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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-08-22
WHEELING FEMALE COLLEGE,

CT. GEORGES HALL FOR BOYS d YOUNG
= Men. PR y. J. EINFAR, A. NJ. Principal.
ST. GEORGES, ND. College Of Business. Select.
Thorough, safe. $3.50 ard 500. Combining tech
nical and manual training Ruyiwedasatb
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END OF THE TRADE DOLLARS.
The Last "MeIt" at the New York Assay
Office of These Plump Coins.

The Last "MeIt " at the New York Assay
Office of These Plump Coins.
On recent Friday afternoon the last
"melt" of the 3,495,533 trade dollars,
which have been received at the United
States assay Office in Wall street, since the
Act of Congress authorizing their purchase
went into effect, was completed, and the
limpid silver was poured into the molds
and transformed into silver bricks, 100 to
], 200 ounces in weight. A melt of sill
yer at the assay Office means 5000 ounces.
Therefore. in order to make way with the
whole number of this 100000 of trade
dollars, about 700 melts were necessary.
A reporter CHANGED to be present, and
stood near the crucible when these last
lost their individuality, and became a
shapeless, glittering mass. When the last
"melt" of the trade dollars had been poured
into the molds and made into brick,
the reporter observed that two small
quantities, perhaps Of grain or two each,
were put into little receptacles and sent to
the assaying room. "These," explained
Assistant Assayer J. T. Wilder, "are the
samples for assaying. Two are taken from
each melt They are each assayed by
different persons and their work must
tally If ii does not, the work is repeated
If the two assays still fail to agree, the
whole melt is remelted and fresh samples
taken. Then the process is gone through
with again.
"The greatest care is TAKEN" said Mr..
Wilder, "to guard against inaccuracies.
The assaying is done by the Gay Lussac
method. The exact amount of metal is
weighed and dissolved in nitric acid. Then
enough chlorine is added to precipitate
precisely a drachm of pure silver The
in a shaking machine run by steam),
after which it is allowed to settle. More
salt water is added, every atom of which
is taken account OF, and if any silver re-
mains in solution it shows a slight cloud
mess. The operation is repeated until
no cloudiness appears, showing that no
silver remains in solution-that it has
all been precipitated. Then calculation
is made as to the exact fineness of the sam
piles of silver in the trade dollar, which is
corrected by silver proofs. When the fine
ness is thoroughly ascertained, it is stamped
upon the bar or brick, which has been
formed by the melted dollars, together
with the value, weight, melt number and
number of the bar Then the bar or brick
is sent to the Enclosure before mentioned,
where the other trade dollar bricks are
kept under a combination safe lock. The
combination of this, as well as of the other
safe locks in the building, is known only
to Superintendent Mason and one other
trusted official. american Analyst
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New Kind of Luncheons.

A very gorgeous novelty in society is
called the Rainbow Luncheon" Two
o'clock is the hour that has been fixed
upon as most suitable, though oddly
enough an accompaniment of the event is
a gas-lighted lunch-room, with the jets
shaded by globes of various tints, curtains
of silk being employed to shut out the
obtrusive daylight. At one of these rain
bow parties a group of mandolin players,
half concealed by tall towering plants,
gave an Oriental touch TO the entertain
ment Over the oriel window was fitted a
rainbow arch four feet long and composed
of roses of seven different shades.
There were three tables, and at each plate
was hand-painted menu card with the
guests name and miniature rainbow on
the back. The first table was all in yell
low, with glittering cut glass and silver
decorated in a repousse of marguerites.
The brass chandelier in the center rested
in fiat basket of yellow wax-tapers and
yellow shades. The !fringed doillies were
embroidered in gold threads and the
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-14
FRENCH FUNERAL CUSTOMS.
The Coffin SprinkIed with Holy Water
Proc ssion Followers.

When person dies in France his repre-
sentatives Immediately send out what are
called Letters de faire part" to all friends
and even slight acquaintance, inviting
them to assist at the religious services (sup-
posing there is to be one) and the burial of
the deceased. The circular generally states
that the cortege will be formed at the
house Of the defunct The more intimate
where they are received by the nearest
relatives of the deceased person. Mean
while the coffin has been placed in the
doorway Of the house. which has been con-
verted into a sort Of chapel. The opening
is draped with heavy black hangings Dor
dered with silver fringe, and often en-
broidered with the arms or initials of the
deceased.
If the ceremony is to be a religious one
it is very rarely a civiP one-the
friends sprinkle the coffin with holy water,
which is placed at the head in a silver
plated vessel, together with brush. When
the procession is formed, the nearest rela-
tives are the immediate followers of the
coffin. The men invariably walk, if they
are able to do so; ladies follow in car
riages. A priest, accompanied by choir
boys, vested III cassock and surplice,
"fetches" the body. In the country they
go on foot and chant, but in Paris they al
ways head the cortege in a carriage. The
general body of followers frequently num-
Der several hundred
1t is characteristic of a French funeral
that the procession includes people of the
most contrasted positions in life. In the
presence Of the great leveler, Death, social
distinctions are softened down Behind
the coffin the poor and humble walk with
the wealthy and proud. The men go bare
headed even in the burning sun and the
falling rain. As the bier passes the busiest
and most et1ervescent man acknowledges
the solemnity Of death by raising his hat
In this respect the French set an example
which some other nations would 60 we'll to
follow. The ceremony in the church is
plain or pompous, according to the position
that the dead person occupied in the world.
In Paris there are FIVE "classes" of flu
nerals. A irst-class funeral is a very elab-
crate and expensive affair. The church in
which the service is held is profusely
draped with black and silver The cata-
falque is quite monumental and is all
ablaze with candles, and green flames rise
from tall lampadaires. All the chanting
power of the church is brought to bear
upon the service, and professional singers
are also engaged for the occasion
The second and third class funerals are
also very ornate, but in the next descent
the difference is strongly marked. Finally
we come down to the coffin made of pine
and the severely plain canonical service
for the dead. At the close of the service
the chief mourners stand near the door of
the church to receive the conventional
shake of the hand from those who have
| been invited TO the funeral -Rnstnn HernLG
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Corset Adjusting at school.

AT the boarding-school which attended
six years ago it was Il custom of many of
the girls to loosen their clothing before
sitting down to an evening of study in our
rooms. One might have thought that we
expected all the knowledge freshly assimi-
lated to go direct to the region of the
waist, but the physiological principle was
sound. When respiration, digestion and
circulation are iEpeded the brain cannot
do its best work. But there came time
when this deplorable custom, long contin-
ued in secret, threatened to be pro-
claimed on the house-tops. Most of
us were established at the tables in
the girls parlor during that fatal hour
when party of ladies and gentlemen, es-
corted by the governess, were shown
through the building. At each girls room
they raped, and hearing no reply, took
glance within-a glance sufficiently
comprehensive to reAeal a pair of corseis
folded upon the bed, laid on 4 chair, or
evee flung disdainfully upon the floor.
"At the first three or four | saw" said the
governess, who came to lis afterwards
with flaming cheeks, 81 felt ashamed !;
at the next six or eight | was hor-
rifed, but at the last half-dozen l
could scarcely keep from laughing" Here
the guilty crowd laughed, soo, and one of
US informed our preceptress that, according
to German scientist, no less than ninety
two diseases were directly traceable to the
wearing of corsets. - Bel Ihistle,raite, in
Toronto Globe
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A SMALLPOX CURE.
A Doctors Experience the Tented
Field-A Simple Remedy.

In conversation recently with one who
was connected with the medical and surgi-
cal departments on fields OF battle during
the late war, Il reporter was informed as
follows: During the time intervening be-
tween the battle of Stone river at Muir
freesboro, Tenn, and the Missionary Ridge
conflict on the nights overlooking Chatta-
nooga, smallpox epidemic was fright
that scared more than it killed. A large
smallpox hospital was established at
Bridgeport, Ala, aud the average number
of inmates was represented by more than
three figures. But what | wished to ar
rive at is this: The deaths were very few
and the treatment quite simple. We only
gave the patients plenty Of ventilation by
raising the sides Of the large hospital tents,
kept their bowels freely open and gave the
men good rations of English ale, a COM
modify that was generously supplied by
the Christian Commission of the North
and Uncle Sans Commissary Department.
] have here also in my pocket distin-
gulshed physicians recipe for the small
pox, and know it is good. but will give
1t to you with his own comments:
"'Thi5 recipe has been used to my
knowledge in hundreds of cases, and know
~ Will iISNtllk III cure SMALLPOX, though
the pittinss are filling. When Jenner dis
covered the cow-pox in England the world
of science hurled an avalanche of fame
upon his head, but when the most scien-
tiIic school of medicine in the world-that
of Paris-published this recipe as a pa
nacea for smallpox, it passed UNDECIDED
/. is unfailing as fate, and conquers in
| every instance. 1t is harmless when taken
by well person. 1t will also cure scarlet
fever. Here is the recipe as have used
it and cured my children of scarlet fever
here it is as l have used it TO cure small
pox:
"' Sulphate of zinc, one grain; foxglove
| (digitalis), one grain; half a teaspoonful
of sugar mix with two teaspoonfuls of
water. When thoroughly mixed add four
ounces of water. Take teaspoonful
every hour. Either disease will disappear
| in twelve hours. For a child smaller
doses according to age. If counties would
counsel their physicians TO use this recipe
there would be no need OF pest-houses. If
you value advice and experience use this
| for that terrible disease"
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An INTERESTING Experiment

AN INTERESTING ExPERIMEST-If
sealingwax, India rubber, Canada balsam,
or any sticky substance, be poured from
cup in melted state upon the conductor
of an electric machine it will begin to
throw out threads in an extraordinary
manner. When the resinous matter is
very hot the fibers are large, and some
times they may be so small as to be almost
invisible. Each fiber shoots outa cylinder
with remarkable speed, then breaks into
minute beads, which can be made to patter
against drumhead with the noise of fall
ing rain. The cup should be turned away
from both operator and machine, or both
will be covered with a wonderful sticky
web. When a candle is held near the
flaments shoot into the flame, and some
times cover the candle, though sometimes
they return to the cup after approaching
the fame, in consequence of discharging
their electricity into the latter. Miles of
these sticky threads may be drawn out in
few minutes, and the breaking into beads
offers ready means of powdering sub
stances not easily pulverized in ordinary
ways.-Ohio Valley Manufacturer
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Never go to bed with cold or damp feet
Never lean with the back upon anything
that is cold
Never begin a journey until the break
fast has been eaten.
Never take warm drinks and then i'm
mediately go out into the cold.
After exercise of any kind never ride in
an open carriage or near the window of a
car for a moment; it is dangerous to health
or even life.
Never omit regular bathing, for, unless
the skin is in regular condition, the cold
will close the pores and favor congestion
or other diseases.
When hoarse, speak as little as possible
until the hoarseness is recovered from, else
the voice may be permanently lost, or diff
fIculties of the throat be produced.
Merely warm the back by the fire, and
never continue keeping the back exposed
to the heat after it has become comfort
ably warm. To do otherwise is debilitat-
ing.
Never stand still in cold weather, .spe-
cially after having taken slight degree of
exercise, and always avoid standing on the
ice or snow where the person is exposed to
the cold wind.
When going from warm atmosphere
into cooler one keep the mouth almost
closed, so that the air may be warmed by
its passage through the nose ere it reaches
the lungs.
Keep the back, especially between the
shoulder blades, well covered, also the
chest well protected. In sleeping in cold
room establish the habit of breathing
through the nose, and never with the open
mouth.-Ner York Mail and Express.
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damask napkins in yellow roses. The
china for the tea courses was all in
yellow, but different in design for each
course The second table was decked
in red, with napkins embroidered
in red roses, and the bisque candel-
abra set on base of jaqueminot and
lighted by red tapers shaded by red globes.
The china of each course was also of
shaded red. The third table had blue ap-
pointments. The napery was worked in
blue forget-me-nots, and the tapers and
shades were blue, with fiat basket of white
roses. The blue points came on in cut
glass dishes, and there were rainbow ices
in miniature pyramids, and punch glasses
filled with ices of various colors.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-14

RESERVOIR SYSTEM OF THE UPPER Mrs
sIssTPPI RIvER.-Since 1880, when Con-
gress authorized the construction of the
reservoir system in the upper Mississippi
for the assistance of navigation, the fol-
lowing reservoirs have been created Lake
Winibigoshish. capacity, 10000, 100000 Gu
it.; Leech Lake reservoir, $4,000, 100000
Gu. fl Pokegama Falls reservoir, 23,000,-
100000 Gu. it.; and Pine River reservoir,
with capacity Of 100000, 900 Gu. #. By
1885 the three first named were completed,
and their storage drawn upon for 20 days,
with the effect of increasing the channel
depth Of the Mississippi at St. Paul II it.
In 1886, the river being at very low
stage, the storage was drawn upon for 10
days, with about the same increase as in
1885 in the st. Paul channel. This was
done in face of the fact that the reservoirs
were not intended, or expected, to furnish
water for more than 80 days in each year.
In other words, the system has been sue
cess, and now the largest river steamers
unload at st. Paul at all seasons without
trouble.-Engineerin Neus
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APPRECIATION OF Orr STAT

APPRECIATION OF OUR STATE.-In an
article in the Atlantic Monthly, Charles
Dudley Warner pays a glowing tribute to
the Golden State. He says: "There is
but one California in the world. There is
nowhere else to go in the winter. Travel
ers who have been in Southern Italy, in
Northern Africa, in Sicily, in Florida, in
Greece in Madeira, in Jamaica, in Bogata,
in the piney woods, are perfectly open in
telling you this. There is no climate like
it. There is nothing that will grow any
where in the world-except, perhaps, GER
tain great staples-that will not grow there
in greater abundance and perfection
oranges, lemons, lines, peaches, nectarines,
grapes, figs, almonds, olives, Madeira nuts,
every edible vegetable known to woman.
The region should be content to be its glo-
rious self, and unlike any other part of the
United States"
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DRINKING BEFORE MEAL TIME.
Directions Which May BE of Great Value
TO Dyspeptics.

An acquaintance of the writer, who has
suffered sorely from dyspepsia for num-
Der of years, and has tried most of the nu-
merous remedies host of kind friends
have recommended for her relief, hands us
the following article from the Medical
Ne,cS, with the request that it be printed
in the Scientific american. Our dyspeptic
friend has found great relief in following
the directions, and it is hoped others may
be also benefited
{" In the morning the stomach contains a
considerable quantity of mucus spread
over and adherent to its walls. If food
enters at this time the tenacious muctIs
, will interfere to some extent with the di-
rect contact between the food and the
stomach necessary to provoke the secre-
ton of gastric juice. A glass of water,
taken before breakfast, passes through the
stomach into the small intestines in con-
tinuous and uninterrupted fow 1t partly
distends the stomach, stretching, and, to
some extent, obliterating the rega it
thins and washes out most of the tenacious
mucus; it increases the fullness of the ca
pillaries of the stomach, directly if the
water is warm, and indirectly, in reac-
tionary way, if 1t is cold; it causes peris-
talsis of the alimentary tract, wakes it up
$50 to speak, and gives it a morning exer-
else and washing.
Care must be taken not to give cold
water when the circulation, either local or
general, is so feeble as to make reaction
improbable. We should not risk it in adj
vanced age, nor in the feeble, whether old
or young, nor should it be given in local
troubles, like chronic gastric catarrh In
these cases it is best to give warm water or
hot water. The addition of salt is very
beneficial. Such time-honored custom
as drinking soup at the beginning of a
meal could only have been so persistently
adhered to because of it having been found
by experience TO be the most appropriate
time. 1t does exactly what warm or hot
water, with the addition of salt, does, and
more, in that it is nutritive and excites the
flow of gastric juice. Scientific american.
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THE INCURABLE
CURED

HoPKNsvILLE, KY, Feb. "a. 1887.
Gentlemen-Seven years ago sore deveI-
tried few simple remedies, but the sore
would not yield. grew worse every year
for seven years. Many thought had a can.
s. s. s., and two dozen bottles entirely cured
me. When 1 began with Swift's Specific
drag about. After had finished the course
of s. s. S. was strong and buoyant and
had good appetite; l regard it as most
cate health It is household medicine
with me. Yours respectfully,
Mrs. r. W. WILSON.
SPARrASBURa, S. c., April 2, 1887.
Gentlemen-For twenty years have had
a sore on my left cheek 1t had gradually
been growing worse The many physicians
me any good. Last fan a year ago began
using S. S. s. At first It infamed the sore,
and 1t became more virulent than ever; SO
that should leave Off the medicine. Iper;
sisted in using the S. S. s. At the end OF two
months the sore was entirely healed Think
Ing that the evil was out of my constitution,
! left OF the medicine; but in November.
ten months after, very slight breaking out
and now that is also disappearing. have
every faith In S. s. s. 1t has done me more
good than all the doctors and other medi-
A. K STANDS.
WINSTON, n. c., April 70, 1887.
Gentlemen-Two or three years ago can
Ger came on my Iace- II sOOH grew 10 De
quite large. 1t wore on me- and my general
health was very poor. Last September i
began course of S. S. s., which | have con-
tInued TO the present time with the happiest
result. The cancer has entirely disappeared.
there being no evidence or symptom Of
cancerous character left. Ny general health
is good now, and my appetite better than It
has been in years. / am 81 years old, and
today / am working in the field planting
corn Yours truly, JONAS LIAEBAcH-
Gentlemen-fhad q sore on my upper lip
for eight years. Seven different doctors at
tempted in vain to heal It. One gave me a
small vial for five dollars, which was Ger
tain cure" 1t is needless to say that II did
me no good About two years ago became
quite uneasy, as people thought had q can
Ger, and l took a course OF eighteen bottles
of s. s. s. The result has been complete
cure The ulcer or cancer healed beautiful
ly, leaving scarcely perceptible scar. From
that day have been in excellent health, the
Specific having purified my blood thorough
ly, increased my appetite and perfected my
digestion. In word, / feel like a new
woman, and, best OF all, the eight year ulcer
is gone entirely. Yours sincerely
Mrs W. p. CANNON.
Trenton, Todd Co, KY, Feb. IS, 1887.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed
free. THE SWIFT SPECIFIc Co.,
"a
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A MATERIALIsTIc EPITAPH-A French
physician, rather demonstrative in his
materialistic philosophy, has had the fol-
lowing inscription made upon the tomb
stone of his wife: "Here is deposited the
matter of which Mrs. --, wife of DIR.
l., was composed. Deprived of its
principle of life October 20, 1SS7."-Lon-
don Standard
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Stop that cough, by the use of Ayers
Cherry Pectoral-the best specific for all
throat and lung diseases. 1t will allay in
fiammation, aid respiration, and strengthen
the vocal organs. Ayers Almsnacs are free
TO all. Ask for one.
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TEE strongest reason why you should
take Hoods Sarsaparilla if your blood is
impure is found in the fact that it has
effected many remarkable cures of blood
disorders
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-14

WHEN the liver fails to act. and you are
bilious and out of sorts, use Dr. Jaynes
Ssnative Pills to bring about a healthy
action of the liver, and remove all distress
Ing SYMPTOMS
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STAR MILLS AND MALT HOUSE.

Il1e 101S, 1920 FIFTH STREET, sACRA.
IUlU, mento, NEUBOURG d LAGES, Pro
pretors Manufacturers of Malt and all kinds
of Meals. Would call special attention 10 our
Kiln-dried COrnpeal, Oatmeal, etc. Also, deal
ers in Hops, CUrks, Produce, Grain, Feed and
general assortment of Brewers Supplies.
ss-Exchange sold on all principal cities in
Europe, 1p
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TIRE az q

1On OOO PINE TREE, trING MARI /
lVU.UDU mus, eighteen mon rs cd, or
sale lin quantities not less than 10Y ut 10 cents
each at depot or steamer in san Francisco. On
lots of over !, 900 large discount. Apply nom II
to 2 or by letter, TO W. X. II. ADA us IN, "a
Montgomery Block, San Francisco. lnlm
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Crossman's Specific Mixture.

With this remedy persons can cure themselves
without the least exposure. change of dict, or
change in application TO business The medi
cine contains nothing that is of the least injury
TO the constitution. Ask your druggist for t.
Price. 81 a bottle fe26-1yWS
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MISCELLANEOUS.

WE RECOMMEND Y0= WRITE
JOHN F. en- ER'S VI sc ;E.
Sacramento, a.. FIR LATEST Shea MISC.
Pianos at,l' rsGns Sid on lnstailm-1r rlan.
Sole Who ,eS lie and Rctlil Manufacturers gent
for MATHIS TEX = : NOS: also ten different
makes 81 Pianos 10 Let. ENERYTHLN G IN
TIE MI &c LINE. lptf