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The genealogical record Of some of the
first families is threatened by an ex-
posture which may make some vince.
but no true American will be ashamed Of
q humble origin. 7 In fact there is but
little room for boasting among the New
York m~illionaires. Peter Gilsey began
as a journeyman p~ianoforte maker, and
the founder of Cooper institute first APP
pears in the directory AS @Peter Cooper,
machinist." The Brevoorts were market
gardeners. Alderman Carman, who left
a round million, was a house carpenter.
A. T. Stewart began by teaching a small
school. The millionaire vermilyes were
the SOM of a sexton Of q downtown
church. Cyrus W. Field first opened
trade as q dealer in rags. Lawyer Hum
mel began as an errand boy in the same
Office in which he is now partner. Will
liam Libbey, formerly Of A. T.. Stewart
& Co., and now q retired millionaire,
was the son of a Newburg carpenter.
The first Aston that came to America
was a butcher and had q stall in Fly
market. Rufus Story, who is now the
millionaire veteran of Front street. be-
gan here as a hard-worked boy in 2
cheap grocery. Jay Gould was in early
life a clerk in a country store, and felt
that he was doing remarkably well when
he peddled maps in Delaware county.
Reader. it will not do to dispute the day
of small things. Why, even the Spot
fofds were shoemakers, the Stevenses
kept tavern, and the Wolfes can be
traced back to a gin-mil. Let the genoa
logical fiend do his worst, he will still
find that wealth, like charity, overs a
m~ultitudsAk sins.-New York cor. Gin
cinnati HGuhrer. ..sIf
, 1886-08-24
N COLONY SYSTEM.



Interesting Aoesaut az = Peculiar a
OF co.-snism in Tuscany.
The peasants Of Tuscany are better of
than those of any other part Of Italy.
and this is said to be due largely to what
is known rs the family colony
system. This system il voluntary. has
never been recognised by the state or by
the law Of the country, and has grown
out Of . general condition In Tuscany
the Land provide the land, the
peasant furnishes the labor and the ex-
penses and profits Of farming are equally
divided between the two. the agreement
being terminable on due notice BY either
party. These peculiar relations are gen
orally cordial and lasting, and 1t Y said
that there are instances n which the
same family have occupied a farm for
hundreds Of years. .a1n7iita oi 4.
: Under both law and custom property
Is equally divided among ~ the children
OF a deceased father. II . peasant has
four sons for instance. al OF whom
havs bosn iaboring with him, he will
generally leave, In addition to thu capi-
tai invested in the farm, . small amount
OF ready money. BY . mutual arrange
ment the eldest brother I the farm
In his name n becomes tho head OF
the family. he Manages the business,
and, In case any OF q younger oroshsrs
wish to withdraw, pays his portion In
ready money; the old home u kept up.
the rothers and Sisters take their meals
together. and tn housshold expenses
are provided from . common osnr
orally speaking, such an association a.
this would be broken up BY marriage,
but IN tuscany It has proved otherwise.
ihs daughters on marriage recsive their
portions and exchange their ancestral
home for those OF their husbands. NJ
, 1886-08-24

A Healthy Bedy aad y Clear Head
If Indigestion, constipation and bilious
ness torment the body. the head cannot
be dear. These disorders react upon the
brain most hurtfully. and produce scloud-
iness in the organ Of thought not expert
enced in a healthy nan Happily these
brain depressing maladies may be entirely
dispelled by that peerless Alternative Hos
letters Stomach Bitters, which cheers,
refreshes and i~nvigorates the organs and
nerves, while it regulates the organs OF
digestion. assimilation and bilious secre-
ton. 1t expels the morbid humors which
poison the system through the bowels and
urinary passages, and exerts q powerful
invigorating influence as well. Its cathar.
tic action is never irritating, violent or
painful, but even, natural and progressive.
As an appetizer and sleep promoter the
Bitters is unrivalled; it mitigates the in
frmities OF age, relieves the ailments pc
culiar to the gentler sex, arrests prema-
ture decay, aud builds up an enfeebled
physique.
, 1886-08-24

Lake Copias. which is situated nea
Thebes in Becotia, cover an area of
nearly 100 square miles. The French
company which has been engaged in
digging a canal to drain it has almost
finished its work and about two-thirds
of the waters of the lake will be drawn
off within the next two or three months.
Hitherto this inland sea has been chiefly
remarkable for the malaria and fevers
regularly prevailing on its shores during
the hot season. BY its drainage, not
only will this evil be permanently re-
moved, but Greece will add to her terri
tory many thousands of acres of arabic
soil of the greatest fertility. The lake is
fed by the rivers coming down from
Mount Parnassus, whose waters are here
after to be employed, by help of a new
system of canals, in irrigating the sur
rounding country.-New York Trib-
unaL
, 1886-08-24

The Philadelphia Ledger observes
that during the warm months mortality
is greater than it is in the winter months.
"A considerable percentage of this, say
The Ledger, @is to be ascribed to intern
perance of strong drink, but the victims
in quite as large a proportion Of cases,
and especially among children and
women, are persons to whom the taste
of hot and rebellious liquors is scarcely
known. The truth is that there is death in
the pot as well as in the bottle. Danger
from ~overeating is fully as insidious as
danger from drink. = Too much
of anything, even of the most simple
food, is risky at any time, but especially
when the whole system, mental and
physical, is under strain and fatigue.
Simple food, taken in moderation, and
slowly enjoyed, is a prescription to pre-
vent the need Of pills and %potions."-
Exchange.
, 1886-08-24

Theories Conosrning the Homing Pigeon.
The much discussed question of the
homing Of the pigeon, or, as the French
term it. orientstion, does not seem diff
cult to meet to one who has much to do
with the birds. There are, however. as
many theories advanced q, there are sci
entists who have studied 1t. One as
cribes 1t to q sense of which we are not
cognizant -as IL the sense were six. and
man had knowledge of but FIVE Of them.
Another finds a path for the birds in the
magnetic currents Of heat and cold.
Some rank the impulse with the instinct
Of the migratory bird, while others
ascribe the performance to sight,
and others again to luck and
chance. The facts do not bear out
any Of these theories. The atmospheric
currents may aid, but 1t is by their We
locity and direction, not their tempera-
ture, and they hinder as often. The
magnetic currents may affect, but it is
in stimulating and intensifying, OF, as
they are adverse, in depressing. 1t is
not instinct. e Instinct is involuntary
and unerring. Guided by instinct, the
bird would not go astray, and the ele-
ment of uncertainty upon which the
sport depends would be lost. The homing
pigeon not only errs, but shows indie
cision. Thus its action is voluntary and
the result of a sort of reflection, and it is
as the premises Of which it takes cogni-
are imperfect or false that its ac-
ton is in error.
The sight Of the homing pigeon is only
l;pnitod bv tho din Of fba bori1op ond tho
altitude at which it a sustain itself in
the air. Its memory exceeds human
understanding. Thus, a bird will rise
from a basket and be over a strange
place only long enough to go away from
it, but, il 1t itself to be lost, is injured,
or is unable to proceed, it will return to
the place Of the start.-E. S. Storrs in
The Century. a.a
, 1886-08-24
r LIE MARRIAGE.

Nc woman that I ever loved or hated -a9
Has wounded me As you 70 often do
As you will often do. since We are fated
TIL death the self-same pathway to pur-
sue.
No woman can hurt me by 70 saying
Those words that cut and sting one like
a lash,
Nor make me old before my time-ds-
laying iH-Nf
To grant some eager wish .iif
'rola You love to dash 4l
From still-wct mouth the chAice Of de-
light le ~a.-
And hold instead the bitterest OF gall
To lips that. quivering. turn from rcd to
I'D white. 70 AFfusno1ln
But you're so loyal. That effacss all
Five years ago my tears drenched . flower
Upon your breast-you guard It 10 this
hour, kate Vanuah.
, 1886-08-24

A
There never was a more unwholesome
idea than that every human passion is to
be written about. There are many things
which can not be written about without
doing almost unmitigated mischief. 1t
is not the moral put in at the tag-end Of
the book, and which nobody reads, which
shows its moral tendency. 1t is not only
the way in which a subject is handled
which does harm or good. 1t is the sub
iects that are handled. The fact that a
nation produces and reads novels written
on foul subjects is a fearful test OF its
state of mind. and no amount Of moral
writing on foul subjects will cure it.
The only possible salvation for it is to
draw its attention elsewhere. 1t must be
educated to something better The Spec
tatpr
, 1886-08-24

The lone-sought microbe or germ Of
hydrophobia has been discovered by
@. F. Dowdeswell, F. L. s., in the nerv-
Gus tissues of rabid animals. 1t is not
very minute, but has evidently escaped
detection ON recount of the difficulty OF
staining 1t 80 as to make 1t visible under
the microscope. Previous observers have
affirmed finding this microbe, but their
reports have not been acceptsd.-Ar-
kansaw Traveller.
, 1886-08-24

Edward Shepherd, of Harrisburg, Ill A.,
says: "Hsving received 30 much benefit
from Electric Bitters, l feel it my duty to
let suffering humanity know Il. Have
had q running sore on my leg fer eight
years; my doctors told me / would have
to have the bone scraped or leg amputa-
ted. L used, instead, three bottles Of
Electric Bitters aud seven boxes Of Buck
lens Amica Salve, and nay leg is now
sound and veil" q.
Eectric Bittcrs are sold 1t fihy' cents n
bottle, and Buekleu'sl Arnica Salve at
twenty-five cents per box By W. N.Hnnt.
, 1886-08-24

IL parents who have children would
take DR.. w. N. Hunt sdvice they would
never be without = bottle Of Chamber
lAin's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhns Rem.
edy in the house, then in case Of need
night or day, they would be prepared to
cure sudden attacks of bowel complaints.
1t is absolutely unsafe TO be without =
reliable medicine Of this Kind at hand and
we know Of one better than Chamber
lAin'A- I'D l. ----- ---
, 1886-08-24
FROM lis lbs. to l6I lbs.
To the Cuticura Remedies | Owe
r My Health, My Happiness and
Ny Life. 2 I

Z A day never passes that | do not think
and speak kindly Of the Cuticura Rene
dies. Seven years ago all OF a dozen
humps formed OF my neck ranging in size
from q cherry stone to nj orange. The
large ones were frightful to look at and
painful to bear; people turned aside when
they saw me in disgust, and | was ashamed
to be on the streets or in society. Physl-
clans and their treatment and all medi-
cines failed to do any good. In a moment
Of despair | tried the Cuticura Remedies
-Cuticura, the Great Skin Cure, and
Cuticura Soap, an exquisite Skin Beauti-
fer, externally. and Cuticura Resolvent.
the new Blood Purifier, internally; the
small Jumps las | call them) gradually
disappeared, and the large ones broke in
about two week, discharging large guam
titles OF matter, leaving two slight scars in
my neck to day to. tell the story OF my
suffering. Ny weight then was rs sickly
pounds; my weight now is l6l solid,
healthy pounds, and my height is only
FIVE feet five inches. In my travels !
praised the Cuticura Remedies north,
south. east and west. To Cnticura Rem
edi,s l o,oe my health, my happiness and
my We- A prominent New York drug
Rist askeu rue the Otner Gay. 10 you
still use the Cuticura Remedies, you look
to be in perfect health?" My reply was:
II do, and shall alwayaAI have never
know what sickness is since | commenced
using the Cuticura Remedies" Some
times i am laughed at by p~raising them to
people not acquainted with their merits,
but sooner or later they will come to their
senses and believe the same as those who
use them. as dozens have whom | have
told, May the time CONT when there
shall be a large Cuticura supply house in
every city in the world for the benefit Of
humanity. where the Cuticura Remedies
shall be sold only, so that there will he
rarely a need OF ever entering a drug
store. NJ. HUSBANDS.
2l0 Fulton St, New York, N. Y.
Cuticun Remedies arc a positive cur
for svefy form Of Skin and Blood Diseases,
from pimplcs to s%crofula. Sold every
where. Price: C~uticura, so cents; Soap.
25 csuts; Resolvent. 81. Prepared by the
Rtc- Drug and Chnmicni Co, Boston,
Mass.
sesd fer "Hsw to Cure Ska D~issases."
EuPLES. Blackbeads. Skin Blemishes,
aAaand Baby Humors, use .Cuticura Soap
, 1886-08-24

Some of our eastern literature makes
me sick. 1t il 20 overnics 1t IL nasty.
Do you know. the English have added
sixty new skin diseases TO the catalogue
Of cutaneous diseases through excsssive
bathingi That reminds one Of the state
non Of the philosopher, that he bathsd
twice . year-k he needed it.-Donn
Piatt in The Currpnt, rr1
, 1886-08-24

1t WA the Scotch country parson, A.
X. H. B., who said that he would not
give much for the man who could not
nit still for half an hour thiuking' upon
nothing. It was Ag.s@iz who honorsd
the man who could sit down TO . prob
lem in natural history and keep at it un
Ill he had found out all he could about
IT. II = this power that one needs ~
Mt. Washinoton- You cGn ramble over
thsss hius ~ the chamois slips over the
peaks Of the Alps, but you will have in
many instances only your labor for your
palma / have been astonished to find
that some Of the best walkers among the
mountain > really knew very little about
them. They could give you the material
facts-just what you didn't want to know
bat could not 1t all enter into the real
life OF the mountains, ~ the mind and
heart arc related to them.
Some people are so susceptible to i'm
pressions that they can take in the glory
Of the view from Mount Washington at
q glance; but ! am more and more in
clined to think that the enjoyment Of
nature In these majestic places, where
the greater glory Of the world is revealed,
il not In large measure for the swift sb-
server. They have to b won as women
are won, by what you yourself give
them, until, IS with the woman and the
man. % with the mountain and the hui
man being, the twain have become in q
sense M a before g q they iG reveal
. themselves to- you. The fascina-
ton Of Mount Warrington is not
felt ut once. The first view from the
summit is disappointing. Ruskin says
that If you wish to get the best view Of
the Landscape, you should not stand ON
the top of an eminence, but half way
down one of its sides. You need some
thing relative, and the mind can not
take In the whole of the horizon at q
glance.-Mt. Washington Cor. Boston
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, 1886-08-24

Age does not alter color blindness, for
one born 80 dies 20. No race has been
proven exempt, nor does civilization or
education make . particle Of difference
in the frequency of it, occurrence.
Social condition also has nothing to do
with its presence or absence The defect
may exist in one eye only. All color
blind persons are exceptionally sensitive
to light and shade.-Lithographer and
Printers.
, 1886-08-24

1t appear. that msny fruits acquire
most Of their growth by night. The
fruit OF the cherry laurel, for instance.
has been found by DR.. Krauss, Of Halle,
to Increase At the rate OF 90 per cent. At
night and only 10 per cent. BY day. while
apples increase 30 per cent. At night and
20 per cent. in the day time.-New Or
leans Times Democrat.
, 1886-08-24
HUMAN sroMAcAs NAY DIFFER.

MOI : 200" ro"'y 70
D'sshs-A .
The late DR.. Dio Lewis wrote severn,
books on dieting which some eop,e reeo
as they Q the ospei tru.n, tono"'ng
the exacting rules WIN noen'y M
precision worthy o. q oe'.er c-use.
Lewis was no douDt the cause Oh vory
large mortahty among ms ,ehow men,
Tor ne iaid down ruies "nicn were put
marching oroerS ,or the grave m many
cases; ana yet ne nad more .nan an orui-
haIny iaiSe ioho"hnk ~ -
, 1886-08-24

The best salve In the world for cuts.
bruises, sofea. ulcers, salt rhcum, fever,
soses, letter, chspped Aands. chilblains,
corns and ~ skin eruptions, and positively
cures piles, or no pay required. II Is
guaranteed TO give perfect satisfaction, or
money refunded. Price % cents par box
For sale BY w NsHunt.
, 1886-08-24

Tons Of Decorative Frssnsnts-
The Louvre At Paris has lately received
forty oonss q decorative fragments from
the palaces OF Artaxsrxes and Darius
and contemposaneous art.-Ph' ladsl-
phia Press. d.f
, 1886-08-24

The Soils Cigar Co. Of Denver import
their tobacco direct from Cuba in air tight
packages. Their Cigars are always fresh
and have the genuine Cuban favor. No
artificial flavor. Once tried, ever used.
Ask for Soils Cigars. Sold by all dealers
, 1886-08-24

Every day adds to the great amount Of
evidence as to the curative powers Of
Hoods Sarsaparilla- Letters are con.
tinually being received from all sections Of
the country, telling of benefits derived
from this great medicine. IL is un-
equallcd for general debility, and as a
blood purifier. expelling every trace of
s~crofula or other impurity. Now is the
time to take it. Made by c. |. Hood l.
Co., Lowell, Mass Sold by all druggists.
, 1886-08-24

- Kidny Pd1as. Strains. Backnche,
Weakness and WEAKNESS caused by
overwork, dissipation, standing,
= walking, or the sewing machine,
cured by the Cuticura Anti Pain Plaster.
New elegant, original and infallible. 25c.
, 1886-08-24

Leaning on Another's Stan.
The instinct to care for nothing till
others desire 1t is smusingly shown by
picture buyers with but few exceptions.
w. H. Hunt. .nn.E
, 1886-08-24

The Univerity Of Virginia is said to
have more alumni in the present con-
gree than any other institution Of learn
ing in the country.
, 1886-08-24

FREE TRIAL ousands 2. essss q
prcstrsiion srsais q ipdisesssicu, esseSsss Or
any other cause. cured by Aervisa, Htrone
faith that will cure every case prompts me
postage. etc. De- 4. q. OH. 9ex ~ Chicago
, 1886-08-24

EsrRAA NOTICE
Strsyed from the city = few days ago. a
roar horse, branded @ N, 3 years old; had
= head halter on. information leading to
the recovery Of the horse will be paid for
literally by Thomas MILLS,
Hiss cheyenne.
, 1886-08-24
CONNeMAcM< p=.ss...,, :.s

results. are Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets.
Recommended by physicians and endorsed
by all who have used them. The bost
romsdy for Dyspepsia, Flatulency and Con-
stipation. Guaranteed, and sold at Pc. by
Pearse l. McGill, Druggists.
, 1886-08-24

Application for rates to clubs should be made
only to the once OF the Company In New Or
leans. -
For further information write clearly. giving
full address.
Postal Notes, Express Money Orders. or New
York Exchange In ordinary letter. Currency by
express (at our expense) addressed
NJ. A. DAuPH1N, New Orleans, La,
Or NJ. A. DAUPHIN. Washington, d.. @.
Make P. o. Money Orders payable and
address Registered Letters to
NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK,
New Orleans. La.
, 1886-08-24

sesd fer "Hsw to Cure Ska Dissases."
p,uPLES. Blackheads. Skin Blemishes,
aAaand Baby Humors, use .Cuticura Soap
New-York tribune., 1886-05-14
NEU-YORK EDITORS Al HE CAfIIAL'
VISITING THE WHITE HOUSE AND THE DEPART
Observation-Disclosures BY SENATOR MILLER.

VISITING THE WHITE HOUSE AND THE DEPART
MEyrs-EyTERrAINED BY SENATOR MILLER.
WASHINGTON, May 13 (Spec,aD.-The second
day OF the editorial excursion was employed In Wishing
the Departments and various other points OF interest,"
The Presidents reception. at p n' was heiu III 'no
East Room OF White House ana was attenueu ny III
the members Of the association. For tuii hour tno
Chief Executive kept his right hand busy ana apparently
euoyed the exercise At =. the annual election oi
orcers occurred resulting as follows Presoent, NJ ID
s;evens Middleoirn Press; vice-presldents FRANK
Rrown of The Corning Democrat; j. H. Farrell OF me
Aibony Iress and Rckerbocker; H. stowei OF me SCI"
eca Falls Rere,lie; A. G. kessinger. OF inc nome Se
mel and L. +. Crosse. Of The BdHSton Democ'oi )
secretary and treasurer A. o. Bunell. of me DanrWe
Adrertiser; executive committee. Ed"Sru rNher VI
The Genera Advertiser William Van Camp OF me Lyons
Jy,ss and l. W. spaght, OF The FistkW Standard
An invitation was received fcom Secretary whitney
for the association to be his guests eVens
,sbo also extended the freedom OF the Navy Depart
ment to such chose to visit IL pr"hah' receP''on
was given by senator and Mrs. Warner Mier ths eVeu
ing in honor of tho association The hours named on the
cards of invitation wero from to IL. but the New.
Workers at once fell into the Washington fashion OF
arriving an hour later and tho drawing room did not
begin TO oil up till after o'clock The host ana hostess
had the assistance OF representative hetchahs we'
Miss Churchill OF Herkmer, and MISS Augusta Mer
Tho 600 included the and the New
were on Krmess committees ana III az a.
the festival tns being the opening night senator
Ev.rts was the lion the evening. aud many ot tne
guests anxious to see MIN MIS- ". h, h,s
her father Senator sherman was accompanied ~ us
wife senator Teler's wife was III garnet SATIN ano
velvet with diamond OrDaments po,,
Among Others present were Senators logan faner
Manaerson Morrill, Sabin. Call Pay ne, Dawes hop'
resenatives skinner, Campbell, James. Johhso. NJ
rcsrntariye and Mrs Payne. Representative anu Mrs
P,rnuhar Representatives. Hscock TiinotDy Cahpuo,i,
NJ, ,rd aud Bnreign. Secretary Whitney came from
hs leaving his wife there The press VISITORS
we're some $50 there being about seventy iades'
w." ,. ana damghters OF the editors in the company
William snyth or The Ostoego Times, VINO mas tno US
,,nnon ~ beng the oldest OF the assoclallon'
was present with his daughter
New-York tribune., 1886-05-14
CLOSING EXERCISES AT THE COLLEGE.
The closing examinations for the college

will begin IN the Columbia College Scnoois oi A'',
bnes and Political Science on Monday The printeo
schemes have been issued showing tnat
the examinations will not he finished until May 70. ho
hundred and thirty-secopd coinmenc@meht wiz po
held on June at the Academy OF Music The degree OF
cheor OF Arts Will probably be conferred at tha umo
members OF the senior class-whle
in mining engineering architecture. chemistry
geology will be given To thirty students OF thr Shoo
OF Mines. Fifteen members OF the School of fOHtra
Science will receive diplomas as either bacheloso VI
doctors OF philosophy. The gradutung class mas ehose
its speakers j. V. Bowler VIII uel'er
the vaedictory address and Messs Furk aud Morrison
from the School Of Arts. and l.. T. Won Nordron anu
H. Janeway, ir. from the School OF Mines VIII deiNe
E gish oratiODs The seniors have arranged TOT tne
class day exercises be held In the Library hu m p
June q The usual speeches. poem and prophecy WI "a
delivered. and the class has subscribed severa huul
dollars hooks 10 be given the library az
OF class OF SO. The examination Of candidates io
admission to the incoming classes begins on TUESDAY,
June and will continue each day through the wees
The commencement OF the Law School will take Piaco
in the Academy of Music ON May 20. Warden Ihe9aoiT
W. Dwight Will preside and President Batharu vii vii
confer the degrees. Ex-Governor Chamberlain Will
deliver the address to the graduates