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Milford chronicle., 1885-04-10
rhe CIose Of a ROmance.

Before Judge Moran, of a Chicago
Oourt was heard the divorce suit OF
Douglas r. Hale, against his wife,
Amelia @. Hale, woman Of some noto-
riety. The plaintiff was formerly mana
Ger Of the Chicago Clearing House, at
salary of $40, 900 per year, and held
GOOD position in society. Some years
ago burglars broke into his house and one
Of the guilty parties, "Mike" Weaver,
was arrested. Itwas when the burglars s
wife visited the plaintiff to plead tor him
that Mr.. Hale was smitten with her
beauty. as well as with her Wifely alec
tion. ''Mike" Weaver was convicted
and sent up for a long term in joliet
Prison. where he is still. Mrs. Weaver
obtained a divorce. Not long after this
Mrs. Hale died, and the widower then
began TO pay attentions to the burglars
divorced wife, and she shortly after mar
ried him. It did not take Hale very
long to discover that he had been i'm
posed upon. His wife turned out to be
an expert thief. She was arrested tol
theft on train near Milwaukee, ano
threw the evidence OF her crime, diamonds
and other Jewels, ont of the car window.
She lately committed another theft at
iewelry store in Chicago, and for thai
crime was committed, and is now spend
ing term at the BrideWeR. From tht
date of his marriage Hale lost caste. Ht
was deprived Of his responsible eposts anc
gradually came to absolute want Ht
IS now employed as a clerk IN chicago
Milford chronicle., 1885-04-10

When the returns were all in, and
Webster knew positively that he was
defeated, he came to Sylvia with a smil-
ing face.
~ am beaten, he said, bravely. "But
1 shall count my loss as little If you Will
only renominate me as your husband.
She looked at him with shining eyes
and held out her hand with a sweet I'M
pulsiveness.
"You are elected-by an overwhelm-
ing majority" she said, softly.
He took her in his arms and politics
were nowhere.
"But think that I ought to ask you
to forgive me, she said at length. ''You
have behaved beautifully, dear; and l
am proud of you-if-yOu do belong to
the opposition. / think every man has
a right to his convictions, provided they
are generous, and-and--h man has a
taste for politics--a real taste mean
of course he can't be blamed for
Here she was spared the necessity Tor
further humiliation for Webster stopped
her mouth with kisses.
The second year of their marriage,
Arbuthnot was again nominated for
Congress, and ran so much better than
the candidate Of the popular party that
he polled a higher majority than any
candidate who ever ran in that district
Milford chronicle., 1885-04-10
ELL ARP ON FARMING.
A Place for Freedom, Latitude and n High
Grade of Happiness.


It's a wonder to me that everybody
don't 90 to farming. Lawyers and do'-
tors have to sit about town and play
checkers, and talk politics, and wait tor
somebody to quarrel or fight, or get
sick: clerks and bookkeepers figure and
multiply. and count until they get to
counting stars, and the flies on the cell
ing, and the peas in the dish, and the
flowers on the papering; the leWeler SITS
by his window all the year round, work
ing on little wheels, and the mechanic
strikes the same kind of a lick every
day. These people do not belong to
themselves; they are all penned up like
convicts in a chain gang; they can't take
a dav nor m hour for recreation, Tor
thew are the servants of their employers.
There is no profession that gives a man
such freedom, such latitude and such
variety of employment 90 farming.
There's no monotony upon me farllir
There's something new every day, and
the changing work brings into action
every muscle in the human frame.
We plow and hoe, and harrow and SOW,
and gather it in at harvest time. we
look after the horses and COWS, the pigs
and sows, and the rams and the lambs,
and the chickens and the turkeys and
reese. We cut our own wood, and
raise our own bread and meat, and don't
have to be stingy OF it like city folks. A
friend who visited us not long ago wrote
back from the town that his CRATE don't
seem bigger than the crown of his hat
since he sat by our great big friendly
may be mistaken, but !, - ems to me
a little higher grade of nh 2ss to look
out upon the green fields O. oeat ana ana
the leafing trees and blue mountains Ii
the distance, and hear the dove cooing
to her mate, and the hippoorwill sing q
welcome to the night, and hunt flowers
and hubby blossoms with the children
and make whistles for 'em and hear 'em
blow. and see 'em get after a jumpin
frog or a garter snake, and hunt hens
nests and paddle in the branch and gel
dirty and wet all over, and watch theil
penitent and subdued expression NsheI
thev 20 home, as Mrs. Arp looks at -
with amusement and exclaims: "Mercy
on me; did ever poor mother have suel
a set Will ever get don't
making clothes? Put these on right
clean this morning and not another clear
rag in the house Go get me a switch
right straight, go 1 will not stand it !
But she will stand it and they know it
especially if remark: eyes, they ough
to be whipped" That saves 'em, anC
bv the time the switch comes the tenn
pest is over, and some dry clothes ar
found, and if there is any cake in thu
house they get it. Blessed mother for
tunate children What would they d,
without herP Why her very scOlding
music in their tender ears. I'm thank
full that there are some things that cor
ner in the domestic circle that Wal
street cannot buy nor money king
! depress,
Milford chronicle., 1885-04-10
A Costly Adjunct

"Ambereris is valuable and costly
adjunct Of the perfumers' art. It is be-
Iieved to be caused by a disease Of the
liver in the spermaceti whale, in the IN
testines Of which it is chiefly found,
although it is cast up by the sea IN
Oriental climes, ard is gathered along
the shores of Coromandel, Madagascar,
and Japan. 1t is an aromatic, gray sub
stance. and as much as $50 pounds of It
nave been taken from one whale. A
lump Of ambergris Of that size IS worth
to tie whaler about So. 000 There Is
no duty on ambergris in this country.
n is worth as much as SIS an ounce IN
New York. It is Of incalculable bene-
fit to the perfumer, as it gives homeo-
peneity to the fragrance Of comblfow
extracts and oils in a remarkable Ia W
ner. and strongly develops the delic.,1
and evanescent odors of volatile OH
Ambergris, when genuine, for it is easil..
eounterfeited, is full Of small black spots
when cut. 1t is used TO Improve the
flavor Of wines.
Milford chronicle., 1885-04-10
Costly Theatrical Printing.
NINE BIG HOUSES DO IT, AND OCCASION
ALLY HAVE TO RUN THE SHOWS.


The agent of a large Western printing
and lithograph company which does
much work for theatrical stars and man
ayers is in town to collect $72,OOO now
six months overdue. Hereports promises
many, but payments very few. A Gin
cinnati house has on its books S125, 600
of theatrical printing unpaid for, yet is
turning out $4,000 worth a week. A
Western circus recently gave an order for
$4,000 of pictorial work, to be done on
credit. The order was accepted, and
the profit Oh the transaction Is figured
at S12, 900. Among the liabilities OF the
defunct theatrical firm Of Brooks q
Dickson was $15, 700 for printing due
one establishment.
Of late wears this item of theatrical
expenditure has assumed great propor-
tions. An ordinary travelling company
expends for Autographs, bills, and post
ers 5000 a week, or $4,000 a season.
There are 200 such companies, which
makes the total of $4,000 The
large circus organizations take as much
more. bringing the whole amount up to
about SIS. 600, 900 for ''show work, di-
vided among nine establishments in
New York, Chicago, Boston, Detroit
Cleveland, Buffalo, and Cincinnati.
When times are good the profits are
very large, but not infrequently tne tn,e
printing houses are obliged to furnish
money TO keep losing companies aloat
and beco. ~ +, thereby virtual partners IL
the management.
MIR. Henry Irving is almost 11L alon:
among managers in discardinlg coloLeS l1ioo,
printing and lithographs; Du5 otnei ne
actors Of prominence have beeu leSs 'l, loi
tunate when they attempted tSe sain'
course. N
Mrs. Langtry used last season $EA
500 worth Of printing, and nearly a
much has been ordered for Mary Ander
sons tour, which begins in October
Bill posters get three cents a sheet 10
what they stick on boards, walls, an'
| fences.-NetO York Sun.
Milford chronicle., 1885-04-10
THE OLD SONG.
BY OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES.

The minstrel Of the classic lay
OF love and wine who sings,
Still found the fingers run astray
That touched the rebel strings.
OF Cadmus he would fain have sung,
OF Atreus and his line;
But all the jocund echoes rung
With songs Of love and wine.
All. brothers I would fain have caught
Some fresher fancy's gleami
Ny truant accents find, unsought,
The old familiar theme.
Love. Love but not the sportive child
With shaft and twanging bow,
Whose random arrows drove us wild.
Some threescore years agoi
Not Eros, with his joyous laugh,
The urchin blind and bare,
But Love, with spectacles and staff,
And scanty silvered hair.
Our heads with frosted locks are white,
Our roofs are matched with snow
But red, in chilling winters spite,
Our hearts and hearthstones glow.
Our old acquaintance, Time, drops in,
And while the running sands
Their golden thread unheeded spin,
He warns his frozen hands.
Stay, winged hours, too swift, too sweet,
And watt this message DER
To all we miss, from all we meet
On life's fast crumbling shores
Say that to old affection true
We hug the narrowing chain
That binds our hearts-alas, how few
The links that yet remain
The fatal touch awaits them all
That turns the rocks to dust;
From year to year they break and fall,
They break, but never rust.
Say if one note of happier strain
This worn-out harp afford,
One throb that trembles, not in vain,
Their memory lent its chord.
Say that when Fancy closed her wings
Aud Passion quenehedihis fire,
Love, Love, still echoed from the strings
As from Anacreon's Tyre
Atlantic Monthly.
Milford chronicle., 1885-04-10
NEvADps ANTETREATTSG LAW
EVERYBODY F0rbiddeu 10 Treat with Wine'
liquor, cider. or Beer.
IFrom Lhe YIrginIa lNay.l Eat0rpFlso.l


From the Virginia (Ney.) Enterprise.l
The Anti Treating bill has become a
law. and for the benefit Of readers who
are in the habit Of treating or getting
treated we give the bill in full, as fol-
lows;
SECTION 1. It shall be unlawful for
any person or persons to treat or enter
tain gratuitously any other person or
persons to or with any spirituous or malt
liquor or liquors, wine or cider, or any
beverage whatever; or to or with any
other article Whatever, whereby any
spirituous or malt liquor or liquors, wine
or cider, or any other beverage shall be
obtained gratuitously, in any public
barroom, saloon, beer hall, or grocery
in this State, or in any other public
place Of resort or amusement in this
State.
SEC. 2. It shall be unlawful for any
one to attempt to evade the provisions
of this act by any chicanery or subter-
fuge whatever, such as pretending to
sell ono article and delivering another,
or by falsely pretending to buy or sell
any such beverage.
SEC. 3. Any person or persons vlolat-
ing the first section Of this act shall be
guilty of misdemeauor, and ON convic-
ton thereof shall be punished by fine
of not more than $40 nor less than 81, or
by imprisonment in the County Jail not
more than ten days nor less than two
days, or by both such fine and imprison-
ment.
SEC. 4 Any person or persons violat-
ing the second section Of this act shall be
guilty Of misdemeanor, and on convic-
ton thereof shall be punished by fine
of not more than $50 nor less than SIC,
or by imprisonment in the County jail
not more than % days nor less than five
days, or both such fine and imprison-
ment.
SEC. 5. In the event OF thI failure ol
any person to pay any fine authorized by
this act, the said fine shall be served
out in the County jail at the rate of 81
a day. and all fines herein specified shall
be over end above the costs Of court and
fees and charges Of the trial.
SEQ. 6. All moneys collected under
the provisions and by the authority ol
his act shall be paid into the general
school fund OF t. county in which the
conviction ig ilad.
Milford chronicle., 1885-04-10
The Navy Abroad.

Most people suppose that Navy Off
GERS when away on a three-years' cruise
on a foreign station forget all about the
"girls they have left behind them, and
spend a greater portion of their time in
pleasant excursions on shore. They not
onlv spend much of their time when off
duty in writing long letters for the next
mali home, but not Saturday night
passes that does not find them assem-
bled around the mess-table talking of
home, calculating the weeks and months
or years that must elapse before they
return, and drinking, over a glass of
wine, the health of their "wives and
sWeethearts.
Milford chronicle., 1885-04-10
THE JOKERS' BUDGET.
WHAT WE FIND TO SMILE OVER IN
THE COLUMNS OF EXCHAN6Es'
The Tyvins-Why People stared-Hnck from
Washinaton-Too sweet-At the sAa''hA
Rink, Etc.s Etc.
THE TWINS.

THE TWINS.
"Boss." he whispered, as he leaned
over the counter, ode ole woman wants
some tea mighty bad, an hasn't got
any money. ,,.,
sI'm giving more than l can a1ord 10
without taking on any new apphca-
tions. n
H'Zactly, boss-I presume so. Boss,
please give me your full name.
''John Y. Blank.
"An' dat of yer pardner.
"His name is William J. Jones.
What do YOU want of our names =
"Wall, I didn't get de tea, but you
used me like a gem'len, ar bein' as We
has got twins in our family TIE gwine 70
name 'em arter you an your pardner-
"Ohl YOU said tea, eh ? Why, yes,
III be happy to put you up half q
pound. Green or Japan? Twins, en-
Hone the mother is doing well. Say, Il
Won want those boys to make smart men
give 'em smart names. If we're you
I'6 call 'em Washington and Jefferson.
Detroit Free Press.
SHE WAS CONVINCED.
"Oh. I can't sing" pleaded young
man who femininely wanted 70 De
coaxed before gratifying bis auditors.
eyes, you can. I've heard TWO OF
three Of your friends say so, " persisted
a pretty girl to whom he had been talk
@No. I can't" he repeated, getting
up to go to the piano.
"Yes, you can. Go on now and sing,
please" she urged. gus.v
Hesaid he could not MI
times more, but he went ahead and Tor
half an hour his voice was the most
prominent thing in the room. Then
he came smiling back to the young
lady. -
were quite right about the singing.
His face clouded and ne never spoke
to the girl again who agreed with him.
Merchant Traveller.
A PRINCELY WEDDING GIFT.
The daughter OF Nose Schaumburg
was recently married in Austin. Nose
Is varv stin9v, and Gilhooly suspected
tbef he had not done much for the
Young couple, SO he asked hun;
''What did the uncle Of the prloe give
the bridal couple ?"
"a dinner set for twenty-four pee
bles," replied Nose.
"What did the father of tEesFSide-
groom give ?"
"He gave dot pridal couple a tea set
for twenty -four persons.
"What did you give, MoseY
"I gave more den anybody else.
gave q tea strainer for more den twenty
| four PEBBLES. Texas Strings.
DIDN'T WANT THE BOOTS
"What are you doing with my boots =
asked high State official OF a coloreo
1.Is desc here yer boots, bOssS'
sooY 1 course they are.
f'-= ~ scoundrel,
Milford chronicle., 1885-04-10
Gold and Silver.

Gold in its relative value to silver has
varied greatly at different periods. In
the days of the patriarch Abraham it
was one to eight; B. O. 1000, it was one
to twelve: B. @. 500, it was one to thlr-
teen; at the commencement OF the
Christian era, it was one to nine; A. u.
500, it was one to eighteen; in 100, 1t
was one to eight; in 1400, it was one TO
eleven; in 1545, it was one to six; IN
1851. It was one to two; in 1000, it was
one 10 ten; in 1927, it was one to thir-
teep: in 100, it wasone to fifteen and
one-half: it held thej ratio, with
-butaight variationf z, when 1t
- Fo.s 53se 5F srl,S 70 one
beautifuI Ufhelet "a gad tbe F5S
and now stands ACtfi s'ssS. ! Ia was
one-half.
Is estimated to have been IN existence All
tbe commencement of the Christian era.
AT the period of the discovery Of Amer
ica it had diminished to Sl35,OOOs sOOU.
After that event it gradually increased.
and in 1900 it attained to S154, 600, OOO;
in 100 it reached S3S8, 900, 900; in 1900
it amounted to 81, 1876, 600, GOO; in 1853
it attained to S., ,332, ,OOU,U ana az tne
present time the amount of gold in ex-
istence is estimated to be SS, l66, OOO, ,OOO,
which. if melted into one mass, could
he contained in the basement OF the
Bunker Hill monument, which is a cube
Of thirty feet. OF the amount Of gold
in existence Sc, 900, 900, 900 is estimated
to be in coin and bullion, 81, ,OOO, OOO, 600
in watches, and the remainder in plate,
ieWelry. and ornaments. Ofthe amount
Of gold in existence 80, ,374, 00O, 900 Is
estimated to have been obtained from
North America, 81, 739, OOO,OOO from
South America, $l,S58, GOO, 600 from
Asia Including Australia, New Zealand,
and Oceanical, S945, 100000 from Eu-
rope. and 81, $50, 100000 from Africa.
Tbe amount of the precious metals now
in existence is estimated to be thirteen
billion six hundred and seventy million
| dollars. -
Milford chronicle., 1885-04-10

NEVER SAW so MANY.-When Buff
lalo Bill first visited Washington-he
being then under pay as scout and
summoned as an adviser concerning In
dian affairs at the West-he astonished
Col. Winthrop, Adjutant- General, by
asking what large tribe of hostile In
dians were lurking near the city.
"Why, none r exclaimed the Colonel;
"what makes you think so 2 "'Cause,
said Buffalo Bill, 81 never seen SO many
army officers in one place before in my
life" "
Milford chronicle., 1885-04-10

A GERMAN living near Oshkosh, Wis,
tapped a maple tree with an ak and in
serted a wedge. BE then stopped to sip
the oozing sap. While in this posture
his nose was inserted in the slit In the
tree. The wedge then became dis
lodged and his nose was caught as IN
wise. 1t was two hours before he was
discovered and rescued.
Milford chronicle., 1885-04-10
HREES ARE GSI:Rg3"
A. G. YATESv s.
SEND FOR SAMPLES. =

eQ9.rc Qs,,eC yerTESTNIr make ali dis
oraot 'rniration about? White folks
eettin wuss ebery day. De blame boots
foo little for me nohoW. - Society
Journal. -
Young Blabbitt has been making calls
at stated intervals for some time. Last
Sunday night he called, as usual, ana
after waiting an hour in the parlor the
GIRLS little brother came in and IN a
rather sheepish manner asked to see
Blabbitt's nose.
s,See nv nose +" exclaimed Blabbitt.
''What do you want to see my nose
for ?"
"WelI. Plummer Plunkitt was over
last night and Maria promised to marry
him and ma said she thought you'd hnd
vour nose out of joint when you called
again. y Clinton Gazette.
MATRIMONIAL PROSPECTS.
Wilson Candless, Or Of the most pow
erty-stricken young zen OF Galveston
applied to Colonel lchley Tor the hanu
Of his daughter.
sin the first place I've sent in my ap-
plieation to President Cleveland Tor
position in one Of the departments.
"Have you any other resources z
asked the prospective father-in-law;
stYou bet I have. I'm seriously tnlnk-
ing about giving up smoking.
9,Pa p exclaimed the young lady,
"that's enough for US to begin WITH
amt itP .-,.,,n
NTrs De Banos-ssNo, John, I am not
poing to church with you.
M. De Bangs-"Not going, to
church Why, what's the matter
1It does me no good at all. People
stare at me so 1 can't pay any attention
to the services.
| "Ohl come now, you must pc mis-
taken. Why, what Is tnere aDou' you
to stare at p
"My old bonnet. "
She wore a new one the next sunday
JUST TOO SWEET.
A vouno couple in a railroad car, un-
mistakabiy on their wedding tour, were
regarding each other with looks OF IN
effalble tenderness, when the bride was
heard to ask the groom in q lisping, In
fantile voice, "Who's thweet r
And "Bofe of US, promptly returned
the infatuated fellow in the same kind o.
voice.
Good gracious, if his club could have
heard him l--Harper's BGzar.
BESIDE HER.
II was a bucolic lover, and he sa
right beside his girl, with his feet at res
on the mantel, and his brain in a olissiu
wbirl. He was very fond Of cider (ah
love is blissful thing), and so she coyll
asked him (sing hey, the Jokes OF sprin!lgl
sDoes 90 love Oo's ownest as well a.
: eiderPy Around her slid his arm as a
answered he wouldn't sit beside 'er un
! less he did.
! WY HE WAS THANKFUL.
) Bub-Are you going to be my new
! papa a...oh;I5
s'9ave you got your wig yet
"Wig Why, no; don't need
wig. Why do you ask p
. S'My other papa always SAID nc wa
so thankful his hair wasn't fast to him.
phsI1. CqH
Milford chronicle., 1885-04-10
CENTRAL HOTEL
wlLLoUHBY slime. ProDrlol

This hotel has been recently purchased, and
has been newly furnished throughout. II is
nv intention to erect a two story addition to
the house as soon as the weather will permit,
anil 1 will endeayor to give the people Of Mil
ford q hotel managed on first-class principles.
The present hotel (formerly Union Hotei)
viii be torn down next fall, when new and
frst-clags building will be erected. Everything
that can add to the comfort of guests, either
in the sleeping apartments, table or reading
room. viii be carefully attended to as a long
experience IN the hotel business has enabled
me to cater 10 the wants of hotel guests. A
free hack will run to and from the depot for
Tho accommodate y Of guasts.
For permanent or monthly boarder's rates,
Apply al the Office.
Milford chronicle., 1885-04-10

TTUT n for working people, Sand 10 cents post
HHltf valuable sample box Of goods that Will
AAAG4 put you in the way Of maklnB mq55e miq5
money in few days than you ever thought possinie
at any business Capital not required You ean e4
live at home and work in spare time only or All the
fime All 81 both sexes Of all ages, grandly sue
assful 60 cents TO IS easily earned every evening
That all who want work may test the business W.
make this unparalleled offer; To all VINO are ngt
wei satisfied we viii send 81 to pay for tne tro9Dle
OF writing us. Full particulars, dlrectlonss eteii
sent free. Immense pay absolutely sure l1r ~ ~
who start At once, Don't delay. Address s14NsoA
b CO., Portland, Maine.
Milford chronicle., 1885-04-10
l17lllll7177llla-.1o nowlf.
NnffpnML51.s.,'''' 49, -

W. - = NFAN ~
This Coupon, together with Si.gv
cash, viii be received, II sent within 10
days from the date OF paper In which
Il appears (mcntiun name OF paperl, In
. full payment for GUizoT's FRiFcE above
described. This unall extra induce
ment Is simply. 70 secure your prompt
rcsponae, and indicate the advertising
mediums from which respon.es come.
Milford chronicle., 1885-04-10

nnTUn Send six cents for postage. and
a lUlIH receive free. costly box OF goods
En III which will help you TO more money
IL i lLluAt right away than anything else ln
this world All, Of either sex succeed from o ht tbs
workers. absoiutely sure. At once address, IhuE
i co., Augusta Maine.
Milford chronicle., 1885-04-10

? JOHN 3. ALDEN, Publisher,
-. S9S Pearl Street. Eevs York.
Milford chronicle., 1885-04-10

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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-25
PREEMPTIoN. June 25th.


Wellington caldwell, of Rura J. was in
town Wednesday.
Hamilton & Root, of Orion, shipped
two carloads of 81 As hogs Friday.
r.. Carver shipped a carload OF rye FIJI
day.
seventy-two dollars was cleared at the
Episcopal sociable.
oui,e a number of our young folks ats
tended the sociable at Reynolds Tuesday
evening.
Willie Hammond arrived Thursday
morning from River Forest, where ne mas
been attending school.
Rev Fisk. of Hamlet, H., preached
morning and evening at the Presbyterian
church Sunday.
Miss Emma Kaufman, of Milan, visited
her sister, Miss Jennie, Saturday ant
Sunday.
Mrs Vim. Steinhouer visited relatives
IA f,;ends in Rock Island Sunday and
Monday.
BENJAMIN Whitsitt, while at the larg
stock sale a. Buda, H., last week, bough
| five thoroughbred heifers. Our atten'io'
was particularly attracted by Pauiine' 0
Glenwood She's daisy
Mr.. John Whitsitt is again on the SIC
list. He is now troubled with heart ais
ease We hope we may soon see III
around again.
Mr.. w. C. Gray, who for the last eigl
wears has been one of Uncle Sans fa,tl
ful is now placed on the retired list. M
John s. Crisswell has been appointed
the second assistant postmaster general
d our mail carrier-being the lowest OF II
bidders.