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A Journal Devoted to the lndtistrjs and Resources of the West Tills Journal Ik printed on toned hook pncr, thetyiKHiscil is clear nml new, the titlo "1K' Is Illustrated eneli month with Huuiethliig miitnlile. and lu Keneral iiiieiirttiiee it Is as iiivtroMilitnu nml elegantly goiten up ns IUiii'Ku'h Wkbki.v, and it is oxnetly the saiiie sl.e as that paper. Tho object aud aim of Wuhtkiin Hkcolmickh In to give the liest stock men, nml fanners and gen eral business men a thoroughly representative medium for obtaining mid exchanging valuable Information on those, topics f iral Importance to their Industries. Live Sick Dairy, Agriculture, Horticulture, Turf, Poultry, and For est y, Are departments under careful editorship, and able articles from our own correspondents on Cities, Comities, States, Crops, ltnllroad building Commerce, etc., form a special department. Hon. Hoiikrt W. Fuhnas, the editor. Is ably as Blsted by practlcalaud scientific writers. To Introduce this paper In every locality In the West wo will send It ror the remainder of 1SHT, beginning with the May number, for One Extra Copy with Each 5 Subscribers. GET UP CLUBS. Agents send for terms and cxcIiihIwi territory. RESOURCES PUBLISHING CO. LINCOLN, NEB TAKE THE Missouri Pacific Railway The Shortest, Quickest and Best Route to Atchison, Leavenworth, Kansas City, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Washington, Baltimore, Mew York and Boston. RECLINING CHAIRS FREE ON ALL TRAINS. fWFor further Inforumtloii or or address Folders, etc., call II. 0. IIANNA. City Ticket Agent, Cor. Ootid I2lh sts. H. 1IAII0HCK, lH'Kit Ticket Agent. It. P. It JtlLl.Alt, (len'l Agent. rNOTTOCAUSESTRICTUnE 1LFRE sni-xnc and imkkihkss. THE GREAT LICK telescope: in observatory. THE Tim-Aini'i It'iin I'olU l,oro Sni'lrlynt ('mil bridge, Mins. IMUon's New I'linno Kmpli, Alter u Ciuolol Test, Is llcporlcd to Ho it -iin'i'. It is ton years slneo Professor Kdlson In tivililiiil Ills phonograph ! the MiliHc Tlio original Instrument, wonderful nml amusing ns It was, failed, however, to fnlllll tlio to qulsltcs of tlio Inventor, who linn recently perfected lits Invention mid brought It nearer to (ho Ideal phonograph. .r tmWfM. (Cirf:'?W mJ -, m A . nj w v FKJ. 1 TIIK NEW' I'HO.NOOHAl'It. Tlio new phonograph, tdiowii in (ho nccimi pntiliiRcutH and mndo from original illiiff t rat ions in Kelcntillo Anierlcaii, Is nbout (ho tlzoof nn oiillnary Kewiug mncliine, and In construction homethliig llko a very mall en glno latho. A crucial (est of (his mnchlno, innilo ro condy at KiIIsoii'h lalKirntory in Now Jersey, according to tho journal ivfernsl o, gavo results Hint (ended to jirovo rno s'i'fcctlou of tho Instrument. IVrfii't repiisliietions of whistling, whispering, all tho liniierfeotiims of tone, tho half tones nml modulations even, wero faithfully reproduced. Tlio no pho nograph is to bo ticd for taking dictation, for taking testimony lu court, for roKirtliig FIO. IS TIIK PIIONOOIIAI'II IN COUNT. speeches, for (lioroproducdonof ocal music, for (caching language, for corros)ondenco, for civil and military orders, for reading to tlio sick In hospitals, and for various other purposes too numerous lo mention. American roll: Lore Noddy. At tho recent meet iug licld in Cambridge, Mass., for tho purposo of organizing (ho "American Folk Iiro society," rules for tho government of tho society wero enacted, of which the iirst declares that "tho American Folk Lore Myicty has for its object tho study of foil: lore in general, ami in particular tho collection and publication of Hie folk lore of North America." Tlio rules Outlier provide that tho hoclcty shall consist of memlicrs who subscribe an nmmal fisj of ?:); that each member shall Ihj entitled to a copy of tho Journal to bo Issued by tho society; that an ntmual meeting shall lioheld; and that thu nlTairs of tho society shall bo conducted by a president and u council of fourteen memlicrs, to bo elected annually. I'rofossor K. J. Child, of Harvard university, was elected president. Prehistoric Skating. Ah is well known, tho art of skating is u prehistoric one. In many parts of Kuropo bones of domesticated animals have liccn found which had liccn used as skates oral runners of small sledges. It Is of consider able interest to learn that similar Implements are found still in use in several parts of northern (lermauy. In Tho Journal of tho Berlin IJthnological Society sledges nro do BcrilKsl which consist of a board resting on tho lwnesof 11 horse., But, Ix'sldcs this, skates nro used tho runners of which consist of tho lower jaw of cattle, tlio curvature of tho lower side serving admirably tho object of tho 6ktitc. Do 1'orents Inlluenro Kiiliiliill' Tho liellef very generally exists that (ho culluroof forests induces an increase of rain fall ami that their destruction diminishes it. Mr. Henry Gannett, in Science, claims that 11 satisfactory explanation of this "siiposod phenomenon'' has never liccn oU'ensl. Ho goes further, mid assumes that results gained in our own country go to bhow "that tho in fluence of forests upon rainfall, from uu economic point of view, is too slight to bo of tho least practical importance." Witter Conor from Artesian Wells. Many artesian wells spout water under a heavy pressure, just as many gas wells find tho gas tinder a pres-suro of several hundred iKHiuds to the sipiuro Inch. This water power is used in many places in Franco by means of turbine wlnsds, ami it is probable that oven tho gas pressure might in some cases also bo utilized. In cry deep artesian wells tho heat of tho water is also utilized. The W I, (100,000 Telescope. Tho great refracting telescope of tho Lick observatory, Mount Hamilton, Cnl., has been tested, mid tho verdict is Hint it is a suc cess. Thu slzoof tho object glass is thlrty-slx inches. It is the mm.t Kwcrful tclcscoK in tho world. A magnifying jsiwer of '.',000 iliameters, it is exjssi'tisl, can l vinployeii on tuiiablo objects. Useful I'ollslilug I'nwiler. A trustworthy authority suyss A very useful polishing powder for metals nml glass is made of very finely ground glass mixed with n small proportion of dried sodu ash. i:ngllh Words. A half-dozen lhiglish words from Tho Bos ton Journal of Kdueallon: Twilight is Ih-twoen light. Twine, twlccd, or twisted. Thread, thrml, (hrlecd, (hrisj i-ordisl. l'crsjiiratlon Is Invisible; sweat stands lu drops. Strength 's said to Ui the longest syllable in the Kngllbh language. I i JUL. tliJ. ' l Wi,f AM -vm THE CURIOSITY SHOP. Tim "Dutili Hull" Hoik ttukculilft of Newspaper .Mun. Homo fifty years nun, nn nrtlolo nppiuvil ill nil Kuglish prm liu'lnl t.ivr, Tin' Leicester ItcruU, under tin- tltlonf "Tlu Hutch Mull," wl'ththe announcement that It litnl nrriti'il tiK Into fur trmidntlou unil hml boon sol up nml printed in Co nrli;liml A "rent ilonlof nttontloii wnsntirciote.l to tli nrtl lo, ninny I Dutch scholars nmmnuciiig In print that It I I ...... ...t 1.. ...... .IUl....t ..111. .. I.l.l. Il,.,f II.1K.I I ns not In uiiy illnloet with whh h they et, luipuilntiil, until It wim llnnllv illiiiiii'il to tonhoii.. Kir Ulehaiil I'lillllps. tlio eilllor i of the niMr, tolls till Htory of how it win riiiuvivnl anil I'urrliil out: 1 "One ovi'tiini;. iH'foiv ono of our pulilloa- (Ion-, my iiieii ami a boy overtitinnl (wo or I tlins.1 iiiiutniii of tho vmv In typo. Wo hml to K"t uiiil Mimo way for thi'i'o.ielies, whleli I at I in the morning ivipilnsl 1(H) or MX) ' jinperH. After every oirtioii, o eio rIioi t nearly n column, but (hero kIikhIii leuiptliig 1 column of 'pi' on tho K'lllci"- ' wiililciily Ntruek mo (hat this might Ihi thought Dutrli I inaile up tho column, nvereaino thohoruploH of (ho foreinaii, unil wi nwny (ho country tnlltlim went with lbs plillololeal )iul" lo worry (ho honest iiKi'lcultiiinl reiuloiV henils. Thero miis pleiit of (lino to set up a column of plain Kiil!sli for tho local edition." Kir ltlcliaril lells of ono mail whom ho met In Nottingham who for thirty years prei-erveil a copy of Tho l.clocstcr Herald, hoping- (hat Kouioday tho letter would Ih explained. Arminil llm Worlit In Klctity llujs. If tho traveler could "rldo wltli tlio nun" ho could go around tho world lu twenty four hours without losing any time. Hut bo can not rldo with tho huh, and at etch place wcHt of tho starting (Kjliit bo Units himself later by four mlii'ilcH for ovury ilegnsj of longittido by which the placo Is urt of that point Ho when bo nrrlvis at tho btai ting inilnt, after circumnavigating the world, ho lias traveled westward Just MM) degs., his watch U'lng put back four minutes for ench degu-e, in order that bo may keep llio tlmo of tho places ho visits. So wliii hogetH ton point iMX) degn. west of his starting point his tlmo Is Just twenty-four Iioiii-h liehlnd thatof thoRtartliig Klut. IVinoiir going around tho world from west to east, gala four minutes for each do greo tmVelisl, so that when they liavo gone alMiut thoeaith tbey are twenty four hours ahead of tho tlmo of their starting point. It is on this fact (hat Jules Vciiid'h "Around (ho World in Highly D.iya'1 is founded. Confrilerille Plugs. Tho Confederacy had four Hags, besides tho various stuto lings curried by sumo of the regiments. Tho familiar ".Stars and liars" wis adopted in .March, iNil, while tho capital of the Cnnfislenicy was still at .Montgomery, and ilrst waved above tho old state house of AlalHtma. Them wero three horizontal burs, two rod nml ono white, with nine white stars in 11 circle mi n blue union lu tho upper left hand corner. In Septemlier of tho snino jwir a b.ittlo Hag was adopted 11 red II. ig, with thirteen white stars displayed in blue stripes crosiing the red Held diagonally, tho wholo having a narrow white border. In lNill tho ".Stain and liars" was supplanted by 11 Hug with 11 white Held, having tho battle Hag in tho corner for u union, and on tholth of February, IMm, in order that this might not Is) mistaken for 11 Hag of truce, tho outer half of tho Held beyond the union was covered with ti vertical nsl strljie. This was (ho hist Hag of the Confederacy. American Colli Din. Tlio dlo of tho goddess of lllierty on Amer ican coins was originally cut by Mr. Honcer, (lie inventor of tho SK;ncer lathe. Tho Ilrst dlo was from 11 portrait of Mix Washington. (Jen. Washington was not pleased with tho head of his wife as a medium of circulation, mid at his rispicit tho dlo was changed, only u few coins having lss-n cast from tho orig inal design. Tho die as it now ap(icars was made from tho former ono by placing a cap on tho bond and altering thu prominent features. Tim Mliniincr. Cipt. Andrew lloliiiison hulltut Gloucester, lu Massachusetts, in ITl.'l, tho Ilrst schooner. As tho vessel was gliding Into tlio water at (ho tlmo of launching sumclxidy shouted: "800 how sho sehoous!" ami thoowuur, catch ing the word, exclaimed: "A schooner let hot Ih. This is said to Ik) tho story of tho origin of this distinctively American kind of craft and of the iiaiuo by whkh it is kuoiwi. The hplljnx Klilille. ThoKphjnx was said to Imvo lss'ii n scjv monster that promised a riddle to the Tho bans, and murdoicd all who could not guess it. Thorlddlowiu,: Whut gisti on four feet, on two feet, ami three, lint the morn feet it goes on tho weaker It ls-r Tliounswer, "Mini," was guessed by Kdipus. , Till) ri.lltlclll VSelenr. John ilninlnlph, of Virginia, was noted foi his skill in debate. When speaking ho gen erally pointed toward thu object of Ins Inveo- I tlvo with Ills long bony lingers, ut times wildly gesticulating. "For thirty years," writes Benton, "hu was tho political meteor of congress." I I Clint Horsemen. I Tho js'oplo of Tliessaly weru tho ilrst prob ably among tho Greeks who broko horses for I servijo in war, and the pinllcieucy of these i KM)plo us tspii-Mrians gave rise to tho ancient myth that their country was originally in habited by Centaurs. Dipth or lint Wells. Tho depth to which natural gas wells aro excavated varies w it ti the locality. Gas has been found at 700 feet, or even li-ss, in so calletl pockets, mid again a depth of 'J.OoO feet wus ic.ichod before u vein was dis covered. Aurora HorculU. In Canada tho aurora borcalls is common on any cool summer evening; in the United States it is s'n in the autumn mouths as a rule. Tlio phenomenon is supposed to Ihi caused by electricity, but no one knows how, Tim Ilrst Heed In Ihigllsli, Deeds in England wero formerly written in Latin or French; the earliest known iustuuco ill Knglish is tho indentuii, lietweeu the Al lot of Whitby and Uobert Busturd, diitisl at York in i:n:i. Is Hut Word "lt.- nil" In Hi,, lllldi? Thu word "reverend" is found lu tho Bible only once, ami then it is applied to tho Al mighty, ns "Holy and reverend Is his name," , Psalms oxl, !. A Common Trench Name. Katilto Ste. Mnrlo is pronounced 8x .Saint Mary. It is n French nnnio mid signifies tho leap or fall of tho St. Marj, or St, Mary's Straits. I A Itlliln expression, I Tho expression, "Man shall not live by bimd nlone," Is found in Mutlhuw, ix, -I, nml in wouiorniioiny, vlil, ;. A "crusade" Ims lH'guu in Hudson river. against cigarette smoking set era! localities alon the PHYSIOLOGY AND HYGIENE. I'onltlnu III Mrcp oil-.ltolltillo StlllUI hint t'oodlllij nil IllViltlil. Konrlv nil x'rxonswlionroluellnnl tn snore tlo mi ulii'ii Iting on tho back, Im-oiiuso, no- I cording tn Hi- llrnuvillc, (ho soft pulntonnd I iivtiln Imim on tho longuo ninl that niv.iiu ' fulls Inn k mi nn to puitly close tho uiudpliio. Ho nilvl-n-s, thi'tvfuru, to ho nil (ho side, nml hi (honliM'iiiviif special dlscusm tendering It doslruhlo to tleon tho weak Hldosoii loleuvo . .... ... tholiKnlihy lung Ovo toi.hiud, it is well lo use the right side, Inhviiiso when tho body Is thus plnissl the food gravitntcM nioro easily out of tho stomach into thu lutisllnos, ami tho weight of tho stomach does not com-pi-ess tho upjier portion of tho lutes! lues. A glance at any of tho visceral anatomy will show this must bo. .Many isTsnus nro deaf In one ear nml prefer lo Ho on a paillcular side; bill, If possible, tho I Ighl sldo should 1st chosen. Again, Mccplug with tho arms thrown oer tho head Is (o bo ilcprocatisl; but this position Is often nssuunsl during ulccp, tieraiiso 1 ircilhitiou lu then freo lu the I'xOvuuticH, and (ho head and neck unil muscles of (ho chest nro ilruwu up and llxcd by the shoulders, and thus tho oxpmmlon of tho thorax Ih easy. Tho chief objection to these positions Is that thoy create a tendency (o crump ami cold lu Iho arms, and some times seem lo caiiso headaches during ulccp nml dreams. Household Meillrliirs. A list of slmplo medicines that It Is well lo Ito provided with, especially If Iho drug store and doctor aro far uwny, Is suggested by lln byhood: "A thrco ounce bottlo of castor oil or four ounecH of aromatic nyrup of rhubarb, two ounoi-H of syrup of lpicac, ono ouiico of essenco of ioiperiulut or ginger, (wo ounces of spirits of camphor, ono ounce of sweet spirits of nitre, throo ounce of tlnctumof arnlea, nn ouuco of blenrlKinato of sisla, a flask of good brandy, u small vial of smelling salts, a Ihix of mustard (to tsi mixed with flour or meal In making mustard plasters), Homo adhesi t-o plaster, a Isittlo of vaseline ami n package of old muslin, together with such other articles us Individual peculiarities may demand, will inal.o an available modi cluo chest for tho mother's use. ICacli Isittlo should have n label ilcuotlng tho contents, iIom), mid for what purKio to bo usisl. The Proper Way to llrusli Teeth. Contrary to tho nccepUsl practice, aro tho following directions of a dentist: To brush eirvtuully, placo tho upjK'r and loripr rows of teeth parallel to each other, tho points of the. fronts touching; then usi your brush up mid down tho teeth between the gums, being not unmindful nor fearful to brush as w ell tho gums as tho tooth thereby toughening the ono nml cleansing (bo other. Your back tis'th need more brushing than jour front ones. Wisdom In this resjxvt will Iw dis played should you show n partial euro for llio back ami outsldes of tho icarmost teeth, above mid licloiv. Af lor each and every meal uso a ipiill toothpick, waxisl silk floss, mid rinse Hi. i mouth with inoderntcly cold water Tlio intention ii simply to romoo fix I from among the teeth. I)comiKbcl,(icidlllcd food, unluial or vegetnblo, Is iho worst enemy your teeth luivo to encounter. When to Feed tlio Slrh. Except when In a stupor from exhaustion, ns sometimes occurs In typhoid fovcr, nil invalid should not bo wakened to bo fed, no cording lo Good Housekeeping. During n long sleep food should Ixi prepared in readi ness to bo given at onco on waking, A con valescent should tnko sonio light nourishment, ns ii glass of warm milk iho laHt thing at night. Persons who are very ill should lx fed In tho early morning, from 11 o'clock until 5, Tho powers of life aro then at their lowest ebb and ought to bo ro-cuforccd. If necessary, nn exlrn covering must Ixj added lo tho lxsl ami a hot water bottlo put to thu feet. Tlio American Nervous Njstrin, Dr. K. P. Thwlng Inn stated that Ameri cans nro more susceptible to the iullueiico of alcohol than Kngllslimeii, nml that they nro inoro nuectcd by tolucco t'mn tho Holland era, Turks or Chinese This ho supposes to lie duo to an increasisl wmsliivoness of (ho nervous system, Induced by tho high pressure llfoof this country. Protect Gin Iluby's Cjes. Let the transitions -in oarly ago nt lenst from dnrkncHS to light, from objects near ut hand to those nt n distance, or leu versa, Ixj gradual, and senvn thu tender orbs, w henever it is xjssible, from tho direct ruys of uny brightly tllumiuisl Ixxly. Useful lull ITiifusliloimlili', "Tho ttnslitiih is tin excellent gymnasium," suggests n practical genius. "Were it only a craze, every girl in tho land would bo takin; lessons on tho washboard." SOCIAL etiquett:. All Uncomfortable II.isiltallly Hint, to (lentlemeii Cillers. A lady tells in New (Jrleanu Picayuu that sho was onco invited to sixjnil a wis.k hi a family where tho extra exx'iise thus caused was ireipiently nlluded to, mil' h to her (lis comflture. "Have tlio milkuiun leavo an extni pint Ixx'nuso wo have comjiauy," or "older more Ix-rrlcs Ushiy than usual and toll tho grix-'-r wo wunl six Hiuudsof butter thlswoel: instead of live," wero among tho orders given by tho mistress with extreiuo frnnkness in (ho presence of her guest. At evening time it was tho custom of husband and wife to make up accounts, nml tho excel lent habit was not waived, as it might have boon, till t he couple wero alone, but every Item was talked over; if surprise was expressed nt uny ono charge, tho wifo would kindly ex plain (lint ono must expect company to add something to tho oxcuso, "You aro so much ut homo with tn tlmt wo don't mind you," was fnspiently said as u sort of ajsjlogy for tho uncomfortably candid conversations that took plnco in her presence. But tho "company" did not thoroughly enjoy her visit, mid gave herself strict orders never to let her own futurogiuwts feel that they caused trouble or expense in hor house. Titles. It is not in tho best taste, alllnns a re cent authority on such matters, for a woman to appropriate thu olllcial or professional titlo of her husband. Mrs. Itov. Dr. Morton isnn ImpoM-iblo U'iiig, unless tho lady her belt is a Icrgywoumn and has received the titlo or LL. D. In Washington it is usual to speak of Mrs. President Blank, Mrs. Secre tary Miller or Mrs. Sxaker. Kteu in such cases it is much lietter form to sny Mrs. Blank, wifo of tho President, etc. Concc! 1'orni lor Gentlemen. For a short cull, where a formal reception Is going on. tho overcoat, ruhlxTs nud um brella should lie led In tho ball, and the hat and gloves or ciiuo carried into thu irlor nud held in tho left hand. For a longer call all theno articles, except tho gloves, mo left In the hall or dressing room. After 0 o'clock any man who wishes to ho in "correct form" must don Ids dress Milt mil patent leathers and put on a little white I mull tie. ..SCRIBNER'S Prospectus for 1888 Bcautinil Christmas Number, Anitinjj; 18SS arc t lu ll u loll owinjj .Semi ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON win n,n.,ii,.c ,,,1. In each iiiiinbcr iliiilng the year, lie will wiltc id many topics, old nml new, nml la (ainilhii ami iictsoual way, which will form new bonds of (ilcmUlilp between () am thor and liU tliousaiiils ol rcmlcis. lu Ids Ilrst paper entitled "A Chapter on Drcamm," appealing in the Jiinuarji number, he rcla'es Inchlcnlnlly, lu iiniiioclloii wllh Hit Kr cral subject, sonic Inlcicstlng facts concerning tho niloju ol Iho now (iiiiiiiuh titoryy "Strange t'nc of Dr. Jckvll and Mi Utile. in att TrAr a t tt t- kt r c VtlL VV l X IVKslUim 1 of mi cspccliilli Inipoilaut and lutcicsllng IriillniiN mul consliiiillim, Iticliullng great ami, imiccii.inosi' maiicnesoi tuc suiitcct ihjci't wh wlilch wl whole counliv. The HluMrntinuN wlilch orati',oilgliiiil, ami beautiful. The authors ami the tillc of llio future nrtlclcs will Xm-aunouuccilhilcr. DR. D. A. SARENT'S papers liiilulug will be continued bv several of loci Itliistiatlou as those which have ahcaily appealed. ILLUSTRATED ARTICLES of special imcrci win he tiimc the Campaign of Waterloo, bv JOHN V. UOJ'ICHion "Tin Mini ut Arms," by K. H. IILASIIFIKLDitwopapeis hy KDWAKI) L. WILSON, llluntrallng icsult of -cent F.gyptlim icscaich;n Outlier article bv WILLIAM P. nPTAOUP, on u su?Jir-A; lonncclcd with Ills iccent contribution on Viigner, and ninny other of rqtinl Intercsft PUOKI'SSOU Sll ALKH'S nrllclcs on the Surfaccof the l-'nrtli will becoiitlnucd-a-A attlclrs upon two of the most IntcieMlng grouns of i oulciupornry Kuiopciin urltcrr wlll be atcompaulcd b t it-It ami novel poitralt lilustnitlous. llLllC 1 1.1UI 1 Y in Its various nppllcatlotiH as n tnotlvo power PXf'Ci 1 SIVKS, etc , will he the sublccls of another gioup of lllustuitcd nrllclcs of cqurl pw tlcal Inlcicst, In leading autlioiitles upmi llncc topics. ; MENDELSSOHN'S LETTERS written . i,u oicur. m 1 elides, at u itcciillatly Interesting time of his al aillclcsoi gical luteicst to musical leaders, which will be Illustrated with mid drawings fioni Mendelssohn own hand. 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