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sii'L0 INSOMNIA.
ADVICE TO THE VICTIMS OF A DIS
TRESSING DISEASE.
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" Hmt f Care."
Inmrnnia ia a widespread American
liscane. It afflict the tt braiDS of this
lonntrr lawyers, tearheri and other
rrcfowicrjal and especially ek-ii of
affairs boe minda are orertaied with
a multitude of harassing, incessant busi
ra detaila. It is caused by an endue
distceion of tbe art ria supplying the
ted tlood to the brain, resulting in un
relieved prere on tbe nerve cells of
the gray matter, eventuating in pro-h-cged
wakefulness during tbe night,
at a time when thry should be allowed
to remain quiescent and recuperate the
tissue wasted during tbe active hours
cf tbe day. Shakespeare poetically saya,
Tis sleep knits up tbe raveled
cf care. " This is also true scientifically
and physiologically. It is capable of
Icing expanded into a whole treatise.
With tbe lightninglike glance cf genius
be saw into the very structure of nerve
tisene, the cause cf Its wear and tear
and the remedy.
Dr. Samuel Johnson ia his ponderous
tictionary defined a "net" to be "an
interwoven decussated tissue of mesh
es. " Each cell in the brain has tbi9
character. Magnified several hundred
diameters it would resemble the net
wrirk covering a small balloon. In tbe
ranraing. after arefn-shing night's rest,
each cell is eipanded, alert with life,
and has the faint pink glow of health.
At evening, after a long day's work
OT-r some exhuoting mental occupa
tion, this cell i flaccid and collapsed, a
portion of iu substance gone, and it is
unfit for further immediate work.
A night's natural sleep repairs tbe
warte, the life givicg Llood in gviitle,
regular pulsations flows by and the
jrcjper element in taken out of each
g'.obu'e a.i incorporated into the struc
ture cf the nerva cell. 60 that en awak
ening it u agiiu restored, alert and
ready to recede and send out mess.-igt-s
and do its prcp r work. Sleep ha knit
trigether a?jin the meshes raveled out
ty care. Tbe action cf 1.000.000 of
these cells packed together in tbe brain,
like Ls.yden jars in a Lattery, is analo
gous to electricity, but not at all identi
cal with it
One bus son times in the country
liOticed a lone forest lightning struck
tree slowly decaying as the seasons roll
ty in the alternations cf rain and frost
and wind. First the small tw iga become
brittle, break o3 and fall, then larger
branches and limbs and finally the many
thousand subdivisions are reduced to
about three large stumps supported by
the Uiistcd truck with the rotten bark
clinging to it As age creeps slowly on
tbe animal body the small ramifications
cf blood vessels in the face, for instance,
wither and die and then larger vessels,
leaving pita called "wrinkles." The
same thing happens in the interior cf
tbe brain, bat thi is invisible on the sur
face. Instead of many fine subdivisions
cf arteries reaching every part cf tbe
fetructure and thus irrigating it with
tbe red life giving fluid these dry up,
are absorbed and larger ones and fewer
in number result Into these the blood
has a tendency to pour at night during
sleep, on slight provocation resulting
in undue distension and engorgement,
and consequent wakefulness, thus pro
ducing the well known disease "insom
nia," which, if prolonged, results in
brain wreck and insanity.
Let tbe sufferer look to the health of
his whole body by outdoor exercise,
open air and regular diet, amend and
correct the general health or use tonic
baths at tbe proper time of the day be
fore retiring or on rising. Taking a
slight repast before going to bed so as
to draw a surplus of blood from tbe
brain and elevating tbe head on pillows
so as to allow gravitation to assist in
draining the blood from tbe brain are
good.
Periodicity is of great assistance. Go
ing to bed at exactly the same hour
every night, tbe firm and strong belief
in the fact that you will sleep at that
hour, tbe diversion of the mind just be
fore retiring by some light reading,
amnsement, work or exercise will help.
Refuse, if possible, to discuss or dwell
upon mournful, irritating or unfortu
nate personal topics or afflictions. Should
tbe sufferer suddenly awake in the uigbt
before tbe allotted hours for repose have
passed, his best plan is not to lie awake
in bed in the dark 6tariug vacantly
Tbe oversensitive mind conjures many
gloomy thoughts at this time in tbe
deep, still darkness of the night, when
all outside day sounds and noises have
cea-t-rl their distraction. These cases
can be successfully treated at borne,
and nut by drugs Have a night table
handy, light a candle, arise, throw off
and air the bed clothes, sit up. with a
convenient wrapper around you, in an
easy chair, having first thrown open a
'oor or window to completely change
the vitiated air cf tbe room. Of course
one must have a chamber to himself to
do this. All the conditions external be
ing changed will tend to produce a
change cf those internal cf the body
the brain and the nerves. -r a suit,
able interval one can again close tbe
doors and windows, replaee covers and
retire to approaching slumber.
This was tbe method of Benjamin
Franklin, who bad a large, active brain,
tiled with multitudinous private and
public affairs, during a long and active
life, and he found it to succeed. (See his
autobiography. ) Different remedies will
suit different constitutions. The same
will not do for all -like. Each person
must study bis own case, the moral and
physical causes, remove these and find
cut what will best seethe his exhausted
nerves and induce peaceful npose.
James M Loring in St Louis Poet-Dispatch.
A fiafe tlmrm.
Father Hugh Lagn cf fan Rafael is
a pious priest and an excellent racon
teur. Ilia reverence relates that he was
called in reoently to administer tbe last
rites of mother church to a dying sin
ner, who, like himself, was a native of
the Emerald isle.
"I bave but one request to make,
father," gasped the dying jieniu-nL
"What is it, my on?" inquired the
priert.
"That when I am dead, father, you
will put me to rest in the Hebrew
cemetery."
"And what for?" asked Father La
gan. "Because, your reverence," tccaued
tbe sick man, "it is the la-t p'are cn
tbe face of tbe glebe vkie the divi!
would look for an IrULn.cn. " Louden
Figaro.
waa feb H'mMci r-x.
At Hawk k tbe people us. d to wesi
wooden clcgA, which made a cljiikiitg
noise on the pavement A dying old
woman bad some friends by her bedbide.
who said to ber:
" WeeL Jenny, ye are gaun to heaven,
and gin ye see ony o ex r folk ye tan
tell tbem we're a' weeL "
To which Jenny replied: "Wwl, in,
I should see them I'so tell tbem. Bet
ye niauna expect me to gang rlank
rlankin through heaven Icckiu tcr your
folk." Scottish Sights.
Maealnrry.
That proverbially stupid animal, the
ox, stands composedly on the rails
without having any idea of tbe danger
that threatens him. Dogs run among
tbe wheels of a departing railway train
without suffering any injury, and birds
seem to have a peculiar delight in the
steam engine. Larks often build their
nesta and rear their young under the
switches of a railway over which heavy
trains are constantly rolling, and swal
lows make their homes in engine houses.
Ranbalaatas Ferfa
Myrrh, which was fabulously up
M to be the tears of Myrrh a, who was
turned into a ebruh, was a plant of
bandome appearance, with spreading,
frmlike foliage and large cmUIi of
white flowers. It was found principally
in Arabia and Abywhnix In carl times
tbe perfume distilled from it was great
ly iu requisition for embalming.
Ut-rodotus gives a detailed account of
the ancient mode of embalming, which
is perhaps mere instructive than pleas
ing After tbe body had undergone
murh preparation, v. kich, to spare your
feelings, I will not describe, it was filled
with powdered myrrh, cassia and ether
perfumes. It was then steeped in na
tron, a strong solution cf soda, for 70
days. After this it was wrapped in
bands cf fine perfumed linen, smeared
with aromatic gems.
Not only people were thus embalmed,
tut the crocodiles cf Lake Morris,
which, after their mummification, were
decorated with ornaments and jewels
and laid in one cf the subterranean
passages cf the great labyrinth with
much pomp end display. The sacred
cat, ichneumon and othe r cherished ani
mals dtmutly worshiped by tbe Egyp
tians were embalmed with scrupulous
and fanatical care. On dsys special to
the memory cf tbe de-ad tbe mummies
were newly sprinkled with perfume, in
cense was effered before tbem and their
beads anointed with fresh cil in the
same rj irit as we Lay new blooms upon
the graves cf cur dead. London Society
A View of th Snltu.
Here is a first view cf the sultan as
Mrs. Max Muller sees him. She de
scribes it in her "Letters From Constan
tinople:" "The green enameled and richly
gilded barouche comes in sight, drawn
by two glorious black hcrse-a covered
with golden harness, driven by a man
in bright blue and gold livery, and on
each side the grooms in blue and gold
and every man in sight, naval, mili
tary, civil, master or servant, in tbe
all pervading but all becoming fez.
"In tbe carriage sits a small yet
Ftately man, in a simple cloth military
overcoat, with no order or deccraticn cf
any sort, enly bis curved sword and a
ft-x like tbe rest His large booked nose
proclaims bis Armenian mother. Hi
piercing eyes are raised to our window
as be pa., tut his face is still and
immovable, and he salute no one,
though bis whole person has a swaying
motion, so faint that it may only be
caused by the swaying movement of the
cariage Opposite his imperial majesty
sits Osman Gbazi, the hero of Plevna,
almost bis only iutimate friend, whom
be trusts implicitly."
Mother Cmw.
The most popular children's book
eveT written was "Mother Goose's
Melodies." Mrs. Goose, cr "Mother
Goose, "as she was familiarly called,
was the mother-in-law cf Thomas Fleet,
a Boston printer, early in tbe last cen
tury When bis first child was tern,
his mcther-m-law devcted all her at
tention to the taty. and, it is said,
greatly annoyed Fleet by her persistent
and not particularly musical chanting
cf tbe eld English ditties she bad heard
in ber childhood. Tbe idea occurred to
Fleet of writing down these songs and
publishing tbem in took form. Tbe
oldest extant copy bears the date cf
1719. Tbe price marked on the title
page was "two coppers. " This account
cf the origin of "Mother Goose" is dis
credited by some critics, who declare
that in 1697 Perrault published "Contes
de ma Mere l'Oye," or "Stories of
Mother Goose." Tbe name "Mother
Goose" was familiar in French folk
lore, being used by writers of this lit
erature over a century before the time
cf Perrault
n Black Maria.
In Boston's early days a negress
named Maria Lee kept a sailors' board
ing house near the wrter front She
was a woman of gigantic size and pro
digious strength and was of great as
sistance to the authorities in keeping
the peace. When an unusually trouble
some fellow was on tbe way to tbe
lockup. Black Maria, as Maria Lee was
called, would come to the assistance cf
the policeman, and her services were in
such requisition fcr this purpose that
ber name was associated with almost
every arrest mada
Black Maria often carried a prisoner
to the lockup on ber shoulder, and
when tbe prison van was instituted for
the purpose cf carrying prisoners it nat
urally enough was styled the Black
Maria Journal cf Education.
A Stupid Lady Bountiful.
"I once showed an old lady much
given to good works of the Lady Boun
tiful crd r bow seme proteges cf bers
who were constantly on the verge cf
starvation might be placed in possession
cf a small but regular and sufficient in
come. 'My dear, she said, I don't
think it is a good plan. They would
get too independent I like tbem to
come to me when they are in difficul
ties and ak fcr what they want'"
"Rich and Pocr," by Mrs. Busanquct
Woroea In U'rst Africa.
Many times when walking cn Lcm
barvne island have I seen a lady stand
in the street and let ber husbnnd. who
bad taken shelter inside tbe bouse,
know what she thought cf him in a
way that reminded me cf some Loudon
slum scene-. When the husband lot
bis temper, as be surely does sooner or
later, being a man, be wbacks his wife
or wives. "Travels In West Africa,"
by Mary IL Kingsley.
Siatrly Adaniratfem.
A raw Scotch lad joined the vol en
ters, aud on tbe first parade day bis
sister came with his mother to see tbe
regiment
On the march past Jock was out of
step.
"Lock, tnither, said his sister,
"they're a' cot o sip but oor Jock."
Glasgow Herald.
Wettmoreland County Fair at Emmetuton,
Pa.
Fur the Westmoreland County Fair, to
I held at Kintuenston, P.. September
21, 21, 23, and 24, ISC, the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company will sell special ex
cursion tickets to Kinmenston and return
fnun Jobnntown, and intermediate sta
tions, September 21 to 21, inclusive, good
to return until Septeinlier 2 I'fT, inclu
sive. This fair promises to be a mewt interest
in;; event. Horse racing will be made a
Kpex-ial feature, and tbe grand display of
live stock and agricultural products ill
prove highly interesting and instruc
tive. P.UCKXELL COLLEGE, John How
ar I Harris, President; College, with four
course's of study leading to degrees;
Academy, a preparatory school; Ladies
Institute, a refined boarding school; Mu
sic School for both sexes; and ArtSuidio.
For catalogue, address the Registrar,
Win. C. tiretJnger, IewUburg, Pa.
Minor Items.
A great many farmers from the north
of the couuty attended tbe State Fair, held
at Johnstown, during last w eek. Sever
al of ibeiu had exhibits on exhibition.
Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Korns, who
were married at Wellersburg, this coun
ty, by Rev. Benjamin Knepper, celebrat
ed the fiftieth anniversary of their mar
riage, on September 5ih, at their home in
Uniouville, Mix
Mrs. Willis Ankeny, of nearSipewville,
Is critically 111.
Jack Frost has visitenl several points in
this county during the past week, but up
until the present time has done no dam
age. Com is ripening fast, and some
fanner bave already commenced to cut
iL The crop will be a large one, and all
should le harvested during the coming
two weeks.
fcouttya Rwkleat Gaieairy.
Oil bis first visit to Aberdeen an Eng
lish enmmercial traveler, having receiv
ed anrae marks cf kindness from One of
its inhabitants, exclaimed in an offhand
way on bis departure:
"If at any time you cr any of your
people come up to London, don't put up
at a hotel, but come to ns. "
"Ob, thank ye!" replied the Scot la
conically, and away the southron went
Six months passed, and tbe English
man bad long forgotten the incident,
when, to bis surprise, he received oca
morning the following note:
Ut Dcaa Fa!rr- A myrlf, bit wife and
four childm are coiEing Bp to London tor a
fortnight, will b glad to avail oaraelna
at roar kind UTitatka.
Facing the situation with unquestion
able courage, the southerner put him
self to unutterable inconvenience to ac
commodate bis guests. Hi took them
everywhere, paid fcr everything, and
at tbe end of the stipulated time they
announced their departure. The host ac
companied tbem to the station and in
the fullness of his gTatitude at tbe ex
odus invited tbe father to have a part
ing drink.
"Come along, old fellow. What is ft
to be whisky and aoda, as usual? Twc
Scotches and soda, please, xsiss."
"if a, na!" replied the Scot solemnly.
"Xane o that Ye've been veraguid to
me and mine durin the last fcrtnicht
bae ta'en ns everywhere end paid for
everything. Ka, na; well bae a toss
for the last "London Answers.
Oa th Prouunciatioa of Pepya,
The Hon. Walter Pepys has collected
17 varieties of tbe spelling of tbe name,
aud be lays some stress upon tbe French
form Pepy as authority for tbe pronun
ciation favored by him. Peeps seems to
follow the usual practice, as Weems for
We-mys, and, moreover, it Li that adopt
ed by tbe descendants of the diarist's
sister Paulina, tbe family of Pepys
CockerelL Peeps is also the traditional
pronunciation adopted at Cambridge.
Hero is, I think, strong evidence in fa
vcr of Peeps. At the same time I believe
tbat in this name, as in other words,
the pronunciation cf the vowel e has
changed since tbe seventeenth century,
and that the name in Pepys' own day
was actually pronounced Pa pes This
opinion is grounded cn tbe phonetic
spelling Peaps and Peyps which have
ccme down to us, and both these would
represent Pa pes; ea a, as in yea
break, great; ey a, as in obey and
they. Ia this matter, however, I have
not the courage cf my opinion, and I
am not, therefore, prepared to adopt
this pronunciation. Notes and Queries
Elcctra-auasraeUo Totea,
Professor W. E. Ayrton of Loudon
stated recently that "there is no doubt
the day will come, may tw when yon
and I are forgotten, wben copper wires,
gutta perclia coverings and iron sbeatb
ings will be relegated to tho museum of
antiquities. Then, wben a person wants
to telegraph to a friend, be knows not
where, be will call in an electro-magnetic
voice, which will be heard loud
by bim wbo has the electro-magnetic
ear, but will be silent to every one else.
Ho will call, 'Where are you? and the
reply will come loud to the man with
the electro-magnetic ear, 'I am at the
bottom of tho coal mine, or crossing
tbe Andes, or in the middle cf the
Pacific.' Or, perhaps, no voice will
come at all, and he may then expect
the friend is dead. Think what that
will mean. Think cf tbe calling which
goes on from room to room, then think
of tbat calling wben it extends from
pole to pole a calling quite audible to
bim wbo wants to bear, absolutely
silent to him who does not"
Japan Self Bacrlflc.
On board tbe Matsnsbima one man,
wbo had been shot in tbe abdomen aud
whose intestines were protruding from
the gaping wounds, refused to be car
ried to the surgeon's ward, because, be
said, he did not want to take any of the
fighters frcm their work in order to
carry bim below. Another, after hav
ing had his body burned out of all
recognition in attempting to extinguish
a fire, stood by helping all be could till
tbe flames were put out, when he died.
A third (mortally wounded) man, whose
every gasp brought forth a gush cf
blood, would not close his eyes until be
had told a comrade where the key of an
important locker was and what tbe
locker contained. A chief gunner, whose
under jaw had been shot away and wbo
could, of course, not utter a word,
signed to a subordinate with a nod to
take bis place and fell dead after be
bad placed the handle cf the gun lever
in his subordinate's band. "Heroic
Japan."
A Mathematical Wonder.
Jedediab Buxton was tbe greatest
prodigy of mathematics tbat ever ap
peared in England. His education was
very limited, and be had never been
taught arithmetic or indeed any branch
cf mathematics, so that bis abilities in
this respect were peculiarly natural
He would walk over a piece cf land and
tell with exactness how many acres and
square rods were contained in it His
memory was so great tbat whilo resolv
ing a question be could !ave off and
resume the occupation again the next
morning or at a week, a month cr sev
eral months later and proceed regularly
till it was completed.
Uaeola'a Sentiment.
Abraham Lincoln once received a let
ter asking for a "sentiment" and his
autograph. He replied:
Dcak Madam When yoo ahk from a atria
cot that m incb la of iDterwt only to yourself,
always inclose a stamp. There's your aunti
menu and here's your autocraia.
A. Ljb-coui.
Sweden is tbe greatest match produc
ing country in tbe world although tbe
industry is conducted on an enormous
scale in the United States and else
where. There are four times as many words
in tbe English language as there are in
tho French.
Things Worth Knowing.
That stale bread may be freshened
by dipping the loaf quickly into hot
water and baking for a few moments
in a quick oven.
That salt and liquid ammonia will
remove egg stain from plated spoons.
That a few drp-i of glycerine put
around the ede of a jar at fruit will
prevent uietuld.
That a very plain meal may lie made
attractive by being projierly served.
That children should never be given
pork, veal or sauge, cabbage, hot
takes, pie-s or candy.
That by soaking black calico in salt
and water before washing tbe color
will be retained.
That water should be drained from
vegetables as soon as they are cooked.
For tbe first time in years the United
States army has its full enlisted strength,
and recruiting cilice rs have gone back to
their regiments. One gratifying result
is the large increase in the number of
native Americans. "Thirteen dollars a
month and louud" has n'4 proved much
of an inducement to young citizens in the
past, but, they bave at last come to un
derstand that there are worse thing than
working fr Uncle Sam, even at this low
wage. In the new army, country boys I
have taken tbe place of the city loafers, '
and the service is much benefited. 1
Travelers are frequently troubled
with dysetitery, diarrhoea or other
Ikw-1 complaints brought on by
change of water and diet. One ejus of
Dr. Fowler's Ext. r Wild Strawberry
will bring relief.
Facts For Farmers.
From the Philadelphia Itecord.
Experiments in breeding for sex
have lieen made for over a century, and,
while many theories hare been ad
vanced, none of tbem bave been ac
cepted as strictly practical vt far as oi
Laiuing the deire-d results are concern
ed. With tbe object of securing a
majority of ewe lambs a breeder tried
the use of rams from 15 months to 5
years old. The rams not over 2 years
old sired more females than males from
dams between tbe ages of 2 and 5 years,
but the dams over 5 years of age pro
duced more male. The ewes from 2 to
5 years old and over, mated with rams
over 4 years old, produced more males
than females. According to the results
of the experiment the ose of youug
rams is favorable to a preponderance
of female lam !. As it will soon be
time to make the mating of sheep it
would perhaps be an advantage to
farmers to test for themselves by ex
perimeuting with two or three Ms of
ewes.
Straw may be added to the 1-arn-yard
manure because it is plentiful,
but it is better to utilize the fttraw in
some manner before it re-aches the heap
It should be cut with a feed cutter and
Used for bedding before throwing it
away, in which condition is an excellent
absorbent and more quickly decompo
ses in the heap.
Do not feed corn to pigs, colu or
calves, but use ground oals, bran and
middlings, as those foods contain more
mineral matter than corn and better
promote the formation of bone and tis
sue. It is time to put the fat on the
animal after the framework U complet
ed. The farmer who buys bis seed wheat
and is not careful to have it clean will
stock his farm with weeds. The labor
of picking over the "seed is tedious, but
it is a small matter compared with the
damage that may result from weeds.
It is also an advantage to pick out the
Inferior grains. Use only the perfect
and plump seeds, and they will not only
surely germinate, belt will pnI'Je bet
ter prain at harvesting tiiuc
There Is no partie-ular time to plow or
harrow. Something depend on the
kind of crop grown on the laud this
year and the crop to be grown next sea
son. If there is a heavy growth of
weeds turn them under. If sod land is
to l ued for a crop in the spring plow
the land in the fall and thus permit the
sod to decompose. It Lt beneficial to u
lime on sod land.
The frequent rains during the sum
mer have caused crab grant te grow
rapidly, and on some farms the young
straw tierry beds are being overrun with
it If the bed is thickly matted and the
crab grass lias grown In the lieds, the
best remedy for the difficulty is to burn
the ld over after the leaves and grass
are dry late in the fall, mulching the
rows with salt ha v. The f: re will not
injure the strawberry plants, but will
destroy tbe seeds of the crab grass and
clean the surface of the ground. Crab
grass will not start next year until after
tbe berries are picked, as it is a grass
that thrives best during the warm days
of summer.
Markets can le found in the small
towns as well a in the large cities. At
present many small towns get eggs
from Philadelphia, prices being higher
in the towns than in that city. This
fact should induce farmers to sell near
er home if powuble and save transper
tation charges.
A flock of turkeys w ill clean out the
large green tomato or tobacco worms
in short order. In Hie large tobae-co
fields of the South the turke-ys are
given full liberty and perform valuable
service.
The soil for yemng trees should be
deep and the land for an orchard
should be plowed not only to six or
eight inches or more, but a s tiliseiil
plow should also be used . It will not
be conducive to the welfare of young
trees to simply elig a post hole into
which it is to be plante-d, but the hole
should be large and the surrounding
earth soft, so as to give the roots au
opportunity to make as much grow th
as possible at the start. The- shorN r
the top the less work for the roots; but
cutting back of the trees should be done
judiciously.
Corn will fatten a hog quickly, but
if weight is dired, and a carcass con
taining both lean and fat is preferred,
the use of foods containing more protein
than corn will enable the farmer to
produce a etTUiin weight of jHrk em a
variety as cheaply as on corn, though
less fat will le the result. Bran, linseed
meal, ste&me-d clover, wbe-y and cooked
roots, fed w ith corn, w ill make more
and better Krk during the time of fat
tening than can lie obtained by the ex
clusive use of corn.
Ited rasplierrics diller very much
from the bla-k varieties. To propagate
black rasplerries the tips of the e-anes
must l U ht over aud buried in the
ground, to le left until spring, when
each lip will lie a new plant and may
be dt (ached from the parent cane with
a Ui.i.V. lied rasplierriessetid up shoots
bet wreu the plants, from the root, and
msy Ik? dug up and set out The black
11 ry plants are proimgated in the same
way. The mots may be cut up and
planted, if preferred, as good plants
can also be obtained iu that manner.
Forests do not influence rainfall at
all seasons, as drought frequently pre
vails on farms that are situated in sec
tions that are heavily wooded; but for
ests regulate the flow of the water that
falls. They prevent rapid evaporation
and excessive flow of water, permitting
of its retention for a longer time. As
the forests are cut down the streams
overflow at times and are dry at other
periods. Forests are also wind-breaks
and serve to lower or raise the temper
ature of the atmosphere to a certain ex
tenL The use of Paris green as a preventive
of the depreelationsof the cabbage worm
is general, the claim be ing that the poi
son is thrown off by the leaves. Thefact
that all the members of a family were
poisemed recently by eating cablg
which had been purchased proves that it
is dangerous to use Paris green or Lon
don purple, as the arsenical substances
were fouud in the uneaten portions.
Many varbties of tears are grown for
market because the trees are less liable
to blight than those which bear fruit of
better quality; but the inferior fiears re
duce priees aud nothing is gained by
growing them.
To secure currant and grape plants
lake the new growth, after the leaves
fall, and cut iuto lengths of eight incit
es, allowing three buds to each cutting,
and s-t them out in rows, with ten
inches of fpace between each piece,
leaving the top near the surface of the
ground. Keep the spaces clean, cover
in whiter and work the ground well iu
tbe spring, so as te give tlie roots soft
enrth. Water them eluriug ilry weath
er. Tluy may le transplanted (o jvr
maiicnt localities uext fxiL j
The n4Thtfa Cditera.
I remember calling at the effice of A
great Parisian newspaper with a friend
wbo wished to have rectified a state
ment published in it concerning bim.
Wben our business was made known,
we were oshernl into a handsomely
furnished room on the first fle-cr. Seated
at desks, without a trace of pens, ink
or raper or cf anything in a literary
way except some new novels, teigcthcr
with a few packages of cigarettes, were
two gentlemen whose appearance made
a considerable impression on ma They
were faultlessly dressed in deep black
(the duelist's color). Each bad tbe rib
bon cf the Legion ia bis buttonhole,
their long jet thick mustaches were
waxed out to a poiri aa fine as a
needle's, and tbcre an th whole
manner, their voices, the r gestures and
tbe expression of their errs and mouths
an indescribable so me thing tbat pro
claims tbe man wbo at one time or an
other baa worn a uniform. These were
the fighting editors, with whom evi
dently tbe pen was not mightier than
the sword. They were civil, however,
and consented to tbe rectification of tho
paragraph. As fighting was their trade,
they locked at it in a purely business
way and only went cut wben the de
mands mane were too unreasonable to
be entertained. I fancy tbat they some
times fought in defense of article they
bad never even seen. Cornbill Maga
zine. A Roland For Ilia Oliver.
It is said that Professor John Stuart
Blackie cften told "on himself " this
anecdotes which seems to indicate that
personalities are not agreeable, even to
those who deserve criticism.
Tbis genial old professor used to
form a very picturesque feature in tbe
Edinburgh eTee ts. He was a wiry old
patriarch, with handsome features and
hair falling in ringlets about his shoul
ders. No one who had seen him could
possibly forget bim.
One day be was accosted by a very
dirty little bootblack with bis "Shine
your boou, sir?"
Tbe professor was impressed by the
filtbiutss cf tho boy's face.
"I don't want a shine, my lad," said
be, "tut if you'll go and wash your
face I'll give you sixpence,"
"A" richt, sir," was the lad's reply.
Then he went over to a neighboring
fountain and made bis ablutions, lie
turning, be held out his bands for the
money.
"WclL my lad," raid tho professor,
"yon have earned your sixpence. Here
it is."
"Idinna want it, a u Id chap," return
ed the boy with a lordly air. "Ye can
keep it and get ycr bair cut"
Antiebolera Vaccination.
Actirbeilrra vaccination originated
about 12 years ago with Dr. Fcrrau, a
Spanish physician. His vacciueof eight
drops cf a cholera culture mixed with
bile was used with many misfortunes
upon 25,000 persons, but gave sufficient
encouragement to lead tollaffkiue's ex
periments, which bave proved so suc
cessful iu India. Hi.fl kino employs
attenuated cholera bacilli, followed a
few dys later by virulent cultures.
Equally gced results from the use of
dead cholera bacilli killed by cither
be-ilt er cblcrcform are now claimed
by K.:Jle, who gets tbe same effects ty
sic:; iy usiitg somewhat larger doses of
Lis ksi terrifying preventive. Compara
tive t its have shown that tbe blood of
the vcccicatcd individuals is now 200
tin: as potent in re-sistiug cholera in
fection as that of the unvaccinated. As
evidence cf the effectiveness of modern
methods cf dealing with cholera tbe
fact is mentioned that it bas bad 800,
000 victims in Russia since 1892, while
in Germany, including the Hamburg
rpidemic, its deaths have been Lut
9,000. The disease seems destined bocu
to become as obsolete as smallpox.
Uiahop Coae's Wit.
Bi-hop Coxa's wit was as quick as
bis memory. On cue occasion, being in
a slight railway accident, the bishop
bad a lower berth on one side of a car,
the corresponding berth on tbe other
side being occupied by a Presbyterian
aiinister. At the time of the concussion
neither was hurt, but both were thrown
into tbe aisle, their beads hitting to
gether. "Church unity." said the Presby
terian divine.
"Not entirely, "said the bishop, rais
ing bis hand to bis heart "Church
unity to bo complete must bo cf tho
heart as well as of the head. "
Another time a very lovely cldTly
lady happened to mention to him tbat
she was a second cousin cf that dis
tinguiidwd but unprincipled man,
Aaron Burr. "I wish," said the bishop
quickly, "that you had bad as good a
cousin as he bad." Georgo Alfred
Stringer.
Fakir.
Fakirs is tbe name given to a cele
brated class cf fanatics found in many
parts of tbe east, but more particularly
in India. Some cf tbem will make a
vow to continue all their lives in cue
posture and adhere to it strictly. Others
never lie down, but remain in a stand
ing position all their lives, upheld only
by sticks cr rcpfs ender the armpits.
They pretend to have subdued every
passion of mortality.
A Difficult Problem.
"What kapes ye shtill so long, Do
Ian?" inquired Mr. RaflYrty.
"Oi'ni thryin to convince meself tbat
it's no harder to push a wheelbarrow ou
the level than to push me bicickle up
bill an Oi can't do it " Washington
gtur.
Great quantities of sulphur are mined
in the craters cf several extinct volca
noes in Mexico.
Massachusetts annually iuiperts from
beyend ber border eggs to the value cf
13,000,000.
On an average five persons are killed
daily in tbu coal mines of England.
Tbe e-itizen who removes from one
bl0ugh or township to another, lietween
tfie 2d day of September and eleelion day,
Nov. 2d. loses bis right to vote lievause be
must swear that he has resided at least
sixty days iu tbe district where he oilers
his ballot
Throat
Coughs
Is there a tickling' in the
throat? Do you cough a great
dexU especially whin lying:
down Are you hoarse at
times? Daes nearly every coli
you take settle in your throat?
These ''throat coughs' are
very deceptive. Don't neglect
them. Troches, or cough
syrups won't touch the spot.
You must take remedies that
will enrich the blood, tone up
the nerves; and heal the in
flamed membranes.
SCOTT'S EMULSION of
Cod-liver Oil with Hypophos-
fihites contains such rcmcdi;.
t has wonderful nourishing
and healing power. The cause
of the cougH is removed; the
whole system is given new life
and vigoj a-.o the dan?er
from threatening lung trouble
is swept away.
Book about it free.
For ude by all .irurgkts at 50c and
$1.00.
SOOTT & BOWNF, NewYcrk
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Time
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THE N. K. FAIR3ANK COMPANY,
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THE STANDARD
1397 COLU M BIAS Reduced to S75
1893 ??vL,oB,AS Reduced to 60
1897 HARTFORDS RcdtlCedto 50
f OUl TO MOST dCICUl -mr
HAHTFOPOS tM RcJaceJ lQ 45
hartfords Reduced to 40
HARTFORDS Reduced to 30
PATTERNS 8 tNO 6, J V
Nothing iu the market tpproacl:el the value? i.f the bii-j-eles at the firmer
-ri.s ; w hat are they now ?
POPE MFG. CO., Hartford. Conn.
Catalogue five froai any Columbia deah-r; by mail for a 2cjut stamp
JAMES B. HOLDERBAUM, - Columbia Dealer,
Somerset, l?a.
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CONDENSED TIME TABLES.
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tn Amenca. We h a W"ahimeuiu oiftc.
Tatenu laken thruaxh Muua Co. recwlTt
woal notice ia tba
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN,
heamifnllr innstrated. larrest drnlatioa of
an ctuiI5 ).,ural, weokiy, tmuM ui a Tear:
month. fporinM-a eopm and llAkn
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MUNN A CO.,
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thr knlfa lir. '. Silurrt o M
rvvhfb aTor, l'iiibur( Pa.,
aan dlarwrmi a arv reoaedy
Uiat cures th raiH-er aad tumor.
II bu curtl M0 psiipte wiiBaoi
(all. aud baa trratrd patkenta
ihn IM. HairuW Be luU at
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Btetnen baa aurceufullT treated
werel of tbem. It asakaa ae
diHerenre abere tbe eauoar kt
loratod be uaa farad "
CAM CO). CURE all taeraanreoack doctor, aad
aaraedj aiep)ii( at bla oOce caa ice tbe eAiaoerral
ameef aaaoarabkh be baa for aafe keeplag. Ba
naikar taat Or. C. BtaiBert at tbe ealy caaAar eaa
tar la Wastara PeaaaTlTaaU aod bae raiad a eaev
ear la t te eaya. ralleata caa be teaatoel bi fkeai
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tueetUN laeai
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try in it. Largrat
laL2cipUa,
PRICES
: - Bicycles,
OF THE WORLD.
THERE'S PLEASURE
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CASTCRN STANDARD TiaiC.
IN EFFECT KAY i2, ISS7.
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addn-w Th.i. r- Watt, f. A. W. D 3u0 r'Uth
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-SVCCFSSORS
THE KEYERSDM.E LIME COSPANY,
have lust oompktfd tln lr n-w slillnu and are
now p rv pii red loxliip hy eiir-liiud loU to any
pitrt of theroutitrr. Till II mo la n.-uiufiu i
urJ frot,, the cl. i.mud S:r Hl!l Llmwiont
ami l 1 cpn-uihy rich in nil the .-l,-.
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