Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 18, Number 51, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 9 June 1888 — Page 3

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SCIENCE AND PROGRESS.

THINS3 TALKED ABOUT IN THE SCIENTIFIC WORLD.

Th« "Atlanta Cup," a Prlw Offered by Jay Coall to tbe Steam Yacht Malting Fastest Time Over tho American Taclit

Ciul) Coante. Daring the past few years great progress has been mado in yachts and yachting through the stimulus of the international races, in which the American yachts have repeatedly been victorious. Steam yachting, bowover, is almost a new feature of this sport, but man}" new steam yachts are in the process of building, so that tbe coming summer will find more of these craft than were ever before wen.

TUjt "Xf .XXZA cur.

During the latter part of last summer Mr. Jay Gould ork*ri*d of tin Chirham Manufacturing ompauy a enp, tto be mado as a prize for the fastest*t*nra yacht. Tho accompanying illustration *kam* .thoobverse side of the cup. The Jewelers' Circ ular, in which the illustration origiually apieared, says that it is the largest ever mado by this house, standingthirty seven inches from the top of the large elwuy base. "The work is elaborate and the design artistic. On the reverse side of the cup is tbe following Inscription beautifully etched: "Atlanta cup, presented by Mr. Jay Gould t*» tbe -steam yacht making the fastest time ov«r .tho American Yacht club course for three successive years without time allow:moe." Around the ebony base is series of blank shields 011 which may bo engraved tiw unities of the successive owners of tho cup ami tho circumstances of each race.

Oenfonlng Floors.

Various ex|iedients have been used for ^deafening" floors, as it in called. Numbered with material used for the purpose are mortar, mixed with chopied hay or straw, dry lime, rubbish, sand, hair, sawdust, etc. Any of the named materials In layers of two inches will suffice to d?adeu sound. Building News suggests some other substances, as thick felt, laid'below the floor board. Slag wool, mode hi the form of tiles or bricks, is a good material ti» prevent tho transmission of Mound, ami any fibrous material formed into cellnliU* slabs answers tho purpose. A French journal thiws-out. another suggestion attributed to lien. I/yre, who proposes, instead of loading tl»« floor with plaster, to All in the s|)o.vt Ivtuwn the boarding and the plastering and ceiling with shavings which hare Iweu rendered Incombustible by dipping thorn in a tub of thick whitewash. As it is known that soft sabst-inces inclosing air spaces form on excellent non-conducting material to sound, it is thought that the shavings so treated will

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Is said they nixi so incombustible as to add considerably to the fire resisting properties of the building. Where it is desired to disinfect the space U.'twceu the floor#nml ceilh»g the shavings may l»e saturated with chloride of sine, or the latter may bo added to tho lime wash.

Tbe L.n« Jferd of BumUo.

Mr. Clint mi A. JSnowdeu, of The Chicago Times, is the originator of a scheme to save bisons that stil! remain on the plains. It has been ascertained thnt of the millions which once roamed on the prairies of tho west only KmiiY llvcnrit hundred remain, and these are located in the o.xtrent* southwestern portion of Texas. An expedition is soon to start for Texas t» round ui here for buffalo. The leading puq**e is to |er|etuat« a sjecics of animal which is thoroughly typical of American animal life: one of the controlling ideas of the trip being lo kill none of the animals while corralling them or after their capture.

nntt«rflr« IVW.HM Cabinet.

In an article u.« jirepuring butterflies few the cabinet, in nwut issue of Ln Nature, ocv ti-s sou** opportune points about the delicti te operation of **ading the wing* BO as to give tho specimens the final attitude they are to preserve in the collection. This attitude ought to somewhat recall that of flight, in which the wings are extended horisontally to permit of the four being «wm in their entirety.

The Apparatus for this pnrpom consists essentially of a block of soft, light wood having a shallow groove in the -center. This groove, which varies in width accord tig to circumstances, aud is three fourths inch in depth, is provide*! at the bottom wtth a strip of cork or elder pith, and it designed to receive the l*ody of the botterfly. On each uide of the groove the wood slope* very •lightly upward. Tbe wood should be very carefully pounced, snwotW and even polished, to prevent the delicate wing* «if the Insect from being wratehed.

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THE CURIOSITY SHOP.

The Koh-i-noor—The Crown Jewel «1 England—Its Antiqalty. The Koh-Wooor, or mountain of light, was first publicly exhibited in England at the Crystal Palace in 185L Its history is intimately associated with India for many centuries. Originally found in Golconda, the Hindoos {fond of high numbers) say that it was in the possession of Kama, king of Anga, 8,001 years ago. Coming to more recent times, it was said to have been stolen from one of the native kings by Mininzola, and presented by him to Shah Jehan, father of Acrongzebe, in 1040. It war then much larger than at present in fact, it had tbe reputation of being tbe largest diamond ever known. Shab Jehan employed a Venetian diamond worker called Hortensio Barges, who cut away one-half of it and left it so very imperfect that instead of rewarding him Shah Jehan fined him (50,009. Early in the present century it was the property of the king of CabuL The rajah of Lahore, Runjeet Singh, hearing marvelous stories of its great size and inestimable value, determined to get bold of it. Consequently he invited the khan to his court, and when he had him in his power demanded its surrender. The klian, anticipating this, bad caused to be made a fictitious kobinoor, ex actly imitating tbe real diamond and t.his, after a show of resistance, he at length handed over to his host. Run jeet's delight -was extreme, but of abort duration, as the lapidary to whom he gave orders to mount it acquainted him with the deception. His mortification and rage were unbouuded. He gave orders for tbe residence of the khan to be invested and searched from the top to the bottom but all was in vain, no kohiuoor could be found, until a slave revealed tbe secret—it was hid in a heap of ashes. Runjeet then caused it to be set in an armlet between two other diamonds, each of which was the size of a sparrow's egg. After his death it passed into the bands of his successors. and when the Punjaub was annexed to the Indian possessions of England it was sent as a present to tjueen Victoria by tbe Bast India coppaoy. When examined by European diamond merchants it was pronounced to be badly cut hence it was sent to be recut, a work which occupied thirty-eight days of twelve hours each.

Tom Rowling.

"Tom Rowling." by Charles Dibdin, has been asked for. We give it below: Here, a sheer hulk, lies poor Torn Bowling,

Th« darliuj? of our crew No more he'll hear Uie tempest howling— For death has broach'il hlni to. II in form was «f the manliest beauty.

Ills heart was kind and soft: Faithful below he did hln duty, Bui now he's gone aloft.

Tom never from his word departed— His virtues were no rare Ills friends were many and true hearted,

His Poll was kind and fair. And theu he'd sing so blithe and Jolly— Ah! many'* the tune and oft. But mirth Is turned to n.eiaacholy.

For Tom is gone aloft.

Yet shall poor Tom find pleasant weather, Wheu he who all commands Shall Rive, to call life's crew together.

The word to pipe all tiands. Thus death, who kiujpt and tars dispatches, Itt vain Tom's hat* dotTd: For, though his body's trader hatches.

His soul tuts gone aloft.

Learn from History's P»ge*. Gas lighting was introduced into New York in l«5M.

The divorce of the Emperor Napoleon from tho Empress Josephine was decreed by the French senate Dec. 1*, 1U00, and the marriage of the emperor to Maria Louisa, of Austria, took plnco April 1, ItiTO.

Grammar schools received their name at a time when the grammar of tho English language was not written, and wh«*n all knowledge of tho principles »f language -could only be obtained through a study of the grammar of the ancient tongues, particularly (Latin.

A Frand ia Chess.

The famous automatic chess player *was a machine that excited the intense wonderment of all who beheld its workings until the secret was discovered. A sin ail crippled Russian officer, who was an expert at the game, was concealed wiriiin the figure, which is said to have been constructed to effect the officer's escape from Unssia, where his life wus forfeited. It sweoeeded In winning almost every contest, but after the discovery of tho mystery it passed into tho hands of other persons who were less skillful *uid Jost many games by it.

Steal My Thornier.

For tho origin of tho phrase,

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What is known in American history Ashburton treaty wa* that concluded Great Britain and tbe United Stat former 'ng represented toy A ixrd As trtoo, and the latter by Webster. This treaty was oood Washington, Aug. 9, BC.

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thunder," we quote from Disraeli's "Calamities of Authors:" "Tbo actors refused to perform one of John Dennis' tragedies to empty houses, but they retained some excel lent thunder which Dennis bad invented h. rolled one night when Dennis was in the pit. and it was applauded. Suddenly «tarfckig up, he cried to the audience, 'By they won't act my tragedy, but they steal my thunder.'

The Omconlsn Cod®.

What is known as the Draconian code, originated by Draco in &'l B. C., punished every offense with death. The infliction of the death penalty has practically ceawed h« Belgium, Prussia, Bavaria, Denmark and Sweden, though not abolished. Catherine II of Russia abolished capital punishment in that country, except for treason, in 1TC7.

The Three Weights.

There are three classes of weights for pa gilists. "feather weight*," 'middle weight*."' and "heavy weights.* Men that fight 115 pounds for amateurs and 120 pounds for professionals are classed as feather weight*. Middle weights tight at l.pS pounds, and all over 133 pounds are classcd as heavy weighta

Support of Ughtbooaes.

Since 1TSS» all lighthouses on the Onitd States const have been maintained by tt n»tfr«ial government. Previous to this li$£ dues were levied upon commerce. Tbe Bft const light in America *as ettab ^tie|a 1613, ^J the first lighthouse on UtUi ster 1* d, Boston harbor, l«1S-l&

The Adibarton Treaty.

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YOUNG FOLKS' COLUMN.

MATTER FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT OF BRIGHT YOUNG MINDS. 'A

Tbe Picturesque Borne of Dante, the Great Italian Poet, and the House Where Two Centuries Later Michael Angela and Other Artists Dwelt.

Dante, one of the greatest poets of all time and incomparably the greatest among the Italians, was born in Florence in 1265, in the little gothic boose illustrated in our cat By tbe tall tower cf Eocca de Ferro it stands, one of tbe objects of interest among tbe piotaircsque views of Florence.

THE BIRTHPLACE OF DANTE.

This house, where Dante first saw the tight, some two centuries later became a tavern, to which resorted Michael Angelo, Benvomito Cellini and other illustrious artists. Many such there were, for Florence was the home of Oimnbuo and Giotto, of Fra Filippo Lippi and Fra Angelico, of Leonardo da Vinci, Andrea del Sarto, Carlo Dolce and a host of others. When the 600th birthday of the great poet was celebrated in 1S(S, an inscription was placed on the dwelling: "In this bouse was born the divine poet Alighieri."

How to Train Animals.

Boys often ask how to train animals. The following answer is given to this query in Harper's Young People: Whether it be an elephant, a lion, a seal, a pig, a horse, or a dog, the auswer is always the same—patience, kindness, firmness, good temper and good judgment If your pupil makes a mistake, correct it gently but firmly if he does wrong willfully, punish him severely, but without anger. Thnt is the way all the animals at B:irnum's are trained, and it is the only successful way to teach anything, whether it be a canary bird or an elephant, a monkey or—• shall we say a boy?

Cupid IN Coining.

A letter must be taken, and the termina: tiou "ing."' Say, for instauce, that is chosen. Tte first player says to the second, MCupid's roming." "How is he comingf snys tho $cond. Play ng," rejoins the first The secofii then says to the third, "Cupid's coming.? "Howf "Prancing," and so the qucstiooand reply go round, through all th« words teginning with and ending wiu. ing—pl'iing, pulling, pining, praising, preacling, etc. Those who cannot answer the qtpstion on the spur of the moment pay afor£it

The T«nb of Great Mm.

Apan of water and two thermometers we^the tools by which Dr. Black discovered la tint heat and a prism, a lens and a sheet oflwdboard enabled Newton to unfold tba oggin of light and the composition of color, tothard learned tbe art of combining [ors by closely studying butterflies' wings, fe would often say that no one know what bowed to these tiny insects.

Franklin first robbed tbe thunder cloud of te lightning by means of a kite made of two tawatiekaand a silk handkerchief.

I ItaKbsIl Rots. It has been estimated that 1,000,000 feet of lumber, principally ash, is used annually for making baseball bats, the yearly demand being placed at 500,000 bats. Over twenty ttyl,-. ire mode for boys and m~n Inooe Mic „an factory more than a bt red men are empky«d 1a this manufacture, using up in the coarse of a year 200,000 feet of ash, iV 000 feet of baas wood, and 50,000 feci of cherry. Other factories in-the east and west are said to do a business equally large,

Strang* Articles of Food.

Ants are eaten by various nations. In Brazil they are asrved with resworn sauce, r. in Africa ttoey^ stewed with gnaw

Hitter. The East hxUans catch them fa ptwand carefully wash in handfuis, like raiii^, In Slam a curry of ant eggs is a coetlj luxury.

The French will eat frogs, aaA and tbe ~*aed liver of geese, bntdntt the line at

Aiurthey ^n«oad from tbe eocoon tbe O th .o alia ot the silk worm. ^4

In Jl. 3arrotsara eatan,bot (hi^al* taih*r 8:. am roasSed ara a sort of theNew Cainiv.niam.

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TERRE HAUTE SATURDAY EVENING MAIL.

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A Comic Diversion.

Numbered with comical diversions that afford much merriment at evening entertainments is one knftwn as "the old man's face."

Tho only requisite for producing it is a person's hand, handkerchief and a little Indian ink. Tho engraving will show the simplicity of tho arrangement, and demonstrates bow easy it is to form an old man's face.

AN OLO MAN'? FACR.

The conceit may be varied so as to form an old woman's face by putting on a ruffled cap in place of tho handkerchief.

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PHYSIOLOGY AND HYGIENE.

Hedictne for the Imagination—The Turkish Bath a Tonie to Mind and Itody. A number of instances of functional disturbances aid of cures, produced simply by an idea persistently dwelt upon, are discussed by Drs. Binet and Fere in Popular Science, and these suggest the question why "medicine for tho imagination," the importance of which has b-sen intimated by many medical writers, should not become a recognised agent in the treatment of numerous cases.

The most important of the organic disturbances produced by an idea is an experiment on vesication, performed by Focachon, a chemist at Charmes. He applied some postage stamps to a hypnotised subject, keeping them in their place with some strips of dKchylon cud a compress at the same time be suggested to tbe subject that he had applied a blister. The subject was watched, and when twenty hours had elapsed, the dressing, which had remained untouched, was removed. The epidermis to which it had been applied was thickened and dead, ami of a yellowish white color and this region of the skin was puffy, and surrounded by an intensely red zone.

It was in I SCO that Russell Reynolds first noted the existence of motor and sensory disturbances developed under the influence of an idea. These consisted sometimes in spasms, and more frequently in paralysis, to which the name of "imaginative paraplegia" has been given. The type of this paralysis is afforded by Reynolds' first observation, which concerned young woman who was affected by |araplegia under the following circumstances: She lived alone with her father, who had undergone a reverse of fortune, and who l»ecaiue (aralytic in consequence of protracted anxiety. She supported the household by giving lessons, which involved long walks about tbe town. Influenced by the fatigue caused by so much walking, it occurred to her that she might herself become paralyzed, aud that their situation would then be terrible. Haunted by this idea, she felt a growing weakness in her limbs, and after a while was quite unable to walk. Tbe pathology of tho affection was understood by Reynolds, who prescribed a purely moral treatment He finally convinced his iaiient that she was able to walk and, in fact, she resumed the practice.

Tlie Turkish Bath.

Aside from pure pleasure as a personal indulgence, the to:iic qualities of the Turkish bath cannot be estimated, affirms Mrs. Annie Jenness Miller, of dress reform fame. The skin is quickened into health and the nerves are relaxed and subdued by tho heating process, while kneadiug, rubbing ami anointing harden the flesh and give elasticity to the muscles. The half hour of rejiose. and perhaps sleep, on a soft couch prepares the stomach for the digestion of substantial meal and if followed, when the processes of digestion are well under way, by a half hour of gentle exercise in the gynasium, or at home in a systematic course of muscular exercise, with a current of pure air circulating through tbe rooms, the effect would be perfect

In beginning the bath Mrs. Miller advises reason and moderation. One must not rush headlong into the indiscretion of too great exposure. For the first bath a few moments only should be spent in the hot room, else the benefits may be lost in tho reaction. It is well to remember that tho change from the mild manner of sponging and sopping the skin dry, which has before been designated "taking a bath," is a very different affair from the operation which proposes nothing less than divesting one of a portion of the scarf skin itself. In coming out of the shampooing room thero is no cause to stand and shriek at the approach of the cold spray one should rather invite it and aid the good already done by manipulating the different members as the grateful and refreshing shower falls upon tbem.

The result of so much purification and invigoration will show itself in bright eyes and a glowing skin, while a deeper sj-mpatby with deeds of worth and charity, a purer good will toward one's fellow creatures will animate the mind and stimulate fresh interest in promulgating the truths of cleanliness as taught within t!ie walls of any thoroughly equipped Turkish or Russian bath.

The Morphine Ilnbit Fnfthlnnuble. Tho morphine habit is said to have become a thing of fashion among Parisian women, by which thousands are cutting short their live& A miniature case containing a small vial of dissolved morphine and utinysyringo is carried, so that at any moment while in their boxes at theatre or opera the fatal drug uiay be iujectod.

SOCIAL ETIQUETTE.

Customs at tbe Fascinating June WeddUtg* iu Now Celebrated. June, the -favored month for waddings, antl tbe most fascinating of all seasons for the wedding journey, is here, and apropos of these charming occasions Harper's Bazar furnishes tbe following timely information:

The brides of June have some of tbem determined to be married in their traveling dresses and to start off immediately, but this is a pity. As a woman will presumably never be married but onoe, she should be allowed tbe conventional wedding dress and veil which is very certain to become a treasured memory.

Young ladies who marry widowers sometimes consider it etiquette to be married in a bonnet and high dress. If they are not very young this is perhaps better.

After her cards in out the fiancee must not appear in public. This is another absurd regulation, but one on which society is very stringent In asking a set of young ladies to be tor bridesmaids, the bride is generally actuated by feelings of relationship or friendship, although fashion and wealth often influence these invitations. Each bridemaid is expected to give a handsome present Tbe groom safes men of his own age and his intimate acquaintance to be his ushers, and they mutt, all be unmarried men, of course, and must arrange matters at tbe church. if tbe ceremony is in the cborrh it should be filled with June flowers I blossoms •bould be Strewn for tbe bride to walk on. Music should play softly thr preparatory half hour when the ily i«ing ushered to seats. Tbe mother of the bride, her brothers and sist should pre "e her to tba church and be saa ci in pew* L.Iore she enters, unless tbe mother is a widow and gives tbe bride awa !.• If—a very oching and beautiful In tH* ,-» tbe l-ride'smother preoedc* rlnthe i-." ••••don. leaning oa tbe arm of her son or near relative.

Altar the ceremony, tbe officiating clergy man shakes hands with tba young -4 congratulates tbem. Tbe bride :-iUa» i*nr husband's right arm and they wal-: ownthe aisia. Tbey drive boioe alooe or to tbe booas where the reception is to be bekL

Visits of Coiriohsc*. ... ...

Visits of ooodofcnoe are paid within a w««k or ten days at most after tba evant that castoosthesa. Ffersooal visits of this k. I are made cnly by relatives and lntic friends, wh should be careful to make uaa coomsatioo ss i&tie painful as possible.

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FATHER'S CHILD.

Ily little girl to-oight with childish glee, her months had numbered not twoscore.

Escaped Iter nurse, and, at my study door, With tiny rs rappJag, spoke to me Though faint her words, heard them tremblingly ""all from her Hps, as If the darkness bore

Its weight upon her: "Father's child." No more I waited for, liut straightway v*illin~ly

I brought the sweet lutruderlnto light *«Tith happy laughter. Even so souie night. When, from the nursing earth escaped and free, 31y soul shall try in her first infant flight To seek God's chamber, these two words shall be Those that will make him ope his door to me, —II. T. \V. Duke, Jr.. in LippiucotCs.

THE BRAINS OF CHILDREN.

A L:ttle tlcluxution Before Bedtime. Honrs of Sleep. Thero is almost no limit to what you can teach youn»lf, if you try long enough. Time must always be given to the brain, and on this condition patient perseverance will carry a student to almost any goal. Hurrying the little brains of children is to force a false paoo ercvpt with the obviously lazy but the bugbear of ovorpressir-e need not be feared so long as tho principles controlling the health of tue body generally is observed. Overpressure often means under feeding. Sleep is the rest of the brain, its gnat rest. A variation in work, a change of subject, is another kind of rest the best rest often for tho higher or intellectual centers and an immense ainoaut of mental labor can be safely undertaken, if sufficient variety is secured. But in the end the brain demands sleep, aud this is csj)cciaily the case when the lower or more animal miters havo been much used, as in.children at play.

Ilabit has a groat deal to do with insuring a good night's rest, the habit of going to bed at a regular hour. Hard mental work up to the moment of retiring may cause the loss of a night's rest, and it is a good plan to indulge in a little relaxation before bedtime, like a piece of light literature, a game, or some music. Trivial things may win slumber, such as lowering the pillow or turning ita cold side but artificial means of distracting thought havo nearly invariably proved totally useless. Children require more sleep than ^rown peoplo. A healthy baby for the first two months or so spends mo6t of its time asleep. After that a baby should have at least, two horn's of sleep in the forenoon and one hour in the afternoon and it is quite possible to teach almost any infant to adopt this as a regular habit Even to the ago of 4 or 5 years a child should have one hour of sleep, or at least rest in bed, before its dinner and it should be put to bed at 0 or 7 in the evening, and left undisturbed for twelve or fourteen hours.

Up to the 15tli year most young people require ton hours, and to the 20th year nine hours. After that age every one finds out how much he or she requires, though as a goneral rule At least six to eight hours are necessary. Eight hours' sleep will prevent more nervous derangements iu women than any medicines can euro. During growth there must be ample sleep, if the brain is to develop to its full extent and the more nervous, excitable or precocious a child is, the longer sleep should it get, if its intellectual progress ia not. to come to a premature stand still, or its life be cut short at an early age. The period ot full maturity with its maximum of mental activity is tho period of minimum demand for sleep but old age revei'ts to the habit of childhood, and passes much of its lime in slumber.—C. F. Pollock, M. D., iu Tho Chautauquan.

A Recruiting Officer's Opinion. "There is no nation on oarth so generous to its soldiers--," says Capt F. D. Garrety, "as ia the United States of America. Every Boldier is furnished witjj all the clothing be requires in any emergency and the goods of which those clothes are made are of tho best quulity. A heavy California blanket, sheets, pillow, mattress aud steel spring bedstead are allotted to cnch one, and if he cannot sleep well with such an outfit, it is his own fault Then again tho rations are always good and plentiful. We have men come in here who have sorved iu tho armies of Europe, and they nre utterly amazed by tho many comforts they find. The pay, too, is far, above the nay received by European soldiers. It is true that $i:-» a month sounds small, but you r«e that $KJ is all cleur gain and no soldier need spend a cent of the sum unless ho wants to. There nro many men in the service who save up their salaries, and at the end of five years find that they have a pretty snug sum by tbem. There nro ignorant inou coming into tbe service. Those receive immense benefits. At every post there la a night ljchool, with competent teachers, which they attend, nud each post has its library. 'Men who go into the army knowing neither how to read nor write nro able to do both and to figure in tho bargain before their terms of terviceexpire."—Pioneer Press.

The peculiar purifying and building up powers of Hood's Saraaparilla make it the very beat medicine to take at this season.

An Aeronautical Advance,

The so called "governable airship" of Dr. Wolfert is driven forward or backward by means of a fanlike propeller at the forward end of the car, while a second propeller, directly under the car, serves to raise or lower tbe balloon without loss of ballast or of gas. The horizontal propeller may be turned to right or left, thus serving as a rudder. In an experimental apparatus, tbe aeronaut, seated like a bicycle rider,neadily drove either or both of the propellers at a rate as high as 250 revolutions jer minute. Tbe trial was made near Dresden with a cigar shaped balloon about sixty feet long, with a lifting power of about fiOO pounds and the motions of this were under perfect control, even against a moderate wind. A peculiar system of netting gave the car remarkable steadiness. Tto inventor expects soon to launch an airship capable of carrying fifty men, substituting an electric engine for the foot power of his first experiments.—Arkansaw Traveler.

Latest Financial Notion.

Thel st fi .iicial notion in London and Berlin is. an exujuige for disposing of superfluous wedding presents. The latest quotations are: "Wine coolers, active: sardine box shearer dull mixed pickle forks, recoverins."

The Remarkable Cares

Which have been effected by Ifood'a HarsaparilLa are sufficient proof that this medicine does poase*# peculiar curative jxr.ver. In tbe severest case* of scrofula or rheum, when other preparations bad own powerless, tbe use of Hood's 8arsaparilfa has brought about tbe happiest result*. The case of Mies Marsh C. Whittier, of Lowell, Mass., wbo suffered terribly from scrofulous sores that of Charles A* Roberta, of Eaat WiUton, X. Y.. wbo had thirteen abcosses on bis face and neck that of Willie DufT, of Walpole, Mass., wbo bad bip disease and scrofula so bad that physicians said he could not recover, area few of the many instances in which wonderful cures were effected by this medicine.

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CHEAP GEMS IN CHINA.

HOW SOME PEOPLE SECURE BEAUTIFUL DECORATIVE WARE.

One of the Tricks of Trade In N«vr York— Bargains Which Delight Br!oa-bra» Hunters—Capturing tho Importer's Extra IMeccs of Ware.

Not all the hargains in the city, nor even tfco most attractive ones in the wares that delight women and-bric-a-brac hunters, are to be found on the bargain counters of tho uptown bazaars. Those who havo accidentally or out of curiosity visited the wholesialo stores in the glass, crockery, and decorative gooda districts on tho side streets west of Broadway., from Barclay street to Chambers und abov®, if they havo nosed around in the out-of-tbo-way corners under stairways, or po'ued about tho dust covered stock shoved away on back, shelves in odd cornel's, havo found a mine ot valuable pieces of ornamental and useful ware that can bo worked at a mere titho of the cost involved in transactions in the samo goods over uptown counters. Those aro "sample lots," in tho languago of tho trade, and the principal interest of the wholesalers in them is to get them out of tho way with as littlo trouble as possible.

Tho choicest pieces obtainable in this way are of imported goods, and they aro lying around loose because fine china and glass ware is sold usually by the wholesalers by tbe dozen. The difficulty of replacing a broken one in a dozen of foreign goods has led to the custom of thirteen pieces being packed for a dozen by the manufacturers abroad. Then if one piece in a dozen ia broken the set is still complete. If there is no breakage tho importer has an extra pioc» on his hands for which ho has no uso. In a. largo business a great number of such pieces, no half dozen of them alike, accumulate in a short time in this and other similar ways. The buyers of th-j uptown houses take many of them for tho bargain counters, especially where thero happen to be onough of any sort to mako a small sot but many are not available for this trado, and are left to bo shoved off into corners out of the way until rcsur-, rected by some bargain hunter.

By a little diligence in going around frontplace to place a cabinet can bo filled witls choico pieces, or a breakfast or a luncheoiv set of odd pieces bo made up at a ridiculously small cost Slightly damaged pieces, but availablo for decorative purposes, are foundfcin the same dusty corners, and con bo scoured even more cheaply than tbe perfect samples. The genuine bric-a-brac crank takes a real enthusiasm in hunting through tho wholesalo warehouses for theso neglected specimens, and enjoys the sensation of finding a rare bifc of glass or a duinty bit of china, hidden under tho dust and cobwebs of years, as much as ho does tho getting of it for a song, and tho knowing that it cannot bo duplicated for less than five or six times what it cost him.

At least one woman in New York fount! this bargain mino nitio years ago, and has been working it greatly to her profit over since. She has a little store, fifteen or twenty feet square, on a small side street near Canal. A lot of cheap crockery, marked at phenomenally low prices, but not otherwise nttraotivo, litters trays in front of tho stom The show window has a somewhat more pretentious appearance, but thereal treasures of tho place aro in a case inside. It is filled with pieces of royal Worcester, Dresden, Vienna, Carlsbad and other fine wares, even Sevres, all genuine, and most of them perfect They nre for sale for from ten to fifty per cent less than' they would bo sold for in the regular stores. Besides this the shop on every sido is filled from floor to ceiling with chinawnre, much of it of tho best makers, aud the floor is so heaped with it that only a narrow space is left, in which to move about Some of thenegoods she sells at nearly their full value, but. most of them go for half that or oven less. Her customers wonder how she can do It, audi she smiles and says nothing but the fact la that tho stock is entirely made up of the odda and ends, "sample lots," and other debris of the wholesalers.—New York Sun.

Use tho great specific for "cold in heart or catarrh—Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy. __________________

Life at the North I'ole.

If they ever find tho North Polo and it becomes colonized, they're going to havo an. awful time of it They will have daylight, six months and dark six months out of tlx* year. The great check on immorality isdaylight. There is a certain limit of trouble and ingenuity beyond which immorality will net. go. The limit is far enough off at ttiaUxwt, but if it were night for six months on and. what would become of us/ HuKbands would, never go home at nil. Parties would only Ik» divided by the time necessary to recruit exhausted nature woman would need a now dress every four bom's because she couldnt go to more than two |xirties in tho same drew, and it would be an awful hardship to do even that. They would say: "Why, do look at Mrs. ——, Sho wore that same dress at the Smiths just ten honnt. ago." "Are you going to the theatre nowfT" "No I w»w the pieca already to-night,"* "Get up." "What time is it?' "Don't know, but I put you to bed in a~ miserable condition six hours since, and we are due at the Jones'." "Well, wait till I get my breakfast or sapper or dinner which is it anyhow?" "Don't remember it is my 110th meal thta. season." "Don't light tbe gas yet I only saved t?~ 0(10,000, and that gas bill is getting prodigious. Anew dress? That's the fifteenth in 175 hours." "Great ik-ott! tho meter's busied and tho electric wire'* broken. Where are ray boots?* —San Francisco Chronicle "Undertones!."'

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Hchool* of Egypt.

In the native schools of Egypt tbe children are all seated on tbe floor In a large room, the teacher being on the platform with* long stick. Tbe principal study pursued is that of the Koran, »r Mohammedan Bftrie and three or four times as many hours am spent nt this a* at any other study.—Boston jr-*» __________________

Wonderful l'opularlty

The fact that the sale of Dr. Pie re©'* Pleasant Purgative Pellets exceeds that of any other pill in tho market, be it great or small, is on account of the fact that tbey are tiny, little sugar-coated granules, and that in most cases onelittle "Pellet" Is sal1, lent for a dose that tbey are purely vegetable and perfectly harmless and for constipation, biliousness, sick headache, and all diseases arising from derangement of tbe liver, stomach or bowels, tbey are absolutely a

specific, A Tntle laxative or

active c&lhartic, ace" HngJ to si»» of dose.