Milford chronicle., 1888-09-14

tied brass knives and axes that will cut
seasoned henllock knots without turning the
edge
The only recognized G. A. R. post outside
Of the United States is said to bein Honolulu.
1t is called Post George W. De Long, and
always observes Memorial day with fitting
| ceremonies
Editor Criswell, of The Oil City Derrick,
has a cane made from the skin of a rattle
saaie, tanned, stretched tightly over a hick-
DRY stick, vanished and handsomely
mounted It looks as though made Of highly
polished mottled wood.
The walters in New York restaurant
having struck, the sharp proprietor rang for
q number Of district messenger boys, and
thus temporarily supplied the places Of the
strikers until other walters could be secured.
There is remarkable activity in London in
the formation Of stock companies, and the
class known as promoters are waxing
wealthy. One of them is said TO have made
nearly two million and half Of dollars this
year.
An eagle six feet from tip TO tip and with
talons near two inches long was killed in
Georgia the other day, but it took two loads
Of shot and rifle ball to do it, and then the
bird took such death grip on its perch that
the tree had to be cut down to secure it
Samuel Nickerson, president Of the First
National bank Of Chicago, has probably the
finest collection of rock crystals in the world
One Of them is as big as a goose egg and is
valued at $4,000 It is supposed to be the
largest in existence.
One Of tho English regiments is expert
menting with machine called centercvcle.
which has four small wheels foot in Diane
ter and one large one in the center. Il is
said that the invention makes climbing a hill
as easy for cycler as rolling off a log.
a butcher in Liverpool was recently sum
moned before q magistrate on the ground Of
selling horseflesh for beef. He was fined
fifty shillings, not for selling the horsehesh,
but because it was unsOund The magistrate
said that he knew of nothing to prevent
butcher from selling such meat, provided it
were good and sound
a bill in the English parliament proposes
to compel the sellers of foreign meat to an
nounce that fact BY a conspicuous placard
on their shop or stall, the idea being that
people are deceived into buying foreign meat
for the English article as they are into
purchasing oleomargarine for butter.
The latest gratuity of the cigarette makers
is little vial of cachous for the breath
packed in every box of the goods made by
one firm Of manufacturers. Something for
the breath was always needed for cigarette
smokers, but no maker ever before showed
the candor tc acknowledge the fact In this
substantial way.
The khedive of Egypt has, by a decree,
taxed land devoted to the growing of tobacco
in his domains S1575O an acre, and the
Egyptians have refused to grow tobacco.
The result is that, instead of the usual crop
Of 1900 900 pounds, not more than ,OOO,O
pounds are expected this year, whereat to-
bacco manufacturers particularly rejoice
Twenty bags containing $4,000 were be-
ing conveyed by two men in a cab from one
of the London banks recently, when the bot
tom of the cab gave way and all the bags fell
into the street. 1t was a minute or so before
tho men could attract the attention of the
driver and get him to stop, and the bags
were left some distance behind. They were
all there, however, when the men hurried
back. There were few persons on the street
at tho time,