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THE PERFECTlONlSTS.
Portrait of Mrs. j. Il. Martin. Who Is
said to BE IA Divinity.

Tdid W DC IL DIVINITY
CINCINNATI, Aug. ga curious religious
frenzy has pervaded certain circles in Ohio
for the past fourteen years, or ever since the
crusade which was inauGuratrd about that
time, when bands of women went about
praying in the saloons. This enthusiasm has
gone ON intensifying until now the matter has
assumed such strange Importance as to be re-
SaGued as serious phenomenon About
thirty persons men and women, have aban-
doned the churches and formed an esoteric
ban1, whose inner mysteries have not been di
vulged to the world. All these people are
far above the average in intelligence
and social position. One of them is the
widow of an ex-member of congress and a
territorial Judge of Kansas appointed by Blu
chanan Another is the wife of an ex-judge
of a court in Cincinnati. Several are girls
barely out of their teens Men of means, en-
gagged in business, and some mere boys have
joined the band. Some have sacrificed their
occupations to join it, and are depending upon
the Lord to provide for them. Meetings are
held in beautiful home on Walnut Hills
owned 10y a man and his wife, who are mem
bers
Several years ago series of holiness meet
ings was started at the Lovcland camp
grounds They were for converted Chris
tians, and their purpose was to attain a state
of snlcSs Christian life DR.. Leonard, the
noted Prohibtlonst, and the boy preacher"
delivered sermons on the subject of holiness
The outcome of it all has been that Mrs, j.
B. Martin processes to have reached that
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state of perfection
wherein il * i'm
nos ill. for I,or to
die Her followers
who nu,nbor about
,b;r,, r,-,arl -
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-08-13

o phase of country
life appeals more
strongly to the art
ist than hop pick
ing. Even the yard
is attractive. Here
are long rows of
poles, each bearing
sturdily its burden
of twisting, climb
ing vines, and each
row rpppntpl apain
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HOP PICKING.
A VAGRANT ART STUDENTS SKETCH
ES IN WESTERN NEW YORK.

Interesting notes Among the Hop Grow
ers-Picldng, Bleaching and Drying.
The Hardships of the Day, and the
Dance on the Old Barn Floor at Night.
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Picking hops Is not n pastlme by any means.
1t is downright hard work. For those unac-
customod to exposure this outdoor life has
much discomfort In the morning the vines
and poles are wet with rain and dew. Soon
the heat becomes oppressive and wraps that
were 50 comfortable an hour ago are hung on
the bins. To be used again later in the day
There are myrads of hop lice, too; dirt and
stain, aching heads and tired arms; faces tan
under the scorching sun, and tender fingers
bleed from contact with the rough vines
Still, the occupation is n help toward that
which we are all seeking-a livelihood.
This artiol" was not written to describe in
detail the raising of hops, nor to call special
attention TO that industry 1t is merely a
collection of notes made by Il vaSrant art
student during visit to the hop yards in the
picking season. The valley described, half
hidden among the hills of western New York
is probably fair sample of other hop crow
ing portions of the state, and its exact loca-
ton Is IA matter of little importance
AT T. o'clock the pickers stop work for din
ner and little rest Those from n distance
board at the farm house and go to their meals
when the bell rings. In the yards, where
local help is employed there is usually a
rough shanty, where tea and coffee are served
and the contents of the dinner pals enjoyed
in a picnic fashion, quite in keeping with the
surroundings.
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long tA" sides repair th. oil barn floor for
me rcrel ,iion Of TerpschIro; aal the reign
"' the goddess, despite her rdlesurrouudngs,
is quit rs dcbonair as though her throne
we're in the blazing light Of d fashionable ball
ON.
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Plug Your Jaw.

with a chew of Happy Thought
Wave Line Plug Chewing Tobacco.
The best chew II man ever put into his
mouth Does not crumble l. free from
sticks and stems. Always moist. The
best tobacco in the world, Makes good
smoke or chew. Sold everywhere. Give
it a trial. loc. pieces.
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lie was elected a representative 10 the gen
eral court in lS1l-72, overcoming Republi.
can majority Of 60 in his town, Gilmanton,
and was the Democratic speaker of the house
in 49,. and elected state senator in le1S
Capt Cog,0cli was chairman OF the board Of
selectmau 90 lN>O-sl-N2. In ISL he wa5
elerteI solicitor o' Belluap couu y. lie &.
uov eu-ot.. .lasr. plual pursuits and in
uy manaee %. .. 3t 81 iorge. ian. ~ estate.
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SECESSION.
OUR NElGHBOR3 OF NOVA SCOTIA
DEMAND HOME RUE.

Failing in That, Their Leaders sag They
Will Not Rest Until the stars and
stripes are Floating Over the Pcnin-
sula
We are having a struggle for home rule at
our own doors that is of interest TO the United
States as well as Canada, but the Irish CON
test in the same cause overshadowei the one
nearer by, while the fight promises to be just
as bitter and the principles they struggle for
are Just tho same.
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The True Plan o;
INSURANCE

+ a hOmc company, OrgNni1od by the peO-
pie themselves 10 secure INSURANCE for
themselves AT actual cost. Here is the testi-
mony of n man who has for twenty years, and
Is now managing the largest agency in Yer
mont for foreign stock companies. and he
says The VERMONT MUTUAL FIRE
INSURANCE COMPANY, is the only sound
and reliable Vermont company. Has had
SIXTY YEARS experience and can insure
property at less cost than any other company
IN existence. Has insured property amounting
70 TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY MIL
LIONS DOLLARS. Losses paid as promptly
MS in STOCK COMPANIES THIS mans
experience Is valuable To every property
owner tor he has compared the cost in STOCK
and MUTU Al for 20 Years
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nad 80 years experience In com
It's ingredients are purely vcgetabl
herbs, blrks, seeds and flowers, tn
given on the label Of every bottle.
cine in the world for aged people,
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BLOOD PURIFIER AND TONIC



Cures Malarial dis
eases, and to all SUI
: caused by malaria it
~ a healthy action Of
its forms.
Is a Nerve Tonic
which never fails. 1t
JUS system, and pro-
Is the best medicine
for Kidney Com
5 all OF the best reme-
fails to cure.
Immediately relieves
and permanently
: piles, sick headache,
/ bowels, with none Of
Of powerful cathartics.
Str en- CITIZENS the
stomach, and is i
organs, making it one
osia, Indigestion, etc.
Is never known to
fail to relieve and
In severe and obsti-
one-fourth ounce OF
then use the medicine
and it will cure you.
Is the safest and
best remedy in exist
to females, as thous-
Is prepared BY an
apothecay who has
pounding medicines.
lie. consisting Of ro1tS
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-01-22
The Smoky City.

W.. P: Shinn, of Pittsburg, says Pitts
burg will grow in population and i'm
portance in the next ten years moro
than it has in the forty years just pass
ed. When asked for the reason of his
belief he replied: Natural gas will do
it. W. use it now for making steam,
for cooking, heating. for pudding, and
nearly all the manufactures. 1t is not
used IN the blast furnaces, but that is
almost the only place where it cannot
be utilized. There were two compan-
les in Pittsburg which had charters to
lay pipes in the streets for the distribu-
ton Of this gas. DR.. Hostetter con
trolled one and George Westinghouse.
the air-brake man, the other. They
consolidated their interests a short time
ago. The gas is found in the same
general region as petroleum oil, except
that where there is lots of the gas there
is very little oil. They dig a well and
then drive pipes down until they tap
the gas. 1t comes up naturally after
that in.a seemingly i~nexhaustible sup
ply. 1t exists. all about Pittsburg to
the north and northeast. There is some
OF it right in Pittsburg. One of the
Westinghouse wells is within 100 feet
OF my house. l could get my own gas
lby running a pipe down, but it would
be too expensive. [ haven't a stove in
my house, but cook, heat, and light
with this natural gas supply"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-01-22
Dog.Days.

The following explains how the term
''dog-days' came to be applied to the
hot season: The great fixed star Sirius,
or dog-star, is the central sun Of a sys.
TEN or constellation of planets, as our
sun is the center Of the planets Mera
curry, Venus, earth, Mars, Jupiter, etc.
This constellation is known as CAMS
Major, or Great Dog, showing Sirius in
the ''dog's' mouth, OF a little back of
the point on his nose. In the earth's
annual revolution round the sun we
pass by the different constellation in the
sky-as a ship making annually the
same voyage would sail every time past
the same headlands. islands, etc.-and
at the season of ''dog-days" the earth's
position is such that the sun and Sirius
are in the same direction from it, and
for a time, in fact, the earth. the sun,
and Sirius are all in the same straight
line. This position is called the point
of superior conjunction," when the
rays of the great dog star, falling III
the same line, are added to the rays of
the sun The effect Of this upon the
earth was supposed to be felt in the
weakening heat of the "dog-days."
The season so called extends, by popu-
lar reckoning, from the 25th of july to
the 9Th of September, though strictly
covering only the time between July 50
and August 11.-MdianapoAs Jourasal.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-01-22
The Death OF Animals.

But what makes whales como on
shore when they feel ill? 1t looks like
suicidc-and may be. That birds and
beasts in the same way 20 aside from
their comrades to suffer the extreme
trial Of death is a pathetic fact which
is well known, Sometimes, no doubt,
their friends desert them. They feel
that the companicnship of an enfeebled
individual is a possible source of dam
ger, or perhaps instinct teaches them
thus to avoid the risk of infection. Or.
again, it may be that the sight Of death
is intolerable to them, just as it has
been and is to many human tribes,
who leave their dying to pass away in
solitude and will not remain to witness
the last in1irmity of man. Whatever
the explanation, the fact remains that
in the animal world, as a rule, Great
urcs go away and die by themselves,
and for the waterfolk commit what
may be called suicide by leaving their
w element for one in which they can
lot live. The rorquall in Widewall
bay is a point. 1t was i'll; its strength
had gone; it could not catch behring's.
SO it ate what it could, indigestion
s%upervened, and the dyspcptic ceta-
cean, rather than suffer, chose to give
up the ghost, having forgotten, appar-
emily. that no atlliction can be both in
tolerabie and lasting.-LonGon Zele-
graph.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-01-22

Good Havana tobacco is gettino
scarcer every year, Not more than 10
per cent of the tobacco crop of Cuba
can be rated as ''tirst-classs'' quality.
and there has been no really fne-flav-
ored, aromatic leaf harvested since
1881. The principal reason for this is
that the soil is getting worn out and the
plantations are suffering from the COL
lapse that has followed an excessive
dose OF guano.
At Gilmore, ten miles south OF
Omaha, a company has started a cattle
.'fattery." They have expended $780,
600 in the erection of big stables.
There are $3.50 stalls, and by winter
they will have 5000 stalls. In each
stall they will place a "critter," and
they will be fed with food placed before
them through a system of pipes and
cooked III enormous steam watts having
a capacity Of 1000 barrels of feed an
hour. They will ship in cattle from the
Western Nebraska ranches. and fatten
them in these stalls.
Instead OF giving the parson a silver
water pitcher or a donation of dried ap-
pies and pumpkins, our ancestors made
him the present OF 4 negro slave. This
was done in Maine. Although it is not
agreeable to be compelled to believe
that slavery had existed il this State,
the parish records Of the town of York
show that at a meeting the 9Th of Jan
uary, 1882, it was Voted that there be
a Slave purchased by the parish to be
employed for the use Of said parish in
laborlng for the Rev. Mr.. Samuel
Moody.h-Lcwaston journal.
The fact that the chef of the Duke of
Noailles has been decoyed into the SER
vice OF a Republican shows once more,
declares q contemporary, the truth Of
that w%ell-known dialogue by Hotfman:
"Pana, | should like to have your opin-
ion on the choice of u profession"
:.hy boy, / should advise you to be q
cook" "a cook! But suppose there
IS q revolution, and no more great
houses are hept2" Revolutions! |
have seen more than one. Kings have
been beheaded. Princes, noblemen,
and Bishops reduced to beggary, but i
have never heard of gluttony being at
q discount. Believe ME: my boy, be a
cook. "~-Eoreag1 la.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-01-22
Two Te!ltalc Fences in Maine.

Ihe ruins OF a fence running across a
graveyard are the relics Of Il fierce theo-
logical controversy in an Androscorcin
town. The war wa waeed 40 or 80
years ago, and every able-bodied man
in town was drawn into ii. 1t gave
rise to feuds between old friends and
nelghbors, and stirred up strife in fam
llies. The bitterness hot only invaded
The home, the shop, the store, the law
yer's Office, the doctors den, the church,
Il the parsonage, hut actually got in
to the cemetery. A fence was built
across IT to separate the graves of one
denomination from those of members
OF other churches, as il the dead folks
were as much Interested in the fight as
anybody and there might be serious
trouble il their bones and ashes were
not divided. Another singular fence
was observed By a party of us driving
through IL town in bagadohoc county Il
short time ago. This fence divided the
walk leading to the front door of a
aeat house. The fence ran plump up
20 the door over the steps. '.Ihe man
Who built that fence owns half of the
house and a woman owns the other
%!lHlf,' said a friend. s'He wishes TO
buy her half and she will not sell it.
He is mac about it and has cut the
property in two as literally as he can.
We has extended the fence idea by
"ullding Il wall in the front entry.
Eyhjch cuts his half from the woman1s
III '-Aeaoiston (.Hc.) Journal.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-01-22
Little Macs Love.

1t was a clear cold Saturday after
noon 1860 when the general found him
self for the first time in Baltimore,
Md. He put UP at II of the hotels,
and being tired out Immediately re-
tired. The next morning he went to 3
church in tho neighborhood. He was
ushered into a pew neal the altar. The
pew had already one occupant in ii,
however. This was a handsome young
lady. She was very handsome. A
slender, delicate figure draped in gray
silk with a wealth of blonde hair rolled
about her graceful head. This was all
the general could see at the first
glance, but he felt at that M moment
that the young lady before him was the
only one whom he ever could love.
Until now the generals time had
been too much taken up with business
cares to give much thought to love,
but now a new feeling thrilled his
heart and he actually blushed. He
knclt down and opened q prayer~book,
but paid little attention to it. His mind
was taken up with the fair young devo-
tee by his side. At last he saw her
features. Her eyes were the color of a
cloudless sky, and her mouth of the
rosebud variety, with ripe cherry lips.
The general Toasted his eyes on this
picture until the services were over.
As she was leaving the pew she
glanced at the general, and then rosy
bushes chased one another rapidly
over her fair countenance. because she
notice for the first time the generals
admiring eyes fixed upon her. She
walked slowly home toward one of the
most fashionable quarters of the city,
totally unaware that, the handsome
young fellow wa following close be-
hind her. She entered one of the
handsomest houses in the city, leaving
the general, as he afterward expressed
it, standing on the street looking like a
ninny. lie learned that the house was
owned by Gen. r. B. Marcy, an old
war-worn veteran. George himself
had a little taste of war life during the
Mexican trouble, and had retired when
it was over with the rank of captain.
He remembered hat one of his school
mates at West Point was named Mar
cy. He made inquiries, and learned
that Gen. Marcy was the father of his
old school companion. 1t did MOI take
him lorg then to renew his acquaint-
ance with Gen. Marcy's son, who was
delighted to meet George again. He
introduced the latter to his parents and
also to his sister Ellen, who had made
such a deep impression on George at
the church. He began at once to pay
assiduous attention to the peerless
little beauty. 1t was plainly seen after
a while that his love was reciprocated.
He asked and obtained Gen. Marcy's
permission TO wed his daughter.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-01-22
The Story of a Greenback.
The following story appears in a lat
iscl1o Of tho Aflnntn ln1liI0I.

Line following STORY appearS III d late
issue of the Atlanta Capital:
In 1864, when a confederate camp
was located on Marietta street, an in
.cident occurred which, with its sequel,
makes an interesting "Reminiscences OF
the days when the old Atlanta was
more of a soldiers barrack than a city.
The camp to which l allude was a good
way out on Marietta, and the site is
now occupied with q number Of new
dwelling-houses. DR.. Roy, of this city,
was then one Of the physicians of the
camp. The late Capt. Alphonse Hur-
tel, of the oath Alabama, had been
placed in temporary charge Of the
prison, and one day Il Yankee prisoner
gave him a 500 greenback bill to keep,
fearing theft on the part of other pris-
oners. Shortly afterward the prisoner
escaped, and Capt. Hurtel sent the
money to his wife in Mobile, Ala, tell
ing her to keep it, and if he did not
send for it, and the c%onfederacy fell. to
use it. When Mobile surrendered, that
800 was a godsend to n of the many
impoverished families Of the Gulf city.
And now the strange sequel: Ten years
after the CLOSE OF the war, one day
while Capt. Hurtel was sitting in bis
Office, a poor and ragged soldier walk
ed in and asked: "ls this Capt. Hur-
tel?" After a quick glance at the
mans features, Capt. Hurtel answered:
"Yes; and you are the soldier who gave
me a 500 bill in Atlanta, Ga, during
the warp" eyes, sir, l am" the SOL
der rehlipd. nc tho taorS rolled down
his checks, land if you will give me
just So of it now | will be thankful"
A check for $500 was given him, and
the man fell Oh his knees and wept like
q child. Once again had the same
money proven a godsend in the hour OF
bitter need.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-01-22
Antique Furniture.

Antique furniture is still very much
sought after among the more fashion
able of people. The rage for it, how
ever, has passed away, and only really
choice bits command high prices.
There are three establishments devoted
to this business in Washington, one i'll
Georgetown, and one in Alexandria.
In these YOU may often find some very
fine pieces. This is one of the Oldest
parts of the United States, and il early
times it contained a very wealthy pop
ulation. Much of the furniture of eel
onial days was imported from France
or England, and it is not an uncommon
thing to run across a relic Of Washing
ton or Jefferson in one of these anti
guilty shops. In one of the furniture
stores of Alexandria, which was a hotel
in Washington's day, they have fol
sale a bed in which it is said Washing
ton used to sleep. ] was offered once
for $50 tie desk which Thaddeus Stev-
ems used while he was in Congress, and
| know of houses in this city in which
pieces of the furniture Of Thomas JET
ferscn are in daily use. Calling upon
1SA' III; WV SAaJ @hufASH 9DH ~ Wy
President, last night, | took nay seat
upon a high, straightforward, old~fash-
toned chair which, upon my noticing,
the General told me vas over $50 years
old. 1t was brought by his ancestors
to this country in sixteen hundred and
something and had been in the family
ever since. 1t is of English oak, now
turned by age to the color of the dark:
est Of black walnut, and was so well
made that not a crack or a joint show
ed. Father Bassett, who for fifty years
has been in the employ of the United
States Senate, has some of the finest
relics in Washington. Among them is
an old%-fashioned lamp which lighted
the Senate in the days of Van Buren's
Vice-Presidency, and which for years
sat on the Vice-President's desk.
Father Bassett prizes it highly, and
would not sell it for the prettiest thing
of to-day in porcelain OF brass
''Carp's Washington Lettcrto Ueveland
LeaneY.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-01-22

The art Of opening letters addressed
to other people and refastening them so
that 10 one will know is a profession in
Spain. In the Postot1ice they have a
dark chamber where experts inquire
into things, and these have long Since
given up the use Of steam for opening
gummed communications. Even red.
hot platinum wire for letters sealed
with wax is out of date. The fayorite
means is said to be with a knife sharper
than a razor, which is run along the
bottom of the envelope. The letter
having been extracted and then re.
placed after the officials of the p%ostofice
have learned what is going on, a fine
line of liquid cement is drawn along
the opening, the slightest pressure con.
ceivable is applied, and 10! the letter
is as whole as ever.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-01-22
japanese Etiquette.

The difference of national interpreta-
tions of etiquette are comically illus
trated in a little story told by a lady in
Washington society. A Japanese gen
tleman called on her one day just be-
fore luncheon. AS it was a first and,
presumably, ceremonious call, she nat
urally expected it would be brief. To
her surprise, he accepted her invitation
to lunch, and that domestic rite over
he still staid. The hours wore on, and
he did not go. The lady was wearicd
beyond endurance. Dinner time came.
The lady's husband returned, and still
the gentleman from Japan staid on.
He was, as a matter of necessity. in
vited to dinner. Finally the gentleman
of the house relieved his wife for atime
in entertaining this apparently station
airy visitor, but, as the evening wor on.
he became so tired and sleepy that he
retired to his w apartment, and the
hostess again screwed her courage to
the sticking point, and resumed the en-
t%ertainment OF the guest. At last,
about midnight, the japanese, with the
most elaborate and abject apologies to
the lady for leaving her, took his de-
parture. But the comedy reached
its denouement the next day, when q
friend, in whom the guest
had contided, told the hostess that he
said he never had such an ordeal before
in his life; that he was so tired, and he
thought the lady would never let him
go, and finally he was obliged to leave
her without her permission. Then the
hostess learned that in japanese Ell
quette the lady receiving gentleman
gives him the signal for his departure,
and it is very rude in their code to
leave her till she does this.-Boston
ITaVeIer.