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THE LANCASTER DAILY INTELLI0ENeER, SATUBDAY, APRIL 28, 1888.
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r PnYSICIMS1 WISDOM.
WHAT CHICAGO DOCTORS SAY ABOUT
"SOBERING OFF."
A Newspaper Asks for the Bast Conn
te n I'nrsntd by the Victim, of Cob
Armed AleohelUra Variant Melfceslt
Beeemuended.
Is there ene courts better than another
for a man te adept la endeavoring te
break himself of the drinking babltt
The Mall has sought te obtain from
these who should be best informed a
practical answer te the above question. A
number of leading physicians bare been
visited and a given set of questions put
te each The result of these Interviews
Is bore presented.
"Ah," said Dr-Charles Oilman Smith,
"tber never de taper off. They can't.
The way te break off drinking la te atop,
and atop short. In stepping abort deu't
use bromides unless the reforming drlnkrr
can't sleep Use the fluid extract of cocoa
leaves. That's a sect of stimulant, net se
dangerous, as alcohol, perhaps, althejuh
Its" continued use Impairs the heart. Wis
hard te lav down a general course of medi
cation, slnce .every case ta different. A
physician must prescribe for a patient
what he particularly needs. Aa te diet It
should be generous and rich net fatty or
greasy, but strengthening If the pstlent
can't sleep let him take a brisk walk be bo be
fere bedtime, and get hlmtelf tired out
Regular oxerclse In a gymnasium you can
rarely get a drunkard te take. The man
who leaves off drinking had better step
smoking, tee. Tobacco has a relaxing ef
fect en the system. Step both together.
It will pay;
"Will a man recover his old physical
and mental tone? Welt, If he leaves off
altogether he will practically be aa geed a
man as he was before be began te drink."
J. Adams Allen, president of Rush Med
ical college, said bluffly: "If a man's
going te step he's get te step, and
there's an end of It. Don't let him
try te taper oft All nonsense. But
he ought nover te try te quit with
out consulting a physician, because a
steady drinker Is euro te have some or
ganic trouble of tholiverer kidneys which
whisky spurs up te action, and which be
comes torpid when It Is left. Be don't
want tonics and ether stimulants te stay
him up. A geed dose of calomel te set
his liver going right is worth mere than
them all. Yes, leave off tobacco, tee. It's
harder te break off than liquor drinking."
Dr. N. D. Delamater, the specialist In
nervous diseases, took a decidedly differ
ent 'viewef the prepositions. He said:
"Whether the would be reformed drunk
ard shall taper off. with light wines and
short rations of -drinks depends entirely
en the Individual. lie who la anxious te
quit and Is a man of strong will and In
the habit of controlling himself in ether
ways, and la able te withstand the pain
and suffering, con de ctther way. Thcre
Is less suffering tapering off than slopping
suddenly. A man who is net accustomed
te controlling himself would either bave
te be put under restraint or be obliged te
taper off.
"Ordinarily the man will begin te feel
better in three weeks' time. The normal
tone ought te be restored In a ceuple of
months unless some orgenio dlsease has
been developed. Seme men can regain
everything they have lest. Others can
not. It depends en the man and it do de
pends en the amount of drinking he has
Indulged in. Theso men of a finer qual
ity of nervous temperament are theso
who are most bound by liquor and te
whom the damage Is most permanent.
Coarse, brutal natures are net much af
fected. They recover as much as ever
they lest."
"Ail habits of II fe are hard te break
off," said Dr. E IL Pratt. "A man who
wants te step drinking must realize that
the thing can only be accomplished by a
strong effort of the mind, and as long as
he weakens his body by keeping up the
irritation with even diminished doses of
alcohol, se long will be a slave te the
liquor habit. If he wants te quit, why
quit. It lies mere with the man himself
than with the drugs. Yeu can't reform a
man unless It Is a thorough reform.
Therefore, In such cases I de net attempt
te drive eat ene bad habit with a worse. I
give a weak solution of cayenne pepper te
relieve the burning sensation, and I give
him lets of milk. Milk is, or all things,
the most necessary.
"The great thing In breaking off a habit
of this kind Is keeping busy. Push the
mind and body te the utmost activity te
divert attention from the hankerings of
the old habit. Conccntrate the thought
en seme hobby and rlde It at full Bpccd.
Fer mercy's sake don't think of trying te
step. DeDJIt tell anybody hew long it has
"been since you tasted a drop. Don't con
gratulate yourself .that you have geno
without liquor for six weeks or six
months Dismiss the subject from your
mind as completely as if you had never
heard of such a thing as whisky, and had
no cariesity te learn about It. If a man
asKea you new long it nas been since you,!,
stepped drinking change the subject of r
conversation without answering. The
mind has the greatest part of the task at
first. I should certainly say that a man
who wants te quit drinking1 should step
smoking, tee.
"Hew long It v III be before he begins
te fcl as geed as he did before he stepped
drinking depends en hew badly besotted
he Is. The most rapid gain will be in the
case of the man who has made up his
mind In dead sincerity that he has taken
his last drink and that he will never leek
back with longing en the old habit. Six
months ought te restore him te cemplete
health If he has no organic dlsease."
"The notion that quitting suddenly is
mere dangerous or moredluTcult than ta
pering off Is one of whisky's fallacies,"
said Dr. A. J liaxtcr. "Tapering off Is
simply taking smaller doses of poison. A
man can't quit taking poison tee suddenly.
As for bromides and all that sort of thing,
if his physician finds he needs bromides
let him prescribe them; but If they are
needed It will net be because the man has
quit drinking entirely, but because liquor
has undermined his health and made
tonics necessary te pull nature through In
her efforts te restore what has been lest.
Ne man en the top of earth can say hew
long It will take te make a man -well
again." Chicago Mell.
Railroad Flyers In England.
"Yeu don't knew what fast traveling
means in this country."
An Englishman, who bad recently made
a trip throughout the New England states
and the west, was discussing our railroad
system with a friend at a cafe.
"New listen and I'll give you some
news. In England third class passengers
ride from forty te forty five miles an
hour and nobody pays extra fare en ac
count of the speed. Frem New Yerk te
Albany It Is 142 miles by a splendid track.
There are ten express trains dally between
these cities, and their average speed is
twenty nlne miles an hour. Between
Londen and Sheffield, 163 miles, the
Great rVrtberu runs nine trains dally,
with an average speed of forty Gve miles
an hour. Between New Yerk and Bos Bes Bos
eon the average speed Is thirty
mllesan hour, and the fastest, a
train composed "exclusively of sleeping
cars, makes thirty nine miles an hour.
Between Londen and Manchester, 203
mlles,there are twenty trains dally, with
an average speed of forty one miles an
hear, and some trains making fifty. Be
tween Londen and Glasgow, 440 miles,
there are thirteen daily expresses, and
ihelr ftTcraire ipoed U almost forty, miles
aa hour, one traU being Buck faster
thanthla."
"Yea, tat that la only ea favored
lines."
I "Net at all All ever England and
Scotland express trains, composed of first,
second and third class carriages, make
from thirty tve te Ifty miles an hour,
while ta Aaeriea a thirty-Are sail train
la called a stroke of llghtalnf. The fast
est regular trala 1b Asserts, se I aa told,
Is ea the Baltimore aad Ohie, which
sake the forty astles between Washing
ton aad Baltlssere ta ifty adnata. There
are three or four fast iralns between New
Yerk aad Philadelphia covering forty six
miles aa hour. Between Liverpool and
Manchester there are fifty two trains
dally, none of them alewer than forty-five
miles aa hear and four of thea making
fifty one and a third miles an hour."
New Yerk Mall and Express.
THOMAS l KIMBALL.
The Wall Known Railroad Man Who Sat.
eecded the Lai Mr. ,1'etter.
One of the best known railroad men In
this country Is Themas Lord Kimball, ro re
cently made general manager of the
Union Pacific, vice Themas J. Petter, de
ceased. He was born In Buxton, Yerk
county, Me., Oct. 1, 1831, and lived with
his parents en a farm until he was 17
years of age. He then entered upon a
course of academle study, and taught
school during his vacations till his 21st
year, when he engaged In commercial and
express business. In which he continued
for four years. In 1850 Mr. Kimball vis
ited most of the western states, and a
year later removed with his family te the
western reserve In Ohie, and resided
there until early In 1859, when he located
In Cincinnati. During the following year
he turned te account his earlier expe
rlence as an amateur newspaper writer and
reporter, and pub
Ushed a series of
articles en th'e
west and In the
Interests of tha
Pcasylvanla Rail
road company. He
waa employed in
the service of that
company for three
fears aa its south'
western passenger
igent, fire years
u assistant gen
iral passenger
Igent and three
rears m irnnnral
THOMAS U KIMBALL.
western passenger Sgent. In March. 1871,
Themas A. Scott was elected president of
the Union Pacific Railway company, and
Ur. Kimball, who had been tntlmately as.
leclated with him In the service of the
Pennsylvania company for twelve con
tecutlve years, was appointed by Mr.
Scott te the position of general passenger
ind ticket agent of the Union Pacific
During the same year Mr. Kimball went
te Omaha, where he has ever since ro re
ilded. During this long period nearly
soventeen years Mr. Kimball haa re
mained with the Union Pacific through
jut all changes of administration. Feri
ten years be filled the office te which he
was first appointed general passenger
ind ticket agent. He was then promoted
te be assistant general manager, which t
jfilce he filled for four years. The next
three years he was the general troflle
manager of the Union Pacific system,
ivhich had grown te vast proportions
lud required a man of great executive
ability, such as Mr. Kimball Is ac
knowledged te be, at Its head. On Sept.
1, 1SS7, be was appointed assistant te First
Vice President Petter, and en the death
it the latter was made general manager.
Mr. Kimball Is a ery thorough and sys
tematic railroad man. He is master of
very detail, and In the science of rail,
reading, , especially from a commercial
it and point, he has but few equals in this
country. His long connection with the
Union Pacific attests the high esteem in
which his services are held. Mr. Kimball
war, married in 1834 te Mary P. Rogers,
daughter of Nathaniel P. Rogers, Esq v of
New Hampshire. They have four children.
HELEN ADAMS KELLER.
Slie ! Blind, Dear and Dumb, and ItlraU
Laura Ilrldgsman.
Thcre Is a young girl living In Tuscum.
bio, Ala., a deaf mute, who from her
desire for knowledge and her natural men
tal quickness te learn bids fair te attract
HEJ.EN KEIXETl AKNE If. SULMVAif.
as minh attention as the famous Laura
Bridgcman. Helen Adams, Keller was
uern in xuscumuia eigne years age, the
daughter of a journalist, new United
States marshal of the Northern district of
Alabama. Whin the child was about 10
months old she was attacked by an Illness
which resulted In the less of sight and
bearing. When she had recovered and
the terrible truth of her affliction dawned
upon her parents, they tried every medi
cal aid te effect a cure, but without atalL
When Helen was 7 she was placed under
the care of Miss Anne M. Sullivan, a lady
who had suffered partially as her pupil
had suffered. Under Miss Sullivan's care
Helen has made rapid progress. Her dis
position is cheerful, but, like most people
similarly affected, the readily gives way
te fits of anger; though these paroxysms
are gradually disappearing in proportion
as she learns. Her sense of touch Is mar mar
veleusly acute. She began te Icaru te
spell by the use of raised letters, acquir
ing the most common names of things,
and then began te learn the verbs. With
this stock she was taught te describe sit.
uatiens such as "Helen is In wordrebo,"
"box en table." Then came a lessen en
differences, such as "hard" and "soft,"
"large" and ".mall."
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HELLS KELLEIt'S UANDWItlTINCI.
In this way a mind which hed no con.
aectlen with the surrounding world was
at last enabled te communicate thoughts
and receive communications from ethers.
She has new learned te spell out simple
sentences, and has made a beginning In
arithmetic. Her natural aptitude te ac
quire these rudiments Is remarkable, and
her deslre te learn Insatiable. Her
teacher is much Interested In her and her
advancement, and leeks forward te a
future Interesting career for her pupil.
As the child is yet but 8 years old and
has hed but a year's training, she bes aa
yet only made a beginning.
Besides cuts of Helen Keller and her
patient teacher, we give a facsimile of a
note written by the blind, deaf mule,
foreus euriueuware, formed of clays
that previous te baking are mixed with
sawdust or straw that are burned out In
the process. Is the latest fireproof material
that baa been offered te builders. Ex
change. Applause at the opera Is cheapv-tebe
oet&inea wr a song.
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MICnifcAH PINERIES.
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THE HARD AND DANGEROUS WORK
DONE BY THE LOGGERS.
Kanbering Operations la the Pine For Fer
eats of the Northwest Werk Dene by
the "Cant Heek" Man "Skldwaj" and
"Banking around" Dynamite,
Nowhere en the glebe la the relation of
horse aad eaaa ta tbe accomplishment of
great labor aad tbe production of enor
mous results se dearly aeea aa In the
lumbering operations of the northwestern
pineries. Frem the time when the first
leg la cut from tbe first fallen pine In
September, trull the last leg la delivered
at tbe banking ground, net later thaa the
Idea of March, bone and man handle the
legs together. This 1 bow the work la
dene:
Camp'eslabltshed and the main reads
lined out through the timber te be cut,
gangs of men go te work. One man
meveeahead, selects trees, chops a deep
aetch cnTthat eldejif the tree toward
which be wanCnfte falL" Twe men fol fel
low him with asea and a cress-cut saw.
Tbe axes are for the Incidental occasion
which may arise for their use. The saw
Is tbe real guillotine of the forest The
sawyers begin en the standing tree op.
posits the aforesaid notch, and saw te
ward that. If the tree leans that way It
will sometimes break through six Inches
et solid weed, and sweep down with a
screech of the sundering fibers that can
be beard a long distance.
Tbe tree once down, the leader of the
gang that "fell" It measures off the legs
and "tops" Itt that la, he tajms up the
limbs where necessary, and gees en te
notch another tree while the rawyers are
cutting the first Inte legs. Thencome
tbe "swampers," a gang of men and
horses, who cut away the bmsh, roll ene
end of the leg upon a "drag," and haul It
off te the "akldway," where It hi plied te
await being taken te tbe banking ground.
The akldway Is Itself a roll way, as the
banking ground Is. tif tbe legs are te be
leaded upon cars the skldway must be
built aa high aa tbe platform of tbe car.
If upon sleighs, then only high enough te
admit of rolling tbem upon tbe bunks, or
"bed" of the sleigh. But In either case
the piles of legs se gathered may be large,
and vet largest where they are completed
and left te be moved by sleighs. I have
aeen them piled In huge reef shaped
masses thirty and forty feet high. Lying
thus, snow collects In tbe interstices,
melts and freezes until the plle has be
come solidified. In that condition It Is
often found when the leaders approach It
te break down the pile and lead It upon
tbe sleighs.
Tbe work Is often dangerous, because
the legs are net taken from tbe top of the
pile, but from Its bottom. Ouly the most
skillful, aa well aa powerful, "cant hook
men" make up the leading gangs. I have
seen a gang break out the bottom leg of a
akldway that showed a perpendicular
front of thirty feet. At Its base in the
roadway stands tbe sleigh strong enough
te withstand the shock of a mountain's
fall; the horses are unhitched and moved
away and only the men are In danger. A
foreman' stands watchful ever all; men
pry and pull and strain together, moving
the resisting leg only a hair's breadth, as
It seems, se cautious are they. As they
pull they watch tbe mass abeve them, and
when at last It starts theso men bound
away as If, shot out of catapults, and
down come tbe Icy legs bounding with a
rear. The sleigh la covered with thorn;
and once In auch a fall I saw a huge leg
caught and held en end en top of a half
leaded sleigh.
Then comes the hauL The reads are
wide, level and smooth, and a pair of the
kingly horses trained te the work will
haul a lead of fourteen tens In a day when
the sleigh shoes de net stick te the snow.
Such a lead, peaked up into the air six feet
above the horses, with the teamster
astride of the top leg talking familiarly
te bis "Nig" and "Jee," or seme equally
domestic names, by which his horses are
known, as they walk cosily away with
the huge mass. Is a atght that would
make the boys and girls of the world wild
with delighted astonishment. But thcre
Is danger here, tee. A slight lurch sldo slde
ways will sometimes break a chain
"binder" and the lead gees down.
At the banking ground, en a clear cold
winter day, with the mercury 20 dogs,
belew zero, the sccne Is unlque. This Is
the only part of the work In which the
horses cannot help. Tbe legs are rolled
out from the sleighs by the men. It Is
often hard work. A green plne leg that
scales from 000 te B00 feet is a heavy
thing te handle
Reliways or banking grounds are al
ways chosen at that point en stream or
hike where the height of the bank and the
depth of water will beat facilitate piling
legs in winter and floating them in spring.
High bank and deep water are best, but
the majority of reliways are en low bonks
and shallow streams, net from choice, but
from necessity. The legs are dropped
from sleighs or cars upon the bank and
rolled off until tbe river is filled some
times almost across tbe channel, leaving
only a sluiceway. This dams the water
and gives greater force, that Is utilized In
breaking the reliways In when the drhe
begins. The legs, piled eften a dozen
deep or mere, weigh the ice down te the
bottom; tbe water rises among the bot
tom tiers of legs and they freeze together.
There Is danger In breaking In a railway,
Just as there is In breaking down a sl.ld
way In both cases the work Is done from
the front and bottom of the pile. In the
moving of frozen legs dynamite Is often
used. Cartridges are fastened te long
poles, the waterproof fuse Is Ignited and
the foreman thrusts the cartridge down
through the water as well under the legs
as his limited tlme wilt permit. Bay
City (Mich ) Cor Chicago Herald.
Sterked with Chlnate Fheasauts.
Soverel years age the Red and Gun
club of Portland, Ore., Imported a few
Chinese pheasants and set them loeso en
Protection Island. Tbe pheasants have
since multiplied until the Island Is well
stocked with tbem. The birds are about
tbe size of a common prairie chicken, with
long tail, and their plumage Is remarkably
beautiful. New Yerk Evening World.
Intellectual tlueger In Cuba.
A singular evidence of the aspiration
toward enlightenment under difficulties
In any land Is In an odd class of folk I
hove discovered here In Havana. Beeks
In Cuba are few and costly. There are net
as much news and miscellany, In any
single issue of a Havana newspapcr as are
given In three columns of any American
daily. But the Intellectual hunger must
be satisfied, and there have grown out of
these conditions a large number of lectors
or readers. Thcsp go from ene shop te
another, and often from heuse te house
among the lowly, and read and comment
upon the Insignificant world's news which
the lifeless papers occasionally print.
They are well paid, for, as they must rear
Hke mad bulls In their readings, se that
the 600 or 1,000 hands In a great cigar
factory can all catch the precious words,
they Boen lese their voices altogether.
Edgar L. Wakeman In New Yerk Mall
and Express.
An eminent physician recommends that
all the weed nsed in the Interiors of
houses and all the plain surfaces of plas
ter be thoroughly oiled and varnished, se
that the power of absorption of foul air
and gaaw be destroyed. Chicago Times. j
THE WIND THEIR STEED.
Osvl aad Carletta Myers .rropeae a Da,
leg Plana
Professer Carl K. Myers aad his wife,
Carletta. of Mohawk. N. Y.a who era well
known balleenlsts, new think they have
get the currents of the upper air se well
mapped out that they can cress the conti
nent either way at will, aad propose te
prove It by going aerially te San Francisce
aad back. Of course the scheme has beea
repeatedly tried, the most sensational la
stance being that of the late Professer
Jehn Wise, who traveled 1,900 miles lax
twelve hears, but
net In the direc
tion he wanted te
go. Since that ex
perience tha ac
cepted opinion has
beea that the air
currents could net
be calculated la
advance, and that
once launched
space the aeronaut'
mu"rge aa the
wind llsteth: but
"Carletta" Myers
CARL K. MTKltS,
Insists en the, contrary, and she and her
husband Intend te try their system seen.
She haa made many voyages, In which
ahe landed almost where she would, and
maintains that by noting the direction of
the currents. sa she rises through tbem
she can chose her level and go where she
wilL
Professer Myers has made ascensions In
twclve states and Canada, and with the
data thus obtained he proposes te take a
aeries of day flights, stepping each night
at designated cities te resupply with gas.
If bis calculations prove correct he will
then make one unbroken eastward Jour
ney from San Francisce te. New Yerk,
after which he will try rn ever-ocean Toy Tey Toy
age. His opinion Is, however, that the
currents above the ocean ran en a very
different system from theso above tbe
land, and that aa yet we knew practically
nothing about them. He has hie great
balloon In course of construction and will
take his eastward fllghtf early this year.
ills (wire, V'Car.
letta," has had
many exeatlng ex
periences, Includ
ing one trip with
natural gas, taken
direct from the
tube la Franklin,
Pa. Her husband
had a few days
previously made
tbe first ascension
'ever made with
natural iras. On
cAM-en-V xrrats. .flCQJ
was in danger, be
fore getting clear of the buildings; but once
afloat, she says, "In the bread stream of
air the balloon rose rapidly, but flew mere
swiftly northwestward, while below as
the wilderness of tins and oil derricks
faded rapidly away. Soen I was ever Oil
City, Tttusvllle and Ttdeeut, as I varied
my course." Through a defect In the
workings of the valve she rose te a height
of 20,000 feet bofero she could turn te de
scend, and made 00 miles In DO minutes,
most of the time at a height of four mllesl
Once when she made an ascension, clad
In spangles, and with guaze wings en her
shoulders, she came down In a backwoods
locality, and was very shortly surrounded
by a crowd of gaping negrees, who, seeing
the guoze wings, imagined she was aome
sort of an angel, and began at onee te
offer the most extravagant adoration.
Flve fluids have new been used for In
flating balloons. First was the het air,
used by the Montgolfier brothers a century
age; then hydrogen, seen after used by
M. Ckerlis; then corbenetted hydrogen or
coal gas, first used by the noted British
aeronaut, Green; then naphtha or water
gas, ha common use for a long tlme; and
finally natural gas, as Introduced by
"Carletta" and Prof. Meyers.
Or, C. Ik Acnew.
In the death of Dr. C. XL Agnew, of
New Yerk, the medical profession loses
ene of its best known members. Dr.
Agnew was born In New Yerk In 1830.
After receiving a
prlvate school ed
ucation he entered
Columbia collcge
and was gradu
ated In 1840,
studied mcdlclne
with Dr. J. Kear
ney Itedgers; for
many years sur
geon of the New
Yerk hespltah He
attended the reg
ular course of lec
tures In the Cel. R - AgPOT''r. ..
lege of Physicians and Surgeons, serving
also In tbe New Yerk Hospital. After
being graduated from the medical school
In 1853 Dr. Agnew practiced for a year
en the shores of Lake Superior, new the
town of Houghten, and then a small
mining town. He then returned te New
Yerk, and being offered the appointment
as surgeon of the Eye and Ear infirmary,
he went te Europe te cemplete his studies.
Dr. Agnew returned te America In 1635,
and married the following year. He held
the position as surgeon te the New Yerk
Ear and Eye infirmary until April, 1804,
when his duties en the United States san
itary commission compelled him te resign.
In 1858 Governer Edwin D. Morgan ap
pointed Dr. Agnew te be sugeen general
of New Yerk, and at tbe outbreak of the
rebellion Governer Morgan appointed him
medical director of tbe Etate Volunteer
hospital. In this position he performed
most efficient service Fer a long time he
had charge of the important trust of ob
taining for tbe regiments passing through
New Yerk state te the scat of war their
medical supplies. He also did remarkable
work en the sanitary commission. Since
these memerable war days he has been
engaged in the practlce of his profession
la New Yerk.
When cx-Scnater Cenlding was token
111, en April 6, Dr. Agnew was called te
treat him. As the case was se serious, he
called In Dr. Barker and Dr. Sands, and
expected te take part In the operation
which lengthened Mr. Conkling's life sev
eral days, but his own illness prevented
his being prewnt.
Very Nervem Indeed.
""""When Mayer newltt was In Washing Washing
ten he was continually annoyed by tha
untimely barking of dogs at night. But
It seems that there is a man new In Wash
ington even mera nervous than the mayor.
He refuses te live In a house with trees In
front of It because he says their hark dis
turbs him at night. New Yerk Tribune.
Stalling Unmeunted I'liote.
Unmeunted photographs, etc, can be
sent by mall without damage by rolling
them around the outside of a light cylin
drical piece of weed or bamboo, when a
pasteboard tube cannot be obtained. "T.
P. D. U." In Writer.'
The Graduate' Negligence.
Scheel Girl Mnmmn, my head aches
se I csu't seethe figure uny mere. Won't
j en de thlssumr
Mamma (looking ever the problem) I
don't knew bow, dear.
"Why, grnndtna said jeu graduated
with tbe highest honors."
"Yes, I did. I could have answered
any question in the books then; but I
.can't new "
"Ha'ie the books chnngcdf
"Ne, but after leaving school I ncgll
gentlr allowed my head te itoe achUg,"
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A "BENDER'S" CONFESSIONS.
A Fair English Coetortlenlit or Nineteen
Tata or Her rroreeelea,
Tbe ether day I called en a bender, i
lady, net a gentleman, who Is well known
as a most serpentine contortionist ' 1
wished te'ask Mile. Ven are a few ques
tions about her art, with a v'ew of throw
ing some light en the training of UHU
boys and gtrla for the profession. (Tu
lady was sitting before the lira with het
sister, who has abandoned bending her
self, and exhibits a troupe of highly edu
cated poodles, A huge wicker basket con
tained her dress and ethcr.stage habits.
Frem Its depths she produced a bundle -of
photographs of herself, tied and knotted
Inte all manner of curious folds.
That Is the business of a bender. Tbe
body la thrown Inte a score of unnatural
postures, which appear te the audience te
be achieved by dislocating every Joint In
the human frame, and te be effected at
great risk te limb and life. Artists are
generally enthusiastic about their callings,
and I must say that Mtsa Venare declared
she would rather be a bender than a
queen or something te that effect, She be
gan at 4, at Hi abe waa before tbe public,
and remains a bender stUL "My falher
saw a contortionist one night en the stage,
and he asked himself why he should net
teach me, aged 4 I waa put Inte train
ing at once, and enjoyed the fun. as a
child wfU enjoy anything new. Waa 1
beaten? waa I starved! Ne. 1 seemed te
take te' It like a little duck takes te
water. Yen sea, we were a family ef
athletes, and, besides, I was a daughter
and net an apprentice. If the father Is
the trainer he may net spare the red, but
he Is cruel only, te be kind. My experi
ence Is that less red and mere kindness Is
'the best plan. Father used te bribe ns
Inte, doing tbe different tricks. Te be suc
cessful means years of hard work, prac
tice and pcrformence. I am IB new, and
my performance keeps me la capital train
ing. In the business of contortion the first
lessen ts tbe backward bend, first with
the arms, and then without Yeu stand
en a leug mattress, se that tbere I no
danger, and at first your teacher controls
your movements with a belt. It la much
the lame with ether forms of acrobatic
work, and the cruelty often takes the form
of taking" away the mattress, which
creates e. Kcrc of pante In the pupil's mind.
If he has really tried his best and failed,
he Is se terrified that he Is almost certain
te fall unless he has a great deal of pluck.
If he has only been sulking, It may bring
him te his bearings. Of course, children
are often stubborn, and try the potlence
of the teacher te Its utmost limit.
" "The art of contortion," continued Miss
Venare, "Is learned by degrees. First the
backward bend, thea the 'dislocation,'
then the 'splits,' and se en. What we
caU Jcleseness'dlstlngul8hcs the best
bending. v Te theaudtence bending aeems
most difficult. I experience no discomfort
or lnconvenlcnce. I was a puny child.
Yeu see me new." Tbe lady bender was
certainly most healthy and cheerful, stout
In body and ruddy In completion, and she
strongly maintains that all women would
be greatly benefited If they took te bend
ing. "It la quite a mistake te thlak that
we put our limbs out of Joint, or that we
suffer from the curious nature of our per
formance. Of ceurse, after one or mere
difficult positions one may suffer a little
pain, but It gees In no time. In some at
titudes I can only remain for twenty sec
onds, as tbe breathing becomes difficult.
But these are trifling Inconveniences. I
practice a few minutes every day te keep
myself loose here In my room, and that Is
about all 1 need de." Pall Mall Gazette.
Curlens Thing About Cooks,
A very curious thing about the cooks
that they admit themselves is that a man
who succeeds admirably In one house may
fall utterly In the next place he takes. A
thousand Influences govern the matter.
The cook may uet be in sympathy with
his master or mistress. They may net
like what he thinks he Is best at malting,
or they may limit him In his expenses, or
treat him In a way that makes him miser
able. Then, again, a cook may make a
great reputation la a restaurant and fail
In a private house. That often happens,
although, of course. It Is still mere often
the case that a chef trained In family ser
vice proves unable te meet the rush and
bulk of tbe work In a publle beuse. The
best cooks In town say that the prime
necessity for success with prlvate familles
Is net In the sclcntlfie knowledge of a
cook half se much as In his manners and
address. A dapper, pleasant, smiling,
smooth, clever fellow Will often please a
family better than a genius. Curiously
enough, se the cooks say, a man who Is
net liked himself often falls te make his
dishes liked. New Yerk Sun.
The Let or Temper.
Temper, tee, there U no question, Is
geed te keep; yet we ourselves remember
occasions when we would have given all
the world te have been able te lese our
temper thoroughly, completely, Irrevoca
bly. Simulated less of temper Is a great
gift; but a real, genuine less has a power
of closing a controversy or putting an end
te a situation where simulated less can
effect nothing. Ne doubt the losing Is ex
pensive; It generally means apology or
compensation of some sort; but for tbe
moment It carries a man through a diffi
culty unconsciously, and, as It were, en
wings. The wounds received in the ex
citement of battle are said at the time net
te hurt, and less of temper means an ex ex
cltemcnt wbore wounds given and re
ceived become almost a pleasure. Londen
Spectator.
Atrecltlet en Slgubeardf. J""""""""2
A Wabash avenue tradesman announces
himself as "hosier and glover." We shall
have a "shoer and hooter" next, and as
the feel killer scorns te be neglecting his
business, this sort of atrocity en the lan
guage we speak and write will continue
until we have "dry gcedser." I haveal
ready noted the word "fruiterer" ever tbe
deer of a man who has cucumbers, lettuce
and radishes en sale. Chicago MalL
An Cndcrbred Caest's Waji.
The disposition te regard a friend's
home as a hotel, and the repasts served
therein as free lunches, betrays the under
bred guest beyond tbe possibility of reha
bilitation. One token of this Inclination
Is In the establishment of his contented
person In the most luxurious chair ha
copies or lolling en the sofa. He carries
forward the neat design by fingering brie-a-brac,
opening and shutting books, scru
tinizing wall paper, frescoes and furniture,
sometimes turning up tbe corncref a rug,
pinching draperies with haberdashery
touch, and, when net prevented by In
tractable casters, tipping bis chair en the
hind legs.
Why what the Indignant military critle
of tbe Jacksen statue at Washington
called a "r'arin" chair should express the
cxtremoef case better than ene left In tbe
normal quadrupedal position Is a recon
dite question. It must, or It would net be
brought te the front se often that a chair
tipped backward might serve as the crest
of the Independent Yankee the world ever.
A further and quite lndubltable evidence
of quite at hemcutlveness Is the subdued
whlstle or hum with which the guest re
gales himself when net talking. He can
compliment his entertainers no mero
highly than by becoming a human kettle
en the hob, and sluging himself up te the
bubbling point of conversation. Marien
Harland In Philadelphia Times. tCTi.
PDRIFY TOUR BLOOD.
Impnrllit In tbe bleea prednc dUeawe,
Vedllr and mental tieattb depend upon a
bealthr roAdltlen et the bleed. The bleed,
particularly In the ip-rlng aad derlnt the te!
summer rnenlhi, beccwiet clotted with Im.
purlUe. which pelMn It and generate die
ate. a haraltM bleed purlflir, without a
particle et mineral polies In It, luch at met
cur or petaeh, la neccmarjr te remote time
ImpurtUee and te restore the health? tone et
mind and bed. The beet purifier aad Ionia
known te the world li Swift's tpeclee (&S.B.I.
In regard te Its wonderful purtflas and
tonle- pewtre we (Ire a few testimonial as
folleWl t
Mr. Wm. A. Bltbeld, with. Gee. P. Hewell
Ce., 13 S,ruce street. New Yerk, write March
nth, nil i I feel it my duty, for the benefll
otethen who mar be afflicted i 1 wai, te
write yen this letter, which yen can ate at
rey testimony In any wy you choete. I wilt
answer any leeulry from ethers In relation
te the tacti herewith stated. In Fcbruery
last I suffered great pain and laeenrcnlenct
from beUe, all ever my neck 1 1 could net turn
my head without acute pain and my bleed
ii In peer condition. After trying all the
nsualremedletln such easei, and Ceding no
relief, by tha persuasion of Mr. J. W. Fears,
aUaagrr of your Sew Tork Omce, I med en
bottle 8. B. Hi and I Improved rapidly and
very seen I was entirely relieved of my
" Johe Comfertera." New net a ilgn of my
affliction can be teen. I feel itreng and cheer,
ful. 8. a, S. liaftae tonle as preTed In my
ease. ItleepiouadlyandmyapDeUteUgeod.
Dr. J. N. Cheney, a well known physlelin
wrltei from dlariue, Georgia I " I use S. a. s.
In cenrtleseent tever eases with the belt re.
lulls. It wUl, In my Judgment, prerent sum
met dysentery. It one will take a few bottles
In the iprtag, thua preparing the bowels for
the strains et summer."
Mrs. Scott Llstea, IK Zane street (IslandX
Wheeling, Weit Virginia, writes t "IISTlng
ied B. 8. 8. for the bleed, I can safely say
thatlf beats anything I have used In elrsnse
the bleed and make a new being ent of a per per
en." sir. K. 8. rfamlln, Winsten, N. O. writes i
"tuMllerery sprlnr. It alwayi builds me
np, giving me appetite and digestion, and
enabling me te stand the long, trying, enrr
vatlng het summer days. On using It I snen
become strong et body and easy of mind."
Treatise en Bleed and Bktn Diseases milled
free.
ruaSwirrSrEcirioCe.,Drawcr3,Allanta,Oal
, YKR'H SAHSAI'ARILLA.
REASONS
Win aiKtt'jJBAUSai'AUILl,A191MlaFKIt.
AUI.KTOA.NVOTIIK.lt rutt TUK CUUtt
eruLOODinsKAsia.
Jtflcauie nopMtenntii or fldelorletu Injrre
dlnnts eater Inte tlie coe-po.ltlou.of Ayet's
Sareaparllla.
Ayer's Hanaparllla contains only the pur
est and most diroutlve remedial prnpertl a
Avar's rarsapMlllaJs prepared with ex
treme care, skill and elcnnllnesi.
Ayer'a BanapOTllla Is prescribed by lead
tnic pb yilclani.
Ayer'a Barssparllla Is ter sale evety where,
and recemtnenaea by nil flnl-e'Mi druggie ts.
Ayet'i B&rsapartlla Is a medicine, and net
a beverage in dligulte.
Ayer'eHansaparll la never fills te streets
care, wben perslituutly used, ao:erdlng te
directions.
Ayet'a 8anapaMlla l a highly cenenntra
ted extract, and thoreforo tbe most utonoml utenoml utoneml
cai llleed alodlclne In tbe market.
Ayer's Barsapirilla has bad a successful
career el nearly halt a century, and was never
se p pu'ar as at present.
Tbeaiands or testimonial, are en flle from
these beneHled. by the me et
Ayer's Sarsaparilla.
mar Run nr
Dr. J. O. Ay or & Ce., Lewell, Mess.
Fllrst tl i sir bottle", IS Werth IB a bottle.
BprtSteD
AYER'S SARHAPARlTiOA.
rensALB AT
n. n cociiuan'e uiiiasreiiic.
Ki. 137 A isa North uaeen Hi ..Lancaster, Pa.
apreSindaw
riOIiDKN HPKCme.
DRUNKENNESS
-OBXBK-LIQUOU
HAUIT 1'OSmVKLY CIItKU IIY
AUallNlSTKItlMU 1)11 HAlN&e1
I1UKN Bt'xeiricr.
It ean be Riven In a cup el coffee or tea with
out tbe knowledge of the peireen taking It i la
absolutely barralcw, and will offeot a perma
nent and apuedy euro, whother the nutlent Is a
moderate drinker nr aa alcoholic wreck.
Thousand) of drunkard have been made
toreperaUi men who have taken Gelden ,Bpe-
viuu in mmi u.iii,w wiuiuui meir smowicage,
and te-day believe they quit drlnklngnf their
own iron wui. u nn.va.ii waiim. iuO ayT
tout ence ImpregnaUtd with thu Hneclnc. It W
own fruewllL IT NKVJCK FA1I.B. Tue S'
comes an utter lmpeaalbllltv ter tbe ll'jner
CH AB. A. LOOll K ft, Dm gftUi,
Ne B KastKlngatreet, LanLuter, Pa.
pUsY'H UBKAJsl BALM.
GATARRH--JIAY mm.
ELY'S CUKAJt BALM eures Cela In Head
Cnuarrh. IteMj Oiid, liny JTuviir. Iilnss,llrd
ache. Prtee 60 Cent. JCAdV TO UsK. My
Bre's, Owuge. N. V U. 8, A.
OV WILL8AVK MONKV, TI, i'AIW,
And W1U Cure CATAHUH, by Uitng
ELY'S CREAM BALM.
A particle Is applied te each nostril ant la
swtuurtble. trice te cents at dreiftriata t t
mail, ruKlaUjred, Met. El.T lUUVruiCKB,
US Urennwtch dl, Hew Yerk.
novle-lydAw
K
EEP YOUR EYE OPEN
If you would net be victimized by Impestris
and frauds who are Heeding the luarkut with
worthies! Imitations or JiKNBON'J l'l.AB
TB. Ihese "pirates" who seek le flout
their werthltss products en the raputat'en et
llstNBUN'S fUABTKU resort te many tricks
for whtch tlmtr clase Is famous, and It buyers
are uet exceedingly cautious they Irrquently
find thuinseives victimized by umcrupuleus
dealer who aid and abut In inch deception
ler a division of the preflts. Honest dealers
will unite with physicians lu recemnwndlnir
11 KN SON'S J'LasTKK as superior le all ether
external remeaiei rer teugiu, en an, pleurisy,
chest pulus, luckscbe, kldnry olTctlens, ma
laria, ihtuiiiaUsu, aclullca, lumbago and
at Lea and pains el every description.
SSAIIUIti AJOHNeOK,
(4) Bele I'roprluter. New ierk.
OaRMAUKH.
QTANDARD WORK.
EDW.EDGERLEY
CAKRIAUE ItUlLUEH,
HOS. 40, s2,1,s3MAUKET BTUKKT, Bear Ot
1'otlefllce, Lancaster, l'a,
I have In Bteca and Ilulld te Order Jtvery
Variety et tbe following itylea: Leupe, bug.
glaa. Cabriolets, Carriages. Victorias, Business
Wageii,"l'lL'aru, MiX'all Wagons, hurries,
Maraet tVagem, i'baitena, Kxpress Wagen.
I employ ine best Mechanic, and havu lacll
Ittea te build correctly iny style of Carriage
desired. 'JhoUualtty.Btyfeand rinlahet my
work makes It decidedly the Cheapest In the
market.
motto ; ralr Dealing, lloneat Werk at
Bettem moos." 1'lesM) gi ve me a call.
AarliepiUrluK promptly attended te. Prices
lower than all ether, one set of Workmen
especially etnulei ed f or that purpose.
COAL,
lPAUMliAKUNKK'H COMPANY,
COAL DEALERS.
ornea.-Na 113 North tgueenStxaet, and Ma
5M North Prince street.
YAnne: North Prince street, near Beading
Dflpet.
aU'lttM t.AjmABTBK. r A
T B.MAKTIN.
Wholesale and IteUU Pester In
ALL KINDS Or
LUMBER AND COAL.
aar Tibd-Ke, t aertb water and Prince
Itreets, above Leoiea Lancaster. nJ-lyO
TOBACCO.
A FINK PIECE OF
CHEWING
TOBACCO
IS INDMDAMJXCtRT.
FINZER'S
Old Honesty.
Cemes u near being a flee piece et PLUG
toiiacce as It ts possible te taake It,
aad Is known as a '
STANDARD BRAND.
i
AUONQ DaULBBS.
We are; sure IhatONK TRIAL wl I Cenvluee
Yeu of lu Merits.
AW Loek for tha red Run tag en each pi ng.M
J no. Finzer& Bre.'s,
LOUlBvIULK, B.T
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UAJil'JlTU.
-lARPETlNUH.
McCALLUM & SLOAN
Invite attention te the product cf their
vm w elin aroae mills,
Comprising
WILTON,
"BRU8S1L9,
and X SOB AIM
CAJRPET1NGS
Tn new and special designs
t
Axmlnster,
Mcquettej,
Tap:fttry.
Complete assortment et
ART BQUABBS
In ileheit designs and colorings.
AU slses.
Matt!ga,
Fleer Xslnnui
Oiioietba
1 amd XJselnat .
All Grades 1
andourptlcesare
Lew aa the Lewest
McCALLUM
& SLOAN,
1012 -1014 Chestnut Street,
PHILADELPHIA.
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RUKK.S.
M. HaberbustL & Sen.
TRUNKS.
Oar stock of Trunks ana Bags is new coat,
plele. We call special attention te our taake
of Ladles' Dress Trunks. Handsome aad
convenient.
Repairing of allTrunka and Baft
a Specialty,
AT
M. Haberbusli & Sen's
SADDLE. HARNESS,
AND
TRUNK STORE.
Ne. 30 Centre Square,
i
LANOAOTKR, PA.
BUU1BR RKSOHTO.
puts
"CRflLrONTK,"
Ocean Knd of North Carolina Avanue,
AUtiAKTIU CITY. . J.
K.UOUKttTSA 808. mpTt-imA
A TLANTIO CITY, N. J,
THE MANSION.
ATLAMTIO C1T7. H. 3.
(Popular Winter or summer) largest
Hetel. Hest Convenient- jtlaganlly Sar-
nUbed. Liberally Managed. ..
OriCN ALbTHlC TAB.
CH AS. M0UX4AXIW, Twp.
W. K. Cecaa. Chlaf Clark. f eblsV6iii
A TLANTIO CITY, N. J.
HOTEL NORMANDIE,
(formerly Hetel Ashland.)
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