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, 1889-08-15

The imaginings of the have
again and again been in time realized by
b discoveries of the scientists, and if
the Oriental idea, that nothing can be
fancied unless it really has somewhere
an existence, may be supposed to have
any foundation, it is to be expected that
in time many more of the wonders of
fiction will be brought into the realms of
sober fact.
A case in point is afforded by an ex-
pertinent tried at the hospital of the Sal
petriere. A subject having been hypno-
TIED, the physician conducting the ex-
pertinent traced his name upon the pa
TENTS arm with n blunt probe, saying to
him:
This afternoon at 4 o'clock you will
go TO sleep and blood will then issue from
your arms on the lines which i have now
traced"
The subject fell asleep at the hour
named and the letters appeared Upon his
arm in relief, marked viii, bright red
and here and there with minute drops Of
blood. The same patient was subse-
quently heard, in a spontaneous attack
of hysteria, to command his arm to
bleed, and the cutaneous hemorrhage re-
appeared.
''These strange phenomena recall, and
also explain" comments M. Binet, "the
bleeding stigma which have been repeat
edly observed in the subjects of religious
ecstasy who have pictured to themselves
the passion of Christ"
And it might be added that they JUS
tify, if one could assume hat justiica-
ton were necessary, the bold imagining
of Hawthorne in having a scarlet A APP
pear upon the breast of Arthur Dim
mesdale from intense brooding over the
badge of shame. The point is not one
which in the least affects the value of
the story, but it is of a certain curious
interest.-Boston Courier.
, 1889-08-15

MI. Edison is reported, in a conversa-
ton with an interviewer who solicited
his ideas on the subject of the projected
worlds fair in New York, as saying
that he would take an acre of space in
such a fair and completely cover it with
his inventions, of which he has no less
than seventy now under way. "One of
the most peculiar, and now promising
good results" said Mr.. Edison, sis what
1 may call a far sight machine" BY
means of this extraordinary invention
he hopes to be able to increase the range
of vision by hundreds of miles, so that,
for instance, ga man in New York could
see the features of his friend in Boston
with as much ease as he could see a per-
Torrance on the stage. That" he added,
would be an invention worthy a prom
inent place in the worlds fair, and l
hope to have 1t perfected long before
1892. Iron.
, 1889-08-15

An absent minded city man. used to
paying five cent fares on the street cars,
e on a short railroad journey. He
took u five cents for his fare, instead
of his dollar ticket, and sat looking out
of the window, absorbed in thought,
when the conductor came along, calling.
Tickets, pleasel'
Without turning his head, the passen-
ger proffered his five cent piece.
Ticket. siri" said the conductor,
sharply.
The passenger gazed at him blankly
for an instant, then, recognizing his
blunder, he muttered, "Ah, absent mind
ed againT' and politely began fumbling
his hat band for the receipt check which
the conductor held ready to give him in
return for the ticket, still untouched in
his pocket.
But this man was not nearly so absent
minded as the Bostonian who met his
own son down town, took off his hat in
response to the young mans greeting,
passed on in abstraction, and said at his
dinner table that night:
"a young fellow down on Milk street
laughed at me today when / answered
his bow, and for the life of me l can't
think who it could nave been, though his
face did seem familiar. youths Com
DaniOn.
, 1889-08-15
Double Locomotives.

The Railroad Gazette calls attention to
n double locomotive for the Indian state
railways which is n novel departure from
the common practice. The design is really
IA permanent double header; that is, it is
intended for use when the conditions are
such as to require the use of two locomo-
tives of the ordinary type, continually in
tandem. This arrangement removes the
necessity for two tenders, and renders
easier the transmission of signals from
one cab to another. There is nothing in
this arrangement to c~riticise; it is really
almost the only plan upon which loco
motives of great capacity can be con-
structed with any approach to n mini
mum Of weight per running foot of
track. This general plan is not now in
America, however. The well known
William Mason, of the Mason locomo-
tive works, OF Taunton, Mass, con-
structed locomotives on this general plan
many years since; and recently the
South Side Rapid Transit company, of
Chicago, while investigating the posi-
bilities of extending the usefulness of the
proposed structure in years to come, de-
cided that the adoption of q locomotive
Of a design similar TO the one described
above would enable them to haul nearly
double the number of ears around the
sharpest curves without increasing the
load per running foot of the structure
Science.
, 1889-08-15

In the "Autocrat of the Breakfast
Table," o. w. Holmes shows that in ''the
person named john" there were, for all
practical purposes, two distinct entities,
John as he thinks himself" and "John
as we regard him." outside of the third
problematic individual, "John as he
actually is" A singular counterpart to
this idea occurs in the use of the phono-
graph. 1t is found that few persons, if
any, know the sound of their own voice.
When several persons in succession have
spoken in the machine, each may recog-
nize in reproduction the voice of a friend
or acquaintance, but does not identify
his own, which often sounds TO him
harsh, unnatural and "uncanny."-New
York Telegram.
, 1889-08-15

After a long interval, a long period of
neglect, the year 1920 saw a revival in
the taste for fans. 1t CHANGED that n
grand ball was preparing at the Tuiler-
les, at which several COSTUME qua
drilles" were to be danced. Mime. la
Duchesse de Berri had undertaken to
get up a Louis XIV quadrille, and vas
seeking everywhere-had sought every
where in vain-for fans of that period.
Suddenly some one remembered having
seen some old ANS in the shop window
of q perfumer named Vanier, who lived
in the Rue Caumartin. Vanier had col
lected old ANS for some time as an anna
teur. His fam were taken to the palace;
in the quadrille they created a Juror and
were all purchased. The Duchesse de
Berri's ball began the renaissance of the
fan.-Louisa Parr in Harper's Magazine.
, 1889-08-15
Pearl rishinr I'm sa.onx.

The town Of Oelsnitz, on the Elster,
has been for many centuries the center
of pearl fishing in Saxony. In no other
parts of Saxony nor In all Germany
were the banks so rich al here.
In early days every one had a right TO
gather muscles; in 1921 the sovereign
assumed possession of the pearl fisheries.
Prince Electoral Johann George appoint
ed in that year Moritz Schmirler as cleo
toral pearl fisher at a salary of thirty
forms S12) a year. An ordinance of 1901
administered severe punishments for
pearl thieving.
The Schmirler family were always
connected with pearl fishing. Moritz's
parents are known to have occupied
themselves with it. Their celebrity for
skill and knowledge in this branch was
so great that In 1740 one of them was
summoned to Denmark in order to in
vestigate pearl fisheries in that country.
Not long ago three Oelsnitz citizens,
descendants of Moritz Schmirler, were
salaried a. sworn royal pearl fishers.
Salary, 40 thalers (S105), with wood and
produce, yearly. Therefore they had to
deliver to the government all the pearls
found. The Schmirlers fill the same po-
sition to the present day.
When pearls were higher in price the
largest Elster pearls were valued at $50
marks $40 each. At present the pearl
production from the Elster is not so great
in Importance. Numerous factories on
the Elster shores seem to have a damag-
ing influence, their waste water mixing
with the river.-Jewelers' Weekly.
, 1889-08-15
Accident. ON th. rortb nr,dro-

A writer in The Pail Mall Gazette say
that, including five drowning cases, the
fatal accidents from all causes in connec-
ton with the Forth bridge amount to 90.
As regards those killed in the actual con-
struction Of the bridge. there have been
Al lives lost, death taking place either at
the time of the accident or soon after.
Tho total number of accidents which had
occurred up to September, 1sSS-mostIy
in the four years beginning with Sep
TENDER, 1sS4-was 543, of which the
greater part. of course, were Of the de-
scription ranging from 'serious" to
slight" OF these 543 cases, 81 were
treated in hospital, and 459 at the homes
Of the injured persons. The following
hairbreadth escapes are recorded: One
man trusted himself to work at a height
of 100 feet over the waters of the Forth,
simply grasping a rope. His hands got
numbed with cold, his grasp relaxed, he
fell backwards down, and down, into the
water, md he was fished up alive.
In another instance a spanner fell a dis
N of 300 feet, knocking off a mans
cap, and fell on the wooden stage at his
feet, and went clean through a four inch
plank. In another case somewhat SINH
lar, a spanner which fell from a great
height actually tore a mans clothes from
his waistcoat to his ankle, and left him
uninjured. One of the most thrilling
incidents heard of was that in which the
staging" or scaffolding on which the
men work high up in mid air gave way,
carrying a number Of poor fellows in its
fall Two of these men, striking some
portion of the work in their descent,
were killed before they reached the
water; n or two others who fell clear
of the girders were rescued from the
Firth little the worse for their fall and
immersion; two others, however, man
aged as they fell to grasp at one Of the
struts high up above the water, and there
they chung for dear life.
To effect their rescue was itself an un-
~dertaking of no slight danger; but efforts
were promptly made, and befo long
the man who happened to be nearest the
rescuer was reached. And this brave
fellow, hanging there to the iron work,
actually persuaded the rescuers to delay
taking him off before they saved his
companion. "Never mind mef'' he said.
81 can hold a bit longer; go and see to
my mate, for he's getting dazed, and
he'll drop" We are glad to record that
this hero, and his mate, too, were saved.
, 1889-08-15

have a theory about heat which !
learned as a boy down south. 1t is this:
A person can always stand the climate
of the month he was born in better than
any other. 1 was born in July, and you
can't make it too warm for me. But
when it gets real cold I want to stop
in doors. 1 have noticed that men
who were born in winter laugh at the
frost, but groan when the sun begins to
scorch them. And men who are born
in spring or autumn always seem to bear
extremes of weather of all kinds with
only n medium amount of suffering.
Just watch this awhile and you'll find it
often comes true. Interview in st.
Louis Globe Democrat.
, 1889-08-15
A Horned

According to the history of the Royal
Society of Medicine, there was a Cornish
woman who lived in the first decade of
the Eighteenth century who had horn
producing p~ropensities rivaling those of
the four horned goat. She was known
as Mother Tynslyn and was OF years old
when the first horn appeared. Within
four years this horn was removed with
saw and knife not less than seven times,
each time reappearing within a few
weeks. When the old lady died at the
age of 104 the horn was nearly five inches
in length and as hard as ivory, although
not attached to the skul-John W.
Wright in st. Louis Republic.
, 1889-08-15
Benefit from the Flood.

Occasionally there is some benefit de-
rived from a flood. A small creek at
Blossburg ripped up the mountain side
during the flood rampage and revealed a
good vein of coal and two of iron orc
one being over four feet thick-a SPLEEN
did bed of fire clay, and a valuable bank
Of building and molding sand.-Phila-
delphia Record.
, 1889-08-15
Making Matters Worse.

A writer in The Business Women's
Journal advocates a dress with seven
pockets for business m That will
not do at all. Think of a man attempt
ing to find his wife's thimble in a dress
having seven pockets. With such in
ventions no wonder that the lunatic asy-
lums are overcrowded.-Chicago News.
, 1889-08-15
In Bushire the buildines which rea

In Bushire the buildings which really
impressed me most we're the buildings
in embryo. Brother" said
the man on the top scaffolding, sin the
name of God, toss me up a brick" and
the man below, as he threw it up, said:
Brother, In the name of God, receive
the brick. Lady Bluebeard.
, 1889-08-15
Have YOU heard what Mr.. e /. Weasr

Have you heard what Mr.. G. i. Weast.
of Cambridge City. Ind, says Of Cham-
berlain's Collie. Cholera and Diarrhea
Remedy If not, here it is: During last
summer | was troubled very much with
severe pains in the stomach and bowels,
and was induced by a friend to try this
remedy. | took one dose, as per direc-
tons. and it gave me almost instant re-
lief % and so cent bottles for sale by
b. b. David, Druggist.
Job Printing at the Leader Office.
, 1889-08-15

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, 1889-08-15

"My dear" said a dying husband, "do
you think you will marry again when l
am gomez"
II don't know, john" replied the lady
with n burst of tears, 81 haven't given
the matter very much'thought as yet. =
Texas Siftings.
, 1889-08-15
CURIOUS COLLECTIONS.
CRAZE THAT WOMEN HAVE FOR
GATHERING QUEER THINGS.

An Sorts Of Objects Within tho Scope of
tho Fad-AnythIng from Big Clocks to
Old Fashion Plates-old Candlesticks n
Favorite Capture
, 1889-08-15

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, 1889-08-15
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We oner noapology for devoting so much time
and attention to this much neglected class of
diseases, believing that no condition of human
lty is too wretched To merit the sympathy and
pesI services OF Ine profession 10 which we be
LIS us a. t.ins ny Ain1ccht suHeteIs' anu thit
the pnyslclah Who ueNotes hl1nsen
,1.r re fron, tne annlciea ana saNlng
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pIication exeels IN any Other b anch of his nr,,e
fessiun. And. fortunately foI humanity the day
is dawning when the false philnnthrophy that
, 1889-08-15
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, 1889-08-15
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, 1889-08-15

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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-05-25
THE HUSklN' BEE.

The huslin' bee wuz over, ez the sun wuz goin
In yaller blaze O. glory iist behind the naples
brown,
The gals wuz gittin' ready N the boys wuz
standin' by,
To hitch on whar they wanted to. or know the
reason why.
or all the gals what set aroun the pile Of corn
tibet day,
A.twistin off the rustlin' husks ez eff twas only
play,
The peartest one of all the lot-n they wuz
pooty, too
wuz Jury Hess. whose lafin' eyes cud look We
through and through.
Now it happened little Zury found red ear in
the pile,
Afore we finished hushin', n ye orter seen her
smile,
Fur, o course, she he'd the priverlege, eff she
wud only dare,
To choose the Teller she liked best n kiss him
then n there.
Myi how we puckered up our lips n tried to
look our best
Each feller wished he'd be the one picked out
from all the rest,
Till Zury, arter hangin' back leetle spell or
Got up N walked right over to the last one in
the row.
Size jist reached down n teched her lips onto
the oil white head
o. Peter Sims, who's eighty year eff he's day,
tits said;
She looked so sweet oil Peter tho't an angel
cum to say,
AS how his harp wuz ready in the land O. tarnal
day.
Mad? Wal 1 should say I was; N toll her
goin' hum,
AS how the way she sighted me he'd made me
sorter glum,
N that 1 didn't think she'd shake me right
afore the crowd
1 wuzn't gointer stand tn 1 said so poorly
loud.
Then zury drapped her lafan' eyes n whispered
to me low:
81 didn't kiss We fore the crowd cause-'cause
L love we so,
N I thought We wudnt mind it eff kissed oil
Pete instead,
Because the grave is closin' jist above his pore
oil head"
Well-wimmin's ways is queer sometimes, and
we don't allus know,
Jist what's a-throbbin' in their hearts when
they act thus n So
All know is, that when I bid good night to
Zury Hess,
loved her more n ever, n I'll never love her
less.
IT P. Ryder, in N Y. Sun.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-05-25
THE CLIFF JEWELLERS.
Interesting Relics Recently Brought to
Light in New Mexico.


Light in New Mexico.
The ACKNOWLEDGEMENT collection
of cliff-dweller relics in New Mexico
have been brought to Durango, Col,
where they are attracting great atten-
ton. The collection consists OF human
remains, comprising seventeen skulls,
the skeleton of a child, mummifed
feet, hands, human hair, ETC., making
total of thirty pieces. The pottery
is comprised of eighty-five pieces, run
ming from gigantic ceiled vases of four
feet two and half inches in circum-
ference to tiny fragments of painted
pottery.
Among the relics are a number of
lates that in one of the cliff-houses he
found the roosts of these fowls, also
the nests with egg shells still in them,
showing plainly that our National bird
had been domesticated by these peo-
pie. The discoverer also tells of
loom in one of the cliffs which origi-
nally consisted of 800 pieces, but this
has been practically destroyed by sue
cessive inroads of curiosity hunters,
and very little can now be determined
regarding its original form and mode
of operation.
He says that in his estimation La
Plata County once had population of
over 100000. as the ruins in some
parts of the county assume dimensions
of cities. One thing is plain to the
most superficial observer of these
relics, and that is that the ancient
cliff-dweller was marvel of industry
and economy. The classification of
these relics will be published in pam
phlet form and sent through the coun-
try.-Denver (Col.) Letter.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-05-25
COTE r-Dam Construction.

AS an improvement in the ordinary
method of constructing coffer-dams,
the plan has recently been resorted to
of having it consist of two parts,
hinged together. Both parts of the
dam, according to this arrangement,
are built in air-tight tank form, and
the water may be readily pumped out
or admitted at will. The whole structure
is floated into position. and sunk by let
ting water into the lower compartment,
or caisson, as it is termed. A skirt of
cloth, or other elastic material, is at
tached to the bottom of the upper or
fitting part of the dam, which makes a
water-tight joint between the dam and
the bottom of the river. When the
dam is tilted up in place by means of
internal chains and levers the lower
part lies flat on the earth, while the
upper part extends from the ground
upward at an angle of about thirty de-
grees Y. Sun.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-05-25
THE COMING FARMER.
He Will BE a Man Competent to Brin
Forth New Ideas.

He Will BE Man Competent to Bring
Forth New Ideas.
The coming farmer is on the way. He
is the new-school farmer, the one who
is cutting loose from the ancestral ways
and stepping far in advance of his fell
lows; he is adopting and bringing forth
new ideas, putting into practice
methods which will eventually double
and treble the productive powers of
the soil. The coming farmer will be
man of thought as we'll as of Drawn.
Specimens OF him may be occasionally
seen in the retired merchant who takes
up farming as happy means of put
ting in his closing years. That force
of thought which gave him success in
mercantile life he now applies to till
ing the soil and to the various depart
ments of agriculture. and thereby
proves that thought is as profitable in
farming as in any other business. One
of the leading characteristics of the
coming farmer is that he will be a
specialist. He will devote his efforts,
his thoughts, his whole energies to one
line OF agriculture as much as the mer-
chant who twenty years ago kept a
general purpose store. The most sue
cessful farmers of the present time are
those who are pursuing special lines,
whether in the production of dairy
products, of draft horses, road horses,
special breeds of sheep, cattle or hogs.
The coming farmer will send forever to
the block the scrub sire in all classes
of stock, which is now a greater curse
to Wisconsin than all the monopolies
which prey upon the people. The
coming farmer will provide his wife
all those modern appliances for doing
her work, which will make her life one
of comfort and happiness, and tighten
her labors as much as the most modern
appliances tighten the labors of the
farmer. The coming farmer will make
the whole country smile under the
tillage Of wisely-directed effort guided
by the intelligent thought of a we'll
cultivated mind, thoroughly trained
brain.--G. G. Gordon, at Wisconsin
Farmers Institute.