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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1888-04-05

IT is again stated that Miss Follows
laughter OF Colonel Fellows, of Washing
Ton. was married on the 24th inst, to Chas.
In. the Sioux Indian. Chaska Is not in'i
Mood. and not worthless, us reported, He
il now known as Mr.. Campbell.
TnE Queen has presented to Mr. Cham,
bcrla in her photograph, with her auto
yraph, in recognition Of his services In con-
,oction with tho fisheries settlement.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1888-04-05
Asked 10 b RelIeved.

CHICAGO, March IS. Major General Terry
has asked 10 DO retired because Of nh
hsalth.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1888-04-05
To IA Made Princes

fsERLrS, April l.-ltisrcportod that Count
Won Moltke, Counts Rohan and Schaf
gotsch and Herbert Bismarck will receive
the title Of Prince.
, 1888-11-01
A List of Health Suggestions.

The hot pastry and iced drinks of this
country have much t. do with the thin
ness Of its people.
Disordered digestion in adults is often
h outcome of being compelled or in
duced to eat rich food in childhood.
Up to middle life most people are care
less regarding their physical condition,
hence persons who ought to live long
lives have their days curtailed. The
time to pay strict attention to the bodily
health is during the vigorous portion of
life.
1t is quite a common practise to dose
infants with teas, oils and sweetened
waters when any real or imaginary i'll is
upon them. In some cases it is necessary
to reinforce the natural supply Of nour-
ishment, but where possible, natures
fount should be relied on chiefly.
For those who hurry to and from their
meals soup is recommended as a prepare
tory agent for the reception of solid food.
For a man to hurriedly rush to his meals
and gulp down meat, vegetables and pie,
without a short pause of rest for the
stomach, is nearly akin to suicide.
Toasting bread destroys the yeast germs
and converts the starch into a soluble
substance which is incapable of fermen-
tation. Dry toast will not sour the
stomach nor produce any discomfort, and
is, therefore, more agreeable to a weak
digestion than any other bread.
A STOPPING position, maintained for
any length of time, tends more to under
mine the health than is supposed. An
erect position should be observed, whether
sitting, standing or lying. To sit with
the body leaning forward on the stom-
ach OF to n side, with the heels ele-
waited on n level with the hands, is not
only in bad taste, but exceedingly detri-
mental to health; it cramps the stomach,
presses the vital organs, interrupts the
free motion of the chest and enfeebles
the functions of the abdominal and tho
racic organs, and, in fact, u~nbalances the
whole muscular system.
, 1888-11-01
The Way to Fall Down.

"The special providence that seems to
hover over drunken men and children has
something of an explanation, " said a well
known and eminent medical man to a re-
porter, in the fact Of the main cause of
the ~breakage of bones from falls being
from a resistance of the tendons more
often than from the violence of the shock
incident to the actual fall. A child or an
intoxicated person will rarely endeavor
with any great effort to recover their bal
ance when they slip or topple over. Hence
no special resisting force is exercised, and
they sink into a collapsed heap without
serious injury. When an adult in posses
sion of his sound senses undertakes, with
endless contortions and gyrations, to save
himself from going down. he draws every
muscle and sinew taut, and if the wrench
is too severe the bone breaks. There is
no way of definitely proving it, but it is
asserted, and 1 believe with some show of
truth, that some, at least, of the fractures
resulting from falls, especially from u
height, happen before the actual shock
with the substance one falls on occurs.
It's strange, but 1 guess it is the truth"
Philadelphia Call.
, 1888-11-01

A blooded racer possesses n essential
quality that scrub horses seldom have
pluck. You will find many common
horses that possess fine points, so far as
wind, muscle n structure are concerned;
but in a race they will nearly always
throw up their tails and give up in disgust
if passed by an adversary, or if they feel
like they can't win. Flora Temple, the
queen of t~rotters in her day, was an ex-
ception to this rule. She never knew
what it was TO be beaten, and always put
forth her utmost efforts until the driver
commanded her to slacken her speed. A
race horse is like a gamecock in that he
must ave nerve to supplement his nat
ural powers. There are blooded animals
that will go their level best until they
drop. 1t is useless to use a whip on that
kind of an animal; they are born fighters,
and eXult as much in a victory as their
owners. Such racers also have superior
intelligence, and if they are not too high
strung they can be trained in the arts and
tricks of the turf. All blooded animals
do not possess pluck, however, and such
as are lacking in this quality are more fit
for the pillow than the track.-"Jockey''
in Globe-D Democrat.
, 1888-11-01
The Temples of Burmah.

Most Burmese temples, apart from any
external differences of situation or sur
~roundings, are a good deal alike. There
are usually four gates, guarded by gro
tesquely painted giants or monsters
twenty or thirty feet high, with staring
eyes and open jaws. From each of these
gates a steep stair of fiat native bricks,
rooted over with a bright red arcade of
teak planking supported on gilded pillars,
leads up to n of the four sides of the
temple itself. The latter generally con-
sists of a vast square platform smoothly
paved with stone, along the sides of
which are ranged numbers of small
shrines and images of Buddha, while in
the center towers a huge bell shaped pa
CODA, blazing with gold leaf from sum-
init to base, and surmounted by a pointed
open work cupola Of gold and jewels
David Ker in New York Times.
, 1888-11-01

The archives of the government are
kept in the library of the department of
state, and constitute a vast collection of
precious documents. There are a great
many of historical interest. Thu first
draft of the Declaration of Independence
and of the federal constitution are here
preserved. Washington's commission as
commander-in-chief of the American
army, and a host of documents pertaining
to the revolution and the early lays of
the government are to be seen. The let
tiers and papers of Washington, Jefferson,
Madison and Monroe and some of the
other presidents are preserved in large
volumes, many of the manuscripts ap-
pearing as clean and distinct as if writ
ten yesterday. Autograph letters from
kings and queens, princes, statesmen and
historical personages who nave fiourished
during the past 100 years are to be found
in these collections. Here are the origi-
ma copies of all the laws enacted by con-
gress, and of all the treaties made by the
United States with foreign nations, from,
the first, with France, 1918, and the sec
ond, with England-the treaty of peace,
bearing the date of Sept. 3, 17S3-down to
those OF recent years.
One treaty with Turkey is gorgeously
embellished with golden letters, but the
most unique treaty in the collection is one
with Japan, which is contained in q costly
lacquered case covered with silk. The
quaint Japanese characters, covering
many pages of fine paper, are clearly and
boldly portrayed. The royal signature
appears at the top, and o read from the
bottom. The treaty was brought to
Washington by two officers of high rank,
who were charged with its safe delivery
on peril of their lives. One day they tri-
~umphantly marched into the department
of state bearing aloft on bamboo poles a
queerly constructed box, in which was
the important document. Glad indeed
were they to have escaped the disastrous
chances of land and sea, and when the
royal agreement finally passed into the
hands of the secretary of state they ap-
peared greatly relieved, for their heads
were no longer in dauger.-Washington
Cor. New York Mail and Express.
, 1888-11-01

''Mr. Sampson She said with a blush,
II wantt to ask whit you may think is a
very strange question: DO you know if
youl = Mr.. Brown is Il gentleman of cor
rect ~. hits?"
Mr.. Sampson grew pale, and hemmed
and hnwcd; "Well-er-um-yes," he
said, Il thiUis he is, but, oh, Miss Smith
Miss Claya-Clara'-
\ little later he looked down into her
yes end said:
81. ~ al you Ak me about Mr..
E.,..l, Gurlipse
Because | fnncied he is becoming in
ta-es;el in a very dear friend Of mine.'
said the girl. Notwithstanding IL.
Welch in the Epoch.
, 1888-11-01
Cancellation of Postage stamps.

To look at the stamps, one would
scarcely imagine the trouble it required to
arrive at an absolutely safe combination
That will resist water, alkalies and acids.
IL was once a serious question. At frstit
was proposed to use certain kinds of
paper, but this proved not feasible, be-
cause a skillful operator could wash off
the ink without injuring the paper. Then
experiments were concentrated on the
printing, and water colors were proposed,
which would wash off with the applica-
ton of water. But it was found that the
heat of summer had the same effect.
Alkalies and fugitive colors were also
tried, hut they were proved ~valueless.
Still another method was to have the ink
fixed in the paper, but acids easily took
out the color. Finally n simple plan was
arrived at. This was to make the ink of
materials which chiefly compose ordinary
writing ink, and, therefore, what would
destroy the marking on the stamp would
destroy the stamp, which would be of the
same quality and character.-Postofice
Inspector in Globe Democrat.
, 1888-11-01
Grace Greenwood's Democracy.

There are few women who can put a
truth more forcibly or clearly than Grace
Greenwood. Being asked a few days
since whether she had found foreign girls
superior to the American girl, the bril-
liant authoress responded: 'Such ques-
ions as that are fired at me, point blank,
almost every day. Think of these ques-
tions-aA of which have been asked of
me: DO you still, after all the mon
archical ~splendors you have seen, believe
in a republican government Did not
the grand procession of royalties at the
queens jubilee stagger your democracy
DO you approve, as you once did, of u
free institutions, and feel proud of the
privileges we grant to women and the
Difference we pay them?' How do you
like America now after seeing so much of
Europe and its government
'Such questions are little better than in
suits. l might as well be asked plainly
if, after mingling a little in conservative
and aristocratic foreign society, 1 had
turned snob, after the custom of consuls
and the manner of ministers; or if 1 was
ready to stultify myself by opposing the
higher education and the political rights
of women. If the best of earthly friends
the one dearest and most revered, wer-
living, 1 should hardly be surprised to be
questioned by some one: After an ac-
quaintance with the English mamma, the
French mere and the Italian madra, what
do you think of o III mother?" 1t is
very evident from this forcible reply that
America has at least one among its famous
and brilliant women whose republican
principles foreign travel and associations
nave not changed.-William j. Box in
New York Graphic.
, 1888-11-01

1t is probable that embroidery will
soon play a prominent part in mems
dress. Thus far it has only shown itself
in connection with dress vests, which are
embroidered with a degree of elabora-
ton depending upon the taste and the
~pocketbook of the wearer. The coming
fall will, however, witness the introduo-
ton of embroidery upon coats, vests and
trousers. Thus far none of these gar
ments have been made up in America,
but the material has been made for
them, and considerable quantities of
West of England cloths have been sent
to Paris TO be embroidered to the order
of leading New York ~tailors, in patterns
for vest, a and troustrs.-Pitts5urg
Bulletin.
, 1888-11-01
A Letter from Columbus.

The Aston library contains among its
historic relics a copy of a letter of Column
bus, of which only six are known to be
in existence. One of these copies sold
for $500 at an auction sale in London in
1872. This letter was written by Column
bus at Lisbon, and is addressed to Ra-
phael Sanchis, treasurer to the king of
Spain. A Latin version of the letter was
printed in Rome. The letter is descrip-
tive Of his travels and discoveries. 1t
YVES presented to the library by Mr.. w.
w. Astor.-New York Sun.
, 1888-11-01
NIGHT CONFETTI.

Night cometh, from over the mountains
Its shadowy feet
To the forests, the fields and the fountains
Come family, but feet,
Night cometh and one bath his Iabors half done
AS he waits by the roadside at setting of sun
Night cometh, and on over the meadow
1t quietly flows,
And hides in the wave of its shadow
The clover-the rose.
Night cometh, and one with his spade in his hand,
Sits weeping in darkness he can't understand.
Night cometh; the waves of the ocean
That shine in the sun
Are heavy and somber in motion;
Their glory is gone.
Night cometh. and one there Is wringing his hands,
And signing TOO latei" as he sits on tho sands.
Night cometh, and with it the riot
OF daylight goes down;
The stars in their shining bring quiet
To village and town.
Night comethi how many In field and in street
Lie down with the work of their life completeI
Chicago Current.
, 1888-11-01

Sweet gum is a wood which has gone
through some very queer changes in name.
An Arkansas man once shipped Il sample
car of whaU he called "Arkansas red wood"
10 Philadelphia. 1t proved to be sweet
gum, but was accepted without any OBJ
jcctions. Some enterprisiug dealer in
New York city, knowing the prejudice in
the market toward sweet gum, succeeded
in establishing a fairly good trade by call
ing it 'hazel wOod.n More recently it
has been shipped to Europe under the
name of satin walnut;'' and it is being
used quite extensively among the cabinet
lnakers.-St Louis Globe Democrat.
, 1888-11-01
Rude Methods of Shaving.

The Andaman Islanders shave almost
the entire surface of the scalp as thor
oughly as the imperfect implements at
their command will allow them. For
merly they used chips of broken flint for
this purpose, but since the arrival of
Europeans upon their islands they can
indulge in the luxury of a shave with a
piece of broken bottle glass. 1t is said
that a wife takes a peculiar pleasure in
shaving the head of her husband. Chi
cago Herald.
, 1888-11-01
AT EVENTipE.

lam too tired to sew; upon my lap,
Weary and spent, my idle fingers liei
The needle is too heavy for my hand,
fold the tidy dress aud put it by. TX
The little maid, so weary of her play,
Must wear her faded frock another day.
Here, close beside me, lies my dainty book.
With quaint, bright fancics 'uid its flowing
rhyme,
Waiting through all the full and busy hours
For one short space of free, untrammeled time.
l touch its covers with a tender hand
My brain is dull; | cannot understand.
. atm tee+iradt to pray. O pitying Lord,
only know the days hard tasks are done.
/ bring my ~ r~l"n~-thou Canst count them Ger:
lay them Gown before thee every one.
l only long for sleep, to still my pain,
And strength to take my burdens up again.
Mary Riddell Corley in Boston Transcript,
, 1888-11-01

1t may safely be stated that not one
drummer in ten likes his situation. After
the novelty of the life wears off, an in
tense loathing of the ''road" grows upon
him, There is something utterly repug-
nant to the average man in being obliged,
willy nilly, to hurry from place to place
as if driven by an antique fury. To a
married man it is especially so, and
therefore most drummers are young and
single.-C. L. Belts in The Epoch.
, 1888-11-01

A novel spectro-telegraphic apparatus
has been constructed by DIR. Paul la Cour,
a Danish physicist. 1t projects a steady
vertical spectrum, on which, with a spe-
cial telescope, red and blue dots and lines
are seen to appear and disappear. These
are Morse signals, produced by the break
ing of the spectrum by the opening and
shutting of little Sits, displaying the col
ored dots and lines. This is effected by
an electrical arrangement having Iettered
and numbered keys. -Arkansaw Tray
elar
, 1888-11-01

Genius is a dazzling thing, but it won't
plod. Talent is forced to plod or get
left, and 80 with the instinct of self pres
ervation it generally plods. Genius starts
out a petted darling, and ends by dodg-
ing the bailiffs and dying in the poor
house, while talent raises a monument in
its honor and pays the bill out of its well
filled pocket.-Atlanta Constitution.
, 1888-11-01
Completing Emperor Nero's Canal.

The Isthmus of Corinth canal is going
ahead satisfactorily in the route mapped
out about 1900 years ago by the En-
peror Nero. 1t will be about four miles
long and nearly twenty-seven feet deep.
1t is expected that ships will be able to
pass through it at the rate of six miles
per hour. The soil is SO shifty that it
will be necessary to protect the banks
with masonry for a distance of nearly
two miles.-St. Louis Republic.
, 1888-11-01

1t is stated that since the sun6ower has
been cultivated on certain swamps of the
Potomac, malarial fever has decreased.
At the mouth of the Scheldt, in Holland,
1t is stated that similar results have been
obtained. The sunfiower emits large vol
umes of water in the form of vapor, and
its aromati odor, as well as the oxygen
it exhales, may have to do with the sani-
ion
, 1888-11-01

The historical museum of Dresden has n
collection of the boots and shoes of celeb
rites believed TO be %unequaled. Among
the historical footwear are II pair of shoes
worn by Luther, the toilet slippers of
Maria Theresa, and the pair of riding
boots which had to be cut to remove them
from he tired and irritated feet of Ma
poleon the night following the battle OF
DresdGn.-New York Home Journal.
, 1888-11-01

The first private stock brokers' wire be-
tween New York and Chicago was put up
in 1881, and a few years later there were
fifteen such ines in operation between the
two cities, at an annual expense of $780,
700. The number of these wires has now
been reduced 10 five, although the yearly
rental is only half what it was.-Ncw
York Evening World
, 1888-11-01

a powerful disinfectant, adapted to all
purposes, has been obtained in Paris from
coal oil. 1t is n sirupy brown liquid, of a
not disagrecablc odor, resulting from n
peculiar specialization of the oil by caustic
soda. II destroys moss and fungus on
trees, and spunging with II weak solution
Keeps flies from horses.-Arkansaw Tray
pIpr
, 1888-11-01

Professor Long, in The Dublin Farmers
Gazette, says that a Mr.. Meyers, of Chris
tiania, has discovered a new method of
preserving milk sufficiently for conveying
it in bulk TO English markets, and raises
an alarm as to the flooding of this country
with milk from Holland also. 1t is en-
tirely improbable, however, that any per-
fectly non-injurious preventative has been
discovered, all at present in use being
more or less harmful. Besides, English
farmers have before now delivered milk in
London at an average of eightpence n
gallon all the year round, and would be
able to do it again if necessary, poorly
remunerative as such a price is.-Chicago
Times.
, 1888-11-01

The Bermudas take their name from
their discoverer, Juan Bermudas, who
visited them in 1929. The first settler
was Sir George Summers, who was cast
away on them in 1609.-Boston Budget
, 1888-11-01

The '.silent Won Moltken isn't at all
silent at home. He is, on the contrary,
a charming, lively and amiable compan-
ion. He is very fond of the wife of his
nephew, who presides over his household,
and of her children. He loves whist and
roses, and of these flowers cultivates a
great variety.-New York Tribune.
, 1888-11-01
A Recently Invented Paper.

\ paper hat reSists the action of both
fire and water has been recently invented
IN Germany. From Il literary point Of
view this is a barbarous cruelty, for the
nnly thing that m~itigates the food of
books and papers is the hope that they
will soon be burned or turned into wrap
ping papcr.-Pittsburg Bulletin.
, 1888-11-01

Ask in an average crowd when any
prominent event took place Owe five years
ago, and you will probably get as many
W as there are people present. Try
the experiment, for instance, among your
acquaintance. = Statistician in Globe
Democrat.
, 1888-11-01

Laundrymcn in France clean linen
without soap by rubbing it with boiled
potatoes.
, 1888-11-01

In France there are 90, 1913 national
schools for girls and 81, 1924 for boys.
The first named are conducted by female
teachers and the last by males.
, 1888-11-01

You're chokin' my fingers" com
planned n little Pittsburg tot to its mother,
who was holding its hand too tightly
Pittsburg Chronicle.
, 1888-11-01

The Methodists have crossed the 81, OOO,-
300 line, and have pledged 81, 200, 900 for
mission work during the present year.
, 1888-11-01

DIR. Budsjinski, of st. Petersburg, has
found that the gastric juice is less acid
during sleep than at other times.
, 1888-11-01

The Catholic Directory for 1898 fixes the
number of Catholic priests in the United
States at 1896.
, 1888-11-01

Signatures made with a pencil are good
in law.
, 1888-11-01

Benjamin F. Butler paid S3,O61.21 Of
personal taxes last year.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-13
l2f HOW GOURDS CLIMB.
Marvellous Movements That Closely Simu-
 late Intelligent Action.

Marvellous Movements That Closely Simu>
 late Intelligent Action.
 The way the gourds climb is by means of spiral, curled tendrils, which are in reality small abortive stipules or leaf-appendages, specialized for the work of clinging to the external object, be it bough or stom of some other plant, over which the beautiful parasite rapidly spreads itself. The tendrtls push themselves out on every side, re- volving as they go, till they reach some slender twig or leaf-stalk to which they can attach themselves. It is curious and interesting to watch them as they grow, and to see how closely their The little curled whorls go feeling about on every side for suitable foot hold, groping blindly, as it were, in search of a support, and revolving slowly in widesweeping curves, until at last they happen to lay hold with their growing end of proper object. Once found, they seem to seize it eagerly with their little fingers Gor in the gourd the tendrils are branched not simple), and to wrap it round at once many times over in their tight embrace. It is wonderful how far they will go up out of their way in their groping quest of a proper foothold, and how, when at length they stumble upon it, they will look for all the world as if they had known beforehand exactly when and where to search for it. These actions come far closer to intelligence than most people imagine; they are de- liberately performed in responsive an- swer to external stimuli, and only take place whom the right conditions com 1 bine to excite them.-Gra7at Allen, i7s Popular Science Monthly.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-13
MY NEPHEW.

A daring little despot, fel
 Just mark his mien majestic! With autocratic sway, tho sweet, He rules the realm domestf He sits serene, little king, ! His tyrcnny 'tis kindly; !. His little fist his sceptre is, kj And we obey 1t blindly.
 He says no word, but looks so sage, The wisest are his debtors; And O the eye he has for Art \ And such taste for letters So broad and catholic his mind, i He makes no narrow strictures; | But tackles kindly to all sorts |. Of Bibles, books and pictures. A sense of humor, too, he has; Iris fine to see the fun shine ! From out those big blue eyes. he's l. A blessed bit of sunshinel { Most captious critic tho you be, ? You can't suggest correction; l You must admit he Is A And absolute perfection. A precious little paragon
 Was ever such anotherl
 Not on this earth, if you believe His father and his mother. VA And O he beams right royalty On me when I caress him, And says, as plain as looks can say, 1 He loves his auntie, bless him!
 -BoSton Glol :
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-13

Mother (to Bobby, who has just completed his prayers)-"Why, Bobby. you forgot to pray for papa" Bobby, "Why, so I did, and he needs it so much, doesn't he, ma?"-TeraS SJt- imgs.