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The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1884-04-11

There has been a singular fatality among
the bees of Mr. Hoyt of Ripley, Me. Dat OF
35 swarms, 2S have persisted this winter. MI
Hoyt has a theory as to the cause of this fatal
ity, and it is this 1t will be remembered that
last fall. after the frost, We had some mild and
beautiful weather. Tn bees were out at this
time, and from Mr. Hoyt's apiary went in great
numbers to the lily pads that grew in abundance
upon the ponds in that vicinity. These pads,
after a frost, are in a pulpy state, and Mr. Hoyt
thinks that a sugar is developed which attracts
the bees. They fill up on it, are thrown into a
dvsentery and die.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1884-04-11
PURPORTS TO BE FUNNY
Probably True.

Probably True.
Mrs Bel think you might take me to the
chocolaticre."
Mr. B.-"The chalk what |"
Mrs B.-"The chocolatiere."
Mr. B.-"What's that /"
Mrs Belt Is a sort of kettledrum."
Mr. Be- can't afford 1t; times are too
hard"
Mrs B.-"Can't afford it, eh
Mr. B.-"No."
Mrs B.-"You'd go fast enough IL instead Of
chocolatiere 1t was a w~hiskey-tear."
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1884-04-11
Afraid OF Her.

81 guess l had better accompany you as
far as the gate, George, dear" said a Chi.
cago girl to her lover. "Our next door
neighbor has a ferocious bulldog, and he
frequently gets into our front yard of an
evening""
'Aren't you afraid he will bite your
asked George, with solicitation, but at the
same time keeping very close to her.
''Oh, no." she replied; II kicked him
once.
s.Ah, / see,n said George.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1884-04-11

Give me Of the brooks faith, joyously sung
Under clank of its icy chain!
Give me the patience that hides among
Thy hilltops In mist and rain!
Lift me up from the clod, let me breathe thy
breath,
Thy beauty and strength give me!
Let me lose both the name and the meaning of
death
In the life that l share with thee.
Lucy Larcom.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1884-04-11

"Dumley, said young Featherly, "do you
know why you remind me Of a camel?'
"Well, ne" replied Dumley, looking a little
important, sunless it is something abo ut the
difficulty of a rich mans entering the kingdom
of heaven"
"No, that isn't II" responded Featherly: 1T
is because you can go for several days without
water
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1884-04-11

Halls Hair Remover renews, cleanses, brighiens,
and invigorates the hair, and restores faded or gray
hair TO its youthful color and lustre. People with
gray hair prefer to use the Remover, rather than
proclaim to the world, through their bleached locks,
that they are becoming aged, and passing on TO
decay.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1884-04-11
HERE N HEREAFTER.

eff for a time some loved one goes away,
And leaves us our appointed work to do,
Can we to him or to ourselves be true
In mourning his departure day by day
And SO our work delay?
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1884-04-11

Kean's Kidney and Back Plasters are recon-
mended by physicians and acknowledged by those
who have used them to be absolutely the best Pcr-
Gus Plaster in the market.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1884-04-11
The Retort Texan.
~IFarmersyille Mercury

The editor of The Mckinney Democrat
ompare us to a jackass. We cannot MAKE
any such comparison in his case-we havs
too much respect for the jackass.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1884-04-11
daily Graphic. |

ScRoFULA. A medicine that destroys the germs
of Scrofula and has the power to root it out is ap-
preciated by the afflicted. The remarkable cures
Of men, women and children as described by testi-
monials, prove Hoods Sarsaparilla a reliable medi-
cine containing remedial agents which eradicate
Scrofula from the blood. 100 doses 81. Sold by
all dealers. 81 Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1884-04-11

The trouble with the United States navy
Is that it Isl little too mall for a navy and
a little too large for a boat club. -Phiiadet-
phia Call.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1884-04-11

Read all the advertisements of spring medicines,
and then take Ayers sarsaparilla, the bee. blood
purifier.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1884-04-11
The wall of the Martyr.

There is no getting Don with Lo! All ]
did was to withhold his ~foo-food and blan.
kets, kick him out of his reservation, sell
him sand for -four. keep him drunk on cheap
whisky, and now just because his people
are starving and there is no redress, he gets
m-mad and ther-reatens to strike mei'
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1884-04-11

Singing, irritation. Inflammation, all Kidney and
Urinary complaints, cured by "Buchu -raiba." 81.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1884-04-11
rrclcrrsphic correspondence.
Boston Post.

The following telegraphic correspondents
explains itself: BALTIMORE, Feb. @-It
Boston Post: Do you want special aboui
tattooed woman giving birth 70 a tattooeo
child herei -7 Baltimore American
'BosToS, Feb. 29.-To --, Baltimore
american; No. Have able liar of our own
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1884-04-11
Gold IN tas Head,
w.dr awake Agents Wanted Everywhere FOR
NOTED WOMEN

by James Parton, the greatest biographer of the age.
An elegant volume of $50 pages "a full page Illus
~traiions. Price $3.50. Describes so characters. A
hook for every woman. PHGSIx PUB. Co, Hart
ford, Conn
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1884-04-11
Let the Mon stay At Home.


The weaker sex-that Is to Say, man-are
beginning to grumble, and say they Will
have no work to do, what with Ruskin't
female engineers, American captainssses and
one thing and another; but Englishmen
always do grumble.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1884-04-11

co,trpn HEADS with loss of hair without num-
her. heads covered with dandruff and scaley erup-
lions. especially of children ald Infants, many or
which since birth had been a mass OF scabs.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1884-04-11

ECZEMA Of the palms of the hands and OF the
ends If the fingers, very difficult to treat and usu-
aly considered inrurable; sma ! patches OF teuel
and salt rheum on the ears, nose, and sides OF. the
FACE.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1884-04-11

l have spoken with many ladies On the
captain subject, and they are unanimous III
agreeing that the uniform OF either the
navy or the merchant service might ts
made most becoming.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1884-04-11

~IrcHING, burning and scaiy fortunes that baffied
even relief from ordinary remedies soothed ana
healed as by magic.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1884-04-11

He who wants to do a great deal OF good
at once will never do anvthing.-[Samuel john
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-12-05

emit dispositions. One Illave 10 whip
to have any influence over. Another
| talk cross to, and the other coax and
a>st. ct . j., , J, q, ], ],
,,laoa, we have to use nearly every
Thing q hotel does in the way ct ea alta !.
bIeg. The lions eat nothing but g meat e
and It takes considerable to ! satisfy
them. sonet1Iiaa over dollars worth l'tEI
of meat is consun> 90 ~ each g, 1l,en =.
every day. It is tie very Dsst, p'1s y y
inferior cuts. The mon. Keys M ale ~
principally On stale bFeaa- Me glY es
them loaf at time. 1t y 'na pes.
in the market. You Gould n.oS ge Sc
them to eat any that was nos good. =
it is sour they will turn up Their ~
at it. The sea lion is very expensive . !,
keep. He eats twenty pounds o. fish
every day. The next most expeDelv,e
animals to feed are the elephants. Each
one eats as much hay as would be CON-
sumed by twenty head Of cattle. "
ut costs a great deal Of money to
winter circus" said John O'Brien.
II doesn't take long fox an animal to
eat his head off. We sell all our horses
except those we use in the ring and
whatever animals are easily replaced in
the spring. I have just sold $40, 900
worth Of animals to & Snowman from the
City of Mexico. Within Tire last two
years the expenses OF keeping cnriosi-
Ties have largely decreased. The dime
museums take care of them. This year
have sent my elephants otut to the
Sarm. There are number of stacks OF
lay in large lot and turn them loose
here and let them hustle fog them
Selves"
'ghe workshops of the two circuses
employ a large force of mechanics. All
;he wagons ania chariots are overhauIed
md 3nrnished with new coats of paint.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-12-05
G I'M WINTER QUARTERS:
Return Of tIas Circus from It's Summer
Jaunts-Thos Cost of the Winters Sus-
fenanca

Jaunts-Tho< Cast of the Winters sus-.
! tenance.
| From the Philadelphia Times
/ The monotony Of life in suburban!
frankfort and among the coal beavers
Of East Lehigis avenue has been broken
| during the past week by the return Of
O'Briens and Forepaughs circuses
from their sGznas,1er wanderings. Frank.
ford he's long enjoyed the reputation Of
frst-c class winter headquarters for IN
Vulnerable freaks and circus employees,
and Richmond has for some time been
made the rallying point of Forepaugh's
aggregations. The arrival Of the cir
GUS at it's winter quarters is not unlike
the return home Of an army from war,
Both men and animals, and even the
| wagons, have tired look that tells the
story of their thousand miles of tedious
travel during; ahe long and hot summer
months.
'"Ihe removal of the wild animals
from their cages on Wheels" saidJacl1
Forepaugh Oh Saturday, ''to their
winter quarters is YER; simple, but at
the same TINA it requires experience,
because If one of them escaped it might
mean death to some ono We use what
is called a-slairting- box. It is g. COM
mon wood concern, with sliding: door.
This is placed at the door Of the cage
and one animal at a time is forced INTO
| it. When, in the doors of the cage and,
box are, closed and the box is carried to-
the cage In the permanent building. It
sometimes takes an hour to remove ono
lion. Perhaps he will only partly enter
the box, making it impossible to close
the door: It does not do to use too mnah,
force with him.
eve keep the largest of thewld ami
mails ON the second floor Of the building
and the. box is hoisted up there with a
| derrick. 1t is twice as cary, a matter
taking them down. We placea creased
board from the floor 10 the cage
below, and they slide right down and
are in she cage before they know it.
A keeper was engaged in Watering
the. wild animals out of o. tin paa. One
| Of the lions refused 20 drink. The
keeper ran his hand through tha, bars
Of the cage and patted the animal on
| the head.
t aDoa't be stubborn, Moses. he. said,
+ coaxingly. Drink your water like a
/ good old fellow. Taare, aow, that's a
+ good Moses" --
/ "That lion" saidA Mr.. Fouepangh "is
I just like a baby. Yon have 10 coax
him to do every Thing, See how he il
drinking. He was thirsty"
| "Do you suppose he understands
what you say to hina" .
''Of course he. dces<--every word, On
any subject thsh he is concerned in you
may be sure he knows what I say.
| These animals have dispositions much
the same as. human beings. Some can
only be governed by kindness, others
/ by force. There is every bit as @aach
difference in the same class of animals
as there is in men, There ase three
tigers over there They all have differ
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-12-05
Playing to One Auditor.

Il find that the best guiae,f for an art
!st is to select some face in this audience
and play to that" said Miss Helen Bly,
the, the actress. "It is a. splendid in
dicator. Of course you must select all
intelligent face--one that can be inter
ested. Then I watch the effect of nv
lines and acting, and I know just what
to do Ii the face become DISTINGUISHED
and relaxes attention, nerve myself to
greater action and become more intense.
If the face shows signs Of over anxiety,
/ know that havo about become as in
tense as it is i'll my. power to be, or
rather as strong as is necessary. T can
see by the features and actions of this
face whether applause is near or not
it is like the flash before the report OF
a cannon; for the same words or actions
that move that one. auditor to emo
tons or applause move the house.
The same emotions run through
all natures, and when you touch
the heart of one you touch The
common heart of humanity If the
face + had singled ont should leave the
theatre and not return, I presume my
efforts Tor the remainder Of the enter
tainment would mot be successful T
have never been 80 unfortunate, andI.
have always endeavored to select an III
.teliigent-l Hooking face, one that can be
held. ] never forget these faces.
They are almost indeIlibly impressed
upon my memory, and months and
months afterward they come up before
me III procession like the noted events
Of ones life. On, no; not unpleasant
ly. Frequently meet those faces on
the streets of another city. and I at
once recall where [ had seen them.
Sometimes I am on the poiat OF sIeak-
ing, under the impression that J. have
met an old acquaintance. Oh, 40. II
does not distract my pttention fron my
work. 1t prevents my attention from
w.ndering.f My entire attention is CON
scentrated On one object, and I am tell.
ing the story of the drama with all my
energy and emotional powers to that
object IT rather intensifies my efforts
than wsakens. them. IN. 7. News.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-12-05
III oCEoBER.

+ 1880 15.t. Il ~
She sat beside me on the rustic seat, sss
Where Autumn leaves OF rnsset, red and
Il I'M H gold 5I# 25$$i
Played hide and seek among the trees
and rolled, ss5 II :,
pursued BY laughing zeDhyrs to her feet
The fragrant flowers offered her their sweet
And silent Worship, and I broathed the
#dtss4s4s oil, s#s ss55sa~ jsz ss5 81 # =zss5
Old story that meath Eden's sky was
told, n s. = *
The drowsy bees. low humming, seemed to
greet 4r@.?
The sleepy twilight From the distant slopes
+. The tinlaing vespers of tho grazing flocks
4 Rose heavenward Sabbath like re
pose 4 81 ny 81 S5
Regned o'er the scene The paie-faced hello
tropes Gull
Blushed family and the graceful holly
... he cks ~ r s5$
III Smiled as Kissed my lovely Autumn
-" rose. E1a~ Is'elg.. '.t..
Horny seibert
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-12-05

can only WALL, ana perhaps Wien we
see Mr.. Pudster, we shall find that"
But Mr., Maggleby's philosophical re-
marks were suddenly cut short by the
unexpected arrival Of Mrs. Maggleby
upon the scene. She rushed into the
private room, stretched forth a letter,
and fell sobbing upon her husbands
neck.
Mr.. Maggleby placed his wife in q
chair, opened q cupboard, gave her a
glass of wine, took the letter, and read
it. Like the others, it was dated from
on board the Camel, off Plymouth.
aMy OWN DEAREST WIFE, it ran, I'm
q few hours from this I shall, / hope,
be with you once more never again to
leave you ought to have already ap-
prised you of the proba BILE date OF my
return, but at the last moment before
starting had no opportunity Of writing.
How glad / shall be to see you! My long
absence has been great trial to me, and
feel sure that it has also tried you: but
it is almost at an end. will, if possible,
write again from Southampton and tell
you exactly when to expect me. The sea
in the Channel is so rough that at pres
emit it is difficult to say when we shall
get into the river, Your ever loving
husband, .. q. SOLOMON.
TT is most painful p gasped Mrs.
Maggleby. "What can we do, Gideon
You must manage to meet Solomon
at Gravesend. Look in the newspaper,
and see whether the Camel has been
signalled yet. He must hear first what
has happened either from my lips or
from yours and & am really not well
enough TO go myself. { thought that be
was lying cold in his coffin. Oh. that
should have committed bigamy I ought
to have remained faithful to his mnnaory
This is my punishment. But he must
he shall forgive me. /" \. =
Mr.. Goddard had gone into the outer
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-12-05

after dinner she sat down quite serious.
ly and wrote letter as follows
MATADoR VILLA, CHELSEA,
August s, 1865. -.
To Messrs Pudster & Maggleby, IA Mlncing
Lane City.
+ GENTLEMEN: have decided to accept the
very 11atterng offer which was laid before me
o-day on your behalf by your Mr.. pudster
If he will CALL / shall have much pleasure il,
arranging prelimnaries with him. I remain
gentlemen, very Faithfully yours,
MARIA BUNIER.
"I must, fall in with their humor, 7
suppose she reflected. "And really,
Mr.. Pudster is a very nice man, and
almost handsome; and Tn sure that I
shall do no harm by marrying him. Be.
sides, it is quite true that they must
want some one to look after them.
If they go on living by themselves,
they will grow crusty and bearish. "
And Mrs. Bunter sent her maid out to
post the letter. i
Three weeks later, the widow became
Mrs. Pudster; Mr.. Maggleby OF
course, officiating as best man at the
wedding, add being the drst,to salute
the bride in the yestry after the cere-
nlony. Thenceforward for a whole
year, the three members of the firm
lived togather in complete harmony
and the pleasant history Of their ex-
istence was only interrupted by Mr..
Pudster's enforced departure for De
merara in September, 1866. Mr. Mag
gleby, it is true, offered to go instead
Of him; but Mr.. Pudster would not hear
Of il; and Mr.. Maggleby was obliged
to confess that business was business,
and that it was certainly Mr., Putlster's
turn to brave the mosquitoes. And so,
after con6ding his wife to the care Of
his friend, Mr. Pudster departed.
During his absence all went we'll; and
in March, 1857, he returned to Eng
The Republican journal., 1884-10-09

THE GARDINER EXCURSIONIsTS. The kennebec
Reporter had a representative on the steamer Star
o the East which brought party of 800 from
Gardiner TO this city Sunday, Sept 26tn The
Reporter says:
Belfast is rather pretty place. 1t is the shire
town of Waldo County, situated at about The north
western angle of Penobsc0t Bay, about twenty
miles from its mouth. Among its manufactu es
are shoe factory which employs $50 people, sew
eral gr'in mills, large sash and bliud factory, Sc
nc. The weather oy this time had become mo I
propitious, and majority OF the party had new
visited that city, uhe stroll the place was
greatlr enjoyed. DIR. Lane of the Togus Home
and Il distinguished" party called and pad tHeir
respects ~ Congressman MillikeD, of me Third
District, who is res dent of tnat ci The writer
o. these lines intended to accompal them, but
with his usual luck got let" We were told, how
ever, that the gentlemen enjoyed very pleasant
call. at NEST have beel particularly pleasant to
the honored host TO have been routed ont at eigat
O'Clock i'll the morning, just the hour the
"Suaday morning nap" is the most enjoyable to
entertain even "disting dished" caers.) But great
men must expect to be ''bored." X About
nine o'c'ock ''all aboard" was shouted and the re
turn trip commenced. The ouds had rolled away
the sun shining brightly, and the sail down the
Penobscot Bag delightful. Norihport camp
ground with its well kept grounds and pretty cot
tages was greatly admired, and the natural scenery
very fine.
The Republican journal., 1884-10-09

THE ORANGES. Five Oranges were represented
at the regular meeting of Victor Grange Searsmont
Wednesday evening Oct. lst Union Harvest and
Mystic, by large delegations. The Grange was
promptly opened at ! P. NJ, Worthy Mas Ter p. S.
Wing in the chair. After the usual opening eXer-
cises the program for the evening was taken up,
consisting of select readings in terspersed with
music by the choir, solos and instrumental music.
After recess, during which nice treat of candy
was passed around, the County Deputy was called
upon for remarks. Among the many things said
for the good of the Order, he paid a high compli-
ment to Victor Grange, for their promptness in
opening their Grange at early hour, and for the
interest and zeal manifested in all their work Re-
marks were also made by many of the visiting
Patrons. Thus pleasant evening passed, and the
Grange closed at an early hour. Victor Grange
instituted by Deputy ID. @. Bowen one year
ago last March and now plumbers 60 members,
comprising some of the best citizens of Searsmont.
Bro Wing the Master, is always at his post,
while the Overseer, living three miles from the
Hall, has missed but two meetings since the Grange
was organized. The members generally are inter
ested inland appreciate the value of their Grange
and much good will result from their weekly meet
ings.
The Republican journal., 1884-10-09

You that he has for sale dentifrice identical with
or containing ingredients equalling superior in
efficacy to those of SOZODONT, discredit The state
lnent and insist upon having that alone. BY doing
so, you will secure dentriice par excellence the
best in the market containing botanic elements of
rare preventative influence upon the teeth, and
one which will endow them with most becoming
wmteness. Another desirable feature of this staple
toilet article is that it impars fragrance to the
breath. Sold by druggists.
The Republican journal., 1884-10-09

If the democrats had one-tenth of the moral
earnestness in the campaign displayed by the
anti-Blaine republicans they would make Il
better showing for success. Boston Adver-
tiser.
You cannot make whistle out of pigs tail
or silk purse out OF a sow's ear. The man
who would look for ''moral earnestness" in the
Democratic party would 60 claiming at high
water, and would not know enough to come in
when it rains.
The Republican journal., 1884-10-09

The Boston Congregational Club, at meet
ing attended by 200 members. Endorsed Mr..
Blaine by a vote of 1876 to 8; and the Methodist
Ministers Association of New York, after dis
cpssing the situation concluded that it is wis
dom for temperance men to support Blaine
rather than st. John.
The Republican journal., 1884-10-09

But of all political acrobats, MI. Blaine
carries off the palm. He is not only all thing,
to all men, but he is on all sides of all quo>
tons. III. II. Boyeson in y. Y. Independent
Another foreigner thus attempts TO enlightei
the American people, but is singularly import
innate in his attempt. 1t so happens that there
is no public man in this country to-day whose
position on all public questions is more clearly
defined or more generally known than is Mr.
Blaine's. The charge that this scavanger, OF
Scandinavian, makes would not be made by any
well informed person.
The Republican journal., 1884-10-09

OF all the women who come in to the office of
the Woman's Journal only one has declared
herself an Independent. [Woman's Journal.
That any good woman could lend her voice
or influence to the support of an unprincipled
libertine, who after foully wronging woman
attempted to incarcerate her in an insane asy-
lum, and sent his and her child to the poor
house, is not to be supposed. Women are not
ready to forget or forgive sins of this sort,
and Ceveland's subsequent conduct aggravated
the original offence:
The Republican journal., 1884-10-09

The Democrats OF the committee that investi-
gated the star route matters have published a
report, designed as campaign document,
without giving the minority an opportunity to
be heard at the same time. Mr.. Milliken was
the active Republican member of this commit
tee and will prepare the minority report. He
did not receive the printed report of the testi-
mony and the majority report until just before
he started for Ohio, and delayed bis departure
several days that he might attend to this work.