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The examiner., 1886-07-24


A lady in Mississippi, while on a visit
last spring to New Orleans, purchased
ga setting of Pekin duck eggs, and
shortly after her return to her country
home, placed them under hen. A week
later, seeing the hen feeding in the yard,
she went to the nest to see if the eggs
were all right and was somewhat surprised
than she had supposed they were.
Two weeks later the hon came off
the nest followed by ten chicks. This
nonplussed the old lady, and she was not
at all sparing Of her bitter comments on
the dishonest poultryman in New
Orleans" who had "practiced such d
'.fraud' on her.
A week later her cook told her of a
singular circumstance that had just hap
pened stdown ter der quarters" how
"Aunt Malinda'' had stset lot of hens
eggs and they had Matched out ducks"
The lady started forthwith to the quarters,
when, sure enough, she found "Aunt
Malinda" and the brood of web-feet. The
old darby had a marvellous story to tell,
and professed to be greatly astonished
when her mistress related her venture
with her duck eggs.
'tHow do you account for it, Aunt
Malinda?" asked the lady.
"Well, Miss Mary, der ways of Provi-
dence is numerous and past findin' out.
Yer know chile, DEF Bible teaches us dat
mullins impossible wild God"
The examiner., 1886-07-24
A Word on Handwriting.

"Writes badly, does he?' Oh, that
doesen't matter; Pye generally found that
boys who could write well were little good
at anything else"
So spoke the head master of large pub
lie school, when discussing the penman-
ship of favorite pupil, who was prodigy
in the matter of Latin verses and Greek
roots, but whose writing would have been
unworthy of small boy in preparatory
school. What with letters of all shapes
and sizes, some sloping to the right, some
tumbling over one another to the left
his exercises looked very much as though
a spider had contrived to fall into the ink
pot, and then crawled over sheet of paper
until he had got rid of the ink that cover
ed his body and legs And with the head
masters dictum to encourage him in his
carelessness, it is nowonder that matters did
not improve as the boy passed from school
to college, from college to professionalism
He had been taught TO considerbad writin g
a sign of genius, and the result was he
wrote plenty of clever letters and essays
which no one but himself could decipher.
And is not this typical of hundreds and
thousands of cases at the present dayi
Partly because handwriting is not taught
SO carefully and industriously as in by-gone
times. partly because of the headlong speed
which characterizes most of our daily tran.
sactions, whether in private or public life,
there seems to be some fear lest penman.
ship may become almost as much lost
art as letter writing. Magazine.
The examiner., 1886-07-24
Manifold Uses of Coo aine.

The use of cocaine as an ansesthetiC
and a therapeutic has been taken up
rapidly by the medical profession and its
application has been made in remarka-
BILE variety of forms of disclosure. No
modern remedy has been received by the
profession with such general enthusiasm,
none has become SO rapidly popular, and
scarcely any one has shown so extensive
a field of useful application as cocaine.
One important disease which cocaine
has been found to reach, is hay-fever.
The diseased condition of the mucous
membrane of the nose is a pronounced
case Of hay-fever is marked with a
swelling of the veins and blood vessels
generally. This is due to lack of action
of the nerves of the coats of the mucous
membrane. Cocoaine causes contrac-
ton of the muscular coat, thereby ex-
polling the blood, while the extreme di-
lation does not return. In several mild
cases of this kind, complete relief has
been obtained by the use of the drug.
Gases of bronchitis have been cured, the
explanation lying in the action of the
drug in controlling the blood supply,
the caibre of the blood
vessels and thereby lessening the mucous
secretion and cell -proliferation." A case
of spasmodic asthma has been success
fully treated.
The examiner., 1886-07-24
Bits OF Advice.

Aunt Marjorie Precept C. ntributes the
following on Companions to Harper's
Young People: A boy is known by the
company lie keeps. You are judged by
your associates, for the very good reason
that people usually select for their friends
those who are in sympathy with them
selves
IF suspicion in a school trouble of any
sort falls upon q lad or set of lads you
may be certain that they have been COM
panions in mischief.
Wrong-doing is much like a SNOWFALL
rolling down-hill; it gathers size and
momentum as it goes II bad boy
could always keep good company, few
But bad boy would be i'll at ease among
the good, and so you seldom find him in
their society.
May your Aunt Marjorie explain that
she Is not one of those tiresome people
who never have patience with fun, and
who consider high spirits and merriment
out of place? Indeed, no. When there is
a frolic going on, count me in, IL yoC
please. Under the head of badness, In.
clude the meanness which makes
boy tell lie rather than own
that he has been in the wrong the malice
which prompts him to play practical
joke. and the lack of principle which
borrows and does not return.
There are diseases which are contagious,
that is communicated by the touch. We
are very careful not 10 put ourselves in
their way. The worst disease in the
world which affects only the body is. how.
ever, to be preferred to u wrong condition
of the soul, and the best way to keep out
Of that is to choose good companions and
avoid bad ones
The examiner., 1886-07-24
A FORTUNATE RECOVERY.
How a Id mn md Merchant Got Back
$4,000 worth of Lost Jewels.

BOSTON, July 21.-Alfred A. Marcus q
retired diamond merchant of this city, is
very happy, having recovered IS, 900 worth
of diamonds which he never expected to
see again.
On the evening of July 2, Mr.. Marcua
met at the fremont House u representa-
tive of New York diamond house. and
gems valued at $50, OCO were handed
over to the latter. A few days later
word was received from New York
that IA gems, worth $4,000, part OF the
original package, were missing. search
through the hoCel awaited nothing. and
after an interchange of considerable
CORES pondence Mr.. Marcus notified New
York that he wonld stand the loss. A
few days ago the Rev. Francis Williams
of New York was visiting Mr. Marcus and
was told of the loss. The clergyman
remembered that he had seen an adver-
tisement in Rhode Island newspaper
concerning the finding of some diamonds.
The advert isement was hunted up and
found 10 be signed "a. S. Jamison,
Greenwich r. l."
Detectives were put to work and finally
traced the advertisement to the Rev. o.
w. Scott of Greenwich, r. l. The clergy
man admitted having the gems, and said
that on the night they We're lost he was
stopping at the fremont Hou>e and found
them. He was SO dumfounded that in
stead of turning them over to the clerk
he retained them for three DAYS. TneE
he was impelled to hand them over to the
pepper authorities, but feared being
charged with their theft. In consequence,
feeling that something asst be done, he
inserted the advertisements but used the
name of his nephew Jameson, who did
not at the time reside in Greenwich, simply
to avoid publicity and annoyance. Upon
learning of the proper ownership he made
every effort to offer speedy restitn tion aud
to that end accompanied by Judge Till
inghast of East Greenwich, he visited this
city and returned to Mr.. Marcus his lost
diamonds. Mr.. Marcus VAS so pleased
that he presented Mr.. Scott with two
gold watches.
The examiner., 1886-07-24
Doctor Holmes to the B,fna

The following dedication was expressly
written by Doctor Oliver Wendell Holmes
for good sized volume of selections from
his poetical works, issued By the Howe
Memorial Press of the Perkins Institu-
ton and Massachusetts School for tho
Blind, in Boston. "
Dear friends, left darkling in the long eclipse
That wells the noonday-you whose finger-tips
meaning in these ridgy leaves can find
Where ours go stumbling, senseless, helpless
blind
This wreath of verse how dare offer you
10 whom the gardens choicest gifts are due
Shall YOU not claim its sweetest smelling flow
Nay, those have bring you; at their birth
Life's cheerful sunshine warmed the grateful
earth:
II my rash boyhood dropped some idle seeds,
And here and there you light on saucy Needs
Among the fairer groWthS, remember still
We get a jarrlng note when most we try.
Then strike the chord we know mott how or
why,
Our stately verso with too aspiring art
Oft overshoots and fails TO reach the heart,
While the rude rhyme one human throb en-
dearS
Turns grief to smiles and softcns mirth to
tears.
Kindest of critics, We whose fingers read,
From Natures lesson learn the poets creed;
The queenly tulip fiaunts in robes of flame,
The wayside Seeding scarce a tint may claim,
Yet may the lowliest leaflets that unfGl
dewdroD frGal from heavens CWn c:.alice
hold.
The examiner., 1886-07-24
MINOR TELEGRAMS.

Another case of smallpox has been dis
covered in Detroit. An epidemic /:
feared.
A telegram from Mexico says that the
Republic is In state of absolute tran
guilty.
Nine. Nicolini will sail for the United
States, to begin her American tour, on
November z.
In the London chess tournament Tues
day Burn beat Zukertort, Mortimer beat
Taubenhaus, Schallopp beat Gunsberg,
Pollock beat Hanham, and Lipschutz
beat Bird. Mason has still three unfin.
ished games to play.
News has reached Santa Fe, n. NJ, OF
the killing of Juan Martinez a promi-
nent citizen of La Junta, by Swede
tramp, who stole Mariners horse. In
the fight the thief was also fatally
wounded, both men dying within d few
minutes of each other.
The examiner., 1886-07-24
The Anarch lists ESoIsk bs.

CHICAGO, July 21.-lmmediately npon
the opening of the court William Seligel
who is regarded as the principal witness
for the State was put on the witness
stand. The court room was crowded
and the testimony was listened &c
with the keenest interest. Sell
ger testified he lived in Sedgwick
street, and had boarder Louis Iingg,
one of the defendants. On Monday night
witness attended a meeting of Carpcn-
ters' Union al Zeph's Hall, At the meet
ing copies of the revenge circular wer,
brought in and attributed by Balla ZaI
Rau.
sDid you work at your trade Tuesda, ?'
stNo.''
s.What did you do that morning."
II got up at 7.3o O'Clock. Lingl
came. had previously told HIN
/ did not want those bombs at my honsc
He told me to work diligently ut tier
and that they would be taken away IA
day. 1 took some coffee and afte
awhile / worked at some bad shells
filing the holes"
The examiner., 1886-07-24
IT WAS NOT q CHILLI
Tho ksody OF E&ittcsl that Wac
Thrust into thc Arms OLA Little



Sergeant John r. Stephenson sat at his
desk in the Forty. cVenth street station
house. says the New York Mail, putting
in his trick" by taking little cat-naps
between the putfs from big Havana,
when his musings and dreamings were
interruptc with " Poor little thing o.,
Sergeant, how could any one do such a
thing 2"
1t was some seconds before the Sergeant
could make up his mind whether he was
awake or dreaming, but the sight OF u
huge bundle that had been deposited on
his desk made things clear, and assuming
that dignity that his office demands, lie
inquired:
whats the matter -
A lady and il little girl stood before him.
They were Mrs Mary Smith, of No. II
West Sixty-thir.I street, and her daughter
Florence, not yet + gears old. The woman
was very much excited, but finally be-
came composed enough to tell the Ser
geant that she was walking down Ninth
avenue, between tifty-ninth and SiXtieth
streets, with her little girl. when man
came up, and thrusting the package into
her little girls arms, rau away
81 know it contains the body of Il child, "
said Mrs. Smith. land l do wish you
would open it at once"
The Sergeant shared Mrs Smiths
opinion as TO the contents of the bundle,
and called the doorInun to assist her in
opening it. Sheet after sheet of news
paper was tenderly unfolded and the
package began to lessen moderately In
size until the last covering was reached.
when out rolled, not the body of child,
but that of dead kitten.
There's another big case spoiled"
said Sergeant Stephenson. and as Mrs.
Smith founced out of the room the gen
tie zephyrs waited back the refrain,
"That's the last bundle I'll take to the
police 20
The poor woman had carried the bundle
nearly a mile, only to find that she had
had been made the subject of Il joke.
The examiner., 1886-07-24

PARIS, July 21.-President Grevy, o:
the advice of NJ. Lockroy, has instituted ?
new series of honor medals, to be devoted
to the mercantile and working class cs o
the higher grades. The medals are to be
of gold, silver ana bronze, and are to be
adiudged to work people. clerks, etc, who
are able to show. OH satisfactory proof, an
uninterrupted service OF thirty years. with
the natural accompaniment OF integrity
and fidelity to the same commercial OF
industrial firm. The medal in each case
will be accompanied by an official di plom;,
setting forth the character, time etc, OF
the service In which the recipient has beer.
engaged.
The examiner., 1886-07-24
Ransom Cheese.

Old Uncle Billy Stokes, q colored indi-
vidual from one of the back counties in
Mississippi, where old fashioned wagons
with wooden axles are still in use, and
where the primitive "tar bucket" is Part
of their running gear" was in Canton,
Miss, a few days ago standing in front of
Mat Killers store watching the unload
ing from drays OF newly arrived goods.
One dray contained, besides several bar
rels of groceries. number of boxes of
cheese and a dozen or two boxes of patent
axle grease. Uncle Billy's eye rested
upon the latter, and he inquired, Mars
Hitler, what yer AK fer one oh dem little
cheeses ?"
"Only fifteen cents, Uncle Billy; 4
you want one ?" was Mr.. Killers reply.
"Wa1. yas boss. but if I buy de cheese
will yer frow in de crackers ?"
"Of course I WILL" said Mr.. Hitler, as
he handed Uncle Billy a box of the axle
grease and then passed behind his coun-
ter and took handful of crackers from a
box and gave them to the old man.
Uncle Billy then walked to the back
door of the store and, seating himself on
an empty dry goods box, proceeded to en-
Joy his lunch. He had heen there about
five minutes when Mr.. Hitler concluded
he would see what progress he was max
ing. so, going to the door, he saw the old
man, with his barlow knife in hand,
SPREADING the grease on a cracker, while
his jaws were vigorously working and his
mouth and chin covered with crumbs and
grease.
We'll, Uncle Billy" said Mr.. Hitler,
chow do you like your lunch ?"
The old man rested his knife on his
right knee and, drawing heavy sigh, re-
piled: "Boss, dem ar crackers am pow
full good; but Tor, boss. dis am de ran
soonest cheese, TO- God, I ever tasted."-
detroit Free Press.
The examiner., 1886-07-24
A Benusiful Easter Gard.

The Virgin Salt Co., of Now Haven, Conn, are
making grand offer to introduce their salt. Go
and ask your grocer for Virgin Salt aud get ele
CANT Easter Card. In addition offer extra
inducement; pair of Doves beautifully litho-
graphed in ten eoors, natural as life, on large
card 9x10 inches. Virgin salt is the cleanest
purest and whitest salt ever seen or used. large
package costs only 10 cts.
The examiner., 1886-07-24
Uses OF Suffering.

We remember a parable in which q
preacher says, .Look at this flute; it was
a p.ece of wood what has made it flute?
The riffs, the holes in it, What life is
there through which af11iction does not
make some rift? All went we'll until then,
but through that rift in the life came
thought and feeling. Doubt in Us is
created by some rift i'll our lifeI some loss
creating a sense OF grief. some question of
despair. ssSo,' said the preacher we
heard, 81 listened to flute one day, COM
planning that it was spoiled by having
number of holes bored in 1t. Once it
said, Il was piece of wood very beautiful
to look upon now 1 am spoiled by all
these riffs and holes and it said all this
mournfully and musically. 20 thou fool
ish flute said, without these riffs and
holes thou would st only be a mere stick, q
bit of mere hard, black ebony, soon to be
thrown away. Those riffs and holes have
been the making of thee; they have made
thee into a flute; they are thy life, thy
character. thy music and melody, and thou
wilt not now be cast aside with contempt,
but touched by even the fingers of future
generations Thus sorrow in m an should
reveal to him his capacity for supernatural
refreshment; his hard an d sterile being is
made to receive divine airs WIFI Oh make it
musical in its sorrow"-tSu.asss. At At Homo
The examiner., 1886-07-24
wEDNEsDAY,s MARKETS.
A Public Benefac,ion.

How to laundry linen it is done in Troy N Y :,
has been kept secret long enough; it can and
should be done in every family. Tine ELASTIC
that is put up by men who have practical knowl-
edge of the laundry profession. 1t requires no
cooking, keeps the irons from sticking and linen
from blisterfng while ironing, and gives shirts,
collars and cuffs that stiffness and beautiful polish
that they have when new, which, everybody knows
keeps them clean twice as long. Beware of imita-
tons See that the name j. C. AAnbinger 81
BFO., New Haven, Conn are on every package.
The examiner., 1886-07-24
wAaf1nAr RonorR.

WASHINGTON, July 21.-t'or New York.
Pennsylvania. Delaware and New Jersey,
light local rains, stationary temperature,
variable winds.
For New Jersey, fair weather, followed
by lacal rains stationary temperature,
variable winds.
The examiner., 1886-07-24
Chicago Car Driyers and Conductors

CHICAGO, July 21.-The recently form
ed union of the the north side street Ca.
drivers and conductors complain of the
discharge of the men who have entered
upon full pay, the compulsory purchase
of uniforms from the company's tailor,
and the exhorbitant charges for the s;,Ine,
heavy security required for punches. long
and irregular hours and insufficient pay.
Ii is understood that the company have
asked time to consider the complaints.
The examiner., 1886-07-24

"Believe and trust. Through stars and suns
Through all occasions and events,
This wise, paternal purpose runs:
The darkness of His providence
Is star-lit with benign intents,n
o Joy supremel ] know the Voice
Like none beside on Earth or sea:
Yea, moro. o soul of mine rejoice, g
By all that He requires of me.
know what God himself must be.
No picture to my aid call,
shape no image in my prayer;
only know in him is all d.
OF life. light. beauty everywhere,
Eternal Goodness here and thereI -
know He is. and what He Ia,
w hose one great purpose is the good
OF all. ! rest my soul on His
Immortal Love and Fatherhood:
And trust Him as His children should.
Not less than His restraining hand
Is our selfish seekings laid,
And, shorn of words and works. We stand
OF vain illusions disarrayed,
The richer for our losses made.
fear no more, The clouded face
OF Nature smiles; through all her things
Of time and space and sense trace
The moving of the Spirits wings.
And hear the song of hope she sings.
John Greenleaf Whittier. in the Atlantic.
The examiner., 1886-07-24
Kflled ho Auachea.

TOMBSTONE. Ariz., July 2l.-Perfect
Oposura of Sonora and fonr companions
were killed by Apaches last week while
on their way to examine mining property
near that place. They had al escort OF
fifteen m.n. The others escaped. 1t is
said that eiShty bucks were seen in the
fioht
The examiner., 1886-07-24

A lady writer asks: why don't bachel-
ors marry?" That's so-why don't theyS
Come to think about it. we have never
vet seen bachelor who was married. It's
lamentablc, too-[Binghamton Repub-
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The city of New York will be 200 years
old next month. It would seem that she
is old enough to quit wearing her morals
SO extremely decollete. News.
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It Is mentioned as curious that World
compositor should set type blind-folded;
but we have suspected that of the average
compositor these many years.-[Judge.
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REvELAT I0N

I pray for faith. I long to trust;
Ilisfen with my heart and hear
A Voice without a sound: BE just,
Be true. be merciful. revere
The Word within thee: God is ncari
The examiner., 1886-07-24
KNIGHTS Of Labor Coffee.

Try the Knights of Labor Coffee. IL
per cent of the Gross Sales Given to Sup
port a Free Press by the Bridgeport.
Coffee Co. For Sale by all Grocers.
Price 25 cents.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-05-28
At The Portals Of Paradise.

The angel of death once visited a
Down'east household, and the patient
wife went away with him. Her spirit
mounted through the ether until it
came to the golden portals of Para
disc. The pearly gates swung open,
and st. Peter appeared, holding his
keys OF office:
Well; my good woman, what
have you done that you should be
admitted to the company of the
blessed ."
Gracious, sir! I-I-I-well. I
know ! was poor, weak woman
when | lived, and did not do muchr'
was tho hesitatins reply.
Tell me but one deed, one act
oi goodness performed, and heaven
opens to you. Speak but one deed!'
Well. my husband and some
o'her menioiks said my cooking was
good"
What! Good cooking~ demand
Ell the surprised apostle, as he drop
ped tho keys; Madam, walk right
IN! Pick out the finest diamond
crown in tho lot; take the best gold.
on harp you Gun find, and go up to
the front seat! You may have saved
more souls from destruction than a
box OF tracts! Pass in"
And the gates of pearl closed, with
the apostle in the act of making a
low obeisance to the newcomer.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-05-28
Is he Conscience Stricken,


MIR. Justice Bradley, of the Su-
preme Court of the United States,
recently delivered in fraud case an
opinion which is reported in the Al
bany Lar Journal CT April Doth,
The case is GRAHAM against Burgess.
ln the course Of his opinion Mr.. Jus.
tico Bradley utters great moral
truth:
IL ~ insisted that the proceedings were
all conducted according to the forms of
law. Very likely. Some of the most
ntrocious frauds are committed in that
way. Indeed, the greater the fraud in.
tended the more particular the parties to
u often are 10 proceed according to the
strictest forms Of law.
The most atrocious fraud ever
committed in any land where the
will OF the people is supposed to
govern. was contaminated by Joseph
r. Bradley. the eighth of the eight
men whose votes set up Hayes.
In his las, days on the bench, does Mr
Justice Bradley never wish that history
could he rcwit,en;-N. J. SIN.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-05-28

The Northern Pacific officials are
in correspondence with Gen. Hazen,
OF the signal service bureau, looking
to the introduction OF weather sig
nal service along their line of road.
The idea is to divide the line iuto
divisions, according toIthe ideas of
the signal service bureau,.and keep
the people posted as to the weather
at these different points by means of
tho telegraph and signals which will
be placed on the cars Of tho CON-
pany's trains. These signals will be
somewhat similar to those used by
Observer Lyons at st. Paul, and will
be made Of tin. They will be
changed at each division point, SO
that people along the line can tell
the nature of the weather at the d.
vision point east or west of them at
the time the train passed that point.
The signals will be OF great servics
TO farmers living along the line, as
they will not only tell them what the
weather was at the point next to
them, but also what the indications
are for the twelve or twenty. four
hours succeeding.