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About The Sioux County journal. (Harrison, Nebraska) 1888-1899 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 8, 1896)
THE SIOUX COUNTY JOURNAL. l J. Mimosa. raw. HARBISON. WE BRA SKA. Who the deuce Is Ioooey? Boston Traveler. We don't know who the Doocey la. The latest farce-comedy in "The Tele phone GirL" We presume the most ex cruciatingly funny line in it Is always buy. Mis Estelle Krai wants to be next Governor of Wyoming, but we advise her to accept a position as governess if he can get one. Those cheerful lmlicciles who are about p crawl from San Franciwo to New Vk on bauds and knees should be headed west before they start. India has been dlscoverd to le under laid with coal beds of enormous thick ness, but, to the surprise of everybody who has been there, they are not on Are. A New Jersey court is struggling with the question whether it is libelous to call a woman a "witch." 1 she is Hi to 20 years of age it is not; atxne those figures opinion may be divided. The philosopher of the Atchison Globe asserts dogmatically that "the woman whot-e stocking tlowu't wrin kle Is always a good housekeeper." Then the South Sea Islanders ought to be the best housewives in creation. Brooklyn objected most strenuously to the overhead trolley wires until it as learned that the stringing of a few Jre wires would form a network surll flently close to keep out the New Jersey mosquitoes. A New Jersey court holds that "kiss ing another man's wife is all right if he doesn't object." If her husband in large, muscular, nervous and easily ex citable, however, probably that Judge would advise proper discretion as to time and place. LI Hung Chang is a sly old states man. To an American lady who called on him in London, to interview hint for a newspaper, he said, In reply to reqeated questions, that American la dle were the most leautiful he had seen on his travels. He la coming to this country next month. Even If the widowed Duchess of Manchester has come here to buy a millionaire wife for her son, she Is a good soul who had a lot of trouble with the dissolute and low down British no Metnaa who waa (mt bust nod. , Ws should remember of her that she never has snubbed and scorned her own fel low countrymen, as most fool Ameri can girls do when they marry English noblemen. The duchess, formerly Miss Consuelo Yznnga, is welcome in her native land. The death of Jose Maceo, the late dashing leader of the Cuban field forces, was characteristic of the irrepressible spirit that made the American colonies free aud will Just as certainly free Cuba In the end. An eyewitness, Just arrived at Philadelphia, says that Maceo, being shot through the neck with a rifle ball, fell headlong to the ground, half raised himself for a mo ment, and shouted: "We have won the fight; I am glad to die! Cuba! Cuba!" That cry will echo round the world, striking a sympathetic chord in the heart of every true lover of liberty. The women of England who work in factories, etc., make it a point of digni ty to have a young man to "walk out" with them on holidays and Sunday. It Is Interesting to know that they are as much taken by a gaudy appearance as men are, for we are informed by undoubted authority that they will pay 6 shillings to have a Highlander to walk beside them, 2 shillings and six pence for a blue-jacket, and 18 pence for a marine, the latter not being so picturesque. And oftentimes as they pass each other on the street the girl . will remark with a toss of pride, "Such a one has only a marine." English art suiters a notable loss in 1 the death of Sir John Mills Is, president of the Royal Academy. And it is no lander upon English art to say that it can little afford tr twr losses of any description. , MUUi stood eminent as an example of the! school which he f os torod and of which he was pmhably the ' hut great exponent 11$ wag tborough- It Royal Academic a lory In art. His eoaaerratism showed Itself In the essen tially British character of his pictures of childhood, which had the broadly drawn sentiment and the aggreswive ynttlness which make appeal to the fwod, fa British mafntn and master. Ifot alftlii. bis skill boril as a draughts- . naa and as a handler of the medium In Which he worked Is Indisputable as his ., C2taere In his own peculiar Held. He raa gnat 10 his school and thoroughly , rrentatlve of Its traits. His death t -3 be seriously felt among hla fellow CMrfmm, who hare learned to re htm, very justly, aa one of their L .t tminrat and distinguished paint ' ' V" It la a pity that there seem to be ' ( fw English artists who glre prom a at adranclag Into new paths, or at ' L "Tttf working along Millals' lines, aa .'J and successfully aa be did. i rtor, referring to accidents on . . X aaa attowttoo to the aesd for r 1 rtonesd taWgraph mi ilea. It e on kaowMgt that if T f fcfitcflafk oeontora as a .jKMnjmCL Thtaoaa- not but rwwuit in inferior and inefficient) erriee, the experienced men !eing con stantly crowded out by the yuucg"r operators, who will work cheaper. Thin is liad enough, viewed simply froi.i the standpoint of its ecoaomie effect up n ! the operators as a class. But when it ta remembered that the positions held by these operators have grave respon sibilities attached to them the matter becomes one of Importance from tbe',re H-tioiw of William Makepeace standpoint of the public. The railroad companies must take every possible precaution to avoid accident, and one of the surest precautions is the payment of wages that shall secure the services of an experienced and efficient class of men In positions to which resitoasibility is attached. Joseph B. Bishop. In an article In the Forum on the "Social and E-o-nomic Influence of the Bicycle," points out that the present interest In bicy cling is in no sense a "erase," which will disappear In a short time, as did the roller-skating craze, for Instance. On the contrary, the bicycle is a perma nent factor in modern life, which Is producing social and economic changes of far-reaching Importance. In ex planation of his faith in the perma nent of the wheel Mr. Bishop savs "The simple fact Is that the human race has discovered a new power for its own use. From the earliest dawn of civilization man has been r rri- menting with the wheel, which he In vented to increase his powers of lo comotion. He has pressed Into this service the horse and various other a; inals. steam, electricity and compress ed air. Finally he has hit upon a de- vice which makes bis own body the source of power. He has placed wheels upon bis feet and at a result finds his powers of locomotion multl plied by five and even ten. Instead of walking five or ten miles with more or less effort and fatigue he finds himself traveling ten, twenty, fifty, and even a hundred tulles, according to his phy sical vigor and experience, with little perceptible fatigue and with a most delightful sense of animation. The winged sandals of Mercury are his henceforward. We have become a race of Mereurys, In fact, and the Joy wnicn is reit over the new power amounts to a passion." Having once become the possessor of this isiwer the human race is not going to abandon It. The bicycle must be looked ujion, therefore, as a permanent factor. It seems tua- there Is danger lurking In love songs in summer as well as In strawberry Ice cream. The young man who calls upon a young lady while the dog star is In the zenith and while Cupid Is wearing nothing but a palm leaf fan, should beware of the pile of sheet music that lies temptingly on the corner of the piano. It looks Innocent enough, but It was put there with de sign; It 'Is full of the microbes of trouble. It Is also full of promissory notes. A wealthy young man who re sides at Davis Junction, 111., called up on one of the winsome belles of the classic village the other evening. The calorie was too hectic to permit of the ordinary caresses that are Indulged in by young people, aud so the young mar foolishly toyed with a large sheet of warm music bearing on its richly illu minated title page the words. "Oh, Promise Me," by De Koven. Not sat isfied with fondling the music he broke off several bars of It. while the young lady looked into his face with her dreamy gazelle eyes and pounded the piano. The young man now finds hitrt self the defendant In a suit for $5.n(if brought by the young lady for alleged breach of promise to marry. Of course, it has produced a sensation In the mu sical circles of Davis Junction. The young men who are given to painful vocalization have already banded to gether to secure nn official Insjs-ctlou of sheet music during the summer solstice, to the end that each piece may have its specific gravity, temperature and volatility duly registered on the outside cover. It is also recommended that music of the sizzling kind that will thaw out frozen water pipes be marked with large red "danger" s bels. The sons of the rugged yeoman ry of the bucolic solitudes that have more voice than sense must Ie protect ed from the wiles of the clever maid ens who tempt them with music that is laden with midsummer proposals In B flat. Smoklng Kaffirs. The Kimtx'riy knfflrs are extremely fond of cigars, but they smoke with the lighted end in their mouths. When this peculiarity was first mentioned to me I supposed that my informant was cracking a somewhat vacuous Joke, but to my amazement I saw numerous In stances of the reality in the compound. The native first lighted his cigar by the ordinary method, then fuming it around deftly he arranged the hot, glowing end In the mouth, and, tucking away his tongue In his cheek, proceed ed to Inspire and expire the fumes, gradually consuming the whole of the cigar. The smokers assured me that the process was warm, comforting, delicious and far superior to the usual mode. On snlequeirt trial I found that the knack Is less difficult to ac quire than might be supposed. Isle of Man Laws. Lord Henniker presided recently ver the time-honored ceremony of promul gating the laws passed by the Manx legislature on Tynwald hill. A vast con course of people assembled .and the laws were promulgated from the an cient mound, which waa strewn with rashes In accordance with custom, the texts being In English and Manx, after which three cheers were given for the queen. Just th time people stop telling a woman L chin la pretty, she Jjeglus to get two or three of them. RECOLLECTIONS OF GREAT MEd Justin McCarthj Telia Home Oood btorlea of Sleu Me Ha Met. Of the great men be has met Justin McCarthy has some exceileut stories K relate. A few of these he rc-eutly recounted In a lecture in the Tyne Theater, Newcastle. Among his most cherished memories Thackeray. Those who knew Thai k- eray from his book will readily con ceive that he would take infinite delight In telling a story against himself. Here Is an anecdote that he used to relate: Thackeray found much pleasure iu taking long walks Into the country. When on one of these excursions with a brother Journalist, "Jacob Omnium," who, tall as Thackeray whs, was even taller than the author of "The New comes," the two gentlemen came across a country fair. Observing a tent where "giants" were exhibiting themselves, they agreed to enter. When Thackeray was preparing to pay the usual admis sion fee the attendant at the door re marked: "We make no charge to the profession, sir." An Instance of very smart repartee on the part of John Bright Is told by Mr. McCarthy. Mr. Bright, unfortu nately, bad on one occasion to leav his parliamentary and other duties on account of an affection of the brain. Recovering from the attack, Mr. Bright resumed his active Interest In public affairs. But In the course of a debate a member of the House of Commons, with surprising and Inexcusable Inde cency, replying to Mr. Bright, said that that gentleman had been suffering from a disease of the brain. With comparative self-restraint the famous repealer retorted: "That Is a disease which Providence itself could not In flict ujon the noble lord." Mr. McCarthy remembers very well the only speech he ever heard the great Duke of Wellington deliver In the House of Lords. It made a decided Im pression upon the future Irish leader. The man of iron wore a blue frock coat and a pair of white duck trousers, the only person be knew, except his friend, Gibson Bowles, who adopted such un mentionables. A bill was under dis cussion and Wellington criticised It adversely. The j eer in charge of tbo bill remarked bitterly that the noble duke did not understand the bill. Then Wellington rejoined: "I have read I. tnree times; and If, after that, I don't understand the bill I must be a fooL" Among the anecdotes Mr. McCarthy j relates Is one concerning himself. At the close of a lecture In Glasgow he turned to the chairman and said he hoped he had not spoken too long. "Na. na," said the Scotchman, "aw then'c ye hae had a vera patient audience!" -London News. Changes Color at Will. A human chameleon who changes color upon coming Into contact with various hues lives in Manchester, N. H. So strange a characteristic would, of course, command for its tiossessor a good salary In a dime museum, but in this case the possessor is a lady who has no desire for notoriety and lHks upon the phenomenon as a dreadful affliction. It Is caused by disease, of course, but the physicians have never been able to determine the nature of the complaint. The color of her eyes remains brown and her hair black, but her face and hands change to suit the color of her clothes. She does not dare wear ribbons nor any of the shades of blue, red, green or yellow. In pure white her face Is ghastly, and the color of her hair anil eyes makes It even more so than it would be if they were light er. Black renders her so dark a bru nette that there might be a strong sus picion that she was not of the Caucas ian race. She, therefore, weurs none but sulslued grays and browns, which render her less noticeable. The afflic tion, for it Is a great affliction, came upon her gradually and Is steadily growing more pronounced. Materials tor Burnt Wood Work. As of old the master wood carvers and violin makers hoarded flawless, dry tyiod, so must the whmI burner of to-day keep a vigilant eye upon the lumber yards, and lay lu a stock of flawless, dry wood. His material can not be too well seasoned. It must be white, free from gum and soft; white ! because contrasts are wanted, and free from resin that it may not turn black with age. As It Is the flts-r of the wood which Is blackened or carbonized, not the resin, it is obvious that the freer the wood Is from gummy sutstances the better. The most satisfactory fire- etching has been done on panels of French poplar, which is soft, white, I close grained, and free from gum. The common white wood or yellow poplar of America yields readily to treatment with the hot Iron, and can be success fully used in conjunction with harder, rarer woods, as beneath the magic touch of the burning tool It becomes rich aud olld. The harder woods are more difficult to work, but, by combin ing the natural grain of woods like maple or oak wit the rich burnt tones, beautiful results may be obtained Century. ill Ties. She knew not whst he meant; She iittlp guessed the dreadful ties That held him while she went; For though with love his heart nan filled He moved to no extent Because he sat where some one spilled A tube of bike cement! The Looklng-Glast. Cooper's foresight. Maude I think Cooper must have foreseen this crate for bicycling among the women. Marie Why so? "Didn't he write the 'Leather Stock ing Tales.' " Yoekers Statesman. HE HAD A SWELL NAME. And That'a Wbr He Made a Pale sad r-orprlsed the Lady of the Mouac "There's a gentleman down in tte parlor to see you, ma'am," said Mrs. ilaskina' housemaid the other dy as she presented the usual card on a l.ule silver salver. "A gentleman to see me? Who can he beT Mrs. Haskins took up the card and reau. Jir. atonimer lfoiiet." 1-arollet, Ifoilet," said Mrs. Has- Here is a distinctly new idea In ple klus. "Do I know auy one named La-'ture hanging. The best wire Is liable follet? Oh, I wonder If If possible 'to give way in the course of time, and flint ti. 1.1 a n.latHi.n ..l,...n,. T a ' follet family I met win n I was in Bos top last winter. He must Is. Dear me! I'm not dressed to meet him. (Jo down, Jane, and tell him that I'll lie down in a few minutes, aud then you come right up here and help me to dress." "(Jet out my new covert cloth suit and my new slippers and then help me with my hair. Those I-afollets live so elegantly. It's so kind of them to re member me, too! I'll have to ask him to stop to luncheon, aud you tell Mary to drop everything e!e and get up the choicest luncheon she can." ! "yes, ma'am." I "I'll give her 30 cents extra this week. Hurry, Jane. I can't Is ar to keep him , waiting. Dear me. I'm in such a flutter! ' I'd have given $10 if I d knxwu he was coming. The parlor needs dusting, too. i I'asten this hook, Jane. There! How j do I look? j "Very well, ma'am." ! "Well, I'll have to go down now. 1 I am in such a flutter!" j She waa in a trifle worse flutter when j Mortimer Lafollet rose and said when - she entered the parlor: j "Good morning, madam; I am intro i ducing an entirely new and superior i article for grating nutmegs, and I felt sure that you would le Interested In it. It costs but 15 cents, which Is the mer est bagatelle compared to Its value. Allow me to show you hmv It works." She was so dazed by his colossal cheek that he had sold her a grater and departed before she could recover her wits. Then she countermanded the or der for luncheon and resumed her wrapper, while she made remarks she would not like to see in print. Waiting to Meet Johnson. I got to know that the old man, Itob lnson, at whose cabin I was slaying for n week, had had a feud with.the John sons for it bo lit twenty years, and one afternoon when we were over at the moonshine still and alone I brought the matter up aud asked him how It began. "I can't skasrly remember," he re plied, "but I reckon dawgx had suthlu' to do wilu It. Iteekou our dwags had n fout." "Anl each of you stosl up for his Jog?' "Of co'se." 'And did you have a fight with John sou'" "Reckon I did." "Well, why can't the matter l,e fixed up? I'm told that four or five people j have been killed, and the war still goes on. uri t you and Johnson come to gether aud make peace?' "How?" he asked. "Supjsjse I go and talk to John)ii nn 1 tell him you are willing to let the mat ter drop if lie Is." "Yes." Then you can meet, shake blinds, take a drink and let the news go out that you are friends." "That would be nice." he rcnlied. while shaking his head In n doubtful v.-ay. 1 "Of Hi'imc It would. If you agree to it I'll go and se-j Johnson to-day." "It wo.ildn't do wouldn't do, sah. We've dun tried it three times over." "T"'ic:! you've lx-cn brought togeth er';" "V sah three times. He was wlil 'n' and I was wllliu', but when we cuius toother he sez to me if them dwacs had been left alone bis dawg vould h;v lickeu." "And you denied It?' "Of co sc. My dawg was on top ami bound to lick. Yes, sah, alius denied i at.d dun illed Johnson a liar, and then Hie wall boke out again." "But couldn't the dog lie left out?' "Yes. I r.s kon they might, but If they was he'd begin bniggin 'bout his ol'e mewl, aud I'd hcv to brag about mine, md thar'd be a row to end mi with. I?"itcr let the matter drop. sah. I shall IlKely meet Johnson at the 'lecksliun next wtek, nnC one or 'tot her will be popped over, and that will be the hist of iir , hectares on Plays or Hhakspeare. Lectures on Sliakspeare's plays lire numerous, but two famous delineators of character. Coleridge and Hazlltt. have done more than tier harm all others to give the world an Insight Into the j WPt lu llot ,,troI" vln'ar spirit of these marvelous works. Their 1 After , the Juice has been squeezed lectures are not. In the pedantic sense fro,n lemons the peel may be utilized of the word, critical; they do not en- for cleaning; brass. Dip It In common gage in the laborious search after the a,t u"d ",""r powdered brick profitable origin aud use of particular i (,u',t words, or the value of variations In the Common luaklng soda Is good for the text, but deal almost entirely with the warts that show oil growing children's spirit of the plays. Coleridge wns a 1 1 hands. DninH-n the hands (or face) great loet, Hazlltt a great critic, and , aDl1 Pcl w,at Ja wl" adhere. In a the utterances of the former on the' few dr the skin will lie left smooth mental and moral tendencies of the n nl ' r"6-, plays, and of the latter on (he aesthetic The liest way to clean a Brussels car merits and lieautles of t lie characters, 'pet Is to lay It fnce down on the grass, form companion pictures that supple- and beat as It lies there, then by tho ment and fully complete each other. 'corners drag It over clean grass to brush off the loose dust. "You are charged." said the Judge, When polkdilng mirrors, windows or "with riding your bicycle through tho picture glass with whitening, the best streets at a rate exceeding ten mile way to use It Is to have It In muslin an hour." "Ten miles?" said the man, bags. Dampen the glass lighily, then whose new wheel had run away with rub with the bag and polish off with a him, "ten miles? I ll bet I was going 30Q."-Indianaiolls JournaL , If yon want to know a genial man, hunt up one who never speaks to his wife without snnrllng. A man never begins to neglect hli wife unUI she begins to "boss" him. Adja.tabla Ptctnre-Hanrer. In doing so it may ruin or seriously lamage a fine picture or Its frame. The device illustrated in the accompanying cut It Intended to do away with the wire altogether. This hanger is made of brass, those MAT Sl'I'ERSEUE CORDS, now In the market ranging In length from six to thirty-six inches, though a longer one may be made by a union Joint Preferably, each picture should hare two hangers, which will lettcr secure neatness and durability. If de. sired, more than one picture may lie hung upon one hunger, as shown by ths adjustable hook on the right of the cat. Apple Marmalade. Teel and core some good apples and boil them wuh sufficient water to pre vent them burning; Ix-at to a pulp ami to every pound of pulp allow three quarters of a HHi!id of lump sugar; dip the lumps Into water, throw them Into a pan and boll till the syrup Is thick aud can le well skimmed; then add It to the apple pulp, with a half teasjtoonful of lemon Juice and stir over a hot fire for about twenty minutes, or until the ap ple ceases to stick to the Isittoin of the pan. Then pour Into small Jelly molds, previously dipped In water. Stand on ice or In a cool place and when turned out stick over with blanched almonds. Milk Lemonade. Milk lemounde Is a favorite L'ngllsh drink. Two dozen fresh lemons are peeled as thin as possible, first rubbing lumps of sugar over the skin to almorb the essence. Put a half dozen of the rinds into three quarts of hot but not boiling water, and let it stand until cool; then strain. Squeeze the Juice from the lemons, add to the water from the rinds, together with a pound and a half of sugar. Add three quarts of twilling milk, mix well and strain ' through a cloth bag. Lot it stand a iay nerore using. Soft Pa nee. To make a good soft sauce, cream to gether a teacupful of pulverized sugiir and a half a cupful of fnsh butler, add a well leateii egg and the Juice and grated peel of a lemon. - Have ready in a double saucci;iii some tolling water which ba lseti thickened with a scant feaspoonful of cornstarch; when thor oughly boiled add to this your other In gredients, and stir slowly until the is very hot Add a little grated nutmeg and it will lie ready to serve. (rbam Ilread (Without Spnnnc. Three ounces of compressed yeai-:, seven quarts of luke-wanii water, one find one-half pints of the darkest Porto Iileo mobiHscs, three ounces of alt, three and one-lialf pounds of graham flout and sufficient wheat flour to make medium dough. Let it stand over night; in the morning throw It on the board, cut iu pieces and mold up at once. Let it raise well In the tins and bake slow. Helpful Hint. To remove far from any kind of cloth saturate the spot and rub It well with turpentine. Paint uiioii window glass may be easily removed by rubbing with a cloth crumpled newspaper. An sxcellent subsiliute for potato.-, at f nneris rloe, cookl In milk and well J Pt into a dish ana browned In i ne u-u. ih a uui iPinm sauce ami pour It ovst the rlcs when It Is taken from the oven and just before the dlsb "tit to the table. A VOLUNTARY STATEMENT. from On Herald, Juniata, JkVV. I wlaa to call attention to a voluntary ratrmaut Bade .n my preseo'-e by e whs for twenty-foar yeara niftVred tba most excruciating pains from iiiHuinma tory rheumatism, tag-ether with St. Vitus' dance, aud now is thoroughly cured. This laily, Mrs. Matilda Yanatta, of Juniata, Neb., is wall known here, aud he cheer fully gave this statement regarding her kinx Buffering and final recovery. Mrs. Vanatta said ahc contracted the rheumatism wheu ahe wa hut year f age, that he gradually grew worse aa y-ara paased by, until ahe wan considered a hopeless invalid, her lite being despaired of by her friends, aud her relativea at one time were called in. supioing ber time bad really come. During all thi time aba wa under the constant care of different ohjraician and had tried every known remedy that waa recommended for her disease, until a fortune n nix-lit. and no relief obtained. She said it would be hard to entimate the aniouut ol medicines ahe bad taken. They had almost given up hope of ever find. rig a cure, when she ehmifd to see an advertisement of Dr. WilliHnis' Pink Pills fur Pale People. She at-ked her husband what he thought of that remedy, aud he aaid they could only tell after a t'ial. So a bix waa purchaaed for fi i-eiits, and the use of this remedy begun. Before the box of pills will gone ahe liegan to feel relief. She stopped all other nudicine, and took t liein alone from that time on. and now, as c result of these pills, (he ia a well woman, does all ber own work, and ia happy, and praisea the time when that advcrrisenicut came her way. She aaya he will recommend Pink Pills for Pale People for any like disesse. altove any thing ele, and ia willing and anxious to give a statement to any one that is trou hleo with the dread disease, that they too might enjoy health through the use of Dr. Williams' Pink Pilla lor Pale People. This is to certify Ihat the aliove atate ment of Mrs. Mafilda Vanatta, of Juni ata Neb., was voluntarily made in per son before me this 3d day of June. lStsi. (Signed) U.K. HILL. Justice of the Peace. Juniata. Neh. Dr. Williams' Pink Pilla for Pale Peo ple are considered an unfailing specific for such diseases aa locomotor ataxia, partial paralysis. St. Vitus' dnnee, sciati ca, neuralgia, rheumatism, nervous bead ache, the after effect of la gripte, palpi tation of the heart, pale and sallow com plexions, that tired feeling resulting from netvous proHtrntion; all disca.u-s resulting from vitiated humors in the blood, such as scrofula, chronic erysipelas, etc. In men they effect n radical cure in all cases ari;ng from mental worry, overwork, or excesses of whatever nature. Dr. Will iams' Pink Pills are sold br all dealers, or will be sent postpnid on receipt of price, .V) eents a lsx. or six Iniiei for I2..VI ithey are never sold in hulk or by tne 1S)), by addressing Dr. Williams' Medicine Coin pan), Schenectady, N. Y. Of (leorral Interest. Signor Crispi's organ, La Kiforma has topped publication. It ia estimated tha Queen Victoria now rules over 367,000,000 people. It has been found that the soil of Arizona i as favorable to the culture ol the date palm as that of Arabia. Hamburg baa run ahead of Liverpool and ia now the chief port of Europe, il German statistic" can lie believed. Japan, within five months of taking possession of Formosa, has built two lines of Decauville railroads, one 35 miles, the other 60 miles long. Mlna Morality. Because a young woman of Bedde ford, Me., preferred to marry a convict rather than a reputable young man, t number of the people of the town shied bad eggs at her. (io Abroad for Instruction. Hundreds of Nicaraguana have at tended Bcboola in Europe and tb United States, although both publit and private schools are numerous ii that country. Food is served in one of the London restaurants on electrically heated plater so that the guests can cat leicurely and still have the viands continue warm until the close of the meaL It is believed bv a large portion of thi residents of Bern, Switzerland, that the press notices of suicides cause an epi demic of self-murder; therforea concert ed effort baa been made to suppress such announcmenta. The ladies of Law rcnccvl Ic.Ky , vhos delicate skins have hitherto Wn blein. I khed with .ttn.,lljtl, are ,0U(, t, ' , praiees of a'spring recently discovered there. The water of this spring, it it said, effectually removes freckle. A Baltimore man lived in a house in. festcd with fleas. He covered each ol his legs, from ankle to knee, with fly paper, the sticky side ou,l then darken ed the rooms and walked around. Tliii plan caught the fleas in great numbers Just try a 10c box of Caacarets, the fin est liver aud bowel regulator ever made, On a warm night a Chicago gentle' man filled the garden hone wiu(, fa, water, wound it round him, and lay down to pleasant dreams. Ilia wife cam upon him suddenly, imagined he was i the coila of a serpent and fainted. At an elevation of a few hunded yard say from a balloon the bottoms o: clear-water lakes are distinctly visible A German scientist, therefore, suggest that the location of sunken vessel can lis discovered by the use of balloons. An Abliene Kas., jury found a woman guilty on a cbage of having driven her stepson and her husband from tbeii home, and she waa lined $10 and costs, which Die husband paid. Hall's Catarrh Cure It a constitutional cure. Price 7a centa. Take care or Tour VIL It ij a great tern tat ion when one en ters house hot and tired to takeoff one's veil and fling it aside into a crowded draw er letting it lie there rumpled up ibape- lens, until next called into use. Nothing it to easily spoiled, to easily mads ihab by at ths dainty bit ol gatise now uni versally worn. To preserve It properly it shoud be carfolly stretched on over a bit of card board or other ttiff ma