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THEY WERE

We were waiting On the depot platform
in a new town in Alabama, aud as the
dozen Of us walked up aud down, some
one espied a wasps' nest hanging on a
bush across the track. He pointed it out
as a wasps' nest, but a short, solid man,
who had a head like a cannon-ban and a
Jaw denoting great frmness OF character,
at once replied:
~ beg your pardon, sir, but you have
made the very common mistake of CHASING
the wasps with the hornets. That is a
hornets nest"
"And L beg your pardon, sir" protested
the other, who was a planter, but
hornets don't nest that way. Thy build
mud houses under the caves Of old build
ings, and one won't sting you unless you
pick him up. Ny niggers declare that no
wasp can sting if he wants to, while on
the contrary a hornet"
CT beg to differ with you, sir" inter
rupted the solid man. "That is a wasps'
nest. You are right about the wasp
being a peaceful insect, and I think l will
take that nest along for a souvenir, They
say they are a sure cure for quinsy."
ado you know a hornet from a wasp p
81 should remark!"
"Well, when you get through with that
nest l want you to tell me whether it was
occupied by hornets or wasps, Gentle
men, look out for yourselves"
He started for the woods and we fol
lowed, and when we reached asafe distance
and looked back, the man with the iron
Jaw was just cuttin off the limb which
held the nest. He held it up and called
to US to come and see it, but this call was
followed by ayeIl which would have done
credit to u Comanche warrior with q
double Adams apple in his throat. The
big yell was followed by a series of boots,
whoops, EXPLANATIONS and calculations.
and these were accompanied by gym
nastics of an intricate character. He
jumped, lodged, twisted, and %cavorted
and finally started down the track on g
gallop. Seventy minutes later, and just
as the train whistled, he came out of the
woods dead lame, one eye shut, his nose
as big as his fist, and head bare.
Hornets or wasps2' queried the
planter.
"Hornets, by thunderI" groaned the
victim as he hurried to get his valise.
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PHYs1c IN THE oLDEN TIME.
Boiled Snake and Powdered Human
Skull Prescribed for a Lot of Dis
eases-A Toothache Remedy
th.E - C&;u Good

that is Still Good.
A few days ago, Mark Twain unearthed
a lot of medical receipts and got a good
deal of fun out of them. But Mark ought
to come to Charlotte, where people have
the grip occasionally and while unwilling
prisoners at home, search through old
libraries in quest of literary antiquities to
aid them in passing the tedious indoor
hours. Mr.. Thomas W. Andrews, while
held in durance vile last week, took stock
of the family library, and resurrected a
treasure in the shape of an antiquated
treatise on medical practice in the olden
days. The book is called a course of
Chemistry" containing g an easy Method
of preparing those Chymical Medicins
which are used in Physick."- 1t is by
Nicholas LemerY, M. D., and was pub
lished in London, in 1893. They had
heroic remedies in those days for the
author himself admits that some of the
medicines "smell very bad and are hard
to take" The remedy recommended for
epilepsy is the "skul and brain of man"
The author says: "Altho' the brain of
man is very full of a vicious phlegm, yet
it contains most subtle spirits which are
continually ~sublimated from the body,
therefore we may be convinced that from
it, several good and useful remedies may
be drawn. The head which ought to be
used in medicine, should be taken from
the body of a strong, healthful young
man, newly dead of a violent death, and
which has lot been inferred, that all its
active principles may be preserved. The
human skull, dried, rasped and powdered,
is thought very good for epilepsy" Full
particulars are given as to how the skull
is to be reduced to powder.
The boss remedy recommended for
malignant fevers, agues, apoplexy, palsy,
hysterical maladies, mad dog and snake
bites, is a "distillstion of vipers." It
says: "Take twelve dozen of vipers,
dried in the shade; put them into an
earthen retort." A phlematic water will
come out drop by drop, then spirits will
come forth, and at last a black oil. "This,"
the author says, sis n of the best med
icines we have in physick."
Arsenic and internal stone are pre-
scribed for corns. Brandy and water of
honey made hair grow on bald pates in
those days. Powder of vipers was the
medicine used for the insane. A man
with the "hiccough," was given "antie-
~pileptick elixir and extract panchyma-
gogum." Tobacco and brandy were
given for the toothache, and the man
with unclean blood was dosed on esprit
of humane head and strawberry and rasp-
berry waters. = Charlotte NeWS.
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LETTER TO

Gentlemen of Congriss, hit ma be you
all haint hearn what is goin' on down
here.
So I will tell you as a friend what I
have hearn from the best I can hear and
see.
Thar is sumthin hangin' v e you boys,
I don't know what it is, but CESS you all
all do. 1t is called a revolution" an
tina say you all have done hearn sum of
its reports, by way of what the folks
wants you all to do for 'em.
You see us folks down here CANT git
coffy to keep the head axe offe en- us once
a week morn.
Tha tell me hit is all caused by sumthin'
called trusts, an we CANT git sugar a huff
to greese a cats beard, an we CANT hardly
git ground a huff to turn a steer team all
bought up by these here way off folks.
You see.
An we all CANT git money enuf to pay
all is gittin' along up thar.
We all has to go to the railroad men
you see an tina tell US that you all is up
thar clost, an could do sumthin' ag'inst
all SIGH, an 1 bleve hit would be a good
thing for you all to pay some heed to hit,
for'if you all don't y next summer when
the time comes for you all to come round
so glad to see US all, an tellin' what you
all have done, you all will find that we
have forgot you all an gone to work, an
fxt it by ourselves.
That would be an easy time for you all
though. You see you could set down and
fold vOur hands: nOthin' more to do.
Don't you see.-Pke.
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A SITE u WEST

"You say you are from Dakota?" he
queried Of the man in the ulster.
eyes, sir; righ5 from Dakota"
"Plenty of good openings out there p
"Lots Of EN-"
"Man could do well chi"
He could"
Country growing all the time, I sup
pose? {"
"Growing all the time"
"You-you have done well?"
Every well, indeed. I went out there
three years ago without a dollar and had
to go to the poor house."
"You did. And now"
"Tm superintendent of the same insti-
tuition at $500 a year and found. If
you've got about a thousand dollars and
lots of git up to you, there's an opening
for a poor house in the next county which
you can step right into, and I'll guarantee
every inhabitant will be with you before
Springfield York Sun.
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THE NATIONAL ECONOMIST


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md much information as to what these
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It will contain A Manual of Parliamentary
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These tables and figures give the other
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Any person sending us two cash sub
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HOW TIE DEACON cor EvEN.

It was Elder Buzzell who called on a
worthy deacon to open a meeting with
prayer, and was surprised when the good
man began his petition with oh, thou
great insignificant Godl"
"Omnipotent, brother; you mean ON
nipotent God" whispered the Mortified
supplicant. Whats that you say?',
The precher repeated the correction,
~whereupon the deacon continued his
prayer to a great length, and concluded
as follows:
"Finally, Lord, bless our dedicated
parson. Stuff him with religion as well
as with words break him Of the habit of
fault-fndin, if possible, and at the 'leventh
hour gather him with the saints in thy
kingdom.
Elder Buzzell, who was fond of telling
the story, always ended by declaring that
it was his first and last attempt at cor
recting the speech of his brethren.-Leo0-
iSton Journal.
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8dEtry.
SOMEWHERE.
BIZ C. =. B.

BIZ C. T.. B.
What though rain-drops are falling 50 fast,
Somewhere the sun will be shining;
Somewhere the myrtle and tvy-vtne
SWeetly together are tW1ning.
What though the dead leaves drift round our feet
Somewhere the roses are blooming;
The silver brooks down tn mountain-sidc
With musical rhythm are flowing.
What though the forest is silent AID lone,
Somewhere the wild birds are singing,
Down through the depths of the everglades
The sweetest echoes are ringing.
What thoug! our bosoms culver with grler,
Hearts oYerfOWing with gladness,
Somewhere earth's children are happy and gay,
Somewhere is mirth and gladness.
LowlYw we bend over the still forms we To- I'D,
Striving to hush our wild weeping;
Somewhere safe from trial and pain
The angels our treasures are keeping.
What though the night Of death is before us,
Deep'ning, darkening ever;
Somewhere over the mountains OF peace.
Dawneth the morning forever.
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IN MEMORIAM.

On February 18th, 1890, the angel of
Powell, nee Edwards, near Dutchville, N.
c., and at the early age of nineteen called
her to her heavenly home. Early did the
Master test her in the fiery ctucible of
suffering, and now she is at rest in the
arms of her Saviour whom she so faithfully
trusted.
Her sun went down in the morning,
While all was fair and bright,
But twas not an eclipse Of darkness,
That hid her from our sight.
For the valley Of death was brighter
Than the hills of life she trOd,
And the peace that fell on her spirit
Was the calm, deep peace of God.
Her sun went down in the morning,
While all was fair and bright,
But it shines to-day on the PARKWAY hills,
In the land that knows no night"
Our tender sympathy is with the young
aud devoted husband, the loving father,
mother, sister and brothers, and the church
and the Alliance to which she belonged.
The only consolation is the meeting bye
and bye.
AS a tribute of respect to her whom we
believe to be chanting songs which rever-
berate through the arches of glory and
whose absence we so keenly and sensibly
feel, we order this recorded in our minute
book, and a copy of the same sent to TIT
PROGRESSIVE FARMER for publication.
Rev. A. WATKINS,
MARY E Vices,
M. KATE SIMPSON,
Committee.
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M1HLSTONES.
Rowan County Grit

The unsigned has bought the Rowan
County Milestone Quarry Of E. E. Phillips,
deceased, and will continue to supply the
public demand for Millstones from thus
celebrated grit. Millstones and all kndE
of Granite work delivered on board carr
at Salisbury, N. O., at the lowest possible
price. Address,
J. 7. WYATT,
Lock box l4O, Salisbury, N. @
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Attention. A11ianceI

The RO0TeStOe Age, q fOrtyeight column, eight
page paper devoted to the promotion Of the FaHmm
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Alliance Of South Alabama. Subscription price one
copy to The Alliance Publishing Co, GeOrgiana, ID
III. Stewsrt and I'd. Williams, Home Editors and
Bueinees ManAkerlE mr26A
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Tea leaves are good to scatter over
carpets before sweeping, not only to
freshen the c~olors, but also to prevent the
dust arising.
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100 to 800 Acres
Fine Tobacco Land ts Sale il Lots u SuEI

Also from two to six horse farm of good to
bacco and cotton land for rent or lease.
Apply to A. b. DEANS,
och Wilson, n. O.
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1Atsssk Ot sssh ig lie Essnssa
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A system tending to the Improvement Of TIN
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prise.
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and farmers generally all over the South
6d County Formers AHidHce.
"Ne farmer should be without it."-CI. Hrw
a. FOTneV.
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Silver or postal note. Liberal discount to The
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Address, j. R. ]
j8281m CataWba, N g.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-07-03
CHATTER VII.
IN WHICH PRESIDENT BARBIcANE SAYS NO
MORE THAN SUITS HIS PURPOSE.

=, WINCH PRESIDENT BARBIcANE SAYS NO
MORE THAN SUITS HIS PURPOSE.
On the 22d of December the subscrib-
ers to Barbicane & Co. we're summoned
to a general meeting Il is hardly nee
essary to saw that the headquarters Of
the gun club we're selected as the place
of the meeting. In reality the whole
block would not have been sufficient TO
give room to the large crowd of sabscrib-
ers who assembled on that day Bat a
meeting in the fresh air on one OF the
public squares Of Baltimore was not
very agreeable such cold weather
Usually the large hall Of the gun club
was decorated with models q all kinds
lent BIZ members Of the club. It was a
real museum Of artillery. Even tho
furniture, chairs and tables, sofas and
divans, recalled by their strange shapes
those murdcroas engines which lad
sent st0 better world many brave peo-
pie whose greatest wish Was to Dire Of Old
age.
On this neesinr-day Az These things
were taken down and out Ihis@aa not
meetina far ire purpose 81 a4r mt
CONNIE n peaceful meeting over
which InpeY Barbicane was going .
preside. All room possible had been
made for the subscribers Who arrived
from ali parts Of ne United States. In
the hail s. Won as III tho adjoining
rooms the crowds were pushing and
pressing eacn other without needing
the innamerahle people Who we're stand
ing on the adjoining streets. TIE mem-
bers Of The gun olRb, a FIRST ubscrl5erI
70 the affair. had places reserved for
them very near the dr-k Among them
could be ad colonel Bloomsbury,
more hapry shan eyer. Tom Hunter,
with his wooden -eEs and the Jolly
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-07-03

bllsby Very snug IN comfortable
armchair was Mrs Eyange,iua Scorbitt,
who shoald really have had place on
the right hand Of the president as She
was IN reality the owner ST the Arctic
region. Several other ladies' were in
the crowd. They could readily be seen
by their large and much-Gocorated hats
in many different colors. The large
crowd on the outside tried 70
push into the hall, and one might easily
have thought that all the people pres
ent were not merely helpmates Of the
members Of the gun club, but rather
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-07-03
You viii succeed, my dear, said She,

You will succeed, my dear, said she,
at the moment of separation.
And, above all, do not make mis-
take" added President Barbicane
"A mistake He?" exclaimed Mrs
Scorbitt -y
NO more than God has made a mis-
take in putting together this world, "
modestly answered the secretary. Then,
after shaking hands an around and after
several more signs and wishes of sue
cess and suggestions not to make too
severe work of it, the calculator was
left alone. The door of the Ballistic
cottage was closed and Fire-Fire had or
ders to admit none, noteven if the Pres
ident Of the United States should ask
admission. gesa. ..ss@4
During his first two days of seclusion
]. D. Maston thought and thought with
out even touching the piece OF chalk,
upon the problem which he had taken
on himself. He consulted certain books
relative to the elements, the earth
its size, its thickness, its volume, its
form, its rotation upon its axis-all ele.
ments which he had to use as the basis
of his calculations.
The principles Of these element:
which he used, and which we put before
the reader, were as follows:
Form Of the earth: An ellipsis Of
revolution the longest radius Of which
is 6, 977, 1913 meters; the shortest, 6,356,
0sO meters. The circumference of tbs
earth at the equator, 40, 900 kilometers
Surface of the earth. approximate esti
mate, $4,000, 600 Of square kilometers
Bulk of the earth, about 1000 millard
of cubic kilometers; that is, cube hav
ing a meter in length, height and thick
ness. Density of the earth, about fv,
times that of the water. Time of tn,
earth on the orbit around the sun, So
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-07-03
CRY GUIDE.


L.NcAsrEELoDsEA 2. GAN. meet lrst 4nd
third Saturday in each msLth a ?. n n ihelr
HaHin the showaltef ouildine.
GRANT CHAPTER. RoYAL ARCH NAsoSs.. Reg,
nlsr coqvocat{on second aud fourth Inesaay OF
eafh mont al 5. p. m. IN their hai y lAs
Shawalter llldins.
srAR Of tbs West Encampment No; u meet .s5
the Isl and Sd Mondays in each month, al -
b. n. in ODD Fellows Han.
NIssIss1PPI VALLEY LoDGEl.o OF. Meets
,ryWednesday at 7:;op. m. n oad FeAe"s
al Maple street.
tampofI.O. o. F. meets fst and Sd Monday
in each month. AZ 100 y. m. ID Oau Fel4o"s
Hall, Maple street, -.ao
Hofnung Lodge, meets every Friday at
m in odd Fellows Hal, Maple street
p,,r,,rv4.onarA.o- Nv. Meet first and
bird Mondays Of each month IN baxter :
Block, a. 1870 P. N.
SYLVAN CAMp. NJ. W. or A. Meets 1st and Sd
Fridavs Of each month in Bakers BLOCK az
730, p NJ,
Tow cox Posr. No. 1872 G. A R. Meets eft e every
second and fourth Saturday nights Of eacn month
in Bakers Block.
CRY LIBRARY. Court House. Open wednes-
lay afternoon and SaturdaVafternoon ana even
ing.
Hrrr,s OPERA House. Corner Madison and
Cherry streets.
CRY corxcrL. Meets tst Tuesday in each
Month in ne City Clerks ONCE over o'@'S
Bank.
HUNAE SOCIETY. Meets 1st and 81 Tues.
days in each month N Dr.. j Reeds once al
130 p IN.
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days, o hours, 9 minutes, 10 seconds.
81 centimemes. This gives the globe a
speed of 80, AGO miles travelled over by
the rotation of the earth upon its axis
For point of its surface situated at
the equator, 463 meters per second.
These were the principal measures
of space, time, bulk, etc, which Mr.
Maston used in his calculations
1t was the 5th of October, about FIVE
o'clock in the afternoon, it is important
to mention, when this remarkable work
was begun, when J. T. Matson began to
work upon it. He began his calculation
with diagram representing the circum-
ference of the earth around one OF it's
grand circles, say the equator The
blackboard was there, in a corner of his
study, upon a polished oak easel, with
good light shining on it, coming from
one Of the windows near by Small
pieces of chalk were on the board at
tached to the stand. The sponre was
near the hand d the calculator His
right hand, e. rather his ri~a5 COOS.
vas al rea~y for tie pl-olag 81 figures
which he was going TO use, Standing
up Mr.. Maston made large round cir
Gle, which represented the world TIE
equator he marked by straight line
Then in the right corner Of the black
board he began 10 put the figures which
represented the circumference of the
earth:
10000. coo.
This done, he began figuring on his
problem. He was so much occupied ~
it that he had not observed the weather
without. For an hour storm had
raved through tie country whieh at
fected all living beings. It was a
terrific storm, the rain was falling a
torrents, every thing seemed turned lp-
side down III nature. Two or three
times lightning had Illuminated tie
scene around him. But the ma.he-
matician, more and more absorbed ia
his work, saw and heard nothing. sud
dsnly an electric bolt. attracted By the
lightning outside parkled in his room
and this disturbed the calculator
Well" SAID Mr. Maston. IF unweI-
come visitors ean not get i'm by the deer
they come hy telephone 4 nice iHFea-
ton for people VINO wish to he lott
alone. ! VIII 90 TO work and cat III
the electric wire. 50 ! wiI NOT be dis
tarbed again while nay figuring lasts
With this he sent = ne telephone ar4
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-07-03

Agent-R. BUGGINs, Mt Ida, Grant Co,
wis. Notary Public and Conveyancer. Collec-
lions a specially.
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TENSIONS!

. Having na3 i've years experience as an
Examiner II The pension Office al Asnlrg
ton. lam prepared TO prosecute CLAIMS
FOR PENSION. OF any Business before Z he
Depart meIts. with disp .ch. Gov Zee
when successful
FLETCHER :. KIDD,
1a 3r4 81 y Is vl-l.r-sa, 2. G
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ROCKVILLE.

Auc+ioneer-I. A. DRuEx Licensed Auction
acr yeiII r0nducU sales in any part Of the coun-
~ Terms reasonable. Address. j A. Druen
s5-Iys Rockville Wis.
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Church Directory.

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. Corner Madison
ana Cherry streets. 5 5. Gfnneh pastor. oet-
vices at ID 80 a. m. and 1870 p. m "a Ooaln
,obool al l2m. Prayer meeting Wednesday ~
20 p m.