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PTTy -r y- yj Hy-r-' -. Fremont Elkliom & Mo, Valley Trnlns lerivothMn in. and 19:0j p. in Tub Klkiioiim Vam.ky I.inb. To free Iioiiich in Northwestern Nebraska "nn Southwestern Dakota. To (ho lllnek 1II1U mid tho Hot Hprtn. To Central Wjoinlng coal niul on ileitis nn cftltlo range. To Chicago nnil tlio F-ast. To Bt. l'aul, tlio North niul Northwest. Kor further Information Inquire of I SI, TYI.CH, Agent. 115 South lOtti street, Uncoln W. F. FlTCIt, J. It. Hl'rilAMAM, Ooncrixl M'gor. (len'l Pass, Ag't Missouri Valley, Iowa. YOUNG FOLKS' COLUMN. THE STORY OF LORD NELSON A TIMID MIDSHIPMAN. AND VffcS MILWAUKEE! 'T.PAUl M Wa Owns nml oporalcH Mm miles of IhorHtiKhly quipped rund In Illinois. Wisconsin, Iown, Missouri, Minnesota nnd Dakota. C3 It In tho HoU Direct Itotito botwoJli nil tlio Principal 1'olnlH In tho Northwest, Southwest and Fur West For maps, tlmo tables, rotes of passago ond freight, etc., apply lo nearest station agent ol ClllCAOO, MlI.WAUKKK .t HT. l'AUI. IlAII. way, or to nny Kullroatl Agout anywhere lu tlio world. It. MILLED., A. V. H. CAHl'UNTHH.n Ooiieml M'g'r. Oon'l Puss. AT'kt Agt. J. f. Tuoiciiit, ono. n. iikaffohi), Asst. (lon'l Mgr. Asst. O. V. A T. Ant. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. A I.ltlln (llrl Toll How Suur Is Made In Iiulnliiu.i i:ry lny 1.1 Co hi tlio Nui rry nr Hie lliiliy In Tninlilo Anecdote of Wnsliliustiiu Irlng. In the picture of "lloby lii Troulilo" Is Il lustrated a p'igo from every day llfo In tho nursery, which some of our young iooplo limy Imagine win Intended especially for them. Tlio greedy llttln girl who has bur rledly eaten her own orrldgo mid selfishly begun to help herself from ono sldoof thu dish belonging to Iter buliy brother, whllo II ' i PHYSIOLOGY AND HYGIENE. THE CURIOSITY 8H0P, AP'For Inforiiintlon In reference to Lands mid Towns owned by tlio Chicago, Milwau kee St. Paul Hallway l'ompuny,wrllo to II. (. IIavuan.LiiiiiI CoiiiinlHHlonur, Mllwnukeo Wisconsin. c ATlTAl. NATIONAL nANK Capital Stocx 1300,000. aw Mosher, Prfld,nt. W.J WaUb, V. Pr u. u. uuiciut, isuier. M OBEUEY ft BTKPIIKNBOK. KKAIi EoTATJS una iuah uiwinirfv, Farm Mortgage Loans specialty. Room R. UlclinrtlK block. Rigg's Injection. GUARANTEED K PffHOTTO CAUSE STRICTURE ill RE HAIir IN TIIOUULK. pussy la robbing him from tlio ntlior, ought lnlovo nnd justice to tho !ceii(lciit lltllo boy, to protect him from his fellno tor mentor. Hemcinlier, as you go through life, thatthoro Is nothing iiioro cowardly than taking advantage of n companion's weak now, mid thcro is nothing inoro uoblo thun protecting tho helpless. IN2T05J3AYS MANUFACTURED ONLY BY KEOAED & BI6&8. Chemists mid pharmacists, Lincoln, Neb. PRICES $1. Mall orders promptly attended to. Hugnr MnkhiK In I.iiiiIhIiiiiii. A llttlo girl residing III Ht. James' Parish, La., recently wroto tho following letter to I!ancr'B Young People, lu which sho described liowsugnrismudo on tho Iioulslmm sugar plantations: I llvo on n sugar plantation which is situa ted on tho Mlsslsglpjil river, mid I will try to givo you a llttlo account of how mgar is made on n sugar plantation. Tlio rami is cut iu tho Held by negros. AVo employ from seventy to n hundred negroes during tho har vesting reason of tho cmio. When tho cmo is cut it is carried to tho sugar house mid put under n shed. When it is under tho shed thcro aro hands thcro who put It on n baud, which carries it to tho rollers; then it Hisses through tho rollers to havo all tho juico mashed out of it. Tlio refuse that is loft when tho juico Is mashed out of tho cane is called begass; thobegassis carried off by a baud to a largo chlmnoy, whero it is burned. When tho rollers havo mashed tho juico out of tho cano, it passes through n llttlo box tilled with sulphur fumes; tho sulphur is ta purify tho juico. From there tho juico goo through n trough into big boxes, which wo rail juico boxes, whero it remains until it Is thoroughly settled. Then it is put in kettles, but beforo it is put In tho kettles wemso a lit tlo llino to eleanso tho Juice, so all of tho dirt and impurities will como up to tho top so it can bo thrown oil by means of u paddles. V Western Resources. A Journal Devoted to the Industry and Resources of the West. Tills Journal Is prlr.Unl on toned book paper, the typo used Is clear niul new, the title puf-o Is Ulustrntod curb month with something suitable, and In Renernl nppearnne It Is ns metropolitan bjiiI eloirnntl v eotten tin as Haiiit.h'h V kkkxy, and It Is exactly tlio same size us that paper. The object nnd aim of Wehtbhn Ukcoviiteh Is to give the lient stock men, niul farmers and Ken era! business men a thoroughly representative medium for obtaining and exchanging valuable Information on those topics of viral Importance to their Industries. Live Sick Dairy, Agriculture, Horticulture, Turf, Poultry, and Forest y, Are dfinrtnients under careful editorship, niul nblo urtlcles from our own convsKmilents on Cities, Counties, States, Crops. Itnllrond Ilullillng Commerce, etc., form a special department. How. Bomcht W. Fuiisas, the editor, Is ably as sisted by practical and scientllTo writers. To Introduce thlsimper in every locality In tlio West wo will send It for tho remainder of 1S87, beginning with tlio May number, for One Extra Copy with Each 5 Subscribers. GET UP CLUBS. Agents send for terms and exclusive territory. RESOURCES PUBLISHING CO. LINCOLN, NEB Johnnie' Opinion. Mamma comes to Johnnlo's bed: "Wake up, wake up, sleepy head! Don't you hear tho robin sing, '(let up, get up, lazy tlilngl act up, get up!' whistles he, Out there on tho cherry treo." Sleepy Johnnlo rubs his eyes, And, v, 1th drowsy yaw 11, replies: "Yes, I hear him, but, you see, "" Ho ain't snyia' It to me. Ho keeps up that horrid nolso Just for his own girls and boys." (loldcn Days. An Anrcdoto About WnOilncton Irtlng, Numbered with stories told about Wash ington Irving is tho following: In his early youth Washington Irving hail a longing to go to sen nnd bo n piraU.. llo determined to tnako tho attempt, but wisely decided to pro paro himself for it by preliminary exig ences. Ho began by cnthig salt iork. That mado blm sick. Ho then slept for n night or so 011 hard boards. That mado him sore. It was enough. Ho had no moro deiro to go away. Other lioys who want to enpturo men-of-war, or who deslro to go west and scalp Indians, would do well to imltato young Irving's oxnmplo, A Pyramid of Alum. Among Rimplo chemical amusements is that of a pyramid of alum. Plnco a picco of alum in water, and as it dissolves it will ns sumo n pyramidal form. This curious phe nomenon is duo to tho fact that nt first tho alum melts quickly, but as it becomes united with tho water tho solvent jiower of the hit ter diminishes. Near tho end of tho ex periment you may notico tho nlum coverod with geometrical figures in relief. Mrdlelmil llullm mid lluw lo Dive Them. Nrlln-r Water for Hum. An attendant iixm an Invalid should bo able to glvo easily, quickly and effectually nny kind of bath that tho physician iniiy onler. l'.llnilicth B. Hcovil (ells lu Good Houeki'cplng how to glvo vmlous forms of tho bath In general use, miumg them I lie follow Ingt To give 11 foot bath In IksI, turn back Iho clotheM from tho foot of tho hod, lay 11 square of India lublH'r cloth on tho Inner sheet, and on It plnco n small tub of hot wntrr; let tho invalid llo with tho kiusw ilniwn up, nnd put tho feet lu tho tub. Cover tlio knees Willi 11 folded blanket, and let It completely envelop tho tub Ilimi near u largo pitcher of hoi water In replenish that In tho tub 11s soon as it begin to cool Threw or four tnbkKioii fills of inustnid aro usually ndihsl to tho bath. Sulphur baths aro sometimes ordered for persons suffering from 1 hctiuiutlsni. A quar ter of 11 iMiuud of sulphuiated lsilash Isndihsl to about twenty gallons (or sl palls) of hot water enough to completely linliierso tho body. Tho tcinporutiiioof tho water should not 1)0 allowed to rail Heiowiwciegs. 1110 patient should lio wrnpHst lu n sheet and placed lu tho bath, remaining thcro for somo time. Tho head must bo kept cool with cloths dlpMMl in I co water. A warm blanket must Ik lvndy to roceivo tho bather when tho bath is llulshed. A vapor Imtli can bo given by seating tho person In n cano liottoui chnlr, pinning 11 blanket around tho neck and letting it fall o tho ground 011 nil sides. Under tho blanket plnco n lnt go pan, two-thirds full of lulling wntcr; into this pltiugo hot bricks, ono nt 11 tlmo (two or threo will bo enough). In a short tlmo tho patient will bo in n crspira tlou. Dry with warm towels mid put him to bed. This Is oirectital treatment for n liad cold it tho sulTerur can bo kept warm tho tho noxt day, A Warm Until for thn Ilnby. When babies aro restless, foverlsh nnd sleepless glvo thorn, not soothing syrups or oplntos, but a warm bath. For luibles tho warm bath is n blessed Institution, declares a writer In Ilnby hood; bettor than nit medi cines, it will impart relief mid restoration to tho foverlsh and restless llttlo folks. In ad dition to its chnrmluguircct iqioti tho general conditions it Is well to add thcro is scarcely n local trouble of n toniixirnry nature, ns, for example, palu in the stomach or trowels, which will not glvo way iixn immersing tho Ixxly In tho warm bath. Tho degreo of tenqieraturo may 1h determined by tho urgency of tho symptoms. Tho greater tho sulTcrlng tho warmer should bo tlio wntcr, especially II tho patient bo ono of strong con stitution. When tho llttlo sufferer liccomes quiet or thn skin moist, it should bo taken out, rubbed with soft, warm towels, and wrnpjiod in n fresh, warm blanket. No other simple moans in tho trentmont of sick children can bo comiMired with It. In teething, tho brnlu Irritation and bowel nf foctlou lira moro relieved by n judicious uso of tho warm bath than by all other means. Tho 1'iirt of Prudence, Peoplo with weak lungs should keep tho back, between tho shoulder blades, well pro tected, as well ns tho chest. Thoy should en deavor to establish tho habit of breathing through tho noso when sleeping mid never with tlio mouth oihmi. They should never lean with tho back against anything cold; should not sit or stand long near n window in cold weather. In going from 11 warm at mosphere into a cooler one tho mouth should bo kept closed, so tho air may become warmed in passing through tho nostrils beforo it reaches tlio lungs. Tho feet should bo kept dry, mid tho skin maintained In an actlvo condition by regular bathing. A New Ilumcdy lor Iliirns. An ingenious drug clerk hrs discovered something now in tho way of a speedy rem edy for bums. Ho allows tho contents of n siphon of seltzer water to How slowly over tho affected parts. Iu a moment or two tho pain vanishes. Ho continues tho treatment a few minutes, then applies a healing lotion and bandages tho parts, mid In caso of slight bums no further inconvcnlenco is felt. Ho attributes tho quick relief afforded by tho seltzer water to thu action of its carbonic acid gas. Tllnts for Ntirnrn. not food and drink for tho sick should bo hot not lukewarm. Tho rooms of fover patients may lw well ventilated with less four of their taking cold than iu other diseases. Do not uso damp towols about tho siclc Let clean clothing for n patient bo thor oughly aired and warmed at tho flro just be fore putting it on. TAKE THE lissouri Pacific Railway The Shortest, Quickest and Best Route to Atchison, Leavenworth, Kansas City, Si. Louis, Cincinnati, Washington, Baltlmoro, Hew York and Boston. Lord N.dnon nnd tlio Midshipman. Lord Nelson was most careful and kind In his training of tho midshipmen under his his chargo. It may well bo supMscd that among thirty boys somo would Ik found who were timid, as well ns many who wero bold, no nover rebuked tho timid, but always wished to show them that ho desired noth ing which ho would not instantly do himself. RECLINING CHAIRS FREE ON ALL TRAINS. n7"Kor further Information or or address Folders, etc., cull H. O. HANNA. City Ticket Atjent, Cor. O and 12th U. I D. 11A11COUK, Depot Ticket Agent. 11. 1'. It. MILLAH, Oisi'l Agent. SOCIAL ETIQUETTE. NEI.KON AND THE TIMID MIDSHIPMAN. Ho would say to onoi "Well, I am going a race to tho masthead, and beg I may meet you there " No denial could Imj given, nnd tho poor llttlo fellow would nt onco lsgin to climb. When dipt. Nelson got to tho top ho would not npiM'iir to notico how tho fright oncd midshipman managed his task, but would tiK'tik lu tho most cheerful tones to him and wiys "I pity any ono who could fancy there is anything dangerous or oven disagreeable iu climbing to tlio masthead." Inspired by tho oxnmplo, ns well as tho hopo ful words, of his superior, tho young mid shipman would soon forget his fear and bo couio ns bravo as his cotiquuiloiis. Manners anil Cuttomn I'ructlred In I'ollte Korlnty, In discussing tho question of Introduction, as excellent authority ns Mrs. Hhcrwood sayB that it is not usual for a hostess to ascertain whethor a gentleman wishes to be introduced to a lady or not; but at a ball tho poor mail is often consulted, as tho introduction is gen erally with n viow to "getting a partner" for tho lady. As tho gontlemau may lio unwill ing or uimblo to dauco, it is necessary to ascertain lieforehand whether tho introduc tion is desired or not; otherwise tho young lady would lo left disappointed and perhaps mortified. At dinners n hostess uses her own discre tion ns to whether sho shall introduco or not. It is not customary to imiko general intro ductions nt a dinner party, but iu sending guests down to dinner who are strangera to each other tho host or hostess should intro duco tho gcntlomaii to tho lady w horn ho Is to take to dinner. It Is quite unnecessary 10 ask tho lady's permission to do tills. It is tho recognized law of good society that feuds should not lio remembered tit 11 dinner party, Ono should converse with his iutlmato enemy at n diuuor as If thoy wero bosom friends. A hostess Introduces lad ion after dinner to wicli other If sho sees thoy do not speak, but n gentleman does not Introduce gentlemen over their wine, n& tho convivial board is supposed to bo a sufllclont introduction. It is a great pity that Amoricans havo not yet learned that tho roof under which thoy moot is nu introduction. Tho guests then convcrso with each other. Tho act of so conversing does not constitute un acquuiiitnuco or tho right to call, although It might, under cer tain circumstance, establish a lxiwlng ac quaintance, us 11 lady bhould bow to a gentle man, ospiviully If sho bo mi elderly inarrlod lady and ho a young mid eihiips unknown porbon, if ho has been esjioi'liilly civil to her at 11 friend's house, or if sho has conversed with him at tho table of u mutual friend. Tim "HcKt Mini" at Weddings llo lo llnT Tin ciHloni of having 11 lsst man Is ono of some antiquity; just how old wornuuutsny. It Is 11 survival, not of tho llttcxt. Ills wild that In an old church In (lothlnnil, In Hwo den, a pile .if lances Is pivseried Illicit of tho lances is llitiiito hold a torch, and It In said Iho we pirns weiv usisl at ono tlmo lo give light mid prolix'tiou to tunrrliigp purlieu on Iho way In church, Iho ceremony taking plnco at night, us 11 pnvuutinu against tho lirldo living taken uwny bj somo lioohlnviir whoclalmi'd a better right lo her than Iho duly iissigulrisl suitor. A ivis-nl wi Her, de scribing 11 ttmrriugo in Khunllstmi, wijh ho saw n iiung man nil r lug oif his bride sur rounded b 11 laxly guard of somo twenty or tlllltv men. Thine luoii wcio supposed (o Ik) probs'tlng the happy couple from n party of joung women, who hurled plcoiw of wirlli and tamlHMN nt tho procession and mado show of icNculug tho bride Ah soon, how over, ns Iho bridegroom readied hln own vil lage with his charge tho assailants run home, screaming nnd laughing. Among ourselves tho tei m "liest man" Is mid lo lw a survival of tho time when tho bridegroom had to get strong bauds lo aid him lu scurlug tho olf Ject or Ids directions. TIimo is probably, also, a survival of tho assaults that wero then made on marrlago parties iu tho show ers of rioo and old slippers bestowed so freely oil tho newly wedded, 'I tin Height of Wnven. It Is n very common phrnso to onk of tho waves, during 11 storm, ns running mount ains high; but this really menus nothing. Aceurolo measurements, innilo by Hcoresby, proved that during storms, waves In tho At lantic rarely exceed 4!l feet from hollow lo crest, thodlstauco between tho crests being TitiO feet, nnd their speed !fj l-'J miles an hour. Moid recent observations luthoAtlautloglvo from 'II to 43 feet, ns tho highest measured waves; but such heights aro rarely reached, nnd, Indeed, waves exceeding .Klfcctnro very seldom encountered. The monsoon waves nt Kurrncheo bleak water works were found to dash over tho wall to tho depth of HI foot, or about !() feet nbovo mum sea level. Tho greatest height of waves 011 tho llritlsh coast were those observed in Wick bay so famous for tho exceptionally heavy seas which roll Into it being !I7 l-'J to 40 feet. (Ireoii seas to tho depth of ii" feet poured over tho para pet of the breakwater at Intervals of from seven lo ten minutes, each wave, it was esti mates), being n muss of -10,000 tons of water, and this continuously for threo days and nights. During severe storms tho waves used to rise high nbovo tho top of Kmcntou's I'M ilystono tower, while at tho Hell Hock tho was, with easterly storms, envelop tho towur from base to balcony a height of 400 feet. Tho Tliln Turned. On March (I, lH-M, a great galo of oxtremo violence blow on tho Hlver Thames. Coming from tho southwest Its olTcct was that the on franco of thn tldo was Interrupted for several hours. Tho tlmo of Hood should havo Imxmi nlsiut 1 o'clock; but at 10 in thu morning tho tide was still ebbing with groat rapidity nt Imdon bridge. In consequence of this the wntcr sank so In tlio river that It was ren dered fordablo nt sovoral places. Many icr sons, Indeed, wero seen wnlking across, mid ns tho ls I was exposal, iu largo tracts, valuable articles which had lain there n great length of tlmo wero picked up. This was the case as fur out ns Urnvcscntl. Tho water had not Ikx'ii known to lio so low for many yearn by several feet. Klilps wero seen aground lu all parts of tho river below Loudon bridge. About l'J o'clock tho tide licgmito return, mid with n rapidity pro(ortioned to thu check it had experienced, tho wind having acted as n temporary dnm to its progress. Hueh was tho foico of tho current that barges and small cm ft lu great numbers wero driven against each other, and many of them sunk or wero othorwlso much injured. Tho tlmo of high water did not tako plnco till after II o'clock, lust end of 1 o'clock. Wo have no account of damago done 011 tho occasion in tho city of Loudon. War's I'ood. Tho United States provost marshal gonorol mado, In 180(1, tho following report of tho casualties of tho armies: Kalends Killed iu battle, 01,:MM; died of wounds, HITOT; died of disease, Jl,o:.'l; total deaths, l71l,:Tll; total deserted, HW,105. Confederates Dlislof dls caso or battle wounds, l!it,tt!l (estimated) ;do ncrtcd, 101, U'S; captured, 470,10'.); died in prison, ),7I4; paroled 011 tho fluid, iJI8,fi'.K). Federals paroled, 10, till; died iu prison, 'JO, Til. Utopia, There is no such plnco as Utopln. It was both located and inhabited by tho imagina tion of Kir Thomas More, who wroto his de scription iu Initio nlsjut 151:.' or lftlft. Ksjak ing through "Raphael llythloduo," ono of his mythical iHrsouugcs, ho located tho island of Utopia somewhere liotwoeu liriizll nnd India. Z. .ISCRIBNER'S MAGAZINE Prospectus for i 888 -Beautiful Christmas Number. Aiming the important articles to appear during the year 1S88 are the following Semi for prospectus; ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON win c..i.ii...i, rt-guinrij In each number iltitlug tlio year, lie will wtlto of many topics, old mill new, nnd In I familiar mid tictsonnl way, which will form new bonds of friendship between the nu thoi nnd Ids thousand ol readers. In his llnd pnticr entitled "A Chapter on Dreams,' appealing In ihc January number, lie rcln'es Incidentally, In connection with the gen oral subject, Mime Interesting fails cnnccinlng tin' origin of the now famous Mori 'Klrango Cine of Dr. jekyll and Mr. I yc. RAILWAY ACCIDENTS, by w,s. chaplain, win bathe first ot an especially tmpoiinnt ami inlcresting scries ol papers on railways, their ndmlnli- tratlons and construction, Including great engineering feats, famous tunnels mid passes meet which in tuts day engage tlio attention of tlio III itccoinp.iuy this scilcs will bo very clnb- and, Indeed, tlione blanches of (he subject wl whole country. The IIIiisIiiiIioiih wlilcli w ornte,orlulniil, mid beautiful. The authors and announced later. nr.. L- lJR. O. A. SARENT S paocrs on Physical Proportions nnd Pliyslcn Tialnlng will be continued by several of Inricnsliig Intercut, with as rich nnd unique Illustration as those which linic already appeared. ILLUSTRATED A TICLES of ... .merest w. be tho.c o, the Campaign of Waterloo, by JOHN C. UOPHHjon "The Man ill Arms," by K. H HLAHIIFIICI.D; two papers by KDWAUI) L. WILSON, llluMrnllnif results of r ret Kgypllnn icscnrcli; n furlhcr nrllcle bv WILLIAM P. APTAOKP, on nsuhjee ronnci Ivil with his recent contribution on Wagner, nnd tunny other of equal Inlcrcs PKOFI5SSOU SIIALKU'S articles on the Hiirfnceof the Knrtli will he continued yind articles upon two of the most Interesting groups of contemporary IJuropcuti writer will he accompanied by rich and nocl portrait Illustrations, llLEC I RICI I X In Its various applications ns n motive power EX PU S1VKS, etc., will be the subjects of another group of Illustrated articles of cqurl pn Ileal Interest, by leading authorities upon three topics. MENDELSSOHN'S LETTERS written to his friend, Mos cheles, at n jieculhirly Interesting time of Ids enrcer, will furnish the substance of sever al articles of great Interest to mimical readers, which will be Illustrated with portrait and drawings from Mendelssohn's own hand. IHE r IC 1 ION will be strong, not only In the work of wcll-knowh writers but lu that of new authors, In securing whose co-opcratlou tho Mnga7lnc lins been so foitunale during lis first j ear of publication. A serial novel, entitled "First Harvests,", by FKKDKIIICJ. STIMSON, will be begun In the January number, 'and early In the year no. cities will be published by HICNRY JAMF.S nnd II. C. HUNNKK. The short stories nrc of noticeable strength and jrcsqucss. ILLUSTRATIONS. The Mngiulno will show liicrcasad excellence In Its Illustrations. They will he more abundant and chiborntu thnn ever. It Is the In tcntlon of the publishers to represent the best work of the lending nrtltts, and to pro mote mid foster the most skillful methods of wood engraving. bPECIAL NOTICli. To enable renders to possess the Magazine from tl first number (January, 1887) tho following Inducements arc ordered. A year's subscription and the numbers for 1887, $4 S A year's subscription and the numbers for 1887, hound In two volumes, cloth, gilt top, '--$6 $3.00 a Year, 25 Cents a Number. Ucmlt by llnnk check or money order to CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SOUS, to Icik. IAMAH UNACQUAINTED WITH THE OEOORAniY or THE COUNTRY, WILL ODTAIN MU01I VALUABLE INFORMATION TROM A STUDY Or THIS MAP OT THE 1'. I. V. Turds. On leaving town ftii moro us ml to send cards bearing tho letters P 1' C. (Pour preudo coiiiie) In tho lower left hand corner than to turn down thu eoni'T. On return ing, card, nro sent containing the address and, if Obslble, tho At Homo day to those whoso acquaintance it is deslpsl to keep. Many of these customs uro niscsMiryln a cly which nre entirely out of pl-co in n vll logo or lu thu ixuntiy. A rino siuw. Tho smallest circular saw in uso is ono used In slitting gold isms. It is a disc nlsmt tho sizo of n llvo cent piece, and has tho thick ness of ordinary paper. Its velocity tends to keep It rigid enough for uso; -100 revolutions a minute is tho ordinary ruto of these dimin utive saws. Standard of Weight. Tho custom house standard Is a half bushel measure, cylindrical lu hha', measuring thirteen mid sixty-eight hundredths Inches lu diameter, top and liottom, and seven mid live-sixteenths inches in height. lino Unco. Cambric, tho Win applied to tho finest and thinnest of linen fabrics, takes its namo from Cambria, n town in France, where such goods were first made. Camhrio is n puro llnon. There uro, of course, imitation cam brics mado of ll:io muslin, such as tho Scotch cambrics. I.liiroln'a AViir Secretary. Edwin SI. Stanton died Dec. 21. 1800. Ho had been nominated and confirmed as associ ate Justice of tho supremo court of tlio UnlUsl Ktatos n fow days lieforo, but his commission was never mado out. Salaries of Senators. United Ktntes senators iccclvo f.1,000 n year, milengo, twenty cents a mile, $riS for Itatlouery, and Usidos havo franking privi leges mid esnses on committees mid spe cial deputations. Value of I'ust I tents. It was Macuiiluy who said "No twist ovent has any Intrinsic value. The kuowhslgoof It is vahuiUo iniiy ns it leads us to form just calculations with respect o the future." A Suruliiil I'uet. It Is a fact estiiblislnsl by ornithologists that n bird will btvntho llirough tho end of n broken Ikhio if tlo wind pipe bo injured or purH)S4'ly obstructed. A I. in etui. Alorehaisa kind of light vessel U'-ed on Iho Chlnest. : ,t, Tho rigging Is that of a Chinese Junk mid tho hull is built on tho Uurejioun model. i ap ri fiiAW l'''n'' rl srMJlil r CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC R'Y. Its control position nnd clouo oonnoction with EnBtorn llnou nt Chicago and continuous llnoa nt tormlnnl points, Wont, Northwoat, and South woet. mnko It tho truo mld-llnk in that tninucontlnontnl chain of etcol which unltoB tho Atluntlo nnd Paclllc. Its main linos and brancuos include Chl encro, Jollot, Ottawa. LnSallo, Poorlft, GonoBOo, Mollno and Itock Island, hi Illmols; Davonnort, Miwcntlno, Washlnston, Fnlrllold, Ottumwa, Oskalooea, W'ootLlborty, Iowu City. Dob Molnoa, Indlunola, Wlntorsot, Atlnntlc, Knox vlllo, Audubon, Unrlan, authrlo Controand Council Blutle, In Iowa; Gullutln, Tronton. Cnmoron, 8t Joaoph and Knnaua City, In Missouri ; Loavonworth nnd Atchison, In Kansas; MlnnoupollB and St Paul, lu Mlnnosota ; Wator town and Bloux: FallB In Dakota, and many othor prosjnoroiiBtownBnnd cltloa. It also odors a. OIIOIOK OF ItOtfTEa to and from tlio Paoltlo Coast and lntor- Biodlato plncoB. milking all transfors in Union dopots. Fast Trains of flno iAY COACHES, olocrnnt DINING- OAU8, mapnltlcont PULLMAN PALACE SLEEPING OAItS, and (botwoon Chicago, St. Joaoph. Atchison ami Kansas City) rostflil HEOLINING CHAIR OAIlS, eoata FREE to holdora of through Urot-cluaa tlckots. THE CHICACO, KANSAS & NEBRASKA R'Y (GREAT ROCK ISLAND ROUTE) Extonds wost and aouthwoet from Kansas City and St. Jpsoph to Fair bury, Nolson, Horton, Topoka, Horlnffton, Hutchinson, Wichita, CnldwolL and all points In Sotithorn Nobraaka Intorlor Kansns and boyond. Entlni passongor oqulpmont of tho colobrntod Pullman mnnufacturo. Solidly bal Inatod track of hoavy atool rail Iron and atouo brldeoa. All Hafoty appllancoa. nnd raodorn lmprovomonta. Commodious, woll-bullt atatlona. Oolonty, cor talnty, comfort and luxury assured, THE FASMOsiS ALBERT LEA ROUTE Is tho favorlto botwoon Chlniro, Itock Island, Atchison, Knnsaa City, and MlnnoupollB and 8t Paul Tho tourist routo to all Northorn Summor ItoBorttf. It Wutortown Driinch travruim tho most uroduotlvo lands of tho groat "whoatand dairy bolt" of Northorn Iowu, SouthwoBtorn Minnesota, and Eaat Contrul Dakota. Tho Short Ltho via Sonoca and Kankakoo offorB Buporior ftiolllttoa to trnvol botwoon Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Lnttiyutto, and Council Blutla, St, JOBoph. Atchison, Ixnivonwortli. Kunaiio City, Mtnnoupolla, and St. Paul. For Tlckots, Mups, Foldora, or nny dOBlrtnl Information, apply to any Coti' pou Ticket Otllco in tho UnttodStutoaor Canada, or address E. ST. JOHN, General Manager. timcntio, u. u E. A. HOLBROOK. Oon'l Ticket Pass'r Agent