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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-05-04

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An Eastern Senator tells this
story about his little girl. He says
that when the family had gathered
for dinner little Elsie was too busy
with her playthings to suspend,
and her mother called to her to
come.
ayes, in minute" was the re-
spouse.
"But we are all waiting,' said
my wife, "and your papa is waiting
to ask the blessing"
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WHAT WE WANT.
MRS. FRANK EVERETT.

1t is not necessary that | should
inform you that the liquor traffic Is
a "monster" evil-all this is we'll
understood. But who is response
BILE Tor this traffic? Who7 Every
man who does not realize his great
est privilege as an American citi-
zen, and cast his vote where it will
aid in overthrowing this CURSE
Every woman who allows a light
remark on this subject to pass her
lips, or who does not use all her in
fiuence against this evil, until the
time shall come when she may add
to speech and influence the might
lest of all weapons, the ballot.
The sixth commandment says,
''Thou shalt not kill" but the pow.
ers that be say, "YOu may kill If
you use poison, and pay a license
fee so that the government may de-
rive a revenue from the sixty thou.
sand murders committed by rum
every year in this country Who
sustains the government in this
business ? The people. They fold
their hands and tell you that God
will sweep away the plague in His
own "goOd time" But God will
not without human agencies, and
He will hold every one responsible
even though they claim that their
s, mpathies are all right.
We have in America $4,000
churches, and for each one of the
so, 900 churches there are tour grog-
shops, and for each one of the co.
600 ministers there are six bar.ten-
ders. According to this estimate
their are $4,000 grog-ShOps and
$40, 900 persons supporting them
selves by selling poison, which not
only kills the body but destroys
the soul. We have 10000 minis
tiers preaching the "glad tidings of
salvation" and $4,000 bar-tenders
dealing out damnatlon. But in the
Bible we are told that Zone shall
chase a Thousand, and two put ten
thousand to flight" The Christian
church has a membership of SIX
teen millions; one-fourth of these
are legal voters. How quickly
they might rid our land of this
blight by calling to their aid the
immenee number of workers out.
side OF the church then we should
have a majority, all that is needed
to annihilste the rum power.
Voters, liquor manufacturers,
liquor sellers are alike responsible
for this crime and its results. We
want this traffic banished by the
people, but we do not want any
halt way policy; We do not want
any soothing of the conscience
any vain twaddle about regulation; |
any responsibility rendered the rum
business; any choosing between
"two evils" when we have an al
ternatiYe; but We do want the
complete humiliation of the rum
fend.
Elmira, N. Y.
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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-11-28
Toilet Recipes of Ancient Egypt.

Curious hair recipes occur on some
of the papyri, some of which are very
absurd. One to prevent the hair from.
turning gray directs that salve should
be made from the blood of black calf
cooked in oil; In another that of a black
bail is preferred for the same object.
Evidently the color o. the animal was
10 pass through the salve into the hair.
In another place We read of the tooth
of a donkey dipped in honey being
used for really strengthening the hair;
and the ingredients for an ingenious
compound are given for injuring the
hair of rival, and the oounter-remedy
to be used by those who think their
hair-oil has been tempered with by o
suspicious friend. Cakes of some COM
position which absorbed oil were al
ways placed on the heads of the guests
unaly trtokled down through the hair.
Il most disagreeable practice this may
eeesn to us. but to them it appears to
have givez great pleasure; and with
the Egyptians as well as with the
Hebrews, OBJ was symboiical of joy and
9iadnsss. Rouge and other coloring
snbseenoss were used by women Of
Egypt 10 enhance, as they thought,
tlaslr bs&~ty; the eges had often agreen
xas ssdsr themi the lashes and eye
1ro~s were penoiled In black; and. as
hmodsrn Egypt the nails were always
Hhaaned red With preparation from
- hsnn& plant Woasas's World.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-11-28
george Was Not Afraid.

Young lady Gladly frightened) 20,
George, here comes pa.
George (ditto)-WhereP Wherep
Young lady-Hear him stepping
along the hall in his stocking feet?
George (greatly relieved BE calm,
darling, be calm. George is not afraid
of stocking feet. Washington Critic.
"A fight between a Sattlesnake and
a coach-whip, near Moultrie, Fla, is
thus described: The rattlesnake
watched his antagonist, but could not
obtain an opportunity to strike.
Thinking that the coach whip did not
mean business, the RATHER then leisurely
uncoiled himself and started to go,
when, quick as lightning, the whip
started for him, Selling him back of
the neck, and wrapped himself tightly
around his body. In ten minutes the
coach-whip leisurely uncoiled himself
and glided away into the underbrush,
leaving the latter a mass of jelly,
quite dead. The rattlesnake had sew
eral rattles, and was dangerous
looking monster.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-11-28

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria,
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-11-28

-s'Why, Bilbeck, said Singleman
60 friend in a restaurant, Il thought
you went to housekeeping a week ago,
and now I find you here taking your
meals?'' Eyes, said Bilbeck, garnish-
ing fried oyster with ketchup, 1.-TWO
days after We commenced housekeep-
ing our cook was taken sick, and my
wifehas been filing her place, and you
know she took lessons at a cooking
school. n-Dr0ke' Magazine.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-11-28

He Cat a New Jersey race course)
-"Several of the horses in this race
have been scratched" She-''Well, l
don't wonder; [ was never so nearly
eaten up in my life. IN. Y. San.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-11-28

The report of the Trustees of the
Vermont Lunatic Asylum shows the
whole number of patients admitted to
the asylum in tifty-two years is 6,288;
8, 222 men, and 1906 women.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-11-28
FOR CHILDREN OF ALL AGES,
St. Nicholas for 1889.

~ PEG PIE who have the
3 SSMnzM idea that st. Nicholas Nag
S88W azine is only for little chill
= H]E h1 dren should look over the
STS~ y prospectus of that maya
f0l zine for 1889, and they
will discover that it is for children Of
all ages, "from five to eighty-ive,"
IS some one recently said of it. Indeed,
while st. Nicholas is designed for girls and
Boys, it might almost be called "family
magazine" for the grown-up members of a
household will find much to interest them
in every number Il
! The editor, Mrs. Mary Mapes Dodge,
calls the next volume an ''all-round-the-
world year." because it is to contain so
many illustrated papers about the world in
general-not dry geographical papers, but
stories and sketches and tales of travel and
adventure by land and sea-and all illus
trated by the best artists The features
will include a serial story, ssHow We Made
the Farthest North" by ~
Gen A W. Greedy, the CAA4 N4n
well-known comm ander of EN ny T.
the Greedy Expedition; a ~ ky
serial about Canada, by Mrs. W III
Catherwood, who is writing w.
serial story for The Century this wear:
sIndians of the Amazon" by Mrs Frank
*. Stockton. There are many papers about
Europe, including a Christmas story of life
In Norway, by Fl. Fl. Boyesen; articles on
Holland and the Dutch, by Mrs. Mary Mapes
Dodge; sThe Queens Navy" by Lieut.. F.
Harrison Smith, R. N, with Illustrations Oh
many OF England's finest war ships; ssThe
Winchester School," illustrated by Josepb
Pennell; English Railway Trains,n by
VIM. Ell. Rideing, etc., etc. The French
papers include Ferdinand de Lesseps and
his two Ship Canals" and there are several
interesting contributions on German, Italian
and Russian subjects.
Under asia, "comes ssBoys
NsA and Girls in China,'' by Yam
yS Phou Lee "a recent grad
y. IN uate of Yale) sHome Life in
lWEC1A the East" by Mrs Holman
"a Ear u Hunt, and number of pa,
pers about Japan. Under "African there
is sketch Of Henry M.
otanley, by Noah Brooks, ~
and several stories about T<NN
Egypt. Australia is not for-&a ~ IN
gotten, nor the islands of the M,aSL%A
sea, and there are even to be III ~
stories of under the sea.
y OF course the bulk of the contents will
relate to American subjects, as usual. Mrs.
Burnett, the author of Little Lord Fauntle-
roy" contributes story of New York called
".Little Saint Elizabeth :" there will be papers
, describing how the govern
!.} ment offices are conducted,
kA2K}sM M papers about athletics, anna
\GSK9ShIa7TM teur photography, etc. The
NASM H., IN full prospectus will be sent
y to any one who wishes to see
it by the publishers, The Century Co., OF
New York
! The Graphic recently said Of st. Nicholas
.'the family without it is only half blessed