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Milford chronicle., 1888-03-23
BRIEF MENTION.

Many Of the Russian immigrants here have
brought from their native country curious
utensils, household wares, and articles Of
costume or adoInment At a recent social
gathering Of several family groups, many Of
these relics were brought into service, and
the costumes Of the young women were
pretty and picturesque as they drew their
favorite beverage from the samovar
An Indian urn about the size and shape Of
a cocoaDut was exhumed on Benjamin Lup-
toms farm near Bridgeton, N. J. It is comely
in shape and smooth in workmanship and
ornamented around the neck, near the mouth,
with the peculiar impression found on the
broken pottery Of the Indian village near
Shiloh. Indian remains and arrows have
been found there, and it is supposed to be an
Indian camp ground.
The village Of Little Chute, near Neenah,
Wis, is settled almost entirely by Holland
ers, the majority of whom make their living
by manufacturing wooden shoes, and all Of
whom wear them. Several times a year they
have n dance, which lasts three days and in
which everybody joins, old and young.
These dances are always held in the day time,
the people believing that dancing at night is
immoral
Milford chronicle., 1888-03-23
A New Fad In Rrookivn.

The ultra-fashionable young ladies of
Brooklyn, when out promenading or on shop
ping tours, have a new fad which attracts
much favorable attention. 1t is that of
wearing bright flower of some sort, not on
their bosom or at their throat, but between
the lips, perfection in the fad depending
largely on holding the flower stem between
the teeth as carelessly and forgetfully as a
veteran smoker does his cigar In comment
ing on this new custom The New York Even
ing Sun says; "a strildngly handsome bru-
nette carried beautiful red rose between lips
which beat the rose in color, and two demure
brown haired maidens had violets of differ
ent shades between their white teeth. Roses
and violets were the fayorites, though carna-
tions, heliotrope and a single daisy were
noticed Aside from the score of economy,
no more striking way could be devised for
displaying the beauties of nature, both in
rose and maiden. Chicago News.
Milford chronicle., 1888-03-23
N am nrinc. Fnrnt- nrlnr- )

Some weeks ago / saw Marion d. Lytle, an
adventurous nephew Of Gen. VIM. H. Lytle,
whose poetic fame rests on the authorship of
Il am Dying, Egypt, DYING Young Lytle
was quoted as denying the sensational story
that the poem was written the night before
the generals death under presentinent that
the author would fall in battle the next day.
DR.. Carlisle Terry, Of Columbus, Ca, saw
the paragraph, and wrote to young Lytle
concerning it. 1t appears that Dr. Terry
was chief surgeon Of Wither's division in
the Confederate army, and was engaged
in the battle of Chickamauga, where Gen.
Lytle was killed. He says Gen. Lytle
was the only mounted officer in sight as
the Confederates advanced, and that he
saw the general, under heavy fire, look down
at his foot as he received the first of his four
wounds, and then fall dead with three more
wounds, any one Of which was fatal. A
solitary aide remained with drawn sword by
the body, and as Gen West and DR.. Terry
rode up, told them who the dead officer was,
and asked that his body be protected. The
aide emptied Lytle's pockets, and Gen. West
sent all his effects TO his sister. The aide
said: "Gen. Lytle left his watch in camp, ex-
pecting to be killed today.n In the dead
mans pocket was @ clipping from a news
paper, evidently Of some age, on which
was printed the poem, Il am Dying, Egypt,
Dying New York World "Observant Citi-
znu -
Milford chronicle., 1888-03-23

mad ever been taught and always firmly he
lieved that the infallible indication Of a
young turkey, no matter how plump or
heavy, was the dexibility Of the pointed rear
end Of the breast bone. He has followed the
rule for twenty years as a householder, and
rarely found it to fail
Judge Of his surprise and the ruin Of his
heretofore good reputation, In his own and
his wife's estimation Of him at least, when
be detected an outside markehman engaged
in the lusty use Of club ON the under sides
Of "a string Of gobblers or hens Of a goodly
weight, beating them into tho fiexibility con-
sistent with juvenility The man did not
seem desirous Of fracturing the bone, but
how he could avoid it with the blows he gave
could not be divined OF course that discovery
would end the dealers little game with ex-
perts; but those were not the prey he was
seeking. Good marketers viii bear in mind
that there is a vast difference between re
iuvenated and honest young poultry.-Bos-
ton Transcript.
Milford chronicle., 1888-03-23
shoes in the aIIddle Aces.

In the Middle Ages shoes of an ex-
travagant length became popular. In
the reign of Richard II the tips of some
reached to the knee, to which they were
secured by gold and silver chains. The
upper parts were frequently cut to imi-
tate church windows. Such shoes were
called "Crackows," after the city of Cra-
COW. They were introduced into Eng
land in the reign of Richard II by John,
the grandfather of his queen. Several
bulls were issued against these extrava-
gances, but long toed shoes held their
own for nearly 800 years.
The English parliament at one time
regulated by act not only the quality Of
the leather, but the number Of stitches
to be taken in making every shoe. In
1403 parliament prohibited the making
of any shoes ''for the unprivileged
classes" with points more than two
inches long. The top boots, so familiar
to us in the pictures of the early Puri-
tans, were introduced in the Sixteenth
century. philadelphia Times.
Milford chronicle., 1888-03-23
out.Ide narbarIan. n chIna.

The foreign residents in Canton, a mere
handful Of eonsuls, tea and silk merchants,
live on a small island, separated from the
city by broad canal There are large, COM
Portable houses long banyan shaded ave
nue. and a fine sea wall promenade encircling
the islet, but with the bridges Of approach
closed and guarded both night and day it
seems to be virtual imprisonment on this
Island Of Shameen, and one realizes how
completely at the mercy Of the Cantonese
mobs the residents are. Two years ago there
were riots and stOrming Of the Shameen,
and several houses were burned, and at any
moment the least spark may ignite the slum-
bering wrath of the natives and precipitate
another reign of terror. Except for the
sense of being shut in and hemmed in, with
no place to 60 to and not wanting to leave
the parklike shade and quiet Of the island
for the din and disquieting sights of the Chi
nese city, the Shameen is small sort Of
winter paradise, Roses bloom, the sun shines
warmly, and tennis is played in the winter
season with enthusiasm. -'' 'Kuhamahn in
Chicago Tribune.
Milford chronicle., 1888-03-23
Informed on Eaeh other.

Here is a story told by a New jersey
justice of the peace: "a man from
Pennsylvania was arrested in Gloucester
for having a dead deer in his possession.
He was fined $50, which he paid. and
went back to Pennsylvania. About the
same time another Pennsylvania was
caught in the same way and fined the
same amount. He also paid up. In
both cases the whole line, under the law,
went to the informant against them. |
knew them, and it always puzzled me
how they came to seem so contented to
pay their fines. Well, sir, have lust
found out. Do you know that these
measly Pennsylvanians had put up a Job
to come over here to kill our deer, and
then each inform on the other, so that
the fine each paid went right back into
the pocket Of the other, and their deer
didn't cost them acenti'- Chicago News.
Milford chronicle., 1888-03-23
A Roman HTributen Penny.

"Did you ever see one Of the Roman tribute
pennies!' asked Mr.. Smith
Then, turning to Mr., Proslzey, he said, in
the words Of tue Scriptures "Show me the
tribute money And he showed him a penny.
The penny" was a small silver coin, about
the size of a sixpenee, though rather thicker.
The ''image and superscriptionn of Caesar
were plainly visible, though somewhat iIreg-
ular and worn. As is the case with many
old coins, the center of the die did not CORE
spond with the center Of the disc
THAT" said Mr. Prosl1ey, sis caused by
their not using the collar to keep the disc in
place while it was being struck. The collar
was not discovered till about Queen Eliza
beth's time, since which it has been almost
universally adopted. 1t also serves to give
the nlilled or lettered edge. Roman coins are
not worth much, he added ''Most varieties
bring about Sl.25. They are not very com
mon, but there is no demand for them If as
many collectors should go to collecting them
with the same energy as they do American
coins there would not be enough to go round.
There are many rare coins in small private
collections which larger ones do not have. -
New York World
Milford chronicle., 1888-03-23
A sngge.lI0n for sehool superInlenaent.

A very ingenious indicator of the amount
of carbonic acid in the air has been invented
by Professor Wolpert, Of Nurnberg. The
principle Of the apparatus is that when the
red solution Of sodium phenalphthalide is
acted upon by carbonic acid it loses its color.
At regular intervals Of time, say every 100
seconds, drop Of the red liquid falls from a
syphon on thread behind which is a scale.
As the drop trickles down the thread it loses
its color slowly or quickly, depending on the
amount Of carbonic acid present in the air
If the air is perfectly pure, the drop stays
red during its whole course. The scale shows
or parts Of carbonic acid in 1000 for
''pure air. and to Z parts in 1000 for
extremely bad.n It would be a capital
idea to have some such apparatus in our
public schools, where so often the atmos-
phere is simply villainous Children sit in
overcrowded rooms, with feet like ice, heads
like FIRE and brains like glue, breathing and
rebreathing disease germs and untold gaseous
nastiness, and this, too, in the present civil
ization, when ventilation and the results Of
the lack Of it are so well understood. When
the children sicken It is, Of course, s'dis-
pensation Of Providence How ingenious
men are in unloading responsibility on the
Almighty Philadelphia Times.
Milford chronicle., 1888-03-23
nenry Berrh.s characteristics.

Mr.. Bergh is slender, Of medium
height, and carries himself erect and
with great dignity. His face would COM
mand attention in any assemblage. His
most distinguishing characteristic is his
forehead, which is massive in breadth
and height and protrudes almost to the
line Of his resolute chin. In spite Of his
busy years and busy life, his eyes retain
their brightness and his voice its pleasant
and CHEEKY softness. 1t is a voice that is
always under its owners perfect control.
Its tones are the same in their quality
when he addresses q court to secure the
conviction of some ignoble brute who
has raised his hand against his more
noble but less fortunate fellow, as when
he comments upon the play tohis COM
panion between the acts at some notable
theatrical first nighA-Benjamin North
ron.
Milford chronicle., 1888-03-23
The italian Bootblaek,s Diseove,,,

The march Of improvement is still on
ward, and the Italian bootblack has
caught its step. A gentleman who
wished to have his understanding bright
ened took his seat in the chair Of an en-
terprising son Of Italy and soon had one
of his shoes adorned with a nice patent
leather shine. When the artist completed
his work he took from the drawer Of his
box piece Of canton flannel about six
inches wide and a foot long. Firmly
grasping its ends he applied its woolly
side to the tp Of first the right and then
the newly shined boots, and rubbed them
up until the polish on them was as
smooth as that Of the patent leather.
1T maka the shine vera nice, he
expsained, as he pocketed the nickel
Few York Evening Sun.
Milford chronicle., 1888-03-23
The Study of Shorthand.

Nothing, in my judgment, surpasses
the study of shorthand for mental train
ing. 1t is, in its very essence, an ac-
quirement that lies far outside of the
mental limits attainable by idiocy, and
the application of its principles calls for
the constant exercise of a greater and
steadier power of concentration than the
technicalities of any other known accom-
plishment. The fastest writer is habitu-
ally, on the average, fom six to a dozen
words behind the speaker, and to carry
these in the mind, while at the same time
executing multifarious stenographic in
tTicacies upon the paper, is a feat which
can Hardly be said with truth, to lessen
the brains retentive faculty.-A. E.
Leon in The Writer.
Milford chronicle., 1888-03-23
4 Mountain Flower rnrm.

One Of the largest flower farms in the
Alpes Maritimes, where flowers are grown
for making perfumes, is that Of the Marqnise
de Rostaing, at Seillans, about 1900 feet
above the level Of the sea and twenty miles
from the coast, upon the southern slope Of
the Alpes Maritimes. The soil is Of a challly
nature, and very poor, and up to 1881 the
olive groves which covered the property
yielded but a very small income. Mime. de
RIstaing, however, determined to see whether
it could not be made to grow flowers, and,
cutting down the olive trees, she had the
ground trenched to a depth Of four feet.
while arrangements were made for irrigating
the twenty-five acres. In the autumn Of 1881
she had planted 45, 900 plants Of violets and
10000 feet of white jasmine, while in the
spring following the rest of the ground was
planted with roses, geraniulns, jonquils, etc,
and laboratory built for making scent.
The result was most satisfactory, for in the
fourth year-that is to say, in 1ss5-the
property, which had before yielded an in
come Of Sis, produced scent to the value Of
S4,Sl5, leaving net profit Of s51O.-St Louis
Republican
Milford chronicle., 1888-03-23
Rinsing out PoIsons.

A curious and novel method Of saving
life in certain cases of poisoning has been
originated by DR.. Carlo Sanquirico. of
Sienna. By largely increasing the vol
ume Of the blood, which can be done by
injecting into the arteries saline solutions
to the amount of about 8 per cent. of the
weight Of the animal, the poisons are
actually rinsed out and eliminated from
the system. In this way the lives Of
dogs and guinea pigs were saved after
being dOsed with deadly amounts Of
strychnine, choral alcohol, aconitine,
paraldehyde, caffeine and urethan. With
certain other poisons, as morphine, cura-
rine and nicotine, the method failed. It
is not at all impossible that this discovery
may introduce an improved treatment,
not only for cases of poisoning, but for
certain diseases. New York Mail and
EXPRESS.
Milford chronicle., 1888-03-23
Up1enved br an Enrthnnalo.

A phenomenon which occurred during an
earthquake at Port Sandwich, in Mallicola
Island, on the 21st of October last, has greatly
alarmed the people. In the middle of the
port the waves were rolling as usual, when
suddenly column of water was projected
upward and flames leaped up, lighting the
sea and land for some distance around. 1t is
feared that Port Sandwich may some day
meet with the fate which befell Port Resolu-
ton, which is now almost blocked up, owing
TO the upheaval wrought by an earthquake
Chicago Herald
Milford chronicle., 1888-03-23
Prevention of Ernnnrntinn.

A Colorado farmer recommends q
somewhat novel method of preventing
the loss of water by evaporation from
open tanks or ponds. 1t consists in Civ
ing the surface of the water a thin coat
ing of oil, and was successfully adopted
by him during the unusual drought Of
last summer. He demonstrates the cor
rectness of his theory by filling two ves-
sells of equal size with the same depth Of
water and pouring a few drops of oil on
the water of one. In due course the
water in the other vessel viii entirely
evaporate, while the one that was oiled
shows no Chicago Times.
Milford chronicle., 1888-03-23
Too Many Weak Eyed Children.

There are certainly too many spectacled
and eye glassed young people upon the streets,
and weak eyed lads and lasses everywhere.
The oculists are too busy, and the strong eyed
mortals are too rarely met withl Why are
these things so} When the tallow candle
furnished the evenings radiance at home, or
the ilickering gas flame was the only light
whereby the printed page was conned, there
We're legitimate reasons for impaired sight.
But now the poorest can revel in a home light
that is second only to daylight, and shaded
lamps and improved lights of various kinds
make the home brighter than ever before. A
betterment in domestic illumination has re-
suited, and is, at least, co-existent with
weaker eyes, a state Of affairs that approaches
the paradoxical.-P -Pittsburg Bulletin.
Milford chronicle., 1888-03-23
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, formerly
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, lath,
doors, blinds and sash Of all kinds;
all of which am Offering at lowest
prices. Please give me a call before
buying elsewhere; Yours &c,
GEO. P. MINORS.
Milford chronicle., 1888-03-23
Automatic Accident insurance.

The latest London novelty is the utili-
zation of the drop a nickle in the slot ma
chine to the purposes Of insurance. A
company has been organized, to be known
as the Automatic Accident Insurance
Box company, and its object is stated
to be TO provide the public with ready
means Of obtaining an Insurance for
twenty-four hours against death arising
from accidents Of every description, by
simply placing penny in the slot Of a
box. Brooklyn Eagle.
Milford chronicle., 1888-03-23
When Buying wearing AppareI.

1t is astonishing to observe how few
people understand the common rules of
measurement in purchasing wearing ap-
parel. For instance, a man viii buy a
coat that is a ''size" too small OF too
large. A ''size' smaller or "size"
larger is what he probably needs, but he
does not know what a size is. Well,
''size" in a coat is an inch, size in
underwear is 2 inches, a size in a sock is
inch, in a collar 1-2 an inch, in a shirt
12 an inch, in shoes 10th an inch, pants
1 inch, gloves IA of an inch, and in hats
Is of an inch. Very few purchasers
ever understand the schedule named -
Globe-Democrat.
Milford chronicle., 1888-03-23
An EInntrinn1 Plant

A plant possessing marked electrical prop
critics was described not long since by Ger
man journal; it is known as the Phytolacca
electriea, and when its stalk is broken by the
hand a slight electric shock is distinctly per-
ceptible. 1t exerts a very decided influence
upon the magnetic needle when brought
close to it, At different hours of the day a
variation in its electrical energy is observed,
being most pronounced about O'Clock in the
afternoon and diminishing to almost nothing
at night. t.-Globe-Democrat.
Milford chronicle., 1888-03-23
Wonderful Cures,

W. D. Hoyt & Co.. Wholesale and Retail
Druggists OF Rome, Ca. say; We have been
selling DR.. Kings NV Discovery, Electric
Biuers and Burklen's Arnica salye fortwo years.
Have never handled remedies that give such
universal satisfaction. There have been some
wonderful cures effected by these medicines in
this CITY. Several cases % Trououuced Consnmr-
,i1n have been entirely cured by use Of few
bottles Of Dr. Kings New Discovery, taken ia
connection with E cr,rie Bitiers We guarantee
hem always Sold by G ". Marshall.
Milford chronicle., 1888-03-23
A Modest STendioant.

1 remember an individual case in Wurtem-
burg where a poorly dressed man halted mo
and stated that he was trying to get money
enough to emigrate to America, and would
give him few pfennigs As it takes four
pfennigs to make one cent, l thought the re-
quest remarkably modest in the way of roll
ing up a sufficient sum to pay his fare across
the Atlantic. I asked him what he worked
at, and he said he was a chimney sweep
Thomas Stevens.
Milford chronicle., 1888-03-23
The Postmaster

at Winchester. Mass, says; am person
ally acquainted with Mr. and Mrs Carleton,
and was astonished at the remarkable effects
OF your Sulphur Bitters in curing their son,
and its large sale is undoubtedly due to the
fact that it is an honest medicine know
Of many others who have been cured by its
use, and do not think too much can be
said in its praise.-Yours Truly,
GEO. P Brown. P. NJ.
Milford chronicle., 1888-03-23
He pInered 1Ylth nnnoroft.

Senator Sharon once dined with a literary
club in New York At the table he quoted
from history, and a little man at his right
joined issue on the question Sharon waxed
trile warm, and insinuated that his op-
ponent might be a clever sort of a man, but
history wasn't his forte. After dinner
Sharon remarked to a FRIEND "Who is that
little cuss over there who disputes my datesF'
Bancroft, the historian. New York Com.
mercial Advertiser.
Milford chronicle., 1888-03-23
A varlerated Jnnonioa.

A variegated japonica, said to be the only
one of the kind in this country, is now in
bloom in Mr.. J. Nicholson's garden al
Americas, Ga. A visitor from Charleston
recently offered Mr.. Nicholson 81, 500 for the
shrub, but he refused to sell it. 1t was a
present to Mrs. Albert ReeS, of Americus
thirty years ago. Its previous history is not
known.-New York World.
Milford chronicle., 1888-03-23
An ox,s Ear Trumpet.

A farmer near Chebanse, Ills, noticing
that one Of his oxen did not obey orders as
readily as Of yore, concluded it had become
deaf An ear trumpet was tried with great
success, and it is now fastened in place by
wires around one Of the horns The animal
shows signs Of gratitude and eats heartily,
whereas it had before lost its appetite. Gin
cinnati Commercial Gazette
Milford chronicle., 1888-03-23
The Editors Reason Xvbv

A correspondent asks why it is that ey-
clones, tornados, etc, occur on Sunday much
more often than on any other day Of the
week The religious editor, having rumi.
mated upon the question, answers that the
extra and prodigious amount of wickednesl
displayed on that day throws nature int
conVulsions.-Exchange
Milford chronicle., 1888-03-23
Now Test for Diamonds.

They have a novel method in St. Paul Of
determining the genuinenes Of diamonds A
man was offered one at u bargain and, being
a little suspicious that the sparzler was not
a genuine diamond, thought he would put it
to test. So he put it on an anvil and struck
it a smart blow with hammer. He has
bought it now, for he had to, but he will not
wear the pieces.-Chicago Herald
Milford chronicle., 1888-03-23
What ..Isln,nn nrenns.

"Islam' is the favorite word among
the Mohammedans, by which they desig-
nate their own religion. 1t means abso-
lutte, unquestioning submission to the will
of God, especially as this is revealed in
the Koran and in the traditions of Mo-
haInmed.-The Gospel in All Lands.
Milford chronicle., 1888-03-23

A little girl was to recite a verse Of Scrip
ture in Sunday school, but failed to remem-
Der it. Said she; Mamma, what is my
verse; Oh, l know now; Blessed are the
dressmakers Cor. Boston Globe.
Milford chronicle., 1888-03-23
Musical Item.

Visitor-Your little girl plays nicely on
the piano. Perhaps she has dormant
genius
Father-For heavens sake, keep quiet.
Don't wake it up.-Texas Siftings.
Milford chronicle., 1888-03-23

The people of Toxic, Japan, have
taken to eating horseaesh, and there is
quite demand for it.
Milford chronicle., 1888-03-23
Reducing a Turkeys Are.

All traditions vanish, all rules are thrown
inside, all tests are set at naught, at least in
The. mind Of one observer who saw a perform
~ on South Market street recently. He.
Milford chronicle., 1888-03-23

For dry shampoo, or a wetshampoo,
Kern's is the place TO go.
For nice clean shave, and haircut too,
He can't be beat / know.