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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-04-13
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-04-13

On the morning OF Feb, 20, 1895, L
was sick with rheumatism and lay IN
bed until May Dist, when | got bottle
ofChamberlain's Pain Balm. The first ap'
plicatiou of it relieved me almostentlre.
iy from the pain aud the second afforded
complete relief. In short time was
able to be up and about again.-A. l.
MoREAux, Luverne, Minn. Sold by j..
H. Janney, Druggist 70l King Street.
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-04-13

Thirty FIVE vears make generation. That
is how long Adolph Fisher of GAINESVILLE o.,
uttered from piles. He WAS cured by using
three boxes of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve.
Charles q. Lennon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-04-13

jsr. Cady's Condition Powders, are
iriss VII. horse needs when in bad
G edition. Tonic, blood purifier and
ge-1nifuge. They are not food but
.nedici,,e and the hest in use to put a
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-04-13

A little boy asked for bottle of yet up in
the morning as fast rs you cam" The drug
rist recognized household name for De
Wits Little Early Risers," and gave hlm
bottle of those famous little pills Tor consul
nation. sick heaosche, liver and stomach
troubles. Charles q. Lennon
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memory. All separated at late he ur

memory. All separated at late hour
verv much gratifed.
The following named gentlemen
were elected veslrymen of Pohick
Episcopal Church on yesterday at a
congregational meeting Thomas F.
Chapman, S. W.; VIM. r Ward, ]. W ;
DR.. N B. hewitt, treasurer: A. c. Land
street, registrar; John K. Nev.tt, John
Lsndstreet, H. II. Dodge, Joseph
Specht, sr.. ]. H. Clagett.
The vestry at Olivet Church remains
the same as last year
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-10-19

write out for him all the particulars he
desired. He usually came in about Q p. m.
to read over the memoir I had been
preparing for him and to get my oral
explanation on certain points that inter-
ested him. Our interviews throughout
were simply of questions on his part and
answers on mine. You will easily be-
lieve that his questions indicated a most
penetrating intellect.
He was the most reticent man I ever
met Only twice, as far as can remem-
Der. did he ever volunteer a remark; once
when he corrected certain diplomatic
blunder In my meuoire. aud clearly ex-
planned the rule &c me. and another time,
when wo had been faiking about town
meetings he exclaimed with q kindiing
eye dIsuaAy quite expressionless). ''Aais
c'est Ia commune."
think that Il was then that I received
the impression that he deemed such meet
ingu to have been the root Of our Anglo
saxon liberties and capacity for self-gov-
ernmsnt. But II II impossible that this
Impression did not come to me until after
reading his book From the ensemble OF
our conversations certainly did car:y
away with fns an Impression that his
political views and sympathies were not
favorable 10 Democracy. knew nothing
Of his intention to write q book until
after my return 70 America in 163s when
LA DenocsatSe aux EtAtsSUnis" had sl-
raAAy appeared. lest mo- time IN OBJ
tanning . COPY Of u, and on reading u
realised thaf fte author was the great
po1ttten1 phtloooQAer Of tha century.
Wheehaf Or not hs Was acquainted with
ouP language I an unable to say. ! have
newer hsar1 hin sDsak except IN French.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-10-19

the American Legation accepted at once
the terms he offered me. and / was 10 be-
gin at once in his study At his father y
hotel. in the Faubourg 6t. Germain. His
physique was not at all striking. He was
slightly built and his height did not ex-
coed five feet. six inches. His age was
apparently somewhere between twenty
five and thirty. There was certainly moth
ing about the contour Of his head or
expression Of his face that Indicated him
TO be q man Of more than ordinary intelli-
gence. His manner was quiet and digni-
ned, and somewhat ooid- afterward
learned that - haA nafeiy returned from
tne United States Whether he had been
sent by the French government In con-
function with Gustave de Beaumont, on
q miss.on to examine and report on our
penftentiary systen1s: and that he was the
son OF Comte de Tocduevtlle. of the old
noblesse Ny connection with him last
"a surne three or four DontAe. His treat
ment Of me was always very Kind and ap.
preciative. Ny daily attendancs in his
study vas from . q =. % about ,.
n.
A few words VIII descsihs the nature Of
my duties. Many shefves 10 his study
were nlled with books ana pamphIets he
had brought with hi8 fro0 America
summary state0eatD - ~ po11tica1 Or
ganisations. both stA4e ~ 6e1srn1: and
those books vsfe eA1s0v beatmteo of the
di6erunt states and - ~ CnftoA States.
The statutes Of suna - - ~ western
states were stilt unboane 49, Whea
these were wanting thur3 0ogo ngWUpa>
per slips containing aheg1uf - oehee -.
ficsaI notices % that eAelmasas1als fur-
uished Ne were a0Doo a oonDeo - -
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-10-19

ushed . review Of a translation OF one OF
Alacon's novels. In which the writer
remarked Incidentally that II was great
pity Alcaron's greatest work, lei Som
brero de Dres Picos"-"The Cooked Hat"
had never been translated into English;
in fact. could not be translated. This
statement caught young Amy's attention.
and he said: "let us see about that !
am not positive the opinion of my es-
teemed collaboration is perfectly correct.
Straightaway he set himself to the task
of putting ''Ei Sombrero de Dres Picos"
into English.
Ambition Aided Him.
II was different task. but pride ana
ambition were effective stimuli. and with
In the month the work was done. Trem-
bling the young translator presented his
work to Mr.. Bryant. who knew the novel
well in the original. He took the manu-
later sent for Amy. When the young man
entered the sanctum he was less fright
ened than he had been when he handed
his FIRST essay to the paper.
Young man" said the poet. Il have
read your manuscript carefully Your
translation is fully UP to the original.
did not believe that any living man
could do IT." 1t was an hour before Amy
knew whether he was asleep or awake
From this time until he left here for
Porto Rico again, five years later Amy
was one OF Bryant's most valued assist
ants.
Family affairs In Porto Rico demand
ed that Mr.. Amy should return to his
native island. and the growing needs OF
his household making II imperative that
he should increase his Income, he enter
ed one OF the great mercantile houses in
San Juan. He did not abandon his lit
erary work. however but continued TO
write essays. poems and TRANSACTIONS. SO
that his popularity as an author increas-
ed steadily. On his uncle's death he re-
tnruad IN Nav York for two years and
then went to Halifax as the financial
agent for the nrm he had been connected
with In Porto Rico, where he remained
until the house failed. Then he re-
turned to New York and has been here
writing. tfansiating and editing for var.
fous papers and for TIE United Dtates
government until his recent appointment
to the commission on the evacuation Of
Porto Rico. The appointment. by the
way, was altogether unsolicited.
8atlRfaeA America.
Amy's satifes dealt largely with tm-
pressions on the United States. whereiJ
America was contrasted with Spain. much
to Americas disadvantage apparently.
Indeed the Spanish officials Of Porto Rico
were tickled by the authors attacks on
the hated Republic by his fuisome adu.
iation OF their methods and themselves
He had almost as much fun with their
errantry. and. though In . less degree
with . aimilar effect
Among the poets whom Amy has trans
lated into Spanish arc William Cullen
Bryant Ass. Osgood. LenGfellov. Whit
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-10-19
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.rnE sroDDAnD LEoTuREs.-

The fourth volume OF these Lectures
contains two lectures on India aad oEs
on ''rhe Passion Play
Like ali the other volumes these lectures
are profGseiy illustrated with the mag
piticsnt views furnished by Mr.. StcdcHrd.
and contribute largely IN the enjoyment
Of the lectures. - one does not have TO
call upon TIA. Imagination to picture out
the description given OF IN. people places,
buildings and sccuery referred TO, but a
rnost accurate and truthful picture taken
upon the spo, IL furnished. We thereby
have more indslibiy fixed In our minds
what the lecturer has been attempting 10
convey to vs.. of custom. habit and dress
OF the people and what the BEAUTIES OF tho
scenery aud buildings are like We SEQ
for ourselves although not there.
India is and has besE from time away
in the pasf. "A country pf>vonderful his
tory, 4, has been sought after and COW
eted by outside nations unin now Il Is
ruled almost wholly by the EnsNsh and
coveted by Russia.
The story as told by Mr.. Siotcard OF
Ills journeys and his observation while
there. reads Ike romance. yet we are
fascinated and read on ard on and when
We have finished only regret that more
set was not there to read. 70 entertain
inely has the itrns been spent
Jus. now is this country especially In
t,resting to Americans. iuasmuch as the
oonsort Of .h- new captain general Is an
American BOtn GAhf-
While the sr.atneas Of the native rulers
Is now subject TO the restrictions OF a
foreign power. -tlll are there ruJahs In
power. s,iiI is there multiplicity OF re-
iEions. stiii idolatry and hatred OF for
eiEners.
OF THE Passion Play" Mr. sioddard
tells US many interesting things and gives
us his reasons why the prejudice existing
against the performance should not he.
lie gives an insight which seemingly
cannot be obtained elsewhere and hnv-
.nr witnessed the play twice. In 1850 and
1850. he speaks from personal aedualnt-
Ance with the people who imperronatsd
the several characters. He defends the
exhibition from the standpoln; Of the peo-
plo o. the mountain town where I, IS CIV
en- and tells US that instead of being a
PROCLAMATION. IT Is in itself highly and es-
sontiaiiy n religious ceremony. fraught
with the deepest feeling and 80 IL consld-
cred a great honor TO be chosen for even
the most obscure part. Portraits OF tho
imperxonators are given from photographs
taken by sir, Stoddard. both in ordinary
and character costumes
Readers OF this series OF lectures by
John l. Sioddhrd. can appreciate the fol-
lowing lines which as they are appropri-
ate TO these reviews, We quote:
"a yoyaFer !. In varied lands.
And yet abide Mt home"
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-10-19

Franciscs J. Amy. who has Just sailed
for Porto Rico on board the transport
Yucztan with his brother members OF the
commission OF the United States govern
ment on the evacuation OF the island Is
a poetwith reputation In two languages.
He has achieved fame both in English and
in Spanish verse. and as satirist has
promoted distress among the official CEN
sors wherever his native language IS
spoken. and on account of their excellence
In style selections from his prose writ
ings are found in many of tho Spanish
school readers.
Mr. Amy was a warm personal friend
and for some years collaborator OF
William Cullen Bryant. and was found
er and editor of the Porto Riean paper
E.studio. which he published In the Is
land OF his birth during the time OF tho
agitation against slavery and some time
after. He began his literary work in
English when he was n student at the
Cheshire Military school In Connecticut.
where he studied from his fourteenth TO
his twentieth year. The verses he wrote
then attracted attention By their clev-
crn.ys and particularly because OF the
nationality OF the author, whose moth
cr tongue and modes of thought were al
together Latin. instead of Anglo-Saxon.
He Founded Estudio.
On his return to Porto Rico Mr.. Amy
founded Estudio, literary periodical,
which ostensihly was TO have nothing 10
do with politics. but which nevertheless
had much influence on public opinicn
Its articles were innocent enough on the
face dealing with the latest productions
of authors the peninsula, France.
England. Italy and Germany in the other
West Indian islands. and the Spanish
Americans, but all through these articles
ran subtle current of revolt. against
Spanish oppression. illusiSe but patent.
which escaped for a long time the scrut-
my OF the rigorous Porto Rican censor
and haunted him like nightmare when
he at last proclaimed he had discovered
Il.
The censor could not make direct nt-
tack against Estud!o successfully, 70
nicely did its nstute young editor man.
age to evade all direct conflict with the
letter Of those laws that well nigh smoth-
cred all expression of opinion In the
press but he man of e1pedients,
fertile in harassments. and after fve
years OF nimble doubling and lodging.
Mr. Amy found he must give up his pro-
paganda. altogether and cease publishing.
He chose to cease, and came 10 New York
city, where he found employment on the
Commercial Advertiser and the Evening
Post About this time the Post pub
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-10-19

At the dead of night. ere slumber kind
In chains has held the senses fast
Fond memory summons to my mind
The long lost oases of the past.
Mine are again the smile, the tear,
The softly gazing eyes OF yore.
And loves Hweet presence, and the dear
True beating hearts that beat no more.
think Of friends. now meath the sod.
Or long since parted, vanished ALI
And feel as II lingering trod
Alone, some hushed convivial hail.
The lights are out that dazzling shone.
The flowers are dead that cheered the
spot:
All from the scene. alas. are gone
Ali but myself and haunting thought.
1t was not until Amy had returned TO
New York and these verses had been
some time in print that he discovered
whence they were originally. 1t is inter-
esiing to compare them with Moore's
loft in the Silly Night"
Brig. General Jos. r. Haskell, U. 8. ".
The friends of General Joseph T. Has
KEEL who died or September is. at Colun-
bus. Ohio. have at least the satisfaction of
feeling that he had had his chance as
soldier and had made the most Of It.
due recognition. As lieutenant colonel
of the Seventeenth infantry he was in
the Santiago campaign and got three sert-
GUS wounds at FL Caney while leading
his regiment into action. OF five soldiers
and two officers who volunteered to bring
OF the field three were shot General
Haskell survived the Field hospital. was
brought 10 Siboney and sent to Fort Mon
roe where he made rapid recovery,
and returned to Columbus. where his reg
fment had been stationed when the war
begun. He was promoted to be brig
adler general for galantry on the fleld and
his commission reached him on September
7. when the Seventeenth got back to
Columbus nine days later he rode In a car
rfasc ut the head of the regiment through
the city. The same afternoon he died sud-
denly Of apoplexy. hastened doubtless by
his wounds. General Haskell entered the
army during the Civil War as q captain.
anA later received a commission in the
regular army. and was greatly beloved
and admired for his fnc soldieriy and
personal Qualities. Men who were with
him at Santiago, and after. speak with
the warmest admiration OF his hne spirit
and Of his indonlitable cheerfuiness in the
hospital and while suffering Afterwards
from tho effects OF his wounds.-(Harpers
Weekly.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-10-19
POET WILL PLAN
FOR EVACUATION.
Porto Rico's FOREMOST Bard on United /.
States Commission.

tier. stcdrnan. Leigh Hunt and Thomas
Moore, besides several OF his own poems
In English. He has put into English
poems OF Mltancs. Gautler-Bcnitcz, l.npo
de Vega. Armand. Sylvestre, Victor Hugo
and Heine-the last two in Spanish US
we'll.
Here is Amys rendering OF Bentcxs
protest against being pigeonholed IN .
hidden niche after the manner OF SPAN
ish burial:
When in the glass OF my brief day
The sands run out. and to my rest.
Where sleep the dead I'm borne away
Remember this, my last behest:
Thrust my remains In none of those
Grim vaults that line the sullen walls,
In whose dread chambers dark and close
Our glorious sunlight never falls.
Seek me an open space below.
There meath the sward, make ye my
bed.
Where sunbeams play and breezcs blow.
And flowers and shrubs their fragrance
spread.
That may fecl-whiie time rolls on
Around. above me. ever near.
The warm rays OF my country's sun.
The sun of my Boricura' dear
Aboriginal name for Porto Rico.
MEMORIES OF THE NIGHT.
Among the Spanish verses that attract
ed young Amy's attention in earlier days
were the following. entitled "Alstnmien-
to- and signed. 'Mendive."
En- medic de la noche. antlsque el sucno
Encadene entire sonbras mis- sentldos.
Evoca mi memoria quel risueno
Oasis de mis- amos mas noridos.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-10-19

He-No: can't afford to marry.
8he-Why7 I'm sure the tailor would
trust you for = dress suit II you mea-
kSoAod pAna'0 nAme.-Chl0A9o Noua
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-10-19

The Paris magistrates have commission
dc the sculptor Antoine Mercie to make
. bust Of Alfred do Nusset. 1t is to be
placed near the Theater Francais.
The editor of Harper's Magazine. Mr..
Henry NJ Alden. has a daughter who
has made . collection of over 100 dolls.
each doll representing . different nation
and being made In that country. The
collection Is considered to be the most
unique and finest OF fits kind in existence
Miss Alden II now to show the world her
dolls. and explain them. and in the next
issue of the Ladies' Home Journal she
win show pictures ef the farst twenty.
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WASHINGTON.

c.. L. Slack is building new stone
sheds in Huntington mill yard and has
his polishing works in the adjoining
mill.
Geo. W. Downing has returned from
visit to Massachusetts and has pur-
chased the Geo. Peake house in the
village.
Will Densmore was taken seriously
i'll last Saturday and is now under the
care of DR.. Warner.
Mr.. Ora L. Curtis of this place and
Miss Myrtle McCrillis of StraffOrd
were married last week and went at
once to house keeping on the Gleason
White farm lately purchased by Mr..
Curtis. The bride was formerly a
popular teacher IN the district where
she now resides, and is warmly vel
coined to her new home by many old
friends and former pupils.
Chas. F. Smith of Topsham was in
town last Saturday as auctioneer at
G.. H. JOhanessOn's store.
Mabel Jeffords is i'll with a severe
cold.
Leon Smith of Montpelier spent
Sunday in town with his parents.
c. c. Cheney was thrown from his
buggy in the village last Saturday, but
fortunately escaped serious injury.
Everett Smith and Forest Hunting
ton went to South ROyaltOn Saturday.
A little boy in the primary depart
ment Of our village school a few years
ago was asked by his teacher to write
a sentence having the word minutes"
in it, this is his sentence: 1T is but a
few minutes since a little while ago"
If the Washington correspondent of
the WilliamstOwn Herald cOntem-
plates using any more botanical or
technical terms in her items in the
future she should give due notice of
her intentions to the local editor that
he may not be subjected to another
such a spasm as seized him on reading
her last effusiOn. We are anxious to
know if the odOriforOus eflluva arising
from the button hole bouquet sent to
him by some Washington ladies, of
Tended his olfactory nerve or disturbed
his editorial brain so as to incapaci-
tate him for performing his duties on
the paper last week.
Aunt Tabltha has been so stirred up
over the war that she has had no heart
to talk about Washington marble for
several weeks. She says it is very
affecting to read about SPANS feeling
constr aimed to fight to preserve her
honor when she has plainly demon
strated to all the world that she has
no honor. She thinks that the 'Mon-
roe doctrine as lucidly explained by
a friend of hers should be rigldly en-
forced and the old lady, says Spain,
should not be allowed to crouch on
our hemisphere" any more.
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CORINTH.

j. II. Gilman from Barre was in
town the past week stopping with his
sister. Mrs. Elizabeth ROBBIE.
Harry Townsend and Willie Wilson
have bought the Adna LOvewell farm
of Mrs. A. L. Parker for 5000 and tax
en- possession of the same.
Ray Carpenter commenced work at
the creamery Monday for the next
three months,
The patrons of the creamery receiv-
ed p cents for March butter.
Mrs. George Putrie is not as well.
Little Della Sleeper is quite i'll with
tonsilitis.
Mr.. Roswell Crook celebrated his
Goth birthday Wednesday, April 9th,
still living on the farm where he was
born. He is the last of ten children.
The old clock that stands in the cor
ner of his room, the first to chime ON
his ear, is still keeping good time and
is over one hundred years old, 1t was
a wedding present from his grand
father to his mother. Mr.. Crook has
not had the bad luck many have in
securing hOusekeepers as he has had
but two in the past years, the first one,
Miss Abigail Norwood, living with
him thirty-seven years, and the last
one, Miss Nettie ROBBIE, who is still
with him, for the past sixteen years.
Mr.. Crook has filed many honorable,
position during his life time, his town
having sent him as representative In
1866 and 1867 he was the first select
man in war times and justice of the
peace at same time, having married
| n 70
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Thirty-fve years make generation,
That is how long Adolph Fisher, of Zanes.
Vile, o., suffered from piles. He was
cured by using three boxes of DeWitt'S
Witch Hazel Salve. G. l.. Andrews, New:
bury: Cunningham's Pharmacy, Bradford
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Mrs. w. E. Parker and daughter OF
Lowell are in town visiting her par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. F. George.
Remember the May ball at School
House hall this friday evening.
w. R. Rowland returned to Barre
Monday, where he is to teach.
c. c. Dickey, E. B. Corliss and A
d. Jackman are reshingling the school
house.
Mrs. JENNIE is boarding at the Sag.
NAV.
B. 7. Holland expects to move to
the E. r. Corliss house recently occu-
pied by DIR, Brown.
A. 4. Corliss died very suddenly at
the home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Daniel Corliss, April Dist, aged 80
years. His funeral was held at the
house Sunday afternoon, Rev. Mr..
Sargent otliciated and spoke some very
interesting words from Job xiv. IA.
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