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Milford chronicle., 1892-05-27

In sober trtAsh the horrors Of houseclean
;ng are. on #he part Of the man, largely
,n5tbieal. 4 bot wholly imaginary Some
littie iistur tance Of bis habitual Incidence
tbere Isl but this is good medicine for him.
MIR he 4, isses the middle mile post on his
ionrnev. man falls into the habit Of sitting
n tbe SAME chair and in the same place 10
the sarnSAoom when he is at home. Take
him. into aNOther room in his own house,
and he doesA not seem at horge there. Con
rsouentlv Aery small molslill Of disturb
ance is to hinA a mountain crowned with
heaven reaehirsg peaks OF insurmountable
difficulties arid uncomfortable troubles.
Moreover/it is his hereditary right TO
groyvI MISUNDERSTANDING; he he's it from
bis father who had it from has father,
whose father left it to him as a sacred
trust When he was younger he used to
dance around the Maypole with Jocund
Youth. But now J Youth, who never
grows a day older herself, dances with
other bearlless cheeks and silllen mus
taches and he. good man, has a touch Of
rheumatism in the knees; unwielsly in his
habit, should he essay TO dance, .locund
Youth would die Of laughter, and the
kangaroo would come from afar to learn
his step. Therefore he stays in his lair
and growls between his clinched gums
Truth to tell, he scarcely knows that
housekeeping has been going on until it
is all over, and even then he has to be told
He knows nothing about it save when the
tide reaches his own room. For the rest
of the house he does not know what trans
formation has been going on. He learns
that the carpets have been treated Ike an
unlucky candidate; they have been up,
beaten, and put down again. He does not
know, until he has been told, that every
speck of paint in the house has been cleaned.
He learns that the bureau in his room has
been moved into new corner, just after
he had learned to find it in the old one in
the dark. Nobody tells him this; he is
smart enough to find it out all by his lone,
unassisted self And when, after many
Commissions he will learn the new route as
accurately as he knew the old one, lO
smiling May viii come once more and it
will be moved back again. This also is
vanity.-Robert J. Burdette in Ladies'
Home Journal
Milford chronicle., 1892-05-27

A police court, even in Paris, is prosaic
place so far as scenery is concerned; but a
great deal of color was observable the
other day in the witness box, as it may be
called of the tribunal of correctional
police. There stood, with his vizor up, a
tall parsonage in the fun panOply Of a
knight errant of the Middle Ages
He was respiendent in a coat Of mail, his
hands were incased in iron gauntlets, and
he looked in fact as if he had just stepped
out Of the pages of ''Ivanhoe."
His appearance of course created what
may be called without the least touch OF
exaggeration "a sensation" The grim
clerk of the court looked surprised, the
Young barristers and solicitors smiled and
the expression on the face Of the presiding
magistrate can only be imagined At last
the clerk summoned up courage, after
much whispering had taken place between
him and the magistrate, to demand Of the
medieval eiIigy an account Of himself.
Then it transpired that the man Of the
mail was Jacques Pierre Grosclaude, that
he was engaged in distributing handbills
for the proprietor of the brasserie of 1.-THE
Beautiful Fredegonda" and that he had
been subpnnaed in the case of Blancard
versus Denizet.
"But how comes it, asked the irate pre-
siding magistrate, that you have the au-
dacity to present yourself in a dress like
thatp"
The reply was delivered in a faltering
tone. Yielding to necessity, the knight err
rant had pawned his prosaic attire and
was obliged to appear in the professional
habilaments in which he distributed hand
bills on the boulevards setting forth the
comforts and luxuries Of the brasserie of
"The Beautiful Fredegonda." The an
swer having satisfied the magistrate the
witness was told to sit down, but he caused
further explosions Of laughter when he said
naively
'Ican't sit down, your worship, with all
my ironmongery on. paris Letter
Milford chronicle., 1892-05-27

t0The women seem to have their purses
full of pennies, remarked a car conductor
a little erimly as one of his passengers, a
woman, of course, was counting out fifteen
of them into his waiting hand. II don't
get many from men, but the women load
me up with them"
"And you don't like itg" questioned the
woman who had just seriously contributed
to his present load.
"Well, you see, ma'am, it's very tire
some to count them over. 1t shouldn't
make much difference, but it does when a
man is in a hurry at the end Of his trip.
And it is easy to drop one or two, and then
we have to make them up. We like nickels
better"
Then the second woman of the trio whose
fare had produced the pennies spoke up:
''But we have the pennies, and car fare
IS one Of our ways to get rid of them. Men
buy papers and cigars, you know, to use
up loose change. We don't"
The conductor smiled and so did several
in the car. A big man opposite joined in.
Excuse me, madam" he said, addressing
the last speaker, "but if you'll save your
pennies for your marketman you'll be do
ing him a favor, and you'll likely have
nickels for your car fare. Pm a butcher,
and 1 know how glad we are to get PEN
MES"
The woman thanked him and said civ
lily that she should remember, and the
"penny" question was dropped.
There is hint in this to other women,
Use your pennies for your grocer and
butcher and baker, who will welcome
them. and case the car conductors lot
with niekels.-Her Point of View in New
York Times.
Milford chronicle., 1892-05-27

The terrific storm of March 2, 1892, will
long be remembered all over the north
west. A black pig weighing about 200
pounds, belonging to a. Weberg. under
took, with help Of the storm, to Guido the
celebrated DIR. Tanner in the way of living
without food, and there is little doubt but
that he would have succeeded had he not
been disturbed.
When the storm was over Mr.. Weberg
looked about his place and found every
thing all right except the pig in question,
which was missing A thorough search
was instituted, but the pigs whereabouts
was not disclosed Mr.. Weberg finally
gave it up and thought Of course that the
pig had persisted in the storm and was
buried in the snow Thursday, the snow
having nearly gone, Mr.. Weberg turned
his horses out in the pasture. They felt
good and began to play and run around.
One of them jumped into a snowdrift
near an old straw pile and he sank down
through the soft snow into a cavity, when
To- and behold up jumped the long lost
pig, with a squeal and an ughl as if to say
Don't bother mef' and walked off in a
dignified manner. He was as fat and
healthy as he was the day before the storm,
but little stiff in one hind leg where the
horse had stepped OH him Thursday was
the 18th, making sixteen days imprison-
ment without food, air or water This
may be valuable discovery. The hog
may live through the winter like the bear,
in a comatose state, subsisting on nutri-
ment derived from his paw, if buried suf-
liciently to be protected from the air and
light.-North Dakota Globe.
Milford chronicle., 1892-05-27

CARA Galan, governor of the state Of
Coahuila and one of the most prominent
men of northern Mexico, has returned to
his home from an extended hunting trip in
the mountains fifty miles east OF here. He
is suffering from Il severe wound in the
side. received in a thrilling adventure with
a bear. which came near costing the lives
OF himself and party. They had wounded
a bear Of unusual size, and 1t took refuge
in a cave in the face Of precipice.
The governor, to ascertain whether the
bear was really in the cave or not, started
in, carbinein hand. A considerable growl-
ing from the inside caused him, somewhat
hastily, to back out. He was followed by
the bear, which had already got its head
and shoulders outside, when the governor,
knowing that if the bear once got clear out
the whole party would go down the Freci-
pice, whacked the animal with his carbine
and then shot him.
The bear fell back into the cave, his
roaring proving that he was by no means
dead. The party then proceeded to SMOKE
him out, and on his making a second at
tempt at an exit the governor shot him
again, disabling him The animal then
made a rush at Mr. Galan and struck him
a blow in the side, his claws cutting deeply
into the flesh. The dogs then attacked
the bear, and they all went down the cliff
together.
The governor barely saved himself from
being taken down the precipice with them.
This is the second hunting adventure Gov
ernor Galan has had within the past few
months.-Mexico Cor. San francisco Ex-
aminer.
Milford chronicle., 1892-05-27

Vast fish beds covering hundreds Of
square miles ia northwestern Colorado,
have been recently brought to light and
cannot fail to awaken a great interest in
scientific circles The beds extend dis
lance of 100 miles in the region Of the
Green river country and were traced to
points more than 100 miles toward the in
terror OF the state. Scientists have known
Of the existence Of primeval deposits Of
fish in Wyoming, but for the first time a
discovery Of similar character is reported
in this state. The beds are $50 to 200 feet
thick To the ordinary observer their ori5
gin would remain forever n mystery. I
How untold millions of fish could Be
piled in distinct layers over a large areQ u
country which is now 5000 to l0O3Yfeet
above sea level is problem whicl/inight
stagger the most profound geologisft Af.er
careful investigation, W. c. Hgft, OF the
Worlds fair mineral departments has ar
rived at a theory which ut lNast appears
plausible. According to hisftheory, there
was a time when che region at the fish de-
posits formed the shore Of salt water
ocean, AS the tides SWEPT the waters
against the rocky shores imarhes were
formed on the opposite sideNof the rocky
barrier. The tides surged against the bar
rier with such force as to throw the fish
into the shallow waters. Owing to the
heated temperature Of the air the water in
the marshes evaporated before the tide
again returned, leaving the fish to expire
in the mud.
The next flow brought new supply Of
fish, and after many centuries the beds CT
today were formed. The deposit Of each re
turn of the tide is distinctly marked in the
cliffs and on the sides of the canyons Of the
mountain streams. Tho deposit was raised
to its present elevation by the same hidden
forces which formed the mountains
Rocky Mountain News.
Milford chronicle., 1892-05-27

Mrs. Stanley is an artist, is delighted
with the grand and varied scenery which
the colony affords, and colonial society is
delighted with ner fascinating powers Of
conversation. When in Christ Church
Mrs. Stanley was prevailed upon to sub
nit to the ordeal of being interviewed. As
many people are aware, Mrs Stanley is a
descendant of Oliver Cromwell.
The protector had a daughter, Dorothy
Lady Rice, and there has always been
Dorothy in the family Mrs. Tenant is
the seventh and Mrs. Stanley is the eighth
Of that name Some time ago a skull, sup
posed to be that of Oliver Cromwell, was
found, and it was brought to Mrs. Ten
nant, who, having no place in which to
keep such a relic, was obliged to decline it,
whereupon it was placed with other Crom-
wellian relics in the old hall known rs the
Chequers
In her travels through Australia and
New Zealand Mrs, Stanley found there
were no street arabs for her to exercise her
pencil upon. NO" she said, i have not
seen since have been in the colonies any
ragged waits such as / depict in my pic
ture of Heads or Tails In Auckland l saw
some children with their little brown legs
and without shoes or stockings, but it
seemed to me to be more a matter Of con-
venience than necessity.
HThe street boys I have seen do not pre-
sent that wan, pinched look we see in Eng
land They more closely resemble Italians.
with their brilliant dark eyes / never
saw such sturdy, rosy checked little fell
lows; cannot help stopping them in the
street to look at them" Mrs. Stanley,
however, expresses the hope that she and
Mr.. Stanley may be able tovisit Australasia
again "unoficially," and in the meantime
she is collecting specimens of such plants
and seeds as may be likely to grow in the
English climate to plant in her garden in
South Wales as menentos Of her visit
Christ Church Cor. London Queen
Milford chronicle., 1892-05-27

the north side of fields for the purpose
of getting a supply of these poles, and
by planting closely it will be only a few
wears before the poles will be large
enough for use. The shelter thus af-
forded by the groves is also most val
vable to any sheep farm as well as for
any other, and the cost is a mere tribe.
When soiling is practiced, only small
lots are required, and such crops as
rape, oats and peas, white mustard, tur-
nips, clover-and in the south, COW peas.
scarlet clover-or fodder corn anywhere,
NAV be grown for the flock. But for
the sake of the health of the flock these
small lots must be frequently changed,
and plowed and sown with any one OF
these crops for pasture, as long as it
may last. Bysuch a method Of feeding,
a flock may be made an accessory to
any kind Of farming, especially on a
dairy farm, where the sheep will follow
the cows and gladly pick up what they
have left. For the rearing Of early
lambs. this method of soiling the ewes
win be found a great economy, and all
the more as this pursuit is necessarily
carried on in localities where land is of
high value.
Milford chronicle., 1892-05-27

According to the DIRECTORY of Direct
srs.D Mr.. John William Mcclure, NJ. p
for the Stretford division, still takes the
lead among the commoners as the cham
pion director Of public companies He is
chairman of no fewer than seventeen com
panies. Mr.. Spencer Balfour, NJ P, is a
director Of fifteen companies. Of these he
is chairman or vice chairman of no fewer
than thirteen. Sir Charles Lewis i'll health
does not prevent his being chairman Of
thirteen companies. Mr. KiQber is di
rector Of eleven companie. sff - Marquis
Of Tweeddale is goveF9of0f T. company
(the Commercial Bank Of l2otland), vice
president Of another (the Scottish Widows
Fund and Life Assurance society, trustee
Of a third, chairman Of six others, vice
chairman Of the Eastern Telegraph com
pany, limited, and director of eight more
companies, making eighteen in all.-Lon-
don Tit-Bits
Milford chronicle., 1892-05-27
A Monster wrought Iron Chimney.

Creusot, France, has the most gigantic
iron chimney that has as yet been con
structed in the world. It is funnel shaped.
big end down, % feet in diameter at the
bottom and at the top. It is exactly 279
feet and inches high, the total weight,
exclusive Of the masonry foundation, being
80 tons. The stonework Of the foundation
extends 33 feet beneath the surface, 3 feet
inches above before the cap rock was put
on preparatory to putting on the iron
work, the total weight Of the stone used
being 800 tons. The iron shaft of the main
structure was carried up in successive
rings, each ring averaging feet inch in
height. The thickness of the iron used
varied from GIG Of an inch at the base to
4 Of an inch at the top. The 9 lower rings
Of the chimney were formed Of 8 plates
each, the upper ones of-4 plates each, the
heaviest plates weighing 500 pounds each
and the lightest ones 500 pounds each.-St.
Louis Republic.
Milford chronicle., 1892-05-27

This disease forms black smutty lines
in the leaves Of timothy and other grass
es, which are finally reduced to shreds
covered with dusty spores. Draining
the soil well, transferring the crops to
new land when they have begunto smut
badly and exercising care with respect
to manure are preventive measures.
The sschaIensseipea' Of Switzerland.
IN lanv parts Of Switzerland smooth
dat pnes. evidently hand polished, are
often picked up They are covered with
lines. dots, circles and half circles, and are
known to the Switzers as 'schalensteines.
The origin and use Of these stones has long
been a mooted point among the learned.
Some have thought that they were charms,
others that they were meant to commem-
crate the dead The characters upon
them have long since been declared to be
undecipherabie hieroglyphics, but it has
been reserved for Herr Rodiger, Of Bellaeh,
to suggest theory that comes anyways
near explaining their true origin and use.
The schalensteinea, be says, are topo-
graphical charts, as q comparison Of them
with any modern map Of the district in
which they may be found viii show. The
engraved dots correspond with existing
towns and villages, the lines with the
roads. Even the forSs and the mountain
passes are indicated with precision that is
truly surprising. Herr Rodiger has ok
amined many Of these stones from various
parts Of Switzerland Italy and Austria,
and Is sure that they are rude outline maps
Of the country ia which they are found.
He has q lrRe collection Of them in his
possession which, tal1en collectively, form
4 NEST accurate map Of Solathurn, the
canton la which Tbs majority Of them were
picked up. Another significant and curious
fact concerning the schalenateines Is that
theg are fo1za inost plentiful &c intervals
" shout sfa miles, and usually At pincea
whcna exaas ezcss e. feElE-r-.sa As'
Milford chronicle., 1892-05-27
How often should Corn Be CuItivated9

How often Should Corn BE Cultivated?
Thirty plats were devoted last season
TO the answering Of this question at the
Kansas station. The experiment was
divided into two series Of fifteen plats
each. Series A had five plats cultivated
twice week, five plats once a week and
FIVE plats once in two weeks. The three
five plat groups in series B were cult
waited, respectively, two, four and Six
times during the season. The implement
used was a spring tooth cultivator that
gave shallow culture and could be run
close to the plants without disturbing
the roots. The land was clay loan.
A uniformity in yield in the plats
under similar treatment, in both series,
is noted in the report Of results. But
what is still more interesting is that the
highest yields attained in both series,
when cultivated once in two weeks and
when cultivated four times during the
season. is the result of what is practi-
callv the same amount of cultivation.
Though the culture did not occur on the
same dates for both sets, the plats cult
waited once in two weeks were also gone
over four times. This experiment also
seemed to prove that, in a wet season
like the last, and on soil of the character
here employed, it is possible to give corn
both too much and too little culture.
The latter case is readily conceded by
everybody, but that the ground can be
stirred too often will probably not meet
with so universal assent. Nor is it prob
able that the mere stirring Of the sur
face is in itself injurious, if the soil is
not too wet when worked; but the
greater the number Of times the cult
vator runs through the rows the greater
are the number of chances that the roots
On some plants will be injured, and also
that now and then leaning stalk will
be broken by the team in spite of the
care exercised by the plowman, and the
director attributes the diminished yield
Of the plats subject to frequent cult
walton to these causes rather than to the
mere stirring Of the soil.
Milford chronicle., 1892-05-27

P. D. Osborne, of New Britain, is the
man who took down the pin placed high
on the wall in an Ansonia store by 81
agent Of bicycle company, who stands
feet > inches in his stockings. A five dolie.
hat was to be given to the man who, stan1'
ing squarely on his feet, should take i,
down. Mr.. Osborne is 6 feet 6 inches IL
his stockings, and found no trouble in tax
ing ont the pin. He has written, giving
his height and stating that he will give tat
size of his head for a hat when wanted
Hartford Times.
Milford chronicle., 1892-05-27

It will cost you nothing and will surely do you
COED, II you have a Cough, Cold, or any trouble
with Throat Chest or Lungs. Dr. Kings New
Discovery for Consumph on, Coughs and Colds Is
guaranteed to give rehef, or money viii be paid
back. Sufferers from La Grippe found It just the
thing and under he use had a speedy and perfect
recovery. Try a sample bottle at our expense and
learn Tor yourself just how good a thiRg it IS
Trial bottles free at Geo. W. Marshall's drug
store. Large size soc and 81 90.
Milford chronicle., 1892-05-27

Bee paralysis is becoming so common
of late that it threatens to be quite a
serious affair. From quite a number Of
sources comes the report that common
salt is a specific remedy. Ernest Root
saws that in the home yard, where the
grass was kept down with salt, no cases
appeared, while in the outyard, where
no salt was used, there were two cases.
1 have almost always kept the grass
down with salt in front of my hives, and
have never had a case in my apiary, says
the editor of The Beekeepers' Review.
Milford chronicle., 1892-05-27

with a heavy mallet. The ends are
wired together. By disposing of the
panels in a skillful way some trouble
NAV be save in moving them. As, for
instance, by opening fence number one
Zig. 81 the sheep are turned into the
second lot, and so on through the whole
four. when they come to number one
again. BY this time each lot grows up
again and has a new, clean growth for
the flock. A wire should be stretched
at the top of the panel which will keep
the sheep from jumping over, habit to
be discouraged and prevented most care
fully, and is far more easily prevented
than cured.
A panel of light boards is also shown
Gig. p, which may be used when the
poles are not easily procured. have
made plantations of Norway spruce on
Milford chronicle., 1892-05-27
Direct TAX.

Notice is hereby given That original Direct
Tax Records have been delivered to me by tho
I ternal Revenue Department Of the United
States, and that al persons whose nemes appear
upon said Records can have the ssid Tax refunded
BY making application to me. Executors or Ad-
mnistrators making application for deceased
persons whose Names appear upon the said Rec
ords will be required to furnish certihcate Of
appointment from the Register Of Wills Of their
respective counties to file with said claim.
j. FRANK WILDs,
Commissioner
Milford chronicle., 1892-05-27

In the gold refinery Of Raphael & Sons,
Idmehouse, Fngland-said to bethe largest
in the world as much as 5000 is recoy-
cred from one years SCOT alone.
John Forbes, Of Kamilche, Wash, while
hunting the other day, saw pheasant on
n log. He took aim, fired and killed the
pheasant, and at the same time accidental
Is shot a fine steer in the head, killing It
III
Milford chronicle., 1892-05-27
Drunkenness-Liquor Habit-In all
the World there Is but ono cure
DR.. Haines' Golden Specific.

It can be given in a cup Of tea or coffee
without the knowledge Of tine person taking
it, efecting speedy and permanent cure
whether the patient is moderate drinker or
an alcoholic wreckTnousands nix
ards haye been cured who have taken the
Golden Specific in their coffee without their
knowledge, and to-day believe they quit
drinking of their own free will No harmful
effect results from its administration. Cures
guaranteed. Send for circular ard full par
icnlars Address 10 confidence, GOLDEN
tcElFIc Co, ISS Race Street, Cincinnati, Q.
SPT-z7-lY,
Milford chronicle., 1892-05-27
pAsTuRE FoR sAEAA

henry stewart Tells How TO rfo I
FRESH Fields and Pastures New. tle
S Experienced shepherds know tina
ssfresh fields and pastures new arg
necessary for any flock whose welfare il
considered. The restless disposition oiA
a sheep is one Of the main reasons Tor
the peculiar management required.
Confne a flock in field and after
few days they viii begin to explore FOR
ways Of escape to other fields and soon