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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-26

By Sir Walter Scott. are known wherever
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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-30
The Epidemic OF Liberty.


The idea embodied in American insti.
tutions Is the most radical that ever took
the concrete shape of legislation. We
may say, without being charged with
boastful spirit, that we have on the
whole the best government on the planet.
That is to say, the government which
offers the largest opportunities and pro-
duces the greatest amount Of content
ment and prosperity.
II is good thing for 100000 Of our
citizens to visit Europe every summer In
order to compare the condition of affairs
abroad with that enjoyed ut home. And
it is safe to assert that no man can travel
in England or Germany or Russia or
Italy without reaching the proud conclu-
sion that the American flag represents
more popular rights and a more advanced
political economy than any other strip of
bunting that floats in the breeze. The
tourist who reaches Sandy Hook after a
three or six months journey in foreign
lands without having his pulse jumpinto
the nineties ought to have been born in
Nova Zembla or Timbuctoo.-New York
Telegram.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-30
The Habit of Carelessness.

In youth men are self reliant, self as.
sertive and self sufficient. Soon they
find themselves mistaken, possibly in lit
tie things at first, for the fact is they are
still small in knowledge and influence.
Hence the chagrin of the first errancy is
softened BY the reflection that its conse-
quences cannot work much harm. Too
often they fail to emphasize the impor.
tance of the value of their utterances as
their personal influences widen. Hence
their testimony without sufficient proof
for themselves begins to work mischief
for others. Then follow surprises, mis-
understandings, alterations, crimina-
tions, heartaches and occasionally some
thing worse. Friendships are broken, in.
tegrity is wounded, confidence is shaken.
human testimony is suspected.
Now all this is not the result chiefly
of any essentially bad trait In human
nature. 1t arises rather from careless.
ness and a sort of insincere habit Of con.
doning the fault on the score of personal
insignificance. "Oh, didn't mean itr
covers multitude of these sins among
our younger friends. But, alas, younger
friends" soon grow into midlife, and the
careless habit, once indulged, barnacles
itself upon age.-BostonC Commonwealth.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-30
The Fox, the Badger and Rabbits.

The fox noses the rabbits out at times
and scratches them out. As to the badger,
what could be more delicate for his very
accommodating appetite than tender
young rabbitsp They put flesh onto his
ribs after his fast-often long and COM
pulsory one-in winter. So he digs for
them in the most businesslike manner
Just like a mole. He knows where they
are exactly-his nose tells him that-and
in less than two minutes the fore part of
him is buried. All you will see will be
his hind legs working vigorously and a
lot of earth moving. But he gets his
rabbits. Hungry stomachs are hard to
reason with. The badger is, l know, as
a rule, nocturnal in his habits, SO is a
fox; but where the places that they fire.
quent are quiet and secluded they will at
times hunt by day for their food. A
vixen and her mate at times reverse the
order of things. Like humans, wood
land wild creatures are governed by cir
cumstances.
have at different times met with the
fox and the badger in spots where Ger.
tainly did not expect to see them. And
when have gone where, according to
my reckoning, they ought to have been
so far as locality could be relied on
they were not there. Very contradic.
tory experiences one has in looking fol
wild things. gs.-Blackwood's Magazine.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-30
DiHicnltx Of Sailing q BoAt.

Watched from the wharf, sailboat
seems an easy sort of craft to manage.
The wind appears to do everything. The
casual guest of skilled skipper likewise
Is apt to think that as his host takes
things SO easy il cannot be so very diff
cult to handle sailboat after all. He
regards the warning of experience as
based on the jealousy of competition.
Let him who thinks sailing n science
which its followers try to represent as
hard to learn because they want to keep
IL to themselves take trick at the helm
once.
1t looks easy to keep the boat on her
course. Your friend who takes you out
sailing barely touches the tiller once in
awhile. Some day he asks you to take
the tiller while he goes forward. He tells
you to keep that spire and that tall
chimney in line. You take the helm; you
do what you think you have seen him do.
The chimney and the steeple act as If they
were bewitched. They positively will
not come into line. You observe in q
knowing tone, "She doesn't seem to
mind her helm" But she is minding her
helm, and pretty soon you find out what
jibing means.
Most of the fatalities of summer sailing
are due to the errors of the man who
thinks sailing is easy, who is confident
that he knows all about it. In reality
many a sea captain who can handle a big
ship without difficulty does not feel at
ease in command of sailboat. Boat
sailing is a course at the Naval academy
in which the cadets undergo arduous
training under the most skilled instruct
ors.-Boston Transcript.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-30
Harmony and EruditIon.

There is popular fallacy among par
ents that harmony means erudition, and
erudition of so abstruse nature as to be
quite beyond the reach of the every day
child and to be reserved for the later
years after he is grown up, if undertaken
at all, and then chiefly when the youth
or maiden has what is called talent"
Ah, the much abused word! How glad
ly would all artists Danish 1t from the
vocabulary and from the ears Of the
American child! Harmony is only gram
mar, and grammar of such an entertain
ing kind that if rightly presented it is
fascinating, and Of nature so essential
that the musical nonpossessor of it,
young or old, is crippled.-Harper's Ba-
Zar
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-30
Fortunes From Rags.

1t is astonishing what immense sums
ragpickers receive in the course of the
day. The combings of women's hair sell
at so cents a pound. This means $500 to
the knights of the hook. "Merinos," as
they are called, are another source of
profit. These are the scraps of tailors
and dressmakers and bring about $3.50 900
a year.
The old bones are another source Of
profit and bring about 100000 year.
The papers, corks and crusts of bread all
60 to different industries and bring not
less fabulous sum.
As for the election bulletins, which to
the number Of 1926, 900 are pasted upon
the walls of Paris, they are much sought.
especially Immediately after an election,
for the making of buttons. ns.-Paris Letter
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-30
Robert Louis stcvenson's Story Writing.

Mr.. r. l.. Stevenson says that he be-
gins work every morning at Q o'clock
and sometimes keeps at it all day in spite
Of an impression that three hours Of
writing is enough. ~ am a laboriods
writer" he AYERS, thereby encouraging
the worthy band whose motto is Labor
Omnia Vincit" and who have faith that
nothing is beyond the reach of hard work.
But straightway he dashes their hopes
when he says, 81 inherit taste for story
telling from my father, who used to tell
story every night before he went to bed"
Is not that most unfair advantage for
romancer to take Of his contemporaries,
to burst upon the current story market
with the prodigious endowment of de-
scent from aScotchman who out of mere
love of EARNING was used to tell story
every night? Frankly it seems a worse
blow to ordinary competitive endeavor
than for an Astor to take up the bust
ness of publishing magazines. .-Harper's
Weekly.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-30

It had always been the habit in the
Ward family II two relatives differed
strongly TO arrange not to be on speaking
terms. DR.. William q. Ward was once
asked how much he had known of his fa-
ther's first cousin, Sir Henry Ward. He
replied quite gravely: ~ only saw him
twice-once as u boy, when he came to
see my father, and then again had an
interview with him about n matter Of
business soon after came into my prop
erty. We arranged at the end OF it not
to be on speaking terms" quite super
fous arrangement, as Sir Henry Ward
lived at that time in Ceylon, of which he
was governor, and in fact never came
again to England for prolonged visit.
DIR. Ward and his brother Henry had
been estranged for year or so, and one
night they met at the Haymarket thea
ter. Each of them had for the moment
quite forgotten the quarrel, and friendly
greetings passed, and they had a talk
about the play. Next morning came a
letter from Henry Ward:
DEAR wILLrAM-In the hurry Of the mo-
ment tonight | quite forgot that we had ar
ranged to meet us strangers, and write this,
lest you should misunderstood me, to say that
think we had better adhere TO our arrange
ment, and remain, dear William, your affec-
tionate brother, HENRY WARD.
DR.. Ward replied:
DEAR HESRy-I, too, had forgotten our ar
rangement. agree with you that we had bet
brother, w. q. WARD.
-Ga, Erop c;cco Aroopaut
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-30
Waited Twenty Years For n Solution.

A bit of pure and harmless mischief at
recitation at Yale was the device of a
member of the class Of 1879, who intro
duced at recitation turtle covered by
newspaper pasted on the shell. The tutor
had too much pride to come down from
his perch and solve the mystery of the
newspapers circulation, but 20 years
after, meeting member of the class, his
first and abrupt question was, "Mr. W.,
what made that paper mover-New
Haven Cor. New York Post.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-30

In the cemetery of Marietta, Ga, there
is an infants grave that attracts atten-
tion of visitors to that place. There is
no headstone, but resting on the top of
the grave is glass box containing the
playthings the little one had before its
death. There are dolls, rubber and china,
rubber ball, rattler, china cup and other
toys. On the sides Of the grave are three
bottles of medicine, that which was in
use presumably during the last sickness.
Exchange.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-30
The Art of Leave Taking.

The art of going away gracefully is one
of the most difficult Of social observances.
Women err in lingering too long after
the start is made; men in boiling too
suddenly, making sometimes the exit al
most a blow in the face. There is a
golden mean Of leave taking, whose aro-
ma Of graceful courtesy is not soon dis.
pelled, and happy is he or she who finds
it.-New York Times.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-30
yyonderfuI smolteIe.. Coal.

Some wonderful "smokeless coal" is
reported from the Ouachita river dis
trict in Arkansas. The vein is AZ inches
wide. The coal burns without smoke or
poke, and one ton will go as far as 10 of
the ordinary variety. Twenty per cent
of it is oil, which makes paint You can't
burn at all.--New York Recorder.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-30

Cinnamon to the number of 1870
have registered SO far, while 06,S21 have
not. Seven hundred and twelve Mon
golians residing in Pennsylvania are
among those who have registered.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-30

A woman says that man can be
senior wrangler and acquire fame as an
authority on the most abstruse subjects,
but he cannot answer the questions Of a
3-year-old child without revealing his
ignorance.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-30

The gold mines of Peru were so rich
that Atahuallpa, to buy his ransom,
filled room 90 by II feet to height of
0 feet with golden vessels. When melted
they produced $15 ,4S0,710 of gold.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-30

The Yezidees, peculiar Turkish sect,
cut off the head of any one who inad-
vertently speaks the word "devil," "sa-
tan" or anything with similar mean
ipu
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-30

An English Snowman advertised a
transparent balloon headed baby"
which turned out to be baby with wa
ter on the brain hired for show purposes
from gin loving mother.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-30

It is time honored custom in Quincy,
Fla, to salute newly married couple by
firing cannon. This is to remind them
that the battle of life has fairly begun.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-30

System Renovator is the only remedy in the
world that truly .purihes the blood ana acts up
them weak Most medicines undertake. to
cleanse without building up. This Is wrong.
and IL weakens the organs. RenOvator ontds
up while 1t is cleansing the system. Price, siOo
After years Of success at his ofilce. DR.. Bur-
goon has concluded to put up his tape worm
remedy In such manner that patlents can
treat themselves at their own homes. This Is
blessed boon to sufferers from hlsterriple anic'
tion who live at distance: Write.
DIR. Bur40on's 8 botanical Cancer Cure
has no equal on the face. OF the earth. y
positively cures all kind Of cancers.internai
and external, without the use Of the knife-scro;;
fula, syphilis and all sorts OF blood pols0ns ana
humors. Thls remedy is In the reach Of all. A
bottle an sweeks treatment h fGr tS sSog
physicians. With each OF them there Is guar
antee to cure ormoney refunded; Ifyourd drug
gist does not keep them, insist that he does' OF
DIR. J. A. BURGOON,
8O7 Penn Ave-, Pittsburgh
Send STAMP for book Of Instructions
az sale at II. Alex Stokes drug store.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-30
CHPITHL $5o,ooo.oo.

Does Il general banking business and sOlicits
the accounts OF merchants, professional men,
farmers, mechanics, miners, lumbermcn and
others, promising the most careful attention
to the business OF all persons.
Temporary quarters In Centennial Hall
Building, opposite Hotel Belnap.
Milford chronicle., 1893-07-28

chances of life are gone. But ,itwenty
years Of age, with a mother IN Brazil, a
sister in Tennessee, a brother in Georgia
and the one other brother constantly
by his side,---such circumstances in
deed make the surroundings of this
death bed unusually sad. Junius is a
patient sufferer and only yesterday,
when every moment his physicians
thought each breath would be his last, he
dictated letter to his loving aud loved
mother in far away Brazil, filed with
tenderest affection aud declaring his sat
isfaction with his pain and suffering and
expected death. il the blessed Lord Jesus
decreed it. With all his suffering of
body aud mind he is happy in the salts
faction of knowing and believing in the
promises Of the Lord. He is suffering
aud dying in tho morning Of life when
all things loak promising and bright to
man, YET he is happy and patient in the
promises of the great Redeemer while
suffering excruclating, bodily pain.
Truly there is a haven Of eternal bliss
for such as Junius Victor Emerson.
The shove was written yesterday morn
ing At twelve five p. m. yesterday the
young mau breathed his last. Funeral
services will be held at Greensboro,
this morning at II. 80 and in
suffered untold agony and
died like a hero without a murmur or
the least complaint. He left everything
to the Lord, trusting him who does all
things for the bsst.
Milford chronicle., 1893-07-28
Personals.

Vim. B. Pratt is home on a sick leave
Miss Maggie Wallace is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Cynthia Burn.
Miss May Colgan, of Princess Anne,
Nd, is visiting Miss Ida Cannon.
Misses Edith and Helen Rowe, of this
town, are visiting in New York State.
Mrs. o. B. Voshell and children, Of
Smyrna, are visiting friends in town.
Mr.. 7. E. Roe, of Greensboro, Md, is
visiting his sister, Mrs. DR.. J. G, Emer-
son.
DIR. and Mrs. Pratt have returned from
visit to their daughter in New York
State.
Miss Bessie Radclih has returned to
her duties as a professional nurse in Phil
adelphia.
T.. w. Truitt and wife went to Saratoga
on Wednesday for a short time at that
famous resort.
Mrs. R. W. Richards and two children,
of Greensboro, Nd, are visiting Mrs. DR..
| ]. G. Emerson.
Rev. Robert Watt has purchased BIZ
cycle aud now takes daily spins for ex-
ercise and health.
The engagement of Mr.. William Penn
Shoekley aud Miss Agnes Smeallie was
announced Ibis week.
Miss Ella T Mackiin has been elected
first assistant teacher in the South Mil
ford Public Schools in place of Mr. lsaacs,
resigned.
T. Martin, Master Mechanic of the
Maryland Steel Companies Works at
Sparrows Point, Md, is visiting Milford
and Lincoln, the guest Of R. p Small
Misses Ida and Helen Lohand, ac-
lcompanied by their brother, James Z.
LoHand, will leave for Chicago. ILLINOIS,
to morrow for three weeks visit to the
Worlds Fair.
A. E. Small, Of Sparrows Point, Nd,
/ is IN Milford for a mouths visit lie
will spend much of this time at Rehoboth
and Slaughter Beach, going aud coming
al inclination aud his lady friends die
tate.
william T. Satterfeld and his friend
cSeoroe Roach, Of philadelphia, are visit
Mr. Harry Satterfeld. Mr. Roach IS
EMPLOYED in the Reading Railroad othce
and Mr. Satterfield is au employee of the
P. w. & B. Railroad.
( The members of the Sand Ditch Fish
ING Club have returned from week S
oufinp at their headquarters, about one
mile north of Kits Hammock, on the
Delaware bay. Those Of the club pres
ent were Marx L. Davis, Johu Latchum
lanes Salmons, w. M. Truitt, Billy
REYNOLDS. Frank W. Davis, Charles D.
1 Abbott and Mascot, Will Ratheh.
Mrs Frank Kramlich, the wife Of the
nronrietor of the Central Hotel will b,
| home on Monday or Tuesday. she M
been away about two months, yiSftint
friends and relatives in Helena and Rutte
Montana, and passing the time th'
Worlds Fair, in Chicago. On heA wsal
out she spent week at the Dsfld'
Fair and comes home ahead otsehedui'
time as She intended when STARTING. re
naming in Montana until September
She IS probably homesicl/ and desirou
81 again getting back to the incompara
. bic Central Hotel.
Milford chronicle., 1893-07-28
Notice.

Notice is hereby given that I have ap-
pointed Thos U. MARVEL to act as
deputy collector for me while am sick.
The county Treasurer notifies me that
the amount of taxes due from Cedar
Creek Hundred must be settled at once.
All must pay their taxes for 1892 on or
before the first day of August, 1895. If
not then paid shall proceed to collect
by law as I must protect myself and
bondsmen. You can settle with me by
calling at my house or with Thos. U.
MARVEL, who will act as deputy for
me. John H. Johnson, Collector for
1902
Milford chronicle., 1893-07-28
OBITUARY.
BARRETT.

Mrs. Nancy H. Barrett, of Magnolia
died July 90 1893, of nervous aud stom
ach troubles. Mrs. Barrett was born on
January 7, I84o, and was IN her 54th year
vixen the Great King of all called her
unto Himself She has been a dyspeptic
and a great sufferer for many years. Since
she was child nine years of age she has
been a consistent member of the NJ. F..
Church and while suffering for so long a
time in the throes of death she was con-
stantly happy in the knowledge Of soon
entering the beautiful home that Christ
died upon the cross that such servants as
she might inhabit throughout all eternity.
Hers was a beautiful christian life, land
for more than forty years she was happy
in serving her God and doing whatever
she could find to do to advance His cause
and bring others under His sheltering
care. Funeral services were held on Sun
day last at Barratt's Chapel and interment
was made in the beautiful cemetery there.
When such perfect christian character
is called from our midst and goes into
eternity with such perfect confidence and
trust in the promises Of our Creator there
should not be any tears of sorrow shed
at her bier, but tears of thankfuluess in
stead should flow from the eyes Of all
those who loved her, for hers is the gain
and ours the loss. Truly, Mrs. Barrett is
now receiving the reward in eternity that
is for those who faithfully serve their God
and the Son Jesus Christ, who died upon
the cross nearly nineteen huHdred years
ago, that such as Mrs. Barrett might have
eternal life.
Milford chronicle., 1893-07-28

THE first excursion of the season over
the ever popular Pennsylvania Railroad
was run yesterday to Rehoboth and
Ocean City. The train passed through
Milford with eleven cars, about seven of
which were filled with passengers. Ninety
tickets were sold from Milford, firty-nine
10 Ocean City aud thirty-One to Reho-
both. When the trains reached Reho-
both aud Ocean City the cars were filed
with excursionists. Milford probably
sent more people than any other one
town aud the reason for this is that the
CHRONICLE assisted the company greatly
in advertising the excursion. It is un-
derstood, but not officially announced as
yet, that these special trains will be run
every Thursday. The fare is very low,
indeed,-ore dollar from Milford to
Ocean City and but seventy-fve cents to
Rehoboth. There is lot any. reason why
these trains should not pay the company.
Our people ought to take advantage Of
the low fare offered, and Patronize these
excursio. S for the sake Of their health,
This is the year that promises cholera
and other diseases and day at the sea
shore each week will contribute much to
the health of all who are not too mean
10 sperd a small amount of money to 90
this often To oAe of these popular and
health giving resorts.
Milford chronicle., 1893-07-28

Mrs. Fred Hess accompanied Mrs.
Annie Marshall Davis on a visit from
Rehoboth to Mrs. Davis father, DIR. VIM
Marshall, on Monday last Mrs. Hess
resided in Wyoming aud left there last
year when the war between the ranch
owners and cowboys occurred-her hus-
band being the one against whom the
cowboys treasured an especial hatred.
Joseph Z. Holland has sold out his re-
tail business to Pretlyman Bros. For
ten days aud nights they have been III
voicing and Tomorrow the change will
take place.. Mr.. Holland will give his
time aud talents exclusively to his large
and growing wholesale business. Pret-
lyman Bros, the new firm, is composed
of Charles G, James E. and Clinton A.
Prettyman. They will carry a general
liue Of goods aud will try to make each
of their departments complete in every re.
spect. Look for their announcement in
this paper next week.
Milford chronicle., 1893-07-28

THE new law, yet unpublished, in ref
ereuce to catching oysters in the Mispil-
lion River, is going to get some people
who are constantly breaking it, into trou-
bic, if they do not quickly cease their
depredations of the natural beds of this
stream. The Oystermen who do live up
to the letter Of the law will prosecute
those who so persistently break it. Under
the present law no one IS allowed to take
even a bushel of oysters at this season of
the year for their own consumption, and
yet several who do not, never did nor
never will have any respect for any law,
are making a business of catching these
oysters and running them away to be
bedded, and a few are even so brazen as
to offer them for sale in this market. The
law may be a bad or a good one, but in
either case it should be respected and en-
forced and while some will not respect it
these same ones are going TO be forced to
obey it We give fair warning to those
who are the guilty ones and if they per
sist in robbing these natural beds and find
themselves locked for time behind prison
bars they will only haye their own fool
hardy natures to blame.