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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-09-25
SILL neErTINe ON
Two Pretty Girls Find Themselves In
Awkward Predlcament.

Two Pretty Girls Find Themselves In an
Awkward PredIcament.
"Oh, loolxl Isn't that lovely?" sud
denly exclaimed one of two pretty girls,
according to the New York Journal.
"That" was one Of the new open Broad
way cable cars.
"It's simply grand" acquiesced the
other, looking in the direction her
friend had indicated. 81 have always
wished they had open cars on Broad
way. Let's take a ride and get some
fresh air."
The car was blocked and at a stand
still for a few moments, so they had no
trouble in boarding it. They did not
know that otherwise it would not have
stopped for them.
Wen go clear to the end Of the
route. This air is positively delightful" "
said the first speaker, settling back in
her seat.
Perfect" assented her friend.
"3ut." looking around, "can't yousmell
something burning?"
at seems to me I do" was the reply.
Sand it's very disagreeable, too"
Perhaps" suggested the other, 1--WE
are near the ruins of that awful horse
exchange fire."
NO." said her friend, I'VE are miles
away from It. Besides, it smells more
like"
For goodness sake" screamed the
other girl. with wild look around.
Everybody is smoking"
Worse than that" said the first,
family. "There isn't another woman
on the carl"
The conductor gave a grin as he rang
the bell after they had alighted.
"They'll all get on after awhile" he
said.
By which IT may be inferred that he
meant they would not.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-09-25
RESTORATION OF OIL WELLS.
An Electric Heater Designed to Cause the
Renewed Flow.

An Electric Heater Designed to Cause the
Renewed Flow.
The general theory concerning the
exhaustion of so many oil wells is that
the oil, in passing through the stone,
has clogged the porous stones with par
afine in such quantities that the fur
ther flow is stopped and the well ceases
to produce. In many cases, says the
Age of Steel, the supply in the earth has
not given out, but only ceases to flow
when the exit is stopped. The stone
through which the oil passes is of a very
porous nature, and, as the liquid is in
q crude state, the thick matter becomes
as dregs, settling in the rock near the
edges of the bottom of the well. Tor
pedoes have been used to shatter the
stone at the bottom of the well, thus
breaking up the clogged matter, but this
method is expensive. A new method
consists in lowering peculiarly-con-
structed electric heater into the well.
The machine, which is eight feet long
and resembles an iron cartridge, is
placed in the bottom OF the well and the
current regulated so that the heater
receives just enough to produce an enor-
nous heat without melting the metal.
By this peculiar construction Of the
carbon-paclxed chambers the intense
heat is radiated about into the rock in
all directions. Thus the parafine and
other refuse are softened and me1te1
up so that they run, and when the VA 4
Is started fresh flow takes place
as strong as It did when the wei SI
lust sunk. M@9
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-09-25
EMP or eoKHARA.
Bows Gracefully to the WIN OF the RUS
sian Government.

Bows Gracefully TO the VIII OF the NUS
sian Government.
The emir of Bokhara is one of the
most cautious and calculating of orien-
tails, who knows how 10 how gracefully
TO the inevitable and to take credit TO
himself for not battering his own ven
cradle head against u granite wall. ]
remember a striking incident that char
acterizes his practical philosophy and
his Unborn sagacity.
Some time ago the finance minister,
NJ. White, determined to erect a custom
house in Bokhara, and to levy duties on
all products and manufactures entering
into the country. 1t was generally be-
lieved that this innovation would dis
please the emir, who enormously sup
posed that the proceeds of the customs
would go to fill the Russian exchequer.
The finance minister, therefore, called
upon him with number of statistical
documents and official returns, care
full study of which would, he thought,
convince the emir of the advantages OF
the measure, but that careful study
never took place. The minister began
the conversation by asking whether he
was aware of the nature of the proposed
change. The emir said he was. 1T Is
in your own interest" remarked the
finance minister, ''as you can convince
Yourself from these documents" But
the oriental prince merely asked; rs
this being done with the knowledge and
consent of his majesty the czar2" "Un-
doubtedly 1t is" replied NJ. White.
''Then his majesty's will be DONE" ex-
claimed the Asiatic potentate, and the
conference came to a sudden and salts
factory end.
The emir has made strenuous and
persevering efforts TO introduce Russian
civilization into his domains, and 1t
cannot be gainsaid that in this respect
his subjects of to-day compare most IA
vorably with their barbaric fathers.
This is one Of the reasons why he is
liked and honOred in Russia He is a
very wealthy man, with simple tastes
and q passionate love of that species OF
shopping which In England is reserved
for the ladies'. His food differs In no
wise from that of his suite, and one OF
the ever-recurring dishes consists OF
cake fried in the fat of rams, and known
In the vernacular as parvanitshi, which
would give Pantagruel himself fit OF
indigestion. The emir knows the cost
of every quality of silk, calico, chintz
and cotton stuff in every city of Russia,
and he haggles for long time over
farthing in the price of the yard. He
never visits that country without pur-
chasing large quantities Of these stuffs,
which he, in his capacity as monarch,
can take home duty free. Then he sells
them at considerable profit to his ma
tive MERCHANTS, who enjoy no such priv
ileges. No man is more careful of his
money than the prince of Bokhara, and
vet on occasion he can be as generous as
the most prodigal.-London Telegraph
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-09-25

In all the great European cities the
fruit dealers sell peaches, pears and
apples, etc, Ornamented with armorial
bearings, initials, names and designs
of various kinds. This work is effected
in a very simple way. Fine fruit is taken
Just before ripening and paper designs
neatly cut and. pasted upon 1t. After
awhile these are removed and the part
of the fruit that has been covered Is
found to be of a beautiful clear white.
Tribune.
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GRAINS LEAVE MARKET STREET STA.
TIOK.
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| yor Philadelphia, week days, 50, an, S.
p'E nr Baltimore, week days, so am, 80 p. m.
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Telephone 1913
Ra.es 70 Western points lever than via any
other line q q SrUTI ,t3enh Pass. Az Mt,
/ v. H. GREENE. General Manager.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-09-25

The Law Times, of London, calls at
tention to the fact that the privy coun-
ell, Of which the cabinet is merely a
committee unknown to the law, has
entirely ceased to hold meetings for
purposes of deliberation and has be-
come body of a merely ceremonial
nature. So completely, however, have
the functions Of the two bodies been
dissociated that whereas the privy coun-
Gil cannot meet except under the presi-
dency Of the sovereign, the sovereign
cannot constitutionally preside at .
meeting of the cabinet.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-09-25

The British authorities In India have
been obliged to discontinue the boun-
ties on dead snakes, because the natives
went into the business of breeding tho
reptiles on large scale in order 70 Sc
cure the reward paid for their dead
bodies -Ch6eagoT rfbune. n
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-09-25

One of the most eccentric church
spires is that of the parish church (All
Saints of Chesterfield, with it's curious
spire, 22s feet high, and GA feet off the
perpendicular. Whichever way the OBJ
server looks at this curious spire it APP
pears to bulge out in that directisn.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-09-25

Freight received on wharf in Philadelphia on
calling days until 4 hour before leaving time.
The Steamer has lately been remodelled ana
greatly enlarged, powerful new boiler and ma,
chinery put 10, greatly increasing ner speea sIS
has been Thoroughly 0verhauled and made ~ good
as new In every particular.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-09-25

Persous wishing TO visit the city telher TO
nleeGnre or businea.) will dad trip BY this route
very delightful and pleassntas they will get 10 en-
isy the pleasant sea breeze. besides having =
sp.endid view Of the scenery along the by ana
river.
Passenger accommodations hrst--class,
Iadiee' saloon, genileman'a saiOen aud private
state rooms. New dining room esDeci lily for
passengers.
All Handsomely furnished and lighted with
ELECTRIC LIGHTS,
Fare to Philadelphia, s.. Round Trip, sl.5O.
Meals rs cents.
Firs,-class accommodations under cover for
HORSES, and all kinds or Live Stock.
MEALS. IS cents.
Address Philadelphia communications IN care
Citizens, Rexsamer b Co, 40 SOut Front street.
Lebanon Navigation Co..
ORce-RlsINGsUN DELAWARE
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&c. Dur0orougs, Captain.
Will Leave
LEBANON, RARKER'S. BOWERS, and MA
HONS Del, as fOIlOwe during
EERTEM BERs
RETURNING

Wnlleave Barker'slJ6 hGurs later than Lebanon;
VIII leave MahOEs' hOur later than bo"eis
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woMAN's ARM IMPERFECT.
Difficulties = Sculptor Has in Getting =
Proper Model

DImculties q Sculptor Has In Getting q
Proper Model
Il find great difficulty in getting o
model with good arms" said we'll
known sculptor recently 10 a reporter.
at is astonishing how very few women
have arms that conform to the standard.
A perfect arm, measured from the arm
pit to the wrist joint, should be twice
the length of the head. The upper part
of the arm should be large, full and
we'll rounded. The forearm must not
lie too fiat, not nearly so fiat as q mans,
for example. A dimple OF the elbow
adds beauty to a well-proPortioned arm.
"From a well-molded shoulder the
whole arm should taper in longgrace-
full curves to asummetrical and rounded
wrist. 1t is better to have an arm that
harmonizes, even If the parts do not
follow the generally accepted lines. For
instance, full, round upper arm which
Is Joined to fat or thin forearm has
a very bad effect. 1t is only a degree
worse, however, than a graceful, we'll
nodded forearm tackled on a thin.
scrawny upper arm.
Correctness of form is not the only
thing necessary for a good arm. The
owner must possess the power Of ex-
preston in her arms. As a general thing
American women are deficient in this.
Those nationalities which show the
most expression in their arms are the
Spanish, French and Italians. The
warmest admirer of Sarah Bernhardt
would not claim that she had beautiful
arms, yet no one can say that the divine
Sarah ever appears ungainly In conse-
luence. Much more lies in the faculty
of arm expression than is generally sup
posed. Boston Post.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-09-25
In the household.

To prevent buff and gray linens
from fading and growing streaky in
the process of laundering add a table
spoon of black pepper to the first wa
ter in which they are washed. To keep
pinks and blues from growing dingy
add tablespoon of salt to the first
washing water.
A small flat paint brush, about one
inch in width, is a kitchen convenience
that no housewife should be without.
For the greasing of all pans it is both
neater and more effectual than the
usual bit of paper. Also if all meats
were brushed over with sweet oil and
vinegar before sending to the refrig-
orator they would retain their juices
and flavor far more perfectly than is
commonly the case.
Feather beds and mattresses should
be banished from the home of the hy-
gienic woman. Hair mattresses, Il
they are hard and dirty, can be made
fresh by ripping the ticking, remov-
ing the hair, washing the ticking, pick
ing the. hair and putting ii in a dry,
airy place for several days. When the
ticking is dry it should be filed lightly
with the hair and tackled together
again. The woodwork of each bed
should be scrubbed, washed and dried
in the sunlight.-Chicago Record.
According to Mulhall, there are in
the United States 26O, 100 miles Of pub
lts highway.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-09-25

win leave Pier IS South Wharves Dust above Pint
81 \ fhiladelphia, as follow
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-07-03
The Advsn. of,he Bo,seisss Carriage

There are already on the market a
score or more of horseless carriages, IF
widely different patterns. driven by
motors differing in details OF con
struction, but operated in the main
by gas, electricity, steam, or com
pressed air. Several exhibitions Of
these motor vehicles have been re
Gently held in France, England and
America and the extent of them has
been to the public at large fairly as
tonishing. A New York expert assures
me that he has list of between five
and six hundred horseess carriage de
vices Of American invention alone.
Many of these will doubtless prove
failures for the law OF the survival OF
the iittest applies here as elsewhere
and even those which at first give a
fairly satisfactory result will doubt
less undergo material improvement in
the next few years. What seems per
fectly certain however is that the mo
tor vehicle has at last arrived Man
ufacturers all over the country are al
ready making active arrangements
extending their plants and putting
IN new machinery with view to be
ing among the first TO supply what is
already growing and will soon be an
demand. cleveland Moffett
in July McClure's.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-07-03
= - - -
Extraordinary Skin-Graftiug.

Patrick WALL a member OF division
S, Ancient order Of Hibernians, Ply
mouth. Pa, was caught by runaway cars
in the mine of the Lehigh coal com
pany. and received injuries OF an APP
palling nature. The most serious was
the complete fay ing Of the outside of
his leg from the ankle 10 the upper
part OF the thigh. The muscles which
make up the calf bad been torn away
and thus denuded Of skin, muscles,
veins and arteries, ii was at first
thought that Only amputation of the
leg would save his life. Or Frank l.
Mckee decided on novel method to
save the leg and his life. 1t was by
grating healthy skin over the denud.
ed part. but the operation seemed i'm
practical as the extent OF the injury
made Gl2 square inches to cover which
il was estimated would require 1900
gratis The brothers Of the A o II
decided that they would make such
sarifiee as should be needed TO re
store him 10 health. For IA weeks fol
lowing the members barred their arms
to the surgeons knife, he taking 1900
CRAFTS from them, and reported that 30
per cent grew. Wall recovered and is
almost as well as ever, with pieces Of
skin OF nfarlyerery member Of the di
vision growing on his injured limb.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-07-03
THE REFoRMER: BRATTLEBoRo. VT, FRIDAY JULY 1896.

necessary in ordinary navigation. The
eophone is PROBABLY one Of the great
es: inven tions OF the day, ~ it is des-
tined to become AS much part OF a
ships equipment as the compass.
The larger vessels will have two, and
just as there are now distinctive lights
ON shore there will be distinctive
whistles, so that in fog not only can
vessels avoid danger, but they can de-
termine their locations and 60 safely
into harbors. Ferry boats will be en-
abled to go straight across to their
slips by knowing their particular bell
or signal at either end. The echo
from an iceberg is plainly apparent.
The eophone is the invention OF
Frank de la Tore. scientist OF
Baltimore. He has spent number OF
years In perfecting it and has been
aided in the development by the ad-
vice and criticisms OF some of the
greatest PHYSICISTS of Europe. The
eophone can be placed upon any yes
sci without alteration in the arrange
m ent Of the ordinary chart house il
is not expensive; it adds practically
no thing to the weight ard it cannot
get out Of order, AS its efficiency has
been demonstrated by actual trials, it
is sure to be universally adopted for
use ON board ship and at all lighthouse
signal stations and ferry slips.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-07-03
New Compound Rotary Engine.

Messrs. }. M. Chritton and j. A.
Goodner of Mosca, Col. have just
completed an invention which bids
fair to make sensation in the me-
chapical world. It is compound ro-
tary steam engine, or engineswith ro-
tary valves and pistons, with parts ar
ranged to take and cut off steam at
any point desired. The whole is con
fined in cylinders geared to shaft,
the number OF cylinders being de-
pendent on the power required, mod.
flied. Of course, by the size Of the cyl
inders. a second ami smaller shaft
runs through each cylinder above the
main shaft. On it revolves a disk
containing steam chambers and ports.
The cylinders are so set on the shaft
that two Of them are taking steam
while one is using it expansively.
Every ounce of pressure is thus used
before any steam is released. The
shaft revolves forward or backward
by reversing lever. One Thousand
revolutions minute were attained at
a recent trial. At this speed it was
almost noiseess. A six-horse power
engine occupies space IA inches
square, two feet high. With it in use,
says the inventor, 100 miles an hour
express trains will become common.
while miniature engines may propel
ro ad vehicles at greater speed.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-07-03
WORLD or SCIENCE.
ANOTHER MISSING LINK DISCOv-
Erred.
II IL Cross Between Fish, Bird ant
EsnR


II is Cross between Fish, "a Bird ans
| Frog.
From the Savannah, Ga, News.)
Herman Kiene has one OF the most
remarkable curiosities in his posses
sion ever seen in this locality. 1t APP
pears to be combination OF bird, fish
and frog, and looks as # il might be a
relic of the evolutionary period which
failed to complete it's evolution.
The creature was presented to Mr..
Kiene about month ago by three
fishermen of the sloop Mary Odell. who
informed him that they caught it in
their net while fishing at sea about 80
miles down the coast. 1t was unlike
anything they had seen before. 1t
WAS evidently flying fish, but it had
bigger wings than any flying fish they
had ever seen or heard Of and differed
from ordinary flying fish in other
particulars.
The fishermen recognized the fact
tn at they had captured a rare spec
linen OF something, they didn't know
what, and made every etfo rt to PEE
serve it alive. 1t was kept in the wa
ter until they arrived at the Savannah
river, and was then brought up to the
city in vessel filed with salt water.
They could not keep the creature
alive, however, but it was still breath
ing when they brought ii into Mr..
kiene's saloon. Knowing him to be
taxerdermist as well, they presented to
him the fish or animal. whichever it
is. Mr.. kiene skinned and stuffed it
and now has it on exhibition.
In appearance the body is about the
shape of mullet, but with no scales,
having inside a tough skin, The head
is remarkably like that of frog. being
composed of bony plate, extending
back about four inches by two in
width. The most remarkable feature
of the thing is its wings, which branch
out from it's sides just back Of the
2ills. The wings now have the shape
and appearance of large cabbage
leaf, but Mr.. KIene said that when
fresh they had twice their present ex
pansion, which would give them
reach of - inches from the body. The
wings are of thin, rubber like sub
stance, with ribs winding through
them. They are very dark. The tail
rs broad and fan like. The two sets
of fins ON the back are connected by a
filmy substance, which give them thu
appearance Of sails.
Underneath the gills and just ahead
of where the wings branch out are
two fins about four inches in length
each. They are hard and tough, and
Mr.. Kiene says that when fresh they
had remarkable resemblance TO the
feet OF a frog Altogether il is "a GU.
rious creature. 1t has been seen by
numbers of fishermen, none of whom
can identify it. 1t has bigger wings
than any fish ever seen in these wa
tiers. A careful examination shows
that there is no fake about it, and
everything is natural and in one piece.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-07-03
Various Notes Of Progress.

A New York man has invented a
device for transmitting photographs
by electricity. The negative is placed
at the ansmitting end Of the line
an peculiar disk is passed over il
which registers the slight elevations
and depresslons of the gelatine film.
making plate at the other end COW
ere d with lines finer than leo to the
in ch,' much finer than engravings
usually are. From the plate thus Sc
cured "a photograph can be printed as
from an original negative.
According TO, recent lecture of
Prof. Shuster of London, the safest
course for human being in thun-
der storm is to get thoroughly wet
The British Medical journal calls
attention TO the fact that diphtheria
is often spread by cats. During the
la te epidemic at Brighton, England,
{ was found that several cats died of
diphtheria apd that beyond doubt the
dread disease had, in number of
cases, been communicated by pets to
human beings.
Edison predicts that practical air
ship will be invented within the next
ten years.
The influence of the telephone wires
on lightning has been investigated in
Germany. The result of the inquiry
has been to show that the telephone
wire is sensibly dlminishes the VI
olence of thunder stolms and lessenes
the risk from lightning. A compar-
ison made between $40 towns having |
telephone system aud GO not SO pro-
vided showed that the ratio of the |
risk of Damage from lightning was
to 4.6 in favor of the former, while the |
frequency of flashes during thunder
storm was lowered in the proportion of
3 to B.
George i and S L Ruby of Norwalk,
Conn, have constructed a practical BIZ
cycle that can be propelled at rapid
speed over the waves. 1t is catama-
ran with float eight and one half feet
long, with a screw between the two
operated by bicycle chain attach
ment. The machine has stood several
practical tests in Norwalk harbor,
but the screw is considered too small