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The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1884-11-13

The following will be of interest
to our readers:
New ORLEANS Nov. A, 1884.
EDITORS EXAMINER
The election absorbs all interest to-
day The market is irregular and
lower to sell. Private advices are
not encouraging. We are now con-
vinced that the crop is under six mil
lions, but we cannot reasonably ex-
pect any permanent advance in prices,
until general trade improves.
Your friends,
BIcKHAM & MOORE.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1884-11-13

WE received postais from Captain
Newman Caycs, and Mr.. Horace
Lawrence on Thursday giving the
following as the result of the election
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-03-20
The World is Round and Small.

''You are from Bridgeport" said he;
and his glass of wine was slowly raised
to his lips, while he drew his chair
closer to mine. ''Wel, l want to
know if you ever knew Miss -,
who left your city in the year 1877,
and who married man in Omaha the
same year? | met her under very
strange circumstances, in princely
western city, just eight years ago this
month. A party of US had been max
ing a night of it in the fashionable res
taurant of the city, and it must have
been after 2 o'clock in the morning,
when from my position at the table, Sit
ting almost as | now sit, i saw through
the hall mirror side door carefully
opened, and in the room an instant
later tall, queenly form, clad in vel
vet and sealskin, with blazing light
in the eyes that rivaled the diamonds
she wore. l saw her distinctly as her
glance swept the room from end to
end, and held my glass to my lips as |
now am doing, while she raised gilt
tering pistol slowly from the folds of
her cloak. You may believe that ev-
cry Instant was an age, until | saw the
direction that pistol was pointed, and |
give YOU my word that could not have
lowered that champagne nor made a
sign to warn the party at the table be-
hind US, although there was sure death
in the steady grasp Of her white fingers
on that murderouS weapon. Shoot,
why of course she did, and the confu-
sion that reigned for few minutes en-
abled the cause of it all to slip from the
room as quietly as she had come in.
We found an ugly shoulder wound the
extent of the damage, but never were
enlightened rs to the inner cause of the
reyengeful act, and | believe the iniur-
ed party and myself alone of that as
sembly knew the woman thereafter.
Eight years ago this happened, and
now, for the first time, am looking
straight into the eyes of that woman
while my glass is to my lips, and she
knows me, l feel sure! Turn your head
slowly and see her"' Just the same
stately beauty, with robes and dia-
monds fit for a princess, but attended
by husband well known in Washing
ton Hobbies. eyes, that is Miss =,
and I see you know her. The world is
round and very small, isn't tP"-Hart-
ford Times.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-03-20
Under the Chestnut Boughs.

There's q lad tonight far out at sea-
He may never be home again,
But, whether or not he comes back to me,
My heart is his own, as when
We were side by side on day long fed,
When heard his eager vows,
And blushed at the tender words he said
Under the chestnut boughs.
They tell me sailors heart is bound
By bonds that break at breath;
Others, perhaps such love have found,
But his will be mine till death.
But whether he sleeps beneath the wave
Or over the crest he plOws,
must always be true to the pledge gave
Under the chestnut Eoughs.
1t would grieve me less if the news were
brought
That he died in a far-off sea
Than if, sitting alone tonight, thought
He could ever be false to me.
The lowland in winter garb is clad;
Snow covers the mountain brOws;
No onger stand beside my lad
Under the chestnut bOughs.
But feel that my love viii come back some
day
From over the stormy sea,
As loyal and true when, going away,
He whispered farewell to me.
Ny heart goes ont by the fOam-hecked shore,
And never a doubt allows;
We shall surely stand as we stood before,
Under the chestnut boughs.
The Clipper.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-03-20
How to Eat Angleworms.

The caterer Of the Ichthyophagous
club, Thomas J. Murray, cooks angle
worms, eats them, and calls them de-
icious. He feeds them for a few DAYS
on milk. The worms grow fatter, lar
ger. and lighter in color, besides rid
ding themselves of earth and sand.
Next, he dusts them with flour, and
drops them into a pan of boiling oil or
fat. Result-a worm beautifully crisped
and no bones in the way, served with
drawn butter containing little lemon
juice and Worcestershire sauce. ANY
man can eat them, he says, provided
he has no weak-minded preiudices in
the matter. '-Besfalo Express,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-03-20

birds, and blushing flowers, and rib
boned tambourines, and airy lutes. and
ali sorts of exquisite little conceits
upon it. And after this she lines it
with sky-blue satin, and puts luxuri
Gus heavy gold cord around the edge.
and when all this aesthetic object is fin
ished it is called crazy quilt. We
should think it was the girl who would
be crazy.
'.How to look at picture" Pshaw!
Everybody knows how TO do that. You
want to stop before the biggest canvas
in the exhibition and remark. Amt
it pretty? Natural, amt it? Wonder
what it is Cooking at catalogue). Oh,
yes! Sunrise. :" Just double up your
fist and see how it comes out. etc. Then
going nearer: why, it doesn' look like
anything, does it?" Next rub your
hand over it to see chow rough it is"
and, after punching it with your cane
or umbrella, according to your sex,
pass it by in a weary way and wonder
what it's worth. '--BOSt0n Transcript
You know, ma. that in Philadelphia
people always ask who ones grand
father was, and rs l am going there
soon you must tell me. Was my grand
father q judge. or 4 governor, or a
president, or anything?" ''Well, no
my dear. He became very rich, though,
and you may say he had something to
do with banks" But what was his
position or trade?" 'Oh, never mind
about that" ''But those people will
ask me, you know" ''Well, the only
trade he ever learned was shoe-mak-
ING" "Shoe-making! Oh, well, he
got rich, so that is all right" Eyes;
he made shoes a great many years.
He learned the trade aud worked at it
in penitentiary, but you need not
mention that. -
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-03-20

A few years ago there was well
known actor by the name of Mexican
Buchanan, or cold Buck" as ne was
familiarly called. At hotel at Cairo,
ILL.,, he met Charley CouldOck. The
night was disagreeable; the meeting
was merry one. After partaking of
a few glasses game of poker was pro-
posed. Now, Couldock liked the sport,
but was not an expert. Buchanan was
not that he was ever known to cheat,
but he always won. In a short time
Couldock was ''cleaned out" and the
party went to bed. Next morning
Buck" met Charley and said, Il am
going out West for a little shooting
recreation, but would like to act while
out there as well. Do you know the
manager at Cheyenne?" 81 do" said
the old man. ''Wel, said Buck" Il
wish you would give me line to him."
Certainly" said Couldock, and he
Immediately wrote the letter. 1t read
thus:
Cairo, H.. Dec. 7, IS77-Mr Ruskin-My
Deal Sir: This will be handed you BIZ my
friend, Mr.. Mexican Buchanan, an &C or Oh
mut merit. He cor es to your town or pIo-
fesslonal business. He plays Vir91nlns' hlen,
elieu, Hamlet, Richard III, Shy och ana
servant G. A. Couldock-
-DenUer Republican.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-03-20
An Engineers Story.

A railroad engineer now in the en-
ploy of the Louisville and Nashville
line, at Louisville, related the follow
ing to reporter of the Courter-J0aY-
mol of that city the other day:
1t was during the trouble of 1877.
and most of the boys had left their
engines" began the engineer, when
Charley Smith and me were running
old 106 on the night express between
Pittsburg and Cincinnati, little over
800 miles. We left Pittsburg at Go
and made the run in about twelve
hours. As | said, most of the BOYS had
left their engines, and we were terribly
shorthanded; so the superintendent at
Cincinnati came to me and said, saws
he: Jim, you see we are short, and
there is no way to do and run without
doubling on the boys. Until further
orders you will take the Columbus
accommodation up and bring No. Z
down. The accommodation was
scheduled at 1880, so this just gave
us little more than an hours rest at
Cincinnati. But it couldn't be helped,
and we started out, getting back just
in time to step from the accommoda-
ton and take out the express from Gin
cinnati through. We run this way five
days, neither Charlie nor me ever see
ing a bed, let alone lying in one, dur
inc the time, when [ went to the Sup
erintendent at Pittsburg and told him
we were broke down and tectotally I'M
fit to run. Take out the express to-
night, JIM, says he, and you shall
have three days lay-Over when you
get to CINCINNATI Well, Charley and
me started 106 out, and were getting
along niceyl when [ began to browse.
The last thing / remember seeing was
Charlie putting two shovels of coal in
the furnace, and then get up on the
box, when | was off, and an earthquake
could not have reused me. Old 106
always took water at Uhrichsville, and
as we passed there and neared the
switch at Trenton without blowing
down, Harry Watson, the conductor,
suspected something was wrong, and
sent the bows to the brakes. And it
was none too soon. The switch was
open, and 106 and the baggage jumped.
Charlie and me were jerked back upon
the tender and rolled off on the ground.
Now comes the strange part of the sto-
ry. Watson, busy arranging for the
relief and tending to a badly mashed
finger, never thought of Charlie and
me, as we laid there at the side of the
track for three hours sound asleep.
When we were at last discovered Wat
son thought us both dead and had us
carried on shutters to the relief, where
they began chatting our hands and hunt
ing for injuries. The rubbing aroused
us, and we looked around to see where
we were. Neither had a scratch or
bruise. You see in rolling down the
hill we had struck lot of new grass
and weeds that had been cut and piled
up near the track, and we were so
completely worn out that the fall did
not wake US. So we laid there and
slept until Watson found us.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-03-20
The Future of Our Earth.

If the force at the back of all growth,
all completely, and all change on earth
is that which the sun has steadily sup
piled to it through countless ages, and
Still supplies, it is plain that when this
force fails, as fail it one day must,
there will be a steadily declining de-
veIopment and rapidly increasing de-
generation of things, an undoing by
regressiYe decompositions of what has
been done by progressive combinations
through the succession of the ages.
The disintegrating process may be ex-
peeted to take effect first upon the high
est products of evolution, and TO reach
in deepening succession the low, lower
and lowest organ cations and organic
compounds. The nations that have
risen high in completely of develop
ment will deteriorate and be broken
up, to have their places taken by less
complex associations of inferior indi-
viduals; these in turn will yield place
TO simpler and feebler unions of still
more degraded beings; species after
species of animals and plants will first
degenerate and then become extinct as
the worsening conditions of life render
it impossible for them to continue the
struggle for existence; a few scattered
families of degraded human beings,
living, perhaps, in snow huts near the
equator very much as Esquimaux live
now near the pole viii represent the
last wave Of the receding tide Of hui
man existence before its final extinc-
ton; until at last frozen earth, in
capable of cultivation, is left without
energy to produce a living particle of
any sort, and so death itself is dead. u
DR.. MaudSLey IN Body and WtlI.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-03-20

tributed, and the bridal party consisted
of two fair, blushing brides.
The daily papers, in noticing the
wedding stated that the superb parure
of diamonds worn by Mrs. Balm bridge,
Jr., was wedding present from Mrs.
cambridge, Sr.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-03-20

Some of the mummies in the Brit
ish Museum have false teeth on gold
plates.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-03-20

WIN Spcaln6Q ankle!
Yes, sir. -
You are heroinen' cried Miss Will
son. But, my dear" and here the
heiress drew nearer to Dollie and took
her hand in 4 close clasp, ''we have
been hearing this morning spretty
little love story, of which yoa also are
the heroine, and I h. me to see if
you will be my guest until Thursday,
and then make poor Edgar the hap
piest Of men by assisting at double
wedding"
DolIie's eyes. slowly dilating as the
lady spoke, were open to their fullest
extent as this climax was reached.
''Edgarn' she said. I thought he
was to marry you on Thursday?"
a musical laugh answered her
Calling the gentlemen at the same
time from the window, where they had
sauntered during this little scene, Miss
Wilson looked at them.
Convince this young lady, Edgar"
she said, ''that your affection for me is
only that of dutiful son, and that L
shall have a motherly affection for her
likewise when | become the wife of
your father, Edgar cambridge, senior. =
And then Edgar took the chat his
step-mother-elect vacated, while the
elder lady and gentleman went outside
to arrange cushion in the carriage for
the sprained ankle.
What Edgar said may be imagined;
but certain it is that Dollie drove home
with Miss Wilson, and was that lady
guest until the following Thursday,
when her wedding-cards, too, were dis
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-07-02
Let Us All to Work.

The work of the Convention is
done, and while there may not have
been as much accomplished as
some had hoped and expected, we
trust that each will bear in mind
that the machinery was all new,
and that it necessarily took time
to adjust the parts and get them
into running order. That it was
perfectly adapted to the work de-
signed was readily shown when the
skilled hand of our National Pres
ident was laid upon it. With such
a leader as Miss Willard to direct,
surely every true woman will be
eager to find the place where she
can work best for God and Home
and Native Land.
Let US all to aUork from this time
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-07-02
Work While it is Day.

The annual meeting of the w
G. T. U. of this State was held a.
Parkersburg, last week, the Stat
Convention at the same place, AMI
the address of Mrs. Wells, of Ind.
ana, at the M. E. Church, in thi,
place, on Monday evening, ought
to arouse our people upon the sub
ject, and cause them not only to
think, but to act. Temperance
people of all parties should see to it
that their temperance men, and
them only, are put forward for pub.
lie positions of influence and trust
Let US work while it is called day
- Buckhdnnoqa Delta.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-07-02
Disappointed SalOOnists.

Not till after the Convention
had adjourned did we learn of the
expected raid on the saloons Of
our city by the assembled women
of the State. We are advised that
the saloonists fully believed that
our w. G. T. U. women were to
march down from the church and
charge Cd their lawless strongholds
with song and prayer, and were
caucusing and comforting together
as to how they should receive
them. Doubtless their guilty con-
sciences framed this dreaded ru-
NOR of attack. ...
Thus while the women in Con-
vention were planning for Homes
defense, their enemies were trem-
bling in fear of deserved assault.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-07-02

move this apathy by getting them
interested in the work. But the
difficulty is being removed. Our
women are fast becoming interest
ed. In ten years near 2OO,OOO
Christian women have enrolled
themselves in the w. c. I. U. ar
my in the United States alone.
@. Should a young lady ever
consent to marry a man OF known
incorporate habits?
A. By Mrs. Johnson. 1t is a step
fearful to contemplate. If a woman
deliberately takes it, she must
make up her mind at the outset, to
sacrifice herself. The Chicago judge
was right in deciding that when a
woman chooses to marry a drunk
ard, she must discharge the du-
ties of drunkard's wife.
have known women to marry
drunkards to reform them. | have
seen them labor, suffer, agonize and
die in the effort, but the sacrifice
of self did not save the drunkard
husband.
@. What courtesies are due visit
ing w. c. T. U. sisters?
A. The same courtesies that are
due sisters in churches, Sunday
Schools, &c.
@. Are Y. w. G. T. US practi-
cable in rural districts
A. No. In the country let the
organization be a Young Peoples
Union.
@. How shall we arouse apathet-
ic women?
A. By Miss Taylor. By giving
them to see and realize the suf
ferings and sorrows of the women
and children all about them, who
are the pitiful victims of the liq'
uor traffic.
NOTE. We very much enjoyed
this part of the Convention pro
ceedings; and thinking the FREE
MAN readers would be profted, we
noted down the questions and have
tried to give the leading points in
the answers.
We wish all could have been
present and enjoyed the opening
of the Box, with the answers il
full, as they came fresh from the
warm hearts of these noble women
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-07-02
W. C. r. e. CONVENTION PRO-
CEEDINGS.
Miss Willard in the Question Box.

In our running report of the pro-
ceedings of the w. c. T. U. Con-
vention, we passed the Question
Box with simple mention.
Announcement had been made
during the sessions, urging dele
gates and friends to prepare ques-
tions bearing on woman's work
and the VIC. T. U. organization,
such as it would be profitable to
have considered and answered by
the experienced workers present.
At the proper time, Miss Fran
ces E. Willard, the National Presi-
dent, took charge of the "Box," and
proceeded to read and answer, or
indicate who should answer.
THE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
QUESTION 1. What per cent. of
the women Of the w. G T. U. are
in the work because Of suffering in
their families from the liquor
curse?
ANSWER, by Miss Willard. Not
more than ten per cent. The glo-
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-07-02
MRS. WELLS LECTURES.
Indiana Clasping Hands with the
w. G, T. U. Of West Virginia.

WHAT OUR PAPERS ARE SAYING.
Mrs. M. L. Wells, President of
the Indiana Woman's Christian
Temperance Union, who has spent
the month of June filling appoint
ments in our State, will close her
West Virginia engagements at the
grand Putnam County Temperance
Picnic at Winfield, July 4th.
That our people have received
her grandly and been highly pleas
ed and profted, may be inferred
from the Press notices of her lee
lures. From many such in our
State exchanges we clip the follow
ing:
AT GRAFToN.-The lecture of
Mrs. M. L. Wells, President of the
State Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union OF Indiana, at the M.
E. Church, on Monday evening,
was listened to by quite a respecta-
BILE audience, who we're we'll enter
tanned by the lady, she being flu
ent speaker. The people of Graf
ton have reason to be grateful to the
ladies of the w. G. T. U. for the ex-
cellent free entertainment which
these lectures have afforded them.
Eagle.
AT BUcKHANNoN.-The temper
ance lecture of Mrs. Wells at the
M. E. Church, on Monday evening,
was largely attended. Mrs. Wells
is an able and earnest speaker, and
held her audience in wrapt atten-
ton for at least an hour and a,half.
After the lecture Woman's Chris
tan Temperance Union was organ
lied, with the following officers
Mrs. P. B. Boggess, President; Mrs.
E. Harper, Mrs. E. Leonard, Mrs.
Mollie Ridgway and Mrs. John S.
Fisher, Vice Presidents; Mrs. Jos
Lee, Recording Secretary; Mrs. w.
H. Riheldaffer, Cor. Sec'y; Mrs.
Mary Barlow, Treas. About per-
sons enrolled their names as mem
bers. Delta.
In PUTNAM coUNrY.-The tenn
perance people of Putnam county
are going to have grand picnic
on the 4th of July. Mrs. M. L.
Wells, of Indiana, will be present
and address the peop.e.-Putnam
Democrat.