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The Most Wonderful Invention.
[From the St. Louis Bulletin.l

DIR. A. OWENS ELECTRICAL BELTS
ST. LOUIS, Mo, February %, 1SS7.-Dr. A.
Owen is the most successful inventor ana
manufacturer in the country of Electrical
Appliances for the cure Of acute, chronic and
nervous diseases. They have received the
unqualified Endorsement of physicians OF
high standing, as well as thousands OF
sufferers who have been cured by them.
The following Endorsement, for instance, IS
absolutely convincing, and the writer IS
Professor of the Theory and Practice OF
Medicine in the American Medical College
at st. Louis, Clinical Lecturer at the City
Hospital. st. Louis; Editor of the American
Medical Journal; Author OF Electricity IN
Medicine and Surgery" and Author OF 'Di-
rect Medication. '-Therapeutics.
ST LOUIS, No. June 10, 1851 take
pleasure in stating that / have examined
and tested DIR. Owens Electro Galyanlc
Belt and Appliance, and do not hesitate 70
say that il is the most practical ana eff1clen'
of all the Galyanic Belts have used IN
my practice. II is very useful device, and
whenever electric belts or shields can be OF
any benefit, this will more than take the
place of any thing of the kind have ever
seen. GEORGE c. PITzER, NJ d.
The Belts have a reversible current ano
can be regulated TO any desired power, and
the current is under the control of the pa
tent The Belt viii completely cure nervous
and general debility, mmbago, paralysis;
neuralgia, rheumatism, kidney and spinal
diseases, indigestion, -yspepsla~ eryslpela
catarrh, blood poisoning, asthma and al
female diseases. These Appliances, in
dorsed las the best madel by all dealers in
electrical and surgical instruments, may oe
obtained from them or from Dr. owen infn,
self. Parties living outside the city should
address DIR. Owen for illustrated circulars
testimonial circulars, price-l lists, etc. which
viii give them every possible information
Another wonderful invention OF DR.. owen
is his Electrical Insoles. Their use VIII
cure all diseases due to cold feet Ladies
Belts are made a little different from the
Gents Belt The prices asked for all these
Appliances are very low. Try them OF
fees: 8O6 n. Broadway, St Louis, No.; 50
Broadway, n. Y
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POINTS ABOUT PHOTOGRAPHS.

PRoMPTNEss is of the greatest impor-
lance to enable the artist to do justice
to his patrons
MAKE your appointment, and select
style and size of picture, get your ideas
about toilet, etc.
IL your complexion is very light, you
should wear lighter colored clothing,
and vice versa.
ALL colors pertaining to blue, purple,
lavender, plum, magenta and pink pho
tograph very light.
The hair low upon the forehead makes
y broad face look broader; so arrange
1t high for broad face and low for a
long face.
ALWAYS feel well and pleasant and
take plenty of time photographers
are not machines, but artists") for
sittings, and you are sure to get good
picture.
GENTLEMEN should never oil or wet
the hair, and should have good fitting
drapery; and ladies should always have
the hair loose, dry and full and arranged
to suit style of face.
CLAREr, garnet, green, light bis
marck and stone color all take still
darker, and are excellent colors to pho
tograph. Wine color, metternich green,
orange, golden brown, dark bismarck
and snuff brown take very dark. Silks
and satins take lighter than wooden
goods. or goods without luster.
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INDUSTRIAL INTELLIGENCE.

NATURAL GAS is now used in 104 steel
works in this country, but the supply
shows signs of failing and companies
are thinking of returning to the old
fuel
THE engineering industries of Great
Britain are in such a fourishing con-
dition as to cause a scarcity of men, the
unions being unable to satisfy the re-
yuirements Of employers.
IT is found in South Carolina, as it
has so often been found in other States,
that the chief opposition to the bill be-
fore the Legislature for reducing the
hours of child labor in the cotton-mills
,omes not from the employers, but from
the parents.
LONDON INDUSTRIES in its annual re-
view for 1889 says: at is to the Amer
leans that we owe almost all the most
recent developments in the steam-en-
zine. Novel boilers, valve-gears and
Trainings are all OF American origin"
IT is estimated by correspondent in
the Chicago Tribune that at least go
per cent. of the multitude of type
writer's in the city are women, as are 25
per cent. of the type-setters, so per
sent. of the telegraph operators and
about 10 per cent. of the employees in
iry-goods stores.
A NEW white pitch for ship-builders
has been introduced, which, it is
claimed, supersedes the present Ia
borious, expensive and inefficient meth
cd of white deck seams by working
putty into the seams with knife. The
popularity Of the white pitch is that it
Is the only material hitherto introduced
Of a white color that can be run into
deck seams in hot state like ordinary
pitch.
THE mining industry continues to be
one of the most important sources Of
prosperity in the State of Colorado, the
estimated production of gold, Silver,
lead and copper during the year 1889 ag-
yregating about S30,OO0,OOO in value.
Leadville is still the largest producer,
the output of that district being valued
at s18, 600, 900, while the moro recently
developed Aspen district comes next,
the production being valued at 50, 900, OoO
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COLUMBUS, LETTERS.
The True Spanish Edition Discovered .
Few Months Ago.


Few Months Ago.
Until 1852 it was unknown that the
Spanish text of Columbus letter had
ever been printed, all the old editions
of the 'Epistola Christopher Colon
cui etas nostra multum debet" having
been published from a Latin transla-
tion of the original made in April, l4yS.
In 1852 there was added, by bequest, to
the Ambrosia library in Milan small
4to of four leaves, which contained the
lost Spanish text, printed probably in
1898 or 1894, no date or place being
given. Not, however, till 1868 was the
discovery made known, and from that
time till short while ago the Ambrosian
small 4to. has enjoyed the reputation OF
being unique. 1t could not be shown to
have been printed in Spain, for, al
though it had undoubtedly been given
to the press by a Spanish editor, the
compositor's work was plainly not that
of Spaniard. Moreover, the small Alto.
pamphlet size seemed to bring it into
nearer relation with the small Alto.
translations which appeared in 1893
1495. all outside of Spain-in Italy.
France and Germany.
At last, few months ago, the true
Spanish edition was discovered in Spain.
1t is large pamphlet of two leaves of
four pages, in quadrate small folio
shape. The text is plainly that from
which the Ambrosian small quarto was
printed, but there are here and there
in the folio tokens certain of Catalan
workshop such as magestat VENT, qualls,
temporals, which the Spanish editor OF
the small 4to corrected (magestad.
venid, quales, temporales), and are thus
enabled to conclude that the folio was
printed in Barcelona, where the court
was residing when Columbus sent his
letter from Palos on the 18th or 10th of
March, 1893. lie waited for permission
to follow it before he quilted Palos, and
it was probably about the 10th of April
when he reached Barcelona. To that
date or to some time before the close of
the month we may assign the printing
of the folio. The Latin translation,
which has so often been printed, was
finished on the 2sth of April, and car
ried abroad for publication; and it may
be supposed that the Ambrosian reprint
belongs to the same period-that is, to
some time in the month of May or June.
A Partisan dealer was the first pur-
chaser of the unique Barcelona origi-
nal. which is now in the possession of .
bookseller in London.-London Letter.
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WHERE The KISSES GROW.

They leap from the soul % a baby
And then all over If spread
From the white and pink of its toe tips,
To the halo OF gold round its head;
Prom the depths Of its dainty dimples.
From the rOscate. Iaughter-turn lips.
Prom the smooth. shapely neck and shoulders
To the tapering finger tips
They're hidden within every heartfelt
And cuddIed down close to the core,
And, tho they are evermore gathered
Stin find there thousand fold more.
And each one seems softer and sweeter
Than the treasure found Just before
Tth wonder II ever the sweetest
Il taken from baby's vast store.
So daily search for and seize them.
And hourly pluck a new prize
Sometimes from the vhitest Of forehead
Sometimes from the brightest Of eyes,
And vhisper-Oi angeI-kissed baby.
Do you feel-can you ever quite know
OF the wonderful worth Of these kisses
That ever continue 10 growf
OF the gearisome woes that they softcnf
OF the bcart-cares they curtain from sight,
That their magic scars out through the sun
shine,
And on ;hrO' the knells Of the night.
I hold that Ee're higher and better
For every fresh kiss that We take,
For every flnd love token given
When given for sacred loves sake:
For, II puri Us planted in earthdom.
Then surely il springs from the soul
OF that beautiful augel-lise being
AS its life page begins TO unrolL
So TIL gather them early aud often.
From the bright curly head 10 the toe,
can't rob the wee tot % its treasures
For stin they'll continue TO grow;
And m after years therel CLEAN mem'ry
mat backward forever will TOW.
To that bOunie-eyed babe Of the bygone,
Whose kisses no lOngcl may grow.
Detroit Free Press.
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she'll make good home for you, and
she needs home herself
The deacon was completely withered.
and Miss Keziah continues: .'If you'll
step around little livelier. deacon, and
pick up the stones on your lot and put
them into good fences, and NOW down
those pesky weeds, there's no earthly
reason why your farm shouldn't look as
well as mine IL I've said any thing to
hurt your feelings, deacon, hope you'll
overlook it. Why, you are all tangled
up in that yarn; I'll untangle it,"
The delay of unwinding the yarn from
the deacon's feet gave Miss Keziah
chance for further remark: zone word
more, deacon; have you heard about the
Western lands?"
The deacon wished he was anywhere
out of the range of those merciless
black eyes.
"I-think I've heern tell suthin' about
EN-" he replied, meekly.
II thought so! / thought sol" ex-
claimed Miss Keziah. savagely. well,
deacon. those lands rightfully belong
to my niece Mary; only hold them as
her guardian"
| The deacon began TO look upon MS re-
| lection as blessing in disguise, for,
without the Western lands, Miss Kezi-
| abs attractions seemed tame, compared
with those of mild, blue-eyed, buxom
widow Hill. II can trust We never TO
mention this" he asked, timidly.
II sh all not mention it. Now follow
my advice. deacon; make sure of Betsy
Hill before another week goes by. You
have my good wishes. See to this at
once"
Thank ye, thank We; don't mind IL
dew"
The good woman followed her crest
fallen visitor to the door. AS sudden
gust of cold night air put out the light
she said: THE air is swapping tonight;
have a frost, eh, deacon?"
And the discomfitted deacon felt that
he had been nipped by something sharp
er than frost.-Li ppincott's Magazine.
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"HEARD THE NEWs-EH, DEACON"
added. giving the lines a sudden twist
as Mary Jane show an inclination to stop
before BetSey Hills house; we've other
fish to fry now, old girl"
When he reached home he drove the
mare under the hOrse-shed and tied her
there, instead of embarrassing her as
usual. Then he entered the house, and
hastily swallowing the scanty supper
which the hired woman PLACED before
him. dOnnej his best clothes and drove
OF again at a -apid pace
Law sakes alive exclaimed the
woman, anna Eed- The deacOn's got
suthin' on his mind. sure, It's the first
time / ever knew him 10 dis remember TO
ask blessing"
Ever since the death of his wife
Deacon Pinch had looked on Miss
Kezish as her probable successor For
wears ne had gazed with covetOus eyes
on the fine Mead farm. with its sub
stantial buildings. but he never could
screw his courage up 70 the point OF
facing the swapping black eyes Of its
owner OF late he had been seen sever
al times knocking at the door OF Mrs
Betsey Hills little brown house and the
worthy milliner was overjoyed at the
opening OF the brilliant prospect before
her. But the news Of the sudden rise
Al Western lands esnsad Mrs HUI
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but IL one moves over the othor
obliquely with draw or saving motion,
their efficiency is greatly increased.
The tool manufacturers of past years
were aware of this difference, and they
employed complex construction like
that represented in Fig. /. The draw.
cut" was effected by the movable CEN
ter so that when the handles were
pressed together the connecting rod
draws the nearer blade downwards, and
increasing the cutting power several
fold over the simple shears. For prun-
ing or cutting CRAFTS above the reach of
the operator, it is still common in some
places to attach to a pole the shears
represented by Fig. 2, which are worked
by cord attached to the nearer curved
blade; but as the cut is only that of a
a pair of scissors, it can be used only on
small twigs. The cut shows where the
pivot is on which the nearer blade of
these shears moves, being the cen
ter of the dotted line. In Fig. 3, with a
slight alteration, the pivot is placed on
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with her small possessions, to sink into
insignificance by the side of the rich
woman with her well-tilled acres, her
overlooking barns and her prospective
thousands of dollars
The idea of failure Ia his matrimoni-
al venture never for an instant entered
the Deacon's head. ''The way afore
we is as plain and straight as a pipe
stem, Solomon Pinch" he murmured.
as he walked away toward Miss Keziah's
| side door. Women is most alike
eager and willing to embrace matri-
monial opportunities. They'll snap at
an offer like a hungry trout at worm.
She has got the money. and / hev got
the prominence and influence That's
pint not to be overlooked, and
J deacOns isn't to be had every day. Put
her money and my influence together,
, and / rather guess well stand about
on top of the heap in New Bethany"
Miss Keziah was sitting by the table
knitting, as usual. She had just begun
to narrow for the toe of the stocking
when a step sounded on the walk. She
threw down the stocking and opened
the door, and, holding the lamp high
above her head, her eyes rested on the
amazing spectacle Of the deacon in all
the Sunday magnitieence of white shirt
and shiny black broadcloth. well.
never" she CALCULATED, and then, feel
| ing that her reception had been hardly
hospitable, she lowered the lamp and
said, kindly; Come in, deacon, come
IN"
THANK We, thank ye; l don't mind if
l dew"
Take seat. deacon"
Thank We, don't mind il I dew"
The deacon surveyed the attractive
room, which, with its CHEEKY fire and
comfortable cushioned chairs, seemed
a veritable paradise in comparison with
his untidy. ill-kept home. He placed
his hat on the floor beside his chair,
/ displaying his scanty gray locks. in
geniously plastered over the top of his
head, so as TO cover as much of the
bald surface as possible. There was
long pause.
ANY thing going on, deacon?" asked
Miss Keziah, resuming her knitting.
She was greatly puzzled TO account for
those sunday clothes
''Nothin' within the range of my OBJ
Il
on now till lection time; things'll be
pretty lively then"
want 70 buy any hay this year?"
| chirped Miss Keziah. mine is extra
good this season; my hired man says
it's the best harvest yield in town."
Il rather guess I'll hev' enough to
carry me thrO' the winter. If don't !
/ shall know where to come for hay as is
hay. / declare your farm does beat
all! / feel kind o. rugged like when
| think the best farm in town is man
aged by a woman"
Miss Keziah smiled graciously. and
the deacon drew his chair 4 little nearer
his hostess LIT must be a great load
for We to carry alone. Such large
farm is = tremendous responsibility for
/ a lone woman"
''Oh, l don't mind it. 1t keeps me
proper busy"
The deacon hitched his chair along a
/ few inches further. "Ye'd ought to
| hev' brother or cousin, or some rela-
/ tive like, to share the burden with ye."
! 'My shoulders are plenty strong" re-
I piled Miss KeZiah, good-naturedly.
/ I'm glad TO show folks that there are
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A SAD STORY.
The Decay of Agriculture In the state of
Vermont.

The Decay OF Agriculture In the state OF
Vermont
rather sad story is told by Mr.. VAL
entine, a Vermont official, about the
desertion of that beautiful State by its
former inhabitants. Standing with
other officials on a hill in Bennington
County, and looking over the valley
of the West river, tributary of the
Connecticut, they counted fifteen con-
tiguous farms, of perhaps hundred
acres each, all fenced. and NTH dwell
ing houses and barns in at least tolera-
BILE condition, without single inhab-
liant Beyond, toward the Connecticut,
but hidden by the maple groves in the
valley, were, as they knew, fifteen more,
also deserted, yet all well situated and
still showing signs of their former fer
tility. Statistics show that similar
condition prevails all over the State.
In Windham County alone are more
than forty thousand acres OF land, once
cultivated, but now deserted. and in the
whole State the number of abandoned
farms, complete with houses, fences,
barns and outbuildings must be several
thousand.
Yet Vermont is one of the pleasantest,
healthiest, most fertile, and most civil
lied States in the Union. In it's river
valleys is no malaria, while its hills are
covered to the summit with vegetation.
The reckless agriculture which has
made portions of the South nearly bar
rem has never been favored in Vermont,
where a century or more of stock farm
ing has rather enriched than exhausted
the soil; yet the people who once found
happy homes there have crowded into
the towns, or have left the State alto
gether. In thirty years, from 1850 te
1880, the increase of population in Yer
mont was five per cent, while the popu-
lation of the whole country more thar
doubled, and that of the adjoining State
of Massachusetts increased by nearly
eighty per cent. Not pretending to any
ideas on political economy, we will moi
try to account for this strange condition
of things, but it is certainly curious
that region so favored in climate and
position should be retrograding so rap
idly.-American Architect.
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WHY MEN MARRY.
Different Causes That Conspire 20 Bring
About Matrimony.

About Matrimony.
A true man wants a wife to cherish
and love all the days of his life, but the
true men who marry wives for those
reasons are few and far between. The
reasons for marrying are many and di'
verse. woman is a good cook and
the man who marries her feels sure he
will always have a good table, and that
he will never be ashamed to bring a
friend home to dinner or supper with
him.
Some men marry their wives because
they are fine-looking and stylish, and
will make a good appearance in society
or preside nicely at their table.
Others are tired of boarding. and long
for home. and. knowing that house
keeper and hired girl are expensive
luxuries, they marry woman who II
thoroughly domestic, regardless of every
thing else.
Old men marry young wives to take
care of them in their old age, sni often
pay dear for their folly.
Some marry wives for their fine
voices. because they are ra7sionstely
fond of music, others marry girls who
are fine dancers, and still sthers are
careful to find out that the girls are fine
seamstresses that they marry, so that
they will be able t. do their own sew
ing-for sewing in this day and age is
an expensive luxury il you hire it
done. Farmers Voice.
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THE DEACON'S WOOING
Sis Quest After Western Land on
the Rse.

showed any signs of life and energy.
The rest of the week it drOwsed and
lsnguished after the fashion of small
country towns remote from railway and
manufacturing centers.
whoa, Mary Janer' said the deacon.
with unnecessary emphasis, throwing
the reins on the mares broad back and
springing to the ground.
But the Respondent Mary Jane had al
ready ceased her shamming from sheer
force of habit Ten years service with
the deacon had made her perfectly famil-
lar with the accustomed round of stop
ping-places. Wednesday night it was
prayer meeting; Sunday, the church
service. and Saturday night invariably
che postOflice, and, as late variation,
an after pause at the house of Mrs.
Betsey Hill. the milliner, who. for a
quarter of century, had supplied the
women OF New Bethany with headgear
fearfully and wonderfully made
The moment the deacon stepped inside
the Office he knew, from the unusual
buzz of conversation, that something
extraordinary had happened
"Heard the news-eh. deacOn?" asked
one OF the village loungerS-
The deacon looked up. inquiringly.
Miss Keziah's had an amazin' streak
of luck"
Its been nOthin' but an amazin'
streak OF luck ever since she was born, "
returned the deacon eff ownin' the best
farm in town and havin' money at inter
est isn't luck. I'D like to know what is. 4"
YES; but this is something out OF
common You used to know her broth
or, who died years ago and left his only
child fer Miss Keziah to bring L %
WAL. when the old man Mead died.
Miss KeZiah took the farm as her share
of the property. and her brother. bein'
Of rovin' turn of mind, took the few
thousand OF personal property as his'n,
and invested 'em in Western lands
which turned out to be worthless. and ne
lost every cent he put in. Folks al
ways blamed him for bein' so foolish
and h7sty, and they say grief and mOrti-
fication like hasten his death. Wa'al.
il turns out they have put a railroad
square through the land. and it's sent
real estate way MP. nobody knows
where. Miss Keziah's been offered
nigh on to S.. 900 for the lands, and they
say she will get ever so much more if
she only holds on"
"You don't mean ito"
Il dew; it's as trew as Scripture"
shell hold out never fear" said the
deacon; land hold il TO be our bOunden
duty, as neighbOIs, 20 advise her to that
end
Instead of lingering. as usual, for the
village gOssip-fOr New Bethany post.
Office on Saturday night answered the
purpose of a weekly paper-the deacon
seemed to be in hurry to get home.
II was the night of the choir rehear-
sal. and in driving by the church he
saw Mary Mead. Miss Keziah's niece,
going up the steps He suddenly
whipped up his sleepy old mare and
drove home at a break-neck rate of
speed
'NOw's your time, solomon Pinch, he
muttered TO himself Its mebbe a
long while afOre ye'll have such good
chance ag'in. She'll be sure to be alone
for a couple of hours or sO-hi. old
lady. no stOppin' here tonight" he