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Semi-weekly interior journal., 1883-01-02
IEsASITr IN rHE USITED STATES.

After all the recent talk about the in
crease Of insanity in this country, it is
encouraging TO learn that we are not so
crazy as some other nations. At the
late meeting Of the National Association
for the Protection Of the Insane and the
Prevention of Insanity it was shown our
insane number about 63, 900, or to TT
Of the population. The ratio in En-
gland is TO $50, part due, perhaps, to
the more thorough separation OF the in
sane from the general population. By
sections the ratio is in this country In
New England, TO 5ss; Middle States,
/ TO 600; Western States, l to $50 /;
Southern States, TO l, 100. The ratio
to which we may look forward in the
future is, in the opinion Of DIR. G. F.
Dana In New England, TO 500; West,
] 10 600; South, l TO 800. In 1881 there
were seventy-four State and thirty-four
private asylums. The cost of main-
tanning them was sl2, 900, 600 year.
The needs of the insane are want Of
room in asylums, separation of acute
and chronic patients and epileptics, i'm
proyements in the laws of commitment,
more amusement and work for patients,
and a separation of State asylums from
political ENTHUSIASTICALLY Anleri-
can.
Semi-weekly interior journal., 1883-01-02
SMOKER,S CATARRH.

The British Medical Journal asserts
that the local effect OF tobacco ON the
muecos membrane of the nose, throat
and ears is as predisposing to catarrhal
diseases a. is inefficient and insufficient
clothing in the case of women-the fact
beng that such effect on the mucous
membrane of the superior portion of the
respiratory tract causes a more perman-
ent relaxation and congestion than any
other known agent Therefore, as to-
bacco depresses the system while it is
producing its plessurable sensation, and
as it prepares the mucous membrane to
take ON catarrhal inflammation from even
slight exposure TO cold, the Jo'fTnal
thinks it should require no further EVIL
dence to show that its use ought to be
discontinued by every catarrhal patient.
Semi-weekly interior journal., 1883-01-02
rHs AxsnrcAx LExpoonsrHrn.

Dr. Webster was a true scion Of the
old New England stock. Upon his moth.
er's side he was n descendant Of William
Bradford, the Plymouth Governor. The
clever boys OF New England families
were then sent 10 college, and Noah
Webster naturally entered Yale College
in IVA. His studies we're somewhat in.
terrupted by the Revolution but he
succeeded in graduating. Afterward he
taught school and studied law, being adj
mitted 10 the bar in 1881. In 1882 nc
kept classical school at Goshen, N. ",
and there "compiled two small ele-
mentary books for teaching the English
language" In 1883 he published his
First Part Of Grammatical Institute
Of the English Language" followed in
the course Of the next two years by the
second and third parts. The first part
was the basis OF the spelling-books
which he afterward published. He had
an idea that Americans should have
school-books Of their own, and he based
his compilations upon this. He adj
hered TO this when he published his
reader, and many OF the selections are
from American writer's and orators. His
books were popular enough 20 make him
feel the need Of copyright law, and 10
secure this by the Legislation Of the sew
eral States he studied assiduously, Con-
gress under .he Confederation having no
power 10 protect literary property. II
did not enact copyright law until 179O.
The spelling book, as everybody knows,
was enormously successful. In lS47
"A. 900, 900 copies Of the book had been
published, the sale averaging ], 1,OOO, 900
per annum. Upon this DIR. Webster re-
ceiyed premium Of copyright Of mills
a copy, and it was the profits arising
from this book which, during the twenty
years in which DIR. Webster was en-
gagged upon the american Dictionary"
supported him and his family.
York Tribune.
Semi-weekly interior journal., 1883-01-02
fAors AND FIGURES amour NsWs-
BApRRs


The English-speaking people Of tho
earth. numbering not more than one
sixteenth Of the entire population Of the
globe, publish over one-half Of the news
papers in existence. The total number
Of publications Of all kinds we find 10 be
34,27A Oi these 1920 are. dailies.
1891 are tri and semi weeklies, 1889
weeklies, 1896 monthlies, and 3.672
semi-monthlies. quarterlies, ANIMALS
and various other irregular periods Of
publication. These are distributed
around the hemisphere a. follows:
Europe utilizes 1857, North America,
II, 400; Asia, 775; South America, 600 /;
Australia, C6l, and Africa, the Original
home Of the Fifteenth amendment,
brings up in the rear with 1s2 The
total circulation per issue of these papers
is found TO be l16, 400, 600, while the
total number Of copies printed annually
reaches the enormous and almost incon-
ceivable amount Of 1859, 400, 4is
copies.
Germany publishes the greater guam
tity Of papers, the publications Of that
country reaching J,529 in number with
an annual circulation Of l,74s,O ,OO0
or about tlrirty-eight 30 each inhabitant.
Great Britain has less papers in num-
Der, 4,0S2, but the circulation is great
err than those Of Germany, reaching
2,262, 900, 600 per annum, giving sixty
four copies each year 10 each Of her citi-
zens. France. has 8,265 periodicals,
with an annual circulation Of !, ,657, 900, =
600. rIr|..
While the United States can show no
daily paper with a circulation Of over
$4,000 copies per issue, 1 find that
Paris contains one daily paper, entitled
Le Pctt Journal, which has a daily cir
culation Of $50, 900. II contains all the
news Of the day, beside plenty Of gossip
and society news, and sells for sou, or
n cent In London appears a paper
called Lioyd's Weekly, q twenty eight
column sheet, which enjoys the wonder
ful circulation Of 6l2,OO0 copies per is-
sue. This paper is sold for penny,
English money, or about cents in that
Of the United States. III p. Hubbard.
iH boston GIDJe.
Semi-weekly interior journal., 1883-01-02
rHE ELDER BoOTH.

Upon the elder Booths acting Mrs.
Clarke's most significant remark is that
he was always in the soul Of the charac-
ter and never resembled Boileau's writ
er, who. "inspired by self-love, forms
all his heroes like himself" We shall
not here attempt a summary Of this ex-
traordinary being in his TRANSPORTATION
as an ector. The fact which seems 10
suggest, II not TO defiue, him is that he
is needless and imperfect as an artist,
but electrical and fascinating as hui
man being. He would, for example,
when acting Macbeth deliberately 60 10
the wing and get broadsword with
which to fight the final battle, and would
do this in full view of the audience-just
as Ristori, when acting Lady Macbeth,
would carry her husbands letter 10 tho
side and throw it away. He was not
particular, when acting Richard, wheth-
er he wore an old dressing gown or n
royal robe, and he cared very little
where other persons entered or stood,
so that they got on and were somewhere.
His acting had no touch Of tho finish Of
Macready. But the soul that he poured
into II was awful and terrible the face,
the hands, the pose, the movement, all
was incarnate eloquence; and when the
lightning Of the blue-gray eyes flashed
and the magnificent voice gave out its
deep thunder-roll or pealed forth its so
norous trumpet-notes, the hearts Of his
hearers we're swept away ON the wings
Of tempest. Each tone and each ac-
tion was then absolutely right. Even
his marvellous slocution, which brought
out the subtle meaning of every sound
in every syllable, seemed inspired, such
and so great was the vitality which
glorious imagination thoroughly aroused
could strike out of a deep and passion
ate heart-NeIo York Tribune.
Semi-weekly interior journal., 1883-01-02
CONFUSING.

Bishop Bloomfield has been a widow
er and had several children. He mar
ried second time a widow with a
family. One day he asked country
clergyman TO dine with him telling him,
"You will only meet our family party.
The clergyman found a much larger mum
Der assembled in the drawing-roOm than
he had anticipated, and was introduced
by the Bishop thus; "These are nine,
those are hers, and those are ours"
Semi-weekly interior journal., 1883-01-02
RIPPER AND sHILLALAH

A Frenchman had some words with an
lrishman in Paris and challenged him;
the latter of course, had the choice Of
weapons. Without hesitation he chose
shillalahs at two PAGES. .l.I.
"An' what did he say to thatp"
"IIe said, BY gar, what weapon is
he? Ineyare hear OF him. 1 will have
yo rapoer.' An l says, said !, Very
well, Mossoo, bring on yer rapeer an
IN sthick 10 me shillalah 2"
"An' ye licked himP"
Faith an / did; am his mawther's
i'lasterin' mp his durty head in the Rue
io Ia Murphy, down yonder by the Boy
,is Mahogany, at this mint /"
Semi-weekly interior journal., 1883-01-02
sroxEWALL JAcKsoS,s ToDDY.

Having fingered 10 the last allowable
moment with the members Of my family
hereinbefore mentioned "-as the legal
documents would term them--it was
after 10 o'clock at night when 1 re-
turned TO headquarters for final instruc-
tons, and, before going 10 the Generals
room, ordered two whisky toddies TO
be brought up after me. When they
appeared offered one Of the glasses to
jackson, but he drew back, saying:
"No, no, Colonel, you must excuse
me / never drink Intoxicating hquoz." I"
81 know that, General" /" said l, "but
though you habitually abstain, as 1 do
myself, from everything Of the sort,
there are occasons-and this Is one OF
them-when a stimulant will do us both
good otherwise, would neither take it
myself nor offer il 10 you. So you must
make an exception TO your general rule
and Join me in toddy tonight"
He again shook his head, but, never
theless, took the tumbler and began to
sip its contents. Presently, putting it
on the table after having but partly
emptied il, he said
"Colonel. do you know why habltu-
ally abstain from intoxicatipg drinks ? &"
And, upon my replying in the negative,
he continued:
"why, sir, because like the taste Of
them, and, when discovered that to be
the case, made up my mind at once 10
do without them altogether. ."-Phaa-
dclphia Times.
Semi-weekly interior journal., 1883-01-02
HEAHHER WISDOM.


One Of our prominent attorneys. who
is at the same time one Of the leading
fishermen of the valley, claims that the
weather invariably repeats itself, and
gives the following as the result of his
observations, viz:
All years ending in 9. 0, or l are ex-
tremely dry.
These ending in 2, 8, a, 8, or Q are ex-
tremely wet ..HL
Those ending int or 8 are ordinarily
well-balanced.
Those ending in 8 have extremely cold
winters.
Those ending in 2 have an early
spring. "a p aA ~ -A ~. '-
Those ending in have late spring.
Those ending in 8 and are subject to
great floods. - Lebanon (Pd.) Times.
Semi-weekly interior journal., 1883-01-02

"THE maids of Athens are not hand
some, says a recent writer; "they have
arge, heavy faces, dark hair and eyes.
aud pale complexions.
Semi-weekly interior journal., 1883-01-02
RT-GONE TIMEs.

Engiishmen have always used their
ancient right 20 grumble freely, a. a
writer in the London Globe points out
Complaints Of the adulteration Of food
are OF respectable antiquity. More than
300 years ago n cynical poet discourse,l
ON "the knayery Of the world" and
averrcd-
Thy hAher and Thy brewer
DO wrong thee night and morn,
And ,hy miller h. doth grind thee
In the grinding Of thy corn.
Thy goldsmith and ny jsscier
Arc ioagued in knaVish sort
And the ell-board % thy tailor
nj san inch too short
This writer, one Corneilus May, is
certainly most comprehensive grum-
bier; he passes in review all occupa-
tions, and all classes only 10 conclude
that
There il not IN she world,
North, south, or east or wost
One 10 maintain righteous cause
Against his interest
Alack, thou cannot hnd
OF hish oriow degree,
In court, or cot, or cabinet
A man Of honesty.
As regards adulteration of food il Is
probable that modern science has more
skillful arts for this purpose than were
known TO our ancestors and yet con-
sumers in olden days complained as bad
ly as We do of "the tricks Of trade ;
and appear 10 have had some ground for
their grievances. In some of the house
hold regulations Of Henry VIII. il is ex-
pressly mentioned that "the brewers
are not 10 put trimstone into the ale,
his Highness' baker shall not
put alum in the bread, nor mix rye,
oaten or bean flour with the same. !"
Laws against adulteration date back to
the time OF Edward the Confessor, il not
earlier and Il is singular that in many
cases the same ingredients OF adultera-
tion appear TO have been in use for cent
uries. Henry VIII. was apparently
greatly amazed at the dishonest tenden-
cies of his subjects, as he issued
stringent regulations against tamper-
ing with food
Semi-weekly interior journal., 1883-01-02
ENGLIsn AAD AMkRIoAN JOURNAL

hhdLlSh AM AahhfCAN SOohHAA-
"Do you know how the growth Of
the press IN England compares with
tant Of AmericaY"
"well," said Mr.. North, smiling,
without entering into many particu-
lars, can tell YOU that we have far out
stripped our mother country in Jour
nalism. / believe there never has been
any comprehensive history Of the En-
glish newspaper press written. but we
have sufficient number Of facts TO en-
able us TO form comparison. For ex-
ample, in 1916 only fourteen daily jour
nails we're published in the United King
dom, while as far back as 1910, thirty
six years previous, we had $50. includ-
ing twenty-seven dailies, with a total
annual issue of 1881, 900 copies. In
1898 we had $50 newspapers IN 1880.
/, 900; in 1910, 1881, and in 1850, 1850,
with circulation Of l26, 40o,97s."
"What is the number Of English
publications at presentg'
"Since 1876 the number has in
creased slowly, and in 1880 the London
Quarterly RcvieO says only l57 daily
newspapers were published in the
United Kingdom, TO our 9S7 showing q
difference of S05 in our favor. Inter
vie,O t0ith a CENSUS expert. ffIf
Semi-weekly interior journal., 1883-01-02
A MOCK CEREMONY HELD YALID.
A Maine Justice Of the Peace usod
this ceremony at a mock wedding:

beneath this roof In pleasant weather,
Join ulis man and maid together, H.....
Lat none but Him who rulos tho thunder
Put this man and maid Asunder.
The courts held the marriage was
legal, and the town had TO support the
wife, who was abandoned by the hus-
band, although il set up the claim that
the contract was bogus one.
Semi-weekly interior journal., 1883-01-02
sOME 1oRE or THEM.

A Justice Of the Peace, who was one
day walking out for his health, discov-
oreda Robber in the act Of going through
Peasant Instead Of flying with all
speed, the Robbcr boldly stood his
ground and called ont
"Your Honor, desire N bring suit
against this Peasant for money long due
me-"
81 owe him nothing never even
saw him before I" shouted the Victim.
"That may all be, replied the JUS
tice, "a he slowly tickled his car, "but
Law is Law. The Robber being the
Plaintiff in this case IL is my duty 10 de-
cido in his favor without going into par
ticulars 10 discover who is the Robbcr
and who the Victim. You are both
lucky in having selccfed mo 10 decide
this matter. legal fees, 81, Of which
the county gets what ] happen 10 lose
out Of my vest pocket"
Moral : Always 10 tae Robber instead
OF the Victim.
A Saloon Keeper, having given ball
in his Hall, was presently hauled before
the court for having kept his doors open
and sold Intoxicating beverages after
the Hour prescribed by Law.
"Hcrc are six Witnesses who Swear
that your doors were open,T said his
Honor 10 the Defendant.
"But plain Tale shall knock them
higher than a Kite" replied the Ac-
cuscd. know ye. oh, wise Caliph,
that have no doors at all TO my Saloon,
but customers come and go by Way Of
the Chimney"
"But they swear that you sold whisky
and beer.
$50 they do, but they tasted not.
They only saw with their eyes, and has
this court any proof that they are not
color-blind p
"The point is well taken and the
Accused is honorably discharged, 4" said
his Honor. "This court further desires
10 warn the public that, while six Wit
nesses can be easily mistaken, a Saloon
Keeper is always correct"
Moral Don't be afraid Of the police.
-D,troh Free Press.
Semi-weekly interior journal., 1883-01-02
QUICKEST, CHEAPEST AND BEST

Route 10 ali points in Missouri, Kansas. Illinois.
Indiana. Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado, Afken.as.
FOr further Information about tickets 10 the
south, Kansas. Colorado, ant enigrant rates 70
FiOrida, address q. n. ATmOAE,
Gen Pass. and Ticket Agt, Loulsvillo, Ky.
Or y. J. Anthony, Agt., Stanford, Ky.
Semi-weekly interior journal., 1883-01-02

No matter how shattered the system may
be from excesses Of any kind, the Great Ger
man Invigorator will secure health and hap
piness. See advertisement. For sale by
Penny 4 McAlister, Stanford.
Semi-weekly interior journal., 1883-01-02
TRAINS GOING SOUTH.
PULLMAN PALACE CARS

To Memphis, Little Rock. Mobile, Montgomery,
and New Orleans.
Emerants 10 Texas have their choice Of routes
via Memphis or via New Orleans. Time much
qHiekor aud rates lower than BY any other
route. ID Is also the
Semi-weekly interior journal., 1883-01-02
ARCHITECT,

And am prepsred TO furnish designs and estimates
for buildings and all kinds Of scroll work.
That am doing no small business, can be iudg-
ed from the fact that my bank account runs from
81, 500 10 81 600 per week.
Contracting and building done promptly and at
living prices. Address
70-eOt-lyr 4. n. STAFFORD.
Semi-weekly interior journal., 1883-01-02

lr costs Mr.. Beeeher 81, 900 a year for
nie insurance.
Semi-weekly interior journal., 1883-01-02
B. K. WEAREM,
UNDERTAKEN,
-AND-
Dealer i'm Furniture,
MAIN ST., STANFORD.

Has just received ful line Of Paror Suites, Cham
ber Suites, cheap Beds, Bureaus, Wash Stands,
best Cotton Mattresses, Lamp Stands, Corner
Brackets, Cent Tables. Extension Ia
bles, Extension Tables, Parlor Chairs, Din
ing Chairs, &c. also keep constantly on hand
full line Of Robes, Shrouds, Collins and Caskets
! also keep on hand the celebrated Boyd Burglar
Proof Grave Vault. guaranteed to be perfect pro
lection from vermine, ground bores gophcrs, damp
ness and burglars
sell at figures that cannot be beaten. Call aud
see me Orders by telegraph promptly attended 10.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-03-02
THE SPORTS AND THE STRANGER.


Travellers Magozlnc.l
Three sports got Into n railroad car.
A rnilrOnd car, With a pack OF cards:
They called "herc" "hyar' and "thcre' was
"tbarr
Ana they always spoke TO each other rs
'.pnrds.r
For sports they are, both good and poor,
Professional and aiiintcur
Where railroad trains nro running.
They wanted fourth NJ euchfe hand
Three were they, and thny were ono short,
And they asked a stranger II he'd the sand
TOtry little game for sport
For strangers there are where mon abound,
And you'll always ind nsfranger around
Whore rnilroHd trains are running.
Tie stranger didn't know the gpsAa@
But he was willing 10 1--we and sNhfu;
10 him the cards were all the game
They WIS To all NJ frst, he'd learn
And the sports laughed loud and dealt tho
And gave him four queens and a thick.
legged Jnck,
Az they VIII when trains arc running.
And then they bet ON the poker hand
And fattened the pot TO u goOdly pile
stand,
And the stranger stood with simple smile,
And one sport raised the other two,
And the stranger him, AZ strnngcrsdo
Where railroad trains are running.
And then In q SOLEMN GREATNESS hush,
The three sports showed what they hItd got;
hut aces wont beat u royal flush,
Ana tho stranger Robbled that obese pG
For strangers ana sports are natural foes,
Ana tho former carry cards In their clO'cS
Where railroad trains are running.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-03-02
Sail s'ecp WHY Him Tonight.
Detroit chanl

Sometimes think the little ones say
the best things after all. | know lii.
tie family In Detroit who nre heart.
broken and sal this Saturday night.
There We're three last Saturday, but to-
day only two are left. The tie which
bound them more closely than the one
which the Clergyman drew has
lately been loosened, aud
the light of their lives went
out with the red winter sun only the
other night. The father Is u railroad
man whose duties call him away from
home three.fonrlhs of the timc. Ii
was his habit whenever he was about
to start for home TO telegraph his wife
apprislng her of the fact, In these
telegranis he never failed 10 mention
The name of the little four-yoar-old and
the dispatches usually ran as follows.
"Tell Arthur will sleep with him
tonight.
The baby boy was very proud OF
these kilograms, which his mother
would read 10 him, and he considered
he "teledrafn great institution. The
other night, when the fever had done
its work and the mother was sobhing
out her anguish, the little one turaed
calmly In his bed and said
Don't ky, mamma; | Sail sleep
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-03-02
Lost Faith In Physicians.

There are innumerable instances
where cures have been effected by
RosADALIs, the Great Southern Rem
cdy for all diseases of the blood, when
they had been given over by their
physicians. IL is one of the best
remedies ever offered to the public,
and rs it is prepared with the greatest
care, rs a specific for certain diseases,
1t is no wonder that it should be more
eflectual than hastily written and
carelessly prepared prescriptions made
by incompetent physicians. Take
RosADALis for all disorders arising
from impure blood 1t Is endorsed by
leading professional men as well as by
eminent physicians and others. Try
il. 2-24-eod&w1w
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-03-02
A SAD STORY.
The Life Of an Actress Terninntc. In the
Morgue.

The Life Of an Actress Terminates In the
Morgiie.
Chicago, February 27.--AbOut three
weeks ago there arrived Ia the city the
members of the G.. IL. Smith "Uncle
Toms Cabin" Company, one of the
numerous combinations playing that
time-hOnored drama about the coun-
try. In this company were Thomas
II. English, its business manager and
the delineator Of Marie, the lawyer,
and Miss Grace Emmcrson, who took
the part of Eliza, Marie st. Clair and
Emelinc. The lady was sick and Mr., En-
glish procured rooms for her and him
self an the old Metropolitan Hotel, at
the corner OF FIFTH avenue and Ran
dolpli street. They reMained there
until two weeks ago yesterday, when
he removed her to 300 South Water
g rect She arrived there at p, m, and
1880 he same day'she was delivered of
n child. The mother, who was intro
duced as Mrs. English, became very
i'll after the birth of her child, and,
although nursed by the lady of the
house, she rapidly sank aud died one
week ago Sunday. To-day the dead
body OF Grace Emerson lies uneared
for and undressed ON u slab in the
niorguc behind Mr.. .Elton's carriage
house on Third Avenue.
Poor Grace, said member of tn,
company, was u widow. Her hus
band, who was an actor died of con
sumption three years ago. He was ;
queer man, but loved her very much
He did not want to die and on hi,
dealt, bed he refused spiritual console
tlon, denying God and begging Grace
to take poison and die with him.
dom understand why the poor girl
should lie uncared for nj the morguc
She must have had money. She was
saving girl and We received all oul
pay except Tor the last three weeks
Her mother ] believe, did not fancy
English