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Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-03
ChESTNUTS.
tArpiscabie TO any modern mildeweA lpka..

Applicable TO any modern mildeWoa So3A
when this old joke WAS Asv.
This time. worn heritage,
The monkey man Its point did oco0
On pre- historic page.
The foutmark was tie only PRINT,
Tie leaves were leaves thRt greW,
Tie only tint was naiurS's tins
when this old joke was new.
When this old Joke was new
Our literature " as scant,
And HderaseNrs had no reviewer
With hearts of adanant.
No Wild eyed poets raved Of "sprtng,
! We had our tails, MS true,
1 But novels weren't general thing
when this old joke was new.
When this old joke WAS new
We drew an easier breath.
For we had then no funny men
To make us long for death.
There was no clown austere and fAe
To paint our faces blue;
They wouldn't have tolerated thao
Whep this old Joke was new
when this old Joke was new
Ge somehow hadn', hit
The loss of shame which builds ~naWo
On other peoples wit.
Perhaps folks were more honest then,
Had consciences q few,
And differed from our race OF men
When this old joke Was new.
Hal Berfs, IN Defro8 Free Presa
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-03

Freak ct vseststisa That Hl00rishss ia
venes1sis.
In the mountains Of Venesuela grows
Q remarkable tree. II ID found In rocky
places. at heights Of about half . mile.
Il y . stupid-looking tree enough ss
first sight 1t Is lofty and slender. and
has sti9 leaves that grow foot or more
n lsagth. It looks much Of the time
- Il il were dead In those regions
there h wet and dry season. and dur
ine many months at time not . shower
washes It's leaves. It bears worry small.
insigni6cant-looking flowers. What b
It good fcf. this tall. slim trunk. with
The dull. dsad-looking branchese 1t =
the milk tree. the famous ''ral0 de
vaca, " which Humboldt describes. He
ffst brought in into notios. It h
% evergreen. Its sap 10 . do
Ecious 6uid resembling the finest Jer-
sey milk. only sweeter and richer than
even that When the negroes are thirsty
they cut into the side Of the trunk
q one would bore into . maple for
sugar water. and the milk gushes forth
in : great stream. Il ID both food and
drink. % rich is t. After . little time
It grows thick and yellow. and cream
rises to the t.P It has fragrant
odor. When . COW tree is tapped the
native, hsstsn from al quarters with
their bowls to catch the dow Of milk.
The nuid 10 white. Sunrise 70 the best
time to tap the tree, for the sap Cows
most sbundantly. The treo gets it,
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-03
SEEN IN GLASS TANKS.


Microscopic Researches ut . Little MAsss-
ehasetts Town.
A rids Of three miles from Gloucsster
on the stage coach. through one Of the
most rocky regions of Massachusetts,.
brings the visitor to the little village Of
Annisquam. which is picturesquely
nestled at the base Of some granite
hills looking down upon an arm Of
water extending In from Ipswich Bay.
As one approaches the village across .
wooden bridge one sees in a prominent
position very tall windmill. Tbs Is
the means by which water is kept con-
stantly flowing through the aIuaria
and the animals kept alive for the stu-
dents to study. just beside This wind
mill Is the old. yellow-pa'n ntsd WlaAhe
sr-beaten. be.a-like buAa8 W611A
49, moss nko lish hoass Than any
~ 1HIss. Il & q here tkAs Wiss sta-
| desf ksnA nDsfw'ssr teachers end pro-
fessors-0oune to study into the habits
and structure Of marine life. Hero
vast numbers of crabs, shrimp. sea
anemones, starhshes and fish In general
are annually consigned to alcohol and
carried far away into the country to
create wonder in the minds of the
country students who have never seen
the sea shore.
Entering the building. we find our
selves n a dreary-look ng room. with
tables of unpainted pine placed before
each window. and with shelves filled
with bottles OF alcohol C specimens OF
our most common animals. The chief
interest to the visitor Il centered in the
aluaria which are fillsd with life. A
beaut full flower garden Of sea-ane-
mones lines the bottom Of the tank.
each individual differing from its ne gh-
bar IN shape and color. Hermit crabs
trisk aboul with their clumsy SHELLS
dragging along behind them. remind
ing one Of pair Of horses and a stage
coach. They are pla, full ] tile crea-
lures, and enjoy nothing better thin .
rood. square fight with each other.
They are animals which one can watch
with unflaRging tueersst for hours and
al the time discover new traits. The
sportive s1uid darts about forward
and backward. with equal facility.
siectine0 IL inky fluid whenever sur
Or sed and the starfish crawls slowly
up the des of the aquarium toward
an unsuspecting shell. bent upon de-
struction in ITS mysterious way. A
visitor can lind interest for hoars IN
these glass tankA-BOstoS 7rGve!ter.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-03


which Cape Cod exc.ls is the cranberry.
. sort Of a compromise between . cur.
rant and a buck-shot, being little
moro acid than the former. and . good
deal harder than the latter. A great
many physicians practice medicine and
raise cranberr,es at the same timA ]
will not say why this is. - I was .
guest Of . doctor while there on visit
I was lately offered some land on IL
Cape for one cent per acre. but before
| had an OPT pporrunity TO clinch the bar.
gain. received another offer one caa1
.ess. wn ch had the effect Of restraining
ME from acquiring any Cape Cod peop-
erty. II it gets lower | may taks ap .
N~ ecYes nj some future TINA
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-03
FISH PRODUCTION.

eAO Amount of Fish Consumed Annually
BY the Peoples Of Europe and America
II Mulhall's statistics are reliable
says an angling journal. there are not
tar short of 160. 900 vessels engaged in
Europe and North America In fishing.
0ssween GOO. 900 and 100000 men arc
smployod in this industry. and the
total annual product Of fish ID not far
shsrt Of 100000 tons. Few people
realize the meaning Of these latter
figures. A ton of fish is equal in
weight 10 about twenty-eight sheep $
and hence if Mulhall's estimate Is api
proximately correct, q years fish sup
ply for ten European countries, in
alluded in this estimate, and the United
States and Canada might be repre-
pented BY 42.0O0.O 900 sheep. OF this
amount the United Kingdom. Canada.
Russia, and the United States alone
aggregate 1000, 900 tons equivalent to
$4,000. 900 sheep. It has been truly
paid that We talk in Q metaphor Of the,
harvest of the sea. but we have only
lately been able to realize what tho
metaphor means The fisheries expo
sition in London in 1883 did . great
deal to encourage the study of marine
biology. and it is with no small degree
OF satisiaction .nat we ase ap'e ~ 90. ~
tnat IN TINS mucn-neeoeu work .ne
United states RANKS secono 20 no o.ner'
On tne otner manu. O,eat pr,'a'n'
vnoes nsneties sr9 Oh VilAi iiIPor'ancs
- ssr LOT iooo. naS uone niue. anu
ess NOT vet 0oAss : Isoorsl1ry On sao
seasnore' Lnoeeo' rrol. LsnkGs,eI' sa
eminens ausn01ity On marine uo'ogy,
aeciares the Dr,ssn hsnIns 'naas'lie.
.slA DaIpAr'c !ne plouuce p =. tu0 r. -
y recAlessly se'leu regaalu,esss - " ~; .us
consequences OF .ne me.ncu: .ue ''ine'
OF lne eAoent Oh Ine uePreua.ons .I ~ .
e0,d'n9 70 sne Engi'sn Au'noI'y, 'ns
oid Proveto tna' 'nele . soou
nsn IN tne sea as Gtet eano Uu'
SI II NO ionger noiu' S t,.n.S nne
usIvest VI sne SEQ ~ So .usu, IL;
nko N arves' on Ianu' neeus cuis'-
.at,ng AZ wS sno~n ao' raf ~
mat IN e'go. In1n.ns 'Iosty o'sn. I0ee 1e1
engsgoG "a ,ne nauuocc 81, nSnels - ~
@1u'n; Lngianu, "co useo SO ozv , SoIs y; % .S.
ses-aoous 4.:ou,UU , Iu''e w.. p.as su1
saPSe Vi lhe nauuooA A .n
.annsse, says 'na. ~ pS."n phn ,,nso., S ~ .oa
70 cuit'saOe y. P!ese.se Sn.:S .uS .s sn
Hnowleuge :u ~ s ePio p,o." !. 3. .nS :.
g.ow'n - SUI Ga,n ,ncomp.e.o, 80 !. ~. - VI
o'ue! oai. oo'es eso'y y
coming scsreer. an. " s.e;s sss "o ~
.ng more Saineus .Snsa .So.;.u 70 ED, .haa,p,s,r &
ens, say "o S""ie az
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-03

pining away for the want of light an.
the pure air Of heaven.
A still more absurd idea is expressed
in the statement that 1.-THE smell of the
barn and cattle is healthy" There is
no possible philosophy in the idea.
since all Of the odors of these surround
ings, as . whole, arise from filth. II
pure air is one Of the most important
means of purifying the blood. by
breathing, il is plain that air loaded
with filth can not promote such purifi-
cation. Indeed. | suppose that the un-
pleasantness Of such foul odOrs eman-
ating from our piggeries. stables. etc.,
etc.. is to guard us from danger. prov
ing SO disgusting to our purer natures
that we instinctively flee from such
nuissnces. II We would avoid disease,
general epidemics, particularly during
the hot weather. it il safe to breathe
only pure and agreeable air, such as
the Creator provides for us. taking so
much pains, so to speak. to keep it
constantly pure through the agency of
the vegetable kingdom. the winds and
tornadOes ever scattering foulness on
the "wipos of the wind'' tn the u,,er.
most parts of the earth. bringin, sncb
foulness. BY taking it from the cities
and foul places in general, into the
vicinity OF vegetation the vegetable
world mainly feeding on the filth
thrown off by the animal creation. II
is safe to breathe only pure air. to eat
only pure and clean food. to keep our
bodies clean by bathing. ard 1.-THE con-
science void Of offense toward God and
man; - H. hd"djo'd' N. H.. ." Gold
=" " .
WI" = S'"'"o'
Sew rrsmsiae BOY nssssseA Iser
1ess nsPp'ns's 70 sfas "eea
Sne wa . woman spPsEenuy my
yesrs oid' p''niy aresseo' sno sns ~
u dooeway on Monfos avenue WIN
sean IN nor eyes ana . "s0 iook On
aor isce. Dy ana oy Doy VINO was
hanging around snere asked u sne "as
crying because sne nsd ioss ner nus-
osna =,
NAV! IL !" was only snas snoulo
% nspPy woman 'ne repi'ed
nave yee oroAe yer 'og' OF ie@
money IN . oosted oank' OF coms 70
s0"n 'or oI'oE NO con''A
nav Inc 'rouoie Is 'ns3 vo go'
IN oid sootn mere wn'cn mas osen uying
70 Jump cos Oh my neao ior = week.
I've oeen nero .nreo u"es 70 nave /"
ou] ou. ! dasn 20 upsS 70 ''s
oen,'s.
KIN mss'ne your 'oenns ma am
I've o'n iisns there myself Lo's ses
sne tootn-
sne opened her mouth very "'de' ana
no Peeked sno Peereo sna nnany
placed MS dir'y nnser On sne 'oen''cS
tootn' 800
rs IL study acne. ma amE
les. purity s''"oI
hnaer ioose' an
les
lou don want sne oen''st 70 P'el
up . oow" knne ana Jao the gum
arouna 'ne roo' gr.o 'of . cn'se. ano
pare away u . Prong-clsP ON nis o'c
p'ncne's sno F. .ne 'op VI your neau
over the foo.. Maoam' "e my '"E
"ises coefec.
mercy oo. 1on YAK .na' WY
m al IN = cniil: sne gaspe@
no "nl'Pe!eu' a nc Puleu
coru "om ms PocAe' anu %n'e nm, . sup
ooose' ie""" y !" )" pun -
'o.' :, i.sse'. anu n'ts you 'AN
c..ea no'a o' 'ne s'.'ns
II tOOk uvo uuuusee " cooN nex iuso
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-03
PUG JEWelRY.

One q the Latest Wrinkies OF HAsh'on-
able Tem lie Cranks.
''What was the trouble with your
customerr' the manager was asked as
he walked into the store 'Was she
one Of the crank species?" well"
said the manager, If you can call a
person a crank who III nks mo OF q dog
than child. then she is one. and the
class of which she is far specimen is
by no means small. The whole trouble
arose from q mistake made in measur-
ing her dogs foreleg for . bracelet
times 1t became tight, and In removing
It the skin was slightly abraded. Whv
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-03

"A somewhat sgsd bachelor, on 81.
ting married. was presented BY . friend
with . copy Of Milton's Paradise Lost
and by another with Dante's ''Inferno v
Chicago TSi61ss.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-03

40 say that she thought mo of her
dog than her ehildo Well my judg
ment is based upon acommercial trans
action. She came in he about two
weeks ago with one OF the prettiest
oh ldren ever saw and bought ar ng
iOr the little one. 1t cost SZ.15 while
she paid s2S for bracelet for the yelp-
ing cur"
is there much of Q trade in animal
ornaments?"
.'Well. YES. though at present. there
Is not much doing. lee ruse the peo.
pie who buy the things are out OF
the city. Just he ore the opening Of
the SUNNI ,r-rosorts our trade had q
wonderful boom. and it would have
surprised one who had not been in ii.
ated to see the valuable ornaments
that were ordered for pets. The
trade. however. has not been as good
tn 8 year rs it was last, Jrobably To-
cause the Inc of jeweliy worn b. each
animal was full Tn business began
six or seven yea $ ago, aid jumpe
into full swing when at one of the ami
NAL dog shows. pug was exhib ted
With beautiful pair Of bracelets upon
its forelegs. The ladies we're overcome
BY the cravings of envy and hastened
10 adorn the pugs in the same way.
Nome even went so far as to have the
ears of their dogs pierced and dainty
little ear-drops suspended therefrom.
A philanthropic sp rit started the story
that this practice interfer d with the
dogs hearing and was u mild method
Nf h., Sov
len into disuse. H,wever much the
owners may admire the appearance OF
their bespanglei pes. have yet to
ind the dog that feels elated when
jewelry 10 put on HIM. Dogs usually
try to lear thesr tn n rs OF " tn their
paws or gnaw them OF. These orna,
ments are not confined to bracelets,
but include co'lars-plain. eweled or
with artistically engraved molograms
= expensive blankets and EN-, roidered
wraps. They are ordered. for dogs of
every size and spec es but m IRE fire.
quertlv for dogs that m ght be termed
pets. The pr ces paid are various. but
are ALWAYS high. because 'arly every
order prov des for special design and
the patterns and settings. # 'ewels are
used have to b. specially prepared. /
know o: one ladv who owned fine
pug and ter er. She had a fan = that
they would look well in double har-
ness and or,ie ed . set to be made af-
ter pattern that she had drawn on
D per. 1t was an elaborate aeair
studded with gems and a model OF
beauty VIII IN conp'e'ed She counted
ont S2lD for IL W thOJt a murmur
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-03
PAGERS.

00W Saddle Horses Are EvOlved-The fSe-
auct ofthe rhorouxhbred.
Tho impression prevails among thcao
not familier with the subject that any
family Of PAGERS are saddlerA This b
Q mistake. there is no animal Of the
equine race more abominable than .
scrub PAGER. in whose ancestry for .
dozen years or more nothing but cold
blood can be found. A brute Of this
kind would require as much time and
space to turn in as . COW. would
stumble on . wax floor. and, il ho
failed to break his riders neck in this
way. would jolt the life out of him in .
rough way. From this family Of
PAGERS no good can ever como until
they are crossed with some blood that
will give them action. But there Is an
other class of PAGERS that stand pre-
eminently above all other species Of the
horse kind, for from their loins have
come the kings and queens Of the trot-
ting and racing turf and the best sad
die horses Of the country. These show
the clean limbs and supple actions Of
the thoroughbred blood that has nicked
90 kindly with their pacing ancestors
Il il from stations Of this kind, with
two. three or four pacing crosses on Z
thoroughbred foundation, that the best
saddle horses will come, 80 the pro
duce will have from thirty to forty per
cent of thoroughbred blood in it II
b generally conceded that q
thoroughbred can live longer
and 60 further under the saddle
with weight up in proportion to BID
size, than any other horse. Nature
seems to have intended him especially
for this purpose. But in breeding the
saddle horse as above, man has i'm
proved upon nature, and secured moi
only Q more serviceable animal, but
one that will stand moro constant
riding. As q rule pure thoroughbred
has no inclination to go any Of the
artificial saddle gaits. and when forced
out Of . walk goes into trot and out
Of this into . gallop. On the othel
hand. . well-bred saddle horss viii
glide along i've or seven miles IN hour;
In Q smooth, frictionless running walk,
or fox-trot without . jar 10 himself Of
rider, and at either Of these gaits viii
70 further with less fatigue to both hons
and rider than . thoroughbred carrying
the same weight and moving at the saml
speed in . trot The thoroughbred
viii last and upon this line We rely foi
courage. activity. capacity and willing
neas TO 20. But he b not inclined e
the saddle gaits, and takes them viii
an effort when compelled to. Whom,
however, his blood ie mixed with tha'
Of . well-bred PAGER the product has Z
natural disposition to the saddle. ID
addition to the desirable qualities Of thl
runner. For this reason Il Is necessary
to unite the two lines of blood in ON
animal. in order to get the best mate
rial that nature can give and out O
which. with proper handling. first
class saddle horse can b made.-Spisi
Of the Farm.
"A writer says that il 10 . fact -
tablished beyond successful denial. the
. thoroughbred Shorthorn or Heref0rt
steer will cost no moro to raise than ,
native, and that at the same age IL vii
weigh more and command Q NOR
ready sale at better price.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-03
SILK WORK At HOME.

The Humble Bexinning Of . Great London
Industry.
Some 6ve-and-twenty or thirty yean
ago q husband and wife. who were
mutually skilled in making the very
bost and richest trimmings ever turned
ous py Coventry in its palmiest days.
settled in Bethnal Green among the
silk-weavers. whose trade was just then
lsnguishing. Both possessed the most
wonderful eve for color. great taste
and ingenuity and indomitable industry
end perseverance. They applied them
elves to making small quantities Of
very elaborate trimmings. and were
,oon known among court milliners
and similar persons. to whose custom
ers expense was no object. and beauty
and rarity in the accessories and en-
bellishpent of their apparel was . siSs
qua non. While the husband attended
to the outdoor portion of the business
his wife trained young girls and women
at home. teaching them how to work
buttons, how to clip and finish fringes
and gimps. and add ornaments to
trimmings that seemed already to be
sufficiently ornamental. 1t was al
done at one or two tables in good
sized room, and while the mistress sat
ut one end. and had all her assistants
round her. they sang in unison. and
sometimes even in parts, all sorts Of
songs and hymns. on the principle thai
the fingers few faster when there was
no gossiping and .'larking" going on.
It might thus be said that this clever
little woman made and developed .
good business; and though all Of her
children were boys she kept one Al
ways by her side, sending them 70 .
good school. turn and turn about 20
that each had the best education the
parents could secure for them, and at
the same time they were practically
ininiD1na into every process through
Wk1ok the silk passed from its raw.
solorless state. till it went out in The
fsrn Of rich chenille, or glossy cord
asd fringes. That busy wife and
sn0ther has long slept the sleep Of tAs
just but she lived to see her sons tax
ing the keenest interest in the business
under their fathers direction. contipu.
ally bringing in new ideas that ,sers
after her own heart. and cutting dovs
the mulberry trec in the old garden. OF
which they built two long workshops
and furnished them with looms and
machinery of various kinds. which,
without superseding han'lwork. did Q
vast amount Of preparation for IL
CasselTs Family Magazine.
a.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-03
PITTSBURGH CAPITALISTS.

story well remembered her.-SL Louis
RspHbitcaR.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-03

-Brain-workers are becoming more
aad more particular about the food
they eat, no doubt convinced Of tht
atfinity between mind aud stomach
N. 7. Ndl
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-03

they cosld bear. Into tAisAee ny Gra46.
mother pot few spears q 49, ~
= Z. - 49, sse - II ~ . :;
t164ik1Bob 8 dck . 70 b ue1sriy
helplssa The whites ministsrsd .
them moss tenderly meanwhile. sayins
.:Bad Indian! Great spirit pu.isa
I'D Indian for troubling his white broth-
e."
Nv great-grandmother Stevens fitted
about in her satin gown, and with the
help Of her neighbors the abundant din.
ner was on the table in good time. and
although . portion Of everything Wa
offered to the Indians. they could MOI
eat. they were too sick even to crawl
sway.
In this condition they were al loaded
upon sled and hauled to the block.
houss, where they were cared for until
they were well, when their weapons
were returned 10 them and thsy werl
sent awsy 10 their tribe loaded with
gifts, each one receiving . goodly por'
don Of maple suga- for the delectatiou
Of his own sweet tooth.
The hearts Of the Indians seemed 70
he touched with the most profound
gratitude at tins kindly treatment. and
neither ut that time nor at any Other
were the people in that neighborhood
nolested by the red men. and thu
block.house decayed and fell to the
ground without ever again being occu.
pied.
In honor of that day and thas vSo.
tory. Gfeatfrandnc.Ssr Stevens. q
long - ne G.ed. on Thanksgiving
Day. srrayed herself in her Draw
crimson satin and yellow bodice and
% the dear old ladv Who told mo thii
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-14
FINANCIAL.
New York:
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
NEW YORK, Feb. 13.-The interest in stocks
centered again to-day insLackawanna, Jersey
Central and Reading. There was very little
news of consequence, and the strength of the
coal stocks was again attributed TO the in
fuence of the syndicate which
has taken the job of reorgan-
izing Reading. There was more bullish
talk on Erie, on the theory that, in case the
syndicate succeeded in its schemes regarding
the coal properties Erie would be benefited
without any expense whichever. Erie seconds
and the preferred stock each advanced about
20 point land foreigners were reported heavy
buyers. The Changers and Vanderbilts
were dull and steady, exhibiting some DISPOSE
ton ar times to sell of. East-bound ship
ments from Chicago showed slight increase,
but there was continued talk OF rates being
cut, and traders generally had little faith in
the present high range of prices for
the trunk-liue stocks. There were bull points
on Kansas & Texas, but there was no activity
in it. The better feeling in regard to the
coal stocks was in part based on the an
nouncement that the coal combination had
been agreed on and the production of
but slight change in the per
centages. 1t was also reported that
Garrett was in the Reading scheme and
guaranteed its accomplishment. Toward the
close the bull movement in the coal stocks be
came more pronounced, and the gen.
eral market sympathized to a limited
extent in the advance. A notable fea-
ture was an Improvement in the
cheaper securities, such as Mobile & Ohio
and Indiana, Bloomington g. Western. There
was some talk about a new bull pool in North
western and the advance in it indicated good
buying at least. The close was strong ut the
top prices for the day