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The Russellville Democrat., 1892-03-03
Minister Patrick Egan is thus

Minister Patrick Egan is thus de- scribed A low-voiced, quiet-look- ing person of small stature, past fifty, with plenty of gray hairs in his close-trimmed, reddish-brown beard and hair, restless blue eyes and small hands and feet. Mfr Egan is neatly dressed nan and Prohibi- tionist
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-03-03
AnhImnnr, rhrir Rnn.

Tommy-What are barbarians, pawi
 Mir. Fgg-They are people who fight with bows or spears instead of repeating rifles. es.--Indianapolis Jour nal
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-03-03

Another lady of rank, Lady Car lisle, of England, is engaged in home benevolence, and has arranged that none of her people shall work more than ffty-one hours week. nine on ordinary days and six on Saturday--and she has also plsnned series of servants dances, to be given on her estate this winter.
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-03-03

Many women are seeking the cure for iatemperance at the Keeley In stitute, and on arecent week over l50 were numbered among the in- mates.
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-03-03
~a,,ce,l ny Roth.

Miss Bleecker (of New York )-- What hang-dog look that man has
 Miss Emerson (of Boston )-Yes ; I observed his suspended canine OK pression before you spoke Judge.
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-03-03

Mrs. Richmond Ritchia is writing biography of her father, William Makepeace Thackeray.
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-03-03

Goodness, Johnl How queer the baby looks I believe he is go- ing to have fit. By George, l believe you are right. Where's my camerafn Indianapolis Journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-08-25

The man looked quickly at him.
"What IS the matter, my lad?"he asked;
and the voice, though grufF, did not
sound unkind You are not afraid Of
the big man, are you? Do you think
/ am an ogre?"
eyes, said the Boy; and he gave one
sob, and then stopped himself
The gray man burst into a great roar
of laughter, which made everyone in
the car jump in his seat.
Still laughing, he drew his hand from
his pocket, and in IL was-not knife,
but a beautiful, shining. golden pear
Take that, young Hop-omy-thumb, g"
he said, putting it in the Boys hands.
III you viii eat that, promise not TO
eat you: not even to take a single bite
Are you satisfied"
The Boy ventured to raise his eyes to
the mans face; and there he saw such a
kind. funny, laughingly look, that be-
fore he knew it he was laughing, too.
Il don't believe you are an ogre, after
alli' he aid.
Don't your" said the big man.
We'll, neither do Il But you may as
well eat the pear, just the same"
And the Boy did.-Laura E. Richards,
n Youths Companion.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-08-25
A STOLEN DOLL.

Where Little Jeans Mamma Found the
Last Sundays Dinner.
Jean always had the queerest doll
you ever saw. There was Tom, whose
head was big hickory nut stuck on a
stick; John, who was once little pine
burr; Sallie, whose green face showed
her to have been a small watermelon;
and her twin sister, Susy, whose yellow
face proved her TO have grown as a
little yellow squash. Besides these,
there was red-headed Teddy, the
bright plaid shawl, whose red fringe
answered for hair; Chloe, the brown
cloak; and Chibbie dearest. the yellow
one.
Yet Jean wanted more. She dressed
up Toddlekins, the cat, and Bright
eyes, the dog; but they hated clothes,
and would not lie in a cradle. Then
she tried Biddy, the hen; but she
pecked and squawked.
Jean was looking for new child
when one Saturday night her papa
brought home a large turkey, ready to
be cooked the next day. In the morn
ing mamma and papa went to church,
ledFlnR Jean WIN Jne servant girl,
who soon strayed off to speak to the
next-door girl. o
Jean at once ran downstairs, took
the turkey from the cellar, and tugged
it up the stairs to her room She
opened her bureau drawer and threw
everything out, hunting for dress for
her turkey child. Her best new red
silk froelx was just the thing, so over
the turkeys head she put it, pulled the
two legs through the sleeves and there
was the baby all dressed.
Then She sat and rocked it, forget
ting everything IN her joy at having
big new do',
When asr father and mother returned
they folnd Katie hunting everywhere
fas turkey to cook. Up and down
the looked, but at last decided that it
h4d been stolen. Mamma went up
stairs to take off her bonnet, when
what should she see but Jean in her
little rocker, with the turkey held
closely to her, while all around were
the other dolls! Then Jean had to
give up her baby to be cooked for din
ner. Wasn't that sad?-Hal Harring-
ton in Our Little Ones
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-08-25

she was quoted as saying repeatedly:
Il am always sorry when school-time is
over
Years after, when the worst Of her
difficulties had smoothed themselves
out, her brother said TO me: ELLEN
never complained, not even 10 US, her
own people, not even when things were
at the darkest WhatSVer gloom OF
Encouragement she may have felt, she
kept to herself To her most intimate
friends she showed herself just as she
did to the general public. You may call
it pride if you like: but I tell you, the
world would be a good deal more com
Portable if there more Of that sort OF
pride"
But, do you know, have a suspicion
that there are exceptions tony proverb.
| believe that there are American
girls who do whimper Everybody
whines at our house, one of them told
me once.
Does anybody whine at your house,
my dear Mary?
Perhaps conscientious Mary thinks
that all this which l have been saying
merely recommends an ornamental
virtue; that the substantial things of
religion are not bound in with it. win
she please listen to my text? "A merry
heart doeth good like a medicine.
Doeth goods not that substantial?
Dear Mary, know that you long and
pray for ''clean heart" for a new
heart Do pray little for merry
one. 1t doeth good.-Forward.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-08-25
A MERRY HEART.
American Girls Who Make the Best of
Everything In Life.


Here is a proverb which found in a
book the other day: American girls
never whimper." The writer was
speaking of that class of American girls
who belong among the breadwinners,
and who meet the discou fragments and
heavy burdens Of their toilsome lives
with an accomplishing pluck which
has passed into this proverb. l read
the paragraph with a thrill of pride.
What splendid praise was bestowed
upon my countrywomen.
Let me tell you about two American
girls who live in the town with me-
They do all their own work. as the
phrase is; have to getup unconscionably
early in the morning to start the men
of the family off to business; some
member of the household is always i'll,
to be diligently cared for by them;
they copy on typewriter for hours
every day: they live mile away from
most of the town gatherings and festiv-
tiles Sit down by those Girls and talk
to them. DO they entertain you with
an account of their troubles? Do they
want sympathy for the family aches
and pains and the cares which rest on
their young shoulders? Not they
There is a certain breezy cheerfulness
about them, wide awake determine
tion to make the best of things and en-
JOY life, which raises your own spirits
several degrees before they leave you.
They have their faults; they giggle too
much. for one thing; but they never
I l,5
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-08-25
FOR GIRLS AND BOYS.
WHAT SPOILED THE DAY2

A little maid had left her play
To ask what allied her holiday
''Somefing did spoil it, Somebody
Has spoiled my bOo'ful day for met"
Who daredi Who daredf" cried all the birds,
With such a sound Of twittering words
That all the people passing by
Looked up 70 listen curiously.
WHO spoiled it," hummed humble bee.
mot I. I've worked too busily.r
The south wind shivered az the thought
And spilled the perfumes that he brought.
so wistfuly she asked 81 each,
What none conld tell, what none could teach;
For what It was no one could say
Had spoiled her happy holiday.
But in her little trundle bed
She dreamed a soft hand touched her head.
No one was near; but. as she slept.
Close to her ear her Conscience crept:
Il did it,! Twas only
That stole the blue from out your skyl
] shut the precious perfumes up
In every dainty flower cupl
Il dulled the splendor of the grass;
] dimmed the rivers dimpled glass
The very birds sang harshlyg-whyl
Twas !, dear, troubled you-just II"
All in her pretty bed she lay.
The little maiden tired Of play;
Soft in her sleep we heard her say:
Il will 10 good another day."
Anna F. Burnham, in Our Little Men and
Women.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-08-25
INTERESTING NOTES.

THE largest taxpayer among wom-
en- in Maine is Mrs. Hannah j. Bailey
THERE are nine graduates this year
from the woman's law class of the Uni
versity of the City of New York.
ONE Of the literary lights of Philadel-
phia is Mrs. Henry Wood, who con-
tributes regularly to the magazines of
that city
Miss MARY ABAR is city editor of the
Appeal Avalanche at Memphis. In the
brave lexicon of Miss Abar there is no
such word as fear. She win go where
ever a man is willing to risk his life for
an item if it is worth running down.
SOFIA GREGoRIA HAYDEN, the archi-
tect of the woman's building of the
Columbian exposition, IS not a native of
The United States, as generally believed.
She is CHILEAN 10y birth, the daughter
of Elecena Davala, a Peruvian of Span
ish descent. Santiago was her birth
place, and in appearance she shows her
Spanish ancestry.
Miss MARY AUGUSTA SCOTT has just
been elected Fellow of Yale univer-
sity, the first woman to receive this dis
tinction. Miss Scott is a graduate and
NJ. a. of Vassar college, has studied at
Johns Hopkins, and was a student in
honors at the University of Cambridge,
Eng She viii proceed TO the degree of
Doctor of Philosophy
MANY ladies Of high rank abroad as
well as many American women Of IN
usual mental ability have adopted the
profession Of nursing. Among the for
mer are the Princess Helen CuSa, who is
a nurse in the children's hospital at
Jassv: Lady Levenson Cover, in a Lon
don hospital and Miss Godolphin Os-
borne. niece Of the duke Of Leeds, who
Is matron of the bennington Hospital
for lncura bles.
Nor to belong to woman's world :
fair committee is now regarded by
titled and aristocratic Euro an women
as positive lack of distinction. In.
deed. the interest in the exposition dis
played by prominent and influential
women in most of the European coun-
tries is truly remarkable The exhibit
Of woman's work is sure to be very
comprehensive and complete, and, it is
believed, surprising.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-08-25
a Newsnaper Horse.

"Silvers" is the name Of a horse in the
service Of the Chicago Tribune. and he
is walking illustration Of the saying
that "a horse can all but talk There
is not carrier III Chicago who knows
his route better than Silvers. In trans
ferring the papers from the mail-room
to the early morning trains, the driver
has nothing to do but arrange the bun
dies in the wagon, while Silvers goes
unerringly to his destination Return
ing 70 the Tribune office he backs for
another load, aud seems 10 know ex-
actly where il is 70 go. He also seems
t. realize when there is occasion 70
hurry, getting the tip from the speed
with which packages are thrown into
the wagon, and then he goes like =
race horse. Nearing the bridge and
hearing the bang of the gong. which
indicates that the structure is about 4
swing around. he lifts his tail and poke
his nose out ahead Of him as he gallops
up the approach and dashes over the
span in jiffy Golden Days.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-08-25
THE BOY PAPA SAW.
II Was Neither Money Nor a Bicycle That
Made Him Happy.

Guess who was the happiest child
saw to-day?" asked papa, taking his
own two little boys on his knees.
"oh, who, papa?"
but you must guess.
well, said Jim. slowly, 81 guess il
was very witch little boy, wifi lots and
lots of tandy and takes"
mo, said papa, "he wasn't rich; he
had no candy and no cakes What do
you guess Joe?'
81 guess he Was n pretty big boy, :"
said Joe, who was always wishing he
wasn't such little boy, "and | guess
he was riding a big, high bicycle.
mo" said papa. ''he wasn't big; and,
of course, he wasn't riding a bicycle
You have lost your guesses, so III have
to tell You. There was flock of sheep
crossing the city to-day; and they must
have come a long way, SO dusty, and
tired, and thirsty, were they. The
drover took them up, bleating and
lolling out their tongues, TO the great
pump in Hampton court, to water them;
but one poor old eve was too tired u
get to the trough, and fell down on tho
hot, dusty stones
Then | saw my little man, ragged
and dirty and tousled, spring out from
the crowd of urehins who were watch
ing the drove, fill his old, leaSy felt
hat, which must have belonged TO his
grandfather, and carry it one, two,
three, oh, as many MS six times to the
poor, suffering animal, until the crea-
ture was able to get up and go ON with
+ the rest.
Did the sheep say; Tank your papa
asked Jim, gravely.
Il didn't hear it" answered papa.
But the little boys face was shining
like the sun and I'm sure he knows
what "A blessed thing it is to help what
needs helping Christian Observer
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-08-25
KATE MARsDEN.
Noble, Self-Sacrifcing Woman Soon to
Come to America.

a NOME, Self-Sacrihclng Woman Soon to
Come to America.
Kate Marsden, the woman who wears
the mantle of Florence Nightingale,
will soon be in America TO carry on her
noble mission of charity. One year ago
Miss Kate Marsden left her quiet Eng
fish home to labor among the leper out
casts of Siberia, and since the martyrs
mission of Father Damien awakened
the worlds applause no instance APP
preaching his self-sacrifice has been re-
corded, unless it be the present one.
During her visit to the scenes where
the sufferers are enduring an existence
much more terrible than death she has
proved herself an angel of mercy in
more ways than one. Miss Marsden re-
Gently returned to st. Petersburg, in
tending to spend some time between
that city and Moscow in order to raise
further funds for the relief of the Siber-
kan lepers. Her fame had already pre-
coded her, SO that in St. Petersburg
alone but in the storied capital of the
czars-in the palaces of mobiles as in the
humblest quarters of those great cities,
she was constantly mentioned in
tones of reverence and love In addition
to soliciting charitable aid in ST. Peters
burg she also engaged in the organiza-
ton of relief committees, so that the
movement for succoling the lepers
might become a permanent one Her
first trip was to South Africa as an
emmissary of the Red Cross from which
she proceed to Asia Minor where an
epidemic of leprosy was raging. While
there she discovered from information
given her by the people she met that in
Iakoutsk, Siberia, there grew a herb
which, if applied during the initial
stages of leprosy, was practically in
vincible in the therapeutic treatment
of the disease. She at once decided to
visit Siberia, and in November, 1890,
she reached St Petersburg en- route,
securing there an audience with the
czar, upon whom she created such a
favorable impression that he gave her a
personal letter to the governor of
Iakoutsk. She reached Ialxoutsk and
secured the herb after a long and
tedious journey. Medical circles in
Russia are deeply interested in the
curative herb thus discovered by Miss
Marsden, and its virtues are destined to
become the subject of exhaustive in
vestigation and experiment in the treat
ment of leprosy by the medical profess
sion at large. Altogether, it is hard to
predict the limitations of the benign
influence already exerted by the work
this remarkable woman has so nobly
and successfully inaugurated. Chicago
Post
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-08-25

BENTON, Laf. Co., Wis, Dec, rs.
Rev. J. C. Bergen vouches for the followingi
James Rooney who was suffering from st. Vitus
Dance in its worst form for about Ia years was
treated by several physicians without effect;
two bottles of Pastor Koenig's Nerve Tonic
cured him.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-08-25

Here is something reasonable, and
should interest US all. DR.. Shops in
vestigations have shown that if the main
nerve of the arm or leg be severed, or if
constant pressure be applied TO these
nerves, the muscles are paralyzed.
He has found that life aud strength
depends on nerue polueT.
This is why ''Blood Purifiers" give only
temporary relief. Certain nerves, he has
found, control the action of the stomach,
liver, kidneys and all Internal organs.
DIR. Shops Restorative is
stomach, liver and kidney cure, as it is a
food and tonic to these nerves. It is not
Neryine.' Bread, meat, potatoes, etc,
are the bIood-makerS, and when the digest
i've organs are weak, the blood supply
must also be weak. When these nerves
are weak, these organs fail. Is it not rea-
sonable
This remedy prerents as well as cures dis
ease, as it sustains the proper nerve force.
It purifes, trial viii convince you.
4 49,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-08-25

Saved From the Grave.
NORTH WASHINGTON. Iowa, Mch.. 1891.
The wonderful discovery of Pastor Koenig's
Nerve Tonic has evidently saved from the
grave or an insane asylum; and and my kind
cid mother cannot thank you enough for the
happiness you have bestowed upon us, for which
we thank you many thousand times, and viii
remember you in our prayers.
VALENTINE RAPP,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1892-02-15
A Curious Spanish Custom.

The SAUNDERS of the infant king
of Spain. and indeed the entire pal
ace, are watched throughout the
night by a body of men, who for 400
years have enjoyed the exclusive
privilege of guarding their royal
master or mistress from sunset to
sunrise They are bound by tradi-
ton to be natives of the town of Es-
pinosa, and to have served with
honor in the army. 1t is they who
lock the palace gates with much cere-
mony and solemm4- at midnight,
and who open them again at z clock
In the morning Their fidelity to
the person of the sovereign is as ira
ditional as their strange and ancient
privilege. Golden Days.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1892-02-15
IMPORTANT In SPRING.
Advice whatPeopIe Should Take.

In the Spring everybody begins 10 think OF
taking n spring medicine. Not only IL this a
very common practice, but a very necessary
and healthful one. IL is a fact which physi-
clans acknowledge, and the people recognize
generally, that a Spring tonic taken during
the months of March, April and May IL abso-
lutely necessary.
In the Spring there are great and important
charges going on i'm the body. Perfect health
cannot be maintained when the nerves are
weak, the system clogged and the organs
sluggish. There will be a weak, tired, languid
and nervous condition, with sleepless and
restless nights, tired waking I'm the morn
ing, no appetite for breakfast, bad taste I'm
the mouth, dull head, biliousness, constipa-
tion and a general dispirited feeling.
For such cases as these be sure and use Or.
Greene's Nervura the great nerve, brain and
blood invigorator. IL is pronounced by every
body, doctors as well as the people, TO be the
best Spring medicine i'm existence, and has
taken rank as the greatest and most import
ant medical discovery of modern times. I'm
der the use OF this wonderful remedy, the
weak, tired and nervous feeling disappears
the nerves become strong and steady the
sleep natural and refreshing; the appetite re-
turns, good digestion and regular action Of
the bowels are established, the kidneys and
liver restored to health action, and the
vital energies, strength and vigor OF the sys-
tenn perfectly built up.
This greatest of all health restorers is pure
ly vegetable and harmless. Druggists sell IL ~
Ga DIR. Greene, the successful specialist in
curing all forms OF nervous and chronic dis
eases, "a Temple Pr, Boston, Mass, can be
consulted free, personally or by letter. Call
write him about the case, or send for symp-
tom blank to iii out and a letter fully ex-
planning the disease, giving, advice, etc.
will be returned free.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1892-02-15
William Spencer's Will.

STATE OF VERMONT, ORLEANS DISTRICT,
- IS. In Probate Court, held at Barton,
Landing in and for said District, on the 27th
day of January, A. ID. 1892.
An instrument purporting 20 be the last
Will and Testament of William Spencer, late
of Barton i'm said district, deceased be-
ing presented to Court by A. O, Joslyn, the
executor named therein, FOR Probate
IL is ordered by said Court, that all persons
concerned therein be notified 20 appear at a.
session of said Court TO be held at the Probate
Office in Barton Landing on the 18th day OF
February A. ID. 1892, and show cause, n any they
may have, against the Probate of said wills
For which purpose IL ~ further ordered that
a copy of the record of this order be publish
ed three weeks successfully i'm the Monitor,
printed at Barton, previous 10 said time APP
pointed for hearing.
BY the Court-Attest
81 o. II. AUSTIN, Judge.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1892-02-15
Health is Wealth!

DIR. f. G. Vests Nerve and brain treatment,
a guaranteed specific for Hysteria, Dizziness,
Commissions, Fits, Nervous Neuralgia, Head
ache, Nervous Prostitution caused by the use
of alcohol or tobacco, Wakefulness, Mental
Depression, Softening OF the Brain resulting
in insanity and leading 90 misery, decay and
death, Premature Old Age Barrenness, Loss
of Power in either sex, Involuntary Losses
and Supermatorrhoea caused by oycr-eNertion
of the brain, selfabuse or over-indulgence.
Each box contains one months treatment
81 90 a box, or six boxes for $500, sent by mail
nrenaid on receint of nrice.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1892-02-15
WE GUARANTEE SIX BOXES

To cure any case. with each order received by
us for six boxes, accompanied with $500, we
will send the purchaser our written guarantee
to refund the money IL the treatment does not
effect a cnre. Guarantees issued only by IA. G.
PIERCE, sole agent Barton, VT.