Milford chronicle., 1888-07-06

We have only reserved room to notice the
titles Of some of the remaining articles. The
home art workers will find matter Of inter
est to them in articles on embroidered
covers, mats, fringe making, novelty rugs,
fancy aprons, plai2 reticule, fancy basket,
and rope stitch embroidery; all OF which are
profusely illustrated. There are instructive
articles ON the care Of the hands, how to
make and use starch and how to make
pickles. There are seasonable articles on
preparations for travelling, sea-bathing for
children, work for wet-weather holidays, and
old-fashioned summer flowers Nor does
this exhaust the list. Following the library
part comes the fashion supplement the
many pages Of which are filed with exau-
pies Of seasonabie and fashionable dry goods,
illustrated, described and priced. By means
of these pages no lady need be at loss re-
specting the outhtting Of herself and her
household which can be as readily done at
her sewing-table at home as by her neighbor
who can spare the time and money to jour
ney to Philadelphia to purchase in person.
The mail order departments ofthe merchants
Of to-day are great convenience to stay-at-
home shoppers.
The subscription price of this valuable
magazine for the ladies', is fifty cents a year;
the publishers are Strawbridge & Clothier,
of Philadelphia
The three RS brought Regret, Reproach
and Remorse to a great political party in
1884. The three P's, when signifying Dr.
Pierce's Purgative Pellets, bring Peace to the
mind, Preservation and Perfection of health
to the body.
PEACH GROWERS CONVENTION ON FRI
DAY. - The Executive Committee of the
State Board Of Agriculture have issued a call
for a meeting Of peach growers to be held in
the Court House hail in Dover to-day. The
object of the meeting is to discuss the rela-
tive merits of the different methods of dis
tributing the immense crop of peaches in
prospect, and to develop facts relative to the
facilities Of the transportation companies for
carrying the fruit to market, the markets
available, the best manner Of selling the fruit,
etc. John. P. R. Polk and WIN. P. Corsa
representing the Polk Distributing Bureau,
the Hon. T.. /. Martin and w. N. Brown, of
the Delaware Fruit Exchange and represen-
tatives also Of the Fruit and Produce Ex-
change Of Baltimore, leading commission men
of Philadelphia, New York, Boston and
other cities, Governor Benjamin T. Biggs.
representatives Of the transportation com
panies and a large number of the peach
growers and shippers of the Peninsula will
be present Round trip excursion tickets
will be sold from all stations OH the Della
ware railroad and its branches, good for the
return trip on Saturday. The meeting will
be held at II o'clock, noon, ana an evening
session will probably be held
Sufferers from chills and fever. who have
used quinine as a remedy, will appreciate
Ayers Ague Cure. This preparation, iftaken
according to directions, is warranted a sure
cure. Residents in malarial districts should |
not be without it.
Marshall Field, the Chicago dry goods |
merchant, has a fortune of S30,OOOOO0 He |
is the most successful dealer in dry goods in |
this country since the days of A. T. Stewart. |
His old partner, L. 2. Letter, who now lives
in Washington, is worth s1OOOO,OOO.
The Mormon hierarchy is said to pay Mr..
A. M. Gibson a salary of $4,000 q year to
look after the interests of Zion at Washington.
He is a square shOuldered serious faced gen.
tleman, dignified in manner and reticent in
speech, and used to be newspaper man.
Some time ago the Zil-es-Sultan the
Shadow Of the SULTAN, the eldest son of the
shah Of Persia, was degraded from his post Of
ruler of almost half the empire and the COM
mand of a separate army 1t is now discov-
cred that he had leanings toward England,
and the shah's course was in consequence of
by Russia.
Sarah K. Bolton describes VIII Carleton as
"a tall, vigorous looking man, who believes
in outdoor exercise, especially walking, who
Is fond of rowing, sailing and horseback rid
ng, who uses no stimulants, who is kindly in
manner yet decided in character who honors
and all that is pure and elevating,
and who is fond of music, playing on several
King Oscar of Sweden recently called on
he pope, and instead Of kissing his hand, as
s his custom, kissed him somdly on both
,heeSs, to the surprise of the courtiers. It
vas the greatest shock the traditions of the
Vatican had received since Gen. Grant shook
lands with Plus TX and said: Glow do YOU /
10, sir?n
The Duke of Sutherland is conceded to be {
he best performer of the Highland fling In
he whole Of Scotland. His grace recently
lined with the duke of Edinburgh on board
he flagship Alexander at Malta, and as 4
sual, took his piper, Allister McAllister. a
With him. After dinner the royal admiral !
nd the Scottish peer danced the ''Tulloch-
Drum" for an hour by the clock, to the in
ense edification and admiration of the Off
ers and ships company. 1
The Rev. DR.. Calthrop, a Unitarian minis "
er Of Syracuse, N. Y, has won great local b
anne as a weather prophet Syracusans tt
lace great faith in his predictions. About
per cent of his prophecies are fulfilled.
lie does not attempt to forecast the changes
Or a large area of country, but by keeping d.
is eye on the sun manages to let Syracuse al
now what the weather will be in at local al
y some days before the weather begins to
'eather.
DIR. William A. Hammond is really going
, live in Washington. He has cherished .,
nat design for many years, and was only pi
'aiting until he had accumulated the sum di
)r which he had fixed his heart. and which, "a
'e believe was S5OO,000. That he has set sc
nough nerves straight to have entitled him :.
IF to this amount his friends hope and be
eve, while all who have personally con- -,
ilted him must feel that he cannot be h
ltirely at home, even in Washington, with 10
ut the antique chair and the magnificent Sc
aper cutter which are his throne and scep-
II.
No medicine is more conscientio,,st,, nre -
red, more powerful or more highly con-
ntrated, than Ayers Sarsaparilla. It's
Indard of excellence is the result of care