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The times., 1889-09-27
Teeth Drawn b. nsstriessy.

Boston people nowadays have their
superfuous teeth drawn by electricity.
naSmuch as all new ideas in the arts
and sciences are spread from this en-
lIghtencd metropolis originally, and
from hence extend over the country,
there is little doubt that sooner or
later this new method will supersede
laughing gas and ether in other big
cities of the Union. The process in
question is very simple, scarce any
apparatus being required beyond an
ordinary two cell battery, with vibra-
tor attachment. This attachment is a
thin strip OF metal fastened at the
ends, which is made to vibrate thou
sand or more tinies per second by the
electric current. At each vibration
the circuit is cut off and renewed
again, the effect being to give per-
fectly steady flow of the mysterious
fluid. In order to make sure that the
flow is quite satisfactory, the operator
tunes the machine-assisted by little
reed tuning pipe-until the strip of
metal sings "A" So far, so good.
Now, to the battery are attached three
wires. Two of them have handles at
the ends, ard the third is hitched to
forceps. The patient in the chair is
given handle to hold in each hand,
and the current is turned on gradually
until it becomes painful. Then he is
told to grasp the handles as strongly as
possible, the electricity-having been
switched off for moments turned
ON again suddenly, and the dental
surgeon applies his forceps simulta-
neously to the tooth. The instant the
molar is touched, it, as we'll as the
parts surrounding, becomes electrified
and absolutely insensible to pain.
When it is withdrawn from the socket
the subject of the operation feels not
the slightest disagreeable sensation.
A jerk and the tooth is out, the patient
drops the electric handles and the
painless affair is sovcr.-Boston Herald.
The times., 1889-09-27
Was It 81 Vision?

We were having new home built
and my husband went to it every day
to see what progress was being made.
One day, as he stood in the front room
upstairs his attention was attracted to
the street. Looking out the window
he saw funeral procession passing
from the door and out through the
gate. The casket was small, white
and covered with flowers. He recog-
nized friends and neighbors in the
crowd, and through some indefinable
impression, he understood that the
corpse was that of his son. His son,
though he had no son at the time.
Surprised and startled at the thought,
he saw the procession vanish, and he
felt unable to qccUlnt for the expert
ence.
Within O few months a little son
was born to us, and before three years
it was carried out the gate in q flower
covered, white casket and followed by
the same friends my husband had seen
that noontime long before. What ex-
planation can be given of this circum-
stanoe2-Amarala Martin in Halls
Journal of Health.
The times., 1889-09-27
Rarc Postage Stamps.

A discovery was made here that will
be of great interest. 1t consisted of
three government postage stamps, is
sued according to the law by the post
master at st. Louis, for the state of
Missouri, in 1845, the denominations
being two of the ten cent and 'one of
the twenty cent series. These stamps
were issued in five, ten and twenty
cent denominations, and are among
the rarest and most valuable to stamp
collectors of all those issued by au-
thority of the government for use as
postage. j. III. Wymer was postmas-
ter of st. Louis in lS45, and gave the
order for the plates TO j. NJ. Kershaw,
a local engraver. The five and ten
cent stamps are found on two varie-
ties of paper. The twenty cent were
printed from an altered plate of the
five cent, and are perhaps the rarest
stamps known. The stamps bear the
arms of Missouri, with ''St. Louis"
above and "Postofiice" below, are rec.
tangular in shape, and printed in
black on blue paper.-Galena Qlls.)
Cor. Chicago Herald.
The times., 1889-09-27
Horses Look Gawky in Pictures.

instantaneous photography is q
nuisance" said an artist, whose busi-
ness is to draw cuts for the magazines
and newspapers. Before they began
to take those blamed photographs all
you had TO do was to draw horse so
that it looked natural and lifelike, and
the papers and public were satisfied.
Now, though, since that Philadelphia
fellow printed his book, and especially
since The Sun reprinted the cuts from
it, nothing will do but that we must
draw running horses just as they are,
and not as they look. OF course the
pictures don't look nearly so pretty,
and the horses are as awkward and
unnatural as donkeys, but they are
accurate. and that is the craze just
now. We have had to learn our ami
NAL drawing all over again, and have
to puzzle our brains by the hour over
cuts of instantaneous photographs,
trying to find some position that has
at least a bit of grace and life in it.
For my part, l think it is ridiculous.
Compare the magazine pictures of
horses a year or two ago with those
Scribner's had last month and tell nae
if you don't think the old ones gave a
better idea of the beauty of the ami
mails in motion. Imagine Rosa Bon
heurs horses with their fore feet stuck
out straight like ramrods, or think of
Mcssoniers' troopers charging before
Napoleon on horses that had all four
legs doubled up under them at the
same timer
Whatever may be the opinion as to
the business of the artists criticisms
and complaints, there is no doubt that
he is right on his facts. The horse
pictures III the magazines nowadays
nearly all show at least an effort to
make the positions correspond with
those shown by instantaneous photo
graphs The picture horse of the past
is rclegated to the circus poster and
the bills of the racing associations. -
New York Sun.
The times., 1889-09-27
Music to Look At.

Rossini, who had always lie mot
pour rire, used to say: I'm olden time
they used to- compose music for the
brain and for the ears but it seems to
me that nowadays people are quite
content when the thing looks well. J"
This, l feel confident, was often his
guiding opinion. For instance, when
Meyerbeer gave 1.-THE Huguenots, "
his lawyer and coreligionnaire Gre
mieux gave O luncheon, where he in
vited some influential friends to meet
Meyerbeer. Rossini, one of the guests,
ate nothing. Nine. Cremieux, with
the lynx eye of any hostess who has
people round her table invited for a
meal, suddenly pounced upon her alb
stemious guest with that question
which every lady imagines must go
straight to the heart of her guest: Il
am sure, NJ. Rossini, you don't like
that dish; one cannot easily please
such fine connoisseur as you are"
Pardon, madame, that is not at all
the reason, but never eat between
my breakfast and my dinner. Of
course, you will ask me why, then,
did l come to a luncheon party? /
will tell you. The other day was in
vited to hear a performance of my
William Tell overture. AT the mo-
mcnt where the allegro begins | saw
two men in the band putting their
trumpets up, but l could not for the
life of me hear one note; so | asked
the manager why they did not play.
oh, that is very simple, he said. 1
could not get two trumpeters, but l
thought I'd get some men to hold up
the trumpets. 1t always looks well
to see trumpets in an orchestra; but of
course as they can't play. you can't
hear them Now l can't eat any
more than they could play; but as
Meyerbeer, who is so superstitious,
would have taken it for bad omen if
l had sent an excuse, l thought |
would just sit behind my plate, be-
cause it looks well to have old frientls
sit round ones table. Temple Bar.
The times., 1889-09-27

Ghastly and grinning skulls were
there, adorned in crowns of gold.
Dark and parchment dried faces were
seen, with their golden hair, rich as
ever, and twisted with gems and
golden nets. The cardinals wore still
their miters and red cloaks and splendid
rings. On the breast of Cardinal Car
los (son of Ferdinand y was beauti-
full cross Of white enamel, with the eff
figy of Christ in black and surrounded
with emeralds, and on his hand rich
sapphire ring.
On that of Cardinal Leopold, the
son of Cosimo II, over the purple
planeta was cross Of amethysts and
on his finger a jacinth, set in enamel.
The dried bones of Vittoria della Ro-
we're Montefeltro were draped by u
dress of black silk of beautiful texture,
trimmed with black and white lace,
with great golden medal on her
breast, and the portrait Of her as she
was i'll life, lying on one side and her
emblems on the other; while all that
remained of herself were few bones.
Anna Louisa, the Electress Palatine
of the Rhine, daughter of Cosimo III,
lay there, almost skeleton, robed in
a rich violet velvet. with the electoral
crown surmounting a black ghastly
face Of parchment, a medal of gold,
with her effigy and name on one side
and on her breast crucif1x OF silver;
while Francisco Maria, her uncle, lay
beside her, a mass Of putrid robes and
rags.
Cosimo 1 and Cosimo II had been
stripped by profane hands Of all their
jewels and insignia, and so had Elean-
ora Toledo and Maria Christina and
many others to the number Of twenty.
The two bodies which were found
in the best preservation were those of
the Grand Duchess Giovanna d'Aus-
tria, the wife of Francisco /, and
their daughter Anna. Corruption
had scarcely touched them, and they
lay there, fresh in color as II they had
just died. The mother, in her red
satin, trimmed with lace, her red silk
stockings and high heeled shoes, the
earrings hanging from her ears, and
her blonde hair as fresh az ever, and
equally we'll preserved was the body of
the daughter-the color of their faces
scarcely changed.
And so, centuries after they had
been laid there, the truth became evil
dent Of the rumor that ran through
Florence at the time of their death
that they had died Of poison. The ar
senic which had taken from them
their life had preserved their bodies.
Giovanni dele Bande Mere was also
there-the bones scattered and loose
within his iron armor and his rusted
helmet with the visor down. And
this is what was left of the great Me-
dici.-Blackwood's Magazine.
The times., 1889-09-27

"You would not think" said an old
actor, that little, festive mosquito
would break up a performance, would
youi Well, such is the fact. You
remember Ned Buckley, don't your
Used to be leading man in Boston
theatre; also with Booth and Barrett.
One rather warm night, before some
sort Of a holiday, Ned took a snap
company out of town in western Mas
sachusetts to do Julius Cesar" 1t
was not sumptuous performance, by
any means, but still it pleased the au-
dience. Buckley played Caesar, and
did it well. If l am not mistaken.
Fred Bryton was the Marc Antony.
1t became so hot before the perform
ance had fairly begun that the win
dows in back of the stage were wide
open. 1t was not very long before the
stage was swarming with mosquitoes,
they being attracted, no doubt, by the
strong light on the stage. Buckley
had on a pair of white tights, and he
discovered at the last moment that
there was several small holes in the
legs. So he got a piece of billiard
chalk, and whitened over the tights
where they were burst.
"Well, the play ran along smooth
enough until the time came for Marc
Antony to bury Caesar and not praise
him. Poor Julius was lying on the
bier, and just as Marc began the ora
ton he felt the internal little animals
getting in their work. Buckley said
forever afterward that they were edu-
Gated. They just picked out the spots
where he had used the chalk. He
stood the agony just as long as he
could; then he began numbering his
tormentors. Several times did Julius
slap his limbs, and every time he slap
ped he grunted with relief. He kept
slapping his limbs and grunting all
through the grafton, the audience
shouting with laughter all the while.
The audience just about knew the
cause of the trouble, because they
were doing some slaughtering on their
own hook. Buckley stood the agony
just as long as he could, then he gave
Antony tip, and the oration was cut
remarkably short. The audience was
tickled immensely, and insisted upon
the actors going before the curtain
several times. The mosquitoes who
made the hit went with them. The
performance was farce for the rest of
the evening. Every time that some
body began to act one of the audience
would begin to laugh, and everybody
would joir in the chorus. us.-Boston
Herald
The times., 1889-09-27
A Painters Good Fortune.

Today Drexel & Co. can raise more
money in twenty-four hours than any
financial institution in the United
States. Yet it was not a great while
ago that old Francis DreXel was a
poor portrait painter. Somehow or
other the old man about fifty years
ago got an order to paint picture for
q Brazilian grandee and went down to
that country to do the work. The
Brazilian took q fancy to the poor por-
trait painter and not only paid him a
good price for the picture but let him
in OH some money making scheme,
out of which Drexel realized quite a
sum. He returned to Philadelphia
and went into the money lending busi-
ness. By careful investments he
amassed a big fortune and his three
boys, Francis, Anthony and Joseph,
increased it. When tho old man died
he was worth about $5,000,000. When
Francis, the Oldest boy, died he left
$25, 900, 600. Joseph left about SO, ,000,-
600, being less of money maker than
the others, and Anthony, the only one
left, is estimated to be worth any
where from $40, 600, 900 to $50, 900, 600.
st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The times., 1889-09-27
a Live Trout In "A Block OF Ice.

The Virginia City Nev.> Chronicle
is responsible for the following: "John
Commerton, the Comstock ice king,
while loading his wagon yesterday
morning, noticed dark substance in
the center of block of ice, and remov-
ing the sawdust from the surface of
the block discovered trout frozen in
the center of it.
He placed the ice in q tub of water
and when he returned homo a few
hours later the block had melted and
he was astonished to find the fish,
which had been in its icy grasp for
several months, swimming about in
the tub. The trout measures thirteen
inches in length, and. though slightly
cmaciated, is not otherwise tho worse
for its long fast.
The times., 1889-09-27
How IL Darky Can Sleep.

l saw q queer illustration of the
sleeping qualities of negro the other
day. Every one knows that O genu-
inc, unadulterated negro can sleep on
board with his face to the sun and
without covering for his eyes on the
hottest July day-and he sleeps as
peacefully as q white man on the soft
est cot and in the darkest room. 1t
has been said that he could sleep
under the mouth of cannon in oper-
alton and | believe it. Or, at least, l
believe the one of which / shall speak
could. In going down to Augusta a
few days ago on the regular day pas
senger we were a few miles below
Union Point when the train suddenly
stopped. The fireman jumped from
the engine and ran back by the pas
senger coach, crying, There's a dead
nigger behind" Everybody looked
out, and sure enough just behind the
rear coach, with his head resting on
the cross ties, was what appeared to
be dead negro man. Two or three
train hands and q crowd of negroes
ran back to see if the train had struck
him.
Dat nigger aint dead. He's or
snorin," said one of the negroes, and
he jerked and kicked him until he
awoke, arose and walked off, followed
by kick from the brakeman.
The wheels of the engine and cars
had passed within a few inches of the
negro's head, and had not even affect
cd his snoring g.-Atlanta Constitution.
The times., 1889-09-27
10y and Eagle Havo a Right.

Charles Bartlett, a young lad, had q
desperate encounter with bald eagle
while hunting in the Sylvan Lakes
woods, near here. He saw the bird
soaring above the tree tops, and shot
at it.
He only succeeded in slightly
wounding it, and as soon as it dropped
to the ground it arose and went boldly
toward the boy and began an attack
upon him. The bird fought viciously
with talons and beak, flying at him
and endeavoring to gouge out his
eyes. In the struggle, that lasted sew
eral minutes, Bartlett could with diff
Guilty free his clothing from the long,
sharp talons of the bird. Finally he
released himself, and ran sufficiently
far away to shoot another charge at it.
This time he killed tho aerial monster,
which measured six feet from tip to
tip of the wings. Cor.
Philadelphia Inquirer.
The times., 1889-09-27
Death from Tight Lacing.

A verdict of death from tight lacing
is, perhaps, still to be sought among
the curiosities of law. But a Birming-
ham jury have come near to it in q
verdict of death from pressure round
the waist. The victim was q poor SER
want girl who died after fright, and
her death was attributed by the medi-
cal witnesses to the fact that she was
too tightly belted to enable her to
stand the wear and tear of any sudden
emotions. She was q notorious tight
lacer; her collar fitted so closely that
it was impossible to loosen it at the
critical moment, and under her stays
she wore a belt so remorselessly
buckled as to prevent the free circula-
ton of the blood.-St. James Gazette.
The times., 1889-09-27
They Have 'Em.

A man who knows it all writes in
The Agriculturist: Have regular
hours for feeding hens" Now, I
have made a passing study Of hens,
and If there is one minute Of all the
hours of daylight, from the moment
it is light enough to see the surface OF
the earth until it is too dark to distin-
guish grain of corn from q bowlder,
that a hen isn't feeding, 1 must have
been away lecturing some place at
that time. When there is anything to
eat the hen feeds with the eager appe-
tite of boy who hasn't had anything
for ten minutes. When there is abso-
lutely nothing as on wind swept,
weather beaten cellar door or the new
ly painted floor of the piazza, she will
scratch away Justify and pause at in
tervals in her scratching to go through
the motions of eating. She will affect
to pick up the most luscious tidbits
from the bare, inhospitablo face of a
polished marble doorstep, that has
Just beeo scrubbed till it has a surface
of glass. She will scratch on it, al
though it is all she can do to stand on
its treacherous surface with all claws
set, and then with exultant clucks af-
feet to pick up in rapid succession a
soft shell grub, an angle worm, stall
fed and four inches long, a couple of
blue point beetles and shedder lady
bug. Then she will walk away, cast
ing upon you glance of the most
hypocritical contentment and satisfac-
ton, as one who had dined luxurious
ly and escaped without tipping the
waiter. Why, if hen ate as much as
she pretends to, her alimentary canal
would have to be bendcd. -Burdette in
Brooklyn Eagle.
The times., 1889-09-27
Not Civilized.

Senator Jones, of Nevada, was once
expressing surprise that since the adj
vent of the whites into his state, the
Piute Indians had increased in num-
ber, whereas all other aborigines in
this country had withered and perish
ed when brought in contact with civ
ilization. II can't account for it,"
said Mr.. Jones. "To me-" ventured
Sunset Cox, 1.-THE explanation is sim
pie. The Nevada Indians have not
yet been brought in contact with civ
ilization. San Francisco Argonaut.
The times., 1889-09-27
Knew Nothing About VYar.

Grocer (who has lately Joined the
militia, practicing in shop)-Right,
left, right, left. Four PAGES to tho
rear, march! Qalls down tho trap door
into the CELLAR.
Grocer's Wife (anxiously)-Oh, Jim,
are you hurtg
Grocer (savagcly, but with dignity
Go away, woman; what do you
know about war2-Syracuse Journal.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1889-01-05

cattle braui,-i sapr ~ ruf 90 ir'i siic,
iIof-c bn,ni, Nc on len shoulder Range,
white river aud Coii creek. ru.turcc ~.
irrss. irokcr. colo.
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RICHARDS s LATHAM.
\. LATHAM. Manager.

Postciico address, Mcckcr. Colo. Range.
yellow creek. Cattle branded same rs cut on
right side; some left side md some both sides.
Horse brandt q or on right shoulder.
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pus,prr- atirrss Nz-Err. colo. Iznsr.
rir,-snrc ,fr-g All ~ 10 river JaniH
bHan'ig'i a. Hb,sc. iiurs1 uraui, ssm" e. cut.
IN left thlsh.
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THOMSON. NEu, a scn,rrH.

Ato,. brand on i-r big. siic or shoulder
Alec own circle busni go any tsaft 81
animal. iIor.o hfpni circle = IN lcii .h"til
Ser. i,sns-. ric.sancc cr'ck. between white
river. Parachute and i,gpn cTrcks. fu'iufiics
address. Nrctct.
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cnAnIEs rnrrEM

,ziii" branded same - cat ga tHih hip',
ii"F.", trani'l saH'o Hs ,Ii ga irft -ssIi.ra
Vent ga i@ft Ihish. iisuer. i"srr whiir Hy-i
zHi i!lu" nolEiain. GaFir.|i s.Hiniy, rplDf. ip
r'-'nffo- HiiT,ss. iiish sr-.s, T1r"Tnu
Ashley, ut'h.
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Horse bisu'ic ! q. sioVi,a lef n .u.''r rr
ihi7h. AI-no~u /~'~ ssrsreir"ic go lrI
thiFh. iiansr. r.e,-stsa f-7ts ri NiciaiH,
Dsrg-ii ouuny =, ~ aidIr.s. Nrr1ra,
Culua-in,
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TIiE piisE CATTLE COMPANY.
a5HrH u GHuuBt.ns, slgua.rr
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,nicrtains n sttaIg an,ipa,hy 10 the :
Jlisl Government. I
II accounts and all testimony go TO I
" that George Osgpod himself con-
red the idea Of writing the dccoy let
10 Lord sackyillc West. as well ~ to I
er British statesmen. for the purpose d
c!icit'ng from them expressions of /
lion regarding the leading political t
lies and candidates in the United t
rs with the intent TO use. for the I
Eft Of the Republican party. what. t
of advantage lie could draw ont. a
Tiar dr,f'iru his ORIGINAL letter TO n
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cattle branded a, aluy' uu i.'t h.r. ""
own cattle hr,ui,i Ok o1 leo bIp HHi POP
..rI IHiI s.ir Au yauir trrTrlTi iHif uP'.
IarmaFas crop nuF ariIf IHIi Hud too unicrs
hack KIT Hurr brand, Oh ou isn siiio.
Elurr. Thurman rrr-l Hui Government gual'
Tu.tun.rc address, biHg4as. colo.
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Earusrs-, uud-ult d. rra'I"rt.rs in
iccfs o! the Army, headed by Briga,iirr
General B.n.i, who In the absence Of
iaior General Sch0iiald. on account OF
lis wifc's death, was senior. Tho Naval
Ulcers followed. and then came minor
siTrau officers. The Grand Army took
= turn. And finally came '-thc pub.
e." The latter was In full force.
here We're tourists anxious Ia sr. III.
resident and take him b. the hand.
nd people who went trcal,sc 4, was "a
20 show. The crowd pushed and
unfnei. aud had To bc held back by the
Nice. Finally the hour fof clo,in. :..s
rcp,ion arrived and tie doors We're
nut. This brought complaints from
V crowd which hal not yc, b-cn nil.
gain asimitiancc. nal a prayer 81
's',ks;ivins. imagine. FROM the rrs-
sni.
WIN the diving year COINS up the
.'s'S lo'iR familiar IN W'.si,ingtou that
Glshrs la ISIS. First In tho gi,osiiy
rcrss!on comes tho lnirsrious anI i'm.
siai Conl.!ing. Next the military FIX.
. Of General Sheridan. Then tho
'bri form o. Chief Justice Waite. The
Uwd grows. Es-Attofn.y General
rr~s,.r. Dr. Cornelius ARncw. Gen.
nj Alexander. Rrar Admiral Simpson.
e banker Riggs, the p,,,ian,rrplsi Cor.
ran-ihcs- ARE but few 81 the rco.
les, known In Washington who died
ifing III, wear Jus; passel. The good
lr first. aud only few ancient sinners
he Zen Butler remain c,crnaily Young
, stTikingiy demonstrate III. truth of
10 aiag..
The inaugural committee rises 10 cS.
bin thu; the bail Of March tn will no,
ut siOp.bpJ, but cnly $4,000. And
'c committee wants |, understood fur.
Ter that the affair costs the Govern.
cn, nothing. being paid for by sub.
Ill