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Hearty Suppcrs.

II requires ABOUT fivn hours Tor The
the stomach 10 work on IN ordinary
meal and pass il ont Of itself, when Il
falls in state Of rcpOse. Hence, II a
man oats three times day, his stomach
must work fNCcn hours OF tho twenty
four.
After The nights sleep, We vake ue
with certain amount Of bodily vlgor,
which is faithfully portioned out TO ev-
cry set Of muscles, each Its rightfnl
share; the stomach among others
When the external body gets weary AZ
tcra long days work, the stomach bears
its share Of the fatigue; but If, when the
body is weary with the days toll, we
put it to bed, giving tho stomach mean
while five hours task, which must be
performed, we impose upon tho very
best friend we have; the one that nivcs
us the largest amount Of earthly enjoy
ments; and if this overtaxing is contin-
ued 1t must as certainly wear ou. pre-
maturely rs the body,itsclf will, il Il 1.
over-worked every day.
And If persons eat between meals
then the stomach has no rest from break
fast In the morning, until one, two,
three or four o'clock, next day; hence it
Is that so many persons have dyspepsia:
the stomach worked so much and 80
constantly, that it becomes too weak to
work at all. 1t IS to be bOped that all
intelligent persons will press these
things on the attention of their chill
dren as matter OF conscience, because
dyspepsia, like consumption, has its
foundations laid in a large majority of
cases during the "teens" OF lifc,-HnU,s
Journal Of Wedih,
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The Girls.

The girls Of the principal citics of tni,
country are as follows:
Baltimore, the handsomost
Boston, tho most intellectual.
New York, the most expensive in
dress.
Washington, the most airy and super.
fetal.
Philadelphia, the most refined and
lady-likc.
Chicago, the Fastest and mos, dissipnl
ed.
Toledo, the biggest lcot.
-. Louis, the most travelled.
Cincinnati, the greatest ilirts.
Louisville, the proudcst.
indianapolis, the yeetcst lips.
Cleveland, the most entertaining in
conversation.
San Francisco, the most indifferent.
Rlchlli0lid, The most anxious TO ho
loved.
Mobile, the most liberal entertainers.
ilartiOrt, tho best musicians.
Buffalo, the dullcs;.
Rochester, the longcs, hair.
New Orleans, the most fascinating.
Memphis, the gayest..
Charleston, the most linpulsivc.
Savannah, the tailest aud iuos' rcI,,.
Galveston, the most petite.
Lexington, the brightest eyes aud in.
est teeth.
Nashville, the wittiesi.
The girls in tho country, .eneriIlv.
for the best wives
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From the Technologlst for Ausust]
NARROW-GAUGE RAILWAYS.
BY GEO. D, LAKE, c. r.

Stimulated partly by recent I'M
provements in the construction OF To-
comotive engines and railway wagons,
and partly by the results OF successful
experiment, the attention OF thought
full railway engineers and directors has
lately been much directed to the sub
iect Of the width of gauges. Years ago
the "Battle of Gauges" as fought
and practically decided IN favor OF the
"narrow gaugen of 4. feet, as opposed
to the broader gauges formerly advoca-
ted. Now, again, we are forced TO re-
cognize the fact that in many cases
this gauge is much wider than is eth
er necessary or economical. 1t Is
urged by the advocates of the narrow
gauge system, that a railway fulfilling
all the requirements of q first-class
roal may be built and operated at q
cosJ not exceeding three.fourths OF
that required under the ordinary sys-
tenn. Such statements, coming from
recognized leaders in the engineering
profession, certainly demand careful
attention.
Let us notice some of the arguments
put forth by those who speak for the
narrow gauge. First, as to the primi-
tive cost Of construction. On this
point there is, of course, no occasion
for controversy, and it is only neces-
sary to estimate the amount saved. In
the grading of the line, the saving is
proportioned to the difference between
the gauges considered and the heavi-
ness of the work. The lighter the work,
the greater the percentage saved; and
the heavier the work, the greater the
amount saved. If it be assumed that
Ia feet is the requisite width Of road
way for the ordinary gauge of 4 feet
81 inches, then l2 feel may be consider
ed sufficient for the width of roadway
in the case of a gauge of 3 feet; and, II
certain line of road has an average OF
5000 cubic yards of earthwork per
mile, with IA feet width Of roadway,
(the same grades and alignment being
presumed 1900 cubic yards per mile
will be the average with II feet width
of roadway. Combining this estimate
with others taken from circular late
ly issued by Messrs. Baird d Co., of
Philadelphia, we shall have the fol-
lowing table, showing the comparative
cost of mile of single track on lines
of the gauges above mentioned.
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What Andrew johnson Says OF The
Situation.

A correspondent Of the New York
Tribune, recently " interviewed" Ex-
President Johnson, at his home in
tirccncville, and from his report, we
make the following extract.
MISTAKES OF RECONSTRUCTION.
The Ex-Prcsidcnt has modified
none of those wcll-known positive
opinions about which he battled with
Congress. In long conversation
with the Iyibunc's correspondent to-
dav he announced his continued ad-
hesion to that famous policy upon
which he insisted with such pcrtinact-
ry while in the White House, and
said he believed the time would come
when public opinion would say ne
was in the right. lie still believed, he
said, that the States should not have
been punished rs communities, but
that O few leading traitors should
have been tried and hung for their
crimes. A. this was not done, the
next best thing was to have granted
general amnesty. He regarded it rs
grave mistake that the secession
question had not been determined by
the courts after the war.
TIE AMENDMENTS.
Speaking of the constitutional
amendments, Mr.. johnson said it
was unUtSe TO resist them or ques-
ton their ralidtty. They arc adopted
in the prescribed form, although, as
he believed, in manner contrary to
the spirit of the Constitution, and
they should be acquiesced in until
such time as they were changed in
the proper way. 1t was folly, he
seid, to think the Supreme Court
would ever pass upon them and de-
clare them not to be valid. They
rerc part Of tie Constitution non,
and as much 10 be 0beyed as any
other part, and il ~as not ~ofh
mhile TO raise any opinion odout
Them.
CONGRESSIONAL UsURPATIoN.
The cx-Prcsidcnt still holds that
the great future danger to the coun-
try lies in the usurpation of power
by Congress, and the ccntrilization
in that branch Of tho Government,
of functions belonging to the Execu-
tive, the Judiciary, and the State
Governments. lie was particularly
severe on the present system Of in
tcrnal taxation, which he said was de-
stroying public morals, and had di-
vidcd the people into two classes
to taxpayers, who sought to cheat
the Government out Of all the tax
they could, and the tax-collectors,
who stole all of the tax they dared
to, after they collected il. Fraud de-
falcation and corruption were the
natural results of this system.
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somewhat decreased, each passenger
will be allowed more space than Mt pre-
sent. Again, 1t is urged that the mar

somewhat decreased, each passenger
will be allowed more space than at pre-
sent. Again, 1t is urged that the mar
row.gauge system can only be applied
to branch roads, and that the labor and
expense Of the transfer of freight will
balance the advantages gained. This,
however, Is not true, as will be seen Oh
second thought. On line of road such
as we have considered above, it will be
safe to estimate that the annual
amount of Though freight requiring
transfer will not exceed 25O, 200 tons
and with ordinary facilities this can be
moved from one car to another for five
cents per ton, probably FOR considera-
bly, less. AT five cents per ton, there
will be an annual cost of 81, 800;
whereas the annual sdving in interest
on the amount saved in construction is
SIS, So, even II the system be not
adapted to great through lines, 1t is by
far the more economical for branch
roads and feeders. But think it can
hardly be shown by theoretical consid-
erations that the capacity of three
feet gauge Is not sufficient for any
amount Of traffic heretofore accom-
plished by any road, or likely to be Of
lered to any road. 1t is argued: Our
great rail roads, like the New York
Central and others, are often crowd
ed to their fullest capacity night and
day, and this with large cars and heavy
engines. Is it not, therefore, evident
that If their engines and cars were
smaller, they would be completely
overrun? Let us see. An ordinary
American engine weighing thirty tons,
with eighteen tons on the drivers, may
be expected to haul twenty cars fully
loaded, or 400 tons of train-lOad, togeth-
er with thirty tons of engine and ten
der not on the drivers. A Fairlie en-
gine OF twenty tons weight-all OF
which is on the drivers-may be re.
lied on to do the same work with as
much ease, even though the train be
somewhat longe. OF the 400. tons OF
train load in the first case, 200 tons
are dead ,ucight; while, in the second
case, only 1881 tons are dead weight,
and 1864 paying load, giving n consid-
erable balance in favor Of the narrow
gauge. But it may be argued: We
can use Fairlie engines on roads of the
ordinary gauge, and by using the meth.
cd of coupling from the centre of cars
we can reduce the proportion of dead
weight, and thus incl ease the carrying
capacity? Even with wasteful Ell
gines and heavy wagons, can you not
do all that is required?
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Woman in Sickness.

!
limo situation, and under no circu,n.
stances, does the female character an.
pear TO sucli advantage as when watch
ing beside me bedside OF sickness. The
chan'oer OF disease may indeod DO said
TO-, TO oG woman woman nome. Wo thcre behold
view iirm, without being harsh; ten
uer, YET not weak; active, yet quiet; gen.
We, patient, uncomplaining, viYilant.
Every sympathetic feeling that so pc.
culiarly graces the feminine character |,
there called forth; while the native
StfchSt OF mind which has hitherto
slumbored in inactivity is aroused to its
lull energy, With noiselcss step she
moves about the chamber Of the invalid
her lis 'oning ear ever ready to catch the
slightest nurmur. her quick, kind
glance ever ready to interpret the NUT
tered wish, and supply the half formed
want. She smoothes with careful hsnJ
the uneasy pillow that SUPPORTS ,b.
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Boards and ChignOns.

Everybody mas read OF the uncoll-
Portable condition of the courticr
whose iato hung upon hair. Nations
have had their histories dependent
upon a like trife. In the twelfth
century the French clergy made a
crusade against long hair. Louis VII,
to give an example to hi, nobility,
shortened his hair and shaved his
beard. Iii, Queen Lconora, OF
Eleanor, protested that she had mar:
ried prince, and that he had turned
monk. A divorce was procurod-i'
Is said on her prOposal-aud certain
ly without her contcsting it, as the
utmost alleged against her was "sus.
picion." Henry Of Anjou, atterward
Henry ii Of England, found no diff.
guilty in espousing her: and with her
received as her dover the provinces
Of Polctou and Gulcnnc. Hcnry's
quarrels, first with his brother, and
then with his four sons, together
with their unfratcrnal disputes,
fomentcd by their mother, commence
ed a series OF wars which lasted for
centuries. Upward of three mil
lions Of Frcnchmcn, says an old au-
thority, "pcrished, because nn arch
bishop was offended with long hair,
because a king had cut and shaved
his beard, because his wife looked
upon short hair and shaven chin rs
ridiculous.
Human hair is nowa wcll-known
article of commerce. But the ladies
Of the present day have not attained
to the wise and thrifty courtesy
which prevailed in the time of Clo-
Wis. That monarch presented the
virtuous Bishop st. Gcrnier with a
hair from his head, as the highest
honor he could pay him. The cour-
tiers followed the royal example, and
tho bishop took home with him hair
enough to make q wig. SO say. one
chronicle but as illustrative Of the
verify of history, another account
runs that Clovis pulled out hair OF
the Bishops. The courtiers imita-
ted the example, and the saints poll
was quite denuded. 1t is said that
he painfully appreciated the compli.
ment.
That hair is now an article fcom-
mcrce in behalf of the ladies, is al
ready noted. But this is nothing
new. The British Custom House re-
returns for 1892 show imports Of
human hair to the value of the
about $4,000 paying duty ofnear-
ly $1,000. The demand then was for
"wigs." To mako heads "pay,"
Mr.. Pitt laid duty OH hair powder,
which defeated itself and drove the
article out Of fashion. There is one
thing to which Americans are sup
posed to differ very greatly from the
English. Americans are thought to
take pride in being ta1cd-at least
this is the theory Of the Treasury
Departmcnt-whilc most English
men have like pride in contcnding
with the exciscman. Americans
submit to taxed matches; John Bull
rose in rebellion against similar
impost. Had 1t been imposed. the
nation would, in mass, have gone
back to the tindcr box and flint and
steel.
One more story about trcsscs. 1t
is related in Moore's Lalla Rookh that
a Persian lady let down her trcsscs
to assist her lover in his ascent to
the terrace where she awaited him.
In this particular use modern tresses
would be decidedly convenient. They
could be fastened to the top of the
wall, and save the tension ofthc lady's
scalp.
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TEARS.
BY FATHER Ryan

rc,rs that tricklc down our eyes,
They do not fall to earth and dry;
rhcy soar like angels to the skies;
And, like angels, cannot die.
For oh! our immortality
gonnds through each car--sounds in each slg
what waves of tears surge o'cr the deep
~ sorrows In our restless souls
And they arc strong, not weak, who weep,
HTboao drops, from out the sea that roll
Within their hearts forever more;
Within a dcpth-with0ut q shore.
rut nh, tho tears that are not rept,-
The tears that never outward fall-
~, "u tears M that grief, for years has kept
" Within iHhi us-they arc best Of all
Tb, tears our eyes shall never know,
iro deeper than tho tears that flow
Esch niEht, upon earth s flowers below
Tho dew comes down from darkest skies;
And every night our tears Of WOO
oup, like dcws, to Paradise;
rn kcep In bloom, and make more fair
fhe flowers of fcrowns we yet shall wear.
For nh the surcst way to God
IL no tho lonely stream of tenrs
That how, when bending meath his rod,
And hll the tide Of our past years.
On lnughtor's billow. hearts arc tossed
On waves Of tears no heart is lost.
Flow on yc tears and bear ME home
Flow on, 20 waves of deeper VOC!
Flow on, ye tears, that are but foam,
0fdccpcr waves that will not 6ow!
A fittle whiIc-I reach tho shore
Where tears flow not-toreycr more!
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The National Commercial SOhSch'
tiOM.

non.
The Baltimore papers are making out
programme for the National CONNER
cial Convention in that city, almost as
high-sounding as Gilmorc's announce
mcnt of the Worlds Jubileoat Boston
next year. The Adcc,tise1, of last
Tuesday, very modestly says:
"The arrangements for the holding In
this city, in September next, OF the Ma
tional Commercial Convention, nave
been nearly completed, and the lndlca-
tions are that the event will prove. one
of great interest to the future commerce
of Baltimore. The subjects for consld-
Grafton by the Convention will be: rail-
way connections Of the cities OF Virgin
ia with tho great West; education !;
central-linc water communications De-
tween the North and South; deVelop>
mcnt of tho gold and silver mines IN
the Pacific States and Territories tho
enlargement of the more important lines
of canals in tho United States, SO as to
render them navigable for vessels pro-
PEELED by steam; encouragement OF
reciprocal trade between the United
States and Brazil and the other South
American States; continuous inland
water-line communication west from
the Mississippi river along tho Gull
coast to the Kio-Gfande settled policy
in tho public interest in regard TO the
disposition of the Government lands {;
continuous water-lino communication
from tho Mississippi river TO tho Atlan-
tic Ocean; railroads generally; depart
mcnt of commerce American nav1ga-
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Ir is no longer matter OF surprise
that BEAST BUTLER should have de-
clared himself in sympathy with the
bloody Communists OF France, since
it is known they have stolen over
100000 worth of bronzes, silver,
clocks, pictures, silk and lace cur
tains, linen, cashmere shawls, wine,
&C., from the village of Auteuil,
Ncuilly, Passy, CliaillOt, and from The
Avenue des CllamUs Elvsccs.
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Are Sunday Weddings Void
from American Society,"

Thclo is, We heard an eminent lawyer
allcgc, few days since, no marriage lc-
gal which is celebrated on the Sabbath
day. There are, no doubt, twenty thou
sand couples in this State alone for
whom the marriage ceremony was per-
formed on the Sabbath-many of them
in the evening of that day. A note
drawn and signed on the Sabbath is il
legal, or any other legal agreement be-
tween parties.
Marriage is legal contract, which, if
performed out of legal time, necessarily
must be void; and claiming this, the
sons and daughters OF a recently deceas-
cd millionaire mean to contest his will,
because in that large portion of his es-
state was willed to tho children of their
stepmother, who was welded to their
father on the Sabbath, in church in tho
city of Rochester, in this State. If the
question is to be decided that such mar
riages are illegal, another long catalogue
of ycxatious suits will be brought into
our courts by parties similarly related to
the one above mentioned. The decision
lately rendered by a learned Judge Of
our courts, that marriages of minors
are illegal, and divorce for such is not
necessary in order that they can sepa-
rate and re-marry legally, since it was
carried into immediate practice by the
parties for whom tho decision was rem
dered, is proving baneful to society.
The harm that this does to our social
system is temporary only, and if the en-
tire marrying population but learn of
this decision, tho future will witness
less elOpements of young couples, and IL
less number of cases where guileful and
designing men entco young ladies from
homo in order to wed them. That tho
ceremony OF marrige performed for mi
nors OH any and all days of tho week, or
for n couple where one is minor aud
the otheran adult, should bo pronounced
illegal and nOn-eiiective, Is not strange.
But in the face Of long-practiced Gus
toms, that Sabbath day weddings are il
legal, will strike thousands with feelings
akin to CONSERVATION. With all other
laws and codes it is, indeed, strange
that those legal enactinents which most
concern our personal welfare and hap
piness are least known, and least under
stood by the general public, including
our most intelligent people.
A coLORED firm In Richmond are
extensively engaged in the manufact-
ure of Sassafras oil. The root is pur-
chased at the rate of 40 cents per hum
dred pounds, and the collectors, it is
stated, have In some instance, made
s. q day by the sale of the raw mate.
rial to the establishment. The ma
chinery uses up forty thousand pounds
Of the sassafras root o week. The
oil manufactured amounts to two per
cent. Of the stock used, 500 pounds of
unrectifed oil being made from 10000
pounds of the root. The oil Is cleansed
Of sediment and impurity, and distill-
ed in the ordinary process. 1t Is
largely used for scentfng toilet soap
and fiavOring tobacco 'r1.
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ATHENS, Alabama, is model Of u
town in some respects. 1t has not
supported tippling house sihce the
war.
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a newspaper in the South Sea IS
lands is a novelty indeed, yet the
Feejec Times is published twice a
week, and has reached its hundrcdth
number.
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THE latest gold discovery is reported
in the West 1ndies.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-05-17

EMsHEIMER Il BLUM's STORE Be.
sIEGED BY THE LADIEs.-The announce,
ment that Emsheimer Il Blum had de.
termlned 70 commence the slaughter on
prices, yesterday, and would bring every.
thing down to the lowest notch, had the
effect of drawing TO that store an i'm.
mense throng OF ladies who were aston.
ished to find how much lower goods can
be sold than they had any idea Of
The TACT that this house Is selling lower
than goods can be bought Tor at auction,
and that purchasers get better goods for
less money has spread like wildtire, and
the prospect is that the crowd will he
larger to-day than yesterday.
A young army of clerks and statesmen
were necessary to wait upon the custo.
mers, and the rolling up of goods sending
off packages, showing beautiful silks,
alpacAs, Nilsson dress goods, shawls, cali.
cos, and the thousand other staple
and durable articles TO be found in this
house, made the place look like bee
hive.
Ladies' will certainly not go to auction
to buy goods whore they are compelled
to crowd and push among lot Of men
when they can get better goods at Elm.
shcimer & Blum's, and have an opportuni.
tyof examining what they purchase.
Ladies', 80 this morning early and see
how the tricks of the trade have been
played out by this firm, who are noted
for Their honesty and fair dealings. =
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ESTERPRIsE.-We had occasion to call
ON II. seamOn yesterday, and found so
many things worthy OF notice that we
will try and give our readers some idea
Of the business done by that firm. 1t
will be remembered that Mr.. Seamon
keeps wholesale and retail cigar and TO-
bacco store at 80 Water street, next to
Dailey's City Hotel. This is really one
OF the mammoth stogie manufactures of
the city, and lift is not the largest it is
certainly as large as any. We will not
attempt to say how many stogies and tips
they turn out in year, but we know the
demand Is even little greater than the
supply. But they do not give their ex-
elusive attention to stogies and tips, They
also manufacture fine Havana and seed
cigars, for which they are creating d
great demand, as the character OF
their manufactures are fully up to any
thing in the market, Mr.. Seamon showed
US some very fine chewing tobacco called
"Bagley's Mayaower," for which they
have the sole wholesale agency, 1t is
said to he the best fine cut manufactured.
We cannot stop to tell all We saw, but
must not forget some fine samples of Leaf
Tobacco, in which this house deals
heavily, and now have in store u large
quantity of Virginia, Kentucky, Con
necticut and Havana leaf, which they
offer to the trade at the lowest figures.
If you need anything in the way of To.
bacco, Cigars, Pipes, or anything usually
kept by such houses, don't forget to call
on II. Seamon, 80 water street,