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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-09-29
The Southern Question.

The following statements with regard
to the actual condition of affairs at the
South. are extracted from il non-politi-
cal paper 10y Mr.. Charles Nordhotf.
weu-known a. Il careful and intelligent
observer:
1T ought To he noticed that the only
turmoil or trouble III the South l. p"lri-
cal How little il really affects indus
try is seen from the crops actually
produced and sold a: and | will add here
that the Southern states are. i'll my
Judgment. more prosperous at this time
than the Northern. There are fewer
persons there unemployed. the average
earnings of the lab0ring classes are
larger, the surplus produced III those
states over and above what l. ntce>Sa-
rilN expended 10y the population i'll
living. has been greater tor several
wears than III an equally numerous
\nrtheIn population: and il the dis
content and Ic>tleSsness which prevail
there. and which arise almost entirely
from preventative political CAUSES. pro
dnClng ml>rule, waste. and extravaganza
III government, and encouraging rather
than di>Cuuraging lawltsSues>.- If these
could Ice ended, the states which | SAN
would have before them and would i'm
meiilatelN enter upon Il career Of un-
rNampled prosperity.
The substitution of free for SLAVE
Labor has produced many important
changes. In the first place, II ha'
CAUSED an astonishing growth of town
and villages, and AN increase in then
numhrI TIN, negro VIII" grows cotton
I.,. - II
spend hence. country STORES have III
creased in number. and Il vast amount
ut money which. under the old system
was spent in the large cities or i'll the
North. i now circulated in the towns
and villages. Moreover. formerly ;
man who had saved : 1000 bought ;
slave with the money he now buy
house oI It town lot. W hltt mechanic
thus find tar more EMPLOY mtnt III The
south than they ever did under the al,
system. and ~ocltrN l. gradually tahln!
un the, shape which II has IL the North
The tact that planting requires muci
les capital now than under the >laN'
y stem l. also ii stimulus to tntttplI>
III the opening of new lands. \ MAJ
VIII" had formerly 1" pay t"i both til
plantation and thu >laNr> VII" were L
work II needs nov to have only sui
tIrIrut capital To buy the land.
Ou, thing thu negro ha> learned th"l
"ughlN. and that l. that hr ha> the rIgh
ot mlgrati"u This seemed I" me
mattel ut extreme Importance. In tn
NORTH il a man tnr ANY reason j. uncnui
fortdhl, where lac lives. 81 l. not dom
we'll. 81 does not lk, the people h.
/ l. IL. |.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-09-29
Making Democratic Votes

It vuuld ~,,u rli.tf "a l.tl-' P"I1I"u of
th,. south had l,aiu,d n"IiIu- during
the las twelve NraI-. In thtu frantic
efforts to make rNrrh >"uthcru state
D,u,nclltic. The, Ignore, he, Tact that
,lrIN ur.Iu uu>>acrc hrlp> r,.m,.ur tn,
North together. At th, r.irt Iht1 haNc
been going ell M Mississippi. and an
nov prncrrdlug IN south Carolina. tn,
North viii Vel, soon lee a anil ~ against
the. >"utI G",. ChamhrrlIu. 81 h" hL>
Just been al Washington. had lut"rma
ton vhil, North. thai twenty -tiv,
nr.Inr- vrrt murdered in Aiken county
Il n,,k AZ" >uuda, and M"nday. and
laI,.l information pur~ the uuuhrr al
over fifty.
CT r"uI>,. th, whites pretend THAI tht
negroes began Tie. u"uhlr. hut ,.>-rl
body knows that II j. simply Il plctcu>'
- haI ia, hItt> are hound Iu carry
fh, erection t"I lildru. that they nn1
get power again thai they must untIm
rdltt The blacks IA order l." ii" it: au,
that shot guns aic then Gully p"tru
Argument. II - the Hamburg at1.u
over again. utum,daIi"u. ,I"lrucc
death A. Judy, Hrnham said IA Ia
speech IL TIM place. thu Southern
Democracy KILLS.
What art We going To- ii" about II
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-09-29
Another Railroad Collision.



M"\IFtLILE. IT.. sept. - sell
"u> collision TOOK place AT 30 thI> al
t"Iu""u on lht M"mtptll"i and Wells
tlN"l kIIll"dd hali - nlI' out 81 the
station h'it. between = mined tram al
>'N"h bon lltl@ht ana thi"t passenger
'aiH. ui"Nh hl me In'"ln"tl\t - IAN
htId' GONG J." Wen. River. ana the
'"'"lii"'I|t I'd>"'' coming III WIN
" >ihS't l''o>'hItI c'u IRON h'tit- h'
''''v, ~ r'' nv '''''' J""' 'I'" WIN
me "'''N 'l'i i'''"' Nv" i'l''r nom
mere. Pl''lN''\ on Ilhi' >. ~. horace
W. h'hi l'"l i 'i't 'hiii"h there
'>>l>''" ''N Il '"'N ~ NtIi> on
he ""' Naiu noun" N'il> hI\ti nam
Wa 81 minutes lAt'' Nhlrh seemed t'
"I ''uI">''' '"' 10Y u" II" ""H '''''-
." me >N'''" an" SCI '"' >iSI'"I I"i ,Ii'
i''l - III" !" come H. H'l''>
i.'Il'\; me '"ld"''"i' a>hrh MN tNl''
me N''I> i''\'' ,'.'l'l "|u CONE I"
Nh''h 'iir hoy nodded assent AlIt'
Inc i,'il' ram VEN ''""A lie >nh4thIN
'r'"I'"''rh 'h"' me i"ilntI nan h"'
'"un'' ana commenced hAil""lnS iran
I'''- l "' h'iI' '"SlI'' AN" 'hi >t'''
M on Ia" nearly "'iIt A"u Il nan
'""Iu'd - ''li\ al " pee" "I l'iH"l'
~ U'I' Il" "o"'' anu >''"'H 'H' ~
preaching lIdlh' going SOM ~ I"d'
"1trl the rh@lhtri' h"hl. MtlilH' MS
SAN n. ht i''>uIl Nd> - collision Ah'
very serious damages L" b"th engines
Il" tenders Wtlt completely Ni"rhrd
"" "l the Wells hi\ti lltl3ii cars "'
Ih@ pied upon the engine fLtIniltld
hanging "u either sd" "i the tender 10y
ihr coupling mons.
h"it ""rr several PASSENGERS ~ ti'
lhItt Itdi cars "I Ili' NtlI> hl\ti lliili
Nh" only slightly feIt the shock. th'
freight cars intervening ana the tram
not having much Roadway. tugln"t
hal lr> G Held and fireman I. VI. mt
man ct lhl> tram jumped on and -
capped unlnlurcd. IT. ais" did the In"
man "i the W lhdo"r. tut the "ngInrt
"i The Ih'lti. Sem. MtrillI. an OH ah'
well known tlnpl"N' "i the thtiII an'
Northern kaill"ad, while sitting on hi
seat mad ii> IlGht lee horribly Cru>hc'
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-09-29
Balloon Accident in Illinois.

At Paxton. ILL.,. Saturday. George
Winthrop made an ASCENSION i'll Il hot
ali balloon. and. al the altitude of 5OD
feet. the balloon burst with a loud re-
port and began Ia descend rapidly
The wreck formed u parachute. and
checked the rapidity of the descent t"r
n short time. but when about 300 feet
high. Il collapse occurred. and the man
fell. striking upon his knees ard driving
them into the ground. His forehead
was cut open and his nose broken 10y
the basket falling Oh him his back was
also badly hurt. and il l. thought that
he suffered internal injuries which viii
prove fatal.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-09-29

Tin ENCORE. This i the title OF Il
new singing book 10y the musical COM
p">cr. l. o. Emerson it, title page
SAY it j. a recollection of secular and
sacred music tor singing schools. day
>rh""l>. conventions. musical acade-
ml,~. college. choir>. and the home cir-
Gle" Til, authors idea seemed I" he
t" provide an entertaining and useful
book for singing classes. 1t l. well
filled with ~"mg>. glr'>. and sacred
music. Published 10y oliver DiI>ou \
Co.. Boston. and sold hl W. II. Nelson
at hi music .t"rt.. Railroad street
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-09-29
The Speakership.

The name OF ". {. French, Esq. of
W""d>rock. l. t.lN"rably mentioned III
that section of the state. III connection
with The >pr.kcl>hip. Nj. French l. Il
laVN,.I OF drridcd ability. and We do
not doubt hI> fitness toI the office at
SPEAKER. We >upp"-e that Hon. Jed
T. Lddd l. still III the field. and he will
receive considerable support III this
pant at the STATE. Hon. +. T.. Wood
bridge al NrI"cuut-s. and !. X BatchtI-
der of Arlington. are understood To he
al work. and Hugh Henry of Chester l.
ais" making an effort 1" secure the much
coveted Position. But If the claim of
thu EAST side at the state Ia the Office
tins Nr.u j. allowed. Hon. Buruham
Martin 81 Chelsea. will probably carry
of the prlzr unless he declines the
honor.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-09-29

letter And for Gen. Newton to reply
H. above. WAS an added insult to a gen
tlcman who>,. benetac;iOn> and good
deeds art world wide. and whose mem
"ry will he sweet and precious after the
hero OF He'll Gate has passed into Oh
liVium
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-09-29
After Far Notes.

After Far Notes.
Ia the floral hall department. the
premium To Mrs. W. h. Anderson.
should have been for Feather Bou-
quct.
The premium on gehtlemen'> driving
h"r>,.- WAS awarded hy the committee
t" \. .. 4 J. Btmi> of Lyndon. but 10y
Il duplicate of the numbers. II was made
out aud printed Cloud Harvey, who
v:> not an exhibitor of matched horses.
Ia cleaning up after the FAN. one OF
the workmtu found slowed away. t"ui
wallets. ~ hich had been ran>ackrd and
thrown 10y. Also one wallet was found
with Hattie BcrrN'> card III it All can
ht >t.tu al this office. II desired. ohiN
one, had ANY money III ii. The others
were evidently picked tI"m the owner
pockets. aud the money distracted.
NAHBI>D THE RUM>EIIER>.- The i'll
side. voIkiu" nt the police arrangements
connected with the FAN, form an IN
rtrt>iing and instructive chapter. The
responsibility of this department was
put upon sheriff Preston. and he did
hi> duty faithfully. On the first night,
n,,, Joe Hobbs. an EuglI,hmau, got IN
tnNirar..d and ugly. and made Il good
deal of disturbance Oh the grounds.
during he evening. After considerable
difficulty he WAS overcome and taken To
iliI. His fine and costs amount Il"
500 and he j. Vet III jail. Hobbs
Disclosed hat he procured hl> fire wattl
at LANES Howard. Il mulattu. Howard
va> arrested. pad hi~ tine of go. and
hrtt ChauureN bradley of Sheffield,
Carried hi about in al innocent looking
carpet bag ON OPENING his luggage.
the sheriff found Il gallon Jug, Il tunnel,
and tnur glass flask His line and costs
amount To- so. ~. Geo. storey "t -.
.Inhu~huiN. kept al eating and drinking
booth "n the grounds. The officers
ruutl>cart-d u halt haIItl OF ale there.
and then storey l. not all told Vet
Fred Hu>h,.,. a frruchmau. Was badly
Intoxicated the last day. and wa> being
taken of TIE, grounds hl the sheriff
" hen the, latter Wa SIT upon 10y
Hu>h,.,' friends they ais" being vel
hrt.ltd There was u hIIct >crlmImagt
the. handouts came ont al the sheriff
pockets. help came to hI> relief. AM
Ill L.. l..
discussed where he procured hi liquor
I'd. Jewell ct Sheffield. Was >cllrn.
liquor outside. the grounds. fli~ hil
lmuuut.d T." 80 ~. and he. too. Ian
.ui>h,.~ u luul FRANK Stone. Il Well
HItrr iIruchuttu. made arrangement.
io de- a good business. 1t Wa dl>c"N
cred in tins way: The Sheriff 81" con
siderable. activity among the Grove
which >a1 on the hillside outside til,
gr"uud> and smelling a mice III tina
direction. made Il reconnaissance III fore"
Asking a d,murt-iun ing Woman -c.tr-,
there. To- aIi>,.. he removed htI shaw
from h,.I cNtcuporl-cd seat. which VA
II large, >quart Nlli>e. and opening th'
Nali>,.. found u tiNe-galion Tin can III
side. made I" exactly tit IT. leathe
GALLONS uf whskrN. Before the >urprl>
. Was Ncl. Frank STONE came along AM
claimed ro ht. the uVurI III hnth wallis
aud v"mail. The sheriff Wa please
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-09-29

Last Thursday night a girl ~ wears
of age. named Amelia Parker. was seized
in Jersey City. gagged. taken on board
Il canal boat and hrutally outraged by
eight Iutfiams. John Gordon and james
Madden. owners of the boat. have been
arrested and identified. The girl will
probably die.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-09-29
The Massacre OF Blacks.

IIIE " Az AGAINST I'M NI6EpI>-
W,-,1>..,,,> >..rr u Go\,.run,
chamberlain PASSED thuugh W a>hIug
tom 1"-da> on In r-turu tu south Caro-
lima. II >,.,ru>. from dispatches rtc,IN -
eel hl him from Columbia within tn,
last three. dal~. that the truth about rh,
recent d~turha AT E"u>t'> Bridge.
Aiken county ha~ NOT been fully stated.
1t l. said that - utLr"-> were killed
duriu. sunday and Monday last and
"nl, Nv" whit. men AT, rcp"Itrd killed
Dispatches received toy TOY. Cham
h,Ilalu and letters received hN senator
Patterson thi> mrluIug. state the mum
b,.l at kilItd ~ NurN iug from thirty I,
uu,- hundred killed The whites were
from Aiken and HIIuvrlI counties.
south , .I"hu;t. and Columbia county
,r,.ul9Ia.
II l. SAID. IN these letters and dl>-
patches. that ti, pretended cau~c "t
th,. di>tuI hauc,. was an assault hN IN,
r"lnl,d men upon :. white Woman
~ host, pci>nl they ATTEMPTED To rob
Ou,. ut Tia, n.aro,.> was killed and th.
Other escaped Then tollovrd III,
slaughter ~ allow, related. during III,
two subsequent day
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To 'IIlN IIlht' says one t'lIei na'tu tI'
Isl. thtit l. Il" uelhllt information
"i Inc dtaih "i Il sln@'t NiIi't person
ti'h"u"li inc Nh"ilH "I -AIhrh report
lhltt NlIl'd. ni RAJ ntl say 'i'a' lhIt'
are ''l'"''e" A''l''u' mere '''N ,"'tl
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-09-29

There are bow 1900 unclaimed and
lost trunks al the Peun>y wanna railroad
depot III Philadelphia. The confusion
l. becoming WOIst every hour
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-05-26
A Scene in the First Presidential
Mansion.

1t has become lately a habit with
many of us to look upon Washington as
a magnificent, proper, but rather wood
en- fgure-head of the new nation. There
can be no douht. from contemporary
records, that on the contrary, he exerted
asFemendous personal magnetism.
He was a clumsy, slow, heavy man;
hut with a SAD sincerity of great pur-
pose, in every word and action. There
was an indescribable something in Wash
ington," says one of his contemporaries.
which awed every man who came in
contact with him" We have many pic
tures Of this brilliant court of Philadel-
phia, but none which please us so much
as the story Of a girl-fripnd of lovely
Nelly Custis, who spent n night in the
Presidents mansion "When ten O'Clock
came, Mrs. Washington retired, and her
granddaughter accompanied her, and
read chapter and psalm from the old
family Bible. All then knelt together
in prayer. and when Mrs. Washington
maid had prepared her for bed, Nelly
sang a soothing hymn, and. leaning over
her, received from her some words o.
counsel and her kiss and blessing p
lScribner for June.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-05-26
st. Nicholas For June

Brings a full budget OF attractions to
the many thousand hoys ard girls who
watch so eagerly for each months iaRue.
1t hegins with. an interesting account
by Susan Coolidge of the life and
achievements Of Jeanne D'Arc: and
then comes the second installment Of
Mr.. Aldrich's fascinating story, with
thirty three Of Mr.. Hopkins irresisti-
BILE silhouette pictures! A charming
"talk" by II. H. on 1.-The Expression of
Rooms;" beautiful little verse by Mrs.
Dodge, a funny picture, and a story
quite as funny, follow each other in
quick succession; and we are treated
next TO an article entitled "a Frog and
His Neighbors," describing simply, and
with the aid of fifteen pictures, all the
curious changes of frog-life from the
Matching of the egg to the dignity OF
"Mr. Frog grown up"
"The Old Saw Mill" is fresh and
natural story, and The Coming Army
of Voters" an encouraging picture
Celia Thaxier contributes a true story of
the wonderful fight of a canary, and
the install.hent of The Boy Emigrants'
is AS interesting ns any Of the previous
ones, which were SO very interesting
that out of sheer respect for the chIl-
dren's demards, as the editors state,
there is given in the present number a
sketch and portrait of the author, Mr..
Brooks.
A. for poetry. the pages fairly ring
with it. There il "See, Saw, Marjorie
Daw" with n sweet little picture by
Addie Ledyard; THE Four Little
Imps" by Joel Stacy, with n cOmical
illustration showing everyone of them;
"a June Morning Lesson" with n
dainty border drawing; and some fine
verses entitled "Mabel's Maids"
The departments have their usual
lively appearance, and a "Yonng Con,
tributor" furnishes an amusing Centen
NAL Picture.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-05-26
Two Ducks.
LIIom lIle cIe,eland Legd.r.

- '''N fi'f ' 10 fiHHh lstA'tflsI
\ Cleveland drummer was in Elvria.
few Sunday ago. and while sitting in
his room heard, from the next room. the
mysterious question and answer:
Whose dmckey are you?'
Use your duck ey?"
\ few moments passed during which
the drummer sat in open -monthed won
der. and the silence was again broken.
"Whose duckev are you?''
''I'se your duckey!''
Unable to stand it much longer alone
the Clevelander hurried down to the
office, learned that a newly married cou-
pie were in the house, invited three 9th .
er drummers TO hear the fun, and tip
! toed back to his room. The wicked
qnartette crammed their handkerchicfs
in their mouths, and during the next
quarter Of an hour heard the fond con-
undrum put and answered no less than
four times by the unconscious rustic and
his bIushing bride.
At dinner, as luck would have it. the
bride and groom were seated between
two Of the drnmmers. while the original
discoverer of the bonanzo sat opposite
The table had been cleared of the sub
stantials and orders for desert had been
given. At that moment a spirit Of mis-
chief took entire possession ofthe Clevp-
lander. Leaning across the table, he
looked archly at the nearest friend, and
in dulcet tones propounded the conun.
drum:
Whose duckey are yon?"
The other chap was equal to the emer-
Rency. and in tones Of affected sweetness
| got in his answer:
81 Sc your dnckey"
Two scarlet, rustic faces, the Autter Of
a white dress through the doorway, two
vacant seats at the table and four crazy
drnn'ners laughing till the tears ran,
flashed across the vision of spectator as
the curtain fell.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-05-26
An Extraordinary Fire-PrOOf Suit
Invented by q SWede.
Form the Kolnische Zeitung.

Form the Kolnische Zeitungl
4 few days since an exhibition of the
new Oestberg fire extingnishing appara-
tus took place on the Linden strasse in
Berlin in the presence of the Emperor,
the Empress, the Crown Prince. the
Grand Duke of Baden, the Swedish
Ministers of War and the Interior, and
other distinguished persons. The inven-
tor, who is Swede named Oestberg, and
Messrs. Brandt and Nawrocki, who had
charge of the exhibition, were presented
to the Empress before the experiments
took place.
Capt. Ahlstrom appeared in peculiar
looking costume, made of the Oestberg
invention, and walked into an immense
fire made of wood saturated with petro-
leum. The heat of the fire was so in
tense that no one else could approach
within eighty PAGES without being burn
or badly scorched. The Captain, how
ever, walked around in the glowing pile
perfectly undistnrbed, leaning on the
burning wood, and finally quietly seat
ing himself on the Goals. He remained
in the fire for fifteen minutes, and on his
coming out, every one pressed round
him to see how much he had been in.
jured. He was unharmed, and in spite
of the Emperor's asseveration that he
had seen enough of so dangerous an ex.
pertinent, Captain Ahlstrom went again
into the fiery oven.
On finally emerging, he took off the
suit, and appeared clothed in red fan
mel. The Emperor said, "One must ses
this to form any just conception of it.
He then asked Messrs. Brandt and
Nawrocki about the patent in Prussia
and when informed that the application
for patent had been refused, expressed
great surprise
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-05-26
Where benedict Arnold Was Mar.
ried The Changes of a Century.

Fright here, dozen feet from the
front windows, in the old Revolutionary
century, Benedict Arnold married the
stately Miss Shipper, in whose family
The Times man pricked up his ears at
this remark, which he overheard at the
cafe in Green's restaurant, and walking
over to Mr.. Tracey, one of the new
proprietors inquired if it was so. Yes"
said the veteran caterer of the Southern
Mail Steamship line, and for two years
proprietor of the Piquet House New
London, Connecticut, Il believe the
ceremony took place within few feet of
the spot where we are now standing
The old place is greatly changed since
those days. Walk back and see for your
self" The reporter did so, and passing
through a corridor, entered what strang-
eTs frequently speak Of as the finest din
ingroom in the country. adorned. a. it is.
with heavy mirrors, rich papers, glitter
ing chandeliers. and seating comfortably
three hundred diners! Up stairs from
fifteen tables came the click of the bill
lizard balls snd the hum of merry con-
versation. Passing to the front of the
house the Times man found that il had
been sltered altogether and the spacious
parlors converted 10 comfortable cham
bers for Centennial guests. with 40
much room to spare, my partner, Mr..
and | concluded to add to the restaur-
ant a small hotel on the European plan.
We have rooms choicelv furnished as
you see for fifty people, and our charge
will be only one dollar for each Rnest-
OF course we expect to entertain gentle
man only" The evening breeze came
windows and followed the reporter down
the broad staircase to the kitchen where
Mons Baudot the former head cook of
the Continental, crowned with the tradi-
tional white cap, presided like a good
genius over the pots and saucepans.-
Fifteen table walters were moving spry-
man passed out through the Eighth
street entrance and heard the big soda
water fountain kissing briskly on the
very spot where Beck's Band in war
times used to practice.-[ Philadelphia
Times.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-05-26
SnuE-Dipping.

Talk about the opium-eater or the
whisky y-drinker, how much more are
they to be pitied than the lady who Is
addicted to dipping snuff? We believe
there is more snuff used in Hopkinsville
than in anv other place of it's size in
Kentucky, and its use is steadily ON the
increase. HopkinsvilIe has a reputation
for beautiful women, but how long that
reputation will last It's hard 10 tell.
Some of the prettiest women We knew
ten or twelve years ago are now nothing
but faded flowers. Lips that once look
ed like ripe cherries, and for one kiss
from which a man would almost give
his right arm, now look more like dried
apples than anything else we can think
of The cheek once full and rosy il
now sunken and colorless. The chin,
which looks longer, now glories in a
bronze-colored stripe, which reaches
down to the throat.
We were going down the street the
other day and noticed lady coming mp.
When we got near enough to look into
the lady's face we knew that snuff had
done its work. Snuff is robbing women
of their beauty and deprivIng them OF
husbands. 1t is more harmful than
smoking, and more repulsive than chew
ing, and its use by ladies is almost as
much 10 be condeu ned "a the drinking
of whisky by men; and if the ladies
have grounds to talk about men drink
ing and smoking, they are assured that
snuff-dippIng in the eyes of men is
about as repulsive as the smell of a two
cent-and a-half cigar or sniff OF
rife" whisky to the olfactories of the
fair sex.
We indulge the hope that soon there
VIII be an anti-snuff society formed,
which will be twin sister of orr tenn
perance society. We have no idea how
many ladies in our CITY will take excep-
tion to this article. Ifall that use snuff
were to get after us we would call their
name legion, but we are upheld in OH
action by some of the most sensible
mothers in town, in entering protest
against habit the adoption of which
by girl ia almost as much TO be dread
ed by parent as is the first taste of Ii
quor By his boy.-[ [HopKinsviIle Ky
Democrat