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Curious Marriages.

Z" A few days ago June, 1879 was
married at st. Bridget's church, in
Chester, Mr. George Harding, aged one
hundred seven, to Mrs. Catherine
Woodward, aged eighty-three. So sim
gular union could not fail of exciting
the admiration and surprise of numer-
Gus congregation before whom the cere-
mony was performed. The bridegroom
served in the army thirty-nine years
during the reigns of Queen Anne,
George l. aud part of George ii. He
is now particularly hearty, in great
spirits, and retains all his faculties to
an extraordinary perfection. This is
his fifth wife; the last one he married
in his one hundred fifth year, and he is
Mrs. Woodward's fourth husband. 1t
is also worthy of observation that the
above old mans diet has been for the
last thirty years past chiefly buttermilk
boiled with little flour, and bread and
cheese" AS pendant to this we
come ocross another announcement, a
few years later: " Mr.. Thomas Dawson
of Northallerton, aged ninety, to Miss
Golightly, bouncing damsel of sixty
four. The anxious bridegroom had
been a widower almost six weeks"
Chambers Journal.
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Lost Time.

Letany young man pass all the evening
in vacant idleness or in reading some
silly tale, and compare the state of his
mind when he goes to sleep or gets up
the next morning with his state some
other day, when he has spent some hours
in going through the proofs, by facts and
reasoning, of the great doctrines of
natural science, learning truths wholly
new to him, satisfying himself by care
full examination of the grounds on
which the known truth rests, so as to
be not only acquainted with the doc
trines themselves, but to be able to
show why he believes them and to
prove to others that they are true; he
will find as great a difference as can
exist in the same being-the difference
between looking back upon time I'M
profitably wasted and time spent in
self-improvement; he will feel himself
in one case listless and dissatisfied, and
in the other comfortable and happy; in
the one case, if he did not appear to
himself humble, at least he will not
have earned any claim to his own re-
spect; in the other case he will enjoy
the proud consciousness of having by his
own eXertions an opinion, and therefore
more exalted one.-LOrd BrOughdm.
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figures are significant of the wear of
city life on the nervous system. Is not
this strain of the nervous system pc
culiarly American danger? To be sure
all brain-workers in all countries are Ii
able to it, but in our country climatic
influences increase the tendency. Under
these influences we have developed ma
tional characteristics, showing in form
and feature. We do things in hurry.
We are in haste to get rich. We are in
haste to be wise. We have no time for
exercise. We have no time for play.
Both exercise snd play are by serious
people often looked upon as waste of
time for adults, however good they may
be for children and young people. A
boy must be a man before his time, and
girl must be prim and staid, and must
not romp like her more fortunate
brothers, but must be sober woman
after she has entered her teens. 1t
seems as if the battle of modern life Cat
least of modern city life) was battle
of the nerves. From nursery to school,
from school to college, or to work; the
strain of brain goes on and strain
of nerve-scholarships, examinations,
speculations, promotions, excitements,
stimulations, long hours of work, late
hours of rest, iaded frames, weary
brains, jarring nerves, all intensified by
the exigencies of our school and city
life" The worst of the mischief is
that this strain falls most of all upon
those from nature and circumstance
least able to bear it-upon our women
Public opinion frowns upon their exer-
cising like men. Yet, with nervous
system more sensitive than mans, they
need the very exercise (out-of-doors)
which by mistaken public sentiment
they are often forbidden to take. The
healthy housework is often deputed to
servant either because too hard for
our American girls or too much beneath
hem.-Popular Science Monthly.
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Dame Nature.

We see many glimpses of the great
system of general regulation which
guards Nature from overdrawing her ac-
counts in connection with the arrange
ment of living things. Not only in
beings of high degree, but in animals
of low estate, do we meet with illustra-
tons of the economy of power and the
saving of needless expenditure of force
and energy which Dame Nature prac-
tees. The study of human anatomy,
which, of course, is one in many points
with the comparative science as applied
to lower life, reveals not few instruc-
tive examples of this saving tendency
in life's ways. The human head, for
example, is nicely balanced on the
spine. Compared with heads of lower
type, this equipoise forms prominent
feature of mans estate. The head
mass of dog, horse or elephant requires
to be tied, as it were, to the spine.
Ligaments and muscular arrangements
of complex nature perform their part
in securing that the front extremity of
these forms should be safely adjusted.
But in man there is an absence of effort
apparent in Natures ways of securing
the desired end. The erect posture,
too, is adjusted and arranged for on
principles of neat economy. The type
OF body is the same as in lower life.
Humanity appears before us as a modi-
fcation, an evolution, but in no sense
a new creation. Man rises from his
forelegs arms being identical, be
it remarked, with the anterior pair of
limbs in lower life-and speedily there
ensues an adaptation of means to ends.
and all in the direction of the economi-
cal conversion of the lower to the higher
type of being The head becomes
balanced and not secured, as we have
seen, and thus a saving of muscular
power is entailed. Adjustments of
bones and joints take place, and the
muscles of one aspect-say the front
of the body counterbalances the action
OF those of the other aspect, back; and
between the two diverging tendencies
the erect position is maintained prac-
tically without effort. So, also, in the
petty details of the work Nature has not
been unmindful of her " saving clause"
We see this latter fact illustrated in the
disposition of the arrangements of foot
and heel. One may legitimately an
nounce that man owes much to his
head; but the truth is, he owes a great
deal of his mental comfort and physical
economy to his heels. The heel bone
has become especially prominent in
man when compared with lower forms
of quadruped life. 1t projects far be-
hind the mass of foot and leg, and thus
forms a stable fulcrum of support
whereon the body may rest. Here,
again, economy of ways and means is
Acknowledgements Magazine.
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Select M(istellamp.
The Poets Treasures.

The laughing streams all crystal bright
How sweet their murmuring song
As, strewn with blossoms and lecked with light
They ioyously dance along
They glance through the valleys like silver wings:
They twinkle, they gleam they shine;
And while my heart in rapture sings,
They whisper they are mine!
Like maiden's tresses so sleek, so fine,
They ripple, and wave, and curl;
They blush meath the sunset like rosy wine,
And sing like happy girl.
When, weary, sink on the emerald sod,
They dimple and seem to say
ave are balm fresh flung from the hand of God;
Come, bathe in our fairy spray
The warbling birds my Ministries all;
All! they know that love them WELL
For hasten forth, when their voices call,
TO forest or leafy dell;
On buoyant pinions they come and go,
Caprcious. and wild, and free,
And sing to the children of toll and woe
The songs they sing to me-
The trees are mine, and the humble flowers
That sigh mid the rustling grass
When stepped in the fragrance of summer showers
The amorous zephyrs pass.
When the world grows old, and turn away
From its tickle and loveess throng,
They nestle around me, and seem to say;
1--WE love you poor child of song"
They kiss the dust from my weary feet
They tremble and blush, and sigh;
And the bonny daisy, so fresh, so sweet,
tear in her golden eye,
Seemeth to me, in her gown of white,
More lovely than all the rest,
With the beauty of summer in her sight,
And its sunshine in her breast
own not one inch of the land, not L.
Nor jewels nor silks | wear,
Yet, free to roam meath the azure sky,
/ am wealthy beyond compare.
To the podding wording. let pomp and pride
And the treasures of earth be given
While rest content on the fair hillside,
Rich, rich in the gifts of heaven!
-E0DUU
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The Name " Blanket.D

When Edward III. assembled the
throne of England he almost immedi-
ately declared war against France, and
shortly after prepared to invade her ter
ritory. But the sinews of war were
wanting, and so the monarch appealed
to his loving subjects. English money
bags, however, were not then so pie
thoric as they have become since, and
little coin comparatively was in circula-
ton. The people loved their young
and valiant king, and the war was a
popular one. The English raised large
quantities Of wool, which they sent to
Flanders for manufacture. 1t was de-
termined to devote the wool crop of
that year toward defraying the expenses
of the expedition. After the more
valuable portion had been used there
was quantity quite unfit for the Flem-
ish looms. This was bought up by one
Sir Thomas Blanquette, who had it
woven into a coarse but warm material
and periodically presented it to the
king as contribution to the comfort of
the soldiers and as a covering for the
horses of the mobiles and knights. This
material was named Blanquette, or
Banquet, for the name of the donor,
and we now spell it blanket New
York san.
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A Renaissance of Webster.

/ am reminded by President Bart
let's description of Daniel Webster of
his appearance at Bellows Falls, VT,
July s, 1910, when he addressed the
people of that place from the balcony
of the Mansion House, on the west
side of the square. The day was very
warm, the time between ten and twelve
A. NJ, and crowd of people were
standing in the square under the burn
ing sun. No ordinary speaker could
have held the peoples attention ten
minutes, but they stood there that day,
with no appearance of WEAKNESS, for
about one and a half hours, while
Webster addressed them. The sur
roundings were very inspiriting. In
front of him, but few rods away, was
the river that separates Vermont from
New Hampshire, and towering alb
ruptly above him were the mountains
of his native state and before him an
audience composed largely of her peo-
pie. He evidently felt the inspiration
of the occasion, and at times his voice
seemed to ring away over the noun
tains and fill the valley with its power
Although very much impressed with
Hio appearance, ulu not lully reallIe
how much he exceeded all other men
until / saw him standing by the side of
DIR. Amos Twichell of Keene, n. H., a
former classmate and lifelong friend
of Webster. DR.. Twichell was man
of great mental attanments and ability.
and would have been a very marked
man among thousand, but by the side
OF webster he seemed dwarfed not
only to the appearance of a common
man, but very far below it. BY the
side of Webster he looked to me almost
like an idiot. | shall never forget the
establishment | felt at the contrast be-
tween those two men.-Sprmafeld Re
publican.
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"SwEET MAUD MULLER."-Whit-
tiers beautiful ballad contains touch
ing allusion to the many cares and
sorrows which wear upon the "heart
and brain " of wife and mother.
Thousands of weary, suffering women
have found DR.. Pierce's " Favorite Pre-
scription " marvellous recuperator of
wasted strength and of sovereign eff
cacy in all those arrangements and
maladies peculiar to their sex, by rea-
son of which the vitality is gradually
sapped and the cheek robbed prema-
turely of its bloom. Price reduced to
one dollar. BY druggists.
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ONE HUNDRED Doses ONE DOLLAR
is inseparably connected with Hoods
Sarsaparilla and is true of no other
medicine. 1t is an unanswerable argu-
ment as to strength and economy, while
thousands testify TO its superior blood
purifying and strengthening qualities.
A bottle of Hoods Sarsaparilla contains
one hundred doses and will last a
month, while others will average to last
not over a week, Hence, for economy,
buy Hoods Sarsaparilla.
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advertisements.
THE SOURCE
OF HEALTH.
|Ve6etiIl6
10 R<x3 Q

Make the blood pure and You drive sickness away.
Neglect TO do so aud you must suffer with disease. In
the Summer heat, when your physical powers
exhausted and your mental faculties incapable Of effort,
Vcgetine will give life to the bloodess invalid and
impart yigor and strength to the worn body and
mind. Take It while on your vacation and thus
secure health and pleasure. But If You arc unable 10
get respite from labor, by all means use Ncgctnc, and
you will greatly lessen the danger from Epidemcs
and Fevers. Negctne possesses In It's combination Of
roots banks, and herbs the very elements in which the
diseased blood is deficient 1t the cause Of and
thus cures Blood Humors and skin Diseases,
and as tonic In Nervous Debility Il has no equal
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Temperance.
Drifting with the Tide.

LIES river runs with placid sweep
Along times varied shore,
But in the channel pillows lean
with angry, dashing roar
Young hearts, be brave, and stem the flood
That sweeps thy bark along;
Strike out with oars of fortitude
And leave the whiring throng.
The bark is far too frail and weak
To battle with the waves,
Whose fury blanches many check
And fills dishonored graves
Should foes arise to check thy way
When steering in the right
DO not forget to knee and pray,
Then arm thee for the fight,
First, put n wW to work each oar,
Take honor for thy guide
And make vow thou'lt nevermore
Go a. drifting with the tide"
Raise high before thee faiths bright shield,
Let courage lead the van
Then cut thy way with honor's steel
And prove myself man.
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DUTY and futurity are ours; results
and futurity belong to God.

CAN consumption be cured? Yes.
One man only discovered the laws of
gravitation. One man only discovered
the virtue of vaccination. And one
man, after years of study and rehec-
ton, has discovered the cure for con-
sumption. DR. Pierce's Golden Medi-
cal Discovery is its specific. Send two
letter stamps and get DIR. PIERCE pamph-
let treatise on consumption. Address
Worlds Dispensary Medical Associ-
alton, Buffalo, n. Y.
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The Strain OF CITY Life.

Read the following facts with regard
to Chicago; From 1852 to 1868, popu-
lation increased 81 times what it was
in the first period The deaths from
nervous disorders increased 20.4 times.
Chicago is perhaps fast place, but the
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-08-04

WHY don't you try Carter's Little
Liver Pills? They are a positive cure
for sick headache and all the ills pro-
duced by disordered liver. Only one
nil dose
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PERSECUTION is often the wind that
scatters the good seed of the kingdom.
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Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-09-08

The war Department yesterday re-
ceived telegram from General How
ard, at San Francisco, as follows: "Gen
eral Miles has returned to Fort Bowie
with Natchtz, the son of Cochise, Ger.
onimo and his brother, with three other
Apsches, all as prisoners Of war. The
surrender WAS unconditional. Captain
Lawton is following with the remalnder Ell
of the hostiles, thirty-six adults and
three children in ALL" Great satisfac-
tion is expressed at the War Depart.
mont at Geronimo's surrender. General
Miles is praised for his work, which
ends war that ran, with brief inter.
missions, through a period of twenty
five years. At the same time 1t is said
that the results of General Crooks cam
paign were Of great value to General
Miles, and the latter has substantially
followed the plan outlined by his pre-
decessor. The successful ending of the
campaign "will be of inestimable value
to the Territory of Arizona, as the hcs-
tiles had so ravaged AL area of rich
country two hundred miles square as to
render 1t uninhabitable."
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-09-08
A Negro,s Prediction.

SAVANNAH, Ga, Sept. I'm negro
hamlet forty miles from the railroad
last Monday, a negress apparently died
and her friends were sitting up with
the corpse. While the wake was at its
height, the woman burst the glass in
the ccffin lid and assumed sitting DOS.
turs. A stampede ensued. She ex-
tricated herself from the coffin and told
her friends thLt the end of the world
was schednled for September 90 and
that she would die at dawn.
Her death epsued as predicted, and
on Tuesday night came the earthquake.
The negroes OF the entire neigborhood
now LOOK upon the dead woman as q
prophet and have spent the entire time
since Tuesday night in their weird re-
ligious devotions in preparation for the
expected day of judgment. Farm work
is uffering severely as consequence
Fully 900 negroes have now collected
at the scene of terrices.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-09-08
Professor Bristol,A HOrses.

Monday night Professor Bristol will
commence an engagement of one week at
the Opera House with HE Equine Won
ders, giving performances every night,
and on Wednesday, Friday and Satur
day afternoons. The professor cla,mA
this is the only recognized school OF
Educated Horses now giving exhibi.
tions In this country. They are twenty
In number, and perform feats never be
fore attempted by the equine species.
This week they are performing before
crowded houses at Orange, N. j., and
the p, ess OF that city are loud In their
praise. They have drawn crowded
houses in each city where they have ap
peared, and the Providence Daily Star,
I'm speaking OF then. says:
There was not q vaoa ~ seat at Low 3
Opera House last evening st the frs.
performance of Prof Bristol's troupe
of educated horses, and it was indeed
q wonderful exhibition of animal saga
city, the horses working very muon
quicker and more intelligently than Pro
fessor Bartholomew The horses with
Lester and A LIENS Minstrels, on Mon
day night the goth.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-09-08

telegram from Havana, received on
tuesday evening, says several sprlngs
nave recently appeared near the village
|of Ceibsdelagus, near Havana, the
water from which has formed large
lake, threatening the village with inun-
datiOn. Several plan tations and facto-
riee hre already submerged, and the
water, which is now three feet deep, is
slowly invading the village. A large
number Of the inhabitants bave left the
town. The civil Governor Of Havana
and the municipal architect have gone
to the scene.
A safe in J. g. Harrison's com mis- sion
store In Newark, New Jersey, was
robbed on Monday of over $20, ,0O0. The
stolen property consisted of two city
loan bonds, Nos. 44o and AL, Of $1,000
each, due September 20, 1885, and
drawn to the order Of the second Pres
byterian church, OF which Mr.. Harri-
son Is treasurer; several bank books be.
longing 70 the same society, aud a note
for 6400. Payment on the securities has
been stopped.
A train going from Farnham to Lon
gueuil in Q Qaebec, on Monday even ing,
being too heavy to control, ran on q
switch and showed five cars which
were already there out to and across
the main line, and through Q wooden
house occupied by two families, into .
five-foot ditch on the other side of the
house. OF the five inmates of the
house q four.year- old boy was killed
and an cid woman fatally Injured.
At Rochester, New York, ON Monday,
q driver on o canal boat "atrempted to
push the bridge fIom the boat to the
Iowpath, bat could not hold 1t. The
hook which fastens the bridge to the
boat caught him In the throat, tearing
it open and throwing him into the water.
The bridge fell on him, breaking his
neck"
A telegram from Kansas City reports
that Martin Irons, the leader OF the
great Southwestern railroad strike, was
looked up at the police station there on
Monday night on a charge of drunken
D ess, being unable to give bond for his
relt ase.
A Are in Belleville, Ontario, yester.
day, destroyed the business places of
Tickell e. Sons, furniture dealers W.
R Carmichn.s, druggist, and Dickens
and Brown, pain tera. LOSS, SAC, 600 ;
insurance, $l8. 600. Incendiari.m is
suspected.
Henry j. Christoph, o well-known
private banker of Chicago, committed
suicide on Monday night. He had been
drinking heavily for ,me time.
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BkE v1TlEa.

sun rfset $50. Sun sat 6.l9.
Agents for DUNLAP hats. Ruinford
hatters.
Salt water tafty at Ferguson's.
Try Bush's coal ;rytu will like It.
Brazilian Balm cures colds. 10 cents.
Try Bush's coal you will surely like 1t.
M. X. Wyatt, dry goods, 623 ". 4th street.
w. J. himble, grocer, and and Justison.
Birds sai Cages At Parkers's, East znds
miilard v. Davis, lsweIer, 9 Is. and street
Oity Laundry. Sixth and Shiples street
Fine 10 K. Kings, At Hanf's, 10 Il. Fourtl
Washing machine for sale at Pickers stow,
store, East Fourth St.
lnfants' clothing and ladies' underwent
made ut Staats & Davis, No. East Fourti
street.
Clifton FFF hour ss cents; Kirkwood tiou,
BY cents. Lynch & Leary,: N. L. corner
Third and Madison streets.
YoU CAN SAFELY SEND CHILDREN TO BUY
at the Family Shoe House, as you can rt
turn anything bought II 1t don't suit In
quality, kind or price. and we refund you
your money. Prices uniform and moderate
For children's shoes try the Family Shoe
House. 2o6 Market strset, above Second
VIM. IL. Babcock.