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Milford chronicle., 1889-03-29
WOIfsAGMEB EB!aCking
HARRIS EHOTEL,

MILTON DEL.
This house having been recently reftted and re-
furnished is prepared TO offer guests frstclass ac-
cnmmndatiOns.
THE TABLE is supplied with the hest the mar
ket affords
THE BAR is stocked with choicest wines and
liquors and cigars
THE LIVERY is fHlly equipped and we carry
travellers to all points ON the peninsula.
IA. HICKMAN. Propr.
Milford chronicle., 1889-03-29
DRESS MAKING.

The undersigned. formerly OF Philadelphia now
offers her skill and services 70 the ladies Of Mil
ford and the surrounding country in dress-mak-
ing Those desiring my servece4 will find my
home and place Of business on North Second-st
three doors from Mrs. Genl. Torhert's residence
MISS JOSEPHINE REED.
jA-25-t-f Milford, Del,
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-08-30
TEACHING PARROTS.
Different Varieties of the Bird and Where
They Come From.

Different Varieties of the Bird and Where
They Come From.
AS reporter entered bird fancier's
establishment few days ago he was
greeted with a series of yells and
screeches, discordant welcome from
the parrots of all sizes and colors which
were ranged round the room and APP
peared to vie with each othev in max
ing the greatest racket.
I'VE have just received q fresh
importation of parrots" said the bird
man, appearing from the menagerie
room in the rear of the store, "and
from all prospects there are a good
many fine takers among them"
"What varieties have your" asked
the reporter.
SAT the present we have but three
varieties-the double yellow head, the
Cuban and the African gray"
(which variety leads in intelli-
gence2" asked the reporter
II prefer the African gray parrot, {"
replied the bird man; yet the Cuban
and yellow heads make excellent talk
ers."
where does4hs, gray parrot come
from2"
He comes from the west coast Of
Africa. The colored men take the
young birds from their nests and sell
them to captains or sailors of trading
vessels. The best birds come from
vessels plying between Africa and Bos-
ton"
''How does the trip across1hb'ocean
agree with them?"
Every well. They seem to get ac-
climated in their voyage and generally
know how to talk some when they ar
rive"
"How do you teach parrots to talk
and how long does it take one to
Learnt"
''That's hard question to answer.
Different birds vary in intelligence.
A bird will get accustomed to place
in about two months, and if given a
lesson every day can talk fairly well
in that time"
"How do you give lessona"
'"The morning hours are the best for
teaching. Cover the cage, with a
cloth, and then in clear voice say a
word or short sentence until the bird
repeats it. Then commence with an
other, and so on. When once it be-
gins to talk it is only a matter of time
and patience before it improves. OBJ
ject teaching is a good plan," contin-
ued the bird man. 1.-THE parrot needs
only to see and hear a barking dog, a
Growing rooster or a mewing cat a
few times, before an exact imitation is
given"
Suppose you have bird that can
talk and won't talk, is there any way
to make it talk"
'There is no method that am ac-
quainted with, unless it be that OF
starvation, but that's cruel, and should
not be resorted to."-Washington
Critic.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-08-30
Scientific Charity.

The workers in the new charity are
active propagandists. They insist
continually upon the evils of indis-
eliminate giving. They assail the
public with facts and figures, and the
churches with biblical quotations.
They assure the latter that bread in
discriminatory given is cast not upon
the waters" but into the bottomless
pit-that it is "the bread by which
men die" They establish in each city
an Office to serve as O clearing house
of charities, and SO endeavor to pre-
vent the overlapping of the relief
given by different agencies. Their
general view of the situation enables
them to devise new and needed forms
of benevolence, and to ascertain what
additional legislation can be really
helpful.
1t is very satisfactory when the con-
illusions of one set of thinkers coin
eide with the conclusions of others
who have approached the same sub
ject from q different standpoint.
When, therefore, the philanthropist,
trying to think and work in accord
ance with the principles of enlight-
ened self sacrifice, finds himself
agreeing in theory and practice with
the economist whose guiding star has
been enlightened self interest" there
is reason to congratulate then both. -
A. G.. Warner, Phi. d., in Popular
Science MONTHLY.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-08-30
Physicians. Hieroglyphics.

During conversation with one OF
the oldest druggists on the south side
yesterday that gentleman INDUCED in
a poignant TRADE upon the chirography
of the average physician. Said he:
mo one knows, who does not UNI
derstand it, to what results badly
written prescription might lead. Al
most every pharmacy has to contend
with this evil, which shows at least a
lack of consideration for the druggist
on the part of the medical man. The
physician might reasonably be ex-
pected to have enough regard for his
patient not to risk an excusable mis-
representation of his written order for
medicines on account of occult chirog-
raphy; but the fact is that most ply
sicians have an idea uhat it gives so
much more credit to their knowledge
if their writing is illegible.
II have stack OF prescriptions on
file here proving that a number Of
physicians have sadly neglected even
an ordinary education. Just think of
the consequences which might arise
from mistake in prescription The
drug clerk might get into the peni-
tertiary; the victim of the mistake
might get under the sod, and a happy
family might be broken up, while the
physician gets off scot free, and yet
he may be the cause of the entire mis-
fortune.
"How much does the progress of
medical knowledge benefit suffering
humanity when the results of the ply
sicians' conclusions appear in prescrip-
tons scrawled with illegible hero
glyphics~-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-08-30
Dogs i'm Kid Socks.

That ancient proverb, nothing new
under the sun, finds its refutation in
the canine toilet case, without which
no aristocratic dog in high life can be
truly fashionable. Dogs in high life
are given bath once week and a
shampoo daily. AS comb and brush
are deemed necessary to dress the Skye
tresses, some wideawake person has
just put upon the market q set of
bristles and bone for doggies own
precious self, done up in satin lined
case, with clasp and seal like the one
ON Beauty's toilet stand. The comb is
shown in shell, celluloid and bone,
and the brush is long and narrow with
a kennel scene of some sort stamped
on the handle.
Another innovation is pair of kid
socks into which Mr. Dogs hind feet
are put and securely gartered with
whatever colored ribbon is most be-
coming to its complexion. These lit
tie brown stockings sell at fifty cents,
and are thought to be restriction
when the pampered brute takes no.
ton to scratch himself bald. Dog
hampers for travelling can be had in
rush, willow and cane, vanished to
represent lockwood. In one side is an
invisible slide, which, being open,
supplies air, and saves the maid or
mistress the trouble of opening the
cover. The medium sizes are provid-
ed with pockets in which grass, oaten
cake and an appetizing bone can be
carried.-New York World.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-08-30
Explosives and Defamation.

In paper recently read before the
Society of Chemical Industry in Eng
land, the singular fact was pointed
out, with reference to the relative
rapidity of combustion and rapidity of
'detonation" of explosives, that dy-
Mantle cartridge one foot in length
occupied only one Neutrality-suspicious.
andth part of a second in explosion.
At this rate ton of dynamite cart
ridges about seven-eighths of an inch
in diameter, placed end to end and
measuring one mile in length, would
be consumed in about quarter of o
second by decorating cartridge at
each end; while similar train, if
simply ignited, would occupy several
minutes for its combustion. New
York Telegram.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-08-30
Mistook Him for the Porter.

Some hotel guests are very sensitive.
Others make queer plumbers, and cost
ly. We had a porter who dressed ele-
gantly when off duty. One day a very
candid guest passed another who was
attired in Prince Albert and belong
ings under silk hat, besides q splen
did cane, and behind an eyeglass.
"How do you do, sir2" queried guest
No. 1 as lie passed No.2. The latter
paused q moment and, as the former
sew he had mistaken hi man. he has
tened with BEG pardon, sir" Ger
tainly, sir" said No: 2, cheerily, when
No. l continued: eyes, sir, ! beg par
don. mistook you for one of the
porters." And No. 2, who boarded
with us for years, settled his bill in q
few moments and left The house.
Hotel Clerk in st. Louis Globe-Demo-
Graf
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-08-30
Preserving the Eyesight.

Be certain you need glasses in the
first place, and then be certain they
are correct. Reading in street cars or
where you are subject to much mo-
ton and oscillation is injurious, be-
cause there is a constant unnatural
strain OH the eyes For the same rea-
son deprecate reading in poor or fad
ing light, holding print too close to
the eyes or too far off, reading in bed
or in reclining position, or leaning
forward or propping your head up
with your arms. The habit which
some people have of washing the eyes
by holding them open in water, in the
belief that this practice is beneficial, is
q fallacy, and should never be follow
ed. The eye is supplied with o fluid
which keeps the inside of the eye
clear.--Dr. G. NJ. Deadly.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-08-30
The Young Shah Was Hungry.

When a youth the shah and his
mother were much neglected and had
to undergo many humiliations. "As
he was awkward in his manners and
gait and spoke in timid, hesitating
way, he drew several years ago one Of
the innumerable caricatures that with
him form a source of unfailing amuse-
ment, and showed the sketch to his
courtiers. Who is this? he asked of
his minions. None dared speak. That
was as l felt and looked at that time,
he said. Many time did we lack
food, my mother and l, he continued,
drawing deep sigh. Where, then,
were you fellows, now so lavish to
your protestationsY
The shah was held in great detesta-
ton by his father, who was anxious
that the second son should come to the
throne. Nasr-ed-Deen was, however,
at IA, made governor of Azerbeidjn,
that northwestern province whose cap
ital is Tabriz. But fortune does not
seem to have smiled on him even in
that position. There his fathers i'll
will followed him, and many time,
because his salary was not sent regu-
larly, the young prince and his mo-
Their were deprived of even the neces-
saries of life. Once, after waiting inn
patiently for the wherewithal to keep
the pot boiling, tax collector sent
what purported to be the revenues of
a certain district. They consisted, how
ever, only in kind, and one lot-a
number of fine rugs-had to be sold at
great loss to an Armenian dealer to
furnish next days dinner.-St. James
Gazette.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-08-30
Reading the Scriptures from Law Book.

Reading the Scriptures from Law Book.
The Rev. James Buckley, editor of
The Christian Advocate, is the posses
sor of remarkable memory. To this
he owes much of his success as a
preacher and debater. In the conven-
tons of ecclesiastical bodies of the
Methodist church Mr.. Buckley is
known all over this country for his
readiness for quoting precedent and
law apropos to the subject under dis
cussion. Mr.. Buckley relates an Incl
dent in his experience in which this
faculty came into play to good pur-
pose. He was called to officiate at a
funeral, and when the mourners and
friends had all assembled large book
was handed to him from which to
read the appropriate scriptural lesson.
On opening the book Mr.. Buckley
was surprised to see that it contained
the laws of the state of Connecticut.
Without hesitation or showing the
least embarrassment he began leaping
through the book until he had reached
that portion of the Connecticut laws
where the golden bowl, the pitcher
broken at the fountain, and similar
prophetic passages are recorded from
the Bible. Bending his eyes upon the
book he began to read the chapter
from memory. So cleverly was this
done that not one person present sus-
pected the.dry verbiage of the Nutmeg
state law was being translated into the
fervid, impassioned eloquence of Solo
mon.-New York Sun.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-08-30
A Philosophical View of 1t.

"Well," said Uncle Hiram, who
used to- belong to a singing club in
his early days, Il never heard wo-
man play like that woman we heard
in Boston that night. 1t was just aw-
full. Ny ears ache even now"
Eyes" replied his nephew, "she was
rather loud, that's a fact. But, then,
her execution"-
George" exclaimed the old gentle
man, as he seized his nephew by the
arm, ''you don't mean to say that they
went SO far as that2 Well, 'tisn't for
me to judge them. I only heard her
once. 1t seems terrible-a woman,
too. But then they had to listen to
her every night. And they won't have
to hear her again. Perhaps it's all for
the best, George. Boston Transcript
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-08-30
Land and Tree Holders.

The Aryans are distinctively cult
vators of the soil. But it is equally
our impulse to destroy forests. Our
predecessors and antagonists were low
ers of forest and hunting. We call
their life wild; they despise ours as
effeminate. There is some truth on
both sides. We are commencing to be
lovers of trees. The passion will grow
on us, and Arbor day become a great
festal national day. We had first to
develop such men as Bartram, Nee
han, Downing, Wilder, Scott, as well
as Audubon, and develop taste for
Darwinian research. The change is
marked, and our race on this continent
will be transformed from mere house
holders to land and tree holders. We
shall live more largely outdoor phys
ical lives Louis Globe-Democrat.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-08-30
slightly Forgetful.

Absent mindedness seems to be gain
ing ground, and l am not sure but
that it may some day rise to the dig
nifty of q national disease. A friend of
mine who also is much of a traveller in
a business way, tells me of an instance
that came under his observation while
he was passing through Dakota on the
cars recently. AT the Bismarck station
there was O man with his wife and
family and baggage awaiting the train.
The man saw friend alight from the
train and left his family to talk bust
ness with him, promising to como
back into the station for them before
the train started on Meantime the
baggage was put aboard. The loco
motive bell rang, the conductor shout
ed "all aboard, "and the man of fam
lily after shaking hands with his friend,
deliberately stepped aboard a car and
went foundering through the train
toward the smoker, where he took out
his pipe and had a comfortable smoke.
He had forgotten that he was encum-
bered by any such trivial appendages
as a wife and family, and the train had
passed Mandan before it occurred to
him that there was something missing.
The feelings of doubt and despair that
overcame his wife in the meantime are
better imagined than described. But
there was no divorce suit instituted.
The man left the cars at the first con-
venient station and got back to Bis
marck by the next east bound train.
As result of his little freak of absent
mindedness, however, the journey was
delayed a whole day.-St. Paul Pioneer
Press
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-08-30
The World Adyancinr.

Optimism has tho best of the figures
and facts in almost all directions.
Robert Giffen gives us as criminal
statistics in England that there has
been a decrease of over one-third in
criminal offenders since 1910, and in
the United Kingdom decrease of over
one-half. This, too, while the popu-
ton has been greatly increased. Pau
perism has decreased quite as remark.
ably; so that there were over half
million fewer paupers receiving relief
in the United Kingdom from 1850 to
1880. Statistics of the same sort are
obtained from other European coun-
tries. Even Russia, with its burden
of poverty and degradation, has made
enormous gains. The very latest news
shows that Count Tolstoi's reformatory
measures are accepted. by the car,
showing that the government is COM
mitted fully to the most ameliorating
and progressive ideas. = st. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-08-30
A DREAM OF THE PAST

Last night by chance heard q chilli
His evening prayer repeat.
make me gentle, meek and mild"
He lisped in accents sweet
And In the twilight listening there
Once more seemed TO be
Kneelng beside my mothers chair,
My head upon her knee.
l felt her fingers gently rest
Upon my curly head,
And ON my cheeks kiss was pressed
When my good night was sail.
But all too soon the spell was broke,
The vision passed away,
voice called and awoke,
But brighter seemed the way.
Long years have passed since mother died
And ali friendless roam,
Nor can bridge the chasm wide
Through which my life has flown.
The cheek she kissed has lost its bloom,
The curly head Is gray,
But that sweet dream dlspels the gloom
And lights my weary way.
IT. r. Foster.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-08-30
Errafic Briefs.

Has an attachment for his victim
the constable.
A business that has its ups and downs
the drivers.
An asylum for the "busted" theat-
rical Managerial light house.
In Tennyson's rosebud garden of
girls, !" it is supposed there were no
widows weeds"
1t was barber who remarked that
it took everything he could "ralze and
scrape" to make him living.--De-
troit Free Press.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-08-30
Sir Walter RaIoirh,s Repartee.

"And what, my dear Sir Walter, {"
queried Elizabeth of her courtier,
''what didst thou think of thy SOW
ereign's speech in parliament this
mornT
"a grand Grafton, please your high
ness" replied Sir Walter 80 fine
was it that neither Shakespeare nor
myself could say who wrote it for
thee. Wrappers Magazine.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-05-01
4 Few SpcciaItics Advertised by
White Brothers..

y great Bargain is offered in n wcllllnowr
brand Of Blcachcd Goods. Price by the piece
5 l-2 cents. Former price 10 cents.
The line of Cassimers which White Broth
crS offer III 80 cents yard is very attractive
These goods are of exceptionally good value
The patterns are as good as arc usually found
in CaSSmcrS at IS cents and one dollar yard
No better goods for Men and Boys can be had
Ask for them, they are worth looking at.
White BROTHERS as usual have an enormous
stock of White Trimmings and LaccS.
Also. Flouncings for Dresses in great variety.
The Goods are very desirable and very
cheap.
If you want plain White Lawns, or striped
and Plaids Lawns, the place to set them Is at
the store Of White brothers.
\ good line of mattings can be seen at the
store of White Brothers.
Any one in need Of u trunk or valiSc
he uprliCd.
Decorated chamber sets and fancy china and
glassware arc always kept by White Broth
crS.
White Brothers are now occupying their
is filled with all kinds Of Fine, Fancy and
Family Groceries.
Their aim Will be to keep always on hand q
good stock Of Plantation and Family sup
plies.
Their stock of Hardware has also been
greatly enlarged. and many articles Will now
he found which they have not kept hereto
fore.
4 good assortment of Blacksmiths, Carpcn-
tcrs and Sh02-;nakcrs tools.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-05-01
R, R. ELECTION,
MAY II, 1889,
For Renewal or No-Renewal
of the Five Per Cent.
Subscription in Bonds to
the Carolina, Cumberland
Gap and Chicago Rail-
road.
THE STATE or SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY or ABBEVILLE.

TIE STATE OF SOtTll tAEOLiNA,
COUNTY or ABBEvILLE.
Whereas, the Town Of Abbcvillc did on
the - day of May, lSS5, subscribe five
pcr cent. Of the assessed value Of the
property in said town to the capital stock
of tho Carolina, Cumberland Gap and
Chicago Railway Company in seven per
cent. coupon Bonds payable i'll twenty
annual installments after the date thereof,
being conditioned upon tho completion OF
SAID Railway to Abbcvillc c. II. hy the
lst of January \. ID. 1SSS, whichc ondition
has not been complied with:
And whereas, the Town Council of Ab-
bcvillc is authorized by Act of Assembly
No. HI approved December 24, lSS1, at
any time after January !, lSSS, TO submit
to the qualified voters Of said town, the
question of renewal of SAID subscription
Ii heretofore made by the said town, such
submission to be in conformity with Act
Of Assembly No. 26j, approved Deceni-
bcr -. lSSi.
Sow, therefore, VIC the Town Council ol
.Abbcvillc in meeting assembled do here
by order
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-05-01

Nothing is so useful in poultry yard rs I'M
pcrial Egg tuud. II keeps the chicks bright,
healthy and cheerful, besides making them
wonderful cgg producers. For sale only al
Speeds Drug store.
Clothirs! Clothng.! Clothing -! Cheap!
Ch":lpcr,! Cheapest =! ". Joel Smith n Sons
is the place to bny Il good suit of clothes or
IN Ovcrcoat while they are Offering them 81
low.
LoSr q brass key. The finder will please re-
turn To the PRESS ana Buutcr Office.
Headquarters for fine tobacco and cigars
Speeds Drug store.
Only a few pairs of all wool - White Blan--
ketS, left on The counter. Call and get Il ilrS.
class wool blanket ut the price Of an inferior
one, while you may. Smith " son.
our splendid stock Of Gents C;Iss imcrcS and
heavy ,pantS goods, are growing beautifully
less ON account of being so cheap; still we
have Il "undly lot Ia select from. Come along
and don't hold back until you arc too late
smith Il SON.
\ big reduction in the price of Mems. La
dies ana ChldIrls sShncs--cspccialiy iL Boots
and fine Footwear. Smith " Son.
imperial IL. Food prevents fowls from
dropping. promotes growth and early frnlh-
rrS and lives vi.ur To the whole system. Try
it. For sale only III Speeds Drug store.
Trimmings 10 match all shades in dress
fIbrIIuCS ut l!hulOn :.
wish to say TO the ladies of Ahhcvilic cnun-
lN ll!:lI ilI p'li'l w "'i'n ti,N
goods this season than ever before, and will be
mlad To have them call and Src my stock Ui
millinery, dress goods and dress trimmings.
/ have secured one Of the finest millincr> that
travels for Armstrong, Cater Il Co. through
the South. ". T.. Bell.
Dress goods in all the new shades ut Wm l..
Bells.
Dress trimmings tO match any shade oi
dress goods nj VIM. T.. Bells.
For perfect fit and comfort get the Clement
Il Bali shoe at VIM. T.. Bells. Every pair
guaranteed.
White Brothers are better equipped this
season for supplying the men nl Abbcvlilc
County with choice ready m;tdr rlni hing than
tLcv have been before. Their stock of fine
coIhm. is unrivHllrd, and any one wishing
To buy Il fine suit or an elegant oNrrcoitl Is
sure TO be pleased. Try it.
Boys. YOU must tell your parents TO buy
your straw hats from uS. We have the latest
iylr>. i. Rosenberg N 60.
fl ynu want an entire Spring and summer
Uu!;ii in rluihiH:: md gents furnishing @"m!S
at small cost i. Rosenberg X co. will supply
you.
Iiu pairs extra pants in all sizes al great bar
gains. i. kOSruherg ~ Go.
We can't give you an idca of our elegant
line of Spring and Summer clothing unless
you come and see for yourselves. All are cor
daily Invited. p. Rosenberg & Co.
Gentlemen please remember we always
have ;,n elegant line of hosiery, shirts collars,
cuffs, nG"l; wear and undrlw wear. i. RnScn-
berg Il Co.
Ask for the "Pcall" shirt and "Iou" hlanl
collars AMI cullS. ! II" best made. For sale by
=. Rosenberg X Co.