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Bent County register., 1888-06-23
St. yitus's DanCu.

This peculiar disorder, now but rarely
met with, was once widely prevalent in
Germany and the Low Countries, where its
diffusion appears to have been greatly en-
outraged by the fsndness of the people fol
lysterical and suaerstitiors excitement
he dancing mania" rs ii has been called
was practiced until kind oil general fron-
" seemed 10 have seized the people, many
of whom entirely lost control over theii
mJtions- Jan, of Konicshayen, an olS
German chronicler, thus describes the epi.
demic rs it appeared at Strasburg:
AT stras.urE hundreds OF folks BEGAN
In open market, lane or street.
They slSippe,l along. nor cared 70 eat,
Uutit their plague had ceased TO fright us
Twas called the dance Of holy Yltus.'
The name appears to have been derived
from the supposed power of ST. Vitui
over nervous and hysteric affections.
The nranks INDUCED in by persons af
fiirted with this mania were for some tim,
lscribed to demouiGcal possession. Ever
thc great Puraclesus, who effected many
lures by medicinal remedies, in which COLI
water was prominent agent. for q tim,
ncouraged the popular belief, no uoub
wishing in some cases to operate on mis- "a
tients through the Imagination. lie there
fore prescribed in these special instance;
that ''the patient WAS to make an image OF
himself IN wax or resin, ana by an error
of thought 10 concentrate all his blasphem
les and sins in it, without the intervention
Of any other person; to set his whole minC
and thoughts concerning these oaths in tn,
image; snd when he had succeeded in this
he was to burn the image, so that not !.
particle of it should remain"
st. Yisus's dance, which ragged in \
countries We have mentioned from tn,
fourteenth to the sixteenth century, bcgaI
to decline rs the progress Of enlightenment
c-ilmed the minds OF men, and freed then
from their delusionS II is now only
known a. n iurmsof disease which occnn
chiefly among children, but is generally
capable OF successful treatment under prop
er conditions, while in many cases it il
ou:grown as the child advances in age.
Bent County register., 1888-06-23

Cultivation
Without irrigation
Has given the nation
As much veXtation
As did taxation
With representation.
But Colorado's population
Can't bemoan their situation,
Since without mitigation
1t rains like darnation,
And the coming Immigration
Is without limitation.
-Wray Rather.
Bent County register., 1888-06-23

Senator Tabor's head is level on
the question of the effect the nomi-
nation of Cleveland has had upon
the price of lead. If free trade
should be adopted by the people of
the United States, most of the miners
of the state would be thrown out of
employment and the mine owners
would be worse off than paupers.
The people of Colorado must stand
for their own -Chieftain.
Bent County register., 1888-06-23

They were seated as usual 1 be-
lieve l do not need to explain. You
know how. They had reached that
confidential state when, after months
of anxiety and doubts and fears as
to whether she loved him or not,
having found out she was only too
willing, he felt like backing out.
swell, you see, l am very poor,
dearest"
Il don't care. 1t does not cost
much to keep wife"
"No, l suppose not"
s'Not when one loves, George
"No, l suppose not
"Ab, you think l am extravaganza,
l am not. It's all very well when
pa pays, you know. That's all right.
But if l were your Wife
"Dearestp
Give minutes for refreshments.)
"Yes, can be so economical. 1t
doesn't really cost any more to keep
two than one.'
eyes, suppose; yes. But it de-
pends upon which one.'
"Oh, l can keep house,
Eyes, dearest, but can l p
81 can cook
"My love, would not wish you to
do any hard work. 1 would not
wish you to soil your dainty hands.
Don't you think, dear, we might live
at the restaurant until-untIl'-
'sUntil whenp
"Until 1 could brace myself to eat
what you cook
Even that did not help him. She
said: "All right and laughed, and
the wedding goes.-Ex.
Bent County register., 1888-06-23

Isn't that q task to be imposed
upon man of his age? We refer
to the task imposed upon Thurman,
now past IS years, of carrying Cleve-
land through another campaign? 1t
shows just how heartless political
parties are. But a few years ago the
"Old Roman" occupied seat In the
United States Senate, which he filled
with credit to himself and honor to
his state and country; but he was
not the possessor of "bar'l," so the
seat, which became him so well, was
taken from him and given to a Stand
ard Oil ssbarrel," which, it is said, is
kept constantly on tap for the pur-
pose of lubricating the party machin-
cry. The poor old gentleman has
passed the age when the spirit of
resentment end desire for revenge
rankles in the bosom of men. HIS
memory is so clouded over with the
mists of approaching dissolution that
the wrongs and indignities heaped
upon him are forgotten, and he now,
with senile smile of satisfaction. ac-
cepts any position assigned him.
Kansas City Record.
Bent County register., 1888-06-23

"One o. my hired men has got a
notion he wants a fiddle" said an
agriculturist to the dealer. "VVha;
might that second hand one in the
winder be wurth?" "That's a Strad-
ivarius; it's worth $1,000" "Tll
speak to the hired man abuut. il, y
shouted the agriculturist as he back
ed out of the place; "he may not
like that mako. a."-N. Y. Sun.
Bent County register., 1888-06-23

"Mlss Kacktus," said the young
man at the Arizona ball, casually
resting his hand on the butt end of
his six-shooter, 81 believe the next
waltz is mine, isn't it?" 81 think You
are mistaken, Mr.. Roundup" said
another young man standing by, as
he pointed in careless, easy manner
1t MISS Kacktus's card with bowie
knife eighteen inches long; "my
name is down for that waltz" "You
are right, Mr.. Lariat," rejoined Mr.
Roundup, with his eyes on the gilt
tering blade.-FIeld and Farm.
Bent County register., 1888-06-23

Sheep men are now busily clip.
ping, and will soon have the wool
ready for market. Owing to the
wool market being somewhat de-
pressed on account of the Mills bill
pending in congress, wool buyers are
are scarce. They seem to be little
glngerly about making offers. So
much for our democratic administra-
tion.-Fort Garland Republican.
Bent County register., 1888-06-23

The Kansas Mortgage and Invest
ment Company absolutely discounts
all competitors in the business of
loaning money on decided lands
aud final proofs. All inspections are
made from the Lamar office, papers
written here, principal and interest
payable here, money constantly on
hand, and when you make loan
from this company you are borrow
ing direct from the first house.
Bent County register., 1888-06-23

The Daniel Manning Club of
Lamar sent the following congratu-
lations to Thurman:
We congratulate the noble Old
Roman and will make Rome howl
for Cleveland and Thurman.-Gra,
NADIA Graphic.
The bowling will come after the
November election.
Bent County register., 1888-06-23

Summing up the style of a man
for office that would suit Bill Nye,
he says: l have in my minds eye a
candidate who is magnetic, cultivat-
ed, polished to a high degree, brainy,
in good health. stands at least six
teen hands high, could furnish good
press notices and is morally pure
and unspecked as a new layed snow
bank, but he is engaged in literary
pursuits and cannot run.-Kinsley,
Kans., Mercury.
Bent County register., 1888-06-23

An investigating newspaper cor
respondent has discovered that
among the delegates and alternates
to the recent Vermont State Demo
cratic convention were forty-three
government officials, while probably
as many more such officials were on
hand as interested spectators. This
reminds us what Cleveland once SAID
"The influence of federal office hold
ers should not be felt in the manipu-
lation of political primary meeting
and nominating conventions. The
use of the officials of their positions
to compass their selection as dele
gates to political conventions is in
decent and unfair.
Bent County register., 1888-06-23
a Great omsr

Elsewhere we print proposition from The
Chicago Times to send its weekly TO subsorfb.
erS during the presidential campaign for the
small sum of % cents. The Weekly Times is
one of the greatest papers in America, and
TINS offer should meet with speedy accept
ance at the hands of our readers. We will
send The Weekly Times with the REGISTER
for the campaign for 70 cents. It is not
necessary to organize clubs. Individual sub
scribers will be entitled to this low subscrip-
tion.
Bent County register., 1888-06-23

The Kansas City Times comedies
that Thurman cannot carry Ohio
The State" it says, sis always lost
to democracy in presidential year"
Bent County register., 1888-06-23

If England had good vote in the
electoral college there would be no
doubt of Mr.. Cleveland's election
Santa Fe New Mexican.
Bent County register., 1888-06-23

A Pawnee county, Kansas, farmer
writes to the secretary of his county
fair association as follows: "Please
offer premium for the biggest fool
IN the county. l stopped my county
paper, and three weeks later, a trav-
cling swindler done me up for $50
in good money. l renewed my sub
scription and secured all the back
numbers, and by the beard of the
prophet, the very first issue after ]
bad quit taking the paper contained
4 full exposure of the same trick that
got away with me. | want to hire a
dozen able men to kick me all around
my new barn"
The St. Louis Chronicle, an indie
pendent democratic paper, remarks:
Senator Voorhees, declared in the
convention that if Gray was not
nominated Indiana would be lost to
the democrats ard Cleveland would
be beaten. Gray was not nominated
and it now will be greatly to Sena'
tor VOORHEES, advantage for the state
to go republican. If Cleveland is
defeated by the loss of Indiana Voor.
hees will be commanding figure in
the next democratic national conven.
ton, either as candidate for one OF
the places on the ticket or as presi
dent maker.
Bent County register., 1888-06-23

Tho average yield of corn, says the New
York Times, is less than one-half of the pos
sible yield. When one thinks how little
the second half of 100 bushels of corn costs
per acre the profit of growing such a crop
becomes apparent; and it is easy to produce
such a yield. One wants the right kind of
corn, good land, and a little extra work in
cultivation The cost of the land, and of
planting and tending the crop, is the same
Tor 20 bushels as for 100 bushels per acre.
Democratic messenger., 1888-10-27
Womana y Relief.

Earth ha- nn sorrow that heaven can.
not heal. whether arising from physical
mental or moral sources. The promise
and consultations pf the gospel furnish
abundant remedies ior all spiritual or men
tai wees and the Creator ha- restored, in
the Kingdom oi Nature, remedies for every
physical ailmcnl FuT ages these rene.
dies were allowed To lic dormant through
and for ages more hut little attention was
given a. remedies for the peculiar aiilic.
tions of woman. who was looked upon and
treated As u slave by lOr,lly. aud then hru.
tai man, and her suffering regarded with
bcastly indifference In latter times. sci.
cncc aud CListian philanthropy have come
to hcr relief. dcvising remedies for her
peculiar weakness, which have been com
bincd in Dr. l'ierccs Favoritc Prescription.
remedy that cures the pains, aches
nausea, displacemenis, wastings aud dcbili.
taling Affections To which she constantly
exposed.
"Fayoriic Prescription" Is the only
medicine for women, sold by druggists, i,
an,icra - pOsiiiec guarantee from the manu-.
factuTcrs. that II will give satisfaction Ia
every ease, or money will he refunded
This guarantee has been printed On the
bottle. wrapper, and faithfully carried out
for many years.
Democratic messenger., 1888-10-27
FASHION NOTES.

Prom G~i,y's ialy's Book.
\ unique design In earrings is small
coral wishbonc with gold ends
Ostrich bands lying la: outside oi the
brim are made tor young girls
Tailor jackets "i barred cloth with
coachman' caprS arr made for Young girls
New plush clocks have receptacle on
each side III which 10 place II small hric.a.
brac ornament.
Green and silver grey are the cnlors
most often seen in new garments. in cloaks.
jackets. aud costumes.
White beads with gold hearts nrc used
for trimming evening cloaks. In coniunct.
ion with the wavy white lima or Thihc,
lambskim fringe
Cashmere c"lnrcd lSn,l~ are still popu-
lnr and sou,c large jc;s are in effective
trimmings; In, many designs have ahan,
doncd heads altogether. nnd the cashmere
colnsine is introduced in silk cords
Black fnrs will hc much used for trim.
mings, especially Persian lamb and the
roughcr curled Astraklan. In light furs
is mOutOn, the shaded grey son iluisy fur
introduced last winter
Very handsome cloth costumes are made
with rclingotc Of one color opening
over u vest and draped front nj cloth of
another color. such as mahogany red.
ingoic with grey cloth YES; aud skirt and
skirt front
Large buttons an black wooden gowns
are Of the black fabric covering wooden
monlds. on whlch few Irregular stitches
are taken in silk the color ot the trim.
ming Black crochc,cd silk buttons are
also us,-i with touch NJ the ,plor in the
centre
Embroidered ,ih Wa!s,,oats are on
very costly jackets male nt Scilicnne;
these ARE, hnwcvcr, too expensive ,o he
generally popular. The embroidery is
done In gay colnrcd silks on ligh, cloth
Some ve:y new jackets have their fronts
in long ,sb,. square ~ pointed. giving the
effect of Il mantle front
Simple rcdingo,es for morning toilets
are made ofligh; cloth, ornamcn,cd on the
fronts with deep embroidery executed
with silk of the same color. and opening
ON skirt ~ the same cloth, which is en-.
broidered at The lower edge The cor.
sage Is round. with embroidered reyers
rolling from vest OF plain cloth large
and handsome buttons ornament il But.
ton. Of I'll kind, are much used large
one pr,vlnminatlnr
Democratic messenger., 1888-10-27
OCTOBER.

Ociul,ci is llic month that seems
All woven with midsummer dreams;
She brings for Us the golden days
That ill the air with smoky haze.
She brings for us the lisping breeze
Aud wakes the gossip in the trees.
Who whisper near the vacant nest
Forsakcn by it, fealhcrei guest.
Now halt the birds forget io sing.
And half of them have taken wing.
Before their pathway shall be lost
Beneath the gOssamcr Of frost;
Now onr by one the gay leaves iiy
Zigzag across the yellow sky;
They rustic here aud ilutter there,
uniil the bough hangs chill aud hare.
What Joy inr us,-what happiness
Shall cheer the day, the night shall bless
'Tis Halloween, the very last
Shall keep for Us Temembsance fast,
When every child shall duck the head
To lind the precious pippin red!
-a. NIeAoias,
Democratic messenger., 1888-10-27

seventh chrysolilc !" The chrysoli,e is M
exquisite green, and in tina, seventh layer
OF the heavenly wall shall I've preserved
forever the dominant, color Of the earth
We once Inhabited. I have sometimes
been saldcned ai the thought that this
world. according to science and rcvcla
tiOn. Is to be bio,icd out of existence, for
il Is such beautiful world. but here in
this layer Of the heavenly wall. where the
numcral seven is To hc cmbc,led, this
strata of green is To be- photographed, and
embalmcd and prepared, the color of the
grass that covers the earth, the color Of
the foliage that ILLS the forest, the color oi
the deep sea. One glance ~ that green
chrysohtc u million years after this planet
has been cxtinguishcd will hring 10 mind
just how /, looked in summer and spring.
and we will say 20 those who were born
blind on earth and never saw ai all in this
world after they have obtained full eye.
sight in Heaven: If you would know
how the earth appeared in June aud
August, look at that seventh lavcr oi the
heavenly wall, the green of the chryso.
lite" And while We stand there aud talk,
spirit with spirit. that old color of the
earth which had more sway than all the
other col"rs put together, will bring back
To us uur earthly experiences. and
noticing tia, this green chrj soli;c is the
seventh layer "f crys;alizcd masniiiccncc
we may heihink ourselves of the domina
ton Of that numcral seven over all other
numerals. and thank God that In the dark
earth we left behind us we So long enjoyed
the ligh, Of the seven golden candlesticks
and were all Of us permitted 10 shine
among the seven stars OF more or less
magnitude, aud that all the seven seal.
Of the mysterious future have been broken
wide open for us by a loving Christ, and
that the seven thundcrs having done
their work have ceased revcrbcration. and
that the numeral seven, which did such
tremendous work in the history of nations
on earth. has been given such high place
In that Niagm Of colors. the wall o
Heaven, "thc first foundation of which j,
jasper; the second, sapphire the third q
chalcedony; the fourth. an emerald; I'll,
iiith. sar,lonyx the sixth. sartiius Tho
seventh, chrysoliic.'
when shall these Eyes Thy Iicaven-hiil, wall
AMI pcarly gates behold;
Thy bulwarks with salvation strong,
And streets ~ shining gold:
Democratic messenger., 1888-10-27
Es..m.. Itchy. sssl.. sl,n rsr,a,s..

Tho simple application of "SwAIsE's ONT.
nRNr," without any internal medicine, will
ours any Cnsc of letter. salt ltheum. Ring.
worms, Pills., Itch. sorcs, p1mples. Ectena. all
scaly. Itchy skin krnp,ions; no matter hns
Olstinate ~ long standing. u = patent, effcc-
tive. and cOsis lat tribe.
Democratic messenger., 1888-10-27
TN0u9AND PAGES
Notice TO Trespassers.

THIS NOTICE warns all persons no,
To trcspass ON our lands with dug or gun
puring the cunning season of iSSS and
1850 under penalty Of the law.
(wM. \. JOHNSON,
Signed THOS. =. JOHNSON,
SAMUEL =. JOHNSON.
sept. eat.
Democratic messenger., 1888-10-27

cs, this numeral seven seems favor.
,tc with the Divine mind outside rs well
as inside the Bible, for are there not seven
prismaiic colors: Aud when God with the
rainbow wrote the comforting thought
that the world would never have another
deluge. He wrote Il on the scroll of the
sky in ink of seven colors lie grouped
into the Plclades seven stars. Rome. tho
capital ofihc world, sat ON seven hills
When God would make the most intcili.
gent thing on earth. the human counie.
nance. lie fashions il with seven fcaturees
the two ears. the two eyes. the two nos.
trils and the mouth Yea, our body lasts
only seven year, AMI we gradually shed
II for another body after another seven
years, and So on. for We are, Ms 10 our
bodies. septcnnial animals So the nu.
neral seven ranges through nature and
through revelation. II is the number of
perfection, and so use i, while speak
of the seven candlcslicks. the seven stars,
the seven seals aud the seven ihunders.
The seven golden candlssticks were and
are the churches. Mark you, the churches
never were, and never can be candles
They are only candlcsticks. They are
not the light but they are to hold the light.
4 room IN the night might have in II 500
candlcsticks, and yet you could not see
your hand before your face. The only use
Of candlestick. and the only use of q
church, Is To hold up the light. You see
Il is dark world, the night Of sin. the
night oftrouble, the night Of superstition,
the night Of persecution. the night Of pow
criy, the night Of sickness. the night Of
death; aye. about so nights have inter.
locked their shadows. The whole race
goes stumbling over Frustrated hopes, and
fallen fortunes, and empty flour barrels,
and desolated cradles, and death. .bcds.-
oh how much We have use for all the
seven candlesticks, with lights blazing
from the top Of each one of them! Light
of pardon for all sin Light Of comfort for
all trouble Light Of encouragement for
all dependency. Light of eternal riches
for all poverty! Light Of rescue for all
persecution! Light Of reunion for all the
bereft! Light Of Heaven for all the dying I!
Aud that light Is Christ, who Is the Light
that shall yet eradicate the hcmlsphcrcs.
But mark you, when say churches are
not candles, but candlesticks. cast no
slur ON candlcsticks. believe In beauti.
ful candlesticks The candlesticks that
God ordered for the ancient tabernacle
were something exquisite. They were
dream Of beauty carved out OF loylincss.
They were made Of hammered gold. stood
In foot Of gold. and had six branches Of
gold blooming all along in SIX lilies of
gold each. and lips Of gold from which
the candles liIlcl their holy fire. Aud the
rest houses In amy city ought 10 bc the
churches-the best built. the best veniila.
ted, the best swept. the best windowed and
the best chanderliered. Log cabins may
do In neighborhoois where most Of the
people live In log cabins; hut let there lie
palaiial churches for regions where many
Of the people live In palaces. Do not have
hetteT placc for yourself than for your
Lord and King DO not live In q parlor
and put YOUR Christ In a Kitchen. These
seven candlcsiIcks ~ which speak were
Democratic messenger., 1888-10-27

BROOkLYN, n. T., Oct, 2l.-This morn
ing at the Tabernacle the Rev T. Dewitt
Talmage, d. d., gave running comnen-
tary on the Goth chapter Of Revelation.
concerning the Old Dragon. The congre.
CATION joined in singing the familiar hymn
OF Paul Gcrhart, beginning:
Give Ia the winds thy fears.
Hope and bc undismayci.
DIR. Talmage's sermon was on "Scvcn In
the Bible" and his tex, Genesis H., 20 {:
God blessed the seventh day" The
preacher said
"The mathematics oi the Bible is no
ticcable; the geometry and the arithmc.
tic the square in Ezekiel; the circle
spoken Of in Isaiah ; the curve alluded 10
in job the rule of fractions mentioned in
Daniel; the rule Of loss and gain in Mark
where Christ askes the people 10 cipher
out by tlla, rule what |, would profit "a
man II he gain the whole world aud lose
his soul But there is one mathematical
figure that is crowned above all Others In
the Bible; il Is the number seven, which
the Arabians got from India aud all fol.
lowing ages have taken from the Arabians.
II stands between the figure six and tho
figure eight. In the Bible all the other
numerals bow to Il. Over three hundred
times Ia Il mentioned In the Scriptures.
either alone or compounded with other
words. In Genesis the week Is rounded
into seven days, and | use my text be.
cause there this numeml Is for the first
time introduced in journey which halts
not until in the close Of the Book Of Rev.
clation It's monument Is built into the wall
of Heaven in chrysolitc, which in the
strata Of precious stones is the seventh
In the Bible We find that Jacob had 10
serve seven years to get Rachel. but she
was well worth Il and foretelling the
years OF prosperity and famine in
Pharoal's time the seven fat oxen were
eaten up of the seven lean oxen and wis
dom Is said to be built on seven pillars
and the ark was lcfl with the Philistines
seven years and Naaman for the cure oil
his lcprosy plunged into the jordan seven
times; the dead child, when Elisha breath.
c,l into It's mouth. signalcd It's arrival hack
into consciousness by sncczing seven
times; To the house that Ezekiel saw in
vision there were seven steps; the walls
of Jericho before they tell down were
compasscd seven days; Zacliariah describes
a stone with seven eyes to cleanse u lcp.
rous house the door must be sprinkled
with pigeons blood seven times: in Ga.
naan were Ovcr,hrown seven nations on
one occasion Christ cast out seven dcv.
els on mountain lie fed multitude OF
people with seven loaycs. the fragments
lefi filling seven baskets; and the closing
passages of the Bible are magnificent and
overwhelming with the i.cigery matte uI
of seven churches. s,s a stars. seven can
dlesticks, seven <, seven angels, and
seven heads, seven crowns, and sc'
en- horns, - seven spirits, and
yials, ap< ,cn plaques, and scvcp ;.