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The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-09-13
Chicago Marriage Statistics.

The County Clerk issued 1913 marriage
licenses during the past week. There
were three brides who were but 16
years old. In one case the groom was
Is years older, in one 10 years, and in
another z years. A groom of so years
was married to a bride of 26 years.
The average age of the men was %
years and of the women % years. OF
the former there were seventy-three
who were % years or less, and only
seven between 40 and 80 years. Fifty
five were between the years OF % and
80. and twenty-eight between 80 and 40.
so years. The largest number, eighty,
were between 20 and % years. Twenty
three were between % and 80 years, and
forty-seven 20 years or less.
An unusual occurrence was the ap-
plication of George A. Hamilton for two
licenses, which were issued to him. His
explanation was that. he being Cath
Ole and the lady to whom he is to be
married Protestant. and both desiring
to have the marriage solemnized ac-
cording to the laws of the church to
which they were members, he found it
necessary to have two licenses. The
statutes compel the clergyman who Of
ficiates at the marriage to make re-
turn to the County Clerk, with his GER
tificate attached. The clergyman who
officiates at the first ceremony would
have to retain the license and make his
return under it. The clergyman who
officiates at the second ceremony must
also make a return, which, of course,
he could not do without having a Ii.
cense, and the only way out of the diff.
fculty-the first clergyman having the
original license-was to obtain second
license. Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-09-13
Il BUNDLE OF LETTERS

Strange how much sentiment
Chngs like fragrant scent
To these lOve-letters pent
In their pink covers:
Day after day they came
Feeding loves tickle flame;
Now, she has changed her name
Then, we were lovers.
Loosen the silken band
Round the square bundle, and
See what a dainty hand
Scrubbed to fill it
Full of facetiouS chat;
Fancy how long she sat
MOlding the bullets that
Came with each billet!
All, l remember still
Time that l used to kill
Waiting the pOstman's shrill.
Heart-stirring whistles,
Calling vague doubts to mind,
Whether or no I'd find
One he had left behind
Of her epistles.
Seconds become an age
At this exciting stage;
Two eager eyes the page
Scan for minute;
Then. with true lovers art,
Study Il part by part,
Until they know by heart
Everything in it.
What is it all about?
DaSheS for words left out
PrOnOunS beyond Doubt
Very devoted.
HOwells she's just begun;
DObSOn her heart has won;
Locker and TennysOn
Frequently quoted
Criss-crOsS the reading goes,
RapturOuS rhyme and prose-
Words which / don't suppose
Look very large in
Books on the "OlOgies;"
Then there's tiny frieZe
Full of sweets in squeeze,
Worked ON the margin.
Lastly-dOn't pause to laugh
That is her autograph
Signing this truce for half
Her hearts surrender;
PCSt-Scriptum, one and two
DcSSertS-the dinners through
Linking the 81 and You"
In lougings tender.
Such is the type of all
Save one, and let me call
Brief notice to this small
Note neatly written:
IT'S but a card, you see,
Gently informing me
That it can never be-
This is the mitten,
rank DempSter Sherman, IN Century Ma
me.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-09-13

Connecticut has boy whose arm
grows out of the middle of his back.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-09-13
A CHANCE WORD.

--FrGnk DcmpSter Sherman IN Century NGgd-
zine.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-05-30
The Talue of Literary Prestige.

A CORRESPONDENT sends US the follow
iug story, which, il not true, ought to
be- contradicted: A good illustration of
the partiality shown TO literary persons
of reputation was given some years ago
in Boston. James Russell Lowell, a favor
re contributor to the AtldRtic, and one OF
the brightest of all our magazine writ
ers, concluded TO play a joke upon the
popular monthly. He accordingly
wrote long, clever article, which he
called the "Essence of American HUI
NOR" and read it to number Of his
friends, who said it was one Of the very
best of his compositions. He employed
some one To copy it, and sign 1t W.
Perry Paine, and send It TO the Attd1tic
with the request that, as it was maiden
effort, the editor would give an opinion
in writing to said Paine. He waited
fortnight, but heard nothing from his
paper, when, being in Boston, he drop
ped into the Office of the atlantic, and,
meeting James Il. Fields, adroitly turned
the conversation upon humor and re-
marked it was singular so little was
written upon the subject. Fields re-
piled, ave get great deal OF manu-
script on hnmor, but it is so poor we
can not use it, / threw into the waste
basket the other day a long screed chris
tened the Essence of American HUI
NOR" which should have been styled
the absence of Nonsense, for a more
absurd farrago of stuff l have never
SEEM Lowell, much to the surprise oil
the editor, burst into roar of laughter
and informed MIR. Fields of the author
ship of the article. The editor turned
all colors and swore 1t was one OF Low.
eIl's Joke. tIndeed it is" responded
Lowell, sand the best one ever played
| never thought highly Of my scribbhng,
but, by Jovef didn't believe it was the
most ridiculous farrago of stuff you had
ever SEEM
By way of self-defense, Fields de
clared he did not read the thing, bui
that he did not believe that man who
/ signed his first name with the initia
and the second full could write for th'
AiLantic. That was about as ingenious
an excuse SIS he could make for his par
TALLY, but the story gives just idea O
how magazines are edited and contrl
buttons regarded -B0st0H Transcript.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-05-30
Common Quotation Errors.

"God tempers the wind to the shorn
lamb" was long attributed 10 the Psalms
of David, until oft-repested corrections
have convinced people that the sentiment
belongs to Maria in Laurence Sterne's
sentimental Journey" The ePigram,
"Spare the rod and spoil child" IS still
often quoted as one of the Prove bs OF
Solomon, and is rarely attributed to 10
author, Butler fsee s'Hudibr-ts, "Part H.
caulo 2, line S43). The nearest ap.
proach to any such phrase to be found
In the Bible is the text. .'He who spareth
the rod hateth his son" prov xiii, 24)-
The reference to "pouring OIL on
troubled waters Is often supposed to be
scriptural, though the Bible does not
make any such allusi0n., 'sMan wants
but little here below" Is nm expression
no older than Goldsmith's "Hermit,
though it is generally quoted either as
Scripture or from q line OF an ancient
hvnin. ssMansions of the blest'' are
mentioned In the revelations, not OF 81.
John the Divine, but TO the Monk OF
Evesham "a ID. l4s6. IA the Year
RoE1iL-
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-05-30
Care OF Horses.

1. Never allow anyone to tease or
tickle your horse in the stable. The AMI
NAL only feels the torment and does not
understand the joke. Vicious habits are
thus easily brought on.
2. Never beat the horse when In the
stable. Nothing so soon makes him
permanently vicious.
3. Let the horses litter be dry and
clean underneath as well as on top.
Standino on hot fermenting manure
makes the hoofs soft, and brings on
lameness. ...L 300 Il
4. Change the litter partially in some
parts. and entirely in others, every
morning, and brush out and clean the
stall thoroughly.
/. 5. To procure q good coat on your
horse naturally, use plenty of rubbing
and br ishing. Plenty of ''elbow grease"
opens the pores, softens the skin,
and promotes the animals general
health.
8. Newer clean herse in his stable.
The dust fouls the crib, and makes him
loalhe his food. i-
y Use the curry-comb lightly When
used roughly it is a source OF great pain.
X Let the, heels be wen brushed out
every night Dirt. il allowed to cake
in, causes grease and sore heels.
.. Whenever horse Is washed, never
leave him till he is rubbed quite dry
Tie will probably geta chill If neglected.
10. When a horse comes on Journey
ihe first thing is to walk him about I'll
he IS cool, If he is brought in hot. Inns
prevents his taking cold.
a.. The next thing Is to groom MN
/ lutte dry, first with wisp OF straw ana
I li,,n with brush. This removes DUST
/ dart and sweat, and allows 1me LOT tne
stomach 10 recover itself ana the aPPe-
\ tite 10 return
n, the hand. Nothing so soon removes
l i, s,rain. IL also detects thorns or splln
,i.r.. soothes the animal and enables him
\ LJ feed comfortably. -
\ I3. Let the horse have some exercise
4 averv dav. Otherwise he will be liable
10 fever or bad feet
II IA. Let your horse stand loose, III pos
sible, without being tied up TO the man
gsr. Pain and WEAKNESS from con,
lined position induce bad habits ano
a,nse swollen feet and other disorders
IL Look often ut tho animals fee
! a9d le0s. Disease or wounds In thoss
arts, II at all neglected, soon becoms
4 dangerous. "I
u lG. Every night look and see il there
i any stone between the hoof and th'
shoe. Standing on it all night, the hors'
will be lame next morning.
\ IT.. III the horse remains in stable m
feet must be stopped" Heat ans
dryness cause cracked hOofs and lame
nessafner faI n,
ia. The feet should not be stopped
oftener than twice in the week i
will make the hoofs soft and bring o.
corns.
10. Do not urge the animal to drinl
water which he refuses. 1t Is probaDl'
hard and unwholesome.
20 Never allow drugs TO be admins
tered To your horse without your know
edge. They are not needed 70 Keep IN
animal in health, and may do the great
! est and most sudden mischief.-N. !
! Graphic.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-05-30

On April 20 the first snow bird was
seen. A falcon hawk appeared on
April -. on which day two burg, mas
ters were also seen On April 24 the
molly WAS seen. On May 8 the 6tti-
s wakes came. d. was not until about
June 10 that the looms remained on the
/. rocks for more than two or three days
a. time, but after that date the
females began 10 take their places ready
for laying the eggs. and on June ~
three e--vs were obtained. Foxes were
constantly troubling Us during the win
ter. coming right up 10 the door after
blu ber. and sWonld only run few
yards away when any body went out TO
drive them OF. We were obliged 70
O. shoot some AZ last, as they became Al
most tame. Bears were numerous
while we had the water close outside
q tire land ice They would come WALL
. ing along the edge of the land ice, and
when they got ent of the house would
walk right m 10 H. During the dark
we killed four or live every month, ex-
cent November, but we saw on an aver
p acr two \ week. One moonlight night
in November there we've i've or six
: tears within 900 yards of the house. but
we Couid not get shot at any of them
unless We kept very still until the bear
came up 90 the house. We never shot
female lear from October TO March
IL This IS an important fact They
were always very large male bears
- Several times on examining the con-
tantsuf thaz tpnachl we found them
fun OF nothing but grass; but IN the
sprinr hey generally had been feeding
o. seais. and more than once We OBJ
tAinnh 4, good I'm .ketful of oilfor cook
iEr purposes out Of the bears q omach.
On = n bear Rad ea'en = large piece OF
uraasv canvas viii IA had been thrown
aw~v ard had been blown some roo Oh
500 wards fiom the house he then
cane up 10 the house aud commenced
10 eat our blubber. but was Immediate
flv khot Ion 4elruAFy 20 bear was
seen about SO feet above the hill at the
back Of the house. Some hands weni
81. Iip with the rife and found that the bear
had m hole there. out Of which thel
rrgnld not get it-fortunately for them
as theg had only ore rife with them
rnndthat would not 20 OF. The lock hay
inr Ieen frozen We never saw an
Young benr with To- ~Tha last time th.
<prTear VS. seen AZ is hole was on Marcl
Nm fraek ~ q hear could be traces
np the hin. but the foot-marks of o.
ola bear and On cub were seen on the Low
I. land. abcut 500 yards to the eastwar.
az he house No old she-eears wit
!. .,,anng cnhs were seen before we LEI
The Lard I'm Juno--Adl'lre
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-05-30
Dogs in Partnership.

A curious story of canine sagacity
reported in the Cologne journa 8. ne
owner of a number of rabbi Is near bar
nicu found that for six successive nights
one of his rabbits was stolen from the
house which he bad made for them out
of a wooden case which stood q few
inches above the ground. At the top Oh
IL an opening had been made about the
width of two hands, which was closed
Mt NIGHT by a board on which heavy
stones were laid. The house having
tbus been secured, and as it wa found
each morning that only one rabbit had
hepn stolen. and that all the rest were
unite uniniured, it was considered I'm.
POSSIBLE for a weasel to have effected
the theft. Ii was. therefore, supposed
that human hands had been at work.
The owner consequently first made the
opening more secure by mailing down
one side of the board, and covering u
with grass and stones. and then had
himself in order to watch for the Thick
| Al one o. clock IN the morning he heaEa
A noise at the rabbit-house. and was not
n little astonished to see two dogs IN
stead of a man on the top OF II One
was large dog Of the neighborhood.
wen known to him, o cross between
St Bernard and a large woolly collie;
feared by all other dogs the second
was a stranger, a small terrier, just
slender enough to get through the hole
i'm. the rabbit-house- The big dog, who,
On other occasions, never noticed hii
smaller comrades, had evidently come
to an understanding with his little FRIEND
about the nocturnal rendezvous The
big dog scratched away all the. grass
and the stones. dragged up the board
and let the terrier Jump through tht
hole The latter returned in . lev
minutes with m rabbit i'm his mouth
which he presented to his great friend
and both proceeded TO devour their sup
per undisturbed- - rl + aA
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-05-30
Noble Nature.

There are persons sufficiently enlarged
20 rAoeiye blame without pain, and yet
NOT be able 10 resist the exeitementIo,
praise. Nobility Of soul, mngnan;mlty,
ward OF or counteract the paln tia; III
smaller souls results from blame; but
the same traits render their pessessor
more quick to the apprehension OF a
kind word, moro grateful Tor a loving
expression, more appreclatlVe OF ePpre-
II Zion WHY should it be thought an
ev;danse of greatness TO receive both
praise and blame with equal stohdity2
Must our emotional natures die III the
process of our upward growth I? VIII
Ibev not rather become quickened to
keener enjoyment coniinualIy2 So
would our susceptibility of pain become
correspondingly quickened, but that our
expanding reason nullihes Its e1fect.-
Helen Williams. .- -.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-05-30

The late Captain James Nj. Armstrong.
20 Taxaa-as honest anG patriotic man
as ever lived In any age or country
miorated from Fayette County, Ken
tnckv. to Texas, when scarcely arrived al
manhood. Immediately after ike HePun-
lie had been organized Hewas qWet,
INT verv shrewd and observing youth
Soon after his arrival at Nacodocnes, ne
found out that the refugees from Justice
from ftthe States"), who were tnen
mite numerous. In that place, were ID
the habit of holding, from time to ame,
at night, what they called Inc AWluI
Court" Every new conner was arrestee-
GENERALLY when heleast suspected II,
was brought before the court, wnle-
sat with an imposing array OF olhcers
and spectators in a secluded room, was
arrai0ned and asked "What MADE you
come TO Texas % If, IN his reply, ne
didn't admit that he came as refugee
from Justice because be had commltteu
some crime, the judge would order MN
to be whipped until he confessed anu
when he had confessed he was sen
fenced to treat the crowd NO Few
conner was permitted to claim that ne
was innocent, and came OF his own iree
VIII. If the party arrested, however,
answered promptly, stating some crime
/ that he had committed before leaving
81 the states" and giving time, place,
and circumstances, he was at once Gus,
| cLoroad u-ithout costs. "The Awful
| Tonrfi' was generally presided over 10y
| me r, who was known to have robbed
a cold mining company, which was the
| im1oediate cause of his leaving Georgia.
One day. in conversation, he observed
10 young Armstrong:
Young man, we viii shorty nave
ron mn before our Awful Court.
Armstrong. with an air of surprise
md diffidence. said he hoped not, and
nassed on. On the night of that very
/ day he was arrested and led through
| devious WAYS to where 1.-The AWtu
| Court" was sitting. Although the houl
was late, the dimly lighted courtroom
was thronged. In a few moments th'
presiding Judge ordered him to stand up
and then in distinct voice, before TN
hushed audience, put the following
"Young man, Whist made you come
Texns?" "a,
Armstrong replied hesitatingly, WIT
an air of embarrassment 1t was sue
A mean little thing that l don't want
tell about it.
J The question was calmly put secon
, time. and received the same answer
Thereupon the presiding Judge STERN
remarked:
|, 81 now ask you for the third and La
time. what made you come TO Texas
Armstrong responded with apparer
; confusion f'If must tell L must Z
stole sheep" u
aStole sheepr' exclaimed the pr
] siding Judge, IN real astonishmen
: "Stole II sheepl Men, did you eve
hear Of tine like? Young man, VIII
3 made YOU steel sheep p"
: Armstrong drily replied: " Becaui
5 thew who came to Texas ahead OF u
left nothing else in the criminal Ill
to do"
"The prisoners discharged and Il
: court adjourned. " said Judge L. D" Me
it's my treat.
{ When Captain Armstrong was IN cor
: uand of a volunteer company oil Iexa
= m Louisiana, in 1864, the writer learn'
r from him that the above was literal
f true.-Ie-rds Strings.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-05-30
The Ages Of Presidents.

The occurrence of President Arthur's
birthday, last Friday, suggests glance
AZ the ages Of the other twenty Presl-
dents. Death has made four Presidents,
John TYLER In 1871, when he was 81;
Willard Fillmore in 1880, when he was
90: Andrew johnson in 1865, when he
ursa 81: and Chester A. Arthur in 1881,
,-nen he was 81. OF the four Presidents
who have died IN Office, Garfield was the
voD-prst when inaugurated, being but
=. Harrison died = month after his in
auguratiOn In IS41, At 6S; General lay
lor sixteen months after his Inauguration
I'm 1919. az Sc; and Lincoln four years
and a little more than 8 month after ms
first inauguration in 1861, az 90. IL Is
interesting 10 notice that while Lincoln
and Garfield died most tragic deaths,
president Harrison's death was the re-
sult OF a cold he caught while going 70
market. and Gen. TaylOr's the result OF
eating cherries and drinking cold milk
after sitting in the hot sun an hour dur
ing the Fourth of July exercises at the
Washington monument.
Washfngton was IS when first inaug-
urated in this city ninety-three years
ago; john Adams, the first cOHege-bred
Presideut. was 81 when inaugu-
rated: Thomas jefferson, who was ed
ucated ~ the College of William and
Mary and in range of knowledge IS
thought 20 compare favOrably with
Burke, was 5S; James Madison, grad
nate OF Princeton. was 5S; James Mon
roe, who left the College of William and
Mary 20 Join the Revolutionary Army,
was So; John Quincy Adams, who like
John Adams was a Harvard graduate,
was IS; Andrew jackson was 81; Mar
tin Van Bursn. vas So; James X Polk,
who graduated at the University OF
North Carolina, was 5Oi Franklin
Pierce, who graduated at BOwdOin Col
Iege. was 40; James Buchanan, grad
nate of Dickinson College, was 90;
Gen. Grant, the only man West Point
has trained for the White House, was
AZ, and Rutherford r. Hayes, was %.
Thirteen OF the Presidents, including
Garfield, graduate OF Williams Col
lego, and Arthur, who graduated n
Union College in 1913, have been col
1ege-bred men, but they reached tn'
y6al of their ambition no earlier in life
than the Presidents whose educational
Advantages were more limited. Presi
Gent Harrison. graduated 81 Hampder
Sidney COLLEGE. and President Tyler q
NNe tOlle4e OF w AAAAAAn anu A1Ag .
Gen. Grant was the youngest of TIT
Presidents at the time Of Inauguration
although he is now about six month
older than ex-President HAYES, o.
eight and n half older than Preside
Arthur. II he lives rs long as the eide
Adams, he has almost thirty years be
fore him Five Presidents have liVe'
more than eighty years, John Adam
diving at 90, Jefferson at So, Madison
IS, John q. Adams at 81 and Va
Buren, Mt So. Polk is the only Presiden
who died = natural death at less tina
co years of age, reaching but 81 Lin
coin was cut off 1t So and Garfield
81. The former would be but % wer
he now living. Ii is evident that IN
ofRca of Chief Executive is not unfayor
able 10 longexity.-N. Y. Aasi and FL
press.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-05-30


q - Lands Of Where Awayi
Tel us-tsu us-Where are theyT
Thronmh Nha dmrhmoaM and the dawn
we have fnurneyed ON and on
wrnra tha cradle 90 the cross
From possession unto loss,
eOsf1nr efIl from DAY 70 day
For the Lads Of Where Away.
w7,er orr baby feet were nrst
Pianted where enc daisies ourS&s
AID fhe Rrsanest grasses greN . q
~ 49, rrIrIa Ne wandered through
=,fil -4f6 childish dfscontent
Ever on and on we went,
Hoping still co pass. some day.
DER the verge OF Where Away
Rose. laid their velvet lips
on our own, With fragrant sips
But their kisses help Ms not,
Bat their sweetness we torgori
though the brmmblea In our track
Puzzled AZ Is 10 hold us back
aust ahead !" We used % say
ssIAe the Lands Of Wheru Away!
Chudrru at the pamrure-bara.
Thrnnrmh abe dusk, like giAmmerfng STARR
Wavpd their hands that we should bide
with them over evennde.
D.oun the dark their voices JAILED
FaltorfnRiy ~ they hatleds
And dfed inuo yesterday
Night ahead Rnd-Where Away
-rw4nfnr arms about rs thrown
Warm caresses, All our own
Can but stay us for \ spell
Love has nothing new 20 ten
To Che soul An need supreme
ArhFnr ever with the dream
OF the endless bliss 40 may
Find in Lands OF " Where Away
- w. Riley, On IadianaPoiS Jo'sTHaL