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Morris tribune., 1885-09-23
Dore aud About.

A Paris letter-writer says: My irst
meeting with the late NJ. About was in
a wayside inn near St. Nicolas, Va
raugeville. 1t was in the hop season,
and the hop-pickers had crowded into
the general room when their day work
was over. They were generally Vosges
valleys of Lorraine as Londoners go to
the rural parts of Kent in September.
But there the resemblance ended, as the
manners of the former were rustic, the
bloom Of health was in their cheeks, the
women and girls were neatly dressed in
provincial costumes, had not blear eyes,
did not smell of gin, and the younger
ones were bright with animal spirits. l
was with a few tourists from Paris.
A couple of other travellers descended
from farmers wagon which had given
them lift along the road. They ask
ed for dinner and sleeping accommo-
dation. One was boyish-looking adult
with long hair and "billycock'' hat, the
worse for the wear. He carried on his
back a sachel and painters box, and
held violin-case under his arm. The
second tourist had in one hand little
portmanteau and in the other folding
easel. He was dressed in blue linen
overall suit, was neat about the shoes
and collar, and wore a brown straw
hat. The landlady having more lodg-
ers than she could well attend to, was
inclined to turn them away. But they
said they would not only pay her, but if
she cleared space in barn would
provide music gratis, and if there were
pretty girls in the house do their like
nesses for whatever they might choose
to offer. In moment the hop-pickers
clamored for hospitality to be shown to
the newcomers, and youth proposed
to go round the village to inquire if
there were any beds in a private house
which could be obtained for them for
the night. Gustave Dore was the bear
er of the violin, and Edmond About
carried the folding easel.
After dinner Gustave Dore took his
fiddle out of the case and went to a
barn. All the guests followed and vii
lage folks came in to join them. Old
and young danced. About was still
bachelor. Although he had neglected
at school the cult of Terpsichore, he
was indefatigable in kickinguph his heels
and whisking round the country girls.
The improvised ball ended with sup
per, which had for its principal dish
soupe auc chou1. The cabbage was
well garnished with smoked sausages.
About was an active trenchman. He
laughed and talked while he ate, crack
ed jokes with the other guests who were
invited to share the meal, and enjoyed
the rough LONELINESS of the hosiery and
it's inmates. He then had thick head
of light brown hair, and brownish
beard which in certain lights was fair.
The complexion was pasty. All the
gold that should have been in the hair
had, one might have supposed, descend
ed to his face, and in falling got dull.
But the irrepressible animal spirits, the
square, massive head, the broad Shout
ders, deep chest, and general lines of
the frame corrected the impression of
unhealthiness which was given by the
pastiness of the face.
Morris tribune., 1885-09-23
How to Make Copying Ink.

Any common black ink or writing
fluid can be made into good copying
ink by adding some sugar or other sac
charine matter to it. To prepare, dis
solve one ounce of lump sugar to one
and one-half pints of writing fluid.
Within five or six hours after writing
letters or other documents with this pre-
pared ink they can be copied by pres
sure on damp, unsized paper. If old
writing be wet with weak solution of
iron, to which small portion of sugar
syrup has been added, a faint reproduc-
ton can be taken with firm pressure
upon unsized paper, with the result OF
rendering the original much paler than
before, as the process simply dissolves
the original ink used and transfers it.
To copy printing ink, dampen the sur
face with weak solution of acetate of
iron and press on any paper of absorb
ent nature.
Morris tribune., 1885-09-23
The Spirit-Hand Trick.

The spirit-hand trick is performed in
this way: The medium. puts a hand
made of stuffed glove up his leg and
attached by an elastic string to his
waist. When the dark seance COM
mences he gets the hand down to the
end of his foot, extends his foot to the
opposite side of the table at which he is
sitting, and waves the stuffed glove
about. If little phosphorus be rubbed
on it the effect is better. When the per-
Torrance has been gone through all
that the medium has to do is to let the
hand spring back underneath his
trouser. The floating trick is perform
ed by taking off the boots and putting
the hands in them. The hands are
then waved above persons head, who
grasps the boots and feels the arms of
the coat, which he takes for legs. OF
course SO long as people are prepared
to pay money for witnessing these TOM
fooleries knaves will be found to prac-
tice them. London, Truth.
Morris tribune., 1885-09-23
An EnterprIsing Reliable
House.

Max Buckentin & Bro. can always
be relied upon, not only to carry in
stock the best of everything, but to
secure the Agency for such articles as
have well-known merit, and are popu-
lar with the peope, thereby sustaining
the reputation of being always enter
prislng, and ever reliable. Having
recured the Agency fer the celebrated
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption, will sell it on Il positive
guarantee. 1t will surely cure any
and every affection of Throat, Lungs,
and Chest, and to show our confidence
we invite you to call and get a Trial
Bottle Free
Morris tribune., 1885-09-23
How to Hang Pictures.

In regard to the hanging of pictures,
few cardinal principles should not be
lost sight of. Pictures are made to be
seen. They should not be hung so high
that one has to stretch ones neck to see
them. A picture highly worked up in
detail should be closer to the eye than a
strong, broad composition, in which all
parts of the composition are put in in
masses. Family pictures should be con-
fined to family rooms. The light en- a
picture should come from the same side
as the light in a picture. Pictures on
the line of sight should be hung fiat on
the wall; those above the line of sight
may for convenience of inspection be
tilted slightly forward. Large heavy
frames should never be tilted forward
directly above sofas or chairs that are
close to the wall. They always seem
dangerous. 1t is not pleasant to have
the consciousness of two hundred
pound man just over ones head, and
his whole body swung out of the center
of gravity. Groups of pictures are
only effective when there is harmony of
subject, of color and of fitness in the
framing. Old paintings and new ones
almost always injure each other when
hung close together. Few pictures
should be hung in the dining-room, and
care should be taken in the selection of
subjects. The writer was once obliged
to take his dinner with an Oriental exc
cutioner and a decapitated victim on
one side of him, and lugubrious
Christian martyr by Max on the other.
1t was almost as distressing as cruel
fxion in a billiard-room or the death of
Marat in bathroom. Tt is not appe-
tizing to have realistic pictures of dead
fish in the dining-room, nor does it add
to the cheerfulness of parlor to give
''The Death Bed of Abraham Lincoln"
a prominent place. Glazed pictures
should never be hung opposite win
dow, as they are sure to reflect the
light disagreeably. Masonic certifi-
Gates, certificates of membership in a
missionary society, ETC., are not pic
lures at all, no matter how much orna-
mented. They are purely personal af-
fairs, and should not be framed or hung
at all. They interest nobody but the
owner and his dearest friends, and are
almost never ornamental. One should
not be egotistical in his pictures any
more than in his conversation. -NeU
York I3dependent.
Morris tribune., 1885-09-23
Tinkering the English Language.

Some grammatical crank recently
succeeded in getting up quite little
boom over proposed new pronoun,
"Thon," Gmpersonal, singular num-
her, and it is stated that some of the
teachers in the public schools at Lewis
town, Maine, have commenced teach
ing it.
The San, while always glad and will
ing to lend helping hand to any edu-
cational enterprise that seems to be
needed, desires to enter vigorous pro-
/ test against this on general principles,
and especially:
l. 1t is not needed. There is no evil
dence that English-speaking people are
suffering, or have ever suffered, from
the lack of pronouns. Any person OF
fair, common-school education can gen.
orally lay his or her (here is where
'thon'' would come in) tongue on q
pronoun that fits well enough when re-
quired. If the inventor of s.thon," wants
to place pronoun where it will do the
most good, let him introduce it in
France, where they have no neuter gen.
der, everything being either "he'' or
''she."
2. 1t is as much as the average citi-
zen can stand now to procure the school
books deemed necessary by teachers
and school-book manufacturers, the
changes being so frequent, and the
adoption of s'thon" would cause an en-
tire revolution and enough profanity on
the part of parents (male understood
to seriously cripple their chances of
happiness hereafter. A case in point:
A family moved to Milwaukee last Sep
TENDER from Chicago. There were two
school-children. one advanced enough
for the high school. Up to date their
books have cost about fifteen dollars,
and new calls every few weeks, while
the ones they used in Chicago are use-
less here.
The superficial observer may think
that the adoption of such little word
as ''thon'' would affect only the gram
mars; but let not thon clay that fiatter-
ing JUNCTION to thon's SOUL The school
book fiend would not let up after once
having achieved the grammar. A re-
vised spelling book would follow, then
geography, and so on, until the entire
list was filled, even to copy-books and
blank books for exercises. Fancy an
example in arithmetic: eff a person
buys string of bananas at the rate of
six for quarter, and finds half of them
worthless, and sells half of the sound
ones at an advance of fifty per cent,
how long will it take thon to realize q
fair profit on thon's investment?n
8. Once let s'thon" get the upper
hand, and it would not be long before
''thee, y ''thon' and chime would be
mixed in, and America would become q
nation of Quakers as to speech, with
out their many virtues.
81 love, you love, he loves, they love,
thon lowest, etc. Shoot the thon!
Hey diddle diddle, my SON JOHN
], he, she, they, and likewise "thon.'
-Peck's Sun,
Morris tribune., 1885-09-23
The Kecly Motor Humbug Exposed.

A short time since story was clrcu-
lated that one of Keely's most trusted
workmen, but who was in reality a spy
in the employ of capitalist, has been
letting out Keely's secret. The secret
which this man is said to have told con-
firms the popular estimate which was
long ago formed of the so-called motor.
1t proves to be cunningly-devised APP
paratus with which confiding people,
supplied with more means than scien-
tific knowledge, could be humbugged.
The story which has thus been circu
lated, whether authentic or not, is in
teresting, and seems plausible on the
face of it. 1t is as follows: The motor
proper consists of heavy outside COW
ering of metal, shaped to deceive the
Spectator in every way he may look at
it. The outside looks as if the machine
consisted of large, massive iron cy-
Under with valves, wheels and outside
pipes. These are supposed to assist in
the generation of the famous new force,
when, in fact, the outside shape has lit
tie to do with the working parts. Those
parts are on the inside. The force is
pure and simple air, the least bit tainted
with chemical to deceive, as every
thing else is made to do. The air is
pumped from seven to twenty-one steel
tubes on the inside of the shell. The
tubes are of sufficient strength to with
stand pressure of from 10000 to 30,-
600 pounds. There is mechanism in
side the shell that permits the compress
ed air to pass from one chamber or cy-
Under at a time into distinct and sep
arate cylinder which contains the piston
that operates the fywheel of the ma
chine. BY this method the machine
can be kept running five minutes, or
perhaps longer, and yet show very little
change on the pressure-gauge. The plan
is to allow only-one-third of the air to
escape from the cylinder. and then that
one is disconnected, and so on until but
one cylinder has been used to that ex-
tent, when the machine is stopped and
a great show is made, as, of course, the
indicated pressure is exactly the same
as it was before the wheel went around.
Not drop of water is used at any
time. The water story is all bosh. If
this story be true it explodes the Kelly
swindle and leaves clear way for the
next aspirant for the honor of quilting
n oinconsiderable portion of the public.
Metal WOrker
Morris tribune., 1885-09-23
KILLED by a Queer PROTECTIVE.

On Monday afternoon, while Mr.. John
Wendell, of Helltown, was at the mills,
mis- wife was in the parlor at work on
the sewing machine, while her child
Willie was seated near the window, di-
rectly in front of her, looking at one of
the large children's picture books. Mrs.
Wendell was sewing busily on the ma
chine, a large and heavy one, when sud-
denly the needle snapped. She re-
placed the broken needle and had
again taken her seat when she noticed
her child's head leaning upon the book.
Going over to him she was Mortified to
observe a tiny stream of blood trickling
down from his bright golden hair. Lit
tie Willie was dead. The fatal needle,
breaking. had been hurled through the
air and had pierced the child's brain.
The parents are almost heartbroken,
and many an eye in Helltown has shed
a silent and unaccustomed tear in men,
DRY of their lost darling. Chico (Cal.)
Chronicle.
Morris tribune., 1885-09-23
Dickens is said to have found the

Dickens is said to have found the
original, or at least the suggestion, of
Sam Weller in Samuel Vale, popular
low comedy actor, whom he saw in his
youth. Wales quaint comparisons
(Which form also one of the humors of
Sam Weller's conversation), for which
Ills everyday talk was distinguished,
we're lavishly introduced by the actor
into his part, and made distinct hit.
Among those which have been recorded
we find the following: ''Come on as
the man said to the tight boot;" Why,
here we are, all mustered as the roast
beef said to the Welsh rabbit +" Where
shall we fiy?' as the bullet said to the
trigger g I know the world as the
monkey said when he cut off his tail;"
:. There she is, musical and melan-
choly, as the cricket said to the tea
kettle -
Morris tribune., 1885-09-23

The Society for Promoting Industrial
Villages is the name of a recently in
corporated English association having
for its object the relief of the congested
districts in the large cities by removing
the surplus people into the country,
paying the cost of transportation and
providing means of employment. In
several cases small towns have been
started with these people, in which
weaving, dressmaking, candy manu-
featuring and the like are carried on,
and next spring market gardening will
be tried. Several very wealthy phi
lanthropists are at the head of the move
ment.
Morris tribune., 1885-09-23
An Answer Wanted.

Can any one bring Us case of Kid
ney or Liver Complaint that Electric
Bitters will not speedily cure? We
say they can not as thousands of
cases already permanently cured and
who are daily recommending Electric
Bitters, will prove. Bright's Disease,
Diabetes, Weak Back, or any urinary
complaint quickly cured. They puri-
fy the blood, regulate the bowels, and
act directly on the diseased parts.
Every bottle guaranteed. For sale at
soc. a bottle by MAX BUCKENTIN &
Bro.
Morris tribune., 1885-09-23
Bucklen's Arnica saIye.

The Best Salve in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Rheum, Fever Sores, letter, Chappen
Hands, Chilblains Corns, and all
Skin Eruptions, and positively cures
Piles, or no pay required. 1t is guar
anteed to give perfect satisfaction, or
money refunded. Price 26 cents per
box. For sale by Max Buckentin &
Morris tribune., 1885-09-23

Dr.. Lamphere, of Saginaw, has a
cow which sports sixty well-developed
horns, and the animal recently gave
birth to a calf which promises to be
quite as much of curiosity. the little
animals backbone showing indications
of turning out fully as many horns as
the mother possesses. Bay City { Mich. J
Tribune.
Morris tribune., 1885-09-23

On the Mexican railroads mesquite is
used for fuel. This shrub abounds on
all the hillsides and is of very rough
fibre. A Mexican railway manager re-
ports that his purchasing agent secured
BOO wooden saints for fuel, which he
bought at fifty cents apiece of the ma
lives. who stole them from the churches.
Morris tribune., 1885-09-23

n writer on inventors and inventions
says it is impossible to discover any
thing new. He evidently has failed to
keep watch of the weekly list of car
coupler patents,
Morris tribune., 1885-09-23

Anew York paper quotes one of
the richest and most successful men
in that city as saying: 'If I were
young man I would go into business
now" His idea Is that values of all
kinds are now at such a low point
that they cannot fail to rise, and most
any judicious purchase must bring
q profit. Prices have been falling
steadily for four years, and hence the
chances for an advance are consider
ably greater than ever before.
We recently heard well-known
Vermont dairyman who has over 100
cows in his herd say, ''that he had
not COW that would not make thir-
teen pounds of butter a week." That
was his standard. A cow that would
not give that went to the shambles
unless some more foolish dairyman
would buy her. And yet some of his
neighbors wonder why he is success
full. Several have nearly as many
cows as he; most of them get the
same price for their butter. Probably
if careful tests were made of their
herds it would be found that one-half
their cows are eating up all the other
half are making. We know many
such ds.-Agriculture.
Many farmers, believing a horse
should not drink water after labor
until entirely cool, bring their teams
from the field after six hours siege
at the pillow, and hitch them to rack
of dry hay to eat during the hours
incoming" and water just before re-
turning to the field. Think of this a
moment. What condition is the team
in to eat dry hay when suffering from
burning thirst? And what condition
are they in for blowing in the after
noon without taking food, but with
twice as much water as they should
ever be brought into a condition to
want at any other time? Is not this
practice inhuman, to say the least
National Stockman.
The Iowa Homestead says: mot
withstandlng all that has been writ
ten in agricultural papers Oh the sub
ject of butter making, farmers and
their wives will insist ON retaining
the dash churn, and thus giving them
selves extra trouble and damaging
the quality of the butter. Once more
we say, fire out every kind and quality
of churn that has a dasher, or paddle
or anything inside. Use box or
barrel churn only. Use thermome-
ter, and learn by experience to use it
right Don't let your cream get too
cold. Churn until the butter begins
to come, about thirty-five minutes il
you have everything right, and then
put in cold water to reduce the tenn
perature, then turn very slowly till
the butter gathers, then run off your
buttermilk and wash your butter in
the churn. It should not be in a
great mass, but in granules, like mus
tard seed or small wheat grains. At
ter you have thus washed it take it
out on lever butter worker, salt to
suit your taste and put away in cool,
clean place until you are ready to
market it. Then work enough to in
corporate the salt evenly without any
streaks, and no more. BY doing this
you will be able to command full
prices and save yourself lots of grief
and modification
Morris tribune., 1885-09-23

Paper is taking the place of.cedar in
the manufacture of lead pencils.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-09-25
LA SUBSCRIPTION.
R. P. del RIO.

Relucido 4 termiuos concrctos,
aunque sin variar eE la esencia, el
pensamiento iniciado por nuestro
distinguido amigo Y compatriota
el senor Allan y Baralt, es va sa-
bido que la Junta Dircctiva, de la
que es dicho senor Vice -presidante,
ha acordado en- dcfnitiva, segGn Sc
ha hecho saber, por el manifesto
puhlicado, 10 siguiente:
"Se abre una suscripci6n provin
cial, con ohieto de ofrecer a Ia Ma
ci6n, en- el case de declaratoria de
guerra, la cantidad que sc recaude,
como primer auxilio, y sin perjui-
clio lie los supremos sac, iiiclos q
que la Provincial esta dispuesta, pa
ra sostener la honra de la Patria.'
Las cuotas no Sc haran efectivas
hasta que fuere una realldad el
hechO que las motiva y previc avi-
80 de la Directiva.
De conformidad, pues, Y EN- ar
monia con otra de las bases acor-
,ladas, al efecto, ell BoLETIN MER.
CANTIL abre desde luego dicha sus.
cripci6n en- su casa Imprenta, 4 Ia
que rogamos remitan aviso Guam
tos quieran fignrar en- la honrOsa y
patri6tica lista, con el donativo CO.
rrespondiente.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-09-25
OFERTA GENER0SA.

EI acaudalado blnqnero de esta
plaza, senor don Jose Tomas Silva,
vocal de Ia Junta Directiva para
allegar, por subscription provincial,
recursos con que atender q la de-
fensa nacional, en- el caso de una
guerra con Alemania, con generoso
desprendimiento ha ofreci 10 Y est!l
dispuesto 4 regular un canon dc
los que con tanto exito funde la Ca
sa Gail de Francia, Ell el caso des-
graciado de que la guerra llegase d
declararse. Bien sea para Ia dota-
ci6n de un buque, bien para la de-
fensa de la Isla, los gastos dc con-
ducci6n desde la fabrlca seran de
cuenta exclusive del Estado, IL
cual es muy logico y natural, dad 4
la importancia del otrecimiento.
FL sehor Silva, que, pOr motives
de salud, no ha podido asistlr d las
dos sesiones de aquella Junta, sc
ha asociado, de un modo elOcuente,
al pensamiento, y nosotros, que
tanto celebramos los rasgos de YER
dadero patriotismo, no podemos
menos de aplaudir calurosamente
la noble actitud del donante, ha-
ciendo pGblico 10 que tan digno es
de APPLAUSE general.
Ell expresado senior Silva ha ma
nifestado SUI resoluci6n en- carta di-
rigida al iniclador, senior Alfau y
Baralt.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-09-25
MOROVIS.
Sr. Director del BoLETIN.

Los que suscriben, peninsulares & in
sulares, Sc adhieren en- IN todo al arH
culo "Espana siempre es grande," }
estan dispuestos d sscrificar sus vidas
hacienda y familia en- pro de la Int.
gridsd Naciopal, no solo EN- contra dc
los Alemsnes por 10 de las Carolinas
sino contra todo aquel que Sc atrevs 4
atentsr d alguna de sus Provincias.
Espanoles: Viva Espana con las
Carolinas! Viva Espafa con sus Pro-
vincias Ultramarinasl
Alfonso del Rio, Juan Perez, Isidro
Lasclotas, Candido Corrada, Pedro Es-
parolini, Mariana Cacho, Jose Arturo
Gimenez, Rafael Mejias, Juan Bilbao,
Eduardo Muniz, Rodrigo Corrada, 10
Sc Maria Lastre, Jose A. Porrata, Gre
gorio Rivas, Jose r. Porrata, Pedro
Cabrera, Miguel Miranda, Jose F. Mu.
fiiz, Carmelo Berries, Juan Selva,
Agustin Padr6, Manuel Rios Pesque-
ra, Alejo Amezaga, Jose Guerrero,
Candelario Santiago, Everardo Cebo-
Hero, Jose Cordero %, Jose Cordero
10, Ramon Campos, Santiago Msrti-
nez, Ramon de Santiago, Jesds Co.
bian, Jose Robles, Eduardo F. Navas,
Benigno Barreras, Juan Martin Robles,
Carmen Ramos.
Stbre, 81 de 1885.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-09-25
lBRAVO, BRAVOl


Parodiando una Erase, dice M
Assnsslista contestando al BoLE.
TIN:
Las lecciones de patriotismO sa
dan on frente del peligro."
Cuando este llegue para nuestra
Patria, veremos quienes son aquf
los diestros y los aficionados en- pa
triotism0.n
bravo colegal lie dejamos
cogido por Ia paIabra. A yer, si
nos hallamos juntos en- 81 sitio de
mayor peligro. Por 81 Sc le olvi-
da el compromise, va procurare-
mos pasarle un aviso, llegada que
sea Ia hora. Bravol Nosotros
jamas nos resentimos, porque ha-
va quien, en- casos supremos, se
lame tan patriota como nosotros;
ash, asi, Sc nos da mucho gusto.
ESQ; mucho patriotismo es 70 que
deseamos.
Pep !qut % 70 Del patriotisne