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Milford chronicle., 1885-02-20

THE most important event of tho
session was the meeting in the Hall
of Representatives on Tuesday night
to hear arguments in favor of the
amendment to the State cOnstitu-
ton, giving increased representation
to New Castle county. The floor OF
the house was crowded with distin-
guished politicians from all parts OF
the State.
Senator Houston took the chair,
and called upon Hon. Thomas f.
Bayard; who alluded briefly to the
judiciary amendment, and then
spoke on the increased representa-
tion. He did not speak for repre-
sentation strictly on the basis of
population. The question was,
whether there was a proper repre-
sentation of the interests and wishes
of the $4,000 people of Wilmington.
That there is not, has been attested
by the expressions of the people and
the deliberate utterance of the dOmi-
nant party organization of the State
Mr.. Bayard said the Democratic
party had assumed the charge of
this measure, and having the power
to confirm or reject it, cannot evade
its just responsibility. He closed
with an earnest and eloquent appeal
to the members of the Legislature
to live up to the plighted faith of
the Democratic party of Delaware,
as expressed in the amendent. His
address was greeted with warm APP
plause.
Gen. .Jfai1ark PostIes was next
called on. He said the time for OPP
position to this amendment had
passed, and the Democratic party
would be held responsible for the
way they dealt with it.
Geo. Gray, Esq, made an earnest
argument for the amandment He
said it would be trihing in the last
degree to now break faith with the
people, and defeat this measure OF
reform, ~
He was followed by-Iaa.oG. Berto-
lette, Esq, Councilman Martin Far
rel, L: C>Vandegrift, Esq, VIM.
De;g96, Harry Sharply, Esq, and L.
r. Cochran, Esq, all Of whom spoke /
in the strongest terms of the wrong
that would be committed should the
Legislature fail to ratify the amend /.
ment.
Milford chronicle., 1885-02-20

WHEN men are called upon to con.
slider a matter that they do not want
to understand, they fall back on ridi
cule, and it is foolish and "nonsensi.
cali" when they can't understand it
it is impractical, ,uncalled for and they
would have you "let well enough
alone"
These are the arguments that the
light-brigade of the DelGlCGre Demo
crat and the heavy artillery of the
DelalCarean, have brought to bear
on Representative Browns Bill, "to
change the present mode of collect
ing taxes, and for other purposes.
The present law may have been in
force "from the time whereof the
memory of man runneth not to the
contrary" But few,who have either
paid or collected them, will agree
with the DelGWarean, that "the taxes
have been collected with but little
trouble"
No more cumbersome, awkward,
expensive, inefficient piece of ma
chinery ever existed than our assess
ment and collection laws, by which
about forty men do the work ofthree,
at more than double the cost that
other States pay for the same ser
vice, and yet are the worst paid set
of men in the State.
Mr.. Browns Bill is no new idea;
it is in practice in all the larger
States. Pennsylvania, New York
and Illinois-we only mention those
I'VE are personally sure of-get their
taxes collected for less than half
what Delaware pays, and their tax
collectors are competent reliable well
paid men. The collectors attend at
specified places on certain days, and
a large proportion of the tax is paid
then and there. Their offices are
kept open at the county seat the year
round, taxes paid before a certain
time are discounted; after that time
there IS an increased per centage
added; up to a certain time, after
that, the taxes are collected by law
at the expense of the delinquent.
The Delalearean' idea that the col
lector could not give security, would
lead strangers to suppose that our
taxes were very heavy or our people
very unreliable. Men could be found
in each county that could give secur-
It's for the taxes Of the State.
Mr.. Browns Bill should be brought
Milford chronicle., 1885-02-20

By virtue OF writ or LevaH faclas, 10 me dt-
rec;cd will be exposed to public sale AZ the hotel
OF VIM H. smoot, in South Milford, Cedar Creek
Hundred, on
SATURDAY, MARCH 7th. 1885,
at o'clock, p. M, the following real estate, to
wit:
All that certain tract. parcel piece Of land, sit
uatcd in Cedar Creek hundred, Sussex County and
State OF Delaware described and bound as follows,
to wit; Beginning at post on the branch of the
Mispillion Greek, and being the North east corner
Of the land now owned by James Reed thence
running on a course South 45 degrees East 90
perches to an onk tree, thence on same course
II B 10 pcrches to white oak tree, thence North
s716 degrees, East i594 perches 10 a slene in Sol
dings branch, thence down said branch, following
its windings to a stake at the land OF II. W. DOnO-
van, thence on course North 30 degrees, West
IS $40 perches to a stone in the OF Child's
land, thence South A degrees West 20 $40 pcrches
to oak stump, thence North 40 degrees, West
O. $40 perches to the Mispilion creek, thence up
said creek following its windingI, to the place Of
beginning, containing
100 ACRES
and twelve perchos Of land, more or less; suvihc-
and excepting therefrom five acres AID twelve
perches OF laud lying on the creek, being meadow
land, originally set of to John Laws, The said
tract Of land above described being tue same land
purchased by the said Thomas Humphreys OF
Joshua Laws and wife Sept. II, 1853.
Seized and taken in execution as the property OF
Orlando Deavan and Jane L. Delavan, his wife,
an5rtteeFfss tteeFfsstaesugnts ! md will be sold by
JOHN W. SHORT, Sheriff.
Shcriffs Office, Georgetown, Feb 16 1885.
Ten per cent of the purchase money will be de-
manded on the day OF sale.
Milford chronicle., 1885-02-20
Castor OIL.

One Of the chief uses to which castor
oil is now put is that of dressing and
sottening leather for boots. 1t was for
merly used for dosing children whose
stonachs were disordered. And an
awful dose it was Now we givesuffer-
ing children Browns Iron Bitters.
which tones the stomach, regulates di-
gestion, and imparis strength to the
Whole body. Browns Iron Bitters is
incomparably better than castor oil, Il,
and more pleasant to take.
Milford chronicle., 1885-02-20
TUESDAY. Il.

The members Of the Legislature returned from
Philadelphia Tuesday morning in excellent spirits
The two houses convened about II o'clock
In the Senate, DR.. Mustard introduced n bill tc
amend the law passed at the lat session reguat
ing pilots and pilotage IN the Delaware river aud
bay, which, with an accompanying petition, wa.
read
The House met at II O'Clock a. m petition
read and referred from citizens of Milford foi
a law authorizing the school commissioners Of the
town to borrow $1,000 and also use all surplus
funds from school taxes for the purpose of erect
ing new school.
The report of the Superintendent of Free Schools
1884 has been printed, aud 1000 copies are in the
hands Of the members of the Legislature tor dis
tribution.
Milford chronicle., 1885-02-20
EXPRESS.

! Unbound. Express leaving Philadelphia at
~ ~ d9 p M runs daily, aud stops at New Castle at
IL IL " a. m, Middlctowu 12 81, a. m, Clayton 1857
harrington LBS, a. M, Seaford, 2.IO, a. M, to
lleave passengers from Wilmington and points
! Demar 80
North-bolnd. Express leaving Delmar at 2OG
a. IN, runs daily, and stops at SeafOrd 227 m,
@ @laIIilgton 81 3. m, Clayton 331 a. M, Middle
vowh 800 a.. M. and New Castle 4. . g. m. to leave
passengers from Delmar and point South thereof.
NEW CASTLE ACCOMMODATION TRAINS
leave wilmington at 615 a. m. and $50 .. IN.
Leave New Castle at .25 a. m. and 4. 55p. m.
SMYRNA BRANCH TRAINS. Leave Smyrna
1or clayton at ;23, s.42, $50, and II. .O5, a. m.
la, SO 4,42 and 7.43 p. m. Leave Clayton for
smyrns at "a .52, 1908, and 11.1G a. m. 3D.
CONNECTIONS AT Porter, with Newark &
Delaware City Railroad. At Townsend, with
queen Annes & Kent Railroad. At Clayton, with
DelaWare q Chesapeake Railroad. and Baltimore
q poaware Bay Railroad. At Harrington, with
iDeiiaware; Maryland s. Virginia Railroad At Sea-
IDord, with Cambridge & Seaford Railroad. A.
IDISe,lmor, with New York. Philadelphia s. Norfolk
"lCOnheo @ Focohoke, and Peninsula Railroads
CHAS E. pUGH, General Manager.
. a. WOOD. General Passenger Agent.
Milford chronicle., 1885-02-20

up and the matter fully investigated;
it is to be hoped that the subject will
be discussed by the press and the
people, for there is need for improTe e.
ment.
Milford chronicle., 1885-02-20

1T was no credit tothe Democratic
party of Delaware that it should
have been thought necessary, last
Tuesday, for the Legislature to give
the Democrats of New Castle county
an opp9}PaTSov,oiaty to express them
Ives Oh.a New York 6ment giving in
BtroydreprCrty to the yaithat county.
One fireman 1851 his life. Ouslv inst
- The Parma'Battalion, static, o,,d co;,.
illos, Pelu, NUT MED and begG' "ii'' i"i
guard. Three hundred of the 1 as such
their escape, but twenty OF them ,otion
tured near Chosica. number were kij4
The ice gorge in tbs Mississippi river
above Cairo, broke on Tuesday night, an
navigation to st. Louis has ben resnm d.
Most, the Socialist, says the stories abor
Plttsburg being threatened by dynamite 'ar
all bosh. Either some newspaper reporter ia
vented it or some one made fool OF him
filling him up with lies. II the Socialists con
templated any such thing it is not likely tina
they would tell of it. 1t is bosh."
The Toronto Presbytery, 27 to u, decide,
that man may lawfully marry his decease,
Wifes sister.
Cicero Jefferson, John A. Smythe and Joe
Wilson, in jail in Audubon, Iowa, for the muir
der Of Jellersons father, were taken = >
jail by mob Of are members who
male citito vote for the amendment,
ana that some ofthem represent Sus-
sex county. Whether these men
are misled by designing politicians,
anxious to rule or ruin, or whether
they are acting on their honest con-
victiOns, they are mistaken. We
may be poor, but we are honest; we
may be ignorant, but we are honor
able, and Sussex county will never
endorse the reputation of faithful
promises or honest debts. We
prefer to take our stand with our
Honorable Senator, Thomas f. Bay
ard, on the Golden Rule of doing to
others as they would have others do
to them; and leave the result with
the great Author of the rule.
Milford chronicle., 1885-02-20

On Monday the members returned from theii
homes and went into session at 2.3J p. IN. In the
Senate, Mr.. Roe presented a remoustrance against
the adoption Of the first OF the proposed coustitu
tional amendments which was read and referred
In the House. the petition Of Allen c. Richards
and others, for the passage Of law to protect ter
rapin, read and referred. Mr.. Salisbury pre-
>ented rcmonstrance from about 2gO citizens Of
Dover against the passage Of any law providing
for an increase Of the school faxes Of said town .
Referred to the Committee on Education.
Mr.. Armstrong offered a resolution rendering
the Of the hall of the House Of Representatives
on to-morroTSSyegin to the delegation from New
Castle county dessy ITO discuss the increased rep
rcseulation ameudmepd adopted.
Both Houses adjournedg,i an carly houran thg
General Assembly tool, The SOS neEiHR-56nnd train
for Philadelphia, where they attended the Ameri-
ems Club ball and took part in the reception given
to the uatables there
Milford chronicle., 1885-02-20

The disfiguring eruptions on the
face, the sunken eye, the palid COM
pleXion, indicate that there is some
thing wrong going on within. Expel
the lurking foe to health. Ayers Sar-
saparilla was devised for that purpose;
and does it.
Milford chronicle., 1885-02-20
Milford Cb1'oni6le.
MILFORD, DEL, FRIDAY, FEB. aOh' 1855.

TERMS, INCLUDING POSTAGE.
FOR ONE YEAR, CASH IN ADVANCE, ... 81 .ol
FOR SIX MONTHS, IN ADVANCE, ......sO. 50
FOR ONE NEYEAR,NoT PAID in ADVANCES si.5t
Transient Advertisements, so cents per inch for
aFst insertion. Subsequent insertions, % cent1.
Reading Notices, 10 cents per line.
Yearly rates given on application.
GILMAN * TOWNSEND.
EaatS=s azaa Rrer-4ete-S-
MILFORD, DEL.
Milford chronicle., 1885-02-20
That Dlrtv nnndrnM.

Dandrufr is dirty and isH,,aar arc12LIa I:i; i;,L, D,
in every way. ,.5htfRing - 9'4:'sl ~ esaGi,
fo1tIpq"aThe Cove Ag-s,iIs the clothing
I,anneauaauy, and is accompanied by a
hardly less annoying sensation of itch
ing. The scalp is diseased. There is
nothing in the world so thoroughly
adapted to this trouble as Parker's
Hair Balsam. 1t clcanses and heals
the scalp, stops the falling hair and re-
stores its original sOfiness, gloss and
color. Is net oily, highly perfumed, an
elegant dressing. Very economical,
as only a small occasional application
keeps the hair in perfect condition.
, 2O-4t.
Milford chronicle., 1885-02-20
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
rnrRspAr. %. b.

The act to incorporate the Ferris Reform
School passed the House. Representative
Moore reported it from the COMMITTEES
to which it was referred, and made full explana.
tiOn Of its provisions aud also alluded to the long
felt want it would supply to the people Of VIII
mington and New Castle county. lie spoke par
ticularly Of the difficulty experienced in admins.
tering justice TO youthful offenders by reason OF
the natural doubts as to the propriety OF putting
them to Jail to become the associates Of hardened
criminals, and paid high tribute to the memory OF
the man to whose beneheence the people OF New
Castle county and Of Delaware will be inde bted for
a rsformatory institution, the benefit Of which can
scarcely be estimated. When he concluded his re-
marks.a vote OF thanks was taken and the bill re-
ceived the vote Of all the members present.
The act regulating the practice OF dentistry in
Delaware was brought up this morning and laid
over for week, to receive expressions OF opin-
ion from parties Interested in regard to an amend-
ment providing that any dentist having had ten
years practice in another State, can practice in
Delaware without possessing diploma
The House adjourned about noon until $50 a.
m. Friday, in order to give the members an oppor-
tunity GO to Sebyyille and take part in the cell
ebFaton Of The first anniversary OF theWissahickon
Tribe Of Red Men at that place. The Senate did
not adjourn for the occasion but held a short ses-
sion in the afternoon. large number OF the men,
bers of both Houses left on the 2.1i south-bound
train for Harrington where they took the D., NJ. &
V railroad for selbyville. They returned on the
Norfolk express tram. The members OF the Leg
islature desire to exlminc the condition Of the d.
N. aud V. Railroad in which the State has con.
siderable interest and therefore they took this op
portunity for making the general inspection.
Milford chronicle., 1885-02-20
IItanam1krr's.
PHILADELPHIA, February ld. loS

This selling Guinet black
silk fer thrce-quarters is a
puzzlcr. Itts a puzzler. All
Philadelphia is wondering
what it means. The mrr-
chants are wondering, not
what it means, but how it is
done. Ask them. Go over
toNew York-askmerchants
there. The black silk trade
in this city is mostly suspcn-
ded. Of course it isn't
stopped in New York-they
don't see Philadelphia adver-
tisements over there.
We couldn't have picked
out a stuff, or any sort of
merchandise, that would have
been more ofabomb to throw
into the market. 1t was
exactly the same to sell Holly
Tree muslin below the cost
of making it; except that
nobody knew anything about
Holly Tree muslin.
It was a stirring enough
event to sell those cloths of
I.upin's below the wholesale
price. [B" the way, they
are gone. Bnt Lupin makes
a great many cloths; and his
fame doesn't rest on any one
of fthcm-whilc Guinetmakcs
nothing but silk; and all his
fame has come from silk.
When we sell two Lupin
cloths below the wholesale
price, we only touch a
trilling part Of his product.
When we sell Guinet back
silk below, we sweep the
breadth Of the market as far
as we reach.
Why sell Holly Tree
muslin so? To introduce it.
To advertise it. To quickly
force attention to a stuff you
ought to know about. To
conquer a market.
Why sell Lupin's dress
Suisse .Rcc2pse we could
stir up trade by the means,
do nobody harm, and scatter
twenty-thousand yards of
Lupin splendidstuhfsa among
people who commonly buy
a lower grade. Surely
nobody is going to complain
OF that.
Why sell Cuinct silk so?
Do you really want to know?
For some reason, trade in
silk is slow to change its
channels. We want five
times as much as we've got
We don't see any reason
why this store shouldn't be
the first one to think Of
whenever silk comes into
the thoughts of every body
within trading distance So
we make you think Of it
think oft and silk together
think of it, Of silk and Of
sas4Ag IS or $40 on the silk
f0r q SINGLE dress BY 6JqRg
II here.
If we were only selling a
ton or two Of Guinet black.
silk at three-quarters to
gather trade, and meant to
make up our losses now by
extra profits by and by
that would be one thing.
That isn't our way; or, if it
is, we haven't got to it yet.
Guinet $I.65 black silk
for $I.25 and 81 for $3.50;
guaranteed to wear as well
as the average of Guinet
black silk. And you will
never see the time when we
shall be above the lowest
market.
We want the trade; and
that's the whole Of it.
Southwest from the center.
Dollar ladies cloth ofabout
fifty colors and mixtures for
seventy-hve cents a yard
56-inch; 81 so for AN average
dress. And that is Just as
big an event as Guinet for
three-quarters; Just as big.
OF Guinet the dollar quality
as gone already the 75-cent
quality is only 10 cents off;
the 95-cent quality 20 cents
off; the S. quality $G.25 off;
some of the higher qualities
not so much off. Of this
dollarladies' cloth everystyle
is rs cents. About fftv
ladies' may each have a dress
of it, no two of a color.
Southeast from the center.
More of those oo-cent
Milford chronicle., 1885-02-20
FRIDAY, FEB. 1E

In the Senate on Friday, a bill Introduced by
Mr.. Cayender to amend the act regulating the sale
Of intoxicating liquors was read and 500 copies
were ordered TO be printed. It provides that ap-
pcatious for license in the city o. Wilmington be
laid before the Judge Of the Municipal Court by
the Clerk Of the Peace Of New Castle county. A
remonstrance signed by over 2tO citizens OF Kent
county against the passage OF the first proposed
constitutional amendment. was read and referred.
In The House, Mr.. bennett presented a remon-
STRANGE Of MarJ C. Tcrbert and others against
proposed rev road in Milford hundred Referred.
Milford chronicle., 1885-02-20
WINDOW SHADES.

Ready-made or made to order, of
any size.
We also hang them; even doing
adjusting with greatest care and ac-
curacy, and guarantee them to work
evenly and smoothly.
Also Shade Goods by the yard,
Rollers and Fixtures of all kinds at
Milford chronicle., 1885-02-20

When Baby was sick, we gave her CASTORIA
When she was Child, she cried for CASTORIA
When she became Miss, she ching to CASTORIA
When she had Children, she gave them CAST'A
Milford chronicle., 1885-02-20

FOR sALE.-A ful-blood Alderney Heifer.
nine months old price S25. Also. one large-sized,
halfAlderney and haf-Dcvon Calf, six weeks Old;
price $40. Apply to r. Townsend, Milford
Milford chronicle., 1885-02-20
aHARREN LELAND,
Largasi EIoIeI Eniarnrisss

Of America, says that while passenger from
New York on board q slip going around Cape
Horn, in the early days of emigration to Cal
ifornia, he learned that one of the officers Of
the vessel had cured himself. during the yoy-
ag., of au obstinate disease by the use Of
Milford chronicle., 1885-02-20
G.GEGHlMME MERsLEY'S.1
SaEREFS SALE.

By virtue OF writ Of Levari Facias, to me di-
rec;cd, will be exposed to public sale AZ the hotel
Of VIM II. Smoot, in South Milford Cedar Creek
hundred. ON
Milford chronicle., 1885-02-20
Ayers SarSapariIla.

ayers OdTSapaIuloS.
Since then Mr. LELAND has recommended
AYERS SARsAPARILLA in many similar
cases. and he has never yet heard Of its fall
ure to effect q radical cure.
Some years ago one Of Mr.. LELAYD's farm
laborers bruised his leg Owing to the bad
state Of his blood, an ugly serofulous swelling
or lump appeared on the injured limb. Hor-
rible itching of the skin, with burning and
darting pains through the lump, made lifO
almost mtolerable. The leg became enor-
mously enlarged, and running ulcers formed,
discharging great quantities of extremely
offensive matter. No treatment was OF any
avail until tho man, by Mr.. LELAND's diree-
ton, was supplied with AYERS SARsAPA-
nILLA, which allaycd the pain and irritation,
healed the sores, removed the swelling, and
completely restored the limb to use.
Mr. LELAND has personally used
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-02-28
TRADE POINTS.

The export value of Asr--~-1dary last
San- 1lso03, 024, making total for the
cereal year of $13, 9S7, 639. The amount
would have been several millions in
excess of the sum stated if the prices
of 1888 had prevailed during 1884.
The very heavy shrinkage in price,
however, told against the money
value of breadstuffs, and, as a conse-
quence, the business interests of Cali
fornia are depressed. Taking the
past calendar year and contrasting it
with 1888, it is found that the export
quantity of wheat, and -four reduced
to it's wheat equivalent, was within an
odd hundred tons OF each other, but
the difference in value was over
100000. Other staples, such as
corn and provisions shipped from
Eastern ports, as well as wheat,
struck l0w-tide level of values. The
result is that the years transactions
present the anomaly Of very heavy
exports at greatly reduced values
compared with 1888. Merchandise
imports averaged Is per cent. under
the prices of 1883. This accounts for
the depression in American industries
and trade-a depression in which
Hawaii participated. This state of
things was universal, however. There
was no country which counted 1884
as a profitable year.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-02-28
SPEED THE PARTING GUEST.

The Alameda ia kes away from
Honolulu for the Pacific Coast a full
list of passenger, many of whom are
returning To- their homes after tour
of the Islands. 1t is gratifying to
know that our visitors go away with
Il good opinion generally of the
country and its institutions. Hawaii
is ga revelation," as Mr.. Sala re-
marked during his hurried run
through our city and suburbs. at is
chunk of civilization" he said,
" flung into the wide ocean. This is
what constitutes its novelty" Mr..
Sala has not SO keen an eye for the
picturesque in nature as he has for
social points; but in any case he had
very little opportunity for taking in
the natural beauties of the place.
Those tourists who return by the Ala
media have been more fortunate,
because they have had leisure to fol-
low the beaten track of inter-insuIar
travel, and take in the varied and
striking effects of Hawaiian scenery
and civilization. Through their con-
versation with friends, and in other
ways, the Islands will become more
widely and favorably known. Add
to this the graphic pictures and
sketches by Messrs. Tavernier and
Strong, on exhibition at the Hawaiian
Hotel last night, copies of which will
find their way as engravings through
out the habitable globe, and we have
an agency at workIwhich cannot fail to
exercise a powerful influence in our
favor. The desire to visit Hawaii
will be stimulated. Travel will in
crease, and our local trade be encour-
aged. While, therefore, we are 10th
to see our friends depart, we take con-
ISOLATION in the thought that they will
be the means of sending others to
visit US, and partake of the hospitali-
ties for which Honolulu is proverbiaI.