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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-03-05
A WINTER PICTURE.
CAROLINE LESLIE.

A cold north wind sweeps over the hill,
And the sharp. white snow dust whirls in
the air;
And deep in the heart of the woods tits still,
The silence OF slumoer is reigning there.
Under the brown earth, and under the snow,
The title white things are lying asleep;
Giving no heed to the winds that blow,
Caring no whit though the driits be deep.
In her round, dark burrow under the rocks,
Where no cold breath can come creeping
through,
Cozy and warm lies the mother fox,
And her three little foxes coZy, too.
Down in the trunks of the old oak trees
Are huddled the squirrels, brindle and gray
The field mouse and shrew, with their fam
lilies,
Under the tussocks are tucked away;
And the muskrats dwell by the frozen stream,
There is store of food in eacn little home;
Nothing to do but drowsily dream
Through the long, dark time till the spring
shall come. r 81 asr.r- a
Bitterly cold Is the winter night,
And the fierce north wind sweeps over the
hull,
But high in the heaven the stars shine bright,
And deep in the heart of the woods It's still.
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many respectable people in the vicinity.
Tney were assured at that time and many
times afterward, by lawyers of high standing,
that they were not breaking any laws. They
have substantially repeated the same offer
from time 10 time, as often as there seemed
to be danger of collision with public author.
1ty or public opinion. 1t has lately been
generally admitted, even by their enemies,
that they are not breaking existing laws;
and it is understoodth at new legislation is
contemplated. If such legislation should be
obtained, the Communists would certainly
obey 1t, though they might justly complain
OF its ex post facto character. They will be
faithful 10 their record of submission TO "the
powers that be" to the end. In all this they
are antipodes of the Mormons, whose pro-
clivity to defiance and violent resistance is
well known.
2. The social theory and practice of the
Oneida Community, though liable to be con-
founded with Mormonism by those who
think carelessly OF both as being alike danger
Gus departures from established customs, is
really at the very opposite extreme from
Mormonism. The entire scale of sexual re-
lations may be distributed into three cate
gories, indicated by the three titles: One
wife, many wives, no wife. The first cate.
CORY Is that of ordinary society; the second,
that of the Mormons; the third. that of the
Oneida Communists and it is obvious that
the difference between many wives and no
wife is greater than the difference between
many wives and one wife. The Shakers as
well as the Oneidians. belong to the No-wife
category; and. accordingly, there Is great
deal more analogy between the Oneida Com.
munity and the Shakers, and more practica.
sympathy, than between the Oneida Com
munlty and the Mormons. We hold, how
ever that the Primitive church. in its best
examples. those of Christ and Paul; IN its
most significant teachings, such as those of
the 9TH of Corinthians; in the Communls-
tic tendencies, seen in the Pentecost revival.
and in its avowed ideal of its heavenly home,
was and is the true archetype OF the No-wife
system. Resurrection was the ladder on
which that church was ascending through
the whole visible career, and at the top of
that ladder was this plain inscription: No
marrying here"
Both the contrasts which we baye exhibit.
ed between the systems of the Oenida Com
munists and the MOrmons may be summed
up and combined in the following state
ment: One system represents the clviliza-
ton of the Old Testament, the other that of
the New; war and polygamy appear on one
side, non-resistance and freedom for women
on the other.
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low; and she did just what and all sensible
folks expected-aImost hated Jack and her
doom. Then took care that the man you
were meant for-who, my dear, has the best
and truest heart in the world-should come
in the way Just at the right time and show
an interest In you. So have not succeeded
and made my Madge choose her fathers
choice with her own free heart and will? As
for Fitzallan, he is all impotence for to-
morrow, and he would have told you the Sc
cret at that ball the other night, when he
says that he was put to q desperate trial, but
he had promised me never to disclose it till
we were quite sure of success. Well, are
you happy now, Madee?"
MY dear, good second father. How can
love you enough?' was all she could say
when she felt his arms round her in that
moment of fulfilled desire, and his lips
pressed to her forhead in fatherly affection
now that his long solicitude was at an end
and his hard task well done.
That very night Madge, scarcely able to
realize her joy, was betrothed to Herbert
FIfzallan, who, when once the secret was
disclosed, would not wait another hour.
Have 1 not waited years." he said. "All
my time abroad 1 was waiting, and then l
came back and found my Madge more than
ever had dared TO hope"
But Madge in her new freedom did not
forget poor Jack. Indeed, she was almost in
trouble about her unkindness to him when
sue ucdTQ tudt Nc udu Dccu Oniy pldlluS u
part, bearing all her teasing. and being pur-
posely ungracious whenever she grew kind.
But Gertrude cousoled her effectualiy on
that score by telling another secret after her
kiss of congratulation.
Jack was indeed doing his hest to carry
out the piau," she said, and he was often
grieved about you; but, dear Madge, you
must congratulate us now-not me, but as.
Jack and / made it up between US months
ago, and we had manya quiet laugh about
you"
So Msdge herself accepted the ring and
wore her golden letters by her own free will
after all; nor was there ever a happier or
more willing captive. As for Fitzailan if he
was not another Arthur, as the girls fancy
had prompted her to call him, he was
"blameless' as the prince of the "Idyls,"
and far more bIest; and If he reigned over
no realm, he was at least king OF one brave
and tender heart-a kingdom wide enough
to satisfy his desires, and a prize which
time proved to be well worth his years OF
waiting
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TEMPERANCE NOT ABSTINENCE.
Sensible Views of DR.. Cr0sby-Modera
ton Desirable, Not TeefOtalism.

New York World.l
Rev. DR.. Howard Crosby addressed large
audience at the Anthem Memorial church
last evening on the subject of "True Tenn
perance Reform" At the very outset be
gave his hearers to understand that he had
no faith in the power of the total abstin-
ence" people to effect any kind of temper
aDce reform except a false and hypocritical
one. Those people, while acting with the
very best intentions, had, he said, set up
false theories and absured doctrines. To
make their arguments consistent with the
Scriptures they had perverted the plain
language of the latter. The obstinate and
absurd assertion that the wine of the Scrip
lures was Misunderstanding beverage was
the last leg that the total abstinence people
had TO stand on, and it was their only leg.
By basing their doctrines upon theories
which every thoughtful and intelligent man
knew to be false and absurd, they had driven
away thousands of good people in disgust.
although their cause was good one. That
the total abstinence people had done much
good by attracting public attention 10 the
vice of drunkenness no one could deny.
''At the same time," said DIR. Crosby, with
emphasis, they have done incalculable
HARM"
DIR. Crosby said he believed in the moder-
ate use of light wines and malt liquors as
beverages, but that distilled spirits ought to
be banished by law Of the land. Light
wines were healthful, hut distilled spirits
were POISONOUS. he DelleveQ tn6t IL the
Government of the United States had the
means of supplying the people with light
wines at very low price 1T would do more
for the cause of temperance than all the
total abstinence lecturers had ever done or
ever could do. s'The rum holes of our city,
said DIR. Crosby, must be abolished. 1t is
to hight those places that every man and
woman, rich or poor, ought to CO operate.
You must see to it that your legislators,
your governors, your commissioners and
your mayors are chosen from the classes
who abhor those iniquities. The people
should rise up In their might and throttle
this monster evil to its DEATH"
Speaking of "tippling" as one of the curses
of society, Dr. Crosby explained that by tip
| ping he ment drinking with another"
Taking glass of wine ct dinner was quite
another thing. A man might make drunk
! ard of himself on nothing else but light
wines, but it was difficult thing to do, and
| could only be done with malice prepense.
| He believed in total abstinence as the only
means of curing those who could not use
wine without abusing it. Such people
and in such cases total abstinence was the
best remedy.
DIR. Crosby said that the oftrepeated asser-
ton that drunkenness was prevalent anon g
all the European nations where wine drink
| ing was the common custom was an absurd
SANDER. 1t was not true, as any person who
had lived abroad could testify. The greatest
amount of drunkenness was to be found in
our own country, where total abstinence
reformers do most abound.
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Is II Fate.

There she goes through the storm, shabby
and pale and pinched, suffering from cold,
suffering perhaps from hunger. There is not
q line in the poor souls face that does not
tell of priyation, and know her home, the
wretched sbanty yonder. Through its crew.
ices the wind whistles; through its roof the
rain passes, and she has no kindred.
That other woman in the close carriage,
mnffied with furs and with diamonds in her
ears is going home to palace. She has but
to choose what dainty viands she will eat
and her servants will set them before her.
She has never known want, and friendship
and love are hers and warm home ties and
the hattery of the world.
Two women-oh, so different. Yet, not
long ago they were two babies, possibly 80
alike that if their nurses had changed them
none would have been the wiser. And IT
the thing had been done, the woman in the
carriage might now be fighting against the
mud upon the road there, poor, shabby, SUI
fering. and the poor creature there riding
home to a banquet
Mlght-bus would it have been so? Is it
only because of surrounding circumstances
that these two lives are so different? The
child of that wealthy family could scarcely
have come to want, but would not that other
womsn have fought up and out OF the
slough OF poverty. if she hal found herself
there? You can not fancy her wearing regs,
or bearing burger. and you can scarcely
think of that other one-surrounded by lux
uries Surely, there is an inheritance
apart from that OF worldly goods, and ii
must tell
can not help thinking over again, as The
two vanish from my sight: WHAT if you
bad been changed in your cradlesl Yours
was blue silk bassinet, my lady. Yours
poor soul, may have been the old wooden
bread trough. Would just that exchange
have given one the fate OF the other?
| All, well, may ask forever, but the ques-
ton will never be answered.
NARY KYLE DALLAS.
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'Dashaway" all opium preparations and
give only DR.. Bulls Baby Syrup to the
babies. 1t Il the only remedy which con-
tains no opiates and Is reliable.
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NEW YoRK, November Is

NEW YORK, November q, 1871.
DIR. V. w. BLANCHARD: During the past year
have prescribed your various preparations
OF Food Cure, and feel happy to say they have
met my most sanguine expectations, giving
TO patients long enfeebled by blood poison,
chronic disease, er over drug dosing the need.
ed nutrition and nerve force.
PROF. CLEMENCE 3. LOZIER, NJ. d.
Dean OF HON. Med. College and Hospital
for Women, New York City
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-03-05

Hundreds OF cases of Brfght's Disease
of the Kidneys have been reported cured For
Neuralgia ana Rheumatic Dfseaaea IL
is almost a specific. Physical and Mental De-
bility from the use of Alcohol, Opium and
Tobacco or from any unnamable cause, find
In this Food natural and potent remedy.
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FOOD AT LAST
/. .,...,.,,. ...D DRUGS

sEFOOD is made curative agent by concen.
traron and artificial digestion and IL is so
slInpie IN It's application that The advfce OF
pEysfc1ans fs NOT required.
Thousands OF recoverIes from chronic dis
eases are reported, where the best medical
Many OF the best physicians throughout the
country are Dfscarsifng Drugs and using
the blanchard Blood and Nerve Food
with the most gratifying results. permanently
relieving all forms OF Physical and Mental
Debility. The Dyspept1c and Consump.
tive Patient, sufferers from Malarfal or
BLOOD Poisoning, together with the entire
list OF complaints peculiar to the Female Sex
relief.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-06-20

The NEWARK HORROR. The Newark
diphtheria scourge is still prevailing, and
three persons died last week. One child died
in East Haven, who took the disease of a
boy who had been sick in Newark and went
to East Haven afterwards. Three other
persons came near dying last week in New
ark The very contagious as well as malig-
nant character of this disease, is shown in the
case of a Mrs. Kelly who went on the last
day of Mrs. Fairbanks sickness to take care
of her. This was Sunday, Mrs. Fairbanks
dying while she was there. On Monday
morning she was taken sick. and on Tuesday
was in very dangerous condition. The
doctor succeeded in removing the poisonous
membrane from her throat before she wss
sufficiently poisoned TO prevent recovery
The fourth set who have taken the disease
from contagion since it broke out in the
school are now having it, and it is very
liable to extend further. The case in East
Haven is liable to be followed by others,
and there will doubtless be other cases in
Newark
During last week, DR. Harris of the United
States Sanitary Board visited the afflicted
region and made careful examination of the
patients (some of them being dangerously
sick and of the causes that may have start
ed and contributed TO spread the disease.
The more the case is inyesti-
gated, the more ii becomes evident
that the disease was carried into
the schoolhouse the day school commenced
by children then poisoned with the effects OF
iphtheria which they had recently had
There is considerable feeling against Mr..
Cheney, on account of the burial of the colt
near the brook side, among those who have lost
children by the disease, but no one who has
made an Intelligent examination of the whole
,ase believed the poison theory at all II
viii be shown by still better testimony that
he condition of certain families in the dis
irict was and is such as to propagate fatal
diseases. Steps are now being taken, through
State authorities, 10 have the case investi-
gated the houses where the disease has been
thoroughly dislnfected, and the places where
he disease now prevails safely quarantned
-Bqrton Monitor.
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STATE NEWS.

Three Lanesboro men claim TO have
caught $500 trout thus far this season.
A catamount that is thought to weigh
some sixty pounds was seen in Hardwick re-
Gently. 1t escaped the subsequent search Of
hunters.
A stranger passed through Cnadilla, Otse-
go county, n. Y, recently, who was mount.
ed upon thoroughbred mustang, with Mex.
lean saddle, lariat and all the trappings of a
frontiersman. He tarried for meal, stating
that he had journeyed in the saddle all the
way from Nevada, and was seeking his home
in Bennington county, Vt, which he had
not visited in 80 years.
Mrs. Ephram Fairbanks, who had been
taking care of some of the sick children at
Newark and caught the disease from them
has died from diphtheria. Public opinion is
still strong against Cheney, the man who
had buried his horse near the school-house
brook, and a complaint is said to have been
made against him to the grand jury.
A North Tunbridge correspondent of a
State exchange says: "A new way OF
swapping horses was practiccd by II profess
sional horse jockey who called upon quiet
farmer on the East Hill, bantering him to
trade horses. urging him to harness his horse
and drive it II short distance To see its good
qualities As soon as the good farmer got
out of sight he went into the barn taking out the
farmers horse, Harvesting it in with another
horse, he drove away at full speed before
the farmer returned. Many days has passed
and the jockey has not returned with the
farmers horse, which wasa far more worthy
beast than the one he left behind"
The story is told of well-known Central
Vermont engineer that once upon time,
not great while ago, he put IA turtle, (Which
hc had captured for the hotel at which he
boarded in Burlington in the the smoke
arch of his engine for safe keeping. The
soup essence became uneasy here, and crawl
ed down into the exhaust and when the en-
gine started up an explosion occurred, blow
ing ont the cylinder head. This story may
not he true, but is told by brother en-
sinecr.
At Bloomington. while George White and
Riley Smith were Mt work ON the road,
they got into a quarrel and Smith struck
" hite with the edge of II shovel with such
force AS to cut the ear in two, cleave the
lcsh from the skull and leave White in IL
very dangerous condition. Smith He'd, and
ms not yei been arrested.
Because of trouble with his fourth and
-ecently married young wife Benaiah
Potter, Of Bennington gashed his leg ter
ribly, with suicidal intent, Saturday
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the tables, while at least Il thousand specta-
tors occupied the gallaries. The hall was
beautifully decorated Gen. Van Zandt in
the absence of Gen. Hawley responded to the
toast "Our Country" The toast, ''The Pres
ident of the United States, was responded to
by Gen. Devens He said Il am sure
among men with whom the President stood
side by side, with whom he marched through
December storms and in July heat, with
whom he stood on the perilous edge of bat
tle,-I am sure these men at least will APP
preciate his warm, generous sympathes, his
anxious desire to do justice, his wish TO be
in all respects a worthy President of a great
nation for which you and he perilled your
lives together. Whatever may be said now
or at any time of the President, you at least
will judge him kindly, and considerably al
ways. If he has been too generous and con-
fiding it is an error he has shared with you
in desiring the peace and prosperity of all
sections of the Union" General Sickles re-
sponded to the toast, THE army and navy
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-06-20

THEsituation in Congress appears to be this
All three of the new appropriation bills have
been passed by the House. The Legislative
bill has been passed by the Senate with some
immateral amendments The Army bill is be-
fore the senate Committee, and the Judicial
bill is pending in the Senate. The general
opinion is that the adjournment of Congress
may occur about the first of July, but many
think that Congress may remain in perma-
nent session taking recess from time to time
until December. If the Democrats shonld
decide TO adjourn without making any ap-
preparation for the courts, the President will
he strongly urged 10 issue call for another
extra session at once. ltseems quite probable
however, TINT the session will last till the end
Of the month and it may last longer.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-06-20

VAUDEVILLE Smith caught a
trout last week that weighed three pounds.
Henry Chase. who went to Troy early last
spring, has returned home in poor health.
s. r. Miller has hall the 4th of July,
with music by Potters band of five pieces.
II. " Leach, who went TO I.eadville, Col,
early in the spring has returned to Topeka,
Kan, and reports mechanics work scarce.
George Hodgkin of Belvidere fell from
pile of lumber some ten feet or more and
was somewhat injured about the head.
Some two weeks ago ON Sunday L. ".
Langdell found three boys fishing in his cove.
He politely requested them to leave, but the
boys were impudent and saucy, and said
they would leave when they pleased. Since
that time they have paid $500 each rather
than be prosecuted.
Rev. A. Ladd of RoNbury, Vt, after at
tending the convention at Burlington came
here and preached on Sunday last. He was
a former pastor Of our chueCh.
Beans and other tender grains were com
pletely killed by the frost, and in some places
corn is also destroyed,
The highway through the village is used
more or less this Summer for pasture, and
il is amusing TO see the strife to get the last
spear of grass. Cows and horses will thrive.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-06-20
MURDER0US ASSAULT.
A Man Beats His Wife Almost to Death.
THE BRUTE IN JAIL.

About two weeks ago there came to town
from Claremont, n. H, one Daniel Brooks,
about 40 years OF age, an Englishman, who
followed the occupation of a gardener. With
him was his wife, about his own age, who
belonged in Woodstock and whose maiden
name was Almira Clapp. The pair took
quarters on North Bend street, at Peter
English's. On Monday night they had an
alteration, caused by Brooks's jealousy, and
English ordered them out of his house, and
they accordingly hired a wagon, put in their
trunk, and started, striking on to WiIliston
avenue. When near the house of Anthony
Phillips on the Plains, at about $50 or
10 o'clock, that family was startled
by screams of Murder, Help, Help"
They al once rushed out and heard the wo-
man imploring the man to desist Brooks
made remark, asking Phillips what he
should do in case of his wife's infidelity, and
then struck Mrs. Brooks three times on the
head with the butt of the whip. Phillips
then grappled with the wifc-beater and the
woman threw herself out of the wagon,
claiming protac,ior Proots hroI,o Dill
Iins,s crasn nl;od tho whin vi,orous,,, and
turned into The l., - s,,t,.-i--.
soon over,urnod ~ ,oan, - IN,
shafts of the waaon and tho man tool 70
his heels
On takipr the Woman into tho bous. !,
WAS found tho, ber faoo bod ham ro,ndad
out of all semblance 70 humanity Roth
eyes were closed and tho rho,a faoo ,as