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The Russellville Democrat., 1880-12-09
A BACHELOR KING.
Eccentricities in the Character of Louis IT
 of Bavaria.

Eccentricff1es In the Character of Louis III of Bavaria.
 The King of Bavaria has been visiting Paris, anu Albert Wolof gives in the Figdro characteristic sketch of the mysterious, tactiturn and eccentric mon- arch. He seems to shun mankind. If a traveller passing through Munich in qulres, "Where is the King?" no one can answer. Many old inhabitats have never seen hinl. When some important affair calls for hls presence he arrives in the night and disappears before dawn. In the magnificent royal tneater is a state box, facing the stage; but the King is never seen there On gala nights the courtiefs stand respectfully around His Majesty's empty chair. When the King goes to the theater the doors are closed against the public, and, alone in the vast, place only partially lighted up, he witnessed the performance. He enters by gallery communicating with the palace. He is accompanied by cham berlain, who remains at the entrance of the royal box, and who sees him home again when the spectacle IS over. The following day, when the same cham ders, the king is no longer in the palace
 
 train and gone of, no one knows whither. When he arrives where he wishes to stop the train, he gives a signal. 4 groom is waiting with horses and the king jumps into the saddle and starts at !. lll gallop towards the mountains. The
 orses dash along until they reach a castle, whose gates are never opened save for nlm. The ministers often travel . whole week in search of the King. Now and then rumor goes through Munich that the King is at Nymphen- burgh, a palace close by the capital, some tourists, wishing to visit the handsome parks, having found the gates closed, and guards placed at each entrance. The Nymphenbugh Palace is not beautiful, but it is large. In the park are four handsomely decorated pavilions. Three are empty, while the fourth and smallest is furnished and arranged for the Kings use. During the day he never goes out. He will not be seen even by gardener. At night he strolls along the dreary avenues, and turns to his retreat when people begin to come out in the morn ing.
 Albert Woloff saw the shy king twice. The first time was in 1869, in hls palace in Munich. "They had placed me-" he
 
 says, "in fine reception room; the walls were covered with portraits of the Kings ancestors; at the entrance of the royal chamber two halberdiers stood on guard. After half an hour the door was opened and the King appeared. He was twenty-three years old then, and wore the sky-blue uniform of General in the Bavarian infantry. I bowed as he passed by. He raised his right hand to his kepi and disappeared. Ten years later saw him again passing in car riage. He was singularly chang ed; the man of thirty looked as if he were passed forty. Since 1869 this sovereign's misanthropy has reached it's climax" His love for isolation is attributed by some to the absence of womanly infiu- ence. He is still bachelor, and has never been known to have love affair. for he shuns all women as he shrinks from all men.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-12-09
Romance or Reality. philadolthia praea

The girl Nettie Williams, who was taken from house of ill-repute by an agent of the s. P. C. C., at the in- stance of Matron Campbell, of the House of Refuge, has given an account of her adventures in an affidavit before Magistrate Brown. She states that she is 19 years of age, although she looks five years younger; and that she was born at Mattatuck, Long Island. Three years ago she ran away from home, but was arrested in New York by her slster's re- quest and committed to an Episcopal convent, but managed to escape. She was recaptured, but again succeeded in gaining her freedom. Then she was placed in a Catholic convent, from which she also fled and which Judge Duffy in- terfered in her behalf. Having a desire to become an actress she went on the stage, but after short theatrical experi- ence she was arrested at the instance of her father and sister, who had her placed in private school. She did not remain long in the latter institution and then an agent of the Children's society in New York Tad her sent to a private home, where she stayed for three months. After this she spent a short time in a private asylum and then the stage again occupied her attention. She went to England, thence to Australia and China. In order to gain her passage back to England from the Celestial Elm pire, she alleges that she disguised her self as cabin boy, and shipped. On reaching London she met a man calling himself George Sweeney, also known as St. Clair, and Allen, and "Gentleman George" who betrayed her and brought her to this country, and on reaching this city placed her in house on Fair mount avenue. Then she went to New York, but Sweeney brought her back and induced her to go to the house on Twelfth street She alleges that Sweeney makes business of decoying girls to this country and selling them for improper purposes. The officers of the S. r. c. c. in New York say that the girl IS full of deception and unworthy of belief; that her relations are unable to retain her, and that she has victimized charitable societies in New York and Brooklyn.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-12-09
Broken Bone Fever. Tavannah News.

Dengue, or broken bone, fever also known as "dandy fever," bucket fever" and Bouquet fever" is said to have made it's first appearance as a malady in the West Indles in 1927, at which time it was also communicated to the Southern part of the United States. The disease. as has previously been stated, received name "dengue" from the Spaniards of the West India Islands, from their word Cengue, denoting prudery, which ex- presses stiffness-a pain in the bones and stiffness in the body being the prin- cipal features of the sickening disease.
 During the past few months reports have come from every quarter it the Southern States reQarding the prevalence of this troublesome but not necessary fatal disease. But few, If any, fatal deaths have been made known from it's effects. Nearly every citizen of Savan- nah had had touch-ssome light, some severe-of the malady, and not one of them can give definite explanation of the tortures of the disease. It has spared no one-adults, children, little men, large men, black men, white men, business men, sporting men, printers, editors, lawyers, everyone being subject to it's fond embrace.
 As for cure or preventative for the little nuisance, we are not prepared to say what is good or what is not good in either case, bIs leave the matter to the physicians, who, by the way, have been reaping rich harvest from the unlucky victims of the disease. Some perapns have gone for far as to say that the ever is more violent on those who have de- fled it before falling into it's clutches. but for this we cannot vouch. We can say, however, that any one. sooner or later, who is among it's victims, does not wish second battle in order to show better fight. Probably for the above reason more than anything else--that is, it's severity on those who defy it--we do not wish to agitate Mir Fever, as our ranks have already been visited by the merciless monster, and to his majesty we say, Farewell"
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-12-09
NO. 4s.
How a Young Lady Won ss,ooo.

But here comes one of my favorites, writes the Boston correspondent of the San Francisco Bulletin. Isn't she fine- looking? No? We'll, listen while l tell you her story, and learn why like her looks. Some years ago, man, who had more money than good reputation, ad- vertised that he would give S5,000 to any respectable white woman who would walk unveiled from the Adams House entrance down Washington street with bilh, at an hour when all the fashiona- bles were promenadng. For weeks that offer remained untaken, for his reputa- ton was such that no respectable woman would be seen ith him, and the adver- tisement had said sthat none others need apply" Finally, this woman who has just passed us agreed to his terms and to join him at the appointed place and time. When the hour came Mir.
 - was on hand. Soon a carriage drove up with the lady. It had been noised abroad that the offer had been taken up, and quite crowd had gather ed to see him pay his 5000. He helped her to alight, offered her his arm, walked a few steps with her, when she removed her veil at bis request and revealed a face as black as night. You have de- ceiVeu me, ne salu; tnls IS not falr. T am not a negro" she replied, and to prove it she pulled off her gloves and showed pair of hands as white as yours are this minute. The man turned toward the carriage, paid her the $5,000, and she drove off, leaving him to the laugh ter and hoots of the amused crowd of bystanders. It turned out afterward that the girl was very poor, and that she had magnificent voice that she could not cultivate for want of money, and this is the way she overcame that obsta- Gle. She went to Europe and studied five years, and has returned one of our most brilliant singers. You can tell from her proud bearing and refined ap- pearance that she is just the sort of woman to do such thing with dignity, and come out none the worse for it it here
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-12-09
Patient Anglers.

In recent number of the Paris Citoyen appeared the following account, by An Eye-WItness," of curious epi- sode in the terrible tragedy of the Com mune: "'Twas on May 26, 1871. The Tuileries, the Palace of Justice, and the Hotel de Vile were wrapped in flames. At MontmartIe and in the Batignolles mitrallleuses were dealing death and destruction. Almost beside myself with excitement and horror, had contrived to reach the Champs Elysees. Thence 1 hurried onward, along the right bank of the Sein. Suddenly so strange a sight offered itself to my gaze that, for a moment, I deemed myself dreaming. Some 80 odd people were sitting tranquil ly by the river side, calmly angling. Several cart loads of damaged bacon had been shot into the Seine at that particular spot, and shoals of fish had gathered round 1t, offering an easy prey to the anglers skill.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-12-09
THE BEE AT THE ALTAR.

A dusty bee with its gossanler wings
 Fluttering soft in the summer air, Came through the chapel window low, To tue shrine, where the priest in hls robes oi
 snow
 Was breathing the Conservation prayer. Running its dulcet hymn of praise
 Balancing bright on it's gauzy wings, The bee hung over the altar-stonc Over the miniature marble throne,
 Which bore the weight of the King of kings Close to the saeTifeial hand
 Of the fair young priest the creature drew, Asthough in the Host and the sacred Wine Ii scented the sweetness of buds divine, Heavenly honey. celestial dew Then on mine ear whisper fell
 Breathed by the Spirit: 70 sweet. sweet
 Flower. Well may the bee fly close to the, Lured by the scent of thy purity,
 Drawn by thy beauty's wondrous power. Flower of fiowersl Thine odors rare Ravish the soul with rapture new, Lol ere the lights of the altar wane, Ere the Host and the Chalice are lifted again, Draw near, like the bee o sons of men For His Hes Tt and its honey are all for you" l"
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-12-09
An Evening at Home.
Chicago Ledger.


 Barker says that he made up his mind that he would give his wife pleasant surprise by syending the evening at home, and after supper he settled him. self down for cozy time in the bosom of his family. He had no more than comfortably fixed himself, when his wife asked him if his friends didn't want him any longer, and that was why he had concluded to get acquainted with his family. Then his mother-in-iaw asked him if he had exhausted his credit, and was obliged to stay at home. The hired girl asked him if he was sick, and proposed to make some catnip tea. One of the neighbors came in and wanted to know if he had been having any trouble and was afraid of the Sheriff. And Bar ker says all that occurred in less than twenty minutes, and he knows, for in exactly half an hour he was downtown aOaIn
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-12-09
Marriageabie Ages.

The following are the legal marriage able ages of different countries of Eu- rope Austria, l4 for both sexes; Hun gary, Catholic, males IA, females 12; Protestants, males IS, females 15; Russia, males IS, females 16, Turkey, no legal limit; Italy. males IS, females IA; France and Belgium, males IS, females 15; Greece, males l4, females l2. In Switz- erland it varies according to the cantons, males from IA to 20 and females 12 to 17 wars
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-12-09
A World of Good.

One of the most popular medicines now before the American public is Hop Bitters. You see 1t everywhere. People take it with good effect. It builds them up. It is not as pleasant to the taste as some other Bitters, as it is not whisky drink. It is more like the old fashioned bone set tea that has done a world of good. If you don't feel just right try Hop Bitters.- N,i,ldt1 NelDs
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-12-09

AMONG the sneers aimed at the Baron ess Burdett-Coutts is the following one from the pop-gun of the London Truth: "Mr. Ashmead Bartlett, NJ. F., contem- plates, understand, introducing bill next session to enable man to marry his own grandmother
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-12-09
Natures Remedy.

It is evident that large portion of oar city people suffer from diseases of the liver bowels, or kidneys. Kidney Wort Is natures remedy for them all. Those that can not prepare the dry can now procure 1t liquid form of any druggist. = Globe Democrat.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-12-09
For Thirty Years

I have been afflicted with kidney com plaints. Two packages of Kidney-Wort have done me more good than all the medicine and doctors I have had before. believe it is sure cure. So writes an old lady from oregon.-SaH Lake City Tribune,
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-12-09

Ir is impossible for woman after faith ful course of treatment with LYDIA E. PINKaAM's VEGETABLE COMPOUND. to con tinue to suffer with weakness of the uterus. Enclose stamp to Mrs. Ly iia E. Pinkham, e3S Western avenue, Lynn, Mass., for her pamphlets.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-12-09
Such Reports Do one. Heart Good.
La Fayette Journa

Mir. Frank Wilke, North and Ninth streets. stated that it was not only highly praised by his customers, but the St. Jacobs Oil has not failed to give satisfaction in airiple ease
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-12-09
Cleveland Plain Dealer.

Mir. Theodore lively, tobacco and cigar dealer, 109 Seneca street, was recently laid up with rheumatism so that he couldn't walk. After liberal usc of various prepara- tions he purchased bottle of St. Jacobs Oil, and, to use his own expressions 1t like relief" He has completely recovered hv ifs i1se
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-12-09

TH1RTY-FouR years of constantly inc ing use have established reputation sss Dr. Bulls Cough Syrup second to no sim &3 preparation. Itrelieves instantly and cures ali Coughs, Colds, etc.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-12-09

"CoMm and seam me; needle little your aid" remarked the piece of clot, Styx the maiden fair ..s- xxsr
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-12-09

THE public are cautioned to ask for Dr. Bulls Cough Syrup, and take no other. Price 25 cents.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-12-09

oIKAARcAaISE isn't dairy maid.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1880-11-25
Is Damn an Oath!
babies.

Damn" as q noun substantive is an old
regular word, used frequently by English
writers down to the first part of the seven
teenth century. We do not see why so pom
derous q word has been dropped by lexicog-
raphers. In some places, as, FIVE speak of
how original sin lies heavy on us, it seems q
most appropriate word. 1--WE inherit with
Adams nature, the damn cleaving of t!''
This use of the word came down to our Am
erican grandfather, and lasted even till the
time when the Continental currency was n
dead loss. So came the expression mot
worth Continental !" mot worth Contin-
entail DAMN" or "dead loss" And for short :;
Not worth damn'-or bit of paper that
was dead loss. It is not to the credit Of
our American photographers that they have
not recognized this origin of a phrase pecu-
liarly American, and that if Slang" at first,
having basis in fact, like countless num-
ber of other words, it has been enrolled as
factor in our accepted languagee-as gerry
Wandering" has been. The people did bet
ter than their writers of primers, grammars,
and dictionaries Damn means a loss Tin
American parlance, as above, q worthless
scrip. Damnable, for its general meaning,
signifies worthy of severe censure." Only
when used in a theological connection does it
imply what Puritans suppose. 1t, most GER
tainly, is not ''swearingw And, except by
the imposition of the Puritan signifcation, it
is not cursing. And yet we remember hear
ing people, nsing phrase whose history
they knew not, say: II do not care cuss"
curse:
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1880-11-25
Characteristic.

When 4 girl concludes to put up her hair
and make herself look sweet, the best policy
is to let her have her own way She can't
be drawn away from her. mirror by any of
the ordinary things of this life. A fire will
sometimes do it, but it has been shown that
even fire may fail to excite some girls The
other night New York lodging house took
fire and at a most uncomfortable hour
when most girls probably have their back
hair down. One of the girls heard that the
place was burning down, but she didn't feel
like making her appearance before the crowd
which had gathered in the street looking
like perfect fright She shut the door lead
ing into the hall to keep out the flames and
went to her mirror to fix her hair. Anybody
who has waited for q girl to fix her hair
knows that it takes time and great deal of
it. This girl wasn't quicker than the average
and she was very particular about having her
hair done up exactly as it should be. The
fire had cut off her chances of escape by the
stairs, and her lover, after appealing to her
for some time, finally lost his patience and
got away without her. A fireman got up to
the room On q ladder, and she made him sit
on the edge of the window and wait until
she had arranged her hair-pins and ribbons
for a right sort of public appearance; then
she threw herself into his arms-it was so
slid down. the ladder with
him, looking just sweet. The whole thing
was a tremendous success, but when the
careful young girl was safely landed on the
pavement she found that she had forgotten
her stockings.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1880-11-25
An Indian Brides Devotion.

There are few instances Of devotion that
prove the existence Of love in higher degree
than that given by Kit Carson's Indian wife
to her brave and manly lover While mining
in the West he married an Indian girl, with
whom he lived very happily. When he was
taken i'll, a long way from home, word was
sent to his wife, who mounted feet mus
tang pony and travelled hundreds of miles to
reach him. Night and day she continued
her journey, resting only for a few hours on
the open prairie, forcing on her wonderful
little pony as soon as she could gather up
her forces anew. She forded rivers, scaled
rocky passes, waded through morasses, and
finally arrived just alive, to find her husband
better She was seized with pneumonia and
died within brief space in her husbands
arms The shock killed Kit Carson, the rug
ged miner He broke blood vessel and
both are buried in one grave.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1880-11-25
Sea Water in Disease.

4 writer in the Bulletin Generate de Ihera-
peutique states that sea water acts as an alter
ative in such cases as are benefited by saline
mineral waters and, as its continued use
increases the appetite, facilitates digestion,
quickens nutritive changes, and augments
the proportion of red corpuscles in the blood
he recommends it in the following cases !:
During convalescence from acute diseases !;
in the various forms ofdyspepsia in neurosis
associated with impoverishment of the blood; !;
in scrofulous and tuberculous diseases, and in
diabetes.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1880-11-25
A COmical Mistake.

Detectives arc shrewd fellows, not only in
New York, but the world over. The best
man on both the London and Birmingham
force was put on that case furnished by the
supposition Of an attempt to blow up rail-
road train just out side of the former city
two or three Sundays ago. Neither knew
the other, nor that he was working" on the
same job, and the consequence was that each
considered that he had found the chief GRIM.
inal in the other They set watches for one
another drew up minute reports of each
others movements for the benefit of their
common superior, and at last were positive
that the time had arrived for arresting each
other. In the mean time the real criminals
probably enjoyed themselves at their ex-
pense, and now are out of harms way.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1880-11-25
Helena, Montana, Thursday, November Is, $780,
A Weird Legend of the Last Century.

Dean Stanley tells the .ollowing story in
Fraser's Magazine: In tue middle of the
last century the chief of the Campbells of In
verawe had been giving an entertainment at
his castle on the banks of the Awe The
party had broken up and Campbell was left
alone He was reused by q violent knocking
| at the gate, and was surprised at the appear
ance of one of his guests, with torn garments
and disheveled hair, demanding admission.
l have killed q man, and l am pursued by
enemies. beseech you to let me in Swear
| upon your dirk-upon the cruachan OF hip
where your dirk. rests-sWear by Ben Cru
achan-that you will not betray me- Camp
bell swOre, and placed the fugitive in a secret
place in the house. Presently there was q
second knocking at the gate. It was party
of his guests, who said, Your cousin Donald
has been killed, where is the murderer? At
this announcement Campbell remembered
the great oath which he had sworn and gave
the pursuers an evasiye answer, and sent off
the pursuerS in a wrong direction. He then
went to the fugitive and said, You have
killed my cousin Donald. I can not keep
you here. The murderer appealed to his oath
and persuaded Campbell to let him stay for
the night Campbell did so, and retired to
rest. In the visions of that night the blood,
stained Donald appeared to him with these
words: Inverawe, Inyerawe, blood has been
shed; shield not the murderer. In the
morning Campbell went to his guest and told
him that any further shelter was impossible
He took him, however, to q cave in Ben
Cruachan and there left him. The night
again closed in, and Campbell again slept,
and again the blood-stained Donald appear
ed. 1nverawe, Inverawe, blood has been
shed; shield not the murderer. In the morn
ing he went to- the cave on the mountain,
and the murderer had fed. Again at night
he slept, and again the blood-stained Donald
appeared before him and said, Inverawe, In
verawe, blood has been said. We shall not
meet again until we meet at TicOnderoga
He woke in the morning, and behold it was
q dream. But the story of the triple
apparition by him, and he often told
it among his kinsmen, asking ALWAYS what
the ghost could mean by this mysterious
word Of their rendezvous
In 1853 there broke out the French and
English war in America, which after many
rebuffs ended in the conquest of Quebec
by Gen, Wolfe Campbell went out with the
Black Watch, the 45th Highland regiment,
so famous There, on the eve of
an engagement, the general came to the
officers and said: We had better not tell
Campbell the name of the fortress which we
are to attack tomorrow 1t is Ticonderoga.
Let us call it Fort George. This assault took
place in the morning. Campbell was NOR
tally wounded. He sent for the general
These were his last words. General, you
have deceived me; have seen him again
This is Ticonderoga.