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Milford chronicle., 1903-01-23
Chinese sIumminr.

a Chinese woman, young and pretty
with a girl companion of about he,
own age, was making tour of inspec.
ton through New York. 1t could MOI
be determined by an onIooker wbar
her object might be. She was intenseIv
interested in the skyscrapers and went
N and out of buildings with the activ.
lty and persistency of a book agent
However, she carried nothing in her
hand but a paper fan, which She
opened and closed daintily, with a RAT.
tie OF jade bracelets. She and ber
friend went in and out Of elevators ami
rode to giddy heights. With no purnose
that any one could detect they peered
mere and peeped there, all of the time
opening and shutting doors with sIv
and much curiosity. Finauv
some one who had met them repeated.
y in the course Of the day asked what
they were doing. The Chinese maid
answered quick as a fash, ME ali tbe /
.ame stunning today" - New York
herald.
Milford chronicle., 1903-01-23
Al aAgreenble snrnri..r .

King Leopold had a curious adven
ture with a local band in one of tbe
country districts outside Brussels tbe
other day. 1t is the custom with these
bands when the king accidentarv
meets with them in his walks TO erect
him with the "Brabanconne" The In
dependence Beige states that while =
party of rustic bandsmen was IN an
Inn the other day the king passed and
all rushed out to greet him. The con
o uuelor called La Brabanconne," but
as none OF the men knew it each blew
lor an ne was worth at some air which
ne oid know. The discord was tre-
but the king stood through II
without moving muscle and when all
was over expressed urbane thanks for
ne agreeable surprise" afforded hip,
Milford chronicle., 1903-01-23
A sinEuIar Mania cns.

a young man was taken into custody
an vienna recently who had made him,
self conspicuous by his singular bs.
naVlor Every day for some weeks
past he had stood near the entrance oS
PUBIC school waiting for the school.
boys to emerge from the building.
When they came out. he prodrcoa .
small brush and backing ana hIaa,'
81 every boys shoes. The bows re-
ported their experience to their teacb.
e., ~ who caused the arrest Of the man
Inc poor fellow, who is a student q,
.ne technical institute. is moved bv an
irresistible impulse to perform alI sorts
!, = .uSl,iai ,.i. services. He has been placed
u iunatie asylum.-London Mail
Milford chronicle., 1903-01-23
The Tr.on mn,,nnn.

The millions left behind by James
tyson the richest Of Australian sqiat-
lerS without the slightest intimalion
u desire as to their disposal, continue
20 be an object Of interest to the ecten.
uic claimants in various parts Of the
world. A man from Ayr, Scotland is
ne latest to express a wish to amIse
niinseit with them. He has sent Dr.
midable document to the authorities in
Melbourne proving on Biblical testino-
ay that the Tyson millions should be
leVoted TO the rebuilding of Solomol's
Ample at Jerusalem.
Milford chronicle., 1903-01-23
Two American Anthnr.

John Burroughs looks like a reformed
farmer-a farmer who has reformed
say, some time in his forties. too late ia
escape being round shOuldered. but ear
ly enough to acquire a studious. schol-
arly look and a distinct refinement of
race and figure that are most charm
ing, combined with his fresh. outdoor
complexion. He is of medium height
slender, yet compact and vigorous look
ing. His hair is white as new fallen
snow and he wears a long white beard.
lie has soft, pleasant voice and is
very quiet, unassuming and kindly in
manner. One would hardly take him
Tor the greatest Of all living nature
writer's and one of the most charming
OF American essayists unless one were
TO remember that all truly great men
have divine faculty of not appearing
great.
w. ID. HOwells impresses one as mar
excellence the type of the successful
man. His figure is fieshv and
bulky. His features and expression are .
'ather heavy, and it requires imagina+
ion to believe him one of the most ex-
sensitive and intuitive depict-
rs OF American character.-Town and
jOuntry.
Milford chronicle., 1903-01-23
Easy to Keep Quiet.

Bishop Cortlandt Whitehead of Pitts
ourg is fond of telling stories at hi.
own expense. When he was rector OF
the Church of the Nativity at South
Bethlehem. Pa. he acquired a convert
Tor the Episcopal church in the person
OF Methodist woman who was much
sven 10 contributing to the church
services s,TT by interjecting "Amenw and
1uiielula| He explained to the good
woman that such calculations wers not
customary in the Episcopal church. and
she sat gravely through a sermoi on
dignity and decorum in public wor-
snip. Afteiward the bishop Thanked
ner Tor restraining her fervor.
NO need to thank me-" retorted the
,A-Methodist. You didn't say any.
ming to make me shoutr'
Milford chronicle., 1903-01-23
YnccInntinr NJ.

Inc veterinary surgeon was vaccinat
ing big Newfoundland dog. The ami
mai was muzzled, and an assistant held
its head. A space the size of a silver
dollar was shaved clean on its bacl,
and here the virus was being applied
= choose this spot to work on" said
the surgeon, because the dog can't
scratch himself here. If vaccinatad
him on the leg, he would be apt to irri-
Eate the wound and make it very sore
The vaccination Of dogs is new" he
went on, "but it is a very good thing
wonder that it was never tried before
Many valuable dogs have died from
time to time of smallpox. There have
indeed, been cases where whole packs
Of hounds have contracted the disease
ana their killing has been necessary.
] advocate every pups vaccination.
When dogs take smallpox, they take if
badly. Their death is nearly always
bound to follow. When they recover. /
they are not disfgured, their hair hid.
ing the pOck marks, but they so seldom
recover that this fact hardly counts
Tor much. Vaccination is the thing for
dogs. philadelphia Record.
.ea'Es'sszss
Milford chronicle., 1903-01-23
THE POSTAL SERVICE.
A High Standard of Devotion TO
Duty Is Maintained.


Duty Is Maintained.
One clerk was busy throwing mail il
a combination smoker and baggage car
when suddenly, without an instant's
warning, he felt the car leap from the
track and heard terrific crash. When
he regained consciousness, the wreck
presented this chaotic condition: The
two forward cars had been plunged
down a seventy foot embankment The
/ combination car landed in an upright
position, with the rear trucks on the
roof every seat in the smoking COM
partment being utterly demolished,
while on the floor of tine mail compart-
ment was a huge angular stone weigh
ing not less than half a ton. How the
mail clerk escaped unhurt viii always
be mystery, says the Worlds Work.
There is probably no department of
the government service in which a
higher standard Of devotion to duty
is maintained than in this. During a
heavy freshet on the Susquehanna riv-
er in 1890 all bridges were swept away
and the railroad tracks along the banks
destroyed. Four mail clerks
remained in their car until the water
rising and flowing through the doors. |
compelled them to take to an impro- /
vised raft which consisted of pieces of
doating sidewalks and other debris of
he inundatiOn lashed together. On
MS frail craft they put their pouches
ina, carefully prOpalling by poles along
Win the current, gained the postofice,
mile away. They found this aban-
loned, with eight feet of water in the
treet at that point. They were almost
and their condition was pre-
arious. Finally, however, they were
escued by boats and taken into houses
lrOugh the second story windows.
he letter mail was all intact and in +
lirly good condition. +
Some time ago the run" on a west r
n road was short" a clerk because of n
ckness. An official of the service han #
'ned to be on the train and volunteer f
his services. For fifteen hours he r.
uck to his work at the letter case. 9.
the journey of more than 500 miles h
had only a sandwich or two for CO
od and stood on his feet without re- m
t. There are other instances on rec NJ
where entire crews have stood to re
work without food for twenty-four
urs. 49,
Milford chronicle., 1903-01-23
DR.. Newman HnlPs Long c,..o,

huAR8 Long Career.
The late DR.. Newman Halls first at.
tempt at outdoor preaching was 70 .
company of hop pickers in his native
town of Maidstone. His address was
short and to the point, and so great
was his inherent nervousness and diff
ndence that he went unattended bv
any friend. One of his first regular
sermons as a student was preached on
June %, 1888, in the town hall of tbe
same place, the occasion being tbe
memorable one of Queen Victoria s cor
onauOn. The text taken for the ser.
mon was "The King of kings and Lord
OF lords" Newman Hall was one Of
lne very few ministers who preached
at both the coronation and diamond
jubilee services of the late queen and
On the latter occasion-June 20. 1897 !
ne again preached from the same tevt
with a full heart and a host of remem-
'rances.-LOndOn Chronicle.
Milford chronicle., 1903-01-23
INTENSIVE READING.
1hts Juvenile Concentrated His Sub
jecta with a Vengeance.

HhAa Juvenile Concentrated His Sub.
ieets with a Vengeance.
A Chicago merchant found his Of
Zee boy often engaged in reading in
such an absorbed way that he deter
mined to encourage such a good habit.
thinking the reading was beneficial.
On questioning the boy, he was aston
ished to find what had occupied all his
spare time and asked him for list Of
she books he had read recently Here
y an exact copy of the list as written
IN the boys own hand. In spite OF
numerous repetitiOns it should be read
Fnrough, for only in this way can one
get the full, cumulated effect. con,
as accurately as possible. The nun
bers probably refer to certain volumes
~ some series or library"
I James Boys or the Bandit Last Shot
dangerous Case
The James Boys and Pinkerton or
Frank and Jesse as detective
Ihe Man from nowhere and his ad-
ventures with Jesse
5 Jesse James and Siroc or a chase for
q horse
The James Boys in Texas
q Ihe James Boys in deadwood
81 Ihe James Boys Blunder
y The James Boys in danger
40 The James Boys Mistake
IS The James Boys Island
80 The James Boldest Raid
b5 The James Boys dead Shot
% The James Boys and the Box of dia-
monds {
s. The James Boys Bad Luck
81 The James Boy Surrender or Carr a
Greens First Triumph
6S The James Boy in the Mountain o, '
Carl Greene the detective Great Surprise a
The Bradys and the Factory Girl or a Il
secret OF poison envelope.
This is what you might call concen- =
rated or intensive reading. There is -
no scattering over the broad field of >,
adventurous heroes. With one excep- =,
uon' In which he has gone astray on r.
the Bradys and the Factory Girl. the :,
devoted young student has been as
steady to his subject as ever CARLYLE ~,
was to the adventurous Frederick or -
Macaulay to the adventurous William ~
or Professor Sloan to the adventurous ~
Napoleon. He deserves this need of -
praise. He has followed the advice so T.
cften given to youthful readers not to -
scatter their reading, but to choose fe
some subject and read it up thorough ~
y. ne ne
The writing shows that the boy is a. Gl'
lot wholly illiterate, for, while he has ,.l tll'
10 marks for punctuation or the DOS. ~
Iessive, every word is spelled correctly.
lie has probably gone through the
ixth grade of a public school, perhaps s,D o.
ligher, and he is a type of thousands. co.
We are turning them out in great num- eSo 10y
ers, destined to vex the souls of Har- -
ards presidents years to come. We a,,,
re teaching them the simple art of fan
eading, but either from not holding i,o.
ie pupil long enough or from some ooz, 9
lternal defect we are not teaching s,nr
lste and judgment. President Eliot 80
as right when he said lately that the sno, enc,
'oducts of our schools love cheap H.
lows and gaudy literature.-The Pub ver,
Milford chronicle., 1903-01-23
SAMUEL ,. W.ELSON,
Funeral Director and Emhalm.

twenty-five years experienoa g.,
= PpuHInSss with the assistance OF NV Son Ig
~, =. Wlson, enables me to guarapfee safi.Saih SVnh
cbsr.aEs everything nrst class with nodersts
st -. black and white heal ass RSliie
Wa.1s @ @nled or preserved by tht Use ~ ioe
M c1 DUCK suits Bnd robes; laa,ss' drasSo1 ~,
stock % ioSss ~ einlldTen's shrowds always Ia
ssT,ic II, 40 extra charge made for NV w5ifsIs
s1 steeS n When required. All STYLES ef eofFi1s
sHS 7eaSsket easkets constantly in stock 'iiHS
prom, iohe ~ and telegraph Communications
SiStaPtly answered. No. extra chaT9a ~,
nsid re; Five per cent discount On AZ biIIs
t1ra pasls go Ior an examination Of our Furni
this line. neeulhg anything in
oAA.L. J. WILSON. MILTON. DEL
Milford chronicle., 1903-01-23
A WHITE HOUSE SALE.
The Old Furniture and some HiE-
fOric Chfnn tn Gn

some
tOric China to Go.
The probabilities are, says the Wash.
hgtOn Post, that on the arrival of the
new Roosevelt set" (the Wedgwood
pottery: there will be a sale of White
House property, at which a large num-
Der Of pieces of the Lincoln, Grant and
Hayes sets will be sold. Collectors.
bargain hunters and society people are
on the Qui vive of expectancy, looking
forward to an official announcement of
the auction, which probably will take
place the latter part of next February
or early in March. The sale will in.
clude the old White House china. funi .
ture, carpets and all manner of interior
furnishings.
The Roosevelt set is the first serv
ice of official queensware that has been
ordered since 1876. 1t will be used not
as the everyday service Of the presi-
dent and his family. but only for state 4,
dinners, banquets and occasions of
ceremony. The last official china serv-
ice purchased was the famous Hayes
set, which was made by the Havilands
OF Limoges, France. Since then the
of the White House at state
dinners has been obliged to draw upon
The remnants of the Lincoln. Grant and I
Hayes sets to complete the require
nents of the table. |,
Colonel Theodore A. Bingham. Gus K
odian of the White House. in bis re-
)ort of the care and maintenance of the K
PRESIDENTIAL mansion for 1901, SAYS that IL
It the end of that year there were 143
1eces of the Lincoln, 125 pieces of the
irant, 81 of the Hayes. 30 of the Ar :
nur, 1,I45 of the Cleveland. 49j of the +
harrison and 321 Of the Mckinley sets b
in the White House. Al
lough the first lady of the land is -
OWerless to give away a single piece =
official china, she nevertheless has ma ma
le power to order a thing sold if it
Ills to suit her taste. Curtains and
lgs that have cost hundreds of thou. -,
nds Of dollars have more than once li|
en put up at auction because the
lor failed to satisfy the taste of the
istress of the White House. Mrs
chinley was quite fastidious in this AT
spect. M
The last sale of White House china
d furniture took place on Dec. 20.
", Joseph w. Ratclife being the
A large number of society
)ple, collectors, curio dealers and
mbers of the Sons and Daughters of
American Revolution were on
a. and the bidding was stiff and
satlonal. There is a greater demand ~
Lincoln china than for pieces of 894S
other official set, Washington's not sksI
epted. Just why such is the case is Ef9l
to say. but is due, perhaps, to the
lts and associations of that one of Wi
stormiest periods in American his
zeal curiO dealers never receive less
$50 and $50 for pieces of the Lin mi
set and plate has to be pretty as.
y damaged to sell as low as SIG ADss.
Il. Pieces of the Hayes set sell for
ana $l2, the Grant set $50 and for w,
.goldonrod d So ~at tce5s ~ oI mrs Harrl- chine
son and Buchanan sets are we'll ill''A'
worthless on account of tboir years
sy character, poor ware and lack End I
esign, selling for almost anything
,uyer is willing to pay. Plates of
'lerce set bring about Sc, while as
tier of course, high prices prevail
ie case of the Washington and
son sets, pieces of which are ex-
ngly rare.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-25
ORR SEACOAST DEFENCES.
Gen. Gillespie Reports That They Are
More Than Half Completed.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2i.--In his annual
report 10 the Secretary Of War, Brig Gen.
Gillesrie, CT ief If Engineers, says that the
seacoast defenoes OF the United States
nre now somewhat more than so per cent.
completed Twenty-Five Of the principal
harbors Of the United States have sufficient
number Of heavy guns and mortars mounted
10 hermit an n active defence against naval
att ok, and during the past three years
considerable pro has been M de IN the
inst 1llation Of an edequate rapid fire arma-
,nent. now the matter cf first Importance
ri existing pro jects for seacosst de-
fapces comprise 1858 heavy guns 81 s-inch
,0-inch and i2-inch calibres; l ,29t rapid fire
v,lns from 224-inch TO 6-inch calibTe, and
S92 mortars. TIE total cost for tie engi-
neering work Is estimated at $50 900 900,
Including what hes been completed as
vol AZ what remains TO be done.
Gen. Gillespie estimates that the follow
ing apprr priAticns fer seacoest fotifca-
ions will be required for the fiscal year
TO end June 30, 1905:
CInstrlcticn of gun and mortar batteries
4. $50 900; installation Of range and pc sition
finders, 1926 600; sites fer fCrtifcations
and s4nooast defenoes, 81 900 600; search =
uxlts for harbor defences, $500 900; pro-
lection, preservation and repair Of fortih-
catic M, $50 90; preparation Of plans for
fortific ii M, 81 900; supplies for seacoast
defences, S35 900, sea walls and embank-
Inente, 5000 900; torpedoes for haTbor de-
fence, s?25 900, seaooast batteries for IN"
s,!lar q, sse ssions, o. 900 600; land sites on
he Hawailan Islands. t62e.l0o Total.
sl0,3e6.lO.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-25
VETERAN HAsTWELVE CHILDREN
He Sends a Picture OF His Family TO the
President and Receives Reply.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.-President Roose-
Welt is still receiving in nearly every mail
| communication of his views on race suicide,
| The letters are usually from fathers or
! mothers Of large families, and the writer's
generally do not fail to receive an ackno~i'
alignment from Secretary Loeb, at the Presi-
dent direction ,.
II. r. Ward, an employee Of the Pensi ion
Office in w ashington, is the father OF twelve
children. The President recently replied
through his secretary to the following letter
from MIR. ward;
MR. PRESIDENT: Since It became known that
YOU are an advocate OF large iamIi!es have
been importuned by great many people 70
present YOU with a picture of my family.
which / now take pleasure III doing. j be,
leye am the only old soldier N the upited
States that has twelve children living, all by
the same mother. They are all living al nome.
except one who was recently married. Win
one exception none of them nave ever oeen
seriously sick. and none nave any pnI aicai
defects II the real object OF mans existence
il to giorfy liod and rear another generation.
nv wife and ! feel that We are eMtllled 70
some consideration by the Great fa'her oi
read with very great interest your address
TO the Catholics Of New ! ork. q iytred one
sunday asE 5 sGt pnr neFT is i. sre
drawback to the proper education and moral
elrvation of the youth OF tins country
i3h every mar! ana woman VI INV I''iu
read that address. 1t Certainly would have
saltitary effect thank YOU for thos,e,
great utteranre., the influence Of which VIII
be felt ong after you have passed from the
stage OF action.
The Presidents reply is as follows
WHITE HOUSE, WAsHINGToS, Oct. Is, 1909
My DEAR SIR. Your letter OF the lIt IA instant
has b, en- received and the President was
much interested In the photograph which you
inc!osed He regards your family as Lne-
looking, and extends TO yourself and Mrs.
Ward BIS hearty congratulations. This Is the
TYNE OF citizenship which he values highly
Assuring you that your kindly expressions
are appreciated, | am. very truly yours.
WM. LOEB. Jr,
IN hp pFnkIIAnF
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-25
MADE RED HAIR THE ISSUE.
How the Congressman From Jerry Simu
sons District Won the Election,

How the Congressman From Jerry Simp.
sons District Won the Elec,ion.
WASHINGTON. Cot. Ex-senator Long OF
Kar sas presented TO tho President TODAY
Representative Victor Murdoch, the newly
elected member OF Congress from Sock.
less" Jerry Simpsons district, In that State
Mr. Simr son is supposed TO have gained
many votes on the sockless issue, but Mr.
Murdoch made his campaign chiefly on the
red hair issue. Mr.. Murdocks hair Is very
red
Prior to the holding Of the district CON-
vention which nominated him for Congress
Tn succeed Mr.. Long, there was a big field
of candidates, Murdoch al d one other hav.
Ing red hair The other red-haired candi-
date Ell tered into an ALTAR ce with Murdoch
by which Il was agreed that after the pre-
con vention camp align had progressed long
enough TO determine which red-haired man
was the mo 70 popular the losing candidate
before the public should withdraw In favor
Of the other Murdoch won. He told tho
people OF Kansas from the stump that the
red -haired MEL were a cor siderable part
Of the population aid that they should be
represeI ted In Congress. He was nomi-
mated and elected
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-25
BRISTOW'S REPORT TURNED ~,
II Consists OF J,30S Pages, Containing
1000, 900 Words.

WASHINGTON. Oct. a.'-The long report
of Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Bristow on the postal service scandals
Was completed at ! o'clock this afternoon
and turned over 70 Postmaster General
Payne. Mr., Payne took tie report ind Ieit
Immediately for us White House 10 sub
nit il 10 President Roosevelt. II =" " prob
ably bs made pubic IN the course OF week
or ten days ,,-..,-
The report proper, with Mr. Brlstow Is
recommend tons, consists Of 90 pages,
containing 10000 words with an tppendix
Of 5000 pages of $50 goo words, embracing
exhibits and testimony. A force OF IRON
Ten u sixteen men has been working for
,he past two months pfep"a, staa ess
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-25
THE WESTERN LAND FRAUDS.
Investigation Nearly Completed and the
Report Partly Written.

WARRINGTON, Oct A.-k was stated at
the Interior Department to-day that the
investigation Of the alleged gigantic land
frauds In the West, which has been going
on secretly for several months, Is about
completed, and report Of the conditions
found is being written. Interior Depart
ment officers have heretofore refused to
discuss the situation, and It was not until
to-day that any official information could
be obtained. Tho statement has finally
been made, however, that the Interior De-
partment is in full possession Of all the
facts and it's investigators are ready to
submit a report.
1t is known that the names OF several
Western Senators and Repr eeentatives are
associated with the scandals, not as having
directly instigated the frauds, but as hsyine
sought to shield the land grafters from
Justice. The investigators have proceeded
with great caution and six months or more
have been consumed In the investigation.
The result is that evidence Of the stron eest
kind sufficient to convict several persons.
some Of whom are In the Ger eral Land
once In Washington ard others are promi-
nent men on the Pacific Coast, has been
found. 1t ia expected that several guilty
persons Of minor Importance, whose testi-
mony Is valuable TO the prosecution, will
turn states evidence.