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Directory.

W. B. Wainwright, Treas. & Manager
r. d. Haley, Assistant Manager
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-02
HILL TO RETIRE
FROM POLITICS
Leader Of New York Democrats Will
Step Down January l.
WON'T ACCEPT ANY OFFICE

Albany, N. Y. Aug. 2s.-David B.
Hill, in conversation with friends here.
announced that he intends to retire
from politics January next. and that
no matter what the result OF the COM
ing campaign may be n state or ma
ton. he will relinquish the leadership
Of the Democratic party in New York.
He hinted that in the event of Dem
ocratic success this fall he would not
accept any position under the national
or state Democratic administration, or
again become a candidate for election
to any office whatever.
Former Senator Hill made these
statements on the eve of his birthday
anniversary, which occurs today. He
was born August 29, 1S4S.
In partial explanation, he said that
he had intended to take such action
a year ago, but was persuaded by some
close personal friends to defer doing so
until after the presidential election
this year. Having been engaged in
active politics since his youth, and
having served as city attorney, alder
man and mayor of Elmira, member OF
the legislature, lieutenant governor
governor for seven years and United
States senator for six years, he Feels
that he has bees, sufficiently honoret
by his party, and Rat he has rendered
political service during a period o.
years sufficient to entitle him to b.
relieved of further active political eli
fort. He desires to devote more tint
to his personal affairs and prOfessiona
duties than he has in the past
Mr.. Hill will continue his work in tn
present campaign, and to his friend
said that he would always maintain
his interest in Democratic success, b1
only as a private citizen.
Mr.. Hill will speak for the Democ
racy at the county fair to be held a
Whitney's Point in this state, o.
Wednesday. to be followed by Senate
Depew the next day for the Repuh
licans.
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-02
Another Universal Language.

Never do six months pass by Win
ont some attempt being made TO do
away with the disadvantages Of the
diversity of tongues, but so far success
has not attended any one Of them.
Struggle as they may. the inventors
of universal languages cannot get
away from Latin, and the latest at
TEMPT. that by Professor Peano OF
Turin. resolves itself into Latin with
ont infections. The professor pro-
noses to do away with cases, numbers
genders and persons and also with
lenses and voices, using the ablative IN
the case of substantives and the IN
fnitiye minus re or ri for the verbs. In
fact. his system is the evolution oI
the Italian tongue carried to its logical
conclusion. Nearly every one learns
Latin more or less, and it is difficult to
see why the simple Latin of the mid
die ages without any straining after
Ciceronian elegancies should not sutncf
for all our international needs during
the few years which must pass before
all the world speaks English.-LondoI
Globe.
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-02
sPAINs OUTLOOK.
The Loss Of Her Colonies Has AvvaIr-
ened the People.


''The loss of her colonies by reason
Of the war with the United States, so
far from being a disaster to Spain, was,
l think, more in the nature Of bless
ing" remarked Captain Carlos L. La
nela, aid-de-camp to the governor Of
Seville, in conversation with reporter
the other day.
"There is a better condition existing
today throughout the kingdom than in
the old colonial regime. The war
aroused the people to the necessity Of
developing the resources of the mother
country. Industrially Spain is going
forward by leaps and bounds. BARGE
Iona and Bilbao are great manufactur-
ing centers, and in them one will see
as much of the hustling spirit that
makes for business activity as in any
Yankee community. In this connection
I wish to refute the common idea pre-
vailing in America that the Spamards
are a lazy and shiftless race. Nothing
/ could be more at variance with thelr
true character. The great bulk of my
/ countrymen are intensely industrious
They work very vigorously and during
much longer hours than in nearly any
other civilized country and for extreme
ly moderate wages. Another erroneous
notion that is widely cherished regard
ing them is that they are a polite bu
insincere people. The falsity of this il
evident to any student of Spanish his
tory. 1t has been our fate for centu
ries to be almost always involved Il
wars. The Spaniard is high spirited
proud and sensitive and cheerfully doe
battle for his principles or when hi
honor is assailed. This in itself speak
for the candor and sincerity Of his ma
ture.
But now everything points to
long continued epoch Of peace an
prosperity, the government is stable
the people are contented, and in man
sections much revenue is coming In b
reason of our exports. The olive grow
ers of my own section, for instance
are growing rich.
"In the arts and in literature pleas
observe that Spain is keeping well I
the front. A picture from the brus
! of our great painter, Soralla' took ii
first prize at the Paris exposition
Among European contemporary writei
: few names shine with brighter lust'
: than Galdos, Pereda and Valera, viii
Nunez de Arce is one of the most wild
ly admired poets of the day. It is
blessing to be able to read the SPANS
language if for nothing else than
enjoy the works of such great ma
J. ters."-WashingtO Post. ~
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-02
HueeiNe TEACHER RESIGNS
Professor Miller to Be Prosecuted BY
Pupips Parent and Teacher.

professor Miller to Be Prosecuted BY
Pupi's Parent and Teacher.
Pottsville, Pa, Aug. 29.-Professor
7 g. Miller, who, as principal Of tho
HIGH school of Frackville, was accused
of hugging his female pupils and teach
or associates, resigned his position
and the school board will fill the place
as soon as possible. The opening OF
the school, which was to have taken
place today, has been postponed until
another teacher is secured.
Samuel Purnell, who instituted the
prosecution against the school directors
for misdemeanor in office for not dis
charging Miller, has withdrawn the
case and instead will prosecute Miller
personally.
A special meeting of the school
hoard was held for the purpose ot re-
ceiving Niller's resignation. and 1t was
unanimously accepted without any un-
usual comment.
Miss Annie Curry, one OF the teaeh-
ers upon whom Miller reflected IN ms
nublished interview, may institute
proceedings against him.
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-02
uon.inr the workman.

That form of industrial paternalism
that finds its exposition in housing
employees probably is nowhere more
popular than in Germany, where the
lead is taken by the government ITSELF
in providing rentable properties for the
employees of the royal factories. Ihe
government for many years has been
spending money literally in the coal
district of Saarbrueken for the erection
of dwelling houses, which are sold to
the miners on easy monthly INSTALL
ments. As an example of the extent
Of this practice the case of the krupp
Essen works may be considered typi-
cal. This company owns some 4'2'4
houses that are rented exclusively by
workmen, representing an investment
of some SO. .S75 900. OF these 1860 have
two rooms each, 1869 have three rooms
each. 44S have four rooms each, 1JU
have FIVE rooms each, 6S have SIX
rooms each and "a have seven rOsms
each.
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-02
BRANCH ROADS.

Delaware, Maryland q virginia K. H.
Leave Harrington for Franklin f'tty ana way
statious 10 S5 a. m. daily and p. M week
davg Returning, train leaves FRANKLIN City
90 a. m. week and al AIN. week days ~.
Leave franklin City for ChiucoteAgue WIS
eteamer) p and 80 pm, week days he
turning leave ChincOteague 10 80 am. ana
6.80 pm. weekdays.
IeaVe Harrington for Georgetown ana
Rehoboth 1886 am. and 5.55 p m. Weeh-daya.
Returning leave Rehoboth IS a. na. ana Lilo
leave Harrington for Berlin, 1885 9. m. and
650n ua. weekdays. Returning, leave BerliA
85sa.m. and 1886 p.m.E wv eekdays,
Leave Masseys for CheatertOWn and way
tsations 9 SO a m. and 5 Is p m. Week-days
Returning, leave ChestertOWn 10 an aye
tlueen Anne 4 Ken R.R.-Leave Tewns.
and Tor Centreville and way stations. 3 80
/ a m and ~ o. m. week days Returningr
| leave CeutreVille 46 a. M. and " p. M
/ week days. r-- ,.,--..,. -,
/ Orford and way stations at 43 f. m and bCe
/ D. m. week days. Returning leeVe OAiofe
! SIS a. na and l as p. m. week days
! Cambridge & Ssaford r. R.-Leave Seaford
! lar Gam bridge and intermediate ,Et2tlOnH ~
| II IL a. na. and 81 p. m. week Gays. return.
/ ing train leaves Cambridge at 70 ana 11.
/ p, ~, !oHsE5TfeN.-At Porter, with. Newark 4
! Delaware City Railroad. At TOWNSEND, VIII
! Oueen Auue's a Kent Railroad. AT OAsAy.
ron. with Delaware & ChrsaDeake Railroad
and Baltimore & Delaware Bay Railroad. AZ
Harrington, with Delaware, Marylaho anu g ", "
gipia RaIlroad. Al SeafOrd, with Gam brlog.
| 3 Seaford Railroad. At DelmaT, with New
/ York, Philadelphia 4 Norfolk! Wyoomlco
| Poeomeke, and Peninsula haitroeos
j. B. HUTCHINSON General Aanag
/ R. WOOD, General Passenger Agent
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-02
And the Editor Won.

A friend Of Mark Twain says that
the humorist recently told him of the
troubles experienced by a certain lit
terateur with whom Mark is well ac-
quainted.
1t appears that this writer not long
ago sent a story to a Boston publisher,
and that the tale was shortly there
after returned together with the fol
lowing note:
Dear Blank-Really you should not have
sent this to me, knowing as you do that
do not care for stories Of political ma
ture. believe something was said to you
before in this connection. -.
The author replied as follows:
Dear Mr. Publsher-Why you should
undertake to conduct a publishing busi-
ness merely to suit your personal likes
and dislikes is matter beyond the COM
prehention Of yours truly, -.
Whereupon the publisher got back
at the brash author in these words:
Nv Dear Blank-How an individual whC
pretends to be an author Of note can spell
| comprehension with a ''t'' is a puzzle tC
| yours sincerely, -.
AS is usual in such cases, adds MARI
Twain, the editor came out best man.
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-02
INHERITs OVER s5o,oOo,oOO
William Weightman Leaves Entire
Eaa- A. III. R.uo.4ar

William Weightman Leaves Entire
Estate to His Daughter.
Philadelphia, Aug. SO.-The will OF
William Weightman, head of the firm
of Powers & Weightman, manufactur-
ing chemists, who died few days ago
at the age of 92 years, has been pro-
bated, his entire estate, valued at more
than s5O,OOO,OO0, being left to his
daughter, Mrs. Anne NJ. Walker. widow
of the late Congressman Robert ]. Z.
Walker, of Williamsport, Pa. By the
terms of the will Mrs. Walker, who Is
the only surviving child, becomes sole
proprietor of the extensive chemical
works, which makes her one OF the
richest women in the world. MRS
Walker will assume active management
of the drug business besides looking
after the real estate left her by her
father. who was one Of the largest
holders of real estate in the country
He owned much property in Pennsyl'
vania outside of Philadelphia, and also
In New York, Ohio, Nebraska, Della
ware, West Virginia, Missouri anC
wisconsin
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-02
u,. Preaching pian+ suit.

DR.. Robert Collyer, the veteran uni
tartan preacher, was ordained to the
ministry in England while following
his trade as a blacksmith. BY invita-
ton he occupied a pulpit in, the town
where he was working. Next morning
an old shoemaker, a thoughtful ana
earnest man. saw him going TO WORK
81 heard thee preach, Bob" said the
old man. "and l doan't think thou II
ever make the preacher we want ere.
Tbou wants to reason over mueh' ana
that will never do. We want our
nreacbers to preach from the heart NOT
from the head; TO say, Thus satin the
Lord. and be sure about that Iny
preaching may do for some folks but Il
winnat do for us"
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-02
AMERICAN WON MARATHON RACE
Ran "a Miles over Rough Roads In
Three Hours, % Minutes.

Three Hours, % Minutes.
st. Louis, Aug. S1.-The Olympic
Marathon race, the third foot race con-
test Of the kind ever held and the first
ever held on American soil, partici-
pated in by 81 men classed among the
deetest runners of the world, was won
by Thomas ]. Hicks. Of Cambridge,
Mass, who is the first American to
win this event celebrated in the re-
vival of Olympic games. Albert j..
Corey, of Chicago, a native-born
Frenehman, crossed the goal line sec
Ond, and A. L. Newton. of New York
city, crossed third. The distance OF
the race was 40 kilometers, equal to
"a miles and 1900 yards. This distance
was run by Hicks in the officially an
nounced time of three hours % min
utes and So seconds; Corey, three
hours, "a minutes and 16 seconds;
Newton, three hours, AZ minutes and
SO seconds.
The first Olympic Marathon race
was held at Athens, Greece, in 1896
and was won by LOues, a Greek, IL
two hours and 55 minutes; the SECOND
Olympic Marathon race was held II
Paris in 1900, and was won by Teato
Of France, in two hours and So min
utes. The winner Of yesterdays rae
received a cup presented by Presiden
Francis. of the exposition, and al
Olympic championship gold medal; tn
second a silver medal, and the third
medal of bronze.
Forty runners had been entered i
the race, but only 81 started, Of whor
Is we're Americans, 10 Greeks, tw
Kaffirs, one Cuban, one Frenchman an
one man from South Africa.
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-02
GENERAL MARKETS

ailadelphia-Flour Arm; winter su-
p, $S:4O@3.65; Penna. roller, clear,
g4SO; city mills, fancy, S6.25g
Rye -four firm; per barrel, S4.25.
hrm; No. 2 Penna., red, new,
ia l.O4. Corn steady; No. 2 yel-
local, 6Sq64c. Oats firm; NO. z
clipped, 42c.; lower grades,
Hay firm; No. 1 timothy, large
Visa 1850 Pork firm; family,
Beef steady; beef hams, S23Q24
poultry firm; hens, 13h@14c.;
posters, &c. Dressed poultry hrm;
fowls, 141ac.; old roosters, &c.
nrm; creamery, zoe. Eggs
" New York and Penna, 2O12c.
ozen. Potatoes steady; new, per
\, 25@30c.
ltimore-Wheat strong; spot con-
A.o4RQ1.04%; spot No. 2 red
n, ,$lO69Q1.06%; steamer NO.
s62 q96%c.; southern, by sam
oe.qSl; do, on grade, SIC. ~
Corn firmer; spot, 5812c.;
g mixed, 5515c.; southern white
osq6Oc.; do. yellow corn, 6Sg
Oats dull and easy; No. white,
,o1sc.; No. mixed, 27Q35c, Rye
uptown, No. 2 western, 83Q94c.
qulet; No. / timothy, Sl5.5O0 10;
clover, mixed, S13.50@14 Butter
fancy imitation, 171sQ 1Se.
creamery, 10000; fancy ladle
~ store packed, 10012c. Eggs
per dozen, zoe.
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-02
SENATOR CLARK ATTACKED
Insane Man Thought He Violated Game
Laws and Threatened His Life.

Insane Man Thought He Violated Game
Laws and Threatened His Life.
Missoula, Mont, Aug. S1.-United
States Senator w. A. Clark was at
tackled here by an insane man known
on the streets as Joe Peg, who thought
the senator had been breaking the
game laws and was carrying a grouse
in his pocket and who threatened to
take the senator's life. Peg followed
senator Clark several blocks, persist
emily calling upon him to hand over
the grouse. Senator Clark ran painting
into the lobby of the Florence Hotel
and demanded protection. He was sure
that Peg had a gun, for several times
the latter had made actions to pull 1t
and threatened to shoot unless the SEN
ator would give up his game bird. Sew
eral persons sprang to his assistance
and the insane man was overpowered.
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-02
The chine.e soldier.

Colonel Grandprey, once French mill
tary attache in Peking, gives some
very interesting information regarding
the Chinese army in the Revue de
Paris. He says that few countries
have such excellent material as China
for an army, where the whole popula-
ton of 10000, 900 consists, so to speak,
of one people, displaying the same ra-
cial qualities. The Chinese is long
lived and tenacious Of life. He thrives
in every climate, in spite oE.the heat OF
cold. He is extremely thrifty and
therefore easily supported. He has
nerves Of steel; he can sleep IN any
position and in any place and can dc
with a minimum Of sleep. He seldom
needs a doctor and bears pain with the
greatest stoicfsm. The Chinese is very
teachable, and what he has once beer
taught he never fOrgets.
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-02
THE SHIRLEY SHAKERS.
Remnauts OF Society That Was Es-
tabIished In 1703.

NHuAAaMEu ~ AAHef
within mile of the town Of Shirley,
in Massachusetts, forty miles from
Boston. is a little remnant Of a once
fiourishing society of Shakers estab-
nshed in the year 1898 with a men,
bership Of forty-fOur adults and twen-
ty-two youths and children. Mother
Ann had visited this neighborhood sew
eral times before the church was hnal-
ly established. She was the guest of
prosperous farmer named Elijah
Wildes. who eventually donated his
farm as the nucleus of the large pos
sessions owned later by the Shakers.
The Wildes house remained standing
until two or three years ago. and visit
ors to the Shaker settlement were
shown the room in which "Mother'
knn preached, and also the room IN
which she was concealed one night
when band of men from the village
anneared at the farm bent on mObbing
the heretical Ann. whose doctrines
were regarded by some of the Shirley
ties as little short of monstrous ana
evil to the last degree.
] Rnf EIilHn w lluEn anu AAa Wa ~-N--1
70 the new faith, and her Shirley settle
ment finally grew into a prosperous
colony of more than 100, owning above
400 acres of land in common, besides
church. a dozen or more large and
splendidly built brick houses, greai
harms. a dairy, a mill and shops OF
various kinds. A thriftier or more in
dustrious class of people never inhaolt
ed the earth Nor can this singuial
sect be surpassed in exquisite cleanli
ness The interior of their homes, lik'
the exterior. is severely plain, but eleaI
and orderly to the last degree.
The world of fashion gives them NJ
concern. for their dress is the sam
! wear in and year out. In former year
thew had a distinctive form of dress 10
! both men and women, and this ores
!, was very similar to that worn by tn
old time Ouakers, and, while this dis
+inctive style of dress is no longer ae
bered to rigidly, the Shakers alway
. dress simply, and their Sunday gar
o is plainest of all.
h Elder John Whitley, now an old ma
o of eighty-siX ana paralyIe Ieu' HAS w
for a great many years at the head
: the community Of Shakers in Shlrle.
n He came from England many yeal
e AGO and has been one Of the Shaker
p of Shirley about sixty years. de Is
a patriarchal looking old man, with 9
n unblemished record of character. f
to ther John, as they call him now ca
s. no longer direct the affairs of the COZ
munity because Of the inhrmity
wears. but his faith is unshaken' al
he still believes in all Of the claims
Mother Ann Lee.
% The Shirley community has dwlndi
es to a little community of but ten mel
Mt hers. three men and seven women a
n several of them have been members
m tie community for more than nj
ar vears. There has been but one al
N tion TO the community in the past
u+ years. and the youngest member mi
nd be nearly fifty years Of age.-Bost
,rt Herald.
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-02
sLooDY FIGHT At CHURCH
Nm. Dead, Three Wounded, In Shooting
ARRAY Near Tazewell, Va


Tazewer. Va, Aug. 91.-A bloody
eebt occurred between the Whitakers
and Altizers at their homes on Indian
Creek on the border of West Virginia.
about IS miles north of Tazewell. As a
result of the fight, Noah Aftizer Is
dead. Lee whitaker is seriously in-
iured. Bill Whitaker is shot through
and through with the chances Of recov-
erv very small, and John stanson' a
svmuathizer of the Altizers, is serious
ly injured. ., -
The trouble occurred at a meeting OF
hord she'll Batists and Seventh Day
Adventists, with whom the Whitakers
and Altizers affiliated. The services
,al were in progress when some one fred
a shot. and a general fusillade began
The Whitakers and Altizers had been
enemies for 30 years.
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-02
paninn Record For Mares Broken.

Providence. R. l., Aug. 80. - Four
thousand persons attended the opening
of the grand circuit meeting in Nara
gansett Park. One worlds record was
Smashed, the pacing record for mares
without a PAGER in front, Darrell, the
handsome little mare owned by G II.
Cbanin. of Rochester, N. Y, lowering
her own record of 2OSA by half a sec
ond After a false start the word was
given and she went to the quarter poIe
in 81 seconds. The next quarter she IN
creased her speed so that she reached
the half in 1.O1A. At the three-quarters
the watches clicked at 1.324. Without
apparent effort she maintained mel
sneed to the wire, the final quarter ne'
ing made in 3e1s seconds, and the mile
in O2A.
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-02
The nrnnI,s of tibet.

Gyangtse, which is distant 213 miles
from the Indian frontier and 134 miles
from Lassa. is a large and important
town with a thriving trade. The coun-
try round is a network Of irrigation
channels The town. which is over
two miles in circumference and con
tains 1000 houses is situated about
two small hills. which lie east and
west on the eastern hill is the fort
captured by the British troops July
G. a collection Of massive walls, keeps
and bastions covering the whole sur
face of the rock, 500 feet high and 400
wards long On the western hill is
monastery of 600 monks, with q lofty
temple nine stories high, which is con-
sidered by the Tibetans particularly
holy place. Surmounting the editice
is a gilt dome, and from here magm-
ficent view is to be had of the town
and surrounding mountains. Inside
the temple are numbers of inches, NIL
ed with images of Buddha and of
saints. The town and the surrounding
country swarm with monasteries, in
one of which Chandra Das, an Indian
traveller. found 500 monks engaged
in divine service and 200 more reading
the sacred books, while on each side
of the image of Buddha were fou
rows of monks twenty in each, will
hundreds of butter fed lamps burning
in front of them.