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, 1886-05-05
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Idiosynora-y Of n Little Giri-A N~ry
Peculiar Phenomenon.
In 1880, while | was In Washington. !
read Mr.. Il. Cations note on ~Nisualized
Numerals" in Nature After | came to
Madison, probably late In 1881 OF nearly
1852. l mentioned my own entire inability
TO visualize numerals, or anything else
of the kind, to a member OF the university
faculty. Professor o.. | was interested to
learn that when IA boy he had always CON
ceived the vowel sounds as having color,
and that he still retained some traces Of
this early habit.
spoke OF this subject at my dinner
table shortly after, and my daughter
Mildred. then about eight years old, said
she also had colors for the days Of the week,
as follows: Monday, blue; Tuesday, pink;
Wednesday, brown or gray; Thursday,
brown or gray; Friday, white; Saturday,
pure white; Sunday, black. II was said
laughingly, and at the time IL passed to
my mind as a joke, hat she wished In
sport 10 assume the idiosyncrasies Of
elder persons. A few days after ques
toned her on these colors, and she gave
me the same replies. It was again spoken
OF as a kind OF joke and a question OF
memory, but | wrote the colors down In
my memorandum book for 1882. A year
later / produced this, and again questioned
her. this time seriously, and found her
answers the same As at first. Again
Aug o. 1885. her replies were the same.
The t~enacity Of a child's memory is very
remarkable. but was convinced this was
not a case OF memory and imagination,
but n true phenomenon OF the kind re-
ferred to. / therefore went further, and
asked her II there wa any other phenom-
ena Of the kind (she is now TX years.) 1
found hat each Of the letters Of the al
phabet had a color to her TO her as follows:
A, white; c, yellow, cream color; ID, dark
blue; Il. red; +, black; G., green; ii, white;
|, black; j, gray, brown; X, gray; l., dark
blue; NJ, n, brown, not much color; o,
yellow; p, green; Q. % II, brown; s, yell
low; T.. green; U, yellow; V, white; W,
brown; X, Y, not much color; 4, greenish-
The prevalence OF yellow and green and
the scarcity OF reds and pinks are note
worthy. found she knew these colors
Instantly, when asked for them in any
order. What Is more remarkable, she
can Instantly name the brown letters In a
group. the black ones, etc. Apparently
she does not require to pass the alphabet
In review to decide this. TIT numbers
also nave colors to her as follows: First,
black; 2. cream color; 3, blue; 4, brown; 5,
white; 9, crimson, pink; 7, greenish; 8,
white; 9, greenish (i); 10, brown; IL, black,
IL, cream color; IS, blue; IA, brown; IS,
whitehall is II has the same color as |,
i2 as 9, 10 rs 3, etc. These colors are also
named instantly, and in any order in
groups. No other member of my family
has this idiosyncrasy.-Professor +. +.
Holden in Science.
, 1886-05-05

Capt. Coleman, schr. Weymouth, ply
ing between Atlantic City and N. Y, had
been troubled with a cough so that he was
unable to sleep, and was induced to try
DIR. Kings New Discovery for Consump-
ton. 1t not only gave him instant relief.
but allayed the extreme soreness in his
breast. His children were similarlr af-
fected and n single dose had the same
happy effect. DIR. Kings New Discovery
is now the standard remedy in the Cole
man household and on board the schooner.
Free trial bottles Of this standard remedy
at w. N. Hunts drug store
, 1886-05-05
MINUTE DIVISION OF LABOR.
The Methods of Carrying on Business In
the French Capital.

The Methods OF Carrying on Business In
the French Capital.
Abe n Of carrying on business in
France has much to do with the suffering
caused by commercial depression. Labor
and trade are divided to an inconceiv-
able degree Of minuteness. The variety
at Wholesale or retail, is exceedingly linn
ited, in order not to trench on the bust
ness Of another. 1t is a rule that books
and stationery must be sold by different
persons. A butcher does not sell all
kinds Of meat. One sells beef, or beef
and mutton; another pork, and still an
other the animals head, tongue, liver,
lights and kidneys.
1t often happens that in the line of
toilet articles you must look for applica-
tons for the face and beard in one place
and for the head and hair in another. II
n wants a lamp and appointments, he
buys the lamp at one shop, then searches
the city for Al oil can, and having found
one, purchases his oil, with the expense
of considerable further muscle at a third.
A French drug store keeps nothing but
drugs aud medicines, or il it is a little
Anglicized or Americanized, perhaps a
little tooth paste or some similar staple
article. Tooth paste or powder is found
at one end Of the city and a toothbrush
at the other. Butter, cheese and milk
constitute a separate branch of trade,
wholesale and retail, sometimes each Of
these articles by itself.
The same rules apply to all other lines
of trade and manufacture with more or
less strictness. The convenient show
case seen in American stores, in which
is found a collection of small articles in
common use, is never seen in French
shops. The advantages of this minute
division of labor are these: A large pro-
portion Of the population find employ
ment in some of these branches of bust
ness, and when times are good every
body is relatively prosperous. But when
the current of affairs changes, the shops
which have increased to an unreasonable
number and have bought largely pre-
Stunning on the continuance of prosperity.
find themselves overstocked, and the
result is poverty and disaster on all
sides.
There are some exceptions to the sys-
tenn. Within a few years there have
grown up in Paris and in the large pro-
vincial cities large general stores, or
bazaars, where almost everything of per-
sonal necessity, except eatables, can be
found at slightly reduced prices. These
places are numerous in Paris, and they
are almost the only ones that are excep-
tons to the prevailing commercial stag
nation. There are some other exceptions,
such as the sale of bread and pastry in
the same shop, but they are not numer-
GUS. One of the most absurd results of
a system which is to a certain extent
necessary have been the cafes as they
exist at present in France, The hotels
and restaurants do not furnish coffee
without an addition to the bill. You eat
your dinner in n place and take your
coffee in another. Hence the evolution
Of a separate branch of business, and the
employment of thousands of BONES and
garcons who would otherwise swell the
pauper list. San Francisco Chronicle.
, 1886-05-05

Having heard so much Of Cuban beau
ties. we made an effort to see them at
their best. An opportunity offered at the
last performance of Jude at the Tacon
theRter-the finest in Havana. From our
observation there it was unanimously
agreed that America was good enough.
The ladies', young and old, have n PERM
oious habit Of ealoimining their counte-
nances In so awkward a name that
instead Of lending any attraction TO their
features, their appearance is positively
Odious. A white cosmetic seems to be the
only kind used, rendering the effect very
CHASTITY. Few women Of any nationality
are sufficiently skillml In the use of appli-
cations Of this sort to benefit their appear
ance, be they ever So ugly. Attention is
always drawn to the defect sought to be
hidden, by the lack OF proficiency in the
art Of counterfeiting nature in her fairest
forms Cor. Chicago Ledger.
, 1886-05-05

From malaria Ia city and suburb, vii.
age and hamlet, in the mining districts
Of the West, the bottem lands Of the
South. in regions teeming with the fruits
Of husbandry. in trackless wastes IN
habited by half naked savages, it exists.
But travellers, sojourners, old settlers, all
who are liable to it, can uproot from the
system the diseases to which il gives
birth, or prevent them with Hostetter s
Stomach Bitters. Chills and fever, bill
Gus remlttent, dumb ague and ague cake,
are each and all overcome by this potent
and searching specific 1t is not less eff
6cacious for liver complaint dyspepsia
and ~costiveness, ailments not unirequently
complicated with malarial attacks. Rheu-
matism, kidney and bladder troubles, and
a want Of vital strength are also remedi-
able by its persistent use. Appetite and
sleep, always seriously injured by the
nervous disturbance and billiousncss con-
seIuent upon fever and ague, are invari-
ably restored by the Bitters.
, 1886-05-05
From II5 lbs. to I6I lbs.
To the Cuticura Remedies | owe
Ny Health, Ny Happiness.
and NV Life.

A day never passes that I do not think and
speak kindly OF the CHnctra Remedies, Seven
years ago. all Of "A dozen Jumps formed on ms
neck, ranging In size from n cherry stone to AN
orange. The large onss were frtghtful TO look
At. aud painful TO bear people turned aside
when they saw me, In disgust. and | WAS nsham-
ed 90 be IN the street or m society. PhyslciAnS
and their treatment, and all medicines failed tn
do me any good In a moment Of despair l tried
skin cure, asd Cuflcnra Soup. an exquisite
skin beautihef. externally, and tuficura hesoir-
cat, the new blood puriner. Internally the small
Jumps las call them gradually disappeared
and the large ones broke in abo.t two weeks.
dischArging large quantities. OF matter, leaving
two slight sca~ In my neck to-day To tell the
ii5 sicily pounds my weight now Il 10 solia.
healthy pounds. and my height i only ave feet
eight nehes In my travels praised the Gun.
To Calcira kemcdies / owe my health. my
happiness and my life. A prominent New
York druggist asked me the other day "Do
be IN perfect health" My reply was, ~ do.
and shall always. have never known what
sickness Is since commenced using the CUT
cirn hemcdies." Sometimes | am laughed at
by pralsing them 10 people not acquainted ~ith
their merits. but sooner or later they will come
10 their senses and believe the same AS those
that use thsm. "a dozens have iwhom I have
told. Mas the lime come wnen thcrr shall he a
large cnncnra supply Horsi In every city In
the world, for the hrnent OF humanity. where
the csn 'isra hcnsdiss shail be sold only. 70
that there viii BE- rarely n need Of entering a
drug store. NJ. HusHAr ps,
2io Fulton 81. New York. n. y.
cUTIcIRA REMEDIES are a positive cure
fot every form Of SKIN and blood diseases, irom
pimples 10 ssrnfulA. sold everywhere. Pm ~
Ceficurd. % cents f0ap. . cents. Rcsoirrnf.
Il ~ Prepared BY the Potter Drug and Chem
icAl Co., Boston Mass. send for How 10 cure
Skin Diseases"
send for How TO Cure sktu D~iasases-
pTMrLEs. Blackheads. skin NE mishes aud
han, humor. use ctniciird Soup.
, 1886-05-05

John NJ. Mcdowell, one of the success
full holders Of ticket No. 46. 799 in No
vember drawing of the louisiana State
Lottery, which drew SIS, 900. has invested
a portion OF his proceeds in n tract of
land near Olivet and adjoining his home
farm. He purchased fifty four acres, more
or less, being the Jack Kenton farm. Of
Albert Wheeler, for which he paid $40
per acre. Since he made his successful
draw in Louisiana John has been shaving
notes at a lively rate. and has cleared
within the past few months nearly 81, 600.
Just stop for a moment and estimate the
profit he has made on that ffty-cent in
vestment in Louisiana lottery last fall -
Mount Oiiret tKy.) Tribune, March 81.
, 1886-05-05

A short time ago a friend of mine, a
nnchman in Douglas county, suffered ter
ribly from alkali poisoning, and was nearly
crazy when | stopped at his ranch. |
took out a bottle Of Chamberlain Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy, and gave
him two small doses, relieving him almost
Instantly, and perhaps saving his life. II
now forms one Of his principle stand bys.
1t has saved me and my family much pain
and suffering, and | would not be without
this great remedy for any consideration.
o. S. Mccain, Real Estate Agent
30l Sixteenth st.. Denver, Colo,
Sold by w. n. Hunt
, 1886-05-05

Some OF the returned North Carolina
tourists relate that Ave Of them attended a
negro meeting In that state during their
recent visit there. and that a collection
was taken In which the manifest gener-
osity Of the congregation footed up TO
tl.34 A vote OF thanks wa extended, on
motion OF the preacher, After the bene-
diction one OF the visitors multiplied 25 by
5 and subtracted it from sl.A and gave
as the actual result of the calculation con-
sistent with the actual facts hat the rest
of the congregation, apart from them
selves, had put in just nine cents Lewis
ton Me Journal.
, 1886-05-05

All travellers stopping for a time in
Cheyenne can find the best aceommoda,
tons in the city at the Western Hotel OIL
Fifteenth street The location is agreea.
Bile and convenient, rooms pleasant and
newly furnished, meals tho best a first
class cook can prepare from the finest
materials in the market, walters who un.
derstand their business, the best liquors
and cigars in the bar room are among the
many attractions of this popular house.
HERMAN KMME, proprietor.
, 1886-05-05
rag gLoousnce OF SILENCE.


/ no more will trouble thee
With my tale OF love exceeding:
will die with no more pleading,
And my death will speak for me.
a grievous wrong have done,
Day by day my love repeating;
Thou art vexed at my entreatlng,
And naught have by it won.
From this time no words shall be
With my tears mixed impotently.
will die, and %eloquently
My mute lips will speak for me.
Prom the Spanish in Detroit Free Press.
, 1886-05-05

For enterprise, push and a desire to get
such goods as will give the trade satisfac-
ton, W. n. Hunt leads all competition.
He sells Dr.. Bosanko's Cough and Lung
Syrup, because its the best medicine on
the market, for coughs, colds, Group and
primary consumption. Price so cts. and
&l.00. Samples free.
, 1886-05-05

Piles are frequently preceded by a sense
Of want of weight in the back. loins and
lower part OF the abdomen, causing the
patient to suppose he has some affection
of the kidneys or neighboring organs. AT
tunes, symptoms ofindigestion are present
hatulency, uneasiness of the stomach, etc.
A moisture like ~perspiration, producing a
very disagrceable itching, after getting
warm. is a common attendant Blind,
bleeding and itching piles yield at once to
the application Of DR.. Bosanko's Pile
Remedy, which acts directly on the parts
effected, absorbing the tumons, a~llaying
the intense itching, and effecting a per-
manent cure. Price so cents. Address
The DIR. Bosanko Medicine Co, Piqra.
o. Sold by W. N. Hunt
, 1886-05-05

There are certain diseases which Chinese
physicians declare to be incurabie save by
a detection Of which the principal ingredi.
ent is warm human flesh, cut from the
arm or thigh OF a son or daughter OF the
patient. To supply this piece Of flesh Is
esteemed one Of the noblest acts OF ilial
devotion, and there are numerous in
stances on record In quite recent years In
which the generous offering has been
made 10 save the life OF a parent; and the
worst OF Il was, that the sacrifcial remedy
didn't cure, as the parent almost invariably
debut the superstition continued To
live.-Chicago Tribune.
, 1886-05-05
Siickers and ~f0rpaHiins
u large rGriefy, at ~.
.u.4RKS', Eddy and Seren
feenfh streets.


W. wish to correct a report being circu-
lated by some very interested outside par
ties that We are not going out of business,
by saying emphatieally and t%ruthfully
that we are going out of the mercantile
business, and closing out our immense
of dry goods, clothing, boots, shoes,
millinery and everything at cost. This is
an absolute sale as advertised, and to
which we invite you all.
COwHfoK K WHIrcoMB.
, 1886-05-05

There are now in Canton 500 temr'es
dedicated to gods and goddesses, all Of
them richly adorned with shrines and
images. In the Temple OF Heaven" at
Pekin, the emperor oficiates as high
priest. 1t is rich in silk hangings, gold
embroidery, huge paper lanterns of
quaint forms, covered with all sorts Of
Chinese characters, and grotesque idols
Chicago Tribune.
, 1886-05-05

The Mansion House London relief
committee gives the following as rates
Of remuneration paid to women: Shirts,
3 cents each; flannel drawers for Chelsea
pensioners, ~ cents a dozen; lawn tennis
aprons, deliberately frilled. 10 cents a
dozen. Such are the blessings to a
country Of an overlooking population,
the absence of which IN France a certain
slasS-sf Frenchmen are continually de-
ploring New York Sun.
, 1886-05-05

From Silver Crown, one small bay mare
mule, branded G b on left hip, with large
white saddle marks.
A reward will be paid for delivery of
said animal to |. X. L. livery stable, or
information leading to the finding of the
mule. JAY PEITBoNE.
, 1886-05-05

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup should
always be used for children teething. 1t
soothes the child, %softens the gums, al
lays the pain, cures wind collie. and is the
best remedy for diarrhea. Twenty five
cents a BEETLE.
, 1886-05-05

The regular monthly meeting of the
Pioneer Hook and Ladder company will
be held this wednesday, evening. May 5,
1886, at 1870 o'clock. A full attendance
is requested. L. LAWYER.
Secretary.
, 1886-05-05
FOR HENT.

For RENT.-0hices, furnished or un-
furnished. S. b. Tuttle, with +. f..
Warren.
, 1886-05-05

A tool steel has been produced at a steel
works In Philadelphia which Is harder
than any tool steel that has hitherto been
produced IL is self-hnrdening. The Cur
rent
, 1886-05-05

Those who want pure Lake Mahpah-
lutah ice. should send their order to Sloan
4 Co, or call at Mauss' bakery, Seven
teenth street.
, 1886-05-05

Daily. delivered by carrier. 25c per week,
81 per month.
Daily, by mail. 81 per month. $500 for six
months, $40 per year. In advance.
Weekly 81 ~ per annum, $50 for six months,
PAYABLE in advance.
, 1886-05-05

WANTED We want statesmen every
where, local and travelling. To sell our
goods. Win pay good salary and all ex
penses- Write for terms at once and state
salary wanted. Standard Silver Ware
Co, Boston. Mass.
, 1886-05-05

A human life Is lost Tor every $1,000 tons
OF coal mined in the anthracite regions.
, 1886-05-05

ii j. Ashley, proprietor of the sales
stables on Hill street. between Sixteenth
and Seventeenth streets, has for sale
twenty head Of fine, large work horses,
which he will sell at reasonable figures.
, 1886-05-05

A 5000 tree fern from New Zealand l.
4 horticultural oldity Il New York.
, 1886-05-05
DRY GOODSsSys.%. 4 sil n sF 's J. : Nc

a 20, Tue e~nterprlslng Ury
Goods merchants of Denver, are supply
ing the wants of the people in Colorado,
in their line. They FIJI orders promptly,
send samples and prices cheerfully and
they give their customers lower prices
than can be obtained elsewhere.
Write them.
, 1886-05-05

Remember the Fox coal is the best in
the city. Telephone No. 1853 to A. G..
McGregor. and get full weight.
, 1886-05-05

V. S. Glaicke, the florist, telephone
No. 6s. Artistic floral work a specially.
, 1886-05-05

Hellman will sell you clothing. furnish.
ing goods, etc, for less money han any
dealer in the city.
, 1886-05-05

For SALE-One carload of fine large
work mules, at Central corral, by J. New
man.
, 1886-05-05
TO CLOSE.
Shirts hcOrfh So G0r. 81,
at III. .M.fRKS', Eddy and
Serenfeeufh streets.


The partnership existing between T..
Tillotson and DIR. J. V. II. Hof, Is this
day by unusual consent dissolved.
i. Tillotson will pay all debts and col
lect all accounts due the late firm.
Signed Il. TILLoTsoN.
Signed j. V. II. lIoFF.
Dated, Albany, n. y, April %, 1886.
, 1886-05-05

II we read the signs of the times Alright.
the era of unventilated houses will BOOT
be ended.-Hall's Journal of Health.
, 1886-05-05
PROPOSALS FOR INDIAN SUP
PLIES AND TRANSPORTATION.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
OFFICE OF INDIAN AFFAIRS,
WASuINannN mil L. 1000

OFEith UT lNbiAN hffAlhNt 2
WASHINGTON, April Is, 1886.
Sealed proposals, Endorsed Proposals
Tor Beef" (bids for beef must be submit
ted in separate envelopesl, bacon, -four,
clothing or transportation, etc. las the
case may be), and directed to the commits
sioner of Indian affairs, Nos. Is and 81
Wooster street. Nei1 York, will be
received until p. m, of Tuesday.
May is, 1856. for furnishing for the In
dian service about sS9. 900 pounds bacon,
IS, 1000, 900 pounds beef on the hoof, 30
900 pounds beans, II 1000 pounds baking
powder, 100, 900 pounds corn, 495, 900
pounds coffee, 5000, 900 pounds -four,
$4,000 pounds feed, 1876, 900 pounds hard
bread, $1,000 pounds hominy, %, 900
pounds lard, $50 barrels mess pork, 100, 600
pounds rice, 1900 pounds tea, 300, 600
salt, 23S, 600 pounds soap, $4,000 pounds
sugar, and ll2,000 pounds wheat.
Also blankets, wooden and cotton goods
consisting in part of ticking, 10000
yards; standard calico, U 1000 yards;
drilling, 1900 yards: duck, free from all
sizing, 5000 yards; denims, II, 900 yards;
bingham, 100000 yards; Kentucky jeans,
$4,000 yards; cheviot, s 500 yards; brown
sheeting, $4,000 yards; bleached sheeting,
$4,000 yards; hickory shifting, 10000
yards; calico shirting, 5000 yards; winsey,
1920 yards). Clothing, groceries, notions,
hardware, medical supplies, school books.
etc, and a long list of miscellaneous arti-
Giles, such as harness, plows, rakes forks,
etc, and for about 600 wagons required
for the service, to be delivered at Chicago,
Kansas City and Sioux City. Also for
such wagons as may be required, adapted
to the climate of the Pacific Coast, with
California brakes, delivered at San Fran
cisco.
Also transportation for such of the ar
t%icles, goods and supplies that may not be
contracted for to be delivered at the agen-
cies
, 1886-05-05

All bids must be accompanied by certi-
fed checks upon some United States de-
pository or the First National bank Of
Los Angeles, Cal, for at least fire per
cent of the mount Of the proposal.
j. ID. G. ATKINS. Commissioner.
, 1886-05-05
BIDS MUST BE MADE OUT on GOVERN
MENT BLANKS.

MENT BLANkS.
Schedules showing the kinds and guam
titles Of subsistence supplies required fr
each agency and school. and the kinds and
quantities in gross, of all other goods and
articles, together with blank proposals,
conditions to be observed by bidders, time
and place of delivery, terms of contract
and payment, transportation routes, and
all other necessary ininstruction will be fur
nished upon application to the Indian of.
fee in Washington, or Nos. 65 and 81
Wooster street. Nei0 York; VIM. II.
Lyon, 4S3 Broadway, New York; the
commissaries of subsistence, U. s. A.. at
Cheyenne, Chicago. Leavenworth, Omaha,
Saint Louis, Saint Paul, and San Fran.
cisco; the postmasters at Sioux City, and
Yankton; and to the postmasters at the
following named places in Kansas Ar
kansas City, Burlington, Caldwell, Dodge
City, Emporia, Eureka, Great Bend,
Howard, Hutchinson, Larned, McPher-
son, Marion, Medicine Lodge, Newton,
Usage City, Sedan, Sterling, Topeka.
Wellington, Wichitl and Winfield.
The right is reserved by the govern
ment to reject any and all bids, and these
proposals are invited under proviso that
appropriation shall be made for the sup-
plies by congress.
Bids will be opened at the hour and day
above stated, and bidders are invited to be
present at the opening.s
CERTIFIED CHECKS.
All bids must be accompanied by certi-
fed checks upon some United States de-
pository or the First National bank of
, 1886-05-05

Courtesy of Hyo. Archives & Historic
, 1886-05-05

Legal blanks at the Leader Office
The Daily Tombstone., 1886-10-30
Republican Rally,

Last evening the Republican can didates, both county and city, secured Cal lriages and preceded by the Tomb stone band, proceeded 10 the State of Maine mine. Arriving there they were invited into the lodging house and nee ing was at once organized, and Judge Robinson elected Chair man. ...- ..
 The first speaker called upon was Judge Stilwell, who refuted the asser- tions made by Ben Goodrich oD the previous evening, and his words car ried conviction to his auditors that he was speaking the truth.
 Hon. w. A. Harwoo.r was the next speaker, and in q gentlemaniy man ner he explained his actions in che last Legislature, and we feel assured that he made himself many votes.
 Speeches were then made by Bob Hatch, w. F. Flemming, W. A. Nash, l. NJ, Isaacs, A. J. Ritter, E. G. Nor ton, Frank Broad, Fred Dodge, Billy Bradley; W. D. Shearer and Judge Robinson.
 The Glee Club then sang one of their beautiful songs ana the band played "IIome, Sweet Home," and all departed feeling that they had spent Il very pleasant evening.