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The examiner., 1885-06-13
SHOES IN DECORATION.
Seemingly Worthless Foot-Gear Liable to ReaPpear in the Boudoir.
 Boston Transcript

Seemingly Worthless Foot Gear Liable to
 Reappear in the Boudoir.
 Boston Transcript
 It may be a surprise to some people to learn that the old shoes cast into thu ash barrels are liabls U rs9pp sar in the boudoir and parlor. An inquisitive reporter who saw coupls of rag pickers quarrelling over a lot of wornout and seemingly worthless foot gear intervie vel one of the chiffonniers and found that they sold them to the manu- lecturers of wall paper He followed up the clew and on questioning the foreman of one of these esta ablishmsnts elicited thu fol- lowing bits of inform ation:
 "We buy" said the foreman, "all the boots and shoes that the scavangers can bring us. We pay different prices for the different qualities of leather. A pair of fine calfskin boots will bring high as 15 cents. We don't buy cowhide boots. The boot and shoes arc first soaked in several waters to get the dirt off from them, Then the nails and threads removed, the leather is ground up into 8 fine pulp and is ready to use.
 "The embossed leather paperings which have come into fashion lately, and the stamped leather fire screens ara really noth- ing but thick paper covered with layer Of this pressed leather pulp. The finer the quality of the leather, the better it takes the bronze and old gold and other expensive colors in the designs painted on them Fashionable people think they are going away back to medieval times when they have the walls of their libraries and dining rooms covered with embossed leather. They don't know that the shoes and boots which their neighbors threw into the ash barrel 8 month before form the beautiful material on their walls and on the screens which pro tect their eyes from the fire
 "We could buy the old shoes cheaper if it were not for the competition from carriage makers and bookbinders and picture frame makers. l don't know how many other trades use old shoes and boots, but the tops of carriages are largely made of them ground up and pressed into sheets. Book binders use them in making the cheaper forms of leather bindings, and the new style of leather frames with leather mats in them are entirely made of the cast-of covering of OI1r foof
The examiner., 1885-06-13
A War Correspondents Fate.


 Ore of the most remarkable incidents of the recent battle of Batouche occurred to a newspaper correspondent. He was writing his vivid dispatches on the breech of Capt. Towards Gatling gun when @ half breed bullet carried away his legs. Riel com manded his men to concentrate their fire on the correspondents person, which re- mained at his post of duty. His head was finally shot off and rolled into the raTine But still his body refused to retreat Limb by limb and piece by piece this was grad ually shot away until nothing but hand and lead-pencil was left to depict the lurid scene. This kept bravely on until it was dragged off the field when Capt. Howard withdrew his gun To the last it wrote for dear life.
 As only one of nine reported killed is ac- counted for, it may safely be concluded that the other eight were literally shot away after the manner of the brave correspond ent
The examiner., 1885-06-13

HARTFORD AND CONNECTICUT VALLEY II LROAD-Commencing Noy. 10. 1884. trains will run as follows :- Leave Hartford for Saybrook, (Asylum St depoD 9.3O a. m., 2.15, 3.27, 6.GO, TAO p. m. For Middletown (Asylum St. depoU, 9.3O a.. ., 12 15, 3.27, 600 TAO p. m. Leave Middletown for Hartford 4.35. 7.I5. 9.15 a. m., 12O5, 2.31 and 5.57, 8.3s p. m. New London (yia SaybrOOk Junction., $40 a. m., arriving at Saybrook Junction SIS and Nev London at 858 a. m. .r-.. a-. Returning leave New London at 400, Saybrook Junction at 5.OO p. m., arriving at Hartford (Asylum street) at 6.35. A train leaves saybrook Point at 7.25 D. m, arriving at Middletown S.35 p. m,
 ing at Hartford Asylum street3, T.65 a. m.
 O. M. HEPARD, Sup't.
The examiner., 1885-06-13
NnER1DEN AND CROMWELL RAILROAD

NHERIDEN AND GROWN ELL RAILROAD lvl Commencing Monday, April 618S5. GOING EAST-Leave Meriden S45. m. and 1925 and 5-l0 p. m. Highland House, fs-5 a. m and f2-35 and f5-20p. m. Smiths Crossing, 1905 a. m. and f1245 and f5-3O p. m. Westfeld, f9-l2 and f12-52 and f5-37p. m. =z-r-...E -.sz- GOING WEST-Leave CremMell, 6-30 and 1925 am. and 3-25 pm. Westfeld, f638 and f1O-33 am. and f3-33 pm. Smith Crossing, f6-45 and f10-40 am. and f3-40 pm. Highland House, f6-55 and f10-50 am. and 1850 pm.
 Arrive in New York by Hartford Boat. near Peck Slip at 700 am. Leave New York at 400 pm.
 The company reserves the right to vary cir cumstances may require. Flag Stations TraiHs stop only when signalled or when there are passengers to leave. -.a-- Train No. connects with Hartford Transporta- tion Co.'S Steamers from New York and points South the Connecticut River.
 rain No. 6 connects with Hartford Transporta- tion Co.'S Steamers for New York and points South on the Connecticut River.
 FRED'K DEPEYSTER, Supt.
The examiner., 1885-06-13
The trouble is that the opponents of tn

The trouble is that the opponents of the social revolution are not alone among the rich, but they range themselves in line along the Labor camp itself. Explain it how we may, the fact remains that the body of the labor army is steeped in almost helpless ignorance and stupidity, and that large precentage of those who have the necessary intelligence to take an interest in the improvement of their condition are incipient Goulds and Vanderbilts, and for this reason lost to every attempt at reform.
The examiner., 1885-06-13
What is labor? It is the essential thing

What is labor? It is the essential thing
 Without it your fine flour is swept over the wastes of continent; your fine garment the habit of a marine animal, shut up in the inaccessible regions of the icy north :; your ships. log erect in virgin forests, or crude ore embossed in the earth; your house, a tumble of odd things scattered over scene of desolation; yourself, a beast. The laborer is the central figure of our civilization.-Tren (N.J) Gazette
The examiner., 1885-06-13
1t Suited Her Exactly.

IFuIIau0IpuIa CaII
 Landlord-I don't think this house will suit you, madame. The price would also be very high on account of some extra ad- ditions which could not possibly be of any use to you
 Lady (wishing to purchase house) T don't know about that What are the addit:onsg Landlord-Well, the house was originally built for a machinist, who had a twenty ton steam hammer put up in the cellar. Now that would not be of any use to you. Lady-That would certainly be decided advantage to me, for which I would pay a considerably higher price.
 Landlord-How could you use such a large hammer as that? A hammer that size is only needed to latten out the heavi- est kind of work.
 Lady-T keep boarding-houss and would use it to soften up the beefsteak.
The examiner., 1885-06-13
The Demon of the Cup.

HG,I
 A physician claims to have discovered bacillus taken from the blood of man af- ficted with potumania, which will produce drunkenness when in jected into the veins of 8 sober man. It may, therefore, be con- cluded that the lurking devir' in the wine cup is nothing more or less than the bacillus DOtumanian
The examiner., 1885-06-13
Felt Awful Sorry for Him
Saying the Precious Time,

It is related of a distinguished lawyer, who observed that his wife always delayed ten or twelve minutes before she came down to dinner, being 10th to lose so much precious time daily, he commenced the composition of a work which he prosecuted only while he was thus kept waiting The result was. at the end of fifteen years, book in three volumes quarto, which has met with large sale, and is much needed.
The examiner., 1885-06-13
GREED OF GAIN

has compelled many mRn to part with precious possession; self-respect, manhood, all have to go when greed of gain obtains controll of yiceim. The proprietors of Lewis Red Jacket Bitters are as anxious to accumulate large wealth as other people,
 but they make an honest remidy and give the public the evidence in a way that can't be misunderstood. This is the greatest remedy in the world for female disorders.
The examiner., 1885-06-13
Collection of ArmOr. TChioaOn Herald

One of the most splendid collection of armor is that of MT. Stittert, an English man, at Florence It is mounted with great taste in vast hall. He estimates that for twenty-seven years he has sFent at the rate of 1000 pounds sterling a year on it. He means to leave it to the city of Florence
The examiner., 1885-06-13
Ministering to 8 &Iind Diseased.
 TFxchanpe

A shrewd German a century ago recom- mended to every man overcome with sor- row to force himself each day to study for a fixed period language or art, wha tever was most pleasing and agreeable to him. The work for the brain on totally different side from its grief is stimulating, strength ening. i-s +-z lia A political exile, also German, being sentenced to long solitary imprisonment, kept ID madness at bay by decorating the walls of his cell and by making long lists an1 sketches of people and places hs had known. He recommends man in grief to pay in- stant attention to the little pursuits or occu. pations which usually give him pleasure, and to obstinately devote himself to them until his brain has had time to heal "If we are denied great joys let Us earnestly seek to fill their place by small ones," he advises.
 The epicure, after the first crushing blow of agony, unconsciously relishe' discus sion of his next meal; an orderly woman bend ing over the c fin of her child has feeble comfort in it's neat, pure garments. People of methodical habits should be given occu patton which will call forth their genius for organization anl system. In short, we should remember that the brain is mate rial organ as we'll as the stomach, and, when in danger of disease from the excessive strain upon it of one emotion, counter ir- ritation from other smaller ones is 0 whole some and usually successful treatment.
 
 Felt Awful Sorry for Him.
 Chicago Ledgerl
 Papa, I saw poor little boy to-day that l felt awful sorry for."-
 "That's right, my boy. We should always pity the poor. Did you divide your pennies with him?"
 "No, no, papa; it wasn't that kind O poor I mean. He didn't need no money"
 "Oh, I see; the little fellow was sick, may be-"
 "No, not that, either, papa"
 "Then what ailed him?"
 "Why, nothing, only the poor boy hadn't never been to 8 circus in his whole life. Wasn't it shame?"
The examiner., 1885-06-13
Imported ToOthpicks.

Goosequill picks are all imported iron Germany and France. They come in pape, bundles 1000 in a bundle. They sell at C: cents and $1 per 900. There are fou size numbered 2, 8, and 5.
The examiner., 1885-06-13
It Wouldn't Work. PDo-& D,Iok

"I have no faith in the mind cure" Have you given it fair trial2" "Yes, I tried it on ham last winter, and 1t wouldn't work"
The examiner., 1885-06-13
Training for the Staoe

An experienced theatrical trainer, .n En- glishman, says that American gir:s learn the elements of the profession much more readily than do their English sisters
The examiner., 1885-06-13

Your love but marriage, for such is The tuning of the two lutes in one key; fol Striking the strings of one strains will stir Two minds linked in love, one cannot be Delighted but the other rejoices..
 -[Sappho and Phaon.
The examiner., 1885-06-13
WISE Na OTHERWISE

There Is 8 man in Bermondsey who is so lazy that he has worked but once, and that was when he was laboring under a mistake.
 The most eficacious and inexpensive method in which to rid house of rats IS to rent it for few months to Chinese boarding house keeper.
 ''Do you love solitude, Miss Smith % he asked. 1T do, indeed," she replied After few moments silence-''I think I'll be going
 ''How old are you, my little man ?' ask ed gentleman of q tot who was less than four years of age ''Im not old," was the indignant reply. 'I am almost nea0."
 A Paris paper says of certain prima- donna that she is so avaricious that she wouldn't sing her own baby to sleep fer less than 2,OOO francs night.
 A sharp-talking lady was reproved by her husband, who requested her to keep her tongue in her mouth. ''My dear, !" she said, ''its against the law to carry con- cealed weapons"
 clergyman who preached for friend surprised his audience and himself by reading at the end of the usual notices: ''I insist on your dining at my house, no matter who invites you"
 Sturgeon, in his address to the young preachers he is. training, (of whom there has been already some six hundred) did remark, ''Whatever else you preach about, preach about forty minutes.''
 ''You didn't laugh at my stupidity before we were married" "You always said I was @ duck of lover" ''Yes, that's so," replied the wife, ''but duck of lover is always sure too make goose of hus- band.'
The examiner., 1885-06-13
MOeAlCS.
Nothing shall assa uge

Man while he lives is never quite depraved, And woman's triumph is 8 lover saved.
The examiner., 1885-06-13
(WHICH C WAY2"

That every article used for the same purpose is of equal value admits AS in all natural productions, so in the manufactured; all have their degree of merit, and Soap is as conspicuous
 in it's variety anything else. But in this, as the demand for the Pure and Reliable increases, so does the value of the productions of CURTIS DAVIS & Co.,, especially their |" WELCOME" and "UNEoUALLED EXTRA" brands, being practically recommended by other manufacturers, who imi- tate them in every conceivable way. But, while this compliment may be appreciated what can be said in favor of such competition, the char should be deceived. as the original has the name of CURTIS DAVIS, in full. either on the bar or wrapper, and it is their purpose to let their reputation stand on this class of goods
 march25 sh12t lam
The examiner., 1885-06-13

Containing nearly 600 double column large Octave Pages, with three times as much type-setting as is in the ordinary 8. subscription books; and comprising the Names of Residents; carrying on Business or Employed; Copartnerships; Corpora tions; Societies; Migrations; Marriages; Births; Necrology; Streets; together with BUSINESS DIRECTORY; thus making a Twelve-fold Directory of Hartford; also, including
The examiner., 1885-06-13

Don't catch the fidgets; you have found
 your place Just in the focus of a nervous race, Fretful to change and rabid to discus, Full of excitaments. always in a fuss; Think of the patriarchs; then compare as These laan-cheeke1 maniacs of the tongue
 and penl a Xawnlng. dear@ Son, indeed, is quite invOl-
 1ntary, Yet to unlearn the trick, for thee i, nee eSSary. 1 never yet ob CT ved that, when thou had'st
 Def ,re thee Any gn thing to eat. Q yawning fit came
 Ger thee; At least. it in the midst of che wing thou
 shoul lst stop To yawn, thv open mouth the m rsel we'll
 might drop.
 -TWiSdom of the Brahmin.
The examiner., 1885-06-13
Geer'S Connecticut Shipping Directory

Of 5,137 Places, with Town and County Location; of Railroad, Express, Telegraph and Telephone Stations, Post Offices, Cities, Towns, Boroughs, School Districts, Villages, HamIets, Precincts. Hours of all Mails closing in this City, corrected by Assistant Postmaster, Hartford, July l. Also, EVERY KIND OF DESIRABLE INFORMATION, about the City of Hart ford, for Citizens and Strangers Togeth- CT with RARE STATISTICS of the State of Connecticut, United States, and the World.
 This work has been known for nearly half century as GEER's HARTFORD CITY DIRECTORY; and it will be found invalua- ble in families who may desire to inform themselves or their friends about the rise, growth and prosperity of Hartford, and of any of it's institutions. This book will be sent to any part of the city, at $500 per copy, on orders through the mail, address to
 HARTFORD PRINTING CO.
 16 State street, Hartford.
The examiner., 1885-06-13
Hartford Illustrated;

Containing numerous Engravings, in a QUARTER MILLENNIAL HISTORY OF HARTFORD, with SEVEN MAPS, years L. GAO, 1890, 1925, 1888, 1850, 1885, and EIGHT MAPS OF ALL THE 1855 RAILROADS IN CONNECTICUT, and ENGRAvINGs of the 1855 BANKING BUILDINGS. Also, that invaluable 10 paged
The examiner., 1885-06-13

These laan-cheekel maniacs of the tongue
 an1 pen! eA
The examiner., 1885-06-13

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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-26

there. l found nine kinds of heron: The
W1rdemann, Snowy, Night, Golden
Crowned, Louisiana, Blue, Green, Small
White and Egret. OF the ibis | found
but two species, the large Wood some
times called the Horse Gannett) and the
small White, which is also called the
White Curlew, of which latter species
the rookery is largely composed. / also
found there the corn0rant, water turkey,
rosy spoonful and the great hittern, in all
hiteen varieties of water fowl, not in
Guiding vast number of buzzards,
crows, etc. Some idea OF the rookery may
be obtained by a statement of what came
under my own observation. / counted on
one small maple tree thirty-three nests
while standing on the ground, but upon
climbing the same tree l found over
eighty nests, each one containing from
three to five eggs about the size of hens
eggs. Upon a black gum l counted
IFS nests. AS Mr.. Mott as
sured me that there were no less
than 100000 birds in the roOkery, | had
the curiosity to make an estimate for my
self. Allowing one nest TO every two
square feet of surface, which all who have
seen il think is low estimate, the num-
Der of nests on the 50 acres would be
La 400. Counting two birds TO each
nest the number of birds would be 3,iSl,-
500. Now estimating that each pair of
biTA only succeed in rearing two young,
1t WHlld give the enormous amount of
969 600 birds at the close of the nesting
SeaSOn
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-26
Eighty Acres in Birds Nests.
OgyyU,yo Heooskor

On May l left Orlando in company
with Mr.. J. L. Mott 10 visit his place on
Lake Gentry, in Breyard county. This
tract has from time jmmemoral been the
nesting place Of countless myrads of
waterfowl. and the immense amount Of
guanO deposited there IS almost incalcu-
liable. / made an examination Of the de-
pOsit IN many places throughout the rock
cry, and DO not feel that II would be exag-
gerating m the least % state that 200, 900
barrels would not contain the guanD
that has bsen deposited and still
remains on the eigbty-acre tract. Ia fact,
go large has be- n the depOsit that the nat
ural outlet Of Lake Gentry, which flows
through the rOokery, has b en- choked 70
that extent that the water In the lake
has been raised from two 10 three feet
above It's natural level. In regard 10 the
statement made that this was the largest
rOOkory in the State, VIII sihta that I
have followed hunting Florida birds for
their plumage for fourteen or fifteen years.
aud during that period have visited almost
every rOokery Of any note Ia the State,
often being gone from home for mOnthg
at time, aud have never before
seen a nesting place extending over more
than three or four acres. l remained
there during the greater portion Of tn rec
days; went all over the place 10 ascer-
tain the different kinds Of birds nesting
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-26
THE PHRENOLoGY CLUB.
Member Caught by Craze, Furnishes
Uncle Joel Topic.

ShOlo OoSA a. AupiSs
From the Albany Journal.
Peekaboo Perkins sailed around the cor
ner into Hamilton street last night like a
ship in distress, and in a half-hearted,
one-sided way made for the grocery, in
front of which sat Uncle Joel and his ebon
satellites. Peekaboo had blood on one
ear, lump or two on his forehead,
piece of court plaster on his nose, and a
vanquished air. His fellow-members of
the Phrenology Club, rs he approached,
thought he had filled a star engagement
with runaway horse, falling out with a
threshing machine or been at tine party
of the second partas q meeting in the ring
without gloves and with clubs. Express
slons OF sympathy fell thick and fast until
the grocery coterie learned that Peeka-
boo had received his injuries while at
tempting to show the roller-skate how to
roll, and then he was greeted on all sides
with ridicule and contumely. Uncle Joel
in pure pity, took his part. ~ see" said
the philosopher, ''dat dar err mo- bumps
on Mistah Perkinses pate dis ebenin' dan
dar am warts on toad in July, but dat
amt no reason wy yO' shud all lah at
i'm laik a cage Of hyneas. Bumps riz by
misfawchn dOan' count in phrenOl-
ogy, gemmen, dough da am ginrelly
4
kin pick out de dertrckle pertuberenee
on Mistah P's head dat led i'm the put
on de roller skates. De same kim OBJ
lump led Napoleon to takle all Europe;
an eff Napoleon nebbah nd had dat bump
he nebbah lbbed in hist'ry. Dis year
bump | instance am de bump Oh Vencha,
am dar wOuldn' be any noise, fun, er eX-
element IN de wol' eff nobody wah hit.
Oh co'se, cherry man wild dis bump amt
Napoleon ennymO' en- cherry man wild
fist laik a bnucIIe oh ham am a John l..
Sullivan. Dis yer bump leads one man
toe put all rs money INTO petroleum de
week befo' a milyun-baT'l oil well begins
to squirt, an somebody else pockets
de coin. De same bump, in de same
place on anOddah mans head. leads
lin toe put lis money intoe wheat fO' days
befo' de war in Europe begins. De same
bumb leads toe dit'ent results widOut any
fault in de bump hitse'f. Suckinstances
hab a ham in every game, gemmen. De
veil oh futurity am opake, an de man wild
a bump on SIS head dat nd tell i'm jes'
what toe do an what am gOin' toe happen
up nebbah need a doctah, a umbrelleh,
er life insurance policy. Now,
ef ouah fren' Mistah Perkins
bump had led i'm into some oddah
'sperymcnt dan tryin' toe work perpen-
dicklah problem on a horizontal theory,
he'd "A been pOw'ful sight happIah am
han'somer. Ell he ,ull git lis faculties
tergedder agin' an devise a series Of street
cabs dat 'ull seat all de passenjahs an
cit dar on time, or confer up a kari sene lie
dat yo' kin kin'dle de kitchen fab wild
widout eXahoising' de fab department,
we 'ull rejoice wild i'm an be clad, wha'as
now we mus mon wild i'm in lis mlslaw-
chimp
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-26
FLOkIDA.
Barlow needs a large hotel.

Barlow needs large hotel.
Emporia now has a double daily mail
service.
Acton. Polk county, has expectations OF
a $1,000 Episcopal church.
NJ. l.. Bakers new hotel at Bakersburg
is rapidly approaching completion.
The ladies Of the Presbyterian Church
az Emporia will shortly erect an ice cream
pavilion in that town.
James Wade, OF Phelps City. Mo-, has
purchased the home place OF II. L. Ses-
sions at Barlow for $4,000.
The annual meeting Of the stockholders
of the Citizens Hotel Company, Of PEN
sacola. was held yesterday.
Charley Maull. 12-year-Old son Of Mr..
James l.. Manll. of Grovesdale, was killed
by lightning Friday afternoon.
Circuit Court convened at Barlow Mon
dav. but as the d0ckets We're light an adj
jOurnment was reached Friday.
Barlow is well filled with visitors and
strangers prospecting, and land sales are
about up 10 the winter standard.
Mr.. Gresham, Postmaster at Barlow,
is having new boxes made for the accom-
mediation OF the rapidly increasing BUSH
ness OF the office.
Bartow was visited by much needed
rain last Tuesday, and hard rains on
Wednesday and Thursday, attended ny
wind, thunder and lightning.
LIZ. Willis was struck in the side at
Crescent city Friday by n boN-head re-
bounding from saw, and sustained
very painful wound, one rib being broken.
Pensacola feels very much aggrleyed
because the map or Florida and the New
Orleans exposition fails 70 include that
city and two or three Of the counties IN
western Florida.
Tae farmers are building broad and
straight six-uile read from the depot Mt
Barlow past PBrsnn Hsyman's % Bran
don. a row OF oaks will planted In the
centre aud there will be two roadways.
The two liquor petitions for Barlow
have received n majority Of tho registered
voters and will be- published for the July
term. as Will ais) one for Fort Meade.
Two are already published for Lakeland
for the June term. Seven months ago
there was not ealOon in the county.
Elkman rs building four thousand gal
lon water tank at the Jacksonville mill. IL