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Milford chronicle., 1889-04-12
swarIne a Big nridce.

Along towards evening nearly every day
several gangs Of mules are driven across the
bridge There is nothing remarkable about
that, but there is about the effect These
beasts will start trotting, and nothing can
stop them; and the worst of it is that. owing
to the peculiar sense Of rhythm about a
mules system, in a minute after they start
the steps of each one viii be in keeping With
those Of his neighbor; and, further, there is
painful regularity about these steps that
marks time as faithfully as does basso in a
brass band. Pretty soon that huge structure
begins vibrating in unison with their tread,
and before long it is swaying back and forth
with a motion which will, in some cases,
beget a sort Of seasickness, or, maybe more
properly, bridge sickness Until one gets
used to it, the impression is that the great
structure will fall. was at first tempted to
jump into the river; but didn't jump, and
tho bridge didn't fall It would be fatal to
an ordinary bridge, to which the trot Of a
horse or steady tramp of soldiers is fatal, to
say nothing Of tho more rhythmic pace Of
the mule.-St, Louis Globe-Democrat.
Milford chronicle., 1889-04-12

A strange accident has befallen a young
lady Of Cherveux, France. She was PLAYING
with a little child on her lap, when she sud
denly threw back her head and remained
motionless. A hairpin had penetrated her
skull She never regained consciousness, and
expired short time afterward
A Genoa, New, blacksmith proposes the
following scheme for securing water for irri-
cation: Lay pipe over the mountains to
Lake Tahoe, roof the lake with an air tight
covering, and then pump air until the press
ure is great enough to force the water
through the pipe.
A farmer who lives near Americus, Ca,
has a three gallon COW that suddenly ceased
to give milk. BE fed her and cared for her
in every way, but the mystery was not
solved until he found one day that an old
SOW had been stripping the cow The porker,
which, it is needless to say, was in fine condi-
tion, Immediately went to the butchers
According to The Examiner, there are
houses in San Francisco to which victims of
the morphine habit resort. They are cared
for until their money gives out, when they
are kicked out Of doors A hypodermic
syringe is called ''gun, and a woman who
is employed to give the injections is known as
the gunner" Each shot costs five cents.
If you do not rise early you can never
make progress in anything. If you do not
set apart your hours of reading, if YOU suffer
yourself or any one else to break in upon
them, your days win slip through your hands
Improbable and frivolous. and really unen-
joyed by yOurself.-Lord Chatham.
Wonders so abound in the state of Georgia
that the mere mention Of them has become
wearisome Still, the most wonSerful of all
romans to be told 1t is that the new cap
itol, for which 81 100000 was appropriated,
just completed and turned over to the state,
was constructed in fivo years for $4,000 less
than the appropriation.
Benjamin johnson owns a farm in Rush
Valley, U. T., upon which he has Just discov-
cred mine of natural shoe backing. An
analysis Of this peculiar material shows that
1t contains lG per cent carbon, "a per cent.
and the remainder clay. When
taken out the material is moist and soft, and
when used as a shoe backing produces a fine
polish, which is not easily destroyed
A Chicago surgeon testified in criminal
case the other day that he had properly set
the defendants broken nose, but that the pa
tient was morbidly afraid that his beauty
would be spoiled, and that to ease his mind
the witness had twice thereafter rebroken
and reset the nose. Accommodating doctor,
that
Milford chronicle., 1889-04-12
NEW STYLE. PLEASANT TASTE,
The Nsst PsFts Ct Y 'dieal Preparation sfths Age
The New ST. Tle Vinegar Bitters

Is Of a clear de- TX r. 1ddlsh amber color It has
delicious taste It Is most inYigOrating tonic
Il Is gentle and pain less but thorough cathartic
lt contains no alt Ohol. It contains no opium. Il
contains no poiso or iiurtfu drug Of any sort
New Style Win egaT itters purifes the blood
beauties the Flexi strengthens the nerves
muscles and brain. driv es away malaria. and keeps
the system str0 ag as to enable il to reDe infec-
tlOus diseases and epida mics generally.
The organs Of III e Doc y most given to shirkinQ
their regular work are q re stomach, bowels, liver
and kidneys, A Hedic ne that stimulates these
organs into healt ~ acti on without causing pain
is invaluable.
New Style ViHeg lrBt iers does this, and It does
It's work permanen iy. meyer rohs Peter to pay
Paul as alcoholic a. I'd 9th erso called remedesdo.
Il is most graiefn }, he ling medlciRe To all who
are troubled with lies or it relieves at once and
soon cures the mos pain. ful disorder
Il aids digestion. cures constipation, headache
bilious complaints, fever ishness. neuralgia ner-
vOus diseases Of svery sert and every class of
skin disease know n.
As family nj 'dicine. for the use OF ladies',
Childies and men Of sed entary habits the New
Style Vinegar Bin ers has 10 equal IN the world Il
Il valuable for curing th Ills hat beset child
hood and gently regulate the diseases to which
w'men at every eTiod Of life are subject.
Ladies', get bottle frou your druggist and trv
it, IL your drugg ist has nt3t the New style Vine
gar Bitters, ask b IN TO sen / for it, II you once
try it you will not be wilhOE this priceless remedy
in the house.
Milford chronicle., 1889-04-12
A vietimized Man.

"Ethel, said Lionel Bertram Jones, as he
dropped his slice of bread in the plate with a
noise that set the canary in the gilt cage
overhead chirping merrily. ethel have
something to say TO youn
They had been married only four weeks,
and the time had not yet arrived when she
did all the saying.
''Do you remember the day on which pro
posed to your
Yes" she replied, 81 will never forget il. =
do you remember, ~ he went on, as he alb
stractedly drilled hole into the loaf with
the point Of a carving knife, show, when
rang the bell, you came to the door with your
sleeves rolled up and your fingers sticky with
dough, and said you thought it was your
little brother who wanted to get in"
"Yes"
"Oh, Ethel. Hou could you1 How could
your
''How could I whatg she responded, as a
guilty look crept into her face.
''How could you mako me the victim OF
such bluffr-Merchant Traveller.
Milford chronicle., 1889-04-12
Japan,s Commerolnl nondnre.

1t seems that since the treaties entered into
with the great powers in 1858, Japan has
been stripped Of her control over her own
commercial affairs. This progressive nation
has no power over her own tariff. Japan has
no jurisdiction over a single foreigner, each of
whom must be tried in the consular court Of
his own country. Foreigners are also ex-
empted from all taxation. Foreign ships pay
no light tonnage nor harbor dues. Thirty
seven millions Of japanese are In these essen
tial respects kept in practical subsection to
less than twenty-five hundred foreigners
This humiliating bondage has been character
lied by foreign official as a "howling
shame
Escape from the condition that thus con.
fronts Japan is not easy. There are sixteen
treaty powers whose assent she must get be-
fore one modification of the existing treaty
can be had Little powers like Portugal and
Peru can block the way towards a more
liberal policy by refusing to assent to any
treaty revision. Great Britain, whose com
merce with Japan is largest, seems unwilling,
for some incomprehensible reason, to take the
lead in the direction of equitable dealing
Russia and the United States stand ready, as
usual, to do unto others as they would wish
to be done by. Germany, next to Russia,
seems most inclined to favor fair play and do
what simple justice demands If France,
which appears non-committal, would join
the four leading powers in sanctioning a
revision of the old jug-handle treaty,
the smaller powers would doubtless
acquiesce In the decision reached. Hold
ing Japan back In its progress towards
a high civilization is not an attitude
which the more civilized nations can afford
to assume. Hence it would seem that if
England, the United States, France and Ger
many, whose commerce with Japan is largest, !
would insist upon the emancipation Of that
country from a commercial thralldom which |
is at war with the spirit Of the age, Japan |
would be left free to work out her own COM
salvation.-FrankL Leslie's Newspaper.
Milford chronicle., 1889-04-12
GIRLS THAT ARE WANTED.

The glrlsthat are wanted are good girls
Good from the heart to the lips:
Pure as the lily IS white and pure
From its heart to its sweet leaf tips.
The girls that are wanted are hoTss girls
Girls that are mothers right hand;
That fathers and brothers can trust to,
And the little ones understand.
Girls that are fair on the hearthstone,
And pleasant when nobody sees:
Kind and sweet to their own folks,
Ready and anxious 10 please.
The girls that are wanted are wise girls,
That know what to do and to say:
That drive with a smile and q soft word
The wrath Of the household away.
The girls that are wanted are girls OF sense,
Whom fashion can never deceive;
Who can follow whatever Is pretty
And dare what is silly to leave.
The girls that are wanted are careful girls,
Who count what thing win cost
Who use with a prudent, generous hand,
But see that nothing is lost
The girls that are wanted are girls with hearts;
They are wanted for mothers and wives;
Wanted 70 cradle In loving arms
The strongest and frailest lives.
The clever, the witty, the brilliant girl,
There are few who can understand:
But oh for the wise, loving home girls
There's a constant, steady demand.
Washington Hatchet
Milford chronicle., 1889-04-12
ODDS AND ENDS.

There is said 10 be sulphur enough in lower
California to supply the world.
The population of Africa is seighteen to the
square mile; in Europe there are sighty-eight
70 tne same space.
In Rome there are 30 cardinals, IS bishops,
l,469 priests, 2,2l5 nuns and 5000 monks.
triars, candidates, etc.
There is an s-year-old boy at Wadley, Ca,
who can spell almost any word in the Ian
guage, both backward and forward.
The New York board of inn igration com.
missioners have decided that no more sub
scriptions for any purpose shall be taken up
in Castle Garden.
Last year fifteen Cinnamon were married
in Queensland-one to a native Of the colony.
one to a Victorian native, two to Scotch
women, three to Irish women and eight to
English women.
The tombstone makers of the world are no
longer organizes, being represented by The
Monumental News of Chicago. The paper is
got devoted altogether to serious matters,
but ranges from grave to gay.
The first bank in the United States was the
Bank of North America, chartered by con-
gress at the instance of Robert Morris in 1880
and by the state Of Pennsylvania in 1881, with
a capital of 100000 It is still in existence
in Philadelphia.
The gilded rooster on the tower of the First
National bank building in Portland, Me-, is
the same bird that served as a weather vane
on the top of the old Portland court house
over 100 years ago.
The Paris Academy Of Science Is Just now
excited over plant called colocasia. This
plant often exhibits trembling or a vibra-
ting motion without any apparent cause, and
as many as 100 or 100 vibrations have been
observed in a single minute.
The ladies Of the White House, have been
gifted with sensible names. worthy Of imita- |
ton in American families. Martha, Mary. /
Abigail Eliza, Elizabeth, Margaret, Sarah, |
Jane Harriet, Dorothy, Julia, Letitia.
Emily Angelica, Louisa, Lucy, Frances and /
Caroline are all good, womanly names
Milford chronicle., 1889-04-12
To Pnrifv n Roon

Set pitcher Of water in the apartment,
and in few hours it will have absorbed
nearly all the respired gases in the room, the
air of which will have become purer, but the
water utterly filthy. The colder the water
the greater the capacity to contain these
gases. At tie ordinary temperature a pail
OF water will absorb pint Of carbonic acid
gas and several pints Of ammonia. The ca.
pacity is nearly doubled by reducing the
water to the temperature Of ice. Hence the
water kept In a room for while is unfit to
use-Journal of Health.
Milford chronicle., 1889-04-12
The sI,nll OF u coI,rn

The skull of cobra lies before me. From
the tip Of the snout 10 the back Of the skull
the length is an inch and quarter, but from
the tip Of fhe snout to where the lower Jaw
is hinged the length is more than an inch
and three-quarters. The brain case is an
ivory casket of great solidity, but the jaw
bones are loosely connected, and during life
are capable of a good deal Of motion. The
two side pieces of the lower jaw are, in the
snake. only united in front by elastic tissue.
Behind they do not hinge on the brain case
itself, but on long supporting ones which jut
out at the back Of the skull, and these are
capable Of motion outward, so as to widen
the space between them. Not only are there
teeth on the lower jaw and along the outer
edges Of the upper jaw in the python's skull,
there are also extra rows of teeth implanted
in the bones which lie one on each side Of the
palate. The teeth are not for crushing, or
tearing, or chewing. They all slope mark
edly backward and are for holding the prey.
Your finger will slip into the mouth of
small python easily enough; but try and
draw it out again, that is a different matter.
The curved teeth are constructed to prevent
that.-Murray' Magazine.
Milford chronicle., 1889-04-12
Something Saved,

Solon was the name of a certain old colored
man, who was so named, perhaps, for his
want OF wisdom. His observations were
scarcely as weighted with knowledge as the
words of his namesake, the wise man OF
Greece. One day Solon heard one Of the men
on the plantation say;
There's man down on the Rogers plan
tation who has just had his thigh ampu-
tated"
whats dat-amfercatedg g' asked Solon.
"Why, cut Off"
"Am dat sol OATS pity, sho'l But deyt
one great cons'lation fer de POI man; ef he
on'y had de figh umfercated he done got de
knee and de foot lef' fer to walk widr'-
Youths Companion.
Milford chronicle., 1889-04-12
The Lee Sisters In Iondon soo,e,v.

80" III H7VIItIOH "UOIUIys
Prior to the Brontes, though hardly equal
in literary rank, were the sisters Sophia and
Harriet Lee, who held distinction in London
authorship during the early part of the pres.
ent century. They both wrote. novels and
plays, but their best mutual production was
the once popular Canterbury Tales From
one Of these KruitznerH- drew the
plan and also the details Of his tragedy,
Werner" He acknowledged in the preface
his debt to the gifted sisters, who were graft.
fed to assist the greatest poet of the age
Rochester Democrat
Milford chronicle., 1889-04-12
No Rlne Pe,c,1

A popular local paper in Madrid is pub
hshed without chief editor, in fact with
out any editing Its staff is composed Of
twelve smart reporters, who during the day
collect news in every part of the city, and
throw their manuscripts into a box, which
the boss compositor empties whenever he
inds enough copy to fill a sheet The arti
cles are proof read by him, and the sheet
Is printed and published once, twice or
thrice day, according to supply of matter
IL Is newspaper" in tho strictest sense of
the word-there is 10 editorial comment of
any kind; all depends upon the cleverness Of
the reporters.-San Francisco Chronicle.
Milford chronicle., 1889-04-12
VINEGAR BI TIERS,

Ihe only Temperan ee BItters known
~ stimulates the Bra in and quiets the
NerFes.reSul ulates the Owels and rendera
= perfect blood ctrcul alton through ahe
human veins, which is sure to restore
perfect health
GEO. W, DA Wis, OF i69 BarOnne St, New Or.
leans La, writes under di te May Goth. lSsS, as
ioloWss Il have been goh X to The Hot Springs.
ARR; Tor niteen years for Al Itching humOr IN my
6iono. have just nsegi ilu ee bottles of Vinegar
Bitlers, and it has dove IN more good than lie
springs, It is the best ulaei ne made"
JOSEPH j. EAGAN, @Fl 70. IS West St. New
YORK says: Have NOS De en- without Vinegar
BiieTs for the past twel ve ye lrs and consde~ il
whole medicine chest ia Oze family"
MRS. MATTE FURGESO n, Of DRYDEN. N. Y
says. Vinegar Ritters - tie best medicine |
ever tried il saved 10Y life
7. f. BAILEY Humboldt Iowa saws: Vine
gar Bitters cured me of paragR ten years ago aud
recently It culed me Of rheumz tsm."
MRS. WIN. A. DAVIS OF Ca mden, N. j. SAYS:
~ nave suffered greatly from Indigestion and
ooWel troubles, and Vinegar Bittets gave me
JAMES u. DWYER. OF WebstT, Mass writes
i always use Vinegar Bitters n a spring med-
cine ana have the best of health -
L, COLEMAN, e Montgomery St, New York.
tonic.
Thousands Of other testimonials sent on appli-
cation, also a ladies' book free.
Address II. II. MCDONALD DRUG co.
532 Washington ST. New York,
Milford chronicle., 1889-04-12
A Wise Rule.

"Do you play cards" asked a polite stlan.
ger of a travelling man in Pullman car.
'No, sir"
Indeed. | must be mistaken, then.
thought | heard you talking in the hotel
about little game of euchre you had with a
friend
Very likely. But | always forget how to
play cards as soon as get aboard a railway
train. Merchant Traveller.
Milford chronicle., 1889-04-12
Ts1iIFord Chronicle
SOCIETY MEETINGS

Crystal Fonnt Lodge, I. o. 0. Every Mon
day evening at 6,l5.
Temple Lodge. A. F. A. M-The 2nd., and 4th
Wednesday Of each month.
sakimas Tribe. 1. o. Red Men, Every Tuesday
evening.
Diamond State Cirele,B. L. H. F.-Eyery Thurs
day evening.
Garfield Post. G. A, R.-First Friday in each
month.
Milford Graqge.-Every Saturday at 2. 30 p. m.
Building Loan First Tuesday IN each month
State Militia B Company. every Monday even
ng at z 90 O'Clock. Armory West Front-st. south
Milford
Milford chronicle., 1889-04-12
The Handsomest Ladz il Milford

remarked to friend the other day that she
knew Kemp's Balsom for the Throat and
Lungs was a superior remedy, as it stopped
her cough instantly when other cough rene
dies had no effect whatever. So to prove
this and convince you of its merit any drug
gist WI give you a Sample Bottle Free.
Sarge oc and s.
Milford chronicle., 1889-04-12
The walking Ho-ue.

The horse that can walk fast, whether be
be saddler, driver or draft horse, always
commands better price than the one equally
as good In other respects but a slow walker.
A correspondent in ono Of our contemporaries
says; The lowest, heaviest mare of her
height l ever saw has this year and other
years gained walking premiums, walking a
mile In twelve minutes entirely unframed. -
This disposes Of the idea that fast walker
must be a long legged animal It Is the
step, the lively action and the pow
ers OF endurance that make up the walking
horse.-Detroit Free Press
Milford chronicle., 1889-04-12
nIdn,t nIince nrn.t.

Cholly--I saw real curiosity at a museum
last night The man had such pliahle hands
that he could mold his fingers into all sorts of
shapes tried to do it myself, but my fingers
are not soft enough.
Molly trying to look innocent)-Why don't
you try and do it with your headETown
Topics
Milford chronicle., 1889-04-12
BuskIen'S Arniea saIve.

The best salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises
soies, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores. Tetter
Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin
eruotions. and positively cures Piles. or no pay
required. Il is guaranteed to give perfect salts.
faction, or money refunded. Price 2s cts. per
box. For sale BY G. W. MARSHALL, Druggist.
Milford chronicle., 1889-04-12
Consumption surelv cnrad.

To THE EDIToR - Please inform your readers
that have positive remedy for the above named
disease, By Its timely use thousands Of hopeless
cases haye been permanently cured. shall be
glad to send two bottles Of my remedy FREE to
anysof your readers who have consumption, n they
Will send me their express and postofhce address,
Respectfully,
T. A. sLoCUM, N. c., 1871 Pearl st.. New Work.
Milford chronicle., 1889-04-12
The population of Milford

is about 1000, and we would saw at least one
half are troubled with some affection on fbe
Throat and Lungs, as those complaints are.
according to statistics, more numerous than
others. We would advise all our readers
not to neglect the opportunity to cali on
their druggist and get bottle Of Kemp,s
Balsam for the Throat and Lungs. TtiaI
SIZE free, Large Bottle soc and 81. Sold bv
all druggists. y
Milford chronicle., 1889-04-12
TALES OF A TRAVELLER.

Curious and Revolving Customs Of the
Beautiful Country of Tibet.
A Chinese newspaper published in Hong
Kong gives the following marvellous account
Of Tibet, which it says it has received from a
recent traveller in that country, and pub
fishes at his request: Tibet, he says, is des-
ignated Buddha's country, and in it there
are lofty cloud piercing galleries Of precious
things, and buildings of jade, from which the
sound Of Pail talk and ringing of bells flow
in harmony through the forests and valleys.
In one part there grows the tree of peren-
nial spring, and In another part Is the
heaven Of perpetual youth.
At Lhassa there are four temples, where the
Dalai Lama is enthroned, and where he
strols about and enjoys himself. These tenn
pies are palatial in size, and very beautiful.
with the dazzling splendor Of gold and Jade
In Interior Tibet are to be seen three tenn
pies where the Banchin Lama is enthroned.
There the writing is all in Pail and is inter-
preted according to the Pail sounds There
also nine storied Pagoda, which contains an
image Of Buddha looking grave and stern
among the seven precious things, towers high
into the air. There temples, which are sur
rounded by fragrant olive trees and grape
vines, planted and trained to intertwine and
make deep shade, contain strange things