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Facts of Interest.

Midway island, one of the Hawaiian group,
belongs to the United states, and is used as a
coal station.
1t is said that within radius Of ;G0 miles
around Ashcvillc, n. c., every known min
cral can be found
Dr. E. Parmly Brown declares that the ex-
cessive Use of salt is one OF the main factors
in the destruction of human teeth.
Divers in thirty feet of water, at Holyoke
dam, near Hartford, have kept up communi-
cation with the men at the pipes by means OF
telephones.
Prof. Pickering, of the Boston Institute of
Technology, with several skilled Photographic
ers, went to Grenada one Of the West India
islands, to observe the sun eclipse of Aug, %.
A good Cremona violin has tifty-eight di-
visions. The back, neck, sides and circles are
of sycamore; the belly, base bar, sounding
post and six blocks of deal; the finger board
and tail piece of ebony.
A New Zealand mushroom, which grows on
the trunks of trees, is likely to become an ar
ticlc of expectation TO England. 1t is cX-
ported in large quantities to'China, where 1t
is used in the preparation of soups
A Frcnchman with prophetic tendencies
declares that the great iron tower 1000 feet
high, proposed to be built in Paris, will be-
como magnetic on account of the huge blocks
of iron running north and south. In this case
all iron things for u mile around viii be-
drawn 10 it.
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The Fly Pin.

A decided novelty is the "hy PIN In
reality this is not a pin, but an ornament to
take the place of brooches and other pins,
especially in delicate laces and thin fabrics.
1t embraces in its designs a large number of
winged insects and represents Il sufficient
number NJ sizes 10 furnish ornaments for
many purposes In Il word, it appears as a
blue bottle ly on bonnet ribbon, as "A hum
ming bird for brooch, Il gorgeous butterfly
for hair pin, or dragon fly for bouquet
holder, and SO ON through the family of
winged insects Some of these pins are of
plain gold, others are set with gems, while
others are enameled in faithful copy of
natures hucs. The novelty consists III the
manner in which these pretty little orna-
mcnt.S are fastened on 10 the ribbon, the
dress or in the hair. In the body Of each fly
is concealed an ingenious COntrivancc where
by the wing, are movable. On being pressed
underneath the wings open and, being la:d
against the lace or fabric gains firm clasp
on the same, when the pressure is removed
and the WINGS are permitted 10 spread them
selves, The advantages, especially for deli
cate fabrics, are obvious, the frailest web of
lace cannot be torn, and Us the ornaments are
OF light weight there Is no pulling or sagging
when fastened to thin materials. 1t is be
hevci that iiy pins will prove especially at
tractiVe on ball and evening costumes, for
hair ornaments and fastening up lace drap
cries and holding on corsase bouquets
Jewellers Circular.
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Ladies who keep up with the prevailing
styles have already learned that the under
skirt Of the coming costume need not in any
way resemble the rest of the suit, and that so
long as il is striped or of fancy colors it is
quite the approved fashion. To select, there
fore, from short lengths such pieces as will
make the loNerpart and side panel of n walk
ing skirt is the objective idea of many shop
ping excursions. Judiciously used, five and
one-haf or six yards of these elegant mate
rials viii make the required undcrskirt, and
he sufficient for any combination in the
basque, if il is desired.
In heavy fancy goods there should he no
foot plating or fullneSs of any sort for the
bottom of the skirt The hreadths should be
plainly scanned up and finished out at the top
by the skirt lining, as the thick goods does
not extend to the belt on account of its weight
and for economical reasons as well The
drapery should he carefully planned SO as to
leave one long breadth on one side over which
the front and back draperies must part to
show the panel from the foot nearly to the
belt or t. the edge of the basque. Very rich
silks with fancy stripes, striped pushes, vel
vet and MORE will bc made up for these skirts.
y few very heavy high cost broradcS are to
be similarly emnloyed. The Overdrcss should
I've of wool, with long sweeping draperleS,
plainly hemmed, or in some goods showing
the selvedEc at the edge of the drapery. The
BASQUE must be short and with the severely
simple effect of a riding habit. This is to be
the characteristic walking dress of the COM
ing season -Domorests Monthly.
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IInrnllesa TRICKS.

While we cannot recommend the following
tricks" ns either new or brilliant, we print
them because now and then catch Of this
kind causes some little merIiment on the part
of the young people ut father, mother or un-
clc's expense:
Can you place n newspaper on the I'oor IN
such way that two persons can stand upon
IT. and not he able to reach one another with
their hands. Answer: Yes; by putting the
paper in doorway, one half inside and the
other half outside Cf tho room, closing the
door over il, two persons can easily stand
upon it, and still 10 beyond each Others
reach.
Can YOU put one of your hands where the
other cannot touch it, Easily, by putting
one hand On the elbow of the other arm.
Can you place d pencil on the floor in such
n way that no on" can jump over it, Yes, II
! place it close enough to the wall of the
room.
Can you push chair through finger ring
Yes, by putting IA ring on the finger and push
ing the chair with the finger.
You can put yourself through "A kcyholc by
taking a piece Of pupcr with the word your
self" written upon it and pushing it through
the hole
You can ask question that no one can an
swer with mo" by saying, What does y-e-s
srcllp
You can 60 out Of the room with two legs
and return with six by bringing chair along
with you.
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Professor Isaac Lancaster has presented to
the American Association for the Advance
ment of Science an account of a discovery
about flying that he has made. The learned
gentlemen Of that body consider it a wonderful
achievement, 50 there must I've something in it.
They have offered prize OF so for the best
paper ON the subject next year.
Professor Lancaster has devoted his atten-
ton to the floating or soaring of birds. lie
observed that large bird viii move forward
and remain awning hours and hours without
a single ZAP or motion. He thought if he
could get tls secret of it then any Substance
shaped like a birds wing, and no heavier
proportionaiely than that, could do the same
He studied birds carefully for months, cover
ing him-o!, with green and brown cotton
cloth to disguise himself as Il pine tree. inv
artificial soaring wing lie found must have
the under surface rough to motion from rear
70 front, and snIo h from front to rear. II
must have the fIGs ledge Oh the under side
Ii must have the elastic feather tips and be
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A tin tray heavily plated with brass, stood
upon a ~ -,lnd in a bay window. The
brazen surface was brilliantly polished and
had been hammered to resemble alligator
hide. The lightning lit this tray i'll flashes Of
rather alarming brilliancy. Miss Lillian
thought she would remove it to darker part
of the room. As she was about to do 50 an
overwhelming sheet of light came that blind
ed and startled her The tray CLEANED us ii
it had been ablaze. She seized it in a hurry
threw cover over it and put it under the
table. Then She left the room.
Next morning a perfect picture of tho
Young lady was found to be photographed
upon the tray. II was producel by the brass
surface Of The tray beneath it having been
dulled and darkened to a deep buff color. 1t
was profile picture, and where her eye was
the brass was left bright and shining, the
surface being here untouched, as is indicated
in the illustration.
Mis-, Paul has short. black curly hair
Where it appears TO be in a knot behind a
lock must have been brushed up from leaning
against a chair.
Such is tho lightning photograph. How it
was male who shall say' Nobody /, wise
enough TO explain it as yet. reflection of
the girls fnfs may have been thrown upon
the polished tray by light streaming from it
to the tray. Chemical rays in the lightning 4
flash may have caught the reelection, acted
on il in an instant and fixed it, But how
about the bright spot that was left where her
eye wasi
Different and stronger rays may Lave
streamed from her eye, rays 80 strong that
the electrical chemistry could not decjmpCSe
them How the picture came to be caught in
profile is also mystery. She may have been
holding the tray at the moment 50 that IT,
Election Of her side face fell upon it when the
picture was made But still it is oil not very
clear We only know it is very remarkable.
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longer than it is wide, and if it closely imi-
tates the birds it must have from enc to three
pounds weight for each square foot of sur
face. He constructed floating planes which,
for lack Of better name, he has termed
elIlgies They would draw into the breeze
from the hand and simulate the soaring
birds perfectly, moving on horizontal lines,
or on any inclination To vertical
Motionless wing flight! That was the solu
ton of the problem. His most successful
"eiligy" was a machine with balance arm
rotating in horizontal plane, like chill
dren's merry go-round or Flying Dutchman.
This remained floating in calm air for three
days, but a wind stopped it, unlike the birds,
which soar against the wind. The arms Of
this machine were very long, nincty-four feet
across, extending out each side from a liori-
zontal broad plane u by Il feet. The long,
rotating arms were TO initiate the wide circles,
100. feet across, in which the birds move
around. He says the frigate birds can he
seen any calm day over the lower Florida
coasts going around and around in their inter-
minable circles on fixed wings the whole day
long. Then plane of the weight and dimen-
sions and position of frigatc bird ought TO
move in the same manner if similarly placed
Thus far has the invention proceeded. Can
u machine Ike made which will also soar in a
windi The question Is open.
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YOUNG FOLKS COLUMN.
SOME MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
BOYS AND GIRLS.
A Young Saturalist's First Day Afield.
Harmless Tricks-1"e Boy or Girl Who
viii Rise-A Great City Full of Lit

A Young SWturallst's First Day Afeld.
Harmless Tricks-1"e Boy or Girl Who
viii Risc-A Great City Full of Lit
tie People.
"Stop, Halle! See what you are doing"
"He's kicking up a dreadful dust said FL
more
He's destroying a a whole city with all its
wealth, and may be killing whole families,
babies and ALL"
Both boys looked at Uncle Frank in hor
ritied way, and then looked quietly and curl
ously at the ground.
Its only an Old ant hill, uncle"
"Only an ant kill And what is that but a
city of many thousand people, n few hundred
times smaller than you, It's true, but alive
and capable OF feeling and planning and
working
IL believe You about the numbers-just see
them swarm! But weren't YOU joking about
the wealth of the city' l don't see any
banks and stores
There were banks and stores, nevertho-
less, and all this years crops and goods in
them"
The boys looked rather than asked; What
kind of goods, pray, are in an ant hill"
There was stored in that city what was
worth as much 10 its owners rs your own
fathers stock of groceries and bank account
to him-wheat seed, crumbs of bread, grain
and sugar, shrcds of meat, dead bugs, etc,
enough to last all winter. Suppose You take
all the provisions out of Chicago|
well" said rcpcntant Hal, IN bring my
pockets full of wheat and things, and that
will pay them all lack
IAN, perhaps, but the trouble of asserting
and storing them"
Storing. Storing' Do they so to that
troubles"
Does your papa in his store mix flour and
hams and coffee and molaSScS together
Fancy these ants mixing crumbs of bread,
grain, dead flies bits of sugar or apple and
dried insects all together, They have place
for everything, and put everything in ITS
Racc'
But what about the babiesp
Don't you see those white things they are
carrying awayN
They are grains Of rice, | suppose"
"Thev are nothing of the kind but baby
ants being carried to place of safety
I'D awtullv hate TO lie one Of their babies
and get nothing for breakfast but dried bugs
and rag weei seeds
Mistaken again Their babies are fed the
sweetest and richest of milk"
Can these fellows carry away milk, too,
or have they millmen rs well Us banks and
stores"
Better than that; they keep their own
cows-the aphis, a kind OF plant louise which
exudes drops of honay-like iiaid just adapted
to baby ants They watch these creatures
sometimes siut them mp 70 keep them from
running oT-and milk them by pressing the
body with their foreieet.'
an watch what kick after this. Morn
ing Guide.
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FhSHlONlETS.

The marquise is the newest lace.
Fiat finger rings are out Of fashion.
A glove must be long or it is nothing.
Skirts are gathered, drapcd or plated
The beryl and the opal are fashionable
stones
Black and white silk hose in pin checks are
imported.
Etamine with wide meshcs is combined
with wooden lace
Velvet jackets, sleeveless of course, are
worn with lace dresses.
Times are good again. The jcwelry trade
has improved p per cent over last year.
White silk vests, braided with gold Of
pale tint are worn with tailor-rnade dresses.
Women will wear large and splendid orna-
ments i'll jewelry, men very small and quiet
ones.
1t i considered more stylish in France for
a bride 10 wear a long plain tul!e veil than
lacc one.
Very large hall earrings Of dull gold, some
TINS with jewel set down deep in them, are
coming into fashion.
Shes are less pointed, and have rcnounced
the high heels which gave such an unsteady
sait and projected the body forward
Flush jackets are made without any extra
trimming of fur or paSsemcnterie, and are
t"aUt!;u. from their very simplicity.
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Moon and Magnet.

An Austrian savant has ascertained that
the moon has an influence on magnetiAed
needle varying with its phases and its dccli-
nation Tho phenomenon is said to be more
prominently noticeable when our satellite is
near the earth, and to he very marked when
she is passing from tho full to her first or sec
ond quarter. The disturbances are a, their
maximum when the moon is in the plane of
the equator, and greater during the southern
than the northern declination.
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rnINESE DUCK BOAT.

The hons lay and cackle like other hens,
raising their Exile brOOds on the floating barn
yard The ducks can't stay aboard all the
time-thcy must go ont to swim; but at
night ovcrr uu k comes home. Then there
are boa;S Stapart specially for raising ducks
after they hay' been Matched by the ovcih.
The master or mistress soon learns the proper
quack by which the ducklings are controlled.
They too, are permitted to swim occasionally
through tho day until they are ready for
market At night the hindmost duck al
ways gets clubbing for his tairlincSs III
getting on board. One thousand birds may
he tended by one man and raised i'll this
way. Women and older children generally
row the boats in the Pearl river The men
go ashore, but the children are born on the
boats, and often their mothers have never
been on land. Land is dear and life Is
cheap. Those unable to rent garden
sometimes Construct little floating islands or
RATS made of bamboo, and cover them with
soil, upon when they grow their vegetables.
If a boat gets upset, the first impulse Is TO
save its contents and then the occupants after
ward
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starvation In London,

"Thirty scvcn il the number Of deaths re-
ported in London for the year 1870 due 10
starvation or I~ivation, says The ST
james Gazette. at il lameutahlc, and yet
the wonder, perhaps, Is that in such II city in
such times the return j. ~ small The victims
were u all ages and trades, and included
bookkn%ers, fish hawker1, chimney sweeps,
infants and parish hcadle. IL X 10 tie
fear,sd that the return is incomplete. Doubt
less Starvation or privatIon' caused all these
thirty seven deaths, hut as certain Is Il that
they were responsible FOR a great many more.
II is difficult 10 say when a death IN the eel
lars II tbc East End i, not due more on less
10 starvation Frivaiion - even wider
term. --ExrhanEe.
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The fashion of bo,lic,s or corSeletS is on the
increase They are made chiefly of velvet Of
a color to correspond with that Of the dress.
Even women no longer young now wear cor.
seletS, which are completed at the top and
transformed into n high corsage by two
fronts of the dress material "a triie shirred.
Suppn-e IA toilet of pale gray silk worn by a
lady Of a certain age. The corselet will b" Of
deep gray velvet embroidered in gold, and
the fronts, which simulate a draped iichu,
will lie Of pale gray silk like tine rest Of the
dress, the sleeves being like the fronts In
short, the bodice or corselet is given the as
pect of an actual corset put on over the cor
sage Of dress.
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worn. They are often made Of wool O:
satNsn and worn over different skirt. OF a
skirt of the same can be made. The skirt in
this case l. usually without drapirg, either
kilt plated, plain or with a broad founce at
the bottom
The model illustrated is Of figured PINK
wo-,l, Incl with Surah of the same tint. The
body is close fitting, and has added TO it
short distance below the waist a box-plaited
aounce of the same goods, edged with white
wool lace seven inches deep. A iabot Of the
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Boy and Puppy.
The Doy or uIrl who VIII Rise.
with you.

Show me a boy or girl who Is self-rcSpcct
ing, scorns a lie and deception, is honorable
among his playmat,s aud pure in habits, and
will show You ons who will havo mental
culture, no matter what his surroundings
may be- He viii manage by some fair rr'a!s
10 acquire enough of the lore Of book, 10 en-
able him to carry out his chosen hio ~orh
with dignity AMI crclit
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iame lace is along the front. and deep frills
are on the sleeves, which are gathered on the
shoulc, r and at the wrist. A paSsementerie
trimming of knotted pink silk cord finishes
the edges and seams and hangs in loops on the
front.
The breakfast jacket can be made of serge
or of twiled flannel, white or pale pink or
blue; it is trimmed with white wool lace and
colored ribbon bows Face the fronts an
inch and half and the bottom an inch deep;
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-09-04

When worn car wheel tread is examined
under the microscope it is perceived that the
surface of the metal comes or III thin flakes
or scales Examined under high powers the
scales are found to resemble portions Of a
brick wall, the fractures being not in the par
ticlcs Of iron, but in the material which unites
the particles in manner similar TO which
mortar unites the bricks of wall. Contin-
uOus Earring breaks this cement or uniting
material, thus allowing iron SO treated to fall
in pieces
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This combing suck of white batiste, with
ruiilcs of batiste embroidery headed by an
insertion of torchon lace. The rutile around
the bottom is four inches wide, while that
along the right 'front.' is two inches wide and
is set on at an inch and half from the edge.
~ that il covers the buttonholeS and buttons,
The pocket flaps are trimmed with embroidery
ami st on the sides, and a ribbon bow is
placed at the throat and on the sleeves.
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I, Cost, tn III. in sutherland.

There j. another feature a. the Swiss E"tol
winch i altogether peculiar 10 Itsf. II you
ar ~ inlpt1Id,nt H. 10 die IN one OF them, the
l,)II~e L. charged 20 francs, or SO This i
calie,l the indemnity Tee ~ Henry Waiter
son, in CUiricr-J Journal
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Not long since Miss Lillian Paul of Plain
field, N j., sat up at night to wait the return
of member of the family who was out. A
tremendous thunder storm came lightning
played, and ever and anon lit the house with
binding flashes that would have frightened
an ordinary woman out of her senses. But
Miss Lillian is one girl who is not sra'cy,
thank heavenl She sat coolly enough, read
ing.
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WHAT SHALL WE WEAR?


The illustration shows II very convenient
loose jacket for lady to wear With conibins
her hair, lofore putting on her corset and
dress in the morning.
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nR. X. NJ. MACARTHUR, Ottawa, Ill
- ON. In The Opera House Block. Opes nom
O'Clock A. to o'cIock p. N. ResideSce cd Benton
street, south Of l,Bois Avenue, isn0is
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TYR. r.. w. wEIR, tDeutcher lOetor,) late
~ Physiciah and Surgeon 10 the 81. Louis Female
Hosipta Once St.eels Clothing Store, corner Of
Main and Id sa..e streets, Residence south b'ur,
AZ Mre Eenss srA
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ing Guide

"Oh, good Mr. Darning needle, please don't
sew up my enls. I'll never catch another IN
sect in my life if youll only let me Off just
this once lInrpers Young People.
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nR. @. NILl-E:R, the we'll known Oculist
~ Bua AUrlst tttAws> III Uffce, over L5 DCh ; dry
gucoe tiOyr, Man street.
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T. y. SRi6SS, prSS,yst Boosse!ieI and Sta
T.. ton ct. Ottawa, II. Second store IN Nsttiascrb
Block. soutb side Of Court HuG'e Square
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Al IL Nf.t' SSI-. Germsn prusgst and Apotbe-
WI. cay (vhole-ap sna retall,) Main street, >h'a
wa IL Importer sf Drugs Chemicals French Cogni.
" Brantir.. W'hee. &c.
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nR. wNI. IA rPPARD, Member Of the
~ Royal College OF tertiary surgeons Ehsand:
Yellow u The lounoa yeterinAry Medical Association;
s!so Veter, nary Edi Dvasons SptrtI ~ Ise vyf:
can be Consulted a. his once. lafayette ST. sugs
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7 w. BIiI;wfLE Attorney and Counselor ~
IL. Law and Notary Public. Rooms s = & 10, Opera
House H.Ck, Ottawa, III.
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nR. Oh lSIrS "a NDERS, successor
~ 70 Dr. AEnl-! AUtsi. once over X. A. Buffers
grocery store, IN tEsun Bsu-k, Ottawa, H. sepl3
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II M. BAScoNI, NJ. D.,
OfH," Hogrs 2tu ; once and Residence,
Always IN uttr. during n.,c hours p BLOCK
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CEYLON'S ISLAND.
THE LAWS, CUSTOMS AND INDUS
TRIES OF THE INHABITANTS.

Native Products of the Soil-Ccylon Gin
nRmon-Cocoa Palm Trees-Coffee Plan
tations Euined by the "Nast-of-Tricks."
The Tea Industry.
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~ GRIC}CiS, Attorney and Counselor q, Law.
\. Office in LyLCh's block, Main street Ottawa. III.
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r. ?. BVLL, LEsrER Ii. sTRAwN. 5. W. RusHR.
DULL, S'rRA w ~ ~ RCGEk Alter
ID neys and Councillor AZ Law. ONCE over City
Drug Store corner VI In Sale and Madison streets OF
lava. III. jan8S