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

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Z ' V ' y There is a very interesting article in the last Ilaverfordian on sonth-castern Massachusetts. We suj)pose the print - 1 er is responsible for the Latin in the Sliakesperian article. We pity the printer of the Hamil¬ ton College iNEonthl} ' . Just think of being beset by a line of fair maids “just from school”, all pointing with linger of scorn to that unfortunate Ilniilton on the cover! The teacher of history in the Racine high school has our deepest sympathy, if the examination published in the Dial were not given voluntarily. Only a hundred questions and one of these calls for a two-jiage answer! Xo. 8 of the Lowell High School is by far the best number received. To be sure, three of the longer articles are very suggestive of our school readers and the Atlantic Monthly; but, never¬ theless, we enjoyed reading them. We sugixest to the Corona that it tries the “Composition” as a jdace for lying, instead of the desk. The field is much broader, and the lie cannot be refuted at once, and may escape the watchful eye of the teacher. We commend the Corona for its newsy account of the school happenings. The Academy Journal says :— “The percentage of studies is found by adding half the iinjierfect exercises and recitations to all the perfect ones and dividing the sum by the whole number of such exercises and recita¬ tions.” If we understand this rather jiecul- iar method, we think we might get at least 50 per cent. The Phi-Rlionian and an other ex¬ change remind us of the remark of the little girl who was saying her jirayers to her mother. It seems that the 1. g. had been naufilitii luring the day, and her mother suggested that she tell God of her naughltiness and ask his forgiveness. The n. g. replied: “O no, mother, we inust’t let such things go out of the family.” We arc sorry that they felt obliged so publicly to reprimand their fellows. Lack of S] ace ] revents us from speaking of those exchanges below in¬ dividually, but we commend them one and all: Clionian jMessengei-, Academ- ian, Wolfe Hall Banner, H. 8. Atom, Belvidere Herald, Willistonian, L ni- versity Mirror, Classical, Randolph- IMacon Monthly, Torch, Reporter, Am¬ ateur Journal, Academe, Academy Echo, Tidings from Nature, Enter¬ prise, Stray Shot, IMultum in Rarvo, Critic, Hillsdale Herald, Collegiate, Portl.and Eagle, Briilgeport Eagle, Enterprise, Foster Academy Review. SIT roil vouii WOTOGSAPlg AT lOO MAIN STREET, MILFORD, AT E. L. WILLIS . DENTIST. GEO. L. OCOEE, D. D. S. Rooms over Jlilforcl Nationl Rank, 17S MAIN STREET, - - MILFORD. B. II. SPAULDING, MAXUFACTUnEK OF Men’s, Boys’ and CMldren’s Straw Goods, Corner of Pearl and Lincoln Sts., Milford, Mass. Salesrooms, 625 Broadway, New York. H. N. DAY, D. D. S., STJurg-eon. IDenritist, Alliambra Block, Milford, Oflloe Hours: - - 8 a. m. to 5 p. m. INDEMNITATEM LEGEMQUE, AT HOLBROOK’S, CXLVII. MAIN STREET. WE OFFER SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS -IX- CLOTHING FOR SCHOOL WEAR. B. E. HARRIS, CLOTHIER. JESSE A. TAFT, ATTORNEY AND CODNSEILOR AT LAW, IRVING BLOCK, OPP. POST OFFICE, Milford, Mass. Everett Cheney, PERIODICALS AND FANCY GOODS, lOG IMain street, IMilford. AGENT FOR THE BOSTON HERALD. DEALER IX Carpetings, Stoves, Tin and Slieet Iron Ware, Paper Hangings, Upholstery Goods, Chamber Sets, Etc. O- T7;7-ii .o oZZ HAS THE IOST Complete Assortment of the Latest Novelties IN GOLD PENS, PENCILS, Fountain and Stylographic Pens at the Lowest Prices. Dealer in IVC E gY T S ! AND PROVISIONS, Fruits, Vegetables, Butter, Eggs, Etc. Also, home- cured Hams :uid home-made Sausages. 33 Exchange Street. The Place to Buy Clothing —AND— MEN’S FURNISHINe BOODS I.s at the New Store of RYAN CARROLL, 98 MAIN STREET. MORGAN’S PHARMACY. iDiEsxTO-s, Sponges, Gums, Oils .and Alcohol. CHOICE FANCY GOODS. MOUSE ' S ASPARAGUS KIDNEY CURE, MORSE’S DYSPEPSIA CURE. MUSIC HALL BLOCK, - - MILFORD. CJAIili -A.T T- 79 MAIN STREET, MILFORD, For a large assortment of CONFECTIONEEY AND FEUIT. All Ice Cream orders for parties and church fairs will be promptly attended to. Prices as low as the lowest. Heath Brothers, FASHIONABLE TAILORS, 118 Main Street, Milford. A Fine assortment of Ladies’ and Gents’ BOOTS, SHOES AND RUBBERS Can be found at tlie NEW YORK BOOT AND SHOE STORE. M. A. Saunders, GRANT BLOCK, - MILFOKD MARY GAHAGAN, DRESS AND CLOAK MAKER, 100 MAIN ST., MILFORD. Up St.vius. MEiyiOHIAL HALL AND DEPOT LIVERY AND SALE STABLES, First-class Teams for all occasions, at reasonable prices. Horses, Carriages, H.-irnesses, Etc., for Sale or E.xeliange. Transients Promptly Cared For. T. F. DAVOKEX, Proprietor. 160 ami 103 Slain Street, - - Milford, Mass.

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XjX XjIT. (Conliluiccl.) Down the Connecticut in a Canoe. Tuesday, August 25. As it was then 3 o’clock, we had no expectation of reaching Claremont; but we had failed to realize the strength of the current, and when, an hour later, we ran by a beautiful toAvn, to our astonishment Ave found it to be Windsor, Yt. Here are toll and rail¬ road bridges, and Ave had our atten¬ tion fully occuj)ied in keeping the boat straight, as there Avere so many cross currents. Just beloAV Windsor, Av e entered the longest straight part of the riA’er that aa’C had yet seen. A second bridge at the further end seem¬ ed to recede before our adA ance ; but at last AA e captured it and, for the sec¬ ond surjirise, found the mouth of Sugar river justbeloAv it on the left, and The run to the Junction about three miles. So Ave kept right on to the ferry and landed at 5.30. During the aftei-noon there Avere three long, deep and quiet lake-like reaches of Avater bordered by high land covered Avith trees, Avhich needed only a bright sun to make them beautiful, d’he sun, hoAAever, refused to shine, but Ave didn’t mur¬ mur; for no sun with no rain Avas far better than yesterday’s Aveather. One of these lagoons Avith a mountain peak at its loAver end, like a sentinal guard¬ ing its outlet, Avould have made a line vieAV for the camera. We knew Ave Avere at our journey’s end, by the tAvo iron rods stretched across the river, like those at Lunen¬ burg, but here Ave had the good for¬ tune to Avitness their use. Only one is in daily use; the other is a reserve in case of accident. Both ends of the large ferry-boat are fastened to the rod by chains and pulleys Avhich run freely on the rod ; but the boAV chain is much shorter than the stern so that the boat hangs down stream from the chain at an angle to the cur¬ rent of the river. The result is that the current, in trying to float the boat doAvn stream, pushes it across to the opjm- site shore. When this is reached, the short chain is let out, the long one is shortened, and back goes the boat Avith no tired arms or aching back on the part of the ferryman. The horizontal line is the rod; the arroAV, the current; the dots, the chains, and the heavy line, the boat. J he resultant motion then becomes a very interesting examj)le under the composition of forces. Excepting in early spring or case of freshe t, ferrv- ing becomes a very easy matter; the team and load are driven on, fasten¬ ings cast off, a push, and away li ey go. As Ave landed, the ferryman Avas just ferrying a team over, and from him Ave learned the lay of the lamb On his return, Ave ])urchased from hi green corn, cucumbers, eggs and milk, Avhich, Avith blackberi-ies and apples given us by his hospitable Avife, ena¬ bled us to celebrate the completion of our trip Avith a feast. Our accommo¬ dating ferryman bade us good-night Avith a ])romise to carry us the next morning to the depot, (a mile aAvay), in time for the early train for Lake Sunapee, N. 11. Here, ]n-operly, the trip ended, as far as the title is concerned; but it was supplemented l)y a short stay at Sun- a))ee, Avhere, lioAvever, the canoe Avas of no use; for it Avas a time o f high Avinds and Avhite caps, and the danger Avas not accom])anied by any mitiga¬ ting pleasure. From SunajAee Ave foi- Avarded the boat to Concord, N. LI, and then there Avas a short trip of 20 miles by the 3Jerrimac to 3Ianchester, Avhich Ave made betAveen 11 and 5 o’clock, besides lunching on the Avay and making tAvo short but rough cariaes. On our arrival at 3Ianchester, Ave Avere greeted by our friends Avith kind¬ ness, but Avith expressions not at all tending to make us A ' ain of our person- id appearance. “What horrible look¬ ing objects!” seemed to convey the idea of tAvo unshaven, burned and di¬ lapidated bipeds; but AA e endured it all Avith the consolation that “blood Avill tell,” and Ave kneAV that it was so pui’ified that it AA ' ould tell during the hard Avork of the folloAving twelve months. If any one intends to take a canoe trip next season, Ave recommend the Connecticut, but beloAv Woodsville. He Avho has only a Aveek for his vaca¬ tion can reach Woodsville, H. H., from Boston in time to pitch camp on the day of de])arture, can easily reach Claremont in live days, (avo did it in three), have a day at Sunapee, (40 cents by steamer for the round trip of the lake), and arrive home on the sixth, a Aviser and better man; poorer—in ]»urse, but richer in red corpuscles; his only regret that summer days are so fleeting. vale. Go Avhere you may, the name of Washington has become a household Avord; ami even today the Avhole fam¬ ily of Christendom AA’illingly acknoAvl- etlges his unenvied i)re-eminence.” Blood is a juice of rarest quality. —[Goethe. Exchanges.—FoaimifecZ. The last number of the Vanderbilt Observer suggests a biographical dic¬ tionary; but, Ave can add, there is also depth to its articles. After reading the article on oscula¬ tion in the Portfolio, we anxiously looked on the title page to see if it Avei-e sent out by a mixed college. Just noAv an epidemic of chronicles rageth in the land. The Archon and the 31. B. S. Echo are the latest vic¬ tims. Let us all start for Paris and be inoculated! If the cut is true in the College Chi]As, Ave do not think it a very good “ad;” for it looks isolated, bleak and ]n ison-like. This, hoAvever, is no in¬ dex of Avhat is Avithin the covers. No. 5 of the l oung Idea is an im¬ provement on its predecessors, not only in its contents, but in its general ap])earance. The heading is a great addition. We still hojie to see some of those “ads” re-set in projier type, and your jirinter ought to have enough pride in his Avork to do so Avillingly. Wo saved the string. Advocate, that confined the last number, and shall use it for a bell rope. We opened the pamphlet Avith fear and trembling, as, AA e reasoned, so strong a fastening means a mighty iiressure Avithin. The 11. S. Herald has been through the same trials as avo, and has been as successful. There is Avork in re-fitting and re-furnishing, and, like the Avork of Sisyphus of old, it is often discoura¬ ging, but the “aftermath” is an ample reAvard. The Comet says: “We ahvays sup¬ posed sound moved 13 miles per sec¬ ond.” Let’s see,—1120 ft. at 00 , and therefore 13 miles Avould require over 60,000‘ . What a “heated season” they must have in Pockland! Or is it due to the great elasticity of the atmos¬ phere The Academy Trio has an interest¬ ing article on “The Effects of Learning on the Countenance.” In the past Ave have noticed “effects” on other things, especiallyatexaniinationtime;—viz: on cuffs, nails and fingers, on the inside of Avatch cases, and on scraps of pa¬ per Avith strange characters upon them, etc. All school and college j)apers assert that they are of ])ractical value to the students of the institutions they rep¬ resent. Perhaps this may be said Avith greatest force of the Deaf 3Iute, for, Ave understand, the type is set and the pressAvork is jierforined by the students, and so, Avhen they go out into the Avorld, they have had an in¬ dustrial education in at least one phase of business life.

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ojLic, j JsrjD x ' vir. DR. FLATLEY’F COUGH SYRUP The Best in the World. Every Bottle Warranted Made By J. 116 3Iaiii Street, Milford, Mass, COOK BROS., DEALERS IN Meats, Fruits, Vegetables, Pickles, Etc. Hams cured by ourselve.s and Home-made Sausages. Market, 138 Main Street, S. A. COOK. S. 8. COOK. ELDREDGE BEATTEY, HOUSE PAINTERS anl PAPER HANGERS, And Dealers in Doors, Sash, Blinds, M ndow Glass, Paints, Oils, Varnish, Putty, Curtain Fixtures, Window Shades and Paper HauginRS. 133 Main Street, - - - Milford, Mass The Best and Cheapest plaee to buy FRUITS AND CONFECTIONERY IS AT J. W. ROBERTS’. Cake and Ice Cream constantl.v on hand. Wedding Cake a Specialty. THAA ' EES’ BLOCK. Alain Street, Milford, Mass. GO TO O. IMI. JAID-A-DVCS’, To Purchase PICTURE FRAME.S Of all kinds. A large assortment of Mouldings on liand. J. EDWARD RODIER, P ROVISIO K MAR K E T, Veal, Lamb, Alutton, 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, no Alain Street, Alilford, MADE TO AIEASURE. LEONARD § MILFORD, AIASS. II “Agt. Lewando’s French Dye House. CO- L! -WOOX)! Lime, Cement, Hair. Also, Brick and Hay of the best quality always on hand by L. oooif:. Pond Street, - - Near Depot. Telephone from Cook Bros. Market. “Active shears gather no ru.st.” INIiraheau was once asked tvliat was tlie best way of teaching popular lib¬ erty. , lie answered: “Begin with tlie infant in tlie cradle, and Jet the first name it lisjis be Washington.” “Posterity will talk of Washington with reverence, as the founder of a great empire, wlien my name shall he lost ill the vortex of revolution,” exclnimed Napoleon Bonaparte. At Washington’s death the school children throughout the country ivore medals hearing his likeness Avith this inscription : “He is in Glory, the World is in Tears.” “ ‘Tis well,” these were the last words of Washington on that Satur¬ day night, Dec. 14,1799, when, after an illness of only three days, at the age of sixty-eight years the Father of his Country breathed his last. Gen. Lee of Virginia, in his oration at the death of Washington, pro¬ nounced these remarkable words of eulogy, so often quoted: “F ' irst- in Avar, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen.” I Although Washington Avas exceed¬ ingly fond of children, no childish lips ever called him father; hut, as some¬ one has beautifully said: “God made him childless that the nation might call him Father.” Napoleon, then first consul, so hon¬ ored the name of Washington, that, at his death, he ordered the banners and standards of France to be draped AAotli crajie, and directed that a funeral ora¬ tion be pronounced before himself. “Thg first in the hearts of his coun- tr miefi!” Yes, first! The first love of Young America aalts Washington. The first Avmrd she lisped Avas his name. It still is her jiroiul ejacula¬ tion; and it Avill he the last gasj) of her expiring life! Yes, Avhen the storip of battle hloAA ' S darkest and rages highest, the memory of Wash¬ ington shall nerve CAmry American arm and cheer every American heart” —[Rufus Choate. In a savage forest of Pennsylvania a young Virginian officer fired a shot and AARikcd up a AA ' ar AAdiicli Avas to last for sixty years, AA’hich Avas to cover his own country, and jiass into Eurojie, to cost France her American colonies, to sever England’s from her, and to create the great Western lle- imhlic, to rage over tlie Old World, AAdien extinguished in the ucavr and of all the myriads engaoed in the vast contest, to leave the prize of the great¬ est fame Avith him Avho struck the first hloAv.—[Thackeray. A. L. SMITH, Livery, Sale and Boarding First Class Teams at Reasonable Prices. Transients Well Cared For. 83 Central Street, • - MILFORD, MASS. A START IN LIFE FOR YOUNG MEN Is an Important Problem in Every Home. Self-Support is essential in manhood, Self-Reliaxce a strong defense. M O R E THAN 3 3,000 OF THE Prosperois Bnsiess Men of T o-Day AA ' ERE TRAINED For Active, Useful Business Life AT Eastman College, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. For Taventy-Five Years it has been the most popular and Largest Private School in America. It is to-day the only institution devoted to the sj)ecialty of teaching Young and Middle-Aged Men hoAV to get a living, make money, and become enterprising, in¬ dustrious, useful citizens. It is the ONLY SCHOOL in the Avorld where the course of study is practical, instead of Theoretical; Avhere the students act as Buy¬ ers, Sellers, Traders, Bankers, Bookkeepers and Accountants in actual business oper¬ ations; Avhere the Bank Bills, Fractional Currency and Merchandise are actually USED, and liave a real a ' Alue, and every transaction is just as legitimate and bona tide as in any Mercantile, Banking or Busi¬ ness House. TO TA L EXPENSES. Board, Tuition Fee and Stationery for tlie prescribed business course of tliree months, $100 to $115. Applicants may enter any Aveek-day in the year. The Illustrated Catalogue Giving full information in regard to course of study, time required, expenses, etc., Avill 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.