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

Text from Pages 1 - 100 of the 1887 volume:

•5 .VA • .fi. ' A -I I S ' . . VoL. III. MILFORD, MASS., JANUARY, 1887. No. 5 The Proverbs of Vergil- What student of Vergil lias not been surprised at the number of prov¬ erbs contained even in the first six books of the Aeneid V It is not strange that societies and graduating classes often consult this work when choosing their mottoes, for in it can be found sentiments applicable to al¬ most everything, and which will suit even the most fastidious taste. Now-a-days we can take up scarcely a book or magazine whose pages do not contain Ijatin quotations, and it gives us a sensation of jileasure to realize that we are reaping the benefit of what we sjient so many long years in learning. These proverbs have been so often quoted that they are not al- wavs 1 ‘ecognized as sayings of the most celebrated of Latin poets, but are regarded as common property, to be used by anyone who wishes to iin- })ress u[)on his readers or hearers the fact that he is familiar with at least one of the dead (?) languages. tSome of them have a jir.actical pur¬ pose and tend to help and encourage those who are familiar with them. | Much that seems to us sorrow at the j time would be lightened, did we but heed the advice with which Aeneas cheered the hearts of his companions after landing on the shores of Libya, and bear in mind that “Forsan et haec olirn meminisse juvabit.” When we | are inclined to give uj) our fondest ; hojies in des[)air of ever fulfilling them, | we find in Vergil a friend who says, | “Durate, et vosmet rebus servate,” : and again, “Tu ne cede malis sed con- j tra audeiitior ito.” i Of the celebrated jiassages of the; Aeneid, perhaps the descrijition of | rumor is as often quoted and as widely i known as any, though we often hear j (but is the saying true?) “Varium et | mutabile semper femina.” “Tros Tyriusque mihi nullo dis- crimine agetur” is sometimes adopted by papers whose aim it is to treat all parties with jierfect justice, and should be the motto of all teachers. “Fossunt quia posse videntur” ex¬ presses the cause of the success in life of inanv men endowed, not with re- markable talents, but with what has stood them in as good stead,—the be¬ lief that they could do whatever could be done. The crimes that are committed for the sake of gain, the avarice that prompts niany to sacrifiee all that makes life worth living in order to amass wealth, lead us to exclaim today as Vergil did so many centuries ago: “Quid non mortalia pectora cogis, aura sacra fames!” “Facile descensus Averno.” How often is this shown by the lives of men who once held high and honor¬ able positions, but who, by yielding to tenqitation, entered upon a down¬ ward path which they traversed easily and quickly, until at last they became outcasts from society. Yes, “Easy is the descent to Avernus, but to retrace one’s steps, that is toil, that is labor,” as any one who has tried to reform can testify. The labor troubles and the mobs and riots growiifg out of them in some of ou ' large cities cause us to see how true it is that “Furor anna ministrat.” There are many other proverbs de¬ serving especial mention; but we must adopt the plan of Venus in rela¬ ting Dido’s history to Aeneas when she says, “Summa sequar fastigia re¬ rum.” We also sympathize with Dido when she exclaims, “Non ignara mali imseris succurrere disco,” and with compassion for our readers, shall j)ur- sue the subject no farther. I. L. G., ’85. ’Tis a kind of good deed to say well; And yet words are not deeds. — [Shakespeare. My Story. I had been a huge rock for many years, and had struggled bravely against the power of the frost, wind and rain. I had felt and seen portions of myself crumble. away and go to ruin, as T then siq)posed, but after¬ wards I found out my mistake. When my hard exterior was gradually soft¬ ened, lichens found a foothold upon my sides. These decayed, and with the moisture formed acids, which, jien- etrating to my heart, hastened on the work of destruction. But my loss Avas a 2 fain to others, for this waste became a very thin soil, and now small plants s)n-ang up to live awhile and then, in their turn, by their death made a firmer earth, so that trees could grow and be nourished by me, or rather by what was once a part of me. Near by lived a neighbor rock, who, when I was complaining of the wear upon me by the elements, said: “I do I not yield so easily to the enemy; see [how 1 still resist all hostile attacks.” I replied that when he did succumb his fate might be worse than mine; for might he not be wrested from his birthplace and carried to a strange land? Well, as I had anticipated, such a misfortune did befall my neigh¬ bor rock; for a strong wind s])rang up 1 one day in early spring, alter the rain I had fallen for many days and loosened 1 mv neighbor’s insecure foundation, I aiid rolled my companion, who had i always stood ])roudly on one side, down to the shore of the ocean. Here the fierce waves broke even his hard heart, and pounded and crushed and ground the rock until the tide could 1 bear its pieces out to sea .and dejiosit them in its depths. Time passed away and with it the I remembrance of my old friend, till one day, after a long eastern storm, the lireaking waves dashed the wreck of my long forgotten neighbor up to its o old liome, now no longer a rock, but washed back as saml and mud. We are now the best of friends, and, although each has long since lost his identity as a rock, yet we are far ha})pier and doing far more good than ever before. Our only trial is the earth-worms which are constantly eat¬ ing their way through the earth and swmllowing ns in their search for food; but as this only makes us finer and therefore better soil, we try to accus¬ tom ourselves to it and not complain. I spend many happy hours listening to the adventures of my friend, and, 1 am sure, if you should see us now and the beautiful trees that grow above us and which are strengthened by us, you would never imagine we once were flinty rocks. l. f. ii., ’87. A Strange Journey. For the O. L. and I. We have before us a plain white envelope—that is to say, it was white once, but now seven postmarks and the dust of travel have somewhat lessened its virgin purity. Several years ago this envelope, with its in¬ closed letter, was mailed in our post- office for Bridgej)ort, Conn., for a gen¬ tleman of this town who would soon arrive there. It so hapj)ened that there was a citizen of that town having the same name as that upon the envelope ; but as he had set out upon a long journey and had left word for his mail to be forwarded, this particular letter was at once re¬ mailed in accordance with his request. Soon after the Milford gentleman called for his mail, the mistake was discovered and an order for its return was sent after the missing letter. As the sailors say, a stern chase is a long chase, and it certainly proved so in this case. Up the Hudson to West Point, back again to New York city, over the ocean to Lyons and Nice, France, went traveler, letter and or¬ der. At the latter place the wander¬ ing iiiissive finished its erratic course and began its homeward trij) by way of Boston, finally reaching Milford in just one month from the date of mail¬ ing. It would be an interesting prob¬ lem to figure out the j)rofit to the gov¬ ernment from the three-cent stamp originally ])ut upon this travelled en¬ velope. Garfield says: “Schoolhouses are less expensive than rebellions.” Prof.: “What is a physical change?” Student scratches his head. Prof.: “Does the act of scratching your head produce a physical change?” Stu¬ dent: “No sir; it produces animal motion.”—[Ex. •!|-EycPN6ES.-5 - Naturally the exchanges for Decem¬ ber are brimming over with Christmas, but no one seems to have written so fully in accordance with the spirit of that “good time,” that “kind, forgiv¬ ing, charitable, pleasant time,” as the editor of the College Message. The Classical for December contains an interesting article on Chaucer. The pupil of Philli})S Andover who wrote the ])oem, “Latter-Day Love,” pulfiished Jan. 11, ])ossesses ])oetical ability of no mean order. What a prettily designed cover is that of the Christmas number of the Kentucky Deaf Mute! And the im¬ provement seems to have “struck in” and to have affected all the contents of the little magazine. We join our voice to the general cry: “The exchange department of the Baldwin Index would be greatly improved if kept by itself.” “Here’s richness!” Read what the “Ex-ed.” of the Niagara Index says of another “Ex-ed.”: He “is rather too dictatorial in his s.ayings. He writes his opinion as though it had a val¬ ue.” (!!) “Oh, wad some power the gif tie sie us To see ourse’l’s as ithers see us.” We congratulate the Newton high school on its prospective new school- house. The December number of the Review is fully up to its usual high standard. The Spartan (?) complains because the last number of the Oak, Lily and Ivy was not sewed. To the best of our recollection—and that extends back to Vol. L, No. 1—the Oak, Lily and Ivy had never been sewed; but if the Spartan will send back the offend¬ ing number, we will ask some of our young ladies to put a few stitches in it. We w ere much interested in the article on German weddings in the December Spartan. , Although not es))ecially intended for us, still we feel like saying “Thank you” to the live Life of Haverhill, for information in regard to the Amateur Press Association, and for a transla¬ tion of that hitherto mysterious word, “Neapa.” The exchange editor of the Collegi¬ ate offers “a nice basket of thanks” to any one who has not mentioned for a year anything about the “President of ' william and Mary college with not a single student”; but an associate editor in “College Notes” in the same issue, seems to think it still worthy of mention. A ou ' ve lost the basket, Mr. A. E. Will the Commentator be kind enough to inform us whether it is an amateur or a school pa])er? It is no affair of ours, to be sure, but we have searched its columns and cannot de¬ cide, and would fain have our curiosi¬ ty satisfied. The E. H. S. Record is a good j)a- per, if it is conducted somewhat on the co-operative housekeeping plan, and deserves a generous support. If but few of the members of the school subscribe to the paper, it is no wonder the editor is low-spirited. He has our sympathy, and we know just how much that implies. The December and January num¬ bers of the Haverfordian lie open be¬ fore us. Verily, verily, there are two sides to every question. So thinks, evidently, the editor, who U{)holds the barbarous system of hazing, on the ground that it serves to strengthen class organization. What matter, to be sure, if occasionally a life is lost, or a nervous system hojtelessly shattered, if the remaining members of the class become more firmly bound together! What are a few lives in comparison with “class organization”! The reply to this editorial, by the class of ’89, in the January number, has an honest, manly ring of indignation. We give cordial welcome to the Abstract, the new paper of the Chaun- cy Hall school, Boston, and hope it may prove a constant visitor. Hearty congratulations on so good a begin¬ ning. We also extend the right hand of fellowship to two other new ex.- changes, the High School Journal of Grand R.qi[)ids, Mich., which offers its readers several bright, racy articles; and the Institute Chimes, from Lyn¬ don, Vt. In an article in the latter entitled “The Study of French,” some good things are said, although it is rather difficult to decide whether the writer advises the study of French history in order to know the language well, or the study of the language to become better acquaijited with French history. An unusually interesting number is the January issue of the High School Journal, containing among other good things, a delightful article on Marjorie Fleming. From Mass., 18 exchanges; 9 from N. Y.; 4 from Me.; 3 each from Conn., R. L, Penn., N. J. and Mo.; 2 each from Vt., N. H., Mich., Kan., Minn. Va.; 1 each from Colo., Ill., Del., Ind., Wise., Da., lo., Ky., Tex., D. C. and Ontario. “By the street of By-and-by, one arrives at the house of Never.” (Span¬ ish.) Hi I LIT. Our Indian Name. The Civil Goveniinent class have | discovered that the Manual of the i General Court for 1886 gives the In¬ dian name of Milford as Wapoioage; but the citizens of this town have in many cases been accustomed to a dif- ferent name, and so we copy the fol¬ lowing from Tlie History of Milford, published in 1882 and edited by Adin Ballou:— Hayward’s Gazetteers of New En¬ gland and Massacluisetts, followed by Nason’s Massachusetts Gazetteer, and ])erhaps other works, say that the Indian name of our Milford was Wa- potoage. As I had re-echoed the same statement, on what I supj)Osed suffi¬ cient authority, 1 set on foot an inquiry into the meaning of the name W ipow- age. It was referred to J. Hammond ' I ' rumbull, Esq., of Hartford, Conn., a very eminent savant in Indian lore. He soon informed me,—not what the name signified, but that it was the Indian name of Milford, Conn., never of our Milford,—the original eight miles square,—which was Quinshi- pang. Thus my error, coj)ied from the Gazetteers, stands corrected, and the Connecticut Milfordians are left in clear possession of the name Wapoxcage whose signihcation they may ascertain at their leisure. As to Qainshipaug, Mr. Trumbull savs its literal signification is “Picker- el Pond,” by which, I su))])ose, the Indians meant a tract of territory whose })onds and other waters abouinl- ed with fine pickerel. From what I have seen and heard the name is truth¬ fully apjrropriate. Mas])enock, alias North Pond, Nipmuck Pond, and the smaller ponds, both natural and artifi¬ cial, throughout ancient Qainshipaxig have always bred j)ickerel rapidly, and of the best quality. Even now, thouirh overdrawn and much exhaust- ed by excessive fishing, they vindicate the good judgment of the aborignes. If, however, any of us deem “Pickerel Pond” a name wanting in dignity, we must either forget or make the best of it. It is. surprising what great charac¬ ters in history have had ill-sha))ed legs. Caesar had short legs, and Na poleon was bow-legged. Plutarch tells us that “Alexander’s left leg was badly out of jilumb,” Hannibal had notoriously l)ig heels, and was knock- kneed, Cicero was very spindle- shanked, and Demostlienes is said to have had a shuffling, stumbling gait, which meant that his legs were not wholly in gear, Alexander Po])e was humpbacked, and had a cripple’s legs, so had Cowper, Lord Palmerston had caricature legs and so had Disraeli. The Schoolhouse. “If a pro]ihet a century ago,” said Charles Dudley Warner, in an address to an audience in the Old Dominion State, “had been asked to point out the probable center of wealth and power in this country, I think he would have j)ut his finger on Virginia. Fine harbors, abundant water-courses, fertile valleys, mountain ranges con¬ cealing wealth, and a s))lendid count¬ less climate,would have irresistibly led him to this prophecy. But he would not have been a seer with clear-sighted vision, and wouhl have lost had he laid a wager; that center proved to be somewhere on the boundary line between Massachusetts and Connecti¬ cut. Not because of their spindles and their mills, however. Massachu¬ setts never gave ‘the devil the long end of the stick.’ The Mayflower did not bring over a sewing machine, but a bit of jiaper on which was written the charter of human rights and du¬ ties. The Pilgrims built a church be¬ fore they built a ship ; they set uj) a schoolhouse long before they thought of a factory. The first seeds they sowed were those of education.” Between the last dandelion and vio¬ let,—they have been found in Decem¬ ber,—and the first spring blossom which lifts the snow in its calyx, there is a frozen interregnum in the vegetable world, save for the life-in¬ death of the solemn evergreens, the ])ines and firs and spruces.—[The Seasons, by O. W. H. The highest spot inhabited by hu¬ man beings is said to be the Buddhist cloister of Hanie, Thibet, where twen¬ ty-one priests live at an altitude of 16,000 feet. ■ - ■■ ■ - — - - - A member of a school committee wrote: “We have two schoolrooms sufficiently large to accommodate three hundred pupils one over the other.” We have recently been informed and are proud to know that Massachu¬ setts is the only state udiich pays to the veterans of the rebellion who en¬ listed in her regiments a state or mili¬ tary aid, either in addition to the pen¬ sions paid by the United States, or, as in the case of military aid, when the national government pays nothing. The Civil Government class are try¬ ing to master the. rudiments of town government. They have learned the titles, manner of election, lime of ser¬ vice, jtay or salary, and duties of all, even down to the pound-keeper and field-driver, and they are now ready to accept any honors that “seek” them —or rather they will be when they have reached the mystic tioentxj-one. AT THE NEW CLOTHING STORE, NOVELTIES IN BOYS’ KEEFERS, BOYS’ NEW MARKETS, FINE OVERCOATS. KING BROS. Music Hall Block. Healer i)i Real Estate Agency. Property sold and exchanged on reasonable terms. 134 Main Street, - - Milford, Mass THE PAVILION MILLINERY PARLORS Keep a large assortment of FINE MILLINERY AND HAIR GOODS: Theatrical Wigs to let. Combings made into Switches. The Place to Buy Clothing —AND— MEN’S FURNISHINB GOODS Is at the New Store of RYAN CARROLL, 98 MAIN STREET. TP., lit, If , if. � .� Pure Drug.s, Chemicals, Medicines and Physicians Prescriptions a Specialty. P. el. DONOHOE, Assistant. MAIN ST., COR. COURT, MILFORD. Geo. H. Whittemore, De.aler in Watches, Clocks, Jev elry, Silverware, Spectacles and Eye-Glasses. Watch, Clock and elewelry Repairing. 110 Main Street. Milford. ■■S ' CURRIER KENDALL,-! ONE PRICE uRJrra Gentlemen’s Furnishing Goods, HATS, CAPS,TRUNKS,ETC. POST OFFICE BLOCK, MILFORD. I vir. JAXUAKY, 1887. Published Monthly During the School Year, BY The Senior Class of the Milford High School. PRINTED BY G. M. BILLINGS. GENKRAIi KDITORS. AMELIA C. HARRIS and W. PARKHURST. PKUSOXAL EDITORS. LYDIA F. GOULD and FRED J. AYL YARD. LOCAL EDITORS. SARAH M. GORMAN and FRANK J. MORIARTY BUSINESS EDITORS. GRACE W. EASTMAN and MARY E. WHITNEY. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. (Ton Numbers.) For the Year, . 40 cents | Single Copies, . 5 cents This paper is for sale at the u-ell-knou-n drug store of J. Allen Rice, where subscriptions for the year will also be received, and back numbers can be obtained. Address all communications to THE OAK, LILY AND IVY, Lock Box 137. Entered at the Milford, Mass., Post-Ollice, as second class matter. The first of tlie series of six lectures and entertainments held in this build¬ ing, Avas delivered Wednesday, the 5th inst., by Cluis. Wesley Emerson, M. D., president of the Monroe Col¬ lege of Oratory, Boston. He spoke very interestingly to a good sized aud¬ ience, composed of nearly all the school teachers of Milford, and many others who are interested in educa¬ tional niattei ' S, upon the subject, “The Pulpit, Platform and Stage,” This lecture was instructive and ivas fully a])preciated by the attentive audience. Dr, Emerson says that a public speak¬ er should always talk in his natural tone of voice, and his illustrations of how some ministers s])eak and of the “freewill Baptist’s swing” Ave re very amusing. We are glad to see that quite a number of the scholars of this school attend these entertainments, but Avish that more would do so ; as they would find them both interesting and instructive. The customary changes Avere made in the studies at the beginning of the new term. Geology gives way to Civil GoA ' ernment in the first class, and tAvo of tin English scholars take llhetoric, and three Chemisti’y. In the second class, a jiart of the pupils drop Literature and take u]i Chemis¬ try, Avhile the rest kecq) on in Litera¬ ture, studying “Ivanhoe.” The third class begin Phiglish History and Rhetoric, dropjiing Geometry and Physical Geograjihy. The new study of the fourth class is Book-keeping. Our large schooli-oom is unusually i Avell ventilated, but the rear recitation rooms on the same floor have been, until this term, poorly provided Avith sufficient change of air. During the vacation recess a SAvinging window has been placed above the rear door in each room, opening into the entry, thus allowing a change of air and es- c.ajie of chalk dust without creating a direct drauglit. “How swift is the fiiglit of time.” On the day of our last issue we were look¬ ing forward to the holidays with bright anticipations; now they are a thing of the past for this year, yet many ])leasant memories have they left. The meeting of quondam school¬ mates Avho noAv grace college-halls helped to fill our ciqi of pleasure. But duty loudly called at the close of one short Aveek, and at its bidding each donned his armor and all Avere mus¬ tered again into the ranks. Noav joy¬ ous hilarity is not the order of the day. NeAV Year’s Avas quite generally ob¬ served in Milford this year by keeping “open house,” Although in the early part of the day it seemed as though canoes might be in demand by those desirous of making calls, yet the num¬ ber of callers was greater than in the previous years. The custom of ob¬ serving the day originated Avith Washington. Good substantial dough- nuts (not necessarily Framingham), Avith coffee, Avere the refreshments of the time. Washington said he hoped the custom might always prevail. “So say Ave all of us.” As many of us will end our school life in six months from noAV, hoAV eager should Ave be to grasp all Avitliin our reach while opportunity is offered. As in some cases our future imrsuits will allow little time to be given to the continuance of our mental culture, should not all our energies be concen- trated to the one view of making our own all noAV offered us. Some appar¬ ently reason in another Avay, as though feeling that it may also be their last six months of freedom, and they must make the best of it, have as good a time as possible, and study only as much as necessity demands. But all too late they Avill see their error. The day will certainly come Avhen they will Avish their aim had been higher. These must find their fiiends among those who, like themselves, have squandered their op])ortunities. The advice of our elders, when asked their opinion of the value of an education, is so unanimous that there can be no doubt of what every scholar in this school owes to his parents and to him¬ self. Good resolutions, although made with the firmest intention, are more often broken than kejit, Hoav many out of the number made Avould Ave venture to say the majority of jiersons keej) for tAventy-four hours. But as¬ suredly Ave would not discourage any one from resolving to do better in the future! On the contraiy, Ave earnestly recommend the scholars to make them for this term if no longer. Resolve to be punctual, to learn the lessons assigned to us, and above all to act as gentlemen ' and ladies should act; and then if but a third is kept, some improvement Avill certainly be manifest. As Civil Government is a very prac¬ tical study, the method of teaching it that Avill arouse the interest and be most beneficial is desired. As an ex- jieriment this year,Ave have begun with the study of the government of our own town. From that Ave shall work out- Avard to the county and state, and finally to our country. Naturally, in taking the study in this way, a scholar, after having applied himself to the local institutiom, if his bump of curiosity is of moderate size, Avill be led to search farther to learn wherein our government differs Irom that of foreign nations. As Ave lay aside our geologies, Ave cannot but feel more deeply impressed with the Avonders of this earth of ours. We have traced its history from the melted sphere to the existence of great continents, Avith mountains and plains, Avith lake and river systems ; Ave have learned of its varying clim¬ ates and its living adornments, both vegetable and animal; Ave have fol¬ lowed the progress in life from the simple to the complex, from the hori¬ zontal to the vertical; Ave have tried in vain to bridge that mighty chasm between the man-ape Avith 34 cubic inches of brain to the bushmen with 68, and have tried so to conduct ourselves as not to be taken for the “mis.sing link.” Finally, Ave have joy¬ fully been tauglit that our great-great- great-grandchildrcn, Avhen looking at our pictures in future ages, Avill not be able to laugii at our odd shapes and our stunted bodies, although they may question our claims to beauty and Avonder hoAv Ave could live so long and know so little. In Geology Ave learned that man Avas a neAv cause of the extinction of species, and in corroboration of this Prof. Baird, of the Smithsonian Insti¬ tution, rejiorts that the buffalo has jiractically ceased to exist in the LTiiited States. O . The toboggan craze has not yet reached Milford ; but we learn from the daily papers that many places “liave it bad.” It is another illustra¬ tion of the peculiarity of Americans. As Iris cuts off and bears away from the expiring spirit of the Skating Rink the lock sacred to Pluto, (after Vergil —a long way,) Toboggan, with the draperies of his blanket about him, and his tasseled cap in hand, makes his bow and bids for our quarters— and will get them, too. The fourth class have a A ' cry san¬ guinary appearance this term, and one would think that not only had they thirsted for one another’s blood, but liad got it. Do not be alarmed by this bloody introduction ; for it’s only the book-keej)ing class trying to learn how to use red ink. Having “painted the floor and themselves red” at the expense of the tovyn, they will then purchase, for hard cash, a second in¬ stalment with which to perform their legitimate work. The contest over the re-election of Senator Dawc ' S, the recent strike of the coal handlers, and the generous gift of INIr. ( ' lark of Worcescer, have been the subject of several short talks in our recitations the jiast week. It has Ix ' cn publicly acknowledged in the IMilford high school that wo¬ man should have hei- rights. In ac¬ cordance therewith the misses have been granted the privilege of attei d- ing a 8 o’cl ock session with the mas¬ ters. The girls agree in thinking the line had better be drawn before they realize any lisadvantages of said right. O _ _ _ How deeeitful are our eyes! If you doubt this exclamation just look at this page upside down and behold the S’s. Our attention was called to this subject by an article in the St. Nicholas which tells us how clever the Greeks were in deceiving the eyes. Their beautiful Doric columns were not quite straight, but a . little convex ; their horizontals were caused to rise a little in the center and thus appear perfect. “Indeed,” to quote tlie article mentioned, “the Parthenon, —the most beautiful building in the world,—when delicately and carefully measured, was found to be every¬ where a little incorrect, so that it may appear right, which is certainly what rnav be called an architectural ])ara- dox.” ______ “A man has invented a chair that can be adjusted to eight hundred different positions.” What a chair this wouhl be for—well, perhaps it would not ])roper to call names, and so we shall say for several of us! The immense power of the ice-flow j in the glacial age has Ix ' en impressed upon our minds by the Washington boulder situated near Conway Corner, N. H. This boulder is as long as oui‘ large school-room(45 ft.), just as wide (35 ft.), and as high as from the cellar bottom to the ceiling, including the lower rooms (35 ft.). This is dated piece of granite is the largest known in the world, and is estimated to weigh 38G7 tons. What a mighty moving force this must have been ! S. Elbe Reed, ’86, has gone to Win¬ chester, N. H. Ella F. Carpenter, ’68, is a teacher in Cambridge. O Stearns Godfrey, ’65, is an eminent violinist of Boston. Allen Hartwell, formerly of ’89, is oflice boy for Dr. G. L. Cooke. Ella T. Chilson, ’82, started for Gib¬ bon, Nebraska, Monday, Jan 17. Ernest Fletcher, ’84, has been elect¬ ed president of the Episcopal guild. George E. Patrick, ’68, is chemist for the Bradley Fertilizer Company. Herbert L. Holmes, ’71, has re¬ moved from South B:)ston to Milford. Hattie Coburn, ’88, entertained the Lawn Tennis club at a progressive euchre party New Year’s eve. Dr. Samuel N. Nelson, ’73, has been engaged as assistant by Dr. Marcy, the eminent surgeon of Boston. The wife of J. W. Allard, one of our former school superintendents, died in South Framingham, Dec. 31. Maude Hapgood has returned to the P ilends’ School in Providence, R. I. Wilmarth, formerly of ’87, and Westcott, ’86, are our representatives at the Brown Scientific School. Aaron Mayhew, English ’85, is per¬ forming the duties of Charles Weth- erby at the Milford National Bank while the latter is away. H. B. Spaulding, ’89, has just com- ])leted a fine specimen of a])paratus, a Barker’s mill. It has two arms and throws its water into a large milk pan. The class leaders for last term were Miss Hancock of the first class; Mas¬ ter Tirrell of the second ; Miss Leon¬ ard of the third; Miss Mathewson of the fourth. Nellie F. (Torman, ’84, teacher in the City school, and Miss Hannah M. Broderick, ’75, were pleasantly sur¬ prised with tokens of respect from their puj)ils on New Year’s. Wv should say “hal-lowed be thy ; name.” 4’wo syllables, not three. On account of the bad walking school was closed one day of the first week. i School was closed Dec. 24 and re¬ opened .Ian. 3 with one hundred and six scholars. Geology 1. Teacher: What do i people go hunting for in the West? Scholar: For wolves. ! ! h ' ' rozen fingers and ears rewarded the faithful for attendance on Wednes¬ day, the 19th inst. | On account of the drawing we are | obliged to change the order of recita- | tions for Thursdays and Fridays. | Some of the scholars who live near j the s-hool cared for the plants at their homes during the vacation. The M. L. T. C., all but two being | either graduates or present meml ers | of the M. il. S., gave a party in Ar- ' mory Hall, Dec. 29. Geology 1. Teacher: “Where are all the tiles now?” Scholar: “They are all dead.” How jdeasant it will be not to be troubled by them in warm weather! Miss H. B. Clark’s recitation of | “How Girl’s Study” at the second i lecture of the teachers’ course was “too true,” aud was appreciated by j teachers and scholars. | Physiology IV’ . Teacher: “What often happens to a person at a theatre when there is too tnuch CO._, in the air?” Scholar: ' ■ Yon would go to i sleep.” A young man in the Geology class thought tile Megatherium was a lazy i animal because he had large feet. If ’ large feet are a sign of laziness, there i o “ ' I are a great many lazy persons. Physiology I ' .: “Did you ever take CO 2 into your lungs?” “No sir, I don’t think I have.” “What a for¬ tunate young man!” Another: “What I is a quadruped?” “1 don’t know.” “Are you one?” “I dont t iin v I am.” Still another : “How does man resist heat ?” “By putting on more clothing to keep it off.” I Generally a stranger can tell the girls’ side of the school room from the boys’ by a rapid glance at the desks, whenever he visits a school. In ours, however, he will be deceived ; for the fashion of trimming dresses with but¬ tons, not as large as jilates, has done more mischief to the backs of the seats and the edges of the desks than the average bov’s knife. Glacial action is well represented. Xj Z XjIZT. Buy Ladies’ and Misses’ IMEEfS WEliPS NEWMAKKETS, DKESS GOODS, Etc. of J. F. HICKElTj 138 MAIN STREET MILFORD. PURE DRU8S AND MEDICINES AT LAMSON’S PHARMACY. Try Lamson’s Cough Syrup at 25 and 26 Cents a bottle. Your money refunded if it does not relieve. Jk. EAK If. Corner of Main and Exchange Sts. GO TO O- Xdl. ZD lvIS’, To Purchase PICTURE FRAMES Of all kinds. A large assortment of Mouldings on hand. Milford Variety Store. Newspapers, Periodicals, Toys, Etc. Headquarters for Boston Daily and Sunday Papers. EvGrett ChonGy 136 Main Street, Milford. -FOR FINE- BOOTS. SHOES, -AN I SLIPPERS In all the Leading Styles, go to R, P. PAD LEV ' S 123 Main Street, Milford. DENTIST aEO. L. COOKE, D. D. S. Rooms over Milford National Bank, 178 MAIN STREET, - - MILFORD, C. F. WIGHT, TUNEK AND REPAIKER OF • PI N0f5 7IND Warerooms in Washington Block, Milford. |II “Church Organ Timing a Si)ecialty. ELDREDGE BEATTEY, HOUSE PAINTERS and PAPER HANGERS, And Dealers in Doors, .Sash, Blinds, Window Glass, Paints, Oils, Varnish, Putty, Curtain Fixtures, Window Shades and Paper Hangings. 133 Main Street, Milford, Mass SIT F O It Y O UR PI 0 T 0 GSAPIS AT lOO MAIN STREET, MILFORD, AT E. L. WILLIS,. (Continued.) CANOEING ON MEMPHREMAGOG. TV ' ’ith Rambling Remarks. “For I am tlie captain of my craft. My word is law from fore to aft. I am the cook and steward too, I am tlie passengers and crew.” Tuesday, August 10. Another pleasant morning! We are wondering if such Aveather can last much longer. Buoyed up by tlie beans purchased yesterday, we set off early for Georgeville, but with a head wind. We sought the lee of all points and islands, to catch onr breatli and a little rest, and then we fought onr way around the next point. There is not as mnch excitement on a lake as on a river, as lieyond that ne.xt point we do not have any reason to expect rapids or a Avater-fall. Tliere are five islands Ixltween Magog and Georgeville in onr course. One little gron[) is named Three Sisters, very suggestive of “the three little maids.” By this zigzagging, we deeply impressed onr geometry lesson of otlicr days, regarding, straight lines and iieai-e.st distaiice.s, and we Avondered how mnch farther than the steamer’s course of ten miles ours was. We reached onr White Bii’cli Camp of Sunday, at noon, with onlv the loss of a rndder-hlade,owing to a conflict between the wind, iTidder, and a sunken rock; landed, re-inserted our humeri at the shoulder, and dined; found a S|)ring of ice-cold Avater only a quarter of a mile from camp, but invariably became very thirsty again before reaching camj). We have been surprised at the number of good boats which we have seen along shore, and tlie care they receive. Every farmer seems to he Tvell provid¬ ed, and a poor boat is an exee|)tion. Cedar laji-streaks, ribbed, with round bottom and a good keel, seemed to he the favorite. The wind left ns earlier than nsnal, so that we got away at 4 o’clock, and reached Jewett I oint, trolling as we paddled, at camping time. The average perch of this lake is large, a hiilf pound one being very common, and we soon had enough for supper and breakfast. On the way, M’e passed two men in a I v 4 I . 1 y-v « « k m A I-. A...... .1 — F 1 FI 1 T T 1 . 1 hey did not seem to boat, struggling along with a triangular raft of lo s. think it fun ; whereas, our 7oork Tvas ‘loi. What a difference there is be tTveen Avork and—work! No spring or brook to make a jierfect camp ! Oth¬ erwise its central position would have made it very desirable. We have failed to mention the fact that tlie time of our trip was regulated by the moon. We started with the first quarter and now had the pleasure of a moon nearly hut as steady, nevertheless, as ever. This night, like others, was so beautiful upon the Avater tliat it seemed Avroiig to sleep it aAvay, hut Ave did. We judged that others had a similar feeling, for Avheuever Ave aAvoke, voices and the sound of oars came to our ears. “O’er no sweeter lake Shall morning break or noon-elond sail. No fairer face than thine shall take The sunset’s golden veil.” Wednesday, August 11. The morning of a typical dog day, misty, gloomy, depressing! But here conies the sun to draw the veil and change the expression of Nature’s face and our OAvn. As Ave “t«i-folded the draperies of onr conch” and looked out over the Avaters, we found that Ave Avere being inspected by a loon, only a few feet off; hut lie, she or it, startled by onr “good-morning,” suddenly remembered an apjiointmeiit lie liad Avitli some fresh-Avnter Nejitnne, and dove down to meet it. We think he has returned, hut a long Avatcliing did not discover him. Off for i Allan’s Point! Here Ave had a beautiful vicAV of the Avikl shore opposite, and also met the “Lady” on her morning trip. There is a trifle of danger and considerable excitement Avhen her Avake readies ns, and Ave en¬ joyed heading ai-ouml for it Avhenever she passed. At this point, our horne- Avard trip turned to the east and left tlie doAvnward, AA heii ucav scenes met onr eyes. Just around the point is the Allan boat-house, a huge affair, large enough to hold a good-sized steamboat. We jiaddled into its ojien end foi a short rest before fighting the strong Aviiid then hloAving, then hugged the shore until AA’C got into the lee of Molson’s Island, Avhere Ave discovered a plastered log-cahin, mined and deserted,—“one of the real old settlers.” It is now a sheejifold, and a large number of sheep have tlie run of the island,—an excel- Of course, we “took” lent place—no dogs, no fences, and a plenty of Avater. it, also a picture of one of the canoes in motion. Here, too, Ave found onr first and only Avater-lily. We siqiposed that there Avere others, hut did not see 1 Z -V any. Next came the Molson residence at the neiglihoring point, when ' we got milk without money and without ])rice,—the first article of food or di-ink that we had not ])aid for. At dinner time signs of a heavy thunder shower warned us to pre])are; we |)ut the coverings on the canoes, clothed ourselves in rubber, and sought the j)rotection of some thick-branched trees. It was a false alarm, as the shower ))assed around us, but “grumbled and rumbled and roared” as if it had done mischief somewhere. Accident number two: A spark from our lire, unknown to us, hid itself in the bag which covered the frypan and tins to keep them from crocking the boat and ourselves. It was not discovered until it had burned the bottom off. As we had no ])ieces of cloth with us, we were in a quandary, but the sacrifice of a handkerchief made the sides meet.—Let us give a word of advice just here: Three or four bags of cotton cloth well ])araflined, which will hold a quart or two, are very con¬ venient for provisions. We wei’e then nearly oj� })osite Pawnee Rock Camp, before mentioned, and thoughts of the spring there made us thirsty, so we crossed over to renew our acquaintance with cam])ers and spring. We then recrossed in an oblique course to Long Island, to find the Balanced Rock and a camping place; for “the shades of night were falling fast.” We nearly ' circled the island before finding the rock, and com})leted the circuit before finding a place (south-west point) open enough to pitch our tent. The rock is certainly well balanced, tliat is, if stability and balanced are equivalent. We did not disturb it; a double yoke of oxen might have done so—possibly. There is good fishing off the island, and it is, therefore, a favorite camping place. As there were signs of a stormy night, we hastily pitched camp; but a second time there was more noise than water, and we Avere hap[)ily disappointed. (To be continued.) e-rsll O •g ' g? ' bo.® 3 S 5. iS. -JS Mg .E.C a“ s te S.9 Bio a 21 0 0 -0 .si ' M§i.S c 9 3 tis ■ Ba.S8 3( ■ I - Ilsls- •E S “ I-mi 41 5 •� c a 5 s ® J « c s ' o c a ® c 52 C (Q aX IJ CO Sa-S • SH a g o S o .fi f! 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Mfirket, 128 Main Street. • 8. A. COOK. 8.8. COOK. ZDE nSTTZST, Mechanics Bloch, Milford. WHAT 8HA1.L WE EAT? Clioice And buy them at the BOSTON GROCERY TEA HOUSE J. H. CROSHY. A CHOICE LINE OF Plush Ornaments Arrasene, Cliemlle, Floss and all other articles Buitable for Needle Work. N. B.—Instructions given in Kensington and Lustro Painting by IMRS. R. AYLWARD, Grant Block, up stairs, - - Milford. O- HAS THE MOST Complete Assortment ot the Latest Novelties IN GOLD PENS, PENCILS, Eouutain and Stylographic Pens at the Lowest Prices. HENRY S. CUSHMAN, Manufacturer of Heavy and Light Fine Harnesses. .Also on liand. Sale Harnesses at Low Prices. Horse Blankets, Storm Covers, Whips, Lap Robes, Horse Collars, Etc. Repairing Promptly and Faithfully Executed. No. 76 MAIN ST., MILFORD. R. C. ELDRIDGE, Dealer in DiainoMs, Watcies, .Clocks aat Jewelry, 132 Main St., Milford. MORGAN’S PHARMACY. iDii ' cro-s, Sponges, Gums, Oils and Alcohol. CHOICE FANCY GOODS. MOUSE ' S ASPAUAGES KIDXEY CURE, MOUSE ' S DYSPEPSIA CURE. MUSIC HALL BLOCK, - • MILFORD. H. N. DAY, D. D. S, S ' u.rg ' eoi ' i IDezitist, Alhambra Block. Milford. Cfflee Hours: - - 8 a. in. to 5 p. m. CLAFLIN THAYER, Manufacturers ot CALP AND KIP BOOTS, Boston Office, 90 Pearl street. New York office, A. Claflin Co., 116 Churcii St. B. 11. SPAULDING, manufActuueu of Mea’s, Boys’ anJ CUldrea’s Straw Boois Corner of Pearl and Lincoln Sts., ililford, Mass. Salesrooms, 616 and 618 Broadway, New York. DR. GEO. P. COOKE, Surgeon Dentist, AT 168 Main Street, Milford. T. C. EASTMAN, Manufacturer of All Kinds of BOOT AND SHOE BOXES AND BAND BOXES -FOR- STRAW GOODS. -ALSO- Plain and P ' ancy Paper Boxes. Mill, Corner of Central and Depot Street, Milford o Ki, XjXJLiizr x ' vir. - 3t: CIg?ORg.3|e “Active sliears gatlier no rust.” A. L. SMITH DR. FLATLEY’fcODGH SYRUP: Tlie Best in the World. Every Bottle Warranted. Made By 116 Main Street, Milford, Mass. WE OFFER SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS CLOTHING FOR SCHOOL WEAR. B. E. HARRIS, CLOTHIER. Caesaris bofias ler is. “The bony legs of Ctesar.” The statue of Liberty is likened unto one of the foolisli virgins. Would it not be proper to call an alley where a street tight has taken ])lace an allegory? Sir Isaac Newton occupied his play- hours constructing model machines, water-clocks, windmills, etc. Livery, Sale and Boarding STJLBXXHl. First Class Teams at Reasonable Prices. Transients Well Cared For. 83 Central street, - - MILFORO, MASS The Best and Cheapest place to buy FRUITS AND OONFEOTIONERY IS AT J. W. ROBERTS’. Cake and Ice Cream constantly on hand. Wedding Cake a Specialty. THAYER’S BLOCK. Main Street, Milford, Mass. itimmiugsi anil (ilotfsi Bourne’s is the place to find the best assortment of Dress Trimmings and Kid Gloves in town. In¬ fant’s goods of every description. W. H. BOURNE CO. 106 Main Street, Milford, Alass. MILFORD FLORIST. Fresh Cut Flowers Constantly on hand. Special attention paid to all kinds of floral work. Greenhouses and residence on Cliurch Place. 3r. BZIECH, Dealer in xa : IB JL T S Piw- AND PROVISIONS, Fruits, Vegetables, Butter, Eggs, Etc. .Also, home- cured Hams and home-made Sausages. 33 Exchange Street. _ Heath Brothers, FASHIONARLE TAILORS, 118 Main Street, Milford. BXT ' ST YOTJI?- AT 166 MAIN STREET, OF COBURN O LM STEAD. CA-LXi -AT T. ZvZ-A-OTTE jST’S, 79 MAIN STREET, MILFORD, For a large assortment of i OONFEOTIONERY AND FEUIT. All lee Cream orders for parties and chui-ch fairs will be promptly attended to. Prices as low as the lowest. A rliyme for tlie poor sjieller:— I before e. Except aftei ' c, Or when sounded as «, As in neighbor and weigh. Miles Standish will have a statue in Massachusett.s hy next June, to serve as a warning to people of all times never to do their courting by proxy. On the map of the world you may cover Judea with your thumb, Athens with a finger-tip, and neither of them figures in the price current, but they still lord it in the thought and action of every civilized man.—[James Rus¬ sell Lowell. Parchment takes its name from the old city of Pergamus in Asia Minor, whose king, when the literary jeal¬ ousy of the Egyptians stopped the supply of papyrus, caused his subjects to write on prepared sheepskins; hence called Pergamena, or parch¬ ment. An English rifle team will come to this country soon, and the Prince of Wales has subscribed to a fund to pay their ex|� enses. A relative of his sent a flint musket team over here during Revolutionary days, hut they didn’t carry hack many jirizes, Pmice, which comes from the name of Dims Scotus, a celebrated school¬ man, whose followers, also learned scholars, were first called duns and then dunces. Just how or why it came to have its present significance is hard to say, but we know ivhat that is, and we see from what a height it has fallen. Shakespeare uses more different words than any other writer in the English language. Writers on the statistics of words inform us that he uses about filteen thousand different words in his plays and sonnets, tvliile there is no other writer who uses as many as ten thousand. Some few writers use nine thousand words, hut the majority of the writers do not em¬ ploy more than eight thousand. In conversation, only from three thou¬ sand to five thousand different words are used. JESSE A. TAFT, ATTORNEY ANB CODNSELLOR AT LAW, IRVING BLOCK, OPP. POST OFFICE, Milford, Mass. C. B. THOMPSON, Has the largest and most complete stock of Chil¬ dren’s and Misses’ kid and goat In heeled, spring heeled and common sense to he found any where. Prices are very low. Invite all to call. 114 Main Street, - - Milford. GEOPGE G. PARKER, Attorney Counsellor at La,w I No, 2 Washington Block, Milford. H. C. SNELL. Dealer in MEATS AND PROVISIONS Fruits, Vegetables, Pickles, Etc. Al.so, home-cured hams, and home-made sausages. 64 .Main Street, - - Milford. i T. TT T-. DEALER IX Carpetings, Stoves, Tin and Sheet Iron Ware, Paper Hangings, Upholstery Goods, Chamber Sets, Etc. 160 and 16a Main Street, - - Milford, Mass. A. S. Tuttle Co., ■ DEALERS IN CARPETS, STOVES, RANGES, CROCKERY, GLASS, TIN, and WOODEN WARE. 91 and 94 Main Street. A. 8. TUTTLE. II. ,1. DKARIX ' G. INSURANCE, LAW SINE FLAW, Veni, Vide, Ridens Lee. p J R i T y VoL. III. MILFORD, MASS., FEBRUARY, 188 No. 6 Washington Irving as Revealed in His : the remnant of a troubled life, I know Sketch Book. of none more jiromising than this lit- Although Washington Irving’s per-■ tie valley.” Not one of his many sonality pervades the whole Sketch friends and admirers but must be glad Book, and many of his characteristics , that the last and pleasantest years were as a man ap])ear in it, still we shall passed in this very same “little valley” look at only a few of the most proini- at Sunnyside. ' ' nent of them. j Perhaps bis rich extravagant humor While standing in Westminster is most forcibly shown by his descrip- Abbey, his reverence for the great tion of Ichabod Crane. “The cognol men of former times thus breaks forth: nien of Craue was not inairfdicable to “It seems as if the awful nature of the his person. He was tall, but exceed- place presses down upon the soul, and : i giy Jank, with narrow shoulders, hushes the beholder into noiseless rev-i long arms and legs, hands that dan- erence. W ' e feel that we are sur- 1 gigd a mile out of his sleeves, feet that rounded by the congregated bones of might have served for shovels, and his whole frame most loosely hung togeth¬ er. His head was small,and flat at top. the great men of past times, who have filled history with their deeds and the earth with their renown.” Further on his democracy is shown,when he says: “And yet it almost provokes a smile at the vanity of human andaition to see how they are crowded and jostled in the dust, those, whom, when alive, kingdoms could not satisfy.” glassy with huge ears, large green eyes, and a long snipe nose so that it looked like a weather-cock perched upon his spindleneck to tell which way the wind blew, d’o see him striding along the ] rofile of a hill on a windy day, with his clothes bagging and flut- As illustrative of his descriptive | tering about him, one might have mis taken him for the genius of famine descending u])on the earth, or some scarecrow eloped from a corn-field.” Although so keenly alive to the ludicrous, yet he was ready with his sympathy for the sorrowing, especially for the sorrowing j)Oor. Listen to what he says in The Voyage: “I ])ar ])ower, notice with how few strokes of the pen he sketches these pictures for us: “He saw, at a distance, the lordly Hudson, far, far below him, with the reflection of a pur]jle cloud, or the sail of a lagging bark here and there, sleejiing on its glassy bosom, and at last losing itself in the blue high¬ lands.” And another time he writes: i ticularly noticed one young woman of “There is a little valley, or, rather, I humble dress, among the crowd. Her lap of land, among the hills, whicli is j eye hurried over the ship as it neared one of the quietest places in the whole - - • . world ; a small brook glides through it, with just murmur enough to lull one to repose, and the occasional whistle of a quail or ta])ping of a wood))ecker Is almost the only sound that breaks in upon the uniform tranquility.” His love of retirement and the long¬ ing which was always strong upon him urges him on to say: “If ever I should wish for a retreat whither I might steal from the world and its distractions, and dream quietly away the shore, to catch some wished-foi’ ' countenance. She seemed disap- ))ointed and agitated, when I faint voice call her name, from a poor sailor who had all the voyage and who had the sympathy of every one At the sound of his voice, on heard a It was been ill excited board, eye her darted on his features, she read at once a whole volume of sorrow, she claK|ted her hands, uttered a faint shriek, and stood wringing them in silent agony.” Almost equaling this in pathos is the exclamation of Rip Van Winkle after his return from his long sleep on the ' mountains, when, finding all his old friends dead or gone away, and he himself almost for¬ gotten, he cries out: “Does nobody know ])Oor Rip Van Winkle?” If he i had written pages could he have made ' us feel more ])ity for the poor, easy, lazy, forlorn old man ? Taking their conciseness into con¬ sideration, where do you find better analysis of character than in the fol¬ lowing-selections? h ' irst, in speaking of Mrs. Van Winkle,—“A tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tono-ue is the oidy edge-tool that grows keener with use.” Then the school-master of Sleepy Hollow: “Was in fact an odd mixture of small shrewdness aud simple credulity.” Why his satire never wounds, why his humor never offends, why, in mak¬ ing his acquaintance as a writer, we grow to esteem and respect him as a I man, is no longer a secret, for he tells us: “If, however, I can by any lucky I chance, in these days of evil, rub out one wrinkle from the brow of care or beguile the heavy heart of one mo¬ ment of sorrow, if I can now and then penetrate through the gathering film of misanthropy, prompt a benevolent view of human nature, or make my reader more in good humor with his fel¬ low-beings and liimself, surely I should not have written entirely in v ain.” -As a writer, he is best described in his own words, though they were writ¬ ten concerning another. “Well may the world cherish his renown, for it has been purchased, not by deeds of violence and blood, but by the dili¬ gent dispensation of ].leasure. Well may j)osterity be grateLd to his memo¬ ry, for he has left it an inheritance, not of empty means and sounding actions, but whole treasures of wis¬ dom, bright gems of thought, and golden veins of language.” j. j. o’s. O IC. EXCJl INSKS.- - We notice :i marked improv ement in most of our January e. ' cchanges. Is it ] erliaps on account of tlie impetus caused by the desire to have supei ' ior Christmas numbers? In the Kentucky Deaf Mute we find a g-ra])hic description of wonderful siglits in a “Trip to California.” The Vindex gives us a glimpse of the domestic life of St. Mark’s school, in “the parlor packed full of boys en¬ gaged in the game (chess) every even¬ ing after half-j)ast eight.” One of the editors writes with so much spirit on the forlorn condition of their gym¬ nastic apparatus, urging that better be obtained, and suggesting how, tliat we shall be interested to hoar what success he meets with in his efforts. In the same number, “A Remarkable Expe¬ rience” shows ingenuity on the part of the writer. The “Legend of Castle Rock” in the Spartan, after tlie style of “Hiawatha,” is prettily conceived and well told, and in Kent ' s Hill Breeze is a good article on “The Xew World.” Thanks, Commentator; now we shall be able to sleep o’ nights. But one thino ' more. Brother Exchange-Editor : Instead of looking down upon the rest of ns with your superior smile—instead of filling two columns with clippings from other ])apers, and jokes old as the eternal hills, under the heading, “Ex¬ change Column,” why don’t you try to put a little original matter in your own exchange department? Better a sharp thrust now and then, better an interchange of pretty speeches, even, than dull silence. The January number of the Newton High School Review, has reached its, being greatly “embellished with cuts,” which we do admire,” especially the one of Barbara Frietc ' lue’s home. They certainly show enterprise on the part of the editors. We hope the papers on “Mediaeval Literature” will be continued. The Trinity School Record and the Messenger have well considered ex¬ change departments. If the E. 11. S. Record would only take the last page of its cover for the first, what an improvement it would be! The present first jiage resembles an instantaneous photograph of an explosion more than anything else. No matter how we take the jiajier uj), Ave always feel impelled to turn it around in order to read the name. It is ])leasaut to hear from Bob Short again in the Premier. May he con¬ tinue to follow the example of the illustrious Silas Wegg, and “fall off into poetry” often. Are you grateful and hapjiy, fellow exchanges, that the Baldwin Index is going to “cheer” and instruct ns once a month? Our gratitude ought to be unbounded, and if the O. Ij. 1. can in any way assist in the good work you have undertaken, brother B. L, Ave make you heartily welcome to any¬ thing in our columns, even if you do not give us credit for it. The knowl¬ edge that Ave can in any Avay be a humble instrument in heljiing, although ever so indirectly, to cheer our fellow creatures, is recompense enough in itself. Please keep on cheering. Seriously, you are in a fair way to do so if all your future numbers are as good as the January one. Congratulations to our Medway neighbor on being the ha])i)y po ' sessor of “plenty of energy and an inex¬ haustible supj)ly of brains.” Cannot you bestow a few of the latter upon us? Our supply is limited. The Literary Monthly deserves its name. Oh, for space and time to tell why we liked so Avell the article “Woman as Portrayed by Shakespeare,” in the Wolfe Hall Banner! We ahvays supposed Prof, and Mrs. Norton to be very learned, but they do not agi ' ee, and consequent!v have decided to make a foreign tour.— [Yankton Student. A new cure for incompatibility of temper! Rather a pleasant medicine to take, n’est ce pas ? The messenger boy, “Peter Kelly, small, squat, cross-eyed, red-haired and wiry,” is a character, a distinct in¬ dividual. What kind of grammar- school boys do you have in New Haven, Critic, to Avrite such stories as “A Messenger Boy’s Day ? We regret the dejiarture of the M B. S. Echo from the field of school journalism, and hope it may reconsider its determination to issue no more copies of itself. One of the brightest Aveeklies that comes to us is the Cue, from Albany Academy. Although it by no means despises athletic sports, it finds room in its clearly jirinted columns for many other interesting things. What force there is in frequent rej)- etition even of a false statement. The College Message is the last, though by no means, the first, or the second, or the third, or the fourth, to tell us tli.at LongfelloAV, HaAvthorne, and Emerson Avere graduated from BoAvdoin collage. This has been repeated so many tiines Ave have almost come to believe it, al¬ though Ave have ahvays been taught that Emerson Avas a Harvard graduate. Can it be‘that our teachers and all Emerson’s ' biograjihers are mistaken? Public School Notes, Vol. L , No. 2, Avoidd be more appro])riately named “Programme in Black Ink.” Take It up gingerly, Handle Avith care, Printed so srnudgily— Naught you ' ll find there. Patriots. When war breaks out, husbands leave their homes and families, broth¬ ers and sisters are separated, all going forth to take active part in tlie defence of their country at the risk of their lives. They must suffer great privations, often going for hours Avithout food and Avith not enough clothing to keep themselves Avarm ; marching sometimes all day and into the night, in rainy and snowy weather, carrying their heavy equipments ; fording rivers and climbing hills, still pu.shing on until they reach the end of their march, Avhen, tired and footsore, they throAv themselves doAvn on the ground to take an hour or tAvo of well-earned sleep. We call these soldiers patriots. They have left their friends at home ; many have throAvn away their bright¬ est prospects in life; they are all will¬ ing to sacrifice their lives, honor, fortunes, everything,—all for the safety of their native country. Thou¬ sands are killed, Avhile others contract diseases from Avhich they do not recover during their lives. These are indeed noble examples of patriotism! Again, men Avho, although not going to Avar, rouse the people by stirring sjAeeches and persuade them to take decisive steps in certain affairs relative to the iiation’s Avelfare, and Avho, by so doing, lose friends, make enemies, and are cast out of society; thf-se Avhogive their OAvn time and money to the cause and urge others to do the same; Avho obey the laws because they are their country’s laAvs, and pay their taxes Avithout grumbling,—for hoAV Avould the government receive support, if it were not for its taxes?—th ese persons are evidently ])atriots too, although they never risked their lives on the battle-field. Many women are as great patriots as men. They alloAV their husbands and sons to go to Avar, Avhile they, at home, sometimes have hard Avork to make both ends meet; they aid the soldiers by sending them clothing and food; they go into hospitals and nurse the Avounded; in f.act, doing every¬ thing in their ])ower for the good of the country. Many examples at once suggest themselves to illustrate these different kinds of })atriots, but we leave them for the reader. Av. p., ’87. . L Z Xj HsO. It was evening, by the mouth of a iniglity river, amJ tlie setting sun was lighting up the western horizon with its gorgeous tints, when 1, dazzled by the excess of light, looked down upon the waves, rolling in broad sheets of foam up the strand at my feet. As I watched them, they seemed to me more buoyant than usual, and wishing to know the cause, I seated myself on a rock near by to listen. G1 ad voices in earnest conv ersation reached my ear. There seemed to be a joyful reunion of old friends, eagerly (piestioning and answering one anoth¬ er. Soon I distinguished a voice say¬ ing, 1 am only a raindrop, yet in my life 1 have done much good, and many owe to me their existence. Born here, many summers ago, I, with my brothers and sisters, was carried as in¬ visible vapor high up into the atmos- j)here by the warm rays of the sun. J.,ooking back on mv old home, and wondering if thev missed me and if I should ever know it agaluy I saw my place already filled by another. But no time was given me for mourning, for a strong wind blew me westward, over a beautiful, green country, whose landscape was ever new and charming with its wooded hills and green val¬ leys, its rivers and fountains ' . I did not pass this time in idleness, but di¬ vided it between work and pleasure. I helped dispel the foul, hot air of the cities and towns over which I passed, and, with ' the cooling sea-breeze, brought them new vigor. I watched the peoj)le at their differe nt occupa¬ tions, little thinking that I should ever be of assistance to them. One day a . cold wind crossed my path, and so condensed me that I l)e- came heavy and sluggish; my head began to swim; I could no longer re¬ tain my lofty j)Osition, but fell as a raindrop on a bare, rocky cliff. Here my friends, the companions of my wanderings, left me. For, as we 1 ‘olled down, I fell into a crevice in the cliff’, which led to a dark, gloomy, underground passage. Through this I flowed on and on, dissolving its very foundation in my course, until witli others, I finally burst forth at its base, as a clear, sparkling spring. Many weary travelers came to my brink and went away refreshed and strength¬ ened. Fragrant flowers sprang up at my side, and sweet singing birds came here to bathe, their bright, joyous songs being ample pay for the loss they caused. But one morning, when the spring, swelled by new arrivals, overflowed its banks, I, with many companions, stole forth, and wound through the valley. The air was fresh and sweet, and no sound of busy life was heard except the faint chirp of the early bird and the bleating of the flocks along the hillsides. I gli¬ ded on calmly for many days among the flowers, with mov secmes of beau¬ ty o])ening on every side. Aftei’ a time I heard, ’mid tlie hum of a vil¬ lage, the murmur of a waterfall. O ' , Boused by the sound, 1 determineil no longer to lead a life of idleness, but joining the waterfall, I helped turn the miller’s ])onderons wlu-el, which changed the corn to meal, the wheat to flour. This was but the beginning of my bailors, for as the stream became deeper and more ra])id, the number of mills and factories increased so that again and again I put my shoulder to the busy wheel. All this time I had been overturn¬ ing stones, sweeping along the yellow sands and grinding them to powder. T washed the rubbish and debris from the shores and swe])t it down with me. But soon the banks receded, and I helped form a broad, deep river, upon whose bosom shi])s were sailing, bring¬ ing the merchandise of distant lands to exchange for the jn ' oducts of those very wheels which I had turned. Along the banks were flourishing farms, whose soil I enriched by depos¬ iting the silt I had collected on my I way. But now the surface of the ' water, swelled by new streams, grew wider and Avider, and I began to recognize the faces of old friends, who, as we Avent speeding on, related wonderful stories of their adventures and hair¬ breadth escapes. At last, imagine our joy to find ourselves once more in the home of our childhood, Avith the other companions of our youth, each of Avhom, in his oAvn humble Avay, had labored for the common good, SAveet- ening and refreshing the languid air, carjieting the fields Avith grass and flowers, and spreading health and life on every side. The sun had long since set when the voice ceased, and as I thought over its story, I determined that if a little drop of rain could accomplish so much, 1 would not shun my part in the busy scenes of life, but, like the raindro]), press on Avith a lovihg and joyous heart, so that when my life work is ended, and I am reunitecl with my old friends, T too may render as good a report of my life and work as the raindro]). M. v. L. M. Bead Avhat Ijoi-d Macaiday says about a Massachusetts boy: “What Peter the Great did to make Bussia dominant, Eli Whitney’s invention of the cotton-gin has more than equalled in its relation to the progress and pow¬ er of the Hnited States.” at the new clothing store, novelties IN BOYS’ KEEFERS, BOYS’ NEW MARKETS, FINE OVERCOATS. KING BROS. Music Hall Block. D, J. Q ' roKLass., Dealer in Real Estate Agency. Property sold and exchanged on reasonable terms. 134 Main Street, - - Milford, Mass THE PAAMLION MILLINERY PARLORS Keep a large assortment of FINE MILLINERY AND HAIR GOODS: Theatrical AA ' igs to let. Combings made into Switches. The Place to Buy Clothing -AND- MEH’S FURNISHING GOODS Is at the New Store of RYAN CARROLL, 98 MAIN STREET. -T. M. MASfM ' r, H. . mwpr Pure Drugs, Chemicals, Medicines and Physicians Prescriptions a Specialty. P. J. DONOHOE, Assistant. MAIN ST., COR. COURT, MILFORD. Call at W. A. Aldrich’s 139 Main Street and examine HOUSEHOLD Sowing Machines. Plaoos, Orpis, aifl Sleet Masic. SOLD, LET, EXCHANGED AND REPAIRED Geo. H. Whittemore, Dealer in Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Silverware, Spectacles and Eye-Glasses. Watch, Clock and Jewelry Repairing. 110 Main Street. Milford. ' CURRIER KENDALL, ONE PRICE Gentlemen’s Fnrnisliing Goods, HATS, CAPS,TRUNKS, ETC. POST OFFICE BLOCK, MILFORD. I ’rpEve K.MiILYlIYY. FEHRUARY, 1887. Published Monthly During the School Year, nv The Senior Class of the Milford High School, PRINTED BY G. M. BILLINGS. GENERAL EOITORS. AMELIA C. HARRIS and W. PARKHURST. PERSONAL EDITORS. LYDIA F. GOULD and FRED J. AYLWARD. LOCAL EDITORS. SARAH M. GORMAN and FRANK J. MORIARTY BUSINESS EDITORS. GRACE W. EASTMAN and MARY E. WHITNEY. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. (Ten Numbers.) For the Year, . 40 cents | Single Copies, . 6 cents This paper is for sale at the well-known drug store of J. Allen Rice, where subscriptions for the year will also be received, and back numbers can be obtained. Address all communications to THE OAK, LILY AND IVY, Lock Box 137. Entered at the Milford, IVIass., Post-Oflice, as second class matter, • ‘But when a great man dies, For years beyond our ken The light he leaves behind him lies Upon the paths of men,” This is the star month of the year for it records the birtlis of thi-ee great representative Americans—Washing¬ ton, Lincoln and Longfellow. Great lives are milestones on our road of progress and it is well at times, es- jiecially at such a time as this, to stop in our busy, hurrying course, and meditate upon the.se blessings of Providence to us. Nothing eartliborn IS perfect, yet from each we may cull at least one lesson for our good ; from their teachings gain instruction; from their lives and actions, examples of greatness and wisdom; and from their successes, encouragement to press forward and imitate those examples. Although this month is so sugges- tive of ])atriotism, yet we should not forget the Agassizes and Peabodys,the scholars and philanthrojiists who have accom])lished no less in the library and among the needy than our pa¬ triots on the battlefield and in the chair of state. Are we not as greatly indebted for the enlightened age in which we live, to those who have be¬ come acquainted with the resources of nature and apjilied them for our use as to those who protect our rights and ])rivileges ? Ought we not also to honor those who have given of their sympa¬ thy and means to relieve the dis¬ tressed and to raise their fellowmen ? Birth (copied from the family bi- ble) : George Washington, son of Augustine and Mary, his wife, was born ye 11th day of February, 1732, about ten in the morning, [A disa¬ greement will be found between the dates given here and the one generally accepted. This is due to the change of dates from the Old Style to the New,] How noticeable is the difference existing between the early circum¬ stances of Washington and those of Lincoln and Garfield, The former, born of a family rich in this world’s goods and of aiastocratic birth, the latter in the midst of ])Overty and with no precedence of raid ; yet these three we hold forth to the world as examples of the greatest worth and are equally and justly proud to claim them all as sons of America, Marriage: Married, January 17, 1759, at the residence of the bride, by Rev, David Mossnm, Martha Custis to George Washington, Mrs, Custis was a widow and the mother of two children, a son and a daughter. This was a case of love at first sight. Death: Died, at Mt, Vi rnon, De¬ cember 14, 1799, George Washington, aged sixty-eight years. How pleasing to think that we are never long deprived of some headlight to cast its rays over our track of pro¬ gress, As this has always been true in the past so we have faith to believe it ever will be and trust that the bril¬ liant lights extinguished within the ])ast year will, before long, be replaced by beacon lights of like brilliancy, “Blessed be Gloucester!” So say we all of us, every single one of us. The cause of the exclamation is due to the fact tliat that famous fish-city- by-the-sea offei’ed such inducement to our teachers that they went visiting last Friday and left us at home to amuse ourselves the best we knew how —and we knew. We believe this is the first time during 0 years that the school has been closed for such a pui-pose. Now, boys, here is your chance ! One of our advertisers, J, Allen Rice, offers his toboggan to that boy of our public schools who makes the greatest improvement dui-ing the last half of this term. Please note the fact that the poorer the record has been foi- the ])ast six weeks, the more encourage¬ ment the scholar has to make a spe¬ cial exertion; for the field is broader for him than for his companion whose work is even now in the nineties. Work then! if not for the toboggmi, for the honor ; and if not for either of these, then make the effort for the sake of your own inqirovemenU Vigorous attempts have recently been made to force a small tack into an iron post with only a finger, so del¬ icate in structure; as yet they have been found quite in vain, much to the astonishment and chagrin of the jier- sistent one. We would offer our synqiathy, if allowed to take the floor. Drawing class, take notice. Financially, this paper has not been a success this year. If we should ever meet, by some chance. Good Luck, and acquire from him a surjilus like Uncle Sam’s, can it be possible the question will ever arise in our minds as to what we should do with it, or how we should reduce it? Since he, only twenty years ago, did not deem it possible to be embarrassed wdth riches in so short a time, there still remains a chance that we may yet realize our fondest ambition. The young men of the school have recently ado])ted the cadet caji Tvilh the letters, M, H, S, They (the cajis of course) look very ])retty and give a manly air to the wearer. It suggests the desirability of military drills; for in many cases the reputed curve of beauty, in the course of time, has re¬ ceived additional curvatures which by no means add beauty to the Tvell- jioised body. We liojie the boys will maintain the dignity of their jiosition before the jmblic and act in such a manner that no censure may be thrown upon the school. We also kindly ask them to bear in mind that for one misdemeanor on their part one hun¬ dred innocent scholars must share the blame, however unjust it may seem, ' Perhaps, though, this may be solace to them; as it is sometimes said mis¬ ery loves comjiany, Cicero said, “He did not understand why men think they will perish with less jiain accomjianied by many than if they perish alone,” A French class was formed in Mil¬ ford this winter, composed of several of the graduates of this school. The rules drawn and signed bv their own hand would have caused many a for¬ lorn and anxious face, if simply sug¬ gested by an ambitious teacher. Now the girlish O’sl ascend the rear stairs from the laboratory as the NHg, absorbed by the reddened litmus water, gives to it the “blues” and are met by the still louder Oh’s! as the electric current leajis from bone to bone when the much-urgeil and trem¬ bling maidens clasp hands with her who holds the awful Leyden jar. Last year we devoted the February number mostly to George Washing¬ ton, this year we share the honors with him and Abraham Lincoln, an¬ other distinguished chihl of this month. An anagram: Old firm. Tlie paper bill this term was- $5.72. “Say, is that an Asiatic needle on the desk, that thing with two needles ?” Some of the scholars in History averaged 100 ])er cent in daily recita¬ tions. We have now seven recitations in¬ stead of six and we are not obliged to have any recitation out of school. “A missed-ache,” as the man said as he gazed upon the roots of a decayed bicuspid. “Will you please tell me how many litres there are in our exalted breath ?” Girls, you ought to cut Goethe. Just read what he has written : “There is nothing more frightful than hustling iunornnce.” The teachers and scholars of this school have secured $94.65 for the teachers’ lecture course. Where are the other teachers and scholars? How is this for style? “Style is that, not which the reader may understand, but that lie must understand whether he wants to or not.” See Rhetoric III. If our parents were obliged to travel through the mud from the engine house to th e high school as we are, we soon think there would be a chaim-e. O A father of one of the seniors, when paying for his “ad,” offered a bill for twice the projier yearly charge, and refused to take the change. Walk right up, fathers! We need you. History Teacher: “Where was Aca¬ dia?” Scholar : “In the Siaindinavian peninsula.” “Where is Hastings?” “I couldn’t find it? ” “Where do you think it is likely to be ?” “On the maj).” Government I. “Where can I find the vice-pi-esident, if I visit Washing¬ ton?” A variety of answers follow and finally a bright boy of another class comes to tiie rescue with, “He’s dead.” A ])rovoking feature of our diction¬ aries and reference books is their omissions. We were forcilily remind¬ ed of this last week wlien trying to find the pronunciation of the four castes in India. Tliree wei-e given, but the worst was not to be found. Teacher: “Tell the story of Gilbert a Rccket.” Scholar ,after some hesi¬ tation ; “He was killed.” “What was the most important event in the reign of William I ?” “He visited Norman¬ dy.” “The next, what do you say?” “Ilis death.” O iC. Professor Gardner of Worcester, with his im])orted planetarium and his apti llustrations, entertained some of the scholars on an afternoon of last week. Some of us with pleasure, some of with—well, not pleasure, have just carried home our half-term cards. This is a ])roper time to make good resolutions for the last half and do something of which we and our ])a- rents may be ])roud. The Physiology class has lately dis¬ cussed the (pialifications of the tea- tasters. It was generally ‘ admitted that they hold a very imiiortant place in life, that their sense of taste must be very acute and they seldom lose the taste for it. This definition might be given for a tca-tastm-; a crusty old maid : eagerly awaiting the next auc- tion of old bachelors. Alice M. Aylward, ’82, is teaching in Sherborn. Hariy P. Crosby, ’85, has entered the Worcestei- Free Institute and has been elected a member of the editorial board of its school pa])er. George W. Hancock, once of ’89, is playing the role of Pluto at the Jour¬ nal office and M. Harris Avery, ’85 English, is })icking up type for the Gazette. Mary E. Whitney, ’87, was pleas¬ antly sur])rised at her home by a })ar- ty of her friends, on the 27th of Jan¬ uary. Aaron H. Mayhew, English ’85, is a student at Rryant and Stratton’s business college, Poston. Ernest Fletcher, ’84, has decided to enter upon tin; study of medicine. We understand that this has been his am- hition for some time, and if he gives the same earnestness to the work that hi ' has in the past, there will be no doubt of his success. Misses H.-irris, Roberts, Flaherty an Mathewson ami Masters Park- hurst, ' Piri-ell, Fitzgerald and Rice were the si)e;ikers chosen to rejiresent their respective classes at the last ex¬ ercise before the whole school. They have I ' eason to feel proud of the honor conferred upon them. The papers of Woonsocket have re¬ cently pulilished a set of i-esolutions which wei ' e presented to Rev. C. J. White, oiir seventh principal and Woonsocket’s recent suj)erintendent of schools, for “his zeal, his devotion to the ])ublic welfare, his education, and his long study of methods of in¬ struction.” A suggestion. Why not name each star in our flag which represents a state, by the name of its greatest son ? Whether it is “wheather” or “wether” seemed to be the soliloquy of the Physiology IV. in their last ex¬ amination. Several of our mates gave an enter¬ tainment in Mendon recently, which was repeated a few days later at the Universalist vestry. The dipping needle so Avell illus¬ trates the magnetic powers of the earth that some can hardly believe that it is fairly balanced. James Russell Lowell has the pleas¬ ure of sharing the twenty-second wdth Washington, as he also was born on F ' ebruary 22d. An old sentence of our Latin compo¬ sition recently came to mind as we looked upon one of our companions; viz, “We know that fire is hot.” This is particularly true of Kerosene. Our eye model seems to be fated. Its annual introduction to the new class is invariably followed by the breaking of its cornea. This year two unfortunates have contributed fifteen cents for a watch crystal to replace its broken window. By the kindness of our representa¬ tive at Washington we receive dailv the Congressional Record. It vividly suggests the annihilation of time and distance by its delivery in Milford so soon after the words leave the speak¬ ers’ mouths. Twenty scholars have joined the af¬ ternoon class ill elocution under Dr. P. P. Field of Boston. The terms are very reasonable and those who can should take advantage of this oppor¬ tunity to improve theni- elves—es¬ pecially the first class. Our anthology from Physics III.: “If I have my centre of gravity, then I am in stable equilibrium.” “New¬ ton, whose birthday was his deathday, has given us three laws.” “The measurement, in case of a jiendulum, must bo made between the points of su pport and osculation.” “One value of friction is in case of a boy down a well.” “Why does the Principal cover his Ears with his Hands and why the Look of Anxiety upon his Face?” “Do you not Behold the circle of “Maidens fair to See?” “Yea, verily.’’ “Anon, they will Touch yonder Jar.” “What then?” ' • ' ■Then they will shrickr “Is there any Electricity therein?” “Perhajis Yes, iierhaps No; but they’ll Shriek just the Same.” L X Xj Buv L:ulies’ and Misses’ MGKETS WRAPS NEM’MARKETS, DKKSS GOODS, Ktc. of J. w. HlC-KE-Y, 13S MAIN STREET MILFORD. PURE DRUBS AND MEDSGiNES AT LAMSON’S PHARMACY. Try Lamson’s Cough Syrup at 25 and 26 Cents a bottle. Your money refunded if it does not relieve. Corner of Main and Exchange Sts. GO TO 0. 1 . JLID.A.3VES’, To Purchase PICTURE FRAMES Of all kinds. A large assortment of .Mouldings on hand. Milford Variety Store. Newspapers, Periodicals, Toys, Fite. Headquarters for Boston Daily and Sunday Papers. Everett Cheney 136 Main Street, Milford. -FOR FINE - BOOTS. SHOES. -AND- SLIPPERS In all the Leading Styles, go to RAF. HAD LET ' S 123 Main Street, Milford. DENTIST E0. L, OOOEE, D, D. S. Rooms over Milford National Hank. ITS MAIN STREET, - - MILFORD. C. r. WIGHT, TUNER ANI REPAIRER OF Warerooms in Washington Block, Milford. tt -Church Organ Tuning a Specialty. A CHOICE LINE OF Plush Ornaments Arrasene, Cnemlle, Floss and all other articles Suitable for Needle Work. N. B.—Instructions given in Kensington and Lnstro Painting by MRS. R. AYLVVARI), Grant Block, up stairs, - - Milford. SIT FOR YOUR ™Ki ¥ iC AFH t AT lOO MAIN STREET, MILFORD, A ' r K . I.. W 1 L IM S, . {Continued.) CANOEING ON MEM PH REM AGOG. IVith Rambling Remarks. Thursday, August 12. It was an early rising, for ive could not sleep ; therefore a stupid feeling possessed us, and “time was out of joint;” but m’G some “re-jointed” it hy a plunge into the cool water and by preparations for breakfast. Anotlier cross¬ ing of the lake ivas necessary tliis morning, to meet the “Lady” at tlie Moun¬ tain House for our mail. VVhile waiting there we made the acquaintance of a member of tlie New York Canoe cluh, who informed us tliat an effort had been made to have tlie annual meet on Meinjihremagog tliis year, instead of at Grindstone Island in the St. Lawrence River, but the Canadian canoeists objected. If a suitable sjiot for so large a camp could be found, it would cer¬ tainly 1)6 a delightful ])laoe for such a j ur))Ose. To recross to the island was a difficult undertaking, as the direct course was between the waves, and too hazardous in such a wind. So a run down the sliore and then obliquely towards the island nearly doubled the real di.s- tance. Skinner’s Island was the next objective jioint; for there is the cave, hollowed out by the waves, whicli is said to have been the scene of smuggling in former days. Minnow Island was then left behind, and a run made for tlie western shore, where white granite ledges so clearly resembled white houses by the water’s edge, that tliL had deceived us when at a distance ; next, to the nearest point, to see what vas jmt down on our map as Bay View Park. It’s a good name, hut looks best on paper. Tlie ruins we found necessitate a revision of the guide book. Then due east was tlie course to clear Whetstone Island and gain its |)rotection. This island is the sentinel which guards the entrance to Phtch Bay. We tried the first farmhouse for milk and water (separate), and got them both for only our thanks. This was the second and last suiqirise of this nature during the tri]). Today,’ for the first time, the wind was too much for us. It had before been too strong for ])leasure, but at this tinie we were obliged to succumb to it. After dinner we took an account of stock in our larder, and found one ])Otato, three slices of bread, half a cu]) of sugar, a little butter, and a few other articles in a like proportion. However, as we had the luxurv of a reed table at supper time, our bill of fare w ' as suffi¬ cient. “Man’s rich with little, were his judiiment true; Nature is frugal, and her wants are few.” We succeeded in getting up shore a mile further, and, on examining a cleared sjiot, much to our surprise we found a camp recently deserted by some Quebec camjiers. ' bey had taken great pains to clear the ground, gather brakes for bedding, build a table (just mentioned), fireplace, and benches, and to fasten to a tree the sign. Pine Point Camp. We set the table for supper, marched around it, ])arU)ok sparingly, retired to our brakes, and “dreamed we dwelt in marble (dining) balls.” We might also add that m-ither these dreams nor any others of the whole trip, not even of our waking hours, were lis- tnrhed hy flies or mosquitoes,—the dread of all campers. Friday, August 13. Our last day ! Hence these tears: No signs of life (hiijiian) in sight, and so we again surveyed the beautiful jiroportions of our table, and ate the rest for breakfast. We then paddled into the widest part of the lake, where the shore “recedes into the deej) windings of a hay;” l)ut a group of islands so breaks its width tliat one does not fully realize ' the distance. First came Province Island, curtailed by the tJ. S. and C. line; then Tea Table; then hy a long circle to the east of Kitterexlge, Gull Rock and Black, over a sunken ledge whicli cost us a troll, we came near to a collection of pretty summer cottages nestled among the trees. Further on we skirted the northern shore of Horse Neck Island, rounded Indian Point, and landed at our first halting place, Sandy Camp. Tliis pull, under a burning sun, proved to be the hardest of the trip, and its end w’as welcomed. One of ns foraged for dinner and returned in such a condition that hun¬ ger wois forgotten for the moment, and the camera was brought out. The “sul)ject” had in his right hand a jiail of milk and a bag of eggs; in his left, a hag of corn and another of potatoes; and from his four jiockets jirotruded two ears of corn apiece. Add to this the marks of the last ten days in the open air, (including a jieeled nose which would give the lie to the “blue liadge”,) and you have tlie picture in your mind’s eye. “Then they feasted, and an equal share wris not wanting to any one.” First, we ate supper for Thursday; then, breakfast for today; and finally, dinner. While thus we M’cre balauciug our accounts, it occurred to us that we could save .a day at the close as well as at the begiuniug of our trip, and as the afternoon was before us for “doing” X xrir. Newport, we could easily paddle up to the station, ])ack and deliver our canoes to the freight agent, ascend Prosj)ect Hill, t:ike our last pictures, and leave by the night express. No sooner said than — begun. The home stretch was quickly covered, and with sorrow W ' e unjointed paddles and took our freight receipts. With camera and plates we turned tramps, much to the distrust and sus- j)icion of certain village dogs, and began to climb the hill. “Upon the shore of the romantic Lake Memphremagog, and amid scenery of the most j)ictur- esque character, is situated, etc., etc.” A second time we quote the guide book, and a second time we vote it correct ns regards New|)ort. W(i were so pleased with the view that four different pictures were taken. It was surely as tine as any we ever saw, ])erha])S especially so to us at this time, because, sitting there at our ease, we could look back on the scene of our toils and pleasures of the trip. Spread out before us was the larger part of the lake, as distinct as the village at our feet, and we experienced the i)leasure of a “Stoddard” lecture, as we recounted our various experiences and pointed out the places. “Along the sky, in wavy lines, O’er isle and reach and bay. Green-belted with eternal jiines. The mountains stretch away. Helow, the maple mosses sleep Where shore with water blends. While midway on the tranquil deep The evening light descends.” The map shows a branch of the lake south of Newport; but the view of it, obtained from the cars as we passed, satisfied us. A lunch, a long wait, tlie midnight exjwess for home, and the beginning and ending of our outing were deeds of the night. “If thou art worn and hard beset With sorrows that thou wouldst forget. If thou wouldst read a lesson that will keep Thy heart from fainting and thy soul from sleep. Go to the woods and hills! No tears Dim the sweet look that Nature wears.” (Exeunt 07nnes.) e o C D s ' ® S rl — 3®— OT Oj „ O-K •= u •!§ Wi.El 3 ' £ c8 2 o 5 •. 3 3 «• 3 w 3 tt) ce o O C S 2 _ ■ 5 ® a 2 B ••• dj ® ti3 ir- 80 0.55 ® 3 § c s 2 i , - I V JS ‘la Of I .5 os S ' stc ni.= ® S i C.S o “js P ' S ' S § 1 ' “ Eio S =“ c“Sr o “ ■ a.£ L. E. FALES, I H. A. GREELEY, COUNSELOR at LAW, lAPOTHECARY, Alhambra Block, Milford. B U r YOUR 182 Main Street, MILFORD, MASS. WHAT SH.Vl.L WE EAT? RIBBONS, LACE AND SMALL WARES) ' 0iioiee 6pi ocai’,iOHf OF G. T. FALES CO., loJf Main St., Milfo7‘d. And buy them at the BOSTON GROCERY TEA HOUSE J. D. OKOSBY. O- oZHZ HAS THE MOST Complete Assortment ot the Latest Novelties IN GOLD PENS, PENCILS, Fountain and Stylographic Pens at the Lowest Prices. HENRY S. CUSHMAN, Manufacturer of Heavy and Light Fine Harnesses. Also on hand, Sale Harnesses at Low Prices. 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Prices as low as the lowest. “Active shears gather no ru.st.’ “Honest Abe.” “Out of the mellow West there came A man whom neither praise nor blame Could gild or tarnish; one who rose With fate-appointed swiftness far Above his friends, above his foes; Whose life shone like a splendid star To fill his people’s hearts with flame; Wlio never sought for gold or fame— But gave himself without a price— A willing, humble saciifice— An erring nation’s Paschal lamb— The great, gaunt, patient Abraham.” “The first jiresident of the regener¬ ated republic.” Abraiiam Lincoln was born in Ken¬ tucky, February, 1809; died in Wash¬ ington, A])ril, 1865. “Lincoln will stand out. in the tra¬ ditions of Ids eouiitry and the world, as an incarnation of tlie jieople and of modern demoLiracy itself.” “The tragic history of the abolition of slavery ivldcli opened ivitli the gib¬ bet of John Brown, closed witli llie assassination of Lincoln, the second founder of tlie great Bejmhlic.” Lincoln was, during Ids life of fifty- six years, boatman, axeman, hired la¬ borer, clerk, surveyor, captain, legisla¬ tor, lawyer,- orator, statesman, presi¬ dent, saver of a republic, emancipator of a race, a true cliristian, and a true man.” Ingersoll once said : “Abraham Lin- coin was in all essentials the greatest man America ever ] rodnced and the greatest and grandest man of his age. lie held more hearts in the hollow of his liand than any other of tlie world’s great philanthropists and deliverers.” “In remote futurity, when the mas¬ sive walls of onr Cajiitol shall no more exist, and all that is mortal in our civi¬ lization and ])olity sliall live only in memory, the child, gazing down the dark infinity of time, will be obliged to ask: “Where is the nineteenth centu¬ ry ?” “Tliere, tliere,” the sage will re¬ ply, “where yon see the uncouth figure of that forest-born liberator, where you see that full orbed ami splendid Ilesjierns of the West.” Lowell’s verdict is: “We are glad that in this our true War of Independ¬ ence wldch is to free us forever from the Old World, we have at the head of our affairs a man whom America made, as God made Adam—out of the very earth, unaneestried, unjirivileged, unknown—to sliow us liow much trutli, how much magnanimity, and how much statecraft await the call of oji- portnnity in simple manhood wlien it believes in the justice of God and the truth of man.” A. L. SMITH Livery, Sale and Boarding First Class Teams at Reasonable Prices. Transients Well Cared For. 83 Central Street, - - MILFORD, MASS JESSE A. TAFT, ATTORHEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW, IRVING BLOCK, OPP. POST OFFICE, Milford, Mass. 0. B. THOMPSON, Has the largest and most complete stock of Chil¬ dren’s and Misses’ kid and goat OL In heeled, spring lieelcd and common sense to be found any where. Prices are very low. Invite all to call. 114 Main Street, - - Milfo ' -d. GEOBGE G. PARKER, Attorney Counsellor at La,w No. 2 -Washington Block, Milford. H. C. SNEI.L, Dealer in MEATS AND PROVISIONS Fruits, Vegetables, Pickles, Ktc. Also, home-cured hams, aud home-made sausages. 64 Main Street, Milford. DEALER IX iSRJ Carpetings, Stoves, Tin and Sheet Iron Ware, Paper Hangings, Upholstery Goods, Chamber Sets, Etc. 160 and 163 Main Street, - - Milford, Mass. A. S. Tuttle Co., DEALERS IN ITlJltlflTUFItE CARPETS, STOVES, RANGES, CROCKERY, GLASS, TIN, and WOODEN WARE. 91 and 94 Main Street. A 8. TUTTLE. H. J. DE.4KIXO. INSURANCE, LAW SINE FLAW, Veni, Vide, Ridens Lee. VoL. III. MILFORD, MASS., MARCH, 1887. No. 7. Leaves from a Trojan Girl’s Diary. (Found in the ruins of ancient Troy) w EDNESDAY NiGHT. Dear me! Wliat is the use of writ¬ ing the same old story every day. Notliing new ever happens in this dis¬ mal city. It is awful mean, the way we are abused. What consolation is there in going ui on the walls or even climhing to the to]) of the highest towers? It is only tantalizing to look at what one can’t have. lany and many an hour have I spent iii watch¬ ing the Samois glimmering in the dis¬ tance among the trees. I have fol¬ lowed its windings with my eye until its hanks seemed almost to meet. How charming it would be to go and see from what shady pooks its first shining waters spring. And then I look to the west and tiie peaceful sea meets my vision. Here and there are lovely little islands. How nice it would be, if we could take a sail some day and have a picnic on that pretty green one. ([ shall be fifteen years old tomorrow. I wish I might cele¬ brate in some way.) Why, last night, mother was telling us stories about the happy (hays, when m 3 brother Ri])heus and I were little, ami then how every thing was changed. She said that ten years ago Prince Paris went to make a visit over in Gre ce. Wiiile there he became acapiainted with beautiful ( ueen Helen, who so charmed him that he thought he couldn’t live with- out her. He staid a good while, but ( 3 ne day, when her husband, Menelaus, was away, Paris and Helen set sail for Troy. How foolish! They might have known it would make trouble. Of course Menelaus imme(liately came after i-er. Oh, what wretchedness might have been prevented if we had at once given her back ! Put no ! Pai ' is would not part with her, and so the Greeks attempted to take her by force. The Trojans resisted, war be¬ gan .and for ten years the Greeks have been lurking around and keeping us in a continual fidget. The idea of all Troy enduring such a siege on ac¬ count of the beauty of one woman! I wish Ripheus was a little older. He says just as soon as he has a chance, he will see what can be done, and I encour.age him all I can. Tiiursdaa Night. Oh, my heart is too full of joy to write a word tonight. The cruel Greeks have sailed aw.ay discouraged. When we awoke this morning we found the camp deserted, and our King Priam declared a glorious holi¬ day. We went right into the camj) just as the Greeks left it. I danced on the very spot where mighty Achil¬ les’ tent was. But the chief attrac¬ tion was a lovely great wooden horse. Nearly every one wanted to take it riafht into the citv; but Laocoon acted as if he was crazy about it. He rushed up and drove his spear right into its side, and said: “This must be a war machine and ])erhaps it contains Gi ' cek soldiers.” What nonsense! Alas! Poor man, befoni the day was done he suffered enough for this insult. Just then we saw some shepherds dragging a c.aptive with his hands tied behind him. Some b.ad boys made fun of him; but he talked so piteously that I .almost cried. He said his name was Sinon, and the Greeks, his own ])eo- ple, are so blood-thirsty that tlu ' y | were going to kill him for a sacrifice; but at the last minute he escaped, and, just think of it, he staid all niglit in the slimy swamp among the brambles. ’Twas awful to hear him tell .about it! Then Priam cheered him up and asked him to tell .all about the splendid great horse. So he told us how the Greeks had the audacit) to ste.al the Palladi¬ um out of the temple. Of course, Minerva was angiy and they have had b.ad luck ever since. Now the have built this horse to appease the goddess and have gone home to re])eat the omens and come back. Who c.ares if I they do, now? We have that beauty of a horse safely in our citj ' , and now Minerva will be kind to us. I know Minerva is on our side, for this morn¬ ing wlien Laocoon was making a sac¬ rifice to Neptune, she sent two horrid, bloody serpents with glaring eyes amt hissing tongues to eat Laocoon’s two little 1 03 S, and then to crush him to death. I thought I should die with fright. Oh, I shudder to think of it! But he deserved to be punished for being so cruel to that magnificent horse. Kiim Pri.am ordered the s.a- O cred creature to be brought into the citv, although we had to tear down a part of the walls to get it in. Besides, lie let the boys and girls tie a rojie around its great neck and help pull it in. It is true we I’an against loose stones and the horse stopped with a jar .and something inside rattled four times on the w.a) ' , but still this may prove a good omen. I never was so tired! My head swims. I am worn out with the pleasures of this da_v and I must go to sleep. Friday Night. I cannot believe I am awake. The scenes I h.ave passed through today are too horrible even to dream of. How can I believe it? Laocoon was right. Sinon is the basest of the Greeks. The cruel monster did con¬ tain armed men, and to think I helped bring them in ! Why did we not heed the omens! My dreams last night were terrible, but not more so than the realities of today. I awoke this morning to find our hou.se in fiames, and being idundered by savage Greeks, who were dragging my mother .and father from their rooms, and before I could reach them, their life blood was staining the fioor. Just then Ripheus rushed in, bidding me he quiet, for he said we had reason to be thankful that the Greeks caused our parents to die so (piickly. He assured me it O IC . was a relief from tiie siglits of torture lie had just witnessed, lie was about to lead me out of the biiruiiig bouse when we were rudely torn ajiart. 1 was then carried through streets ot fire and smoke, 1 knew not where. The beautiful city of yesterday is one desert of ashes, with here ami there a lone building, which stood where the streets divided. ’Tis in one of these that I am confined, together with many sharing my fate. 1 only liojie my brother is still alive. I know he has the real ' rrojau blood in his veins. If they spare his life, he will find a way to come and redeem us. But here comes my Greek master. lie must not read this. I will throw it from my window and it shall sink deep into the ashes which surround us. X. n. ’88. - 0 - Here I am as hungry as ever, reach¬ ing out with my two arms (for I am ambidextral liUe you, my reader) for something to eat, and I will take any¬ thing and everything, except fluorine; I don’t want anything to do with that. I go by the name of Oxygen, and when in fighting trim weigh sixteen, which is just sixteen times the weight of my friend Hydrogen, who, by the loeigh, is the lightest thing known on this earth. I have quite a resiiectahle old age, being, in fact, as old as the world; but my presence in the air was not discovered until the year 1774, and then l)y a certain man named Priestly, who gave me some jaw-breaking name, which was after¬ wards changed to my ])resent one, which comes from two Greek words, meaning “I ])i ' oduce acid.” This is not really so, for 1 am not a necessary constituent of evei-y acid, though I am of most. I am found in the aii’, in the water —everywhere, and constitute about one-fifth of the atmosphei-e, eight- ninths of the water by weight, and two-thirds of the wdiole world, yet you can neither see me, nor smell me, for I have neither color, odor, nor definite form; that I am in the air must be very evident to you, for you could not live without nu ; you wouhl suffo¬ cate ; you could not use yeast iu mak¬ ing your bread, because your yeast would not ferment, and therefore your bread would not rise; neither could yon bake youi ' luvad for want of a fire to heat your ovens, as fire cannot burn uidess I am pi-esent. You can easily ]irove that 1 ;im in water by analyzing some by means of electricity. The I’esult of performing this experiment will be that you will obtain two volumes of hydrogen to every one of me. By ])assing an elec¬ tric spark through us, we immediately re-unite and form water again 1 am very active,as perhaps you have found out before now. Should you take a bite, of au ap) le, then lay the a])ple down,go off and leave it for a time,when you came back, you would find that your a])i)le had begun to decay. It is through my agency also, that iron rusts, bright metals tarnish, liquors ferment, and other substances grad¬ ually decompose. When you breathe, you take me fi ' om the air into your iungs; I go from your lungs into your blood, which I purify, and, uniting with the carbon of your body, give you your heat and form carbon diox¬ ide, which is one of the gases that you exhale. . Now carbon dioxide, al¬ though it is not directly dangerous, but by taking the idace of me and keeping me ont of your lungs, soon produces bad results and death may follow; therefore you must take great pains to ventilate your rooms. I have many compounds, some of which are of gi ' eat importance, others vei’v explosive,poisonous gases. Some¬ times, perha|)s, you have noticed a faint, b it pccidiar odor in pure coun¬ try and sea air; that is only a con¬ densed form of me, called ozone. Ozone is a band of three of us Oxygen atoms, while I, unless in com])any with some other element always have a brother atom with me. Conse¬ quently the trio Ozone is more active than I alone, or when I am in compa- nv with my lu ' other. I am used for many purposes in this world and of course I am of great im])ortance to you. The oxyhydrogen flame (which is tin; hottest known, and which is used for melting metals that will not melt under ordinary conditions, such as platinum) obtains its great heat thi ' ough my great power of su])porting combustion ; the [)rinciple of the Bun¬ sen burner, which is of so great ini- ])ortance in chemical laboratories, also depends upon that great ])ower. One of my com])onnds, nitrogen monoxide, is laughing gas, an anaesthetic, nsed very much by doctors and dentists, becau-e it renders the nerves insensi ble to })ain during surgical operations. As your life depends on me, as we have so much to do with each other, and because 1 am of so great use to the whole world, I thought it wouhl be ap])ro])riate if 1 gave a short his¬ tory of myself and just a few of my many conqiounds; and now having done so,I will say good-bye to you and leave von for the jiresent. w. i . ’87. “Gulf” rhymes with no other Eng¬ lish word. “O dear!” said the wheel to the blacksmith, “you make me tired.” Mary Queen of Scots- (A Soliloquy.) Why, this morning as the sun shines so brightly upon this gloomy old castle, should my thoughts linger so often on the words, “Happy as a queen ?” Am I not, like Zenobia of old, a queen and a daughter of queens and kings? And yet my life in many ways has been far less ha])py than the lives of many of my jioorest subjects. May I not confess to these pages what I would not tell any one? Nearly all my friends have turned against me, and here, awaiting the death sentence, I still must say, that although “much sympathy has been wasted” upon me, yet, save a few servants, all have turned from me. What is my story? I am the granddaughter of Mar¬ garet, eldest daughter of Henry VII. and next heir after Elizabeth to the English throne. I have been a queen fi ' om my babyhood, as my father died when I was but a week old. My mother being a Frenchwoman, I was educated at th e French courb The English wished me to marry their young king, Edward VI., and so end the wars between Scotland and England by uniting the two crowns; but my Scotch subjects did not like the manner of the English, so I was sent to Fi ' ance and became the wife of Francis II., afterwards its king. After two years of enjoyment my hns- l)and died, leaving me a widow at nineteen years, and I sailed back to Scotland. I would rather have re¬ mained in France, as an insurrection was going on in my country; but on account of the jealousy of my mother- in-law, Margaret de IMedici, I was obliged to return to my native conn try. During my absence of two years from Scotland, John Knox had excited the people in the Beformation, but through all the struggles that followed I maintained my Catholic religion. After much trouble, assisted by my brother, whom I afterwards created Earl of Murray, I quelled tiiC insur¬ rection and tried to pacify my sub¬ jects. The Scots were anxious that I should marry again, and, having had no choice in regard to my first hus¬ band, I married Lord Da.rney, a cousin of mine, without anybody’s permission. I did not wish to confei- the title of king on my husband, for he made me miserable and helped kill my favorite in my room and before my eyes. The names of the consjui-ators were after¬ wards revealed to me by my husbaml and lie contrived my escajie to Dun¬ bar castle. There I was joined liy the Earl of Bothwell. He promised to obtain a divorce for me on condi¬ tion that I would ])ardou and restore the earls of the conspiracy; so a few iLXX izr. days afterwards I signed the pardon of the exiled lords. Not long after this my husband was taken ill and was moved to a half- ruined castle, standing Muthin the walls of Edinburg. I used to visit him every day, returning nights to sleep at the palace; but one night the castle was blown up with gunpowder, and in the morning my husband’s life¬ less body was found in a field near by. ] Iy subjects blamed me, and when I married the Earl of Both well they rose against me and made me their prisoner, while my husband had to flee the country. They shut me up in a castle called Lochleven, in the middle of a lake, and 1 was obliged to give up my crown to my little son, a baby not a year old. I had not been imprisoned long be¬ fore I persuaded the boy vho waited on me to steal the kevs and row me across the lake, and I was soon at the hea l of an army of my Roman Catho¬ lic subjects. But we were defeated, and as I could find no safe place in Scotland, I fled across the border to England, ho])ing to gain shelter from Elizabeth. ])uring the imprisonment at Lochleven she had corresponded with me with sisterly affection, and went so far at one time as to advise me toward a husband. But instead of receiving a sister’s hospitality, I have been made hei ' ])risoner for nineteen year.s and am to be liberated only to lay my head n])on the block. I have been accused of a conspiracy against the life of Elizabeth, and offended her during my early life by assuming the title of Queen of En¬ gland, but this was entirely through the influence of Francis and the pope. I have but two favors to request; one, that my body may be buried in Scot¬ land, and the other, that my servants may be ])resent at my execution, which will be within a short time. But 1 have no fear of death, which I meet tomoi ' row morning, and solemnly de¬ clare that 1 meet it, innocent of the great crimes of which I am accused. L. E. T., ’88. Books in the House. Books are the windows through which the soul looks out. A house without books is like a room without window s. No man has a right to bring up his childi ' cn without sur- I’ounding them with books, if he has the means to buv them. It is a • wrong to his family. Children learn to re.ad by being in the presence of books.—[Cottage Hearth. If our old Roman friend Skipio had lived up to his name he would have made a good ba!ik cashier. The Eighty-Seventh Congress. After reading the Congressional Record, I dozed and seem to commune with myself as follows: It is very much desired that an extra session may be avoided by us this year. But two weeks remain before the short re¬ cess, and there is now more upon our hands than seems possible to be accom¬ plished,unless we railroad it through, and certainly that idea does not strike us as advisable. As yet, nothing has been done in re¬ gard to the retaliation bill; we can no longer stand with our lips sealed, when moi’ning after morning, rain or shine, we are refused entrance to the school building until fifteen minutes before the hour of commencement. This questi )n will probably be the next in order, and as there are many Avho are ready and desirous to deliver elaborate speeches, it may require sev¬ eral sittings. The question has been laid before the house whether it would not be the better policy to close the main door henceforth altogether, and use the windows as a means of entrance. [Consult the elocution class]. The sills are already well worn and so let us save wdiat we can in that way. As no appropriation bills have as yet been indorsed, it looks now as though to economize where we can would be necessary to meet the demands. Messrs. Tall, Slim and Limber strongly advocate the bills being passed. They have a strong aigument, in that no in¬ convenience has so far been experi¬ enced by those who have entered that way. The objections, if any, will probably be raised by Messrs. Short, Stout and Broad, who have political ends in view. Private sessions have lately been held at the close of the regular morn¬ ing session to discuss weighty points connected with the sciences. As the Drivers sei iously object to that, in all probability a bill to prevent the ])ri- vate sessions will be brought before the house by them. A bill has passed the house to re¬ place tlie present system of heating the building, by one that will require no attention whatever, thereby saving time for sleep to those who have pre¬ viously been obliged to shorten the morning nap. Should this bill become a law, it cannot go into effect much before the last of May. a. c. h., ’87. Eight dollars and fifty cents for an ounce of j)latimim! How is that for hif h? About 80 per cent, of the world’s consumjjtion comes from the Ural mountains and the greater ]� art of the rest from the Ignited States of Columbia. AT THE NEW CLOTHING STORE, NOVELTIES IN BOYS’ REEFERS, BOYS’ NEW MARKETS, FINE OVERCOATS. KING BROS. Music Hall Block. Real Estate Agency. Property sold and exchanged on reasonable terms. 134 Main Street, - - Milford, Mass THE PAVILION MILLINERY PARLORS Keep a large assortment of FINE MILLINERY AND HAIR GOODS; Theatrical Wigs to let. Combings made into Switches. The Place to Buy Clothing -AND- MEN’S FURNISHINS ROODS Is at the New Store of RYAN CARROLL, 98 MAIN STREET. Pure Drugs, Chemicals, Medicines and Physicians Prescriptions a Specialty. P. J. DONOHOE, Assistant. MAIN ST., COR. COURT, MILFORD. Call at W. A, Aldrich’s 139 Main Street and examine HOUSEHOLD Sewing- Machines. Fiaflos, Orpfls, aiifl Sleet Maslc. SOLD, LET, EXCHANGED AND REPAIRED Geo. H. Whittemore, Dealer in Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Silverware, Spectacles and Eye-Glasses. Watch, Clock and Jewelry Repairing. 110 Main Street. Milford. CURRIER KENDALL,-S - OWE PRICE Gentlemen’s Furnishing Goods, HATS, CAPS,TRUNKS, ETC. POS T OFFICE BLOCK, MILFORD. I I 5rfIE:0 lK,MiILY|IYy. MARCH, 188T. Published Monthly During tlie School A ear, J!Y The Senior Class of the Milford High School. PRINTED BY G. M. BILLINGS. GENEIl. r. KDITOliS. AMELIA C. HARRIS and W. PARKIIURST. PKUSOXAL EniTOKS. LYDIA F. GOULD and FRED J. AYLAYARD. I.OOAL EPITOIIS. SARAH M. GORMAN and FRANK J. MORIARTY lUTSIXESS EDITORS. GRACE ML EASTMAN and MARY E. WHITNEY. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. (Ten Numbers.) For the Year, . 40 cents I Single Copies, . 5 cents This paper is for sale at the well-kuoivn drug stoi ' e of J. Allen Rice, where subscriptions for the year will also be received, and back numbers can be obtained. Address all communications to THE OAK, LILY AND IVY, Lock Box 137. Entered at the Milford, Mass., Post-Office, as second class matter. The singing cl.nss li.Tve just ])ur- chased three pieces of new music for the huge sum of Uco cents; but it is not two-cent music as we hope to prove to our friends before July 1. Ginn Company have our tlianks for publishing such excellent music at such a low cost. Several of our present and past members have been so much aroused by the preaching of Mr. Sayford, the evangelist, that they have connected themselves with the churches Avhere they had iirevionsly attended. We hope that they Avill have strength to live 11 ]) to that high standard which they have set before themselves. Our physical apparatus has been increased by four additions: a glass model of a hydrostatic jiress and another of a force jnimp, also a Nichol¬ son hydrometer and a trijiod of three different metals to show the varying ])owers of conducting heat. The apparatus is so Avell niiide that we can have no excuse for failing to under¬ stand the jirinciples it illustrates. Literature II. is just finishing Dickens’ Tale of Two ( ' ities and have, no doubt, more than once shuddered at the awful scenes of the French Revolution and thanked their lucky stars that they were lioru iu the “land of the free.” Ilowevi r, we expect that the Idstory of the times will be more deejily imjiressed upon their minds by this historical novel than by the more accurate, but less interesting history of the times. Philosophy III. is now in the midst , of the most entertaining ])art of the ! study of ])hysics. The electric bat- terie.s, light, telcjihone, telegraph and bells are in so common use in iVlilford that we feel it our duty to become thoi’oughly acquainted with the ])rin- cijiles underlying them. Then, too, we use so much jilated Avare in our homes and so many of our books are illustrated by copper-plates and our [ihysicians so generally make use of the Ruhmkorff’s coil, Ave realize that electricity is fast becoming a ])art of our daily life. For the help of the book-kee])ing class a large sum of imitation money has been jirinted. There are bills of the denomination of one, two, five and ten dollars, and cents of tlie following value: one, tAvo, five, ten, twenty-five and h ' fty. Each scholar Avill be su])- ])lied Avith about 50 and then Avill buy and sell as if trading at a regular store. C.ards Avith the name of an article, its jirice and cost have been made out in sets of tAvcnty, rojiresent- ing the different business interests of the toAvn, and in each of these lines of business an imaginary store Avill be started by tAvo of the scholars. One business Avill be studied at a time and every scholar Avill open, keep and close a set of books in it. Purchases Avill be made for cash, part payment, for note and on credit and such items as rent, clerk hire, freight and insurance Avill enter into the transactions. In this Avay it is hoped that the study Avill become more ])ractic.al. Dr. Josejih Alden, one of the most distinguished scholars of his time, once said that if you could erase from the memory of a thoroughly educated man all the facts AA ' hich Avere recorded there, he AA’ould still retain the chief result of education, a mind trained to think. To teach facts and train the mind to think, these are the aims of the high school; but facts once learned, if forgotten, are easily remembered by reference to the text-books of former school days, or to the jiublic libraries; hence it must be seen that the second of the ])urposes, to discipline the mind, is by far the more import.iiit. As an athlete hardens his muscles by daily drill, so ought the scholar to exercise his brain. dTierefore those studies, Avhich ajiparently are of little jiractical value, often are the very ones needed to incite the brain to the greatest activity. Of Avhat Avorth is a mind burdened Avith a smattering of science and belle.s-lettres,if it lacks the ability of reasoning? Rut if Avith these, the brain has the jioAver of discernment, of pene¬ tration and of judgemnt, then the high school course has not been a failure. “Adieu, Picciola! adieu, Charney!” has been echoed and re-echoed through¬ out the buildingby the Fi’ench I. We have folloAA ' ed Monsieur Charney from rank and position to confinement in narroAv prison Avails, rejoiced Avith him in his jileasures and synijiathized Avith him in adversity. He gives us a striking illustration of the need some unfortunates have of losing friends and money, in order to be better able to ap])reciate Avhat they have. Could a jirouder or more haughty sjiirit ever have been reduced to such liumbling circumstances and then turn out to be nobler (except in a novel)? To our friends Ave say: Who docs not like to be sjioken of Avith praise and thankfulnes.s, avIio does not feel ])ride in doing something to perpetuate Ids name? What better Avay is there, than to give something to a school, Avhere it Avill benefit both the children and the citizens, for the school-boy of to day is the representative man of to morrow. The excuse that the school has Avhat is necessary is Avorth- less, for the needs of a school must be ahvays groAving. Often, people in their Avills, bequeath some donation to a school, but Avould it not be much better to give it Avhile alive, thus liaA ' - imr the satisfaction of seeing the fruits of one’s gift, in the greater develop¬ ment of the scholars? You have doubtless often heard of a Avalking dictionary, as your contempo¬ raries have, and may be so fortunate as to be ac(]uainted Avith one. We have Avith us a much more Avonderful ])henomenon, a Avalking book-case, con¬ taining no ordinary matter, but en¬ dued Avith the combined science of ages. U])on this jierson one hundred scholars, or tAvo hundred 2)apils gaze daily. This latent truth Avas but late- Iv brought to light bv the memb( rs of Physiology lY. As their eyes have frequently rested upon the book-case Avhen reciting, it has been inferred (by tlie teacher) that they must re¬ gard it as the teacher’s alter ego, and feeling kindlv towai’d him, desire to relieve him of the constant gaze of so many eyes. Consider for a moment the amount of information obtained from the books Avithin the case, even alloAving some are A ' ery blind to the ordinary thinker. Then you Avill be able to understand hoAv much more in¬ formation can be acquired from oneAvho can talk it right oft, and be constant¬ ly radiating it about him. Here is a chance for the indolent, “ask and ye shall receive,” no labor required. Rear in mind “ignorance like a file doth burn.” [For a key to the above con¬ sult the above named class.] 1 O IC. Vacation! Ah! Ah! Ah! Examinations! Oh! Oh! Oh!! Witli wasliing-day come the Fram- ingliam Normal quartette and tlie Wellcsleyqnintette. During the last month the college girls have been sometimes greatly en¬ tertained by first class quartette. Upon committees for the next quar¬ ter at the Metliodist church we notice the names of six of our former jmpils. S])ring is at the door of the future and will soon enter into the living ])resent. A litter of (vegetable kingdom) recently brought to school, is our proof. Philosophy III. could gladden the heart of even JNIark Twain, Avho liked variegated spelling. Here are a few variations on astatic : aestatic, astetic, asthetic, estatic and anasthetic. Another class in elocution is expect¬ ed to 0 ])en in April, directed by Dr. P. P. Field. It will pay all who can, to come; a good time and greater im¬ provements are exjiecled. Phetoric III. The aesthetic emo¬ tions are detined as the feelings of a dude. In the title, Lord Bacon, Lord should begin with a capital because it is the name of Deity. Physiology IV. has been studying tlie elfects of alcohol an d tobacco on the human system. We hojie that what they have learned will have a good effect when they are older. Algebra I.: “Now if you have to walk ten miles and have already ac¬ complished two, how many are left to tiavel?” “Five.” We mustn’t for¬ get Arithmetic if we are in a laby¬ rinth—of Algebra. Our language is not oidy a wonder, but a collection of wonders. We were recently entertained by Greek 1. who were tracing back to its source the woid galaxy. IIow different from our usual use and meanijig of that word is its Greek oi ' iginal, milk! From the superintendent’s report for ’87 we select the following statis¬ tics of our school. Total number en¬ rolled 159; average number belong- ing 1 29.9; average daily attendance 127.9; ]� er cent of attendance 98.5; cost p u ' ])upil S35.81. Considering the universal praise which all the ])apers have bestowed upon the obsequies attending the death of Beecher, we trust that many others, A ith such a distinguished piN’cedent, will have the courage to do away Avith the t WJo badges of mourn¬ ing ami 1)1 ighteu the last rites as his were and as is becoming those who be¬ lieve in an immortality. The laboratory is open from 3 to 5 p. m. Fridays for the Chemistry schol¬ ars Avho wish to use it for exti’a Avork. Why cannot the boys of the senior class sing as Avell with the rest of the school as they sing at recess in the loAvcr hall ? Physiology IV. If light travels 1120 feet in a second at a temperature of 60° and if, in a thunder shower, the thunder is not heard for five seconds after the lightning, hoAV far off is the storm? Scholar, after some hesitation : P ive seconds off. He had just come from the litera¬ ture class and Avas settling himself calmly in his seat Avhen Miss X. gent¬ ly touched his shoulder and drcAV therefrom tAvo dark-broAvn hairs, each twenty-seven inches long—but why these blushes and loud laughter? Noav girls, confess, and acquit the in¬ nocent youth! Noav the boys smile Avhile the girls strice to reach high G; but Avait, girls, your time Avill come. Our principal evidently thinks ’tis Avell for girls to knoAv hoAv to climb! Well! Ave did the best Ave could, but the ])erform- ance Avill be more enchanting (J) next time. “Practice makes perfect.” We see by the Hopedale toAvn re¬ port that the ncAv tOAvn has a “coat of arms” or town seal, re])rcsenting for the tAvo industries, farming and the machine shop, and bearing these dates —“The Dale 1700,” “Ho|)edale 18-11” and “A Toavii 1886.” Would it not be Avell for Milfo rd to go and do like- wise. We suggest a shoe rampant surrounded by a Avreath of straAV braid. The Hudson high school Avill open their Second Annual Industrial e.xhi- bitiou this Aveek. Primupal Small Avas so pleased Avith our tAVO exhibitions that he determined to try the same plan and last year he met Avilh such satisfactory residts that this year he and his scholars have made still great¬ er ])reparations. ,VVe hoi)e that they Avill reap a harvest for their school lil)rary. A piece of zinc put on the live coals in the stove Avill clean out the stove pipe.—[Cottage Heai-th. We are not sure of this; l)ut, if it does not “clean it out,” try a pound of blasting poAvder. All fact-collectors, Avho have no aim beyojid their facts, are one-story men. TAVo-story men com])are, reason, gen¬ eralize, using the labors of tlie fact- collectors as Avell as their oavu. Three- story men idealize, imagine, jireilict; their best illumination comes fi ' om above, through the skylight.—[(). W. Holmes. Carrie PI. Tompkins, once of ’88, is teaching in Croton, N. Y. Miss jMary PI. Knight, once of ’81, is cashier for Thomas Walcott. Ida M. Bradley, English, ’84, is cashier for A. J. Cunningham, Boston. Amy C. Harris, ’87, entertained the “As you like it club” at a recent meet- ing. Ella U. B. (Noi ' inand} ) BroAvn, ’70, is noAV a teacher in the Malden high school. Hattie G. Wight, formerly of ’86, is a impil at the School of Languages, Boston. James F. King, a former pupil, has entered the dry-goods business in Minneapolis. Marcus .J. Patterson, ’80, is engaged as a civil engineer on the bridges in Kansas City. Edward P’. Rogers, ’87, is learning the druggist ’s business at Dr. Ijam- son’s, afternoons and evenings. P’rank R. Claflin, ’77, represents Louis Eschner Brother, manufac¬ turers of men’s neckAvear, l hiladel- phia. John T. McLoughlin, ’83, AA as elect¬ ed toAvn clerk at the last toAvn meet¬ ing. Graduates of the M. H. S. de¬ siring marriage certificates Avill take notice. P’lorence PI. Harvell, ’75, has retired from the milliner’s business, and Ave hope to announce her entrance upon an entirely neio line of business before Vol. HI. comes to an end. John B. Tracey, English ’84, is em- ])loyed in a ])rinting establishment in Jacksonville, P’la. He has had a ro¬ ving life in Noav York, Nassau, Ha¬ vana and Noav Orleans. Dr. R. H. Cochran, a former pupil, has just been elected a member of the school board in place of L. E. P’ales, ’78. Three brothers and one sister, noAv a teacher of our schools, of the neAv member hold diplomas of the M. H. S. Reuben A. Cooke, ’80, has been at .Jacksonville, P’la., for some time in search of health. We are glad to learn that he has greatly improved and trust that he Avill remember our geological cabinet, as he has done be¬ fore. .Tudge DeAvey and Avife (Marietta N. Thayer, ’65,) celebrated their china Avedding, tAventieth anniversary, this month. A company of nearly tAvo hundred friends, from far and near, presented their congratulations in per¬ son and left substantial tokens of their friendship. Buy Ladies’ and Misses’ IMKITS WRAPS NEWMAKKETS, DRESS GOODS, Etc. of J- F. HICKEY, 138 MAIN STREET - - MILFORD. PURE DRUBS AND MEDICINES AT LAMSON’S PHARMACY. Try Liimsou’s Cough Syrup at 25 and 35 Cents a bottle. Your money refunded if it does not relieve. ;ij. Jk.. .Ij:AM:S.O.ISiy Corner of Mnin and Exchange Sts. GO TO O. 3 . To Purchase PICTURE FRAMES Of all kinds. A large assortment of Mouldings on hand. Milford Variety Store. Newspapers, Periodieals, Toys, Etc. Headquarters for Boston Daily and Sunday Papers. EvGrett ChcnGy 136 Main Street, Milford. -FOR FINE - BOOT SJIOES, SLIPPERS In all the Leading Styles, go to R, P. HADLEY ' S 123 Main Street, Milford. DENTIST GEO. L. OOOEE, D. D. S. Rooms over Milford National Bank, 178 MAIN STREET, - - MILFORD. C. F. WIGHT, TUNER AND REPAIRER oF • pi y0? V 7IND ■ 0R6; N?,-«- Warerooms in Washington Block, Milford. E “Church Organ Tuning a Specialty. A CHOICE LINE OF Plush Ornaments Arrasene, Chenille, Floss and all other articles Suitable for Needle Work. N. B.—Instructions given in Kensington and Lustro Painting by MRS. R. AYLWARl), Grant Block, up stairs, - - Milford. SIT FOR YOUK FHOTOGIAPIS AT lOO MAIN STREET, MILFORD, AT E. L. WILLIS,. Multuni in Parvo redivivus! Holi- dav number just received. The Enterprise is at last true to its name in starting an exchange column. Academy Echo, why don’t yon fol¬ low your own advice, and have an ex¬ change column ? The Bric-a-Brac comes to ns tliis montli for the first, but we liope not for the last time. Spartan Your advice, if not unique, is certainly antique. Please find ns “mended” for once. The Boston Globe has quite an in¬ teresting article in the Guardian from Waco, Texas, on Barrett and Carleton. The Deland Collegiate is another, new acquaintance that promises to he a pleasant one. “Please exchange?” Gladly. Consider yourself the recipient of onr politest how, Abstract, and be as¬ sured that the desire to exchange regu¬ larly is mutual. We welcome three new exchanges, Minerva, an old friend under a new name, Our Conqdiments, and High School Times, of Dayton, Ohio. Stray Shot has hit the target of originality full in the center in its story, “The Ghost in the Meal Sack.” The idea of adojiting and converting a ghost! The Woonsocket High School Re¬ cord, in an editorial exceedingly Avell ivritten for a high school jiinim ' , de¬ fines the ])osition and ambition of Russia. A poiverful exchange column, that February one of yours, Premier! Wake ii]), neighbor, and make your exchange column as good as the rest of your paper. The Academy Bell, with others of onr exchanges thinks that a cover would greatly add to onr personal apjiearance. We quite agree, and we should be su¬ premely ha])i)y, dear Academy Bell, could we adorn ourselves with as fine an outside as yours, hut alas 1 and alack- a-day! the s])irit is ivilling, hut tlie pocket-book is iveak. Plowever,— “Hope sprinsis eternal in the human breast, Man never is, hut always to be, blest.” We’ll have a cover, sometime, with the rest. The Tilton, N. IL, seminary hoys are jubilant over their prospective new scliot l buildings, and the editorials of the h ehrmiry issue tire full of an enthu¬ siasm ivhich is so contagious that we heartily wish we had been there to join with them in signing their Jnbi- late ivhen the welcome news Avas an¬ nounced. In the literary department are two good articles on “The Study of (ierman,” and “Our Two Systems of Education.” The Shattuck Cadet tolls the chest¬ nut bell over the lifeless remains of justice in the competitive examinations for admittance to West Point. Onr sympathies are with the Cadet. The Globe, from Abbott Village, Maine, tells ns, in a very one-sided ar¬ ticle on music, tliat of the fine arts, “music, poetry, painting, sculpture, etc.”, we find hut one among the an¬ cients and that one, music. When can the Globe’s “ancients” have lived ? Are Homer, Vergil, Phidias, Praxiteles, and a long list of others, too young or too old, to claim that little from the Globe? The Washington Review is a bright paper and lives up to its breezy motto, but imagine its good exchange de])art- ment left out, and the paper ivould be less enjoyable by several degrees. We rejoice ivith the Washington schools that they are freed from writ¬ ten examinations, but are heartily glad for our own sakes that our lucky star lias not made us directly depend¬ ent on the National Congress for sup- jiort and supplies. The High School Stylus is a new candidate in the field, which iiromiscs from its initial number to tnke a high rank among liigh school jiajiers. Its editorial exjilains clearly its purpose and aim. Another article introduces us to the Brockton high school, and we feel better acquainted with this recent friend than with some of our older ones. We heartily wish it suc¬ cess. We take nj) the Academy Echo, and onr taste is gratified with the clear tint of the cover and its particu¬ larly appropriate illustrations, and with the fine paper and clean-cut type of the inside. Nor are we disapjmint¬ ed by a jiainfnl contrast between the work of the printer and that of the writers. May we suggest, though, that if room could he found on the cover for the name of the month it would he a little more convenient for your readers? The Kentucky Deaf Mute, although there are both hoys and girls in its oivn school, criticizes Dr. Gallandet for admitting women to the National College for the Deaf, in Washington, arguing that such a step will be an in¬ jury to both the young men and the young M ' omen, by taking some of the masculine tone so hard to define accurately, from the former and forcing it upon the latter. But, perhaps Dr. Gallandet is of the oi.inion that after all, the Creator did not make a mistake in placing men and women upon tlie same planet. Z ' vy. Wliat did the ancients mean by “mixed wine” has lately agitated the minds of the Greek I. One suggested sugar and vvine, the second, wine with a straw, and the third, with assur¬ ance, combined all three, evidently not innocent as to the present custom. What can have come over tlie spirit of the ex-ed. of the Niagara Index? Scarcely a word but of commendation ii the February number. Scarcely a vituperative epithet! Can it be that he is sick? Can it be that thoughts of the future have caused him to see the error of liis ways? Can it be that his criticisms were written just after a good dinner? Or, at last, can it be that there is a new ex-ed.? What can be the matter? II as not the Medium rather a wrong idea of the meaning of the word “criti¬ cism” ? Does it mean to find fault ? Does it not rather mean to point out the beauties as well as the defects of a composition? Surely, if this is done in a kindly s])irit, it cannot fail to be of some benefit to those interested. Accoirlino- lo our wav of thinking, the lleview, from Washington, D. C., has about the right idea on the subject when it says: “Let all criticism be honest and truthful and our own pa¬ pers will feel the good result.” Our exchanges for Fehruarv seem O V to consider St. Valentine of more in¬ terest to their respective publics than George Washington, judging from the amount of space devoted to each. We notice among them three topics of considerable disturbance to our jour¬ nalistic brothers and sisters : viz,— The Canadian fishery troubles, about which great harmony of opinion pre¬ vails; whether Barbara Fiaetchie used really “to be or not to be,” and the action of Mr. Clark of Worcester in founding a new college in that city. The latter comes nearest home to us, and perhajis that is the reason Mr. Clark’s action meets with our approv¬ al. The Phillipian wishes that he had founded a college in the West. Let us see, what is that statement that has been goingthe rounds of our exchanges, that “Illinois has more colleges than all Europe”? If the same state of affairs exists throughout the West, and still the West has not sufficient educational means, by all means let the West send its surplus of aspirants for a liberal education to Worcester. They will find means enough there. H OMRD. New Millinery Parlors.—We wish to announce to the Indies of Milford tliat we will open New Mil¬ linery Parlors in Alhambra Block, (over d ' honnas Walcott’s,) on or about April Ist, where we will be pleased to have all in want of Spring Millinery to call and inspect our stock of new, fresh goods before purchasing. MISS CLARA TIEUNAN, MRS. W. D. LEAllV. Be g-S g.O o p p « 2 CC CO oJ o 05 o C C M n oo B o’® 2 5 c3 u tc C CO t: c e •iiEgg- at b c =.2 S § 0.2 .28 fl , o c OS 3 .S 8 BUY Y’ O U U RIBBONS. LACE AND SMALL WARES, OF G. T. FALES CO., loJj. Main St., Milford. WHAT Sn.VLL WE EAT? ®lioiee C rocei ieK, And buy them at the BOSTON eROOERY TEA HOUSE J. D. CROSBY. O. •nt; ' - ■nt t ' zh.o oIX HAS THK MOST Complete Assortment of ttie Latest Novelties IN GOLD PENS, PENCILS, Fountain and Stylographic Pens at tlie Lowest Prices. H. A. GREELEY, APOTHECARY, 182 Main Street, MILFORD, MASS. L. E. FALES, COUNSELOR at LAW, Alhambra Block Milford. HENRY S. CUSHMAN, Manufacturer of Heavy and Light Fine Harnesses. Also on hand, Sale Harnesses at Low Prices. Horse Blankets, Storm Covers, Whips, Lap Robes, Horse Collars, Etc. dgp”’ Repairing Promptly and Faithfully Executed. No. 76 MAIN ST., MILFORD. R. C. ELDRIDGE, Dealer iu DiamoMs, fatclies, Clocts aiii Jewelry, 132 Main St., Milford. COOK BROS., DEALERS IN Meats, Fruits, Vegetables, Pickles, Etc. Hams cure.l by ourselves and Home-made Sausages. Market, 128 Main Street. 8. A. COOK. 8.8. COOK. H. N. DAY, D. D. S, Su.rg ' eozi IDentist, Alhambra Block, Milford. Office Hours: - - . 8 a. ni. to 6 p. m. CLAFLIN THAYER, Manufacturers ot CALF AND KIP BOOTS, Boston Office, 90 Pearl street. New York office. A; Claflin Co., 116 Churcu st. B. 11. SPAULDING, MANUFACTURER OF Men’s, Boys’ aail CUMrea’s Staw DooJs Corner of Pearl and Lincoln Sts., Milford, Mass. Salesrooms, 616 and 618 Broadway, New York. DR. GEO. P. COOKE, Surgeon Dentist, A T 168 Main Street, Milford. T. 0. EASTMAN, Manufacturer of All Kinds of BOOT AND SHOE BOXES AND BAND BOXES -FOR- STRAW GOODS. — ALSO- I’lain and Fancy Paper Boxes. Mill, Corner of Central and Depot Street, MIford. LILY -A.ITL) lYY. U S K DR. FLATLEY’S COU H SYRUP The Best in the World. Every Bottle Warranted Made By J-. XjXjEnsr 116 Main Street. Milford. Mass. WE OFFER SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS -IX- CLOTHING FOR SCHOOL WEAR. B. E. HARRIS, CLOTHIER. The Best and Cheapest place to buy FRUITS AND OONFEOTIONERY IS TA J. W. ROBERTS’. Cake and Ice Cream constantly on hand. Wedding Cake a Specialty. THAYER’S BLOCK. Main Street, Milford, Mass. and Bourne’s is the place to find the best assortment of Dress Trimmings and Kid Gloves in town. In¬ fant’s goods of every description. w. H:. 00. 106 Main Street, Milford, Mass. 1 ' ' yr 1 ATJ ■ � L 1 Greenhouses and residence on Church Place. “ Active shears gather no rust.” MILFORD FLORIST. Firesli Cut Flowecs Constantly on hand. Special attention paid to all kinds of floral work. o-_ Billon, Dealer in Ldl E JA T S AND PROVISIONS, Fruits, Vegetables, Butter, Eggs, Etc. Also, home- cured Hams and home-made Sausages. 33 Exchange Street. Heath Brothers, FASHIONABLE TAILORS, 118 Main Street, Milford. BUY YOUK- DRY MODS AND SMALL WARES AT 166 MAIN STREET, OF COBURN 0 LM STEAD. A-T rr. jST’s, 79 3IAIN STREET, MIEiOKO, For a large assortment of , OONFEOTIONEEY AND FP.DIT. All Ice Cream orders for parties and chureli fairs will be promptly attended to. I’riees as low as the lowest. J]) lowering an electric light, ])hoto- gra])hs have been obtained of the clee])-sea bottom. It is idleness tliat creates impossi¬ bilities. ' The shortest and surest way to jirove a work possible is strennonsly to set about it.—[South. I am not so lost in lexicography as to forget that ivords are the daughters of eartli, and that things are the sons of heaven.—[Samuel Johnson. “Are you the conductor?” asked a lad on the exenrsion train. “I am,” replied tliat obliging official, “and my name is W ood.” “0, that can’t be,” said the boy, “for wood is a non-con¬ ductor.” Ba;tf ,ed comes from the custom, in the days of chivalry, of taking a recreant kniglit, iiersonally or in effigy, banging him nji by the heels, and making him the snliject of all kinds of indignities. How little has our word of that meaning or force! Every school, established by law, should be specially bound to teach the duties of the citizens to the state, to unfold the principles of free institu¬ tions, and to tr.ain the young to an enlightened jiatriotism.—[W. E. Chan- ning. The total value of the colors derived from coal tar is $45,000,000 and they are jirincijially used to color the fibres of silk, wool and cotton ; though the blue used to color paper and the color¬ ing of ink are exam])ies of their minor use. The great beauty of modern prints is due to tlicse colors. “Feb. 11, 1808, made an experiment of burning the common stone coal of the valley in a grate in a common fire¬ place in my house, and find it w’ill answer the jmrjiose of fuel, making a clearer and better fire than burning wood in the common way.” This is an abstract from a diary kept by Judge Bell of Pittsburg, Pa.; but before this date, in 1768, two hlaeksmiths of Wy¬ oming valley first used anthracite coal, or “stone coal,” for business purjioses. The human figure, ivhen well pro¬ portioned, is about eiglit heads in length ; tlie elbows come to tiie small of the waist; tlie tips of the fingers reach half way from the hip to the knee; the knee is about one fourth the height of the figure from the fioor; tlie liead and trunk are one half the length of the figure ; tlie lower limbs are one lialf also; the distance from the tips of the lingers, arms extended, ought to he practically equal to the height ; the length of the arm should be three times the lieight of the head. A. L. SMITH Livery, Sale and Boarding STJABLE. First Class Teams at Reasonable Prices. Transients Well Cared For. 83 Central Street, - - MILFORD, MASS. JESSE A. TAFT, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW, IRVING BLOCK, OPP. POST OFFICE, Milford, Mass. C. H. THOMPSON, Has the largest and most complete stock of Chil¬ dren’s and Misses’ kid and goat L In heeled, spring heeled and common sense to be found any where. Prices are very low. Invite all to call. 114 Main Street, - - Milfo d. GEOPGE G. PAPJvEP, Attorney Counsellor at law, No. 2 Washington Block, Milford, H. 0. SNELL, Dealer in MEATS AND PROVISIONS Fruits, Vegetables, Pickles, Ktc. Also, home-cured hams, and home-made sausages. Cl Main Street, IMilford. v-im- DEALER IN Carpetings, Stoves, Tin and Sheet Iron Ware, Paper Hangings, Upholstery Goods, Uliamher Sets, Etc. 160 and 163 Main Street, - - Milford, Mass. A. S. Tuttle Co., DEALERS IN ' H ,R NT i: T ' W R E CARPETS, STOVES, RANGES, CROCKERY. GLASS, TIN, and WOODEN WARE. 91 and 94 Main Street. A .S. TUTTLE. H .1. DE.VRIN ' d. INSURANCE, LAW SINE FLAW, Veni, Vide, Ridens Lee. VoL. III. MILFORD, MASS., APRIL, 1887. No. 8. I’m Your Match. Do not be alarmed ; for I’m not a Sullivan pugilist nor that to which a young man’s fancy lightly turns in spring-time, so paint no cottage red with love for me. The pugilist, to be sure, often makes you see sparks oi fire com¬ monly called stars, and the lover’s life is full of but I bring only a momentary light to man, yet in that moment I am a power for good and evil. I light his household fire to cook his food and warm his home. At the close of day, when weary of labor, he reclines on vine-clad piazza, I inflame the narcotic weed which sends his cares whirling in (douds of smoke up into airy space. Sometimes, gnawed by wandering rodents, I burst into flame and destroy this same domestic paradise. At other times the inquisi¬ tive two-year-old, bent on m ischief, tries my taste-able jjroperties and voles me “wholly bad.” Then I have a lit tie trick, when struck, of unexpectedly sending u]) a noxious gas into the striker’s nasal organ which is apt to make a breach between us, and he naughtily exclaims, “O Lucifer!” Yes, I ' m Lucifer, the light bearer, not his Satanic majesty, the bearer of dark¬ ness. What of my pedio-ree, do you ask? Well, my life is the old, old sto¬ ry— a coming into existence, a fash¬ ioning for future usefulness and its fulfilment and then, lost to the eves of man, my individual elements set free take their places again in that cease¬ less round of atoms which goes march¬ ing on and on like J. Brown’s soul iti the song of other days. If, now, you really wish to know how I came into your hand in this strangely metamor¬ phosed condition. I’ll tell you as brief¬ ly as I can. Only a short month ago I was a liv¬ ing part of a pine tree on a hill-aide miles and miles from here, and there I stood and sunned myself, and summer breezes moved me, and the birds built their nests, and the birdlets,—Too po¬ etical, did you say? Well, don’t ring that bell and I’ll give you prose then. A biped like you came along one day and with his shining steel laid this parent pine low; then he lopped off its branches, cut off its tapering body and left the trunk bare and mutilated. Soon there came other men with pa¬ tient, plodding oxen who loaded my tree with many others, my old com¬ panions, on great wheels. Then, away we went jolting and grinding one another until it seemed as if every fi¬ bre would be crushed to a shapeless mass of pulp. Where a branch had been cut off, I had a chance to look out upon my surroundings and also to listen to what was said. You may be sure that my anxiety was so great about my future that I allowed noth¬ ing to escape me. By verdant farm lands, by houses and barns, by shops and country stores we slowly crawled along. The reason that no snails passed us on the road was because there were none going our way. How destitute of nerves our driver must have been to adapt his step so easily to the sleepy pace of the laboring cat¬ tle !—guess he must have been hired by the day. Well, after a long time we turned aside from the highway and beside a long, low building from whose roof escaped a white cloud of steam and from whose open window discor¬ dant sounds came forth which set my nerves on edge, we were unceremo¬ niously dumped u])on the ground with hundreds of others whom I recognized as old friends who in former days had mysteriously disappeared. Wearied by the loss of sap and the sufferings of the morning I fell into a doze, but for how long I cannot say; for I was suddenly aroused and found myself being hurried along into the building with others and immediately pushed sidewise against a great saw. Piece after piece was amputated and, before I had recovered from my fi ' ight, my trimk had fallen in a dozen pieces and I, in one of these, was picked up and roughly thrown upon a moving table when, oh horrors! I was sawn from end to end and all the parts of the trunks were reduced to mere planks. There was no rest, again our lengths were reduced by a third saw to many diffei’eiit sizes, but always to some multiple of my present length. How¬ ever, in this third cutting, there was one satisfaction; for some knotty neighbors just below me in the parent ti-uuk who had been a constant annoy¬ ance were then thrown out, and at the same time, too, some unlucky ones just above who had always been afiiict- ed with all the ills to which wood is heir. These were ignominiously thrust into a roaring fire under a great boiler wiiich furnished power to tor¬ ture their old companions. Up an elevator then we hurried to a large box full of steam so hot and stifling that I fell in a dead faint and only re¬ covered my senses to find myself in the hands of a girl who thrust me un¬ der a great slasher, so she called it, but I heard a visitor who stood near by say that it was just like a guillotine, whatever that is. I felt pretty thin, I assure you, when I flew off from this pitiless knife, in fact, nearly as thin as I now am, but we were still twelve of us nestling beside one another and be¬ yond us were other twelves. A boy then packed hundreds of these strips into a box and carried us into a room so hot that I lost my breath, my eyes closed and 1 knew nothing until I was taken out into daylight again and carried up a flight of stairs into a room where the buzz of saws gave me an earache. I was deposited upon a table, but how changed! 1 must have slept in that drying room a long time ; for I was so shrunken and all the moisture of my body seemed to have left it. As O . I looked myself over I was reminded of a bear on my native hillside who, at the beginning of winter, came stag¬ gering uj) the hill under his load of fat, seeking for Ins winter-quarters; but, when tlie sun again a]q)roaehed the equinox, he went forth a living skeleton. Such was I; but excuse this digression, let us proceed. A man picked ]) a handful of these strips, pounded us on end and sides and worse yet, pushed us against a set of eleven saws. In we went until I gave up all hopes of longer clinging to my broth¬ ers, but just in time we were pulled back, cut off just two and a half inches long, and there we were in com])anies of twelve, held together by a half inch of wood at one end. A woman’s hand- next picked us up and deposited us in a long, narrow, box-like channel where some sort of machinery shook us about and knocked us on our heads until mine was nearly cracked with its a(;hes and bruises. I heard the woman say that we were being “racked.” I have no reason to dis])ute her, for I certain ly was racked—racked fore and aft. Much to my surprise, as we bounced up, I found that our sets of twelves were arranged alternately heads and tails, so to speak, just as you find ns in the bunches you buy. Then we were placed in jack-screws where we were squeezed and jammed to such a degree that I became so heated by my wrath and my sufferings I nearly set the whole establishment on fire. After a time a boy removed me to a shed at a distance from the main building—I heard someone say that there was dan¬ ger of fire—and there I found that “the terrors of the wicked awaited me. Brimstone, oh how suffocating! Phos¬ phorus, oh how hot! There was no hesitation on the part of him who held the jack-screw in which we were held fast. Down he dipped us right into the batli of melted sulphur and then into one of ])hosphorus. One would think that, by this time, the little life still remaining in us’would have been exhausted; but it’s wonderful with what a tenacious grip we all hold on to life in this world of struggling and suffering and—What ? Too much wan¬ dering? Well, well, bear with me a moment, I’m nearly through. A little time for drying was given us and then a thoughtless, unfeeling girl (I really couldn’t helj) admiring her dextei ' ity though) grabbed myself and my eleven friends together with seven othei- cards (that is what she called them) slapped down—What’s that? My dic¬ tion isn’t very elegant? Well, 1 know that, but that’s just what she did all the same—a piece of brown tissue paper and with a rapid whirl and a folding up of the ends, I was impris¬ oned in a cell. Although my eyes I were thus blinded I kept my ears wide ! open and so learned that our ninety- six were only one bunch of many— that thirty-five other bunches were with us in one package and that four of these made what they call a gross. Queer word, isn’t it ? I heard one of the clerks down to the store where I was sold say that it came from the Latin crassus, meairmg fat or thick. I don’t see anything fat about us. Do you? Yes, yes. I’ll hurry on. We were ])acked in great wooden cases and carried off a long, long distance and, after many vicissitudes on latid and water, here am I in your hand ready to do your bidding. I hope that you have enjoyed my lucid ex- planation and—What? Not lucid enough? Want more light? Well, strike me then. Oh, Ell and Eye. In a Milford Straw Shop. As I had resided in Milford for nearly twelve years and had never seen how straw hats were made, I de¬ termined to visit one of the principal factories. The foreman had a little leisure and kindly offered to show me over the woi’ks. He first took me to the stock room whore many different classes of braid were kept that came from different parts of the world. A few of the different kinds were Jap¬ anese Mackinaw from Japan, Canton from China, Leghorn and Milan from Italy and genuine Mackinaw from Michigan and lower Canada, He next conducted me to the reeling room where the girls were employed getting the braid ready for the sewing iiall by measuring, assorting and wind¬ ing it on wooden reels. In the sew¬ ing room we found the machines in constant operation. Some of the op¬ eratives begun the hat by sewing a part of the crown, some sewed the crown and others sewed the brim and put in the size marks. In the blocking room we saw the men pinning the hats to the 1)locks and then i)utting them in the drying room. When taken out of the drying room they were ready for the press room, where we saw the men sha])ing and smoothing the better class of goods by hand, but the cheaper grades were put into hydraulic presses. The hats then went to the trimming room. Here the girls were employed putting in leathers, sewing on bands and mak¬ ing satin tips. These tij)S were very neat and attractive, embracing all colors imaginable and each having a design upon it. The leathers were nearly all made of sheepskin. These were the most pmportant processes, al¬ though there were others, as the wash- ino- and bleaching and the steam blocking. As these hats pass from one room to another they receive careful inspection from each overseer. The number of hats finished here was about four hundred dozen a day in the busy season. The greatest wonder was the Ma¬ nila and Java rooni. Here we saw the hats as th ey came from the far-off Manila Islands , hardly bearing any re¬ semblance to a hat but under the hands of the workmen they were made to assume the sliapes tliat are so desirable and attractive. In the dye¬ ing sho]), which was in connection with this department, we had no de¬ sire to remain for a ' long time on ac¬ count of tlie steam and unpleasant odor. Here all the delicate shades and tints were brought out by a man who had made this a lifelong study. The foreman told me that one of the finest straw hats they made was the genuine Mackinaw of which I have spoken befoi-e. These hats were first introduced in Philadelphia by a man who had been making a fishing tour through Canada. He purchased a few at twenty-five cents each and readily disposed of them in Philadel¬ phia for five dollars apiece. They proved a success and he gave them the name from the Mackinaw Indians who first braided them. Fearing that we were intruding too much on the foreman’s time, we hastened on feel¬ ing very grateful for the attention shown us and well rewarded for our time and trouble. H. B. s. ’89. Human Verbs. As Anchises, from a mound in the realms of Pluto, pointed out to Aeneas, the long line of his descendants, who were to go forth upon earth, and by their heroic valor make Rome the mistress of the ancient world, so let us imagine ourselves on a lofty outlook, and, gazing down ui)on the familiar faces of our friends, try to characterize them as they pass. Surely they are acting, they are existing, and as this is the definition of a verb, or action word, why not classify them as human verbs? But since tlm abi lities and ]� dwers of men, as well as verbs, are very diverse, and “Man in his life plays many parts,” we shall assign to each one the part that he plays in the great drama of life. See how steadily these go pressing on. They are the active verbs. The busy men of the world, who, never wearying of work, ever strive for suc¬ cess in life and, not content with their own e.xertions, furnish enqJoyment to their fellow men by building factories, work shops, and other places of busi¬ ness. They are the backbone of the L Z LIT country, as the Rocky Mountains arc of the continent and, as here and there among the mountains, some peaks rising above their neighbors pierce the clouds, so among the great numbers of active men, tliere are tliose who, by tlieir wonderful skill and ability, have become the railroad kings, the merchant princes, the inventors and the true scholars. But here are the passive men. What a strikiiig contrast in appearance! Men who are practically dead to the world, who care for naught but their own affairs, many of whom even de¬ pend on their active friends for their subsistence. It is unnecessary to call them by name. Next come defective verbs. In one sense of the word all would be in¬ cluded in this class. For who is ])er- fect? But here we mean men who have no strength of mind or will, and like the thistledown that is blown by the wind through the fields, they are influenced by the breath of pojiular o])inion. They may, indeed, possess many excellent qualities, which would enable them to better their station in life, but they lack a balance wheel. England and America, eacli mourn a poet of this class, and while admiring their practical genius, they acknowl¬ edge the weakness of their characters. Now come those who resemble pas¬ sive men both in form and appearance, dej)onent men. But, notwithstanding their outward resemblance, their char¬ acter is V ry different; they ])ossess mental power and latent force, which, if aroused, will perhaps make them distinguished before men. Like Gold- smith, who, from the foot of his class in college, rose to bo one of England’s greatest writei ' s. Here, side by side, are regular and irregular verlis. The one, like a strong current, flowing steadily down the stream of life, obcvs the laws of God aiid man, and is ever ready to help his fellow man, who may be less fortunate than he. The other is just the Q])po- site in every particular. Impersonal men follow next. Those who have no ideas of their own, but, like a mirror, reflect the opinions and thoughts of others; whether for good or evil, depends on the source of the reflected ideas. After these come inceptive verbs, or the men who are always beginning some great actions, but, for want of tact- or perseverance, fail in tlieir undertakings; like the butterfly, which flits from flower to flower, they flit from one action to anotlier, and the result is, they accomiilish nothing. Coleridge, the English poet, too well illustrates this fickleness. Now, reflexive verbs, or selfish men, pass before our view. The greater part of this class is represented by the misers, hoarding up riches, ]ierhaps dl-gottcn, which neither benefit them¬ selves nor any one else. The i-n g verbs are their followers in the verbal procession. These are the men who take as their motto in life, perseverance, the jiivot on Avhich turns all success. Indeed, what worthier or more fitting examjiles of this class can be found, than Robert Bruce, the tale of whose jierseverancc is known to every school-boy, and Galvani, and Kejiler, all of whom, by their wonderful constancy, and their great achievements have made others mindful of themselves. Others there are who go hurrying by, but they differ so slightly from those already mentioned, that we shall not detain them, for our allotted time is past, and we, too, must descend in¬ to the plain of life. There on the world’s broad stage, let each one play his part as a regular, transitive verb in the first person, singular, present indicative, active. A. A. T. c. Aprils in the History of Milford- It is a singular coincidence and an interesting fact that some of the most important events in the history of our town occurred during the month of April. A part of the territory which passes under the name of Milford was, with what is now known as JMendon and Ilopedale, the original Quinshi- paug plantation bought of the Indians who formerly lived on it. Quinshi[)aug is our Indian name and means “pick¬ erel pond.” The people who lived in the Easterly Precinct (as the land east of Mill River was called) wished very much to be set off by themselves and made into a town, separate from Men- don. The people on the other side of the river were o])posed to the division, and this, of course, occasioned many bitter struggles, lasting irom 1758 down to 1780; but finally, the petition for division, having been sent to the General Court and also having passed, after three separate readings, the East¬ ern Precinct was incorjiorated as the town of Milford, April 11, 1780. The new town had an area of about nine¬ teen square miles, and occupied the territory now bounded by Ilopkinton, Holliston and Bellingham; its po))ula- tion was about seven hundred and sixty, one hundred and fifty-two of whom were legal voters; the inhabi¬ tants were mostly hard-working farm¬ ers, with a few mechanics, and they live l in houses which were widely scattered over the town; the roads were in a very poor condition and there was not a schoolhouse inside the limits. After the incorporation of the town. the nex t stc]i was the organization, and so wo find the date of the warrant issued for our first town meeting, to be AjyrU ' lb, 1780, the meeting being held on May 1st. By an act of the General Court, on the first day of Aprils 1859, the boun¬ dary lines between Milford and llol- liston were changed. By the change the south-western part of Holliston (what is called Braggville) was an¬ nexed to Milford and the boundary between the two towns permanently fixed. A little over a year ago, the people living in Ilopedale and South Milford wished to be set off by themselves, as they had a sufficient ai-ea and popula¬ tion, and because their manufactures and business so widely differed from Milford’s; also, they thought that the distance between the two towms was a good enough reason for division. So they sent a bill to the Legislature |)etitioning to be separated from Mil¬ ford and incorporated into a town. After a hard fight, the bill passed both branches of the Legislature and re- ceived the signature of the Governor, April fi, 1886, on which date Hope- dale became a towm. By the division Milford lost about one-tenth of her population and one-fifth of her valua¬ tion. Perhaps other events as Avorthy of notice and as interesting, which took place in this month, might be recalled, but the preceding ones are naturally the first which would come to the mind. . av. p., ’87. Pure Drugs, Chemicals, Medicines and Physicians Prescriptions a Specialty. P. J.-DONOHOE, Assistant. MAIN ST., COR. COURT, MILFORD. Geo. H. Whittemore, Dealer in Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Silverware, Spectacles and Eye-Glasses. AVatch, Clock and Jewelry Repairing. 110 Main Street. Milford. ► CURRIER KENDALL. OWE PRICE Gentlemen’s Furni shing Goods, HATS, CAPS,TRUNKS, ETC. POST OFFICE BLOCK, MILFORD. irpEv0 K,vWIiY|IVY. APRIL, 1887. Published Monthly During the School Year, BY The Senior Class of the Milford High School. PRINTED BY G. M. BILLINGS. GENERAL EDITORS. AMELIA C. HARRIS and W. PARKIIURST. PERSONAL EDITORS. LYDIA F. GOULD and FRED J. AYLWARD. LOCAL EDITORS. SARAH M. GORMAN and FRANK J.MORIARTY BUSINESS EDITORS. GRACE W. EASTMAN and MARY E. WHI ' l ' NEY. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. (Ten Numbers.) For the Year, . 40 cents | Single Copies, . 5 cents This paper is for sale at the well-known drug store of J. Allen Rice, where subscriptions for the year will also be received, and back numbers can be obtained. Address all communications to THE OAK, LILY AND IVY, Lock Box 137. Entered at the Milford, Mass., Post-Office, as second class matter. We, the first class, would like to tender our kindest wishes to the fourth. We realize that every due mark of respect has been shown ns by them during this, onr last year. How proud we feel of onr knowledge when we ai-e daily referred to as the best authoi’ity on all government questions, both concerning onr own town and the country. Could we ever be so grasp¬ ing as to ask for a greater compliment? Although they, the fourth, are repeat¬ edly forbidden to consult ns on that subject, still they persi.st. What else can they do when they are expressly told to obtain their answers from the best authority? We half think that he who makes the objection is a trifle jealous. The book-keeping class have just closed their first store (a grocery store) and have squared their books with a loss of about ninety-five cents. Masters Gibbons and Holbrook were the pro¬ prietors and every scholar in the class, their book-keepers. Their stock in trade consisted of cards on which were written the amount, the cost and sel¬ ling price of the goods. The scholars were the purchasers and they bought in the four usual ways—when cash was paid, printed currency of denomi¬ nations from one cent to ten dollars was used. The usual expenses of rent, express, clerk hire, et cetera were in¬ cluded in the accounts. The class seem much interested, and it is hoped that the practical nature of the work will produce more satisfactory results than the old way. Hand in your odes, colors and mot¬ toes for ’87. The symjiathy between the olfactory nerve and the tip of the no.se lias re¬ cently been made evident. Hither by the gases generated in the Chemistry class or a simple onion analyzed in the Botany class, a continual movement has been kept up. In some cases, by the amplitude of vibration, one might easily be led to think the tip was worked on a well lubricated hinge. We are pleased to learn that several of our recent graduates have become shareholders in the new co-operative bank. It is for just such young men as these that the bank was incorporat¬ ed. Habits of saving begun thus ear¬ ly will make a great difference in their lives, in their worth as citizens, in their finan cial prosperity and by their ex¬ ample, indirectly, in the general wel¬ fare of the town. It is of great advantage to man to have a memory (life’s great thesaurus), a storehouse of facts, and a fine educa¬ tion, but what is most to be desired is comraonsense. Memorize theories, if you please; but without common sense it would be difficult to apjily them, and so even with facts and an educa¬ tion they could hardly be made prac¬ tical. As all the other faculties are of greater value with it, a little, certain¬ ly, is to be desired if but for a pedestal upon which to base our different powers. After the snow, the cold and the “Tempest” of the past months, we shall eagerly look forward from the “Winter’s Tale” to a “Midsummer Night’s Dream. We hope that the disagreeable weather of the past sea¬ son may be made up to you, dear read¬ ers, “Measure for Measure” and just “As You Like It.” Perhaps you may say that this is “Making Much Ado about Nothing;” but we trust that ours may not be “Love’s Labor Lost.” Anyway we live in hopes that “All’s Well That Ends Well.” Julius Caesar! What are you “Lear-iug” at ? Worry is a universal disease, the epidemic infests all climates and all persons. No order given to rout it now and then is a safeguard against its grasp. Although it is of a disa¬ greeable nature, it is often uncon¬ sciously encouraged by us. No di¬ sease leaves more deeply indented marks than those of worry, and as with all diseases, the fatal effects de¬ pend upon the treatment received. Consult in those whom the fever has been raging they will tell you it ought to have been allayed at the start. Beecher said, “It is Avorry and not work that kills.” The following experiment from the Pottery Gazette will be of interest to Philosophy III. It seems that a man had brought suit for the loss of sight in one eye and he was proven a perju¬ rer by this simple, yet ingenious, test. A black card, on which there was a word in green ink, had been prepared and also a pair of spectacles with a red glass for the sound eye and a xohite one for the other. The man put on the glasses and without hesita¬ tion read the word. He must have done so with the eye claimed to be sightless; for the red glass and the green lettei’S together produce black¬ ness and, therefore, could not have been distinguished from the blackness of the card by the sound eye. Monday, April 18.—Sadly we lay aside our incomplete “Spring Poem” —as yet unconsecrated to any editor’s waste-basket—wherein we sing of bursting bud and briery bush, of bust¬ ling bird and busy bug, of babbling brook and birth and bloom, and bat and ball and—and-hand-organs. Balefully, yes, bellico.sely, we take down our snow-shovel, that shovel around which we had tied a gaudy ribbon and hung it upon the parlor wall to cover the flue left vacant by the stove sent to Nahant to escape taxes. With labored effort we send gutterward the ever accumulating flakes and wonder whv the legislature doesn’t set off a piece of the year for a real poetical spring, and then we poets (?) could tell the truth, even in song. In a H2SO4 Flask- “Oh dear, oh dear,” said a weary little NO molecule, “nothing but get¬ ting and giving, taking and carrying all day long! Here I am pulling to jiieces the air, Avdiich comes rushing in here, to get my load of O ; but no soon¬ er do I jierform my task than that greedy, suffocating SO comes in another door and robs me of it, and so I must begin all over again. Talk about that sieve and water story down below! why, it’s nothing when com¬ pared with my work. This alternate oxidizing and re lucing will be the death of me. Well, well, there’s one consolation : that nasty, old S ()2 grows so fat on my O which it steals, that it changes to SO 3 , ami when the steam, that 1 can hoar hissing over my head, gets down here, it will be dissolved in the water. Then, as HgSO , it, too, will be obliged to work for its living as the constant slave of man, as I am now doing. Mine is a hard life, but I suppose that I am of some use in the world, and as there is some little com¬ fort in this thought. I’ll try not to be discouraged. Oh, Ell and Eye. O KI. Are you going to exchange jjictures ? Wanted. Steps at the rear window. For aper, thunder-bolt and cow, see Latin 1. Algebra I. “Two times 25 is—ah —erlOO.” Graduation is coming ! Sit still, my heart, sit still! Wanted—An artist to paint a sun¬ beam for the blind. A symphony in two parts: the Bot¬ any class and “mudpies.” Vade, age! is our motto now, for school begins at 8 o’clock. Each member of the Botany class learns one quotation about flowers every day. Only nine for quantity in the new elocution class; but as for quality— well, ask them. There are no young men in the Botany class and no young ladies in the Review class. Point for Book-keeping IV. If your teacher asks what a joint affair is, tell her rheumatism. The prospect now is that there will be a great many strikes in Milfoi-d the coming season—on the ar ' . Do you ball ? During the past two aa eeks we have been called u])on by our representa¬ tives at Cambi-idge, Wellesley and Worcester. Each scholar in the Review class has ten different examples to perform every day, thus making the work en¬ tirely independent. The senior class has two members by the name of E ' runcis and three by that of Frances. It seems that the_ ' must be very jAroper names. The senior class are becrinning to realize that graduation is near at hand, as the ])arts have been assigned and some are hard at work. “The duties of the selectmen are to occupy the jury box and take care of the board of health when there is none.” See Civil Govt. IV. One of the seniors has very seriously injured her finger. She fears that it must be amputated. “Look out!” Vou’ll know her by her “Ow.” Out of the mouth of Brarnah came Brahmans; out of his arms, came wai- riors; out of his breast(the seat of life) came producers; out of his feet came laborers. These are the four castes. We would advise the young ladies of the first class to olitain more help for mailing the papers next time, and so not be locked into the school and be obliged to get out by the window. Chemistry II. have presented for our inspection etchings on copper and glass. Some shoAved considerable patience and merit in their Avork, par¬ ticularly William W. Phipps and Etta M. Green. A chance. For some genius to get a patent on a method by Avhich the geography of our country may be for¬ ever fixed in the memory of the schol¬ ar. None as yet tried have been found satisfactory. The Latin classes are now not quite so much surprised at receiving their instruction in the Latin. “In Latinam lingnam transfei’,” or “In Atiglicurn ad verbum transfer” are becomino- fa- miliar expressions and they are just as much pleased as ever to hear: “Tibi erit hoc decern.” The officers of the Alumni Associa¬ tion for this year, the twenty-fifth an¬ niversary of the first regular gradua¬ tion, are, Ave doubt not, fully alive to the responsibilities of their positions. We trust that they Avill send out their notices to distant members at an early date and also make the attractions so great that all Avill make great exer¬ tions to be ]ux‘sent. ► ' -2. •6 A’ Superintendent Daniels, once of ’50, Avas a recent visitor of our school. Harry N. Day, ’75, has bought a denial office and business in Morris, Illinois. Elbridge Jones, English of ’85, is learning the hat trade Avith Dyer, Tay¬ lor Co., Boston. Mary P. Cox, ’86, has been engaged as the alto of. the quartette at the Con¬ gregational church. George A. Walton, agent of the State Board of Educi.tion, Avas in school Tuesday, the 19th inst. Friends of William J. Cook, ’86, have been summoned to Chicago on account of his severe sickness. Blanche Sheldon, once of 86, aaxis a recent visitor. She is at present a teacher in the schools of Wareham. Charles B. Godfrey, once of ’62, has recently sailed for England to repre¬ sent the interests of an electrical com¬ pany of Boston. Harry C. Tilden, ’86, has come home from Poughkeejisie, Avhere he has finished his course at the Eastman Husiness College, and is uoav engaged at the Gazette office. Jennie T. JVIcCann, ’76, and Alcista A. lIoAvard, ’84, have been elected teachers. Miss McCann has been ofiven the Braggville school and Orean- na Cheney, ’74, has been transferred from the Braggville to the Silver Hill school. e. T. FILES CO., Special Sale -OF- COLORED 4 of Avhich we have the best line in Milford, at prices that cannot be beaten. -OUK- Hamburgs, Laces, Ribbon and G-lo ve Department, were never so complete as at present. SOLE AGENTS FOR MATHER Lacei M Clloies 0. T. FALES CO,. 154 MAIN ST., Milford, Mass. LI LIT. Buy Ladies’ and Misses’ M0KETS WRiPS NEWMARKETS, DRESS GOODS, Etc. of J- w. HiCKLEir, 138 MAIN STREET - - MILFORD. PURE DRUGS AND MEDiCINES AT LAMSOX ' S PHARMACY. Try Lamson’s Cougli Syrup at 25 and 26 Cents a bottle. Your money refunded if it does not relieve. Corner of Main and Exchange Sts. GO TO O. LI. .A-L).A.LIS’, To Purchase PICTURE FRAMES Of all kinds. A large assortment of Mouldings on hand. Milford Variety Store. Newspapers, Periodicals, Toys, Etc. Headquarters for Boston Daily and Sunday Papers. EYsrstt Cheney 13C Main Street, Milford. -FOR FINE- B 0 O r JJIO E s. SLIPPERS In all the Leading Styles, go to R, P. H A D L E Y ' S 123 Wlain Street, Milford. DENTIST GEO, L. COOEE, D. D. S, Rooms over Milford National Bank. 17S MAIN STREET, - - MILFORD. C. r. WIGHT, TUNER AND REPAIRER OF ]MD 0R6 N3,- Warerooms in Washington Block, Milford. {[[ “Church Organ Tuning a Specialty. A CHOICE LINE OF Plush Ornaments Arrasene, Cbemlle, Floss and all other articles Suitable for Needle Work. N. B.—Instructions given in Kensington and Lustro Painting by MRS. R. AYR WARD, Grant Block, up stairs, - - Milford. SIT FOR YOUR F 1 ©T® 0 EAF 1 S AT lOO MAIN STREET, MILFORD, AT K. L. WILLIS,. Since onr ]M:irch mimbor M e iinve received February, Marcli and Ajiril excbano-es amounting to eighty, with one special Easter number of the Crit¬ ic, The following new exchanges are tvelcome:— The School Visitor from Alpha, Oliio. Is one leaf left out, possibly— the one which contains the editorials or other original matter? The Sunbeam, witli its frank signing of the editor’s name to each depai’t- ment—its graceful calla lily design on the cover, and its entertaining con¬ tents. P’rom Fort Edward, N.Y., comes the “Prist’s.” May her jiresent race he as satisfactory as tliat of the olden time. And finally, the Emheanian, new to everybody else as ivell as to us, makes a fine first appearance. May it long fiourish, and continue to be, as its name imjdies—? All come again. The second miraher of the P. M. I. Bulletin is the square of its first in respect to quantity. At this rate of increase, ivliat ivill its seventeenth he ? By the ivay, Messrs. P. M. I. editors, why are the letters U V W and X Y Z as noms de jilume any worse than your own unexplained initials ? We like to review the philoso])hy of the Philosophian Review, when it demostrates that educated women do make better housekeepers. It is not our pmqiose to coiLStantly refer to the same papers, hut we can¬ not refrain from mentioning again in terms of the highest praise, the New¬ ton High School Review. Every de¬ partment seems ivell sustained. The school and debating societies appear to he in a flourishing condition, hut it is the literary department which par¬ ticularly attracts ns tins month. “Marvaine” begins a bright story. A. V. Pond contributes an article on “Les Nonveaux” in the art schools of Paris, which is so spicily written we half sus])ect he (?) has been there himself. But what arouses our spe¬ cial, personal gratitude is “K’s” Dante, with its illustration of the sombre jioet’s journey through the Inferno, Pnrgatorio and Farad iso. It has al¬ ways been an easy matter to follow the two poets as far as the center of gravity, hut their ])lnnging over at that point, to enable them to come out at the other side of the earth head first, has ])lungt ' d us into a mist of doubt as to Tvhere they really went after that. Now their course is as clear as the ])arallels and meridians on a school atlas, owing to the simple illustration in “K’s” article. Thank you. Review. Will some exchange be kind enough to tell us how many students there are in William and Mary college, and who rings the bell? We’d like to know. The “broom brigade” under the su¬ pervision of the Matron, is making its annnai tour of the buildings now.— [Kentucky Deaf Mute. What neat ])Cople they must be to need to sweep only once a year. Particularly pleasing to ns i.s the nr- tiede on Eliphalet Pearson in the Phil- lipian. We like the description, and then it brings to mind Holmes’ pic¬ ture of tlie awful giant of his boyhood, “Great Eliplialet (I can see him now, Biff name, big frame, big voice anil beetling brow.”) Enterprise :—Thanks. If you do not receive the O. L. and 1. regularly, it is not the fault of the business edi¬ tors. They very carefully mail a copy of every issue to every exchange, hut we fear (!) Uncle Sam’s fingers get somewhat clumsy occasionally, and onr little ])apcr slips through them. We are led to think so from experi¬ ence with home subscribers. The Oak, Lily and Ivy has long sighed for a cover. At last there is a prospect of its having one. No, don’t congratulate; condole, for its cover promises to he like that of the B D. It is in danger of becoming non est, of retiring under a cloud of hanknqitcy, of being wrajqied in the pall of oblivi¬ on, or shrouded in the fog of defeat. Its despairing cry is, “ ‘Help, Cassius, or we perish.’ Cassius, classmates, school-mates, scholars, teachers, gradu¬ ates, towns-people, somebody, anybody, give us funds or you’ll give us death !” On taking up the March Haverfor- diaii, several notes are found in pen¬ cil on the margin. On the cover is written, “Execilent number, fine pa¬ per, tyjie, etc,” and a kind of index, as follows:—Ex. PP. 88, 90, 92, 96. “Ex.”being the first unknown qnan- ti ' .y, we let it stand for exchange col¬ umn, whereupon is inscribed, “Dis¬ criminating exchange editor in Haver- fordian.” On P. 88 the editor is dis¬ turbed over the fact(?) that Haver- ford ian men do not use good English, and there is this ])enciiled comment, “A fault that is not local, but to be deplored as national.” P. 90 shows the sympathetic note, “Disa])proves of iconoclasm. Good I” and P. 92, by “Music and Song,” the following:— “Delicate analysis.” “Almost infers immortality from one’s power to love music.” “Good.” On a second read¬ ing there seems to he no reason for chancinir these annotations, unless to carry some of them from the ])ositive up to a higher degree of comparison. I VZ- THE LEAGUE BALL Double Cover. Kxtra Fine Para Rubber. THE SPAULDING BALL, Bats of all Kinds! IFOOT And all kinds of Athletic Apparatus. TISSUE PAPER And other materials for Artificial Flowers, Etc. -AT- J. ALLEN RICE’S. AT THE NEW CLOTHING STORE, NOVELTIES IN BOYS’ REEFERS, BOYS’ NEW MARKETS, FINE OVERCOATS. KING BROS. Music Hall Block. D. J, Gronara.5 Dealer in Real Estate Agency. Property sold and exchanged on reasonable terms. 134 Main Street, - - Milfor , Mass THE PAVILION MILLINERY PARLORS Keep a large assortment of FINE MILLINERY AND HAIR GOODS: Theatrical Wigs to let. Combings made into Switches. O- HAS THK MOST Complete Assortment of the Latest Novelties IN GOLD PENS, PENCILS, Fountain and Stylographic Pens at the Lowest Prices. HENRY S. CUSHMAN, Manufacturer of Heavy and Light Fine Harnesses. Also on hand. Sale Harnesses at Low Prices. Horse Blankets, Storm Covers, Whips, Lap Robes, Horse Collars, Etc. Repairing Promptly and Faithfully Executed. No. 76 MAIN ST., MILFORD. R. C. ELDRIDGE, Dealer in DiamoDfls, fatclies, Clocis aiil Jewelry, 132 Main St., Milford. Call at W. A, Aldrich’s 139 Main Street and examine HOUSEHOLD Sowing Blachine.s. PlaDOs, Orpns, aiifl Sheet Mislc, SOLD, LET, EXCHANGED AND REPAIRED. H. A. GREELEY, APOTHECARY, 182 Main Street, MILFORD, MASS. L. E. PALES, COUNSELOR at LAW, Alhambra Block Milford. The Place to Buy Clothing —AND— MErS FURNISHINB GOODS Is at the New Store of RYAN CARROLL, 98 MAIN STREET. BUY YOUR RIBBOIS, LACE AND SMALL WARES, OF G. T. PALES CO., 15Jf. Main St., Milford. WHAT SHALL WE EAT? And buy them at the BOSTON GROCERY TEA HOUSE J. I). CROSBY. Me sa iC M c o c « o . C ' S o;3 B o 2 (L’V « W fl cu C g 2 ® p5 - o 3= a,- hfi eo L c- -Sacs O I- U ' C fS ' S S to G £ 5 0 o c o c ce , 1 S . “g|c| ei-a £ c 2 0 . 1,3 t; £ .S ® o c x C.2 2 “ g ° M G C . 3-m • r ' e r � u rt - c o e ' o “f. i F G , M. M §-S 8 .Sg s a ce 2 o G 9 2.S ■- c 0- “O TS « (S es O ' G O 52 ® tfl 2 o la Ms.il : tr. f O 9 C H-Sox . ® 6 XO) O ' s 3s=-=§- S.s -s ® 0 ) 2 . 2 c 2: g ed ' ' 9 I O Sx ! 5f £ 2 g £ g� || a ccl j c. 9 o£ M « . Q 19 iM ® p £S 2 W «2 .a-£ r3 as- e a r. ® S-S 5.6 oH -’2 • 8 a ' o 2 o. E|.ag:55S C ' S •sisai gi 1 o a c« 2 S 8 1 ! IrUl G-S -ES 2 £ c «IS -.lEti JJiS i- ' Os W-, 5 C 0) O CK G - «c r ) c j 2:5 Sjcasg « 2 2 OVS ' ox if SisGu E- ' B ajz ' ft 8=-=.2 (31 B B 9 a 3r, uai| 5 c-h.s .68 4 C 9 ss «s VS, «� 2 3 I COOK BROS., DEALERS IN Meats,,Fruits, Vegetables, Pickles, Etc. Hams cured by ourselves and Home-made Sausages. Market, 128 Main Street. 8. A. COOK. 8. 8. COOK. H. N. DAY, D. D. S. S ' u.rg ' eorL IDe33.tist, Alhambra Block. Milford. Office Hours: - - . 8 a. m. to 6 p. m. CLAFLIN THAYER, Manufacturers ot CALP AND KIP BOOTS, Boston Office, 90 Pearl street. New York office, A. Claflin Co., 116 Churen St. B. H. SPAULDING, MANUFACTURER OF Meii’s, Boys’ aiil CMliren’s Straw, Boots Corner of Pearl and Lincoln Sts., Milford, Mass. Salesrooms. 616 and 618 Broadway, New York. DR. GEO. P. COOKE, Surgeon Dentist, A T 168 Main Street, Milford. T. C. EASTMAN, Manufacturer of All Kinds of BOOT AND SHOE BOXES AND BAND BOXES -FOR- STRAW GOODS. -ALSO- Plain and Fancy Paper Boxes. Mill, Corner of Central and Depot Street, Mlford. OJL.1SZ, X XTS J XTXD DR, FLATLEY’rCOUGH SYRDP The Best in the World. Every Bottle Warranted Made By 116 Main Street. Milford, Mass. WE OFFER SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS CLOTHING FOR SCHOOL WEAR. B. E. HARRIS, CLOTHIER. The Best and Cheapest place to buy FE0ITS AND OONfEOTIONEEY IS TA J. W. ROBERTS’. Cake and Ice Cream constantly on hand. IVeddins Cake a Specialty. THAYER’S BLOCK. Alain Street, Milford, Mass. AT 166 MAIN STREET, OF COBURN 0 LM STEAD “ Active shears gather no rust.” Let US always remember that it is not how much we know, but how much we can use ; not how much may be done, but how much is done, how much we do, that effects our purpose. Sheridan, according to Byron, wrote the best comedy, the “School foi ' Scandal”; the best opera, the “Duen¬ na” ; and the best farce, the “Critic” ; and delivered the most famous oration of modem times. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Comi)any has recently appropriated $25,000 for the establishment of a technical school for railroad mechan¬ ics, and votes to give $20,000 annually for its maintenance. A meager vocabulary will allow only weak thinking; for the obstruct¬ ed channel of utterance prevents ac¬ tive movements, and s ight exercise and consequent weakness follow of necessity. The manufacture of carbons for electric lights has become an imiior- tant business. In the United States 150,000 are daily burned, and of those, two thirds are made in Cleveland, Ohio. ' I ' hey are made of carbon and ])itch, are ])acked in moulds, baked for five days and then cooled for twenty- four hours. The record of the “Old Bay State” is not pleasant to contemplate. In 1880 tliere were hut 98,000 illiterates in Massachusetts, today there are 121,000. This increase is startling, and shows that the state cannot longer .afford to neglect providing for that class of citizens which are multiplying in manufacturing centers. From an article in the December number of Science and Education we are glad to learn that the seemingly polyheaded Mississippi has at last found a place to rest its one head. One of our energetic book firms has sent out a special exploring expedition and settled forever all disputes This special investigator confirms the work of Nicollet in 1836. The Willimantic Linen Company, (Conn.) some four years ago, gave notice in advance that, after July 4, 1883, no ])erson would he continued in their employ, and no person would he employed by the company who was unable to read and write; and they established evening schools for a year previous, that the illiterates might liave school privileges. A few excep¬ tions were made of ])ersons over forty- five years of age. Less than 30 were discharged when the time came, and about 150 during the year freed them¬ selves from the slavery of illiteracy. C-ALL A.T .A... rr. 79 MAIN STREET, MIEFORU, For a lai ' ge assortment of CONFECTIONERY AND FRUIT. All Tee Cream orders for parties and church fairs will be promptly attended to. Prices as low as the lowest. itimmintjis and loufis Bourne’s is the place to find the best assortment of Dress ' rrimmings and Kid Cloves in Town. In¬ fant’s goods of every description. W ' . H;. BOU ' RNE c: j. 106 Main Street, Milford, IMass. MILFORD FLORIST. Fresli Qui: Flowers Constantly on hand. Special attention paid to all kinds of floral work. Qfcl ' J ' l Aldt ' IL ' V Ji, ' !. I Greenhouses and residence on Church Place. 3-- IF ' . BZIECX3:, Dealer in lyC E -A. T S ! AND PROVISIONS, Fruits, Vegetables, Butter, Eggs, Etc. Also, home- cured Hams and home-made Sausages. 33 Exchange Street. Heath Brothers, FASHIONABLE TAILORS, 118 Main Street, Milford. BTJY YOXTE, DRY OOOBS AND SMALL WARES A. L. SMITH Livery, Sale and Boarding STJABXjE. First Class Teams at Reasonable Prices. Transients Well Cai’ed For. 83 Central Street, - ■ MILFORD, MASS. JESSE A. TAFT, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW, IRVING BLOCK, OPP. P OST OFFICE, Milford, Mass. C. B. THOMPSON, Has the largest and most complete stock of Chil¬ dren’s and Misses’ kid and goat ■CHOOL 8H01S! In heeled, spring heeled and common sense to be found any where. Prices arp very low. Invite all to call. 114 Main Street, - - Milfo d. GEOBGE G. PARKER, Attorney Counsellor at Law, No. 2 Washington Block, Milford, H. 0. SNELL, Dealer in MEATS AND PROVISIONS Fruits, Vegetables, Pickles, Etc. Also, home-cured hams, and home-made sausages. 64 Main Street, - - Milford. T. W. DEALER IN Carpetings, Stoves, Tin and Sheet Iron Ware, Paper Hangings, Upholstery Goods, Chamber Sets, Etc. 160 and 163 Main Street, - - Milford, Mass. A. S. Tuttle Co., DEALERS IN ' U B If ' I T W B B CARPETS, STOVES, RANGES, CROCKERY. GLASS, TIN, and WOODEN WARE. 91 and 94 Main Street. A ..s. TUTTLE. ‘ H J. DEARIN ' fi. INSURANCE, LAW SINE FLAW, Veni, Vide, Ridens Lee. pjR ITV VOL. III. MILFORD, MASS., MAY, 1887. No. 9. My Idea of Shylock. The universal opinion of Shylock, the Jew, is that he is avaricious, stern, unrelenting and revengeful to the extreme, and little leniency, if any, is granted him in regard to the cause of his faults. Every one who has read Shakespeare’s play of the Merchant of Venice admits that Shylock is a grand character and the strong one of the play. It seems to me that if one reads only Shylock’s address to Anto¬ nio, when he demands money of Shy¬ lock, and the Jew’s reply to Salarino’s remark, “Why, I am sure, if he forfeit, thou wilt not take his flesh: what’s that good for?” that one cannot hel}) admiring the man and feeling a re¬ spect for him or for his wrongs. He seems an object to be pitied, not to be mocked and derided, a man for vvdiom no compassion is felt, who has been so buffeted by this world’s hardships (and he has had almost more than his share of them), that every humane feeling lias been crushed out of his heart. It is said that a man’s character, opinions and actions are influenced by his surroundings and his boyhood days. Shylock had a daughter, his only child, Jessica, a young lady at the age when one would naturally suppose she would show her love for her father, but in the whole } lay not one tender thought for her father is seen. It is true that Shylock treated her as mere- Iv a convenient person to have under his power, one with whom he could safely trust his “ducats,” as he sup¬ posed. She was old enough to have respect shown her, and I think that if she had loved her father as devotedly as did Rebecca her father, Isaac, that Shylock would have shown a much more tender side of his character than we even imagine. We know that Shylock must have loved his wife, be¬ cause he kept and treasured the ring which she gave to him in his bachelor days, and by the frenzy which he showed when he heard that Jessica had jiarted with it. Although Jessica was not rightly treated, she was most certainly not justified in stealing her father’s jewels and ducats, and she knew that eloping with a Christrian was almost the worst thing, in her father’s eyes, which sh e could have done. Moreover, her escape with Lo¬ renzo and the valuables must have been a great blow for Shylock. Through his whole life Shylock was spurned, looked down upon with con¬ tempt, and in money affairs he was cheated by every one if it possibly could be (lone. Even his most treas¬ ured wish, although it was almost in¬ human, was finally balked, yet the disappointment probably made him sterner than ever. With his niojiey Shylock was perfectly safe, and with that alone he could, without disturb¬ ance from the Christians, enjoy him¬ self; but as the Christians endeavored to check his gains, this naturally an¬ gered him more than any other occur¬ rence. At that time the Jews were banished from England and bitterly hated by every nation; they were ojijiressed, but having a mutual tie maintained their power in money affairs. Shylock, by means of his wealth, being a leading Jew of Venice, demanded an exorbitant rate of usance, and, being a thorough Jew, never lent money where he was not amply rejiaid. When Bassanio came to Shylock to negotiate for the loan, Shylock knew immediately that he would be secure, and his knowledge of others’ affairs is shown by his instantly remarking to Bassanio whither all of Antonio’s ar¬ gosies were bound; but notice how shy he seems to be in lending money to him, while in his heart he rages with joy to think that in some man¬ ner he may gain advantage over him. His deep, immeasurable hatred can be realized by his aside:— “How like :i fiiwniin; publican he looks! I hate hill) for he is a Christian; (hirsed he niy tribe, If I forgive him !” Now notice how he changes his at¬ titude as lie speaks to Antonio:— “llest you fair, good siguior! Your worship was tlie last in,in in our mouths.” This seems to sti’engthen bis cour¬ age and he grows talkative, while An- jtonio grows more satiric: 1 :ind retorts I with no hesitation, which makes 8hy- jlock still more revengeful. But Anto¬ nio’s words to l :iss;mio, “Mark you this, Bassanio. The devil can ciO Sia-ipture for his purpose.” are more than Shylock will allow, and he breaks into a cold, stinging and sarcastic reply, which .angers Antonio so that Shylock gains the masterv. The bond is settled and Shylock goes exultingly home, the very night that Jessica elopes with Lorenzo, :md gives his keys to his (hiughter with these words, as he goes to dine with Anto¬ nio •— “1 am bid forth to supper, .Jessica: There are my keys.—But wherefore should I go? I am not bid for love; they flatter me: But yet ril go in hate, to feed upon The prodigal Christian.” Jessica herself admits to Porti.a and Bassanio how his deadly hatred toward Antonio outweighs ev ' en his greed of money:— “When I was with him, I have heard him swt ar. To Tubal and to Chus, his countrymen. That he would rather have Antonio’s fh ' sh Than twenty times tin value of the sum That he did owe him.” Certainly from the Christians Shv- lock obtained no mercy, no justice, nothing Vuit wrong, TIu ' y took his money, and one, even his own flesh and blood. I think it pitiful, yes, sin¬ ful, for a race to be ground down from generation to generation, so that finally that race must be desjiised and O IC. expected to have almost a servile fear of their enemies. This was substan¬ tially the result with the Jews. I think Shylock felt this and resented it. To know that all of his relatives were oppressed and that he could do nothing to help them was a bitter knowledge, and Shylock rebels:— “O, father Abraham, what these Christians are, Whose own hard dealing teaches them sus¬ pect The thoughts of others!” And when he breaks out to Antonio, “Signior Antonio, many a time and oft, In the Rialto, you have rated me About my moneys, and my usances: Still have I borne it with a patient shrug; For sufferance is the badge of all our tribe. You call me misbeliever, cut-throat, dog. And spit upon my .Tewish gaberdine. And all for use of that wdiich is mine own.” At all events, these remarks show that the hostility of inimical races has not crushed out all of his pride. Why should he not resent the hai-d feeling toward his tribe? I think we should, situated as he was, and Shylock shows his honor, his manhood, and all through the play certain char.acteris- tics which might have made a noble, honorable man. One marked charac¬ teristic of Shylock is his firm tenacity of purpose. Nothing seems to daunt him and when thwarted he keeps a Spartan-like silence. He seems to be as hard and firm as steel. He has borne his troubles alone ever, and as a consequence, at times no tender feel- ing appears in him. Here is where his daughter, if loving him, could have influenced him to gentler moods Antonio, the rich merchant of Ven¬ ice, a Christian, a wealthy gentleman, and one who “lends out money gratis,” is rejiresented as a kind, noble and upright man, and a friend in the truest sense of the word. The feeling of those days being so bitterly against the Jews, he naturally held the po]m- lar opinion, but with an added force. He, a leading Christian merchant, and Shylock, a leading Jewish mer¬ chant, both • felt some animosity toward each other. As both hated, so they tried to hinder each, and Anto¬ nio being known as honorable, as a Christian and universally Joved, la¬ bored under no difficulties as did Shy¬ lock, but always had justice on his side, and more than this, he had help. What advantage had Shylock, a Jew and an infidel, against “good An¬ tonio”? Why should Shylock be despised because he hated Antonio, who had lessened his gains and spit upon him, who had attached all man¬ ner of hard epithets to his name, and whose friend had run away with his daughter enriched with his “Christian ducats” and his jewels? As Shylock says, “He hath disgraced me and hin¬ dered me half a million, laughed at my losses, mocked at my gains, scorned i suit and abuse, one whom every one my nation, thwarted my bargains, t would dislike; and people take it cooled my friends, heated mine en- j for granted that he is infamous, and so emies. And what is his reason? I ■ this misjudgment continues. I think am a Jew.” There is something pa- 1 Shylock, in spite of his greed and sel- thetic, something human in this, and | fishness, is a man. I honor him for re- all through this is lurking a strength senting his insults. His feelings and that must rouse one who reads. If hatred, his love for his race, show him Antonio had taken this to heart there to be a characteristic Jew. In some would have been plenty to learn from ways he is not so selfish as one would it. If any one committed half those think. He resents his injustice as a outrages against us, would we not race, and with his money he aids his dislike them, to say the least? brethren so that it is a blessing to In court, Shylock is perfectly hap- them as well as to himself, py. Not a thing has he forgotten ; he o. l. h., os. knows the wording of the bond, every 4 = ' minute stipulation by heart. One can Extract from the Diary of a Soldier of imagine his eager, crafty look while Caesar s Army. , whetting the edge of his knife upon Monday night, July 10.—We have his shoe. He does not alter liis deter just finished the war with the Ger- j mination, neither does he admit more mans, who are in truth “war men,”and ; or less than what is in the bond, live in the northern part of Gaul. There he is, master of the situation. Our commander, Caesar, has decided He actually exults in having the pow- to cross the Rhine for several reasons; ! er to retort and when Portia discovers the greatest, is because he sees the that the bond is lawful, she sadly ex- Germans are easily influenced to come claims, “Then must the Jew be merci- into Gaul, and he wishes to make them ! fill.” Shylock instantly says, “On what fear for their own territories. You’ve ! compulsion, must I, tell me that?” no idea what a noblelooking race the | and he shows his impatience and lit- Germans are ! The traders who have terly ignores her after her plea. “My visited here say they are as honorable deeds upon my head ! I crave the as they are brave. They have a great law.” devotion for their families, and if they j Each minute he thinks the bond is thought their families would be hann- settled, eagerly waiting for the per | ed, they would stay at home. Anoth- mission to take Antonio’s very life- ! er reason is this; the Ubii, the only i blood And he applauds the ' jud je i fi’iendly tribe, are hard pressed by the | when she utters words for the favor Siievi, and they are beseeching him to : of his suit_ bring assistance,or, if hindered by pub- -i’ an...! lie duties, to lead the army across the i “A Daniel come to judgment! yea, a Dan- j • i . i o • mm jg]._ Rhine and frighten the Suevi. Ihe 0 wise young judge, how I do honour thee!” Ubii promise boats for the transporta- But now comes the blow, sudden, tlon of the army. Oh! but their clear, as plain as the very bond before boats are so small that we would not condescend to have our large army “Therefore prepare thee to cut off the flesh, carried across in them. They can Shed thou no blood: nor cut thou less nor hold only 50 men, and just think of more the time it would take to transport But just a pound of flesh, i t lou ta ' est qqq CiBsar thinks it is not dig- more Or less than a just pound, nay, if the scale nified enough for Mm. He has decid- do turn ed to build a bridge, although it will But in the estimation of a hair,— tie very difficult on account of the cate ” s are con breadth, depth and rapidity of the riv- oi, 1 1 4 . .a er. Surely the bridge will be a won- Then Shylock stands dazed, bewil- j j, , • f -n , T 1 •’i M 11 ,., derful piece of mechanism, and it wil dered; they have no pity tor him, as he i • i- i , ’ i.- A 4 . • i 4 show our commander m a new light, had none tor Antonio, but the forfeit y. 4 V 4 . i • r i 1 ... A A 41 , It ' ill pi’ove that he is powerful else- he has incurred and the final judg- u -j 1 4 ii u mm � 4 . 4 . 1 A. where besides the battlefield. Ihe mentseem’fto take away all of his . ... „ . power. That comes home to him as . n j a nothing has before. The judge quick- . • 1 4 . t 1 on T 4 - 1 1 1 ” Ihursday night, July 20.—It seems ly says, “C ei-k, draw a deed of gift, „ , i opened you, and Shyloek replies, __ j „ot‘ had time, “I pray you, give me eave to go rom Caesar has been in such a hur- ii pn 1 am not weil: send the deed after me, ry to finish the bridge. It is time he And I will sign it.” was back in Rome to perform his pub- He leaves the court bitter, hopeless , lie duties. The bridge is now corn- penniless, a broken down man. Think pleted. On each side of the bridge of this and have some pity for him. there are protections, so that if trunks Shakespeare all through the play of trees or ships are sent down the represented Shylock as a target for in- river, they will not overthrow it. We LI Xj . have to sleep in tents, and wlien vve move from place to place we are obliged to take them with ns. We always try to pitch them in some pleasant place, sometimes on the brink of a river, at other times in a clumj of trees. One night we were all sit¬ ting around the camp-fires telling sto¬ ries about old times, and thinking what we should do when we got home, when one of the men proposed that we make some miniature bridges, so that our children and their desceinlants should know what a wonderful bridge Caesar made. Wednesday night, July 30.—1 am now in my home in one of the suburbs of Rome. Caesar has finished the in¬ vasion beyond the Rhine. He has subdued those who were hostile; he has helped those who were friendly ; he has received embassadors from all who sent them. The Suevi ordered all who could bear arms to come to¬ gether in one place in the cen ter of their territories. I don’t think 1 shall ever forget how frightened the Suevi were. One day as we were passing by the place where they were assem¬ bled, they began to hurl javelins at us. Of course we had to stop and give them battle, which lasted from three to six o’clock in the afternoon. I happened to be in the first line. I was hit in the arm with a javelin and it almost went through it. It made me fall, because it bled so freely, and I lay on the ground, patiently waiting till the battle was over. Then one of the surgeons came round and dressed ray wounds and ordered me to be car¬ ried to the hospital. Now the hospi¬ tal is only a large tent where we go when we are sick or wounded. Caesar wanted the array to march on, but 1 hadn’t strength to walk so some of the soldiers made a bed for me. They took a board and put on four handles and then they put some army blankets underneath me and then two j)ul their personal baggage on it for a pillow. Taking it altogethei-, I was pretty comfortable. Then we marched on for a day, when Caasar thought he had better make an invasion into Britain. As I was unable to fight there was no use taking me with them. Therefore they took two mules and the only cart unused and made a bed for me in it. There was one man in the army whom I had known ever since I was a boy. So they hired him to help me home, which was an eight days’ journey. We got along all right during seven days of it,when one of the mules fell down and somehow broke its leg. We bought another and proceeded on our way. We got home the next day, where I am resting in happiness. My arm is get¬ ting better now, under the careful at¬ tention it receives here. a. m. l., ’89. Waldo Hancock, once of ’03, has gone to Kansas. Charles H. Fisher, ’82, has been ap¬ pointed league consul of the L. A. VV . Fannie D. Richardson, English ’84, may be found at Mrs. H. S. Swan’s millinery rooms. Grace P. Field, ’80, is studying the church organ with Mr. Tracy of Franklin. Willard L. Falcs, ’80, has been cho¬ sen cockswain of the freshman class at Harvard. We are indebted to C. A. Sumner, ’00, for a bottle of iron sand from Racquette lake. New York. We are indebied to W. W. Phi])))S, ’87, for several specimens for the cab¬ inet. There are ores of lead, coj)per, iron, silver and gold. Principal Lull will entertain the class of ’85 at his home in Jefferson street, on Friday evening. May 27. All the members are expected to be present. AT THK NEW CLOTHING STORE, NOVELTIES IN BOVS’ REEFERS, BOYS’ NEW MARKETS, FINE OVERCOATS. KING BROS. Music Hall Block. Real Estate Agency. Property sold and exchanged on reasonable terms. 134 Main Street, - - Milford, Mass. THE PAVILION MILLINERY PARLORS Keep a large assortment of FINE MILLINERY AND HAIR GOODS: Theatrical Wigs to let. Combings made into Switches. The Place to Buy Clothing —AND— MEN’S FURNISHING GOODS Is at the New Store of Moriarty, Parkhurst and Rogers, all of ’87, have secured positions with our local merchants. Luby and Fairbanks, both of ’86, are also behind new coun¬ ters. Wedding Bells!—On Wednesday, May 18, Lena A. Hawkins, English ’83, and Joel Irving Harris, once of ’82, svere married at the home of the bride’s grandparents by Rev. S. A. Gardner. Walter L. Tongas, ’84, has been elected corporal of Co. M, 6th Regi¬ ment, M. V. M. Of the four selected from the company to jierform the si¬ lent drill Waiter and his brother, Na¬ poleon E. Tongas, ’86, were two. RYAN CARROLL, 98 MAIN STREET. BUY Y O U K RIBBONS, LACE AND SMALL WARES, OF G. T. PALES CO., ISJ . Main St., Milford. K. BIA WW,, ll. , fwwy. Pure Drugs, Chemicals, Medicines and Physicians Prescriptions a Specialty. P. a. DONOHOE, Assistant. MAIN ST., COR. COURT, MILFORD. All are invited to call and inspect Geo. H. Whittemore, (IILE BOfKEH ' S NEW SIOREI Fine Dress Suits Dealer in Watches, Clock s, Jewelry, Silverware, Spectacles and Eye-Glasses. Watcli, Clock and Jewelry Repairing. 110 Main Street. 3Iilford. PURE DRUBS AND MEDICInIs AT LAMSON’S PHARMACY. A SPECIALTY. Try Lainson’s Cough Syrup at 25 and 35 Cents a bottle. Your money I ' efunded if it does not relieve. EleiBBl NeclifBar aM Jewelrj. QILE BOWKER, HATTERS CLOTHIERS. Look for the clock in the Vestibule. ti. A.. Corner of Main and Exchange Sts. GO TO O. Ldl. To Purchase PICTURE FRAMES Of all kinds. A large assortment of .Mouldings on hand. I ■V ' . ’rHEv0 K,vMIiY|IVY. MAY, 1887. Published IMonthly During the School Year, BV The Senior Class of the Milford High School. PRINTED BY G. M. BILLINGS. GENKRAL EDITORS. AMELIA C. HARRIS and W. PARKHURST. PERSOKT.AL EDITORS. LYDIA F. GOULD and FRED J. AYLWARD. LOCAL EDITORS. SARAH M. GORMAN and FRANK J. MORIARTY BUSINESS EDITORS. GRACE W. EASTMAN and MARY E. WHITNEY. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. (Ten Numbers.) For the Year, . 40 cents | Single Copies, . 6 cents This paper is for sale at the well-known drug store of J. Allen Rice, where subscriptions for the year will also be received, and back numbers can be obtained. Address all communications to THE OAK, LILY AND IVY, Lock Box 137. Every afternoon our principal may be seen taking his “constitutional” spin on the pond in his Racine canoe. He seems to think that fresh air is a Pfood tonic for teachers. Entered at the Milford, Mass., Post-Office, as second class matter. Some young men whom we know are showing the same spirit toward this paper that Artemas VV ' ard did to his country, when he heartily ap¬ proved of tiie war and was willing to sacrifice all his wife’s able-bodied re¬ lation i n order that it might be car¬ ried on, but his modesty forbade his taking any part. How are the mighty fallen! The reading books and the histoi ' ies of our earlier school life had created in our minds something wild, awful and ma¬ jestic in Lo, the })Oor Indian; but as we behold the gaudy raiment, the M ' aving feathers and the stooping g.ait of the noble red men who are now dis¬ tributing hand bills for patent medi¬ cines upon our streets, we can scarcely repress a smile—though our youthful conception is crushed to the ground. The first class observed Arlior Day by planting a maple tree two days later than the time appointed; but [so the proverb runs] “better late than never.” The tree was furnished by the young ladies,the ])rincipal being count¬ ed among them, and planted by the young men. Although they willingly allowed each girl to throw one shovel¬ ful of dirt on the roots, ,yet they watched carefully lest their rights should be infringed upon. As the tree grows in strength and sjireads its green foliage in every direction, mak¬ ing manifest the properties bestowed upon it by nature and furnishing homes for the birds jubilant with song, so may we grow physically, mentally and morally, and by our deeds reveal the possibilities that are within us. Often do our teachers deserve our sympathv (if we are not the guilty ones, of course) when they have striven earnestly to impressa fact, and then receive such answers as a bai-orn- eter for a thermometer, or the fire-box and smoke-stack for the description of a steam boiler. The annual re-appearance of the “rake brigade” makes us sure that spring is really here. This year the troop has not been limited to one gen¬ der, but the girls, too, have done nobly, and now the yard presents a creditable appearance to the passers-by. ___ We are much pleased with the w onderful new manikin and the plates to represent the effects ol alco¬ hol upon the human body. It does not seem possible that any of onr schoolmates, in the future, can allow themselves to indulge in a haliit which will produce such results. The Park commissioners have our heartiest thanks for removing the cat¬ tle yards, so suggestive of Brighton, from the grounds in the rear of the schoolhouse and also, if it’s due them, for keeping the coming circus from the same, if we might venture a suggestion, we would recommend the removal of the old crossing stones. Now the time of flowers has come again, let us take pride enough in oui’ rooms to keep them well supplied with flowers, and thus ])lease our teachers and ourselves. The beauti¬ ful weather of May is so delightful that it seems as if we must remain out of doors; but as our duties forbid, let us bring some of out doors within and thus get a taste, at least. As we listened to the first class reading Ovicljs account of Aurora ush¬ ering in the day w e could not help envying her husband,Tithonus. W hat a blessing she must have been to him ! Just think of Tithonus lying abed mornings while Aurora gets up, wakes, feeds and harnesses her two spirited steeds, takes their forelocks out of curl papers, oils the chariot axle, warms over some cold beans for herself, washes them down with some cold mountain dew and makes an early start for Olympus to arouse old Sol and warn him not to fail to meet his daily appointment. All this time her lord and master, often called con- jux, lies snoring away the restful morning hours. Surely Aurora ought to be given a record I Rhetorical Monday. Monday, May 9, Acts 4th and 5th in Merchant of Venice were presented to the school by an amateur company composed of members of the second lit¬ erature class under the management of their teacher, Miss Jones. Friends of the pupils were present to participate with us in the new departure. It was interpreted by the following cast: Miss Thompson Miss Crosby Miss Toohey Miss Bicknell Austin Roberts Miss Brown, O. Frank Phipps Miss Miller Miss Blood Miss Roberts Portia, wife of Bassanio, Jessica, wife of Lorenzo, Nerissa, wife of Gratiano, Antonio, Bassanio, Gratiano, Lorenzo, Stepbano, Launcelot, Musician, Before the curtain rose. Misses Jones and Roberts played a piano duet to a very appreciative, yet un¬ demonstrative audience—because of circumstances beyond our control. During the music, programmes, very prettily gotten up, were distributed. In the fourth act a court of justice was revealed to us. Miss Green played the part of Portia, as Miss Thompson, on account of a bad throat, was unable to take part in both acts. During intermission Miss Brown, N. sang very acceptably, playing her own accompaniment. It was quite noticeable that no one went out to get a clove. When the curtain (in our imagination) was again raised, the pleasure-grounds of Portia’s house were represented to us. The grass was withered as we so often see it af¬ ter a long drought, and was counter¬ feited by the well-worn platform; in the east Jupiter had spread his thun¬ der clouds (two book-cases); while directly over head the heavens were cloudless (white plaster and a ventila¬ tor); to the south, close by, a gigantic rock was covered with creeping ivy untouched by the warm rays of Apollo (the piano); in the distance the tops of trees seemed to be nodding their approval (ourselves); while here and there on the two teraces, upon which the scene is laid, chairs (genuine) were carelessly yet lovingly scattered about. The scenery was entirely dif¬ ferent from any before used in the same play and doubtless might be con¬ sidered to possess some originality for which all the credit is due to the sec¬ ond class (patent applied for). Our readers, I hope, with the aid of a little imagination, will be able to recognize my description. All the parts were well rendered and deserve to be high¬ ly commended. As they proved to be so successful in their first attempt, we hope that the class will again favor us with their new play of Julius Caesar. At the close of the acts. Miss Hale rendered a violin solo. O KI. Motto : Dum vivimns, vivaiiius. Colors: Light blue and salmon. Photographer: Willis. It is the cor-net band. Pink-eye is the present excuse of the pupil. Examinations—One of the blessings that brighten as it takes its departure. “German measles !” What a woi ' ld of spot-iness they bring! We have called upoTi the ])rophetess for our future, and are anxiously await- ino; the returns. The Botany class are busy with analyses and seem to be gaining much valuable and pleasing information. History HI. “The peculiarity about George III. was that he could not speak any language.” Adoption of the Constitution of Massachusetts, 1780. Incorporation of the Town of Milford, 1780. Botany I. in one recitation hour last week found eighteen different va¬ rieties of flowers on the Park, and still the search goes on. Principal Gay of Malden has visited our school this month. We fear he has his sharp eye on one of our teach¬ ers. He is married. The wish of the graduating class:— O wad some ])Ower the giftie gie us. To see oursels as others (photagra- phers) see us! Latin 1. Magister: “Transfer, Miss X. librum suum est.” The observant class soon evolve the answer and the book is spared for a time. Civil Govt. IV. “The offlcers of the House of Representatives are the speaker and the man who presides at the prayer meetings.” Latin III. claims that Satan was Juno’s father. Jupiter, no doubt, may have had a similar idea when she interviewed him after his promise to Thetis. Botany 1. vote out-door and Park recitations a success and, like O. Twist, cry for more. There are no cries, however, for any more of that dear little cabbage plant with an ani¬ mal front name. The scholar who did not know what state was most celebrated for its brass mines thought that California would be as likely tp be the state as any. We agree with him. Latin 1. has been comjiaring the death scene in Romeo and Juliet and the play within a play of the Midsum¬ mer Night’s Dream with Ovid’s story of Pyramus and Thisbe. Teacher—Give me the authority for your answer. Pupil—I have none. Teacher. What made you think that was the answer? Scholar— I heard you say so. Policy should whisper „Be careful, young man.” Civil Gov’t. IV. “Four persons who cannot vote in Milford are : first, a man who is deaf; second, one who is blind ; third, one who is deaf and dumb; fourth, one who is dumb.” “Men exempt from military duty are all common drunkards ami engineers.” “A comj)laint has arisen in some places that Arbor Day was observed with too much exercises and too little tree planting. The American is sure to be successful with exercises. ' ' ' ’ It cannot be said that we fall under this head. Our one tree did not even re¬ ceive a “hi)) hurrah.” “Do you understand me now,” shout¬ ed the |)rofessor, as he hit tite student ill the back seat with an inkstand? “Yes, I’ve got an inkling of what you mean.” We have heard of a man who was shot in the rotunda at Washing¬ ton and pitied him; but we have our opinion of a teacher who would stoo]) so low as to hit a scliolar in the back seat. We see that Time robs us, we know that he cheats, But we still find a charm in his pleasant de¬ ceits, While he leaves the remembrance of all that was bC ' t, Love, friendship and hope, and the promise of rest. —[O. W. Holmes. Botany on the Park. How often we have wished for Alad¬ din’s lamp, that with the “touch su])ei-- nal” our eyes might be ojten to mar¬ velous things about us, while all the time, if we but knew it, etirth and air and sky have daily revelations of won¬ drous beauty for us, but too many times, alas, our “eyes are holden that we cannot see.” Even earth’s most common things are beautiful to those whose “eyes were made for seeing.” In a hall in one of Massachusetts’ educational in- stitutions,made beautiful by rare works of art, hangs, in a cons|)icuous place, a large oil painting re))resenting a sin¬ gle tall and velvety flower-stalk cov¬ ered with dainty yellow blossoms. The true artist’s touch is seen in every ])etal of the flower, while underneath as if in scorn of those wlio see no beauty in such a flower, are the words plainly written out and inclosed in quotation tnarks, “Only a iMullein.” Such were our feelings one morning this month when “The scarlet maple trees betray What potent blood hath modest May,” as we were told that in })lace of the usual recitation the Botany class would go into the Park and And every s| eci- men that grew there and take it to our teacher. Our first thought was. Only the Park! We cannot find anything there. That is a good })lace for a ball-ground and is beautiful just now with shade trees, but flowers—there cannot be any there. But no—we scatter in all di¬ rections and in a few moments reas¬ semble with our rare treasures to know that eighteen kinds have been found in that short time. Would I were an artist, or a |)oet even, that in a word-|)icture I might show you tliat rock overhung with swaying elm and ma|)le branches be¬ side which we found the delicate Smil- acina and at lier side her cousin, the Uvularia, so pure and sim))le that “Wild Oats” at once become favorites of ours. Here is the Ranunculus, so bright and large we are sure this must be the very one which baid : “I will be the best Buttercup in all the world.” At every ste)) some little Viola looks up with ha|)|)y face and many a clumi) of Houstonia seems the personifica¬ tion of innocence. Here, too, the Aris- aema grows, but memories of child¬ hood are too dear to us and we dro)) all foreign terms as we admire our “Jack-in-the-Pul))it” and take him from his pleasant home where the fern and brakes nod and whisper to him in the gentle breeze. In another part of the Park grows the Polygonatum, so modest that with our own hands we lift the bending stem and graceful leaves to find the tinv blossom beneath. The Anemone Nemorosa tells us of its noble family whose descent could be traced back to the classic time of the Ancient Greeks. Here too is the “Dear common flower, that grow’st beside the way. Fringing the dusty road with harmless gold, Wliich not the ricli earth’s ample round May match in wealth,” and though in the |)ast the Dandelion has meant only the most commonplace flower to us, yet since our analysis of its se])arate ])arts we a{)j)reciate Lovv- ell’s words: “Most hearts never understand To take it at God’s value, but pass by The offered wealth with unrewarded eye.” Do you know how beautiful chick- weed is? If not, find a ))iece in the grass beside vour door and look at it in wonder as Ave did that day to see its dainty calyx and corolla. These are but part of our treasure- trove, but they are sufficient to |� rove to us that nature is lavish with beauti¬ ful forms of life, and we would that all who pass this way in their daily walks might have their eyes 0 })ened even as ours have been. LZIjir. Buy Ladies’ and Misses’ NEWMARKETS, DRESS GOODS, Etc. of J. E. HlCKE’i ' , 138 MAIN STREET MILFORD. CURRIER KENDALL. ONE PRICE SlMii Gentlemen’s Furnishing Goods, HATS, CAPS, TRU N KS, ETC. POST OFFICE BLOCK, MILFORD. Milford Variety Store. Newspapers, Periodicals, Toys, Etc. Headquarters for Boston Daily and Sunday Papers. EyopgU Cheney 136 Main Street, Milford. -FOR FINE- BOOTS. SHOES. -AND- SLIPPERS In all the Leading Styles, go to R. P. HADLEY’S 123 Main Street, Milford. DENTIST GEO. L. OOOEE, D. D. S. Rooms over Milford National Bank. 178 MAIN STREET, - - MILFORD. C. F. WIGHT, TUNER ANI REPAIRER OF ■ ?inw V MB V Warerooms in Washington Block, Milford. |!! “Church Organ Tuning a Specialty. A CHOICE LINE OF Plush Ornaments Arrasene, Cnenille, Floss and all other articles Suitable for Needle Work. N. B.—Instructions given in Kensington and Lustro Painting by MRS. R. AYLWARD, Grant Block, up stairs, - - Milford. SIT FOR YOUR PHOTOGSAPaS AT 100 MAIN STREET, MILFORD, AT E. L. WILLIS’ . “ Compliments” to the autlior of that bright little story, “An April Mail.” The E. H. S. Record contains an unusual amount of literary matter this month. The two letters from Paris and Japan are interesting. “St. Mary’s Church” is an interest¬ ing article in the Vindex, and “A Trij) to Mars” is ingeniously conceived. We recommend the poem, “Under a Radical Sign,” to Algebra A. Is not the Academy Echo mistaken in calling Australia an island? Has it not all the characteristics of a conti¬ nent, the two axes, a distinct fauna, and a flora of its own ? So says Guizot, if we are not mistaken. Is not Papua the largest island? We may begin to cherish a hope that the exchange editor of the Com¬ mentator will awaken to a sense of his duty after awhile. He has really put a list of exchanges in his exchange col¬ umn. Perhaps he may he led to speak of them bye and bye. Although the Rev. and otherwise entitled gentlemen who used to form the editorial staff of the Guardian, have withdrawn from view, we are occasionally made aware that they are still the power behind the throne, no¬ ticeably so in the April number. The flea story has died out, the William .and Mary bell story has gone beyond. Here’s hoping the story of the student’s translating Virgil “as far as to throw his arms around her neck,” will pass into oblivion from the pages of the Yankton Student. Why does not the Archon write something about hase-hall ? Out of six columns of reading matter it only de¬ votes three and a half to that subject and one to notes on this and other sports at Harvard. Such an important de¬ partment of literature ought not to he so shamefully neglected. The cover of the Sedgewick Lit. strikes onr fancy pleasantly. We want to call it homespun. The March number is a flne edition, but when we look at “Exchanges” we are sorry for you, Lit. We pity the printer when you spoke your little piece about the proof-reader. “The locals (in Oak, Lily and Ivy) are blind to any one outside the school.”—[Brockton H. S. Stylus. Send us a translation of your locals. Stylus, and we’ll return an explana¬ tion of ours. We suggest that you send them by C. S. P. on his bicycle. We’d like to liear more of his trip through the White Mountains. “Chacun a son gout.” According to our “gout” it is pleasanter to have a paper cut, if the parts do separate occasionally, than to be put to the trouble of turning it inside out and outside in, in order to read the pages in sequence. We welcome old friends to the num¬ ber of ninety-four, and two new ex¬ changes. Foremost among the latter is Tlie Nut. We like the pretty rus¬ tic letters which form its title, but And nothing rustic about its contents. The Owl, with its cover in two shades of blue, is pleasant to look upon and interesting to read. This is the only one of onr exchanges which devotes itself exclusively to one science. Never mind, Enterprise, if you don’t deserve our cold “Thanks.” You’re welcome to them all the same. It does take a deep intellect to “fath¬ om” the relation between missing mail-matter and Uncle Sam, but doubt¬ less you’ll sound it sometime. Per¬ haps your brain will be a little clearer after you and your “honorable boad” of school committee have settled the little misunderstanding between you and them. The Washington High School Re¬ view is as bright as ever. In an edito¬ rial it names over the vocations which its graduates of ’87 intend to pursue, and it is quite remarkable that out of a class of forty, not one has expressed an intention of becoming a teacher. “Stultitia” contributes a lively sketch of an energetic class in literature, in “Onr Picture Gallery.” The Pedes¬ trian Club seems to be rather unfor¬ tunate in its first trips. Better luck next time. Should the Lawrence High School Bulletin use the same type as the O. L. and I., it might be surprised at the amount of space covered by its ex¬ change column. And, Bulletin, be so kind as to define a literary article, and be sure to make the definition cover your last number. We count in the Bulletin twenty-four columns of read¬ ing matter; in the last number of the O. L. and L, eighteen. Are you good at ratio? Which is the greater, 5 : 24 or 8 :18? We pause for a reply. The retiring editorial board of the Shattuck Cadet chants its farewell plaint—a kind of dying-swan song— giving vent to the long-restrained ac¬ knowledgement that the color of its cover is “terrific.” At the same time it plainly shows its sensitive nature wounded by remarks of others who held the same opinion. The explana¬ tion of this apiiarent inconsistency is given by the Cadet itself, when it says its “internal substance has not suf¬ fered” from the “brightness” of its cover. EVERY SCHOLAR SHOULD USE For Sale by G. W. LANE, 82 Main Street. Call at W. A, Aldricli’s 139 Main Street and examine HOtrSEHOLO Sewing Macirines. Piaios, OrpDS, M Sleet Meslc. SOLD, LET, EXCHANGED AND REPAIRED John 0. Symonds, DEALER IN MEATS AND YEGETABLES. Market, cor. Main and Chapin Sts. Milford, Mass. L. E. PALES, COUNSELOR at LAW, Alhambra Block Milford. DEALER IN FRESH AND SALT MEATS. No. 354 Main Street. MILFORD Millinery Parlors, In Alhambra Block, over Thomas Walcott’s. Miss Clara Tiernan. Mrs. W. V. Leahy. THE SPAULDING BALL Bats of all Kinds ! FOOT Anil all kinds of Athletic Apparatus. J. ALLEN RICE’S. GOOD BREAD IS THE STAFF OF LIFE. If you want the BEST FLOUR FOR THE BEST BREAD, go to W. H. BAKER CO., Central Grocery, 148 Main Street. WHAT SHALL WE EAT? And buy them at the BOSTON eR0CERY TEA HOUSE J. D. CROSBY. H. A. GREELEY, APOTHECARY, 182 Main Street, MILFORD, MASS. Bates’ Variety Store! Is the place to buy Fishing Tackle, Balls and Bats, Croquet Sets, Harmonicas, Music Books, Blank Books and Stationer.y, at Lowest Prices. Davis H. Bates, Baker’s Block, op. Post-office G- 7;7’iXjaoX HAS THE MOST Complete Assortment of the Latest Novelties IN GOLD PENS, PENCILS, Fountain and Stylographic Pens at the Lowest Prices. HENRY S. CUSHMAN, Manufacturer of Heavy and Light Fine Harnesses. Also on hand. Sale Harnesses at Low Prices. Horse Blankets, Storm Cover.s, Whips, Lap Robes, Horse Collars, Etc. Repairing Promptly and Faithfully Executed. No. 76 MAIN ST., MILFORD. R. C. ELDRIDGE, Dealer in DiamoMs, Watclies, Gloats aM Jewelry, 132 Main St., Milford. COOK BROS., DEALERS IN Meats, Fruits, Vegetables, Pickles, Etc. Hams cure.I by ourselves and Home-made Sausages. Market, 138 Main Street. 8. A. COOK. S. 8. COOK. H. N. DAY, D. D. S. S ' u.rg ' eoii IDentist, Alhambra Block, Milford. OfiSce Hours: - - 8 a. m. to 5 p. ni. CLAFLIN THAi ' ER, Manufacturers ot CALF AND KIP BOOTS, Boston Office, 90 Pearl street. New York office, A.Clafliii Co., 116 Chureu St. B. H. SPAULDING, MANUFACTURER OF Men’s, Boys’ anl CMlflreu’s Straw GooJs Corner of Pearl and Lincoln Sts., Milford, Mass. Salesrooms, 616 and 618 Broadway, New York. DR. GEO. P. COOKE, Surgeon Dentist, AT 168 Main Street, Milford. T. C. EASTMAN, Manufacturer of All Kinds of BOOT AND SHOE BOXES AND BAND BOXES -FOR- STRAW GOODS. -ALSO- Plain and Fancy Paper Boxes. Mill, Corner of Central and Depot Street, Mlford. xizr. 1 DR. FLATLEY’rCOD H SYRUP The Best in the World. Brery Bottle Warranted Made By 116 Main Street, Milford, Mass, WE OFFER SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS -IN- CLOTHING FOR SCHOOL WEAR. B. E. HARRIS, CLOTHIER. The Best and Cheapest place to buy FRUITS AND CONFECTIONERY IS TA J, W, ROBERTS’. Cake and Ice Cream constantly on hand. Wedding Cake a .Specialty, THAYER’S BLOCK. Main Street, Milford, Mass. � i� di (Sloucis Bourne’s is the place to find the best assortment of Dress Trimmings and Kid Gloves in town. In¬ fant’s goods of every description. W. H. BOU ' Hm- . 106 Main Street, Milford, Mass. MILFORD FLORIST. Presli Cut dowers Constantly on hand. Special attention jmid to all kinds of floral work. Greenhouses and residence on Church Place. Or. IF ' - Dealer in is L TH A n s AXD PROVISIONS, Fruits, Vegetables, Butter, Eggs, Etc. Also, home- cured Hams and home-made Sausages. 33 Exchange Street. Heath Brothers, FASHIONABLE TAILORS, 118 Main Street, Milfox’d. DRY BOORS AND SMALL WARES AT 166 MAIN STREET, OF COBURN OLMSTEAD. O-AXiXi A-T rr. 79 MAIN STREET, MIEKORD, For a large assortment of CONFECTIONERY AND FRUIT. All Ice Cream orders for parties and church fairs will be promptly attended to. Prices a.s low as the lowest. “ Active shears gather no rust.” An axiom; Things which are equal to each other are equal to themselves. In the twenty-two Nortliern States the people w’ho cannot read and write nnmher 1,414,210 in a jiopulation of 30,806,016. Ot this number many are women and children. In these states free common schools are ojien from five to eight months in eacli year. The jii’evalence of an erroneous im¬ pression among the ))eo])le that, the vocation of farming is not quite so honorable as that of the lawyer or doctor has its effect. Some ])eople would ])refer being a lamp-post in a town or city rather than to be a live farmer and reside on a plantation. The debasing results of tol)acco chewing, the demoralizing associations of cigars, the degrading consequences of snuff, the terrors of dyspepsia arising from the use of overdone meat, burned coffee, and tla])jacks, and the horrors of the colic induced by our % sour bread and potato salad, are wor¬ thy of the efforts of our highest sala¬ ried teachers.—[Commercial Gazette. A. L. SMITH Livery, Sale and Boarding STJABXjE. First Class Teams at Reasonable Prices. Transients Well Cared For. 83 Central Street, - - MILFORD, MASS. JESSE A. TAFT, ATTOENEYAND COUNSEILOE AT LAW, IRVING BLOCK, OPP. POST OFFICE, Milford, Mass. C. B. THOMPSON, Has the largest and most complete stock of Chil¬ dren’s and Misses’ kid and goat SCHOOL SHOES! In heeled, spring heeled and common sense to be found any where. Prices are very low. Invite all to call. 114 Main Street, - . - Milfo-d. GEORGE G. FAEKEE, A man with an arti.stic instinct does not draw a straight line hesitatingly, for that makes it rough and uneven. Neither does he strike it off thought¬ lessly at a single stroke, for that would curve or wave it. He makes two limiting ])oint8, then runs his eye from one to the other to fix the direc¬ tion, and vdth a single movement makes a line as straight as an arrow. —[Journal of Education. On Mt.Whitney, the highest mount¬ ain in California, at a level of 14,00(1 ft. above the sea,where there is no soil,and no moisture save snow, hail and ice, there grows a little hell-sha]ied llower, gaudy in colors of red, jnirple and blue. It is called Jacob’s ladder, and its fra¬ grance partakes of the ivhite jasmine. It blooms alone, for it not only has no ■floral associates, hut there is no creat¬ ure, not even bird or insect, to keep it company.—[Scientific American, Our brains are seventy-year clocks. I’lie Angel of Life winds them up once for all, then closes the case, and gives the key into the hand of the Angel of the Eesurrection. Tic-tae ! Tic-tac ! go the wheels of thought; our will cannot stop them ; they can¬ not stop themselves; sleep cannot stop them ; madness only makes them go faster; death alone can break into the case, and, seizing the ever swing¬ ing pendulum, which we call the heart, silence at last the clicking of the terri¬ ble escapement we have carried so long beneath our wrinkled foreheads, —[0. W. Holmes. Attorney Counsellor at Law, No. 2 Washington Block, Milford, H. C. SNELL. y Dealer in MEATS AND PROVISIONS Fruits, Vegetables, Pickles, Ktc. Also, bome-enred hams, and home-made sausages. 64 Main Street, - - Milford. DEALER IX Carpetings, Stoves, Tin and .Sheet Iron Ware, Paper Hangings, Upholstery Goods, Chamber Sets, Etc. 160 and 162 Main Street, - - Milford, Mass. A. S. Tuttle Co., DEALERS IN W B If 1T W B E CARPETS, STOVES, RANGES, CROCKERY, GLASS, TIN, and WOODEN WARE. 91 and 94 Main SHeet. A. 8. TUTTLE. H. J. DEARIXO. INSURANCE, LAW SINE FLAW, Veni, Vide, Ridens Lee. f li T y VoL. in. xMILFORD, MASS., JUNE, 1887. No. 10. Class Ode of ’87- I. As the years of our school-life have fleeted away, We must sing our farewell to them now. Crooked lines have we made, many sods leftunlurned In the furrows we’ve each had to plough; But in depths of our hearts, where no winter can blast Are the seeds of rich wisdom and truth. Which imparting new worth to our learning’s rare store Will ennoble the mein’ries ol youth. II. Long, long be our hearts with such memories filled. As we toil to the top of life’s hill; Like a jar in which once the sweet rose-leaves were stored. Whose fragrance adheres to it still. We can never forget those dear voices so true That have called us to learning’s bright Held, Where the flowers of knowledge make pleasant the way, And we gathered the harvest they yield. III. At the hour of our parting let’s pledge for the right; Let nothing our purpose defeat. May faith be our compass, our iiright guiding star. Through the breakers that foam at our feet. Let truth be our course both to honor and fame. Let us steer for the land of the blest. And then our good ship at the end ol her cruise Shall enter the haven of rest. L F. G., ’87. Our Alma Mater. In 1850 the town of Milford first offered to her children the advantages of a high school training, of which many have ghidly availed themselves. The cost of the building without the land was about six thousand dollars. For thirty-seven years the old build¬ ing has warmly greeted all those seek¬ ing instruction within her walls and proudly sent forth into the world men who have since shown that her efforts were not in vain. She is represented in the professions by doctors, ministers and lawyers, and at ])resent, has a large delegation of both sexes in the colleges. She still stands on the old site and long may she remain there, for no better place can be found. The pealing of the old bell and the familiar as])ect of herself now reciill to many the ])Ieasant (bays spent there of yore. During her early years, as there was more room than was thought necessa¬ ry to accommodate her [nipils,ihe low¬ er room was given to a gntinmar grade, but the inflow of pupils soon de¬ manded all the room she had to offer. The first twelve years of her High¬ ness’ rule, with the ])resent conditions in mind, might be called the reign of liberty. P’or during that period no definite courses of study were laid be¬ fore the pupils to choose between, but each elected the studies which he thought would best suit his fancy. If, perchance, a study, after having been given wh it he consi ' Vred a fair trial, was then found to be distasteful, it was laid aside and another tried. Come what might, the scholar’s taste must be suited. There was no limit placed to the number of studies select¬ ed for one year; the ambitious and lively sometimes taking several, while those opposed to the habit of exer¬ cising very much kinetic mentid ener¬ gy often thought one quite sufficient. During a recitation the wall on one side of the room offered a support to the girls, while that on the other was a brace for the boys. The self-reporting system swayed its sceptre for a time. Truly phenom¬ enal records may be said to have been made by the young men, which could hardly be equalled by the most saintly of the girls. One youth, known to be of a very social nature, reported day after day but one whisper, which brought blank amazement to many a face, his explanation of it, afterward given, being that he commenced with the session and jtrolonged that one until the close. It was found in sever al cases some kind of explanation was quite essential. Those days are of the )a8t, and wonderful changes have taken place since, whether for the better or worse. we shall leave to our readers to de¬ cide. In ’62, ranking was adopted, which naturally brought about several other changes, as the diploma to be awarded in the spring depended upon the record made. In June, ’62, the first class that ever regularly gradua¬ ted left their alma mater. The class consisted of five of her children, the smallest that she has ever gradua¬ ted ; the number since then has in¬ creased even to forty-one. It is an interesting fact that 42 per cent, of all her graduates, 524—including our¬ selves, have been under the instruc¬ tion of her present principal. In the thirty-seven years of her life, she has had twelve principals and twenty-six assistants; until ’65 there was but one assistant, in ’86 she had four. This last year was an unfortu¬ nate one and caused her much grief by the loss of two, owing to the estab¬ lishment of the new school at Hope- dale. In the summer of ’81, she was enlarsred to meet the increasing de- mand for room, and remodeled. ' All the modern conveniences, as water, steam, gas and good ventilation were given her. Among the four rooms added was a chemical laboratory, which has been held in greater dread by the non-participants of the science than by those who have experimented with the noxious gases. The depart¬ ing classes of later years have left their mementoes until now we feel quite at home with their cosy sur¬ roundings. Industrial exhibitions, the first of the kind in the history of the school given in ’84 and ’85, marked an im¬ portant era in her history. The exhib¬ its included almost everything from scientific darning to a steam engine. The exhibitions were a great success in every respect. We were well paid for our labor, in satisfactorily proving to the people that the scholars’ knowl¬ edge is not necessarily limited to a O KI. few books. From a financial stand¬ point also our anticii)ations were more than realized. The proceeds were used in increasing the library and the stock of “working tools” demanded by the modern school. From time to time books have been added to her library from other sources,until now she is fortunate in ]) 0 ssessing a small one, but of great value for reference. In her two cases, like the common omni¬ bus, there is still room for one more. They contain reference books for science, literature, history and classics, offering those desiring (and sometimes those not desiring) a chance for addi¬ tional information. We have four weekly papers and two dailies always on file. One of the dailies presents the republican views, the other the democratic; thus the young men are encouraged to be acquainted with the argument on both sides. With these advantages there can be little excuse for the scholar who leaves the. school without a general knowledge of the common events of the day. Drawing was introduced in ’8.5, the first year it being taken only by the fourth class,but since then the privilege has been gi ' anted to all, although op¬ tional with the higher classes. A very good cabinet of specimens to illustrate geology, and apparatus for the phil¬ osophy class are counted among her treasures. The seed was })lanted in ’51, when the committee were author¬ ized to expend for such ))urposes as much of the -Si500 then ap] ropriated for the support of the school, as was not required to defray the current ex¬ penses for that year. From that her stock has increased to its present size at the expense of the town and by gifts from her friends. The 0. L. and I. had its birth in ’85. It has_doubled in size since its first yeai —although, we are sorry to say, not in its circulation. Thus far, it has been a source of great pride to our Alma Mater and we hope a source of profit. Two years ago the “battered seats” and desks “with jack-knife carved initials” went Pluto-ward and new ones of recent ))attern were in¬ troduced. The course of study was changed in ’86, when the two years’ business course gave way to a foui- years’ scientific. Since then diplomas have only been awarded to those who have remained four years. Scholars who have made a good record, if de¬ siring to leave before the course is fin¬ ished, may obtain a certificate stating this fact. The 524 alumni are scattered from Canada to Texas and from the Atlan¬ tic to the Pacific. Twenty-eight have gone to a fairer land. Every June re¬ unions are held on the school grounds “to celebrate the praises of the glo- rious institute.” As this June is the ; height is 5 feet 4 inches, twenty-fifth anniversary of these re- We weigh altogether nearly a ton, unions, “let nobody be mute.” vvith an average df 126 pounds for the We hope as years roll on our high boys, 110 pounds for the girls and 115 school may continue to ascend the ])ounds for the class. There are no rounds until the highest point has great heavy-weights among us, but been reached, without one cloud to orie of the boys tips the scales at 139 darken her broad horizon. ])ounds. The “pull of gravity” is not A. c. II., ’87. very strong on the girls’ side of the --- house, their lightest being balanced by Statistics of the Class of ’87. 86 pounds. When we entered this school in piide that ue 1883, we numbered sixty-two in all, no cross-eyed, bow-legged oi thirtv-one girls and thirty-one boj s, knock-kneed specimens of uiinam } and were one of the largest classes ‘“ ' niong us. I dare not attempt to give which has ever entered the school; but e exact sizes of oui mouths, oi our ranks have been considerably re- tear of scaring you .away fioin oiii duced. The first year, “circumstances” gi’aduatioii exercises ; it is enoug i to compelled some of our classmates to say that they .are (pute sizable; Imt it leavens; the second, thirteen w ' ere yon do come to Music Hall .Tune -•, graduates of the two-years’ English you will have anqde ojipmtumty oi course; the third year, we saw several yourselves, as we_ intend others taken from our numbers because 1 the roof while singing tie of the Hopedale separation; and so in class ode. i i t • September of the fourth vear only In the Eng lish, Fiench .am seventeen (a little over one fourth of course, six wall be given tu aiu six our original number) W ' ere left to be- ] nrtial diplomas (bec.ause o an iiicoin- gin our last year in the high school. pFte course); there is one wlm wi 1 it is a curious fact that out of these l ' ke a partial English and lenci seventeen, twelve are girls and five are diplomat; and in the chissic.a coiiise, boys, wdiile when w ' e entered, there Receive full diplomas. was an equal number of e.ach. girls claim the fust ten in sc lo - Although we have lost so inaiiy nrship a iJ deportment. In .attendanc during the four years, we are es- three girls are perfect and in dejioit- pecialiv fortunate in being .able to say i cnt cuglit; ot these, two h.a t le that it was not through death that it honor ot being perfect in loth. lese so h.appened. which they may well ieel We are not a very remarkable class; I ' cud. „„„ Our class is represented bv a tree “Large, short and tall, which we planted in the southe.ist Fat, lean and small,” corner of the schoolyard ; in years to ; which probably might be said of any come the schoolboys will recline in j other simil.ar collection of young la- the shade of its s})reading br.anches, i dies and young gentlemen. but they will probably little think of j Our average age is 17 years, 2 the exhausting (?) labor it cost their months, thus making us the youngest fathers and mothers, cl.ass for several ye.ars. The girls claim Althotigh we may h.ave made many the oldest, w ' ho is 20 years, 10 months, “crooked lines,” yet, as a class, we : as well as the youngest, who has not think we have some redeeming points, i yet reached that lovable ])eriod in a aud in the future, as well as now, we girl’s life, “sweet sixteen.” The av- trust th.at we will carry out to the ; erage of the girls’ ages is 17 years, 2 letter, the words of our good motto— months; th.at of the boys, 2 months “Dum vivimus, vivanius.” less. The oldest boy is 17 years, 8 av. p., 87. i months; the youngest (wdio is also the tallest) first saw the light of day 16 ur Pilgrimage, years, 4 months ago. Our combined Many times during this year has | .ages w ' ould re.ach back nearly 50 years our interest been aroused, as, in histo- before the landing of the Pilgrims in ry or literature we have followed the 1620. steps of Henry II., or the Canterbury The shortest member of our class is Pilgrims, or Rabbi Nathan, or some a girl, her height being 4 feet 9 inches; other religious devotee to the shrine probably if she had done her hair up of saint or martyr. How ' we have on top of head before measuring, she longed for the day to come when w ' e might possibly have succeeded in too, perhaps, might be added to the stretching heaveiiAvard an inch or two number of those who have reverently more. The “longest” is a boy Avho stood at the tomb of one wdio has died stands 5 feet, 10 inches, even wdthout for liberty. But like many another, a “pompadour.” The height of the while Ave Avere looking wdth eager shortest boy exceeds that of the tallest eyes beyond the seas, Ave forget those girl by just half an inch. Our average Avho are enshrined in the hearts of all -- V -- LIL-y. Americans,and that with but little trou¬ ble we not only could stand beside their graves, but visit their homes and favorite haunts. Then we thought of Concord and Lexington, rich in names and places noted in history and litera¬ ture, and decided that these towns should be our Mecca. We, however, wished to be pleasant-day pilgrims, and therefore ])lanned to go on our journey June 4, i the day was pleas¬ ant, otherwise the visit was to be postponed until the following week. Saturday morning came, but, alas, for our hopes. Nature wore her Quaker garb, without a touch of gold or crim¬ son, and her tears seemed ready to fall at any minute; but sixteen of our number defied the clouds, and as the train left Milford our hap])y faces car¬ ried sunshine with us, if there was none outside. After a journey of an hour and a half we were met at Con¬ cord Junction by a barge in which we began our wonderful trij), as eager and happy as the Argonauts, in search of the golden fleece. Soon we cross the Concord river, and driving to the north, pass the farm where Harvard College was stationed during the Revolution, because in Cambridge it was in constant danger of attack from the British. Then crossing the river again we j)ass down Main street, where aged elms with in¬ terlocked arms shadow and protect the houses on either side. Here on our right, nestled among the trees, is the house formerly owned by Tho- reau, but now occupied by the Alcott family, where Miss Louise Alcott writes and dreams of her “Little Men and Women.” We must not linger here, for we long to stand “Where once the embattled farmers stood And fired the shot heard round the world.” So on we go ])ast houses where bullet- holes are plainly visible in the sides of the buildings, until the driver tells us we are about to enter the battle¬ ground , where present and future are lost at the sight of a house rising be¬ fore us, and the memories of younger days when we wandered with delight through the pages of “Mosses from an Old Manse” ])ress u])on us, as the old, unpainted, weather-beaten house at¬ tracts our attention. How we wonder if the Muse who inspired Hawthorne still haunts those chambers dim and old, and—our day-dream is over, the Minute-Man stands before us, at our side are the graves of the British who fell fighting for England and King George. We cross the river and stand around the statue represen¬ tative of America’s first citizens. Ah, brave Minute-Man, thy silent utter¬ ances are eloquent, and softly we turn away, decided that in the cause of truth and liberty, we also will always stand bravely against the foe. Before we turn from Concord we visit Slee])y Hollow Cemetery, where, on a hillside, under whispering pines, lie tlie bodies of Emerson, Thoreau and Hawthorne. Again we touch our horses and speed toward Lexington, passing on our way the home where “The Sage of Con¬ cord” lived, the School of Philosophy, and the “Wayside.” The houses now become inore and more scattered, until finally we are on a road, woody and wild, wliere at in¬ tervals. are the ])laces at which the fanners gave the red-coats “ball for ball” and to our listening ears plainly come the sounds of •‘The hurrying hoof-beats of that steed And the midnight message of Paul Revere.” At Lexington, a visit to the battle - 1 field, a lunch at the Massachusetts House, and we turn again to Concord where we spend our remaining time at the prison. At Framingham we are obliged to wait two hours, but the wit and pleas¬ ant feelings of our paity are as bright as ever, and before we are aware of it, home, sweet home is reached and our hoped-for and realized visit is but a dream of the past. The Reunion. Friday night, June 24, the alumni will listen to instrumental music and social conversation in the school grounds from 7.4.5 until 9 o’clock. From this time until 10 o’clock within the “old familiar walls” will be heard the voice of Melvin A. LTnderwood, ’02, calling up the memories of the past. He will be assisted in entertain¬ ing you by music and by readings. From 10 to 10.30 all will turn from these feasts of the heart and soul to those more substantial and filling. Until 11.30, the eye will be delighted by a wondrous pyroteclmic display ; on the lawn. From 11.30 to—?—there ! will be the singing of “ye olden songs” j “with clasped hands” and “bursting tears”—jn-ovided your mothers will let you stay, or your children do not demand an earlier return. You see I from the style of the above that it is j taken for granted that you will be there. For Men’s, Boys’ and Childrens’s Wear. KING BROTHERS’, MUSIC HALL BLOCK. B. J. Dealer in Beal Estate Agency. Property sold and exchanged on reasonable terms. 134 Main Street, - - Milford, Mass. THE PAVILION MILLINERY PARLORS Keep a large assortment of FINE MILLINERY AND HAIR GOODS: Theatrical Wigs to let. Combings made into Switches. The Place to Buy Clothing -AND- MEN’S FURNISHINB ROODS Is at the New Store of RYAN CARROLL, 98 MAIN 8TRKET. BUY YOUR RIBBONS, LACE AND SMALL WARES, OF G. T. FALLS CO., 15Jt. Main St., Milford. H. KANlf, ir. B., fwwy. Pure Drugs, Chemicals, Medicines and Physicians Prescriptions a Specialty. P. J. DONOHOE, Assistant. MAIN ST., COR. COURT, MILFORD. The “Lilhatansu” will sing at the reunion. Three-fourths are alumnte. Lincoln and Garfield have left their customary places over the front doors and now Agassiz and Mann encourage our wandering glances. Trees have some characteristics in common with people. In the sjiring they begin to leave for the sum¬ mer, although some will be unable to do so because their trunks will be seized for board.—[Exchange. Geo. H. Whittemore, Dealer in Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Silverware. Spectacles and Eye-Glasses. Watch, Clock and Jewelry Repairing. 110 Main Street. Milford. PURE DRUGS AND MEDICINES AT LA.MSON’S PHARMACY. Try Lamson’s Cough Syrup at 25 and 35 Cents a bottle. Your inouey refunded if it does not relieve. Corner of Main and Exchange Sts. GO TO o. To Purchase PICTURE FRAMES Of all kinds. A large assortment of Mouldings on hand. TfiEv0 IK,:miiY|IYY. JUNE, 1887. Published Monthly Dui ' ing the School Year, 1(Y The Senior Class of the Milford High School. PRINTED BY G. M. BILLINGS. GENEKAI. EDITORS. AMELI. C. H.ARRIS and W. PARKHURST. PERSONAL EDITORS. TjY DIA F. GOUIil) and FRED J. AYUWARD. LOCAL EDITORS. SARAH M. GORMAN and FR.ANK J. MORI ARTY BUSINESS EDITORS. GR.ACE W. EASTMAN ainl M.ARY E. WHITNEY. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. ( ' I ' en Numbers.) For the Year, . 40 cents | Single Copies, . 5 cents This paper is for sale at the well-known drug store of J. .Allen Rice, where subscriptions for the year will also be received, and back numbers can be obtained. .Address all communications to THE OAK, LILY AND IVY, Lock Box 137. Entered at the Milford, Mass., Post-Otlice, as second class matter. The class of ’87 have uiianirnonsly voted that tliey do not desire tlieir friends to jircsent to them flowers on gi-aduation day. Tlierefore none will he sent on to the stage. The })iano has been crowned with Flora’s rarest and richest gifts for the past three iveeks. Little have we c.ared for J oliis’ ill temper or the gloomy vail hiding Phoebus’ bright countenance from us, with summer’s briu ' htness within. We have heard it said that excite¬ ment is a powerful amesthetic. The truth of this statement will be jiiit to an excellent test in the near future. All desiring to know the result of the trial may obtain the desired informa¬ tion of the graduates of ’87 at any time after 11..55 a. m., June 23. This is the time of year that those who have left their class before gradu¬ ation fully realize the error of their ways and, if possible, would gladly see their names u])on the list of grad¬ uates. This is the time, too, wdien the scholar who is not dead to all ambition, may be heard soliloquizing upon his mistake in not electing that course of study vhich might have required more study but yvould also have given greater results for the time sjient. Herein is a thought for our successors. As this is our farewell issue, we de¬ sire to thank all who have ailvertised in our columns, and hojie the favor shown us has, or will be, returned with interest. YVe also wish to thank our subscribers. Every effort on our part has been made this past year to pre¬ sent to our jiatrons the best that we had to offer, and we hope they may have found the reading both enjoya¬ ble and profitable. Besides the pleas¬ ures that have attended the publishing of this paper, we have realized many advantages and feel the experience worth much. It is with regret we must place it in other hands, and hope the following classes may successfully continue to edit it in years to come. For them may wisdom spread her pages, bequeathing wealth from year to year. We hear those say who ought to know, that it is a false economy to be in a gi ' eat haste to be out in the world earning money, before the proper foundation of an education has been laid. Let those of the lower classes who are envying the class of ’87 re¬ member this next September. We wish to add our laments to those of the imblic generally at the departure of Supt. W. T. Leonard to a new field of labor. It is our e.arnest wish that Milford may be so fortunate as to secure in his successor a man who like him will win the respect of teachers and scholars. If the months were named alter the fruits, what better name than straw¬ berry could be given to June? Surely this is the month of strawberry short¬ cake and strawberry festivals as well as the month which replenishes the minister’s library or supplies his a ife with pin money by means of certain fees of which the poets sing. Dr. Boteler says: “Doubtless God could have made a better berry, but doubt¬ less God never did.” The quotations below are respect¬ fully dedicated to our school board for their reflection during the coming summer vacation :— “In cultivating music, therefore, are we not following one of the plainest and most universal indications of na¬ ture—-the order of that Being by whose wisdom and benevolence nature was constituted?”—[Horace Mann. “Today few are so miserly, so mate¬ rialistic in their natures as to deny the utility of Music.”—[John Eaton, Ex- U. S. Commissioner of Education. “At the present time there is no¬ where, I believe, in the civilized world, a well-organized system of pub¬ lic schools, in the curriculum of which vocal music does not And a place as one of the essential branches of in¬ struction.”—[.John D. Philbrick, for¬ merly Superintendent, Boston. By others it is also taught because of its universal use, its influence upon the morals, its mental discipline, its culture, its economy to the parent, and because it jiromotes the health. Miss Roberts of’88 has played all the accompaniments for the musical class during the ])ast year to the great satis¬ faction of teachers and scholars. We Avish editorially to express their thanks .and ours for her patience and kindness. Our classmate, F. J. Moriarty, has our sympathy for the sudden death of his father. The loss of a father’s care and advice is always a great sorrow; but when death occurs, as his did, hundreds of miles from home and on the eve of his son’s graduation, the grief is intensified. The class of ’8G have long intended to present the school something to represent themselves, but what this something should be lias Vieen an un¬ settled question until this month. Two Florentine busts, life size and twenty-nine inches high, of Shakes- ]ie.are and Scott h.ave been purchased from Fowler and Wells Co. of New Y ork City. They give a finishing touch to the tAvo book cases on the east side of the large room and will be much ajipreciated by the Literature class. What shall we do ? We Avere much interested on a re¬ cent Sunday to hear that old, old VA ' ooden horse of Tro} ' used in a new simile - that is, ncAV to us. “Troy’s priest AV.arned his felloAV citizens against that hollow fraud, the w ' ooden horse, filled with Greek soldiers. That horse may, perhaps, represent the em¬ igrant ship bringing to our shores, so¬ cialism and anarchism.” Will there be Laocoons among the coming genera¬ tions to combat these evils as the priest resisted the admittance of the horse into Troy, is a vital question to us. ]8fr2—“Concordia.”— 887- The quarter-centennial celebration of the first class Avhich completed a definite course and receiA ' ed a diplo¬ ma for the same, Avill occur Friday, June 24, on the school grounds and in the school building. The officers have e.arnestly tried to jiresent an at¬ tractive ])rogramme and a full atten¬ dance of the classes is desired. A cir- cul.ar has been sent to each alumnus asking for information .about his life and family, and many interesting items Avill be gathered together. The class of’87 can become members of the association by signing the constitution. No fee required. The association colors are green and Avhite (rosette). Theclass- es of the last few years are reminded also, that they have class badges. The officers are : C. A. Sumner, ’66, President; Cora A. Chapin (Godfrey) ’62, Cora A. Hero (MayhcAv), ’63, and Susan E.Thwing (Whilney),’65, Vice- Presidents ; G. M. Billings, ’69, Sep- retary and Treasurer. o is:. Complete Four-Year Diplomas. ENGLISH, FRENCH, AND LATIN. Elizabeth Frances Donnelly, Grace Wilder Eastman, Sarah Maria Gorman, Lilian Frances Hill, Edward Francis Rogers, Mary Elizabeth Whitney. CLASSICAL. Elizabeth Bowden Barns, Emily Louise Eld ridge, Lydia Frances Gould, Emeline Hancock. Partial Diplomas. (Given for an incomplete course.) ENGLISH, FRENCH, AND LATIN. Fred Joseph Aylward, Amelia Claflin Harris, Mary Adelaide Howe, Francis Joseph Moriarty, William Walker Phi])ps, Walter Parkhurst. ENGLISH AND FRENCH. Grace .Jennie Claflin. The First Ten in Scholarship and Deportment. FIRST YEAR. Hancock, Harris , Whitney, Barns, Hill, Gould, Eldridge, Gorman, Mori¬ arty, Eastman. SECOND YEAR. Hancock, Barns, Eldridge, Hill, Whitney, Parkhurst , Gould, Eastman, Gorman, Phi])])s. THIRD YEAR. Hancock, Barns, Hill, Eldridge, Whitney, Gorman, Gould, Eastman, Donnelly, Howe. FOURTH YEAR. Hancock, Eldridge, Barns, Hill, Whitney, Harris, Gould, Gorman, Eastman, Donnelly. FOUR YEARS. Hancock, Barns, Hill, Eldridge, Whitney, Gould, Gorman, Eastman, Howe, Donnelly. Did not take three studies during the whole course. Each member of Botany 1. has made an herbarium of thirty speci¬ mens. We find the families best rej)- resented by the flora of Milford are the crowfoot, lily and violet families. M iss Barns has succeeded in finding eight varieties of the latter family, not including the pansy. We have become familiar with forty wild flow¬ ers, having learned their scientific and common names, their method of life, their family characteristics, and their individual peculiarities. We have learned in addition to our book knowl¬ edge that “If we could understand What they are, root and all, and all in all, We should know what God and man is.” (Graduating Exercises OF THE Glass«0f«’57, Adieu! Adieu! We are seventeen. Of our six school committee four have been members of this school. MILFORD MUSIC HALL, UI)0 9.30 O’clock, A. M. Motto—Duni Vivimus, Vivamus. Colors—Light Blue and Salmon. - 3|c PROGRHJxIjaE. 3le - “You are passing ■welcome, And so I pray you all to think yourselves.” Overture—Piano Solo, - Lydia A. Roberts,’88 Chorus by the School, The Fisherman’s Children FIRST YEAR. “ As fresh as morning dew distilled on flowers.” Histori.an, - - - - Grace W. Eastman The Enchanted Land of Books, Lilian F. Hill Declamation—‘‘Home,Sweet Home,” Grace J. Claflin Maps and What They Teach, t Francis J. Moriarty Chorus by the School, 1 ?• Across the Ocean ' I 0 . Never Resting SECOND YEAR. ‘‘ Just at the aare ’twixt boy and youth, When thought is speech, and speech is truth.” Historian, . - - The Mechanical Powers, Popular Crazes, Chorus by the School, - Mary A. Howe Fred J. Aylward William W. Phipps - Mary E. Whitney National Hymn THIRD YEAR. ” And shall these labors and these honors die ?” Historian, - . - Elizabeth F. Donnelly ‘A Fine Old English Gentleman.” Emily L.Eldridge Edward F. Rogers Walter Parkhurst The Miller’s Song Silicon Versus Calcium, Chorus by the School, “Fatlier-land,” but “mother-tongue.” How suggestive are these compounds! Wlien the young lady of the Vergil class said to her teacher, O dea(r), she referred to Venus, not to him. Eischteen of the class of ’85 accept- ed the principal’s invitation to hold their annual reunion at his house Mav 27. The class of ’87 has received from the principal cabinet photographs of himself finished in Willis’ latest style —the enamel finish. Botany I. gives thunder as the source of ammonia. The model of the hay and coal scales used in the exercises to-day is the work of H. B. Spaulding, ’89. The United States history of gram¬ mar school days is beingreviewed dur¬ ing this month by History III. History HI. have removed the Cri¬ mean peninsula to the north-eastern part of China and have established Ox¬ ford College as the first in the United States. The violet is said to have been the favorite flower of the Napoleons. If contrast was sought for, we think their choice most successful. Our local express agent has kindly allowed us the use of his scales and we hereby express oui’ seventeen indi¬ vidual thanks to him. We feel that now, at least, we know our exact weight. Below are the planets or constella¬ tions in the order they are used by our pro])hetess: Mercury, Virgo, Jipnter, Hercules, Lyra, Gemini,Orion, Polaris, Draco, LLrsa Major and Tau¬ rus, Venus, Cygnus, Sagittarius. :( FOURTH YEAR. ‘ Bear their blushing honors thick upon them.” Historian, - . - - - Amelia C. Harris Three Typical Greeks, - - Elizabeth B. Barns The Rose Family, - - - Sarah M. Gorman Prophetess, . - - - Lytlia F. Gonld What Is Your Ambition ? - Emeline Hancock “ Last scene of all. That ends this strange, eventful history.” Presentation of Diplomas, Chairman G. G. Parker Chorus by the School—Class Ode,t Lydia F. Gould We ci’edit to June ' s account in the ledger the birth of Harriet Beecher Stowe, the battles of Bunker Hill and Waterloo, the accession of Victoria, and later in the month the births of St. John and St. Peter. Upon impiirv we learn that the “tyjiical hatchet” which adorns the walls of all passenger cars today is to j warn travellers to be “truthful” with i the conductors. Piano accompaniments by Lydia A. Roberts, ’88. ♦Violin accompaniment by Florence E. Hale, ’88. t Excused, t See flrst page. “ We have received much honor by your presence. And ye shall And us thankful.” ' The school committee, superinteud- , ent, teachers of this school and the j members of the graduating class re- I ceived six tickets apiece ; the jiress, three each. The rest of the house (765 seats) will be open to all. 31 I LIT. E C}I?IN6E3. •!|-PEE?0N Ef5. ' 5 - Buy Ladies’ and Misses’ NEWMARKETS, DRESS GOODS, Etc. of J. f, m e KE Y, 138 MAIN STREET - - MILFORD. CURRIER KENDALL, ONE PRICE Gentlemen’s Fw ' nisliing Goods, HATS, CAPS,TRUNKS, ETC POST OFFICE BLOCK, MILFORD. -FOR FINE- BOOTS. SHOES, -AND- SLIPPERS In all the Leading Styles, go to R. P, HADLEY’S 123 Main Street, Milford. DENTIST GEO. L. OOOEE, D. D. S. Rooms over Milford National Bank. 178 MAIN STREET, - - MILFORD. C. P. WIGHT, TUNER AND REPAIRER OF Warerooms in Washington Block, Milford. 5I “Church Organ Tuning a Specialty. It is with a feeling of regret that for the last time this year we welcome the many old friends and the few new ones among our exchanges. This summer we shall miss hearing from the different schools and colleges and we wish the familiar papers might continue to come through the long va¬ cation, although we cannot say we de¬ sire to continue the work of editing ours during the warm weather. Much has been said about the desirableness or nndesirableness of an exchange col¬ umn in our school pa|)ers, but the weight of ojiinion seems to be decided¬ ly ill its favor, and in this case we are with the majority. Through the praises and censures of others, we be¬ come aware of our own deficiencies, or that our efforts to do well are appre¬ ciated. Kiiowin r that many contem¬ poraries are ready to criticise what we write impels to greater effort lor an interesting style and accuracy of expression. Doubtless some criti¬ cisms have been made upon all of us, which we acknowledge to he just, and there may have been others to which we take exception. Speaking for the O.L.and I.,for instance,one of our west¬ ern exchanges, we believe justly,calls us to account for our—the New England, as he calls it—use of shall and will. That our paper would he improved by a cover, and by pasting the leaves, has been told us so many times that we smile now when we read it; yet “ ’Tis true, ’tis pity and pity ’tis, ’tis true,” for those are faults we have so far been unable to remedy. But when one attacks our “good name” then, indeed, we rise to our fullest height, an d stand ready to defend it. We want no better name nor motto. Res Acadamicse, count the letters in your name, then in ours, number the sylla¬ bles in each, pronounce them both,and then hang your head in shame at hav¬ ing desired an abridged edition for us. Surely Oak, Lily and Ivy flows as trippingly from the tongue as Res A-cad-a-mi-cie. Try it. The best results of the exchange column, to our thinking, are criticism of the editorial and literary dejiart- ments, the stimulus to better effort caused by it, and. the feeling of ac¬ quaintanceship—of nearness—which is created by a mutual expression of opinion. Those papers that have no ex. col. seem cold and distant, and to he interested only in themselves and their own affairs. For these and many other reasons we say, “Long live the Exchange Col¬ umn ! Long may it continue to help on the good cause of school journal¬ ism!” Fred Cook, once of ’88, is at Co¬ mer’s College, Boston. Dr. Samuel N. Nelson, ’73, has re¬ cently married and settled in Boston. Addie Clark, ’84, is assistant book¬ keeper at T. C. Eastman’s box factory. John P. Holme.s, ’79, and William J. Cochran, ’83, are expecting to be¬ come M. D’s this month. G. Otis Draper, a former pupil, was odist of the class of ’87 of the Boston school of Technology. Martin J. Kelley, ’80, and William M. Morgan, once of ’83, graduated from the Boston Law School on June 1 . Edward W. Barrett, ’83, was a rep- resentati ' e of the State Agricultural college on the Commencement Day of Roston University, June 1. Our former superintendent, W. E, Hatch, has been re-elected at Haverhill and also honored by an election to the ]iresidency of the New England Super¬ intendents’ association. Elmer E. Smith, ’81, freight clerk at the B. A. station, has left town for a three months’ visit to relatives in Biddeford, Me., in search of re¬ newed health and strength. Inez L. Gay, ’85, will graduate from the Framingham Normal School next week. Remembering her splendid record while here, we have every rea¬ son to think that she has honored us there. Hugh T. Bradley, ’75, who has been first assistant in our post ofliee, has accepted a position as clerk on the mail car running on the night express from Boston to New York by the way of Springfleld. We expect that Wellesley will graduate this month, Alice N. Vant; Harvard, Lewis J. Johnson (who in¬ tends to go back for another year) and Aaron C. Thayer; Amherst, Geo. N. Goddard and Geo. C. Dean. All these are of ’83. The Harvard class of ’87 also contains Harry ' J.Wood,’82 and the Wellesley, Sara V. Lowther, ’80. Add hut half a pound to the weight of a certain senior, or subtract it from that of another, and you have com¬ mitted an un])ardonable offence. Be¬ ware ! We are indebted to Rev. S. A. Gardner for the very entertaining dis¬ course upon Some Philosophical Con¬ siderations Concerning Education, which he delivered to us, as a school, at the Universalist church last Sunday. A CHOICE LINE OF Plush Ornaments Arrasene, Olienille, Floss and all other articles Suitable for Needle Work. N. B.—Instructions given in Kensington and Lustro Painting by MRS. R. AYLWARD, Grant Block, up stairs, - - Milford. SIT FOR VO UR AT lOO MAIN STREET, MILFORD, AT E. L. WILLIS’. Milford Variety Store. Newspapers, Periodicals, Toys, Etc. Headquarters for Boston Daily and Sunday Papers. EYcrett ChGney 136 Main Street, Milford. I . After Graduation—What ? As graduation is now at liand, we begin to think of what we sliall do when we leave school. ] Inny of us have ambitiously dreamed of filling ])Ositions reached only by the few. Some of our number will continue their studies in college, but there are many who will never enter school as scholars after June 23. It is for thc ' se to be thinking now of their futui ' c course in life. Will thev merelv sid- tie down and consider their education finished, or will they place themselves in positions where they can be eontin ually learning something and thus benefiting both themselves and others? In Milford, with its many cduca- tional advantages, it is not a very dif¬ ficult undertaking to continue studies even if out of school, d ' here is the town library with its extensive collec¬ tion of books. Seek good books and read them—books of histoi’y, science and travels, biographies and standard novels, all of which will improve the mind. The Chautauqua ciirle is doing- good work and is a means of mental culture. To study in com])any with others is much more interesting than to study alone. What combines pleas¬ ure with instruction more intimately than a reading club of young ])eople, meeting once a week? For the young ladies, we would advise courses in music, ])ainting, or some modern lan¬ guage, as French or German. Before the free text-book system was intro¬ duced into the schools, it was much easier to review what has been learned ; but now, when we close our school career, we leave behind us our books which would often l)e so convenient for reference. To few of us will be given the }jower of leading other minds, yet to all is given the res])on- siliility of making the best of our op¬ portunities. All church societies are ojien to any of us who are willing to lend a helping hand. Join one of them, identify yourself with some movement for the jiublic good. Be of some account and remember that success in life dejiends on excellence in one’s chosen career, whatever it may be. EVERY SCHOLAR SHOULD USE % For Sale by G. W. LANE, 82 Main Street. (yfill at W. A, Aldricli’s 139 Main Street and examine HOUSEHOLD Sowing Hacljinos. Piaios, OrEans, aid Sleet Masic. SOLI), LET, EXCHANGED AND REPAIKED WHAT SHALL WE EAT? dU o 1? ,lS ' s And buy them at the BOSTON GROCERY TEA HOUSE J. D. CBOSBY. John 0.- Symonds, DEALER IN MEATS AND VEGETABLES. Market, cor. Main and Chai)in Sts. Milford, ’ Mass. L. E. PALES, COUNSELOR at LAW, Alhambra Block Milford. The Lilhatansu Quartette, O- “W-- -W-IXaCOX , H. 8 THE MOST Complete Assortment of the Latest Novelties IN GOLD PENS, PENCILS, Fountain and Stylographic Pens at the Lowest Prices. HENRY S. CUSHMAN, Manufacturer of Heavy and Light Fine Harnesses. Also on hand. Sale Harnesses at Low Prices. Horse Blankets, Storm Covers, WhijiS, Lap Robes, Horse Collars, Etc. 11 °“ Repairing Promptly and Faithfully Executed. No. 76 MAIN ST., MILFORD. R. C. ELDRIDGE, Dealer in Dlamoiiis, Watcles, Clocls ui Jewelry, 132 Main St., Milford. COOK BROS., DEALERS IN Meats, Fruits, Vegetables, Pickles, Etc. Hams cured by ourselves and Home-made Sausages. Market, 138 Main Street. S. A. COOK. S.S. COOK. H. N. DAY, D. D. S, Su.rg ' eoan IDentitSt, Alhambra Block. Milford. Office Hours: - . - 8 a. m. to 5 p. m. CI,AFLIN THAYER, Manufacturers ot CALF AND KIP BOOTS, Boston Office, 90 Pearl street. New York office, A. Clafliii Co., 116 Churen st. B. II. SPAULDING, MANUITACTUREK OF Men’s, Boys’ aM CMUren’s Straw Goefls Corner of Pearl and Lincoln Sts., Milford, Mass. Salesrooms, 616 and 618 Broadway, New York. DR. GEO. P. COOKE, Surgeon Dentist, A T 168 Main Street, Milford. T. C. EASTMAN, Manufacturer of All Kinds of BOOT AND SHOE BOXES AND BAND BOXES -FOR- STRAW GOODS. • -AL.SO- Plain and Fancy Paper Boxes. Mill, Corner of Central and Depot Street, Mlford. MILFORD, MASS. Statistics of the Last Six Graduating Classes. ’82. ’83. ’84. ’85. ’86. ’87. Tallest. 5 ft mi in. — 6 ft. 6 ft. 5 ft. 10 in. Shortest. ..6 ft. 5 ft. li in. — 3 ft. 8 in. 5 ft. IJin. 4 ft. 9 in. Average. ..5 ft. .I in. 6 ft. 6i in. — 6 ft. 4 in. 5 ft. 5 in. 5 ft. 4 in. Heaviest. 1C8 lbs. — 142 lbs. 190 lbs. 139 lbs. Lightest..... 97 lbs. — 47 lbs. 96 lbs. 86 lbs. Average. ..117J lbs. 121 lbs. — 110 lbs. 125 lbs. 115 lb.i. Oldest. .20 y. 6 ni. 20 y. 6 m. 19 y. 7 m. 19 y. 5 in. 20 y. 2 m. 20 y. 10 ni. Youngest. .16 y. 7 m. 15 y. 6 m. 15 y. 9 in. 15 y. 10 m. 16 y 2 m. 15 y. 10 III. Average. ..18 y. 7 m. 17 y. 5 ui. 18 y. 3 m. 17 y. 5 ni. 17 y. 8 in. 17 y. 2 m. Admitted. 57 55 71 • 78 62 Graduates, 2 yrs... 5 7 12 11 13 Graduates, 4 yrs... 28 30 27 33 17 OA-KI, Z ' VY. DR.FLATLEY’FcOU H SYRUP The Best in the World. Every Bottle Warranted Made By T- XjXjE 1 T 116 Main Street, Milford. Mass. WE OFFER SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS -IN- CLOTHING FOR SCHOOL WEAR. B. E. HARRIS, CLOTHIER. The Best and Cheapest place to huy FEUITS AND OONFEOTIONEEY IS TA J. W. ROBERTS’. Cake and Ice Cream constantly on hand. Wedding Cake a Specialty. THAYER’S BLOCK. Main Street, Milford, Mass. anfl Bourne’s is the place to find the best assortment of Dress Trimmings and Kid Gloves in town. In¬ fant’s goods of every description. W. m. BO-U ' RNE : OO. 106 Main Street, Milford, Mass. ' mTlford florist. Fresbi Cut Flowers Constantly on hand. Special attention paid to all kinds of floral work. Greenhouses and residence on Church Place. Or. P’- Dealer in Zvdl -A. T S ! AXD PROVI,SIGNS, Fruits, Vegetables, Butter, Eggs, Etc. Also, home- cured Hams and home-made Sausages. 33 Exchange Street. Heath Brothers, FASHIOMRLE TAILORS, 118 Main Street, Milford. BTTY YOTTK DRY GOODS AND SMALL WARES AT 166 MAIN STREET, OP COBURN 0 LM STEAD. OA.XiXj A.T -A-. T- 79 MAIN STREET, MILFORD, For a large assortment of CONFECTIONERY AND FEUIT. All Ice Cream orders for parties and church fairs will be promptly attended to. Prices as low as the lowest. “ Active shears gather no rust.” What is the most marked feature of the school room ?—The black-board, of course. “When you stick on conversation’s burrs, Don’t strew your pathway vvitli tliose dreadful tirs. —[Holmes. Cornell students in natural liistory are making a [iractical study of aj)i(uil- ture by each having charge of a hive of bees. Man has subdued tlie world i)ut woman has subdued man. Mind and muscle have won his victories ; love and loveliness have gained hers .— Gail Hamilton. This interjiretation of “The Marble Faun” is said to have been the most pleasing to Hawtliorne :— “Miriam represents tlie liuman soul; Hilda, the conscience; Kenyon, tin reason ; Donatello, tlie animal natun’; the old monk, temjitation.” How many times liave we re|)eated in our grammar school days, “A verb must agree with its subject, etc.;” hut the common English verb shows this agreement only twice out of tlie thir¬ ty-six agreements of its Latin relative and we wonder if it was time wasted. Yon don’t suppose that my remarks are like so many jiostage stamps,— each to he only once uttered ? Why, the truths a man carries about with him are his tools; and do ymi think a carpenter is bound to use the same plane but once to sniootli a knotty board with, or to hang up his hammer after it has driven its first nail!—[O. W. Holmes. Evelyn is the name of the new college for women in Princeton. A new building after the Queen Anne style has been prepared for the reception of young women as students, ami fur¬ nished with all the conveniences of college life. The college will open next September. Substantially the same course will be jiursued as in the classical and scientific departments in Princeton College. Tlie number eighteen played an im¬ portant part in the life of the poet Longfellow. He was eighteen years old when he graduated from college ; eighteen years afterward he married a second time; he lived with his wife eighteen years, and at the age of sev¬ enty-two it had been eighteen years since she died. Four eighteens make up his life at this point, and lie had been eighteen years professor at Harvard College, and had published just eighteen seiiarate volumes of poems.—[Journal of Education. A. L. SMITH Livery, Sale and Boarding First Class Teams at Reasonable Prices. Transients Well Cared For. 83 Central Street, - - MILFORD, MASS. JESSE A. TAFT, ATTOENEY AND CODNSELLOE AT LAW, IRVING BROCK, OPP. POST OFFICE, Milford, Mass. 0. B. THOMPSON, Has the largest and most complete stock of Chil¬ dren’s and Misses’ kid and goat In heeled, spring heeled and common sense to he found any where. Prices are very low. Invite all to call. 114 Main Street, - - Milford. GEORGE G. PARKER, Attorney Counsellor at Law, No. 2 Washington Block, Milford, H. C. SNELL. Dealer in MEATS AND PROVISIONS Fruits, Vegetables, Pickles, Etc. Also, home-cured hams, and home-made sausages. 64 Main Street, - - Milford. DEALER IN Carpetings, Stoves, Tin and Sheet Iron Ware, Paper Hangings, Upholstery Goods, Chamber Sets, Etc. 160 and 163 Main Street, — Milford, Mass. A. S. Tuttle Co., DEALERS IN CARPETS, STOVES, RANGES, CROCKERY, GLASS, TIN, and WOODEN WARE. 91 and 94 Main Street. A. S. TUTTLE. H. J. DEARIXG. INSURANCE, LAW SINE FLAW, Veni, Vide, Ridens Lee. VDlume GOOD-BYE CORN H H R HAS NEVER FAILED. AND IF IT EVER DOES FAIL, BRING BACK THE BOTTLE, STATE THE CASE AND THE MONEY WILL BE CHEER¬ FULLY REFUNDED. THAT AWFUL CORN CAN BE QUICKLY REMOVED AND NO PAIN. SENT BY MAIL ON RECEIPT OF 25 CENTS. J. ALLEN RICE, 116 MAIN ST., MILFORD, MASS. G. T, Fales Co„ Will reopen their Old Store About OCTOBER 6, 1887, With an Entirely New Stock -01 - DRY « GOODS. G, T. FALES CO., 154 MAIN ST.. MILFORD. MASS. NOVELTIES. We Have All the Novelties in Fall Suits, HATS AND NECKWEAR. Our stock is large and our prices low. Our hats are of all the latest shapes, made on the Dunlap, Youraan’s, Miller, Knox blocks. We nrake as] ecialty of a Fine, Dressy Hat for $ 2 . 00 . Many new styles in clothing just received. Be sure and call on us before purchasing. Oile SowkeE. YOU CAN FIND -THE- Largest and Most Complete Stock or’- Children’s, Misses’ and Boys’ School Shoes and Rubbers In Worcester county, and at the Lowest Prices. C, B. THOMPSON’S, il4 MAIN ST., MILFORD. VOL. IV. MILFORD, MASS., SEPTEMBER, 1887. No. 1 September. The year is getting to feel rich, for his golden fruits are ripening fast, and he has a large balance in the barns, which are Ins banks. The members of his family have found out that he is well to do in the world. Septem¬ ber is dressing herself in showy dahlias and splendid marigolds and starry zinnias.—[O. W. Holmes. The Enchanted Land of Books. “Good honey is my book to me, My author is good honey bee; Good honey and because ’tis sweet That is the reason that I eat.” Books are precious ores of priceless value, and he who from the mines of unlimited wealth seeks knowledge,will be amply rewarded. Tliey are rich stores of learning from the profound wisdom of sage philosojjhers and ro¬ mantic poets. Tliey are ladders by which we scale the summit of knowl- edse. To read—not alone fof the knowledge we glean, but also for the pleasure to be gained—thereby, is a delightful and profitable entertain¬ ment. The learned Plato, the unriv¬ aled Shakespeare, and many other tal¬ ented writers of bygone ages, have left us these inheritances, which will live, not for days, nor years, but for¬ ever. Poets and authors have lianded down to us the results of the divine genius with which they were gifted, and ours is the duty to read, study and admire them. It has been well said, “A dark world would this be were all books destroyed.” IRit how dark, we, who have always been ac¬ customed to the treasures, cannot real¬ ize. No, we cannot even imagine ! Once in the world’s history, books were so few that they were classed with precious gems and other treas¬ ures, and although now it seems diffi¬ cult to believe, yet in those days a man might work all his life for the possession of a single book. Ah, how precious must he have considered that one volume for which he had striven so long. Surely books must have been appreciated then. These guides to true culture and re¬ finement direct the judgment, educate and draw out our finer feelings, com¬ fort in affliction, delight in pl easure, and teach us to realize that there are heights yet unattained to which we should ever aspire. In solitude, they afford us companionship ; even in the bustle of the world we turn aside to their calm enjoyment; for surrounded by a few standard authors who con¬ verse with us in friendly manner, we stand, as it were, on a mountain sum¬ mit, apart from the world, far above the commonplace realities of life. Without books, what of our schools and colleges ? And without these,what of our means of education ? There was a time in the early ages when the stu¬ dent was obliged to rely upon tradi¬ tion for his learning. Suppose, for a moment, we were compelled to de¬ pend solely upon instruction, handed down verbally, from generation to generation. Do you not think history would be a little confused ? The influence of a good book is spread far and wide, and as one of our poets has said, “may chance to spring up as armed men.” Where would our en¬ lightened people stand today if books had never been known? Surely, not anions: the foremost nations of the world. Did you ever think of the thousands of minds one great book can arouse to action ? Harriet Beecher Stowe did more for our cause in the late war by her ])atriotic writings than many active participants in the strife, either statesmen or generals. A good book is a friend that will re¬ main true through all changes of for¬ tune. One who has always been ac¬ customed to their society cannot en¬ ter with spirit into the baser pleasures of life. Then let us all love good books and seek to cultivate their acquain¬ tance. The number of such books is now so gi’eat and life so short that we can only read a few, and hence this rule of Ralph Waldo Emerson is a good one to follow: “Never read any but famed books.” Every book we read has a power over us, either for good or evil. More than that, others are affected by what we read, for every individual exerts an influence over his fellow companions. One bad book may do more harm in a brief period of time than can be un¬ done in years. The cheap novel has wrought more harm than almost any other book. Many vigorous and youthful minds have been sadly blighted by these destroyers of inno¬ cent thoughts and deeds. Many a prisoner can trace his ruin back to these banes of society. Before us lies the open book of na- tui’e, worthy the careful study of the deepest thinkers ; and yet how few can read it understandingly! It is af¬ ter the writer has embodied the leaf¬ less tree, the withered branch, the sluggish stream with a peculiar charm of its own, that we gaze upon the scene spread out before us with apjire- ciation. Need I remind you of the Book of books, in which are God’s revelations to man, the great princi- ])les of Christian faith,—the book which has civilized nations and has ever been the companion of our g eat and good ? The breadth of my subject leads me on from thought to thought, but time is fleeting and I must leave it, only stopping to say with Woi-dsworth:— Books are gems Within Avhose silent chambers treasure lies, Preserved from age to age: more precious far Than that accumulated store of gold And orient gems, which for a day of need, The Sultan hides deep in ancestral tombs. These hoards of truth you can unlock at will. L. F. n., ’87. Buy Ladies’ and Misses’ NEWMARKETS, BRESS GOODS, Etc. of J. F, HICKEY 138 MAIN STREET - - MILFORD ____S King Irothgrs, Boys’ and Children’s _. MUSIC HALL BLOCK, MI LFORD. AYEBY WOODBURY, SUCCESSORS TO J. W. HARRIS, --DEALERS IN- •J� FUF]V1ITURE, C RPEiFip.-s- WALL PAPER AND CURTAINS. Upholstering, Carpet and Shade Work a Specialty. 163 Main St., Milford. BARfLETlTELLIS, Hardware, Cutlery, Pumps, Stoves, Furnaces, Farming Tools and Seeds. 172 174 Main St., - - Milford, Mass. WINNE-NIPE-KEES-AUKE. PROLOGUE. Thev come! the merry summer months of beauty, song and flowers; They come! the gladsome months that bring thick leafiness to bowers. Up, up, my heart! and walk abroad; fling cark and care aside; Seek silent hills, or rest thyself where peaceful waters glide; Or underneath the shadow vast of patriarchal tree, Scan through its leaves the cloudless sky in rapt tranquility. — miliam Mothervjell. Tes, the “summer months” and vacation, too, have come, and once more we liave turned our faces northivard for our annual canoe trip. “Away, chalk dust and the vitiated air of the schoolroom!” said the “scribe,” as he expanded his lungs. “The same to noxious drugs and poison¬ ous herbs !” exclaimed the “artist,” as he fondled his camera upon his knees. Some one has said: “There is more in the way one spends his vacation than in the locality in which it is spent.” In onr case, however, we intended to combine both the best way and the ])leasantest place; for the Avay vas to he twelve days of camp life Avith canoe, tent and camera, and the place. New Hampshire’s fairest scenes,— “Gems of the Northland, never yet Were lakes in lovelier valleys set; Glassing the granite and the pines That mark New Hampshire’s mountain lines.” The particular gem, in onr case, was Wimiipesankee, the “Pleasant Water in a High Place.” Yes, pleasant and dear to the heart of the Indian and to all lovers of the beantifnl in nature, and also, to he moi e prosaic, pleasant to the great manufacturers who, however blind to nature’s charms, see in this lake a mighty reservoir to feed the greedy mill races far to the south. We might translate onr lake’s name, as many do, “The Smile of the Great Spirit.” This is move ])oetical, but, we fear, less accu¬ rate; yet, under the bright rays of a July sun, such a mis-translation may easily be pardoned, for the waters seem to smile with their “crystal waves ’mid rock and isle” back upon the Gieat Sjiirit who here created the lake in answer to the prayer of the dying Indian chief. All onr plans have been ])erfected, we have learned hoAV to spell the W innipesankee, (there are only one hniulred and thirty-one different va 3 s,) and at last the long expected day is at hand. Fine Artistic -AT- 168 Main Street, - - Milford, Mass. Y, It., ' O. A. ROOMS IN MUSIC HALL BLOCK. Hours: 8a. m. to 10 p. m., Over 70 periodicals on file in Heading Rooms. All men are invited to use onr rooms. 5 CHAIRS! FRANK H, THOMAS, Ha-ir-IDresser And dealer in liair-oils, pomades, Thomas’ hair tonic for removing dandrutt ' , etc., 137 Main street. Milford,Mass. N. B. Ladies’ and children’s hair cut or sham¬ pooed at their residences if desired. Of the N. E. Conservatory of Music, teacher of VOICE CULTURE AND PIANO. Apply to Mr. Herbert I’arkhurst, 139 Main St. FIRST DAY. Still, when the sun of summer burns. My longing for the hills returns; And northward, leavina: at my back The warm vale of the Merrimack, I go to meet tlie winds of morn. Blown down tiie hill-gaps, mountain-born; Breathe scent of ])ine.s. and satisfy The hunger of a lowland eye. — Whittier. Iflanchester Station, 6.45 a. m, Excni’sion to Weirs and return, only one dollar! Only one dollar! Such was the information given ns at the station. The re {nrn had no interest for n ; but as the regular fare one way was half as much more, we felt the happiness of a “jienny saved,” Ji.s we entered upon our accounts fifty-five cents jirofit. Such liberal rates, of coni ' se, attracted a crowd, and we “pulled out,” as the conductor would sa ' . in company with eight cai-loads of humanity free for a day Irom the loom, the anxieties of the store and the household cares, hirst along the the e.’LStern and then, after cro.ssing at Hooksett, by the western hank of the jMerrimack, ive wheeled northward to Concord without slacking speed, arriving before we weie fairly settled down to the ride. This latter state¬ ment might seem to imply that we were loaded with bundles, (which was a fact,) and oiii- sensitive feelings were hurt by a young lady who remarked that we had a very feminine apjiearance. Anxiously did we watch the heavens for “Golden Apollo,” for we feared that Anroi ' a had been lax in her duty, and that her father was taking iiii c.xti’a moi’iiiiig nap. He came not, iuid so we tni’iied from things celestial to mnmhine affairs and sought consolation in a haiTnoiiy in black and white called the Manchester ijnion, which eave it at three cents per consolation. Therein “Old I’l ' oh.” boldly asserted that it would be a fair day, and we had faith to believe him. We amused ourselves by taking imaginary pictures with the camera view-tinder. The rapid movement of the foreground, with the more stately jirocession of the dist.-int objects, was by it made more noticeable. Above Concord we turned iiway fi ' om the “lliver of fspindles,” but soon struck one of its double heads, tlie Wimiipesankee river. The beantifnl glimpses O . IC of this and the many bays and hikes tlirough which it liastens promised a rich treat on our descent towards the sea. “Weirs! Weirs!” shouted tlic conductor, and we hastened to tlie ])lat- form, where we found our canoes impatiently awaiting our arrival, having anticipated us by an hour or two. Launching and loading were first in order and afforded entertainment for man and beast—the beast being a dog. Tliis first unpacking and loading requires patience; for, somehow, the most ill-assoi ted articles seem to be nearest at hand. Salt pork, Ben Hur, stockings and apple-turnovers are incongruous, and demand different and separate treatment. After this performance “our special artist” tramped up the hill to the west of the station for a study of nature adoiaied and unadorned; while “our special correspondent” put his jiencil behiiid his ear, sampled the provisions to see if mother’s bread was as good as in childhood’s days, and also watched for items. “What a travelling genera¬ tion this of ours is!” was his thouglit, as three trains arrived in quick succession, left their quotas of tourists and sjied onward to the mountains; and when, soon after, as many more came from the north, equally as well filled with those seeking the seashore and the cities. With the departure of the noonday trains we, too, paddled off to the southeast, with only a momentary glance at the outlet, as we expected to leave the lake by it the next week. We skirted the well-known pine grove, its cottages and camps, and quickly sought a good landing-place; for the inner man began to object to the continued attractions for the outer, and to quiet its rebelling we sought a friendly shade and lunched u])on the box of good things thoughtfully prepared at home. Soon we pushed off and paddled thence into the narrowing waters between the main-land and Governor’s island, and under the drawbridge which links them together. The clearness of the water caused frequent expressions of delight, and errors of judgment as to depth. The bottom was so distinctly visible that every object upon it was clearly defined to the eye. Another peculiarity was the sudden change of depth, which must be dangerous to inexperienced swimmers. Great sunken bowls, so to speak, twenty to thirty feet in diameter, with well defined walls, would suddenly present themselves to view. Over these the canoe,— “Floating on, she knew not whither, The tawny sands beneath her. The great hills watching o’er her,” glided so buoyantly that we fell to quoting Doctor Bartol’s description of a lake of the Tyrol: “Into the pellucid water glides our little boat. As I gazed, I felt almost unsafe, suspended at some dizzy height; for it was as if only the thinnest, finest layer of gossamer fabric were stretched there for a horizontal veil or floor. What keejis her from falling down? On what mysterious support does she ride between these rival skies. ' , , . The shores were wooded with a second growth, and we looked in vain for “picturesque monarehs of the forest.” With our maps spread out before us, we got our bearings by the islands at our left. Ihe Witch was si rhted, overtaken and left behind during the next hour, without anything ominous hajipening. Then we laid our course for Smith s neck John’s, for Pocalumtas had anticipated us there), which we rounded, and found to our surprise that what seemed to be a part of the shore was in reality an island. In the next cove stood a farm house, which we sought with ])ail and can in hand. Milk could be obtained, if we desiied two quarts, but no ' one-quart business was carried on. The hens were on a strike, and so the product of their lalior could not be secured. Southeast we then steered, into coves and around headlands, with straining eyes eager to catch the new jierspective that would there open to us; but the sinking sun warned us that the dews of evening would shortly fall, and, if a diy bed was to be exjiected, a camping-place must be sought. A cliimj) o white birches fronting another of ])ines offered the necessary shelter, and between them was level ground for our tent. After pitching,and while the fire was doing its work, a ))lunge into the lake cooled the tenqieiatuie o oui- bodies, which had been well liaked by the exceedingly hot sun and m (See October number.) IS HEADQUAKTKKS FOK -AND- HANDKERCHIEF EXTRACTS! AND SACHET POWDERS. O. -WILCOX HAS THK MOST Complete Assortment ot the Latest Novelties IN GOLD PENS. PP ' .NClLS, Fountain and Stylograi)luc Pens at the Lowest Prices. Always the Largest Assortment of the LATEST STYLES IX MILLINERY -AT THE- PAVILION MILLINERY PARLORS, Music Hall Block, Milford. JESSE A. T.4FT, Attorney and Counsellor at Law, Notary Public and Commissioner to qualify civil officers. Irving Block, opposite post office, Milford. DEALER IN FRESH AND SALT MEATS. No. 354 Main Street. COMB AND SEE THE GRAND BARGAINS! -AT- RYAN CARROLL’S, 98 MAIN STREET, LINCOLN SQUARE. TRY A BARREL OF W. H. BAKER CO’S SUPERLATIVE It is the best Haxall flour that can be bought. For Sale only by W. H. BAKER CO., Central Grocery, US Main Street. Call at W. A. Aldrich’s 139 Main Street and examine HOUSEHOLD Sewing Machines. PiaDOS, Organs, anfl Sleet Mnsic, SOLD, LET, EXCHANGED AND REPAIRED, FINE MARULK .V. I) (ilLVNITE CEMETERY WORK A. C. KINNEY, SO. now ST., MlLFOHl), MASS. I V Z . TPEvO IK.vLmYlIYY. SEPTKMBER, 1887. Published Monthly During the School Year, BY The Senior Class of the Milford High School. PRINTED BY G. M. BILLINGS. BUSINESS EDITORS. GR ACE L. BLOOD and LYDIA A. ROBERTS. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. (Ten Numbers.) For the Year, . 50 cents | Single Copies, . Scents This paper is for sale at the well-known drug store of J. Allen Rice, where subscriptions for the year will also be received, and back numbers can be obtained. Address all communications to THE OAK, LILY AND IVY, Lock Bo.x 137. Enteredatthe Milford, Mass., Post-Office, as second class matter. EmTORI k GENERAL EDITORS. Olie L. Broun and Lillian E. Thompson. No cases of sickness or accident have occurred among oiir schoolmates during our long vacation. All have returned refreshed from their visits to the country and sea shore, or from the attractions of mountains, anti are, we trust, ready to resume their studies. It was the unanimous vote of the class of ’88 to continue the O. L. I. The class are taking great pride in the paper and are striving to make it a success and a jileasure to their pa¬ trons. The ])ublic has always favored the classes liy advertising and sub¬ scribing, and their kindness has been duly appreciated. We sincerely hope that they will do the same by us. We not only need the jiublic’s patronage but that of the lower classes in the school. Every scholar should be a subscriber. It is unnecessary to add that the alumni will certainly do their part. As we retuiTi to school this month we meet but two of the teachers from whom we jiarted last June. Miss A. C. Jones, who has piloted us safely through the shoals of declensions and conjugations, has left us, much to our sorrow and regret. It is our earnest desire that she may make as many friends in Abington as she has here. However we trust that her jilace will be ably tilled by Miss Sai-ah Leavens, who is a graduate of Smith’s College and comes highly recommended. There is still another change. Supt. W. T. Leonard having resigned, Mr. Blodgett of Southboro has been ap- jiointed to the position. We are al¬ ready assured that Mr. Blodgett will discharge his duties as faithfully here as at his former place. As one who from dark locks plucks the first white hair and sighs to think how fast his youth is fleeting; so when embosomed in its frame of green the first reddening leaves of Sejitember meet the eye, we regretfully turn from vacation’s entrancing ))leasures to our school books, saddened by the thought that summer has gone and the snows of winter will soon whiten the ground. Photographer Temple took pictures of the front of the schoolhouse and the scholars at recess-time last week. The work was well done, but he had to contend with too many mouths. As a study of smiles it is a great suc¬ cess ; for there are all varieties from the delicate, faint suggestion to the wide extending, ear-reaching variety. In fact, in several cases, the smile seems to have a human body below and to be surmounted by a hat above. The three upper classes of this school by this time have quietly set¬ tled down to their duties, but the new fourth class is just beginning to learn the M ' ays of the school. The recita¬ tions are made doubly interesting by outside matters and help.s, and the changing of rooms and teachers are en- tirely different from grammar school methods. The scholars come here as equals, and they themselves by their actions determine what will be their reputations in the school. Regardless of their standing ivith their former teachers, all here must make a new record, and this ought to be a good one, not merely for their own sakes, but for that of the school; for the misbehavior of one scholar may affect the good name of 130. The studies of the senior class this term are as interesiing as instructive. The story of the crust of the earth, in¬ cluding its different minerals, which man ])uts to hundreds of uses, and the different ages with their fossils, which pi’ove that divers species of animals existed long before the birth of man, are causing us to open our eyes in wonder. In another study we learn not only about this earth of ours, but even the whole universe. What is a more beautiful study than that of the heavens with its innumerable stars, and of the planets and tlieir satellites or moons! Our classical mates are either exposing the consjiiracy of Cat- aline under the leadership of Cicero, or singing the wrath of Achilles. French is continued this year, and we are about to read Picciola. The les¬ sons for each day are as follows:— Lundi—Lisant a vue. Mardi—La grammaire, des verbes. Mercredi— line conte. Jeudi—Berlitz Mcthode. Vendredi—Un poeme. La traduction tons les jours. Respectfully submitted to the fourth class :— “All flesh is grass,’’ an ancient truth, By which it will be seen That in the springtime of our youth We are “so jolly green.” A few days after the graduation of the class of ’87, our principal found himself the happy jiossessor of an edi¬ tion, library binding, of the works of Irving and Lowell. The former were from an individual member and the latter from the class. His two little daughters ivere also remembered by still another member. On account of the increase of our number from 110 to 131, the commit¬ tee have given us an extra assistant. Miss Lucy Patrick of Hopedale, who formerly was in one of the Cincinnati high schools. The third class in Geometry and Physics and the two di¬ visions of the fourth class in their three studies are still large, but the burden upon our teachers is much re¬ duced. Our recitation periods can now be extended to fifty minutes each and we, as well as our teachers, are gi-ateful for the change. We suggest that, inasmuch as the fire alarm is now given upon the new steam gong, the committee also make arrangements with the fire engineer to give the notice of no school during the coming winter upon the same. We also humbly add that if the alarm were given before the scholars of this school had traversed more than half the distance to the schoolhouse, they would return to their homes with drier feet. Again we suggest that there are now three public clocks (the one that strikes is always wrong) which are not always in agreement, and if this same gong were sounded fifteen minutes before each session every day it would enable all the teachers, scholars and parents to know the exact time, and thus tardiness would be prevented. A Card.—Mile Skeleton announ¬ ces to the members of the Fourth Class, Milford High School, that she is now making her nnnnal visitation to this school and is ready to receive calls from eight to one o’clock each day, excejit Saturdays and Sundays. She claims to be iiroficient in boneoio- gy, and refers by jiermission to the members of the Thurber IMedieal As¬ sociation. Sl ' e will be jileased to ex¬ hibit at the hours named; but, at the request of the princijial of the school, will give special interviews, if necessa¬ ry, at 3 o’clock p. m. P. S.—The scholars may have no fear of any harm, as Mile Skeleton has moved in the best society and her anatomy is above reproach. EDITED BY Nellie Brown and Harold E. Fales. Surely that poet was never a scliool teacher, wlio wrote,— “Her voice was soft, Gentle and low, an excellent thing in wo¬ man.” If tins de])artment Fales to he a success it will at least be done Brown. Hal e to the leap-year class ! It is of good Blood, but rather t ' lvo Brown. VVe say “J?6Vfast is in Maine but our linen comes from Bel hs , Ireland. Astronomy I. declares tliat Satan still moves among the heavenly bod¬ ies. C)ur class, which on entering the high school numbered 50, now con¬ tains but 17 members. We notice by the white ribbon badges that the Milford “Y’s” are well repre¬ sented in our school. History II. Another warning to the intempei-ate. Julius Caesar died of too many Roman punches. Monday morning we were encour¬ aged to be industrious, as there were only thirty-nine more weeks of school before the long vacation. Impatient teacher (to scholar who is studying out an answer from a knot¬ hole in the door)—Can’t you say yes or no ? Scholar—No sir. In what respects do boys and girls resemble each other, when in com])a- nv? The bovs ai ' e more gallant and the girls are more buovant. From a conversation with Physiol¬ ogy IV., the. impression is made that our markets furnish i :i-istle, fat and tendons for our dinner tables. The senior (dass has organized, with Philip U. Tirrcll president; Minnie F. Bicknell vice-president, and Florence E. Hale secretary and treasurer. We gratefully acknowledge our debt to the Knights of Ijabor, and thank them for the new holiday,which was celebrated in this state Septem¬ ber 5. Fretudi I. must brace up, put on higher dickies and more French twists in order to impress the teacher that they have long since learned their a, b. J’s. Had he been obliged to strain his ears to catch that soft and rentle voice sifted through 45 feet of the dense at¬ mosphere of a school-room, he would have changed his tune. Flora has been jiropitious this teian, and has furnished us ])retty decora¬ tions for the piano. The golden-rod has brightened the rooms with its splendor during the dull weather. _ O IC . The class of ’88, like that of ’87, numbers 17. The pajier fund amounts to S5.75. The sum needed this term is $7.28. The young men of the senior class have no reason to quarrel about the back seats. The Merrimac empties into Long Island Sound this year according to Geology I. For Phys. Geog. III.—An exchange says:—A stopped up geyser is an ex- spurt in its way. According to Physiology IV., the number of Mile Skeleton’s wrist- bones vary from three to nine, in as many minutes. Thanks are due to the mother who contributed the two large and hand¬ some bouquets of wild flowers that adomed our piano Thursday morning. One complete set of Vol. II. of the O. L. and I. and two sets of Vol. HI. can be obtained of the editors or at J. Allen Rice’s drug store for 50 cents apiece. We should think that some of Phy¬ siology IV. had learned the black¬ smith’s trade by the way they lift the foot of Mile Skeleton to count the tarsal s. Stationery is stationary, but station¬ ary is not stationery; and yet station¬ ery is often a quire, though a choir is not stationary. This is English, you know. Teacher—Name some of the organs. (Scholaj ' names the heart and stops, satisfied.) Teacher—That is singular number, but perhaps you have two. Some have_ Teacher—What is the largest bone of the arm ? Scholar—The humerus. Teacher—How do you spell the last syllable ? Scholar—0-u-s. Teacher—I have heard of a funny bone before. Scholar—Please may I have some hvdi ' ochloric acid in niv bottle to take the lime out of this bone ? 4 ' eacher (turning away)—Yes; put in about a spoonful. Scholar—Where is the spoon? This young lady will meet with suc¬ cess if slie is as precise in all her un¬ dertakings. There is a good time coming, for now we certainly shall have a side¬ walk and a street crossing. It ought to be granted to the scholars, if only as a compromise for shocking their modesty by compelling them to view the scenery about the square twice a day. edited by Mary L. Toohey and Patrick J. Lawless. Fred J. Aylward, ’87, is employed at Saunders’ shoe store. Lillian F. Hill, ’87, is recovering from a severe illness. Walter Parkhurst, ’87, is drafting at Norcross Bi-os.’ quarry. Amy L. Plarris, ’87, is attending the Laselle Seminary in Auburndale. Napoleon E. Tongas, ’86, is em¬ ployed in the Hopedale Machine shop. Louis J. Johnson, ’83, and Frank L. Fales, ’85, are engaged on the state survey. Austin Roberts, once of ’88, is clerk¬ ing at the Boston Groceryand Tea house. Julia M. Barry, ’74, has resigned her position here and is now teaching in Abington. Florence E. Harvell, ’75, was mar¬ ried to Fred E. Ball of Winchendon, September 15. H. Maude Hapgood, once of ’88, has returned to the Friends’ school in Providence. Miss Kate M. Ranahan, ’77, and Lawrence E. Doherty, ’80, were mar¬ ried Sejitember 15. Alice N. Vant, ’83, Wellesley, ’87, is to teach English Literature in JMrs. Shaw’s school, Boston. William W. Phipps, ’87, holds a po¬ sition as clerk in a carpet store on Washington street, Boston. Eflie J. Craige, ’86, and Lucy F. McNamara, once of ’86, are attending the Framingham Normal school. Emmie L. Eldridge, ’87, Florence Leonard, ’86, and Maude Dickinson, 86 , entered Wellesley this month. Frank L. Fales, ’85, and Willar.I L. Fales, ’86, took the qualitative course in Chemistry at Harvard this summer. Josej)!! H. Ambrose, ’78, foreman at Spaulding’s straw shop, was married in July to Maude A. Gould of Portland. Mrs. Fred Swasey, ’75, Otis B. Bar¬ ker, ’76, and Harry N. Tyler, once of ’88, will ])ass the winter in South Pas¬ adena, California. Inez L. Gay, Harriet A. Smith, Maggie L. Miuon, ’85, and Ellen M. Waters, ’84, have just been elected teachers in town. Harry J. Wood, ’82, Harvard ’87, has been taken into the firm of C. B. Woods iSu Sons, manufacturers of s])ec- ialties in furnitui-e, Boston. We ai’C pained to announce the death of W. 11. Tingley, once of ’85, William E. Hickey, once of ’87, and Timothy J. Dcmipsey, ’82. I Ar Y Popular Crazes- What a peo])le we of this genera¬ tion are! Never satisfied witli what is before us, but always struggling for souietliing new. Since this is so uni¬ versal a characteristic, one might think we liad inherited it, and what history tells us of our ancestoi ' s, seems to prove it so. However this may be, we of today run mad after every new craze which arises. We’re all ab¬ sorbed in it for a day—it may be for a month, but something else soon pre¬ sents itself, which makes the former a thing of the jiast. As the butterfly flits from flower to flower, so we flit from one craze to another. This is true not only of the vouii but also of the old. We work all day to earn money to spend for some new craze, and perhaps even sacrifice a necessity for a luxury. A new thing tickles our fancy, and we are willing to give our time, our money, even our health, to possess it. Of all the crazes, fashion heads the list. Now doesn’t it seem ridiculous that we change our style of dress as often as we do? We visit our grand¬ parents during the summer, and of a rainy day we mount to the gaiTet, where is hung up an array of old style costumes. How we laugh at such queer looking clothing! At the cociked hat, the buckled shoes, the wig our grandfather wore ; at our grandmoth¬ er’s dresses, with their full skirts and ])uffed sleeves, made of a ])eculiar shade of purple, with a bright figure upon it, as large as your hand ; then the huge bonnet extending in front and trimmed with an abundance of gay-colored flowers. But it is not necessary to go back so far. Look at any photograph album of even the last ten years. Modes of dressing the hair will there perha|)s seem the most ridiculous. They vary from huge bur¬ dens of true and false with their crimps and bangs and curls even to the craze of the past winter, when many went to the opposite extreme and sacrificed to the shears their silk¬ en tresses. What slurs has the hat re¬ ceived during the past year, in all the pa] ers—the hat that towered toward heaven; the hat that could eclipse the whole stage. We make fun of our ancestors for the peculiar styles they adojtted, but we must expect our de¬ scendants also to ridicule us, as they will have every reason to do. What will they say of a lady dressed in the height of fashion, carrying under her arm a savage looking pug dog. What is the history of the skating rink ? It arose, it spread, and like a shooting star it disapjteared. Only think of the money squandered iq)on it during its cj)hemeral existence. Huge buildings were erected for rinks. great factories were built for manu¬ facturing skates, but yet how soon it all j)assed, until today very little, if anything, is heard of it. This was a craze in the broadest sense,and brought with it ruin, both financially and mor¬ ally. Tobogganing was the craze of the past winter. Fashionable society of New England must all go to Cana¬ da. Tlien there must be a slide at home. Money must be lavishly spent for its erection. Each individual must have an expensive toboggan,and, of course, a costume. Night after night, the crazy enthusiast toils up hill to ride down. Frightful acci¬ dents may happen, but they only spur on the pleasure seekers. The veloci¬ pede of formei- years, which has now become extinct, was a craze ; but this term can with less reason be applied to the bicycle of today. In one re¬ spect it falls under this head, for so many spent their time and money upon tlie new invention, as soon as it was introduced. Every boy must find employment to purchase this two¬ wheeled horse. As it is of so great assistance to men in going to and from their place of business, and also to messengers and letter carriers, we think this a reasonable craze. We read a notice in the newspaper the other day, that the ladies’ sewing- circle meets today, and so let us drop in. What do they do there, anything except talk? O yes, many are em¬ ployed on some fancy article. Here’s something we all recognize, a crazy quilt, named from its structure, and well named too. How fast this furor spread until nearly every one had a crazy quilt. We wonder that the per¬ son making one isn’t afflicted with a similar disease. What can that lady be doing with her husband’s silk hat? That, to be a crazy patch-work-basket! I should think it was crazy, for who ever thought of such an idea. It must indeed be a very useful article. But just look at the host of crazy table- scarfs, the crazy sofa-pillows, the cra- zy-lambrequins,the crazy wall-banners, the crazy hand-bags, and those nuis¬ ances to all men, the crazy tidies. I suppose all these things are to be sold at the coming crazy fair, which begins with a sale of crazy articles, followed by a crazy supper, concluded by a crazy entertainment. Oidy 25 cents admission to buy the very arti¬ cle you made. Everything crazy, ex¬ cept the admission. The progressive euchre parties of the past winter and s])ring have al¬ most necessitated the addition of another day to the week, or the ])ubli- cation of another weekly paper to re¬ cord their doings. There are assem¬ bled jteople of all vocations, mer¬ chants, clei-gyrnen, scholars. There are old and young. There are men, women and children. What would be the attraction if a prize were not offered ? Almost invariably the game is followed by a collation. By the way, collations are becoming quite in¬ dispensable accompaniments, and per- ha})S they ought to be put on the list, for now, if ever, it seems true that mankind live to eat, rather than eat to live. Thus runs the world away. Time would fail me were I even to attempt to catalogue the crazes of the day. Think of them and ask yourselves wliither such manias will take us. Is it a sign of weakness which forebodes evil, or is it only a desire on the part of man to brighten the stern realities of life ? I leave the answer to you. M. E. w., ’87. Anatomy. The following jingle was cut from an old j aper and may be of interest to the Physiology class :— How many bones in the human face? Fourteen when they’re all in place. How many bones in the human head? Eight, my child, as I’ve often said. How many bones in the human ear? Four in each, and they help to hear. How many bones in the human spine? Twenty-four, like a climbing vine. How many bones in the human chest? Twenty-four ribs, and two of the rest. How many bones the shoulders bind? Two in each,—one before,one behind. How many bones in the human arm? In each arm one; two in each forearm. How many bones in the human wrist? Eight in each, if none are missed. How many bones in the palm of the hand? Five in each, with many a band. How many bones in the fingers ten? Twenty-eight, and by joints they bend. How many bones in the human hip? One in each; like a dish they dip. How many bones in the human thigh? One in each, and deep they lie. How many bones in the human knees? One in each, the kneepan, please. How many bones in the leg from the knee? Two in each, we can plainly see. How many bones in the ankle strong? Seven in each, but none are long. How many bones in the ball of the foot? Five in each, as the palms were put. How many bones in the toes, half a score? Twenty-eight and there are no more. And now altogether, these many bones wait. And they count, in a body, two hundred and eight. The first printing done in America was in the City of INIexico, in 1539. There were then two-hundred print¬ ing-offices in Europe . The second press was set up in Lima, Peru, and the third in Cambridge, Mass.,in 1()39. LZ A Mid-Summer Day’s Dream- I5c lo v my o))oii wiixiow runs a noisy little tributary river; today hardly more than a bed of smoothly- rouinled rocks with I’ivulets meander¬ ing between them ; but after a i-ain, or when the reservoir ' s gate has been raised among the hills, tlien it rusl. ' es headlong, splashing and foaming with many a backward-whirling eddy. It seems to fret and worry, as if every obstacle oidy served to increase its impatience, and, as soon as it over¬ comes the op])osing rock or trunk of fallen tree, away it goes faster than ever. As I sit in a h.alf-conscious state, my book hanging from one list¬ less hand, my pencil and ])aper at my feet, my head yields to the ])ull of gravity and everything becomes en¬ veloped in a haze of indistinctness. Soon the river’s roar becomes a con¬ fusion of voices; but now and then one is audible, and the waters seem to be having an indignation meeting. 1 strain my ears to catch the words; but soon they begin to burn, for the exclamations are r.ather personal. My utter disregard for all things terrestri¬ al ])roduced the same effect upon the water-drops toiling under the mid¬ summer sun that the red mantle does in the Sj)anish bull tight. “See the lazy fellow up there wasting the ])re- cious minutes !” said a drop worn so thin that it could liardly cast a sha¬ dow. “Yes,” said a secoml, trying to regain liis breath, after being uncere- moniously thrown into the air by a projecting ledge, “the sight of us workers ought to shame him to ac¬ tion.” Then Number Three came to the assault, then Four, and then a per¬ fect rabble got together in a shallow behind a rock and shouted up all sorts of tantalizing insults. “Why doesn’t he carry that wood into the shed V” “Why doesn’t he pick uj) those stones, and r.ike uj), and take some pritie in his surroundings ?” “Why doesn’t he hoe that garden? Just see the weeds!” So it went on. I am naturally of a jvhlegmatic tem¬ perament; but, after a half-hour of these oxide-of-hydrogen taunts, I snore- ously growled in stomachy tones well liavored with corn, beans, beats, cu¬ cumbers and other “garden sass:” “What business is it of yours anyway? What have you done that gives you the right to call me names ? IIow about glass houses amU stones?” “(tIuss houses and stones!” they shouted in concerc, “hear him ; what have oe done? Isn’t that cool !” “Yes, a great deal cooler than you are,” I growled. “What have we done?” said an aldermanic drop; “let me tell you; we’ve been turning the great wheels which have blocked our course ever since we reached the river, and our shouldei’s are black and blue with the marks of our struggles.” “I’ve been so sore ever since 1 helped to turn that clialk-box factory wheel that I can’t sit down,” said another. Then every mother’s son of them began to boast of what he had done and each claimed the leadership. A confused mixture of match factory, saw mills, knife handles, grist mills, stockings, wool cardiuiT, leather machines and |)ulp works catne flying at me, and, as if the j)resent were not suflicient, some arrogant ones began to tell of what they were going to do when they had re.ached the spindle-turning river fur¬ ther on. How long this rasping of my nerves would have continued, I cannot say; but my b ' ook slipped from my hand on my foot and I awoke. As I straightened out joint after joint and wiped away any traces of shame that might have accidentally visited my cheeks, I resolved to turn over a new leaf; but while I was resolving I made the mistake of turning myself over in¬ stead of the leaf, and was asleep before I formulated the resolution. N. B. When I volHutarilij become a farmer, I shall buy a stone-crusher, lay ])lank walks between the corn hills, and make that ;?t olding water furnish electricity for heating. Y ours lazily, O. L. I. Sleep- A chemical theory of sleep is ex¬ plained in a recent number of Science, and we have selected the following as of interest to the physiology class :— All work, muscular or cerebr.al, pro¬ duces waste ])roducts. These accu¬ mulate, make work more and more ditticult: this is fatigue. As the pro¬ cess continues, the waste products in¬ toxicate the higher nerve-centres (just as a dose of morphine docs), and ren¬ der them incaii.able of action : this is sleep. Thei-e is a constant struggle against the fatigue, which for a time, may succeed. We ])robably never ar¬ rive at the extreme limit of work ; the sensation of fatigue intervenes to pre¬ vent such a disaster. Fatigue, as is well known, may extend from muscle to nerve, and from nerve to nerve- centre. We may be very tired from repeatedly lifting a weight, and not be sleepy, and may be generally sleejiy without any considerable local fatigue. As the waste products accumulate in th e centres, motion and sensation be¬ come more and more sluggish until the time comes when the ordinary stimulation no longer arouses them, and we sleep. On waking, if the body is rested, these substances have disap¬ peared. _ Be sure and jiatronize our patrons. “Once more the liberal year laughs out O’er richer stores than gems or gold; Once more with harvest song and shout Is Nature’s bloodless triumph told,” And once more we come with a cordial “salve” for all exchanges which we—are going to receive. May none of the old be missing from the list, and may many new ones come and spend the year with us. Believing thoroughly in the ex¬ change column, but having received, as yet, no exchanges to praise or blame, we can show our loyalty to the idea only in fllling this sjiace with declarations of future intentions. Af¬ ter the rest of tlie long vacation, and while our lungs are fllled with the “mellow freshness” of autumn, wefeel quite like attacking the delicate jirob- lem of how and how much to criti¬ cize our contemporaries in ihe fleld of school journalism, and quite like set¬ tling it all by saying with Tiny Tim, “Bless us every one.” “Herr Most was refused a declara¬ tion of intention to become a citizen of the United States.” We are glad to know that a line is drawn some¬ where and that“mor:il character’’ stills means sometliing. That man who be¬ comes naturalized, simply because some one needs his vote and is will¬ ing to ])ay the bills, and such men as Herr Most represents, are certainly, to say the least, undesirable as citizens of a free republic. We are ple.ased to record three vis¬ itors even thus early in the term. We do not include in this number the lit¬ tle flve-year-old who, misled no doubt by the size of some of the new class, thought himself large enough to occu- ])y a seat in the high school, nor do we count the member of the genus Bos who sought our “j)astures sweet.’ It is hardly necessary to say that parents and friends are always welcome and we esteem it a f ivor to us if they will come and see what we are doing. Se))tember 17.—It is one hundred years since the ado|)tion of the Consti¬ tution of the United States at Phila¬ delphia. A centennial has been held in that city and the original thirteen states have participated in the celebra¬ tion. Massachusetts was the sixth state to ratify the constitution, and therefore sixth in the procession. The date is also memorable for two other events in the history of the United States. The foundation of the city of Boston, then called Trimountain from its three hills, and the battle of Antie- tam, one of the severest battles of the Civil War. This battle jirotected the North from invasion and Washington from any danger of attack. OJLi , LiL ' y j LnsrzD x ' vizr. FLOWERS MR FLORAL WORK FOR ARLi OCCASIONS. PATRONAGE SOLICITED. S, Greenhouses and residence on Church Place. SIT FOR YO TJR PlOTOGFiAPlS AT 100 MAIN STREET, MILFORD, at E. L. WILLIS’. COOK BROS., DEALERS IN Meats, Fruits, Vegetables, Pickles, Etc. Hams cured by ourselves and Home-made Sausages. Market, 128 Main Street. S. A. COOK. 8. 8. COOK. anti Bourne’s is the place to find the best assortment of Dress Trimmings and Kid Gloves in town. In¬ fant’s goods of every description. W. H. B:OUmNIE CO ' . 106 Main Street, Milford, Mass. R. C. ELDRID6E, Dealer in � DiaioMs, fatcles, Cloclfs ani Jewelry, 132 Main St., Milford. The Best and Cheapest place to huy PEUITS AND CONFECTIONEUY IS AT J. W. ROBERTS’. Cake and Ice Cream constantly on hand. Wedding Cake a Specialty. THAYER’S BLOCK. Main Street, Milford, Mass. BXT ' X ' YOTJE- BRYGOOBSAND SMALL WARES AT 166 MAIN STREET, OF COBURN OLMTEAD. WHAT SHALL WE EAT? OIi0i©S G.FO eS ' rlSMf) And buy them at the BOSTON GROCERY TEA HOUSE .L D. CROSBY. “Active shears gather no rust.” “A purpose is the eternal condition of success.” “No entertainment is so clieap as reading, nor any pleasure so lasting.” “It is nearly an axiom that people will not be better than the books they read “Education begins the gentleman, but reading, good company, and re¬ flection, must finish him.” “The hearts of men are in their books ; events are their tutors ; great actions are their eloquence.” “All that mankind has done,thought, gained, or been, is lying as in magic preservation in the pages of books.” A young man who makes good books his friends and companions, is on the high way to general intelli¬ gence, and is in little danger from the allurements of vice. A pupil was complaining to his teacher because she kept him after school for wliispering, saying he could not help it. “Oh, I think you can help it if you will; boys can do what they have a mind to, i l: ' they set about it.” “Yes,” answered the pupil, “but you won’t let us do what we have a mind to.” Not only the schools, but the pul¬ pit, the Sunday-school, the press, pub¬ lic speeches, the lecturer, agricultural and literary societies are all educators, and should be liberally invoked, pat¬ ronized and fostered. Our people ought to read more of newspapers and periodicals. Every family should have a newspaper if they expect, or care, to keep pace with the current of events in this fast moving age. Toledo—Corn city. St. Paul—Gem city. Mobile—Shell city. Duluth— Zenith city. New Yovk—Gotham. Holyoke—Paper city. Louisville— Falls city. Chicago—Garden city. New Haven—Elm city. St. Louis— Mound city. Pittsburg—Smoky city. Cleveland—Forest city. Nashville— city of Rocks. Lowell—city of Spin¬ dles. Madison, Wis ,—Lake city. Little Rock—city of Roses. Detroit —city of the Straits. Denver—city of the Plains. Philadelphia—Quaker city. Indiana])olis—Railroad city. New Orleans—Crescent citv. Brook- lyn—city of Churches. Kansas City -Mushroomopolis. Cincinnati-Queen city—Porkopolis. Boston—Modern Athens—The Hub. Minneajiolis— city of Flour and Sawdust. Baltimore —Monumental city—Mob city. Wash¬ ington—city of Magniticent Distances. Milwaukee—Cream city—city of Beer and Bricks. hlVEI Y, FIRST CLASS TEAMS TO LET, Transients Well Cared For. PROMPTLY AND NEATLY EXECUTED, 83 Central Street, - ■ MILFORD, MASS. John 0, Symonds, DEALER IN MEAT AND VEGETABLES. Market, cor. Main and Chapin Sts. Milford, Mass. HENRY S CUSHMAN, Manufacturer of Heavy and Light Fine Harnesses. Also on hand, Sale Harnesses at Low Prices. Horse Blankets, Storm Covers, Whips, Lap Robes, Horse Collars, Etc. Repairing Promptly and Faithfully Executed. No. 76 MAIN ST., MILFORD. B. H. SPAULDING, MANUFACTURER OF Men’s, Boys’ and CMldrcn’s Straw Goods. Corner of Pearl and Lincoln Sts., Milford, Mass. Salesrooms. 616 and 618 Broadway, New York. WE OFFER SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS -IX- CLOTHING FOR SCHOOL WEAR. B. E. HARRIS, CLOTHIER. Heath Brothers, FASHIONABLE TAILORS, 118 Main Street, 3Illford. 0 -- Dealer in IM: El T S! AND PROVISIONS, Fruits, Vegetables, Butter, Eggs, Etc. Also, home- cured Hams and home-made Sausages. 33 Exchange Street. Geo. H. Whittemore, Dealer in Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Silverware, Spectacles and Eye-Glasses. Watch, Clock anil Jewelry Kepairing. no Main Street, Milford. -DEALER I - PURE DRUGS AND CHEMICALS , TOILET AND FANCY ARTICLES. Stationery of all Kinds at all Prices. Cdr.Main and Court Sts., Milford, Mass. IRVING BLOCK „ A. Rooms,! STAURAHT Milford, Mass., Over Journal Office. Opposite Post Office. Photographs taken day or evening and copying of all kinds and framing done here. i H. L. SNOW of Boston, Operator, i E. L. TEMPLE, Proprietor, Milford Variety Store. Newspapers, Periodicals, Toys, Etc. Headquarters for Boston Daily and Sunday Papers. Everett Cheney 136 Main Street, Milford. AND DINING BOOMS. BOARD BY THE DAA OR WEEK AT REASONABLE PRICES. No. 4 Jefferson St., Milford, Mass. Meals Served at Short Notice. ERNEST C. BROV N, -TEACHEli OF- VIOLIN AND’CELLO, MILFORD, MASS. H $2 H Z Ui Q OQ B Q a c • � Q 15 c o t W c5 1 W k H o o CM K o � - o U C-l o kt CO C A k— o w zb o S 00 r pS KDUCATED for encceasful business, taugh ' t how to get a Liviog, m ke Money, and become enterprising, useful citizens. CmmSmam Po®o®kkkp«s. N. Y.. on the ETudaon. the only CaSllllall llOSI6g6 institution devoted to this leciaity, conaista ot the Schools of combining Theory and Practice by a novel and original system BUSlItvSS of training, and giving actiinl doily experience in Merohandis. ing Banking and every variety of Office Work. Ko student can take thla course and remain ignorant of actual businem transactions of daily occurrence aa conducted In the great exchanges oOy.ew York and London. Phonoeraphy aad Tvptwrilingl‘,:r£li ' ° ' ;!r. - 1-1 E- rv 1 O l-H Pi O § L3 IS —1 tia . CO a-B d s !=3 o o W ■;5 •oa 05 Cl hc2 rh w No. O lr- rnOnQgrapny ana iwanniing young ladiee. Btudenis wlaliing to 5!com shorthand ainanUcnaea are thoroughly drilled in corr pond- ence. Students deeiring to become general verbatim reporters are token throngn all grades, finishing on lecturea delivered in the college; in no other school la thla country is this opportunity offered. fiBHiwaBnBlasia for Business. Drawing and Omamentol Work. An art ■ cnwailSIII|l indispensable for tesciiere. TbI JtwBBBakss readily learned, and when acquired earns good pay. Th « eICKI aPny schoofa. embracing six departments, are in charge of eight rrofessor! an five assistant instructors. EASTMAN has well been Btyled ItHE BUSINESS UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA. It is the oldest and most practical Commercial School, and the largest and moat popular Private echoot in this country, Befere to patrons In every State. OUNC MSN and Boys etortlDgin life for themaelvea ot aaaumtag ths Y busineaa of a lather or rslaUve, and wanting the best | r paratioD to assufo Gucceis ; WOUNC LADBCS deairing to qualify thein� elv«« for Rood podtionSs and wNHMMMaMEnMMt (o malio thecooelTCB iikdepondoRt for life in A ahort time and at a vsfr moderate expense ; . . nAItBKTS AND CO AROIANS wanting their eons to bo uaetel. striLs V. prosperous citizens, and their daughters prepared for the accidents of life, and made self supporting ; CADEWHC AND COi.8.ECB CRADUATES ra bte finish to their theoretical and unavaUing education ; pi lSAPROINTED YOUWC AND WitPDLg«ACED MBM who are lied to conservative families, or places unsuited to their ambitions abihtiee. or who desire to change their « “� « f Me Jw and Ineas more satisfactory and remunerative, wiU find THE NEW, short, prao. tica! course of study nere niost invaluablds There are no vacations. Applicants enter any day rrith fa ' s Board and tuition fees more reasonable iJian m any other FIBSTH J. bV school. Address for catalogue giving apecial infonnation, EASTMAN COLLEGES .r vf.v-Mvw c. Gaunss, POUGHKEEPSIBh S. t Q O d 3� 09 CD 3 asr H SM t 55 O O s fi G €+ £3. M m a -n n m Oi CO p lolS P Ui C+ b. 0 0 c+- i-b O •-J Pi c: b o § O M Q s w CO t?d HIXON BROS, HEADQUARTERS FOR Caroets, Stoves, Ranges, Dinner and Tea Sets, Vases, Lamps, Plated ware, Pocket and Table Cutlery. 63 and 65 Main Street, - - - Milford, Mass. -FOR FINE- BOOTS, SHOES, -AND- SLIPPERS In all the Leading .Styles, go to H® P- B AD LElf’S 123 Main Street, Milford. 4e S. Tuttle Co., DEALERS IN F If CARPF.I ' .S, STOVES, RANGES, CROCKERY, GLASS, TIN, and WOODEN WAKE-. 91 and 94 Main Street. A. S, TUTTLE, H. J. DEARINO T. C. EASTMAN, Manufacturer of All Kinds of BOOT AND SHOE BOXES AND BAND BOXES -FOR- STIJAW GOODS. -ALSO- Plain and Fancy Paper Boxes. Mill, Comer of Central and Depot Streets, MIford. A CHOICE LINE OF Plush Ornaments Arra. ' iene, Chenille, Floss and all other articles Suitable for Needle Work. N. B.—Instructions given in Kensington and Lnstro Painting by MRS. R. AYLWARD, Grant Block, up stairs, - - Milford. OjAXiX, .A.’I ' rr. axjEAST’S, 79 MAIN STREET, MILFORD, For a largo assortment of CONFECTIONERY AND FRUIT. All Ice Cream orders for parties and church fairs will ho promptly atteudeil to. Prices as low as the lowest. • • G- A • • Fine Job Printer AND PUBLISHER OF MILFORD, MASS. G ZEiiE. I o -A. ik: . the best talent, on the principle that it is a better business policy to make a first-rate machine than to make a cheap machine,” As this article was evidently written for an “ad,” we sup¬ pose that the above italicized words are true. They (certainly are a great compliment to the high schools of the country and give at least one answer to the oft-repeated question, “What is the value of a high school education?” There has been an “ad” in one of the Boston dailies recently which seemed to us to be perfectly ridicu¬ lous. When a firm is reduced to such straits that it is oliliged to quote from the “text of the Apostle Paul” (“Hold fast that which is good”) to sell its “Old Bourbon and Pure Rye,” it’s about time to close out the business. We siqipose that each bottle is accom¬ panied by an appropriate verse. Our principal tried a new method on our last composition day. The school is so large for three teachers that he tried to do the “double act” of the old proverb relating to the dis¬ astrous effect of one stone and two birds. The composition subjects were based upon a particular study of each class. The subjects, paragraphs and topics were placed upon the board a week before, and on the writing day no notes or books were permitted. This exercise was then marked for the regular composition, and also as an ex¬ amination in the ]� articular studies. No one cotdd offer the usual excuse,— “Don’t know anything to write”,—for several reference books were placed at our disposal. The poet sang, “Nothing but leaves!” Could it have been of autumn that he caroled? How beautiful are the woods when the first frosty nights have touched the maj)les and oaks 1 with tints of crimson and golden glory. The fields now cast aside their 1 sombre green and are decked with a 1 more radiant garb. Here a clump of wild sumach reaching out its long¬ leaved branches dyed with yellow and red, and capped with closely clustered berries . Yonder a clumsy wall now made ])ictures(jue by the variegated ivy and woodbine. The hoary clema¬ tis also lends its beauty. Even tlie blacikberry vine has its charms as the passing season lays its hand upon it. 1 Leaves need not be a joy but for the j moment, as the bright branches are free to all to deck the walls of the home and schoolroom. As autumn wanes, how jileasant to a lover of na¬ ture are the bright relics of the past. Some one has jiithily said: Gents wear pants; but gentlemen, jianta- loons. 1 third class in Drawing have fin¬ ished the first book in geometrical fig- Wo are sevon-tecn.” . ' ' . ' ' is ' O ' is are to be , , 11 ,,., formed, one m instrumental perspec- Here s to the health of 87. tive, a second in free hand and the Read the new Eastman College third will continue the previous work “ad.” in the second book. The average age of the new class is n £ 4.1 1 • 14 1-‘2 vpmi-q” Once again the top of the cabinet ‘ . TXT f • blossoms like a June garden (?) and Consult 1 hysiology lY. for their this year, no doubt, the protection recipe foi making lard. offered by the new curtain will give “A silver service? why,—er—ura, more satisfactory results than the last, let’s see— 0 , a fork, and knife and 1 t-. spoon.”_See Yiro-il II. members of the Physical Geog- The sentence ‘ No it is onnositinn ” recently met in the yard is n 1. JNo It 18 opposition, ofMr. Eben Brown in Hollis street, is a palindrome, reading the same 1 , 1 1 i • 1 „ 1 r 1 fo look at the moon through his te e- backward and forward. 4 j.., , 1 scope. Afterwards they were invited Average age of the young men, dito the house where he gave a vivid 16 1-6 } eais; of the young ladies, descri]� tion of the phases with the assis- 17 1-6 years; of the class, 16 1-2 years, tance of his well-known orrery. It A motto for the box in the boy’s was of great profit to the class, and coat room; “Intaminatisfidget honori Mr. Brown has their hearty thanks. bus.” See Horace, Liber III., Ode ‘J. „ , xxr • t , On Mondays we have our regular VV e were informed the other dav n + • 1 i .. P 4 . 1 . that Hannibal o.ossed the Alns with 1 og of the canno., in -ZU B, C. f ' ' ' ’’? ® “ ' ' f . 1 y ' ' ®- have “as mucli right to be right as leacher: “Give me that in which anj’other man,” aWhe G. A. T., Dan- you admire yourself.” Young man; iel Pratt, used to say when defining “I don t know. Mirabile dictu. woman suffrage, and declaim just like A little boy on hearing the passage, the boys—only a great deal better, “the hairs of your head are all num- generally speaking. The first and bered,” said : “Mamma, pull out a hair second classes sjiend part of the time and see what number it is.” studying gesticulation. ’ Thei-e is great excitement among . ! ? piocuiing the book- the boys about a ball game which is iincipal Lull, and being played between two picked wsi 0 expiess t leii t lanks to him nines; one from the first and second through our columns. A peculiar fact: Only one young fourth. The losing nine is to buy a lady’s name beyond H in the first foot-ball for common use later in the class. VVe cannot say what may be term. The game is played at reciss true later. Perhaps tliey will all be time and it is doubtful whether the in the unknown letters—X, Y and Z— weather will permit its completion, in other days. Oui- electneal apparatus l.as lust Solomon boon increased by the eiobe, socket T n ? l no-’ f- and carbon of an incandescent lioht, ' yo « “chestnut bells in hts the gift of one of our advertisers: J ' ’“y to re- D Crosbv peat some of his favorite proverbs to his ' , . numerous family; for example; “For f discovered wisdom is better—” jiing! “A wise that all wool clothing would be too son maketh—’’ping! ping! “Better waim toi the coming season; also is a dinner of herbs—” ping! ping! that light coloied clothing would be pjng ! Although Solomon had a wide .suitable foi wintei wear, as it would reputation for wisdom, yet he never keep off the heat. knew the utter absurdity of this latest Two books, Dicken.s’ History of freak of man’s inventive genius. England and Anderson’s Tales, were offered by our principal as prizes to niGIl SCHOOL the scholars who obtained the largest number of subscribers for the O. L. ERETT CHENEY, Dr. 1. JMiss Harris, ’87, obtained the To Ilarper’ Weekly to Dec. 25,’80, .$1.44 larger number and had her choice of ® . ‘‘ the books. JMiss Glaflin, 87, received “ itoston .loiirnal “ “ i on the other. “ Boston Globe “ “ i.(to The Republican party is evidently 8730 intending to set its Ames high tins Received payment, Oct. 11, ' EVERETT CHENEY. Elegant Perfumes. All of tlie delicate odors from Lubin, Atkinson, Wright, Palmer, and the other leading makers of Europe and this Country. RICE’S PHARMACY, Milford Gooi-Bye Con Reiaover Will remove Bunions and Callouses as well as Corns. Every bottle warranted to do the work or money refunded. Sent by mail on receipt of 25 cents. RICE’S PHARMACY, 116 Main St., Milford. Dr.Flatley’sCoiiilSynp Is the most effectual rem¬ edy yet introduced. Ev¬ ery year the endorsements of this fact become stronger. Those suffering hould not miss an oppor¬ tunity to try it. Made by J. ALLEN RICE, Milford. Fine Stationery. Call at Rice’s Pharmacy and see the finest display of Royal Irish Linen, Boston Linen, Boston Bond, Boston Bank Lin¬ en, etc., in all the new designs, also, Electric overland mail for P ' oreign correspondence. —3iTElW— DRY • GOODS. Black Silks, Black Rhadames, Black and Colored Dress Goods Shawls, Jackets, a Kid and Cashmere Gloves, HOSIERY UNDERWEAR, Ribbons, Laces and Ruchings. Best Assortment I Lowest Prices! G, T, FALLS C0„ 154 MAIN ST., MILFORD, MASS. WINTER ' OVERCOATS Winter suits! winter caps! All the Novelties in NECK WEAR And Gents’ Furnishings of all Descriptions. LARGEST STOCK iitT Lowest Prices! G ile Sowkef. Hale’s Block, Milford, Mass. YOU CAN FIND -THE- Largest and Most Complete Stock -OT’- Children’s, Misses’ and Boys’ School Shoes and Rubbers In Worcester county, and at the Lowest Prices. C, B. THOMPSON’S, 114 MAIN ST., MILFORD. Vol. IV. No. 2 MILFORD, MASS., OCTOBER, 1887. A Debate. Resolved : That Silicon is of greater value to man than Calcium. SILICON. I maintain tliat silicon is of great¬ er value to man than calcium, and I can give my reasons for my belief. I am willing to grant to my oppo¬ nent that there is a great deal of cal¬ cium in the world ; but silicon, while existing in rocks abundantly as quartz, is also nearly one third of all the other minerals, limestones except¬ ed. One authority even says that it constitutes one fourth of the earth’s crust, and is the most abundant of all minerals. Compare the hardness of silicon to that of calcium, and you will see its superiority. Because of this quality, it can scratch glass, and when struck with steel will give off sjjarks of fire. Silicon occu])ies the chief ])lace among the building 7na- terials of the globe. By its great hardness, its insolubility, its i-esis- tance to atmospheric agents, and its infusibility, it has power to with¬ stand the variations of heat and cold and wear of waters better than any other mineral. It is also the prevail¬ ing constituent of sands and the movable materials of the earth’s sur¬ face. Its uses in world-making are therefore exceedingly various. When once fixed, however, it gives great stability and solidity. I assert that thei’e is no mineral whatever which takes on so many forms and colors as silicon. In the jeweller’s store you will find many examples of this fact, among which is the rock crystal, which he cuts and uses in his eye¬ glasses and other optical instru- ,ments. Amethysts, the supposed charm against intoxication, are also highly jirized, as is also the opal, the most important of wdiich is tlie jire- cious variety, which displays to the eye all the beautiful colors of the rainbow. What are the stones used in our grist-mills but a variety of sil¬ icon, the tenacity and sha])e of whose cells and the hardness and roughness of whose surfaces give them a valua¬ ble grinding power, combined with great durability. Think of the amount of flour and meal that we use, all of which has been crushed and ground by this most important of all minerals. Granite, a form of silicon, is one of the most valuable and enduring of building stones. Our Memorial Hall well illustrates this use of granite. In Its quarrying, Massachusetts ranks the first state in the union, and mil¬ lions of dollars are derived from this source. For granite, Milford has a national reputation. Think of the large amount of it used in Pittsburg and in Boston. Do you realize the ])ower silicon has of enduring? Egyptian obelisks have stood the weaj’ of the elements for thousands of years. Estimate, if you can, the amount of it which is used in paving the streets of our large cities. Wha t large quantities, too, are used in our porcelain and earthen-ware factories. What is glass but an artificial sili¬ cate, which can be readily woi ' ked and moulded into countless foriiis for man’s use. When heated glass is dip))ed into hot oil and then cooled it becomes toughened, and hence its great value as table-ware. Glass is so easily colored that it delights our fancy and beautifies our surroundings. Glass resists all common re-agents, even those that will dissolve gold, the king of all metals, and therefore is of untold value to the chemist. Ilydrortuoric acid, however, will eat it, and to this fact is due the great indiLStry of glass etching. Recall the number of ojitical instruments, from the common mirrors, through the long list of eye-glasses and spec¬ tacles, which almost give sight to the blind, to the kaleidoscope, the friend of the designer, to the micro¬ scope, the treasure of the scientist, even to the huge telescope, which extends man’s vision far out into the bounds of the universe. The great abundance of silicon signifies its im¬ portance in natui’e. It is essential to the growth of vegetation, for many plants, especially the grasses and grains, cannot live without it. It is silicon which gives firmness to their stems, and in some cases they are so abundantly supplied with it that they ai-e used for 2 )olishing pow¬ der. If I continue my illustrations further I fear that I may weary you, and so I shall simply ask you this question : Considering the seemingly unlimited amount of silicon in na¬ ture, and the multitude of uses to which man has put it, am I not justi¬ fied in maintaining that silicon’s claim to supeidority is greater than that of calcium ? e. f. r., ’87. CALCIUM. I do not not deny the great im¬ portance of silicon. I do not deny the fact that we derive very many benefits from it; but when it is to be com])ared with calcium, then it is my belief that the latter is by far the more imj)ortant to man. The illus¬ trations are so numerous that it is difficult to tell where to begin. On looking around me, first I see the ceilings and walls covered with ])las- ter. This plaster is mostly calcium, commonly called quicklime; how much more pleasing to the eye than the rough walls of our great-grand¬ fathers’ homes. By the addition of stucco work, that compound called gy])sum, our ceilings and walls are often beautified and adorned ; the whitewash which is spread over the plastering is of the same material. The foundations of this v ery build¬ ing are bound together by means of a cement also containing a large amount of it. Go with me to our homes and there you will find nu¬ merous other uses of this valuable mineral; in the form of marble, we see it on every hand ; our centre- tables are marble-topped ; our man¬ tel-shelves are made of the same ma¬ terial ; our lamps have iiolished mar¬ ble bases, which not only are an ornament, but give them greater sta¬ bility ; our clocks, too, have marble cases, and in fact, in this decorative age, you will find the rooms of a mod¬ ern house filled with bric-a-brac made from some form of calcium; it may be powdered gypsum, as plaster of Paris, or the crystaline carbonate, as marble. Now that we have examined the interior, let us go outside the house and continue investigations ; we no¬ tice the gardens full of fruits, vege¬ tables and flowers; think what our life would be without them, and yet we would be thus de])rived if there were no })hos}� hate of lime in the soil to give nourishment to their roots. In the straw-shops for mak¬ ing the hat blocks, in the gas-house for purifying the gas, in the refinery for whitening the sugai-, in leather¬ tanning for i-emoving the hair from the hides, and in the fouiulry both as a flux for lowering the melting temperature of the ore and for mak¬ ing the moulds, we shall find still other practical a])plications of calci¬ um, either in the sulphate oi- carbon¬ ate. Necklaces and other ornaments made from coi’als and })earls are ex- amj)les of neai ' ly pure calcium. Cor¬ als are the skeletons of polyi)S which have become fastened together, and pearls are merely coatings of carbon¬ ate of lime given to foreign sub¬ stances (like grains of sand) which have become lodged within the shells of mollusks Perhaps you sometimes indulge in a glass of cool so la (a misnomer, by the way, foi‘ there is no soda in it); but you jtrobably do not stoj) to think that you largely owe your ])leasing drink to calcium; for, by adding acid to marble, carbonic acid gas is genei ' ated, which, forced into water, is sold nndei ' the erroneous name of soda water. The fountain itself is made of handsomely j)olished marble; of this material we also build steps, floors, store fronts, even entire houses. When lime is strong- ly heated, it gives off an intense white light which has been seen 30 miles out at sea. On this account, it is of great importance in the light¬ O iC . house and in the magic lantern or stereopticon. In our schools we use chalk, a form of calcium so soft that it leaves a part of itself behind when¬ ever it is touched. The geologists say that the lower half of Florida as well as many islands in the Pacific ocean are known to have coral or lime foundations. If you go into the art niuseums, you see tlie result of the old Grecian sculptors’ skill in the shape of mag¬ nificent marble statues; in our parks, we erect great national monuments in honor of our dead patriots and statesmen. For example, the monu¬ ment in honor of Washington at the ca])it(fl is made of glistening white marble. In our own Memorial Hall, we have, cut in marble, the names of onr valiant soldiers. We employ the artist with his chisel to decorate our private and public grounds. All over our land, in the cities of the dead, millions of dollars have been spent in bean ifying the last resting |)laces of our dear departed ones. So we might continue our almost endless task of mentioning the applications of calcium in the various arts and trades; but why go away from our¬ selves? The verv bones, the frame- work of our bodies, our teeth, our cartilages, even our muscles and our blood, are all su})plied with lime. And now having jiresented to you many of the principal uses of this mineral, I trust that you have fully appreciated them, and I have no doubt that you will agree with me when I sav, ‘•‘Calcium is the element!” w. p., ’87. Wanderings in Literature. The first year the class of’88 were in the High School, we crossed the ocean with Washington Irving, vis¬ ited many ruins of ch.aleaux, and saw the vine covered churches of Pbigland. We also paid a visit to Westminster Abbey. There we spent much time, foi ' the place was so interesting we could not leave it without a thorough inspection. We passed some time in the Poets’ Cor¬ ner, reading the inscriptions on the monuments. From tliere we wan¬ dered towai ' ds that part of the Ab¬ bey that contains the sepulchers of the kings. How still and silent ev¬ erything seemed as we loitered around the tombs on which wei-e quaint efligies, some of nobles with their robes and coronets, and others of warriors. Thence we went from tomb to tomb and from chaj)el to cha|)el until it was almost dark and we were obliged to leave the Abbey and journey towards home. After resting, we next visited the poor, dila})idated home of Rip Van Winkle, who, to escape his wife ' s scoldings, went up into the moun¬ tains and fell asleep. Tradition said he slept twenty years, but the story seems incredible to many. On re¬ turning we passed the memorable school-house in which Ichabod Crane taught contrary to the gedden maxim “Si)are the rod and spoil the child.” But those days are gone by, for the building is nearly fallen to decay, and the children iire grown to man¬ hood and womanhood. Our journey of the next year was with Longfellow to Acadia, now known as Nova bcotia. Our first visit to Grand Pre was very inter- estin . There we saw the ihatched roof houses built of hemlocks and strong oaks ; but when we returned after looking up other places of in¬ terest, nothing was left but ruins. “Wliere is the thatched roofed village, the home of Acadian farmers? Waste are those pleasant farms and the farmers forever departed.” As the winter was apjtroaching we went with Whittier to his home, and there spent many evenings in telling stories, cracking nuts and watching the red flames as they shot up from the fire. We always had a strong desire to visit a tournament, and by invitation of S.ir Walter iScott, we next went to one. It was a magnificent sight to see the knights and barons all glittering in their armors and riding their war horses; but we have not space enough to write about all the sights we saw, and do them justice. When in England we formed the ac¬ quaintance of Dickens and with him we went to France. At this time the French Revolution was breaking out, and the. guillotine was doing its work with an earnest will. What misery was the lot of the poor peo¬ ple, and what tyrrany disgraced the nobles! The sights were so dreadful that we did not care to remain, and hurried off to Venice. There the next year we met Shakespeare, and under his escort visited the court where Antonio was being tried on his bond. Who is the person who whets his knife so earnestly? It is Shylock, the Jew. “Why (lost thou svhet thy knife so ear- luistly?” “To cut that forfeit from that bankrupt there.” If one were not acquainted with the cause, it could easily be learned by watching the movementsof this Jew. There he stood with the balances in his Inmd, and knife ready to cut his pound of flesh. LI Tjizr , “ ‘Ay,his breast; So says the bond. Doth it not, noble judge? Nearest his heart: those are the very words.’ “ ‘Are the balances here to weigh the flesh?’ “ ‘I have them ready.’ ” One cannot but say “O thou inex¬ orable dog! After watching the proceedings, we gave up all hopes for the life of Antonio; but when the Doctor appeared, the whole case was changed, and it was surprising to see the audacity and wicked pur¬ pose of Shylock disappear. He w as no longer a w arrior but a coward. Would it not have been better if he had taken the six thousand ducats that were offered him for his bond than to lose all he possessed ? “If every ducat in six thousand ducats Were in six parts, and every part a ducat, I would not draw them: I would have my bond. Give me my principal and let me go from hence; I am not well: Send the deed after me and I will sign it.” After this interesting visit we next took a longer journey and vis¬ ited the Senate House, where Caesar w ' as assassinated. We w’andered around about the statue of Pompey, at the base of which mighty Caesar fell. Shakespeare told us many sto¬ ries of his glory and good will; of the victories he had won, and the works he had accomplished. This was the last place we had planned ‘to see,and w ' ell satisfied with our wander¬ ings, we returned to our homes just at the end of our junior year, deeply indebted to her whose kind hand had led us so pleasantly through the broad fields of literature. L. K. T., ’88. When vve look at the column of Town Notes in the High School Medium, we feel like saying, “Hands off!” The new heliotrope dress of the Lawrence Bulletin is very becoming, and the article on “The Ancient and Modern Hero” shows solid good sense. The Albany Cue takes us to the Adirondacks with such a telling: hit that we wish we might stay there longer, but it cannot be. Examina- tion.s are coming, even as the Cue tells us: “As tlie leaves fall from their lofty jiositions on an autumn day, so the sjiirits of many of our fel¬ low students will descend, never to rise again, under similar circum¬ stance s, when the announcement of promotions is made in the near fu¬ ture.” Orange High School liecord starts out well, although its good looks are rather injured by breaking the col¬ umns of reading matter with adver¬ tisements. The reasons why the giving of prizes should not be dis¬ couraged are well put. We bid you welcome. The Academy Student from Ver¬ mont formulates a good idea in re¬ gard to the Ex. column. We’ll show our appreciation of its value by par¬ tially adopting it—farther along. But in the name of all that’s ancient, what do “’87 Ada, ’87 Mary, ’85 Anna, and ’86 Mabel,” mean? Will some one be so kind as to knock down a portion of “China’s Great Wall,” so that if the exchanges miist write about it, they may favor us with a little variation from the five hundred times repeated article on that subject ? Crescent, why not lead the way ? The new cover of the Dayton High School Times would, in our opinion, be improved if a little of the inky black were taken from it. The ground-work of the motto is much neater than that of the title. And what are all those streamers ra¬ diating from the motto? Are they intended for a burlesque on Victor Hugo’s devil fish ? The Ex.-editor of the College Mes¬ sage (Missouri) gains our resi)ect by the very courteous, although decided, manner in which he differs from a writer in the University Mirror. The article in the September num¬ ber on “The Moral in Art” is excel¬ lent. We would like to quote several of the finest passages, which are well worth remembering, bnt want of space forbids. The Argo and the liei)orter both claim to represent the interests of Washburn College, Topeka, Kansas. The former, the monthly, is an old acquaintance, the latter makes its in¬ troductory bow to us now—a weekly bow—almost weaklt , when compared with the Argo. Prenez garde. Mes¬ sieurs, or the gentlemen and ladies of the Argo will distance you in the race. The people who live farthest from church invariably get there first. So has it been with our exchanges this year. California, Kansas, Dakota and (’dorado were the first heard from, while some of our nearest neighbors, as the Newton and Med¬ way high schools, have not even yet sent us a reminder that the journal¬ istic life-blood still ebbs and Hows in their veins. We hope to hear from them soon. Eureka! the ancient problem of how to “navigate the ether” has been at last solved in the simplest and clear¬ est manner possible, by the Yank¬ ton student. Grasshoppers have been hopping and flying in the faces of scientists almost since the insect world began, but no one has been found before with sufficient genius of penetration to interpret their )antomime. When the first hopper starts on its first trial may we be there to see, but all good fates preserve us from being in the way when it puts its juggernautic foot to earth, for the second impulse of flight. The writer of “Bad Orthography” in the Niagara Index for October gives some good advice to bad spell¬ ers; but will he kindly explain some grammatical constructions in the fol¬ lowing sentences taken from the arti¬ cle in question? “That system has not been adopted as yet, and we hope never will, (been adopted?) as these very bad spellers will even write words more distortedly.” (Sic?) And in this: “Vo Young students take advise,—learn to spell correctly, for in after life when you will have to write for the public, or even to any particular private person—if done badly—will cast upon you the brand of ignominy, the stigma of disgrace.” Will the Index enlighten our ignor¬ ance as to what or who may be “done badly”—whether that phrase refers to taking advice, to learning to spell correctly, to writing for the public, or whether some “particular private person” is to be “done” in that njan- ner? Again, pardon our dullness, but what is intended to be the sub¬ ject of the verb “will cast”? We ask in the full assurance of receiving a satisfactory reply, as the Niagara In¬ dex is the only school or college paper in the United States which claims never to be guilty of making a grammatical error. 8MITfI’3 hlVE Y. FIRST CLASS TEAMS TO LET, Transients Well Cared For. HGRS6 f CLIPPING PROMPTLY AND NEATLY EXECUTED, 83 Central Street, - - MILFORD, MASS. TPE 07IK, MLYIIYY. OCTOBER, 1887. Publislied Monthly During the Scliool Year, BY The Senior Class of the Milford High School- PRINTED BY G. M. BILLINGS. HUSINES.8 UDITOKS. GR.A.CE L. BLOOD and LYDIA A. ROBERTS. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. (Ten Numbers.) For the Year, . . ' 50 cents | Single Copies, . ,5 cents This paper is for sale at the well-known drug store of J. Allen Rice, where subscriptions for the year will also be received, and back numbers can be obtained. . ddress all communications to THE OAK, LILY AND IVY, Lock Box 137. Entered at the Milford, Mass., Post-Ollice, as second class matter. EDIT0RI Ii5. (GENERAL EDITORS. Olie L. Brom’n and Lillian E. Thompson. The (Irawiiio; this term is under the sujiervisioii of Mary B. Smith of Melrose. The fourth class are stmly- ing working drawings, which are made so interesting that they are not regarded as a ta.sk. A class for de¬ signing has been formed from the uiijier classes and good work is e.v- pected. Much admiration is ex- pressed for the energy and pleasant ways of the teacher, and we ought to give in return good attention and appreciation. The following record reflects great credit on this school; Lewis J. John- son,’83,Harvard,’87, when graduated A. B. magna cum laude from Har¬ vard University, had honorable men¬ tion in Mathematics, Natural Histo¬ ry, and Art. Mach., also second year honors in Mathematics. Han-y J. NVood, ’82, Harvard, ’87, had honor¬ able mention in History and was graduated an A. B., cum laude. Aaron C. Thayer, ’83, Harvard, ’87, had honorable mention in Political Economy and was granted a disqui¬ sition; he is also an A. B. and was graduated cum laude. “1 must win the aiqiroval of James A. Garfield, for with him I must daily live and have communion.” If every scholar would take to him¬ self the s] irit of the above (piotation, how greatly indeed would he be ben¬ efited ! Each one ought to have some personal jiride and then he will have no reason to cornjilain that he is not appreciated; for respect for one’s self commands the respect of oth¬ ers. When jierforming his duties, however small, let him strive to act in a manner which will thoroughly satisfy himself, and thus he will make his life much broader and much more satisfactory. To the Southbridge Journal, the Merrimac Budget and to the Milford Daily News we return our thanks for their encouragement and kindly approval. We trust that their broth¬ er editors will deal as gently with them, and that their patrons will be many. The Daily News is placed on file every morning and is well patron¬ ized by the scholars. To those brought u]) in the woods a compass is no more a necessity than a watch. Scott tells in the Antiquary with what accuracy Edie Ochiltree could tell the time of day almost to the minute; and the hun¬ ter, a recent pa])er says, can tell the points in these three ways: Three fourths of the moss on trees grows on the north side; the heaviest boughs on spruce trees are always on the south side; and thirdly, the topmost twig of every uninjured hemlock tree tips to the east. Let not the young man despair of greatness because he has no middle name; for he may be referred to such great lights as Webster, Clay, Sumner, Lincoln and Washington. Tn fact, it seems a (pieer coincidence that so many of our greatest state.s- men lacked this third name. Speak¬ ing of middle names, we also add, that, when ))ossible, they sliouhl mean something, and not be aiven simply because they jingle with the others. It is well to remember some distinguished ancestor, or dear friend, or, better still, in this way keep the mother’s maiden name fresh in the minds of the children. Heni-y Ward Beechei- says that “he has no sympathy for an eight- hour man with a fourteen-hour wife.” Such an expression, coming from so able and educated a man as this eminent preacher was. is gratify¬ ing to the women o ' ’’ our couiiti ' y; for they seem to have the symiiathy of one of America’s greatest sons. Remember that a woman’s work is never done, but a man has certain hours of work and then complete rest with no thousand-and-one house¬ hold cares to woriy him. The most of us think that there will be a time, we cannot tell how near, when the women will have their rights and honors, too, long since lue to them. But in the mean time, if we could lighten their burdens, balance the scales more fairly, and change the division of labor, woman’s condition physically and mentally would be im])roved. Th ' odds are already too great for the “foiirteen-hour woman;” but if she could iiavea com])ensation proportionate to her hours, her con¬ dition would be less objectionable. Mrs. Partington has not the exclu¬ sive right of abusing the Queen’s Eng¬ lish, as the following remarks made to a doctor who did not wish to under¬ take a difficult surgical operation will prove : “Y er aint much of a sturgeon., be ye? P’raps yer know how ter, but don’t like it. Wall, I come up to get ye to subscribe for my wife.” We recently followed, with our eyes, a newsboy through a railroad car, and watched to see if we could guess from outward apjiearances who would buy a daily paper We were surprised to see what a large pro¬ portion of his patrons was of the femi¬ nine gender ; in fact, though this was no doubt an exception, the majority of his purchasers was of this sex. What a striking commentary of the times ! Surely, if woman shows such interest in the welfare of the country, the time is not far distant when she will stand in places of trust and honor, before judge and jury, and at the polls equal to man. The strong, natural inclination of children who are learning to talk to make all verbs regular is quite noticea¬ ble. They certainly have the sympa¬ thy of older children, (of just about our age, for examj)le,) who find it no easy task to remember the irregular and seemingly absurd past tenses and ])erfect participles of many of our monosyllabic verbs. We wonder if this tendency to sim] lify our verbs is not a correct instinct; at all events, we hojie S( and are willing to give our vote for such a change. To our ears, not over-sensitive we are aware, drinked, beginned, teached, bitted and the like would soon sound sufficiently classical to allow us to enjoy life. During the vacation we have been reading two novels, one by Bulwer and the other by Macdonald, wherein a leading character in each deals with nature’s hidden mysteries, sometimes called the blac k art, and we turn from them with a feeling of wonder at the great change of these later days among the people at large in regard to the wonders of science. Today the schooll)oy handles physical and chemi¬ cal apparatus, performs experiments, constructs machines, and is acquainted with a|)|)liod forces of nature that once would have ostracised him from home and friends or might have burned him at the stake. Our wonder,we empha¬ size, is not that great minds have la¬ bored to such giod purpose in spite of pulilic jirejudice; but that the great mass of the jieople have been so lifted to this higher level that not oidy a knowledge of science does not ally one with the “prince of darknes.s,” but the scientist is now regarded a benefactor. EDITED BY Neleie Brown and Harold K. Fales. “Summer has fled, The flowers have closed their tender leaves and died.” An egg is an nnhatched chicken, according to Physiology IV. A number of Physiology IV. still have a perfect record. If there is any word universally mispronounced in Milford, it is laun¬ dry. However poor the lesson may be, we always have one Wright answer from the fourth class. According to ’91, the desire to play marbles should cease at the age of twenty-one. What says Physiology IV. to this? Does a boy’s ‘funny-bone’ enable him to laugh in his sleeve? Teacher—What are three divisions of one muscle ? Scholar—The biceps and—and—I don’t know anymore. For our graduation ode, words, and music consult French I., who have an e. ;celient sample copy. Astronomy I. Teacher—Where is the meridian of Greenwich? Scho¬ lar at atlas—Why, I always thought it was in Greenland. Surnames beginning with C are very prevalent in the fourth class. Oue fourth of the young men’s names thus begin. Teacher—Then you do not know what it is? Scholar—Yes, sir. Teacher—What is it? Scholar (much surprised)—Xo, sir. Teacher—What are Italian beg¬ gars called ? Sidiolar—They are called lazzaroni, or macaroni, or some such name. Latin IV. about this time arc find¬ ing their lessons -tense- y difficult and would gladly decline to root any further. “Dirt is decomposed earth.” “The pull of gravity is greater at the poles than at the equator, because you would weigh more there.” The Physiology class have sug¬ gested a most inviting course for a dinner. It consists of jiig. shin- steak, and spear-fish. Physiology IV. have been study¬ ing the different methods of prevent¬ ing the decay of food, but we heard no one suggest leaving it within the reach of active children. Alfred the Great would be sur- jirised to see him.self, as he e.xists in the minds of Physiology IV., armed with a Winchester rifle and the pos¬ sessor of a Watei’bury watch. Now that we are being called upon to pot plants for the school-room we realize the force of that slang expres¬ sion, “He wants the earth.” Vulcan is running two new bnsi- ness concerns according to Geology I.,—that of wheelwright and liquor dealer. Isn’t it rather strange that the young ladies’ side of the school-room is so quiet, seeing that there are so manv “bangs” over there. “Me too,” “pull the string” and “over the garden wall,” are often on the lips of French I. What a pity it is to revive again those ancient phrases. Teacher—What is hair? Scholar— Hair is an oily substance like a thread and it grows right out. Teacher—How is that? Scholar— That’s straight. It is suggested that specimens for the telescope may be preserved in mica. How interesting it would be to see the sun and moon in a mica box to be studied at leisure. Teacher—In which way do I accom¬ plish the greater work; by lifting a barrel directly into the wagon or by rolling it up an inclined plane? Scholar—It makes no difference. It gets there just the same. The season for preserving fruits has nearly ])assed. We have heard on every side about jellies, pickles and jireserves of all kinds, and even in the Cicero class we heard the oth¬ er day about preserving Catiline. We are glad to hear our senti¬ ments expressed in reference to play¬ ing checkers. “After a game I feel like going to bed,” says a hard work¬ ing student. We wonder who won the game. Teacher—What is sail ? Scholar— 1 was told that it was composed of three poisons. Teacher—The man who told yon that didn’t know any¬ thing about it. Scholar—It wasn’t a man, it was a lady. We were horror-sti ' icken one morn¬ ing on approaching the schoolhouse to find on one of the large stone posts in front, the waving tresses of a woman’s hair. It si emed at first that the scalp of an unfortunate victim had been left on the block; but on closer inspection, it was found to be only a “switch.” Was it left there for the benefit of French I. in answer to our suggestion of last month, or was it lost by a passer-by? If the latter, we can imagine her surprise on missing the ajipendage; if tlie former, we are very grateful, but suggest that the lighter shades are more in demand. edited by Mary L. Tooiiey and Patrick J . Lawless. Willard L.Fales,’86,hasgone to Pas- adena,California,to spend the winter. Irving W. Sweet, ’82, has been ap¬ pointed a public weigher. Nellie A. Warfield, ’82, has changed her name to Mrs. Edson H. Norton. Rev. Eugene W. Stoddard, ’78, preached at- the Orthodox church, Sunday, October 9. Mary J. Kelly, ’72, is taking an enforced vacation on account of ill health. Harry W. Haven, English ’82, is clerk at R. C. Eldridge’s jewelry store. Lottie A. Jones, ’86, has entered the Monroe School of Oratory, Bos¬ ton. Grace P. Field, ’86, is organist, and Nellie Brown, ’88, is chorister of the newly organized Loyal Legion. A. L. Hodges, our sub-master in ’85 and’86,has been re-elected princi¬ pal of the Somerset high school. George C. Dean, Amherst ’87, and Aaron C. Thayer, Harvard ’87, both of ’83, have entered the Harvard Law School. Maude L. Wilkinson, ’84, and Al¬ bert S. Bassett were married Octo¬ ber 3. On their return from their bridal trip, Mr. and Mrs. Bassett will reside in Orchard street. Rev. Elias Nason, the first princi¬ pal of our school, (beginning his du¬ ties here in 1850.) died after the is¬ sue of our June number. His was a busy life, and as a teacher, writer, lecturer, and minister he left behind him the records of a powerful mind. The obituary notices of the great Boston dailii s were very complimen¬ tary, but space forbids our copying them. Of Possible Interest to the Alumni. “Pa, what does the printer live off of?” “Why do you ask?” “Oh, be¬ cause you haven’t paid the subscrip¬ tion for two years.” A Query. If an executress is a female execu¬ tor, why is redress not a female re- der. For Us All. On. to should never come together: “The boat ran on ( o) the rock.” This is one of the easiest blunders to make, but one of the most senseless. A Fact. The children of today will be the architects of our country’s destiny in 1900. Buy Ladies’ and Misses, NEWMARKETS, DRESS GOODS, Etc. of J. F, HICKE¥, 138 MAIN STREET - - MILFORD. King Irothgrs, Boys’ and Children’s MUSIC HALL BLOCK, MILFORD. AVERY WOODBURY, SUCCESSORS TO J. W. HARRIS, ----DEALERS IN- • FlIF] lI raRE, C iRPEfING.-s- WALL PAPER AND CURTAINS. Upholstering, Carpet and Shade Work a Specialty. 163 Main St., Milford. BARTLETT ELLIS. ioeijlXjES S I3sr Hardware, Cutlery, Pumps, Stoves, Furnaces, Farming Tools and SeeJs. 172 174 Main St., - - Milford, Mass. Fine Artistic 168 Main Street, - - Milford, Mass. Y. M, ©. A. ROOMS IN MUSIC HALL BLOCK. Hours: 8 a. m. to 10 p. m., Over 70 periodicals on file in Reading Rooms. All men are invited to use our rooms. 5 CHAIRS! FRANK H, THOMAS, H air-ID r e s s er And dealer in hair-oils, pomades, Thomas’ hair tonic for removing dandruff, etc., 137 Main street. Milford,Mass. N. B. Ladies’ an children’s hair cut or sham pooed at their residences if desired. Of the N. E. Conservatory of Music, teacher of VOICE CULTURE AND PIANO. Apply to Mr. Herbert Parkhurst, 139 Main St. WINNE-NIPE-KEES-AUKE. (First Day, continued.) After ))itching camp and wliile the fire was doing its work, a plunge in¬ to the lake cooled the temperature af .otir bodies, which had been well baked by the exceedingly hot sun, and in the ex]) 0 sed parts were poetically as red as a rose, or, more vulgarly, as a boiled lobster. It was soon evident that the mosquito was abroad in the land. We say the mosquito, as a representative of unknown quantities. It was not only abroad, but very local, as old Prob. says, and evidently had made little use of Us lancet lately. We are well aware that only the female bites; but we use the neuter gender to express onr contempt. It came empty; it went away filled with bine blood.—Caution: This b— b—does not refer to royalty, or to “Boston born,” but simply to the blood in onr veins.—But not every one of the genus Culex went away. We took satisfaction of many a one, as the carcasses upon the ground testified. With fitful snatch of sleep ami sudden, energetic slap of hands, we worried the hours away and wondered if Bryant was in a similar position when he wrote:— Fair insect, that witli thread-like legs spread out, And blood extracting bill, and filmy wing, Dost miinnur, as thou slowly sails’t about, In pitiless ears, fall many a plaintive thing, And tell’st how little onr large veins sliould bleed Would we but yield them freely to thy need. SECOND DAY. Night’s candles are burned out, and jocund day Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain-tops. — Shakespeare. We awoke in a heavy mist, but the wind and sun soon dispersed it. The mountains, as on yesterday, vei’c only dimly outlined, and we were denied even the flitting view of Mt. Washington that we obtained then. Diamond island was our first goal, and then a longer run to jiiit Rattlesnake Majoi� behind us. Of course we skirted it at a respectful distance, having in mind the many alarming stories told of it, and every minute expecting to hear the distant rattles. At times, when the wind is in the I’ight direc¬ tion, smooth tracks may be seen on the surface of the water, extending to the mainland. These show where the snakes (we beg the reader’s pardon, we should have said “a pair of snakes;” for, according to accepted tradi¬ tion, they were always seen in pairs) used to cross on the ice to the houses of tlie neighboring farmers, to warm themselves at their generous fireplaces dui-ing an exceptionally cold snap. The farmers’ children enjoyed the visits much; for the obliging visitors often let the young folks Dlay with their rattles while they basked in the bosom of the family. Without doubt the story in the old Lntin rendei’s of oui’ school-days, about the farmer, and the snake warmed to life in his bosom, had its origin in this truth-loving land. N. B.—Two bipeds of the genus homo of different nationalities once met, whereupon om boasted of the great historical writers of his country. “True,” said the other, “but my countrymen performed the deeds.” VTe, in oui‘ jileasing story, both make and record our facts, and so combine the double honors. On Little Rattlesnake we landed a moment for a picture, and we pushed off with the feeling that if this were a fitting home for “the lowe.st rejitile of the dust,” we were too fastidious to crowd it out. Under the lee of this island was another, Red Head, but why so called was not appar¬ ent; for any othei- of the seven prismatic colors would have done as well. We knew that Little Maik island was the watch dog at the entrance to Merrymeeting bay, and therefore were on the lookout for it. Land ahead! was soon the cry, and as wo ran it down and left it on our port side—that sounds salty, we steered to the south and went dip|)ing our way along in this bay so well known in the annals of border warfare and early pioTieer life. As we doubled another |)oint, a queer looking object upon the westci ' ii shore attracted our wandering eyes, and we turned the bow that way. To our surprise it proved to he th i chimney of a burned sum¬ mer cottage and hunter’s camp. It was situated in a delightful position and, as the ruins testified, had been well eqiu] ped. Somebody with an eye for the beautiful had added to its natural beauty by building rustic arbors, fences and seats. A barn and ice-honse were still standing, and between the peninsula and the shore was a walled harbor for the boats. We after¬ wards leai-ned that the name of the jilace was Saints’ Rest, that it belonged to a company of hiiuters and fishers, and that it was burned during the last M ' inter, together with a valuable hunting dog. What could be more appropriate than this place as a rest for these two—canoeists? Dry wood in abundance, a cool spring, a shady retreat for an imaginary table, and four continuous hours of paddling, made dinner seem an immediate necessity. We had it, hot and hearty, with “pielets” for dessert, and went on our way rejoicing in our freeelom; for we were “far from gay cities and the ways of men.” Two hours later the steamer Mt. Washington of the Boston and Maine line, together with the Kelpie and Trident, our canoes, drew up at the wharf at Alton Bay, a village of cam])-meeting fame, situated at the head of Merrymeeting bay. While views were being secured, the scribe sought the country store, where everything from second hand writing-books to goose yokes is kept, to replenish the larder. Chief of our purchases was a piece of mosquito netting to cover the open end of the tent,—for in this case we thought dis¬ cretion more than the better ])art of valor. We delayed a moment to see the steamer turned about within its own length, which was a slow and careful undertaking because of the narrowness of the channel, and then held our course slowly to the north along the eastern shore in search of a suitable place for a camp. Had we known that it was to be our home for the next three days, it could not have been better selected. Within a mile of the village, and none too soon was it found, for a sudden shower was the forerunner of a rainy night. All day, in fact, the sun had seemed to be in constant debate with himself as to whether he would, or would not, shine, and had left the decision until sunset. The tent w as pitched on ground slightly inclined towards the lake, under a grove of large pine and oak trees so ])laced that they seemed to guard its four corners, and to hold out their broad branches to serve as an umbrella, thus turning aside the fast falling rain. Warm cocoa sent us to bed in cheerful spirits, with the thought that it was oidy a showei’, and on the morrow we would make an early start for Wolfeborough. THIRD DAY. How beautiful is the rain! After the dust and heat. In the broad and fiery street, In the narrow lane, How beautiful is the rain! It’s safe to say that Longfellow did not write this stanza after getting up at three o’clock in the morning and trenching a tent with the help of a hatchet and a sharp stick. “How wet is the rain!” was our exclamation, as the quickly falling drops warned us that the starry hosts were emptying their wash-tubs, and we were underneath. Tl e trench and tent did their duty well, and after we had re-arranged ouv baggage to keep it as dry as possible, we turned in for a morning na]. ' . Later, the artist gave a few small places, where falling drops showed that the paraffine coating of last vear had worn off, a salt pork poultice; but it was of little assistance. However, our tin ])lates caught the dro])s, and thus we kept the ground dry. A board from a defunct fence furnislied fuel to cook our breakfast during a temporary lull in the storm (making three in all), and afterward we settled down to a restful day with our books and the writing of our journal of deeds and misdee ds, as well as letters to our friends to let them know that, to the best of our knowledge, we were still -w i-drowned. Thus we killed time, with a nibble at a cracker now juid then, until, to relieve the monotony, the scribe donned his rubber suit and started for town to see if milk and .a Boston ])a])er could be secured. It is ridiculous to think how eager we were to escape from civilization, and yet how greedily we picked up all scraps of news from it. Poor hermits would we be!—that is, for more than twenty-four hours at a time. The number of cottages here is astonishingly large, considering the attractions, and the manner in which they are crowded together would suggest that land cost a dollar per foot, or that here heaven’s first law had fallen down the scale. A difference between this lake and Memphremagog is the swell, when the wind blows, instead of white-caps. If there were only a little salt in the air, it would seem quite ocean-like. Another difference is our poor luck in fishing; it must be because we have neither worms, coffee nor wliis- key with us. Who ever heard of any one’s camping without at least one of these! At the time we should have seen the sun sink behind the hills, we sank behind our netting, one on eiiher side of the leaky places. With derisive laugh at our enemy, the moS(juito, who whetted her lancet in vain, we fell asleep with hopes of an early start in the morning, although we had no fair weather probabilities on which to base these hopes. (See November number.) O- oIX HAS THE MOST Complete Assortment of the Latest Novelties IN GOLD PENS, PENCILS. Fountain and Stylographic Pens at the Lowest Prices. Always the Largest Assortment of the LATEST STYLES IN MILLINERY -AT THE- PAVILION MILLINERY PARLORS, Music Hall Block, Milford. JESSE A. TAFT, Attorney and Counsellor at Law, Notary Public and Commiesioner to qualify civil officers. Irving Block, opposite post office, Milford. COME AND SEE THE GRAND BARGAINS! -AT- RYAN CARROLL’S, 98 MAIN STREET, LINCOLN SQUARE. T. C. EASTMAN, Manufacturer of All Kinds of BOOT AND SHOE BOXES AND BAND BOXES -FOR- STRAW GOODS. -ALSO- Plain and Fancy Paper Boxes. Mill, Corner of Central and Depot Streets, Mlford. PINE MARBLE AND GRANITE CEMETERY WORK A. C. KINNEY, SO. BOW ST., MILFORD, MASS. DEALER IN FRESH AND SALT MEATS. No. 2.’)4 IVIain Street. Call at W. A, Aldrich’s 139 Main Street and examine HOUSEHOLD Pianos, Orpns, anfl Sleet Music, SOLD, LET, EXCHANGED AND REPAIRED, ojlk;, XjIh. ' ' isriD SIT FOR y O UR AT lOO MAIN STREET, MILFORD, AT E. L. WILLIS’.. FLOWERS AND FLORAL WORK FOR AUU OCCASIONS. PATRONAGE SOLICITED. Greenhouses and residence on Church Place. COOK BROS., DEALERS IN Meats, Fruits, Vegetables, Pickles, Etc. Hams cured by ourselves and Home-made Sausages. Market, 128 Main Street. S. A. COOK. S. 8. COOK. Bourne’s is the place to find the best assortment of Dress Trimmings and Kid Gloves in town. In¬ fant’s goods of every description. W. H. bourne OO. 106 Main Street, Milford, Mass. R. C. ELDRIDGE, Dealer in DiainouJs, Watcies, Cloclts aaS Jeielry, 132 Main St., Milford. The Best and Cheapest place to buy FEUITS AND CONFECTIONEEY IS AT J. W. ROBERTS’. Cake and Ice Cream con-stantly on hand. Wedding Cake a Specialty. THAYER’S BLOCK. Main Street, Milford, Mass. B-u-y ■yotjs- DRY ROODSAND SMALL WARES AT 166 MAIN STREET, OF COBURN 6c OLMTEAD. WHAT SHALL WE EAT? C Tioi !e C roeefiesA And buy them at the BOSTON eR0GERY TEA HOUSE ,7. 1). CROSBY. “Active shears gather no rust.” ‘Man’s work is from sun to sun; Woman’s work is never done.’ This is the old version, but below is the new and truer:— ‘Common men ' s work is from sun to sun; Women’s and schoolteachers’is never done.’ “Nothinof wastes time like iniscal- culation. It negatives all results. It is the parent of incompleteness, the great author of the unfinished and the unserviceable,” Knowledge is not what you learn, but what you reineniber. It is not what you eat, hut what you digest that makes you grow. It is not the money you handle, hut what you keep that makes you rich. An old-fashioned lady wants to know why the graduates of Vassar, and other female colleges, always have their ages ])rinted after their names in reports of alumni meetings,—Miss 1. Smith, president (’7U); Miss Jones, vice-president, (’hO) ; Mrs. Robinson, secretary, (’78) ; etc. Of the fifty men who signed the Declaration of Independence, only six were members of the convention which adopted the Constitution. Evi¬ dently in those days statesmen were niimerons, for there were eighty-three men in the thirteen states, liaving a pojmlation of some 3,500,UUO, who could safely he intrusted with ques¬ tions of such importance as were de¬ cided July 4, ’70 and September 17, ’87. The writer in the Forum who draws up this indictment against American geographical names has onr sympathy. He claims that the “idiotic abuse of words and things” shown in our nomenclature, is “not merely a nuisance, hut an injury to mind and character, and to the man¬ ners of the ])eople.” For instance, he finds that school children get sad¬ ly mixed up in their ancient history, by means of the great preponder¬ ance of classical names, without any show of reason, throughout New York. The map of the State of New York, he declares, resembles nothing so much as a crazy quilt, “made up of rags and patches of the Old World.” And this is the more to be regretted as these names have displaced those originally given to localities by the Iroquois nations, which were not only musical, but de¬ scriptive. Another point in the in¬ dictment is the tendency to repeat and redu))licate names and parts of names, which not only inqioverishes our nomenclature, but “creates a habit of heggarlv imitation.” IS HEADQUARTERS FOR HANDKERCHIEF EXTRACTS! AMD SACHET POWDERS. -AND- Zj JOHN 0. SYMONDS, DEALERSI MEAT AND VEGETARLES. Market, cor. Main and Chapin Sts. Milford, Mass, HENRY S CUSHMAN, Manufacturer of Heavy and Light Fine Harnesses. Also on baud, Sale Harnesses at Low Prices. Horse Blankets, Storm Covers, Whips, Lap Robes, Horse Collars, Etc. Repairing Promptly and Faithfully Executed. No. 76 MAIN 8T., MILFORD. B. II. SPAULDING, MANUFACTURER OP Men’s, Boys’ aDj.CMllren’s straw Boots. Corner of Pearl and Lincoln Sts., Milford, Mass. Salesrooms, 616 and 618 Broadway, New York. WE OFFER SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS -IN- CLOTHING FOR SCHOOL WEAR. 8. E. HARRIS, CLOTHIER. Heath Brothers, FASHIONABLE TAILORS, 118 Main Street, Milford. Or. Dealer in Z] -A. T AND PROVISIONS, Fruits, Vegetables, Butter, Eggs, Etc. Also, home- cured Hams and home-made Sausages. 33 Exchange Street. Geo. H. Whittemore, Dealer in Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Silverware, Spectacles and Eye-Glasses. Watch, Clock and Jewelry Repairing. 110 Main Street, Milford. IRVING BLOCK _ • _ Photograph Rooms, Milford, Mass., Over Journal Ofilce. Opposite Post Office. Photographs taken day or evening and copying of all kinds and framing done here. i H. L. SNOW of Boston, Operator, E. L. TEMPLE, Proprietor. He Ae MARWf RESTAURAHT AND DINING BOOMS. BOARD BY THE DAY OR WEEK AT REASONABLE PRICES. No. 4 Jeffersou St., Milford, Mass. Meals Served at Short Notice. W ' m ISBO-XST -DEALER IN- PURE DRUGS AND CHEMICALS TOILET AND FANCY ARTICLES. Stationery of all Kinds at all Prices. Cor. Main and Court Sts., Milford, Mass. -TEACHER OP- Milford Variety Store. ERNEST C. BROWN, Newspapers, Periodicals, Toys, Etc. Headquarters for Boston Daily and Sunday Papers. Rysrctt Cheney, 136 Main Street, Milford. VIOLIN AND’CELLO, MILFORD, MASS. GQ c a CO O « -3 S H CO M H W Z O ui o Q o o M cb eS C c •c o © 93 s o I H § 02 I—I CC EDUCATED for aucoessful business. _ taught how to get • living, malt Uoney, and become enterprising, useful citizens. ■TmaIUsass POCOHKEEPSI . N. Y., OB th Hudson. UnBonir EaSlInall UOIICgC institution devoud to this specialty, eonaittt «t the Schools of Bssmsssama combining Theory and Prectioe by a novel and original sytten pUSinBSS of training, and giving actual daily rgperienca in Hcrdiaai lug Banking, and every variety of OflSce Work. No student ton take this course and remain ignorant of actual business transactions of dady ecourmie as conducted in the gi«at ezchangea of‘New York and London. Phonegraphy and Typewriting rnonograpny ana lYnewmm young ladies. Students wlshingto ome shorthand amanuenses are thoroughly drilled incorwpon ence. Students desiring to become general verbatim reportera are taken urougn all grades, finishing on lectures delivered in the , college J in no other tebool in this country is this opportunity offered. DsKssnssaasAkSts for Business. Drawing and Ornament Work. An art ■ eninanSnip indispensable for teachers. Telegraphy s re l e«ra� W- ' fhtoa Q O 09 03 r“ bd • s t m s ST C9 o ■n s n m p Cf BchooU, embra ' cing six departments, are in charge of right t_ A. __10 A V Warn w w ? d o X o p-l c P5 O eJ hJ W c 2 Z O o o o5J - W s « o E-i E-h d ■a .© a o S I g a a © ' A Hciiiiuia, eiiiwiuvt i|5 cu. -.w. — ..---0---0- tirofeseors and five assistant instructors. EASTMAN has well hton iHE BUSINESS UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA. It is the dest and mori practical Commercial School, and the largest and roost popular Private School in thta country. Refers to patrooa In every State. 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JVIILFOKD, MASS., NOVKJMBEK, 1887. “A Fine Old English Gentleman.” Bracebridge Hall, one of Irving’s most celebrated works, is an exceed¬ ingly interesting book and will Avell re])ay any one for the time spent in reading it. Treating as it does of English characters, customs, and man¬ ners, it should perhaps be of the greater interest to us, because so many Americans trace there descent from the English. It should, too, make us desire a better knowledge than we generally have of those an¬ cestors. In reading the various sketches of this volume, one cannot but resj)ect and admire many of the noble traits of chaiacter, as set foilh in the life of Squire Bracebi’idge of Bracebridge Hall. Perlnips it would not be amiss for us briefly to review the external and internal character¬ istics of this man. Behold a flue old English gentleman ! Let us picture him, just staiting oat for the chase, his dogs leaping and barking about him. He has just mounted bis horse and sits grasping the reins, a picture of good health and contentment, erect in form, perhaj)s a little - heavy in weight, due to high living, and florid of face because of his out-of- door life ; and yet his features reveal a kind and benevolent disposition. We must not co nfound the S(juire with those overbeaiing and haughty English lords of whom we hear so much, but we may consider him a good s])ecimen of an English gentle¬ man who has retired to his estate, and seldom, if ever, goes into the world of society and money-making, but takes the greatest pleasure in trying to make other people happy. De¬ scended from a very ancitmt fanuly, he is proud of his ancestors, and care¬ fully treasures in the old family man¬ or house, the helmets, j)ortraits, and swords of his sires. Everyoiuf of these is sacred in his eyes, surround¬ ed as it were by a halo of ancestral glory. The village people all look up to the squii-e with gi ' eat reverence, as well they may; for going among them he helps and encourages them, and takes a fatherly interest in all their proceedings. . Whenever any cul])rit is to be tried, they appeal to the squire, and by Idm the penalty is flxed ; but veiy often the offender is allowed to go free with a slight re¬ proval, for the squire has a tender heart and dislikes to make even the guilty suffer for his deed. We must admit that the squire is rather odd in some things, but we all have this fault in common. He es¬ pecially delights in old customs and manners, and exerts every influence jiossible to retain them, such as fal¬ conry, the chase. May Day, and others. He reads authors of two or three centuries ago, and has even been known to express a wish that he had been Ixirn in those olden days when England was in her prime. His par¬ ticular grievance against the advance¬ ment of knowledge is the invention of gun-])ow ler. He says that En¬ glish soldiers have never been the men they were in the days of the crossbow, when they deiiemled upon the strength of the arm. Perhaps he is right if we consider all the evil which new habits and customs bring with them; but that is not in accord¬ ance with the progressive thought of the nineteenth century. In the education of his sons, the squire has shown good sense and judgment. Fearing lest their mother might spoil them, he took charge of them, turned them loose like young colts in the open air and sunshine, taught them to ride horseback, and trainetl them in all manly sports, so that later he had the pleasure of see¬ ing them start out on their life work with a good, strong constitution. Methinks we should all like to visit Bracebridge Hall, for never was there No. 3 a more hospitable person than the squire. The old manor house is very ancient, built in the old style, very picture que and striking with its road boidered with huge trees lead¬ ing to the house. These are the spe¬ cial objects of his devotion, and Avhenever it is necessary for one to ( e cut down, he mourns as over the death of a friend. He considers them true memorials of his ancestors, and, to (juote Irving’s words—“An avenue of oaks or elms is the true colonnade which should lead to a gentleman’s house. As to stone or marble—any one can rear them at once; they are the work of a day; but commend to me the colonnades which have grown great and old with the family, and tell by their grandeur how long the family has endured.” The squire’s household consists of servants, many of whom have been brought up on the estate, and consid¬ er it ;i great honor to be a member of the family. He enjoys good times and likes nothing better than to gather the whole family together on winter nights, telling stories and pass¬ ing the evening in jileasant conversa¬ tion. So he lives on, a benefit and a com¬ fort to all around him, a contented old man, who has discovered that in this world there is no purpose nobler th:m to make ])eople aiaumd him happy ; and in seeking for this, true happiness is oL ' tained. When he shall bid farewell to this world, he will leave a inemory more elo(juent than that of glorious deeds—that of a true gentleman. May not we, as we go foi-th to scenes of active life, full of worrying caresand vexations, learn a lesson from the examples of this noble man’s life; and in all our fail¬ ures and successes, remember that only in doing our dutv shall we ob- tain that longed for prize, true hap¬ piness. K. L. K., ’87. o . The Modern Church. “I dt ' clnr to gracious fo’t, Eliniry, ef it don’t beat all how them metrop- lisses do go ahead. Naow Sunday inornin, I started out on a tower to that ’ere new ineetin-house on the hill where Lucy lives, and, why El- miry, ’twas jest like a new fangled hotel. ’Twas an ()rthodox, but I’m blamed if you’d aknowed it. Waal, I bed my feet-warmer, that soapstone you give me, all wrapped up in a flannel, and that meetin-house was nearest, so I went in, walked up the big isle, and took the fifth seat from the parson. I didn’t take much comfort in sittin’ down, though, for I was awfully afraid of squashing them cushions. I didn’t have no need foi’ my feet-warmer, fur thar was a pipe ’round the in¬ side of the pew, and ’twas so hot you c’ld feel the warmth from it. Guess thai- was lighted gas in it, or sunthiu’ like it. “After raeetin’, laicy’s husband took me all around the meetin’- house, and I tell you ’twas a stunner. First I went into the parson’s study, where there was a great big desk, two huge book-cases, and pictures all raound the walls ; then I went into the ladies’ parlor where they sew, an’ talk, an’ hev meetiu’s. That led into the dinin’-room, an’ that was first class. They bed silver knives, forks, ’ll spoons, in fact, everything you could want thar. In the kitch¬ en thar wus a great big cookin’ stove and a sink, where if you turned some cranks, cold water would come out o’ one pipe, an’ bilin’ hot water out of another. Must hev been a hot spring somewhar, and thet made me kind o’ skeery. When we was a- leaving’ the kitchin, Lucy’s husband walked abed, and when we come to a door that led into a room I hedn’t seen, he stopped short, and, sez he to me, sez he, “Now Ezekiel, here’s sunthin’ ihet’ll open your eyes. By George, Elmiry,—no, no, I don’t mean to swar, but I guess you’d say sunthin’ like thet ef you was in my place,—waal, ef thar wasn’t jiiles on piles of books, all numbered an’ let¬ tered, and sez 1, turnin’ to Lucy’s husband, sez I, ‘I jest hev a little curiosity to learn haow long it took your city to accumberlate them books. ’ lie turned to me and sez he, ‘City,Ezekiel! I’d jest a-like to know what your jvtalkin’ about anyways. This ere’s our Sunday-skewl library, belongs to the church, you know.’ Waal, Elmiry, of course I bed to pass it off as ef I knowed all abaout it; but I’ll jest leave it to your com¬ mon sense ef jest one solitery church could hev a lib’ry bigger nor that of our town. “Did I tell yer ’baout th’ organ ? ’Twas a sight, an’ no mistake, ez much ez I could see. The player set on a big bench with his back to the congregation,and faced two rows o’ black an’ white things one above t’other. He ])l‘iyed with one hand on one set an’ one on t’other, an’ he crossed ’em crisscross an’ ev’ry way, an’ he kicked it till it roared like the dam down to Deacon Crocket’s. Thar wus pipes an’ pipes in front of him, au’ the top was a slantin’ down rom the middle one of the lot, an’ thar seemed to be slices taken out of ’em jest ez ef some one bed taken a knife and cut a notch out of ’em. At times great stirrin’ music come out of ’em and filled the whole meet- in’ house with noise, and then agin, quick as lightnin’, ’twould go down and be so sweet an’ low thet you’d alnios’ want to cry. Bless me! Here’s sunthin’ thet’ll mek your old eyc ' S open,—thet organ was in the front of the meetin’-house, inarm. .lest think of it, right side of the preach¬ er ! “When I went into the Sunday skewl, on the walls in certin places was signs fixed to long handles. Come to think of it, I believe they called ’em banners, and they was all colors, and words of scrijiter wus on ’em. ’Twus the prettiest sight you ever see, all them signs a bangin’ up, and I wus remarkin’ on’t wlien one banner ketched my eye an’ it looked as ef it sed ‘Patent Medi¬ cines.’ I jest gasped out sort of sor¬ rowful like, ‘Heaven helj) us, thet this sh’ld occur in a church;’ and Lucy’s husband give me a look and sed: ‘Air ye blind, can’t ye see nothin’? Thet sez,I’d hev you know, “Patient Wanderers,” and it is writ¬ ten in Old English.’ I didn’t say nothin’ after thet, I c’n tell yeou. “The church and rooms and down¬ stairs part was all on a level,—neow heow’s thet?—an’ built o’granite; and thar was three bells in the stee¬ ple all a ringin’ to onct, but it sound¬ ed putty. Thar wus one thing that I thought waru’t very nice, and that wus havin’ pictures of faries and sich made of stained glass in the win¬ ders. I can jest say that I didn’t hev no chance to go to sleep in thet meetin’. Seems to me thet t’wouldn’t be a bad idee if we could go ahead and do something like that. Wa-al, I s’pose—” and the old farmer re¬ mained mute, for his thoughts were tuo deej) for words. o. L. n., ’8(S. This world was made for jioor men and therefore the greatest part of it was left out of doors, where everybody could enjoy it.—[Beecher. An Old Schoolhouse. It was our good fortune during the summer vacation to run across a typi¬ cal old fashioned schoolhouse. It need¬ ed but a glance to prove that its ven¬ tilation was superior to that of the modern building ; for its five windows that once cut off the “snow-cold winds and wintry blasts” were no more. Their diminutive panes and worm- eaten frames might liave resisted the wear and tear of the elements for years; but the missiles of the small boy—who must have come from afar, judging by the outlook from the schoolhouse door—had anticipated this trial of strength with the ele- merits. As for paint, neither outside nor in ever knew it; and as for loca¬ tion, it corresponded with the usual custom of “ye olden times,”—the only question which seemed to have been asked was : “Is the land good for any¬ thing else?” When it was answered in the negative, then the schoolhouse was built. Let us step within. A closetlike place for wood, but doorless, meets the eye ; then through a second door¬ way we enter the schoolroom, twelve by fourteen feet. There is no raised olatform for the teacher; but, direct¬ ly in front of where it is placed today, are two wooden benches built out from the two opposite sides of the room toward the centre, and having for their backs the first row of desks made as simply as desks can be. There is only a centre aisle, and in imagination we see the graceful man¬ ner in which the great, over-grown boys, whose schooling is limited to the three winter months, crowd by those near the aisle to reach their own seats farther on, and we can hear the fairy¬ like sounds of the cow-hides. We think of the buxom maidens, anyone of whom can throw out of the window the fledgeling who tries to meet his college expenses by taking his life in his hands, so to speak, as he labors to instruct aud maintain order at the will and pleasure of the “big boys and girls.” There are three rows of desks, and they stand upon a slanting floor so steep that the boy on the back r )w can touch the ceiling while sit¬ ting in his seat; but by this statement we must not suggest a high room, for the teacher standing at his station can also touch it with upraised hand. This sloping floor makes it easier for us to understand some of the accidents (?) of those earlier days,—the mysteri¬ ous rolling down front of apjiles and other movables. Of course, we are not so disresjiectful as to harbor the thought for a moment that these pro¬ genitors of ours were anvthing save the typical good boys and girls who T XXjIT “get run over and die young;” but, my sclioolmates, if yon can honorably overbear father and mother talking over tlie old days with some former friend, keep your ears wide open; you may get a j)oint for future use. We are wandering again. Behind the teacher’s table in the great fire- ])lace once roared a hot fire, which roasted those on the front seats, but caused no inconvenience to those far¬ ther back. We wonder that some inventive genius didn’t build a revol¬ ving floor and thus equalize the tem¬ perature, as was done when cooking meat by the sj)it. As we look around no great head-work is required to prove that jack-knives were plenty long ago, and strong, large-bladed knives, too; for “no vestpocket edi¬ tions” could have done so good execu¬ tion as is before us. Thus we stood there and dreamed with eyes wide open, seeing in fancy the nail-head being delicately held down, and the contracted biceps holding at arms’ length the big dictionary, or choking with the smoke nilled out into the room by a board on the chimney top as we dodge the speeding spit-ball, un¬ til the warning cry from without of “all those who are going get aboard” brought us back to consciousness, and we ran for a board. o. L. i. Our exchanges for this month bring us a feast of good things, but in such pi-ofusitiii that we can only glance at most of them. The sub¬ jects written upon enter the fields of literature, religion, and jiolitics, and reach from affairs of a simjily local, to those of a national interest. As a rule, all of our former exchanges have ini[)roved, while the new ones, with scarcely an excejition, start out well. Is it jiossible that benighted Bos¬ ton does not see Punch, Puck, the Sun, the Judge, etc. ? We think the English High School Becord does not ])ay a very high com])!iment to its readers when it fills its columns with quotations from such well- known ])apers. The poem “Twi¬ light” is a good imitation of Gray. ddie strangers, with whom we hope to become well acepiainted, are fif¬ teen or sixteen in number, ddie first one which comes to our notice is the Trinity Hall Becord, a neat little magazine from the round-topped hills of southwestern Pennsylvania, and represents the intt rest of Trinity Hall School, in Washington. Al¬ though new to us and marked Vol. I. No. 1, it seems to have had a j)revi- ous existence under another form. We thought that old story of the student translating Vergil and get¬ ting only as far as his arms around her neck, had died of extreme old age, but O dear! and O dear! if two of our exchanges haven’t dug it up from the musty past, and now they wave it before our disgusted eyes as something new. Perhaps the figures are rather mixed, but the occasion will excuse a little mental confusion. We congratulate the Literary Monthly on tlie “tone” of their ex¬ changes. After speaking of two col¬ lege exchanges in one short para- gra})h, the rest of two columns is de¬ voted to giving us j)Oor mortals who, of course, never see the Century and 8t. Nicholas, a partial list of the con¬ tents of those two magazines for Oct¬ ober, ' with a few edifving I ' emarks. To what a dizzy height has the Ij. M. attained ! We welcome back The Stylus. We should like it for its externals alone, its artistic cover, its tinted pa¬ per, clear tyj)e and broad margins,— if that were all; but its thought and expression—its soul—are fully in keej)ing with its beautiful externals. It contains always something not on¬ ly to interest but to instinct.We en¬ joyed the enihasiasrn of the writer of “Pliffidrus” in the October number. We welcome also for the first tilin ' ,—we hope not for the last—the North Western College Chronicle, Naperville, Ill., ivith its fine literary department and well-conducted ex¬ change column ; the Universiiy Cou¬ rier from Lawrence, Kansas; the Pur¬ due, Lafayette, Ind., containing, among other good things, a very jioetical prose article entitled “An Autumn Fantasy;” the .Tohnsonian, Andover, Mass.; the Budget, a pro¬ fessional weekly that honors us ; and last, but not least, the new News from our own town. We congratulate ourselves that we may write, instead of being obliged to pronounce, the name of the next one, the Messachorean, from Atchi¬ son, Kansas, a very readable publi¬ cation, but perhaj)s a little inconsis¬ tent in its leading editorial, as wit¬ ness the two following quotations:— We shall endeavor to make the Messa¬ chorean pre-eminently a college journal. We hope to give to our readers, from time to time, w’ell-written articles from promi¬ nent Kansas authors. In our next issue we expect to present to our readers an article on tariff, by one of the most eminent writers in the country. Turning the leaf, we feel thiit some one has taken the fatal “step from the sublime” etc., when we rctul, ' as the first two items of the loctds, “Polly” and “AVally doodle.” Eastrniin’s Journal, Poughkeepsie, N. Y., has made tis its regular visit, and is, as usual, brimming over with enthusiastic accounts by the alumni and othei’s of the good results ac¬ complished by the college in the j)ast and those which the present and future must develoj). The Hornet, Ottawa, Illinois, the D. H. S. Item, Dorchester, Mass., the Deltan, Gi-and Baj)ids, Mich., The Literary Journal, Winsor, Conn., The Y oung Educator, Portland, Maine, and West Pitch Echoes, Lewiston, Maine, are all initial num¬ bers. We can speak well of them all; we wish them all success, and ho])e to see them all regularly. New ' to us is the Pine Grove Echoes, from Harwich, Mass. The name is sug¬ gestive of moanings and wailings, and the suggestion is carried out by the many black lines which disfigure the pages. But “cranberry vaca¬ tion,”—what is it V How I wisli w e could have one !—“Sunny Dis])osi- tions,” and tiiles of some of the other articles savor of something rather ])leasanter than “the w ' ail of the for¬ est.” The ex-editor of the College Mes¬ sage has a long word to say about the Niagara Index. We do not o quite agree with the first paragraph, but think he is very right in all the rest. We think he a little over-esti¬ mates the excellence of the paper, because not rarely are there viola¬ tions of the rules of rhetoric and grammar in some of its literary con¬ tributions, such as no college ])a])er ought to permit to enter its columns. The ex-editor reminds us of Guiteau,— he is bound to be talked about, if not for his good deeds,w ' hy, then, for his bad ones. Bnt he forgets himself at the end of the exchange column in the issue of Nov. 15, or else his stock of slang and abuse is exhausted. Un¬ conditional praise from the exchange editor of the Niagar.a Index ! The paragraph in question ought to be framed. gJJITO hlYEI Y, FIRSTCLASS TEAMS TO LET. Transients Well Cared For. H0RS6 r CLIPPING PROMPTLY AND NEATLY EXECUTED. 83 Central Street, - - MILFORD, MASS iFPE 0 K, IimYlIVY. NOVEMBER, 1887. Published Monthly During the School Year, BY The Senior Class of the Milford High School. PRINTED BY G. M. BILLINGS. BU.SINESS EDITORS. GRACE L. BLOOD and LYDIA A. ROBERTS. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. (Ten Numbers.) For the Year, . 50 cents | Single Copies, . 5 cents This paper is for sale at the well-known drug store of J. Allen Rice, where subscriptions for the year will also be received, and back numbers can be obtained. Address all communications to THE OAK, LILY AND IVY, Lock Box 137. Entered at the Milford, Mass., Post-Office, as second class matter. GENERAL EDITORS. Olie L. Brown and Lillian E. Thompson. The amount of harm Hone by lit¬ tle things is enormous. Recently one little muskrat caused a damage in a canal that required three weeks to repair,and 3000 persons lost mon ey and time. This is only one in¬ stance where the force of little things is manifested : but there would be far less sorrow, vain re¬ grets, and loss of life if little things M ere not allowed so many times to pass unnoticed. The rood old fashioned virtue of keeping Thanksgiving is still pre¬ served among Americans. The im¬ mediate cause for the first Thanks¬ giving was the surrender of Gen¬ eral B ' lrgoyne to General Gates. It was ordered by Congress and observed on Thursday, the 18th of December in 1777. This day did not become a national one, but was observed in New England, until the last civil war. None but the kindest feelings should accompany this day, and ties of love and friendship should be tightened. “We might watch the sun at its rising : we might study it at its set¬ ting, but then—we don’t. We might do a great many things, but then—we don’t.” Thus wrote “Elizabeth Eliza Peterkin” and we feel its truth. We wish that all would t.ake this thought to them¬ selves, and do what they can ; for thus they would make manifest the full possibilities of their talents. A scholar, for examjde, can and ought to learn his lessons and thus prevent the trouble that he causes his teacher, and save much valuable time. It is what one does, and not what one may or can do, that makes his name remembered and honored by his countrymen. Although there was no regular ex¬ cursion of the school to the Mechan¬ ics’ Fair at Boston, a number of us enjoyed a pleasant as well as instruc¬ tive day there last Saturday. We found the Worcester High School there, and several agreeable meet¬ ings were the result. The railroad companies would be pleased if our common clocks were made to reckon from one to twenty- four hours. If sodivided,much confu¬ sion would be avoided, and there¬ fore many lives would be saved. The Italians have adopted this method, and it is the mode of reckoning in the observatories with astronomical clocks. By this method a person would not be likely to become con¬ fused in using the same number to represent two different times of day. The Chinese avoid this trouble by dividing the day into twelve hours, but each equal to two of ours. While reading a recent paper, we were surprised to leaiai to how many uses wood-pulp is adapted. What next will man invent? What would our forefatiiers, who built their dwellings of strong logs, think of us living in a pajier house ! Their sur- ])i ' ise would not end here, for the home may contain many articles made of this material. A man may drink from a pajier pail, eat from pa¬ per plates, wipe his face with a ])a- per handkerchief, play on a pajier piano, meet his death between or be¬ neath jiaper wheels, and then be con¬ veyed to his grave in a pajier coffin. The coffin may be paid for with a j iece of jiajier, and the death jiub- lished on another piece of j aper. The school was entertained this month by ten scholars picked out by their teachers and schoolmates, as represe ntatives of the different rhet¬ orical classes. Below are given the names of the speakers thus honored. The exercises were made more en¬ tertaining by three musical selections which were much apjireciated, and for which the performers have our thanks. Master Thayer. ’91, Blue Beard. Master Wright, ’91. The Victory of Perry. Master McKay, ’91, Comet solo. The Cricket on tlie Hearth. Miss Godfrey, ’91, The Pride of Battery B. Miss Wires, ’91, Two Villages. Misses Brown, ’88, and Quiggle, ’91, Song, Evening Bells. Master Gibbons, ’90, Sign. Miss Nickerson, ’90, Master Morgan, ’89, Miss Flaherty, ’89, Misses Hale, ’88, and Cooke, ’89, Violin Duet, Divertissements. Master Tirrell, ’88, Extract from Homer. Miss Koberts, ’88, The Age, Accompaniments by Miss Roberts, ’88. Under a Radical A Medley. The Two Flags. For Bread. The New York Tribune, speaking of Ives’ financial juggleries, says: “He rejiresents in an extreme form the thirst for riches that is too com¬ mon with us. There is too much talk about millions and millionaires in the home circle as well as in the newsjiajiers. The American boy is likely to hear much more about rich men than he is about great men, more about Wall street than about the church or the college ; and it is no cause for wonder if he grows up with the feeling that the men who make huge fortunes quickly are the world’s true heroes. It is unquestionably true that to a large class of young men the career of a man who grows rich even by doubtful methods, is able to own fast horses and a vacht, and is talked about in the newspa¬ pers, jiresents all the glory that is worth striving for.” This, we fear, is far too true, and shows at least one reason why in most high schools (ours is an excejition) the girls so far outnumber the lioys. The boys are in such a hurry to accumulate riches that they cannot even wait to lay a foundation of a little learning, so that in later years, if they are so for¬ tunate as to accomjilish their jiur- pose, they may enjoy their riches. We were greatly astonished by a recent statement of Hon. John I). Long, that one half of the population of this state is situated in the cities. Our curiosity to know whether this is possible, led us to look up the matter, and we were then more sur- jirised to find that over one half of the jiopulation are inhabitants of the twenty-tliree cities. It seems strange to us that, after these many years of fighting for liberty, men should vol¬ untarily give it up and settle down, contented with a representative gov¬ ernment. The town meeting, that came over in the Mayflower, “every man of its passengers carrying the seed of the ideal townshiji in his heart,” has done much for the peo¬ ple of New England. It is the nur¬ sery of individual freedom of thought and action. AVhy is it that so many of our young citizens become inter¬ ested in a political career? It is simply because on town meeting day he may appear and appeal to his own neighbors, who have interests like himself, and engage in thestiug gle with his equals. In this manner he gains confidence in himself, and by degrees fits himself for higher du¬ ties. The town meeting has aided us in abolishing slavery, educating our peojile, and sustaining our pros- jierity, and affords the inhabitants the control and management for themselves, of their own local affairs. EDITED BY Neleie Brown and Harold E. Fales. “The mellow year is hasting to its close; The little birds have almost sung their last.” Have you tried tlie new knives? AD=AI) by indentation, accord¬ ing to Geometry III. Many ])eople in Milford should correct their pronunciation of the Word AdiCard. The boy was “left” at the foot in the Latin class Mdien he said, “Puer claudus in relinquo pede est.” Can it be that a member of the drawing class has lost her bearings? She is inquiring for her compass. One of our jewels (not the ver¬ dant one) says that the Atlantic ca¬ ble is suspended over the ocean. We advise some of the scholars to eat more gi-anulated sugar, that they may not only be warmer, but have more grit. It has been a great conundrum in the Philosophy class to tell how many times the minute hand goes around the clock in a day. Imagine our surprise at hearing one of the young ladies of the senior class exclaim, “Oh for a man !” She would better wait until after gradua¬ tion. Valuable information from an ex¬ amination pa]� er: “Milk is a produce of a cow and can be made into cheese and butter into cheese you must rennet.” Teacher—Give an account of the Roman strife. Scholar—Do you mean the strife between th e Athenian and the Spar¬ tan? Neptune, our most distant planet, was discovered forty-two years ago this month. During this,his anniver¬ sary month, he is the ruling planet in the evening sky. Schol ir—My translation of that verl) was jierfect. Teacher—Yes, but if your trans¬ lation of the verb had been imper¬ fect, the whole translation would have been perfect. Some little birds pay us daily vis¬ its on our windowsill. It is amusing to see them stretch their little necks to peep in through the window at us. We often think of the old song,— I wish I was a birdie, How quickly would I fly, Away from school and study, etc., and we wonder if they are as inter¬ ested in our school as they seem to be. ' • ' ■Each of us was told to carry his books home,” is the correct expres¬ sion ; not owr, not my. Physiology IV. maintains that there are two kinds of “perspire,” sensible and insensible. It also has a jewel of a boy,—in fact a twenty- four jewel,—for he declares his teeth are covered with emerald. According to Geology I., radiates are animals having arms. How in¬ ferior we are to the rizapods, which have dozens of arms. However, there is still hope of improve¬ ment, as we hear from French II. that all men have three arms. This little incident ha{)pened in one of our lower grade schools a short time ago. The teacher was al¬ ways referring to the remarkable pupils she used to teach in Xville, until one day after the usual har¬ angue, a small boy pertly asked, “Please, inarm, why didn’t you stay there?” We have received some excellent samples of bread made by members of Physiology IV. It was especially pleasing to us that some of the best of it came from the young men, one of whom, we understand, has for some time furnished the family with the staff of life. We judge from his sample that they are well provided. Some of the pupils in French I. seem to be little acquainted with the ways of the world, for in the tran-s- lations we find the principals in a duel stopping to make faces at each other. A temperance member trans¬ lates “soupe a la biere,” “egg frit¬ ters.” Another calls “jeune homme,” “jaune homme.” The poor young man probably has the jaundice. On our last examimations nearly one hundred different words were misspelled. These have been placed upon a black-board, and our princi¬ pal intends to have an old-fashioned spelling lesson. Perspiratory leads the list with thirteen variations; saccharine next, with nine; casein or caseine follows with eight. Ther¬ mometer is distorted by four varia¬ tions until it finally becomes ther- monether. Did you ever read the inside ])ages of the cover of Harper’s Young People? What a mess! will probably be your first exclamation. It is lucky for the publishers that they do not take any res])onsibilty in the transactions, for where in this wide world would they find a person possessing a knowledge of all the different trades mentioned ? Yet we are glad to see that the young are interested in such practic.al matters ; for they all educate as well as enter¬ tain. EDITED BY Mary L. Toohey and Patrick J. Lawless. M.arv P. Cox, ’80, is at Portland, Me. Henry D. Nelson, ’78, has gone to Pasadena, Cal. Lucy E. Gilfoyle,’84, is now teach¬ ing in Spencer. Cora L. Snell, ’86, is assistant teacher in the Park Grammar school. Francis J. Moriarty, ’87, will here¬ after reside at Lyons, Nebraska. Ellen A. Moriarty, ’74, has been elected principal of a school at Hub¬ bard, Nebraska. George L. Hunter, once of ’85, has just received a $225 scholarship at Harvard. Mary E. Whitney, ’87, has been elected as assistant in the North Grammar school. Bertie Severance, once of ’90, is employed as night operator in the telephone exchange. Minnie B. Carpenter, once of ’79, was married on the 16th inst. to George H. Ketcham. Thomas R. Egan, ’83, employed at the Madison House, New York, is visiting his parents in town. Florence V. Clark, ’86, is canvass¬ ing for a 1) � ok, “The Home.” We wish her the best of success. Hattie G. Wight, once of ’85, has been elected teacher of music and English in the Shawmut and Mel¬ ville schools, Dorchester district,Bos¬ ton. We record with sorrow the death of Mary J. Kelly, ’72, one of Mil¬ ford’s most efficient teachers; who for many years gave her best efforts to the instruction of its children. Lydia A. Roberts, ’88, entertained about twenty of her friends at her home in Congress street on a recent Friday. A musical entertainment, choice refreshments and a delightful evening were the results. Seeds. What wonderful vit.ality seeds have! We have recently read of raspberries that were raised from seed taken from the stomach of a man who was buried in the time of the Em])eror Hadrian ; and also of seeds taken from under the founda¬ tions of an old house in Paris, prob¬ ably from the original soil of the island, and therefore coeval with the city, which germinated and proved to be seeds of an indigenous plant of that soil. LIXj’y Buy Ladies’ and IVIisse’s Messfs NEWMARKETS, DRESS GOODS, Etc. of 138 MAIN STREET - - MILFORD. King Irothbrs, Boys’ and Children’s MUSIC HALL BLOCK, MILF ORD. AYER7 WOODBURY, SUCCESSORS TO J. W. HARRIS, -DEALERS IN- • PURNI’I ' dRE, C ' j FPETIfje,-?- WALL PAPER AND CURTAINS. Upholstering, Carpet and Shade Work a Specialty. 163 Main Ft., Milfoi-cl. BARTLETT ELLIS, I3sr Hardware, Cutlery, Pumps, Stoves, Furnaces, Farming Tools and See is. 172 174 Main St., - - Milford, Mass. Fine Artistic BEA.TT ' 2 ' ’S, 168 Main Street, - - Milford, Mass. ROOMS IN MUSIC HALL BLOCK. Hours: 8a.m. to lOp.m., Over 70 periodicals on file in lieading Rooms. All men are invited to use our rooms. 5 CHAIRS! FRANK H, THOMAS, Hair-IDresser And dealer in hair-oils, pomades, Thomas’ hair tonic for removing dandruff, etc., 127 Main street. Milford,Mass. N. B. Ladies’ and children’s liair cut or shtim- pooed at their residences if desired. Of the N. E. Conservatory of Music, teacher of VOICE CULTURE AND PIANO. Apply to Mr. Herbert I’arkhurst, 139 Main St. WINNE-NIPE-KEES-AUKE- FOURTH DAY. “The day is cold, and dark, and dreary; It rains, and the wind is never weary.” The singing of birds find tlie tinkling of coiv-bells on the opposite sliore wore the tii’St sounds to greet our enrs on our return to consciousness on tlie morning of tliis dny. As soon ns we renlized our surroundings, the fjnesiion of “to min or not to rniid wns nnxiously discussed, nnd it lesulted in a tie-vote. That “Behind the clouds is the sun still shining”_was no consolation to ns, and so we fell back on our blankets for a rnorning nap, thinking it the easiest way of passing the time. Eveii sleejiing loses its charms°when too long continued, and v’e finally wereobliged to arouse the lazily flowing blood. A quick jilunge into the cold water, a hot breakfast, a false alarnp—caused by a rift in the thick clouds of mist resting upon the hills,—a picture of the cain]i, and then more rain, w ' cre the events of the forenoon. If we had been as.snred of a dry cain])ing-place after a ])nll in the rfiin, we would have v ' entui’cd on; hut, as it wJis, we turned to oui books again. This Merrymeeting bay on whose shore we are lying is said, by iliose who have trav ' clled in Norway, to resemble a fiord, because of its naiiow, river-like channel and its high lands on either side. Wluit ] lace could be bettor for dreaming over the jiast? If we shut our eyes and go back in thought two hundred years, it needs hut little iniagin.ation to hear the cries and groans of S.ai’.ali Gerrish and her bleeding companions, as they are dragged by the relentless Indians along this very shore to the next [loint, which still hears her name. Before the mind’s eye rises tlie stockade niion the neighboring jiroinontory, and we can see the anxious sentinel, as lie gazes intently on what seems to he only a leaf dancing ii|)on the waves, but which he has ood reason to fear may ho canoes of French and Indian raiders; for this hay, he it known, was formerly the great highway for their attacks upon the ])ioneers of the Cocheco valley. W e can almost hear their savage war-whoo|)s, as we thus wander in thought, hut are aroused to the realilies of life by a C sharp mosquito and the unnatural high G of a jiassing diminutive projieller. Tike the noise of small boys,-the smaller the l)oat, the louder its whistle sounded. At last— “The clay is done, and the darkness Falls from the wings of Night.;” but we looked in vain to see all this fallen water— “On the biidge of colors seven Climbing up once more lo heaven Onnosite the settinsr sun.” FIFTH DAY. Ii ' or weary days I had not seen tlie sun; O’er the chilled landscape Imng the cloud veils dun; And somber faces matched the somberer sky. Gray as the mists that trooped in squadrons by. — IF. C. liichardf). The tent of cotton clotli did nobly for two days and two nights, but when the hours approached the fifties, it began to vent its desiiair by weep¬ ing itiore c.o])ionsly upon us. .Still, however, it kindly concentrated its lachrymose efforts in the central portions. We found no fault with it, for we remembered that the “golden globe of Florentine renown” did, finally, under great ])ressnre, give an esca))e to the water within it, and in this case, too, the drops seemed fairly driven between the pores of the cloih. We then realized the meaning of “Old Proh’s local.” Local means right over your lieail, within a foot of the tympanum, on which the rub-a- duh-dub of the drops reminded us of the attic’s shingled roof of our grandfather’s day, and the tattoo then heard. Here was a good chance for the elocutionist to study “How the water came down at Lodore.” The fifth day was Sunday, and, of course, it was religiously necessary that we should have beans. We had made jirovision for this by bringing a can of Boston’s best, and as they were a little dry, we made good use of our tent-filtered water to moisten them. We made the mistake of huilding our fire too near the tent, and tearfully we lamented our error, as we strug¬ gled with the smoke from the danq) wood. Onr library was, for the thinl day, our time-killer. It contained two of Scott’s novels, Wallace’s Ben Ilur, Pictorial Effect in Photograjfliy, and the guide-books of the two great railroad cor))orations, the Boston and IVY. Lowell and the Boston and Maine. Our field was broad, and ought to have satisfied all denominations. Gen. Lew Wallace has shown the same wonderful ])Ower in Ben Hur that made his Fair God so thrilling, and the Conquest of Mexico so real. In Ben Hur, he so puts us into the times, the ways, manners, thoughts, and conditions of the epoch with which he deals, that we hear, see, feel, and suffer with his characters, and if we can only put aside for a moment the prejudice of the nineteenth century, the Jews will have our sympathy at their great disappointment over the loss of a temporal king. We also studied our map and were pleased to see so many Indian words retained in naming the mountains. How much more sensible than those of the islands! The day at last wore away in as quiet, orderly and stormy a manner as the most orthodox could desire. Near its close a visitor with two dogs stumbled upon us ‘just to see if we were drowned out.” We assured him that we were “drowned in” and waiting to be “washed out.” We retired (the word has a smack of civilization) with as good hopes of a departure in the morning as on the three previous nights. SIXTH DAY. Nisht wanes,—the vapors round the mountains curled Melt into morn, and light awakes the world. — Byron. We passed a comfortable night, although it was dripping every time we awoke. At six o’clock there were no signs of improvement, but “our blood was up,” and we were going. We struck camp, launched and load¬ ed, but kept one eye on the hills for any signs of the long lost sun. A blue streak of sky, here and there, began to appear, and later Old Sol him¬ self, like a naughty child, peeped out from behind a dense cloud, as if half ashamed to show himself, but ready to be forgiven. We pretended not to see him, and, finally, he burst forth in all his splendor. Close to the right shore and to the north lay our course, with the wind behind our backs. Half way down to Gerrish point, a rushing sound on the shore attracted our attention. A nearer view revealed a beautiful cascade at least forty feet high—some would say fifty, but, if we are any¬ thing, we are truthful, and the reader is welcome to the other ten feet. Here was a little return for the rain, as the mountain brook was swollen beyond its usual size and therefore wilder. It was broad in places, but where the great rocks ci’owded it together, the waters leaped away from them. Near the crest line it split into two parts, which further down re¬ united. Great, rough rocks and scraggy trunks broke its course, and the overhanging trees were just thick enough to beautify without obstructing the vision. In one place a tree had grown horizontally across the stream, and this, with all the other surroundings, made it a picture to delight the artist. Perhaps Willis had such a brook in mind when he wrote:— “It was a mountain stream that with the leap Of its impatient waters had worn out A channel in the rock, and wash’d away ' I ' he earth that had upheld the tall old trees, Till it was darken’d with the shadowy arch Of the o’er-leaning branches. Here and there It loitered in a broad and limpid pool That circle ! round demurely, and anon Sprung violently over where the rock Fell suddenly and bore its bubbles on, Till they were broken b ' the hanging moss. As auger with a gentle word grows calm.” Just as wc rounded Fort point, the historical stockade previously mentioned, (which commands a view of the longest and widest part of the lake free from islands,) came in sight, and also, in the far distance, the smoke of Wolfeborough. Between two islands. Great and Little Barn Door, was the straightest line, and with a cloudy memory of something in our geometries about straight lines and shoriest distances, we pushed the left foot hard upon the steering gear, brought the bow around to them, and settled down for a two-hour ))addle. As we passed between the islands, before us lay the borough of Wolfe, named after this hero some ten years after his fall at Quebec. As we were then within a mile, we agreed to go to town, get our provisions and mail, and return to the neighboring ])oint for dinner. We were more pleased with the place than with any other about the lake, and there seemed to be many others who were equally pleased. Having “done” the town, and, heavily laden with good things for the inner man, food for the digestive and letters for the cardiac apparatus, (the former including two loaves of home-made bread just out of the oven,) we started, just as the whistles blew for noon. (See December number.) O- X IIjC0 2§Z HAS THE MOST Complete Assortment of the Latest Novelties IN GOLD PENS, PENCILS, Fountain and Stylographic Pens at the Lowest Prices. Always t he Largest Assortment of the LATEST STYLES IN MILLINERY -AT THE- PAVILION MILLINERY PARLORS, Music Hall Block, Milford. JESSE A. TAFT.l Attorney and Counsellor at Law, Notary Pubiic and Commissioner to qualify civil officers. Irving Block, opposite post office, Milford. OOME AND SEE THE GRAND BARGAINS! -AT- RYAN CARROLL’S, 98 MAIN STREET, LINCOLN SQUARE. T, C. EASTMAN, Manufacturer of All Kinds of BOOT ANO SHOE BOXES ANO BANO BOXES -FOR- STRAW GOODS. -ALSO- Plain and Fancy Paper Boxes. Mill, Corner of Central and Depot Streets, Mlford. [fine marble and granite CEMETERY WORK A. C. KINNEY, SO. BOAV ST., ' ' mILFORD, MASS. DEALER IN FRESH AND SALT MEATS. No. 254 Main Street. Call at W. A. Aldrich’s 139 Main Street and examine HOUSEHOLD Sewing fflachines. PiaDOs, Oriaas, anfl Sleet fflasic, SOLD, LET, EXCHANGED AND REPAIRED O K:, JLiXTSYT Ji l TlD FLOWERS AND FLORAL WORK FOR ALL, OCCASIONS. PATRONAGE SOLICITED. Greenhouses and residence on Church Place. SIT F O K y O UR PIOTOGEAPI AT 100 MAIN STREET, MILFORD, AT E. L. WILLIS’. COOK BROS., DEALERS IN Meats, Fruits, Vegetables, Pickles, Etc. “Active shears gather no rust.’ Who loves not knowledge ; who shall rail Against her beauty ? May she mix With men and ])rosper! Hurry and Cunning are the two apprentices of Dispatch and of Skill, but neither of them ever learn their master’s trade. Next in importance to freedom and justice is ])opular education, without wliich neither justice nor freedom can be jiermanently maintained. A celebrated author has said that histories make men wise, poems make men witty, mathematics subtile, nat¬ ural philoso|)hy deep, logic and rhet¬ oric able to contend. Hams cured by ourselves and Home-mode Sausages. Market, 188 Main Street. 8. A. COOK. 8. 8. COOK. itimmiugsi and Bourne’s is the place to find the best assortment of Dress Trimmings and Kid Gloves in town. In¬ fant’s goods of every description. W. H. BOURNE 03. 106 Main Street, -Milford, Mass. R. C. ELDRIDGE, Dealer in Dlamonls, Walclies, Clocls aiil Jewelry, 132 Main St., Milford. The Best and Cheapest place to buy FEUITS AND OO NFECTIONEHY IS AT J. W. ROBERTS’. Cake and Ice Cream constantly on hand. Wedding Cake a Specialty. THAVER’S BLOCK. .Main Street, Milford, Mass. BTJTT TTO ' CrS. DRY GOODS AND SMALL WARES AT 1«6 MAIN STREET, OF COBURN OLMTEAD. WHAT SHALL WE EAT? Ii i;e e o « Buy them at the BOSTON GROCERY TEA HOUSE We believe that the schools are the moral, intellectual, and patriotic bul¬ warks of the nation, and Oecause of such belief millions upon millions of dollars are expended in their sujipoi t. Of the seventeen presidents of the United States, eleven completed a col¬ lege course; of the twenty vice presi¬ dents, ten; of the twenty-nine secre¬ taries of state, nineteen; and of the forty-one associate justices of the United States Suju-eme Court, thirty. Writing or printing is like shutit- ing with a rifle; you may hit your reader’s mind or miss it;—hut larking is like playing at a mark with the pipe of ail engine; if it is within reach, and you have time enough, you can’t help hitting it. The poet and romancer give back more than they borrow from the scenes which lend them their inspira¬ tion. What was this broad stream that runs by your walks before it was peopled by the creative touch of your story-teller’s imagination. It is no longer Hudson’s river,—it is Irving’s. The colony of liughy is located on the Cumberland Plateau in Northern Tennessee, about one hundred miles from Nashville, and six or eight hours by rail from Cincinnati. The colony was formed in England by Thomas Hughes, “Tom Brown,” and is com- ])osed of English gentlemen and their wives, who have formed a settlement on the jH’inciples of a co-operative s o¬ ciety. The avowed jiurpose of the founders of the colony M’as to furnish homes in America for persons of mod¬ erate means, who could purchase lands on a long credit, erect homes, schoolhouses, churches, etc., at lowest cost, and supply tools, provisions, etc., at a minimum of expense to the colo¬ nists. FOSSE’S IS HEADQUARTERS FOR HANDKERCHIEF EXTRACTS I AND SACHET POWDERS. Hi -A. John 0. Symonds, DEALER IN MEAT AND VEGETABLES. Market, cor. Main and Chapin Stg. Milford, Mass. HENRY S. CUSHMAN, Manufacturer of Heavy and Light Fine Harnesses. Also on hand, Sale Harnesses at Low Prices. Horse Blankets, Storm Covers, Whips, Lap Robes, Horse Collars, Etc. 1 Repairing Promptly and Faithfully Executed. No. 76 MAIN ST.. MILFORD. B. H. SPAULDING, MANUFACTURER OF Men ' s, Boys’ aiifl CMldren ' s Straw Goois. Corner of Pearl and Lincoln Sts., Milford, Mass. Salesrooms. 616 and 618 Broadway, New Vork. WE OFFER SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS -IX- CLOTHING FOR SCHOOL WEAR. B. E. HARRIS, CLOTHIER. Heath Brothers, FASHIONABLE TAILORS, 118 Main Street, Milford. 0-- Dealer in IE] -A. T S!JN- AND PKOVISIONS, Fruits, Vegetables, Butter, Eggs, Etc. Also, home- cured Hams and home-made Sausages. 33 Exchange Street. OF J. D. CROSBV. Geo. H, Whittemore, Dealer in Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Silverware, Spectacles and Eye-Glasses. Watch, Clock and Jewelry Repairing. 110 Main Street, Milford. IRVINC BLOCK Photograph Rooms, Milford, Maes., Over Journal Office. Opposite Post Office. Photographs taken day or evening and copying of all kinds and framing done here. H. L. SNOW of Boston, Operator, E. L. TEMPLE, Proprietor. !l® S. 4, RESTAURAHT AND DINING BOOMS. BOARD BY THE DAY OR WEEK AT REASONABLE PRICES. No. 4 Jefferson St., Milford, Mass. Meals Served at Short Notice, ISEO-ISTEXeED FI3:A. ' F3a ..a.dS ' I’. -DEALER IN- PURE DRUGS AND CHEMICALS TOILET AND FANCY ARTICLES. Stationery of all Kinds at all Prices. Cor. Main and Court Sts., Milford, Mass. Milford Variety Store. Newspapers, Periodicals, Toys, Etc. Headquarters for Boston Daily and Sunday Papers. EYsrctt Cheney, 136 Main Street, Milford. ERNEST C. BROWN, -TEACHER OF- VIOLIN AND ’CELLO, MILFORD, MASS. CZ2 C K c O 1-3 ■ PC l-H • c h • o 1 CO M o3 Iz; 1 H M ' O kl H Z o o LU o S Q o u © o P CO t-i 03 s o o i—1 o H cb cd ir-( CO d o w o c .-1 t- c o .-J w CO s o o o2j - w pp o E-h o o c 2 U) o r KDUCATED for successful business. _ taught how to get a Living; make Money, and become enterprising, useful citizens. CoiAliatait OaIIawa V., on the Hudson, the only CnSImfln UUl legs institution devoted to tbia specialty, consists (A the Schools of IStiSRSlABe combining Theory and Practice by a novel and original system Dll9lit SSS of training, and giving actual daily experience in Merchandis¬ ing. Banking, and every variety of OfiBce Work. No student can take this course and remain ignorant of actual businesa transactions of daily occurrence as conducted in the great exchanges of‘New York and London. Phanegraphy and Typewriting ' youn SaX u nm wishing: to come shorthand amanuenses are thoroughly drilled in conresponf ence. Students desiring to become general verbatim reporters are taken through all grades, finishing on lectures delivered in the college : in no oilier school in this country is this opportunity ofiTered. , for Business, Drawing and Ornamental Works An art pi indispensable for teachers. I readily learned, and when acquired earns good pay. These s e s ii 9 | ssjr schools, embracirig six departments, are in charge of eight profc ' snonJ an five assistant instructors. EASTMAN has well been styled 7KE BUSINESS UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA It Is the oldest and most practical Commercial School, and the largest and most popular Private School in this country. Refers to patrons in every State. % AtlNG MEN and Boys starting In life for themselves or assuming the B y business of a iSher or r tive and wanting the preparation to assure success ; WOUNC LADIES desiring to qualify themselves for good positions, and Y • I I [i ri to make themselves independent for life in a short time and at a very moderate expense : BaARENTS AND CUA RDIANS wanting their wna to be uee U pfosperous citizeos. and tbelf daughters prepatred for the accidents of life, and made self supporting 3 j CADEtWIC AN D COLLEGE CRADUATBS during ble enish to their theoretical and unavailing education ; p iSAPPOlWTEP YOUNC AND MIDDLg«ACgD MEM who are lied to conservative families, or places unsuited to their ambitions and abilities, or who desire to change their course of life, by seeking places and bus iness more satisfactory and remunerative, will find THE NEW, ahorti pra ticai course of study here most invaluable. There are no vacations. ApplicanU enter any day with emial advuta Board and tuition fees more reasonable than in any other FUtSTM IiAS •chool. Address for catalogue giving epecial information. CkfMKitTa OAUtift EASTMAN COLLEGE, v POITOU KEEPSIB; K. i ► V ► Q O a Ui 1- 3 w ■ n CD IH m n o C9 O s • m P c 3 S ' —n e+ • O) CO so � -� • p Ui ct- •-j cf s o 4 c o O 2 : a Dd iz: CO u Q W P o o o w HIXON.BROS, HEADQUARTERS FOR Carpets, Stoves, Ranges, Dinner and Tea Sets, Vases, Lamps, Plated ware. Pocket and Table Cutlery. 63 and 66 Main Street, - - - Milford, Mass. A. S. Tuttle Co., DEALERS IN CARPETS, STOVES, RANGES, CROCKERY, I GLASS, TIN, and WOODEN WARE. 91 and 94 Main Street. A. B. TUTTLE. H. J. BEARING A CHOICE LINE OF Plush Ornaments Arrasene, Chenille, Floss and all other articles Suitable for Needle Work. N. B.—Instructions given in Kensington and Lustro Painting by MRS. R. 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Those suffering should not miss an oppor¬ tunity to try it. Made by J. ALLEN RICE, Milford. Fine Stationery. Call at Rice’s Pharmacy and see the finest display of Royal Irish Linen, Boston Linen, Boston Bond, Boston Bank Lin¬ en, etc., in all the new designs, also, Electric overland mail for Eoreium correspondence. —— DRY GOODS. Black Silks, Black Rhadames, Black and Colored Dress Goods Shawls, Jackets, Kid and Cashmere Gloves, HOSIERY UNDERWEAR, Ribbons, Laces and Ruchings. Best Assortment! Lowest Prices! WINTER •5 0VERC0ATS«- Winter Suits! Winter Caps! All the Novelties in -4- )i( NECK W E A R -4- And Gents’ Furnishings of all Descriptions. LARGEST STOCK Lowest Prices! YOU CAN FIND -THE- Largest and Most Complete Stock -- Children’s, Misses’ and Boys’ School Shoes and Rubbers � In Worcester county, and at the Lowest Prices. G, T, PALES C0„ 154 MAIN ST., MILFORD, MASS. C, B, THOMPSON’S, 114 MAIN ST., MILFORD. MILFORD, MASS., DPXKMBER, 1887 No. 4 Vol. IV. The Library and the School. WELL known literary journal says: “Amonar the forms ot be- nefieence for which our own genera¬ tion has been consjucuous, is the Free Library. But it is no ex- airoreration to say that such well meant generosity has oftener than otherwise been chilled and discour¬ aged by its results. Appreciatiye readers are few, the best books are largely let alone, and the cost of the ‘plant’ and the taste which are ])ut into it are often in most painful con¬ trast to the a))preciation which they haye receiyed.” Granting the aboye statement to be true, what are the means to be taken to make a puldic library of the greatest use to readers individually? If the best books are not read, is it because the reading ])ublic do not know what they are, or itecause the jteople are not educated to a sufficiently high standard to ap¬ preciate such works? What are some of the essentials for making any libraiy a success? The first relates to the library itself. A central location, pleasant surround¬ ings, ])ro])er arrangements, tables for use in consulting books of reference, and, .above all, a collection of works covering art, science, literaturi , hi.s- tory, etc., are of chief im]) Oi‘tanee. Second, a librarian with a love for the books themselve.s, and a knowl¬ edge of their contents, as this makes him of the greatest possible help to any one seeking knowledge under these subjects. Third, a cat.alogue of all the i)Ooks, so arranged that the readei-s themselves may select under- standingly works on any subject. As all great reforms are the result of education, so the habit of reading the best books must come fi’om the same cause, and therefore in the pub¬ lic schools we ex))ect the seed sown. Form in childhood a love for the best reading, and the end is accom¬ plished, and a desire for trashy read¬ ing will be unknown. The attention that has been given this subject by the teachers and librarians of some of our large cities show ' s wdiat can be done in that direction. In the Jour¬ nal of Education w ' e read: “Any companionship of books tends to call out the best in us. But the teacher can greatly improve the in¬ fluence of such companionship, if he wdll use the library with mueh care.” For the teacher to look after the individu.al needs of all his scholars W ' ould seem an almost hopeless task; but incidentally he can, wdthont ap¬ parent effort, suggest authors and their books; and, better still, put into the pupil’s hands the books. Speeial privileges should be allow ' ed the teachers and scholars for extra wmrk in connection with the studies. At the public library in Providence, manuscript references to reading, in addition to the text-books, are pre¬ pared wdien requested, and a separate room, w ' ith books on special toj)ics, is set a])art for classes in charge of their teachers. Special cards are also pro¬ vided for teachers, on wdtich extra books can be taken. By this method the teacher has the supervision of the books to which tlie scholar’s attention is directed. T. W. Higginson says: “Such methods as those of S. S. Greene, city librarian of Worcester, wdiose wuiys of making such .an institution to .all sorts and conditions of pe()])le, may t.ake rank w ' ith Rowdand Hill’s imj)rovement in jiostal service, as to their results on civilization, he has succeeded in joining the library and the public schools so clo.sely that he and the teachers, acting together, have indirectly the control of the reading of the generation growing up there.” There, also, the teachers and pupils have special jtrivileges. There, too, many copies of one book are sent to the school-rooms. P’or example, thirty copies of Carleton’s “Boys of ’76,” and twenty-five of Mrs Richardson’s “History of the United States” wmre furnished the principals of the grammar schools. The same method is followed wdth other books, and the teachers report a large number who avail themselves of the extra reading. There the aim of the libr.arian is to consult the w ' ishes of the teachers, and allow them to work in such w ' ays as they think they can be most successful. This method in its fulness requires large funds; but much in this line can be accomplished even in small libraries with the hearty co-oj)eration of teachers, trustees and librarian. Lists of books on any given subject can be furnished, and these can be nsgd in connection with school-work, on s])ecial cards. The teachers can have such lists prepared for and by the scholars, and these, taken home, w ' ould have a tendency to call not only the .attention of scholars, but of others to the valuable books, and in this w ' .ay a great reading class would be organized. All libraries should be o))en daily, so that any teacher or scholar, or teachers and scholars to¬ gether, eould visit it, and have ample means to consnlt any of its w ' orks. Has our town library any advan¬ tages to offer for the benefit of the public schools? Certaiidy it has, for we have commodious quarters in :i beautiful building built for the pur- j)Ose, and there are more than 7000 volumes upon its shelves, and we also have a catalogue arranged in a systematized manner. With these advantages, can the system adoj)ted in other places be extended to onr schools and library? With the union of teachers and librarian, no reason exists why the same result may not be obtained here as clsewdiere. K. n., ’89. Extracts from a Trojan Girl’s Diary. (No. 11.) MONDAY. me! It’s a long time since 1 H have written in my diary. Let me see: the last time 1 wrote was the night on which 1 Avas taken prisoner by the Greeks in dear, old Troy. What a night that was! 1 shudder to think of it; but 1 must put such thoughts away, or 1 shall go crazy again. It must be a long time since 1 left Troy. AVell, 1 have much to be thankful for here in Buthrotum; for Uncle Helenus is a very kind master. He has laid out our public grounds so that they seem a great deal like our native city. Pergamus is on the hill, and the Dardanian tower; and, just outside the city wall, is a pretty little grove through which runs a little stream similar in posi¬ tion to the sparkling waters of the Trojan Simois. We call it the Siraois and enjoy sitting by its banks and dreaming we are once more living in peace, with our loved ones all about us. Tomorrow i am going down to the river with Andromache. She says I am her best hand-maid, and so she is going to take me with her when she goes down to the mound where she makes believe that Hector is bui’ied. While she performs the funeral rites, I shall lie down by the water and dream that my brother is here with us. I wonder where he is. He used to be so kind to me, I can¬ not think he is dead and I shall keep on hoping to see him again. TUESDAY. What joy! Now I know what made me think so much about my brother yesterday. It was because he was so near me. Just to think, after all this time and after having been in so many different places, we should happen to find each other again away over here in Buthrotum! I was dreaming one of my day¬ dreams, when I heard Andromache scream. I jumi)ed up and saw some strange men approaching, and that she had fainted dead away. I ran to help her and to see who the strangers were, when to my amazement I saw .i:Eneas and some other old towns¬ people, but, above all, my brother. I immediately forgot Andromache and all the others; for that dreadful night came back in all its agony, when we were torn apart by the cruel Greeks. After he had (piieted me he related hoAV, in the confusion he had escaped, and, by good luck, had fallen in with xEneas. When they found that Troy was only a mass of smouldering embers, tliey gathered together the survivors. passed the winter in building shii s, and in the sjAiing set sail. Little did they know what P’ate had in store for them! In Th race first they laid the foundation for a city; but For¬ tune did not smile upon it. When they were making the sacrifices, AEneas stripped off some myrtle branches to trim the altars, and blood ran right out of the twigs. How awful it must have been! He kept trying different })ieces, but they were all alike. The last time a terrible groan came from the ground. It said, Why are you tearing me to pieces, Eneas? Haven’t you any respect for a buried friend? I am Polydorus. You’d better get out of this county as fast as you can.” Ev¬ erybody was frightened nearly to death; because this Polydorus was one of our kindred who had been traitorously killed for money by one of our old guest-friends. Alas, what will men not do for money! After performing the funeral ceremony, they put to sea again and went to that island where King Anius lived. They had n’t been there long when there Avas a great earthquake, and a voice from the sacred tri])od said: Do not stop here, HEneas. You must found your new kingdom Avhei-e your first ancestor Avas born,—a king¬ dom to rule the world. Isn’t that a glorious thought? Of course they at once Avent to Granfather Anchises, to ask about our ancestors. Well, he thought it all over and decided that Crete was the place, and so they set out, expecting to get there in about three days. It was a lovely sail down by Naxos with its steep cliffs, and Olearos and Donysa, green witli their sprijig foliage, and Parian’s glisten- ins: white cliffs. Thev landed, and Eneas divided the homes among them and fixed the laws to suit him¬ self. They might have known that such sood luck could not last. Sud- denly a tainted air blew over them, which killed all the trees and crojis, . and even the people. They didn’t know Avhat to do; but one night the household gods apjieared to HEneas in his sleep. They told him that he had made a mistake, that in the Au- sonian land he must found his city. They also gave him great encourage¬ ment, which the poor man greatly needed. He Avas so pleased that he jumped u}) and ran to tell his father. Anchises said, Oh, yes! I remember now. There were two lines in our family, and I traced out the wrong one. Why didn’t I think?” If 1 had been HEneas, I guess I Avould have scolded a trifie. What a state of things brought about just by that little mistake! I can imagine how glad they Avere to leave that di’ead- ful place. When they Avere out of sight of land, a storm arose. The Avaves ran mountain high, and the thunder rolled. All Avas dark as night, ex¬ cept Avhen the sky Avas rent with lightning. Hoav discouragd the poor men must have been ! It makes me cry to think of it. They Avere driv ' - en from their course, they knew not Avhere, for three days; but, on the fourth day, it cleared uj), and they saAV some hills in the distance. They landed on one of the Strophades, and seeing herds of oxen and goats unguarded, they killed some of them, and spread their couches along the beach in anticipation of a big feast. AYhen suddenly a flock of Harpies swoo])ed down and began eating from the tables. My brother says he never saAV anything so horrible! How it must have turned their stomachs to see such hideous crea¬ tures and to smell such an offensive odor as these creatures send forth ! They soon fleAV aAvaj ' , and HEneas had a iieAv feast prepared ; but again the Har})ies came. When the men tried to kill them with swords they Avere so tough that the SAVords did not hurt them, and yet they fleAV away, all but Celaeno. She poised herself on a rock and screeched out; “Do you mean to come here and kill our herds, and then fight us Avhcn we come for our share? I am the eldest of the Furies.’’ (I third-c from my brother’s description of her, that she was right about it). She con¬ tinued : Mark Avhat I say. Hurry up and go to Italy, for that is the place to which you are fated to go ; but before you build the Avails of your toAvn you will be so hungry that you will eat your very Avheaten plates.” Then she fiew aAvay. I guess the men Avished then that they could make their swords into j)rayei-s. Father Vnchises did all he could by praying and sacrificing, and then or¬ dered them into the ships. There Avas a good south Avind and thi ' y Avent off in a hurry. By Zacynthos Avith its groves, Dulichium, Samos and Neritos, all covered Avith rocks, they skimmed. Ithaca they steered as far from as j)Ossible, that hateful old place Avhere hori ' id Ulysses AA ' .as born. They reached Actium in safe¬ ty, and there they had a gre.at time playing games. I Avish I could have seen the Avrestling match. As Avin- ter Avas coming on they set sail again and this morning th(‘y came right into our ])ort and Avere as much sur¬ prised as we to find their old friends. N. n. ’88. HiZL-y . The brightest rays of the Novem¬ ber Sunbeam are in its exchange column. We welcome as new exchanges, The Dartmouth, Hanover, N. II., and the Golden Eagle, Binghamton, N. Y. The Ottawa Campus, from Kansas, ought to know, if it does not al¬ ready, The Strangei, from North Bridgton, Maine, for they swing the same kind of a bird in the same kind of a frame, on their title pages. Oak, Lily and Ivy, Kichinond, Maine, High School, is as inLeresLing as ever.— [Academy Journal. We are glad our friend finds us interesting, but we were not aware that we had gone quite so far “down east.” Rudeness is Ihe watchword of nations sunk into the mire of vice and impunity. Refinement is tlie beacon light of civiliza¬ tion and of progress.—[Niagara Index. We recommend the above to the careful consideration of the exchange editor of the N. I. At Harvard, work on college papers is allowed as a substitute for regular literary exercises.—[Ex. Good plan. We would like to see it tried here.—[Dickersonian. Ditto.—[U. W. Here too.—[Pharos. Count us in on that.—[Washburn Argo. We are in. The Portfolio says of us:— The “Locals,” we think, contain too much trashy nonsense heard in the recita¬ tion room from silly answers made to questions given by the teachers, which is not palpable to outside readers. We really do not think our sisters intended to be exactly complimen¬ tary, but if our “trashy nonsense” is so spirituelle as lobe “not palpable,” how can we help feeling flattered by the above ? Thanks awfully. The High School Record,of Woon¬ socket, in a very sensible editorial on practical education versus Greek and Latin, offers a hint as to the best way of studying those languages, by which many of our classical students might profit. As the expression “j)ractical education” is generally understood, we fully agree with the writer in calling it a “j)hantom.” Properly ])ursued, the study of the much-abused classics is as practical as arithmetic, or either of the other of the three r’s. Why is not the power to see clearly, to draw conclu¬ sions, to comj)are, to trace effects from causes, etc., of quite as much importance in business as the ability to add, subtract, multiply, and di¬ vide? The Shattuck Cadet electrifies us by the very agreeable change in the color of its cover, but we no longer wonder at the pleasant shock when we turn the leaves and see how thor¬ oughly electricity has been intro¬ duced into every part of the college buildings and grounds. The Cadet is bound to be brilliant. Says the Washburn Argo :— Students: You can find among our ad¬ vertisers every kind of legitimate business men represented, except tobacco dealers and undertakers. Please patronize. As a matter of curiosity we have searched the columns of the Ai-go for the ads. of the ruinsellers, but fail to find them. We cordially hope the “students” may be as un¬ successful in their search after the rumsellers themselves, if thev feel any desire to “patronize.” Is it the Aclelphian and the Ham¬ ilton College Monthly who are each accusing the other of borrowing its motto ? It may be that the Portfo¬ lio, the Academian or the Woon¬ socket High School Record is one of the disputants, for the motto in question, “Vita sine literis mors est,” is claimed by all of the five above mentioned papers. The fun¬ ny part to us is that one should ac¬ cuse another of borrowing from any paper a proverb which long ago be¬ came as much the property of the literary world as the sun is of the natural. What kind of almanac do you have in Minnesota, friend High School World? While the winds of December are howling around us here, and we are hovering about the radiators with our frames shaken with shivers, you coolly send us the June number of your magazine. If you had only sent along a little June weather with it, we wouldn’t object. We might be led to thitik your De¬ cember this year was “a pious fraud of the almanac,” if you’d kindly keep your blizzards at home : but they seem to have a truer idea of the real season than you, and fail not to put in their customary appearance. If we should rearrange our ads. to suit our fi-iends,—and ourselves; but this is in a whisper,—by massing them together, what would some of our exchanges find to say about us? We are afraid they would be like the thirsty woman on the cars, who j)ersisted in saying “I was so thirs¬ ty !” after her distracting “I am so thirsty!” had been silenced. We think we should read more than once “How much better the O. L. cfc I. looks now its ads. are separated from its reading matter!” We should miss the old criticism and suggestion. They have become fa¬ miliar and dear by frequent repe- tions, so we will “bide a wee” before making the change. The Horse. ® F’ all animals useful to man, the horse stands in the front rank, both for intelligence and usefulness. Whether used for ])leasure or for business, he is an efficient helper. In the horse are combined strength, speed, and endurance, and he is con¬ sidered the noblest and most beauti¬ ful animal that we possess. In an¬ cient times, when there was no great wealth, the ass was preferred, because he was easier to manage, more har¬ dy, and could be kept with less ex¬ pense; but in later times, when wealth was more abundant, great attention was paid to the training of the horse. The form of the Greek horse is described in the writings of Xenophon, and is pi-eserved by the friezes of the Parthenon in our Na¬ tional Museum. The Roman horses were inferior to those of the sur¬ rounding countries, and for this rea¬ son Cmsar depended upon the Gallic horses, with which he could easily ride down those of Pompey. The ancient Arab horse was one of great endurance; which is also true today, and Arabia is supposed to be the birthplace of this animal. The Brit¬ ish horse was very skilfully trained by the cruel Britons, especially for use in their famous war chariots. The size and strength of the horse varies according to the climate of the country and the nature of the work he has to ] erform. At the present time, for heavy work the Percheron or Western horse is con¬ sidered the best, although the Cana¬ dian horse possesses great hardiness and endurance. The American trot¬ ting horse is a fine example of what may be accomplished by keeping the same class of animals at the same work for generations. Only a short time ago, comparatively, a mile trot¬ ted in two minutes and forty sec¬ onds was considered excellent time ; but it is now reduced by more than thirty secojids. For horseback rid¬ ing a very fine horse comes from Kentucky, and the mustang, which is brought here wild from the West, is very easily trained to the saddle. Almost every part of the horse af¬ ter death is useful to man. His skin is valuable for gloves, his hair for making cloth, his bones for buttons and for grinding into fertilizers, his hoofs for making glue, and his flesh as food for hounds. In continental Europe this flesh is also considered a wholesome and nutritious food for man. h. b. s., ’80. I ' vir. TJIE 0 K, IiIliYIIYY. DECEMBER, 1887. Published Monthly During the School Year, BY The Senior Class of the Milford High School. PRINTED BY G. M. BILLINGS. BUSIXESS EDITOKS. GRACE L. BLOOD and LYDIA A. ROBERTS. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. (Ten Numbers.) For the Year, . 50 cents | Single Copies, . 5 cents This paper is for s.ale at the well-known drug store of J. Allen Rice, where subscriptions for the year will also be received, and back numbers can be obtained. Address all communications to THE OAK, LILY AND lYY, Lock Box 137. Entered at the Milford, Mass., Post-Ottice, as second class matter. GENERAL EDITORS. Olie L. Brown and Lillian E. Thompson. Eighty years ago the seventeenth of December, John Greenleaf Whit¬ tier, tlie Quaker poet, was born at Amesbiiry. We do not })ropose to make an especial observance of the day ; for some selections from his works are spoken on every rhetori¬ cal day. We have, however, re¬ membered him by sending him a memorial in the shape of a book con¬ sisting of extracts from his poems written on gilt edged cards and tied with the class colors in a silk doss. A very pretty cover and title-page were designed by Miss Smith, our present drawing teacher. We liave honored him still more Vjy placing a laurel ivreath, for which we are in¬ debted to Miss Susie Sadler, over his picture which hangs upon our walls. The fact was recentlv called to our notice by a school exchange that in some schools, scholars attaining eighty jier cent, or more in daily work were not compelled to take an examination. In this school, accord¬ ing to the good (?) old custom,exam¬ inations are held the last of every half term. They are a source of worriment to the pupils, and the la¬ bor of correction more than doubles the teachers’ work. Scholars ner¬ vous and excitable do neither them¬ selves nor their teachers justice. Without exception, every scholar would prefer being marked more rigorously in daily recitations, and then, if they succeed in obtaining the required per cent., not be com¬ pelled to take the examinations, to the other long continued method. This is respectfully submitted to our jirincipal, superintendent, and com¬ mittee. The following may be of interest to Geometry III., wlio are jierjilex- iuG their brains with lines and an¬ gles. “Who would have believed, 2000 years ago, that the sailor today would owe his life to a theory then conceived by men who thought of nothing but lines and angles? It is true, and by the exact calculation of longitude, shipwrecks are diminished and lives saved.” The u|)per Drawing classes are in¬ debted for the handsome casts re¬ ceived last month. Tlie designs are a Greek border, a cluster of apples, and a rosette. Good models which are pleasing to the eye are an incen¬ tive for good and neat work. In the fourth class. Geometry is the base of the regular lesson in working plans. There is a universal interest mani¬ fested in the work this term, which must be very gratifying to the teacher. For several days the temperance period, just after the devotional ex¬ ercises, has been devoted to experi¬ ments and explanations by our prin¬ cipal. So much care taken to make the lesson attractive merits the good attention of pupils. We could not fail to understand what “precipitate” meant, when we saw the red, yellow, orange, and white solid matter thrown to the bottom of the test tubes, as soon as a few drops of the re-agents were put into the various liquids, which were as clear as water. If seeing is believing, we also know the effect of alcohol upon egg, meat, liver, and pig’s brain. While these illustrations remain in our memories, none of us will care to perform upon ourselves any experiments with the poison. How contracted the country is compared with what it formerly was. Is it possible that it is getting small¬ er? Tills seems to be an absurd question at first, but, hapjiily for us, it is true; for by the rapidity and vastness of our railway and tele¬ graph systems, jilaces at a distance are brought in communication soon¬ er, the time lost in travelling to the distant place is now saved, and it is spent in the transaction of important business. The change of mode of travel from the ox-teams and heavy stages to our lightning express trains, has so greatly decreased the time required to reach our frontiers, that, paradoxical as it may seem, in spite of the sjireading of the peo- j)le into the far northwest, we are becoming more closely united. To¬ day we are in Milford, but in one week can be in San Francisco. During the summer vacation, we saw on a ball-field a heavy wire net¬ ting stretched across behind the catch¬ er to stoj) all passed or wild balls. It did not obstruct the view and did not prove an eyesore to those passing by. Would not a similar arrangement be an improvement to the appearance of our park? While looking over an old town re¬ port we found that the town had paid to one man $1 for burying a cat, and to another $1.50 for performing the same sad services for a dog. We wondered whether our principal ever handed in a little bill for laying to rest that mephitis Americana which died with¬ in our school bounds, and if so, what the amount was. Young men, the coming year will be a busy one for politicians, and the pajiers will be full of platforms, candi¬ dates, gossip, scandal and bitter party wrangling. See to it that you make good use of the daily papers before you, and post yourselves from day to day as the struggle for the next presiden¬ tial honors goes on. Remember that there are two sides to a discussion as well as two parties,and do not confine your reading to either the Globe or Journal. We used to have our doubts in our childhood about the “old lady who lived in a shoebut if the story had read “a dry-goods box” it would have seemed more probable—that is judg¬ ing by those that can be seen on our sidewalks every day; for they may well be c.alled movable houses. How¬ ever, as they tell of the prosperity of our merchants who have so generous¬ ly assisted us, we rejoice to see them and trust that our schoolmates and their parents will patronize those who patronize us. What Are We? Chemically considered, man is com¬ posed of thirteen elements, five of which are gases and eight solids. The average man weighs 154 lbs., of which 97 are oxygen. Of hydrogen there is in the average man less than 15 lbs; of niti’Ogen, nearly 4 lbs.; chlorine, about 26 ounces; and fluorine ounces. There being 48 lbs. of car¬ bon this substance heads the lists of metalloids. Phosphorous comes next, with 26 ounces, and sul))her last with ounces. Of the other solids the most abundant metal is calcium, of which there is more than three pounds ; then follows potassium, 24 - ounces; sodium, 24 ounces; and last¬ ly iron, 14 ounces. Of course, the va¬ rious combinations into which these elements enter are almost innumera ble.—[Exchange. O EDITED BY Nellie Brown and Harold E. Pales. We wish you a merry Christmas. Are those stockings in good condi¬ tion V Lit. II.—Does it generally rain during a shower ? No. The rain in sliowers is local. Some of the scholars seem to he very well acquainted with the Vien¬ na Cafe, alias Vena Cava. We think some diseased persons would object strongly to being called deceased. Among the islands of the Medi¬ terranean Sea we hear the SU’peryXs,- lands mentioned. VVe object to bisecting a line in to five parts, even if the Drawing class makes the request. We would advise some exercises for the development of the lungs of those who cannot hold their breath more than half a second. Where is that mirror ? First you see it and then you don’t. It casts its reflected beams in turn, or out of turn, into all four dressing rooms. For the Economy class: A man having a wart on the back of his neck, cultivated it and used it for a collar button. Teacher—Why didn’t Harvey dis¬ cover the circulation of the blood ? Scholar—Because he died before he completed his work. French I.—Take cai’e what vou write on those slates of the night school. A careless word might turn the head of an aspiring young life. We wonder if in three hundred years the a[)pearance of our beautiful morning star, Venus, will again be transformed into the Star of Beth¬ lehem. If a man should be made according to the directions of a young student, he would have the jaundice badly; for bile would be the principal fluid of the body. How did you like the spelling match ? It seemed like the good old days. Florence E. Hale, ’88, had the honor of standing long after all the others had fallen. It was amus¬ ing to see how eager some were t o spell “humerus” and “Ernest” words. We wish to express our thanks to that Wellesley teacher, for the list of “common errors in grammar” which she has prepared for the benefit of her young ladies. Why, we have made some of those very errors our¬ selves! Fact. “Here comes Winter. His robe torn from the backs of bears and bi- sons, and fringed with wampum of , rattling icicles.” How perplexing are some of the French sentences. We have a })Ot- pie garnished with “des marrons.” Shall we translate it “curls of hair” or “chestnuts”? Have you noticed the new chande¬ liers in the lower rooms, and the large lamps in the dressing-rooms ? How convenient they will be when we have our class meetings ! We have heard of children swal¬ lowing their tongues and old people their teeth, but now we have found one who has inhaled her vocal cords into her lungs. We listened to more than the usual number of selections from Whittier’s poems last rhetorical day. This was a pleasing feature, as the poet’s eightieth birthday is so near at hand. This startling intelligence was found on an examination paper: “If you wish to know how closely the blood vessels are netted, take the web of a frog’s foot and you cannot touch yourself Avithout hitting one of them.” Teacher(pointing to a picture on the wall)—Who is that? Scholar—A man. The answer was not as childish as you may suppose; for the Mann was Hoi •ace. What a strange language is ours ! We say “look out,” and mean “put your head out of the car window.” Again we say “look out,” and we mean “take your head in” or the coming train will take it off. When we come down to the mat¬ ter of fact, man is only a mud cake made of “twelve pounds of solid mat¬ ter mixed in six parts of water;” but when you compare him with other animals, he is found to be the only one which “makes bargains.” May the wells of knowledge which are opened to us here in school re¬ sult in many showers of Avisdom in our later life, as the artesian Avells opened in the Sahara Desert have caused rain to fall in places Avhere it had never before been known. We Avere startled a few mornings ago to hear one of our teachers ex¬ claim that he had lost his heart. And imagine our horror on hearing that a lady had fried it that very morning. Great Avas our relief when we found that his heart was a [lig’s heart, Avhich Avas intended for the Physiology class, as an object lesson. EDITED BY Mary L. Toohey and Patrick J. Lawless. Blanche Sheldon, once of ’86, has been vistiting in town. Jessie E. Grow, ’86, has ojiened a dancing school in Holliston. Thomas R.Egan, ’83, has returned to his position in New York. George C. Dean, ’83, (Amherst ’87), is preparing to Avrite L. B. af¬ ter his name. Grace W. Eastman, ’87, contem¬ plates a journey to Chicago, Ill., in the near future. Michael F. O ' Connell and Frank W. Jackson, once of ’88, are noAv at¬ tending Bryant Stratton’s school in Boston. Caroline L. Carr, English ’84, be¬ coming weary of her surname, has changed it, Avith the help of religious rites, to Mrs. John LaAvson. Charlotte T. Field, ’84, and Grace P. Field, ’86, have gone to Santa Ana, California, where they Avill spend the Avinter months. Mar y E. Whitney, ’87, Sarah M. Gormon, ’87, Nellie M. Conely ’85, and Lilia F. Hayward, ’86, have just passed the teachers’ examina¬ tion and received their certificates. Jennie L. Hunt, English ’81, Avill noAV receive her letters in Worces¬ ter addressed to Mrs. Will H. Dun¬ can. The happy change to )k place on Thanksgiving Day. Many con¬ gratulations. Wm. E. Hatch, one of our former superintendents, has been elected to a like position in NeAv Bedford at a salary of $2500. He has our hearty congratulations for his promotion and Ave think Ncav Bedford fortu¬ nate in securing the services of so energetic an educator. The March Of Atoms- To illustrate the ceaseless round of the eternal march of atoms from the composition of one body, Avheth- er animal, vegetable, or mineral, to that of another, Ave quote a Chinese philosopher, Avho said : “Ere long I shall be decomjiosed. My left shoul- der may become a cock, and I shall herald the approach of morn. My right shoulder will become a cross- boAV and I shall be able to get broiled duck. My buttocks Avill be¬ come Avheels, and Avith my soul for a horse, I shall be able to ride in my own chariot. I am noAV Avorking out my destiny on earth. I shall then be comjileting it in the inevita¬ ble.” LiXj ' r Buy Ladies’ and Misse’s NEWMARKETS, DRESS GOODS, Etc. of Ji. E-, H:I.CKE ' ¥, 138 MAIN STREET - - MILFORD. MUSIC HALL BLOCK, MILF ORD. AVERY WOODBURY, SUCCESSORS TO J. W. HARRIS, -DEALERS IN- •s-Fa NITORE, C RPE)FING,-i- W ALL PAPER AND CURTAINS. Upholstering, Carpet and Shade Work a Specialty. 163 Main St., Milford. BARTLETT ELLIS, IDE-A-XiEItS IIT Hardware, Cutlery, Pumps, Stoves, Furnaces, Farming Tools and Seeds. 17-2 174 Main St., - - Milford, Mass. Fine Artistic 168 Main Street, - - Milford, Mass. Y, M, A. ROOMS IN MUSIC HALL CLOCK, Hours: 8a. m. to 10 p. m., Over 70 periodicals on file in Reading Rooms. All men are invited to use our rooms. 5 CHAIRS! FRANK H, THOMAS, Haiir-IDresser And dealer in liair-oils, pomades, Thomas’ hair tonic for removing dandruff, etc., 127 Main street. Milford,Mass. N. B. Ladies’ and children’s hair cut or sham¬ pooed at their residences if desired. Or. IP- BIIKCH, Dealer in IMI E -A. T S! AND PROVISIONS, Fruits, Vegetables, Butter, Eggs, Etc. Also, home- cured Hams and horae-made Sausages. 33 Exchange Street. WINNE-NIPE-KEES-AUKE (Sixth Day, continued.) On the point selected for our dinner was an unoceu])ied summer cot¬ tage with a broad iiiazza, and about it a jilenty of dry wood. We needed no urging when dinner was announced, for its odors were very alluring. At this time the two large steamers passed in, and also a wood-scow, heavily loaded, which was forced along by a horse walking up an inclined jilane, and thus giving motion to paddle-wheels eight feet in diameter. Ills task was as tantalizing as that of Sisyphus of old; but those on hoard seemed to be having a jolly time fishing and singing,—the horse neither sang nor looked jolly. After a half hour’s rest for taking pictures, we went on, slowly feeling our way along, in search of the httle swampy indentation extending into the narrow peninsula which connects the shore with Wolfe- borough Neck. The strong wind from the west had begun to pile up the water before us, and if we could make a carry here, we would have quiet ])addling behind the neck, and thus save a little distance, but much time. The place was soon found, the boats |)ushed in half the width of the peninsula until stuck fast in the slimy ooze, then shoes and stockings were ])ulled off, and a carry of a hundred feet put ns into the deep water of Tuftonborongh bay, and under the lee of a heantifiilly wooded shore. We were so much pleased with a little cove that we stojiped for its picture and a ref resiling swim. Skirting the shore, we finally reached the point of the neck, where we spied a camp of Bostonians, wiio had a semi-circle of wall A-tents and a boarded cook-house. They jiass the summer months here every year, we a fterwards learned. Here we left tlie shelter of this friendly point, and ])ulled for the opjiosite shore which is its counterpart on the north, and is called Tuftonborongh Neck. Rounding tliis, we tried for a long time to find a cam])ing-place. Many spots looked inviting at a distance, but were so rocky that one would he obliged to assume the shape of an S to stretch himself ujxm the ground. After several ventures, we felt obliged to take the best of many jioor jilaces. It was a rocky side-hill shore, yet, strange to say, a swampy one, and it was well for us that it was a pleasant night. From the summit of this hill, we had a comjilete outline of the day’s trio. We had left a long stretch of water behind us, and, as soon as we had “done our dishes,” we felt justified in locking iij) early for the night. “Wearin ess is a good pillow,” says some wise man; but we recommend a canoe-cnshion in addition. The two will prove more restful. Tuftonborough Camp. SEVENTH DAY. “Ply the oars! away! away! In each dew-drop of the morning lies the promise of a day.” It was a hazy, doubtful morning, but the word was ( o, and away we went, at an unusually early houi , aiming for Cow Island. As there were several little islands near Mother Cow, we supposeil them “hossie islets.” In a very deep cove, we landed, and, with camera in hand, scaled the hill, where we obtained a fine view in all directions, and also three pictures; one, of the windmill, which dates back almost to the War of 1812, and is a noticeable object, dismantled, dilaj)idated, and minus its arms like a veteran from the war, })erched nearly two hundred feet above the lake. Of this Longfellow might have sung:— “Behold! a giant am I! Aloft here in my tower, With my granite jaws I devour The maize, and the wheat, and the rye. And grind them into flour.” A second picture was of the deserted house, and a third, of four horses feeding before the frame-work, which is all that remains of the old barn. It was amusing to see the horses show their joy at our approach, and it was difficult to keep them off after their first greetings. They probably expected salt; but, as we had none, we thought it quite a compliment that they followed us so persistently,—for evidently there was nothing fresh about us. With the excejition of these ruins, everything about the lake is far from that “clironic state of decay which promotes picturesqneness,” and it is to nature that we look for the attractions of this lake. While skirting the Cow (skirts and cows don’t seem to harmonize) on our way to 0.ssipee, we ran into a host of water-lilies. From force of habit, and true to man’s greedy nature, we began to gather them. What to do with them was then an oj)en question, and at last it was suggested that we photograph them. It was a happy thought, and so we cro.ssed over Z ' V ' Y. to the op})Osite shore to find a scraggy, old tree on which to hang them. The lily is said to be an emblein of peace; but, before we obtained the pic¬ ture, we drew blood four times in setting the camera and clearing away obstructing limbs. During our search for this tree, it was saddening to think how few and far between the great trees were, and how soon they had disappeared. “Their tortured limbs the axe and saw Have changed to beams and trestles; They rest in walls, they float on seas, They rot in sunken vessels.” A long stretch of water was now before us, with Melvin Landing in view, but nothing on either side to break the monotony and apparently shorten the distance; while overhead shone the midday sun of one of the hottest days of July. There was no need of consulting the mercury to see if it were hot. The goal that seemed to flee before us we finally caught at eleven o’clock, and when we learned that Ossipee Mountain Park, owned by B. F. Shaw, of stocking fame, was only seven miles away by a good road, that a horse could be secured, and that the sun would be just right for the camera, we i)Ostponed dinner until evening, took a hurried lunch, forced the canoes up a brook into a secui-e hiding-place, and set out. The road was a great . We traveled on the public road northward on one side to the vertex, and then retraced our way, but gradually ascending obliquely up the private road, until we were eight hundred feet above the level of the lake. As the park is a recess in the side of the Ossipee Moun¬ tains, it was a wonder to us where it could be, until we were fairly on, or rather into, it, A great deal of money has been expended by the propri¬ etor in laying out and keeping in rej)air the miles of paths, and in con¬ structing the many rustic seats, bridges, retreats and observatories. “It is diversified with mountain-tops, dells, crags, brooks, waterfalls, forests, fields and pastures, and commands views of the lake, its arms and islands, the country and the mountain rim around it, of surpassing grandeur.” The Weelahka, said to be unrivaled in New Hampshire, flows through the park, and when we say that its “glen is an enchantment,” we shall not only agree with the guide-book, but also with Whittier, and a host of others of less renown; for in this glen the Weelahka, by several beautiful falls, sj)anned by artistic bridges which harmonize well with the natui-al scenery, tumbles down two hundred and fifty feet before it has travelled lakeward a mile. No two of these falls are so mucii alike that they do not present some new beauty to the eye, and, you may be sure, our artist was hap])y. But .ve anticipate, for we had not yet paid twenty-five cents and received our ticket of admission, with the ironclad commandments upon it; neither had we ])resented to Mrs. Shaw the letter of introduction with wliich we had in ' ovided oiu’selves in order that we might use the camera. As we came in sight of the buildings, we began to “fix up.” The artist turned down his shirt sleeves and buttoned the collar; while the scribe tied ids shoes and took an extra hitch in his belt. Both had forgotten to wash before starting, but we were now so thoroughly baked by the sun that it made no difference. We were kindly received and given the freedom of the grounds. Studying our new commandments, we carefully began the ascent to tlie observatory, thirteen hundred and fifty-nine feet above the ocean, and eight hundred and eighty-five feet ai)ove the lake. “Thou shalt not” and “a constable on the premises,” on first thought, rather provoked us; but when we looked around and saw the great exertions of the owner to keep the natural beauties of the place intact, and then recalled the vari¬ ous acts of vandalism of which we were cognizant, we thought Mr. Shaw wholly justified in making these most stringent rules which dealt with the smallest matters; we also considered it a sad commentary upon the law¬ less, half-civilize(l state of the modern tourist. Ilaviim viewed the lake and its mountain setting— ‘•Bosomed in hills and bright with isles,” from this coigne of vantage, we descended the southern side of the moun- tain-si)ur into the gorge jn ' eviously mentioned, and were so delighted with the work of nature and of man, that we voted it superior to the flume at Franconia. Then could we look back upon the three days of rain with some complacency; for the river displayed all the beauties of early spring, with its torrent of water. Here it leaped in unbroken fall, and there in such a thin sheet that the water was well named the “Veil Falls.” Where there was the greatest descent, there was a low, plaintive cry, as it seemed to us, but it was named the “Falls of Song.” (See .January number.) O- w ziLiaoX HAS THE MOST Complete Assortment of the Latest Novelties IN GOLD PENS, PENCILS. Fountain and Stylographic Pens at the Lowest Prices. Always the Largest Assortment of the LATEST STYLES IN MILLINERY -AT THE- PAVILION MILLINERY PARLORS, Music Hall Block, Milford. JESSE A. TAFT,” Attorney and Counsellor at Law, Notary Public and Commissioner to qualify civil officers. Irving Block, opposite post office, Milford. COME AN D SEE THE GRAND BARGAINS! -AT- RYAN CARROLL’S, 98 MAIN STREET, LINCOLN SQUARE. T. C. EASTMAN CO., Manufacturers of All Kinds of BOOT ANO SHOE BOXES ANO BAND BOXES -FOK- STRAW GOODS. -AL.SO- Plain and Fancy Paper Boxes. Mill, Corner of Central and Depot Streets, Milford. FINE MARBLE AND GRANITE CEMETERY ' ' WORK A. C. KINNEY, SO. I!OW ST., MILFORD, MASS. DEALER IN FRESH AND SALT MEATS, No. 2r ‘t Main Street. Call at W. A, Aldrich’s 139 Main Street and examine HOUSEHOLD Sewing IlaelMues. Pianos, Oraans, aofl Sleet Music, SOLD, LET, EXCHANGED AND REPAIRED. ojlk: FLOWERS AND FLORAL WORK FOR ARL, OCCASIONS. PATRONAGE SOLICITED. Greenhouses and residence on Church Place. SIT FOR Y O UK AT lOO MAIN STREET, MILFORD, AT E. L. WILLIS’. COOK BROS., DEALERS IN Meats, Fruits, Vegetables, Pickles, Etc. Hams cured by ourselves and Home-made Sausages. Market, 138 Main Street. 8. A. COOK. S. 8. COOK. iiimmingsi innU iiloirsi Bourne’s is the place to find the best assortment of Dress Trimmiugs and Kid Glovesin town. In¬ fant’s goods of every description. w. h:. bourne s ©O ' . 1U6 Main Street, Milford, Mass. R. C. ELDRIDGE, Dealer in DiamoMs, Watcties, Clocts ani Jewelri, 132 Main St., Milford. The Best and Cheapest place to buy FRUITS AND CONFECTIONERY IS AT J. W. ROBERTS’. Cake and Ice Cream constantly on hand. Wedding Cake a Specialty. THAYEK’S BLOCK. Main Street, Milford, Mass. Str ' Y ■Y ' OTJE DRY GOORSAND SMALL WARES AT 1G6 MAIN STKEKT, OF COBURN OLIVISTEAD. WHAT SHALL WE EAT? Buy them at the BOSTON GROCERY TEA HOUSE “Active shears gather no rust.” Not one can acquire for another, not one! Not one can grow for another, not one! Fruit is said to be gold in the nioniing, silver at noon, and lead at night. The words mercy and commerce illustrate a ]� eculiarity of the growth of onr language,—they are both de- I’ived from the Latin word rnerx. Plutarch says: “Hunger and salt were the only sauces known to the aiicieuts.” The very word sauce is derived from the Latin word salsus, salted. Music teacher—You see the note with an open space ? that’s a whole note. Can you remember that ? Scholar—Tes’ni. A whole note is a note with a hole in it. Teacher, to well-informed scholar —What is the derivation of osti’a- eism ? W. I. S.—Ostra—oyster; cisni— shell. Oyster-shell. The rvorld’s supply of red cedar used in the manufacture of lead pen¬ cils is dei ' ived fi’om the swamps of Cedar Key, Florida. The product of the mills there is shipped not only to Northern hut to Enroifean facto¬ ries. The industry gives em])loy- ment to hundreds of operatives. The wood also yields a valuable oil, and the sawdust is distilled and tiie oil extracted. Every ounce finds a ready sale. Below are the common nicknames of our states:— Alabama, Cotton ; Arkansas, Bean ; California, Golden; Colorado, Cen¬ tennial; Connecticut, Nutmeg; Del¬ aware, Blue lien; Florida, Ever¬ glade; Georgia, Empire State of the South ; Illinois, Prairie and Sucker ; Indiana, Hoosier; Iowa, ITawkeye; Kansas, Jayhawker ; Kentucky, Corn Cracker; Louisiana, Creole ; Maine, Pine Tree; Maryland, Monumental; Massachusetts, Old Bay; Michigan, Wolverine and Peninsula; Minneso¬ ta, Gopher, and North Star; Missis- si[)]ii, Eagle; Missouri, Puke; Ne¬ braska, Antelope; Nevada, Sage Brush ; New Hampshire, Old Gran¬ ite; Ne v Jersey, Blue; New York, Empire ; North Carolina, Old North and Turpentine; Ohio, Biudvcye; Oregon, Wehfoot; Pennsylvania, Keystone; Bhode Island, Little Rhody and Plantation ; South Caro¬ lina, Palmetto; Tennessee, Lion’s Den; Texas, Lone Star; Vermont, Green Mountain; Virginia, Old Dominion ; Wisconsin, Badger, and Co])])er. _ hlVEl Y, FIRSTCLA8S TEAMS TO LET, Transients Well Cared For. • 1 HORSe f CLIPPING PROMPTLY AND NEATLY EXECUTED, 83 Central Street, - - MILFORD, MASS IS HEADQUARTERS FOR HANDKERCHIEF EXTRACTS! AND SACHET POWDERS. HENRY S. CUSHMAN, Manufacturer of Heavy and Light Fine Harnesses. Also on hand, Sale Harnesses at Low Prices. Horse Blankets, .Storm Covers, VVhij.s, Lap Robes, Horse Collars, Etc. 12 “ Repairing Promptly and Faithfully Executed. No. 76 MAIN ST.. MILFORD. B. H. SPAULDING, WAXUFACTUREU OF Men’s, Boys’ anj CMWren’s Straw GooJs. Corner of Pearl and Lincoln Sts., Milford, Mass. •Salesrooms, 61G and CIS Broadway, New York. WE OFFER SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS -IN- CLOTHING FOR SCHOOL WEAR. B. E. HARRIS, CLOTHIER. Heath Brothers, FASHIOMDLE TAILORS. 118 Main Street, Milford. DEALER IN FRESH AND SALT MEATS, OF ,1. D. CROSBY. No. 35-1 Main Street. Geo. H. Whittemore, | Dealer in Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Silverware, Spectacles and Eye-Glasses. Watch, Clock and Jewelry Repairing. 110 Main Street, Milford. i IRVIMC BLOCK Photograph Rooms, Milford, Mass., Over Journal OfiSce. Opposite Post OflSce. Photographs taken day or evening and copying of all kinds and framing done here. H. L. SNOW of Boston, Operator, E. L. TEMPLE, Proprietor. -DEALER IN- Wm di .: I Milford Variety Store. T=-i=r A ■B� .-Twr A i T =« ' -P ! • Newspapers, Periodicals, Toys, Etc. Headquarters for Boston Daily and Sunday Papers. Everett Cheney, PURE DRUGS AND CHEMICALS TOIIxET AND FANCY ARTICLES. Stationery of all Kinds at all Prices. Cor. Main and Court Sts., Milford, Mass. 136 Main Street, Milford. RESTAURAHT AND DINING BOOMS. BOARD BY THE DAY OR WEEK AT REASONABLE PRICES. No. 4 Jefferson St., Milford, Mass. Meals Served at Short Notice. ERNEST C. BROWN, -TEACHER OF- VIOLIN AND ’CELLO, MILFORD, MASS. 02 LiJ Q K - CO H 1- M z o o o o H cb a ce CQ S o Sz; •d u o u O 03 i (§ O 1-1 L.I h l-H ! CO r- 5 O H O Ph O u O O S -4 M o W C 3 w s n o bO a o 3 pa pa ' O IrH KDUCATED for successful business. _ taught how to get a Living, maka Money, and become enterprising, useful cititens. CmmIkmabs nAllAswA PocoBSEEFsrE, K. Y., On tha Hudson, tfiaooly EaSllllall Wull6g6 institution devoted to this specialty, consista of the Schools of DsiavInAakA combining Theory and Practice by a novel and original system DUSlIlwSS of training, and giving actual daily experience in Herchandia Ing Banking, and every variety of OfBce Work. No student can take thia course and remain ignorant of actual business transactions of daily occurrence as conducted In the great exchanges of “New York and London. Phonography and Typewriting ;ounrSad11 ' ‘ 8!S wtahlng to become shorthand amanuenses are thoroughly drilled in corrrapon ence. Student s desiring to become general verbatim reporters are taken through ell grades, finishing on lectures delivered in the college; in no other school iu this country is this opportunity offered. DasniQtaM ltin Business, Drawing and Ornamental Work. An art rCnisiSIlSIlip indispensable for teachers. Tj.(jgMa eslBts readily learned, and when acquired earns good pay. Thesa I OiOSiBpliy schools, embracing six departments, are in charge of eight nrofessora and five assistant instructors. EASTMAN has well been staled THE BUSINESS UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA. It is the oldest and most practical Commercial School, and the largest and most popular Fnvat School in this country. Refers to patrons in every State. in life for themselves or assuming tha or relative, apd wanting the best Itions. and in a short VOUNC WEN and Boys startin in 1 If buamess oC iher preparation to assure success ; % OIJNC LADIES desiring to qualify themselves for good posii g to make themselves independent for life i time and at a very moderate expense: PARENTS AND CUARDIANS erlA clCnr a d daughters prepared for the accidents of life, and made self supporting j CADBMIC AND COLLEGE GRADUATES hie finish to their theoretical and unavaUing education ; p iSAPPOINTED YOUNC AND WIDDLE� ACED WEN who are tied to conservative families, or places unsuited to their ambitione and abilities, or who desire to change their course of life, by seeking places and bus iness more satisfactory and remunerative, will find Xll£ ahorti pra y tical urse of study here mMt invaluable. There are no vacations. Applicants enter any day Trtth Boan) and tuition fees more reasonable than in any other FiJtCST«CidAW school. Address for catalogue giving special information, EASTMAN COLLEGE, • CIJCMS5T G Oauvx% POUGHKEEPSij 2k Ik Q O a I2i 09 Ui r“ • m ■ Tl O r m ( ct 01 CO P CQ ® d- p; i-b o 00 G o ?0 td I § O § a M O O o ' n HIXON BROS, HEADQUARTERS FOR Caroets, Stoves, Ranges, Dinner and Tea Sets, Vases, Lamps, Plated ware. Pocket and Table Cutlery. 63 and 65 Main Street, - - - Milford, Maas. -FOR FINE- A. S. Tuttle Co., DEALERS IN Jf WI K. KI ® W 11 CARPETS, STOVES, RANGES, CROCKERY, GLASS, TIN, and WOODEN WARE. 91 and 94 Main Street. A. S. TUTTLE. H. J. DEARING BOOTS. SHOES, -ANI SLIPPERS In all the Leading Styles, go to P HADjLEY ' S 123 Main Street, Milford. CLAFLIN THAiTER, • Manufacturers of CALF AND KIP BOOTS, Boston OfiBce, 90 Pearl street. New York office, A. Claflin Co., 116 Church St. A CHOICE LINE OF Plush Ornaments Arrasene, Chenille, Floss and all other articles Suitable for Needle Work. N. B.—Instructions given in Kensington and Lustro Painting by MRS. R. AYLWARD, Grant Block, up stairs, - - Milford. O.A.X,Xi -A.T ’• 79 MAIN STREET, MILFORD, 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. G- A Fine Job Printer AND PUBLISHER OF MILFORD, MASS. Gj ZE¥¥E.