Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 November 1884 — Underclothing. [ARTICLE]

Underclothing.

The reskleace of Mr. M. R/eks at Mansfield, 0., caught fire on the roof, and Miss Willie Ricks, a delicate young lady, ascended to the roof by means of a tree, and, tearing off the shingles, put -out the fire, saving $5,000 worth of property.

Cardinal Manning has passed his seventy-sixth birthday, and has now begun to find that “the spirit indeed is ■willing, but the flesh is weak. ” He has broken down in health, and the physicians have required him to cancel all his engagements to take a necessary rest.

A farmer on the Pratt grant, near •Chico, Cal., has on his ranch a 6-year ■old filly which has been suckling two mule colts for the past three months, and is becoming poor in flesh. The •colts do not belong to the filly, as she /never had a colt of her own, and has never been in a condition to have one, which makes the case of her giving snilk the more peculiar.

A curious Indian of Belleville, Ontario, recently placed two ties and a bowlder across the track of the Grand 'Trunk Railway, so that he could see them fly when the express train came /along. The ties failed to fly, however, and the train came near being wrecked. Subsequently lie was arrested and convicted for attempting to wreck a train, and received a light sentence in the -county jail.” A. Dakota farmer in 1-881 planted a /single grain of wheat in one of his oatfields. From it grew twenty-two stalks, -each one bearing a full head. These yielded- 860 grains, 760 of -which were planted tile next-year,' producing onefifth of a bushel of splendid wheat. This was planted last spring, yielding seventeen bushels, making 1,020 pounds -of wheat from one grain in three years.

The Rev. Jame 3 P. Smith, speaking at Fredericksburg, Ya., of “Stonewall” Jackson, told this story: “Jackson’s power of self-control was wonderful. One day a warm friend and admirer ventured to ask him which way the army would move the following day. ‘Can you keep a secret, sir ? Jackson. ‘Yes, sir,’ said the gentleman, supposing he has about to obtain the desired information. ‘Then, sir,’ cetorted Jackson, ‘so can I,* ” >■ The etiquette of funerals in Mexico -does not permit the female relations of' deceased’to Only men attend thedeparted to the church and the tomb. Funerals are. so expensive that often ruin business men. All feaaaie relatives, even to cousins and ■children, must wear deep mourning for During the mourning none of the ladies of the household sedn in public. Bodies are buried encased in laces and decked with precious stones. ’. *..j&r'A , j < , - * The late John W. Garrett was brpught into close personal relations with President Lincoln during the war, Mr. Lincoln was once appealed to by a deputation of alleged Baltimore Republicans to take the road out of Mr. Garrett’s hands for pseudo-political reasons. Mr. Lincoln’s reply was brief and to the point. “When any or all of you," said he, “have done half as much to aid this Government as John W. Garrett I may consider your request.” While England is discussing the abolition of the House of Lords, Japan is rehabilitating her nobility, and admitting to its ranks the most distinguished civil and military officials who took part in the work of the restoration. By an imperial decree of July 7 the old titles of the nobles are abolished and replaced by the five new titles of Prince (Ko), Marquis (Mo), Count (Haku), Yiscount (Shi), and Baron (Dan). The total number of nobles is 500.

In law, as recently laid down by the English courts, says the Current, if one partner in a firm sell out to the other, reserving the right to go into the same lino of business as a competitor, the “good-will” of the business is seriously depreciated in value, and often entirely destroyed by .his reservation. The retiring partner may, under such an agreement, use all his knowledge and personal influence to take business away from the old house, and cannot be enjoined- The fairest way is for the retiring partner, in consideration of a certain agreed sum, to bind himself to keep out of that particular line of business for a term of years.

A coekbspondent writes to Nature: "Last night I rescued a frog from the claws of a cat, and, to my great surprise, it turned, and, after gazing at me a few seconds, jumped slightly toward me, halting after each leap and looking up in nny face. It thus gradually approached, and in about two or three minutes had attually climbed upon one

of my feet. Its mute appeal for protection was most remarkable, and could not possibly be misunderstood. ”

A young man of Greece, N. Y., who has for two years past shown signs of mental aberration, recently attended a wild-west show. On his return home he secured a - gun and repaired to the show, where he gave exhibitions of glass-ball shooting, as he said. His mode of shooting was unique and very amusing to the spectators. He would throw up the gun as high as possible and then throw stones at it. After two hours of this tedious work he gave up the task in disgust, and after remarking that he could not break a ball, threw his gun into the lake.

The disgraceful retreat of the Washington militia from Bladensburg when the British approached that place, and the contest as to which army should reach the capital first, was for years afterward a sore topic to those engaged in it. At Baltimore, an association was formed called “The Defenders,” but the Washington soldiers did not defend their homes, so they called themselvei “The Survivors.” One by one they have died, until, of the 133 members in 1855, there are only five survivors, and two of them are so feeble that the asso elation will not meet again.

The amount of lawful money on deposit in the Treasury for the redemption of the notes of banks reducing circulation is $24,464,988; banks in liquidation, $12,882,410; failed banks, $889,983; total, $38,247,381. The state ment of the United States Treasurer shows gold, silver, United States notes and other funds in the Treasury as follows: Gold coin and bullion, $215,952,064; silver dollars and bullion, $146,580,726; fractional silver coin, $29^551,197; United States notes, $37, 913,492; National bank notes, sll,133,484; deposits with national bank depositaries, $10,375,201; total, $451,503,164. Certificates outstanding: Gold, $87,806,690; silver, $86,095,981: currency, $15,250,000.

The horriblfe stories bf’tfSe' cannibalism of the Greely party in the arctic regions are now supplemented by the details of a similar atrocity on the sea. The yacht Mignonette, an Englisft bifiat bound for Madeira, was wrecked on the sth of July and the crew took to the yawl, saving pnly one can of turnips in the way orrocra. For two or three days they ate nothing, and then when hungei was fast reducing their strength they devoured their smutty ration. When this was gone and they wore again on the verge of starvation they caught a large turtle, on which they subsisted for ten days. T£ey had neater and they suffered much from thirst. - With the party was a cabin boy named Parker, who, notwithstanding repeated’ farmings from his elders, persisted in drinking salt water. Finally lie fell "sick/and when the turtle was gone and the men ; 4r w S 3 f) St jC were desperate with hunger the captain suggested that they draw lots to set who should’offer himself a sacrifice foi ■ the others. This met with an unfavorable response, all agreeing that it would be better to die together. The nexl night the captain renewed his proposition and it wa? rejected. Toward midnight he suggested the boy, who was sick, might be killed, but the men begged’'hTm to wait until sunrise to see what the day might bring. At 6 o’clock on the 25th of July, no sail being visible, the captain again broached the subject. The boy was asleep in the bow of the boat. No one then opposed the murder, but all refused to do the cutting. The captain himself then crept toward the lad stealthily with knife in hand, and plunged the blade into his throat. As the blood trickled out the famishing sailors caught and drank it. Then they devoured the wasted body. On the morning of the fourth day after this they spied a sail, and their signals having been seen, they were picked up. The crew of the rescuing vessel buried the remains of the boy and did everything in their power to relieve the sufferings of the survivors, which were great. The men were unable to walk and their pain was excruciating. When they were landed in London they were promptly arrested for murder. It is expected that their trial will be a very interesting one.

No one should sleep in the same underclothing in warm weather that is worn during the day. Cool, well-aired nigM clothing is very essential to good rest in summer. A frequent change of underclothing is also very necessary to comfort at this time. If one is not provided with sufficient underwear to change every day, two changes can be worn several days by wearing them alternate days and thoroughly airing the suit not in use. —Nellie Bums, in Arthur's.

Miss Eulali/A — “l don’t see what the men can find to admire in that Miss Hansom to call her the belle of the Springs. I think she’s just horrid.” Miss Eudora—“So do L She is so disgracefully vulgar.” , Miss Eulalia—“l had not noticed that.” Miss Eudora —“ O, her vulgarity is simply unendurable. What do you think? The other afternoon when we were playing lawntennis, she actually got in a perspiration.”