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Milford chronicle., 1885-01-02
The Bump of Order.

A wise man writes: ga look into the
chamber of a boy or girl will give one
an idea of what kind of man or wo-
man he or she will probably become. A
boy who keeps his clothes hung up
neatly, or a girl whose room is always
neat, will be apt to become a successful
man or woman" About the girl it is
all right. 1t is a girls business to keep
her things in order, and to grow up
with such bump of neatness that when
enough years have rolled around she
will keep some good mans things in
order. But about the boy it is all
wrong. Boys should not be slovenlv.
but l would fear for the future of the
boy who never forgot where Re put his
satchel of school books, and who could
always find his hat right away. If.
when Edison was a boy, he, on going
to bed, carefully smoothed out his
pantalOons and laid them on chair with
his coat neatly hung over the back, his
blographers have neglected to mention
1t. The imagination shows me his boyish
sleeping -room, with one boot under the
bed and the other under the washstand.
We are told nothing of General Grants
regard for order when boy. These
goody-goOd writer's often overstep the
mark. The very neat chamber of q bov
may give hint OF what kind of man
he will be, but I would rather risk il
with the boy who was all boy Progress.
Milford chronicle., 1885-01-02
BOYS PLAYING 81 SPY"
Bmi Nye Tells Us how he Played it when n
Boz

Bae day five or six of us were playing
Il spy" around our barn. Everybody
knows how to play ii spy" One shuts
his eyes and counts 100, for instance;
while the others hide. Then he must
find the rest and say ''I spy so-and-so
and touch the ''goal" before they do. If
anybody beats him to the goal, the vic.
/ tim has to "blind" over again.
Well, knew the ground pretty well,
and could drop twenty feet out of the
barn window and strike on a pile of
straw so as to land near the goal touch
it, and let the crowd in free without get
ting found out. I did this several times,
and got the binder, James Bang, pretty
mad. After a boy has counted 500 or
800 and worked hard to- gather in the
crowd, only to get ieered and laughed at
by the boys, he loses his temper. 1t
was so with James Cicero Bang. / knew
that he almost hated me, and yet went
on. Finally, in the fifth ballot, I saw a
good chance to slide down and let the
crowd in again, as had done on former
occasions. 1 slipped out of the window
and down the side of the barn about two
feet, when I was detained unavOidably.
There was ''batten" on the barn that
was loose at the upper end. I think l
was wearing my fathers vest on that
day, as he was away from home and I
frequently wore his clothes when he was
absent. Anyhow, the vest was too
large, and when / slid down that loose
board ran up between the vest and my
person in such way as to suspend me
about eighteen feet from the ground in
a prominent but very uncomfortable po-
sitiOn.
I remember it yet quite distinctly.
James @. Bang came around where he
could see me. He said:
81 spy Bill Nye, and touch the goal
Hafore him."
came around to remove the
seemed to sympathize
rreat sorrow and isola-
de while james G, Bang
round the corner and say:
zee We. You needn't think
It of sight up there. l can see
.al plain. You better come down
Olind. 1 can see ye up there p
1 tried to unbutton my vest and get
down there and lick James, but it was
OI no use.
1t was a very trying time. I can re-
member how tried to kick myself loose,
but failed. Sometimes I would kick the
barn and sometimes I would kick large
hole in the horizon. Finally, I was res
cued by a neighbor who said he didn't
want to see a good barn kicked into
chaos just to save a long-legged boy that
wasn't worth over six bits.
1t affords me great pleasure to add
that, while 1 am looked up to and madly |
loved by every one that does not know |
me, James @. Bang is the brevet Presi-
dent of a fractured bank, taking lonely |
bridal tour by himself in Europe and |
waiting for the depositors to die of old |
age.
The mills of the gods grind slowly,
but they generally get there with both
feet. adapted from the French by
Milford chronicle., 1885-01-02
HE oBEYEp TOO LATE.


Girl in Blue--There's young Mr.. Du-
derson over there; don't you think he is
just splendid?
Girl in Red-Splendid, that pan Of
mush Why, he took me buggy riding
last week and tried to kiss me.
g. /. B.--Weli ?
G. L R.-Well, he put his arm around
me and--and, of course, 1 told him Just
to behave himself.
G. 1. B.-WellP
G. I. R.-Well-he behaved himself
Both-Ugh San Francisco Post
TIME TO BREAK UP.
Young Man latter long interval of
silence)-A penny for your thoughts,
Miss Clara.
Miss Clara Csuppressing q yawn)-I
was wondering if that clock isn'k slow.
1t seems later than midnight.
He left without giving her the penny.
THE POOR DOG
Fashionable Ma-"Children ! chill
dren stop that noise. Sit down and
keep quiet.
Ghiidren-"Why, what's the matter,
map"
Ma--'Doggie is taking his nap"
Milford chronicle., 1885-01-02
A Million Stamps.
A SINGULAR NOTION THAT SOME PEOPLE
HAVE GOT INTO THEIR NOODLES.

HAVE GOT INTO THEIR NOODLES.
Even so intelligent a people as those
of this country get some mighty queer
notions into their heads sometimes.
writes a Washington reporter. Among
the oldest OF the thousands of odd no.
tions shown TO be extant by the CORE
spondence Of the various departments,
is the one which relates to "a million
postage stamps" "It seems" said a
gentleman familiar with the work of the
departments, talking of the matter.
''thaE fh some way, years ago, the story
got out that whoever should save up q
million cancelled postage stamps and pre-
sent them at the department would be
entitled to very large sum of money; /
don't remember the sum, but it runs
away up, may be a hundred thousand,
may be a million. I don't remember,
and it don't make any difference as to
the result, for of course the story is all a
humbug. How it got out 1 don't know,
but it is floating round the country vet,
and yet there are people in intelligent
communities who yet believe it and are
saving up stamps. Why, there was one
woman up in New England who actually
accumulated stamps until she had some
$4,000, and finally getting tired and see-
ing that she was going to die before she
got a million, wrote to the department
asking if she could get pro rata sum
for what she had, or if she could pool
her collection with that OF others and
then divide the money with them after
getting them. OF course she was unde-
ceived by the department, but after a
good deal OF labor thrown away for it is no !
small task to gather 5000 stamps, even
if you have a Sunday school to help you |
in it.. as some Of those who have gath
cred them systematically have done"
"But surely there is no such ridicu.
lous idea extant at this day ?"
"Isnt thereP Well, l can tell you Of
people in this very city Of Washington,
within sight Of the Postofice Depart
ment, who are at this very time saving
up stamps as industriously as the
heathens of far-away England ever did.
and with the same idea
Milford chronicle., 1885-01-02

the doctors Office and q,
should marry his daughter.
from disgrace. The doctor aun
his guilt, and offered the girls father
large sum of money to make reparation,
The father Indignantly refused it, al
though very poor man, and insisted
that nothing but marriage could make
amends. DR.. Bonneville refused to ac-
cede to the fathers demands, and he
was arrested, and the girls parents re-
tusing to compromise at a sum that
would have made them comparatively
rich, and the scandal having alienated
the doctors influential friends, he was
lodged in Milford Jail to await legal pro-
ceedings. After being in his cell week
or so he sent word that he would marry
the girl. The ceremony was performed
in Jail. Immediately after the doctor
sent for his horse. 1t was brought to
the jail door. He mounted it, and with
out a word to any person, rode wildly
out Of town. Two weeks later q strange
man entered the village of Hawley, IN
Wayne county, Penn. He wandered
listlessly about the place for two days
and then rode away again. The next day
his horse was found tied to a tree in the
woods near the Falls of Middle Greek,
two miles from Hawley. In the deep
pool at the foot of the falls the strangers
dead body was discovered. In one Of
the pockets was found a cald-a coun-
terpart, no doubt, of the one picked up
in the old jail at Milford the other day
bearing the words. &c. Bonneville,
NJ. D., de Paris" He was buried near
the spot, but some years after his re-
mains were taken up by friends and
sent to his family in France. The lady
he was to have married went but seldom
into society after the terrible scandal.
She never married, and is now a resi-
dent of New York City. Bonneville's
wife remarked soon after his death.
Milford chronicle., 1885-01-02

STOPPING A TRAIN. "A few weeks AGO
q man walking from Peekskill to Sing
Sung, N. Y, became tired and coollv
turned the signal light near him and
stopped a train. He got aboard the
train, but was arrested and has been
sentenced to one year in State prison for
the offence.
Milford chronicle., 1885-01-02
A REAL LIFE STORY
Told of a Pike County Girl and Krsncb
Doctor

They are reviving an old story in
Milford, Pike county, Penn. DR.. Bon
neville was a member of one of the best
families in France. He came to Milford
in 1858 and opened an Office. He was
skillful physician and surgeon, an ac-
complished linguist, an expert musician,
a marvellous swordsman and marksman,
a good artist, and a most daring orse-
man. He was young and handsome
man and became very popular. Before
~lace a year he be-
10 vvaalthiest
Milford chronicle., 1885-01-02
How Cotton Burns.
REMARKABLE CARELEssNEss OF THOSE
WHO HANDLE THE STAPLE.

"Um, yum, I smell burnt cotton, >
said a cotton-buyer in an Americus,
Ga, warehouse several days ago.
''Here it is, said another buyer, pick
ing up a handful Of scorched cotton
which was lying on the ground. 'There
is no fire in it, though" he added, care
lessly.
Chow fast will cotton burn p asked a
Recorder man, who was standing by.
''It will burn faster than. anything I
know of, " said the buyer, as he turned
the staple around in his hand and exam
ined it. "Just to show you-here," and
he picked up a handful Of the clean cot
ton and handed it to the reporter.
"Now, wad that up tight and put your
cigar to it. Then fold it up and put
your hands over it.
The reporter did so. The moment the
cigar was applied the cotton caught and
the fire began to sink down like a drill
into the handful. He olosoA ''ie H"nds
over it, and in a short t
hot that he was unable
ing up another handfl
around the fire, and, b,
n both hands, succeed
. the fire, as he tho
again opened, how
hard as ever.
'lmost iml
n it on
e is pc
Milford chronicle., 1885-01-02
GEO. w. BRADFORD.
MACHINIST & ENGINEER.

New and Second hand Engines for sale from
8 to 2O-inch Cylinders. Also Gear Cutting,
either Bevel, Spur or Mitre. Wheels. Engine
repairing a Speciality. Also Jos. & Robert
helds Patent Corn Crusher. For terms, ETC.,
address, Robert Reid or George W. Bradford,
No. 49 East Canal Street. Philadelphia. Pa.
Milford chronicle., 1885-01-02
THE HERO OF FORT ERIE.

The Story of Mrs. Gen. Gaines and Her
Struggling with the Law.
General Gaines, familiarly known as
the Hero of Fort Erie, was not pleased
when General Scott was promoted, al
though he was the =
years of age, and 2
Tall snare and
1rooY,
Milford chronicle., 1885-01-02

No. 2
In the absence of any instruction, we viii
make as above. In ordering give full descrip-
tion Of what you want leave nothing to 6e
guessed at.
Parties unknown to us, ordering goods, will
be required to remit us one-thTd the yalne
before we ship them, the balance to be paid on
delivery.
Send for price list
BALTIMORE TwINE AND NET Co.
VIM. j. Hooper 81 Son,
6 S. CALVERT ST., BALTIMORE, Nd.
(Mention this paper)
Milford chronicle., 1885-01-02

m nm a week at home. 81. 90 outfit free. Pay alb
WIKI solutely sure. No risk. Capital not re
tOII qqired. Reader, # you want business at
can make great pay all the time they work. with alb
sOlute certainty write for particulars to II. HAL
LETT Co., Portland, Maine.
Milford chronicle., 1885-01-02

l0n1TTU0 wanted for The Lives OF ali the Pres.
nnHMI'N tdents Of the U. s. The largest,
Au s9 Ra@ twes 9et 6S2k 6S2 s sold Ss ss
fastest selling book in America. Immense profits
can become a successful agent. T6i ple FREE
n HATL qTT p00E CO. Portland Maine
Milford chronicle., 1885-01-02
"Oome to the sunset treel
The day past and gone;
The Woodman's ak lies free,
And the reaneria work ia dc

Il was the voice of their own child
that warbled low and distinctly the
sweet air and soothing words of this
song-their Edith-now just at the ten
der age of fourteen. She was more
beautiful than her mother had been,
whose virtues were reproduced in her
child, with added lustre. Toward her
parents she had ever exhibited the most
devoted love. Gentle, wise above her
years, discreet and firm, she had truly
been an elder sister to her younger
brothers and sisters, all Of whom loved
her, and were ever willing to submit to
her their little difficulties, and abide her
arbitration. To tell how much her
Milford chronicle., 1885-01-02

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Tall snare and
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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-17

IT Is all made at the company's own factory under the personal supervi
sion of its Officers and by the most modern labor saving machinery, from bes
material, all purchased for CASH, and it s at all times kept u to its high stan
dard. Certificates from leading and successful Planters in North Caroins an
Virginia who have used u Fertilizers for 10 to 20 years. show there il nothiaa
used that makes liner an higher priced Tobaccos. Delivered on cars Or booS
in Baltimore in good nw sacks Of zoo pounds each at the following pstes -
l to Tons at *35 90 per ton, 1000 lbs 8 to 6 Tons at $3l0 90 per -, 1o0 ~
9 Tons IT nor ,a$ $500 per ton, 1000 pounds
Distributed atH Raleigh through
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-17
How Buck Kitchen Turned a Rev
enue Collector.

| saw Back Kitchen, Of North Car.
/ dina, 10 day, says the Washington cor
respondent Of the Chicago News. He
was in congr. - for one term SIX years
ago. lie is tx feet two in height. and
but wore no collar Two negr0e. we're
nominated for Congre when be ran, and
he was able To secure the election be-
cause OF the quarrel. He stumped his
district 10 his shirt sleeves and one sus
pender, and often stood before hi con-
stituents without shoes. There was an
internal revenue collector 10 the district
who said Kitchen should not be elected.
be bad previously killed two Democratic
candidates, and before seeing Buck"
made the threat that he would kill athird
one-When Kitchen went to the place
where the internal revenue collector re-
sided, he carried a revolver. 1t Is the
practice IN North Carolina for opposing
candidates 10 stump their district togeth
er. Kitchen and one OF the negro Con-
gresslonal a spIrants e TO the cole :
tor town. He was present IN the audience
when the speaking Logan. The negro
spoke an hour or longer unmUle,ted
When he had finished Kitchen arose.
lie had spoken but about five minutes
wheE the collector stood 10 his seat and
sand the speaker must stop.
I've been expecting this, replied
Kitchen. In fact, before | came | was
told that you interrupt me. Now | want
want you to come up here and let me ex
plainmy speech to you; and | want to eX
plain 1t 50 that the people can hear my
side Of the story"
The collector started toward the stand,
and a. he did 50 Kitchen thrust bis hand
into his pocket aud cooked his revolver.
As the former began ascending the steps
OF the stand the'latter said Stop [ want to
explain; III tell you my speech, and |
want all to hear, III tell you you are the
d-St thief in this State. For years
you have been robbing these people that
are gathered here to day. The collec-
tor began moving. Don't you STIR
shouted Kitchen. IF you do I'll blow
you-head off. | have heard enough
Of your bullying, and don't want to be
compelled to listen to it again. Now its
Just ten minutes until train time. There
is the railroad. If you are not out of
town when the train leaves I'll kill you"
The collector, like a cur with his tail
between his legs. turned and started off.
Once he looked back, but Kitchen mo
toned him to keep on moving. He lett
the town and ven to Ralaigh, and didn't
meet the Democratic candidate again
during the canvass. Kitchen was elected,
but remained in Congress only one term.
| asked him to-day what he was after on
this visit, Our folks are getting uneasy
about the changes that are being made,
"and | thought I'd come up and take a
look for myself on the situation"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-17

OF three pence is made for benefit Of a
guide. The first shown was the tomb
OF Mary Green Of Scots, upon which lies
her form and face, said TO be a correct
likeness. She must indeed have been
beautiful as history. records % her. She
was beheaded in Fothcringay Castle and
buried in Peterborough Cathedral. but
James |, King of England aud her son
had her remains removed to this place
and a handsome monument erected. A
transcript OF the order for her removal
i'll his own hand writing hangs upon the
wall. Not far hence is the magnificent
monument Of Green Elizabeth. Her
features chiselled out from a cast Of her
face do not represent her as being very
prepossesslng in appearance. She was
a jealous and ugly queen, but the best
king England ever had" \ long inscrip-
ton calls her the mother Of her country,
speaks Of her high character, and the
memorable acts Of her long and glorious
reign.
no BE CONTINUED.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-17
PEscUD, LEE & CO.,
Wholesale and Retail
DRUGGISTS.

From the fact that Raleigh is now
developing as the great Tobacco centre
and market ofthe State, and, in conse-
quence, is attracting many new visitors,
we think it just to make known to them
facts already known to citizens of Rail
eigh and vicinity.
We have two of the largest. most
completely stocked, and best Ied
Drug stores.i in the State, where pr, scrip
tions are ACCURATELY, and CAREFULLY
compounded both day and night, by an
efficient corps of Pharmacists.
Our stock of Perfumeries, Toilet
Soaps and like articles, embraces every.
thing standard in the Druggist line,
manufactured on both sides of the Ats
lantic.
We carry as nearly as possible ali the
Patent Medical preparations called for
by the public.
In Cigars and Tobaccos, our stock is
specially selected and attended to, and
includes every thing, from the best five
cent cigar to the most fragrant and cost
ly Havana
We in our store. opposite the
Postoffice. the finest soda water appaIa-
tus in the South, from which is dis
pensed. not only all the popular and
favorite Fruit Syrup drinks, but also all
the best waters of medical properties,
both Foreign and Domestic.
We have in STOCK, and pay special
attention to the keeping, of a line of the
best and most approved Trusses. and
Surgical instruments, and Appliances.
Physicians and surgeons will find it to
| their interest to correspond with US.
Nowitzsky's Standard preparations,
Indian Tea, Victory, etc, al ways in
stock.
PESCUD, LEE & CO.,
Cor. Fayetteville and Martin SITS,
and lis Fayetteville Street,
Raleigh, n. c..
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-17

SEQUEL TO A ST. LOUIS SCANDAL.
Chicago, June ll.-Frank Iglehart
who, in November, 1882, wa n of the
chief figures in a great scandal in st.
Louis, attempted to commit suicide yes
terday afternoon by jumping off a pier
near the suburban town of Lakeview.
He was rescued by some fishermen and
taken to the county hospital, where it
wa found that he was on the verge OF
delirium tremens. In 1889 the husband
of Mrs. Rush Tevis met Iglehart and his
wife coming out of a hotel in st. Louis.
Previous to that his suspicious had been
aroused. and when he me the couple he
drew a revolver and shot Iglehart in the
arm. Tevis secured a divorce from his
wife, but afterward they became recon
ciled and lived together. Their life was
not happy, however, and Tevls finally
committed suicide.
After Iglehart got out of the hospital
in St. Louis he went to New York for a
short time and then went to Glasgow,
Mo-. where his father has a large farm
He remained there until he came to
Chicago. about two months ago. On
monday night he was two weeks n al
rears at his hotel and was turned out.
Yesterday he went to Lakeview aud
spent his last dime for a drink. He says
he has friends, but did not wish to trou-
BILE them.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-17

To tie former Patrons Of HlSJandry,
and tie Farmers Of North CaroEtnd:
That | have not communicated with
you ooner has been from nc lack ofsym-
pathY. o want of inclination on nv part,
but from an earnest desire when | did
so, to be able to speak word, OF hope
and encouragement to you. Although
| think my disappointment and sor-
row at the short existence of the Grange
was as great as experienced by any one,
still l have never dispaired, have eve
lost faith in the manhood and INTEL
gence of North Carolina farmers. Dis
aster and disappointment are often nee
essary TO develope the highest traits of
manhood, both in individuals and ma
tons. Beside who have since the war
lone as much as the Farmers to restore
political and material prosperity and Or
der in North Carolina? While this great
achievement should encourage our
hearts, it should not blind our eyes to
the fact, that while we have been more
instrumental than any any other calling
or profession in accomplishing this, we
are gradually but surely losing our in
~tiuence, socially and politically in come
parison with those of other callings, and
unless we do once more quit Us like men
and regain the high position held by the
agriculturist before the war both Social
". and politically, our descendants will
continue the down grade until the reach
that plain of P~easantry as now held by
agricultural classes III Europe. With
the present generation will pass away
tho rroat n1aSS of aII1patnl tornoarS in
North Carolina unless we can do more
toward educating u children than has
been done since the war. Not that
there is any lack Of private schools, SEM
inaries and colleges in the State and
right proud may every CarOlinian be Of
them. but are they accessible to the
farmers children? | suppose not n
farmer in ten is able to spare the means
to send his children to these schools,
and the amount of self denial and debt
incurred bv the few who have done so
will never be known in this world. Be
sides how many of those educated at
this expense and sacrifice ever settle
down on the farm? Take a boy, send
him two years to a high school and two
years to college and you unfit hlm phys
ically and socially for the hardships and
social depriyations he will have to I'M
dergo upon the farm. Hence of the of
the number of boys who attend those
schools you seldom find one, who re-
turns to the farm. 1t is idle to talk
about farmers educating their children
in that class of schools. What then is
left us: Only the public schools, and
here too, farmers is the sheet anchor by
which we can draw our children up
grade again.
TO BE CONTINUED.