Democratic Sentinel, Volume 22, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 April 1898 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

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A complete telephone system for Winoi na Assembly gioinds,at Warsaw, has lnen ordi led by be b< ardof directors - An order h a been placed for J-wveral mi es < f wire witii the necessary poles, a handled drop switchboard an > twentyfive mainline i i-- i -uumen's will le supplied tejeottages, bro!h-ke pers l etc , at a low rate, and the exc .ange wii begin strvices next ujont!i.

ANTIQUITY OF TEA. A Pretty, Romantic Story Told of Its First Vise as « BeverageThe antiquity of ter. as a beverage is a favorite subject of discussion by confirmed tea-drinkers. China ela. .ax the origin of the use of tea as a drink. Of course there are various stories connected with it, among which, perhaps, the following Is quite as interesting and believable as any. As the tale runs, one of the daughter* of a reigning sovereign was hopelessly enamored of a young nobleman whose caste did not permit him to aspire to her band; but they exchanged glances, and occasionally he gathered a few blossom* and took means to have them conveyed to her. One day the princess met her admirer in the grounds of the palace, and as the attention of her attendants was attracted in another direction, the young man tried to put a few flowers Into her hand, but all that she could grasp was a little twig with green leaves.

This she treasured, and when she reached her apartments she placed the twig in a goblet of water, here to remain for some hours, the object of her tenderest care. Toward evening she was seized with a sentimental attack, during which she drank the water in which the twig had been kept. It had a most agreeable taste, and then she ate the leaves and stalk. The flavor pleased her greatly, and every day, in memory of her admirer, she had bunches of the tea brought to her, and ate them, or put them in "/ater and drank the infusion. The ladies of the court observed her, and were moved to try it themselves, and did so with such pleasing results that the practice spread throughout thr kingdom, and one of the great indu» cries of China was thus established. It is claimed that the date of the sentimental origin of tea-drinking was nearly 3,000 years before Christ-

Beware of the Tight Collar. ‘‘Headaches, eyeaches? Don’t wenlor. You are undergoing a mild form ■f strangulation. Look here,” and the ihysician, who in a twinkling had -■■girted the foundation of his patient's rouble, gave a vicious tweak at her Joard-like throat environment; fashion,” he continued, “has put more ' .f your sex upon the ail list than any other of your dress absurdities. There hasn’t a woman come into my office for over a year whose neck wasn’t confined in this tortuous way. I have raced more than one case of cougest- ;! blood at the base of the brain to this •■■Mar fad. •it is responsible foi red noses, bad •(..'ns and other forms of repressed cir- - uiatiofi. ‘ Now, I cannot insert my finger be ; sveen your collar and your throat, and ret you wonder why you are having v> much trouble with your head ant tycs. 'Rip up your high collars, my mis m:i led young lady, and tell your dressmaker not to put another bit of binding about your throat. When you dr this, I’ll vouch for the headache’s de parture.”

The shirt waist girl is a trig littll bo 1/ to look at, from her neatly belted -’• aist to her spick and span linen chok- ‘ It Is half an Inch higher, If possible, this stiffly starched collar, thaD the one she wore last year. It has crept up just as close as 1* conld at the iobesof her ears, and she wears It In sublime Indifference to its discomfort But the time of reckoning is coming When the drop in throat stock arrives, and it Is only a question of time before it is heralded in Evedom, oh! what a walling there will be over departed throat beauty! The high collar will havt left its traces In criss-cross lines, discolored skin and ugly neck circles. Then there will be a grand hustle foi massage, for cream baths and like remedies. And the woman who has Oravely gone about during the high collar period In waists with old-fash-ioned, turned-away throats, will thank her lucky stars that she had the good sense to keep out of the movement.— New Orleans Picayune.

Easy to Identify. Some time ago an amorous young man Bent a letter to a German lady and this postscript was added: “That my dai% Hng will make no mistake remember that I will wear a light pair of trousers and a dark cutaway coat. In my right hand I will carry a small cane, and in my left a cigar. Yours, ever, Adolphe." The father replied courteously, stating that his daughter had given him authority to represent her at the appeinted place, at the time agreed on. His postscript was as follows: “Dot mine son may make no : mistakes, I vill de dreshed in mine shirt sleeves. I vili vear in mine right hand a glub; in my left hand I vill vear a six-shooter. You Till recognize me by de vuy I bats you on de head a goople times twice mid de glub. Vait for me at de comer, as I hove somedings important to Inform you mit Your front, Heinrich Muller.” —Detroit JournaL Once Whales Had Legs.

The more remote ancestors of whales undoubtedly had legs. The sperm whale possesses a rudimentary thigh, bone, while the Greenland whale haa a rudimentary thigh-bone and tibia. There seems to be no question that the a waiters of modern whales ware animals, but their descendants tsok to the sea and ceased to require tata These remarks apply to Mad Nai 'the fore legs of whales are rSpre•anted by their flippers. The ancestors m all marine mammals were land mainals. The intermediate oonditlon may be observed in the seals, which live on land to some extent. The porpoise is legless, but has rudimentary hip bones The ancestors of modem snakes bad mm ant walked. .