The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, December 06, 1886, Image 2
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DON T CARRY TOO MUCH SAIL.
Don't carry too much sail, my friend,
The morn is fresh and fair,
The salt wiud? blow?the small waves go
And on thv vessel bear;
But 'neath the calm sea lurks the swell,
And 'neath the cloud the storm,
And ships go down?and brave souls drown
In sight of the harbor warm.
Boreef your flaunting sail, my friend,
And ne'er despise the oar,
But bravely stand, with steady hand,
And make for the welcome shore:
Don't carry too much sail, my friend,
The winds fall; don't you know?
The world looks ou and laughs in scorn
Saying: "I told you sol"
When many a proud heart's hopes go down
Biting the bitter dust.
When plaus of years are lost in tears,
And true hearts learn distrust.
Bo lower your widespread sail, good friend,
Wear bravely your homespun suit,
To-morrow must p*ay the debts of to-day
And swallow their bitter fruit.
Tis better to own the clothes you wear,
And a cottage, ne'er so small.
Than stagger beneath the iron wreath
Of debt in a nabob's hall;
Tis better to carry an honest heart
Than satins, and plumes and lace,
If the glitter of gold o'er a heart as cold
Would only bring disgrace
Be proud of the sphere of life you fill,
And honor it all you can;
But never forget more noble yet
It is to be called a man.
The best of all the gifts of heaven
Is to know how not to fail;
But next to this right truthful is:
' Don't carry too much sail."
?E. Alice Kin-iey, ii Detroit Free Press.
A NIGHT OX THE ROOF.
^
7 BY GEORGE E. WALSII.
I was bom, and have always managed
to maintniiMmy reputation as a bashful
man: but wh?tr emergeucy demands it,
I can rouse myself to acts of considerable
boldness aud bravery, and facc.thc most
dangerous risks. SV hen a youth fhP'
ways preferred the society of my male
companions, and shrank from encountering
those of the opposite sex, with ns
much fear as if they were so many bloodthirsty
Amazous. But as I increased in
i .i~ ?i._:a
ttgc i |jcu ti v u?awiuc um ouimaiii^ uioposition,
and in time 1 fell desperately
in love. As Cupid would have it, the
fair one to whom I gave uiy heart returned
ray feelings, and iu time we were
duly married.
iMy prospects in life then looked
bright. I pictured to myself the solid
com:ort that I would enjoy in my quiet
home, and. I believe, very foolishfy took
an oath that I would not go out to the
clubs, or into society, for the next ten
years. How faithfully I kept this resolution
it is not neees.-ary to say here: but
I soon became a very domestic man, attending
to ray busiuess in the day t:mc,
and remaining home at night with my
family. *>17 wife was a home body her elf,
and she looked upon my dclcrmination
to help her in the evenings to take
^ care of the children, and to talk with
_ hetjas_a pj^st seifrgj
i^^w~fessit"was uot; I aid it because"! enjoyed
it, and was too bashful to go out
much and mingle with my companions.
In this way we became more endeared
to each other, and strove to lighten the
burdens of life as much as possible by
mutually confiding in each other. As
my business was somewhat exhausting.
I always retired early, in order to get up
with renewed Aigor and health. My
wife, likewise, had considerable work to
do, as we*kej>t but one servant, and she
usually adopted my early hour rule, and
erot the children to slecn as soon as it
was dark.
But one eventful night my wife and I
had the first serious rupture of our life,
and for a time it threatened to estrange
our aiiections for each other. I hud retired
at my usual hour?nine o'clock?
aud feeling somewhat tired I soon fell
into a deep slumber. I was suddenly
awakened by a nrst unaccountable
noise. It seemed to come from the adjoining
room, and sounded like the
acraping of some one's feet on the
bare floor. I lay awake for a moment
listening. It came again, only more distinct,
and accompanied by a groan or
growl.
There was but one th ught that entered
my mind; burglars were in the
house. The idea did not seem to be
especially terrifying to me,although 1 had
always entertniued a horror for such
desperadoes. I rai-ed myself on my
elbow and listened again. .My wife was
clonninrr nalmlv Kv mr iltPfitnintr i.f
anything but robbers. I would not I
awaken her. a* the fright would probably
make her ill, and so I resolutely dc-|
tcrmined to meet the robbeis alo:;c, and t
trust the rest to a wi.-er hand.
My presence of mind was remarkable I
forme; and when I leaped out of mvj
bed 1 drew on a portion of my clothes as j
deliberately as if I was going down to j
my breakfast. When this work was ]
finished I gently put my hand under the !
pillow, aud drew forth my pistol, which I
1 always kept in readiness for just such
emergencies. My wife moved uneasily
as I touched the bed, but she did not
open her eyes. At last I was prepared
to encounter my adversary or adversaries,
and I walked across the room to the hall
door.
I opened the dcor and peered forth
into the darkness. Everything was
quiet. Then I heard a noise in the
small closet that opened on the roof of
the house. It was somebody ascending
the wooden Judder to the skylight above.
Quick as thought I liurried to the place,
hoping to get a pop at the man before he i
could escape through the opening. As !
I pulled the door back on its hinges the
ccKcr of the roof gave a jump and a
bang, and then all was still.
My burglar had escaped; but I still
hoped to rca h him before he could
jump off the roof, or slide down some
^ i.. _ *. ir: a I. ?l ! i_ e _ _ _ A
w&'.er spout. v? jiu me ugiiuy ui a eai |
?at least, it seemed to me so?1 leaped
up the ladder, making a terrible rattling !
noise as I did so. Then out on the roof j
I hurried, revolve;- in hand, ready to tire i
at the fin-t black object that should present
it-elf. I could sec nothing; but to
make doubly sure I walked across the
roofs of several other houses, and surveyed
my whole surroundings.
The discovery which I made caused an
angry exclamation to rise to my lips. A
number of cats were quarreling and
fighting on the tin roofs, making the
night hideous with their wild growls and
screams. They were undoubtedly the
only burglar that I had heard, I mentally
concluded, and the chagrin that I felt
was di.licult to express in words. But
I soon expressed it in another way. I I
rai cd the pistol, and tired two quick j
shot-; at the animals, and had the pleasure
of seeing them both scamper away i
as fast as their legs could carry them. I j
then turned to.my house again, 'with the j
intention of returning to bed without i
letting inv wife know anything about my
adventure.
I was within twenty feet of the skylight,
when I suddenly heard a scries of ;
screams issuing from the lips of my !
faithful better half. The next instant I !
! -- i 1 _..j ?t
5?ilW liur ilUWU ailU Ul Illd pi Vll UUltl^ UVIU I
the hole in the roof.
"Aw.iy thief, away," she shrieked,
with such a powerful voice that I was in j
doubt as to whether it could really be .
her. Then before I could explain my j
situation she jerked the covering over :
the opening and fastened it. I cried i
after her, and pounded on the heavy j
piece of wood: but the more I pounded
the more she shrieked. I could hear her
call my name all over the house, and
finally her cries died away in the lower
part of the basement.
It may be imagined that by this time :
the whole neighborhood was alarmed. ;
Two pistol shots right over the heads of !
those on our block had startled many j
from their sound slumbers, and the
shrieks of my wife hud only served to
confirm their .suspicions about robbers.
I felt my position a unique and even
dangerous one. I was only half-dressed, i
with a pistol in one hand, and a stick in
the other. What could they take me
for but a burglar, if a policeman or two j
was sent on the roof. A9 I thought of :
all the calamities that might result from !
my little adventure, I ground my teeth \
with rage, and wondered why women j
were not endowed with a little more
reason and common sense. It was the j
fi:st time that I had ever questioned my I
wife's good judgment and equauimity of j
temper and nerves; but for that brief j
moment I felt in lined to think her no j
better man ine resw vi nuwcu.
My bitter reflections were cut short by ,
a sudden nojsc^upou, my right. It '
was the skyngW*^)f*thc second house j
from ours moving. It rose gradually in
the air. and then dropped down again.
It was followed immediately by a mumbling
of voices. Then tin covering began
to move once more, and i started toward
it with the intention of explaining
my situation to niy neighbor Before I
had taken a dozen steps a flash of light
burs', forth from the small opening, and !
the loud report of a pistol broke on the j
stillness of the night. I heard a bullet !
fly close by my ear, and I knew that I j
was being made the target for one of my j
neighbors. 1 did not fancy such danger- |
ous work, and I hurriedly retreated in j
the other direction.
But I was surrounded on every side, j
My retreat brought me clo-c to another ;
skylight, from which the flash of another ,
pistol suddenly gleamed forth. I yelled
with fright at this second exhibition of !
marksmanship, and I implored my neigh- f
bors to stop firing, as I was an innocent;j
n miller Hut thev i
man, ?..v* ~ ? ? ??
no liced to my word?. A third h<uprwas
suddenly poked up from anotlufr skyand,
JJTad thtee^hKoWTfoin ted. njt
me. My linir begun to stand on end, as
the novelists say, by this time, and I j
pounded away with all my might on the
skylight of my own house.
'1'hc firiug now became general, but ;
fortunately for me mv neighbors were [
all poor marksmen, or their nerves were !
so worked up that they could not aim i
straight. The bullets flew dangerously 1
close to my head, however, and I dreaded j
le-t one of them by accident would hit |
me. Finding that my words had no ef- j
feet on the determined men, who were '
too cowardly to expose anything but the j
tips of their heads above the opening, I j
felt that I must protect myself in some I
way. So throwing myself down on my
back, T waited patiently fnr further de- {
velopsients. My enemies could not sec j
me iu this position, and for a time at 1
least I was safe.
I had not been in this position long J
before I heard a noise in my house as if j
onnw. nn.. wnc asrondintr to the skvlisht. J
VMV "Mv o " . ?J j
I watrh-d the covering eagerly, and j
when it began to move, my courage rose j
again. lJut when two policemen stepped i
out on the roof, I felt all my bashfulness |
returning. The predicament in which I
found myself ma 1c mc dumb, and I re- I
mained in the same attitude until they
saw u e.
"Here's the man now. lie's shot, too,
by gracious! well, it serves him right," i
said the foremost oflicer, as he punched |
mc in the side with his club. I groaned j
aloud as the stick rubbed against my j
rib<.
"No. he's not dead: he's only playing
'possum." said policeman number two. j
"Get up here, and march off with us "
I ro<e to my feet without a word, j
knowing that it would be useless to ex- !
l-i- ?S.I. .....
pUMUiaiL* Willi mjr tii|HVi9.
As soon as ve reached the room bclo^v ,
I asked the oiiccr if they knew where j
my wife wa?. Alice, who licard my j
voice recognized it, and instantly threw !
herself into my arras, crying bitterly, j
She lind gone to the police station to
get help, and had supposed that I was '
murdered, or some other unreasonable |
thing.
It was some time before the whole .
affair could be explained to the two olli- |
cers: but when they finally comprehended j
the whole oke they joined me in a good j
laugh. I treated them to a drink of
something that made their eyes dance
with pleamre, and then dismissed them j
lor iho nignt.
I'or the rest of that night I conducted
myself coldly toward my wife, who had
uuwittingly caused me so much pain
and fright. I reasoned with her about
her hasty actions in the whole matter,
and tried trt get her to confess that she
was in the wrong. But she would not,
and I have long since ceased mentioning
the fact to her: we arc still living happilj !
together. ? Tid-Bits.
Couldn't Guess It.
"What are you going to do with that
overcoat?1' inquired the policeman of a
tramp who was walking out of a clothing
store.
"Give it up," replied the tramp as lie
handed it to the olliccr and slid round
the corner.?Merchant Traveler.
The mountains on the upper San Joa(
uin river, California, are covered with
, deer, bears and lions.
THE CAPITAL OF COREA
SIGHTS IN SEOUL, CHIEF CITY OI
THE HERMIT KINGDOM.
Corean Houses All Face One WarScours
Fine Site?Signal Fires
and Curfew Ilinging.
The Corean houses all face south, says
a letter from Seoul, the capital of that
country, to the San Francisco Chronicle.
No matter if the entrance gate is on the
. *.u o -rx*rr ftrnnnd flip.
11U1UJ, tuuu mil U? ? ??IV
reception rooms, which will invariably
open toward the south. The cities are
so laid out that, if possible, there shall
be a rugged mountain on the north and a
green, wooded hill or mountain on the
south. This is in accordance with their
ideas of harmony. Certain it is that it
makes a very picturesque effect. The
capital, Seoul, is laid out in the same
way, and they succeeded in finding a
site that exactly suited. Behind the
palace, inside the city walls, rises a
rugged pcuk some 3,000 feet in height.
Further on still a whole range of mountains
pierce the clouds with their crags
and exert an influence upon the city.
On the east and west sides of the city
there are also mountains, but the gem of
the whole collection is the Nam t?h.in
(south mountain), which meets the gaze
of every householder as he sits in his
parlor facing southward. This mounlain
is green the year round, being covered
with a heavy growth of pine, on
the top, where the tre.'s have been ru
moved to make place f-r signal fires, Iu
the absence of telegraph lines the
Corcans, from ancient times, have been
in the habit 'of signaling from the border.
in live directions, whether all is
peaceful or otherwise.
There are certain high mountain peak0
happily situated at appropriate intervals
in each direction. Upon the tops ol
these mountains quarters have been built
for signal o.'Hcers, whose duty it is tc
have the tire all ready to .kindle into a
full, blaze immediately on seeing the
lights from the mountains nearest to
ward the border. The next station passes
the signal along, and so in less than an
hour 1,000 ri (.350 miles) are gone ovei
and it is known at the capital that quiet
reigns along the border. When the five
lights have been seen by the station on
the south mountain of fcfeoul, the watch
quickly lights his five fires in little ovenlike
structures open at the top, andsc
placed as to be easily seen from the pal
ace. Every night a body of venerable
gray-bearded officers of high rank go in
before his majesty and announce "all is
tranquil and quiet; the five fires
seen "on Nam Shan this evening/j^-Eht il
one fire should not be seen,' then they
must report that section to^jeat war, and
hard is their task, forjili one must tell tc
the king any but"p<d news, lie stands
before them theindea of human perfection.
He :ip*S*also as a high priest and
sacrifices^ heaven for the good of h"s
people/it is not right, then, in theii
opinion, that he should be informed con
CfXung any disagreeable or unpleasant
^hing. But wars will force themselves
upon the recognition of the most caie
fully guarded monarch, ana many nav<
been the times when the poor old gray
beards have had to report jyfire miss
ing and trouble on the boarder
In the center of the canital of Corel
standfe a smaH. pngbdu-lik#tiuil(^ngfc$ir
rounded by wooden palings and contain
ing only a huge bell some twelve fc'et ii
height, which is made to give forth it!
music by means of a log suspended by i
chain, so that on being drawn back by ?i
man and then let go it strikes the outei
surface of the bell, which gives forth a
rich, mellow and far-resounding music,
This bell is struck in the evening, varying,
as to the hour, from seven to nine,
according to the seasons. Upon hear
ing its rich tones all men hasten oil the
streets un'css they be otlicers or otficial
messengers, for the woman's hour has
arrived and the men must stay indoors,
nmnv littlp lanterns bc<rin to flit
along the narrow streets, each one held
by the fair hand of a timid female, who,
even in the darkness and quiet of th<
night, go well inu tiled up in tlieii
queer green and red tunics. These
robes, which .strike a stranger as being
very singular, are a part of every decent
woman's wardrobe, be she ever so poor.
No lady, or wife of even a well-to-do ar
tisan, will appear on the street unve:led
or unaccompanied by an elderly duenua,
and if they can afford it they only go out
in the daytime in aclosed chair: but nftei
the curfew has sounded and the men
have disappeared they go about freely.
Even then, however, they are veiled ir
this long gown, which, supported by the
bead, hides the face and the most of th(
body, leaving only an eye to spy out th(
way and steal sly glaucei at the strange
foreigner who muses on the loveliness thus
concealed Green is the color belonging
peculiarly to the Queeo; hence the womer
choose it for th'irveil like garment. The
red sleeves arc also a symbol of nationa'
loyalty, for these garments are meant in
time of war to be hastily placed upor
their brave husbands, brothers and sons,
to be used as their outer garment, and
the sleeves are made of red that thi
brave defenders of their homes may wipe
their bloody swords upon them without
making the gory traces too noticeable.
Though the curfew's call clears the
streets and leaves their darkness to the
women alone, yet they seem to be in
great fear lest they should be seen ol
men, and on the approach of one of these
much-feared creatures the promenaders
run together like hens, and try to hide
their heads beneath each other's clothes,
or gaze intently on the blank wall of the
nearest house, und.r whose eaves they
run as though to get as far out of the
reach ot danger as is possioie. come 01
these women arc richly dressed, and it is
therefore a great temptation to the lawless
to waylay and rob them, notwithstanding
the fact that, in addition to violating
the law in not obeying the curfew
call, the punishment for theft is decapitation.
Atacallfromoneof these distressed
women all of the adjoining householders
must rush out and lend their assistance.
But for two reasons the woman will not
call if she be a person of wisdom and forerrV?a
fircf rnnenn tc flint thf?c*
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robbers arc known to carry long, sharp
swords, which they wield with unerring
skill and the strength of desperation,
knowing as they do that capture means
death, and murder is their only escape.
The second reason is more powerful than
the tirst, in that it touches what is more
dear to woman than life, be she of whatever
nation. Society with her is so constituted
that to be detected in companj
with a strange man, be he even a robbei
>
in the act of stealing' her jewels, is adis- '
' grace worse than the loss of her much- [
prized ornaments; so that rather than call '
' a crowd of witnesses to her disgrace, sha
will part with her valuables and keep
quiet, excusing their loss to her husband ,
. or master as best she may. There are !
, certain festival occasions when the cur- '
few regulations are set aside,and then all i
miegle freely hi the festivities under the
I r\( *1, /? rrrinn Vvt<n bflWCVOr. I
' the women who appear remain securely
veiled.
Capture of a Great Salmon.
Mr. Arthur Pryor sends to the London
Pott, the following account of the capture
of a 574-pound Tweed salmon:
(In Wednesday last my host, the Duke
of Koxburghe, allotted to me for the day
the upper water at Floors. I had a very
fine day's sport, having up to 4 o'clock
lauded fourteen lish weighing from eight
pounds to thirty pounds. The last fish '
broke my favorite fly. and I replaced it
with one of Forrest's tying called the
"Wilkinson." I then hooked what I
felt to be a heavy fish, which took all my
strength to hold him (with one of the j
best eighteen feet six inches rods Forrest
ever made). Aftea trying all he
knew to get rid of the hook up and down
the "shott" stream, he went down
through the rocks in safety. Here he
stopped behind the big stones, and no
power 1 was master of could move him
till I got a pull at him down stream. I
then hud had hold of him for half an
hour, and my arms ached painfully. The
dish then went down stream. I had to
jump out of the boat, when the Duke,
1 the Duchess and my daughter appeared.
"You raust get to the lop of the bank,"
were the orders of my attendant. "How
1 can I, and hold on both hands to the
" 1 ? ' mt._ ? T ,,-oc in
DSn; 111C i/iikc aan uis ua a nim a.., .
1 nnd came and partly lifted me up; all
| safe for the present. Down stream went J
the fish into the -'slap," and there lay j
' up again. We nil now thought it was a |
1 big fish "foul hooked." and the Duke i
1 advised a steady pull down stream,
1 which, being resorted to. the fish came'
through the "slap." and for the first
1 time rushed up to the surface and made
the water boil. lie then slowly came
' toward my side of the river, nnd the fish[
erman slipped into the water below, mo,
; and the magnificent fish fioated tail first
' into the landing net, alto: an hour's hard
1 struggle. He was fai^y hooked.
' y**" Phil.
1 PhD-rJ" only five and just into trousers.
1 Hp>.i<d begged for them so pitcou-ly that
. his mother expected some ebullition of
| ecstasy when he got into them. But he
was absolutely s.lent while he was going
' through the process of shedding his
1 dress nnd donning his new honors.
> When he was fairlv rigged she looked at
! him fondly and said iuquiiringly: "Well,
Phil?"
I "Now I feel >omc better," responded
1 he, gravely.
lie had to speak at a Sunday-school
conceit r.ot long ago, and the poor little
' soul was taken vitn stagc-irignt asaowu j
5 as he had made his bow before the cccle'
siastical footlights. His lips trembled, ;
! his hands shook, his voice would not j
come. He had to give it up, and he i
trotted down the aisle to his mother's
side again, overcome with shame. After J1
a few minutes the superintendent called i
' "ftivnamc at second Mime, Phil pulled |{
himself together ana marched bravely tf
1 the front. But on facing all the people
5 his courage forsook him again. He ruade
1 a mighty effort to speak his little piece.
1 but his mouth and chin quivered so that
r the words could uot be suid. Phil was
1 surprised, but beaten. He retreated to
his mother once more.
"Why, darling," she whispered, put- j
ting her arm around him, "why didn't!
you say your verses?"
1 "Mamma." he replied, tragically, un- j
' conscious of any slang, "I just couldn't.
! I had to give my chin a rest."?Bo<ton i
iiccord.
First Appearance of Rats.
It is but little over a century ago? i
*l.o> i-Un firet tirnron rflf. (tllfi fjl'di- 1
nary house rat) made his appearance in 1
I America. He came as a stowaway on i
' shipboard, either from India or Persia, I
' or possibly from some Mediterranean j
port. Pats were unknown in Europe j
until the middle of the eighteenth cen
tury. In every town, village and ham;
let in the I'nited States, now, the rat is
[ almost as well known as the dog or the
cat, and the rodmt population must be
' far larger thau either of the others. So
rapid is the increase of the species that j
1 n sinrrlfi vmir. if unmolested for a year, {
[ wHl have aa offspring of hundreds in j
| that time. In dwellings and city sewers j
5 the house rat is the ruler, and his black j
; brother is driven to the.wall. In the j
' fields, and along the marshes bordering J
? the sea const, the musk rat and the cot- |
J ton rat hold sway. Hats of many species
; are now to be lound wherever human j
habitation exist'. It is easier to render
| a building fire-proof than rat-proof.
A Mother's Pathetic Devotion.
. Speaking of funerals, a pastor of a rus- j
? tic parish once tald the Historian of a i
; queer scene at a ceremony which he con- j
du' ted. it was a child who was buried, j
. and the mother was too ill to go to the |
. grave. She was also miserably poor, and j
i could afford no mourning. And in or- j
f der that things might be as nearly fitting i
. as possible the poor mother remained in j
i bed in the room in which the last prayers
i were offered, and had a black shawl
which was among her belongings spread
. wide upon the bed, to serve as a symbol |
of grief.
She was ''dressed in mourning," after |
! a fashion, and those who saw her cni
deavor were touched both by her be,
reavement and by her pathetic devotion
to conventionality.
A Strange Bed.
A recent issue of the London Pall .Vail |
I Gazette says: The police at Budapest on '
i Thursday night dispersed an encamp- j
ment of sixteen persons who had been j
; driven from their homes by the cholera, j
and who, having no shelter, had cstab- |
! lishe 1 themselves under canvas near the j
Danube. In the course ot their re- |
searches after other vagrants the police |
made the a-tonishing discovery that !
i ihirty persons were lying undressed in a [
dirty but warm stream of water that
. flowed out of a mill. The water was
s shallow, and the poor creatures had got
into it for warmth. They had taken
stones for pillows, and had prepared
' themselves to spend the night comfort
ably in this strange bed.
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.
Professors Fischer and Penzoldt, of
Erlangen, have established the fact that
the sense of smell is by far the most delicate
of the senses.
The cuttle-fish makes use of its breathing
apparatus for locomotion. By fore* *'"
*-^r% Allf S\f ifa fTl 1 1Q if
JU^ bUC rv UbUi WWW VI ganw ? ?? ?
along as if propelled by a hydraulic en
gine.
The passage of the Suez Canal is ordinarily
made in thirty-six to forty hours,
but vessels fitted with the electric light
apparatus can go through in sixteen
hours.
A catalogue of the birds of Italy has
been prepared for the government by
Professor Giglioli, of .Florence. It embraces
443 species. Of these, 207 art
classed as permanent residents, G9 at
summer visitants, 3U as winter visitants,
9 as of regular passage, 8 as of irregular
passage, 28 as of irregular appearance,
80 as stragglers, and 0 as doubtful.
In Holland they are said to have discovered
a process for preserving flour,by
which, with the use of water-tight packages,
it may be kept fresh for years, with
no liability whatever to deterioration.
The flour is placed in a great vat oi
chest,which is heated by steam pipes tc
a certain temperature, when the flour is
subjected to a hydraulic pressure and
reduced to brick form. It is unnecessary
to state that development of this process
is not looked upoi^?with approval by
IU111CI9 111 W UV at v huaiuu 3 i/v
see their product go into consumption as
fast as they turn it out, providing prices
arc satisfactory.
The Alpine Journal contains a statement
of the results obtained by Dr.
Mnrcct from many experiments on
breathing while climbing at high altitudes.
He first shows by experiments at
ordinary altitudes and in a state of rest
that some persons make much better use
than others of the air they inhale, ina&
much as their exhalation is very ricjy.it]
carbonic acids. Dr. Marcct himsglffcffl
to breathe 15.5 litres of air, while, .two
younger men needed only 13.7 and 10iS
litres respectively; the latter had a T&markable
power of keeping his breaei
under water, and was little troubled yiri
mountain ascents. Further experiments,
conducted at various altitudes up to 1^GOO
feet, show that, as a person ascends,
he breathes 15 to 25 per cent, less air fc
produce a given weight of carbonic acid;
the action of air on the blood in tH'e
lungs seems, therefore, to be facilitated
with decreasing density.
The World's Largest Cities.
In order to furnish, for reference, in
formation on a subject often inquired
about, the JS'ew York Journaf of Commerce
has compiled the annexed table ol
the largest cities of the world, witi
their populations, as stated bv the latest
- * mt _ x-1 1_ 1 i. _
publications, x nc xaoie nas a luut-uuitr,
which says:
"Many of the Chinese cities were cnon
mously over-estimated a few ycars^&B
"We have given the latest cstimfflmSj
the best authorities, but in the
of the orhcial census the figures nflnfrfrt
accepted only as an approximate
tion. It will be seen* that thereon
thirtM cities in the world audited
with ^opulationab^abojfchaJf
^^soojo'l
Brooklyn. N. Y........777.....
Berlin, Prussia 1,122,381
Calcutta, India 7CG.2 i
Canton, China 1,500,001
Changchoofoo, China 1,000,001
Chicago, 111 715,001
Constantinople, Turkey. 700,001
Foo-choo, China 020,C0<
Glasgow, Scotland 514,011
HaDg-chow-fee, China 600,001
Hang-tcheon, China 800,01!
Hankau, China 5600,001
King-te-chiang, China 500,011
Liverpool, England 572,001
London, England 3,058,81!
Madrid, Spain 500,901
Moscow. Russia 611,97r
v? ir?i, -v v i anu mil
mitt, *i, A wv,w.
Fan's, France 2,209,02:
Pekalongau, Java 505,20
Pekin. Ccina 800,00:
Philadalphia, Penn 8.50,001
St. Petersburg. Russia 708,96.
Sartama, Japan 962,71'
Sian, China 1,000,00)
St. Louis. Mo 500,001
Tat-seen-loy. China 500,00)
Tien-tsin, China 950,00)
Tokio, Japan 987,88'
Tschautchaufu, China 1,000,0(1
Ts hingtu-fu, China 800,Oti
Vienna, Austria 720,10
Woo cnang, China 800,00
Mr. Jacob Froehlicb, a well-known tailor ol
Cincinnati, O., after suffering for years wit!
rheumatism, was cured In a short time by th<
use of St Jacobs Oil.
A diamond found in South Africa,and callec
the Victoria, has been cut in London, and ir
weight and quality surpasses all other diamonds.
Before its cutting it was nearly foui
times as large as the Kohinoor; in its rr-senl
perfect shape it weighs 180 carats. A piece 01
pinctecn carals sliced off from it was at once
sold for about 830,000.
Mrs. C. Kellogg, Edgwood, Cal., says: Red
Star Cough Cure is the best medicine she haj
ever used for colds for the children.
The Hydrographic Office at Washington re
ccivcd last n ontn about a dozen letters from
officers of vessels who had used oil durinfi
storms at 4sea, all of whom agreed tkat it almost
instantly spread over the surface and
reduced the threatening billows to long and
heavy, but harmless swells.
"The play's the thing.
Wherein I'll roach the conscience of tho icing.'
And equally true is it that Dr. Pierce's
"Pleasant Purgative Pellets" (the original
Little Liver Pills) are the most effectual means
thnf onn >,? r cnrl tn rnarh the seat of disease,
cleansing the bowels and system, and assisting
nature in her recuperative work. Bv druggists.
"The Native (renins of Tennessee, as illustrated
by her inventors," is the heading a
Memphis paper put over the announcement
that a patent for a gate had.been granted to a
gifted son of that State.
Any Small Boy, with a Stick,
can kill a tiger, if the tiger happens to be found
when only a little tab. So consumption, that
deadliest and most feared of diseases, in this
country, can assuredly be conquered and destroyed
if Dr. Pierce's "Golden Medical Discovery"
be employed early.
Whilr clearing the ground fcr enlarging
the buildings of the National Bank in Rome,
the workmen discovered the remains of a Bo
man house in agood state of preservation,with
paintings on the walls, which is pronounced
a* having been built in the third century.
The "Favorite Prescription" of Dr. Pierce
cures "female weakness" and kindred atlections.
By druggists.
It is estimated that between 3.000 and 4,00(
horses are annually killed in Spanish bullfights,
W. H. Worthington, editor of "Patrons ol
Husbandry," published at Columbus, Mass.,
writes Feb. 25,18K3: "Your great remedy, Allen's
Lung Ba.'sam, I have used in my family
for iif teen years for coughs and co ds.and know
it to be the best." 25c., 50c-, and $1.00 a bottle,
Baroness Bcrdett-Coctts has given away
in charity about twenty millions of dollars.
More Spectacle Wearers Than Ever.
The increase in the number of persona
usini? glasses is fully 33$ per cent, over
previous periods. I speak, says a St.
Louis dealer to a GIoIm Democrat reporter,
from an experience of over thirty years.
I attribute this increase partly to the
practice people have of -buying spectaploa
from tionlora whn orp tinskillpd in
i fitting them properly to the eyes of those
I who buy them, and partly to the false.
economy employed by many in using
I spectacles whose only recommendation
| is their cheapness. Here in St. Louis fifI
teen years ago there were only three men
| engaged in the business of making and
, selling optical instiuments, and these
r barely made a living out of it. Is'ow there
are fifteen in that line, and ten of them
, have all they can do.
i
Buckingham's Dye for the Whiskers is eaa
ily applied, and colors brown or black.
I The prompt use of Ayor's Cherry Pectoral
1 will often p: event serious lung troubles.
We Appeal to Experience.
For a long time we steadily refused to pub'
lish testimonials, believing that, In the opinion """s
of the public generally, the great/\pjorlty
i wore manufactured to ordor by ujtflncipled
parties as a means of disposing of meit worth
less preparations.
, That this view of the case Is to a certain exI
tent trne, there can be no doubt.
At last, several years ago, we'came to the
, conclusion that every intelligent^ersoh cjn
readily discriminate betwwiMMjdnjMrfSnd j
bona fide testimonials, and
! asadvertlsementsafewof th^HH^^HRcdsn^H
i of unsolicited certlflcak|^Bi^y, SsS8'
sion. M,-T.. VXSaKy1
In doiDg *a .
possible in cor.
respondents. pdto prlia.^oic^Z''.
in some ir.to a
smaller
py, but g
stroying .
1 ^Vear^J^TOlftM^mal: rmi?fini! conclusion
thepeoflH
. our ^a!ci"? Au.wp-iotiua, ot
v^ tJv^^oJ/Vnr? ioaM? *nd ??S?,iv? ^?S3|
^KHPP^?l&st I
Mgrot taciropponuniuea. mine irnu wnn
$ to'Hollett & Co., Portland, Maine, wliwbe infyl-med,
free, bow they can make froSfr $5 to
. day and upwards. Some hare male over
' 850 In a day. Yon can do tlio work and-tyve at
I home, wherever.you are located. Both aexcs;
i silages. All Is new. Yon are startedTree.
Capital not needed, Now Is tlie time- dJfcttcr
not delay. Every worker can secure ? antifc. j
. little fortnne. s
f w. W. Qllee/of Ogcmms, Virginia,
' I am runnmg.'to"feil Home-seekers that tnil
) beautiful part of Virginia Is more like th<
) "ProinlseLand" than any place lever saw. The
land is rich and cheap ($2 to $5per aero,) long
summers, short winters, and%Jt ls*to health)
that I have settled here for lifirond WantmoM
1 neighbors. Don't go so far West till you set
; this place. The farm 1 left, near Seracusoj N.
: Y., is for salo cheap. I would rather give it
' away than go back to It.
! If you have Cutting, Scalding or Stlngint
sensations in the parts when voiding urinej
Swamp-Koot will quickly relieve and cure.
I If afflicted with sore eyes use Dr. Isaac Thomp
j son's Eye-water. Druggists sell at 25c. per bottli
I The best cough medicine Is Piso's Cure foi
i Consumption, Sold every where. 25c.
I ^[OPthatOP^GH
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s /\LLEri'5lyriG pALSA|vf
a\ covy drugstore
t ^ take it faith""*
ji fully, *nd
vgk yoo>y?^^^
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; Jr1^' that THEnfTi
t BUT OHE f(EV\EPY FOR^
COUGHS & COLDS
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