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Wichita eagle., 1888-04-28

Daniel r. Wolf, of Chambersburg, SAYS
he is the first commercial traveller who
ever went on the road. In 1874 he went
TO Philadelphia as q salesman with the
dry goods house of Dunton. Gemmiu &
Co. Trade was dull that year." says
Mr.. Wolff, ''and | suggested to the firm
the ilieu OF sending some one among the
country merchants to drum up trade.
"'Who VIII be the drummer asked one
of the firm.
81 WILL I replied, and they sent me
out. That was the origin of the fern
drummer by which all travelling sales
men are now known. went on the road
and solicited trade among the merchants
of southern and central Pennsylvania and
New Jersey. For five years | carried no
samples, filing my customers orders from
samples provided by themselves. In 1Si9
il struck me all Of sudden that this was
necessarily keeping my trade limited, and
that if l carried line of samples of my
own l could introduce new goods and
more of them. l sent to the firm and
showed them that the samples were com
ing from the wrong end of the line and
they saw the point and furnished me with
samples. From that year dates the Gus
tom of carrying samples by drummers. =
Mr.. Wolff has been constantly on the
road ever since his pioneer trip among the
country merchants. and at the age of
nearly 20 is still drumming up trade for
Philadelphia house.-Phlladelph News.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-28
THE USE OF PARATRlPTICS.
Physiological Reasons for the Cravings
Common to the Human Race.

Physiological Reasons for the Cravings
Common to the Human Race.
1t viii be conceded, we think, that what
ever is Of universal use, or nearly so. must
have some quality Of value TO induce such
use. Food, clothing, shelter, are of uni
versal use, not for any inherent quality
they possess, but because of their value to
the users. Their universal use proves
their value to the human family, and the
antiquity of their use demonstrates the
continuity Of human nature as whole.
In all these things there has been no
change. There has been development and
combination and evolution, but we today
20 into a house when it rains for precisely
the same reason that the primitive man
sought his cave. We eat when we are
hungry and sleep when we are tired for
Just the same reasons that he did.
Applying the same reasoning to the
question in hand, we find that universalitv
and continuity of use are in our favor It
Is about 200 years since tea and coffee
were brought into Europe, and hundreds
Of millions Of tons Of them are now an
nually used the world over. Tobacco was
taken from America to England in the
Fifteenth or Sixteenth century, and now
for each human being existing on the globe
i've pounds are yearly demanded. Wine,
too, or some equivalent stimulant, has
been universally adopted, and its pristine
use is lost in the mistS of antiquity. No
nation, barbarouS or civilized, was ever
found without some such substitute for
food, and every nation of which we have
any knowledge has seized with the great
est ayidity upon discoveries of the kind
within certain bounds
There must be some physiological rea-
son for such phenomena, for a desire and
a craving common to the human race.
Man has not chosen these things because
they AFFORD him pleasure or enjoyment.
That some of them do is an effect not d
cause. Their adoption into general use
must be sought in the fact that they meet
some want in human life; and no better
solution of the problem can be found
than in the fact that their use prevents
waste in the body, SO that, by their help,
man can do more work, both Of body and
mind, and endure more priyation with a
smaller amount Of food
II the opponents of paratriptics are
right In their conclusions, the average du-
ration Of life should have greatly snort
ened since their introduction, while. on
the contrary, statistics distinctly show
that it has heightened Besides, they
should be able TO find numerous individ-
ual instances where life has been abbre-
waited by their use; but, unfortunately for
their position, such cases are in a hopeless
minority. Taking one illustration drawn
from inquiries into the effects OF tobacco,
a celebrated English physician found in
the pension hospitals of England $50 men
over so years of age. Fifteen of them
were over 80 and four were over 100.
These formed the remnant of the armies
of England, and OF these survivors all bat
two had been consumers Of tobacco all
their lves.-San Francisco Chronicle
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-28
a Baltimore Negro in Africa.

". p TISdale, late commissioner 20 the
Congo conference, is in the city. be went
up the Congo river for the United States
government, and made an adverse report,
which resulted in the withdraw Of this gov
eminent from the conference. Mr.. TiSiale is
a noted African explorer and has penetrated
many hundred miles into the interior Of the
dark continent. lie is built like q Young
Apollo, and appears TO have wonderful physi-
cal strength and endurance he speaks
Portuguese, Italian. French, English, Ger
man, Spanish, Russian, Swedish, Hungarian,
Soudanese, Congoese. besides five or SIX
African dialects, not exactly languages, bu.
kind Of ~cluck~ While leading a party
Of the coast Of Senegal be was attacked BIZ
the natives, Going in front Of his men, who
were all armed with repeating rifles, ne called
cut: Who IS leading this attack and what "a
it fors@ 4 big black negro, with rings
through his ears ana nose, and naked, rushed
out and answered In English: i SAY. boss,
what is you doing herei7 The fight did 10.
go on
The negro who spoke 70 him explained tba.
he was from Baltimore and had been sent to
Liberia Becoming tired Of the partial civil
ization OF Liberis, he fed 20 tie Kong noun
tains and joined tribe there, even learning
20 speak the Kong language. NJ Tls5als
Travelled for weeks in Africa, with the Bait
more negro as guide and general assistant
When Ia. parting took place the negro asked
IS G last favor tbs gift OF q pa green jacket,
which was granted. he walked down tia
EangpIank Of the ship, after SHAKING tie e1-
plorer by the hand, clad only in the Pea green
jacket, smoking cigar nearly foos long.
and ho.dias ten plugs OF navy twist tobacco
under his arm, happy and ooasep:e -yew
rok Commercial AlSErsg
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-28
Earring Sumptuously Every Day.

have in nv mind several men, about so
wears of age, bachelors, men about town,
who appear to have everything that God and
creature can provide. They have money,
they live in sumptuosity, their names printed
among the elite Of social gossip concerning
their cornings and their goings is frequent,
anu, if one might judge by appearances, they
are happiness personifed. They are bach
eIors; they 90 and come at their own whGl
and caprice. Here today, in the south OF
France tomorrow, quartered in the mag
nilicent Ponce de Leon the next day, shoot
ing on the boundleSs prairies of the far west
later, back again for the Gatherings of the
metropolis Immediately thereafter.
They live for themselves.
They eat, drink, drive, shoot, walk, attend
this, that or the other entertainment iE
search Of what-contentment, comfort, pleas
ure, enjoyment
Do they get 1t?
Apparently, yes. In reality, no. Follow
them from the club TO their own apartment
valet undresses him and puts him into bed
and leaves him. There he is alone. He goes
TO sleep, perchance to dream, of what, What
has he done the livelong day to make himself
happy2 He has had enough to eat and to
drink and to wear. He has done nothing for
his kind, has thought of no benevolence, no
humanitarian idea has crossed his brain, he
has simply Rugged himself, he has added an
other day to the delusive experience that he
is popular because his name is properly
spelled in newspapers as an attendant at a
ball or a concert or an entertainment of
some nature, and he SHORES as any pig SHORES,
through the long watches of the night, and
wakes to repeat the experience the following
day.-Joe Towards Letter.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-28
CORK OAK IN CALIFORNIA.
Its Growth No Longer a Matter of Elk.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the Bark.


The growth of cork oak in California is not
a matter of experiment: Its success was de-
monstrated long ago. The distribution of cork
acorns by the patent Office about twenty-five
years ago may not have accomplished much
in other parts Of tie country, but it gave US
a start, and there are now trees yielding cork
and bearing acorns at q number OF different
places in the state. There are trees growing
on Mr.. Richardson's place at San Gabriel
There were samples of cork and acorns shown
at the Sacramento citrus fair by H 4. Mes
senger, of Caiaveras county. There are trees
Of similar age in Sonoua, Santa Barbara and
Tulare, and perhaps other counties. The
state university is growing seedlings from
California cork acorns, and will be likely to
have the trees for distribution next year.
There is no doubt about the adaptation OF
the tree TO the state, as the widely separated
places named above all furnish proper condi-
tions for its growth 1t is Of course crop Of
which one has TO wait some time 70 gather,
and therefore needs patience in the planter.
All the corkwood of commerce comes from
the Spanish peninsula, where the. trees
abound not only in cultivated forests, but
also grow wild on the mountains. The tree
Is Ike All American oak, with leaves similar
to the oak, and acorns. It takes ten years
for the bark 10 become proper thickness to
be manufactured into bottle shoppers, life
preservers and seine corks. When stripped
from the tree it is to be boiled for two hours,
cured in the sun for week and pressed into
fiat pieces for bailing ami shipping. The de-
nuded trunk, like hen robbed of her eggs,
does not sulk and quit the business, but
throws out fresh covering for a fresh spoil
alton. One tree has been known to yield
half a ton of corkwood One pound of cork
can be manufactured into IA champagne
corks The baled cork bark is sold to cork
manufacturing centers.
The most extensive mandatory in Amer
lea is at Pittsburg. Besides the ordinary de-
mands for cork bark, a good supply of the
buoyant material, after being burned, TO
make it still lighter than the original bark,
is shipped to Canada and New England,
where it is made into seine corks. The aver
age annual importation of corkwood into this
country, entirely at the port Of New York,
is rocco bales year. A bale weighs 100
pounds, and is worth on this side Of the
water $40, making total value of the i'm
portations of 81, 400, 900 1t comes in duty
free.-Paciic Rural Press
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-28
Origin of Second Growth Forests.

Among the problems which have remained
unsolved 70 the present day Is the growth Of
a second forest upon the site once occupied
by q forest which usually differed in charac-
ter from the later growth. Il has been sup
posed that the seeds from which the second
forest sprang had been lying undeveloped in
the ground for great length Of time, per-
haps centuries, but the inprobability OF their
retaining their vitality for such length Of
time, and under the conditions to which they
must have been exposed, makes the theory
rather implauslble, and besides, the origin Of
the seeds is not accounted for. A practical
woodsrnan Of Indians supposes that the seeds
from which the second forest arises are car
ried in great numbers and from long dis
tancee by birds and the small animals which
are found in the forests. and supports his
view by relating observations OF incidents in
which it was actually carried out on small
Ale.-GlobeDemocrat.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-28
A Woman at Dinner.

"Who are the best companions at a din
nerl'
Women are almost invariably good COM
pany, but you should remember never to
waste q good dinner on woman. They have
absolutely no idea of the delicacies and beau
ties Of a thoroughly balanced dinner, and the
younger they are the less able are they to ap-
preciate the work Of an accomplished chef
There is scarcely a woman in New York who
would not rather put on q new gown and eat
a wretched dinner amid the splendor of Del
monico's or the Brunswick than eat capital
dinner at a lowly restaurant. A man, on the
other hand, had rather eat good dinner in
hosel than bad one in palace. What the
women like is lots Of tinsel, gold. cut glass,
colored lights, gorgeous ices, graceful cham
payne glasses and strains Of music. Give them
these things and they don't care rap for the
rest II you take stupid friend 10 dinner
you stand a very fair chance Of having your
meal spoiled, unless he IS very old friend
II you know him very well, you may indulge
in long periods Of sIience-the privilege OF old
friendships-and devote your entire attention
to the dinner. In this case a stupid friend is
often a blessing in disguise, for it is very an
moving at times 20 be obliged TO keep up
running fire of small talk when there IS more
important business at hand. New York
Sun
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-28
The Anes OF Gibraltar.

Gibraltar is the sole European locality II
which the Brabary ape is found IN wild
state. These animals. reduced few years
ago TO less than dozen individuals, have Of
late greatly increased IN numbers, and, being
strictly protected. are very bold and fearless
The zig trees in the gardens suffer 50 much
from their depredatioas when the fruit IS
rifenIns that II is found necessary to employ
men 10 scare them away. The Barbary
partridge, though plentiful on the rock as
well as on the opposite African coGSt, Is,
like the monkey. found nowhere else OF
the European contDeEt.-Home Journal
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-28
SOME FAVORED SPOT.

The mountain heights are dear 10 soma.
To some the valleys deep recess;
To some the desert is home,
With thoughts to cheer and joys TO bless.
Some spot there is, some cherished spot,
We love all other spots above;
And few so wretched they have not
Some dearly cherished spot to love.
John Bowring.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-28
UNREST.

All day upon the garden bright the Sun shines
strong,
But in my heart there is no light, nor any song.
Voices OF merry life go by adown the street,
But am weary of the cry and drift of feet.
With all dear things that ought to please the
hours are blest,
And yet my soul is i'll at ease and cannot rest.
Strange spirit, leave me not too long, nor stint TO
give;
For II my soul have no sweet song it cannot live.
"A. Lampman in Lppincott's.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-28
Took a Biz D-frr

Wite-You are drunk again, John.
Johr-N-n-no, TU--hic-not I Just
hic-drank 20 ny friend BllIs-hic-haalth.
an l wanted him 70 be--hic-per.ec,ly
kealthF-Detroit Free PrssS
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-28
Fanou, Tichtrope Performer.

After many years OF retirement Bloniin,
the most famous tightrope performer in the
world. has returned to tie active pursuit Of
his profession. Although an old man. he is
said 70 be as fearless and graceful as Of old,
and is now giving regular exhibitions in
England 4 theatrical man who knew him
intimately when lie was in America and who
was interested In his management when be
performed his wonderful feat Of crossing Nj
agara, said: Blondin was absolutely without
nervousness or fear when on the rope. " lille
they were fixing the guys which steadAd the
cables across the Falls. one Of them came
loose and hung dangling from the middle Of
cable over the rushing torrent beneath
Blondin coolly walked along till lie came TO
the loose guy rope, when he slid down hand
over hand and reached TIE end Of It Letting
his legs drop, they just touched The surface Of
the current Of which tbs force was SO great
that the contact sent him swinging Ike
huge pendulum Three or four times he re-
peatei this. apparently enjoying TIE fun, ard
then csocuy ciambeTei up / asked hin once
whether the rush OF the rapids below him did
no. make him dizzy.
1T might" be answered, ST I saw it; but
don't. never look down, for should do 50
] should be lost
But bow do you tel where 20 place your
teetiT ssked
~Oh. Il. mr. feet take care Of themselves
rs feet were peculiarly formed. and in dis
toes vas much preEsnslo.e poEer.-New YORK
Ir-ura
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-28
he Grasped the Situation.

The story Is going &c. rounds teat 3 young
LADY visited west end leNeler ard tod him
that her father was soizg 70 buy her pair
Of diamond earrings, and that sic would Ike
10 LOOK Ct some TIE ieweler, knowing her
father by reputation, spread oct number O.
costly gems before hsr. SIZE looked them
over critically, aud, having selected The Uloss
handsome pair. asked II SO. might take them
home sai e1aE.iae then al her leisure Tie
permission WAS promptly accorded, ard t5e
re1t d.y tas young lady hroaghi back toe
earrings and said that she was nc. quite ss-is-
fed with them, and she thought that after all
it might Re some tine before Ter fa.5s-
would indulge Der taste for d.ar.on6s. That's
q great pity replied TIE ie~eler: Il was 81
tie - reception lass night. ard tseSgs:
ths1 very Discerning % yc2. Figaro.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-28

Buy yoaF bleak books and stA:so1s<y >.
aou.1sc1 4 Champion . Ess book ssor--
c.33g
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-28

,~o and o1e-haf gal pail q syrup
or q. % at = " sapply ca lE-f
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-05-05

"Why, dearie, what trouble YOU re
in, to be sure! and all your jelly
wasted! But never mind; we have the
next kettle all right
Nell sprang up and threw herself
into the old woman's arms.
''Oh, Hannah! and Ned's gone to
send Mr.. Warburton away without his
dinner, and he'll never forgive me, -
she sobbed.
Eyes. he will, dearie, yes, he will
don you fret! I've sent them over tc
your mothers for lunch. And now
let me tell you what to do. Put all
this jelly-making by till tomorrow
Well begin bright and early in the
morning, and"- "-
But, Hannah, it won't come to
jelly"
oh. yes it will, when we add lit.
tie gelatine.
didn't | tell you, ma amp NUT.
tered Jane, hopping up the red river
'Never mind the jelly now," con-
tinued Hannah, 'you and Jane set to
work and get up a nice little supper,
and take down your curls and put on
your prettiest gown, and I'll hurry
over and send the master and his guest
back about sunset; that'll make every
thing right
Nell demurred a little.
Ned was cruel to get into a pas.
sion; he knew I couldn't help it, " She
sobbed.
Old Hannah gave her look.
Hush, my dearie; put that foolish
pride in your pocket; you can't afford
to spoil your happiness. Mind what
old Hannah says"
And Nell obeyed.
She and Jane worked as they never
did before in all their. lives.
Sunset found the kitchen as clean as
a new pin-the unfortunate jelly BAN
ished and the daintiest of supper.
tables set.
And as the sun went down, Nell her.
self walked down the garden-p path to
meet her husband, robed in crisp.
white muslin, a scarlet ribbon zoning
her waist, a rose in her hair
Ppm glad to see you, Mr.. Warbur.
ton" she said, smilingly. ''You have
found me in great tribulation to-day:
I ATTEMPTED what / did not understand
and got into trouble. Ned, dear, for.
give me. and bring your friend in to
supper
ooh, Nell. what brute I wasr'
whispered her husband, OBTAINING. her
a minute at the kitchen door. "Can
you forgive me? And your poor hand
burned. too. I'll dig up every cur
rant bush in the garden tomorrow.
mo, Ned" she replied. Il shall
learn to make currant jelly tomorrow.
Let them alone. IN Y Evening
World.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-05-05
PERSIAN HASHlSH FlENDS.
How Oriental Hemp-Eaters Prepare
Themselves for Their Orgies.

How Oriental Hemp-Eaters Prepare
Themselves for Their Orgies.
Old and experienced hemp-eaters 60
very methodically to work. They say
that 10 relish hemp one must first alb
stain from all stimulating food and
drink for brief period; for only after
short fast can one taste to the full
the delights of hashish and render
ones system fully susceptible to its in
fluenee. So, for several days previous
TO the ''orgie," the experienced hemp
eater eats no meat drinks neither
wine nor spirit. lives mainly upon
vegetable foods, light pastry, and ripe
fruits, and smokes little. On the day
of the debauch he rises very early
and fasts till the afternoon,
when the friends who are to join him
arrive. They prepare for dinner by
taking q strongly charged pipe and
inhaling the thick white smoke. A
light meal is then served, in which
plenty of sweet pastry figures. and
each Of the company retires to his
cushion prepared for the evenings in
diligence. Musicians are stationed at
the end of the apartment, dancing
girls are introduced, or if the host is
very wealthy man he orders his own
slaves in. Hemp boluses are passed
round, and the pipes we'll charged
with the drug For this purpose to-
bacco is first laid in the bowl, upon
this a small charge of pure hashish
extract is placed, and the whole is
fired by means of glowing ember. of
charcoal and saltpeter, which has been
mingled with honey and dried. Strong
and well-sweetened coffee is handed
round; and while the dancing and
music go on the smokers begin.
Lounging back, they suck the smoke
into the lungs and air passages,
sending it forth again through the
widely-distended nostrils; and. gazing
upon the forms and faces posturing
and revolving before them, the hasha-
shin swim off in a sea of blissful con-
tent that verges upon ecstasy. As soon
as the pipe is exhausted strong coffee
without sugar is taken, and this
rouses the dreamers from their vision
of delight. But "bolus'' of hemp
cake, and another pipe well charged,
stimulates afresh the excited imagina.
ton. and sends them off again into
their dreamland. The sins gers chant
their love songs, and the almehs sway
in their passion ate dances. This goes
on for hours. fresh pipes and coffee
being passed round at intervals, the
smokers waking from one dream only
to go off into another. Such an orgie,
indeed. is sometimes protracted for
two or three days. -SunSsrland (Eng.)
Echo.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-05-05
PARIS BANK RUNNERS.
How Notes and Drafts Are Collected In
the French Metropolis

How Notes and Drafts Are Collected in
the French Metropolis,
Certain employees of the Bank of
France wear a gray livery that is
we'll known in every part of the city.
l refer to those who are intrusted
with the work of presenting and col
Letting notes and checks. They carry
leather wallet fastened to the body
by stout steel chain, that is pretty
sure to be filled often with q very
large sum of specie, and occasionly
they are called on to defend this wal
let at the risk of their lives, as was
the case of a ''habit gris'' who was
attacked and stabbed in the neck the
other day in a house on Rue Tiuue-
tonne, where he had gone to collect
note, or draft. or something of that
sort. Some days in the month these
'.garcons de recettes'' have to be
more than usually active, as for in.
stance on the LIST and ISL tn, when there
is always deal of paper falling due,
and besides these there are four or six
other 'Jours d echeance. 1t is not
at all unusual for runner to have
one hundred and fifty such notes to
present in a single day and as in
most cases he has to 60 up several
flights of stairs to do this, he has plen.
ty of hard work by three
o'clock at which hour he must
be back at the bank tc
receive those whom not finding at
home he has notified by means of
slip that he holds note for collection
which must be paid that day or it will
go to protest. At the bank each
''garcon de recette' has an office,
sort OF an iron cage. just large enough
to hold him and an assistant These
"bureaux' are in a large room called
the galerie, and to which no one is adj
mitted who can not show 'iche."
as the slips are called. Each ''habit
gris' has district of the city signed
to him, and unless there be some
special reason he never changes it
The salary he receives is small, and
although he gives no security it is
rule with the bank not to appoint any
one to the position who is not able to
show that he possesses some private
means of his own. He is held respon-
sible for all mistakes made. and if his
cash does not balance at the end of
the day he must make the deficiency
good. If unable to do this himself
there is fund or deposit at the bank
formed by contributions made by all
the collectors on which he can draw,
and it is but due to the corporation te
add such thing as the bank losing
any thing through the dishonest act
of one of these habits is as yet I'M
known in the history of the institu-
tion.-M o. Picayune.