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Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-11-01
WidOwhOOd In HindOstan.

An illustration ON more extended
scale of the favorite human art of self
tormenting would be hard to find than
the custom of enforced widowhood In
Hindostan, says the London Times.
When Hindoo dies the relatives shave
the widows head and clothe her in
coarse garments. Henceforward she
may wear no silk. gold or silver. She
takes her meals apart, and is put to
the lowest household work. Her touch
pollutes. Voluntary austerities if she
be conscientious and involuntary deg
relation in all cases are her misera bic
lot. There is no refuge for her from
her wretched and unhonored isolation
without loss of honor. Her religion
and social usages strictly forbid re-
marriage. Caste, not civil law, con-
demns her, and is more powerful than
any imperial code. She and second
husband, if she ventures and can find
man with equal courage to remarry,
become outcasts. His and her fami-
lies are often visited with the same
penalty. To woman Of advanced
middle age, with children to atone to
her by their fondnuss III private for the
public barbarity Of superstition, the
ordeal must be severe. Multitudes OF
the sufferers are scarcely more than
children themselves, and to them it is
death in life. The Indian system OF
infant marriage does not necessarily
imply the atrocious treatment OF Wild
ows. Ii aggregates the horrors iuii-
niteIy. Wives Of 10 have their subSc-
quent half century or more of lite
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-11-01
The instantaneous Photograph.

How is it with the Photographic
camera and lens. our artificial eye?
We will suppose that everything is in
readiness, that its retlna or sensitive
plate is in perfect condition, and that
not Il ray of light has yet entered with
in the darkened chamber. Instead Of
being 1.-THE twinkling of an eye" we
shall arrange SO that the time elapsiug
between tne opening and closing Of the
artificial! cveiid shall be less than one
tenth of a second, or far less than the
time necessary for our eyes to open
and shut 1t shall be as nearly in
stantaneous' AS possible. Everything
is ready. Cick! 1t has opened and
shut. What has it seen in that little
instant of time?
Ii anything is in motion. it has been
perceived in that fragment of second
AS il mot.Oniess Men walking along
the street are pictured with uplitted
feet A trotting-horse may De caught
with all OF its four legs in the air,
viewed just At the moment when he
was clear of the ground. A man leap
ing with high pole may DO pictured
in mid-air, precsely ly in the position in
which he appears at the highest alti-
tude. Motion seems rest.
But this is not the most wonderful
OF its powers. Far beyond the kecnest
OF human vision is its range Of sight.
II the light is good, this sensitive plate
of glass will have recorded and dis
cerned q thousand uplitted faces as
perfectly as the human eye perceives
The features Of single countenance.
Every expression of joy or sorrow,
every peculiarity OF dress or attitude.
the leaves of forest or the grass by
the wayside, will have been seen and
delincated and retained perfectly in
far less than the briefest possible twink.
ling OF a human eye.-Dr. Il tred Let.
FngwelI, IN Popt!ar Science Monthly
for November.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-11-01
~ Gle NiuVo."

A Galveston, Tex, correspondent
writes: In "A suburb Of Galveston There
lives an old negro man known TO all as
Uncle M,ngo,' who ekes out Il scanty
living by cultivatiug small spot OF
ground. on which he raises vegetables,
and the proceeds of this, with an oc-
casional donation Of old clothes and
food from kind-hcarted ncighbors. keep
the wolf hunger from the old mans
door "Unole Mingo' is probably the
only one living Of the many African
slaves landed on the Texas coast in
1885 and Whereabouts, aud does not
know how old he is. He has been in
Texas for fifty years. and was grown
man and had family when captured
in Africa and sold into slavery. He
has entirely forgotten his original
tribal dialect, but says that he and his
father were prominent men Of a small
tribe near the river Gaboon, where
their enemies surprised and overpow-
cred them, selling into slavery alt they
did not Kill, and that in company with
nearly two hundred others he was
landed at point on the Texas coast
which, from his subsequent knowledge
of the country. he thinks must have
been either the Brazos or San Bernard
river He states that there were but
very few white people in the country
at that time, the great bulk Of the pop
ulallon beng Mexicans and Indians,
and that most OF the latter were APP
parcntly of friendly disposition.
"MIngo," in response to an inquiry,
said that shorty after his arrival he
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-11-01

Oar extended SrH-CV iSt, except whore
adequately protected bv the art Of the
military engineer, is everywhere yul-
ucrablc.
Let Us for tho moment regard the
question whether its de cnso should be
made adequate, IL not already so. as u
mere question Of dollars and cents. Is
1t wise. then, in a business sense, for
each OF us TO pay premium. say OF
twenty cents a year for six or seven
years, to permanently insure ourselves
against such calamity us the destruc-
ton or holding to ransom Of one or
more OF our sea board cities. or to pre-
vent the hostile occupation Of the Mis-
sissippi river. and the possible plunder
Of the towns upon its banks?
Sufficient answer to this may be
found In the recollection that the loss
at the Chicago fire was estimated at
f2OO. OUO. 900. the losses of insurance
companies alone amounting to nearly
S97. OOO.O 900; while the losses at the
Boston fire exceeded $50. 900, 900, the
insurance losses being nearly Sj3. 0O0.-
700. In both these cases, notably in
the latter, by no means all Of the city
was consumed.
Or view the matter in another light.
The census Of 1880 gives the assessed
value of the property exposed to de-
sirnctiou or contribution in the ports
Of Portland, Portsmouth, Boston, New
port, New York, Philadelphia, Balti-
more, New Orleans, and San Francisco
ut, in round numbers. tEirty-threc
hundred and twenty-five millions of
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-11-01
The Weapon Of Woman.

The man who has sneered at the
limitation of woman's dress has GER
taInly never properly considered tho
matter. II is true she is hampersd by
clinging skirts, by ribbons and bib
bons on every side" that she has No
pockets ana that she knows nothing Of
the freedom of a waistcoat without
stays beneath; yet for all these disad-
vantages she finds compensation u
the valuable hairpin.
Her masculine companion carries .
pocketful OF knives. picks. hooks. and
so on, with which to perform the thOus-
and little mechanical tricks needful 70
q peaceful civilized existence. She, o.
the other hand, looks each emergency,
be it great or triiling, fearlessly in lie
face. and with ready hand plucks from
amid her tresses faithful little loop 0f
wire. and is ready to encounter what
ever comes. A woman without hair-
pins is like ship without sail; she
drifts helplessly at the mercy of unto
ward circumstance, without faith n
herself or resources upon which to do
pend. With this simple assistance she
is match for the universe.
With u hairpin she buttons her boots
and fastens her gloves, opens her let
ters and cuts the magazines; with it
she pokes and hooks, picks and scratch
es, pulls aud pushes, or even defends
herself from accident or assault. Scores
OF intricate operations for which u man
would lind 1t necessary to employ 40
many instruments as adorn the torture
chamber OF u dentist, are disposed Of
by Timber wrstcd young woman with
few ingenious turns of hairpiu, be-
fore her brother has had time 10 hunt
up his tool chest.
We should like to see a profound aud
exhaustive essay from the pen OF some
OF the leaders of the woman movement
upon the political, ethical and intellect
ual influence OF the hairpin for we be-
ileve its Importance as a factor in the
problem OF female development has
never been properly considered. Tho
way to the ballot box may lie through
its slender arch, and in any case it 10
a woman S weapon against an adverse
world. Courier.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-11-01

The coal question may well be con-
sidercd at this season the burning issue
OF the hour. and the annual ouipouring
of dcnunciations of the short-weight
dealers already fills the air. 1t is be-
yond question that there are many coal
dealers who habitually furnish to their
customers from 1900 to lao pounds
OF coal instead of 2. 240 for q ton. The
exposure OF their rascaiity should be
considered duty by every person who
can convict them OF il, and there is q
simple way by which at the cost Of q
little outlay and trouble they may be
caught. People are accustomed to
think, when weighing a ton of coal is
spoken OF. that II has to be weighed as
. whole, which can only be done when
1t IL in the dealers wagon, and gen.
orally only on his scales, that he can
have regulated to suit himself But
that Is a mistake. Every household
Tor which purchases are made in
quantity. and where there is room for
their keeping. should have platform
scales OF size sufficient to weigh up to
hive hundred pounds if required. 1t is
now customary to have such scales for
the general use Of tenants, in the better
class OF hat-houses, and In some, such
as the Spanish flats of Fifty-nipth
street, there are even great scales on
which loads Of coal may bc weighed.
But the family which does not possess
platform scales may still get them, Tor
temporary use, by borrowing or hiring
from the nearest grocer. Fill one bar
rel. level full. with COAX weigh it, and
subtract the weight Of the empty bar
rel. Then have all the coal measured
by barrelsful, multiply the number Of
barrelsful by the net weight of the
coal in the barrel that was weighed,
and you will have the amount of
pounds that the coal-dealer has called
ton. The process is simple, and very
much easier than it at first sight APP
pears.
A number of Brooklyntes have
leagued themselves together in Coal
Consumers Anti-Dishonesty associa-
ton. for the discovery and punishment
by exposure of swinding dealers.
Their purpose is very commchdable,
and their example should be followed
by householders generally.
A Boston paper presents, as one of
the oal-dcalers excuses, this novel
statement: "A prominent coal mer-
chant of this city, speaking Of the ex-
tent to which the coal business, like
most others nowadays. is cut up and
the profits pulled down, says: Even
when we sell winter supply of coal
TO church, the man who buys it
whether it be the janitor or one OF the
deacons-is sure TO say, after getting
our lowest price, Yes, very well, and
what do | get out OF it?' or. How
much Is there in it for meP" Paying
commissions is great drain ON our
profits. But, even If that is so, as
1t very well may bc--in Boston-that
is not valid excuse Tor the dealer 5
robDing. by short weights, consumers
who get no commissions, in order that
he may keep his profits up to the
! average that may please him. - The
Cook.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-11-01
A Thibctan Dwelling.

To begin, and IN order to familiarBe
the reader with the surroundings and
conditions of life Of the people under
description, let us picture typical
Thibetan house.
The outside walls are generally Of
stone. set in very inferior kind Of
mortar. but oftener in bedding OF
puddled mud. When clay Is available
the builders much prefer to have only
the foundations of stone and the walls
aboye-ground of well-prepared clay.
which latter they build up between
plank molds. These are removed as
each layer is finished, and then raised
to act as molds Tor the next layer.
The houses have two stories, aud
frequently there is shed along one
side of the roof, in which the inhabit-
ants work when the sun is oppressive.
A great part Of their work is done on
the fat roof, such as thrashing grain,
etc. The ground-foor is devoted to
the cattle-horses and pigs, etc Tho
fowls usually roost with the family on
the first floor. The construction of
the floor of the upper story is sufi-
ciently curious. Its main supports are
cross beams; on these smaller beams
are placed at right angles, on which
are laid slabs Of wood; on these again
are laid small twigs like broom, and
then coating Of mud plaster is spread.
on which the planks are finally placed.
A hole is left in this floor for their
primitive ladder Ga piece of wood with
notches cut in iL, up through which
hole ascend all the attiuvia from the
animals below!
There is only one door for the whole
house. In front of this door there is
generally courtyard surrounded By
walls. All the manure and refuse e
| allowed to remain in sta under the
house. and in the court all the year
through, till shortly before the sea- %
for manuring the fields. when it is aA
collected into q big heap and left to
ferment there from fortnight to three
weeks, after which it is spread over
the land.
The larger houses have one or more
wings and veranda The floor form
ing the roof is made in the same way
as the other. only there is an addition
OF cow-dung to the mud instead Of
planks, and the plaster thus made 10
beaten for days with sticks to make il
anal gamate, AS in India. All cracks,
as the plaster dries. are carefully filled
up with fresh plaster till the whole il
good solid roof and floor combined,
and very well adapted for thrashing.-
Charles H. Lepper, IN Popuiar Scenes
Monthly JOr A0renber.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-11-01

The wife Of the Marquis de Mores 10
handsome little brunette who is one
OF the best riilc-shots in the West, and
who rides as well as she shoots. She
is the daughter of Banker Won Hoff-
man, OF New York city, and is a name-
sake of her aunt. the tamously beauti-
fully Medora Ortmes. Medorl Ortmes
viii almays be remembered rs the sec
ond wife of the late Sam Ward, who
won her while she was already the be-
lruthed Ot rich young frenchman.
Nine. dc Mores, while her husband
Was in jail, tor murder, kept him COM
pany.
As before remarked she is an expert
with the rifle, and when at home de-
lights in sharing the wild and free life
OF her hu- band. On "A recent hunting
trip to the Big Horn Mountains, out Of
the SIX grlzly bears Uagg"d by the en-
tire party, this little lady, alone and
unaided, shot and killed four. On tho
plans she rides and shoots faultlessly.
galloping over the pralrles like mad On
her wul-lraiucd Dutflo pony, An eagle
plume III her hat, and rifle siung
from her saddle. She looks the very
picture Of wild beauty. In ST. Paul or
other cities she is the richest and most
tasteluily dressed woman you will SEQ,
and one can scarcely realize that the
delicate gloyed hands which hold the
loTgnette or move the fan SO gracefully
can also check "A plains broncho IN his
wild flight or send bullet speeding
true to the marx. - DukOta Letter u
CiepGIdHd LCdder.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-11-01
A Bnllct with a Billet.

A gentleman with large sidc-whisk-
ers and physique that showed hard
usage stood against IL bar on Baltimore
street, aud, barring his right arm, said
to group OF Dystandcrs: II am the
oldest coIor-Dearer OF the confederate
army.
There was movement toward him
by those who were mols.cnlng their
tonslls in the v.clnlty.
The speaher pulled up his sleeve and
showed a SCARED aud strcakrd tattoo
lng of the stars aud bars on ms right
forearm IN Scrmllllou aud India lnA.
Inns WAS the parting shot, he said,
exhibiting II scar where II mInlc- ball
nnu cut through the tattoo marhs and
u.,arran ed tne colors OF the flag.
~ SUI rendered just after got II.
wa- color bearer tor the l2th Virginia,
uI Peters burg. MaAouv was our brig
adler Cuusarn his little hide! He's
no good now, but he was IA daisy then.
Never knew what fear was. lnis
wound got in the last charge. As
soon as telt my arm drop and saw
the wound knew the war was over,
Been shot again and again, but never
IN the arm before, although ! caught II
in every other part OF my body. saw
that the lead had torn through my arm
where the ss-bars on the flag were
marked, and then l gave up. 1t was
my last battle in the trenches. '-Bat.
tImVre Tunes.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-11-01

Miss Mary Murfree, the Charles
Egbert Cradock" Of uoveIsts, IS de-
scrlDed as young woman VINO is any
thing but interesting-lOoking or at
tractlve. she is short aud painfully
crippled, square and angular A brown
skin. very red lips, small white teeth
and black. swapping eyes; her hair
brown, and worn in curls about the
forehead, surmountcd by II braid,
make her look couutrlied. The mouth
IS large and the teeth perfect When
she speaks the mouth stretches to a
surprising degree, and the teeth shine
IN Il set smile, the eyes snap, the heavy
eyebrows lift aud Intelligence illumi-
mates the face. Then only is she at all
Interesting, She is magnificent pisn-
'st. Wlthal she is modest and rstir-
nC, and never talks suop.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-11-01
Going to Connecticut for Divorces.

Many New York victims of ill-assort-
ed marriages are rushing to Conuecti-
cut to get divorces. "lt beats all how
nent New Haven lawyer. "Do you
see that woman across the street?'
pointing to iine-looking lady of %
who was engaged in earnest CONVERSE
ton with a mIddlc-aged and elegantly
dressed gentleman. "She has just
left my office. That woman is New
York lady Of refined parentage. She
Is married and has two children. Her
present husband is 4 drinker. and
leaves her alone frequently, and he
does not provide for her AS he should.
She thinks now that he has left her for
good. For some time she has known
the man you see her talking with, and
he is madly in love with her. He is
rich and OF good family, and wishes to
marry her. She is deslrous Of marry
ing him simply to assure herself good
home and pleasant association. But
she loves her present husband. and
would be u true wife to him were he
faithful to her As she approached
semi-destitution she sought u lawyer S
advice, and AS She wished to avoid
publicity in New York he sent her to
me. She wanted me to procure her a
divorce at once, no matter what IL
cost; and when | told her that it was
necessary for her to have a continuous
residence in this state for three years,
or that the otfense on which she based
her claim for divorce be committed in
this State. she seemed greatly aston
ished. Then she asked me TO send her
to some lawyer wuo did not object to
ying iOr her. This | refused to do.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-11-01
At a very early age King Humbert

At very early age King Humber.
OF Italy began to grow gray, and, al
though he has seen but Two and forty
winters, they have left SO much Of their
snow upon his head that his wife. Queen
Marguerite, is growing unhappy about
it. Her majesty has womau's aver
sion to white hairs, and recently after
much persuasion" Induced the X NJ to
allow her to order case OF hair-dyes
from Paris. The hair restorers ar
rived, and the next morning her Ma
jesty on descending to her garden as
usual before her dcjuener was surprised
to find that one OF ner pet dogs, q ia
yorite wnite spaniel, had become of "a
bright apple green. In the course of
her inquiries she met her husband. VINO
at once offered an explanation. GU
see, my dear" he said, that before
trying those hair washes which are
not dyes, that you have SO kindly pro-
cured for me, | was anxious to try
their effect, and ! accordingly rubbed
one handful into your little dog, You
see the RESULT Tomorrow propose to
try another kind OF preparation on
your pet paroquet." The Queen took
The hint, and tne dyes, aud left King
HumUcrt TO grow gray IN peace.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-11-01

A man in Rochester. MINI. has jsst
completed monument made from
stones gathered from all parts OF the
United States. The monument is about
SIX feet nigh. and four feet in diameter
AT the base. 1t contains stones hom
nearly every state in the Union, and
from tue highest peak in the Rocky
My.A.aIus.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-11-01

The salary of good designer in jew
elry is ~, OOO year.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-05-02
WORK FOR THE COUNCIL

Yesterday was the lst Of Nay, the
general "cloanlng up" season, and the
Inauguration Of quarantine regulations
in this portion of the world, as against
our southern noighbors especially. 1t
Is the beginning of our dangerous sea
son when the malaria begins TO rise,
foyer becomes threatening danger,
and even pestilence stalks in the grim
background. In the proceedings of our
city council, published day or two
since, was tho statement that multi
tudo Of petitions and communications
were received and referred to the COM
mittee on streets, the tenor Of which
was the placing of tho streets, alloy
ways, sidewalks, back yards, etcetera,
in healthful condition. Mud holes
and sccumulations OF pools Of stagnant
water, and other matter, Offensive to
tho sanitary condition Of tho city, were
reported and the appeal was made to the
council TO SEQ that those Objectionable
and obnoxious features were removed.
The city OF DALLAS ia not now in any
thing like a filthy or dangerous condi-
lion, 30 far as the HERALD knows, but
many Of those communications, doubt
less refer to matters for just complaint.
Especially at this season are such petit
tons to be attended to, as the day of
danger is ut hand. II Is always hot in
this locality from May to October, and
az no time can we sit back in absolute
security. At all times the city should
be as nearly ~ possible ready to receive
even an epidemic, and now Is u good time
for our now administration, which, rs a
new broom, Is popularity supposed to
sweep clean, TO put everything in ship
shape for the hot weather. II is to be
hoped that this multitude of petitions
aud communications referred to will
not DO thrown into tho street commit
tees waste. basket, or suffered TO re-
main uunoticsd In plgson-holss.