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Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-19

You never know or feel how utterly IN
poetical and practical railroad Is until
you come acro>s it in the middle of the
forest Nature abhors q straight line,
and everything beside 1t seems 10 protest
against that double straight line of iron
that looks all the harder and more defiant
when the rails take the Sunbeams and
knock the sentiment out of them and turn
them into hard metallic light. The trees
seem to do their best to ignore the rail-
road In a dignified way, as becomes the
monarchs of the forest. The shrubbery
hangs over, not with the wocing or caress
ing movement that it has when 1t makes
love to the brook below, but with kind
of mixture Of fear and anger, rs dog
treats a suspicious stranger.
The path crosses il, pursnes its crooked
way In and out ami arouui trees an I
bushes, and wanders off erraticaily into
the forest or up the hillside, but every
now and again it turns toward the rail-
road track as if IL had quite forgotten it,
and stops abruptly with a kind Of disgust
as II it said, What, you here againl" and
goes back into the woods again. Tnen the
engine comes along Its sound is weird
and worldly in the sacred groves; its
smoke never seems to penetrate the
foliage, but is barred out, and nature
seems TO breathe again when the train,
rushing as il it had as little love for
nature as nature has for it, passes on TO
the open plain and the populous city
San Francisco Chronicle.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-19
A Craze for RussIan Novels.

In literary way Boston Is giving itself
over 70 the reading of Russian novels
The two translatiOns of Tchernychew-
sky's great Russian romance under the
the titles, respectively, OF "The Vital
Question" and What's To Be Done,' indi-
cate new current OF interest in Russian
literature and the growing sympathy
with its problems of life. ~The Vital
Question" has for a leading motive the
purpose to arouse the Russian people to
the need Of social progress through social
freedom. One eleme mt In this movement
is the advancement Of woman, and this
theme is incidentally introduced in the
Russian novels from a different stand
point from that on which it is viewed In
this country. The problems Of love and
marriage are presented in a vivid and
intense manner impossible TO American
fiction, yet perhaps they are not exagger-
ated pictures Of American life.
1t Is this element in Russian romance
which Is taking the popular hold in this
country. We read in it that which we
would neither dare read, nor even dare
write, in our own country, and II there is
traditional wisdom in the multitude OF
counselors. so in a multitude of transla-
tors we are apt to get, among them all,
most of the glaring intensity of the orig
insl. The demand for these Russian
stories has but just fairly begun; but it is
literary movement more widespread,
more intense, than anything this coun-
try has probably seen within the past
quarter OF a century. The publishers and
translators who are recognizing this de-
mand and supplying it have graspei a
remarkable field for success. There is a
very wide popular response in America
to the problems treated In Russian fic-
ton, and no line Of literature will be so
extensively sought and deeply read
Lillian Writings Boston Letter,
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-19
Chlnral And Its Edecfs

The action of choral bydrates is very similar
to that of opium, but it does not lessen the
pain nor contract the pupils of the eyes to the
same extent. 1t does weaken the action of the
heart and lessen the production Of heat in the
body to a far greater degree than opium. It
induces sleep in doses that are not dangerous,
and the unpleasant effects Of moderate doses
of opium are avoided by its Use. The fatal
dose is large one. It's taste and odor are
alike unpleasant to most people, hence the risk
of acquiring an appetite for it are not so great
as with the latter drug. The habit, once
formed, is much easier to give up than that
of opium eating The treatment Of case of
choral poisoning is exactly the same as for an
overdose of opium. One important fact to be
remembered in such a case is TO scrupulously
avoid the loss of animal h7at. Not attending
to this point has cost many lives. The patient
should he kept warm; the stomach must be
emptied of its contents, and stimulants should
be given to keep up the action Of the heart
until the poison has a chance to escape by the
lungs and kidneyS-St Leais Globe Demo
craf
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-19

One of the first things that attracts the
attention of visitors to Mr. Fosters crane,
near Fairchild is the famous steam skidder'
the only one in the state. 1t is n great sight
to witness two or three huge logs being drag
ged, from distance of thirty-five rods, over
brush, fallen trees, stumps, etc, as if they
were mere sticks, and dumped on top of a
huge pile alongside Of the track. And to do
all this requires only one man to manipulate
the levers on the steam engine and one way
off where the logs lie to put the chain around
them 1t makes no difference if the logs to
be drawn are beneath a pile of other logs or
fallen tees. The moment the chain is put
around them off they go, the forward end
somewhat elevated and the rear end dragging
over any obstruction in the way. Sometimes
the whole load makes a leap Of several rods
without touching the ground. Wis J
Eagle
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-19
DREAMING.
- RE


I dreamed as slept last night
And because the wild wind blew;
And because the plash Of the angry rain
Fell heavily on the window pane,
heard in my dream the sob Of the main
On the seaboard that knew.
dreamed as | slept last night
And because the oaks outside
Swayed and groaned to the rushing blast,
/ heard the crash of the stricken mast,
And the wailing shrek as the gale swept
past,
And cordage and sail replied.
dreamed as | slept last night.
And because my heart was there.
/ saw where the stars shone large and
bright
And the heather budded upon the hight,
With the Cross above it standing white;
My dream was very fair.
dreamed as slept last night.
And because of its charm for me,
The inland voices had power to tell
OF the sights and the sounds / love so
well
And they wrapt my fancy In the spell,
Wove Oaly by the sea.
ALI the Year Round.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-19
SUMMER WORKERS AT THE CAPITAL.
Lady Clerks Who Ride Tricycles-Esrly
Morning scenes on the Streets.


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Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-19

The discovery that heat influences ono set
Of nerve-points in the skin while sensations OF
cold are received by another set, has been fol
lowed by an interesting investigation by two
Italian Psychologist, whose experiments seem
to indicate that the various tastes result from
the exciting of distinct sets OF nerve tiberS in
the tongue The prolonged application Of ice
removed the sensibility for all tastes-swcet.
sour, salt and bitter. Cocaine destroyed
temporarily, Of course-sensibility for bitter
only. Other substances, such as caffeine and
morphia, reduced the power of discriminat-
ing between different degrees of bitter. Di-
luted sulphuric acid had a peculiar effect,
causing distilled water and even quininc TO
taste sweet at the tip OF the tongne, although
the bitter Of the quinine was elsewhere tasted
as usual-Arkansaw Traveller.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-19
Salt Water to Smother Flames.

Salt water, In the opinion of an old fire
man, Is what prevented the flames ON the
board walk at Atlantic City one Monday
evening from spreading much beyond the
structure where the fire broke out, and
the results seemed to prove tho truth Of
his declaration. Although the burning
was surrounded by lightly built frame
structures, aud the fire, at one time very
big and fierce, was virtually walled within
wood, the flames were finally controlled
by the use only Of hand buckets, with
which water from the ocean was passed
up to men stationed on the adjoining
buildings. The salt water appeared to
exert peculiar influence in smothering
The flames and in protecting exposed
woodwork near them.--Chicago Times.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-19

In chat the other day with a gentleman
well known in the literary world he told me a
number OF entertaining things in connection
with his literary experience. ] asked him
among other things, whether he had ever
written anything under high pressure We
had been talking about inspiration, but he
purpoSely misconstrued nay meaning in the
reply he made.
"les, he said. Il once wrote a poem of
forty lines in as many minutes, and it wasn't
bad poem either. 1t was a case OF compul-
sorry composition and taxed me more than
had ever been taxed before-or since had
sent to a certain magazine a poem entitled
The Light house in a Storm Not hearing
about II for almost year, / concluded that It
hal been declined. | then hal it put in a lit
erary weekly of which | was the editor, and
had a fine engraving made for it, The page
was made up, and just about IL 90 to the cleo
trotypers, when the magazine for the month
arrived, and upon opening it, there WAS the
poem. cold chill ran up my bark-or down
1t, I'm not certain which. Of course it couldn't
appear in the other journal-but there was
the engraving, the forty lines of space,
the form ready to GO to the clectrotypers! |
ran up to the composing room. Can you hold
that form for half an hourE | asked of the
foreman. III try he said | dashed off an
other lighthouse poem tSo as to utilize the ell
craving, had it inserted, and was relieved of
my embarrassment. 1t was entirely different
from the other poemr And which was the
best poemF' / asked. THE one which was
compelled to WRITE" he said "If was in
spired wasn't conscious of it, I'm sure. I'll
show you both poems some day, and VOC can
judge for yourself Philadelphia Call
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-19

Away out on the Pacific coast poor, weak
man sought to disprove the allegation that
women by choice always sit down on the
floor or ground to put on or of shoes and
stockings He placed some benches on the
beach, where number of young ladies were
in the habit of occasionally going to wade in
the water. They came and gleefully took
possession of the benches, but when they
made up their minds that they wanted to wade
down they all sat on the ground to unlace
their shoes. Next day this poor, weak man
had his servant spread broken glass. oyster
shells, etc, on the beach and then waited,
only to see the girls at wading time irdus-
triously clear away the stuff until they had
room enough to sit down Then he went
away and marveled. Chicago Herald.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-19
VANISHING OF A LADY.
Wonderful Trick by a London Conjurer.
Done without Leaving the Stage

Wonderful Trick by a London Conjurer.
Done without Leaving the Stage.
Perhaps the best merit of conjurer is the
ability TO devise new Illusions; and this merit
Buatier de Kolta possesses in a high degree.
His latest trick is the vanishing Of lady. Il
is the most startling and effective illusion
which has been brought out since the Sphinx
originally astonished and delighted the world
a score Of years ago or more. Buatler de
Kolta is now performing the feat nightly at
the Eden theatre, in Paris, with so great sue
cess that he has been compelled to postpone
his promised visit 10 London, where he had
intended appearing at the Egyptian hall dur
in, the autumn tour of Messrs Maskelyne &
Cooke.
This trick was brought to England by NJ.
Verbeck, who did it last year at the Picca-
dillv hall: but Mr. Bertram accomplishes Il
without the aid Of an assistant and without
leaving the stage Mr.. Bertram takes large
newspaper which he unfods in the center OF
the stage to cut of communication with any
possible trap door. On this newspaper he
places chair In the chair he places young
lady, who crosses her hands in her lap over
her lace handkerchief. After she has ap-
parently been rendered insensible by inhala-
tions, Mr.. Bertram produces an enormous
black silk handkerchief, about five feet wide
by seven feet long This he brings down to
the audience to show that it is not in any way
prepared, and the spectator can see that the
silken stuff is thin enough to be translucent.
With this fiimsy shawl Mr.. Bertram COM
pletely covers the young lady, carefully ad
justing it to the floor, and as carefully tying
1t behind her head
When all has been done regularly and in
order, and there is only to be seen the figure
of the young lady as she sits in the chair, en-
shrouded in the black veil, Mr.. Bertram sud
denly snatches away the silken shawl which
disappears from his hands at once. The
young lady has vanished; the chair stands
there empty, save that there remains on the
seat the lace handkerchief she had held in her
fingers; it has fallen from the touch Of a van
ished hand Amid the applause which this
strange disappearance calls forth, Mr.. Ber-
tram steps to tho door at the side of the stage
and leads on agSin the young lady who Went
de disparaitre. Review.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-19

lied C-ouu, Ine SIOUX cnIei, auvisrs uIs
people that there is better way to get
their living out OF the white people than
to quarrel with them. He tells them not
to send their children to school or learn
any of the ways Of civilized life, for so
long as the Great Father knows that we
can not earn our own living he will give
US rations and blankets, but II he thinks
we know how TO take care of ourselves
we shall get nothing more from him"
Acting on this principle Red Cloud COM
planned of the farmer sent to teach his
people agriculture. Our farmer is not of
the right kind; he expects warriors to
work. What We want Il white men to
plant our corn, hoe it, harvest it and put
it into the barns which they will build for
Us. Warriors don't work. Portland
Oregonian.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-19
pA CAPO.

She sat with her hands on the trembling keys,
And tried to turn the page as she played.
I felt the most thrilling Of ecstasies,
My heart by her music swayed;
But love is unconscious Of musical lines,
And lost the strain she was playing, When
She So sweetly noted the musical signs
Da Capo-begiR over again.
The song we reEewed.-oh tine Circean spell
And magical charm Of ber potent art
bent DER her cheek, and dared 10 tell
I lost and she stole my heart.
TIL We both forgot all musical lore,
And she kissed me, sweet so ardently then,
could but repeat what she read before
Da Capo-bcgin over again.
Nathan NJ. Levy in New York Graphic,
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-19
Wheat on the Sage Brush Land.

In the spring of 1883 the land department
Of the Central Pacific railroad decided tc
make a faithful experiment of wheat grow,
ing on the sage brush land of Nevada with.
out irrigation. At first the experiment was
a partial failure, but this year has proved a
most gratifying success, the land yielding
fifteen bushels to the acre, and the quality of
wheat being good. The result of this expert
ment would seem to indicate that the sage
brush land Of Nevada il worth something
after all, in which case the state may become
something more than a pocket borough
New York Tribune
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-19

Southern saw mills are occasionally cutting
into grape shot imbedGed in trees during
the late war, and firm that makes saws pub
fishes rs an advertisement a statement of a
saw mill owner that the finely tempered saw
he bought of the said firm had sawed clear
through one of them, one and one-fourth
inches in diameter, without hurting the saw,
and that he cut two more logs into lumber be-
fore stopping, and then needed only thirty
five minutes for filing before going on as good
as new.-ChicaSo Times,
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-19

happened in rich hotel bar in Bost on
one night when a youth who occupies a
place in the best society" came in and
ordered wine for himself and friends.
They sat at table in front of the bar,
and, after the bottle had been emptied,
the young man deliberately picked it up
and sent it crashing through a magnifi-
cent French mirror which filled the
whole wall back Of the bar Then he
drew his check-book from his pocket,
signed blank aud before the proprie tor
had time to show anger, asked him how
much he should fill it out for. That
break cost him ,5OO.-Boston Hotel
Clerk
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-19
An Evidence of Affection,

"You don't love me as fondly as you did
before we were married, +" said the husband OF
a few years
YES, do" replied the wife.
~Well, you don't show it as much as YOU
used to- remarked he.
Il don't know how could show my afrec-
ton more than do and still be fashionable, ~
replied she.
Just mention one little act
Didn't give my new poodle your name
for his middle name! What more can You
ask! suppose you think l ought to have
given him YOUR full nameir-St Paul Globe.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-19

1t is evident that most of the serious errors
in teaching can he avoided by more thorough
knowledge Of the subtle processesby which the
unfolding of young mind is accomplished,
and the influence of older minds upon them.
Locke and Lessing both declared that the
secret Of learning was to learn one thing at Q
time; and it is the radical fault Of our public
school system that we overload children's
minds with toi great a variety of studies,
which is rather worse than overlooking their
stomacbs.-Geo rge Parsons Lathrop in Bos-
ton Globe.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-19
Harvard Students.

In reference to Harvard students, Col.
Higgiison says that a poor young man
who has agreeable manner and is good at
athletics has better chance for popular
ity than a rich young snob. The same is
true of every other large collegess-New
York Graphic
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-19

Experiments to determine the depths to
which light penctrates the water of the sea
have been made during the present year by
NM Fol and Sarasin in the gulf of Nice
The limit of the daylight about midday
during fine weather was found to be about
], 800 feet-Scientific Journal
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-19

A lady who is suffering dog day weather
up in one corner of New Hampshire writes
that it seems as IL .breaths were sold at
auction and everybody was able to bid
higher than vou."-Boston Herald
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-19
A Postal Curiosity.

The postal museum in Berlin was recently
enriched by letter cover sent as a curiosity
by Herr Won Dargun, who had found ii among
the papers left by his great grandfather,
Lieut.. Col. Won Ppssentein, deceased IN i1S9
at Sternburg, Mecklenburg. The letter it
had contained was dated from Philadelphia,
and bore the postmark Of that city together
with those Of London, Calais, Brussels, The
Hague, Amsterdam and Hamburg. the respec-
tive post dues being marked in ca, h instance,
thereby furnishing chance OF comparing the
then rates of postage with those Of the present.
Its weight, judging from the size of the cover,
cannot have exceeded that Of q modern sin
gle" letter, for which the recipient paid the
modest sum of thalers l2 shillings, equal to
Is marks GO pfennigs German money, present
value, or s4.65 United States scurrency.-Paris
American Register.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-19

Ffesh water sponges have been discov.
cred in the lake at ChautauQua, NY.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-11-04
CURE FnR LIE.

Piles are frequently preceded by q
sense of weight IN the back, loins and
lower part of the abdomen, causing the
patient to suppose he has some af-
lection of the kidneys or neighboring or
gans. At times, symptoms of indigestion
are present, flatulency, uneasiness of the
stomach, etc. moisture like perspii a
ton, producing very disagreeable Itch
ing, after getting warm, is common at
tendant. Blind, Bleeding and Itching
Piles yield at once to the application OF
DR.. Bosanko's Pile Remedy, which acts di-
rectly upon the parts affected, absorbing
the Tumors allying the intense itching,
and effecting,a permanent cure. Price 20
cents. Address The DR.. Bosanko
Medicine Co., Piqua, o. Sold at Alexan-
der's drug store,