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The Penn's Grove record., 1884-10-25
HszIthy Hints for Women.

Have you many sick people 10 look
out for, Doctor2n said a New York
reporter to an uptown physician.
Eyes, indeed" was the reply; ''plen.
ty Of sick people all the time, most Of
them women, however,"
"How do you eXplaiE itt"
"Well, women have a stronger INA.
gination than men, and besides, they
are not so careful. Here are some rules
which, if followed, Will help women
very much.
Sleep in rooms 50 thoroughly Ventila-
ted that the air will be a pure and
sweet as the outdoor atmosphere. If
women would increase the capacity of
their lungs and breathe air abundantly
charged with oxygen, four=ifths of
their ailments would be prevented. But
who has the wisdom to convince them
of this? When a mother thinks her
rosy nine year old daughter is deformed
and she must put her in stays to change
her ''hOrrid" figure to II that is trim
and neat, what can we hope for the
daughter when she. takes the RESPONSE
bility of her own garments2 Ii | could
do the greatest thing to stay ~degeneTacy
and disease of the human race it would
be to convince ONE that lung power
more than anything else contributes to
health, longevity and power of endu-
rance,
The dress and exercise that increase
ability TO breathe with the diaphram
and abdominal muscles do more to pre-
vent and cure diseases of women, if not
all diseases. than all other possible pre-.
y%entatiyes and medicines.
Upon rising in the morning three or
four times a week, take a quick, lnvigo-
rating sponge bath, accompanied by
friction from the hand, Turkish towel
or brush.
Follow this by a draft of cold or bot
water, the latter If there is dyspepsia.
If one has been accustomed to high
living, to rich and greasy food cOmpo-
sed largely of the carbOnaceous starch,
sugar and fat, a change to a simple diet
will work wonders in a short time.
The whole system will be relieved and
a new life will be lived.
The habit once established for u diet
that furnishes nutriment demanded by
the system, cannot be induced to
return to that which gorges, stimulates
and fattens, but does not nourish. The
real relish and gustatory pleasure found
in a fruit and grain diet can be
appreciated by those who indulge iii
inconsistent mixtures of stimulants and
disease-producing elements.
We have only to look at the records
of such lives As Humboldt, Goethe and
Bryant to know what a life of temper
nce and plain living will accomplish.
If there is no appetite wait for its
bidding; do not coax it by stimulants
and appetizers. Rest Of the digestive
organs Is often the best and surest cure
for many diseases.
Let the woman who is sufferer from
hot Pushes, dizziness, neuralgia, etc,
give up strong tea and coffee, hot bread,
pork and rich pies and cake. Eat only
what the appetite demands, and until
the symptoms are relieved, partake of
food not more than twice a day and
possibly only once. In fasting, if the
stomach has a feeling of goneness or
craving, drink a cup of hot water, hCt
lemonade OF thin cruel made from
wheat, barley or oats.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-10-25
Nioknamss OF Generals.

Every general Of prominence has a
nickname bestowed upon him by his
troops. Some of these names were ofa
sarcastic nature, but usually they in
dicated the confidence of the men in
their leaders or their admiration for
them. General Grant was commonly
known over the watch-fres iii the army
of the Potomac as ''Old United States
from the initials of his name, but some
times he was called sold Three Stars"
that number indicating his rank as lieu
tenant-general. Mcclellan was endear-
ed to his army as Little Mac" Meade
who wore spectacles, was delighted to
learn that the soldiers had named him
"Four-eyed George for he knew 1t
was not intended as a reprOach. Burn
sides, the colonel of the First Rhode
regiment, rose to the dignity of 'RhOdy'
when he became a general. Hooker
never liked the sobriquet of Fighting
joe" though he always lived up to it
during his career in the field. Pope
wa saddled with the title of Saddle
ba John, IN memory of his famous
order about headquarters being on
horseback. His men used TO say that
their headquarters moved pretty rapid
~ at tunes. Slgel, the German gener-
al, was known in the other corps as
''Dutchy." Hancock won the brevet
of s'Superb' from a remark made by
General Meade at Gettysburg, when
the second corps repulsed LOngstreet's
men.
Humphrey, being a distinguished en-
gineer, was invariably styled "Old
Mathematics" The Pennsylvania re-
serves used to call Crawford Physics
he being a surgeon at the beginning of
his military career, Logan, with hls
long black halr aud dark complexion,
was BLACK Jack" with his men. Sher-
idan, the cavalry leader, was Little
Phil and Sherman's troops spoke of
him as "Old Tecumseh." The ster-
ling nature and steadfast purpose Of
Thomas earned for him the significant
and familiar name of sold Reliable"
Alexander Mcdowell McCOok, like
Hooker, was called Fighting McCook.'
The New York city regiments in the
Fifth corps changed Sykes to 'Syksey.'
Halleck was d~erisiyely uicknamed 'Old
Brains and Rosecrans had his name
shortened to "ROsey." Lew Wallace
was "Louisa" to the soldiers under his
command; he was a great favorite for
his Fighting qualities, and the soldiers
adopted that appropriate name for want
of a better. kearney, who left an arm
in Mexico, was invariably knownin the
ranks as "One-armed PHIL Butler
was styled "Cockeye," for obvious rea-
Sous. Fitzpatrick was nlekAamed Kill, >
while Custer was called ''Ringlets'' on
account of his long Flowing curls; and
so the catalogue might be prolonged
indefinitely.
Among the confederates familiar
~nicknlsnes were not so common as with
the fedarals. The soldiers Of the army
of Northern Virginia usually spoke OF
General Lee as Bob Lee" Little Ma
hone %as best known as ''Skln ana
Bond" Early was called bad Old
Ma l." and Jackson VIII live in history
a. fStoneWaL"
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-10-25

The other day a Bismarck gentleman
was coming up from Standing Rock
and stopped to see a man whe lived
near the Cannon Ball river. In response
to the knock on the door he heard a
shrill, sharp "COme IMP aud upon en-
tering found a sharp-faced angular wo-
man sitting In the room under an open
scuttlehole leading into the loft above,
with a shotgun on her knee.
sis the gentleman of the house IMP"
ne asked.
Eyes, sir; he airl."
"Can | see him a moment?"
mo sir; you can't see a hide nor hair
of 'iml"
.'Why can't l, madame? l would like
to speak to him on business"
eff you was a-dying and Jim war the
only doctor in Dakoty you couldn't sOt
an eye on him till he gives in an talks
decent. At dinner a while ago he told
me to pass i'm the apple soss, an tol'
him it wasn't soss but sass; an he said
he knowed better, it was soss, an / tol'
him that when he took a notion that
a apple sass'd feel soothin' to his stOm-
ach to say 80, an he said he'd have that
soss or die. Then l toll him I'd defend
that sass with my life, an made a break
for the shotgun, an he made u break
up through the scuttle inter the loft.
When his senses come to him an he
gives in that sass is sass, he kin cum
down; but if he makes "A break afore
that, on goes the top of his head. Thar
sets the sass, stranger, end thar's jim
up in the loft, an that's the way the
matter stands just now, an | reckon
you'd better mosey along an not get
mixed into the rowl'
AS the gentleman moved away he
heard her voice saying: Jim, when
you get tired o. yer foolin' an want
this sass, jest squeal Out" And a gruff
voice from the darksome garrett respond
ed: "Sossl''
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-10-25
sone Facts About Suicides.

The proportion of female to male
suicides is about six to one.
Women are free from business cares
and do not drift into Intoxicating hab-
its; they also take disappointments IN
love more philosophically thar men
they regard a disappointment as a ma
tuTal sequence, IN fact are disappointed
if they are not so disappointed. a great
many men do not expect 1t, and not
being prepared, are so upset that they
generally resort to extreme dissipation
or suicide. The great majority OF wo-
men select poison as the easiest method
of crossing the Styx. They are uatu-
rally afraid of a pistol, and would ma
turally scream and run if they saw one
while seeking a self-destructiye method.
Next to poison they select hanging and
they almost invariably make a bung-
ling job of that, Just as they do in at
tempting to cut their threats. very
often they jump from a window, II IN
variably scream; no doubt they shut
their eyes when they take the fatal
leap.
The proportion of married suicides Is
/ scarcely large enough to admit the ar
Rltl6IlI LildI lllIi lLdl uAiLlthRIAhNRS "NH
the main cause. On the other hand, it
is argued that family ties tend to check
suicidal intent, or rather
Being of a more refined nature than
man, and less inclined to the tragic or
heroic, women naturally select the ca
siest and less barbaric methods OF death.
Shooting or cutting disiigures the body,
and a woman wants to be beautiful even
in death, and besides, when she takes
poison, she has an opportunity to say a
last word which she may have forgotten.
1t is argued by some that woman, being
less courageous than man, selects the
easiest means of ~poison;but it is a ques-
ton whether suicide is not more a mat
ter of bravery. Many bold that it re-
quires no heroism to commit suicide,
and no doubt the great majority OF self
killings are done in moments of intense
frenzy and without d~eliberation.
The absence of deliberation accounts
for SO many failures; which are 20 OF 40
per cent, and this is the strau gest part
of it. While attempts to commit other
crimes may be resisted or disturbed the
would-be suicide almost invariably
seeks retirement, where he is free from
prevention yet he often fails. OF course,
this is owing to natural nervousness,
want of method, and fright. 1t seems a
paradox; but they are frightened at
their own desperation.
The extreme poor class furnish the
largest percentage of suicides, owing
probably to the trials and disappoInt-
ments of their checkered lives. The
middle class furnish the remainder, eX-
cepting in a few cases there is no sui
eide among people of wealth. Not hay
ing to combat the world, pride of posi-
ton and u greedy desire to revel IN the
luxuries that wealth can purchase even
for the miserable, is no doubt the cause
of the scarcity OF suicide among the
wealthy class.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-10-25
Bogus Bric-a- Brao.

As 1 was going into the WardOuI
street shop Of an acquaintance, London,
who deals in ~bric-a-brac, | was passed
by d rough-looking man, making a rapid
exit. My friend was in a passion. Of
course, | inquired the reason.
Did you see that wretch leaving as
You enteredY"
Yes
well, he's the worst fraud ia Eng
land In the matter of curios."
"Ah. inyents bogus brlc-a-brac, does
he;'' | gently inquired.
NO, but he's the agent for those
who make it in France and SPAN and
try to foist it on the dealers here"
"llOw has the man Tuttied your [
asked.
"Rufled ! Why this is the second
time he has tried to play bad business
on me, " said the dealer. you know
what a diptych is, don't youY"
| confessed | did not.
well, said the dealer in old trash,
"a diptych is a couple of ivory tablets
put together, and they were used by the
old Greeks to write upon"
whats the good of 'em?"
They're curiosities," replied he.
There are few in existence. The
British Museum has two, said to have
been IN use in the time of Moses"
Did that old guy get Ii Of them2''
| asked.
why, that old guy, as you call him,
is rolling In money - said the dealer.
"A piece of rare bTic-a-brac himself,
thenl' | remarked. You wouldn't
think these things, human or other
wise, one meets in your place, are worth
anything at all, and yet they command
fOrtunes-from FOOLS
THAT mar who Just left" contin-
ued the dealer, ''came here a year ago
and with great secresy produced from
under his coat what seemed to be rare
diptych. He wanted $500 for it. I'd
have bought it if he had said $500, but
600 was like offering Buckingham
Palace for the price of a villa. This
made me suspicious. l examined it
closely and found it a patchwork of
carved Ivory, but the work was new
and consequently bogus. | said moth
ing, but refused to buy. The man. who
is a good actor, begged that 1 would
not betray him, saying he had stolen it
from a monastery in Payia."
you didn't buy?"
NO"
Then why this rage?"
well, only two weeks ago | was
seat for by a millionaire to value some
property he had bought in SaXony, L
went to his residence and the first thing
my eyes lit on was this bogus dipt. ch,
which my disreputable visitor had MAN
aged to sell at last, thus cutting into
my business"
Did you betray the fraud?"
$40. That would discourage the
millionaire all through and the genuine
bric-a-b rac trade would anguish"
"Aud the fraudulent dealer2'
''Ohl | had it out with him. He
came back to-day. as you say. This
tiEoe he had q twisted sword, nanufac-
Tuned ia Sheffield, which nc wanted to
sell as an old Damascus blade, but l
gave him a piece of my mind, and he
was glad to skip"
But he'll sell the Damascus blade, |
suppose?" said |.
''Of course he will, aud to the same
nllllUlldllC. my OAd SNoboLhCbt BSAANH't
and | dare not show him up. Isn't it
an outraged exclaimed my furious
friend.
did not feel much pity for him, but
| heard enough TO entertain a whole
some suspicion of the integrity and an
tiQuity of old curios-and this CONVEX
sation may be turned to profitable ac-
count by Americans who are bric-a-brac
hunting i'll Europe at the present mo-
meut. Verbum sat sapientl.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-10-25
ACROSS rae sUNLIT LAND.

Come, Love, across the suulit land
As blithe rs dryad dancing free.
While time slips by like silver sand
Within the glass of memory.
Ere Winter, in his reckless glee,
Blights all the bloom with ruthless hand,
Come, Love, across the sunlit land,
AS blythe as dryad dancing free.
And all the years of life shall be
Like peaceful wales that wide expand
To meet a bright untroubled sea
BY radiant azure arches spanned
Come, Love, across the sunlit laud,
As blithe as dryad dancing freel
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-10-25

die Of the blow. Fate, more unkind,
let her live to mourn by herself the
man who had died that her name might
remain stainless.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-10-25

To the ineursIons OF mice
strew wild mint where you wish TO keep
out, and they will never
trouble you
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-10-25

Edward Dermerell had been sen
fenced to death. He awaited his doom
in gaol calmly, and never by a word de-
INJURED against the justice of his sen
tepce. A report vas brought to him
by the chaplain that an attempt had
been made to bride h IN out of prison,
but that the authors had been discov-
cred and would be punished. He ex-
pressed his dis%approval of what his
friends had done, saying that the jury's
verdict had been given on the facts
laid before it, and that he had nothing
to complain of. He added that he
wished for no attempts to get him a re-
prieve, as he preferred death to penal
servitude.
This serenity lasted until the very
night before the day appointed for the
execution, and then Edward Dermerell
asked to see a Roman Catholic chap
lain. He was a Protestant, but he
wanted to make a full confession, said
he, and would only make it TO a priest
whose lips would be sealed. Next morn
ing at seven O'Clock, when the prisoner
had but half an hour more to live, "A
IlOtldL SdIAOlIS PilCoO hdo ~ihlAodtCIh
into the condemned cell.
The attendant warders, without leav.
ing the cell, withdrew into a corner,
and Dermerell fell on his knees, then
said in a low whisper : ""Father. | wish
to tell the truth to a man who Will never
reveal it, that one person at least may
think well of me when l am gone. |
am innocent. On the night when my
wife died | was with Lady Lexington.
| used to have ~clandestine meetings
with her, but my wife found It out, and
in a fit of mad jealousy poisoned herself
in such a way as to make suspicious of
her murder point to me. These are the
facts, | swear it before God. l die now,
because Lady Levington's honor was
entrusted TO me, and could not betray
her,"
'Great heavens, but this is suicidel'
exclaimed the dismayed priest. SIS it
not yet time to ave you ="
"No, l have purposely put off my
confession till the last minute" said
Dermerell quietly. CLARK, the bell Is
already tolling there are steps IN the
passage. Now give me your pardon and
a blessing.
The cell-d2or was thrown open, and
the governor coming in all dressed in
black, saw Edward Dermerell step for
ward to meet him with his face shin
ing. 1t was the priest who wept.
Some weeks later Sir Richard Lev
ington, standing by the bedside of his
wife, who was recovering FROM Illness,
said, with cold tranquility LET us say
no more about Edward DeruIerell. #
he murdered his wife he was rightly
hanged: if he vas innocent, as you said
in your crazy wanderings, then he was
Justly punished for his offence toward,
me. | purposely let him meet his doom.
Do you hear ?"
A was the only answer he re
ceiyed, But Lacy Lexington did not
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-26
The Roller Rink.

The following was the programme enacted
at the O'Conner 81 Durham roller skating
rink last evening in the presence Of Il large
and appreciative audience, the music being
furnished by the Germania brass band:
l. General skating.
2. Couple skating.
8. Fancy skating by Miss Annie Nicholson.
4. General skating.
5. Expert skating by VIII d. Ament.
6. Imitation of u railroad train by Mr.. Ament.
Z. Imitation of dude.
L8. Imitation of young mans first experience.
9. General skating,
10. Double exhibition by W. D. Ament and
Miss Annie Nicholson.
II. Grand march,
H. General skating.
Anon the feats performed by Mr.. Ament
which called forth loud and continued APP
plause from the spectators, was that of soul
ling upon one foot around the rink, casting
oil one skate and returning taking it up
and replacing it again without touching the
floor with the other foot. His figure skating
was also remarkably fine and the several
limitations given in the programme were
each of the most perfect character. Mr..
Ameut goes to New Ulm next where he will
give exhibitions the same as here. On to-
night the third and last exhibition at the
Mankato rink will take place, the programme
including in addition to feats of fancy skat-
ing already performed, barrel racing and
other difficult feats.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-26
Wassachueetts GreenJachers.

LYNN, MASS, April rs. Israel W. An
drews presided over the Massachusetts green
back convention held here to-day Not more
than a third Of the full allowance of delegates
was present. Geo. Foster, G.. Hutchin-
son, S. A. Wheeler and Nat s. Cushing were
elected delegates at large to tho national
greenback convention.
The committee on resolutions reported a
PLATFORM, endorsing the recent decision Of
the United States supreme court In regard to
the power of congress to issue legal tender
money in time of peace, declaring that the
function of issuing money should
be taken from the banks und exercised
by the government; that railroads
other monopolies shauld be regulated by the
government for the benefit of the people,
the labor should be protected by the national
and state authority, so far as to equaize the
burdens and insure the just distribution of
its results. 1t condemns the practice of en-
ploying young children in factories and
shops, denounces the exemption Of any
property from taxation, declares that the
regulation of the sale of liquors should be
matter for personal consideration and is not
properly party question, demand grading
tax on incomes, ratifys the Chicago platform
of 1880 and favors the nomination of General
Butler for president
The platform also recommends plank to
be incorporated into the platform of the ma
tional convention, advocating that all lands
granted to railroads, whether earned or un
earned, shall revert to the national govern
nent; that convict labor shall not be allowed
to conflict with honest free labor, that courts
of arbitration for the settlement of disputes
between employers and employees be estab-
lished; that eight hours shall constitute q
days work in all public and private industries,
and that national law be enacted prohibit
ing the holding or ownership of land by
aliens.
Rev. Mr.. Babcock, who had opposed the
nominations of state committee at the
opening of the convention, proposed to ar
ragn George William Curtis eulogy on Wen
deli Phillips, but was not permitted. He,
however, took a seat on the platform and
frequently INSTRUCTED the proceedings. Bah
cock at last took his seat upon threat to re-
move him from the stage, and resolutions
eulogistc Of Wendell Phillips were enthus-
iastically adopted, as were others declaring
the belief that Greenback currency must soon
appear as the basis Of the National currency.
The convention was then pledged to continue
the struggle for Greenback money.
Rev. Mr.. Babcoek finally succeeded in
making speech, criticizing the Curtis Gu
lOOy of PhilliDs
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-26

brated the sixty-ffth anniversaryof Odd Fellow
ship in this country at its hall this evening.
Music, addresses, and banquet is on its pro-
gramme.
Now that the water works are being laid on
the sides of the park, it is time TO raise the
question of a fountain in the park. 1t would
not cost much TO maintain it, and it would be a
thing of joy and beauty forever. With it
should 20 insettees, and walks should be laid out.
Who will be the first TO take some steps look
ing to Entertainment, the proceeds of which
shall 20 to the purchase of fountain?
BY invitation we visited the room Of the Ath-
letic hose company Tuesday evening, to see them
90 through their gymnastic exercises We were
surprised with what alacrity the members went
through with the different difficult feats, wheth-
er performed in the rings or on the ''horse" or
the single and double bars, and with Indian
clubs 1t is a health giving exercise, and far
better way Of spending an evening than lounging
around town. In Sam Culbertson the boys
seem to have very efficient teacher, under
whose direction they cannot help becoming prof.
Gent gymnasts.
Wednesday the city had a metropolitan ap-
being out in full force.
Standing on the levee, and looking along the
river bluffs, one sees an industrious looking
sight. First in the view comes the mills of Mr..
Betcher, then the Red Wing wagon factory
then comes Jake Christ's brewery; then the
new building of the Red Wing Stoneware COM
pany; and finally the works of the Minnesota
StoneWare company.