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FApS N FANclES.

Row after row OF narrow velvet ribbon inyisi-
bly, stitched along the hem Of the skirt il the
a%dornment OF many imported dresses.
The high shoulder . Ia militaire IL universal
ard the FURNISHED epaulet 10 the means to that
md. Not q few fashionabls girls wear the real
National emblem, begFed or pilfered from q
guurdsnan. and with the bodice . Ia Russo q
button with tho American bird In relief secures
the garment. - l,-N
The most precious q mt In fashions
tres sss. diamonds excepted. Ii blonde tortoise
shell. There are pins and dangers. but neither
compare with the htEh blonde shell comb. which
is becoming to most faces and admits OF most
piquant and Spanish effects. One can literally
throw the hair sbout aud Ground II, and with q
mere wisp of blonde. brown or black rinRlsis and
a circiet Of fowsni . charming couture Is OBJ
tained.
Entire nous. the garter OF our grandmother has
boon doomed. II you wan: to know the iwagger
mode OF keeping up your stocking. here II 10.
Loop the hosiery with ave or Ex ribbon straps.
through which run q silk cable cord that can be
hooked ut the wAIst Or supported suspendor
fashion from the shoulder, You may have a las
feeling or q sensation OF mild obliquity. but the
knowledge that you are abreast OF the times Ia a
wonderful balance.
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ming around two sides Of II, and ~ one end .
pictnreeuue open fireplace, with an eiaD-
oiately sculrtuted maniel over IL; the sun
winch stTeEmed through the eastern win
dows falling on tie tender sreep Of 4 minis
ture conservatory which occupied tue cen
tire III seemed an ideal place ia which 70
lounge away a lazy Summers day, 90. remote
did II seem from the w~orknday world. At a
~roll.top desk, whose businessiike aspect
somehow seemed TO jar OIL the reet Of the
EsireJ yonng man busiiy opening The last OF
q pile OF letters which lay before him.
The fair.hAired young man rose az the
other entered the room and, with . curt but
kindly 'Good-morning, Tate, occupiedt The
vacated scat. 'Good.mornina, Mr.. Edi-
son," answered the young man ,ns he drew
mp another chair alongside the desk, for the
wOrld-famed inventor whom the new.
papers used to. term the wizard oi
Monlo Park" The room In which he sat
was the library Of his marvellous private
aboratory. and the. Young man was his
secretary AID confidential man OF AFFAIRS.
For the next hour Edison IL engaged III run
bic SecretSry, commenting with q touch Of
hnmor and an occasional frank explosion Of
tenpor on the remarkl. suRgestionS anu
views OF his correspondents. and o,llinlng
and full Of figures. AZ the care may be-to
such as require attention.
1ni' WORK Is,v. ove The With ibr.r a 1 meeti6 81
short, eighty built, bearded mar oil
middle-age who il his right hand in the
practical work Of the laboratory. Accom-
panied by him, Edison hniries up q Hteer
stairway with the sprirGy step OF o lnh 81
twenty, md RAISES into one after anotl CT
Of the large, airy rooms which open OH Ia q
central corridor running down the second
story vi tie tnildinR. III each of them ie
finds already busily at work the youug and
old men lint principally the iorncr) whit
comprise hia hssirtBnts, and each group Ol
whDu ig devoted to some SPECIAL branch wi
research or IN bent OF solving some particular
scientific or mechanical problem offered tC
them for .~olutiOn by their chief.
Edison ftops IN the hransn bnr ssm
of pencil al arrangement Of cugt
aud wheels which has occurred to hin
IL the night and which lie wants
s1t ont with all the minuteness OF the
mechanical ~dranRhtsman preparatory to it,
being sent 10 tie machine shop. there to M.
suIl 9 concrete form and to be offered for &C.
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THAT NAN PLATr,

Every day PLATT becomes n more ill.,
.tolerable burden. Tho delay at Albany
may mean more than delay NJ Washington,
II the Worlds Fair survives enough to
get to Washington. The more the public
chafes YER this delay the more indisnan!
Il becomes that the small PLATr should lie
the cause of this obstruction. Hope is
not wholly abandoned yet, hut there is
growing sense that the Owcgo politician.
by his boss " act, has put II spoke in the
wheel. and that New York will no have
the Fair.
II Is not q comfortable feeling to know
that q community like that of tins city can
desire q thing so heartily as they do the
Worlds Fair. and that the arrogant con
peit Of one little man can thwart them SO
utterly. Thesooner q troublesome fellow
Ike that is put down and out the better.
Mr.. PLATr Is q nuisance.
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further carried out by the appearance OF =
towering circular smoke shaft rising from
one corner, but which seemed In some OF its
features too INTELLECTUALLY ornate 10 be
devoted TO the utilitariGn purposes alone.
Towards this building he direotsdhis steps.
letting himself in with a pAss-ksy 81 . care
fully closed doorway under an arch which
led into an Open courtyard and giving :
CHEEKY "6OOd-moming, boysI" 10 some
lOoIe-blouIed WOrkmen whom he passed he
fore he entered the red brick building.
When this Was done he found himself in an
room with = high ceiling. which
seemed to occupy the middle portion OF the
main structure. II was hlled with high
wooden racks or shelves on which we're piled
= heterogeneous collection Of objects com
prisipg PARTS OF machinery, iron pipes. rolls
OF sheet metal. bales Of cloth. blocks Of
wood. bundles Of Thalsbons and % forth.
AZ one end an opening into = room beyond
gave glimpse Of WhiTrinE wheels and pom
dsrouSly moving eTsnkS which bespoke the
presence Of gigantic and tntEiGAts mAehiA-
cry. At the other end near which
the man in gray had entGred. : large
doorway opened upon . room OF Al
most startlingE opposite character. lie
BY lofty aTched windows. lined With WslL
hled bookcases; the polished Moor stEeNn
with Persian and Turkish ruRs. cosy hooks
All around n, formed b. the t~attinE-out
bookcases . gallery Sith carved treat tun.
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,.hsoh, thn ,.a ~ n ,aapaI phear,a mr. rvnpIl
,.auh,,.tI, - 80 a., Az, ,,oa van .
.nLt,,'an. ,u..sa, .,..r.rh ~ ,oi,
Sas,h. ,;i,aS - 80 h,as
1870 -. 49,, - 40, 81
s"r.~,aa - mor. .bIa - ,hai,
".nsaiors ~, asn.a;no.. .nd
Nv, IT, 80 rns a,a.nNsh,.an
snasima ,ha H.. M"or,h 80, aansr'
-. h..,.s,n ~,
1T ,.ioh 80, ,ha rn,i In.
-. 49, .L..a5 -. Iii ra.Lnoss .nJ
.nan.n 49, ~ 49, ,asoi,,o go yrh;,h
SsSn"N .o,S 80
49, 80" 80
- .
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w. ~ - - Iii
.,n.u u' =, Lnsun;., Ill - -,
n.,nn n. -
~ go. s' ~, - l;..Si". ~. -.
-. a. ,Hnn $3.50 - go
.n1 ,l,a ",ou."Siv ar,ui,n an,omau.a =,
~ -" 800 IL
nh.Sam - .ih,.n. - - ~
49, III, So 80 ~.
nai,ov 49, rn, ar nj 20 nstsrraI ALL
san"I 80 Az m,.,e IL. -
III "a" - :. saa.,'.n.,. ,.no,"am
~. 80, - L. - -. ~.
rS."au, - - - ,s,.i, III. wa,,S
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Y GRANTS MOTIVE.

The appointing of Mr.. CRAIN, a young
and untried man. as city Chamberlain,
was . holder move than Mayor GRANT is
wont to make. and it is not unreasonable
20 think that there is something behind
II. Mr.. CRoKKR has said that the CITY
Chamberlainship was useless and ough'
10 be abolished. and perhaps the Mayor
has plaeed his Secretary there with the
understanding that he make no fight
should Tammany Hall get the Legis-
lAturs to do away with the Office.
This might not be bad politics fol
TAmmAny. and it certainly would be 4
good thing for New York.
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Hardly any accidents are more dreadful
than those which occur In collleriss. It
Il hard enough for the poor miners to go
down into the dark. cold earth and delve
In its black veins. They love the bright
sunshine and pure air. But the worst of
their lot il the dreadful possibility o! fire
or 3 eaye-in. To die like rats in a hole.
the flames roasting their unfortunate
bodies Is = ghastly fate. Yet 1t ison,y too
common. A mine in England. which was
oonAideFed model for ventilation.
h@just had an explosion, and one hundred
and fifty miners peEished.
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new branch Of industry has been in
Augurated in this city which may be de-
yelopsd so a. TO admit a touch of romance
In its methods. Two men tried to hold
nD = carriage in Twenty-foarth street.
They had sAndbags, and evidently meant
business. but the eoachman was a live
fellow and managed 20 get away with his
earriage before the gentleman within was
robbed To feel when driving home
from the theatre or opera that festive ioo.-
pads may seek the pleasure OF a personal
Interview with you on the way home lends
. little excitement 70 the prosaie ride.
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WEALTH In A CAT'S-EYE.
Fortune that a Cinealese Miner Dug
Out of the Ground.


Out of the Ground.
A correspondent of . Ceylon paper
writes; 4" was talking to q well-known
gemmer who halls from the other side OF
Gale. and he says that he has seen the
largest est's-eye, the finding OF which was
recently recorded. It is the finest stone
he has ever eel he says. and he doubts
il a better one has been discovered any
where.
''It weighs six pounds and six rupees.
and Is about the size of q pound
weight. The finder, he gave me TO under
stand. Is q Mo0rman, who for O very long
time found his digging very Improbable,
but at length his perseverance was re-
wRrded by the find of a cat's-eye which
realized over Fl. 900 sterling.
Shortly after this lie came on another.
which brought him in over 80, 600. and
then he listed mp the gigantic stone about
which SO much talk has been made.
He has been offered El9, 900 ior il by
a synnlcate Of Moormen. but be de :lines
to part with 1t nj that figure, saving that
il he liked he could cut il up into about
forty small pieces and sell each piece for
81, eco. A little time ago he found q
larger cat's-eye than this one. but the ray
was no. good, SO that it is nothing like SO
V~aluRble,n
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TO SIXTY THOUSAND.
Mss JaTeCki Still in the Van Of th.
Lady Teachers.
Two Weeks OF the Contest Remain
TO Close Feb. ri.

Only two weeks remain OF The EvEN-
mo WoRLD's Lady Teachers Contest,
and all who have not vet voted for their
~favorite candidates are urged to do so as
soon a. possible.
Miss Jarecki still leads with 3d. 5s ;
Mira. Burns is second, with As, 52s Miss
Liebnan third, with 1858; Miss Mayer
fourth, with Al, 61S Miss Cafferata fifth,
with 40, $40. and Miss Eagan sixth, with
5.O26.
Any lady teacher in New York, New
jersey and Connecticut. can be a candi-
date in Tue EVENING WORLDS contest.
The teacher receiving the largest number
of votes will he presented with an elegant
gold watch. purchased from Edwin A.
ThrHll, OF . Maiden lane. MIR. 1hrRll
thus describes the prize:
The watch ~ one OF the finest OF move
ments. II is tull-iewelled. with .rubies,
lever escapcment and nickel finish. The
very heavy.
They are made from nugget or antique
gold, with twelve ~rigeon-blood rubies,
twelve fine sapphires. aud twelve fine dia-
The price will be $500.
The watch Is now on exhibition in the
show window of the well. known jewelry
firm Of c. G. Adams 4 Co., 474 Fulton
street, Brooklyn.
In all cases. where possible, indicate
the number Of the school, as we'll as city,
with which h candidate il connected.
All votes must he on the ballot printed
below. Cut out the blank. properly fill
put and sign 1t, and send 1t to The EVEN
mo WORLD.
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aRnreqations OF homesteadS more or less or
nate is LEV ellyn Pabk. a tract of greenaward.
inter,perf ed with oEsen Anre cottages and
divided MP by carefully travelled roadwnys
and footpnthF. which occupies one Of the
spurs Of the Orange Mountains. On the
front porch OF one Of the lsrEest and most
Englth-lookinR Of these ideal country
homes u man Of middle Y was standing
about D o'clock on a bright funshiny morn
Ing In the early part oil Int sun mtr.
His ttocky, Hquafe-shouldefed figure.
with it's noticeable inclir alton to am
plitude OF Rirth. was clad In . care
lessly donnei Euit OF thin gray
cloth. the coay-httiuR coat being Of the
cut SArtorially termed 4 sack" The head
which Surmounted these clothes and to
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MR., N. WATT.
44s west 4sth st.. New York.


"Ths dull and ntnost constant headaches IN my
forehead and sometimes in the back part Of my
head made me feel miserable the most part Of the
time.
"A backing cough got hold Of me; Il vould bs
especially bad st night, and I would wake up q
night with spells Of hard coughing and choking.
MY sleep gave me no rest on the CONTRARY, I
seemed the worss Tor II. for I felt more wsary and
tired In the morning than when l went to bed
cravsd food Of all kinda. but almost anything I
stonsch, thcis would be Z feeling Of nsusss an.
SOMETHING'S positive pain.
"For thrsp or four years I ate nothing but Indian
corn meal brspd; anything olse would seem 10 give
IN naafndry became impaired. 10 that I dared
not vast II for anything. Ny eyes became weak.
aud When ! would have the dizzy spells that I have
described they would somstimes DO followed By
faintipg spells and palpitation OF the heart.
my nervous system was so badly affected I
could hardly write my, name. My hearing was AZ
fected. and NJ times there WAS q buEsinG noise In
my ears that sounded As IL a swarm Of bees had set
tied sboat ry head.
,Thrse year. aso, after I had tried everything
that was recommended, I went to Europe and re-
rs ever. and two months ago. after giving up al
hope, ] began reading the. numerous Statements Of
people cured by Drs. Copeland and Blair, and finally
yerihsd one OF two Of them. then called on the
'TRelr charKea were so low as to seem TO me not
enough to cover the cost OF the medicine alone. I
began to sleep well almost from the start, and To-
day 1 am not troubled in the least. I have no
ringing In my oars. my hearing 10 restorsd. my
nerveusness all zone. the headaches too. and In fact
l helisye ! am all right. and perfectly. willing 70
youched for By both myself ard wife. who u ever
loyed a. my recovery"
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A Great Power.

ThS busy mArchAnt oft recalls
fhs time when he wore oVsrAlls.
az s4aSSs: a sSss sS: IN sA ds ssy
81; tss Z : SSssiaS. i ssS &, isl5 aainl..
IhS sought fSE lawyer brings to mlnd
time Shan ~ bot rarely dtned.
The doeteE Fscelissts the year
When nsk cue pStisns did appear.
The banker wsdinS deep in eaah
RemsmbsEs when he lived on hash.
The 1Wfgl PoWsE 20 sAvsTdSinS.
-CietAEy aAd E1EhisksS.
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ALL CLIPPED In.
Generous Frontlersmen Combined to
Aid in Spreading the Gospel.

~
Aid in Spreading the Gospel.
Ri. Rev. Or. Ethelbert Talbot, mis-
Sionsry bishop Of Wyoming aud Idaho,
says the Baltimore American, delivered
an address at 81. Peters Episcopal Church
on Needs Of the Church in the West"
He talked in q free and easy Western.
but digaihed way, giving interesting ac-
counts Of his work among the miners.
sAlOon-saeperS and hard cases Of that far
western land.
He tod how n generous-hearted saloon
keeper loaned him a buckIng pony IN
ride, and rounded up the hRbitues OF
his saloon. who were all followers OF
lngeTsOli, bringing them to hear him
preach. This saloon-keepeT SAnR with a
bird. like voice, and played h Urgan for
the bishop. aud with tears in his eyes
told him when he was ready to build q
church 70 let him know. and he would
make all the boys chip in and help to
bald IL. which he did, and is active in
the new congregation.
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could not c~ountenanes such betrayal Of
his countenancs. Mrs. MAcEAY should
telegraph her Fluctuations to Mayor
HkYxEs. Sue destroyed the portrait Of
her which MrfssoSKR painted, threw 1t
right into the Gre.
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Courtship as PraOtsed in Boston.

Deep in Der syss Of bOnnis blue l saw ths love
"swsst less.#f SOruy asked. "vin yOu b
She raisedhsE he E1dsssstAsd : uiEh. her syss
yith tsafsssts NSk
n
The psldSn blusAsd sAa Ashsd sAd tEsmblsd 70
The Pomslt L0ysI aIsthOasysdkiss hsdpEssssd
And @lasisdviikn De so hat thE1IlsA AsE sans
She ( ~ H'sa ii. s.,s. sSula CIV.
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Among the Pintes the mothsr.in-law lie
an agreeable feature Of domestic life.
The reason may be that she is not allowed
to be idle enough TO hear what her
daughter has to say about her hubby
The lord of the house piles wood on their
backs and they tote Il TO town and sell II.
This kind OF n mother.i law Is not, OF
course. what we are accustomed to in the
The evening world., 1890-02-07

The Presidents course in regard 20
SALToNsTALL, the Boston Collector, Is q
proof OF what sort Of man BENJAMIN
H,Rn1soN is. and Il isn't the sort that IL
entitled 10 high respect. There is nc
Civil Service Reform IN this sort Of thing,
that is certain.
The evening world., 1890-02-07
A LIGHTWEIGHT FAMILY.

Father Mother and Son Combined
Weigh Less than 400 Pounds.
somseodY tells the Indianapolis Nsss
that there is a family st LiEton, Ind, Mr..
Z. A. Leok, his wife and son. three in
number, III perfectly formed and in per
feet health. Nhose combined weight Is bRl
1893 pounds.
lie combioed weight Of Mr.. Locks
tAthsf and mother y $40 pounds. while
j. II. Kendall and wife. parents of Mrs.
Lsok. weigh S0I,
They are not dsiornsd in any Say. bgt
simply smAll.
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Z Mayor HATSEs. OF Newark. wreaked
bs disgust on bis own eTayon portrait by
eEitieizing 1t severely with his foot. He
Kicked it % pisess The Mayor felt that
4 did him an injustice. in the way in
unish HI features we're presented, aud be
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sinners. He is . Mills OF the gods, and srinds
slow.
Kaiopof, a Russian, has been plotting against
pliuce Ferdinand. He will have to gallon on
pretty quick.
Robert Buchanan has written q new play. He
works u great deal AZ his play. aud yet his play 10
not a great work.
The Los Angeles folk wAnted to hear Patti.
Their hearts went pity patty until they we're
asked to plank down els, 900, when they didn't
pity Patti any more.
English professional beauties are in . nurry
because viotoriA's two daughters have had their
photographs taken for commercial purposes.
Thoy are imperial photos.
..
An Iowa doctor killed . butcher for not trust
ing him. This IL one Of the worst vsys vet to
organize . Trust.
The negro Moore WI be no Moore tomorrow.
Ho will be hanged.
A Judge out west decided that corn was fuel.
Perhaps this II because It IL Q little heating In Q
liquid form.
Eathsr than marry tho wrong man. . susque.
HANNA girl suioided. How strict the divorce laws
must be out there.
Money for the arch Ia not tsIes for the simple.
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From Different Perspsotivss.

f%FS@ Hs LaeFeHes AAeVcaAt
Florence docking At some bOnnsts N ~
piltner's NlhdOWEo Jsn', AREAS VA
Jennie cooking. across the ytEsst-Yf
mdsfd kepseillg Ne , HA 0s ~
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FINDING NATURES SECRETS.
4 Day in the Life Of Edison, the
Wizard OF MenlO Park.
George Parsons Lathrop Describes
the Occupations Of the
Great Inventor.


NE Of the prettiest Of
New York suburban
towns IL Orange, or
''the Or
anRes, as the inhab-
itants delight 10 call
II, a up a. IL is OF
o than one foliage
EN- b little
group Of picturesque
residences. and orc Of
the prettiest OF these
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A Natural Feeling.

BroWn-Are you sorry you stols thoss
minee pies z
Llils JOhnnis-NO, dad. Sorry l -
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Never Noticed 1t.

IFrO4a he saA FFaheiSes HosLl
"Dnesn't Ii smbArrass you to be kissed By
your husband before q car full OF psoplsi"
"Embsrrass me ?" replied the lady. Hbe
vas Starting on on a tourney, as she Sestsd
herself in q seat and looked at the qne5,,
tioner, DID John kiss me when he sAid
EoOd-byI ] declare / didn't notice IL u
my hat on straight, Laura n
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Not Wanted.

lFrsa AasF~rs EassE.l
did abe give yOu AhythiRET"
..lep; good advice. Have soma ="
"Ohs Keep u Yourself beg 81 yea"
The evening world., 1890-02-07

Any reader or THE EVENING WORLD maj
totr once 0Hig.
The pote must BE- upon The ballot printed On
TIE EVENING WORLD.
Onlv tpofnen ioho are dctirelv engaged In
teaching may be roted FOR.
The roter should Oipr the .g4R name o. me
teacher fOtPd FOR. the school, In tohfch she u
engaged and as location.
The candidate must Be notc engaged IN
teachfHO sometoheTs IA the State or Neu York.
NptV Jersey o. CoDnecttc'tL she nlap oe
rnodced IN Gnv school. There Is NJ ~restrfc-
tiOn as 10 grade.
Enre,opes containing ballots must oe dd-
dressed 10 Wdtch Contest EdHor z
WORLD.
Eollo.;n, 10 tha vota NJ each candidate
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.naas1assEsGa..FEssss -. So Ss.D "a : :s.TsAs ssa'':s
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sPoTLeTs

An Evangelist named Mills IL onvsrting Jersey
sinners. He Is . Mills OF the gods, and srinds
slow.
The evening world., 1890-02-07

robert Buchanan has written q new PlAy. He
works a great deal AZ his play, aud yet his play Ia
not a great work.
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she-And you've been to Italy, too, I
suppose
He-Oh, yes.
She-And Rome.
He-YeH.
she-And Venice, OF course?
He-Hather.
she-Did you see the Lion of St. Mark
He-Hesi saw him fed.
Beginning at the Bottom.
IRON JEdgsl
Young Man-You advertise for = live
young man to help edit your paper.
Editor-Yes, sir; but you'll have TO begin
At the bottom and work yonr way up.
Young Man-Al right, just let me know
what you want a leading editorial written
on To-day aud Ill 90 TO work at once.
The Reason.
from hs EpOeh.l
That isn't a Skye terrier, il it,"
'No-KAnsas."
Born IN Kansas :"
Then why Kansas -
"Whiskers grow like Senator IngallSA"
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Halopof, a Russian, has been plotting against
rIiuce Ferdinand. He will have to GALLON on
pretty quick.
The evening world., 1890-02-07

n MAJ A6F Hr bEseddFFEEx t IL kFHHE L sE RSgSSEEPs sFs
nEn AMP REsLOREs MkNTAL1ND BoDiT
AND CoRREsPoaDMGIY kioHI in PoCKEf
E96 bgEkSs hSofD ~ DRUadEsiEss
~ WIIhESSAaE.f2bIPEtsgE
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ADDING TEST TO TEST.
he Had Tried ~EverythinE, Had Rvsn
Been Go Rurepe to Recover His
Health, has Fsuud ne Relief

begsn to be troubled with my head and throat, the
slightest exposure would give me = frssh cold.
And what then and ever since seemed peculiar
about my case. I would have dizzy spells Will.
steop'nz over. and when I would get up sudd,niy
spots would swim before my eyes"
The speaker was Mr.. N. watt, whom the writer
found 1t hts home. 443 West 4sth st.. New York.
THE least bit OF e~Sertion would put me ali out
Of breath I would have q tired. lansuid fssiins.
and many a time | would be too weak to walk
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Beginning at the Bottom.
IFFom yudJs
THERE ARE MANY NILLIONAIREs

kkEP MANY &oTaJERs WHO ARE Mog, WHY
ssb s6sI EsFaBS LLAsiiIk pETIEHHhAYyN4It 9k
BkAIRs, MENTAL AND BODiLY YfGoG
Mlfa .NERNQgs
ELRRPLissSEss Tkb' &hEk 6oA.
NERVOUS
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-08-14
JOHN BROWNS BODY,

A sudden curiosity appears to have
sprung up during the hot season about
the history of the song, "John Browns
body lies a-moldering in the grave"
Whether the curiosity arises from a de-
sire to know whether the body is in a
cooler place than any on earth or an hon
est desire to know the origin Of the song
is not known. But in response to four
queries received in three days, and from
different inquirers, this information is
given:
The words were written and the air
also by Charles Hall of Charl estown,
Mass, whose father was a well known
dyer in Boston. When he wrote it, is
not given in any of the books to which
access has been had. Probably soon
after John Browns execution at Har.
per's Ferry. In the Pail Mall Gazette OF
October IA, 1865, is this paragraph:
THE street boys of London have deci ded
in favor of John Browns Body against
My Maryland and THE Bonnie Blue
Flag"
The line, "We'll hang JEFF Davis on {
sour apple tree" is not in the origin 4
song.--Chicdgo Tribune.