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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-02-07
MADAME HERMET.

The insane have for me a pecu-
liar attraction. They dwell in a
mysterious realm of fantastical
dreams, in that impenetrable cloud
of madness, where everything they
have loved. everything they have
done, comes TO them again IN an
imaginary existence untrammelled
by all the laws that govern events
and rule the human mind.
For them the impossible no
longer exists, the improbable dis
appears, magic is real, and the su-
pernatural familiar. The olden
barriers of common sense logic
and reason break, fall and crumble
beneath their freed imaginations,
escaping, with fabulous leaps
which nothing can arrest, to the
limitless land of fancy. They
make no efforts to control events,
overcome resistances or obstacles,
for at their whim they can be
princes, emperors, or gods, can
possess all the riches of the world,
all the good things of life, enjoy
all pleasures, be always strong and
comely, eternally young, and ever
cherished. They only can be
happy here below, for, for them,
reality is dead.
I love to bend over their vagrant
reason, as one bends over an abyss
in whose depths foams an unknown
torrent, come from one knows not
where and bound one knows not
whittier.
Still the strongest fancies of
madmen are in sane and familiar
ideas, strange because no longer
enchained by reason.
Their capricious source fills US
with astonishment merely because
we have not seen it spout forth.
Nevertheless, the insane always in-
terest me, and I constantly hunt
them out, irresistibly attracted by
that commonplace mystery, mad
ness.
So, one day, while visiting one
of their asylums, the doctor who
was escorting me, said:
"Wait. want to show you an
unusually interesting case" and
be opened the door of cell where
a woman, abont 40 years of age,
still BEAUTIFUL, was seated i'll an
armchair and grzed persistently
at her features in hand-glass.
AS soon as she perceived us she
rose, ran to the opposite side of
the room, picked up veil and,
after carefully covering her face
returned to respond to our greet
ings by slight movement of her
head.
"Well," said the doctor, show
are you this morning?"
She sighed deeply: "Oh. i'll,
very i'll, sir; there are more marks
every day."
He replied decisively:
''No, assure you that there are
not. Indeed, you are mistaken"
She leaned toward him to whis-
per:
"No, I am sure. I counted ten
more pit-holes this morning, three
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-02-07
THOs.J ADAMS, PROPRIETOR.
RUNNING AWAY FROM MAMMA.


Running away from mamma,
Bareheaded up the street,
Kicking the dust into yellow smoke
With little roguish feet.
Tossing it over his clean white dress
Into his stocking heels,
Checking the little wooden horse
That trundles along on wheels.
Dreaming away with wide blue eyes,
And speculating why
God WON'T give him the golden ball
That drops in the quivering sky,
What is the use of that pretty pink
cloud,
Sailing away so high.
If he can't have ride in it?
And IT'S no use to try.
If that woman grew with glasses on
If this house is papa's;
Why that nice red cow won't talk to
him
oStooo ehS ooi De
Into the neighbors' gates and doors,
Under their cherry trees,
Into mischief and out again,
Wherever he may please.
Wandering at last to the old church
steps,
Little horse and all,
Climbing up laboriously-
Too bad if he should fall!
Pushing in with dimpled hands
The great doors strong and tall,
Letting the warm, sweet summer light
Slide down the shadowed wall.
Standing still in the solemn hush
OF chancel, knave, and dome,
Thinking it is prettier
Than the sitting room at home
Not bit afraid, ali! no, indeed,
Of the shadows vast and dim,
Quite at home, and sure it was made
All on purpose for him.
The old, old story comes up to me
Written so long ago,
About the heavenly temple,
Where you and I must go.
The beautiful waiting temple,
That has no room for SIN
Something about little child
And the way of entering in,
Boston Transcript.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-02-07
For THE THOUGHTFUL. &.

SELECTED.
It's the, joy of truth to be look
ed in the face.
A genius is never taken to be one 4
by his looks.
Praise and doubt cannot both
live in the same.heart.
Are you making any plans that
reach beyond thislife.
There is as much kill lin selfish
heart as there is in aSmusket.
If you wear religion as acloak
your soul will freeze to death.
The devil can no more hurt a
Christian than mud can soil sun
light.
10 behold Wholls truly Creation
earth we shall haze obe in heaven
to look.
Perseverance can accomplish
wonders, but it can't make bad
egg hatch.
No power on earth or in heaven !.
has any right to outrage any one
to do wrong.
When God turned Adam out of
Eden he sent an angel with him
whose name was Hope.
Make pure thoughts welcome in
your mind, and God will be. sure
to come into your life.
It won't do any good to pray for
the South Sea Islander as longsos 4
you won't speak to the man who's
lives in the next house. 3
Be such man, live such a life,
that if every man was such as you
and every~life like yours tie earth
would be Gods paradise.
The world says come to me and 8
I will foil you; the feshsays come
to me and I will destroy you;
Christ says ''come to me and I
will give you rest"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-02-07

Taking the earth az the center
of the universe and the poler star
as the limit of our vison, the
visible universe embraces an aerial
space with a diameter of 100000
600, 900 miles.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-02-07

At the beginning of the revolu-
tion the French army lost almost
all its officers who, being mobiles,
were put to death or driven into
exile,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-02-07

The ordinary folding fan is sup
posed to have been invented in
Japan, in the seventh century, by a
native artist, who derived the idea
from the way which a bat closes it's
wings.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-02-07

;. William Blacks latest serial
sorry will appear in Harper's Bazar.
Its title is ''Highland Cousins"
and the first instalment is an
nounced for the issue dated Jan
uary 9Th.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-02-07

When irritated the sea cucumber,
species of hatothuria, can eject
all it's teeth it's stomach and diges-
tive apparatus, and reduce itself
to a simple mem branous sac.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-02-07
jaw was fractured wnen the uoovol
tried to force it open.

Among the Kondeh people, who
lives on Lake Nyassa in Africa,
the favorite form of suicide is to
enter the water and allow ones self
to be devoured by a crocodile.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-02-07

Gutta percha was introduced
into Europe from Malaga in 1852.
The annual consumption now
amounts to 100000 pounds.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-02-07
She knows where the ravages are

She knows Wnere the raVaSes aie
greatest, the bites of time the
deepest. And the glass, The little
hand-glass in it's craven silver
frame, tells her abominable things
for it seems to SPEAK, to smile, to
mock at her while it foretells all
that is yet to come, all the bodily
suffering, and attrocious mental
torment which she must undergo
until the day of her death, which
will be>that of her dAliverance.
"Did she weep, distracted, upon
her knees and pray, pray, pray
that One who thus kills human be-
ings, and gives them youth but tc
make age more unbearable, and
lends them beauty but to take il
quickly back again. did she pray
and supplicate Him to do for he1
what He has never yet done for
any-to leave her until death hel
freshness, grace, and charm? Then,
comprehending that she implored
IN vain the infexible Unknown
who hastens the years, did she
beat her brow and wiring her
hands in an agony of silent de-
spair?
Doubtless she endured all those
tortures for this is what happened
Zone day-she was then IS
years of age-her son, aged Is,
fell i'll.
"He was confined to his bed be.
fore any one could determine the
cause of his suffering or it's exact
nature. A priest, his tutor, watched
constantly beside him, while Nine
Hermet came morning and even
ing to see him.
"She would come in the morning
in her dressing gown, smiling and
perfumed, and ask even before she
passed the door:
"'Well, Georges, are you not
better?"
"And the big boy, with his face
swollen and red from fever, would
reply:
"'Yes, mother, dear, a little bet
ter
'sShe would remain few mo-
ments in his room, look at the
vials of medicine with an expires.
sion of disgust, then exclaim.
suddenly: oh, I've: forgotten some
thing very Important and run
quickly out.
SAT night she would appear in
a low-cut bodice, in still more of q
hurry, for she was always late, and
would have lust time to ask:
"Well, what did the doctor say?'
1.-THE tutor replied:
"He has not yet decided, mad
am
"At length one night the tutor
answered:
Madam, your son has the
smallpox
"She uttered a cry of terror and
fed.
"When her maid entered her
bedroom on the morrow she smell
ed a strong odor of burned sugar,
and found her mistress in bed,
trembling with anguish and with
cheeks pale from want of sleep.
Nine. Hermet asked, as soon as
her blinds were drawn:
"'How is Georges?'
"'Oh, not well at all to-day,
madam
"She rose at noon, ate only an
egg and cup of tea, as thought
she had been i'll, then went out
and learned of druggist how to
guard against contagion from
smallpox.
"She returned at dinner time
loaded down with vials, and went
Immediately to her room, where
she saturated herself and her
clothing with dlslntectants.
"The tutor awaited her in the
dining room. AS soon as she met
exclaimed, in tones of deepest
emotion: 'Well?'
"'Oh. no better. The doctor is
very anxious
"Shs began to sob, and could
eal nothing whatever.
con the morrow at day break
she sent to inquire, and receiving
news no more favorable, pas.
the entire day in her room, where
smoked innumerable small
braziers that gave forth pungent
odors.
II L
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-02-07

The roofs of Egyptian temples are
composed of huge blocks of stone
laid from column to column.
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-09-07
ELECTION RETURNS FOR w1NDHAM COUNTY,

This
70 tive in COngre
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-09-07

In the New York constitutional conven-
ton in 1867 there We're only nineteen votes
in support of the proposition to strike the
word male" from the state constitution
and the proposition was generally consid-
cred as an exhibition of eccentricity on the
part of a few impracticable persons. In
view therefore OF this Incorporating state
OF things at that time, the woman suffragists
have reason for encouragement in the vote
by which they were this year defeated, for
they cast tifty-eight out of one hundred
and titty-tive votes in the convention, more
than a third of the whole number, and the
press, which twenty-seven years ago was
Indifferent if not hostile to female suffrage.
is now very largely in its favor.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-09-07
WESTMINSTER WEST.

The ladies aid met with Mrs Reuben
Miller on Thursday.
A. S. Hall, Esq, has recovered sufficient
ly to go back to his duties in Boston.
Miss Nellie Houghton has returned from
her visit to her sister in Epping, n. II.
Miss Emily Rettig has returned to New
York, but her brother has come to take
her place for short vacation.
w. II. Montgomery returned to Boston
on Monday, after a three weeks vacation.
Mrs. Montgomery remains for a couple of
weeks more.
The children's concert of last week,
conducted by +. Z. Gorham, was well at
tended and passed off in a pleasing man
ner Owing to the critical illness of Mr.
Gorham' sister he was not able to give all
the attention to it he wished, and could not
advertise it abroad The audience enjoyed
the entertainment much.
A gentleman of the town has generously
offered a sum of money to be given in
prizes for composition writing by the schol-
airs of the town of Westminster. por-
ton of it is to be given the present term
and the remainder is reserved for the win
ter term. Competition is open to all the
pupils OF any grade, the subject to be Sc
lected 10y the writer and the merit to be de-
cided by board of Judges. The compost
ton adjudged to be of the greatest merit
will receive prize of So, and the second
in rank one of 81. 1t is hoped that many
of the pupils will do their best to win one
of these prizes and that the contest will
greatly increase the interest of the scholars
in this most important branch of educa-
ton
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-09-07
THE VERMONT PHOENIX BRATTLEBORO FRIDAY, sEPTE

bors. lie is our leading carpenter by trade,
in connection with J. II. Underwood.
In the death of Mrs Nathaniel Nutting.
which occurred on Wednesday, Westmin-
lister loses another lifelong resident. Mrs
Nutting was a sincere Christian woman,
who was held in high esteem by all who
knew her. After her marriage, she and
her husband established a home on School
street, where they lived many years. Mr.
Nutting's death occurred eight years ago.
A daughter, who was the first wife of Rev.
A. Il. Dascomb, died two years previous,
and the son, c. A. Nutting with whom
Mrs. Nutting had lived, died last year, his
wife caring for his mother until the end
came, somewhat unexpectedly, as Mrs.
Nutting was able to be about almost until
the last. She leaves one sister, Miss Stella
Ranney. Funeral services were held yes
terday afternoon at 2. NJ
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-09-07

Ten cattle on the experimental farm at
happen, Nova Scotia, have been killed,
being infected with tuberculosis.
\ young western woman who had the
misfortune to break her leg while dancing
has brought action against her partner for
contributory neglect.
As result of severe drought a number
of cheese factories in western Ontario
have been shut down. suitable feed for cows
having become SO scarce that the yield of
milk has enormously decreased
Labor Day was generally observed in
many of the large cities of the country
Monday by parades of working men, pic
mics and meetings, at which addresses
were made by labor leaders, and by var
ious outdoor sports.
A very pretty fish story comes from Lake
Bomoseen. Two New y orkers were Oh the
lake Monday evening, using live bait and
an eight ounce split bamboo rod, when big
pickerel struck. He was landed after
hard fight and found to be A. inches long
and weighed 194 pounds.
GOV. Fuller sent this message to Mrs. y .
p Banks on receipt of the news of the
death of her distinguished husband: "Ver-
mont joins with all loyal people in mourn
ing with YOU the close of so illustrious a
career, in the forum as well as the field, as
was that of Gen. Banks. The example of
his patriotic life will ever be one worthy of
emulation
The Chittenden county railroad company
has been organized for the purpose Of build
ing a railroad from Burlington to Hinesburg.
The company is capitalized at 100000.
being divided into 20OO shares of 500 each
and all of the stock is subscribed. The Off
icers of the concern are W. G. Dacey of New
! ork, president; A. z. White of Philadel-
phia, vicepresident; r, b. Lawrence of
New York, secretary and assistant treasur-
er: F. O. Sinclair of Burlington. chief engi-
neer and clerk; c. w. Brownell of Bur
ington, treasurer.
Paul B. DuChaillu said in a lecture in
Brooklyn, the other night, that he had
read in the ancient sagas the description
of five several and distinct voyages of five
vikings from Iceland TO America, and that
the names of the men and the ships
were all recorded in sagas-of which he
studied twelve hundred III the course of
six years residence in Denmark DuChailu
is now writing the history of the viking
voyages from Tue year SUI TO the days OF
William the Conqueror.
Joseph La Point, of Ithaca, n. Y, recent
ly lost $500 in bank bills. He offered a re-
ward of $50 for its recovery. A few nights
afterwards when La Point went to bed, he
hung his coat on the bedpost as usual.
When he put il on next morning he found
a roll of bills in one of the pockets 1t
was evidently the same roll he had lost
with the exception of $50 which was the
reward offered, which whoever had put
the money in the coat pocket had kept.
La Point will now give $50 more TO know
who that person was and how he got into
his bedroom.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-09-07

A man who likes TO make the best of
everything consoles himself with respect to
the income tax that under Peter the Great
even a more Ubiquitous tax was levied.
Going on the principle that boards were
a luxury, that ruler imposed a tax on every
man who wore one, and this was in force
until the time OF Catherine II.
A Maine veteran tells the Portland Ex-
press how a comrade got tidbit while his
regiment was marching along a hot and
dusty road in southern Pennsylvania.
Orders were very strict against foraging,
but in spite of them a soldier suddenly
sprang out of the ranks in pursuit of a fat
gobbler standing among the sumach bushes
on the roadside The turkey started off in
a hurry, with the man after him. Major
Brown called out angrily: "Halt. What
do you mean. Halt" A few hurried steps
and the soldier laid the turkey low with a
blow from his rifle barrel, There, dunn
ye" he exclaimed, as he picked it up, u
reckon you'll understand that when the
major says halt, he means halt"
An Oklahoma despatch tells of a Chero-
kee strip boomer who got hard up and ad-
vertised his wife to be sold by auction.
There were half a dozen bidders when the
appointed day came and, as the woman
was buXom and good looking, bidding was
spirited. John lnsley, grass widOwer of
Guthrie, secured the woman, bidding 500
in cash, a colt, horse and lot OF louise
hold furniture. The wife seemed to be
wholly uncOncerned about the mattei, and
departed with lnsley smiling after he had
turned over the amount of his hid . The
pair left for Texas in a covered wagon.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-09-07
GRAFTON.

Prof. Bartholomew is at present at
SaXtons River.
Prof. Wilson and wife have returned to
Providence, K. l.
Miss Helen Bassett from Bridgeport,
Conn, left for home on Friday.
Mrs. Jas. Duncan from Boston came
on Tuesday, is stopping at Phelps.
Miss May Tenney, who has been some
time in the post-office, will be in school
during the autumn.
Charles Cambridge has returned to his
school at Springfield, VT, and Walter to
Burlington.
Rev. t. j. Ward left on Monday last
for St. JOhnsbury. His youngest son will
enter the academy there as pupil.
Henry McAllister, who was a clerk
here some years ago, has returned and will
be pleasant accession to our village.
The town meeting passed off quietly.
The majority of the people are entirely
satisfied with the election of W. L. l..
Walker as town representative.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-09-07
WESTMINSTER,

Miss Minnie Smith is with Mrs. c. A.
Nutting.
Mrs May Joslin and family returned to
their home in Hamden, Conn, Monday.
Mrs. Dexter Spaulding and two daugh-
tiers of Waltham, Mass, are visiting rela-
tives here this week.
The Misses Grace Nutting, Lucy Taylor
and Alice Dascomb are attending the Ran
dolph normal school,
Mrs c. A. Rideout, who has been i'm
proving for several weeks, has been serious
ly i'll again the past week.
Mrs Joel Holton of Burlington is visit
ing her mother and sister, Mrs. T. W.
Wiley and Mrs. F. l. Lane.
G. II. Underwood's youngest daughter,
Grace, was taken seriously i'll Monday
night with typhoid symptoms, but is now
improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred L. Cakes of South
birmingham left for their home last
Thursday after spending about a week
with their father and brother, II. c. and
F. /. Lane.
Erastus George, who with his wife has
been spending the summer here and board
ing with Mrs. c. A, Nutting returns to
Boston Friday. Mrs. George is to join him
i'll week or ten days.
Where are the rain makers? This is a
period Of such drouth with us as would
give them a good job. The springs are get
ting low and apprehensions are felt that if
rain does not come soon there will be much
illness.
Tuesdays town meeting passed of very
quietly, the voters dispensing at p. NJ.
l.. c. Richardson was elected representa-
tive on the first ballot by 13S votes to 81
for Harlan Goodhue; 10 for A. d. Kerr
and for George Chase, Democratic. Of
Mr.. Richardson we will say he is a sub
stantial man and respected by his neigh
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-09-07
SAxTONS RIVER.

Martin Page occupies a part of Mrs H.
Knights house.
Barrels are in good demand, in anticipa-
ton of large apple crop.
A slight rain Wednesday night laid the
dust and washed the atmosphere of smoke.
Mrs. Stearns and daughter begin house
keeping in an upstairs tenement at IL.
Kimbalrs.
Dea Warner for several days has been
gaining in strength. His recovery seems
well assured.
Miss Eunice Foster has a position as
teacher in a school with her brother at
Williamstown, Mass.
Miss O. billiard enters the normal school
at Bridgewater, Mass, for the purpose of
fitting herself for teaching.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Richardson believe in
girls Their sixth daughter joined the
family circle early in the week.
Mrs Chas Twitchell is at the hospital
in Boston, awaiting an operation. Her
case awakens very general sympathy.
The Barry family held a reunion We'd
nesday at Mrs. Jackson's in Bellows Falls,
There were present about 20 of the fami-
ly.
Lieut.. Gatchel expects TO move on Sat
urday into the pretty cottage just com
pleted for him on the Vermont Academy
grounds.
The town Sunday school association will
hold its quarterly meeting next Sunday
evening at : o'clock at Cambridgeport A
large attendance is expected.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Phelps from Walling-
ford, Conn. who have been spending some
days with Mr.. Phelps's sister, Mrs. II.
Cobb, left Wednesday morning for the
drive home.
Edward Pettingil began work on Mon
dav at Mr.. Simonds's store. This store has
been greatly improved in appearance and
convenience of late. The repairs are still
in progress
Mrs. Worthington, who has been absent
for several months, spending the time with
friends in the West, recently returned to
her home. Her many friends are glad to
welcome her back again.
Miss Helene RouX, who enters Wellesley
college this fall, has al appointment as
teacher Of French in the Wellesley fitting
school at Natick Mass. We are glad to
note the enterprise of our young ladies.
The remains of Miss Wealthy Thrasher
on Wednesday were brought here for
burial. There was funeral service at the
Congregational vestry, friends from Cam
bridgeport and from the village being pres
ent.
The fall term of our public schools will
begin on Tuesday, Sept II. Miss Mary
Wilbur will have charge of the grammar
school, Miss Bemis and Mrs. Wheeler
teaching the intermediate and primary
grades.
| For several days past Mrs, Foster Locke
has had delightful company of guests :
/ From Brooklyn, n. Y, Mortimer New
comb, Miss Grace Newcomb and Miss Jes-
! sic Miller; from Turner's Falls, Mass, Miss
! Eftie Chapman; from Mortified, this state,
/ Miss Newcomb.
| Fay S. Fuller and Miss Cora NJ. Cobb on
/ Tuesday, Sept. /, stood under a pretty
( arch of goldenrod in the home of the
/ bride and gave their hearty assent TO the
marriage covenant A score of their i'm
mediate friends were the sympathetic wit
| nesses of the ceremony. Then followed
! hearty congratulations and ample refresh
ments, and the happy welded pair, under
| showers of rice, set off Tor season of
recreation and travel.