The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, January 01, 1892, Image 4
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