Democratic Sentinel, Volume 14, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 January 1890 — Page 7

Worms That Bat Steel.

For the ipast two years the German. Government has been, making inquiries into the life, history and ravages of one of the most reniarkable worms known to exist. This wonderful creature, whose gluttonops appetite is only satisfied after a feed on common steel, was first brought into general notice by an article in the Cologne GaJfrfftt inf'June. 18SZ. . n For some time* preceding the publication of mentioned, the gnjatest consternation existed among the engineers employed on the railway at Hagen, by accidents, which always occurred at the same plac?, proving that some terrible defect must exist either in the material or the construction of the rails. The Government became interested and sent a commission to the spot for the purpose of maintaining a constent watch at the spot where the accidents, one of them attended with loss of life, had occurred. It was not, t however, until after six months had elapsed, that the surface of the rails appeared to be conoded, as if by acid, to the extent of over 100 yards. . The rail wag taken up and broken, whereupon it was found to be literally honeycombed by a thin, thread-like gray, worn. The worm is said to be two centimeters in length and about the bigness of a common knitting-needle. It is of a light-gray color, and on the head it carries two little sacs, or glands, filled with a most powerful corrosive secretion, which is ejected every ten ‘minutes when the little demon is lying undisturbed. This liquid, when squirted upon iron, renders that metal soft and spongy and of the color of rust, when it is easily and greedily devoured by the little inAect. “There is no exaggeration,” says the official report, “in the assertion that this creature is one of the most voracious, for it has devoured thirty-six kilogrammes of rai.s in a fortnight."— St. Louts Retrublic.

Answered the Purpose.

Among the official matters which were brought to Clerk of Council Rebarer’s attention yesterday was one which will hardly be folded and filed away in the file-boxes, as is the official custom. A small colored boy from Yamacraw, says the Savannah News, brought in a piece of pine board about two feet long and 'two inches wide and tendered it to the clerk. “I don’t want any kindlers, ” said Mr. Rebarer. “Get out of here.” “But him done tole me I’zo to gib him to Mistuah ’Baryar.” “Who told you?” asked Mr. Rebarer, suspecting a jokq. “De ossifah.” “What?” “Yes, sah. de bssifnh—de perlees. Him done tole fine gib him to Mistuah 'Baryar, and him puts some ritins on him.” Sure enough, au examination disclosed the fact that the-policeman had written a message to the clerk onu piece of board, and the message.wtis officially received, and thq boy explained that a “colored lady’s dorg has bited my little sistah dis mornin’, an* de ossifah him saydat Mistuah 'Baryar put him on de inflammation doctah.” The affable clerk, with a sm : le. noted the location, Zubly and Lumber streets," the names of all the parties, and kept the document as a nucleus for a cabinet of curiosities, and the dog will have a hearing this morning before the Mayor.

Foiled Again.

Bill Collector—You told me to call today, air. Mr. Slowpay (with deep emotion) —I suppose you heard of the failure of Sure, Cash <t Co.’s Bank thia ihoriring? “Yes, a report to that effect was around, but it was all a mistake. A on that bank is as good as gold. ” “Um—please call again.'*’— New York Weekly.

Entirely Helpless to Health.

The above statement made by Mrs. 8. H. Ford, wile of Gen. Ford, can be vouched for by nearly the entire population of Corunna. Mich., her home for years. She was lor two years a terrible sufferer from rheumatism, being confined to her bed most, of the time, her leet and limbs being so badly swollen she could scarcely move. She was induced to try a bottle ot Hibbard's Ulieumatic syrup. It helped her, and two additional bottles entirely cured her. To-day she is a well woman. First ask your druggist; should he not keep it. we will send on receipt of price, SI per bottle or six for 85. Hheumatic Sybup Co. Jackson. Mich. A Pennsylvania Jttnilroid min says young men are selected as drivers of the locomotives on (fast trains because old men do not haVe the nerve to stand tbe strain of the terrib'e speed of these trains, and even the nerviest young man gets afraid of them after a while. Then they get to letting up a little in spefcd, the train's run behind time, the engineers are given other runs, and new men are put’on in their places. The oldest inhabited town in the world is said to be Damascus.

After 22 Years, ft' . cured a man of chroninPAna ie pains from s-tin-s ‘ rok e- which took the form of chronic y OIL HEADACHE, tyhich was completely cijred Paragon, Ind., July 00,1838. I suffered with pains in my head from sunstroke 22 year?. TtyeywerO cured by St. Jacobs Oil and have remained'so four years. ■ <- ■ - «AMI'EL B. SHIPLOIi. At Druggists and Dealers. THE CHARLES A. VOGELER CO.. Baltimore. Md. •X. Catarrh best REMEDY * ,OR I^LoTnHEN 0 ] CHILDRE^v £R |/d SUFFERING COLD in HEAD.y_ y /e, jjfj SNU FFL & 0B E*® sod CATIRRUwEy-FEVER A particle is applied into each nostril and is atm*-.

Thimole-Rick.

We have Monewhere read of an Englishman who was knighted fox introducing wheelbarrows in army intrenchment work, and was known afterward as the “wheel-baronet." A thimble—as any other really useful article—would do credit to a coat-of-arms, though-we are not told There is a rich f imily of the name of Loftjng in England, the fortune of whose nouste waS OrigihflUy by such an apparently insignificant thing as the thimble. ■ > . The firat ever . seen ip Englftud was made in London less 'than two hundred years ago by a metal worker named John Lofting. The usefulness’ of the article commeuded it at once to-all who used the needle, and Lofting acquired a large fortune. The; was then called the thunabbefl, as.'it whs worn on the thumb when in use; and itsjahape suggested the rest of the name. Jtiis clumsy mode of utilizing it was soon changed, however, but the name, softening into "thimble,” remains.

Hateful Blood Relations.

Hateful kindred are those sprung from the parent stem—malaria. They are chills and fever, bilious remittent fever, dumb ague, and ague cake. These foes to bodily peace are all blood relations, as there is no doubt that these endemic complaints are prbduced by contamination of,the blood by. the miasmata existent in both air and water in malarious regions. Hostetter’s Stomach Bit tert expels from the blood the virus wjth which miasma infects, but it does more than'this, it neutralizes the atmospheric and aqueous poison and its germs before they have permanently fructified in the system, and thus effectually protects it against the fierce inroads of this diauolic bretherhObd of diseases. Thus it is not only a remedy, but also a preventive, prompt in relieving, lasting in efiect, perfectly efficient. Nervousness, biliousness, dyspepsia, and kidney .trouble also succumb to it.

Lessons of Experience.

Anxious mother—My son, that young lady you admire knows nothing about housework. Son—Well, mother, you know you don’t, either. “True, my son. Your father’s brother, however, married a girl who did, and the money she saved was invested in real estate, and they are now living in a brownstone palace." “Oh, well, h : s fortune couldn’t all come from that.” “Maybe not, maybe not; but your father and I are living in a rented house and one of our old servant girls owns it. ” —Harper's Bazar.

Don’t Fool

Away precious time and mqney and trifle with your health experimenting with uncertain medicines, wiien Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medicul Discovery la so positively certain in its curative action as to warrant its manufacturers in guaranteeing it to cure diseases Of the blood, skifi, and scalp, and all scro’ulons afflictions, or money paid for it will bc refunded. i “—— $530 RiiwAiiD offered for.an Incurabl > c;ise of Catarrh by the proprietors of Dr. Sage's Remedy. SO’ctst, by druggists.

How to See the Wind.

Take a polished metal surface of two feet or more, with a straight edge; a large hand-saw will answer the purpose. Take a, windy day for the experiment, whether hot or cold, clear or cloudy; only let it not be in murky, rainy weather. Hold your metallic surface at right angles to the direc ion of the wind—i. e., if the wipd is noith hold your surface east and west, but instead of holding it vertical incline it about forty-two degrees to the horizon, so that the wind, striking, glances and flows over the edpe, as the water flows over a dam. Now sight carefully along the edge some minutes at a sharply define ) object, and you will see the wind pour ng over the edge in graceful curves. Make your observations carefully and you will hardly ever fail in the experiment; the Jesuits are even better if the sun is obscured. —St. Louin Republic.

The Remedy for the Influenza.

A remedv recommended for patients afflicted with the influenza is Kemp's Bnlsiim, the specific for coughs and colds, which is esp einjly adapted to diseases of the throat and lungs. Do not wait for the first svmptoms of the disease befo r e securing the remedy, but get a bottle and keep it on hand fo r use tbe moment it is needed. If neglected the itifiu-nza l as a tendency io bring on pneumonia. All druggists sell the Balsam* The report of n novel wedding incidept comes from a (village in Fairfax County. Virginia. The weddihg cards were issued for the marriage of a gentlemen from West Virginia and one of the belles of Fairfax, and a numerous company gather© I at ibe village dburch, md awaited the coming of the qnd groom. The happy couple came together up the aisle with ushers and attendants, and on their air.vsl at the altar arranged themselves in front of the minister, wno read, not the marriage service, but a certificate that the bride and groom were married on the 2d of November last, and so had been man and wife for two months. There was fir-t surprise and then congratulations. The wedding feast yas spread and enjoyed by a numerous company.

What is regarded as next to a decisive reason why . there must be European peace calculation that the mobilization of the French. German, siaw 4<rJftiwould <-4at $400,000,000, and thqirsmaintenance in the field wouli cost $200,000,000 a month. A war of six months' duration would therefore use up, for these three couutiies alone, the sum of $1,300,000.t00.- Besides that every nation in Europe. inclnd ng England, would have/to aim and hold itself ready, which would’cost millions more. These bills are cpngideicd tM to ass imed. Many hundreds of thousands of fr>ncs zWere losl; by the great Louvre establish* , roent in Paris because of the influenza. Paring the holidays no one would visit the place to buy the mountains of Christmas and New Year’s toys, which remain Unsold, and will probably be carried over 'till next year. Th': schedule for service by the great guns is thought to be ate follows: The 160-ton gun, with good luck, can be fired ninety-five times before beepming unfit for service; the (>7-ton gumje7 times; and Sj Onn U’* Il f t9s for tbe 45 ‘

A Puzzling Problem.

A friend asks me to multiply $5 by JBS. I do so, and announce the result a* $25. Now multiply 500 cents, give the answer m cents, pure aud simple, not as fractional parts of a dollar. Ido so, and am surprised td see the figures climb up to 250,000 cents,, which is $2,500. As $5 and centsarauaqui vale nt the result is ■puzfflhg. flkged that deci\ mal marks jSdfja D 4 such, is as distinct a unitVs a dotluf, and as the resnlbtis fib ti|kannq|Mnced in‘cents the decimal cannot be pleaded in extenuation pMheirather surprising, result, But there is clearly something wrong. Gin any reader of the Young People’s Department explain iti-r-.Veic York Press.

State of Omb, ‘f'rfY of Toledo, i-' •' Lucas County, SS. f Fbank J,. Cheney makes oath that he is the senior partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney Jt Co., doing business in the City of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ft r each and every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the usedf Hall's Catarrh Cure. FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and suba bribed in my presence, thia 6th day of December, A. D., 1886. , . A. W. GLEASON. -J seal, z Notary Public.. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts directly upon the blood and muons surfaces of the system. Send for testimonials, free. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio. . 43* Sold by druggists, 75 cents. An officer high in army circles suggests that, as a solution of the Indian question the red man be enlisted ip the regular army. He says that they make good soldiers but very poor farmers. The American nr my has found the former to be a serious fact, while the Interior Department hng made almost an utter failure of converting them into farmers.

Hibbard’s Rheumatic and Liver Pills.

These Pills are scientifically compounded, uniform in action. No griping pain so commonly following the use of pills. They are adapted to both adults and children with perfect safety. We guarantee they have no equal in the cure of Sick Headache. Constipation. Dyspepsia. Biliousness; and. as an appetizer, they excel any other preparation. t A certain Texas paper employs female type-setters only. The bachelor editor is handsome, and all the printers set their CAPS for him. Texas Sittings. When Dobbins’ Electric Soap was first made in 1864 it cost 20 cents a bar. It is precisely the same ingredients and quality note and doesn't cost half. Buy it of your grocer ana preserve your clothes. He will get it. How a girl can cure freckles: Win a young man’s heart, and they will be invisible—to him. " ’Brown’s Bronchial Troches’ are excellent for the relief of Hoarseness or Bore Throat. They are exceedingly effective.”— Christian World, London, Eng. Whfn a nun elopes and marries it is always with a nun-known man.

Oregon, the Paradise of Farmers.

Mild, equable climate, certain and abundant crops. Best, 1 fruit, grain, grass, and Stock ebtfntry in the world. . Full information free. Address the Oregon Immigration Board,Portland, Oregon. Bronchitis is cured by frequent small doses of Piso's Cure for Consumption. A 10a smoke for £<}.— “Tansill’s Punch.”

The Standard *i regard Hood’s Sarsaparilla as having passed above the grade of what are commonly called patent or proprietary medicines," said a well-known physician recently. “It is fully entitled to be considered a standard medicine, and has won this position by its undoubted merit and by tbe nnny remarkable cures it has effected. For an alterative and tonic it has never been equaled, and physicians are glad to have their patients take so reliable and trustworthy a medicine." N. B. It you decide to take Hood's Sarsaparilla, do not be induced to buy any other. Hood’s Sarsaparilla f old by all druggists. 11; six for $5. Prepared only by C. I. HOOD It CO- Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass. 100 Doses One Dollar

A ONE ENJOYS Both tfceXHetbpd and results when Syrup qf Figs iq takenfit is plcasahjt and re fcisttfijg io the taste, and acth gently yet promptly on the Kidneyi Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sy£ tem effectual}^,’' dispels colds, headaches and fevers and cures habitual constipation. Syrup of Figs is tie only remedy of its kind ever pro-. diced, pleasing to thettaffie tad ac-'-ceptable to the stomach, prompt iff its action and t ruly bejieljc jol U its effects,-prepared only from the most healthy and agreeable substances, its many excellent qualities Commend it to all. and have made it the mefct popular reniedy known. Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50c and sl, bottles by all leading druggists. Any reliable druggist who may not have it on hand will procure it promptly for any one who fishes to try it.’ Do not accept any substitute. CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. BAN FRANCISCO, CAL LOUISVILLE. KY. HEW YORK, N.Y.

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but it will only take a minute in which to state a few facts, that, if heeded, will prove Invaluable to many. It’s well-known that the press teems with advertisements of sarsaparillas and other liver, blood and lung remedies, for which great claims are made. They are generally represented as sure cures. But there is one medicine, and only one, the claims’ for which as a cure for all lingering diseases arising from Torpid Liver or Biliousness, or from impure blood, are backed up by a positive guarantee! ’lf it don’t do just as represented in every case, the. money paid for it is promptly refunded. This peculiar method of business, it will readily be seen, would bankrupt the manufacturers of the ordinary medicines in the market. Only a marvelously efficacious medicine, containing the most positive curative properties, could sustain itself under such trying as these. . ()t , Tlds peculiar medicine sells beyond all others throughout the civilized world. And why should it not? “ v l’alk is Cheap,” but Wen it’s backed up , by a positive guarantee, by a'House of long; established reputation, for hon- e * esty, integrity and sound financial stunning, then words mean business! AnOral that’s just what the World’s Dispensai-y Medical Association, of Buffalo, N. uned mean in guaranteeing l their Dr. Pihrce’s Goklen Medical Discovery to de \ • ’ that it is recommended to do, or refund the price paid for it. ' ien ” ln Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical, Piscpvery. checks the frightful Scrofula, and, if taken in time, arrests the march of Consumption.! in favor Lungs, which is Lung-scroful:i. jmrlfieS and' enrichbs the blood, thorebi lp ncn __ all Skin and Scalp Diseases, Ulcers, Sores, Swellings, and kindrfed All’ Übl . O 1 is powerfully tonic well as alterative, or blood-cleansiug. in its e** ie pal licit strengthens the system and 'restores vitality, thereby ,dispelU>ose of its use “tired feelings” experienced l bv thfi 1 debilitated. 'Especially hfnd indAoJ nnn_ its potency in curing Tetter. Eczema, Erysipelas, BolU, oai4)v A j ’ Goitre, or ThkSk Neck, and Enlarged,Glan|ds. i ■ J ea ’ a P° BB IDIO in- . . . . . -<1 be presumed; aud

TjUabl " * charge Judge Woods, in mauentiydn simple words of section yn lIT ’ told the jury that to iee. -Ihsel or advise any one io atU.vnkr wfta an in'.

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■m piSMJ b KEMHDY FOB CATARRH.—Best.- Easiest to Use. Cheapest. Belief is immediate. A cure Is certain. For ■ Cold in tile Bead it has no equal. ' ; 4£&ta39lF ■hfA.wh —* WM ■» J Wklß WkBI BW I ■ It is an Ointment, of which a small particle is applied to the r nostrils. Price, 50c. Sold by druggists or sent by mail. ~ ' . Address, E. T. Hazkltink, Warren, Pa.

purpose to bribe be unend yet it appears ■xat tbe design was to purchase votes for other officers than a Representative in Congress, it would, be no crime under the statute which is designed to protect the election for that officer alone.” !•»., lu:» . , , lu , v >lnu I 1 Aathniafor found n u .Kjta retu t until 1 triadymir Speclfie. wnn-h relieved me Imme- ’ MUWI’UB diatelv.' 1 Sold by ull brugWBMHMAfaJijaErw gi»H. *1 per box,by uiail.poat ¥ri'al package fbee. Address, T. POPHAM. PBimuiknraiA, Pnx.

X_T ■?! ■ LaGRIPPE ill ■—to—/’(/fenfoil ./line 12, /•‘iXX®. ’’y Price, One Dollar.

The highest French medical authority defines “La Gbippk" as follows: “La grippe is a catarrhal affection, is epidemic, and is characterized by a congestion of the mubcnis membrane of the nose, pharyngeal and laryngeal bronclue, with, feverish action, more or less pronounced, accompanied by headache ■ and general fever." < Dr. Palmer, an eminent English phyician. who has devoted a lite of study to the subject ot catarrh and diseases of the bead, throat, and lungs, some time since commenced a series of experiments with a view to determining whether any combination could be formed w|iich would kill the parasite and act as a healing power at the same time. The result ot hie experiments was tbe introduction and rapid sale, of, his Magnetic Thtialer, the fumes of which’, When Inhaled, are refreshing »nd cooling, asd tor tne inime-' diate relief and speedy cure of headache and sore throat, which are the forerunners of LA URIPI’E, HAN NO EQUAL, , , ' , ' , ■ be: Because you capnpt escape an .attack ot .the most, annoying diseiise tnat'ever existed’in this country. DR. PALMERtS (MAGNETIC INHALER, if used at the commencement of an attack, is sure to break it up. Sti persfakui tfnployed in Ont establishment in Chicago.were attacked with LA GjHI’PE in one day, but u liberal application of thS Inhaler throngh the nostrils auduhroat prevented their losing any time and Saved a doctor’s bill. «"bend for an INHALER at once.“®4 An ounce ot prevention is worth a pound of cure. . . Beware of imitation, as there are unscrupulous pexsopa engaged in the manufacture of a spurious, inha'er that strongly resembles the genuine. aHW directions, tfsHiponials,: etcq sent with each; instrument ppon receipt df Wl/lO I will seiid one ffihaler by mpdl, postage paid, or far •5.00 L will send six Ifibalers to any address. E. A. GAVISK, General A<ent, 271 Franklin -UMV ! i|- I prescribe^And fullyenD.,’ jtftf * u f*P^ an ' i Ajnsterdam, N. XKI wrs only by tbs We have sold Big (j ToY r ’l,« a <>i'U“ ■A CO.. W Chicago, 111, : —EC— —t-1 (-qi: —4 ' U.*:U, , No. 5-00 tuts —» —*— ft — u -r J —! TKTHEN WRITING TO , ADVERTISERS, i Vv- please nay you saw tile udvterltiseuaeut In thie paper.