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Milford chronicle., 1885-07-03

A correspondent of the National
StocEman, upon the question of feed
ing calves, remarks: II prefer wean-
ing when two weeks old, while some
think it best to wean at the early age
Of one day. By the time the calf is two
weeks old it has commenced to thrive,
has put on some flesh. and is very much
more able to stand the strain on its
young system. ] have had the best
success learning them to drink by not
giving them anything the first regular
time Of feeding. By the second their
appetites are sharpened and their thirst
increased, so that they win drink out
of the bucket without giving them the
finger. It is bad habit to learn them
to drink by placing the finger in the
mouth, and always gives-the one trou-
BILE who practices it. The calf should
be penned in a static where the COW
can neither see nor hear 1t. Then 1t
will soon become resigned in its new
quarters and thrive from the very
start"
Milford chronicle., 1885-07-03

Never allow fresh meat to remain in
paper; it absorbs the juices.
A little borax put in the water in
which scarlet napkins and red bordered
towels are to be washed will prevent
them fading.
The cheapest furniture polish is a
mixture of linseed oil and turpentine,
laid on a thin coat, rubbed off with a
soft cloth and polished.
The rage for old furniture is increas-
ing. and there should be in every FAM
lily desk, table or chair, originally
possessed by the great-grandparents.
Mirrors should never be hung where
the sun shines directly upon them, OF
they will soon become rough, misty, or
granulated, and no longer give back
a correct likeness. The amalgam, or
union of tin-foil and mercury, which
is always spread on the glass to make
a mirror, will be speedily ruined by
direct and continued exposure to the
sun.
Young housekeepers who are wor-
ried when they wish to wash feather
bed tick will find that the best plan is
(if they have no old tick to empty the
feathers into) to sew together two
sheets, leaving.half of one end open
and ripping the half of the tick to
match 1t. Sew both holes together,
thus emptying out the tick without
spreading the feathers.
Milford chronicle., 1885-07-03
An Old AetOr and LIS Doc.
SENTENCED FOR vAGRANcY, BUT ALLOWED
TO RETAIN HIS CANINE COMPANION.

James T. Tanning is well known the
country over. For twenty years he has
made a speciality of the part of Uncle
Tom in the drama of "Uncle Toms
Cabin, " and when in his prime he was
considered the best delineatOr of that
character in the country. For the last
three months Tanning has been travel
ing around the Common in Boston, his
only friend and companion being a little
black-and-tan dog which he guarded
with the utmost vigilance, and the dog,
in return, never left the side of his
MASTER Tanning had no home, no
money and no friends on whom he could
call for help. He always appeared clean
and neat, but in his talk he would show
signs of sOftening of the brain.
Tanning was at length taken before the
Municipal Court, charged with vagrancy.
black-and-tan under his arm. the dog
keeping his eyes fixed on his master and
evidently very happy amid the unusual
surroundings. When the old actors
name was called he stepped up to the
rail of the dock, and, reclining his right
elbow on the rail, resumed his old posi-
ton of resting his head. The officer
who made the arrest recalled Fanning's
peculiar history, told of his great attach
ment for the dog, and finished with a
request that the latter be allowed to
accompany his master wherever Tanning
might be sent.
The Judge listened with interest to
the story, and when it was finished
said, addressing the actor s'This com
plant charges you with being a common
vagrant and not having any home. Are
you guilty or not guilty ~
"Guilty, guilty" replied the prisoner.
''The Court sentences you to six months
in the House Of Industry"
'Can I take my dog ~ eagerly inquired
the actor.
'Yes,n said His Honor, shat was
the understanding, and Tanning, accom-
panied by his faithful and only friend,
was taken from the court room.
Milford chronicle., 1885-07-03
Changing seed.

changing seed" mas long been
practiced by farmers, and with excel
lent results, it often being attended
with a largely increased crop. All
farmers are acquainted with the fact
that if some kinds Of seed are not
changed the crop will soon run out.
This fact is true of grains, but applies
to larger extent to garden vege-
tables. For instance, the onion seed
of Connecticut is imported from Tri-
poll, and grows well there for one or
two crops, but IL the cultivation Is
long continued from the original seed
the onions soon are only Of the size of
acorns. Again, potatoes grow well in
Louisiana and as FAR south as the
Bermudas if the seed is taken there
from a cool climate each year. Heavy
oats taken from the cool, moist eli
mates Of Canada and northern Europe
and grown in the Northern or Middle
United States will produce a better
yield the first year than If grown on
their native soil
One reason, and the principal one,
for these facts is that every plant has
a native region which.is limited in ex-
tent, and that when an attempt is
made to grow it out of that range it
soon deteriorates and requires to be
renewed from seed grown in its
native range. This is particularly
true of Sea Island cotton, seed of
which has been planted in every cot
ton growing soil in the world, but
which rapidly degenerates, and can
only be grown away from its native
region by the constant use of fresh
seed. These peculiarities of varieties
of plants have brought the business of
growing seed to so large proportions.
Another reason why the change of
seed is often beneficial to the farmer is
that the diseases Which afllict our
crops and the insects which prey upon
them prefer some varieties to others,
and the diseases or insects will become
more abundant in the localities where
the varieties they prefer are most
cultivated. If, then, a new variety be
introduced, one which is no better in
any way than the other only in so far
as it is less subject to the ravages of
insects, there is advantage to be de-
rived from the change.-Corn Miller.
Milford chronicle., 1885-07-03
INC Nineara FaIIs PAM.

Among the good works authorized
by the last legislature of New York is
the formation of park at Niagara
Falls, by which all the grounds and
waters necessary for the preservation
and public access to those great won
ders of nature are secured to the peo-
pie in perpetuity. The sum of one
and a half million dollars has been APP
propriated by the State to secure the
purchase of private property. Lands.
equal to a little more than one hun
dred acres have been bought. The
grounds and buildings on both sides of
River and Canal SITS. west and south
of the hydraulic canal have been TAX
en- by the Park Commissioners. The
lines extend to the main channel of
the river, and middle of the Horse
Shoe Falls, being the boundary line
between Canada and the United
States. and the purchase takes in Goat
Island and all the little islets, with
their various mills, streets, and pas
sage ways. By the terms of the act the
whole tract is to be restored as far as
possible to its original state Of nature,
and when this is accomplished, the
trees grown. and all the improvements
perfected, the attractions of Niagara
will be increased a thousnd fold.-Sos-
entit5o American.
Milford chronicle., 1885-07-03

Fruit SnapS.--One and a half cup
fuls of sugar, one cupful of butter,
one half cupful of molasses, three eggs,
one teaspooful of soda, one cupful of
raisins, two cupfuls of currants, one
tablespoonful Of ginger, One Tablespoons
full of cloves, one tablespoonful of
cinnamon, and one tablespoonful of
allspice; mix soft as can be rolled.
These will keep several months.
Stuffed Tomatoes.-Select six me-
dium sized tomatoes. Cut a slice from
the stem end of each and scoop out
the soft pulp. NIince one small onion
and fry it slightly, add a gill of hot
water, the tomato pulp,and two ounces
Of cold veal or chicken chopped fine,
simmer and season with salt and pep
per. Stir into the pan cracker dust
enough to absorb the moisture; stuff
the tomatoes with this mass, sprinkle
dry crumbs over the top; add a small
piece of butter and bake until slightly
Drowned on top.
Parsnip Fyttters-Take three or
four good sized parsnips. Boil them
until tender. Mash and season them
with little butter, pinch Of salt
and a slight spinzling Of pepper. Have
ready plate with some sifted flour
on It. Drop a tablespoonful of the
parsnip in the flour and roll it. about
until well coated and formed into a
ball. When you have a Sufficient num-
Der ready drop them into boiling drip
pings or lard, as you would fritter;
fry a delicate brown and serve hot
Do not put them in a covered dish, for
that would steam them and deprive
them Of their crispness. which is one
of their great charms.
Milford chronicle., 1885-07-03
Powers of the Coon I.enr

The coca leaf of South America has
the power to appease hunger and
thirst, and is therefore largely used by
the natives of Peru in their mountain
travels. A physician suggests that
this property of coca is due to it's an,
aesthetic effect upon the nerves of the
mouth, throat and stomach, which
nerves are drugged, lulled or put 70
sleep by the influence Of coca Thus,
coca is not a substitute for food, does
not supply nourishment, and those adj
dicted to its use become emaciated,
narcotized and generally broken aownl
in health. Men sometimes remark-tf
they have got to go without meal a.
tobacco they would prefer the "chaw''
Of tobacco This also, probably has
something Of the same power as COCOA
to obtund the sense Of hunger, ana
It's effects in the long run are equally
1iaastoaH. - salsA 16onlAA.
Milford chronicle., 1885-07-03

1t is difficult to get any kind Of ami
NAL excepting sheep to eat raw beans.
A hen win pick one up and gravely
drop it on discovering what it is. Yet
beans are very valuable food, and
where sleep are not kept some care
should be taken to utilize those that
are cracked or colored. One of the
best means for doing this is to grind
the beans and mix the meal in gradu-
ally, increasing proportions with that
Of other grain for growing pigs. 1t is
excellent to feed with cornmeal, the
large amount of albuminOids in the
beans supplementing this deficiency in
the corn. Beans are not reckoned
good feed for breeding ewes, as the
straining of bowels from the wind
they generate sometimes does injury
It would be well, therefore, to with
hold bean meal from sows with pig, or
give 1t in small quantities and note the
result carefully.
Milford chronicle., 1885-07-03
Cutting and Curing Glover.


Good well-cured clover is good feed;
especially for sheep; but when black
and dusty it is hardly fit to place be-
fore stock. Under ordinary circum-
stances, it can be had sweet, clean, and
bright, as well as otherwise. If the
mower is started in the morning, run
it until noon OF later, and rake and
put up the clover in cocks before you
quit the field at night. 1t will cure
almost as much there during the night,
by heating, as in the daytime, and it
will leave the blossoms and leaves all
intact; exposure to a hot sun causes
them to fall off, leaving only the bare
stalk to go to the stack or NOW. Ear
ly in the morning, when the dew is
off, turn out the cocks, shake up the
clover once OF more before dinner, and
Immediately after it will be ready for
the barn. Some prefer to NOW late in.
the afternoon, letting the clover lie in
the swath over night, to be stirred,
raked, and hauled in the following day.
But if a heavy dew or rain falls du-
ring the night, the hay win be black
and stock win eat it less eagerly. Caps
of cotton cloth can be used to good ad-
vantage to cover the clover when in
cocks. Near the cities clover is often
sold in small bundles to be fed to city
horses as a kind of "desert" or altera-
tive. It can be made highly profitable
to any one conveniently situated
Independent.
Milford chronicle., 1885-07-03
Egg COrn-Bread.

Chop quarter of a pound of butter
with one quart of Indian meal, add a
heaping tea-spoonful of salt and the
yelks Of four eggs, and stir in gradu-
ally quart Of cold milk; beat the
mixture until it forms asmooth batter;
butter the pan in which the bread is
to be baked beat the whites Of four
eggs to stiff froth, stir them into
the batter lightly and quickly, put it
INFO the buttered pan, and bake the
bread in moderate oven for half an
hour, or until broom straw run
into the thickcst part Of the loaf can
be Withdrawn clean The bread can
be used hot or cold the same batter
can be baked in smaller buttered
eartben cups.
Milford chronicle., 1885-07-03

During the performance Of q circus in
Lapeer Michigan, large elephant became in
furiated and turned upon the 5000 persons as
sembled under the canvas. He tore mp the
seats, smashed the furniture, and made havoc
generally. Women tainted, children screamed,
boys climbed trees, and general stampede fol-
lowed. The enraged elephant, after clearing
out the canvas made break for the woods
near by and got fast in the mire of an ada
cent swamp. After much difficulty he was ex-
treated, but five bullets were shot into his
hide 10 tame him. Amid the panic numbers
of limbs were broken and much property lost
and damaged. No fatalities occurred.
Milford chronicle., 1885-07-03
pronunciation Of Afghan cities,

Cabul is pronounced Kawble; Merry
is pronounced Mahriv; Herat is pro-
nounced Heraht; Kurrachee is pro-
nounced K'rahchy; Peshawur is pro-
nounoed Peshower. The accent on
Afghanistan is on of the second sylla-
bic. In such words as Bolan, Robat,
ETC., the accent is on the second sylla-
bic, and the "a is pronounced bread
ike ~ah. Pal Mau t7assttA
Milford chronicle., 1885-07-03
THE PROBABLE WHEAT YIELD.
A Second Estimate by =. w. TalmadRe-TOtU
shortage Of IS2, OOO,OOO Bushels.

S. W. Talmadge of Milwaukee, has pre-
pared his monthly crop report and second
estimate on the probable wheat yield Of the
United States for 1895. The report says that
a falling off of 100, 100000 bushels in winter
wheat from last year is a calamity, and is I'M
precedented in the history of wheat yielding
in the United States.
The estimate shows the probable yield Of
spring wheat l21, 900, 900 bushels, winter wheat
2l0, 900, 600 bushels; total spring and winter
33l 100000 bushels. From those figures it
will be seen that the crop of 1885 compared
with 1884 will show a shortage in winter wheat
of 100 0O0 900 bushels, spring wheat q, 600, 900
bushels; total shortage spring and winter 1872
CO.0C0 bushels.
TIE average wheat yield of the United States
for five years past is 4G1 geo, 600 bushels. The
estimate shows shortage compared with the
average five wears past Of 1870, 0O0. 600 bushels.
Milford chronicle., 1885-07-03

A GENTS WANTED for Marvellous Wonders Of the
- Polar World. Superbly illustrated. Full account
o. the treely Expedition. Selling very fast. Send tQH
Milford chronicle., 1885-07-03
Tired Lanquid Dull

Exactly expresses the condition Of thousands Of
p.ouIe At this season Of the year. Ihe aepfessllA
sss.,fs Of the warm weather and the weakened con
sition Of the body are quickly overcome By the use
n Hoods sarsaparilla, Why suffer longer when q
comedy "a so close at hand7 Take 1t now. II ~lh
1--WE Won health. strength aud energy
81 toos HOODS sarsapariila for loss Of appetite,
dyspepsia. and general lanGuor. It did me vast
amount Of good and have no hesitancy in recon-
mending it to my friends and all needing medicine
j. W. WnLEToBD, Quincy, H.
Hoods sarsaparilla tones up my system pnrlhes
nv blood. sharpens my appetite, and seems 70
build me over. wv J. BLAIR Corning n. Y.
''Icould not Sleep and in the morning had hardly
NE enough 10 get out Of bed had appetite, and
nv face would break out with pimples. decided
to take Hoods sarsaparla, and soon began to sleep
soundly; could get mp without that tired ana ian
guild feeling and my appetite improved Ii a.
sANFoRD, Kent, 0.
Hoods SaPsaparIIIa
Sold by all druggists. ST. six for IS. Made only Dy
O. I. HOOD & CO.. Apothecaries. Lowell, Mass.
ann FN~a4a nnA NnHtaM
Milford chronicle., 1885-07-03
More Than -Thaulks.

Fort Madison, Iowa, Mrs. Lydia E, Pink
ham. al am glad to inform you that / have
tried one bottle Of your Vegetable Compound
and have found great relief. ] more than
thank you for your kind advice. have
never felt so well as do now since had
these troubles. Yours Resp'y, Mrs. W. Q.
A." The above is asample Of the many
letters received by Mrs Pinkham expressing
gratitude for the benefit derived from her
Vegetable Compound. Another letter from
kaufman, Texas, says: "Your Compound
mas done me more good than all the Doctors
ever did, for which ] thank you with all my
heart Your friend. Anna B."
Milford chronicle., 1885-07-03

When those Filters of the System, the
Kidneys, fail to perform their functions
properly, DIR. J. Walkers CALIFORNIA
VINEGAR BITTERs will restore their nat
ural action. and prevent the progress Of
the disease to fatal issue. In one week
after commencing g course of DIR.
WALKER's VINEGAR BITTERs you will
feel like new creature.
Milford chronicle., 1885-07-03
The Farmers Bath.

The luxury Of bath room, says an
exchange, can be afforded by only the
comparative few who live in furnace
or steam-heated dwellings. Bathing
in cold rooms is always dangerous; and
yet the farmers, mechanics and many
others who are able to have few luxu-
ries, can afford least of all to do with
out the comfort and refreshment of
frequent bathing after toilsome days
works. The first means Of resting is
to make ones self clean. If more
farmers realized this, not so many of
them would leave the harvest field OF
the treshing machine covered with the
sweat and dust of the day, eat hearty
supper and go to bed as soon as chores
are done, sleeping in the same soiled
undergarments they have worn all
day. They always get up tired.
Whyp Resting consists of two pro-
cesses-throwing off the effete matter
of the body and assimilating a new
supply of fresh material from the
blood. Now when the farmer, or any
body else, goes to bed with the soiled
undercIothes Of the day, with his skin
covered with a thin coating of dust
and perspiration. the system can't get
rid Of its effete matter, because the
the pores are clogged mp; while the
absorbents Of the skin actually con-
vey back into the system the poi
sonous matter once thrown of, but
which has been allowed to stay on
the skin and clothes. It should be
Milford chronicle., 1885-07-03
WAR VETERANS IN CAMP.
Refusing 60 Approve the Service Pension Bill
"A Telegram from Gen. Grant.

"A TeleRftAA AEoHA NHNhs NtAAAte
At the session Of the National Encampment
Of the G.. A. r., in Portland, it was voted to
hold tho next encampnent in San Francisco
by vote Of 269 for San Francisco to l7S for
A resolution adverse to the consolidation Of
The Sons Of Veterans with the Grand Army was
adopted.
thanking the Encampment for its resolutions
of sympathy, and COmrade Patch read a
communication from Comrade Bruthany, OF
Massachusetts, presenting a life-size portrait
Of General Grant. A motion that the portrait
be accepted, appropriately framed, and sent
to the family Of General Grant was qnani-
mously carried.
A resolution was adopted appropriating
$500 for sMother" Bickeriite for her faith
full and kind service as nurse during the
war.
The committee to which was referred Com
rade Lorings resolution in favor OF the IS
month pension bill reported adversely, and
there was a minority report III its favor by
Comrade Graves of Michigan. The adverse
report was adopted after protracted debate,
and the encampment has thus refused to COM
nit itself in favor of the So bill.
Milford chronicle., 1885-07-03

Some ten wears ago had a scrofulous sore on my
right hand and with the oldtime treatment lt healed
M In March 1881 Il broke out in my throat, auu
concentrated Ia cancer eating through my cheek 70
the top OF my left cheek bone and up to the eLL
[ suhsisted on LIQUIDS, and my tongue was SO ltL
gope could not talk. On october first lsoi COM
msnced taking Swift's Specific. In monlh the cay
fearful aperture IN my cheek has been CLOSED anu
firmly knitted together A new under, Up y p Io
tongue can talk so that my friends can readly
understand me- and can also eat solid FOOD again
sTould refer TO Hon John IT. Traylor, State Senator
Ok this district and to Dr. T. s nradhed Of as5repge
Ga. Mrs MARY L. SOaAnn
La Grange, Ga, May u. ISIS.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free;
Milford chronicle., 1885-07-03
snf POISONED THEM ALL.
A Young Girl C0nfesses that She Killed
Her Father, Mother and Sister,

Young Girl Confesses that she Aieo
Her Father, Mother and Sister,
CHICAGO, H., June 22.-Mary KEENAN,,
Girl in isii here, who has heretofore persist
entity asserted her innocence Of the crime
with which she is charged-that OF admins,
tering poison to the family OF Mrs. Michael
FreTes. her sister, with whom she has made
her home for a short time at Rose Hil-has
now confessed to a reporter that she Is guilty
moi only Of the attempt upon their lives, but
III causing the deaths Of her mother, father
and another sister in Dubuque, Iowa. Her
mother died in July OF last year, her sister
lena in August, and her father, Michael, IN
March Of this year. She assigns no motive
for her crimes other than that she was i'm
PEELED to commit them. She is evidently in
sane.
Old, slender, rather pretty, prepossesslng IN
manner and an invalid, having but partial use
Of her legs and feet. She has an innocent ex-
preston, and looks even mere youthful than
she it. Her eyes have the strange, bright
fixed look so often seen with diseased mind.
For the past two months she has lived with
her sister at Rose Hill, TO whom she came AFTER
the burial Of her father in Dubuque.
Milford chronicle., 1885-07-03

THE closing by Prince Borghese Of
his beautiful grounds, so charmingly
described by Hawthorne, has made
quite a stir in Rome, which has long
been accustomed to their use as a matter
of course.
Milford chronicle., 1885-07-03

$3.50 A disease Of so delicate nature as
structure Of the urethra should only be en-
trusted to those of large experience and skill.
By our improved methods we have been en-
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Dispensary Medical Association, 663 Main
street Buffalo, n Y.
Milford chronicle., 1885-07-03
REST TRUSS EVER USED,
AGENTS WANTED
FIVE HUNDRED VIRGINIA FARMS FOR SALE,

Niila Stores HOUSES, LOIS Minoral and IImber
lands u, n. WINFIELD q KELSEY. In
eurance and Real Estate Agents, Liberty, We
Milford chronicle., 1885-07-03

TIE Hotel Vendome, of Boston, is I'M
surpassed in location and appointments.
Tourists wishing to stop at hotel which
offers the comforts of their own homes
should not fail to visit it.
Milford chronicle., 1885-07-03

the rule of all to never go to bed dirty,
For morning bathing, cold water Is
the most invIgorating; but the tepid
bath is the right thing for the even
ing. when one is tired. And, unless
one has a well-appOinted bathroom in
a furnace-heated house we recon-
mend the sponge bath as the quickest,
neatest and most satisfactory method.
Milford chronicle., 1885-07-03

An Only Daughter Cured of Consumption
When death was hourly expected from Con
sumption, all remedies having failed and DR..
a. James was experimenting, he accidentally
made q preparation Of Indian Hemp, which
cured his only child, and now gives this recipe
on receipt of stamps to pay expenses. Hemp
also cures night sWeats, nausea at the stom-
ach, and will break fresh cold in a hours.
Address Craddock & Co., 1899 Race street,
Philadelphia, Pa, naming this paper.
Milford chronicle., 1885-07-03

It has been said; but, when a woman is
dragged down, emaciated, wan, and q
shadow of her former self, with never a
cheerful word, she can be no longer beauti-
full OF lovable. Nature may have been gener-
GUS ia her gifts, and endowed her with all
the charms of her sex, but disease has crept
in unawares and stolen the roses from her
cheeks, the lustre from her eye, and the sun
shine from her heart But TO be well again
lies in your own power. Take Dr. Pierce's
'Favorite Presription,n it will cure you;
thousands have been cured by it. Nothing
equals it for all the painful maladies and
weaknesses peculiar to women. Price re.
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