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The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1890-10-17
Welcome Home,

Duchess Of BOrrowitz Ito attendant Who
hour!
Attendant (excitedly) 1T ia thy son. He
brings with him an American wife with a
purse large enough to pay all the family
debts.
Duchess with emotion) admit my son
and the purse.-lNew York Weekly.
New cure for Insomnia, Editors Wife
Shall read you to sleep to. night, dear!
EditOr-Yes please. My editorials in yes.
terday's edition are just suited to the occa-
sion.
Z. w. (which will you have, "Disaster and
Disgrace, or "By Fire and Sword"?
E.-The very titles make me drowsy; but
the one beginning with "The elimination of
national calamity il at hand' is the best.
{ Snores peacefully at end Of the THIRD para
graph. Puck.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1890-10-17
Arrested !

Charles A. Daley was arrested last evening
for ste ling from the drug store of Shiefman, u
bottle of sulphur Bitters. Before the court this
morning. upon being asked why he should steal,
he stated that his mother was troubled with
Rheumatism, and that It was the only medicine
that help-d her, and being out of money and
work was the cause Of his stealing. As this was
ark News-ady.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1890-10-17
Travelling Outfits.

Trunk Dealer-I see. Want something for
a six months tour abroad. Well, madam, In
the adjoining building have trunk which
I'm sure you will like. Can't get it In the
store.room; double door is zoo narrow.
thought of remodeling 1t and using it for q
sea-shore cottage, but II 1t will suit you will
let you have 1t cheap.
Dame-fm not the one who Is going abroad ;
It's my husband.
"Oh! George, show the lady one of those
vestpocket hand-satchels. "-[Good News.
-.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1890-10-17
A COntented Man.

Its pretty hard work earning an honest
living" said the tramp to the farmers wife.
"You don't mean to say that ysu work'
"Oh, no! My remark Is simply the result
of my observation along the highways and by.
ways. When see how bard some people
work and how little they get for 1t. am en-.
couraged to follow my simple vocation with.
out murmur.v-[Puck.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1890-10-17
Excellent Advice,

Miss Kittenish-I wish to select necktie.
Mr.. Smilax-For your husband? ~,
Miss Kittenish-NO; the gentleman am
engaged to.
Mr.. Smilax-Well, l guess you'd better let
him come around and pick 1t out himself
You might break off the match-T Clothier
and Furnisher
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1890-10-17
GLIMPSES OF LIFE.

A very natural conclusion. Uncle Pete
(having been landed upside down and his
load strewed for quarter of mile along
the road. "B'rer JUnsing say wen he sol
me dat anemil dat he he'd one fault, but he
couldn't remember wat 1t was. shouldn't
be sOaprized eff dis w0s de berry One"- Har
per's Weekly.
Said very old lady, In q penitential
mood, induced by illness, five been great
sinner TOR more than eighty years. and didn't
know It," "De landY exclaimed the old col
ored woman who lived with her, II knowed
1t all de time!"
1T Is very sad," she unused, "but Charley
hasn't got bit Of romance. Last night said
to him, MY King, and he turned suddenly,
and growled out, Mike who?"
That tired feeling now SO often heard Of. Is
which gives mental and bodily siren lady.
In q certain Maine town Is good old Mell. !.
odist brother who has a bad habit Of saying.
absently. .HOw true that is" Another good
Did saint, enc evening,was regretting bis own
bad conduct and poor example. describing
himself as one Of the poorest and weakest OF
Christians, when Brother Y. spoke ur, .'How
true that is, brother!" The point penetrated
every ones perception, and gave new life to
he meeting.
Kind. Hearted Bridget.
Cooking-.chool Girl-Bridget,w what did you
10 with that cake baked yesterday? MIR.
Finefello Is hare, and want to give him
,Ome.
Bridget-Wull, mum, I'll get It fur We II We
'ay SO; but sure 1t isn't me wud be discoor.
lsin noice young mon like that.-[New
York Weekly.
Excellent Advice.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1890-10-17

tionalism," lays down the Nationalist pro-
gram for immediate action. He would start
at once with the governmental control of
railroads. the telegraph coal mines and the
like. "Cbina's Menace to the World. by
Thomas Magee explains In detail many great
ventures already undertaken by the Chinese
and gives reasons fer fearing the rapid con-
troll by them Of many of the great industries
of the world. on account of their cheap liv.
ing and great enduring qualities as laborers.
1.-Two Forces In Fiction by Mary ID. Cut
ting is an article OF great merit and interest,
so also Is The Future of our Daus hters," by
Helen Ekin Starrett which should be CAREFUL.
ly and thoughtfully perused by every father
and mother Ia the land. Other articles in
this number are: ''Socal Problems and the
Church." by Bishop Huntington; "Forma-
tive Influences by Frederic Harrison; 1.-The
Idea of Life after Death,' by Prof. Lesley !;
1.-The Zodiacal Light by Prof. Arthur
Wright and "Climate and the Gulf Stream,
by Jacques Roadway. Forum Publishing Co.,
253 Fifth Ave, New York.
Following close upon Wide Awake comes
the Pansy, then Our Little Men and Women,
then Baby land in its dress of pink. These
four cover all stages Of childhood and youth
from two years up to 90 They are all pub
ished by the ID. Lothrop Co., of Boston.
Our Little Ones for October is a winning
number for the little ones both In its reading
natter and its pictures. Russell Publishing
Co.. SO Bromtield street. Boston.
Few better numbers Of popular magazine
lave been issued than the Ladies' Home Jour
lal for October. stories, poems, receipts,
md valuable hints TO mothers ana house
keepers make this magazine welcome visit |
" in every household. 1t is said that an Eng.
I.h clifton of this magazine is to be brought !
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ror LadIes wlln hald Heads.

Badness is a raro infrmity among
ladies. Doubtless one reason is because
they are their own hair-dressers. Occa-
sionally the hair falls out from severe
fevers, as typhoid, but it is usually re-
stored without treatment. Some ladies
seem to have inherited a tendency to
badness. Thinning out of the hair also
occasionally occurs in consequence Of
constitutional ill health. Probably no
better chair restorer" has been found
than cantharides. A simple, and per-
hsus as good as any other application, is
made with one ounce of the tincture of
cantharides, four ounces of bay rum and
ten ounces of water This should be
we'll rubbed into the scalp every day.
Quinine has some repute as a hair tonic.
The usual proportions are two drachms
to a pint of water. Common water may
be used. The mixture should be made
up by druggist, who will need to
add little dilute sulphuric acid, and a
few drops of some perfume oil will rem
der it more agreeable. It would be well,
also, to add to each pint Of the mixture
two or three ounces of glycerine. APP
/ ply this tonic once or twice day. A
rapid gain must never be expected from
the use Of any hair restorative. Even
the best Of them are not likely to have
any noticeable effect until after they
have been persisted in for several
| months. Boston Herald
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TRUE BLUE

No; marriage amt no sinecure-ies lay the
baby down,
He's fas asleep. Go easy, now, m turn the
cradle roun'
Out o. the sun-the little lamb He didn't
sleep last night,
Them OF moskeeters buZZin' roun'-'n' spread
the net-thats right,
He's safe n SCUM, m thank the Lord-ies'
pick up of the floor
Them clo'es-pins he was playin' with. I'll need
em all m more
The washin' S pilin big this weel1-'n' Handy,
you come here
want them things run thro' the blue, n, rinse
'em lively, dear.
OF course folks got to marry, child-them on
the b'ilerlid-
The Lord amt meant no different when He
made 'em as He did
/ allus think it's worried Him right from the
very frs
TO have OF maids left over-'n' bachelors is
worse
IN yet, they have the bestest time; they git
some peace n ease,
IN there's lots o. comfort, Mandy, m doin' as
you please.
But, shol / wouldn't change with 'e1n; they
amt got much to fear
Nor nothin' much to hope, Iguess-keep rinsin'
lively, dear.
/ bin through troubles, frs m las enough to
turn my hair
Whittier n them there pillar -shams-why, la
tho wear m tear
Jes' OF the every days not countin' sickness in,
nor death,
But ies' the chil'ren N the meals n drawin'
daily breath
IN goin' daily roun's-my, my! But there, /
won't complain;
I'd turn back to my weddin'-day m start right
in again
IN go clean through it, every ache n pain N
smile n tear
Don't let them collars git too blue; keep rinsin
lively dear
Ican't see as we've any right to lounge about
N laze;
know I'd be a-seared up roun the las part Of
my days
To thiF,k I'd had too good time. 1t amt
Christians lot;
MOI 'cordin' to the promises. I'd liefer far thar
rot
Jes' feel the thorns a-hurtin' m the cross In
boun' to bear
Felix's don't git crowns fer nothin', Mandy, here
nor anywhere.
I'd rather have my ups m downs whicheve
way steer
IN life won't never git too blue, a-movin' lively
dear.
Madeline S. Bridges, in Judge.
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Thev uod Nyat Rerore.

Snow, sir, began the attorney for the
defense, knitting his brows and prepar-
ing to annihilate the witness whom he
was about to cross-examine, 'you say
your name is Williams. Can you prove
that to be your real name? Is there
anybody in the courtroom who can
swear you haven't assumed it for pur-
poses of fraud and deceit?"
81 think you can identify me your
SELF answered the witness.
81? Where did / ever see you before,
my friend?"
ST put that scar over your right eye
twenty-five years ago, when you were
stealing peaches out of fathers orchard.
Pm the same Williams. Chicago Trib-
upa
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frantic struggles, coupled with the
streams of blood that flowed from it's
wounds, soon brought up all the man
eaters within mile, as the captain
averred. The huge, ugly creatures
plunged round about the vessel, strik-
ing at the wounded ones and taking
great pieces out of their sides. The
tight grew furious, the sharks jumping
out of the water and rushing at each
other with wide-open mouths, armed
with such ugly-looking sets of teeth, as,
tbs captain says, fairly made his blood
run cold. In all, over forty big sharks
were engaged in the scrimmage, and
the connection they caused was ter
rible.
The captain and Emmanuel both
feared that this fight would do them dam
age, as every once in awhile a resounding
thud on the boats bottom would show
that the rayenous creatures cared little
for such vessel as theirs. All of a
sudden big fifteen-foot wounded shark
rose short distance off, with another,
double his size, in pursuit. He rushed
on, and in jiffy had sprung right into
the boat and the other followed. 'Tis
hard to say who were the most surprised
the sharks or the captain and his crew.
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THE FAIRIES WEAPONS.
Curious Uses Assigned to the Arrow
Heads of the Stone Age.

Curious Uses Assigned to the Arrow.
Heads of the Stone Age.
Universal as was the use of arrow.
heads in primitive times, their real pur.
pose is now so generally unknown that
they are popularity believed to be ''elf.
darts" or ''elf-bolts" hurled by the
fairies in their efforts to iniure man
and beast. This singular belief is still
more or less widely prevalent in Great
Britain and Ireland, in Scandinavia,
Italy and France. Other peoples, such
as the Japanese, account for their origin
by imagining that they are showered
from Heaven by an army of spirits that
fly once year through the air in the
rain and the tempest. This idea may
possibly have arisen from the fact which
have more than once verified, that ar
row-heads are often found after storm
in places where the day before there
was no trace of them, the rain having in
the meantime washed away the mold
and laid them bare.
But if the arrows of the elin spirits
could do harm they were also supposed
to possess the virtue of removing OF
| averting evil. In the remoter parts OF
Ireland, Scotland and England the
peasantry still believe that water in
which ''elf-darts'' and coins have been
placed is an infallible remedy for cattle
that have been shot at by the fairies.
| Arrow-heads, when used as amulets,
were further accredited with the power
of preserving the wearers from danger
and from the influence of malignant
| spirits. It is almost certain that it was
for this purpose they found place in
the necklaces worn by the ancient in.
habitants of Egypt and of Etruria. In
Italy they are still in common use as
| prcservatives against evil, and in OUT
own land it is only within the present
century that they have ceased to bl
carried as charms.
As might be expected, the deluded
creatures who professcd to practic
witchcraft set high value ON arrow
heads. They averrcd that they wer,
manufactured for their special use by
the arch-fiend and his imps, and that 81
atal was their power that whoever wa,
struck by them must die, even though
he were protected by coat of mail. II
"The Ancient Criminal Trials of Scot
land there are many references to this
! absurd idea. There it is stated that the
witches sometimes made picture o
clay" representing the person whose
death they wished to bring about anC
that they threw ''elf-darts'' at this clay
image until itwas broken.-Good Words
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A Modern Need For sleen.

There is not one man or woman in
ten thousand who can afford to do with
out seven or eight hours sleep All
those stories written about great men
and women who slept only three or four
hours a night make very interesting
reading; but tell you, my readers, no
man or woman ever yet kept healthy in
body and mind for a number of years
with less than seven hours sleep, writes
T. Dewitt Talmage in the Ladies'
Home journal. Americans need more
sleep than they are getting. This lack
makes them so nervous and the insane
asylums SO populous. If you can get to
bed early, then rise early. If you can
not get to bed till late, then rise late.
It may be as Christian for one man tC
rise at eight as it is for another to rise
at five. l counsel my readers to get W
when they are rested. But let the
rouslng bell be rung at least thirty min
utes before your public appearance.
Physicians say that sudden jump out
of bed gives irregular motion to tho
pulse. 1t takes hours to get over toe
sudden rising Give us time, after yor
call us, to roll over, gaze at the world
full in the face, and look before We
lean
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good luck they missed him and the cap
tain hauled him on board, one shark just
nipping off a bit of his heel as he was
hauled over the side. This decided the
captain on the shark question, and they
tried by means of sweeps, ETC., to get
out of this dangerous neighborhood.
Several hours later a breeze sprang up
and waited the boat away from the
crowd of sharks that kept up their fight
as far as could be observed by the cap.
tain.
Capt. Holland says this was the worst
experience he has ever had with these
sea-tighters, and he hoped it would be
the last. The sides of his boat show
plainly where great pieces were bitten
out by the sharks, and the effects Of
their tail blows on the decking are still
plainly to be seen.-St. Louis Globe.
Democrat
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around its clear,

open beaches make most fitting frame
for such a picture. The residents are
all great fishermen, and many are the
marvellous stories told of big catches of
fish and adventures on the coast.
Captain Joe Holland is one of the vet
Grams of Lake Worth, and here is his
latest fishing adventure while on his
last trip from the Bermudas few
weeks ago: The captains pet boat is a
small sloop, and his crew consists of
himself and stalwart mulatto ard a
pet monkey. The latter had been
taught to haul ropes and do many other
things of the kind. When out from the
islands on their last trip, and in the
Gulf stream, they encountered school
of sharks. The captain, it appears,
tried every way to get rid of his unwel-
come followers, but to no avail, as they
clung closer than debtor, and night or
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1890-10-16
Why He sared Hin.

Two friends, one the agent Of a life
Insurance company, and the other a
drummer, are sitting in tavern play
ing cards. They get into quarrel and
become very personal in their remarks.
Finally the life insurance agent jumps
up, seizes the drummer by the throat,
and shaking him, says in hoarse voice:
''You Internal scoundrel, if you werc
not insured in my company, I'd choke
the life out Of you Texas Sifting%
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There is nothing new under the
SUM-" We fondly hoped that the automat-
ic 'put-a-penny-in-the-slot" machine
might prove an exception to the rule.
Not bit of it. 1t is as old as modern
European civilization, and good deal
older. The old Egyptian temple de-
vices of this kind were employed for
automatically dispensing the purifying
water. A coin of five drachm@ dropped
into a slot in vase set simple piece of
mechanism like well-sweep in motion;
a valve was opened for an instant, and a
portion of the water permitted to es-
cape. This apparatus was described by
Hero of Alexandria, who lived two hum
dred years before the Christian era. -
Christian At Work,
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In the Schoo1 of JournalIsm.

Professor again call your attention
to the too common use of trite express
sions. Mr.. Quilts, can you not find fit
substitute for the well-worn phrase, he
died natural death?'
Mr.. Quills (about to graduate as man
aging city editorial correspondent-in-
chief)-Well, sir, suggest, he died
without medical aid.' How would that
do?
Professor-Iti is excellent, Mr.. Quilts.
-Harper's Bazaar.
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oay their ugly-looking fins and shovel
snapped noses were clearly visible
close by.
Mhlle proceeding along under easy
ssn the captain began practicing on the
snafks :, Win his rifle, while Emmanuel,
sle nulatto, tried his skill with an old
~ harpoon. The captain finally
souaaed one, and the whole school
.4sIAed on it as its blood began to flow
au terrible commotion began near
IS vessel. To add to the confusion
a0anael strpOka big one, too, and its
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1890-10-16
Or an infringement on dignity.

Charlie Powerzblock-It' bahd fawm
to use patent leathah shoes now, old
chappie.
Chappie-W Whatevah's the reason, dean
boy?
Charlie observation-disclosures the
common people are all wearing them.
Chappie-Bah love, they ought to be
awested acknowledgement on the
patent!-The Jury.
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A Fair Adjustment.

Doctor-Your services are required at
Mr.. Poorman's last residence. He died
this morning"
Undertaker-How much did he leavsP
ssNot over 1,O00."
''What will your bill be?"
'sAbout $500.
.Well, I'll bury him for the rest
Good News
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No Use in CRYING

''Did it hurt much, Willie, when the
horse stepped on you% foot?"
"Yep. Hurt like it was goin' to take
the foot clear off. :"
"And l suppose you cried hard?"
Nope. Wasn't anybody in sight to
hear me, and wasn't goin' to waste any
bellerin' on an old horse. - Chicago
Tribune.
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BATTLING WITH SHARKS.
Novel and Perilous Adventure with
Huge Man-Eaters.
Captain Joe Holland and His Stalwart
COIored Man Engage in a Strange
and Terrible Struggle-Pursued
by Pirates of the Sea.

HIS is one of the
most beautiful
spots in sunny
Florida. 1t is
out of the world
in som e re-
spects, but its
native beauties
com NJ and ad-
miration from
all who visit
here. The lake,
a vast inland
sheet of water,
clear as crystal,
is a picture in
itself, while the
houses arranged
around its clear
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-05-15
Autryviile Dots.
Especial Correspondence.

Especial COfreSpOnOence.)
Dear Editor: AS have not seen
anything from Autryvilie, 1 have
decided to give you brief sketch of
our progress. We have very pref
ty little town h ere and predict for
it a brilliant future. There are
several families moving in, among
them is Mr.. John Cole formerly of
Manly, Moore county, with his
mother and sister, Mr.. L. w. Strick-
land and family, have also moved
to Autryyille, Mrs. Strickland, we
understand, will at an early day
open a millinery establishment with
her sister, Miss Maggie Carney te
assist her.
A Sunday school was organized
here recently, ii large crowd was
present and all seemed to enjoy,
very much the interesting and ap
propriate speech delivered by Rev
Mr.. Willy Page. With the energetic
and worthy gentleman, Mr.. S. j
Faircloth, Superindent, we predict
a grand success to ours, the frs
Sunday school on the extension oil
the G.. F. & Y. V. r. r. from Fay
etteville to Wilmington. We ex
pect soon 10 have an institute O
learning, as the bill for the lumber
has already been given by the yer.
worthy and efficient Prof. G. ]
Smith, who will take charge of thu
school.
A fine church will soon be unde
way of constructions, as nearly al
the money for the material an
building has been subscribed.
Mr.. S. j. Faircloth has moved in
to his neat and handsome residence
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-05-15
A Coed Lecture.

The lecture at the Baptist church
in Warsaw Thursday night, May Is,
and at the Clinton Baptist church
Friday night, May 10th, before the
Society of Christian Endeavor, by
Rev. J. S. Dill, of Goldsboro, will
be treat to our town. He stands
among the foremost preachers in the
State as popular orator. His sub
iect, "Veneering of Mind and Nor
ais" is most taking lecture, full of
wit, .humor and good sense. 1t is
most highly commended by all who
have had the pleasure Of listening
TO it. We bespeak for him large
audience among us. The low price
of admission % and 10 cents place il
within the reach of all. The funds
are for the benefit of our music.
0. P. MEEKs.