handle, harder than
an eolian harp, but did it, I'm tho
captain mere, and I want you all to
know it!' He banged on the side of the
galley, and tho cook put his head out
and poured some cold gravy into the
foyer of his calico shirt
Thinks he's captain, he does" said
q sort of dwarf, with bushy red board,
that came up out of his chest. "But lie
amt. The captain is a shark, regu-
lar shark. Hive never seen i'm; no,
nor none of ms. Ave we, mates? But
'e's n oily terror! Where arc ali tho
men what sailed III this zero bark?
Down below. that's where"
II gotter question, u sorter riddle,
fer ye," said Smirky. Answer this
here. Why is a mouse when it spins?"
"Eh-what?" l asked in surprise.
why is mouse when it spinsi"
81 give it up" I said.
Give us tho answer!' the others
yelled in chorus
Because, said Smirl1y slowly. with
grin that revealed his well modelled
palate-"becauso tho higher the fewer,
that's why"
"Rats" said Emanuel Lukens, the
dwarf. It's the other way round"
Smirky walked away, hugging him
self with glec.
That ero bloke's as crazy rs bed
bug, remarked the cook. "They said
no was cured. Ha, ha, hal And only yes
terday he told me he considered Com
stock an honest worker in the cause of
virtue"
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-10
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