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Power of Music.

It is true that most persons are more
impressed by what they see than by
what thew hear; so that it has became a
maxim that one learns more readily
through the eye than through the ear.
But nature is a compromising mother.
If the eye begets the most lasting I'M
preston, the ear imparts the most ac-
tive stimulant. Few artists who appeal
to the eye have SO aroused the vital ac-
ton as those who seek the ear. An illus
tration of the power Of sound, expressed
In fitting music to fitting words, is
given by Ben Perley Poor in the Bos-
ton Budget. He saws:
Jenny Lind's ballad-singing carried
her Washington audiences by storm.
Without in the slightest degree COM
promising its character of a single bal
lad, she infused into every line of 1t
more of the poetic spirit and meaning
than the words, upon the mere read
ing seemed to contain.
It was often the outpouring of the
soul of q Scottish peasant 1assie, yet il
was one of the most sparkling pieces OF
vocalizatiUn ever listened to.
What wonderous versatility was here
From Bellini to Burns-from the high
est reach of italian art to the most
homely simplicity of Scottish minstrelsy
and the same effects produced by
each!
At the close of her singing of the
"Last Rose of Summer" on one occa-
sion, Mr.. Webster, who occupied a
front seat, joined in demanding its re-
petition, and when Miss Lind came on
the stage again he rose and bowed low
thrice, his swarthy features gleam-
ing with qualification. The audience
indorsed the compliment with
vociferous applause.
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By direction of the secretary of war Orderly
Sergeant Martin Schocht, United States army,
will be relieved from duty at Fort Buford, Oak !,
and proceed to Fort Pike, Louisiana. Orderly
Sergeant Cooney upon being THUS relieved will
proceed to Fort Buford, Oak, and report to
the commanding officer for assignment The
following named second lieutenants (receutly
promoted from non-c commissioned officers) will
proceed from Fort Monroe, Va, to the respec-
tive companies to which they have been as
signed: Alfred s. Frost Twenty fifth infantry,
Company F, Fort Smelling, Mimi. Leon s. Ran
diez, Fifteenth infantry, CompanyD, Fort Penn
station within thirty days, over and above the
time necessary to reach them in the ordinary
course, it will be deemed q compliance with
this order. The detail of the following named
t1ent designated, to date from July 5, 1884, Is
announced: Capt John R. Myrick, Third ar
tillery, department of Dakota.
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Sufficient to stop in five minutes the
smarting. singing pain Of 100 burns or
scalds. II will stop the pain as soon as
applied.
Abundance to cure q score Of colds and
the coughing that often leads the way to
Consumption. IT WILL POSITIVELY ease
Cough in fifteen minutes.
More than enough to save q dozen
children Choking with Group. One
minute after the first dose the hardest
attack of Group will be relieved.
Plenty to relieve the oppression and
wheeling Of the most severe case 6f
Of Asthma. The direct cure of Asthma
by this medicine is proof that DIR. Thorn
as Eclectric Oil has no equel as ON Asth-
ma cure.
In the above cases DR.. Thomas Eclec.
iris Oil can be relied upon. It has CIV
en- relief to thousands. Keep it in your
house. There is hardly d week Of the
year it will not be useful.
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WHAT Is AsIATIC CHOLERA?


Its proper and Improper Treatment; with
" Hints to Its Prevention.
Dr.. John G. Peters, in the New York Herald
"What is the distinguishing feature of
Asiatic cholera, Doctor?"
1t is this, I think, that the poison or
germs of cholera invariably destroy the
epithelium or soft skin lining the muc-
GUS membrane of the bowels, and lay
1t bare as if it had been fayed: Hence
the redness and CONGESTION of the nue.
Gus membrane. From the red surface
the serum of watery portion of the
blood flows in large quantities, just as
it does from an ordinary blister on the
skin. Previous to 1866 there enormous
discharges were attributed to weakness
and relaxation of the bowels, and was
the first to point out that they were due
to the destruction of the epthelium.
This is not theory, but fact, amply
proved by post-mortem examinations,
and destroying the germs. and not alone
of restraining the discharges and sooth-
ing the raw mucous membrane.
Here [ may mention that much mis-
chef has been caused by popular
medicine largely composed of red pep
per, ginger and brandy, and which,
though useful in cases of cholera morbus,
is among the most injurious that could
be selected in cases of real cholera.
The reason is that the GOODNESS of the
surface of the body, or what is Collapse,
is caused by the tremendous irritation
of the bowels, and that any further ir-
ritation naturally increases the collapse.
Strange to say this medicine has been
largely used for the past years. No
skillful doctor, however, would dream
of Recommending it. Henceforward the
scientific treatment of cholera will be
based on the use of rgemicides. o
these sulphate of iron, suggested by inf
in 1866, gallo acid and all the dilute
mineral acids, especially the sulphuric,
are also astringents. The dilute sui
phuric acid, especially the aromatic
tincture, has attained the highest repu-
tation as a preventive and cure of Ash
attic cholera. Corrosive sublimate,
which would probably be used by scien
tific physicians is not alone poisonous.
but very dangerous, since it can only be
used in a minute form. One particle
would kill 10000 germs. Still it is the
most efficient germicide known at pres.
ent. Koch recommends picnic acid,
which is the same as chemically pure,
carbolic acid. Chemically pure, mind,
for the chemically impure has signally
failed, since it has been proved that bac-
terra will live for long time in strong
solutions Of it. Among the domestic
preyentives, the best to my mind are
common table salt and vinegar, used
separately and in fairly large quantities
as condiments of food A strong solu-
ton of chloride of soda, or table salt,
would be as effectual as chloride of zinc
or even chloride of mercury, which is
the same as corrosive sublimate. If
nurses and doctors washed their hands
regular in vinegar while attending
cholera patients, 1 feel sure they will
escape the disease"
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per mile. Their gross earnings are !,
1882 were 91. 65S. 1854; their net earn
ings 9764, 229, which is equivalent tc
E1. ATT 6 gross and E612 16 shillings net
per mile, G235 more net than earnings
OF railroads in the United States The
net earnings were 1-6 per cont. on the
capital expended, an eminently satisfac-
tory result, as tho interest paid by the
Government is less than that. Tn
Government has authorized the expen-
diture of Ell ,000, 900 more for railroad
construction, of which $4,000, 900 was
negotiated last year. This is the only
Australian colony that has adopted the
English and American standard gauge
of four feet eight and one-half inches.
A connection of the Victorian railroad
is almost completed, and one with
Queensland, the colony next north, is
in progress.
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BORN LUCKY.
rhs Memphis Man who Got sls, 900.


Fortune seems to favor this neighborhood,
for hardly a Louisiana Lottery drawing takes
place without singing out some lucky fellow in
Memphis or this vicinity. At the last drawing
ticket No 67,552 drew the fourth capital prize
Of $1,000, and one fifth was collected by the
German National Bank for Chris. Hettinger an
honest and industrious carpenter. Mr.. Hettin-
ger was looking over the morning Avalanche,
when he came to his number. He hastily re-
marked to friend: "By Joe, believe have
struck it this time and rushed of for his ticket
He was overjoyed to find that it was tally.
Ticket No. Il, 1873 drew the first capital prize
Of $75, 900, and one fifth was held by well to-
do farmer living IN the quaint and picturesque
little town of Canadaville, Fayette, county,
Tenn. An Avalanche reporter pa1d visit re-
Gently to Canadaville and was introduced to the
lucky farmer. His face was all aglow with
good nature. He said that bis good fortune
enabled him to make some Improvements in
his place that he had been long wanting to
make, but felt unable to do so. He said he
had begun life with nothing, but had accumu-
lated and acquired good farm His s15,-
600 would enable him to live comfortable and
serenely the rest of his life. He remarked to the
reporter that now he would have " indmill-
something that his heart had long been set up
on. The farmer drew his money through the
Bank Of Commerce of this city.-Memphis
Cenn.) Avalanche, July 26
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A MARINERS GHOST STORY
An Old Portland Ship Masters Tale Of
Haunted Vessel.

An Old Portland Ship Mas ter's Tale Of
Haunted Vessel.
An old Portland ship-master recalls
in the Press the following good ghost
story. He says that one night on voy-
age from which he had just returned,
while lying off the battery at New York,
waiting for the crew to come on board,
he heard some one on the top of the
house calling his name. Now this was
not only the captains name, but also
that of his son, who was his mate on this
voyage. Only the captain, mate and
steward were on board, and on hearing
the voice they all went on
deck, but saw no one. The next day
the bark sailed for Rio Janeiro, and
several strange occurrences took place
on the passage. One morning his son,
the mate, said to him: "The ship is
haunted. I tureed out on my watch
at four o'clock in the mornin g, and asI
went out of the cabin door saw some
one in white, but before I could distin-
guish whether it was male or female it
disappeared around the main-mast.
L AC opCWoAO ottitl IlC saw LII dlSO, dllu
was frightened. Some days after this
the steward called the captain and told
him the mate had not yet come on deck.
The captain went to the mates state
room, and on opening the door saw the
mate apparently laughing at him, but
on taking hold of him he found he was
dead. From his distorted counte-
nance it appeared that he had been
frightened to death. Several other
strange occurrences happened on board,
and on arriving at Rio the steward
left the vessel on account of feeling
that she was haunted Strange noises
continued to be heard on board, such as
the working of the MINDLESS in heaving
the anchor, but on going forward no one
was to be seen. Now comes the strangest
part of the story. During the captains
absence on the voyage another son OF
his arrived home from voyage, and re-
marked that he would go down for his
dunnage. He came back with it and
lay down for nap. Not coming down
to tea some of the family went to call
him and found him dead. This was
about the time that the mate and steward
saw the figure in white.
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Cleveland Press.


Once upon time, when crowded
about his Presidential aspirations, Mr..
Thurman replied: II really have no
ambition in that direction. A look of
incrudulity on every face was the only
response. The Judge took in those
looks and related a little story:
"One summer I was at the Oakland
House, Maryland, spending little va
cation up in the cool mountain region.
We got telling fishing stories. Irelated
something of my own experience when
l was present and saw caught catfish
weighing 80 pounds. When told the
weight there was general laugh, and I
was humorously awarded the prize for
telling fish stories. Iquietls remarked
to my incredulous friends that hoped
soon to convince them of the correctness
of my story that in Western waters
there were catfish of 80 pounds weight.
When I returned to Columbus I went
to the leading restaurateur and instruct
ed him to procure me the largest catfish
that could possibly be secured. He re-
ported in few days that he
had one. I walked over and found an
excellent specimen, weighing rs pounds.
had him boxed and carefully packed
in ice, and shipped him by express to
my disbelieving friends at the Oakland
From the restaurateur I got all the re-
cipes could for catfish chowder, cat
fish steaks, stuffed catfish, roast, etc.,
and sent them on by mail. I tele-
graphed as follows: Skin your fish be-
fore you cook him. catfish skin being
SO rank as to spoil the flesh when the
fish is cooked with it on. They got my
telegram and were puzzled. When the
box arrived, dripping from the melting
ice, they were more puzzled. The let
ter which arrived by the same train as
the fish, explained all. They had a
fine feast, and at it formally organized
with a president and secretary and
passed the following resolution, which
was sent to me:
Resolved, That the truth of Allen
Ct. Humans statements should never
be questioned; that his fish stories are
always absolutely true, especially his
catfish stories.'"
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How your sweet face revlves again
The dear old time, my Pearl,
If may use the pretty name
called you when girl.
You are so young; while Time of me
Has made cruel prey,
1t has forgotten you, nor swept
One grace of youth away
The same sweet face, the same sweet smile
The same 1.-the figure, too!
What did you say? SIT was perchance
Your mother that knew"
All, yes, of course, it must have been,
\ And vet the same you seem,
And for moment, all these years
Fled from me like dream.
Then what your mother would not give,
Permit me, dear, to take,
The old mans privilege a-kiss-
Just for your mothers sake.
w. W. Story.
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low to Read ana Interpret Character In
the Various Features.

Row to Read and Interpret Character In
the Various Features.
From Forney's Progress.
Observe how, when the shrewd palm
list is reading the lines Of q hand, he
scans the face with almost equal inter-
est. These learned people know how
the soul dwells in the eye; and the abil-
ity to understand its language is Unborn
with most folks without having to study
it, though extremely sensitive persons
have told me that more persons of dis
elimination rested in their hands than
they could read from every feature OF
the face, the fingers being so full of
vision that they could feel color with
out seeing it: so full of nerves that
an impression was instantaneous and
could be relied upon; so full of life that
when their possessor was in love they
tingled with an affectionate intoxication.
1t is said that very quiet eyes that i'm
press and embarass one with their re-
pose signify self-command, but also
much complacency and some conceit.
Restless eyes that cannot look one stead
lily in the face denote a deceitful, de-
signing mind. Eyes in which the white
has yellowish tinge and is streaked
with reddish veins, prove much of
strong passions and hasty tempers.
Very blue eyes bespeak mind inclined
to coquetryI gray eyes signify dignity,
intelligence and excellent reasoning
faculties; greenish eyes, falsehood and
d fondness for scandal. A malicious
mind is often indicated by greenish
eyes. Black eyes show passionate
lively temperament, and oftentimes a
most deceitful disposition brown eyes
are generally tender and true, indicat-
ing kind and happy disposition.
OF the nose. A Roman nose denotes
a business-like character; long nose is
sign of good sense; perfectly straight
nose indicates pure and noble soul,
unless the eye contradicts it; a nez re-
trousse signifies . spirit OF mischief, wit
and dash; large nose generally indi-
Gates large mind and good nature but
lack of energy.
Thick lips generally mean either
great genius or stupidity very thin lips,
cruelty, righteousness, and if the lips
are hahitually compressed, falsehood.
Dimples on the cheek are known as the
abodes of roguery, and in the chin, of
Cupid and his pranks.
A lean face speaks more of intelli-
gence than a fat face, generally speak
ing, and they do say, beware of full,
round and greasy FACET means treach-
cry.
Irrascibility is accompanied by on
erect posture, open nostrils, moist
temples, displaying superficial veins
which stand out and throb under the
least excitement, large, unequal, ill
ranged eyes, and equal use of both
hands.
A genius may be expected from me-
dium statue, blue-gray or brown eyes,
prominent and large forehead, with tenn
Piles little hollow; under lip slightly
retiring, a fixed, attentive look, and
habitual inclination of the head either
backward or forward.
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'"There is nothing in the reports this year
that has not been known long Time" re-
marked Gen. Newton, chief of engineers; when
questioned about the reports of coast defense
'They show the utter defenseless condition of
our coast and the impossibility of repulsing an
attack by the navy of any second or third
European power. The defenses of Washing
ton form the most striking example though
no worse than many others. Here is the
important Institution called the treasury, pro-
tected by two dismantled, decaying and super
animated forts that are utterly useless 1t is
Certainly to be hoped that congress- will
realize the necessity for improving this state
Washington should be prperly protected
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WOE Mi

Though we were parted, as though he had died
She said, could bear the worst
If he had only loved me at the last,
As he loved me at the first
But woe is me! said the hapless maiden,
That ever q lover came,
Since he who Lit IN my heart the Are
Has failed to tend the fame.
All! why did he pour in my life's poor cup
A nectar so divine,
II he had no heart to fill up
With draught so pure aud fine?
oh! If he were either true or false,
My torment might have end;
lie has, been for lover, too unkind-
Too loving for o friend
And there is not soul in all the world
So wretched as mine must be;
FOR cannot live ON his love, she said,
Nor die of his cruelty.
Boston Transcript
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a Correspondent With q Wonder
full Memory.

AAA' AOAAA oOOASO Ob0DIldu u0
Blowitz, the famous Paris correspondent
of the London times, rarely has scrap
of paper in his pocket, and his pencil
is trinket attached to his watch chain.
He never takes notes, and his memory
is SO sure, says the London World, that
he can boast of never having been ac-
cused of inaccuracy by any of those
whose words he has recorded. AS a
feat of memory, M. de Blowltz relates
an incident which occurred in 1878. M.
de Blowitz had been with Mr.. Delane to
Versailles, on an occasion when M.
Theirs made great speech; and as the
correspondent was accompanying Mr..
Delane to the Northern Railroad station
the same evening, Mr.. Delane said,
what pity we can't have a speech
like that extenso in the Times the
morning after its delivery" M. de Bio
WITT, who had simply listened attenti-
vely to the speech, without any inten-
ton OF reporting it, took advantage of
this opportunity Of showing his editor
what he could do, saw Mr.. Delane into
the Calais express, drove to the tele-
graph Office in the Rue de Grenelle,
sat down at o table, and wrote out M.
Theirs speech from memory. When
Mr.. Delane arrived at Dover. and
opened the times, he found M. Theirs
speech occupying two and half col
umns of the journal full verbatim
report.
Ills related Of M. Blowitz that he
does most OF his work with type
writer; that he never has q headache,
or any other aches; he can sleep at any
hour Of the day or night, or wake at
will; that he can eat at any hour, or
fast, Is may be required; that he is the
slave Of no fixed habits; that the chief
editor Of the Times leaves him entirely
free in his movements and in his writ
ings; that he lives as he pleases, and
seems to enjoy life.
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A Dispatch says that Gen. Hatch moved his
headquarters from Caldwell, Kansas, Wednes=
day, his camp being twenty-five miles south
east, on the Chickaskia river, where six COM
panics Of the Ninth cavalry are concentrated
Operations will probably continue until the
last intruder on the Indian country has been
expelled The impression prevails at Rock
Falls, few miles below, that HONEYWELL will
be raided first, the printing press and belong
ings confscated and the contents Of the noto-
rious drug store destroyed, and that Payne and
his ring leaders will be marched to Fort Smith
to answer numerous indictments in the fed
eral court The valley settlement will prob
ably be cleared up next by detatchments of
troops striking simultaneously from ntmer-
GUS camps along the Cimarron and the
north fork Of the Canadian river All i'm
provements will be destroyed The best infor-
nation attainable places the number of the
boomers OF 2, O00
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Working the Soil.

Flowing and narrowing have long
been the two chief operations in Guilt
walton, and the general idea has been
that we plowed the land so it would
harrow easier, and that narrowing was
done to make the soil loose so we could
put the seed in. For general purposes
these reasons are sufficient as long as
they insure thoroughness in the work.
But we can easily apply well-known
principle that will help us understand
the importance Of the work and aid us
in some cases to decide what to do and
when to do it. All substances decay
faster when exposed to air and moisture
therefore the more the soil is stirred and
pulverized the more plant-food will be
developed.
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Gladstone's Warming to the Lords


From the Pail Mall Gazette.
Mr.. Gladstone's speech warning the
House Of Lords of the danger of throw
ing out the Franchise bill created intense
Imagination among the Peers. If the
rejection of the bill was doubtful be-
fore, the Prime Minister'S language has
made it certain. The anger is not con-
fined to the Tory side Of the House.
Mr.. Gladstone took the course hc did
entirely on his own responsibility, and
some of his own colleagues in the other
house were dumbfounded when they
heard that he had been threatening the
House of Peers. Mr.. Gladst one, how
ever, was speaking not to the Lords.
but to the country. He knew that the
rejection Of the bill had been determined
on. and his speech was an appeal to the
country to come to the aid Of the gov
eminent, and to agitate against the up-
per house. The language Of the Prime
Minister has been received with enthu-
siasm by the Radicals, and il will Be fol.
lowed BY one of the strongest and wild
est agitations which the country has
ever Witnessed.