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Milford chronicle., 1891-02-06
jury Lars in ENGLAND. .

BERTHE Sans, drummer, says; When
was over in England, in 1883, / was unlucky
enough to be an eye witness os a hote
fight, and was compelled to give evidence
at the Old Bailey when the KAN who
got the best Of it stood his trial The way
they selected the jury was amusing to 4
man who has seen a week pass while an
effort was being made to get jury "A
number Of cards were put in q box, shaken
up, aud twelve drawn out. The names on
these twelve were those Of the unlucky
jurors, and the remainder Of those sum
moned were formally excused. Among
the twelve was lawyers clerk, who was
very indignant, and who made three sue
cessive objections to serving. The first was
that he knew the prisoner well, and didn't
feel able 10 approach the case without
prejudice. The judge gave him a killing
glance, and told him he would have to.
The second objection was that he couldnt
afford to lose the time, and this was over
ruled.
The third took my breath away. He an
nounced that his house had less than fif-
teen windows, and he quoted authorities
to show that one Of the qualifications Of
serving on a jury was to occupy a house
with Fifteen windows or more" By this
time the judge had fairly lost his temper,
and warned the embryo attorney that If he
quoted any more obsolete statutes he
would be committed forcontempt Of court. !
The young man subsidized, and the case pro |
ceeded. One Of the city newspapers, c,.sz-
menting on this episode, explained thai /
the young fellow was right |
The qualification is a survival of the old 1
English practice of paying taxes on win
lows, practice which led to the closing
ip Of thousands Of windows, to the great
Of those who now occupy the
louses, although the tax has been taken
VI years ago.-St. Louis Globe-D Democrat
Milford chronicle., 1891-02-06
CANE BACK AFTER DEATH.

Here's Ghost That Evidently Liked
Work Connected with Drug Store.
A curious thing is said to have hap
pened at Crossen, Silesia, in the year
1859. In the spring Of that year one
Christopher Monigh, a drug clerk Can
apothecary's servant, as the old account
says, died and was buried with the
usual services Of his church. A few
days after his death a shadow exactly
like his in face, clothes, stature, mein,
etc, appeared in the drug shop where he
had been employed before his decease.
In the shop he would walk about, sit
himself down, take boxes, pots, glasses,
etc, from the shelves, always returning
them to their exact places.
Later on he began to Try the quality Of
the medicines and to weigh various drug
stuffs in pair Of scales used for that
purpose; would pound drugs in mortar
with "nightie noise" and even serve
people who came on business to the shop;
in a word, do all that a servant in such
a capacity could do He looked very
ghastly upon those who had formerly
been his fellow servants. they being
afraid to say anything to him. The
owner Of the drug shop was sick at the !
time, and this phantom servant soon I
began to cause him deal Of trouble, |
performing all sorts of tricks on the in
valid, such as pulling down the bed upon
which he lay, burning sheets, eoverlets,
etc, and at one time even going 50 far
as to throw the lamps in the fire as often
as they were brought into the sick room.
During all this time he had never been
seen in the streets or heard to speak.
Finally, one day he put on a cloak that
hung in the shop and walked out into
the streets, nindihg no one and turning
neither to the right nor to the left.
Nearing the churchyard where his
mortal remains had been deposited, he
met a maid servant with whom he had
been on speaking terms; ac-
'osted her, only to see her fall in a
iwoon. This single instance is the
lnly one in which he is said to have
poken during the six weeks he was ter !
orizing all that portion Of Silesia. /
When the girl tainted the gallant
essayed to help her to her feet,
nd placed IN her hand a paper written
n blood red ink telling toe location of r,
nuch buried treasure. That night Prin- 2
ess Elizabeth Charlotte, the then chief G
Magistrate of Crossen, determined to y
Mt an end to the ghostly raids Of the =
rug clerk. She ordered the grave y
pened, and the corpse, grave clothes I
nd the coffin burned. u
This weird proceeding was carried out "
the letter, and nothing Of the ghost n
ERIK was ever seen afterward, although 2
lact pictures Of aim appeared in every =
indow pane in the drug shop building. q
ome Of these pictures, which much re- g
mbled sand blast work, faded in a few :"
onths, but two Of them, in an attic V
indow where the clerl, lived prior to "
8 death, were plain to be seen up to ~
e time the building was destroyed by qq
e in 1741. No explanation Of these an
ysterious shadows has ever been as
gen.-St. Louis Republic. M
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Knots nn rrnn.

In the barks of our forest trees are
contained a multitude of latent buds.
which are developed and grow under
certain favorable conditions. Some trees
possess this property in remarkable
degree, and often, when the other parts
arekilled down by frost. the property Of
pushing out these latent buds into
growth preserves the life Of the plant
These buds, having once begun to grow,
adhere to the woody layer at their base.
and push out their points through the
bark toward the light.
The buds then unfold and devslop
leaves, which elaborate ths sap carried
up the small shoot Once elaborated. it
descends BY the bark, when it reaches
the base Of inner bark. Here it is ar
rested, 50 to speak, and deposited be-
tween the outside and inner LAYER Of
bark, as can Be learned on examining
ipecmens on the trees in the woods
almost anywhere Science CossiD.
Milford chronicle., 1891-02-06
scotch ThrIn.

An Englshman, an Irishman and a
Scotchman, making a tour around the
city short time since, were observed
looking through a confectioner's win
dow at beautiful young woman serv-
ing in the shop. "Ohl" exclaimed Mr..
Patrick, ''do let us be after spending
half a crown with the dear crayt1r, that
we may look at her conveniently, and
have bit Of chat wild her. ssYou ex-
travagant dog" said Mr.. Bull. "rm
sure one half Of the money VIII be sufi-
Client; but let Us 90 ia, by all means;
she's charming girl. ''Ah, wait a
wee, interposed Mr.. McAndrew; ndinna
se ken it'll serve our purpose equally
weel just to ask the bonnie lassie to gle
as twa sixpences for a shilling, and in
luire where's Mr. Toompson's house.
md sic like. We're no hungry. and may
Is weel save the aller. Birmingham
Mercury.
Milford chronicle., 1891-02-06
A Baby Savedl

Since birth my baby had running sores al
over his head, aud the doctors said that he
must die for they could not heal them.
used everything ever heard or but it was
no good. He got so bad that he would no
nurse. Ny husbands sister told me to try
Sulphur Bitters as she had great faith in
them. 1 used bottle and the sores com
meneed to heal. After using two bottles
uore, the sores all healed and considered
my baby saved.-lEoAhcy, concord. NJ II
Milford chronicle., 1891-02-06
A RYeMY oAMp.
How the Dwarfs Of the Great African For-
est Build aud Live.

est Build aud Live.
Their villages, situated under the inn
pervious foliage Of the largest clump Of
trees to be found near the locality where
they propose camping, struck US as being
comfortable, snug and neat. / have seen
ninety-two huts in one Of these villages,
arranged in a circle Of about fifty yards
in diameter. The pygmy camps are gem
orally found at the crossways, where two
OF more paths intersect, and are from two
to three miles distant from agricultural
settlements. Our anxieties always less
ened on meeting them, for the more
paths we found the more we were as
sured Of food and the roads improved.
Sometimes these forest villages were
planted midway between parallel lines
Of settlements. A short walk from our
camp through the woods, northor south,
would take us to plantations large enough
to supply o regiment with food. One
time we came to a group Of dwarf vii
lagos whence a broad path six feet wide
communicated with another group three
miles distant This road was a revela-
ton. It informed us that the tribe was
more than usually powerful; that it was
well established; that the chief possessed |
power, and was permitted to exercise it. !
Outside Of the great kingdom Of Uganda /
we had not seen in Africa cut road |
longer than half q mile.
The huts in every pyg1ny camp were
Of tortoise back figure. The doorways
were not more than three feet high, and
were placed at the ends, one being for
daily use, and the other, which fronted
the bush, for escape. Those for constant
looked out on the circular
and pointed to the center, where
stood the tribal chiefs hut, as though the
duty Of every household was to watch
over the safety Of him who ruled the
We rarely found a hut higher than
four feet six inches. In length they va
ied from seven to ten feet, while the
width would be from four and half feet
% seven. In what appeared to be oldes-
ablished camps we found rough cots
which were raised a few
nches above the ground, after the style
# our own forest couches. Several lay !
rs Of phryniu1n leaves make a luxurious
NJ. Stanley in Scribner's. :
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what one Boy AecarapIishsd BY Reading.

What One Boy Accomplished by Reading.
knew a boy, scrap Of a lad, who
almost needed a high chair to bring him
up to the general level Of the dining
table, who liked oread the encyclopedias.
He was always hunting round in the big
books of the encyolopedia--boo abonr
his own side-for what he wanted to
know He dug in it as another boy
would dig in the woods for sassafras
root It appeared that be was interested
in natural history and natural phe-
nomena. He asked questions of these
books, exactly as he would ask living
authority, and kept at it till he got an
swers. He knew how to read. Soon
that boy was an authority on earth
qUakes. He liked to have the converse
ton at table turn on earthquakes, for
then he seemed to be the tallest person
at the table. l suppose there was no
earthquake anywhere Of any Importance
but that he could tell where it occurred
and what damage it did, how many
houses it buried, and how many people
it killed, and what shape it left the
country i5 had shaken.
From that he went on to try to dis
cover what caused these disturbances, /
and this led him into other investiga-
tions, and at last into the study of |
electricity, practical as wel rs the
oretical. He examined machines and /
invented machines, and kept on read
ing, and presently he was an expert in
electricity. He knew how to put in
wires and signals and bells, and to do
q number Of practical and useful things,
and almost before he was able to enter
he high school he had a great deal of
work to do ia the city and three or four
men under him. These men under him
iad not read as much about electricity
IS he had.-Charles Dudley Warner in
It. Nicholas
Milford chronicle., 1891-02-06
EIesIris BIilers.

This remedy is becoming 50 weliknown and
50 popular as to need no special mention. All
VINO nave used Electric Biiters sing iame
sonsot otpsaise pufer medicine does not exist
and i IS guaranteed to do an that is claimed.
Electric Btiers will cure al diseases ofthe Liver
and Kidneys, will remove Pimples, Boils, Salt
Rheum, and other aflecnons caused by impure
blood.-Will drive Malaria from ibc system ana
prevent as wen as cure an Malanal fevers.-
For cure Of Headache Constipation. and Indiges-
Hoi Try Electric Biiiew.-Euile satisfaction
OF money relunded.-Price 50 cts.
and sl.oo per bottle, at G. W. MarshalIs drug
store.
Milford chronicle., 1891-02-06
A sTonstrous Tide.

The Bay Of Fundy forms a cul-de-sac
at which the Atlantic ocean seems to
have taken a special spite, and at regu-
lar intervals pours into it an enormous
amount of water. Take the harbor Of
st. Johns as an illustration of what this
mighty tide must be. In most parts of
the world a tide of ten feet is considered
something abnormal, but at st. Johns it
rises twenty to twenty-four feet in good
weather. In stormy weather the mo
notony is varied by the high water
mark being pushed up even ten or fif-
teen feet higher.-St. Louis Republic.
Milford chronicle., 1891-02-06
VVaves 9Eo Tfeet TTi,-I,

The waves that hurl themselves against
Lots Wife, one of the Mariana islands,
drench it to its topmost pinnacle, about
$50 feet above sea level. A tremendous
surf sometimes runsat Baker island, even
without any strong wind, or perhaps the
wind blowing from a contrary direction.
An unbroken wall Of water twenty-five
feet high and one-quarter Of a mile long
rolls in, threatening to deluge the island,
and affording one Of the grandest sights
imaginable. These waves are said to be
due to the southwest monsoon blowing
in the China seas. many miles
away.-Chambers' Journal.
Milford chronicle., 1891-02-06
speIlinr comes br Nainre.

An F street attorney relates that he
received an application for a pension
from a country lawyer in Michigan re-
Gently, in which the claimant signed his
name as Daniel o. Connell" In subse-
quent papers fled he wrote it Daniel
OConnell. The attorney wrote to the
lawyer to report whether the name was
OConnell or Connell. The provincial
Blackstone retorted in what he evidently
considered a very sarcastic letter, wind
ing up with this bit of bucolic wit,
"The name is O'Connell, as any fool
might know; but what difference does it
make, anyhow, whether you say, Nc
Cslrthy, come ont Of the house, or come
out Of the house. Mccarthy -
Milford chronicle., 1891-02-06
Lie is Misery

To thousands OF people who have the taiui
Of scrofuia in their blood. The agonies
caused by the dreadful running sores and
other manifestations ufthis disease are be
youd description. There eis no other remedy
equal 10 Hoods Sarsapariila for scrofula,
salt rheum aud every form Of blood disease
It is reasonably sure to benefit all who give
it a fan trial BE sure to get Hoods.
Milford chronicle., 1891-02-06
a Wonder Workar

Mr. Frank Huhnan, z Young man Of Bur.
lneion. Ohio. states mat he bad been under
iha care oiigo prominent physicians. and used
their treatment nni he was mol able Is get
arouna They pronounced his u ,o b. Con.
in@piion arid lacefabs He vas persuaded to
~ pr Kings NeH DiseoveIf tor Consumption,
Coughs and Colds and at tha, limo was not able
% walk across the street without resting. He
lound, before he had used half q dollar
bottle, that hewas mach borer be cntinued
70 uss g apd IS today enjoying eoodo health
4 ycu have any Throat, langoa Chest Trouble
~ {. sparanieesasisiad lion. Trial bottle
rec a Dr G. W. Mafshalns Drug store.
Milford chronicle., 1891-02-06
A Cure for Pimples :

My face for the last fey years was covered
with piuples so bad, that I used to be
ashamed to go anywhere. took two bot
ties Of Sulphur Bitters and the pimples dis
appeared. Iuse them every spring. K.
Doa0, FaH Ri9er
Milford chronicle., 1891-02-06
The Victim.

He-Fanny Brown is engaged. Gueth
Vsho to?
She-Whati That stupid, snub nosed,
common little creature? Who on earth
Is going to be fool enough to marry her?
He-Well-er-that it'll am.-Life.
Milford chronicle., 1891-02-06
Bridge Swinging bv Electricity.

Professor Barrett, the city electrician OF
Chicago, proposes to remove the steam en-
gines now used to turn the bridges and
substitute electricity. He claims by this
means that one man can do all the work
at each bridge and lessen the expense
greatly. New York Journal.
Milford chronicle., 1891-02-06
ASIDE from personal
and the manner in VIII:

AoADE nun pSA1DAttA
and the manner in whit;
about, it is perhaps j-.-,
Federal Election bill has = .l.-
tents and purposes aband4nns ~ n e7n. q
measure. While acknov,led enough
cessity for some such law, a ussque
Republicans have been cents, but
that it was now too late In or under
to have been done years no women 1s
necessary for US to agree s.e.,a., ',.el tue ~.
temen, or to disagree with tho -
have no hesitation in saying trv fbat
as the Republican party cot sleep
united in favor Of this measufe open
best thing for tie party interef duty
up. Il should, however, have m tne
up willingly BY action Of the s-.,,e -..'.. w
caucus, and not forced out as Saa..I.-
Of Republicans civil
Gratis. But it has been done INN the
and it is useless to cry over spi
aud those gentlemen engage oizlled 1
eating DEGREES reading this asils ~ g
or ont Of the party would besn.-5,t
,aged in something more use were
'arty If the Republican 20 Dor
ilect e president next year fde Of
ainly have need Of all the v'ro net
I| IT,. .
et, ard it cannot afford, even egis
e done, to drive away the surI 'S,o Sa {
who are opposed to the
Milford chronicle., 1891-02-06

IAaylEs
N0e1int atomic. Or children who waat build.
ing up should TAI ' S-4--
BROWNS IRON BtpTEfRg.
49,. peasant psa, % take, cures Malaria. fuih
e'7'''A' niiloaaaeaA aud Liver Complaints.
Milford chronicle., 1891-02-06

,stokPr
county. ~ wanted % represent the Com
Milford chronicle., 1891-02-06
JAMES w. HYATT.

Treasurer aa-Aa Investment and Development Compapv
Globe Building 244 Washington St, Boston. Mas.
Milford chronicle., 1891-02-06
MILFORD NURSERIES,.
SPRING 1891.
Peach, Plum and Apricot
LIST OF VARIETIES:
(AIpLabetieaIIy arranged for oonvenienee.l

Alexander
Amsden
Beers Smock
Bilyeu's October
Bonanza
Brandywine
Captain Eide
Chairs Choice
Chinese Cling
Christiana
Conkling
Crawford's Early
Crawford's Late
Early Rivers
Early York
Elberta
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-31
A QUESTION OF ExpED1ENcY.

"We have not discovered panacea
for our ills, but we have discovered the
means of wrestling power from the
hands of the Shylocks," quoth President
Twist at the Alliance meeting in Kansas
City, Friday. Probably. But in view
of the promptings Of human nature,
which are the same in all men, will the
change be of any practical benefit to the
class they claim to represent Granting
that the ''ins'' of the old party are not as
scrupulous in dispensing the public
funds as they should be, it
is reasonable to presume that the
case is about the same as that of
a certain railroad that occurred few
years ago. One of the stockholders of
the road called the attention of the
superintendent to the extravagant style
in which one of the company's passenger
conductors was living-he supported a
splendid establishment, elegantly fur
nished, a span of dashing bays and
pheaton, eject, while he only received a
salary of 500 month. He thought the
said conductors services could be dis
pensed with to the compans's advantage.
The superintendent in reply suggested
that inasmuch as the conductor in ques-
ton already had those things, as matter
of economy it would be better to retain
him.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-31
sUNFLowER s1LHoUETTEs.

Croquet is the most popular game among
the croakers.
Botkin swears off. Elder finds it easier
swearing often.
There are few farmers in Kansas who
refuse to make hay for fear of snnstroke.
1t must have been five cents a pound
sugar that has made old Rice palatable.
The Kansas prohibitionist will have to
go on plagiarizing packages from Missouri
After all, Jerry Simpson is not much of
farmer. The same old aversion to hoes.
Charlie Scott's trip to Europe would
indicate that he was dead for q duchess,
dead"
The Alliance politician, who is working
for an Office, doesn't abide by the eight
hour law.
The question, "What has PETER done
for Kansas" will never be asked. Enough
harm already, we all know.
Judge Botkin would be an anomaly in
the piano trade. According to the senate
he is both upright and square.
Kansas always was previous. The state
is already making an exhibition of her
self in the worlds fair matter.
AS soon as congress convenes PETER will
make great noise in Washington-rat-
ting around in ingalls, chair.
Jerry Simpson, as regards the third
party enthusiasm, is not in it," but he
seems to have put his foot there.
The Cincinnati convention had native
power enough. 1t was wheel within a
wheel and crank at every wheel
There is some excuse for Kansas man
spelling drouth wrong right now. A
Morris county paper spells it with a "w."
Some of the Alliance fellows that want
to read Jerry Simpon out of the party,
will have to get somebody to do it for
them.
Mr.. Twist was made chairman of the
Interstate Alliance. The new organiza-
ton is trying TO keep up its character as a
cyclone.
NJ. G. Kelly has poured oil on the trouble
waters, much to the surprise Of the state
that thought that Farmer Smith was sail
ing very finely.
The threshing machine will soon be
whistling. but that significance of pros
perity will not keep up the calamity
howler's courage.
'What is this knowed party / hear so
much about?" said an old man yesterday
who was the irrevocable victim of the IN
grammatical habit.
Four different reports have been made
upon the Coffeyville dynamite explosion.
and all together haven't made as much
noise as we'll loaded shotgun.
Bill Hackney saws that he makes more
money than any other lawyer in Kansas
and always has. Hackney has the same
idea of modesty that he has of peace.
A Hutchinson man..is out in two columns
explaining why he is Republican. Some
thing more than year ago all it took to
do this was the mention of James G.
Blaine and a wild whoop.
Dan Anthony has secured third of the
Kansas City Journal. With the Alliance
Leavenworth Times, the requirement of a
Democratic sheet will result in the Col
onel's getting in it in some shape.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-31

His recent course of training it is al
legged. has only served to strengthen the
presidents resolve to renew the force bill
fight.-Ex.
There is no evidence to show that the
president has changed his mind in regard
to that measure, but to say that he in
tends to renew the fight within the next
two years is to write him down zealot
without judgment or discretion, in view
Of the makeup of the F'ifty-second con-
gress. AS party measure it may be
that it would have the support of ma
jority of the Republican party; indeed,
there is not much doubt that it would,
but that it meets the approval of ma
jority of the people of the country is
very doubtful.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-31

The Wichita EAGLE was the first paper
to bring the news Of the successful results
of the Cincinnati conference. A few days
before the same paper said with great de-
liberation that the conference would break
up in a row, or words to that effect. The
EAGLE is a wise old bird, but not infalli-
ble.-Ashland Clipper.
The EAGLE may have been slightly off
in its prediction of the immediate result
of the conference referred to, but the
outcome of that event is verifying our
forecast. The conference and what it
did are being repudiated by state and
national organizations Of the same sort
whenever and wherever held.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-31

The difference between the past and the
present is illustrated in nothing better
than in the worlds treatment of theolog-
zeal heretics. In the past they were burn
ed at the stake, but now they are loniZed
and get the fatted calf.-Atchlson Cham
pion.
That is true, in large measure, and
there is very patent cause for it to the
writer's mind And it Is found in the
policy and actions of some-we might
say many-who are set in place over the
church people, lords over Gods herit-
age, as it were. a true expounding OF
the scriptures is to make plain their
teachings to the common understanding,
and not to mystify and becloud with
sophistry and strained constructions
that put to the test both the comprehen-
sion and belief OF the hearers. which
last has become too much practice of
many who think more of making dis
play of their learning @ than of the
simple teachings of the gospel. The
conditions thus hinted az unquestionably
have had much TO do with producing
and maintaining the present feeling Of
unrest along this line.