Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 19, Number 11, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 1 September 1888 — Page 3

SCIENCE AND PROGRESS.

POPULAR SCIENCE NEWS* FROM MANY SOURCES.

A New Summer Sport In the Form of IbrliM Toboggan Slide Which H«i Prorei! rscetdlngly Popalsr Among the

Bathen at Seaside Park.

Tobogganing has become such a favorite winter pastime that tbe Idea occurred some time ago to a resident of Bridgeport, Conn., that it might bo adapted to the summer months also. In 18S7 bo built a marine toboggan slide. It is an adjunct of tbe large bathing establishment atJSeaside Park, near Bridgeport. Following is a description with illustration taken from Scientific Americans

A MARIJnC TOBOGGAN' SLIDE.

The artificial slop© rises from high water mark to the height of thirty-two feet above It, whero tliere is a suitable platform that is reached by a flight of stops. The chute itself is but twenty inches wide, and contains 725 wheels for the sleds to run on. It is the inventor's intention this season to replace these wheels by a series of brass rollers each sixteen Inches long. Almost any common toboggan will answer the purpose but the patented "star oval board" will encounter less friction thau a flat surface, and will meet with less resistance on striking the water. Tho slido is open to all at certain stages of tho tide, but at high water none aro admitted but good swimmers. The chute is 178 feet long. Tho toboggan starts at tho signal given by a boll, only one being allowed to ro at a time, and oa being projected from tho lower cud. they ricochet across tho waters of tho sound for a distance varying from 75 to 175 feet, skipping along liko a flat pebble, till tho force acquired in tho descent Is lost, after which tho bather swims ashoro, pulling his eltul after him. The facial expression of novices taking their first adventurous slide is quite remarkable, and tho sensations felt are correspondingly novel and peculiar. Tho popularity of this now form of summer sport is proved by tho fact that, during tho month of August, 1SS7,11,000 slides were paid for at tvro cent* a slide. Crowds of spectators wore daily assembled to witness tho exciting scene,

Tho Ilootute Tunnel.

Tho totr.l longth of tho Iloosac tunnel, at North Adams, Mass., is S3.C81 feet, or four and throe-fourths miles. It is^twenty foot in height and tweuty-four feet in width. From It was cxer.v.itcd 1,000,000 tons of rock. Its em ire cost, \va Ct4,000,0.'0. It i^ oa to be lighted by electricity.

A Fossil Human Footprint. In various localities, notably upon the rooka of tho Connecticut valley, there havo been found tho footprints of various animals bolo:igia to former geological periods, which havo lnx'n preserved by tho hardoning of tho »oft sLuul or mud into solid rock.

There havo lately been discovered in Nicaragua certain human footprints which havo been preserved in the snmo manner, although of much later dato than thoso referred to above. Thoy havo been deecrUxxl nt length by Or. Daniel'lii-intou, and four of thorn havo been removed to tho Pen box lv Museum of Aivlueology nt Cambridge, Mass., wnero they arc now on exhibition.

These footprints occur on tho borders of a lake near tho town of Managuo at a depth of twenty-on© feet below the surface. Several different strata of limestone, calcareous tufa, mud, clay and volcanic ashes wero found above them, Indicating an unusual activity of geological forces. The wholo region is of a volcanic nature, and iu former years eruptions and changes of level were much more frequent than nt present.

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The footpri.it njxwottd in tbe illustration is about tea inches long and Croat three to four and a half incbw wide the excessive width in proportion to tbe length Is doubtless due, explain® Popular Science News, In which the illustration or sallr a -ami, to the soft earth spreading uder the jight Tbe gnat too it large and prominent, and is longer than tbe second one. This peculiarity Is considered by some arcbwologirta to bo a sign of inferiority of race. The fore put of ib* foot has made tbe deepest tapresskM. showing it to bo made by a vigoroos and strong gaited person.

The agu of these footprints is very anew! a. Certain Mis r—the to.: -intsh»*r been refesr to' .putter* nary era, ami the bones of a mastodon were (band in a lay tf earC ^a tbo foe* nsinte. Tbe eouu.ry surr tho Lake Nicaragua i» rich la relics of firebtotorto bar habitant*, wbo iiesUy#*' from tboto lob... the cow..:./ at tho time of the Spanish oooqwwi: and'ahboogh it is at furwwnt t»*ct a ft* them literal tbe t^_Js of time," there can be no dwbt that they are great antiquity, and may that retxKta pcrfcid wban fa neu—ern pail of tbe eotmtry was coverwd with tbe «w» and tee of tbe gladal epoch.

FVnrli a cm! iteortNBt of Do tx* store near it oakum llsh or ether «£rouf smrillng sobstanrea,

THE CURIOSITY SHOP. J\ & California Tree*—Father and UotSer rf the Forest—Dimensions.

Tbe large trees in California are specified by Haswell as follows: The Keystone State, in Calavera Grove, is 825 feet in height Tbe Father of tbe Forest, felled, is 385 feet in length, and a man on horseback can ride erfict ninety feet inside of its trunk. The Mother of the Forest is 815 feet in height, 84 feet in circumference (20.75 in diameter) inside of its bark, and is computed to contain 537,000 feet of sound one' inch lumber. These measurements appear to be exceeded by some trees in Australia, as is set forth in the report of the Intercolonial exhibition of 1S70 (page 039), published from the governing it printing office at Sydney in 1S71. LL.o is the statement: The average height to which tbe F.ucalipta attain in this colony may be stated at 100 to 130 feet, with a stem of from three and a half to five feet in diameter. All above these dimensions must be regarded as exceptional In jungle forests they have been known to reach a height of 200 feet or more. But these heights sink into insignificance compared to those given of some allied species of tbe some genus indigenous to Victoria, Tasmania and western Australia. The Tasmania "blue gum" eucalyptus globules is said to reach to a height of 300 feet, and Dr. Von Mueller states in the official record of the Melbourne Intercolonial exhibition that a "karri tree" (Eeolossa) of western Ana tralia was measured by Mr. Pemberton Wal cot, which reached 400 feet in height ands Sir. Boyle measured a fallen tree of Eaniyg dalina in tbe deep recesses of Daudanong, near^Mel bourne, 430 feet in length further, that a Mr. Klein took the measurement of a eucalyptus, ten miles from Thalesville, 480 feet high, and that a Mr. G. W. Robinson ascertained tbe circumference of a tree of the Eamygdalina to be eighty-one feet

Slavery Among the Kngllsh. Samuel Smiles, in his book called "Thrift," says:

Slavery long existed among ourselves. It existed when Cossar landed. It existed in Saxon times, when tbe household work was dono by slaves. The Saxons wero notorious slave dealers, and tho Irish were their best customers. The principal mart was at Bristol, from whence tho Saxons exported large numbers of slaves into Ireland, so that, according to Irish historians, there was scarcely a house in Ireland withont a British slave in it. When tho Normans took possession of England they continued slavery. From that time slavery continued in various forms. It is recorded of tho "good old times" that it was not till the reign of Henry IV (1890-1413) that villeins, farmers ar.d mechanics wero permitted by law to put their children to school, and long after that they daml not educate a son for the church without a license from the lcrd. Tho kings of England, in their contests with tho feudal aristocracy, gradually relaxed tho slavo laws. They granted churters founding royal bnrgbs, and when the slaves fled into them and were ablo to conceal themselves for a year and a day, they then becamo freemen of tho burgh aucl wero declared by law to be free. Tho last serfs in England wero emancipated in tho reign of Queen Elizabeth, but tho last serfs in .Scotland wero not emancipated until tbe reign of George III, at tho end of the last century. Before then the colliers and salters belonged to tho soil, and were bought and sold with it Thoy had no power to determine what their wages should be.

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Lick Observatory.

James Lick, ono of tho pioneers of California, died in iH70 at an advanced nge. He went to California in 1847 with a small capital, and by inves^ng it wisely soon bceame, by tho growth of San Francisco and the development of tho state, a manifold millionaire. In 187H, at tho ago of 77, Mr. Lick eonceivcd tho idea of erecting an observatory and placing therein the finest, as well as tho largest, tolescojw in the world. For thin purposo be donated 6700,000. After years of preliminary work and detail tho tortus of the gift have been completed and Santa Clara county, Cal., is the location of tho flnast instrument ever made. Tho great telcscopo is sovonty-fivo feet long and has a thirty-six inch refractor. As a fitting climax to this magnificent bequest, it may l»o stated that tho body of James Lick is deposited in the pier upon which tho iron framowork of tho great telcscopo stand'.

First American Dtble.

Tbe first Bible printed in this country "was Eliot's Indian Bible, whoso t'tlo was "Mamusseo Wunneetupauatamwo Up-Biblum God nancswo Nukkono Testament kah wunk Wusku Testament. No quesbkinnu nuk nashpe Wulhneumoh Christ noh oscu wesit John Eliot" This was printed in 10G3. Tho Indian language it was mndo in Is extinct, and it is said that only one man was living as late as 1S71 who could read it The next Biblo printed in this country was Hour's, in German, in 1743. The first English Biblo printed here was in Boston, iu small quarto, in 173& Before 1800 there had been printed iu tho United States 1,S07 different editions of tho Bible or parts of it

•The Youth Who Mred."

Tho incendiary who set fire to tbe temple cf Diana at fiphesus, 350 B. C., in order that his name might be perpetuated, was Eroetratua. An edict was published, prohibiting any mention of his name, but it was ineffective. Shakespeare says: The aspiring jroath who fined the Ephedra dome OatUvee tn memory the pfcxts foot who reared it. But in this be erred, as tbe name of tbe "pious fool" was Ctcsipbon, who was tbe chief architect of the temple.

Wilkes Booth quoted tbe above words of Shakespeare to a friend before assassinating President Lincoln.

Salting Wind*.

A sailing vtssel bas a fair wind when ibo can lay bcr course between her starting point and deottnorten without altering tbe position of btfsaiis. A vcaacl Is "running free" when the is going before the wind, with tbe wind either directly astern or on bcr quarter. A remel is hauled oa tbe wind when she bos to boat that is, she has a bead wfml and cant make her destination without dng. Then her sails are trimmed aft and she is pointed op in tbe wind. _______

The Pope's CathfdrmL

Tbe cb-—b of St Join of Lateran. aft Bonus t* ed by Ooortaatin*. i* the Episcopal cathedral of the pope. Bt church hi ~'.t "necM'^y called acrf-'wwl. ?wtag: to: tad graadt".:- T. term ta property af, !d, however, ooly to a church containing a QMUtop's throoe or seat

A Jew KUgfMe*

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YOUNG FOLKS' COLUMN.

ENTERTAINMENT OF A PLEASING KIND FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.

A Short Fketch of Otto Htgner, an English Lad. Who at an Early Age Ha* Manifested a Remarkable ainslcal Talexit.

No sooner had Joeef Hofman been spirited away from America into temporary retirement tfcr.n another musie-il rodigy turned up to prove the old adage that where there is demand a supply w.ILJ at hand. Otto limner, a lad of 11, is two years old than -s p*"ed ece in 'a::»e. but as competent critics assert, Ms equal in technique and execution, mastering the works of great composers like Beethoven, Weber, Liszt, Chopin, Bach, etc., "with the true dash, effect and confident gusto of genius born, not manufactured." Ho was born of humble parents, and trained from tho age of 5 by Hen- Huber, of Bale.

OTTO HEGXKR, A MUSICAL PRODIGY.

His gift manifested itself early, as in other musical prodigies before him. Mozart, when but 8 years old, was taught some minuets and airs, which he learned with wonderful facility, and at the age of 5 bad already composed some pieces of music. If ono feels inclined to judge by outward signs, a great and brilliant career may bo predicted to tho young pianist His head is that of a genius, well developed, with expressive eyes and refined features, full of intelligence and seemingly quite happy in his vocation, without the slightest trace of overwork or forcing.

Will o' the Wisp.

This is an amusing gamo to play in a garden on a Rummer eveni:i j, after it gets duslr, or on a dark but fine autumn evening. Tho nccessary implements eife dark lantern* Every player must havo a lantern, and one lantern should have a colored shade, red, greeu or violet, whilst the others should all bo white lights. The colored lantern belongs to "Will o'the Wisp" who starts first and hides in the grounds or in the wood, or wherever the game is played. When bo has got a certain distance he displays his light, nnd waves it to attract tbe attention of the other players, who at once start in pursuit. Thou "Will o'the Wisp" closes tho lantern and starts off to another place, where again tho colored light is displayed, and again tho pursuers follow, so the game may be continued till "Will o' the Wisp" is captured, when another player takes the colored lantern and becomes WilL", This gatno will afford exercise, and great fun will result in the playing of it, while the effect of tbe colored light moving about, followed by the number of white lights, among tho trees of a garden is very pretty and picturesque. It is a kind of hide and seek with all the excitement of dusk and lantern light to enhance the enjoyment Candle lanterns are safer to use than oil lanterns with the latter tho oil might leak out and soil a dress, and they are not so easily extinguished as candle, should one of tho players stumble or fall. Should this bo tho case the other players aro easily found again, as they all carry lights.

Tho Zulu Baby's Cradle.

Perhaps of all tho strange cradlcs in the world, the one in which tho Zulu baby reposes is the strnngost Tbe cradlo is made of a wido strip of soft ekin passe:! around the mother's waist so as to form a sort of basket at the back in which the little ono can lie.

The poorer classes of Zulu mothers, who have to dc rough work all day long, carry their childron about with them in these cradles. Some of tho wealthier women havo very elaborate affairs made of antelopo akin with the hoir outside, ornamented with tassels and .black and white bead work,at which the Zulus are extremely clever. Tbe mothers as a role

ZTTLU CRADLE. are kind to their children. Tho crndl© illustrated in the accompanying cut is one of these, and atrango aa it may appear to our readers little Zulus conaider it ouite on elegant arrangement.

Why Old Lam Are Valuable. Many of our girls do not know why old laco is often so much more valuable and generally so much mono beautiful than new lace The fact is, aays Golden Days, that tho valuable old iaoe Is all woven in lost patterns. It is frequently as fine as a spider's film, and cannot be reproduced. Tbe loss of patterns was a severe check to lace making hi France and Belgium, and was occasioned by tbe French revolution, lief ore that time whole villages supported themselves by lace making, and patterns were handed down from one generation to another. Tbey were valuable heirlooms, for the most celebrated weavers always had as many orders as tbey could cxecnte in a lifetime, and tbey wore bound by an oath, taken on the four gospels, to ck only for certain dealer*. When tbe rci^-i of terror began all work of this kind was interrupted for a tim After tbe storm had subsided, the dealers and workers were far apart—some dead, some lost, and some escaped to foreign lands and such of tJt^ nxmsen as remained wen bound by their c»Ui to work for bat ooe and this oath, to Kate of Robespierre's doctrines, was held by tbe poorest of them to be binding, and tbere sen) instances wbere th?y suffered actual want rather than break their word, gome, however, taught tbeir children and their grandchildren, and many patterns were la this way preserved. Some of tbe daintiest and finest patterns were n-ver recovered, aal today specimens of these iacea arak^owato be worth their weight to go&d.

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PHYSIOLOGY AND HYGIENE.

Xahalatioa of Ipecac tn Lang Disease. Vac*rie* ot the Appetite.

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A writer in Medical Press advocates tbe inhalation of ipecac for various diseases of the lungs and air passages. He reports six cases greatly benefited by inhalations of wine of ipecac in spray. Greatest benefit was obtained from this in cases of chronic bronchitis and bronchial catarrh. In phthisis there was marked amelioration. A single inhalation will sometimes restore tbe voice in cases due to congestion of the vocal cords. The spray should be given warm, and tho patient should remain indoors for some time after the inhalation. Care should be taken to be sure that tbe spray enters tho chest and is not stopped by the arching of tbe tongue against the wall of the mouth. Ten minutes' spraying three times a day will suffice.,.

-•fiic Mysteries of Taste."

Medical Register pronounces tbe vagaries of iheap]»etite as far beyond the explanatory scL-nce of physiol*It affirms that I what wo call tolerance in medicine is in Itself a mystery. We cannot tell why this thing agrees with this individual and at tbe same time utterly destroys bis brother. The trite fold saying that one man's meat is another I man's poison must be accepted empirically.

Still less can we account for the variations of taste. Why one man's gustatory uerve should respond agreeably to salt, while another's repels it with violence, we cannot understand. Doubtless education has most I to do with it, and yet the manner in which education operates continues a mystery. The preference of the Chinese for food that seems to our appetites absolutely disgusting is well known. In Canton rats aell for fifty cents a dozen, and dogs' hind quarters command a higher prico than lamb or mutton. Fancy eating birds' nests worth .30 a pound! This is what a mandarin revels in. The French have beguiled us into eating frogs' legs, which were once tabooed in this country, and wo have oven come to esteem diseased gooso liver in the form of pate de foie gras.

In the West Indies baked snako is a common dish, as the reptiles abound, and it is a good way of getting rid of them. But when it comes to frying palm worms in fat, one would think the stomach would rebel. It is not so. however, though, by a strange inconsistency, stewed rabbit is looked upon, with disgust. On tbe Pacific coast the Digger Indians eat dried locusts, and the Argentine Republic skunk fiesh is a dainty. Our own favorite bivalve, the oyster, is very disgusting to a Turk, while the devil fish, eaten in Corsica, is equa'lv so to us. We cannot understand, either, bow tho inhabitants of tho West Indies and tho Pacific coast can eat lizards' eggs with a relish still less, how tho eggs of tho turtlo and alligator can become a favorite article of diet Tho Brazilians eat I ants, probably to get rid of them, for thoy literally infest the country, and are of an enormous size.

I An Ucguent for Ecaiovinj Wrinkles. A recipe for a preparation to remove I wrinkles is going the rounds. It is a substance derived from tho wool of sheep by steeping the clippings in hot alcohol. By this process a yellow grease is precipitated chemically identified with an element fouud iu certain vegetables, as peas and beans.

When applied with rubbing it passes directly through the skin, and in this way acts as a nutrient to the fatty tissue beneath. Thus it has the effect of smoothing out tho wrinkles produced by tho attenuation of these tissues which come with age. One antiquated fashion belle is said to havo nearly removed from her temples the footprints of a thousand figurative crows by six weeks' use of this marvelous unraent

A Carious Case of Left Handedness* A French physician mentions a curious case of left handedness. One child in a certain family was left handed, and a second appeared, at tbe age of 1 year, also to be left handed. It was then learned that tho mother always carried her child on her left arm. Sho was advised to carry ber child on her right. The infant, having its right arm free, began to grasp objects with it, and soon becamo right handed.

Pleasant Warm Aromatic.

Essence of peppermint is a pleasant worm aromatic comfortable to most stomachs not quito so strong as cloves or ginger good for colic and rick stomach. Dose—ton drops for a grown person. For Infant, one-half to two drops in a teaspoonful of water. Add one drop to two teas^oonfuls of water and give ono tcaspoonfcl of this.

SOCIAL ETIQUETTE.

Minor Manner* Sometimes NglccJ«l by Gentlemen. Tho word gentleman is so often vulgarized by improper use that Mrs. Sherwood, who is excellent authority, bos called attention cs follows to tho ways in which this frequently happens in our country, as well as to some of the neglected minor manners of mankind: Wben Tom on the ball field says to his generous antagonist, "Horatio, you aro a gentleman," he uses it correctly. Wben a driver says to bis fare, "If you are tbe man who is going to ride, 1 am the gentleman as is to drive you,""he uses it incorrectly. Wben a servant announces a plumber as a "Gentleman to fix the pipes," she uses it incorrectly.

Tbe word "gentleman," one of the noblest, sweetest, grandest words in tho language, should not be used too much. Put in tbe better word man, remembering that gentleman implies ranch breeding, much culture, a certain refinement of occupation, and a moral tone of tbe very highest

And to descend to tbe lowest thing about a gentleman, we should remember that bis minor maimers most be attended to be does not swejir in tbo presence of women be does cot eat his dinner in a hurry be does not crumble bis bread aboot, making it into pills bo does not eat bis soup with a hissing •oond,-or tip tbo plate to get tbe last drop be mends his table manner* if tbey are bad ho dresses himself well if his means will allow be ho ever so poor be must be clean. If he commits any little error at the dinner table he must learn to be composed be most be deaf and blind to tbe error* of others in sodety. But etiqoette never means stiffness tbo best brad people are tbe unconsdooa. 8o sadden are tbe rises in American society that many a man has been invited to a dinner party to eat bis dinner off the plate which be lately washed.

Qlnta tor tbe Uninitiated-

Remove tbe spoon from the coflfoe'or tea cup and let It lie to tbe saoesr. When ynu area guest for ooe meal do not fold yoar napkin, bo£ leave it lying loosely oa the table.

Always break yoor bread. Do sot cot I* with tbe knife, nor batter a large pfeco and btte into it

Patbooesorpftsof fruitoo tbc'ii-of tbe piste, not on tbe table doth. At some tables •maO bone plates are provided.

Do noc, while waiting to be served, rub your fingers on tbe edgeof tbe plate in front of job or fed arouad oo tbe txuUb at tbe taxnbkar. If yocr ptste should be exchanged fortbatof another, the jwson receivtnjt it would feol unpleasantly. Beside*, each mascblbLsb as well as inelegant

THE ROAD TO SUCCESS,

ALWAYS KEEP YOURSELF IN AN ASPIRING STATE OF MIND. .......

Avoid the Thought of Self Iepreetation. It Is the Ambitions, Pushing Man Who Succeeds in Life—Dare to Take Responsibilities—How to Posh Your Business.

No matter what position you are in, be It clerk, typewriter, porter, bookkeeper, car conductor, an employe in a factory or elsewhere, if you make up your mind or fall into the way of thinking that you are always to remain where you are, end never rise any higher, or receive more for your services, tbe chances are very largely against your rising. You make thoso chances against you by keeping in that state of mind in which you see yourself in the future as occupying that same position. You make chances in your favor by seeing yourself in what you call imagination on tho rise. Tho state, of mind you are most in is a force pushing for or against your business and welfare. One permanent state of mind will bring to you success and another failure.

The pnshing of any kind of business always commences first in the mind. Tbo man who is today controlling a dozen railroads commenced in some relatively bumble position. But in mind bo was always aiming higher. When ho gained a step ahead ho did not in mind stop there in imagination be was on tbo nest step. But t'. man who, for years a ragpicker and scavenger, has never looked or aimed any higher, sees himself always a ragpicker. In his thoughts he never gets beyond tho ragpicker's limits, lie may envy peoplo who aro better op.'. Iln may wish for somo of tho things they enjoy. But ho never says iu thought, "I am going to get out of this occupation. I nm going into something higher, cler.ncr aud moro romuncmtivo." So he remains always a ragpicker.

If you keep always in a low, unaspiring stato of mind, if you look on tho best and most beautiful things in this world es things you nover can havo or enjoy, if you soo yourself always at tho foot of tho ladder, grumbling at thoso above you, then at tho foot of the ladder you aro very likely to stay. Any stato of mind you aro in for any length of time will carry you to things in the material world in conformity with that stato. If you aro very fond of horses, and think of them a great deal, you are very litoly to go when oppqrtunity offers whero you can see tho finest horses, and where others fond of horses go. You aro then tho more likely to bo lod to talk to somo ono about horses. You are also moro likely to become engaged in something connected with tho buying, or keeping, or caring for horses. But it was the thought that led you first into tho kingdom of horseflesh.

If your fondness for horses goes no farther than tho desire to be among them, and you aro always saying in thought, "I can only bo a hostler or a driver," and you hold yourself aloof (in mind) from tho wealthy owners of stock, then always a hostler you will be. But if you say, "I am going to get up in this I usinese, I havo as good a right to own a stable as any one else," you aro then very likely to own a stable

Why? Because that very stato of mind brings you nearer tho men who do own stables. They feel your thought unconsciously, and when you ore alert and civil, and as much interested in their business as if it wore your own (al you must bo when you aro in the pushing, aspiring stato of mind), they begin to feel an interest iu you. You will havo moro and moro opportunities to talk with them. They find you useful. They find, probably, at last, that tbey cannot get on without you. Out of this comes friendship. Friendship sets you up in business, or assists you in some way. There is a great deal of "friendship in trade," Men aro dependent on each other for assistance in overy branch of business.

If, when among peoplo, yon carry always with you tho thought of self depreciation, and think of yourself a3 of little value or use, thoso about you will not treat you with that defere:ico or respect as if you regarded yourself moro highly nor will tbey feel disposed to help you to any higher position. Now, aro you fit for «my higher position, so long as you lower yourself in your own mind?

You may find, on searching into yourself, that there aro positions in lifo now apparently beyond your roach, in which you dare not see yourself. Probably nino hotel scrubbing women out of ten would r.ot dare to entertain seriously for a moment the thought that they might some day control the hotel of which they aro now tbo humblest part. But occasionally a person does fisc from some similar position to one far higher. That person dared to think of him or herself in such higher position. This was the unseen moving forco that carried him there.

Wherever you put yourself In mind, and Insistently keep yourself, toward such position you will bo carried. You may not gain the actual place aimed at, but you will stand somewhere near it, which is better than standing in tho gutter ot aimleasnesi and hopelessness.

Dare, then, and live mw in mind as the bead of a business or the hood of a department for whose work you are entirely responsible. You are then attracting to you tbe unseen forces which will pot you in such places. But if you will not aspire above tbe place of a wage worker yon put out tbe force which will always keep you a mere worker for weekly wages. If you are afraid of taking responsibilities, and desire only what you think thg safe corner of sure and steady wages, you will always remain in that corner, more or less, a machine moved at tbe pleasure ef others, and obliged, possibly, to see tbe larger profits of your skin going to others.

It is be of die who dares to take responsibilities that best succeeds. If you dare not, you must remain tbe poorer paid help of those who dare.—PreuUce Mulford In "White Cross Library."

r'V What an Cndeitalurr gajrs. A man in my business has an opportunity to learn bow ranch superstition there is hi tho world and among people of intelligence. On our summons to tbe bouse of death we bear every day about tbe death tick in tbe wall, tbe bowling dog, tbe broken looking glass and the many uncanny dreams that presage death. Tbe aversion to a bears? is general. It is not exactly proper to drive !ie hearse ti tbe door of tbe deceased until ft is needed, and while waiting the proper time what an experience tbe driver has. If he stops in the shade to rest his horses, some ooe comes out and orders htm away with every sign of agitation. A to be sure, is not a pleasant object, and that is why some undertakers no longer exhibit yedmaos of their stock in their windows. I believe that flowers are going out of style. This Is doe to tbe fact that tbe display at funerals ran Into such extravagance that it became a burden upon persons of slender porsta. Undertaker la Globe-Democrat

To remote add stains from Ifneti or eettoo goods, wet the doth with water and bold a lighted mafch under tbe stain. Tbe sulphurous gas from tbe mstrh removes tbs

FROM FOREIGN SHORES.

THE TIDE WHICH SWEEPS INTO THE FAR NORTHWEST.

Cattle Garden Arrivals as They Appear .j St. Paal, Minn.—Swedes and Norireflana—A Big Family—New Comers

Greeted by Friend*, The tide of immigration into Northern Minnesota, Dakota and the far Northwest flows through .St. Paul. Tho immigration as to its character may bo broodly divided into two classes—foreign immigration and immigration fixvn Yanktvdom. Each branch is handled "differently, and is kept distinct. Tha incoming representatives of the monarchies of Europe journey along together, and the migratory people from the eastern states travel similarly by themselves. Aud so tbey seldom fall in with oach other. It almost might bo said that there nro two streams of immigration but this would be hardly correct, as they aro ail goiiv? in the same direction, aud will probably mingle at their destination.

The Cnstlo Garden arrivals are to be found at tho Emigrant bouse at tbe Union depot. Of the half huudrcd or moro men, women and children who were waiting about the plaoo for trains to take them further west, there was not a single person—it may seem strango, but it is a fact—not a single one that I unarmed would hesitate to meet in the street on a dark night The faces wye all intelligent not a really had face in the lot They are worthy Scandinavians and Germans.

An emigrant house is a necessary institution nt a point like this whero there are large numbers of emigrants changing trains. The foreigners must be kept to themselves for various reasons, aud one reason is that very few of them speak English, and therefore to keep on the right track all the time they must hang together and keep in constant communication with tho polyglot emigrant passenger agents

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to place. Furthermore, they have to be protected against siiurkH of various species, and particularly against tho boarding houso sharks, who would like to get them outside, fill them with aqua fortis, and work thorn down to their last bard earned nickel.

BIO FAMILIES.

Tho emigrant room is in tho long brick annex at tho Union depot, at tho north of the sheds. Hero is an army of old country costumes and eharsicterhstics—bright colors and odd cuts of garments—quite bewildering to the senses. The agent who is skipping about tho room reading the tickets of tho immigrants for them, and answering questions in five or six different languages at tho rate of 0,0()0 a minute, pauses long enough to inform mo that a fnmily of nine nnd ten children may be found waiting in tho emigrant room almost anj' day. "The nm is higher than that sometimes," ho said, with a nod, "but they very seldom go beyond fifteen. There was one man through hero with thirty-two children In his train last season. Ono wife? Oh, no it was bis third wifo ho had with him but then, you see, with three wives the average was ten and two-thirds children each."

Tbo majority of tho immigrants (perhaps it would be more proper to call them transigrants) in the room are Swedes and Norwegians. Tho young men aro of the peasant and farmer class—lusty young fellows, with broad shoulders nnd finely doveloped limbs, most of them wearing big boots and shiny black buckskin pea jackots, Somo of thotn have families along with them, but tho majority are single young chaps. Tbo agent says they all have a place to go to, secured for them iu advance by friends already sottied in tho west A few of tbo Norwegians are going Washington territory to engage in tho fisheries, and the wholo crowd will l*» widely scattered by the time tho long journoy is at an end.

FOREVER EATIXO.

One gets tho impression that trnnsfgrants aro forever eating. While tbey aro waiting in tho emigrant houso tbey often up wide mouthed carpet sacks, and from the cavernous depths thereof fish out great loaves of ryo bread, bologna sausages and dried moats. The young men carry enormous clasp knivea with blades six inches long, and which tbey use with great deliberation in whittling up their rations piece by piece as they eat. Meanwhile the babies are playing about ho floor, and feeding on cookies at the same time. Wherever a transigrant sits down, tbere ho eats. Yet it is doubtful If any of them have a genuine square mool from the time they start from tbe old homo to tho time they reach the new. Many of them, whoa tbey start, lay in a supply of coarse food sufficient to.last them during the wholo journey, and this Is tbelr only provender until the end of the journey is reached.

It is quite curious to watch newcomers as they greet friends who come in to see them. Tbe newcomers are anything but "spruce" in appearance. Tbey are roughly clad. While one of them is looking restlessly about, watching for a friend, the expected one arrives toe fresh arrival stares, filled with surprise. His friend, instead of appearing in flannel trousers and a buckskin coat, is fairly dastling in wide pants, a light spring overcoat, a tall silk tile and four in hand tie. Ho has been in tbe northwest for a few years and has prospered,, and tbe newcomer, after his first surprise is over, listens with mouth wide open as be bears the spruce young man tell bow be can afford to wear such good cloth*1*- I saw three or four such meetings tbe afternoon I was at tbe emigrant bouse, and such scenes are to be met with tbere almost any day.—Pioneer Press.

"Dad Word Soeiette* for Boj%" The "bad word societies" that have sprung up lately in tbe New England schools are by no means to be laughed at They may do a great deal of good, and that good is of a nature that generally lies beyond tbe reach of teachers. Tbere are few play grounds attached to boys' schools in this country wbere language is not constantly used which would grieve and astound the mothers of those who utter and those who bear them.

The rules of tbe Bad Word society are usually not written down but tbey are something like this: "One oeot fine for every bad word spoken every boy to report his own bed words to tbe treasurer and pay up no telling of any other boy's bad words tha money to go to tbe school library."

This ts simple and practical Perhaps tbe •cfoeme might be enlarged a little so as to include tbe grosser forms cit bad grammar, as

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beys who have been going to a grammar school for years should violate the most rodimental laars of grammar every time they •peak ten uuusecutlis words.—Youtb% Coo paaion.

Dyspepsia.

Makes tbe Uvea of many people miserable, and often leads to self-destruction. We know of no remedy tor dyspepsia more successful than Hood's Sarsapartlla, It acts gently, yet surely and efficiently, tones tbe stomach and other organs, removes the faint feeling, creates a food appetite, cures beadaehe. and refreshes the burdened mind. Give Hood's Sarssperllla a fair trial. It will do you good.

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