Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 18, Number 20, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 5 November 1887 — Page 3

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SCIENCE AND PROGRESS.

HOW HUMAN SACRIFICE IS REGARDED IN THE CONGO REGION.

9ae of the Molt Interesting of the Jubilee Gift* Received by Qneen Victoria—The Secret* of the Magic Mirror Explained.

Daugcrs of Alpine Tourists.

Modern science lias clearly explained most of the supers.titions that were firmly believed in two or three centuries ago, and among tbem that of th magic mirror of the famous astrologer NoatnuiamuH. In the middle of the Sixteenth century Nostradamus was looked upon with awe as holding intercourse with familiar spirits. His magic mirror was believer] to disclose to those consulting it events of the past and prophecies for the future, and tho credulity of the age is revealed by the fact that even the crafty Catherine de Medici was a Arm believer in the magic mirror. It will be remembered that in the midst of her intrigues she took counsel of it and there appeared to her a long line of Frox-Ii kin followed by a crowd of Jesuits, all itmzxlln" among themselves for the French crown.

A MAOIR MIRROR.

Nostradamus was, of course, only a man ahead of his time in knowledge of physics, chemistry and tncdiclnc. and Popular Science News dscionntrate*, with tho aid of the accompanying cut, how tho illusions with which he nnd othc:* of his il'i entertained their dupes arc produced.

will be socn (bo uiayic mirror is only ono of a series. Tho mirror in which the ima.^o a ipeai\, C, ia iiulinod at such an angic t'uit pcr«sou looking into it saes not hin own inflection, but that of a second mirror sus]endc.l overhead and concealed by a canopy. Iu this mirror ia reflected the image of r. peravi or object conccaled behind a partition or screen, iu tho upjior part of which is an ojx:niiiy ju it larje enough to allow the light, to poet through. So, instead of beholding a vision of apirits, Catherine de Medici was simply looking into uti adjoining apartment.

The trick of tho magic mirror is a very entertaining one. In performing it a doorway between two adjoining rooms can bo utilized, by draping it with curtains

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to leavo an

opening near tho top^. Both this openiug and the mirror B, which should be considerably larger than C, must bo concealed by a canopy, as in the llhrrtnitlon. When everything is in reo'lincM, the lights should bo turned up in the room behind tho curtains, while the room iu which tho spectators are should be partially darkened. Each must advance in turn to tho proper [position to observe the reflection, and tho "magician" must take care thai they do not approach near enough to tho mirror to detect the trick. In this way any Uwirud number of "specters" may lie exhibited in a mom satisfactory mauner even than was accomplished l»v the old mediroval necromancer.

Ouprn Henrietta's Signet Ulng.

Aino.is tho many jubilee gifts received by her mnjerty few ore more interesting than tho enj-r.ived signet rin of lluurietta Marin, presented to her by Mr. Druvy Fortnum, P. 8. A., the well known antiquary and connoisseur. That such a ring had been made for the unfortunate quecu was proved by the entry in V* privy seal books of tho clerk of the jicll:, now in tho public record ofQce. Trjul It-ion also pointed to the existence of such a signet, ring at a later date it was bolievcd to Inive been in the possession of Tnvernier. the well knayni French diamond merchant, and it was known that a ring of the same diw. riptlon had been in the Earl of Bu han's collection, where it passed for that of Mary Queen of Scots. Copies of it in paste wcro ox taut. At last it occurred to Mr. Fortnum to inquire whether it had by chance eomc into the hands of the late Duke of Brunswick, wluyas will be remembered, left his wonderful collection of jewels to tho town of Geneva. There, suro enough, he fouud it, and after along correspondence ho bought it, and presented it a few weeks ago to Queen Victoria. It in now included in the royal collection at Windsor, whew it lies side by lido with the line steel and gold signet of King Charles.

Accttleut* In I he SwIm Alp*. This year is remarkable for the number of accidents in the Swiss Alps, the death roll hiving Km an unusually heavy one, according to tho Swiss exchanges. In the short ijmv of not quite a month twenty-two tourists met with accidents*, of whom eighteen were killed. This is because too many persons make ascents without guides.

Revolting Customs la the Congo Region. The revolting custom of human sacrifice is carried on to a horrible extent on the upper Congo river, principally by the Ba-yaiud tribes. Thwe people are under the impression that, a wan dying in this world is simply transferred to another, there to carry out exactly the same existence, requiring the same food and attendance. Upon the death of a chief, his relatives or friends kill about half his slaves, men and women, to go with him to attend to his wants and to serve for his protection. The skulls of the favorite and most faithful are employed to dworate the memorial that is in time erected to his memory.

A EA-TiuXM CttOD^B TO**

The cot ilhMtrsttes one of these nafSDoriafc er tombs. As will be mm, it eoostte «C a qockml roooad of clay, paintro with fantastic flnrai in colors of ocher. Thesfwrfal mommast kn» rgywunted. in addition to Ito ibitijr ornaments of tkaft, is mad* mora •Luly ia tfcseyscof the inhabitants by ana-ere-it Eerepwm unArwIk, partradsratagrsa* irk*

THE CURIOSITY SHOP.

Charles Dickens' Grandmother Tha Source of the Novelist's Gift tor Story.

Mr. T. Wemyns Reid writes ia The London Daily News of the grandmother of Charles Dickens, repeating what was told him long ago by the first Lady Houghton. "Old Mrs. Dickens," be says, "was not mine bat housekeeper at Crewe in the time of the first Lord Crewe, the grandfather of tho present holder of the tit ", and of his sister, the first Lady Houghton. I well remember Lady Houghton speaking to me with enthusiasm of Mrs. 'Dickens' wonderful powers as a story teller. It was her delight as child to listen to the take which the old lady was able to relate with so much dramatic force and feeling and it was with the greatest interest that, later in life, Lady Houghton recognized in the illustrious author of 'David Copperfield' the grandson of the favorito of her childhood. Old Mrs. Dickens had one grievance which Lady Houghton still recalled when she told me about her. It was the conduct of her son John—Charles' father—against whose idle-, ness and general incapacity she was never tired of inveighing. There have been many conjectures as to the source from which Dickens derived his wonderful gift as a story teller. It is hardly a far fctched fancy to suppose that be inherited bis special gift from the old housekeeper at Crewe."

Saez Canal Statistics^*1'*®5*®

The number of vessels which have jiassed through the Suez canal eincc it was opened iu December, 1869, up to 1885 was 80,021. Of this number 1,518 were men of war, 22,009 were freight steamers, 5,396 were mail boats, 128 were yachts and 280 .were sailing vessels. Ono million four hundred and fifty-eight thousand six hundred and seventeen passengers have passed through tho canal ia the sixteen years in which it has been opened. Among these were 160,522 pilgrims to Mec a, 6,864 Russian convicts, 5,505 Siberian colonists, 640 Chinese coolies. Thero were also 812,000 soldiers and ?W4,-lfl5 general travelers. The receipts of the canal for tho entire period of service are 14,070 704 francs. Vessels of 0,000 tonnago really pass through the caual, whilo 4,000 tonnage vessels experierce no unusual difficulty in making tho passage. The largest (broadest) vessel which passed through the Suez canal was the iron clad Agamemnon, which has a lx*am -l sixty-six feet, and made the passage iu 19S5 in 14? hours.

An Old Couplet.

The couplet

Male again fight another daie. Tho last is the earliest English expression tho thought, which can be traced to TerUillian, who lived in the Second century.

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This is tho nom de plume of Charles Godfrey Lolnnd, but is now little uned by its original bearer. Mr. Leland was born in Philadelphia, Aug. 15,1824, and became a member ,}f the bar of that city, May 6, 1851. Literature, rather than law, has proven his vocation, inui to it he han for many vein's devoted 'lis time. lie is distinguished for his knowled of the Romany tongue, beiug, it is said, the only American who has mastered tb* speech of that, strange nomadic people, the gypsies, Tho diligent study of and acquired familiarity with the history and customs of this interesting jieoplc, which distinguished George Borrow in England, likewise distinguishes Charles Oodfivy Leland, who is also widely known through his Indian researches, especially for his works upon tho language and logenil* of the Algouquins. Mr. Leland is nt pivreut, residing abroad.

A VTrt'ilinp ni ig 7

lotto.

The v.*ord Mijwh is of Hebrew origin, and, literally translated, means lieacou, or watch tower. From this it has conic to mean the memorial or romintler of a covenant. The earliest mention wo have of this word in tho Bible is when Laban, pursuing the fleeing Jabob, finds and becomes reconciled to 1dm, and the heap of stone® piled up by them both on Mount Gilead servtxi a double purpwc— as witness to the covenant between these two and as land mark of the boundary between them. Laban called the place Mizpah for, said he, the I^ord watch lictween thee and me when we are absent from one another. The word Mizpah is frequently, in the signification thus expressed by Laban, engraved in engagement or wedding rings, both as a token of the covea&jit and as a prayer that the watch angels of God will hover over the beloved. _________ &

The Great London Fire.

It lasted four days, commencing Sept 2, 1666, It broke out accidentally in a house near London bridge, A strong east wind caused it to spread with great rapidity, and thus London was given up to the fiamea. Two-thirds of the city was destroyed—eightynine churches, including St. Paul's cathedral, and more than 13,000 dwelling houses. One good result came from this fire—it purified the city and rid it of a plague that was far more fearful even than the fim We are told in the "Dictionary of English History" that "the fever dras in which the plague larked ware bamt, and the new booses which were erected were far more healthy and better arranged."

An OM Sayla*

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For ho that fights and runs away1 May live to fight another day,

will be found in Goldsmith's "Art of Writing Poetry on aNew Plan." Butler's "Hudibras," written about 100 years before Goldsmith'a version, contains the following:

For those that fly may fight again, Which he can never do that's slain.

Ray's "History of the Rebellion" (1752) and Udall's train ,kit ion of Erasmus (1442) expre«s the same idea in almost the identical languago of Goldsmith, allowing for the more primitive state of tho language in UdnU*ri time. Ray gives it: lie that fights and run away C,

May turn and fight another day

In UdalTti translation from Erasmus th* .•ouplet is: That same man that runneth ewsie s,.,

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"Necessity is the mother of invention." This is awry oM aphc*-fem. dating back arer 900 years. It* origin Is attributed to Fnmckfe "Northern Memoir*," written in the year 1658, These memoirs, however, were not printed until WW, and twenty-two year* before the appearance of said publication (1672) the idea was crpnased in Wycherljr'fc "Low in a Wood,** act Hi,acene& George Parqah*r also makes use of it in his "Twin Rivals," act I, prr»lat*d in 170K.

Jmr OwM-i Yarfct.

TV following are the dimensions of Mr. Goa3d water pakoe: Over all length. 350 feetS incbc.% sattr line, 233 feet 3 inches draft, 9" fad 4 inches Cramp & (Son, Philadelphia, halMers,

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It tbteel that Thomas Campbell pi»ritrbd t*jc line, "Tts distance lends «b» ^uustmrat tn the view,"* The ptetatkm from Dyer's "Orcwger that the charge of piagiarim cammtbe mm tainad. la yoa stmrm *. soft aad Uir.

Qathntonofttealr, WhtcfctctlKMe wboxney near,

Bursa, lnuaa and rough apfwerj "p 9UH. wetrtadtheaaaMcaanMiwaor, let Theprnailtffla dkmSjd^r.

TERRE HAUTE SATURDAY EVENING MAIL.

YOUNG FOLKS' COLUMN.

THE ROAD LITTLE GIRLS SHOULD TAKE TO GROWN UP LAND.

The Underground Homes of the Uttle Athletes of the Ineeet

World—Master

Snipe Tells His Own Story in Bis Own Peculiar Way. My dear little children, I havo come here

to call on yon. Perhaps you do not know who I am. Well, my name is Master Snipe. My papa and mamma built their house— you call it

nest—under the shelter of

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of heath. It did not take

long

time to build.

Papa

and mamma placed a few leaves on top of each other, and when they had raised a little heap the houso was ready. My parents and their parents —iiidccd, all tho Snipes I havo ever

IIO. 1—BABY SNIPE. hoard of—have drank nothing all their days but water so they always build their houses in a marsh, near a lake or river, where the ground is damp and they can get plenty of water to drink. Though they swallow ever so much of it, they never have any headache and dp not require any doctors or nurses.

MOTHER SNIPE AND HXK NEST.

Look what a fat littl9 fellow I am I My clothes mako me look still fatter but when I am a few weeks older I shall get anew suit, and then, wont you see how smart I'll be, in my streaky brown long-tailed coat, and my black feather win£3 tipped with white 1 and my noso will bo long and dark and shiny 1 You would hardly think I was race one of four olive white eggs spotted and dashed with brown! "Chick! Chick-a-chick-a-chick I hear my papa calling for mc, so, my dear children, I must bid you "Good morning,",:

The Wonders of Ant Land.

Ants arc tv.e athletes of the insect world, easily tarrying ten times their own weight, The edifices they rear by conjoint labor, says Golden Days, render tho pyramids ridiculous, for the common wood aitt will build structures as larco as a hay cock, nil of mere fragments. If others arc content with smaller domiciles, it is because their needs are sufficed but all alike dwell amid their underground galleries and halls with the order and activity of a busy and well governed city. No nonsense is talked in ant land about everybody being as good and great as everybody else. They nurse with infinite devotion the ant babies when they appear, putting them in the warm upper galleries by day, and at night "tucking tbem up" in the snuggest lower chambers. They bring home stores of food to the ant city, for those are wrong who say that the little creatures do not lay up winter provisions.

Sometimes whole colonies move to new quarters. Before long the emigrants will moke the best of their new location by constructing passages, chambers, pillared halls, royal apartments and nurseries out of the earth provided, and settling dovro to the duties of an ant town. A little dab cf honey laid outside the colony, on the uncovered part of tho tray, supplies them with food, which they come to fetch, emerging at gateways made at the edge of the glass cover. Thus recommences the regular existence of the tribe, which may grow to number a quarter or a half million individuals.

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The etiquette or rules to be observed in royal palaces is necessary for keeping order in court. IirSpain it was carried to such extremes as to make martyrs of their kings. The following incident is used by Disraeli as an illustration:

Philip III wes gravely seated by the fireside the fire maker of the court had kindled so great a quantity of wood that the monarch was nearly suffocated with beat, and his grandeur would not suffer him to rise from the chair the domestics could not presume to enter the apartment because it was against etiquette. At length the Marquis de Potat appeared, and the king ordered him to damp the fire but he excused himself, alleging that he was forbidden by the etiquette to perform such a function, for which tho Duke d'Usseda ought to be called upon, as it was his business. The duke was gone oat: the fire burned fiercer and the king endured it rather than derogate from bis dignity. But his blood was heated to such a degree that erysipelas of the head appeared the next day, which, succeeded by a violent fever, carried him off in 1631, in the twentv-fourth year of his reign,

PlMulnf Oafedoor Gsnc.

A game played by boys in Colorado, and christened the "Besieger. Game," can be played by any even number of lads. It is played in an inclosed yard or lawn.

Divide the players equally into two sides. One of the «kks goes outside of the yard and tries to get in again. They cannot come in at the gate, but must dimb over the fence, or the gate, or any way at alL Tha inner ride, while the other *ide is getting in, must try to touch them before they toodt the ground, bat if they do they are made prisoners of war. Bat if they do no* teach even one of them, then they go oat and the other side steys in. When yonnave is ended, aind the aide most outings wins.

31M Way to W«

PHYSIOLOGY AND HYGIENE.

Why Some People Wear Eye Glum Various Practical Items for Every Day.

Spectacles are mnch more worn than they *ero half a dozen years ago. It is no longer a matter of surprise to soe tbem on children of S to 10 years of a^e. An oculist being asked if diseases of tho eye are on the increase, thinks they ait) not, but that vanity pets many people into spcctaclcs. Only an oculist can have any idea how many people wear eye glasses becansa thor think it adds to their personal appearance.

In i^egard to young people, they study and reaft by dim lamp light, and, of coarse, the eye bccomes somewhat weakened then the parents rush off and get a pair of spectacles, and often patronize men who will cell tbem any kind of glass, just to get tho money. This carelessness is dangerous and tometimes fatal to the organs of sight.

Tho Pfojier Treatment of tlio Hair.

Dr. G. T. Jackson, of tho ITew York County Medical society, sums i: tho proper treatment of tho hair, vrMch is a preventive of baldness, as follow.

Tho scalp should l:c kept cbc by an occasional shampoo of soan sr.d water, borax and water, or some such shvriJo means. This should not be repeated oftcner thnn o:ico in two or three weeks andefter tho washing tho scalp r-hould be carefully dried, and vaseline or sweet cknond oil applied. "Women should dry tho hair by the fire cr in tho sun, and not dress it until dry. Tho hair should be thoroughly brushed and combcd daily, for five or ten minutes, with vigor sufficient to make tho scalp glow. For this a brush should have long and moderately stiff bristles, set in groups widely separated from each other. Such a brush will roach the scalp, and brush out tho dust. A comb with large, smooth teeth should be used with the brush to open up tho hair to the air.

Pomadec should not be used, and tho daily sousing of the hair discontinued. Women should not uso bandoline, nor pull or twist tho hair, nor scorch it with curling irons, nor smother it under false hair.

How to Woo Gentle 81eep.

A woman who has tried them advocates the following remedies for sleeplessness: When about to retiro, wet a soft linen towel in cold water, and wring as dry as you can, then fold it lengthwise, t» there will bo three thicknesses, and placo it ai*ound the neck, having one end foldod smoothly over the other nt the back of tho ueck *ver tain plac^adry flannel or cloth. If you havo headache wet a similar towel, fold it cornerwise and tie around tho forehead, so that the lower part of tho fold will rest lightly on the eyelids.

Bead nothing exciting during tho evening. If you read a story, let it Ihj an entertaining or diverting one, and do not finish it, but when you close your eyes to sleep, think how you would end the story if you had written it yourself. And my word for it, before you have disposed of the hero or heroine, you will be in elumberland. If the compress around your neck causes you to flcwl chilly then do not keep it on. If you wake in the night and it feels hot and uncomfortable wet it again in cold water. In the morning remove it and wash the neck in cold water and rub briskly.

Backward and Dreamy Children. 1

Growing ehijdron should seldom be hurried or pushed forward in any way. Nervous diseases of the most obstinate and baffling type, affecting the whole life of the individual, are sometimes brought on by the injudicious forcing of tho child Those children who devolop slowly and steadily will usually prove strongest in nervo and mind, just as the most enduring Iroes arc those of slow growth. If a child inclines to day dreams let your interference, if any, be of ft very gentle character.

Cures for Wart*.

Following are remedies for waits, any ofce of which often proves effective: Moisten tho warts and rub salammoniac on them night and morning.

Wet tho wart with vinegar and cover with cooking soda, lotting it remain on ten minutes do this several times per day.

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Nature is fall of odd things There is no end of them. As an illnatrBtiou, take water. Yon can Creese it and melt it back to just the same amount of water. And there is camphor yo« can bury it and bring it to Hfe. Fat an oanoe of camphor gam in alcohol and let it dimoive, then poor water into this anti) aB the camphor returns ia flakae. Fat theas fa the snaias aad they will weigh an ounca. Bars a kg, weigh the mtmL the ciaders aad the cases, all these wtiFwetch logud. In a word, change

jast what the

Qood BMNTOW. fair aaaM, wftfc laatas fcrowa. On yon ten aw the way to Weawahoai Tm!

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Rub till they are green with a bean leaf. Cover with a cloth wet with diluted tincture of thuja two days later pull out by the roots.

SOCIAL ETIQUETTE.

A Pie* for Improvement In Onr Public Manner*.

Tho subject of behavior in public placet is of interest to everybody, and tho sins at the American woman in this respect have been mnch remarked upox Harper's Bamr asserts that she has no sense of etiquette in public places. She talks and laughs at the opera when an artist is singing. She behaves worse at a matinee han any other woman in the world. She crowds, shoves, shows temper and a lack of good feeling. She does not in her opera box always behave quietly and like a lady. She gets tip, turns Iter back on the audience, adjusts her dress, laughs and talks audibly to her cavalier.

The sarao authority makes other pointed comments, soma of which are, in brief, as follows:

A young American prima donna used to be invited by an American lady to go with her to the opera and sit in a conspicuous box. She took her manners, with her, talked, laughed, ate sweetmeats, threw papers into the next box, and behaved as if she wentipsy. Christine Nilsaon sat in a box near her. Gravely, silently respectful to the ringers was the great Swedish genius. Sbo did not do any of these things. She looted mournfully at the American. The beat aad lite highest are respectful. The lowest in rank are impertinent and poor in manner aad in style.

In society, in a crowd, we need les convenances taey belp us to keep oar natures hi check they make tha world a fit place to live in. When w© are expoaed to the brutality at ill mannered people we learn how uncomfortable the world would be if there were netiquette. libe beat book of etiquette should bear the motto:

unto others as ye would that

others aboaki do unto yoa." Foreigners my that decorum in public is not a pr aliarity of the American woman.

Amei ica» can do everything well. Why they learn to behave decently ib public placesf Why shookl not aa American |,iinHiaiwn infuse into his correctness acer tain fresh originality, a vivacity and wit, anl haateadoC being a dead copy of aaEatfhii nd, have a flavor at his own! Aad why Asald not aa American woman ha b* voirad, thoroughbred^ qaict, polite, as wall rj wall ifaused, original and beautiful*

Clrank BHaaMft

A little haslfawy aa to the proper thin* to do iwmtlmas diaiuiU a gentleman wheo shM|ai are ushered into a drarch pr** which be with one or more ladies is occupyiug. Therefore, it may not ha anrfsa to my that if the strangers area lady or ladies, a^ coaapaniedbya gentleman, all that isaaoeaaaty is for the first party to move toward the tear aad of the pair aad make roam fx teat, hot if tha ueauwaeta are ladies atom Aa (Mtiemaa should atop isto the and aOaar Asm to pass ia ftnfc

YANKEE EDITOR IS PARIS.

DRAWBACKS TO RUNNING A NEWSPAPER IN THE FRENCH REPUBLIC.

Experiences iu Editing The Peeu» liar Difficulties of Bill Posting—Tha Law of Libel in Franc*—Difficulties of

Interviewing—A tang law Suit.

Before the debut of the new paper an unexpected hitch occurred. The forthcoming journal must have a gerant. A gerant is defined by Spiers and Surenno as

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,lamanager,

a person at the head of an establishment" I found that the French law forbade my contemplating myself or permitting myself to be publicly contemplated as a gerant. No foreigner whatsoever nay lay that flattering unction to his soul. gerant must be a French person, actually of native birth, or anointed with the divine unguent of naturalization. Accordingly, I had to hunt up a properly qualified gerant After some search I learned of a worthy individual named Malabouclie, who fulfilled all legal requirements. Malaboucbe was gentleman of humble station, who dwelt somewhere in tho suburbs. He was described to mo as being a hopeless cripple from paralysis, who, for the stipend of $20 monthly, would act as figurehead for any aspiring editor of foreign extraction. His responsibility comprised tho shouldering of legal actions, appearance in cases of libel, infringement of the press laws and so forth. M. Malabouche was engaged forthwith. Whether or not he justified the description I had of him I am unable to say. I never set eyes upon the good man, and for aught I know he may have been a journalistic Mrs. Harris with a gift of rejgulariy drawing $20 a month and receipting therefor in a Frenchy chirography.

ANOTHER SNAG

Before the first issue we (1 use the plural as referring not to Malabouche, but to my able associate, Mr. Albert C. Ives, formerly of The New York Times) struck another snag. To properly herald the coming birth, a quantity of posters had been prepared for placarding the vacant walls of Paris. It was our untutored American idea that to order and pay for a fow thousand flaming bills, and to hire men to stick them to the walls, comprised all the process neccusary for this pleasing form of attracting public attention. Ingenious barbarians that we were, we bad fallen into now errors. First, wo narrowly cscapod arrest for affixing ono of the placards to our own premises without previously having it stamped with the official stamp. Every bill must, under penalty of the law, bear tho government stamp as conspicuously as though it were going to be sent by mail. The stamps vary in price according to tho sizo of the poster, but the rule is rigid and tho penalty for its infringement severe. Further tlian this, a good part of our stock of placards were seized because, forsooth, the announcements had been printed upon white paper! The use of white paper is reserved by tho French republic to itself for such proclamations or other announcements as it finds necessary to placard about the capital. Red wo could use, or blue or peagreen or any shade of color whatsoever that might please our resthotio fancy, but the posters which wo had prosumed to order printed in block and white must be destroyed, and destroyed they were, ruthlessly.

When the paper had been running about two months we made the announcement, based on a careful canvass of tho kiosks, or news stands, that our circulation in the city of Paris was six, times as largo as that of onr venerable rival. The said rival had meantime reduced its price from eight to four cents a copy, applied for a special wire to London, and actually taken to printing sporadic items of news. Our statement of comparative circulation was printed in tabular form, based upon the actual sales of tho kiosks. The figures were carefully verified before publication. They sbowed conclusively that the Pal is sale of The Morning News versus that of Gaglignani was six against one. But though this statement was true, it was, according to French law, illegal. We were promptly sued by the enemy, who estimated his damages at 20,000 francs ($4,000).

A LONG LAW SUIT.

The law under which our behavior had become actionable was that of concurrence doloyaloor "unfair competition." Wo might say whatever wo chose with regard to our own circulation, but we must not make comparisons derogatory to our neighbor?. Along lawsuit followed. The truth of our statement was not questioned—did not, in fact, enter into consideration at all. The only point at issue was that we had mado comparisons odious and presumably damaging to our rival. Accordingly the tribunal decided against us, and we were mulcted.

Another litigation was that with M. Clemenceau. I had sent a reporter to interview the great Radical leader and had satisfied myself of the genuineness of the interview. In it occurred the expression "cliques tapageuses'1 (noisy cliques), applied by M. Clcinenceou to a section of his own political following. The anti Clemenceau papers got hold of this phrase and osed it with decided effect. A few days afterward I received word from Clemenceau that we must deny the whole interview. I replied that I would modify any port of it upon M. Clemenceau^ authority, but that to stultify ourselves by swallowing the entire story, even to the fact that an interview had taken placc, was quite out of the question. Thereupon suit was brought against mc, damages being laid at 100,000 francs. The French courts decided in Clemenceau's favor. It did not appear to be at all a question of fact as based upon tha evidence. The undisputed testimony as to the occurrence of an interview did not apparently come within the purview of the court. It was simply assumed to be the right of X. Clemenceau to insist npon any retraction he wished. Had be chosen to ask us to deny not only the fact that ho had been inter vie* rd, but even that such a paper aa The Morning News existed, am inclined to think the law would have sustained him.— St. Louis Dispatch.

Kfffeet*

Caedawatlsai of tha Saaae.

It is not generally known that the coedsc* thm of the sexes is carried oa without rartrto' tloaa ia the Uni veraity of Texas. Young men and young waaea are admitted to the mam daaaea in every department aad ara eiigibb to digress aad honors without exospttoamBewYork Evening World.

Xnv&sUA dak—aad lords are their abates for a aoag. Immrwytm Amsrieaa railway Ifcgi wfll befee tadtedi «f Brftafak

Tts S07.0D0NT the whole world tries. Tis SOZODONT which purifies The breath and month, and dirt dettes^, Tis SOZODONT for which we cry. Sweet SOZODONT for which wo sigh Tis only SOZODONT we buy.

migfPralso of tjosodont

like tho famous article itself, is in almost. everybody's mouth. The people knows that it preserves as well as oeautitles tho teeth. Hence it is the standard tooth wash of the period.

*'Spalding's Glue," useful in every house. oel5-4w

SKIN, SCALP, BLOOD.

Having been a sufferer for two years and a half from a disease caused by a bruise on I he leg, and having been cured by tho Cuttcure edies failed, I deem it my duty torccoinmend them. I visited Hot Springs to no avail, and triedseveral doctors without success, and at last our principal druggist, Mr. John P. Finlay (to whom I shall ever feel grateful, spoke tome about Cutlcura, and I consented to give them a trial with the result that I am perfectly cured. There is now no sore about mo I think I can show the largest surface where my sutferiags sprang fiom of any one In the state. The Cutlcura Remedies are the best5 blood and skin cure manufactured. I refer to John P. Finlay and Dr. D. C. Montogomery both of this place, and to Dr. Smith, of Lake I.eo, Miss.

ALEXANDER BEACH, Greenville, Miss. Mr.Beach used tho Cutlcura Remedies, at, our request, with results as above stated.

Hut this treatment in cases of simple.' Catarrh gives but a faint idea of what this remedy will do in in the chronic forms, where-the breathing Is obstructed by cliokputrid mucous accumulations, tho hearing affected, smell and taste gone, throat, ulcerated and hacking cough gradually fastening?, itself upon the debilitated system. Then lt is that the marvelous curative power of Sanford's Radical Cure manifests Itself In in-i stantaneous and grateful relief. Cure begins from the first application. It Is rapid, radical, permanent, economical, safe.

Sanford's Radical Cure consists of ono bottie of the Radical Cure, one box Catarrhal Solvent, and one Improved Inhaler, neatly wrapped in one package, with full directions price, 91.00.

Potter Drug A Chemical Co., Boston.

Pains and Weaknesses

OF FEMALES

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David Hostetter, of Pittsburg, Pa., who has made a vast fortune in (he manufacture of Utters, Is a man about 70 years of aga Physically he is insignificant He is not nch over five feet in height and of very slender baikL His lair is white and he wean a gray mustache. He has a Large family. Hfe eldest son, who was threatened with coosumptkxL, is now in California aad is in nch better health than when be left Pittsburg. Mr. Hosteler's wealth is estimated at between 95,000,000 and •6,000,000. Than was a time when ha peddled his medicinee am foot,.—New York World.

A. B. FINLAY A (XX, Druggist*.

v^sisr? Saved My Mother's IjifeJ*^ Every since I can remember, my mother has suffered from a milk leg. ^Nothing would do her any good. She sutl'ored with ner leg for thirty years and never knew a well day. She would sit up half the night, hokllug ui her leg and moaning. She had no peace She used all the bestknown remedies In the covin to* without, efftect. I ask her to try your Guticura Remedies. Got her a Inittle of Cut lcura Resolvent, and she took It, and has taken in all about six or seven bottles, and she is a well woman to-day. Her leg is entirely healed, and her health was never better. She can go out everyday, something she has not done in ten years, so you see I cannot help stating to you about your wonderful Cutlcura Remedies. You have saved iny mother's life. I cannot find words to express my gratitude. 1 have advertised your reme-, dies far and near.

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EDWARD LU^DER, 1505 Bryudjvay, N. V.,

Cutlcura, the groat skin cure, and Cutlcura Soap prepared from it, extrnally, and Cutlcura Resolvent the

new blood purifier. Intcr-

ually, area positivi skin and blood scrofula.

sitlvely cure for every form of disease from pimples to

Cutlcura Remedies are sold everywhere, fPrice, Cutlcura, 60 cents Resolvent, 11.00 Soap, 25 cents. Prepared by the Potter Drug and Chemical Co., Boston, Mass. Send for "How to Cure Skin Diseases." "%,s.

iES, Blackheads, Skin Blemishes, and Baby Humors, use Cutlcura Soap. y:"«Ss

Sneezing* Catarrh.

The distressing sneeze, snecso, snecxe, the acrid, watery discharges from the eyes and nose, the painful inflammation extending to the throat, the swelling of the mucous lining, causing choking sensations, cough, ringing noises In the head and splitting headaches,—how familiar these symptoms are to thousands who suffer periodically from head colds or influenza, and wbo live in Ignorance': of the fact that a single application of Sanford's Radical Cure for Catarrh will afford instantaneous relief.

Instantly relieved by tho Cutlcura Antl-Paln Plaster, a new, most 'agreeable, Instantaneous and Infallible pain-killing plaster, espectally adapted to relieve Female

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Pains and Weaknesses. Warran-

tea vastly superior to all other plasters, and the most perfect Antidote to Pain, Inflamation and Weaknossyet conpounded. At all druggists, 26 cents five for *1.00 or, postage free, of Potter Drug and Chemical Co., Boston, Mass.

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Tlio only brand ot Laundry Soap ir-varded ft fit. chuw medal at tho Ktsw Orleans Exj-osition. Cuaran-t.-cd absolutely pure, and for general household purposes is the very best

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