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INCREASE oE POPULATION.
European citiea Increase In Size as RAJ
idly "a American Cities.

II will take greater New York a long
time to become the largest city of the
wcrld, even If we ignore Chicago's hopes
OF passing her in population. Within the
area to be embraced in Greater New York
there are now about 5000, 900 people. be-
sides 100000 more just across the river
Greater London has population Of more
than 5000, coo. BY the census, taken in a
night, as the slow English take a census,
the city in the administrative county OF
London" has All, Ell population, gain
of 49, $40 people I'm five years Greater
London, however, has population of
6, 1915 and has gained 534 800 in five
years, larger actual gain, thougha small
or percentage Of gain, than that Of Greater
New York Thus city which five years
ago was as large as ,Sow York, Chicago,
Philadelphia, Brooklyn, St Louis, Bos-
ton, Baltimore and New Orleans COM
bined added in half a decade population
little less than that of sun Francisco and
Cincinnati combined In 1890.
Among the worlds great cities Paris
Will be third In 1900 but will not long
hold her place. At present rate of growth
she will bo passed by Chicago, Berlin,
Tokyo and Vienna before the first decade
of the next century closes
WONDERFUL as mas been the growth OF
American cities, they have generally not
Increased more rapidly than the cities Of
Europe of equal size. Amsterdam, Budn-
pest, Warsaw, Rome and Alarseillys have
kept pace with cities of equal size IN this
country, as st. Louis, Boston and Balti-
moro and many cities in South America
and Australia that were smaller than these
cities in 1850 were larger in 1890. Rio ia
metro, Buenos Ayres, Melbourne and sgd |
ney have grown much more rapidly than 1
cities of equal size in tho United States |
The first two named were larger than any
OF the cities In the United States in 1880 /
except New York, Chicago, Philadelphia /
and Brooklyn, while In 1850 seven cities I
in this country were lurger than Rio ia |
metro and ten larger than Bucnos Ayres
The former has passed ST, Louis, Boston
and Baltimore, while tho latter, in addi-
ton to these, has passed Cincinnati, San
Francisco and Now Orleans. In 1880 Mel
bourne was smaller than st. Louis Bos-
ton, Baltimore or Cincinnati Now it is
larger During the same time Sydney has
passed Cincinnati and san Francisco in
population.
All over the world the drift of popula-
ton is 10 the cities. This drift Is very per
ceptible in this country, but it is much
more marked in some other countries -
Florida Times Union.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-08-28

In an address before the st. Louis Law
school Chauncey NJ Depew said:
The law promotes longevity. 1t is be-
cause its discipline improves the physical,
the mental ard tho moral conditions of its
practitioner. In other words, 1t gives him
control over himself, and great philoso-
pher has written that he who could COM
mand himself Is greater than no who has
captured n city. The world has been seek
ing for all timo the secrets of longevity
and happiness. If they can be united, then
we return to the conditions Of Methuseiah
and his compatriots Whether l may live
to their age l know not, but l think
have discovered the secret Of Methuselah's
happy continuance for nearly 1000 years
upon this planet. He staid here when we
had no steam and no electricity, no steam
ers upon the river or the ocean propelled
by this mighty power, no electric light, 10
railways spanning the continent, no over
head wires and no cables under the ocean
communicating intelligence around the
world, and no trolley lines reducing tho
redundant population He lived. not be-
cause lie was free from the cxciiencnis IN
cident TO the ago Of steam and electricity,
but because Of the secret which have dis
covered. ard il is this; Longevity and hap
piness delend upon what you put In your
stomach and what gets in your mind
Badger IS great in philanthropy, isn't
hep
What makes you think s."
''Why, look ut the funny whislSers hs
uears just % amuse other people CHI
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-08-28

Now, gentlemen and Indies, said the
street fakir. exhibiting a bottle Of his ia
nous lair restorer, this preparation used
externally viii insure a full suit Of hair to
tho sinootieSt late in tho crowd but re-
ilombcr this ole necessary rrccaution-
.lea the hiIr Is once grown then takc
90. PIE Of doses Internally.
'Mnut s ti,a5 iUri asked the prospective
par, hescr.
10 ,linch the roc Is, replied tic fakir,
ls lac l,.nglcd down the o.. iclnd losketed
60 cents.-W;.sniEseo Times
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-08-28
HE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.
Reason why IL Is Becoming the Univsr.
sal Tongue.

sal Tongue
Everywhere in the United States"
Father ChiniQuy says, "the children of
French Canadians, as soon as they ac-
quire the English language at school,
give up the use Of French, except to
speak to their mothers. By this proc
ess the French must rapidly disappear.
1t is the same here. A little girl came
to me this morning'-he was staying in
Montreal-"sent by a parent who had
heard me preach and had promised to
come and see me. She spoke to me in
English for some time, and when l said
TO her; Mails ne pouyez-vous parler
FraneaisY she replied: % mon Dieu,
est-ce que je parle Anglaisl' There is
"a reason for this" the old Frenchman
continued.
II recently read an article in a maya
zinc about English the Universal Lam
guage, hut the writer did not know the
true reason. / am in the midst of it.
and know. It is because they can ex-
press themselves with greater ease in
English than in French"
And NJ Chini9uy went on to make the
Surfing aNoNal, says the COnUempO-
rary Review: "When I write book,
and have written many, write it in
English and then translate it into
French. find il more easy to do it in
that way. Your expressions are more
direct, your syntax more simple and the
sounds Of your language are more forci-
bic. Listen" And springing to his
feet the old man shouted. "Firel"
''There is some sound" he added.
''What can we say in French? Ecu It
is lost. You can say 'ReGdyi "-again
In sonorous shout. "With us it is
'pret;' there is no sound. 'All aboardl'
with us 1t is 'embarquex,' but you can
not hear 1t at ten feet. Yes, sir, the
English is boun' l. ',ecome the univer-
sal lanrrnn rra =
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-08-28

We never sec but one side Of the moon,
but, judging from the side presented to our
view, it is the general opinion that the
moon is at least spherical. OF late, how
ever, a new theory is being advanced. As
trononiers who arc carefully studying the
question say that the lights and shadows
Of our silver sister world" are incompati-
bic with tho old theory Of its spherical
rbapa -Fxchauue
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-08-28

The Beauty of ChildhOOd-Its Power Over
the Parental Heart-Its BlissIul TRANSIT
tIon From Earth to Heaven-Tho Loved
and Lost.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-While the reap
ers are busy in many parts of the land
and the harvests are being gathered the
scene brought before us I'm this subject is
especially appropriate. The text is IL
Kings iv, Is, 10, 20: And when the child
was grown it fell on a day that no went
out to his father Ia the rcapcrs. And he
said unto his father, My head, my headp
And he said to Ind, Carry him to his
mother. And when he had taken him and
brought him TO his mother he sat on her
knees till noon and then died.
There is at least one happy home in
Shunem. To the luxuriance and splendor
of a great house had beon given the ad-
vent Of a child Even when the angel of
life brings new soul to the poor mans
hut IA star Of joy shines over the manager
Infancy, with its helplessness and inne-
cence, had passed away. Days Of boyhood
had come days of laughter and frolic,
days Of sunshine and promise, days Of
strange questions and curiosity and quick
development, 1 suppose among all the
treasures of that house the brightest was
the boy. Ono day there is the shout Of
reapers heard afleld. A boys heart always
bounds at the sound of sickle or scythe,
No sooner have the harvcstcrs cut "a swath
across the field than the lad joins them,
and the swarthy rcapcrs feel young again
ms they look down at that lad, as bright
and beautiful as was Ruth in the harvest
fields Of Bethlehem cleaning after the reap
ers But the sun was too hot for him
Congestion of the brain seized on him.
Iscc the swarthy laborers drop their sic
kles, and they rush out IL see what is the
matter, and they fan him, and they try to
cool his brow, bat all is of no avail. In
the instant Of consciousness he puts his
hands against his temples and cries out
" My head, my headr And the father
said, Garry him to his mother" just as
any father would have said, for our hand !
is too rough, and our voice is too harsh, |
and our foot is too loud TO doctor a sick |
child If there be in our home a gentler |
voice, and a gentlcr hand, and a stiller |
footstep. But all of no avail While the /
rcapers of Shunem were busy in the field |
there came stronger reaper that way, |
with keener scythe and for richer har-
vest. He reared only one sheaf, but oh,
what u golden sheaf was thatl ! do not |
want to know any more about that heart
breaking scene than what l see in just
this one pathetic sentence, "IIe sat ON her
knees till noon and then died" Though
hundreds of years have passed away since
that boy skipped to the harvest field, and
then was brought home and died on his
lap, the story still Thrills us. In
deed childhood has charm always and
| shall now speak to you of
beauty, its susceptibility to
impression. its power over the PARENTAL
heart, and its blissful transition from earth
TO heaven.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-08-28

The drough, cen 50 severe IN
South Devon, England, that many birds
have been unable to find feod, owing
to the ground being like iron. The
rocks have been starving, and could
be seen searching the roads for food,
Just rs in a bad frost.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-08-28
Russlan Omcsr.. IHldn-s-

Widows of Russian officers who are
not entitled 10 pens ons are to be pro-
vided with a novel J. cans of obtaining
a livelihood. In t., autumn ten va
cancies at one of the principal schools
Of dentistry will be open to them, and.
after two years course of instruction,
the successful candidates will be In
position to practice.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-08-28

faro you going TO tho Officer"
"No; I'm going to nght duel.
swell, whom you return, please to stop
An at my dressmaker's and tell her to send
NJ my bodice, I'LL llnstre da Pocha.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-08-28


nrtAwARr. MARYLAND VIRGINIA X. r.
leave Harrington for franklin aud way statOh 6
Al "a a m and 6.2S D. m. Tuesdays, thursday
and saturdays only Returning, train leaves tfsuk'
I'M CITY 5.5g a. IN. week days, l45 D. N TUESDAY s.
Thursdays and saturdays only. -
Leave Frank'iu City for Chihcote1gue VIA
steamer) 43 D. IN. week-daYs, heIurnlhg, leave
Chincoleague Az n. m. weekdays
Leave Harrington for Georgetown md Lewes
at nj s7 a M weekdays and SIS ,. 4 weekdays.
Returniug, leave Lewes 6.4) a. m, 32O D. m
weekdays.
Leave Lewes for Rehoboth 1903 noon aud
7ssP NJ. week days. Returning leave Re
ho6oth &. rs A. NJ. and 3.o3 P. NJ. week days.
For Berlin, leave nau mgton 1881 a, M. and
4 9eDy m tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays.
Returning leave Berlin soy a, M ana s.4' p H.
Tuesdays, Thursday and Saturdays only
QUEEN ANNE & KENT X. R--LeAve Townsend
.Or Centreville and way stations l.sO a. M ana
$50 D. IN. Week-daYe Re- urning' leave Cehter-
willie ISL a. m. and !. 80 p, a. weekdays.
DEL. a CHEsArEAKE X. R-Leave Clayton foi
Oxford and way stations at 9.sS d. m and 81 e
M weekdays. returning, leave OXiOFu 100 Il. ~
and 40 p. IN. weekdays,
CAMBRiDaE b SEAFOKD r. R.-LeaTe Seafor,
for Cambridge aud intermediate stations AZ lilo
a m week. days. aud ON THesdayes Thursdays,ahO
Saturdays % D. IN. Returning, leave Cambridge
6.2Oa. IN ,and on IlesdaJs' AhuI9u"ys ""u 0''
HrdaVs IA u. N
CONNECTION AT P0rJer, with Newark q Del
aware CIV railroad At Townsend, with Queen
Aune's 4 Kent Railroad. At Clayton, WIN Del
aware d Chesapeake Railroad and Baltis'0re q
Delaware Bay Railroad AT Harrington win
DsiaWare MARYLAND 4 Virginia ,ilr0ad. At
Seaford, with Cambridge 3 afford Railroad Al
Delmnr with New YORK, Philade Fnla q Aoriolk
Wicomico q POcOmOke. aud Peaunsul4 railroads
SIN, PROVOST, General MAha1er.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-08-28

IDIily. SDnly eAcepV ouHu"J
.a,, ,tous to leaye passengers from Wilmington
ana point- north, or take passengers for points
south Of Delmar'
NEW CASTLE ACCOMMODAriON TRAINS, .
~. ,VilminRton . > 10 "A. m. aud ISL D IN. daily
and q Is II Is H. M $50 i'3O, 6.i5, and B.53 p. M
eek days Leave New Castle $50 "A. m. and
1919 D. m. daily. 6.Sl, 80. ll.Vz am lilo
5. s6. 6.gl and 7.22 pm. week days.
Evnr,.ss Trans leaving Harrington sos a, m.
and sr,iV,ng At ga D. m, weekdays, run through
solld TO aud frem Baltimore, via Porter ana
Notv trk
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-08-28

They have no appetite; food - - q
does not relish. They need the oning upof
the stomach and digestive organs, which
a course Of Hoods Sarsaparilla will give
them. It also purifes and enriches the
blood, cures that distress after eating and
internal misery only a dyspeptic can
know, creates an appetite, overcomes that
tired feeling and builds up and sustains
the whole physical system. Itso prompt
ly and efficiently relieves dyspeptic symp-
toms and cures nervous headaches, that it
seems to have almost ga magic touch"
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Milford,
TTuStGl P. GduSGy,
General Insurance Agent.
Fire and life.
AT OFFICE OFw. F. CAUsEY,
Milford, Del,
p. w. & 3. 1aiIroad

DELAWARE DIVISION
On and after May 3, 1895, trains will leave az
follow;
GnING sOUTm. n.M.A MAMAn ~ rn
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-08-28

There Is not large family, or hardly
large family, that has not bent over such
treasure and lost 1t. In the family fold is
there no dead lamb? 1 have seen many
such cases of sorrow. There Is one pre-
eminent in my memory as pastOr-Scoville
Haynes McCollum. The story Of his death
has brought hundreds unto God. He be-
longed to my parish in the west A thor
ough boy, 0 or 10 years of age. Nothing
morbid, nothing dull about him. His voice
loudest and his foot swiftest on the play
ground. Often he has come into my house
and thrown himself down on the floor in
an exhaustion of boisterOus mirth, and yet
he was a Christian, consecrated to God,
keeping his commandments. That is the
kind of childish piety believe in. When
the days of sickness came suddenly and he
was told that he could not get well, he
said: "JeBus alone can save me. Jesus will
save me. lie has saved me- Don't cry,
mamma / shall go right straight up to
heaven" And then they gave him glass
of water TO cool his hot lips, and he said
Mamma, / shall take draft from the
water of life after awhile, of which If one
drink he shall never get thirsty again.
lay myself at Jesus feet, and want him
70 do Just what he thinks best do with
mo. " In those days Rest For Il Weary"
was now hymn, and be had Parned IL,
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A HARVEST SHADOW.
REV. DR.. TALMAGE TELLS A TOUGH
ING BIBLE STORY.

The Beauty Of Childhood-Its Power Over
the Parental Heart-Its BlissIul TRANSIT
tIon From Earth TO Heaven-Tho Loved
and Lost.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-08-28
Can't

This is the complaint OF m
thousands at this season. IN q
They have no appetite; food - - Z
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In this dark world Of sin and pain
We only met TO part again,
But when we reach the heavenly shore
We there shall meet to part no more.
The hope that we shall see that day
Should chase our present griefs away.
When these short years Of pain are past
Wen meet before the thrOno at last.
People's voice., 1896-06-25
City and County.
The Money Question.
s~~~~~~~o~~~~~oo~o~>~-

y Tbe VOICE trusts its patrons will
Il Dyer estimate its financial re-
sources. We have taken in practical
ly nothing on subscription for a year
past. We have about 50, 800 dueus on
} subscription, scattered all over this
county and Oklahoma. We have
trtried to carry these people along for
| the benefit of the cause. We have
taken the risk of crops and everything
else on our own shoulders in doing
this.
We have been, and are now, put to
our wits end to get sufficient money
to pay our hands, to pay paper bills
and other running expenses. We are
not complaining, but unless the peO-
pie stand by US we are sure to reach a
point after while where the wheels of
I our press will be locked
The amounts due us range from 81
0 81. Each man thinks what he
N owes is so small that it would be of no
great benefit to US. Now we want to
say this: If you want to see the
VOrCE continued and made to do val
liant service for the people this fall,
come to its relief. 1t takes money to
pay for composition and run a news
paper. Harvest is here. We want
everyone Of our subscribers to retain
from bis pivtance he receives from his
crops a dollar, two dollars or three
dollars for the VOICE. You must have
paper to fight your supreme battle
with the gOldbugS. Better cut off
your payment on some other debt by
! this much.
We don't say these things as a
threat. We say them because they
are facts. We must have money or
I sink. Please bear it in mind and
come to our relief as soon as possible.
People's voice., 1896-06-25

1t seems that Syl Dixon counted
too much on his corn trains fame. A.
W. Hardin, photographer of Wich-
ita' ran an attachment for sl25 on the
train at st. Louis to secure pay for
1000 photographs of the train, which
ne says Dixon guaranteed to sell.
The photographer seems to have most
OF them on hand yet. By the way we
People's voice., 1896-06-25

W. D. Murrell, Of Ottawa, formerly
OF the firm OF Black & Murrell, this
city, was here on business last week.
de is Democrat, but says he will
vote the Republican ticket il his par
ty declares for free silver. He repre-
sents the Waddell Investment Co.
People's voice., 1896-06-25

Tuck Finch one of the Conway
jOintistS who was trying to find a eli
mate more suitable to his health was
brought down from Wichita Friday
by Charley Shawver. he was taken
before Justice Gilmore and upon alb
sOlute promise to quit forever was
given 30 days in jail and 500. fine on
the nuisance count. The other five
counts were dismissed.
People's voice., 1896-06-25

Hiram Smith, of Oxford, charged
with cruelty to animals, on complaint
of H. c, Vandivert, was brought be.
fore Justice Gilmore last Thursday.
He plead not guilty aud the hearing
was postponed till June 20. The trou-
bic grows out of the alleged mistreat-
ment of a horse belonging to Vandi.
vert, which Smith was using.
People's voice., 1896-06-25

H. P, Butcher who once lived in
Wellington, recently graduated at
the State university and has accept.
ed the priDcipalship OF the Olathe
high school. Mrs. Butcher is now
visiting her parents Mr.. and Mrs. O.
c. Weeden, in Creek township.
People's voice., 1896-06-25

Robert Miliard and wife returned
from an extended visit to Clinton, ILL.,,
last Thursday. Mr.. NJ. says crops are
all that could be asked for there but
that business from some cause is al.
most at a dead stsndstill. People
complain of hard times as much there
as here. Something wrong.
People's voice., 1896-06-25

Misses Mamie and Dorothy Porter
were thrown from a buggy propelled
by runaway team Wednesday even
ing Cf last week, near their home west
of the city, and badly bruised. The
buggy was upset and completely
wrecked. The horses started To run
while they were being watered at a
trough, one Of the brides having been
slipped off to allow the horse to drink.
People's voice., 1896-06-25

Norman Hull of Avon township,
was crushed quite seriously under his
harvester last Thursday. He was
down under it making some repairs
when it came down upon him. His
brOthers-iu-ldw went to his relief and
eXtricated him. No bones broken.
People's voice., 1896-06-25

c. B. Mcdonald, of the Oxford Reg
lister, who is just back from his trip
across the briny deep, was renewing
his old acquaintance in Wellington
Saturday. He looks hale and hearty
and will in a few days take charge of
his paper Bro. BranscOmb returning
to South Haven.
People's voice., 1896-06-25

Sheriff Heskett and deputies brought
down four cases of beer and several
gallons Of whiskey which they cap.
tured in joint at Conway Springs.
The Tarbill boys, who ran the joint,
heard in some way of their coming
and fed the country.
People's voice., 1896-06-25

Here is sort Of a cutter on ex-
county officials from the Mail of Sat-
urdal' u. 7. Sturm, ex-county
treasurer, was up from Upper Falls
township today attending the Repub-
lican convention. Mr.. Sturm is one
of the few ex-county officials who can
always be depended upon to work for
the success of his party"
People's voice., 1896-06-25

hear that number of the cars COM
posing this train, although loudly
decorated, were empty. Sylis great
fraud, but we have no doubt he will
get his United States marshalship-if
Mckinley should be elected.
People's voice., 1896-06-25

The Wellington band returned
from st. Louis Friday night. Frank
Eichelberger stayed in st. Louis and
will work for Judge Sanders, who is
pursuing the ayOcatiOn of renOvating
carpets. The boys had a great picnic
on their trip.
People's voice., 1896-06-25

Sixteen young ladies of Wellington
have formed themselves into a social
society to be known as "the Merry
Maids" The officers are as follows;
Miss LYDIA Curtis, president; Miss
Maggie Murphy, viCe-president; Miss
Eva Hibbard, secretary: Miss Tacy
Graft, treasurer.
People's voice., 1896-06-25

Frances Hartung was brought home
from OssawatOmie asylum by her sis
ter, Mrs. Small, arriving here last
Sunday. The young woman is in a
critical condition, half starved and
covered with bed sores. as We are in-
formed by her father. 1t will require
the h9St of treatment to save her
life. Mr.. Hartung says, judging from
his daughters experience, that the
OSawatomie patients receive but lit
tie care and attention, and il unable
to help and wait upon themselves
are more likely to die than recover.
II the asylum is conducted as indi-
Gated by Miss Hartung's condition it
is high time for another ''investiga-
tion." People having relatives and
friends there had best lock after
them.-Oxford Register.
People's voice., 1896-06-25

W. B. Coldwell, Of Oxford, brought
the VOICE sample Of new forage
plant he tried this year. 1t IS called
Manitoba millet. 1t grows luxuri-
antly, blooms and puts out bunch Of
nutritious seed at every joint and
when cut will sprout again and raise
a second crop. This was planted the
18th Of April and is taller than oats
at this time. He sent for bunch Of
seed to give it test and is highly
pleased with is.
People's voice., 1896-06-25

Ed. ]. H. BaaSerman, correspond
ing secretary OF the state board will
preach at the Christian church next
Sunday and evening. At the morn.
ing services the congregation will
consider whether they are ready yet
to employ pastor. 1t is requested
that every member be present. Ed.
Bauserman was here Saturday en-
route to South Haven, where he
preached on Sunday.
People's voice., 1896-06-25

Commissioner Espy's horse took a
notion to prance little last Thurs
day and before he could be cooled
down had broken a wheel and the
shafts Of his buggy.
People's voice., 1896-06-25

The county officials, those of Re-
publican persuasion, got it into their
heads Friday that since their party
had declared for the gold standard
the country was saved, and had the
flag run up on the court house
Steeple.
People's voice., 1896-06-25

Do not experiment in so important
matter as YOUR health. Purify, en-
rich and vitalize your blood with
Hoods Sarsaparilla and thus keen
yourself strong and healthy.