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vessel llo then tried Niagara Falls,
jumping from projecting rock somo
ninety feet above the pool below tho
cataract After few exhibitions else
where, he jumped the Genesce falls,
falling ninety six feet, on tho Sth of
November, 1920, taking tame bear with
him; both escaped unhurt.
On tho 18th Of the samo month he mado
his last jump from tho same spot, but
from n high platform, which made his
total descent llG feet. At tho last
minute hc became totally unnerved and
overdosol himself with whisky; then took
the leap in tho presence Of some 10000
spectators, turned in falling. struck
broadsido on tho water with forco csti
mated at 1900 pounds, and was seen 10
more. The next spring his mangled body
was found Mt tho mouth Of the river and
buried In tho adjacent village OF Char
lotte, whcro n handsome monument now
commentaries his virtues"
A curious incident, well authenticated,
Is related OF the occasion. Among tho
spectators was n Mr.. Gibbons, who had
the bad habit of holding his thumb in his
mouth when deeply interested. lie was
SO excited by the leap and disappearance
Of Patch that he bit of the first joint of
his thumb without feeling Ill
To oil that class OF Cranks the New
York and Brooklyn bridge is standing
temptation, but the police are too vigilant
for most of them. After few cases of
successful jumping. professor" Odlum
jumped and was killed. and soon after
Steve Brodie and Larry Donovan madc
their remarkable leaps from the central
span. They then announced that they
would jump simultaneously, ono from the
| New York and the other from the Brook.
lyn tower; but tho authorities soon had
both in Jail, where they remained some
months.
On tho 27th Of April 1887. Emmanuel
Do Freitas. French Canadian, beat
tho record, jumping from tho highest
point Of tho central span, $50 feet, and
swimming away uninjurcd. Finally, just
tho other day, Matt Byrnes. after at.
tempting to commit suicide with pistol,
jumped from the same height M De
Freitas, and was picked up by tug boat
in tolcrably fair condition. Under a
recently enacted law he will doubtless
get n sentence Of twelve months in the
pcutCutiary
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A nuisance, and one that should be
abated is practice that has grown up
among class of people who prey upon
grief and ailliction. Every day these
ghouls who live upon the friends of the
dead use the mails to send hundreds Of
their offensive missives to list of ad-
dresses gathered from the newspaper
death notices. These are nothing less
than advertisements of florists, embalm-
ers, tombstone cutters, dealers in mourn.
ing goods, etc. Ono shrewd Philadelphian
generally sends black card with somo
doggerel and the name of the deceased
printed on it, for which he modestly asks
tho bcreaved family to send him $l.50.
But worst Of oil is q seedy looking fraud
who purports to havo been sent from
some newspr~er and offers (for consid-
eration) to write an obituary notice which
he says will be printed in tho newspaper
he prctends TO hail from. Justice
in New York Star
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col. PERKINS AuroeRArII.

claring it hunbug. Young Perkins was
among those who believed IL possible,
and when the news arrived that 1t would
go down the Hudson on certain day ho
determined to intercept it. Tho first day
he walked thirty.seven miles, tho second
twenty-four and the third thirty; then by
securing an occasional ride he reached
Poughkeepsie on the fifth day in timo to
intercept the Clermont and ride on the
saw mill ahoat" to New York city at tho
rate Of three and half miles per hour.
Ten years later the interest in stephen.
sons new kind Of road" began, and Col.
Perkins threw himself heart and soul
into the movement to construct continu-
ous line from Norwich to Boston. Thus ho
became a promoter Of the Norwich ard
Worcester railroad, which was completed
in 1888, and no was made u director,
When the first train ran over the com
pleted line he had Just entered his 5lst
year. Fifty years have passed, and he is
still an official of tho railroad while in all
else the change Is far greater than in him.
Tho village of Chelsea Landing" has be-
come the great city of Norwich, third in
the state; tho magnificent water power of
the Thames is utilized by factories worth
tens OF millions; the little nation has be-
come an empire Of republics. md at the
age of 100 the serene veteran calmly
awaits the reward Of q well spent l.ra,
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When 1t comes to the apparel question,
VIC find problem difficult of solution.
What to wear for the greatest comfort?
hear my fat and basty friend saw
"Why, the thinncst white cotton garment
you can possibly buy"
mot quite, old fellow. II you do that
you may find it q snare. and ono of these
days, with their sudden changes, will
bring you summer pneumonia. Cotton
Is not an absorbent, and is no more fit TO
be worn next tho skin than coat Of mail
would be. IT holds the perspiration and
excretions OF the body--of these millions
Of little sewers-in its meshes, in suspen-
sion as 1t were, and when you stand In a
breezy place you feel this foreign presence
by the cold, clammy sensation which
brings ont the expression that "some one
Is walking over your grave"
Underwear should always be constructed
Of woolen material, which may be made
rs light and flmy as desired. It Is cooler
than cotton, and far moro cleanly.-
Richlrd Guernsey, NJ. D., in Once Week.
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BOSAPARTE.
Gated the throne. lie has rclinquished
his title Of king, and is known only as
tho Duke of hosta. This title he gets
from a town of Piedmont. in the province
Of Turin, on the Dora Baltea, at the foot
Of the Great st. Bernard. The duke has
been married before, his beautiful wife
Marie dying in 1876.
Princess Clotilde Of Savoy. daughter Of
Victor Emanuel. married Prince. Jerome
Bonaparte, who Is q son of the brother of
tho great Napoleon. Princess Lctitia
Bonaparto is their daughter, and 1t is she
who Is to be married TO Amadeus. Tho
princess is not quito % years of age. Sho
inherits Napoieonic cast of countenancc.
Her grandfather, the brother of Napoleon,
had the kingdom of Westphalia created
for him when he married tho princess
royal Of Wurtembcrg.
This marriage will do much, It Is
thought, TO help tho Napoleons. Their
humble origin Is never forgotten by tho
royalty Of Europe, and every timc they
ally themselves TO throne they step up
higher In tho scale. The marriage of the
Princess Lctitia Bonaparte and her uncle
Is looked upon as important. Her aunt Is
queen consort Of Portugal, and her
brother is Prince Victor, pretender to the
French empire.
King Humbcrt, her future brother-in-
his cousin, tho Princess Marguerite of
Savoy, daughter of the Duke Ferdinand
of Genoa, brother of King Victor Eman.
ucl. Tho Duko Amadeus has also three
sons by his former wife. SO there is not
u remote possibility Of any child Of tho
Princess Letitia ever iuhcriting the throne
of Italy.
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BRIDGE JUMPERS.
They Have Existed Ever Since Bridges
Have Dcen Built.

hhte hbeth Dhhs
Ever since men began 10 build high
bridges other men have occasionally
jumped from them-somctimes In mad
despair, as often for mere longing for mo-
toriety, and In many instances from
mere mad and morbid impulse which tho
Jumper himself cnnnot explain. And, no
doubt. this last motive explains many
supposed suicides. Many q man will
freely admit that he is afraid to go on'top
of a very high structure, as he always
feels an impulse TO jump of, and fears
that some day IL will ovorpower him, and
mountaincers often confess TO strange,
wild longing TO launch from the edge Of q
lofty cliff ut would DO so delightful" :"
they say, 'to glide gently downward
through the dir like the birSs, and they
feel sort Of confidence that they could
do IL. Perhaps this Is Darwinian sur
yival" from the cosmic period. when our
remote ancestors did fly; or perhaps II Is
prophecy Of the time when our de-
scendants will. At any rate, most OF us
have had the feeling.
OF bridge Jumpers there have been
many, and Sam Patch Is the father of the
tribe In the United States. He was an
Idle ne'er-do-weel about Paterson, n. j.,
when the first bridge was placed over tho
chasm OF the Passaic, and as there was
much discussion among engineers ms to
whether the plan for sustaining tho
bridge would be n success, Sam backed
his negative opinion with u solemn oath:
"If thew make that bridge stand there,
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Electricity for writers PARALYSIS.

In one of tho broad windows of the re-
cording department of the Office of James
Bond, clerk of the superior court, is II
small electric battery. 1t is used by the
recorders for the relief of the cramp of
the muscles of the hand which follows
long continued and steady use of the pen.
The relief is instantaneous. and clerks
who formerly Were compelled at times to
stop work for several days on account of
swelling and contraction of the muscles
of the hand now take few gentle shocks
of the electric current on the slightest
approach of stiffness. They return TO
work at once, entirely relieved, and con
tinuo without inconvenience. Nearly
every one Of the score Of clerks receives
benefit from the electric current, and the
battery is regarded as an Indispensable
fixture of the office. Baltimore Sun.
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Question of vital importance.

Who should marry and who should not
marry Is question Of vital Importance in
the deliberations at Boston of tho Prison
association. II Is q question that sooner
or later must DO boldly confronted 10y
church and state alike Like begets like
all the world over, from man down to
unimalcula. As the parents are so will
the children be. 1t is law Of nature
that cannot b2 repealed, yet in its effect
is filling the prisons, hospitals and insane
aSylums of the land to OVERLOOKING, add.
ing TO the sun total Of crime and misery
everywhere and taxing the sound, the
law abiding. the industrious, to support
the diseased, the criminally base and the
constitu:iona!ly depraved and lazy. An
Indiana delegate TO the association put
the matter in tcrse and thought inspir-
ing way. Mr.. Reeves attacked the civil
marriage contract. saying of the state
that no matter who comes for n permit,
the strong or the weak minded the sound
and healthy, or tho deformed, the million.
aire or tho hereditary pauper, all are
given permit alike, and this civil con
tract is thus 'plly completed by sanction
OF law. II man wants TO run locomo.
tive or practice medicine or plead in tho
courts, he must submit to rigid exam
ination as TO his fitness for the position
and be able to pass one.
But when he comes forward to let II
permit TO enter into contract. tho most
sacred that can be assumed, which yitally
Affects the bodies social and polite, as
well as corporal, not q word is said All
are licensed, The church regards mar
riage as holy covenant. 1t makes littlo
or no inquiry as TO candidates So we
have shocking view of marriage upheld
by church and state. A constant increase
ofpauperism and crime must follow Men
lind it TO their interests 10 T., lao
races Of horses, dogs, cats, co,,s, chick
ems, pigeons and other animals, but that
race whose members are formed in the
image Of the Creator must take its
chances and do its mating after the
fashion OF lottery. Chance rules the
selection Of men and women for the holy
offices of parentage, and that chance does
its work IL shown by the statistics Of
criminality in this and other Countries
PittsburO Bulletin.
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The dreams of tho blind are Of great
importance, and tho fact that persons
born blind never dream of seeing is estab.
lished by the investigations of competent
inquircrs. So far as We know, there is no
proof of single instance of n person born
blind ever in dreams fancying that he saw.
Tho subject has been treated by Joseph
Jastrow IN Tho Presbyterian Review. He
has examined nearly two hundred per-
sons Of both sexes in the institutions for
the blind in Philadelphia and Baltimore.
Thirty.two became blind before com.
pleting their fifth year, and not one of
these thirty-two sees in dreams. Con-
cerning Laura Bridgman, the blind and
deaf mute, Professor &. Stanley Hall,
quoted by Mr., Jastrow, says: Sight and
hearing are as absent from her dreams as
they arc from the dark and silent world
which alone she knows. Rev. DR.. J. NJ,
Buckley in The Century.
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A Main street halter of English ante
cedents displayed in his front windows a
framed colorcd lithograph labeled
British Liveries." There they were of
all varieties, and as | gazed upon the
pictures of the Hunkies dressed in every
conceivable style of idiocy, bearing in
great variety tho badges Of scrvitude, I
wondered which | would like TO kick best
If had my choice, the yellow plushes
who would consent to be dressed so for
money or their employers. There is q
taint of this lunky tendency in our
American society which disgusts me- and
doubt not liveried footmen, with saw.
dust calves and shorts, arc only a quos.
tion of time.-BuiIalo News.
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Innnrumns IN AnrrIcn.

There arc about thirty panoranas in
America today, and Chicago is the only
city that can boast of t-rcc. New York,
Philadelphia, Boston, Kansas City and
San Francisco have two each, and Cincin-
natl, Cleveland. Detroit, Buffalo. St.
Louis, New Orleans, Denver, Omaha,
Minneapolis, st. Paul, indianapolis, Pitts
burg, Toronto and Portland, Ore, have
ono each. Tho Battle of Champigny, "
by De Taille and Dc Ncuvillc, joint pro
duction, is quite generally regarded rs the
first in this line Of art. II is in Paris, and
va probably always remain there Each
painted a half. The sections are of course
well blended, but the characteristics Of
each artist are ~ distinctly brought out
as they would BE- in individual works.
Chicago Times.
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PURIFY YOUR BLOOD.

Impurities In the blood produce diseasea.
Bodily and mental health depend upon Q
healthy condition OF the blood. The blood,
particularly In the spring and during the hos
summer months. bccoenes ciogged with i'm.
purities. which poison Il and generate dis
case. A harmless blood purifier, without Q
particle OF mineral poison In II, such - mer.
curry or potash. IL necessary 10 remove these
impurities and 10 restore the healthy tone Of
mind and body. The best purifier and tonic
known to the world II swift's specinc (sss.l
In regard to It's wonderful purifying and
tonic powers we give . few testimonials -
follows:
Mr.. VIM. A. sieboid. with Geo. r. Roweri &
Co. 10 Spruce Street, New York. writes March
18th. 1885: "I feel It my duty. for the bensns
Of others who may be affiicted 90 was, TO
writo you this letter, which you can use a.
my testimony In amy way you choose. win
answer any inquiry from others in relation
TO the facts herewith stated. In February
last suffered great pain and Inconvenience
from boils. all over my neck; I could not turn
my head without acute pain and my blood
was In poor condition. After trying all the
usual remedies In such cases, and finding no
relief. by tho persuasion OF Mr.. J. W. Fears,
Manager Of your New York ONCE, used one
oottie .. .. o. anu ! improved rhpiuly anu
very soon was entirely relieved OF my
Jobs Comforters." Now not sign Of my
aiiiction can be seen. feel strong and cheer.
full. s. s. s. IL o fine tonic as proved In my
case. Isleep soundly and my appetite 10 good.
DR.. J. N. Cheney, a well known physician
writes from Ellaville. Georgia "I use s. g. 8.
in convalcscent fever cases with the beat re.
suits. 1t Will. In my Judgment, prevent sum.
mer dysentery, II one will take few bottles
In the spring, thus preparing tho bowels for
the strains Of summer"
Mrs. Scott Liston. Ii6 Zane street Qslantl !
Wheeling. West Virginia. writes "Havins
used s. s. s. for tie blood. can safely say
that IL beats anything I have used 10 cleanse
the blood and make a new being out Of per.
son."
Mr.. NJ. s. Hamlin, Winston, N. C., writes
81 use It every spring. 1t always builds me
up, giving me appetite and digestion, and
enabling me to stand the long, trying, ener.
waiting hot summer days. On using 1t soon
become strong Of body and easy OF mind"
Treatisc on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed
free.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co.. Drawer 8. Atlanta, Ga.
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How to AXnil Ioniacinn.

In lecture recently given to women in
Philadelphia a physician prescribed tho
best method of preventing contagion or
infection. The lecturer said; The best
way to prevent the poison from being ab-
sorbed by the lungs is to have the stomach
full during aperiod of contact or exposure
The lungs absorb while the stomach Is
empty, but throw off during digestion,
never absorbing while digestion is going
on. While watching at night tho nurse
should take light lunch, such as beef
tea or crackers, every few hours. Another
personal cleanliness and frequent changes
Budget,
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Recent analyses are said to have shown
that tho various nostrums used for i'm.
parting golden shade to the hair all
depend for their action upon the decol-
ori2ing and corrosive influence OF nGsccnt
oxygen or naScont chlorine, the bases en-
pluyed being peroxide of hydrogen, aqua
rcgia, and Lrouaer's acid. The first of the
bases is the least harmful, but this pro
ducos scalp sores and skin affections, and
IN timo turns the hair an unnatural gray.
The two acids powerfully attack both hair
and skin, bleaching and burning tho for.
mcg TO gold color, staining tho latter
like iodine, aud giving rise TO unpleasant
discasca Of both. Tho preparations all
lead to premature badness. Arkansaw
lTnYrlnr
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THE SHADOWS.

Green are the fields md fair the skies,
Ant bright is the world today;
But over my home a shadow lies,
And it will not go away.
And my heart is held with fearful dread;
For my love lies pale on a weary bed,
Over the lawn my little boy
Chases butterfly;
His laugh has ring of careless Joy,
AMI happiness beams from his eye,
All, mel 1t is well that he cannot see
The awful shadow that frightens me.
The doctor is gone; have closed the door;
And what were tho words he said:
Alas! have thought them DER and DER,
And they weigh on my heart like lead.
And sit me down in dark despair
And the awful shadow fingers there.
Donald Ramsay
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picture, and another in 1866 In these
exhibits he made success that argued
well for his future. In 1868 no gained
tho two year travelling studcntship for
painting tho picture called THE Lord
givoth; tho Lord hath taken away;
blessed be tho name of the Lord"
In 1873 Mr.. Iioll was elected an associ-
atc OF tho Royal academy, and the same
year exhibited a portrait which possessed
such merit that several of his friends
persuaded him to devote himself to por.
trait painting. II was against his own
inclination that he followed their advice
In 1880 ho painted Ordered to tho
Front" Three years later he was made
n full acadcmician. During the colebra-
tion recently Of Mr.. Gladstones wedding
the premier was presented with por.
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Of her being, II have read nothing Tor SIX
weeks except William ID. uowells' last
novel"
80 my poor Epaminondas" impulsive-
ly burst from the lips Of the beautiful
girl, while her eyes kindled with tender
pity and her face lit up with n passion
born radiance, you have endured enough
nffliction alrcadyl II lifetime Of loving
devotion will compensate you for the suf-
ferings of these six weeks take mol am
yoursp--Chicago Tribune.
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I'll jump from it
into the pool be.
low." The bridge
was a success, and
Sam III ad o his
jump in view Of
IN any thousand
spectators. He es.
capped unhurt and
became notorious.
Scores of imita
tors followed. Sam
declared that the
seventy feet fall
was n mere moth.
ing, and his next
jump was from
fha f0ntnoat ~ a
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The bark canoe is the Indians chef
d'euvre. Ii seems to me not only beau.
tiful object, but q suggestive emblem of
his life. 1t is the most natural boat in
the world; TO make it he peels the bark
from birch, splits cedar for timbers
and planks, binds il together with roots,
and closes the seams with pitcl from tho
pine. His tools are an ak, o crooked
knife, and an awl made of O deer's bone.
No compass and square cover his weak
ness, for every piece tells the exact truth
Of his hand and eye; not even q bench
removes him from the earth, nor o roof
covers him from the sky; he knecls at lis
work. And the women embody their at
tachrnent in the pitch they press into the
cracks. Ii is natures model, made by the
wild man in the woods. The life Of the
bark canoe Is equally poetic; It floats
through mountain lakes with the beaver,
and runs rapids with the otter; indeed,
all its companions are creatures OF the
forest; it Is faithful to nature TO the very
last, when il retires 10 the shore OF some
lonely pond TO mold under its mound Of
teathery moss ii. Farnham In Har.
pers Magazine
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name was sent to
Rome with those
Of some others,
and Father o'Reil-
ly was appointed,
but died before he
was conf frmed.
The clergy of the
diocese renewed
their Endorsement
Of Father Hen
messy, the card-
nails have approx
ed it, and it only
awaits the formal
ratification Of the
pope. Father Hen
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TO MARRY HIS NIECE.
Approaobipg Nuptiais OF the Duke OF Aosts
mud Princess Ictitia Isouapartc,

The Duke of hosta, Amadeus, is about
10 marry his own niece. Preparations for
the event are now being made on grand
scale. This is rather ont Of the ordinary
run of marriages, even for royalty.
Amadeus is n big man in Europe. He
IS n son of Italy's illustrious king, Victor
Emanuel, and for three years held tho
title of king Of Spain. This was during
the intcrrcgnum which followed the ex.
pulsion of Isabella III in 1870. His brief
reign was unpopular, owing TO the preju.
dice of the Spanish people against all for.
cigners. Finally, ia 1873, Amadeus abdi.
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probationor. Two
years latcr no
I o K n silver
medal for draw
ing and the pre-
MUM Uf tlO. Tho
next year he took
other prizes and
In 1864 exhibited
his first pictures
in tho Royal aca-
deny. They were
"a Portrait" and
Turned out Of
Church. 1" In 1866
bo pSlibifCd n
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messy was born in Ireland in 1913, and
in 1850 was taken by his parents
90 st. Louis, where he was educated at
1he old Christian Brothers college. In
1868 lie was ordained 10 the priesthood
and stationed at Milwaukee. His next
appointment was at Cape Girardeau, Mo,
from which he was transferred TO st.
Louis. He is a thorough scholar aud
eminent both with tongue and pen.
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still erect Of form,
in good health and
blessed with on
unclouded intel
loct. In politics
he has passed
from Fcdcralist to
Republican in ma
tural evolution.
and through all
tho changes OF
eighty years since
hc attained man.
hood he has been
an ardent patriot.
and never once
admitted n doubt
that tho nation