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The bee., 1883-07-14
Labor and Fool.

The human body never ceases Il
work. Even in the most profound
slumber some of the functions of life
are going on, as, for instance, breathing
the circulation of the blood, digestion
when there is food in the stomach; and
it follows that some part of the ner-
vous system is therefore awake and at
tending to business all day and night
long. In the act of living, some of the
substance of the body is being con
Stantly consumed. The amount of
work done by the heart in one day in
propelling the blood is now estimated
as equal to the work of steam engine
in raising 125 tons one foot high, or
one ton 125 feet high. We lose in
weight by working. Weigh a man
after several hours hard labor, and he
will be found two OF three. and, in
extreme cases, several pounds lighter
If we do not wish to become bankrupt
we must replace by food the amount
we have lost in labor. Hunger and
thirst are the instincts which prompt
ms to do this. They are like automat-
ic alarm clocks, which stop the engine
at various points to take on fuel and
water. In a healthy man as much is
taken in as is required to maintain the
weight of the body against losst
Nature keeps the account. On one
side is so much food spent in work; on
the other, so much received into the
stomach for digestion. They should
balance like the accounts of an honest
bookkeeper. In an unhealthy person
the instinct of hunger becomes disor-
dered and does not sound the alarm,
and so the person goes on working
without eating until he becomes
pauperiZed; or the instinct works too
frequently, and he eats too much and
clogs the vital machinery A ealtula-
tion of the business done in the body
reveals the fact that for hard work
ing person about eight and one half
pounds of food and drink are used up
daily; some bodies use more and some
eSS, but this is the average. The
profit which the body gets on this tran
saction has been calculated, and may
interest our readers. The energy
stored up in the eight and One-half
pounds of food ought to raise 34O0
tons one foot high Most of this ener-
gy, however, is expended in keeping
the body warm and it's functions active.
About one-tenth can be spent in our
bodily movements or in work. The
profit, then. on the process is about ten
per cent. This is enough to raise $40
tons one foot high each day. A profit
which is quite enough for earning a
good living if rightly expended, and it
is probably more than most make; bt t
all ought to strive to reach this point
# possible.-Soientifc american.
The bee., 1883-07-14
The Solemn Mexican Dress.

entered at 10 o'clock P. NJ. hall in
a large old house in a town in Mexico,
and took a seat op one Of the many
chairs that were ranged round the
hall with their backs to the wall. The
hall was spacious, and few people had
yet arrived. In one corner of the hall
sat man before small round table,
on which were placed some plates full
of almonds and raisins. Some ladies
were seated at the other end of the
room, attentively watching this man
and the entrance door by turns.
Their curiosity was soon relieved, for
one by one the crowd poured in, and
each one took his or her seat on one of
the chairs against the wall. The
aspect of the whole thing was ridicu-
lousy solemn. Suddenly one young
man, less bashful than the rest, walked
up to one of the almond and raisin-
watching ladies and began to dance
with her. Others followed his exam
pie, and to the slowest-timed waltz ]
have ever seen, gloomily moved here
and there through the room.
They had come there for pleasure, ]
for business; but what pleasure these
young men and girls found in moving
about the room so slowly and sedately
l shall, | fear, never be able to find out.
AS each cavalier led his partner to her
seat he would look at the almond and
raisin president and very gravely nod:
then, his "bein aimee" being seated,
he would purchase plateful of these
delicacies and always present them to
her. She would place them in her
pocket-handkerchief and wait for the
next beau. As far as | could make
out the game seemed to be who would
get the most almonds and raisins, and
Ishrewdly suspect that the fruits were
returned TO the president, and each
plateful represented certain amount
of money for the danseuse.-Galres-
ton NeoOS.
The bee., 1883-07-14
LOCALS.

Nrrray- ice cream parlors, Ills K
c,raat \. W. Give call.
Goto the New Idea Store for hats.
fornets and everything in the milli-
npry line
Persons who desire the BEE contin-
asl must pay in their subscription
ly saturday.
The signers to the call for the recon
ypnng vi the convention will appear
in the daily papers next week.
Go 10 Mrs. Chase's ice cream saloon.
The hpst cream in the city, 1l09
Street. :. W.
The many friends of our highly re-
sneCted town man, Daniel MURRAY. re-
rprret to hear Of the illness of his
fright and promising son, Daniel Jr.
Wm III. Gibson, of PHILADELPHIA.
Pa. died very suddenly of heart dis
ease IN the 9th inst. He was in the
employ Of the Pennsylvania r. R. Co.,
at Their main Office at Philadelphia,
pa, where he was highly respected
1m his ability department, &c.
A private picnic will be given by
he Assembly Club of East Wash.
ngn on July 18th, at Concove
Grove above IIillsdale. n. c., to which
The BILE has been invited.
Have yea been to Mr.. Butler. the
stove man. at the corner of 5th and f
streets, y. W? You should not fai
I" give Butler, the great stove man,
falL old stoves exchanged for new
ones.
The bee., 1883-07-14
In q Moorish Shop.

The old spelling (gross-ery) would
certainly fit a modern Oriental provi
sion store, if the following is fair
specimen. Mrs. Elizabeth Murray, de.
scribing Moorish merchant and his
stock in trade, as she saw them in
Tangiers, North Africa. says that, 'In
the morning the Moor unlocks his box
in the wall for such is his shop-and
jumps in among his merchandise
There he sits cross legged in the midst
of his wares, offers them for sale and
endeavors to attract customers. His
stock cannot be described in honest
truth as very tempting in its nature
1t consists of heaps of musty raisins
coarse sugar plentifully mingled with
flies, stale leathery figs, snuff and sew
eral other odds and ends mixed up to
gether without any attempt at regu-
larity or order. There are also sew
eral large jars OF rancid butter, the
presence of which is announced by the
odor even before one comes in sight of
the shop. The article is popular, not.
withstanding Cor perhaps because of
it's staleness, and bears many visible
signs of the demand which it has ex-
cited in the mark of the merchants
fingers in all directions upon the jars
1t is an old saying that travellers see
strange things, and those that only
open their eyes may witness not only
many novelties, but also the novel uses
to which familiar things may be put
\ carrOty cat, for example, sits at the
merchants side, and appears to be in
the enjoyment OF that state of perfect
ly satisfied repose which individuals Of
the feline tribe appear to appreciate so
much. The cat answers the purpose
of soap, water and towel to the Moor,
who carefully wipes his hands on her
back between each dispensation to his
waiting customers!'
The bee., 1883-07-14
PERSONALS.

Nr. }. F. Bundy, of the senior of
y" college department of Howard
University, has been appointed to a
twelve hundred dollar clerkship in the
city Poatoflice.
Miss Ada Jackson. of Baltimore,
pad ms visit last week, during her
stay here, she was The guest of Mrs.
Eliza A. Stewart.
The excursion given under the aus
rlces of the Ebenezer Sunday School
At Highland Park last week, was
largely attended.
The bee., 1883-07-14
VI slCAL AND DRAMATIC.

Mss Agnes Ketchum Hill is in
~" England giving select readings
. G. Butler, Of the Ira Aldridgc
innate Company, was in town last
Week, looking well.
Ihe Washington Harmonic Com
y@hF yTF IS doing well. Our favorite,
,pl5S Amelia L. Tilghman. is doing
G.,I GgIi, We clip the fCllowing from the
'".ly Patrjot, of Harrisburg, Pa:
WASHINGTON HARMONIC COMPANY.
,a"e; np concert last evening by the Har-
at me 'ompany, composed of persons
q ,ol'f' possessed of the highest order
i H,uNlcal culture, in Bethel Church,
,. ~ Hhort street, was a decided musical
l..' ana success. The audience was
- ana appreciatiye, and the higher
;,i 20 ol pieces We're selected and art
grea. '''y rendered. The applause which
ma, i'''a The artists and followed the
m,,' ,eS was hearty, and the encores were
rra'.I nI.eIouS. Miss Blanche Washington
''i0ed at the piauo, at which she dis
The bee., 1883-07-14
Six Hundred Feet Underneath New
@ leans.

In his graphic account of Flood
and Plague in New Orleans" printed
in the Century, George w. Caple de-
bcribes as follows the geological for.
tnations underneath the city as was
5scertained in boring an artesian well {,
The alluvial surface deposit is gener-
ally two or three feet thick, and rests
on a substratum of uniform and tena-
cious blue clay. The well in Canal
street found this clay fifteen feet deep.
Below it lay four feet more of the
same clay mixed with woody matter.
Under this was mixture of sand and
clay ten feet thick, resembling the
annual deposits of the river. Beneath
this was found, one after another, con-
tinual, irregular alterations of these
clay strata, sometimes a foot, some
times sixty feet thick, and layers of
sand and shells and of mixtures of
these with clay. Sometimes stratum
of quicksand was passed. At five
hundred and eighty-two feet was en-
countered layer of hard pan but
throughout no masses of rock were
found, only few water-worn pebbles
and some contorted and perforated
stones. No abundance of water
flowed. The continual alterations of
tough clay and loose sand and shells
in such variable thicknesses gave a
clear illustration of the conditions of
delta soil that favor the undermining
of the Mississippi banks and their fall
into the river at low stages of water,
levees being often carried with them.
The bee., 1883-07-14

played the highest order of artistic exc
cution. The singing of Misses Thigh
man, Washington, Slade, Jurix and Wal
lace was very fine, as we'll as that by
MeSsrS. Layton, Butler, Lane and
Walker. The success of the concert is
an evidence that musical talent of un-
doubted worth will attract numerous
audience in an unfavorable season.
The reorganization of the Ira Aid
ridge Dramatic Club will take place
next fall.
The bee., 1883-07-14

u..ppers made of marabout feathers
and lined with pink and blue satin are
coming into fashion. The heels are
very high and are plated with silver.
Transparent bonnets for midsummer
wear are made of gauze and trimmed
with aigrettes or flowers. The inside
of the brim is finished with plaitings
of soft lace.
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The bee., 1883-07-14
THE LOUISVILLE CONVENTION

A MEETING TO ELECT DELEGATES
WHICH FAILED TO GIVE SATISFAC-
TIoN-A PROBABILITY THAT THERE
WILL BE TWO SETS OF DELEGATES.
The bee., 1883-07-14
THE BEE.
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uupRF THE BEE CAN BE GOT.

Treasury Restaurant.
a. l. Chase. 1109, street, Northwest.
m polkjnborn. next 10 city Postofi ce
vrs Toll-'ys. NJ street. between II and
" u pegqr. Druggist. corner 10th and Nj
.,,sgt. Northwest
u.,r, palqnd's corner Al and Peunsyl-
no ,,vlis ayenuc, Southwest.
p.ol store. 1905 Pennsylvania avenue n
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w., Freeman, corner 18th and NJ
$ T,Sb.laiehh,a House, ,S48 Pa. avenue n. w.
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E. M. Hewitt ( John c. Shea,
Attorneys at Law.

Practice in all the Courts of the District
Collection of claims before the departments
md debts of every description. Office, 81
Louisiana avenue, rooms l and 2, second
floor. feb3-tf.
Smyrna times., 1883-12-26

Webster's or Worcester's Pictorial Unabridged
Qusrto Dictionary-latest and best edition Of
either.
So, for Dictionary and Weekly Tribune for 5
years; or Sl7 for Dictionary and Semi-Weekly
Tribune for 5 years; or Sl6 for Dictionary and
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Smyrna times., 1883-12-26
he.Press
THE FoREMosTREPUBLIcAN NEWSPAPER
FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL YEAR, 1884.
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The coming year will be notable. Congress,
divided between q Republican Senate and
Democratic House, will be busy President
making. The great battle of Protection against
Free Trade will agitate the Capitol and the
country. The Presidential campaign will be the
hardest fought and most exciting political
struggle for quarter of a century. Europe, in
the opinion of the best informed, trembles on the
eve of great war.
With such an outlook live newspaper which
prints all the news and tells the whole truth about
it is more than ever necessity. Such news
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communication with corps OF over nve hundred
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world The special daily cable service which 1t
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Smyrna times., 1883-12-26

Cali at J. B. cooper's # you wa want a.
.o wah really handsome in Mo91et
o 81 Velvet Rug, Brussels Carpet lay
Table Spread, or Blanket.
Smyrna times., 1883-12-26
maryland Items.

siito,m y, ,Cruikshank, of Elkton. the
s.rqi b ana Proprietor Of the Cecil Dem
Bllimoss purchased an interest in the
ness eoa,s Fay and will assume bust
control Of that paper.
ass 5s,l county appears to be very lii.
The pvan5 by her Local Option law.
Court 'S n Jury, at the last session of
Who kp"ses unable to find witnesses
and VET VET" u any violations of the law.
drunken, perhaps, there is as much
towns a. a. on the streets of her
bylhe sls ever before. This is caused
S6e so S,auss Il il the law allowing g| cider
must 70 % ms intoxicating beverage
foe lie he l % saysth the grand iury. be-
Ind Jaw will be beneficial to to man an
diving Friday d night two gentlemen wer,
'ad near : t5s sleigh = to the Eikton depot
snek and s1e : FELTON, House the horse RS,
ava pro S shocked down WIN. Lind
serchannt0 imminent = citizen and lumbe,
@erOadt q s sowsrd them and had taker
'ne slippery sidewalk
Smyrna times., 1883-12-26
Alive NeWSpaper.
. DROWNED IN BEER.
Concerning this Popular Beverage Two MeI
Express their Minds.

Concerning this Popular Beverage Two Men
Express their Minds.
'The fact is sir, and you may stick pin there,
that the people of this country are likely to be
drowned in food of lager beer" shouted an
enthusiastic eetOtaier the other day into the ear
of your cornered correspondent. That German
drink has struck us hard tits the second deluge.
Yes and the worst of this beer drinking bust
ness is that it gets up kidney troubles, as heavy
wild raises the waves" added a city physician,
who had knowledge of the times and tenden-
cy to metaphor. THE midnight schooner lea
YES behind it wake of furred tongues. head
aches torpid lvers. nausea, and all that, ana lays
the foundation of Brights Disease.
This melancholy fact accounts in part tor me
increasing sales of BENSONS CAPCINE POROUS
PLASTER, which ut once mltigates these symp-
torls Price D cents. Ask yOur physician about It,
Seabury & Johnson, Chemist, New YORK.
Smyrna times., 1883-12-26
.ATAR Y =

al'avs inflammation protects the memDranal ms
ings If the head from additional colds, completely
heals the sores and restores the sense OF tase quo
smell. Beneficial results are realized Dy ne"
anniicaiions A thorough treatment Will cure
I|neoualed for colds I'm head. Agreeable 10 USE
send for circular. Sold by druggists ny "a an
SOC a package-stamps. ueS ""
Smyrna times., 1883-12-26
y. 3. Cooper.

My sales during the Holidays last year
were very large, for which may thank the
public and the stock People go to buy
goods where the goods are for sale, and this
is to notify them that have them for sale
at the usual place. COOPERs BUILDING, Cor.
Main and Commerce Sts, Smyrna, where [
shall offer a larger variety than last year.
The following is partial list:
lst-The Largest Variety of GLASS; China, Majoca,
and Fancy Wares have ever shown Also Fine ParlOr,
Hall and Library Lamps, China and Porcelain Tea Sets
and Decorated Chamber Sets Glass Ware in abundance
2d.-FOr the Boys and Girls, small and large, Il
have the fullest line of Books had in the Store and
all of the best and most readable kinds Then have all
the Standard Poets and full line of Family Bibles of
all qualities and all the styles of NJ E. Hymnals that
published Besides all these there is great lot Of Pic
tuTe Books OF all sizes from cent up to Three Dollars
and an infinite variety of Blocks Games Frames Pape-
teries Card Cases. Letters &C., Photograph and Auto
graph Albums, Mirrors Gold Pens and Cases. pE9EsAny
Book not in Stock will be procured at and Sold at
Publishers price or below.
3d-POcket and Table Cutlery, Carvers Cigar Cases.
Smokers Cases, &C., &c.
4th-I have procured a fine Stock of the celebrated
TOnqun Table Covers MOquette and Velvet Rugs Table
Linen, Towels, Ladies' and Gents Silk and Linen
Kerchiefs Blankets, Comforts Fine Umbrellas, Brussels
Carpets Tides, Ladies' and Gents Kid Gloves, &c. g..
all suitable for Holiday Presents The TOnqun Covers
are a Speciality
9TH have been able to supply the demand
for MOustache Cups and Ladies' Fine Decorated Teas but
this shall have enough and to spare The
of Fine Cups and Mugs for the Little Folks both China
and Glass.
6th-Oranges Lemons Raisins, Currants, Citron,
Cocoa Nuts, Apples CranberTes, Prunes, Mincemeat,
HOminy Beans, Buckwheat Pickles, Olives Sauces,
Canned Meats Fruits and Poultry, Potatoes Sage Celery
Patent Flour Favoring Extracts Spices, Sardnes &c
7th.-An extensive assortment of Fancy Baskets for
Children and Older People. AsOSchOo Satches and Bags
8th-I again ask attention to the Glass Ware. Fruit
Bowls Cake Stands COMFORTS Gobles Tea Sets Buffers
Sugars Ceeries Vases, Mugs. Also to Decorated China
e and Porcelain Tea Sets | have the largest stock o.
4 China Porcelain, Granite Majolca and Glass Ware
have ever had in the house and at the lowest prices
W 9th-Call and examine the above articles and if we
cannot suit you will not quarrel although we would
prefer to SELL Call convenient the chOc
10 of the Books as well other Goods to go first
But they all are good You select better though
IT. first. Respectfully,
ID NNNDINP
Smyrna times., 1883-12-26

Apply nv little fin
ger into the nOsIrils
BY absorption 1t ef-
fectually cleanses the
nasal passages of ca
tarrhal virus, causing
healthy secretions. Il
Smyrna times., 1883-12-26
TOWN LIBRARIES.

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Smyrna times., 1883-12-26

Mr.. Lindsay was much injured, and it
is said one of his ribs was broken.
The sleigh upsetting, the occupants
were thrown out and the horse ran
about two miles, colliding with and
completely demolishing a carriage
driven by Frank Burns.
Smyrna times., 1883-12-26

For five years l was
a great sufferer from
Catarrh. My nostrils
were so sensitive that
[ could not bear the
least bit of dust: at
timeSso bad the blood
would run. AT night
IcOuld badly breathe
Ely's Cream Balm
cured me. Peter
Bruce, Ithaca, n. \.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-01-20
The New Gram mar school.
Eds. Independent


We wish to make statement on
the intention of the School Board to
erect "a new building for the Gram
mar School. In the first place we
think the Board should leave it to
the people at the ballot. box to say if
they want new building. We
would also state that there is a va
cant room in the Third Ward School
building, and some of the other
rooms not more than half filled be-
cause the scholars have been drained
away to the Grammar School before
they were half way through the com
mon arithmetic.
The members Of the School Board
are the servants of the people and
should use judgment and economy in
the management of the peoples
funds. They should remember the
reckless extravaganza that was prac-
ticed by former old Boards, when
the peoples money was given away
for old buildings and lots that were
not worth half the money that was
paid for them. Let the Board see
they don't make false step now
Let them enquire if the principals
in the different wards cannot add
vance the pupils further than the
rudiments of the English branches
before they enter the Grammar
School. They will find that they
can they will also find that there is
plenty of room outside of the Gram
mar School for a considerable num-
Der of pupils, besides that large
majority of the people of Martins
burg believe that they are not yet
prepared to incur the expense of an
other school building.
MANY TAXPAYERS.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-01-20
ATTENTION!
Farmers, Mechanics, Rail.
road and LabOring Men.

Heavy Course Kip, Calf and Buff
Boots. The largest and best, as we'll as
CHEAPEST stock in the eastern end OF
the State, can now be found at the old
BooT, SHOE and Hat Headquarters.
Call and see them before buying; i!
will give us pleasure to show them,
feeling satisfied we can convince every
one of the truth of the above
GETTINGER u HOKE,
Queen Street, Blondefs Building,
N. B.-l'hose in want of what is
CALLED cheap goods can be accommo-
dated with Mems Boots, as low as 81 80
and others in same proportion.
oc2D q. IL Il.