The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, January 01, 1892, Image 4
A ' I LONGER IN MUKNEt
III E REMARKABLE CASE OF
[ I LITTLE OIRL
fshe Hail Been Dent; Dumb ami 111 *
K ?Now i in- i in hi (?an Tnlk a
B Head?A l\u belie Sijcht.
rl pHx jcars and tivc nion
?ld, ''icon i ind blind, was :
J twitted i n December 20, 1KTT), to i
kindergarten school at Jamaira I'lai
J near lloston. This school is a branch
the famous Pcrkius Institute for I
s*5?k? '> |ocated at South IfostOD. and
^^m the only kindergarten of the kind in t
mm world. The child was named Wii
Elizabeth Robio* Her father, a 8*ci
I has a small sheep ranch in Texas,situat
I about twenty miles distant from a
I raiboaii. Her mother was a native
I the mountainous rmrion of Tinmmu
The child was born with all the sen1
' perfect, a ml without any physical ?
formity whatever, and this coutiuu
\ititiI she was sixteen months olil, wli
she was attache I with spinal mcningit
She survived, but when she had fu
recovered, her sight and hearing a
power of speech were gone. The modi
opinion is advanced that the affliction
\t the direct result, not of the disease itse
but of an indiscriminate use of qninii
producing paralysis of the auditory a
optic nerves. There were other t
children born of the same parents, a
these are healthy and vigorous.
The child lived 011 iu good lietlth ai
k excellent spirit, but there was develop
> ? iu her an uncontrollable temper. Thou
an object of sympathetic ituc and
?- ii,>
when the wihl nature o. ^hotifldee 1 ' 001
only bo subdued by the whip, fr U. y
Lnsl year tlie wife of a tici^/oormg'
ranchman read in a periodical the wonderful
results of the attempted education
at the Perkins Institute Kiu Icrgartcu of
Helen Keller, of Tu-cuiubia.Ala. Taking
me paper witn ner, sue drove toil miles ]
to the I! )hin ranch. Correspondence was
opened a' o ice with Superintendent Annguo?,
imtnirtoi of the 1>ltn*l at the l'crI
Km- in-tilule. Though the school is
wholly a St ate institution, Mr. Aungnos
was toti-'he-l by the appeal of tlie parents,"
nil i resolve 1, on his owu resp msibility,
to assume the care an I instruction of the
chiM. The father was willing, as far as
lie was al le.to contribute to the support of
tie little one, ami Mr. Anngaos be- ,
' <>* " i ?' ' kind hearts won hi be fouu'l
"siycd at the school she
of Miss Eiiia J.
^Je teachers. Hut the
Jessed of all tlie inininial.
She was tierce
T/ingeil her bauds into,
idled all who approached.'
v&nmrol her. The only
. ^ MJhk9n> were to j>ut her
lian-l -^di!!r breast when she w.mte I
water and to put her lingers in her mouth
when she wanted food.
Miss Thayer became interested in her
thaiee. M-iiO exercised patience, but
AYiii linn in her u; ctiiods. She would
sometimes spell'I liofirs in compelling
the roll" v'ory child to obey :i single
command. O.ice comprehending chit
yielding her will ua. always rewarded'
by kindness, thc^fhild became tractable
- jy^d manifested ;p? interest in an I fundbp'v^u
| .vloptin-; i^caf and
rier^ural inteliig*me.:
o.i< .( ifckened, the child iearncij (
rapidly, umN^s a result,after only eleven '
inufiiii^ \\ j||jt. j3 uow able to converse . '
with h f":n4iL.,. |,y t|1(J use Gf ;l vocabulaiy
"I'>vcr .> '?/Vr0*,u,which have been
taught her within that tiuia.and she can 1
readily construct Qf from
thirteen tolifteeu words.
The ehilil is now less than seven and a
half yens old,is slender hut well formed, jj
with fair c nuplcxion, and has long llax
'. i ' ?
< n hair. She nas a pretty, oval face,the ^
features being regular and delicately
mouidc i. The lips are sensitive, slightly j
pouting, and tin: curve? of the mouth t
indicate the existence of a proud and
independent spirit. The sightless eyes w
"f . lii/br. blue color, and although
expressionless they do not, except: ua
close inspection, surest blindness.
Now anil then tlic lips drop, but lor the -w
most part they arc raised naturally. The lw
cliild is of an active temperament, and
she is constantly seeking employment for ,r
her hands. In the school tlie pupils are v
taught to weave, sew and to model in Vl
clay, and Willie is remarkably apt in the P
accomplishment of all her tasks. One 11
of her favorite occupations when other
work is not possible is stringing heads. P
^ It is a pathetic sight to look upon the NV
"s.jnu'.e !iit!o creature sitting in a chair, "
her box of beads in her lap and needle *(
and thread in her hands, nimbly pursu- Cl
ing !i r pastime with a sweet smilo on
licr pretty face. Once in u while she P
draws a deep sigh, hut it <loes not up- 11
pear to he takcu in any sense of unhapness.
She is now begiuuing to read ll,
from raised letters, and iu this she Sl
nifests much interest. 7
Iho chil l is atfectionate to those 11
wit her, and by passing her hand
7over the lace quickly distinguishes one
froin nr other. It is related of her that
a negro child was brought to the institution,
Willie advanced anil passed hei
hand over the child's face. Touching
the crisp, woolly hair of the negro she
stopped, lilt her own soft llaxen liaii, "
then placing her h ind ag I'll ou the black "
o
child's li" id, gro| / I h'-r way to a bench, tl
sat down, stiok??d her own long hair r.
wft^Anahi and remained some time in np- I p
n. Then she rose, ui
; Rough! the uogh^F^^ujittil her liaut| ouco it
more over the w oollyimA^theii putting ui
tier arm around the child's neck, frilsefl Hi
her. Willie is likely to fm>vj an object 1 si
of psychological itU'ly-. ~"TT7?Sfiai:k ofjho a
n-nmnygor cuuu'Vjii thus afflicted to leave""""W
Trti? i'i'Va^i ? h .iiitmc of tho individual v
to develop without theological instruo- /
tion. Innocence being conceded, as in
this case, a theory exists that the instinct
will, through the development of the in- ,
tolled, in some way manifest an inherent p
recognition of supreme power. This ti
child is permitted to attend* cfihi'cfi, "" jj
though she can neithor hour, speak nor
see; but when the organ bogins to play
and the congregation to sing she seems p
to co ii prebend the nature of tho exer- p
eises for she murmurs an accompani- f,
ment. Iu this connection it sliould >>e h|
added that since July lost a vocal ability p
has beed developed. The child laughs l(
heartily and naturally at times, and
crows in a peculiar way ns if attempting
to sing. This has encouraged Miss
Thayer in an effort to develjp the power '
of spec )i, and the child ha* been taucrht P1
5^,1 to utter imperfectly about twenty mom
syllables.?New York Tribune.
A Shrewd Trick of Letter Tliloves.
Do you sec this letter, torn here ia tt
ml middle of this side? What do you su|
ml pose did it f Done by the string that
um'iI to tie up the bundle of letters iutl
mail bagf That is what almost every 01
tbs thiuks, but it isn't the fact. It is doi
id- by postofiice thieves. I got th
the straight from the postmaster of a larj
s, city not very far from here. It is
of shrewd trick to deceive the m?u who r
die ceives the letter. He knows that aft
is the letters have been collected at tl
lie ' ollicc they arc put through the statu pic
Iio niuchiuu, which cancels the stamp at
le, prints the postmark at the same tim
od Theu thoy are sorted out according \
uv their destiuation, aud all these going 1
ofl the same place are tied up in oaio buadl
:e. They have a peculiar way of tyic
them, used at all postotlices. They ui
le- rather line string, and it is put aroun
ed the bundle twice, once aroftnd the sid
eu aud oiice around the cud. The Icttei
is. are not all of the same si/.e. Some a
lly longer than others, and some are ;
oil s<]uarc euvelopes, while o(h *ra are in tl
i*nl ..ia i i i-.. mm.:, i
um*iuaui?iui.'u K?u- ITil VUlOJIL"4. I 1114 Ut
i's. ing so, it follows that it the string
drawn tight, us it must be to hobl tl
nc?' letters together, some <>f the larger le
nd ters will be cut. ou the siile or end l.?y tl
vvo striug. The postollioe thrives know th
u'l us well us any ?>ue else,ami so when tin
wish to tiini ouUif there is any money i
"'I uu envelope they stjupiv tear it u litt
?' ! ou the aide m .ho end. Almost ur
I-?'1 postmaster considers it u favor if a mr
getting inch u letter will take it to hiu
les They always make an endeavor to tra<
'hi' such letters, and then watch if other le
^ ters come1 river the same route are toi
1 busi'-' the same way. Von can usually tc
whet~hrtth?\*7n<k't',r ,or." *>y tl
string or by hand;"?". 'AV. ,h? ?tr,u5 Wl
wear ami fray the edges &. - *?11
into the letter itself. ? sI. Io'iu> LiLJy
Democrat.
10,010 Miles In SeareJi of a Car.
One of the best join ia car tr.iciug
evet rlone in tiiis country was complete 1
about three weeks ago* by a car tracer of
t'ne New York Central. Tint roa 1 had
lost a car. nod sent out the tracer to look
it up. lie followed it. West to Pittsburg,
then to Cincinnati, then to Chicago, anil
from there to St. Louis. Here he lost
t. w.L- ..r it i. .. ..ri >. e i
vfi u, u vi .tiiVJt PWIIIf ^ITTlIUil IMUIlil
it had been in an accident ami had been
repainted. liv some oversight tlienuui? 1
her had been changed, but taking the
new number, he chased the car to Kansas '
City, whero lie Kiuud it had been loaded ^
and sent on to tlalve-ton. To Galveston '
lie went, and there found that, after tak- '
ing a fresh load, the ear ha 1 gone to Sau 1
Francisco, lie went after it, but on 1
reaching Sin Francisco Knurl the cat !
had gone hack to < hdveston.
I>y tliis time lii? Wood was up, and he '
made up his mind to tin I that ear if it 11
took the balance of (lis natural life. So 1
lie went hack to Galveston, and, to mu'ke J
a long story short, fo!l<>w&il tliit carlo '
New Orleans, to Mobile, to Atlanta, to '
hilf a dozen place; in ^Florida, then back
to New Orleaus, to Gaivoston again, and ?
thence to Kansas City, nud from thereto N
Chicago. He had now been on tiie hunt r
for over three months, hut had got so 1
close to the runaway that just as lie came 1
into Chicago by one roa ' the car left it s
?-n Lt?. W ?? Buffalo."' Its !
he a he a?c?rUiue<l ilii|>hat. -mi"trrAnd 1
ap h e d o ntorTra v e~ t! ie^ a r Ti e 1 d, 1
ok the next train* lor the East. Aujn j
alfalo ho came up with the car and ?
ught his tirst sight of it. lie l?ad ^ t
iveled almost constantly lor over tliir- *
[??i weeks, traversing a di-tiuc' of 10,- <
10 or 1'',000 ,idles. ? >'t. Louti U.'oOe- ^
c nu)C i\il. i
The Shoe Violin. Vra
A Purls newspaper recently announced, j"e
e sale of one of the most curious vio- "?1
ts in the world. It formerly belonged 1'"
Paganiui, the great violinist, and at lUl
st sight merely presents the appear- S^1
ice of a misshapen wooden shoe. Its
story is curious, and not without iu- oa
rest. ?V
During the winter of 1S38 Pagnniui I"1
as living in itue de la Victoria. One sea
ay a laige box was brought there by stu
le Normandy . diligence, .on opening 11111
hich he found two inner boxes, and, Pn
rapped carefully in the folds of tissue the
riper, a wooden shoe and a letter, cln
ating that the writer, having heard is
inch of the wonderful genius <?? the tin
iolinist, begged, as a proof of his de- tra
otiou to music, that I'aganini would pai
lay in public on the oddly constructed tin
istrumeut inclosed. nit
At first I'aganini felt this to he aniin- Jei
crtincnt satire,and mentioned the facts, gh
'itli some show of temper, to his friend, "r
ie Chevalier de iiuride. The latter 15
10k the shoe to a violin maker, who in
(inverted it into a remarkably sweet ve:
>ncd instrument, ami J'agunini was by
resscd to try the shoe violin in pub- ,?pi
c. Tl
lie not only did so, but performed sk
pop it some of hit- most diflicult fanta- Th
ias, which facts, in the handwriting of wt
iolinist, are now recorded on the violin an
-eel f.?Nt to York Teleyram. ed
of
sar
To ICeniove Warts.
These excrescences may he removed sid
y the following treatment: If thev are on
>ng and have a lliicii neck, they may be tid
trangulatcd by tying a strong waxed ho
iread around this, and leave it until am
ie wart drops ad; then apply a mixture As
f equal parts of nitric acid and water to
10 spot lor a few days. If there is a
iw sore left, apply some powdered sul- jj(j
hale of copper to it. 1! the wart is fiat ,
id spreading, apply pu'r nifyic acid to ..
.... ?i.? i .. i.l..: .1 . r
nil in1' u 11 I III ;i IMIII>I;U jiwDi.ui stun,
alii 11 Hi wort is roiTodep nvtrty,, and j
"id thcii^lCppTy "fW-m^wderod copper
llphulc until tlie sore is healed. Or ^
stick of lunar c austic ir. ly be used, l?y
ub'iiug it on the wart, lirst moistened
iili wiTfri>4vtl? or three time, daily.
ittc } oi k Times. " , ,
tnk
An Kxuiiinle of Will rower.
tta
John Ij. Woodcrs on, the clever nctoi
ho has been loug associated with m?'
tuajt Kobvon. and who was best, man at f?o
jejatter's wedding, alToniod a peculiar d'oj
lu"traiTon of vflrTpWUfll "~1io livt ir
ntural impediment in Ins speech, and iu
rivate conversation it is very marked,
nt when he atcps*b?foic the foot-light*
ae excitement of the occasion, the forceat
knowledge that it will, not
anirner, loosens the letters from hi* 1
rogue and he is as glib as ltobson himslf.?
6>t. t.oiiit fie/'u/ihc. W)
M. ? ... vci
rat
The product of tobacco In Europe is tli<
sarly equal in quantity to the average $o
induction of the United States. ,vCie
vk.v-TiMtik <.
WAYS OF THE MHSKRi3
THE LITTLE ANIMAL THAT
FOUND EVERYWHERE.
10
p.
is Winter Homo ot tlin Musk rat ?
le Fooil-Trnppiiitf tho Muskr^t
it It* l''ur?Tlio Ucsit Trap.
at Of all our wild fur-benriug anion
a' tho inuskrat seems to hold its grot
>? best uguiust advancing civilizittoa. I
e to bo found everywhere in No
e* America,from the Atlantic to tho Paci
cr and from the Rio Grande to the Bar
10 Grounds, swelling tho animal kingd
'? by many millions. But its preseuce
tuany places Is unsuspected by the ru ij
e- ity of persons, and few are redly e
*? versant with its habits.
'? In size aud appearance themuskrat
e- sembles an undersized beaver. It
l8 about two feet in length, iucludiug
9t tail, which, like the beaver's, is tlattei
d but vertically, uot horizontally. In co
e? it is dark brown, occasionally aim
ra black above aud lighter beneath.
Tho breeding season is iti March i
i" April, and tho young appear in June f
July, It has been stated that the feir
u- raises more than one litter in a seas
11 On the 29th of June last I pushed a si
up a shallow tidal creek iu the Disti
t of Columbia? and discovered a breedi
it nest of the inuskrat. Built ou the b;i
b just above high tide, it was composed
y drift rubbish, mixed with freshly
u grass aud sticks trad lumps of mud. r
lc pareut rats had Jrouud a cotton tub n
IV sack, and linilt (l.liis in willi nt
io debris.
o. Carefully removing the material oi
jo the centre of the dcTitli o7 six"'
t- mchcs, the young doro to ,|0 80Q11.
rn They were four in/; blim, ,R>arly
ill hairless, and cvidJoul fcvv dl?
which they lay was
' 122?rS?#ygraSi,i il in diameter,
well hollowed out. From this centre
three passages led out; one was visible
in the side of the creek bank at low
water, aud the others went to compose
the network of holes with which the bank
was honeycombed. During my examination
an occasional mullled splash in
these subterranean channels tolcl of the
anxious mother's presence. Though
the disturbed material was carefully
replaced, the mother rat had made
extensive repairs before my next visit a
week later, when, to my disappointment,
1 procured only the empty nest. The
young had doubtless been led away oa
my approach.
As cold weather approaches, the
muskrat, if in a favorable locality,
Inn his a wiutcr home. This is usually
located in a marsh, aud coutnins fully a
cartload of material, principally rushes,
mud, and sticks. The inside chamber,
ibout the siae of a bushel basket, lias a
ilatforni raised just above the water,
uto which the rats i>tuni_rc at anv d.s
urbauco from without. Usually there
ire two or more holes under the surface
>f the water, which join befero they
mter the interior, lu many places,
towever, the rats seeui to live in their
rnrrows in the banks the year round.
The food of the muskratis principally
jrasses and roots, varied with fresh-'
vater mussels in cold weather, when
ither food is difficult to procure. They
leftly open these inussids, Imt how they
lo it is a mystery to me, although I have
ccn thcin perform the feat n number of
imes. Some of their tastes brings them
nto conflict with the farmer, whose
ueadows they also undermine. Green
uicy stalk, and in the autuuiu Iliive
ieen several bushels of ear corn pileJ in
loop water for future use. They also
nake themselves obnoxious to millers aud
:anal companies because of the frcipnout
destructive lt.uk.s in the banks oc'oavsad
bw their boirowing luihits.
Mthou^^i tllCy
ar .wiaouud and
ppedoy wit I / whoso busiut'ss
:y interfere, /re destioyed b
,vks, owls, foxc^. aQ(j miuks, then
ucipal enemy is
tfcssioual fur-gatherer. The" muskrat'A b
n "is his worst cneuVjr." About 4,D.OUt)
of these skins are taken annually n
this continent. Tbeskiu is use l in T>
variety of ways. Sometimes, wucu ti
ickcd and dyed, it imitates the costly 1<
>1, but it is oftener use 1 in its natural n
I0 r.trm.ilTu a>'m >.! nlAtki*.. 'in...
., ...... W.wv.....s. .uy, u
iskrat's prolific breed iug has so far t
jaerved it from the fate of its cousin, c
j beaver, and untasi soma great ^
angc takes place, its extinction
many years o!f. It is usually n
3 first victim ot the amateur fur- "
ippcr, aud its skin is found in tlic
ck of ucaily every traveling buyer. In
3 Eastern States the musk rat is found
>3t abundantly in the marshes of New
rsey, Delaware, Maryland aud Virlia;
and here thrive the professional
attcrs," as they are called. From the |'
th of November until the same time f'
April, the3c men reap their furry liar- '1
st. Some rats are taken by snooting
moonlight or jack-light, and also by '>
taring when the marshes are fro/.jn. v
iese method'?, however, <1 linage the "
ins, aiul the great majority are trapped. 1;
te steel trap is used with success eveiy- 11
icre but on the tidal marshes, where
other trap tnore (test rue live is employ- 11
This is nothing more than a length M
stovepipe or a wooden box of the r
uc size, with a wire gate in each end, 4
lich yields to pressure from the out- ?
le, but which the rut's off ;rts to coups P
ly serve to elo?e tlie tighter. At low
Ic the "ratter" sets these traps in the fc
le ("lead" is the professional term),
[J at low title next day he visits the u. 11
many as six rats have been tu'son in u
: of these simple trap? in a single f
[ht, and, of course, drowue 1 by the
*?' . ti
I he most common method in trapping j(
mi is to set a No. 0 or 1 steel trap at jno
place along a stream where the rat r
ds to feed. The trap must be ar- y
iged to :hrow the trappc 1 animal into t
?p water and drown it, or, on the
iroach of daylight and its accompany- n
; dangers, it will amputate its foot and j
escape. Many three-legged rats arc a
;en in the traps. These traps aro v
ht and cheao. and one man nan some
ic3 set and tend 150 of them. The
it of tho muskrat i9somotkne? usji n? 81
d, but principally by Indian*.?Seie
"k Preu.
^?-?- ' " ^
Qneer Atmospheric Freaks. a
Professor Lconhardt Webber, in lib fc
nospheric experiments with kites and a
lloons, has found that the atmosphere n
negatively electrified up to a height ol, #n
out 100 yards, beyond which it is pos^j' ?
rely electrified in a dogreo increasing ,fi
ry rapidly with the dhtanco from the
th. The negative electrification oJ
* lower strata of tho earth is attributed
the presence of germs and du&l parti
a.?St. Lovit JUpMic. , .... / ?
HI ?
SCIENTIFIC AN JpU8TRIAL
Tho heaviest gub^^^R*? 'or 'ho na
13 are twelve-inch, f^T^B^c-tou bre?
For such a small cr^ffiy? B?lgium I
It? made great progreJ^^p ndoptl
*or of electric lights. W^nL/
Illuminated walar? a o
als, the latest applicatio^jS elojjltricy.
ind small incandescentt
is the head. , .-"f (
rLh Kijja^.tke magpfajfo^jr. 8^f 'ho A
he, magnitude in tho?4HflHf^"ou ?' OrU
reQ lias recently beetT3^^H|^'hy astror
?<?1 - mere to be &no
'n in the celestial
^ A now invention Is an elastic rubl
cushion for iho soles of the sho
re the special object being to gi
relief to tho3o who are compelled
t^c stand all day on wooden or marble lloo
1Clj The new Italian rifle is a repeater a
jor will penetrate planks five inches thii
ost at a distance of 4U00 feet. A stnokch
powder is used with it, thus allo.vit
in,j tho soldier to carry greater weight
m,j cartridges.
lale Alisa Aunio I. Oppeaheim ha3 be
on. awarded the diploma of tho 13riti
Ivilf Phreuological Association, honoris cau'
rict in recognition of her studies of tho au;
n r iimr of flip hmin mid hr<r intprpsh
ink phrenology.
I ?f A llussiau clectriciarV has invent
cut (i process of etching ou metal by men
I'he of electricity, thereby dispensing \vi
^Cl? use of acids for this purpose. The itun
her is first transferc 1 to tlwkplate by phot
graphic methods. I **
8poci
heats by the us^-..; Jouth's law ft,.. t/ofy4"
been successful iu liquids which wore
good conductors. A. now method has
been adopted for such Iheasuroinent by
means of a glass spiral' filled witb mercury
\
Au automatic cut-out (that replaces a
new fuse when one is burnt out is being
introduced by a firm of electricians. A
rotating drum with the sever-wires on
its surface is so arrauged as to turn
around and insert u new fuse when a
burn-out occurs.
A maritime laboratory of biology and
zoology will be opened uext year at Bergen,
Norway, Situated iu a region
where the marine fauna is particularly
rich and interesting, it is destined to
reuucrou great service to scicace. It
has bceu decided to allow the free me of
the establishment to foreigu savants.
A new life-belt has been pateutc 1 in
in Germany. It is in the ordinary form,
but is made from reindeer hair covered
with canvas, and ?-nH^ik~?dightcr than
the belt of cork. Its weight is only two
pounds, while it will support twenty-twe
pounds of iron in the water. I's buoyancy
is not a fleeted by prolonged immersion.
A new idea to give an ordinrry roo:i>
the appearancc^of a parquetry bonier is tc
cover the floor with wall-paper, forming
a design representing wood parquetry.
This is afterward varnished and the floor
wiii then so closely resemble inlaid wood
that.only a connoisseur will detect tuu
dillereuce. An oriental rug throw in
the ccuter of the lloor will complete the
tloor decoration.
The magnificent glacial scratches and
groovings iu the limestone nt Kelley's
Island, near Sandusky, Ohio, havo been
pro served from destruction and perpatually
dedicated to the puj^T i>y tho orporaliou
owuiug the
4
struetion would havc,J^B5jriti?'jivr?blo *1
loss to geologic d jl<"i^JHHp^|
In tho uc&Vdrhood of 8chaflfaauaea, | ^
close by no throe rocks know as the
"Schwe/abild," Dr. llucsch has discovered
in extensive human settlement u
belouizg to the Stone Ago. It is in a *
rocky ehe about thirteen metres high fj
and thit^aeven metres long, and is the "
first of St period which has beeu dis- ^
covered \&-vitz?rland and which is uot *
a eonnectK 1 with a caveru.
Dx. Mi? cherlich has invented n stuff *
?ade irum the fibers of wood. Thin ^
bards, with the knots tukeu out, are Bi
rented wuli a solution of sulphuric acid ?j
a a hollow boiler. Not only the hard
aatter, which is the cause of the brittleess
of wood libers, is eliminated by this 4
reatment, but tho fiber itself is chcmially
transformed. It is bleached, and p
lecotncs sill^y as well as s'trodg and clastic.
f iq fhpn d roofurl t?? Min ooma mannA* ?A
? .v v?av? /viVttVVM 1 u ?U\< oaiUU U14UUCI (13 |
ay other good ;, that is, combined, spun
nd finally woven into stuffs of exceeding w
ineness uud different varieties. ri
(l
li
Yucal mi's Itcudly Spider. \
A sailor on a coasting vessel which
lies between GalvcstoD, Texas,and ports ^
n the Gulf has some very interesting l
peciinens which lie secured while on the
oast of Yucatan. Among them is a wt
?rgc jar tilled with enormous spiders, T.
rhich he says are looked upon with
[reutcst fear by the Indians of the central
lortion of that country, and which are
mdoubtcdly the largest ever seen.
The body of the snider is fully five A
aches in diameter and the legs are short "
nd thick, being especially udapted to tl
mining and climbing. They are about jj
wo iuchcs loug and as big around as an t)
rainary led pencil. The animal is of a p
ravish" brown Color, Ijnt is most pecunuiy
marked by deep red bands which M
roi>8 iU body, extending clear around
liagonally from shoulder to hip, cross- ag
each other at the middle of the baelc \
ml the centre of the belly.
The head is so large that the details
an readily be sfeen, and even the dead j
nes had such a ferocious aspect that
hey caused a feeling of fear. The colorag
is peauliarly adapted to the country,
or the li^dy is like the earth, while the
ed bands aic like many of the creeping
incs which abound among the rocks of
lie interior.
The tiofcencss of the insect and the
larking on the back have induced the
ndiaus to uauie it tho "Devil's 8o!dier,"
ml they say that it is undoubtedly the
j/irct (A/I > ir>" w *? t 4 ??
. w,.,, iwv/ ?v tiiiku AM tijcii' wuuiu country,
inking it Almost impossible for any one
j go into the interior, for it abound* in
nt h nuaibuB that no pinch is frco from ,
. and -its lmc .is certain death. j
Only one iostuace ii kn4^wl to Indiana ;
'iiere an<* did not c
ftarwa . The spuloir wakes its home 1
moog the rot k*, and when anything ,
pproaohes it rftshoe boldly out and
lakes An attack so 4ercely that it is allost
impossible to it. It runs |
dth great rapidity and climbs sticks and ?
roes as easily as it lt^nis on the ground, g
? *4.? ~
UrazfTis a country ot ext?t*ordidary fer- a
U?J. w" " i
F :/
r ' y: V
THE CRANK CAME.
IYJ
ch- He Walked Into a Louisville Bai
But Did Not Wait for the Honey
1!W Louisvillb, Ky., [Special.]?'
lon crank mania has struck Louisvillo. '
very same ruau depicted by Clmur.cey
ng Dcpew at the annual dinner of the In
A England Society suddenly appeared
in thisnily. He was without dynnuv
but he made his demand. About 10
^ o'clock, n tallv 'good-looking stran
entered the office of President Vcech,
' the Farmers' and Drovers' Bank. 1
" grcat7after dinner orator remarked t
.the trank-ig the most prominent feat
of our dvilization, auu when tbiB i
>er stated, iu a not over-gentle voice:
es,. want you to give me money, and t
vo pretty damu quick!" he was decide
to the most prominent feature about
rs. Farmers' and Drovers' Bank. The I
n(j of President Vcech stood ou ends, n
,1|C itiug what kind of a man he had to d
' with. The banker said: "Very wi
sir,' we haven't much on hand, but I <
send out and get you some." The bai
? er did send out, not for a million or
of dollars, but for a policcmau. In
ou meantime the stranger became tired
sh waiting and left in peace, no one offer
?a. to have him remain,
it
jD New Uses for the Scrub Palm
Everybody who has been in Flori
ea and especially ou the flat, lands along
St John's river, has learned that
th scrub palmetto, a stunted palm grow
I... I.. -? -! ? -t !
imo wcvu n |juui, ui'9i)i6cu 1111 ng ever 8^
0. white men trod Flond^soil^^^^
ooked upon^JK^ nnd cumbrous
ftc ;>10 ~and those who have ploughj-^r-ffup
aud made every effort to kill it
out have considered it n curse. But it is
uow more than likely that it will be looked
upon as an article of value to the
owners of the laud where it grows. Its
berries have been found to contain rare
mcdicical qualities; the root is said to
coutaiu a large percentage of tannin, and
some works have been started to convert
the leaves into a fibre. A factory has
been put up at Jacksonville to work up
these leaves into fibre which, it is claimed,
will make the best of rope and matting,
aud is used for making hats, mattresses
aud upholstery.?Florida C'orrespoudcut
New York Tribune.
The proportion of travelers kilted in
railroad accidents in the different countries
is as follows: In France, one to
every 24,000,000; England, one to eveiy
21,000,000; tJermany, one to every 9,000,000;
Belgium,one to every 0,HJ(j,000;
United States, one to every 2,800.000.
Two hundred journals are published
in Africa, which showo that a portion of
the coutiucut does not deserve to be called
dark.
J?bu McCullum, of Pittsburgh, Ponn.,
has recently returned ironx nts eighth
rowing trip in a skill clown tlie Ohio and
Mississippi to New Orleans.
?IUO llfwnnl, 9100.
The rc???? %a r,f tliis paper will he r.'.eased to
'.earn that there is at least one dreaded disease
that science has heeauhle to cure in nil its
stages, and that is catarrh. Hall's Catarrh
Cure is the only positive rare now known to
the medical fraternit \. Catarrh living aennstltuttonal
disease, requires ft constitutional
treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is takeu Internally,
acting directly upon tho blood and
mucous surfaces of tho system, thereby destroying
the foundation of the disease, and
gtving the patient sti ength by building up t ho
count it tit iou and assisting nature in doing its
work. 'l't? proyt ictom have so muelt faith iu
Its curat Jvtt fVowers t Imt they offer One Hun?<M*?pJh
ft d^Hds*0 car*.
THns year's a i.p of cereals Is aatimaUl a*
JlB.OO&.OOOfr'Jxol*. __
ThcOsb One Ever Primed.
can you find the wohjt?
These Is a 3 inch display advertisement In
Ills paper, tills week, which has no two words
like except one word. The sanio is true of
sell new one appearing each week, from The
>r. llaiter Medici no Co. This house places a
Crescent" on everything they uinkeand nub?h.
Look for it, send them tho name of the
rord and thoy will return you hook, ubaotiui.
i.iTHoauAfnw or sami'i.ks ritsr.
Sir John Maooon aud's asfeat* Is rained
? nuaooa
Bnown's Iron Bitters cures Dyspe|iebt,M*lfea.
Biliousness and (Jenoral Debility. tJtvos
trength. aids Digestion, tones the nerves?
rentes appetite. Tho best Ionic for Nursing
lothers, weak wouieu and children.
American-made shotguns are greatly fa
lemnnd abroad.
Dr. Swan's Parti i.m Cure female ireafcnawe*;
inT-Tablete cure chronic const lj?atL>n. Hamlea
free, l)r. Hwan, Beaver Llaru, Wis.
There is an epidemic or forgery and coinng
in Germany.
Mai.ahia enred and eradicated fr>m the
ratem by Brown's Iron Bitters wliich enlobes
the blood, tones tlie nerves, aids digeson.
Acts like u cbarin on persons in general
1 health, giving now energy and strength.
A rrw excitement for Oklahoma la sup
died by the discovery of gold-bearing quarts
it Chandler.
M'tio M'rtEiiK with his liver, constipation,
i ions ills. I oor blood or di/./.ine s?take
Jeer-ham's pills. Of dim-gist*. Aitents.
Tiibh* are over nine hundred grain eleito:
s in North Dakota.
Chronic
Rheumatism
nd serious disorder of the liver and stomach, have
oubled lue for more tlnu? ten years, during which
me I have used almost every medicine recommemlI,
without flndlug uuy relief whatever, uutll I tried
ood's Sarsuparlll.i. This has done me more good
tan anything else that I have ever taken, and I take
leasure In recommending It In the highest terms. It
rs been worth It* weight In (-"Id tome." Kkkmc?ic("
u.i.in, Limerick Centre, Ha.
Hood's Sarsaparilla
ild liy all druggists. $1; six for $5. Prepared only
y C. I. HOOD ft CO., Apotbecarle*, Ixiwell, Mass.
IOO Doses One Dollar
Aldvice to Womeh
. If you would protect vourself
from Painful, Profuse* Scanty,
Suppressed or Irregular Menstruation
you must use
BRADFIELD'S t)
FEMALE I
REGULATOR |
Cartiii^IUj, April M, 1800.
This will certify that two members of my
mmedlete family, after lnivlng suffered for
rears from Menstrual Irregularity,
win* treated without benefit by physicians,
we at leneth completely our?xl by one Irottle
if Bradfleld'e Female Regulator. He
ffect Is truly wtmtWfuL J. W. Bxaaroa.
loot to " WO*Alt" matyd nuA, wbMh contains
valuable tafomwutiTw all female diseases.
3RADFIELD REGULATOR CO..
ATLANTA, OA,
FOB MALM 9 W JUUb MUtMiOlMTB.
R. i. ft p. IT a Ohiwem. tf.n cr.NTft, m stamps,
er pack for the slickest ranis you ever shuffled. For
IjOO yon will receive free by express ten packs
*160.00 IN COLO
'111 be |>?Kf for one million cancelled i>< Xnnc stamp*.
S eesy wsy to raise money for charity work. Rend
lamp foe naruenlars. Rare stamps and collections
ewfr ?#> WJAM* H, W
Peoplo on Wheals..
It interesting to observe how
habit of moving about increases s
nh. - the facilities for gratifying it. W
, * street railways were llrat introduced t
were intended to accominoduto the
Phe itud number of business men who It
"10 n half iniie or inilu from the countl
M- rooms aud women who lived such
?.w tance from the retail store!, and a si
' lu going horse-car was fully equal to
?? easy task of draggiug the limited nun
' of persons about. But the insignift
?0j enterprise has growu iuto proport
'^j10 that its projectors were not able to <
hat ce've tbo beginning. The horse
urtJ toads nlono of New York City cat
jne last year 102,000,000 passcugera. '
??i is 3Q,000,003 more than they carrier
hat the year 1870, when tlio first clevi
dly railroad was built, so that the elovi
the roads which, it was thought, would
tail* stroy the business of the horse-cars 1
:al- not had any such effect. It might
eal thought that, with 102,000,300 pas
oil, gets carried on the surface roads, tl
can would bo none loft for the elevated w
Qk" nud their cars would run einnty. .
80 yet the elevated roads have had all t
. ? could do also. They carried last ;
. 201,000,000 passengers, making a t
inJ> of 363,000,000 Jor both systems. '
is 240 times the populatiou of the
l. tropolis. 8o that there were 210 t
. for every inhabitant. The per ca
',a' number of tripsin 183"*ayas. 12K.**
\\xl this rate it will ho onlt* 'Vj* ,At
C fore the city w.ll be*
in, , ,* ,?-Ct the phenomeaa
on wheels. ? St. Louis
Star-Say iiujx.
The Coming Roval Weddinc.
London, [Cablegram.]?The Duke of
Cambridge is creelited with endowing
the Princess Victoria Mary with ?5,C00
j early. It has been decided that the
dresses to be worn by the bridamaids of
the Princess will be of white and silver,
trimmed with May bloom. They will
wear wreathes, but their toilettes will
rave no trains. The corporation of the
\ity of Loudon wili present the Princess
with a silvcH dinner service and a dianoud
necklace, and the Duke of Bueclaugh
will give her a diamond bracelet.
Members of the nobility nrs vicing with
each other in tho costliness of their gifts
of jewelry and plate to the young couple.
FITS stopped free by Da Kline's Great
Nun vie Restorer. No fits after first day a
U8o. Mar velaus cures. Treat-be and $3 trial
bottle free. Dr. Kline, #81 ArchSt.,Phila ,Pa
Jf afflicted with sore eye?URo Dr. IsaacTliompsoii'b
Kyc-wuter.Dru?irb>ts sell at Si&c. per bottle
E-ELY'S CREAM BA
l'nM?Ket, Allays Pain a
the Sores, Its-stores Tul
ESQ
Gives Relief nt one
A pplfi into the Noetrile. ?
60c. brugglata or by mail. BL
Many ^ life has been lost
because of the taste of codliver
oil.
it Scott's Emulsion did
nothing more than take that
taste away, it would save the
I; c - i - - - r.i
nvcs cm sume ai lease or tnose
that put off too long the
means of ;
It dp^s f ^^t ^half-^
stealth. < It goes ,to make1
strength when coddiver oil
would be a burden.
Scott ft Downs, Chciniits, m* South jth Atmim.
Now York.
Your (IruRgut keeps Scott's RmuUion of cod-ltvsr
?tl-all druggbts ? cry where do. ft.
M_
"German
Syrup" *
" I have bepa a great
Asthma. sufferer from Asthma
an*1 Severe Cplds
every Winter, aud lost Fall my
friends as well as my sell thought
because of my feeble condition, and
great distress from constant coughing,
and inability to raise any of the
accumulated matter from my lungs,
that my time was close at hand.
When nearly worn out for want of
sleep and rest, a friend recommended
nie to try thy valuable medicine,
Boschee's German
^ ? ! - ' ?
vjuuuu, fcjyrup. 1 atn conRofroshinr
f,dent il saved my
Korresning life Almost the first
Sloop. (lose gave me great
relief aiula gentle refreshing
sleep, sueli 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 lieaith and do certainly
attribute it to thy Boschee's
German Syrup. C. B. Stickney,
Pictou. Ontario." 6#
^ ^WOODBUBY'B FACIAL SOAP.
U)? tela, 8*1?kodfi?|lliln. R?.
nultof M Tsara ex parlance. >Kor?)t
/ at DrugirM* or bj mdl, Ml. Kampte
A ana It* p. Ikx* on lltrmitulon
Boftutr.Tllliia.il Oil Bkin, H. nip,
P ?L. PQ Ncrroua ami Blood dlnftii anil their
1/ - treatment, aentj^aled for tte.i aim i
Iwidk ZCf MUnflDKUBim like BIKTN * !>% !
i?7 lain, W?rl., Ia4la fab ami Punter I
lata, tear*, Pltllaaa, Mmii il Pa*, l?
A urlaau Nilr, Ptaalr*, ft? . removed.
* JOHN H. WOODBrit, BKBHtTOMHllfii
IBSTI tt'TR. lib Mart ffrtMHraat, N. T. CUr. Conaultalloa
do*, at otera or br latter, terant wanted la each piaoa.
P!rYlrfs
o? Cpugl
4 Copsti
HOARSENESS AND ALL APAUBCTID
TAYLOR'S CHERbl
SWEET GUM
IS THE EES! K,
lt\ jonr <Jrujjht or merebcat C?
/ ,
1
>n i ~ ii
?ith 1
lag- f1 " ^ '
ow" kQ~\. yT / / / 1
I I? >011.
swmmr.tm
; car "How do I look t*,
Tjeti That depends, 'madam, njxtn how
rbis you feci. If you're suffering
[1 iq functional disturbances, irregulari-'
itecl ties or weaknesses, you're suro to
ited " look it." And Dr. Pierce's Fa-'
de- vorito Prescription is the remedy.'
?avo It builds up and invigorates the'
; be system, regulates and promotes the'
sen- proper functions, and restores health'
Here onfi strength. It's a legitimate
ay8? medicine, not a beverage ;
And vegetable, perfectly harmlcMj^J^^^
ey made especially for womnn'Jy*
y?a![ In the cure of all ' 1
; r plaints," it's -o^vfWale oom'3
isfaction, ^^cd to give sat'i?'
No othit^. I?lonu>' 18 refunded,
i k^uj?1* medicine for women is1
so. Think of that, when the
dealer says something else (whiohj
pays him hotter) is "just as good."
" Times have changed." So hare
methods. Tho ' modern improve-'
ments in pills arc Dr. Pierce's Fleaa-|
ant Pellets. They help Nature, instead
of fighting with her. Siofc
and nervous headache, biliousness,
costivcness, and all derangements'
of tho liver, stomach unit bowels'
are prevented, relieved, and cured, i
! ?? m
m THE SMALLEST PILL IN THE WORLD I m M
m "TT mmifl w x
TTNY iivER PUIS?
haveall theTlrtuesof tl?elarger onesi a - w - a
equally efTectlvej |>ur?nv vegetable. V
Kxnvt ili? shown In this border.
? * * * * * *
rtso's Remedy for Catarrh Is tbs H.
Beat. Kaolest to T'w. and Chcapeet. BB
PHolil by drugptsls or nvnt by wall. ?
60c. K. T. Hnicltlue. Warren, I*a- H
| IS N U 53
LM Cleanses the
oid Inflammation, llraliWatH
e r?.i- ? ..1<| in lleu.f. BjjS&
Y SBO&.ftsW?nw?!n.'
A CTUU A r,R T A ft -m artdm ai.enb
AOI ?W0 M-IMinrit'in.r. hiU.tend >orM
Sd.lieti. we will mail bill UWlltlluorme'iaS'S"
T?M. TAFT?IOI.M.CO..?QCHlSIU,H.*.P KfcC
ABIIIU Morphine ITalilt Cured In lO
IIPBIEMlo"" <l:i)M. No liar till cured.
VI SVC75 Da, j.STEPHENS. Lebanon,Ohio.
* ftpyf? mai. 130 Vin CX1TT *~4 wim n> CASS PrUw
AtfllKil H u.r CmmU, IWlb. liubu >xl lliMllaS
"fowU fow> TwiiiMy. Or. Brldgman, tit rwq.M.I
MM^BSSL.... _:
TTflliE HTIJI) V. noos-KKiirixo. >??*faca* Tonaj.
jpl'*iioasa^gjj''"/'' A"'^ilsss'i
TOgg* ROlrnO VTAHTEDioBSLb3r '",*^fU^P|
C.renleet ll?nH Corn Hhvllcr da Earth.
1 v^HmKF/WJ t>>* ('nlT Bh?ll*r thai will nab corn
I KV^SE^r 'V ?ml iriuml. ilio cob, Bhelli 10 baah'
iv^/g eli |-t hour. Triea 93.80. Hlckat
I if. Plated, Warranted. Th? Improved Is
I ? a ? B n luet Otii.an.l la the finest on raeofd. SMS
' i 2 3SS1 \\ oiodlli for agent*. Ben a Si
tonm. dl/tone* new eofbjUew.
JMVino LADUK, OLtlANLlNt-SS,
DUSADILUV cxCHEAPNESS.UNEQUALLED.
Mo Odor When Heated.
i? !
Yon don't want comfort. If you awa M
don't with to look well dressed. fin JBjS
II too don't want tho bett, then i h\ FJWk
nu don't want tho lace Back | nnll
Suspender. Your dealer hat It If t *?7 Bj
holt alive. If ho isn't he shouldn't Iff
bo your dealer. Wo will mail li A
pair on receipt of $1.00. Nona 1 fflmH
genuine without the stamp $ M mU
Lace Ttnck Fneprnder Co., A v ~iflL
71'rinoo I treat, M. Y. rod
THE
ONLY TRUE
pq:iron
wtonic
wjss&rdsa am
dlsordor, build stroiprtTi.renoSM
appetite. restoro health aadt
v iKornr youth. DrspeptllU
Indigestion, that tlreofeeflujtabsoltiioly
eradicated.
Blind brightened, brain
power liicreared,
| IHIPA "? hones, nerves, no**
I IIIILv clr?, reodve new force.
r % BMTviinK froiu complaint* poLHU
11 u cuitar loiholrsex, usluxlt.flsA
* ? w ? cafe, speedy euro. ItetarM
rose bloom on cheeks,beautifies Cnuiplexloa.
bold every w here. All RCtniltie Roods bear
'Crescent." Bend us 'A cent stamp for U.MM
pamphlet. ? % .
OR. BARTER MEDICINE Co., St. i.o?U. M?>
am In nee<t of BOOK-KEEPERS. 8TENOGRAPHEnfl,
or any other office help
can be supplied 1>y ncMresstntf
; '* f
: k ? ' v ^
is, -m
imption,
N8 OF THB THROAT AND LUNQ3,
IEE REMEDY OF
AND MULLEIN *
ISOWN REMEDY.
6jt? 1HD TAKK NO 8VD8TIYLT&