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SUFFERING SAILORS.
The Terrible Experiences of Nino Casta
wnys In the Caribbean.

Inc Ierrlble Experiences of Nine Casta-
wnys In the Caribbean.
Nine shipwrecked sailors lived for
over three weeks, in April last, on a
cesert island only thirty miles from
the southeast corner of Jamaica
They were entirely naked, for in their
terrible struggle to get ashore after
their bark had foundered on a
coral reef they lost all their clothing.
For two days they We're without drink,
but they finally obtained. by digging.
small supply of very brackish water
They had no means of kindling a fire,
and were compelled to eat their food
raw They found a few cocoanuts,
caught few birds and a number of
sea crabs. and eked out very meager
diet with some little roots like the
common white radish. Their story is
all the more interesting because the
adventure occurred in the West Indies,
within a short distance of the large
town OF Kingston. Jamaica, where it
would hardly be believed that ship
wrecked sailors could suffer so long
without succor- In fact, relief did not
come until after two of the crew had
reached Jamaica on a raft.
The bark Gettysburg, of Aberdeen,
was on her way from Montevideo to
Pensacola when. on a dark and stormy
night, she struck on a reef outside the
Morant hsys, and in a few minutes sank
in deep water Seven ef the crew were
drowned, but Captain Stewart and
eight men, after clinging to the wreck
age until daylight, succeeded in getting
ashore. Half starved, terribly blis-
tered and burned by the hot sun, and
some OF them so weakened by their
struggles in the sea as to be almost
helpless, they were from first to last
IN a most pitiable condition. There is
no telling how long their sufTerings
would have continued if they had not
at last in making a frail raft
that bore two of the men safely to
Jamaica
Out of an old piece of bagging,
some bits of Ilanket, and a mat
tress that had been washed ashore
they contrived to rig some sails for
their raft 1t was just three
weeks after they landed on the island
that Jones and Allan, two sailors,
started for Jamaica. The provisions
they carried were all the cocoanuts
that were left on the island. piece of
pork that had washed up on the
beach, and nine pints of water in old
bottles they had found on the island.
The raft sank eighteen inches below the
water in the center, but at the ends it
was slightly elevated above the sur
face. The men were too weak TO
stand. and during the forty-eiSht
hours required to sail thirty miles to
Jamaica they were constantly in water
up to their waists. Landing near
Morant Bay. they were picked up
nearly dead from exhaustion and
taken TO Kingston, where they were
kindly cared for. Relief was prompt
ly sent to their comrades, and the
whole party were landed in England
few weeks ago.
The Pacific has of late years been
the most prolific scene OF castaway
stories; but the thrilling adventures OF
the crew of the Gettysburg show that
sailors along our Eastern shores may
also meet with experiences now and
then of the Robinson Crusoe order
n. Y. Sun
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Wood in Paper-Making.

Tho discovery of the value of wood
in paper making, the Kennebec (Me. }
Journal says, is credited TO DIR. II. II.
Hill, Of that city. About forty years
ago the doctor visited the paper-miu
at Vassalboro. and, after looking over
the machinery, suggested the feast
bility of using wood, and asked why
the manufacturers did not get few
bales of excelsior from Augusta, where
it was made, and try the experiment
Of making paper from wood. 1T
can't be done, said the manufacturers.
Have not you got as much gumption
as the hornets, whose nests are made
of wood paper?" asked the doctor.
The result OF this conversation was a
letter, some time later. from the firms
wholesale agents in Boston asking
what they were putting in their paper
TO make 1t SO much better than it had
been 1t was the wood, the first used
in this way.
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Sunlight and Health.

The petent influence of sunlight
upon health can hardly be exaggerated.
DIR. Wier Mitchell, in his interesting
researches on snake poisons, found
that the poison of the deadly cobra, if
exposed to sunlight for a brief time,
became harmless. Prof. Huxley has
shown that yeast increases indefinitely
in volume amid darkness and damp,
while in sunlight just the reverse is
the case Sunless houses are unnatur-
al creators of sickness. The preva-
lence of goitre in Siberia, which at
tacks twelve and often twenty-five per
cent OF the people in some villages,
is ascribed to the accumulation of
filth in deep, narrow valleys and the
habit of Russian peasants of keeping
their houses tightly closed. Free ac-
cess of light fayors nutrition and regu-
larity of development and contributes
to beautify the countenance, while de-
ficiency of light is usually character
lied by ugliness, ricketts, and deform-
ity, and is a fruitful source of scrofula
and consumption in any climate. It
is probable that one of the chief bene-
fits derived by invalids from a winter
sojourn of Alpine or tropical resorts is
due to the large amount of sunlight
enjoyed.
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Iondon's Ancie Mt Wall.

Another portion OF the old city wall
by which London was surrounded has
Just been brought to light in the
neighborhood of Ludgate Hill. 1t
stands at the juncture of Little Bridge
street, Pilgrim street and the Broad
way, very near another portion which
was laid bare and taken down about
five or six years since at the corner of
Little Bridge street II not actually
of Roman construction, it is largely
constructed of Roman materials, and
it probably formed part Of n bastion
or tower at an angle of the city wall.
1t is about ten feet high and twelve
feet in length. Its depth and thick
ness will be seen when the adjoining
wall is removed. as " i'll shortly be the
case-London Times.
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LONG-LIvEO INDIANS.
Aged Redskins Among Whom IL Ons six
Score Years OF Age.


Score Years OF Age.
Deputy United st ates Marshal Ralph
Deminguez. OF Los Angeles. tells a very
strange tale OF the extraordinary Ion
gevity of some Indians upon whom he
served some papers recently.
Five Mission Indians were subpoe-
naed 10 testify in case wherein the
Government is plaintiff The point
involved Is as to whether or not the
Indians shall be maintained in the
possession of the Potrero reservation,
which comprises 5000 acres of the
finest land in Southern California.
The five Indians in question were
wanted to testify as to how long they
had had possession of the reser-
walton, and their ages ranged from
eighty to 120 years Mr.. Dominguez
found them in the Yuma desert, about
ten miles the other side of Indio.
The eldest of the quintette was Juan
Sabiehi, who had been on earth I2O
years Francisco Apache was aged
ll5 years Juan Largo had only lived
100 years Juan Cohulla was born
ninety-fve years ago. The youth of
the party was chief Cabazon. who had
only recollected OF seeing eighty sum-
mers pass
Juan Sabichi and Francisco Apache
recollect of the commencement of the
work on the mission at Potrero.
which. as a historical fact, was built
one hundred and ten years ago. They
both assisted in the construction of
the antique temple, as they carried
adobe and in that way aided in the
work. On account of their extreme
age they can hardly walk now. but all
things considered thcy are quite
''chipper-
Francisco Apache was married four
teen years ago, when he was over one
hundred years old In honor of his
union to an Apache woman, who on
the occasion was blushing bride OF
sixty summers, he added to his name
the name OF the tribe his wife was
member Of
Four years age the father of Chief
Cabazon died at the advanced age of
one hundred and forty years, and
then his son succeeded 10 the chief
taInship- These extraordinary in
stances of the longevity of the Mis-
sion Indians. who number about six
hundred, speak great deal for the
climate of the Yuma desert, where
during all this time they have lived
undisturbed by the white man--San
Diego (CaL Union. g.
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HISTORIC dark DAYS"
Phenomena Rus To Very Heavy. Thic
Clouds, Mingled with Smoke.

Phenomena Ruo to Very Heavy, Thick
Clouds, Mingled with Smoke
The dark day" first mentioned oc-
CURED in New England on May 19,
1880. The darkness became as great
as it ordinarily is on a clear night
Candles were lighted in houses, and
many superstitious people were great
" alarmed, dropped their labors, and
betook themselves to religious devo-
tions- 1t appears that, with regard
to the state of the atmosphere preced-
ing this uncommon darkness, 1t was
noticed in many sections, for several
days before, that the air seemed to be
OF smoky and vaporous character.
The sun and moon exhibited an unu-
sual color, and divested of their usual
brightness and lucid aspect The
time of the commencement OF this ex-
traordinary darkness was between the
hours of ten and eleven in the fore
noon of Friday, and continued until
the middle of the following night
The morning was cloudy and darkish.
and the sun, rising towards the zenith,
gave no increase of light, as usual.
but on the contrary, TIE darkness con-
tinued to increase throughout the day.
The color of objects is another point OF
interest That of the clouds was COM
pounded of a faint red yellow and
brown-that, during the darkness OBJ
jects which commonly appear green,
were of the deepest green verging to
blue, and that those which appear white
were tiuged with yellow In most
places thunder was heard n number of
times in the morning. The clouds
soon began to rise from the southwest,
with n gentle breeze. and there were
several small showers before eight
clock. The water that fell was
found to have an unusual character,
being thick, dark and sooty. The
rain-water which people saved Ii
tubs was the subject of universal and
wondering remark. On examining
the water there was found a light
scum upon it, which. on being rubbed
between the thumb and finger. seemed
to resemble the black ashes of burnt
leaves; the water also gave the same
strong sooty smell which character
lied the air. There is no doubt but
that the upper air was charged with
the smoke OF burning forests, prob
ably many miles away, and that the
pressure of the atmosphere becoming
less Gt was noted that the barometer
fell considerably this smoke came
earthward. and was mingled with the
heavy rain clouds
A great many ''dark days. have
been chronicled, the most ancient be-
ing in 295 Il. C., and A ID. 252, 746
and 773. England had dark days
in January, 1907, and October p.
1916 Detroit had one on October -,
1862. Another remarkable one was
in Canada, October l6. 1868. London
is subject to them, because of the fog
and smoke They are all doubtless
due to very heavy, thick clouds,
mingled with smoke.-Toledo Blade.
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HAD a RAI-TRAR.
But He Made n Mistake in Waking Up "A



1t was on one of the Sound steam
ers coming down the other day. A
man of middle age and much dignity
bad fallen asleep in his rocSing-chair
on the promenade deck, when he was
approached by sharp-nosed, hawk
eyed man OF forty, who had q parcel
in his hand
''Hey-your' he exclaimed. as he
slapped the sleeping man on the shoul-
der
.SirI How dare youP" sternly de-
manded the latter, as he reused up
Il haven't done any thing that
can be sent to State prison for, have l7'
What Is your business with me.
sir?''
That's better. That's coming to
the point. Let me draw up chair
and take it easy as we chat You told
me at Stonington that you thought
YOU would order twelve dozen as a
starter. Suppose you double the
order and take ten per cent discount"
''Sir, what are you talking about,
and who dc you take me for?" de-
manded the man
Your name isis Faxon-firm of
Faxon & Brown, dealers in hardware
isn't it?''
No. sir,''
What! Why, I'd bet a farm agin
n wheel-barrow that it vast Didn't
we have a conversation at Stoning-
ton?''
mo, sir!''
''Didn'tI show you my centennial
rat-trap and exhibit its workingsP"
No, siri"
Didn't demonstrate the fact that it
would catch and hold any thing from
mouse to a raccoon, and that the
public was bound to buy millions of
emp"
Sir! DO you intend to insult me?''
shouted the other.
Not for Joseph l never insulted
nobody. It's curious if L have made a
mistake. Didn't you spend half an
hour yesterday Investigating my anti
friction, double leverage, anti-cogless
centennial rat-trap, warranted to
clean out whole county of rats, mice,
chipmunks, gophers and rabbits in
side of ten days, or no pay?"
NO, siri No, sirr''
"ttAs NA4sab IuCCE- L u lake
affidavy it was you And you didn't
order twelve dozen. to be shipped the
first of the wcek?''
''NeyerI You ought to have more
sense and manners. siri Go away
about your businessT'
My business is to sell the centen-
nial rat-trap-only thing ever invent
ed TO cntice rats without bait; nodeli-
cate machinery to get out of order; no
cost for steam power to run it. II ]
have made a mistake l beg your par
don"
Then go away, sir-go away be-
fore forget my position and do you
injuryr'
You wouldn't iniure a feller for
wasting TO sell you rat-trap which
lays over all other inventions in
America, would you? II you amt the
man who ordered the twelve dozen,
you may want to give me an order just
the same / will show you how it
works"
mo. you WON'T Go away. sir-go,
or I'll do you harmI You are the
most impudent rascal I've met in a
yearr'
''And you won't look at my trap?"
"No, sirI''
''And you want me to leave you in
solitude?"
AT once, siri''
''Well, I'll do it. Some folks force
their inventions upon the public That
amt my style My centennial rat
trap speaks for itself go. sir; but !
leave my card Peruse it at your
leisure All mail will reach me
promptly at that address. Send you a
dozen on trial. or give you a discount
of five per cent on all over three
dozen Send in your orders as early
as possible, as the season is forward.
Au revoir, sir. IN. Y. Sun.
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Cough VI e dicine

- every ono afflicted Robert Horton,
Foreman HtUtitgtt, MOrrillton, Ark.
have been afflicted with asthma
for forty years. Last spring was taken
with a violent cough, which threatened
% i.gmiuIte my days. Every Que pro-
n.Inrrd me in consumption. / deter
Minnl 90 try Ayers Cherry Poctoral.
It's rir.ts were magical / was immedi-
air.y relieved and continued to improve
UNI. entirely recovered. joel Bullard,
Gua.gyJ, Conn.
SIX months AGO I had a severe hem
orr.1-a ~ the lungs, brought ON by an
lH'"s,Hn- cough which deprived me 81
sleep 1ul rest, I tried various reme-
dies, gur obtained no relief until / be-
gan to take Ayers Cherry PortoraI. 4
lew bottles ~ this medicine cured me-"
Ms. Z. Cobuyu, 10 Second ST., Lowell,
For children afflicted with colds,
SoaS.s, SuJ0 throat, or Group, I 10 NOT
hA1W Dt amy remedy which will give
more speedy relief than Ayers Cherry
t'ssordL | have found 10, also. iuvahi-
1l.e la eases of Whoopiug Cough. -
Boston, Mas
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THE : SUN.
I 8 8 Q
And for The DemncrncY.

THE SUN believes that the campaign Tor the
Democratic President in 1872 should begin or or
about the fourth OF next March THE SUN will
be on hand at the beginning and until the end of
the most interesting and important political con
hct since the war. doing its honest utmost. as
ever, 70 secure the triumph OF the Democratic
party and the permanent supremacy OF the prin-
ciples held by Jefferson, Jackson and ttlden.
The great tact et the year Is the return 70 absO-
lutte power OF the common enemy Of all good
DemOcrnts-the political organization for whose
overthrow rHESUN fought at the front tor n Teen
years. the memorable years OF Grant tho
Fuud Hayes, HnJ GARFIELD and Arthur.
IL g. the same old enemy that Democrats now
confront and he viii be intrenched In the same
strong position. Il has been carried once by
brave and hghtiug hopeful. DO you not believe
with IHE ~ that the thing sar He done agains
Wait md see.
The nope OF the Democracy is In the loyal of-
forts OF the untted press, chertshinK no memories
OF past differences In non-esSe entials. forgetting
e.etything but the lessons OF experience, and that
victory Is a duty.
Probably yOn know THE SUN already as n
newspaper which get all the news and prints IL
IN tnclmparihly interesting shape: when
chronicles tscts as they Occur and tells the truth
about men aud events with absolute fearlessness,
making the completest and most entertain ing
journal published anywhere on earth and " hich
sells its opinions only 20 its subscribers and pur-
chascrs az tive cents per copv-0n sundays four
cents. II you do not know TIL + ST y, send tor 10
and learn what a wonderful thing Il is TO be in
he
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PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

Over sixteen years were spent in
the preparation of the Encyclopaedia
Dictionary, the fourteenth and final
volume of which has been issued.
Mrs. Dclano A. Goddard, who died
in Boston, was a lady of fine literary
attainments and a linguist OF unusual
accomplishments She was for many
years the Boston correspondent of the
Worcester Spy, and a part of her liter
airy work was the compilation, with
Harriet w. Preston, of a volume OF
poems, "Sea and Shore"
They say Thomas Hood first
planned the phonograph; as witness,
this, from kis Comic Annual for
1889; In this century of inventions,
when self-acting drawing-paper has
been discovered, for copying visible
objects, who knows but that future
Niepce. or Daguerre, or Herschel,
or Fox Talbot, may find out some sort
of Boswellish writing paper, to repeat
whatever it hears
Toward the end of his life, it Is
said. Charles Reade was accustomed
to dictate his compositions to a secre-
tary while he paced the room, suiting
his actions TO his words. In Love,
and Money the remark occurs in the
dialogue, There's a smut on your
nose" The great dramatist gave the,
original exclamation off with such
perfect intonatiOn and gesture that his
secretary was for once deceived. He
rose, went to the mirror, handkerchief
in hand, only t. Il Laughed at by his
errplover N V Tribune
An old book has just come to light
which was written by Jay Gould, the
railway magnate, before he was known
to fame. 1t is entitled "A History o.
Delaware County and the Border
Wars of New York The book l.
loud in denunciation of aristocrats
and in praise of liberty, honest mel.
and manual toll, containing. among
other things, this sentiment:
The noblest men know in earth
Are men whose hands are brown with toll !,
Who, backed by no ancestral graves,
Hew down the woods and tn the SOIL.
And win thereby prouder fame
Than follow kings and warriors name
! ~
"A New York bookseller says he
never has any trouble clearing his
angling book stock in the spring and
the shooting and hunting book stock
in the fall He affirms that books on
field sports and angling are the safest
things in the book line; they always
| have a market no matter how old they
! are. Their value increases with age.
> 49,
The late S. c. Hull, founder Of the
4 Art journal, wrote or edited $50 books
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The FaVOrite

Medicine for Throat and Lung Diff
Oglties has long been, and still is, Ayers
Cherry Pectoral. II cures Group,
Whooping Cough, Bronchitis, and
Asthma; soothes irritation Of the
LarynN and Fauces; strengthens the
Vocal Organs; allays soreness OF the
Lungs; prevents Consumption, and,
even in advanced stages Of that disease,
relieves Coughing and induces Sleep.
There is no other preparation for dis
eases oi the throat aud lungs 10 be COM
pared with rhjs remedy.
"Nty witr baJ q distressing cough,
with pains lu the side and breast. We
tried various medicines, but none did
Der any good until / got a bottle OF
Ayers Cherry PcytOral, which has cured
her, y ueiEnhur, Mrs. Glenn, had the
measles, and the cough was relieved by
Tho use of Ayers Cherry PcrtOral. I
have no hesitation in recommending this
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-Husband-'I must raise 81 800 to-
morrow or my note will go to protest,
and If my creditors once get started
after me / am a ruined man" Wife
Don't fret, dear. You can surely
raise that much ON my diamonds
You know you said they were worth
5000 at the lowest valuation And
as the memory of the awful lie he
had told the day he gave her that
$27 set of gems rose up before his
guilty conscience, the miserable man
betoOk himself into the outer dark
ness with an exceedingly bitter cry
Terra Haute Express
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Mrs. Smith-'How is it that YOU
always have so much pin money,
BELIEF Mrs Jones-"I see that my
husbands clothes are kept well mend
cd. Burlington Free Press
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The number OF colleges and insti-
tutions in-the country is the same as
it was ten years ago, but the number
OF students has increased from IL, 161
TO 81. 3l6 in the same period
The use of electricity for lighting
purposes is older than most people
think. 1t was Noah who first made
use OF the ark light Albany Express
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Jos. Horne & Go.
GREAT PRODUCTIONS
IN
SUMMER GOODS
mi. month, the time We want IN re-
ducc eur stock in all departments
Lew prices our method
SUMNER GOODS

PRINTED Hltl.tes . cents, were le's cents.
sr,rfIrs Prints. = cents. best makes.
s,tlur.. yard wide, cents.
,-rr,b Sa.lues, 80 cent quality a. IS cents.
rpriirghams, nov IS cents, were 20 cents.
Ffp,.t scotch zephyr dinghsms, IS cents, were
40 cents.
p.8rcJ GOOD pres, GinlhamS, cents, were
l.g cents,
branch urcs. geods-Plaids, stripes and Fan
.,,.. AZ @. cents yord-woru Il 90 and Sis.
r,,rl yaIuos IN Cream White summer Wool
urcs. G0odE
EsIurtuus 10 French Challies.
- .ucA Irluted India silks, at so cents yard.
Grmt Bargains in Black and Colored Surah
silks. Ribbons, Gloves. Underwear, Hosiery,
Lace Curtains, Housekeeping Liucas.
lhs 8, .he pest month IN the year 10 buy.
S,ruuI.- and prices sent.
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so long as Ireland was silent
under her wrongs. England was deaf
10 her cries. Irish Newspaper. -
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1t is estimated that there are 365
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stitutions of learning, and 6s,71s stu
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