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The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-06-27
Witch Finding in India.

The ordeal by water is universal among
the barbarous Non. Aryan tribes of Cen.
trail India, from the Bheels in the west
country to the wild men in the almost
unexplored jungles of Busar and the fan
east, towards the Bay of Bengal Here
is a description of one water test, taken
few years ago from the mouth of an
expert witch finder among the Bheels,
who got into scrape for applying it to
an old woman. "a bamboo is stuck up
in the middle of any piece of water.
The accused is taken to it, laws
hold of it, and by it descends to the
bottom. In the meantime one of the
villagers shoots an arrow from his bow,
and another runs to pick it up and bring
it back to the place whence it was shot.
If the woman is able to remain under
water until this is done she is declared
innocent, but if she comes up to breathe
before the arrow is returned into the
bowman's hand she is true witch and
must be swung as SUCH" In the case
from which this account is taken the
woman failed in the test, and was con-
sequently swung to and fro, roped up to
tree, with bandage of red pepper on
her eyes but it is obvious that this kind
of ordeal, like almost all primitive or
deals, is contrived so as to depend for its
effect much upon the manner in which it
is conducted, whereby the operators
favor becomes worth gaining. Askillful
archer will shoot just as far as he chooses.
Another ordeal is by heat, as for in
stance, the picking of Il coin out of burn
ing oil. But the question extraordinary
Is 10y swinging on a sacred tree, or by
togging with switches of a particular
wood. Swinging before an idol, with
hook through the muscles of the back, is
the wel-known rite by which a Hindu
devotes himself to the god, and logging
with rods from a sacred tree manifestly
adds superhuman virtue to the ordinary
effect Of a vigorous laying on. In 1866
woman suspected of bringing cholera
into the village was deliberately beaten
to death with rods of the castor oil tree,
which is excellent for purging witchcraft.
1t is usual also to knock out the front
teeth of notorious WITCH the practice
appears to be connected with the belief,
well known in all countries, that witches
assume animal shapes; for in India they
are supposed occasionally to transform
themselves into wild beasts. a super
stition analogous to our European lycan-
thropy. Shaving the heads of female
witches is very common among the tribes
muchinfested by sorcerers: it is employed
as an antidote. not merely as degrading
punishment, so that one is tempted to
trace its origin to some reconcile notion
of power residing in the hair; and THUG
even back toward Samson, to Gree with
the beautiful locks, and to the familiar
devils of early Christian times, who are
said to have peculiar attachment fol-
women with fine tresses. -Sir 4. LyaWs
AStatic STUDIES.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-06-27
Revolving Practices.

a Madagascar letter to the Springfield
Republican says: In this land, where su.
perstitiOn, treachery and murder FREEDOM.
mate, it is not strange that funerals are
continually occurring, and that the
strangest AMI most revolving perform.
ances are INDUCED in upon these occa.
sions. The first funeral which l wit
messed was that of man of no particu-
lar rank or position. AS the corpse was
being carried along it was followed by
rabble of mOurncrs who were all
screaming and yelling. At intervals
along the road the corpse was placed on
the ground and series of athletic
games were commenced, in which spear
exercises were the most prominent. When
the place of burial was reached the
corpse was thrown naked into shallow
grave and then covered up with earth.
4 large pile of rocks was then placed
over the grave. Some pieces of silver
and few other articles were buried
with the body in order to give the ghost
a start in the next world When people
of rank are buried the ceremony is more
extensive and somewhat different. At
the death of chief the greater part of
his cattle are killed. and his wives are
obliged to cut off their hair and other
wise disfigure themselves. A coffin is
made by cutting log somewhat longer
than the corpse. The log is split length.
wise, followed out, and the body placed
within. The funeral ceremonies are
never complete until the succeeding chief
has captured a town or has fought a
battle in which blood has been shed.
Whenever a sorcerer, or person of more
than ordinary distinction departs this
life, his body is allowed to decompose
before burial. 1t is covered with arc.
matte substances and placed on a BAN,
boo platform in the sun, where it is left
for several days. The decomposition
produces Il putrefying liquid which is
caught in earthern vessels placed under
the platform. This horrible liquid is
then divided among those present. Each
receives the liquid in his hand and
quickly rubs it all over his body. After
this revolving performance the body is
wrapped in kind of cloth and buried
with various ceremonies.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-06-27
Their Delicate Sense of Touch.

They were in the grocery store. Said
Brown Seeing a blind man about to en-
ter: "Were you aware how delicate the
touch of blind man is When nature
deprives us of one sense she makes
amends by bringing the other senses to
extraordinary acuteness. Let me illus
trate by this gentleman. I'll take scoop
of sugar and let him feel of it, and
you'll see how quickly he'll tell what
it is"
The blind man having entered, he was
put to the test. lie put his thumb and
finger into the scoop, and without hest
tation said: THAT is sand"
Everybody laughed but the grocer. He
made three several attempts at blushing,
and then went into the back shop and
kicked his dog.-Peck'S Sun.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-06-27

We find the following in New York
letter to the Cleveland Hewld. SIS there
such a thing in real rascalitv as the wear
ing of false boards and that kind of
thing?' | asked of Inspector Byrnes, the
head of our police detectives.
''No to your first question, - he replied ;
''wigs an boards and the makeup of
the stage are not known to the police in
their dealings with criminals but there
is good deal of Disgusting, and it is
generally done by letting their hair grow
or cutting it off and changing its color.
| know barber who does that kind of
work for crooks" and it's quite a fea-
ture Of his business, for he charges them
high prices. He got into it in the old
bounty-jumping days, when he had a
shop near the city hall recruiting offices.
A man with long black hair and whskcrs
would enlist, get the bounty and desert.
Within day or two he would turn up
again, with red hair and whiskers little
shorter Next time the hair might be
yellow and all the beard gone from bis
cain, and so on. If he was provided
with his stock of hair he could be half Il
dozen very different men before getting
down to clean face and close cropped
head. This barber did lot of Disgusting
in that manner, and now he employs his
skill on criminals who desire to obliterate
all they can of resemblance to the de
scriptions which they may know that the
police have obtained of them"
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-06-27

Again the young man from Pc ri street
looked anxiously, even nervously, around
the room.
"Did you say he caught fish, darlingT'
eyes, love, and he holds to them so we
can hardly pull him away"
Darling" he whispered, ooh, dar-
ling, was here last night in the rain. It
was a very watery rain, too, but, darling
be brave now, and tell me if my coat tail
looks like fishn
Let us turn from this sad scene.-Ner.
Chant Trdceler.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-06-27
Seaside Music.

Guest-"I did not know you had a
band here"
Landlord" Oh, yes, I have one
every season."
Guest" How often do they playa"
Landlord" Only once a day-in the
afternoon or evening"
Guest " Wouldn't it be better to have
them play in the morningT
Landlord" Why in the morningw
Guest" Because then the guests,
rested, refreshed and invigorated by a
good nights sleep, are better able to
stand it. n-PhladelphM CAL.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-06-27

A London correspondent has discov-
cred that one may say either gown, dress
or frock, when abiding to woman's outer
gear, without being voted either old
fashioned, vulgar or slangy, More vital
questions are being cleared up this y ar
than during any similar period since the
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-06-27
CHAPTER II.
Sil<hi LlN IL.
"Patients

aHIIUsV uttlu OF HVHIIy UyIng
For years, and given up by physicians, of
Brights and other kidney diseases, liver COM
plants, severe coughs, called consumption,
have been cured
Women gone nearly crdzyii!!!
From agony of neuralgia nervousness,
waiefulness, and various diseases peculiar to
women.
People drawn out of shape from excruciat-
ing pangs of rheumatism, inhammatory and
chronic, or suffering from scrofula.
Erysipelas
"Saltrheum, blood poisoning dyspepsia, in
Digestion and, in fact, almost all diseases frail"
Nature is heir to
Have been cured by Hop Bitters, proof Of
which can be found in every neighborhood in
the known world -
~ None genuine without bunch of green
Hops on the white label. Shun all the vile,
poisonous stuff with Hop or "Hops" in their
name
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-06-27
Vital OuestiOnsllli

Ask the most eminent phusicidn
OF any school, what is the best thing in the
world for quieting and allaying all irritation
Of the nerves, and curing all forms of nervous
complaints, giving natural, childlike refresh
ing sleep alwaysl
And they will tell you unhesitatingly
Some form Of HopsllW
CHAPTER 1.
Ask any or all of the most eminent physi
clans:
What is the best and only remedy that
can be relied on to cure all diseases of the kid
neys and urinary organs such as Bright's dis
ease, diabetes, retention, or inability to retain
urine, and all the diseases and ailments pecu-
liar TO Women"
"And they will tell you explicitly and en-
phatically, Buchu!iPn
Ask the same physicians
what is the most reliable and surest cure
for all liver diseases or dyspepsia, constipa-
ton, indigestion biliousness, malaria, fever,
ague, &c" and they will tell you:
''Mdndrdke or Ddndeliod mr.
Hence, when these remedies are combined
with Others equally valuable,
And compounded into Hop Bitters, such a
wonderful and mysterious curative power is
developed, which is so varied in its operations
that no disease or i'll health can possibly exist
or resist its power, and yet it is
Harmless for the most frail woman, weak
est invalid or smallest child to use.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-06-27

MENsMAN's PEPToN1zED BEEF TONIC, the only
preparation Object containingits entire nutrt-
tous properties. 1t contains blood-making
force generating and DEMONSTRATING properties;
invaluable for indigestion, dyspepsia, nervous
prostration, and all forms of general debility;
also, in all enfeebled conditions, whether the
result of exhaustion, nervous prostration, over
work or acute disease, particularly if resulting
from pulmonary complaints. Caswell, Hazard &
Co., Proprietors, New York. Soldby druggists.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-06-27

when you have tried everything else and
failed try our Carboline and be happy: it will
prove its merits. One dollar bottle, and
sold by all druggists
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-06-27
AprOpOs.

Apropos of the season when a youne
girls dreams gently turn to thought Of
creams:
"My sweet he murmurs soft and low,
As sank the sun in crimson glow,
"Come, tell me, now, thy souls desirer
Deep in her eyes he saw the fire
That sealed his fate.
Close to his side she nesting pressed,
He felt her heart throbs gainst his breast,
While tluSttul love shone in her face.
81 want" she said, with blushing grace,
another plate
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-06-27

A Thing of Beauty. The nost brilliant shades
possible, on all fabrics are made by Diamond
Dyes. Unequaled for brilliancy and durability.
10c. at druggists. Send &c. for 50 sample colors.
Wells, Richardson s. Co., Burlington, VI.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-06-27
SUMNER SIDE OF LIFE.
STORIES THAT WILL RAISE R1PPLEs
OF LAUGHTER.
A PhenOmcnOn-Thcir Delicate Sense
of TOuch--Seasidc MuSic-Mcn
With the Pig-A Romance.

With the Pig-A Romance.
"Papa, what is a phenomenon"
"a phenomenon, my son, is something
out of the ordinary course of nature"
81 don't quite understand it yet,
papa
"Well, my son, when you know GER
tain thing ought TO happen, but the re
verse actually does happen, that is a
phenomenon"
"Give an illustration. papa, and then
l believe / can understand it,"
"Well, if David Davis should steal a
circus tent and use it for shirt that
would be natural; but if the circus
should steal his shirt for a tent, that
would be phenomenon. "-Pdris Beacon.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-06-27
Another Life Saved.

Mrs Harriet Cummings, of Cincinnati,
Ohio, writes: Early last winter my daugh-
Ter was attacked with a severe cold, which
settled on her lungs. We tried several medi-
cines, none of which seemed to do her any
good, but she continued TO get worse, and
finally raised large amounts of blood from
her lungs We called in family physician,
but he failed to do her any good. At this
time friend, who had been cured by DR..
VIM. Halls Balsam for the Lungs, advised me
to give it tri i. We then got bottle, an |
she began to improve, and by the use of three
bottles was entirely cured"
Pretty Women.
Ladies who would retain freshness and vi
vacity. Try "Wells' Health Renewern
THE Rothschilds own 800, 100000 of United
States bonds
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-06-27
Profit by Experience

The medicine which thousands of people have tried
and found chan satisfactory is certainly entitled
to your confidence. Such medicine is Hoods Sarsa-
parilla and it is true economy to profit by the expe
rence of Others and that which has proven univer
sally successful. For all blood diseases there is no
medicine equal to Hoods Sarsaparilla.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-06-27

The Russian government has borrowed
$50, 900, 900 TO build railways.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-06-27

"Rough on Itch" cures humors, eruptions
ring-worm, tetter, salt rheum, chilblains
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-06-27

On an average 100 churches are burned
every year in America.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-06-27

If you are losing your grip ON life, try"
Health Remover Goes direct to weak spOts
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"Our Favorite Medicine"

81 cannot tell of any marvellous cures, but know
that Hoods Sarsaparilla has done great deal of
good, and we esteem it in family old and valued
friend. My husband has been subject head.
aches but is greatly benefited by Hoods Sarsaparlla
My suffered from spring debility and loss of appe.
tite and was restored to health he began to
take favorite medicine. We are thankful for the
gooi Hoods Saraparilla does and recommend it to
all friends and neghbors. "-MRs. ITALIA E.
SMITH. Scinlnrille- n Y
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Hoods SarsapariIIa
100 Doses One Dollar

Sold by all druggists. 81 six fors5 Prepared only b.
Q. !. HOOD Co, Apothecaries, Lowell. Mass.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1884-03-14

i MASrrAcTvAra-Msss Harper, Rowan
odom. Russell, Of Clay, Flowers Wilson
Sanders, Dale and Allen.
FEDrRAt RELArroxs-Msssrs. Stevens
Montgomery, Of Bolivar EpOehs, Bell and
Settle,
CorNtY AFFAtRs --Mossrs NAbers, Rog
erS WarGVld, Myers barssdale. COwan,
Foulcs, Watts, Powe and era wfotd,
FIGs AND SALARIEs-Messra. r. y. Hous
ton, Barksjsie. Brien, Pound, Underwood
Alexander, Hollingswortb. Moore, OF Yalo.
busha, snd Mcleod.
PrBtIe PRINrrSe-Messrs Mcdonald.
MeRes, Masrader, Askew, Dale, Lewis
and Rogers
TENPEsAScr. .Messrs. Flowers, wAt,on
Cowan hendrick, Love, Williams, Under.
wood, Warrington, Cutrer, williamson and
Lewis.
PuBLre LANna.--Massrs. Cameron, Ma
hers, Orr Nat,ington, Crump, Mckenzie.
Foules, Eas n and Williams.
Rolns, FeERtss AND BRrDdEs-Messrs
Selman. Pope Whitman, Rowan, Howard
Pound k'Hd lex, Wallrip, Mitchell, Spen-
Ger and No re, Of lssaquena.
PsoPostrtoys ixp GRIgvASoRs -Me.rs
CAuElNout bNFFs hhNoNt thFuius FhVFc,
Pope, Russell. Of Rankin, White and Rob.
iuson.
PuBLjc BULpINos-Mcssrs. Ferguson,
Hoyle, Hal Watllngton, Pope, Gordon u,
Bassett aud settle
military AFPIIss-Messr,. McRae,
Dcnham. Howard, hudnall, Bridges, Marks
and Cutrtr.
CoNTIvGENr ExpRNses-MessrS Bell,
Boswell, L,mkiu, CowAn, Kittrell. Mul.
Inns and Horton.
ES0RossUp DfLLs--Messrs Powe
Strahau, HuH. Kurcll aud Butler
U FINsuEp BusINR"--M Messrs. Jones,
Spencer. GJte, McNeely aud Peyton.
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEES oS pARr oF
HousK.
UxtvrR.irlrs-Messfs Harrison, Wat.
son, lughstop, Nahors, Baker, Nash, John
son, Applowhitc, Peets and Atwood.
BNRoLLrD BlLLs-Nessrs. watlingtpn,
Nothact, Bp l. Dickerson, Mcdonald, I'm.
derwood, Moore, Of Yalohusha, Crump
Whitman aud Coates.
Executive CogTtGENr FuSp--MessrS
Currie, Bridges, Waldrip, Hudnan and
Guynes.
STATE Library - Messrs. Lamkin
Watts, MoNcely, Watlington aud Jones.
To IyvrsTioArg PUBLIC 0FvIcEs -Messrs
Norrell, Mullins, Cameron, Stevens, Bas
set, Boswell Bramlelt, Watts, Currie, Cut
rer Odom Pound, Underwood and Favre
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Stanley, the Explorer, New Orleans
Boy.
y. b. CAris.aIn Adrocats. /

~ ". GnElhtAAn AQNQC3te,
Next to David Livingstone ssands the
name OF Henry NJ. Stanley a. the greatest
Of modern explorers. And Il is a striking
coincidence that each had an humble origin
--ons was factory boy In Scotland and
the other homeless lad Ia Welsh poor
house. The story OF Stanley's career reacs
more like romance than real history. From
an unpromising residence OF ten years In
poor-house he has risen 10 fame aud for
tune. Though yet a young man, his name
10 spoken with reverence by all ciViliHed
people, and his brilliant adventures related
around every aresido. But we doubt II
many OF our young tsaaorS, especially,
know that We In tho Sonih have o speoiei
interest in the great African explorer.
New Orleans was once his residence, and
hero ho was adopted as son into an excel
lent home. From charming sketch
his life, published In Wide Awake for Fe1-
ruary, we gather some interesting detr lie.
He was born In Walos, in lStO, an at
three years of age was SAINT 10 the
poor house. There he apont ten
years, when lao took passage as
cabin boy on vessel for kmerica.
lie landed in New Orleans nnd soon
AShhA wa AfANl hiNhh % HtVAtthlnt was nss
and attractive, that he was ado led by =
merchant named Stanley. Afiir while
he went 10 Arkansas, end thefs displayed
his irrepressible love for 90 fonture. At
longth, ON returning 20 New Orleans, no
found that his adopted IA lcr had died.
He next sought his fortune in California,
among the miners and Inc ans, When war
was declared no entered tho Confederate
army, and rendered wall mt service until he
was taken prisoner. Then he connected
himself with tho Fede' i navy, aud rose 10
the rank OF ensign.
Tho war over, he vent abroad and Joined
she Cretans in their struggle to throw of
the Turkish yoke. was at'this point Of
his career that he connected himself with
the New York Herald as sta correspondent
Returning from that campaign and extern
sivo Eastern travels, he visited ho poor
house in Walts, whore he spent h dteary
boyhood, vnd gave the children good din
nor and happy little speech. The next
year no accompanied tho English army
against Theodore, King of AbysBinina, and
wrote graphic lettora for tho columns OF
New YORK Herald. II was the next year MIR.
James Gordon Bennett employed him to OK.
plore Africa IN search Of DR.. Livingstone.
With the thrilling details of that memorable
march through the ozark Continent" and
his finding tho venerable, gray.haired, half
starved Livingstone, our readers are fami.
liar. II adds interest to his history 10
know that he once walked the streets Of our
Crescent City.
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JOINT STANDING COMMITTEES ON PART OF
HOUSE.

Messrs. Watson, Miller. Orr
Baker, Bramleue, Evans, selman, llo.
Neely, Nash, horrell, Dyer. Stevens, and
Enoehs.
WAYS AND MEAEs--Messrs. Baker, Love
Crawford. Applewhie Murry, McCool, Nor
fleet, Pound, Bolton, Whitman, Gordon
Harrison and Kendrick.
APPRoPRiATIoss-M Orr. simpson
Cameron, Love, Myers, Flowers, Alexander
BaaseI, etrahan, Montgomery. OF Oktibbe
ha and Rogers.
RAILRoADs-Messrs Williamson, Cam.
eron, Clemens, Evans, Guynes, Christmas
JohHson. Of Franklin. Baird, Gore, Harper
and Mullins.
AeRicuLruRE-Messrs. Montgomery, Oi
0ktibbeha, Guynes Moore, of Monroe
Peets Cook, Msgruder. Boswell, Eason
Waldrip and Harper
PUBLIC EDUCATION -.-Messrs. Hoyle, Ma,
Mullins, Pavre, Sanders Reagan and
Coates.
ConPoR Miller, Craw-
ford, Currie, Baird, Beeman. Williamson,
GovaB, Hughston and Caldwell.
CLAIHs-Messrs. Govan, Stevens. Peets
Poules, Rnochs. Beeman and Mitchell.
LEvEES-Messrs Montgomery, Of Boil
var, Ferguson, Mckenzie, spencer, Marks,
Wa field, Norrell, cutrer and Mitchell.
PUBLIc HEALTH AND QU&RASrTIE-Messrs
hurry, johnson Of PIanklin, Keudrick,
Montgomery, Of 0ktibbeha, Cook, Hsli aud
Parker.
IxMIGRATros- Messrs. Applewhite. IN
derwood, Rogers. Russell, Of Clay, John.
son, of Carroll. Currie, Hollingsworth,
Russell, of Rankin, Henry. Bridges, Odom,
HOustsn and Moore, of Issaquena.
PEEIrEsTrARY-Messr Wilson, Hons
ton. Of Monroe, 0dom, Brien. White
Moore Of Monroe. aud Moore OF Issaaue
IA.
BRsBvoLExT INSTITUTIONS - Messrs
Rowan. ChFiemas, Jones. Selman, Huff
Crump, Reagan, Dickerson and Denham.
REGISTRATION AID ELEcTToxs-Meprs
AeCool, Bramlsts. Kendrick, Harrisoa
Bolton. Askew, Mckenzie, Cory, Clemens
snd CoEsn.