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The Hartford herald., 1885-10-28
AND SHOES

For the fall and winter trade We have specially goods
determined satisfaction in these staples We
pe line of Custom Goods both for Ladies and gentlemen,
money asked them agents
celebrated Buell. which worIwie reputation and
pair We also
ladies o on elegant and large line of
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A good load for camel is about 600
pounds, though for short journeys it
can carry 1000 pounds; its speed is
seldom more than three miles an hour,
and the swiftest dromedaries do not ex-
coed ten; but the former rate of travel
can be kept up for twenty hours with
out rest. The hump upon its back at
fords practically store-house for food,
as it is slowly reabsorbed during long
marches. It's first stomach or pouch
has division (which may be closed by
muscular action, whose walls are pro-
vided with system of large cells, cap
able of considerable distention, which
the animal can fill with several quarts
of water, and thus carry with itself a
supply for its own wants for about q
week, supply which it occasionally
yields with its life to save that of its
master. It's strength, power of endur-
ance, ability to subsist on the coarsest
food, to go without water, and to travel
over the yielding sand, have earned for
it the title of the ship of the desert.
The justice of this cognomen is strong
ly attested by the British soldiers, one
of whom writes that he never felt 2more
at sea" than when first taking a camel
ride, the motion producing such sensa-
tons as most people feel at sea in rough
weather, the peculiar swinging and
jerking gait jolting up the uninitiated
in q way anything but pleasant.
The height of the Arabian camel at
the shoulder is between six and seven
feet, and the color of the rather coarse
hair is of various shades of brown. The
first attempt to mount one calls for no
little dexterity, as the usual mode is to
bestride the animal while he is on his
knees, and it is no easy matter for a
novice to maintain the correct "center
of gravity" when the animal rises
Scientific Am eric17l
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History or Letter Postage.

1t will probably surprise some of our
readers to be told that it is only since
1868 that the postage rate on letters in
the United States has been uniform for
all distances. The first postage law,
that of 1892, fixed the rates according
to distance, and according to the num-
Der of pieces of paper.
A Single letter" was one piece OF
paper. Envelopes were wholly un-
known. The sheet of paper was folded
and the address written on the back OF
it, For single letter sent distance
of thirty miles or less, the rate was 6
cents. This rate was increased to 8
cents for distances of sixty miles OF
less; to 10 cents for 100 miles or less,
and so on.
For every single letter sent over 450
miles, the rate was % cents. The dis
lance from New York to Buffalo by the
Central Railroad is only eight miles
short of that distance and the postage
on letter between the two cities would
have been % cents.
The system was continued with un-
important changes, which increased
rather than reduced postage, until the
year 1845, when part of the present
system came into use. A letter which
weighed less than one-half ounce was
to be deemed q single letter. The
postage was made uniform at 5 cents
for distances under 800 miles, and IL
cents for all greater distances.
In 1851 prepaid single letters were
charged with 3 cents postage, and let,
tiers on. which the receiver paid the
postage, with cents, for all distances
under 5000 miles; double rates fol-
greater which referred only
to letters sent to and from California
In 1856 prepayment of postage was
made compulsory, and the rate wal
fixed at 3 cents for less than 5000, anC
10 cents for all over 5000 miles
Finally, in 1868, the uniform rate of
cents was fixed.-Youth's Companion
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II don't remember that ever / saw
young Jim Bennett startled out of
habitual self-possession but once" said
an old Herald man, "and then it was
by Mrs. Stanton. The paper had that
morning reported a woman suffrage
convention. and in SO doing character
lied Mrs. Stanton as 'thieving advo-
cate of the movement. Bennett had
just returned from one of his long stays
in Europe, and had started in to stir
up and reorganize the staff, according
to his dreaded custom. Mrs. Stanton's
card came in. He sent out word for
her to enter. Perhaps he meant to
give, for the benefit of his editors, an
exposition of how to crush q sanctum
bore. But Mrs. Stanton's port quite
overcame him, and when she impress
sively inquired why the Herald had
called her thief, he was the shattered
one of the two. 1 don't know what
vengeance she would have wrecked up
on him had not an employee explained
that typographical error had been
made. 1t was thriving advocate,
not 'thieving, that the reporter had
written her down."-NeU York letter
TO Buffalo Express.
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The Writer OF Junius.

1t, seems strange that love-letter
should supply another link in fixing
the authorship of the most scathing in
vective and the bitterest sarcasm in the
language. But there is published at
the end of Mr.. Chabot's book, as the
work of another well-known expert,
Mr.. Netherclift, the fac-simile of an
epistle to lady, in a disguised upright
hand of Sir Philip Francis, that is
identical with the disguised upright
hand of Junius. Il was written at
Bath in the winter of ITO to Miss
Giles, the daughter of one of the Off
Gals of the Bank of England, afterward
Governor when in the time of Mr.. Pitt
the bank stopped payment. In those
days it was customary at the assembly
rooms for a ady to retain her partner
during the whole of the evening, and
for several evenings Mr.. Francis and
Miss Giles danced together. The re-
suit of it was very tolerable copy of
verses, delivered to Miss Giles with an
anonymous letter, wherein tho writer
declared that, having found the verses,
which were unaddressed, he could not
conceive for whom they were meant
unless for her. At the time the young
lady suspected the author, but said
nothing, and it was not till years after
ward, when, though the wife of Mr..
King, of Taplow, she stir kept the
papers, that a scrap of Junius' writing
was being handed round the company
in which she happened to be. "Why,
exclaimed Mrs. King, when the paper
came to her, II know that writing.
The person who wrote that wrote me
some verses and letter." And on
comparison, though the verses were
plainly by another hand, the letter was
rs plainly in the hand of Junius.
The verses, Sir Philips composition,
were afterward proved to have been
dictated to his friend Tilghman, who
spent the winter of 1910 with him at
Bath, in one of whose letters from
America part of O verse is jokingly
quoted, IN proof of Francis capacity
for poetry of the highest order. That
Sir Philip publicly and in the strongest
terms denied the authorship is very
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THE HUMOROUS LEcTUBER CROWDED OUT.
/ lectured in Concordia, Kan, one
night 1--WE have surfeit Of amuse-
ments just now" said the manager.
@Ah?" / replied, with a rising accent
on ali. "Yes," he said, @two protracted
meetings and roller rink"
ABNORMAL GENIUS.
What wise things really wise man
will say, when he gives his whole mind
to the task. Here is gem from Victor
Hugo: @The characteristic of truth is
never to run into excess" Now, do you
know, until Hugo said that, / always
had the idea that the characteristic of
truth was to run into the widest excess
and the most appalling and colossal ex-
aggerations? Dear, dear, what rare
boon ii is to be born q genius.
SUFFICIENT GROUNDS FOR DIVORCE.
IL have no room in my heart for
women" said Angelo Daub, the house,
sign, and ornamental portrait painter.
II am married to art" "True," replied
the stage carpenter, "but heard your
wife had applied for divorce on the
ground OF chronic incompatibility."
MAKING AN IMPRESSION OUT WEST.
told him that he bore the appear
ance of man whose entire system was
one permeation of laminated fractures,
from withers to hook. 1 always talk
that way out West. You see l want
these guileless children of the far West
to understand that am now residing
in land of superior culture, where we
look proud and talk through our noses.
ovERTRAINED.
Out on the Burlington and Missouri
River Railroad, Nebraska, they in
ported passenger brakeman from Bos-
ton. There is a.heap of Boston talent
on the Burlington and Missouri, but
this young man was refined until he
was about 100 proof. He ran on the
Beatrice Branch, which everybody in
Nebraska knows is called to rhyme with
"the mattress" And when this new
man looked in at the car door and
shouted "Bay- Bay-ah-
treet-cheel" the entire community rose
up as one man and piled on to him by
thousands. Thanks to the severity of
the weather, his remains reached Ire
mont street in state of excellent pres
ervation.-Brooklyn Eagle.
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The Ears Capacity.

1t has been found by DIR. Lawson
TAFT that, as o rule, the ear in women
can perceive higher notes-that is,
sounds with greater number of vibra-
tons per second-than the ear in men.
The highest limit of and ability for the
human ear is somewhere between Al
900 and $4,000 vibrations. The ears
of most persons seem to be unequally
sensitive to acute sounds, the right ear
usually hearing higher note than the
left. To show the ears range, it may
be added that very low notes of about
fifteen vibrations per second may be
perceived, but when the vibrations be-
come little slower they cease to pro-
duce the effect of continuous sound,
and each gives a separate impression up
on the ear.
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Facts for Tourists and Emigrants.

Whether for the tourist, bent on pleasure
or business. or the emigrant seeking a far
Western home, Hostctters Stomach Bitters is
the best protector against the hurtful influences
Of climatic changes or malaria; the most re-
liable medicine for general use he can possibly
carry with him. 1t utilities the effect of sudden
changes OF temperature, braces the system
against the embedding influence of excessive
heat, prevents injurious consequences from q
change OF diet or of using bad food or water, is
fine resnscitant of physical energy diminished
by the fatigue of travelling, and tends to cum
teract the effects OF exposure in rough weather.
It is much and serviceably used by mariners
and others whose outdoor life and arduous
labor expose them unusually. IL is. moreover,
o. great service "a preventive and curative of
disorder OF the stomach. liver, bowels, and as a
general tonic.
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1T is all right to be economical an,

IT is all right to be economical and
save money, but there is a gentleman
living in New Brunswick who wishes
that he had adopted some other
method. His wash bills had always
been large, and one day when q man
came along selling celluloid collars, he
jumped at the chance of saving little
money, and bought couple. For a
number of weeks he carefully sponged
off his collar every morning, but at
last it began to lose it's creamy white
complexion and turn yellow, as though
its liver was out of order. One morn
ing he had occasion to build fire iu
the stove, and there not being any
kindling handy, he attempted TO start
it with his celluloid collar. Directly
after touching a match to it an explo-
sion took place that ripped the stove
up the back, and literally busted the
walls off with the man. After he has
paid for new stove and settled with
the doctor, he will undoubtedly come
to the conclusion that it is better to
dress like white man, IL it does cost
e trifle more. -Pecks Sun.
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An Indian Ordeal.

One of the ordeals in India through
which those suspected of crime have to
pass is the chewing of rice in the pres
once of officers. The influence of fear
on the salivary glands is said to be such
that if the accused are guilty there is
no secretion of saliva in the mouth, and
chewing is impossible. Such culprits
generally confess without any further
effort. On the contrary, conscious
ness of innocence allows of proper
flow of fluid for softening the rice.
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Delicacies OF a Siege.

A charming French lady who passed
through the painful days of the
siege of Paris, was relating in her
graceful way to friend some OF
her experiences. She said that
rats and mice, however disguised by
intelligent cookery, became quite
distasteful; the latest cats palled upon
the palate. If, however, stray pigeon
happened to settle upon the roof, the
street instantly became full of people
seeking to entrap the delicacy. IT
often happened, however, that the
pigeon turned out to be q messenger
bird, and hence as sacred as the ibis oil
Egypt. "In fact" said the story-teller
"this was so often the case that to this
day can never bear to eat pigeon
1 always feel as if were devouring the
postman. "-Nep York Graphic.
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Probably no other woman I'm the World 10
ccives SO many ''letters OF thanks" as Lydia
K. Pinkham, OF Lynn, Mass. Mrs. b, Of
Enfield, N. H.. says: II viii simply say that
your Vegetable Compound is all you recon-
mend II TO be. II has done me Worlds Of good"
IL have just to-day bought the seventh bot
tie OF your Vegetable Compound, have used
two boxes OF Pills and several packages OF
your sanative Wash, and think IL but right
TO tell you how much good 1 derived from
your medicines. They are a regular God-send.
All the pains and aches have almost disap-
peared, my stomach 10 much stronger, too.
and feel myself improved every way
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Ella Wheeler Wilcox has q bracelet
which her friends describe as "a poem
written in gems" 1t is gift from her
husband. A golden horseshoe, stud
ded with turquoises, bears the date OF
their first romantic meeting, a small
gold plaque, set with superb rubies.
the date of the first letter ever written
by Mr.. Wilcox to Miss Wheeler; Ro-
man gold star set with sapphires repre-
sents the engagement week. Several
other days and events are symbolized
in beautiful designs, the whole com
pleted by the wedding bangle, an ex-
quisite anchor and crown set with six
rubies and six diamonds. The bracelet
was designed by Mr.. Wilcox and pre-.
scented as surprise to his wife. NIL
i1dukee Sentinel.
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This summer resort near the 'sOld Mag
nesian Chalybeate" and "Colfax" mineral
springs, at Colfax, Iowa, "a miles east OF Des
Moines and 333 west OF Chicago, on the Rock
Island and Pacifc Ry., will be opened on
May o, for the season OF 1856. This splendid
hotel can accommodate 900 guests. All its
appointments are irst-class. Its tables are
supplied with all the substantials and deli
cacies, and its parlors, reading and sleeping
rooms with every convenience. Croquet,
billiards, bowling alleys and other facilities
fore recreation. Thayers orchestra engaged
for tho season.
The grounds include the "Old N. c." and
Colfax springs, which are uneQualed for
their remedial virtues. Thousands certify to
their efficacy; they are powerful alternative
and tonic. and an infalible cure for rheuma-
tism, dyspepsia, indigestion, and other all
ments.
The Hotel Colfax furnishes the water fresh
from the original fountains for drinking and
bathing, hot or cold. Its charges are moder-
ate, $40 per week and upward. Parties desir-
ing quarters for the summer should secure
them Mt once.
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Division.

Examiner-"Now, if 1 were to give
fifty marbles in charge of this boy" Gn-
dicating the biggest), ito divide equally
among you, how many would you each
receiver"
Small Boy (of experience)-"Please,
sir, we shouldn't get none at all cause
he'd collar 'em all hisself !"-Lo1adon
Punch
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Getting Ready.

Many of the Chinese, in anticipation
of death, have their funeral shroud
made long years before that event oc-
ours. Those somber garments, in times
of stringency, are frequently pawned,
and if unredeemed are sold to the
highest bidder.
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we'll known. but by that denial one Is
only reminded of the reply said to have
been made under similar circumstances
by the author Of "Ecce Homo" why,
if had written it. you know should
certainly say 1 hadn't The Cor1hM
Magazine.
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BITTERS.


Major r. B. Nicholson, favorably
known in Wheeling, w. Va, writes:
II had long suffered from dis
order of the bladder and kidneys,
complicated with weak nerves,
poor digestion and bad blood. Life
was becoming burden to me. The
use of cathartic mixtures and
diuretic compounds only afforded
me slight Temporary relief, and 1
grew respondent and discouraged.
Indeed, thought my case entirely
hopeless, until at the recommends
toa of my nephew began the use Of
DR.. Guysott's Yellow Dock
and SarsapariIIa. Isoon expert
enced relief from my anxiety Of
mind, and severe physical distress
soon ceased troubling me. Eventu-
ally the most gratifying results fol-
lowed, and at the end of few
months / never felt in better health,
nor have / since had any reason to
doubt the permanency of the cure"
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Bartholdrs Statue Of sLIberty EnlIght.
enInR the WOrIdv

will be q reminder OF personal liberty for
ages to come. On just rs sure foundation
has DIR. Pierce's .Golden Medical Discovery
been placed, and IL will stand through tho
cycles of time rs q monument to the physical
emancipation OF thousands. who by its use
have been re ieved from consumption. con-
sumptive nightsweats, bronchitis. coughs,
splitting OF blood, weak lungs, and other
throat and lung affections.
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THAT Miss Jones is nice-looking girl,
isn't she?"
ayes, and she'd be the belle OF the town II
II WASH { for one thing
"What's that
s.She has catarrh so bad IL is unpleasa mt TO
be near her. She has tried dozen things, and
nothing helps her. am sorry, for like her,
but that doesn't make it any less disagreca-
BILE for one TO b. around her."
Now IL she had used DIR. Sage's Catarrh
Remedy. there would have been nothing OF the
kind said for IL will cure catarrh every time.
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FoR DYSPEPSIA, INDIGESTION, depression OF
spirits, and general debility I'm their various
forms; also, as preventive against fever and
ague, and other intermittent fevers. tho
made by Caswcll, Hazard & Co.. of New York,
and sold by all druggists, is the best tonic;
and for patients recovering from fever OF
other sickness IL has no equal
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Important.

When you visit or leave New York City
save Baggage Expressage and Carriage Hire. ano
stop at the Grand Union Hotel. opposite Gran,
Central Depot: 600 elegant rooms fitted up at
cost Of one million dollars. reduced TO 81 an
upwards per day. European plan. Elevator
Restaurant supplied with the best. Horse cab
stage and elevated railroad TO all depots. FAM
lies can live better for less money at the Crane
Union than at any first-class hotel in the city.
IT is easier for q woman to return q kind
ness than q copper-bottomed preserve kettle
-.
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Good Druggists can OF should not recon-
mend highly perfumed Soaps for Treatment OF
Skin Diseases, or as to beautify and soften face
beautiful. smooth. and soft complexion retained
by the exclusive use of Beeson's Aromatic
Aium sulphur Soap" BY Druggists.
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A MEANS of putting down carpet
without the use of tacks has been in
vented. And yet some people claim
that the earth is cooling down and
losing motion.
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"Put up" mt tho Gault House.

The business man or tourist will find first
class accommodations at the low price OF 81
and $3.50 per day at the Gault House. Chica-
go. corner Clinton and Madison streets. This
far-famcd hotel Is located in the center of tho
city, only ono block from the Union Depot.
Elevator; all appointments frst-class.
HOYT & GATES Proprictors.
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Mr.. E. r. HoYT, a mechanical engineer
at the New Orleans Exposition, was severe
ly injured by huge derrick pole falling on
his foot. He was conveyed to his resi-
dence, and, after only three applications of
St. Jacobs Oil, all thu swelling and pain
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"CHANGEABLE hosiery" Is now fashion
able but fellow can't we'll keep in style IL
he has but one pair Of socks.
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NERVOUS debility, premature
decline of power In either sex. speedily and
permanently cured. Large book, three letter
stamps. Consultation free. Worlds Dis
pensary Medical Association. Buffalo. N Y.
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ONE OF THE BEST roNIcs

DR.. A. Atkinson, Prof. Materia Medica and
Dermatology. in College of Physicians and
Surgeons, Baltimore, Nd, says; at makes a
pleasant drink, and is one OF our best tones
in the shape of the phosphates in soluble
FORM"
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MANS domestic relations do not bother
him half so much rs tho relat ons OF his do
me stc.-Thc Rambler.
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USE Frazer Axle Grease, tits the best In the
world-wiil wear twice as long as any other.
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Mrs. Catherine Seville, Of Pitts
burg, Pa, writes:

i suffered many aches and pains, aris-
ing from q state OF weakness incidental
TO our sex. A feeling of bearing down
about my hips at times seemed almost
uncomfortable. i was troubled also with
dyspepsia, while sediments indicated
diseased kidneys. Nothing i tried bene-
fitted me until / used Or. GuiS0TTS
YELLOW DOCK AND SARSAPARllLA. It
has made me very regular in my habits,
and ] feel restored to perfect health
Sores, pimples, aches and pains. former
" my constant compa MONS. now trouble
me no more. 1t is truly the BEST friend
of suffering women"
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The Hotel CoIfhx.

THE early beau catches the girl, but he
does not always hold her. Wilmington star.
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The cures that are being made In nearly all
chronic diseases, by Compound Oxygen,
which is taken by inhalation, are simply
wonderful. II you are in need OF such q
treatment, write to Drs. Starkey Paleu,
llO9 Girard St., Philadelphia.
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simply WONDERFUL,

WHEN the baseball pitcher goes too OTTER
to the soda fountain he Is sure TO get busted