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A Curious Palm of South America.

One of the most curious palms in the
world is called the "Ita," and is very
abundant on the banks of the Amazon,
Rio Negro and Orinoco rivers. In the
delta of the latter it occupies swampy
tracks, which are at times completely
inundated and present the appearance of
forests rising out of the water. The
swamps are inhabited by a tribe of In
dams called Guaranes, who subsist al
most entirely upon the produce of the
tree. During the annual floods they sus-
pend their houses from tops Of the tall
stems Of the palms. The outer skin Of
the young leaves is made into cords for
hammocks, and the soft inner bark yields
a nutritious farinaceous substance.-In-
terview in. Washington Star.
, 1891-11-01

PrrTsBURG, Oct. 3l.-The sub-audlt-
ing committee of the Allegheny city
councils appointed to investigate the af-
fairs OF the mayors office made a report
today. The report criticises the 'crimi-
nally careless manner in which the origi-
nal docket was kept" finds a balance due
the city, ~unaccounted for, of 81 ,425 in
the accounts of Mayor Wyman and of
1885, IN the accounts Of ex-Mayor Pear.
son. The witness fee book of ex Mayor
Pearson shows an uncalled for balance of
$l,173 and in that of Mayor Wyman of
1855.
, 1891-11-01
Not So Bad In Turkey.

A Turkish working day lasts from
sunrise TO sunset, with certain intervals
for refreshment and repose. In Mon,
.enegro the day laborer begins work
between 8 and 6 in the morning, knocks
off at 8 for half an hour, works on
till noon, rests till 3 and then labors
on until sunset. This is in summer.
In winter he commences work at half
past Z or 8, rests from 12 to l and
works un~interruptedly from hat time
to sunset. The rules respecting skilled
labor are theoretically the same, but con.
siderable laxity prevails in practice
, 1891-11-01
He STABBED THE CASHIER.
Took ohense Because He had to Flu
nIsh an Endorser.

Last Friday evening, Ed Star, a COW
boy who has been employed during the
past summer by Mr.. Pugsley. 10 the
Powder river country. came into Gillette
and went to the bank to have a check
cashed. The check was given by Mr..
Pugsly. The cashier did not know MIR.
Pugsly and he informed Star that If he
would set some one to endorse the check
he would pay It Mr.. Star secured an
endorser and received the money. He
Immediately proceeded to fill up on Gil
lette liquor and get quarrelsonIe. He
afterwards met Mr.. Laramer IN Kauf-
mans saloon, and became very insulting
and abusive, when Mr.. Laramer knocked
him down. He fell under a card table
and Laramer paid no further attention to
him. Star soon recovered, however, and,
regaiDing his feet he opened a large cattle
knife he carried with him and rushed
upon Laramer, who was standing at the
bar talking with some acquaintauces. Lar
amer struck Star at the same time Star
struck him with the knife. The knife
entered Laramer's flesh behind the left
shoulder blade and was drawn down nine
inches across his ribs. Star was arrested
and is now In Jail.
, 1891-11-01

afternoon and sent q cablegram to the
navy department. The officer who went
on shore with the dispatch told the admit
raj that everyone knew the opposition
had reached the AconeAgua river. In
fact he had obtained more information
than the admiral had. The latter gave
no information whatever of what he had
observed. and the crew of the boat, which
went ashore, were cautioned to answer no
questions. Admiral Browns letter was
published in Valparaiso and Santiago pa
Ders, but the original charges were reiter-
ated and the fact that the officials of Bal
maceda' government had been given pro-
lection on American war ships, was cited
as further proof of American hostility, al
though the same course had been pursued
by a German admiral.
Wild Specializing on Chilean Troubles
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3l.-A report
telegraphed from New York this after
states that Secretary Blaine has
promised Senior Mont that the United
States legation will be put in charge if its
secretary fails to find confirmation here.
On the other hand the state department
officials mention the fact that no secretary
is attached to the United States legation
at Santiago.
AS the English press continues to
c~riticise the attitude of this government
respecting Chile and contrasts it with the
forbearance exhibited by England in like
cases, the following incident Is cited as
illustrative of the British method of
adiudicating similar differences with
smaller nations. In 1887, the governor
of the British colony at Trinidad, wrote
the government of Venezuela requiring
the payment of the claims OF two British
vessels which had been seized BY the
Venezuelan government for an alleged
violation of law, notifying Venezuela that
unless a payment was made in seven days
measures would be taken to collect the
money.
The Venezuelan minister of foreign
affairs called together the diplomatic
corps, appealing to them to exert their
good offices to prevent an enforcement of
this claim in such a summary manner be-
fore 1t could be properly examined and
adjudicated. The diplomatic corps de-
clined to interfere. saying the matter must
be arranged between the two countries
interested.
Meanwhile the British squadron made
preparation to enforce the demand. where
upon the Venezuelan government protest
ing against the injustice of the claim and
appealing publicly to the nations OF the
world against the summary methods
adopted by Great Britain, paid over to
that power $4,000, yielding as they said,
to SUPERIOR strength, and not to either
reason or Justice.
, 1891-11-01

Reverse Horace Greeley's and go East.
You've been West long enough and need
a change. Go East and get it. Get out
of the dull routine of daily toll be it for
ever SO abort a time.
See the glories OF Gotham, mark the
progress of the worlds fair, listen to the
thunders of Niagara and you will return
a Rayer aud wiser man. The fact still
remains that on the l1th of October the
Burlington put in effect a new schedule
giving Cheyenne direct connection with
all Eastern cities. Best time to Lincoln,
Omaha, Peoria. Chicago, Kansas City,
st. Joe, st. Louis. U. f. CORNISH,
Agent.
, 1891-11-01

The commissioner of the Missouri bu-
reau Of labor statistics says the fort
nightly pay law, which went into opera
ton last March, meets with general OBJ
servance. Previous to its enactment the
miners and other operatives in the state
were subjected to grave injustice. Their
pay was not only often long overdue,
but frequently a large percentage of it
was held back, to be forfeited in case Of
any trouble with employers.
, 1891-11-01
The III Feelings Toward Egan.

SAN Francisco. Oct. 3I.-A letter
from Valparaiso, Chile, written two weeks
subsequent to the downfall of the Balma-
ceda government. has been received here.
1t recounts the fact that at that time a
feeling of great bitterness was being ex-
hibited toward United States Minister
Egan and the American naval forces.
Chilean newspapers asserted Egan had
favored Balmaceda, while conceding that
he had protected Congressionalist ad-
herants while Balmaceda was in power.
The intimation that Eeans son was in
terested in a railway enterprise was also
cited as a reason for the opposition and
the assertion was made that Egan him
self intended embarking in commercial
enterprises in Chile when his term Of
Office had expired, If Balmaceda was sue
cessful. it was acknowledged that no
evidence could be adduced In proof of
these allegations, but they were printed
and added TO the general feelings of ami
mostly IN the popular mind against the
American embassy.
The papers also made attacks on the
American naval forces because of the
ltata incident and a statement was reit-
Grated that Admiral Brown, iu his flag
ship San Francisco. had given a warning
of the landing of Cong~rcssionalists at
Quin:eros bay to Baluaceda's officers,
even going so far to state that he had on
board his ship a representative of Balma-
ceda's army. This was called to Admiral
Brown attention by Minister Egan and
the admiral replied at some length, enter
ing an emphatic denial Of the charges
made by the Chilean papers. Admiral
Brown says hat when he went ashore on
the morning Of the Goth, as was his Gus.
tom to take a walk he ment a government
officer who told him the opposition had
made a landing at Quipteros. The adj
miral proceeded to the office of Balma-
ceda's admiral. with a view of giving him
tina particulars Of the landing Congress
ionalists.
There was no secret about t-eyervone
on the streets of Valparaiso knew II.
When Brown went back to his flagship he
told a German admiral and the senior
British officer that he was going to Quin-
teros bay and would take an officer from
their vessel If they desired. The Ger
man admiral sent one. Seeing no evil
dence Of battle near Quinteros, Admiral
Brown returned to Valparaiso late In the
, 1891-11-01

To form an idea of the experiments
that take place abroad in the way Of
testing new devices in warfare, the sta
ton ut Liege, Belgium, nearly
100000 cartridges and forty tons Of
powder a year in testing firearms.
, 1891-11-01

The %cleanest and most perfectly pol,
shed floors have no water used on them.
They are simply rubbed off every morn
ing with a large flannel cloth which is
soaked in kerosene once in two weeks.
Take the cloth and with scrubbing brush
or stubby broom 30 rapidly up and down,
not across, the boards. After a few rub
bings the floor will have a polished ap
pearance-Chicago Herald.
, 1891-11-01

1t is n well known fact that paper can
be compressed until it will be so hard
that a diamond will hardly touch it, but
no known mechanism of the present or
the past has such power to compress and
work marvels with wood
, 1891-11-01
Dependency Causes Suicide.

SAN Francisco, Oct. 3l.-Wiiliam
Center, a capitalist and son OF John Gen.
ter, a well known capitalist who was for
merly associated with large shipping
interests here, committed suicide this
morning by firing two shots through his
head. 1t is supposed the deed was due
to dependency caused by illness.
, 1891-11-01

Nearly two bushels of unto pearls were
dug out of an ancient Indian mound in
the Little Miami valley half a dozen
years ago. They were all SO much de-
cayed, however, as to be of no CONNER
cial value.
, 1891-11-01

Not only to get way up" work done,
but also to get your darnlng, patching and
buttons sewed Cd without extra charge.
CHEYENNE STEAM LAUNDRY
, 1891-11-01

Robert Boyle, the great philosopher OF
the Seventeenth century, mentions an
English soldier who could eat stonea
and another who could eat glass.
, 1891-11-01

bal Dept; CHEYENNE. Evo
Milford chronicle., 1891-10-30
Fair weather wives.

know a wife who is waiting, safe and
sound in her fathers home, for her young
husband to earn the money single handed
70 make a home worthy OF her acceptance.
She makes me think Of the first mate Of a
ship who should stay on shore until the
captain tested the ability Of his vessel 20
weather the storm. Back to your ship, you
cowardly onel If the boat goes down, 80
down with it, but do not count yourself
worthy OF any fair weather you did not
help to gainl
A woman who will do all she can TO win
a mans love merely for the profit his purse
is going to be to her, and viii desert him
when the cash runs low, is bad woman
and carries a bad heart in her BOSOM
Why, you are really never wedsied until
you have dark days together What earth
ly purpose would q cable serve thar never
WIS tested by a weight Of what use Is
the tie that binds welded hearts together
IT, Likes a Glament Of floss, il parts when
the strain is brought 10 bear upon it?
It is not when you are young, my dear
when the skies ARE blue and every waysde
weed haunts a summer blossom, that the
story OF your life is recorded. Il is when
T'Darby ana Joan" are faded aud wasted
and old When poverty has nipped the
roses, when trouble and want and 0lre
have Gown ike uucanny birds over their
heads (but never yaJ nested in their hearts,
thank God d,s>snat the completed chronicle
esther lives furnishes the record over
which approving heaven smiles and weeps
Chicago Herald.
Milford chronicle., 1891-10-30

from their ship which was lying in the ep''s
bor near at hand, flying the nag oftB,-7 HNg ~
states. Our naval force At prese'Hlei an'' As
vicinity Of Chilli is unfortunate the sermon
N necessary we can soon rose be said, the
force there to teach those Several years aeo
that will not soon bAebt an organ, and Hf-
ministration is detRntered the church TIE
reparaiion shall leen toothless for forty odd
Senator Pashenever bis friends urged hfu
iugton haime artificial teeth for himself he
able lad that theI.ord would cause natural
iIoath TO grow in bis mouth before hedied
~ IN the summer time Uncle Jared went
about bis place bsrefooted. When 10 rained
he visited the ueiahbors, and as he piodded
along the muddy road from house to hoHse,
be had his trousers rolled TO his knees and
an old cotton umbrella over his head He
seldom wore q hat ia hot weather and bis
white hair WIS strong and thick when he
Died Many years ago the old man made a
coffin for himself out Of 2-inch white oak
planks The handles we're made Of horse
shoes that had been worn bY q mare OF
I which be was very fond The gentle beast
was killed by a stroke Of lightning. and
the old man buried her under tree where
she had fallen He desired to have her
shoes buried with him, and so he nailed
them to his heavy coffin.
"A few months ago Mr.. Wharton lined
bis coffin with fox skins, the sly animals
from which they came having been shot
by himself He often expressed wish
| that a bearszin robe belonging TO him
( should be placed under his head in the
I rough oak box and that his own sons
should act as bearers. Some OK the old
mans relatives advised the sons TO get
decent coffin. but their advice was not
taken Every wish of the aged dead man
was carried out to the letter, and ON %
beautiful afternoon last week the eccentric
nonogenarian was laid to rest in his oaken
casket-Scranton Republican.
Milford chronicle., 1891-10-30
ll.nnaea Ii I-anrnnrn.


Observant persons have noticed, within
the past fcn years, that the word pants has
given way rs trousers, crackers TO biscuits
saspendeT 5 braces and gaiters 20 boots
and shoes s is q perversion Of the word
paiter TO use it for either boot or shoe
Gossamer d also being suppianted BY mac.
jntosh-the name Of India rubber covered
coats. ThC changes are in the right d..
rection, and % Is a pleasure 20 note them
In this Cd aection IL Is proper 20 refer 70
some extrei ely common errors ~ pronun'
citation. wl b are by no means confined to
the unedul ted'
Arab is ab, not arab.
Cigar is ssgir, not sigar.
Express is express, not cf-press.
Dahlia is dd-lin, not dal-lia.
italian Is e-tal-yan, not t-tal-yan,
Piano Is po-Qn-o, not pi-au-o
IIarass IS hdr-ass, not har-dss.
Inquiry Is in-kiCj-re, not iR-kwe-re.
Tie mispronunciation Of the last two
words. says Golden Days, 10 which we find
the foregoing, is heard when you would
least expect it. The former rhymes with
embarrass.
Milford chronicle., 1891-10-30
Lemon Elixir.
BleasanL ELlganh 80

fIeasanh Efes am Hcfteofe
For hiiiousaess and constipation, tak'
Lemon Elixir.
For fevers, chills and malaria, take Lemon
Elisha
For sleeplessness, nervousness aud palpi
tation Of the heart take I.euson Elixir.
For indigestion aud foul stomach take
Lemon Elixir.
For all sick and nervous headaches take
Lemon Elixir.
ladies, for natural aud thorough organic
gulation, take Lemon Elixir
Dr. Nozleys Lemon Elixir will not fail
you in any ofthe above named diseases, all
ofwhich arise from torpid or diseased liver,
stomach, kidneys or bowele.
Prepared only by DR.. II. MCzLEY, Atlanta,
Ca.
soc. and $500 per bottle, at druggists.
Milford chronicle., 1891-10-30
--lg.f-5F1eI.-Drmlngham Pos
Cosmetics Used Many years AGO.

Cosmetics Used Many Years Ago.
Pathological critics have observed that
the words translated rs soap in the Old
Testament and in Bohn's Phnymean prop
erly alkali and that the ancients generally
used only mechanical abstergeuts such as
bran and ine sand. Perfuned ointmeEts,
however, were considered an indispensable
requisite Of every civilized household,
though they have now gone as strangely
out Of fashion as the incense OF the Medi
-rranean nations.
The Greeka and Romans used a special
ointment, often mixed with mineral dyes,
Tor the hair and another for purposes OF
general Injunction, and, after returning
from journey, even travellers Of moderate
means took bath followed by an all-ovel
rubbing down with vegetable oils. Black
hair dyes were prized by the towheaded
Visigoths, while the Roman ladies coveted
the golden locks Of the transalpine bar
tarians. Felix Oswald 10 Philadelphia
Times.
.-..1iN
Milford chronicle., 1891-10-30

A Tree over Five Thousand Years old.
There Is an African tree called the bao
bah, which lives to be thousands Of years
old. Humboldt calls il ''the Old oJganie
monument on our planet One specimen
of it that was carefully examined by an
English botanist proved 70 bs 5il5Oyears
old. At least that Yves the result of the
usual test for determining the lives Of
trees. The particular tree was thirty feet
in diameter, and the spread Of is branches
was enormous Philadelphia Times.
Milford chronicle., 1891-10-30
Members OF Parliament Who Writ,

The practice of combining the functions
a journalist and legislator has largely in
creased during the last few years. At one
time the Nationalist members had 9
monopoly Of the London letters written
from the floor Of the house, but now all
this IS changed. Mr. Courtney was until 9
few years ago q leader writer for The
Times, and Mr.. Justin Mccarthy still con.
tributes to the editorial columns Of The
Daily News, while Mr.. Maclean, Mr.. Leng
and DR.. Cameron direct the policy of their
respective papers-rhe Western Mail, the
Dundee Advertiser and The North British
)aily Mail-from the library Of st. Steph-
ems
MT P. O'Connor continues his letter
for a New York paper, and, in addition,
turns out good deal Of copy every week
for The Sunday sun; Mr.. T. W Russell is
q regular contributor to The Manchester
Examiner; Mr.. Sexton and Mr.. Healy give
frequent literary assistance to The National
Press; and 50 on Mr.. Broadhurst conveys
any items OF intelligence that come in his
way to the London correspondent of a
Scotch paper, and can trace the style of a
toleFably well known member Of parlia
ment in the elusions OF "rhe Member foI
Wrottenborough" in The Sunday Times.
Among others who write for the press
are Mr.. Crilly, Mr.. Flynn, Mr.. Gill and Mr..
j. j McCarfh''- ih' R. Russell
dtical sketc'
Post, ands
2ame. is sa
into whei
IS to Ma
Milford chronicle., 1891-10-30
s7r y9df 911llW y -li

That afe otherwise. There are certain men
Of distinguished talents who, when en-
Aaged 10 literary work, twist their legs into
inf fricate coils One Of the most eminent
dramatists in this country never abandons
himself to deep thought without comfort
ing his limbs, which are long and slender,
into a kind Of angular sorollwork under
the table. Another map, whose poems ap-
pear most frequently in the magazines,
seems actually 10 wiring his emotions out
of his legs, as if they were sponges sopped
in the divine afllatus.
However, these are exceptional cases Of
mannerisms by which particular men Of
1ins are insensibly affected. Some men
visit their boards when they are in deep
hought, others scratch their heads alb
ractedly, while others again chew their
ger nails. To this absent minded genus
bngs now and then a man who cannot
seer severely without making mis- legs
IN ttall the emotion Of thought.-New
lcorder
Milford chronicle., 1891-10-30
The Pulpit and the stage.

Rev Fl NJ shrout Pastor United Brethren
churcb, Blue Mound, Kansas SAYS ',lfrel it
my duty 70 lcli Whist wonders Or Kings New
Discover has done iol me. NJ lungs were
badly diseased, and my parsbloueIs Thought
could live only few weeks. liook i've bottles
fDr. Kings New Discovery and ann SO und and
Oh gaining 25 ibs in weight
Aerihur Love Maqg9r Loves Folks Comhina-
naowrfes. After ihfong trial and convincing
evidence am chnddcntDr Kings New DlscOv-
ear tor Consumption, beats 'em all aud cure
sheu everything else fails. The greatest kins-
oessJ ran dn my many thousand rieiids lsdd
iiree them 10 Try It,. Free trial do.tles at %
Nnshills Drug Store. Regular size o0eis Y
and
Milford chronicle., 1891-10-30
. - know. p replied Ia "A

you know, replied an ON
niscient colleague, ''that actors always lei
their boards grow in the hohdaysg" Or
the eyentful night the concert room wa.
packed 80 sulfocation, and a vigorous rounC
Of applause greeted the appearance Of the
famous actor. Instead of the excrutiating
" funny song expected by the public
Herr Girardi began a sentimental ditty il
a very hoarse tone of voice This rather
astonished the audience at first, but they
rapidly came TO the conclusion that il
must bo "A first rate imitation of some
opera singer The object of the mimicry
they did not know, but they roared with
laughter all the same
GiTardi was encored and sang romantic
Italian aria, and once more the audience
were convulsed at the subtlety Of the imi
tation. Next morning it happened that
the official visitors list was published,
from a perusal of which it appeared that.
barring a certain Samuel Giradi described
as merchant" nobody Of that name was
stopping in the town. The actors name
being Alexander the extent of the blundei
was soon apparent.-Lond0n Globe.
Milford chronicle., 1891-10-30
Famous for nm Hour.

It is not often that uouentity is mis-
taken for notability for several days. Ye
that is Whist happened quite recently 1T &
small watering place in upper Austria
All of a sudden the town was coDvulse,
with the delightful intelligence that Gi
rardi, the famous Nieunese comedian, was
in its midst a charity concert was il
process Of organization, and forthwith {
deputation waited on the great mau TO so
tauce It was graciously nc
he deputies withdrew in higl
of them remarking how
thGtan actor should have SC
Milford chronicle., 1891-10-30
yVNsEND.
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ed letter only.
Subscribers noticing started along but the
please notify. notify Us gs,iI a siopped him.
ths nsmes With sie said. "Are you going to
Tie date is h Uhere2p
paid 10 wspusiness is that Of yoursi' retort-
constss other
ssr; But you can't do itl"
II canitYD There was trace Of bitter
ness in the mans voice. ''Pve walked In
from jackson park.
why you could have cut across and
gotten to Thirty-sixth and Halstead with
half the walk"
II suppose SO, but didn't know IT,"
The shabby man started on again, and
again the newspaper man stopped him
'Look here" he said "Haventyou got
any money!"
iThats none Of your business returned
the shabby man. "Fye got grip at Thir-
ty-sixth and Halstead, and after I've got
that you'll not find me in Chicago long.
There was something in the mans man
ner that made the newspaper man persist
ent.
"I.et me give you car fare, any way, % he
said
The shabby man turned on him sharply.
II haven't asked for charity, have Ir
"No certainly not"
"Well don't want any I've borrowed
money, butt
"Call ita loan, p said the newspaper man.
"Win you consider 1t as such2' asked
the stranger
Certainly
"And you expect to get paidw
''Yesn
"Gve me your address and accept half
dollar And young man, accept little
advice from a man who is older than you
are Never quit one job until you are sure
of another. L came here from Grand Rap
ids to better myself. was told that labor
was in demand and wages up in the skies
Ive been here a week and now am going
back TO see if can get my old job again.
And If the little woman and the baby
He hesitated II didn't leave her much
Ididn't have much, and expected to send
for her, but I-well, i couldn'tt And she's
always So patient aud good and I've
He suddenly straightened up and said
- io3i--Anan, III send you this within a
80 ct my job back"
tNA "a iicago Tribune.
-
II IN and Their Legs
lily cross theiricgs when there
Ih-ao an min will