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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-SATURDAY, AUGUST 31, 1901.
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1I0MK SICK.
"Yes, I've hid the molt beautiful summer,"
With a gltd little smile replied the.
"There never was Just such another,
But I longed for home coming to life."
"Whyf" Oh, yes, of course, to nee mother
(Such fortune she never presaged)
tat chiefly to you I'll confess It
To tell til tho girl, I'm emitted."
-II. O. P.
T1W. GREAT fnd of the ncnson
seems to be family minions.
They are not conflnoil strictly to
this region, as s-ome peoplo spun
to frtney, but nrp prevalent nil
over the country. Particularly violent
la the attack at the Pan-Amprlcnn.
Members of families scattered far and
wide over tli world have planned to
meot nt Buffalo and Kreet each other,
the Rreetlnp belnjc celebrated by din
ners at prominent hotels, by tally-ho
and trolley parties ind other miiii eim- i
Plpatlnns marie nrtdltlonally tiPilKlitrui
by the surroundings. The other day
a. family reunion at tho Niagara hotel
Included one man from Australia, an
other from London, and a sister fiom
California. The others were eastern '
residents, on" of whom had never
seen his eldest brother until this meet
ing, j
There was a family reunion at a sen
side resort Inst summer, when twenty
two persons, some of whom had never
met before, assembled at the same
hotel. They withdrew to a suite of
rooms occupied by ona party and kept
up their felicitations In a very audi
ble fashion until nearly morning. The
hotel was an exceedingly iulet nnd
well ordered one, and when th guests
were disturbed with this commotion
they were manifestly surprised nnd In
dignant. Protests came Into the otllce
the next day In bunches, and llnally
the despairing clerk took all the com
plainants Into his confidence and said:
"They're a family party. They never
ordered a blessed thing to drink but
ice water, nnd the mother of the east
ern delegation hadn't seen her sun
in the West In over thirty years. Th
boys havo grown-up families and of
course they were a little noisy when
they met. I don't know what to do
about It. They're awfully nice folk,
and they'll go to bed the ret of the
nights all right. I c.m't tutu 'em out.
See 'em out ther now on the orniidn,
and look nt that old I.nly's f.ice'" The
entire outfit of objectors left pieclpl
tately for the rr.iinl.-i, and the clerk
heatd nu more murmuring.
Bo.T-dlns nnd social gnsl lias finally
culminated at a point seldom reached
In the unwilUeii history of tlie- war
fire?. In till? case, mi" woman at a
Porono hole: nan had another ar
retted for binder. They came In
iump.iny with p.ieh other to till popu
lar mountain resort as bosom friends.
Later, on wns Invited by the proprie
tor to le.ive, aild for this outrage she
blames her former friend. Conse
quently, there will be trouble In Mon
roe county courts ery soon, and a
number of families prominent In
Philadelphia nnd Germantown society
will he in It.
Gossip has seemed to be rampant at
resorts this summer and the number
of Scranton people who tell of hotel
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STORE WILL BE CLOSED MONDAY
SUMMER GOODS
Saturday and Tuesday.
It will pay you to buy and keep for another season. &
Wash Goods
lajic Cream Coverts 8c
ioc Polka Dot Duck 8c
35c Shrunken Linen Skirting 15c
30c Shrunken Linen Skirting 20c
15c Linen Crash Skirting qc
25c White Grenadine Linens i2jc
30c Lace and Grenadine White Goods 15c
a$c White Cord Pique 15c
15c White Lappet Figured Curtain Swiss, oc
15c 40-inch White Lawn o;$c
35c Open Stripe Linen Color Batiste 12 'c
25c Scotch Ginghams 15c
Best Pure Linen Ginghams 15c
35c Fancy Figured Swisses 15c
23c Sheer Cloth Silk Ginghams i2j$c
50c White Silk Dimities 25c
), 500 Embroidered Swisses, Crepe De China
U Silk. Mousieline De Soie. lite 2t:c
ii Lot of i34c Ginghams
30c Plain Meicenzed Linens
ioc Liaht Outincrs
ayj All 12 i-2c Batistes, Lawns
;5 :oo Pieces 8c Light Dimities
'50 Pieces 6c Light Dimities
Dress Goods, Silks, Silk Waists, Ladies' Tailor Suits
and Separate Skirts at greatly reduced prices.
MEARS & HAGEN
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TjCtmat
Kuests that have been
change their abode seems
Invited to
to Increase.
t'n to date, no residents
of this city
have received nn Intimation that their
rooms were requited. A lady remarked
yesterday, "I besln to realize that
Scrantou Is a pretty Rood town, and
I think we ought to be proud of It.
I've never yet been at n summer lesnrt
where a Scranton girl had to be as
sisted up stairs from n. wine supper,
and I have known that to occur In the
case of numerous other girls."
The marriage of Mls Anna Well,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Wells,
to Mr. George Wlnfleld Scott, of Phila
delphia, took place at the home of the
bride's parents, on North Washington
avenue, Tuesday night. Itev. Dr. W.
I. Steans, of Danville, P.t., performed
the cetemony. Miss Klb.abeth Parke,
of this city, was maid of honor: Mr.
Frederic Cleveland, of Philadelphia,
unM i,0,t
man. The ushers ueie:
l llnzzuitl. of New Yoik;
mhi-m. II
C. J. Dunlap, Watertown, N. V.: . II.
l.athrope and II. !-'. Wells, of Scran
ton, The oti'.'islon was one of much Inter
"t. ii"t alone from the promlncnc of
the families, but from the tasteful and
beautiful details connected with the
orinngeinents.
Hew Mr. Kindolph and his wife will
return from their Kuropenn tour Sept.
so. Madame Tlinhctinnn-li.indnlph
Will teopen her voe-tl studio on tho
twenly-thiid, Th-y have had a de
lightful vl-lt abroad, havli'g attended
the Wiigporlnn Festival at n.iyrouth.
They ne iinvv the guests of Mr. 15.111
ilolph's ielatlos III Saxony.
Miss Kiln T. Lemon, the solo soprano
of the Congiegatlon.il church In Itha
ca, N. Y, will sing tomorrow In the
First Piebyterlan church. The solo
selected will be "Abide with Me." Miss
Lemon Is a sister of Mrs. Frank ("5.
Wolte, of Qulncy avenue, she s a solo
ist nt the chapel In Sage college.
Mrs. Arthur II. Williams left yester
day for New York, whre she will Join
Mr. Williams, preparatory to taking up
their lesldence nt Montclalr, N. J.
Mr. nnd Mrs. T. F. Wells gave n din
ner In honor of their daughter nnd her
bildal party Monday night at tho
Sernnton club.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Hlchard Olmstead
celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of
their wedding on Wednesday night,
when a large company of guests was
I entertained.
Mr. Charles Sweet, son of Rev. Dr.
J. B. Sweet, of Oneontn, was In the
city this week. Mr. Sweet was grad
uated from Syracuse university this
year with high honors.
The engagement has been announced
of Miss Janet Law, of West Plttston,
to Mr. William Romalne Stull, of Oak
land, Maryland.
Mr Herman Dornhelm was pleasant
ly surprised by a number of his young
friends Thursday evening, at his home
on Larch street In the rourse of the
evening music, games and dancing were
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enjoyed by tho young people. Mr. De
wltt took several pictures by flashlight.
Those present were Misses Lillian and
Tearl Murray, nessle Pitman, Ktha
Wlllard, Clarice llloomcr, Mabel Bloom
er, Sophie. Llghtner, Miss Snyder, Nora
Illgglna, Margaret Davis, and Frank
Tuller, Fred Williams, Will Hasleton,
Horman nornhelm, Sam Pitman, Na
than Kelper, Kobert Frazce, Allan De
wltt, Hnrry Thomas, Gus Dornhclm,
Charles Dornhclm,
Movcmcats of People
W. 1. Terrry It In Puffilo,
Mr and Mm. II. A, Pierre lave returned from re
Maine trip.
Mrs, T. ft. Ilroois, who tiu hern seriously II),
is recovering,
Anna Collins, of Qulncy avenue, Is t the
I'an-Airerlun.
Cllrahrth llcitey Is spending her vacation t
tie Pan-American.
IIm Mi Snider, ol Qulncy avenue, has returned
from Asbury Park.
Mrs. Annie (Jilroy, of Mlnooka, lelt vestrrday
fur Columbus, Ohio,
Mr. All in Chise will go to New York today
tn M" I'd .1 short time.
Dr. I). A. Capwcll left jcslenlay for the Adlrun
clicks on ,i hunting trip.
Cornelius Coiuig.v lelt jcstcrdiy for a three
tlivs sniourn nt KIk Jak.
Mr and Mrs. A. M. I'lnmtey hive been vUtt
Ing friends in Noith llrlilgcwater.
Mi Frank Silllmin, Jr., will go to Asbury
I'.irk in t week to jp.'iid a fiirtnliilit.
Vli-s iiiii ( iHsp his ri'timidl from Afbury
Park, where nho -.petit the pit tniinth.
Mr an I Mis. w. M. liirdner, of Qulney aeniie,
haw returned frnm tlie Pan Vinerlean,
Mr: ami Mi . I.. M inton and son, of flreen
lllilce. .ne In Wane munlj fur a few ihj.
ltd I holes Huh mis, of (Yiliinihh, Ind, vis
Hid lit. Iiiiwiimir, ol .leffrrson aeiiue, this week,
Mrn. Ileiinlnir .liy nd danshter, Msrlon, lull
rttiirmd from a ilt with friends In Miplewood.
Mr .and Mrs. C. 1'. Matthews and Rtand
il.iualilfin will Ult the Pan-American next
w i k.
M. I, s-inltli. flllilct pistrnuer ajent of tho
liikiwaiirn rallund, Ls iuiiIiihiI to his homo liy
nun -.4
Miees Abie .Hid Ml Illno and Kllraheth lloliln
Mm line leturned from the Pan-Amcrlian and
Tun hid
Minictr . II. Cfilllji", of the Western Colon,
wif mil Kin, Paul, aio t the Pan-American and
'II il-.llid t-hllils.
Mr. Hid Mm W. .1. II ind hae returned from
li.iiniu'it II iy and will -p"id the next fortnlcbt
t I liiim, Wajne county.
MU Kdltli Jenkins, of Xorlh Sumner acnue.
Ins ri'tiiriiid. atli r a two wefks stay with rcla
tites in PlnariUille, I'a.
Itct. James Mi Lend has returned from Vist
llaiiiplmi and will condiut services In the Kirnt
I'rt-liMeilan fhurrli tninorrow.
Mm. Iinwninir, nf Wl ,leflerin aenue, has re
turned (mm a elx wicks ilt in N'ew York, N'ew
.leiv,i and the New I'liutand laten.
Mrs. S-teeer, wife of Mijor Pleexer, who Is now
In tlie l'hiliipines, U the rih st of her Miter,
Mis A II Wtnton, nn Wjomimt avenue.
Mr f!inr.o (hue and family, of Itollcwood,
I'a , who lne hern guests at the home of Mr.
.lane I liase, rn Quincy jMnue, hae Runo to the
Pan nii ruin.
I!e. Miiphiril Knapp, Jr., of N'ew York city,
who will preaih In tlie Seiotnl Pri'hjtrnan
iliurih tniiinripw. Is the RiieU of Cnlontl and
Mr.. Usury M. Holm.
Miss l.illhn M Mnipson, iliughter of Mr. and
Mri. Mexinder Mnipson, and Attorney Charles I",
Diniels, will he married at noon Wednesday.,
-ipt. I, it the home of her patents, m l.at
Maiket iitrnt.
C B. Mtoeniakir, if ITCi Casiii-s arnue, left
on Tlninnli for a few diys stay at Like On
tario, near Itoohotcr, N. Y., where his wife and
fliildirn hue In en ii-itiiiK at the cott iro of his
friend, N'. A. Niramore, for two weiks. lie will
leturn next week.
Last Call on Shirt Waists.
LndlPis' bet grade Percale Waists,
".. value
S9c
Ijndles' fine black Lawn Waists,
SSc. value 40c.
Children's white and colored
Waists, SOc. value 25c.
Ladles' colored Silk Waists, $3.95
viluo f 1.35
Ladles' colored Silk Waists, $3.00
value $2.93
MEARS & HAGEN.
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Ladies Underwear
12 i-2c Fine Ribbed Vests ioc
15c Fine Ribbed Vests 12c
25c Fine Ribbed Vests 15c
2c Lace Trim P.mts 9c
25c Mercciucd Vests 19c
Ladies" .Wislin Underwear, slightly shop
worn, at greatly reduced prices.
2 ic Stamped Linen Doylies 5c
35c Stamps I Linen Doylies ioc
25c Belt Buckles : ioc
25c Lawn .md Mercerized Stock Collars.... ioc
Fine Plat Vil Lace, all widths 6c
lie Cream Oriental Laces, 8 inches wide... ioc
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All Fine limbrouleries at special prices.
7c Wrappers 39c JJ
1.2s Polka Dot Duck Skirts 89c ?
Seei sucker Wash Under Skirts 39c r
75c Seersucker Wash Under Skirts 58c JJ
1.50 Lawn and Percale Wrappers 95c W
$1.2; Lawn and Percale Wrappers 75c p
Shirt Waists
Shirt Waists
at Hall Price. K
AVENUE.
i HER POINT OF VIEW !
Avem
write
of wi
EHY attrnctlvo young woman
rites to mo with every Indication
rath and sore displeasure the
very paper crinkles with these emo
tionsbecause I refrained from giving
her name the orthographical rendering
which she had recently adopted she
signed It "llolyn," Imagine it
"llelyn!"
Now I can't and won't spell any girl's
name "llelyn. This y fud Is gt owing
to be alarming, and I am too old-fashioned
to take to it seriously and ami
ably. Frankly, I don't like It. If one
Ih fortunnte enough to be Welsh nnd
c-in affectionately own one of those
charming Welsh names which mean
something "Myfanvvy," "Modwyn,"
"Cwenjlolyn," etc. It's a dlffetent mat
ter. That is pure good luck, to have
had parents canny enough to have so-
lr-eted such an odd, pretty appellation,
but to have been born sensible "Kath
etlne," or "Caroline," or "Otnce," nnd
then to spell It Kntlieryn, Carolyn nnd
(Irayce Is really painful for one's
friends to witness. Pve written feel
ingly on this subject before, but am
spurred on 'to saying It all over again
because of that girl "llelyn."
Thete Is another who has caught the
craze to the extent of "Kthyl," which
always makes me think of some new
fangled supplies for n chemist. I saw
a ".Tnyne" written at the end of a letter
as n first name the other day nnd of
course it looked patent mediclny, nnd
of course, too, one had one's opinion of
n girl who could spell her name that
way; yet there was a party somewhere
tho printed version of the guests being
Kdyth, Klynore, Agnys nnd even
Alyce and Klyznbeth, The effect was
sorrowful, hut Imagine one's sensations
when along a little further came Oyr
tude, Ksthyr and Francys. The edi
tor I was near writing It "edytor," and
It would have been every bit as sano
rose up nnd smote the reporter the next
afternoon nnd nskei! him what he
meant by writing such gibberish for a
resectable family paper. The young
man, weeping, declared it to be the
way the party girls wanted their
names spelled and that ns he hoped to
marry one of these y's one day he
dnred not edit their copy. The editor
then contented himself with discharg
ing tlie proof-reader and tolling the re
porter that If ever he married while
at work In that ofllce ho might send
in his resignation.
Of all the good old-fashioned names
which are tortured out of every sense
nnd beauty la Mary. Nobody has ever
Improved on that name yet. Marys
nre usually nice, lovable, sensible girls,
but by the time they get to be Mae,
Mai, Maryo and Mayme there Is no
telling what has happened. "Mary" Is
always sweet and dear, but "Mae" Is
n, freak, and as for "Mule," as I saw
It spelled the other day well, there ate
no words In English to adequately ex
press one's feelings about "Male."
Of course we nre always reasonably
sure that a girl who would thus distort
one of the fairest names ever bestowed
is young, very young, indeed, but still
we nre forced to wonder what her
mother can be doing nil this time.
Whnt (i lot nf lirldpes we cross which
nre never there at nil. They nre not
only our own brlile. those which we
consider foreordained for our own feet,
but the lirldKes which ate not on our
claim nnd over vchleh we have no
smallest rlsht of eminent domain.
They lielotiK exclusively to other peo
ple, even if they nre there at nil, nnd
often, Indeed, they nre but nn evil
mlrnKe In the distance.
There wns the bridBO we saw before
the feet of n youiur Rlrl anil we knew
it must bo for her undoing. We said
nothing to her on the subject, but did
a deal of talking to each other and
even to slratiKers, as we pointed omin
ously to this frail bridge so evident
to our eyes. She wns Just a lively,
pretty Blrl, whose Innocence of heart
was uppnront even when she seemed
most thoughtless and careless of the
construction others might place on her
frivolous steps.
We prophesied nil sorts of trouble
which would overtake her. Among the
bridges we saw very plainly which she
must cross wns thnt mnde chiefly from
the broken heart of her mother, who
now was fo proud nnd happy because
of her confidence in the daughter.
Other bridges were loss of position,
friendship and self-respect, nn1 some
of us who were old and suspicious nnd
hateful in our thoughts built very
dark and perilous bridges indeed
for tho feet of this little maid who
danced along life's highway so mer
illy. Oddly enough she never crossed one.
of them, not a single, solitary bridge
that we paw In our prophetic fancy,
Somehow when she came to th spot,
the clear, sweet eyes detected another
rath, fairer and plPnsanter than the
one we thought to be hers, and the
happy feot went safely over bcaus
the head we thotmht so light and fool
ish contained something which wo
failed to note in our diagnosis, and it
seemed to guide her past the danger
ous places. I wonder if some of us
weren't the faintest bit In the world
disappointed that she did not step
upon lit lenst one disastrous bridge.
We do so like to say, with a wise
nod, "I told you so."
Well, she went on and on through
the years, still laughing, still carrying
that merry heart, and one day 8he
walked straight Into the Palace of
Love. It wns strange, but In nil the
past when she seemed to be living
such nn irresponsible, empty existence,
never onco had she enred greatly for
nny man, and If we had known all
that wo might have spared our fore
bodings and our evil prophecies, for
few bridges nro before tho woman who
does not allow her heart to bo lost on
th way, nnd there Is really nobody
who can harm her but herself.
So this day sho flitted gaily In
through the gate of tho Palncnf I.ovo
nnd the Prince met her on tho thresh
old, and nil her Journeys thereafter
were taken over the path where ho led:
ever upward, never In peril, never In
the dark and gloom, but nlways In
tho light nnd the sunshine of her happi
ness She wilt carry tho lightsome
heart forever, but tho careless, frivol
ous days Ho In tho past beyond the
Palace gate.
You know that In the Nnrselnnd
folk lore it is imperative that one
should never mention the Prince of
Parkness, the lCvIl One, lest he hear
himself called by name and come near
to tho everlasting regret of tho rash ono
who spoke. Sometimes I fancy that
we are so ready to foresee tho evil to
dread for ourselves or nnother tho bad
fato which may lurk In our wny that
by our very thoughts and fears, we
Influence such disaster to our undoing
It may bo only thnt our spoken worrle
weaken our will-power and the self
control of others who listen, but surely
sometimes we beckon to our stifl the
dire shadows wo would fain avoid. If
only we could find some pleasant side
path leading past the bridges that we
shall never cross! Saucy Bess,
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SCIENTIFIC SALAD
"Innccmate knonledje Is a dinjemua thlnr.
So In all things let us be accurate."
Headers of the Balsd would creatty alJ mt
In mj. tak hy jsklna: tpiestloni (not lieies
tartly for publication), which II possible will
'e answered In full In an esrly Issus if trti
Wrtklv Solid and their receipt adtnimlntycd
Immediately by mall, All such rninmunlia
tlons mtit, how-ver, as a mailer ol our,
bear the writer's correct name ard addries
as otherwise they iannot be tsken Irto con
sideration. Tho Deadly Nursing Bottle.
The filthy nursing; buttle inliiht well be ued
to lllusttate the tpltnph of tnan luoklts In
fants, All seixjtis of the year ilalm vUtlnis,
but the late summer and early fall months irrm
to jleld Rieiter devastation from this cause.
All physicians and most uiotheis know that tlie
tiursliiR betlle ehould he kepi cleans but few
plorlclaiis and fewti mothers undeiitand how
to i-iinpletil chan-e the buttle. It Is tin
Iienw.ir) l st ite tint the tube should neirr
be ii.iil The entire jppllanic should consist of
.1 buttle and nipple. 'I he illl!ii iilly in RittirR
nipples lirRe rtiniinh at the bae to ao over the
IHfk of a wide mouthed liottle, and Jit have .1
tip small uinm;li fur the child's mouth, Is ;rn
erally the nuse of the um' of a buttle with a
link too am ill to permit of the introduction f
either the tlrgers or the brush. cl ern Mich a
butlle mi) be kept clean. We would aiblse
eierj mother or nurse who has charge of a bottle
fed Infant to cmnnilt the following directions:
As soon as the Infant Is through nuralnir, re
move the nipple from the boltle and drop It In
a plus of saturated solution of boric ueld In
water. I nipt) the liottle completely, and fill
with pine boiled water. It la well to hoe four
nipple and two to six bottles. Once cull city,
cut .1 nw potitn into squires about an eighth
of an inch in sle, and place a few teapoonfuls
in each bottle, and fill bottle hall full of water,
and Immediately shake thoroushl for several
minutes; if neceMaij, this may be rrpiated, but
the potato should be twd but the once and only
in the one bottle. Alter the potato wahliiR,
rinse the bottles with boiled water, and place
them In l-olled witer till ready for use. When
(he child Is ready to nurse, take the nipple from
the boricit! nilil solution and rinse in lulled
water, empty n bottle of water and at onco till
with milk. It takes hardly as loiuj to ilo the
work as It does to tell about it, and no brushes
or soap powdew are nee-led. The plan Ih entirely
wit Is factory and absolutely safe. The rubber
nipples sometimes take on a sliehtly Rreenlsh
tint from their piolnneed and repeated hatha,
but It In no way Impairs them. If bottles are
found in a filthy condition, we do not destroj
thrni, but place a spoonful of medium sited
bird flmt In the bottle in a solution of some of
the map or washing- powders, and after shaking
viiornuly for few moments, empty and rinse
the bottle and follow with the potato rinsing-.
We immediately destroy every rubber nursiPR
tube on whlrh we can pet our hinds, for cloana
Init thfin, inuib less MerilitnR them. Is entirely
out of the question. With the phn Riven, no
strong, offeiiive, ot dangerous antiseptics are
uspj, jet no child will eer hive trouble from
cither bottle or nipple. We have used it with
success for yeirs, and hue noer had cauv to
chance. We hive spen one of our piofcsloiial
friends Use rico in lieu of shot or tho potato and,
he assured us, with perfect results. Medical
World.
The Dangers of Hypnotism
lr. Hubert
T. Morris, who has bad some
, user of hypnotism, Rives a brief
reputation as
summary
of his views a deduced (rem his ex
ile says livpnntlsm should be em-
perlcnie
Inceil with inorp caution th.cn e olncnp In t;l'
Init chloroform or ether; it teem to veiled) the
Miliji-ct' ri-cMuiirp to cxtrrtnl itiiptc'i-inns for a
Inner titnp -It may lie permanently -anil the in
cautious h.vpnotier mac he the caiue rf K-rlouMy
lni.nreil will power. When he tlrst took up the
mlijcct he fennel it on cty tn hjpnotlre children
and u large nujorit ot mliills tint lie wj
tempted to employ the method fieiiiently for
minor opcratiw work, headaches, etc.
He olwervcil later that hjpnotic sulijeetn Ind
nn uncanny tendency to relet to the lightt't
hiiirKihtlon of 1111 one who li pnot icd them,
and ho did not care to Mind in nich relation
to other people. A ho my, he prefcn logical
liietlmrU In hU dealing and does not like it to
he In the promoe of a weal; will, fearliiR that
Inn itilliitnco tuav not he hc.t for the iinlicldu.il.
There nre proluhlv many cotucientiom phjaulana
whose experience Ins heen idmllar to tint of Dr.
Morris, and who have lil.e him practically aban
doned the u.-e of hxpnntlfii' Theie la a real
peril in the pitholoelo suhjeition of the will by
thin aeencj ; it may seriously affect tiie future
of the uttient ami the chance of thla, csen
tliounh it tniy ho a remote one, should be eri.
ously considered. The nslbility of Inconveni
ence to the htpniitier it al-o a real one, but Id
u (.eioiidarj matter.
Il.ipnotlsni is, as Pr. MotrU si.s, "a clmper
ous resource," nnd it reeklem use and reenm
menihtlon by enthusiast nnl Injudicious opera
tors is a nntter to he deplored and dlseoitraijeii
by the incilical prnfevii.u. It has reallj rry
little value In it to the medical pnctitioncr, but
it will .ilu.lv.s be a method of the charlitan aul
the Inipo-tor, hence Its associations are neither
ncreeablo nor benelichl. i:cti the lecitlmite use
of Miccrntion his its passible dint?er, thouah
they are compaiatlvely Insignificant; hut those
of full fleilceil hjpnotlsm are real ami more thin
merely possible, they are probable In a certain
da- of cases. The therapeutic value of ita
methods is at best limited to very jpeclal cases
in which they should be employed only with the
greitest clrcuimpcitlon. The fact tint tin V
li.ivc been used and lecnnimt tided by n few hlttlt
authoiitiis does not alter the fact tint the result
of jnv cxtenive adoption of them would prob-
ablv he only the ufelew pioduetion of a lot of
more or lem damaged brains. Int. Jour. Surgery.
Some New and Strange Insect Phe
nomena. "All the world know," iys an article In I.a
Vature, signed bj V. Ilrandicoiirt, Feeretjire ele
la Siclete l.lneluiie tin Norel de la V ince, "that
after n capital punMiment the body of the de.
capitated la sent to the Academy of Medicine of
Paris fnr experimentation regarding the persist
ence of movement after tlie head had been cepa
rated from the trunk, ' ami thru continues:
An Italnn savint, M. C'aneslrlni, has under
taken similar tcsetrches upon msec la He col
lected a large number and cut off their heid.,
tt'ing for the purpose sciv.om and scalping knives.
The. operation vni vety e.a..c with certain in
fects, but clitllnilt with ethers.
lie olisrivpcl that at tlrst the movement of thr
sepanted head and body were quite conspicuous.
but that the activity gradually decreased, this
varying, of touii.e, according to the insect being
experimented upon. When alt movements had
ceased in the two elUiinlted part he had irrmirat
to artificial means, lie pricked, pinched, pressed
and enveloped them In tobaieo smoke. Ily these
methods he was frequently ablo to elrteriainn
movement1. In parts that were to all appearance)
completely insensible.
I'pon belnjr deeipitnted, all of the Insects did
not behive in the atne manner. The beetles
tolled over on their backs almost Immedlateh ;
the bugs, on the contrary, remained on their
feet, and the cricket maintained thli position
until Just after their death Some Insects, ipiiik
and restless, like the ants and bees, were nearly
immovable, not resenting the sudden amputation
until a long time afterward. The buttenlie-s and
flics sustained the oieration with great linlllfcr
cme. M. Canestrlnl states that he has seen butter
flies fly eighteen dajs alter decapitation, and
crickets Jump thirteen dij.v nfterwirds, lie ele
Clares that Mantl rellglota (the pra.ving Mantis)
continues to move for fourteen dav. He hat
constructed n table showing the cluriimn of
move merits In clecipltattd iiwits. vchieh Is a
reeiime of his work, the figures u-ed rrinii-eiiiuu
bis repeated cxpnimcnU with a luge number if
individuals nf the t.peces and genera named.
This table shows that the movements of the
head ate In every cae of less duraticn than those
of the body.
In some Insects, he sa.vs, the sensibility of the
two parts li pirseived up to the last minute of
their "vc, that if the rxttimity nf the claws
or any other part of the body of a crliket la
lightly touched it will bo seen to Inmieelialelv
lift itself up, showing that It hn felt the toucn,
and if the irritation is persisted In it will jump.
The bead also retilns Its lenslbility a long time.
This is manifested In the movements of the an
tenme and palpae.
The liquid which i exuded, sometime In con
siderable quantities, from the head and the an
terior part f.' the body of the decapitated Insecti
(cricket! and grasshopper) neither retards nor
aeceleratei the extinction of the movements. M,
raneitrinl, alter decapitating tl.e Insects, some
times allowed the liquid to flow- freejy and some,
times obstructed ita flow with wax, but in both
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Handkerchiefs,
Lot! of Ladies' and Men's
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Jonas Long's Sods
eacs he found the eoiitlnuinec of the movements
to be exictly tlie sune
Humidity anil a mlhl tinipenlure prccrvo the
softniNs anil vitality of both body and head,
while dryness anil heat lender tlft' parts in a
tdiort time, vatiahle acCnnlit it to the insect.
Held, fracile and in-en-lble. This fact lie has
well established so far as the crickets and prras.
hoppers are concerned, thonch ailmittlnc; prob
able exceptions to the rule, but says it Is cer
tain for tho two classes of insects cited, that if
they are decapitated In humid earth In a uwl
temperature they resist death for a longer time
than if the operation Is performed In dry earth
In a dry temperature, colli or hot.
A Trick in Photography.
A colleirc student vlslled a Plulidelphla pho
toRiapher and nt for his ph ttire. When the
pi ite was developed the astonished photographer
icivc- plainly on tl.e jouiib man's foreheid a
clearly defined ileilhs head with cross bones
beneath it. Tliinklna: It was home Imperfection
In the plate, the photographer arranged nnother
Flttlmr .eiln the skull ind cro..s bones ap
peared In the picture, and the mvstuieil photog
ripher was fairly struck dumb with amazement.
Then he noticed the sinillnR sitter, and finilly
Induced him to tell the Je.Tce. 'I he trick siniplv
consisted of pilot me on tho d rrhe.nl the etiin
eleslicn with a solution of bls'tlplnte of quinine.
This is invisible to the eve, but thows pure
white to the camera. Popuhr 'U. News.
An Ancient Smelting Furnace.
Attention his before bun cilled .m this pane
tn the Identic) of involved prim ine between
some of the industrial devlcts of um ivillrrd peo-
pleH and tliow. row In ue, which u leKard as
of hlnh perfection n illustration In Kilts'
"History of VUdicrascar." published some sixty
yiars aco, represents n tae in point. Here we
have a crude implex pump wine It is uvd by tie
11 Hives of Madagascar '" Iron uneUm?. Hie
contrivance consists of two hollow trees, whi. h
ore planted firmly in liie Krourid so as to makt
their lower ends air tluht. Into each of Hum
there is fitted a sucker bound with palm leaf
fibre as pirkmc;. and fi"tii jut above their baes
their extends .vimhoo tube to the furnace. Ihla
ih simply a hole In the ground, line-el w,th
stones nnd plastered with rla), over which there
Is placed a coneshiped clay cover with a hole
at the apex. In opentinc It the na'lves fill the
furnace with lucecfslve layers ot ore and rnjr
coal, and then with the aid of rods or pist. in
fastened to the fuckers alternately raise ami lower
them, thus forein' the air, belloms like, int-
the furnace. I'.llts tnikrs no mention of salve;,
er pumps In the c) Under for the admission of
air, but as theie must oe some provision lor Ita
ingress it Is possible that the dickers were per
forated for tint purpose and provided with a flip
valve openirsr downward Ultv say tho c.vlm
ders vary in ilhmetcr from f mr to six imhs;
that they aro not alwavs perpendicular, and
that sometimes only one is us-d, but tint .vhn
this Is the case, it Is of large sue, and the na
tive operates it with both hands
Ameilcan Opals,
Rime of the finest opals in 'he world are now
belne mined in vVashttutnii, Oregon i'l lelh.
In tho last named state fjnie reuMtkahly beauti
ful specimens hive been obtained from a bed of
volcanic ashes, near Moscow, and thousands of
elollars' worth cf gems hive alteady been tak'n
out. The precious material ! suppmeii to hive
been deposited by water when tho rocks wrie
still hot, and inisces of cinder, wnen broken open
reveal the stones, nianv of which arc of Hie
epiilitv known as "noble" optl. This kind ot
rpil Is whitish, translucent and shot throiuh
with smill and brilliant gleams ut all the colors
cf the rimbovv.
firm experts sav that the colors described are
due to mvrlads of minute cricks in the body
of the stone, the e.'gcs of which ieflf t the light
at different angles (.miliar tints tn.iv be ob
tained bv pirnallv fraeiuring a ihiinlt of tjlasj
with a hciunier. Itecently a (Jennm chemist, by
evsporiting either from sllna. has obtained
beautiful specimens resembling opals and show
ing all of the fvipilsile hues M.se of flrel.ss,
reddish, vellow and brown opals, called mother
of opal, hie been fonnl recently at (Jneretaro,
vi.sl.o Vol lone ago this miterl.il could ba
bought for a small price by the ounce, but now
It is rut Into gems and sold for several dollars
a carat. Ileing verv soft less hard. In firt,
thin ordinary glasi-lt doea not stand wear very
well.
Protecting tho Birds.
France, as well as in thia country,
In
there
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Offers a box of fine toilet soap.
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sKS
Is a vigorous demand for the protection of th
birds. Tlie destruction of them In that country
baa caused serious losses every year ia tfricul
ture, horticulture and the erape industry. It hu
lieen estimated that tn one department alone,
that ot llerault, the killing; of Insect-eatlna; birds
has caused a ls of 2,0n0,cXX) gallons ef wins ft
jear On of the scientists, who has beta in
vestlgatlng the matter, says that some bird con.
eume dally about ton insects each, and that a
single insect-eating species may be the meant ot
saline; 3,200 grains of wheat and 1,120 grips
day.
Greatest Nation for Patent!.
The I'nited Mites grants 25,000 pitenU ftt
annum, or nearly a.s many as all ths rest of
the world Fngland grants f.000 per annum, and
France and Germany each about 7,000, and sues
countries as Canada, Australia, Austria, Italy
and ttussia grint about 4,000 each. Aa interest
ing and hepeful fait ia that more patents arc
granted in proportion to the applications than
ever before In the history e! ths patent erf
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structural alteration in the original patent may
account for the very large number of pattats
taken out in America,
Definitions.
Dr. Chauncry M. Depew't definition ef happi
nes:
"Tlie rules of happiness and longevity, in my
Judgment, are, first cherish snl cultivate cheer
ful, hopeful, and buoyant spirits, If yau haven't
them, create them. F.nioy things as they are.
The raggedest person I ever saw was a lurklib
peasant standinir the field, clothed in bits of old
carpet Hut the romblmtlon of color made blra
a thing of beautv, if not a joy forever.
"Let us never lose our faith In human n.
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friendship that elts in the world. I have lost
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nione) and endorsing" nrtes, and have incurred
generally the enmity of those I have helped
becaii-e I did not keep it up. Out every once ill
a while there wss somtboily who did return in
such full measure tho credit for the help that
was rendered that faith was kept alive and ths
beautv- and the goodness of our human naturs
was made evident. I have hai appointed about
a thousand men to office and employment which
gave them support and the chince to climb to
positions nf greater responsibility and trust if
the) had the inclination and ability bout nlns
out of every ten of them throw stones at m
because I did not do better for them, and Veep
puhlng them, and .vet there are a hundred or
so who, by tli exerels of their own ability, havs
i-one on to the accomplishment of such high
ambitions and sueceves, and have appreciated
in sn manv wa)a the help extended tn them by
helping others, thit again my faith in humia
nature remains undiminished.
" nd mv last recipe for happiness la to keep
In touch with the jounc Join in their ganiej,
be x partner in the dance, romp the fastest and
turn the epilckest In the Virginia reel or ths
country dance; go up to tli old colleges and sit
down and light .vour pip and sing collegs
songs; tak the children to the theatre and hO'l
will, them at the roaring farce, and laugh with
theni at the comedy and cr) with them at ths
tragedy. b their confidant in their love affairs,
and if they are not equal tn It, writs thalr lovs
letters, and never stop writing seme fnr yourself,
"Thus, gentlemen, will the twentieth century,
with Its cleaner purposes, Ita higher endeavor
and its limitless opportunities, welcome us old
fellows as the joungest and most vigoroua ctj her
children,"
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