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Milford chronicle., 1883-10-12
SILKS AND sATINs.

We have all prices in Plain and Brocaded Silks and SAT-
ms. Silks in all shades. Pushes, Silk Velvets &C.
Milford chronicle., 1883-10-12
FANCY DRESS GOODS.

DraP Damas Velveteens all colors, Flannel Suitings
Arlington Plads and Fancies Matalasse Sacquings
Milford chronicle., 1883-10-12
DRY GOODS FOR LADIES.

Ga Coakings and Suitings in all shades; such Bronze
Mixed Bronze Navy Blue, Seal Brown Myrtle Green, Car
dna Crushed Strawberry Garnet Black Mixed Old Gold
light and dark Gray and Ecru
Milford chronicle., 1883-10-12

For nice hair cut go to Fred Yoelker.
For good shave, go to Fred Yoelker.
Milford chronicle., 1883-10-12

FOR SALE 0ae dsa51Ga 6ae 2a9.s. gSs goo4 ga,
riage and one Gang Plow. Gail on or address ! d
Hendricks. Houston Del
Milford chronicle., 1883-10-12

CIDER MILL Tos ISss,S.5 sFP 3 fnsnP che ,,,Is
by hand or horsep power. and is in good condition
Apply to W. n. DORSEY, Milford, Del.
Milford chronicle., 1883-10-12

Capt Jas. Millmen, Packe' Line between Phila-
delphia and Milford. My vessel draws less water
than any trading out of this creek. hence have
no long waits for tides over our bay flats. All Or
ders receive prompt attention, and the safe trans
portation Of goods is guaranteed Rates very rea
sonable, Philadelphia office, No. Walnut St. and
AZ Nililord Fost ONCE. aug. "a. 3m
Milford chronicle., 1883-10-12

LOST BUNCH OF FIVE KEYS. on Friday.
Sept 18th The finder will be snifnL
ly rewarded by leaving them at Shoots Hotel
Milford chronicle., 1883-10-12
TREAD POWER T3R sAaH. ]. one

running powers built, and is in frst-ciass order,
Apply to W. N. DORSEY, Milford, Del,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-09-27

The use Of the term Short
Line" in connection with the
corporate name OF a great
road, conveys an idea of just
what is required by the trav
cling public-a Short Line.
Quick Time and the Best OF
accomodations-aIl OF which
are furnished by the greatest
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-09-27
Truth Stronger Than Fiction

Frederick Gibson, man of As who
is employed in the Appletons' book
bindery in Boston, is about to ba no
united to his mother after a senara-
ton of thirtF-three years. When he
was II years old and lived in Lon
don his father took him out one dav.
telling the mother they were coins
for a holiday in the country. Instead
of that, they embarked in a shin and
came to this country. The father
easily got work as bookbinder. and
at the end of two years married in
Brooklyn. Eight years later Freder-
lex became disconnected and started
on whaling voyage, but deserted at
Chill and went back to ENGLAND.
There he enlisted and saw nearly
four years of service in the British
army. Once when he was CHARTERED
at Aldershot, few miles from Lon
don, he wrote to his father for his
mothers address, and received word
that she was dead. After his discharge
he found employment in Liverpool.
and married there in 1868. In 1876
he came again to this country, i'm
PEELED by strong desire to find out
why his father had left his mother so
unceremoniously, but no satisfactory
answer was given. The father died
not long after, and a man who had
worked with him here and returned
to England, not long ago accidentally
came across his wife, now over 20,
in a London book bindery, and plac-
ed her in communication with her
son. The latter, after being satisfied
by correspondence that there was no
mistake, sent the old lady a passage
ticket and some money.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-09-27
A Snake With Two Feet.

Mr.. Richard Decker, a resident OF
Waikiki Valley, in Ulster County,
while working in his oat-field recently,
was surprised by black snake which
came at him with open mouth, his
head elevated from the ground twelve
or fourteen inches. He succeeded in
killing it with his pitchfork, and in
measurement found it to be five feet
seven inches in length, with a diane
ter of an inch and half at the largest
part. The extraordinary feature of
the creature, however, was the pres
ence of two well-formed legs with
feet attached to the body at point
about fifteen inches from its tail. The
legs were of light pink or flesh color,
without bone, and so elastic that
when drawn to their full length they
would spring back to their normal
position at the reptiles side. The feet
were about the size of a hazel-nut.
and were hoof-like in appearance, and
of darker color than the limbs to
which they were attached Upon
each one of these feet or hoofs were
sixty-three small claws, white, and of
a horny substance. The body of the
snake, with the legs attached, was
seen by most of the inhabitants of the
village before it was put into alcohol
and forwarded to the National
Museum at Washington.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-09-27

100, 900 at least so, 900 have reason to
expect to get on in life, and in due
season become respected and respon-
slble members of society. A large
proportion of the children included in
this estimate are cash GRAND boys and
girls, nurse girls, and of course, fac
tory hands.
An earnest effort is being made IN
Georgia to raise funds by subscription
for the purchase of Liberty Hall,
Alexander Ell. Stephens late residence
the intention being to erect there a
monument, and to keep the property
as nearl y as possible in the condition
IN which Mr.. Stephens left it. The
property can be had for $40, 900 if
taken before the LIST of November
next.
Jim Smith, a convict, who was re-
Gently released from the Tennessee
Penitentiary, earned for the lessees
during his ten years service the sum
Of so, 145, "a net. He never lost an
hours work by sickness or any other
cause. Smith is a master mechanic
and toolmaker. The day of his dis
charge the lessees gave him a $25 suit
of clothes and $40 to pay his fare to
Memphis.
What station did you say this VASE"
inquired passenger of a gruff break
man.
"Pigsty," growled the polite en-
ployee, who was mad because his first
answer was not distinct enough to be
understood.
"Ah," smiled the traveller, ''then
you must be perfectly at home
here"
The brakeman slammed the door
from the outside and then bit off
piece of the iron railing.
Sir, began a stranger, as he walk
ed directly up to a business man, lam
strictly business.
so am l."
Good again! I want to raise $50 to
pay for stone to stand on my grave.
What assistance will you render the
enterprise [ want business answer"
"You shall have it, sir; I will aid
the enterprise by furnishing the
corpse"
The stranger hurried off without
even mentioning the sort of epitaph
he designed having engraved on the
sacred stone.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-09-27
Beat at His Own Game


The local. article of coincidence man
is quite meritorious in it's way, but
hardly yet able to compete with the
more scientific members of the frater-
nifty now rapidly arriving from New
York and Chicago to gather in the
country visitor crop.
Last Wednesday, as the overland
train was disgorging its passengers in
the Oakland depot plausible Looking
young man walked up toa gray-head-
ed Granger who was staring open
mouthed around him, and ciasped him
fervently by the hand
''Why, how do you do Mr.. Cuff
fy3n e.
was Gufy?" asked the delegate from
the foothills, much astonished and
apparently oblivious that JAS.
Guffy, Ukiah," was painted in big
letters on the valise he carried in his
hand.
"Why, Jim, old man, you can't
have forgotten me-Tom Saunders
your old friend. How are all the boys
in Ukiah?"
Glad ter see yer, glad ter see
yer. I've got a powerful bad mem
Dry, but seems ter me I do remember
yer face somehow" SAID the Gran
ger
''Of course you do. Coming
down for little look round, Ell?
All right-where you put up? I'll
meet you after dinner, and we'll take
IN the town together. Here's my adj
dress. y
God bless you, my boy" said the
hayseed party, much affected.
Ihem's the fust kind words I've
hern since [ left home, and, with the
honest impulse of his simple nature,
the farmer took the young man in his
arms and Rugged him. Then, arrang-
ing where to meet later, he shuffled
along
That afternoon the plausible
young man was down at headquar-
tiers complaining that he had been
robbed of his watch and pocketbook
by a 'boodler," got upas an old Gran
ger.
There wasn't nuthin particular in
ther pocketbook, he Indignantly ex-
planned, "and the watch was oroide,
but I'm blessed if [ want to be beat at
my own game"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-09-27
Arabian Mode of Pertaining.

How the Arab ladies perfume them
selves is thus described by Sir Samuel
Baker in his work on the Nile: I'm
the floor of the hut or tent, as it may
chance to be, a small hole is excavat-
ed sufficiently large to contain a
champagne bottle. A fire of charcoal or
simply glowing embersis made with
in the hole, into which the woman
about to be scented throws a handful
of drugs. She then takes off the
clothes, or robe which forms her
dress, and crouches over the fumes,
while she arranges her robe to fall as
mantle from her neck to the ground
like tent. She now begins to per-
spire freely in the hot-air bath, and.
the pores of the skin being open and
moist, the volatile oil from the smoke
of the burning perfumes is immediate
ly absorbed. By the time the fire has
expired, the seeming process is COM
pleted, and both her person and her
rope are redolent with incense, with
which they are SO thoroughly i'm
pregnated that l have frequently
smelt party of women strongly at
full, 100 yards distance, when the
wind has been blowing from their
direction. The scent, which is COM
posed of ginger, cloves, cinnamon,
frankincense and myrrh, a species of
sea weed brought from the Red sea,
and lastly horny disk which covers
the aperture when the shell-fsh with
draws itself within its shell. The
proportions of these ingredient in this
mixture are according to TASTE"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-09-27
A Mad Tom.
Atlanta (Ga.) Herald


Saturday evening a fine Maltese cat
strayed into the store of Mr.. Ellis, on
Houston street. It made itself ute
at home, and was fondled by Mr..
Ellis with some degree of pleasure, as
he needed a rat exterminator. He
locked the cat up in the store, where
it remained until Monday morning.
The cat followed Mr.. Ellis to his
house, and while he was making a
change of clothing it purred against
his leg affectionately. Becoming too
demonstrative, Mr. Ellis pushed it out
into another room. After while Mrs.
Ellis opened the door, when the cat
rushed in and, Selling Mr.. Ellis by the
big toe, held on tenaciously and only
let go when pulled off, scraping off all
the flesh of the toe AS the cat was
run out it seized Miss Winnie Ellis by
the calf Of the leg, biting out mouth
full of flesh. 1t then ran out where
stood asiX-year-old negro child, whom
it threw down and lacerated in a
frightful manner before it was driven
off, when. it ran under the house and
spit defiance at it's pursuers A shot
gun was called into requisition, when
the animal was shot to death. The
child is dying from laceration, while
Mr.. Ellis and daughter are not only
in great pain, but suffering the nor
rOrs of probable hydrophobia.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-09-27

front of the City Park this evening at
half-past T." he wrote, ''and hope to
see you. In order that you may not be
mistaken, when I see you coming
will lift my hat and wipe my face
with white handkerchief.
The girl handed the letter to her
mother, who determined to interview
the mssher, Selecting a dress which
her daughter had worn frequently of
late, and covering her face with veil,
she took a lady friend with her for a
walk and sauntered out that evening.
At about the hour named in the note
she passed along the walk in front of
the city park, and, as she expected. a
gentleman who was alone. and lean
ing against the fence, raised his hat
and wiped the perspiration from his
brow.
This was what the lady was waiting
for, and without word she produced
from the folds of her dress a whip of
the blacksnake variety, but lighter
than the ones used on ordinary steers,
and in another second the unlueky
individual heard it swish through the
air and felt the lash descend with a
singing cut on his back. Again and
again the plucky woman administer.
ed the chastisement until Bridge
Policeman Marshall arrived. attracted
by the victims cries. The man was SC
surprised that he hardly knew what to
do, and put in his time in a vain
endeavor to catch the lash with his
hand. Upon the arrival of the officer
an explanation was demanded by him
and given by the lady. The gentleman,
after hearing her story, said he was
perfectly innocent, had never written
a note to a young lady since he mar
rled one several years ago, and that al
the time the lady walked up to him
he was 1ndulging in thoughts of home.
IN Chicago, where bright-eyed little
woman and two babies were awaiting
his return. He had stopped on the
walk to await the coming of friend,
who had stepped in a store in North
Topeka, and who hove in sight at
about that time, and fully exonerated
the unfortunate drummer. The lady
made ample apology and started home.
AS she returned she saw man answer
ing the description her daughter had
given her of the masher, convulsed
with laughter, and hurrying away
from the scene. The drummer went up
to his hotel and remained there the
rest Of the evening.
The lady, upon being interviewed
by a reporter at her house, said she
was sorry she had whipped the wrong
man, but guessed her daughter
wouldn't be insulted again by the
masher.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-09-27
Catching Deer With a Fish Hook.
Lake Superior, Mich Sentinel

VIII Hendrick, while out fishing
one day last week, near the head of
the bay, captured a 175-pound deer
with large horns. The young dentist
had no shooting-iron with him at the
the time, but on seeing the animal
enter the water, he cautiously pulled
his little row boat between his buck
ship ond the shore, and drove him out
into the bay, where, after a hard and
long spell of rowing G, he managed to
catch him. He hooked into the deer's
neck with a couple of fish hooks. and
then with his fish line he managed to
steady the boat until he could lasso it,
which he did by throwing the boats
painter over his horns. The buck was
not to be bagged so easily, however,
for he turned on his pursuer and a
lively tussle was had. An old buck
will fight hard at such time-if there
is any one who has any doubt in the
matter, let him ask Hendrick. At one
time he struck the boat blow with
his fore feet which nearly capsized it.
Will hung on to the rope like grim
death, and by the dexterous use of an
oar ne finally knocked the buck out
and brought him in. sHendrick
says it wasn't much of dav for fish
ing, but when the deer jumped into
the water he made UP his mind that
twas his meat.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-09-27
A Slight Mistake.
Topeka CKas.) Commonwealth

Several days ago young lady who
possesses many charms of face and
has proved herself to be sensible girl
as well, and who lives on Cane street.
noticed that she repeatedly met on the
street and was admired by masher,
who awakened in her breast only a
feeling of annoyance, instead of a
responsive chord. One day she receiv-
ed a note from IAN Admirerm telling
how the writer had been smitten by
her heavenly beauty, perfect form,
and azure eyes, and requesting an in
terview. L will be on the walk in
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-09-27

In Mr. Surgeons inexhaustible
fund of illustrative stories is one of a
man who used to. say to his wi e.:
Mary, 90 to church and pray for us
both" But the man dreamed one
night when he and his wife got to the
gate of heaven, Peter said: MARY.
go in for both" He awoke and made
up his mind that it was time for him
to become a Christian on his own ac-
count
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-09-27
James Bowie.

The man who gave his name to that
instrument of death known as the
''BOwie-knife, is receiving much at
tention nowadays in the way of rem
lnlscences of his remarkable career as
an adventurer. He was tough citi-
zen was James Bowie, but he had a
sense of justice in his heart that gave
him character among those who de-
precated his murderous ways. He
made the original bowie-knife while
lying upon a sick-bed, laid up with
wo'- nds received in a controversy, :"
anu fashioned the weapon for pur-
poses OF revenge. 1t was made of a
large saw-mill file. A good story is
told of him in Texas. He entered a
church in one of the new towns and
found clergyman trying to preach
to an audience part of whom were
anxious to listen and the other part
bent upon sport. When he announ-
ced his text and attempted to preach
one man brayed IN imitation of an
ass, another hooted like an owl, etc.
He disliked to be driven from his par
pose, and attempted again to preach,
but was stopped by the same species
of interruption. He stood silent and
still, not knowing whether to vacate
the pulpit or not. Finally man
whom he did not know arose and with
stentorian voice said: "Men, this
man has come here to preach to you.
You need preaching to, and I'll be -
if he shan't preach to you! The next
man that disturbs him shall fight me-
My name is Jim Bowie" The
preacher said that after this announce
ment he never had more attentive
and respectful audience, SO much in
fuence had Bowie over that reckless
and dangerous element.
Mr.. S. R. Dyke, a member of the
Divorce Reform League, states that
over 600 women die YEARLY In the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-09-27
DAILY.

Passengers for MILWAUKEE, can remain il
Sleeper destined for that point until seven oclocb
iii the morning, and thus secure full nights rest
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-09-27

Artists are to be brought from Italy
to fresco the rooms in the new house
to be built by j. @. Flood on Califor-
MIA street, San Francisco, which is to
cost about S., 900, 900, and is to be fur
nishea at an expense of $4,000, 00O
more.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-09-27

Mr.. S. r. Dyke, member of the
Divorce Reform League, states that
over 5000 women die yearly in the
United States from attempts to destroy
unborn children.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-07
The Lord Chief Justice.

The department of justice has In.
formation that Lord Coleridge, the
lord chief justice of England, contem.
plates a visit OF three months to this
country. He will sail for New York
from Liverpool about the middle of
August next, accompanied by his sen
as his secretary; Sir James Harmon,
of the privy council frank of
president of the probate, divorce
and admiralty division of the
high court of justice, and Chas. Rus.
sell, member of parliament for Den.
dalk, Ireland, at present the leader of
the English bar, and a loader amoug
the liberal members of the house Of
commons. Mr.. Russell is a nephew
of the late DR.. Russell, president of
Monmouth college, Ireland. Lord
Coleridgs will be the first lord chief
Justice Of England to visit America.
His coming over Is In answer to an in.
vitation of the New York State Bar
association.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-07

IT is understood on good authority
that a very large purchase of Douglas
couoty land has been made nesr Sum.
mi: within two miles Of the city limits
b. y syndicate of Ecgllah capitalists.
Slme think Phil. Armsur IL Co., the
great Chicago packers ara In with the
syrdichte. The sam of $44 600 was
paid for the Keneally farm, and It il
said that the Drexsl farm has also been
purchased, making In all 400 acres,
which Is to DO transferred
into stock yards and packing house
grounds. The par les who negotiated
this sale state that the capitalists who
made the purchase are largely inter.
essed In Colorado and Wyoming cattle,
which are to be brought here TO,
slaughter and packing. This Is good
news for Omaha. Taken In connec
ton with the recent investment Of
$500 900 In our smelling works by
Sidney Dillon 1t 10 an indication of the
gro wing commercial and industrial
standing Of our city. We want more
of just such enterprises. We ART
able to support them and have tn,
country behind US to back them up.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-07
'rilden and Hendricks'

New YORK, June 4-Speakiug OF
the Hendricks interview, where,
In that gentleman ia reported to have
expressed his willingness to take the
second place again with Mr.. Tllden on
the presidential ticket, The Times
says:
IF the managers of the Tllden
movement put 1t on the board as an
emotional drama, they will soc 1t fall
ANONYMOUSLY. If they can contrive
to give 1t the tone of an ingenious and
%audacious farce, they would have,
we suppose, n chance In
ten thousand of carrying II
through. 1t has the disadvantage
OF having failed when last undertaken,
but q sweeping change In its oharac.
ter and q new distribution of roles
except, of course, the principal one
might give 1t a certain popularity.
Mr.. Hendricks preliminary announce.
ment, however, Is altogether In the
wrong vein. He should be promptly
called In, and the business be left to
our clever contemporary, the Sun, for