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Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-17
Deaf Peoples Troubles.

Frow the New York Times,
One of the saddest features of exces-
sive deafness is the unhappy mental eff
feet it is apt to leave on those troubled
with it. So frequently is this the cause
that 1t has been said that persons of
morbid dispositions are peculiarly liable
to this way of looking at the matter,
cause and effect arc transposed. It is
certain that persons of cheerful DISPOSE
tions have been apparently transformed
into something wholly different from
their former selves by being deprived of
the ordinary powers of hearing is greatly
impaired is called upon to bear. He is
out Wardly in no way different from other
people, and unless he has with him at all
times some ugly symbol of his intirmity,
like an ear-trumpet, strangers cannot
know and friends are likely to forget that
he is wanting in one of the most-used
powers of sense. Of course, when some
thing is said to him which he does not I'M
derstand, in consequence of the light, !care-
less way in which the words are uttered,
or because the sounds are lost to him in
the Earring hum of a general converse
ton, it is easy to explain ones helpless
ness and ask to have question or state.
ment repeated But to be thus perpetu-
ally acknowledging ones weakness is ex-
ceedingly distasteful to most persons;
the more so as the confession rarely
brings with it any satisfactory return,
The prevailing belief of those who have
not associated much with deaf people is
that to make them hear it is only nee
essary to raise the voice. This, in most
instances, is complete mistake, few men
and still fewer women, who are
not professional vocalists, speak plainly
when they SPEAK with loud voice, and
hence it often happens that the victim of
their kind efforts is in no way assisted in
the task OF understanding them, while
all those who may be near are made
aware of his misfortune. The proper
way is to speak slow and distinctly, for
with the dear the recognition of volume
of sound exists, just as a near-slghted
man has perception Of any object, only
In one case as in the other, the outlines
and divisions arr uncertain and confused.
As this is rarely understood, those who
are troubled with deafness soon find that
attempts at general social intercourse
bring with them more discontinue than
pleasure, the natural result is to force the
sufferer into kind of mental isolation.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-17
A PLAToNIC PIANO FOUNDER.
Evansville Special.


Two years ago gray haired, fine looking
man of 80, giving his name as Herman Rose,
came to this city and stopped at the Fulton
Avenue hotel with handsome and well edu-
Gated girl of 18, whom he represented to lie
his wife. They have been very quiet, and
only during the past two days has Rose ven
tured to announce his intention of settling
and teaching music, of which art he is apro-
lessor. Yesterday Detective Brenneke re-
ceived letter from st. Louis, advising him
that Rose was music teacher there, and
had eloped with Emma Holman, his pupil.
The girl was the daughter of widow, her
father, st. Louis artist, having died eight
years ago. Rose and the girl left home
suddenly five weeks ago, and stopped for
ing here. The girls mother was dying
come home. On being confronted with the
letter Rose denied any improper intercourse,
saying that he had lived with the girl as a
sleeping on the floor, while she occupied the
only bed in the room. He exhibited decree
of divorce from his wife, issued in st. Louis
in 1876, by which two children were left in
his wife's custody. The girl said she was
willing to go home to see her mother, but
wanted it understood she chad the right to
love whom she pleased" She said she loved
Rose, and had stopped at the designation
house in st. Louis two weeks with him be-
fore coming here. She is beautiful, q fine
musician, speaks three languages, and is very
firm and self-possessed. The girls mother
deprecated any force or exposure, and only
left her request to the daughters decision,
promising that if she could see her once
more she would die happy. To-day the girl
refused to return, and the detective is await
ing instructions from headquarters, while the
strangely infatuated girl remains with Rose
| at the Fulton Avenue hotel.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-17
Excessive Brain Work.

One Of the clergymen of Worcester,
Mass, in the course of sermon recently,
uttered the following cautionarY sugges-
lions In regard to immoderate BRAIN
work:
sit is a lesson we are slow to learn
one that has to be enforced by an oc-
casional thrilling fact-that the most TO-
bust physique has its limit of exertion.
that well-compacted and toughened
mental fibre NAV succumb to undue
stress at single point. A piece of steel
wire can bear only given amount of
longitudinal tension. Beyond that limit
it snaps. By the annealing process OF
intense study or application to exacting
business mans brain gets toughened.
1t can bear animmense, prolonged strain
but there is an unknown terminus OF
your powers-e1ceed that point ard the
subtle thread of reason snaps. A rup.
tured capillary on the brain paralvzes
that center of thought, and the stalwart
brilliant man of yesterday, full of hope
projecting grand schemes, the pillar o.
strength to his family, the pride of many
the possible envy of more, is to-day al
enfeebled or quite broken down victim
of Incorporate brain work. 70,
might charge me with an exaggerated
idea of the perils of overexertion anon,
business men. did not facts justify all
have suggested Have we not seen som
of the brightest stars in the cluster of en-
terprising citizens, of which we are iustl
proud, wander from their orbit of reaso,
and pass, unless God shall disappoin
| our fears, into the shadow of permanen
mental eclipse2 The saddest feature 3
this phenomenon is that it seems to fa]
upon the highly organized, generoul
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-17
"Plzun and Ki-Nine."

She wasn't after hair dye, cosmetics
scented soap, or any of those gimcracks
but when the druggist had finished put
ting upa prescription to cure long
faced boy of hacking cough, che turned
from the stove and asked:
"Do you keep drugs and medicines
and pizuns and soon2"
10, yes, we keep all such things"
"And ki-nine9'
Eyes, we have quinine."
"Well, called to see about gittin'
some pizun and some ki-nine, but / dun
no. So many folks have been slaugh-
tered by druggists mistakes that I'm
eanemost afraid to even ask for camfur
gum, though suppose can smell cam.
fur gum father off than any other woman
in Michigan. Have You ever killed any
body by putin up morphine for bakin'
powderG"
"Never."
"Been in the business longqn
Only twenty-one years."
swell, you orter know gum 'Rabit
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-17

from sweet oil by this time, but some
men are awful keerless. I've ha a
brother pizuned by wrong medicine, and
I'm little shaky. Where is your XII
nine9"
This is it." he replied, as he took
down the jar.
She wet her finger, pushed it into the
Jar, and then rubbed it on her tongue.
'sTastes like it, but l dunno. Sure
that amt morpheneW
"Yes, very sure"
"Sure your clerk washed the jar out
clean afore he put the ki-nine inG"
80, washed it myself"
eff this shouldn't be ki-nine, you'd
have the law put to you the worst kind.
We've got money in the bank, and we'd
never settle for no ten thousand dollars p
81 know it to be quinine."
"Well, then, gimme fifteen cents werth,
and I want down weight, too. If I'm
treated we'll, I'm a great hand to trade at
one place; but the minnit I see any
stinginess or cheatin', a yoke of oxen
couldn't pull me into that store again."
He weighed out the drug, labeled ii
with great care, and thenshe said:
"Now want ten cents worth of pizun
to kill rats.
"What kindQ"
"Why, the pizun, OF course. Pizun
is Dizun the world over. Don't seem as
you were used to handling EN-"
"Do you want arsenics"
certainly; but you want to be pow
Cal ~&,,II e
I've nussed the sick ever since I was q
girl, but never handle pizun without q
chill creepin' up my back. Where is
it2"
He handed down the jar; and she smell
of the stopper, shook her head, turned
the jar around, and whispered:
"That looks powerful sight like
cream-a-tarter!'
80, no-that's arsenic, and no mis-
take"
"Well, I've got to take the chances,
spose. I'll take ten cents worth
down weight. Any one who will be
stingy sellin' pizun will be stingv in
other things, and I do hate stingy per-
son. My first husband was power jul
st1ngy, and he was struck by lightning
When the pois had been weighed
and labelled, she carefully took up the
package and said:
"Now, then,write on this that it is to be
kept in the old china teapot, on the third
shelf in the pantry, and it's for rats. Then
write on this ki-nine that is to be kept in
the old cofee-pot in the cupboard, and
it's for chills."
The druggist followed orders, and the
old LADY put the ''pizin" in her pocket
and the 'k1-nine" in her reticule, and
went out saying, sit may be all right
but I dunno. If my old man is took of
instead of the rats, III begin lawsuit
next day after the funeralv-Detroi
Free Press.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-17
All Night In q Vanlt.
Toledo RladA.

Io0oo Blade.
Not long age the widow of a gentleman
who had recently died desired the vault
wherein the remains had been temper
arily placed TO be watched. so that body
snatchers could have no opportunity to
ply their nefarious calling. Thinking
that the vault would be watched better
by the sexton than any one else, Mr..
Radbone was hired to keep close look
out At dark he took lantern and
blanket and made up bed in front of
the vault, SO that any one approach
ing it would have to step over his body.
But after lying there some time it grew
quite cold, and he thought he could
watch the corpse just as we'll If he went
inside the vault, out of the cold. So he
unlocked the vault and went in, but
found that he could not lock the vault
from the inside. That would never do,
and yet he was determined not to stay
outside.
Finally he went back to the house and
aroused his hired man, and the two went
back to the vault. Mr.. r. then took his
lantern and blanket and went inside,
made bed on the floor, and LAID down
for the night, having for companions to
while away the tedious hours, six corpses.
TIE attendant locked the door from the
outside, and went back to the house and
his warm bed, leaving the sexton alone
in the vault with his silent companions
There was nothing to disturb his tran
guilty during the early part of the night.
Every thing was quiet and still until
about one o'clock, and then there was q
gentle noise, as though some one were
tampering with the vault lock. Mr.. R.
took up his lantern, and the noise stop
ped for few moments, only to begin
again when he laid down on his blanket.
This time 1t appeared to be in all op-
posite corner OF the vault. He could see
nothing, and could only hear that steady
scratch, scratch, which became more and
more distinct every instant. Mr.. r. is q
brave man, but he confesses that when
one is locked in a vault with six dead
men, with no living soul within half a
mile, and at an unearthly hour to have
such an unexplainable noise as that, it
was more than Eyen with ordinary nerves
could stand. At any rate his hair began
to rise, and just as he was thinking Of the
best way to defend himself against his
spiritual foes a little chipmunk dashed
from dark corner, ran past him and
darted out between the bars in the vault
door. From that time on nothing occur
red to mar his quiet watch, but in the
morning he was rather glad to be releas-
ed from his dull quarters.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-17
Color Blindness.

Railroad accidents have been ascribed
to many causes, but rarely, if ever, does
the reader of public prints learn of an &C
cident attributed to color blindness.
And yet such defect IN the eyes of a
locomotive engineer has caused disaster
and death. Cases where one train fol-
lJws upon another and telescopes the
rear cars are far more numerous than
collisions where two locomotives butt
against each other. In these days of
double tracks, the latter are almost i'm
possible.
The other could be prevented at times
if the engineer was able to distinguish
the warning light ahead. But he can
not. He mistakes red for green and
green for red; he confuses blue and green !;
he confounds almost everything except a
white light. A colored flag that should
stop him he discerns as one which indi-
Gates clear track. The defect is there
fore vital. Upon trainman's ability to
distinguish u signal depends the safety
Of the travelling public.
To insure this, and also to examine as
to the proportion of population afflicted
with color blindness, the eminent &C.
ulist, DR.. P. D. Keyser, surgeon of Wills
Hospital, has undertaken the task of
testing the eyes of all employees of the
railroads that center in this city. A re-
porter was curious to learn just what
proportion of the trainmen were thus af-
fected, so he called at the doctors office
last evening. In the parlor were seated
a large SQUAD of men from the Philadel-
phia, Wilmington and Baltimore line.
The railroaders said that this examina-
ton of their eyes had been going ON for
quite period.
The news-gatherer was kindly permit
ted to witness some of the examinations, as
well as to have his own eyes tested. The
important requisite for a railroader is to
distinguish colors, because all signals are
made with colored lamps or flags. In
the tests the doctor uses all shades OF
wool and pieces of glass before a flame
The sharpness of vision in each case is
also tested.
All railroad employees in Europe have
undergone such examinations, with the
discovery that about two per cent. of them
were color-hlind. It is q natural defect
People are born so, and sometimes never
discover it until placed under an exami-
nation. In the public schools in this
city knowledge of colors is now taught
in an effort to train the children's eyes
and to remedy, if possible, any defect.
The subject is rich one, and interest
ing to the multitudes of travellers. The
doctors Investigations are likely to b.
productive of great results, and no doub
will lead to the adoption here, as il
Europe, of one requisite in the qualifca
tions of trainmen-a freedom from color
blindness.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-17

sympathetic natures first. A celd.blood-
ed, grasping Shyloc6, who cares little for
the good name SO highly priced by an
other, appears to be in no danger of such
calamity. Better far to confess power
ty, be an honest bankrupt, than be brok-
en- down in body or mind, under too
great exertion to avoid that calamity.
With emotions of unspeakable pity for
every man harrassed by his unsatisfactory
affairs, turn to expostulate with the COM
ing generation. Keep a sound mind in
sound body. Do be contented with
things honest, with comfortable medic
Gritty. Husband the stock of physical
and mental life God has given you, that
you may not grow permaturely old-use-
less before your time"
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-17
Wre0cTed and RacEet,

By the pangs of rheumatism, the joints event
ually become grievously distorted, and some
times assume an almost grotesque deformity.
To prevent such results by a simple and
agreeable means is certainly the part of
wisdom. A tendency to rhuematic ailments
may be successfully combatted with Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters, medicine with the
bounded popularity, and of emphatic profes.
sional endorsement. 1t removes from the
blood those inaammatory impurities which
Psychologists assign as the cause OF rheuma.
tism, and not only purifes the life current
but enriches it, promotiong vigor by fertiliz-
ing its source. Digestion, the action of the
bowels and the secretion of the bile, are aided
by it, and It impels the kidneys and bladder
to regular and active performance of their
functions. It is besides thoroughly reliable
remedy for, and means ofpreventing, periodic
fAvers.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-17
A Word 20 the CorD1I=7,t.

Instead of regarding obesity as an abnor-
NAL condition, many people have enormously
any agent that reduces fat is therefore at once
suspected of being injurious. Starting to
reason from the false position that fat Is an
evidence of health. it Is not surprising that
they should, very naturally, fall into the error
Of supposing that an agent possessing prop
critics capable of reducing corpulency would
however, from the rational basis, that an UNI
due deposition of fat, constituting obesity, is
not a healthy but morbid condition, 1t is
quite as natural for US to arrive at the oppo-
site conclusion, which Is sustained by expert
ence and observation, I. e., that the reduction
of fat in cases OF corpulency is invariably fol.
lowed by an Improvement of strength, spirits
and physical comforts. Allan's Anti-fat will
reduce fat person from Q to 5pounds week
Sold by druggists.
Perfect purity is restored to the circulation
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-17

Gas SIAM."-General Grant quietly
asked the king of Siam if he would resign
and accept a position in his next cabinet.
The king rolled his eyes round toward the
general in an incredulous manner, and,
changing his "Jackson's Best'' to the
other side of his mouth, said, ~ guess I
am well enough as Siam."-LeaOSston
Gazette.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-17

Watermelons may loom up in the near
future as an important American product.
1t is said that experiments in California
have shown that sugar can be extracted
from the melons at cost of two cents
per pound less that sugar cane. Besides
this, oil is made from the seed and alcohol
from the rind.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-17

Fashionable Breton sets consist of col
larette, frills for the sleeves and hand
kerchief with lace rufles.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-17

Syrup lis taken. Scrofulous, syphilitic and mer.
curial disorders are completely vanquished by
It, persistence in the use of the remedy being
alone required to accomplish a cure. Erup-
lions OF all kinds, sores, chronic rheumatism,
govt, liver complaint and goitre yield to its
remedial action, and it not only purifes the
blood but vitalizes the system. Sold by all
druggists
Prices of the Mason & Hamlin Organs are
somewhat more than those of the poorest or
gans made; but they are not much more,
while the quality is vastly superior. This has
been 80 thoroughly proved by the results at
all great worlds expositions for many years
that 1t is no longer question. At the prices,
thcy are the cheapest organs offered.
OhEW
ihe Celebrated
"Matchless
Wood Tag Plug
TOBACCO.
rHs PIONEER TOBACCO COMpAY,
Vew York. Boston AMI Cica 20.
Coughs and Gods are OICem Overlooked.
A continuance for any length of time causes
irritation of the Lungs or some chronic Throat
Disease. "Bro,on' bronchial IrocIes' are an
effectual COUGH REMEDY 25 cts.
Smoke Pogue's Sitting Bull Durham Tobacco.
Chew Jackson's Best Sweet Navy Tobacco.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-17

RHCHARDSON,s NEW METHOD FOR
THE PHANOFORTE. (@S.25), Is the most popu-
lar ever eued proved positively by the sale Of
dreds Of thousands Of copies Examine It.
ANY book mailed for retail price.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-17

The present number of the WEEKLY MUSICAL REQ
ORD IL full Of Raster Music. Send cents for Il.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-17
THE BEST MUSIC BOOKS
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Send for Lists.

CANTATAN FOR SCHOOLS AND SEM
INARIES. Among many good ones may be mem
toned Maude Irving, l75 cents) Lesson sn
Charity, eco cents); Guardian Amges, GO cts };
Coronation. go cents); Culprtt Fay ($1); and
Fairy Bridal, $50 csnts)
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-17

Perfect purity Is restored to the circulation
when contaminated, II Scoyill's Blood and Liver
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-17

benenC.
The quaintest mixtures of color appear
in mummy cloth, as stripes of yellow
green, pink, and white, all mingled to-
gether, and patterns resembling Satsuma
ware, with creamy grounds and small
flower designs In shades of brown, Sevres
blue and scarlet.
The fashion for flower BOUQUETS is IN
have garden posies with several old-fash.
Toned flowers in them; punches of thou
sand-ieaf roses, a spray of migonette, q
pansy or two, q marigold or buttercup,
and few ferns are tied together and
used in bonnets or for waist bouquets.
Diamond ribbon collar necklaces are
the fashion of the passing moment. set In
pace style, and with clasps that make
them available either for q pair of brace
lets or for necklace.
A new fancy that will probably 'stake'
is to face the skirts of dressy costume,
with red silk, under which the lacs
balayeuse is basted, making a very rrett,
and striking dress effect.
s The newest and most elegant umbrel
Jas for all occasions are in very darl
wine colors, or gendarme blue, black o.
invisible green, and of the rich, soft, ser
viceable, twilled umbrella silk that i
both sun and shower. proof.
AL the accessories of the toilet, as al
the fabrics, seem to be perfection. TIL
exquisite shades of mastic, almond an,
cafe GM TAFT are seen to the utmost ad
vantage In fine, soft. undressed kid. an
match the fine tints of the lovely material
which are used for spring suits an
costumes.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1879-10-18

nlova nf ;Lc canDanv. in various
Observation-Disclosures ward
-, III. demo, in lila r;ty for 4 long
limo TIM oljicers here s;eak
l;rhry If X. worth and habits.
H. va. forml;ot , l;t,Ie distance
from, ,hc cn,rine ,crr;t,v crt ,ard
brui.ol cbon,Slc lowcr natt ofthc
bc1y. = noy,;o1 cT5L;sS sralr ioru
of and t;s lower limbs badly
sro,lel III. ,r,,n,,s rock WINS
br6lfr h;s LNISy ala ana MISC
snyoral nrIr out. ,veyc ON his hcad
and o,rnr M,rto a, I,is nnr.on IL.
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The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1879-10-18
The Press Gang 0" the EEc&i,
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given last evening
byltlc Washington Correspondents
to. one, Of tlic;r COPS who ha$
cptcrc,I 3upon new Iu;ie<, aho";
twenty Of the Laying newspapers
ofthe ;eounly were represented
nnrin4 The evening slips Of l'apr'
were banded about the table. AMI
he guests wvre asked 20 write upon
them Nc names Of those wl:o, il
their jnug'ncn,, would ne 'hl
candidates Of The Democratic "0a
rcyuh!:.a'. parties for Vrc-:ds"'
in 1850. A decided minority
thought thg; Tillen would be tic
Democratic canlilotc, and thai
,irart you'd receive the EepNb!:
ran termination. Eayarl, liam
cock, DN:id Davis, Sherman M,
GlMinc werY namcd by a few cfth'
correspondents.