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Huntsville gazette., 1884-12-06

A SENSATION has been produced in the
Province Of Quebec by grave charges of
malversation in office for personal gain,
preferred against two prominent members
of the Cabinet.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-12-06

MRS. JOHN MILLIKIN, of Boston, Mass,
paid an election bet on the 25th by ped
ding so worth of peanuts from booth
near 'he Park street gate. The lady
cleared about 500 over the amount of her
wager, which she distributed among the
poor for Thanksgiving Day.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-12-06

Two men while digging roots on an island
in the Susquehanna River near Danville,
Pa, on the 10Th, unearthed q metal box
containing coins to the value of nearly
SI7 600
Huntsville gazette., 1884-12-06

JOHN JoNDRo, who would have been 121
years old had he lived until Christmas,
died on the 29th ult., at Arkansaw, Wis.
de was born in Phillips parish, near
Montreal Can, in 1863.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-12-06

THE Ontario (Can.) Board of Health has
decided to send Dr.. Bryce as delegate to
the convention of State Boards to be held
in Washington, d. c., to discuss the chol-
era question.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-12-06

-Twenty-one thousand houses were
built in London last year.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-12-06

The cigar-makers of New York protest
against the adoption of the pending treaty
between the United States and Spain,
claiming that it would result in depriving
hundreds of them of work.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-12-06

HE report. of Superintendent Kimball,
Of the Life Saving Service, shows that
uurlng the past year there have been, in
1ne scope of the service 439 disasters, 4,412
llVes saved and 20 lives lost. The value of
property involved was SlO, 1908, $40; value of
property saved, S, ,l61 ,354.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-12-06

For the seven days ended the 2Sth there
We're ~ business failures in the United
States and twenty-seven in Canada; to-
tai 249, decrease of twenty eight as COM
pared with the previous week.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-12-06

The employees Of five glass factories in
Pittsburgh, Pa, inaugurated a strike on
the lst against reduction of wages aver
aging twenty-one per cent. The men Of
fered to accept fifteen per cent. reduction.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-12-06

lHE annual report of the Comptroller of
'ne currency shows that during the year
eiiuea November 1st, 1884, 19l banks have
oeen organized, with an aggregate capital
VI Si6,042, 2,23o, and to which circulating
notes amounting to 1886, ,240 have been is
sued
Huntsville gazette., 1884-12-06

IN village near Rhone, Switzerland. the
people are said to have embraced the
'enetS of Mormonism en- masse, and pro-
pUse to form a miniature Utah. Mean
"nlle the police have their ewes nnon them.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-12-06

NEVILLE. the bigamist, was convicted
a. Toledo, O., on the 29th. He will be re-
iHelnoered as the self-styled Count who
persuaded the daughter of c. J. Whitney,
ene - Detroit (Mich.) music dealer and
opera-house proprietor, to elope with
Barbour County index., 1884-01-18

A paragraph of State news. embody-
ing q dron Thanksgiving incident at q
dinner table in Wyndham. leads DIR. C.
B. Lyman, of this city. to recall asimilar
occurrence in that neighborhood long
time ago-before he was born. and he
is eighty. In the original Incident
(Which was true story the ''head of
the table," a lawyer, while standing to
carve the turkey, found q need of more
room, and SO set big dish of hot pud-
ding in his own chair. The company,
seeing the chance for fun. diverted his
mind from the pudding by introducing
q lively theme that. set all a-laughing-
and when Mr.. Carver sat down he sat
in the hot pudding. The later version
whether of new and real incident or
an improvement on the old one-is that
at the recent Thanksgiving in Wyndham
the carver found the turkey a tough
one to unjoint, and, after Juggling awhile
at it, he made more room by clapping
a big dish of hot pudding into his
vacant chair, and went on hacking ut
the turkey, his energetic but ill-directed
labor finally landing the obdurate fowl
in the lap of a lady at the table, and
spattering the table cloth with grease
and gravy. The carver. aghast, and
ruefully ecclaiming:. "Now I've done
it," weakly subsided into the pudding,
and found he had indeed done it
Hartford Times
Barbour County index., 1884-01-18

his mothers and see il he is there, and
IL he IS, I'll just give him a piece of my
mind"
But he was not there, and his mother
sail Lot had looked badly the last time
she saw him, and she thought he seemed
Worried hoped it wasn't business
troubles.
No, il wasn't business troubles Mrs.
Skinner knew that, and she began To
wonder II she had cleaned ner husband
out of his mind. II came over her with
sudden force that she had been i'm the
habit Of driving him from pillar TO post
at railroad speed and at the end Of
broom or dust brush. He actually
found no rest for the sole of his foot in
his own house. II might have worked
upon his nervous system until he had
b come suddenly insane. Horrible
thought lie might have committed
suicide.
She hurried home with the children
All was gloom. She went TO lis bureau
to look for his razor. II was the only
firearms he possessed it was gone
Then Mrs. Skinner broke down and
cricl. and the children cried. and il
was. indeed. "A scene Of desolation.
when suddenly the door of that hOr-
rible parlor opened, and AN appartiOn
no. il was Mr. Skinner himself
stood before them looking very sheep
I ish.
" ovcr-lept myself" he said, in a
meek. apologetic tone. looking at the
| clorS.
II should say you did," answered
his wife. "and the dinner is all eaten
+ up, bat u fix You up something nice"
and she went out, taking the children
I with her.
How much of II Mr. Skinner ever
knew it is impossible to say. but there
was m Immediate and satisfactory
change that at first amazed and then
dC ightcd him. He could lay down
an, where when hc was tired. and his
VIE would throw a shawl over him.
ard leave him in peace. He has even
/ Lcca seen to lie down ON the sofa in the
\ parlpr where hc took his Zip Van
/ Winklc sleep. and nobody disturbed
J h m. Mrs. Six nner was at heart a
woman Of seuse, aud when she realized
I that one hair of that grizzly-gray head
was worth more than all the pillow
B shams in the world to her. she put the
! lat one away inthe company Of de-
| mcu'cd assortment of supcriluOus
ti'ics. And thcy arc really aud truly,
and not in any geological sense, a
- happy family now.--MrS. H. L.
EoHIc, Di D,iroH Free PreS%
Barbour County index., 1884-01-18
A Wonder Among widows.

n iow dlys ago n prominent financieI
died IN this city leaving n widow hardly
half his AGE. whom ne married for his
second wife some fifteen years since.
~ che time ~ his second marriage he
bad several grOwn-up children. who. as
usually happens. were very angry, and
insisted that his new wife had accepted
him on. account of his wealth. DESPITE
the difference of their ages they were in
sympathy and lived happily together.
She always resented the charge of mer-
cenariueSs, and now that he is dead she
has opened n boarding-housc, resolved
10 take care OF herself. Although her
late husband was held worth several
millions Il is given out that he had lost
his fortune in Wall street and that he
left no will. Some of the widow friends
have urgpd her 90 insist on her legal
rights, b,t she sttbbornly refuses To.
Tue dead hnancier, who devotedly loved
her. Is thought to have provided gener-
ously for her in his will; but even il the
will had been destroyed she would be
entitled to her dover, but she will allow
no action in her behalf. Boston TraU-
tiicr
Barbour County index., 1884-01-18
lie Won Ills Wager.

Two Young lawyers in Boston were
bantrr.nr each other concerning thciI
~hrywlucss, and one. who had been dis
tanced in bOasting by his companion,
at la-t exclaimed: II will wager a good
dinner and bottle of wine that | can
ride IN the strect-cars from Scollay
square 90 Boxbury Crossing without
paying my fare"
''.'ooh. pooh, ." said the other. ..any
man can dodge n hOrsc-car conductors
that is nothing"
"But ! willtakc you along with me.
and we will not dodge the conduct
or, but ON the other hand talk with him
ON the way
"Doue,' cried the other. and having
agreed at what time and place the wager
shoul he paid. they set out together
for Scollay square. When they reached
the heal of fremont street Back Bay
car was ust passing. Lawyer number
one Instantly made Il ru-h for il.
"llold on exclaimed number two,
"tlat not fremont street car"
''kerp your tongue still and follow
me-" said the other, savagely, and he
pulled his companion upon the front
pla form. They then walked leisruely
through TO the rear platform, where
they found the conductor.
Does this car 90 to Jamica Plain?''
asked number one.
mo. sir" replied the conductor;
Jamaica Plain cars start from the Ire
mont House"
,"Oh. all. said number one, starting
to get o,I aga nj IL beg your pardon,
I'm sure
Might as well ride down 90 the
other car, sir said the conductor pleas
antly.
"Just ~ YOU please. thank you.'' re-
spoudcd number on, ailably: and SO
the two lawyers rode free 10 the Ire
mont House. Here they cot oil and
quietly waited till n fremont street
car came along. Boarding this, lawyer
number one asked the conductor ii the
c'r went 10 the Art Museum. Receiv-
iug negative reply aud implicit drec-
ton, as to the ear that should be taken
for that place. he proceeded leisurcly
to Crt OF again. followed by his aston
is-ed companion. They had gained
about three rods by the maneuver. aud
after 10 had been repeated several times,
the general in luiry being for n .Ia-
maica Plain or brookline car. light
began To break upon the mind of law
yer number two. They had worked
their way 60 the West street gate in the
Common, when the d'sgusted compan-
ion said to the energetic number one:
''lioW long are you going 10 keep this
sort ot thing upP"
" Till we - to the Roxbury cross
inW. OF course Como along pcf on tho
ear. Docs. this ear 90 To South Boston?
Well, can you tell me where can Get
n South Boston carr" When they Had
I-di~mouBted. IRON this car. numbcrt,vo
said .'uictly To- his friend: I've got
'Eed Of this thing; | guess III settle
that wager myself, and arm in arm
they proceeded back to their Offices.
number one looking rs happy as n pet
| ted cats and number two as solemn rs n
clam. - Boston Gi9bc
Barbour County index., 1884-01-18
seo,ooe Gonsi

sAN-FRANcIsco, ckL.@The Chronicle
publishes in substance the following mar
vel Captain W. r. Swassy, the oldest
pioneer Of the coast, makes a statement Of
the intense suffering of his friend Col. d.
J. Williamson, an Army officer OF distinc-
tion and an sEk o. &, Consul. who was at
tackled in the Winter Of 1902 with violent
rhedmstism. So great was his agony in
after yezrs, he pecane helpless cripple,
and after trying 5r.aberiess remedies, the
baths Of other countries and spending a
fortune of$2e,Oo0, the disease seemed to as
sumo more viru1ent type. Finally, he
was persuaded to,Ty st. Jacobs Oil, the
greatronqueror of pain. 1t worked mir
aere Of cure. In a;lstter to The Chronicls
he conArms,Capt. S~asey,s statement and
adds: "I cheerfuliy give my unqualified
Rttsstation to the tr11thfuiness ofsthe state
ment, because feel perfectly. certain that
. knowledge OF my cure BY Sc. 5acobs Oil
will prove the-means of relieving hundreds
of sufferors.o
Barbour County index., 1884-01-18
TIE LITTLE IHON.iN.

Don't talk to mo OF olympus maids,
]" Divincy tall and fair =
Of Oeopatr1s imperial form.
Thoa~ mighty danes with rcdoubted Names
MAY erst have bod thcir swav.
It's the littlo wOnun-hcss her hcartl-
Who rpes the world today.
with her yiIlful wlnsome ways.
Her Hrtful nrtlcss smiles
Her airy grace aud her fairy face
Her Wisdom. wit and wilea,
She mooks tho pride aud she swnys tho
she bends the will OF mau.
As only such n dpspgt.c clf-
little wuman-cuu.
Though her pathway may lead tbro the dask-
She always dnds ligtt;
Though hor eyes bc dalllcd by fortunes rays,
shes SURF tu scv aright;
Though her vision tc OF no special school,
Her log e, Just bee tu~o.
The hrst has settled ~ kngdom's fate.
The lass has uiud' IT, laws.
rTis the little woman that roes ahead
Whcn men would lar hcIiut;
Tho little W lmpu who sec. hrr rhanoa.
And always knows hrr mini.
Who Cnn siylv sw o a. sho takes the oath
To honor. love. obey
And mentally ald the .avnE clause
In Huttlu wOman'r way
Would the diamond seem such % ucrfect gem
N n measured one flUt rutnd4
would the ro'c-.cdt SIC u tuch sweet per-
ILn covered var,i. ~ rrourdg
would the dcW-drups sC' 'm .u Clolr nui puro
- ~ dow like rain sh "a a tnIs
" the lltflU woman De hn'f 30 VrCut
N she were six Ipot tuilf
IT'S the hand ne aft % i Tho ucstling idrt
That grips tine rttp uf .tepi.
IL. the Voice ~ low o. tI' snrnufrr wind
That :u.Cs without appctl:
And The warrior sctn ur. thc saint nnd cage,
May nglt aud plan uud prtv.
INC wurM VII wuE 90 thc cud OF time
ln the little wonRns way.
NJ strr.
Barbour County index., 1884-01-18
Remarkable Anniversary.

Mrs. Junebug invited several of hcI
friends TO come to her house on a GER
tain day. as she was going to celebrate
her tweuty-fifth birthday. At the din.
ner-table Mrs. j. said: f
p" This day is also the anniversary Of
sorrow 20 me--my fathers DEATH
IndcedP And how long has your
father been dead?" asked one Of the
guests. .-...,.
= +Twenty-eight years" replied ~
JunebuS.=IerGS SitkiIlgS-
Barbour County index., 1884-01-18
"A Boston man succeeded ,be - :

A Boston man succeeded the other
day IN holding a correspondence with
so1-ot Erin who made use of the tele-
phone in the office of a firm where he
was employed. All the time he kept
oneeye: intently. fixed on--the recejSsr,
and atti1res Became wildly excited and
doubled up his fist. especially once when
the man disputed with him. ..Sure,
and ef be had repated it, said Pat. as
he came away, Il wud a knocked the
hull masheen down his lyin' throatr'-
Buffalo (M ~ Express.
Barbour County index., 1884-01-18

Legions of peopls have had their lives
made miserable by Piles. This painful
difficulty is often induced and always ag-
gravated by Constipation Kidney-W ort
Is the great remedy for all affecti6ns of
this kind. 1t acts as y gentle cathartic,
promotes healthy action OF the bowels,
and sooths and heals the infiamed surfaces
1t has cured hundreds Of cases where all
other remedies and applications have
failed. Sold-by all druggists.
Barbour County index., 1884-01-18

ehropic and blood diseases, brain and heart
affections, nervous debility, exhaustion,
etc., who have failed to end rslief. It tells
of wonderful cures effected by DR.. Scott's
Coca, Beef and Iron, with Phosphorus.
s sGld sy druggists; 81 =, pr; :, Scott. Kansas
Barbour County index., 1884-01-18

THE only remedy sold in the United
States to-day that actually cures rheuma-
tism is Durangss- It never has and never
can fail to cure the worst case. Write for
free pamphlet. r. K. Helphenstine, drug
gist, Washin2to ID. G.
Barbour County index., 1884-01-18

TIVE BLOOD WovLD Rurs--For I've years
I was great sufferer from Catarrh. NV
nostrils were SO sensitive could not bear
the least bit Of dust; at times 30 bad that
the blood would run, and at night could
without much benefit I used Ely's Cream
Balm. / am O living witness Of its efficacy,
PETER BRUCE, Farmer, Ithaca, N. Y.
Barbour County index., 1884-01-18

-'.I heerd on the streets dat Sam
johnson gi0 YOU kick las night9''
''He did FUR a fac's. Use suffering from
de ellee ob it yit. a Why didn't yer,
tkikk him baeke,' ~: Bekase dar was no.
'oody dag 81 IS two. = !: II don't see no
sense IN dat ar :" YsS don'tp Well, :
Z doeA .Dar being only two of Us pres
cnt, e I had kicked him back, den hit
would hab been my turn to be kicSeS
agin right or ~ y. Independent.
Barbour County index., 1884-01-18

AFTER long Mercury and Potash treat
mont, found myself cripple from Mer-
curial Rheumatism. Tried Hot Springs
two years without relief, and was finally
cured sound and well by the-use of Swift's
Specific Is. s. 81 CHAs. BERG,
se lra Hot Springs. Ark
Barbour County index., 1884-01-18

II viii he seen that no men;on has
been radc of accident, (cXccpt in the
case OF tue swimmer WebO- when tie
loss of life has been less than three.
Great care has been exercised in the
compilation Of the table, and the figures
presented will be found pretty nearly
accurate. Chicago Times.
Barbour County index., 1884-01-18

i hereby certify that have examined
the Butter Color prepared byswells, Rich
ardson & Co., and that the same is free
from alkali or any other substance iniuri-
Gus to health ;that I have compared It with
some OF the best of the other Butler Colors in
themarket and find it to be moro than TWEEN
ty-five per cent. stronger in color than the
best OF the others. -
! am satisfied that il is not liable to be-
come rancid, or IN any way to injure the
butter. have examined IL alter two
months free exposure to the air in place
liable to large changes OF temperature,
er kinds similarly exposed became rancid.
A. III. SABIN,
Prot. Chemistry, University Of Vermont.
Barbour County index., 1884-01-18

Hale's Honey Of Horehound and Tar.
Make timely use Of it for coughs. Pixies
toothache drops cure In one minute. -
Barbour County index., 1884-01-18

WHEN the daughters are. infants mothers
are anxious to keep matches out OF their
reach. It's different when they grow up,
- PhiI1delnhia p,.pss skNfs -
Barbour County index., 1884-01-18

IT is said that the Chinese giant speaks
eight languages. He's not q tall ignorant.
-IonkerS Statesman. ET-f
Barbour County index., 1884-01-18

The best fishsrmen like TO fsh on their
own hook.-Bufdlo Express. -. ~
Barbour County index., 1884-01-18
rHr BLOOD wovI.p Rur.--For f,v.

SOCIETY is very queer. The people most
sought after are those who do not pay their
CHICAGO JoufnaE
Barbour County index., 1884-01-18
Prof. Chemistry, Uniyersity of vermont.

he talks down his bootleg for half an hour
mistaking it for telephone.-M Y. Her
dId st.
Barbour County index., 1884-01-18

AN object of intsrest--your banh bal.
ance.-M y Natl,
Barbour County index., 1884-01-18

:, /" Sdn,nr5tdn Nerriae cured my daughter
of fts," said Jnos Mulphy, Of Albany, y.
Barbour County index., 1884-01-18

s- 'sLovE," sayst an amorous writer, els
an internal transport' A contemporary
remarks: |" The samst might be said of q
cansl.hoat."E Trey Tunes.
Barbour County index., 1884-01-18

SwIyT's Specific Is. 8. 81 has relieved
msof anobsttnate case Of Dry letter, which
had troubled me fortwsnty.hve years, and
asa REv.L r. BEANHAM, Nscon. Ga.
Barbour County index., 1884-01-18

CoNscsrssss in any stage may be cured
by PisoS3stfe. 2j.cents a bottle.
Barbour County index., 1884-01-18

cloaks, costs, stockings and All garments
can be colored successfully with the Dia-
mond Dyes. Fashionable colors. Only
LOG at druggists. Wells, Richardson & Co.,
Burlington, Vt.
Barbour County index., 1884-01-18

Ne sArKn RExxpY can Be had for
Coughs and Colds, than "Brotcnss Bron-
chfaI 1roches." Seld only in boxes. 2o cts.
Barbour County index., 1884-01-18

y sss;a .: s:E. Ts ss: =, Fl Il .s:s s
Barbour County index., 1884-01-18

F;ss: az ssss q e cure ss.s: s:sssss
orders ~
Barbour County index., 1884-01-18
DEATHS In 1888.

Vver 10000 People Killed by Accident
In 1883. Not Including the Multitudes
eusIlowed Up by War and PestiIence-
An Unprecedented Record-Noted Dead
in the United states.
Barbour County index., 1884-01-18

FLORIDA water-Thee Suwanee River
Hdshiu0t0n Hdtcksk
Barbour County index., 1884-01-18

"Come on, Nosey," interrupted a
newsboy, "here's' cullud man wot
wants yer TO write q letter for him, an
he's goin' to pay yer in hard casf. too. "
The invitation was accepted with a
pleasant 'Goed-day, sir,'.and the old
Congressman, statesman, and General,
perhaps, ambled along behind his little
friends and turned out of sight into q
neighboring alleys Washington Repaid
I;cT,, 80. s7e.s-r--~.r---s---.. -
Barbour County index., 1884-01-18
-Firs ., KatarnoIomnss @SIonns; Kamah..

Japan. ..........
]. Railway accident near Naples. italy.
: =. Railway wreck at Fort Plain, ~. Y.
Mine. hcchent at Leigh. EnGland.--
o Ph1laaelph etreet-car wrec led
o TLnaar Pitfsford, Mich
! 4 Enll Qf aIkrna af Netfsefon. Ark.
= &jldErf xDiodonaf Macedon. n. II.
40. -fRll, OF q buikiing near Moorhead,
"a Slisn. 80.
y. IOes Of cire ocean ship voyager.
u Boiler explosion At Santa Richta,
=. ,-Neoco. --.--.-.---.
y Flood at Laestrelia. Spain.
railway accident at Castalia. o..
Barbour County index., 1884-01-18
A YEAR OF pIsAsTERs.

The following gives in tabulated form
ihe estimated loss of life by accident
iuring the year:
Barbour County index., 1884-01-18

l. Loss or the ocean bark G.. T. Jones'
l-6. Jamaica hurricane (estimatedD. w
:. Railway accident at Steglitz, Ger
Storm at 6ruma. Italy...........
,. Fire at Cincinnati. O-.............
9 Yacht Explorer lost in Lake Erie....
q Fire at llliOpolis. ul...........
~. loss OF ocean q < Britannia -
~. hallway accideng near Syracuse. NY
~. Boiler explosion at Pittsburgh, Pa.
n. Mine accidental Kingston. Pa
~. Botlerexplosion near Shreveport. La
" Halfway accident at Nerasaova,
France.
%. Boiler explosion near Osakis, MIMI.
-. RAILWAY collision at Chaska, Minn....
~ Gunpoxder rexplosion In Spain.
-. Powder mill explosion at SfeRg. Cal.
=. propeller Colorado wrecked OF Buff
Barbour County index., 1884-01-18

A few years ago, the CITY Of Boston
sailed from harpor, crowded with an ex-
pectant throng Of passengers bound for q
Barbour County index., 1884-01-18

The following arc numbered among
the dead in this country during the pasi
year; .. ...-
Barbour County index., 1884-01-18

''Straugvt'' she said. as Il grew dark.
''rn take tho children aud go down to
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-23
Western Avenue, East side.
Humphreys Addition to St. Paul.

Supposed owner and description.
Mcdonald. Commencing at point on z
line OF Western avenue, 80 # S from section
line between sections 80 and 25; thence 47H
#; thence s parallel with Western avenue $50
#; thence W AN # to line of Western
avenue: thence y along said z line to be
ginning.