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Milford chronicle., 1885-02-13
sergeant RANKIN as a rost.

ullion 70 uelnB an eAcellent stOry-tel
with perfect reservoir OF lively an,
dotes, is also an original poet Of
mean merit. The other afternoon
sat down and composed the followi
parody on the well-lnown minstI
melody, "Climbing up the Gold
Stairs"
CLIMBING UP THE STATE HOUSE sTAII
When went mp to Dover,
! looked the town all over.
Climbing up the State House stairs;
am very tired now,
As I've bought a speckled COW.
Climbing up the State House stairs.
CHORUS.
Hear those bells a ringing,
'Tis sweet ! do declare
Hear those statesmen singing.
Climbing up the State House stairs.
There's Barney and Mr. Moore,
You have heard Of them before,
Climbing up the State House stairs;
Armstrong and Mr.. Brown,
Are the daisies OF the town,
Climbing up the State House stairs.
Mr.. Tatman is no moke,
He is from the Nanticoke,
Climbing up the State House stairs;
Mr.. Adams Is q brick,
And halls from Little Creek,
Climbing up the State House stairs.
Mr.. Cannon from Broad Creek,
Does his thinking very quick,
Climbing mp the State House stairs
Mr.. Hearn is almost crazy,
For fear be will get lazy,
Climbing up the State House stairs.
Mr.. johnson is the dude,
On divorces hem conclude,
Climbing up the State House stairs;
Mr. Atkins is not slow,
He can tell you yes or no,
Climbing up the State House stairs.
Mr.. Truitt is a beauty,
And is sure to do his duty,
Climbing up the State House stairs
DR.. How from Little Creek,
Is the dandy Of Lepsic,
Climbing up the State House stairs.
There's McCabe from Baltimore,
Whom the ladies do adore.
Climbing up the State House stars
Schabinger is one Of those
You can't lead by the nose,
Climbing up the State House stairs.
Mr. Yirdn is a daisy,
No one can say he's lazy,
Climbing up the State House stairs
Now there is Mr. Palmer,
Whs is proud to be a farmer,
Climbing up the State House stairs.
Mr.. Barlow is the sage
And has wisdom well as age,
U"ltpbing up the State House stairs
Mr.. FeiSGuson's as sound
As a dollaf<~pl be bound,
Climbing uptNhc State House stairs.
Mr.. Wilson's very Resayy.
or girls he has a bevy,
Climbing up the State House stairs;
Mr. Speaker Is on hand
and always counts man,
Climbing up the State House stairs.
Now our clerk is nice you bet,
Mr.. Taylor is the pet,
Climbing up the State House stairs :.
Dur Page Is by The stand
Nnd our Sarg's not worth -
Climbing up the State House stairs.
Milford chronicle., 1885-02-13

WE thank the Negark Ledger for
a complimentary and encouraging
notice.
Milford chronicle., 1885-02-13
10 -.lour % a greater extent
Nearo ChIldr.--......... :.
"a of he deelb ~ negro oliIg,75,,g Ig'I15gT q

News Of the death Of negro children es.l :. y
by oarelesmess Of their parents comes IL from
various parts OF the State Of North Carolina,
Children are frequently locked In houses while
the parents 60 away. A young negro woman
living near trankhnton left her house. LOCKING
up two children aged one and two years. she
remained away until ten O'clock and when sba
returned q heap Of ashes was an that remained
Of the house and her children
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T1Idnanlakrr's.
rnrLADELrurA. Teburary ., isss,

PHILADELPHIA. February o 1855.
Nothing stranger can
happen in dress-goods.
Lupin's DAISY Cloth "
down from Is to 55 cents;
forty-one colors.
Lupin's "Rayon d Or"
down from SI.25 to IS cents;
twenty colors.
daisy Cloth " is like a
Chudda, the SIndia-sha wi
fabric; a dainty twill of soft
long-hbre wool, finely spun
and not too closely woven
never heavy, never light, but
with an airy softness in its
drapery that lends its easy
grace to common use as well
as to more luxurious dress.
Like the oriental Chudda, it
belongs to no time of year.
1t is fit to be as universal in
its >Ise as Cashmere, )the
other India fabric whose ori-
gin is forgotten in our FAM
iliarity with it. Chudda and
Cashmere differ only a trihe
in the weaving. One is as
heavy or light as the other, as
durable or frail. Lup;n's
Cashmere and Lupin s
Chudda or "Daisy Cloth"
both, have the same title to
permanent acceptance, viz,
ancient origin in the native
land of the loom, and the
work Of the greatest loom
manager in the land of
modern textile wonders. We
are selling several grades OF
Lupin's Cashmeres ten cents
below value; this Z" Daisy "
twenty
"Rayon dor" is the pop
lin weave; but poplin is hrsh
and "Rayon dor is softer.
1t is about the same as the
Empress. Made
by another it would have
been Empress. Made by
Lupin it is "Raycn dor"
It is heavy and strong and
inc. You will buy it for
reason: its goodness {
md the fifty cents you save {
IN every yard. 6
Very strong twilled ?
black, quite heavy,
,ut not so heavy as it looks, a
or it has considerable nap, !
lmost enough to hide the
will, 42-inch, 50 cents; at
ny other time the price
5ould be 75-nobody gets
UGH stuff for less than IS.
uth from the centre.
The finest Scotch ging-
ans and French sateens are fr
ere. The ginghams have ,
ONE in force. Sateens have a
egun to come. The two to-
ether fill a very long coun-
.r. Whether for richness
nd beauty or number Of
yles there's nothing like
lem; nor will there be. A
w Of the same are in one or Z
vo of the more exclusive )
ores. The Zephyrs are 40 P
Id so cents; the sateens, Il
II and 50. 3
ithwest from the centre.
Muslins lower than ever fro
,fore, are going faster than aoa SS5
'er within our time: and fj, Irja
E imagine there never was ton =
faster time in dry-goods at ap'
an we have seen. The sale mo g
Holly Tree muslin there BdI Djy
S reached seven-thousand- s66 and
yards a day. All a;
lie price will go up two In, Pa,
nts, when what we have is gon
ne. We have lost a little FIa 51
one way to CON on
ok at it-in selling Holly a. q 4
zee at 8 cents. But isn't TH,
cry housewife within read Sire
: distance coming to see Pas as
: work of the Holly Tree =
Il? muslin, cambric, per- r.
e, long-cloth and extra
Islin. GO, OF
We have several hundred
ferent cottons, counting a. An n
kesand Withstand grades ...:. ...:.
out all that are held in hign ..... -.
eem here. -.
least from the centre -.
Best Ingram carpets at 90 g g So So
its, best Tapestry at Is, 9 8 ss ss
srior Tapestry at 90, i i
It Velvet 81, inferior Vel. 3
90 cents, best hve-frame g
lssels at 81, Smyrna at $$
IS, and best Moquette at q
> ec,,Ob - H. IL "
Milford chronicle., 1885-02-13

WI mnen BABY was sick, we gave her CAsTORTA
Mhen she vas Child, she cried for CAsTORTA
" heh sho became Miss, she clung to CAsTORIA
" heh sAe had Children, she gave them CASTA
Milford chronicle., 1885-02-13
d. NJ. & V. r. r.

on and after MONDAY July z, 1884, trains will
run as follows, Sundays excepted:
Going South read down. Going North read up.
Milford chronicle., 1885-02-13

THE following article from the
Smyrna Times should be read by
every citizen of our town and neigh
boring towns for 1t will apply to all.
"Our situation is healthy and the
water is naturally pure. Yet we
have some cases of scarletina, measles
and other diseases which may be fair
ly traced to bad air or to impure
water. We do not propose to trace
out all the possible sources of these
diseases, but to call especial atten-
tion to the manner in which the
house drainage is arranged. As we
walk up and down the street we see
at frequent intervals pouring into
the street gutter, the wash water
slOps from the kitchen. and other
similar waste waters. This would
be very well if the gutter was closely
paved or cemented, and was con-
stantly supplied with Il stream of
pure water. But the cutters become
illed up in places, and in winter
this mass of filth freezes, and remains
for many days offensive to the sight;
and then perhaps slowly thaws out |
% discharge upon the winds germs |
If disease and poisonous emanations, |
n at all times when it does not |
reeze, it remains stagnant, breeding
'nly disease and death. This is
particularly true in hot weather.
But this is not all; nor perhaps the
worst. The around hecnmns sntnr-
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P. w. & B. Railroad
DELAWARE DTy;SIOy.

on and after Monday Feb. ., 1854 tsundays ex
cepted) trains will leave as follows. "a
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HALLS
Vegetable Sicilian
HAIR RENEWER

was the first preparation perfectly adapted to
cure diseases Of the scalp, and the first sue
oessful restorer Of faded or gray hair to its
natural color, growth, and youthful beauty:
II has lad many imitators, but none have so
iully met all tho requirements needful for
tho proper treatment of the hair and sealp.
HALLS HAIR REVIEWER has steadily grown
IN favor. and spread its fame and usefulness
10 every quarter Of the globe. Its unparaI-
Ie!ed success can be attributed to but one
cause; the entire Ja.flHent Of its promises.
The proprietors have often been surprjsed
at the receipt Of orders from remote conn
tres, where they had never made an effort for
its introduction.
The use for a short time Of HALLS Ham
RENEwER wonderfully improves the per.
sonal appearance. It cleanses the scalp from,
all impurities, cures all humors. fever. ana
cryncss, and thus prevents badness. IL
stimulates tho weakened glands, and enables
them to push forward new and vigorous
growth. The effects of this article are not
transient, like those Of alcoholic prepara-
tions, but remain long time, which makes
its use a matter Of economy.
Milford chronicle., 1885-02-13

1t is a great and dangerous fallacy
TO suppose that all clear, sparkling
water is pure. Last summer we eX-
amined water from well that was
apparently very favorably located.
The water was clear and cold. Yet
it did not require a very powerful
microscope to show that it contained
many minute animals. ] confess to
the opinion that these animals were
not particularly harmful! but their
presence indicated organic imI-
itie~ .bat uro io e lraaled
ii Is the opinion OF tae best au-
thor.tio. that HeXt umurr we shah
be liable to a visit from pestilence.
and that now is the time to prepare
for it. This question should be con-
sidered Mt our town meeting, and
Board elected that will act on the
in an intelligent matter.
To Danish pig pens would be too
radical a measure, but pig pens,
privys, drains and cutters should
be regularly inspected by compe-
tent board of health, who should
be paid for their services, and have
full power to abate all nuisances.
Milford chronicle., 1885-02-13
GGEGRAMMERsLEYS.
The American Farmer.
REDUCTION OF PRICE.

Established 1919, and FOR more than third OF a
Century under the same management.
Milford chronicle., 1885-02-13

PUN e.. - 49, I'''ssv-s. -, =,
The authorities Of Dublin, have rene
their prohibition against the circulation
/ ireland Of O'Dono-, % ssa's newspaper.
The Fs.>, v1z: feed ana U.-'or an1 81
ing Chi1d send them to take. mars
Toir1 InJ VI the means of~agaueid~ -
bv, fba oft --. rresse -S4ster /
t9Ss,i!.. Ss s.is = sr,2sf6ugh this
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oLIMBING UP TnE sTATE HoUsE sTAIRs.

When went up to Dover,
] looked the town all over,
Climbing up the State House stairs;
] am very tired now,
As I've bought a speckled COW.
Climbing up the State House stairs.
Milford chronicle., 1885-02-13
EXPRESS.

TOPS the rght-hand columns fem t6e botton 5S"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-08-20
Attempted Kidnapping.

ROCHESTER, N. Y, August 13-The bold
est case of kidnapping ever known in this
section was perpetrated this afternoon in a
thickly settled portion of this city, which
has created the greatest excitement,
both at police headquarters and among
citizens. At three O'Clock, Lizzie Kane, q
pretty little girl nearly fourteen years Of
age, started from the home of her step
mother to go about block to a grocery.
Just as she was passing q corner she was
seized by two men and hastily thrown
into a hack which seemed to be in
waiting, and which was driven rap
police were quickly notified, but the detect
ives, who drove six miles in the direction
taken by the hack, were unable to find any
clew tonight. Some time ago the girls
paternal grandfather died, leaving her con.
siderable property, consisting mostly, OF
real estate. Her own mother died when
she was two years old, and her father soon
after married, this time Catholic, the
child's mother having been a Protestant.
The child's father died two years
Simmer was appointed guardian of its per-
SON. The child3s maternal grandfather is
W. b. Brundage, of Philadelphia, who is q
Protestant. He has been here two months,
during which he, as he reported to DR..
Sumner. attempted several times to see
the child and was refused. He heard the
stepmother was about to have the girl con:
frmed in the Catholic faith, and applied to
DR.. Sumner for an order to take the child
on a visit to Philadelphia Such order
was granted, but the stepmother kept
the child away from him, her rea-
son for so doing she stated to be that
she was afraid that if the girl was taken to
Philadelphia she would never return. At
the police station the stepmother, after
telling her story, swooned, and afterward
became a maniac and attempted to jump
from the window. She believes the girl
was kidnapped at the instigation of the
grandfather, and that she will never be
found. LATER.-The detectives have just
found Lizzie Kane in house on the out
skirts Of the city, where her clothes had
been changed preparatory to taking her
away on the night train.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-08-20
Special Delivery Post Offices.

WASHINGTON, August 16.-The following
is complete list of the post Offices in
which special delivery system will be in
augurated in Ohio, Indiana, West Virginia
and Kentucky on the 1st of October:
Ohio-Akron. Alliance, Ashtabula, Bel
laire, Canton, Chillicothe, Cincinnati, Cir
cleville, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayto De.
fiance, Delaware, East Liverpool, Elyria,
Findlay, Fremont, Gallon, Gallipolis, Ham.
ilton, Ironton, Lancaster, Lima, Mansfield
Marietta, Massillon, Mount Vernon, Middle
town, Newark, Norwalk, Piqua, Pomeroy
Portsmouth, Salem, Sandusky Springfield
Steubenville, Tiffin, Toledo, Urbana, VaI
Vert, Warren, Wooster, Xenia and Zanes
Vile.
Indiana-Aurora, Columbus, Crawfords
vile, Elkhart, Evansville, Fort Wayne
Goshen, indianapolis, Jeffersonville, Ko
komo, Lafayette, Laporte, Lawrenceburg
Logansport, Madison, Michigan City, New
Albany, Peru, Richmond, Seymour, Soutl
Bend, Terre Haute, Valparaiso, Vincenne
and Washington.
Kentucky-Bowling Green, Covingtor
Frankfort, Henderson, Hopkinsville, Lex
ington, Louisville, Marysville, Newport
Owensborough and Paducah.
West Virginia Charleston, Martins
burg, Parkersburg and Wheeling.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-08-20
FOREIGN NEWS.
Marriage OF England's Chief JUS
tice to an American Lady.
King Of the Congo-The Msdhfs Successor
Kned-Rev. Talmage In London.

LONDON, August 15.-Lord Chief Justice
Coleridge was married this afternoon to an
American lady, Amy Auguta jackson
Lawford. The wedding ceremonies were
conducted privately, and special license
was granted August 10, so that the mar
riage could take place at any time of the
day the parties wished. His Lordship made
the acquaintance of the young lady
on the steamer, returning from his visit to
the United States. The greatest secrecy was
observed by all parties to the affair. Even
the most intimate friends of the Lord Chief
Justice have been kept in the dark with re-
gard to his intentions, and although it had
been repeatedly reported that the nuptial
knot had been tied, it was not until to-day
that the wedding actually occurred. Lord
Coleridge refused to give the slightest in
timatios of his intentions to any of the re-.
porters, and it was only by keeping q close
watch on the parties that the fact of the
marriage to-day was learned.
BRUSSELS, August licking Leopold has
officially notified the Powers of his as
sumption of the title Of Sovereign of tn,
Independent State of the Congo.
CAIRO, August t16.-Information has beer
received here that a civil war has broker
out at Khartoum; that the treasury hal
been sacked, and the Mahdi's successor and
other officers have been killed.
LONDON, August 16.-The Rev. 7. Dewitt
Talmage, of Brooklyn, N. Y, preached q
the City Road Wesleyan Chapel tonight
The doors were besieged for hours before
the service began, and thousands OF peopl
were unable to obtain admission.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-08-20
The Special Ten Cent Stamp.

WASHINGTON, August 12.-The POST
master General has determined upon q
plan for the Introduction of the system OF
the delivery of letters bearing the special
ten-cent stamp authorized by the last Con-
gress. He issued a circular to-day con-
tanning rules for the government Of this
new feature of the Postal Service. The
law authorized its introduction in all places
containing more than four thousand inhab-
itants, and at first the Postmaster
General thought it best to limit to q
few of the large cities for the present,
but he finally decided to intro
duced into all the places allowed by law.
There are $50 places in the United States
where this new system will be introduced.
BY placing the special stamp on letter,
in addition to the regular postage, it will
be delivered at once by special carrier upon
its arrival at the office Of destination, and
also will apply to local letters. In this SER
vice a special corps of messenger-boys
will be employed, and to some extent the
regular carriers. The new system will &c
into operation October 1.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-08-20
Preparing for War.

CALCUTTA, August 12.-Lord Dufferin is
actively engaged in strengthening the
friendship of the Indian Chiefs. He will
give grand durbar in November. All the
dignitaries of Central Asia are expected to
attend it.
LONDON, August 12.-ihe villages ana
demolished, so as to prevent their use for
covering the movements of Russian troops
in case of hostilities. England will pay for
the property destroyed.
MEsKED, August IA Persian con-
tractor from Merv states that two Persians
In the Russian service, accompanied by
several Afghans, have gone to Herat to
confer with Ayoub Kahn's partisans and
to report upon the state of the country.
General Komaroff frequently passes to and
military Preparations continue. % ''''
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-08-20
kindergarten French.

Congratulatory Friend-"Just ar
rived from the Continent, eh? You are
looking remarkably well. How long
were you in ParisP"
Returned Tourist - ''About six
weeks"
How did you manage? You can't
talk French"
90, gestures went great way.
Sometimes sketched what l wanted. "
Made drawing of it, eh? And you
were always understood?"
..Wen. not always. Once [ made a
drawing of a mushroom. Now, what
do YOU think the waiter brought mel
The idiot brought me an umt rella- ~
Philadekphia Coli
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-08-20
CHOLERA IN NEW JERSEY.
An Irish Girl Dies of What is Pronounc,
the Asiat,c Type.

An Irish Girl Dies of What Is Pronounced
the Asiat'c Type.
PHILADELPHIA, August 14.-The people of
Camden, N. j., are considerably alarmed
over what appears to have been death
from cholera. The Coroner of Camden,
who is also a physician, was notified
yesterday morning that Margaret Kealey,
young Irish domestic, on the farm of
Edward P. Hunt, at White Horse, had
Arriving there at noon, the coroner found
the body in an advanced stage of decom-
position. So offensive was It that it had
become necessary to remove it to an open
shed. On Investigating the case Coroner
Beale found that the dead girl came
from Ireland two weeks ago. Her
brother, Michael Kea1ey, Of Phil
adelphia, obtained a place for her with
Farmer Hunt ten days before she died.
On Wednesday evening at a quarter of
O'Clock Miss Kealey was taken suddenly
until she died, an hour and half after
ward. The Coroner gave a certificate of
death from congestion of the brain, due to
cholera morbus, and the body was taken
to an undertaken in Philadelphia, and was
to be buried at once. The house and
corpse were thoroughly disinfected. Cor
oner Beale afterwards continued his inves-
LEGATIONS and found that the symptoms in
the case were identical with those of
Haddenf1eld, who was called in to attend
the girl, did not arrive until after death,
but he is also Of the opinion that 1t Is a case
Of true cholera. A rigid investigation is
being made by DR.. Beale to determine the
character OF the case.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-08-20
The Camel Express.

Of all varieties of Indian letter carri-
ers clothed or unclothed, none are so
picturesque, says Miss Gordon Cum
mings, as the camel express messengers.
The men wear a serviceable red uni
form and large green turban, embroid-
cred with gold thread. From their
girdle hangs curved sabre in a red
sheath. The camels are adorned with
trappings of gay cloth and tassels. orna-
mented with blue beads and gowrie shells
and small brass bells round the neck to
give notice of their swift approach. 1t
IS said that their rough and rapid trot-
ting. sometimes at the rate of eighty
miles day. is so trying to the riders as
to shorten their days. Two heavy mail
bags hang to right and left on each side
of the camel. and the saddle is so ar.
ranged that passenger can take seat
behind the postman.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-08-20
puNeEhT PARAGRAPHS.

Nothing is vainer in Nature than
the slim man who has suddenly grown
fat, unless it be the elderly matron who
has just been mistaken for her daugh-
ter.-Boston Post.
Summer joy:
A slender waist, just lightly clasped,
As up the scented lane they stroll;
A small white hand; just lightly grasped'
Two heals beneath one Psrssoi!G to G,t>~
An Iowa girl has an album in which
she keeps pictures of all the young men
who have flirted with her without
coming to the point. She calls Il her
rogues' gaIlery.-Chicago Tribune.
The face value of all the money in
the world is said to be $3.50, 900. 900. 600.
We can't help wondering sometimes
Just how many people the other @549.-
999. 999, ,993. 23 is divided among.-Lon-
isuille Journal.
"A book on etiquette advises Never
interrupt any conversation. but walt
patiently until your turn comes to
speak" The book agent who handles
this book has the bulge on the world
She can come into your Office unan-
nounced. take seat uninvited. and talk
you to death under the rules.-Ne o.
Picayune. =
The Great Dismal Swamp contains
| IA, 600 acres, all resting on bottom Of
| ouicksand. Now, if the youngest sol
der in the late war and the Oldest living
| Mason and the surviving soldier of the
| Revolutionary war would like to hold Q
reunion, right in the very middle OF that
Ia, 900 acres is the natural spot for their
| M, M vopmant - RnrIekt2
| The Oreqonian says that the un-
familiar sight of man dressed in buck
skin was seen on the streets Of Portland
recently. He was an old trapper from
Montana. who had become disguised
| with that territory on account OF the
railroad there, and is now on his way to
Alaska, where he can trap beaver in
peace.
An exchange says that to get the
full flavor of butter, the bread upon
which it is spread should be inserted in
the mouth buttered side down. The
fact thar the buttered side up is the
general custom is an indication OF .
general and perhaps hereditary disincli
nation to get the full flavor of the but
ter. We have known the flavor of butter
10 be SO full as to fairly stagger.-
Springfield Union.
An old South Carolina lady who
always had good word to say OF the
absent, found herself last week in q
, predican,ent. She was at . sewing so
: ciety, where rather lively young CIR
was discussed, of whom every one spoke
harshly. Mrs. Brown sat while il
thought, but soon Frightening up ans
shaking back her snowy cuils that huns
,, on either side of her sweet old face. sh'
said Ladies' have you ever notices
how we'll Miss Giddy walks and hov
beautifully she turns out her toesp"-
? Harper's Bazaar.