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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-05

The sights OF the new British ride allow
fer an elevation up h. ? 800 yards.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-06-02
The Sanitary Farmer.

Afraid Of the possibility of arsenical
poisoning, he prefers the whitewashed wall
TO paper Of any color. His cellar is light
and dry, no mold discernible, nor any evil
dence of vegetable or animal decomposition.
and is whitewashed also. he, or rather his
wife, does not suffer the offal from the
kitchen to be thrown out Of door or window,
but it Is carried to the sty, which, with the
barn and manure heap, are on a considerably
lower level than the house or well. fearing TO
jeopardize the integrity Of the water.
Disliking bad smells and careful Of bis
well, be avoids the pit for his clubhouse and
provides stout box. properly placed, and
periodically removed and emptied of its con-
tents, which is covered with dry earth pre-
viously supplied in quantity sufficient for
constant use. He finds the combination a
good and economical fertilizer, and, looking
to the comfort of the females Of his family,
has as an annex to his house similar arrange
ment for them, unwilling to expose them to
the vicissitudes Of the weather. He is a san
itary farmer: his wife an able coad djutor;
she says soap and water are excellent disin-
fectants: that cleanliness is as good for man
as it II desirable for beasts.--Home and
Farm
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-06-02
Pho,orrnph.nr . Pork p.ck.r.

When this Distinguished gentleman
came to have his picture taken he didn't
know exactly what he wanted; he said
that he thought he preferred something
that would set of his good points to the
best advantage: he had not had picture
made since the days of ambrotypes, and
he was determined now to get the best, no
matter how much II cost. ! asked him
how he'd like 10 try dozen Of ''inspira.
tions." and he said: Let 'er go. Gala
CHER" So set him down at the little
table and made him rest his right elbow
on copy Of Shakespeare's plays. with his
hand gracefully supporting his head. In
his lap placed another book. upon which
| rested his left hand carelessly. Now,
look up, toward the ceiling" said |, land
try to look expectant." whats thatf'
he asked "As II you were looking for
corner In lard. says "Oh. | see." says
he, and be rolled up his eyes beautifully.
Don't miss the diamond. says be; Il
paid a heap for 1t and wouldn't swap It
for the best herd In Texas"
Now the result, continued the pro-
fessor, was that got . splendid mega
tive. The pork packers daughter was
delighted oh. papa, how perfectly
lovelyr she cried I never saw you look
half so sweet beforer OF course not.
h I'd wanted to get q characteristic pict-
ure of this man I'd have to set him In q
chair and make him tilt the chair back,
stuff his hands into his trousers pockets.
and put q chew Of tobacco into his mouth.
That would have been nature But pho
Biography Is art. esnd the truly artistic
photographer is he who tries to make q
unique every time."-Eugene Field In
Chicago News.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-06-02
The Feminine Chinese Feet.

The feet of Chinese women are made small
in very simple manner. The process begins
at the age of five or six years. The foot 10
tightly bound, so that the circulation Of
blood ceases and the toes are crushed to-
gether The bandaged foot is inserted In a
short, narrow pointed shoe, in the heels of
which a block of wood is placed. so that the
girl appears to be standing on her toes
Sometimes bandages are wound around over
the shoe The foot Of course grows smaller,
but, in consequence Of the shrinking Of the
skin, seems round and plump Stockings are
not worn II everything goes all right the
foot assumes the desired form In two or three
years, being gradually shriveled up The
poor girls often have to undergo great pain
Sometimes the skin and flesh burst under the
terrible pressure, and occasionally incurable
injuries result 1t Is dangerous to hasten the
process, and especially so when at the begin
ming of the operations the girls are beyond
the usual age Not infrequently the attempt
Is made with fifteen or sixteen year old
daughters. In such cases the process is diff
cult, for the foot has almost reached its full
growth, and the pain is unbearable.
The practice of deforming the feet prevails
only among the upper classes and those vino
affect the manners and customs of their su-
periors In rank. Among the lower classes,
where the deformity would unfit girl for
necessary labor, the feet are allowed TO grow
naturally This establishes sort of caste
sign The father of tiny footed maiden will
not permit her to marry man whose mother
or sisters have not artifcially diminutive
feet The written laws of the land do not
refer to this custom in any way; 1t would be
a -.
with tight lacing. g.-Chang Tae in PhiladeI-
r,hia Press
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-06-02
Growing Frog for Food.

There Is good deal more sense In frog
farming scheme than you will find In
lots of these hare Drained patents which are
advertised extensively or fcourse, every one
smiles ut the suggestion of growing frogs for
food. and Col Bill Waddingham came in for
his share Of censure when he innocently pro
posed 20 utilize some Of the useless swamps
of southern Illinois close to ST. Louis, where
a good demand for frogs at fancy prices al
ways offered encouragement to shippers
The improved frog is fat, plump and lus-
cious, a most delicious morsel that melts in
the mouth, while the swamp croaker is long
drawn out creature that has more spring
than fat to his underpinning. The breeds are
as different and wide apart as the Texas long
horn and the Hereford shortho-n.
ANY man who has pond on his farm can
Try the experiment of raising his own frogs
First, let him buy, say six pairs of fine New
Jersey breeders and dump them into the
water With these for starter you may select
quantity of domestic bactracean and then
you will have the nucleus for a fortune.
Don't interfere with your water investment
for q year any more than to keep your grow
ing stock well supplied with food They re
quire an abundance, but as they are not very
dainty in their taste, the expense viii be
light For young farm two barrels day
of hotel table scraps will keep the frogs in
splendid shape, so that at the end of twelve
months you can begin marketing all you can
fish out at the same price as spring chickens
Give me the time and facilities and will
wager that at the end of two years | viii be
living ON an income of 5000, and my frogs
will pay all expenses St Louis has no good
frogs, as local epicures depend on the labors
OF farmers lads, who go fishing with shot
gun In midwinter, when the ground is
frozen hard, we have to bring ourfrogs from
establishments in New Jersey.-Giobe-De Demo
/
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-06-02
Journ.l,,n and II, Few pr,z...

1t has its fascinations and its ecstasies.
The most honest man in the world may find
congenial work in it, and it offers q few
prizes of a truly dazzling character. .Nevertbe-.
less, upon the whole, say, leave it to the left
outs; leave it to the adventures; leave it to.
the good fellows who have been educated out
of the ordinary vocations, but not into the
extraordinary. Leave it to the sublime.
tramps of the Intellectual world 1t is not
yet profession to choose, but one to fall
back upon. Ii a young man feels drawn to ir.
by an irresistible attraction, let him strike
at once into the road that leads to master.
ship, and that road generally begins at the,
case Of the cumpositor. This is the age o.
business; the business man is king; and over.
no kind Of industry does he exercise sway
so absolute as over Gne industry Of the mind
Nor can this materially change until educs-.
ton concerns itself most with those faculties:
and powers which fit men for leadership and
the educated man of necessity controls the,
uneducatsd Parton in The Writer.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-06-02
High Arr in Advertisements.s

The very high class Of art work notice
able in advertising matter calls attention
TO the fact that almost the very best
artists are now employed by advertisers
lat the highest prices they command for
any work. 70 draw pictures for circulars.
pamphlets guide books. the advertising
pages Of the magazines. and for the public
columns of the newspapers. The artists
have iaken warning from the fate OF q
bright Young fellow who allowed bis sig
nature to appear too often In pictures in
railway advertising books. and all these
fine pieces of work they now turn out are
copied without their signatures; indeed,
they contract that their names shall
neither appear nor be mentioned In con-
nection with their work Not long ago
q large firm of manufacturers was so
pleased with the pictures a very famous
artist drew for one Of the pamphlets that
they scattered broadcast the statement
that the head Of the house effered to pay
the artist his original price over again II
be would sign the picture he had made, In
order lhat they may hang In the manu-
faciure: 3 rarlor The artist said be could
not do 50 for any price within the means
of the rich man
The same companies that make use of
these high grade pictures also employ eY-
celieni talent for the writing Of the read
ing matter that accompanies the pictures,
and great advertisers now have private
arrangements with literary or at least
semi-iiterary men, whose work In the
back columns of the papers attracts al
most as much attention as the news it.
self Here. again. the high prices are
paid and secrecy Is maintained. One nat
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-06-02
Chain, for Russian Prisoner.

A point on which false information has
been spread relates to the manner prison.
ers wear their chains, which some, like
the author Of Called Back. would have
us believe Is under their trousers. But
this is purely a hoax have in my pos
session pairs of Russian handouts and leg
chains, and prison suit which | obtained
In Siberia. where also saw scores not to
say hundreds. Of leg chains. The last
consist each of two rings. to be riveted
around the ankles, and attached by q
chain thirty inches long. which. for con-
venience In walking. is suspended in the
middle by strip Of leather from the
waist Between the rings and the pris-
oner's skin there Is worn first coarse
woolen stocking and over that piece Of
thick linen cloth; then come the trousers
over which Is bound round the shin q
leather gaiter How. then. could these
chains be worn under the trousersf The
chains In my possession weigh FIVE and q
quarter pounds. the handouts two; but
Of these latter | should observe that In
going across Siberia and through its pris
ons I saw ouly one man manacled, and he
a desperate. who. to the crime for which
he was judged. added that Of murder in
the prison. Henry Lansdell, D. D., in.
Harper's Magazine.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-06-02

been careIuuy mcased IN covering or
birch bark The wrapper was marked with
certain totemic symbols which went to in
struct the medicine man as to the contents of
the package The ass mbled medicines
would have formed an unique collection, and
a general laugh went around as the indian ;
materia medica stood displayed
There were dried herbs in quantity. leaves
barks. roots, and stems Here a claw, there
a tooth, yonder an ear. One package con
tained a beak and a feather, another a human
nail Our search brought to light small
images of wood carefully wrapped and
labeled These were the totems that preside
over the use and effects OF the medicines, and
without their presence In the pouches the
skill Of the Indian doctors would avail moth
ing. The images are Of rough workmanship,
but they answer the purpose for which they
were designed as well as If they came from
the hands Of the skillful carver, We found
in the bag we examined represel .ltions Of
the sun and moon, and some odd pieces Of
wood carving supposed to represent the
human figure.
The medicine Of one tribe differs from that
Of another. The shapes of the healing pouches
are different No Indian can aspire to the
position of healer of the sick unless he is ply
sically without blemish, though some
tribes tolerate manned medicine men. This
would indicate that among some nations men.
tai characteristics go further than physical
ones in the choosing of doctors The initia!
ton into the fraternity of medicine men diff!
fers, as do the schools they profess to pracI
tice In the far north the candidate ID
compelled to devour alive young dog while
the assembled crowd dance around him II
other instances physical torture can lift one
TO the dignifed pocition of medicine man, and
some enthusiastic aspirants have been known
to endure excruciating pain for days in sue
cession -Drake's Travellers Magazine.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-06-02
Value of Eggs as Food.

No honest appetite ever rejected an egg
In some guise II Is nutriment In the
most portable form and In the most con-
centrated shape. Whole nations Of man
kind rarely touch any other animal food
Kings eat them plain as readily as do the
humble tradesmen After the battle of
Muhldorf. when Kaiser Ludwig sat at q
meal with his burgerafs and great cap
tains. he determined on piece Of luxury
-''one egg to every man and two to the
excellently valiant Schwepperman-" Far
more than fsh-for 1t is q watery diet
eggs are the scholars fare They contain
phosphorus. which Is brain food. and sui
phur. which performs q variety of func-
tions in the economy And they are the
best of nutriment for children. for In q
compact form they contain everything
that is necessary to the growth Of the
youthful frame
Eggs are. however, not only food-they
are medicine also The white Is the most
eficacious Of remedies for burns, and the
oil extracted from the yolk Is regarded by
the Russians as an almost miraculous
salve for cuts. bruises and scratches. A
raw egg. IL swallowed In time. will effec-
tualiy detach fish bone fastened In the
throat. and the whites Of eggs will render
the deadly corrosive sublimate as harm
less as dose Of calomel They strengthen
the consumptive. invigorate the feeble
and render the most susceptible ali but
proof against jaundice In Its most malig
nant phase Farmer.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-06-02

No single disease has entaiIed more suffer
ing or hastened the breaking up of the consti-
tuition than Catarrh. The sense of smell, Of
taste, Of sight, of hearing. the human voice.
the mind.-one or more, and sometimes all.
yield to its destructive influence The poison
it distributes throughout the system attacks
every vital force, and breaks up the most
robust Of constitutions Ignored, because but
little understood, BY most physicians, imps-
tently assailed BY quacks and charlatans.
those suffering from it have little hope to be
relieved of it this side Of the grave. II 10
time, then. that the popular treatment Of this
terrible disease BY remedies within the reach
Of all passed into hands 1t once competent
and trustworthy. Tho new and hitherto IN
tried method adopted BY Dr. Sanford In the
preparation of his RADICAL Guar has won the
hearty approval Of thousands. It Is instan-
tsneous In snording relief In all head colds.
sneezing. snufiiing and obstrueted breathing.
and rapidly removes the most oppressive
symptoms, clearing the head, sxeetening the
breath. restoring the senses of smell. taste
and hearing, and neutraIizing the constitu-
tional tendency Of the disease towards the
lungs, liver and kidneys.
Sanford's Radical Cure consists Of one bottle
Of the Radical Cure, one box Catarrhal SoIv-
ent and an Improved Inhsler; price, 81. Potter
Drug and Chemical Co.. Boston.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-06-02
RED MEDICINE IN THE NORTH.
How the Sioux Magioisns Prepare Thei
epells-Herbs and Images

How the siouz Magioi~ns Prepare Their
spells-Herbs and Images.
As the medicine bag contains the red doc
tors stock in trade, he guards 1t with jealous
care. 1t is Kept away from the prying eyes
and itching fingers OF the whites, and the
medicine man would as soon lose his life as
60 have the contents Of his pouch inspected
These bags are made Of the skin of some wild
lnimal. and are variously ornamented with
fringe and now and then with beads We
did not get chance to look into one during
the prevalence Of the dog feast, but not long
afterward a number Of Christianized medi-
cine men reached the post and turned their
pouches over to the missionary who had con-
verted them
A complete catalogue Of the contents of q
single medicine bag would excite the readers
wonder and provoke smile When the dis
carded ones had been turned over on the
occasion Just referred to, l went through the
first that came in my way. This particular
medicine chest had once been the skin Of
some animal in embryotic state-I should
say young wolf-and had been taken off in
a manner which caused it to retain its nat
ural shape l found that each article had
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-06-02
Historian LOSING. Happy thought.

The venerable Benson LOSING told
the story. in New York recently. at the
dinner to American authors by the Satur.
day Night club. how be first conceived
the idea Of his Field Book of the Revolu.
ton" When LOSING. years ago. visited
the historic ground where Putnam made
his famous ride down the stone steps, he
encountered an old man. who 30 graphic
ally described the event that lossing
asked him who he was and how he came
to know SO well all about It. II stood
right there" said the old man, when
Putnam came tearing down on his horse,
and as he swept by me heard him swear,
between his teeth, 'D-n the Britishr
1t was this recital that suggested to Mr..
LOSING the happy thought Of visiting the
locales of important or striking revolu-
tionary events. Of depicting them with
pen and pencil and collecting whatever
traditionary lore still clung about them.
The idea was SO captivating that he closed
an arrangement with his publishers be-
fore be had written q line Of the work
Home Journal
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-06-02
Yellowstone National Park, Pacific 90 sst
and Alaska.

The Yellowstone park is unquestionabdy
attracting more attention at the present
time as tourist resort than any other
place on the face of the earth. This spot IS
reached by rail only by the Northern Pacific
railroad, the famous dining car line to the
Pacific coast, the only one of the tras-con-
tinental lines running dining cars of any
description whatever. A book ticket will
be sold at the eastern terminals of the North
ern Pacific for Sl10. including rail and
stage transportation, meals on dining cars
Pullman, and five days Accommodations south
of Livingston in the park.
The Alaska tour is also one that is at
tracing wide attention. The rates and
facilities offered for making this trip are,
better via the Northern Pacific Railroad.
than by any other line. The attractions.
offered en- route via. the Northern Pacific,
such as ride through the Lake Park re-.
gion of Minnesota, by the great wheat;
fields of Dakota, along the Yellowstone
river and Clark's Fork of the Columbia.
through the famous Spokane Falls region,
over the Cascade range. by the palisades of
the Columbia, Puget Sound, ETC., together
with the superior accommodations offered,
make trip via. this route especially en-
ioyable. By writing to Chas. S. Fee. Gen.
eral Passenger Agent, N. P. K. R., St :
Paul, Mimi, you will receive a copy II
''Wonderland" and other books descripti' fe
of the Yellowstone Park, Alaska and 4 ae
country in general traversed bv the ID n.
ing-car and Yellowstone Park route"
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-06-02
Signed with n Stake.

Meet with an accidentF asked police
man OF q farmer on the market yesterday
with one of his eyes in deep mourning.
"Yes, sorter"
Fall out of treer
"Not exactly"
''Stick of wood fly upF"
Hardly. couple Of days ago two chaps
came along in buggy and wanted to sell me
100 feet of wire clothes line for seventy-fivs
cents. bought it and then they wanted me
to sign a paper recommending its use When
got ready to sign found it wss note for
SlOOn
"And thenf'
"Didnt teel the ground tremble In town
that day, did your
II don't remember"
"It was probably too fur I waded into
'em. They waded back. In the scrimmags
got this"
"And they got of scot free, supposer'
"Do you'll Well, there's town doctor rid
ing out to see 'em every day, and my naybur
has drawed up wills for EN- Mebbe an old
farmer with a sledstake hain't of any account
in spring riot, and mebbe people nine miles
away heard him whoop as he went in fur
bloodl Want a bag O. taters this morningf'
Detroit Free Press
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-06-02

plain and earnest DR. WM- 2. ACRGAN.
and his efficiency in practical Christian work
was marked When he took charge of St.
Thomas in 1857. the congregation included
but 200 families, and not quite twice as many
persons; now the families number more than
500, the communicants l, 100, and the revenups
from the sale of pews exceeds $50, 600 yearly
William Ferdinand Morgan was born Dec
81, 1878, at Hartford, Conn, and graduated
from Union college in 1887, after which he.
took the three years course at the Episcopal
Theological seminary in New York city. In
1S4l he was consecrated deacon by Bishop.
Brownell at Christ church, Hartford, and in
1872 he was ordained priest by the same.
bishop in Trinity church, New Haven, in
charge of which church he remained three.
years. For thirteen years thereafter he held
the rectorship of Christ church at Norwich,
Conn, during which his reputation became
national; and in 1857 he was called to St.
Thomas, in New York city, where he re-
manned till his death He last occupied his
pulpit on the 9th of May; four days after he
was prostrated by malarial chill, and never
after left his bed He leaves three daugh--
ters, all married. DR.. Morgan had resigned
his charge but a few weeks before his death,
and his congregation had voted 70 make him
rector emeritus with a salary of 1880 a
year. J. II. B.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-06-02
The Princes Pewter Mug.

About year ago Prince George OF
Wales was sent to his ship after a vaca-
ton wherein he became greatly involved
in debit quite penniless. and with warn
ing lecture from his father Shortly after
the christening Of the Battenburg baby
occurred. and presents were sent to the
infant in great quantities. and Of value
commensurate to his exalted rank Prince
George duly and dutifully sent his offer
ing-a pewter mug with a tag attached.
on which was written. ITO my beloved
nephew. with the hope that when his
nephew is christened be will be able 10
purchase a more appropriate gift than
this" 1t is said the Prince Of Wales, on
reading the inscription. exclaimed That
boy is incorrigibler" then laughed heartily.
and next day sent him handsome sum.
The Argopaut.