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Cnas. Brady, Somerville, Mass. wnu
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city, certifies TO a wonderful cure of run
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the CUTICURA KEIEDIYS.
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Dental ais
The Grenada gazette., 1888-12-20

York-rooms that my generous, beauty
loving Archie had so tastefully fitted up
for his bride!
The filmy lace curtains; the portieres
the Oriental rugs; the two or three little
gems of real art upon the paneled walls
and the bric-a- brac!
But here was living genre" my artistic
apartments lacked-the pretty picture
Moreen made of herself as she sat with
cl sped hands before the fire. A perfect
type was she of the true Irish beauty-the
dark, waving tresses, lustrous blue eyes,
the clearly.Cut delicate features. Sud
denly she began to rock her 1.-the body tC
aud fro as she sat upon the bench before
the fire, keeping time with the weird,
grooming song she sang. The words came
like the soft breathing of an Eolian harp tc
my listening ears, while the Christmas
rain fell pelting upon tho roof OF the poor
shanty, and the sparks from the fire leaped
up to meet the wind that came down the
chimney in ftful gusts.
| "Agrah, me love is shlapin'
Beneath the cruel wave,
An ], his darlin', kapin'
wild watch DER his gravel
He's whsperin' love or dr. amin
| As naith the waves he lies
He's whsperin' love or dr'amin',
An wull not hear me chries!
Och-ho-o-one!
Och-ho-o-one
Phil-la-ll-la--lil--la
Qchoae" =,
The Grenada gazette., 1888-12-20

srlendor usual to such waning lines OF an
IMPOVERISHED gentry. l mad oeggea
Arctic to take me to his unclc's old coun-
trv ulucc, and he, after much luSlstancc
on my mart, gave half-reluctant consent
Some dav Archie would be Sir Archibald
Nallancy. since he aud his uncle were the
only male representatives of the Nallancy
line and | should then be Lady Mary
how my American heart swelled NJ inc
thought, and how wise and generous
chatolainc meant to make OF myscll'
Meanwhile Archie, my stalwart, hand,
some. bonny bridegroom, was an unro-
mantle commercial traveller IN the employ
of the thriving firm of Cutt q SLASH, OF
New York, and at present on so small
salary that VIC hal procd and conncd Tor
five mortal days over the expectancy oi
his taking me, his bride, along with MN
on this trip, or waiting until summer. lie
was duo in Belfast in December, ne hao
told me, and |, being the more chartlco
with and dependent upon his loving care
ri mc that | was 50 alone in the word,
cried TO 20 with him, and hung upon ms
necl, refusing to hear an argument that
nointed towards the feasibility Of his leaV'
ing me in America alone.
So the proing and conning-for all, II
scemcd the sensible thing to do-made me
wayer not one whit in my grim determina
tion to accompany my beloved husband 'e
ireland; and here we were on CHRISTMAS
Eve in the thick of Il Londonderry mis-,
and drizzle, with the harness broken ane
Bann Castle yet many miles away.
MARY, Mary, is it true that you are mo-
wishing Yourself back in the snug nome
in New York, with the bright CRATE hre
the rose-shaded lamp and the canary IN lt'
Golden cage singing in the make oeilevt
sunshine!' asked Archie, as he tucKee
one of my gloved hands under his arm ant
went marching of with me some"ner'
down the wet, uncertain road.
.It ia as true-as true as that love you
Archie" I answered. giving his arm III
tle squeeze, and forgetting the darkness
the damp discomfort and the lrate drive
left behind us. "But whittier goest thou
Gentle siri' | asked, peering forward in''
the intense gloom. 49,,
.To n little cottage know OF, my mary
inst beyond this bend in-'shl Listen
dear-what is III"
"Wheels," )" vouchsafed ].
.Don,t be afraid, Mary II 60 on ahead
Stand fast here, girl-lll not leave So
long a,one," and he was gone
stood beside the big bowlder IN IN
darkness and listened intently to the SCUM
Of approaching wheels, A Twinkle o. tgu
The Grenada gazette., 1888-12-20

Reflected by the yule logs generous glow
Yule-tde festival and she "" nrsen~'
The rustc da"gdtcr OF sturdy race,
VIII" owes her sway TO her enhancing mien,
And holds it b. the beauty OF her face
And SO the tide OF Joy awakes and swells
In glad abandonment OF eager mirtbs
Till dawn bursts forth and ell III" pea'ine h6'Ia
Salute the day Mat gave the Saviour birth.
Another Christmas Eve comes stealing down
And vanishes. The night is almost spent;
The stars blink family DER the sleeping town
In token OF the mOrrOw's merrimrnts
Yet see , HafhiddGn IN the shadows deep
Down by the little rustic wicket gatei
A watcher stands and waits-while others
sleep
And rcck not ot the crueltes of fate.
The cottage door is softly opened. Lol
A girl steals forth upon the frozen sod,
unmindful Of parents bitter woe
Regardless of the mandate Of her God
A start OF joy-a burning kiss-a sigh
A pang all grjevouS, Yet snprencly swre,t
One backward look that means Il last good. bye; :;
Two forms steal swiftly down the silent
street.
And Christmas Eve once moro fails on the
earth
And brings to men their need of JOY or pain
| Once more the quiet hamlet rings with ihitth
To greet the sacred festival again,
| With drooplng form anti SLOW, uncertain tread,
AS one who goes fcarsome doom 10 meet
Her checks as pallid as the newly dead,
The Grenada gazette., 1888-12-20


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The Grenada gazette., 1888-12-20

lGIbN IL W DIS lCu llt liz
possible to proceed
to Maghcrafelt on
account of the break
ing Of an important
bit of harness, re-
grcts that We had
left Moneymorc that
morning began to as
sail NE.
The night was clos
ing in - Christmas
Eve it was, too-~anC
our ltnaI destination
lay even be y on 4
NJ a 2 h Graf e 1t, ant
nearer Lough Beg
where Archic's folks
lived in the decayet
The Grenada gazette., 1888-12-20

q. J. Austin 4 Co. ha~. . very
large stock Of misses and childrenD
Doub,e.Knee Stockings, the pes
MANUFACTURED, 1t astonishipg'E 70"
Us!ceA
The Grenada gazette., 1888-12-20

r,r r,me Tables. Maps Folders, and fr1ee :"
70. I'm. ,a.as, = b, MAURY, n.
n.,n Trav Pass. Agent, Memphis, Tenn'' o.
P. II. Ro0sRs. - ~. Io.
Asst. @. r. A. zen
I. M. EDWARDS,
v,cs. Pres. 4 Gen'l. Man'gr., Memph,s, Icns
The Grenada gazette., 1888-12-20

KIND words produce their own image
in mems souls, and beautiful image it is
They soothe and quiet and comfort tho
hearer They shame him out of his sour,
morose, unknd feelings We have not
vet begun to use kind words in such
abundance as they ought to be used,
The Grenada gazette., 1888-12-20

Passengers should purchase I'cke,s WV
thls line! Il IL snphatioally TIE most "''r">'
tive route in the South to-day.
The Grenada gazette., 1888-12-20

Magnificent Pullman Bunet Sleeping o",, ',s
run between LOuisv and rev Vi'~n' W"
Memphis without change
The Grenada gazette., 1888-12-20

The Equipment and Physical Condition :"
An. line are first- Glass in every particular
p.rmit.lns high rate of speed and insar'ns
N. ocmSoyt and safety Of passengers.
The Grenada gazette., 1888-12-20
THREE CHRISTMAS SCENES.

LAUGHING maid, with
golden wages al h"ts
ff'ea'N rs ike sunset
mid Moravian skies,
Her broad, smooth brow
than fairest snow
moro fair,
The blue "t heppjntGE
IN her dancing eyes
'Somps with her young
companions here to
night
Gay Nou.hs ahd maids
who swiftly come
and go
In the rude hall, that
hlaZCs with the light
The Grenada gazette., 1888-12-20

rbs Rice ,nd Sugar Plantations and gresN
massive sugnr Houses and Hehneries souta
Of Baton Rouge arc especially interesting
and never pail to please tho observant
passenger.
The Grenada gazette., 1888-12-20

Between Memphis and Vicksours inc nu>
passes through some Of the nue." oo''os ~
Plantations In tho Yasoo. Mississippi De'tA
the most fertile agricultural section OF esoe'
W on earth.
The Grenada gazette., 1888-12-20

1suv C0o0 010 % N7FN9N NEI'''T's ro'
.ucraft.y. after having. WITH MS rohsen, s.'
shared w.tu Tor -" w0s> q AFchle
CHRISTMAS presents. spr.u1 INTO . C'ose
,lrrial-c and ain driven RAPIDLY back over
: the rr,,-h road leading to Mon"Tmore.
The Grenada gazette., 1888-12-20
SHANE MAGROO.
The Story of My Christmas Spent
IN Ireland.
Written for this paper

ACo&aTYU HEN i, was found i'm;
I yNli'N(NRh "A n noSSilla to prochp1
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PROMINENT PEOPLE.

A baby in Western town has been named
Robert Elsmere." A novel title, is it not?
Coffey. the Jersey City murderer, will not
be hanged. The Communication of his SEN
tence TO life imprisonment suits Coffey 10
st."
Blanche Willis Howard, the novelist, has
patented music rack and bath shoe.
There Is Il versatility about her genius which
makes her a remarkable woman.
DIR. f. D. Warfeld the new president of
Miami university, Gen. Harrison's alma
mater, is one of the youngest college presi-
dents in the country. He graduated from
Princeton college with high honors in 1882.
Hadj Sulyman Saba of Constantinople
who died the other day, was nnety-eight
years of age when he took his last wife, and
and he lived to be 1872. He had sixty sons
and nine daughters and seven wives, snd
survived them all.
Mrs. Lucinda Rnggles died at Dodeeville
Wis, few d ys ago and was buried in
coffin made from walnut tree which her
husband had felled forty years ago and stored
away to make lumber for his own and his
wife's collins.
The late duchess of Galliera was very, be-
nevolent In Paris she endowed a museum
OF art, an ofphanage, hoSpltal for aged
men, and a house for the brethren of the
Christian doctrine. She gave S1,000,000 to
the pope.
Rear Admiral BrAine says that he has no
intention of retirii g from the United States
navy. This is satisfactory news. ca navy
having but little muscle cannot afford to
part with its Braine,
After all. the queens of art are greater than
the monarchs by birth. Patti refused to sing
for Queen Victoria last year and Bernhardt
would not play for the Sultan of Turkey
few days ago.
William f. Gladstone who is now at Ma
pies, has not been received warmly bv the
English residents in that city. as all bnt four
of the m are Tories. but the Americans in
Naples have been very cordial to the G.
n
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as unfortunate as alleged by authorities.
there should be similar Introduction in
all the states
THE DRoNJOS

They are having funny campaign
in one of the senatorial districts of New
York city. The state senator from the
Sixth district was elected county clerk
at the late election, and it is to fill the
vacancy caused by his retirement that
the amusing campaign is in progress.
The Democrats nominated THOMAS
FRANCIS GRADY. the gentleman who
gained distinction in the Democratic
national convention in 1880 by provok-
ing from Gen. BRAGG the famous eX-
preston: I'VE love CLEVELAND for
the enemies he has made" 1t seems
that there is another THOMAS FRANCIS
GRADY living in the same senatorial
district, who is Republican. He is of
the same age. and in personal appear
ance closely resembles his nameSake.
Probably for the fun of it. more than
for his peculiar qualifications for the
Office, the Republicans have nominated
this second THOMAS FRANCIS GRADY
as their candidate for the state senate.
Now the DromieS are in the field
making an active canvass, and
they look so much alike the voters
are puzzled to know which is which.
But there will be worse complications
when the votes come to be counted. 1t
is sure that THOMAS FRANCIS GRADY
will be elected by the unanimous vote
of his constituency. But which one?
The certificate of election will have to
be granted to THOMAS FRANCIS GRADY.
But to which one? THOMAS FRANCIS
GRADY will be entitled to qualify and
take his seat in the state senate. But
which one? These are questions that
will naturally arise in the progress of
this novel political contest.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-31

"Oh. yes; and here are some testi-
monialS from high authority to show
that no man ever yet threw me, unless
by trick. | do not claim to be catch
aS-catch-can wrestler, but if any man
can put me on my back fairly by main
strength would like to see him do it..
In st. Petersburg | had large ring
made from inch iron. The ring was
eight feet in diameter. | stood in the
middle of it and fourteen strong men
had hold of the ring. They tried to push
me or move me out of a certain limit
marked on the floor, but could not. |
can and will withstand the combined
strength of any eight meu you have in
this city, not barring Sullivan, Mitchell
or any one else"
In 1878 Mr.. Sampson started on tour
of the continent AID was seen by many
royal patrons of the manly sport. He
has received fiftY-One decorations and
medals for his proweSS. of which forty
eight are from royal donors. Some of
them are magnificent specimens of fine
handiwork on gold. Among the names
of the donors are found the engraved
autographs of King William of Prussia,
emperor of the German empire Francis
Joseph. emperor of Austria; Alexander,
ear of Russir, presented June 10, 1878.
This last is superb decoration in the
form Of crown of gold. surrounded by
eighteen Jewels. 1t bears the inscrD-
ton: Mature produces man with the
force of an engine. TO the German
oak, dedicated by Alexander H., em-
peror OF Russia" Other royal gifts are
from Prince Alexander of ROumania,
the king of Wurtemburg and Bavaria,
the Grand Duke of Baden, the Grand
Duke of HeSSe and more than forty
from lesser dignitaries.
On Aug. 10. 1878, Mr.. Sampson en-
gagged to Slay steer with his fist. The
feat was performed with a single blow
in the presence of Emperor Wilhelm
and Emperor Francis Joseph He wears
a handsome decoration concentrating
that event.
This feat of skill and strength was re-
peated at Ems, Germany, st. Peters
burg and Paris, Mr.. Sampson striking
but a single blow upon each of the oc-
casions except the last. In this Case
the steer was running and his aim was
not true, but the first blow knocked the
animal down and a second crushed his
skull. During his professional expert
ence this Hercules has suffered broken
arms no less than seventeen tunes. He
does not attribute his great strength to
any freak of nature, but says it is the
result of careful training and exercise.
He has already been seen in public, and
is the wonder of all who see him.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-31
ANNEXATION.

There should be no misrepresentation
over the line. This country is not suf-
ferlng for the annexation of Canada. 1t
can get along good deal better without
change than Canada can. 1t is not
woong. only exhibiting little of its
exuberance of hospitality. Happy and
doing well, it is willing to let others
share its prosperity when they see fit to
come. 1t is stated that there are already
about half as many Canadian adults in
this country as in Canada. They are
excellent people in the main, and make
good citizens. Few of them ever 90
back. Somehow they like this country
a little better than their native land.
They will serve as magnets, and after a
while the migrants will bring the coun-
try with them. The practice. however,
said to be growing, of sending their
paupers over into the United States, is
not neighborly or commendable.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-31
SENATORIAL ELECTIONS.

The United States law fixes the time
and method of voting for senators in the
state legislatures. The law was drawn
by, and its passage is chiefly due to, eX-
Senator TRUMBULL, of Illinois. Prior
to its adoption the contests often ran
through entire sessions of legislatures,
diverting attention from other business;
and when the two branches of the legis-
lative bodies were of opposing politics,
there was lack of cooperation and some
times failure to elect senator. Under
the statute each house must vote for
senator on the second Tuesday after the
organization, which in the legislature of
Minnesota this year will be Jan. %.
The two houses meet in joint conven-
ton at noon the next day, and if each
has given a majority for the same man
he is declared elected. If not, vote of
the convention is then had. Ii there is
no choice further votes may be had, or
there may be adjournment. AT least
one ballot must be had in joint conven-
ton each day until choice is made.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-31
A LATrER-DAY SAMPSON.
The Young German by That Name Who
Performs Physical Feats.
SWAPPING CHAINS IN TWO.
Muscles That Swell to Enormous SiZa
and Defy the Control
of Steel.

A reporter of the New York Evening
Sun recently interviewed man who
seems as worthy of renown as his his
torical namesake. Charles G. Sampson
was born OH the 10th of April, 1889, in
Baden, Germany, and is, therefore,
almost thirty years of age. He came to
America only short time since, after
having travelled all over Europe eX-
hibiting his strength.
Selecting piece of steel chain about
three feet long, Mr.. Sampson forced
open one of the links and formed a ring
OF the chain, just large enough to fit
over the biceps muscles of the arm. A
second chain was formed in the same
manner and carefully fitted. When
the arm was allowed to hang loosely at
the side these chains were found
to fit snugy about the biceps.
Then Mr.. SIMPSONS fingers began to
witch and close spasmodically, the
muscles and tendonS of his arm slowly
swelled and increased in size, his fore
arm was carefully carried upward, and
as the elbow crooked the strain upon
the chain became tremendous. The
arm was further bent, when there was
a sharp snap, piece of each chain flew
to the ceiling. and the chains dropped
to the floor, broken squarely in two.
There was no ''fake" about it. 1t was
genuine feat of strength, which no
other man, so far as is known, has ever
accomplished. The chain is made from
steel. three-sixteenths of an inch thick,
and formed in double links an inch and
halt long. The tensile strength is
estimated at about 1000 pounds. Mr..
Sampson says it does not Inconvenience
him in the least to break them. and he
apparently does it with as much ease as
if bending his arm with nothing on it
at all.
Taking up roll of the small steel
wire cable previously referred to. Mr..
Sampson made belt of it, containing
l25 lengths of the cable. which he
wrapped around his chest. Il don't
propose to break this cable by expan-
sion," he said, ''for have but very little
chest expansion. You will notice, how
ever, that the muscles i'll my back and
sides are wonderfully developed. By
swelling them up accomplish the same
result Mr.. Wilson does with his wonder
full lungs" A quick twist of his body,
sudden swelling of all the muscles of
his chest, back and shoulders, strain
on the cable, and it parted with a metal
lie snap, in less than three seconds from
the time he began.
Have you ever tried wrestling%'
asked the reporter.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-31
DOUBTFUL STATISTICS.

1t was stated at the meeting of the
Western Commercial Travellers asSocia-
ton IN st. Louis, not long since, in the
report of the medical director, that
large majority of the losses in the insur-
ance department were due to suicide
and the oyer-use of Intoxicating liquors.
This is not given as the record of one
year, but since the organization of the
association. He said that if these
causes of death could be eliminated,
the losses would be reduced at least 80
per cent. This is surprising state
ment, but it does not carry the pre-
sumption that a majority, or even a
large minority, of commercial travellers
are Incorporate. There are many total
abstinence men among them, and as an
exceptionally intelligent class. it may
presumed that correct habits are the
rule. The few who go to excess either
commit suicide or lose their lives by
oyer-indulgence