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ARTIFICIAL. LIMBS.
The Trade In Legs and Arms Better ThaA
1t Ever Was Before,

'.Five years after the war was ended
and all the MANNED soldiers were sup
piled. there were some makers who
thought the wooden leg and arm busi-
ness was at an end" said an artificial
limb maker. but they were all
wrong. There are more manufacturers,
big and little, at present than at any
time, and the annual sales are larger
than ever before. Machinery is respon-
sible for this The railroads have cut
off twice as many limbs as were de-
stroyed by powder and ball from 1861
to 1865"
'Do the makers sell more legs than
arms?'
..Yes, many more. An artificial arm
is now constructed with hand the fin
gers of which will hold pen, or pick
up light articles, such as handker-
chief, hat or newspaper A good
many men when they lose an arm. tie
the empty sleeve to their breasts. But
al artificial leg supplies the lost one.
A man can work and walk in 1t. He
can follow any ordinary vocation about
as well as ever"
What improvements have been
made of late yearsp''
THE principal one is the substitution
of rubber for toes, fingers and ankle
joints This is patent. The small
makers build limbs entirely of wood.
The material used is English poplar.
Philadelphia is the market for it, and
there it is bored and thoroughly sea
soned by the jobbefs- The price Of
legs is from $S5 to 500. according to
the location Of the amputation. For
arms it is $75 to 500. Legs weigh
about five pounds on the average. Six
pounds is a heavy weight. The lighter
tits the better. 1t is fact that many
people walk upon artificial legs so well
that you could not tell they were on n
wooden pin. | know Of one young
man in town with wooden leg WIN
has taken prize for waltzing. Five
years is the average time an artificial
limb can be worn before it must be re-
placed. The Government allows Grip
pied soldiers SIS every five years To re-
new their arms and legs.
How do manned people take their
infiiction?"
..At first the man who loses his leg
wishes it had been his. life instead.
The sudden change from health and
Strength into cripple is terrible
thing. But after he gets an artificial
limb on and finds how much more cas-
lily than he supposed he can get around.
his feeling alters completely. Human
nature is wonderfully adaptable and
some Of the jolliest people In the world
are among the unfortunate victims ot
accidents, Chicago Tribune.
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VOICES OF THE FUTURE.

q. voices OF the past are ever sounding,
And give their impulse to our present life,
4 visdom of the ages deep abounding,
~ cheer or warn amid our daily strife.
q times OF JOY they come to us with blessing,
10 breathe their peace when all is bright and
fair.
n hours of grief they blend with thoughts de-
pressing,
And bring US aid our burdens weight to bear.
ne voices OF the future, too are calling,
Though few may listen to their faint appeal,
ID unobserved their accents gently falling,
Reyerberate with coming woe or veal.
sbene'er we strive and conquer, their ap.
plauding
Il gently borne as with an angels breath,
Bat when we falter, coming time defrauding,
they whisper coldly as with chill of death.
Whatever wrong the present age is bearing,
with prospect dim that il will be redressed,
nat very wrong, if borne without despairing,
May through our patience make the future
blest.
Prof r. W. Bancroft. in S. s. Times.
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BELLEVUE, La, THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1888.

them. Regularity is different from
monotony. A child should not be
forced into one groove. If he has
special tendency it may be encouraged
without injury. Little Josef Hofmann's
music is easy for him. while an equal
dose might kill another boy who could
beat Josef all to pieces at figures
Returning to the question of mono
maniacs DR.. Hamilton deprecated the
fact that so many of what are called
harmless ''cranks". were at large. The
records of crime continually reveal
such people. Kleptomania develops
some close decisions. The mere pro-
pensity for theft is not necessarily in
sanity. The insanity is usually re,
vealed by the taking of useless trifes;
and when the propensity is combined
with abnormal secretiveness it should
be looked at seriously. DR.. Hamilton
recalled the case of rich woman who
used to steal children's toys and things
of no value After while the malady
developed further, and she hid her ''ill
gotten gains in queer hooks and
corners of her house. wrapping them
in odd bits of cloth and paper. An in
credible quantity of such tritles were
discovered in her house.
The sum and substance of the whole
matter is that the friends of any person
who shows tendencies to special de-
lusions should recognize their serious
ness at once and see that proper means
are resorted to for correcting them. A
judicious combination of regularity
and variety is the best medicine. IN.
Y. Mail and Express.
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Cleansing ladies' Hair.

We object to the use of carbonate Of
potash by hairdressers for cleansing
the hair of their customers. The
cleansing action of this powerfully
alkaline substance is very effective, but
it is prejudicial to the hair at the same
time. A teaspoonful of pulverized
borax in cup of boiling water, or
cleansing the hair with the yelk of a
fresh egg, and following this with a
warm solution of borax or salt and
water, especially sea-water, is much
preferable. and has the effect of cleans
ing and softening the skin of the scalp.
Eastern ladies, remarkable for beauty
of their hair, adopt the latter mode Of
cleaning it.-Herald of Health.
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Very considerate.

"Well. john" said old man Jordan
TO his young friend. you have just
married. / hear"
..Yes. sir" he answered. with .
spring morning smile; lust month
ago, and want you to go up to dinner
with me to-day
Have you got cook?'
Mo-
Well. my boy. s'pose we go TO a
restaurant this time. You must re-
member had a young wife once my
self. h- Tszas Sitiiaas.
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A GENTLE CREATURE,
How ColOred Lady Showed Her Pro-
found Love for Her Husband.

How a CoIored Lady Showed Her Pro-
found Love for Her Husband.
Two negroes stood in the street One
of them was lecturing the other. 'Now.
ole man." said the younger one, Il
want ter tell yer dis, an tell yer
p'intedly. dat you's got ter stop gittin'
drunk ur won't feed you no mo-. |
tell you dat now an tell yer pint
edly."
The old man went away. and some
one who heard the "lecture" asked the
younger negro why he had considered
it his duty to look after the wants of
the old fellow. He is no kin to you.
is he?"
'No. sab, no blood kin. We'se brud-
ders in de church an pertakes O. de
sackrament, but in dc flesh we ain no
kin ertall."
''He must have done you great IA
vor in the past"
mo, sab. never done me no favor in
his life.
''Why, then. do you feed hin?''
"Wall, sab, l tell you. Imaird de
lady dat uster be his wife. did. an it
looked sorter wraung ter take her hub
erway frum him. an 1 'gunter feel
sorry fur him, did. His un'er lip
drapped down like he ddn' hab er
frien' in de worl, an tole him dat
would gin him suthin' ter eat till he
got some work. but bless you. he didn'
try ter fine no work. but sot right down
an 'gunter ea'. Den he 'gunter go
roun' wild desc yere can'erdates an
drunk pizen Ticker an git drunk. an
Is gittin' mighty tired O. hit. l tell
you dat p'intedly."
what does yer wife think of it?''
go, she's sich er saft an gentle crit
ter dat she doan 'spress no 'pinion.
She neber interferes wild nuthin. DAT
lady doan, 'caze she SO awful saft an
gentle"
Good tempered. is shc?'
"Monst us fine tempered. sab, an it
pear like she wanter sing fun mawn-
in tell night"
A change of expression came over
the negro's face. .'Yere come my wife
now," he said. "Cindy, rs jes' been
tellin' dis generman whut er fine lady
Won is" he said, when his wife drew
near.
'You better tell him what lazy,
good-fur-nuthin' wretch you air. Go
on home now an split me up some
wood, or I'll gether up suthin' an
war you out. Doan look at me that
way"
"Whut way 1 lookin' at you, honey?'
"Like you didn' wanter mine whut
I tells you
'.Ef look dater way 1 didn' 60 tel
do hit, Gaze l doan feel dater way"
wall. mosey ON, now, ur I'll gether
up suthin'."
"Yessum, jest ez soon ez / transaek
er little bizness wild dis yere gener.
man."
The woman, after many threatening
shakes of the head, passed on. and hel
meek-looking husband turned to the
man with whom he had been talking
and said:
'.Dat lady is so much in lub wild me
dat she's erfeerd dat I'll stay 'roun
yere summers an git hurt She's sicl
er saft an genie critter dat she kahn
hardly bar ter hab me outen hel
sight"
did she ever strike you?"
"Hit me wild en- axe-handle wunst an
faxed me er right smart, but den it wu
becaze she thought so much O me
Didn' want me to go down town an
'sociate wild dem rough men. / tel
you suthin' eff you woan say nuthin
erbout it. It's dis: Wen I fust mairt
mer wife | felt sorter sorry fur dat oil
man dat uster be mer wife's husban'
but now. sab, / sorter feels sorry fu
merse'f. "--Arkansdw Traveller.
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ONE DAYS GRACE.
An Ultimatum Whose Liberality ls Simply
Astonishing.

Astonishing.
I'D like to report. sab, dat my wife
ar missin',h said an old colored man
who came to the Gratriot Avenue Sta
ton the other day.
well, since how long?"
"Bout nine days. sah."
'Under what circumstances"
went right off an didn't come
back
What's her description"
'Biack, sab. She's black all ober,
an got wart under de left eye. OATS
as fur as remember
Have you any idea of her where
abouts?"
Not 'zactly, sab. She might hev
gone to Canada, an she might be in de
ribber. She was very onsartin wo-
man."
"Well. if any thing turns up we'll
let you know"
Thanks. sab; but to-morrer is de
last day. you know. If she doan' come
back by dat time, Tze free of her,
"Bosh! Who told you that2''
'.Lots o folks. Hain't 'er true?''
'Of course not.
''Hu. but l guess it is. Mus be so
or dey wouldn er tole me. Howeber,
to make sartin bout it, I'll wait 'leben
days fore marry agin. and den she
can't jump on me fur alimony. Much
obleeged, sab. It's de fust time any of
my wives eoer run'd off dis way
Detroit Free Press.
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Omaha father-..My son. VIII

Omaha father--'My son. when |
was young and my mother asked for
enough wood to build fire would go
out and chop enough to last for week
instead of strolling about and gather
ing up few sticks as You do" Son
Yes, I've heard grandma talk
about it. You have ?'' "Yes,
she said when you were sent for
wood you were always gone so long
she had to go out and get it herself -
Omaha World.
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The curious fact that tho usual heat
produced by friction is absent when the
articles are magnetized is just now be-
ing discussed by scientists. who are
seeking an explanation.
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The American syndicate is said to
be again reaching forth to grasp Chi
mas pig-tail. Some one has given it
the queue when TO act, no doubt
ST Paul Globe.
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In leap year the young maids
fancy lightly turns to thoughts Of love.
NEBRASKA State Journal
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1888-01-22

to which that culture had reached. and an ex-
animation OF the sonnets into which she has
put her highest thoughts and aspirations, to-
eether with q comparison OF those with the
mental calibre OF Romola. will, I think. support
the view I have taken. Tito. on tho other
hand, givee us with truly wonderful accuracy
and vigor the very form and pressure OF the
time The pages which describe him read Ike
a Quintessential distillation OF the Florentine
story OF the lime and OF the human results
which 1t had awaited to produce"
Finally. he says that the really intimate
knowledge Of her which he was enabled to OBJ
tain" through Mr.. and Mrs. Lewes having
passed some time under the same roof with
him. " hos left with me the abiding conviction
that she was, intellectually, by far the most ex-
traordinarily gifted person 1t has ever been my
good fortune to meet. What was truly
in my opinion matchless was the power OF her
intelligence; tho precision, the promptftude,
the rapidity Though her manner was by no
means rapidl. the largeness of the field Of
knowledge, the compressed outcome OF which
she was at any moment ready to bring to bear
on tho topic in hand the sureness and lucidity
OF her induction: the clearness OF vision to
which middle was as impossible and abhor-
rent rs a vacuum Is supposed to be to nature;
and all this lighted up and gilded by an Infinite
sense Of capacity for h~umor-this was what
inoxhaustible study and admiration" These
words were penned. we should remember. by
one who had known most OF. tho men and
women of talent Of his day. and T N must, In !,
mind when he recorded his conviction that
George Eliot was matchless. N. w. IL.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1888-01-22

1t is naturally about men and women of let
tiers that Mr.. Trollope has most to say, but in
the present installment Of his reminiscence
he mainly confines himself to those persons
who are no longer living. In this volume We
hear oftenest of Lander, Miss Milford. Mrs.
Drowning, Dickens. G. II. Lewes, and George
Eliot. As for those who appreciate Lander.
they are now, as they always were. few. though
At. and Of contemporary novel readers not one
In city q familiar with Misc Nitfogd's studies
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-12-15
Oregon and Washington.

No section of the country is to-day
attracting as much attention as Mon
tana, Oregon and Washington; Mon
tana, because il now ranks first in the
production of precious metals; Ore
gon, because of its rich valleys, and
Washington Territory by reason of its
mild climate, timber, coal, minerals
and wonderful productions of fruits
and cereals. The rapid growth of
Spokane Falls, with a water power
exceeding even that of Minneapolis /;
Tacoma, on Puget Sound, the termi-
nus of the Northern Pacific railroad
with u, 900 inhabitants; Seattle, thirty
miles distant, an energetic and thriv-
ing city, mark this section of the Pa
cific Northwest as one that offers pc
culiar inducements to those seeking
new homes.
BY writing Chas. S. Fee, General
Passenger Agent, Northern Pacific
Railroad, St. Paul, Mimi, he will send
you illustrated pamphlets, maps and
books giving you valuable information
in reference to the country traversed
by this great line from st. Paul, Min
neapolis, Duluth and Ashland to
Portland, Oregon, and Tacoma and
Seattle, Washington Territory. This
road, in addition to being the only
rail line TO Spokane Falls, Tacoma and
Seattle, reaches all the principal points
in northern Minnesota and Dakota,
Montana, Idaho, Oregon and Washing
ton, possesses unequaled scenic attrac-
tions, as well as superior train equip
ment, such as dining cars and colonist
sleepers for the use of intending set
tiers, neither of which conveniences
are to be found on any other line
ticketing business to the states and
territories named.
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gyman who was on board, and the
SAME scenes a. described afterward by
an old sailor, the captain of the MAIN
top. Thackeray's gentle and generous
nature was 30 aroused by IL that the
tears ran down his face. Certainly
one Of the finest things my father did
was the telling Of that story. George
Curtis and | sang duet, remember,
Drink to Me only with Thine Eyes,"
and We were asked TO repeat IL three
or four times. This all took place
about the year 1855.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-12-15
Thackeray and Lester Wallaek.

Prom Lester WalIack'- Memories Of the Last
tifty Years. IN the >crtbner's.
Thackeray lived with a very great
and dear friend of mine and my IA
theirs, and they had rooms together in
Houston street had a house next
door but one TO them. and this is how
| became SO intimate with Thackeray
The name of this gentleman was Will
liam Duer Robinson. a member of an
old and we'll. known family, a family
whose property was confiscated in
revolutionary times because they stuck
to the king. Thackeray, | suppose,
took fancy TO me at any rate il was
understood every night after | came
home from acting that il | saw light
in a certain window | was TO go in,
and ii not il was a sign they had gone
out to dinner or To bed. When did
find them in we never parted until
halt past two or three in the morning
Then was the time TO see Thackeray
at his best, because then he was like a
boy he did not attempt TO be the
genius of the party; he would let
Robinson or me do the entertaining
while he would be the audience Ii
did not matter how ridiculous or i'm
possible might be the things | said, he
would laugh till the tears ran down
his face; such an unsophisticated, gen.
tie hearted creature as he was. lie
gave large dinner at which | remem-
Der Mr.. Denning Duer, my father,
George William Curtis, w. Robinson,
myself, and others, eighteen in all. 1t
was the most delightful evening that
could possibly be imagined. Thack-
cray two nights before had been TO
see my father play Shylock, and he
said: "Wallack, that is the first Shy
lock who ever gave me the idea of
what an ill-used man he wac" On
that evening remember my father
telling a story, which many an old
actor here will recollect. 1t was the
tale of a shipwreck as told by a cler-
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-12-15
==zss. fs~ "a zrk1sasaas Tr0nsEsr.
LEAP YEAR EPISODE.
nv CURTIS DUNHAN.

Eighteen hundred and eighty eight
pivisible n by four
Yes, that's the rule. and the quotient straight
Bids manageable maids proceed To mate,
For leap year Is here once more
SO saving. Lucinda straightway went
And her stunntnEcst bonnet denBed,
And other line duds H. that extent
That she looked like the royal female sent
For cash on Hawaiian bond
Dear papa will settle the bill" -he saul
Ills corner IN pork, I - clear
millionairess has Blade me nsteal
Ola pauper, DEPRIVED 81 n single rel
In excess often thousand = year
"Outrk. then To darling Augustus side
I'm Nv in these feathers hnc.
should ne dread the cost of Keeping bride,
Though hiz fortunes vast to help MIN neelae
IN oncr him half of mine.
I.ncon -ciou, quite Of impending III.
Augustus m slippers and gown.
Was thanking his stare that, bachelor still
lie escaped the co-tliest. httterest pill
cot up far a man 10 get down.
Its boarl was paid for month IN advance.
His tahor'd rcceIptcd with thanks
Md further hi~ general COOL To- enhance,
some thousands we're placed, If specie yer
In ,aTioas cor ser,ati,c hank.
.''Twere tempting Providence sure. to wei
with blessings like these ia store
The giri. NAV apply elsewhere. tie saul
head
Lucinda came IN AT the door.
The instdious art~ she employ 81 IN taIu
To capture Augustus hand.
\ volume II "Iiowpllz" would scare contain.
Though it author. 81 course would over
explain
what least h. could understand.
PANT hearted wooer Lucinda va net
Her chances we're Getting too slim.
Determined hu stand L" get ON thu spot
Plump down on her knees she spee .llv got
And argued the point with Ntm.
She pressed her suit with such mar, clous
skill
That Augustus sal to ,ouft-s
Tow ri the couJuEai fharm Was earned until
IL vaW ned at his fret AMI $50 palsfed ms All
That hts no" was near chan -tHs L. Yves
What Marry Lucinda 80 he sad none ton
saon-
when hi- wlt- L. h1- rescue hal run
A. well think at taking a trip IL the moon
A. to marry I swear hA The breAt Horn
with roaI At dollars ton
Though almost ton late Il had come Ia a., AL
This sim Ide-t excuse IA the world
Was sufficient Lucinda IN short order made
Her eat And tins - the pray 81 lac pray ct
~ rapidly homeWATt ~hc WLirie'l
80 harons supreme Of the carbon trust.
True friends of each tac hrlor soul.
THIS year Of all oi hers how cN 81 unjust
Till leap ) ear - over, continue GU must
10 Watt upward the value of coal
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-12-15
Homes in the South.

The Queen and Crescent Route will
sell excursion tickets to Fort Payne,
Alfalfa, Tuscaloosa, Decatur, Ala,
Hattiesburg, Jackson, Miss, and Ar
cadia, La, at one fare for round trip
on November 20, December 1 and IS,
tickets good for sixty days. Now is
YOUR chance to examine the cheap
farming lands of the south. No biz
yards. Sure crops and pleasant eli
mate. All trains leave from the Grand
Central Depot, Cincinnati. For books,
pamphlets and other information ad-
dress j. l.. William, passenger agent,
indianapolis, Ind; NJ. G. Baker,
northeastern passenger agent, Cleve-
land, o.; c. S. Henry, northwestern
passenger agent, 1913 Clark street, Chi
cago, Ill. J. X. Hogan, northern pas
senger agent, Detroit, Mich, or ID. G..
Edwards, assistant general passenger
agent Q. and c. Route, Cincinnati, o.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-12-15


At the meeting of the British asso-
citation at Bath, Rev. b. banks read a
paper on marriage Customs of the
New British Group" He said that
for marriage purposes the people of
New Britain are divided into two
classes or divisions. No man can marry
9 woman Of his own class. To do so
would bring instant destruction upon
the woman, and II not immediate
death 10 the man, his life would never
he secure. Preparations for marriage
are various On Duke of York island,
initiation into the secret society, which
is called the Dukdok, seems a sufficient
preparation, though not absolutely
necessary TO marriage for the boys,
and there appeared to be no neediul
preparation for the girls. On New
Ireland some girls wear a fringe across
their shoulders until they are mar
riageable. These are the poorer classes.
Others are put into cages, in which
they remain four or five years without
being allowed 10 60 outside the house
in which they are confined These
cages are conical structures, about
seven or eight feet in height, and
about ten or twelve feet in circumier-
ence at the bottom and about four feet
from the ground, where they taper of
To point at the top. They are made
of the broad leaves Of the pandanus
tree. sewn quite close together, 30 that
no light and very little air can enter
About three feet from the ground
there is stage of bamboos, which
forms the floor. There il only room
for the girl TO sit or lie down in a
crouched position on the bamboo plat
form, and her feet are never allowed to
touch the ground all the time she is
confined In the cage.
Great marrisge feasts are provided
for these girls when they are taken out
of the cages. Wives are purchased
with shell money, and are often mar
ried at an early age on Duke of York
island. When a man marries Sec
ond wife, after the death of the first
the female relatives of the dead wife
gather together and are permitted to
do as much damage TO his property as
they can. A man may have a. many
wives as he can purchase but il he
cannot afford to buy one, and his
credit is low. he may have TO remain
single. Sir John Lubbock said ain
some parts Of Australia, when a man
married, each of the brides relatives
gave him a good blow with a stout
stick by way of a warm welcome into
the family. Among the Kalmucks of
Central Asia the marrisge ceremony
was very romantic. The girl was put
on horse and rode at full speed.
When she had got fair start the
lover set of in pursuit il he caught
her she became his wife. but if he
could not overtake her the match was
broken of, and we were assured that
Kalmuck girl was very seldom caught
against her will. The idea of capture
in marriage occurred almost all over
the world. Hence, no doubt. the Gus
tom of lifting the bride over the door
step, which occurred among the Ro-
mans. the redskins of Canada, the
Chinese, the Abyssinians and other
races.