University of South Carolina Libraries
mmmm? bmp" ??*arkablk oabe of a ^ j JoITTLK OIltLffth? Him] boon l)r?r, Dumb and Blind ? Nuw the Child <JUn 'folk and tJ ' . Head?A F.?i tie! lo IMffhr. \ ' A six year* and ftve months V ' 'd, ms~v%mb and blind, whs nd\_'jf luitted tn^fto comber -20, 1890, lo the AicUergarten school at Jamaica Plaloa, j.. , -jWyfc' j ' nysf Boston. Tilli school is a branch of .'?uiuus fcraius institute for the t wf T>Und, located at Bouth Boston, and is, ? ^ tho ouljr kindu toirtcn of the kind in tho ' r - world, Tho child was named Willi* !> ' Elizabeth Kobiu. Jfer father, a Ssrcde, lias a small sheep ranch in Texas,situated ( about twenty miles distant from aujr' raib*oad. Her mother was a native oil t'10 mountainous region of Tennessee. lKL i - iii i -II ?i ... 1IIU CUIIll tmi II ?mi UII buv TVII ^ > perfect, hihI without tiny physical deformity whatever, and thin continued until she ivtts sixteen months old, when she wns attacked with spinal meningitis. Site survived, but when she hud fully recovered, her sight and hearing and power of spcecli were gone. The medietd opinion is advanced that the alllictiou Is the direct result, not of the disease itself, hut of an indiscriminate me of quinine,1 producing paralysis of the auditory ?n<l optic nerves. There were other two childrcu born of the same parents, and these are healthy and vigorous. The child lived on iu^ood licilth and excellent spirit, hut there was develop li ^ in her an uncont rollable temper. Though f. an object of KVtnpnUielii: ?u^e and of ftfftHi'itUI th UlU-UJhillh^7I?n fi?ro times when the wild nature o. ilic sJpild could' ? ' only be subdued by the whip. . 1/ikI year the wife of a nm^WTormg rauehinan rend in a periodical the wonderful results of the attempted education at the Perkins Institute Kindergarten of Helen Keller, of Tu-cumbiu, A In. Taking the paper with her, she drove ten miles to the It thin ranch. (!orrespond,,ueo was opened at once with Superintendent An ,.r ti... t.1....i .1 ti... p..,.. Kiiis 111~ti111(? . Though tin? sclm .1 is wholly a Slutc institution, Mr. Anapios was tinp-lii'il 113- the :i|>|?c* il of til*? |mrt!iits,' mi l Tsulve I, <hi Ins own resp mobility, to assume the cure an I instruction of the rliil'l. The father was willing, as far as lie was nl le,to contribute In the support of the little one, and Mr. .Ynagiios !> I'W'-tl ?' 4 t^ml heart* would l?u found "^jiyed at tli" school alio of Mi si Kdi'j J. teachers. Ilat the Jessed of all the in itiitual. She wai iiereu fJiugud her hands into. v-lled all who approached) *?Wnl her. The only ? ^TanT, . ? ./in siw) <1 IW * ? were to put her hand upon her breast when she waulc I water and to put her lingers in her mouth when she wanted fold. Miss Thayer beeunie interested in her charge. isln' exercised patience, hut was linil in her ere! hods. She would Hoini'tiiucs spend horns in compelling the refractory chihl to obey a single command. Oaco comprehending chat yielding her will was alw.ty.s rewarded' l?v kindness, tlie'sfliihI l.?c ame trie fablu A " __mpl manifested :\tt ink rest in an I fond_ _ 1^^^^- Then the wsrlr ill fn to a fftOtfuaiftclhat could ' rapnlly, mii^Nis :i result,after only eleven m<-?t?4i^ \\ 111 i? i'm now iihle to converse with |iy the u c of :i voc.lh ulary ol over ? ,w Si it* I hive linen taught her within >fi if. tiuiQ.nuii she can reuilily construct st-ui.^, w ,,f from thirteen tolilteen worils. The chiltl is now less th in seven ami a halt \e n ol?l,is slemler I nit well t urine I, with fair e nuolexioti, mi l leis loit'-j lla\ en hair. She has :i y, oval face, the le.itoics liciti" regular ami ilelieitely in*initio-1. The li|is are sensitive, slightly poutiiej, ami tin* curves (>l the mouth I imlie ite the \i leuee of a proml ami ! imlepemleiil spirit. Tiie sightless eyes ..... .. . ti.rfit hlue color, ami allliou^h expressionless they ilo not, except uu closu mspeciioii, suggest iimeiuess. Now mi l then tlit> lips drop, hut lor the most part th>-y ?n' raised naturally. Tiiu ?*]?i 1 > 1 i . of an active temperament, and ?"" she is c uis'.utiily seeking employment for her hands. 1 n the school the pupils are taught to weave, sew and to mo lei in elav, an I Willie i. renink ilily apt in the accomplishment of all her task-. One of In r l ivoriU: oe-npat ions when other work is not possible is stringing heels. It is i pathetic sight to look up ?n the ""^.jnute little creature sitting in aehiir, her ho\ of heads in her lap an I lie and th"< id in her hands, nimhly pursuing h pistiaie with a sweet stmlo on her pretty face. Onee in a while she draws a deep aigh, hut it does not up pear to he taken in any sense of uuhap liess. She is now beginning to rea ! from raised letters, an I in this she "upiife-is inueli interest, rnilj,,. c- hi I I is utfectioiiatv to those her, and by passiug her haa i over the lace ipiickly distinguishes one from acotlier. It is related of her that a negro child was brought to the institution, Willie advanced an 1 pastel hei / linn I over the child's face. Touching the crisp, wo illv hair of the negro shv ^ stopped, hit her own soft tlaveti bait, then placing her li iti'l tig iht o:i lie hick hg -t cmM - It I I. y?'"| I w:iy to ii I'CIHM ii it 'lo'vn, sIijv I it ! o .v.t Ion * I?:?ii x wyam ..' i ii- ii lined sum-' iini>- in a|? ..mri; m. Then sin- rose, " *- Bou:rli' 'he ' l?"f hand oiici niuii' o.i . die woolly "hr?r*4r''m-n put tin': Iter niii mound tie- child' neck, fii-?se<' her. Willie is likely to pr >v mi objeel of ps\I,'lo!o.;ie;il study. It is pill of till t r imill 4o! rliildren thus a lit I to leivi the I < ! i o i >;is nature of tie* Hidividui ~ - to develop wit hunt tlieolnoie.il iuMru-" tion. Innocence licit to conceded, as ii this tvi?e, a thiol, exists that the instinct will, tin oi;h the development uf the intellect, lit sonic way in i.iifest nil inhered . recognition of supreme power. This child i t permitted to attend* cnurcli, though she can neither hear, speak not ' ^ see; but when theorem begins to play ? \ stnd the con;peofttioii to si no she seemto co iiprehend the nature of the exercises tor she murmurs an accornpauiI . . merit. In this connection it should he added that since July last a vocal ability hashed developed. The child lau 'lu lieailily and naturally at tunes, and crows in a peculiar way as if nttcmnhno to ?oo This Iris encourage 1 Mis> , Thay- r in a i iff ut to develop the powet of spec h, and the child ha' been tauohl ^ - N* -f I to utter imperfectly about twenty mono* I W 'I syllabi??Wirn ??-* *** - -,-, I A Shrewd Trick of Letter Thieve*. n Do you see thU letter, torn here in the middle of this side? What do you suppoeedid it? I)ooc by tlio string that is Wl ttaed to tie up the bundle of letter* lathe mail bag? That i* what almoat every on* think*, but it Un't the fact. It is done ( by postoftice thieve*. I got thai t^e straight from the postmaster of a large ^ city not very far from licrc. It is ? ^ trie!: !: d^c!v? !!>v nwu who receives the letter. lie knows that after lirj(] the letters have been collected at the Qr( ollicc they are put through the stamping \}y machine, which cancols the stamp nnd tuai prints the postmark at the same time. |ty Then they are sortod <ait according to Ter their destination, ami all thc3e tfoirig to ] the same place arc tied up in caio bundle. MIE They have a peculiar way of tying H|KJ them, used at all poHotlicc*. They use tail rather line string, and it is put nrouud |)Ut lie bundle twice, once around the sido, jt j and once around the end. The letters |>]n, are not all of the same size.' Some are '| longer than others, and aoaie are in Ap stpiarc envelopes, while ullrT.s aru in the Jul old-fashioned long envelope*. This be- rait ing so, it follows that it the string is On drawn tight, as it must be to hold the up letters together, some of the luger let of < ters will be cut ou the side ot end I ?y ths ncs Hiring. TftO posioinc'! uiotvos Know im> jus us well us any out! else,and so when they dri wish to tiud out if tliuru i? any money in ^ra uu envelope they shupiy tear it u little par on (lie side or tin; cud. Almost any sac postmaster considers it a favor if a man del getting dutch a letter will take it to him. ( They ultways make mi eudcavor to trace the such letters, mid then wuleli it other let- meters coineNovcr the same route are torn Thi " Mil the sin 11 <> way. Von ran usually tell hai whetTier Thedcifcr x\as really torn l?y the old string or lay hand, lor the string wilt mm wt iir mid fray the edges" before it cuts wel into fhe letter itself. ? V. lout (jLJ* thr /'< iwjrnit. in I wai . 10,0')0 .Miles in Seill'eJi of n Car. the One of tlm lie it, join i i e ir triciui* W4< cvei iloiie in this comet i y was complete I n"' nhiiiit three wel lis ago'by a e ir tracer of the New Vork t'erlial. Tin* roil had "u> lost a car. and sent mi' I lie ! racer to look it up. lie followed it West to Ihttsbwrg, rL'l' then to ('incuuiati, then to Chicago, and l'x' from llierc to Si. bonis. Here he lost W<M track of it, Iml alter some seatc'i found ^ 1( it had been in .111 accident and had been )'"1' repainted. I By .some oversight tlieiiunibirr had been ejimige I, but l iking tlio new number, lie chased the ear to Kansas ,nU! City, when: lie rimud it ii.a I been loaded ',,u and *-? !* 011 to < lalve-lon. I'o loilve.slon In* w 1 *nl mid I lieia* 1,11111 ! I bat. a!lei Ink- ' i?i*-f a fr?-<li loa f, liit* far lia I 1*0110 to S:iu Francisco. lie went afte, it, hut on a',u icacliiii:; S i i Fiuii?isco I<I tIn* t at l''al Ii:i<I "one hack to ' oilve>lmi. '"h l?? this t inn It is i ?i ? ?i was up, ami ho f"il made up hi-, nun i I > ltd-1 I'ii: i n- j| ij, !,rc took l!u: I' ll.line ) : (lis 11 it111 it lite. S j lie went hack to t i.i!vivilon, an I, l>> m ike , i loiio story short, lu!i<i.v<Vi the carlo ',ov New ? . It- cis, to M il>:Ito Atlanta, t i !l ill" .1 ! ./ i| pi J i | tllt'It l> I-' v ' to New t trleaus, to <; it e nun a tain, ami f'ra I Inure to K hi a ; fit v, am I i o.u (here to x%al (?iliri<>o. lie iia I now iie ji on tile limit lor over tiiree months. hut had oot so close to the run tw i\ licit pM is I ' * liica^u ! _) one ma ' f1 * h:ll p, 8'*'i ?-n to lJuilaio. Its Ul" lybea he MporUtucd tlw'b:,. nv"t..Anil ,ntl jra p 11 cd *o n tolct v e " t! in car held.Xa^j took the next train* lor the Hast. Atm^ jui? huifalo he e-irnn up with tlie car ftud^k sec ciu^ht liis tir-l siofht of it. 1 lo had Wf det tnvelel allien' cotijl mily tor over tliir* V li eu weeks, tr<\ u sim; a ili-: on- of Id,- cue Wild or ouli - "*/. l.xitA <i -Atd- *" ' caslo I I IllOCfllt. A|, ^ ^ ? AH The SI Violin. <n?pp A Paris iiew.spaui i irrrntU announced ll,L'y lite tie el one of the most i uious vio- hawk litis in tin- wothl. It formerly lielonucd prtlic to I* i '.?111 11, the pieat. violinist, ami at. pro ft first siyht merely pnociits the appear- sktn ame ot a misshapen wooden shoe. Its ttOt),1 history is curious, an I not without in- uu Iciest. !l v" During the winter of IN.?^ Palatum pixel was liviii" in line tie la \ ictoiia. One 8l>a'> day a huge l?o\ was hromthl lhero by s' ite tiie NoiommJv diligence, .on opening; nurd 1 : ' 1 r 1 i - i" oresi which ur i<>111111 iwn iinik'i s, miM, .wrapped carefully in the lohls of tissue tliu paper, a wooden shoe nn l a letter, chaii statin" that the writer, hiving heard is nint h ot the womlerlul :;eniu- of the the violinist, hejojed, a* a prool ol his ?le- trap votiou to inusie, t!?..i I'.i.vamiii would pari play in puhlie on the oddly eon-tun ted the I instrument inclosed. utov j At lir-t 1'aoanint I'rlt this to he an im- JerI pet t im lit sat it e, ami tin hUoucd the (arts, :;ini with some show of t empi i, i > in t'r i -tel, "r it the Chevalier do 15. ;r. i- . lie lalti r I at I took tie1 shoe to a \io!ot maker, who in J t niivi rted it into a 1 <111 o kahl v -'Ui t i t nit d in-t n.in i:', .oel I'a.nini w is l,y i pressed to trv t violin in | oh- ?pe: lie. * Tie lie not only did o, Im' performed shit 1 upon it some of in no-t <i. . nit taut i Tie j sia-. which facts, in tie- halt Iwritim; of wli 1 violinist, are now reem-di- I on t'e- violin ano ' itaelf.?y< if Yor'1 7V/< un. c*? I. of " san To Keiunv >1 ai ls. u^ These e\t ie-i em e- may i-- removed sid j by til" follow in.. lit aim." If 5 lev ait <>nl , - loin* an 1 have a liii. u le .. ttu-y hi i . I>e lid | ! strangulated by tym; . -lion:; w a\e I hoi thread aroun I ' a 1 ' .v .' u-itil me till- wart dl OIoil , t :, I 111. I e.i; \? lit; .V ; i of e.plal p arts of liltl i i ad -id Wall a to t tlie spot lor a few* day-. Il 'here i- a j r i i\v sore ! It, appl.v ?.u-: p >wd- n i -ui- | t(|j phalc of eoppi-r to n. J; t a wart -- '.it. | , and spin idner, appiv pur n '.ic i I i ? ; t|1( i il on t le- ea i of ? In him i j eCe ol st! \, I j until tin- w nt i- < : i 1 irfay, nil i |((i I 1 TfTel t 'e i apply p.?v> i.-i I i vpn, r 1 t sulphate until tin- ?. ?- hoik-l. r ' ^ i- a lick ot Inn ir i in .e :i iv ' u el, nv , no 1111'i:i.' it on tie- w ii1, --t in i mi I ^ Hi'. I Willi wat?-r, two o! t ' .l e- I my i\t(f ) O/ I ll/l'S. J J , . mmmm . t All 1 sample of >> i 11 I'oui r, tin John I.. Wooiii u n:i, ti.e eh vei aetoi ] i who lias I '-ell hill_' soe; t?i I with "ic t St 11 ii rt Unli. till ? i. 11 il In w i I ' I mini if I ? ' the latter's vc Min., nlTordc-l i peculiar ^ < J illustration <>f will po.^r, lie has n r natural impediment us in j?<<?ii, ami in private conversaiion it n vei\ marked. 1 | Hut when he steps huioic tin* fool-lights ! the excitement of theoccasion, the force- n' ' I fill knowledge that it will, not dc^if! stammer, loosens tiie i'tttr-. ir ?ni his lfi ! tongue and he is as j.'lil? as ItoLson liim1 relf.?hi. i.oui$ Republic. di I vc ea s 1 The product of tobacco In Europe is u, I nearly equal in quantity to the average l0 t production of the Lnited States. < ! ? IVfl ft 17 Ton ?irroirn * n ."!? "I IUM Mvuokinj Jl LITTLE ANIMAL THAT I FOUND EVEKYWHEBE. Inter Home of (he Mntkrul?It Food?Trapping ? '? Miukr?t I'o lie Fur?The Doit Trap. )t all our wild fur-bearing animals muakrat seems to hold iu grouot t against advancing civilizuion. It A lm fnnrtA "~C~J V.'i.uiu IU I1VTM ierica,from the Atlantic totlio Pacific I from the Itio Grande to the Barrel mods, swelling the animal klugdot many millions. But its prcseuce ft ay places Is unsuspected by the major of pertous, and few are rctlly can ant with its habits, n size and appearance themuskrat re ibles an undersized beaver. It i >ut two feet in length, including th , which, like the beaver's, is tlattenei vertical I v. not horizcntallv. In calo in dark brown, occasionally nlmoii ck above nail lighter beneath. I'lio breeding season in in March am ril, and the young appear in June am y. It has been stated that the feinal ics more than one litter in a season the SJtfth of .'une la?t I pushed a ski I a shallow tidal creek in the Distric Columbia, and diseovere I a hirudin, t of the inuskrut. limit on the haul t above high tide, it was composed o ft rubbish, mixed with freshly en iss ami sticks and lumps of mud. 'I'll cut rats had Jotiti l a cotton tubicc k, ami built Wilis in with the othc >ri?. \. Jarefully rcmoviVj the material ovci i centre of the ueit to a depth of sis hes, the young nits were t(? be seen ay were four iujfiumhcr, blind, nearly rless, and evidt/itly only a few days The neat iii which they lay was do of dry grass, a foot in diameter I hollowed out. From this cuntri ue passages led out; one w is visibk Iho side of the creek bank at Ion ter, and the others went to e impose network of holes with which the haul s honeycombed. During my eveniion an occasional mulll-l splash ir se subterranean channels told of tie: ;ious mother's presence. Though disturbed material was carefully laced, the mother tat ha I ma h eusivo repairs before my next visit i jk later, when, to my disappointment rofured only the empty nest. Tin lug had doubtless been led u.vay u. approach. Ls cold weather approaches, tin skrat, if in a favorable locality, Uls a winter home. This is usually ited in a marsh, and tailitains fullv ; tload of material, principally rushes i -...i : I.. ~.\ ut nuu niictvs. i in; iu-m'iu i u iuiuui, ut the size of a bushel basket, has i tforin raised ju?t above the water ? which the rats plunge at any <l.s hanee from with nit. I -uallv there two or more hole- 1111 lor the surface the water, which join b'fero tlioy isr the interior. In many places, trover, the rats seem to live in thai rows in the hanks t!ie year ro in !. 1'he food of tile tnu-ki it i- pnn .. > 111 v sses and loots, varied with firdi ler mussels in cold w? Ulier, wtioi er food is dillieiilt t > proo ire. Tiie, tly open these mussels, hut Imw thin it isamystery to mo, althoii^li I liav. 11 them perform the feat a number <> ies. Some of their lanes brings thee i> eonlliet with the far.tier, wiiosi adows they also uiideraiinu. tiroo! y stalk, and in the autumn [ !iivr 11 several bushels ot ear corn piled ii ip water for future us". 1 iioy ills, ke themselves obnoxious to millers an i*l eouapauiea because ol the Ireijuoii L destructive leaks in the hanks oe Iw their bill. <.vin habits. thou^.^jL m .. u s one I an P^waous with .. baaiuo' i liter fore, are desiioj li ;s, owh, ftUa minks, tbei :ipal enemy is Ti^^uoUdiuW^?" issioual fur-natha'rer. i lie* niuakrat'a "is his worst euenvv." About 4,DUl) of these skins art t aken annually lis continent. 'I lie skin is use 1 in liety of ways. Sometimes, when ked and dyed, it imitates the ; ?stly but it is oftcner use I in it a natural for mulls, t aps and elothiiia;. Thy trat's prolitie breeding Iris so far . rved it from the fate of its cousin, heaver, and unl's* sj.no great i go takes place, its extinction many years <>:F. It. is usually tir-t victim ??t the amateur furper, an 1 its skin i- tonal in tIre t of neatly every tiaveling buyer, la Kasteru State-. 11 inn- -rat i- t urn I t abundantly in th m .1 -h - of v ey, Delaware, \| try .u I . i 1 Vil li ami here thrive tin- j.r >' --iouil Iter-," a- they are ? . ' i I'r en the i of Novemli r ua'ii i i ?? : ipril, these men rein t' furi h itS tine r its ai t i . i . . > ?'i_ moonlight or ja< . Ii > . m t . > b, II itig IVlieli l ii in it - i- il t I /. M. so methods, h'? \ v (It at tills an I t!i" giv i' hi i . . i tit.;>- I ."tool trap i - e, I iv it ii sueeesscverv me hut on th- tiiil i.i ir-h"-, "viien itlier tr ip more ib tru .. i- o noloi This is notion. n; ?. iiiia a I ngtl stovepipe or a tvn-i-l a l> >x >.t tit ic size, with a wire ga'o i i out ea I ich yields to press.ue fri.n tae out e, hut which tIi r rai's o:'i .ris t m -cap y serve to rlo-e the ti iicr. A' I >. e the "ratter" set- th s tr i < ia t i e ("lead' is the pi ? <;--io.i d termi I at low tide a \t 11. lie v. -it-* th" n many us-i\ r it-, h i. r l> > ta'-en v ?>l these simple (? i;>4 ii i ;llt, and, of colll-e, 'i. i , I I?V t IS, riio mo-f common in--lio I in lr I'.ipin in is In set ;i No. < or I nIi'vI trip . Ill' plilCC along .1 stli-l'll I'lO I i ls to fcc-I. Tii * triji in i-t i?u ii iged to lirow tlii' tr.inji -I itiimil i:r. ;? w.itoi anil iIimwii il, or, on ll pioueh of daylight an I us t. >ii11tn J dangers, it will amputate it-loot :i? escape. Many tl?r?"'-1? ;<.' ! t its a leu in tli'- trips. | in.' o traps a lit tui'l cheap, ami oti- mm rin ?o:u ties set and tend 15') ol them. 'i' it of tho nniskr.it is - >nctim'-, t:< l id, hut principally I>y In linns.?.Vi rk l*re$t. Qncer Atmospheric Freaks. ProfeR-sor T,conhnrdt Webber, in mosphcric experiments with kites a illoons, lias found that the atmospli negatively electrified up to :i height ?out 1 "0 yards, I icy ond which it is p ivcly electrified in a degree incrcasi try rapidly with the 'lislance froml rth. The ncga'ive electrillcation ie lower strata of the er.ith isatlribut i the preseuce of germs an 1 dust pai es.?fit. Louis liepMic. mm- *8B mrnwrmmWli???*18*** ** **" The henrieat ,or th? ?! s are t welve iacb, breoch. For such a smsuS?*. has * made great prvgw**1 adoption ? of electric light*. II lumiuatcd walWjHP?" *? among be ln'.?-<t rti)o1taatl^F%? aloftricj. A 1 auiaiHi>c*ad?*ceufc (gon<:eale<l in magnitude in thejBtfjv*"?u Orion, at haa recently beeo^ astronoa -. mers to bo fine i *'"' 1 in the ceUjitial vault.^ff 1 . A uow inveutton I* an ela*^ rubber cushion for the soles of the shoe*,. the special object being to give relief to those who are compelled to ^ *tnn<l all duy on wooden or marble door*. I The new Italian rifle Is a repeater and r will penetrate plank* Are inchei thick t at a distance of 4000 feet. A smokeless powder is used with it, thus allowing s llin unMinr in f* irrv tfTAftbtr ivnit/hf. fit | >v i b ? * " ~" \ cartridges. c .Miss Annie I. Oppcuhcim has beau i. awarded the diploma of tbo British T Phrenological Association, honoris causa, t in recognition of her studies of tho anatr otny of the brain aud her interest, in k phrenology. f A ltussiau electrician has invented t n process of etching ou metal by means ' of electricity, thereby dispensing with ? use of acids for this purpose. The imago r is first transfere I to th& plate by photographic methods. i Tho ?specific c heats by tho us^ftVjouTft'i law eavou^y ' been successful iu iiqinds which wore good conductors. A. new method bar I?o*mi adopted for such /^neasuremont by 1 means of a glass spiruP filled with tuor' cury \ . Aa automatic cut-out that replaces a f now fuse when oue is burnt out is being introduced by a firm of electrician?. A rotating drum with the sever-wires ou its surface is so arranged ns to turn j nroun I and insert u new fuse when a burn out occurs. l A maritime laboratory of biology an I I zoology will be opened uext year at liirgen, Norway. Cntuitod in a region i where the tuarino fauna is particularly rich and interesting, it is destined to rendered great service to science. It j lias been decided to allow the free use of the establishment to foreign savauts. A new life-belt has been pateute I in , in (ternmuy. It is in the ordinary form, but is made from teiudocr hair eovcreu with canvas, aiul i?~ moonlighter thau , the belt of cork. Its weight is ouly two pounds, while it will support twenty-twi. i pounds of iron in the water. I's buoyancy , is not allccte t by prolonged imincrsiou. A new idea to give an ordinrry room the appearance'of a parquetry bonier is tc cover the tloor with wall paper, forming a design representing wood parquetry. This i:s afterward varnished and the lloor will then so closely resemble inlaid wood licit ouly a connoisseur will detect the iitlereuce. An oriental rug throw iu tin center of the lloor will complete the 1 lloor decoration. The in agniliceiit glacial scratches and grooving* iu the limes tone at Kolley's , Island, near Sandusky, Ohio, have beea preserve ! from destruction an 1 pcrpstu* | illy d- In ?' ? 1 to tile pTjipi by the c >r1 In the ugivWrhood ol SchafTnauscn, ' t close by .io three rocks kuoiv as the "Sehwe/sbild," Dr. liussc'i has disrovered m extensive human aettle;ii"ut \ belongig to the Stone Ago. It is in a ;i rocky tshe about thirteen metres high ?od thii yjeveu metres long, and is tiro I Lrst of St period which has beeu dis^ 1 covered ib-vitzcrhuid and which is uot in eouuection with a cavern. Dr. Mi'oherlich has invented a stuff made from the libera of woo l. Thin Ttoards, with the knots tnkcu out, are treated wiih a solution of sulphuric acid iu a hollow boiler. Not only the hard matter, which is the cause of the brittleness of wood libera, is eliminated by this treatment, hut tho fiber itself is chemically transformed. It is bleached, and j becomes silk^ as well as strong and elastic. It is then /treated in the same manner as any other goo I ;, that is, combined, spuu and linally woven into stuffs of exceeding fineness and different varieties. Yucatan's Iteadly Spider. A sailor on a coasting vessel which plies betwc si Galveston, Texas,Htul ports . on the Gulf has ,ome very interesting perimens which he secured while oil tho i'>:t-t of Yucatan. Among them is a large jar filled with enormous spiders, wlueh lie says arc looked upon with gn-ntest b ar by the Indians of the central ; p'Uiion of that < ountry, and which are . I undoubtedly the largest ever seen. The body of tin- .spider is fully five . ; ii < lies in diameter and the legs are short. , and thick, being especially adopted to tunning and climbing. They are about two inches long and as big around as an ( miliary led pencil. me annum i? m a rrayif.li'brown coloi, l/??t is most pecuv Ii.niy marked by d< ep red bauds w hich nu.vs it-, body, extending clear around ( diagonally from shoulder to hip, crossinn each other al the middle of the bade ,j and the centre of tin* belly. The head is so large that the details an iiadiiy be sfcen, and even the dead ones had Mich a ferocious aspect that tliey ran e l a feeling of fear. The coloria ; is peculiarly adapted to the countiy, I I i ilie body is like the earth, while the ' I'd bands ale like many of the creeping vines which abound among the rocks of ' tiu* interior. The licreeiiess of tin* insect and the in irking on the back have induced the II Indi tit i? naiiu* it the "Devil's Soldier," 1 and they -ay that it is undoubtedly the 10 worst foe to man iu that whole country, c making it almost impossible for any our 1,0 lo gi> into the interior, for it abounds in I wilr-ii iittiitlior^ flint n<i nliofi ic ft*< <> frntn 5 it ami its bite is certain death. OnlyVne instance i? known to Indians where a loan !.av betmV^et? nnd did not die, niKWiis mi?nfewal 'rr<\ lly insane ever afterward^ The spider makes its homo hit among Bio rocks, and when anything ad approaches it rashes boldly out and ere makes all attack so liercely that it is alo! most impossible to escape it. It runs OS-.; with great rapidity and climbs slicks and na trees as easily as it it was on the ground. ,, tiir ^ ol Brazil i? a country of extraordinary fertility. f nrv BWPIfWMBBff' M r 1 '= THE CRANK CAME. Ho Walked Into a Louisville Buk, ' But Did Hot Wait for the Money. LomeriLLK. Ky., [Special.]?The Ctuk mania haa struck Louisville The very same mau depicted by Chauncey II. Depew at the annual dinner of the New England Society suddenly appeared in thisifty. He ?u without dvnamite ***** he i- ui? ueinand. About 10:30 o'clock, a tall, ' good-looking stranger entered the office of Pnsident Veecb. of the Farmers' and Drovers' Bank. The jrreaCafter dinner orator remarked that ft* ) rnrh ia th*-aaoet- prominent feature of ohr civilization, auu when this one stated, in a not over-gentle voice: "I want you to .give me money, and that pretty damu quick!" he was decidedly the most prominent feature about the Farmers' and Drovers' Hank. Tbs hair of President Veech stood ou ends, realising what kind of a man he had to deal with. The banker said: "Very well, sir,' we haven't much on hand, but I can send out and get you some." The hank* er did send out, not for a million or so of dollars, but for a policeman. In tho meantime tins Ft ranger became tired of waiting and h it in peace, no one offering to have him remain. New Uses for the Scrub Palm. Every body who lias been in Florida, and especially on the flat lands along the St John's river, has learned that the scrub palmetto, a stunted palm growth, has been a poor, despised thing ever since white men trod Florida soil. It has been looked upon as worthless and cumbrous to the land, find those who have ploughjui it Hp and made every cllort to kill it out have considered it a curse. Hut it is i uow more than likely that it will be looked upon as an article of vuiuc to the owners of the laud where it grows. Its ] berries have been found to contain rare | inedieical qualities; the root is said to j contain a large percentage of tannin, and some works have been started to convert the leaves into a lihre. A factory has been put up at Jacksonville to work up these leaves into fibre which, it is claim* ad, will make the best of rope and matting, aud is used for making hats, mattresses and upholstery. ? Florida Cortes- , poudent New York Tribune. The propoition of travelers killed in railroad accidents in the riilVcitut conntries is as follows: In France, one to every 2-1,000,000; England, one to eveiy 21,000,000; (Scrinany, one to every 0,aaii nnn . n..l._: --- r . ? -?.?a ?,?? w\'vwi'/ Uiiii 10 even >,?;*IP,UUU* United Blntcs, one to every 2,8tv0.00(>. ' Two hundred journals are published in Africa, which kIio.vo that a portion of thocoutiucut does not deserve to be called dark. J*hu McCullum, of Pittsburgh, Penn., has rcceutly returned from his eighth rowing trip in a skill down the Ohio and Mississippi to New Orleans. $100 Kevvnid. $100. The rwili'i's ?f 1 his iwi'it w ill be pleased to '.earn that Here isai f?-.?~t one dreaded disease 11 tut science has t>ei*u tilde to i urn in all its slant's, and tliat is oatarrli. Hall's Catarrh v'ure istbe onlj positive ?tire now known to the medical fraternit \. Catarrh beintr a eonstitntional disease, ventures a constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally. net lit); d i ret 11 > upon the blond nttd mucous surfaces of the system, thereto destroying the foundation of the disease, Hint Kivlittr the pat tent sto mirth by build intr up t lie conatitutioi) am, asset.to. uuturo in nunc Its work 'i'ttp propi ietor? have so until, faith iu U|cut?tivi po \ era tbut they otter One liuncare. This year's ?np of ooreals Is estimate 1 at ! 1^15,000, (XXTbodtels. j The Oely One Kver Printed. CAN YOU riND TUB VOUK? ! These is a :i inch display advertisement in this paper, litis week, which lias no two words 1 alike except one won). The saute is true of each new one appearing each week, from The Dr. Harter .Medicine Co. This house places a . "Crescent" on everylhini; they make and nub- 1 llsh. book for it. send them the name of the word and they will return you hook, ukaPTI- ( rut. I.ITHOOitai'nw or sampmcs rmtw. 8m John Maodonals'b estate la valued t At CUQ. 000. ' Unown's Iron Hitter*cures Dyspepsia,Malarift. Hiliousiiesa ninl tteueral Debility. tJives Strength, aids Digestion, tones the nerves? creates appetite. The best Ionic for Nursing Mothers, weak women ami < hihtrcu. American madi shotguns are greatly la demand abroad. Dn. Swah'r 1'akti t.Ka i "tire female ire<iknr**e*; his T-Tablet s cure oh ronic const ij >a IU in. Samples free. Dr. Swan, Eenvcr llaru, VVis. Thkmc is an epidemic of forgery an l coir* ' lug ill (icrinaiiy. Mai.akia enred and ormlicaled fr mi the , aval em l?y Kruivn'a Iron Itiiter-, which en- 1 riches I he blood, tonus I lie nerves, aids diges- J Uon. Aels like a eliarm on persons in generai ill health, giving new energy and strength. J A new excitement for Oklahoma is supplied by the discovery of gold-be iring quarts ? st Chandler. 1 Wllo M'IFKhswilh hi liver, enlist i| ill ion. In ions ills, i our lib ti if I or di/zine s lako Deeeliam's I 'ill.-. Oldiu-.giats. Clients. Tiip.hr are over nine hundred grain elerstn' ii in North Dakota. ( Chronic Rheumatism Ami nerlvits 11 is.1 i- of the liver ami Moinai li. have troubled me f>?r inure lli.m l? ii years, during ?v lileli time I have II <ed iilmtf-t i verv lllfilleilio reetuiilliellile.l, without finding any rellif wliat>-\er, until i ti led Hood's Sarsa|iarilla. tin- lias done lue mole good than anything else Hint I liave ever lak< n,and I take plenxure in leeoinini tiding II In the blghi st terms. It lias been worth its w eight In pold tome." Kkkiikhk k Mil t.Ru. l.liin rlek i f litre, t'-v. Hood's Sarsaparilla fiolri l?% all <lrtiK(*M*- $1. *lx f??r $Y I*rra|>ar?a?| only by C. I. IIOO|> jt i*o , A|M?tliiai?irirs, l?owHI, Mum!. IOO Doses One Dollar Advice to Women If you would protect yourself from Painful, Profuse, Scanty, Suppressed or Irregular Menstruation you must use BRADFIELD'S FEMALE 1 REGULATOR ] CARTEnsviLLB, April SB, 1880. This will certify tliat two members of my Immediate family, after IiuvIdk suffered for years from iricimlrual Irregularity, belnK treated without lieueflt by physicians, were at louRth completely cured by ono bottle of Bradtleld's Female ltcuulator. Its effect Is truly wonderful. J. W. Stoamob. Book to " WOMAN " matyd FREE, which contains valuable Information am all female diseases. DRADFI ELD REGULATOR CO.; ATLANTA, OA. roil BALK UX ALL IPMUOOIBTB* UIGH FIVE OR EUCHRE PARTIE8 1 should send ut once to John Sr.e* ri \n, O. T. A. C\, It. I. * P. H. It Chb-aV" 1 I N CENTS In atnmiw ' r*"k f-r you r >ci shunted. For |tJK>you will receive free by express ten pack*. 100.00 IN COLO will tie paid for one m'IIIon eAueell I post eye stamps. An easy wav t?> raise money for charity work. Send stamp for particular* Rare stamps and collections ?/J, JISKF.FI., lir?M/yni?t S', St. IsWIlS, I p J"" I , " PMfU M Wheals.. It ly iuterestiog to observe how the habit of moving about increases with the facilities for gratifying it. When street railways were drat introduced they were intended to accommodate the limited number of business men who lived a half mile or mile froiu the countingroouis and women who lived such distance from the retail store*, and a slowgoing horse car was fullv eousl to easy task of dragging the limited number of persons about. Dut the insignificant enterprise has grown into proportion) that its projectors were not able to con ceivc at the beginning. mo norw car roads alone of New York City carried last year 102,000,000 passenger*. This in 30,000,000 more tbaa they carried in the year 1870. when the first elevated railroad wan built, no that the elevated roads which, it wai thought, would destroy the business of the horse-car* have not hud any such effect. It might be thought that, with 162,000,JOJ passengers carried on the surface roads, there would bo none left for the elevated ways, and their cars would run empty. And jet the elevated roads have had all they could do also. They carrlc-l last year 201,000,000 pnssengers, making a total of 363,000,000 for both systems. This is 240 times the population of the metropolis. Ho that there were 240 trijw for every inhabitant. The per capita number of trips in 1830 was 175. At this rate it will be ouly a few years before the city will exhibit the phenomena of a population on wheels. ? Sf. Louii Slar-Sayiwja. The Coming Royal Wedding. London, [Cablegram.)?The Duke of Cambridge is credited with endowing the Princess Victoria Mary with ?5,000 > early. It has been decided that the dresses to lie worn by the bi idamaids of the Princess will be of white and silver, trimmed with May bloom. They will wear wreathes, but their toilettes will lave no trains. The corporation of the .itv of London will preseut the Princess with a bilve* dinner service and a dianond necklace, and the Duke of Dueclaugh will give her a diamond bracelet. Members of the nobility ars vicing with each other in thy costliness of their gifts of jewelry aucl plate to the young couple. FITS stopiKil free l.y Da Kline's Great Nkrve Restorer. No tlte after first day a use. Mai veteus cures. Treatise and 93 trial boltle freo. Dr. Kline, 991 ArcbBt.,Phlla ,Pa If afllictral with sore eyes use Dr. Isaac Thompson's Kyc-water.Druirulstssell at 'Ac. i>er bottle AI lay I'nln ai LBcr Hure?, Iteetoree TMt Cllvea Relief at one Apply into the A'oetrilt.? BHBBBwHH 50c. Druggists or by mail. KL Many a life has been lost because of the taste of codliver oil. If Scott's Emulsion did nothing more than take that taste away, it would save the lives of some at least of those that put off too long the means of re-co very. It does . It is halfnfeSghn^-ofecTra'# ii-Eyr ?.? 1 1 stealth. it goes .10 maKe strength when cod-liver oil would be a burden. Scorr & Downs,Chemists, 131 South jth Artnut, [Mow Y01 k. Your druggist keeps Scoti's Emulsion of cod-liver Ml - all di evcrywhcie do. f i. M "German Syrup" " I have been a great \sthnia. sufferer from Asthma and severe Colds ivery Winter, and Inst Fall my rieiuls as well as myselt thought lecause of my feeble condition, and ;reat distress from constant coughlig, and inability to raise any of the lccumulated matter from my lungs, hat my time was close at hand. tVhen ncaily worn out for want of n..........1 . 1 ~ r.1 M^Vjs ?uiw a ill*, iivi l V-V/Ii 1111 v. iivi~ j?l mo to liy thy valuable medicine, Unschee's German Gontlo, Syrup. I am conRefreshing jl;! '" "t 1 ? l?le. Almost the first Slcop. dose gave me great relief and a gentle reflecting sleep,- ueh as I had not had for weeks. My cough began immediately to loosen and pass away, and I found myself rapidly gaining in health and weight. I am pleased to inform thee?unsolicited?that I am in excellent health and do certainly attribute it to thy Boschee's German .Syrup. C. B. Stickney, I'icton. Ontario." 6$ ""^ a^WOODBURY'S FACIAL SOAP. 1: r tlif eiia, RC>||> ami I onplnUii. He. j kiiKof 'Jil.vFtni eiiifririM. 'Fornti / ut l>ruK>rl>ta or liy miaiI, biir. Mwnpla / nml lisxp Ikji'U on t'erniatoloiry IjA A| PH iii'l Meanly, 11 Una.|: <>' Kktri, Kraln, JW SIPS N: rroiut Hint IIUkmI ilimtM1 ami tlirlr I / * nltn ntm.nl, R-nt nrnlml fnr in-.: ftlro IC*a> *4Br ?wn?rKr?KJtTn likeIHHTII C/ l.ln, ttarla, Ia<lia Ink lltl'l Vnrli, Neara, I'tillnga, Hf^boi cf An?, t.a? \ ntrlnuita llalr, llapi'*, !' . rrunm-d * v??"ZONA II. WOOIIIII R*. nrimaTHioHirik IASTIII f. l'io WaMltailhSlirrt, II. I.tllj. I .n.-llltntioQ at I>m<? or by letter. Axent wanted In eacli place. Colds o? Coug] ^ Consi HOARSENESS AND ALL AFFECTI TAYLOR'S CHER! SWEET GUM IS THE VEST 1 4. k your druggist or merchant I ' i " Ifoie do I look f ? , in?) That depends, madam, upon you feci. If you're BuffeciiMg^iiuM^H^M^Q functional disturbances, irregulari-' vflHH ties or weaknesses, you're sure to ^9|H " look it." And Dr. Pierce's Fa-' vorito Prescription is the remedy. It builds up aud invigorates tno V] system, regulates and promotes the jB| proper functions, and restores health la and strength. It's a legitimate a medicine, not a beverage ; purely 1 vegetable, perfectly harmless, and J made especially for woman's needs.' In the cure of all " female complaints," it s guaranteed to give satisfaction, or the money is refunded.; No other medicine for women is' flj sold so. Think of that, when the jH dealer says something else (which; ;S pays him better) is "just as good.*^ u Times have changed." So have 1 methods. Tlio modern improve-' ' meats in pills are Dr. Pierce's Pleaa-1 ant Pellets. They help Nature, in-' .. etcad of fighting with her. Siokj and nervous headache, biliousness, i costiveness, aiul all derangements' of the liver, stomach and bowels' are prevented, relieved, and cured*) eeeeeeeeeee A _ the smftl-lest pill in tmewoblbi ^ TUTT'S * tiny LIVER PIUS* hnvonil the virl up*<if the lnrgrr oiiwf a ' M eqntilly effective; iim-cdy vegetable. V 19 Kxiwt rIih Miovru In tills border. H e & ? 1 Ilso's Remedy for Catarrh la tha M llrst. Fai-lwit to Vw, ami Chwpgt J I Hold by druggists or sent by luullT^H . m 1 60c. ! :. T. llH^clttue, Warren, I'a. m | to N U- 53 LM?Clean ten (lie NnnnlQK, Hit "JH lid Iqifaiiimntioii, llrnln^K.wiK e for Oolrl In Heml. mMm i ?KOS.,Vo Warrcu t>U,N. Y j Jh CTLI?n Jk I'R. TiP'fS ASTHMALBNt . /%0 I IwB r>l|RCrt'ic>?-t r.\il.; ?cod ujjro<i? k.Mtrss. wc will mail trial UwilCiUiioni.H 1NEOR.TAFTIIIOS.M.CO.,ROCHE$HillN.V.r tlKKSi AltlllRfl Mornlilno ITnlilt Cored In 10 * _ r. I I'D I Id Kw <> '- ?> ?l:i > ? N" l>? v till rurrd. VI IV6TI DR.J.SVEPHEN3, Lebanon,Ohio* X RtWK 130 roiceitt.-a ~.n r?CASH PHM fllialr IV on u?v CovmI*, lUlia. ))rdih?i and MmIMmI m (fMi T ifnUMj. Iir. Sridgmsni m M.? get wmrnmm TfflUt HTIJI) V. IlooK-uiurpiHO, /??f ncsa Forms, wiVwK+t Aiith rtio, SliOi t-hand, etc^ U Tromwolt t Ai oimiy II A*>? A.UrotOa'w fp*. ^i lUralnl Hand Corn blieller oa Earth, iwtjMM/flfk;iJ!t The onlv Mi. llor thai wilt nnb com l Or ecp.iiete iln> cob. Ehells 10 bu?h? cli |?.r liniir. Trice 8.1..10. Nickel 1^*3***^/f*> I'lrtlcd, Warranted. The Improved te " . . I h s ? II ll I?s?t oul.and iv lliefiuoat on record. 3500 h J 5-? IV Iwnl'"" "'"Iilh f"r agents. Pen? M sJj iV 'WW lot- icriim. Alliance ram to/iHtem. yy!_ J"V>J<I. I.'- I..? ! ?..? tn?..i.l..f VanhTille.TaaBj BeAUTYofPoLI SHr saving laror. cleanuness. uurad1lity 6. cheapness.UNEQUALLEa no Odor When Heated. i I . -j You don't want comfort. it you Mgt don't wish to look well dressed. |&sa iftsfl If you don't want tlio best, then K Ptftgk *ou don't want the I are Back fi\wf W Suspender. Your dealer h?? i? i? he is alive. If he isn't he shouldn't L - 1*1 Kg be your dealer. We will mail a H Nl Bi pair on receipt of $1.00. hone |nj genuine without the stamp as ftj (rj VK\M Luce P.irk Fusfu ndcr Co., JML 67 t'rinoo i treet, t?. Y. rll & IRON ' S^TONIC ?Ljl AVltl purify BT.OOD, rmpitsfn lutiM.y rM, remove LIVIER ilisoriler, luiCii strength, renews Ti^Tl - I i 'io health tnil N^^pbk lii'lljjeMlon, tlialtiwfkcS* luj: ahtmlutcl y oradleatc<r. I I A p #' 4'j 'tiiines, nerves, nuis* I E ? 3 ( IL * clei, receive now force. I 1 P S 1 a Y1 g:i!T' line Iroin complaints peILM J> I S, U culhir t'? i heir sex, u.ituu It, tiiu* ?. :t .- He, :.peeily cure, fietiirnit rose htuiini e>ti < hecks, bcauitties Complexion. bol?l ovrrvwhiTf. All genuine jroutl.t licar W A * * i'w-fciil* ' b t ii-l tfiil staiui) fur ^2-paKQ l<am|ili*cl, ? OK. HARfth MEOICINE CO., St, Loult, Mt, pnin ncc.i '<f UOOK-KCrPERS, SfENO ill ORAPrlEno, or nny other ollkc help llllran I"- -umilivl '>v :u|r|r<-..-in>; ly BilYANt & SfRATTON IfflB? JUBi i.t;ut^vihi.i;, kv __ 9 [is, miption, ONS OF THE THROAT AND LUNQ3, 1KEE REMEI3Y OF ; mid MULLEIN * KNOWN REMEDY. tor it, AND TAKE NO SlBSTITl'Tt * . ^4 ; -JX , V1