Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 18, Number 21, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 12 November 1887 — Page 4

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SCIENCE AND PROGRESS.

ONE SCIENTIST'S VIEWS ON THE CRUELTY OF BOYHOOD*

The Employment of Electric Clocks la Towns Where Earthquakes Are Freqocnt—An Amaiing Application of Photography by Means of a Plate Holder.

It is well known that all light falling upon a perfectly black surface is absorbed, and a photographic plate exposed in a camera pointed toward snch a surface will be entirely unacted upon. The most intone black Is produced simply by absence of light, and the entrance to a cave or the open door of a perfectly dark room forms a photographic background, suitable for the production of some very amusing pictures.

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*IO. 1 —PHOTOGRAPHIC PLATE HOLDER.

If a person stands before such a block background and is photographed, only that part of the plate will be affected which receives the lifjht reflected from himself. If he then change** his position no that his image falls npo*i another part of the plate, Ixjtli images will appear in the *ame picture when developed and a photograph can thus be made in which a pernou is apparent!}' shaking hands with himself, playing a game of cards with his double, of offering him refreshments, etc.

AH a perfectly dark background is not always available, a French photographer, M. Due, has invented a form of plate holder by which two opposite Hide* of the same plate can bo exjx*x3d nt different times. The construction is evident from the engraving (Fig. 1). The doors, B, B, aro opened by the pieces of metal, A, A. is a strip of sheet metal which is only used to cover the crack Iwtween the two doors, and is drawn out after the holder is placed in the camera. A line exactly corresponding to the division in the plato holder is drawn on tho focusing glass to iiviitro accuracy in adjusting the different positions of tho sitter.

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R1CSULT Iff PHOTOORAPHT.

Fig. 3 shows one of the results obtained by M. Due with this plato holder. I/a Nature gives tho following explanation of how the picture was made: The painter, easel and stool wore first photographed on one-half of the plate theu, putting on his coat and hat, the artist transformed himself into a model and was again taken on tho other half. The portrait on the easel is still the same person, but was afterwards added to the proof and not directly photographed.

The Savagery of Boyhood.

Mr. John Johnston, in Popular Science Monthly, brings home the foreiblenees of the analogy between the traits of savages and that of developing civilized mankind. He cites a case of wanton cruelty recorded, by a boy without any apjxiront feeling for the cruelty of the act. Mr. Johnstou, opposing the sentiment that pervades much of the literature that is supposed to bo written for boy*, floes not predict for this boy a life of sin, but gravely contemplates the trait as a step in the normal development of youth. Pity is late factor in moral evolution, and a really "good" boy is morally precocious or diseased. This view does not lower one's estimate of a l*\v's virtues, but accents those that are suited to his yoirs, as well as the important of he gradual and timely appearance of the several instincts and emotions without which civilization would be impossible.

Serviceable Orate Bars.

To remove one troublesome complaint that frequently causes grate bars to warp, says American Engineer, have suitable space or clearance at each end of the bar.

Orate bar bearers will prove more serviceable if they are placed a short distance frotn the end of the grate liar, leaving space to that whatever falls at the end may not lodge there. Some grate Iwr bearers are placed up to tho bridge wall at one end and join the dead plate at the opposite end. As these places are most likely to accumulate ashes they speedily choke up, if openings are not provided for their escape.

Two New Alloy* of Aluminum. M. Bourbou* has, says Revue Scientifique, formed an alloy of forty-five parts of tin and fifty-five of aluminum, which answers for soldering aluminum. This alloy poeecaees almost the some lightnemas the pure aluminum and can bo easily soldered. M. Bourbouse has invented another aUoy containing only 10 per cent of tin. This second alloy, which o*n replace aluminum in all ite applications, can bo soldered to tin, while it preserves nil the principal qualities of tba pure metal

Klectrtc Clock*.

An export house in Stuttgart, Germany, has recently supplied to the town of Caracas, in Venezuela, a numher of clocks for the public streets. On account of frequent earthquakes clock towers are not advisable, and since the clocks must be placed low, a comparatively large number is required. Among the clocks unit out is one with the dial thirteen feet tn diameter. All tbo dock* will be worked electrically and illuminated at night with the electric light.

How to Waterproof CMti*. Par a good solution for waterproofing canT*S horse and WAGON cover* THAT will be flexible, take boiled oil. fifteen pounds be» wax, one poond ground litharge, thirteen pounds. Mix and apply with a brush to tbe article, previously rtreftcbod against a wall or table, washing ud drying sack article waU Wore applying the composition.

THE CURIOSITY SHOP

President JLiaeola's Celebrated Oettjre--.-j- burg Address The following is President IincoUi cd» tested Gettysburg speech, delivered Nor. 19, 1888. It will probably live at long, if not longer, than any oration of the present century: "Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth upon this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equaL "Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle field of that war. We are met to dedicate a portion of it as the final resting place of those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this. "But in a larger sense we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it far above our power to add or to detract. Tbe world will little note nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us, the living, rather to be dedicated here to the unfinished work that they have thus far so nobly carried on. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to tbe great task remaining before us—that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to the cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion—that we here highly resolve that the dead shall not have died in vain, that the nation shall, under God, have a new birth of freedom, and that the government of the people, by the people and i1 the people, shall not perfegi from the earthy

vviio Is Responsible?

The bank which receives and cashes a check raised from a lower to a higher amount becomes responsible for the money paid in excess of the original sum named on tbe check by the drawer. Judge Daniels says: "When money is paid by a bank upon a 'raised' or altered chock by mistake, the general rule is that it may be recovered back from the party to whom it was paid, as having been paid without consideration, but if either party has been guilty of negligence or carelessness, by which the other has been injured, tho negligent party must bear the loss. Tho doctrine is clear and is sustained by authority. Tbe lmnk is not bound to know anything more than the drawer's signature, and in the absence of any circumstance which inflictB injury upon another party, there is no reason why the bank should not be reimbursed." This decision was subsequent to one by tho court of api*eal« in 1874, which excited at tbe time a great deal of criticism. The general practice tiecms to be nowadays that the bank ma .j bear tbe brunt of any frauds perpetrated upon it,

Si Tturial Place* of Presidents. Washington's body liee at Mount Vernon, Va. the two Adamses are buried under the old church at Quiucy, Mass. Jefferson rests at Monticello, Va. Madison's grave is at Montpelier, not far from Monticello Monroe's remains lie in the Richmond cemetery Jackson's grave is in front of his old residence, "The Hermitage," near Nashville, Tenn. Van Buren was buried at Kinderhook, N. Y. Harrison at North Bend, near Cincinnati Polk at Nashville Taylor's remains aro near Louisville, Ky. Fillmore liee in Forest Law cemetery, Buffalo Pierce waa buried in Concord, N. H., and Buchanan at Lancaster. Pa. Lincoln's grave is.'near Springfield, Ills. Johtaoti's'*« Greenville, Tenn. Garfield's at Cleveland Grant's at Riverside, N. Y., and Arthur's at Albany.

Old Fortification*.

Iii Central park, New York, near the noi west corner, is an old brown stone building known as tbo "block bouse." On a bluff on One Hundred and Seventy-third street? east of Tenth avenue, are the ruins of a similar building. On another bluff further west are the remains of an earthen fort, and west of Tenth avenue, near One Hundred and Ninetythird street, are still more ruins. These are the remains of the fortifications thrown up against the British during the Revolutionary war. Tho whole uorth end of the island was fortified. ^"^*1

Tlic Victoria Crofts.'

Tho "Victoria

Cross"

is ft Maltesa cross of

bronze, with Queen Victoria's crest in the center, underneath which is an escroil bear* ing the inscription "For Valor." It is awarded to officers and men of the British army who show conspicuous bravery in the presence of tbe enemy. The order was inaugurated in June, 1856, at the close of the Crimean war. British soldiers possessing the decoration are entitled to write V. C. after their names.

A University Term.

A wrangler, in (English) college phrase, is one who has obtained a place in the highest mathematical tupoa. The first man of this clan is termed the senior wrangler: the rest are rated each according to his respective merit, as second, third, fourth and so on. In the Middle ages college exercises were called disputations, and thoee who performed them were disputants. Hence the idea of wrangling.

Who Commands?

There is frequent question, "Is President Cleveland or Gen. Sheridan commander-in-chief of the army of the United States?" The president is by virtue of his office com-mander-in-chief of the army and navy of the United States. Gen. Sheridan is also styled commander-in-chief of the army of the United States. The one is "ex-offlcio," the other "de facto.*

An English Word.

The word "boodle" is to be found in either of the dictionaries spelt "bodle." It has been used in its present sense over thirty years, and it is to be found in the "Thieves' Lexicon," published in 135&, "Boodle: counterfeit money. Boodle carrier: one who carries the counterfeit money and hands it out, one bill at a time, to those who pass it."

Rapid Flight.

Tbe swiftest bird on the wing is said to be the frigate bird, a nautical bird of prey. Sailors say that it can start at daybreak from the coast of Africa, and following tbe trade wiids land on the American coast before suu This is probably an over statements bu: close observers have estimated its flight at 300 miles an hour. #, jfv ft Kate the Iras.

Sugar has frequently been recommended as a means of preventing boiler incrnstration. Recent experiments have shown that formic add is generated by such use, attacking the iron of tbe boiler.

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Ttw Gala**.

Tbe English gninen was first coined in 1673, end derived its name from the fact that the gold of which it was at first composed came from Guinea.

It is now generally cooceded that atxmftbsm am censed by forest flies, was If tbqr are ra(ta| may atfks away.

THREE TTAUTE SATURDAY EVENING MAIL.

YOUNG FOLKS' COIUMU.

BIRO TALK THAT IS UNDERSTOOD BY COCKS, HENS AND CHICKS.

Interesting IMs Abont Iterate Haafcs, Abraham Uneola's Firs* Tatar, and Pupil Who Afterward Becwst President of tbe Halted States.

Not long ago there appeared i^Gclden Days a picture of Dennis Hanks, the man who taught Ahrar

Imm 1 -jTwvilw to read, with some incidents connected with tbe livee of these two men. The picture is bean produced with some more inl facts,for tbe benefit of our young folk.

Dennis Hanks was born in Kentucky in 1T99, and although 80 years of ageisstfllabale, hearty gentleman.

1 nemos HAWKS. He is known in tbe vicinity of his home by all the bays as "Uncle Dennis," and he never tirec of telling them about his tutorship of Abraham Lincoln. He is nine years older than Lincoln would have been had he lived, and remembers well when his pupil was born. It was in Spencer county, Ind., that Lincoln grew to manhood, and in his early days there were no schools. Lincoln's mother partly taught him his letters, but died before he had acquired the entiire alphabet, and Dennis Hanks, who was quite a scholar for those times, taught little Abe not 011I7 to read, but to write end spell. Tbo pupil learned rapidly, and it was not a great white before he wns far ahead of his teacher as regards literary attainments.

HIS FIRST STORY BOOK,*-.

"Webster's Speller" was Abe's first favorite among school books. His first story book was the "Arabian Nights," which he would read and laugh over hours at a time. Mr. Hanks thinks that tlio faculty for story telling that marked Lincoln's late years can be traced back to that work

After Lincoln became president of .tbe United States, his old friend and teacher Dennis Hanks made htm a visit at the White House, whore, to uae the letter's own expression, he was treated "as a royal guest."

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How Fowls Talk.

As an example of bird language Mr. 'F. Holder says in Wide Awake that tbe ordinary domestic fowl presents the most inter-, esting and perfect songs. Half an hour in a barnyard will demonstrate that certain^, sounds are the equivalent of

words.rTbe^

crow of the cock is a challenge to another oock and iB not noticed by the bras Mplet himfliad iidelBmtamorseland be-kqpSnro^ ing to utter a succession of short notes: "Tuck, tuck, tilck, tuck!" at which the bens gather about him for their share of the dainty.

The different notes, or "baby talk," of the mother hen, are of great variety and mean quite different things. Every biddy understands that"chuck, chuck, chuck!" means "Come home to your mother," just as the quick call, "tuck, tuck, tuck!" means "come to your supper." Mr. Holden gives tbe following brief chapter of domestic fowl language from a dictionary too extended to present in unabridged form:

Ur-ka-do-dle-do-o o. Challenge of male. Tuck, tuck, tuck. Food call. -s K-ar-r-e. Announcing presence of hawk. Cut, cut, ca-da-cut. Announcement of egg laying.

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Clock, cluck, cluck. Call of young. Kerr, ken1, kerr. Song of contentment of ben. C-r-a-w-i-i-e. Quieting young chicks. W-h-oo-i-e (whistle). Expression of apprehension at night.

C-ra-t-a-i-o-u. Terror and protest at capture.

The City of Amsterdam.

Amsterdam is the largest city of Holland. It is a city of canals, and yet travelers are not impressed so constantly that it is a water city as when in Venice. The town lies at tbe cud of tbo Y,which is a gulf of the Zuyder Zee and there are several great canals, shaped like segments of concentric circles, intersected by some 900 smaller canals and yet there are many streets and squares where one can drive about as freely as in any other city. Most of the houses are very tell and very narrow and stand with their gable ends to the street, presenting to strangers a very odd appearance.

One of tbe great industries of this Dutch town is tbe cutting and polishing of diamonds, and many of the finest gems in tbe world are brought here to be cut into shape. It was in this city that the celebrated Koh-i-noor was cut and polished.

A Game Peealiar to Italia* Boys. Italian boys have, at leasts one game peculiar to themselves. Tbe game they {day is this: The lad who is "it" kneels down and buries his face in the lap of one of bis companions. While in that position one of the boys who stand in line several yards distant ran over and hit him a light blow, running instantly bade and faking his place with the others in line. Tbe boy who was "it" then tries to discover who hit him. He walks up to the line, singles out the lad be suspects and carries him pick-a-back to tbe goal where he knelt when struck. If be carries tbe right one that boy becomes "it,* but if he carried one who had not bit him, be has to ride tbe boy back to where he found him, bury his face and begin again.

I Oa tho Way to S&adowtow*. r:^. Sway to aad fro la tbe twilight gray, Tfcis is tbe ferry of Shadowtown

It always sails at the end of day,

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Jta* «s tbe darfcoeas is dosing down. 1

•«j Rest, UtUe brad, on my shoulder, so A sleepy MM is the only fisre Drifting away from tbe world we jpo, "i? Baby aad I. in the rocktag cbair.

Rock fiim, more slow, la the dusky light Sfleotiy lower tbe aachor dowa. Dear little passenger, say "Good night."

We'Te reached tbe harbor of 01 awhmlos ii.

Delightful Pineapple Salad. To make a delightful pineapple salad, pare a fine, large specimen and dig oat the eyes then wttb sttTer forte tear the fratt. downward into shreds until all is removal fan tfcecone. the shredded fruit Into a dhh, sift with powdered sogar and pour owit the Jttke of two good oranges, or poor ovarii little wine and a tab of brandy.

JWQpM-OGY AND HYGIENE. W*

OM^fagtk* 8pv«sd mt Dtphtfeerla—Uffat Covering aad Quiet Sleep. mtnt reports of the ravages of that dfjbad disease, diphtheria, give additional interest just how to the statements of a writer taJCbo Medical Journal, who urges that the tipsst convenient way to fumigate apartments where there is diphtheria is to drop a small pinch of sulphur upon a hot stove, if there is ana in the room. If there is no stove in the room, a few coals cm a shovel or other conrifilnil utensil may be carried into tbe room in the sulphur dropped on the coals, a little experience soon enabling anyone to determine bow much sulphur to burn in each room. It is not necessary to fill tbe room so foil of these fumes as to cause suffocation, and if a little too much sulphur is used, causing offensive fumes, the doors and windows may be opened for a minute or two. The writer affirms that this is the most practical and effectual method of disinfection against the spread of disease that can be adopted that it is usdful in the house infected and in neighboring houses.

People-of Low Vitality

Tiie flannel band is the most important garment of battles and young children, and now an anthority on health urges that it should be worn during the entire year by persons, yoong oredd, of low vitality, who live in seand changeable climates. It may be of Utile grades at flannel, to suit all

Properly made, gored over the hips

and carefully pinned from the sternum down, it Often does away with the need of a flannel petticoat with its tight band. Furnishing stores now afford bandages of red or white wool knitted on a machine in lengthwise ribs like stocking legs. These cling closely to the bodtf without fastening and are superior in convenience to tbe flannel band. They come in different suses far children and grown peopleand are much worn as a protection for the battels and Udnqya.

When to Bathe.

the matter of taking a Jbath there are important conditions to be observed. II bath should not be taken immediately eating, or when the body is overheated hilo suffering from temporary physical

Ion. The temperature of the water is mt. Adults are apt to have it warmer it need be, and as tbe tendency is to relong in a worm bath, the best physical are not Obtained. In some respects time to take a bath is just after getOut^of bed in tbe morning. Other con-

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times which are also healthful are 10 and 12 in the morning, 4 and 6 in afternoon or just before getting into bed.

}if$ HealthfVil Bod Covering. ft# covering of a bed ought to be light a*. weH ae warm. Good Housekeeping affirms tra wooteni blankets are far more healthful tDaii heavy comfortables, which admit of no '.vntOation, but instead absorb and retain exhalations of the body. blanket of wool, no matter bow coarse Its (Quality, has more warmth retaining power than a jfaavy comfortable yet because the Jtflfng^at weight is lacking there is immettfcte Outcry that it & cold. The lesser weight Wfli mean a quieter °t 'ar more refreshing .quality «an any to be had under the

A Care JWr Ivy Poisoning.

The juioe of tbe fterns and leaves of the wttd balsam with spotted orange floweni, Itoown as "jewel weed" "touch m* not," is reported to have iven a sure fpre for.poisoning of tbe skin

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The Skin and Upe.

To prevent a shiny skin use a little camphor in tbe wash water. To keep tbe lips soft and in good color bathe them occasionally with alum water, followed by glycerine or camphor ice.

Items of Interest.

Buttermilk made from sweet cream and taken fresh is said to be useful in cases of diabetes.

A short nap after a late dinner is serviceable to elderly people, because it aids digestion. A recent series of experiments is said to have shown that the sense of smell is on the average much more delicate in men than in women.

A person who has seen much of the Indians in Colorado and Utah says be has never known an Indian to have a cold. He concludes that our hot rooms give us colds.

SOCIAL ETIQUETTE.

Who Bows First—Graceful Introductions. Addressing Invitations. "A great deal of nonsense has been talked," says Louise Chandler Moulton, "about whose place it is to bow first when a lady and gentleman meet on the street or in any public assembly. It is very absurd to say that a man should always wait until a lady has recognised Jiim. In this, as in most matters, common sense and mutual convenience are the only guides. Many ladies are near sighted others find difficulty in remembering faces. Are they because of these drawbocks to be always debarred of the pleasure of a chance meeting with some agreeable man? Tbe important thing, of course, is that a nan shall not presume. "When two people meet who are really acquainted, it is not tbe man who should necessarily bow first or the lady—it is simply whichever is tbe first io perceive and recognise the other. If a lady is walking and meetB a man whom she knows well and who desires to speak with her, he will not, of course, commit tbe awkwardness of keeping ber «t«Tidtng in tbe street, but if be has time will beg permission to join her for a few minutes and walk beside bo- long enough for a brief chat."

An Agreeable Manner of Introdnelag. It is well for a lady in presenting two strangers to say something which may break the ice and make the conversation easy and agreeable, suggests Mrs. Sherwood as, for instance, "Mrs. Smith allow me to present Mr. Brown, has just arrived from New Zealand or, "Mm Jones, allow me to preset Mrs. Wabingham, of San Frandsoo so tbe two may naturally have a qmation and answer ready with which to step over tbe threshold of conversation without tripping.:' ,•

Pall Dress tar Ctentlemen.

Fall evening dress for a gentleman consist? of a dress suit, a self tied bow of white cambric or nmll, lavender gloves and patent leather shoes. With tbe latter it is tiie correct thing to wear black silk half boas, with or without embroidered docks of same color.

Tho Address of Invitations. In sending invitations to a family, each son receives a separate inritaikm. Ifo satisfactory reason can be aligned for this, bat it is tbe accepted carton. If there hi more «ae daughter, however, one invitation addressed to "T^jMbsss Blank" sofBcea.

Passementeries are shown in all colors to aaateb all tbe fashionable shades in woolen fabrics, and come in galloons, and also in asparate garniture for skirt aad waist.

*1 A Badge for tbo Vetera*. For special bravery upon the battlefield the French soldier receives the Cross of the Lsgfawi of Honor, tbe Prussian tbe Iran Croes, tbe British tbe Victoria Medal, and sa on throughout the armies of tbo world. Oar own government, however, permits no official medals, excepting a very limited few pro* vided by act of congress. Tbe Grand Army of tbe Republic bas devised a metal button, and the Loyal Legion one of red, white and blue silk, which are worn in the npper buttonhole of the left lapel of the coat. The right to wear other of these badges was won on the battlefield by weary marches and faithful service in the Union armies during tbe late war. It may be vanity, but the men who are entitled to this distinction are proud of it. I dont know that I deserve any special credit for doing my duty under fire, as well as elsewhere, but you know a fellow is naturally proodof the fact that when tbo rub came be had tbe nerve to stay uere like a man.

I have noticed of late a great variety of devices worn by people said to be members of various secret societies precisely in the same manner, and to the casual observer identical with the button of the Grand Army. To the outsider doubtless these men are veterans of many battles, while to old soldiers they are people sailing under false colors, and are regarded with that contempt which naturally follows snch knowledge. I am not aware of any law forbidding tbe wearing of major general's shoulder straps by any civilian, but public opinion would scarcely tolerate such an act If a man in Em-ope should wear as close an imitation of the medals referred to as exists in this instance he would be arrested and severely punished.—G. A. R. in Globe Democrat. ..

How Barbers Learn Their Trade. "How do barbers learn tbeir trade!" I asked my barber the other day. "They just pick it up," said he. "A great many do the picking up in tbe country shops, where tbe farmers have tough chins or are not so particular as city customers. Then we have boys around tho shop to brush coats, give gentlemen tbeir hats and otherwise make themselves useful, and they generally blossom iuto barbers. First the boy learns to soap faces in a rush and comb hair, and we let him hone up an old razor occasionally. Some day when busineee is dull tbe boss lets the boy shave biui and after awhile a good natural customer drops in or a man trying to catch a train and the boy gets a chance to try his band. Of course be is extra careful, aud unless be is very nervous he makes a good job of it After that he has no trouble and all the customers accept him as a matter of fact"—Philadet Pb*WL

The SetintM hi of Tyrol/-

The only habitation higher tbon ho Gepatsch house is a chalet uf a senncrin. Perhaps you

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inquisitive enough to ask who

or what a sennerin is. In thin instance she Is as buxom and comely a girl as you may tlnd in all Tyrol. Her ago is at«)ut 23 she has fed on tbo milk from ber ninety-four cows and on the butter and cheese she makes in the chalet until her checks are as rusyas the morning sun. That she is no languorous and voluptuous maid is certain, for she must, each day milk twice" her near live score of cows and goats, keep the fire burning, skim thirty tubs of milk, churn the cream, make the cheese and reckon out her small accounts, so that at the end of tbe season each villager may know what proportion of the product is his. She, perhaps, has a devoted lover from tbe lower valley, who will come and ywist ber find a lost goat or a stray cow in for an encouraging smile. She is now^^|j£her different from others of her sexX^t0* allowing us-yf photograph hersefc* ^^tolet KIMJ insisted upon dotting her miK^r tfress and dotml^orm-vfcitebrifcwkeptjk^ grahd Wi'l festive occasions.—Cor. N»w\y'k. Mmd Express.

Bow to Escape from an Asrlum. I had the misfortune to be committed to an asylum several years ago. When released I thought I would write my experience. Tbe institution I was in was a private one and boasts of being the model one of the country. My advice to unfortunates in asylums who know they are sane is to begin to praise everything in connection with the institution Then tbe doctors, tbe stewards and tbe attendants will report that Mr. So-and-80 bad a good, restful night Had I pot adopted these tactics I verily believe I should still lie an inmate, although I have lfetn successful in business since my release. Usually no credenco is given to the statements of an ex-inmate, so there is little use tt object—An Ex-Loon in New York World. {i: ,t

r»i*onlngr by Nutmeg.

A case of poisoning by nutmeg is recorded in Tin- British Medical Journal, in which one nutmeg had l"*aM eaten by patient as a cure for dinrihma It caused liitn to become giddy, stupid and very drowsy ull next day. The narcotic properties of these seeds, and of otbeo of tin-snino natural order, do not ap* pom be genrrnlly known, and seem worthy of ln\c*ttgatlnii. Scientific American.

A l»l(Ti»r«w«o li» Salaries. s,'

Gen- Wolsclcy r.-ocivcs an annual salary of $18,.ViO for holding the post of adjutant general of the Riitish army, while Field Marshal Von Moltke. whose duties 111 tbe German army srs nearly tbe same, receives only $MKK Tho I'Yi-neh iidjutant general In ]*»d -Ctn- Timee.

t^He ate green cucumbers They made him quite sick But ne took a few •OPellcts"

That cured him right quick. ,^n eaiser physic y.s You never will find iKijThsn*Pierce's small "Pellets." -r

The Purgative kind.

Small bnt precious. 25 cents per vial.

Impure Blood.

Wben firmly established tbe disease is exceedingly disagreeable, casting flow from tbe nose, dryness of the throat, headache, loss of appetite, roaring and buzzing noises in tbe ears, etc. In Hood's Sarsaparilla may be (bond a prompt and permanent cure for catarrh. It purifies and enriches tbe blood, soothes aad rebuilds the diseased membrane, and thus soon cares tiie disease. At the same refreshes and tones tbe whole system. Tbe remarkable success of this peculiar medicine entitles It to yonr confidence. Give Hood's Ssrsaparilla a total.

If you have any friends at all. s! Keep sweet your breath—and hettf tliev vZ$sm*r each night and morning.

like the Perfume Waited

from beda of flowers is the breath that has been rendered agreeably odorous with SOZODONT, which oonimuuicates to the teeth a marble whiteness, and to' the gums a roseate tint. Uae jL, and beautify your month.

"SPALDING'S GLUK," is userul in every bouse. _______________ Washington Critic: Tho home stretoh —Fixing up a story to tell your wife at. 1a.m.

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Why Laura Loit Her Meau,.

Laura once had an affluent beau. I Who called twice a fortnight, or so, Now she si Is, Sunday eve,

All lonely to grieve, Oh, where is her recreant beau And why did he leave Laura so? Why, he saw that Laura waa'a lang-'. uishing, delicate girl, subject to sick! headaches, sensitive nerves and tain tempers und knowing what: long trial is a fretful, sickly wife, he transfered his attentions to her chcerful healthful cousin, Ellen, The seeret i* Laura's health and strength are sapped by chronic weakness, peculiar to her sex, which Ellon averts and avoids bythe use of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Proscription. This is the only romedy for women's peculiar weakness and ailments, sold by druggists, under a positi/ve guarantee from the manufacturer^ that it will give satisfaction in every case or money will bo refunded. See |(uarranteo on bottle wrapper.

All the diseases of theso

a lang-. lo sick I uncer-1 a life-1

New York Herald: Suppose!tho Republicans should mnko their ticket next year Lincoln and Grant.

Don't I

let that cold of yours run oh. Vu think it is alight thing. But it may run into catarrh. Or into pneumonia Or consumption.

Catarrh is disgusting. Pneumonia is dangerous. Consumption is $eath itself. 1

The bretaliing apparatus must be kept healthy and clear or all obstructions and offonsivo mattor. Otherwise there is trouble ahead.

parts,

head,

nose, throat, bronchial tubes and lungs, can be dolightfully and entirely cured by tho use of Bosehee' German Svrup. If you don't know this already, thousands and thousands of people can tell you. Thoy have been cured bv it and "know how It is, themselves.,f Bottle only 7") cents. Ask anydruggifct. ol-eow

Texas Siftings: Times are pretty hard when a man can't collect his ideas or borrow trouble.

Most. Excelleat.

J. J. Atkins, Chief of Holice, Knoxville. Tenn., writes: "My family and I are beuefioiaries of your most excellent medicine, Dr. King's New Discovery tor Consumption have found il^to.be-all that you claim for it, desire to testify to its virtue. My friends to whom I have recommended it, praise it at every opportunity."

Dr. Kings New Discover^ for Consumption Is guaranteed to cui~c Coughs. Colds, Bronchitis, Asthma, Troup and every affection of Throat, Chest and Lungs. Trial Bottles Free'at Cook, Bell dt Lowry's Drug Store. Large Size, 1. (3)

Brace Up.

You are feeling depressed, your appetite Is poor, yon are bothered with Etaidochc, you arv^gfcptty, nervous, and generally out of soifca^d want to brace up. Bruco up, but ndl wltn Klfmiitott. tfpritiar or bitters, which have for tnele basis very cheap, bad whisky, and which stimulate you for an hour, and then leave you'In worse oonjdltlon than before. What you want Is an alterative tbat will purify your blood, start

healthy action of tbe Liver and'Kldneys, restore your vitality, and give renewed health and strength. 8uch a medicine you will find in Electric Bitters, and only 00cents a bottle at Cook, Bell A Lowry. i)

Bucklen's Arnica Salve.

The Best Salve in the world for Cuts, Brulsee, Sores. Ulcers, Salt Rheum. Fever Ho res, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all skin eruptions, and positively cures Piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money refunded. 25c. per box. For sale by Gullck A. to. wholesale at Cook A Boll. (tf.)

Consumption Cured.

An old physician, retired from practice, having had placed In his hands by an East India Missionary the formula of a simple vegetable remedy for the speedy and permanent cure of Consumption, Bronchitis, Catarrh, Asthmaandnll throat and Lung Affections, also a positive and radical cure for Nervous Debility and all Nervous Complaints, after having tested its wonderful curative powers In thousands of cases, has felt It bis duty to make it known to bis suffering fellows. Actuated by this motive and a desire to relieve humanhmffcrlng, I wlllfcend free of charge, to all who desire It. this recipe, In German, French or English, with full directions bv W, N. Y. oclVl.lteow.

The breath of a chronic catarrh patient is often so offensive that he cannot go Into society and he becomes an object of disgust. After a time ulceration sets in, the spongy bones are attacked, and frequently, entirely destroyed. A constant source of discomfort is the dripping of the purulent secretions into the throat, sometimes producing inveterate bronchitis, which in its turn has been the exciting cause of pultnortary, disease. Tbe brilliant results which haie attended its use for years past properly designate Ely's Cream Balm as by fer the best, if not tbe only real euro for lay fever, roso cold and catarrh.

Chronic Catarrh

Catarrh inflammation of the mucous membrane, attended with Increased secretion. Thus catarrh may affect tbe bead, throat, stomach, bowels, or any part of tbe body where tbe mneoos membrane Is found. But eatarrhof the bead Is by far tbe most common, oomlng on so gradually tbat often its presence is not inspected till it bas obtained a firm bold on its victim. It is caused by a «old, or a succession" of colds, combined with

"I am happy to state that (1 used Hood's Sarsaparilla for catarrh, with which I bare been troubled many years, and received great relief and benefit from It. The catarrh was very disagreeable, especially in the winter, causing constant dlsebarge from my nose, ringing noises In my ears, snd pains in the back of my head. Tbe eiort to clear my bead in tbe morning by hawkjnK and spitting was painful. My grocer advised me to try

Hood's 8areap®rlHa»

aad it gave me relief Immediately,

have used Hood's

Hood's Sarsaparilla

asiitvalldragglets. fl stxfar». ffspsisdsaly SoldI*all«rag*lst«. fl tofor|j. JJoL HOwScO, A***se«lss,l«owen. Ms-s. Uy C. I. HOOD A CO, Apstbsea^.

IOO Doses One Dollar I IOO Doses One

10

time I was entirely cured, am never without the medicine fn my I worth its weight in gold." 10W Eighth Street, N. W.,

MI

sf,as I think it Is

G. B. OIBB,

bington, I).

C.

amparitla for

catarrh with very satli have received more It than from any other tried." M. E. SKAD, of Wattseon, Ohio.

r»ry results. 1

nt benefit from jy I have ever Bead 6 Son,

N. B. Do not he Induced 1 preparation, but be sure to 1

»take soy other

Dollar