morris in n r afds,
u Fitirz
ATTOUNICYATLAW,
OrriORKront Uitoni, Over Pogtofllo'o.
m,0()MSIIUltU, I'A,
JiU-MAIZE
ATTOKNK Y-AT-LAW,
Orripfc Koora No. 8, COLUMBIAN
building.
ULOOMS11UHO, PA.
Jan. wthlBa,tr. '
jr u: FUNK,
ATTOllNh tf-AT-LAW.
OjBCQ in Cat's Building. ltowTOa.lh
J OHN M. CLAUK,
ATroitNKY-AT-LAW
AND
JU-sTfCE OF THE 1'EAfJE.
11LOOM8BURO, It
uuicv uvur Moyor nros. urug Btoro.
G
'1 W.MILLER,
ATTORNBy-AT-LAW.
Offlceln Urower'Bbulldlog.secondtloor.room Nojl
Bloomsburg, pa.
O FRANK ZAHR,
ATTOliNEY-AT-LAW.
Bloomuburg, Pa,
omce corner of Contra ana Main streets. Clark
liuiiuiug.
Can bo consulted In Oormnn.
Q.EO. E. EL-WELL
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
ULooMBiimia, Pa,
Ofllce on second floor, third room of Col
UMiiiAN llulldlug, Muln struct, below Ex
chango Hotel.
pAUL E. WIIIT, "
Attorney-at-Law.
omco In Columbian Uuiidino, Third noor.
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
V. WHITE,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
BLOOMSBURQ, PA.
.Offlco In -lowers' Building, 2nd.fl.oor.
may 1-tf
a, XMOM. L. B. WIHTtS8TnM.
KNORR & WINTERSTEENj
A.ttorneys:at-Littw.
ortloo la 1st National Bank, building, second floor,
flrstaoortothelutt. Corner ot Main Mid-Mnrkei
strasts Bloomsburg, Pa.
"ShJJemum and Bourtiii Collected.
F,
P. B1LI.MEYEU,
DISTRICT ATTORNEY.)
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
30fllco over Dcntlcr'a
Bloomsburg, Pa.
slioo sinre,
apr-5J0.86.
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H. RUAWN.
ATTORNEYr-AT-LAjW..
, 'catawlasa, Pav
OHceicornerot nurd and Malnstreota
'JOliAEL F. EYERLY,
OonycyAncer, Collector of 'Claimc.
-AND
LEGAL ADVICE IN THE. SETTLEMENT OF
ESTATES, C
nr-Otrico In Dentlcr's building with F. r. BUI
meyer,-attorney-at-lawr front rooms, sndfloor
uioomaosrg, va. iayr--r.
f)
lLIlONonAA. ROBBIN&
Offlco and residence. West First strect-Blooms-
ourg.'ra. uuvso:j(i;r,
T-B."McKELVY, M.'D.',Hnr;eon"arirlPri
, nlclan, north side Main street.below Market
rR. J. O. BUTTER,
PIITBIOIAN 4SUR0K0N,
Office, North Market street,
BloomabnrK, f
OR. WMi
Pbyslctan.
M. REBER .Surgcom anil
Office corner of Koclc and Murkel
treet.t
ESTABLISHED 1870.
J J. BROWN.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Ofllce and residence on Third street near Metho
dist chunlu Diseases ottbo cyo a specialty.
EXCHANGE HOTEL.
W. R. TL7BBS, PROPRIETOR
BL00M3BUEQ, FA.
OPPOSITE COURT HOUSE.
Large and contenlent Bample rooms. Hnth roomj
hot aLd cold water; ana an modern TonTeniencesi
B
F. EARTH AH
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AMERICAN INSURANCElCOJirANlK!
North American ot Philadelphia.
FrankUn, " "
Pennsylvania, " "
York, ot Pennsylvania.
Hanover, of N. V.
Queens, ot London.
North British, ot London.
Office on Market street, No, t, Bloomsburg.
OCt. 14. 1-
KSTABUSHED 16115.
HE. P. EiUTZ
(Soceessor to Freaa llrown)
COMflHIES BtrRXSIMTID:
Ansets
Btna Fire Ins. Co., of llartford,,, t ,5ss,sa(i7
llartlord of Hartford t,Vf.m.V!
I'hoonlx of Hartford 4,T:tut'.u3
tiprlngileld ot isptltigoeld a,0U9,U03.uti
Plro Association, l'hlladelphia 4,M2,7M.i
41uardlan ol London S0.Wi3.3i3.71
Phoenix, of London fVJUHil.41
Lancashire of England(U. a. branch) i,64s,nn.oa
itoyal ot England " " 4,8JS,M4.00
Mutual Heneat Llfo Ins. Co. ot New.
ark, N.J - 41,3711,828 38
Uosbcsproroptly adjusted and paid at this office.
WIRE INBURANCE
BCnniSTiAN y, knapp, bloomhbuhu.pa,
HOME, OF N. T.
MX9MKHUUANTS', OF NEWARK, N. J.
' LINTON, N. Y.
PEOPLES' N. Y.
HRATtlNfl. I'A.
GERMAN AMERICAN 1N8. CO..NEW YORK.
QREENWICII INN. CO., NEW YUHK.
JERSEY CITY FIRE INS. CO., JERSEY
nlTV. N. .1.
These nin oOBpoaAtiONS art well seasoned by
mta RndviRETicaTKDand have never ret had a
loss settled by any court of law. Their assets are
.lllnvestedlasoi.ru sxcpbitiis aro Hallo to the
baiardof naonly.
Lossob rBOunxr and donistlt adjusted and
4ald as soon as determined oy uiikistun r.
KHArr, srxcui. aoimt and Adjcstkb Bloohsscbo,
Thopeoploof Columbia county Bhould natron
Its the agency where losses It any are sottled and
pal 1 by one of ther own citizens.
QQPROM1TNESS, EQUITY, FAIR DEALING.
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U. HOUSE,
DENTIST,
Bioombburo, Columbia County, Pa
l4ll8tylesot work donoln a superior mancer.work
waxranteuas repreaontea, tiith iuinivr
d witqoot Paim by the use of Oao, and
rroeot ohargo when artinclal teeth
arelnserted.
Offlco In Barton's liulldlucr, Main street,
ticlow Market, tlve doors below Klelm'i
drug store, Urst Uoor.
7o be apen at all fiouri during (he rfaj
N0V1W.17
Exehanqe Hotel
UENSOW, PA.
TiiA iindprRlL.nrd lina leased this well.known
house, and la prepared to accommodate the publlo
with all the convei lencea ot a mat-class hotel.
SltrajfT) JJ11I IlFI!. proprlflor.
Irfinp, llAKfc.lt JC1.U. Ull ,11a. II
licit.!.
fdkiaii hi nnM.iu c:a
tlRlh Sua
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la.UupfortrUlpbekai; Aatlre.sa.abov,
noTUa.eOoir,
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DONE AT THE
it BITTENBENDEB, Proprietor.
U Run! Lowest to!!
D S MDRSS $ CO.
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Stcinwuy,
SoIhbici,
Krsuiicli &,lsicli
Fischer,
Euicrsoii,
Pease
wmmm,
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novii-87-iy.
ffl. C. SLOAN & BRO.
BLOOMSI5UKG, PA.
Manufacturers of
CARRIAGES BUQQIES, PHAETONS
SLEIOHS, PLATFORM WAGONS AC
First-class work always on band.
REPAIR WO NBA II. Y J) ON A.
Meet reduced to tuit the timet.
lltislnesq men who have tried It And It. prenl.lv
to their advantage to nave Account Hooks made
to order, to suit their special needs, livery kind
ot Blank Hook, with or v. 11 bout printed headings,
Check Hooks and Huled Blanks I make In tho Lest
manner at honcKt prices, unexcelled lacllltles for
Numbering. Kvletlnir. Perforating. Punchlnir and
Mnmnlng. Work for county and borough ofllces
especially solicited. Miscellaneous Hook Hlndlng
ot the highest class. Missing magazines supplied.
Muraai anu particulars cncertuiiy lurnisucu.
J. W. RAIDER,
7 and 9 Market St.,
WILKES-BARRE.
seplo-lyc&bro.
AT
Eiisht
Colored
in
and 4-Button
CUTAWAY
SUITS,
WITH LOW CUT VESTS.
Fine Dink Blue and Black
Worsteds. Corkscrew, Broad-
wale Diagonal and Block Worst
ed in Sacks and Cutaways, and
HANDSOME
a .special leader
at $5.00 .
Very Pretty Children's
SUITS
Plain or pleated and belted in
dark and Jimi t colors.
PRINCE ALBERTS
in all qualities.
NICE LIGHT SPRING
Sailor Suits
with Blue and Gray, also,
KILT
SUITS
with Pleated Skirt
Children
AT
for smaller
INSURANCE AGENCY OF
J. II. MAIZE,
Olllcu 2nd floor Columbian Hulldlug,
IiLOOMSHUKG, PA.
LIFE.
Noilliwislern Masonlo Aid ! Association, mem,
tenuis. PoldtobcueilcliirlesH.05!,M!.IT. In.
Buret non Masons.
Travelers Lite and Accident ot Hartford.
FIRE.
urivuKTil. nf KPW York. M.tS3.1lhl.S4
A MERIUAN of I'lilladelphla, H'S'.-SJi'S
HIAUAHA ol New York. $a,8B0.47.yi
Liverpool, I ondou and uiooe nre insuruuce t-u.,
of London, the largett In tto world, and the lav
t.artnl rt tmiilnn
A liberal thaie ot tlio buElnesa la respectfully
LOWEIBERGS
eollciua and baiuuacuon guaruuievu.
J, II. MAIZE, Agent.
June 1,113, tf.
lie
BLOOMSBTJ11G, PA., FRIDAY, AUGUST 17,
C3KOWW ACRE ID
THE BEST BURNING OIL THAT CAN
BE MADE FROM PETROLEUM.
It gives a brilliant light,
it, will urn, smoke tlm chimneys.
It will not char tho wick.
It has a high lire test,
it will not explode.
It Is pro-eiuineutly a family sitety oil.
WE CHALLENGE COMPASI.ON
With any other Illuminating oil made
We Stake Our Reputation,
As refiners, upon tho statement that It 13
THE BEST OIL
IN THE Y 0111.1).
Ask your dealer for
CROWN ACME.
Trade for Bloomsburg and Vicinity Surplled by
MOYER BRO
Bloomsburg, Pa.
scpWy.
CLOTHING! CLOTHING!
-:o:
G. W. BERTSGH,
THE MERCHANT TAILOR.
Dents9 Furnishing Goods,Bats & Gaps
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
Suits inftdo to order at short notice
ami a fitalwavs iniaranteoii or no sale.
Call ami uxamino tho largest and best
flek'cted stock of goods ever shown in
tjoliimliia county.
Btorc next door to First National Bnnk,
MAIN STREET,
Bloomsburg; Pa.
Thlslnsttuulonls a hlch crade Business Col
lege, giving Instruction In every department ot
uuMnesT eaucaiion. in auauion xo mo regular
business courbo It makes n sneclalty ot Phono
graphy, Tspe-wrltlng, Telegraphy, and Ornainen-
iai 1 1 mnausuip.. ini iiiujiut'i.i. iraiuru ui iiiu
uuiuiurenii uuurst? 11 nn pruuuuiu cuaruuter.
Ncarleery set ot twoki has been taken from
nrsi-ciass business estnoiisnments, and a largo
proportion ot the course in oook.Kceping la made
up from our system ot actual business practlco,
unsuroasbed In the sclentltlc nnnllcatlon to mod.
em buslnt sa methods A Mrcer nronortlon ot our
graduates regularly obtain ilrst-clnsi positions
man irom any oiner commercial couege in mo
siaie learDcgins Aug. yy, imi-. ror circulars
nddrcss . v. L. I) KAN, Principal.
July a, St Kingston, I'a.
CratluanH m t"t to riitl n.
I -..tit.'., i. .
aug3d-lt.
rtTTUC! RHVOLV Hlf. Heml stamp for urlee list
W W W I
to J011.NS10N & MJN, llttsburg, Penn.
nug :i-d-4t.
Hay evt'i' CatarrH
mi in fin til Pil yiii(
tt,,j nrti.u ll.tlt.fl til d
tear-duct and thru
The acrid dlschar trtls
accomihintea with a
miming nensa lion.
Tttere are severe
ttitasiMt of sneezing.
frequent attatks qt
fieaaaiHet watery ana.
tnjtamett eyes.
Try tlie Cure.
ELY'S
HAY-FEVER
Anartlclo Is nnnlled Into each nostril and Is
agreeable.- Price W cents at Druggists,- by mall.
registcreu, w cis. j-;i, iiiiuiiii,it, to vvara'n
Street, New York, nug3-d-ru
J.R. SMITH & CO.
LIMITED.
MILTON, Pa.,
Okai.kus in
PIANOS
By the following well known makers;
Cliickcrintr,
Knabc,
Weber,
Hallet & Davis.
Can also furnish any of tho
cheaper makes at manufacturers
prices. Do not buy a piano be
ioro getting our prices.
.o.
.Catalogue and Price Lists
On rippl ioatiou.
aepu--w.it.
Wanted at once a responsible
party ot good address to
represent
A NEW WORK,
HON. THOS. E. HILL, Author of
HiU'n Manila) of pouial and Iliieincm
KorniH,
in
Bloomsburg and ohlja ojinty
An' excellent Opportunity to .ecuro a good
poiltlon nnil 'MAKK 'MONEY. Shies
cuu hu madq ton the Installment
' rlan wlfeh 'ileSifi'd, Address
for terms and particulars,
Dill IflJ'tll Rm! h milRnnMI
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103 State St., CHICAGO, ILL.
July 0 4w.
cmrt C3nn MONTH can be made
21UU UJ wJUU walking for us. Arcntspro
..rr,i wim run lurnlsh their own horsea and glvo
their whole time to the butlness, Spare momenta
may bo profitably cmrloreo also. A row vocan.
ciea In towns and ollles. U. P. Johnbom & Co,
I r C!j!1-s-, trie, t'.u. f .r Ur.
i f y t jf (,ii,",'j. -'tii'Jtwt i.icmit3
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WtLXS tttm, in mill r Cili-tp.
W&mm
Help Wanted!
DUELS AND DUELISTS.
AN OLD MASTER AT ARMS' COMMENT
ON BOULANQER.
Tlio French Oenernl's Pntnl Impetuosity,
Fighting with n I'orclgiiei Tlio Codo In
Variou. Countries Rescued from an !:
tremrly Imbnrrn.lng Predicament,
Thoro Is no man living who baa fought
more real, hard, to tlio death duels than
Col. Monstcry, tho veteran dlsclplo of the
art of runntnp ono's follow man through
tho ribs. Col. Monstcry has fonght duels
In Europe, In Mexico, &juth nnd Central
America nnd other countries whoro the
sword la tho arbltor of tho quarrel.
To a reporter who enjoyed n chat with
him tho other day, the colonel explained
why Gou. Boulanger's courso in his recent
encounter had damaged his (Boulanger's)
rcptitntlon as a gioat soldier.
''Gen. Iioulaugor," said ho, In his brisk
way, "from what 1 Icnrn by tho papers,
brought nbont his defeat by Ids lack of
coolnoss nnd consequent fury of attack,
Ho rushed blindly on his too, losing all
sight of prudence and skill In tho desire
to Inflict Injury, For nn oxpert swords
man to ovorcomo such an attack Is an
easy matter llo has only to wait coolly
for his antagonist to leavo an opening and
then sail In. Doulangor's fatal Impotuoslty
In this Instauco Is tlio best pmlblo proof,
to the vlow of any soldier, of Ids lack of
ability to command. Such a man maltcs
a good fighter In ordinary warfare, but no
commander. IIo Is fitted to oboy orders;
to glvo them noverl I have admlrod
Boulaugor until now, and looked for
great things from him as a general. But
In my Judgment ho has no dlscrutlon. His
conduct In this duel Justifies tho supposi
tion that In a groat conflict, In which two
great armies woro engagod, ho would act
In precisely tho samo way as ho did In his
fight with Floquoti ho would hazard all
on ouo desperate move, nnd na a result
loso. Tills, mind you, Is tho vlow of on
old soldier, and 1 tell yOu It can't bo
wrong. A hot head makes a good fighter,
but no general."
Passing on to n general commentary on
duollng, past and present, Col. Monstcry
expressed tho koeuost contempt for tlio
averago French duel of tho day. It Is tho
oxpllclt understanding, ho said, that when
two Parisian gentlemen of today deddo to
aottlo a quarrel with tho rapier, tho first
flow of blood, no matter by which re
ceived, Bhall end tho conibnt. IIo thought
tho existenco of this understanding was
tho French government's protoxt for its
recognition of duollng as a national In
stitution. "There are, of courso, occasional excep
tions to tlds rulo," ho added, "and there
Is nearly always an exception when one of
tho combatants Is a foreigner. A French
man will always kill a forelgnor In a duel
if ho can, particularly if It Is an English
man. This was tho caeo in tho famous
duel between Air. Dillon, an English Jour,
nallst, and the Duko do Orammont do
Chartrouset, which took placo In Paris
eighteen or twonty years ago. Tho duko
was a thorough master of tho rapier, and
tho Englishman know nothing of tho
weapon. At tho very first assault tho
duko, by a skillful play, sont Ids adver
sary's sword Hying from his hand. IIo
then sprang llko lightning on his un
armed udversary and ran him through.
As fought today, however, tho French
duel with swords is mere child's play and
Is always ended at tho Ilr6t scratch. It Is
different, of course, whon tho duel Is
fought with pistols. Firearms cannot bo
iooieu wun sateiy, ana aro much more
likely to kill than to malm. There was
an instauco of this In Paris a fow weeks
.go, whon an artist shot doad at tho first
iro a Journalist who had tod haishl v erltl.
cisod fcomo of his pictures.
"Whon a lTonclunnn who Is challenged
to fight a duel choosos pistols as tho
wcapous, ono may know ho means husl
noas. Ills choice of swords onlv means a
Mttio theatrical display and a reconcilia
tion. It Is evident, though, that tho
Floquot-Boulantrcr affair was nnrlnna
enough. Boulauger plainly meant to kill
lils adversary, nnd whon Floqnet saw
what ho was at I have no doubt but that
ho fought to kill also. No man can seo
another striving to tuko his llfo and not
return tho compliment. Between you and
mo, I think liouhfuger was In great luck.
A man who employs tho tactics ho did In
tho preseuco of a skillful swordsman will
bo lulled In nlno casoa out uf ten."
With regard to tho codo in other coun
tries, Col. Moustcroy remarked that tho
men of Moxico and tho Central American
republics were tho fiercest and most la
voterato duelists. IIo recalled tho famous
duel of twenty years ago In tho City of
Moxico, between Col. Garcia, an Ameri
can, and Col. Mejea, a Mexican, itlflcs
were tho weapons used, and Col. Garcia,
who was lamo, chose to fight sitting In a
chair. IIo never roso from tho chair,
though, for tho rango was short, and tho
Moxican shot him dead ut the first flro.
Col. Monstcry has in his studio tho rec
ords of an Instanco whoro ho was able, on
tho shortest kind of notlco, to oxtrlcato a
truculent young man from an oxtremcly
embarrassing predicament. IIo was sit
ting In his olQco In Now York ouo gloomy
evening In 1B71, when thoro was a nerv
ous knock on tho door. "Como in," cried
ho, and on tho Invitation there entered a
young man, who provod on inquiry to bo
ono Col. Canzl, a soldier of tho days of
Garibaldi, who Immediately began to un
fold tho talo of his plight. IIo was
under contract, It seemed,' to fight at
dawn with Gen. Fardolla, also a tried and
courageous veterau. Tho weapons to bo
used woro sabcra, and Canzl know about
as much of handling n Baber as ho did of
cooking a Welsh raroblt. IIo needed
sleep badly, and two hours was all ho had
In which to learn ouough to savu his llfo.
Thoso blessed two hours tho colonel
employed In teaching hlra two vicious
cuts, cither ono of which, If well deliv
ered, was calculated to cut eff his udver.
eary in his prlmo. IIo was told to bido
his tlmo, wear tho general out bv dofen-
Blvo tactics, and then send his cut homo
at the proper moment. Canzl dopartod
.full of hope, and followed out Ids orders
to tho letter. After twenty minutes of
hard fighting, during which ho success
fully rcpellod Fardella'a uttacks, ho do
llvcrcd ono of his two cuts with nnch win
sclentlous effect that tho general's sword
arm was silt clear from elbow to waist.
completely disabling him. The press of
tno country teemed wun extended no;
counts oi tho attair, and canzl was over
afterward regarded as a bad mau with tho
saber. Inter Ocean Intcrvlow,
L'fifor In tho Metropolis.
I should imngino that cider had bocomo
as popular a bovorago In Now York as It
Is In Maine. Wherover I go In tho hum
bler quarters of tho town I como on elder
shops. ineyvcnu uuiiermiiit ana pop
bocr. too. I behove, but cider Is certainly
thoir chief commodity, and I havo never
seen a elder shop In which I did not also
soo pooplo drinking cider. Soma fifteen
years ago a speculative individual opened
a elder shop in ui;unleasod storoon Brood
way, "Tho boverago was advertised as
manufactured on tho promises, and in tho
window of tho shop was a mlnlaturo elder
Ercss, which waB operatud by a miserable,
ig dog that tolled on a treni mill all day
ana nan tno uigui xurougii. i ucucvojur,
Henry Berch put an end to thla estah
llshmcnt and some others that sprang up
In imitation ot it.
Slnco then tho elder Industry has ovl
dently Bottlod on n logttimato basis, That
It has already enjoyed tho developing In
fluonces of civilization Is ovldoncod by tho
fact that In ouo of tho shops on tho east
Bldo whoro I droppod In to satisfy tho
cravings of thirst uud curiosity at ouo and
tho samo time, I read announcements of
"elder and milk," "Bplccd cider," "hot
mulled cider ' and half a dozen other curi
ous combinations. I ho champion combl
cation of all, however, tho Immortal and
eoul onthralllng "stono foneo,' was, pci
hnps fortunately for tho patrons, absent
from tho lUt, Alfred Trumblo In Now
ork Nowa.
Jealousy of I'rlemlihlp.
Onr very best friends havo a tincture
of Jealousy oven In their friendship: and
whan they hear us praised by othera will
asciiooii tq binisicr anu miorcsiou mo.
tlve If they can. Colton.
REVIVING THE DROWNED.
Tlio Method Used In New York Uarlior.
llzpllctt Direction.
Tlio fdllowltnr method of Dr Howard Is
used In Now York' harbor. Rulo 1 Upon
tho nearest dry spot oxposo tho patient to a
i roo current oi air; rip mo cioining awny
from tho waist and glvo a stinging slap
upon tho pit of tho stomach. If this falls
to nrouso the patient, proceed to forcoaud
drain away tho water which hns tmtorod
tho stomach, according to rulo S.
Hulo 2 Turn tho patient upon Ills face,
the pit of tho Btoinnch being raised upon
a folded garment, nbovo tho lovel of tho
mouth. For n moment of two tnako
stoady pressure upon tho hack of tho
stomach and rhost, and repeat It oneo or
twlco until fluid ceases to flow from tho
mouth.
Hulo II Qnlcklv turn tho patient unon
his bock, with a bundlo of clothing be
tween It bo as to ralso tho lower part of
tho breast bono higher than tho rest of
tho body. Kneel bosldo or astrldo of tho
patient, and so place your hands upon
olthcr sldo of tho pit of tho stomach upon
tho front part of tho lower ribs, that tho
lingers fall naturally In tho spaces bo
twecn them and paint toward tho ground.
Now, grasping tno waist and using your
kuoes as a pivot, throw your wholo weight
forward ns if you wlshod to foreo tno con
tents of tho chest and stomach out of tho
mouth. Stoadlly Increusd tho pressure
whllo you count 1 2 I), then suddonly
lot bo with n final nush. which snrlngs
you into an oreet kneeling position, lio-
main erect upon your Knees wuuo you
count 1 2, thou throw your weight for
ward and proceed ngaln as before. Iio
peat tho process at first about fivo times
ft minute, Increasing tho ruto gradually to
about fifteen times n minute, and continuo
It with the regularity of tho natural
breathing, which you aro Imitating. If
another person be present, let him with
tho loft hand hold tho tip of tho r'jnguo
out of tho loft sldo of tho mouth, with
tho corner of a pocket handkerchief, whllo
with tho right hand ho grasps both wrists
and pins thorn to tho ground above tho
patient 8 Loan.
Alter treatment When breathing lirst
returns, dash a llttlo cold water In tho
faco. As soon as breathing lias been per
foctlv rostorod. strlD and drv tho natlcnt
rapidly and completely, and wrap 1dm In
oianKots oniy. utve not oranuy ana
wator, a teaspoonful ovcr'y fivo minutes
the first halt hour, and n teaspoonful
overy fifteen for an hour nftor that. If the
Umbs are dry, apply friction. Allow an
abundance of f rosti air, and lot tho patient
havo perfect rest.
Avoia aeiay, i-romptness is or tno hrst
importance. A momont lost may bo a
llfo lost. Waste no tlmo lu gaining shel
ter. When galnod It oftcner harms than
helps tho patient.
However difficult this mav bo. it must bo
enforced. Friends must not bo allowed to
obstruct tho circulation of air, nor en
gage the patient In conversation when
rallying,
Avoid attempts to glvo stimulants bo-
foro th patient Is well ablo to swallow.
It helps to obstruct respiration and may
choke, tho patient.
Avoid huirled, irregular motions. Tho
excltomont of tho moment Is almost suro
to causo this In Inoxncrlonccd hands.
Just as n flickering candle, raovod care
lessly, goes out, to tlio heart, when its
beatings aro imperceptible, noeds but
little cjoss motion to stop It. Tho move
ments of rulo three should thoroforo bo
pcrformod with deliberation and regu
larity. Avoid an overheated room, and avoid
giving up tho patient too soon to death
At any tlmo within ono or two hours you
may bo on tho very threshold of succoss,
though no sign bo visible. Frequently
succcbs has boon known to follow half nn
hour's apparently useless effort. Rest
and watcJjftil nursing should bo con
tinued for a few days after resuscitation,
or various chest troubles may ensue.
Homo Physician.
Tlio Camlaliar Hallway' Importance.
Tho publlo generally wcro well Informed
of tho progress of tho Itubslan railway to
Somarcand, but llttlo has been known re
garding a still more Important line that
tho British have been constructing to
Central Asia from tho opposlto direction.
Sinco Jan. 1 this now Hue, tho Candahor
railway, has been opened to Kllla Abdulla,
0,000 foot abovo tho sea lovel; and there Is
now a dally service of trains between
Kllla Abdulla and Quetta, with caravans
from Candahor and Herat stopping at tho
formor placo to unload and transport their
goods onward by rail. From Quetta to
Candahar tho railway will run In almost a
straight lino, and Its construction will bo
exceptionally difficult and expensive
From Gullstan to Chaman, ou tho
Candahar Bido of tho Kwnja Amrau range,
tho distance Is only thirty miles, but tho
estimated cost of tho railway along this
port of Its course la $400,000 per mllo
Ponding tho construction of tho permanent
lino, It Is tho intention to open up com
munication with Chaman as soon as
possible, by means of n light mountain
railway. Ono of tho chief features of tho
permanent lino Is a tunnel two and a half
mllos long, upon which English miners
will lx employed.
Tho importance of this railway to tho
Anplo-Inulau empire can scarcely bo over
estimated. As a commercial enterprise
alono. It cannot fall to bo of the greatest
utility, as bv It tho productions of central
Asia can find n more direct outlet to tho
tea than bv any other routo. But tho In
dlan and British statesman will regard It
as mainly of lmportanco us a means for tho
transportation of troops to tho confines of
India nnd central Asia In tho event of any
threatening odvanco on tho port of Rus
sia, or lu case of a rupture with that
power. Frank Leslie's.
A "Sportsmanlike" bcarecraw.
A mechanical scarecrow has been in
vented. Tho now Invention wprosonts a
man oi "sport smanllko" appearance
standing with a gun In hand ready to flro
at tho first Intruder. Tho arm holding
tho gun Is inado to niovo by clockwork,
which is Inclosed In a strong Iron box at
Its feet, and at a proper elevation It fires
n shot louder than an ordinary gun. After
tho report tho arm lowers. The mechan
ism can bo regulated at tho owner's pleas
ure by a regulator llko a clock, and only
requires to bo wound up onco a day,
inibllo Opinion.
Cheating a Poor Machine,
"DIs Is de kino er thing I weighs my
friends wld. Lemmo sho' j-o'," and golnir
inside nfter the crowd had dispersed Ha
stepped up on the scales and dropped tho
nickel In the slot, holding on to tho Btrlng.
Instantly tho hand flew around to the 140
pound mark, and, looking up, tho porter
laid; "Wut I tell yout Ain't It soi"
Then ho pulled tho thread and out camo
tho nickel. Winding It up, ho replaced
It in a box In his pantaloons pocket and
walked oil, chuckling to himself; "DIs
tllgger wuz bo'n great." Savannah News.
Workmen's Tenement Homes.
Paris proposes to havo workmen's ten
ement houses nftor tho Peabody plan, and
tho first Btona of tho first 'eonso was re
cently laid. Tho bnlldlng will havo eovon
stories, and bo divided Into homes of two
rooms and a kltchon, and the yearly rent
of a sulto on any floor will bo $50. Now
York Sun. .
Tho Amemlo Honorable.
"Whatl Klttla going to marry that old
man Jones Just for his moueyl What will
poor Ted do, after having squandered his
salary In taking her driving all snmmorl"
"Oh, that's all right, tho livery man
hasn't been paid yet, and Jones promised
Ted last night to sottlo tho bill himself."
Uarpcr's liazar.
India's Marrlngo Customs.
Mart-logo customs lu India are to be re
formed. Tlio brido and groom hereafter
must havo attained tho nges of 14 and 10
respectively. Tho families will not spend
so much on festivities. Chicago Globe
Tho only way for a young mun to get
married comfortably on $000 a year is to
throw hunself ou tho generosity of his
futher-lfllaw.
1888.
The Toller of the Nile,
Wo aro In Nubia, thecllmato, tho differ
ent types of Iho uegro roco, their black
Aldus displayed with a lavish disregard of
dress, all remind us that wo aro Indeed In
Africa, for all about us aro tho very
.scones wo used tu boo In tho geography
pictures whon but children. Myself a na
live of tho south, and familiar with plan
tation lifo In half a dozen dlfforout states,
before as well as slnco tho civil war, I find
theso Africans In their own country a par
ticularly Interesting study. Wo havo
watched them at their dally toll, and far
too often aro they made to work night na
well as day, until oxhanstod nature could
stand no more. Thclrfood Is lentils, a
grain something like barley, but tasting
more like tho bean. A coorso, dry bread,
that a well bred dog would not cat at
homo. Sometimes n few dates as a lux
ury, and this is nil. Wo buy a sheep now
nnd then for tho boat's crow, and they are
as ravonous over It as n pack of starving
wolves. Tho crows of tho boats aro ot
least docontly covered, but with a great
number clothing Is unknown. Wo seo
theso pooplo drawing water from tho rlvor,
tolling In tho fields and laboring In the
groat sugar niUls of tho Nile
For my part, I can truly say that slavery
was not understood by mo boforo visiting
Egypt. In Intelligence and respectability
the averago of those peoplo, not Blraply
Nubians, but thoso of Egypt ns well, I
moan, of courso, tho felaheon, do not com
pare with our plantation negroes. Tho
alleged cataracts aro nothing more than
ranids, not as fino as thoso above Niagara
falls, nor tho Lachlno of tho St. Lnwrcnco.
Wo descended tho lesser ono lu a small
row boat, found It exciting, with perhaps,
a splco of danger In It. It was good snort
to watch tho ebony Bons of tho desort leap
from tho rocky cliff Into tbo seething
waters of tho groat cataract, then, after a
hard struggle, scamper up tho Btcep bank,
and, by tho dozen, mnko our cars ring
with tho din of tho national motto, "back
scheash, bocksoheash," all In chorus.
William Y. Hamlin in Dotrolt Freo Press
Disposition of Old Letters.
It Is troublo, not good, that arises from
old letters. A packaga has fallen Into my
care to bo disposed of as thought boat.
It contains letters, bills, receipts, somo
papers of voluo and others worthless. In
order to sort tho chaff from iho wheat,
thoy must bo carefully oxamlned. Ah,
what unthought of secrets thoy dlscloso
family troubles of which tho worid never
dreamed; bitter heartaches whero wo
thought nil was sereuo; lovo lotters,
sacred for their time and placo, ridiculous
now, a whlspored suspicion bf slander
upon a natno wo thought was pure as
Bnow, and we aro left to wonder whether
it is true or false. Old letters. What
can thoy bo good for? Their mission Is
ended.
"I may llko to read them whllo recov
ering from an Illness," Bays somo ono.
Pshawl ns If those would bo tonic you
noeded at such a tlmol Better far a
breath of pure air. Wo aro all prono to
brood too much at such times, and need
no such help in that direction. Let this
plea for tho burning of letters bo a strong
ono. Business letters should bo filed and
laboled. Havo a blank book Into which
to copy such dates or oxtracts as may bo
of vnluo In tho futuro for references
This can bo dono whon lotters aro an
swered. Then burn them and seo the
ashes. It Is tho Borrows Instead of tho
Joys, that most letters contain. They aro
tho safety valvo for deep feeling from
friend to friond, good In their tlmo, but
sometimes worse than usoloss In tho fu
turo. Every day brings now experiences.
Wo aro constantly changing, and In many
cases would bo ashamed of our own let
ters written ten years ago.
Garfield said: "Whon you pitch your
tent lot It bo among tho living, not among
the dead." Sarah M. Bailey in Tho IIouso
keoper. During tho Glego of Paris.
A recent exhibition of French carica
tures and eomlc drawings brought to tho
publlo cyo once more tho ovldences of tho
fact that Parisian gayety was not to bo
suppressed oven by the torrlblo siego that
the capital went through from tho Ger
man army. Ono of theso caricatures,
published during tho siege, was mado to
represent a fashlou plate; various elegant
ladles and gentlemen were pictured going
about wrappod In mattresses, and under
neath the picture was thu legend: "Fash
ions for tho bombardment season." Most
of theso pleasantries of tho slego turnod
upon tho scarcity of food a grim subject
wlilch seemed particularly inspiring to
tho caricaturist of tho tlmo. A servant
asks his master: "Shall I put tho horses
in tho carriage today, or in the barouchor'
"H'm," says the master, sighing, "you
may put them in tho oven, pleasol" Not
unllko this Is another caricature repre
senting a servant making tho familiar an
nouncement to his mistress: "Tho horses
are ready, madarao." "Whati" ''Yes,
raadamo thoy are on tho tablol" Such
pleasantries Seem scarcely to havo been a
laughing matter to tho "people who went
through thoso fearful scenes, but tho
Parisians must laugh at something, and
theso pictures nrovo that thoy could not
think of stopping their gayoty on account
of such a passing Incident as a siego and
a famine. Tho Argonaut.
Ho Wns "Awfully Nice."
In tho morning a party of St. Paul,
Minneapolis and MUwaukco peoplo, about
100 in all, hired a train, went up to Wind,
sor and thenco up tho Thames In steam
launches. Thoy wcro n merry crowd.
When the train reached Windsor tho
party strolled through tho parks sur
rounding tho castle, laughing and sing
ing, much to tho amazement of tho slmplo
villagers and awo stricken attendants.
Half a dozen pretty western girls wcro
romping ahead of tho main party at thu
foot of tho castlo wall when they sud
denly camo upon a tall, military looking
toung man in riding costnmo, carrying a
lg bunch of primroses and wild flowers.
"Oh, what protty flon ersl" cried ouo of
tho misses. "Whoro do you get them,
sir?" sho asked, looking Inquiringly at tho
young man, hor faco betraying not tho
slightest bign of embarrassment.
"I picked them over there," Bald tho ono
addressed, pointing to an Inclosuro with
his riding whip. "But you couldn't roach
them because that's prlvato property.
Supposo you tako theso. I can get somo
more."
Ho handed over tho cntlro bunch, lifted
hU hat politely and walked back for moro
flowers. The girls thought 1dm "awfully
nice," but thoy didn't know ho was Prince
Henry of Battcnberg, tho queen's Bon-ln-law,
who, as a mattor of duty, religiously
Sicks wild flowors for hor majesty overy
ay, London Cor. Now York Press.
l'luency of tlio Slgu Language,
Before spoken languaga was there were
Blgns; boforo sneoch stepped la thoro were
gestures; tho faco did duty as a rovcalcr
of tho emotions, and tho hands accom
panied by gesticulation, as that of ideas,
and for all tho ordinary purposes of llfo
tho codo Is amply Bufilclont. Watch two
deaf people as they uso it. They havo
plenty to say and leuow how to say It,
Their talk may not last ivoro than ten
minutes, but If oil that talk was written
out it would cover an astoulshlngly largo
amount of space. Politics, bocial topics,
aH may havo been discussed with equal
facility,
Truo, tho deaf raako a free uso of tho
manual olphabot lu connection with signs,
but tho causo lies rather In muscular
weariness than tu any Inadequacy on tho
nart of tho slims themselves. Ad iWpI.
oped In tlio schools for tho deaf, the sign
language has a capacity for thought ox.
nrosslon absolutely.marvolous Morcovor,
It Is swift, comprohenslvo and yet con
densedand abovo all, It Is silent, A
univorsally understood codo of signs
would do away with tho strident and oft.
tlmo profano pfforts to understand and po
understood, which aro ot onco tho dread
and torment of tho averago tourist. De
troit Froo Press.
Population uf Australia.
Tlio Incroaso of population In Australia
last year was otdy UJ per cent., which Is
by no moans as lorgo as England would
llko to bvo It Tho total population U
0,640.783.-ChlcA0 Herald.
THE COLUMBIAN, VOL. XXII.N0 32
COLUMBIA flKMOOIIAT, VOL Lll, M SO
CONGO CAMIBATS
A PRACTICE WHICH THE TRIBES
ENDEAVOR TO CONCEAL.
nnndrrila of Victims' 6knlls Arranged In
flows Aronnd tho Huts Warring on the
Weaker Tribes for a Supply of Human
riosh.
Tho facts about tho Congo cannibals
havo been very slow In coming to the
light. In tho thousand or moro pnges of
Otanley's last book tho subject Is not men
tioned. Tho explorer was too busy found
ing his twenty stations to add frosh facts
to tho dotatls In his "Dark Continent"
about a practlco which many of tho tribes
endeavor to conronl. Tho Manycma, tho
first cannibal tribo of tho Congo river
who were made known to us, told both
Ltvlugstono and Stanley that they did not
cat human flesh. When Stanley found at
a vlllago abovo Stanley Falls hundreds of
whitened skulls arranged In rows around
tho hutB, ho was told they were tho skulls
of Sokos or chimpanzees, and that this
specios of the ape family was favorlto food
among tho people IIo offered ft hundred
cowrios for a specimen of n Soke, dead or
nilvo.but It was not producod. Twoof tho
Bkulls were taken to England, whero Pro
fessor Huxley prououncod thom tbo skulls
of n woman and a man. They bora tho
marks of tho hatchet that gavotho unfor
tunate prisoners their death; and Stanley
said half tho Bkulls ho bow were similarly
markod.
WAIIRINO ON weaker Tnincs.
Tho middle courso of tho Congo from a
point about 100 mBos abovo Nyangwo to
Bolobo, somo 1,200 miles down tho river,
and tho tributaries ou both sides of this
part of tho river aro tho regions whero
nearly all of tho Congo cannibals are'
found. Thoy aro not known near tho
sources of tho river nor near Its mouth.
Tlio traveler from Lake Tanganyika to
"Nyangwo on tho Congo passes through a
country "surpassingly beautiful," as Llv
lngstono called it, which is tho home of
tho cannibal Manycma When a slave or
carrier belonging to a caravan dies In
their country they always wish to bury
the body, offering grain or vegetablos In
exchange. Thoy make war on tlio weaker
tribes around them, To ono explorer
thoy Justified cannibalism ou tlio ground
that tholr neighbors were thlovos and
ought to bo cateu. "Thoy como hero,"
thoy said, "and steal our bananas, nnd
so wo chaso and kill and eat them." Tho
country nbouuds- with a great variety of
animal and vegetable food, and Living
stono bald there was no reason for Mun
yoma cannibalism excopt a depraved appo
tlto. It must not bo supposed that all of
the Congo cannibals seek habitually to
supply themselves with human flesh.
Most of thom, llko tho Manyema, limit
themselves to eating tho bodies of those
who are killed In battle or who dto. Cam
eron said tho Manycma consider tho flo3h
of men much superior to that of women.
Although tho Manyemn aro far moro do-
graded than mnny other cannibal tribes,
they ore noted for their gentleness and
physical superiority; and their handsome
women are much sought after as slaves
by tho Arabs, who now support suvcral
stations In tho Manycma country, and
hero as well as further down tho Congo
aro doing much to destroy tho practlco of
cannibalism.
'Cannibal tribes aro regarded with fear
and abhorrence by all who nro not ad
dicted to tho practlco. Hod It not been
for tho terror with which tho Congo men
eaters Inspired their carriers, Livingstone
or Cameron, Instead of Stanloy, would
havo bolved tho problem of tho Congo.
This abhorrence of cannibalism extends
from bea to sea. Uoraco Waller wroto
nf tho tribes of Lako Nyassa that
It was common to hear Uiem speak of
tribes for uway who cat human bodies,
"and on every occasion tho fact Is related
with tho utmost horror and disgust."
THOUSANDS OF CANXIUAL3.
Tho densely wooded regions between
Nyangwo and Stanley rails nro the
homes of many thousands of canni
bals. Tho Warcgga, tho Wasougoro
Mono, uud the Bakumu nro tho best
known among thoso tlerco trllies. A largo
part of tho territory they Inhabit has not
Leon visited, but in somo of their vtnges
along tho river human skulls nro found
lining tho streets, nnd human thigh bones,
ribs nnd vertebra) nto piled up In tho
garhago heaps. "Ah, wo shall eat
Wojlnil ment today was tlio cry with
which they sallied lorth hero nnd thoro to
do battlo with Stanloy. At Stanloy Falls
ht sank hi tho river tho bodies of two of
his men whom thoy had killed to keep
thom out of tho clutches of tho cannibals.
Thoso tribes, who a fow years ago
swarmed by thousands along tho river,
havo now buried themselves In tho for
ests, tho Arabs having taken completo
possession of tho river bonks botweon
Nyangwo and Stanloy Falls.
A littlo below tho Iiangaln tribo Grcu
fell and Von Francois, thrco years ago,
found thousands of cannibals along tno
thickly populated Tchuapa affluent, which
t hoy ascended for moro than COO miles.
Thoso tribes, all of whom speak tho samo
language, did not pretend to deny their
v, caluiess for human Uosh. They sharo
with thu Manyema tho peculiarity of pre
ferring to eat men. and they do not kill
women for food. They repeatedly offered
to glvo tho oxplorers women slaves In ex
chango for men, who they admitted would
bo utilized as food. on Francois Bays
they particularly covetod his fat Borukl
Interpreter, Onco bomo presumptuous
fellows surrounded thu big Indian Inter
preter, pinched his arms, patted him on
tho back, cried "Meatl meat!" and beggod
tho whites to reward their friendship by
making them a present of tho man.- -Cor.
Now York Sun.
Cormorants FUlilm- In China.
Sometimes sovcral fishers form partner
ship, and start a co-opcrntj"i business.
Thoy Invest In a shallow punt, and a regi
ment of perhaps twenty or moro of theso
solemn birds sit on perches at either end
of tho punt, each having a hempen cord
fustened round tho throat Just below tho
pouch, to prevent Its swalfowlug any fih
It may catch. Then, at a given signal, all
tho cormorants glldo Into tho water, ap
parently well aware of tho disadvantage
of bearing tho prey.
Their movements below tho surfaco are
very swift and graceful ns thoy dart in
pursuit of a fish or nn eel, and giving It n
nip with thoir strong, hooked beak, swal
low It, and continuo hunting. Sometimes
thoy do not return to tho surfaco till they
havo secured Boverul fish, and tholr
capacious pouch Is nulto distended,
and sometimes tho tall of a fish protrudes
from their gaplug bill. Then they return
to tho surface, and at tho bidding of their
keepers dlsgorgo their proy, ono by one,
till tho pouch Is empty, when they again
recelvo tho signal to dlvo. When tho
birds nro tired tho strap Is removed from
tho throat, and thoy nro rewarded with a
share of tho Huh, which they catch as It H
thrown to thom. Youth's Companion.
Cleaning Linen Without Soii.
According to L'lndustrlo Parlslenno, a
lauudryman lu tho vicinity of Paris has
discovered a very Ingenious method of
cleaning linen without soap. Houses no
soap or lyo, nor chlorlno. but replaces
thoso substances by boiled potatoes, with
which ho rubs tho linen. This curious
process, It appoars. Is much superior to
thoso hitherto employed, and tno worst
soiled cotton, linen or silk, cleaned by
this method, aro mado whither than they
could bo by tho uso of an alkali. Besides,
tho method has thoadvantngo that brushes
can bo dispensed with and well water bo
used. Fmulc Ixisllo's.
Phrases of tlio Novelists.
London Truth Is In a stato of mind bo
causo novelists will never refer to a hand
pure and slciplo; It always must bo a
''gloved hand or an "unglovod hand,"
Truth says, and Intimates that tho noxt
thing In order Is to find tho boys of fiction
bathing with "unshod foct" und playing
foot ball with "shod" ones, whllo thody
iuj; lu rolno In tho last chapter may bo ox
nettid to turn her "lovely, unhouuetod
head on tho snowy pillow" ami the Iiero to
walk down Pall Mall with his "Intellectual
head magnificently hatted," New York
Sun.
HEAVEN AND EARTH.
There aro no shadows fthero there Is no sunt
There In no beauty whero there I" no ehadot 1
And all ttil.iga In tHO lines ot gloir run,
Dnrknea) nnd light, ulun and gold lulsliL
God comes among us through the shrowVt of tr;
Ann iiM oini track H iikb mo silvery tvauo
Left by yon litnnaco on tho nvftmtaln laUo
Fading nnd reappearing hero and Ihem.
Tho lamps and vellj through henv'n and Mrth
that move.
Go In and out, ns jealous ot their tight,
I J Iio uilllnir stars unon a rolstr nltfht.
Death Is tho shado of coming night; and love
Yearns for her Hear one in tho iioiy tomb,
llocauso bright things aro hotter seen In glooml
F, V. Fabcr.
Getting nven at Last.
Our red headed irlrls havo at last not
tho Joko on tho publlo. Every tlmo a
protty girl with red hair outers nn clo
vhtcd train heads nro Btuck out of tho
windows nnd necks aro craned to seo If
there Isn't ft whlto horso following tho
train, if sno gets on to a torryooat poopi
look as If thev exnoctcd a sneclcs of Per
seus of somo kind to pass tho boat. Bho
nn got tired or tins ana or tno miniature
whlto horso that tho Broadway dndo wears
on his watch chain and flaunts Insolently
tu nor tnco as sno outers a car. &uo nas a
now scheme a countor Irritant. It's a
whlto horeo breastpin mado of celluloid,
which sho wears conspicuously at her
throat. Instead of staring at her and tho
road alternately, pooplo glvo her until
viucu attention lor a tnlnuto, anu when
thev discover tho loko'thevsmilo and nass
on, glad for a chanco to attend to their
own business. Now York Telegram.
minded by tho HUzzard.
A singular offoct of a galo of Ico and
snow In tho northwest during ncold wavo
last winter was to freeze tho eyes Bhut
and then form an Ico mask over tho faco.
Tho wind would drlvo tho fino, hard snow
Into tho eyes, causing them .to water.
Tho snow would mix with tho jvater, be
tween tho eyelids', nnd tho cold wind
would at onco bind tho lids together by
an Ico band. Tho repeated removal of
this would Inflamo tho eyeballs co that a
film ' would form, obscuring tho sight.
After this film formod, tho presence of
tho ico was a relief to tho Inflammation.
Tlio eyes would soon bo frozen so closo
that nothing but steady artificial heat
would rcllovo thom.- Boston Budget.
New Curtrldgo for Mines.
It has been proposed to do nway with
tho uso of cxploslvos In mines where there
U30 Is attended with danger, and substi
tute tho lately Inveutea cartridge ono
portion of which U filled with a mixture
of finely divided zinc and zlno oxldo,
which collects In tho condensers of tho
zlno retort, whllo tho other part Is filled
with diluted sulphurlo acid. According
to tho requirements In this caso tho cart
ridge Is put In Its Intended place and then,
by suitablo mochaulsm, tho acid Is allowed
to flow luto the zinc, hydrogen Is then
ovolvcd, nnd by Its oxponslvo forco' tho
rock Is broken down without combustion
or violent explosion. Chlcajro Iloruld.
A Spoclflo for AlcoliolUm.
A specifi. against drunkenness has often
been sought, but as yet tho:. has been
found no remedy ciccpt that of moral 'de
termination, Although tho reform ao
compllshod In this manner Is encourag
lug, there Is a wido field for tho uso of
somo physical mothod for tho reclamation
of besotted Individuals who cannot bo
reached by moral suasion. Dr. Portng
slow, a well known physician aud vtrritcr,
doclaros that tho desire for drink Is a dls
easo, aud must bo treated by moans ef ther
apeutics IIo claims that as nulnlno la a
specific against fever, so aro subcutaneous
Injections of strychnino tho absoluto
moons of curing tho passion for Intoxi
cating liquors, It appears that so far
back as lo78 this mothod of treating was
employed, but it attracted llttlo attention.
In 1831 tho celebrated French physi
cian, Dujardlu-Boimotz, was n most zeal
ous advocate of this method of treatment.
Tho preparation and application of tho
Injection Is quite simple Ono grain of
strychnino Is dissolved In 200 drops of
water, and the patient receives an Injec
tion of fivo drops dally for a week or ten
days. Tho offects of tho Injections aro
surprising; after two or threoof thom tho
drunkard has an appetlto and Is ablo to
sleep. If, after tho expiration of sovcral
months, tho deslro for strong drink re
turns, tho result of indulgonco Is bo dis
tressing, palpitation of tho heart, head
ache and other equally disturbing effects,
that It becomes Imposslblo for tho Inebrl
ato to touch another drop. It Is recom
mended to make tho Injections during tho
drunken sleep, when tlio patlont nwakons
in tho full possebblon of his senses and
will ask for a second or third application.
It would bo an ndmlrablo arrangement If
tho pollco surgeons would test this
cure upon tho Intoxicated persons
brought Into the various stations. If
this means of treating tho deadly sin of
Intemperance bo as successful as its advo
cates claim tho family physician will boa
poworiui tactor in tlio regeneration ot so
ciety It has been suggested by the Rus
shin press that btutlous bo established in
ovory department of Russia for tho salva
tion of tho army of drunkards. Newark
Advertiser. .
Purls and London Compared.
Paris lutereots mo moro, or at least en
tertains mo more, than London, It Is
moro foreign, moro brilliant In Its shops
and drives and moro volatilo In Its dispo
sition. 1 no climate, too, Is better, It Is
not qui to so warm as tho day wo sailed,
but tho sky Is bluo, tho sun warm, a
broezo blows and all Paris is in tho open
air. Tho fog und bmoko that darkenod
Iindon, and which make every inhabitant
a Bino.o consumer there, are both hap
pily absent In Paris. Then, ucraln. tho
eating here Is Infinitely superior. Engt
lana is more ceremonious, more dlcrnlticd.
and Ixnulon Is moro ponderous. It strikes
mo ns a great physical and Intellectual
force Paris, per contra. Is orgaulzed to
minister to tlio oyo and ear and pasblou,
to physical enjoyment In Its most sump
tuous and sensuous forms. " Whllo at tho
Motropolo gentlemen were oxjiected to
wear dress bults every evening at tablo
d'hote and to stalls at tho theatre, and
ladles to go without bonnets, and, as a
rulo, to dress decollete; In Paris a dress
suit or a dress open at tho throat are ex
ceptions. There aro Americans horo nt this hotel
by tho score, hut it is a wonderfully quiet
placo when contrasted with tho Motropolo
In 1ondon. Tho comparison Is fair, bo
cause each In Its own citv Is regarded as
of tho very first rank. Tho strawberries
hero are phenomenally large and of su
perb flavor, nnd do not havo that hard
and Insipid core that large American ber
ries havo. Tho lottuco differs In looks
from ours, nnd Is decidedly better. As
you know, tho French chef knows how to
blend his oil, vinegar, bait, pepper, etc.,
that you cannot dotoct tho special tasto
of any ono of tho ingredients, but whero
a most toothsomo compound flavor ro
bults. For salads and saucos, of course,
ovcrybody knows tho French are perfect.
Georfo R. Gibson In Now York GroDhiB.
Chaptcr lu Locust Lore,
Omaha Boy Oh, Pap, hero's a 17-year
locust, an' It's got W on Its wings. Aunt
Jano says that means war.
Pap There won't bo any war In this
country except a political war, I guess
tho W stands for "wrangle"
"Maybo bo. Grandma Bays It Isn't a W,
though. Sho Bays It's an it upsldo down."
"All tho samo. If It's on M It stands
for 'mud.' "Omaha World.
A Curious Phenomenon.
Gentleman Is that tho dog you'vo al
ways had, Aunt Dinah?
Aunt Dinah Yes, Baht ho am do scf
sarco dawg. When wo fust got htm ho
waif a bright yallcr, but mo an' Rastus
am worry da'k comploctod, sah, an' ho has
been wlf us bo long, dat ob lato ycahs dat
yallcr huo Is kinder turnln' Into or rusty
black. But ho am do samo dawg, Tho
Epoch.
Labeled as Trench Hrandy. V
As tbo annual local consumption In
Franco of brandy Is 13,000.000 gallons,
and tho yearly product only 13,000,000
gallons, American lovers of eau do vlo aro
wondering what tho stuff Is which comes
across tho Atlantic labelod as French
brandy. Scleutlflo experts Bay that most
of It la cheap German spirits, flavored
with cunningly dovlsod extracts and cor.
dials. Chicago Ucrald.
Cltmato und iiruln Weight,
Tho averago weight of tho brain of man
apparently boars u definite) rolntlon to tho
clluiato a hltfherbrniu weight being found
In cold .haii lu warm countries. In pro
portion to their stature, tho Lapps havo
tho largest heads lu Europe, tha Nor
wegians next) then comes tho Swede,
Dunes, Germans, l'renoh and Italians,
lu the A rub tho bond U found to be .mailer
than In any of theso, while in th" fur nbrlh
there exists n people knowu as CuugnUhes
who possess remarkably largo heads.-.
islGuc-Dcmocrat,
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