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Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1886-05-07
Quaint FancIes of Famous Composer.

Quaint FancIes OF Famous Composers.
Sacchini worked surrounded by his pet
cat
Paesiello composed his best music while
lying in bed
Auber composed while on horseback, rid
ing at full gallop
Sarti found that his imagination had freer
vent in a dark rcom
Meyerbeer drew his finest inspirations
from thunderstorm.
Adolphe Adam got bis ideas while buried
under an elder down quilt
sir Arthur Sullivan is addicted to Bass
ale and the sofa while he is composing
Gluck composed best out Of doors in a
meadow, with his piano and bottle Of
champagne.
Wagner, when composing his historical
operas arrayed himself in the appropriate
medieval garh-New York Graphic
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1886-05-07
Danish Superstition Concerning Riches.

Danish Superstition Concerning Riches.
IL you would be rich you must go out on
Twelfth Night 20 cross road where five
ways meet one Of which leads 10 a church
and you must take with you In your hands
a gray calfskin and an AKA When you
reach the cross-road you must sit down on
the calfskin, the tail OF which must be ex-
tended in the direction Of the road which
leads 70 tho church yard Then you must
look fixedly at the axe which must be made
as sharp a. possible,
Toward midnight, the goblins viii come
in multitudes and put gold in great heaps
around you, 70 try and make you look up,
and they will chatter, grimAce, and grin at
you But when at length they have failed
in causing you TO look aside, they will begin
70 take hold of the tail Of the calfskin and
drag it away with you upon It Then you
will be fortunate IL you can succeed In cut
ting of the tail with the axe without looking
about you and without damaging the axe.
II you succeed the COLLINS will vanish, and
all the gold will remain by you. Other
wise, il you look about you OF damage the
axe, 1t win be all up with you-Chambers'
Journal
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1886-05-07
aIanas ,ment of a Circus Company.


A contrast between the old days and the
new is rather wildly set forth by the man.
ager Of popular circus company: "Our
business has become q science Instead Of
using a limited number Of old spawned
horses to drag wagons over country roads,
we now use railway cars. We have eighty
cars Of our own, hiring only the motive
power, and are whirled through twenty
states in the course Of one season We have
q tent which, instead of accommodating
1,so0 persons, covers easily 2l,0O0 persons
Instead of one small ring, we have three
large ones, an elevated stage and hippo
drome racing track We have two menag-
cries, herd Of elephants, $50 horses to draw
wagons and chariots, and twenty-six tents,
besides sleeping cars and hotel cars Our
payroll contains nearly 800 names, and our
expenses each day amount TO 5000 The
capital invested is si,0oo,0O0"-The Argo-
naut.
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strengthening Memory by Association.
There is a good story going the rounds at
the expense of young Bangor sport who
has several bad habits, one Of which Is for
getfulness and the other playing the festive
and eminently American game OF poker.
One evening one OF their regular poker
party brought In q stranger by the name OF
Soule Our friend, knowing his own weak
ness for names and afraid that he would
make some mistake during the evening,
taxed his brain 10 the utmost In order TO hx
the name In his memory, and in this at
tempt be was aided by what he thought was
"a very bright idea The Old expression,
"Corporat ions have no souls occurred 10
him, and by keeping this saying in mind
he was able TO remember the stranger Q
name.
This plan worked FIRST rate for time,
hut as the game waved merrier and a pair
Of aces got 70 be worth the limit there came
a tine when our friend could not think Of
the strangers name for his life Mind you,
at this time he was n little fuddled, but he
felt he must know how many cards the
stranger took Like q flash that saying
came into his mind, and breathing a sigh Of
relief he said blandly, Excuse me, Mr.. Cor
yoration, how many did you drawn The
laugh that followed showed the forgetful
youth his mistake, and as his only way out
Of 1t no explained the whole matter 10 the
board and ordered some more all round
Lewiston Mel Journal
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Mission of the Peach blow Vase.

The mission" Of the peach blow vase
What a lesson in 10 when rightly considered
Its rarity, coupled with its delicate beauty,
commanded for the pretty trihe the sum Of
$4,000 And yet the cost Of the clay and
the color did not exceed 10 cents All the
rest was for the secret Of the combination,
the knowledge and art Of the common pot
ter Of two centuries ago II it was not lost
peach blow vases would not command q
higher price than another common hand
some toy or ornament II the secret Is gone
there is left for the thoughtful workman q
thing almost as precious-this striking evil
dence Of the value that his unconscious ef-
forts may acquire in the world Of art The
peach blow vase is the incarnation of the
dignity Of labor.-Cor. Kansas City Jour
nal
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1886-05-07
A LITTLE MEXICAN FLOWER GIRL.
A Little Tale Told by the Poet of the
sIerras-MexIco's Poverty.


sIerras-MexIco's Poverty.
have bsen flirting desperately with a
strangely beautiful little rosebud girl of
about y years, who stood always on the
door OF this old convent rs l went out, and
sold me, for cent, the richest little rosebud
and greenest little leaf for my buttonhole
ever laid eyes on. One day, after / had
gotten few dollars in my jacket, felt
had been a little mean, and so / made the
price cents Well You should have
seen those shining black eyes! You should
have seen her pretty teeth; about fifty Of
them. And the color OF delight that came
to her tawny little face would have made
the fortune OF any painter in this world
who could have caught IL promised her
then and there that, sick or well, rain or
shine, she should surely and certainly
always sell at least 5 cents worth Of flowers
so long as remained and had 5-cent silver
piece to buy with. This drowned her eyes
entirely People cry at such triHes here.
i told some ladies about this smart and
patient child; and she has shoes and stock
ings now. She has also a neat little calico
dress, and has had her glorious shock Of
hair thinned out and completely combed.
Did | forget 70 shy 'hat the only d~ass 'hnt
this child had for all the weeks that she sold
tne tno uoWers LOT cent was SIMPLY an OH
gunny bag with hole cut through the end
for the head the arms quite nakedl
And yet this artistic little thing had
gathered the coarse garment about her so
decently, and had always stood 30 meekly
modestly, lifting her vast swimming eyes,
pushing back her black, heavy hair with
her left hand rs she Rugged her roses with
her right, that really never had known
quite how miserably she was clad And
this lie also partly owing to the fact that abe
is only one OF thousands There is SO much
poverty here-much wealth, il Is true, but
most dreadful, hopeless, and dismal pow
erty. At the same time am clearly con-
WINGED that there is much more happiness
TO the square acre here than in New York,
Washington, or any other American city
in the United StateS-Joaquin Miller's
Mexico Letter.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1886-05-07
Copying Features OF English Life.

This custom OF introducing hired enter
tanners into private houses Is growing
rapidly and a. II IL one OF the features Of
English life IL is, OF course, the swell
thing" but IL is well TO notice that no actor
Of American birth and training can be
lined to this class OF work. Rich people on
the other side, who are not able to amuss
themselves, introduce these professionals into
their houses and people of wealth in this
city with little capacity for doing some.
thing interesting themselves are rapidly fol
lowing their example.
The acquisition OF wealth in this country
seems 10 draw our citizens toward the
customs that have grown TO be second
nature on the other side. For instance,
while the older rich men OF the metropolis
we're drivers ON the road and loved TO sit be-
hind fast trotter, the younger generation
are all steeplechase riders and love TO
gallop across the country on what they call
hunts" This new phase Of life for the
young bloods is growing very rapidly
Frank Burr In Philadelphia Times
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1886-05-07
Inventor of the BaiI-Cateher's Mash.

The mask which baseball catchers now
wear was the invention OF Fred 1hayer. He
was training the Harvard nine in the win
ter Of 1867, when Harold Ernst, one of
the fastest Of pitchers, was on the nina
Jim Tying, who caught, said that he would not
stand behind the bat unless he could get
some sort Of protection for his face The
result was that Thayer fixed up sort OF
cage, which has gradually become the i'm
proved mask Of to-day. Chicago Tribune
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1886-05-07

Gen Boulanger, minister OF war, has re-
solved 20 sanction boards in the French
army. Of1cers and sergeants may wear
any amount of beard, provided it be not
long enough to conceal the number OF their
regiments on their collar. For privates
there is no Re restriction. Side whiskers, how
ever, must no. be worn alone, and short
hair, especially behind, 10 still compulsory.
Chicago Journal
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1886-05-07
A Place Up Among the AS,

George Ebers, the biographer of Alma
Tadema, says that Alma Is a fancy name
adopted by the painter partly because it has
a pleasing sound and partly because it en-
the first page Of art catalogues -Philadel.
phla Press
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1886-05-07
when Our Forests Are GONE.

As a last resource, when the forests shall
be thinned to the point Of extinction, we
shall have the ore beds and smelling fur
weary waiting Of their many sanguine
advocates abundantly rewarded. But we
are sorry TO say that both cars and advo-
Gates must bide their time, which is not
yet National Car Builder.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1886-05-07
4 Raid. hacked Old War Horse,

j. F. Copeland's aold Biz is not as IA
nous as Stonewall Jackson's "Old Sorrel, y
Just died, but he is older. He carried Mr..
Copeland through the war, received some
flesh wounds, and now passes pleasant old
age near Corinth, Ga He is AZ years old
and quite bald as TO neck and taiL--Ex-
change
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1886-05-07

Some preachers puts me in mine o. er
tailor dat makes err coat ter suit hisse'f, an
den tries ter make ernuder man war il
whuther 1t fits him or not-Arkansaw Trav-
eler.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1886-05-07
soundings in the south Pacific.

A line of soundings Just completed across
the south Pacific from New Zealand to the
straits Of Magellan by Commander Barker,
U. S. ~, found 900 fathoms near Chatham
island. the greatest depth --Excher=s
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1886-05-07
PIANOS AND ORGANS.

Meesrs. 8. r. L. J. Cook are Agents for the
John Church Co. Pianos ami Organs, which em-
brace the following most excells mt Instruments:
Everett Pianos. Also, Clough Warren and the
John Church Co. Organs. These Instruments
are most excellent In Tone Of great durability and
We defy composition. All OF then are warranted
for hve years. Referencee-A. r. Penny, Mrs
Z. M. Carbenter, J. M. Philips, J. M. Moore and
James Beazley, stanford; Mrs. Maggie Holmes,
Crab Orchardi Gen. W. J. Landram and Miss Liz
zie Huffman, Lancaster, KY.
Misses Rose Richards and Ella Ramsey, assis-
tant AGENT.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1886-05-07
DOING THE DARLlNes JUSTICE.
The Trouble the Photographer Has with
lnfantile Humanity--Presto.


InfantiIe Humanity-Presto.
Are you photographing many children
nowadaysr was asked OF well known pho
tographer.
Yes, the babies are pretty steady Gus
toners and among the most troublesome we
have Next to a middle-aged, plain-faced
female, who wants ten years taken from her
age and large stock Of beauty added 70
her tout ensemble, young mother with her
babe Is the most aggravating person the
photographer has 70 deal with Not one In
lift thinks the photographer does her dar-
ling justice for, of course, every mother
has the sweetest prettiest baby in the world
They bring them TO be photographed when
there is scarcely any difference between the
features Of one and another, dress them up
in lace and lawn, and prop them up with
pillowS When they are posed there 10
scarcely anything visible but bundle sur
mOG...a " "a red face. Thon tho mammas
complain that the camera viii not ideali1e
and make a cherub cut Of frightened lit
tie morsel OF humanity whose most salient
characteristic Is abnormal lung power
There Is usually great deal Of time ex-
pended arranging the precious infant, pre-
vailing upon II TO smile, and allay ing it,
fears Mamma must generally stand close
by 20 preserve order and add the finishing
touches
"Still, we do not have half the trouble
photographing children that we used 10
have The time necessary for taking g
picture has been 30 reduced that, II we can
catch a child in the right position and with
a desirable expression for moment, presto
the picture IL taken and there we ara by
the old method We used 70 require 20 much
more time that IL was next 70 an impossi.
bllity 10 get q really good picture OF .
baby. They were certain 20 move and blur
some Of the features, or begin 70 cry and
produce a lamentable failure. In those
days the artist had to b. . diplomatist up
TO all sorts Of willy expedients 20 keep an
infant stin and TO produce q pleasant sx.
PRESTON on its little phydognomy. When
be removed the cap with one hand he had
10 exhibit In the other q jumping jack or
some bright colored toy 10 engage attention,
or else he diverted the infantile mind by
whistling like a mocking bird, or otherwise
foolishly disporting himself That sort Of
thing Is largely done away with, but chill
dren make very bad subjects for the camera
all the same Chicago Tribune Interview.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1886-05-07
The ventilation Of a School Room.

Some years ago, a glass half full Of lime
water was placed upon the teachers desk
In each Of the six rooms Of a large school
A single glass was left on the desk OF the
laboratory as a check. At the end Of one
hour, they were all collected and examined
Had the air In the rooms continued pure,
the glasses would have been as clear as
when placed upon the d. SKIS But all were
somewhat turbid; one had thick scum;
and one had the lime SO completely turned
70 chalk that stream Of pure carbonic
acid produced no more precipitate. What
did IL all meant Simply that the air In all
those rooms was loaded with death-d dealing
carbonic acid.-LeRoy +. Griffin in The
Current
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1886-05-07

The stalest egg in this world is In Wash.
ington. 1t was found in a guano bed and
is 900 years old
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1886-05-07

II cost Sl0S, 949,52s 10 conduct the public
schools Of the United States In 1854
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1886-05-07

Cases Of lead poisoning in Paris
have been traced TO bread and -four,
certain holes in the millstones which ground
the grain having been filed up with lead
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1886-05-07
Grover Cleveland,

When the books have all bcen signed
Lrfier takes them TO his desk and Keeps
them until they are cabled for. The presi.
dent sometimes varies the way Of writing
his autograph, occasionally following the
date by executive mansion or white
house. but never putting president 10
fore or after his mama great many Of
the autograph books are left by senator's,
members and other high officials, but al
most every caller has book in which they
want the presidents signature II all these
we're sent In the labor would keep the presi
dent busy for twenty five hours In the day,
but Mr. LETTER has q way OF keeping the
people of The president never refuses 20
sign his name In tho books, rs not more than
n half dozen at time are taken In 10 him,
and these only about three days in a week
Washington Po8t
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1886-05-07
tn. Pr..lden, ana Hl. Autograph.

One OF the most pleasant yet difnsult
duties the president has 10 perform is ap.
Teasing the autograph craze Doortsepor
Leffier generally has dozen OF ~ auto
graph albums lying on his table When the
president comes to his Office In the morn
ing LETTER takes In his little load, and II
the president appears 10 10 In good humor
be lays them on the table, and the president,
with a laugh and some remark about the
craze, writes his signature nearly always
this way.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1886-05-07

20 a M date on your label a. n
20 ,-als, Ssad ne our dlts. "O~e no
MAJ anything"
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Pc sure your ticket reads via the
MoNoN ROUTE,

L. N. A. 4 G. Ry) as IL is the quickest. the bes
and most direct line to Chica 90 and points
in the Northwest.
Tickets via the Monon Route on sale at ali prin-
eipal ticket ofnces. For rates, maps and iufi in
formation, address
WIN. g. BALDWIN, q. p. A., ChioaEo.
A. J. 0'REILLY, G. 3. A., Lou sylIle.
The Press., 1886-10-21
IPrsparsd for The Press-l THINGS w0RTM KNOwINC.

Goliath The height of Goliath, according to Samuel. wAs .'six cubite and span"-con- siderinR the length of the cubit as 21 inches, and 6 span 2, it would make Goliath's height about II feet 3 inches.
 Fitting Co T-This phrase refers to the T or Tee Square, an instrument used in drawing and mechanics; 60 called from it's resemblance to capital T.
 Feather in his cap,-In the LandsdOwne MS. in the Britiah Museum, is a description of Hungary, ammo 1899, in which it is stated thaA | It hath b@en an ancient custom among them that none shall wear feather but he who had killed Turk
 Decking Churches at Christmas-This cus- tom seems tO be an attempt to realize the verse tEat occurs in the first lesson in the Eberyice tor iChristmas- s-eye-Th glory of Leb- anon shall come unto thee !; the fir tree, the pine tree and the box together, to beautify the plaOa of my sanctuary. Isaiah 60:13
 DaanA The phrase s4don't care dam" is us- ually thought to be piece of profanity. It is not SO, however The dam is small coin current in India, and the phrase is equivalent to ''don't care two-pence."
 Dahlia-This flower is 8 native of Mexico, first cultivated in Europe by a Swedish bot anist named Dahl, from whom the flower takes its name. ,aa. Cribbage-This is an old game at cardf. Holo, in 1646 says-"For cardes, the philolo- gie of them is not for an essay-a mans fancy would be summed up in cribbage.
 Crinoline- -From crinis, hair, so called from expansive skirts having been originally made of horse-hair.
 Corn-In England the word is applied alike to wheat, barley, rye and oats. In Scotland it's use is almost confined to oats. In the United States it is used exclusively to desig- nate maize or Indian corn; other cerials be- ing spoken of collectively as ''grain," and wheat being known as "breadstuff"
The Press., 1886-10-21
gagllsh as she is Wrote.

& 2 & The teacher lesson he taught; The preacher, sermon he praught;
 The stealer he stole,
 The healer, he hole, And the acreecher, he awfully scrnpghE- The long -winded speaker, he spoke, ., The poor oflace-seeker, he soke; '. The runner, be ran :. <. VI. ...,s s,. sgss.,
 The dunner, ho dan
 And the shriaker most horribly shroke. ~a The flyer to Canada flew
 The buyer, on credit he bew
 The doer, he did;
 The suer, shessid; ss And the liar Ca fsherman) lew,
 The writer, this nonsense he wrote; The fighter, Gan edItor) fote;
 The swimmer, he gwam \ "A The skinner, he skann; And the bitter was hungry and bote. Scot.,s Emulsion of Pure Cod I6vsxs s0FI, with HypOphosphites, for Lung T2Onbles and Wasting Diseases, -Dr. sJ. Eimomand, New Orleans, La., says: "Scott's Emulsion is the finest preparation of the kind ever brought to my noEice In directions of tke lungs and other wasting diseases we may consider it our most reliable agent. In 8 perfectly ele- gant and agreeable form " asa a..f lE.t WAS DHsGUsTED with the learned doctors after swallowing their costly medicine in vain for over 6 year for the relief of Acatarrh ir my head, when I cured myself by using six bot ties of Sulphur ,Bitters! Myswife is nov talk ing them for nervous debility. .4-Abiel Garter, Parker House, Boston.
The Press., 1886-10-21

ssWell, sir, education is making wonderful strides, just now, T observed Ebenexer Jones aAhl" replied Zebedee Smith. Yes, sir; it is. The Yale freshmen have run the sopho- mores againstsa tarred fence. the new men at Dartmouth have won in the tug of war, and the freshman Glass at Columbus were victorious in the cane rush, after tearing the clothes from their opponents backs, blacking numbers of such occurrenoo wondekful strides in educa- ton, do you 9'. ssUndoubsedly. Why, hereto fore the sophomores have unifOrmly been snc- cessful in theae contests. "-P Pittsburg Chron- icfe
The Press., 1886-10-21

Perhaps no local disease has puzzledand bafled the medical profession more than nasal catarrh. While not immediately fatal it is among the most distressing, nauseous and disgusting ills the 7desh is heir to, and the records show very few or no cases of radical cure of chronic catarrh by any of the multi tude of modes of treatment until the introduc- ton of EIy's Cream Balm few years ago. The success of this preparation has been most gratifyi and surprising.
The Press., 1886-10-21

The Lynn Item and John c. Whittier are al wrong on the leaf coloring question. The leaves color when the time comes, frost or no frost. And too heavy troGt spells their col or. The coloring is perfectly autumnatic process.-Lowell Courier.
The Press., 1886-10-21

HALEsS HONE is Cough tre, 25, I0c., Fl. CLESN'S SULPHUR SOAP heals and leau;iies. 26c. GERMAN CORN REMOVER kills Corns & Bunions, 25c. HILLS HAIR & WHlsKER DYE-Black & Brown. sOc.
 PIXIES T00TRAcHE DROPS cure in Minute. 2Bc.
 DEANS PNEUMATIC PILLS are sure cure. 6oc.
The Press., 1886-10-21

Mir. A, Fneger, 606 Walnut street St. Louis, Mo, suffered for two years with lumbago, and was confined to his bed for several months. He was entirely cured by the use of St. Ja- cobs Oil, which he says is also the best cure for sprains and all other pains. ' .. t a...
The Press., 1886-10-21

Ask your marketman for Sperryl a Barnes cele- brated sausage. Their RpRre-ribs are tender and juicy. Look out for their brand and take no other Their Hams, Shoulders, Breakfast Bacon and Lard are unrivaled.
The Press., 1886-10-21
Ror me Press.)
 TlAuFEE.

Oh, truth, so sncieut khy have yon come so
 late? Why have you como i1 all thy majesty of
 State To drive all forme1 from out my he4rt i; To cause me know how simple and how weak Has been my judgement Of thee. Yet, having coma. but tkke thse whole {; Embrace thee, and % my soul All you cam give Co n1eA &p one aa q, And. bless taae trtaaEs nst nssa nAa by. Quell all disturbance in my psrplexed heart, Take me, oh, truth, and ne'er in life depart From out my being guide me now, in fife i; That after having thFough thee seen the light, I may know all thy good.
The Press., 1886-10-21

Mrs. F. ". Ingham, 472 W. Madison street, Chicago, H., recommends Red Star Cough Cure, few doses of which gave her entire re- lief from violent cold. Price, 25 cents
The Press., 1886-10-21

There is just about humanity enough in the whole world to supply one man with what he needs. And, pray, what are the rest of ul going to do?