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Milford chronicle., 1888-12-14

Of Jacob--afar Of And the heaven Of your
little ones viii not be fairly begununtil You get
there Allthe kindnesscs shown them by im-
mortals w Ill not make them forget you. There
they are, the radiant throngs that went out
from your homes! / throw a kiss to the
sweet duriings. They are all well now in the
palace. The crippled child has a sound foot
now. A little lame child says: mia, will /
be lame in heavenfn mo, my darling, YOU
Son't be lame in heaven a little sick child
says: - Ma, will be sick in heavcnf' 'No,
my dear, you won't be sick in heaven" A
little blind child says; "Ma, will be blind
in heavenF "No, my dear, you won't be
blind in heavenT They are all well there
In my boyhood, for some time we lived
three miles from church, and on stormy days
the children staid at home but father and
mother always went to church. that was
habit they had. On those stormy Sabbaths
when we staid at home, the absence Of our
parents seemed very much protracted; for
the roads were very bad, and they could not
get en- very fast So we would go to the
window ut II o'clock to see if they were com
ing, and then we would go at half-past IL to
see If they were coming, and at IL quarter to
and then at O'Clock. After while, Mary,
or David, or De Witt would shout: The
it winding out OF the woods, and over
the brook, and through the lane, and up in
front Of the old farmhouse; and then we
would rush out, leaving the doors widc open,
with many things to tell them, asking them
many questions Well my dear brethren,
l think we are many Of us in the Kings
wagons, and we are on the way home. The
road is very bad, and we get on slowly; but
after while we will come winding out Of
the woods and through the brook OF death,
and up in front of the old heavenly home
stead; and our departed kindred, who have
been waiting and watching for us, viii rush
out through the Aoors and over the lawn,
crying: The wagons are comingl the Kings
wagons are comingl" Harkl the bell of the
city hall strikes twelve. Twelve o'clock on
earth, and likewise it is high noon in heaven.
Does not the subject of today take the
I gloom out Of the thoughts that would other
wise be struck through with midnighti We
4 used 70 think that when we died we would
/ have to go afoOt sagging down in the mire,
and the hounds Of terror might get after us,
/ and If we got through into heaven at all We
would come in torn, and wounded, and
1 bleeding. / remember when my teeth chat
/ tered and my knees knocked together when l
1 heard anybody talk about death; but l have
come to think that the grave will be the
softest bed ever slept in, and the bottom Of
/ Of my feet will not be wet with the passage
Of tho Jordan. "Them that sleep in Jesus
/ will God bring with him."
was reading of Robert Southey, who said
he wished he could die far away from his
friends-lke a dog, crawling into a corner
and dying unobserved. Those were his
words. Be it ours to die on a couch sur
rounded by loved ones, so that they with US
may hear the glad, sweet, jubilant announce
ment; THE Kings wagons are coming. "
Hark hear them now. Are they coming
( for Won or me2
Milford chronicle., 1888-12-14
slaverv IN Africa.

Il paid visit TO Sayol's camp. A scaf-
.olding of beams at its entrance was orra-
mented with fifty hewn of right hands
Musket shots later on proclaimed that the
leader Of this gang was practicing musketry
at his prisoners. Some of my men told ma
that the victims Of this cruelty he'd been cut
up Immediately to furnish a cannibal feast;
for Tippoo Tbs auxiliaries from the Lom-
ami, the Bene Kalebwe and the Batelela ar0
cannibals." Reading these words one would
think that they were part Of some romance,
due to the vivid imagination and genius OF
Mr.. Rider Haggard; but no, they are, alasl
an actual narration of facts witnessed by the
famous African traveller, Lieut. Wissmann,
and related by him in a paper read before the
Royal Geographical society on the 25th OF
June, 1883. It may be urged by some
that surely this horrible and diabolical con-
duct Of Sayol, the lieutenant Of Tippoo 1fb,
is a solitary and isolated instance, and that
other slave dealers do not behave so afro
ciously. It may, perhaps, be the worst case
which has up to the present been witnessed
and described by European, but it is un-
fortunately only fair sample Of what IS
daily occurring in tropical Africa, whero
murder and rapine are destroying whole
tribes Of negroes, the few and scanty survi-
vors being dragged away as slaves. Accord
ing to Cardinal Lavigerie, Africa Is every
year drained Of 100000 human beings by
the slave trade. Not tithe of these ever
come 20 be domestic slaves, "who after all
are not so badly off" as is so commonly said
by people who wish to plaster over the prick
their conscience gives them when they say
they are not the neighbor Of the op-
pressed negro, and, like the priest and the
Levite, pass by on the other side. For every
slave they carry of the slave raiders murder
about twenty, and Of those they do drive
away not a fifth come into the hands Of the
humane % slave owners Of Morocco, Fez,
Tuat, Tripoli and Arabia. The ivory trade
has been blamed with causing most Of tho
slave hunts in central Africa. This is no
longer the case. In several regions the stock
Of ivory is nearly or quite exhausted, and
still villages are hourly burned and their in
habitants murdered or put into slave chains,
clogs and forks. The only difference is that
now, the able bodied men being no longer re-
quired for the painful and laborious work or
ivory porters, they, along with the aged OF
both sexes, are slaughtered in cold blood,
while their wives, sisters, daughters and
/ young children are dragged away to become
the servants, concubines, and worse, OF
depraved and debauched mongrels,-The
National Review.
Milford chronicle., 1888-12-14
Tho Forests and Rain.

Although forests have no influence upon
precipitation, yet they do exert certain
economic influence Without increasing rain
fall, they, in common with other forms Of
vegetation, economic that which falls, re-
tanning it somewhat as a reservoir and pre-
venting its rapid descent into the streams
In this way, too, forests tend TO reduce the
magnitude of floods and to regulate the flow
of rivers, thus preventing disaster and inn
proving navigation. This retention of the
rainfall is, however, accompanied by rapid
evaporation from the leaf surfaces Of tho
forest, whereby considerable proportion Of
the rainfall returns to the atmosphere with
out reaching the earth. On this account it
is urged, and think with reason, that in our
arid region, which is dependent for irriga-
tion upon its streams, it is advisable to cut
away rs rapidly as possible all the forests.
especially upon the mountains, where most
Of the rain falls, in order that as much ef
the precipitation as possible may be collected
in the streams This will cause, not a do
crease in the annual flow Of the streams, as
commonly supposed, but an increase, coupled
with a greater concentration Of the flow in
the spring months, and result in rendering
fertile a greater area Of the arid region. 1t
may be added that the forests in the arid re-
gion are thus disappearing with commeudable
rapidity.- Henry Gannett in Science.
Milford chronicle., 1888-12-14
St. Petershnre.s slAewaIks.

One Of the most extraordinary things sabout
St. Petersburg is the unevenness Of the side
walks. It must surely be accounted for by
a reaction against the prevailing latness Of
Russia, Even in leading thoroughfarcs the
sidewalks, instead Of being made, as with US,
as level as possible, abound in the most
treacherous ups and downs How drunken
men survive a walk through the streets is
to me an unsolved mystery, IN Middles-
borough it used to be profanely said that the
Quakers, who laid out the town, PurPosely
elevated the sidewalk a couple Of feet above
the roadway in some Of the streets in order
to break the necks Of drunkards- Possibly
. similar benevolent motive prompted the
construction Of tho tsottoirs Of the Russian
capital, People get used TO anything, and
after c week in the city you become 50 ac-
custolaed to the sudden shiftings Of gradient
Is hardly TO notice tleir existence.-Con-
temporary Review.
Milford chronicle., 1888-12-14
A French Painter Of Cats.

Eugene Lambert, the distinguished French
artist, who has made such great reputation
as a painter of cats, is a fat faced man with
a large mustache that resembles the whisker
Of the domestic animal he loves so we'll In
the yard belonging to his house the artist has
a splendid collection of living models. One
Of his cats is tricolored, in black, white aud
yellow, and it appears that this variegeted
fur is never found except among the female
species. According to the artist, a male of
this shading would bring four thousand
pounds in England. Lambert's cats are
treated with great care by their master.
Their corner of the yard is inclosed by an
open work separation, inside Of which are
benches where the animals can repose, medi-
tate and give themselves up to the pleasures
of the toilet Their beds consist Of baskets
Of different dimensions placed on a shelf
raised a few inches from the ground. The
room in which they sleep is warmed in win
ter and always kept at the same mild temper
ature Iambert's large studio walls are Gov
cred with studies in which the cat is repre-
sented in all its forms.-J. L. F. d. in The
EDOch
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rhe Elerntlon Of Llterature.

Art, indeed, is beginning to find out that
il it does not make friends with Need it must
perish. 1t perceives that to take itself from
the many and leave them no joy in their
work, and TO give itself TO the few whom it
can bring no JOY in their idleness, is an error
that kills. This has long been the burden Of
Rus!zin's message; and if we can believe
William Morris, the common people have
heard him gladly, and have felt the truth OF
what he says. "They see the prophet in him
rather than the fantastic rhetoriclan, as
more superfne audiences do" and the men
and women who do the hard work Of the
world have learned from him and from Nor
ris thar they have a right to pleasure in
their toll. and that when justice is
done them they will have it. In
all ages poetry has affirmed something Of
this sort, but it remained for ours to perceive
it and express it somehow in every form Of
literature But this is only one phase Of the
devotion of the best literature Of our time to
the service of humanity. No book written
with low or cynical motive could succeed
now, no matter how brilliantly written, and
the work done in the past to the glorifeation
Of mere passion and power, to the deiticatiOn
of self, appears monstrous and hideous. The
romantic spirit wOFshiped genius, worshiped
heroisn, but at its best, in such man as
Victor Hugo, this spirit recognized the
supreme claim Of the lowest human
itv Its error was to idealize the
victims OF society, 20 paint them i'm
possibly virtuous and beautiful, but truth,
which has succeeded to the highest mission
Of romance, paints these victims as they are,
and bids the world consider them not because
they are beautiful and virtuous, but because
they are ugly and vicious, cruel, filthy, and
only not altogether loathsome because the
divine can never wholly die out Of the human.
The truth does not find these victims among
the poor alone, among the hungry, the house
less, the ragged; but it also finds them among
the rich, cursed with the aimlessness, the
safety, the despair Of wealth, wasting their
lives in a FOOLS paradise Of shows and sem
blances, with nothing real but the misery
that coIpes Of ipsincerity and selfshness. -
Harperis Monthly,
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Notice.

The undersigned begs to inform
his old patrons and the public gen
orally that he is still in the lumber
business, at the old stand, F4fmeFly
occupied by the late firm of Barber
& Minors, where you will find a
complete stock Of all kinds Of build
ing materials, such as Framing, Ma
ryland and White Pine siding, Hem
lock barn, and White Pine Of vari-
Gus grades. Flooring, Shingles, lathi
doors, blinds and sash Of all kinds
all Of which ! am offering at lowest
prices. Please give me call before
buying elsewhere; Yours &c,
GEO. p. MINORS.
Milford chronicle., 1888-12-14
Gold Mining in Ireland.

According to the story Of a London paper,
there is no doubt Of the existence Of gold in
Ireland, but whether II can be prohtably
worked is not deemed certain. On the prin-
ciples adopted in America and other gold
fields, a surveyor has attempted to locate the
placers and the possible sources Of the County
Wicklow gold, and from his researches he was
led to believe that gold working in the
placers, and possibly, perhaps, also in vein
mining, ought to pay, if judiciously carried
out. but not on the same lines as the works OF
tho previous Adventures There is also, If
the annals are correct, a gold field in County
Kildare-the great source Of gold on which
the ancient Irish depended. In this county
and the adjoining portions Of the counties Of
Dublin and Wicklow-that is, to the west
ward Of the Leinster range Of hllls-there is
a tract that has all the appearance Of a posi-
bic gold field As the explorer had the assist
ance and advice Of various experienced gold
diggers," both American and Australian, he
believes be is justified in suggesting that gold
workings in Wicklow by experts would repay
adventurers.- New York Press
Milford chronicle., 1888-12-14
TERMS: sl.OO PER YEAR IN ADVANCE.

soldiers Of the kings guard, she found
momentary chance Of escape, and rushing
through the long gallery ran to seek her hus-
band, who was at that moment hearing mass
in the chapel, to cling to his knees, to soften
with her tears that heart of adamant The
guards at their utmost speed followed the
poor distracted creature. Just as she reached
the kings closet they overlook her and
dragged her back, her frenzied screams re-
sounding through the palace. The gallery is
now used as a kind Of lumber room, but still
the shrieks of the agonized queen are to hs
heard at times. Anyhow, in Ernest LAWS
interesting volume, Hampton Court in Tu-
dor Times there is recent testimony to that
effect.-All the Year Round.
Milford chronicle., 1888-12-14
STATE or ONO, CITY OF TOLEDO

FRANK J CHENEY makes oath that lie Is
the senior partner ofthe firm Of +. J Cheney
& Co. doing business in the city Of Toledo
county and State aforesaid aud that said firm
will pay the sim ofou0 hundred dollars foI
each and every case Of catarrh that canno
be cured by the use of Halls Catarrh Cure
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9th day Of pecemberA. D. 80
A. w. GLEASON,
SEAL Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally an'
acts directly upon the blood aud mucus SUI
faces Of the system. Send for testimonials
free +. ]. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
va Sold by druggists, rs cents.
Milford chronicle., 1888-12-14
INC haunted Gallery.

Here is the mysterious haunted gallery
the old queens apartments with
the royal chapel. The gallery is haunted,
it is said, by the shrieking ghost Of Queen
Catherine Howard The queep was a fas-
cinating, deceitful, delightful little creature.
who had been sadly neglected in her youth
and corrupted by debasing companionship.
but full Of the delight Of life and shrinking
sensitivsly from every touch Of pain. Yes
terdsy she had been the petted toy Of her
cruel husband; today she was doomed to the
fearful fate that awaited Harry's dis
carsled wives In tha horror OF her po-
nitsoa, surroundad by rough and brutal
Milford chronicle., 1888-12-14
longevity Of locomotives.

The average age Of locomotives is about
twelve years, yet many, through proper
habits Of living, taking all their meals
regular and avoiding all intoxicating bever-
ages, attain quite respectable old age
The oldest running engine in Germany has
been on the road since 1915, and is conse
quently 40 years old-quite Methuselah, in
fact. With regard to its habits, it has az
ways confined itself strictly to water, though
it has been addicted to smoking all its life. Il
Is sad to see q locomotive grown prematurely
old by running all night, but they are often
met with in collisions Texas Siftings.
Milford chronicle., 1888-12-14
There Business Booming.

Probably no one Thing has caused snch
general revival of trade at CIV. Marshalls Drug
Store as their giving away 10 their customers Of
% many free trial boilles Of DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption. Their trade IS
Imply enormous in tins very valuable arih y
rom the TACT that it always cures ami never
iisappuiits. Coughs Colds. Asthma. Rronehi'is.
Group. and all throat and lung diseases quickly
.n,cd. You can test 1t before buying by getting
trial hottie free, large sias 81. Every bottle
warranted.
Milford chronicle., 1888-12-14

The endorsement of German SrJWb is
unparalleled We win publish 1000 tesiimo
mails received dAEing The last six months.
Read them. May save your life.
BURLINGTON, n, Yu May 81, 1886.
C C. GReEN-pear Sir II am frequently
troubled with severe colds, and the only rem
edy that viii relieve me Of them is your
Boschee's CeymaB .Sl5Nb. have used il
for more than twelve years. It is constant
household companion with me. Our mer-
chant here procured it first at my salicita.
ton, aud says he has soid great many bot
lies. Itia a very popular remedy in this
session. Every person who has used it
speaks in the highest terms Of its merits.
do not know Of a single case il has not cured.
/ first used It in Vermont, where lived be
fore coming here. ] advise everyone to use
it, as it is certainly the best cough medicine
/ have ever known have nied nearly all
Of them at different tunes.
Yours respectfully, MOSES CRAY,
Proprietor Grist Mill
Milford chronicle., 1888-12-14
corhltIon of sonthern 60.

A good deal OF loose talk is heerd during
the year about the condition Of the negroes
in the south. But there is such thing as
honest truth. Here is the latest bunch OF
statistics on the subject; In tho south there
arc now lG,OO0 colored teachers, 100000
pupils. 1900 in the male and female high
schools, and 100000 worshipers In tho
churches There arc sixty normal schools
atty colleges and universities and twenty
five theological seminsries. They pay taxes
on nearly s2,0OO,OOO worth ot property, TINS
IN fbe southern states, which, II including
the northern states, would double the prop
erty valuation York Telegram
Milford chronicle., 1888-12-14
Brace

You are feeling depressed. your appetite
.oor, you are bothered with Headache, you are
idgctty. nervous. aud generally out OF sorts, and
want to 'brace" mp" Brace up, hut not with
iimulants spring medicines, or hnters' which
ave for their basis very ch ap, bad whiskey.
nd which stimulate you Tor an hour. and then
ave you in worse condition than before. What
on want is an Alternative that will purify your
,looi, start healthy action Of Liver and Kidneys,
estore your vitality, AID give renewed heath
nd strength. Such medicine you will find la
Geeiric Bitters snd only 50 cents hottie al
:. W. Marshall, Drug Store.
Milford chronicle., 1888-12-14
Semi-Monthly Excursions to CAL
ifornia, Colorado and Pacific
Coast Points.

On December IIth and 3Ist free chair
and sleeping car excursion will be run
through to Pacific coast points with only one
change af cars, via B. & o. o. 8, NJ, Wabash
Western & Union Pacific roads. Train
leaves Philadelphia IT a m, Wilmington
II.37 a. m, Baltimore p. m, Washington
: D. m. For tickets, sree reservation Of
chairs and berths and detailed information,
apply TO nearest b & o. ticket agent, or Dan
Bride, passenger agent baltimore, Md
Milford chronicle., 1888-12-14
- ALTIMORE & OHIO RAILRoAADl D.;
Schedule in effect Nov % leSf,
- ,,,,ys rvavF DELAWARE Avenue DEPOT
= -.----- IlLL-NIL
Philadelphia recommendation daily sun \,


philadelphia accommodations daily sun
davs excepted .....-. % - a. ~
ptii5 delDhis accommodation, daily ...-..1 % a. m
fhasieii scc-n,nodation daily ..T.55 a. fH
Philadelphia accommodation, Galiy --.. 80 a. ~ ~
psiiadelphia accommodation, daily lOlo a. M
phiiadelphia & Chester express. daily II - a. m'
pbiladelphia accommodation. daliy -.. ,Uv =. NJ
phiiadelphia accommodation, dal y-..-.S ~ y NJ
n6iio iodeInhta accommodation, dHlif 3ul y iu
pbiiadsIphia 4 Chester express. daily 4V5p M
Pbiiadelphia accommodation. daily ...'rD lVp' m.
nDnn,iiaSi,,bis Recommendation daily 6.3e p. ~.
Phil accom- n daily except sunday -.- t-oV " M
pbiladeIphia Chester express, daily s.la p ~
Pbiiadelphia accommodation. daily. .-o,4o p m
WEST BOUND.
Chicago Limited. daily y..............,, 74O a. m.
Arrives Chicago u 10 next, moryiug,
baltimore accommodation daily except
Sundays ..-., .'.-sts''''.-.. % o o. % ~
arrives Cincinnati z 85 4. m. 81 Losls go p,
8alts9ore accommodation. daily. 70. 20 .45 p. m.
ChicsGo and ST. Louis express daily $50 p. m
Singers accommodation. daily ...f.5O p NJ
and y 3e a m. except sunday.
FOR LAEDENBERG. 3 IS a. m. Sundays Oily,
O5J =. IN. and 3,45 p, M, except on Sundays at
TRAINS LEAVE MARKET STREET STATION;
For Philadelphia. 2,3h y, ~, daily except sun
dav For Baltimore, 1850 e. a., daily. except on
Sundays and 30 y. M. daily. For l4anden9efg'
& 80 1850 and ? 35p NJ. daily except Sundays,
q IS a. m. Sundays only ,aad 30 p. m; daily
5.l5. :. m, 1900 noon t4.ls aud ll.3Dp, m daily
except sFadays; f7.OO, S.i5 $50 5000, g. m. :
f45 2ge. 40. F5.0U. s,2o. $50 s 10 and llOO p m,
daily, -, , express pss,1,, I 5a5As'
Gen'l Pass Ast. Manager
Milford chronicle., 1888-12-14

Express irLla lsRgigg Harrington At % a ~
snd arriving at : n 'iil4l, gT1e through soIu' 10
ana from Baltimore. via bafters ana NeWAik'
BRANCH ROADS,
QUEEN AuNE & RRNT r. B--Leaye TOWNSEND
for Centreville aRd way stations N''D u M an"
744p. m. weekdaYs
Dvt. 4 CHESAPEAKE r. R.-Leaye Clayton Tor
Oxford and way stations at 1905 a. m. ana o,'l p
III. weekdays.
CAMBRIDGE & sEAFoRD r. R.-Leave seaioTd
FOR Cambridge and intermediate stauohs at il''V
5. y. yeak. days ,,.,,,.
LEW CASTLE ACCOMMODATION TRAINS
Leave NiiniisIon gf 9 % g. IA and 2.o9 D. m
Leave New Casts II Z. ss .. "a. sAa a.s5 p. m
GHAR e. PUGH, GeneFai AanaPer
J. r WOOD. General Passenger Agent
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Glue RATEs ZOE ZEE.

To all new subscribers for 1889, paying IN as-
vance now. we will send the paper weekly from
onr receipt OF The remittance, 10 January lsi 1881
without charge Specimen copies free. Address
LUTHER TUCKER q SON. Pnblshrs
Albany, N. x.
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Children Cry for Pitchers Castoria.

When Baby was sick, We gave her castoriA
when she was Child, she cried for castoria.
When she became Miss. she chung 70 castoria.
whenshshad Chndrsn. she gnRsthemc canoria.
Milford chronicle., 1888-12-14

They have been tried for over fifty years. and
arc to-day tie most popular in qse'
Your iathera and mothers used them Ihey are
10 Safest, Purelt, and Best Remedy for Liver
and Stomach Diseases ever compounded
For Sale by all Druggists. Price e5 cts, per box
boxes for G5 cts or sent by mail postage iree on
receipt Of price. Dr.. Il. Schenck a Son. Fhilai@
Milford chronicle., 1888-12-14
1881 THE 0UlTlVA70H 1899
~ AND
Country Gentleman.
THE REsF oF THE
AGRICULTURAL WBHKLlES.
1889

n9RTICULTURE aud FRUiT-GhoWlNS'
LIVE. STOCK and DAlRYING
While it also includes all minor departments Of
Rural intesest. such as the Poultry Yard Ento-
molygy, Bee Keeping. GreeRhouse and Grapery'
Veterinary Replies. Farzr Questions and Answers
Pisesiae Beading, Domestic Economy, and a sum
rary Of the Noas Of Pie Week. It's Market hs
ports are unusually complete END much atten'l"s
is paid TO the Prospects OF the crops as throwing
light upon one OF the most important hi all qnes-
iiens when to buy and when to sell It's hDer-
ally Illustrated. and by recent enlargement con
tains more roaming matler than ever before Ihe
absorption price is $3.50 per year, but we oRer a
Special reduction in our
Milford chronicle., 1888-12-14

They have been tried for over fifty years. and
arc to-day TIE most popular in use
Your fathers and mothers used them. They arc
tIo Safest, Purest, anG Best Remedy for Liver
and Stomach Diseases ever compounded
For Sale ly all Druggists. Price 25 cts. per box
2 fn.,ss IN &c .s ar sent ly ma postage free, on
feceipt u pgisf. Ar y ssAsnsk sep si.iaA d