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The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1888-02-17
OUT OF THE SKY.

Earth is dumb when call her now,
What care clods. though the soul entreat
She could laugh, II laughed, irow,
Cold Is her heart IN its winding sheet;
Little cares she for want or woe
Tears pierce not through the thick, col,
snow.
So look, with hopeless cry,
Up TO the sky
Out OF the sky the sunbeams glance.
Out OF the sky the rain comes down;
Sleet that glistens, and SHOWS that sweep
Over the hilltops, bare and brown.
And every blessing that mortals know
Falls to earth like the falling snow,
Dropped so gently and silently,
Out OF the sky.
So TO the clouds stretch my hands,
Up to the dull sky turn my face.
Somewhere, past all that shifting gray,
Love. feel, ham q biding place.
II wa I, they will fall, know
Peace and comfort, as falls the snow,
Though | know not, nor ask not why,
Out OF the sky
Albion NorV Feilo,CS, in Current.
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1888-02-17
CARRIER-PiGEONS.
Their UsefuAnes, for Military Purposes In
Times of War.

Their Usefulness for Military Purposes In
| Times of War.
Though the dove is the emblem Of
peace, one of the varieties OF the species
has been enlisted in the great armies
of Europe in surprising numbers, to
serve in case of war. The success of
the French IN maintaining, partially
by the use of carrier-pigeons, COM
munications between Paris and the
outside world. while the city was be-
sieged by the Germans, has stimulated
the development of the carrier-pigeon
service in the European armies, until
now, not only France but Russia,
Sweden. Switzerland and Spain have
regular carrier-pigeon stations.
The pigeons from which the supplies
are drawn for these military birds are
of Belgian origin. where the most fl.
nous of these messengers have been
bred. In 1874 the Russians began by
forming a station at Warsaw, follow
ing it with stations at st. Petersburg,
Kieff and other points. Many Of the
Belgian pigeons died in the severe Rus
sian climate, but the native ones did
better. The Russians did not succeed
very we'll in training pigeons to fly
over the great distances that arc neces-
sary in Russia, and in 1885 the reor-
ganization of this whole service was
intrusted to commission of officers OF
the engineers, with five hundred birds
at each station.
Switzerland has established the car
rier- pigeon stations at many different
places in the republic, and they do ex-
ceedingly well, in spite of the mount
ainous character of the country. There
has been no attempt however, to pen.
citrate any further into the Alps with
them than Interlaken. on account OF
the destruction of the pigeons by birds
of prey, which are very numerous
there.
Spain has been successfully training
carrier-pigeons for military service
since 1879. Every fortress in the
country has station of them, with o
central station at Madrid and main
branches at Cadiz in the extreme
southwest and st. Sebastian in the
northeast. The Spanish pigeons do
not have to wait for warfare to make
themselves useful. They are employed
by the coast guards and custom-houso
officers in sending information OF
smuggling operations. which are very
common on the Spanish coast
Their usefulness in war arises, OF
course, from the interruption of ordi.
nary communications by hostile armies.
The Romans used them, and they were
employed by the Asiatics at still
earlier period Pliny mentions their
use by beleagured cities. OF the in
vestment of Modena he said: "Oi
what avail were sentinels, circumvalla-
tons or nets obstructing the river,
when intelligence could be conveyed
by aerial messengers?"- Youths Com
Dani0n.
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1888-02-17

useless piece of information. Il Is
claimed that some of the lady clerks
in our own city (Chicago), and those.
too, who are employed in respectable
business houses, are in the habit of
ordering ale or beer at the restaurants.
They probably claim that they are
'tired," and no one who sees their
faithful devotion TO customers all day
will doubt their assertions. But they
should not mistake beer for blessing.
or stimulus for strength. A careful
examination of statistics will prove
that men and women who do not drink
can endure more hardships, and do
more work, and live longer than their
less temperate neighbors. But
"A man convinced against his will
Is OF the same opinion STILL"
and woman is wonderfully like him in
this respect.
Furthermore, IL q woman sCdnts
any thing, from California trip to
glass of toddy, you may rest assured
that her health will demand II, and 1t
sometimes demands it so loud and so
long that her friends are glad to yield
in time to save their own lives A
tipping woman can furnish pain or
an ache on short notice, and IL she has
a cold or headache, the whisky has
to suffer, and the drug-stores in her
neighborhood do thriving business.
II her ale disorders her stomach. she
depends upon dose of whisky to cor
rect its effects. and so her morning
beer and evening Bourbon do CO.
operative business, and counter
balance each other.
Imagine q woman, otherwise pretty,
sitting like n saloon sign, with mug
of beer ready to pour down her throat!
How would man like fine large
painting of his mother with foam
ing glass of beer in her handp Inn
agine him standing before it in the
years to come, with his pure-hearted
daughters by his side. and saying to
them: This is my mother; she rep
resents to me the purest and noblest
womanhood, and that beautiful
schooner Of beer that you see in her
MANU- 10 Inc syHiuol VI Hcl pciSohat
liberty it means that she had will
enough to do rs she pleased without
caring for the opinions of respectable
people," Can you imagine any sane
man holding up such mother as a
model for the pure child of his
parental lover If not, let us forever
ignore the vile breath of the brewery.
How can any woman be guilty of an
act which will make her children blush
at the sacred name of mother? Let
woman be true to herself and loyal
to Him who has given her richest
treasures into her hands. Let her
walk with Him in white, until her
weary feet shall find rest on the banks
of the beautiful rivcr-until the gar
nered prayers Of earth's long years
are answered, and she finds her dear
ones beside the crystal rivers that
gush from the foot of the throne
Mrs. H. v Reed. in Union Sigma.
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1888-02-17
Enough Is Enough.

Aunt Madge was entertaining a
friend from the city and little Gertie
had come with her mamma to spend
the day.
Miss Kate. the visitor. made herself
favorite with children. and Gertid
was soon her devoted admirer.
When mamma was ready to go home
Miss Kate asked Gertie TO stay
"If you go now you will not see me
any more" she said, impressively.
Gertie, who was putting Il tiny nit
ten on her dimpled hand, Immediately
answered to the surprise of all:
well, I've seen 90 enuff. "-Detroit
Free Press.
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1888-02-17
TEMPERANCE READING.
TOM JONES', THE PUBLICAN.

The othor day, when was out
To breathe the gentle gales,
met Tom Jones, the publican.
Who keeps the Prince of Wales.
What do you think he said, my loves
He whispered in my ear:
"Believe me, Bill, you're not so strong
As when you drank my beer;
You are pale and thin;
A little gin
Your sinking frame would cheer.
''Come along with me-" said he,
And took me by the hand;
'Once you were gay and jolly, Bill,
The merriest in the land.
wondered what strange crochet
Had got into your brain
When some one told me you'd resolveu
Never to drink again.
without IL, Bill,
You never will
Be healthy, that is plain"
Ibid not say twas CANNON, love,
For that was not polite;
But this l said: well, Mr.. Jones,
II am wrong, you're right;
Yet Notwithstanding oil you say
About being thin and pale,
feel I'm better. stronger far,
Than when took your ale;
For now eat
The best OF meat
My body TO regale."
also told him this, my love,
That which we called bed
The straw that in one corner lay
And crazy chairs had fed;
That now had happy home,
Well furnished and so neat,
Where trips about u tidy wife,
So charming and so sweet;
And children rise,
With laughing eyes,
Run out their sire to meet.
While thus talked OF joys my love,
That drink could never buy,
He took his hand from mine, my love
And went away so shy,
AS II he felt ashamed, my love,
or doing something mean,
While felt glad and happy, love,
That so firm had been
As 10 repel
The tempter's spell,
To keep my mind serene.
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1888-02-17

During the burning of a mill at
Carlton, Mich. recently, according to
the american Miller. the big engine
which drove the machinery continued
to run all through the blaze. and by
that means was saved from destruc-
ton, though there was not wall
standing on any side of it when the fire
was finished. The pumps were also
running, and kept the boiler supplied,
so there could be no explosion Ii was
peculiar spectacle TO see the engine
driving away ut slashing speed in the
midst of the flames, but the motion
somehow saved it from fire. All the
rest of tte machinery was total loss
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1888-02-17
What the Workmen Did.

A very encouraging bit of news
western section Of that city there are
several factories, employing an aggre-
gate of over thousand workmen.
During the last two or three years one
liquor saloon after another has been
opened on the two principal streets
leading To these shops. A good part
of the workmen were in the habit Of
drinking as they came to the shops, as
they went home, and frequently be-
tween times. Finally the more sober
and prudent among them talked the
matter over among themselves, and
decided 1t was better for all hands II
the saloons were closed and the temp
tation removed. The proprietors of
the factories Of course joined with them
in the movement which they started.
When the men themselves thus took
the case in hand it was easy for them
to show that the saloons had frequent
ly violated the law by selling to minors
and opening the side doors on Sunday
With this evidence before them tn
Hartford commissioners peremptorily
closed a large number OF the saloons.
The most significant feature about this
opposition among the workmen to
drinking-places was that it was not
confined to the non-drinking men, but
that a number Of moderate drinkers
Joined with them. Christian Union
- -
SIR GEORGE TREvELYAN, M. p. in
his speech at Carnarvon the other day,
referred to the question OF the liquor
traffic. He said that on his estate there
had been no public-house for thirty
years. and the consequences was there
had grown up race OF people who are
as different rs possible from those who
live where drink is sold. There Is no
pauperism. and absolutely there Is no
discomfort with the system. Thirty
years ago every body used TO blame
his predecessor for his policy. but now
1t is envied in the neighborhood. Why.
he asked. should not the people be al
lowed to do for themselves what he and
his had done for them?
THE Worlds Women's Christian
Temperance Union petition placed
in circulation in Ceylon by the
Misses Leitch. missionaries at Iodoor-
vile, received 10. 600 signatures within
six weeks, many of the natives sign
ing their names with prayer for the
A.
The Portland daily press., 1888-08-06
Having Caught Your Trout, This Is
the WAY to Cook Him.

Here are some appetizing suggestions by
New York Times sportsman, calculated to
make the mouth Of the camper-out water
Well, having caught yonr trout, you gaze at
him while as he lies there in the grass.
The sun has come up in the meantime and is
peeping at your prize through the openings
In the leaves. making his gold and crimson
to sparkle again and again. Then you run
your finger through his gill and carry him to
the cabin. You lay him lightly on the moss,
keeping your hands off him. Near the cabin
there is surely sweet fern growing, and you
can smell 1t. Perhaps there is clump or
two of spice wood. IL so, all the better.
You pick some sprigs of sweet fern or some
spice wood, or both, and place them at the
side of the trout. Then you take piece of
clean brown paper and cover 1t nicely with
the. fresh butter that perhaps your Mary
made, and which is in the little stone jar
that you sank in the spring at the edge of the
alder thicket last night. You cover the
paper trick with the butter and sprinkle
pepper and salt on it. Then you wrap the
trout in ii, just as 1t came from the brook a
quarter of an hour ago. Then you wrap a
little of the fern or spicewood leaves about
paper around all, and bury your herb-en-
shrined trout at the bottom of the red-hot
bed of ashes. When the trout comes out
from the ashes, and you have taken its wrap
pings off, it looks so much like 1t did the
minute it left the water and lay gasping on
the messy bank that you can scarcely believe
that It Is not only dead, but cooked. And
there is his natural smell, sweet and pene.
trating, which the ferns kept from wasting
away. You take up your sharp knife and
cut the trout open in the belly. There are
its "innards," shrivelled up into a little wad.
They all come out together, and your trout
is as clean as can be, and none of its natural
ness ic O0na
The Portland daily press., 1888-08-06
Political Notes.

Hon. j. II. Manley and Hon. j. Manehes-
ter Haynes depart for New York today TO
meet Mr.. Blaine.
At the Republican caucus held In Rich
moud Saturday afternoon the following were
chosen delegates to the county convention 10
man, w. Il. Hall, Jr., A. w. Smith, Harrison
Springer. III. G. Reed, Solon White, d. 5.
Richards. The caucus was one OF the larg-
est ever held, the interest being ceptered In
the coming selection Of a candidate for cOun-
ty attorney. The delegation chosen will fav-
or the nomination Of Charles ID. Newell Of
Richmond.
At the Republican caucus in Brunswick
Saturday afternoon, BENJAMIN Greene, N.
Il. Palmer, b. II. Jordan. A. S. Chase, j. L..
Swift. Paul Merryman, George ID, Parks and
j. A. WhitmOre were elected delegates TO
the county convention at Portland on the
Sth.
William II. Looney. Esq, has been invit-
ed 10 address the Republicans Of SkOwhegan
on the 7th inst.
The Waterville Mail says that the Demo-
Gratis Of Kennebec country viii hold con
vention and mass meeting In Waterville,
Thursday, the 10th inst, on which occasion
John X. Fellows Of New York, Gen. Samuel
Carey Of Ohio, and RogerQ Mills, of.the fam
Gus Mills bill are expected to be present and
make speeches.
The Loyal League of Bangor. who are ex-
pected at the grand Republican meeting In
Portland, are TO be uniformed In tall white
bearskin hats, blue coats, red belts ana
MT. Joseph Varney Of Bath. one Of the
prominent Kennebec lumbermen, VINO mas
mill at Bath and employs 40 men ana VINO
has been a staight Democrat has come out
for Harrison and Morton. tie says he has
fully determined to vote for them.
The Portland daily press., 1888-08-06

Philip Henry Sheridan was born on March
6, 1881, at Somerset, Perry county. Ohio. of
parents who had immigrated from County
Cavan. Ireland. He early showed the mettle
of which he was made. He had ''go'' in
him. At five he could ride on horseback, and
was as fond of horses as girls of that age
are fond of dolls. The Irish schoolmaster
who gave him his first simple lessons found
the 'grit" in him that afterward developed
in the tireless campaigner. Little time had
he for schools. and it was when he was
hardware dealers clerk, bright, cheerful
and anxious to learn, that he aspired to be-
come a student at West Point Military Acad-
emy. His way of reaching the Academy
was manly and direct. He wrote to the
member Of Congress for the district in which
he lived, asking for the appointment, and he
got 1t, at II years Of age. A good. but not
one of the best scholars. far above mediocre
ty but not at the top, he unfortunately al
lowed his high spirit to leadlhim to fog ca
det who insulted him, and was set back
year in his graduation. At twenty-three he
left the Military Academy, and on the border
he was seasoned for the great work he was
later called to perform. When the war broke
out he was first lieutenant and when he
was made a captain, standing sixty-fourth
In the list it was his reasonable hope that he
might win majors commission before the
war was over. In three years he was a
major general, in five years more he was
lieutenant general and fifteen years later he
assumed the command of the army in which
he had been so brilliant and successful
leader.
Sheridan at the commencement of the civil
war, was appointed quartermaster of the
army in Southwestern Missouri, and in April.
1862, chief quartermaster Of the Western De-
partment. In May, 1862, really began the
career which made Little Phil' known as
one Of the heroes Of the great contest. In
that month he was appointed colonel of the
I'd Michigan Volunteer Cavalry. Advance
ment then came rapidly. In the July follow
ing Sheridan was commissioned brigadier
general Of volunteers, and after a brief
period was placed in command of the 11th
Division OF the Army Of the Ohio. He COM
manded division Of the Army OF the Cum
berland, and, at the battle Of Stone River.
Dec 81, 1862, saved the army from rout
Dy MS stuDborn resistance. For his gallant
conduct, General Sheridan was again pro-
NOTED, this time becoming major-general of
volunteers. In April. 1864, he was called to
tne Army OF the Potomac by Gen. Grant. and
given the command of the cavalry corps
When the May campaign of the army opened
he pioneered its path to the Wilderness, and
thence to Spottsylvania, fighting the battle
Oh Todd's Tavern on the 7th. Two days Ia
ter he made a cavalry expedition within the
enemy's lines to the Chickahominy and the
The Portland daily press., 1888-08-06
What IL Costs the Newspapers to
Collect News.

Eugene M. Camp, who has collected the
statistics for America on this point, says
through the American that the entire cost OF
all news used in the papers in this country Is
S2O.655, 900 per year. This Is curiously di-
vided. The special bureaus, which are prin-
cipally located in New York, with the right
to look over the proofs every night Of some
of the morning journals, cost S345,0O0 This
Is divided among one hundred OF the leading
provincial papers. The business OF the As
sociated Press now amounts to S1,250, 900
yearly, and that of the United Press foots up
to S450OO0. These two sums, with the spec
ial outlay for telegraph tolls outside of the
organizations, place the total to all the papers
at 81 ,S20, 900 for this department /. In ad-
dition to this there are to be reckoned the
dents In adjacent towns and important Gen.
ters, whose salaries aggregate S1,000,0O0 be.
sides. This makes the total cost of all the
service about 81, $50, 900 per annum. In the
larger cities Of the Union it costs all the way
from $500 to $1,000 week for the working
up Of local districts. Mr.. Camp reckons this
yearly expense at S15,6O0,OO0. This Is a cor
rect analysis Of the expense in collecting
news, and the proportion in which one
branch Of the service Is related 10 the other
There are three lines on which this work
proceeds the gathering Of news by the 10.
cal reporters, the use Of the telegraph and
the special correspondent. Each method /.
closely related to the other. The statement
shows that there has been a great develop
ment OF journalism in the matter of news
and one combination only paves the way fol
another in order to keep the lead in this de.
partment OF newspaper. The greater the
combination the greater the result and the
paper that has the news is the one that the
public is the most willing to pay for.
The Portland daily press., 1888-08-06
A NIGHT IN THE RIGGING.
Schooner Quoddy, of Lubec, Ashore
on Handkerchief ShoaI.

CHATHAM, Mass, Aug. 5.-During a
southwest gale last night, schooner Quoddy,
of Lubec, Maine. Capt. Hall, with coal, con-
signed for the New York &c New England
Railroad, Boston. came ashore on Ranker-
chief Shoal. She will probably prove total
loss. The captain reports that thick fog
set in when he was getting down towards
the shoals, so that it was impossible to see
the light ships or Monamoy light. The yes
sci some how got out of the channel and
fetched up on the west side Of Handkerchief
Shoal in the breakers which few all over
her, driving the crew into the rigging The
schooner was driven by the storm and sea
way across the shoal, pounding heavily. She
finally stopped on the northest part Of the
shoal, where the position Of the crew becom-
ing dangerous, they were obliged to get the
boat out along side, under great difficulties.
After making the painter fast to the mast,
all finally succeeded in getting on board the
boat and, paying her off, they lay there un-
der the lee of the vessel until morning.
keeping the boat free by bailing. They were
rescued sooni after daylight by wreckers
from Monamoy. The vessel will probably
be stripped tomorrow.
The Portland daily press., 1888-08-06
ManIey's Summer Cottage.
Lewiston Journal

lLtWiStOu JOuTUdl.l
Chairman Joseph II. Manley, of the Re-
publican State Committee, is building a
$1,000 cottage at Small Point The plans
show that Mr.. Manley will have an elegant
summer home, and that he proposes to enter
tain distinguished visitor. The building is
of two stories, Queen Anne in style, with
that irregular scattering of little colored
windows and sharp projections, which are
such characteristics Of this style of building.
The rooms are to be finished in birch and
stained woods. and the broad verandas will
be fio0red in hard woods. On the front side,
facing the sea, is a large, square room, COM
manding view of the coast in both direc-
tions, which is TO be occupied by Mr.; Blaine
when he comes to visit his friends this fall.
The grounds are to be laid out with curvlng
walks, and in the centre is a spea ker's stand,
which will probably be christened by Maine s
statesman himself Opposite this stand and
spanning the street is a broad arch. AZ feet
in length by 36 feet in height. From each
end and from the center rises. a flagstaff. In
the middle of one side of the arch IS an eight
foot portrait of Mr.. Blaine, with welcome
on one side and "Home" on the other. The
house will be ready for occupancy in about
two months, and the occasion of its opening
VIII be quite an elaborate affair.
The Portland daily press., 1888-08-06
responsibilities of my own country than ever
before. If seems as if the destiny of the
globe was committed to the Protestant
church and the Anglo Saxon race.
THE ROUND TABLl


A Round Table was called at4 p. m. At
this meeting Rev. DR.. Bashford presided.
The question of reading each book by itself
or all together, as suggested in the plan of
study was discussed. Mr.. Lindsay said the
connection of several studies at once was
following the plans of school and college
others preferred to read separately. The
question Why should we wish to establish
circles? was variously answered; to hold So
people special object, to prevent gossip by
giving young people something else to think
of. The meeting closed with singing and
prayer. Already this summer DR.. Bashford
has been one of the speakers at Chautauqua.
This evening Mr.. G. E. Bolton gives anoth-
er OF his fine illustrated lectures, The Four
Napoleons.
Longfellow Cottage is the new name for
the one formerly known as Cottage l.. 1t is
filled by representatives of the Longfell0w
Circle of Portland, of which Rev. N. T.
Whitaker, ID. D., who will be here next
week, is President. There are to be found,
Mrs. G. II. Davis, Miss Sterling, Miss Ida
johnson. Miss Gertrude Noyes.
The Grove House during the first four
days this year has entertained about twice
as many people as last year. Late arrivals
are N. A. Sawyer, Cape Elizabeth H Geo. !.
Rev. A. j. Rackliff, Skowhegan; Mrs. c. J..
Stetson, Portland; Mrs. w. ?. Goss, Port
land; Mrs. N. c. Lambert, Portland; Mrs.
II. C.Robinson, Portland; Mr.. and Mrs. E.
NJ. Bates, Boston; G: M. Strout, Chicopee.
Kimball; Miss Ann M. Robinson, Bath; II,
b: Perry, Portland, Portland. l.: S. Cum
mings, Brookline, Mass. Myra M. Eastman,
Casco, Me-; Mrs. G. M. Banks, Portland.