Capital city courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1885-1893, January 21, 1888, Image 7
YOUXfl FOLKS' OOUMN. , PARAQnAPH9 wonTH nEADINa THE SEtnET OF THE HANDKER CHIEF TRICK EXPLAINED. A Rlmrt lint Merry (Ilium Known liy ttin Namo "lllnln riy" A llrli-r 1 Irxrrlpl loti of Mount VmiitIuh, llin Well Known Tulcimo. Tho liny of Nnplw forms a crescent, Tlio bcnutlful city of Nnplra Is nt ono horn, nml at tlio other, nlno mill to tlio nouth, rises t ho woll known volcano Mount Wiuvlin. Vesu vius Is n solitary mountain, rising nmjratl colly from tlio nluln of Cainpniiln, having nt tho hoso a circumference of ulxiut thirty miles and dividing at n certain height Into two summits. Tlio height of Vesuvius Is about 4,000 feci .. Olf r I I 1 . SMtmXP ' III i VESUVIUS IN r.nurrio.v. Tho fliyt eruption recorded In history oc curred in tho year 71 A. D. Previous to this Vesuvius was not susjicctoil to l n volcano. Its sides worn covered with fomoux vines, and its ancient crater, partly tilled with water, formed tho stronghold of tho rebel chief, Snnrtncus. It was at this eruption that tho cities of l'oniK)ll and Hcrculmicum wcro buried in tlw torrent of wind and ashes which was ejected, and that tho elder Pliny was MilTocnted in tho sulphurous vapor. BInco that famous eruption Vesuvius has been an nctlvo volcano, and lias been frequently in eruption, roiuo sixty great and numerous imall ones having taken placo. Numbciod with tho most rcmarknblo eruptions Is tho ono thnt occurred in 1770, when Vesuvius, not content with rumbling noK nud pun's of smoko, began to pour forth luvu, then Jets of red hot stones and ashes inndo their ap pearance, nnd increased in liuintwr and Inten sity until grent volumes of whlto clouds roso from tho crater to a height of four times that of tho mountain. Following theto clouds cumo columns of flro nud streams of burnlug lava. A brilliant eruption, but ono much less destructive than that above, oc curred in 1S7A TJm Gnmo of "Jllrtl My." "Did you over play 'Birds Flyr " bo asked ono of Golden Days rcadors, and at onco tbo rest wcro ready. Tho leader laid tho palms of ills hands on his knetw, nud then lifting them suddenly exclaimed: "Birds ilyl You must all follow mo," bo said. "Now tlwn, birds ily, crows lly, bees fly, cats ily." Ho lifted bis hands as ho mentioned each animal, and tho company did the saino. "No, no," ho cried, "cats don't ily. Yon must only lift you hand when it is something that flies. Try again. Birds lly, gecso fly, hawks fly, brickbat ily." We wcro cautious this timo and did not lift our bonds ut "brickbats lly," so wo bod to pay n forfeit, for brickbats do lly. Again wo tried: "Birds fly, swallow fly, horso-fly." Again wo woro caught, tho smart young man declaring that ho only mentioned tho crcaturu's name, anil did not say It lluw. Ho was bound to mako it wrong whichever way we did. There was very littlo to do. It was short but merry. A Handkerchief Trick. Tho trick illustrated In tho cut and do Bcritxxl not long since in Golden Days, is ou old ono, but will bo now to many of our young readers, nnd is furthermore un easy ono to perform. Tho jierforincr borrows a handkerchief with which to play a trick. Ho asks permis sion to mnrk It so that tho owner may know it ngaln, but does this in nu unoxtiected manner nnd to tho distress of tho owner, by apparently snipping a piece out of tho center with a pair of scissors. Perceiving tho owner's nnxloty, tho per former says: "Henlly, I am extremely sorry to lmvo ularmed you, buttlicro is no occasion for distress, I can easily repair tho damago done," so saying bo gives tho handkerchief a rub between his hands and spreads.it out. tnu shows t uninjured. rill i WMMA. . fflwm. s fcp- -" i ww iivrifj Mr. Sinrshnll P. Wilder goes to China, Japan nud India to teach tho orientals bow to lnugh. Ex-President flruvy is nlout to wrlto a book aUtut his career as president of tho French republic. Pnttl lin been giving "farewells" In Ion don, previous to her dewrturo for Houtb America, w hero she oxieet8 another hundred thoilaud or tun. Mr. ltlelmrd Sehult of tho Hamburger Bleyclo club rode nearly four at. ' one-half miles In half un hour uion n uuieyclo (lfty two inches in diameter. Historian Bancroft uiys thnt It would Iki pit-Mimptuous for a man of SS to attempt a history of Preside it Polk nud his times, n woi k which ho has licou asked to undertake. Augusta Evans Wilson, "Jleiiliili," was a Florence Xlghtliignlu dm lug the war nud no immo is more revered In tho south. Kho was the friend of the sick and wounded nud tho Moved of all. Bernhardt has lost her ct tiger cat, Tig retto, which she brought from America. The animal had swallowed u piece of tho rough outsldo covering of a cocoanut. its stomach nt once swelled ton great slzo and denth soon ensued. Tho great financial king of New Zealand Is Johnny Jones, of Dunedlu. Ills wealth runs up into tho millions, nnd the gt cuter jxirt was made In Mcnmho.'itiiig. Ho Is u native, nnd onco earned scant ttnges ns nit oarsman on a 'ferryboat. Union Hlrseli has actually given $10,000, 000, deiHisltisl In the Bank of London, under tho trusteiwhlp of Baron llothsehlld nnd Baron do Worms, for tho education of tho tHKir Jews of Russia. It is the most munlll- cent gift of charity in tho history of the world. Itwnsn queer coincidence that tho vener nbloDr. John I). 0,;len, of New York, should ba-vo tiled "the night lieforo Christinas." Ho was twice married, both of his wives lielng the daughters of Clement C. Moore, tho author of tho ikx.mii, "Tho Night Before Christmas." Frederick Villlein, the well known wnr cor respondent nud artist of Tho Innlon Graphic, luui entered the lecture Held. He went with Archibald Forbes through tho Frnnco-Gcr-man, (Servian and Uusso-Tuikish wars, nud has a great fund of interesting ejqxTlenecs, which ho relates with graphic eloquence. F. A. Merrill, called by certain African tribes "Little Livingstone," has coino to this country from lVchuannland tosell a val uable collection of elephants' tusks. Hu says that the piooii of Tuiignliind, with whom I'nglnud has Just completed u treaty, is tho orlglnnl of Haggard's "Nlio." Hho Is a hand some woman in feature nnd not very dark In complexion. Sir Runneth Cummlngs, tlio son of Gordon Cmnmings, the gnat lion slayer, is Imck in tills count!' after a year's absence, during which he visited Central Africa nnd killed threo lions and several leojianls anil other big cats. He Is largely luterested in laud schemes near tho City of .Mexico. Engineer Kittridgo, inventor of tlio can tilever bridge, is living in Unit ford, Conn., in handsome style. Iliswifu Is a native of that city. Mr. Kittridgo's success as nu in ventor has inudeliiui rich. Ho began life in an humble wuy, but by energy and ability has gained a high ilnco in tho civil engineer ing profession. JIo Is a tall, lino looking man, nnd ho lias traveled extensively in this coun try and r.m-oiN). John I Kiilllrnn recently said to a friend that ho had never resisted iiKlicciuan. With a thorough appreciation of his own prowess ho remarked: "I'm different from every body else in that. If a ol!ccmnn should try to nnv-st you and you resisted ho might knock you down with his club, but if it was me nuil I rcistcd lie would shoot me the first thing. No man would taeklu mo without his hand on his revolver And so I go with a policeman quietly tho llrst time ho sjieaks to me, without making any fuss." Both the sons of Garlb'ildt are now depu ties, Iticclottl, tho younger, having liecu olectcil to represent Homo 111 .May, 18S7. Meuottl Garibalili, who for ninny years has represented tho district of Velletri, is gen erally popular with men of all parties, and is n plain, honest soldier, who, although of courso a member of tho Left, is distinguished for good common senso rather than oxtrcmo radicalism, iticclottl Garibaldi was edu cated in England, nnd has an English wife. He entered parliament as n workiugmau's candidate, but it remains to Ih s en whether ho will really prove to no as much of u radical idler his election ns ho was before it, Jlr. Mnuton Marble, formerly chief editor nnd proprietor of Tlio World, Is one of tho very few men in this city who have ever I retired from tho editorship of any daily 1mih.t miner meir comroi. ims-iey, iuiy inond and Bennett, who were Mr. Miuble's cuutcuiioriirleM a ipiarter of a century ago, worked in harness to tho hut. So did Bryant, Brooks and Hastings. Not only did Mr. Marble himself retire from dally nowspajicrdnm, but nearly all the chief mem bers of his editorial stair did the same thing about tho same time, such men ns Hurlbut, Evans and Croly, all of whom nro ct nlive. "v TIIK ItANDKKnOHIEIT THICK. Tho secret lies in tho fact, us many of our wldo awako readers doublcss suspect, that tho handkerchief was not cut ut nil. Tho performor has previously provided himself witli a littlo piece of cambric, four inches square. This ho takes by tho center, with tbo corners limiting down, and places It in tho loft baud, ellpjicd between tho lowest roots of tho lingers nnd the fleshy part of the palm, nnd with tho folded angle iolntliig up ward (vte: in tho snmo direction as tho thumb) us show n in tho cut. Taking tho borrowed handkerchief by the center with tlio other hand, lie transfers it to tho left, tho center lying Just over tho littlo piece of cambric. He next, with tho right hand draws up apparently tho center of the hand kerchief, but really the littlo niece of cum brie, about an Inch nud a half beyond tho hand, and snips this oir with tho scissors. In order to ''restore" tho handkerchief, there fore, all that Is ueiessury is to got rid of tho rouialulni,' kiMoii of the Utile piece of cambric, uhlch will bo a vwy easy thiug to da PHYSIOLOGY AND HYGIENE. Poisoned by Knthtu Nutmegs Tim In rrrimluR l'e of Morphia, Cliturnl, I'.tr. Foreign medical Journals lmvo reported several cases of nutmeg ioisonIug during tlio past summer. In four of tho cases a whole nutmeg was taken, ai'd In tho fifth case five whole nutmegs. The following Instnuco Is particularly note worthy, first for tho small quantity (rather over half of nu ordinary sUed nutmeg) which produced the symptoms, nud sec ondly, for the very mnikcd elTect on tho heart mid circulation, The patient, n strong, healthy woman, grntcd the nutmeg, and mixed It with a glass of hot ale, which she drunk nt liedtlina. An hour after she foil soino nausea, but got to sleep, Awakened nlMUittlii. in., feeling very cold nud with n sensation of pricking in the skin, nud with her "heart Itcntliig nt a rnelng dpeed." When a physician, l)r, Plnnock, of Victoria, Australia, saw her, two hours later, tho sur face of the Isxly was everywhere cold and pale; pupils dilated, respiration sighing, nud jmlso almost Imorccptlb1o nnd uncountable. Tho doctor gave her hot brandy nud water immediately, nnd mustard applications to epigastrium nud extremities; nlsoa mustard emetic. As this did not net, ho gave her, about fifteen minutes subsequently, one tenth grain uiMUuorphln, which produced frco vomiting in n fow minutes. Tho vom ited fluids contained nutmeg uumlstakntdy. After this the pulso strengthened, beenmo more rtendy, nud warmth 1-ctnrinsl to tho surface. Much drowsiness continued; nud, after taking some more hot brandy and water, slio went to sleep. Next day she wns much letter, nud the day after was fully re covered, nnd nblo to attend to household duties. Dr. W. T. Dodge, of .Michigan, reports in Mistical Record thnt two children, a girl r.bout -1 years of ngu, nud a boy about 8, who had Us'ii left at a farm houso nlouo all dny, were discovered uctlng stmngoly on tho return of the family In tho evening. An Investigation discovered ploees of nutmegs nlKiut the house, nud tho little girl stated thnt she had oaten one, but hud vomited, and that the lsy had eaten two. Ho was In a sciul-comatoe condition, and In spite of all that could bo done by the physician the littlo follow died early the next morning. 'Hie llnlillinil Van of Si-ibillvri. Every littlo while occurs some sad Instance of the folly of a iveklo-u or careless uso of narcotics, it is almost to lie regretted, says London Lancet, thnt so many agents cajiablo of producing mimic, or ixitsonisl, sleep nro known to the profession nud to tho public. It is now the exception, instead of the rule, to find u man or woman of inlililio ago who is not mom or less mlillctisl to the nbuso of morphia, (literal, bromide of potassium, or some of the many sleep inducers or pain re lievers which tho Nineteenth century bos distinguished itself by evolving for tho care and comfort of our less enduring ami increas ingly sensitive nnd excitable humanity. It Is nothing to the purjswo that tho deleterious cll'ectn of theso potent drugs, when taken habitually, oven in small quantities, have been again nnd ngnln exposed. Those who have learned to purchase unconsciousness or easo ut what seemed to Ihj a very small price, are only too ready to renew tho oxperienco v. hen any fresh cause of sleeplessness -or pain arises. The victims of tho nbuso must not simply be counted by thoso who dlo of it, but by thoio who nro left to drag out miserable lives, tho victims of "cravings" nnd iiiimo lots nnd immlcrlcss siilfcrings which mor phia, chloral, bromide now cociUuo and n host of insidious jioisous nro tho active agents iu producing. Sooner or later homo strong measure will need to lie taken with tho view tif arresting this really serious "habit" of taking sedatives, which is extending its influence und gaining strength year by year. Meanwhllo, wo do very eurnestly counsel our readers to refrain from having recourse to these drugs. I'luiineM for iMiyiuiil Night. "Never sleep iu tho snmo flannels that hnvo lioen worn during thoday," is an oft repented picco of ndvice, ns often unheeded. Tho habit of weailng tho same iiudervest day nnd night is nn unhealthy one nud repugnant to a nice Fcnso of cleanliness. Cure of l'ernplrlng IVet. To remove tho odor of iersplrlng feet, wash them dally. If something nioro is ro qulred, take ono part of salicylic acid nnd live parts of powdered starch, nud sprinkle on the soles of th" stockings. SOCIAL ETIQUETTE. Killed a White Doer. Ono of the rarest of wild animals, a whlto deer, was killed a few days ago near Snow shoo mountain, Clinton county, Pa., by Pro thonotury Munn, of Sunbury. It was nearly pure white, and ono of tho largest docs over killed iu the region. But three white deer were ever killed lieforo iu this p.ut of tho state. Old hunters generally llieo In tho backwoods siqierstltioii that to kill a white deer forliodo owl to its slayer, nnd all who lmvo heard of Prothonotnry Mann's deliber ate defiance of the sujicrstitiou ai u aghast at his temerity nud prophesy all sorts of bad luck for him. Ho will lmvo the magnificent skin of tho animal stuHTcd and mounted. Chicago News. Kniperor 'William's Truwl. On nil tho German railroads and tho emperor, 1k it stated, nlwuj s travels by extra train ho pays the regular turltr fare for his person und suite, us well as for tho Uiggngo. Tho average into is six marks (H-r kilometer for every uxle, and iu view of tho fact that Ids majesty travels many thousand kilo meters iu tlio courso of n your, the railroads liavo it good customer in lilrn. Tho Argonaut. Ranson Carbon Light I'orlei- mill I'mfessoi'. Tho IjwIstown Journal says that tho por ter that takes caio of Senator Stun ford's pri vate car gets filiKI a mouth, and that tho pro feviis in one of "our MalnocolleB'es" receive fluu a month each. It's er doubtful If" they'd be uwrlh even that asp. .iters In palace cars. Nevertheless thoy ou0'lit to get more money ns college professors Tho Loudon Ft Id says t int a man who can rldo with hounds when Uiuy cover eight or lime miles within iu h mr "accomplishes n feat which takes him iinl his linrso out of the common herd." A New Vm U house lias received nn order for '.',(KK,0iii' live (vi t M)stngo stumps foi Uboiu Clu'i Milliners unit Ciutoms That rrutull ut Halls mill IliiiKiii. Balls nnd dunces being now In full sway, as ,ood authority ns Mrs. Sherwood notes, in Tho Mull und Express, a fuw )oIuts that may lie of assistance to those not quite familiar with tho KK'lal requirements of such occa sions: Iu going into society un unknown young man, who receives nn invitation to a ball, must seek nu Introduction to a young lady through In r chaperon. In our crowded ball rooms, where there nro often three ladles to ono gentleman, tho chaperons uro gouonilly very happy to necedo to this request. Nothing can excuse n young man for tho absence of good manners, and bo should re member that a ballroom introduction means that bo is Intended to dnnco with the young lady, and thnt womanhood should always command rcsjicct, although he may bo some what annoyed, perhaps, by tho persistent ef forts of some ambitions wall flowers that ho should "take her out" whether ho will or no, ho must uoer forget his good mam era. While it is considered very proper to ask for invitations for gentlemen tonili.uco, iti uot considered proper to ask fur invitations for ladies. Tlio hostess, howoer, has always tho refuge of saying thnt her list is full No offonso should lie taken if this request it re fused. At nil public balls there should Imi a com mittee of ladies to receive. Tho elegance of u ball deiHMids very much ujion tho presenco of n recognised hostess, A young girl should not forgot or break her ballroom engagements. To do her jus tico, she is not apt to do bo, but there ar. some who are careless and hurt the feelings of modest young men. To hurt any one's feelings imuecessiirily Is to prove one's self not a gentlewoman. Mnny young ladles llnd thnt their men partner' dancing does not realize their ex jwctatlous. How can they get rid of him w Ithout hurting hu. feelings A oimg lady might say, "I am afraid I am not dancing your step. If ou do not muni, I should liko to sit down and talk awhile." The young mail might decline "that it is his mull" (which It probably Is), nud then next day ho should go to u dancing muster. Tho phraseology of Invitation Is is for mal than it used to lie. "Shall we taken turin"hasruthcricpai'cd the old tasiitnned "May I li.ivo the ph-usuio of dauciiu with j ouT' "Won't joii biv me ti daiieof "l Iiqjkj you have left it dame foi mo." "Is this my dancer1 etc. TIiunouii; lady is apt to bo qulto as iufonuul in her re SpOllsO. w J'Mtn. nflifiiiifcii I - A WOIDEEETJL IIYEITI01L This will Furnish the Consumer Twice the Light that is given by any other process and Saves Gas. This light can be seen at our officel25 S. 11th St Where Full Particulars will be given regarding its operation etc., L. WESSEL, JR. General Agent. KNOB HILL Scale, 100 Ft.l Inch. SMITH STREET. 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