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, 1889-08-30

The large amount of life insurance
business carried on among people
whose average weekly earnings are
small is little understood. A Bidde-
ford, Me-, paper calls attantion to the
amount of industrial insurance car
ried on in that city by one company,
it being sufficient to support five
agents, and keep them busy, too. The
books of the agency in Bfddeford and
Saco show the names of between eight
thousand and nine thousand policy
holders, their policies ranging from
less than $50 to 81, 500. Any person
between 2 andr70 years old is insured
and a large proportion is upon chill.
dren. The policies are paid within
twenty-four hours of the death of the
holder and the agents say their pay
ment often has saved the family from
calling upon the city for burial ex-
penses. The payments are payable
weekly and range from five cents to
ninety, the collections being made by
agents, largely in the evenings, the
whole 5000 policy holders being visit
ed every week.-Lewiston Journal.
, 1889-08-30
As 10 ElcTIoN.
Henry James Says Some Sound Things In
n Letter to the DeerheId School

AASAAy "@1AN S@1S Sc'A' - ~
n Letter to the DeertieId School
l am afraid l can do little more
than thank you for your courteous in
vitation to be present at the sittings of
your delightfully."- sounding school OF
romance, which ought TO inherit hap
piness and honor from such a name. l
am so very far away from you that l
am afraid | can't participate very in
telligibly in your discussions, but can
only give them the furtherance of a
dimly discriminating sympathy. l
am not sure that l a%pprehend very
well your apparent premise, the ma
terialism of our present tendencies"
and | suspect that this would require
some clearing up before | should be
able Of even them to contribute any
suggestive or helpful word.
To tell the truth | can't help think
ing that we already talk too much
about the novel, about and around it,
in proportion TO the quantity of it hav-
ing any importance that we produce.
What ! should say 10 the nymphs and
SWANS who propose to v about
1t under the great trees at Deeriield Is:
"Oh, do something from your point
of view; an ounce of example is worth
a ton OF generalizations; do some
thing with the great art and the great
form; do something with life. Any
point of view is interesting that is a
direct impression of life.
You each have an impression col
ored by your Individual conditions;
make this into a picture, a picture
framed by your own personal wisdom,
your glimpse of the American world.
The field is vast for freedom, for
study, for observation, for satire, for
truth" ] don't think ! really do know
what you mean by undertaking
tendencies" any more than | should
by ''spiritualizing" or ''etherealizing."
There are no tendencies worth any
thing but to see the actual or theim-
~aginative, which is Just as visible, and
TO paint it. | have only two little
words for the matter remotely APP
preaching TO rule or doctrine; one is
life and the other freedom. Tell the
ladies and gentlemen, the ingenious
inquirers, 10 consider life directly and
closely, and not to be put Off with
mean and puerile falsities, and TO be
conscientious about it 1t is infinitely
large, various and comprehensive.
Every sort of mind will find what il
looks for in il, whereby the novel be-
comes truly multifarious and illustra-
tive.
That is what l mean by liberty; give
it its head and let it range. If it is in
a bad way, and the English novel is,
/ think, nothing but absolute freedom
can refresh it and restore its self re-
spect. Excuse these raw brevities and
please convey TO your companions, my
dear sir, the cordial good wishes OF
yours and theirs, Henry James
, 1889-08-30
lExtingulshed.

Thomas Corwin-Tom Corwin, he
was almost alwayscalled-was remark
able for his power of quick repartee.
He was witty, and his wit was always
at his tongues end. ''There go some
of your constituents, Corwin," said
John q. Calhoun, pointing to a drove
of Ohio mules.
Yes" said Corwin, gravely, ''they
are going down south to teach
school"
In one of his political campaigns,
Governor Brough was pitted against
Corwin. In the course of his speech
the governor said:
Gentlemen, my honored opponent
himself, while he breaches encourage
ment OF home industry, has a a r
riage at home which he got in England
had ii shipped across the ocean to
him. How is that for supporting
home industry and labor2"
When Corwin's turn came, he be-
gan slowly and in n stammering, con-
fused manner, as if he felt himself in
a very embarrassing predicamcnt.
well, gentlemen" he said, "you
have heard what my friend, Mr..
Brough, has to say OF my carriage.
l plead guilty TO the charges, and
have only two things to say in my de-
Tense.
The first is hat the carriage came
TO me from an English ancestor, as an
heirloom, and l had to take it The
second is that / have not used it for
seven years, and it has been standing
in my back yard all that time, and the
chickens have converted it into a
roost.
Now, gentlemen, that is all the de
Tense | have to offer; but before / go
on with what l have to say upon the
topics before us, l should like to ask
how Brough happens to know any
thing about my carriage, unless he
has been visiting my chicken roost. F"
Youths Companion.
, 1889-08-30

Clothing which requires disinfect-
ing should be submitted for about
three hours to a temperature of $50
degrees in a chamber charged with
sulphuric fumes from a large guam
tity of sulphur. The chamber should
be so constructed as to prevent the
fumes from passing off. No germs
a stand this.
After n room has been used by a
person sick with any contagious dis
ease, 1t becomes necessary TO disinfect
it before it is fit to be used again. This
is done by removing and burning the
paper on the walls, removing the bed
steads and other furniture, and expo
sing them TO air and wind, and giving
them n fresh coat of varnish; by hav.
ing the mattress made over new and
the hair boiled; by burning in the
room three pounds of sulphur, and by
embarrassing, painting and papering
the anew.
Now that it is generally conceded
that consumption is caused by germs
which multiply in the lungs, a meth
cd of d~isinfccting them, which shall
be harmless, has been sought for, but
as yet without avail. The vapor of
c~reosote, the oil of the eucalyptus and
carbolic acid have been tried, and
to some extent they may paralyze or
stun the germs and prevent their ra-
pid increase, but as the passages of
the lungs are delicate, and the vapor
cannot be brought very near to them
without injury, the good effects are
slight. But there is one method which
cannot fail TO prove beneficial and
that is the inhalation of large quanti-
ties of fresh, pure air, This is worth
more than any d~isinfectant for the
lungs, and can do no harm.-Practical
Hartman
, 1889-08-30
r ECIFIC s i.


Thoroughly cleanse the blood, which is the
fountain of health, by using DR.. Pierce's Gold
en- Medical Discovery, and good Digestion, .
fair skin. buoyant spirits, and bodily health
and vigor will be established.
Golden Medical Discovery cures all humors,
from the common pimple. blotch, or eruption.
to the worst Scrofula, or blood-poison. Es-
pecially has 1t proven its efficacy in curing
Salt = rheum or letter. Eczema, E~rysipelas,
Sores and Swellings, Enlarged Glands. Col
tire or Thick Neck and Eating Sores or
Ulcers.
Golden Medical Discovery cures Consump-
ton (which is Scrofula of the Lungsl. by its
wonderful blood : purifying, invigorating.
For Weak Lungs. Splitting of Blood, Short
ness of Breath. Catarrh in the Head. Bron-
affections, 1t is a sovereign remedy. 1t
promptly cures the severest Coughs.
For Torpid Liver, Bilio9sness. or Liver
an ~unequaled remedy. Sold by druggists-
Price 31.0O, or six bottles FOG $500. -
, 1889-08-30
A Dog That Walt. for Canon"

Mr.. w. S. Wells, of Wilkesbarre,
Pa, is the possessor of n beautiful
black and white cocker spaniel, which
for intelligence is not surpassed by any
dog in the state. Every morning, as
soon as Boss hears his master stirring,
he brings his slippers, after which he
scampers TO the front porch for the
morning paper, always being careful
to close the door after him. Boss
never thinks of retiring for the night
without first saying his prayers. He
places his front feet upon a chair,
bows reverently, closes his eyes and
nothing but ''amen" pronounced by
his master will induce him to cease his
devotions.
One evening as Mr.. Wells was
closing the house for the night Boss
came in with what his master suppos-
ed TO be a bone, but when ordered out
with it refused to obey, and insisted
upon delivering to Mr.. Wells what he
held in his mouth. Upon examina-
ton Mr.. Wells found, to his great sur
prise, not a bone, but his spectacles
and case that he had dropped by acct
dent in the barn while attending to his
horse. Boss is not for sale.-Philadel-
phia Press
, 1889-08-30
Not What 1t Used to Be.

1t is by no means uncommon that in
the course of being rebuilt a town
loses the charm of old associations.
An English writer tells a story which
shows this point with unconscious alb.
surdity.
A certain mayor of Norwich was Sc
lected for royal favor because OF his
kind treatment of the wretched rem
nant of the English army which
found shelter in the city after an i'll
fated expedition against the Dutch.
When the mayor was presented at
court his majesty honored him by a
few words of conversation.
"Ah, MIR. Mayor, Norwich is a very
ancient city, is it nota'
1T used to be, your majesty" was
the mayors regretful reply Youths
Companion.
, 1889-08-30
HOW RIp came sn enc s,are.

Dion Boucicault narrates in North
American Review the way that rip
Van Wrinkle" came upon the stage.
In the SIMMER of 1865, he says, Mr..
Joseph jefferson arrived in London
from Australia, at an unfortunate mo-
ment. American comedians were not
regarded with favor by the London
public. The failure of Mr.. Owens was
of recent date. Mr.. jefferson had no
new plays. Those characters which
Mr.. Boucicault had written for him
Salem Scudder, in 1.-The Octoroon,"
and Caleb Plummer, in ''Dot"-had
been played out. So this bright come
dian found no door open to him. The
manager of the Adelphi hazarded the
remark, "If Mr.. Boucicault will write
a new piece for you l will give you an
appearance. He ought to do it, for he
told me you were the best eccentric
comedian living"
So Jefferson came to Boucicault,
and they tossed over a dozen subjects.
He expressed great affection for rip
Van Wrinkle" an old and very bad
m~elodrama- He admitted that the
piece had failed; be had shown it to
Webster, who objected to producing
such a rag. Boucicault pointed out
that the character of a ragged old sot,
however picturesque, was not an at
tractive object through three acts.
Stay, cried the author, "a thought
occurs to me. Suppose we sweep aside
Washington Irving, and make Rip a
young, buoyant, ne'er-do-well, with a
young wife and a young child. Let
him be the playfellow of all the chill
dren, the lover of all the girls, a vii
lage Bohemian. Let us carry that
character through the first and second
acts. and bring him out in the third
aged in appearance, but fresh in heart
after his long sleep"
Jefferson was not 'enthused" with
this new form of the story, but yield
ed, as he saw no other way to obtain a
London appearance. In a few weeks
the piece was written, and the Adelphi
theatre was placed at the disposal of
Mr.. Boucicault. Mr.. Jefferson's agree
ment with the manager, Mr.. Webster,
was TO share the gross receipts nightly
after f70 pounds had been deducted
for expenses. The agreement between
Boucicault and Jefferson was hal the
author should receive one-third of JEFF
ferson's share. The play and the
comedian made the success of that sea-
son. In the summer of the following
year Jefferson went to New York, and
commenced a career too well known
and remembered TO require record.
, 1889-08-30

Edward-Poor Jackl Sailed for
Europe a few months ago in good
health, and now he's dying in France
of paresisl
Aunt Lefty (of Butler county)-Just
the way with them bright fellows.
They go 10 Paris, get into all sorts of
mischief, and die Of Parisis. - Pitts
burg Bulletin.
, 1889-08-30

Luke Crawford, of Thomaston, Ga,
is the champion horse snapper of thai
place. He had one day three horses,
altogether not worth $500, and during
the day traded fifty-fve times and quit
with one horse, il being one of the
same he started with. He also had as
a result Of the days work 1850 in
n n bull and "A buggy
, 1889-08-30

The regal red poppy" has recently
been found TO have the valuable power
Of binding with its roots the soil in
which it grows in such a manner that
it viii prove most valuable in support
ing embankmeuts. Already French
engineers have undertaken the sow
ing Of railway embankments with
NOMINEES
, 1889-08-30

Have you heard what Mr.. G l.. Weast.
of Cambridge City. Ind. says Of Cham
berlain's Collie. Cholera and Diarrhea
Remedy? II 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" 25 and so cent bottles for sale by
B. 3. David, Druggist.
, 1889-08-30
HuckIens Arnicn Snive.

The best salve in the world tor cuts
bruises. sores, ulcers, salt rheum. fever
sores, letter. chapped hands, chilblains,
:orns and all skin eruptiOns, and positively
cures piles or no pay required. 1t is
guaranteed to I've perfect satisfaction or
money refunded. Price 25 cents per box.
For sale by Dr.. w. N. Hunt.
, 1889-08-30
Dr.. Wagaeg&ca.


We offer no apology 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
best services of the profession to which we be-
long, as many are innocent sufferers, and that
them from worse than death, is no less a
p~hilanthrophist and a benetactor to his race
than the surgeon or physician h by close ap-
plication eNcels IN any other b anch of hispro-
fession. And, fortunately fol humanity, the ay
Is dawning when the false philanthrophy that
condemned the victims OF folly or crime, like
the lepers under the Jewish law to die uncared
for, has passed away.
YOUNG M E:N
Who may besuffering from the effectsof youth
ful follles or indiscretions, viii do well to avail
at the alter of suffering humanity. DIR. WAC
NER will guarantee to forfeit 1--WE hundred dol
vate disease of any kind or character which he
undertakes and fails TO cure.
MIDDLE-AGED M EsN.
There are many men OF the age OF 30 to 60 who
are troubled with too frequent excavations OF
the bladder often accompanied by a slight
smarting or burning sensation and n weaken
ing of the system in a manner the patient cam
not account for. On examining the urinary de
posits a roDy sedlment Will often be found, and
pear, or the color will be of akin or milkish
hue, again changing TO n dark and turbld aP
pearance. There are many men who die of
this difficulty ignorant of the cause, which Is
the second stage of seminal DIR.
Wagner will guarantee n cure in all such
cases and a healthy restoration OF the genlto-
urinary organ. Consultation free. Thorough
examination and advice. $500.
See the Doctors additional advertisement in
the Daily Denver News and Tribune-Repuhli.
can.
All communications should be addressed
DIR. WAGNER Il Ckl.
I4lI LarImere street. Address, Box 27sa Den
yer, Colorado.
Cut this out and take along
, 1889-08-30

All kinds of Job Printing neatly and
promptly executed at the eader Office.
, 1889-08-30

DR.. Appel's Office hours for the treat
ment of catarrhal diseases and diseases OF
the eye and ear will be from go to 5 p.
NJ. Carey b'ock, room lG.
, 1889-08-30

Job Printing at The Leader Office.
, 1889-08-30

Courtesy of Hyo. Archives & His
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-08-17
European Billiard ParlOrs.

THE Handsomest Billiard Parlors in
the city, and fitted up in the most
approved style -Four tables with all the
latest improvements.
j. p. BOWEN & CO.,
$40 II PrOprictors.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-08-17

I1OIxEI' Es.rLs ElHsl. lIONOLULU.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-08-17
DAVID KAAIHUE

HAS the best and cheapest Black
IL Rock, Coral, Sand and Soil for
sale in any quantity. Apply at the law
Office of William G. Achi, No. SO Mer
chant street, honolulu, II. l. 30l 3m
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-02
A LIES SACRIFICE.
Memphis Furnishes n Heroine to tho
Worlds History OF Benevolence.

Memphis Furnishes Heroine to tho
Worlds History OF Benevolonce.
The world il not all selfish and sordid,
though contact with the conflicting forces
Of every day life is apt to lead one TO the
opinion that II is. Every now and then
acts Of hcroism and unsel6shness are. dis.
covered that bring out the better phases Of
our existence, and make mere monetary
success ashamed Of It's baubles and treas.
ures. The death OF Father Damien, tho
lcper priest, brought back to US memories
Of the olden time, when martyrs offered
themselves freely as oblntons upon the
affairs Of public welfare, or supposed public
welfare. Disasters by steam and rail,
wrecks, riots and cyclones, like wars, de-
velop their heroes from time TO time, and
the names Of these are heralded broadcast
over The earth and kept as treasures by an
admiring public. There arc acts OF hero.
ism, however, that arc performed NO noise.
lcssly, 10 camly, 80 modcslly and so hid
den IRON the rude glare OF public gaze rs
90 pass unseen aud unhcard. One OF these
days since, aud has Just come to light.
Miss Mary, daughter OF Capt. VIM.
Cunningham, well known citizen OF
Memphis, has just taken her departure
for one OF the West Indian Islands, over
which the British Government has control.
the name Of the place is Trinidad. Her
name, ~ a Sister Of the Good Shepherd, h
SISTER Theresa" aud she goes 10 .ako
charge OF n hospital erected by the British
Government, and turned over 10 herself
and her seven assistants, who accompany
her on her cfrund of mercy. Tho under.
taking Is iraught With extreme danger
Aside from the ordinary accidents by land
and sea incident 10 such voyage, the
island Is the perpetual homo and abiding
place Of yellow fever. Lepcrs there are In
large numbers, and svcfy other disease
known 90 the lads Of the cypress and
myrtle. To face these dangers requires
something stronger than human miih.
10 voluntarily assume tho iaiciul task
requires q courage worthy the highest
praise. Not alone the dangers which
at worst can be- but death, but
the self cXpatriation necessary requires
"a high order OF iortitudc. 10 20
away to strange land forever, whcro
the skies above and the aiars that shine by
night alone will wear familiar faces, whcru
the piulcss purling OF foreign bfookamnkus
a nouruiul monody reminding cxiicd
/ hearts oi homes stiil loved, still lost
homes and ties and friendships sacrificed.
abandoned, surrendered In obedience "a
thc call OF Christian duty, aud in fulfill
mont Of the requirements ol Christian
| sympathy.and bcncyolencc, Us q deed vhicl
raises the age In which We live, aud make,
each feel that he should be proud OF hii
kind. IL rs putting IN practice the bcauti
iul preaching OF comfortable religious the
orisls. II IL literally denying ones eel
aud taking up the cross 10 follow N,
/ Master.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-02
COULDN'T STAND "sALTMARsHHo'
cerpGvis Bears With Visitor Untli
Ho Coos too Par.

nv hota zoo lhis
Where Is Chief Dayiss Officer" in.
quirod a wcll.known but slightly incbri.
atcd painter, Of Justice John ]. Barry yes.
icrday afternoon.
lie wac given directions, and nothing
moro was thought OF him until a few
minutes later, when he was seen march
Ing down the steps between the Chief and
his private secretary. Mr.. McNulty, and
on 10 the lookup. Tie explanation, "a 20.
cured by an ArrEAL reporter. WAS brief
and strong. The visitor had gone up 10
the Chiefs Office 10 obtain the release of "A
friend, another painter, incafccruicd for
drunkenness aud disordcrly conduct. In
accordance with rule ON the subject, tho
Chici declined 10 release the friend until
same Of the whisky's effects had oozcd out
Of his anatomy, leaving him little more
rational. Tins aggravated tho mediator,
and he became doinoBs,ratiyc, using Ian.
guagc OF q sulphurous and vulgar charac.
ter s1ho climax Of his eilcnsiyoncss WIS
reached when ho broadly limited that the
Chici or his men IN charge OF the station
were retaining the prisoners effects 10
play Salimash with them" lilo was
arrested himself, and will defend himself
Monday against charge Of drunk and
ditorderly conduct.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-02
LOCAL NOTICEA

MEMPHIS Steam Laundry. pa Second u.
BRiNKLEY LUMBER Co.. l2i Jefferson :.
Dye WoRKs-L. Riegel 4 Co., So JET
ferson street; telephone 1850.
G. X. HoTcuKiss. skilled Matchmaker.
Difficult and complicated watches ] espe-
cially solicit. No. 81 Madison street
CuNNISdHAM Wagon Works, corner
Monroe and DeSoto streets The best ma
terial on hand; the most finished work.
men employed.
PuRE and white rs tho flower whose
name II bears arc the biscuits raised by
Lily Baking Powder.
DEAN Il Lilly COPPER AND SPICE ca
REMEMBER, We are now Offering for sale
that very choice piece OF property located
on the northwest corner OF Front and Nc.
Call streets, opposite the Gayoso Hotel.
Tx CoNAwAY REAL Estate AGENCY,
No. 2S5 Main street.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-02
RcnI E,inic Trnn.inr..

NJ. J. Blessing and II. l.. Guion 10 Fred
h. Jones and VIM. G. Read, 23l by 400
feet on the south side OF Jackson street, In
the Gilbert tract; Sl2,20
w. ID. Bethel TO Il. Il. Davis, west hall
Of lot s, block q, in Madison Heights;
$3.50.
W. u. Bethel TO @. T. McClintic, the
cast half OF lot s, block q. Madison
Heights; $3.50.
J. NJ. Gregory aud wife to VIM. Ran.
dolph and u. T. Myers, IL by IA feet,
Madison, near Bayou Gayoso; 500.
La Thornton and wife TO Francis White.
lot 10, block %, in Fort Pickering, 90 by
100 feet. $3.50