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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-01-10
REiserY by nfortnace.

Maine farmer asked in n Bangor store
about negotiating a loan Of $500 This led to in
quiries ana advice of which the Lewiston Journal
MAKES effective use: at seems that the man had
worked hard all his days, had boughtand paid ior
81, 200 farm, had taken a wife, furnished house,
and now, cnTious Of some of his neigbbors, wanted
to build 500 barn. To do this lie proposed to Dor
roy the cash, giving mortgage on his farm. Said
the druggist, after lie story was tod: Your farm is
0 S9s 1 5.,, I1U f0y9 your vii Us
should do Go h, s9E Il. earn he hes $50 int and
then build your barn. If you borrow now,
you VIII think each night as YOU lie on your bed
that you are in debt. You VIII fret and worry;
your wife win do the same; sickness and ac-
cidents may come, or a poor crop lie your
portion; there viii be $500 skeleton in your house.
and ten to one you don't fret ana grow peeVish and
mortgage businessl Live within your income, le
industrious and when you do build your barn and
own it, you'll he proud of it as an Englshman is
Of his CASTLE For moment the young farrnes
hesitated. On each side interested spectators
and all was silence Gradually the head lowered,
and tear rolled down the cheek The man took
rr-de in bis occupation, and wanted that barn. At
last he said: "Thang you sir. To tell the TRUTH my
wife was crying WhCn left home because was 60
ing to mortgage the place. III take your advice
and go home IS I came down, and she'll viii be glad
to see ne. There said the Bangor man, that
fellow came to good, wise conclusion. have seen
lots Of misery on account OF this mortgage business
He who gives one, often gives peace, comfort and
COutcutmeut with IT, ~
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TREATED AS MAD
And Cast Into an Asylum for the
Insane,
WHERE THEY HAVE BEEN 10 YEARS.
A Legislative Investigation Develops the
Story of Most Start
ling Crime.

CONCORD, N. H., January 8.--A remarkable
story has just been made public through the
ueclSlon OF the committee appointed by Cover.
nor sawyer to investigate the circumstances
connected with the ca G of Richard Woodha,n
and wife, of this city, who have been confined
III an insane asylum for thirteen wears, and
whom tho commissioner decided to be sane.
The beginning Of the trouble came about
through mortgage ON Tyler street house.
"A payment, which was past due, and which
had not been Endorsed on the mortgage, Mrs,
Woodham declared she had paid The holder
denied it. She stuck to her declaration, and
would neither move nor pay. City Marshal
Murdough, i'll the capacity OF deputy sheriff,
evicted them from tho house They
refused to remove the furniture, which tba
officers piled into the street The police af-
forward took the goods to the city hall, where
they were stored ON the bare ground in the
basement until W. O. Clough was city
marshal, when, rs thoy had grown moldy and
worthless, he had them inyentoricd and do.
stroyed.
Tho woodlands appeared before Police JUS.
tico Emerson but would not pay persistug
That the money had been paid and not nut
down ON tho mortgage, and the matter was
temporarily dropped. A little later Tie farm.
house Of Colonel Emerson, on the Lowell road.
was burned to the ground, His beautiful
granite monument in Hollis street Gem.
ctery was badly broken and Gov.
cred with tar short time afterwards,
Ihcn the barn Of Captain Banlzs city mar
sinai, was burned down, and COUGHS residence
would have suffered the same fate had NOT
the fire been stopped hy q brick PARTITION. 10
had been evidently set ON fire by some perl
sons, and the Woodlands were charged with
the crime and arrested. They had often ex
pressed spite against these people on account
OF tho eviction from their own house On thu
purely CirCumstantial evidence of knowing
them to be enemies to the ones whose properly
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observed facts lie the case of the human race
divine. n regiment of the tall soldiers in
whom the father of Frederick the Great de-
lighted, ives stationed during half century
at lotsdam This regiment of whales seems
to have scomed alliance with sprats, aud con-
SSequently 1--WE may fairly assGne) we find a
larger proportion of exceptionally tail men
and women in Potsdam than anywhere else in
the world. DIR. Forster dwels par
ueUIarly on Numerous gigantic
figures Of women " in Pots
dam. He considers that the popularity is GER
tainly due to the intermarragcs of tile very
tail soldiers of Frederick William with the
women of Iotsdam.
We see here how by such selection as that
amiable prussian king ensured, and suisse
quentIy by constant mtcrma;riages among tall
men and women only, a cubt might he added
to the stature OF future races. But ii is TO he
feared (Or rather hopedl that tho human race
Wlllnot SHOW any moro marked liking here
after than heretofore ior selection 50 artificial,
eyen for the perhaps questionable advantage
OF breeding races of giants.
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] asked Of the world but little place,
q chance 20 he honest and earn my hreadi
] stgkgd my I'll In the gume Of life;
lost, and have nowhere to lay my head.
WwGa weary climbing the mountain helghA.
With no one 20 lend me q helping handi
/ tried, God knows, hut ! tgic 4 and iailed,
My feet sank into the porll0us sand.
The play is done Ofthe land beyond
iupW 20 little-luy heart is sore;
Ny brain 5rCc'Wg-I lliu, and fall
Ny eyes arc dim-thelC is nothing more.
know whore the river Is Sowing fast--
wonder III I could creep 20 the brinht
Ei2ht tells no tales Wlcutbc stars are hid;
Ny Jtain Is rceHug-I cannot think.
No ono you'd miss mc. no ono would care,
F0r lgu nora i.ictd ~ Garth tonight
tried t1 hc brl.e. God knows. but now
Tho Chg deepening shadows / f4e no lighA
know wl orc tierycr is Howing fast,
me water D. dgrs IN 4 cold aud deep
NJ braiu s realiue-l ini1' aud bll--
~ e. -s G.3W d.m-l Il d.gt4 " .s.eep2
--ial9l 4q!ebkisa,
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Irving TO Cll,nb to IEcaron.

From tic Kosciusho, Mss. N1s3orger
One day last week damonted negro boy,
about twelve years ofage, wandered eway nom his
home i'll the couatry and rachel Kossjusko Tie
Methodist atccplo now Being finished l20 feet in
height, fins. excited his wonder ana he made a Ice
line britt When first seen by the wogAmeu he had
climbed upward on the steepc TO a dizzy height,
near lC0 feet from the earth with bucket On lis
arm The men below yelled to him TO come down.
HIS answer Pm gwine to heaven to kerry Cod
some butter, somewhat surprised them. An Irish
man. with cOmmendable presence of minG, holocd
to him that he had gone up wrong, come down
and 20 up the other side" which advice brought
the would-be angel to solid earth, where lie was
rf
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-01-10

from the chicago Tribune
81 am sorry that did not do as 1 intended
and blow up the Jail" This modest assertion was
not made by any ong-haired, shaggy-bearded an.
archist Miss Nina Van Zandt is responsible for il
She has locked up in her hearts deepest recesscs
carefully calculated plots offs most startling charac-
ter. In recent conversation with trusted friend
she said
'The murder Of Parsons was the most diabolieal
ofall Think Of it, man believing himself limo
cent gives himselfup to the authorities and is muir
dered BY them! Parsons should lave been saved,
and could have been if his case had been properly
managed. II was different with ny husband
Nothing could have saved him bat one thing. and [
was fool rot to do as l intended ana should have
done-that was to blow up tie JAIL"
"Hush, what are you talking about?' said Mrs.
Van Zaudt. who was present.
"Moher, you talk like tailoring idiotw said
Nina, at which Glial remark the mother subsilcd
and di3 not venture 10 interrupt tie Gov Of Ninas
remarks.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-07
Household Pests.

In response to offers of prizes, housewives
from every section of the country have been
communicating to Good Housekeeping, a
household magazine, their remedies for va
rious household pests. The remedies sug-
gested by these correspondents for the buffalo
bug are few in number and include naptha,
aqua ammonia and the East Indian insect
powder. One correspondent affirms that
the man has not been born who can promise
or show a sure death to the buffalo carpet
bugs. Napthr is the most common remedy.
To any readers who want to experiment
with aqua ammonia, which housewife as
sures will kill all the pests on the lists, except
flies, it is advised to obtain quart of aqua
ammonia and large oiler, and fill any broken
place in the plastering and every crack, NOT
forgetting the floor 1t is claimed that this
will not discolor paint, hurt varnish or fade
carpets For Buffalo bugs saturate the iu-
tested places. The fumes, it is said, will
kill
Judging by the number of remedies sug-
gested for bedbugs, it would appear that
these insects head the list of household pests.
The remedies include Persian insect powder,
alum water, corrosive sublimate, quicksilver,
with white of egg; kerosene, salt water, borax,
fumgaton with sulphur and oil of sassafras.
An Alabama correspondent advises the use OF
the oil from the red sassafras, to be applied
with Il feather or brush to the crevices and
woodwork of the bedsteads infested.
Advocates of alum water advise that the
alum be dissolved in water, one pound tc
two scant quarts of water; apply with g
brush, boiling hot, to all the joints and crew
ices of bedstead floor and mop boards The
quicksilver and egg are mixed together
thoroughly with an old steel knife, one ounce
of quicksilver to the white of one egg; this
mixture is daubed on wherever the bugs are
likely to appear.
A Pennsylvania correspondent who advo
Gates the most common of remedies-i. e..
corrosive sublimate-after making two o,
three applications Of the sublimate fnishe:
up with an application Of quicksilver anc
| white of egg
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-07
One Thing and Another.

Cut fresh lemons in thin slices and divide
these into four parts. A good garnish for
salads and made dishes.
Fine table cloths and napkins should not
not be used 30 long as to become much soiled.
Vigorous rubbing will then be needed to
clean them, and this wears them out
Pour boiling hot water into the kitchen
sink every day, and two or three times week
put large lump of washing soda over the
drain pipe and there will be no bad odors.
Twenty drops of carbolic acid evaporated
from hot shovel will go far to Danish file:
from room, Yhile a bit of camphor gum
the size OF a walnut, held over lamp till il
is consumed, will do the same for the festive
mosquito.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-07
ALL AROUND THE HOUSE.
A New Process for Decorating Screens
Dados, Plaques, Frames, etc.

A new art process for the decoration Of
surfaces has been introduced which is calcu-
lated to attract interest, says Decorator and
Furnisher. 1t consists in the drying and
metalized treatment of leaves and plants,
which are so prepared as to be fixed on
grounds of various kinds and applied to fire
screens, dados plaques, picture frames and
other suitable articles.
The leaves and stalks of plants, having
been dried by artificial heat, are artistically
arranged and fastened in place; they are
next covered with coating of gum arabic,
a camel's hair brush being used for the pur-
pose and this coating is followed by the APP
plcation of any of the metallic colors inn
ported with the vehicle provided by manu-
facturers for their use.
Taking, for instance, panel, the plants
and leaves arc arranged on it according to q
set design. Leaves and branches will be
found sufficiently supple for arrangement ir
any position. Some of the leaves may com
pletely stand out from the ground, Others be
only slightly attached, and have their edges
brought forward. The attachment is made
with glue. The leaves and stems may be
colored according to nature, or given uni
form tint
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-07
When the Birds Wake Up.

An enthusiastic ornithologtst has amused
himself by investigating the question at
what hour in summer the commonest small
birds wake up and sing. He says: 1.-THE
greenfinch is the earliest riser, as it pipes as
early as 80 in the morning At about $50
the blackcap begins, and the quail appar-
entity wakes up half an hour later. 1t is
nearly o'clock, and the sun is we'll above
the horizon, before the real songster appears
in the person Of the blackbird He is heard
half an hour before the thrush, and the chirp
of the robin begins about the same length of
time before that of the wren. Finally the
house sparrow and the tomtit occupy the last
place on the list.n
This investigation has altogether ruined
the lark's reputation for early rising. That
much celebrated bird is quite sluggard, as
it does not rise till long after chafiinches,
linnets and a number of hedgerow birds have
been up and about for some time.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-07
THE CURIOSITY SHOP.
Napoleon Bonaparte's Fortune-What Be

Napoleon Bonaparte's Fortune-What Be
came of It?-S2O. 100000 Private Fund.
What Napoleon Bonaparte did with the
enormous fortune he left somewhere when
sent to st. Helena, has since remained n mys-
terry. In 1912 he told Marshal Berthin, and
also Bourricnne, his private secretary, that he
had nearly 100, 100000 francs, or $780, 900, 900
in our money, to his personal fortune That
he did not expend it is certain, for there was
no occasion to do SO. Then, as emperor,
the national exchequer received and honored
his drafts. In 1905 Napoleon, after having
enriched all his family, had 15,OO0,O 900 of his
own. The money received from the United
States for the Louisiana purchase he used in
re-equipping that grand army that fought
and won at Austerltz and Wagram. At
least s., 000, 900 of that money was never ac-
counted for by the emperor. Where did he
hide this enormous sunni He was by far the
richest man in Europe in 1914, and not a
trace of the money was left behind him. The
French government thinks it has clue The
result will be watched for with the greatest
interest. This fortune is made the basis of a
fascinating and ingenious romance recently
issued under the title of Napoleon Smith"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-07
A Popular Poem.

George Macdonald is the author Of the
following poem which has been inquired for:
Where did you come from. baby dears
Out of the everywhere into here.
Where did you get your eyes SO blue
Out of the sky as l came through.
What makes the light in them sparkle and spin2
Some of the starry spikes left in.
Where did you get that little tear?
l found it waiting when got here
What makes your forehead smooth and high,
A soft hand stroked it as l went by.
What makes your cheek like n warm white rosef
saw something better than any one knows.
Whence that three cornered smile of bliss?
Three angels gave me at once kiss
Where did you get this pearly carr
God spoke, and it came out to hear
Where did you get those arms and hands
Love made itself into hooks and bands
Feet whence did you come, you darling things,
From the same box as the cherubs wings.
How did they all come just to be you?
God thought of me, and 50 l grew
But how did you come to us, you dear?
God thought of you, and so am here.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-07

FIG. 2-THE DRYING BOOK.

Photograph cards are best for mounting
small specimens. Place the spray of alga
in the water and slip your card under it in an
inclined position, as shown in Fig l. A slip
of glass under the card, or bit of tin perfor-
ated to let the water drain through, will be
convenient as support if the mounting paper
is thin. Hold the stem of the specimen
firmly against the card and with camels
hair pencil paint" the fiaments under water
i'll the direction you wish them to lie. Lift
the card quickly and place it on piece of
blotting paper, cover the specimen with a
square of linen and then with another of
blotting paper see Fig. q, and it is ready for
the press. Most alge adhere to the paper
naturally; those which do not should be
lightly touched with mucilage.
Two fiat boards form a very good press.
They can be strapped tightly together with a
shawl strap if yoS are travelling, or can be
weighted with stones, heavy fiat iron, or
books. Small specimens will dry in one day,
and will not require change Of dryers; others
will need to have the blotting removed sew
eral times and dry layers substituted, the
specimens remaining in press several days.
Write on the card the name of the specimen
twhen known, the locality where found, and
the date when gathered
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-07
A Swiss Custom.

The Swiss Good Night refers to the custom
Of the Swiss mountaineers of calling through
their speaking trumpets at dusk, praise the
Lord God.n One herdsman starts the call,
and his neighbors from every peak echo it,
The sounds are prolonged by reverberaton
from one mountain to another After a
short period, which is supposed to have been
devoted to prayer, herdsman calls "Good
night" This too, is repeated, and as dark
ness falls, each retires to his hut. These
calls may be heard for miles, and are re-
echoed from the rocks for some minutes after
the original call has died away
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-07

The facts in relation to the stone called the
Lila Fail, or Fatal Stone, are briefly as fol-
lows: On this stone it appears that the kings
OF Munster We're crowned. 1t was originally
deposited in the cathedral of Cashel, their
metropolis In the year 1918 Fergus, a
prince of the royal line, having obtained the
Scottish throne, procured this stone for his
coronation at DunstafSpage, where it con-
tinued until the time oil Kenneth II, who re-
moved it to Scone; and in 1926 it was re-
moved by Edward l from Scone to London,
where it was deposited in Westminster alb
bey
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-07

FIG. I-'FLOATlNG OUT SPECIMENS.
The amateur collectors outfit is very
simple one. A tin pail containing a number
Of wide mouthed bottles, dip net of cheese
cloth with a long handle and knife for
scraping the rocks, shells or the sides of
breakwaters and wbarves. When the tide is
out little pools will be found in hollows left
by some large stone, which are veritable
aquaria, filled often with slender filamentous
specimens which cling to the fingers and APP
pear to be only slime, like the green scum
which grows on stagnant water. Drop bits
of these carefully into your wide mouthed
bottles, with little salt water to keep them
fresh until you are ready to mount your
specimens. Scrape bits of drift wood. You
may find rare specimens brought from dis
tant waters on the keel or rudder of some old
Indiaman. Take boat and row out under
the old wharves; you will find an abundant
growth fringing the piers and piles
The sooner the specimens are prepared
after they are obtained the better, though
dried seaweed, which has been sent UMPIRE
pared great distance and has lain for con-
siderable time, can often be floated out. For
floating out the specimens an ordinary wash
bowl will answer, and, for small specimens,
an ordinary soup plate is all that is neces-
sary. To cleanse the specimens thoroughly
from sand, and to soften it if dry, will be
the first requisite Salt water is best if at
tainable.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-07

The window here represented is in stained
glass hung with lowered silk Topped with
heavy cord ornaments and tassels. A box
and tray of repousse brass filed with choice
plants and ferns is placed against the dado Of
japanese leather paper, which enhances the
effect of flower and foliage A pretty varia-
ton of this design could be arranged by the
use of some of the various limitations or sub
stitutes for stained glass, with cretonnes of
good coloring for hangings, while wooden
box and tray in rustic work will appropri-
ately replace the more costly brass.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-07

The "moon hoax" is out of print and .
copy can only be obtained by chance 1t
was first published in the New York Sun of
Aug. 25, 26, 81, %, go and 81, 1885 The
full title of the series was Great Astro-
nomical Discoveries Lately Made by Sir John
Herschel LID, F. r. s., ETC., at the Cape
of Good Hope" and the articles purported to
be extracts from and condensations of an ac-
count of those discoveries published in the
supplement to the July number of the Edin-
burgh Journal of Science
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-07
NIollie Stark.

The speech popularity attributed to Gen.
John Stark on going into the battle of Ben
nington, Aug. 16, III, was, Boys, we hold
that field tonight, or Mollie Starks a
widow" His wife, the daughter of Caleb
Page, of Starkstown, now Dumbarton, N.
H., was named Elizabeth, and though there
is much discussion about the matter, it is
probable that the legend is correctly given
by the Rev. j. p. Rodman in his centennial
poem of the Battle Of Bennington"
The morning came-there stood the foe;
Stark eyed them as they stood;
Few words he spoke-'twas not a time
For moralzing mood.
''See there the enemy, my boys!
Now, strong in valors might,
Beat them, or Betty Stark will sleep
Ia wkowhood tonight"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-07

The pluviometer is a rain gauge, or an in
strument by means of which tho rainfall Of
any area may be determined. 1t is a cylin-
drical vessel in shape, and has horizontal
base, surmounted by funnel shaped tip. A
glass tube allows the water from the outside
to enter the bottom of the vessel The water
also falls into the funnel shaped top. The
gauge is placed in an open space, free from
the disturbing influences of winds, and when
the water has risen one inch in the tube it is
estimated that one inch of rain has fallen
over the given area
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-07
A Long Street Car Line.

There is street car line in Buenos Ayres,
s. A, on which sleeping coaches are used.
The line is about 200 miles long, and horses
are used in transportation. When a man
goes days journey on the cars, he takes
sleeper, each Of which is provided with four
folding hunks The cars are about eighteen
feet long Horses are employed because they
are plentiful. Fuel is scarce and conse-
QuentlY dear.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-07
The Watch.

The term "watch" as applied to pocket
timepiece is not as old as tho article itself.
The first pocket timepiece was called 1.-The
pocket clock" and 1.-THE Nuremberg animated
egg" 1t was made in l414 by Peter Hele,
of Nuremberg, and cost years labor. 1t
was valued at $500 and was about the size
and shape of a goose egg.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-07
Tho Nane.

The weather vane in the shape of large
grasshopper, which adorns Faneuil hall in
Boston, is said to have been placed there by
the owner of the hall, who was also whole
sale grocer. as a sign of his occupation. The
grasshopper was the sign of the Wholesale
Grocers' association of Boston. Mr.. Faneuil
was a prominent member of this association
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-07
Two Little Roses.

One merry summer day
Two roses were at play;
All at once they took a notion
They would like to run awayi
Queer little roses;
Funny little roses,
To want to run away!
They stole along my fence;
They clambered up my wall;
They climbed into my window
To make a morning call
Queer little roses;
Funny little roses,
To make a morning call!