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which now exercises considerable influence 1 in forming and leading the opinions of the masses, well understands how much India has, since the advent of British power, ad- yanced in moral and material prosperity, and they rightly appreciate the supreme happi- ness of living under the benign sway of the British government.
 Many inventors are at work trying to dis cover something that will protect ships from ieebergs and prevent collisions in 8 fog. Professor James Bryce, of Baltimore county, Maryland, made some experiments in this direction some three years ago which attract ed much attention, and which, it is said, were eminently successful. He says that he has an apparatus of his own invention which, under practical tests, has kept two vessels in communication with each other at distance of fifteen miles without any difficulty what ever The man at the wheel on the vessel upon which was the apparatus, by means of this appliance, distinctly heard the whistle of the tug in communication at the distance referred to every three. minutes. The whis- tie used was a three inch cap. The tests made completely demonstrsts the practica bility of keeping vessel in communication with 8 fog signal and of warning her of ap- preaching danger of other obstacles on the water. This apparatus once adjusted for the purpose intended needs no further watching it's work with absolute certainty and accura- cy, and is superior to any device yet invent ed for this purpose. =-.zg zz-
 General Gordon entertained peculiar ideas concerning the Edenic apple by which Moth CT Eve introduced sdeath and all our woe" into the world The constituent clements of this fruit Gordon held to be present in the blood of every member of the human race up to the present day, and he contended that their virus could only be subdued and count eracted by frequent participation in the bread and wine of the sacrament. But SO material 6 view did he take of this rite that he thought the more man could ingest, in quantity, of the consecrated food, the better would be his chances of expurgating from his physical organism the poisonous corpus cles of the forbidden apple. Having forseen that there would be few or opportunities of receiving the sacrament in the Soudan, Gordon resolved to take ss much as possible of the sacred clements before starting He therefore occupied himself on the Saturday before his last Sunday in England in ascer taining the hours at which communion would be administered in the various churches within reach of the place where he then was, and, rising early on the Sunday morning, he went from church to church in turn, partaking of the sacrament in each, and thus received the clements some half dozen times in succession, beginning at six o'clock a. m and ending at midday.
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The Fun of French Divorces.

Paris Letter in the New Orleans Picayunel
 Oae of the peculiarities of the new divorce law is that the bonds of wedlock are not com pletely severed when the court has granted the divorca To be entirely rid of his or her chains the party in whose favor the divorce is pronounced is req 1ired, within the period of two months: to cite the other one before the Same official who performed the civil mar riage between them. Attendance, of course,is not compulsory, but in most cases the citation so obeyed, and monsieur and madame appear ince more before Monsieur le Aaire in the same Sale des Marriages where they were once pronounced, au nom de Ia loi, man and wife It is not unusual nowadays to witness at the large Parisian mairies wedding and divorce parties at the same time, each wait ing their turn, and sometimes there are two or three of each. The former are always in full dress, the brides in white and with orange blossoms in their hair, and everybody is evidently bent on having good time-the word noce in French is synonymous fer wedding and spree. The "divorces" also make it point to put on their best clothes on sucb an occasion but black is de rigeur for the lady and the ex-husband eschews white gloves. Each comes accompanied oy two temoins and their friends and relations But it is not good form to laugh or cut jokes. And they divide into two groups, which take places as far apart as possible at opposite ends of the room. After 8 few minutes of waiting, during which the "divorces" remain lugubriously silent, Monsieur le Aaire makes his appearance. He wears 8 tricolored scarf with gold tassels around his waist, and the usher shouts out, 'sStand up!" an order which all obey. The mayor takes up his stand behind long green table and begins with the marriages. These do not take long, and then comes the turn of the "divorces." The party draw up in line in front of the table, the four witnesses in the middle, the wife to the right and the husband to the left of the line. The clerk reads the decree of the court as rapidly as he possibly can and then takes up collection, just as he had previous. ly done in the marriages, "for the poor of the ward" This done the mayor says: Tn the name of the law we declare your marriage dissolved by reason of the divorce pro, comedy and after exchanging ceremonious bows each go their own way, aceompanieo oy their friends.
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1rrJ 0nuds.
SUMMER.

Cool and pretty dresses can be made of Crinkled Seersuck- CTS, which you can buy here at very low price and there are parasols to match.
 Ginghams and Chambrays are all reduced.
 Embroidered Robes in white and ecrue-very dainty dresses can now be bought of us at much less than you have been accustomed to pay.
 Materials for white dresses of all descriptionS-Lawns, Mus lins, Cambrics, Organdies, and the rest, are all here ready for you, and the prices are, Gas the phrase now goes,) "to suit the times"
 Thread and Silk Gloves and Mitts. Here we have an ad- vantage over our competitors, in that we keep better made goods than most of, them do.
 We have some cream colors and other light shades in Cash meres, Veilings and Albatross Cloth that you should see, if in want of that class of goods. See also the light ground Chal- cts de laine and the Beiges.
 Opera ShaWlS and EmbrOld- cred Shawl-scarfs in new shades.
 Made-up yokes for Children's dresses-very pretty things in white and colored embroidery ready to insert in the dress-a novelty.
 Some items in White and CoIored Skirts for ladies are noteworthy for the new prices on them.
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Anup-country editor in Pennsylvania, writ ino about Victor Hugo, said he was the au- thor of Lees Miserables, ia very graphic de- scription of the surrendefat Appomattox. -ChicaQo Herald. tA
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CANCER CURED.

have had cancer on my face for many years have tried great many remedies, but without relief almost gave up hope of ever being cured pr. Hardman, my son, recommended Swfft-s Spe- eif1c, which have taken with great results. Ny face is now we'll and it is impossible for me to ex press my thanks in words for what this medicine has done for me. MRS. OLIVE HARDMAN
 Monroe, Ga, Sept. ?, 1884.
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Gtedica1.
ClairvOVant.
MRS. y. '. CLARK.

The great business test and healing medium, 226 crown street. continues to astonish hundreds in this city by her Clairvoyant powers Mrs Clark locates alseases without asking questions, and indicates the appropriate remedy. She compounds vegetable medicines from roots, barks and herbs, which have surprising curative effect Hours from to 12 a. m and to p. and evenings oc18
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have had a cancer in my right ear for three years tried every remedy the physicians prac- wrought wonders for me. It is the best blood puri- fer in the world. JOHN s. MORROW
 Florence Ala
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IN THE
 UNITED STATES AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES
 practice of more than thirty years and ire quent visits to the Patent Office has given him a familiarity with every department of and mode of proceeding at, the Patent Office, which, together with the fact that he visits Washington semi monthly to give his personal attention to the inter ests of his clients warrants him in the assertion that no office in this country is able to offer the same facilities to Inventors in securing their inventions by Letter Patent and particularly to those whose applications have been rejected examination of which he will make free of charge.
 Preliminary examination, prior to application for paten' made at Patent Office, at small charge.
 His facilities for procuring Patents in Foreign Countries unequaled.
 Refers to more than one thousand clients for whom he has procured Letters Patent. jy1Sd&w
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Swifts Specific is entirely vegetable Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., Drawer 3, Atlanta, Ga or 15s W. ssd St.. NJ je5eodawnr W. J. Sullivan, M. R. Q. v. S.,
 VETERINARY SURG EON.
 Office 37 Center Street. Messages by telephone or telegraph received at any hour. fe24 Sm
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Swift's Specific has cured cancer on my face. and has almost made new man of me-
 T. J. TEATE, Wacssa Fla
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DON'T SKIP THIS!

We have just received an invoice of TWO THOU SAND pairs OfGentIeEnen's PANTS, made from fOr- eign and domestic Cassi- meres, i'm Piaids, Checks and Stripes. These goods are all the rage in large cities, and are fast coming into favor among the cus- tom fraternity. We war; rantaIi goods to give per- feet satisfaction with fair usage, or money refunded.
 JOHNSONiS
 CLOTHING HOUSE,
 1O9 Church Street. MEiGS G CO.,,
 Proprietors
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The preposterous statement that there was to be great yield of peaches was of course mistake. ''Heavy growers of peaches are now becoming uneasy over the great fall of young fruit from the trees during the past few daYsn
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This is world of change Robert Toombs of Georgia, who once expected to call the roll of his slaves under the shadow of Bun ker Hill monument. now believes that the negro race is going to die out.
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NGondaV, June 8th.

Spring in ion nony a few in ad.
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With smallpox in London and in Montreal New York will be fortunate if she escapes a visitation. And it would do no harm for people in New Haven who have not been vaccinated to attend to the matter imme- diately
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Grand Sale of Surplus Stock.

 Deparments regardless
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1885-07-17
Jenny June ON Underwear,

II Is quite time that women understand that
there are certain parts Of the attire which
should not DO subject to the law Of fashion and
change. Underwear, for example, should SIM
ply cover the body-not enlarge, depress or
compress Il. The finest French underwear, ex-
cepting skirts worn next the dress, follows this
rule, Even hens are not allowed, and there
are no gathers. Tho garment 10. curved In at
tho sides and csntsr, the edges are hand en-
broidsred, and the Sits perfect. Women who
buy underwear made at slop shops simply be-
cause II is cheap, without regard to ito fern or
STYLE. sometimes wearing 1t gathered In, some
times Loose, sometimes shaped, can never hav
their dresses fitted with precision or elegance.
The correct 10 even more important; whatever
this. 1t ought always to be Of the same cut and
style, the same depth over the hips, tne same
ANYTHING bat an object Of terror. It yields .
necessary support to the soft and heshy parts OF
A weman's figure, and serves ~ q flexible frame
on which to build the dress. 1t is scientifically
cut and curved to the body, and supplied with
elastic sides or cores which adapt it to delicate
women and growing girls. There are summer
corsets Of 4 transparent, lace-lIke fabric, trav-
ersed by slender plant lines of whalebone
forming the frame which are a luxury even to
ook at and may he worn on the hottest day
with ease and comfort. But there are still
straight, .hapeless, heavy weighted "stays,'
machine made, coarsely corded and charged
with steel bars that quite alter the figure Of
the wearer, who perhaps thinks she Is improv-
ed because she Is martyred in wearing them,
or selects them because they are few cents
cheaper. This is self. murder for less induce.
ment than would he accepted by the commonesl
assassin and destroys the effect OF the finest
costume.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1885-07-17
HOME AND SOCIETY.
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

In laying up furs TOR summer, Jay tahow
candle In or near them.
Pickles or vinegar will not keep In a jar
that has ever had any kind Of grease in 1t.
Kitchen tables may DO made ~ white as
snow il washed with soap and wood eshes.
Sweat oil will remove finger.marks from
v.rnished furniture, and kerosene from oiled
furniture.
Patient rubbing with chloroform will remove
na;nt from black silk or any other goods, and
viii not hurt the most delicate color or fabric.
nv rubbing with damp flannel dipped IN
tho hest whiting, the brown discoloration may
he taken of cups In which custards have been
baked.
To remove tar rub thoroughly with clean
lard. and then wash with soap and warm wa
ter. This may be applied to either the hands
or the clothing.
Tea stains and many fruit stains may be re.
moved with boiling water. Pour the water
through the stain in order to prevent 1t from
spreading through the material.
A few drops of hartshorn put into little wa
ter viii clean hair brush nicely. Ii very dir
ty. use a little soap also. After cleaning, rinse
IN clear water tie string round the handle
and hang it up to dry.
To remove the stains of French shoe polish,
either from wooden or cotton goods, WASH the
mot with tallow soap and let it stand an hour
or so, then wash in clean water anu aiterwaro
proceed us with any soiled article.
Gilt frames may be revived by carefully
busting them, and then washing with one
onnce of soda beaten up with the whites OF
three eggs. Scraped patches might be touched
nm with Judson's, or any gold paint. CASTLE
soap ard water, with proper care, may DC
used to clean oil paintings; other methods
should nol be employed without some Skill.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1885-07-17
Helna for Homework.

One failing we women have is Willingness
to worry along without proper utensils to do
our work with. We 60 on lifting the heavy
iron pot to boil half dozen potatoes in when
a three quart granite kettle or even cheap tin
one would be so handy. We do without the
extra broom for the best carpets and this is
piece of poor economy; we lack good sharp
knife for cutting meat, a little one to pare po-
tatoes with, a boiler for oatmeal, carpet
sweeper; there is a scantinesS OF clothespns,
no skirt board for ironing dresses, and So on.
This lack makes the work a third more irk-
come, No man would blupder along so much.
But he is master Of bis pocketbook, some NO.
man says; still, we think, giving thought to the
subject, she could get the desired articles, be-
cause really these things do not cost much.
The usual kind of hired girl will not do With
out the conveniences which her employer has
denied herself, and it IS better to have the con-
venisnt utensils and then dispense with the
help if possible. As unskillcd as the girls for
housework now are, they often largely increase
the nervous wear Of Housekeeping.
A good carpet sweeper is great help, but be
sure it is a good one before you buy 1t: OF
course it will not dig out all the corners or per-
fectly sweep the room without the aid of a
broom, but by sweeping sitting room about
he edges and corners once a week thoroughly
with broom and finish off with the carpet
sweeper to take up the dust, you keep it neat
the rest of the time by the use of the sweeper
and without raising dust. The threads from
Your sewing, the seed and feathers from the
bird cege, and the chidren's litter all vanish
without your having to stCOp once to the floor
-TArthurs Magazine.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1885-07-17

have not had any patronage to bestow since
have been in congress, nearly 10 years, and as
Ihave stood it that long guess l can stand II
the balance OF my time in official life II 1t Is
necessary. If, in the judgment OF the president
other kentucky Democrats are more tit and de-
serving to hold Office than those L lndorse,
have not word TO say. l believe he is an hon.
est and conscientious man, and tries bis best to
fill the offices solely for the public good. |
know be has hard time enough trying to do
this. and shall be the last man to throw any
obstacle In his way, even il do not get friend
appointed during bis entire administration
[Senator Beck Of Kentucky.
The administration has shown no disposition
to undervalue the services OF men who have
done faithful service for the Democracy, but the
president does not entertain the opinion that
the sole end and object Of the existence OF the
Democratic party is to deliver the public offices
to men skillful in manipulating elections, and
who demand them as their right Mobile
(Ala.) Register.
Nobody questions "the right" OF Republic
can to continue in Office or to get one if he can
We don't like the whimpering and the whining
when changes are made and Republican Office
holders have to walk the plank. I'm
der Republican rule a Democrat expected to be
struck by lightning sooner than receive an
Office and to us this disposition OF some office
holders to raise cry of persecution when they
are turned out of office is anything but manly
-1SwautOn Sentry.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1885-07-17
Enrland.s Now Premier.

The new premier is not of very proposes
ing appearance, and at the Berlin conference
looked clxmsy and coarse alonr side of the pic
turesque and romantic figure Of Disraol. He
is pictured by good pen painter as very uu-
wieldy and very ugly man. Massive, and at
the same time ill-shaped and flsbby, with a
corporation far beyond his years, and shoulders
broad and stopped, he is as ungainly speci-
men Of man as there is in either house of
pariisment Then his face, which is unhealth-
iiy pallid, is surrounded by bristling, black,
dishevelled hair, which leaves scarcely bit of
his cheeks uncovered; the eyes are deep set and
have u curiously sombre aud furtive look, and
altogether he looks what would be called a
hulkirg customer. He is, however, extremely
genial and agreeable in private conversation.
Though bis speeches breathe raneor and fire
and birthstone, he talks quietly and reasonably,
and his bossted imperiousuess of will Is under
stood to hide real infirmiiy o, purpose. He Is
almost despo:is ruler Of the house OF lords,
which registers his wishes as the conservati, q
leader.-TN World Correspondence.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1885-07-17
HERE AND HEREAFTER.

"Whocyer was begotten by pure love
And came desired and welcome into life
L. q Immaculate Conception. He
Whose heart swells full OF tenderness and trust
Nav be another Christ; we all may be
Lug 0" ELLA Wheeler Wilcox.
Never YOU mind the crowd, lad,
Or fancy your life won't tell;
The work 10 work for a that
To him that doeth 1t we'll.
Fancy the;world bill lad;
Look where the millions stop;
You'll find the crowd at the base, lad;
There's always room at the top.
II il pitiful to have dim conceptions OF duty |;
mora pitful to have vulgar and brutal concep-
lions Of enjoyment.
We cannot conquer fate and necessity, but
can vield to them in such a way as TO be great
err than il We could.-[ Hannah More.
Soma day when everything is figured up and
a hslancs struck, it will be found that the man
Who minds his own business has good invest
ment. Chicago Ledger.
The mundane sphere is g mighty uncertain
sort OF place. The bitter and sweet go hand IN
hand. and you always strike an up grade when
you are in the biggest hurry Chicago Ledg-
or.
do not wonder at what men suffer In this
WOrlQ, OUT WOuOOi oioSh ~ "ANs wy AN'St
We may see how good rises cut OF pain and
evil; but the dead, naked, eyeless loss, what
good comes of that-[Ruskin.
Cheerfulness is just as natural to the heart OF
man in strong health as color to his cheek
and whene yer there is habitual gloom there must
be either lad air, unwholesOme food, improp-
erly severe labor or errlng habits of life. John
| Ruskin.
It il not what is but what may be that often
est blanches the cheek aud paralyzes the limbs /;
and oftenest gives rise to that sense OF need OF
| God which we are told nowadays is SUPER
| stition and which he whom we call the Savior
acknowledged and justified in telling us to take
| no thought for the morrow inasmuch as God
would take thought for it.
Persons-so on praying to God for various
Christian states Of mind, and they have an idea
that some day lie will touch them whereas all
high religious states are the result OF education
and growth in truth, purity and love Of ones
| fellow.men, just as a knowledge of music or
painting, or history, or philology, or science,
are the result of training and experience.
Is that animal better that hath two or three
mountains to Craze on, than a little bee that
feeds on dew or mama, and lives on what falls
every morning from the storehouse of heaven ?
Can man quench his thirst better out Of a
river than a full cup, or drink better from a
fountain which is finely paved with marble
than when it wells over the green turf.-lJere-
my Taylor.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1885-07-17

There il a rhyme going the rounds OF the
| press about man who bought flannel shirt,
and after the Hrst washing 1t descended to the
email boy to wear, and after two or three more
times it could only be worn by the baby. or
course. it seems ar exaggeration, but every
housekeeper who has had experience in this
n,,,. of goods. knows how very trying it is to
| find the garments gradually shrinking until
| they become quito useless in many cases wnere
there is no "small boy" or "baby" to bequeath
| them to. From long experience am con-
vnced that. although there is great difference
in tho quality of goods, there is still greater in
| the manner OF washing. Those who have no
ntere,t in caring for the shrinkage OF gar.
| ment will hardly give it as much care as those
| who have; yet upon this very care depends the
successful washing.
| The best way is to cut up whatever soap 10
reeded into the water, as it makes. flannel
| thick to rub the soap on 1t, as you can easily
discover. A little ammonia and borax makes
the dirt come on. quickly and easily. As soon
as the garment is sufficiently rubbed IN the not
suds nut it in still hotter for 1insipg, and snake
ont each piece we'll from both waters, and fisp
| in the air to shed all the water possible before
hanging out. Rub as little as possible; more
| dependence can be placed on squeezing through
the hands, but thegquicker the operation is per-
formed, the; better the result. lea nannei
should always be washed before making up.
Know il will fade little from the pretty scar
let s shade, bu. there is poison to some skins in
the red coorinp, and it is safer to wash il gu. !;
besides this, the smell ofnew red flannel is very
disagreeable and the least perspraliosn brings ing
it out. The wringer is very bad for hne nan
nols az It rolls up the nap and hardens it. AL.
way , choose nne day for washing fannels, II
are often l spoiled by being left in water, or in
the basket till the weather clears up, ana Il tnen
they become muddy and dscolored. wv; mo sttar
thew thew are turned, then pulled into shape and
dried quickly. They must be wIung or or
squeezed tightly, aud no water left to drip and
drain out Of them.-TRura New Yorker.