Milford chronicle., 1883-02-09
HlRlBILE DICTU!

Whatever may have become Of the
| "fOOIkiller," Dame RumOr gives u,
no report; but wOndeT-seelIpr
named Jim Convert, is abroad in Sus
sex, and behold the GEORGETOWN iourn.
ais hristle all over with living and
dead curinsities. In past years the
| Bre,it,cater Light mOnopolized this de-
partment of peninsular journalism, but
we susrect that the Doctors occasional
visits to New York are the cause for
his abandoning the CHEAP show busi-
ness, and his adoption Of more me-
trOpolitan methods for conducting his
newspaper.
The Democrat says it is Converts busi-
ness to engage attractions for circus~cs
and side shows, and that he has been
travelling around the county in search
of curiOsities.
We suggest to Mr.. Convert that he
might stimulate trade little by pub
fishing the market value OF some of
the more unique thin IS for which he
believes the public have genuine de-
sire to witness For instance, there
are yet remaining i'm dissection num-
Der Of tumuli of the aborigiues, where
might be iOun weapons OF w,r and
IN >truments of peace; are these of more
or less value than a labnred editorial
of two cOlumes length wherein the cd
itOr should cnnclusively show, to his
own satisfaction, that the Democracy
of lower Delaware is identical with
the Democracy of jefferson fan
cient things are valuable, by reason of
thelr musly OdOr, no doubt you may
tind pleasure in parting with large
SUNS of cash for these 'SimOn-pure"
In rare cases, at Out-Of- /
tlle-way places may possibly yet be
found Il minister of the Gospel who is |
yet disposed to believe that only devils /
dance and are merry. The George
town papers were excited last week ON .
tuis subject of curiOsitiss, aud gave
The following report of sermon re
Gently delivered on the subject of dane
ing;
"Feb. l. The question Of starting n
iancing class has been canSassed pret-
y generally, and the canvass has re-
suited in the organization of a class
# about twenty. They are u pay
heir instructor $500 for thirteen Ies-
Ons. Last evening our pastor, took
or the subject of his discourse, Do
We need Il dancing class? rhe church
vas well filled as previous announce
nent had been made Of the subject.
The reverend gentleman spoke in no
Uncertain manner aga inst dancing as .
'ice with tendencies that are only vi
nus aud furnished conclusive proof OF
II his statements He argued first ..
liat the associations formed aC dane
NJ school would be degrading in their
influence u:On the young people that =,
night attend it, ana that the ease aud
race that the advocates OF dancing
lainl are gained by the training in
uch Il school, eau be acquired by
leans that are much less questionable.
hen, it involves q useless expenditure Z
time and money and energy, for
hey are spent in acquiring something
nat one is better for not acquiring"
Then too, there are wonderful dream
rs ofwhich the same local papers give
ne following report: believers il
reams may as we'll prepare them
slves. MI. VIM. Lingo, has recently
ad u dream, in which was foretOld TO
i'm the destruction of half of George
)wn by an epidemic. Just the sort
an epidemic was not revealed.
They curdle the blood and make the
air 10 stand on end by detailed ac-
Junis of "A Mysterious Visitor. ~
A most singular occurrence takes N
lace in house in this town every Il
ight. Regularly at ten O'Clock in r
le evening there is heard for about a r
linute, noise resembling the clawing 3
t scratching of cat or rat, appearing h
, be under the house and just where l
door opens connecting the sitting S
nd bed rooms. The singular part of c
le story is that the performance has 7
sen carried on regularly during the c
inter months for the past four or five /
ears. What is still more strange is B
lat the mysterious creature visits the c
lme spot at precisely the same hour o.
O'clOck-every night, and at no ;
5her time,"
Besides all this, they have MARY B
Ianser, the cOlored dwarf at the Aims G
ouse. She is about 80 inches in c
eight, weighs about 40 pounds aud X
nearly 20 years old, 1t is said that
arnum at one time offered a good o
,und sum to be allowed to take her 81
r exhibition, but his request was re- BE-
sed. She has been in the Aims
ouse many years, is a great favorite
ith visitors, and entertains them with :
Gus ditties and prayers"
But above all other mental aberra-
Ons and natural curiOsities they have =
,veloped on the lower peninsula ID
'eed Of hogs that shed their hides and
portion Of their lard! These hogs
ay possibly become valuable in sup
ying leather for saddle factories, and