Nebraska Newspapers

    THE DAILY HERALD, PLATTSMOUTII, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1887.
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SOME STAIITLIXG FIGURES.
FEW
MEN OF THE NEW STATES
NATIVES OF THE EAST.
I.lnc of .Migration In tlio I'nilcd State.
I ii-f OMiiin-l from u K:iil retail Man.
Tlio IJroiMllin iroinil of Aiiiri'un il n.
Tl Soul!:.
It in a lii.storicul fuct Unit all prout migra
tory niovi-mi-nt of jifojili-s or of r.ici's have
l.ccii, Willi frw oxccpt toius, wcstwnnl, nlong
l.'n; li r-o of l.-itit ii. 1. j on wliii-ii they vwro
lrri. In our count ry tlio nifii of northern
liirtli Ii.ivo almost, ulwuy -r n i r: t 1 to llm
northwest. Those of southern liirth h.ivo
t.)IlowiNl trulls which lol to thu south west.
A few wills nj;o I was tiilkiV with two
cmi.rAcl'n in llio iliity offico of nn ill Kept
hotel ut 1'rcstott, in iisliiiij;toii territory.
n of my fomrmlcs was a bright, ni:iy
milroiid oflirial; tho other was a farmer,
who onltivutc.1 .'1,000 nones of highly ih oiIik
tive wln-at land. I had traveling
through the marvelous wheat grow-iiif; region
known ius the! Halouso district, where the c
taMishiHl rules which control unricultural
oerntiiiis in the Mississiii valley arc i
linl'c!il, aiululurc the mot productive land
In s 0:1 the top of hills, und I told niy coui
r;ides what I had seen. I dwelt strongly on
the fact that I had met hut few men who
were from New England or from the north-e.-e.tcru
states in tho region. When I akcd
the settlers wiLh whom I talked where they
rami! from they answered from Missouri,
from Iowa, from Arkansas, from Indiana,
from Tennessee, from Illinois, from Kansjis,
from North 'arolina, and at loii interval.
one would reply that he had l.eeu raised in
01m of tin N v ICnlaiid states. The fact
thr.t Mow l'i:;'laiid was scantily rcjirescnted
in the new s-t.;;ts which uiv 1h''hj created in
ti: west ii!iire-.-i'd 1110 strongly, and it
1 11 .11 llcd me slran;.ri ly
I said, as I lmhe.l iii'niirinly nt my comrade.--,
"1 do i:"t tiiid.-r.- tand w hy there are so
ff.v New lliilaiul uit'ii in this region' Tho
railroad oiliria! thrust his hand into the breast
jicketof his coat nnd drew forth an envelop-,
which he handed to 1 ne, saying in ex
ilan:d ion:
4l-ist I.'-e!iiher our company placed nn
advertisement, iri the hands of an advertising
ji.,riicy to piiMish in all their newj.papTs.
This cnvc'oj'c," he tapped it with his index
linger as he spoke, "contains the record of
the answers wo received during the first four
months of the year, and from what statu
they were sent. Kc:id thv record, and you
will then undent;'.. ;d why 3 011 do not meet
New Kiiland !:ie:i Ir. II:'; wot."'
I ihriist the cnveicpe into the hrnnst roclret
of my :;(. That niy ht nftr-r we h :d separ
nted I rend the lis!, and it sharply indicated
that th. r:iih:.d !!icial had s; oki 11 truthful.-.
I'nt the list also indicated that tho
southern jt-o 'e who live i:i the old sluvo
s':''. sh;id i-ea: e.I to cmirnto. IJut I knew
that the southern p-.p!e wtiV cuiiratin;
v.c: tv.a:il in enormous mimlx'rs, and this
li!"iv, !, made me doliol the correctness of
the dcilueil-ins t h.- r:iiiiid iiicial had drawn
from his li.-r of letter; of inquiry received.
fs. I Iaiil it away mil ii I rnnM have nccess to
thai portion of U.ole-.sth -. enus which relates
to tli.; n:.tivir v of the population of the diiTer
e;it states, The cluino lies oj-eii before mo
ns I write.
I ri-o::p tho Xew TJn5l.m1l states and the
tales of New York, Pennsylvania. Now Jer
sey ami Delaware for convenience of il'ustrr.
tion and as typical of the northeast. This
c-orp enntaincd 1 l.-VT'.i.C.K) native born whito
inhabitants in l'-N. Ohio, Illinois, Indiana,
Michigan. Wisconsin. Minnesota. Missouri
ii!:d bv.a having in ls-'K a population of 1,
7T:.'.!1 native bom whiles, group as states
ECttled in pari , and almost wholly in some
case:-, by New J'nrl:ni!ers, and u.o the group
n.-; typical ot western states, to illustrate my
miunin.
To tho nnros: The totnl nunilier of letters
.of inquiry Hint were received at the railroad
otTce in finswi r to the advertisement, which
iiv.blished in lriaiiy lmrdrcd newsjiajx-rs,
tits -. -ii Of this number H'd wore? s'nt
from 2ew I'nland, 17 from New Jersey and
.Delaware, while New York and l'ennsj-lvania
si-nt 403, four-fifths of which were from th
western port ions of tlioso states. Tho total
number of letters sent from tho first group
of states was (171. During tho sanio timo
1?."G-1 letters were reeeivtvl from jx;oplo ro
wdinp: in tlio western group of states. It is a
fsiynilicant fact that more letters of inquiry
weio received from anyone state which I
Lave placed in tlio second group than were
received from nil Now England. And it is
fllsnsijjniilemit, and indicative of the strength
of the migratory instinct of the western jhjo
p!e, that more letters of inquiry were re
' reived from the far western states, in propor
tion to their jwipulalion. than from any other
portion of the Union. For instance, 409 let
ters were received from Iowa, a compara
tively new state, and which contained 1,353,
OU't white people in island 103 were re
ireived from Indiana, an older state, which
ji.-rl a whito population of l,7t4,74 in isso.
Illinois, which had 2,44S,172 native whito
1 Herniation in 1S0, sent o.K) letters, wlulo
Ohio, havi-ig 2.7--',,$-2 native white popula
tion, sent -l letters. Kansas, one of tho
youngest state-, and having a native whito
population of MC.211, sent 3(10 letters, and
J.Iis?:oi:ri sei-.t o7j letters, or 1214 more than
New England.
In the rcgii :i included in the second group
.f states lood i-i plentiful an J cheap. The
j-.eople are not ovoivivilized. Large families
are raifed. It is toiiay the greatest breeding
ground of American men. The migratory
instinct is strong in the people. They are
venturesome nnd courageous and willing to
endure h:ird-4i;''. These people are western
bred, and are western in thought and feeling
ia every fi!or of their liodics. If the migra
tory instinct has become weak in tho Furitan
fstock which remained in New England, the
,nativiry of the population of tho new states
which lie beyond tho Missouri river should
show it. How is it? In l'O Kansas, alleged
to l:e the .beloved child of slavery hating
New England, contained 'J,";" people of
New England birth. Up to ISn) Illinois had
sent IW.!''.'.' of her children to Kansas. Mis
souri sent CtViJS. Ohio sent 1,:J!H. Ia
diana fnrnUhcil 77.0i'i. emigrants to Kan
sas Ko:.'uc!cy forwarded S-',y7!? of her blue
j-:r..--s bo d children to the I'rairie state,
or !.',r)S more than New England. How
is it in C'olorndo? New England supplied
-J 1 . 1 - i 1 inhabitants, a large proportion of
Ihern consumptives, to that arid laud. Mis
souri sr:n I2. i:U tough, hardy citizens to the
Lighl.inis of Oilorauo. In Oregon, in 1S!S0,
there were 4,-'ki'.' piople from New England
end 10.754 from Missouri. The same story is
tel 1 by the emigration statistics of all the
v.er.t.Tn States. Today Missouri ideas and
t:K.-thods of thought are more powerful be
jou l the Missouri river than those of Isew
England.
The tSouthcrn people have not ceased to
emigrate, but in their case the natural law
which compels men to follow westward the
degree of latitude on which they were born
hn- 1 een oleyed. Tho nativity of the popu
lation of Texas proves that the southern
people have emigrated as freely as those of
the middle Mississippi valley. Frank Wilke
fou In New York Times.
WASTE.
To onn be wut bis KlfinR niiin's heart laid hnr
Quivering with hope nuil fear. A cruel hand
Kecmccl j.reKsin liard upon a torn, hot nervel
Nulhlnff kept, not cvea liin litr-e pride.
I'lifaitliful to unc.thiT to bor true.
Complete Kurremler of hi heart unj life.
Tlio srcond letter wun indifTerent,
Save for nil old time name lie kuei? sho Iored;
111 Fiiatelieil a, fadliiK tlmver from liis coat
And criislifd iln purple lilood u'.'iitiHt tlie worda,
Tliut she inik'lit knotv, for all liis eiiy life,
JIi; reealli;d her love for viukU!
Thi one to whom lie wro? wilh Iaslrf-s wet
( His plcxlin,' was so h'ronif and f'a.-sionate),
i:ea;l v.itli ti-ree scorn liis letter- liim.'T it by
And, lat.-r, an.v.er' il in n mocking t.int;.
Tim other died. L'poa Iht l.r"ke;i l.eart
W'm: f.jan l n locket w it!i I is t.i"' iusidi;
A tender word, cut from his letter ami
A Violet.
Kate Vannnh.
A FIRST DATTLE RECORD.
Tho Sixth A l.i!:iuia' He- t:ite Cliui'JfO
l iiiler ('inloii l Seven I'iiieH.
f)n) day in tho spring of l-d, when tlio
clans of tho Confederacy were gathering,
them tramped into Montgomery, then tho
tc;iiMrury capital, a company of gaunt, wild
ejed, jer.uselad men. A;! they inarchetl along
in irregular tiles, with an every mun for him
belf air, somebody on tin; sidowulk calleil out:
"What command is that.'"'
"JndeiK-nd.-nt Killes," was tho reply tihoutcd
back from the rau!;s.
'"Independent Itilles," 11 stiectator echoed
tvith a grin.
'liaccoon Ilouglis," came from tho free and
;asy ranks: "I recl;n that'll su't you uns."
Every 1:1.111 in the company wore 11 eoonskiii
jrap, anj "tho Kaecoon Houghs" they were
l'i"om that t inn; on. The o-imand had been
recruited from tho miners and mouiituinccrs
of the northwest comer of (Jeorgl.i and the
liui-theast corner oil AluUima, They were
neighbors ami fellow worlcmr n, whose associ
atioiss lapjied over state lines. Their captain
was John B. (lordon, ut i'ivsent tho governor
(Jeorr ia, but ho didn't hold the pooilio;.
long. "Tho ltareoon llougli.v' were mobil
ised with some other comp.'.uies and becair.o
the Sixth Alabama, to the command of which
Capt. t lordon wkm elected.
At f-'even I'ines tho Sixth .Alabama re
ceived its baptism of tiro. 1 'of ore that th.ero
had l;een some skirmish i'lg, but this was tho
ilr.it battle, and, as Jovernor i J ordon describes
the scenes, they make up for the regiment a
iii-st battle record which probably is without
parallel on cither side. A h.hade comes over
tho governor's expressive face and his voice
drops to lower tones when he talks of that
day.
"I started on tho charge," ho says, "with
ro() mi ll in my regiment, vi'hen the lighting
ended nt nightfall JH'iJ of th.? ;0U lay 021 tlio
fiilddead or wounded. My lieutenant col
o!:el was killed. Of forty-four commissioned
otueors only thirteen caii:o out jf that day's
lighting unscathed.
"1 had a brother with mo a hry," Gover
nor Gordon continued. "He was shot tlirough
the right lung, but lie recovered, only to die
with Stonewall Jackson at Chancellorsville.
He was l'. years old. I had several build
holes in my clothes when night came, but was
not wounded. Ono bail raked across my
chest, and would have shattered my right
arm if I hadn't it uplifted topoi.it with my
sword a movement I wanted my command to
mal;e.
"Tho Sixth Alabama," tho governor went
0:1, "v.iis opj.oito a J ortiou c f the Federal
line which that, side had no idea would lo
taken. Wo made the tsault in tho forenoon.
There was a charge acivr.s the open field, per
haps a distance of .")(:) yjmls. Then we camo
t: breastworks behind which the Federals
were us thick as they could stand. As wo
went over t'u'ir lir.es wo found the evidences
that they had no idea of being driven back.
Cooking was going on, and in u house a meal
had been prepared for an cHicors1 mess. "We
followed them buck of tho works and into a
swamp where a great many trees had lieon
felled. It was impossible to go ahead, and
there wc stopped, kUw I in tlio water up to
our knees and fought tiil dark. I had to de
tail men in there to hold the heads of tho
v.oundi d above water to keep them from
drowning. And some of the lime I could not
Und enough well men to take care of the
wounded."
"Governor, do you recollect of any cither
command which lost s;o heavily in a single
charge at any time during tho war;"' was
ar.kcd.
"No,"' replied tho governor, after a littlo
peuse. "I don't, recollect at!3'th;ng which was
Unite equal to it. Our loss was within three
or four men of licing 1 wo-thirds of tho wholo
regiment. " Chicago Ti mes.
Tlio rv'jjaiiii of tlie Si-jro.
A few word;:, now, on the fetich doctor or
medicine man. the N'ganga of tlio negro, who
is also his priest, physician, and chief jus
tice. If any one in the village dies, the
negroes who cannot comprehend that any
one should cue u natural d-at h, believe that
he must have been killed by enchantment or
by the evil inlluenee of some other person; in
short, that another j rson was the cause of
his death. It is N'giinga business to find cut
who this person is. He consults with tho
spirits by moonlight, mid communicates tho
result of his intervi ew to the people.
Tho accused person is then subjected to the
trial by eussa. Cassa is tho bark of a largo
trco, the erj thropLtrvuiii guineense (legu
minosa; ca.:a;-s:iea'). and contains n, very
strong poison. The deli;i(iuent is forcetl to
drink a solution of tins bark which has been
prepared by the N'ganga. If Le vomits tho
draught up immediately ho is innocent, but
if it remains in his stomach he must die. In
this case the negroes never wait for the o;i
eration of the poison, but fell upon him with
nicks and stouts or drive the life out of him
in some still more savage v. r.y. The issue of
tho trial by cassa-of oourso lies with the
NVanga, and if the delinquent can pay
enough that functionary wiil probably save
his life. Popular Science Monthly.
! A Six ringcrrd Family.
1 Ono cf the most remarkable cases in medi
cal annals, as summarized in a French jour
nal, has reference to a six lingered family,
covering ilve generations and including
twenty-seven individuals. Tiie first instance
ia this line was that of a man born in 17.j:?,
who had six toes on one foot; in the second
generation a son with six toes on one foot
and a daughter normal; third generation,
this daughter had five children, among whom
were a son and daughter, each having six
fingers on each hand; of the fourth genera
tion the daughter last mentioned had eight
children, including one son nnd two daugh
ters, each having six lingers on each baud
and six toes on each foot ; of the fifth genern
tixi. a daughter had three ehiL Iron, includ
ing a son doubly Reformed like his mother,
and a son with six fingers on each hand, the
feet K ing normal. Moreover, one of the two
daughters of the fourth generation with
only the hands affected had eight chihlren,
several of whom wire normally develojied,
but the rest were deformed as follows: One
daughter had an osseous thickening of the
digital extremity unn tha outer border of
tie fifth metacarpal; one son had six fingers
on each hand and siz toes ou each foot; and
another son had six fingers ou each hand.
1 New Orleans Tiints-Deniocrat.
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HOW TO WARM HOUSES.
DIRECT RADIATION VERSUS STOVES,
FURNACES AND PIPES.
Tho Artlflclni Climate In Oar Ifoiiftcn.
c.xtrii(-tiv Effect l'joii Ilealtli Itudin
tion fruui Open I'irvn Hot Iron .Sur
face The Only Kemcily.
Wo make nn artificial climate in our
houses. We live indoors in an at mo-sphere
heated by stoves, furnaces or steam pipes, to
10 or M) dogs. ; und we jmiss from our parlor
or ball into the open air. At a step, literally
in a breath, the temperature of the air has,
for us, dropjied oO to ?: degs. We may put
on an extra coat or shawl, and sliicld the out
tide of the body and c hest, but wo cannot
i.hicld delicate linings and membranes of tho
air pa-ssagi-s, the bronchial tubes and lung
cells. Naked, they receive tho full force of
tho change the lact breath at 70 degs., tho
next ut freezing or zero and all unprepared.
We have loen sitting, perhaps for hours, in a
tropical atmosphere; nay, worse, in un atr
mosphero deprived by hot iron furnaces of its
ozono and natural refreshing ami bracing
rpiaJUU1!:. Our Jungs ore all relaxed, de
bilitated, unstrung; and in this condition the
cold air strikes them iK rhaps 00 degs. lielow
what they aro graduated to and prepared
for. Is it strango that pneumonia and bron
chitis aro nt hand?
If wo wero ia tho West Indies, or even in
Florida, and wish to como north in winter,
wo try to mako tho change gradual. Hut in
our houses wo keep up a tropical climate, or
worse, for tho air in not fresh, und wo step
into :yi air as much colder as 40 degs. of lati
tude will mako it. It is in effect going from
Cubr. to Iceland or at least to New York
r.S a ficp, and we make the journey perhaps
a dozen times a da'. And often, w hile wo
nro ttiil r.hut up in our domiciliary Cuban
cliuvte, Iceland comes down upon us from
un open window to replace air that has had
its natural refreshing qualities quite cooked
out of it by hot stoves, furnaces or steam
pipes. And all these sudden changes ami
shocks of cold come upon us while the whole
system has its vitality and powers of resist
ance gauged down to the low necessities of a
tropical climate.
Tho elfeet upon health is destructive. Pneu
monia has increased nearly threefold in New
York, in proportion to population, within
the last fifty years. Bronchitis hay increased
even more rapidly, nnd now causes l,.M)fj
deaths in that city every 3 ear, being an in
crease of nearly fivefold to the population i;i
fifty years. What is the cause? We have a,
siillicieiit and very obvious cause in the fact
that in our methods of heating our hou:,es wo
have boon "progressing backward." Fifty
years ago there were few furnaces or clo'.o
stoves, and no steam pijes for warming;
houses were warmed by open fires. Tlio
difference is radical and of great importance.
It may bo brielly explained thus: Radiant
hortt from tho sun or from an open fire passes
through the air (mj far as it is pure air) with
out warming it that is to say, without being
obstructed or retained by it (just as liglit
doc.-.), and only warms the pavement, floors,
walls or other opaque body ou which it falls.
Hence on a sunny day the pavement will bo
100 degs., while the air alxive it is only ?0
(leg?!. The air that touches the iron bars or
surface of tho tire in an open grate goes to
feed the fire, and then is drawn up the chim
ney. Only pure, radiant heat is thrown into
tiio room, not Lot air, and it does not heat
tho air at all directly, but warms our bodies,
walls, furniture, etc., and tho afr is heated
from them. AVhen stove, furnace, steam
pipes and hot water pipes aro used tho air is
h eated directly and in turn warms the ob
jects with which it comes in contact, tho pro
cess being exactly the reverse of tho other.
By radiation from open fires the nir is tho
coolest thing in tho room; by tiie nir heating
method it is tha hottest. 15y open fires tho
lungs get less heat than any other part of us,
cn l so are braced and strengthened; by tho
hot air process they get more heat than any
other part, because the hottest air rises uj
permost aliout tho head, and so is inhaled,
making tho luris tender and sensitive to cold
ou our going out.
'We want to warm our bodies, not tho air.
Cool air is denser, contains more oxygen and
warms the blood more than hot air, besidei
refreshing and strengthening tho lungs an.l
bracing thnu agaiiurt injury on going out.
Wo want air with the normal amount of
ozone. We get it all destroyed by the hot
iron surfaces.
The only remedy for all these mischievous
conditions and effects is entirely to abandon
the plan of applying the heat to the air of
making the air t he carrier of the heat. Heat
wants no carrier any more than light. Iut
your ho in projier position; take away the
iron and brick casings that inclose it and ob
struct its natural movements, and, quicker
than you can think, tho heat will be flashed
all over your room; darting out in straight
lines in every direction from the surfaeft of
the fire down, up and horizontally; and this
without expense for pijies and hot air ducts.
If one grata is not enough put another on tho
opposite side of the room. CoaLi are cheaper
than coffins.
An almost perfect arrangement for warm
ing a room would be an ojxen fire, and the en
tire surface of the walls and ceiling formed
of a reflecting material. The least possible
fire would warm us, because the heat would
b,; kept alive, active, radiant; being reflected
constantly from side to side, and up to ceil
ing and back as quick a-s lightning flashes;
and so, impinging on tho body on all sides,
would give it a livery, glowing warmth,
while the air might be at almost any lower
temperature. It would be like having a fire
on every sido of the room. Popular Science
Monthly.
Printing Silver Certificates.
There is said to be a good deal of criticism
among the bankers of AVashington of the
method now in vogue in the bureau of en
graving and printing for printing the revcrsa
Fide of the silver certificates. "When Mr.
Graves was installed in oflice as chief of the
bureau there were seven machines for print
ing from plates in operation. Now there ere
eighteen, and three more are soon to lie added.
I It is asserted that no machine has yet been
I invented which will .take tho place of tho
! hitman hand in distributing the ink over an
engraved plate, and that with the. present
machines it is impossible to get good results
with any other color man green. or tins
reason only the green side of the silver cer
tificates is printed with tho machines. The
ink, too, is said to be inferior to that which is
used when hand printing is done. Tho silver
certificates printed on tho machine are much
k-ss durable than those printed by hand, and
tho ink will easily rub off when tho bills aro
in the least moist, ilr. Brooks,' chief of tho
secret service division of the treasury, said
recently that the United States is falling to
a rear place in the quality of the notes which
it issues. He is opposed to the printing ma
chines as a substitute for hand labor, and
says that counterfeiting will increase in thij
country ia direct proportion with tho in
crease "in the uso of these machines. New
York Suu.
One rascal talkin' 'bout hiutJier ono is like
a deef man thumpin a watermiliou. J. A.
liu'eoo.
CONCEIT.
The shallow brook
That o'er IU pebble, brawllnp, runs away.
And turn with every break of lait-1 or stone.
Vexing the air with plaint of heavy burden,
Wlnlo but froth and Mruws it carries.
Knows not the deep, still lake so near.
That, silent, covers Its unnumbered dead,
While on its broad breust, to and fro,
Tho thousand shis of commerce go.
So our lives.
Thn narrow mind, loud voiced o'er pretty thlnKS,
Knows not the silent souls iiiienr
iJreums not of depths or heights lx yond il& ou u,
( ir burdens home in patient stillness.
Ixiuiso Houghton.
PROFESSIONAL PALLBEARING.
A (ilomiiy Trailp, but Very Kny Hint
Imminently Kespcctiihle.
Iln was a gloomy looking sort of jierson
ami his face wore an expression of woo that
made ono think ho had it stamped there us a
sort of trade mark. He was clad in gar
ments of tho somberest hue, and from the
wide weed 011 his high bat to tho dead polish
011 his broad soled shoes ho looked for all the
world like a man jn whoso family there was
a death at least once a year. When ho came
iido the street car a sort of hush fell uikhi
the passengers out of resjiect for his placarded
sorrow. By and by the gloomy man was
asked if ho Lad met with u bereavement
lately.
"No, indeed," he replied, "there has not
been a death in my family for years."
"Why, then," asked his ncighlior, with
more curiosity than iiolitcucss, "do you dress
in such deep mourning?''
"Oil, tiiat's on account of my business."
"You are an undertaker, then?1'
"No, I am a pall bean r," and noting the
look of surprise in his interlocutor's face he
went on: "Some years ago there was a strike
in my trade. I am a carpenter, and during
ono of my idle days I passed a -house w here
there was a funeral. Stopping to watch it
I was upproachod by the undertaker, who
asked 10 if I was going to the funeral. I
said no, that I knew no one there. He then
asked mo if I had any objection to being a
pall bearer. I said I hail none, provided I
was paid for it, and w e finally struck a bar
gain. I made as much that uftcrnoon as I
would had I worked all day at my trade, and
since then I have adopted pall bearing ns a
means of livelihood. I dress in black, as
you s"o, and each morning -hiok over the
death notices. I have found that my ser
vices are very seldom required where the
funeral is that of a young man or woman,
or where tho deceased has lielonged to uny
secret societies, and that my most profitable
customers are those who have outlived most
of their companions. If the dead person hap
pen ; to bo an unmarried lady past tho
ni-jridkui of life I am nearly always certain
of tho job. 1 find that at funerals the pro
portion of female attendants outnumbers tho
male about four to one, and that most of tho
latter are close relatives. As it is generally
the rule to select the pall bearers from
among those not connected with the family
you cr.n seo that my service:; aro very fre
quently in demand. I gem rally seek out-The
undertaker and make my bargain with him,
and I average about two funerals a day. It
is a nice, easy sort of life and eminently re
spectable. You will have to excuse mo now,
us I have a funeral in this street and must
get off here." Philadelphia News.
Building Sites and t boosing IIousch.
In selecting a house, or a site for a new
one, remember that v. hero tho sun will shine
on the house for some hours a day, ono ele
ment of good is secured, especially if the sun
shine enters at tho windows of tho living
rooms or rooms most used during tho day
time. After this aspect has been found to bo
suitable, and that a plentiful supply of sun
and air is insured, attention should be given
to the general position and construction of
tho house.
If the ground is nt all porous, a la3"er of
concrete not less than six inches thick, nnd
composed of cement or lime and broken
bricks or gravel, should bo spread over the
whole of the ground covered by the building.
This will prevent the passage of ground air
up through the floors. Air will travel
through the ground for some distance, and,
as it invariably beeomc3 contaminated by
jgpeing up carbonic acid gas in its passage, i'
not suitable for inhaling. Tho louse acts a
a sucker on tho ground; and if, unfortunate
ly, the site is one on "made" ground that is,
comjiosed of all tho refuso of a town tho
ground air becomes the medium of disease.
No houses should bo buiit without a well
ventilated air space between tho earth and
the ground floor, especially if the layer of
concrete on the surface be omitted. Cham-bei-s'
Journal.
Tricks for tlio Old Timo Clown.
Here's a book I found with some of the
ancient wheezes in it:
"After the first equestrian turn Jhe clown
may say, 'Now I'll have a turn myself,' and
then roll over like a coach w heel. Fall upon
the ground, pick up sawdust, let it trickle
down your faeo and say, 'My nose bleeds.'
Pick up a piece of straw for fear of falling
over it, then balance it on your chin. When
the ringmaster says 'I never follow a fool,'
let him go first, and then say, 'Then I do.'
Tell the groom when he takes the horse away
I to rub it down with cabbage puddings. A
goou speecn to learn to address to tho ring
master: 'If you please, sir, he says that you
said that I said that they said that nobody
said nothing to nobodj-.' "
j They sound childish, don't they? Rut not
one of them striped things ever failed to
! make people laugh. There are lots more of
; the same kind, but I won't read them.
, Circus Man in New York Star.
At a Ilress Rehearsal.
Prompter (to leader of strners at dre.s re
hearsal of the stirring Roman drama "Right
Against Might'') Now are you all right
with the cue?
Loader I am so, sir. Whin the man ia
the sheet (toga?) hollers to the gurrul
Prompter The girl !
Leader "Katy Field," wo get ready, and
whin he sings out "Rum and Crackers''
Prompter (frantic) "Catiif yield," "Rome
and Gracchus," stupid:
Leader Jesso. sir wo are to go for the
chap in the trass wisteoat.
j Dangerous Lemon Squeezers.
The Popular Science News gives warning
iga:nst the so called galvanized iron lemon
squeezers. The iron is coated with zinc, and
tho "citric acid of the lemon will readily dis
solve the zinc, forming unwholesome and
Xoisonous salts. Lemon squeezers should be
made either of plain iron or wood, or, better,
like some we have observed, where the sur
faces brought in contact with the fruit are
porcelain. Zinc is a metal which is readily
attacked by the weakest acids, and no article
of foci or drink should ever be allowed to
come in contact with it." Boston Journal of
Health.
1 Diagonal Streets for Towns.
If towns were laid out with the streets In
, the diagonal directions, northeast and south
west, northwest and southeast, the sun shin
ing into all the rooms some time during
every day in the year, the effect would be
j cheering and salutary. Boston Budget.
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J71ooi Oil Glottis, Aqtts Ifags.
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