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Milford chronicle., 1893-03-31
Tactual Perceptiveness.

II is a current belief that the fingers of
the blind, more practiced in tactual eXplo-
ration than tie fingers Of those who can'see,
acquire greater observation-disclosures, espe-
cialIy the fingers of those blind who have
been taught to read from raised letters,
Not wishing to trust to this current belief
l recently tested two youths, one OF 10 and
the other younger, at the school for the
Blind in Upper Avenue road, and found the
beIiefto be correct. Instead of being unable
to distinguish between points of the COM
passes until they were opened to one
twelfth of an inch apart, l found that
both of them could distinguish between
points when only one-fourteenth of an inch
apart. They had thick and coarse skins
and doubtless had this intervening obstacle
so produced been less, the discriminativf
power would have been greater.
It afterward occurred to me that better
test would be furnished by those whos'
fingers ends are exercised in tactual per
ceptions, not occasionally, as by the blinc
in reading, but all day long in pursuit o.
their occupations. The facts answered ex
pectations. Two skilled compositOrs, OF
whom | experimental, were both able Il
distinguish between points when they wer'
only one-seventeenth Of an inch apart
Thus we have clear proof that constant eX
ercise of the tactual nervous structures lead
/ to further Developments Spence
| in Contemporary Review.
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ODDS AND ENDS.


A school for spinning has been opened IN
London.
Patents are issued by o. governments in
theworld.
You cannot treat man dishOnestlymOre
than once.
Cannibalism is still praeticed in IA places
IN the world.
The unexplored area of Canada is 1900
900 square miles.
If cats back their bodies and wash Their
faces, expect rain.
The nearest fixed star is 2l,0oO,0oO,OOo
miles from the earth.
Only one woman in sixty closes car
door upon entering or going out.
Railway travelling in Hungary is said 70
be cheaper than in any other country
Two people are never jealous OF each
other. Therefore Jealousy is jug handled
Clean cane seated chairs by turning them
UPSIDE down and sponging in very hot wa
ter
1t cost sic 600 to illuminate and decorate
the ballroom for the inauguration ceremo-
MICS
Niagara falls are TO be illuminated by
electricity so as to display their beauty at
night.
The father Of Ampere, the mathemati-
clan, was a dry goods merchant OF small
means.
Machinery, it is said, produces 30 per cent
of the manufacturing labor Of the United
States
Until this winter it is said that no wolves
have been seen in Massachusetts for half
century.
To make artificial ice it requires, it is
said, one ton of coal to produce from to 10
tons of ice.
\ young baby at Roseburg, S. c., is re
ported to bear the imprint Of a human face
on its right hand.
It takes two to make quarrel, but the
cooperation Of the under dog in the fight
is rather perfunctory.
The lqtest information is that false teeth
are coming into wide use for horses on the
other side of the ocean.
Undeseribed sounds that come a-swoon-
ing over hollow grounds and wither drearl-
" on barren moors.-Keats
There is nothing so delicate as yourmora
character, and nothing which it is your in
terest so much to presume pure.
Put the right kind of good man in any
community, and he will soon make every
mean man among his neighbors feel
/ ashamed Of himself
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Settling an Old Case.

The care Of the corner property at Broad
way and Fulton street, which E. NJ. Knox
bought the other day, was intrusted to
LAWYERS for more than half a century.
Such cases are so uncommon in this coun-
try that the instinct of the profession has
been offended by the proceeding that
cleared the property Of its guardianship
There was rot u large income from the
trust, but it was safe, its collection in
volved no trouble, ard it had come to be
looked upon as a permanency Only an
outright sale, moreover, could transfer the
trust, because the interests concerned in it
were so numerous that no rival lawyer
could see enough return from it to pay for
Strengthening the title, a task involving
the most elaborate and intricate researches.
u confess to feeling somewhat saddened
over this sale" said a lawyer. 1T reminds
me Of the case OF young man who, sue
ceeding TO his fathers law business, re
turned home one night and joyfully in
formed his father that he had That day set
tied long standing case. Settled itl
cried the old man in dismay. You can't
mean that Don't jest on so serious mat
ter. Why, my dear son, I have nursed that
case for 20 years, saving it for you. Don
tell INC YOU have thrown away a legacy that
YOU might have enjoyed for life. You arr
breaking your old fathers heart New
York Times.
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Pope's father was merchant.
The mother is the child's first creed.
To stop a doors creaking put a little oil
on the hingss.
What is the good Of good that does not do
somebody goodi
One should never lose confidence or be-
come discouraged.
Save all old, clean linen or cotton cloths
TO give to hospitals.
Charlemagne on state occasions wore a
silk gown worth $780,
Cannibalism, it is reported, is still prae-
ticed in IA places in the world.
Pith balls were used as electroscopes by
Gilbert and many others in lGOl
Lucrctius, the great Latin poet, stabbed
himself in fit Of disgust with life.
He that makes knowledge most attract
i've to tho young is the king Of sages
A Pittsburg man is determined to live to
be a century old or die in the attempt.
Probably the first electric railroad in
Brazil has been put in operation in the city
Of Bahia.
God made the sun TO give light, but he
gave every man the right to put up SHUTTERS
on his windows.
Esops father was a slave, and the writer
Of fables IS believed to have been id servi-
tude most Of his days
Five things are requisite to a good \ fIicel
ability, clean hands, dispatch, patssneg
/ and impartiality. .-PeRn-
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chnracter In tho Hands.

"Small white hands for gentlemen may
be pretty, they may be an indication, but to
me they are only useful and interesting in
one respect" said Franklin Kinsey as he
nervouslv trotted to and fro across the cor
ridor of the Lindell. THAT use IS that
they help me to keep away from the own
ers Of them. When 1 see the hands, can
tell whether or not care for an introduc-
ton. have visited the salons Of the dilet-
tanti of most of the great cities Of the
world. and have found that small white
hands on men are good danger signals.
You can always tell the hand that has Ia
bored. It's legacy of honor that nature
sees fit to decorate a man with. ! used to
take pleasure in shaking the hand of every
man, but the small, white hand is cold, its
grasp is weak and the action half hearted.
| have become crank on the subject.
stroll through the halls of the rich, where
one finds gathered the elite, and search
constantly for rough, large hands that
some one is trying to conceal, Eervously
fdgeting with, not knowing what to dc
with them. they look of sudden so large
sticking cut from clean white cuffs. When
have found them, have found pleasure
for the evening. l have found some on'
! who is broad and interesting, some one who
cannot talk on the little topics of the hour
/ but who lets slip now and then answers
/ clear cut and meaningful that chime IL
i with the surroundings, but well with thu
1 soul. / may be cynic and a crank, bu'
! through 40 years l have tried to disprov'
my curly conviction and have utterl!
, failed "-Exchange.
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A nnoh 1ndre of Human Nature.


A noted Methodist minister Of Ohio
tells of an incident that occurred on
train on which he was travelling east
ward to attend a conference. When the
train had. left the second station beyond
D, the conductor, who CHANGED to be
a parishioner of the doctor. came up to
him and said: Brother c., there's a
woman in the next car who says she had
her pocket picked since getting on the
train at D and says she has no mon
ey to pay her fare. Now, as you are a
good Judge of human nature, / would
like to have you talk TO her and see II
she is a worthy object for a free ride.
The Rev. Mr.. c. promptly acceded
to the request and went into the next
car, where the conductor pointed out
the, woman in question. Mr.. c.
walled leisurely up the aisle, and stop
ping at the seat occupied by the woman
said: $50, my good woman, you have
met with misfortune in having you1
purse stolen. Would you mind telling
me Just how it occurred?'
Just then the woman raised her eyes
and shrielred: ooh, Mr.. c., please
don't have me arrested. Please don't
I'll never steal again" Mr.. c., who
was completely dumfounded, finally rec
ognized the woman as a former servant
Of his household who had decamped un
ceremoniously the previous week with ;
valuable portion Of his wife's wardrobe
It is hardly necessary to say that th'
conductor kindly waited until he reached
the next station before putting her off
Much to his disgust it proved to be he
destination. Chicago Herald.
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Don't Arguel

Girls, don'targue, You may be qHite right
IN YOUR assertions, but it will not do you
one bit Of good to keep up discussion that
will never convince your opponent and only
results in making you appear disagreea6ie
to onlookers. If you are in the right it VIII
be proven soon without the aid of wordy
war and will serve you in much better
stead than If you lose your temper and are
stubbornly insistent regarding some matter
which is perhaps mere trihe after all.
It is not becoming to woman to be too
positive, This does not mean that she
should hy to the other extreme and de
teriorate into namby pamby with no mind
Of her own, not at all. She may be as
strong minded as she pleases in certain
sense-strong in the knowledge OF her own
power and therefore too secure to stoop to
the petty word contests that one hears IN
dulged in every day.
The woman who enjoys arguing most IS
she who revels in the sound Of her own
voice and will take up the cudgels for or
against, regardless Of any truthful convlc-
tions. but simply for the sake OF an argu-
ment. If you say it rains, she will contend
that the sun shines gloriously; II you arc
warm, she is cold, and vice versa. she Is
like a cat whose fur is continually rubbed
the wrong way, and one neye hears purr'
| but a constant snarling and yowling issuing
from her Philadelphia Times.
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a rrulz,Ameriean Journal.

The Tribune announces that by actual
count the bona.fde circulation Of the New
YORK Weekly Tribune, all paid-up subserip-
lions for ore year, was on January 10 last
1000 copies per week.
That is very great circulation, and the
Tribune is justified in publishing the amount
as an interesting piece Of information. 1t is
not necessary for our neighbor to make af
hdsvit to the fact Its siaple statement is
enough. II the word Of newspaper as to
such a matter is not entitled to belief its oath
also Is worthless aud carries no weight With
the public The mere circumstance that the
publisher Of newspaper feels it itrequisite to
have some Of his servants swear to the truth
Of his statements of circulation, is a CON
fession that the paper has the reputation OF
living, and everybody knows it is as easy to
| lie under oath as to lie without an oath. A
man who can't get people to believe his
word. has the same difficulty in getting
them to believe his oath
The Tribune is a square Republican paper
aud it owes its great success TO that fact
Never before in its history, according to the
general impression in the newspaper world
was it more prosperous than il IS at the pres,
ent time. The people know where to hnd
il. and if they want straight out Republican
doctrine they 60 70 its pages. 1t is not
ashamed ofthe faith that is in it. It is not
parisaical. and it IS without trace Of the
humbug Of Mugwumpery. Most of its po-
llitical principles are objection able TO us, but
we honor the courage with whieA it defends
them. and, most of all, we applaud its dis
tinctively American tone and character. It
does not initiate the Mugwump journals in
taking brief from England and arguing
against the American side in all international
louestious. The Tribune is an American
lpaper. edited by an American in the Ameri-
lean spirit. 1t does not blush for its flag. 1t
does not present snobbish foreign adven-
turer's hatred of the institutions and social
conditions under which he has thriven, but
expresses the true American pride of coun-
try. now stronger and deeper among this peo-
Die than ever before in the history Of the Re
public.
The Tribune is politically out OF sympathy
with the great mass Ofthe citizens of New
York and its neighborhoOd. It is the lead
ing organ of party which is now more III
a minority than it has been at any time be-
fore during a generation past; but its truly
American spirit commands the respect Of al
parties Therein it is thoroughly in sym
pathy with the public, and at this period thai
characteristic serves to give it distinction ii
J New York.
Hence we rejoice to know ofthe prosperity
Of the Tribune, and we are not at all sur
prised by it.-NelO: York San.
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sma- s'' "a the field
1c Rot did
- rnnda 90 PonltrY.

It's a difficult matter to state what is
the best food. Farm journal says on
the subject;
Fowls require heating in winter. Corn
is perhaps the best and cheapest carbona-
ceous OF fatmaling food. But wheat
and buckwheat contain carbonaceous
matter. although in smaller proportions.
Fat meat, lard scraps and cOttonseed
meal and clover hay also contain it.
heterogeneous matter (albumen) is re-
ouired along with carbonaceous, and Is
especially necessary for laying hens.
Lean meat-raw or cooked-insects,
bran, cottonseed meal, inseed meal
milk, clover hay, all contain this valua-
BILE food element. Corn has compare
tiyely little Of it, wheat larger proper
tion. Succulent and bulky matter, such
as grass and vegetables, is also quite es'
sential to poultry, not only for the nutri
ment it contains, but to dilute and sepa
rate tho more concentrated grain an(
meat diet. If poultry keepers will study
the general question Of the classes o
food elements, they can frequently sub
stitute one for the other, according a
they have this or that article at hand
and according to the price Of the variOu
articles in their nearest markets.
Milford chronicle., 1893-03-31
A Clever Hostess idea.

A clever woman, often hostess, declared
recently that she proposed to institute
small reform at her next dinner. 1T is to
be-" she said, ''as often happens, dinner
to some friends visiting in the city who will
be strangers to the other guests. In TACT,
am asking a company that is not acquaint-
ed. but ought to be, for it will be congen-
iai one. What dread is the interval be
fore each has learned the others identity or
personality and tastes. So, in the dinner
cards, which | shall leave in the mems
dressing room, shall put line OF descrip-
tion of the woman each will take out, and
similarly l will let the women know Dit
about their escorts.
u have often wandered around an artist
with a political whistle wondering be did
not answer my call, or gone at musician
with book criticism to find he did not fol
low in the least, losing valuable time and
opportunity for acquaintance because had
no hint Of my neighbours vein. think my
plan will work and skip some bad quarters
Of an hour to my guests. Her Point oi
View in New York Times.
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,,,,, Am.teur FootbaII Is Played.


II is admitted on all sides that, played
under the most favorable circumstances
and bv men who would consider loss Of
temper almost equivalent to loss OF non
or football under Rugby union rules IS
reasonably dangerous game. Played as II Is
IN America, it seems admirably auapteu
for paying off old grudges and proving
eonclusively that good humored pluck ana
skill are no match for savage brutality anu
irrelevent violence. To an aspirant for hon
ors in the American football held we Woulu
saw: "AIv son, lcurn boxing. Learn foot
mi also. if possible, but first learn the art
Of self defense"
At a match shat ragged last November DC
tween the Boston and Chicago teams the
lovers of this noble sport must have thor
ouphIy enioyed themselves. The headlines
Of the daily paper inform us that AL soci-
etv'' was present and that "fashionables
viewed the contest" Almost at the begin
ming of the game ''came the sound OF hard
ened fists beating against flesh and the
shrieks of wild wrath" A little later we
find that 'ists are flying, and blood comes
thick from nose and cheek" BY way OF
justification the reporter hastens to inform
us in tho next line that pretty girls clap
their hands exultantly." The players then
appear to have lapsed into what must have
been very like a game Of football, but not
for long, for they got to blows again"
At last the referee, who up to this time
apDears to have been contentedly "resplend,
ent in yellow kid gloves" interfered and
implacably ordered one Of the heroes of the
field, disregarding his ingenious argument
''The ball was not in play, so you cannot
object" And yet, with all this open u
her. the American woman persists in feel
ing injured because there is a law forbid
ding her attendance at prize fights. Some
people are never content.-London Satur
| day Review.
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nRAINAeE
xay.ns main and Lateral UnderdFains In
Wet Soils.

Kavsn4 main and Lateral Underdralna IN
Wet Soils.
Few kinds Of trees, none in the fruit
class succeed in wet land. A soil too
wet for growing wheat is too wet Tor
trees. Where water stands IN the tur-
rows for days after the frost has left the
earth or after heavy rain has ceased
no doubt remains concerning that land
Il needs draining before planting to
orchards, sowing to wheat or indeed al
most any other crop.
Some land is naturally underdralned.
and some is sufficiently undulating to let
the surface water of readily. Such
lands do not require applied drainage.
Each farmer ought to acquaint himself
with the character Of his land and act
accordingly,
In case Of needed drainage a system OF
GOOD tile underdrains should be provided
Il possible. Drains usually are laid O.
follows: A main drain, as A in the cut
is laid, starting from low point to pro
vide uniformly from 3-inch to l-inch
fall for each rod in length Of the system
from the outlet back. This main may
lead along one side or through the center
of the plat to be drained. Leading into
the main "a to B and O are lateral tiles
laid in parallel lines through the grounds
usually at a distance Of two rods ol
more apart. The system should be SC
laid ont as to provide depth of not les'
than 2} feet for the tile under the sur
face, at the shallowest parts for all Lat
erals, at the same time that the fall indl
Gated above prevails throughout.
Milford chronicle., 1893-03-31
The PaImetto Asparagus.

TT. Lyon of the Michigan State Hor-
ticultural society, writing from the South
Haven substation, says that Of the,six
pilg7ai asparagus planted in the
500 the Palmetto has steadily
ciOse ui}d its superior size and produc-
cOlleagY The plant being diocious, and
for It x every seed cross, the neces-
Inference would seem to be that the
o'l,Nty may have acquired its apparent
fxity through the process Of selection.
Be this as it may, its obvious superiority
IN size renders it worthy of a leading pe-
sition as a profitable variety.
Results from the planting Of crowns
from old plantations have not SO far been
satisfactory, many having failed to grow
and yet others dying after more or less
feeble start, leaving the plat weak and
thin as compared with one Of the same
variety planted at the same time and un-
der the same treatment, but Of young
plants.
Milford chronicle., 1893-03-31
scribner' 8 Magazine.

Scribner's Magazine for March
contains several remarkable articles
in the line of personal reminiscent
ces and memoirs" which were an
nounced to be one Of the features OF
the year. Through the courtesy of
the great naturalist, j. j. Audubon,
the publishers are able to present in
this number "Audubon's Story of
Ilis Youth" a charming bit Of auto
biography written by the naturalist
for his children, and accidentlY found
in an old calf-skin bound volume
where it had been hidden Tor many
years. This narrative has never
been even privately printed, and is
the fascinating story Of the romantic
youth. and the lOve-story Of the great
man whose personality was always
most picturesque. The Illustrations
are from rare old portraits in posses
sion of the family-one of them a re-
production of the portrait of George
Washington, presented to Audubon
by the General before going into
winter-quarters at Valley Forge.
Another striking article of personal
"reminiscences appears in the Historic
Moments series, and is a descrip
tion of "The Death of John Quincy
Adams in the Capitol" by the Hon
Robert G. Winthrop of Massachu
setts, who was Speaker ofthe House
of Representatives forty-fve year.
ago, when Adams rose to speak and
fell back unconscious. The verera
bic orator and statesman recalls the
scene in this article as though it haC
occurred yesterday, and puts on per
manent record an authentic descrip
ton of that very few surviving eye
witnesses. It Is a wonderful lac
that the public lives of Mr.. Adam
and Mr.. Winthrop embrace tn
whole history Of the United State
from its foundation to the presen
day.
Milford chronicle., 1893-03-31
The ooamopolitan Magazine.

While writing with all the scien-
tac knowledge of great astrono-
mer, Camille FIammarion in his
marvellous story "OMEGA: The
End of the World" which begins in
the April number of The Cosmopol-
itan magazine, keeps the reader at
the highest point of excitement by
his vivid description of the alarm
and despair excited by the approach
of a comet whose collision with the
earth had been declared by astrOno-
mers inevitable. The description
begins at time when the business
of the world has been suspended, and
to a great mass-meeting held i'll the
institute of France, we hear the dis
cussion of scientists as to the posi-
bility of a sSaand deluge, the drying
up of all<serY surface water of the
finiH FoIsom,he total destruction OF
human life gRy cold, together with all
the possible phases of death parallel
ed bv the hiss sOry of the moon. For
scientific statSe ement and sensational
effect this Characteristic production
of French geniue is unique, and the
reader who reads this marvellous
storv-and if he Nbegins it he will
certainly finish twill have assim
Hated without effort, a compact store
of scientific knowledge In this way
apart from its absorbing interest
this remarkable piece of fiction will
have a distinct scientific value.
Milford chronicle., 1893-03-31
Mothers'Reoom menda ton.

We are acquainted with many Saothers in
Centerville who would not be without Cham
berlaiu's Cough Remedy in the house for a
good many times its cost, and are recon-
mendiug it every day. From personal ez'
perience we can say that it has broken up
bad colds for our children.-Centreville
South Dakota, Citizen. so cent bottles fol
sale bye W. Marshall, Milford aud Doug
lass' Drug Store. Milton.
Milford chronicle., 1893-03-31
Rnine.l hv Gambling.

Attorney John R. McFee, who left In
dianapolis to escape arrest for alleged
forgeries, but was finally caught and is now
in Jail, being asked if it were true, as
stated, that he had lost his money at gam
bling, the prisoner said: That is true.
EVERY dollar was lost in gambling, but
knew what was doing and was perfectly
sane. Iguppose my story is the same old
story-the passion for gambling made me
blind. oblivious, distracted, and, as the old
story goes, / played to get even."