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An Ancient Riddle.

great many years ago prominent mcrch
I in Taunton, Mass, promised to an occen.
C old woman, named Lucy King, that, II,
ding her subject from the Bible, she would
npose O riddle which he could not guess, he
uld give her certain prize. The riddle,
Itch has gone the rounds Of the press before,
Il az follows:
Adam, God made out OF dust,
But thought IL best to make me hfst;
SO was made before the man,
To answer his most holy plan,
Ny body, lie did make complete.
but without arms or lcga or feet;
Ny ways and acts lhcy did control,
But 10 my body gave 10 soul.
A living being became,
And Adam gave TO me q name;
from his presence then withdrew,
And more of Adam never kleW
did my makers law obey,
Nor from II ever wolt astIay;
Thousands OF miles 90 iu fear,
But seldom on the earth appear.
For purpose wise which God did zee,
lie put o living soul ln me;
a soul from nc my Goa did claim,
And took from me that s1ll again.
For when from me that soul had n5l,
WIS lAc fNl4N NH WNgN NlHl llAltf
And without hands or feet or soul
travel on from pole 10 pole.
labor hard by day and night,
10 fallen man give great light;
And without hands or feet or soul,
travel on from pole 10 pole.
labor hard by day and night,
10 fallen man give great light;
Thousands OF people, young aud old
DO by my death great light behold.
no right or wrong can ] conceive,
The Scriptures ! cannot believe;
And though therein my fame is found,
They are 10 me hut empty sound.
No fear OF death doth trouble me;
Real happiness ] near shall see;
To heaven ] shall never 60
MOI 10 the grave nor he'll below.
Now when these lines you closely real.
60 search your Bible with an speed,
For thar my namc'H recorded there
honestly 10 you declare.
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Broclenburg's Case Continued.

The trial of Alfred Brockenberry, alias
Albert Brockenburg, indicted for an as
sault with attempt to kill, was opened in
the Criminal Court yesterday afternoon.
Two months ago Brockenburg shot at
Special Officer Klopfer in front of the
Globe Theatre, but his aim was low and
the bullet lodged in bystanders leg
Before all the evidence was in the case
was adjourned over until Monday after
MON
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THr MILK FAMINE which Is said 10 exist
throughout the country may be some
what relieved when we discover the milk
i'm the BuplNi cucoanut.
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Eugene Field says the fact that there
was an ancient poet named Homer has
Just come TO the knowledge of the
Chicagoans ana that in consequence
Homer boom is now prevailing in the
Windy city.
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THT NEw York SIN shares THE CmTiCs
estimate of Mr. HARRIsoN's excursion
speeches. Referring to them editorially,
the SSi Of Friday says;
But what speeches they are, thus farl II
is pleasure to read them. Nothing short
of the extreme of partisan unfairness can
find in the little Pullman orations any,
thing 10 ridicule or despise.
Candor cOmpels the statement that at
the tail end of the Vacuna, surrounded by
the hundreds and thousands of his fellow
citizens, who throng to inspect the Won
ders Of the Presidential train and 10 gaze
up0n the nations Chief Magistrate, Gen.
eIal HARRISON is at his very best.
Whether prepared carefully in advance or
eNtemporaneously eXcogitated, his occa-
sional remarks along the route have been
nearly faultless. Modest in tone, inter
esting in matter, local in their application,
while general in their character lively
without being sensational, moderate with
ont being commonplace, full of ideas,
consistent without being monotonou5, ex-
Cellently and often oloquently expressed,
they deserve recognition by political
friends and enemies alike.
THE CRITIC said practically this a day or
two ago-not so gracefully and happily,
perhaps but quite as sincerely. Mr HiR-
HsoH is indeed covering himself with
glory ON this trip,
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SENATOR INGALLS, HAS at last broken
silence regarding BuDms small ruction
and we may now expect cessation Of
diplomatic hostiltics within the course of
at least SIX months.
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THr Posts SCARE HEAD over its report of
the sboreham accident this morning, in
view OF the facts had the appearance Of a
tnp-hammer engaged in the hurculean
work Of cracking peanut
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So IT SEEMS THAT THE Minnesota anti
tights bill has been buried for the time
being Having been reported back by the
judiciary committee Of the lower house
il Will not come up again at this session
The Critic and record., 1891-04-18

MEs. CIEvELANps noe won the first
rrize in his class at the Cleveland dog
show, which may be a sign that CLEvE-
LAND luck is taking fresh hold for the
camrniGn of ,u2.
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THOMAS BRACKET REED is in Italy. lie
didn't arrive in time TO give the Italian
Premier points on how not to mistake
self-excayated pitfall for the allming slope
Of a political eminence.
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of the Legislature In the language Of the
slang OF q decade or more ago, it has been
"snatChed bald.hcadcdN
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THE MENSTRUAL CRISIS in Portugal was
done for almost as soon as it was begun.
II wilted away in the fierce caloric cur
rent that pulsates and shimmers between
this country and Italy just now.
The Colfax chronicle., 1891-11-21
THE CROWD AT ST. LOUIS.

a Round Of Attractions, VERY Low RAN
road Rates and summer Weather Fui-
Ing the City.
Trains on Ill roads 10 ST. I.ouis h.v. b..r
carrying crowds Of pleasure seekers for tho
last month, but the great week Of the 1891
Carnival IL now at hand and there will be
thousands more 1ocking to the already well
niled city during the next few days. Tho Fair
extends from October to 10, and Is to be !
much grander gathering than ever before. Tho
new management has arranged for scries Of
novel attractions. including sensational horse
leaptng contests in which horses which have
won numerous prizes in the East viii CON-
petA Tho exhibits generally sre much morn
varied and valuable, and IN every departmcns
OF agriculture and manufacture there win be
new triumphA The contests IN thu amphi.
theatcr arc alone worth crossing two States 20
see, especially as nearly all tho roads are sell.
Ing round-trip tickets for one faru,
The exposition closes October H. Those who
nave seen St Louis annual exposftions In tho
past can easily understand what the 1921 effort
y Ike when they realize that the t.irmphs Of
formcr years have been easily excclicd. ana
that visitors from oil parts OF the world Arc dc.
lighted with the solid splendor ana princelv
nagnincenee Of tho dIsplaya Tho art depart-
meut alone = IN exposition In ityell MANY Of
tho pictures being OF international renowu.
The main aisles ere crowded at an hours OF the
dsy with visitors with . keen appreciation az
The oea utiful. and the mechanical departmont
keeps happy thousands Of people who IKE -
see the latest triumphs Of inventive gcnius.
me street illuminations this year arc - ~
shove earlier efforts - thoso eForts var.
soovs anything ever attempted elsewhere.
The last illumination for this year. il on octo.
Der 9th, and It will be, By Ill odds, the most
magnificent Of the scrieG Tho Grant ststue
with its brilliant lights, the Goddess Of Libcr.
y eniightening the world with her grand torch
Tho 81 no0 gas lights in elobcs Of ali tho ooIors
of the rainbow, and the thousands Of eloctrfo
lights, combine to make The 1fstropoaiu of
lhe West ~ light BY night ss BY DAY. ana
Ehe scene on the downtown streets is su =.
bounding one. Fun details = 70 the specfaf
attractions, the movements of the Veiled
Prophet and . cofnpiet, programme and ruide
WI bo mailed to anyone forvarding his nsmo
md address 70 G. James, bureau Of fnforma-
'aon. ao9 Mermod-Jsccardh huilding, 81 l<ouie
Gilmore the most popular bsndnaster in the
yogid With his band Of sixty.1vs talented unu. |
'icians each soloist Of fndividual rcputatiou.
Tives four concerts dai'y. his contract for Iooi
'iosing e 10 p N On october n.
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LAWS OF HYGIENE.


How Life Can DO Prolonged With . Good
Constitution ~ = Starter.
When count is taken it NAV be ex-
pccted that the winning side of the
match for health and longevity will be
those who live carefully and in an or
derly fashion. Cornaro, Humboldt.
Cheverue. Won Moltle, DIR. Graham and
our old friend, DR.. Taylor, who recently
died over one hundred and sixty vearr
OF age. are all practical examples of
living, according to the principles of
hygiene, :te,nperately and systemati-
cally. OF DR.. Oliver Wendell Holmes
the same may be said, as it appears,
with some emphasis. Recently he has
spokcnsof;his lmanncr of lite, and at
tributes his good health and the re-
markable vigor of his mind at eighty
one to the extreme care he has long
taken of himself. Never robust, he was
nevertheless. wiry in his earlier life.
and since he reached eighty his hyQienic
vigilance is unccasing. The rooms
that be daily occupies are equipped
with barometers, Thermometers, aerom-
eters and other instruments, the obser-
vation of which may prevent his incur.
ring the slightest risk Of taking cold.
He knows that pneumonia is the most
formidable foe of old age. and he is de-
termined to keep it at q distance II pos
sible. He never gets up during winter
until he knows the temperature, or
takes his bath without having the water
accurately tested. He lives by rule,
and the rule is infexible. His time Il
scrupulonsly divided-so much allotted
to reading, SO much to writing, 50 much
to exercise, so much to recreation His
meals are studies of prudence apd di-
gestion.
One might think that it would be :
serious injection to keep up existence
by such precise, unvarying methods
But the little doctor enjoys them, hav-
ing settled firmly into these habits
years ago. Philosophical as he Is about
death, he has an eager curiosity to see
how low long he can live by following
The laws he has vigorously prescribed |
for himself. lie thinks sometimes that |
he may attain 100. which he would |
dearly like. if he could retain. as he has
retained thus far, the full possession OF |
Ill his faculties No serious man OF |
broad views can regard the interest
Dr. Holmes takes in his health as at all |
excessive, especially as il not only con-
Germs the keeping Of man with Ms Of |
whom Literary Americs II proud, but ID
} scientific Demonstration Of the value
q systemstie hygiene opplisd 70 tho
Of body and mind e a /
ldvaneed aga-JouSuaI o{ Health
The Colfax chronicle., 1891-11-21
FIREsIDe FRAGMENTS.


Oyster shells is good to clean the
hrebrick of the stove. Lay number
OF then. on top Of the hot Goals, and
when the fire burns down it will be
found that all the clinkers have scaled
of the bricks.
"A very good shampoo is made of
salts OF tartar. white CASTLE soap, bay
rum. and lukewarm water The salts
will remove the dandruff, the soap will
soften and clean the hair thoroughly,
while the bay rum will prevent taking
cold.
inexpensive Fruit Cake: One-half
cupful OF butter, two cups Of -four,
three-quarters of cupful of sugar, one
half cupful of milk, less than one-half
cupful of molasses, two eggs, one-half
teaspoonful of soda in molasses to foam,
one cupful of chopped raisins, little
cloves and cinnamon. National Pres
byterian.
Flour can not be too cold for pas
try, cookies or kindred doughs, while
for yeast bread it should be warm
enough to favor the growth of the yeast
plant For the same reason warm
water should be used with yeast, while
with cream tartar and soda it would
hasten the escape of the gas, and cold
liquids only are allowable.
Apple Pudding: Pare, quarter and
core enough tart apples to fill pudding
dish half full, and season with nutmeg,
water and piece of butter as large as
two hickory nuts Make crust as you
would make baking powder biscuit,
roll it out half an inch thick and cover
the top of the pudding. cutting holes
through it for the escape of steam.
Cover with basin of the same size,
stand on the top of the stove and cook
fifteen minutes, then remove the cover
and place in hot oven until nicely
Drowned. Serve hot with hard sauce.
Boston Globe.
Boiled Chicken with Oysters: Pre-
pare the chicken as for roasting, adding
chopped oysters to the stufiing. Put the
fowl in tin pail, tightly covered, aad
place the pail in a pot of cold water.
Boil for an hour and half or two
hours, rs required. Make gravy from
the liquor in the pail, adding to it some
OF the oysters Take half dozen of |
the largest oysters. cooked until their |
edges curl, and lay over the chicken.
Put over it little of the gravy and |
serve the rest in bowl-}ood House.
keeping.
Real BOSTON Baked Beans: Roll
one pint of beans in a half Gallon "a |
water, to which has been added ! n;rcb
of soda. half an bour Tho, rorr -
water, put the beans in a large ran
pour over them half n nail Of cola Nc ,t.,
and wash thoroughly. Repcat this sev.
rraI times, until the skins of the bean.
are all washed of. place tbe beans ~
! .b.lf o.Ilor storo So -. .-.s,- =.
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OF the back and shoulders announces the
approach Of chills and fever. You go to
bed, II lucky enough 10 sleep, you awake in
. furnace, or fancy 20. Fierce IL the heat
that consumes you. Then comes profuse
sweating. This over you resemble q limp,
damp rag After the drst paroxysm, pre-
vent smother with Hostetterss Stomach Bit
tors. which knocks out malaria, biliousnesss
constipation and kidney complaints
The Colfax chronicle., 1891-11-21

There is strength decp-bcdded in
our hearts, Of which VS. seek but little
till the shafts of Heaven have pierced
its fragile dwelling. Must not earth bc
rent before her gems are found?-Mrs.
HemanA
The Colfax chronicle., 1891-11-21

FiLkIxs swell, count, did you succeed
IN trading your tito for Miss MiIiun's
haudr Count Kcineclt-"No, her father
offered me too much beot t"-Dinghamton
The Colfax chronicle., 1891-11-21

IT Is singular how surgeon retains his
popularity when he so often cuts his friends
Lowell Courier.
The Colfax chronicle., 1891-11-21

DowLEs-"What's tho difference between
this tcn-dollar silver watch and this i've
dollar silver watchr'-Jcwclcr (sbseut.
mindcdly) )-'Fiyc dollars"
The Colfax chronicle., 1891-11-21

MASSACHUSETTS farmers ncvcr plow with
single OK. They have HoIyokc in th1
state. philadelphia Press.
The Colfax chronicle., 1891-11-21

A MEDICINE that win strengthen every
part OF the body that viii regulate and aid
the various functions Is essential to the
young and middle age. who suffer from
local and general weaknesseA Ii weak In
any part OF the body. use DR.. John Bulls
Sarsaparilla 1t Is great auxiliary to Ma
ture, and thereby robust manhood and wom-
anhood may be attained.
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IT is not considered an offcnse for I
switchu,an to Nag vt his work. - Boston
Couricr
The Colfax chronicle., 1891-11-21

IT Is mean man who win get up : joke
on the medical profession when hc owes his
doctor biIL-Fuck.
The Colfax chronicle., 1891-11-21

How MY THROAT HuRrsl Why don't ron
use Hale's Honey Of Horehoand and Tart
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
The Colfax chronicle., 1891-11-21

HoRsEs prefer to be stabbed on the in
stsn.mcnt plan.-Smith. Gray 4 Co.'S
The Colfax chronicle., 1891-11-21

Mosr people as! advice in order to secure
sonc confirmation OF their own jccisions. :
Dallas News.
The Colfax chronicle., 1891-11-21

the woman wh, says she "has waited M
ago. Is very careful not to add tito her own
Puck.
The Colfax chronicle., 1891-11-21

You can't help liking them, they areso very
small and their action 10 90 perfect One pill q
dose. Carters Little Liver Pills. Try them.
The Colfax chronicle., 1891-11-21

BECAUSE man shakes in his shoes Is No
sign tie has fit.-Bcston Transcript
The Colfax chronicle., 1891-11-21

A GREAT many men arc like new ground
do bet or after tlcy arc broken up Co
lumbus Post.
The Colfax chronicle., 1891-11-21

THE forger is always careful to get goot
name Binghamton Republican.
The Colfax chronicle., 1891-11-21

DONOR suffer from sick headache moment
longer. 1t is not necessary. Carter's Little
Liver Pills will cure you. Dose, ono little
pill Small price. Small dose. Small pill
The Colfax chronicle., 1891-11-21

OLD ago tells on ono, aud so does youth Il
tho person Of ones little brother.
The Colfax chronicle., 1891-11-21

CAV a man who falls on tho roof be called
an NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Repub-
lican.
The Colfax chronicle., 1891-11-21

SOMEBODY asks why ships arc invariably
spoken Of In tho female gender. But Is this
the casoi What about mail steamcrsl-
Funny Folks
The Colfax chronicle., 1891-11-21

y Deaominational statistIcs.
We give below statistics of the w.
riutis evangelical denominations in the
United States compiled from the cen.
sus of 1890;
The Colfax chronicle., 1891-11-21

TIE coming man will never get there
N. o Picayunc
The Colfax chronicle., 1891-11-21

A BRIDGE should mover I,c condemned un-
I'll It has bccn tried by its picrs.-Tcxss
Siftings.
The Colfax chronicle., 1891-11-21

1WorLD yon marry for money!" II take
nothing clsc,.' replied the lninistcx.-Kate
Fiuld's Wasiiington.
The Colfax chronicle., 1891-11-21
Good Roads Without Taxation.

The chairman Of the New York
State Road Improvement association
has written tract THE Gospel Of
Good Roads," in which. among many
other interesting facts, he shows that
in Union county, N. j., where sixty
miles of Telford road have been recent
ly built farm lands have advanced in
value from $50 and SIS to 5000 an acre.
The authorities of that county state
that the increase in land values there
caused by new roads would pay six
times over the cost Of every foot Of such
roads In the state. This is more than
single tax men would claim. though
they recognize the principle and their
agitation is based upon it Every new
fact that comes to light goes TO prove
both the justice and the efficiency Of
the single tax, and we are glad to recog.
nixe in the Road improvement associ-
alton new auxiiisy. II the bicyclists
of the state would cooperate with the
Road Improvement association. New
York might soon have the best high
ways and the most valuable farm lands
In the union. without adding one penny
to the tax burden
The Colfax chronicle., 1891-11-21

IT is the man who lives next door to
noisy grocery who would like TO lay the cor
ners tonc.-Tcxas Siftings.
The Colfax chronicle., 1891-11-21

A HELPING hand-onc with money in NJ
Washington Star
The Colfax chronicle., 1891-11-21

There a . inch display advertisement
In this paper. this week, which has no two
words alike except one word. The same is
true Of each new ono ap, caring each week,
from The DIR. Harter Medicine Co. This
house places . sCresccnt" on everything
they mako and publish. Look for II, send
them the name of the word and they win
return you book beautiful Autographs Of
samples frea
The Colfax chronicle., 1891-11-21

A GONE case-thc dollar your wife hshcd
out OF your trousers pocket while you were
asleep. Brooklyn Eaglo.
The Colfax chronicle., 1891-11-21

IRIS strange about q man and pistoi
wien he's got It po n:cd ct you. You want
the man to 60 on, but you don't want the
pistol to.--W ashington Star.
The Colfax chronicle., 1891-11-21

ELDERLY Boardcr-"How did ron slecu
last night professorp' Prof Larkin (ica-
tily)-"Lying down. madam."-N. Y. Tel
The Colfax chronicle., 1891-11-21

The MEDICAL REYoRx SOCIETY or LONDON
will send genuine information FREQ Of chnrgo
70 aII VII :, arc bona fide Al fYerora fromC Chron-
&c Kidney aud Liver Diseases, Diabetes or
Brights Disease, or any discharges or do
rnnRemcnts OF the human body, Dropsy,
Nervous Weakness, Exhausted Vitality,
Gravel, rheumatism, SciniicA Dyspepsia
Loss Of Memory. want Of Brain Power. The
discovery il now, cheap and sure cure, tho
simplest remedy on earth, as found in the
Valley OF tho Nile, Egypt
Send self addressed envelope at once on.
clio ing ten cents ia stamps to defray ex-
penses, to Secretary. James Holland, 8,
bloomsbury Mansions, bloomsbury Square,
London, England Mention this paper.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-01-19
ODDS AND ENDS.

From beef and other flesh meat when
fat a poisonous body known as vend-
me has been extracted.
A married Iady's calling cards bear
her husbands name, as Mrs. Henry j.
Smith. She uses her own name or in
itials in signing letters.
''There is no foundation for the re-
port" says Mr.. Labouchere, ''that
Buckingham palace and Marlborough
House have been hired by an American
millionaire"
There are a hundred chances that
any boy Dr. girl will be struck by light
ming for every one chance of having
hydrophobia.
The Oldest clergyman in the Church
of England, the Rev. John Elliott,
vicar of Randwick, began his hun
dredth year on Dec. 10. He has served
in Randwick for more than seventy
years.
From geological observations on the
Alps vegetation on the higher portions
seems to be ~retreating, and the poplars
that at one time adorned the crest of
the hills are o nearly all dead.
Over one hundred and thirty species
of fish abound along the coast of Uru-
quay, and more than two thousand
species of insects have been classified
within its borders.
Probably very few people know that
Nnn n-nJna4 Shawn on IInop NuoC
the model for the statue of John Har-
ward which stands in the delta at Cam
bridge, Mass, near Harvard college.
William Morris, the English poet and
socialist, is so busy in other pursuits
that he writes the poetry, which has
given him most fame, only on Satur-
days and Sundays.
Slippers and stockings match the
color of the evening dress. White I'M
dressed kid gloves are worn with any
evening gown. Small flowers, daisies,
or a fringe of rose petals, with bows
and bands of ribbon, trim the dresses
of very young ladies.
In a New Haven primary school the
music teacher explained what was
meant by the space below" Then,
pointing to the space above the staff,
he asked what that was called, and a
little girl answered promptly, THE
space behigh."
In changing feathers always put
them into new ticks, as the feathers
will surely prick through washed ticks.
Our grandmOthers rubbed the inside of
the ticks with hard soap to prevent
this. Old ticking can always be put to
good use.
A newspaper at Newcastle, England,
COMMUNICATED its centenary by repub-
fishing its first issue. During the day a
country couple called at the office TO
answer an advertisement for help on n
farm. They were informed they were
100 years late.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-01-19
Chinese Music.

The musical art of q people who rep
resent one-fifth of the earth's popula-
ton ought to be studied; if not for the
sake of esthetic pleasure, at least in the
interest of scientific knowledge. Yet
there is scarcely a department i'm the
history or philosophy of music concern
ing which the information to be found
in the books is so unsatisfactory as that
of Chinese music. Even a historian Of
the thorOughness and ~profundity of
Ambros, after devoting many pages to
an attempt to elucidate the Chinese
theory, seems willing to believe the first
traveller who sets down the modern
practice of the art asnothing but crude,
barbaric, unregulated noise. Crude,
barbaric and noisy Chinese music GER
tainly is, but not unregulated.
Even the little music which can be
heard on any holiday in the Chinese
quarter of New York will serve to dis
close to a discriminating ear that it is
nothing if not methOdical. The diff
Guilty on the part of the historians has
been that they have never come in
contact with the Chinese, and there
fore have had to depend on the de-
scriptions of travellers and missionaries
touching the practical side of the art.
Correctly to apprehend music, how
ever, requires special qualifications of
education and natural gifts, and these
have been possessed by so small a mi
nority of those who have written about
China that they are scarcely worth
enumerating.-H. Z. Krehbiel in Cent
ury.