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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-02-24

A FULL STOCK OF FLOWER F'4'
II sAUCERs fj1 same for szie ~ ,,7prgy
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Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-05-26
A Heavy Weight Of Smoke.

The Investigations of q society formed
in London to abate the smoke nuisance
afforded rather startling idea of the
wasteful extravsgance of the present sys-
tenn Of combustion. Here is a summary
Of a late report Of the Smoke Abatement
Institute: The weight of the smoke cloud
over the city is estimated st about fifty
tons of solid carbon and $50 tons of hydro
carbon and carbonic oxide gases. From
actual tests. the value of coal actually
wasted through the obstinacy of the
Cockneys is GO. 257 500, or AZ per cent of
the amount expended for coal in London.
that being the percentage of heat that
escapes up chimney without warming
anybody This waste also causes use
less expenditure Of e26s, $50 for carting
coal. to say nothing of the wear and tear
Of streets and of e43. 900 more for carting
away ashes.
Altogether, about GO SOC. 900 is yearly
thrown away in London. Add to this
GO 900. 600 for injury to property from the
smoke laden atmosphere. and there is
shown total of "a. 500. 900 which London
annually loses because of its failure to
burn coal under proper conditions Nearly
all this waste and smoke could be pre-
vented by general adoption of improved
methods of constructing chimneys, fire
places, furnaces and heaters. Safety
Valve
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-05-26
Column. of Society Tw.dd,..

No one today is secure from gossip
Whence comes this licensef 1t comes
from the men and women among Mr. Nc
Allister's four hundred whose itch for
notoriety fmpels them to send every bit of
little tattle concerning the interior of
their domestic life to the newspapers for
publication 1t will hardly be pretended
by any man or any woman who today
complains of the tattling Of the newspa-
pers concerning him or her that he or she
has not heretofore utilized this very ten
dency Run down to Newport next sum
mer. Keep your eye on the correspon.
dents Of the great metropolitan journals,
See how eagerly they are sought by these
four hundred fapdoodles Look In their
mail box morning after morning Follow
their continual Intercourse with the peo.
pie concerning whom they write, and
draw your own conclusions as to the
source Of their information.
Why. distinctly recall In the Office Of
once leading Sunday newspaper. seeing
upon the desk Of the society editor as he
was called. poor devil to whom they paid
"a week for furnishing from four to
fourteen columns Of society rot. bushel
Of letters at a time, and every one Of them
contained either a ticket to some place of
entertainment. or bit Of gossip from
Mr. Toodles. or Mr. Traddles. concerning
betrothal. wedding. social festivity
Of some sort or kind. with the names OF
the guests. and quite likely the cost of
the whole affair Now who was to blame
the a week man or Mr. Traddles, who
sent the information. inclosing a IS bill
to secure its publicationr-Joe Howard In
New York Graphic.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-05-26

assert that, TO those who will lo..A al
Us without bias, we must appear In om
true light the happiest and most homo
loving people among modern nations
That provincial life in France Is narrow
| have admitted but what 6 very dove
cote Is almost every little homel II the
time to be happy Is now, and the way to
De so Is to make all those around us
happy. then are we the most enviable
people on earth, for we put that theory
into practice. In what other land will
you find SO many households whose mem
bers are of three or four generationsi
Parents and children. cling together to the
exclusion of all the world outside Not q
boy is brought up with view to emigra-
ton The thought Of the young birds
leaving the nest is dreaded know girls
who have refused splendid offers of mar.
riage and preferred humber ones because
the latter gave them a chance Of living
near papa aud mamma. and parents who
have put themselves to any amount of In
convenience to make room for daughters
In law rather than part with their sons
A French father would think you mad
if you told him that you left your family
at in the morning to return to them at
OF 8 in the evening as so many Ameri.
cans do; and that on Sunday, your only
day at home, you were too exhausted to
enjoy your children's prattle or to take a
walk with your wife, The little French
provincial tradesman. who locks his shop
door while he spends joyful hour at din
ner with his family. has come nearer solv.
ing the problem of happiness than the
Anglo Saxon jockey in the race for ducats
Max O'Rell in The Cosmopolitan
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-05-26

Tolstoi does not believe In science. and
he thinks. in particular. that medical
science is progressing In an entirely wrong
direction
Medical science. he says, ''is entirely
arranged for the wealthy classes and 1t
has adopted for its task the healing of
the people who can obtain everything for
themselves. and 1t attempts to heal those
who possess no superfuity by the same
means. The physician has studied with
celebrities In the capitals, who only retain
patients who can be cured in the hos
pital. and who. In the course of their
cure. can purchase the appliances requisite
for healing and even go at once from the
north to the south to some baths or other
Science is Of such q nature that every
rural physician laments because there are
no means Of curing workingmen. because
he is SO poor that he has not the means to
place the sick man in the proper hygienic
conditions: and at the same time this ply
sician complains that there are no hos
pitfalls and that he cannot get through
with his work. that he needs assistants.
more doctors and practitioners. New
York Medical Record.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-05-26

showing degree Of prosperity which they
have never before. at any time, enjoyed.
The time is therefore most favorable for
our citizens of courage, perseverance and
public spirit, TO enroll themselves and to
use their persuasion on others to induce
them to unite with them, in putting the
membership Of the proposed board Of trade
up to at least five hundred, and to push,
vigorously, all the useful and wholesome
interests Of the town. A large and we'll
composed canvassing committee has been
appointed and will go to work at once in
this line, and we bespeak for Its members
q generous reception and general. and even
universal, cooperation.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-05-26
peouIiarit,e. of American Ey.s.

The efforts Of the war department to
secure a field glass for the service of
greater power than the one they now use
has discovered the fact that the eyes Of
the average American are closer together
than those Of men in foreign countries
The double glass. known as the field
glass. now used Is weaker than that used
in the armies Of Europe. 1t Is Of only
from five to six powers-entirely too weak
for the purpose The only glass they can
get Of sufficient power Is single spy
glass, which Is defective In that 1t does
not take In broad enough field This is
very serious defect In the equipment of
the American army. but there seems to be
no immediate prospect Of its correction.
because our eyes are too close together
Some Of the colored troops may be able to
use different glass. but the white Yankee
soldier cannot overcome the national pecu
liarity The best military field glass in
use is that with which the German army
is supplied An attempt was made TO
adopt them by the war department. but
it was found that the eyes Of the glasses
were 50 far apart that they could not be
used by Americans, The department Is
studying how to overcome this difficulty
Washington Letter.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-05-26

One Of our inventions-the whirlgig,
which sprung during the winter from the
lack of hills to coast upon and ice to
skate over-consisted of long pole hung
on the top of q short upright post, set In
the midst Of q small pond of ice To the
longer end of the pole was attached a sled
by ropes as long as the size Of the pond
admitted Power was applied to the
short end of the pole by q boy or boys
walking in steps cut in the Ice. and push
ing 1t will be seen that the most fright
full speed could be almost instantly at
tanned The sled was like q stone in q
sling, and there was point where it rose
in the air with swing like that of swal-
low. to touch the ice only at intervals.
The dangerous machine was given up
when the skating really began; besides.
the spring Ice would not bear the strain
of the sweep as it revolved upon the up
right post.-Hamlin Garland in American
Magazine.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-05-26

A writer In the New York Sun declares
that Colonel Ingersoll's eulogy on Conk.
ling. his Grafton on Tom Paine and his rec
itation at the grave of little child In
Washington several years ago, were all
stolen from Buckley's Essay on MilI's
Essay on Liberty" and his History Of Civil
ization in England" We cannot believe
this, but shall read with interest, the colo
nel's denial and the Sun writer's effort to
prove his statement. We do not, however,
consider Ingersoll as either inspired or
infallible, and it is possible that he will be
caught mapping, II not stealing.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-05-26
WOMEN WHO WEEP.
Why so many Ladies Cry Clearly Ex.
plained, and How 1t Can be Avoided
Carefully Descrjb d.

1t is safe to saw that not one woman In ten
thousand lives single week in which she
does not either cry or feel like crying. The
cares Of life. dissppointments. and. more
than all else. weaknesses and pains make all
women more or less miserable. This 10 all
wrong. Women were made for happiness. not
Tor misery. When woman Is weak she re-
quires strength. Her body, her mind and ali
her faculties and functions must be put in q
healthy condition. or she cannot secure
strength Nature IL always ready To do this.
but nature almost always requires assistance
and the question therefore is. How can We
best assist nature %
The finest physicians in the medical pro-
fession have agreed that nothing so surely and
easily does this as pure spirits taken in mod
Grafton, either before meals or between meals
The effect Is to gently and healthily stimulate
all the faculties TO vigorous action. and thus
nature Is assisted and strength Is given There
are hundreds of thousands of ladies in Amer
lea, today. who are growing stronger healthier
and more attractive in appearance By the
lldicious use Of Duify's Pure Malt Whisky.
Many OF these Aides arc the wives Of Minis
ters and Professors, and hundreds of them
are Temperance women. They realize that
Duny's Pure Malt Whisky Is q medicine. not q
drink. and thst it furnishes the best and only
positive help 20 weakened bodies that has
ever been discovered. Great care should be
exercised, however, to secure only the genuine.
which is absolutely pure, for there are very
manv so called whiskies in the market that
are positive injury to any one who uses
them We venture 20 assert. however. that
not one woman in hve hundred who Will care
fully use this great aid TO health In modera-
but. on the contrary. will Ind q renewal not
only ofyouthful vigor but OF color. brightness.
and sll those qualities which indicate the
presence Of perfect health.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-05-26

That mental disorders may In many In
stances be cured by corporal measures
all know Some sudden shock to the
body has often proved the only means by
which long standing mania has been
removed 1t is wonderful. for instance.
what marvellous effect the submersion
Of the would be suicide In the cold depths
Of the dark river has upon his mind No
sooner is he rescued and brought to his
senses than all thought of putting an end
to his existence has vanished, and he once
more braces himself up to fight the battle
Of life The disappointed lover who-es-
pecially II she be a woman-ls tempora-
rily deranged. fnds plunge into the
nearest pond quickly alters her views as
to her miserable condition The fires Of
love are often as effectuAlly quenched by
one rash dip and the troubled mind as
speedily restored to healthy condition.
as though the false one had never be-
trayed her. or the trescherous vow had
never been spoken London Standard
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-05-26

Fire department horses in the big cities
sre. as a rule ravenous feeders There
are certain hours of the day when they
are fed, and the horse soon comes to know
the feeding hours as well as the hostlers
As early as $50 o'clock in the morning is
oats feeding time. II the feeder happens
to be little slow in getting down stairs.
II he Is only two minutes late, there Is the
greatest tramping Of hoofs on the wooden
floors, kicking the sides Of the stalls and
the wickedest champing OF bride bits ever
seen or heard in stable. This sort of
racket is kept up continuously. too. until
the oats are divided out for the meal
The moment they cQmmence feeding. II
an alarm comes in. every horse In the
house will leave his oats and take his
place under the swinging harness. and
will impatiently dance around anxious to
get of for run Tie fire department
horse Is. ] believe, the only one that will
leave his oats voluntarily to go to work
The best bostlers in the department al
ways take the bits out of the mouths of
the horses at feeding time This Is done
to give the animal a chance 70 thoroughly
masticate his food The horse that eats
with the bit in his mouth soon loses his
appetite from indigestion. and will not
last long in the department.-Fire Chief
in Globe Democrat
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-05-26
stamford. University and t8sducaiioil.


1asked as to the Stanford university.
and Senator Stanford showed the some OF
the photographs of the buildings as they
are today He has photographs sent him
every month showing the progress OF the
building. and these last photographs show
that II is only little above the founda-
ton The design of this university is In
the shape Of three quadrangles and 1t
will have q half mile Of covered colonnades-
The only high feai urs of the building is
the. chapel tower, and the design is
Spanish The building will consist of q
series of long. low halls. As understand
it, the university Is to cover an area Of
about 800 feet by 300 feet. which would
be about an acre and a half more than
that covered by the Capitol at Washing
ton There are about 5000 acres Of
ground about the college building. and, 1t
is said, though do not get the facts from
Senator Stanford. that the gift Of the
university In round numbers amounts to
$40. 100000. In this gift is included the
5000 acres of good California land which
Is given to the university.
asked Senator Stanford as to the CO.
education Of the sexes. and he told me
that women would be admitted to the
university as well as men. and he said he
thought at least 25 per cent could be
added to the productive power of the
United States by the women Of the United
States entering those occupations for
which they were fitted. and that without
their undertaking any profession or bust
ness which would be unwomanly or dis
tasteful to them. He said he thought the
future of the laboring classes lay In such
education as would 6t them to take ad-
vantage Of their surroundings. and that
the raw materials Of the world were great
enough to provide all the citizens Of the
world with all the comforts of life. and
the luxuries. too. II those citizens brought
invention to their aid and applied their
labor in the right direction. He referred
20 the Mccormick reaper. which now ena-
bles farmer to cut, thresh and sack 100
pounds of wheat for a cent and half q
sack. and said that California alone could
raise enough food to feed the whole
United States. Carpenters Interview
with Senator Stanford.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-05-26

A sharp eyed little man attracted the
writer's attention in Chicago hotel BY
the close watch be maintained at the din
ner table upon the jaws Of the other
gueets After watching them all pretty
closely for a while. he finally concentrated
his attention upon an elderly gentleman
opposite. who ate his food with some din
Guilty Even casual observer could have
noted that be selected only the softest
articles on the bill of fare
That man has bad fitting set Of teeth
and Ill get them. said the little man
When the elderly gentleman left the table
the little one followed. and in few mo
ments was in conversation with him, and,
as 1t afterward transpired. had engaged to
buy his false teeth as soon as he had OBJ
tained new set,
This little man picks up great many
sets of false teeth in the course Of year
Most persons that have a set before they
reach 80 years OF age ere obliged to buy
two more SETS at least. before they reach
go years, and the mouth changes so that
teeth that fit well and serve their wearer
well at first after while do not ft and
cause the wearer great deal Of discom.
fort The man that makes living In
this line has acquired great knack for
discovering i'll fitting teeth. and he scarcely
ever fails to secure a bargain for net with.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-05-26
Kept ISLANDS FOR SALE.
Novel Method Of Procuring q livelihood.
A Fruitiess Expedition.

A Fruitiess Expedition.
One man In q seaport town seemed to
be entirely alone In his method of procur-
ing q livelihood He discovered islands
for living There have been explorers
since the days Of Columbus to these days
Of Henry M Stanley. but this man was
not an explorer. he did not 6t out an ak.
pedition or lead Q party for the enrich
ment of geographical knowledge Other
men. being short OF provisions. sometimes
go out to Q stream and cast In their hnes
to catch q mess for supper or breakfast.
This man, when short OF funds, vent out
to sea and fshed at an island that he
might live off it until be could discover
another When he was sailing the main
1t had to be q very wary and circumspect
island that could elude his search His
name WAS Capt Jennett. Hs was Of
French blood. but born in this country;
and at the time the writer met him he
claimed to have discovered ninety nine
islands. and as he claimed TO have OBJ
tained patent for each island from the
United States government. he wes the
owner OF that number Of islands. scattered
around the globe
When be mentioned In q casual way
that among his unconsidered trifes he
had 80 many islands. the writer expressed
bis sstouishment. and said that the fond
sst desire Of his heart had always been to
possess an island
well, I'll give you one. said the cap
tain, with all the free heartedness that
characterizes a sailor. i've got more
than want"
Your kindness almost overpowers me.
What must do 30 enter into possessionr"
"All YOU have TO do Is to ft out yes
sci to occupy II and ship the guano on 1t. (.
Of which you are to deliver to me one
third of each cargo All my islands are
yuano islands When find another kind
Of island In my net Just let il 60 |
have too many to be bothered with any
that haven't a fortune on the surface
ready for shipment
He then produced a time worn patent.
issued Nov 30. 1869, by Hamilton Fish,
secretary Of state, which stated that the
gallant captain had discovered ..the Island
Of Roucador on the Muskiteer bank, in
the Caribbean sea-" and was entitled to
the puano on it II he worked It A list
Of articles necessary to the working of ii
was next produced, In which the exact
number of picks, sbovels planks. nails
tents, wheelbarrows, provisions. and. In
deed. everything required was set down
in tabulated form The irst load of guano
brought to market. he declared, would
pay for all of these articles, and leave a
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-05-26
PECULIAR EXPERIENCES.

A pretty girl at San Rafael. just mar.
ried. had a quarrel with one of the witches
there. That night a strange cat came
into the room. Feeling sure it was q
witch, she locked the door and window,
and her husband came with his six
shooter. but the cat melted into thin air
before he could shoot. A little later an
owl suddenly appeared. few against Mar
garita's cheek and cut it. and then dis
appeared as mysteriously as the cat had
done. horrible sore formed on the
cheek. and could not be cured till Marga-
rita appeased the witch with presents
Jose Pstricio Marino. one of the most
respected men in San Mateo. had q most
unfortunate experience not long ago.
There was then in town q witch named
Marcellina, thin, withered woman Of per-
haps so years Marino had the bad luck
to offend her. and she retaliated by turn
ing him into a womanl He was in this
predicament for several months. as he Is
keen to swear, and recovered only by
bribing the witch to restore him to mas
culinity. Marcellina found witchcraft an
unhealthy profession. for last year two
men whom she had bewitched caught her
and beat her to death with clubs. right
here in shis pretty little village of San
Msteol Anything done to themr Well.
hardyi-San Mateo IN. NJ Cor. Globe
Democrat.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-05-26
The Nose to Blame.

Aprysexie Is the name DR.. Guye. OF
Amsterdam. chooses for inattentiveness
and he quite singularly finds that the
nose is a cause Of it. A dull boy became
quick to learn after certain tumors had
been taken from the nose. and man who
had been troubled with vertigo and buzz
ing in the ears for twelve years found
mental labor easy after like operation.
In a third case medical student was sim.
ilarly relieved. DR.. Guye supposes that
these nasal troubles affect the brain by
preventing the cerebral lymph from circu.
latIns freely-Frank leslie's.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-05-26

We have received from Mr.. Edmund A.
Whitman, A. NJ, and Mr.. J. r. Lesson, of
Boston, Mass, little book on FLAX Cul-
ture," in which an attempt is made to prove
that "a duty on imported fiax is unneces-
sary, and hinderance to the development
of the fiax-growing industries Of the United
Gt.taa
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-05-26

The Youths Companion Boston, Mass. }
for May cath contains Miss Alcott's remin-
iscences of her girlhood. The article was
writtena few weeks before her death, when
she was apparently in perfect health, and
is full of charming pictures Of her youthful
life In Concord and Boston.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-05-26

A Kansas inventor has taken a mean ad-
vantage of the small boy Of the period by
inventing metallic shingle. He is likely
to fill up the measure of his iniquitous
tupitude by inventing slipper with brass
solaS
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-05-26

A fair trial Of Hoods Ssrsaparilla for
scrofuls salt rheum, or any affection caused
by impure blood, or low state of the sys-
tenn. will be sufficient to convince any one
of the superior and peculiar curative pow
ers Of this medicine. Buy 1t Of your drug
gist. 100 doses one dollar.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-05-26

my DEAR" said sick husband as he lay
with his eyes closed. 81 think my time has
come at last. / can hear strains Of the
sweetest music that ever mortal ear"
That's little German band on the street,
john" That's So" he said. rousing
himself. "Tell 'em to move on."-New
York Sun,
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-05-26

Little Winifred was visiting at her
aunt's and the children wero very much
amused by her funny speeches "You
think you are very smart. don't your one
Of the boys said teasingly "Yes. think
! am. but ! know better" the thoughtful
little girl answered - Youths Companion