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SCIENTIFIC CHAT.

Keeping the head perfectly clean, says writer
in the Salem Mass. Gazette great aid to health
distinguished physician, who has spent much oi
his time at quarantine, said that a person whose
took contagious diseases, but when the hair was
allowed to become dirty and matted it was hardly
possible to escape infection. Many persons find
speedy relief for nervous headache by washing the
head thoroughly in weak soda water. We have
known cases almost wholly cured in 10 minutes by
this simple remedy. friend finds it the greatest
relief in case of rose cold" the cold symptoms
entirely leaving the eyes after thorough wash
ing of the hair. The head should be thoroughly
dried afterward, and draughtS of air should be
avoided for little while.
The Virginia New Enterprise says: "It will
be remembered that some months ago, in boring
the artesan we'll at White Plains out in the eastern
part of this State under the auspices of the Central
Pacific Railroad Company, a large log or several
logs. of wood were bored through at the depth of
6l5 feet below the surface. This has been a sub
Ject for discussion by scientists since and few
evenings ago, in San Francisco, DIR. Hardness made
it the special subject of very Interesting lecture
Quite q large quantity of this wood was brought to
the surface, and it was good, sound wood. in an
almost perfect state of preservation. although its
great depth and the character of the superincum-
bent strata showed that it at least l, COOS 200
years old. Microscopic examination shows that the
ancient tree was similar to the present nutpine."
Prof. Arpad Bokai of the University of Klaus
enburg has made the important discovery of an
antidote for rychnEe which is said to have been
fully corroborated by series of successful tests on
animals.
Since the list of trees was published in the
census forestry report species ofspruce, named
after Prof Brewer, of Yale College, Picea Brewer
lana has been discovered in the Siskiyou Noun
tains. II grows high up toward the timber line,
attains a hight of 100 feet, has long dropping
branchets, like some Norway spruces. and is alto
gether distinct and striking in appearance.
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fitted. and put down. and all my visitors seem,
TO think it is exactly the right thing to cover
my floor"
80 How did you spend helong severe Winter9"
az do not believe" he replied, :" that any per-
son in Washington was more comfortable and
happy than | was. You see that little oil stove
there? Well, that kept the Castle warm dur
ing the coldest weather. When the snow lay
thick upon the ground and the wind howied
through the trees, swaying my cottage to and
fro, was as snug and warm as you can imagine.
Yes am rocked about considerably when the
wind is high-but like it. 1t is some like be-
ing a vessel at sea. Perhaps you have
noticed that this platform is not fastened to the
trees. 1t is built closely around them, but is
supported by large posts extending to the
ground. So the Castle is perfectly secure, and
when the wind rocks me about just
LIE DOWN AND ENJOY IT."
Suppose one of your big trees should be
blown DOWN."
a confess that would be a caIamitous thing
for Airy Castle" he replied; but these are
pretty solid old trees, and | do not think any
of them will go back on me. The contingency
is so remote that L do not lie awake nights
worrying about it. / have never in my life
enjoyed such sound and thoroughly refreshing
sleep as have here in these tree-tops."
Every week during the Summer hundreds of
people go out from Washington to visit Airy
Castle. On Sundays, in particular, the crowd
is so large that, hospitabe as the old veteran is,
not fourth part of those who come can be
admitted up the stairway to the beautiful eyrie.
In fact, the large numbers of curious strangers
are an annoyance, aud he has been compelled,
in sheer defense, to fortify his little domain by
a high picket fence. This he has just finished,
and his ground is protected from the encroach
ments of the multitude. Those count them
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1885-05-28
LIFE IN TBE TREETOPS
A One Armed Veterans Curious Dwell
ing-Place.

There are few persons who do not at some
time in their lives. build .castles in the air"
1t is not often, however. that they assume def
mite material form and become an actual reali-
cation. A. B. Hayward. a MANNED veteran of
the late war, is one of the few who have
achieved success in the building of air castles.
He has one up among the oak leaves and
branches where, for more than a year, he has
lived and moved, when not at his desk in the
Pension Office. This queer habitation is one
of the suburban curiosities of Washington. 1t
is situated at Mount Pleasant mile north of
the city boundary. Its occupant is known
about town as 1.-THE man who lives in q tree"
Mr.. Hayward served three years in the I'd
N H., rising from the grade of private to that
of First Sergeant. His term Of enlistment ex
pired in the latter part of May, 1864, when the
Army of the Potomac had its hands full of
business in the-campaign against Lee. While
awaiting his fo-nal musterou his regiment.
on the Sd of June. went into the battle of Cold
Harbor. Althc,1gh his time had been out some
days, he shouldered his musket and took his
place at the head of his company. rebel bull
let found him and shattered his right arm.
Before night
THE SURGEONS SAWED 1T OFF
near the shoulder. He has been for many years
a clerk in the Pension Bureau. and is faithful
and efficient in the highest degree-as good a
clerk as he was q soldier. He has become ex-
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PERSONS AND THINGS.

The Mormons have made settlement and are
doing missionary work in North Carolina. At a
recent conference in Surrey County Is ministers
were present. The president of tho council, a
young man of 10, Is said to be Il very eloquent
preacher.
"A groceryman at Keoa>uk, Iowa, in subscribing
81 to II church entertainment, added afler his sig
nature. "the only place in Keokuk where you can
get 10 pounds of sugar for 81.
1t is asserted by the Temperance Hoics that al
though the statistics compiled from the United
revenue returns indicate increase in the con-
sumption of whisky per capita during the last
25 years, yet if we take into account " crooked" "
whisky-that is. whisky which paid no tax
whisky in bond. and dimunition in the use of
whisky for certain medical purposes, great in
crease of whisky drinking is Indicated. The COM
figuring is that in 1884 55.OOo0O0 people in the
United States consumed less spirits than 81 O000O9
in 1860
Lieut. Greedy. who confesses to loss of mental
vigor well as still much impaired health intends
to spend the Summer among the Berkshire Hills.
His friends hope he will be promoted to the rank
of Major with view to his immediate retirement.
The Ionge>t legitimate word in the English
language is Observation-Disclosures.
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Gen. ReSs'S LEG.

Among the effects which Gen. ". E. ". Ross,
Assistant Postmaster of Baltimore. will carry
with him when his position is filed by an ap-
pointment of Postmaster-elect Yeasey, will be
a mahogany coffin containing the femur of his
left leg, which was shot off at the battle of
Petersburg, July 80, 1864. The boue is some
what over foot in length 1t rests in a velvet
lined mahogany coffin. 1t was dug up on the
field of Petersburg in 1879 by Mr. n. NJ Rtten-
house, who was in the same corps with Gen.
Ross, and who was well acquainted with the
Petersburg battlefield. The leg was buried
Immediately after its amputation. 4 bottle
containing scrap of paper, on which was
written the name of the owner of the limb.
was deposited with it. Mr.. Rittenhouse had
the bone cleaned and encased it in the coffin,
on the lid of which is a silver plate bearing
the following inscription Lost by Comrade
General William E. w. Ross, of Wilson Post,
No. l, Department of Maryland. June 80. 1864.
in front of Petersburg, Va. Recovered and
presented by Comrade n. NJ. Rittenhouse, of
Post No. 2, Philadelphia, May 2, 1879"
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A Funeral Incident.
INetu H0ren Mems I

Not many days ago the new Postmaster was
attending funeral out at Evergreen Cemetery
The grief of one of the bystanders was noticed
to be excessive. His sorrow took him all
around that grave. He didn't stop moving
still weeping most unctuously, until he found
himself at the foot of the mound and just to
the left of Mr.. English. Then he got time to
say, between his sobs:
Mr.. English, this is sad-very sad"
Yes, it is" was the reply.
'What loss it is to his family, Mr.. English
T." 1t is very severe blow indeed"
The ice was broken. The anticlimax came
like shot to the astonished Postmaster
Mr. English, couldn't you-couldn't you
find me place in the Post-office when Sperry
gets out Pm Democrat, you know"
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How She Got Bid of Him.

l<ifhdtSnlo IruteeT.I
He was tiresome beau and the girl couldn't
get rid of him to save her life. The other
evening he called, and during the conversation,
or rather near its close, she said:
al dreamed about you last night"
"No?" he exclaimed, with a smile as big as
the mouth of a river after thaw
"Yes l dreamed you had proposed to me-"
And-and-" hestated. blushed, looked ap-
pealingly at her, and pat his arm out in dazed
sort of way, land what did you think, my
my"
81 thought thought" she also hesitated
and blushed, then stopped.
well, my-my-what did you think?" he
stammered in impatient hopefulness.
Il thought it must have been the mince pie
ate before retiring that gave me the night
mare"
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The Soldiers Monument at smethport, Pa.

The committee of the Mexican Soldiers and
Sailors Monument Association met at Smeth-
port last week for the purpose of selecting a
design for the memorial that is to be erected on
the Courthouse grounds of that place. The
committee consisted of DIR. S. d. Freeman,
Chairman: Hon. P. NJ. Fuller and B. F. Wright
The st. Johnsbury Granite Company got the
contract for furnishing the granite. The base
will be eight feet square; hight, % feet. The
shaft is surmounted by a half Corinthian cap
with polished bands and topped by full sized
statue Of the gallant and lamented Gen. Thos.
L. Kane, the Commander of the famous Buck
tails. The cost of the monument will be So
900. DIR. Freeman, of Smeth port. has set the
generous sum Of 5000 opposite his name.
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selves fortunate who are invited TO enter the
gates. He is setting out grapevines and says
he is going to have vineyard. Just before We
left he invited us to visit
HIS DINING-RooM,
which the colored boy had put to rights :"
after dinner. Descending the ladder-like stair
way we found ourselves in a box about 10 feet
long by seven wide. Near the bottom of the
ladder is large rugged oak limb, which we
stopped low to pass under. One or two other
limbs run through the box, none Of them being
cut or disturbed in any way. The place is
fitted up with all the accessories Of well-ap-
pointed culinary establishment. Everything is
as neat as a pin. A spring near the foot of a
tree supplies excellent water.
This is Airy Castle, and here among the
leaves, healthy and conten,ed lives this one
armed soldier. For pets he has a cage of squir
rels. a pair of canaries. two peacocks, a turkey
gobbler and a deer. While he sleeps great
shaggy dog keeps watch and ward on the plat
form. The wild birds build their nests around
him and waken him with their morning songs.
After break fast walk of half mile takes him
to the street cars and a ride of 20 minutes lands
him at the door of the Pension Office.
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A Large Land Sale.

The largest land sale ever made in the State
of North Carolina was perfected last week,
between representatives of the Lava & Welsh
Real Estate Company, ia Swain County, and
Clark Whittier of Lakeside CAL, in which Co.
600 acres of land near Charleston, Swain County,
were conveyed to Whittier. The purchaser is a
cousin of the poet Whittier. and proposes spend
ing 100000 on his purchase during the year.
He is a millionaire
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A Hillside Sliding

The hillside for quarter of mile along the
Fort Wayne Railroad, at Agnew, Pa. 10 miles
from Pittsburg, is sliding at the rate of four
feet an hour. Some 10 or IL houses and the
road track itself are in danger of being pushed
into the river. The Fort Wayne company has
large force of men at work, but so far they
have been unable to arrest the landslide and
they fear that it will be impossible to do so.
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end.I
The New Steel Cruisers.

Tho two new cruisers. the building of which
Congress authorized last Winter, are to DO
named New Jersey and Baltimore, in honor Of
Congressman McAdoo, of New Jersey, and Tai
bott, of Maryland, who put through the appr0-
priati0ns for the new boats.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1885-05-28

Diseases of the kidneys, liver, or urinary
organs are speedily cured by the infallible
Hunts Kidney and Liverl Remedy.
Capt. Winship, Providence Police, suffered
five years from kidney disease; was cured by
Hunts Kidney and Liverl Remedy.
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DYSPEPSIA

get well Of ITSELF II requires careful persistent
attention and remedy that will assist nature throw of
the and tone the digestive organs till they per-
their duties willingly Among the agones expert
enced by the Jyspepc distress before after eating
loss of appetite irregularities of the bowels wind
and pain in the stomach heart burn stomach etc.
causing mental depression, irritaby and sleep
iessness If you discouraged be of good cheer and
try Hoods Sarsaparlla 1t has cured hundreds It will
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.a,nA,rcr by KENsINGToN ART co.

Wv IN MTEnDy by a hENsiNGTON AIT CO'
w TsN ] EA Ladiesto work for at theirhOmes
1t is light pleasant, easily learnt and by mall dis
tance from Boston objection, any industrious
from s. TO go per week canvassing for full
information address kENSINGTON ART ROOMS, %
Congress ST., Boston. Mass. F. o. Box 507s.
Mention The National Tribune.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-10-16
FOR THE OLD LOVES SAKE.
DDIE DAY RALSTON.

This way, he said, is smooth and green and
fair;
There are no thorns to wound and bruise
thy feet;
Where summer reigns, and starlike bios
SONS sweet
Bend to the winds low CALL thy path is
there!
And mine9 Alas. no downy mornings break,
Across the valley where my path hath lain,
And yet, though youth be dead and faith
be slain,
[ keep this token for the old loves sake.
Above the urn that holds no hidden flame
OF altar fires that long have pas ed away,
yet may pause, and in the ashes gray
Read with Dim eyes the old familiar name.
And il. some shadowy memory should awake
If once again my eyes with tears grow wet
If in my heart should spring some vain re-
gret,
Nay, do not scorn me for the old loves sake !!
AS one who sees in old remembered hooks,
With eyes that have grown sad with cease
less tears,
The same glad beauty of the long-lost
years,
And hears again the song of summer brooks,
So if from troubled dreams I could awake
And feel thy warm, soft kisses on my face,
/ think the sweetness of thy winsome
grace
Would touch me-only for the old loves
AXE
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ROmaniZatiOn in Japan.

Japan offers perhaps the only his
tor.cal Instance of nation yOluntari-
lv abandoning its manners, customs,
beliefs and learning. within the short
space of a generation, in order to
adopt foreign civilization, of which
it recognizes the overwhelming su.
peror.ty Japan has just made anoth-
er great stride in progress: she has
adopted the Roman alphabet. The
old ideographic characters have been
a serious obstacle to study. ever since
their adapt on to cast type. AS each
new word required new signs. and as
the number of these were enormously
increased by the expansion of learning
in Japan, the strain entailed upon the
students memory became something
indescribable. An ordinary public
school Student was obliged to COM
mence his. task by loading his memory
with at least 1000 ideographic char
acters. But if he wished to graduate
in D. higher college, he had to learn,
not, 4, coo. but at the least 5000 char
acters-to familiarize himself with
which required six years of constant
appl cation.
The reform has begun-not so rap
idly, perhaps, as could be wished, but
upon a very solid basis. A society
has been formed called the Society Of
RomaniZation, with membership OF
more than 1000 persons, many OF
whom are princes and government
officials, and the government warmly
supports this reform.
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THE TWO RlESTEREES.
NARY MAPES DODGE.

We know not what it is, dear, this sleep so
deep and still;
The folded hands, the awful calm, the cheek
so pale and chill;
The Ii s that will not lift again, that we may
call and call; .,...,
Tire strange white solitude of peace that set
ties over all. . ...
We know not what it means, dear, this des-
olate heartpain, -
The dread to take our daily way and walk in
itagain; -
We know not to what sphere the loved who
leave us go, ....-.. .
Nor why we're left to wonder STILL nor why
we do not know;
But this we know: our loved and lost, if they
should come this day . d, ia. .,.,
-sziouhd come and ask us, What is life?a moi
one Of US could say. - -,
life is mystery, as deep as ever death car
be; ,,r,..-. =, ~..t
Yet, oh how sweet lis to us, this life we
live and see
Thea Righte etheyssay; these >vanquished ones
end blessed is the thought
$50 death is sweet to US, beloved, though we
may tell you naught;
We may not tell it to the quick, this mystery
OF death;
Te may not tell us, if ye would, the mystery
OF breath"
The child who enters life comes not with
knowledge or intent,
SO those who enter death must 60 as little
children sent;
Nothing is known. But I believe that God is
overhead sa '~
And as life is to the living, SO death is to the
=. dead. - -asa- rs. ~
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n w0MAN;s QUESTION.
MRS. BROWNING.

DO you know that you have asked for the
costliest thing
Ever made by the Hand above
a woman's heart and woman's lie
And Il woman's wonderful love:
10 you know you have asked for this price
less thing
As child might ask for toy,
Demanding what others have dieo to WIN.
With the reckless dash of boy!
You have written my lesson of duty out,
Maniflke YOU have questioned me;
Now stand at the bar OF my woman's soul
Until shall question thee.
You require your mutton shall always be hot,
Your socks and your shirts shall be whole;
reauirc your heart 20 be true as Gods stars
And pure as heaven your soul.
You require cook for your mutton and beef;
require a far better thing;
A. seamstress YOU'RE wanting for stockings
andshirts-s
Hook for man and king.
A king for beautiful realm called home
And a man that the maker, God,
Shall look upon as He did the first
And say, ''Itis very good"
Z am fair and young, but the rose will fade
From my soft young cheek some day;
VIII you love me then, mid the falling leaves,
As you did mid the bloom OF May!
Is your heart an ocean so strong and deep
may launch my all on its tide!
a loving woman finds heaven or hell
On the day she is male bride.
require all things that are grand aud true,
All things that man should be:
III you give this all would stake my life
To be all you demand of me.
Tf you cam 1t b, this, laundress and cook
You can hire with little to pay;
But Homan's heart and a woman's life
Arc not to be won that way.
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IL was beautiful, Sunday morning
in May The birds chirped gaily in
dhe freetops, Row fully leaved: the
flowers in the garden and on the lawn
were rich with delicious perfume; and
every body and everything seemed
blessed with a kind of heavenly sweet
ness-s Ishad only recently come to the
CITY in which occurred the event [ am
about to descr be. the greatest event
r3f my life. I'LL tell you briefly
kreshz from college I had plunged
into business with great zeal and was
succeeding finely. lived with an
uncle John and his excellent family,
I'm one of the most delightful suburbs
af the CITY, The home was a most
pleasant one, and so all went smooth
-fy enough till cousin Violet induced
me TO go to church with her for the
'Grsf fime-I mean the first time since
Il had been in the city! Before becom-
ing so absorbed in entering business l
Mad been constant church-goer, and
went too, as all college boys do, with
q purpose Af?). While in school l had
gained some credit as singer and had
chased itn two years in our chapel
rho T. Knowing this, cousin Violet, a
splend d ,contralto by the way, deter
IN ned that I should sing in her choir.
We were Just entering the grand old
.ehurch that uncle's people had long
attended, whensViolet first mentioned
rsfie astounding fact that she had deter
mined to make my first appearance at
ehurch as remarkable as possible. and
completely beWildered4 nae by speaking
Co the usher. as follows: ..
Seat us with the choir, please, and
she boldly stepped ahead, with a
giance telling me to follow.
What could 4 idoa In vain did I re-
monstratefbyawild glances and hurried
whsperings-the Little hoax led me
straight down the long aisle, an right
ap TO the awful, majestic, sacred look
ing choir. thought should faint
never BEFORE. was | SO completely taken.
But could onls make. the best of it,
and SO with satisfied air, but venge-
sui look at my smiling cousin, 1calmly
took my place
Twas twenty three, and in all my
wears had not met the girl whom l
aeemed worthy of any serious attent on
m my part In fact | was called
kept:calsas regarded the worth of the
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Good Usage as an Authority.

If a discussion arises or bet is
made in regard to the pronunciati on
of word The usual authority consult
ed is dictionary, and generally Web
ster's or Worcester's. but why should
they always decide? In matters of ct
iquette or orthography general usage
should be the accepted authority. Ia
ken all in all, there is no guide like
good usage, and the man who is most
perfect in his cho;se and use of words,
as well as the details of good breeding,
is either one Ito the manner born,H to
whom it comes as natural always to do
and say the right thing as it does to
breathe, or one who has the good
sense to observe closely and a ready
intelligence tina, enables him to grasp
9u ckly. the true standard, and to be
out of danger of perpetuating soleeisms
or social blunders. But for those who
continually make m stakes, which they
know to be mist kes. and vet do not
take the trouble to correct them, there
is no excuse or hope.
The wages of operators in the VAN
sutta woolen mills at Fall R.ver were
advanced lately 10 Per cent.
Reports from Tonquin say that 10,
COO Christians have been massacred in
the provinces OF B. .endinh and PhyYn.