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Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-18
PROGRESS OF MODERN TIMES.
Some Of tho Wonders Of To-Day-Ihe
Triumph Of Transportation

Triumphs Of Transportation
Some people think there Is no progress at
all There must be progress in crossing TINS
continent in six days instead Of six months
There must IL progress in having your leg
cut off, or your liver taken out AMI Srraped'
when IA little melicine administered deprive
You of all the pain and knowledge lher'
must le progress. when, at the capital Of this
comparatively young nation, are '",''"
volumes in library. Ii can hardly fail to
le progress to make bright light out ~ some
thing We can not So in the air. No pee" d"
evidence can compare with the ph"n"Grnph'
which takes the records "f dead man
accent, and long after he is in his grave re
pats them with every defect Of intcrtectlon
and cough.
We have attained progress in the longer
lives we live. not merely in years. hut III
events The average day at present contains
t. many persons all the events uf n whole
year formerly. For instance, a man can
leave New York which is about 20 miles
from the city Of Washington, after breakfast
in the morning, get Ia Washingt0ns 10y the
time congress commences, stay ther" TIL con
gre>,s adjuurns, and come back 10 New York
about he,l time, and on the way he can have
his meal hot or COLI and drink his pint nt
wine and carry on bargaining, politics or
whatever he likes We leave Washington at
three o'clock in the afternoon and next morn
ing are in Cincinnati at breakfast.
To go around the world at the present tlnf
is only matter uf about four months, an,
what is very curious, there is no nation "
the rnad. except ones own, which will m"l'=i
or make the travellers afraid. The mu~t daI-
,rrrnrIS Srpot ON the globe to him who rirUWH-
navigateS it is landing at the pier in New
York. with fifty whiphandlcs thrust in Lis
face-stiath" in Cincinnati Enquirer.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-18

he tCe Of economy mas begun said
a shrewd clerk in a hotel TO a reporter.
Few OF the wealthiest men, he contin-
ued, use Carriages in going TO and from
the depots. They take the street cars and
send their baggage by the cheapest ex-
press. Some years ago nearly all of our
customers out of the city always took a
hotel coupe or carriage both coming and
going IL only cost them a couple of dol
lars and that was considered cheap then
for the style they had in the way of a
bright and handsome turnout Now
prices are down considerably and many of
the depotS can be reached in first-class
style double horse carrlage) for 81 and
$50 single passenger
Yet with all these close scaling. bank
rupt prices, the customers eyince an
economical desire TO take the street cars
Think Of it. Men worth 1000 600 and
s5,OoOOO selZing their grip bags and com
ing mile or So for cents. Such a thing
nfteen or twenty years ago was rarely
done. Even a SIOOOOO man disdained 10
use anything but the carriage But all
this applies principally to men alone OF
course, with their families they muster up
courage TO pay the carriage tariff. Yet |
have known several Instances where the
entire family went TO the depot in the
street car. The elevated railroad takes a
great many too, and is, if anything,
quicker than carriage. Times have
changed when millionaIreS become 50
economical
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-18
WORDS TO LITERARY AsPiEANTs.
All the Professions Hindered for Want OF
Men to DO the Work.


LITERATURE, like the ministry, medicine
the law and all other occupations, is
Crampei and hindered for want Of men to
do the work. not want of work 10 do
When people tell you the reverse they
speak that which is not true. If you desire
Ia test thin you need only hunt up a first
class editor, reporter, business manager
foreman of a shop. mechanic or artist in
any branch Of industry and try to hire
him. You will find that he is already
hired He is sober, Industrious, capable
and reliable and always in demand He
cannot get days holiday except by cOur-
tesy of his employer. or of his city, or Of
the great general public. But if you need
idlers, shirkers, half-instructed, unambiti-
Gus and comfort seeking editors, report
ers. lawyers, doctors and mechanics. apply
anywhere There are millions of them TO
be had at the dropping Of n handkerchief
The young literary aspirant is very.
very curious creature. He knows that II
he wished Ia become timer the master
smith would require him to prove the pos
session of a good character and would re
quire him to promise To stay in the shop
three years possibly fOur-and would,
make him sweep out and bring water and
learn to black stoves in the intervals. II
he wanted to become mechanic ot
any other kind, he would have To
undergo the same tedious ill paid appren-
ticeship. II he wanted to become lawyer
or doctor, he would have fifty times
worse for he would get nothing at all dur
ing his long apprenticeship, and in addl-
ton would have To pay large sum for tu-
itiOn and have the privilege of boarding
and clothing himself The literary as
prant knows all this. and yet he has the
hardihood TO present himself for reception
into the literary guild and ask 10 share its
high hunors and emoluments without
single twelvemonth's apprenticeship 10
show in excuse for his presumption.
He would smile pleasantly If he were
asked even to make SO simple thing As
lO-cent tin dipper without previous in
structiOn in the art; but all green and lg-
nOrant, wurdy, pOmpously aSsertive, un-
grammatical. and with vague, distorted
knowledge of men and the world, az
quired in a back country village, he will
serenely take up so dangerous a weapon
Us pen and attack the most formidable
subject that finance, commerce, war or
politics can furnish him withal II would
be laughable if ii were not SO sad and SO
pitiable The poor fellow would not in
trude upon the tin-shop without an aP-
premiership, but is willing to seize and
WELD with unpracticed hand an instru-
ment which is able to overthrow dynas-
ties, change religions and decree the veal
OF woe Of nations.-Mark Twain.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-18

Fox who Desired to Show his Friendship
for Swan Invited him to Walk in the For
est The Swan left his Pond and Complied.
but in a short time the Difficulties of III,
Way Overcame him, and he was Loud in his
Complaints
How Foolish in ME to leave the Pond for
the Forest"
And how Silly In ME to have Invited you >"
retOrted the Fox
III never speak 20 you again"
You'll never have the chance
Thus they Inveighsd Against each other
until they met Hare, who heard their Com
plants and made Answer:
Had the Fox Stuck To the Forest and the
Swan TO the Pond You might have been
Friends to the End Of your Days"
Moral: Don't Invite Sailor TO ride Horse
back with you
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-18

The main danger to be guarded against
at roundup is a stampede; but at night
bright flash of lighting, the barking of
coyotes, or the sCampering of a single
steer may start the whole herd in the
widest terror across the plain When a
stampede occurs the cowboys ride ahead
OF the running mass and endeavor to
circle" the fOrmOSt animals, that is, turn
them TO right or left and keep them mov-
ing in a circle instead of straight ahead.
Even the reckless cowboy breads a STAN
pede, rs well he may, when he reflects
that false step of his horse may convert
him into a carpet for 900 hoofs. And
speaking of cowboys, | think those bar
barous. devil-may care fellows who, make
the "tenderfOot' hold up nickels for tar
gets, and shoot the neck off the bottle
while the bartender measures out the
dram, have migrated to Arizona, drawn
to the Apaches. perhaps, by curious
bond Of sympathy. Those l saw were
boisterous, to be sure, and moderately ad-
diCted to cards and whisky, but withal
good natured and civiL-Colorado Cor.
New York Tribune.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-18

The artists proof pictures are always goo,
investments for the reason that there are onI,
50 many struck Off and after certain tim.
they become scarce and valuable The pric,
Is fixed by the publishers who notify dealer,
IT the increased value Of the pictures as the
price increases. The same plate is used il
I'll pictures; YES, but there is a difference in
hese pictures according TO whether they ar,
iirst or last impressions. The first impression,
are the remarked proofs. These have a GER
tain IJark, a little design Of some kind Jus,
beneath the plate and are signed by the artist
and etchcr. These are the most valuable
The second impressions are the artists proofs
ThcSe do not have the design, but have tn,
autograph The third and so on are the regu
lar editions 4 remarked copy Of a new pic
ture can be purchased with the certainty of
feeling that its value will go up just as all tn,
copies are sold 1t is u sure and safe invest
Of Paper Making.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-18
Tending Long I.iand Ox.trr Bed.

Oysters in deep water discharge their
spawn early in August, at which time
they are poor and unfit to eat. BY trans
ferring them TO shallow water the sun in
duces them to ripen in July. and conss-
quently two or three weeks are gained
Land from which oysters have been
taken for shipping purposes is now being
covered with shells and stones, to which
the young animals after Matching will at
tach themselves. Not until some object
Is found to which it may cling does the
oyster commence to form its shell. Plant
ers are using every effort to keep in subjec-
ton the principal enemy of their crop, the
star fish Small steamers with dredges are
constantly taking up the oysters, and.
after culling out the stars, spiders, and
pertwinkles, the cleaned oysters are shov-
eled overheard on ground where no enemy
exists The stars soon find their way to
the new beds, however. and the operation
Of dredging and culling has constantly To
be repeated New York Sun.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-18
Some Beautiful Designs In Watches

The new watches Of smallest size exhibit,
the dead white silver covered with
unique designs, with an open scroll.
work studded with tiny rubies; the bal
watches. Again oxidized, with foliage and
dog in high relief; frog seated in graceful
attitude is playing on banjo and evidently
singing, also in high relief Another beauti.
ful little watch has an oxidizei hammered
case, with horSemen in high relief leaping a
fence, trees and hunting lodge in the distance,
Others are oxidized and eXquisitey enameleci
with flowers and vines. Another design con-
slsts Of shells on water leaves in black enamel
with a spray of oxiiized waves and spider in
gold. The chains, just four inches long, are
ot various styles. hammered, tilagree, chased,
chain mail, tiSh-Scale, having curios in the
way Of pendants that promise TO circulate
through the whole encyclopaedia of natural
history. These are suspended with other de
York Tribune.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-18

When sherman Was Second lI.ut.papr
ten w. /. Sherman recalls the time when
"A beautiful young city-bred lady" married a
poor second lieutenant, and followed him &c
the plains, where he lived in a dug-out "Thi,
little lady had her Saratoga trunk, which was
the chief article OF her furniture, Yet by
means OF rug on the ground floor, few
candle boxes covered with red cotton calico
Tor seats, table improvissi out of barrel
head, and Il fireplace and chimney excavatei
In the back wall or bank, she had transformed
her hole in the ground into a most attractive
nome for her young warrior husband: ami
she entertained me with supper consisting OF
the best Of coffee, fried ham. cakes and ielli,,
from the commisSary, which made on NV
mind an impression more lasting than has
any one OF the hundreds OF magnificent ban
lurts l nave since attended in the palaces and
mansions OF our own and foreign lands -
Exchange
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-18
JOYS OF A CROKER" DANCE.
Terpsich'resn Temptations That Put All
Bashfulness to Flight.

--''N'~"'
Finally a deliberate pizzicato movement
reveals the fact that the fiddle is in proper
condition. and an audible and visible ex-
element is seen among the young people.
Cit your partners screams -Fiddlin'
Jim" drawing three violent strokes of the
bow. and uttering the command with a
marked rhythmic accent on each word.
The fiddle" and the1 erpsiChOrean temp
tatinn have put all hashfulneSs 10 flight;
the most awk ward rustic can ask a girl to
dance under the effect of such Inspiration;
and hands across and down the middle"
shake the cabin to its foundations, The
fiddler plays and looks like one in a sort
Of ecstasy. His foot keeps time TO the
measure Of the rOllicking tune, while his
eyes seem fixed upon the blue space which
peers through the cracks of the roof, as if
his soul were floating out, borne aluft
upon his own harmonious strains To
yOnd the regions OF criticisms into The 4 tih n
alloyed bliss Of one who sees and knows
no discOrd
by and by the reel is finished, and only
the champion dancers remain on the floor.
Then begins the tug Of war. The true.
"reek Is well known, and each contestant
has his or her bevy of admirers
Now for who lasts the longest" screams
"rlddlin' jim" Who keers if the river is
up'"
This last defiant interrogatory is per
fectly lntelligibie TO the company, who
fully appreciate the serious inconvenience
which enters into their lives when the
river is up. Burning Rome and swollen
rivers. however do not interrupt enthusi-
aStic fiddlers and dancers After startling
ieats of agility on the part of the men,
ana many graceful eyolutions on the part
"f the girls, most Of the dancers are ex-
hausted, and take their seats leaving one
couple in possession Of the floor These
two are to do honor to the occasion The
fiddler is now brought back from his
divine ecstasy to the realities around him,
and himself becomes an ardent partisan,
espoustng the cause Of the girl, of course,
who perhaps in her dancing career has
slain her aundreds.
Dance up, Kitty; don't be afeer'd d, says
"Fiddlin' Jim," encouragingly.
brace up, Sam, or she'll flag You. old
feller," mutters one Of Sans companions.
whose friendship gets the better of his
gallantry.
Old and young gaze at the rival dancers |
with intensest interest and curiosity. The |
hncers grow more and more excited |
Each astonishing feat performed by one |
suggests one still more astonishing on the |
part OF the other. Sans friends applaud, |
and kitty's friends applaud more loudly. |
Make his head swim, Kitty" suggests
'tlddlin Jim" who sees Sans enthusiasm
DeSlnning to flag. This Kitty proceeds to
10 by turning rapidly round and round.
which series of evulutions sam Is bound
~ all the rules of the floor to follow.
This, perhaps brings the dance TO a CON
fusion, as Kitty is able TO revOlve longer
md more rapidly than sam -ZitelIaCo Cooke
Il Brooklyn Magazine
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-18
George Eliot a. an Old Woman

Nancy also saw George Eliot, and this she
regrets very much. She tries not to think of
the woman when she reads her books, for she
was the typical old woman of the old come
dies. She needed "A shawl for her shoulders
stools had to he brought for her feet, doors
and windows had to be managed to suit her.
and, notwithstanding it is almost heresv to
ma any fault with her, still Nancy's sum
ming up Of her US "stuffy7 seems rather
not TO Use more decided words.
Cor. New York Star.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-18
As KNOWN Among Hi. Sei1bho,.

The K. b Hayes known in tbess
parts said one of the citizens Fremont
ONO, recently, lis a benevolent, cultured
ana courteous gentleman, heartily in
sympathy with his neighhors. instantly
ready with purse and voice to forward
every wise scheme for advancing the ma
terial interests OF the town"
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-18
The Statistics of Comparatiy,

] VI hygiene.
Statistics reveal good many unsus-
pected facts, especially in the field of com
paratlVe hygiene. A priOri, few persons
would Tor instance, suppose that preach
ing and the drudgery of school-teaching
are pre-eminrntly conducive to longev-
ity, but the logic Of arithmeticai proofs
shows that parsons and schooi-teachers
outllye not physicians only, hut farmers
ana shepherds. Shepherds, in fact rank
considerably below the average of the list.
ana probably spoil their chances for sur
vlval by passing their nights in air-ticbt
cabooNeS lcabanes de berger, windOwless
boxes on wheels, which they move from
pasture to pasture.
Street-cleaning and chimney-sweeping
the smuttiest Of all manual occupations.
are less unhealthy than one Of the clean
ilest-that OF a stone mason. But human
lungs, II seems, can more easily rid them
selves of SCOT than of stone grit, which in
the course of years proves about as deadly
as the steel-dust breathed by knife grind
ers. Carpenters, brick InasOns, and hunt
rrS, on the other hand. outlive farmers,
at least in western Europe. Farming
should seem the healthiest, because the
most natural. Of all occupations, but
Adam was gardener, rather than a pillow
man, and could ply mis- trade in the shade
OF a model orchard-Dr. Felix l.. Oswald. .
Gradual Alteration "I --S-> rsrG,.
1t Is well known fact that the zero POINT /
on thermometers gradually alters 50 that the
instrument in time is liable to become in
accurate. Professor r. Wcher finds that the
readily fusibe alkali lime glaS>cs arc best
suited for making Thermometer tubes Pure
potash glass with high content Of silica
gives the best results. 1t is a curious fact
hat when the glass contains nearly equal
amounts Of potash and soda, the zero point
Tarles much more than when one Of the
llkalies IL present in decided excess.-BoSton
Budget
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-18

The Atlanta Constitution claims that
the use of the word drug in knocked
down and drug out" is peculiar to
Georgia A"h The indianapolis Journal
adds that when a HoOsier says, stbe
coon snuk behind log" he has a sub
stitute for the word "sneaked," known
only in lndiana--New Orleans Times
Democrat.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-18

From a research into some old docu
ments it is learned that before the revolu,
ton the professors at Harvard college
were paid in farm produce. which. in
deed. was the only way the students could
meet tuition bills.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-18

A test OF the religion of those who lesvs
the sanctuaries behind them is furnished
oy the help they give TO the efforts N,
make the hot weather bearable to the
SICK the poor and the children who can
not get away.-BostOn Herald
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-18
CONTRASTS NOTED
BY A JAPANESE STUDENT AT AN
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.

AcRiCIu TIRM COLLEGE
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Toha.co and I,iIIi,rds-GInvcs In .Iarun
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so,r in yonr STREETS. Is only seen at homo. on
,6r,i,. occasions or in fnnr travellers. While
IJayir,, billiards and carl. ,,y.m tn IT, Your
princi,pl gambling mc-ln. w, used +, have,
cock tlLrl Chlti agent fi ihNTUllllll~ll
ing our gambling desires While our h"uS,
is So built rs tn have the tuI, part uf tn" hr,II-
ing heavier than its bower portion. thus max
ing it able to receive. equally shocks from fr,.
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Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-18

The artesian wells, it is believed will
some some Gay convert the arid-slaked plains Of
Texas into a fruitful region. ''' "a
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-18

Il hez bin noNtn' round on top dis
yairth moas' 80 Vars now, an it am my
solemn belief dat de pusson who pays de
least attention to de weather injoys life
80 per cent de best Detroit Free Press.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-18
iccp the Milk sweet.

=, a medical writer of experience calls
umeiy notice 10 the importance of keen
ing milk sweet intended for the use nf
children II is not TO be doubted that In
cities thousands Of young children die
every year from neglect of this one thing
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-18

WdiIRco iUiIU~cu UitnIauL auuTtss,
ringing with correct sentiment. 4 large
number signed the pledge.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-18

4 tIo WAC. n,Ius II,IIU oIIu a IIaIl
west of city, were murdered last night for
| their money.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-18

Ihe cattle ranches Of the west occupy
l'S65. wv square miles Of land
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-18

during the day, can now have some pleas
ure In life.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-18
MADNESS FROM DRINK.
A WRETCH IN THE AGONiES OF DE-
LIRiUM TREMeNS.

Shocking Scene at a Observation-Disclosures
nations Of Patient-A Physician TeIIs
Disease.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-18

Hardship- of the Service the West
ern Plains Selection of Gallant Steeds
for Uncle Rigorous Examination
The Last Test-GOod Memory.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-18
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