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, 1889-07-17

The only women's club Of Philadelphia
is the New Century, which consists
merely of a number of classes, to all OF
which members are admitted. Members
pay an annual due of $40, and outsiders
buy season tickets to any class they wish
to join. From this New Century club
has grown the Workingwomen's guild,
which numbers nearly seven hundred
members These two organizations dc
an immense amount Of good in Philadel-
phia, and they are sustained by a num-
Der Of Quaker women who teach night
classes, and in every way try to improve
the general welfare of members, partic.
ularly those of the guild.-Leslie's News
paper.
, 1889-07-17
How ue. w..er save. chIn..

The entire absence of sanitary arrange
ments in Chinese towns and villages
being well known, 1t goes without saying
that the laws of hygiene are utterly and
entirely neglected. There is no isolation
of infectious diseases, and no attention is
paid to causes of death unless there is
superstition Of violence. According to
our ideas, therefore, Chinese cities ought
to be hotbeds Of disease, subjected regu-
larry to terrible epidemics which, with
us, are invariably associated with the
neglect of sanitary laws. Strange to say
such is not the case. Epidemics come
and go without any apparent reason, ap-
pearing, perhaps, suddenly, causing a
heavy mortality for a short time, and
then as suddenly disappearing again,
thus affording an endless field of specu-
lation to the foreign savan But, speak
ing generally, Chinese towns enjoy an
immunity from these dangerous out
breaks almost as complete as that of well
drained European communities, and the
cause Of this puzzling and curious phe-
nomenon has been variously explained.
The fact is all the more striking when
taken in connection with the contamin-
ated water supplies of Chinese towns, tho
CAAtS vi WblCh Oh ~uIODtdu HAS Dttn
manifested over and over again in the
heavy mortality which overlook them
previous to the adoption of precautions
~enjoined by modern sanitary science.
The healthiness of Chinese cities has
been ingeniously attributed by some
people to the universal habit of tanning,
a practice which is said to keep the at
mosphere in constant circulation. How
far this explanation can be deemed to
suffice we must leave to experts to de-
eide, but, 50 far as contaminated water
supply is concerned, we believe the real
secret of immunity from its evil effects
TO lie in the universal custom of boiling
all water intended for drinking. AS a
matter of fact, the Chinese never drink
cold water. The national beverage,
which, in a true sense, may be said to
cheer but not inebriate, is tea, and this
is always ION tap" even in the houses
of the very poor. The native aversion
TO cold water is undoubtedly carried to
extremes, and certainly induces diseases
which might easily be avoided by a
judicious system of outward applica-
ton. In the matter of additions 1t must,
however, be admitted that the Chinese
enjoy facilities which, however little
they are taken advantage of, are far in
advance of anything within the reach OF
the poorer classes of our own favored
land. Every little hamlet In China has
a shop where hot water can be bought
for a trifing sum at any hour of the day
or night. Even in a small fishing vii
lage or a remote island in the gulf OF
Pechili, where the writer spent six
weeks under very unpleasant circum-
stances during a severe winter, this was
the case, and a great convenience it
proved.-The National Review.
, 1889-07-17

Fifty years ago the famous surgeon of
London was Sir Ashley Cooper. He was
remarkable for his manual dexterity and
also for the quickness and accuracy with
which ut a glance he took in the whole
situation A striking proof Of his pene-
tration was given on his being called to
attend n Mr.. Blight, who had been shot
by n unknown assassin.
The moment Sir Ashley examined the
wound he said: "a pistol has been fired
at you with the left hand"
On seeing Mr.. Patch, Bight's partner,
he vas 30 struck by the peculiar express
sion of his countenance hat he whis.
pered: "If that gentleman were lef,
handed l should suspect him of being the
murderer"
Patch was left handed, and, on being
tried and condemned, confessed his
guilt-Youth's Companion
, 1889-07-17
HIS MAJESTY, THE KING.
] met him at the Grosyenor ball
Was introduced In styie

met him at Tho Grosvenor ball
Was introduced in style
re -s= a~t=.t.S-.=Ae1 $sz, az e.
And wore a prtncely smile.
When he moved he dwArfed AL mon.
His voice had royal ring,
Each miss and spinster dubbed him then
His majesty. the king
h bellies Of our set-with their eyes
Followed wherever he went
And mAmma whispered In surprise
aOhl dear, what sentiment"
But he had eyes for none but me.
The Frazens felt the sting
As / bounced past so they could see
His majesty my king.
might attempt to tell my dreams,
But all attempts would fail,
roamed with hirA by sylvan streams.
went with him to sail
A thousand smiles were at his beck,
To me he stu would cling,
He asked my love, ! couldn't reject
His majesty the king
Here / would stop. but love and truth
Go always hand In hand,
No one knew how this handsome youth
Had mingled with our band
But / Gro long found something out
CSome queer events do spring.
Which fairy twisted round about
His majesty the king
Well let me give my moral now
o take things as they seem,
One day a sight along Park Row
Rudely dispeIed my dream
Three buriy bluecoats In a line.
Dragged along on n string
Whom do you thlnki Obi hear OF mine,
His majesty my kingi
William Lyle
, 1889-07-17
Disheartening.

How are you getting along?" asked a
travelling man of an acquaintance who
had gone on the stage.
"Oh, l have met with a share Of sue
cess. Iplayed Hamlet for the first time"
did you get through all right?"
yes, except that l happened to STUN
BILE and fall into Ophelia's grave"
THAT must have been embarrassing"
at was; but wouldn't have minded
1t II the audience hadn't seemed 20 dis.
appointed when i got out Merchant
Traveller.
, 1889-07-17

Tell me. Uncle Charles" pleaded
Amelia, do you think that Henry will
make a good husband?"
81 think he WILL" replied Uncle
Charles, without hesitation. 81 offered
him a cigar last evening, and he took 1t
as freely as 1t was given When he
opened his coat In search of a match he
exposed his waistcoat, and its two upper
pockets were filled with cigars. l have
no hesitation in saying that Henry will
prove a saving, economical husband
Boston Transcript
, 1889-07-17

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, 1889-07-17

Mrs. Younghusband-oh, Charlie, the
cook got angry this morning and left,
bag and baggage. What are we going
to do?
Mr.. Younghusband-Why, my love, /
thought you attended cooking school for
seven months?
Mrs. Younghusband-So / did, dear,
but that was merely to learn cooking as
an Observation-Disclosures Free
Press.
, 1889-07-17
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, 1889-07-17
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the physician who devotes himself
to relieving the afflicted and saving
them from worse than death, is no less a
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than the surgeon or physician who by close ap-
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condemned the victims of folly or crime, like
the lepers under the Jewish law. to die uncared
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Cut this out and AXE along
, 1889-07-17

my dear" asked hubby, eff / should
be the victim of a premature autopsy,
how would you feel?"
Bis Dear-I should feel dreadfuIly cut
up.-Exchance.
, 1889-07-17
Have you beard what Mr.. G. l.. Weast.

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and was induced by a friend TO try this
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B. B. David, Druggist.
Job Printing at the Leader office.
, 1889-07-17

Johnny. are you older or younger thar
JennieG'
why, Miss Reid. we're just the same
age, we're twins; we've been twins ever
since we was born"
, 1889-07-17

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, 1889-07-17

Job Printing at the Leader Office.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-03-21
ALL QUIET AT SAMOA.
Late Advices Show That the Islam
Has Settled Down to an Armistice.

Late Advices Show That the Island
Has Settled Down to an Armistice.
A dispatch from Apia, Samoa, dated
March 2, says: During the past month the
German authorities both consular and
naval, have maintained state of inactivity.
The declaration of state of war i'll the
Samoan islands seems to have become dead
letter, while the military occupatiol of Apia,
which the declaration of marital law would
seem to have implied, has no existence, save
the maintenance of a strong guard at the
German consulate. A guard is still kept at
the American and English consulates. The
German consul has made repeated overtures
to Mataafa, looking toward the adjustment
of the quarrel and the conclusion of terms OF
peace, but the terms proposed always en-
bodied a strong German interest in the future
administration of affairs, to which Mataafa
declares he will under no circumstances con
sent. Negotiations have heretofore been
of no value. Mataafa, in the midst of his
warriors, rests ecure in his in'renched camp
and awaits the arrival of Admiral Kimberly,
having full faith in the support of the United
States. Tamasese, with his rces, now re
duce1 by assertions to about 600 warriors
still occupies the large fort Lutumui. A
great number of his former adberents have
Joined the standard of Mataafa, or, grown
weary of war, have returned to their own
districts.
Mataafa is firm in his belief of ultimately
receiving the support of the United States
government, and has reiterated his determin-
alton to do nothing until the admirars arri-
val, fully approaching the fact that in treat
ing with Germany he must be seconded by
the patron whose power can compel proper
recognition of right and Justice.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-03-21
Riding to School ON Broncos.

At Manor, Texas, in that sparsely
settled country along the line of the
Houston and Texas Central Railway, /
came to large wood colored building
surrounded by caravan of horses. l
counted upward of fifty, all saddled and
each hitched to a tree. Everything
about the house was as still as death.
''1t must he funeral" l said. Sud
denly the scene changed The doors of
the building burst open and out broke
fifty school children. schools out ="
they shouted, and caravan OF children
scrambled for the horses. In moment
the youngsters had mounted and were
riding helter-skelter over the prairie.
The Texas mustangs seemed to scent the
frolic and kicked up their heels as they
galloped home with the school children.
With their dinner pals iingling on the
pommels of the saddles, and their
dresses and jackets waving in the wind,
they looked like "a mad caravan OF
Bedouins.
"How far did you come" l asked a
little tot who sat behind his sister on a
speckled mustang.
81 tum dood way---I tum"-
"Why, he's come six miles," inter
rupted his sister. "Iimmy is only five
years old. He doesn't know how far he
does come"
But live eight miles," said little
Lord Fauntleroy on dancing bronco,
''but can ride it in an hour and have
done it in thirty minutes" Then he
spurred his horse till he leaped away
over the prairie.
1t is very common to see school chill
dren wearing spurs in Texas. Texas has
the richest school fund of any State in
the Union, but she lacks the children.
Some counties have as much as $50, 900
laid up for school purposes. They are
just waiting for the children to grow
MeD York World.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-03-21
Rurmah'S Hairy Pe0nIe

A remarkable hairy family has long
existed at the court OF Burmah, where
Lord Crawford saw Shwe Maong, the
first described of the family, in 1924. A
hairy daughter-now sixty-four years
old-and hairy grandson of the hairy
Shwe Maong and his beautiful wife still
survive, a hairy great granddaughter
having died last year. Several other
children of the family have shown a
tendency to develop the popularity, but
died when quite young, and others have
exhibited only normal halriness. The
surviving man is thickiy covered with
coarse, goat-like hair on the entire face,
neck, shoulders, breast and spine, and
with kind of down two inches long on
the limbs. The hair hiding the woman's
face is much finer, resembling that of a
spaniel. Neither has hair on the hands
and feet. They have no molar teeth,
and in the upper jaw have only the two
first incisors and two CANNES. Trenton
IN, ~ American,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-03-21
KNOW THYSELF.
Seek 70 the battle-ground, where be the foe
men found

Seek ye the battle-ground, where be the foe
men found
Worthy thy steell
No Alexander need sigh for grander
World toreveal
oh, there's a world to win back from the
hosts of sin,
Sorrow, and death;
On with the warfare, then-close with the
foes ef men,
Batting thy breath.
Not With the clash of arms, not with wars
loud alarms,
Hurl thy defiance;
Not ON the tongue or pen, not on the strength
of men,
Place thy reliance.
Let but thy guiding star, shining from skies
Illumine the way;
Let hut the inner voice whisper, and make
thy choice
Clearer than day.
Thou art the battle.ground-th myself the foe.
man found
Seeking thy life;
Theie,ts world within-oh, what world to
win
On with the strife!
Then. when the fight is done-then, when the
field is won
Know'st thou thyself.
Let the loud peans roll, on through the glad
dened SOUL
That, beyond fear or doubt, thrills with the
inward shout
"Vlctoryl victory
Conquest of self"
Elliott Coues, in Lippineott,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-03-21
Drinks Deadly Grin.

"a number of years ago." says the author
OF Medical Reform, ~ was called to the
ship yard in Derby to see man who had
fallen from a scaffold while under the infiu-
ence Of liquor. After dressing his wounded
head, spoke to him of the folly Of continu-
ing to indulge his passion for drink, and OBJ
tanned his promise that he would abandon it.
Not long after learned that he was drink
ing AGAIN, and his excuse was that 1t would
not do for him to abandon the practice too
suddenly. A few weeks after this, lie called
at my office and requested me to do some
thing or other, as he felt very much as he
did once before having fit. said TO him:
John, sit down here and let us consider your
case little I drew picture OF prosper
GUS family and happy fireside, then another
of blighted home and himself moldering In
drunkard's grave; and appealed to him to
decide which should prove to be the true
picture The poor fellow burst into tears
Doctor he said, let me tell you the truth.
1t is not because l am afraid of the
consequences of stopping suddenly that
I do not give up drinking. l can
not do it / have tried and tried
again, but all in vain. Sometimes l
have gone q number of weeks without drink
ing, but the thirst for strong drink returned,
and such was my indescribable hankering
and distress for rum that / found it bodily
impossible to keep away from it; and now. II
there was spot on earth where men could
live, and could not get spirits, and could
get there would start in minute.
That happy land which drunkards try in
vain to reach is their lost birthland OF health
and undspraved instincts. The contract with
the powers of perdition is sealed in the mo-
ment when the Unborn aversion to stimulant
poisons first yields to an unnatural appstite
that appetite which ninety nine OF a hun
dred topers can acquire only by persistent
disregard of the instructive horror at the first
taste Of harmless stimulant." The barrier
once passed, the road TO ruin is all downhill
and slippery. Not only the ability Of dis
elimination, but the power of self-control is
lost in the surrender to the sway Of morbid
limits,- Yoice
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-03-21
A Huge Coffin at His Home.

A coffin as a conspicuous article Of
household furniture would hardly be
selected by the average man as cheer
full adornment for his home. Yet there
is man down on Staten Island, jolly
sort of soul, too, who has no Immediate
fear of visit of the dark angel, and who
counts coffin among his household
effects. What is more, he worked for
over two weeks in constructing it. His
name is Thomas r. Mills. He weighs
312 pounds, and from this fact one may
contemplate the Titanic proportions OF
his burial box. 1t is six feet four
inches long, twenty six inches wide and
twenty-tw inches high. As he says
himself, 1t is built like a boat 1t would
float, it's so tight and true. He uses the
colin now as a sort'of wardrobe, and it
stands in the hall of his house beside an
old fashioned clock that looks good
deal like companion burial casket.-
New York Star,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-03-21

the bosom that nrst plIlowsl them, Myi
my how low down n man must have to-
scendsd to have NJ regard for the place
where his cradle was rocked. Don't mock
their brogue or their stumbling at.
ttempts at the hardest of All
iEs Rg'IsTg to learn namely saS, ,h .ns
spsas English Us we'll as YOU could tall;
Scandinavian Treat them in America as
YOU would like to be treated II for the sake
Of your honest principles or a better, liyeli.
hood for yourself or your family you had
moved under the shadow Of Jungfrau,
or the Rigi, or the Giants Causeway,
or the Bohemian Forest, or the Fran
CONAN Jura II they get homesick, as some
of them are, suggest to them that God is as
near to help them here as He was near them
before they crossed the Atlantic, and that the
souls final flight is less than second whether
from the beach of the Caspian Sea or the
banks of Lake Erie. Evangelize their adults
through the churches aud their chill
missions and tract societies and the Bible
translated in all the languages OF these for
eign people have full swing.
Rejoice as Christian patriots that instead
OF being an element OF weakness the foreign
people thoroughly evangelical will be our
mightiest defence against all the world The
Congress OF the United States recently ordered
built new forts all up and down our Ameri-
can coasts, and a new navy Is about to be
projected. But let ms say that three hun
dred million doll expended in coast de-
Tense will not bs so mighty as a vast foreign
population living in America With hun.
dreds of thousands OF Germans in New
York, Germany would MS soon think OF
bombshelling Berlin as attacking u.s. With
hundreds Of thousands OF Frenchmsl in New
York, France would as soon think of firing
on Paris. With hundreds of thousands OF
Englishmsn in New York, England would
as soon think of destroying London
The mightiest defence against Euro
pean nations is wall of Europeau-
reaching all up and down the American con.
tinent wall Of heads and hearts conse
Grated to free government A bulwark oil
foreign humanity hsaved up all along oul
shores, REINFORCED by the Atlantic Ocean
armed as it is with temptests and Caribbean
whirlwinds and giant pillows ready to fling
mountains from their catapault we need as a
nation fear no one in the universe but God
and il found in His service We need not feal
Him. As six hundred million people will We
sit down at our national table, let Col
preside. To Him be dedicated the metal Of
our mines, the sheaves of our harvest fields
the fruits Of our orchards, the fabrics of our
manufactures, the telescopes of observa
tories, the volumes of our libraries, the song
of our churches, the affections of our he IS
anu all our lakes become baplsma
fonts and all our mountains affairs OF praise
and all our valleys amphitheatres of wor-
ship, and our country, having become fifty
nations consolidated into one, may its every
heart throh be a pulsation Of gratitude to
Him who made "of one blood all nations
and ransomed that hood by the payment oil
the last drop Of His own.