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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-10-21

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The Cecil Whig., 1886-07-10

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The Cecil Whig., 1886-07-10
#lo'"s of tA' p''io'.
(I IISII'-

Some call it luck, dear Brother Jim,
Some call it common sense;
While others still, with equal vim,
Pronounce it Providence.
But | believe, in spite of all,
Fate, Providence, or wit,
Bnll-headed luck or brazen gall,
The proper name is ''girt.'
'TiS well, for those dear Brother Jim,
With time and cash to spare,
To lift their hands and hearts to Him,
In everlasting prayer.
But prayer alone won't win the fight,
In spite of Holy Writ;
'Tis acts that tell, or wrong or right,
And actions call for "grit."
I've seen in trial tests of speed
The horse that balks or breaks,
Although he sometime takes the lead,
He never takes the stakes.
While 'Sure-ard-steady-on-the strife, -
Though slower on the bit,
IS often on the winning side,
Because he's got the grit
Eve seen fellows in my time,
Good, noble :nen, and strong,
With hearts less human than divine,
Who couldn't get along.
No matter where you placed them, Jim,
They didn't seem to fit;
They couldn't win or sink or swim,
They didn't have the grit
Amid the countless ills of life,
Its pleasures and its woes,
The strongest factors in the strife,
Are steady licks and blows;
And though we may not always win,
We never will submit,
But still wade in, dear Brother jim,
And die like men of grit"
The Cecil Whig., 1886-07-10
Our Appeal to the Young.

OF the many and devious paths that
are open to youthful feet, none are so
dangerous as the temptation to alcoholic
drink; wine, beer or cider, whiskey,
brandy or gin, and numerous and long
list of names that are applied to the
various kinds of stimulating drink, all
containing more or less poison-poison
for the stomach, poison for the brain.
poison for the body, poison for the mind,
poison for the day, poison lasting through
to morrow, and poison that will blast
our hopes for all eternity. Poison for
ourselves, poison for our homes, poison
for our country; and every department
of life, every stage of progress and all
our interest, both for the present and the
future, and blighted and blasted by this
hideous consuming curse of rum. And
the most responsible parties are those
who offer the allurements-the rumseller,
whether this be in a gilded saloon or in
one of the lowest dens of our city.
If the liquor traffic is annihilated by
a majority of your votes, if rum selling
is outlawed, and to sell Intoxicating
liquor is made a crime, and the people
combine to enforce such provisions of
law, this will banlsh the vile stuff out of
the city and all over the country, then
hallelujah of praise and thanksgiving :;
our country will be redeemed from one
of the vilest and most debasing scourges
that might have brought down on our
heads the vials of Gods wrath but we
expect to hail the glad day when tie
rum power shall be overthrown, and this
dawn of the millennium will prove
cloud of mercy to shower blessings on
our glorious country.
The horror of our lives should be the
possibility of being tempted to take in
toxicating cups if we do not take the
first glass, there is but little danger that
we will be moderate drinkers, and if we
are not moderate drinkers, we are per.
fectly sure that we are safe from the
drunkards doom. Therefore the only
safe and sure guarantee of our freedom
from this awful curse of a craving ap.
petite for alcoholic liquor is, "touch not,
taste not, handle, not, for at last it blteth
like serpent, and stingeth like an ad-
der" A few more tleeting years, and
all our boys, and most likely our girls
too, will be privileged to cast their bal
lots for those who will have the making
and executing the laws. In this country
We are all sovereigns, and it depends on
you to say whether the rum power shall
rule the land or whether prohibition of
the liquor traffic shall be our grand am .
bition.-From Demorest's Monthly for
July.
Then Charley, Clair, and Harry gay,
To honor Independence Day
In big explosion were not slow
To let their bombs and crackers 60.
Till burned and bruised at every point,
And sprained at wrist and ankle joint
Quickly PONDS EXTRACT came in turn
To take the smart from sprain and burn.
The Cecil Whig., 1886-07-10
the charge of stealing this rooster from
Mr.. Jones2" queried the judge.
eyes, sir; | am innocent-as inno-
cent aS a child -

yes, sir am lnnocent-aS lnnO-
cent as child"
"You are confident you did not steal
the rooster from Mr.. Jones?"
"Yes, sir; and l can prove it,"
GLOW can you prove it,"
81 can prove that | didn't steal Mr..
Jones' rooster, judge, because l stole
two hens from Mr.. Graston the same
night, and Jones lives five miles from
Graston's."
"The proof is conclusive" said the
Judge "discharge the prisoner"
1t is said that the other day client
received the following bill from his law
yer: Attending and asking you how
you did, 6s. Sd. attending you on the
pier, when you desired me to look
through piece of smoked glass, IS.
Sd. ; looking through the same, 6s. 3d.;
rubbing my eye, which watered, 13s.
4d.: attending at luncheon, when you
praised the sandwiches and asked me
to partake thereof, 6s. Sd. consulting
and asking my opinion thereof, when l
said they were very good, IS. 3d."
Most probably the client treated this
as a joke, or perhaps it drove hin to
extremities.
"Gentlemen of the jury" SAID a
counsel in suit about herd of hogs,
there were just thirty-six hogs in that
drove please to remember that fact
thirty six hogs just exactly three times
as many as there are in that jury-box,
gentlemen" We are informed that the
counsel did not win his case. The
jury were not so pig headed.
"Gentlemen of the jury" said an
Irish barrlster, "it will be for you to
say whether this defendant shall be al
lowed to come into court with unblush-
ing footsteps, with the cloak of hypo-
crisy in his mouth, and draw three bull
locks out of my clients pocket with i'm
punity.''
We have heard of several cases of
female ingenuity in aiding the escape
Of prisoners. Here is one. The crimi-
nails were handcuffed, and with their
escort were awaiting the train which
would convey them to the county jail.
Suddenly woman rushed through the
crowd of spectators with a shower of
tears and cried out: "kiss me good-by,
Ned" The escort good-naturedly al
lowed the process of osculation to be
performed, and the sheriff smiled feel
ingly. The woman passed key from
her own to the prisoners mouth, with
which he undid the "bracelets" and es-
capped while the train was in motion.
There is girl who seems to have
peculiar notions of breach-of-promise
cases, for she threatens to sue her own
father for breach of promise She ex-
plains that the old gentleman first gave
his consent to her marriage with her
lover and then withdrew it, and that in
consequence her beau got tired of wait
ing and has gone off with another girl.
prisoner at the bar" said the judge
to man on his trial for murder, sis
there anything you wish to say before
sentence is passed upon you?"
"Judge," replied the prisoner, there
has been altogether too much said al
ready. l knew all along somebody
would get hurt if these people didn't
keep their mouths shut. 1t might as
we'll be me, perhaps, as anybody else.
Drive on, judge, and give me as little
sentiment as you can get along on. l
can stand hanging, but l hate gush. -
Chambers /cmual.
The Cecil Whig., 1886-07-10

Young or middle-aged men, suffering
from nervous debility or kindred affections,
shonld address with 10 cents in stamps for
large treatise, Worlds Dispensary Medical
Association, Buffalo, n. Y.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-07-30
WIT AND WISDOM.

-Unoccupied seats in the temple OF
fame are plentier than in the temple OF
folly Philadelphia Times.
There is no Immortality for spring
chickens. They have their necks twirlcd
ON earth.-M T. Independent.
The hcroism that can wear old
clothes until able to buy new is said to
be the most lonely feeling on earth
Chicago Ledger.
In the pursuit of knowledge man
never gets on the right track until he
finds out that he doesn't know enough
to brag about. Chicago journal.
What is the difference between the
man who cuts off the end of his nose
and boy who has just finished his
taskp One lessons his nose and the
other knows his lessons.
She was eating green corn from
the cob, when her teeth became en-
tangled with corn silk "Oh DEAR"
she said, ~ wish when they make corn
they would pull out the basting threads" :"
Prairie Farmer.
-"Unclc John, thought your COWS
were well bred?" "Of course they are,
my dear, They are Attorneys, and
have their pedigree from far back. :"
II don't care about that. They are not
well bred. One of them just chased me
out of the pasture and l think they are
just as rude as they can be!"-M Y.
Telegram.
81 wonder why / can't make my
kite fly" walled the little brother of the
high-school girl. at looks to me" re-
piled Mildred, las though its caudal
appendage were disproportionate to its
superficial area" 81 don't think that's
it, said jim, 81 think its tail is too
light. Pittsburgh Chronicle.
Smith, heard Brown speaking
very h ghly of your neighbor Black yes
terday. Jones = Brown is a fulsome
flatterer. She also said that he
thought you were one of the most csti-
mable of men, kind husband and
father and loyal friend. J.-OLer-
Brown said so-h'm. l thought you
meant White. Brown is an excellent
fellow, honest and reliable. Boston
Courier.
He was wheelsman. He had call
ed at a farmhouse for glass of water,
but the pretty farmers daughter had
offered him a glass of milk instead
won't you have another glass" sht
asked, as he drained the tumbler with
sigh and appeared to be taking ir
emptiness with both eyes. you are
very good" he. replied, "but I an
afraid | shall rob you" 10, no" with
emphasis. ave have so much more
than the family can use that we're feed
ing it to the calves all the timel'. - Chi
cago Tribune.
Once conductor on the Atlantic
Coast road was much annoyed at the
importunate curiosity of an old Bostor
lady. At length, in reply to one of he
interrogations as to why the train haC
stopped, he said: "My dear madam
the brakeman is very sick at the stom
sch" Good heavens, sirr' CALCULATED
the woman, sis he extremely illp" Th
man nodded in solemn affirmation
"How do you knowP" shrieked Boston
"Because," wickedly retorted her vic
tim, 'he is throwing up wood."-BoS
ton Badoes
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-07-30

Prodigal Son." said Earnest, drawing
a long sigh. "When reached tho
bank the next morning at ten, the first
face saw was the big, good-natured
face of Captain Coffin, the master OF
the packet Liberty 1t was the first
familiar face | had seen in two years.
1t looked to me like the face of an
angel.
"'Captain Collinr / shouted. %
God, thank thoeW
"'YcS, that are the lad said the
hearty old sailor man. Ben on Ice
shore, hain't ye, boy?'
"And then | learned how l had been
cabled about and advertised for until
the bank was overrun with pretended
Ernest Travcrses. III W. Raymond,
IN Christian Union.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-07-30
MORAL LES SONS.
How the Moral Faculties May Be Devel
opel In the Young.

How the Moral Faculties May bc DeVel
opel In the Young.
Thrown with others from the first,
child soon finds that he is affected in
various ways by their actions. Thus
another child takes toy from him or
strikes him, and he suffers, and expert
onccs feeling of anger and an i'm
pulse to rctaliate. Or, on the contrary,
another child is generous and shares
his toys, etc. with him, and so his
happint IS is augmented and he is dis
posed to be grateful. In such ways the
child gradually gains experience OF the
effect of others good and bad actions
On his own welfare. By 50 doing his
apprehension of the meaning of moral
distinctions is rendered clever
"Rightn and wrong" acquire u
certain significance in relation to
his individual well-bcng. He is no
longer merely in the position of an
inintclligent subject to u command;
ho becomes to some extent an intell:-
rent approvcr of that command,
6elping to enforce it, by pronouncing
the doer of the selfish act naughty"
and of the kind action ''good.
Further experience and reelection on
this wo aid tea III III chill the ec,pro-
city and inter lcp3nlenco of right con
duet; that the honesty, fairness and
kindness of other; towarl himself are
Conditional on his acting similarly to-
ward III IN. In tn way he would be
ed to attach new Importance to his
own performance of certain right ac-
tons. lie feels impellci to do what is
right; c. g., speak the truth, not simply
3ocauso he wants to avoid his parents
condemnation, but because he begins
to recognize thatnet-work of reciprocal
dependence which Linds each Individual
member of community to his fellows.
Even now, however, our young moral
learner has not attained to u genuine
and pure rcpugnance to wrong rs such.
In order that he may feel this, the
higher sympathetic fcelings must be
further developed,
TO illustrate the influence of such a
higher sympathy let us suppose that
A suffers from BIS angry outbursts or
his greedy propcnsitics. He finds that
G and ID also suffer in much the same
way. If his sympathetic impulses arc
sufficiently keen he will be able, by
help of his own similar sui1crings, to
put himself in the place of the injured
one, and to resent his injury just as
though it were done to himself Al
the beginning ho will feel only fol
those near him, and the objects OF
special affection, as his mother or his
sister. Hence the moral Importance Of
family relations and their warm per
sonal affections, as serving first tC
develop habitual sympathy with Others
and consideration for their interests
and claims. Ashis sympathies expand
however, this indignation against
wrong-doing will take q wider sweep
and embrace larger and larger circle
of his fellows. In this way he comes
to exercise higher moral function a'
a dsintercsted spectator of others con
duct, and an impartial Representative
and supporter of the moral law
James Sulty, M Populqr Science
Monthly,
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-07-30
FASHION NOTES.
Odds and Ends Carefully Selected for til
Reneiit of Lady readers.

Odds and Ends Carefully Selected for the
Renefit of Lady Readers.
Many bonnets arc stringless.
Silk gloves are never full dress.
The reign of tho jersey grows
stronger
Etaminc ribbons are popular nov
city.
Black and yellow is !lvoritc COM
bination.
The color of Tusc9n straw is very
popular this season.
Spotted null handkerchicfs arc
among the novelties.
Garnet and jet dog collars are fan
cics of the moment
Short strings and big throat bows
are the rule on bonnets.
Black Spanish lace scarfs are mt ch
worn around the neck.
Striped beaded stuffs are much Used
for short dressy wraps.
Dongola crepe cloth forms many
pretty dcmi-toilet mantles.
Etamine ribbons come IN color COM
binations to match fancy straws.
Directoire reyars and high collars
appear on many dress bodices.
Very high collars are feature on
short mantles as well as on jackets.
Mousquetaire suede gloves remain
the favorites for dressy street wear.
Great discretion is necessary in
choosing fancy straw hat or bonnet.
The riding habit of the period is un-
comfortably short and very ungrace-
full.
Little children's hats are most &C.
centric in form of both crown and
brim.
Flowers and aigrettes are worn on
the top of the high coiffurc for evening
dress.
The variety in fancy straw braids this
spring defy description or even emu
meration.
Chemisette plastrons, resembling a
gentleman's tucked bosom, are the
fancy in new lingerie.
Among fanccs for summer are gauzC
fans, on which are painted designs OF
flowers, birds and butterflies.
Red and blue oil calcoes are made
into charming Gretchen and gui NJ
dresses for little girls under seven.
The white embroidered muslin Lon.
net, with very high crown, is the
preferred hcadgcar for little girls L Ndcl
six.
Epaulettes are worn on frocks and
wraps, but they are generally in t Q
form of a pointed cap rea~ hing near.
to the elbow.
Silk tricotinc, the new improved nill
Jersey webbing, forms many prett,
waists intended for wear with variety
of skirts.
Among wool novelties arc those il
which the weave initiate Russia leather
crinkled morocco, alligator and rattle
snake skins.
New London parasols have handles
of wood covered part of their lcngtl
by the surah, pongcc or silk that isusc'
for the canopy.
Black tulle, cmbroideried with Gu
glass beads in all colors and colorless
forms the skirts and draperics of man,
summer festival dresses.
Quaint and cunning little old-fash
ioncd ovcrdresscs, with short waist
and long skirts are worn by some littl
girls whose mothers have taste.
High coill'ures still prevail for morn
ing toilet, but for low-necked cvenini
,lrcss the hair. after being drawn hig
on the top of the head, is made becom
ing by the addition of long, large curl
falling from the chignon to the napo o
the neck. N. Y Sun.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-07-30
GLASSES FOR DUDES,

A New York .0ptlcian Who Keeps Eye
Glasses for These Individuals.
In y leading up town opticians store
a sign is hung which attracts a great
deal of attention and excitcs not n littlo
curiosity, 1t is neatly painted on a
piece of white cardboard, and reads;
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-07-30
THE THRUSH.

Tho thtusl sings high on the topmost bough-
Low, louder. low again; and now
lie has changed his tree you know not how
For you saw no fitting wing.
All the notes OF the forest.thrOng,
Flute, reed and string, arc IN h 5 song;
Never a fear knows he, nor wrong,
Nor doubt OF any thing.
Small room for caro- in that soft breast;
All weather that comes is TO him tho host,
While he secs his mate close on her most,
And the woods are full OF spring.
IIo has lost his last years love. know
lie, too-but It's little he keeps of woe;
For Il bird forgets In II year, and so
No wonder the thrush can sing.
Atlantic Monthly
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-07-30
Did you Sup

pose Mustang Liniment only good
for horsesl 1t is for inAamma-
tion Of all flesh.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-07-30
;"'"" DtiDE;si'i GLASSES,

'DtiDEs' GLASSES,
.,.,... ..','....'''''..,.''''.' '''''''
"Will you let me look at some Of
those dudes glasses?" asked re.
porter,
Tho obliging attendant drew out q
tray which had on it q number Of diff
fcront colored glasses and placed them
before the scribe. "What color do you
wish?" he asked, "brown? or here is a
very nice light blue that is very popu-
lar"
"Do people use colored eye-glasses?"
80, yes; they are very popular just
now"
"WhyP"
because a certain English society
man who has been in this city has been
wearing them, and now there is a good
demand for them"
"Is there any pretense to having
them adjusted to the sightP"
"Hardly any. 1t seems to be simply
a question of taste or preference.
"Butcalling them dudes glasses--'
"Now, you may think some persons
would be offended at the wording Of
that sign, but they never appear to be
They como in boldly and ask for dudes
glasses without falter. That is why
| hung that placard up. But dudes are
not my only customers. Agreat many
persons who would be very much
offended were the word dude applied
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-07-30

Pin head checks with trimming
of velvet make very stylish tailor
made costumes. Red and white
checks are the most stylish and after
that The fine brown and white mix
lures.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-07-30

"A plucky lad at Irwinton, Ca,
while waiting for rabbit to run by
which was chased by his dogs, was at
tackled by n mad dog. The boy had a
light-wood knot in his hand, and when
the dog jumped at him he killed it with
one blow.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-08-12

Spirit. To these two persons they render a
homage as to supernatural beings They be-
ieve thatt t. millennium is about to begin on
earth. YcE their meetings are reserved for
those only who, having become dead to the
world, are born again into a new life of per-
feet holiness.
Your correspondent and artist called on
Mrs. Martin to secure q photograph of the
"Divinity, !" but it transpired that she was
pledged not to give her portrait to the press,
nor would she even show one Of her photo.
graphs. She treated your correspondent with
the most extreme courtesy, and while engaged
in conversation with him your artist secured
the accompanying sketch. 1t will be easily
recognized by any of her acquaintances, and
would be a surprise to herself, only that We
explain here how we obtained it.
Mrs. Martin is most fascinating conver
sationist. She is small person, dresses neatly
and would never be accused by newspaper
man Of possessing any privileges not accorded
to the rest Of mortals. She never claimed di
vinity only in mortality, and she denies al
+. the charges of previous immortality which
some papers bring against her. ROBINSON.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-08-12
The PEREEcTIoNIsTs.

Portrait of Mrs. j. b. Martin, Who Is
Said to Be o Divinity.
CINCINNATI, Aug 3.--A curious religious
frenzy has pervaded certain circles in Ohio
for the past fourteen years, or ever since the
crusade which was inaugurated 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-
garded as serious phenomenon. About
thirty persons, men and women, have aban-
doned the churches and formed an esoteric
band, 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 q
territorial Judge Of Kansas appointed by Bu-
chanan. Another is the wife of an ex-judge
of 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 a beautiful home on Walnut Hills,
owned by man and his wife, who are MEM
bers.
Several years ago series of holiness meet
ings was started at the >Loyeland camp
grounds. They were for converted Chris
tians, and their purpose was to attain state
Of sinless Christian life DIR. Leonard, the
noted Prohibitionist, and the "boy preacher, y
delivered sermons on the subject Of holiness.
The outcome Of it all has been that Mrs. j.
B. Martin processes to have reached that