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Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1889-12-17
SOCIAL ETIQUETTE.
A. Private or Public BaIls-What Good
torm Esacis from Young Men.

\ man who can dance and will not dance,
saws one authority IN the social world should
stay away from tall Who has not en-
countcred that special type Of III bred man
who lounges around doorways or through a
suite Of rooms, looking aS II there were not IA
creature present worth dancing With
At balls the right Of introducing rests
mainly with the ladies and gentlemen of the
house but "A chapcrone may introduce gen
tleman 90 her charge, and, II man is init
mate with young lady, he may ask her per
mission 10 introduce friend.
An invitation 10 private ball, like every
other invitation, should Ice answered imme-
diately.
The ball demands the fullest OF toilets
strict evening dress.
II alone, gentleman should go from the
dressing room to the ball room and pay his
respects 90 the host ami hostess. II there are
young ladies in the family he should take the
earliest opportunity TO speak 10 them and ask
one of them TO dance the first set with him.
II she is engaged he may ask her 10 dance
with him later in the evening, and then is at
liberty to look for a partner among the
guests
In asking lady To dance with you, if you
know her but slightly, or If you have just
been introduced TO her, il is sufficient TO say,
q "Shall have or MAY have the pleasure
of dancing the next set with your Anapph
cant for this honor is always careful TO rec
ognize the office and authority of the young
lady's chaperone when making the request.
This is considered no more than the respect
due 70 the lady who has kindly undertaken
the care of young lady at a ball.
At tho end of every dance IA gentleman
should offer his right arm 90 his partner and
take her around the room at least once be-
fore consigning her TO her chaperone. Some
social leaders, however, Ny that a gentle
man should return the lady directly TO her
chaperone as soon as the dance is finished,
but he may linger here TO converse with her.
At ball IA gentleman is introduced to a
lady only that he may ask her TO dance with
him Whether the acquaintance shall go
further is optional with the lady. Should
they meet afterwards, the gentleman will
wait for n recognition before he speaks. Nor
should a gentleman who is introduced 10 a
Young lady at n ball ask for more than two
dances the same evening. The showing Of
marked preference In society is always in
questionable taste.
gentleman taking a lady in TO supper
should reconduct her to the ball room; the
fact Of her friends joining her in the supper
room does not relieve him OF the duty.
Wnen dancing, remember TO lead your
partner through a quadrille and not to haul
her. A lady's waist should be sacred, and
there can be no excuse for clasping II as If
pDu wanted to steady yourself by it.
Dance quietly. Do not SO through your
steps as II you were executing an Indian war
dance, but bear yourself with moderation
even in the liveliest measures.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1889-12-17

The wide brmmed, fancy straws OF sum
mer have been exchanged for the wide felts,
the hrins of which are, if possible, even more
curiou,iy twisted and ndcn,ed than those Of
the summer season. One style of trimming,
lately effected. i, to cover the low felt crowns
with counties, loops aud ends of ribbon, eav-
Ing tho brm quite bare IL may he added
that some late English models show "A ten
dency to higher crowns and piled up trim
ming
In the newest English walsing hats the
brim turns up at the back as well as at the
sides
Our first cut rcr~entS n stylish English
hat, the "Nadjy.' IL is in smoke-colored
velvet edged with silver tinsel aud ornament
Ell with bows aud ostrsh tips
In trimmings, ostrich feathers are very
popular, while birds and wings are also used
A favorite trimming is the accordion plated
bow, which furnishes pretty and expensive
garniture
The Marie Stuart bonnet is numbered
among fashionable shapes in bonnets becom-
ing to old and young. For elderly ladies it
may be filed in with lace to make a soft, be-
coming front and fitted with lace ties. Fig
. illustrates u jaunty Marie Stuart for young
women. II is in black velvet. with strings Of
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1889-12-17

A thorough knowledge of two elements is
necessary in order to make IA map. with a
view to an accurate determination Of the
positions of places. These elements are lati-
tude or distance from the equator, and iongi-
tude or distance east or west OF the meridian
adopted Every map, whatever its size, must
nave some definite relation to the actual size
of the globe The scales of geographical maps
range from about SUI miles to an inch for
maps of quarters of the globel to 10 miles to
an inch; those of typographical maps range
from inch 10 - inches to a mile. The ord
nance survey of Great Britain is made or
mapped on a scale of 1853, 800 of nature, or
one inch of paper TO one mile of surface. The
practice in this country is maintained very
much i'm the same ratio.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1889-12-17
Hybrids Not sterile.

Instead of hybrids being sterile, the evil
dence is cumulative that sterile hybrids are
the exception. In plants more sterility can
i've adduced in cases of undouhted species The
dwarf species of robinia, robinia hispids or rose
acacia, is almost always sterile, and the well
known Chinese wistara is sterile except I'M
der special conditions, or in special seasons
Recently Mr. Vetch, the famous hybridizer
of London, who has produced a large number
of hybrids among large number of genera
mostly, indeed so far as is recorded, all fer
tile, produced a hybrid between species Of
rhododeudrons that were themselves hybrids,
thus showing that fertility followed through
even two generations of hybrids.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1889-12-17

Professor w. d. Cunning estimates the av-
erage amount Of water passing over Niagara
Falls at lS,OO0,OO0 cubic feet per minute al
lowing sixty-two and half pounds to the
cubic foot, this would give a total OF b62, 500
tons per minute, or 253l2, 800 tons IN forty.
five minutes, of which somewhat more than
two-thil'ds passes over the Horseshoe Falls
A physician in the university of Padua mas
succeeded in transplauting the cornea from
the eye of barn fowl into the eye OF a pa
tent England has nearly 5000 acres Of
waste land capable Of cultivation In Switz-
erland 10 per cent. OF the young men are said
10 be untitled, by the use of alcohol and to-
bacco, for military service. There are now
1900 active members of the order of the
Kings Daughters. Thomas A. Edison says
that he needs but about four hours sleep out
OF the twenty-four' A French firm has
brought out new fabric, ramie linen, made
of the fiber of ramie, and combining the
qualities OF linen and silk, with double the
strength of linen. Current Literature.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1889-12-17

The word cantilever is variously derived
from cant, an external angle, and lever Gas
sol's, and from Latin quanta libra, Of what
weight Century Dictionary. The principle
of cantilever bridge is this: Take two see
saws and place them in line, 50 that the
ends of the two balanced boards sLal. toe some
distance apart, weight the outer ends, and
ay board between the inner ends Now, if
you've anchored the outer ends securely, you
have "A crude cantilever bridge The piers of
the bridge need not be directly under the
center of the see-saw boards or cantilevers.
they may be more or less under the ends Of
the cantilevers. The new Niagara bridge is
"A fair example of a cantilever bridge; the
new Forth bridge is perfect example, be-
cause its cantilevers are accurately planned
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1889-12-17
Queer Fact. About Feeding Wild Animals.

Perhaps few people, young or old, have
much idea of the amount of food required for
wild animals in captivity. Mr.. Bartlett, the
superintendent of the famous London Zoolog-
zeal gardens, calculates the daily provision
for full grown elephant at $50 pounds alto
gether in weight, consisting of hay and
straw, roots, rice, bread and biscuit. He
also says that elephants are fond of spirits.
The food OF the hippopotamus is estimated
TO be about 200 pounds day in weight, and
consists chiefly of hay, grass and roots The
daily provender of giraffe weighs about
fifty pounds. 1t is rather dainty feeding
animal, and prefers clover, chaff, bran and
oats, and green food in summer The lions
and tigers obtain eight or nine pounds OF
meat per diem. This is usually horse flesh, rs
there is a constant supply of carcases of horses
TO be bought at cheap rate.
The geological gardens themselves supply
a few odds and ends of meat, such as the sur
plus guinea pigs or the young sparrows, which
are hatched in nests that the old birds inn
pudently build on the premises. There is
scarcely an animal in the gardens that is not
ready to catch the live sparrCws that au-
daciously enter their cages. A lion has been
seen TO seize and swallow an impudent SPAR
row that was pecking at the bones in his den
As TO the iackals and foxes, they make very
short work with any bird that has trespassed
in their cages; while the monkeys are still
more excited when they catch victim, and,
with the inherent cruelty Of their race, they
usually torture the miserable bird by pulling
ont its feathers before they bite its head Oh.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1889-12-17
Scientific BriefH.

Professor Wolf in Germany has reported
experiments with clover which imply acqui-
sition of atmospheric nitrogen. Numerous
other late experiments indicate that both
plants and soil obtain nitrogen from the air.
Professor Edward Hull seeks to set at rest
all alarm as to any near exhaustion OF Eng
lands coal resources by an estimate that
there Is enough coal in Northumberland and
Durham 10 last, at the present rate OF con-
sunption, for 800 years; supposing, OF course.
one goes deep enough for 1t.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1889-12-17
Roman An:phitheatres.

The coliseum was begun by Vespasian,
emperor of Rome, who died A ID. 20, 1t
was completed by his son, Titus, who dedi-
Gated it, or inaugurated it, a. We say nova
days of theatres and presidents, in a. ID 50,
with splendid games and fights, in which it
is said that 5000 animals aud large number
of gladiaiors were killed. The Flayian am
phitheatre. as il was called, is | ,6il feet
around; il Is 6lj feet long, 80 feet broad, and
is in the form of an ellpSe 1t seated 5000
persons. The marble with which il was
originally lined has been used to build the
palaces of modern Rome More than 400
varieties of plants have been found in the
ruins.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1889-12-17

THE OPTICAL ILLUSION CALLED MIRAGE
Mirage Is. a. scientists explain IL, a PIN
nolncnon of refraction, which results from
the unequal density OF different layers Of ar
when expanded 10y contact with heated sol.
The least dense layer, are then the lowest,
and a ray II light from an elevated on
iect. 4 tsce cut, traver.es layers which are
gradually les, refrncting and become more
aud more bent, from one layer 90 another
until the angle Of incidence reaches the limit
at which internal reflection succeeds % re
Traction The ray then rises al .. a. seen In
the figure, and undergocs serre. Of refrac
lions Ia direction contrary To- the first, for
now 1t passes through layers that are grad
ually more and more dcnS.. The ray then
reaches the eye with the same direction Us u
IL came from a point below ground, aud pro.
lucos an inverted image. Just "a, II IL EaG
s,en reflected at the point . fiAm tranqu..
AXE.
Mariners frequently see images OF shor"
or % distant vessels Thi, /, due 10 the sane
cause IA mirage. though ia a contrary direc.
ton aud only occurs when the temperature
Of tue air i, above that 81 the sea- for then
the lower LAYERS of the atmosphere are
dens.r, owing % their contact with the sur
face of the water.
The images of distant objects which are
visible u "a IN consequence ~ an unusual at
mospheric refraction and reelection IN the
air, may, when the density OF the various
layers changes irrcgularly, appear not only
distorted, but even IA continual motion. The
bcot example Of this Is what is known as the
fata morgana, which airs afteu seen at Ma
pies Reggie and the coasts of Sicily. There
Is suddenly seen in the air at great distance
ruins, columns. palaces, castles, etc, in short
a multitude u objects whose appearance is
continually changing.
This fairy like phenomenon depends on the
fact that objerts become visible which are
cot ~ In the ordinary condition OF the air,
s;.d which appear 20 be broken, distorted and
continually moving, because the unequally
dense layers Of air are in u constant state OF
motion.
The twinklng Of fixed stars is also ex.
plained by the principle u refractiou.
The effect ot mirage may be- illustrated, ac-
cording 20 DR.. Wollaston, by looking along
the side OF a rel hot poker at AN object ten or
twelve inches away. At a distance Of less
than three-eighths OF an inch from the line Of
the poker an inverted image will he seen, and
within ana without that an erect image.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1889-12-17
Fashion Notes.

Entire sleeves, vests and yokes OF fur APP
pear ON some winter costumes
Some Of tine long winter wraps are very
full, covering the figure like domino.
The long waved astrachan fur Is popular
trimming.
Skirts of walking dresses appear to be In
creasing in length.
Striped and plain camels hair combined
make favorite travelling dresses.
Scotch plaids and tartans bid fair &C
achieve popularity this winter.
Jewelry was never more. fashionable than
at the present time.
Dresses made now for dinners, receptions
and evening wear have the neck more or less
open, with lace inside.
For morning and simple house wear, tn ,
neck of the dress Is made high aud often fin
ished with a small, straight collar.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1889-12-17
The brain Weigh, Of Wan aud woman.


20 ,hr uurh di,'uaei topic OF brain
wr'-uf. Medical Record mnGy, numb-r ut
interesting Remarks. among them The follow
u..
a.. average weight of the male brain j.
f.!'E-ul.r AID bali uuurg-. Of the f"mnls
f..t,.t1u. uun,r.-n difference Of over five
ouH,r- woman, brain hasa ui CHER specific
grayit, Tn, wan hJ. "a larger hr..!n IN pro-
portion o. -la,urr MARSHALL, iUt UoI.ons
brain Dr. larger 90 proportion To- her weight
Tive Cd 'rrf.ur. between tine WEIGHT oi brain
iu man .uI woman increases with ciNi.ila.
tiuu. aud /, most marked IN the Cauca,arr
rar.,
The greatest sexual difference a. regard,
s-'''u weight l. found at birth, when The
female truI weigh, 81 g'Hmmc, and the
Wuir 1876. co. about uue-,,yin more, while the
total weight OF thrm1ir infant l. about one
hft 'uth more than that Of the female The
fcr..la brain hrgii- 10 lose weight after the
a.. of -, that OF man not til ten or fifteen
year, later The los, Ia woman is very slight,
however, and she kccu~ up a high brain
weight much later tiil 40 than man, 50 that
IN pll age the difference ih BRAIN weight Is
r,,lnced "a lts minimum, or a little over three
ounces.
" hen a brain falls To weight of 81
ounces ia man, or - ounces IN a woman, 1t
Is called microccphalic and the rule is that
fellow these limits idiocy exists There Is
Just 5 ounces less amount Of brain matter,
however, needed to keep woman from
iiiOCy than Is ne,,led Tor a man Hence We
may reasonably suppose that this, which Is
nearly IN, average difference in brain weight
Of the sexes, represents, not Tissue necessary
smsllrr muscular mass aud shorter stature Of
woman
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1889-12-17
A Mistake.

A little cloud one summer day,
While roaming DER the sky so blue,
Began to scowl and pout, and say
"Oh, dear! what is there | can dos"
Now, just below it, midst the corn,
An old man stood, with hoe in hand
In tattcred clothing, all forlorn-
He seemed at work upon the land.
"Ha! ha!" the cloudlet laughed, and said,
Now here's a chance TO have some funl
I'll rain upon your hOary head,
Ny ancient frienj. and make you run"
But though the cloud rained hard and fast
The farmer wouldn't bulge bit,
Till in a pet the cloud at last
Cried out. II never saw snch grit"
Because the farmer wouldn't scare,
IL sulked aud frowned the lyelong day.
How could 1t know the figure there
Was just TO keep the crows awayi
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1889-12-17
Lovely CoIoriue,s In silks aud Satins.

Under the head Of silks, there is decided
feeling for satin ano velvet, plain and bro.
caded, and there are a number OF beautiful
brocades for evening wear, and for mixing
with wool for day wear. The newest have
satin grounds, with the flowers woven in
gros grain and edged with a raised woven
cord. The colorings are lovely There is a
new pink, with dash of mauve in it, called
"camellia," full, rich and well suited to .
brilliant complexion.
The heliotrope colors and Egyptian, viz, a
mixture Of vieux rose and terra Gotta, are
new. In nearly all the brocades there are
two tints of the same color, such as willow
and grasshopper, smoke and steel Tinsel is
cheaper, and really handsome brocades, ac-
centuated with gold or silver threads, may
be had at half the price OF a year or 50 ago.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1889-12-17
PHYSIOLOGY AND HYGIENE.
Physicians Discuss the Value OF sulphur ~
q Disinfectsnt and How to Use IL.

Physicians Discuss the value OF sulphur ~
q Disinfectsnt and How to Use IL.
Reports from the last meeting Of the Amer
lean Public Health association give promi-
nence to n paper by DR.. Cyrus Edison on the
use Of sulphur dioxide as a dsinfectant, which
awakened a lively discussion. DIR. Gray, Of
Montreal, supported DIR. Edson's views of the
value Of this agent and instanced its Use in
successfully stamping out a terrible epidemic
In his city within six months. He said sui
phur dioxide was Of doubtful value only in
the case Of diphtheria
DR.. Raymond of Brooklyn, considered that
the use of water with this agent was ALSO
lutely necessary.
DR. Maxwell, of Florida opposed DR.. I'd
sons conc, Isons, and insisted that 1t was
doubtful whether sulphuric fumes werea safe
dslufectant In any form. lie backed up his
position 10y rpvertmg 10 the complete failure
~ III, lisiniectant in the yellow fever cpl
demic at Tampa, Fla, Memphis, Tenn. and
elsewhere IN the south.
Tue weight If opinion seemed 10 be- that,
while sulphur was Of use. It must be- employed
with great care and thoroughur~,
pr Edison explained that hi, method Of
u-iug sulphur was 10 take three pounds u
sulphur fug every 1000 cubic feet %, air in a
room Tnc sulphur was put on dish in II
TUT ct water. four ounces OF alcohol to every
three pounds was poured over 10 aud the al.
COMO was l-uitcd.
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tn, following novel statements in regard
To pulmonlry consumption are attributed 20
Dr. T. II. Kretzschmar, " Brooklyn. First,
II there are many children in "A family, those
born after the sixth or after the seventh are
apt 70 develop pulmonary consumption; SEC
ond, IL the children in a large family are
born at short intervals, shy one year, the
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consumption; third, If the offspring Of
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PARIRlDGES AND THEIR YOUNG.
He felt sure that she had removed her
eggs, and after a short search he found he-
sitting under the hedge upon twenty-one
eggs, out of which she brought nineteen birds.
The round of blowing had occupied about
twenty minutes, in which short space oh
time this anxious mother, probably assisted
by the cock bird, had removed the twenty
one eggs to distance of about forty yards.
The appearance of the common partridge
is so well known that no description of its
size and plumage is necessary. If we have
not all had the pleasure of witnessing covey
of these birds rising with loud whirr from
among the stubbe fields in the autumn, we
have, at least, seen the pretty gray aecked
creatures lying in melancholy rows in the
poulterer's shop
The cartridges nest is usually on the
ground among blIishwood or in fields of
clover or corn, and generally contains from
twelve to twenty eggs, of a brown color.
The young birds run with the greatest agility
as soon as Matched. Both the parent birds
show a strong attachment to their chicks,
and great courage in defending them from
every kind of danger. IL Is said that the
partridge will resort to stratagem to save its
young-drawing off any enemy, such as dogs,
in another direction by huttering close be-
fore them as though broken winged, while
the brood escape. Until the end Of autumn
the parent birds and their brood keep to-
gether in covey. Later in the season, how
ever, several coveys unite into pack, when
it becomes much more difficult for the sports
man to approach them
During the moving season nests of par
tridges are sometimes discovered among the
long grass, and the eggs taken out and put
under brood hen to be Matched 1t is said
that the young chicks, to be successfully
reared, require to be fed on ants eggs, and
that when brought up in captivity they be-
Coma Very fnmn
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"yeni. Nidi, Nici,u

The Latin phrase "Veni vidi, vici" was
first spoken by Calus Julius Caesar, who was
born in Rome July ~, lO2 b c., and was
killed by assassins March Is, ~ b. c. He is
said TO have sent TO the senate the governing
body of Rome, a message consisting of the
three words (which mean IL came, saw,
conquered'1, TO announce his victory over
Pharuaces, king of Poutus, at Zela, 4, b. C.