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Milford chronicle., 1885-12-25
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To-day.

The sunshine fingers in the room'
see it through the window stream'
Kissing tho pillow, whore he laid
His head, in many boyish dream
But. OH the change since yesterday
The young, strong step that 50 miss
The weary miles now stretching on
Between us, and my last fond kiss.
Ard mine had been a different plan,
A dream Of sheltered brooks and boWer'
Oftoil and pleasure hand in hand,
Ofhome and friends and merry hoursi
But he had longed to try the world
It's hopes, its promises, its cares
70 tempt Dame Fortunes tickle smile
And win her to him unawares.
And so. with spirit bold and brave,
He pressed my hand in mute good-by'
And turned aside, lest should see
The toars that glistened in his eye.
And my poor heart wus aching sore.
He might have heard each throb Of painI
My questioning heart that yearned to know
i'll should meet my boy again.
Oh, life is hard! The common lot
And parting wiring the anguished heart
But, OH how differently we'd choose
Yet see our fondest hopes depart!
We take the burden we would fain
Lay down, and fold our weary hands,
Praying our loss may be his gain,
Trusting to Him who understands.
-Erery Othsr Saturday,
Milford chronicle., 1885-12-25
CnltIe ON the Trnek:

"Do we try to avoid killing animals
We do when it is possible" said an old
engineer "But if it is impossible to
stop the train before reaching them 1t
is dangerous to lessen the speed, for
when a train is moving slowly a big
healthy steer is sometimes enabled to
derail it. If see l can't stop before
reaching the animal pull the throttle
wide open and let her go. In going
around a curve one night eight miles
from Davenport, on the Rock Islands
l saw a steer standing on the track.
He did not move, but looked straight
at the headlight. IOpened the throttle
and the next moment hit him. / felt
the Jar. He was literally chopped to
pieces and the particles of flesh COW
cred the headlight, so that 1 could not
see until the next station was reached.
The engine was covered from the pilot
to the tender with blood and pieces Of
hesh."
"The worst animal to encounter on
a railroad track" continued the engi-
neer, "is sheep. Even if they are on
the outside of the fence they will vent
ure on the track when the first opening
! is reached. And the one that takes the
lead is followed by all the rest. Hogs
make a bad mess. hit drove one
day while running fifty miles an hour
Realizing I could not stop before
reaching them let the engine have all
she could take. There was a slight
lar and a moment later the porkers
were flying in every direction to the
sides of the track and over the engine
AS the animals began falling the fire
man sarcastically remarked, Pork Is
coming down. That engine was the
bloodiest and dirtiest ever taken to
shop. They were two days cleaning
it."-Dacenport (Ta.) Gazette.
Milford chronicle., 1885-12-25

Yet. such is Davos, where. for many
seasons recently, doctors have been
seneing their patients with the best
results. These results are due to the
extreme dryness and purity OF the
air, the dryness removing catarrh oi
the bronchial tubes, and the absence
of organic matter in the air prevent
ing irritation and breaking-up OF lung
tissue. Patients are recommended TO
begin their stay in the place during
the Summer, so that the coming Au-
tumn may acclimatize them and ena-
BILE them to bear the cold Of Winter
The place has plenty of amusements
and the only fear is that it may
become over-crowded, when its bene'
fits must surely disappear.
Milford chronicle., 1885-12-25
On Mount Washington.

A peculiarity of Mount Washing
ton. due to its rariied atmosphere, is
the fact that it takes longer time and
of course more fuel to do the cooking.
You order a hard boiled egg at the
Summit House and it must cook just
twice as long as at the Crawford.
Meat keeps here a long time without
spoiling. Putrefaction is so slow
that yonder lies the body Of lamented
dog who died months ago, but it is as
well preserved as if stuffed with sugar
of lead. The successor Of this dead
dog is a splendid animal of Great
Saint Bernard, weighing $50 pounds
Winter in the signal station on Mt
Washington must be serious business.
Water will freeze hard by red-hot
stove. There are six men in the 81 :
nal station. One of them in mid
winter goes down the mountain on
snow shoes, picking his way, but it is
often a week before he can get day
to return in. The highest wind re-
corded on the summit is 1856 miles an
hour, and the lowest temperature is
ffty-five degrees below zero, or eighty
seven degrees below freezing. The
signal station wires come up on the
railway trest.e. The wires on the
posts are removed in the fall, as the
accumulation of frosts on them would
break them.-LelGiStOn. He., Journal
Milford chronicle., 1885-12-25
Tho Smallest Dog in the World.

Tho Smallest Dog IN the WOrlus
Nearly two hundred different kinds
Of dogs Think of it ] And yet this
is not difficult to believe; for, we have
water dogs, and watch dogs, and sheep
dogs, and fighting dogs, and pet dogs,
aud sledge dogs, and carriage dogs;
thick dogs and slender dogs, lOng-legg-
ed and short-legged dogs; dogs for kill
ing rats, and dogs for killing wild
boars; dogs for use, and dogs for orna-
ments; dogs to care for us, and dogs
for us to care for.
Then there is the little dog-the toy
dog, as it is called. The smallness to
which dog can be reduced is remark
able; and if the size of the very small
est dog had not been officially recorded,
no one could be blamed for doubling
the facts concerning the little fellow.
"Tiny," a black-and-tan terrier, has
the honor of having been the smallest
full-grown dog that ever lived. He
belonge to Lieutensnt-General Sir
Archibald Maclaine of England, and
in honor of his extreme tininess, is
now carefully preserved under a glass
case.
Tiny was less than four inches long,
and could comfortably curl up and
take nap in a common glass tumbler'
An ordinary finger-ring was large
enough for his collar; and when he sat
up, a baby's hand would almost have
made a broad and safe resting place
for him.
OF course Tiny was of no account
against rat. Indeed, a hearty, self
respecting mouse would have stood its
ground against the little fellow. But
if Tiny had not strength, he did have
courage, and would bark as Justify as
his little lungs would let him at the
biggest rat that ever lived-when the
rat was dead.-St Nicholas
Milford chronicle., 1885-12-25
Nnsas and Ears.

With the astrologers a large nose
was always a sign of much character
of some kind, but what was determined
by other characteristic marks. A RO-
man nose was a sign of courageous
temper and a disposition to face and
overcome difficulties, while a more
strongly aquiline nose was an indica-
tion of rapacity; the idea being evident
" borrowed from the similarity Of this
description of beak to that of the eagle 9
the most rapacious Of birds. The
snub-nose showed little character but
much temper, while the Greek nose.
even straight and regular, was sign
Of the temperament of the owner.
Large nostrils indicated good lungs,
health and long life, while swelling
nostrils showed a Warlike spirit and
fire. A very sharp nose was consid-
cred an indication Of a busybody,
while a bluntness at the end Of this
member was an outward sign of the
possessor's mental lack of acuteness.
Large ears were always bad, the SINH
larity between their owner and the
donkey being supposed to extend fur
ther than the ears, while small ears
were always good. The lobe Of the
ear passing insensibly into tbs cheek
was sure sign of a siIgr and liar,
while an exceedingly sharp division
between the two indicated honesty
and candor. Thick ears meant thick
brains, WIS thin. delicate ears de-
clared their possessor to be man Of
refined Intelligence.
Milford chronicle., 1885-12-25

coffee like dey was our own old
marses folks. Amt muffin like corn
pone for rale good flavor, dat dey amt.
An the young lady from de Norf, she's
as pretty as a peach. Reckon de capt
ing inks so, too. He, he her
And old Pomp shook his sides with
an inaudible chuckle of glee.
Later in the evening the gentlemen
went up to the house, where stood the
three Misses Harrington in simper-
ing row.
But their call there was insipid, and
several of them returned to the "Stone
Barn" to finish their evening
Adrian Dulany remained the latest
of also late, in fact, that it was he
who escorted grandma-who had dis
creetly fallen asleep in her big chair
some time ago-and Aileen to the
house, under whispering pine-boughs,
by the light of a big round moon.
The three cousins, whose list of calls
had long since ended, were yawning
in the parlor.
"Dear me" cried Selma, as the little
group came in. "Where have you
been all day, Aileen?"
"In the old stone-barn chamber,
learning to spin," said Aileen, laugh
ing and coloring.
Juanita looked sharply at her.
What change had subtly crept over
her voice and mannerP Then she
looked at Captain Adrian's bright
face.
Take good care of her." said the
young officer, tenderly removing the
heavy shawl from AiIeen's shoulder.
'She has promised to be my wife, be-
for great many weeks"
It was not until Dulany had gone
that the full cannonade Of questions
burst on Aileen's devoted head.
"Girls, girlsl don't all speak al
once" said grandma "lts just ex
actly as I've always told you. The
right one will be sure to come along il
you sit in the chimney-corner and
wait. And that was just what AileeI
was doing this evening"
And that night, when the frost
white stars of midnight climbed tn,
sky, Aileen whispered:
"Good-by, sweet New Years Day
the happiest 1 have ever knownF-
Helen Forrest GrG0eS.
Milford chronicle., 1885-12-25
HUMOROUS.
Good al a ninch-A tlpht shoe.


Good at a pinch-A tight shoe,
A fine art-Preslding over a police
court.
1t is exceedingly proper that wrest-
ling matches be held in the falL-LOic-
Ell Citizen.
According to the Dsrwinian theory
our ancestors were all tail-bearers.-
GoHUerneur.
"order arms p as the colonel said
to the quartermaster. The arms were
ordered forthwith.
The coachman's occupation is more
agreeable than that of the hostler; but
the latter is more stable.
Auctioneer (selling town property;
'Why, gentlemen, the very atmos-
phere's worth the money"
Iowa encourages men to quarrel and
become sick by employing 5 women
lawyers and 122 women doctors.
1t is given as a reason why lawyers
charge such enormous fees that theiE
career is a brief one, at the longest.
What woman would be the most
likely to give her husband a blowing
up if he irritated her? Dina might. 4
NERVOUS girl" wants to know how
to cure a tickling sensation about the
face. Get him to shave of his nous
tache.
Oscar Wilde has taken to lecturing
again. Since his marriage he has learn
ed more about lecturing than he ever
dreamed of before.
Imitation cod liver is now made in
Paris. What anybody wants to imt-
tate the stuff for is a mystery. Some
thing as unlike it as possible would be
more taking.
Something new in butter dishes, l
see." said Mrs. Pompano as She
glanced over the advertisements,
"What is itP" asked Pompano eagerly.
Good butter"
A Boston oculist advertises to sup
ply "cork nose spectacles." Without
being positive we presume that spec
lacles for cork noses are the same a.
those for the ordinary kind Of noses.
In Spain the natives keep guines
hens about their houses for the sake
of enjoying their harsh and discordani
cries. This would seem to indicate
that they have no street bands IN
Spain.
A boy defined salt as "the stuff that
makes potatoes taste bad when you
don't put it on" He was twin brother
of the boy who said that pins hat
saved a great many lives by not being
swallowed.
Some dyspeptic growler says; '"Io
educate young ladies is to let then
know all about the ogIes, the omenies
the ifcos the tics, and the mistics; bul
nothing about the ings. such as sew
ing, darning, washing, baking an'
making pudding.
Milford chronicle., 1885-12-25
Undertaking.

Saws DIR. VIM. A. Hammond, "Tho
chief object of underelOthing is the re-
tention Of the natural heat Of the body
n such a way that low temperatures
and sudden changes will not affect the
surface. Several years ago perform
ed some experiments which went to
show beyond any doubt that silk is
below wool in its power to prevent
the loss of heat from the body, and
very little superior to cotton. Indeed,
nothing is in this respect preferable to
wool, and of this material all under
clothing meant for winter use should
be made. IN summer a mixture Of
wool and cotton, called merino, may
be worn, but even in very hot weather
silk is not desirable, for It is not such
a ready absorber of the perspiratlon as
wool, and allows the body to be kept
in a state not very remote from that
known as parboiled. Wool, however.
taking up, as it does, the moisture
from the body, exposes 1t to the atmoa-
phere. or is eYaporated, and, the pro-
cess being cooling one, keeps the
skin from being oyerheated. No un-
dercIothing should ever be SO thick as
to prevent free passage Of the cutP
neous excretions and the atmosph'
air. The skin requires ventilatI
do the lungs. Chamois-slSiD
garments, perforated" or
ed, are abominatloDs
Milford chronicle., 1885-12-25
Historical Trees.

The tree under which William Penn
made his treaty with the Indians.
The tree on Boston common, where,
tradition says, seven tories were hung
Elm tree on Cambridge common under
which General Washington first drew
his sword as commander-in-chief Of
the continental army. The Charter
oak. Pine tree near Fort Edward, n.
Y where Jane McCrea was murdered
by the Indians. The thirteen trees
planted by Gen. Alexander Hamilton
on his estate near New York, repre-
senting the original thirteen States.
The oak tree at Franklin, N. H., on
which Daniel Webster, when a boy
hung his scythe and said to his father,
"Now the scythe hangs to suit me"
The apple tree at Appomattox under
which General Grant received the
surrender of General Lee.-Magaztne
of american History.
Milford chronicle., 1885-12-25
Hon Webster Loved GOOd Fare.


Daniel Webster was a good liver,
and when in Washington he used to
90 to market three times a week to
purchase delicacies for his table.
aCome and dine with me-" he would
saw to friend, Il will give you a
chowder made by my own receipt from
Massachusetts Goldfish, and slice OF
fine mutton from saddle that J
bought in the market" He was very
fond of a cup Of tea made in a Britain
MIA metal teapot which had belonged
to his mother, and which he finally
gave to Monica, his colored cook. It
IS to-day in the collection at Indian
Hiu farm.--Ben. Perleg PooTe.
Milford chronicle., 1885-12-25

The statistics laid before the
National Butter, Cheese and Egg As
sociation at its late meetingin Chicago
must have made its members feel that
they were something more important
than flies on the country's coach
wheel. 1t was asserted in those
statistics that the annual value of
dairy products in this country was
S1OO,OOO.OO0 greater than that of the
entire wheat crop, and $120,OO0,0OO
greater than that of the cotton crop;
while the amount of capital interested
in cows was said to be greater by
s4O.OOO,OO0 than that invested in bank
stocks.
Milford chronicle., 1885-12-25

There are seven sisters in New York
who possess COS inches of raven hair,
and a statistician recently computed
that their combined hair, if placed in
single strands, would reach over 100
miles. They put their hair in silk bags at
night to prevent it from tangling. The
father of these girls, Rev. Fletcher
Sutherland, has been pastor of Metho-
dist Episcopal churches in Geneseo'
Lyons and LockpOrt, n. Y, and is the
only survivor of President Buchanan's
inaugural dinner given at the Ma
tional Hotel in Washington, at which
some forty guests were poisoned.
Milford chronicle., 1885-12-25
The Snow Storm.

Lightly and whitley
As wheat from the grain,
Thickly and qaickly
As thoughts through the brain,
So fast and so dumb
Do the snow-fakes GOMEZ
Swift, swift as the lays drop
From glad poet-lips,
Soft, soft as the days drop
From Times finger-tips.
Oh, so many, so many.
Yet no sound from any.
Oh, so last, oh, so fast!
Yet no track where they passed.
Oh, so fragile. so frail!
Yet no force can prevail
To speed them or stay them.
No prayer can outweigh them.
They fall where they must,
Through the fathomless gray
And bring to earth's dust
What of heaven they may.
Grace d. Litehfeld, IN 81. Nicholas
Milford chronicle., 1885-12-25

DR.. Barthelemy of Paris is of opin-
ion that the symptoms Of hydrOphobia
in man are mainly due to the imagina-
ton and the irritabiIity of the patient.
He himself had introduced his finger
into the throat of q mad dog and drew
It out covered with frothy saliva; in
driving it he observed that he had a
slight excoriation on his finger. He
lightly cauterized it, but, ten days
after, he experienced a sense ofeon-
striction about the throat. He felt
alarmed; the difficulty of swallowing
increased until he could not drink
ANYTHING, and the sight of water
caused spasms. The will, however,
was strongly exercised, and at the end
of three weeks the attack was mas
tered. This is not az unsupported
experience, there being at least one
other notable cure by sheer will
power. Will-power, by the way, has
also been successfully exerted to over
come the effects of a venomous reptiles
bite.
Milford chronicle., 1885-12-25

In a paper on the rule of the road
from a scientific standpoint, Sir George
Campbell, a member of the English
parliament, maintains that the most
natural and convenient method for all
right-handed people is to turn to the
left on meeting others in the road as
is done in Great Britain, instead OF
turning to the right, as we do in this
country. He opposes the proposition
to make a change in England.
Milford chronicle., 1885-12-25

No. g.
In the absence Of any instruction, we will
make as above. In ordering give full descrip-
tion Of what you want; leave nothing to be
5ucs cd at.
Parties unknown to us, ordering goods, will
be required to remit us ono-third the value
delivery.
Send for price list.
BALTIMORE TwINE AND NET Co.
VIM. II. Hooper 81 Son,
G $. CALVERT ST., BALTIMORE, Nh.
CIenti0n this paper.)
Milford chronicle., 1885-12-25

A village in Switzerland, more than
6ye thousand feet above the sea-level,
and surrounded on all sides by snow
clad mountains, with a climate where
the thermometer oftea stands at
twenty degrees Fahrenheit in the day,
and below zero at night, does not
seem to be quite the right place fol
consumptiys patients to winter in'
Milford chronicle., 1885-12-25

European sugar reiners have lately
discovered in Central India a forest
tree which seems likely to come into
general use as a substitute for the cane
and the beet. 1t is called the Maheva'
and abounds in Southern Hindostan.
Its blossoms yield an immense amount
Of Juice, which is easily converted in
to sugar of an excellent quality.
Milford chronicle., 1885-12-25
TOPICS OF THE DAY.

According to the statement of a
Madrid music journal. no professional
pianist became a victim Of the cholera
epidemic in Spain. One can easily un-
derstand that some piano playing
would scare off even the cholera.
Milford chronicle., 1885-12-25

According to the latest official state
ment published by the authorities Of
Russia, there are in that country not
less than 14,OOJ square miles of oil
producing land, but Of this vast terri
tory the field at Baku is the only one
worked, and even this covers only the
limited space of some three and one
half square miles. The output is
enormous, and the fact is stated by
one who witnessed the opening Of a
well in that locality that column OF
oil spurted to a height of 100 feet,
carrying great stones with it. the flow
continuing until large lake of petro-
leum was formed. The product is re-
fined on the spot, the residue being
used as fuel for steamers and rail
ways.
Milford chronicle., 1885-12-25

In the cotton mills of the United
States in 1870, there were employed
1S4,86O people, men, women, and chill
dren combined. The amount paid in
wages per head, on an average, was
s288.10 for a years labor; or at the
rate of 90 cents per day for 3l3 days,
the number of working days in the
year. In 1880 there were employed in
the cotton mills 1884 people, and
they received in wages for their years
labor $243.65, or $44.45 less than in
1870, or about 30 cents per day. Now
if we allow for a 20 per cent of a
reduction in wages since 1880. it
would leave tie average wages OF
each operative GA cents per day; while
the consumption of cotton between
the two periods of 1870 and 1880 had
increased 40 per cent per head.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1885-10-22
JOSH BILLINGS DEAD.
The Great Humorist and Lecturer
Dies Suddenly of Apoplexy.

MONTERREY, CAL, Oct. 14.--H. w.
Shaw. better known as "Josh Billings"
died at 10 o'clock this morning of apo
-plexy. The body will be embalmed
and sent East. The particulars of his
death are as follows: About 9:45 this
morning DR.. Heintz was summoned to
the Hotel de Monte to attend Josh Bill
lings who was sitting on a chair in the
vestibule apparently enjoying the best
of health. When the physician arrived
he complained of a severe pain in his
chest and remarked, "My doctors in the
East ordered rest of the brain, "and
added, throwing back his long hair,
"but you see do not have to work my
brain for simple lectures. 1t comes
spontaneously" While he was talking
he suddenly threw his hands over his
head, and fell backward unconscious.
He was carried to his room, and at the
end of three minutes life was extinct.
His wife, who accompanied him on his
trip to the Pacific Coast, was with him
during his last moments. His face has
retained perfectly natural expression.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1885-10-22
What May Happen,

Brother Leonard seems to have got
nearly 25, 900 votes ind is much pleased
that his party has grown SO big as that.
He expects that it will continue to in-
crease and do great things.
Brother Leonard may be mistaken
about that. Our impression is that a
good many people voted Brother Leon
ards ticket, not because they expected
that Brother Leonard's party would
ever accomplish prohibition, or because
they cared anything for Brother Leon
ard, but because they didn't see much
in the other two parties to vote for.
AS to prohibition, if it should come
to vote, disassociated with partisan
politics and on its merits, we presume
1t would get vote that would astonish
some people. The next time prohition
is put to vote in Ohio it will carry. The
saloon men who considered it necessary
to knock the Democratic party out on
John Sherman's account win please
paste this prediction in their hats.
If the legislature is Republican it will
submit a prohibition constitutional
amendment. And if it does it will car
ry. The Democratic party once before
stood between the liquor interests and
prohibition. 1t may not consider itself
bound by any considerations to do it
the next time.
Brother Leonard's party will never
accomplish prohibition in Ohio. But
prohibition in Ohio may come all the
same.--Hain Dealer.