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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-10-02
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To the Memory of

A FEMALE STRANGER,
Whose Mortal Sufferings Terminated
On the Fourteenth Day of October, 1876
Age. % Years and 5 Months
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AN OLD VIRGINIA TOWN.
ALEXANDRIA, WHERE GEORGE WASH
INGTON WORSHIPED.
Tho Tomb of the Female Stranger, .
Alexandria Markets-Queer Characters
and Characteristic Southern Scenes.
r.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2. - Thousands of
tourists who come to Washington never visit
Alexandria Still it is one of the most inter
esting sights along the Potomac. Old and
dull it may indeed be, but every stone in its
cobble pavements is full of history, and the
crumbling wharves and the great moss grown
mansions lead one back to the days of its pros
perity, when it was one of the greatest towns
in the south, and when jefferson and WASH
ington delighted to do it honor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-10-02
In memory
GEORGE WASHINGTON.

ROBERT EDWARD LEE.
and the other,
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-01-31
THE NEXT CARDINAL.
Archbishop williams OF Boston the
Coming Man.

NEW YORK, January 30.-To-mor-
morrow's issue of the Catholic Her
aid, in an article on 1.-THE Next Car
dinal," will claim high ecclesiastical
authority for saying that, notwith-
standing common report, Archbishop
Gibbons will not be the wearer Of
the next red hat bestowed on Amer
lea unless at the consistory TO be held
in March it should be decided to give
America two cardinals.
Congratulations in advance are ex-
tended, however, to Archbishop Will
Jams Of Boston as the next cardinal,
his work at the Baltimore conference
having marked him for that honor.
His course" the Catholic Herald
explains, was the most consistent
with the directions and counsel OF the
propaganda, and much OF the good TO
arise from the Plenary Council may
be ascribed to his suggestions there.
The rejection Of some OF the DEGREES
shows that had the liberal ideas of
Archbishop Williams been carried
out they would have met with more
favor in the holy fathers sight. 1t
will be interesting to learn that the
revision of these DEGREES is being
made in accordance with the formula
which Archbishop Williams laid be-
fore the council, and which was in
perfect conformity with the spirit Of
Leo's instructions.
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MEMPHIS DAILY APPEAI-sUNDAY, JANUARY ST. 1886:

should any one so lose all
reason and make religion
out OF a mere physical phenomenon?
J. G. McKendrick, professor in the
University of Glasgow, Scotland,
says: The medical profession has
always been rightly Jealous of the
employment of hypnotism in the
treatment of diseases, because such
a practice borders on quackery and
imposition. Still, in the hands OF
skillful physicians, it may become
one of our most useful healing
agents. There are fearful results to
be spprehended FROM it the hands
of dnsound and ignorant pretenders.
Let them severely alone" 1 have
written enough. l have many things
| would love to say, but defer for
the present. In conclusion, don't try
to invest a good scientific fact
with the importance of a divine or
metaphysical character. Don't allow
your simple mind to be led into the
mysticism as being worthy your
higher duty to God, yourself and
your family. They tell you that the
so-ealled spirits never saw Jesus.
Believe it. Yes, | say, believe i'll
The Bible plainly tells us, Between
us and You there is a great gulf
fixed, over which no one can pass. F"
Yes believe that all such as would
deiame our blessed and holy religions
and bring reproach on the Bible, the
palladium of our hopes and the sheet
anchor OF the Christians faith, ,have
never seen Jesus Christ-and the
great fear is they never will.
+. B. RODGERS, MD.
MBMPHTs, January 80, 1885.
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gen. sherman's Treaeherous N EN-.
orr.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, January 3d.
Gen. Sherman was shown a copy last
night Of Fry's letter, sent out by
the Associated Press. In reply, the
general showed the reporter copy
of letter which he wrote yesterday
to Col Scott, in which he says: my
letter to you of September 6, 1885,
was purely private, and one from
which Gen. Fry has no right to
quote without my consent, but even
after he had SO quoted if he had an
swered the editors most courteous
inquiry, at my instance, Of Decem-
Der 9th | could in a paragraph have
changed the word would to
might, or have interlined 'proba.
bly,, to express more fully my mean
ing. You are at liberty TO make
either of these changes in that let
ter and put it on your official files.
When, in 1928, Gen. Grant need
ed friend was that friend, and it
seems odd that now, when Gen.
Grant needs no friend, Gen. Fry
should step in to claim the privilege.
Fry may do what he pleases-I will
do the same" In the conversation
that followed Gen. Sherman said
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-01-31
A BALLAD OF THE WALTZ.

In the Merry Mo arch's day
Cavaliers and damsels met,
Courts ing in courtly way
In the stately miDuet.
Other fashions have been set
For dieporting at the bail.
All have had their day, and yet
Waiting is the best Of ali.
Where the dark eyed rypsies rlay
Mandolin and castanet,
Round Aiham sra's grand decay
Meath each arch and minarst,
Though IN days that we forget
The tOlerO would enthrall
Donnas with their tfesses Set,
Waiting is tho best ofail.
Other dances pass away
And to Chronos pay their debt,
Gtgue and sarobdRd, pGsse,
Surely no one can regret.
Cdn-cdR If not etiquette;
SLOW quadrilles the gay appAl;
Rapid dances make one fret;
WALKING is the best Of all.
ExEuI,
Lovers oft meet their Kismst,
While they Glide adOwn the hall;
To its measures bellies coquetts-
Waiting 10 the best Of AL.
The Rso.bter
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The Secret Of Mr.. TIIden's Success,

The great secret OF Mr.. Tilden s
success as a political manager aud
organizer in New York was the
thoroughness of his system and his
aptness in presenting issues. He had
q list of the active Democrats in
every school district in the State,
with their postoffice addresses. This
list was corrected every year. In dis
tributing political documents each
one Of these workers would receive
FIVE copies at time with a request to
circulate aud report the effect. 1t
was waste Of good material, he always
said, to send out documents in bulk
to county chairmen. Letters would
be written by his own hand in litho-
graphic ink and the fac-simile sent
to each one whose name appeared on
the list. He had the journalistic in
stinct in seiziDg and making prOmi-
nent the issues upon which he wanted
a campaign fought. He prepared
the ground in advance, as the thrifty
farmer does his wheat land.
MKMPHIsSrAI GLASS WoRKs, 236
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the bost remedy have ever hound i& ||<[.1I &a
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PRICE ONE DOLLAR PER Bor17E
a III WASHINGTON AvRNuE H Icf1e
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-01-31

WANTEn AGENTS. Men :, and Women,
BIBLE Introduction BY Rev. J. II. Vim
cent. DID. One agent has sold 65 in town
Of GA people; one 70 In aVillAge OF 794; one
new agent IS in 10 days; one 263 In success
siye weeks; one 40 In days a. two different
times. Experience not necessary. address
GASSBLL h 90. u'FD,
10 Dearborn street, ChieAg0.
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WM0WMNAsNA

Though painful and wearing almost beyond
endurance, isnot an incurahle disease II treat
ed In time. Perhaps no other disease has 80
batiled the efforts OF science and medicine as
this but Of last a remedy has been discoveredin
ENNAnN\i1No which CURES HHEUMA-
rSVNs>3NN>N>NN TISM, and Is heartily en-
doHed by many OF the Leading Physicians.
WHAT THEY SAY:
"ToNoAInU is doing all that Il claimed Il will a.
q. O. SE7FERr, NJ. d.. CantrAl, z.
FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGIsTs.
a. A. MELLlER, Sole Pruprietor. 100 a.
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MEMPHIS STAINED GLASS WoRKs, 1856
Third street. Call and see,
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that the passage quoted by Fry was
taken from letter Of four or FIVE
PAGES, and he had forgotten writ
inp IL
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-01-31

CENTRAL NURSERY, No. 80 Market
street, is the nearest place in the city
for plants and cut flowers.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-06-02

A prominent man, who PROPOSES to DO
teacher Of memory, says: ''In few
lessons I enable one to mcmorizo tho
most difficult things without an effort"
Glow can that he donc?' asked a re.
porter for the New York .W,N aHI Ey-
press.
"Oh, it's matter of association, accord.
ing to system have worked upon for
twenty-five years. 1t is based upon the
alphabet and numbers | take person,
and in a few hours can get HIM to repeat
or reproduce long poem which l have
read to him twice, or at the most, three
times He can repeat it backward or
forward, and give you any line YOU may
call for by number | had hoy once
only twelve years old, who, after learn
ing the system, went to hear Bccchcr
preach, and afterwards repeated the ser.
mon to an audience without having taken
single note. OF fcoursc, he did not gvo
every word Nj D2ccheg used, but he
covered every point in its regular order,
Just as the preacher had done, curtajlns
it to he able to deliver it in half tho
time it originally took"
Domany conc T. you to have Their
foo,,1t;,s c,l,i,-,, 0Ci ~
"Ycs a great many or all CLASSES, som:
students, reporters, hwy rs and preach.
crs-prcachcrs and lawyers particularly.
The former to acquirean aptncs| in MEM
oriz;ng sermon, and the latter to mem-
op &c autho,it IS and da'cs. Orators aso,
who mcmorizc their speeches. Then,
persons who arc going in foran cXdmiaa.
tion come to me oNsto earn to mcmori4?
dates and events, location and rivers,
historical, statistical md practical facts,
etc. had nav officer here not long
ago who was preparing for an cXamua'
tion for pIomotio1 and he pc lcc;cl HIM
sc.f il the system so that h. could with
out dificu ty remember anyt Ing he de.
sired. The is an Cd lady between "a
and 50 years Of age who, with her daugh.
ter has taken instructions, and she s0yi
she finds no dilicul y in remembering
and repeating what he reads. She says
she can take ten poems she has read anl
repeat them alternately, q line from
each"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-06-02
WHOLE NO. 1862.
Chased by a Plant.

One of the most familiar plants in
Southern California and Arizona Is tho
tumble.wced In the fall the gardens OF
some localities are covered with them,
the plant being q low bush, about two
feet in height, and spreading out to sew
cral feet in width. So small and weak
arc the roots that when the plant goes to
seed the breeze dctaches it and the plant
goes rolling along like ball, scattering
its seeds broadcast over the land miles
from where it originally grew. In Ari.
zonn the tumblc.weed sometimes nttains
mammoth proportions. have seen them
five feet across, and so bulky that one
would easily upset man when travelling
at good rate Of speed
The following incident shows that
man may be chased by a plont 81
was travelling througl Arizona on horse
back some years ago, " said the narrator,
''Nnd one day found myself in a desert
plain almost destitute Of vcsc,at on. The
only thing in the way Of a shrub were
numbers Of dead tumble weeds, many Of
gigantic size, and, curiously enough, they
were piled in great heaps as if some one
had hauled them together to burn them;
but rs there was no object in doing this,
l concluded that the wind had done it.
and l found later that my supposition
was correct.
"a had gone about ten miles in this
tumbe-wced count V when l noticed n
storm coming up t. the west There
was not the slightest shelter so l kept
along, but finally saw big pic of tum-
blc-wccd AMI made for it, thinking to
Get under its Ice, and just about made
it when the rain commenced. The pile
was about ten feet high, and l thought I
had a good shelter and dismountcd; but
l had hardly reached the ground when o
gust Of wind came that shook the heap
rs if it had been made of paper and a
Big tllmblc-wecd on top rolled off onto
the horse. Fortunately l had not left
him, and as he lcapt back and reared
hung on and in a second was on his
back, and not bit too soon, as then the
gale struck us, and the way that heap
dissolved partnership was a caution to
sinners. Ny horse was wild with fear
and was oif-lcadmg, while behind came
thirty or forty mammoth tumbc-wecds,
rolling along like gigantic cannon balls.
never saw such sight in my life, and l
soon found that was being chased by
hundreds Of them. | looked back and
saw one jump twenty feet into the air as
it hit rock, and every little prominence
sent them up where the wind would
catch them and bowl them like foot balls.
lodged several and at last got out of
the sQuall. Invent the sligh;c,t doubt
that if I had been struck by one Of the
plants it would have Knocked over horse
and all-in fact, heard later Of man
that was caught in such u sQuall and ac.
tually bow!cd over by one of them. -
san FrauctW0 CW.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-06-02
Tobacco and the EypS.

The New York Mail and Express says;
DR.. Cyrus Edson's opinion that the recent
poisoning Of the crew of the bark Sy-
ringa, and the accompanying ophthalmin,
were due to the excessive use Of tobacco,
has renewed the fcrvor of the anti tobac-
conists. For years it has been known to
surgeons that abuse of tobacco may lead
to failure of sight, and this fact has been
made use of hy the anti-tobacconists.
The BRITISH MciicR J1urual few years
ago published 4 widely quoted article on
this point, in which it said:
'In the report Of forty cases Of tobac-
co amplyopia by Mr., Shears, of Liver
pool, it appears that athrophy of the op-
tic nerves is very rarely met with as the
result of excessive smoking, although to-
bacco is the essential agent in producing
failure Of sight. Great moderation in
smoking and especially the employment
of forms of tobacco, is all that is ncces-
sNry to insure recovery. Workmcn in
tobacco factories do not appear to be
subject to deterioration of cycsight. In
one large monuloctory where $4,000 men
and women are Ghploycd, Mr., Sears has
found that not single person or; ;the
premises suffered from future of eyesight,
although many of the hands had been
working there for ten years
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-06-02
DSTOCK. VT, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2, 1886.
Sinp.SOng.

Sing of the bobolnk hid in tho clovor;
Sing of the summer winds lost out to sea;
Sing of blue skies and the clouds that float
over,
The Cd days and golden that once used to
be.
Sing and BE- glad, clasp hands and sing on
OF the days of your youth and the years that
are gone
Sing of the old fashioned lullabics,
Crooned by your mother above her first
born;
Mover again will such sweet melodies
Greet lifes weary pilgrim, bent, gray and
forlorn
There's rest in the region where the roses
once grew;
There's peace in the thought as Il drifts
back to you.
Sing of tho land wherethe wheat fields are
glowing;
Sing the grcen-bannerei corn and tho
breeze;
Sing of bronzed workers who sing at their
moving;
Sing Of the birds and sing of the trees,
Sing of ifc's morn and its giorilled Mays
While your heart travels back over old-fash
ioncd ways.
"A song or a sigh may make you touch fin
gers
With the youth that is gone, and let you
clasp hands
With the maiden long dead, whose memory
fingers
Like perfume blown back from lire's
fairy-lands
Sing and be glad clasp hands and sing on
OF the days of your youth and the years that
arc gone.
Indianapolis Journal.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-06-02

Stories of Tom Corwin, til, brilliant
orator and VT, are being ted 0gtin. I
recall one that l heard years ago in 4
college town in Ohio, whore Corwin
struggled with Gr,ck roots and Latin
conjugations for winter or tw'. 1t
was, like many of he colcsctowns in.
the West, religious centre, the instjtu-
tion being supported Ly dcnominationol
contributions. There were the usual
winter rcvivals, when it was the extreme
effort to bring in all the new students as
converts. Corwin was swept in with the
tide. In four or five weeks he backslid.
One of the fathers OF the church went
to him to counsel him and in the course
of their conference wanted to know why
Corwin had fallen from grace, Corwin
had an enormous mouth, which when it
was opened was as huge in its way as an
allirator's. He said he had been insulted
by Deacon Smith. The good brother
asked for further explanation. "Well."
said Corwin, "wheu stood up at tho
back of the lecture room to relate my
experience and opened my mouth, Dea-
con Smith rose up in front and says,
will some brother close that window
and keep it closed ?'"--Nac York 1rt
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-06-02

Bessie lived on a large farm in the
beautiful country. The house was
Jerry old and the trees around 1t wero
old too, But such cherries and pears aad
apples Bessie thought never grew any.
where else.
There were great many chickens aud
cows in the farm yard. B SSH used to
play with them all, for they seemed to
know that the dear little girl would not
do them any harm. But her pets wcro
the big dog, Hero, and the little cat Jet,
Every morning and every cvcnirg
when the maids were going out to milk
the COWS you might have seen D2ssio
walking behind them. She had big
dog on one side and a little black cat on
the other. In one hand she carried a lit.
tic pail and in the other milking stool.
Old Boss, the gcntlcst COW, who knew
that very little mikmad was coming
to her, and two little han Is would soon
be working to gil the tiny phil. Tho
COW would stand still, not even kicking
the flies away, for fear Of hurting the lit
lie dairymnid.
The pail would be full Of foaming,
creamy milk. Then it would be poured
into deep dish for Hero and Jet t"
drink.
Papa had changed the name Of tho
dog to Hero. Once, when Bessie was a
tiny little girl, she was playing in the
grass with the dog, then quite small and
called Fido. A big, wickcd-looklng dog
had come running right toward Bessie,
But Fido would not let his little mistress
be hurt if he could help it. lie put
himself right in front Of her and barled
as loud as he could. As the big dog
tried to go past him he caught him by
the tail and held on tight. The dog got
many a bump and some pretty hard bites
before Besscs mamma could reach them
and drive the intruder away.
Then they all pcttel Fido, and papa
changed his name to Hero, because ho
had been so brave. Ever since that time
Bessie loved him more than ever. She
never forgot that he liked his breakfast
and supper of nice new milk served by
Bcssic's own hands.
One day Hero found the little black
kitten away down the road somewhere,
and he brought it home, H. laid it in
Bcssic's lap, while he looked in her face
as much as to shy: please take care Of
him, for my sake" From that time they
were always together orr Little OAts
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-06-02

A resident of Minnesota, who has seen
several severe tomadocs, says that their
most peculiar feature is the singular
sucking movement. Buildings are
sucked up into the clouds entire, and
come down soon in fragments, After
the great Rochester tornodo, farmer
twelve miles from town found an unin-
jurcd marble top table in his field. An
other found a very large sheep that had
come from no one knew where and had
been deposited in his yard unhurt The
Minnesota man further said that he had
seen a board into which wheat straws
had been driven until they stuck through
on the other side.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-06-02

"Thc quickest way to tell who arc the
best railroad men, said a prominent Of
fetal, sis On pay day. The man who
draws lis full months earnings at once
can almost invariably be put down as a
trustworthy, temperate, Industrious and
valuable man. Olc Of our men issued
orders last month against his ply for a
larger amount than was due him. His
place will probably have to be filled
soon. Every time an order is filed
against u mans name it Injuries him in
the eyes Of his employers. OF course,
there are times when sickness makes it
necessary, but such cases arc usually dis
tingu' she'd by Il previous good record
EbUird ddrCfiSer.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-06-02

The popular idea that the people OF
Great Britain consume more tea on an
average per head Of the population than
any other country in the world is now
shown to be erroneous. The Australian
colonies and New Zealand according to
one of the East Indian journaD drink
far more tea per head Of population than
the British Islands. The Australians
come first, with 1865 pounds per head;
the New Z"alanders next, with 7.23
pound, per head; while the people of
Great Britain, though appearing third in
the list, consume only 400 pounds zach.
Newfoundland and Candada come next,
while in the United States the consump-
tion is only 1.3O pounds per head; and
in Russia, which is always regarded as
great tca-drlnking country tie consump-
ton is only 0.Gl pound per head. Bel
,ium, Sweden, Austria Hungary, and
Spain consumes less than the other Euro
pcan nations, but there is not one nation
on the continent, with the exception of
Holland, in which the annual consump.
ton exceeds one pound per head. But
in certain parts of the countries named
tra.drn&ing is much more common than
in Others In certain Russian districts
especially tea is drunk constantly and
c,piously and it is this fact which has
given rise to the notion that Russia is the
Aost bibulCus Of all tca-drinking
countries.