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, 1889-10-10

Perhaps we may safely say that the
mind of every great man is Swallowed
by melancholy. Greatness is not an
easy triumph; toll, suffering and fear
darken the path which leads to fame;
h final victory scarce c~ompensates for
that which was endured in achieving it;
the recollection of early trial saddens
and softens later success; often the most
ardent spirit would hesitate and turn
back were it not for the consuming de-
sire to excel which impels the toiler IN
ward and never permits his weary brain
to more than briefly flag in its task.
Melancholy is not pessimism. The pessi-
mists are those who have never striven
and succeeded. A touch of sadness
tinges the minds of the greatest, the
wisest and Il best. Truly great men
are rare.
Extraordinary combinations of cir
cumstances alone produce them; there
must be a meeting Of the man and the
event; both the mind and the occasion
must be ready, and when the time comes
the great soul, taught patience, courage
and sagacity, leaps to its opportunity
and the flood of enthusiasm and ardor
overwhelms all obstacles; without the
severe discipline of waiting it could not
have succeeded, but in the hour of tri-
umph the melancholy of past failure
cannot wholly disappear. Perhaps it is
best that great men should be subject to
melancholy. The recollection of their
own disappointments gives them more
sympathy for human suffering, and they
can judge, with tenderness, our follies
and our frailties. A few lofty and far
seeing intenects lead, though their infiu-
ence may for the time be unfelt, and
when they teach wisdom and mercy the
lesson will not be lost.-Louisville Cou-
rier-Journal.
, 1889-10-10
Singing for Lung Diseases.

At the present era, when physical cul-
ture is a part of the curriculum of our
most intellectual schools, and is so gener-
ally regarded as a necessary element to-
ward supplying and maintaining the
sound body for the sound mind it is
worth while to consider a recent state
ment of eminent physicians that the mere
exercise of singing is a great help toward
the prevention, cure or alienation of lung
diseases. In the incipient state Of such
diseases it is even said to be a powerful
aid to a cure. 1t is, indeed, somewhat
curious that the medical fraternity have
not exploited the theory of lung exercises
by singing more fully heretofore than
they are now doing, for the action Of
c~alisthenics in developing the chest and
Of gymnastics in strengthening muscular
tissues hav for years been a Universal
practice, although as a matter OF fact the
mere physical exercise of singing brings
into play an extraordinary number of
muscles that can hardly be suspected of
action in connection with the throat ex-
pansion. 1t was disclosed by statistics
in Italy some years ago that vocal artists
were usually long lived and healthy, and
that brass instrument players, who bring
their lungs and chest into unusual ac-
tivity, have not had a consumptive vic
tim among them. No matter how thin
or weak the voice, children or young
people should be encouraged to indulge
in song. There can be nj happier medi-
cine, and If hearers sometime suffer, they
should be encouraged and strengthened
10 bear the infection in view of the good
it may occasion.-New York Tribune.
, 1889-10-10
coqueiin.. Humb,. Origin.

Ihave Just returned from q brief visit
to the renowned sea bathing city of
Boulogne-sur-Mer, where, being q de-
votee of the drama and a great admirer
of the genius of the elder Coquelin, /
paid q visit to the bakers shop once
kept by the father Of the now famous
actor. 1t Is the largest and handsomest
establishment Of the kind In Boulogne.
and has the reputation Of supplying the
best bread In the city. 1t has since passed
out of the possession OF the family and
is now kept by an Englishman named
Gibson. Coquelin, being rather given to
bumptiousness with his comrades, has
more than once had his very respectable
but u-naristocratic origin thrown in his
teeth in the course of a dispute. Once,
before he left the Coincide Franchise, he
got into a quarrel with his distinguished
fellow actor, Worms, who was originally
a private soldier, and was compelled
when in that capacity to serve as valet
to one Of his superior officers. "Shut
up, you clothes brusher," cried Coquelin,
in a passion. "And you, n. Coquelin, !"
responded Worms, ''had best return 10
your ancestral loaves and roIls-that Ia
all you are fit for" Coquelin comes
down twice a year to visit his relatives
in Boulogne, and the city Is justly proud
of the renown and the achievements Of
her famous son. He is at present enjoy
ing the sea breezes at Dieppe.-Paris
Cor. st. Louis Post-Dispatch
, 1889-10-10

A leading critic has this to say regard
ing bogus pictures: The counterfeiting of
pictures is so serious an evil, and SO
dangerous a fraud, extensively practiced
as it is by dealers and clever masters OF
the technical detail of art, that the peo-
pie are likely to grow 30 suspicious that
they will doubt the genuineness of all
paintings unless they have actually seen
them on he easels of the artists. The
most distinguished names are those often
est counterfeited, and the fraud is MOI
commonly practiced when the men Is
dead, a. in the case of Corot and Dis..
If those two famous painters produced
fraction Of all the pictures which hav,
been sold as theirs within the last five OF
ten years, besides those known to be
authentic, they must have welded the
brush with both fingers and toes, and
worked twenty-four hours a day without
ceasing. The majority of our picture
buyers, who buy most and pay the high
est prices, are governed in making their
purchases by names MISUNDERSTANDING
Bulletin.
, 1889-10-10

The following story concerning q brave
woman's adventure with . mountain lion
u told by Aunt Sally Tinkham, a pioneer
of '62.
"When Jim an me went up the Divide
in '63 thar want no settlers In that ken
try. ! eve was a handy woman with
q gun, an to this day to the theayter
claps my hams over my ears and shets
my eyes when firms goin' on; but Jim
an Ed Gay, who was along, says when
they went huntin': Now eff amy animals
comes let 'em alone an they'll go long
bout their business I allus callstes
to- says 1; and arter they was gone 1 set
an knit an knit. The chompin' Of the
mules feedin' was some compeny an the
setter pup tied to the wagon wheel was
suthin' alive, eff he was q big skeercrow.
The fust thin / seed was the mules AGA
vortin' by, draggin' the ropes they'd been
picketed with, an then the pup give an
awful howl Ny hair rix right up, fur
comm down the mountin, jest beyond
the ashes Of our camp fire, was q great
yaller brute like he'd come out of q cir
Gus, an a-lashin' his tail like our old
Tom when a fight was on. I never
thought. I jest flung my s~unbunnet at
him, saying 'Shoor like he was a neigh
boris COW. He looked sorter surprised
with his great green eyes, and begun
advarncin' towards the poor pup, that
jest fattened out like he knowed his
hour he'd come That reused my ugly
fur. / set a store by tibet pup, al I run
into the tent, where the evil one put In
ter my mind to fetch out a tin can full
Of powder. 1 took the lid of and slung
the can right inter hat heap Of hot ashes
OF u camp fire beyond the wagon
where he beast was jest layia' for a
spring.
Fur a mint I thought 1t WAS the day
of Judgment. Then I bumped round, put
the fire out on the tent with a pail OF
water I'd got for supper. Inever heered
nowthin' that day, but the pup want
burnt much an the men didn't scold
bout the wagon tops bein' burnt of.
seein' I was 30 game, they sed. They
lowed though the pup want wuth it, fur
powder was high"
"And the mountain liong"
THAR was a chunk of yaller fur on a
tree an I never looked no farther. Pa
tience Stapleton In Once q Week.
, 1889-10-10
Counting Gum chswsr ON . Train

She was dressed in one of the cool,
simple but charming gowns which are
the style. A mass of fluffy, sunny curls
clustered about her forehead and neck,
and b a~ristocratic looking Psyche knot
into which was twisted a wealth of shin
ing hair. A clear eyed young fellow
sat not far away and looked at her with
evident admiration. Her complexion
wa perfect, her eyes large and express
i've and of the rich purple of the anne
thyst. But there was some indefinable
defect about her mouth. The lips were
red and shaped like Cupid's bow. The
flaw was not in them. Yet surely some
thing was not satisfactory about the
girls appearance. 1t is-yes, 1t is evil
dent that one rosy cheek is fuller than
the other, just where it slopes away to
the white, smooth mock. There is q
swollen lump which suggests toothache.
The young man feels a pang of pity
thrill through his entire being.
Suffering becomes much more pathetic
when the sufferer is young and beauti-
full. He gazes intently at her. Slowly
her dimpled chin droops, the Cupid bow
of her lips looks as though it were being
drawn to dart an arrow through his
heart. The swollen protuberance disap-
pears. Then the jaw closes forcibly upon
the guild of gum and an expression Of
compliment meditation steals into the
fair creatures cerulean eyes. The thrill
Of sympathy fades from the young mans
bosom as the color fades from two cent
calico in the rain. Then he arose and a
spirit of inquiry came strong upon him
1t was upon h excursion train from
Bethany park, and resolutely he passed
slowly through the ten coaches and made
an enumeration. On the train were 523
persons. Of this number 10 men and
boys and 200 women and girls were
chewing gum.-Indianapolis News.
, 1889-10-10

In dietetic treatment Of diabetes one OF
the greatest difficulties experienced is to
provide for the patient suitable bread.
That in common use is, of course, for
hidden, for IL eaten, even in moderation,
1t is scarcely possible to effect a cure.
Much Of the diabetio bread on the mar
ket is very little, II any, better for the
purpose than ordinary bakers bread.
Many ways OF making diabetic bread
have been advised. A recent contribu-
ton by DIR. O'Donnell is as follows: Six
eggs are thoroughly beaten, and then
a teaspoonful of baking powder, or its
chemical equivalent, and a quarter of a
teaspoonful of salt are added, and again
the eggs are beaten. This mixture. poured
into hot waffle irons smeared with but
ter, is baked in a very hot oven. For
variety, and to make these biscuits seem
more like coarse bread, pulverized nuts
of those permitted may be added. They
may be eaten hot with butter and cheese,
but will remain good for a long time and
nobody would suspect that they ..~.edes-
titute Of flour.-Boston Herald.
, 1889-10-10
Faded.

The SMILES used by children are often
so favored by delicious honesty that they
become anything but complimentary to
those to whom they are applied.
A lady, somewhere in the thirties, had
an enthusiastic admirer in a little boy of
10. he followed her about with un-
wearying devotion, and made her many
a pretty speech, bashful but fervent.
One evening she came down stairs
ready for a walk. with a fleecy white
shawl thrown over her head. Its soft
folds proved very becoming to the face,
bringing out its best characteristics, and
softening incipient wrinkles. The little
boy was waiting at the foot of the stairs,
and when his friend appeared he started
forward to meet her.
"Oh, Miss Helen" he cried, clasping
his hands, you look like an angel"
Then, as she advanced still further.
and the bright light OF the chandelier
disclosed the fact that she had by no
means the aspect of immortal youth, the
child added, i~nnocently, "a worn out
angelI'-Youth's Companion.
, 1889-10-10

MISUNDERSTANDING and automatic,
o2; chemical and perforating, "a; per
forating machines, O.; chemical stock
printer, 1; multiplex, II; relays, 8;
switches, 2; phonoplex, 8; induction re-
lay tel, 2; acoustic, .; amir. and ind.
signal app, 4.
Electric lights-Incandescent lamps
and manfr., 104; arc lamps, 4.
Distribution-Systems of regulation
and indicating devices, meters, sockets,
switches, etc, 60.
Generation = Dynamos, motors, 8;
transmission of power, 81; regulation, 80.
Railways-Electric motor and track, 8.
Conductors, underground and over
head, 8.
Teiephones-Transmitters and receiy-
ers, SO.
Batteries, galvanic and secondary, 8.
Photograph, 81.
Ore milling, A.
Observation-Disclosures pen and stem
Gil app, GO; typewriter, 8; shafting, /;
m~alleabling iron, /; vocal engine, 1; pre-
serving fruit, l. Total, 493.
Besides these he has over 300 applica-
tions for patents pending on all subjects.
The varions interests bearing his name
own many hundred other patents cover
ing details and notifications of Mr.. Edi-
sons inventions.-W. j. Hammer in
Electric World.
, 1889-10-10
Bovnry.''

The cause OF my going SO slowly is just
this, that nothing in that book Madame
Bovary") is drawn from myself. Never
has my own personality been SO use
less to me. 1t may be, perhaps, that
hereafter / shall do stronger things. /
hope 50. but l can hardly imagine / shall
do anything more skillful. Here eyery-
thing is of the head. II 1t has been false
in aim, l shall always feel that it has
been a good mental exercise. But. after
all, what is h non-natural to others is
the natural to me-the extraordinary.
the fantastic, he wild chase, Hydrologic,
or metaphysics. saint Antoine" did not
require of me one quarter of the tension
of mind Madame Bovary' has caused
me. Saint Antoine" was a discharge.
| had nothing hut pleasure in writing It.
and the eighteen months devoted to the
composition of its 500 pages were the
most thoroughly voluptuous of my life
hitherto. Judge then of my condition
In writing Madame Bovary." 1 must
needs put myself every minute into a
skin not mine and antipathetic to me.
For six months now l have been making
love ~platonically, and at the present mo-
ment my exaltation OF mind is that of n
good Catholic. ! am longing to go to
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS de Gustave
Flaubert.
, 1889-10-10
Painted 4. sss A. ID.

A story comes from Japan of the re-
covery OF a picture painted over a thou
sand years ago Tin $50 A. d. by Kauao-
ka, the father Of japanese pictorial art.
1t represents a figure about two feet
high, every detail being finished with
the elaborate care laYished by the old
japanese masters on their choicest
works According to a description in
The Japan Mail the only parts of the
body exposed were the face, arms and
feet, but the lines and colorings of these
portions plainly showed the hand Ola
great expert 1.-The flesh was firm, the
contours were delicate, and the coloring,
though centuries had passed since the
time of its application, remained mellow
if not fresh. But it was in the treatment
of the drapery that the artist had put
forth his greatest strength. The folds
hung with Undesirable softness and
fidelity to nature. and the splendid bro
cades of the priestly vestments were de-
picted so inimitably that one felt inclined
to caress the soft rich stuff"
The picture in the course of ages passed
into the hands of the famous artist Kano
Motonobu. and on his death In 1859 it
vas among the treasures he left behind,
with a certificate from him that it was
the work OF the great Ranaoka. What
happened to it after Motonobu's death Is
not known, but quite recently 1t was
found in a pawn shop in Toxic. 1t was
purchased by a dealer and was offered
for sale abroad, but efforts which were
made to prevent this remarkable work
from going out of the country were sue
cessful. and it was purchased by a
wealthy Japanese merchant. who intends
presenting it to the National museum.
1t has been said by experts that the gen.
uine works OF Ranaoka now extant may
be counted on the fingers Of one hand,
and that the whereabouts of each is well
known. DIR. Anderson, In his recent
on Japanese pictorial arts, says of
kanaoka that "as a student of the works
of the great Chinese masters OF the Tang
dynasty he most probably adopted their
teaching, with u%nimportant modifica-
tons suggested by Corean example, and
must hence DO regarded as the apostle OF
an ancient and foreign art rather than
the originator of a native school." New
York Times.
, 1889-10-10

The amateur photographers greatest
difficulties are in the management Of his
light He learns his lesson pretty thor
oughly, but tries to take . picture In
full sunlight, and n . result generally
starts out with a failure. II you notice
photographer studios you viii and the
glass roof is always made to sleps toward
the north. This means NO sun all day,
and is the exact reverse Of the fashion
able southern exposure" But the Light
from the north is far preferable for Pict-
ure making than any other, and land
scape views taken in the morning arc In
consequence generally the best. In ar
ranging groups for out of doors pictures
it is often difficult to convince subjects
that a dazzling sunlight is nearly certain
to spoil the effect and produce . white
smear.-Interview in st. Louis Globe
Democrat
, 1889-10-10
His Unlucky Day.

Ono Of the Seventh Maine veterans, at
he reunion at Long Island, Portland,
gave some of the reasons which make
May 8 = memorable anniversary to
him; On the 9th of May, 1852, he en-
listed; on the 9th of May, 1861, he was
on a gunboat which was sunk in the
Mississippi; on the 9th of May, 1858, he
was taken prisoner and sent to Belle
Isle, m on the 9th of May, 1884, he was
wounded at the battle of the Wilderness.
he should make a point of spending
each coming May 8 in hunting for may
flowers. watching baseball games or In
some equally enjoyable occupation, to
make up for the mishaps of the past
Lewiston Journal.
, 1889-10-10

There is a GOODNESS. A sense Of decep-
ton has parted them, and she does not
know the reason. But he wished to pla-
cate the telltale imp of the family, and
he took him on his knee one evening
while he waited for the young lady to
come down. He was a noble looking
young man, with a bang of which he
was very proud, and when the small
imp put up his hand and began stroking
the bang he felt complimented. The
imp said:
What beautiful hair you have, Mr..
Smith"
do you think sog"
Yes; it's prettier than sister Kate's-"
"Oh, no."
"Yes it is. Do you put yours in a box
when you go to bed, tooS'-San Fran
cisco Chronicle.
, 1889-10-10

In the old coaching days of England,
a sailor vas riding Ito town OIL the top
of the Portsmouth mail. Sitting by his
side was the guard, who, according to
custom, footed" loudly on his horn
whenever the vehicle passed through a
town or village.
On n of these occasions the coach
man missed the usual fanfare, and, turn
ing around on his box, he saw with dis
may that the guards seat was vacant.
why, where is he?" he asked.
"WhoT" said the sailor.
"Why, the guard, to be sure"
"f you mean that blowed trumpster,"
returned the sailor, 81 knocked him
overheard "-YouthSs Companion.
, 1889-10-10

In this city {Norwich, Conn., dwells
an old time pedagogue, who is SO neat in
person and punctilious in that
his department really is queer. One
night the trim old teacher gave a party
and his neighbors came to it, The roads
were muddy, and he met them in his
hall, half a bushel Of slippers in his arms,
and behind him his wife with as many
more slippers in her arms. please re-
move your boots and substitute these
slippers" said he, and the guests all
complied with the request. The host
didn't intend to have his carpet soiled.
The excessive neatness of the abode q
guest said afterward, grated on ones
New York Sun.
, 1889-10-10

In an after dinner speech the other day
Professor Norton told the following story
of a famous pun: 81 was spending an
evening with an English justice, famed
for his knowledge of the wit Of the Eng
lish bench and bar. I tried to match his
stories with such shining specimens as I
could think of from the contributions Of
our American lawyers, reserving for the
last the famous pun Of Judge Hoar re-
garding a friend Of his, 'who,' he said,
first got ON, then got honor and then got
honest To my surprise. Mr.. Justice
Wills scarcely smiled at his sally. In
deed, his rather savored of Of
Tense. That Is good story he remarked
dryly, but I fear I must dampen your
enjoyment of 1t somewhat by telling you
that 1t was borrowed from our side Of
the water. Mr.. friend, Sir Frederick
-, one of the most gifted Of punsten
as well as Of lawyers,' said Mr.. Justice
Wills. with some severity, made that pun
originally, in my hearing, many years
ago. Against this view I protested 30
valiantly that MI. Justice Wills promised
to write to Sir Frederick without delay.
That gentleman's reply confirmed my
own belief. He admitted borrowing the
pun from America. His letter was y
charming that I sent it to Judge Hoar.
I received this reply: The letter which
you were SO kind as to forward to me
would once have given me great pleasure,
but, alasl 1t arrived too late. Two days
ago. in looking over an old Law maya
zine of the date Of 1897, I came across
what I had fondly believed to be my own
pun, very likely an old N thenr"-
Buffalo Courier.
, 1889-10-10
H. Had rorro,t.n Something.

Smith-What are you loafng around
town at this time of night for?
Brown-'Fraid to go home. Wife told
me to be sure and remember something.
and I've forgotten what it was.
Smith-It wasn't dry goods or groce-
ries, was it?
Brown-No.
Smith-Baby food, tacks or theatre
tickets?
Brownies: but l have just thought
of it.
Smith-What was il?
Brown-She wanted me to remember
to come nome early.@Chicago Journal.
, 1889-10-10

That the service of the Union Pacific,
The Overland Route" is becoming bet
Ter every day. The latest addition to the
already excellent equipment, is . line Of
through Pullman sleepers between Chey-
cnne and Chicago. wa Denver. Kansas
City and Chicago & Alton railroad. These
cars are Of the most improved pattern,
sndthis additional service win BE- arpre-
ciated by the patrons Of the Union Pacific.
, 1889-10-10

Mr. E. p. Loveioy. a large dealer in
general merchandise at Wabuska, New.
says; Il have tried St Patrick's Pills
and can truthfully say they are the best l
have ever taken or kno used" As a
pleasant physic or for disorders Of the
liver they will always give perfect salts
faction. For sale by b. B. David.
, 1889-10-10
A hale old man, Mr.. Jas. Wilson.

A hale old man. MIR. JAS. Wilson, OF
Aliens Springs. ILL.,, who is over GO years
of age, says: Il have in my time tried a
great many medicines, some of excellent
quality; but never before did | find any
that would SO completely do all that is
claimed for it as Chamberlain's Collie
Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy 1t is
truly q wonderful medicine" For sale
by B. B. David.
, 1889-10-10
RETROSPECT.


Ny child. we were children together
Two children, small and gay;
We crept In the barn with the chickies.
And 4 meath the golden hay.
We mimicked their cackling and growing.
And II there we're passers By
Kkerfh. They were certain.
Twas chanticleer's calling cry.
The chests In the great paved courtyard
We carpeted all with hay.
And lived In them together,
In a pleasant sociable way.
The n~elghbor's old gray pussy
Would often come TO call
S very pleased to see you
We'd curtsey low withaL ~
And compliment her appearance .
Fresh as a child OF ten
We've told the same to many
A gray old cat since then
Wed often nod and ponder,
Like crones at vesper chime,
How the great false world was better. :
Much better. In our time.
How Love and Truth and Hoeor
Have vanished from tho earth,
How high the price OF coffee,
And the dreadful money dearth-
Gone by are the days OF childhood,
Past are the dreams OF youth;
Long gone Is the bliss Of a manhood
And Honor and Love and Truth
-Dorothe Dare. from the German ocHeine.
, 1889-10-10

Overheard In n New England Village.
Lavina-There can be no mistake, them?
You are quite sure Sylvia's young man
plays in the band?
Maria-Indeed / ami Didn't she her
self tell me he was n drummer from
Observation-Disclosures Free Press.
, 1889-10-10

The best sslve in the world tor cuts.
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum. fever
sores. letter, cbapped hands, chilblains,
sorns and all skin eruptions. and positively
cures piles or no paw required. 1t is
guaranteed 70 Eve perfect satisfaction or
money refunded. Price IS cents Der box.
For sale by b. b. David, Druggist.