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Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1884-03-21
4 PRUDENT YANKEE CoNSr4BEE.

Mr.. Elijah Hitchcock was a Connect.
ut constable, whose character was under
scrutiny. Deacon Solomon Rising was
inquired Of about him.
Deacon Solomon Rising" said the
luestioner, edo you think Mr.. Hitchcock
an honest man?"
Very promptly-"Oh, no, sirl Not
~ any means"
"well, do you think he is a mean
nan?"
"Well, with regard to that" said the
beacon, little more deliberately, II
nay say that don't really think he is q
mean man; I've sometimes thought he
was what you might call a keerful-a
prudent man."
What do you mean by q prudent
nan?"
well, mean this: that one time he
lad an execution for 81 against the old
Widow Witter, back here, and he went
lp to her house and levied on flock Of
lucks. He chased them ducks, one at a
lime, round the house pooty much all
lay; and every time he catched duck
ID set right down and ring his neck
and charge mileage; and his mileage
mounted to more than the debt Moth
N mean about it, as know of, but ]
lways thought that after that that Mr..
Hitchcock was a very prudent man."
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1884-03-21
sUPERSTITIONS or TURKISH
WOMEN.

The Turkish woman is a ianatical
conservative. The world in which she
lives is unmoyed 10y the practical facts
Of the nineteenth century which make
life a burden 10 her husband No Chi
naman was ever more impervious TO
Idcas of improvement She is ficrcely
intolerant in matters of religious belief.
The teachings Of the Koran have reached
her by word Of mouth, and SURROUNDED
by perfect Talmud Of tradition, and
the a. teachings shape her view of the
outside world I'm obedience TO them,
she commonly hates foreigners with
passion. As she passes You on the
street she will pray with audible fcryor
chat Your eyes may become blind, or
that God may curse YOU.
She is supcrstitious IN the extreme.
In sickness she will use the saliva Of an
old woman who has never boon divorced,
or will inhale the fctid breath Of an
odoriierous and sanity dcryish, in pref
ercnce q the choicest prescriptions 81
an educated physician. She il assured
that Satan IN person teaches Americans
their skill IN mechanical arts. She be-
lieycs IN charms. She will not live an
hour bcreft Of her ihrce-comcred bit ot
leather which incloscs the mystic phrase
which is potent 10 ward oT the evil eye
She distrusts Tuesday rs the mother Of
al lack. and will not ce,chrata tho birth
day anniversaries OF her children, nor
even rccori the date, lest some magician
use il u cas-, spell against the child
H. o. Dright. ia H1Jpcr's Magazine.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1884-03-21
4 SENSITITE tai.

A writer in Lippincotfs Magazin,
tells of a terrier, fat, sleek and very
quiet, but the surface of whose braiI
had been removed When approached
him he took no notice Of me, but wher
the assistant caught him by the tail he
instantly became the embodiment Of
fury. He had not sufficient perceptive
power TO recognize the point of assault,
so that his keeper, standing behind him,
was not in danger. With flashing eyes
and hair all erect the dog howled and
borked furiously, necessarily swapping
and biting, first on this side and then on
that, tearing with his fore legs and in
every way manifesting rage. When his
tail was dropped by the attendant and
bis head touched, the storm mt once sub
sided, the fury was turned into calm,
and the animal, few seconds before ~
rageful, was purring like a cat and
stretching ont its head for caresses. A
French soldier, wounded in the head
Turing the Franco-Gorman war, was in
4 similar condition TO that OF the dog.
When his comrades We're called to the
linner.table he followed, sat down with
them, and, the food being placed upon
bis plate and a knife and fork in his
hands, would commence to eat Put q
rocked stick resembling gun into his
hand and at once the man was seized
with rage. The fury of conflict was
III him with q loud yell he would re-
commence the skirmish in which he had
been wounded, and, crying TO his COM
.ades, would make n rush at the sup
posed assailant. Take the stick out of
lis hand aud give him knife and fork,
md, whether at the table or elsewhere,
ne would make the motions of eating !;
land him a spade and he would begin
% Dig
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1884-03-21
THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN ON THE
GIORE

Nobody's reputation and honor are
safe in this cynical age. For the last ten
years Mount Everest, in Nepaul, has
been considered the highest mountain
in the world, reaching the respectable
height Of %, OO2 feet Dhawalagirl and
Kuchinjmga, in the same range, with
about p, 600 feet each, shared this hon
OF between them until Maj. Everest, Of
the Bengal Engineers, discovered their
big brother. Before they were meas
ured Humboldt thought some points III
the South American Andes reached the
highest altitude ON our globe And
now comes Capt. J. A. lawson, who
has discovered in the Gttle-knovn island
Of New Guinea a peak that beats them
all, which he has appropriately called
Mount Hercules, and fixed its elevation
at 81, 1856 feot above the Loved of the sea.
-NsU York Herald.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1884-03-21
TAIN 0yER WHAT roC READ.

Nearly forty years experience No
teacher has shown me how little | tru'
know II a subject until began 10 c1
PLAIN 1t or teach il. Let any young per
son try the experiment Of giving in con
vrrsation, briefly and conEectedly, and
in the simplest language, the chief
points Of any book or ARTICLE he has
read, and he will at once 500 what !
mean. The gaps that aro likely tO APP
PEAR in the knowledge that he felt was
his own will no doubt be very surpyis-
ing. l know OF no training superio< to
this in utilizing ones reSding. in
strengthening the memory, end in form
ing habits of clear, connected statement.
1t will doubtless teach other things than
thosa | have mentioned, which the per
sons who honestly make tho experiment
will find ont for themselves. Children
who read can hc encouraged b. give, in q
family way, the interesting parts Of the
Looks they have read, with great sylvan
Llcr to MI concerned. More than one
youth | know has laid the foundation of
i1t,llnctual tastes in New England
nmiy, whore hearty encouragement
oas given 10 children and adults in their
,'t,mp'S 10 sketch the lectures they
awe hrul the evening previous. The
came thing was done with books
christian Union.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1884-03-21
rTRTLE TKTC"S.


/ am dyelng, Egypt dye!ng-
Once my hair was rayeE-blaok--
Dark a. the shadows falling
On the sunsets fadlag track
Dark az the dusty glamour
OF the palm-groves' twilight shade;
Dark a. the fragrant trcssos
OF an Abyssinian maid.
am dyeing, Egypt, dyoing-
Ebbs the golden fluid fast;
I've only got one bottle left
An, how long will that one last3
Ny soul ia fun Of doubling,
And smile a sickly smile;
But my bair is like the glory
OF the noon sun on the Nila.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1884-03-21
I'VE growth of Atlnnta. Ga. &C

TuE growth of Atlanta, Ga, contin-
,--. A. The present time half million
! Tar, worth Of buildings are in course
To-. oe,s ruction, and during the season
T., ~, of stres. several attractive public
"'dmgs, and many handsome resi-.
T.. ne, have been erected The tax.
i".,., -,.s an increase of over 81, 000,-
nNti ~ he values over last year, As
II al F'l, il the whole State is less
IA u lD@D 900 it will be seen that At
!n.'tp'.u uas over one-iifth of the en-.
-. .. .,o;.. u. tie State Of Georgia.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1884-03-21
BeIHHq Bad BOYS.

The Board of Commissioners of Austin,
Texas, have certainly made the wisest
law we ever heard Of. Young boys there
we're on the streets until very late hours,
into all kinds Of mischief, and even at en-
tertainments, where people are supposed
to behave, they crowded the back seats,
and yelled, stamped and screamed until
people around them were nearly deaf As
parents either could not or would not
keep their boys at home, town ordinance
was passed forbiding any boy to be on the
street after eight o'clock, At that hour
the curfew bell gives eight taps from the
Eagle Engine Company No. 3, and every
boy has to 20 to his home or be arrested.
The boys were very indignant at the law,
but had to obey, as there was full police
force on hand to enforce the law. Ii would
be a wise plan II town not a thousand
miles from here would enforce the same
law. The parents of Bardstown should
petition the trustees to pass similar law
-[Rscord.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1884-03-21
LITTER THE RITTIe.

"Thc baby has got n new tooth, but
The old lady is laid up with a cold in her
head. Snd johnny is down with tho
measles. +" remarked a Galveston gentle
man 10 n defeated candidate. "What
in the thunder do care - WAS tho re-
ply Of the defeated candidate, scowling
mlously. "Well, said the gentleman
sloVly, "before the election you used
tO take me aside every time you met me
lnd ask mc how my family was coming
OF, ~ l thought you would like to know.
As was saying, Johnny is all broken
ont WIKI the measles, and the baby"
-'Go to Halifax T. roared tho exasper-
atei eS-canddate, producing a police
whistle; all Of which goes to show that
the defeated candidate is quite as
.,nde pendent as the one who is elected.
--GGlu,St.E NG6s.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1884-03-21

An octuplex telegraph instrument has
been invented, by which eight messages
can be sent over one wire in opposite d.
rections at the same time. Now, If only
railroad dispatcher could devise a plan
for sending trains in similar manner
over the came track, it would be a good
thing for an indianapolis road which
could be named Indianapolis journal.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1884-03-21

Wa record the fact, on the authority
Of the journal Of h- Telegraph, that
there are now in working condition 3d.
SOS nautical miles Of submarine tele-
graph cables. During the past year
IL ,OS3 miles were added Tho E'.9SGeor.
iag remarks that the cables still re-
qured to complete the photographic sys-
tenn Of the world arc One across the
Pacific, two between the United States
aud Rio and Valparaiso respectively,
and certain minor cables 10 connect
Cayenne, Colombia, New Caledonia, the
Philippine islands and Chinese stations
with the worlds telcgraphic system.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1884-03-21

4 YOUNG man in Georgia has taught
the public a lesson in respect 10 the
danger of hasty generalization. When
Tanner triumphantly tasted for forty
days tho conclusion WAS jumped
to that the limit of life under priva-
ton has been very much understated.
Acting upon this assumption, the
Georgia man, Tuck Jackson by name,
refused food, expecting, no doubt,
ne would live forty days, at least
But alas for the force of Tanners ex-
ample. He died on the seventeenth day,
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1884-03-21
Well ReWanded.

A liberal reward will be paid to any party who
will produce a case Of Liver, Kidney or Stomach
complaint that Electric Bitters will not speedily
cure. Bring them along; it will cost you nothing
for the medicine II 1t fails to cure, and you will be
we'll rewarded for your trouble besides. All Blood
diseases, Billousness, Jaundce, Constitution and
general debility are quickly cured. Satisfaction
guaranteed or money refunded Price only 50
cents per bottle. For sale by Penny d McAlister
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1884-03-21
BucKIens ArHIcd Save.

The greatest medical wonder ofthe world. War
ranted to speedily cure Buns, Bruises, Cuts, Ul-
GERS Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Cancers, Piles,
Chilblsins, Corns letter, Chapped Hands aud all
skin erurtlons, guaranteed to cure in every In
stance, or money refunded. A positive cure Tor
Piles. 25c per box. For sale by Penny Nc
Alistar
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1884-03-21

A MAN in Warren county, Ky, drives
an OK team that is so well acquainted
With his habits that, when passing a
saloon, the animals will not move until
he goes in TO take drink.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1884-03-21

4 LITTLE girl who applied to Queen
Victoria for her autograph, received the
following "For Of such is the kingdom
n Leaven. Victoria RegiA."
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1884-03-21
B. K. WEAREM
UNDERTAKEN,
Dealer in Furniture

A nd v
Finest ParIOr
cities make matter
what quantity quality will duplicate
prices
full Inlent
both cheap and Ware
opposite ST. Asaph Hotel, Stanford, n.y.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1884-03-21

Woman with pale, solorless faces, who
feel weak and discouraged, will receive
both mental and bodily vigor by using
Carriers Iron Pills, which are made for the
blood, nerves and complexion. -
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1884-03-21
RUSSIAN MONEY.

It is said that blind man might tell
the different denominations of Russian
notes by using his nose TO determine
their value; the rule being. the lower
the value the "louder' the smell. A
hundred-rouble note will he redolent Of
patchoul, jockey-club, or some equally
fashionable perfume; while the single.
rouble note usually reeks of tallow or
coarse tobacco.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-04-09

ST. JOHNS CHAPTER. NO. s.
rryHE STATED ooNvooATIoNs OF sT.
i Johns On apter. No. s. 4. A. NJ, VIII be
held ct Masonic ball, on the Saturday next sue-
ceeding the pale of the moon In each month.
All Royal Arch Mssons, in good Standing are
cordially invited to attend.
JOHN Z, JONES, Secretary.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-04-09

Notice to Passengers.
Passengers wanting to go away on the
morning train will please leave their orders
for the bus the night before at the Parker
House or Jackson House. n
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-04-09

BEATIFIC LODGE, NO. z. K. OF p,
NEEETs EACH FRIDAY OF EVERY
M month, ct O'Clock P. NJ, ct Its Castle
Han. in the RickArd-Foley t2ilding.
All Brother Knights, IN good standing. are
fraternity invited to attend such meetings.
Z. N. ROBINSON, O. O.
W. E. DAVIDSON, K. of Il. and 3.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-04-09
Just Received,

An elegant assortment of wall brackets
and lamp goods, consisting of shades,
illuminators, wicks and cigar
lighters. Also, new patent window
shades, and a lot Of fancy cabinet frames
and bird-cages. have on hand all kinds
of secondhand furniture, which I will sell
at prices to suit the times. Call and ex-
anime goods at my store on South Main
street. p. III. Hull.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-04-09

EUREKA LODGE. NO. I6s r.. a. A. m.
TyHE STATED COMMUNICATIONS OF EU.
reka Lodge, No. 16, r. b A. M, Will be
held in Odd Fellows Hall Saturday, on or De-
fore the full moon.
member OF sister lodges, and sojourning
brethren in good standing. are cordially tnvit-
ed to attend A. L. FITZGERALD, w. M.
JoHN Z. JONES, Secretary.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-04-09
An Extraordinary Razor

HAs BEEN INVENTED BY THE QUEENS
III OWN 90. of England. The edge and
body is 80 THIN and FLEXIBLE AS NEVER
TO REQUIRE GRINDING, and hardly ever
setting. II glides over the face like piece OF
velvet making shaving quite luxury 1t is
among the experts, who pronounce II PER
FICTION. Two dollars in buffalo handle; w
in ivory. Every razor, to be genuine, must
bear on the reverse side the name OF Ma
THAN JOSEPH, Gal CLAY street, San Fran.
cisco. the only place in the United States
whore they are obtained. Trade supplied; f;
sent by mali 10c extra or O. o. D.
The Queens own Company having
enlarged their factory, are now making PEARL
and IVORY CARVING KNIVES, TABLE AND
POCKET KNIVES, HUNTING KNIVES and
SCISSORS, Of the same quality % their mar
velously wonderful Razor. seS-lyd6w
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-04-09
SOCIETIES.

MOUNTAIN LODGE NO. ~, L. d. OF.
NEEET EVERY WEDNESDAY EVENING
M ct Odd Fellows Hall, at O'Clock. All
members of the order. in good standing, are
invited to attend. A. j. DURHAM, N. Il.
wS. BEARD, h. 8.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-08-30
A COMPLIMENTARY CRITIC.

NJ Lourdelet. a French traveller, business
in an address before a business body, " that
the Americans have become great pro-
ducers-a nation that is coming to chal
Ienge the French in supplying the markets
of the world. The use of machinery every
where seemed pre-eminently noteworthy.
When the Americans have to make 100 or
100 chairs, for example, machinery will
carve the arms and backs. In the FaubOurg
st. Antoine on the contrary, what loss of
time in the badly-ventilated little shops
where the light Penetrates with difficulty
with tools more OF less primitive Ortake
embroiderie5. particularly those for uphol-
stery, he was astonished to find that what
he offered for 81 20 dozen was manufact-
| ured and sold in America al retail for five
cents apiece This demonstrates that
whenever mechanical machinery is used,
we are sure TO encounter i'll the United
States serious competitor, immediate and
often triumphant. All but YOU say to me,
the taste-the French taste Do not be
too confident Of superiority in this respect,
They send to France their agen S and their
foremen, with instructions to bay, to take
the best of our manufacturers IS patterns,
and they have then only to copy them"
In household decoration he finds we
have made rapid development and repro
duced in quite a remarkable manner the
most beautiful wall papers, the rarest Cor
dovan feathers and the richest upholstery.
| We are even crowding out the French
| bronzes by our substitutes, though we
think that only his politeness, or else his
adroitness, prevented him telling; how inle-
rior are our bronze products Yet, he says,
We so divide labor that we produce bronze
work, silver work and marble chiseling
which content U.s. and injure tAe French
manufacturers. He recites that our work
men in those arts are sent out to Europe
bv our manufacturers to learit all they
can and Is not surprised at the result. In
watches, artificial flowers and jewelry, he
| declares our manufacturing progress to
| have been marvellous. We may readily
concur with him as to matchmaking. but
must believe that the day is far distant
when we can Guido France in jewclry or
flower York But he has the honesty to
warn people against the champagne made
at the East, at least that he tested in st.
Louis and this is a credit to his frankncss
and gives US confidence in bis general dis
course As to our staple products, and our
railway and other Development he makes
most complimentary remark, but still notes
our commercial depression, and remarks
upon It's causes. The chief point Of all,
! however is that here is keen Frenchman
/ by invitation addressing our business
rivals who warns them that they have no
longer a mortgage upon our trade in many
articles which the Partisan has heretofore
! believed could be procured, with any ap-
p-oach to excellence. only in France.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-08-30
MORBID HUNGER FOR SENSATION

The Inter ocean devotes very considerable
space to the consideration Of The morbid
hunger for sensation and makes an espe-
c,al point of the reports Of the so-called
cannibalism OF the Greedy party, on the as
sumption that these reports are given in
response to a ghastly taste on the part Of
the public that demands this kind Of men
tai provender. So far as that particular
instance is concerned. the Inter ocean is
wrong. 1t is not demanded by the public
that the press shall crowd its columns with
this ghouliSh matter If anyone will take
the trouble TO canvass his immediate
neighborhood he will find that the mass of
his acQuaintances, If not all, not only refuse
to condemn the Greedy survivors, but do
condemn The press for publication of the
tsickcnng details. There is a great deal of
| excuse made for sensational publications,
on the ground that the people demand
them, and those who protler the excuse,
and cater to the taste will occasionally
casticate the public for its morbid hunger
/ for sensation. The truth is. the rivalry be-
tween newspapers, the close and constant
! strife to publish latest news, and the bust
! ness competition between publishers, is the
| chief cause for most of the sensational
matter that appears. That this style OF
! publication has perverted public taste to a
considerable extent is true. If it has not
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-08-30
GROWTH OF THE sexes.

The Anthropometric Committee Of the
British Association has been at work upon
an analysis of the growth Of the sexes.
Their report contradictS popular theory.
Thus tits shown that the period ofmost rapid
growth is from birth to years of age.
From that time both sexes grow alike, save
that the girls are q little shorter and lighter.
From 5 to 10 the males grow the more
rapidly, but from 10 to Is the conditions
are reversed, and between III and 144 the
girls grow taller, while from 121 to 151
they are heavier than the boys. But from
- to 90 the male takes the lead in growth,
at first rapidly, then more slowly, and COM
plete their growth at about %, while girls
grow more slowly after l., and attain full
stature at about 20. The report shows that
in both sexes there is some growth after
attaining full maturity. but with women
this ceases at from % to 80, except i'll rare
cases while in men increase of stature oc-
ours all the way to 30 years, and of weight
up to 60. But this does not contradict the
statement that flll-maturcd growth is COM
plete at about 25. These facts are at va
rance with popularly-accepted notions i'll
several respects, especially that regarding
increase of stature up to the age of 80 years.
The Hour tip-tilts its nose at Miss Emma
Abbott's offer of $4,000 for an opera writ
ten in the style of " Martha" 1t sneers,
in effect. at the bare idea of a money bribe
producing melodious works. Well, why
not? It has been the cry that art has been
i'll rewarded Here, now, is a lady who
understands the secret of advertising down
to the dotting of an IL" who says to art,
If it is IN you, here is money for thy
purse But if ii is responded that art will
brook no lash, and that it is the child OF
inspiration and genius, then it is to be re-
piled that where these two do produce q
work of worth it cannot delnean them 10
accept the reward and name the youngster
after Abbott All this sentimental twaddle
about true art not being equal to labor for
human necessities we thoroughly discount.
II may not DE triFeH Of ldshcu, ouI d liioiieg
offer that will give it opportunities for its
own benefit and put bread in its mouth, or
give it means to conquer worlds, is not a
mean stimulant nor incompatible with the
best efforts of genius. We sincerely trust
that art will respond to Abbotts offer, and
give the sentimental philosophizing about
its cffeminacv. delicaCy and senSitiYeness
the downright lie.