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Milford chronicle., 1904-11-11
Gods White.

On a recent visit to America Rev. +.
b. Meyer related an incident which
deeply moved those of the small COM
pany which heard it.
One Gay in his pastoral visitation he
called upon a washerwOman of his
congregation. He found her finishing
her days work. and as the clothes
hung upon the line in the little yard
they impressed him as unusually clean
and white.
"An uncommOnly fine wash you are
hanging out" he said, and the woman
modestly accepted the compliment as
just and showed some honest pride in
her work.
The minister stepped inside and talk
ed with his parishioner while she
brewcd a cup of tea. Meantime there
came furry Of snow, which soon
passed; but when the minister rose to
go the ground was white, although the
air was clear
"Ah," said DR.. Meyer, "the clothes
do not look as white as they did"
"Oh, sir cried the woman, "the
clothes are all right, but what can
stand against God Almighty's white?'
YOUTHS Companion.
Milford chronicle., 1904-11-11
The Informn1 Danish Kinr.

The people of Copenhagen. writes a
correspondent of the London Chroni-
cle betray no surprise when they see
their venerable monarch approaching.
and they treat his appearance in the
streets as one of the ordinary daily in
Cidents.
King Christian takes his walks
abroad quite informalS &nd without
ceremony. a year or two ago l was
walking in Copenhagen with an Eng
lishman resident in that beautiful and
delightful city. and he called my at
ention-tN Il stately white haired gen
teman with a kindly face who came
toward us leaning on a stout cane. As
We drew level with him he stopped
and extended his hand to another pc
destrian who had saluted him respect
fully and unaffectedly exchanged greet
ings.
Then he strobe on, and but for the
lifting of hats and the genial acknOwl-
edgment of salutations there was no
sign that u sovereign was making a
progress in his capital.
Milford chronicle., 1904-11-11
Postal Cnrd Drafts.

And so it remained for an Austrian
to render postal cards of Il most ac-
ceptable service. The new order of
the minister Of posts and telegraphs
will commend itself to all Americans
and cannot be adopted here too soon.
Sums under $3.50 can be transmitted
to any part of the Austrian empire.
The sender affixes stamps to the card
to the required amount. plus the Ordi-
nary postage and a trife for commits
sion. Ills card can be changed into
cash ct any postoftice, or, if so in
structed, the postman who delivers it
will also ut the same time hand over
its money value.
This idea Of using the postal card as
a draft is the essence of practically.
have been wondering how to send 80
cents in cash to the publisher of lit
tie periodical who needs the money.
By this device l could stick 80 cents
worth Of stamps on the back of card,
with a cent extra for the governments
commission, and have the matter end
ed.-New York Press.
Milford chronicle., 1904-11-11
Ents Win cola Chonsticls.

So far as personal appearance goes
the Chinese empress is a picture of
vigOr, with piercing black eyes, hair
dyed jet black and pretty little hands,
whose nails. several inches long, are
protected by golden shields like elOn-
gated thimbles. Tsi An is very vain of
these hands, which. according to Chi
nese notions. are extremely beautiful.
and she is equally proud of her long
hair, which she parts in front and
brushes over her ears Mantchoo fash
ion. At the back it is held by a long
jade pin, like paper cutter, tasseled
in crimson and decorated with artifi-
cial flowers and golden butterflies. At
dinner she eats with gold chopsticks,
talks much and smokes little. For
her age she is remarkably well pre-
served, with nothing coarse in her
countcnance and nothing to Indicate
the low origin alleged by her enemies.
She is fond of music and will appre-
cate a musical box when she cannot
have a band.
Milford chronicle., 1904-11-11
Reindeer In AInsI,n.

Uncle Sam has found good way of
sustaining life among the Alcs,;sn Es-
kimos. About $l25 a year per head
pays the bills the value received" CON
sisting of reindeer imported from ST
IBERIA. which furnish the natives with
bOd, clothing, means of transportation
and other necessaries of life. At the
present rate of increase. even if no
more are imported, there will be at
least 100000 reindeer in Alaska in
less than twenty-five years. 1t will
not be at all surprising. in the opinion
of some. if the reindeer industry should
grow to be one of considerable COM
mercial Importance to the United
States. 1t has even been estimated
that in thirty-fve years Alaska may be
in a position to sell annually 100000 to
100000 reindeer carcasscs. besides
furnishing several thousand tons of
hams and tongues. Nor may it be a
fgment of the brain to predict that at
no very distant day trains from arctic
and subarctic Alaska will roll into
Seattle laden with cargoes of this very
palatable food.
Milford chronicle., 1904-11-11
MauIed by n Lion.

A recent exploring expedition along
the boundaries of British East Africa
killed thirty-nine lions and had some
thrilling adventures Captain Maud.
who was in command, writes: Baird
had few days before been mauled by
a lion. The brute charged out from a
patch of bush, and Baird's shot failed
to stop him. The next moment the lion
had knocked him down and was maui
ing him. BGird's fox terrier, James.
which had hitherto had a well merited
reputation for discretion. performed
prOdigies Of valOr and positively found
his way into the lions mouth But he
was not to his majestys taste and was
elected, strangely enough. with little
hurt Meanwhile Baird's two shikaris
behaved splcndidly. One caught the
lion by the tail and pulled. while the
other very coOl!y shot him through the
heart. Baird had several wounds.
some Of them deep, but the miracle of
his escape as wcll as that of James
was explained when it was seen that
the lions jaw had been broken by
Baird's first shot"
Milford chronicle., 1904-11-11
Chemistry In the Pulpit.

The Rev. w. Cunliffe, B. A., of Brad
ford preached in Parsley parish church
on the subject Of Miracles" and illus
trated his sermon by chemical expert
ments. He analyzed quantity Of
common sugar, showing it to be COM
posed only of carbon Tor charcoal and
water. Man, lie pointed out could
easily separate the constituents, but
the wisest could not put them together
again. He also burned a ribbon Of
magnesium, explaining that in cOmbus-
ton it absorbed oxygen and formed
magnesium oxide. but the result was,
he said. an inexplicable miracle. Mr..
CunIiffe holds a government certificate
for music as well as certificates in
practical and theoretical chemistry. He
passed in the honors stage at Owens
college in chemical science.-LOndoD
Telegraph
Milford chronicle., 1904-11-11
Rough on Mnrk TWIN.

Mark Twain tells an interesting story
IN connection with the late Charles
Darwin He was informed by a friend
VINO was visiting the eminent scientist
that lie had noticed a copy of The
Innoccnts Abroad" lying on the great
mans table. Darwin requested him
On no account to disturb the book, as it
was his practice to read it night and
morning. On the appearance of Oar
WINS biography. Mark Twain hastened
" purchase a copy in order to ascertain
"lat reference to himself it might con
'aln There was, however, no mention
whatever Of his name, the only possi-
we allusion to him being the statement
eat Darwin in his old age suffered
irom some kind of brain paralysis
mulch prevented him from following
Ais ordinary mental pursuits and COM
pe'led him to solace himself with
trashy novels and vacuous humor."
Milford chronicle., 1904-11-11
AN EARTHQUAKE SHOCK.
1t Shook the Nerves of the PeopIe a,
Well as the Ground.

wen as the Ground.
Citizens Of Wellington. New Zealand
had some interesting experiences ON
the occasion Of their carthGua5e q, tho
morning of Aug. o. \ Wellin.ton mn.
per describes the quake and nnsrin,
excitement as follows: There came y
little thrill that trickled up and down
ones spine, then another LITTLE thrill
and shiver and shake that gradual.
~ developed into a rattle. II was on
earthquake but for few seconds po.
body was much alarmed SuldonI,
the tremor changed to convulsion
and vigorous rocking that ratified ev.
erybody's teeth in his head ana urged
the inmates of shops. offices boteIs
and houses generally to seek the onen
air with great velocity With almost
complete Gnanimity those indoors brol,n
for the staircases and exits. and sad,to
seniors and stout citizens who never
ran before displayed wonderful dash
IN Whirling themselves into the streets
at pace that would have done credit
to a professional sprinter
In less than five seconds the foot
paths were crowded with startled elf
izens-cerks with pens behind tbei,.
ears, shopgirls hatess and disheveIed
portly citizens blown and painting with
the effort of covering twenty Yards in I
a fifth of a secODl and nearly every I
body who was abla TO move at oiI /
Work was forgotten at the bidding Of /
the earthquake shock. hardened toner's |
LETT their glasses unfinished and rushed F.
ont OF the bars. and for some time the |
streets were thick with bareheaded
people eXcitedly explaining to stran-
gers their sensations and their amaze
ment at tile unsuspected agility they
had displayed 1t was some time be-
fore people made up their minds that
the Shake was solo performance and
not merely tile prelude to a subterrane
an symphony. The girls from the fac.
tories in particular could not be per
suaded TO return to their work.
"Wellingt0n's tall buildings waved
considerably. A man high up on the
face of one of them cleaning windows
Eeld on tight and received cheer
from the crowd-after the panic was
over. Men working OH telegraph poles
also stuck to their posts having no
The shock affected peo-
pie in different ways. In several Of
The dry goods stores some of the girls
collapsed, their limbs refusing to sup
)ort them; others tainted and others
]ecame hysterical. One leading busi-
less man, who is net unknown in ship
ling circles found his legs refuse to
support him, though he had great de
ire to reach the open air Keep cool!
Keep cOolr was the advice given by
ead clerk to his staff in one impor-
ant office, and all the while lie was
like one with the ague.''
Milford chronicle., 1904-11-11
,nnIANs AND THE ARMY.
a., r,me Officers Were the Red
nc ~ s,.ins, Best i1riends.


.Tbe best friend the Indian ever had
.5e old time regular army officer, -
Nas Montgomery, cattle raiser
ST. vilas city. Mont. the other day,
~ .S incidentally the best friend the
anu ~o cub officer just out of West
8oint ever had was the old time In
,'@n have lived in Montana, Nebras-
and Idaho practically all my life.
nd saw and took part in many of
.so indian campaigns of twenty and
,hirtv years ago. During the Indian
n.ars saw hundreds of things to prove
y, mo the bonds of friendship existing
soween the boy officer and the willy old
indian even when the latter was on
I'm tle summer of 1876. about the
Elmo of Custer and the Little Big Horn
was in Montana. The Cheyenne Sioux
wore giving the settlers trouble, and
two troops of cavalry had been sent
after them and were encamped on
what is now my own ranch. The old
oticers at that time had a habit of
sending out a lieutenant with three or
four men on scouting expeditions
THE young fellows just out of the
Point would galliyant around the coun-
FRY. running down Indians and half
tbe time not succeeding very well !
During this Cheyenne outbreak this |
pan was followed. and a merciful
Providence alone knows how near TO |
death some of these young army fell
lows came.
zone old INDIAN told me afterward |
that he and a party of his scouts were
in hiding one afternoon when Il lieu
tenant and three priyates rode by look
Ing for them and less than twenty
Yards from where the Indians were
hidden. Did the Indians shoot! or
course not. They knew the young lieu
enant, had probably swapped tobacco
With him. and they allowed hun 10
lass by unharmed
You will find in the west today that
no prejudice exists against
be Indian on the part of the old army
tIicer-the officer who fought Indians
n the plains in the sixties and seven
les, when i.sshting was real fighting.
lany OF t-e officers, strange as it may
aem. wee adopted into the various
ldiar !-ibes. against some of which
icy ere afterward compelled to
gbt bt"-WashingtOn Post.
Milford chronicle., 1904-11-11
EngIish Miusinnnriea

s.ol %iSslonaries have a special marriage
s,ucuity Of their own, owing to their
po'onged and often permanent alb
aeuce as from England and the climates
" lne countries to which they 90, and
S'w ! the venerable society" the
~ ~, I, ~ has decided that in future its
,-'sslonaries a.. will not be allowed to
~, 80 INTO any matrimonial engage
r,o. ,a,sn' without sanction, and that mar
a,ase a,' must not be contracted until the
Unite ralia'e has proved suitable, any
to.'S teessary language has been mas
- ana four years Of service have
'u passed.-London Daily Mail.
Milford chronicle., 1904-11-11
THE COTTON PlCKERs.
Negroes Who Are the Best Workers
Are the Best Singers.


''The champion negro cotton picker
Of Texas, who can pull a bale of COT
ton from the bolls in two days. must
be a good singer" said Il man who
/ spent his early life on the farm. ''else
he could not pick that much cotton in
/ so short a time.
- report from the Waxahachie dis
trict says his best days work this
year was S44 pounds. That's pretty
good cotton picking l dare say he
sung few lines while he was reaching
for this record. No negro can pick
cotton without singing Whenever you
see negro pulling his sack I'D and
down cotton rows in silence you can
bet he is not doing much picking. He
mays get out of the field with l75 or
maybe 200 pounds, but lie VIII not set
the world on lire as a picker Of the
staple
Singing is n part of the game. and
when you find negro who begins to
sing and holler as soon as he bends
over the row you may know thereby
that YOU have good hand. The negro.
as a rule, works by music. In no other
line Of activity is the fact so noticeable
as in the cotton patch. Here is where
the negro must sing if he would meet
with any satisfactory measure of sue
cess. 1t is no loud, dscordaut howling
either. 1t is music the like of which
you cannot hear at any other place or
under any other circumstances. a low.
soft hum. delicately intoned, rhythmic. |
mellow, soothing, and all the while the |
negros body swings to and fro over
the cotton row as with his nimble fin |
gers he pulls the long white locks from 1
the boil.
u have known great many cotton |
planters who would not hire a negro |
cotton picker unless he was satisfied |
that the negro sang as he worked It'll
is a curious thing that pickers of this
type have more time for the humorous
bantering and jawing SO common
among this class than the men who
work in silence The singing negro
does not work as hard, rs a matter of
fact, as the silent negro. This is be-
cause he works more rapidly. The song
he sings seems to make the machinery
run more smoothly. and so lie accom-
Dlishes more in the end than the quiet
fellow and has some time for the fool
3h talk of the cotton patch besides."-
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
Milford chronicle., 1904-11-11
winston churchIll of England.

Winston Churchill of England is de-
scribed as mot so well dressed as Mr.
Chamberlain once was, not so small as
Lord Rosebery, not so handsome as
Sir Edward Grey, not so intellectual
as Mr.. Morley" And it is added that
he is 'the most compelling youthful
figure in modern politics. The blend
of the schoOlboy, the prize fighter-bis
face speaks of it-and the fanatic Is a
strong one and that almost sums up
Mr.. Churchill. He is the only man liv-
ing who will be able to compete with
Mr. Chamberlain in appealing to the
sporting instincts and the ideals of the
working classes. He is essentially a
democrat-a demagOgue, if you like
as his father was before him. There is
no Rarnellite aloofness about him. He
is never so happy as when down
among the crowd. He would have
made a splendid president Of the
States, shaking hands with all and
sundry."
Milford chronicle., 1904-11-11
wnnen md Animals.

A policeman is quoted in New York
letter as saying: 'In the past five years
1 have had as many as fifty persons
stop me oil the street and ask me to
take action against some man who
was whipping a horse or compelling il
to haul too heavy a load. What pro
portion of these do you suppose were
women? Every one Of them. Fifty
women have taken pity on the dumb
brutes and not one man."
The daily tribune., 1904-07-22
WALKER BROTHERS.

distributing canals, involving about
100, 900 cubic yards Of eArthwork. for
the conveyance and partial distribu.
tion OF about /, 300 cubic feet OF water
per second from the mouth Of the
Gunnison tunnel near Cedar creek
station. to point on the Uncompahgre
river about nine miles south Of Mont.
trose. Bids will be received on the
excavation and embankment for one
or more divisions, which will approx.
innate so. 900 cubic yards each. Spe-
cifications. etc may be had ~ above
at Washington. Denver and Montrose.
Each bid must be accompanied by
certified check for five per cent Of the
amount Of the bid.
The daily tribune., 1904-07-22
Mine Not Closed.

The reports published yesterday to
the effect that the Portland mine
WAS closed are without foundation,
according to the directors.
There is absolutely no truth in
such statement said two Of the
directors yesterday. III the mine
were closed down or there was any
probability that it would be. we
should certainly know something
about it. Work is going along az
usual. The men who were arrested
by the military have been replaced
by other men, and the mine is opera.
ting smoothly"
The daily tribune., 1904-07-22
Fund for a Faithful Horse.

A strange case Of the affection a
man may have for q dumb brute came
to light at st. Louis, when the will
Of Or. John Gilwee was probated.
The first clause OF the instrument pro.
vided for q trust fund of 1000. to be
held in the name of . faithful old
horse, Tony, which had served the
physician continuously for nearly
twenty.th years. The clause in
the will was As follows: I'm case
that my horse Tony, which 1 have
USED for nearly twenty three years.
survives me. order that 81, 900 OF
my estate be placed in trust at 6 per
cent per annum, and said interest
used for his food, shelter and care
SO long as he lives. and after his death
the the said 81, 900 shall be divided
among my legal heirs
The daily tribune., 1904-07-22
Agriculture and Horticulture.

''Colorsdo-Its Agriculture Its Hor.
ticulture. the fifth book in the special
series Of publications beiDg Issued by
the Colorado Promotion and Publicity
committee. in its efforts to make the
resources, attractions and industries
Of the Centennial state better known
throughout the world, has been re.
ceived from the printer. 1t 10 =
most attractive booklet, being finely
illustrated with half tones of irriga.
tion. horticultural and farming
scenes. The pamphlet contains
much valuable information, includ-
ing statistics. wihoh will open the
eyes Of eastern people, who do not
appreciate the fact that Colorado 9
products of the farm and orchard ex-
coed its vast output Of the precious
minerals.
The daily tribune., 1904-07-22
BATTLE
BEING FOUGHT
Japanese Break Through the
Russian Lines.
Believed that the Winlng Army Is
Headed For Mukden
tok Squadron Threatens
Coast of Japan.

London. July a2-Aocc riding to .
special dispatch from Moscow the
Russky Listok OF that city confirms
the Associated Press report from LAO
Yang that the Japanese have broken
through the Russian left flank and
are marching on Mukden.
A Russian correspondent of the
Daily Telegraph NJ Mukden under date
Of July 10. says. IA fierce fight has
been raging during the past two days
and it still continues. The Japanese.
who are in superior strength, attack
ed with great daring and coolness.
The Russians are contesting the
ground splendidly. The Japanese
fianking movements to the east are
the real cause OF our retirement.
Heavy losses have been sustained.
The Japanese artillery has again
shown its superiority
The scene Of the fighting il not
mentioned by the correspondent.
The daily tribune., 1904-07-22
Government Advertises For
Bids for Gunnison Tunnel
Plans and Specifications to be Ready
by August Ioth-Bidder Must
Give a Good and Sufficient Bond
For Performance of Duty

Warrington. July 22-sesled pro-
posals have been advertised for the
construction Of the Gunnison tunnel
and approaches. The work involves
80, 0O0 linear feet. more or less of
tunnel and 100, 600 cubic yards OF ex-
cavation in the open cut 1t the lower
portal, the same being portion Of
the system for the diversion Of about
1. 800 cubic feet of water per second
from the Gunnison river to the Un-
compahgre valley. Colorado.
Specifications and plans may be in
spected after August 10. 1904. at the
office Of the district engineer OF the
reclamation ser vice, Washington. at
the office Of the district engineer of
the reclamation service. chamber Of
commerce building. Denver, or at the
office CT the reclamation service.
Montrose. Colorado.
Each bid must be accompanied by
. certified check for 5000 as 3
guaranty that the bidders will, il sue
cessful. promptly execute satisfac-
tory contract and furnish bond in
the sum of $3.50. 900 for performance
of the work.
Bids will be received until Oct. 8
next.
Proposals have also been invited
until September 10 next for the con-
struction of about 10 miles Of main
The daily tribune., 1904-07-22

Chicago, July 22-Dissatisfied at
the treatment given by the packers
regarding the employment Of the
strikers. Michael Donnelly president
Of the AmAlgAmated Butchers, ordered
= new strike Of 40. 900 packing house
employees today. In kilograms to all
business agents At packing centers
President Donnelly gave a. his rea.
son for again calling the strike that
the packers were discriminating
against union men.
He Admonishes the unionists to keep
orderly.
About 40. 900 have complied with
the order to strike. The local strik-
ers are in . better mood and packers
in worse shape than ever. because
hundreds of non unionsists quit and
left before the strikers reported for
work.
President Donnelly has sent q re-
quest to the Teamsters and Machin-
lists unions to call meeting tonight
to discuss the Advisability Of calling
= sympathetic strike.
Whom the many hundreds of atrik-
e's lined up for work this morning
the packers picked out mere handful
sent them to work. Believing the
union men were being Disseminated
against. agitation began which result.
cd in the entire crowd leaving after
~ riotous demonstration against the
non union men at work. The strikers
tried to scale the viaduct and fire es.
cape 10 get at them but were forced
The daily tribune., 1904-07-22
Fire Department Reorganization

Fire Department Reorganization.
The fire department held = meeting
last night at the city hall. Al
though a small number were present
some business WAS transacted and .
start WAS made for perfectinR . thor
oush and competent organization.
Thos. Blunt occupied the chair with
Joe Blunt temporary secretary. Two
new men. bers were added and two
committees appointed d-.one on . code
of signals and one to solicit new
members, said new names subject to
approval by majority vote at next
meeting. Important matters pertain
ing to the fire department were dis
cussed and the meeting adjourned to
meet one week from last night-July
2s at which time it ia proposed to
provide u thorough organization.
This IL move in the right direction
and should receive the encouragement
Of every citizen. Recent fires have
demonstrated the necessity OF strict
Vigilance
The daily tribune., 1904-07-22

Toxic, July PA fisherman re.
ports tfat the Vladovosto squadron
WAS off Mvako yesterday, going in Q
southeAsterly direction at . speed Of
ten knots. II this course and speed
is maintained the squadron will be
off okohama late today. The
eastern coast of japan is shrouded in
fog. Shipping has been suspended.
awaiting the location OF the Russian
fleet
The daily tribune., 1904-07-22
Last Call for Taxes.

The last half OF your taxes fall
due July 3lst and become delinquent
on August LIST. II you have not
all eady attended to il you should do
SO at once and prevent your property
from being advertised for sale. Like
death. 1t 10 a matter that must be
dealt with. and the easiest way is to
play the bill before August LIST.