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Milford chronicle., 1885-01-30


THE Delawarean, in its issue Of
the oath, sharply criticizes our arti-
Gle in last weeks paper on the finan-
cial policy of the State. In that ar
ticle we asserted that the State was
sound, financially, and in a position
to give up certain taxes if they were
burden on the industries of the
State. We then gave the opinion OF
manufacturers on the subject, and
called attention to the action of the
Wilmington Board of Trade. We
carefully refrained from expressing
any individual opinion, except in
regard to the license tax paid for
buying produce at our depots. Per
haps the last clause of the article
might be construed to apply to all
license, but we only referred to that
one. We wrote the article to draw
attention to what certain Whining
ton manufacturers seemed to think
was an evil, hoping to provoke dis
cussion from which all might gain
light, and we have received a letter
from a prominent farmer in New
Castle county, which we print in
another column, defending the sys-
TEN as it stands. His arguments
are to the point and convincing;
until we hear further from the other
side, we shall think it best to leave
the matter as it stands.
We have the greatest respect for
the old-fashioned policy of the State
of Delaware, for to its honesty and
conservatism it is owing that the
State now has it in her power to en-
courage education and industry, but
it is not Old-fashioned politicians of
the Dslawdrean stamp that have
kept it Democratic. The reason the
party is in power to-day is because
they nominated a liberal, progressive
man to fill the Executive chair. A
man who was not afraid, in his -.In=l
augural, in oDpositir-~ - Jne views
of ..lv DeidlCaredp in the treatment
of the negro race; to follow the lib
eral ideas of such men as Hampton,
Vance, Lamar, Bayard, and other
great lights of our party, and rec
the appropriation Of a lib
eral sum for the education of our
colored people, as well as most gen
erous aid for the education of the
whites.
During the last few years, the i'm
of schools, our Teachers |
Institutes, the signs of prosperity, |
IN town and country, the increase
N colored schools, and the progress
hat our colored population has
made, all show the wisdom of
he present liberal policy of the
Democrat party. We are opposed
o extravaganza in State manage
nent, to exorbitant fees, to unequal
collections, and all unnecessary ex-
'enses by which our State might be
INJURED, "and her standing in the
nancial world lowered consider
rably," but shall favor liberal meas
res to encourage education, trade
nd manufacture.
Milford chronicle., 1885-01-30


THE fnancier of the DelaWarean
who so freely questions the sense Of
those who differ with him on such
matters, might first show more intel
ligence, honesty and accuracy ofstate-
ment on the subject, and present a
less muddled account of the same
than has yet appeared in that paper,
before he can command the respect
of intelligent men. We will pass
over the bad grammar, spiteful and
childish epithets, which are eharac-
teristic of those who lack the ability
to discuss questions upon their
merits. BY an act in the Legisla-
ture of March 1881 it was decided to
fund the State debt amounting to
$S47,O 900. OF this amount $l3l $50
was funded at 6 per cent. for the ben
eft of the school fund; the balance.
$7l5,OOO, was funded at four per cent.
and at a premium of $4,000,
clear gain to the State, besides a
saving Of two per cent. on $ll5,OOO
for one year and a half, amounting
to 3,45O when call for redemption
of 100000 reduced the amount to
$25, 900 which for two years more,
or until Jan. 1885 at two per cent.
would be 81 900 which was made
and saved to the State by funding
the debt. Succiently stated it is as
follows:
Premium on bonds. ......... .......... S2S,O00 |
Saving Of per cent in interest on Sil5OOO
to fret call Jan. lat, and one-half Of
$4,000. ..-........................ $3.50 |
Saving Of interest on S25, 900 FOR two years,
to call Jan. lst, 1885. 1000 4
Net gain to State. .................... Ss2 40
On the balence the State neither
gained nor lost as both before and
after funding the interest was pro-
vided for by the J. & b. and B. & F.
Railroads. The cost of funding the
State debt is stated by the Della
garean to have been 81 500; on $780,
100 the railroads owing the amount
'aid the expenses of funding, leav-
ng the State to pay less than $500,
md it is sneeringly said "this is
economy" Yet the proposition to
efund in 1881 was opposed by the
)elal0arean and all its ilk. 1t says
the follies of the measure were
ointed out upon the floor of the 4
louise. What follies? Was it folly Z
, save $32 2,OOO2 It further says, :,
next came the lavish expenditure
{ public money for schools, which P
as unwise and Unnecessary; have B
ur people found it unwise and un- :, :
to provide for The cause
edueationl We are well aware the d
'elaacaredn has been free with 7, y
ords in favor Of education, but if
Milford chronicle., 1885-01-30

Those citizens who are opp osing
the passage of the first amendment
to the Constitution on account ofits
excepting railroads and canals from
its provisions, may be mistaken in
supposing that that exception was
made in the interests of corporate
power.
A General Railroad Law would
confer the power of building rail-
roads, without a special act of Legis-
lation, on existing corporations as
well as on those which might be
formed under its provisions.
The State has large money in
terest in the D. M. & V. Railroad,
and many private citizens have put
money in it, not hoping to receive
dividends, but to promote the pros
perity of the county. Under a gen
eral Incorporation act the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad might run a road
from Dover to Rehoboth that wonld
ruin the D. NJ. & V. road, and force
the Old Dominion Co. to withdraw it's
line Of steamers from Lewes. Not
only would the State lose the money |
advanced to the old J. & B. and
Frankiord roads, now consolidated
as the D. NJ. & ", but all hopes for
the future prosperity of Sussex
county would be blasted, and her
towns would sink into insignificant
ations on a branch Of the Delaware
sss.
~o y hope of Sussex county is
the Old Dominion Co. As long as
they keep their line from Lewes
open, her farmers win have mar
ket for their produce, their farms
viii improve in value, and their man.
uiactories flourish. Her citizens y
cannot aiiord to take any action that
would be likely to injure that COM !
pany. An opposition line might
bring down freights for a while. but !,
The weakest road would soon 60 to :
re wall, and the victors would re-
ainburse themselves ten times over I
Milford chronicle., 1885-01-30

or Of the farmers for all they had
lest in the fight.
The railroad law of the State
needs Improvement, but the people
had better be careful that they don't
exchange their King Log for King
Stork.
Milford chronicle., 1885-01-30
Milford Chronicle.
nILFoRD. DEL, FRIDAY. JAN. solA, 1885,,
rERMs. INcLuDINa PosTAGE.

TERMS, INCLUDING POSTAGE.
FOR ONE YEAR, CASH IN ADVANCE, 90
FOR SIX MONTHS, IN ADVANCE, .......sO. 80
yOR ONEYEAR,NoT PAID IN Advances ST. so
Subscribers noticing any error in their dates will
please notify Us at once.
Pigments within thirty days OF subscription date
on label will be regarded the same as cash in ad-
vance.
Ne paper viii be discontinued aAtil all arrear-
ages arc paid. Money may be sent by mail at our
risk by daft, postal note postal Order or register
80 letter only.
All payments after that time credited strictly in
accordance with the above rates,
Transient Advertisements so cents per inch for
arst insertion. Subsequent insertions, 25 cents.
Reading Notices, 10 cents per line.
Yearly rates given on application.
GILMAN & TOWNSEND,
Ez4texs asaa P-err4e=ers.
MILFORD. DEL.
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GIIanantaker's.
PHILADELPHIA. January 20, 1885.

PHILADELPHIA, January 70 1851
Dress-stuhs have tumbled
clear to the bottom-no
doubt about that-those that
have tumbled at all. No;
that isn't the way to put it.
The tumble is mostly here.
There is no wholesale trade.
Observation-Disclosures is COM
paratively empty. The break
in prices here has carried
down a good many staple
stuhs.
Milford chronicle., 1885-01-30

Stop that cough, by the use Of Ayers
Cherry PectOral-the best specific ever
known for all diseases Of the throat
and lungs. 1t will sOothe the rough
feeling in your throat, give the vocal
organs flexibility and vitality, and en-
able YOU to breathe and speak clearly.
Milford chronicle., 1885-01-30
MILFORD, DEL

Mr.. Joshua Bennett, Of Milford
hundred, has been nominated to fill
the place made vacant by the ineli-
gibility of Mr.. VIM. Watson.
Milford chronicle., 1885-01-30

81 500
They are always kept with
linens but cotton. Linen will
not hold the color.
So, ,.o.t corner OF the main building
Boys clothing keeps drop
ping.
By the middle Market-sireet door.
A newmarket of brown
beaver for SS is low, if the
beaver and making are good.
One of black stockinet at $I3
has $40 worth of stockinet i'll
it, to say nothing of making
and other materials; and we
should charge $40 for the
making alone. One OF Ber-
lin Twill with nutria collar
and cuffs at SI2 is low. A
dolman of the same heavy
cloth, hare collar and cuffs is
lower $8.
Andso youmaygo through
the overgarments. There IS
no agreement in prices.
Everything is low; not every
thing equally low.
Girls overgarmentS like
wise; and dresses.
1901, s. and Chestnut.
Fur-lined circulars are low
enough. Sicilian, lined with
suslicky SIS; hamster, $40;
squirrel, $25.
Seal coats and dolmans are
low enough. A first rate seal
coat in all respects but one,
for SIS. The all37!, AGa ~ fw'i6ack
is a little roughness in the
fur. The finest dOlman we
evermakecan be gotfor $500.
$500 is the highest price we
have put on a dolman in sew
eral years.
1865 and Chestnut.
Moquette carpets down to
$I.25 a yardl A big roOmful
Of Moquette at SI.25 and
Brussels at 81. Another big
roomful of Tapestryat 50 and
IS cents.
Moquette, you know, is
the favorite parlor carpet.
Observation-Disclosures
pet. Administer and Wilton
arericher, but notricher-looI-
ing. Moquetteat $I.25! Not
remnants, not unsuccessful
patterns; a roomful! Not
distrustcd makes; the bestl
Earket street front, second door. Take car north
west from the centre.
JOHN WANAMAKER.
Chestnut Thirteenth and Market streets,
and City-hall square.
Milford chronicle., 1885-01-30

The finest Scotch ginghams
and French sateens are here,
The ginghams have come in
force. Sateens have begun
to come. The zephyrs are
40 and 50 cents; the sateens,
375a and 50.
Northwest from the centre.
Ladies stockings out of
gear with the market: Ger
man plain cotton at IS cents;
better than the money ever
gets.
German fancy cotton at 20
cents. Put down to 20, be-
cause the fancy Balbriggan
kill them at IS.
German fancy Balbriggan
of a dozen different styles at
IS cents. If we had put these
at 371I cents where they be-
long, we should have saved
all the trouble.
English black spun-silk
with Balbriggan under-feet
at 81; which is 37H cents
under the lowest price we
ever made before, and 50
cents under the lowest we
ever heard of elsewhere.
West Of Arcade, ninth counter.
A dozen grades Guinets
black silk are here so much
below value as to literally
break the market. There
are ladies who are scarcely
willing to wear another
make. They will buy no
silks at the market price till
these are gone.
Here is the list:
Grade Of Grade Of Price at which
gros-grain. cachemire, we are selling.
$3.50 si25 800
200 200 l5o
2a5 LES
259 1855
2.75 200
800 $50
s5S s5S sss s9s
Weguarantee every grade
Of both gros-grain and cache
mire for average wear.
Southwest from centre.
A few down quiltsin surah
and brocade-silk covers at
half their value, viz.
5x6 feet $I8
6x6 10 and $50
Sx7 20 and 2I
The covers alone areworth
the money, to say nothing Of
Milford chronicle., 1885-01-30

Ayers Sarsaparilla wonderfully inn
proves the complexion, and brings to
old and young the bloom of health.
AS a purifier Of blood it has no equal.
Milford chronicle., 1885-01-30
EXPREss.

Read the left-hand columns ~ :
topi the righi-hand columns f-sm (
NEW CASTLE ACCOMMODATE
Leave Wilmington at 6.I5 a M
Leave New Castle at ii 25 A. m an,
SMYRNA BRANCH TRAINS
Lor Clayton at IA, S.4a. o 81 a,
i.4l, 4.33' BIZ and 7.43 d nj I.eal
smyrna at z "a. 8 80, 1908. and
a.4s, 5.25, aud 7.5fp. m II
CilAS K. PUGH, Geuts
y. 4. WOOD, General Passenger
Milford chronicle., 1885-01-30
Peck's Mills,
HOUSTON, DEL.
INSURANCE.

All parties desiring to insure Town Residences
Farm Property, Household Furniture, Merchan-
disc, Vessel Property, Canneries, Canned Gooos,
Fruit Dryers, Steam or Water Power, Saw or Grisl
Mills can be accommodated and have it placed in
any Of the following responsible companies;
Continental, German American,
Clinton Fire, Manufacturers, F. & NJ.
Phoenix, Peoples,
Queen, Star Fire,
Germania, Royal.
Niagara Fire. London & Lancashire
Washing ton, F. & NJ. Fire lns. Association.
All orders by mail promptly attended to.
JOHN II. APPEL, Agent
NOV. 19tf Milford, Del.
Milford chronicle., 1885-01-30
4 &: q [ Owe
ann .L.lun- for -.n--la
I9T I q R1

1above disease hvifi
tfat ti1d and of Iona
ostfongia myfait1
Wo BOTTLES FREE.
B EATIHE on thi1 fintArs
I'd p 0. address.
a Rearlet., NeH York.
Milford chronicle., 1885-01-30
JoIIN WANAMAKER.

Chestnut, Thirteenth and Market streets,
and City-hall square.
Milford chronicle., 1885-01-30

fORT HAND and
riE. Situations fpr
Jauesville. Wis.
Milford chronicle., 1885-01-30

making and down at So Of
s4 a lb. |
so.,,ve.t corner or the main building.
Turkey red and white white
table covers, about three
quarters current prices NTH
erto, now a quarter lower
still.
s5-inch-square IS cents.
As 65
57 IS
81 $I.oo
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-03
THE s4AMPEDE TO DAK0T4

great stampede has been going on for
some days in the direction of the Winnebago
reservation in South Dakota, although the
official announcement of the restoration to
the public domain was not made until to-day.
The Indians, who appear only to be regarded
as transients in this country, had not been
notified when the tide of whites swelled over
them, and their protests and threats
except to stand off the tenderf DOT
until his avarice could master his fears.
There are some 100000 acres of this
land now thrown open to settlement, but
there are many thousand acres of just as good
land untaken in South Dakota, and the
stampede doesn't seem to have been inspired
by anything else but the FESTIVE spirit which
characteriZes the American citizen when
there is anything new in sight or a change,
even for the worse, in prospect. Perhaps,
however, some enterprisiDg syndicate
may squat on the site of the
future capital of the state of South Dakota
IL the meantime there are some ether res
eryations that might be thrown open to good
advantage, as they bar the way Of the car of
progress, which is working Its way west with
remarkable velocity. 1t is the decree of fate
that the Indian must 60, to give place for the
sturdy Anglo-Saxon, who is a builder and
not DESTROYER
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-03
SIZE TO OPIUM.

Chicago has presented many sensational
divorce cases, but none more singularly sad
and touching than that disclosed in Judge
MoRAS's court last Friday. 1t records the
disgrace OF prominent Baptist minister who
owes his fall from grace to the use of opium.
His condition was pathetically described in
the testimony of his faithful wife, who had
striven in every possible way to redeem him
aud to provide for herself and children. Her
appearance in court is described by the Chi
cago News as that of delicate and siekly-
looking little woman, scantily though decently
dressed, and when questioned in reference to
her husband. said, Il found that ii is hope
less TO make him remember his Responsible
ties or duties. He is an absolute slave to
opium-a physical and moral wreck" The
fallen minister is Rev. JOHN HINTON GRIT
FIN, once a useful man in his profession, and
who has two brothers now in active minis
terial work in England.
Mr.. GRIFFIN's fate is a solemn warning to
that class of people whose nerves are weak
eued by over braiu-work, and who seek to
stimulate their nervous force By the use of
poisonous uTuIs. opium III It's various
forms is most usually resortei to
and its use most surely leads, as it
did in M GRrFFIN's case, to destruction
Of both physical and moral powers, leaving
the individual a physical wreck and too often
Il moral leper. The temptation to over
worked people to use what is regarded an iu-
offensive stimulant is very strong and the
danger OF it not al@ays fully understood Il
lustratiug the strong hold the opium habit
gains upon an individual one witness in the
GRIFFIN case testified to seeing the clergy
man on one occasion emerge from pawn
brokers shop where he had pledged his own
winter overcoat for the price OF one dose
Of the eouscience-slaying drug, and in another
instance he pawned his wlfe's wedding ring
and some little triukess that belonged to the
children, to satisfy his loagiuss for the drug.
It was q piuable s;ory,and from the evidence
presented the court granted 4 divorce TO the
wife, who. as The News says.was a miracle in
herself to be still living after al she had
passed through. shaving for hez children
even when living sick in bed
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-03
PROMINENT MEN.

Carl Schurz says he has no political axe to
grind.
Gladstone is approaching 'the sere and yellow
leaf stage Of life.
Col Tom ochiltree, the Texan Adonis, admires
the glowing hue of his handsome hair.
Vice Chancellor Sir James Bacon. aged 81. is
the oldest judge on the English bench. He is a
good liver.
Lucius Quintius Curtius Lamar, according to
a Latin cook, is counted on TO give q Roman
punch flavor to the cabinet pudding
Montgomery Schuyler succeeds Mr.. Conant as
managing editor Of Harper's Weekly.
Allah is great. have placed burr under the
all of the British lion.-El Mahdi.
Mr.. Tilden's food is now fruit mainly, and a
house in which to force grapes and the like, out
of season, is being built at Greystone.
Hendricks Cleveland is the astonishing name
OF a newborn boy at Orange, Tex. The father is
related distantly to Mr.. Cleveland and the mother
to Mr. Hendricks.
Phillips Brooks Of Boston boasts that he never
yet has employed the professional assistance of
q lawyer or doctor, and he is 81 feet high and
weighs 275 pounds
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-03
sESAToR DoRAs FOR GoyERsoR.

The Minneapolis Budstikkan dominates
Scandinavian organ replies to the Willmar
Argus and Nordvesten's nomination of
Speaker CRIBS upon the ground that he is
farmer in this way: 1t is beyond all doubt
that we have a multitude of reliable farmers,
but there are two classes of them. We re-
member that once we overheard an old set
tler--a countryman of ours--say in regard to
the social standing of our farming element:
II never ask man whether he is farmer
or not, but ask him whether he tru dyes be-
hind the pillow or not?' This saying speaks
clearly about the. classification we aim at
And we Scandinavians, with the sad expert
ence we have gathered from the tough oppo-
sition which the farmer aristocracy has
rendered against every liberal issue in our
old countries, we ought not to put too much
faith in an administration to be run by the
bonanza farmer.
MI. GIBBS possesses quite a number of
good and fine qualities, and they have been
acknowledged on our legislative arena. But
we will suggest that our interests in the future
would see a better outlet in selecting
another man for the prime administrative
position in our state during next term. And
this other man is Senator MICHAEL DoRAN of
lie Sueur, who, in his prolonged public
career, has shown himself to be thoroughly
the man we need at the handle of our state
machinery. Honest to the bottom, he has
all the ability that is required for a state
leader, who has got for his program the kill
ing off of corruption which has entered
into such close connection with the public
interests as here in MINI esota.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-03
CBTLDLIKE STATESMEN

Some Of the members of the house of rep
resentatives, rising to the full stature of their
offended dignity on yesterday, offered and
openly advocated a resolution not 10 partici-
pate in or witness the inaugural ceremonies
because the senate had been assigned to the
front seats. They claimed that the mem bers
of the house are the real representatives
of the people by virtue OF the direct popular
vote. Whatever may be the merit of the argu-
ment the offended members gave expression
to their view and pique in very undignifled
way and on a most unaus pieious occasion. And
1t is gratifying to their constituents that the
majority promptly voted down motion to
suspend the rules to adopt the resolution.
Such resolution would be blemish on the
Record which might well make those who
voted aye blush for their hasty and ill-con-
sidered action. Some children are not we'll
bred enough to sit at the first table with their
elders aud they are sent to the ordinary and
allowed to wait until the second spread and
feast with the servants. OF such are
the members who protested yester-
dav at the precedence given the senate, and
exhibited such unseemly temper about it If
they don't desire to attend the inaugural
they might put in their time on that great
occasion by pacing Pennsylvania avenue or
playing in the parks with the omnipresent
small bow
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-03
c4RINFr PEFcEnFNT

The New York World gives long list Of
precedents for taxing two cabinet officers
from the same state, commencing with WASH
ixeToS's appointment in his first term Of
JEFFERSON and RANDOLPH from Virginia
and Henry KScx and SANCzL OsGooD of
Massachusetts,, down to GRANTS second
term appointment of FISH and PIERRgPoST
of New York. ADAMS, JEFFERSON, MADISON,
JACKSON, VAN buren,, TYLER, Polk, BU-
CHAxAS and LINCOLN al followed the pre-
eedent set By WASHINGTON in both Of his
terms. So Mr.. CLEvELGSD's action in sp-
pointing MANNING and WHITSET viii not be
contrary to the custom followed aud pTeee-
dent established by all political parties.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-03
Badiy Frost Bitten.

YASKToS, March 2.-Adyices from Tyn-
dali report that Joseph Jilet, Bohemian
farmer Of Charles, Mix county, left bis home
on Sunday. Feb. %, with six sacks Of -four
for the Tyndall market, but lost the road. He
unhifched his team, fed them and wandered
around Sunday night and all day Monday.
He also lost the team but found them on
Tuesday. He wandered about the prairie
until THURSDAY. His hands were so badly
frozen he used his teeth 70 loosen one Of the
horses from the wagon, which be mounted,
leading the other and abandoning the wagon.
He arrived at Martin Roses place, 10 miles
from TrudaH on Friday, where ne was cared
for. having been without food for FIVE days
and 30 badly frozen his feet and hands will
have 10 he anputated. He is single man
aged 35 years.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-03

ONE place where the incoming admins
tration may do some judicious pruning is in
the public printing. The sundry civil bill as
amended by the senate yesterday increases
the appropriation for printing and binding
from 100000 to SO, 500, 600. Now, it may
be accepted as verify that the popular heart
doesn't yearn two and a half million dollars
worth for Pub Docs, whether they
take the form of bound volumes of
didactic congressional speeches or lu-
gubrious agricultural and patent office
reports which the average man wouldn't
read on salary without striking for raise
after the first weeks faithful application to
the task. The public printing and binding
constitutes one of the costliest extravagances
in which the public servant INDUCES, in the
much abused name of the public good. And
right here is good field for the exercise Of
sound Democratic economy.