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Milford chronicle., 1905-10-13

Teacher Training Lesson" BY Miss Maggie S
Wilson, Secretary OF State Association,
The Home Department" By 4. P, Scott, o
Evening session held at NJ. E. Church.
"Praise Service. Led by Rev. G. j. Hooker.
Address " By John r. Holland, of Milford
Echoes from Toronto" Miss Maggie S. Wilson
Miss Wilson is a pretty speaker, and
appears to be at home on the platform.
She has pleasant voice, an attractive
eye, and a witching smile PLAYS over her
countenance as she "says her piece
without Ostentation or affection.
Captain j. Carey Palmer is shipping
cedar posts from the Milton station to a
northern market
Mrs. Peter Welch, after spending many
months in New Jersey, has returned to
Milton.
A brick wall has been put in front of
the property owned by William OFT, on
Chestnut street.
George Krebs formerly of Atlantic City,
but now of Milton, is building a hennery
near the house he will occupy the com
ing year, on the corner of Mulberry and
Magnolia streets. Size of building, ,20x70
feet.
Mrs Elizabeth ]. Conwell has gone to
to spend the remainder of
the autumn and the coming winter with
her son.
Mrs. Carrie Fisher, nee Morgan, of Phil
visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. b. P. Morgan
The town bailiff has cut down the tele-
lhone poles on the old Queen Anne line, |
rom the National Bank to the depot
Dr. r. B. Hopkins is spending a few
laws this week in Delaware City and in
Some repairs have been done of late on
lulberry street, South.
Schooner James NJ. Carey is now be
lg pulled up OH Milton dry dock at
cull's wharf
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Wagamon gave
arty on Monday evening to the young
lisses and lads of the town, in honor of {
leir son Daniels 18th birthday. !
The thirty buoys that workmen have J
zen making for S. w. Darby, of Freder-
a, a,government contractor, are completed,
I'd were loaded this week on the schoOer &
rdia and Mary, for EdgemoOr.
Charles NAPLES has put down scales at
e depot for weighing COAL which he 81
u serve to his patrons in a short time. a
Joseph Walls has removed his store i,
DDS from the corner of Mulberry and p
deral Streets, into his new storehouse n
Union street, South. u, n
David Argo caught 1900 fat backs at &C
oadkiln Beach on Monday night sc
II 4 n
Milford chronicle., 1905-10-13
FROM FREDERICA.

Last saturday evening the social given by Mrs.
Matte Blanchard's Sunday school Glass in the
Town Hall,w a success both socially and fnan-
cially The class wishes to thank all who in anv
way contributed to make the affair a success.
The donation of pies and custards was a very
| pretty one ana attracted much attention. The
apple tree branch loaded with beautiful apples
and suspended from the chandelier was much
admired as decoration. Twenty-seven dollars
and sixty cents were cleared from the sales.
Oysters are fine and plentiful and sell at 20 and
% cents per bushel One trader last week bought
intwo hundred bushels one day. It is sight to
see the boats come in at the wharf
Miss Name Maxson our popular young nilliner
returned from Philadelphia last week with
lovely assortment of hats, notions, etc, Her win.
dow display is very attractive this week.
James Kelly grew pumpkin this fall that
weighed one hundred and two pounds. He
shipped It on the steamer Frederiea to Philadel
phia to relatives, who are particularly fond of
pumpkin pie.
Mr.. Cyrus B. Favinger, one Of our shoe mer-
chants, is so fond Of rocking in rocking chair.
that he rocked himself of his front porch this
week. He was obliged to consult physician /
after his fall. Mr. Favinger thinks he has broken
a rib.
H. F. Mitten has returned from business trip
to the city and has replenished his already large
stock OF furniture. pictures, etc. His display of
rugs is very handsome one. person would be
hard to suit indeed who could not find some
thing in that line there to suit his purse and
fancy.
The Sunday school Convention. hel1 at Bar.
att's Chapel last Friday was largely attended
ice program was a fine one, and every one was
On Monday last we saw some immense white
atish on sale at Melvin's store, and upon inquiry
earned that George Blanchard was the fisherman
Who had caught them. He still enjoys fishing.
md catches quantities Of cells perch, and some
ime ago landed a een-pound carp which had 4
robably escaped from the mill pond into the
7aters Of the Murderkill. The neighbors are the
acipients of many fine fish. c
The NJ. E. parsonage is being improved by the
ainters this week
7. p Timmons spent several days this week S
ith Dr. Williamson in Harrington. &c
A large congregation was present at the NJ. p.
hurch last sunday evening Several persons
'ofessed conversion at the evangelist services. g
ev. D. T. sanderlin still extends his offer to
ach mussc to any one on number OF musical
sru nents absolutely free OF charge on the con- Il
Milford chronicle., 1905-10-13

VIsITsto the rural public schools
show plainly the necessity for a
change to rural consolidation of
schools, that better results may be
had from the money expended for
public education. There has been
a marked progress in many of the
rural districts. Where they once
were willing to have a teacher with
a certificate which barely entitled
the holder to teach in a primary
grade, they are now asking for col
lege graduates; but in the matter
of attendance is where the most
noticeable necessities for rural CON
solidation is found.
In schools where FIVE or more
grades are maintained, the average
attendance per grade is found to be
more than a hundredfold, over
schools where only one teacher
controls the school. This point is
a strong one for rural consolidation,
and we believe that the people will
n a very few years see the advan-
ages of such schools in Delaware,
md demand a trial of the system q
It least in the three counties.
Milford chronicle., 1905-10-13
WOMENS' OTHER GARMENTS
For Fall and Winter Wear.

The stock is so large, the styles so
varied, the character ofall so high
and the prices so low.
Light weight Jackets of covert
cloth, Satin lined at $500
50 inch Ladies Cravenette Rain
Goats, the new sheared back. and
box pleat back, at $500 to Sc. 90
the best coat you ever saw for the
price.
Milford chronicle., 1905-10-13
Beware Of Ointments for Catarrh That
Contain Mercury.

as mercury will surely destroy the sence OF
smell and completely derange the whole sys-
tenn when entering IL through the muc, us
surfaces. such articles should never be used
except on prescriptions from reputable phv-
sicians.as the damage hey will DO is fen-fOld
to the good you can possibly derive from
them. Halls Catqrrh ''ure. manufactured
by H. j. Cheney & Co Toledo o.. contair s
no nercury, and is tsken internally, acting
directly upon the bond and mucous surfaces
or he system. In buying Hall, IS Catarrh Cure
be sure yon get the genuine. 10 is taken 70.
Lernaliy and made in Toledo Ohio, by f. j.
Cheney & Go. Testimonials free.
Sold by druggists Price, 75c per bottle.
IaEe Halls Family Pills for tOnsti patton.
Milford chronicle., 1905-10-13
Uniform Rate Une Cent a Word
Each Insertion.

Ifyou have want that you think some
man In Milford can MI, take in the whoi5
field at once by inserting want ad in the
CHRONICLE.
There's no half way business about the
CHRONICLE. II gets right out among all the
people who are worth talking to. And ifyour
man is in town you'll find him. There's no
doubt about that.
The rate is one cent a word each insertion.
II you have pig for sale, or have lost any
Thing PUT 10 In this column.
Milford chronicle., 1905-10-13

wish all to know that have built a new
store house; and have opened a general store
at my blacksmith, ,wheelwright aud hardware
stand, one mile east of AdamsvilIe A full
line Of dry goods, groceries, provisions, car
nittoR, agate and tinwaTe, quick meal steel
raHges, alright stoves, paints and oils Oliver
ard South Bend Chilled Plows. All kinds OF
country produce wanted. Your patronage is
solicited. 9. A. Outen. II
Milford chronicle., 1905-10-13
PUBLIC SALE.

will sell my personal property at my
home.one mile east of Milford on the Slaugh.
ter Beach road, on
Thursday, October 19, 1905,
Commencing at 10 a. m, but should that day
be stormy, sale on next fair day. All my
household goods, stock and farming imple-
ments, consisting in part Of;
Good Farm Horse. One Heifer. Fine Cow,
coming In fresh in December one BrOod
SOW. Six S-weeks Old Pigs. One Hog
weighing about 800 pounds Two
nice ShOats.
FARM IMPLEMENTS.
A low-dOwn handy Farm Wagon. A two
seat York Carriage. A Top Buggy. A Buck
board. a One-HOrse Farm Wagon. Two
Bissell PlOws. one No. 20, other No. 10, A
fiat lana Reversible Plew Planet Junior
Walking CultiVatnr. A Riding CultivatOr
One tgo-section Drag Harrow. One Iron Age
Hand Drill, or hill dropping machine Obe
Iron Age Wheel Hoe. with lOur sets nf Imple-
ments. Forks. ShOves. Hoes. Tree ar d
Hedge Trimmers. I1rindstOne. Grain Cra-
die. Lot Of Chicken Wire. Chest Of Carpen-
.ers tools, Corn Cutter Sickles.
400 baskets Corn. 400 Bundles Long Fodder. |
Lot Household Goods, nearly new
TERMS-Cash, or negotiable paper.
W. B. TODD.
VIM T. Parvis, Auctioneer.
Milford chronicle., 1905-10-13
ENLARGEMENT OF A sTOrE.

Owing to a great increase OF business, was
compelled to enlarge my store this fall.
have now one of the most complete and con-
venient country stores in Sussex county. 1t
is nled With dry goods, notions, groceries,
provisions, boots shoes, hats and caps, wood
ana wliloWware' glass and queensWare, agate
ana tinWare, furniture, carpets and rugs,
hardware, stove, guns aud ammunition. All
kinds OF country produce wanted. Highest
cash prices paid for eggs 'Fair and honest
dealing is our motto. Your patronage is So
licIted. w. b. Jones. AdamavllIe Del II
Milford chronicle., 1905-10-13
A
Dress Goods Display
That is complete a and offers
Wonderful B5Y05ius

I"1I I5 VVTTYIcTC d dWI OTIeTS
Wonderful Bargains.
You can find any shade or color or
style for which you are looking in
this great stock.
SPECIAL
Rainproof cloth 81 inch in all the
newest shades, at S1.25
so inch Mohair, in all shades, 75c
value at 4Sc.
II inch all wool cloth, in eight
colors, at 25c worth SIC
s. inch Broadcloth. Our special
PI'oo, regular price SIPS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-23

church and that it would be better, therefore, for them not to receive official honors and decorations. His excellency, through the president of the university offered employment at 40 taels per month to all alumni of the university not all ready under engagement. Only one, Q medical graduate of the class of 1905, availed himself of the offer, the others all being engaged chiefly by the church and at salaries much less than offered by the viceroy. All the graduating class fourteen in number together with the former graduates decorated, are Chris tians
 Buttons with decorations to correspond, as conferred by Chinese officials, are of nine different ranks, and give to the in- dividuals thus honored much recognition and prestige among their own people everywhere. The decorating of so many graduates of a mission college in this way is thought to be unprecedented in Chinese history. Such an event in one of the most conservative literary cen ters of the empire shows the changed attitude of the highest officials toward missionary effort well as the growing appreciation of what the mission schools and colleges are doing for the Chinese people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-23
AILMENTS OF THE ANIMALS.
Elephant, Camel a:d the Others Talk
 About Their Health.
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
 Out of the corner of his shifty little eye the elephant watched the small boy who was trying to feed him a plug of to- bacco, and then the circus pachyderm heaved a mournful sigh.
 Whats the matter?" asked the camel in the next stall. Some kid feed you an apple loaded with cayenne pepper?"
 Say you'd grunt yourself" retorted the elephant. looking wrathfully down his ten feet of ivory tusk, If you had the toothache in q pair of molars the size of these.''
 "Oh, l know just how it feels, and you have my sympathy" said the camel See these two humps on my back? We'll how'd you like to have the mm- bago in 'em?"
 T am candidate for sympathy. too" murmured the giraffe. rubbernecking into the conversation With my stretch of gullet can assure you that there's noth- Ing worse than tonsilitis or sore throat"
 "Tush, tushv' snarled the leonard what are those trivial ailments to the snnerings l have to undergo? Think of listening to people commenting on my personal appearance, would-be wits who get off bright remarks about me having the spotted fever"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-23

t1INA,s rapidly changing attitude
 toward western learning anu o ideals is most strikingly Illus
 trated by the visit of ms eNceiieAe'' Chou Flu. Viceroy of the three provinces of T<iang-Su, An-Huei and hians-e' at the recent commencement exercises of Ranking university, the most impor- +ant mission college of the Metnooist Fn;scopal church in central China. Nan king is the old southern capital or the Chinese empire and is at present the vice-regal headquarters for three or the a,gbteen provinces of China proper
 those three provinces having combined ,,on,,lation of about 70,0O0,0O0 of people. T. ,s also one of the few places in the emnire where the great literary examina- tions are given according to the loeais and customs of the ancient educatiohai system of that empire. Triennally apou' ao GOO students gather to compete for the higher degrees in these examinations. lt is in such a center of Chinese tradition- alism that Ranking university with us preparatory college, theological and med- ical departments has been built up as result of foreign missionary initiative and support. .
 Chou Flu has only recently gone to Ranking as Viceroy. A tthe time or the boxer uprising he was treasurer oI the Szchuan province in far western Chiha, mn the borders of Tibet, and together with the Viceroy of the province, he re- ceived copies of the Empress Dowagers edict commanding the officials to cru elly exterminate" all foreigners. or all the officials, Chou Flu alone stood from the first for ignoring the imperial com mand, but by force of character ana will he finally persuaded them all, so that the result of the Viceroy's counsel was a unanimous decision to defy the edict and protect the Christians. It is said to be the general opinion of foreign- CTS and Chinese that Chou nu in 1900 saved western China from worse fate
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-23
Refus Mann in the International Quar-

Refus Mann in the International Quar-
 terly.
 1rHE origin of all the elements of the
 human head cannot be traced; 1t
 is almost certain, however, that they have been developed in the life above the fishes Among the fishes the head is not yet distinctly separated from the rest of the body; there is no neck, and in the very highest forms the creature must move the whole body in order to obtain a new field of vision. The head of the fish is imperfect in other ways to it are attached the breathing organs in the shape of gills. which require a complicated system of machinery to aid their functors the instruments of sight and smell are generally pretty well elab- orated, but the hearing is in the keeping of very rude machinery which does It's work inadeqiately. The voice, which hereafter is part of the head machinery is indistinct and quite inarticulate.
 The next step in advance is gained when the fisles pass into the reptiles; here we find something like a neck and head; the ennobled part of the body IS more distinctly separated from that which serves the lower functions. In the rep tiles the head Is fairly finished. Every essential felture, except perhaps the outer ear, that exists in the higher mann malia Is at least suggested, and there IS nothing to le eliminated in the further advance Nevertheless, man sees in the reptile the lowest creature of the series that contains the same bodily clements calf of all nOSSiDle degradation and views 1t with instructive abhorrence
 From the reptiles, advance to the higher forms Is made on two distinct lines; on the one we are led to the birds, on the other to the animals. Though closely akin in structure, there Is wide spiritual gap separating the reptiles and birds. we pass from Iull and senseless things to creatures which are the embodiment Of emotional activity. The mental activity or birds finds expression not only in their marvellous voices. but for the first time the face becomes the instrument of considerable range of expression AL though the reptiles may convey some idea of rage by their menacing jaws and by their movements, the face Is so rigid that there is little to choose between the expression of the animal when alive and when dead, whereas in the bird the change is SO great that it may be pathetic.
 The first clear premonition of the hu- man face is found among the monkeys We see here this part beginning to ad- just itself as it were, for higher destiny. The jaws become shorter the mouth dim inishes in size, the nose, which hitherto has been fiat, in some species begins to assume a distinct human outline; the eyes are closer together and the eye brows are somewhat better defined; the -4tIf fnn grows so as to separate 1t more sharp ly from the head; but above all there comes larger development of the facial muscles and play of countenance greater than that of the lower animals.
 It may, indeed, be asserted that the | faces of monkeys are more expressive | than those of the lower races of men,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-23
HOW PRIMROSE MET EMERSON.
Was Boy When He Met Prince of
 Minstres.

From the Washington Post
 Should George Primrose happen to fall and break a leg, it Is probable that he would retire from the stage. And if he did 1t Is also likely that he would write a history of minstrelsy, being one of the last old-time black-face comedians. There isn't minstrel star with whom he is not familiar.
 "Yes. indeed; I knew them all, from Dan Emmett down. he said recently. Think of it But I am not old. You can't see more than twenty-five years in my face, or feet, or actions, when I've got the cork on. I feel and act just as young as ever
 But the boys have gone so fast of late that l can hardly keep track of their tombstones. Let me see. Why, four of the old-time end-men have died within few years-Billy Rice. Bob Slavin, Billy Emerson and Billy West.
 Let me take up my acquaintance with one of these men chronologically, and tell you about my first meeting with my ideal minstrel man. To begin with. I learned to dance naturally-picked it up, as it were. on the sidewaks-and before l knew 1t could make my feet talk This was in 1868. Shortly afterward I went on the stage myself. You ought to have seen the stage I went on.
 T was billed as The Buffalo Boy. and my speciality was in the song and dance line. An interesting fact in this connec- tion is that the man who played the fiddle for me in that old hall was Dan Emmett, the immortal author of Dixie. He could play, too. Emerson was in a nearby theatre doing The Big Sunfiower and his specialties. One night he either came in to get glass of beer or to see I don't rf0bflu har I flashed upon his startled vision on the stage in white duck suit, and danced and sang the best I knew how. I was ! nearer to stage fright than ever before however. because l was doing my turn before the man I had regarded as my ideal. I was only boy.
 Well. I got through somehow. and looked at Emerson. He appeared to be very much interested in glass of bee,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-23
Tho Origin of Slang.
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
 Here's where I butt in,'' said the goat making for the children.
 Pm getting it in the neck. grumbled the bull. as Ursus gave him another twist.
 Come off your perch." growled tabby making another spring at the cage.
 I'm in the soup" gasped the oyster as he dropped to the bottom of the plate You're a bird," said the fox as he gobbled up another hen.
 Don't try to string me-" said the rat tier to the blacksnake, coiling himself into a plumbing.
 It's a lead pipe cinch," said the rat gnawIng his way through another piece of pipe.
 i've got the drop on you" shrieked the hawk, as he landed on another chicken.
 Things are coming my way,' said the bear. lodging another bullet.
 My goose is cooked" said the wild gander, dropping to the ground with a broken wing.
 Quit your kidding" exclaimed the fish as the bait dropped into the water
 Those fellows are nutty." said the rab- bit. pointing to the squirrel family eating lunch. Stuck again." cried the fly, alightins on the sticky paper T can see my finish" murmured the lamb as he entered the slaughter pen
 
 Scrofula is eradicated and all kindred diseases are cured by Hoods Sarsapar-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-23
GOOD WORK DONE BY
 RANKING UNIVERSITY

than befell the region about Peking. Later Chou Flu was treasurer or the province of Chili, in which Picking Is sit- mated. and later still was governor of Shantung province. Now as Viceroy in central China. he holds one of the most importan official positions in the em- pire.
 Graduation week at Ranking univer- sity comes in winter rather than Tn early summer, as at most colleges in the united States. At o'clock in the morning of commencement day the invited onicials and literati began to arrive. At s;So all the chief local officials and the presl- dents and principals of the various Cnl- nese schools throughout the city had ar rived Promptly at 10 o'clock the vice. roy, with outriders, soldiers, red ban ners and general suite, swung into the university campus with his chair-bearers at full trot After meeting the officers of the university and the graduating classes in the guest hall. he proceeded to the chapel where he listened to the students sing hymn, examined the lac simile of the Empress Dowager's Dlple, and addressed the assembled students He urged them to faithfulness and sin cerity in observing the teachings they learned. whether of Christ or or Confu- cius, and expressed himself as very much pleased with everything he saw. He took leave soon after Il o'clock, when the regular programme was carried out.
 The Viceroy left gift of s200 to be distributed among the fourteen members of the graduating class, and also re- quested that they and as many as possi- ble of the former graduates call later at his official yamen. When they did so few days later, he received them with great kindness, and conferred the button of the fifth rank upon a graduate of .about ten years ago; the button of the sixth rank upon five other former grad uate, and the button of the seventh rank upon one former graduate and eleven members of the graduating class. The three graduating students or the theo- logical school declined the proffered honor on the ground that their lives were dedicated to the service of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-23
Number of Shoe Lace Eyes Used.
om inc Milwaukee Sentinel.

From the Milwaukee Sentinel
 Some of the apparently most trivial things in this world are the most neces- sary things. and fortunes are made in manufacturing them, said Ralph l.. Jen- kins.
 "Take the lace eyes of shoes. for in- stance. The average person never gives them thought. but they are indispensa- ble to our footwear, and there are facto- ries that devote themselves exclusively to making them. Did you ever stop to think how many of those little things are used every year?
 "On the basis of the population of the United States being S0,0O0.000, this coun- try uses more than 3,OOd, ,O00,O00 of lace eyes and hooks a year. Every man, woman and child will wear out on an average two pairs of shoes in twelve months. The majority of people have two feet and there are twenty-seven eyes and hooks in each shoe. Use your arithmetic and see what the total is. It foots up to 2,O00,0 ,0O0 more than 5000 000,000.'