Milford High School - Oak Lily and Ivy Yearbook (Milford, MA)

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oa-k:, XjIL ' Z ' ivz . DR. FLATLEY’rCODGH SYRUP The Best in the World. I ' ivery Bottle Warranted- Made By T. leiCE, 116 Main Street, Milford, Mass. Mrs. H. M. Fisher, DRESS AND CLOAK MAKER, No 118 Main Street., Over Heath Brothers’ Clothing Store. ELDREDGE BEATTEY, HOUSE PAINTERS and PAPER HANGERS, And Dealers in Doors, Sasli, Blinds, Window Glass, Paints, Oils, Varnisli, Putty, Curtain Fixtures, Window Shades and Paper Hangings. 133 Main Street, - - - Milford, Mass The Best and Cheapest place to buy FRUITS AND OONFEOTIONEET IS AT J. W. ROBERTS’. Cake and Ice Cream constantly on hand. Wedding Cake a Specialty. THAYERS’ BLOCK. Main Street, Milford, Mass. GO TO 0 . 1 . JLlDJiOS LS’, To Purchase PICTURE FRAMES Of all kinds. A large assortment of Mouldings on hand. J. EDWARD RODIER, PROVISION MARKET, Veal, Lamb, Mutton, Beef, Pork, Lard, Etc., Con¬ stantly on Hand. Vegetables, Fruits and Game in their .Seasons. South Bow Street. Geo. H. Whittemore, Dealer in Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Silverware, Spectacles and Eye-Glasses. Watch, Clock and Jewelry Repairing. 110 Main Street, Milford. MADE TO MEASURE. 3IILFORD, MASS. (t Agt. Lewando’s French Dye House. CO.A.Ij! WOOH! Lime, Cement, Hair. Also, Brick and Hay of the best quality always on hand by Xj. COOI , Pond Street, - - Near Depot. Telephone from Cook Bros. Market. “Active shears gather no rust.” Restless activity proves the man. —[Goethe. Intellect is not a tool, but a hand th.at can handle any tool.—[Carlyle. A road-bed is for the convenience of wheels when they are tired. A sixteen year old girl can soften and whiten her hands, by soaking them in dishwater three times every day. What is the rate of interest when “distance lends enchantment to the view?” “I have the subject at my finger’s end,” said the student as he folded his “crib” at examination. A girl who was reading, exclaimed, “Why, grandma, here’s a typographi¬ cal error !” “Kill it!” said the old la¬ dy, adjusting her glasses, “it is one of those pesky bugs that’s eating the dic¬ tionary.” “The ingenuity, which is devoted to knavery, if turned to honest in¬ dustry, would not only suffice to carry the world towards virtue, but would make the knaves prosperous and re¬ spectable citizens.”—[Fielding. The seniors were taking their first practical lesson in astronomy. One imaginative youth was taking in the queen of the night for all she was worth. Another smart specimen cov¬ ered the end of the telescope with his hat. “Why, the moon is inhabited,” slowly came from the observer. The hat is for sale cheap.—[Ex. Prof.: “Why does a duck put his head under water?” Pupil: “For diver’s reasons.” Prof.: “Why does he go on land ?” “For sundry reasons,” Prof.: “Next, you may tell us why a duck puts his head under water.” Second pupil: “To liquidate his bill.” Prof.: “And why doe.s he go on land ?” “To make a run on the bank.”—[Ex. “Knowledge, like the fairy’s wand, ennobles whatever it touches. The humblest occupations are adorned by it, and without it the most exalted positions appear to true men mean and low.” “Power and wealth are noble aims and, when rightly use l, may be the means of conferring un¬ measured blessings on mankind; but knowledge has nobler fruits than these, and the worth of your knowledge is to be measured, not by the credits it will add to your account in ledger nor the position it will give you among men; but by the extent to wbicli it educates your higher nature and ele¬ vates you in the scale of manhood.” —[Prof. J. P. Cooke. A. L, SMITH, Livery, Sale and Boarding STABLE. First Class Teams at Reasonable Prices. Transients Well Cared For. 83 Central Street, - - MILFORD, MASS. A START IN LIFE FOR YOONG MEN Is an Important Problem in Every Home. Self-Support is essential in manhood, Self-Reliance a strong defense. MORE THAN 3 3,000 OF THE Prosperois Bmess Mei of To-Daj WEBE TRAINED For Active, Useful Business Life AT Eastman College Poughkeepsie. N. Y. For Twenty-Five Years it has been the most popular and Largest Private School in America. It is to-day the only institution devoted to the specialty of teaching Young and Middle-Aged Men how to get a living, make money, and become enterprising, in¬ dustrious, useful citizens. It is the ONLY SCHOOL in the world where the course of study is practical, instead of Tlieorctical; where the students act as Buy¬ ers, Sellers, Traders, Bankers, Bookkeepers and Accountants in actual business oper¬ ations; where the Bank Bills, Fractional Currency and Merchandise are actually USED, and have a real value, and every transaction is just as legitimate and bona fide as in any Mercantile, Banking or Busi¬ ness House. TO TA L EXPENSES. Board, Tuition Fee and Stationery for the prescribed business course of three months, ilKX) to $11.5. Applicants may enter any week-day in the year. The Illustrated Catalogue Giving full information in regard to course of study, time required, expenses, etc., will be mailed on receipt of three letter stamps. Prospectus giving terms and a synopsis of the course of study, mailed free. Address EASTMAN COLLEGE, Poughkeepsie, N. Y.

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Z ' V . ous and deceitful, sons plotted for the death of their fathers in order to gain possession of the family property, and step-mothers, that name always sym¬ bolic of cruelty, poisoned as well as abused their step-children. Yet this age had redeeming fea¬ tures, for man began to realize the value of the resources Avhich Nature had placed at his command. Ships were built, and Avaters hitherto un- knoAvn Avere crossed. This Avas the birthday of the Avorld-Avdde commerce of the present, upon Avhich, to such a degree, dejiends the civilization and prosperity of nation s. Had the golden age continued, what Avould have been our ]n-esent surroundings ? On eA’ery side, green fields and Avooded hills, a few rude huts, perhaps, here and there, indolent j peojde, flocks and herds grazing on the hillside and in the Amlleys, but no signs of toil, no busy hum of machin¬ ery, no thrifty villages Avith their AAdiite church spires to impress one Avith a sense of rest and comfort, no commerce to promote our civilization by association Avith foreign nations, bringing Avithin our reach their rich natural and manufactured products, by an exchange of our goods for theirs. Nor, in fact, wmiild there be any goods to exchange, for no tall chimneys of factories and mills Avould meet the eye. Factories Avould be un- knoAvn,and the rivers, unrestrained by man, Avould roll on to the sea. There Avmuld have been no ])erse- A ering Columbus, no Watt wouhl have Avatched the vibrating kettle-lid and learned a lesson for man’s hapi)iness and progress ; no Agassiz would have revealed the great secret of Nature; no Longfellow, beloved in all lands, Avould have sung to us in such sAvect strains; no HaAvthorne Avould have de¬ lighted us with his AA ' eird fancies. We should look in vain for the great masters of the ]Aencil, the brush, the chisel, and the lyre. Let the sharp contrast be- tAveen the ages be a lesson to us to use Avell Avhatever poAvers and pi-ivi- liges we enjoy, so that each day may find us- farther advanced than its jired- ccessor, and so that Ave may fill well our stations in life Avhether they be high or humble. Surely, Ave, Avith our great advanta¬ ges of ])rotecting laws, the means of a broad education, and unlimited pos¬ sibilities in the future,ought to sing:— “Build thee more stately mansions, O my soul, As the swift seasons roll! Leave thy low-vaulted Past! Let each new temple, nobler than the last. Shut thee from Heaven with a dome more vast. Till thou at length art free, Leaving thine outgroAvn shell By life’s unresting sea!” a. m. av., ’85. SIT FO Eg YOUR P 1 ®T®GIAP 1 S AT lOO MAIN STREET, MILFORD, AT E. L. WILLIS . DENTIST. aEO. L. OOOEE, D. D. S. Rooms over Milford XationI Rank, 178 MAIN STREET, - - MILFORD. B. II. SPAULDING, MANUFACTURER Oli Men’s, Boys’ anil CMlilreii ' s Straw Gooils, Corner of Pearl and Lincoln Sts., Milford, Mass. Salesrooms, 625 Broadway, Xew York. H. N. DAY, D. D. S., Surg-eorL IDe3n.tist, Alhambra Block, Milford. Office Hours: - - 8 a. m. to 5 p. m. INDEMNITATEM LEGEMQUE, AT HOLDROCK’S, CXLVII. MAIN STREET. AVE OFFER SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS -IN- CLOTHING FOR SCHOOL WEAR. B. E. HARRIS, CLOTHIER. IKVING BLOCK, OPP. POST OFFICE, Milford, Mass. . Everett Cheney, PERIODICALS AND FANCY GOODS, 130 M.ain street, Milford. AGENT FOR THE BOSTON HERALD. DEALER IN Carpetings, Stoves, Tin and Sheet Iron AA ' are, Paper Hangings, Upholstery Goods, Chamber Sets, Etc. 160 and 103 Alain Street, - - Alilford, Alass. O- W- TT T-ILC QZZ HAS THE MOST Complete Assortment of the Latest Novelties IN GOLD PENS, PENCILS, Fountain and Stylograpliic Pens at the Lowest Prices. 0-- IF. Billon, Dealer in nVC IB JA T S !:ie AND PROVISIONS, Fruits, Vegetables. Butter, Eggs, Etc. Also, home- cured Hams and home-made Sausages. 33 Exchange Street. FIXE MILLINERY AND HAIR GOODS AT PAVILION MILLINERY PARLORS, MUSIC HALL BLOCK, MAIN STREET, MILFORD. MORGAN’S PHARMACY. Sponges, Gums, Oils and Alcohol. CHOICE FANCY GOODS. MORSE ' S ASPARAGUS KIDNEY CURE, MORSE’S DYSPEPSIA CURE. MUSIC HALL BLOCK, - - AlILFORD. CJAXjX, .A.T rr. 79 AIAIN STREET, AIILPORD, For a large assortment of CONFECTIONERY AND FRUIT. All Ice Cream orders for parties and church fairs will be promptly attended to. Prices as low as the lowest. Heath Brothers, FASHIONABLE TAILORS, NEW YORK BOOT ANO SHOE STORE. M. A. Saunders, GRANT BLOCK, - . MILFOBD MARY GAHAG-AN, DRESS AND CLOAK MAKER, 100 MAIN ST., MILFORD. Up Stairs. MEMORIAL HALL ANO OEPOT LIVERY AND SALE STABLES, First-class Teams for all occasions, at reasonable prices. Horses, Carriages, Harnesses, Etc., for Sale or E. change. Transients Promptly Cared For. T. F. DA VO REX, rroprietor. JESSE A. TAFT, ATTOENEY AND CODNSELIOB AT LAW, 118 Main Street, Milford. A Fine assortment of Ladies’ and Gents’ BOOTS, SHOES AND RUBBERS Can he found at the

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Yol. II. MILFORD, MASS., FEBRUARY, 1886. No. 6 1732—Washington.— 1799 THK I50Y. Children, we are told, show their bringing up by their actions, and sure¬ ly Washington could have jjaid no greater tribute to the early teachings of his mother than he did throughout his life. By no means an ordinary boy, he seemed to possess the best traits of boyhood. Ilaving for a close companion his mother, and his nearest associates being ])ersons much older than him ' self, he seemed mature be¬ yond his years, and, when only thir¬ teen, gathered together a- set of rules to govern his every-day life. Unlike so many of the boys who have grown to be great men, he did not have to struggle with poverty and want to get an education, for, born of wealthy parents, he had all t he privi- leiies of the times. He showed until- ing zeal in his search for knowledge, and seemed always searching out the true meaniug and object of life, and the best ways of accomplishing that object. It must be remembered that he did not. have half the books that can be had by the boy of today, but he studied more zealously those which he did have. II(! was very passionate, having in¬ herited a high temper as well as the spirit of command, but by the infiu- ence of one of the best of mothers, was taught to govern and control his tem]ier. One of his rules, “L ndertake not what you cannot iierform,” was care¬ fully followed by him, for he never undertook anything but what he did and dill well. lie seemed always to find time for everything, and never did his work in a hurrierl manner. And still,as other boys, he was fond of sports, and in them :is in almost every¬ thing else, he ex ' celled most of his ))layfellows and was always leader. Though so young in years, we see dominant the brave, resolute sj)irit, bold, fearless for the right, Avhich characterized his future life. His truthfulness has become proverbial, and, in fact, Washington seems to have been as nearly perfect as any boy on record. f. v. c., ’86. XriE SCHOLAR. In the days of Washington’s youth, an education was not so easily ob¬ tained as at the present time, and it was customary among the wealthy planters to comjilete their children’s education by giving them instruction in England. George’s elder bi ' otlier had this advantage, while George himself received the rudiments of education in the best establishment which his neighborhood afforded. Here he profited largely by the slen¬ der advantages he possessed, and this instruction, together Avith his home training, made him what he was, honored, loved and respected through life, reverenced and mourned in death. It seems that AYashington had no instruction in grammar, and that the actual amount of knowledge acquired by him at school was much less than that which is taught at the present high schools. But if his acquisitions were not great, he had formed habits which were of greater use. Washington beeajne honored and renowned desjnte all the disadvantages under which he labored, and came forward, truly “hrst in war, first in ])eace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen.” Since AYashington effected so much through all the trials and struggles of his early life, Avhat ought we, the scholars of today, to accomplish? AYe may establish liabits of punctuality, jiatience and ordei ' , even if we do not devote ourselves to the lessons. V e may accustom ourselves to be guided by inclinations of dutv rather than « « ])leasure, and endeavor to win the esteem and love of eveiyone about us. o. L. s., ’86. THE SURVEYOR. AA ashington, when a small boy, showed a decided preference for math¬ ematical studies, and as he grew older he mastered the higher branches of mathematics. He made a practical use of his knowledge in surveying land near the district school which he attended. Leaving school, he went to visit his brother, Avho owned the estate at Mt. Yernon. AA hile there, he became ac¬ quainted Avith an eccentric old En¬ glish nobleman. Lord Faii-fax, Avho, ])leased Avith his appearance, eng.aged liim for a doubloon a day to survey some Avild tracts of land which he possessed in the interior. Although it Avas in the month of March and the snoAv Avas still to be seen on the summits of the Allegha- nies, evincing much of that energy Avhich he displayed so often in after life, Avith a horse and guide he set out to accom])lish the task which he had undertaken. For a month he spent the most of his time in the forest, bivouacking in the open air at night, often drenched to the skin, shivering under the cutting Avinds of March, he underAvent trials that Avere Avell calcu¬ lated to make a hardy constitution one of iron. It Avas here in this Avilderness that he became accustomed to the hard¬ ships, dangers and perils Avith which he was afteiwards surrounded. Here that he obtained that discijiline, cour¬ age and self-reliance, that knowledge in Avood-craft, Avhich served him in such g ' ood stead in the French and In- dian Avar. Little did the sturdy Virginian boy dream, as he forded the streanis savoI- len Avith spring rains, or Avalkcd under the dindy lighted arches of the forest, that he Avas to lav the foundation, deep and strong, of a nation of fifty millions of free jieople, Avhose ]K)sses- sions extend from ocean to oeeaTi.