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VICTIMS OF CHLORAL.
A Drug C:erk'S Startling Account of tn,
Popularity OF II Dangerous Drug.

From the NEW York Sun.
Ten grains in mine, Please," The speaker
was Lady well dressed and attractive, who had
Just ordered glass of soda water in Broad
way drug store. The clerk took tablespoonful
oil White crsatals from a wide-mouthed bottle
ana paced TIN the glass. 1t dissolved imme-
diatelE.' The customer drank the solution. paid
fifteen cents. and departed.
That's choral fcnd' said the clerk. land
one OF our regulars She takes the dose three
times day, and has been doing it for three or
four years. She has the habit SO bad that don't
believe she can ever break it."
Are there many like her?"
There must be a large number in the great
cities. We had ten choral fiends who ODpnIv
acknowledge the habit. and about twenty more
who claim that they take it incidentally. and not
for the pleasure it gives. Multiply this by the
number OF drug stores, and allowing for the diff
ference In business done. and you can't have less
than $500 in this city. When choral was first
introduced think it was about 1868 it became
quite popular 1t was put up In patent medi-
cine shape favored and sweetened and sold
very well. There was choral nepenthe and
Choral soother, and dozen other nostrums.
But ttey have all been driven out Of the mar
ket.'
What was the reason of it,"
well, nTst. II was too expensive, and second
and chiefly, choral in solution is rapdly az
iected by light. and decompOses into chloro-
stances this decOmposed Choral acted as a
poison. Now it is used only in its plain form.
Some take 1t in soda, others by the dose and
Others again buy it by the ounce and measure
out their own quantities. 1t must be yery
largely used. rs it is now imported and manu-
featured, not by the pound. but by the hundred
weight, and even by the ton. The habit is very
bad The doctors have begun to recognize 1t.
and call it chlOrasm. A person takes a small
dose, and feels pleasant sensation of ease and
quiet, something like the effect of opium
and hasheesh. At night it induces deep and
heavy sleep. After time the dose fails to
produce the desired effect and has to be
increased. Finally limit is reached The
| consumer gets the relief wanted but at terri
Die penalty. In the morning the tongue and
mouth are coated, the pupils Of the eye are di-
lated and painfully sensitive to light, and all
the nerves shattered like those of an abslnthe
drinher. The appetite is impaired. and all the
secretiOls OF the body greatly affected. In the
| night he has horrible dreams. and believe.
sometimes pains through the whole body.
| When choral user becomes what we call q
| 'fend' his existence aternates between q half
pleasant lethargy and intense misery The
oldest thing about it is that large majority OF
| the 'fiends are women"
whats the dose? They start at five grains
and run up. The highest ever knew was a
hundred grains day"
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Too Much Truth In This. Bows.


Nothing is more striking than the patience
with which the tree American citizen bears the
insolence Of Office the rudeness of ticket-col-
lectors. the unnecessary violence Of the police
and the general contempt of every petty en-
ploye of the government or OF private com pa
nies who one and all, seem to consider the
public they serve as beast Of burden, to be
beaten or driven at their pleasure. We are &C.
customed to this official aggresslveness and
petty insolence in France or Italy, but it seems
strangely out of place In an Anglo-Saxon repub-
lie. For this temper is altogether foreign to the
people. There Is no more kindly and consider
ate person In the world than the unofficial
American. Hospitable, generous and warm
hearted he will take infinite trouble to sssist q
stranger, and, if you ask him to direct you in
the public street, will probably walk far out of
his way to point out your destination. But poll
tics have SO demoralized ONCE that with its
possession his whole temper seems changed
Next to being an official yourself there is hardly
greater misfortune than to have to conduct
dealings with one.
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Regret.

II had known, O loyal heart,
Nhtn. hand 10 hand, We said farewell,
How for al time our paths would part,
what shadow Ger our friendship Tell,
should have c!asDed your hand so close
lii the warm pressure OF my own
That memory still would keep its grasp
If had known.
II had known, when far and wide.
We lOitereG through the summer land
what Presence wandered by our side,
Ana Ger you stretched its awful hand,
l should have huShed my careless speech
TO listen, dear, to every tone
That from your lips Tell low and sweet
III / had known.
If had known how, from the strife
or fears, hopes, passions, here below,
Unto pufer, higher life
That you were called. oh. friend. to 90,
should have stayed my foolish tears
And hushed each Lille sigh and moan
To bio you last. a long gutiSpeed-
III had known.
If had known to what strange place.
What mystic, distant, silent shore.
lou calmly turned your Steadfast face,
what time your footsteps left my door,
should have forged golden link
TO bind the hearts so constant grown.
And Keep Ii constant ever there
Ii had known.
If had known that, until Death
Shall with his finger touch nv brow
And st1ll the quickening OF the breath
That StirS with lfe'S rull meaning now
SO long my feet must tread the way
or our accustomed paths alone,
should have priced your presence more
IL had known.
II had known how soon for you
Drew near the ending of the fight,
And on your vision, fair and new
Eterna! peace dawned into sight,
should have begged, as loves last Gift,
,n1f
Would pray tor your poor friend on earth
In / had known. christian REID
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The Choice Of Occupation.

From THE Fruits of Manual Training" by Prof C. NJ
Woodward, in Popular Science Monthly.
Parents often complain to me that their sons
who have been to school all their lives have no
choice of occupation, or that they choose to be
accountants or clerks, instead OF manufacturers
or mechanics. These complaints are invariably
unreasonable; for how can one choose at all, or
wisely, when he knows 80 little!
confidently believe that the development Of
the manual elements in school will prevent
those serious errors in the choice Of q vocation
which too often wreck the fondest hopes 1t is
not assumed that every boy who enters man
ual-training school is to be mechanic; his
training leaves him free. No pupils were ever
more unprejudced, better prepared to look be-
low the surface, less the victims Of false gen.
tility. Some find that they have no taste for
manual arts and will turn into other paths
law. medicine or literature. Great facility in
the acquisition and use Of language is often &C
cOmpanied by lack of either mechanical inter-
est or power When such bias is discovered
the lad should unquestiOnably be sent to his
grammar and dictionary rather than to the lab
Oratory or draughtng-room. On the other
hand. decided aptitude for handicraft is not IN
frequently coupled with a strong aversion to
and unftness for abstract and theoretical inves-
legations. There can be no doubt that, In such
cases, more time should be spent in the shop,
and less in the lecture and recitation room.
Some who develop both natural skill and strong
intellectual powers will push on through the
polytechnic school into the professional life, as
engineers and scientists. Others will find their
greatest usefulness, well as highest happi-
ness, in some branch of mechanical work. into
which they will readily step when they leave
school, All will gain intellectually by their ex-
perence in contact with things. The grand re-
suit will be an increasing interest In manufac-
turing pursuits, more intelligent mechanics
more successful manufacturers, better LAWYERS
more skillful physicians and more useful citi-
ZenS
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A Man of Appeals.

From the Detroit Free Press
Soon after the train left Louisville Junction
the conductor came to passenger in our coach
who had no ticket. He didn't claim to have lost
it, but leaned back, looked the official square in
the eye and said:
"rm dead broke and have hundred miles to
CO."
''YOu must pay or get off," was the reply
"Oh, certainly. l know the rules of the road
by heart. am now about to appeal to the gen.
crosby of the man in the next seat"
He appealed He said he was an unfortunate
man who had tailed to strike job in Louisville
and wanted to get back home to starye to death
with his family. 1t was vain appeal The
man said he was in the same box himself, but
was going home to kill his family instead of
waiting for hunger to do the job.
Come, you must pay" said the conductor
ooh, OF course, but l will now appeal to
the passengers en- masse."
He rose up and made a little speech full of
pathos, misfortune, hunger. cold and several
other unpleasant ingredients, but nobody
seemed interested.
II can't fool with you any longer" remarked
the conductor. "fu stop the train and of you
''Hold on just minute. lam now abont to
appeal to you personally"
For five minutes he flung his soul into grand
effort to melt the conductor. He quoted the
Bible, eulogized charity and appealed to
ductor reached up for the cord and said:
II must obey the rules or lose my place"
"Say, femme appeal once more"
''NO-cant do It,"
The train stopped and the man bowed good
bye to everybody and got off, Nine miles up
the road. where we stopped at a station, there
was rumpus outside about something and d.
rectly the man of appeals was hauled out from
under the last coach, where he had been riding
on the trucks. He was dirt and sush and mud
from head to foot, and the conductor looked at
him and said:
Nov, you want to quit this business or I'll
turn you over to the first constabIel You look
as If a mule had dragged you twenty miles,"
one more appeal"
The platforms were crowded and he flung
down his hat and began his appeal. In three
minutes the passengers had thrown him about
S12 in cash, and when the train moved on the
conductor slipped him into the baggage-car as
a deadhead,
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Country Board.

From the Texas 6ftings
City Gent.-Can you tell me of any nice farm
house round here where can get board?
Farmer.-Nice farm-house7
City Gent.-Yes.
Farmer-Wal, spose you want nice, cheer
full place, whar you can be accommodated with
tolerable gOod-sized rooms?
City Gent-Just SO.
Farmer-And whar they keep kerridge?
City Gent.-Exactly.
Farmer.-And whar you kin get plenty of
fresh eggs. and milk, and chickens, and vege-
tables, and stitch Hke7
City Gent.-Precisey.
Farmer.-And whar they charge pretty mod
crate?
City Gent.-The very thing want.
Farmer.-Wal. there ar'nt no stitch place
reound here
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SPECIAL Nor1ck

,RESPECTFULLY CALL THE ATTENTION on
ARCHITECTS AND THOSE CONTEMPLATING
BUILDING TO MY STOCK OF FIRST-CLAsS
HEATING APPARATUS. AND WOULD PART1CU-
LARLY CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO THE
WROUGHT IRON FURNACES FROM THE WE'LL
KNOWN FACTORY OF REYNOLDS SON, WHICH
CONSIDER AS GOOD IF NOT SUPERIOR TO
STEAM HEATING AT ONE HUNDRED PER CENT
CHEAPER IN COST WOULD ALSO CALL YOUR
ATTENTION TO THE WELL-KNOwN FIREPLACE
HEATERS, FROM THE FACTORY OF JAMES
SPEAR FOR HEATING TWO OR MORE ROOMS
ABOVE FOR ECONOMY AND HEATING QUALITY
THEY HAVE NO EQUAL. THESE HEATERS AND
FURNACES ARE BEING USED EXTENSIVELY In
SOME OF THE FINEST HOUSES IN The CITY,
WHICH WE TAKE GREAT PLEASURE IN REFER
RING TO CALL Is SOLICITED AND ESTL-
MATES PROMPTLY FURNISHED.
WALTER d wYvILL. EXCLUSIVE AGENT,
sp26 No. <62 PA AVE, NEAR ~ STREET,
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One Time, Two Motions.
She sat upon his lap

SUe SdG UPON MS ldp-
Happy chap!
And their billing and their cooling
Made 1t plain that they were woOing--
Came rap!
On camp chair just In sight,
Bolt upright,
Sat the young man, and the daughter
Was compromising sonata
With her might!
Burlington Free Pres,
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We advertise thS dea- VERY tlc for Che
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Our stock Of PAtsASOIS has been VERY much rguced,
but have yet some Il IN" t-ter .rsdes left which
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Ne have made still further reductions in PRICES as fol-
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THE CELESTIAL BELLE.
Points That Increase Her Beauty and
Others That Detract.

Chinese belle lisa curiosity to Cinnamon,
as to Christians. Even her own countrywomen
look upon her with as much wonder az admi-
ration. One reason of this Is her rarity. Bellies
in China are rare birds of rare plumage. No
ordinary community can afford the luxury of
possessing more than one or two such dazzling
charmers AS speech with tho male sex is of
course forbidden her, her features eyes. cheeks
and silent lips must all be eloquent. Her skin
must have great irmness oftexture to endure
the continual coating Of white paste and YER
million paint which the laws of her being
enjOin. Her feet must not exceed three inches
in length or one inch In breadth. The finger
nails of her last three fingers must be as long as
their fingers. These last two points are the
especial glory of Chinese fashion.
Her daily life does not differ much from that
of lady of fashion in the days of Pepys or
the younger Walpole. Suspicious of the morn
ing mists, she never rises before noon. Break
fast is served in her own room by her servants.
This languid meal over. she begins the serious
business of her life. Hair by hair, supported
by three or four hair dressers. she attacks the
tangled locks In whose adjournment she finds
her chief pride Both mistress and maids
labor for three or tour hours. with snatches of
rest. and, thoroughly exhausted by their task
at q o'clock, sit down to their dinner. Each
province has its separate method of dressing
the hair, Is in all, and the fashion of a wOman's
hair betrays her residence.
The handsomest couture is worn by the
women of Khan Lu. that boasts the beautiful
cities of 500 Chow and Shanghai. Strangely
enough, the belle is the only woman in China
who has shadow of freedom. She is allowed
to go to theaters. and even to pay visits with
far less surveillance than her less favored Sis
tiers. There is something In the black patch
that she wears next her left temple. or by the
corner of her mouth, that checks any attempt
at improperly. A belle. OF course, never
walks, and rarely waddles, but is almost
always borne in sedan chair. She Is an adept
in the language of the eyes, and through those
silent windows can signal more persuasive
arguments than Fame with her b undret tongues
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To the Sweet Girl Graduate.


Latin, French, and Limberger Dutch,
The romance Is over; you know so much,
The world Is hardly keyed up to your pitch.
Hide away the callOw essay,
Throw the slippers under your bunk,
The muslin hxings, white and dressy,
Fold and Lay them In your trunk.
Wash your frfzzes free from glue,
Calm your heart SO agiJated,
Put on your Old number SIX shoe,
And thank the fates you've graduated.
Shut the textbooks up for keep:
And learn to wash and bake and sweep.
How the Coroner was Puzzled.
From the Buffalo Express
Scene in q train dispatcher's Off ce. Enter
coroner
Coroner.-"Can you tell me anything about
that accident on your rOad7"
Train dispatcher.-''What accident?"
why, the accident on your road where a
number Of people have been killed and several
injured"
II know of no accident"
'Well, that Is queer; was sent for on account
of some smash-up."
There is nothing of the kind that know of.
Who are yOu!"
"Why, am the coroner, and"
"Ah that makes a difference. I thought Won
were some kind of newspaper man. Yes"
and then the dispatcher, who had heard nothing
about the accident, gives the full particulars
and the coroner 10 sent to scene Of the wreck.
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RRoWN'S IRON BITTERS CoNQUERS MALARIA
ID and puri fies and enrches the blood
BROWNS IRON BITTERS will quickly remove
pains in the back and sides t,9C 90
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dipping into boiling water about a minute
:. That fish may as We'll be scaled If desired.
before packing down in salt, though in that case
do not scald them.
3, Salt fish arequickest and best freshened by
soaking in sour milk
1. That milk which is turned or changed may
be swectened and rendered hit for use again by
stirring in u little soda
5. That salt will curdle new milk; hence i'm
preparing milk pOrridge. praves ETC. the salt
should not b. added until the dish Is prepared
O. That fresh meat. after beginning to sour.
Will sweeten If placed out of doors in the cool
over night.
.. That clear boiling water will remove tea
stains and many fruit stains. Pour the water
through the stain, and thus prevent its spread
ing over the fabric.
s That ripe tomatoes will remove ink and
other stains from white cloth. also from the
hands.
y That Tablespoonful of turpentne boiled
With your white clothes viii aid the whitening
process.
10 That boiled starch is much improved by
The addition of little sperm or a little salt OF
both. cor little gum arabic dissolved
II. That beeswaX and salt will make your
rusty natlrOns as clean and smooth rs glass Tie
lump OF wax In II rag and keep IL for that DUR
pose When the irons are hot rub them first
WIN the wax rag. then scOur with paper or
,lOth sprinklcd with salt
IL That blue ointment and kerosene mixed
n equal proportions and applied to bedsteads
Is an un:ailing bed bug remedy. and that a coat
)f whitewash Is ditto for the walls Of a log
house.
Is That Kerosene will soften boots or shoes
which have been hardened by water and render
Them rs pliabe new.
IL That kerosene viii make tin tea-kcttles As
bright a. new. Saturate wooden rag and rub
with IL. Ii will also remove stains from clean
vanished furniture.
Is. That cool rain water and soda will remove
machine grease from washable fabrics.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-07-12

Mr. Simkins, the elder, took il in his
head the other morning to go to market
himself In order to secure change OF diet.
He visited the vegetable stands and was
made to pay four prices for the different
articles 10y the sharp dealers, who recog
nized him as guileless amateur, aud then
he approached butcher stall.
What do you wish :" inquired the man
Of saws and suet
We'll, | don't know responded Mr.
Simkins; II have grown tired of beef ana
mutton"
Here is a splendid large tongue" sug
gested the carver.
Tongue" calculated Mr.. S. Heaven
above US, man, am married and | have
more tongue at home than | care for al
ready Give me breast of veal"
Then the butcher threw four pounds oi
the back Of a calls neck on the scales
charged Mr. Simkins for nine pounds and
half, and marked down himself as d
daisy.-1he Hdtcbet.
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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-07-12

The St. Louis Globe Democrat apologies
for the sudden conversion of John Logan
from rampant Secessionismto lofty Unionism
in the spring of 1851 by quoting from the
ninth chapter of the Acts of the Apostles.
1t is there related that man named Saul
a very bad man-who, having done worse
than the worst that is charged against Logan,
went forth to Damascus breathing out
threatenings and slaughter against the disci-
pies of the Lord" This represents Logan as
q Democrat On his way to Damascus Saul
saw a light from heaven and heard voice.
This represents Logan just before the battle
of Bull Run. And Saul was converted and
was soon afterward known as Paul the Apos-
tie. This represents Logan in full fellow
ship with the Republican party. The simile
is strong but il fails on one point Logan
was turned from the error of his ways 10y
the tender of a Colonels commission in the
Union army, through Stephen A. Douglas
while there is no proof that Saul was offered
cent to stop his bad behavior.