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McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-07-10
Longevity of Boston Editors.
Boston Journal.

The longevity of Boston editors and
publishers has been somewhat marked.
Major Ben Russell, of the Columbian
Sentinel, lived to the age of eighty
three years and four months. Hon.
Joseph 7. Buckingham, of the Boston
Courier, was eighty-one years and four
months. VIM. W. Clapp, of the Satur-
day Evening Gazette, was eighty-two
years and six months. Hon. Nathan
Hale, of the Advertiser, was seventy
eight years six months. That Colonel
Greene, who enjoys hale old age, will
surpass the record of any of the above,
who were his contemporaries, is the wish
of his many friends.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-07-10

twill be just as large at the waist as at
any other part OF the body" What an
old fool! Did he ever see Fiji Island
woman? ! have. She had never been
compressed by so much as a calico
wrapper. and yet her waist had goodly
taper to it. Pretty soon Lewis will be
demanding legs as big at the ankles as
at the calves. And when that same
ness Of outline is produced by bigness
of ankle ratherithan smallness of calf,
l hope he will be satisfied, for surely
the owner won't.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-07-10

with all the calmness and forethought
of intelligent sanity to compass his
death. He is not insane in any techni-
cal sense. He has no delusion. He
does not act, or suppose himself to act,
under an ''infuence." He simply
wants to die, and perhaps not until
after he has made an attempt to kill
himself will he exhibit any Of the for
mulated symptoms Of mental disease.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-07-10
How to Regain a Husbands Love.

Allentown (PaO Chronicle.
A young woman in Easton who
thought she was losing her husbands
affection, went to seventh daughter
of seventh daughter for a love pow
der. The mystery woman told her:
"Get raw piece of beef, cut fiat,
about half an inch thick. Slice an
onion in two and rub the meat on both
sides with it. Put on pepper and salt
and toast it on each side over q red coal
fire. Drop on it three Jumps of butter
and two sprigs of parsley and get him
to eat it." The young wife did so, and
her husband loved her ever after.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-07-10
HELIoTRorn.
o memories ! golden with the.light
OF youthful, happy dreaming, :

o memories! golden with thelight
Ofyouthful, hsppy dreaming,
Why come from out the far OF past,
Where naught was real, but seemings
Why bring from out thy store house now
Hopes that we deemed had perished-
That long ago were buried deep
Hopes all too fondly cherishedf
Memories Of sunny spots we loved,
Ere life had lost Its beauty,
Memories that haunt us 'gainst our will,
As love gives place to duty.
The finer thoughts and fancies born,
Ere carking care that found us,
Theyrise from out the misty past,
And weave their spell around us.
We twine our hopes round forms Of clay,
That fade beneath our grssping,
And death, relentless, claims the hand
Our own the while is clasping.
Tonight we linger In the past
Tomorrow we shall waken
To life's stern duties, and our stand
In the front ranks be taken.
o memories fragrant of the past
A perfume sweet like roses,
Floats out with every dreamy thought
Which retrospect discloses.
We wander In the sunny spots
Where we..asilovers wandered,
Again repeat the loving words,
O'er which our hearts long pondered.
But why recall these fleeting dreams,
0fthose who've passed Ife's portal,
The hopes that persisted in their birth,
Hopes that we deemed immortal?
The faint, sweet perfume of flower,
Like rose and lily blended,
A withered spray of heliotrope,
Has called up dreams long ended.
-[Lilla N. Cushman in Chicago Sun.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-07-10

Sincerity is like travelling in plain,
beaten road, which commonly brings a
man sooner to his journeys end than
by-ways, in which men often lose them
selves.-[Tillotson.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-03-15

\ Auor0 tho sv,ns Of last week were some
vkich IVA 10 show n at the movement OF com.
I5ercihl bodies w IN 4 Inc continued WiurEe ~
silver Ia not a together iremn uss. Tn. txoort
pcf;sd. hut he of,sl i Axur. shew =, on !, Q oi
assi,6io ',s til, who - week ltiss further
suggest W Z cs hat much tbs lsrgest total Of
shipments va 10 .ds ON rstu d.f. While srsAlly
nsie N an one half OF tho weeks sggr.ga" YES
oats mare of The same to o me Disisess mes
mate, That the cutssrd movement VIII
esavc brfors We loss 2oooOuoc OF gold
s sus snass.whs, a non p ,lew .. i"i be-
TACT that thav nsv+ no dsh lite know edge OF
ths inter. atlonai moyen Mt securities
has air, n y bl~u observed trst IN cx orc from
New 70 last ws-k Yves arssr, not inaa was
expected " ne b riopi Y Ani there - so,h-
in6 In tho snosn state of III .xcHanye to 40
count f-r al N. ou'F,. This shoss tnst ths
unkpown elem ut ~ s"inrities r TUNED enirrs
intO The mo-, emrnt 20 al sxtrnt not rAp.ttcf,
ard that tsefe VA be thing Ab u. J, 70 aui-
hereafter IL rs .ot wopder al mat Ers.
lshmsn should b, shy 90 AIN rlcal
etocts when Americans are so shy
them THIN e.ve,. We my, therefor loss
No viii. On the uthe IA i. tn" snppl Off "a
In the treasury 4, Ia 40 inims ia - danger uf ex
heustipi. O FL iay lat IN amount ess or
tiacs tea out wa. si4is000 Q. ycfy nea ly aud
10000. Their was vsrs llsls chang las W.
In ,hc prose- tlon ~ silver c. tih ae celvcd
for dui-s IN NV York The o theu,
white I, Il Q, .rin thai fxpSft movement -
gold isin ,r gr.s. " icn m possb y assume
seriou. pro ort'ons. yet Tho 1. "a thing "a the
present onditioi oi the Ire ssury, o.tu the gea-
0ral cntir.e o. r.eeip's ind tftndi ur v 10 ca.
cite apprehension or the Immediate future
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-03-15
MEDICAL.
Smiths Extract d May gIsHsE,
Therimerricda ndunlversailyAp provedRemody
forall Diseases ofthe Blsddera aud Kidneys
IL Positively Cures Where ali
Osher Remedies Fnve Fail.
cd 60 Prodooe Relief

"Brighvs Disease OF III Kidnsys." fearful
rcourgc. which spares neither age, sex nor condl.
ton, becomes sn incurablo disease only for the
want OF timely attention. II SLOWED 10 work ia
ravage. unchecked until Il has fastened upon tho
yialsoi is victim. no medical skin can release it's
hold; Il claims rs prey aud annually numbersi its
victims by the thousand timely use OF
Smiths Extract OF May Flower
win positively prevent such results. In proof Of
this assertion we cite you to the numbcrcss tcs,i
momas In our possession, and quote such emf
nent authorities ms Dr. Eli Ives, Of New Haven,
Conn, and Dr, King, Compiler Of Kings Dis
pensslory.l Ask your own physician II these
names are authorities, and decide for yourself
whether you win sacrifice your life rather than
surrender your prejudice TO an advertised mcdi-
cine. Decide now, Il may not be too late.
Smiths Extract OF May Flower
IS natures own remedy Itisno vile dccocion
OF nauseous drugs ana dangerous chemicals. Nay
Flower isa modest little plant which grows IN
New Fonndnnd. IN Pennsylvania and Kentucky.
Its diuretc and astringcnt in lie properties, and
has frequently been USED u great advantage IN
Dlarrhuh and Bowel Complaints Of children. It's
great merit however isin is gentle aud efficient
action on the Kidneys. 10 removes all impurities
throughnetunl channels and restores iheayslem
to a healthy condition II promptly relieves pains
In the back and lolng. In cases Of weak and deli
cate females. iis value 10 beyond computation.
But for the natural modesiy OF woman, which
causes her 70 shrink from newspaper publicity.
we might publish hundreds Of Testimonials OF
incstimable benefits derived from i,s use.
Ask your druggist for Smiths Extract o. Nay
Flower. Read carefully the circular around tho
bottio. Il It's yours to choose between
Health, Happiness and Life.
Disease, Misery and Death.
Prepared only bys b. Smith & Bro, Co,ing,on
Nv. For sale by all druggists.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-03-15

Vt Miss NJ nd. no ad no ced, Il ally thu
hndsome juror entious lnd DE-, ring 10
smi'ed 10 rsiuro. inis co npl rsy carried
Tucnef away snd no began 10 o,ntiGuslly
esfh.o the her Jurors 81 his obs ucr, and
vsnf 10 fiy ~ :, say thRt II would be cary
rnsan 20 4 70 y yrrdlos sgsi~ss sueh . hand
SONS girl Wnen tn, cara We givsa 40 The
J iry /. sss ohishy through Turner's n rts
Wells for une meds. Toe defendants tried
{, GEL anev irixl on thsstrepRtb OF rsrnsr's
"a lie n t~pttos, but sho sasrsae bench
ovsrrussd tue ps,i,ion rnis favor ~ Tnr-
n'r'. wss ~ appreciated by Niv C,idwsll
I ha.. sf.sr . csurtsbip sbs o)pssntsd 10 be-
svn. srs. Tnrnsr. Jo,b's ocntes. so estate
WAS ysiuad ~ si0D &C., ~ Post Dibpstnh.
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eAiH

fllcasuiy epN' TN n, mo- q Comptroller
81 CIR nci Wa'hli glor. Mare an isSt
tyin, n dos pneH. n ra, d mnd0 @ nnn Dr
lnst THE AMERICAN NATIONAL pANK ~
DALLAS. n o. ial IA N q unit
ny be las ei u,t . or Texa. hAa GUN lie WIN
N heirr VI NJ OF n X YES b ui,s NJ ~"
tulnd y ale. ', our a a. b. cniu n,'i sitn ..
fore ntso,iu On hal b. ulhlfls.d 20 com
~ nee tn hn ne b Ol "a. nklnf
M, ", en-, ~ f,,os \ ~ An< ny. . r'ir
AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK y Al AS
n a., i'aliis "a thee un plD~l h', nj
IA > - ~ Tcx,S, 4 anlhOrn = 10 cnmmen e
hr bu n b nk, ga, provided ; rn n
BOO vfiIeR Va d Stauui' tue I'm 1aata
iOHN LAY KNOX.
Z mt troflh Cnrency.
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FUTURES.

I ALI the msrkes clo cd steady or Arm Liver,
bool advanced 7-0i OF IN ming crop AID 3-6i
On near inOntba. Neg YORK y u 3aAd uoin )
IN pf, Gus 1s. New Orleans IL unchans
1aleA ~ Mes YORK. Q much la ger AID at ew
OrIterf much mailer thnn The uay before
hicaso ov sos Ia l. he fesnrc n
da, wi n aavatcs OF - cents. / slug 4 II
t1-3 Messp .rk clossd-aL 10 o. which Ia 10 ems
Chic <soz @ ain whea : SUD aud com q
corr. O osing quotations are, wheat y5 3-t nAd
ecOin o. IL
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COTTON.

DMxw ORLEANS h as ths initiative In the last adj
Vance to- -; New y rk nod ,alvssou followed
salt viii e Liv ~ lol rtmsns uncnang O,y
1.16 more vi. N ar syp' fniisilin A. II ccnt IA
Nov TX, and that rise IL expected " ccur
IN one We. y he longs nj at.y rate Calves
ION 70 eyed qlO bal - O-day and sold ISL - tho
advance. Daila. received 4 bales IT. N Kauf
man, tonsi ned 10 Black nsniJ ~k;, AID IL
bales by wagon. No .kip ssnts.
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TEE GaBAT EAGLlSa RaMBDY


La u,rss rilinv tcnk
Sor fare, D. ehility
Y rhsDsis V Vitality, en-.
2rfi We.siltkS Hpsy
~ tilfr' rn. l. o at
MANHOOD ,npolsn.
~, F~fa fiif, "a - IA
a = ltic ere . Of Relf
AT, eir'Ni lOllics
pod rf.sitH Ia { sinyes
r. O. p - "a
A'nofv am r Moo.
~ ual ~ ~ nfs, Ava.
Zion ROOT 81. Dim.
81 X Il.4r. f..f.ns
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- ~ - 's.ee''s nsa!e.!ed con-
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II IMPROVES IAs QUALITY OF

IT IMPROVES Ins QUALITY OF
tho Blsndan ..-,rsrs >4i'. aud 10 thore-
fore a ITO inrfsorsus aud eorrc-iiis
In osssa OF all csrorss o,a,,ssteswhich
are associated WIN "a IMPOvrrfsHfO
STATE og TfK BLOOD. These all Yield
20 ,hc regulating an ipCurishiuC piuy-
cr.i8s Otto great food tonic elements
Itcumponaslea FOR The loss cytff0fify,
induced by CoiissJs piisn, Caf0F7I o.
Dr0ncsiai and 1jirOgt dJecsiosta. Js
iuiu gcls,t dy fcuip Inc Dcbtii1f nGN
fuimbutse the Icsanfc phprtVic for
thosa f0sses II ti;Tiffy ocooml1ng-
Ing complaints l,-cufiar 10 ne aar.
Mst4ers nnrsi,sy Their cen ciiiirrs,
and Hcifcnfs tspriea who OF pect g.
become mothers anil hring up rigos'-
0las cAif,ireis should by ell N Gems usc
10. "a triW 1'esiOre eif1crcfs Prom
Elsnffl on Norrous Frosignfiou srl.-
ing from CTfr trgrk, Lrcrefgs OF
giDfr0cfoi Diarasr IL Nii csrs
prt,ilscnncee AM ibs 3pfiuH NVJit
---ior ~ tho apper-o grows henlu1ier
ati Z digestion more gurpns through
lilo use OF t!il1 Tome. tho unnatural
craving dee nafy until ioAlly cJ-
ttnct. Eftsh.ga'y S-t.Jiciai IN Jirfr
t3Alpiuiysis, ffI'arioi frrfr, eLi
ALL Mniaridi Disrrsai ana for tra
debiiitating Ofecis Of fever IL efy
Kind IL has ffo aT,if'. II rrpafs<
srurf-. ifnpr0v-s pivessf0a and .ip-
ycfifr, aud rfforls tho DGsp,5'fir H.
valid Gn rasiii l.siatitabic arfstle
Of rood, and ip - iicasnut 20 tho t4si2
that tho most rne'tifr palate ~ npi
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MEplcAl.

- Nh. hucs.,n ia VAIN 80 FRINGE
has made ua ha s.unN fnf ~ Nri- ~ Texas ~
,sll he nevef-f,Dsns fcmeof NtirI~ ..s.su =
bisi kcssur.uFr cs s.lslir>s' Al .tps.n wffl
drcd disease. .hosd al oa'r' y sxue h,r a. uiss
from which 10 lssIu he c.lsa o. "a. fi.rasss
above u euiionsd: toes ~ l;los 70 yl.0.sr frou
~ % through by your dsnf.'ffaf .txMcoa
the rcycf-f.Iliur rsoeiy n
CEOwDcr SD4Ipwfx
wholesale pruNgife Dalist frAs<
~ retail ~ hns~r Brf ~ !. T.. Wislr,uo.
Iiio rrssed hsrrsss 1u,d,. s, rocco. oactb
Apd siit cindins. ccsna sense 10 ps9a -, a,
~ csuu. hsnhoo', 10 oenia vf.sAotsct- u
e~ntsi psnpblsN csns scrursiy s.~jeo By
mat. Send ricns' o. g7stsss sisnIss IN
WHITTIER, tsr Dfosi tr-,4sliaf, 81 N.
Chnrles eLs...t ~ L--ula =
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HNiftt Spr din . oanai9i. lftart. 30 Hood
Tact, y q P1ls n Malsf'al taain ni skia
II umor }. ~ Ksus sHrH ftn tn r'a Ga.
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Ihaya had 'erinrk BE snoasr WIRE Wits
sperin me tr tnrut ~ $50 HG sriu dis
tascs, ltd II. fnsl % e'ftr too y mysoif
.0s Cffbul clos Wl d hptny ca 10
no. g II 500, 50. b Aiauis. Ga
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Our hesuse ah Blond AID ssin ptssssnQ
mHiH.d uce iA Fal 'Irnl'f.
afFf.r sos if,tu rrrwtT1, Nsu,a Go q
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niDsas LIQUID BtEFT0Nlc
W 70 c,,us,'r~,s ~ scorrs of sAp
s'aitas, aud " NoHfTiisA ~ p~opir ,ch0
hors usei y. be NJ b., kpov,, remedy
forOsbiiisy, Dys'epve fs;is allan. Lnss of
.fpprfifc. Loss Of F'ssh. J.s'l.9 Complaints,
ISols'e Hsai'''ess, tl-~'i. Trriiatlffs, ID
iari1i fi'rs,' osd v'ciy ~'',-, a.Ars,.rs sri~r,
t''tics or- reqi'',rr Z i.c'-''iiJ oer,.,f'oliy
from az oH'er r'.y r~sNs e,d g5~ios.
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Iused Saiffs specific on r-y it"e dauahfsr.
who was fuictfd With no Hlooh Poison WHICH,
bal sis'e1 aiis0Tis ~ treatment. rht specific
Wr ri DIV
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-09-17
Balance in Character.

Few persons are possessed of a per-
fectly balanced nature. Availability is
apt to be allied with weakness; q
vigorous, pushing character is often
impulsive, harsh and unjust. A re-
Elective mind is slow to act; prompt
mind is often wrong. So through all
the elements of character. All the
qualities that go to make up perfect
moral nature rarely appear in
one person. The physical and
intellectual do not precisely con-
form; the mental and moral are
not evenly balanced. There are
those possessed of stronger moral than
mental natures. They constitute the
spasmodic, impulsive element in
society. There are others whose in.
tellects, so absolutely control their
moral natures, that nothing is admit
ted that cannot be reasoned out salts
factoriIy. There are persons whose
strong animal natures dominate all
else, and both mind and spirit are sub
servient.
To regulate all these parts so as to
attain fair degree of equality is the
right step toward securing what may
be called balance in character Philo-
deLphiG CAL.
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Buddhism.

In Ernest Remains latest work.
New Studies in Religious History, I"
he alludes thus to Buddhism: "A
doctrine which assigns to life as its
supreme end nothingness; doctrine
which proclaims that the elimination
Of perfection is the humiliation of
life; one in which man is represented
as the highest term of creation; in
which the idea of a Supreme Being
appears only at late period, IS such
an extraordinary phenomenon that our
mind can only conceive its possibility
with some difficulty. And still such a
doctrine exists.
To make the paradox complete, this
doctrine. apparently the most desr air
ing that has ever been professed, has
inspired prodigals Of devotion in the
most various races; the church OF
Nihilism has remained to our DAYS
without any notable schism. the most
compact religious bod in the East.
This i certainly most extraordinarv
fact n the history Of the human mind.
Strange IN its destiny. Buddhism is stiIl
more 50 in its philosophy. its doctrine
in the legend Of its folnnsler IN the ors
STYLE d is sacred booka
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-09-17
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS

me census shows that the average
number of persons in family through
out the country is FIVE.
The fibre of silk is the longest con-
tinuous fibre known. An ordinary
cocoon of well-fed silkworm VIII
often reel 1000 yards, and reliable
accounts are given by Count Dandolo
Of cocoon yielding 1926 yards. or a
fibre nearly three-quarters Of mile
in length.
The power developed by the explo-
sion of pound OF dynamite is equal
to 1865 tons raised one foot. or
As, 665 foot-tons. One pound OF nitro
glycerine similarly exploded will exert
power of SIS, 452 tons. and one pound
of blasting gelatine similarly exploded
II $50 tons.
There is less blood in cold-blooded
than in warm-blooded animals. The
larger the animal, the greater is the
proportion of blood to the body. Man
has about a gallon and half of blood,
equal to one-thirteenth of his weight.
In India cats are sometimes attack
ed by cholera, according to French
authority, and may communicate the
disease to man.
The toad, frog and chameleon cap
ture insects by darting out the tongue,
which is tipped with glutinous salt
va. The boa constructing serpents
crush their prey in their coils before
swallowing, and venomous snake
have a poison fang.
Silveroid is the trade name given to
new, close-grained, brilliant, white
alloy, regarding the composition of
which little is known beyond the fact
that cadmium enters into it. 1t is
intended to take the place of the brass,
bronze, and gun metal elias es of alloys,
and if all turns out to be true which
is spoken in its favor it will soon do
so, especially in the manufacture of
articles which must be strong and
Capable of taking fine polish.
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Ancestral Resemblance.

A recent writer on heredity points
out the fact that resemblances will
crop out in families after centuries
have elapsed. There is a picture of
Governor Winthrop hanging up in the
state house. When ex-Speaker Win
throp took his seat beneath the por-
trait, everyone was astOnished at the
resemblance between the old Puritan
and his living descendant of our day.
The Hapsburgs. the reigning family
of Austria have series of family por-
TRAITS extending back six hundred
years. The likenesses are extraordi-
nary, and all. or nearly all, the mouths
have a peculiarly shaped underlip.
Henry of Navarro, the gallant French
monarch, assassinated by fanatic
priest, is reproduced in form and fea-
lures by his descendant, the Due de
Nemours.
The Jewish race is another instance
of a certain type of form and feature,
maintaining its uniformity over eigh-
teen hundred years. This extraordi-
nary people have been scattered over
the earth, and subjected to every vari.
ETY. of climate and local conditions:
yet in Russia. Arabia. Morocco, Ger
many. England or the United States
there is family resemblance which
cannot be mistaken. Denaorest.
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eyes. indeed, we have some queer
incidents happen to US. !" said the en-
rineer. II was running along one
afternoon pretty lively when ! APP
preached a little village where the
track cuts through .ne streets. l
Stacked up a little, but was still max
ing good speed, when suddenly, about
twenty rods ahead of me, little girl.
not more than three years old, toddled
on TO the track. There was no
way to save her. 1t was impossible
to stop or even slack much in that
distance. as my train was heavy and
the grade descending. In ten seconds
1t would have been all over, and, after
reversing and applying the brake. |
shut my eyes. / didn't want to see
any more. AS we slowed down my
fireman stuck his head out the cab
window to see what I'd stopped for,
when he laughed and shouted to me,
Jim, look herer I looked, and there
was a great big Newfoundland dog
holding that little girl in his mouth
leisurely walking toward the house
where she evidently belonged. She
was kicking and crying, so that | knew
she wasn't hurt, and the dog had
saved her. My fireman thought 1t
funny and kept on laughing, but |
cried. / just couldn't help it. have
little girl of my own at home. -
/ Chicago Herald.
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CLIPPINss FOR TBE CURIOUS.

The heart of Greenland whale is a
yard in diameter.
Pigeons have double crop. In the
crop Of the common fowl. vegetable
food is detained sixteen hours, or
twice as long as animal food.
From recently published tables it
appears that the average time of sick
ness among males is about nine days
in each of the working years. In
women it is trife more.
It is difficult to drown an insect as
the water cannot enter the pores of
the skin. but if drop of oil be applied
to the abdomen it falls dead at once,
being suffocated.
Small boys who continually ask
questions will probably be pleased to
learn that monkey-wrench is named
for tits inventor. John Moncky, an
English mechanic.
The principle gateway of Allahabad
IS thicklv studded with horse-shoes,
supposed to be the offerings of travel
lers.
The Maiden Castle is famous earth
work near Monkton, in England, of
great antiquity, supposed to belong to
period earlier even than that of the
Britons and Romans. The works are
mile in extent, and in some portions
sixty feet high. 1t had four stone
gateways, and occupied the summit of
a hill.
In President Lincoln's last inaugur-
al address occurs the following instance
Of Involuntary rhyme:
Fondly do we hope,
Ferventy do we pray,
That this mighty scourge of war
May speedily pass away
Yet If it be Gods will
That it continue until
And here the rhyme ceases. Cicero's
prose shows, in places, similar instan-
ces Of involuntary rhyme.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-09-17
The Proportion Of the Sexes.

One who has been examining the
figures says that the United States
census brings out the fact that the
males outnumber the females in an
increasing ratio. In 1870 native born
females were In excess of the males
by 1883. In 1880 the males of
American birth were 309,668 more
than the females The excess Of for
eign males over females was 581, 189,
as against 446,657ein 1870 This dis
proportion among the foreigners is in
telligible enough, as there are always
more male than female emigrants.
As regards the native population,
the solution of the problem is proba-
bly, that for some time after the war
there was an artificial preponderance
of females owing to the diminution Of
the male population by about half a
million of soldiers. who persisted in the
struggle, and that with the growth of
new generation the ordinary proper
ton between the sexes has been re-
established.
The general lule in other countries
is that there are more males born than
females, and any local superiority of
females is either to be accounted for
by the emigration of males, or the
larger proportion of the sterner sex
who die prematurely from war, or the
accidents attendant upon masculine
employment.