The times and democrat. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, August 30, 1883, Image 5
POPULAR SCIEXCF.
The Attoch bridge, in British India,
?when completed will have five spans,
two ot 80S feet each and three of 257
feet. It will be entirely of iron.
The conjunction of two heavenly
bodies in eclipse j of the sun and their
opposition in eclipsesof thernooahave
no in:Utonce, M. l\ Denza states on
the magnetic elements of the eartL.
For. a p?riod of forty-four years
none ol the men employed in a Ger
man ultra-marine had Jt>een observed
to suffer from consumption. The im
munity of the employes is attributed
to iho constaut production of sulphur
ous aeid by the burning of sulphur in
the course of the peaking of the ultra
mar ne.
Brohme's experiments se9m to show
that in the plant there are two opera
..tioiH taking place ?making sugar from
carbonic, add and the conversion of
the same sugar into ftarch. Th's is
not a very new fact, however. It is
well, though, t > be reminded of it now
and again, if only for the sake cf re
freshing the mexory.
The number of eggs varies greatly
in different animals, as it is in propor
tion to the risks during development.
Thus, the eggs of aquatic tribes, being
unprotected by the parent, and being
largely consumed by many animals,
are multiplied to prevent extinction.
The spawn of a single cod contains
millions of eggs; that of the oyster
6,0C0,C01 A queen bee, during the
live years of her existence, lays about
l,0Od,C0Jeggs.
Take a slim glass tube, eight or ten
inches in length, closed at one end,
and as large a* your finger, or, as one
might say, a gl :ss tube a little larger
than the usual style, put in an ounce
or two of oil, paste a pie e of paper on
" the outside of the glass so that its
lower edge will be even with the top
of the oil; add to the contents * of the
tube two or tluve time3 as much soft
water as the suspected sample, and
-^drake the whole well up for several
minutes. When the mixture has
settled, which will take an hour ortwo,
the contents of the gl?ss will be di
vided into three parts. Below the oil
will show, above will be the oil, and
above that again the water with the
a'cohol absorbed from the oils.
TYOItDS OP WISDOH.
. Too much reserve makes u smi3er
able. . .
Pleasant thoughts make pleasant
lives.
He that doeth no injury fears no
injury.
>- A love of money is a preat enemy
to honesty.
The first great work is t hat yourself
may to yourself be true.
Hope softens sorrow, brightens plain
' surroundings, and eases a hard lot.
Trust not to the omnipotence of
go'd, nor say unto it, " Thou art my
confidence."
Paith is to believe what we do not
see, and the reward of this faith is to
see what we believe.
A man can always conquer his pas
sions if he pleasei;' but he cannot al
ways please to conquer his passions.
When a high-minded man takes
pans to atone- for his injustice, hia
kindness of heart shows in the best
, and purest light.
Hab'ts are the daughters of action,
but they nurse their mothers, and give
birth to daughters after her image,
mere lovely and prosperous.
Let a man have a fervent love for
what is pure and just and honorable,
let him have a cor.lial abhorrence of
what is sensual, mean, tricky and un
generous, he will not go far wrong.
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The Good Old Times.
: The more you find out; about the
_mnch vaunted " good old times," says
an English paper, the better pleaded
you are not to have lue!in them. The
people did not only live like dogs but
they fed like hogs. A pauper in a
workhouse would, icicle now at the
meal which a noble used to devour
then. The roalit beef of old England
. was unheard of; beef was only eaten
sa1t?iT~3nd boiled, and bread was a
great luxury, not in common use even
by the nobles. The records of the
Percy family, in the time of Henry
VH., show the extreme coarseness of
the mode of living, and an extract or
two from the household book of that
famous family will give a good idea of
the manner in which the most famous
noble of the time lived. The perman
ent household numbered lb6 persons
and the average of guests was fifty,
and the whole of the washing for these
216 persons was for one year 40s., a
sum probably equal to ?2 in the present
? day, most of which was for the chapel
linen.
. From midsummer to Michaelmas
was the only time they indulged iD
fresh meat, and the instructions say:
:"My lord has on his table, for break?
jfast, at 7 in the morning, a quart of
;beer and wine, two pieces of salt fish,
six red herrings, f ^ur white ones; and
;on flesh days, half a chine of beef or
'mutton boiled." At dinner, men rank
ing as knights had a table cloth, which
was washed once a month; and as
they had no napkinand the fingers
were extensively used in feeding, this
portion at least of their linen must
have been in a sad condition. Until
the thirteenth century, straw was the
bed of kings, and before that date the
king and his family shpt in the same
chamber. The first change was to
throw a coverlid over the sleeper; then
another was used, and the persons un
dressed, their linen being substituted
for blankets. Beatrice says she would
??lief sleep in a woolen," which shows
that such a thing was done e :en in
Shakespeare's time. The use of noth
ing but coarse dirty woolen next the
skin, seldom changed, and the heavy,
exciting nature of highly-salted food,
on which all lived, of course tended to
produce those diseases for which hos
pita's wer,; founded all over England,
hospitals for leprosy in particular
abounding.
Tictiins of Temerity.
The suicidal recklessness with which
Captain Webb threw away his life re
calls the words of Shakespeare:
"-hj die 1
As one tl a: had beei studied
To throw away ihe dearest thing he owned
As 'twere a caiele-s trifle."
The earliest records contain illustra
tions of the same temerity. There is
!Milo, who, to show his strength, ai>
tempts to rive an oak by sheer muscle,
but^is caught in the tree and is de
voured by wolves. In later days thtre
is Green, the aeronaut, who attempts a
descent from a balioon by the use of a
parachute and is picked up a corpse.
There is Sam Patch, of Genesee Falls
notoriety, who was possessed with a
mania for dangerous leaps, his compen
sation being fame and a collection
taken up in the crowd. Like Webb, he
became the victim of his own
folly. During my boyhood Sam
Patch was rather a distinguished
character. I was then living at Sand
lake, and well remember that Isa ic 13.
Fox (who was then a leading business
man) returned from a Western tour
and mentioned that he saw Sam Patch
take his list leap. lie stood on a
plank pro .'acted over the falls and a
breathle s multitude saw him takefhis
farewell to life. d\ing a; the Tool dieth.
2so one has since then essayed the
Genesc'e falls, and no one will ever
again attempt the Niagara whirlpool.
Xo one has undertaker the ascent of
the Sfatterhorn ?ifiee Lord Dotig'a*
anl his companions, Hudson and
Hadow, together with thtir guide, per
ished in th.- attempt.?,; 12c. mit,"' \n
Troy Time:'.
The Pennsylvania ral'road owns
Baore than Sft> locomotive*
FAliM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
How to Control a Fio c!;.
Take a ewe Iamb to the boose and
>na?:e a pet of it Use nothing but
kindness, and give it a name, teaching
it to come at the call. "Whenever the
lamb obeys give it something as a re
ward, such as a grain of corn, piece of
bread or anything that is acceptable,
. but never give it a blow. When the
lamb is grown place it in the flock, and
you will need only to call that one
sheep, when all the others will follow.
As sheep follow their leader, the train
ing of one is the tra:hing of all. and it
is ft saving of time and labor to do so.
Pood for Postures,
jin English paper, in commenting
upon the subject, remarks that the
Cheshire dairy farmer, by free use of
bone manure laid on grass lands,
makes his farm which at me time, be
fore the application of bone manure,
fed only twenty head of cows, now
feed forty. In Cheshire two-thirls or
more, generally three-fourths, of a
dairy farm, are kept in perfect pasture,
the remainder in tillage. Its dairy
fanners are commonly bound to lay
the whole of their manure not on the
arable, but on the grass land, purchas
ing what may be ne.essary for the
arable. Th9 chief improvement be
side drainage consists in the applica
I tioa of bone manure. In the milk of
each cow, in its manure, in the bones
of ea h calf reared and sold off a farm
parts with as much earthly phosphates
of lime as is contained in half a hun
dred weight of bone. dust. Hence the
advantage of returning this mineral
mjnure by boning grass lauds. The
quantity of bones now commonly
given in Cheshire to an imperial acre
of grass land is 1,290-to 1,500 weight.
This dressing on pasture land will last
Beven or eigtit years, and on mowed
about half that period.
A Brnt/.c.
A recent bruise in a horse or other
animal may be cured principally by
fomentation, but a very severe injury
may involve considerable inflammation,
and require poulticing, laxative fool
aral laxative treatment, if a bruise
bfi followed by abscess, an 1 the tiis
charge of fetid, dark-colored, purulent
matter, the strength of the animal
should be supporte I by generou; feed
ing and the alministration of tonic
remedies. Such stimulating topical
applications as camphorated sp rit may
be of eminent service. If a bruise be
followed by a hard, callous swelling,
an embrocation composed of half an
ot.nce of camphor, one ounce of oil of
turpentine, tni one and a half ounces
of soap liniment, should b'j rubbel
W'2ll into the part twice a day; and if
the swelling still continues a blister
mast be applied. If abscess forms,
proper vent should be male at the
most dependent part for the ? scape of
the matter; but an abscess should not
be cut into before it has fully ma
tured, which may b3 known by a pit
ting or soft place at some part of the
surface of the swelling. When the
matter has been let out and the wound
properly cleaned with warm water,
daily applications of tincture aJoes or
tincture of myrrh generally prove sudl
cient.? Prairie Farmer.
The Treatment of Dairy Cowe.
Mr. J. A. Smith, a Western dairy
man, writing of the importance of
teed and proper treatment - of dairy
cews, gives some excellent suggestions
on this topic. He says that dairymen
are often surprised at the light weight
of their milk the next morning after a
cold rain-storm, through which their
cows have suffered unstabled, and it is
only a natural result of such tre it
rr ent The cow does not eat as much,
for one thing; a?d another is, part of
w hat she does eat goes to ropair the
waste of her system in withstanding
the effects of the storm, and that keeps
a per cent, out of the milk pail, until
she has recovered from the effects of
such exposure. It is also true that a
cow, affected by short feed or painful
exposure, not only loses in the quantity
oi! her yield of milk, but in the amount
o!i fatty matter it contains. In a word
nature has so organized the cow that
she revenges herself on her owner's
pocket, for cruel neglect and short
feed; and a farmer might just as well
try to dodge taxes and wealth, as to
escape the unwise treatment of a cow.
In point of fact, when thus treatel,
she takes the cream first, and gives the
owner what skim-milk she cannot as
similate. The only way to get a profit
oat of her is to fill her so full that she
runs over, and take the surplus for
your gold mine.
Tnruipi an n Farm Crop.
F. D. Curtis, who is a strong a Ivo
cate of roct-crops, thus writes to the
Agriculturist: A turnip crop will fit
a incalow for corn, as the so 1 will be
rotteJ, rea iy for giving the maize a
vigorous start, an I the ground will be
more mellow and all the richer on ac
count of the turnip?. The sod shoul 1
ba turned over as svoon as possible
after the elov. r or hay crop has been
taken off. It would be well to roll t. e
ground and Hatten the swar.l to hasten
its (ie.ompositkn, an! a few days be
fore sowing time harrow it thoroughly.
A. dressing of finely rotted manure
should fun be spreai upon the surface
and cultivate I nto the so 1, the ground
b.dng pulvi rizo I and m de as mellow
as possible. If wool ashes can be pro
cured they will help the crop if they
are th'nly scattered on the top. a
pound and a half of seed sown broad
cast is ample for an acre. The see 1
should be covere I with a brush drag.
As soon as the turnips are up they w 11
be benefited by a dressing of plaster
(aulphateof lime) at the raie of two
bushels to an acre. Good phosphate
will make turnips grow, if harrowed
ir.to the ground with the seed, using
100 poun.is to the acre. The advan
tages of a crop of turnips for the lat
ter part of autumn are manifold. If
the farmer does nut wish to harvest,
the ii he can turn on his entire :t >ck,
and the hungry animals that m ght
have roan ed over frost-bitten, barren
fields will luxuriate in plenty.
The Art of Hay-Making.
Here are some timely suggestions on
hay-making which are nut new, but
are nevertheless useful and well
worth reproducing:
In cloudy weather giass dries but
slowly, and" is liable to be stacke 1 or
housed without suilicient curing.
Therefore the wisdom, when practi
cable, of cutt'ng meadows in fa r
weather. The precaution should also
be observed of cutting only so much
grass at one time as can be properly
bandied.
Grasses dry much more rapidly if
cut after the morning dew is off than
t'ney will if cut when the mowing is
dune. Iiapid drying is an absolute
necessity when the best quality of hay
is desired. There is nothing that as
sists in quick curing more than a good
tedder; farmers who have much grass
to harvest will do well to provide
themselves with so valuable an imple
ment.
The true art of hay-making cons'sts
in curing grass just up to the point at
which it will do to put into the barn,
and no more, in order to ;;rrest the loss
of sugar and starch at the earliest
possible moment. Grass quickly cured
is, other things being equal, more nu
tritious than grass longer exposed to
sh .fting winds and scorching sunshine.
Some farmers consider one good hay
day suthcient in which to expose the
gr.iss befor- being housed, while
others require two, even three days.
Some prefer to let it lie on the ground
juat as it was left by the mower;
others cure it in the windrow, and
still others cure it in the cock.
This difference of practice in the
method of curing results chiefly from
th>i difference existing in the curing
quality of the various grasses. Timothy,,
for instance, cures more readily than,
herds grass, while the common grasses
require still longer time than the
herds grass. Timothy will dry suffi
ciently in one day if the weather be
propitious. During the early part of
the season two days are usually re
quired for properly curing heavy
gras Later, when the grass i s nearly
ripe, it can be cured in one day.
Clover contains more water than
ether grasses, consequently it requires .
a longer time to cure it prorerly. Cur
ing is better accomplished in the c. ck
than in the sun, for the succulent
leaves and t mc'er b orsoms of clover,
if expose! to the scorching heat, are
quickiy browned and loso their sweet
ness. Previous to storing in the bam,
the cock ought to be turned over and
expose:! long enough to dry the hay
whi-h lies close to the ground.
Clover, as it lies s attere 1 by the
mower, will be injured :f the dew falls
upon it. (lover hay w 11 not shed
rain, and hence when stacked out in
the fields should be protected either
with patent covers,' that h'ng or a
thick top-covering of wheat straw.
Great care should be exercised in
properly forming the cocks, in view of
wet weather, whea meadow hay is to
remain in the cocks for an indefinite
time. First of all, do not make the
cocks too large, and let them be as
sharp at the top as possible, w ith the
sides nearly perpendicular, and finally
provide them witlrcLth caps.
Reilrcs.
Corn Oysters.?Mix well together
one quart grated corn, two teacups
sweet milk, one teacup flour, one tea
spoon butter, two eggs well beaten;
season with pepper and salt, and fry
in butter like griddle cakes.
Mashed Potatoes.?Pod one dozen
large potatoes and when they arc cool
drain dry, put in a little salt, pepper
and butter ; add a little butter while
beating. Beat briskly w;th a fork for
five minutes until light and creamy,
and serve immediately.
Lemon Pickle.?Put in a jar one
teacup of common salt, pour over it
one pint of boiling water and put the
lemons into this ; cover it over with a
plate and leave it for five days. Drain
off the old salt and water and add
fresh, and at the end of ten days let
the lemons drain again. Then pour
over them as much hot vinegar as will
cover them, with plenty of cayenne
pepper and ginger and a little shalot.
Tie down the pots and look to them
occasionally, as the vinegar wastes.
Rhubarb Jam.?A correspondent
of the New York Tribune saj's : Out
into pieces about an inch long ; use a
sharp knife in cutting and leave the
skin on. Put a pound of sugar to
every pound of fruit and leave till
morning, pour the syrup from it and
boil till it thickens ; then add the rhu
barb and boil gently. Put up as you
do jelly in tumblers ; it will keep well.
I have read that rhubarb can be used
with more expensive fruits in making
marmalades without its presence being
detected.
nottacholtl Hint*..
Spot3 may be removed from the car
pet by an application of ox-gall or am
monia and svater.
To remove mildew, rub the spot
well with soft-soap, then cover with a
mixture of soap and powdered chalk,
and lay upon the grass in the sun.
For macaroni with cheese, or for
Welsh rarebit, cheese which is too dry
for the table may be used; when it is
grated and melteck if it seems at all
stiff, add a very little cream to moisten
it
Curtains are draped much higher
than they used to be. It is no longer
considered essential that they shall
meet low down, but it 13 good form to
tie them back so that one may look out,
of the window, or so that a small table
may be placed close to the window.
Kins Mtesa.
The death of King Mte a, of
Uganda, removes an African potentate
of whom the record of travelers in the
dark continent gives rather a pictur
es |uo glimpse than a complete and
satisfying description. The most
striking account of this personage is
certainly that given by M. Linant, a
lieutenant of Gordon Pasha, by whom
he was sent to that prince's capital cm
the shores of Lake Victoria. Mtesa's
chair used to be placed on a leopard's
skin in the hall of audience, so that
the hind clawj served as a kind of
footstool, while the tail stretched along
the floor in front of him. A number
0' charms and a large tusk were piled
up in a heap bedde him, and his grand
vizier and other courtiers w<re con
stantly employe 1 in "smoothing down
the cretises in his trousers"?a unique,
and, perhaps, the strangest mode of
expressing complete f-e.vility ever de
vised by a barbarous despot.
Another traveler, Colonel Long, of
the Khedivial army, brought back such
it favorable descripticn of Mtesa. al
though he only saw him once, that
Ismail wished to send him a nagnifi
cent carriage, which General Gordon,
with his usual good sense, intercepted
en route. The late khedive also sent
two sheikhs to convert Mtesa to Mo
hammedanism ; but they do not s; em
to have had much success, as ho was
strongly opposed to the tioetrines of
Islam. He des.ribed himself in a let
ter to Gordon Pasha as " the son of
Suna, king of Uganda,"' and hi a'so
said that he " wanted to be good
friends with the English." After this
1 -tter, introducing himself as it were,
I he fhowed every desire to keep on
amicable terms with Egypt, and those
travelers and missionaries who reached
his s'ate were generally well treated
by him. His hit r correspondence
consisted principally of requests for the
articles of Europe which had either
( aught his fancy or seemed n ost suit
able to his wants.
A looking-glass, gold and silver hire,
a stamp with his name on it and some
gold and silver coin?, such as sover
eigns, napoleons and dolhrs, he asked
for repeatedly, and generally managed
to obtain, lie even sent some of the
watches he had received as presents to
Europe to be mended, and showed in
many other little wavd hi.s desire to
learn more of the Rrea'. world he had
heard of in regions milder than his
torrid kingd; m r -und Lakes Albert
and Victoria, and to establish some
friendly relations with the Europeans
who had reached his territory in their
search for the sources of the Nile.
One incident in connection with bis
government has been pre erred,and as
it throws some licht on the mode of
waging war in that part of Africa, it
may be quoted. An. island called
:>asse was the particular object of his
ambition; but its inhabitants pre
ferred their liberty, and. being expert
divers, whenever Mtesa's war canoes
approached, they dived underneath
them, and, cutting the withes, sa ik
boats and crews together.?London
Timis.
The Jttessatre of the Whetstone.
In the great church at Kiiskild. Nor
way, there is shown a large whetstone,
which was sent to the celebrated
Queen Margaret by Albert, king of
Sweden, in derision, intimating that
women should sharpen their ne -dies,
instead of aiming at war. The wit,
which is very poor, was better an
swered by the queen, who replied that
she would apply it to the edge of her
soldiers' swords. She was as good as
her word; she fought Albert in a
pitched battle; gave him an entire
overthrow and made him prisoner. In
j that situation she kept him seven
years and then released. him on verv
i l.a-d conditions.
There are about thirty, thousand
I Christian Indians in the United States,
1 one-half of whom are Baptists,
F-UTS FOB THE G1L7BIOUS,
Piute Indians eat worms.
A double eagle weighs exactly the
same as thirty-four one-dollar bills.
It is estimated that the pawnbrokers
of New York city collectively have
fully $20,000,000 of pledges in their
possession.
The curious discovery j is been
made that the microscope i^a/fail to
show lines or errors in ruled lines
which may be detected with the un
aided eye.
Chinese thieves are capable of cut
ting a man's, finger off in a crowd in
order to steal a ring. They do this
with those broad knives which have
sheaths simulating fans.
The worshipful company of barbers
in London has a gilt cup, given to it
by Henry VIII. It is ornamented
with bells, and every man who drinks
out of it has to ring them by shaking
the cup afttr he has taken the whole
of its contents.
After the hattle of L?tzen "Wallen
stein distributed 85,210 gulden among
officers who had behaved well; but he
executed as cowards eleven officers by
the sword; he hanged others; some
had their swords broken by the hang
man under the gallows, and the names
of many were nailed in inEamy on the
gibbet.
A cock book published in 1759 gives
directions how to " unjoint a bittern,"
" unlace a coney," " display a crane,"
,; unbrace a duck or mallard," " rear a
goose," "dismember a heron," "wing
a partridge or quail," " a'llay a pheas
ant or tea'," " lift a swan," or " thigh,
a woodcock." To-day, the very mean
ing of many of these phrases is for
gotten, so much less elaborate has table
service become.
In the old Roman law if a father
wished to disinherit a child he was
required to insert a special clause to
that effect or such child could get the
will rendered void on the ground tint
he had been forgotten. Bluckstone, in
his "Commentaries," conjectures that
this gave rise to the custom in Eng
land of leaving to a disinherited child
the sum of one shilling to show that
he had been remembered. From this
custom springs the well-known phrase:
M I'll cut you off with a shilling."
The most humble of the civil func
tionaries of the French republic are
the naval cat?. There are some hun
dreds of thr-m, and their im portance is
duly recognized by the state, which
supports them in such comfort and
dignity as befits their official position.
The French naval cat enters the serv
ice in his kittenhood, and spends the
fiTit year or two of his active career on
board a man-of-war, whore he is
berthed in the hold and permitted to
devour whatever he can catch. Having
thus passed through apprenticeship, he
is sent ashore and quartered, at one of
the five naval ports as a terror to the
rats and mice that swarm in the vic
tualing yards and store sheds. He is
then entitled to an allowance of five
centimes a day, :md this sum is regu
larly paid on Ids behalf to the director
of cats, who lays it out on horseflesh
for the use of his forces.
I An Exeitiujr Trip.
A short sketch of the memorabb
trip of the Maid of the Mist, on which
were the only persons who ever went
through the whirlpool rapids and the
whirlpool itself and came out alive,
will be of interest. The boat which
made this trip was built in 1854. For
awhile she took passengers from both
the American an 1 Canadian shore, and
ran up very close to the foot of the
falls. Owing to some change in-her
appointments, which confined her to
the Canadian shore for the reception
of passengers, she became unprofitable.
Her owner, wishing to leave the place,
determined to sell her, and he received
an offer of little more than half her
cost if he would deliver her at Niagara,
opposite the fort. This he decided to
do after cousultation with Joel R.
Robinson, who acted as captain ?and
pilot on her trips under the ftvls. Mr.
Robinson consented to act as pilot for
the fearful voyage, and the engineer,
Mr. Jones, agreed to go with him. A
machinist, Mr Mclntyre, volunteered
to share the risk with them. The boat
was put in co nplete trim, all super
fluous articles being removed from the
deck and hold. Notice was given of
the time of starting, and a large crowd
assembled to see the fearful plunge, no
one expecting to see either boat or
crew again after they should leave the
doclc, whi.h was just above the rail
way suspension bridge.
About S o'clock in the afternoon of
June 15, 1861, thto engineer took his
place in the hold, and knowing that
their flitting trip would be short at
the longest, set his steam valve at the
pioper gauge, and waited the tinkling
signal that should start them on their
flying voyage. Hobinson to;ik his
place at the whe.d and gave the start
ing signal. "With a shriek from her
whistle and a white puff from her
escape-pipe, the boat ran up the eddy a
slu rt distance, cleared the smooth
water, and shot like an arrow into the
rapid under the bridge. She took the
outside curve of the rapid, and when
a third of the way dow n it a jet of
water struck against her rudder, a col
umn dashed up under her starboard
side, keeled her ov r, carritd away her
smoke-stack, started her overhang on
that side, threw Robinson on his ba k,
and threw Mclntyre against her star
board wheel-house with such force as
to break it through. Every looker-on
breathed freer as she emerged, shook
her wounded sides, ^lid into the whirl
pool, and for a moment rode again on
an even keel. Robinson rose at once,
seized the helm, set her t > the right of
the large pot in the pool, then turned
her directly through the neck of it.
Them e, after receiving another drench
ing from the waves, she dashe 1 on
without further accident to the quiet
bosom of the river below Lewiston.
The boat was seventy-two feet long,
with seventeen feet breadth of beam,
eight feet depth of hold, and carried
an engine of 100 horse power.?Buf
falo Express:
A Rat Destroyer.
An English scientist in Australia
has discover, d a fungus that produces
in the rat family a fatal skin disease.
He proposes to rid the country of field
mice, rats, and possibly the pestiferous
rabbit, by inoculating a number of
them with this particular bacteria and
turn them loose to spread it. The
authorities have been advised lo await
the result <f further eipei invents be
fore a (optingthe plan, lest great harm
come to the people. It is now known
that the dreadful trichina; is bred to
perfection in rats and transmitted to
whatever animals cat them, particu
larly hogs: also, that the germ of tape
worm is found almost, if not quite,
exclusively in fresh beef, probably de
posited there by some sort of liy. It is
also known that germs develop ditfer
ent'y according to the kind of an m i!
in which they lind lodgment. All
kinds of meat and bread are full of
their, but they can all be destroyed bv
212 degrees of heat.
An Alarmed Maiden.
"I'm si alarmed, Lizzie," excla'med
a St. Louis gin, who was engage! tc
be married to a young army officer.
"He hasn't written me in three
days."
"There is no occasion to get ex
cited," was the rea suring reply, "he
is out of the reach of Indians; there if
no epidemi: where is stationed, am!
when he la t wrote you he was in per
fect health."
"Oh, yes. 1 know all that, Liz ie."
said the timid, agitated creature, *? bul
then there's the army ?worm."-*it?fop?
lyn EogU*
FOB THE STAX? SEX.
TheCfBlcea? SUnlster3? Wlie.
A recent letter from the national
capital says: Everybody in Washing
ton has been curious for months to
catch a glimpse of the Chinese minis
ter's young wife, but .the Celestial
custom of excluding the ladies from
the public gaze prevented any gratifi
cation of the general desire. The old
diplomat himself, with his petticoats
and parasol, is frequently seen upon
the avenue, walking with a shambling
gait (he rarely rides), and all of his
secretaries and male attendants are
familiar personage-! to those who spend
much time out of doors. A few even
ings ago the minister left the lega-<
tion, accompanied by what appeared
to be a youthful-looking little boy, and
entered an F street car. He looked1
like a boy, and as he dressed very little
different to the ministers and
others of the legation, a casual
glance would certainly lead the.
spectator to conclude the little stranger,
was of the male sex. Pretty soon the
minister's companion put out a foot?
one of the daintiest imaginable?and
the truth began to dawn upon the'
other passengers in the car. The rnin-i
ister's wife was before them. Tim
little lady looked about her curiously,;
as if she was enjoying a great treaty
in being permitted to get out of doors'
and look about her. She wore plain'
black or very dark purple silk "The1
males wearswarths of linen about the
ankles but in her case the loose pan
talets extended down to the shoes.)
The yoke of her gown, or frock,'
differed from that of her husband in;
being shirred like a "Mother Hub
bard." Her hair was very long and
black, and was drawn up into a roll
and-pinned at the back of her hea I
with turquoise jew.els. Nothing else'
was worn upon her bead. At Seventh
street the pair alighted and greatly en
joyed the walk down to Pennsylvania
avenue, gazing into shop windows on
the way, the minister's wife looking
with the wonder of a child at the
sights around her. They strolled
leisurely along, as if out for the day,
and though they said little the curious
eyes of passers-by, as they turned to
look at the wife, evidently annoyed the
husband considerably.
NnvH and Notes for Women.
When an officer came to arrest the
thieving boys of a Wisconsin woman'
she fainted and died.
The waiters aL, the Thousand Island
Park hotel are girls mostly from the
Oswego normal school.
The Russian woman has loud ways
and a loud, unpleasant voice, .she al
most invariably smokes.
Mrs. Hendricks and Mrs. McDonald
are said to be better politicians than
their respective husbands.
A Western la'Jy has been sent to an
insane asylum because she thinks she
has a bird singing inside of her.
A few establishments where women
may step to have their boots cleane I
and p dished may be found in New
York.
nelen Taylor, stepdaughter of John
Stuart Mill, is the first woman elected
to the presidency of a standing com
mittee on the London school board.
Mrs. Henry War.l Beecher does not
bear her years so l:ghtly as her.
husband, and she is described as
looking bent, wrinkled, broken and
old.
A reward of $7 has been offered by
the Atlanta Constitution for the
woman who'has learned the art of
pulling the street car bell at the right
moment.
Two Chicago girls tested their abil
ity to hold. their breath. One could
not begin breathing again when she
wished to, anl was with dilficulty re
suscitated.
Miss Lee, daughter of the late WiU
liam . P. Lee, of Neyv York, who List'
winter was declarikt"- the prettiest un-.
married woman in Home, has been
betrothed to-Mr." Uenis?n, a wealthy
London banker.
Miss Lillard did not die in Cincin
nati, though the doctors said that she
could not possibly recover, and she re
gards the restoration of her health as
a miracle. Therefore, she is about to
open a hospital in which prayer will
take the place of medicine.
Mrs. Myra Bradwell, of the Chicago
Legal News, says an exchange, is one s
of the intellectual and physical steam
engines of that city. She is editor and
proprietor of the Legal News, an able
lawyer, a good wife, a model mother,
a splendid housekeeper, possesses social
qualities of a very high order and does
more work every day of her life than
twenty ordinary Chicago lawyers.
Pnnhlon Note*.
Very low cut slippers, with a tie
across the instep, are the favorites.
The shell-shape I straw hat meets
with only a I'm i.cd amount of popu
larity.
Jerseys are much worn, but only for
fatigue, shopping an:l traveling cos
tumes.
Short bodices, with long points back
and front, grow more ;ind more nu
merous.
In Paris the tournure is growing
into irinoline, an! often hoops are
worn under short skirts.
It is said that there will he as many
positive colors worn this fall as inter
mediate or mixe 1 shades.
Parasols, sunshades anil umbrellas
are in general large and of every pos
sible silk or cotton material.
Black stockings are worn with
dresses of any color an 1 on all occa
sions by both ladies and children.
When the material permits, the
flounce scadoped into the form of dog
tooth molding is most effective.
Panniers are sir rt and full, made in |
every variety of shape, and often open
over the middle of the front breadth.
The Louis XV. costume and every
thing which perr.ains to the Pompa
dour period is^iore than ever in
vogue.
Back drapery must be ample
whether it descends below the large
pouf or falls straight to the bottom of
the skirt.
Soft twill plaid silks mako elegant
skirts worn under crepe de Chine or
Indian cashmere polonaise; or basques'
and draperies.
Underskirts are made very simple,
the most fre juent trimming consisting
of a simple plating or full ruche
around the bottom.
The newest French dresses have
narrow skirts for the founda'.i'tn, upon
which are superimposed full draperies
and flounces.
Anything like regularity in the ar
rangement of drapery or dress orna
mentation is now considered the op
posite of good taste.
Single colored muslins, in blue, pink,
ecru, apple green an I lilac, and
trimmed with lace and ribbon, form
the prettiest of summer costume-".
Many of the imported polonaises are
cut with casement or In art-shaped
bodices, or in graduated Vandykes, the
longest reaching from the throat totlw
belt in front. Underneath this open
ing is set an embroidered plastron oi
satin or velvet, and sometimes it is
covered with applique work in silk am.'
jet.__
I Horrlfletf.
A number of ladies on a steamboai
on the Mississippi were horrified on
having an or: inary-looking man among
the passengers pointed out to them a< I
one..'- who had buried seventeen wives.* j
lie was a.grave-digger, but that didn'l !
occur to the horrified ladies.
Georgia has $19,000,000 invested it
manufacturing industriell
TOM THUMB.
Additional Incidents in t* 6 LUt'e .Han's Life
mHIi Two Halts to Queen Victorin?
It was in November, 18 12, that the
great ?howman, P. T. Barnum. first
heard of the general. Tom Thumb
was then fourteen years old, two feet
high, weight less than sixteen pounds,
and was considered the smallest child
for his age in the world. He was per
fectly formed, bright-eyed, had light
golden hair and ruddy cheeks. He
was very bashful, but, with a little
coaxing, would talk with any one.'
.When Barnum first engaged him he
agreed to give him' $3 a week and
. traveling and hotel expenses. His
first public appearance was in New
York on Thanksgiving day, December
8,1842, at the American Museum. At
the expiration of the first engagement
Barnum made another contract with
the general for one year at $7 per week
and expenses for himself and mother,
jbut before the expiration of the con
tract he had become such a great
favorite that Barnum increase! his
salary to $20 and afterward to $50
per week. He was taken to Europe
in 1844, where he appeared before all
the crowned heada, and from them he.
received valuable tokens of regard
and esteem. At this time he was
fourteen years old, but was advertised
by Barnum as twenty-one years old.'
All Eumpe, from the" nobility to the
peasant, seemed to have a perfect
craze to see him, anil Barnum, in his
"Life," speaking of the success of
Tom Thumb's first visit to Europe,
says : " The word of approval was, in
deed, so passed around in high circles
that uninvited parties drove to my
door in. crested carriages and were not
admitted." "When first presented to'
Queen Victoria the general exclaimed,
"Good-evening, ladies and gentlemen."
A burst of laughter followed thn salu
tation, in which the queen heartily
joined. When asked by her majesty
how he liked the royal paintings, he
replied that they were "first rate." It
is customary in leaving the royal pres
ence to back out, and the general and
Barnum were both given lessons in1
the art by the lord-in-waiting before
tfcey were admitted tothepalace. Bar-j
num, in speaking of the way in which,
they left the queen, says:
"The lord in waiting was perhaps'
mollified toward me when he saw me
following his illustrious example in
retiring from the royal presence. He
was accustomed to the process, and
therefore was enabled to keep some
what ahead for rather aback) of me,
but even I stepped rather fast for the
other member of the retiring party.!
We had a considerable distance to trav-:
el in that long gallery before reaching,
the door, and whenever the general
found he was losing ground, he turned
around and ran a few steps, then re
sumed the position of 'backing out,'
then turned around and ran, and so
continued to alternate h's methods of
getting to the door, until the gallery
fairly rang with the merriment of the
royal spectators. It was really one of
the richest scenes I ever saw. Run
ning, under the circumstances, was an
offense sufficiently heinous to excite
the indignation of the queen's favorite
poodle dog, and he vented his displeas
ure by barking so sharply as to startle
the general from his propriety. He,
however, recovered immediately, and
with his little cane commenced an at
tack on the poodle, and a funny fight
ensued, which renewed and increased
the merriment of the royal party."
At the second visit of the general to
the queen, the queen introduced him
to the Prince of Wales, saying: "Gen
eral, th:s is the Prince of Wales.'"
" How are you, prince, oil fellow?"
said Tom Thumb. The queen then
asked him if he would sing her a song,
at the same time asking him what
song hi' prefene!. " Yankee Doodle"
was the prompt reply. In 1-47 he ap
peal el before Pre ident Polk at Wash
ington, an.l had audience with all the
Presidents since that time, In every
city in the United States he was a
great success. His first, appearance in
this city was at old Carroll hall, on Bal
timore street, corner of Calvert, in 1848.
He also appeared at the New A ueiican
museum, where the Baltimore and
Ohio building now stands, under Mr.
John E. Owens' management; at Front
Street theatre, Ford's Opera-house and
the Acad my of Music.
Charley Howard, the veteran min
strel of this lity, says: "I trave'ed
I with the general for live months in
1848, and used to carry him from the'
hotel to the theatre every ra;ny or
snowy night. He was the most irri-,
table fellow I ever saw. He was al-.
ways in a bad humor, and would get
up every morning crying; but he got
over that in after years/'
During the burning of tha Newhall
house in Milwaukee about a year ago
the general and his wife barely e. caped
with their lives from the burning
building by means of a clothes line.
He lost at ibis lire s >me of his decora
tions, medals, etc., to the value of
$9,000. In 1863 be was married in
Grace church, New York, to Minnie
Warren, who survives him. The gen
eral had little or no voice, and h's per
formances consisted of dancing and
fair imitations of actors and a< tresses.'
Both Mr. and Mrs. Stratton, the par
ents of tin general, were large people.
Mr. Stratton was five feet eleven inches
high and weighed 1C0 pounds, and
Mrs. Stratton was nearly as tall and
weighed more than her husband. At
the time of his death the general had
grown quite fleshy.?Baltimore Amer
ican.
A Diamond Story.
Colored diamonds are supposed to
j be manufactured nowadays for the un
wary, but I have heai d of a new dodge,
I says a letter in the Boston Journal,
A photographer who has had consid
erable experience in expert detective,
cases said to me: " We have a new u-e
for photography?the testing of pre
cious stones. The business b -gan in
this way: One day last year a diamon 1
expert with quite a reputation in the
business wa< asked by a stranger to
buy a remarkably line diamond. Eight
thousand dollars was ;isked for it. The
expert tested it in every manner known
to the bus ncss and examined it
carefully with a g'ass. It was a mag
nificent stv ne. of superb color and
shape. He o.Tercd $7,0u0, and the man'
took the money and went away. A
day or two after that the stone was
shown as a great 1 argain to some
other experts, one of whom, after ex
amining it- closely for a long time, de
clared that there w.is i oinething very
peculiar about the way in which the
light came through the stone. The
owner was advised to take it to me
and have it tested by a ray of sunlight
sent through a camera. It wa< brought
to my studio with several other dia
monds, nd whereas one diamond
would allow a beam of light to pass
clear and straight, the seven-thousand
dollar stone seemed to have sonn thing
in it which stopped the beam. A
powerful microscope was then brought
into play,and the fine diamond was
found to be two stones joined together
with marvelous dexterity by the aid of
what is known as Canada balam, the
material used by till opticians in join
ing two lenses. Each stone was worth
about (1,250, and the loss on the trans
action was M0. The stones camo
apart upon th : application of certain
chemicals."
A servant girl Tell on a"bracker,
Her skull s ie did nearly crack it,
St. Jacobs Oil applying
Ssved her from dying?
It proved to be 'tjust the racket."
A steamboat captain fro n Goshen,
Was hurt by a boiler explosion;
On the pains in his hip
St. Jacobs Oil got the grip,
He calls it tho all-healing lotion.
Leadville, CoL, has 8,230 wo k m
ininers?
THE DANGES OP OTEB-ESEBTIOB.
A Stalwart Man^SJBSHKT Weaker Toon i
c hild and Then Bccovern Hie Former
Strength.
(Waterloo, X. El, Observer,)
In these days of rowing giants and athletic
heroes fine physical aevelopmeflt is raor?
c bs'_rv cd th 'u over before since the time of
the Athenian ramm. A man who shows the'
elements of pbysieU r-dwer is looked tip to
tax more than in the days of our ancestors
possiHy because there are few specimens of
well-developed iranhood than then. As
emissary of this paper met a magnificent
specimen of physical power a few days since
in the person of Dr. A. W. McNames, of
Waterloo. His muscles, which showed an
nual de\elopment, were as hard as wood.
At his request the writer sought to pinch him
in the arms or legs, but found it wholly im
p Dssible. A reahzation of what is meant by
m iroa man wa* fully made manifest.
''Have yon always been so stalwart as
this ?" inquired the news gatherer.
"Not by any means, was the reply.
" When a young man I was always strong
and active and felt that I could accomplish
anything. This feeling so took possossion
cf me on ono occasion tint I attempted to
litt a box which four me i found it impossi
ble to n.o.e. Isacoeedad it placing it on
tho wagon, but in two minutes from tb it
time I was unconscious and remained so for
hours and when I leeovered consciousness I
vomited a large quantity of blood. From
in it day I began to g:ow weak and sickly. I
believed that I had suffered some internal
iajuryand experienced a general debility,
which ssemea similar to the effects pro
duced by malaria. My back was very weak.
I lind no appetite, and at times loathed food.
My 1 p3 were parched and cracked. My head
felt as though it were entirely cpjn at ihi
'op and it p: ined me on tho side intenssly.
f;i six weeks' time I had fallen away from
101 pounds to less than 170. I was in a mcst
w. etched condition. I was completely dis
couraged."
?? What did the doctors say about you ?"
"Almost everytbiag. I consulted no less
than b x diJerent physicians. They ail
ti 6 ited me and none did me any gocd. At
th: t time I was suffering intensely. I could
nut sit upr'gut but was obliged to rest in a
cramped, uneasy position. I was compelled
to urinate every live minutes, and I passed
over threo quarts every day. I was not
living, I was existing.
One night (how well I remember it!) my
wife 1 aJ put the children in bed, when the
feeling came over me that I should live but
a very short time. My wife and I talked
matters all over, and I gave the irinulestdi
restions as to what she should do ; Jtter I was
gone. I was not in n flighty condition by
niiy means for the doctor, on leaving town
the d y following, ba Je me good bye, enying
I o ntver oxj e;ted to see me again, for I was
sjiTeriugwith Blight's dissase of the kidneys
in its last stacc. Within the next few days
more lhan iw.nty friends came to bid me
g(Od-bye. Among the number was Dr.
John L. Clark. He asked me what I had
rsei in the way of medioines. I told him.
Pe then recom r.ec?ed a remedy of which I
had heard much, but about which I was very
skeptical. If faith were an element of
[ ower it cerlainly was lacking in my case."
" And so j on did not try it ?"
" Un tho contrary, I did try it and to my
surprise it seamed to go to just the spot,
indeed, itwai the most palatable thing I had
taken into my month for months. I relished
if
"And did it cure yon ?"
"Lollcok as if it did?"
"Yes, indce 1. What was it. ,
"Wurnor'b Safe Cure."
" A proprietary molicine 1"
'?Ol cj-rso. What ofthat? I suppose I
r nco had as great a prejudice against adver
tisod medicines ai any one could have.
When I was studying me.licine at Ann Arbor/
! Mich., I used to vow with the rest of tho
olnssthat wo would fight all such remeiies
at nil times. When n man comes clown to
tho last hour, however, and bids his wife and
f ionds good-bye, sucli bigoted prejudices as
the e nil vanish, I can assare you, and any
remedy that can enre is gladly welcomeJ."
" Ai.d i.o.v ha.'o you been since then ?"
"As well?or bettor, than before."
"Lo you still e ert your strength?"
"Cortainly. But I do not over-exert, as
formerly. My birength is increasing every
day, and my health is number one. I know
that my life was saved by Warner's Sa'e
t uro, and I be ieve that it is the best medi
cine that was evor compounded by nn/
chemist or physician. I am wil ing the doc
tors should sneer at me for such a statement
if they cV.oo e, bat 1 h ive proven its truth,
ni:d am prep.ued lo stand by it."
'J ho above o\\ erionce should be of great
i ahie to all who are suffering. It shows the
ds e.itivo nature of this terrible malady:
that all symptoms are common to it and thai
there is ono way by which it can bo abso
lutely avoided.
Shooting Stars.
Tho number of meteors which fall
to the earth is very great, and to those
unacquainted with the figures wili ap
pear astounding. The number which
may be seen upon an ordinary even
ing, when shooting stars are not nu
merous, will vary from threo to ten
per hour. But a single observer sees
only a portion of the heavens, and it
has been estimated that a complete
circuit of the heavens visible from any
point would exhibit an average of
thirty meteors an hour. For twenty ?
four hours we should have 720. But
the portion of the earth's atmosphere
intercepted by the horizon of any place
is not large, so that the number of me
teors which might he seen over the
whole earth would be more than
116,000 lilies the number visible at a
given point of its surface. Calling this
; num er 10,01)0, and multiplying by
? 720, the nunioi r visible from one sta
I tion in twenty-four hours, we get
j 7,20:>,000 as the total number falling
; to the earth in one day. Hut this esti
, mate only covers those which are vis
j ible to the naked eye. It is estimated
j from the observations of Pope and
j Winnecke that the telescope used by
i the latt r showed fifty-three times as
j many meteors as are visible to the
i naked eye. Multiplying by fifty-three,
! we get upward of 400,000,000 meteors
: as the number which the earth en
j counters every twenty-four hours,
i Great as this number is, it must be re
numbsre I th-?t an increase of optical
power would render it still greater,
i and that the real number of meteors
j entering our atmosphere remains un
' calcu'ated and perhaps incalculable,
j Notwithstanding their number, it will
be understood by the reasoning above
.(hat one who looks for them cannot
1 expect to see very many within a given
j time, even whin the earth is passing
1 through a meteoric stream.?Boston
I Ihrahh
Dr. Stile.-. Trooklyn, N. Y., was cured b/
I T r. Elmoto's Rhen untine-Gcut dine of very
] 6 ?vero Rho imail m and kidney uiseaao of
:?? e.'.il years' standing, after trying ovory
; th ng clso without benefit._
Mknsman's Pr.rTONTZKD beef tonic, tho only
preparation of beef containing its entire nulri
'?? tious properties. It contains blood-making,
' force generating and life-sustaining properties;
? invaluable for indigestion, dyspepsia, nervous
prostration, and nil forms of general debility;
also, in all enfeebled conditions, whether the
re sult of exhaustion, nervous prostration,over
work or acute disease, particularly if resulting
from puhiinnaryconiplaintH. t! swell, Hazard &
I Co., Proprietors, New York. Mold by druggists.
Lton's Patent .Metallic Heel Stiffencrs
keep new boots und shoes from running ovor.
Sold by shoe and hardware dealers.
THE MARKETS.
NEW XOBK. 9
l lift cattle, good to prime I w 8 (ft <i
('alvos, com'n to prime venls " (i?
I beep. 4)a@ Ci's
. 1,'imos. B.Hwi 7't,'
Itogs?Live. :-U("!
Dressed, citv. 7%ra
j I lou:? '? x. St.. good to fancy 4 .TO (it, 6 00
West, ^oo.l to choice 4 60 (it 7 J5
Wheat?No'.' He 1. 1 1 ??@ 1 15*$
No. 1 White. 1 10 @ 1 10'.;
|;vo?Stato. ?-S ('?) M\4
, Ifeirley?Two-ro*edState... 82 (<6 '.0
? lorn? Ungrnd. We-t. mixed, 5! (i? 6.1
Yellow Southern. 10 (i? G5
? lets?While Stale. 47 (!b 5lW
Mixed Western. :?) (<b 41
: Hay? Med. lo |>r. Timothy.. (i? (<i? 10
Straw?No. 1, Bye. 65 (ni 10
l.nrd-City Steam. 8 40 (?8 45
[ Lutter?-tu"eCreamery. 22j^@ 25
Dairy. II) '(A 21}^
West. Im. Crcnmery 13 (ob 16
Factory. 9 (!i> 15
i Cheese?Slate Factory. HJ^tW 10}^
Skims. 2 @ 5%
Wtstorn. 6 (to
I rggs?Slate and Penn. 21 ? 21%
'.'otaloes?State bbl. 1 25 (i? 1 Gl
UUFPALC.
?'leers?Good to Choice. 5 7' (& 6'.'5
i ! ambs? Western. 5 T? (a 6 00
! Sheej.?Wertern. 4 75 m 5 25
i I'ogs?Goodtochoice Yorks. inO @615
i Hour?C'y ground v. proco-s. 750 (n5 S0J
! iVI.eai?No. 1. Hard Duluth.. 112 @ 112)^
, I orn? No. 2, Mixed Now_ 55 (a) r>7
ii.ils?No. 2, Mixed Western. 41 (th 42
larley?Two-rowed State... .7i (a) 80
UOSTOX.
B:>ef?Ex. plate and family. .15 .r0 ta 1600
tiogs? live. ?>?l(g> G%
Northern Dressed? 7 (cf 7^
j Cork?Ex.Prime,perbbl_1500 (a)
I f lour? Winter Wheat patents 6 75 (?7 00
? i or;:?High M xed. 67 (5 67^
Kits?Fxira White. 54 (0 55
dye?Sta'.e. 75 (a) 80
WATT mows (mass.) cattle mabket.
liecf?Ettra c-uality. B2? (^6 75
:^hcop?Live weight. .'I (c? 5
! Lambs. !W$ 7
Hogs?Northern, d. w. 7^(4 7k
PHiuinELPntA.
Flour?Penn. ex family, gcod 6 00 (fb 5 75
Wheat?No. 2, Bod. 111.?;
It; e?State. 63 (a 65
Corn?State Yollow. 68 @ (2
(late?Mixed. 3? & 4)
Butter?Creamery Extra Pa.. 22 @ 23
Chccss?N. Y.EnllCyonm..,, WH<!& 11
Good Notts from Texas.
Mr. Thomas A. Howabd, of Honey Grove,
Fannin County, Texas, under date of April 6,
1883. writes as followo:
" I have been suffering during several years,
from severe illness, ana a general breaking,
down of my physical system, and have tried;
the treatment and prescriptions of many,
doctors far and near, and traveled to the Hot1
Bprings and other mineral springs famous'
tor their remedial qualities, drinking the
waters and Bathing systematically in their
healing depths, but all to no avail, as I steadily
failed m health; and although informed by.
my physicians that my ailments and weak
nesses were the result of kidney disease of a
dangerous character, they could give me
nothing to cure me. During the past two
years my sofferings at times were dreadful,
and I had the most indescribable pains in the;
regions about the kidneys, the paroxysms of
which were so severe as to render it impossi
ble for me to sleep. While in this deplorable
and discouraged condition I was persuaded
to try Hunt's Remedy, and after using less
than half a bottle my great sufferings and
paroxysms of pain were entirely relieved, and
I could sleep better and longer than I had in
two years before, and although I am now on
my third bottle only my improvement is very
remarkable, and I regret that I did not know
of the wonderful curative powers of Hunt's.
Remedy before, as it would have saved rhfl
years of suffering. I heartily recommenit.it
to all afflicted with any kidney diseaeeaHL
disease of the urinary organs."
"Hit My Case Exactly."
Please allow mo to speak in the highest
terms of Hunt'a Remedy, for it hit my case
exactly. I had kidney and urinary trouble
pretty bad. I was recommended Hunt's
Remedy. I took ono teaspoonful as direcied.
I felt a decided change at the first dose. I
took two bottles, and have felt like a new
man over since. Please recoive the sincere
thanks of myself for the benefits which I
?ought vainly for and found only in Hunt's
Remedy. I will cheerfully give this samo
opinion of Hunt's Remedy to any one who
wishes it, by addressing
ROBERT D. ARCHER,
811 Linnard Street, Philadelphia.
March 14,1888._
Wnr h a crow a b ave bird.'' Rechn e he
never slows the whits feather.
Advire to C'oiisumptlve.i.
On the appearance of the nrst symptoms?
as irtneral debility, loss of appetite, pal lor,
chilly sensations, followed by night sweats
and cough?prompt measures for relief
e h r.ild be taken. Consumption is scrofulous
disease of the lungs?therefore use the great
anti-scrofnla or blood purifier and strength
restorer?Dr. liorco's " Golden Medical Dis
covery." Superior to cod liver oil as a nu
tritive/and unsurpassed as a pectoral. 3or
weak lungs, spitting of blood, and kindred
affections, it has no equal. Sold by druggists
tho world o*er. For Dr. Pierce's pamphlet
on consumption send two stamps to World's
Dispensary Medical Association, Buffalo,N.Y
Tax Arm? of tho Cumberland statue of
G: red will co3t$f.O OOJ.
Woodue?by, Md.?Rev. W. J. Johnson
says: "I have used Brown's Irou Bitters in
my family, and they have proven a splendid
health invigorator."_
Detboit fj.bids by ordina. es the use of
?to \m v h -ties.
Decline of Dion.
Imro'ency of mind, limb or vital function,
nervcu3 weakness, sexual debility, etc, cured
by Wobxd'b Dispensabt. Medioai, Associa
tion, Buffalo. N. Y. Address with two stamps
for uamph'et. _
What IB t;er?orstkindof fare soldiers cm
Jvj oa ? Warfare._
Bcokhanxon, W. Va.?Drs. Newlon & Blah
report that Brown's Iron Bitters are giving
general satisfaction._
Ne_ei canfido are:ret to yoar relativot.
RIoxl willte'l._
No matter what yonr ailment is, Brown's
Iron Bitters will surely benolit yon.
Wit at ship doei a literary rirfit) inrad??
Authorship._
A Btarlling fnc1. Heart dieoao is only in
fer or in fatality to consumption; do not
suffer f.om it but us? Dr. Gra es' Hear*
Pogu'ato-. It has cured thousands, why not
you ? ?1 at druggists._
Ltotit employment?Building castles in
the fir.
''F.ve years ago my life was a dread all
the time from heart disease; H.nco nsirg Dr.
Graves' Heart Regulator, t' e English !ai
j uagewo ikl fail me intel'i 'rr the Rood I
received.'*?Fate Musgrove, Cjlorna, Ind.
For sale at druggists._
Cool proceeding?An ice man eloping wi th
anlcegir'._
Dr. Fiorce's "Favorite Prescription" is
everywhere acknowledged to be the standard
romedy for female complaints and weak
nesses. It is sold by druggists.
Even dynnm'te is n 'ul'rr i*1 d
CATAnun.?Messrs. Hood & Co., of Lowed,
believe that the lest way to treat catarrh,
and the only way to get permanent roiief, is
through tho blood. A ccnstiturional disease
roquires a constitutional remedy. Hocd's
Sarcaparillit is a b.'ood purifier and constitu
tional medicine that ci n be rolied upon, ar d
has cured, numerous ?cases of catarrh. Wo
think this claim a reasonable one, and gladly
give it room in our columns.
Thousands, yes, millions, of bottles of Ca r
ooline have been sold, and the sale still goes
in. If there were no merit in this great nat
iral hair renewcr do you suppose that tho
people would still buy, as they continue to do.
"Rough on Kni.i."
Clears out rats, mice, roaches, flies, bedbug*,
ants,skunks,chipmunks,gophers. Lie. D'g'sU
Save trouble and expense in washing, and
always have nice fitting collars and cuffs, by
wearing Ohrolithion._
. "nucliu-Pulba."
Tho Quick, complete cure, annoying Kidnoj',
Bladder, Urinary Diseases. $1. Druggists.
Gnsmnc.
Gastbixe slioulu be tauen beforo or after
meals to in'.uro i>erfeet assimilation of food.
[/Abiiii.NK is in liqnid form. Sold by druggist'.
"Solid comfort" can be realized by those,
suffering from all forms of Scrofula, if they
will take Hood's Sarsaparilla and bo cured.
.Mother Swnn'a Worm Syrqp.
Infallible, tasteless,hnrmless,cathartic;fover
Ishness, restlessness, worms,constipation. 25c.
SCROFULA
Whether inherited or developed by clrcumntmces
misfortuno or neglect, if nut mppremed, progresses bj
aiiradaal, unol.strvodand painlessprocess. ThoKlandu
enlarge., tho i-kin breaks out in sores nnd nlocrs, the
fltah wni-tes, nnd the bou-s decay. Tho best reran 'j
furthcMi serious evils is unquestionably Hood's Sarai
pnrilla. It purities tho blood, rnstorcs tho wasted form,
drives away that tiro 1 feeling which invalids complain
it, aud infuses energy nnd spirit Into every tibru.
Terrible Sores ou Neck
Mies NELLIE Maine, ttockvillo. Conn., wsb troubled
for two years with terriblo scrofula K.r.?s on her neck.
One was as lnrge naher Iisnd. Sho got discouraged,
when a friend advised Wood's Sarsapa-ilia. Shob.mc.bt
?bettle, cnJ npothcr, nnd a third. After takingthe*!
tho soreshenled, nnd all t-.Kr.Hof them live dfappeared.
She has not been truubted since.
20 Kuren S Ycur?
When I began to tako Hood's San aparilla 1 had 2d
scrofulous K.ren an my leg and nil over my right foot. 1
have taken threo bottles, and im on tho fourth. I havu
but two pores left, and Hum-mo getting alon3 tirst rato.
I haveluid these lores for the Ust uigbtyeiin.?Thoma?
\v. Babtlktt, Providence, B. I.
Ilood'n Siirftniinrilln
Sill ly Druggists. $1; sis for $5. Prepared only by
C.iLJIOOD a CO.. Apothecaries. Lowell, Moss.
Henry'? Carbolic Salvo
ls the nest S:\lvo for Cuts, Bruises, Ulcers, Salt
Ithenm. Tetter. Chapped Hunds, Chilblains, Corns
tutlall kinds of Skin Eruptions,Freckles and Pim.
,-iIeH. Get Henry's Carbolic Salve, on aU others are
rounterfcits. Price 25 cts.
How to Shorten Life.
Atierncthy, the great English surgeon, asked a lady
?-hn told him she only had a cough: "What would
ion have ? The plague ?" Beware of "only coughs I"
The worst coses con, however, bo cured by nr. Wm.
Hall's Balsam for the Lung*. In Whooping Cough
.ml Croup it immediately allays inflammation, and Ls
lure to prevent u fatal termination of tho disease.
Sold by all druggists aud dealers In medicine.
OF'OIE*. PAIN.
cures
Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Sciatica,
Lumbago, Backache. Headacht, Toothache.
More Tli rent, .?in o 1J Ina?. M|>ru I tm. Iti-iiUcs
r.iiiT.v Mcnlela, i'r?,?t Ulfe*.
AMI U.I. UTHXK I10IHI.Y PUSH ,l.M> AllltS.
Sol,ll.j liru(|l,uui| Detter* <niiT?rll*rt. HrtjrCrau? bol?c
IMraetlMi* In tl l.aiii(i..irri.
THK I'll lUt.ES a. VOOKI.BR co. '3
V3UM.UOI I. A. Vuoi;U.ll A CO.) Bulllumrs. a.I.. CIL A
.V Y N V ?32 ?
CDCC T Hy return mall?A full description of
IT s% Wm & ? Moody's New Tailor Systomoi* Brest
tnttuig. D.W. Moody A Co.. 31 W.iKU. Cincinnati. O.
i Like an
In olden times it was thought t
and keyholes. The generally apprc
up the keyholes and stop the crack
preventive measures, the evil things
as they pleased. .-'-.?
So comes malaria now-a-days.
and it comes m by the crack. We si
a leak in the plumbing, or an openii:
some unsuspected source and ungua
' ? We cannot always keep malar
drive its effects from our systems. I
time, malaria has not a c;hoat of a ch
ciaei 0 Your druggist sells it, and yc
PINKHAM'S
TOETAELE COMPOUND. ^
re Care for all FEMALE WEAK
3SESj. Including Lcncorrbeea, Ir
regnlnx and Painful Blecstrnatlon,
Inflammation and Ulccralion of
the Womb, Flooding, PRO- ?
LAPSUS UTERI, &C.
rjyPlearani to the taste, cCcnclona and IrflTaodiata
In its effect. It is a great help in pregnancy, and ra
Beves pain during labor and at regular periods. . /
rnTsicuits rss rr irc> ruEScnniE it iuxxlt.
tsrFon ALiiWEAxsrsssa of tho generativ9 organs
of either sex, it 1] second to so remedy that hai crsr
been before tbe public 1 and for all diseases of the
KrosXTB it is the Greatest Bemtdv in On World. ,
tS^KTDN'EY COSrPLA?fTS of Either Sex
Find Great Belief la Its Use.
LYDIA K. PEVKIIASrS BL?D? r?IUiUC?
will eradicate every vestijo of Humors Iron: the
Blood, at tho rame time will givo ton* and rtrengtn to
tho system. .&jmarvcUouj in results as tho Compound
CF"Both tho Compound and Blood Purifier are pre*
pared at 233 and 2? Western Avenue, Lynn, Ha*
Price of etthH-,81. Blx bottles for $5. Tbe Compound
Is sent by mall In tho form of pills, or of loienges.cn
receipt of price, ?1 per box tor cither. Urs. Plnkham
freely answers all letters of Inquiry. Enclose 3 oeaO
stamp. Send for pamphlet. Mention Vila Paper. ,
ryr.tdu II. Punua1? Ltvzn Pnia euro Constipa
tion. Biliousness and Torpidity of the Liver. 23 cents.
ja-Soldby cU Dr-nzffista.-S? (q .
DYES.**
Bast Dyes Ever Hade.;
?3? 70'B I3LLK, WOOL, OH COTTON.
DRESSES, COATS, SCARFS, HOODS,
YARN, (ITOCKINCS, CARPET RAGS,
RIBBONS, FEATHERS, or any lb brio or
fancy artislo easily and perfectly colored to any
Shado. Blaci, Brown, Green, Blue, Scarlet,
Cardinal Bed, Nary Bine, Seal Brown, 01171 .
Green, Terns Cotta and ?0 other best color*.
Warrantee! Fast and Durablo. Each, paclcago will
ooloronot4>fburibs.ofgoods. Ifyouhavorerax
used Dyes try theso enco. Yon will bo delighted.
Sold by druggists, or sond us 10 cents and any
color wanted sent post-paid. 24 colored samples
nnd a sot oi'fancy cards sent for a So. stamp.
WELLS, BICHAEDSOXA CO., Burllogton.YC
GOLD and SILVER PAINT.
. Bronze Paint. Artists' Black.
For gilding Fancy Basic eta, Frames, T/t Trips, 1
fThftrriwHiw^ nnA IVveMI Vln.l.wfnTTHimivntnT wrtrV.
Equal to any of the high priced kinds and only '
lOots.apaclcago^tthodrugs^ra.orpcst-paMfrom '
WELLS JtICHARnaOXACO.,Burllngton,Vt. 1
Ho-i.-tt;r':i St. mich
Bitters, by increasing
vitH power and ren
doting tho physical
functions rogularaud
active, keeps tbe ny
tim in gcod wotking
order, and protocts It
egalntt djsoase.- F<
const:; at! n. dyspep.
sla and liver com
5 plaint, nervousness,
f kidneynrdrhjcmstio
ailments, it is invalua
ble, rnA. it atTords a
tun defense atairst
malarial fevers, 1 e
s-dos rumoring all
traces of' snch disease
from th? "ystem. Frr
Irls by all Drngg'gtsj
anil Dctlcrsg' norally
B*lB*BEPIa* PEOPLE breed vermin, and
? 9 H BU H wm kee 1 llriv housekeeper* linny nmnj
iSBUS H ? COSTAR'S EXTERMINATORS.
LBV EBB S a 5 to IS cunts worth clears out Rats,
Mice, Roaches, Bedbugs, AutJ, Flies. Lice, Moths.
Only Infallible rvmietlios. FY1-1 from potion. At all
stores. 405 BrooraeSt., N. Y._
Silver Pro Stovo Polish, He. .Sift Boxes).
>sP!ELKORE'S/ R. O. Is the rju'cVo-t, ploasintest,
>t//>-. mr-at und best ro ner.y lor kidney.
ssSffiSr^?K' liv-r, st mich, bh.iTc- and bta/
^^CAyt ?fIst?IH, and only rial tn'ativoef a
^VY^c/VT^ discovered ftr acuto nnd chrorlo
<Tc$s?^<Y?' rheumati-m, goat, lumbago, ssitt*
Vi^TtSt. ?>? ica. ntmtMb, 0:0. H/iscn 0 I here,
leas canes Br;t ft dbwaso and dyspopila In :: v.- ?<?',; ? 11
forms of rhe-imatlo disorders in 3 to U::< ski?:,?!'??? ;|
.nil?mm?ioq' itvl flny. Ccn uiiir_tahn irtr. d: ul ioI:
1 lo poop'.u ctrrd who had tilo l In vTrifonA j tiilua'ssj
Purely hotanic, harmless, and nie? to 1rin<. a-:; ;o
dracg st to get it; If he decline* wnd to us for it?tar
11. ? 111: ii?lue. Klmnro, A'laras <fc Oa., II* Wiiiiam ?t., N.
TRYTt
It relieves at onco Burns, Piles, Chapped Bands or Lips.
Coms, Bunions. Scalds,Brulnes,Soreness of fast, h onds.
eyes, etc.; I lihlntr from any cause. sr^..^ltyourdrnE
mo gist, or send to M Fulton Street, In Y.
Inrnrmnttnn regarding
Tojasaud Arkansuu lands.
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disabled by rcaaon cj
woanila or dlieaaa
s of a linger, or to*, ontlrt
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Horse and His Diseases.
Oontainino an Index of D'sM?es, wh'rh gives the
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Tahlo giving all tbe iinnci|uil ilnigs used for tho Horse,
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it at tbelr boroe?, Incity nroounlry, t ml earn SO to
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SM KKfS line writing inp?r. in blotter, witn
raienaar, mall l^r ~c. \gcwtH Wanted.
Economy Phis rise <:.?.. Nawburyport, Mass.
YilillrV? IS.FV- I'<":,^,1 loiography !i-re and wo will
? WUliu yoDasituatiun. Cireularsiree.
VALLNTi.Nf. l.it?).-.. Junosjvilic. ?Vi?.
QTfJAWEKK. ilJnd.iyathomneaailymade. Costly
Ol- outtit free. Aiidri->s TfiJlX A Co.. Augusta, Ms.
ClOUCMANBasineasCtil!e/n, Newark, N..I. ?Terms
/ S>4i.. PasitiOBS *or graduate!.. \\ rit" for Circulars.
CJ? in Ci Oft per ilny at home. Samples worth *ifrS3~"~"?
$0 10 Qd\3 Ad Irsjj Stissos 4 IU3.. PoaUndTMs.
ttfifif week!ay??i.rown t . .n. T -r.i.. w'u :'So tot
odo freu. A'ldreat H.Hallltt A Co.. P.irtli nd. its.
Kvil Spirit. /?
y
tiat evil spirits came ;rr*through cracks
ved way to keep them out was to plug
s with cotton. Notwithstanding' these
had their own way and often came in
We try to keep it out of the keyhole
op up the crack, and lo! it comes from
g from seme neglected drain, or from
rded direction. ->
a out, but we can give'it battle and
f Brown's Iron Bitters is taken in
ance. TJiis is. the great family medi
i ought to kc<rp-*a bottle- in the house
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