Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 20, Number 25, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 14 December 1889 — Page 5

SCIENCE AND PilOGKESS.

VALUABLE KNOWLEDGE PRESENTED IN BRIEF ,AND POPULAR FORM.

An l^pUimtlon of Carton* Optical Illation* Observed by Travelers in the Desert ami at Sea—The Fairy like Hie* noniptiou of the Fata Horgank.

A "mirage" is vaguely understood by many people to be an optical illusion by which inverted images of distant objects are seen as if below the ground or in the atmosphere but perhaps not a few are ignorant of the causes of this remarkable phenomenon. The mirage occurs most frequently in hot climates, where sandy plains have often the aspect of a tranquil lake, on which are reflected trows and surrounding villages.

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iJTICAL.

ILLUSiON CALLED MIRAGE.

Mtragw is, scientists explain it, a phenomenon 'of refraction, which tesults from the unequal density of different layers of air when expanded by contact with heated soil. The leant dense layers are then the lowest, and a ray of light from an elevated object, A (see cut), traverses layers which are gradually less refracting and become more and more bent, from one layer to another, until the angle-of incidence reaches the limit at which internal reflection succeeds to refraction. The ray then rises at O, as seen in the figure, and undergoes a series of refractions in a direction contrary to the first, for now it passes through layers that are gradually more and more dense. The ray then reaches the eye with the same direction as if it came from a point below ground, and produces an inverted image, just as if it had been reflected at the point 0 from a tranquil lake.

Mariners frequently see images of shores or of distant vessels. This is due to the same causo as mirage, though in a contrary direction. and only occurs when the temperature of the air Is above that of the sea, for then the lower layers of the atmosphere are denser, owing to their contact with the surface of the water.

The images of distant objects which are visible to "ft in consequence of an unusual atmospheric refraction and reflection in the air, may, when the density of the various layers changes irregularly, appear not only distorted, but even in continual motion. The best example of this is what is known as the fata,morgana,'which are aften seen at Naples, Reggio and the coasts of Sicily. There "is sudik-nly seen in the air at a great distance ruins, columns, palaces, castles, etc., in short, a multitude of objects whose appearance is continually changing.

This fairy like phenomenon deponds on tho fact Hint objects become visible* which are not so in the ordinary condition of the air, and which appear to be broken, distorted and continually moving, because the unequally dense layers of air are in a constant state of motion.

The twinkling of fixed stars is also explained by the principle of refraction. The effect of mirage may bo illustrated, according to Dr. Wolliiston, by looking along the si^leof a ml hot poker at an object tenor twelve Inches away. At a distance of less than three-eighths of an inch from the line of the poker an inverted image will be seeu, and within and without that an erect image.

A Valuable Discovery.

Uranium, a metal whose rarity is Indicated by its market, price, $12,000 per ton, was discovered just a hundred years ago, when Kliiprotli'succeeded in isolating from a darkcolored mineral known as pitchblende a yellow oxide, which, after carefully testing, he pronounced to be the oxide of anew metal. Up to the present time it has only been met with in isolated pockets and patches, but now, according to tho London Times, the centenary of its discovery has been mnrked by tho finding of a continuous lode at the Union mine, Gram pound Road, Cornwall, which is believed to bo tho only known lode in the world. This discovery is regarded as unique In the history of tho metal, for the lode Is what is known as a true flssuro vein, and aswtys of the ore go up as high as 30 jier •rent.

It is anticipated that tho prescut discovery tyill enable two important appllcationsof the metal to bo followed up. The first is as a substitute for gold in electroplated ware, inasmuch as with platinum and copper it forms two beautiful alloys, each having the appearance of gold, and the former also resisting the action of acids. The second application is In connection with electric installations, where its usefuluess consists in its high electrical resistance.

Entertaining Experiment.

A simple experiment illustrating the principle of Inertia, and which may be practiced as a clever parlor trick, is described by Popular Science News AS follows:

Make a little ring of thiu cardboard, aud balance it on the mouth of a bottle, as shown in the engraving. Place a small coin—a tencent piece, for instance—on the top of the ring, and try to una Ice it fall into the bottle by giving the cardboard a sudden blow.

AN KXrtUFUMKXT IX 1XKRTIA.

Most persons will strike the outvie of the ring, and thus fast in the experiment, as the elasticity of the cardboard will throw th® coin to quite a distance but if the inside of the ring is struck a slrnrp, quick Wow, it will be dfa^Sieed without moving the coin, which will dmp vertically into the bottle, its inertia preventing it Crtwa sharing the iao*emeat wf the cardbocu-d.

Scientific Brief*.

Profeeer Wolff in Germany has reported Mperimeow with ctoverwfcSeh Imply aocjutrition of atmospheric nitrogen. Nuawroo other late experiments iodwart* tbM both plants ami soil obtain nitrogen fr»m the air. fhrofasnr Edward Hull weeks to set at wet *11 alarm iw vm any near exhauMioa of England's coal nwaaree* by *n estimate that there is eooqgh coal is Northumberland and Durham ta hurt, at the present rate oit coosumption, for 300 year* supposing, of courses Mte goes kep eoougb for it.

THE CURIOSITY SHOP.

Boring Into the Earth—Temperature In the Lower Strata. The deepest bore hole in the world, claimed at different times for a cumber of places, is, according to latest accounts, at SchJadebtich. a small German village near Leipzig. It measures 1,748.4 meters, or about 5,735 feet The time expended in boring to this depth amounted to six years, at a cost of i52,500. A peculiar experience encountered ia connection with this and other deep doles in different parts of Germany is, according to Uh land's Wocbenscbrift, that the observed temperatures, while steadily increasing with the depth, show a smaller ratio of increase in the lower strata.

"I Tacts aud Figures. Professor W. D. Gunning estimates the average amount of water passing over Niagara Falls at 18,000,000 cubic feet per minute al lowing sixty-two and a half pounds to the cubic foot, this would give a total of 562,500 tons per minute, or 25,312,500 tons in forty five minutes, of which somewhat more thai two-thirds passes over the Horseshoe Falls. A physician in the university of Padua ba succeeded in transplanting the cornea from the eye of a barn fowl into the eye of a pa tient. England has nearly 6,000,000 acres.of waste land capable of cultivation. In Switz erland 70 per cent, of the young men are said to be unfitted, by the use of alcohol and to bacco, for military service. There are now 97,000 active members of the order of the King's Daughters. Thomas A. Edison 6ays that he needs but about four hours' sleep out of the twenty-four. A French firm has brought out a new fabric, ramie linen, made of the fiber of ramie, and combining the qualities of linen and silk, with double the strength of linen.—Current Literature.

Cantilever.

The word cantilever is variously derived from cant, an external angle, and lever (Cassell'sj, and from Ijatin quanta libra, of what weight (Century Dictionary). The principle of a cantilever bridge is this: Take two seesaws and plac'e them in a line, so that the ends of the two balanced boards shall be some distance apart weight the outer ends, and lay a loard between the inner ends. Now, if you've anchored the outer ends securely, you have a crudo cantilever bridge. The piers ol the bridge need not be directly under the center of the see-saw boards or cantilevers they may be more or less under the ends of the cantilevers. The new Niagara bridge is a fair example of a cantilever bridge the new Forth bridge is a perfect example, because its cantilevers aire accurately planned.

How to Make Map.

A thorough knowledge of two elements is necessary in order to make a map, with a view to an accurate determination of the positions of places. These elements are lati tude or distance from the equator, and longi tiule or distance east or west of the meridian adopted. Every map, whatever its size, must have some detinite relation to tho actual size of the globe. The scales of geographical maps range from about tSOO miles to an inch (for maps of quarters of the globe) to 10 miles to an inch those of topographical maps range from 1 inch to 25 inches to a mile. The ordnance survey of Great Britain is made or mapped on a scale of 1-63,300 of nature, or one inch of paper to one mile of surface. The practice in this country is maintained very much in the same ratio.

Hybrids Not Sterile.

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known Chineso wistara is sterile except under special conditions, or in special seasons. Recently Mr. Veitch, the famous hybridizer of London, who has produced a large number of hybrids among a large uumber

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tile, produced a hybrid between species of rhododendrons that were themselves hybrids, thus showing that fertility followed through even two generations of hybrids.

Kotnan Amphitheatres.

The colisseum was begun by Vespasian, emperor of Rome, who died A. D. 79. It was completed by his son. Titus, who dedi eated it, or inaugurated it, as we say nowadays of theatres and presidents, in A. D. SO, with splendid games and fights, in which it is said that 5,000 animals itnd a" large number of gladiators were killed. The Flavian am phitheatre, as it was called, is 1,041 feet around it is 615 feet long, 510 feet broad, and is in the form of an ellipse. It seated isT.QOO persons. The marble with which it was originally lined has beeu used to build the palaces of modern Rome. More than 400 varieties of plants have beeu found in the ruins. "Venl, Vldl, Vlcl."

The Latin phrase "Venl, vidt, vfci" was first spoken by Cams Julius Cmsar, who was born in Rome July 13, 102 B. C., and was killed by assassins March 15, 44 B. C. He is said to have sent to the senate, the goveruiug body of Rome, a message consisting of the three words (which mean "I came, I saw, I conquered"), to announce his victory over Pharnaccs, king of Pontus, at Zelu, 47 B. C.

Presidential Term in France. The length of the French president's term is nominally seven years. Thiers was elected president Aug. 81, tbTl Marshal McMahon was elected May 24, 1873 'Jules Urevy was elected Jan, 30, ISTS, and re-eleetcd in December, 18S5. Marie F. Sadi Carnot was elected president Dec. 8, 1887, because of dissatisfaction with Grevy's cabinets,

Field of the Cloth of Gold.

This is a celebrated plain near the town of Ardres, in northern France. It is known by this name in consequence of the meeting on thtespot in 1320 between Henry, VL11 of England and Fraacto I of France, with their retinues, and the cloth of gold with which the tents of the two sovereigns were covered.

Win-oMh*-Wf*lK

Thin phenomenon, known also as "Jack-with-a-Leatero" and "Ignis fautus," has terrified many a simple minded rustic, whereas it is simply the phosphuretted hydrogen gas which rises from stagnant waters and marshy grounds. Its origin is believed to be in the decomposition of animal substances.

Great SAIUS

Lake Superior is larger than any other inland sea except the Caspian, which covers 176,000 square mike sad has a depth of but 830 feet. Lake Superior has an area of 32,000 square miles «*d a depth of 1,000 feet.

Bit Ships.

The Great Eastern was 998 feet long, SS foet broad, aad drew SI feet of water the Teutonic 5S2 feet long, the City of New York and City of Paris about 530.

A Bi( Shower.

A cloudburst in Nevada the other day dropped enough water oo a region two mike square to form a lake of ten acres in extant ten feet deep.

INSTRUCTION AND AMUSEMENT FOR J'xf CUn YOUTHFUL READERS.

A Curious Little Story About a trldjre—-Its Devotion and the Bei iarkabie Stratagem Used In Savins I*» 1 "TOP from the Dogs of Hunters.

A farmer who was one day looking after bis plowmen saw a partridge glide ol h®" nest so near the foot of one of the horse that he thought the eggs must have been cn shed. On going to examine, the nest, he fount that the old bird was on the point of hatchi ig, as several of the eggs were already chippe He saw the old bird return to her nest tie instant he left the spot, though it was e- ident that the next round of

During the mowing season nests of partridges are nometimes discovered among the long grass, And the eggs taken out and jiiM under a brood hen to be hatched.' It is said that tho young chicks, to be successfully reared, requlro to be fed on ants' eggs, and that when brought up in captivity they^ bea in

A Mistake.

A little cloud, one summer day, While roaming o'er the sky so blue, Began to scowl and pout, and say "Oh. dearl what is there I can do?"

Now, just below It, midst the corn, An old man stood, with hoe in hand. In tattered clothing, all forlorn-

He seemed at work upon the land.

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the eggs and nest in the furrow. His surprise was great, however, when, rett rning with the plow, he came to the spot an I saw the nest indeed, but the eggs and bird were gone.

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PARTRIDGES AND THEIR YOUNG* Ho felt sure that she had

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eggs, and after a short search he fourid her sitting under the hedge upon twenty-one 'eggs, out of which she brought uineteen birds.

The round of plowing had occupied about twenty minutes, in which short 'space of time this anxious mother, piobably assisted by the cock bird, had removed tho twenty one eggs to a distance of about forty yards.

The- appearance of the common partridge is so well known that no description of its size and plumage is necessary. If we have not all had the pleasure of witnessing^ covey of these birds rising with a loud whirr from amc ,g the stubble fields in the autumn, we have, least, seen the pretty gray flecked creatures lying in melaucholy rows in the poulterer's shop.

The partridge's nest is usually oh the ground among brushwood or in fields of clover or corn, arid generally contains from twelve to twenty eggs, of a brown color. The young birds run with the greatest agility as sodm as hatched. Both the parent birds show a strong attachment to their chicks, and great courage ^defending thorn from every kind of danger. It is said that the partridge will resort to stratagem to save its young—drawing oft any enemy, such as dogs, in another direction by fluttering close beforo them as though broken winged, while the brood escape. Until the end of autumn the parent birds and their brood keep together in it covey. Later in the season,-how-ever, several coveys unite into a pack, when it becomes much more difficult for the sportsman to approach them.

"Ha! ha!" the cloudlet laughed, and said, "Now, here's a chance to have some fun 1 I'll rain upon your hoary head,

My ancient friend, and make you run."

But though the cloud rained bard and fast. The farmer wouldn't budge a bit, Till in a pet the cloud at last

Cried out, "I never saw such grit!"

Because the farmer wouldn't scare, It sulked and frowned the livelong day. How could it know the figure there

Was just to keep tho crows away?

Queer Facts About Feeding Wild Animals. Perhaps few people, young or old, have much idea of the amount of food required for wild animals in captivity. Mr. Bartlett, the superintendent of the famous London Zoological gardens, calculates the daily provision for a full grown elephant at 150 pounds altogether in weight, consisting of hay and straw, roots, rice, bread and biscuit. He also says that elephants are fond of spirits.

The food of the hippopotamus Is estimated to be about aOO^xmnds a day in weight, aad consists chiefly of hay, grass and roots. The daily provender of a giraffe weighs about fifty pounds. It is rather a dainty feeding animal, and prefers clover, chaff, bran and oats, .md green food in summer. The lions and tigers obtain eight or nine pounds of meat per diem. This is usually horse flesh, as there is a constant supply of carcases of horses to be bought at a cheap rate.

The zoological gardens themselves supply a few odds and ends of meat, such as the surplus' guinea pigs or the young sparrows, which are hatched in nests that the old birds impudent ly build on the premises. There is scarcely an animal in the gardens that is not ready to catch the live sparrows that audaciously enter their cages. A liou has been 3een to seise and swallow an impudent sparrow that was pecking at the bones in bis den. As to the jackals and foxes, they make very short work with any bird that has trespassed in their cages while the monkeys are still more excited when they catch a victim, Mid, with the inherent cruelty of their race, they usually torture the miserable bird by polling out its feathers before they bite its head off.

Droll. oil* tattle Fellow.

A sxnax RABBIT.

Sach a droll little. joOy little rabtft I* het The queerest tiule rabhlt that ewer yva ttd se^, With pair of taO earn aad a roaod brighter*— Bat be new caa be kified to make a rateWt pte!

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PHYSIOLOGY AND HYGIENE

|RD AY-ITVUNIN MAIL.

Physicians Discuss the Value of Sulphur as Disinfectant and How to Use It. Reports from the last meeting of the American Public Health association give prominence to a paper by Dr. Cyrus Edson on the use of sulphur dioxide as a disinfectant, which awakened a lively discussion. Dr. Gray, of Montreal, supported Dr. Eftson's views of the value of this agent, and instanced its use in successfully stamping out a terrihje epidemic in his city within six months. He said sulphur dioxide was of doubtful value only in the case of diphtheria.

Dr. Raymond, of Brooklyn, considered thatthe use of water with this agent was absolutely necessary.

Dr. Maxwell, of Florida, opposed Dr. EdJon's conclusions, and insisted that it was loubtful whether sulphuric fumes were a safe lisinfectant in any form. He backed up his position by reverting to the complete failure of this disinfectant in the yellow fever epidemic at Tampa, Flo., Memphis, Tenn., and elseWhere in the south.

The weight of opinion seemed to be that, while sulphur was of use, it must be employed with great care and thoroughness.

Dr. Edson explained that his method of using sulphur was to take three pounds of sulphur for every 1,000 cubic feet of air in a room. The sulphur was put on a dish in a tub of water, four ounces df alcohol to every three pounds was poured over it and the alcohol was iguited.

The Brain Weight of Man and Woman. On the much discussed topic of brain weight, Medical Record makes a number of interesting remarks, among them the following: -M':

The average" weight of the male brain is forty-nine and a half ounces of the female, forty-four ounces—a difference of over five ounces. Woman's brain has a higher specific gravity. The man has a larger braiu in proportion to stature (Marshall), but woman's brain is larger in projortioii to her Weight.

The difference between the weight of brain in man aud woman increases with civilization, and is most marked in the Caucasian traces.

The greatest sexual difference as regards brain weight is found at birth, when the female brain weighs 347 grammes, and the male 303, or about one-sixth more, while the total weight of the male infaut is about onefifteenth more than that of the female. The female brain begins to lose weight after the age of 30, that of a ihan not till ten or fifteen years later. The loss in woman is very slight, however, and she keeps up a high brain weight much later (till 70) than man, so that in old age the difference in brain weight is reduced to its minimum, or a little over*three ounces.

When rt brain fal]= t6 a 'weight of 87£ ounces in man, or 32i-j ounces in a woman, it is called microcephalic, and the rule is that below these limits idiocy exists. There is just 5 ounces less amount of brain matter, however, needed to keep a woman from idiocy than is needed for a man. Hence we may reasonably suppose that this, which is nearly the average difference in brain weight of the sexes, represents, not tissue necessary for mentality, but corresponds with the smaller muscular mass and shorter stature of woman.

A Curious Theory..

The following novel statements in regard to pulmonary consumption are attributed to Dr. P. H. Kretzsclimar, of Brooklyn. First, if there are many children in a family, those born after the sixth or after the seventh are apt to develop pulmonary consumption second, if the children in a large family are born at short intervals, say one year, the younger ones are apt to develop pulmonary consumption' third, if the offspring of healthy parents, born underconditions named above, escape the disease, their children are ap|t to develop pulmonary consumption.

SOCIAL ETIQUETTE.

At I'rivale or Public Ball*—What. Good Form Exacts from Young Men. A man who can dauce and will not dance, says one authority in the social world, should stay away" from a ball. Who has not encountered that special type of ill bred man who lounges around doorways or through a suite of rooms, looking as if there were not a creature present worth dancing with?

At balls the right of introducing rests mainly with the ladies and gentlemen of the house, but a chaperone may introduce a gentleman to her charge, and,' if a man is intimate with a young lady he may ask her permission to introduce a friend.

An invitation to a private ball, like every other invitation, should be answered immediately.

The ball demands the fullest of toiletsstrict evening dress. If alone, a gentleman should go from the dressing room to the ball room and pay bis respects to the host and hostess. If there are young ladies in the family he should take the earliest opportunity to speak to them and ask one of them to dance the first set with him. If she is engaged he may ask her to dance with him later in the evening, and then is at liberty to look for a partner among the guests.

In asldhg a lady to dance with you, if you know her but slightly, or if you have just been introduced to her, it is sufficient to say, "Shall I have" or "May I have the pleasure of dancing the next set with youf1 An applicant for this honor is always careful to recognize the office and authority of the young lady's chaperone when making the request This is considered no more than the respect due to the lady who has kindly undertaken the care of a young lady at a ball.

At the end of every dance a gentleman should offer his right arm to his partner and faira her around the room at least once before consigning her to her chaperone. Some social leaders, however, say that a gentleman should return the lady directly to her chaperone as soon as the dance is finished, but he may linger here to converse with her.

At a ball a gentleman is introduced to a lady only that he may ask her to dance with him Whether the acquaintance shall go further is optional with the lady. Should they meet afterwards, the gentleman will wait for a recogoitioc before he speaks. Nor a gentleman who is introduced to a young lady at a ball ask for more than two dances the same evening. The showing of marked preference to society is always in questionable taste.

A giwttloman taking a lady to to rapper irtKffllri reconduct her to the ball room the fact of her friends joining her in the supper room liloes not relieve him of the duty.

When dancing, remember to lead your pttrttssr through a quadrille and not to haul her. A Iady% waist should be Kicred, and there can be oo excuse for ctoping it as if you wanted to steady yourself by it

Dance quietly. Do not go through your steps as if yew were executing an Indian war danoa, but tear yourself with uKxteration even in the liveliest measure*.

1 Qead JSaay Gland*.

According to the eminent physiologist, M. flappey, the stomach contains 5,000.000 giands by which the gastric juice is secreted, at»d a Saw others which secrete only mucus.

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No Music So Sweet.

One of the interesting women of Aroostook county is Mrs. Emma Bull, of Mapleton,now 90 years old. She moved into the garden of Maine when much of it had uot been explored, and was one of the first settlers on the Aroostook river. During the first three months of her Stay she did not see another woman's face then one day she caught aght of an Indian squaw paddling down the river in a canoe, singing as she rowed. Mrs. Bull still declares that this rude soug was the sweetest music she ever heard. It was the tune of companionship.—Lewiston Journal.

They Usually Succeed.

It appears that the women of New York propose to take up the fight for the preservation of the public schools from sectarian control. An organization known as the Loyal Women of American Liberty has been formed, based on the idea of opposing all division of the school funds sad the governmental support of the sectarian schools, and the indications are that it will become strong in numbers as it already is in character. When the women take up a cause in earnest its success can be pretty certainly depended upon.— Frank Leslie's Newspaper.

At T*wo Great Battles.

The Spanish general Alava had a strange fortune. Ho began life as an officer in the Spanish navy, and in that capacity the first great engagement at which he was present was the battle of Trafalgar, wheu, of course, he fought on the side of the French. His last battle was Waterloo, and he was, probably, tho only man in Europe who had been present In both these memorable conflicts.—San Francisco Argonaut

The torturing disease neuralgia is instantly relieved aud rapidly cured by Salvation Oil.

Rey. Wm. H. Chapman, pastor of the M. E. church, Georgetown, D. C., wrote us: "Having an opportunity to test the excellent qualities of Dr. Bull's Couch Svrup, I hesitate not to say, it is the best temedy I have ever used in my family." For croup and whooping cough it is a sure cure.

Euppsy.

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Jack,tlie Kipper.

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TEQUILA TONIC.

IT IS AN UNFAILING REMEDY FOR Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Low Spirits, General Debility, Muscular Weakness, Nervoua Exhaustion, Loss of Muscular Power. Tremulousness. Sleeplessness. Neuralgia, Dizziness, Malarial Poison, etc.. It. Is a preventative of the evil effects of mental or physical overwork, Extremes of Temperature, the Inordinate use of Spirituous Liquors, High Li"lng, Venereal Excesses, Chango or life, want of Exercise, etc. It gives strength and vigor to the digestive organs, takes away the tired, sleepy, listless feeling, giving a new and keen zest to the Jaded appetite, strengthening and invigorating the entire human system.

TEQUILA TONIC EXPbUT CO., 126 Franklin St,, Chicago, 111.

WAITTED

to canvass for the sale of Nursery Stock Steady employment-guaranteed. SALARY and EXPENSES paid to successful man. Apply at once stating ago. Mention this paper.

Chase Brothers Company, Rochester, N.

JJOTEL glenham, FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK, Bet. 21st and 22d Btfl., near Madison Square^

EUROPEAN PLAN. N. B. BARRY, Proprietor.

New and perfect plumbing, according t® the latest scientific principles.

WANTED

SALESMEN to sell Nursery Stock. All Goods Warranted FIRST CLASS. Permanent. Pleasant, Prov

able Positions for the right, men. Good salaries and expenses paid weekly. Liberal Inducements to beginners. No previous experience necessary. Outfit, free. Write for terms, giving, age. CHARLES H. CIIASE, Nurseryman,- Rochester, N. Y. Mention this paper.

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W^JSTm GENTLEMAN'S FRIEND. QnrMftlydor Perfection Syringe free with every bottle. Prevents Stricture. Cures Oonorrbcea and Oleet In 1 to 4 days. Ask your Druggist forlt. Sent to any address for gl.OO. For sale by GULICK & CO., Druogltti, TERRE HAUTE, IN0L

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PRICE 28 COTS. FOR SALE BY DftUMOTt. ob xnrr sr mail, aopmem twx HOTFMA1C XXtXTO OO. & 55 Mate St. SdUo, *. Y.. mi Mwnttonl

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ciiisrciisrisr.A.Ti Where direct connections are made with line diverging for all points North,.South and East.

Tickets on saleat oil conhon fliers throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. NO CHANGE OF CARS BETWEEN

St. Louis, Terre Haute and Cincinnati.

For additional information apply to McCord, Oen. Agent, Indianapolis. M. T. WOODFORD. R. O. McCOKMK

Vice Pres. I'ass. Agt.

94 Miles the Shortest, 8 Hours the Quickest.

CINCINNATI to NEW ORLEANS

TIMK 27 HOURS.

Entire Train, Baggage Car, Day Cpacbe* and Hleeplng Cars through Without Change. 110 Miles the Shortest, 7 hours the Quickest from CINCINNATI to JACKSONVILLE, Fla.

Tltneffl hours. Through Sleepers without change. The Short Line between Cincinnati and

Lexington, Ky., time, 2^ hours: Krioxville, Tenn., time, 12 hour* Ashville, Cm time, 17 hours Chattanooga, Tenn., time, il hours? Atlanta, Ga-, time, lhour* Birmingham, Ala., time 16 hours. Direct Connections at New M«an* and Bhreveport for Texan, Mexico and California.

Trains ieaveCentral Union Depot, Cincinnati crowdng the Famou* High Bridge of Kentucky and rounding the base of Lookout Mountain.

Over one million acres of land In Alabama^ the future great State of the country, subject to pre-emption. Unsurpassed climate,

Wot rates, map*, etc., add rem Nitii. (,. Knut, Trov. Pm£ Agt?*o. »l W. Fourth street. Cincinnati,O.

D. G. EDWAKDS, G. P. AT. A-

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