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Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-15

Every day, at early morning, noon and
evening, in Paris, you will see poor people
gathering at certain shabby coOkShOps in the
quarters of Belleville, Muntmartre, the
Batignolles and other of the sections outside
the boulevarlls, where poverty houses thickest,
each armed with n tin pail, a pitcher or some
thing else calculated to carry liquid. These
receptacles are duly filed with thin but strong
and savory broth, ladled from huge, steaming
cauldruns, and which costs only a cent or two
a quart. / have drunk this boullon, and
found it nourishing and good. 1t is made Of the
bones and scraps of horse meat, after the
choicer pieces are sold to the cheap restaurants,
and the very essence and marrow Of the meat
are in il, for the boiling is kept up until the
bones are fairly honeycombed and the meat re
duced to shre,ls like bits of twine.
This broth provides the principal animal
nourishment for the average laborer in the
CAV city. He aids to it few vegetables,
thickens it with bread, and it having, as the
cook book might say, been seasoned to taste, y
makes n palatable and hearty meal. No other
meat but that Of the horse is employed for
this purpose Beef is far too expensive for
such use, for it sells ut nearly double what il
brings in America, and the scraps and bones
are all readily purchased ut proportionatt
ratcs.-Alfred Trumble in New York News.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-15

There are few facts that impress the inn
agination more in beginning the study Of
physical science than the rain Of the skele-
tons or shells which continue ceaSelessly from
the surface OF the sea To the ocean depths.
Out Of these tiny relics Of marine life is
formed the Chalky Ooze Of the ocean bad,
makers Of the marble that is To he. The
Young princes in The Cruise of the Bac-
chante," speaking of our island empire in the
West Indies, which some propose We should
abandon, ask Indignantly: Was it for this
that these islands were taken and retaken,
till every gully and every foot Of the ocean
bed holds the skeleton Of an EnglishmanP 1t
is "A striking figure, and suggestive. What a
rain Of English skeletons through these pur-
pie seas, skeletons which, hardening in time
like the shelly oOze Of the ocean floor, form
tine material of empire! 1t Is a great thought
and a true one, although grim enough in its
way. All empires are founded on skeletons
Whoever wishes TO rear throne must use
CDrpss.s as its foundation. The eastern con
querrrs who reared pyramids Of skulls but
roughly illustrated the universal truth He
who would attain to supreme dominion must
first find men who are willing To allow their
clrr.asSS,s tn be used as building material The
noble Russian soldiers who We're marched into
the bog in which they sank overhead, merely
in order that those who came after might find
the way paved with the crowns of their dead
companions heads, were hut Offering in a
most horrible fashion the same sacrifice which
all men must offer who would found empire,
or, indeed, do anything else of permanent
and solid worth. The price Of liberty, As Of
empire, Is life. And he who Is not willing in
case of need to luus.a his life will never attain
to those things which alone make life worth
living Mall Gazette.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-15

Senator Miller told me he put up his hand
to feel il his head was not torn OFF when an
ounce ball struck him in the eye at Shiloh
But did not feel 50 fearfully hurt, so that
was rather stunned than otherwise / re-
member falling hard, and it seemed to me
that my head struck first on the rocks.
An arrow had hit ME in the left cheek,
knocked out several teeth, and then plowed
on around and stuck through ut tie back Of
my neck. Gibson cut the point of the arrow
off behind with his bowie knife, and then,
taking hold Of the tiatter end drew it out i'll
front. | was conscious first at that time, and
remember distinctly seeing his face. 1t was
pale, but full of tenderness and pity.
knew he spoke to me, but his words seemed
far away, and l could not understand
know the blood spurted out both ways when
he drew the arrow out. II seems TO me that
heard the blood spatter on the leaves But
this must be merely imagination, for imme-
diately became unconscious, and, OF course,
knew nothing more, of my own knowledge,
Of what took place in the bitter battle of Cas-
tie Rocks, thirty years and more ago, after
that--JOaquin Miller's Letter.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-15
a New York Failing,

New York writers and reporters have q
mania for using the word swirl IL a man
is drowned in North river he goes down in
the watery swirl II rich man breaks, he
sinks in the swirl of financial ruin" II
girl goes astray, she is lost in the swirl" Of
sin and vice Caught in the swirl" is the
fayorite expression. Society has its swirl"
so has gambling and wild speculations. II
there is u storm, the mad swirl of the ele-
ments is simply Indispensable At Buffalo
Bills entertainment the surging crowd was
described rs u swirl" OF humanity. The cir
cling fight of pigeons was alluded TO as an
"impetuous swirl A reporter who cannot
average at least seven swirlS a week is simply
nowhere. In fact, the swirl" has grown TO
be a regular standby, being even more useful
than the once popular but now effete dull
thud" And we may add that it Is likely to
become altogether as tantalizing and monoto-
nous.-Baltimort Herald
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-15

An old Vermont farmer, whom / met in
the street here the other day, good Deacon
Burnham, of Hinesburg, laid the matter
down in the strongest terms yet, from the
bucolc standpoint Said he: Summer
boariersf No, haint got none on EN-; an
don't want none, nuther. I've he'd enough Of
such critters round me- Payi Yes, they
paid well enough, hut | don't want no more
money that way Why, wal, don't want
'em round: that's the amount ont. Act jest
like cattle i'll the fall Of the year, they do; eat
an lay right down. Won't do nOthin' but
jest hang round. Eat, though. Good land,
seemed as if they'd eat me outer house an
home! Don't do nothin', an eat wuSs'n so
many good solid hired men. All the time
fussin' an actin Us if there wasn't nothin'
good nuff for EN-, too. Kinder meechin'
round l finally asked one of the young gals
il she s'pOsed st. Paul ct peas with fork, but
she Jest latfed 1t didn't make no difference
Go out an stomp down the grass in the med
der, they would, too, an bring in a lot Of
brakes an brush into the house an keep the
women folks ried up. No, l don't want no
more on 'em. New York Cor. Detroit Free
IrpSS
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-15

4 remarkable step in advance in simplify
ing the sewing machine has beeH made by
German gentleman, and the practical
nature Of the invention was recently demon
strated The new machine has not a wheel in
il, and may Ia dearibt-i n the working parts
of good sewing machine deprived Of all ex-
trancous details, and condensed within the
smallest possible compass. 1t MEASURES only
eight inches high by about two inches wide
and one inch deep. 1t is fitted at the foot
with screw clamp, by which it can be fixed
to the edge OF a table, and fairly worked by
n child The working motion consists Of q
vertical plunger pressed downward by the
finger from the top, the plunger being re-
turned into position for the next push by
spring. 1t makes perfect lock stitch, and
will sew all kinds of fabrics, fine or coarse,
within certain reasonable limits. Beyond its
efficiency, it pOssfsses an advantage which
appeals TO all, namely, that Of economy in
price. So small Is its cost that it can be pur-
chased for about S5.-London Times.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-15
Bellies Who Don't Rathe.

The popular hallucinatiOn that the dear
creatures rush madly TO the fashionable ssa-
side and fling themselves in the cooling wave
with an instructive mother impulse doesn't
hold water, 50 to speak, outside the vivid I'M
agination of reporters who have gift for de-
scribing undrapsl limbs.
we are perfectly willing" said belle
widow To HE ia a moment Of reckless con-
fidence, ito let the men write about our
bathing; it seems to smIIse them, but the fact
really is that it would lie impossible for
woman in proper form to attempt such a
thing. It's simply matter Of calculation,
and if you know anything about the myster-
les of u woman in proper form you can figure
it up yourself Ii would take her at least
two hours and half to dress for the beach,
then two hours at least To dress for the water,
and three hours to rt-iress Lor the walk 10 the
hotel, and two hours and a half to get back to
a hotel costume. That would b. ten hours
nearly ont-half Of the twenty-four. No, sir;
its pretty fable, and it's pity TO destroy it,
but its fable. \ lady Of society cannot
battle any more than she can play trombone
or open oysters. "-Nym Crinkle in New York
World
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-15

do you know" said my barber the other
day rs he finished whistling There's Razory
in the Air" that there is a newspaper mar
in this city who keeps thirty-one razors on
hand ready for use all the whilet Well,
there is just such man here, and he hasn't
even been mentioned as candidate for the
insane asylum, either" Twas down in Grab
enstatter's barber shop while ago, and this
man came in and inquired how much the
''honing' of his razors would be. NATURALLY
supposed he had two razors. Imagine my
surprise when the tOnsorial artist said $40,
and handed out bundle as big as loaf OF
bread. inquired into the matter and dis
covered that each razor was numbered for a
day OF the month, and no razor was used but
once within that length of time.-Buffalc
Courier
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-15

Thomas Cowing, now connected with the
Fergus Falls land office, has had war ex.
perience worth repeating. In one Of the
bloody battles of G3 he was shot through and
through and left for dead. A surgeon, pass
sing by AMI believing his to be a hopeless case,
gave him dose of poison to end his misery.
Three weeks later Cowing was back in the
field of duty. He met the surgeon who gave
him the poison and asked him what it was.
"Well, replied the astounded official, Il gave
you enough Of one OF the deadliest poisons
that there is to kill three men" Despite that
fact, COwinS lived to tell the story and to be-
come capable observation-disclosures Pres.
s.EoireS 4"
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-15

The Japanese government has issued a
proclamation to raise funds for naval pur-
poses by floating another Internal loan of H.
OOO,OO yen The principal features are that
the whole amount Is to be raised in successive
installments extending over a period of three
years; that the interest on the bonds shall be
5 per cent per annum; that the principal
shall be completely redeemed by drawings in
thirty years, beginning with the sixth year
after the issue of the bonds; no drawings
shall take place during the first five years;
that the bonds are to be put upon the market
at their face value; that the interest shall be
paid in May and November each year and
that the bonds are purchasabIe by foreigners
Hartford Times
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-15
MRS. CLEVELAND AT CHURCH.
A Quiet Attention Upon the Service.
The Most Trying Time.

A Quiet Attention Upon the Service.
The Most Trying Time.
Mrs. Cleveland sets her husband some good
examples when she goes u church. Like too
many Of her sex, she appears to have to at
tend to the praying for the family. When
she goes to church as soon as she enters the
pew and takes seat she drops her pretty
head upon her daintily gloved hand and de
votes a moment to silent prayer. Then she
settles herself for quiet attention upon the
service nodding pleasantly 10 Mrs Sunder-
land, the wife Of the pastor, whose pew Is
lust alongside that Of the president When
the pastor gives out the hymn she is glad to
turn her attention 10 the hymn book. and for
get the uncomfortable feeling which is the
natural result of being stared at. When the
congregation rises she rises also, following the
hymn through from beginning 10 end some
times, though not often joining in the sing
ing When the minister leads i'll prayer her
head Is bowed, and it drops a little lower
when he prays for -the chief magistrate Of
the nation" with n petition for those that
are dear 10 him"
The announcement of the church meetings
which follow the prayer are listened 10 with
womanly interest; and when the sermon he
gins, after the second hymn has been sung,
she is all attention She seems occasionally
to remember that she is being stared at, and
bites her lips nervously, wiping them with
her dainty handkerchief, which she holds III
the same hand which carries Il jeweled smell
/ ing bottle, wedding gift from one Of the
cabinet officers. When the basket goes
around she drops her contribution mo'iestly
into it, and When the closing hymn is given
out, finds not only the hymn but the dox'
ology corresponding in meter with it, and
follows them closely TO the end
When the services eni then comes the most
trying time for Mrs. Cleveland. All eye>
are upon her. OF course, she has attracted
more attention than the preacher, even dur
ing the sermon, but she ohly divided atten
ton with him then: now, however, she is the
central and only figure Of the moment. =
Washington Cor Memphis Avalanche.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-15
American. Meddling with the Weather.

1t is not alone Guibollard-the present butt
of the French wits-who thinks Columbus
made mistake in discovering America, since
it is from this country that Europe gets its
bad weather The London correspondent Of
The Iron Age, speaking of the favorable
crop prospects in England should the good
weather continue another week or two, says:
THAT, however, Is doubtful, seeing that the
inevitable American storm has been tele-
graphed, and is due with us two or three days
hence. Your storm warnings are no doubt
sent to Us with the most beneiicent intentions,
but there are those who wish you would
leave our weather alone l remember a
year or two ago asking an old boatman on the
beach at Yarmouth what he thought Of the
weather. He replied that he didn't knaw
nawthin' bout it One time he used to be
able TO see little ahead in respect of weather,
but since them Americans had managed
things he couldn't make nawthin' Of it,
Chicago News
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-15

An eminent German has undergone the
enormous labor of counting the number of
hairs in heads Of four different colors. In a
blonde he found no. 400 hairs; in brown,
lOg, 40; in a black, lO2, ,9d2, and in a red one,
$40. What the red and black hairs wanted
in number of hairs was made up, however in
the greater bulk Of the hairs individually,
and in all probability the scalps were pretty
equal in weight. 1t is to the tineness AMI
multiplicity Of hairs that blonde tresses owe
the rich color and silklike character of their
flow, a circumstance which artists have 50
loved to dwell upon.-Exchange
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-15
SLEEP.

Gently and softly the mother bent
Over the baby in sleeps embrace,
Watching the rosy smiles indent
And dimpls the little dreamers face;
And the longed- for kiss she would not take,
Lest peradventure the child might wake.
Gently the mother watched and wept
Over the coffin where lay her child.
Only one thought in her bosom crept
As she bent to the lips in her anguish wild,
Again and again the lost kiss To take
Oh, if the baby would only wake!
r.. X. Munkittrick, in The Independent
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-15
THE EATERS OF OLIVES.
Food for the Poor Of Various Lsnds-A
Travellers Experience

RI ov+,,,t ,,, which the olive is used varies
,,r.atI, in different countries. In northern
,,,,T,tri,. II i us.I chiefly as relish eaten by
i,.eIf or as n sauce. seasoning or stufiing for
meats fowl, or garne. It is ON the tables Of
,L, r;,b ,,b,, the Fren.b call a hors d'u.uvrs
tho, l. n stI, dish or table superfiuity
Rut II i far otherwise with the pnor in the
,C,,,h - rr,r,,,. IN whom il l. an important
article of diet In ancient times the poor
mad nm entire meal Of bread and olives. 1t
i stm tb. same in some sarts of Europe,
,vbcra -, r..asant think, himself prepared for
n iourney with a picce Of bread under his
arm and a handful of olives in his pocket In
soutbern Italy no meal i. made without
olives The olive merchants pass regularly
nj sumner time through the poorer quarters II
the city.
II il the SPANISH habit 10 eat olives at the
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-15

Smlth-Brown, you re fine this morning.
Brown tpleasedl-Think so!
smith, know so. You look as fresh as
daisy.
Brown tInOre pleased dl-Yesi
Smith-Yes You can stay out with the
boys and show up in the morning all right.
Brown more than pleased)-Yes, a little
thing like that don't affect me much.
Smith-It don't affect you a particle, l
never saw such man. | say, Brown, can
you lend NE a fiverf
Brown with absolute enthusiasm Ger
tainly, my dear boy, certainly ~ -
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-15
Wooden Shirt for Summer Wear.

The woolen shirt for summer dress is all the
rage just at present among the young men,
and they are manufactured in such tasteful
styles that for ordinary occasions they are as
presentahls as the stiff white. As matter
Of fact, the wooden shirt is said by physicians
to be the most healthful of them all, especially
in this climate OF sudden changes.-Chicags
Harald
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-15

The newspapers of the world, according co
statistics given by the German secretary Of
state, number "a 900, with an aggregate dis
tribution of 592,OOo,U00 copies; 1900 are
printed in Europe, l2,CO0 in North America,
15' in Asia, scJ in South America; $500 are
in English, 1850 in German, $3.50 in French
and OO0 in SnaniSh.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-15

The story is told Of a Scotch wife, shortly
after the nuptial knot hal been tiei, miblly
expostulating with her husband for indulging
in two tumblers of whisky toddy just before
going 10 ted. My dear Agnes, glass o
whisky toddy makes anither man o. me y
But, my dear William, you take two" ~Ay,
Agnes, that gangs to the ither man"
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-15
Singular Relic OF me r.usu.

A singular and beautiful relic of the flood
last summer Is the crop Of daisies that it
Sowed through the bottom lands Of Kansas
Some sections are dotted thickly with these
flowers, and as they were never known to
grow before it seems certain that the SeesiS
were brought down by the food. u
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-15
Was Fairly Waking the E,hoea-

Paul" said his mamma will you 60
softly into the parlor and see If grandpa is
Isleepi"
Yes. mamma" whispered Paul on his
'eturn, "he is all asleep but his nose
New York Sum
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-15

The new law in New York prohibiting the
employment of children in factories will force
5000 children out Of employment
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-15

Marshall Field, the Chicago mercnant, pay,
81 100 900 a year in customs duties to the gov
ernment
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-15
THE MARRIAGE RELATION.

The ladies who compose what we call so
ciety are very few, and are dressed and cult
waited after the fashions Of Europe 1t is
Said to he almost impossible to find a score of
them in the entire republic outside of the cap
itaI and the nine chief towns The women
greatly exceed the men in number-in the
whole country more than two to one, in the
cities sometimes twenty TO one. They nearly
ell have families. The marriage ceremony Is
not considered a necessity. 1t may rather be
called luxury for the opulent Not long
since a priest, by dirsstion Of the authorities,
announced that no would marry, free of
charge. any persons who wished the service
This offer reached hundreds Of famili = not
formally married, bat not one accepted the
offer. This state of things has been brought
about by the war and by the high charges
made by the priests Tor performing the mar
riage ceremony In the states down the
river, and here also, formerly the lowest price
was $40 Without this sum the priest would
not serve than Many Of them never in all
their lives have 80 much money. This has
not prevented their essential marriage, though
it deprived them Of a marriage ceremony.
This has proportionately decreased the sane
tity Of the covenant
1t Is the hope of Paraguay that she Is shak-
ing herself free from her old superstitions
and Is intensely interested in the education Of
her children. As our steamer, Cisne, anchored
from time to time in the leisurely methods Of
southern travel frequent conversations with
the natives discovered a widespread interest
in scbOOls While the half-clad women car
ried oranges Oh their heads through the hot
sun TO load on ship, men sat in the =hade and
drank mate, native tea They had come TO
the solitary house on the bank OF the river 10
watch the loading of the oranges. They mani
tested the deepest interest i'll all the details Of
this educational system, and in the provisions
made by the government TO give the children
of these women a chance. Over 100 youths
are taken from the public cschools-selected by
competitive e1aninations-and educated at
the capital All bills are paid and their future
Is practically secured, This touches every
community in the republic. The standard III
the National university Is not very high, but
il is a good start, and must move forward
Bishop e. IL. Fowler in Chicago News.