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The People's vindicator., 1880-10-23
Baptizing \ Royal Infant.

DISPATCHES from Madrid give an in.
teresting account of the pomp and cere.
mony with which the little lnfanta Mer.
ce.les Teresa was christened, Septembr,
Il, in the chapel Of the royal palace, 4
The galleries of the palace leading froa
the apartments of the Princess to tAe &
chapel were lined with halberdiers, b
full gala costume, and a splendid carpet
was laid down along their entire length.
All the persons invited, including The
Diplomatic Corps, Ministers Of the civil
and military authorities and the
grandees with their ladies, occupied
seats, and the chapel presented 3 b1l.
liant aspect, with its variety Of uniforms
and elegant .oilets. In the gallery at
the bottom Of the chapel were the King,
the Archduchess Isabella, the lnfsntas
Paz and Eulalia, and their households. =,
Guns of the artillery fired q salute asAs
procession started for the chapel by As
galleries Of the palace. First went the
Lord in Waiting, then the Chamberlain
and the grandees in double file, all in
grand court costume of the last century,
with gold.braided and lace-adona
coats, knee breeches and silk stockings.
In the midst of the mace.bearers and
heralds there walked seven noblemen,
bearing the ensigns of baptism-nauely,
the saltcellar, q taper, napkin, wool
layer. a short mantle and cake made
of almonds the Duchess Medins
de las Torres, bearing on . white satin
cushion, richly trimmed with lace and
gold, the little Infanta, who wore :
beautiful white satin robe, the gift Of
Queen Isabella. The procession was
closed by Queen Isabella and the Papa
Nuncio.
On arriving in the chapel, the in
signals were placed on two tables cov'
cred with rich tapestries. At the altar
stood many priests and choristers. the
Cardinal Archbishop of Toledo and the
Patriarch of the Indies, with other pre-
lates, who Immediately began the serv.
ice with all the pomp and splendor o.
the Church of Rome. In the act o.
baptism Queen Isabella held the Infants
over an ancient font, expressly brought
from the Convent Of Santo Domingo
and in which the Saint had been hap
tized in the Middle Ages. After tn
ceremony the Infanta Maria lssbell'
! was taken back to her apartments !!
the same state. Other festivities vii
take place in October, when queer
Christina is churched in the Atoch'
: Cathedral. Then bull-ights and popu
lar entertainments will be given bysas
! Town Council. The King and the mem
3 bers of the royal family and the Arch
duchess Elizabeth of Austria have gve'
+ large sums for the poor and the y nls
: pitfalls. The royal household hss bee'
u thrown into a fer,nent Of jealousy b!h
marked preference shown 10 tore!gae4ss
: The Austrian doctor who attesdea
9 Queen, and an Englishwomaa /, q (
+ ofliciates as head nurse, are sPeenleV
:, iects of aversion. The Princess
e Asturias loses her title by the blrta
o the Infanta, and is styled lnfants ~
> bella in the Gazette. .a,a.
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PlTH AND POINT.
BAD hsbit-a seedy coat.


A REGULAR staver-A cooper.
IT is twice the fun to hunt for frogs
that II 10 to fish for fish, and many OF
the wise men of this country are hndlng
it out.-Detroit Free Ress.
SCENE in an oystd house: "See y.
here, these oystets are spoiled"
"That's all right; 1sput in twice as
MANY on that account. "-Boston Glooe.
VIZ have Just read a handkerchief
Irritation code and advise all men deslr'
ing to avoid q breach.of.promise sult 10
wipe their mouths with their coat-ta''s'
Boston Post.
WHEN Miss Snodkins found out, the
other day, that lime does Mt grow on
the lime tree, she exclaimed, "Well, l
never" Now she wants to know
where m they dig picked lines
"WoULD you like to wash your hands
before dinner?" asked the host. point
ing to the conveniences. "No, Ger
tainly not," responded the guest:
"Great Scott, man, do you suppose eat
with my fingerse"-Brooely" Eagle
LITTLE BoY-"Mamma, l want a
stick Of candy" Clever Mamma
"Which do you want-the stick or the
candy?" Little Boy-' Which would
YOU take, mammal" Clever Mamma
"The stick, Of course" Little Boy
We'll, mamma, you can have the
stick-I'll take the csndy!'-Philadel'
phia Item.
TRAMP gave q woman living in thu
suburbs Of Galveston some impudence
So she rushed in and came out agair
with . shotgun. She did not see tn
tramp at first, but he rushed out int
the street in plain view and told her II
shoot, which she did, and missed him
OF course. He went up the street smll
ing, and remarked to his confederate
"That was q close call. If she had fire.
without seeing where was, she woul'
have plugged me certain, but as soon q
she drawed down on me l felt that m.
time hadn't come yet. I've been Their
five times before" It is singular thu
it is impossible for woman to fire Oft
gun without shutting her eyes AM
turning her head away.-GalresFo
NeeCs.
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Telling Bad News.

ONE of the hardest things on earth to
do is to break sad news to people. You
never can tell exactly how it is going to
strike them. They may faint, or they
NAV 90 into paroxysm of grief, or
they may stand it with stony calmness.
But generally they do what you least
expect, and that is why it makes it so
hard to tackle them. A Northern New
Hampshire Deacon had q very embar-
RAISING time Of 1t recently when on one
of these sad srrands. He called upon a
bereayed citizen, and, assuming an ex-
preston of countenance sufficiently
iueubrious to duh the edge Of q jack
knife, said: "My dear friend, don't be
alarmed" Immediately the citizen,
who had up to that moment shown no
sign of alarm, began to look scared.
Such is the contrariness Of human ma.
ture. The Deacon continued: "This
| is a world of sorrow and tribulation,
and we ought to nerve ourselves to bear
its ills.' .sDeacon, what're you driving
ata' asked the now thoroughly aroused
citizen. "It's always q hard duty to be
the bearer of i'll news" said the Deacon.
{" Yes, yes! Go on,' cried the citizen,
growing more nervous every instant.
"Can you stand news of bereavement
asked the Deacon. "Good heavens, III
try! Is it very badi Do tell me what
il is?" exclaimed the pale and trembling
man. "You won't faint?" "No, no!
But if you keep me in this suspense l
shall!" And the citizen was in such q
state of scare that he shook all over and
was as white as q sheet. "Well, bear II
with Christian resignation, my deal
friend" said the Deacon. "Your moth
er.in.law-now don't lose your self
control-your mother.in-law is dead. y
The look Of horri6ed anxiety, grief and
despair passed from the citizens face
A look of supreme disgust took it
place. "You great IDIOT" he cried
:. have you palavered around all thi'
time to tell me that? Don't you know
any better than to come here and fright
en- me this waye BY Jove, sir, you act
ed 30 burned melancholy and awful tha
YOU scared me most to death. l though
mebbe team had run over my dog AM
broke his back!" The Deacon wen
home diseusted.-B0ston Post.
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Hsw . Kindly Lady Befriended .
Lenely Girl.

THERE are few points in the city
where more curious sights can be seen
than at the Union Depot, where the
hub .bub and rush is never ended. One
of these occurred . few evenings ago.
Trains were arriving and departing and
the engines were switching about the
yards. The platform Vas crowded
with passengers and their friends. just
inside the door Of the baggage-room.
near the east end OF the depot building,
ct . Young girl about ten years Of Age,
neatly but not costly st*ired in deep
mourning dress. She ct upon . coffin
andwas crying bitterly. All the passers.
by, who happened to look into tho room,
ssw her, but none paid any further at-
tention or made any ehort 70 satisfy
their curiosity more than to inquire OF
by.standers who knew no more than
themselves. Among those at the depot
was . lady who keeps . store at No. 826
North Fourth Street. The lady ap-
preached the girl, who was IN utter
stranger, and asked her name and the
cause Of her grief. Seemingly surprised
at the kindly inquiry, the girl looked
up and said: my name i Annie Nc
Donald. lam on my way home to
Chicago with my brother'e corpse, and
I find myself In St. Louis without . dol.
lar or . friend, and what I'm to do God
only knows. l thought when I started
from Topeka I had enough money, but
Il u Ill gone now" A conversation
ensued and tho lady lett to make In
quiries Of tho officials. She returned II
. few minutes. The cost OF the ticke
for The girl and transportation expenses
amounted TO q little over go. The LADY
Who required Of the girl TO keep BE-
name 8 secret, furnished The requisite
smosnk made the necessary arrange
msats, and To gi1l again started on he'
I'd tsip.-@. Loais P6se-Dispeeck.
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The Crystalline Conservatory q "'
Mammoth Cave. f#

WHAT words can picture form lp'
beauty of Cleveland's Cabinet! w!Il. l
dot and other csverns may have
leries like it in kind, but none to oee@
pared with it either in extent Of
metry. We loiter beneath sp@.ss nss
arches of fifty feet span, where the b i,oe! :!
is at once enlivened and bewildersa
a mimicry Of every flower that gros,Is \.
the garden, forest or prairie, ro@ M ..,A". !.
modest daisy to the flaunting he,,an.auo nua Il
Select for examination single one '',o. "
these enchanting blossoms, the e. '.oS% D;a.,
pholites Of the mineralogist. Con.'S.. -.
The charms of this queenly rose tn& .', y.
unfolded its petals in Mary's u. Bower; ssri
From central stem grscsfau|S, aa|,,sd: ii:
countless crystals fibrous ana le..u.d S,"dr.
each tiny crystal in itself IS = :. .'.r. ~c,.
each fascicle of curved pr!smss s. !. . ,Is rf.
derful; and the whole creation y
acle Of beauty. 80, u,,iAl.
tiplied from one to hundrea. a.,,liue
and. a myriad! Move down nj the os.1sS ,a1naI
vista, as II in a dream Of Eiysln.%Itro ~ tro
for a few yards, or rods, bu' ! -, orceut .at
miles. All is virgin white = s'ers, ersr
'I here and there a little patch o. o. !s,''s gS
limestone, or . spot bron'ea y y. ' MT.
metallic stain, or, again. .ssotony ~ @ t9
BURNING usuix coiored M lights. Mid~syis.!s|'S,tI !s|S,I
cross overhead, formed by the @ ~; ns.Sr ca,.
grouping Of stone rosettes. Lands. L. en-.
ters, bouquets, wreaths, gaF's"u'G .ss ucs'Gjr6
hellish nearly every foot Of the es,..rtlss os,Is
and anu walls; while the very soil !,!daIoa. ,p;a
with trodden jewels: The psnur pssrsn,.rs
fringes Of the night-bloomlnass 1I th.t do.t
rivaled by the snowy pluueess esusrsr snsr s.s
from riffs and crevices, 10 daylight:
from the withering glare o. o. bS1::ncbsd
Clumps of lilies, pale pansles' '.Urs,s U Of
asters, spikes Of tuberoses,, *S, the botsn'
magnolias- but why exhaust inds m'l ever!
, icat catalogue? The fancy ICY 'uu 'nusurterre ID
, gem of the green'housee, e,s.orvF snr Earle,
, This crystalline conservatory y 1872, ,nd
: visitors professor Locke ,,nlo,;he 10 ,Hl long
fIs,i RsvarS Taylor in 1869 descr'us ',u,s'onins
sprays, like stalks OF :: ce,s'Sh' y chandelier;
vines. and branches OF . >, cud ca'.rd suct
t,.,t :, h.s heen impossible 10 Ru.. .s,,s in
; exquisite formations i1o9, I!o enrces Of nsh9'
gers. Happily the he su1t.s n'a,s,r replacing I!
fire. fresh '' production; a. VIA, 5;i ;.
I, mineralogist's cabinet OF :" .'' Scribstf
. etaqerc.-H. C. Horey' F"
t Monthly.
The People's vindicator., 1880-10-23
FOkElGN GOSSIP.

A NEWSPAPER in the Persian tongue
is to be published in London, for dis
semination in Persian speaking coun-
tries.
The latest artistic craze in England
is for dresses made of house flannel.
The effect of these is better than might
be expected. The color is usually a
cool yellow.
THE Italian Government is to put up
a monument to King Victor Emanuel
whose cost will amount to something
more than million and quarter OF
dollars.
AMERICAN advertising agents in Italy
have made it necessary to put up no.
tices to 'post no bills" on the very
walls of the remains Of Pompeii, and
when = tourist sees one Of these notices
the chances are that he'll exclaim,
Fittings in those days were about as
they are now.'
or the two most eminent dogs of the
day, Prince Bismark's Tyras and Victor
llugo's Scnat, the latter has just died,
full OF years and honors, and received
interment in the grounds of Hauteville
House. With him was buried the silver
collar presented him by his master,
whose faithful companion he had been
through long years Of exile.
THE Austrian Crown Prince Rudolph
and his Belgian bride will pass the first
years of their married life in one Of the
most ancient and imposing castles in
Europe, the castle on the Hradschin!
that rises abruptly from the Moldau and
towers above the City Of Prague. A
part of the castle is being relaodeled
and handsomely refurnished for thei'
reception.
TIE Princess of Wales is picture o
modest good taste as she walks the decl
of her husbands yacht. She alway
wears q plainly made dress OF som'
dark color, with q sailor's hat, or q clos
soft hat, which is exceedingly becoming
to her. Her little daughters are dress
ed in black serges or simple cottons
and sailors hats always crown thel
long, fair hair.
A SERIOUS interruption of 'liplomati
relations has occurred between Franc
and the Vatican. The estrangemen
has arisen out of the clerical policy o
the French Government, especially to
ward the Jesuits. Matters are said t.
have gone so far that the French repre-
sentative of the Vatican has been prac
, tically recalled, while the Nuncio a
Paris has demanded his papers.
3 AT the Orleans Railroad Station il
Paris, the other day, 5000 pilgrim
8 were gathered for trip to Lourdes:
: large number were crippled and bed
ridden. The station was blocked Il
8 with stretchers and mattresses upo
Q which cmaciatcd and helpless form
y were reclining. Babes abounded, an
e their wan and scared faces were pitt;
d BILE. The incapable numbered ON
|. fourth of the entire band.
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SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

JAPANESE horseshoes are made OF
and so slightly fastened to
the animals feet that the principal
streets in the cities are strewn with cast
off sandals of the ponies.
Ii is estimated that Minnesota re.
quires five million pounds Of twine to
bind its wheat crop, and the Farmers
Board of Trade recommends home man.
ufacture. and the cultivation of hemp
for that purpose.
DISCOVERY has just been made by
NJ. Toussaint, q professor in the vete.
rinary school at Toulouse, by which he
has succeeded in inoculating animals
with vaccine taken from an infected one,
and rendering them proof against cpl
denies, such IS pleuro.pneumonia, etc.
NJ. Pasteur, it is well known, was success
full in vaccinating poultry, and thus pre-
serving them from the attack OF what is
known ~ chicken cholera.
A MIXTURE of sulphur and grease has
been in use for some time as lubricant
for the bearings Of heavy shafting. Sui
phur alone, - is we'll known, has the
effect, when properly introduced, Of
cooling . hot bearing. But why sui.
phur should 30 act has not been well
understood. Won Heeren offers this
explanation: Fine metallic dust is form
ed when . journal becomes hot, and
this dust, combining with the sulphur.
produces . soft and greasy compound
Of decidedly antifrictional character.
The coloring principle Of the indigo
plant is contained in the stems and
leaves, which yield . colorless liquid
changed by fermentation into the ia
miliar dye. About two months after
the plants are sown they produce . pale
red flower. They are then cut, thrown
into large stone vats, covered with wa
ter and held down BY heavy weights
Fermentation begins in about twelve OF
fourteen hours; the whole mass ap'
pears to be boiling and bubbles of pur'
Die dir arise. When this process is fin
ished the liquid is drawn off into another
vat and violently stirred to precipitatt
the coloring matter which is left to set
tie. Again the water is drawn off
leaving the indigo, which is dried ane
prepared for export.
MAJ. MAJENDr, in speaking Of tn
ignition OF gunpowder BY simple per
cussion, says: "There is ample testi
mony that gunpowder can be explode,
by . blow with comparative ease. tn
fact being that the temperature at whic]
gunpowder explodes (about $40 to So
degrees) is readily reached by percus
sion or friction II the powder be .
placed that there is no absorption Of tn
energy by the cushioning Of the blow
and this temperature is . long wa
within that at which heat becomes vis
bic. Copper tools may be made to Civ
out sparks. Ihave had much exper
ence Of this in some experiments whic
I made. The great thing for youn
men to avoid, whatever tools they us,
Is the exercise Of force beyond what
absolutely necessary, or disaster ma
follow
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CQNDENSID TELBGBAHS.

Is reported from Mszatlan, Mexi-
70, that ex Coy. Rubi, who WAS captured as !
the battle Of Sen viecent has been shot By
order of the military Authorities. 1t b also
ststed that Col. Rsnllss, caief Of the Sins'
loa revolution, had ensessd Masatlan 10 dis.
guiss with the intention Of takinga steamer
bound fos San Tfansiscs, that he had been
besraysd by hh guide, and biz capture was
sxpsetsd every hour, whea he would un'
ds.,hesdiy meet . similar tass te thas Of Gov.
NJ "u"'' q, TIE W1Dssl, !, 7l.FEt VI -
TnHrE conductors and bagsagemeu
oa the kAurss PasiAe RaltoAd have been ar.
rested, charged VIII systemseie tchene for
esindlins The company BY selling forged
titases - passeneets Who were instructed to
|lsatS Dsavey on certain trains whereby the
bogus tisksts we're taken. up By one Of The
csaduetors engaged II tie Conspiracy. It's
not stssed y what extent ehe scheme had
been worked aais rsAa2 sos hasIh .e4s
], ACCORDING to returns o. Rle In the
Secretary Of ssasst o1lcs, ths Csassitutional
amendment voted fores ths recent election
In Arkansas, favoring . scaling down Of tho
STATE deb, was rejected BY anajoriEy ef ,eco.
PS0r. JACos BALL, . well know nat.
ursa,.t shd s,o,esi,.. died reee,tly 4. camp
m WaNAersos. County. Tex. where he was
p,,rsui4g Die scientific explorations. 4
sarnd arndrl e centennial .nniysfsaiiv n 80 Of the
! n..,i. y v,n.,. Noun,si, u ,rA;is 6.ro,;r.
~ e',.a,.ssa s on ~. s,s and ;ts There
"a, : 'nimic asht r,prsssp,ine ths hattie
,,osess 49, i - '''''A - A-'''''- wv
~ thrvnteninsl, = strika all .loag thA
M 1,S. .rs,.s.sso, n. c,.nd rrvnt Rail.
~ S.vs .,s.sr.d ~ .1,,nss !. v,,..
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A Msdmsn's Dangerous Ride.

DEPOT MASTER THOMAS BOONE, OF
this city, relates the details Of most
dangerous ride of a madman on the
Reading Road. When the train in
charge Of Conductor Figanier arrived in
Port Clinton, and while the inspector
was tapping the wheels of the forward
car, he observed the figure of a man ex-
tended on the front truck. Finding
himself the center Of attraction, the man
slowly made his way from his uncom'
Portable position, and at last stood up
right and in the glare of the lantern. lie
was man of medium stature, appar.
emily well dressed, but lacking hat:
His hair stood on end from the force OF
the wind, caused by the rapid journey
in the open air. His face and head-in
fact his entire person, was coated with
coal dust. How he succeeded in max
ing the trip without injury was mys-
tery which he refused to explain. On
being informed that he couldn't travel
on the train any longer without ticket
he rushed into the depot and purchased
one for Pottsville.
Soon after the train had started on its
way from Port Clinton, the conductor
found the tramp standing on the hind
platform of the car. "You must get on
the inside," said the conductor. ut is
dangerous to ride on the platform. "
The madman stared at the conductor
and said: "No, sir, don't want to get
in. l won't 60 in. If you touch me Ill
jump off," The train was going at a
high rate of speed. The conductor sue
ceeded in getting the man inside the
car, but . few moments later the stran'
ger suddenly jumped for the door,
reached the platform, descended the
steps and acted as if he intended to
lump into eternity. The passengers
were alarmed. The madman leaned
over from the car step and catching
hold of the iron bars of the nearest win
dow he swung himself cut into space.
Leaving the tramp swinging in man
ner to make those who saw him turr
away their heads, the conductor hast
ened inside the car and pulled the bell
rope. He had no sooner done this thar
the tramp made spring to the mex
window. He swung himself from win
dow to window until he reached tn
middle Of the Car. peering into eac|
window as he passed and yelling at tn
top of his voice, "I'll beat you int
Pcttsville yet."
The passengers in the car were terri
fed at the dangerous position OF tn
man, especially when it became know
that the train was approaching bridg
near Landingville. The bridge wa
: reached, and VII expected to see the ur
fortunate tramp swept from his moo1
. ings, but when the danger was passe
, the yelling outsider still maintained hi
position. A little further on he sue
. denly disappeared, and all hands e,
3 pected to see his margled remains whe
!, the train shot past. Just as I'andin!
> Vile appeared in sight the tramp ali
appeared, who was running up the hl
: At full speed, still shouting pet names
: the conductor, and "1'll beat You
t Pottsville yet" The man is suppose
: to have run to the hills; as yet he is n
4 known.-Reading (R.) Eagle.
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ton County, Texas, administered morphine
through mistake for quinins 70 d: E. bs'ie9'
Callie Eubsnks, Mr.. James Bailey and I.
Nm. rinney. The two first named died
from the effects Of the drug; the two latter
have suffered severely, but It y thought they
will recover. =.
Br the explosion Of gasoline, the wife
and three children Of William Clark, lead
inc business man Of Jacksonville, Fla, were
fatally burned.
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PrepaIed u 81 J. 9. AYer . CO.

Practical and Analytical Chamisis,
Lowell. Mass.
sgln 81 49, hia sslsls sshat sREaF
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CORN FoR FODDER.

Ifthere is poor place in the meadow
where the grass win be light or If a
portion Of new seeding has failed, the
deficiency IN the fodder may be made
up by sowing such spots with corn for
fodder for next winter or feeding green
next August or September
II 10 very common mistake in SOW
ing corn for fodder to use too much
seed. If sown too thick the stalks will
bo slender, but with few leaves and
nearly destitute of sacharine matter.
la thick sowing we get bulk in the crop
but il is Of the poorest quality. We
believe that one bushel per acre will
yield q crop Of more value in real nutri-
ment than II double the amount Of seed
is used. Probably the best way is TO
drill In rows about three feet apart, SO
that 1t may be cultivated by horse
labor. When thus grown the stalks
will be highly nutritious as stock food
aud the nubbins that grow on the stalks
will add greatly to the feeding value Of
the crop.
For Summer feeding corn should be
sown as early as 1t will germiuate. II
grOEn for fall feeding il should be sown
at intervals Of about ten days. and sow.
ing may be continued until late ia July.
The late soWiBgs may follow an early
crop which may have been removed,
as early potatoes, peas etc.
In sowing corn the common grain
driIl may be employed, using only
enough teeth 10 make the rows the de-
sired distance apart.
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Attention Is being called ia the West
to the cruelties inflicted upon hogs and
cattle by drivers ard railroad employees.
A faEorite instrument for hurryiKg the
beasts Is pole with screw brad on
the end Tbis iron Ia jubbed into the
haak Of hog or steer. and on being
Withdrawn tears out a piece 81 aesh. A
Chicago packer says that out Of $500
hides be found 400 punctured. A
common means Of rouaing exhausted
cattle IL 10 twist their tails until tho
joiala are hs6ksn. A law to punish
these tortnFsrn has been passed BY the
Illinois Legislature.