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Food Before Sleep.

DR.. W. T. Cathell has entered a
strong protest against the old fashioned
idea that people should go to bed com.
paratively hungry. he is of opinion
that fasting during the long interval be.
tween supper and breakfast, and espe.
cially the complete emptiness of the
stomach during sleep, adds greatly to
the amount of emaciation, sleeplessness
and general weakness so often met with.
It is we'll known that in the body there
is a perpetual disintegration of tissue,
sleeping or waking; It Is therefore natural
to believe that the supply Of nourish.
ment should be somewhat continuous,
especially in those in whom the vitality
is lowered. As bodily exercise is sus-
pended during sleep, with wear and tear
correspondingly dimiuised, while diges-
ton, assimilation and nutritive activity
continues as usual, the food furnished
during this period adds more than is de-
stroyed, and increased weight and i'm
proved general vigor is the result. All
animals except man eat before sleep, and
there Is no reason why man should form
an exception to the rule. DR.. Cathell is
satisfied that were the weakly. the ema-
ciated and the sleepless to nightly take
a light meal of simple, nutritious food
before going to bed, for a prolonged
period, nine in ten of them would be
thereby raised to a better standard OF
health. He has found that after direct
ing a bowl of bread and milk OF a saucer
of oatmeal and cream before going to
bed, for a few months, a surprising In
crease in weight, strength and general
tone has resulted. Persons who are too
stout and plethoric are recommended to
follow an opposite course Courier
Journal.
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81 expected you would be, Aunt Hep
sic, and I should have been here earlier,
but company came last night and I could
not get away"
A bright-faced girl had entered and
was taking off her wrappings as if per-
fectly at home in the farmhouse, and
perfectly sure of her welcome. She was
of middle height and a graceful build.
Her face was a very pleasing one, though
just where the charm was one could
scarcely determine, whether in the
bright, expressive eyes, the warm, SYM
pathetic smile, or the winning express
sion, but at all events it was there, if
somewhat beyond analysis, and Marion
Ainslie was a charming girl, with the
faculty of attaching warm friendship to
herself from young and old.
"Uncle Jerry's folks came and stopped
over on their way to Watertown to spend
Thanksgiving with Eli" she explained.
s.They wanted me to 60 too, but I knew
you needed me, and I a 60 there an
other time"
. "Land sskes, child, you needn't a.
stayed for that" Aunt Hepsie turned
quickly around from her baking. 81
could a found some one else to help me
through"
esBut some one else wouldn't have
been me, would it, auntie?" The girl
came and laid her bright head on the
elder woman's shoulder. "Aud then,
too, Thanksgiving isn't quite the same
to me anywhere else but here"
"No, Marion. nobody can fill your
place." the bony old hand, withered and
worn in service for Others, smoothed the
satiny black hair caressiugly. IF you
was really my own darter, I couldn't set
more store by you
A crimson flush overspread the soft
brunette cheek.
"You haven't heard anything from
Jack. have you, Marion2"
"No, s%untie, not q word" she
sighed. ''Just a year ago to-day, and
it seems like ten."
''What was it, child, that set him of
soa' asked Mrs. Barber gently. "I've
always wanted to know, but 1 thought
when you wanted me to bear it you'd tell
me-"
"Why, Aunt Hepsie, didn't you
know2" The girl raised her head with a
look of establishment. 81 supposed of
course that he had told you the whole
foolish story, or I should have spoken of
it long ago."
"Not a word, dearie. He only come
in one day. his face all white and set, to
tell me that he was going, and that all
women were firts and deceivers. I
thought for awhile thet you had nit
tened him, but I've put W aud two to-
gether since and changed my mind"
"Why, you know, a%untie, l was in
timare with Dolly Jennings about that
time
"There, I knowed that tormented
widder had something or other to do with
it." interrupted Mrs. Barber energeti-
cally.
"And she kept telling me of the at
itentions which Jack was paying her on
the sly, aud intimatiug more than she
really sail, until at last I taxed Jack
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81 guess I was too tired to sleep well
last night" she said, as she basted the
turkey, "for I keptturniu' an twistin' all
night long. an I dreamed o burglars an
%Injuns, an along toward mornin' 1 de-
clare if 1 didn't imagine some one
sneakln' around the house. I was too
tired to get up an see, an I dropped off
to sleep again, ant must been a dream
with the rest ont, for there's nothing
missing, an the silver spoons sot right
on the dining room table,"
eff anyone had come in for plumber
they would have looked for silver first of
all, so you must have been dreaming,
%auntie," replied Marion, smiling. ''But
what shall we do with the children until
dinners ready2"
"Send them upstairs to play" said
Aunt Hepsey. "Here comes your Cousin
Horace and his friend, and a proper, fine
young man he looks, too
A moment later and Marion was max
ing her company bow to the young
clergyman and as she carried his overcoat
and hat into the hallway, she gave the
children permission to go into the
chambers.
"And please don't be rude OF noisy"
she said, warningly, ''for Aunt Hepsey
has o headache this morning"
1--WE won't. Well be still IS MICE
said one of the flock. conidently-as if
it were q possible state Of things at a
family merrymaking.
The young minister was just explaining
the difference between spiritual and a
merely intellectual belief in Scripture,
when a frightened trio of children came
s%crambling down the stairs.
"Oh, Aunt Hepsie, there's a burglar in
Jacks room; there is, and he's asleep on
the bed"
"a burglar. Oh, my sus! Then
wasn't a dreaming after ALL"
Mrs. Barber was setting the table, an6
she fairly turned pale with nervous excite
ment.
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A Drastic Remedy.

An amusing case has just been tried
OF Kasan, in Russia. A woman Of the
name of Outchakiue was summoned be-
fore the judge on the charge of beating
a cousin of hers, named Kniazef. But
the accused had a complete answer to
the indictment.
"My cousin gave me leave in the pres.
ence Of witnesses" she said to the judge,
ssto trounce him well if ever he broke
the solemn promise he gave me at church,
to give up smoking altogether"
Kuiazef could not deny this. His
austere relative had come upon him una
wares when enwreathed in q cloud OF
smoke. The judge acquitted the
prisoner, but admonished her not to lag
on so hard ia the future.
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Eaters Of HOrsehesh.

The consumption of horseaesh has in
creased wonderfully during the last year
in most of the large cities of Continental
Europe, especially in Berlin, Paris and
Vienna. A late economic report says
that from eighty to $50 horses are daily
slaughtered for market in Paris, the
average daily number killed in Berlin
being even greater st. Louis Republic,
A WOMAN has just been granted a
patent upon a device for teaching the
value Of coins. If she will introduce
it thoroughly among her sex she shall
have a monument higher than the
theater hat or the price thereof.
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THANKSGIVING

The golden grain is garnered-
Our store-houses o'erhow-
Ger prairie broad and city mart
The winds Of fortune blow.
No losses from distemper-
No rust the wheat to blight
Thanksgiving to the Father
Who has blessed us day and night.
No pestilence is near us
No sound Of war is heard
Peace tinkles in the shepherds bell,
And rusting lies the sword.
The brooks rush on right merrily-
The song-birds seem to say,
"Praise God for every blessing sent
On this Thanksgiving Dayw
Friends who have long been parted,
The dear old Homestead seek.
To chat Of pleasures that are past,
And of the future speak.
All home once more, with hearts aglow
They gather round the board,
And cry III concert, fervently,
Thanksgiving to the Lord"
All ~selfshness is put to flight
The wretched poor may feast
On dainties that they seldom touch
For this one day at least.
And cen the felon in his cell
May taste of dainty fare
Oh, God is gracious! Shout His praise
Thanksgiving everywhere!
--Francis S. Smith.
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rHE SINS OF TO-DAY.

nIwere to point out the most alarming
sins of to-day I would not mention drunken
ness with oil its fearful havoc, nor gambling
with its crazed victims, nor harlotfy with ~
hellish orgies, but the love of money on b
part of men and the love Of display on the
part of women. While open vice sends lts
thousands these send their tens OF thousands
to perdition. They scar the conscience. IN
crust the soul with an impenetrable shell OF
w%orldliness, debauch the affections from
every high and heavenly object, and make
man or woman 4 %worshipper of sell. And
while doing all this the poor victim is allowed
by public opinion to think himself or herself
q Christian, while the drunkard, the gam
bier, or the prostitute Ii not deceived BY:
such o thought for q moment.-lHoward
Crosby.
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ACCORDING to the official reports
the Emperor William called Napo-
leon the "Corsican conqueror," not
the aCorsican parvenu." This Is
probably an afterthought; but it IS
not likely to mollify the French opin-
ion on the subject. People who are
on the lookout for a grievance are not
particular about a word.
WELL, 4 wasn't at oil startled to
learn of your marriage; I knew you
we're very attentive to the Misses
Dolimers. but say! What did you marry
Lucy for? Flash-Thought she'd make
I good match
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G~LADsToNE's BoYnooD.

Everybody knows about Mr.. Gladstone,
the greatest statesman Of England, IL not OF
the world, the man who has had the greatest
influence upon the great events OF the latter9
years Of this century, n whose name NOS
one speaks without reverence. Mr.. Ct. ~
Russell has Just written q sketch OF his Hfe,t
and 1t is very interesting to notice what kind
of o boy he was. 1t seems he showed 40 y
boy the same characteristics which have
made him great as a man. He took g high
rank in his studies; and was q leader among
his school mates. Bnt above all he was .
Christian boy, "pre-eminently God-fearfng,
orderly and conscientious" and never afraid
to show his colors, never moved by persuar4
sion or ridicule to do what he thought IVES
wrong, and always q pupil in whom nis
teachers heart delighted. His influence over
his school mates was always for good: ynes
of them, who afterwards became the great
and good Bishop Hamilton Of Salisbury,
says f"I was a thoroughly idle boy; but Is
was saved from some worse things .
getting to know William Gladstone He
was a pure minded boy. A schooEfeHoN
still living remembers how he showed biz
ccorn at q coarse toast once proposed ct .
scholars dinner. He was 8 mercifui, tender
hearted boy, and once when he prevented
some school-boy cruelty upon some harmless
animals, and ridiculed for It, he offered 10
Wfitf us reply III q soou Iouiu AaAAu
their faces.n But as cruel boys are always
towards, no one accepted the offer. Az ne
grew older he became the same diligent, con-
sciencious young man, enjoying sports nuts
enjoying study more or carrying his religion
into everything he did. It Is said OF him
that no man OF his standing in the Uniyer-
sity read his Bible more or knew 1t better
And so it has ever BEEN. The considerations
boy has become the great man, the ruler of
men, the man before whom kings and
princes bow, and whose word has more
weight than almost any. other living MAJ,
Ia It not the fulfllment of the PROMISE
''Them that honor Me. I will honor.p9--
lPhebe Bird, in the Advance.
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kAuu Gu6E0 paooOo q OhAobo ohe
and the seals broken, and the woes sounded,
and q dragon slain, and seven last plaques
swoop, and seven walls are poured out, and
the vision vauishes. And we halt q moment
to rest from the exciting spectacle. Again
the panorama moves on before the cavern OF
Patmos and John the exile sees a great city
representing all denominations, Babylon tow
cred, palaced, tempted, fountained, foliaged,
sculptured. hanging gardens, suddenly going
crash! crashl n the pipers cease to pipe,
and the trumpets.cease to trumpet, and the
dust, and the smoke, and the horror ill the
canvas, while from above and beneath are
fallenT' And we halt again to rest from the
spectacle.
Again the panorama passes before the
cavern OF Patmos, and John the exile sees a
mounted Christ on q snow white charger
leading forth the cavalry Of heaven, the long
line of white chargers galloping through the
scene, the Gathering of hoofs, the climbing OF
bride bits, and the flash OF spears, all the
earth conquered aud all heaven in Do1ology.
And we halt again to rest from the specsa-
Gle. Again the panorama passes before the
cavern Of Patmos, and John the exile sees
great thrones lifted, thrones Of martyrs,
thrones OF apostles, thrones Of prophets,
thrones of patriarchs, and a throne higher
than all on which Jesus sits, and ponderous
books arc opened, their leaves turned over,
revealing the m of all that have ever
lived, the good and the bad, the ~tenowned
and the humble, the mighty and the weak,
and ct the turn of every leaf the universe Is
in rapture Of fright, and the sea empties its
sarcophagus Of all the dead OF the sunksn
shipping, and the earth gives way, and the
heavens vanish. Again we rest q moment
from the spectacle.
The panorama moves on before the cavern
Of Patmos, and John the exile beholdsa city
Of gold, and a river more beautiful than ths
Rhine or the Hudson rolls through II, q
fruit trees bend their burdens OF either
bank, and all Is surrounded by walls In
which the upholstery Of autumnal forests
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lions of religion. Give Cyprus to Christ
give England to Christ, give America to
Christ, give the world to Christ, and he will
give them all a prosperity unlimited. Why
Is Brooklyn one of the queen cities OF the
earth? Because it is the queen cities OF
churches.
Bllndfold the and lead me into any city
Of the earth 80 that I annot see q street or
a warehouse or q home, and then leads me
into the churches and then remove the
bandage from my eyes, and I will tell you
from what I see inside the consecrated
walls, having seen nothing outside, what
is that city's merchandise, its literature,
its schools, its printing presses. its govern
ment, its homes, its arts, its sciences, its
prosperity or its depression. and igno-
rance and pauperism and outlawry. The
altar Of God in the church ia the high
water mark Of the worlds happiness. The
Christian religion triumphant, all other
interests triumphant. The Christian relig
ion low down, all other interests low down.
Sol thought on the evening Of that day we
stepped from the filthy streets OF Larnaca,
Cyprus, onto the boat that took US back to
the steamer Minerva, which Ind already
begun to paw the waves like a courser in.
patient to be gone. and then we moved on
and up among the islands Of This Gospel
archipelago
Night came down on land and sea and the
voyage became to me more and more sug-
gestive and solemn. If you are pacing it
alone a ships deck in the darkness and at sea
Is q weird place, and an active imagination
may conjure up almost any shape he will,
and it shall walk the sea or confront him by
che smokestack or meet him under the cap
tain's bridge. But here I was alone on ships
deck in'the Gospel archipelago, and do you
wonder that the sea was populous with the
past and that down the ratlines Bible memo
ries descended? Our friends had all gone'to
their berths.
''Captain," I said. "Nwhen will we arrive at
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p. j. Blanchard has purchased the stock
| of goods from the estate Of his father, the
| late VIM. Blanchard and VIII remove them
to his new store, which is nearly ready for
occupancy. He is having new goods from
Boston and will have first class store. He
has been faithful clerk and good manag
er during a number of years of his fathers
sickness and his many friends wish him
success.
Rev. Geo. Boypton has gone to Maine
on two weeks visit TO his family.
Mrs. J. A. French was in Boston last
week purchasing millinery goods for the
spring trade.
Gibson Grain has been sick for some time
and does not seem to get much better.
Clayton Mann is on the sick list.
VI. Spear was in Middlebury last week
buying sheep to send to Montana.
Mrs. j. d. Laport Is piecing a bed-quilt
that will contain 1000 sexangular pieces.
How about Jobs patience.
d. Bass has finished work for G. b.
Mann.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. j. Boyce and daughter
visited in town the first of the week.
Mrs. Lyman Hutchinson is convalescing
and her daughter, Mrs. Coleman, of Mass,
intends to return this week.
Mrs. Frank Cleveland was taken violent
ly i'll last Wednesdaythiea with pneu
monia. DR.. G. L. Stewart was called.
For several years the farmers Of Yer
mont have been reading of the doings Of
the western farmers and how they improv
ed their herds by dehorning cattle but no
account OF any OF the farmers Of Vermont
trying the experiment had been heard OF
until few days since when a well-to-do
farmer residing in the cart part Of the
town took some scissors and cut off the
hair around the horns and then taking
saw cut off the horns not doing it very ev-
enly as the creatures would not submit to
this mode of treatment very peacefully.
w. Terry is looking after +. Cleveland's
sugar orchard W hile Mr.. Cleveland is busy
taking the list.
Harvey Hubbard deceased brother-in-
law of Mrs. Joe Burridge, was brought to
Randolph from n. II. and funeral services
were held at Mr.. Burridge's Friday.
Dis. No. 1 has called a special meeting to
see ifsthe dist. win vote to turn the school
house so as to make it more pleasantly To-
Gated.
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II. A. Briggs has moved into the Whit
ney house and Henry Freeman has moved
into the house occupied by II. A. Briggs
Ernest Maynard has gone to Bethel to
work in a barber shop.
Miss Edith Green was guest at II. c.
Hubbard's last week.
L. p. Bostwick is in town and win hold
meetings at Hancock this week.
Mrs. Zeba Lamb is on the sick list.
II. Bean is to move into the house that
was recently occupied by G. W. Mat
thews.
Mrs. F. b. Dimick is home from Mont
peher.
Miss Jennie Goodno was home from
Montpelier recently.
Miss Alma Kennedy ana Miss Mabel
Riley have gone to Randolph to work.
r. j. Flint lost valuable COW recently.
II. c. Hubbard has purchased the store
and hotel barn.
George Wilson has gone to Lancaster,
n. II. to work.
Mr.. Hasseltine will hold teachers exam
ination here Apr. p and p.
Lena Hamblin is to work for j. A. Vim
ton the coming summer.
Walter Barry is to work in the Heath
and Rice mill.
]. A. Vinton lost a valuable COW recent
w.
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Frank Lyman has his engine in running
order and is placing the shafting and ma
chinery.
There hes been more maple sugar made
4, his vicinity this year than any other
ar several years.
There are several cases of measles in the
village. Several of the shoe factory hands
have them.
Ms Priscilla Clark is visiting her
,;eces Mrs. Matte Tracy in Conn, and
Ms Lucy Tracy of Goshen, n. Y.
Mrs 4. P. Skinner is very sick and her
,;efsr Miss Alma French, is quite sick with
bronchitis.
r n. Atwood of Bethel has taken the
Henry Waterman farm to carry on this
year.
Henry Waterman has been engaged by
Nv Martin of w. X. junction to run a tin
nedder's cart this summer.
Mrs. P. Z. Pierce is confined to the house
by sickness.
Mrs VIM. Marston and son have moved
here from Chelsea and occupy Mrs. Row.
els tenement.
Dr.spaulding of Springfield was in town
last week.
The Williams farm has not been sold as
has been reported. Mr.. Thurston still re-
aims his interest there and has gone to
Conn. to WORK.
HIN. Whipple has arranged with Mr..
rasner Abbott for his livery teams to do
tbe business of the Park House.
Mrs. Ada Stoughton Willard is at home
rom New York W here she has a position
Is supt. of a male training school for
nurses.
/ and G. A. Mudgett's attorneys, Clark
inson & Clarkinson of Cincinnati, o., have
brought suit against j. b. Thomas d Son
Of Springfield, ILL.,, for Sl65,OOO for unpaid
ROYALTY on the Mudgett Hay Tedders man
ufactured and sold by the defendants.
There are u OF the shoe factory hands
sick with measles.
Cbas. Danforth and family have moved
froll the village to the DIR. Manchester
place.
The listers have nearly completed the
taking of the list.
Henry Osgood had a valuable pair OF
horses drowned in the river near the
bridge last Monday. His teamsters were
unloading cart full of brush at the So.
end OF the bridge crossing the river here,
and when attempting to turn around after
unloading, backed off the embankment
ten feet into water 20 feet deep and were
not seen afterward on account OF riley
water, until drawn up by grapples. Mr..
Osgood had nearly completed the sale OF
them. They were an excellent dray team
weighing from 1900 to 400 lbs. each and
worth from S400 to $500.
The Epworth League give Bird Concert
Friday eve to which all are cordially in
Yited.
Mrs ellis and three children are spend
ing the week in Mechanicsvile.
Miss Nellie Wall has been visiting Miss
Hattie Church in West Randolph.
The Shepard Familyhave gone on con-
cert tour in Mass.
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Mr.. EDITOR. you wish to do your
readers real favor2 II so you can do
them no better one than TO say to them
II they have lagrippe or the prevailing
distemper or the diphtheria, Group or any
throat or lung trouble that they can find
nothing that viii bring them 50 speedy
and certain relief and cure as Markham s
Balm made by T.. A. Markham, Bethel, W.
This is from one who has used it aud
knows whereof be speaks from its merits.
The balm is sold by +. Il. Evans a Co,
w. Randolph, J. V. Babcock, Montpelier,
j. 4. Tower q Co., Rochester, II. =. Chap
man. Woodstock, g. /. Abbott a Co., Que
chez, c. M. Trask & Co. w. X. Junction,
w. p. Smith, East Bethel and Druggist
Gibson, Bennington.
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Royalton.

Austin Adams is painting his house.
Mrs. A. P. Salisbury from West Ran
dolph recently visited Mr.. and Mrs. G. A.
Laird.
Mr.. c. t. Goodwin returned from Bos-
ton Friday
Geo. A. Laird has a good line of paints
and oils which he is selling at satisfactory
prices.
Miss Rachel Denison isquite i'll.
Miss Ada Burroughs from W. Randolph
spent Saturday in town.
Miss Nellie Conant from Randolph Wis
tied her aunt, Mrs Garner Dewey, last
week.
VIM. Skinner spent Sunday in Malone
NY.
new line of prints and ginghams just
received by Geo. A. Laird.
There is an unusual amount of sickness
in our village this spring.