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The Dickinson press., 1889-09-21
4 Wolnanly Deed.

II saw n little act of Kindness vestcrlay,'
said one of our court officials. that struck
Inc as very pretty and %womanly. suppose
you We noticed that there are quite n number
of gylsies about the streets lately. Well,
yesterday afternoon one of the women was
in rather of Il fix out on West Main street.
She was carrying n bouncing young Roman,
and the gay handkerchief sho Wore, twisted
about her bead instead of Il bonnet, was on
the point of slipping off and falling on the
dirty sidewalk. Having both arms full of
baby She couldn't readjust her head dress
herself, and her evident distress over what
seemed II rather tritling matter seemed a fit
subject for laughter to those vino observed
her at all. Just then a very handsomely
dressed lady came along, and evidently took
III tho situation ut Il glance. She walked
straight up to the gypsy woman, smiled an
allow me- reached across tho not overclean
baby, and with her daintily Glovel hands
tied tho handkerchief under the woman's
chin. Then she gave the repaired head dress
II little twitch at the sides to set it straight,
and with another smile and that final pat
with the hollow of the hand on the knot with
which all women put the finishing touch to a
bow, went on her way. 1t don't sound like
anything in telling, but it struck me rs n bit
Of real wo,nanly Kindness, and Judging from
the look in the brown woman'scyes, it struck
her so, oo."-Rochcster Democrat,
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Measuring a Note.

a very remarkable discovery has recently
been made by n lady, who has for some time
been making experiments to ascertain the de-
grees of intensity in a note when sung by tho
human voice. While testing the cnpability
of the "phoneidoscope," which registers the
air waves produced by the vibration of the
voice, the idea struck her that, if a more SON
sitive substance were used, the disturbance of
the dir could be more accurately registered.
After many attempts she succeeded in finding
the substance which she was in search of, and
her a%nticipations proved correct. On this
substance Mrs. Watts Hughes spreads a thin
layer of colored powder. The membrane is
then placed in q kind of trumpet, into which
a note is sung. The powder, according to the
quality Of the note, difuses itself into the
most wonderful shapes, which are then trans
ferred to glass by another process. The forms
of flowers and plants seem to be the most
usual Tho discovery is attracting much at
tention among scientific men.-New Orleans
Picayunc.
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The curlosities Of Taste.

A Psychologist, ~discoursing on the sense of
taste, says: ''strictly speaking. with the tip
of the tongue one can't really taste ut all. If
you put a small drop of honey or oil of bitter
almonds on that part OF the mouth you will
find, no doubt to your great surprise, that it
produces no effect of any sort; you only taste
it when it begins slowly to diffuso itself and
reaches the true tasting region in the middle
distance. But If you put a little cayenne or
mustard Oh the same part you will find that
it bites you immediately-the experiment
should be tried sparingly-while il you put
it lower dow in the mouth you will swallow
it almost without noticing tho pungency of
the stimulant. The reason is that the tin of
the tongue is supplied only with nerves
which are really nerves of touch, not nerves
of taste proper; they belong to a totally diff.
ferent branch and they 20 to a different cen
ter in the brain, together with tho very SINH
lar threads which supply the nerves of smell
for mustard and pepper. That is why the
smell and taste Of these pungent substances
are so much alike, as everybody must have
noticed, a good sniff at a mustard pot pro.
ducing almost the same irritating effects ms
an incautious mouthful. Newark Sunday
Gall
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Lord salisbur,.s Grandmother.

The shah occupied the wing of Hatfield
house in which the celebrated Marchioncss
of Salisbury the grandmother of the prime
minister was burned to death in November,
1855. when SHE was i'll her cighty-sixth year.
Lady Salisbury's Sunday card parties and
supIers were the ''smnrtest" entertainments
i'll London for more than forty years. She
was tres srande dame, but very good ma
turcd, and She adhered to old fashioned GUS
toms to the end of her life; driving in the
park in n low phaeton, with four outriders
in splendid %liverics; always going to court in
a sedan chair, and making her footman carry
n tlambeau when she went out q night. Lady
Salisbury who was lattcrly known MS .Old
Sarum') hunted with the Hatfield hounds
until she past 20, wearing n sky blue habit
with black velvet collar and a jockey cap,
and she was a very bold rider, and no fence
ever stopped her.-London Truth.
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"Thcro Is a Happy Land"

How many of the myriads who in childhood
have sung ''There is a happy land, far, far
away" know anything of its writer? His
name is Andrew Young, and he is now so
years of age, still mentally and physically
vigorous and retaining in all its early fresh
ness his sympathy with children. The hymn
was composed in 1888. Tho tune to which it
is married is an old Indian air, which blended
with the music of the woods in tho primeval
forest long before Sunday schools were
thought of. The hymn was composed for
the melody. Its bright and strongly marked
phrases struck Mr.. Young's musical ear the
first time he heard it casually played in the
drawing room. He asked for it again and
again. 1t haunted him. Being accustomed
to relieve the clamor of his thoughts and
feelings in rhyme, words naturally followed,
and SO the hymn was created. Mr.. Young
happened to have his hymn performed in the
presence of his intimate friend, Mr.. Gall, a
member of the publishing firm of Gall e.
Inglis. 1t got into print. 1t has been trans
lated into nineteen different languages. And
yet the author has never received, and, in
deed, has never been offered, a penny remu-
neration.-New York Tribune.
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ATrout which had been caught by IN
Angler pleaded piteously for mercy. "You
sec am distended with spawn" it cried,
land in a few weeks l shall deposit my
eggs, and these will bring you thousands Of
trout. If you kill me oil these will be lost"
The Angler turned q merciful ear to these
pleadings and placed the Trout back in the
water.
A few months afterward the Angler again
caught this Trout. 1t pleaded for mercy.
"1have within me" it said, "the germs Of
hundreds of trout, and these will ul DO lost
if you kill me-"
The Angler, as he placed the Trout in his
creel, replied: "Your pleading avails you
nothing. The return you offer mo for my
investment is too far distant, and l may
never catch any of your young. Besides
that, if l were to listen to all your plead
ings I should always go homo with an empty
creel."-New York Herald.
The Dickinson press., 1889-09-21
Nothing the Matter Will, Old Maids.

In truth there is nothing the matter with
old maids. There are occasions when their
sweet restfulncss and unencumbercd SYM
pathy seem like gifts from heaven. | jour
neyed i'll the same car with one only the other
day. 1t was hot and dusty, and there were
unexplained delays hat made every one feel
out of sorts. The sleeping coach was crowded
with ladies' and children. The children mado
incessant demands for drinks of water, and
the mothers looked worried and worn out be-
fore half the journey was done. 1t was a day
of discomfort and turmoil, and a night of
horror, when the mothers and children and
nurses began to stow themselves away for
sleep. Through it all IL sweet maiden lady
sat serene and calm. She gently famed her
self with an air of contentment and peacefully
read her book, and now and then surveyed
the prospect without and within. Occasion
ally she did some kind little thing to n pass
ing child or gave Il crushed out looking
mother u sympathetic and encouraging smile.
Nothing i'll life for al old maid! Why, bless
my soul, even tho men that day looked upon
this calmly cool maiden lady and wished in
their hearts that they were old maids. For.
my part, l have mover been to n ball or "a
dinner, Or on sea OF land, or on mountain top
or beach, without finding somewhcrcn lovely,
charming, intelligent old maid who was Il de.
light to every one about h~cr.-Louisvillo
Courier-J ournal.
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statistics of Breathin.

In each respiration an adult inhales one
pint of air.
A man respires sixteen to twenty times a
minute, or twenty thousand times a day: a
child, twenty-five to thirty-fve times a min
ute.
While standing, the adult respiration is
twenty-five; while lying, thirteen.
The superficial surface of the lungs. i. O.. of
their ~alveolar spaces, is two hundred SQUARE
yards.
The amount Of air inspired in twenty-four
hours Is ten thousand litres about ten thou
sand quarts.
The amount of oxygen absorbed in twenty
four hoursis five hundred litres (744grammes),
and the amount of carbonic acid expired in
the same time, four hundred litres 1911. i
granmes).
Two thirds of tho oxygen absorbed in
twenty-four hours is absorbed during the
night hours from 6 p. w.. to 6 a. m.
Three-tifths of the total carbonic ocid IL
thrown off in the day time.
The pulmonary surface gives off one hun.
dred and fifty grammes Of water daily in the
state of vapor.
An adult must have at least three hundred
and sixty litres of air an hour.
The heart sends through the lungs eight
hundred litres of blood hourly, and twenty
thousand litres, or five thousand gallons,
daily. The duration Of inspiration is 5-1o. OF
expiration 1-12, of the whole respiratory act;
but during sleep inspiration occupies 1912 OF
the respiratory period.-HalI's Journal Of
Health.
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Relish and Seasoning,

The worthy cook who is empress of my
Kitchen, queen of my stomach and there
fore mistress of my humor, won my conf
dcnce ly Il simple remark she made the first
time had friends to limo after she had en-
tered upon her duties. 'Monsieur," she said,
for she is of Gaulish origin-"monsieur, | an.
very pleased to sec that none of tho gentle
men last night touched the salt cellar. l
could not desire n finer compliment"
If l or my guests had found it necessary to
rutfle the smooth surface of the salt cellar
and add a pinch to any of the dishes, it would
have been Il proof that my cook had not sue
cceded in seasoning her dishes to the point.
~ cook having any self respect and any re-
spect for his art has a right to feel insultel il
a guest proceeds to powder his food with salt
and pepper before having even tasted it.
Such a barbarous proceeding implies disas-
tl'ous social antcccdcnts on tho part of the
guest, unaccustomedncss to delicate eating,
or a calloIlsncss and bluntncss of palate, which
renders him unworthy to taste any but the
rankest food and the most scarifying of spirit
uous liquors.
Let it be remembered first of all, and above
all, that seasoning is the business of the cook,
and that unless the relish is impaired to tho
food during the process of cooking, it cannot
be impaired afterward. When Your meat
or vegetables are served on the table and OH
your plate, you will vainly sprinkle them
with salt and pepper and sauces; you will
simply be eating meat and vegetables and
seasoning matter, but you will moi be eating
seasoned meat OF seasoned vegetables.
Tho great superiority of French cooking
over all other cookery lies in the thorough
comprehension of the role and methods Of
seasoning in cookery.
The perfection of seasoning brings out tho
peculiar SAVIOR of each article of food, and
never allows the seasoning to usurp the place
of the SAVIOR. The skill of the cook is shown
by the nicely with which lie Judges his pro.
portions, SO as to form II suave whole in
which all the elements are harlnonized and
none allowed 10 dominate.
1t is i'll the seasoning that the art and SELL
timent of the cook is shown. No book can
teach how to make n sauce to perfection: it
is limos useless, not to say impossible, to
work with scales and measures, and accord
in. 10 nicely figured formula; the true cook
works 10y experience and feeling. A true
cook, be it remembered, is an artist. and not
a johannes Factotum. -Harper's Bazaar.
The Dickinson press., 1889-09-21
Women and Frccklcs.

The very best thing to use for your face
during the summer weather is the cosmetic
which was known before the days of Cleo
patra; it is called Virginia. Milk, and is made
in this way: 7 quart of add,
drop by drop, an ounce of %tincture of ben
z"in, stirring it constantly" When you want
To use it throw enough in the hand basin to
make the water the color of skim milk, and
then battle Your facethoroughly with it, dab
bling it dry with n soft towel. Now don't do
rs many others have done and get bcnzine.
1t is t,nrture of bcnzoin that you want; and,
remember, especially during tho summer,
that Your face is not made of buckrah, but is
n tender skin. and should be wiped after its
bath with n soft rather than n harsh towel,
Ii tho men of the family, who arc SO rough
skinned that boards grow on them like weeds
i'll n flower garden, like these broom like
cloths, let them have the exclusive use Of
them. If Your skin is harsh and dry, use a
wine glass full of glyccrine i'll Il warm bath;
according to n noted beauty II few baths Of
this sort ought to make tho skin soft and
whitr.-Bclus Rabble in Sunny South.
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a Ruf,an silencea by . Non,,u

An incident occurred III an afternoon train
on the Consolidated road the other day that
ought to have found its way into print be-
lore this. 1t has numerous lessons. Among
me passengers were three sweet and quiet
Sisters OF Charity in their characteristic dress.
"A drunken man, Very drunk and ANNOYING,
entered the car and sat down beside one Of
them. He talked persistently, drank from a
ois polite that he carried, and finally stuck
his disagreeablc face repeatedly into The hip
bonnet of the sister in u most INSULTING wav
She was evidently much frightened. The
conductor had already been told of the mans
conduct, but did nothing. The other passen.
gers, in true passenger fashion, sat and looked
on. No man stirred.
Finally u woman, white as a sheet, and full
of suppressed indignation, got up from her
seat and went to the rescue. She grabbed
the fellows bottle, wrested it from his hands
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Obstinate

A friend once told me how, when n child,
she was one day kept without food and sent
to bed hungry and exhausted, for not recit-
ing some lines by heart-the punishment
being inflicted on the supposition that she
was willfully obstinate. She said that she
does not now think herself to have been
naturally obstinate, speaking generally; and
in this particular instance she added: "But
what no one knew then, and what l know as
the fact, was, that after refusing to do what
was required, and bearing anger and threats
in consequence, l lost the power to do it. !
became stone. The will was petrifed, and !
absolutely could not comply" She expressed
the conviction that the obstinacy was not in
the mind, but Oh the nerves, and that what
we call obstinacy in children, and in grown
people, too, is often something of this kind;
and that it may be increased by mismanage-
msnt or persistence or what is called firm
The Dickinson press., 1889-09-21

This is what you ought to have, in
fact, you must have it, to fully enjoy
life. Thousands are searching for It
daily, and mourning because they fndit
not. Thousands upon thousands of dol
lars are spent annually by our people in
the hope that they may obtain this boon.
And yet it may be had by all. We
guarantee that Electric Bitters, if used
according to directions and the use per-
sisted in, will bring you Good Digestion
and GUST the demoe Dyspepsia and install
trio Bitters foT Dyspepsia and all dis dis.
eases of Liver, Stomach and Kidneys.
Sold at soc and $1.OO per bo.tle by j. j,
Freeman, Druggists.
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Handy.

Little johnny, who had been taken by his
father to the geological garden, was greatly
interested in some kangaroos, and especially
in ono which had a number of young ones in
its pouch.
10 papa" exclaimed Johnny, 81 wish you
was a kangaroo"
why, Johnny"
"'Cause if you had a pocket like that, what
piles Of candy you could bring homel"-
Youths Communion.
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IMPROVEMENTS ON THE HOMESTEAD

In the busy, dusty city
dreamed Of boyhood's days,
And the old stone homestead far away
Mid quiet country ways.
Its shingled roof all moss grown,
Its walls SO cool and gray,
And the vino clad stoop where the old folks sat
To rest ut the close Of day
Then the dream became a longing.
Ard, travelling far and fast,
lcame to the little village where
My childhood's years were passed,
And sought the quaint stone mansion,
But U, what change was there!
Bay windows, balconies, and, at
One end, a porte cocherc
The walls were pumpkin yellow,
The shingled roof bright red,
And, at the side, a rounded tow.r
Reared high its up"tart head.
No trace of home beloved.
No signs Of days gone by,
Not cen tho long well sweep that used
To point toward the sky
Ifelt rs one who, bending
To look In some old face
lie loves, beholds it darbcd with rouge,
Bcreft Of each dear grace.
So now, when of improvements
Men talk, my heart is sore,
And longs for the stoop where the old folks sat
To rest when day was DER.
Virginia b. Hanson in Home Maker.
The Dickinson press., 1889-09-21
IMPROVING Nails.

Narions remedies have been proposed, but
probably nothing equals the application Of
carbolic acid. Brush the acid lightly over
the inflamcd surface and allow it to penetrate
under the skin. In twenty-four hours it will
be found that the nail is partly softencd and
can be removed without pain, while the acid
has acted as n complete nnasthetic to tho
tender, infamed tissue. Applied in tho same
way to n sprain or n bruise, i'll which the
skin is %unbroken, it affords instant relief
Daniels Medical journal.
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ness in the controlling power, into disease or
something near to it.
This recalls to mind an incident in my own
childis experience. Tho cause of my dis
grace was n 1rifiins affair, but | must go
without my dinner for being so obstinate. l
remember the nu,nb stupor with which l
watched the dinner colne and so from my
place of Punishment III the corner, and cs-
recially Il favorite dish that was served,
made the trial doubly hard.
The trials of childhood are by no means
insignificant, and many n man or woman
might make a revelation that would he start
ling to the elders who had them i'll charge
Woman'S Work.
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Feeding the Sick.

1t is n mistake to tempt the appetite of a
sick person. As soon as a person becomes
sick it is quite common for kind but mis-
taken friends to bring to the sick one some
tempting article of food, when perhaps the
real cause of the illness is due to overeatiug.
and wise nature has taken away the appetite
so the overworked digestive organs may have
an opportunity to unburden themselves. A
little fasting in any acute diseases is no dis.
adyantage.-Herald of Health.
The Dickinson press., 1889-09-21
The Fountain Head.

Johnnie has lately taken root rapidly in
the educational line and thinks there is moth
ing quite so grand as studying the big die
tionary. But this doesn't Offset his appetite
for watermelon, and one day his sister be-
came alarmed at the amount of this vegeta-
BILE be was getting away with. Don't eat
any more Of it, Johnnie" she said; you'll be
sick" won't you please look in tho die
tionary, sister, and see if I've had enough2"
a fact.-Bufalo Express.
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Innocent with Guutv

Mother (severely-Robert, you did very
wrong to do what I told you not to do. AS
a punishment for your disobedience l forbid
you to play with Willie again this afternoon.
Bobby and Willie twist %nervously in their
chairs for half an hour, when Willie OBJ
serves: INA, do you think it's fair to pun
tsh both Of us for what Bobby donef'-El-
mira Telegram.
The Dickinson press., 1889-09-21
The Big "Wc,"

a little girl of Brooklyn has the misfor
tune to have a father of little ability and an
aunt of little amiability. Contemplating
these two, recently, she said to her mother:
'Mother, when grow up will nave to mar.
~ n man like father, or be an old maid like
Aunt Jane" The mother replied: eyes, my
dear" Then that thoughtful child said:
''What n hard time VIC poor women have,
don't we, mothcrF'-New York Tribune.
The Dickinson press., 1889-09-21
bulgarian Embroidery Makers.

An exceedingly interesting exhibition of
Bulgarian embroideries has just been held iii
London. These embroideries arc made by
women who were driven from Eastern Rou-
malta and Bulgaria on the invasion of Tur-
key by the Russian troops in 1871. Their
property and their houses were DESTROYED,
and they have taken refuge in some of the
villages scattered over the north of Asia
Minor. Here by constant work these poor
women can earn but a scanty living, even by
their exquisite embroidery, as they canl,ot
devote their whole time to it on account of
their household duties. Over 1000 of these
women work at this embroidery with won
derful patience, and producing really mar
Vicious pieces of workmanship, notable for it's
cleanliness, beauty and for nearly in all in
stances having both sides alike. The work is
made up i'll wide borders for the trimming of
dresses, panels, quaint and original designs
for dinner able centcrs worked on their hand
woven muslins of exquisite s%oftness. A par
t%icularly pretty border was of pinpernel
flowers i'll blue, with silver snakes twisting in
and out; white silk flowers OH a white ground
relieved only with touches of silver were love-
ly; another in n more oriental pattern with a
variety of soft tints shading into one another
would harmonic charmingly with n dessert
service of Dresden china.-New York Tele-
gram.
The Dickinson press., 1889-09-21

If you have 4 black lace or a black grena-
dine dress that has turned rusty and brown,
mix two teaspoonfuls of ammonia in n cup
full of vinegar, and after ripping the dress
and shaking it thoroughly, wipe it over light
ly with a piece of soft old bed tick dipped in
the mixture. Iron on the wrong side.
The Dickinson press., 1889-09-21

At an Italian cafe a group OF gentlemen
were discussing politics; a young student en-
tered and Joined In the conversation. His
arguments did not please the others, and one
OF them said to him: "Be quiet! At your age
| was Ell ass myself" "You are wonderful.
y well preserved, sir" was the rerly.-San
Francisco Argonaut.
The Dickinson press., 1889-09-21

Whole cloves are now used to exterminate
the merciless and industrious moth. 1t is
S,id they are more ~ctfectual as u destroying
ugent than either tobacco, camphor or cedar
drawings.
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and flung it out of the window, and she took
hold OF him and, after n lively md unassisted
struggle, got him out of the seat. I'm no
Roman Catholic" she said excitedly to the
spectators, ''but | can't sit still and see n Sis
ter of Charity insultcd ."-Hartford Courant.
The Dickinson press., 1889-09-21

Save all your broken and crooked carpet
tacks and keep them in Il box in the kitchen
Tor cleaning bottles. They are better than
shot, ! 81 the sharp edges scrape off all the
stains
The Dickinson press., 1889-09-21

Women never truly command till they
have given their promise to obey, and they
are never in more danger Of being made
slaves than when the men are at their feet
Farquhar.