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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-08-03

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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-08-03

SAyESA for washing blankets IL Ieayss
them soft ard white without shrinking
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-05-17
TWO MEN KILLED.
Fatal Head-enef Collision on tho,
North-W estern Road at
MenOrnONie. Wis,

MENoMoN1R, Wis, May 1O.-The Chi
cage Il Northwestern express going
east and q fast through freight going
west collided on tine Chicago 4 North
Western road ONE mile east of this
city at 1920 this forenoon, James
Jetfreys, of Minneapolis, engineer
Of the passenger train, one of the oldest
employees of the road, was in-
stantly killed. His body is still in
his cab, horribly crushed and be-
yond reach for hours. His fine
man. Seth Gardner, Of MINNEAPOLIS.
escaped with both Legs broken. iM. r..
Burt, mail clerk, Of Minneapolis WAS
crushed in his car and instantly killed.
His body has been recovered. j.. G..
Harlow, OF GAINESVILLE, Wis, and
S. w. Reese, of Dodgeville, Wis,
mail agents, were both injured,
the first sustaining a broken arm
and the. latter a broken leg.
There were NO other casualties.
The wounded are being cared for Ina
the hospital in this city Both engines.
the mail and express cars and four
freight cans We're totally wrecked. ONLY
two freight cars left the track. X
special tnain from st. Paul is now
due here with officials aboard to inves-
tlgate the affair. 1t is understood that
Conductor Bonse and Engineer Jeffreys,
OF the passenger train, disregarded oTi
iers to wait for the FIST freight
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-05-17
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvan,,,
tends to personal enjoyment !
rightly used. The many, who H.,
ter than others and enjoy life ma ne |
less expenditure, by more nu,
adapting the worlds best pra Spsl
the'needs of physical being will |
the value to health of the pun N
laxative principles embraced n
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its ns,,
in the form most acceptable any sSS
ant to the taste, the refreshing ars
beneficial properties of a peerSJ
alive; effectually cleansing the ~
dispelling colds, headaches and
and permanently curing constnI
1t has given satisfaction to miIjr
met with tn" approval of the N
profession, because it acts on RI
neys, Liver and Bowels withop,
ening them and it is perfectly ts
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale byd
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but ii
ufactured by the California Fl
Co. only, whose name is printed
package, also the name, Syrup
and being we'll informed, you
accept any substitute if Offered
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-05-17
CHAPTER Nv.
THE GUESTS OF HEAVEN.

All that night through-the first
lonely night on the island Of Boupari
Felix sat up by his hickering fire,
wide awake, half expecting and dread
ING some treacherous attack OF the I'M
known savages. From time to time he
kept adding dry fuel to his shoulder
inc pile: and he never ceased to keep
a keen eye both on the lagoon and the
reef, in case an assault should be made
upon them suddenly by land or water.
He knew the South Seas quite well
enough already to have all the posi-
hilities of misfortune floating wildly
before his eyes. He realized at once
from his own previous experience the
full loneliness and terror of their I'M
armed condition.
For Boupari was one of those rare
remote islets where the very rumor OF
our European civilization has hardly
yet penetrated
As for Muriel, though she was
alarmed enough, of course, and IN
tentely shaken by the sudden shock
she had received, the whole surround
ings were too wholly unlike any world
she had ever yet known to enable hel
TO take in at once the utter horror OF
the situation. She only knew they
were alone. wet. bruised, and terribly
battered: and the Australasian haC
gone on leaving them there to THEN
fate on an unknown island. That, fol
the moment, was more than enough
for her of accumulated misfortune. She
came to herself but slowly, and as he
clothes dried by degrees before the tirt
and the heat of the tropical night. sht
was so far from fully realizing the dan
gers OF their position that her first an,
principal tear for the mome,ss was les
she might take cod from her we
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-05-17
A Good Horse,

The followim@ is an ancient descrip-
tion OF a good horse: IA good horse. -
SAYS Julia Berners, in tract on
hunting, printed by Wynkyn de
Wor(as in 1896. 'shoide have fifteen
good properties, aad eondycons; that
is, towyte, three Of a man, three of a
wonan, three of a foNe, three of a
haare, and three Of an asse. OF a
man, boiled, provide, and hardye; of
a woman, fayre-hreasted, fayre of
heere. and easy to move, Of a foxe, a
fayre taylle, short ceres, ann a good
trotte; of a haare, a CRETE eye, a dry
heed and we'll rennying: of an asse,
q bygge chynn, fatt legge, and a
good hoof"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-05-17
GRANTED THE INJUNCTION.

Now Turn of Affairs in the Steineke
Breach of Promise Case
OSHKOSH, Wis, May 12.-Judge
Burnell, an the circuit court this morn
ing, granted an injunction in the case of
Henry Steineke VS.. Maria Hoffman and
her attorneys enjoining them from
olsposlnIg of notes which, it is
claimed, the defendants had I'M
properly obtained Mrs. Hoffman
sued Steineke for breach of promise
ana the latter was induced, it is alleged
ny threats, to settle for 81 200. giving
Two notes secured by mortgage on the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-05-17
The Ostrich.

The shells of the ostrich egg are
converted. in South Africa, into
water-tlasks, cups, and dishes Bush
girls and Batalaban women, who be-
hong to the wandering Bechuana
tribes of the kalahan desert, may
often be seen coming down to the
fountains from their remote .labita-
tions, sometimes situated at an
amazing distance. each carrying ON
their back a kaup, or network. con-
tanning from twelve to fifteen os-
trich egg Shells which have teen
emptied by a small aperture at one
end: these they ill with water, and
then cork up the whole with grass.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-05-17
Suicide of a Politician

ASHLAND, Pa, May 14.-Joseph M.
Click, leading schuylkill County pol
ltlclan and Republican candidate for
sherltf, committed suicide to-day nv
shooting himself with revolver. The
ueed was prompted by financial
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-05-17
SUFFERED A HORRIBLE DEATH.
Snarne Stein, Black River Falls Youth.
Dies of the Rabbies

BEAcK RIVER FALLS, Wis, May -
Charlie Stein, Jr., Is years of AGE. died
TINS morning near this city with
rabies, caused by being bitten by a
Vicious stallion, owned by William
RlaDier. The horse has bitten at least
tnree other men, among them the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-05-17

IT is easy to tell by the expression
on girls face whether she is talk
ing TO man or woman.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-05-17

ALL the good advice people need is
supplied BY nature.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-05-17
DONALD KENNEDY, OF RoIp|

DONALD KENNEDY, OF RoN]
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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1894-05-12
A kABYLE MARRIAGE.
9he Ceremony Is Complicated and Wind
Up With an Exciting Incident.

The Ceremony Is Complicated and Winds
Up With an Exciting Incident.
The wedding ceremony among the
Kabyles is interesting because of its
comparative resemblance to the customs
of the old Greeks and Romans and even
to those which still prevail in seques-
tered parts of France Hero it is the
girls father who exacts a wedding por-
ton, sum of about fS, for which the
bridegroom has generally to rely upon
the advances of his friends. Often, too,
the young man has not house for his
bride, in which case his friends set to
work and build one, no very difficult
matter.
On the wedding day tho bride is led
through the villages in the neighbor-
hood, mounted on mule and escorted
by friends and relations, who shout and
fire guns again and again. The various
householders hasten forth to offer her a
sieveful Of beans, nuts or dried figs. OF
these she takes handful, which she
kisses and then replaces in the sieve.
All the offerings are collected in sacks
by the old women Of the procession Dis
contributions to the young peoples lar
der
At the bridegroom's house the girls
hands are washed with liquid butter.
Then they give her some fresh eggs,
which she breaks on the mules head
and inside the unhappy animals ears,
thereby it is believed, counteracting
any evil designs against her and her
husbands happiness. Before entering
the house she drinks milk, fresh and
sour, and also water, and scatters over
her shoulder handful of barley, wheat
and salt for the good of the family.
The husband then approaches her and
fires pistol above her head to signify
that thenceforward he has the power of
life and death over her. Not infrequent-
ly he makes the symbol even more en-
phatic by firing into her headdress and
setting her ahame. This done, little re-
mains except for the youth to lift the
lady in his arms and carry her bodily
into his house. ALI the Year Round.
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A Maid of All Work Adjective.

inquired of the head mistress of a
girls school why she so frequently made
use of the adjective nice. She replied,
Because it is such a useful maid of all
work adjective and saves one the trou-
BILE of thinking!" "Then you teach your
girls to be inaccurate?" 81 don t think
it is being inaccurate. The word in most
cases expresses my meaning better than
any other" A relative of mine reproved
one of her nieces for her liberal use of
lawfully jolly" The young lady re-
piled: ooh aunt, do not deprive me of
that awfully jolly expression If were
deprived of it, I shouldn't know what
to say"
The frequent use of the expletive
"you know" was justified to me ON the
ground that it keeps the listeners at
tention awake.
The fashionable novel presses into its
service these flowers of speech. In Mr..
Norris Countess Radna" a young gen.
tleman thus addresses q young lady,
''I'm so awfully sorry that you are
going to desert US ''I'm awfully sor-
ry to have to go, =" replied the Girl COM
posedly, land my parents will be aw-
fully sorry to see me. "
Of this young lady's two lovers the
author himself declares in the same
chapter (24) that one was much nicer"
than the other. In chapter 81 the nicer
one, in declining an invitation, says,
"Thanks awfully, but I'm afraid 1
can't. Notes and Queries.
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Venetian Mirrors.

The beauty and almost absolute per-
lection characterizing the mirrors pro-
duced in the manufactures of Venice
are mainly due, it is said, to the pecul-
lar solution applied to the surface. Pre-
liminary to this application the glass is
thoroughly cleaned with wet whiting,
then washed with distilled water and
prepared for the silver with a sensitiz-
ing solution of tin, which is well rinsed
off Immediately before its removal to
the silvering table, and the latter be-
ing raised to the proper temperature
the glass is laid and the silvering solu-
ton at once poured over it before the
heat of the table has time to dry any
part of the surface of the glass. The So
luton used is prepared as follows: In
one-half liter of distilled water 100
grains of nitrate of silver are dissolved,
to this being added So grains of liquid
ammonia of o. specific gravity. The
mixture is filtered and made up to eight
hters with distilled water, and BIO
grams of tartaric acid dissolved in 80
grams of water are mixed with the So
luton. About 5-10 liters are poured
over the glass meter to be silvered, the
metal Immediately commencing to de-
posit ON the glass, which is maintained
at about 104 degrees F., and in little
more than a half hour a continuous coat
ing of silver is formed. After careful
wiping with channels the surface is
treated a second time with a solution
like the first, but containing double
quantity of tartaric acid.-New York
SIM
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killing Crocodiles.

'"There are two ways of killing croc-
odiles, " writes an ex-resident of India
Zone is by shooting with rife, but the
most satisfactory way of dealing with
them, besides being far the most sport
ing, is to bait good large hook with a
bird or small animal and fasten it by
a chain to good long rope, the end of
which is firmly picketed, the rope being
coiled and the bait laid in shallow wa
ter. There must be lots of slack line, as
the crocodile does not swallow anything
at once, but seizes it and takes it into
deep water to gorge. A number of lines
may be laid and looked up in the morn
ing or cool Of the evening. When hook
ed, it will take a good many men to
haul a crocodile out, and as he resents
the operation and can use his tail as
well as his jaws one Or two sportsmen
will find considerable entertainment in
dispatching him with spears. Some croc-
odlles grow to an enormous size, and
their maws always contain round white
stones, and often trinkets, the relics of
inside passengers. The writer assisted
at the death of a not extraordinarily
large 'snubnose' which had six women's
rings in her. "-Badminton Library
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His Appearance.

"Can you describe the man you
saw hanging about the house the
day before the robaery?" inquired
the detective.
The Perkins Junction storekeeper,
whose place OF business had been
broken into and robbed of consid-
cradle quantity of plug tobacco, can
ned tomatoes and dried peaches, to-
gether with the entire contents of
the cash.drawer, amounting to $l.56,
reflected moment, and then asked !:
"Do you know Bill Quinn?'
II don't think | do"
"Lives down in the Wallick neigh:
borhood."
~ don't know him."
The merchant shifted his quid to
the other cheek, chewed thoughtfully
while and said:
"Know 81. Roberts?"
mo"
"Auctioneer. Hangs roundThomp-
sons good deal.n
"Never heard of him. But as to
this man you saw loafng about here
before the robbery took place.
would like to have you describe him
as we'll as you can"
Again the storekeeper reflected.
"Well' be sd, at last, she looks
some like Di.l quinn and some like
ST. Roberts. "-Chicago Tribune.
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a Danger Signal.

II found a queer specimen today"
said the policeman to the reporter.
The interrogation points popped into
the reporters eyes.
"Old fellow drunk in the alley, " con-
tinued the officer. II noticed him go in
and watched him. He found a comfort
able place and laid down on it, then
took placard out from under his coat
and hung it around his neck"
"What was on the placard?" asked
the reporter as the officer stopped with
the evident intention Of having him ask
the question SO he could spring the an
swer on him. Handle this with care.
1t is loaded. }" And the officer laughed
as if a policeman's lot were sometimes
q happy one.-Detroit Free Press.
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What is Electric Energy :?

The idea that electricity flows
through wire somewhat as water
flows through pipe is likely to pass
away,as reasons appear for believing
that the energy is not transmitted by
the wire at all, but by the surround
ing ether. In some experiments by
Professor j. j. Thomson the velocity
of electric disturbances along a wire
surrounded by air was nearly double
the velocity along the same wire sur
rounded by sulphur, and the velocity
of the discharge through a vacuum
tube fifty feet long was comparable
with that of light. The conclusion
is that the conductor merely guides
the discharge impelled through the
ether.
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A Blind Student.

Although completely blind, Ever
EFT Chauncey Bumpus of Quincy,
Mass, is now member of the
freshman class of Harvard universe
ty and intends to take the full four
years course and obtain his degree
of A. B. at the close.
He is only 90 years old now and
has been totally blind since he was
6 years old. He was deprived OF his
sight by spinal meningitis. THERE'S
hardly brighter young man in the
freshman class than this member
who has to depend almost entirely
upon remembering what is read to
him and by debating to others to
work his way through the course
Before he entered Harvard all Of
the blind students textbooks were
specially prepared for him on The
Braille system, instead OF the older
plan of raised letters. 1t is much
more convenient to read, and it can
be read much quicker. The type
writer, too, on which he does most
of his writing, is made expressly
with reference TO this system.
He has given up now, however,
nearly all the appliances made es-
pecially for the blind, except his
typewriter. He depends almost en-
tirely upon having his exercises
read to him. His course is in Latir,
French, English, Italian, Greek and
German-what may be termed
literary course, as he is studying it
with a view to becoming a journa,-
ist. Later on in the course he will
give his attention to history, philos-
ophy and political economy,-New
York Herald.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1894-05-12
THE cRocus.

In sheltered corners and shady places
The wasting SHOWS of the winter lie,
But there is token of coming roses
In the tender pink of the sunset sky.
Above the dusk of the windy forest
The young March moon is silvery cold.
Come, love, and lean on the gate beside meS
And VIII tell you legend old
A jealous wizard with whitened tresses
Beheld a maiden with yellow hair,
And seized her form in his frosty fingers,
And bore her far to his ley lair.
He bound her fast in a sleep enchanted,
And hid her deep in a grave of gloom,
Till over the purple seas came sailing
A slender prince, with pale green plume.
From the withered grass and earth above
her
He brushed the wreaths of the snow aside
And slew the wizard, whose name was Win
ter,
And she rose from the tomb to be his bride.
Lookl There she stands by the broken trellis,
Where budding sprays of the ivy cling,
For the captive maid was the golden crocus;
Her gallant lover, the prince, is SPRING.
-Minna Irving in Worthington's Magazine.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1894-05-12

When old Kaiser Wilhelm was still
Prince of Prussia, he had one day at
Babelsberg, near Potsdam, his beautiful
and ever favorite residence, a visit from
that prince among landscape gardeners,
Furst Hermann Won Puckler- Muskau,
who somewhat Eluntly expressed his
disappointment at the slow rate of prog
ress in certain improvements in the
grounds-improvements which he had
himself suggested on the occasion Of a
previous visit. The future emperor plead
ed his limited means. But does your
royal highness never borrow money!"
queried Prince Puckler, evidently much
amazed. Never, my dear prince, was
the smiling reply. Then your royal
highness has never tasted life's greatest
delight-to wit, the pleasure of finding
yourself able to pay your debts, after
allW-Chicago Tribune.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1894-05-12
The Oldest Grapevine.

The oldest grapevine in the country
was indeed interesting. One growing
near this, which was known to be more
than so years old, died finally of good
old age and was purchased and trans
ported il its entirety to the Chicago
fair. This one is Al to so years of age
and hale and hearty yet At the base it
is SO inches in circumference. 1t grows
straight up for about feet, then di-
vides into six branches, and at this
point is 5 feet i'll circumference. At
height Of perhaps feet it spreads itself
in all directions over an immense arbor
covering q space by actual measurement
of rs by GO feet. 1t bears in one season
c, 800 pounds of the purple mission
grape, of which no use is made except
as it is eaten and given away by its
owner to any one who will take it
Santa Barbara Cor Troy Times
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Cheap Loconotion.

Dutoguard has been informed that
cabs are going to be fitted with automat-
ic distance counters, and that the fare
for the first kilometer is to be 70 cents,
and 20 cents for each succeeding kilo-
meter.
"Capitaln' he said, tapping his fore
head, as if inspired with a happy
thought. Next time 1 have to go any
distance 1 shall walk the first kilometer
and take a cab for the rest of the jour
ncy. journal de Vienne
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Tired. Weak, Nervous,

Means impure blood, and overwork
or too much strain on brain and
body. The only way to cure is to
feed the nerves on pure blood.
Thousands of people certify that the
best blood purifier, the best nerve
tonic and strength builder is Hoods
Sarsaparilla. What it has done for
others it will also do for you-Hood' s
Cures.
Nervousness, loss of sleep, loss of
appetite and general debility all dis
appear when Hoods Sarsaparilla is
persistently taken, and strong nerves,
sweet sleep, strong body, sharp ap-
petite, and in word, health and
happiness follow the use of Hood s
Sarsaparilla.
The strong point about Hoods
Sarsaparilla is that they are perma-
nent, because they start from the
solid foundation ofpurifed, vitalized
and enriched blood.
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La Grippe.

During the prevalence of the
Grippe the past season, it was nc
ticeable fact that those who depend
ed upon DR.. Kings New Discovery,
not only had speedy recovery, but
escaped all the troublesome after eff
fects of the malady. This remedy
seems to have a peculiar power in
effecting rapid cures not only in cas-
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of Throat, Chest and Lungs, and has
cured cases of Asthma and Hay Fee
yer of long standing. Try it and be
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Trial bottles free at E. G. Williams,
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cit wasa severe punishment" said
the father, self-reproachfully, "but it
answers the purpose. 1t keeps John
ny from running on the street."
"You didn't cripple the boy, did
your"
"No, / had his mother cut his hair
for him. You ought to see the poor
boy" and the proud father wept
bitterly.-Texas Slftings.
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She Committed Suicide.

Mrs. T. G. Doe, at Watkins, left
this letter: "My husband-Forgive
me if 1 cause you trouble, but I sui
fer so. You do not know what
these long, wakeful, wretched nights
are to me, and I am so tired darling
the pain will never be better. 1t
is not easy to take my own life, but
have been sick so long. Good -bye,
my husband, 1 love you-your wife,
This is but one of the many that
gives up instead of using DR.. Miles
Restorative Nervine, and being
speedily cured of their wretchedness.
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