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the question for fright to produce the
special microbe of Asiatic cholera. but it
IS matter Of common observation in
every epidemic of this disease that those
most frightened at the prospect Of taking
it were most sure to become its victims.
AS Balm observes, fear upsets the diges-
ton, and it is well known that the chol-
era nicrohe can do no damage while the
digestion is in good condition. The rela-
ton between fear and cholera is, then, "a
close one and Of easy explanation. We
know TOO little about the habits Of the
parasites which produce smallpox, yell
low fever and many infectious diseases
to Judge how it may happen that fear
adds greatly to the danger Of taking
them, yet it is well known that such
terror often plays an important part in
producing an attack. The process IS es-
scntially q physical one, in which bodily
functions are first disordeied through the
feelings. giving ready entrance. to the
microscopic foes of our race. Globe
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nIohammed's Faitb.

Some Of Canon Isaac Taylor's contentious
are strongly supported by The Chinese
Times, which declares that observers notice
how much the average Chinaman is i'm
proved where he adopts the faith Of Mo
manned. The man becomes more cleanly,
manly, honest and hospitable; and, as a rule,
his fortunes improve too. And, silently but
surely, Islam is making great way in some
parts Of China, so that in few years the
followers of the prophet viii in many regions
outnumber the Budchists and Confucian-
istsn It should be borne in mind, however,
that the Buddhism which is thus being sup
plaeted is Buddhism of degenerate type,
and that even the Confucianism is Of a very
impure and materialistic kind The strug-
gle in the regions referred to is, for all prac-
tical purposes, a struggle between Islam and
mere idoiatry. In countries, such as Ceylon,
where better form Of Buddhism prevails, it
is not found that Mohammedanism makes
much headway.
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nLusIoNs kNp oELusIoNs.
Epidemic Effects Of Disordered Imag
natiOn-Apparitions

Epidemic Effects Of a DisOrdered ImagI-
natiOn-ApparitiOns.
Epidemic illusions and delusions have
been very prevalent at times. This tern
means that many people or the entire
populace hear, see or feel the same purely
imaginary sensations. Thus, il is related
by Pausanias. in his "Attics,n that 400
years after the battle of Marathon the
neighing of horses and the shock of
armies could be heard every night on
this historic field. All who listened for
these sounds could not hear them, but
those who crossed the plain without pre-
meditation were sure to hear them. Jo-
sephus, the learned and trustworthy Jew
ish historian, relates the appearance of
chariots containing armed men that
traversed the clouds and spread round
the cities, as if to inclose them. He gives
this on the testimony of eyewitnesses
then living. History abounds in similar
tales. Even our grandfathers could re-
late sOmo of these signs and portents
which were to be seen in the sky during
the long years Of the American Revolu-
ton. Some of these were, no doubt,
epidemic delusions; others were simply
exhibitions of the aurora borealis, which
was then but little known to the few in
habitants of the country. Sir Walter
Scott makes the following very sensible
remarks on such apparitions:
'sA powerful belief has frequently per-
formed on the battle plain what has been
seen in darkness and solitude. These
who were upon the borders of the spirit
world, or were engaged in sending their
fellows into those regions of darkness,
believed they saw the apparitions of those
whom their religion associated with such
scenes. 1t is not surprising that in the
midst Of doubtful battle, of violence, Of
noise and confusion inseparable from
such n situation, the warriors should
think they beheld gods and saints.
1t is every way probable that the fear
of what might be about to happen had
much to do with the appearances Of the
gods of mythology in earlier times and
the holy saints in later years, when our
ancestors met to try their fortunes in
Katie. Religious enthusiasm is, Of
course, to be recognized as the molding
power which gave the idea shape, but
fear undoubtedly disordered the senses
until such hullicinations became possible.
The crusades werc specially remarkable
for this kind of phenomena. In the
thickest of the fight, at the battle Of An
tioch, the crusaders saw st. George, st.
Demetrius and st. Theodosius como to
their aid.
Epidemic cholera is undoubtedly an
infectious disease, caused by the growth
and development of enormous numbers
Of microscopic organisms, which, as they
grow, produce a deadly poison, which
does its fatal work through the ner-
vous system. 1t is, of course. out of
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Height Of Sea Waves.

A scientific gentleman not very long
ago declared it impossible that the tallesl
sea wave could exceed six feet, because,
he added, the most furious tempest has
not penetrating power beyond that
depth. 1t is to be supposed that he was
never off Cape Horn, and that he based
his theories on the disturbance during a
breezy hour of the surfaces of the Round
pond and the Regents canal. DR..
Scoresby pronounced the seas of the At
lantic during heavy weather to run to a
height of from forty to forty-five feet,
This may veil be regarded as a great sea,
but it would be interesting to know the
elevation of tho waves Of the south
Pacific in high latitudes during a hurri-
cane, since it is certain that for magni-
tude and velocity the seas of the north
Atlantic are not comparable with the
stupendous folds which are set running
by the storm along the vast stretch OF
waters which girdles the southern hem
isphere. London Telegraph.
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rhe Trench presldent.s MIG.

President Carnot's wife is a clever woman,
lively and well informed, and has made a
great effort to restore some of the social glo-
ries of Paris, which were so much obscured
under the Grevy regime. She was active in
pushing her husband and in keeping his
name before the public, and never missed at
tending an official reception, 50 to her he owes
to a certain extent his present honors. While
she was going to all these receptions She was
taking notes of the failures and errors Of the
hostesses, and has thereby managed to avoid
most of them, now that she herself has to
give them. She is the daughter Of a brilliant
man, Dupont White, the translator of Stuart
Mills works into French She speaks En-
glish with perfect fluency, and is much more
fond of English than Of French novels
George Eliot is her favorite, but Ouida and
Miss Braddon she also likes because of their
rapidity, which carries her swiftly along to
the denouement. She has no son, which is a
great grief TO her, but for consolation has
four pretty clever little daughters, whom she
trains with great care She is extremely
fond of American women, and since her ele-
walton to the Elysee has been careful to have
the United States well represented by its
female citizens at all her receptions.-Ne
York World.
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Nn rnnrer nenenaent nn Nntnre

One thing to be borne in mind in refec-
tions upon our future is that modern cities
are to an unprecedented extent artificial prod
ucts, the work Of mems genius and energy.
Formerly nature decided where a great city
could grow up, and high civilization was
possible only on the sea coast or on the banks
Of great rivers. Now man has subjugated
nature to such an extent that he IS, compare
lively speaking, independent Of her whim
and caprice If natural waterways fail,
he may construct artificial waterways, and
even without the aid Of navigation at all a
city may spring up in the heart Of con
tinent.
Berlin, nearly the size of New York, is in
the center Of a great open plain on the con-
tinent of Europe, and may be regarded as a
work Of art Only by canals can navigablo
rivers be reached, while the modern iron
highway, the railroad, still more an artificial
product, is a far more important element in
developing Berlin, which has become an inn
portant railroad center. 1t is the will Of man
which has made Berlin more important than
the seaports Bremen and Hamburg.
more sun.
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Professor and Polanders,

Once upon a time Harvard professor,
while walking on a highway near Boston,
halted to look at a gang Of laborers plying
their picks and shovels in repairing a rail-
road He pricked up his ears when he heard
the gang jabbering Latin like old Romans
He introduced himself in the same tongue,
when he found that the gang were Polanders,
graduates of the University of Warsaw, who,
having found out that they were about to be
arrested by the Russian authorities on the
charge Of conspiracy against the car, fled to
this country, where, being in a penniless
state, they were glad to get employment as
laborers on the railroad. The Harvard pro-
fessor interested himself in the cases of sew
eral Of the laborers, to their advantage, and
even found a professors chair for a blue
blooded member of the gang. The incident
was narrated the other day. when a reporter
told of interviewing group Of three street
PAYERS uptown, every one Of whom was able
to converse with him in five modern Ian
guages. Their wages are nominally 50 a day,
but they are laid off so often that they can
not average more than IS week
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rn preserro the 1yhittler Homestead.

So much has been said relative to the pur-
chase Of the old homestead Of the revered
poet. Whittier, that it is Of interest to know
that the place is not for sale and cannot be
bought. The estate is owned by a gentleman
Of Haverhill, who has declined to part with
it under any circumstances, and naturally
feds somewhat aggrieved that he was not
consulted before the plan of buying the place
and preserving it as a perpetual memorial
has received such wids publicity. The friends
Of the movement viii, however, be pleased
to hear that the owner 0f the old Whittier
home is deeply interested in the preserva-
tion Of the house and all its surrounding, and
has made arrangements for the reception Of
all visitors who may chance to present them
selves-New York Sun.
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unconseions PIarlarism.

have always thought myself honest,
even from literary point of view, yet
my conscience has never troubled me
wheii I have helped myself TO the ideas
suggested by others that have suited my
purpose. In fact, have followed Emer
sons plan of taking my own wherever
I find it," It's generally acknowledged,
think, that by constant reading the
mind becomes impregnated with the
thoughts and ideas of others, and by long
storage in the brain these thoughts and
ideas become as your own. At some
period, long after you have forgotten
their source, they occur to you naturally
as your own, and you use them as
original. 1t is needless to picture your
dismay, however, when one of these
literary buzzards, very much like the
other scavenger of that name, scenting
his prey from afar, pounces upon and
bangles you up before the world as a de
tected thief. What are you to dol The
wording is Of necessity somewhat similar,
and there is the parallel column. The
proof seems undeniable, and if you
attempt an explanation you are probably
laughed at by AN unthinking public
Fred Ford in The Writer.
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Worth Knowlng.

Mr.. W. Il. Morgan, merchant. Like CITY Fla
vas taken with a severe cold, attended with q
listressi, & cough and running inio co sumpIi' Il
~ i's fist slaers. He tired many si-cal ed Iop
ar cough remedies aud steadily grew w'yss
Was reduced in ile 10 had iliculiy IN breathing
and was unable to sleep. Flnrly tried D ,
Kings New Discovery t,r consumption and
'ound nm' dnue rei,i, and sitcr usisg about
a halt dozen hottt 'ound himself well and hs'
had 10 return Of the disease. No other remedy
can show SO cra'd r+cord oicurcs JAS Dr.King',
Nav Discovery Ter conspmI ton. Gaarm tced
To do just what Is claimed t,r it.-Trial bottle
Tree at G W. MarShal,'s drug store.
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New Anecaotes of Grant

Aropos Of "reminiscences concerning Gen.
Grant is this, which comes from his old
home in Galena.
Gen. Smith, one of the old residents Of the
place, was at dinner one day, before the war
was fairly inaugurated, when servant an
nounced:
'5ome one to see you, sir"
"a gentleman, Jamesf'
'Well, no, sir; he's just q common man.
gave him chair in the hall"
The common man. was the tanner Grant,
the future commander in chief Of the army
Of America.
A few years later two gentlemen called on
a young man who was located in Chicago
boarding house. Two pieces Of pasteboard
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rortune srade bv a "Rad slIn. y

Old time Pittsburgers would hardly need
an Introduction to Philip Winebiddle, foun-
der Of the Winebiddle estate, in Esst
Liberty About sixty years ago his mother
gave him $500 as starter. The "Go West''
fever had not as yet agitated staid eastern
communities, but Philip was fired with e
restless ambition togo west and, seeing but
little prospect Of a great future for Pitts
burg, he iournsyed toward the setting sun,
and, after much nneanderihg, he halted at the
city of Erie, then little more than lakeside
hamlet Philip had considerable knowledge
Of land titles, and as he was offered by an old
settler 100 acres in the town for $500, he
grasped eagerly at the supposed bargain, but
shortly afterwards relented, and wanted his
money back. But real estate deals are not
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were sent to his room; on ono was written In
pencil tho name o. S. Grant The other
bore the cognomen of Gen. Grants friend
and chum, J. Russell Jones.
The young man on whom Gen. Grant was
calling was Eugene Smith, the son Of Gen.
Smith, Of Galena The common man'sn
name was then foremost in the world.
AT one time the ladies OF a certain church
in Galena gave a series Of tea parties for
some charitable organization. Mrs U. S.
Grant belonged to the church circle, but
would not give the tea party.
u haven't whole set Of china in the
house." she said in excuse, "and / will not
ask company to eat off broken or nicked
dishes. n-Detroit Free Pres.
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Kew Method Of sinking shafts.

The old method Of sinking wells or shafts
by a wooden crib surmounted by masonry
walls is superseded Of late in Belgium by the
use of holloy cylindrical sections Of cement
tubing of the required diameter, smooth ex-
ternally, with inside collars jointed with
liquid cement. As the excavation proceeds,
sections Of the tubing are added at the top
until the required depth is obtained, when
the opening is closed with cement slab,
having manhols in the center. Chicago
Times.
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made on the basis Of s'refunding the money
if the goods are not satisfactory and Philip
had to keep his land. He came back to his
mother in PittsbpFg, broken hearted over his
i'll luck, and cried like a child at what hecon-
sidered a robbery of his $500 and both agreed
it was ''bad slipn for Philip. Thirty years
later this land could not be bought for ST.
O0O,0 700, and is now worth nearly s4,000,0O0.
-Pittsburg Dispatch.
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Adulterated Cheese.

Dairy Commissioner Howard says that
Rdulterated cheese is to a considerable extent
brought into Minnesota and consumed. It
contains coloring matter, hogs lard and
arsenic, and as it can be sold for less than
genuine cheese can be made for finds ready
purchasers The law imposes fine of S75
upon the person found guilty Of selling this
so called cheese, and the dairy commissioners
are looking up some cases they have in hand.
New York Sun
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Hansnms I'm Lnndnn.

Lord Shrewsbury and Talbot has gone into
the coal trade, in imitation of Lord London
derry, and advertises his wares in his hanson
cabs. Lord Shrewsbury and Talbots han
SONS are said to be the most convenient and
well appointed in London. The driver can
open and close the folding doors in front by
pressing a spring, thus saving the fare good
, leal Of trouble. Inside are printed instruc-
ions for communication with the driver by
aNhistle signals one whistle means turn to
fthe right, two whistles to the left, and so on
1t is suggested that small silver whistle
should hang up in the hanson for ladies, as
It cannot be expected that they whistle with
their mouths
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watch in a Rinr.

A seal ring, with watch set in room Of
the seal, is the latest thing out in jewelry.
The timekeeper is a marvel Of delicate work.
manship and really triumph of the jewell
ers' art. It is trifle larger than the ordi-
nary cameo or signet for ladies' wear, but
not large enough to be clumsy or to look out
Of place on delicate hand. chicago Herald
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New Amnsement for Indians.

The Washeo indians, Of Nevada, have
found a new amusement. They pit their
sauaws against one another in prize fights.
No rules are observed, and hair pulling,
scratching, fighting and kicking are per-
mitted. The sport seems to have the same
fascination for the untutored savages that
pugiliem has for civilized white men-Chi-
caco Herald
Milford chronicle., 1888-04-13
A Trial by Jury.

That great American jury the people, have
rendered unanimous verdict in favor of DR.,
Pierce's Pleasant Purgative Pellets the stand
are remedy for bowel aud stomach disorders,
biliousness, sick headache, dizziness, consti-
nation and slupgish liver.
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A DRUGGIST Saws

Marvin c Brown, druggist, Meredith Vii
iage, N. H., says I have sold your Sulphur
5itters for years, and, contrary to most medi-
cines, never sold bottle to any one who
said it did not help them. They cured me
Of those terrible sick headaches when every
other remedy failed.
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People don't really kiss the pope's toe.
The pope's foot is encased in a silk stock
ing, which is again encased in a dainty
slipper embroidered with a cross, which
the pilgrim touches with his lips.
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slnughterIng by EIeetrIeItr

Some experiments have been recently
made in st. Petersburg, with the idea Of
slaughtering cattle by electricity, the re-
suits of which have been highly salts
factory-death being in all cases instan-
taneous.- Chicago News.
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Unable to Tell.

Yes, that was so. For years I suffered Sc
verely with scrofula; sores broke out all
over my body, and am unable to tell one
half that suffered. i was not able TO obtain
reliefuntil used sulphur Bitters, which COM
pleIeiy cured &c B. DALE, u Allston
street, Boston.
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syrup Of Elrs.

Is Natures own tue laxative, It is tie most
easily taken, and the most effective remedy
known to C.eanse the System when Bilious or
Coslivc; to dispel Headaches, Colds, and Fevers;
to Cure Hahiiua Constipation, Ipdigesuon,
Piles, etc. Manufactured only by The califor.
mia Fig Syrup Company, San Francisco, Cal.
Milford chronicle., 1888-04-13
RuekIen,s Arnlea saIre.

The hest salve in the world for Cuts, Bruis es
soss. Ulcers. Salt Rheum, Fever Sores. letter
Chappcd Hands, Chilbans, Corns and all siar
eruntions. and positively cures Piles. OF no pay
required. Il is guaranteed to give perfect salts
faction, or money refunded. Price zs cts POI
box. For sale bv G. W. MARSHALL, Druggist.
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UP STAIRS AND DOWN.
ais peddling hard workTn

"Trudging up stairs and down with this as
sortment of goods isn't as much fun as play
ing poker but there is more money in it for
the average person; and, besides, it's no
harder than many other things-selling dry
goods, for instance. I can pick my custom
ers in this business, but when was a counter
Jumper 1 was entirely at the mercy of any
woman who happened along"
''What becomes of all the peddlersl"
"That question has often puzzled me. There
are two things 1 never saw in my life-a
dead mule and dead peddler Sometimes I
think that VIXEN mules and peddlers die Old
Nick carries 'em off bodily as choice bits of
'cussedness.'n
care all peddlers full of ways that lead to
Old Sickn
This was rather leading question, but the
peddler met it unblushingly.
"Well, generally he replied, nonchalantly.
aSome save their money, but very few.
generally turn up with a big head and empty
pockets on Monday morning.
'Then how do you manage to buy your
goodsl On timer
1--WE don't buy our goods We get them
from houses around town that are only too
willing to let us have them to sell on commits
sion When new hand starts in he has to
deposit the value of the goods he takes out,
but after awhile, when he gets better ac-
qnainted, he can get all the goods he wants
to take out
81 must go now. I just saw the red headed
woman who lives across the street return.
knew she was out, and I've been waiting for
her all this time. can always sell to a red
headed woman I don't know why, but l
can. A red headed man, though, is useless
being as far as peddlers are concerned
With this parting shot tthe reporters hair
takes on a russet tinge at sunset the migrate
full vender Of rugs took his departure.-New
York Press.
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MUSTANG LINIMENT

MEXICAN MUSTANG IINIAfENr, used visor-
oualg Is deathfo swinDey. Wind caiissora Backs
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Jas. @. LeCompt,
Smyrna, Del.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-02-07

The average wife is made happy and con-
lent by a very small exhibition of love and
very ordinary methods of kindness. Every
lay and everywhere | see women giving
pounds Of gratitude for ounces of attention
from their husbands. Everywhere and every
lay | see women econonizing with cents
while their husbands throw away dollars.
Therefore | believe that it requires pro-
nounced cruelty and decided lnck OF support
70 force women into an application for di-
Vorce. They will bear n vast amount of
poverty and neglect before they resort to
such n method of redress.
Indeed, we can all of us cite scores of cases
where wives cover up and condone the worse
,irenses against their dignity and their hap
piness rather than give publicity to their
sorrows. ! heard a gentleman express an
opinion on this subject not long ago He
said: "lf the law permitted the inattention
aud impolitencss and fault finding ways of
husbands to be just causes for divorce
men would make far better life partners A
man often neglects woman" he said, just
because she belongs to him and he knows she
will bear it. If he knew that he was liable
TO lose her by that neglect he would be more
IN his guard, as he is in the days of court
ship | asked him il the same rule might
not apply to both sexes NO. he said for
women are truer and more domestic by ma
ture, more easily satisfied with their cho:ce
In marriage and more unwilling to become
themes of public gossip. Nine men tire OF
their wives where one woman tires Of her
husband. The law amended as ] suggest it
would not increase divorces, but would speed
lily increase the number of good husbands. -
Ella Wheeler Wilcox