inwmKTi i?ri ,?r. ,-).' i" -'' --T'rv -tJ) f : - i(r V S;.;WA, " " " "'"' f j-t ' j r LlC V T . T. - tXf I 1I IT1! f 7 r - ii.-- THE IiANC ASTER DAILY GENCER, SATOHDAY, MAY 5. 1888. .J TRAI'KZE PERFORMERS. SUPERSTITION AMOtJQ THE UMB AND LIKE RISKING CLASS. A Oil of t-riitlinenl Indulged In Juat re fiM llr Performance Danger Dreaded Mure llian Half Invited Japanrae Juggler. TIipA'hMI sisters are two pretty English glrli ulie iliihome very geed trapeze work. Oiieul t liuin erierras a dive, head foro-me-it, fmm tlie very top of the prosce nium ittrti a dlrzy height. Inte a net bus pitiiM Jiint nbove Uie heads of the spec spec ta'er. In tlie Kintict. That Is one of the mist tliillllu;:ly cITi-ctlve feats ever Bhewn hen- In public, but. In point of fact, is very llttlu If any mero dangerous than a number uf things that they de together ou tlie trapcze befere that finale. Se long as the performer comes dewu Inte the net there need be no fear. There Is mere danger In tlie breaking of a tightly strained guy wire at a critical moment, by which the trnpcze might be violently jerked out uf place and the performer thrown oil, anny outside of the net, te fall upon tlie backs of the orchestra chairs and be picked up a mass of broken bones and mangled flesh, perhaps dead. Te guard against this as far as possible the greatest enre Is exercised in the stretch ing of the w ire and repe guys, which Is all gene ever and examined befere each performance. This, with tbe stitching of the net, takes sevcral minutes. A HIT OP 8ENTIMEKT. Whlle these things are being doue the two MstclWstntnl waiting in tbe first en trance. en the "prompt" side of the stage, with big clenks draied about their scant ily clad forms', and their mother clese be hind them When the signal is given that all Is ready, the mother draws off their cloaks. Then the two girls embrace and kiss each ether's hands. After that they dart out en the stage, and a moment later they are up lu the air risking their necks If that llttlu bit of sentimental business were dene In public, it would be understood as a tawdry conceit for effect, like many ether things in which gym nasts and acrobats Indulge, with a view te Impressing the spectators. But it is net The embracing and kissing are all dene "In the wings," where it is only by accident that a person near the footlights In tlie parquet en the oppo site side of the Btage may perchance see it. The general disposition te ascribe te superstition of soma sort the metive Im pelling -peeple te de semewhat unusual things naturally suggests that as a reason for the Valdl girls' demonstration. But upon inquiry it Is learned that this is prompted by slmple affection, nothing mero. Each knows that It Is well within the rangoef possibilities that the slipping of her hand, the failure by a hair's breadth of the ether's grasp or a break of the ap paratus may cause her sister's plunge te death, or that that fate may he her own, within the next few minutes. With that feeling In mind, the hand clasps, embraces and kisses between the girls are simply n tenderer demonstration of the Impulse that prompts conir.irles. when going Inte battle, te shake hands silently. It may be for the hist time, and they knew it. There Is llttle superstition among the limb and life venturing classes of public performers, far less than exists among peeple In the histrionic profession. Whether it Is that the vigorous life of the former develops a mere healthful and con sequently sounder philosophy, or that their training has drilled them Inte a higher cenfidence in themselves and ap preciation of the possibilities of human control ever twkat weaker natures deem fate and luck, need net be discussed here. The fact Is enough for present considera tion. Of ceurse there are exceptions te this, as te every ether rule, hut even when they de occur they are net violent, and generally have some pretty fair rea son back of the seeming superstition al leged. Mattie Jacksen, for instance, will net ride In the circus ring en Geed Fri day. She avows a fear that seme acci dent will happen te her If she does, as one did once upon n tlme when she broke the rule, or perhaps befere she made it. But the fact is that she has a vague idea that it Isn't right And several ether well known riders have the same notion. A D AMOUR nnEADUD. It indeed appears that the dread of hav ing a superstition Is mere rlfe among circus peeple than any superstition is, for the excellent reason that they knew a danger dreaded is mero than half Invited. A man whose nerves are te the slightest degree unstrung by expectancy of accident Is likely te realize his expectation when attempting seme feat that demands all the strength, skill, coolness and nerve that he possesses Very often a rider'a perform ance Is made timid and measurably in effective simply by a groom's report te him that his herse "does net seem te be feeling allxlght." There is no superstition about that, but a consciousness that If the Iiorse Is net "all right" and up te geed re membrance and ebservance of his training, the breaking of his ildcr's leg, or perhaps his neck, may be the cousequence. It may hardly be fair te classify as superstitious the proctice of carrying po tatoes or herse chestnuts In the pockets as futtrhes against rheumatism. If It Is se, thou there is n geed deal of that sort of superstition among show folk, but they vehemently afllrm that It Is prompted by knew U-dge of tlie proved medicinal irtuca of these articles Japanese bhew people have superstition enough for net only their ewnshare, but for all the ethers. Each of their troupes of jugglers and acrobats includes In its membership ene grave, earnest, bold headed old heathen njppesably accus tomed te tussling with devils who would fain obstruct the work of the performers or bring them te grief. It is his business, befere each important feat Involving per sonal peril, te go about the stage scatter ing salt and elubly exploding prayers in his firecrackery lingo, te drive the demons away In additleH te his potent official efforts for the discouragement of the malign spirits thronging the surrounding ether, each performer carries about with him seme sort of ait amulet, and the fans that they se constantly employ have charms against the mischievous Imps palntul upon tliem. New Yerk Sun. Nnvul Carrier Plgeena. The French authorities are attempting te make use of carrier pigeons for con veying Information from warbhips at sea te certain stations en land, and with this object have fitted up en the St. Leuis a dovecote, painted tbe most gorgeous colors, in order te permit the birds te ro re ro cegnlre their home from a great distance, Scientific American. A llerole Girl. Miss Clara Oh, Ethel, I had my cars pierced te-dayl Miss Ethel Weren't you dreadfully frightened? Miss Clara A Httle at first, but I kept saying "solitalre," "solitaire," "solitaire" te myEclf, and before I knew It it was all ever. New Yerk Sun. A new vegotable fiber, called "gomoo "gemoo "gomeo tic," is Imported from Celebes into Hol Hel land, and Is made te talre the place of mess and hair in upholstery ' Our word blizzard is said In England te be a corruption of the phrase "blazing hard," applied te a sovui-e gals. COL ELLIOTT F. SHEPAWX The Attention Ha la Attracting M aa Editor and Politician. CeL Elliett P. Bbepard, son inlaw of the late William IL Yanderblt. and amateur author, lecturer and politician, has attracted much attention by his method of conducting The New Yerk Mall and Express, which he lately bought of Cyrus W. Field. Ills nomination of Chauncey M. Depew for president In a highly characteristic speech befere the Federal club has also attracted much notice. This club Is what The New Yerk Sun calls a Republican organization of the brown stene district In New Yerk; and when the club formally opened its new rooms, corner Madisen avenue and Fifty ninth trcet.tnany eminent men were Invit ed guests, among them Ocn. Sher man, lien. Thco Thce Thco dero Roosevelt was (he first speaker, and dis cussed the ques tion as te whether ether than Ameri can flags should be displayed In New Yerk en pub pub lte davs. Then OeL Shepard "-ett f. simrAitD. spoke, and deveted his tlme te booming Mr. Depew for the Republican nomination. When he bought The Mall and Express he astonished many and amused seme by beginning the publication of extracts from the Bible at the head of his editorial columns. lie declared his Intention te publish a paper for gentlemen and ladles, and his belief that no Journalist should write and no proprietor print anything he would net feci free te njieak In a parlor. He maintains that a clean paper will com cem mand respect and win support, and pro poses te achlove success In that line or net at alL This was all very well; but after the 'first astonishment and amusement subsided, several very geed peeple begun te murmur against his treatment of the Blble, and many mero te shake their heads ominously. They said It had a tendency te bring the sacred text Inte contempt. When cynical con temporaries sneered at his missionary methods he explained In language inti mating that the Blble was "newa" te them. Criticism was, hewever, confined te quiet talk until Tlie Mall and Express referred rather flippantly te Matthew Arneld's death; then the Ilov. It. Ilebcr Newton, of All Seuls' Church, speke out lu the pulpit. Tills Is what he said: "An evening paper, which, under the thin guise of honoring the Blble by print ing miscellaneous extracts from It at the heed of Its editorial columns, Is malevo lently seeking te bring our sacred Scrip tures Inte contempt an aim te be repro bated by all pious poeplo who de abhor such a shepherding of the messes Inte in fidelity coarsely remarked the ether day that Matthew Arneld had ere this found jeut whethcr the Ged of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob was only e stream of tendency." The preacher went ou te criticise rather sharply the sytem of using Bible texts and religious phrases In a cheap commer cial fashion, exciting a keen Interest lu his congregation and much discussion out doors. On the same day CeL Shcpard speke at the regular Yeung Men's meeting at As sociation hall In New Yerk. "Providence," said Mr. Shcpard, "is simply the ovldeuce of what Ged has done, Ged, for Instance, caused printing te be invented In the early part of the Fifteenth century. Did any ene doubt it! The very first book printed was the Bible. Then the Lord, in 1818, had the first tele graph line erected between Washington and Baltimore, Let the skeptie scoff, but can he gainsay the fact that the very first xncssage fiashed by electrical agency was: What hath Ged wrought?' "De you net see that Ged Is reigning?' Mr. Shcpard continued, triumphantly. "We ought te have our conversation lu heaven, and heaven Is about us." A llttle later he ventured the opinion that Sunday papers were the work of the devil, te defeat the geed designed by Provideuco in establishing geed papers. Cel. Shcpard was born in 1833, July 23, In Jamestown, N. Y., was graduated from thejNew Jersey university hi 1805, and was admitted te the bar In 1858. After enjoying a moderate practice at the bar he married Miss Vanderbilt and branched out into politics and literature. He is a very ready and terse writer, and person ally a very genial, pleasant gentleman. St. Paul' V. SI. C A. Ilullillnc. The Yeung Men's Christian association, of St. Paul, Minn., is te have new quar ters. Over $15,000 has been raised and the work of building will seen be com menced. We glve the accepted clovellon plan of the new building. The alto for this hand hand hand seme edlflce is the northwest corner of Tenth and Minnesota streets, purchased lest year at a cost of $51,500. The let Is 150 by 150, and all the ground will be used excepting a part en Minnesota street, 80 by 80 feet. The building will be con cen structed of stone, flve stories In height, having a frontage of 150 feet en Tenth street and 00 en Minnesota, making an L shaped building, with cutronce en Tenth street. BT. PAUL'S Y. M. C. A. 11UI1.1JI.NO In the basement will be two bowling alleys, swimming peels and baths. On the first fleer will be the reception room, reading room, parlors and olDce. There will also be a gymnasium and auditorium. The latter, with Its gallery, will accom accem accom medato 1,000 persons. The secend fleer will be used for class rooms, committee rooms and library. On the third and fourth floors there will probably be apart ments te be rented te young men Karly .SIiirrlaRi-4 In China. In China early marriages are the rule. The match Is arranged by the parents, and Is In the nature of n commercial trans action. The groom Is oxpectod te make presents of money and clothes te the bride, who, hewever, brings no dowry or anything in return. The calendars are consulted solemnly for lucky days, and the blessings of the tutelary gods sought by various propitiatory measures If the signs fall te turn out auspiciously the wedding is postponed again and again. The ceremony of marriage, consists In drinking a cup of bauishoe together In tha nuptial chamber. Themas Slevens' let ter. Fifteen Iluudred feet Beuweeil. Callfornien big trees will have te take a second place as botanical giants new that the ocean has undertaken te beat the land in the bize of Its products. Copt. Jehn Stone, of the ship Clever, picked up a sea weed en the Atlantic- near the equator that was 1,500 feet long It was an alga, and has been IdentlUcd as a specimen Iui uiucreiepiiM pjmeru. i-uuaueipiua Times. GEN. JOSEPH E. JOHNSTON. Be Has Become a Contributing MtmUr of the flrainl Arm. Gen. Jeseph E. Johnsten, highest la rank of surviving Confederates, ha be come a "contributing member" of K -D. Baker Pest of the Grand Army of the Re public, In Philadelphia. The real significance of this action en Gen. Johnsten's pert Is te be seen In tha general's letter and the hearty reception thereof 'by the pest. The general wrote that he desired te participate In the noble work of charity performed by the pest, and therefore Inclesed $10, one year's dues as a contributing member. Tbe letter was received with cheers, and the proposi preposi tion accepted by a unanimous vete of tha 200 veterans present. This act may be said te round out a career which Is In itself a most Im pressive com cem com mentary en the history of the United States for the past fifty years. Here Is a man who was a pupil of the United States, and then an officer In her service, gal lant and honored in a ferelru war: then an officer OKJ- -ea. k. joiinsten.J high In rank among these fighting against the nation, then a paroled prisoner, ones mere a citizen and finally a legislator for the nation against which he had fought, an accepted friend, "honorary member,'' as It were, of theso who defcatcd him. In all history there Is no parallel Instance. If ever the motto, "Friendship In marble, enmity In dust," was completely prao prae prao tlcelized, It has been in the relations of the United States with the late Confeder ates. The national Union Is today far stronger than ever bofero, and the govern ment Is mere universally loved than any ether government In the world. Jeseph Egglasten Johnsten was born near Farmvllle, Va., Feb. 0. 1807, gradu ated from West Point In 1820 In the same class with Rebert E. Ie, and was at once commissioned second Heutcnant In the Fourth United States artillery. IIe served In the se called "Black Hawk war" In 1832; In topographical and exploring ex ex pcditlens In various sections; In the Semi nole war in 1830-38; In the northern boundary, lake and coast 6urveys and set tlements and Texas boundary and ether settlements, and In the Mexican war. Here he wen high honors and was made colonel In 1858 he was Inspector general in the Utah expedition of that year. J une 28, I860, he was commissioned quartermaster general of the United States army, and resigned It April 22, 1801, te enter the servlce of Virginia. The rest Is known. He was, after July, 1803, under the ban of Jell Davis, and the fortunes of war were always against him. He Is a childless widower. -, Death of Clemance Leller. Mrs. Dr. Clemence S. Lezicr, the distin guished advocate of woman's suflrageand a pioneer in the field of medical education for wo men, died recently nt her home In New Yerk. Mrs. Lezicr was bera at Plainfield, N. J., Dee. 11, 1813. She was en aetlve momlier of the Antl-Slaverv becI- dk. clesikkcb lezicil ety ,! crigaged in work of moral reform with the Ameri can Female Guardian society. She was graduated from the .Eclectic Medical col cel col lege of Syracuse, N. Y.,-in 1858, and prac ticed successfully in New Yerk for mere than thirty years. She was for many years president of the National Weman Suffrage boclety and president of the New Yerk City Suffrage society. In the beginning of her professional ca reer she began a familiar ceurse of medi cal lectures te the women of New Yerk, from which sprang the Weman's Medlcal Library association. This became the nucleus of the New Yerk Medical College and Hospital for Women, which received a special charter in 1803, and of which Dr. Lezicr was almost continuously dean te the tlme of her death. One or the Old Kclioel. Mrs. W. G. Neah, the distinguished actress, whose professional career covered a period from 1820 te 1857, died recently at her home In Rochester, N. Y. Mrs. Neah was Anne Meek. She was born In 1808, In Brooklyn, N. Y., and when about 10 dovrlepcd a remarkable volce; but she had never received any training for the stage when, in 1820, she Joined a theatrical party te travel in the seutlu II or first apr arance was in barn at I'lttsbu. as Ve- lante in "The Honeymoon." Frem Pittsburg the party went te Diuuiiu, wuureM Miss Meek was K married te Mr. NcUure, a mem ber of the com Till! I.A1U MUS. hOAIL pany Mrs. McClure rose rapidly In the profession. She supported the elder Iioeth and Edwin Fert est. Having met and formed a strong attachment for Char, lotto Cushman, the two played a pro tracted engagement together, which was a great success. Mr. McClure died, and In 1845 his widow married Mr. W. G. Neah, then a promt premt nent business man of Rochester. At his request his wife left the stage In 1851 she made a reappearance ou the beards, playing successfully in the principal cities of the United States for threo years. Then she quitted the stage forevor Slnce her retirement she has lived at Rochester, N. Y., appearing occasionally at enter tainments for the benefit of local chanties. Mrs. Neah pessefcsed a strung constitu tion, and, notwithstanding her great age, gave elocution lessens till qulte recently. Her husband died in 1881. Her daugblurs, Rachel and Kate, are achieving success en the stage. The TrlaU of an ArtUt. Yeung Mether (te photographer) I ara Eerry, Mr. Camera, but the negatives you sent of baby don't suit. Photographed Nene of them? There were six. Yeung Mether Yes; I llke thhi ene very well, although it doesn't de baby Justice, but methiv thinks it's herrible. The ene she likes I wouldn't consider for a moment. Baby's papa thought this ene would de, but his gnAdma became- Indig nant at the Idea and I agreed vtth her. The dear llttle fellow's Aunt Kote thought they were all bad, and I guess or that baby will have te sit again. Llfe. llmr 'I hey r.lfiht Matelu-t. Some of the high rollers of the town have a particular fashion in lighting par lor matches. They scorn the rough edge of a match safe, and, for that matter, any hard substance. In a natty way the match rests between the thumb and the Index finger, and by a quick dig of the thumb nail a tiny part of the phosphorus is ripped off until the match is ignited. Bome of the clgarotte fiends ere particu larly adept at the trick. New Yerk Sua, wm ii MmmsA J0IW BROWN'S DEATlt; CHAT WITH THK MAN WHO LED IN THE PROSECUTION. Interesting Itemlnltcenre of the Lut Act In the Tragedr A Fain state ment Corrected " Torte, Crayen's " Bkelch fntlleneM en the scaffold. The only tlme during the whole tlme of his captivity that Jehn Brown showed temper, according te Mr. Andrew Hunter, was when his vlfe vlsttvd him the day before the execution, and Gen. Taliaferro, who was In command of the troops, re fused te let her remain ever night. "Brown did show right smart temper ever that," said Mr. Hunter. "But he seen calmed down and acquiesced lu the arrangement. Mrs. Brown stayed Inthe jail two or thrce hours and was then sent down te Harper's Ferry, where she waited until next day, when the body of her hits, band was delivered te her. She was a woman of very little sentiment, I think, for while she was at Harper's Ferry wait Ing for the body she was getting receipts te make particular dlshes." Of the last act in the tragedy Mr. Hun ter tells seme interesting reminiscences, He, with Mr. Smith, of the military Insti tute, went out the afternoon befere the execution and selected the location for tlie gallows, which was Immediately put up by Capt, Ceckrcll, the town carpenter. THK RXUCCTION, "We chose an clevatcd place, Just out of town, where thore wasu't a tree or anything clse te serve as a landmark. Our Idea was that the exact spot should be forgotten as seen as possible. And we were eminently successful. There Isn t a man living, except myself, who can teh you just where Jehn Brown was hung. I can put my hand en the spot, but I wouldn't. The gallows was put up the afternoon before, and It was taken down as boeh as the execution was ever, and the timbers were stored lu the Jail yard. Afterwards tlie gallows was erected as wanted for Brew n's companions, but net in the same place. As seen as ene hang ing was ever the gallows was taken down. When the'war came en the tim bers were moved from thi Jail yard and built into a perch te hlde them from the Yankees. There they remalued until a few years age, when their owner, Capt J. W. Ceyle, sold part of them for mero than Ws whele heuse cost hlra. They were taken north te be distributed among admirers of old Jehn Brown." Seme things which have been printed about the execution were utterly untrue, according te Mr. Hunter. "That story of Jehn Brown stepping en the way te the scafferd te kiss a little negre child Is utterly false," he said. "Ne negrees were allowed te be near. I saw him all the way from the Jail te the gallows. I was close beside the scaffold when he mounted It and I heard 1dm say In a plaintive tone, '1 hope they will net keep me standing here any longer than necessary.' The military were going through a let of "movements. Whlle Sheriff Campliell and Capt Avis were binding him and adjusting the repe I heard him say.'Make lustel" 'Make baste!' When I heard Hint I dropped my handker chief as a signal for them te cut the rope which held the drop, and they ebeye(L The military kept en moving about, but before they get into position and knew what had happened Jehn Brown had been hung and was as dead as Henry VIII." TUB LAST SKETCH. Strether, the artist and author, best known te the literary world as Perte Crayen, until recuitly In tlie "dlplomatle service of HiIh country, was a nephew of Mr. Hunter. He died a few mouths age at Charlealewu. He was here during the trial reporting and sketching, "Strother," said Mr. nunter, "was with me when the drop fell. He slipped up, raised the cap from Jehn Brown's face and commenced malting a sketch of the dying man's face. On my asking soma question, Strother replied that Lydia Maria Child had pubUsRed her wish te have a picture of Jehn Brown hi every condition of llfe te hang in her room, and e was taking the sketch that she 'might have him when he was finished.'" Mr. Hunter says that he Immediately had Brown's body packed and bent it off that afternoon te Harper's Ferry. "Net one of them was burled here," he added. "1 shipped the bodies north te friends and was very glad te de se. Ste phens' sister and sweetheart came here from Connecticut and were with him the night before he was hung, "ftey took Ills body back with them. "There was ene thing In connection with the execul ion of Brown I have always regretted' said Mr. Hunter, as he con cluded his reminiscences' "and that is this: As he ascended the gallows he bewed te me very politely. I was looking in another direction and did het see Mm, but was told of It afterward. If I had seen him I should certainly have returned the bow." Mr. Hunter said this with the sincerity of a Virginia gentleman of the old school, who felt that by accident he failed te sus tain en one occasion his reputation for geed manners. "W, B. H.' in Globe Glebe Democrat. rieiuurea of I.lfe ut Ilnnululn. This Is truly a tropical land, the climate and temperature being Bomewhat marvel ous. It is entirely different from Califor nia, or from anything I have yet seen. There Is no winter there, yet It Is nover tee het and nover cold. The temperature is between 70 degs. te 00 degs. all the year round, with a few extra showers of rain te emphasize the winter months. Tbe fragrance is intense after a shower, for the Japanese) lily, cocoanut, bananas and palm trees seem te distill pcrfume. Such fruits as cocoanuts, date palms, bananas, mangoes, oranges, bread fruit, lemons, limes and sweet potatoes grew hore In nbundance. The principal productions, however, are sugar, rise and bananas. Tlie natives are a strong race, have the bronze skin of the Chinaman and the black curly hair of the negre. They are an affable and affectionate people, but are extremely lazy, and much prefer the tinkle of their gay guitars te work. They dress very gaudily, the women especially. Edinburgh Ladles' Journal. RiiMlari CeiitIcIb and Their Chnfni. Willie a number of convicts were en gaged In games of hazard In the corridor, most of these lu the rooms ero absorbed In another occupation. Heavy metallic strokes rang through the prison, the fall ing of chains upon the fleer could be heard from tlme te time, but the neise disturbed nobody, neither theso who were fast asleep in tlw same rooms nor the com manding officer or the soldiers he slept In the same building The convicts worked en the solution of ene problem, namely, ou making the chain rings em bracing their legs se extended as te be In a position te take them off or push them en ever the ankles and the feet heels at any time. Thus the chains could be cur ried en the soldier or around the waist, instead of around the legs, and walking was much easier. Of course, the soldiers and their com mander knew well what the metallic sounds meant, but they did net care te In terfere. Some of the escort ofllcers were geed natured mun, and paid no attention te these "little transgressions" of the law; ethers were strict and rigid, trot tolerating any such liberties en the part of ilia MnvliUaeuul. aa .tliA lsr luula marvelous abHlfylef "slzt up" tnett commanders, they marched one day with the chains around their legs and another with the chains around their waists. Many of the convicts managed te threw off the chains even from their arms. These being very abort, glve such a post ure te the wearer as te render his ten or twelve hours' march extremely difficult. The contact of the Iren of the chains, moreover, occasions, lu the bones during the tntense Siberian heats or frosts, an Insupportable rhoumatlepaln, which after several weeks of walking becomes a real torture. Michael Malkoff In Chicago NOMINATED IN INDIANA. "' Democratic Candidate for Governer and Lieutenant Governer. The Democratle nominees for governor and lieutenant governor of Indiana, Courtland a Matsen and W. R. Myers, are both Union veterana. Mr. Matsen, the nomince for governor, was born In Franklin county, Ind., In 1841. IIe was graduated at De Panw university and entered the army as a" pri vate. It was his fortune te take part In a number of Important engagements, and at the end he came out n colenoL He studied law, and havlngrlsen te preml- vr. n. uteiis. e. e. hatse.t. nence In the profession was elected pros ecuting attorney of his district en the Democratle ticket for several terms. In 1880 he defeated the Republican-Greenback coalition ticket In the race for con cen gressman in the district. He was several tunes re elected. In congress he deveted himself largely te the Interests of veter ans. Cel. Matsen la n very "'tent stump speaker. Mr. Myers, nominated for lieutenant governor, la an Ohlean by birth, though he has lived nearly all his life In Indiana. He, tee, is a lawyer, and rese te be a cap tain In the war. The Republican party claimed Capt. Myers till 1873, when he went ever with Herace Greeley. In 1878 he was chosen te represent his district in congress, and was re-elected In 1883 ami 18&L He has also served as secretary of state of Indiana. He owns and edlts the Democratle organ of Madisen county. New Snow C)un Carriage. We glve with this a cut of Canadian artillery efflcerscstlngha new Blclgh car riage for field guns. Its prlnclple is a separate sleigh or "bob" for the gun car riage and ene for the limber. Each "bob" Is se built as te bealterable te suit the gauge of any snow read, as the width of the track varies In the dlfforent Canadian provinces. The "bobs" are each provided with a "toboggan" bottom te prevent them from sinking Inte the deep snow. Tlie draught and equipment are the same na en wheels, and thore is the same drill; the gun carrlage and limber are merely lifted off the wheels and put en the sleigh. When net In use the sleigh is easily packed for transport, and two wagons carry all the slelgh outfit for a field battery of four guus, with ammunition and ether ueces- A CANNON ON IIUNNCIIB. aarics. Tlie arrangement Is no designed that the gun, whether en wheels or en the slelgh, Is always ready for action. In firing it the recoil Is checked by iron chains passed under the runners, as In the old pattern slelglu This new sleigh has been thoroughly tested In deep snow, evor the heaviest and roughest reads. It has been fired with servlce clmrgcs, and, In fact, trled lu every possible, way, and lias been found te work most satisfactorily In every respect. It has been favorably re ported upon te headquarters In Canada for the winter equipment of the field batteries throughout tbe Dominion. A Knvel Tett In Taatlnc. A novel bet was wen and lest in ft Vine street resort the ether evening, A party of gentlemen were indulging In a social glass, and finally the conversation turned upon the quality of llquerH and the ability of certain pej-sens te Judge them by the sense of smell and taste. One raan In the party claimed that the best Judges could be fooled by the compeunders, and, after the argument becume qulta warm, made the astounding assertion that a large per centage of bar patrons did net knew what they were drinking, The debate grew hotter and hotter, and finally the man who hed advanced such outrageous Ideas offered te het a banket of wlne that he could confound any one of tlie party se that he could net tell water from whisky. Jehn Hummel, the cirrus man, who has had a varied experience lu the drinking line, accepted the wager, und the preliminaries began. Jehn was first heavily blindfolded, and then a number of glasses, containing water, milk, whisky, sherry, claret, Ithlne wlne and gin were set out ou the bar. They were handed te the blindfolded man ene at a tlme, and he was told te name the liquor after tasting it. He get through the list bravely until he came te the gin, which he called pert wlne. Then the man started him back, but It was seen very evident that Hum. mol's polate had lest Its power. He called milk water, and finally was forced te ad mit that all the liquors tasted alike, and that he had lest his bet. It was seme tlme befere he was able te enjoy the wlne he had lest. Cincinnati Enquirer. Kiceitlre Eutluc In Cletham, Frem the 1st of December te the last of April, dinners are in order, and many fashionable folk scarcely dlne at home once a mouth unless they play host under their own reef. Hew they manage their digestion I knew net, for a season's elabo rate dinners are enough te disturb the in terior of an ostrich. I am aware that cooking of the Caremo kind claims te In sure cupepsy ; but, whlle this may be true in theory, It Is net In practice. Scores of men die here annually from uxresslve dining out, and I am acquainted with dozens who have lest their health from the same cause. Women "seldom suffer, ixvause they ure net educated, and cannot be educated Inte epicures, If they are tortured by gout It is usually an Inherit ance ; most men earn their gout by pro tracted stemachic abuse. Excessive eat ing, say experienced physicians, destroys as many constitutions as does excessive drinking. And excosslve eating is the baue of New Yerk society men and men of leisure, who are represented by round, protruding eyes, double chins und oleag inous complexleus "Deuceace" InGlobe-Democrat, ftjAr PMBws jina Baa VipBni ilu , HafclU of the French nnargeeUl. It is the middle class that gives the best I example of the average habits of the nation. And. Judging by the standard, I ' heuld say that we Americans were the most self Indulgent peeple en the face of the cartlu I wonder what the wlfe of a well te de Amerlcan shopkeeper In a imall way a grocer, a dealer in trim mlngs, or a petty retail dry goods mer cVant would say te the home of ene of her social equals lit Paris. In the first place, carpets are unknown In the llttle home, except, perhaps, a square rug In the renter of the drawing room. Bits af car pet, or llttle cheap rugs at the sides of the beds, are alene In use In the liedroems. Gas Is net known outside of the kitchen, and possibly the dining room. In many households tablecloths are net used except at dinner time, and knlvrg and forks are never changed during the ceurse of a meal. One very curious in stance of economy that came under my own observation was that practiced by a dressmaker of geed standing, who, by reason of her exqulslte taste aud moder moder aeo prices, had a large and excellent i American custom. She was n woman of education and of very gcntle and refined manners. Yet she nover were under garments of linen or percale, because they cost tee much In tlie washing, having every artlcle of that kind made In dark flannel. She never sat down te I. regu larly served meal, but lived en surrepti tious snacks, eaten whenever and wher ever she could snatch a moment's leisure. She made a fort une In a few years, retired from business and married a doctor. I wonder if she keeps up her oddly eco nemlcal habits te the present day. Lucy Heeper's Paris Letter. Seeing the Celer of Stars. Tills matter of color Is ene of the great est mysteries of sight. We frequently read that In Arabia, Australia and the Cape bf Geed Hepo tlie stars are net only much brighter than lu our misty northern sky, but they bIiew their different colors with great splendor. Very few peeple here remark much dlfference, even In the colors of planets. "Mars," says Now New combo In Ids "Popular Astronomy," "Is easily recognized when near Its apposi tion by its fiery red color." I have seen Mars, of ceurse, nil my llfe, but my eyes docllne te think It fiery red. It is te me yellow, and only a llttle mero se than seme of tlie slaw. The silvery radlance of Venus Is proverbial, yet If Its rajs Incline at all te ene of the primary colors, It may 1k said that they are faintly tinged with hlue. Peeplii differ much as te the color of fixed stars. I nover heard any ene deny tluit Lyra was white, but I have met with theso who declared that Aldebaran was net a flue red star; net red at all; and, In short, that in the whele heavens there was te thelr eyes no dlfference between the color of ene star and another. Read ing ever the last two sentences te an oh eh oh servor of the stars, he said: "I consider Venus rather a warm colored star, slightly yellow. Tlie bluish tint that you speak of better descrllies Lyra." We then speke of Sirlus. "Sirlus Is about thn same tint as Venus," he continued, "also rather a warm colored star." Te my eyes Sirlus burns with a snlendid white light. -Jean Ingelew In Geed Words. Leum Through Shoplifting, "All the way from (10,000 te $50,000 a year," Beld the detective, "ere lest te pro prietors of large stored through shop lifting. In ftome of the Sixth avenue teres where no detectives are employed thrce, four, and even flve sealskin cloaks are stolen In a day, and rarely de the detcclivcs in the stores where they are employed search a person for ntelen goods that they de net find concealed alieut them articles belonging in ether stores all along the avenue. In seme of these stores a plumber Is regularly employed te keep the ladlc toilet iu order, for into the' sinks are thrown nocketbooks from which the money has been taken, small parcels, when the shoplifter finds she is being watched, cards and tags en goods, and a whele plece of lace or embroidery is semetimes: crowded down out of night te avoid detection. Alwut 00 per cent. of the pilferers are women. In a store whero 470 prosecutions are recorded for ene year, only 48 of the culprits were men." New Yerk Sun. j-jt.-'-f5t-' Thn Xtir IMiiciitlenul Hfateiii. The experimental eeiirwt of the mniiunl truliiIiiKKi.teiii wiwlteBun the ether day In some of New Yerk's public schools, ami if the new Kysli-m pi men te N what IU friends claim for II, it nlll most likely e made a K-rmanetit feature of thn iej;ular m-IhkiI course. ThU system In net te Ik) engrafted upon the old course of study, but combined with It In such n way as net te liierease the demand Uien the tiine or cnenry of the pupils. Hours formerly dovetod te ether ex Nclsni have Iik-ii either shortened or are wholly Riven te practlce in bome brunch of tlie new system. All pupils must begin at thnlieglnnlngef thn alpliabet, se te speak, of this ceurse; but naturally these who are sufficiently advanced will pHAs rapidly en te whut Is set clown for the grade te which they lieleng. Ter In itance, thoFe who knew hew te sew will net 'jirry long In the third primary griule, where they are taught, according te general direc tions in the manual, "the use of tlie tliluible, tc." They will go through tlie eighth grade Of the cruminar school, learn te wn en but tons (bUs them!) and hew te put en patches neatly mid tdjlarn stocking, and se en te tlie higher branches of sewing. In the third grammar radu the coeklug.Jebaons begin. Special teachers will lie employed te instruit net only the pupil, but their regular teachers as well. In tlie departments of drawing, modeling, "shop work" and .carpenter work, the same scojie and purjione which govern the ether branches will prevail. New Yerk World. Kerlul l-regrrM In Inillii. Heme enlightened natives of India are taking active steps te put nn end te the scan dals of luunt tnarriage ami enforced widow widow widow heed. legislation has hitherto le-n withheld en this subject in dtferciice te wlnt has Ijccii conceived fi be thn customary ami religious law of India. Tlie learned Brahmins of the refertii party new maintain that true Hindoe law is repugnant te these scandal, and call upon the government, if It will net se de clare, te appoint nt leant a conuuKsIen te Inquire Inte the true state of thernx. A memorial is being signed by the nntixc, asking tlie apjieiutiiieiit of a commission cctii'iesAd of Hindoes and Europeans of o; e; 1131 te views, elllclal and non-eillcial, old and new tiunscrit pundits or learned men, te as certain whether the principle) of a bill sub mitted with the memorial are net jicrfectly censifcUint with the Hindoe law. This bill would date the marriage from the time when the bridegroom took home his bride, instead of from what U practically only a bctrethrtl; and thus at mm stroke would afford relief te millions of unhappy Indian women. Chi cago Ne ns. The Tlierioiililelrle Scale. Tlie scale iii use in any thermometer is mere or lew urhitniry. It Is necessary te fix twu deilulte U'mjieruturcs, and assign their jKltiens en a scale. Water, U-ing ene of the most common bodies in nature, is usually employed, and freezing and Ixillliig points are taken asilelluiUi ijIiiU, enjuxiully us the t'ini'atiire of freezing water or of melting ice Is almost absolutely llxml pressure alter ing it only very slightly. The thermometer generally used in thn United H lutes and (ireat llrilaiii is of the Fahrenheit scale, which pluces the freezing point tee great by 'Si degs. In Germany the bcale used is llau imr's, which places thn freezing jKiiiit at zero, as does uUe the Kteni-li measurement, which it known as the centigrade scale, and is used almost exclusively by scleiitifie mcu of all nations. It in ruppehud that Kuhrcuv belt fixed his rcreiit the (unit of gieutcet cold that he hud oteer, vd. JpUFFY'8 MALT WHISKY. 3 I Duffy's Formula. Composed rrtbelpally of Kaw Beef Mat-1 DatTy'a rate Malt Whisky. It will Cure H -'. rirsi humor et Consumption Balla net 1 limua i Increase the Stremlh Ada TrMtMy snd 1.1(0 1 til te (loedCnlnrtntharaoai farm ' healthy appetllet while as a toDlcaaflhtea "? ' uakerlthsa no rival - It vmirflnureltt Cor ret keen II. tend M- -ftl flnllai tilhfl llutly Halt Whliky Ce . ReefcaVtAj" oxiuee. cliMBeanreneld. --' - m THE DUFFY MALT HIIISKY CO. () ItOCUMtaK,.!- M A.NDHAKE 1'ILLS. Dr. Schenck's MANDRAKE PILLS, PURELY VKUETADLB AND bTUICTLY fiKMAULB. vJrtf3 They act JJlltKOrLY and PuOMPXLTamJ the I.Iver and Stomn.ea, resterlnf the ceaeil-l'j paled organs te healthy activity, and ara . .., V...H.UVU(U .. wu.Vw ,l'M Ien, I.Iver Complaint, Blek Headache, BHteaa. (k ueu.nnu an moor Quc&acs arising from a ale- 5' uninvu iiuntuuen ei iqe j.iver ana Bwaaaea, '- They are the only rollabte vegetable Liver fjM l'lll sclit; Sv THEY AUK I'lUriOTLYUAUMLBSB THKY AllC PURELY VXQKTABLB, TBT ",' TI1KM. ' rorsalebyall Uriigutsla. Price ;s rente eer ' vilS box t .1 tinxiia for 6) cents n- a. nt by mall, J-3 poiiuxe , en receipt or pnc. Dr. J H. Beheiuk A Hen, I'lillidelphle. airft-lydw s UIIKNUK'iS MANDKAKK PILLS VOK SALS AT If. II COUIIKAN-a IIKUQ "Tonic, Ne t.ir All) North Oucen ut. Lancaster. Pa M nilii aiiiuaw Afji AUAMH KXI'ltfS.1 UOMPANT. Letter Frem the Aaaiataut foreman of tha lie- lltety Depirlnirnt A Huhjrei In Which Thoneatifta Ara lleep y Uimccreed About flve yen's age 1 snrTered Ijem palatal urination and great pain aud ireaknean la tM lewi r part et my bsck, pain la the Utah, bad tasln lu the mouth, iltsgutt at feed, and gieat mutual aud bodily depro.alen. 1 live at '.Ml Yerk ttrnet, Jersey City, sad OB arriving home one night 1 found a ceny of the. bhakir Almanaa that had been lcildurlng tfee Tv day. 1 read the article, "What te !,''' iiiseiue inai ii joining upon UST" 11 e. jv euriueu uiy ej-uipwma anu lceiuir panta-- man i ceiuu u i una wniuju a vineie BOOB,? i My trouble was Indeed "like a thief lata $? niglil," for It bad been Healing upon Be -?--ttwm os for J earn. 1 aenl ler A beMe ft SkekKTvK ., ... IFs!ti n. ButnnU, ,.,mh bm, k-la i' 1 had taken enr.hu.lf of it 1 felt the Hate relief. In a few weeki l waa like my old I I enjoyed and digested my feed. My ktdaanra. ''3 seen recovered tnne-and lUengUi, aa Ufce-Vv Millions uf peeple med aeme medicine ate cji? ; nlv linu-l.nn lliu iMiwulft. T.i LfiA n 1 Mmmanl i&k V uinmrv imnuie vamenea. israawaii. v -. Hluli or Extract le thn itrengett petet We r. "" WrillS. LL IH UH1 KUUUUBS pie&SIVIieBr,, eg ana Miuest purgative lu thla "eild The I dellcile women and uUlldum may take tt. Oe;W- point mere t I naveall thn umni confldeneela'v? j this medicine becauae It la prepared by IM eniuinra. i may ciniin in ira a nji'giena rasa n, " myie'lf andadiulre tuoHhikers for their aaal, v'-i cnnalatenev.and Mlrlfit liualnnaa IntAvrMarA" i What they make may be truated by tnepak-jrij, iu. m. a.,M' XyJ for aale by all driiKgltta aud by A. J. WMa, i-; Bl warren aiteei, new xera. fubil lydAwTu.TbAH ,. -, OAINE'S OKL.KKY COMPOUND. & 3! PAINE'S T&; The Nervous, The Debilitated, The Aged. A NKhVK TONIC. elrry and Cocea, the prominent !BTe -.-, CELERY C IPOUil KOtt Sfe dlentH, am t hu best and afeel erveTeaJe.VvT4 1 1 Btreiigthiina ai.d i.utetit the nervosa li-Sv lem, ctiilng -Mirvnua Wt-akneia, UytKrMa'l& Hleeplcaalici, Ae AN Al.TKIllTIVK. It driven en tthnpnlaoneutbntnnra of tin'? IiImvI iirllvlnw utirt u,i,lnhlii ,, a-aa mmt .SJ-Ts-JI oilreniiiliiKtheKu fllaeiuus ruaulUng ttemh - tltllMlVllHltla,I. tltfftfMl Ytt "l ' ' A A LAXATIVE Autlng mildly bat aiirolyeu the bewetaHj-j; curufl nuuiiuai viiuBiipu'ieii, ana pruaieaaa v ' ft regular habiu "" if"- "--- itfc . ; and ulna uigeaiien. iv - AinUUKTIC. In Its rmnKiltl3n the beat and lneataeUV 't'i dluirtlca of thn Maturia Medic are eeavKf Ulliuii iuiniii.jui.-aiijr nuu uuirr aareuaai aiiV iiuniidtiia tnr dlueanea nt the kidneys. It.'P can lie nlled ou te glveijulck relief ajHxxiy euro, II it ndi edx e( tefll menlaU have been reeerreC. ffej from perneiiK who liave und this remedy aUkvU remarkable benefit. Send for cliculara, Iff..! Inn ftill t.iirf t.'iiliirM tivtv :""".. ;m l-jice, I1.UI, qyie. ey Lirugguia. ';.3'-1 WELLS, RICHARDSON & CO,, PrepV 1 UUKLtNUtOM, VT. lanlHvdatwll) PAINK'H OKLKItV COMPOUND roll BALK AT ii ii y-nriMKA.iH mem B-rntcK h'nu lllVlM Jirti Cliuum HI :. I ftnniuitj.r. Pa. A. nprl-'2uidAr il E I.Y'H UHKAM HAJjM. HATAJIRH HAY FEVER. r. .,i"3 eitrcAM itALMeurns Celd in Head aturrh. KoeeUold, Jlsy rovor,Deafnej.Head revor,Deafnej.Head rover,Deafnej.Head ocfo t'rlce M Cent. KAbY TO USJt, JHjr ure'a, Owego. N, Y., U. H, A. YOU WILL PAVK MONKY, TIME, PAUf, TltOUltLE, end Will cure OATAUU11, byUalnf ELY'S CREAM BALM. A ihinicle la applli-d te each nostril aa Id atfiiuiblu. l'rleu te eenu at dniggUta t ay mul mglatured,60cU. KLT JiUOTHBka. z Ureenwlcu St., Mew Ter. nevin-i) d iw jriOLUKN BPK.01F10. DRUNKENNESS -OUTUK-LIO.UOU 1IAU1T POSITIVELY CUBBD MX AUftllNlHTKIllWU DU. HAimta ueLUKN ai-jceiriu . .,w It can be given In'a cup of coffee or tea wllB. out the knowledge of the person aktiiflt; H abaelultdy hiinuleuu. and will effect a perma nent and ajMHidy cure, whether the paUentte moderate drluKer or an alcoholic ire TheiiaaniU of driinkanU have been made inuiptirHtnuieu who have taken Uelden JBpe cltle lu thelr ceffee without their kuewlcdjj. and te-day belleve they quit drluklugef Uwtt own tree will. IT NKVftlt rAiiA . he m- appe.ne UMjtUt jyUa UrugKUt, Ne -J Kaat King Street, LttnctuUir, Pa. aprlS-lydTu ThA8 lsaKI;, 8UHK AND St'EKDY CORK O Uiinture, Varicecele ami Special IHesesaa of cli h"r "x Why be bumbugnea by Qaaeh when ion can find In lr. w light the enlylttaj, Stan VaraieiA lu Philadelphia he makeaa anccla'iy "I the utxive dUewea. , and Ctraaa $V,,it i.'tiaxij ouauatiie. Advlcerreeday and evenaig. 8tinuuia can be treated and re turn home aauie "Vbffi$VJSit !U North Ninth Street, Above tlace, I, e. iiex G73 Philadelphia. lebX-lydAw 'r. i fL" ?V.W ! X&l; m .,&' Y0, jftjr -.f-i 7 7.A -L m fem '& tf44i rVii rV
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