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Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-09-30

by cat, then by a skeleton which never
left him, walked by his side, Joined his
family circle and peered through his cur
tains at night Yet Swedenborg knew
that it was not flesh and blood realities he
acknowledged, and the King, while he
shrank from it, did not believe that there
was really any red -cloaked woman at all,
nor did the patient believe in the skeleton,
Knowing, in fact, that il was only wild
fabrication, an utter delusion.
A recent event in Paris has recalled this
| subject at the present time. Rousseau
| once wrote: Ii it were only necessary
for you to hold out your thumb in order
| to cause the death of an immensely wealthy
mandarin in China, whose heir YOU would
be, are you sure that you would not extend
your thumbs" This passage one day hap
pened to attract the attention OF Henri de
Lacrois, gentleman of high birth and
liberal education, belonging to an excel.
lent French family. His brain We thought
by his friends to be slightly affected from
the loss of his large and very handsome
property. This man said to him.
self: "If could stretch out my
thumb, and that would be enough to KIN
my uncle and cousin, | should then be-
come very rich" Hewas recalling the
singular hint from Rousseau. Hechanced
| to be in a room at the moment where large
penned photographs of the family were
hanging.
In a sort of Authorization he extended
his thumb toward the photographs of his
uncle and cousin, and said: "Let them
die, so that | may inherit!" Strange to
say, within fifteen days both uncle and
cousin were carried off by typhoid fever.
Within the last few months remorse
preyed upon the mind of Lacrois, and he
imagined that his spell had actually
caused the death of his relatives He
heard their voices calling to him:
Thou hast killed me! Thou hast
killed usm He delivered himself up
to the police and asked TO be executed.
We see by our Paris journals that Henri
de Lacrois has just died in an insane asy-
lum.-N. y Weekly.
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!" Let's sell out" Snaps flashed bright

Let's sell OUT Snaps flashed bright
| ".
Sell out to whog' Wyatt asked, in a
tone OF infinite contempt
Let's eat EN- said Snaps
That would bust us sure Wyatt re-
piled. attempting joke.
It's most dinner time at our house. y
Snaps said. in adiscouraged tone.
And it's most dinner. time st our
house Wyatt added, impatiently; shut
| amt goin' to whine about it,
He felt sore about his speculation, and
he was glad of chance to scold at some.
body.
The last of our moneys in them Der.
ries." Snaps looked mournfully at the
Wyatt answered shortly: sWell, can't
we earn some more?''
don't think we got much good out
OF our money" Snaps felt very melan-
choly
Then both boys fell TO thinking how the
money had gone.
We amt got anything TO show for il
Dut them two empty cologne-bottleS and
that OLD razor that we darent let any
body see" said Snaps
w We Hdd lotc vi l1OuHn.
And lots of other folks have had fun
out OF 1t, too. And we've treated Seems
to me I'd rather treat than do anything
else. Don't it make you feel good to
trcats"
/" Yes; | always feel like whistling
when | treat" Wyatt said. q But I do
wish knew what to do with these miser-
able old strawberries" He was getting
hungry and wanted his dinner
Let's treat with them" Snaps brilliant
ly suggested. He, too, wanted his dinner /;
he'd been hankering after it Ter an hour.
Who'll we treaty'
III tell you well take 'em to Africa,
and give 'em to the little darkies"
Say we do" Wyatt assented,
Africa Was that part of the town where
the colored people We're congregated
The boys borrowed a pail of Mr. Moo
die, in which they emptied all the berries
The baskets were stacked and taken to the
grocery, according TO the agreemes with
the farmer. Alter eating their dinners
they proceeded together % Africa. Here
they went from shany to shanty, dis
tributing the berries, and almost laugh
ing themselves wild at the funny little ne,
groes. As they suddenly turned corner
they collided with Bob Davidson.
Laws massyr' said Bob; II wus lis
gwine to fotch il to You all. Here It's"
and he extended before the boys eyes
bottle with about gill of some dark
liquid In 1t.
What is it9' said Wyatt.
What in the world is itY' said Snaps
Nanny didn't hab muffin else nice nufi
TO pay you all fer dem dar strawberries
Yer see, we all los all our prop'ty by dem
rebul soldiers" . Ea1
But tell us what It's Wyatt said,
turning the bottle over and examining it
in every light
Law don't you all know? It's iis a
few Nv dem dar 'lasses," said Bob, grin
ming and licking out his tongue
You ought to have seen those boys
laugh! Snaps said, in telling of il after
ward, that he really thought at one time
that he was splitting. 5000
The boys gave the bottle back 10 Bob,
and delivered also TO HIM the remainder
of the berries; and with this went the
last of their money.--Sarah Winter Rel-
log, ia 81. Nicholas.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-09-30

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Hallucinati0ns.

Mental hallucination Is a morbid con.
dition Of the brain, which, while in very
active state, Is yet quite false to itself, rem
dering impressions which really have no
basis OF fact. Thus Earl Grey, during the
latter days Of bis life, was haunted by a
CORY head, yet the Earl could Danish II by
the power Of his will, knowing that II was
really an hallucination Swedenborg saw
members Of the heavenly hierarchy seated
among the ministers at the council board
and bowed reyerentially to them. Berna-
dotte, whenever be went forth on horse
back, always meta woman in a red cloak
and patient Of London hospital !,
mentioned, who was constantly followed
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-09-30
Pretty Tough Plug.

One day last MONTH when trade was
duh, a Vicksburg grocery clerk procured
piece of sole-leather from shoemaker,
painted it black and laid il aside for flu
ture use, Within few days an old chap
from back in the country came in and in
quired for plug OF chewing tobacco.
The piece Of sole leather was tied up,
paid for, and the purchaser started for
home. AT the end of the sixth day he re-
turned, looking downcast and detected,
and, walking into the store, he inquired of
the clerk;
"'Member that terbacker got here the
other day."
eyes"
"Well, was that new brandt"
"No--same old brand ~
Regular plug terbacker, was ?"
E"Yes." ..
Well, then, it's me; It's right here in
my jaws" sadly replied the man 81
knowed wus gittin' purity old, but wus
allus handy on bitin' plug. 1 never seed
a plug aforc this one that couldn't tear
10 pieces al one chaw | sot my teeth ON
TO this one, and bitand pulled and twisted,
like dog ut a root, and I've kept biting
and pulling for six days, and thar she ann
now, the same rs the day you sold her TO
mep' Al. . I'll s..s... .= ....
"Seems 10 be good plug, :" remarked the
clerk, as he smeilcd OF thc counterfeit.
"She's all right; it's me that's failingG"
exclaimed the old man. Pass me out
some tine,cut, and I'll 60 home and deed
the farm TO the boys, and git ready for the
gravel ptoAsbura Herald.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-09-30

The Dover (Tenn) Record states that
while a little daughter Of 5lrs. Nancy
Haskins, Of Houston County, was asleep
on the floor in its mothers house il " cried
that rail had fallen on it, finger and
smashed II. The mother, thinking the
child was dreaming, paid no attention 10
it. When daylight came sight appeared
TO her gaze that chilled her blood. by
the side Of the pallet was a rattlesnakc
some three and half feet in length, and
in the mouth Of which was the childs
thumb. The noise made by the mother
startled the snake, which gii6ed through
the crack. Upon examination Of the
child's thumb IL was found TO be lacerated
very much and torn by the fangs Of the
snake, the effect of which was soon visible
on the child, and at one time it was
thought impossible to save It's life, bat II
was saved, we learn, by remedy OF Dr.
Nixon, Of that county, which is moss made
into tea and drank, and used also as a
poultice. The snake was killed the same
morning by some young men.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-09-30

Baseball Is undoubtedly good exc else
and capital amusement, but IL often 0cca-
sions bunged eyes, broken skins and blistered
hands We can tell you that In all such
cases, II Johasofs a odBae Linine I Is re-
sorted 70, it will reduce the swelling and
styp the main
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-09-30

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They are large dealers In railroad stocks,
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the best 81 references; and they solicit CORE
sp0ndence with any who may wish lnvestm'ts
made In Wall street. Send Tor their circular
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-09-30

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published by Geo. Yeagef, 202 La Sale St.,
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Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-09-30

VIZ would not recommend the frequent or
constsnt use OF any medicine. IL Is import.
ant 10 take even good article Judiciously.
Pnrso,ss' Pygattve f,tls are safe. prompt
and reliable as o laxative or cathartic.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-09-30

WHEN you 20 70 Chicago stop at the
!" Barnes House, corner vi Randolph and
Canal streets The fare Is excellent aud ey.
erything In the house 10 new. Only sl.5O t.
100 per day for transient.
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PEgsoSAL--M. X. Lyon d II. l. Lyo,H--
" We have been acquainted with Dr. SIN.
mons Liver Medicine for more than twenty
years, and know Il To be the eel LIVER
REGULATOR offered 10 the publlc.p
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-09-30

FIRST Grand Exposition ofthe Tradesmen's
Industrial Institute, Pittsburgh, Pa, opens
OcL.7, loses Noy.6. Address AL .Nellis, Pres
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-09-30

ALI hotels and pickle houses use Prussing's
White Wine Vinegar. Ask your grocers for 1t.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-09-30

An attempt "a 10 be made to remove
the celebrated large grapevine of Monte
otto, Santa Barbara County Cal, 10 Phil
adelphia for the Centennial Exposition
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-09-30

THEoDoRs TILTos lectures before Bayiie.s
In November. Other eminent speakers follow.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-25

The New Circuit Judge.

The president has offered the appoint
ment of circuit judge of the United States
for the second circuit, which comprises
tnestates Of New York, Vermont and Con-
necticut, to Alexander 5. johnson, of
Utica, one of the judges Of the old court
of appeals in this state, afterward COM
missioner of appeals, and still later Judge
of the present court of appeals, by the APP
pointment of Gov. Dix, TO fill the vacancy
caused by the death of the late Rufus W.
Peckham. lie went out of office at the be-
ginning of the present yoar.
The nomination of Judge Alexander s.
johnson, which we suppose is due to
Senator CoDkling, is in all respects ex-
cellent. He will be remembered as the
Suns candidate for the court of appeals
last years. While on the bench of that
court he participated in the decision of the
Ring civil cases, holding with the majority
that the right of action was 10 this county
and not in the people of the whole state.
Like the other judges who united in that
decision, he was reviled by Mr.. Charles
O'Conor for his upright administration of
the law az it was, instead Of the law as Mr..
O'Conor wanted 1t to be; but the unanimi-
ty with which the members of the bar
throughout the state cOncede his fitness for
the United States be ch, and commend his
elevation to 1t, is a verdict on the merits OF
that controversy which the aged calumnia-
tor of the court of appeals will do well to
accept as final.-New York Sun.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-25

d. A case of considerable interest to the
public generally, and to photographers in
particular, is before the Brooklyn courts.
The facts, briefly, are these A young
lady, accompanied by her " intended"
visited photographer to be "taken and,
after seventeen Z" sittings," declared her
self not satisfied with the "likeness" and
retired in disgust, and now the artist !"
brings suit to recover the value of his time,
labor, chemicals, etc. The decision,
whatever it may be, will be awaited with
interest, and will doubtless be Il two-edsed
sword, cutting both ways. II the court
should hold that picture must be paid for,
whether it suited or not, the photographer
could have it all his own way and grace
the family album with the most grotesque
and absurd counterfeit presentments -
as easily asthe painter brought his custom
err to terms by painting caudal appendage
and, thereby, Transforming the portrait of a
man into that of a monkey. On the other
hand, If he is bound to give " satisfaction"
the arduous duty would be imposed upon
him of making ugly danes beauteous dam
sells and transforming pug noses into the
pure Roman kind. After all, we believe
we should rather trust the photographer
with his eye for business rather than the
people with their desire for beautiful
picture, and we, therefore, give judgment
for the plaintiff-bu then you can't trust u
Brooklyn court anyway.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-25
The Vermont Central Accounting.

On Wednesday Hon. Levi Underwood of
Burlington, opened the argument in the
accounting before the commissioners at st..
Albans. He was followed by Col. A. F..
Walker of Rutland, who concluded bis ad-
dress at half past three o'clock on Thurs
day afternoon, when Hon. q. w. Willard
began an argnmedf as the representative of
the Vermont and Canada interest. B. +.
Fifield at the conclusion made. an able ar
gument in behalf of tue receivers, when
the commission adjourned until Wednes-
day Of this week. Charles N. Davenport,
of BIattleboro, will close for the bond
holders and Hon. Luke p. Poland for the
receivers. 81,
Col. A. +. Walker, in his argument on
"Wednesday, said it was remarkable that
money began to be borrowed and this trust
to go down Immediately after the compro-
mise decree, which was supposed to have
ended all difficulty. Growth and develop
ment then began, debts were created and
interest rapidly increased them. That,
the trust debt alone, grew until it amount-
ed to $07 900 year in 1879. He claimed
that there was no authority for paying in
terest on the s. s. & c. bonds out Of the
general funds of the trust, and the sum
that has been SO wrongfully paid out, in
excess of the earnings, is upward Of $751;
900. a
Coming to the Sullivan road, he stated
the general principle that receivers, wheth-
or as such or as directors, have no right to
make money out of the trust He main
tanned that one seventh of the $25, 900 an
nually paid In salaries of officers and clerks
of the Central, should have been charged
TO the sullivan road and that the expense
of operating that road was far less than on
the trust roads standing 10 per cent. net
profit on the trust roads and 80 to 40 on the
Sullivan. Since the lease commenced their
profit out of the trust by means of the Sui
Ivan lease has been 100000. Since the
Rutland lease was taken the Sullivan has
been a competing line with the roads oper-
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-25
Not Yet Convinced.

Charles Bradley, of Brattieboro, was
considerably injured last Monday, and had
his carriage smashed by his horse running
away, near West Brattleboro He claimed
that the damage resulted from defect in
the highway; whereupon 3. N. Herrick,
first selectman, took his own spirited steed,
and went with Mr.. Bradley to show him
that the highway was not to be blamed.
Herricks horse also took fright at the
same place, and both were thrown from
the carriage. and too much injured to re-
gard the matter as much of joke. Brad
ley still believes there is something the
matter with that highway.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-25
News Record.

Mr.. Sampson Of North Adams lost seven
Cinnamon the other day, who feared the
dull times would last too long, and started
for San Francisco. 49, $50.
In nineteen cities and towns of Massa-
chuIetts, with an estimates population of
817, 300, there were 1886 deaths last week,
showing an annual death-rate per 1000
during tine week of 21.37.
Thirty-six thousand eight hundred and
seventy six guests visited the Fort William
Henry hotel, at Lake George, the past sea.
son, viz. juno, G,479; July, i9,3l3; Au-
gust, l2,79G; September, 8,2S8. saoi
A Hartford fruit dealer, discovered that
one of his barrels of Duchesse d. Angou-
leme pears was half filled with potatoes,
and another dealer recently found pump
kins occupying the place of pears. These
Observation-Disclosures came from York state
Homer Lane of New York defeated
Richard Whalen of San francisco, re-
Gently, in wrestling match for 81, 200 a
| side and the championship of Ameiica.
But why don't Lane, Mcmahon, Miller
and half-dozen Others who claim to hold
the championship come together and settle
1t, instead of continually matching them
| seles ''for the championship" against un-
heard of or third rate contestants ?-Sprinq.
.feld Republicans. tF r''e ba.' "
Details of the fate floods in England have
been received. At Sheffield the damage
was very serious. The valley of the river
Don forms a lake half mile wide and full
ly fifteen miles long. Many collieries and
iroa works have been flooded. Accounts
from the valley of the Wye, Severn and
Avon state that those rivers have also risen
to an unusual hight, whereby great dam
age has been entailed. At Darlington in
Durham the gas works were flooded, and
the town left in darkness. At Rotterdam
in Yorkshire, 1000 people are thrown out
OF employment because of the flooding of
tine factories. ..f....... ,,.....,.
John Sears of Clarenceville, p. O., went
to Bedford, and drew from the bank $1,000
on Monday, the 18th inst. and returning in
the evening, as, he was coming around
Reel Head bay he was fired upon from
some bushes near the road, the ball passing
through his hat. A man then sprang out
and knocked him ont OF the wagon and
beat him until he was nearly insensible.
He then took the lines from the horse and
bound MIR. Sears to a tree, took the money
from him, took the bride from the horse
and started him off with the wagon, and
then left. Mr.. Sears succeeded in releas-
ing himself, after being bound for nearly
six hours. Seth Emrick was stopped at
nearly the same place few weeks ago by
a man who asked him how much money
he had with him, Emrick answered by
| giving the man blow across the face with
his whip, and then struck his horse and
| got out of the way. f'fs lrht n
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-25
THE DIFFERENCE.

In July last. the Rev. William G. Wells
of Beverly, Massachusetts, was accused of
improper conduct by one Almira A. Mute,
domestic In his family, aided and abetted
by one John McShene, who was, or claimed
to be, her intended husband. Having con-
cocted the charges, they proposed to make
them ''pay" II possible, and, therefore, APP
preached Mr.. Wells with the charges, agree
ing to keep them secret and settle the mat
ter upon the payment of a reasonable sum of
money by him. The publication of the
charges might make scandal" the pay
ment of the sum of money demanded
would prevent the scandal" and Just then,
for reasons we need not state, the general
public were easily convinced of the truth
of such stories. But Mr.. Wells did not
hesitate moment. Conscious of his own
innocence, he did not daily with his ac-
ousers did not pay them the money de-
manded did not write letters of contri-
ton did not, even, attempt TO hush the
matter up, but, on the contrary, dared the
scandal and did what only man OF lntelli-
gence and common sense, an innocent,
honest, wrongfully accused man could or
would do, promptly handed his accusers
over to the police. On Friday of last week,
they were brought before Massachusetts
court, at Lawrence, and found guilty of a
charge of conspiracy in attempting to ex-
tort money, and Mr.. Shene was sentenced
to be confined at hard labor in the house of
correction for three years, and Mary to
two years hard labor in the same institu-
ton. Notwithstanding they had been con-
fined In jail from the time of their arrest
that Is, from the time of making the &C.
cusation-Judge Pitman, who presided at
the trial, refused to take this fact into con.
sideration In passing the sentence, but re-
marking that he considered "blackmail-
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-25
GLOBE MONDAY MORNING,

ated by the trust. 1t is very unfortunate
relation, and the only avenue out of 1t is to
treat the Sullivan as trust road, just as
Messrs. Peck's and Tracy's letter contem-
plated that 1t should be, and make restor-
alton to the trust of the large profits.
Col. Walker charged that the various
items of investments Ia hotels, in the
Northern transportation company, Mount
Washington railroad company, loan to
Woodstock railroad company, etc., were
all an improper use of trust funds, and the
receivers should be held responsible for
them also for the salaries paid to w. c.
Smith, George Gregory Smith, 10. ID.
Hatch and Levi Underwood, as clerks and
directors of the Vermont Central corpora
ton, which was practically dead, and they
had nothing to do. He thought II very
strange if trustees could borrow money, in-
dorse when they please, whether necessary
or not, and charge two and hal per cent.
for indorsing. 49,