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VOL. XVII.-N0. 41.
A BULL FIGHT IN HAVANA.
The Fainfnl Fart of the Performance.
Wonderful Net-re The Crowd's Delight.
The anipitheater of Havana tias been
constructed to seat 10,000 persons, and
there were close upon that number pres
ent at the premiere of the series which
was given on Sunday week. The prices
of admission ranged from $8 on the
shady side of the plaza to $4 on the
sunny side. A private box to hold six,
in addition, costs, according to position,
from $30 to $30. On Mazzantini's first
entrance into the ring he was received
with a tempest of applause, reminding
me of the explosive outburst that is heard
when a favorite of the Derby shoots past
the winning post at Epsom. Then the
picadores and banderilleros appear, and
linally a detachment of what the Cubans
call the monos sabios (wise monkeys),
who are really the negroes who do the
rough work and druggery for the lidia
dores. The men all take their places, the
bull is turned in, stands at bay for a few
seconds, and, with a dazed air, usually
makes a rush for a horse on which is
mounted a picadore.
The first bull was a handsome black
animal, with prominent and powerful
horns (bien encornado), as the oflicial
programme stated it, and in less tlian ten
minutes he killed six horses. All the
efforts of the esjiadas and the banderil
leros to attract his attention were fruit
less. He went straight for the horses, and
sudden slaughter was the result. This to
me was the most painful portion of the
performance, as the play with the bull,
the surprising dash of the men over the
arena, the gay costumes, the mad excite
ment of the audience, the wonderful
nerve of Itfazzaiitini before, he gave the
huge beast the coup de grace, were all
calculated to interest and excite rather
than to disgust. Mazzantini, by the way,
wore a sujierb costume of green and gold,
heavily and exquisitely embroidered. The
picadores were clad in huff and silver,
while the menial and active monos sabios
wore red caps and jackets. The entire
stair were practical acrobats, for occasion
:Uly, when the bull made a sudden eliarge
in their direction, the whole of the per
formers leaed the palings of the inclos
ure with a speed and nimbleness sug
gestive of long training in a circus. More
adroit "dodgers" and jumpers I certainly
never gazed ujkmi.
There were six bidls engaged in sep
arate contest, and the modus ojerandi
was much the same in each case. The
picadores use as a lance u pole terminat
ing in a short sharp spike. "When the
hull dashes at the horse the picadore
lunges at the animal, wounding him
usuiilly in the shoulder. In most cases
he pays but scant attention to the irritat
ing thrust, but gores the horse, liappily
making short and mortal work of that
portion of the combat. The rider disen
gages himself as best he may, and wliilc
doing so a banderillero, to attract the at
tention of the bull, flings a red cloak in
his face. This calls him off, and he makes
chase, lieing diverted in Ins course by
others of his tormentors, mitil he is
worked up to a high pitch of fury. "While
this goes on the thousands of spectators
shout their loudest, and when an adroit
turn or a clover coup is made by a per
former the more enthusiastic throw then
caps into the arena, crying: "Bravo,
toro!" "Bien pegado hombre!" And
the ampitheater is a seething, howling
mass of humanity.
. During the progress of the fight the
liauderilleros, in order to keep the bull in
an enraged condition, thrust sticks, in the
ends of winch are barbed points (like the
half of an arrow) hi liis neck, near the
shoulders. To execute this with cer
tainty and adroitness the performer must
face the bull, and the boldness with w inch
he takes up his position is surprising.
"While one banderillo swiftly delivers the
barbs another stands close at liand ready
with his dull red cloak to cover the re
treat of his companion. In Spain 1 am
told that when a bull is indisposed to
show fight or slinks away and falls to be
aroused by these maddening weapons
they are supplemented by fireworks,
which ignite when they touch the body
and blister him to agony and fury. None
of the :uiimals engaged in the Plaza de la
Habana required this fiendish stimulant
to incite them to action. On the contrary,
they entered into the spirit of the fight
with as much eagerness and animation as
did the jxjrformers.
Senor Francisco Alvarez, who gracious
ly accorded me a seat in Ins box, and who
has witnessed many frays in Madrid and
Seville, assured me that he had never
seen so brisk a set of pugnacious bulls.
These animals, by the way, are reared in
Andalusia esjecially for the ring, and cost
$300 each to land in Havana. Their pedi
grees were given in the programme with
many details anent their breeding and
condition. The supreme moment at length
arrives. After sufficient teasing and tort
uring the enraged animal must be killed.
The espado, who has closely watched the
maneuvers of the banderilleros, comes
jauntily forward, bows gracefully right
and left to the vast throng, and throws
his black embroidered cap high into the
air. He carries a short, straight sword
and a scarlet cloak. He ad vanees toward
his antagonist and provokes his attention.
He exasperates him by flaunting the red
mantle, the bulll "goes for him" and he
leaps adroitly on one side. These move
ments are repeated several times, and
when he gets his victim well in position
the skilful matador, with fiendish grace,
delivers liis weapon almost to the hUt be
tween the shoulder blade and the spine.
It seems a miracle that lie is not im
paled on the horns of the beast, from
whose mouth gushes a torrent of blood.
He reels, recovers himself, makes a feeble
show of resistance and falls dead. The
trumpets blare out a fanfare, the vic
torious assailant recovers liis cap, smiles
and bows low to the president of the day,
who is seated in a cozy box, and the
mighty multitude express their delight
and approval in a frantic paroxysmal
howl of acclamation. The masculine por
tion of the audience sways about with a
ferocity of movement suggestive of tigers
rather than human beings; the ladies
wildly wave their fans and handkerchiefs,
and even the children join in the universal
and bewildering panic It is a moment
of madness, a stupendous spectacle of
Roman barbarity of which we read in
histories of the past. Havana Cor. New
York "World.
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THE STUDY OF INSANITY.
The
Meaning- of Delusions, Ballad:
tions and Illusion.
Great confusion exists in the minds of
many people with regard to the proper
meaning of the words delusion, hallu
cination and illusion. It would perhaps
not be amiss to give a definition of these
J words. By a "delusion" is meant a
faulty ueiiet, out ot wiucn a person can
not be reasoned by adequate methods for
the time being. Delusions are the prin
cipal evidences of insanity. But not all
persons who liave delusions are consid
ered insane.
By an "hallucination" is meant the
perception of an object without a real
presence to justify the impression. For
instance, if I should see human forms
while in reality no one is near or hear
voices when no one has spoken these
would be hallucinations. It is perfectly
possible for a sane man to have halluci
nations, but the impressions are always
corrected. The insane man cannot cor
rect these impressions and believes linnly
that he has seen persons when in reality
no one was near, and that he lias heard
i voices when in reality no one has spoken.
These, then, become delusions; tliat is,
faulty beliefs out of which he cannot be
reasoned.
j An "illusion" is the perception of an
object actually present, but in characters
i which tliat object does not possess. For
' instance, if I should see a bright cloud in
the sky and take it for a fiery chariot,
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stranger, these would be illusions. If I
would correct the impression and lie con
vinced that the fiery ehariot was only a
bright cloud, or that the friend was in
reality a stranger, then they would be
illusions proper. If I could not be con
vinced of the falsity of my first conclu
sion they would become insane illusions,
or, more properly, delusions.
In the insane delusions take one or the
other of these forms and hence they are
termed insane hallucinations or insane
illusions. Those insane hallucinations
and illusions may occur in any one of the
senses in the sense of sight, hearing,
smell, taste or feeling that is, cutaneous
sensibility. Hallucinations and illusior
of sight are very common among the in
sane, and their form depends upon the
disposition of mind and direction of
thoughts of the person. Thus in the
melancholic they are always of a de
pressing cliaracter. He sees the flames
of hell encompassing liim, or sees
his children being tortured, while in the
maniac they are of the opposite kind
exhilarating, exciting, exalting. He sees
God in all his glory; heaven opens up
before his eyes.
Hallucinations and illusions of hearing
are uio.-t common among the insane.
Voices are most commonly heard. In
the melancholic these voices are of re
proach or menace or voices that com
mand him to commit some atrocious
act. The following is a good example
of pure hallucinations of hearing: A
young man lias not spoken a word for
six months nor jierformed any voluntary
act. One day he seized a bottle and
threw it at the head of an attendant.
After this he remained quiet and im
movable and recovered in a few months.
When asked why he had thrown the
bottle, he said: "Because I heard a voice
saying: 'Kill somebody and you will be
delivered.' I did not kill the man,
therefore my lot could not be altered
and I remained quiet and immovable.
Moreover, tle same voice repeated with
out ceasing: 'Move and you will be dead.
This warning was the cause of mv im
mobility.' "
Hallucinations and illusions of smell
and taste are not so common, yet they
occur, and may be of a pleasant or un
pleasant nature, depending upon the dis
position of the person. From these often
arise the ideas of insane patients that
they are being compelled to breathe
noxious gases, as chloroform or ether,
or ideas that they are being poisoned by
articles introduced into their food.
Again, to certain of them plain hospital
fare may seem as the ambrosia of the
gods, and plain, weak water as sweet
nectar.
"With regard to feeling a cutaneous sen
sibility, liallucinations and illusions can
not be distinguished from each other, as
it is impossible often to tell whether
there is really an' abnormal sensation or
not. The various sensations that soma
experience are very disagreeable and
somewhat frightful, as when a person
thinks that serpents are crawling over
him or that frogs liave taken lodging in
liis stomach, or that birds are in his chest
or a dog in his head. A case which illus
trates hallucination of several senses is
the following: A man was returning
home one moonlight night and was
somwhat fatigued by his long walk. All
at once it seemed to him as if he saw a
great animal like a dragon roll itself out
of a ditch by the roadside. He became
excessively afraid and at the same time
felt himself paint ully grasped by the
right shoulder by the animal; neverthe
less he could, as he said, free himself by
running. Immediately afterward he fell
into a disease of the lungs which affected
his entire right lung, and he died in a
short time.
It is a well known fact tliat starvation
will induce hallucinations and sight is
the sense that is usually affected, as is
shown by the following example: A few
years ago several lumbermen lost their
way on the ice of Lake Ontario, and were
found on a little island from which
it was difficult to remove them owing to
r the attractive vision of a splendid feast
and a warm fire which occupied the
minds of these persons. They had al
most reached the point of death from
cold and starvation.
Two teamsters were lost in the woods
in Montana. Both were saved by the
pluck of one of them, but he experienced
great difficutly in preventing his com
rade from darting away into 'the
woods, where he claimed stood a man
with a basket of provisions and z. house
with lights from wluch proceeded the
noise of a carousal. Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Sixty Stamp Mill.
The sixty stamp mill-' erected during
the summer in Butte, Montana territory,
at a cost of $300,000, has commenced
operations. It is the most complete
structure of the kind in the world.
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Methods Taken by New York Saloon
keepers to Heep Bartenders Honest.
The trouble saloon keepers are put to
in this city to keep what they get over
their bar is simply amazing. The
mechanical devices.! or preventing thefts
by bartenders no longer serve the pur
pose, though the number of checks of
this sort in use increases every day. In
the busiest places one now sees that an
1 extra hand is employed to handle the
! cash, while the bartenders take the metal
price marks from the registering
machines, hand them to the customer,
and then turn the cash over to the cashier
and drop the price card into the lock
box, whose contents are counted up at
night and must correspond with the
cash.
But it is wliat one does not see that is
most suggestive of the merciless robbery
to which the ploprietors either are, or,
think they are, subjected.-"There is
one large place which has the dwelling
rooms of the proprietor over it. Tiny
holes are cut in the floor over the cash
drawer end, and, day and night, the eyes
of some member of the proprietor's fam
ly are glued to these orifices. In another
place the proprietor employs men, who
are unsuspected by the bartenders, to
loiter in the barroom and surreptitiously
keep account of every cent taken over
the bar while they are present. "When a
second one conies in the first one either
goes away or hangs about to hinder the
bartender from suspecting collusion be
tween the two.
There is a large and busy saloon about
which there is only one feature not
noticeable in any otlu-r places of resort.
That is a box like protuberance in the
wall parallel with the side street. Cases
of wine and barrels are piled around this
so as to make it as little noticeable as
possible. It is a secret room entered in
two ways by a door from the street and
by a slender iron staircase from the room
overhead. It is always kept dark, so
that no one can easily distinguish the
little slits in it that command a view of
the bar. The wife of the proprietor
spends most of her time in tliat box
watching the bartenders. "When she
wishes to be relieved she has a way of
notifying her husabnS if he is in the
saloon. He then slips on his coat and
hat and goes out into the street. He slips
into the secret side door and takes his
wife's place at the peep holes. If he is
not in the saloon his wife waits for him
or summons another member of the fam
ily from upstairs. This saloonkeeier is
a German, and is worth $130,000. He
says he would not have been worth more
than half that except for his caution.
His bartenders know that they are
watched and how they are watched, but
can never tell when any one is in the
mysterious box or when it is empty.
All the modern tell t?Fe devices are in
use in this saloon, but the proprietor lias
little faith in them. He says that smart
bartenders can beat any machine that
was ever invented. He says that the
trouble is not that bartenders are any
more dishonest than other men, but tliat
the nature of the business is such tliat it
is impossible to "take account of stock,"
as in other trades, and the waste must
be excessive before it can be proved.
New York Letter.
A Klch Indiana Woman.
Except that Croesus in corsets, the
Chilian donna we read about, Mrs.
Meredith, of Cambridge City, Ind., is
the cattle queen of the world. Mrs. M.
is the widow of Gen. Meredith. Gen.
Meredith when he was alive was one of
the pioneer fine cattle breeders in this
country. He became rich as the craze
for high priced imported shorthorns grew
until in the '60s and the early '70s he
was worth probably $300,000. He had
the Airdries, and paid out $10,000 as
readily for a bull that happened to be
after his own heart as more conservative
men paid out money for good lands with
houses on them. But the general went
broke when the craze subsided. His son
failed after him, but the widow, with all
her style and grace, had a better head
for business than either the husband or
son. She took the herds that were left
and managed them and where both men
had failed she succeeded.
Gen. Meredith used to own $10,000
bulls and ran to $3,000 calves. His hand
some widow has got over that folly. She
breeds cattle for money, not for glory.
The general was quixotic from the stand
point of cattle men. The widow is prac
tical. The modern idea in cattle raising
ib to raise a herd and to breed it up until
it has certain distinctive characteristics
of fine beef, for instance, or of great
beauty. Mrs. Meredith would be happy
if she could sell twenty calves a year for
$250 apiece. The general was never
satisfied unless he could have a sale once
in two j'ears and could get $5,000 or
$10,000 for his cows and bulls. Cattle
men now are gratified if they can take
their customers out into their fields and
show them a herd of cattle, each one of
which is so much alike every other one
that there is no distinguishing them.
This is the latter day theory; the gen
eral's was the old fashioned. Men and
women are getting rich now breeding
fine animals. All the old cattle lords
who held the general's views went broke
in 1875. Chicago Mail.
Science in the Seventeenth Century.
"Thunder is caused by reason of hot
and dry exhalations shut within the
cloud, which, seeking to get out, with
great violence do knock and rend the
cloud." The hot and dry exhalations in
escaping is set on fire by the violence
and becomes lightning, when it often
continues burning until it falls to the
ground. "And oftentims a great stone
is blown out of the cloud with it; whose
cause is also natural." For, when the
exhalation is drawn up from the earth,
it sometimes takes earthy matter "like
unto the finest sand" with it, and this,
"through the moisture which it getteth
in the air," "clottereth together," and
"by the excessive heat which it findeth
in the general matter of the exhalation,"
becomes hard like a brick. Sometimes
the exhalations not only carry up earthy
matter with them but also frogs, fishes
and grain, and this accounts for showers
of frogs, etc. Saturday Review.
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, ing trade by a system of bounties allowed
j to ocean navigation companies to all the
' great mercantile centers of the world.
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advantage of skilled labor in the ship
yards the government finds it an easy
task to enlarge its facilities for the build
ing of ironclads and torpedo boats, not
only for the imperial service but also for
that of the foreign powers. At Stettin
the authorities have accepted a large con
tract with the Chinese naval department
fcr a supply of armed frigates, and in
this regard an amusing incident has just
come to light in connection with the set
tlement of the Caroline islands dispute
between Stain and Germany.
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war fever at Madrid, when the dispute
bore an ugly aspect, a national subscrip
tion was opened in Spain for the acquisi
tion of a torpedo boat. A sufficient sum
was speedily subscribed, although it did
not appear to strike the emotional
Madrilenes that their torpedo boat could
hardly be of immediate use in the event
of the dispute leading to a rupture be
tween the two countries. But happily an
immediate need for the vessel did not
arise, thanks to the good sense and
moderation of both powers. The money
being subscribed, however, it was de
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pointed use, and the torpedo boat, which
will be called the Ejercito, is now being
built in the German port of Kiel. San
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Mors to Be Investigated.
Being a world of curious people, we
want to be made sure in regard to the
beings like us who live in the worlds
tliat we have reason to believe habitable.
From this point of view Mars presents
the most hopeful field of investigation,
and for this reason a sort of silent sym
pathy for it has been growing up of late
years. Our hearts, or at least the hearts
of the astronomers, liave yearned to com
municate with the supposed inliabitants
of the orb of which it is poetically said
tliat "its red light mocks the pallor of
its white faced sister planets."
But how to communciate? In the first
place, lot it be said that the astronomical
theories regarding Mars are built upon
knowledge extending back only a few
years. It is only since 1838 that the
principal geographical details regarding
it liave been known and only since 1863
that the observations have been consid
ered sufficiently complete to form the
basis of a geography of the planet. A
map including the smallest objects to be
seen with a telescope was commenced in
1877 and finished in 1882. Everything is
ready for the Lick telescope to commence
its work, to add to knowledge already
gained or to change its details. San
Francisco Chronicle.
Smallest Paper in the World.
If a prize were offered for the smallest
-paper in the world the latest addition to
the Parisian press would stand a good
chance. It is called Le Quartier Latin
and its superficial area is less than a leaf
of The Pall Mall Gazette. This insignifi
cant paper, taking for its title the name
of the great literary and artistic quarter
of Paris, announces it collaborateurs as
"all the students." Though small it is
excessively bright and full of the genu
ine esprit of the quartier.
Its strong feature is mots. Each mot
is signed by the author and preceded
with a little pictorial canard There are
also echoes from the Boub-Miche (Boule
vard St. Michel), sketches of types of the
district and letters addressed to the pro
fessors. The editor has already got into
trouble with his staff. The collabora
teurs protest against having their contri
butions compressed into so little space,
or, what is worse, crushed out altogether.
They threaten to start opposition, but
the conciliatory editor announces fort
nightly supplements of forty pages made
up of overflow matter. The Quartier
Latin sells at one sou, for it employs the
old nomenclature for the currency.
Pall Mall Gazette.
What Came of Carelessness.
A gentleman of wealth one day, while
practicing penmanship, wrote his name
upon a blank slip of paper and allowed
it to lie upon his desk. It attracted the
attention of a neighbor, who, for a joke,
filled the space above the signature iu
the form of a promissory note, and in a
few days afterward presented the paper,
with an offer to allow considerable dis
count if the apparent drawer would cash
it at that time. The gentleman recog
nized the joke and the holder of the
document, placing it in his pocket, de
parted and nothing more was said about
it. Subsequently the holder was stricken
with paralysis and died; and his execu
tors finding the note and liaving no
knowledge of the joke attached to it
brought suit and recovered the sum
$500 for which it was drawn, thus illus
trating the danger of persons carelessly
writing their names on blank scraps of
paper and the mischief of thoughtless
practical jokes. Exchange.
Street Car Etiquette.
The Boston Herald says that "Here's
a seat, Mrs. Lady!" is the expression
used in the street cars of that city. It
is a wretched expression, and the fact
that it comes from the center of culture
lowers it to the level of a full fledged
atrocity. The Baltimore model, "Madam,
take this seat," is the best and most sen
sible, and it always receives such a pretty
little bow and such a sweet "Thank you"
that the accommodating man is willing,
if necessary, to hang his toes in the straps
and stand on his head. New York of
course takes no interest in street car
etiquette because it his no use for it. In
Philadelphia it is probably read but
seldom used. We are glad to see Boston
improving in this respect; but let us
hope tliat it will organize a lynching
party to attend to any man who perpe
trates such a barbarity as "Mrs. Lady."
Baltimore American.
What is said to be a fact not generally
known is that bees collect from only one
description of tree or plant at a time.
JOURNAL,
WITH THE
PRAIRIE FARMER,
Both One Tear For
$2
aSMtvfl
2. 1887.
MEAT FOR BABES.
Stuff the school caOdreB; OH up the headset
them;
Send them all leasoa full home to the beds of
them:
Blackboard aad exercise, probfera and question.
Bother their young brains and spoil their di
gestion; 6tu3 them with 'ologiee, all they can smatterat;
Ffil them with 'ometries, all they can batter at:
Crowd them wkh 'onomies, all they cau chatter
at;
When they are through wkh the labor and show
ofit,
Wliat do they, care for it! What do they
know of it?
Feed theas and cram these with all sorts of
knowledges
Rush them and push them through high schools
and colleges;
Keep the hot kettle on, boiling and frothing;
Marks count for everything, death counts for
nothing;
Rush them and push them while they're the
will for it;
Knowledge is great, though many you kill for it;
Pile on the taxes to pay you the bill for it:
Urge them and press them to higher ambitions:
Heed not their miDuV or their bodies condi
tions. Stick to the system you long have been cher
ishing.
Careless of those who are fading and perishing:
Strong meat for babes! is tho age's lost motto:
Drop the weak souls who can't barn as they
ought to;
Feed thdin and fill them, no end to the worrying;
Push them and pres3 them, no stop to the hur
rying; Parents at home will attend to thj burying;
Strong meat for babes! is the motto of pro
gress; Knowledge a fiend b, ambition an ogress.
New York Sun.
A Koyal Horse.
One of the finest farms in this vicinity
is that owned by Gen. Beale. It is named
Ash Hill. The land is rolling, well
watered and grows grass in luxuriance.
The farm house is on a sightly elevation
overlooking every foot of the domain.
On this farm of 400 acres Gen. Beale
raises large herds of blooded horses of
the Hambletonian breed. On this farm
too is to be seen the famous Arabian
horse Leopard, presented to Gen. Grant
by the sultan of Turkey. This horse is
a perfect specimen of his kind. Although
upward of 14 years of age he is a marvel
of grace and suppleness. His color,
originally dapple gray, is now white.
Criticism Is hushed in beholding him ex
cept in the matter of size. His weight
is about 830 pounds; his height scant
fifteen hands. His mane and tail are
light; ears small and tapering; limbs
small, bony and indicative of blood,
strength and endurance. His neck from
shoulder to head is tapering and arched.
His head is simply perfection, broad be
tween the eyes, bony and gracefully
tapers toward tho muzzle. The nostril.
when distended by action or excitement
are large and pinklined. The eyes are
large, black and flashing. They glow
like coals of fire as he impatiently paws
the earth. Such eyes are never seen .in
American bred horses. They glow with
such spirit, indomitable counige and
pride of race. Such is Leopard, th
proud steed of the desert, whose royal
descent can be traced in an unbroken
line for 1,200 years. Washington Cor.
Detroit Free Press.
The Etiquette of Tact.
There is no aphorism that commands
more respect than this: "The truth is
not to be spoken at all times."
Plain spoken people are always dreaded
by their friends. They excoriate with
unskillful scalpel. It is a rule with them
to smooth pussy's fur the wrong way
on the principle that it is a healthy func
tion. But the cat never appreciates it.
A few days ago a grand looking' old
gentleman with white hair but fine,
strong physique gave up his seat in the
street car to a lady. Whereupon a
young miss jumps up and with great
eagerness exclaims:
"Take my seat; please do. I never
like to see an old person stand." Doubt
less the motive was good, but the man
ner was most offensive, drawing as it
did a sliarp and obtrusive line between
youth and age and calling attention to
the infirmities that all are sensitive to,
saying nothing to the implied rebuke to
the lady who accepted the old gentle
man's seat.
A similar incident witnessed by the
writer was met with a brusque response.
An elderly lady was standing in the car
when a young lady arose and said:
"I am younger than you: I will stand."
"Suit yourself," answered the lady who
was so suddenly brought into promi
nence, and she remained standing. De
troit Free Press.
lteuiedy for Tired Eyes.
People speak about their eyes being
tired, meaning that the retina or seeing
portion of the eye is fatigued, but such
is not the case, as the retina hardly ever
gets tired. The fatigue is in the inner
and outer muscles attached to the eye
ball and the muscle of accommodation,
which surrounds the lens of the eye.
When a near object is to be looked at
this muscle relaxes and allows the lens
to thicken, increasing its refractive
power. The inner and outer muscle are
used in covering the eye on the object
to be looked at, the inner one being es
pecially used when a near object is looked
at. It is in the three muscles mentioned
that the fatigue is felt, and relief is se
cured temporarily by closing the eyes
or gazing at far distant objects. The
usual indication of strain is a redness of
the rim of the eyelid, betokening a con
gested state of the inner surface, accom
panied with some pain. Sometimes this
weariness indicates the need of glasses
rightly adapted to the person, and in
other cases the true remedy is to massage
the eye and its surrounding as far as may
be with tho hands wet in cold water.
Herald of Health.
Wanted a Foil Share.
Several years ago, in an aristocratic old
town in Massachusetts, there lived a
wealthy judge who had an only daugh
ter. She was a little deficient mentally,
but this fact was to a great extent
ignored on account of her father's
money. One day the family were at a
6tylish dinner party and after several
good, old fashioned dishes had been
served the waiters brought in plates con
taining on each plate a piece of apple and
a piece of custard pie. The judge's
daughter addressed one of them in a loud
voice, saying: "I don't like apple pie,
but I'll take two pieces of custard."
Detroit Free Press.
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WHOLE NO. 873.
Gray Heads la Congress.
There is a great deal of old material
yet in congress, despite the fact that
many of the statesmanic landmarks have
been removed during the past few years.
In the senate, Morrill, of Vermont, stands
out as tho oldest man, being 70 years of
age, while his colleague, Edmunds, is G3.
Payne, of OIu'o. is also 76 years old, but
falls short of Morrill by seven montlis.
Dawes, of Massachusetts, is 70. although
he does not look G3. Wade Hampton, of
South Carolina; Evarts, of New York,
and Sawyer, of Wisconsin, liave with
stood the blasts of G3 winters and the
heat of as many summers. Evarts looks
much the oldest of the trio. Conger, of
Michigan, is spry, but has worn 09 years.
Wilson, of Maryland, and Brown, of
Georgia, are each 63, while Beck, of
Kentucky, is 64. Pugh, of Alabama, is
66, and Saulsbury, the rusty bachelor
from Delaware, is 69, and looks it.
There is no one in the house so old as
the two oldest senators. Judge Kelley,
the father of the house, the venerable
Pennsylvania protectionist, leads the list.
He is 72. But Eldridge, of Michigan, it
is said, fa quite as old. Plumb, of
Illinois. Is 70, while the ilirectory records
Waite, of Connecticut, at 73, which must
be an error. Cttrtin, of Pennsylvania, is
69. Reagan, the ex-Confederate post
master general suid treasurer, the'pride of
Texas, is tW. as is also Singleton, of Mis
sissippi. Barbour, of Virginia. 66; ditto
Lindsley, of New York. Charley O'Neill,
of Pennsylvania, is 63; Wadsworth, of
New York, the same, and Geddes, of
Ohio, makes up a good 62. The old men
in tho senate seem to be much more aged
in actions tlian those in the house.
Indianapolis Journal.
A Great Sea on fire.
The shores of the Caspian abound in
naphtlia springs extending for miles
under the sea. the imprisoned gases of
this volatile substance often escaping
from fissures in its led and bubbling up
in large volumes to the surface. This
circumstance lias given rise to the prac
tice of "setting the sea on fire," which
is thus described by a modern traveler:
"Hiring a steam barge we put out to
sea, and, after a lengthy search, found a
suitable spot. Our boat liaving moved
round to windward, a sailor threw a
bundle of burning flax into the sea, when
floods of light dispelled the surrounding
darkness. No fireworks, no illumina
tions, are to be compared to the sight
that presented itself to our gaze. It was
as though the sea trembled convulsively
amid thousands of shooting, dancing
tongues of flame of prodigious &ize. Now
they emerged from the water, now they
disappeared. At one time they soared
aloft and melted away; at another a gust
of wind divided them into bright streaks
of flame, the foaming, bubbling billows
making music to the scene. In com
pliance with the wishes of some of the
spectators our large was steered toward
the flames and passed through the midst
of them, a somewhat dangerous experi
ment, as the barge was employed in the
transport of naphtha and was pretty well
saturated with the fluid. However, we
escaped without accident and gazed for
an hour longer on the unwonted spectacle
of a sea on lire." Moscow Vedomosti.
Curious Cutom iu .lavu.
A curious custom of the natives of
Java in the neighborhood of the Bromo
volcano is recorded in The Straits Times,
of Singapore. It is said that whenever
an eruption takes place tho natives, as
soon as the lire (the molten lava, no
doubt, is meant) conies down tho moun
tain,, kindle at it the wood they use as
fuel for cooking. They keep in the fire
thus made for years, and whenever it
goes out through neglect or for any other
reason, they never kindle it anew from
matches, but they get a light from their
nearest neighbors, who&e fire was orig
inally obtained from the volcano. The
fires in use up to the late outburst in the
native cooking places wen; all obtained
from the Bromo eruption of 1832.
Frank Leslie's.
The Jolly Savunts.
Among the people who do not appear
to be greatly impressed with the example
of Succi must be reckoned those German
professors and literati who attended the
annual banquet of the scientilic societies
recently held at Berlin. The menu com
prised 200 ox tongues, 700 ducks, 2,000
pounds of fillet of veal, 1,000 lobsters and
1,000 pounds of Rhine salmon. A Bear
naisse sauce, which formed one of the
accessories, required for its composition
200 pounds of butter and 1,000 eggs
Le Figaro.
A Senhililn Society.
A society for promoting physical rec
reation has just been founded in Eng
land by Mr. Herbert Gladstone, Lord
Charles Bcresford and others. An es
sential part of the work will Ieto organ
ize drill, marching, callsthenic exercises
and all games that involve activity and
discipline. It will provide teachers, and
in winter time will procure halls and
covered places where instruction and
practice may still go on in spite of the
weather. Chicago Tribune.
tireat Sources or Wealth.
The silver mines of Mexico extend from
the Sierra Madre in Sonora, near the
northern border, to the gold deposits in
Oaxaca, in the extreme south. A con
tinuous vein traverses no less than seven
teen states and since the day of its
discovery has yielded more than $4,000,
000,000. Yet these great sources of
wealth are estimated to bo not more
than one per cent of the undeveloped
and undiscovered whole.
A Good Mucilage.
A mucilage very convenient for any
household experiments may be had by
putting half an ounce or so of glue into
a bottle and covering it with good cider
vinegar; the addition of some alcohol
will preserve it any length of time.
Slutnal Recognition.
Jailer Holloa, fellow, I've seen you
here three or four times.
Prisoner Well, wliat of that. I've
seen you here just as often. Harper's
Bazar.
Emerson was immensely practical.
His imitators should remmeber that he
never thought so much of the over soul
as to forget the over shoe. Boston
Record.
Julia Ward Howe says that while
some of the best newspaper work is done
by women, so, also, i3 some of the mean
est. acldea's Aralea Salve.
The Best Salve in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped
Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all
Skin Eruptions, and positively cures
Piles, or no pay required. It is guar
anteed to;ive perfect satisfaction, or
money refunded. Price 25 cents per
box. Foi Sale by Dowly & Heit
keaper. may 17 ly
ad profeaatoaalcarda
of fivelincsor lM,per annvm, ve
dollars.
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TBI FIRST
National Bank!
OF
COLUMBUI, Iff KB.
HAS AN
Authorized Capital of $250,000,
A Surplus Fund of - $20,000,
And the largest Paid la Cash Cap.
Hal of any basic In this part
of the State.
19" Deposits received and Interest paid
ou tiute deposits.
tsTDraflson the principal cities in this
country and Europe bought and sold.
'Collections and nil Other hnaln...
gives pronpt and careful attention.
STOCKHOLDERS.
A. ANDERSON, Pres't.
HERMAN t. H. OEHLRICH,
Vice Pres't.
O.T.ROEN, Cashier.
J. P. BECKER,
HERMAN OEHLRICH,
G. SGHUTTE,
W.A.iicLLISTER.
JONAS WELCH,
JOHN W. EARLV,
P.ANDERSON,
O.ANDERSON,
ROBERT UHLIG,
CAKL, KE1XKE.
Apr28-'86tf
lUflTISS CAJtDI.
D.T. Mabtvn, as. D. F.J.SCUDO.M.D.
On. Xa&m 4k SCHUO,
U. S. Examining Surgeons,
Local Surgeons. Union Pacific, O., N.
B. II. and B. A M. R. R's.
Consultations in German and English.
Telephones at office and residences.
EfOfflce ou Olive street, next to Brod
feuhrer's Jewelry Store.
COLUMBUS,
NEBRASKA.
42-y
OVLLIVAN At MEEDEK,
A TTORXEYS AT LAW,
Office over First National Bank, Colum
bus, Nebraska. 60-tf
W.
M. COMKK1.1U9I.
LAW AND COLLECTION OFFICE.
Upstairs Ernst building 1th street.
C.
O. KVANS, M. t.,
PHYSICIAN AND SUItOEON.
USTOffice and rooms. Gluck building,
11th street. Telephone communicatiou.
H
AaillVrOl MEADK, M. .,
PHYSICIAN AND SUPGEON,
Platte Center, Nebraska. 9-y
TTERnAN N ATEIVSTKDT,
BLACKSMITH AND WAGON 3IAKER,
luth street, east of Abt'a barn.
April 7, 'SC-t!
J. M. MACFARLAND, B. K. OOYVIKKY,
Attars7 ssi Hotsry PaU e. CaUictsr
LAW AND COLLECTION OFFICE
OF
MACFARLAND & COWDERY,
Columbus, : : : Nebraska.
D
R. J. CHAN. WII.I.Y,
DEUTSCHER ARZT,
Columbus, Nebraska.
83TOflice llth Street. Consultations
in English, French and German. thJ-Uoi
towee.l. nous:,
PLATTE CENTER, NEB.
Just opened. Special attention given
to commercial men. Has a good samole
room. Sets the best table. Give it a
trial anil be convinced. 50-Siuo
TOHft IJHDE.,
COUNTY SURVEYOR.
iSri'arties desiring surveying done
cau address me at Columbus, Neb., or
call at my office in Court House.
."may8G-y
TOXICE TOTEACHKB8.
W. B. Tedrow, Co Supt.
I will be at my office in the Court House
the third Saturday of each mouth for the
examination of teachers. 39-tf
F. F. KUEK, 2M. Ik,
HOMCEOPATHIST.
Ckrealo Diseases sad Diseases of
Ckildrea a Spscialtv.
ISBTOffice on Olive s-treet, three doors
north of Firtt National Bank. 2-ly
ircALLlMTEK HMOS.,
A TTOR&EYS AT LAW,
Office up-stairs In Henry's building,
corner ot Olive and llth Sts. W. A. Mc
Allister. Notar Public.
JOHN G I11UGINS. C. J. UAKLOW,
Collection Attorney.
HIGGDIS 4 QAEI0W,
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW,
Specialty made of Collections by C.J.
Garlow. Jj-J-m
P H.stVSCHE,
'llth St., opposite Lindell Hotel.
Sells Harness, Saddles, Collars, Whips,
Blankets, Curry Combs, Brushes, trunks
valises, buggy tops, cushions, carriage
trimmings, Ac, at the lowest possible
prices. Repairs promptly attended to.
AMPREI.E, A CO.
DKALKKS IX
sr Raors and Iron ! "
The highest market price paid tor rags
and iron. Store in the Bubach building,
Olive Ht.. Columbus. Neb. 15-tf
Yd
can live nt home, and make more
money at work tor u, than at
mything else in t Dm world. Cap
ital not needed; you are started free.
B. th sexes; nil ages. An one cau do
the worK. Large earnings sure from
first start. Costly outfit and terms free.
Better not delaj. Costs you nothing to
selid us your address and find out; if
you are wise you will do so at once. H.
Haluctt & Co., Portland, Msiue.
Dec-22-'6S