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JTUK DAILYBBB MONDAY , DECEMBER lb
COUHCILJLUFFS
ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS.
SANTA'S SUGGESTIONS ,
flic Oil Han Has His Eyes oil Some
Excellent Pwscnls ,
tlio IlouiulH ol tlic City ,
The repott that old Santa Claiu had
arrived in the city and was making ready
to gladden many hearts hero , proves to
bo true. Tnc Br.i : man Saturday found
the old gentleman himself sitting on the
north eido of ono ot thu biggcot bluffs ,
looking over nome momorandaa ho had
made while taking a sly trip around the
city , Tiir. Bm : man in questioning the
old gentleman found that the name of
W. H , HO.MKU AND CO ,
was on his note book with the location ,
No. 23 Main street. "You know Ho
mer , do you Santa ? " "Well , 1 should
remark. That h ono of my pot
places , Ho always haa a splendid assort
ment of China , glass and plated Iwaro ,
but ho has prepared especially for the
holiday aoason , You ought to neo aomo
fruit plates ho has. I have alao
picked out a number of fancy
cups and saucers perfect beauties in
fact Homer haa the nicest linn of those
I've seen anywhere. Beautiful lampa
they make a line present and then there
are moro novelties than I can begin to
name , 1 admired as much aa anything
anmo of hla Amb&rina glassware. It ia
lovely , and for the little folks you ought
to Hoe thoao china dolls , and little toy
tea sots , and all sorts of dainty diahoa to
make the young hearts happy. Oh , yea ,
flomcr'n ono of niy pot places. "
Santa , turning over the leavco of his
note-book , remarked : "Siy , I'll toll
you a place your BBB readers ought to
visit. That in
OKAM > Y AND COMPANY ,
at No. 21 Main street. You know them
well as druggists , but they have souio
elegant holiday goods , which come well
in their lino. Some of the handsomest
goods 1'vo soon anywhere , I found there ,
and at auch reasonable prices. They
have some odor casoa that are fit for a
queen , and toilet sots that would grace
any boudoir. They have some charming
and novel toilet mirrors , and some collar
and cull' boxes those are always nice ,
aud they are in now styles now. Then
the line of yorfuinea carried by them ia
extra. Yes , Grandy & Co. are well
Blocked for the holidays. "
"But I'll toll you what I'm going to do
this year. You'll think it strange , per
haps , but I'm going to got some of
DUS. JUDO AND SMITH'S KI.ECTUIO IEIT.- >
to give to aomo of my friends , who are
not in extra good health. 1 have hoard so
much about the wonderful cures and
helps accomplished by those electric bolts ,
and seen several Instances myself , that I
am going to distribute a number this year
myself. There ia no way to make mon
and women happier than to relieve their
nufferingo. I have the guarantee that
they absolutely euro all kidney and liver
complaints , Bright's disease , rheumatism ,
neuralgia , dyspepsia , nervousness , etc.
They are unlike most of these bolts that
are advertised as baing electric , and have
no electricity at all. There ia the regu
lar lightning in these bolts , aud they do
really accomplish wonders. . All that is
needed is a teat , and the testimonials that
Dra , Judd it Smith have , from parties ,
too , that are well known , would fill a
book. Hero is just a sample of the way
the orders como in :
BENTLT , Mo. , December 11 , 1884.
Mesa. Judd & Smith : Gentlemen :
What is the price to dealers for your
belts ? Wo have had numerous calls for
them and they dco highly spoken of by
thoau that have uxed thorn. Very truly
yours
FULLEU & NKWJIUUN ,
Daalor ] in Drugs , Patent medicines
etc.
etc.Thoy are having about all they can dote
to manufacture them fast enough. I
toll you Mr. BEI : man , that if you have
any friend who is suffering send him ono
of those belts and ho will thank you to
his dying day. " The card of
I'KHIXIOY AM ) MOOIIE ,
No. till Broadway , just then dropped
out of Santa's note bouk. ' "My , I don't
want to lose that. That ia my favorite
Christmas place. There are many ladies
who are bothered to know what to select
for their gontlomou friends , Now what
can a fellow got moro comfort out of than
a Dica Binokirg set , n bocutiful meer-
cchiuim pipe , or cigar holder ? 1'oregoy
& Moore have a great variety of them ,
and nemo of the handsomest and cheap
est ever put into a show case for sale.
Then there tbo finest brands of cigars on
which Poregoy it Moore have gained
such a reputation. A box of
fine cigars ia not a bad
gift. 1 t ll you , and many a man appre
ciates euch n gift. You know I don't
Htnoko , myself. It's too heating for an
old fellow like mo that likes all the cold
ho can got , but many of ray friends enjoy
nothing hotter than a cosy emoko by the
lircsldu , and so I'm going to provide my
self at Poregoy & Mooro'a with some of
these beautiful pipes , cigar-holders , cig
arette holders , a few boxes of cholco
cigara , etc. I tell yon , I know many a
friend of mine who can thus bo niaao
easily happy. "
The sun was getting out a little and
Santa gathering himself up said ho would
sco TIIK BEE man again in a day or two
and give him eouio moro pointers on
Christmas.
THE FATAL SHOT ,
Details ol' tlio Dcttili of Krnnk Htronf ,
nt Oakland ,
This week's Acorn gives the followiug
details in regard to the accidental deatl
of Frank Strong , son of J. M. Strong , o
that place :
On Tuesday forenoon ho remarked to a
companion that ho would hitch up hla
team and draw a load of willows from an
adjoining field to the boiiao , eo that he
could begin the preparation of hla sum
mer's fuel. Suiting the action to the
word ho was sonn on the spot and had
his wagon loaded. Ho had brough
hi < cuu along a double-barrel muzzle
loader aa ho said ho waa going to bring
homo some game for dinner. Leaviuj
hia tam hitched to the fence ho won
south about a quarter of a mile , when R
Qnn rsport was hoard by a passer-by am
ho wissoen to pick up a rabbit. In the
meantime his father had happened upoi
the team and driven it homo.
Frank waa last soon alive a few rod
north of agmsll culvert in a slough abou
a quartor'of a milo east of A. J. Lingh
lln's. Tals was between Hand 1Uo'clock
n ver/ short space of tlmo afterward
Cart" Btlger happened to tide that
way and was horrified to Gnd the familiar
orm of poor Frank lying bwido the
ridge a lifeless corpse. Pulling epura to
ia horse ho dashed into town and called
3r. Alexander , who with others went
ut and took him home.
That thla dad tragedy was the result of
n accident there is every Indication to
rove. The marks of the gun hammer
which etrnck the edge of the culvert as
no gun slipped from his grasp are plainly
Isible. The ramrod waa half way down
no bitrel , with the powder and wad
enoath it , Indicating that ho was in the
ct of reloading the chamber Ifttoiy dla-
harged. The contents of the ether barrel
ntored just under his chin nnd buried It
elf at the base of the brain nour the
ogion back of the eyes. The right optic
icrvo waa severed and the eye soruowlnt
irotrudod. Ho had fallen backward and
little to the loft , on tlio west side of
ho culvert , and the gun was found upon
ho ice on the north aldo. That hla
oath was instantaneous there can be no
badow of doubt.
Deceased wan twcnty-thrco years of
qo ; ho leaves n largo circle of relatives
hd friends.
THE MAYOR'S ' BILL ,
I'lio Council Committee to Report in
Its l > 'nvor.
The council committee to whom waa
oferrcd the matter of compensating the
nayor for selling § 175,000 of the paving
ends , has prepared a report to present
, o the council nt Its meeting this evening.
'ho ' report la in favor of paying SI,400 ,
ho bill for that amount being ondoraod
y N. P. Dodge , J. M. Phillips and
'homaa Oflicor , besides four out of the
ix aldermen , a pretty strong backing ,
n addition to the ether documents , a
ynopsis of which has already been given ,
which auch men os A. W. Slrooti
) . 0 , Bloomer , Peter Bechtolo
, ud otiioro recommend a atill larger
omponsatlou. Tno council will doubt-
esa allow the amount which the mayor
taa already expressed a willingness t.o
ako ; it being $01)5 ) , a Hum leas thun the
owcst amount fixed by any who have
undo a public estimate of what should bo
iaid him. It scoma that as the amount
a to bo paid by these who have the pav-
ng to pay for , that thoao property own-
jra Trho are willingly paying theao taxoa
hall bo the ones to object , if any objec-
Ions are to be raised , rather than out-
idors , non-Ux-payors , or these that are
iroteating agalnat paying for any paving
ixponaca at all. THE BUB haa stated the
laao fully aa It views it , and the council
vill doubtless order the
to-night war-
ants drawn , and that will probably end
ho matter.
IOWA ITEMS.
Iowa haa raised 300,000,000 bushels of
; orn this oeaaon.
Burlington wants the street cars in that
: lty heated , which is an excellent Idea.
The now postoffico at Sioux City will
)0 ready for occupancy the 1st of Jaim-
The boya in Sioux City have been pro-
libitert from rolling hoops upon the
troots.
The Burlington it Mississippi Elevator
ompany haa boon reorganized at Bur-
[ ngton.
Twenty-three aaloons in Sioux City
ave paid licenses and fifteen moro are to
ollow.
It is reported that Mr. J. R Sago ,
ditor o ! the DeaMoines Capital , will
eon take unto himself his fifth wife.
The town of Ross , Audubon county ,
wante a blacksmith and it is said there is
firat class opening for a knight of the
anvil.
The boys In Burlington amuse them
iclvcs by throwing stones at untied
lorsoa and a number of runaways have
occurred thereby.
Gamblers in Sioux City are threaton-
ug to thrash thn newspaper reporters if
hey report tholr cheating operations ,
jut the boya write them up just the
same , and none of them have been killed
yet.
yet.Tho
The following companies have filed
: heir articles of incorporation with the
secretary of otato : The Beat 'Em All
Barbed Wire company , of Waterloo ,
with a capital of S120.UOO , and the Odo-
) olt Creamery company , with a capital of
S10.00.
For some time Jonathan Bunker and
Marlon Hollingsworth , of Jackson town
ship , Henry county , Ionahavo quarreled
over a pinco of road. On Tuesday , the
2nd , they came to blows , and Hollings-
worth nsod a clubbed gun on Bunkerwho
, ook an axe and cut a fearful gash on
lollingaworth's head , literally severing
one of his ears. Bunker escaped with
light Injuries. Moro serious aIIrays oc
cur in Iowa over road disputes than any
ether ono cause , Ottumwa Courier.
The Creston Advertiser sayn hogs in
, ho vicinity of Olonwood are dying from
a aort of lung fever , and au unknown
disease is a fleeting the cattlo. The first
symptoms are a rimning or frothing at
.ho mouth and nose , great Itching ap-
larontly about the head and oars , and a
looming of unconsciousncBa of surround-
ings. Shortly after the frothing at the
nouth begins the bruo will begin to
: ravel , if at all , In circlet ) , running into
anything that happens to bo in the way.
They generally live from five to eight
lionrs after the tirst indications appear ,
A Progressive Clilnniuan ,
Cliong Wall , late of Jlott street , Now
York , now of north Ninth street , Phila
delphia , la the first Chinese merchant to
advertise in the Philadelphia papers , lie
sat bahmd the counter in his otoro to
night with bis hat on. Ho is very small
and his chin barely roaches the top of the
show case. On the shelves wore the
Chinese jumping jacks rattles for babies ,
Jamanoso doll babies , and a variety of
other Chlneso and Japanese toys. Chong
Wah has a ahrowd business look , talks
good English- and is hopeful of making
a fortune in his now store ,
"You see I got ready for Christmas-
Ball toys , make plenty money , " ho naid.
'I pay $1135 a month rent , i hlro whole
building , You think 1 make money ? "
A young woman entered the store at
this juncture. Cheng Wah smiled and
said : "How you do Miaa } what you
want'1 After pricing nearly everything
in the store the young woman fmall )
bought a rattle Tor five cents. "Good
night. Ooaio again. " said the storekeeper -
keeper , as ho deposited the nicklo into a
large , oraply money drawer and sat down
to wait for another customer.
HeUeil.
VicroniA , B. O. , December 13. An Amer
ican four-ton schooner , valued at $000 , wat
eeized by the Canadian custom offlccrt while
unloading praiu three milea from Victoria. 1
( s sujptctod of being engaged ia smuggling ,
LOADED JOR B'AR ,
How the Big Grizzly of Santa Rosa
Was
Inrvctontt Work \ > y Slcxloan Iiarlat
Thrimera A Imti AIM ! Kxclt-
Inj * ViRht AVttlin ( Iniiicy
Bmtc ,
"orcst and Stream.
Tlio moon was nearly full. It waa ono
f thoBO inarveloualy clear nights auch no
hu countries of dry rvlr alonn can show ,
nrhou the moon eocms like a ball of
luicknilver hanging in the uky only half
t milo away ; when ovcry clill or scar or
uttlng crag in the mountain stands out
nd overhangs the uiounUiu'a base , and
ho deep shadows of the canons neem
olid hilla of jot trying to overstep the
; lant mass bctido thorn. Aoout 250
arda away , upon the leeward oido of the
lead covr , the party halted and tied tholr
lorsoa , while aoino cf the men wont
ihcad on foot to reconnoitor. Behind a
ittlo knoll , n hundred yards or BO from
, ho bait , they stopped. Over the dend
animal half a dozan coyotes were unarling
and feeding , but no coyotes were near.
lloura passed away , when thcro rraa a
.udden . lull in the noise of the coyotes ,
vhen they began to sneak away from the
wit. The crncklo of brush was hoard ,
oc , in the chaparral , and in n minute a
lUgo mass of shaggy blackness emerged.
U nearly two o'clock in the morning the
> oar had finally decided to cut , and start-
id toward the carcass.
Quickly the men wont back for the
loraes. The horses know aa well as their
misters what was coming , and each ono
romblod like a leaf no the great horsehair
; irth wan "cinched" as tightly as the long
running strap could draw it. Don Fran-
ciaco Machado , ono of the owners of the
ranch , was selected to make the first
throw. llo rode quietly up to within
( bout ono hundred yards , and then , like
i illght of arrows , the aix horses shot
orward beneath the impulse cf the spurs.
( t such a charge bo not "into the jaws of
loll , " it ia very much like it. Certain it
a that moro men can bo fonnd to lead
a charge like that of the Light Brigade
ban to lead auch a ono as Don Franclaco
ed.
ed.At
At the clatter of the foot the boar rose
vlth a sivngo growl from his supper ,
light up within fifteen feet of the brute
rode Don Franclaco , with hlo brother ,
3on Junn Machndo , and a friend close
Behind him. Another brother , Don
Foae M&chado , and two other horsemen
iplit oil' and pressed upon the other aide
of the victim. Whoohoo , whoohoo , wont
hu nooao twice around the rider's head
ao ho approached the baar ; whiz went the
looao aa it flow from hla hand. With a
'aint zip It foil over the bear's head , and
n a twinkling the other end of the rope
was wound around the horn of the saddle
and the nooao drawn tight with a snddon
erK The bear , inatoad of being pulled
ofF his feftt or trying to loosen the riata
made a rush for Don Francisco , but the
quick horao sprang forward fast enough
to keep thomta tight , and in n moment
another nooao , from the hand of Don
Jose , dropped over the boar's head from
johind ; but it also went under ono foot ,
making the noose catch over the should
er. Vainly the horse sot himaolf back
upon his haunches. No horao could hold
such a hold as that , and Don Jaun had to
drop hia rials.
Don Francisco now tried to jerk the
> oar sideways so aa to got him oft his footer
or to got him to raise hia foot so that
hey could bo easily nooaed by his com-
lanlous. His horeo sprang beneath the
ipur like a snake from coil , but the riata
tghtonod on a weight no horao could
overthrow. Meanwhile nooao after noose
timed for the brute's logs whlzzad
hrough the air. But ho would not keep
i foot clear of the ground long enough
'or a successful throw , and his movo-
nonts wore so irregular that it was Im
possible to base calculations upon them
10 as to cast the loop In time. Bat in a
moment more zip came another loop over
, ho boar's head and full around his nock ,
Aa it tightened ho rose upon his foot ,
while both loops wpro pulled in opposite
liroctlons. In a twinkling his paws were
joneath them , in a moment ho hid them
both in hia mouth. Such strength aur-
irbod and alarmed his persecutors. The
ilr waa filled with Spanish ejaculations ,
and the worst of it waa that both fore
laws wore now so protected that neither
) iio could bo lassoed. Amid the
" " and "Carrambas" "
"Oarrajos" and "qne
diablo os eato" one of the riatas , frayed
and cut half In two by teeth and claws ,
carted beneath the otrain , and before an
other cast could be made the second ono
jvo way. The great boar was again
: roe , nnd two of the best hands were
empty.
But the boar was free for only a In-
ntont. The very incarnation ot fury , ho
made a rush at Don Jose , whoao horeo
wheeled with a whirl that would Invo
andcd an ordinary rider in the chws of
.ho enemy. Just as he rushed npon him ,
open mouth and raging , another noose
came with a sudden snap around his head
catching in hia mouth and tightening on
the instant behind his teeth and behind
ils ears. As ho roared upon his feet an
other ono fell over his head upon top of
; ho first ono , and by the two ho was
ierkod over backward , and then there
, vaa a wild confusion of horses and men
and ropes and boar and Spanish int < r-
ioctlons and cries of "Agarra un pie , "
' 'Pronto " "Do el diabolo "
, voras cs , oto
Bsforo ono of his foot could bo secured he
dad BO cut the second around his neck
with his claws that It gave way and ho
turned over and waa again upon his foot.
The noose in his month still hold , and as
Lo raised ono paw to got that
looao , zlpp landed another loop right
over the paw. In a twinkling that paw
waa outstretched , pulling the boar DO that
ho raised the hind foot upon the other
side. Quicker than it can bo told that
foot was caught up by a dexterous fling
from Don Francisco and outstretched.
Another riata waa cast over hia head , and
by the aid of the two ho was pulled
backward , while by the rlataa on his foot
ho was swung around. A horseman stood
ready In front and another behind ,
each with riata in short cell and with a
small DOOSO ready to pick up the two
loose feet , The front ono waa snapped
the first time ho raised it clear enough
from the ground for the nooao to pass
under ; and as this paw waa out
stretched and the bear fell upon his
boly the last foot waa taken in a
twinkling and the roonator lay spread
out upon the ground as ilat and help-
lesa as n dead doj.-
Ilis hldo was on exhibition for
months at LJS Angeles and waa the
wonder of all old bear hunters. Hit
head was more than lha s rougeat man
in the psrly could lift clear from the
jrouud , and bis weight waa estimated
it 1,800 to 2,000 pounds.
The Oost or Peace in Europe-
Chicago News ,
It ia probable that very few readers
realize what it coats to preserve the peace
of Europo. Each of the principal conn-
trns cia'ntoins A laro eunJmt ; Tray fir
the purport * cf traUl' 'j , t'lo ' o'hora. Tak
ing only the principal powers , bt-ginnnn ;
with the largest , Russia , Franco , ( Jroat
Britain , Austto-Hungary Mid Italy have
standing armies aerepatiug : i,080,2G5
menwhen they are upon n pc > nce footing ,
The ormt of inftintuiulnt ; thorn amounts
to$5Ul,550,170nnnuaUy. To this must
bo added the navies , bringing the total
nnnunl cost of keeping the peace , § 047.-
OE1,0)0 ! ! ) , Liruo as thu sums are , they
appear still larger in gome caseo when
contracted with the other national ox-
ponsea.
In Germany the army coals GG per
cent of the whole budget , an i in Austro-
tUingary 87 percent. In Uroat Britain ,
on the contrmy , the expense ia only 18
per cent , while iu-tho United States the
army coata only 15 per cent of the annual
expenditures. There cnn bo but little
doubt that the employment of no many
men nnproductlvoly must make a serious
dillcronco with the national balance sheet
although it is by no moans certain that
wo can determine this relation with any
degree of accuracy. The annual expen
diture for the army does not represent
the sum that has boon taken away from
the gains of industry , because if these
soldiern were at work their added labor
would undoubtedly brim ; down the exist
ing scale of wages. Still it is quite cer
tain that if the able-bodied men were sot
to work advantageously they would pro
duce something like § 621,070,500 annu
ally , which would bo a welcome addition
to the woild'a wealthprovided these new-
products could be marketed or exchanged
without creating a panic.
TUE cumous NINE.
A Fl nro Which Scorns to HA.VO Boon
n Imuky Presidential Number.
I'rankfort Capital.
The Cguro 0 sooma in this , the year
1881 , to b3 the lucky presidential
number. Cleveland has 0 letters aud
llundricka has 0. Grovcr aud Thomai
have each 0 , which are only 9's turned
upside down. Now for the 9'a. Nina
timco ! ) are 81 , and 1 aud S are ! ) ; 0 and
9 are 18 , and 1 and 8 aru 9. Take
Grover with 0 letters and Thomas with G
letters , and G times G are 3G , and 3 and G
nro 9 , Grover hao G letters and Olovo-
land 9 , ttnd G times 9 are 54 , nnd ft and
1 are 9. Thomas has G letters and llond-
ricka has 9 , and G limes 9 are 51 , and 5
aud 4 cro ! > . Grover has G letters and
Cleveland 9 , and 9 tunes G are 51 ;
Thomas haa G figurea and Hondricks 9 ,
and U times 9 are 54 , and 54 and 54 are
108 , and 1 and OS sro 9. Cleveland 9
multiplied by Hundircka 9 make 81 , and
8 and 1 are 9 , and vice versa makca 81 ,
with 8 and 1 are 9 , and 81 and 81 added
make 102 , and again 9 cornea from 1 and
G and 2 added together. Thomas and
Grover each have G letters , and G times G
are 30 ; Cleveland and Llondricks each
have 9 , aud 9 times 9 are 81 , and cither
Grover Cleveland or Thomas Hendricks
haa G and 9 , and G timea 9 are 54 ; now
add 30 , 81 and 54 , and yon have 171 , nd
again you have 9 from 1 and 7 and 1.
Now multiply Thomas and Grover , G
each , together , and you have 30 , and
multiply Cleveland Hondrickn , 9 and 9 ,
together , and you have 81 , and the two ,
3G aud 81 , added together , give you 117 ,
which againg shows 1 and 1 aud 7 are 9.
Take Cleveland and llondrickn , 9 letters
each , and add together , and you
will have 18 , and then multiply
the sitco numbers , and the sum la 81 ,
out of the first and 1 and 8 are 9 , and
the other 8 and 1 are , and IS added to 81
makes 99 , or two 9si Now York has 30
votes , and , again , 3 and G are 9 , or multi
ply and you have 3 times G are 18 , or 1
and 8 are 9 , or multiply the 30 by 3 and
you have 108 , and 1 and 8 are 9 , or mul
tiply the 3G by 0 and you get 21G , or ,
again , 2 and 1 and G are 9. Now , multi
ply Now York , 30 , by Thomas or Grover ,
G , and you got 21C , or 2 and 1 and G are
9 ; or , multiply Now York , 3G , by 9 and
yon got 324 , or 3 and 2 and 4 make 9.
Now add 9 , 9,18 , 30 , 30 , 54 , 72 , 81,117 ,
102,108 , 172 , 21G , 99 and 324 , and you
get 1.512 , or 1 and 5 and 1 and 2 are 9.
Cleveland's doctoral vote , 219 , shows
the 9 again , and hla excess of majority is
18 , or two moro 9s , beside 1 and 8 are 9.
The Cleveland and Bcndrlcks 9 evi
dently have the Dlaino and Logan in the
9 hole , and the Capital turns it over to
the curious for further development.
Dr. 3IIler'a ! Howard.
Chicago News.
The rumor thar Dr. George L. Millar ,
editor of the Omaha Herald , expected to
bo celled to a cabinet position under Pres
ident Cleveland is completely disposed of
by the announcement that Dr. Miller
sccka no oabinet appointment , but will
bo satislied with the Omaha pnatoflico.
Wo admire and venerate Dr. Miller , but
we agree with him that ho has done noth
ing to entitle him to a cabinet place. Of
course ho has voted the democratic
ticket with unawerving regularity ,
but aside from this habit ho hua done
nothing for the democratic party at large ,
except to eond a mysterious cipher tele
gram in 187(1 ( and to address a communi
cation to a Utica paper last summer on
the subjecr of catalpa-treo culture. Dr.
Miller has edited the Omaha Herald
over slnca the high water of 1811 ; and
although bo has been a consistent and
fearless democrat , the republican majori
ty in Nebraska has grown steadily over
since the date nf Nebraska's admission
to the union. If it is fair to judge men
by their worka and repay them according
ly , wo believe Dr. Miller ought to feel
liberally rewarded when ho receives his
commission as postmaster at the west end
of the CouncilBliilljbrtdge.
IMnrk Twain nnd Ills Button. " .
Mark Twain and George Cable went
to Albany to call on Governor Clove-
land. They also visited the Adjutant
General's ofllco. That gentleman was
out. Twain sat down to wait , and , with
his usual sang-froid , made a chair out cf
ono of the official tables , The party were
chatting cheerfully and conducting them
selves peacefully when a dozen clerks and
deputies of the department came rushing
nto the ollico and with unusual veho-
mcnco asked what was wanted. None of
the visiting sonmed to understand thu
slluUlon. An investigation disclosed the
fict that Twain , by accident of design ,
had planted himself squarely on a long
row of electric buttons , and thus sot
ringing as many call-bolls.
Shutting oil u Hnort.
Dalles ( Oio , ) hotter ,
The cowboy's cure for snoring is
unique and effectual if not soothing. On
the Utah & Northern railroad last Sun
day a 200-pound man lay snoring on two
f icing seats. His roar hud been heard to
the discomfort oi a car full all afternoon ,
At about 4 p. in. a cowboy gob on at ono
of the canon stations. Ho heard the fog
horn wish evident impatience for a half-
hour or BO , when he stopped up to the
aleopor and said : "Say , atranger , atop
that 'ar snort or you'll get fired. " The
cowboy waa not large , but he was full ol f
KUUS , and there was business In his eye ,
The big man lay still , and his sleep , If he
slept , was aa quiet as the slumber of in
/ancy.
'r.VIjIjVOlE9 ' AUDIT TUI3 U UK
X FIMV Him * that May Ho of t'rollt
KI Tlio 'JL'cmlri1 8c\ ;
Baltimore American.
Dr. Hubert B. Morrison delivered a
very Interesting lecture at the Peabody
Institute last night on "The Complexion
and liixir. " The lecturer began by de
scribing the growth and construction of
the hair. Its color depends altogether
on the strength ot the pigment granules.
In colored persons they are most abund
ant , while In albinos they are altogether
abfiont. So finely and au delicately ia thu
hair lube constructed that it is very easy
to destroy the source of its formation ,
and , consequently , the Imir itself. To
illustrate his subject , the speaker pre
sented a number of stereopticon views
showing the formation of the hair and
the progress of its growth. To the
glands , which keep the skin moist , are
duo much of the trouble which results in
the losa cf the hair. Their inaction ia too
often attributed to bad blood or indigna
tion. Thla ia not , nri a rule , the primary
cause. Mental anxiety and Injudicious
dressing have much to do with spoiling
the complexion and causing skin diseases ,
The use ot potassium , especially bromldo
of potash , wan becoming too popular. It
is taken to oxcoas , just aa calomel was
formerly used. This is reprehensible ,
and docs great harm to the hair. Indi
gestible food is , of course , not conducive
ro health , but good buttnr , oils and other
rich articlco are not hurtful , The lec
turer then turned hia attention to the
ladies , and said that corsets and high
heeled shoes were very damaging to the
complexion. Corsets will not go out of
fashion , and something of the kind muat
bo uocd ; but too tight lacing ia unneces
sary , and robs the skin of ila healthy
color. The long , thick crape veil ia also
very harmful to the weaver. It la generally -
ally worn for two consecutive years , and
in that time the powder from the matter
used in the dye is continually being In
haled. In addition to Ibis , the rough
material cuts the face , and causes dis
eases of the skin. Then ft cuts the hair ,
and interferes with its growth. This
veil should bo abolished. Then , tno
ru filing worn about the nock , aud in
many instances the gloves woru , have a
similar eil'ect on the skin. It has re
cently bucn ascertained that many of
those people employed in the factories
in which feathers are dyr.d iiro sull'oring
with ekin eruptions
The lecturer illustrated this by showIng -
Ing a number of facoa moro or losa dis
figured by skin diaoaaoa. Among them
was ono of a Vienna coachman whoso
nose appeared to bo entirely rotted.
This ho said was the result of drinking
sour wines cf which liquids they con-
eumod more than any other people in
the world. Returning to the hair , the
lecturer cautioned the ladies against
the uao of hot irons to curl the hair. A
too frequent roptition causes it to dry and
ultimately destroys it. The old fuah-
ionsd curling paper is the beat agent to
give it the desired shape. It is an un
doubted fact that there are more bald
men than women. While in a majority
of cases thip is duo to the death of the
roots , yet with many it ia hereditary ,
Many lose their hair through ignorance.
The dandrnff which collects on the head
ia acraped away with such vigor by mcana
of a fine tooth comb that layers of skin
coma with it.This destroys the hairwater ,
should not bo used by ladies to excess ; it
aids the growth of vegetable parasite ? .
Their hair should be carefully waehed
and dried , but not wrung out. The idea
that by cutting oft the hair frequently its
growth will bo stronger , is a mistaken
ono. Ladles should never cut theirs. A
aocond growth would result in a change
of color and texture. It is customary
among some men to cut it close to the
head. This causes the over-stimulation
of the roots and an unnatural growth.
Care should bo taken not to use a hair
brush In common with others. A hair
brash is no moro common property than
a tooth brush. A razor stropped on the
same strop used in shaving all people
who come into a barber shop , may be
come Infected from the contract. Hair
dyes and hair washes as well as patent
medicines of thla kind , should bo rigidly
excluded , as they have a deleterious
effect. Dr. Mortson' lecture was listened
to with great interest by a very largo
audience.
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