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A VALUABLE REMEDY.
Gurjun Oil Successfully Used in Bad Cases
OF Lepr0sy.

Gurjun Oil Successfully Used in Bad Cases
or Leprosy.
Mr.. Edward Clifford. writing about
Father Damien in the Nineteenth Cen
fury, says: Il think he had not much
faith in the gurjon oil, but at my request
he began using it, and after fort
nights trial the good effects became
evident to all. His face looked greatly
better, his sleep became very good in
stead of very bad. his hands improved,
and last Sunday he told me that he
had been able that morning to sing
prisons the first time for months. One
is thankful for this relief, even il it
should be only temporary; but it is i'm
possible not to fear that after several
years progress the disease has already
attacked the lungs or some other vital
organ, and that the remedy comes toe
late.
II may mention here that gurjon oil
Il the produce of a fir tree which grows
plentifully in the Andaman Islands.
Its efficacy was first discovered by DR..
Dougall, and l am assured by Sir
Donald Stewart, who was then Gov
ernor OF the Islands, and who has sent
me the official medical report, that
every single case in the place was
cured by it. The lepers were convicts.
and it was therefore possible to enforce
four hours day of rubbing ointment
all over their bodies and the taking Of
two small doses internally. In some OF
the cases the disease was of many
years. standing, and the state to which
it had reduced its victims was indis-
scribably dreadful; yet Of the eight
months the sufferers were able to use
a heavy pickaxe. and every symptom
of leprosy had disappeared. The oil ID
brown and sticky in its raw condition,
but when mixed with three parts of
limewater it makes an ointment ~ soft
and smooth as butter. It can Be OBJ
tanned in London. The real diniculty
N the cure lies in the fact that lepers
are too inactive and too callous to take
the exertion of sufficient rubbing in Of
the oil. and it is difficult both in Hawaii
and in India to force them to do so. In
Molokai there are three Franciscan sis
sers who take charge of the leper girls.
and who are now using the oil. think
hat their quiet systematic endeavors
ire likely to produce important results.
and that children will be more obedi-
mt patients than adults.
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General Lee and stimuIants.

From an anecdotal and personal ar
ticle on General Lee After the War"
by Mrs. Margaret J. Preston in the
Century we quote the following: He
had the gentlest way possible Of giving
counsel and administering rebuke. 1
remember hearing him say, in pres
ence whore such testimony was worth
more than dozen temperance lectures:
Men need no stimulant; It is some
thing. am persuaded. that they can
do without When / went into the
field, at the beginning Of the war. .
good lady friend Of mine gave me two
sealed bottles Of very superb French
brandy. carried them with me
through the entire campaign; and
when 1 met my friend again, after
all was over, / gave her back both
bottles Of brandy. with the seals UNI
broken. It may have been some COM
fort to me to know that had them l
case Of sudden emergency. but the mo
ment never came when needed TO use
them.'"
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FLYING UNDER WATER.

Peculiar Habits OF Dainty Little Mem-
Der OF the Thrush Family.
One of the most water-loving birds
is dainty little songster belonging to
the thrush family, and popularity
known as the water-ousel, or dipper.
This pretty little bird is found in most
parts of the world, and likes best the
neighborhood of those merry noun
tain streams which rush boisterously
on to their fate, now leaping headlong
over some high rock, now swirling
in some deep pool, and now eddying,
dancing, FLASHING down steep incline.
Waterfall pool. and eddying stream
are alike to the water-ousel, which
will dash into one or the other with the
same ready confidence as the ordinary
bird into the air.
In winter. when its watery home Is
frozen over. it will seek other and
milder parts, unless it can be sure Of
finding holes in the ice, in which case
it will not hesitate to remain at home,
for it will plunge through hole into
the icy water with no care at all for
the temperature, and having made its
venture successful by the capture of q
small fish, will return to the air once
more.
So fond is it of the water that it will
build its nest as near to it as possible,
rand one instance is recorded of a pair
which actually built behind water
fall, taking advantage of the space
made by the shoot of the water over
the top OF the rock.
Although the ousel uses its feet
while swimming, its progress is chiefly
due to the wings, which are moved ex.
actly as If flying in the air. The
wings are admirably adapted to this
use, being almost as broad as long. and
of comparatively great power. The
tail is very short, and the body is GOV,
cred with soft thick down. which, al
in the true aquatic birds. affords ar
impervious shield against the water.
Like all other birds which either
casually or habitually resort to the
water, the ousel seems to regard tha'
element as its safest retreat in time o.
danger. Even the little birds which
have never before ventured from the
nest, and which are quite unable to fly
have been known. when alarmed dur
ing the absence of the parents. to rusl
pell NELL to the nearest water, and
with extraordinary facility to ruI
along the bed of the stream man.
yards before seeking the air. Allow
ing every thing to the overpowerin,
force Of instinct, there still remain
something to wonder at in the feelinI
Of confidence which can inspire tn
dedgling to take so anxiously to tn
water.-John r Coryell, in Harper
Magazine.
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Max 0sRsu Discusses the Subject In
.Jonsthsa ana His Continent"
II you 60 to . changer he will give
you i've francs in French money. or
four shillings in English for dollar.
But in America you are not long in
discovering that you got for your dol
lar but the worth Of . shilling In Eng
lish money, or = franc in French.
The nat that lets for 1000 francs In
Paris, and the house that is rented at
E200. or 1000 shillings in London.
would be charged 1900 in New York,
Boston or Chicago. [
The simplest kind Of dress. one for
which Partisan Of modest tastes pays
100 francs, would cost an American
lady 1t least 500. A visiting dress
costing 500 francs in Paris would cost
$500 In New York. A bonnet that
would be charged 30 francs Is worth
$50. The rest TO match.
Here IL : dressmaker's bill which
fell under my eyes in New York:
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OUR GIRLS.

what means this racket through the house
The poor piano sounding
Dfscordant under careless hands.
For noisy dancers pounding'
whose hands the old mans scolding stop
And box him into smiling.
And make him foremost In the rout
His 'sbetter sense" beguiling!
His giris-his merry, mad-cap girls
His laughing. loving girlA
VINO SPY, behind his spectscles,
Bonesth his half-bald pate,
The boy whose lease was up long since,
(Shame tits he stays SO late)!
And then, with noisy argument
And disregard of truth,
Vow and declare that age Is feigned-
The gray-besrd still . YOUTH
IT'S girls-his dignity -upsetting girls
His embarrassing girls.
VINO, when he prates Of early hours,
Big shoes, and flannel thicker.
Listen dcmurely to his talk,
But after dinner, smoker
Smoker (the bold conspirstorsD
To think how mamma teaches,
BY bad example, just their ways
While echoing papa's speechesf
Who do thisi Girls, humbugging girls;
Healthy, though careless girls
But when lise's darker days draw near
Days marked by loss and pain.
Who cheer the heart OF hope bereft
Who faltering steps sustainf
Their forms, thro mist Of falling tears.
Almost TRANSPORTED seem;
Can these be angel messenger,
Our souls and Heaven betweenf
Yes, such they are, but NO less girls
Our dear. familiar girls.
And - his birthdays, hurrying BY.
Bleach 'slovely gray" TO white.
And - the old mans past unrolls
In retrospection's light
His heart exclaims: Gods providence
Ger all my days unfuris;
But what would life have been without
These faithful, loving girlss
Those blessed girls; my far from wise.
But golden-hesrted girls"
Chicago Journal
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SCIENCE AMD INDUSTRY.

oSsENSe AMI NOOSsUs
--Dynamos especially adapted for
ships use have appeared in answer 70
an oft-repeated demand.
1T has been proved that In hot eli
mates the preparation of wood with
sulphate of copper or with creosote
adds little to its durability.
In recent years 1t has been claimed
by chemists that the changes attending
the dissolution of metals In acids are
only in part electrical and in part
chemical.
The vintage of 1888 in all the wine
countries sums up the enormous total
of 500. ISL. 152 gallons. As q wine
producer. Italy comes first and France
next.
"A process Of lettering bone or
ivory, by sinking the letters into the
material in q permanent fashion. has
recently been introduced. These ivory
plates are taking the place OF engraved
metal plates for signs, checks. badges
and so on. Electrical engineers have
also adopted the new plates. which can
likewise be applied to organs and
piano-fortes.
Sir John Lubbock has demon
strated the curious fact that certain
kinds Of ants are unable to exist with
out keeping other ants as slaves, though
why this is 90 he has not found out On
removing the slaves from q nest of fifty
slave holding ants he found that the
latter immed .ately began to die OF. and
were speedily reduced in number to six.
When the slaves were returned the
mortality ceased.
M. Cornu, French scientist, 70
Gently expressed the opinion in the
Academy Of Sciences that the light
emitted by shooting stars is not due to
confiagration or the heat of impact. In
those high regions. he said. our
atmosphere il too unsubstantial to
render the explanation satisfactory. 1t
is much more probable that the phe-
nomenon is one of static electricity de-
veloped by simple friction, and 1t IL
we'll known that rarefied gases can be
made to glow intensely with but very
little electric fluid.
The humber Of Touring mills in En-
gland is estimated at about 1000. with
a total capacity of q little more than
81, O00. 900 barrels per annum. This Is
one-fourth larger than the require.
ments Of the country. The mills could
not be run to more than eighty per
cent of their capacity II no -four wa
imported. But large quantities are
received from the United States and
some from Hungary. and the produc
ton of the home mills is not much more
than half of what it would be If there
were no competition from abroad.
What are known by the name o
iron bricks have been satisfactorily in
troduced as paving material in som'
parts of Germany. These bricks arr
made by mixing equal parts of dnel.
ground red argillaceous slate and finel.
ground clay, with the addition of Nv
per cent Of iron ore. The ingredients
thus mixed together are then mois
tened with solution Of twenty-five Pc
cent of sulphate Of iron. to which fin
iron ore Is added. until the mass show
consistency Of thirty-eight degree
Baume. After this, the compound I
shaped in press, dried, dipped onc
more in q nearly concentrated solution
of finely ground iron ore. and the
baked in an oven for about forty-eigh
hours, in q reducing flame.
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PUNoENT PARAGRAPHS.


-Fashionable HE 10 a. hollow and
q artificial - crystal optic In .
mummy.-Boston Globe.
During hard winter the plumber
and the coal dealer usually have sofs
thing. Boston Gazette.
-One curious thing about the sea-
serpent is that It Is always some other
man that sees it.-Harper's Bazaar.
Claim jumpers are 50 unpopular
in Oklahoma that . man who has .
jumping toothache Is regarded with
suspicion. Chicago News.
The girl with plenty Of money may
be homely. but unless some one OF her
girl friends tells her she will never
know it.-Journal Of Education.
-Ecceutricity is not q virtue. but IL
some men would only be eccentrics
enough not to cross their legs In O.
horse car, the world would forgive'
them some of their other vices. -Somer-
vile Journal
MIR. S.-"Waiter. take this stun
away; I'd just as lief eat 50 much gar
bager'' Waiter (who has heard him
before)-"Ye But dar's no count
In for tastes. sab. Life.
Miss Travis-''Don't you think my
new dress is too sweet for any thing?'
Miss De Smith--'sO, lovely. exquisite!
1 do believe your dressmaker could
make bean pole look graceful"
There was something more than
had orthorraphy in Josh Billings"
writings. after all. Some fifty or sixty
ambitious writer's have endeavored to
ill his shoes. but they only rattle round
without attracting any particular att
tention. Texas Siftings.
1T Is stated that the touch OF .
lovers hand restored girl from =
twenty-four hours attack Of hysteria-
It Is possible. It frequently happens
that the touch of lovers hand few
years after marriage throws woman
| into hysteria-and it's poor rule thai
won't work both ways.
Deacon Godfrey beauti-
full dispensation OF Providence 1T Is
that the mind OF man has been so con-
stituted that the memory of pain and
trouble becomes fainter and fainter as
time goes on" DIR. Bowless-'lts
pretty tough on US doctors. though.
when We come to collect our bills.
Terre Haute Express.
Mrs. Malaise-''Doctor,I beg yan
will not deceive me about my case
Believe me, am prepared to hear the
worst" DR.. Bismuth-"Well, then.
madame, frankly-there is nothing the
matter with you whatever. You should
really try some other scheme Decides
tll-bealth to excite sympathy"
"A close observer has remarked that
when man marries good woman the
devil turns his back on him, because ho
has easier work elsewhere, and when q
man marries . scolding woman the
devil turns his back on him also. be-
cause he knows there is only one road
for him to travel. St Louis Magazine.
i -Foreigner-'sThis may be q free
country, butt don't see that the free
dom has any effect on the people. Such
patient, meek, subdued lot Of human
ity never saw In my life. should
think free-born American would act
q II he were . monarch Of all he sur
veyed." Native--s.Wait until you SEQ
passenger car brakemfn who expects
soon to be . conductor.--N. Y. Weekly
"A young lady broke Of her engage
mont with : sutton wien . wealthier
lover appeared upon the scene. She
wrote to her old loverDequesting him
| IN v.<,,rn har uhoko0rakh Here WA a
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Asparagus salad: Cut the green
tops from two lunches Of asparagus in
inch long pieces. mix them with let
tuce leaves, few sprigs Of mint and a
teaspoonful OF powdered sugar and
serve with mayonnaise dressing.
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COURT CALEyDARs-T0-DAY.

surnrn counr-exsxasL TIayBeors Van I G
Scs . Is win s. csIlsas, q o,sl.ss p,.-n Wv
surnsrE ., ~ Ts Viii Ss ca hess o'clock
srpsrSx couRrrsrrcxL TIax-pARr Before Ingra
ban ban 40 g esS ss Ss' van t IS s
1875 ;9s az s!o sS2 sis III, 90 gao i9e lis e lis9
1884, i IS ac Ss isi rel $50 So 100 1901
1T Is 81 gss ss D sss
ass az ISL ass SO al law aud isi Ss7
ess ii2s iil6 1850 elo. li4l. esq., lls2 ll2y
s ssrss ss ss $ss ss giSs
ss ss $685. ssd5 ass a557 5S 4'4 .1 $50
SUPREME couKT-cIRcuIT- II Before LAWRENCE
ess ESQ Ss2s 0s7 sO7 assi' zssi $3.50 a27 $685.
sursrsx cornTa ciacurr-PAsr IIIgsfoTc Andrews
iSis. 3ees 2sis. 1888, 2toe ~ ..,,,. p..c, r
sr.as 81 ssss $50 sSis $50 I5 as 7s% 1900
lss fsl M gss ss ssi 1855 1856 $685. 1885,
suinooArrs cornr-BeOro Ransom. s-will' of owen
m fl fsca at 10Th q Harriet ss,ls T.
sS, ,ns,os s0p Dick and william bishop 1850
esrrsRioE couRr-qESKnL TkHM-AHlo"rnea unti un''
.ig sss 2 9s as as
sss s s sss e. sc
sos sos 376 $40 203 3i7 $40, 3g7
sy.r ,os e sS lios ss t sss ''''' ~
surEhoR coyErTsIAL s Txa ss -Bcforc Freed
SUPERIOR coURr-TRiAL TERN-PAEr 1il-Before OGor
man Nos 1908, $50. sJs. 1902
COMMON PLEAs-GEsERAL TERN before Iarrcinere O. D.
,e, ana Bookstayer JJ--Caeniar for January, 1889.
coyMoS PLEAs-srEcIAL TERN-Nos 70 VIII be called
by iarrrrncre c. j., Nos. to 10 by Bookstayer j.
COMMON PfEAs-EQruY TERa-Adlourned Tor the term.
coNMoS PLEAs-TRiAI TERN PART I-beiore Van Hoesen
80 10 o5i 1915 $40. AL, 1851 9i6 sii ol5 s6. 9l6
COMMON PlxAs-rRlAI TEax-PARr II-AdjOurned for tho
term. - -. -. =, s,e,t...
CRY couur-TRAL TKRM-PARr I.-Before Mciown, j.
Nos AS 2s26 2o05 sO9. AIS 1898. i7i6 So .5i 400.
lo5 1910 1902 1871. 900. -
err couar-TRIAL TERx-PARr II.-Beore McA 81
Nos 225s 1857 gao iO2 500 27Od 1880 1882 1873 1879
200 1919 1881. 1923. 345. - 49,,
CRY CoURr-TRlAL TbRA PART IL ,.i9to h,irn,
Nos asa a3s l7i2 $780, 27o, 22s 222s 73o 49, 2s7 80
2si7. 4a7. $50, s53 -, -,
smyth and Assistant DlstrctAttor Fitzgenld-No day
couEr or GENERAL sEssloSs-PARr I.-Beforo MARITIME,
7 and Assistant District COT Nos 20 IL inclusive
CouRr oY GENERAL SEssIoSs-PARf 1lt-Before GLIDER
sleeve J. Assistant District Attorney JefomeNos 10
pa incluslyc.
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THE STATE OF TRADE.

BALrMcnx. jan s,eotton fairly active MiddIins sse
s2r5e3 35 Extra do So 5oa4 so Family do - 1898 SO
city Mills Rio Brands Extra 50 5505 20 Winter Wheat
Patent So IL 25 Sprng 10 al 10 do do. Straight
80 Is 90; DO do Extra Is as so wheat-southern nrm
Futz i07c Longbery 1909 lose No Southern 100
lOic Western weak steady No Winter Red spot sSkc
February 06La962c; March 9SL198i9c; April at
iooi.c corn-southern steady fair demand White
80 s43c; Yellow s9a4gc. Western quiet and easier
steamer spot Ssc February soc oass quiet
steady Southern and Pennsyvanla were quoted ~ 500
SIC; western White S2a3Sc do Mixed 29o3ie Graded
No white 33c bid Rye quiet and nominal at Soc Hay
provisions steady SIS 90 Bulk Meats loose
Baeon~shouiiers sac; Clear Rib sides l0c Hama
steady At i2tsl2hc. lard steady; Refined a 9,.c
Butter dull western Packed l6122c; Best Roll l602oc
Creamery 2202sc. Eggs easier leo: Petroleum quiet
and dal Eensd at Ssoc ccne s nrm h0 SrsSe.
Refined steady at ieaioc. whIsksy active at 81 10
Freigbs to Liverpool per steamer quiet Cotton 752dt
Flour per ton 2ls. Grain 5ad6d Rsceipts-Flour 100
bills Wheat 1000 bush Corn 10000 ousn 0cm sOvo
Corn 100000 BUSH saesWheat $4,000 bush Corn 100000
bush.
CHICAGO Jan 5-Tha leading fntu res raryed a. focwst
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Ely IsIANp JOCKEY CLUE ENTRIES.
TALKS ABOUT BRIBERY IN JERSEY CITY.

Horny stcfens, real estate agent, was riding on
the platform Of Creenville car In Jersey City. day
or two ago. with two or three citizens. among them
Pearl c. Hard. member Of the Board OF Public
Works, and one Of the indicted Big Four" The con
versation turned on the question OF water sup
ply, and Commissioner HIlliard declared Mr. steffens
says, that s4O0 900 he'd been offered to him II he would
vote to give the Montclair Water Company the con-
tract. Commissioner Hlard is also represented as
saying that an additional indictment he was told
that the Indictment against him would be quashed.
Mr.. steifcps Informed DistrictAttorney Winfield
Of what he had heard, and gave the names OF the
others who heard Il. Mr.. Winfield issued subpoenas
for the witnesses to appear before the Grand jury
tomorrow. Commissioner billiard said yesterday
that brbe had ever been offered him. and that he
had never made any such statement District Attor-
ncy Winfield was not at home, but HIS Harry
said that he positive that the indictments
the Big Tour would not DO quashed.
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A BIG LIST OF ENTRIES.
THE BARD, HANOVER AND EIRENzI TO RACE
AGAIN
GALORE NOMINATED FOR THE SUBURBAN.
PROSPECTS OF THE SEASON

GALORE NOMINATED FOR THE SUBURBAN
PROSPECTS OF THE SEASON.
Nearly all the returns arc in and an idea may now
be had of the prospects Of the racing season OF 1889
IN the metropolitan district From the lists OF en-
tries published below enthusiastic patrons Of tho turf
viii be enabled TO draw May pleasing deductions.
First they will be delighted to see the name OF The
Bard heading the column Of nominations for tho
Suburban and the Brooklyn Jockey Club Handicap.
America has no more popular favorte than the Ches
Textbook hero, and his return TO tho scenes OF past
riumpKs win increase tenfold the public interest In
the years sport. Then the great Hanover is to race
again. Since his last appearance he has been subjected
to the somewhat experimental operation Of nervng and
his next race will DO watched with moro than usual
interest, 1t In viii determine the value
of this new practice Of veterinary surgery The
son of Hindoo will find worthy foes awaiting him.
May he stand up sound to measure strides with
all. The superb Firenz, the queen OF the turi VIII
reappear, to accept every challenge worthy OF a
Queens notice. Kingston is to como back, too
and Gorge, who has been retired to the stud by
several local newspapers, Is entered for both the
Suburban and Brooklyn Jockey Club Handicap. Then
there Raccland, Prince Royal, Judge Murray
Terra Gotta Yum Yum Sir Dixon. Belvdcre, Bella
b. and host of other old and young acquaintance
A newcomer, but not altogether stranger, has
entered tho lists to do battle for England's pride
now on tho way to the United States.
These the entries received up TO January .,
leaving California and other distant points stu TO
be heard from