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

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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.

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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.

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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