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Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-11-18
City OF chihuahua.

A ride of 255 miles over a country
possessing nothing of special interest
brings us to the city of Chihuahua,
Capital of the State of the same name, a
city of 1900 inhabitants. The houses
are mostly built of adobe, generally in
one story, and the long, straight streets,
fanked on either side by these low
whitish-colored houses, soon become
monotonous to the eye. The Grand
Plaza, in the centre of which a hand
some fountain is situated is the loung-
ing-place of the citizens of all grades,
and their characteristic Incidence is
strongly impressed upon the stranger as
he sees them summing themselves by day
and contemplating or gossiping at night
with the ever-present cigarette. The
crowds as they saunter about in their
native costumes present a scene pleas
ingly picturesque, the sombrero. the
serape, and the reboso in varied colors
rendering it pretty sight. Here we
see an aquadore with a large jug of
water on his back, suspended by a
leather band about his forehead; in
front of him hangs his small Jug, sus-
tanned by a band passing around the
back of his head. Again, those of the
wealthy class with their elegantly
silver-trimmed sombreros, heavily braid
ed short jackets, tight-ftting trousers,
studded down the sides with buttons of
silver. Mingling with the crowd are
also the poorer classes, with their
gaudy serapes loosely thrown over their
shoulders, and wearing huaraches
(leather sandals, fastened with straps
over the instep and across the ball of
the foo). close inspection often re-
vealing the fact that the blanket is the
sole covering to the upper part of the
body. The pretty sonora, poorly clad,
without even a sandal, is lounging at
the fountain, her shabbiness concealed
by the usual black shawl gracefully
thrown over her head and shoulders,
extending we'll down the body, showing
bronzed feet and ankles, we'll modelled
and graceful, though neither small nor
soft in appearance; the ever feminine
characteristic is not wanting even here,
for. conscious of her beauty, she lifts
her water-jug from her shoulder, and
resting it on the edge of the fountain,
glances about with her brilliant black
eyes; her soft olive complexion, beauti-
fully chiseled features, and regular
white teeth render her fascinating
picture. City Me1ico Letter.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-11-18
The Arch in Architecture.

Both the Egyptians and the Greeks
were satisfied with bridging over the
openings of doors and windows and
the spaces between columns. by means
of the architrave, a mode of construc-
ton which involved the necessity Of
using long blocks of stone. But the
Romans, whose enterprise took wider
range, were not content to labor under
such restrictions. In their engineering
works they were familiar with the prin-
ciple whereby blocks Of comparatively
small size, arranged in semicircular
form, can be made to hold together
without support from beneath, except at
the two ends of the series, by being ar
ranged in the form of semicircle; and,
applying this principle TO architecture,
they not only gave to art freedom it
never before enjoyed, but conferred on
it q new element of beauty. The arch,
unknown to the Greeks-or, if known,
not made use of in their temples-and
employed by the Romans in the first in
stance from utilitarian motives, has
ever since been an important, often the
most important feature in architectural
works.
The Roman architect was thus in pos
session of all the constructive elements
pillar, architrave, pediment, and
arch-which distinguish an architecture
al ediiice from building merely made
up of walls and roof. Without specu-
lating as to the origin of pillar and
architrave, with their subsidiary ele-
ments of plinth, capital, cornice, etc., it
is clear that the last two-the pediment
and the arch-resulted from the press
ure of new and external circumstances.
Into the history of the orders we need
not enter. Their function is that of Or
nament, and the choice of their forms
was probably governed by considera-
tions of taste rather than the require
ments of situation. The classic archi-
lecture in the best examples presents
all the characteristics of finished and
matured art; and if the old civilization
had been maintained, in the old places,
though an additional order or two
might perhaps have been invented for
the sake of variety, there is no indica-
ton that there would have been any
important change in the style of build
ing. The disintegration Of the Roman
Empire however, and the triumph of
the barbarians, brought into play an
entirely new set of forces, and prepared
the way for that wonderful series of
beautiful and ever-varying creations
which we know by the name of Gothic
architecture. - Francis II. Baker, in
Popular Science Monthly. .
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walked, be an imitator Of Christ. Itmay be
put thus to child: A man says II am Of
one mind with John B. Cough" !" and be goes
on drinkingl Who will think much of his
professioni
The following points may be emphasized:
l. There is none like unto thee, o Lord,
among the Gods"
2. Jesus is the revealer of God, and means
TO make us like God
3. We are in the way to this when we trust
him.
T. We are to confess him, but it is to be a
genuine, true confession.
g. Its truth is shown by our life.
O. Christ is the model, pattern, example
z. He is more than Gods son, more than a
holy teacher; he is a Saviour, and he saves
not by merely teaching US and setting US an
example, but by dying for us.
8. Love to him is the spring Of good living.
Sunday School World.
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How Animals Practice Medicine.

Animals get rid of their parasites by
using dust, mud, clay, etc. Those suf-
fering from fever restrict their diet, keep
quiet, seek dark, airy places, drink wa
ter and sometimes plunge into it When
dog has lost its appetite it eats that
species of grass known as dogs grass.
which acts as an emetic and purga-
tive. Cats also eat grass. Sheep and
cows, when i'll. seek out certain herbs.
An animal suffering from chronic rheu-
matism always keeps, as far as possible,
in the sun. The warrior ants have
regularly organized ambulances. Lat
reille cut the antenne of the ant, and
other ants came and covered the wound
ed part with a transparent fluid secret
ed from their mouths. If a chimpanzee
is wounded, it stops the bleeding by
placing its hand on the wound or dress
ing it with leaves and grass. When the
animal has a wounded leg or arm hang
ing on, it completes the amputation by
means of its teeth. A dog, on being
stung in the muzzle by viper, was OBJ
served to plunge its head repeatedly for
several days into running water. This
animal eventually recovered. A sport
ing dog was run over by carriage.
During three weeks in winter it remain
ed lying in brook, where its food was
taken to j.. This animal recovered. A
terrier hurt its right eye. 1t remained
under counter, avoiding light and
heat, although it habitually kept close
to the fire. 1t adopted a general treat
ment, rest and abstinence from food.
The local treatment consisted in licking
the upper surface of the paw, which it
applied to the wounded eye; again lick
ing the paw when it became dry. Ami
mails suffering from traumatic fever
treat themselves by the continued ap-
plication of cold water, which M. De-
lanney considers to be more certain
than any of the other methods. In view
Of these interesting facts we are, he
thinks, forced to admit that hygiene
and therapeutics as practiced by ami
mails may, in the interest of psychology,
be studied with advantage.
Many physicians have been keen OBJ
servers of animals, their diseases, and
the methods adopted by them in their
efforts to cure themselves, and have
availed of the knowledge so brought
under their observation in their practice,
-NeD Orleans PcGyune.
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Convalescent-


Tapped warm IN the care of watchfui love
She sits in the sunshine this summer day,
Yet an! u Is scarcely a month ago
Since love could do nothing but weep and
pray.
To the cleaning gate OF Gods Heaven she
went,
The songs of His angels she nearly heard;
And now, rs we look in her pearkpink face,
Our hearts within us are strangely stirred
So little more and. all mystery past,
This girl had been wiser than all the wise.
Did her soul hear something tongue may not
tell
AS it gazes at us through soft blue eyes?
And who might have been in the heavenly
choir,
Must shrink from the shadow of pride and
wrong.
Must walk in the light of the cleaning gate,
In step to the air of the angels song.
So this young life must beneeforth bear
A solemn sweetness. tender grace,
As of one who turns to her daily task
From kneeling awhile in Gods Holy Place.
The Culver.
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"Give Ely's Cream Balm trial. This
justly celebrated remedy for the cure of
catarrh, hay fever, cold in the head, &C.,
can be obtained of any reputable drug
gist, and may be relied upon as "a safe
complaints and will give immediate
relief. 1t is not a liquid, snuff or pow
der, has no offensive oder and can be
used at any time with good results, as
thousands can testify, among them
some of the attaches of this office. y
Spirit of the Times, May 90, 1856. 2t
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Good Results i'm Every Case

d. A. Bradford, wholesale paper deal
er of Chattanooga. Tenn. writes that he
was seriously afflicted with severe
cold that settled on his lungs; had tried
many remedies without benefit. Re-
ing induced to try DIR. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption, did so and
was entirely cured by use of few bot
ties. Since which time he has used it
in his family for all Coughs and Colds
with best results. This is the expert
e. ce of thousands whose lives have
been saved by this Wonderful Discov-
cry.
Trial Bottles free at D. J. Humphreys
Drug Store.
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Get our prices before looking elsewhere.
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| to plead for US, for he is ''the righteous"
We have offended God, but he never dis
| pleased him at any time. And
V 2) not only is he righteous in himself,
but he is the Precipitation for our sins (See
| Heb tx, 15.) He came for this; he suffered
| as our substitute; he is the Lamb slain" for
us; the Shepherd giving his life for the sheep.
Nor was it for you and mean apostle and q
handful of believers-but for all the world,
| without distinction of race, rank or charac-
| ter for the chief Of sinners as well as for the
moral and humane. No human being can
| justly stand aloof and say, "There is no hope
| for me in Christ.
V. g. And if we wish to be clear that we
know him, here is the way: we are anxious
to keep his commandments. That was the
way with the twelve. They knew Jesus in
part; they followed him. So with us. The
knowledge is not of the head only. it is of the
heart also. 1t is like the knowledge child
| has of his mother.
| V. 4. He that saith, no matter how loud or
public his profession, I know him, and does
not obey him, is a liar, etc., as in i, 8. On
the other hand
| ". s., he that keeps the Saviour's words,
in memory and ia life, in him is the love of
God perfected. 70 put it plainly, in him it
has done its work. 1t has won him from sin,
it has drawn him to God If this is not this
case with a professor, it is thrown away on
him. "By this we know that we are one
with Christ, children of God. So
". 6, sHe that saith, !" makes aprofession,
| that he is in Christ ought to walk as Christ
walked See the gospel for this See Heb.
vii, 95 Christ is holy and came to put away
! sin. A man who truly believes in him will
not keep sin, but will try to walk as he
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We can ridicule the red-nosed man,
but there is something brilliant about
him after all.
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A grammarian would, no doubt, de-
fine Adams original position as "first
person, singular"
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"What did your father leave you
when he died, Pat?" "Faith, he left
me an orphan"
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-04-01
A Minutes Anger.

Not long ago. in a city not far from
New York, two boys, neighbors, who
were good friends. were playing. In
the course of the game dispute arose
between the boys. and both became
angry; one struck the other. and finally
one kicked the other. who fell uncon-
scious in the street, was taken home,
and now for four weeks has suffered
most cruelty. The doctors say that if
he lives he will never be well. snd will
always suffer and need the constant
care of 4 physician. If the boys had
been the greatest enemies they would
not. could not, have desired worse
fate for each other than this. But, in
stead of enemies, they were friends and
loving companions. Now every thing
is changed. One will never be, able TO
walk. or to take part in active games;
the other will never forget the suffer-
ings he has caused.
A minutes anger caused this.-Chris-
tian Union.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-04-01
CATCHING A SHARK.
The Valuable Service Rendered by an
Ugly Yellow Dog.

Ugly Yellow Dog.
In 1874 / was mate of a coasting
schooner voyaging between Charleston,
Beaufort, Savannah and other points
on the Southern coast. She was built
at Charleston, and l went out on the
first voyage The name of her captain
was Martin, an easy-going, gOod-nat-
ured man, and we had three men be-
fore the mast.
We left Charleston in the afternoon,
and were scarcely clear of the bar
when a monster shark was observed in
our wake. There are always sharks in
plenty in Charleston harbor, and this
chap would not have received much
notice except for his size and the grim.
persistent manner in which he followed
us. He ranged up on the starboard
quarter. not more than ten feet away,
and there he stuck. When we had
.aade our offing and set our course.
the captain determined to get rid of
the unpleasant visitor. When a sailor
sees a shark following his ship he feels
as a landsman would if wolf was
pursuing his carriage. The shark is
there to eat you, if opportunity occurs.
and you feel spirit of revenge stirring
you up to get rid of him.
We had big shark-hOok on board,
and after the decks had been cleared
we brought it out. baited it with a
chunk OF polk, and the morsel was
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-04-01
DlNING-ROOM ART.
Pretty Pictures Which, Perchance, You
Have Seen Yourself.

Pretty Pictures Which, Perchance, You
Have Seen Yourself.
Do you know enjoyed the decora-
sions of the dining-car? Oh, yes.
There was nothing original about
them. They were the same old din
ing-room pieces that one sees in all
dining-rooms of all hotels and many
houses; but was pleased to see them on
the car. Right at my elbow was a
panel that was the very soul of appro-
pirate suggestiveness for dining
room. 1t was a painting of string Of
dead fish. Nothing can be more appe-
thing in a dining-room than string Of
dead fish. Another panel held up to
view some dead birds. hanging heads
down. One bird seemed to have been
shot out of season, and one appeared
to have starved to death in a trap. As
l looked at them l thought how I
would enjoy the duck when it came on.
Then in another panel hung two dead
rabbits; they had been dead a long
time, too, for had seen them hanging
in places where people eat ever since /
was a boy. l do admire these game
pieces on dining-roOm panels. l think,
however, ar interior of Slaughter
house, under full sail, and an interior
of Chicago packing-house in execu-
tive session should be added. And for
a coy breakfast-room why not a plaque
representing some very tender spring
:hickens just crawling out Of their
shells? The genius who first thought
IF painting dead fish and dead rabbits
or dining-room pieces has not yet car
lied his fish and game depot" ideas
quite to completion.-Burdetts, Is
Brooklyn: Eagle.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-04-01
ABLE BEGGARS.
How Two Mendicants Took Advantage Of
Two Charitable Gentlemen.

How Two Mendicants Took Advantage Of
Two Charitable Gentlemen.
In an address at the annual meeting
of the Charity Organization Society in
Association Hall the other night. How
ard Crosby said that not long ago q
genteel but seedy-lookingm man called on
Rev. DR.. Parkhurst, saying that he had
been sent there by DIR. Crosby. The man
wanted pair of spectacles, sayin g
that if he had them he could go to
work. Dr. Parkhurst W anted to know
why he had not asked DIR. Crosby for
Them
well the fact is" said the beggar.
81 have dined with DR.. Crosby every
day for two weeks. and | couldn't inn
pose on him any longer"
DIR. Parkhurst wrote to DR.. Crosby
about the man, and was told that the
story was untrue. A day later DIR.
Crosby was surprised by visit from
the beggar. The beggar said:
Il am told that you wrote to DR..
Parkhurst that / lied"
Yes" said Dr. Crosby, 81 did,
won't you send for your bOy?"
said the beggar. The boy came. He
had given the beggar cold victuals every
day for two weeks at the area door.
Chauncey NJ. Depew said that he had
had some experience with beggars. A
lawyer whom he had known as a rep
utable man, and of whose downfall he
had not heard, came to him one day
and with tears asked for money to
bury his dead wife. The story affected
Mr.. Depew, and the man got a very
liberal amount. Six months later he
came back, took out the same handker-
chief he had used before, wept the
same sort of tears, and told the same
story of dead wife. Mr.. Depew said,
dryly:
II helped to bury her six months
ago"
The man dried his tears and said,
reproachfully:
known you l wouldn't have expected
this from you"
At an expense of $50, 1854 the soci-
ETY. has, during the past year, under
taken the care of 6,164 cases, has put
299 persons into institutions, has Sc
cured relief for 1876, and has found
employment for 1,740. 1t has sup
pressed 325 frauds. and exposed 1913
imposters and 80 fraudulent charities.
Street beggars numbering 999 have
been warned or arrested, Al per cent.
of whom were able-bOdied and 200 of
whom were sent to prison. They have
on file the history of 1882 mendicant
families, numbering. $4,000 people,
and the locations of the %, 7S5 houses
they have lived i'm Y. Sun.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-04-01
A FELL DESTROYER.
The Startling Increase of Mortality from
Consumption in America.

Consumption in America.
thin the past year the civilized
world has been shocked and saddened
by the knowledge of the great devasts-
ton wrought by the cholera in Spain;
and every precaution. in the way OF
sanitary measures and quarantine regu-
lations, that modern science could sug-
gest, was taken to prevent its spread
ing into other countries. The pubic
scanned the columns of the daily press,
eager for information with regard to
the advance of this fearful disease, and
read with batcd breath as they learned
that it numbered its victims by the
tens of thousands.
If it was a matter of such deep and
universal concern that in Spain 1Ol 900
souls gave up their lives to this fell
destroyer, should it not also be mat
ter of some interest to our own people
that, within the borders of these United
States, over 1900 persons die each
year of pulmonary consumpton?-th
twelve out of every hundred deaths are
caused by a disease which, though
slow in its progress, is as sure in its re-
suits as cholera itself?
Should it ever transpire that some
means of prevention should be found,
by means of which people would be
rendered proof against the disease, or
at least could be cured when once it
had set its seal upon them, would it
not be one of the greatest boons vouch-
safed to man since the introduction of
vaccination?
Inventive persons have from time to
time thought that they had secured a
sure cure, if not an unfailing prophy-
Tactic; and, at the present time, since
the discoveries of Koch, all sorts of
parasiticides are being used to kill the
germ of the disease. The unfortunate
bacillus is now being hunted down with
pneumatic chambers, deep inhalations
and local applications introduced by
means of the hypodermic syringe, with
results that are, to say the least, uncer-
tain.
But, after all the years of research
devoted to the subject, and out of all
the methods of prevention and cure
that have been suggested, the one that
has given the best results, and is now
being universally adopted, is change of
climate.-Dr. S. 4. FISK, in Popular
Science MOnthiy.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-04-01

dropped overheard and the rope paid
out until the pork was right at the
sharks nose. He refused to touch it.
Sharks are always hungry, and sharks
aren't a bit particular whether they eat
pork or sailor, but this fellow seemed
to know that We had formed con-
spiracy to destroy him. We made up
a dummy and carried it aloft and
heaved it overheard with q great out
cry, but that trick also failed. The
shark paid no attention to the splash.
but kept his wicked eyes on the man at
the wheel, and remained where we
first discovered him.
We had slow passage down to the
inlet. and as we entered it the shark
suddenly disappeared. We went up
to Beaufort, unloaded part of our
cargo. took on some cotton, and came
down again, and we had scarcely
crossed the bar when the big fish
again took his position on the star
board quarter. 1t was the same when
We went into Savannah, and the same
at Brunswick, and we dropped lin
again OF Charleston, as we returned
after an absence of two weeks. We
tried every way known 10 sailors to
drive the fellow of. but he wouldn't
bulge. At Charleston tho captain
consulted a colOred clairvoyant, and
She sold him about an ounce of pink
salve and told him shat he must buy q
yellow dog, grease its paws with the
salve. and use the dog to bait the
shark-hook. He paid two dollars for
the salye, and was a whole day finding
a yellow dog. One was finally dis
covered following colored man
about. and an offer of three dollars
made him our dog. On this occasion
we left Charleston just at day-break,
having been in the harbor three days.
As day fully dawned we picked up our
old enemy. and all hands willingly
turned up to see what luck we would
have with the new bait. We creased
the paws of the dog, and he at once
began to howl in the most dismal
manner. You'd have believed from
his actions that he knew what was
coming. When we had dashed him
fast to the hook we found that the
shark had neared the ship by several
feet, and that he seemed to be bit
nervous.
Well, when all was ready over went
the dog. and he had scarcely touched
the water when the shark had him. He
had dog, hook and all at one snap. and
started to make 4 skip when the hook
brought him up. We took the line to
the capstan and walked the old chap
alongside. and when we had his head
out of water we fired two charges of
buckshot into it. We then drew him
inboard and finished him off, and after
breakfast We fell to and slit him open
to see what sort of cargo ne carried.
There was the dog, swallowed almost
whole, a human head, beef-bone, the
heel of a boot. pint bottle. two feet
of small chain, a score of buttons, Z
table-knife and two iron
spoons, and several other trifles which
he had picked up while cruising around
and waiting for us to come out. We
hove him over after the examination,
and though the schooner ran on that
same route for the ensuing eleven
none of us sighted shark,
large or small. The greaseddog bust
ness seemed to have given the whole
fraternity valuable hint.-N. Y. sam