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, 1891-04-23

Going up town in a Sixth avenue IL"
train the other evening l sat next to an
elderly gentleman who appeared to be an
object OF considerable interest to another
elderly party on the opposite side of the
car.
Suddenly the latter arose, and confront
Ing the former remarked, Your names
Smith, isn't itl"
Yes" was the reply, 1T. c. Smith, but
who are your" And then the following
conversation ensued:
well, well, / thought I knew you. Say,
were you not a clerk in the board of edu-
cation some t~hirty-fve years agof"
why, yes, p
81 think Peter B.. Sweeny was assistant
district attorney at the time-a bright
young fellow he WIS, too. We three used
to travel together at that time. You don't
know me them"
mo" after some elaboration. u can't
say that l do"
DO you remember a chap they used to
call old Beam"
The effect was electrical.
why, goodness gracious me, Is 1t pos.
siblei Bean, old C. @. BEAM Why, you old
rascal, where have you been all these forty
years."
l was much amused at the reminiscences
that were interchanged between these old
cronies during the rest Of the trip. One
had gone west and become a congressman
and had reared "a whole family of girls
pretty as pictures, too" The other had
been all over the world, was a happy grand
father and had finally settled down to the
practice Of law in this city.
Both were apparently way up in the
seventies" fine, vigorous specimens Of
manhood too, and as they got Off at the
same station and went down the steps arm
in arm together the lapse Of years was en-.
tirely forgotten III the renewal of their old
time friendship.-New York Herald.
, 1891-04-23

An interesting incident in the life Of
the late Mr.. ~Bradlaugh, NJ. P, has es-
capped notice in the many biographical
sketches. At n time when Mr.. Brad
laugh was most in need of money he
narrowly escaped coming in for a wind
fall Of over 10000. a Ba~rnstaple gentle
man named Tuberville-R brother Of
Mr.. r. ID. B~lackmore, the famous author
of Lorna Doone'-had such an admira-
ton for the junior member for North
amptOn that, after a very short acquaint-
ance, he executed II will in his favor.
Mr.. Tuberville died shortly afterward
at Yeovil under circumstances which
necessitated an inquest, and it then
TRANSFERRED that another will in favor of
II young lady had been made. The latter
will was disputed, and, eventually, as
the result Of a compromise, Mr.. Brad
laugh obtained G. OOO.-Londou Tit Bits.
, 1891-04-23

One day on a railroad car a lady al
lowed her little boy, who could barely
speak distinctly, to play about the car;
and bye and bye, to the horror Of all of
us, she discovered him c~omplacently
sitting outside ON the steps. She brought
him in, and although the punishment
inflicted was mild his little heart seemed
to be completely broken. When, pres
emily, the train stopped at a station.
great choking sobs could be heard dis
tinctly all over tho car. and suddenly
we were all convulsed by a grieving, re-
proachful and utterly desolate little
voice e~xclaiming, Say, mamma, when
a-nRughty old-trainman leaves-a
door wide open, how can-a baby help
going outy'-west Shore.
, 1891-04-23

Said Osteologist Lucas; ITO properly
prepare the skeleton OF a snake is one Of
she most difficult pieces of work in my line
of business. Serpents OF all sorts come to
the Smithsonian in two shapes. The small
er ones are usually in alcohol, while the
big fellows are apt to be simply dried and
poisoned by soaking in an arsenical solu-
ton. In the preparation of a specimen
very sharp and delicate scissors are en-
ployed, with torceps TO supplement them,
the flesh being carefully removed as far as
It is practicable with these instruments.
Then recourse must be had to scraping OF
the bones until they are perfectly clean.
Sometimes the skeleton is soaked in an
acid preparation for the purpose, but this
destroys the ligaments, and it is not easy
TO put ell the parts together again rightly.
In the preparation of delicate skeletons
the great thing is Observation-Disclosures
Letter
, 1891-04-23

He walked down to the end of the pier
where the stevedores were working and
looked sadly at the water.
How deep is it herey' he asked one OF
the men.
Il dunno"
DO you think it's deep enough to drown
a mann"
II Resso."
We'll, any place is good enough for me" "
he said despairlngly, AS he began to strip
of his coat and vest.
Are yez goin' ter jump" asked one of
the stevedores.
Yes, I'm tired of life"
"Thot coa-at an wescott will fit my
Danny"
ut will, hey' Well, your Danny can
have it If some one doesn't come along
and jerk me out Of the water"
Jerk ye out, is itf Shure, an there's
no danger of that. The last felley that
went over there wuz a gurrul, and she
wuz bit in two PAGES with wan bite oy a
big shark SO quick that she never let a
squeak out of her"
The young man who wanted to die
walked to the edge Of the dock and looked
earnestly at the water. Then he put on
his coat and vest and walked away.
"Et had kept me mouth shut I'd had a
foine coat an westott fur Danny. It's me
mouth that's always gettin' me into
thrubble. Civ us a hand wild de bale,
Motke. New York Evening Sun.
, 1891-04-23
POINTS ON CARDS.
showinE the Value OF Strong Plain Suit.
Against TrumPs-

showInE the Value OF Strong Plain suits
Against TrumPs
The remarks in parentheses show the In
ferences made by A as the game progresses,
from the face Of the cards. In order to
study h game better h cards should be
laid on the table face up. The hands are
as follows. B and d playing against A and
c. Seven of spades turned up by B:
A, q, KIN and 8 of clubs, k, KIN, O.. s and
8 Of diamonds and 10, Z n 5 of hearts.
Blk, q, Z, 4 and 2 of spades, 10 and 8 Of
clubs, KIN, 10, Z. 9 and 5 Of diamonds and 3
of hearts.
CA, 10, 5 ant 8 of spades, 7 and . of
clubs, 2 OF diamonds, and k, 9, 6, 9, 4 and 2
OF hearts.
D-Kn, 9, 8 o of spades. k, 8, 5, 4 and
. of clubs, a and 4 of diamonds, and a and
q OF hearts.
First Round-C6 hearts Cnis fourth best;
may nave 4, 8 and 2 UNDER, D q hearts (has
q only, q and k, or q and a, or is signal
ing), A 5 hearts. B KIN hearts (has KIN only,
or is signRling).
Second Round-D a hearts the only one
he has); plays it ever at the risk OF estab-
lish>ng C's suit, because he thinks that B
is signaling. his high lead of KIN indicat-
ing this. OF course B may have KIN only,
but d thinks be has more, as he himself is
so SHORTY; A z hearts, B 8 hearts completes
his signal, and D is right in his i~nference);
hearts chad 8 originally; has the 4 and
probably three others).
Third Round-D 8 spades probably leads
from 4 or more), A 3 diamonds (my strong
est suit OF my opponents lead of trumps),
b q spades (may have k or a or both), G a
spades.
Fourth Round-C . diamonds docs not
dare lead from his heart suit for fear 1t
will be trumped by d, so leads my suit);
d 4 diamonds, A KIN diamonds, B 8 dia-
monds (hasn't the az.
Fifth Round-A q diamonds Shows my
partner that 1 held five originality, B Q
diamonds, G 3 spades knows that D must
nave the A., ID a diamonds fatal mistake
on DIS part. He should have played the a,
second hand, on the first round, because
his first object should nave been to get out
the trumps).
Sixth Round-C I clubs Che doesn't dare
play hearts or trumps, as they would be
trumped by d. He knows that D must be
strong in clubs, so he leads through it. He
is also pretty sure that l am strong in
clubs, as l am weak in hearts and spades);
D 8 clubs, A KIN clubs (hnesse). B Q clubs
Chen the k probably lays in DIS hand).
Seventh Round-A a clubs q am leading
up to "A strong suit, but there is nothing
else TO do. l know that D will trump dia,
monds and hearts, and there is a chance
that @ has no more clubs), b 10 clubs "a
has no more clubs, as 10 is the lowest he
has, and all the cards higher are elsewhers),
c 9 Tub probably has no more clubs, as
he must have -four hearts and probably two
spades), D 4 clubs.
Eighth Round-A 8 clubs, B. diamonds,
G 8 spades, d 5 clubs.
Ninth Round-C k hearts, D s spades, A
10 hearts, B 10 diamonds.
Tenth Round-D 9 spades, A q clubs, B
X spades, @ 10 spades.
The student can finish for himself. This
hand is interesting because 1t shows how
strong plain suits can be made to tell
against trumps. Tom MASON.
, 1891-04-23

A gentleman accompanying two ladies
entered one Of the fashionable restaurants
near Madison square one evening recently
and were ushered to a table. Are you the
man to serve mef" he said to the waiter
who came to take his order. Yes, sir"
was the reply, whereupon a five dollar bill
changed hands. The luncheon was admir-
ably served, the glow OF satisfaction never
leaving the walters face. Yet most walters
will tell you that 1t Is not the occasional
large fee from "a stranger which pays him
so well as the steady ten or fifteen cent tip
from the daily patron OF his table. That
becomes an actual income.-New York
Times
, 1891-04-23

When sudden fainting spells come
upon a lady, you may always suspect
some uterine disturbances or trouble, or
some great disorder in the circulation and
nerve centers- A remedy that has al
ways proved successfulin warding off and
removing the tendency to a recurrence of
fainting spells-that removes the cause
OF them, corrects the circulation of blood,
and gives to the system hat even rum
ming nervous energy so essential, is DR..
Pierce's Fayorite Prescription.
The Prescription n is guaranteed to
give satisfaction In every case, or
refunded. Nothing else does as much.
You only pay for the good you get.
Can you ask more2
As a regulator and promoter of func-
honal action, at the critical period of
change from girlhood to womanhood,
"Favorite Prescription is a perfectly
safe remedial agent and can produce
only good results. 1t is equally efica-
cious and valuable in its effects when
taken for those disorders and derange-
ments incident to that later and most
critical period, known as 1.-THE change
of Life"
, 1891-04-23

AT n social gathering Il few evenings
ago, the conversation turning upon luck,
a gentleman remarked: IAN this talk
about thirteen being an uulucky mum
Der is sheer nonsense. What, for in
stance, is luckier than holding thirteen
trumps at whist p
''Humphf' replied another gentleman.
Il held a thirteen trump hand once and
didn't make more than one trick with
itT'
How could that be?T
We'll, you see, my partner was some
what hot tempered, and when trumped
his ace he jumped up and threw me out
Of the room."-Boston Globe.
, 1891-04-23
sAck FROM Town.
Old friends allus is the best

Old friends allus is the best.
Halcst Ike and heGrtiest;
knowed US first, and don't allow
We're 50 blame much better now!
They was stAndin' at the bars
When we grabbed ~the hvyUred kyArs~
And lit out fer town, TO make
Mouey-and that old mistake!
We thought thcn the world we went
Into beat The Settlement"
And the friend- at we'd make there
Would beat any anywhere,
And they do-fer that's there biz
They beat all The friends they is
'Gept the rAal old friends like Won
AT staid home, like I'd ort to!
wy, Of all the good things yit
| amt shet Of. is 20 quit
Bushes, and git back 10 sheer
These old comforts waitin' here
These old friends: and these old hands
AT a Teller understands;
These old winter nights, and old
Young folks chased in out the cOldl
Sing Hard Times II come agIn
No More!' aud neighbors all jine iul
Here's a Teller come from town
Wants hat air old fiddle Town
From the chimbleyi Git the floor
Cleared fer one Cowtillion m0re!-
It's poke the kitchen fire, says he,
And shake a friendly leg with mel
james WhitnOmb Riley In Century
, 1891-04-23

In America icehouses have been known
for at least 200 years. They were at
first very primitive affairs, being moth
ing o than deep cellars, the flooring
made Of boards or stone, upon which
was placed a layer Of straw or sawdust
The sides were lined with boards set
about a foot from the wall, and this
space was filed in with sawdust, tanbark
or straw. A rough, matched roof com
pleted the structure, which was then
filed with ice. between the layers of
which tRnbark OF sawdust was strowed.
Detroit Free Press.
, 1891-04-23

An eminently practical German scientist
Is said to have applied a mild current OF
electricity to a swarm of bees, quickly
causing them to fall to the ground in a
stupehed condition. The bees could be
safely handled while in this condition, and
II the electrical current were not too
strong no injury was done to them.
, 1891-04-23
ARE YOU CONC EAnrf

II so you will ask for tickets via
WABASH LINE.
WHY2 Because in the fret place it is
to many Of the principal cities of the Eas,
the
SHORT LINE, and because on all
trains there are, free to all, new and ele-
giant
RECLINING CHAIRS and, from
points in the Rocky Mountain region, on
all through trains,
THROUGH PULLMANS, and, to cap
the climax Of luxury, all trains are fed on
DINING CARS.
c. NJ. HAMPsoN,
Commercial Agent, Denver, Col.
1927 Seventeenth Street.
, 1891-04-23
TWENTY DOLLAR GOLD PIECES,

Mrs, John Curtis of Peoria, Ill, writes:
Used one box of Usage Pills previous to
my second confinement; they worked like
a charm. Would pay 500 for a box
rather than do without them, as they
have proved a Godsend to me-" Write
Usage Medicine company, Wichita, Kss. +,
sor particulars, and their book to wives
mailed free. Sold by druggists. Sold by
w. n. Hunt, Cheyenne.
, 1891-04-23

The transition from long, lingering and
painful sickness to robust health marks
an epoch in the life of the individual.
Such a remarkable event is treasured in
the memory and the agency whereby the
good health has been attained is CRATE.
fully blessed. Hence it is that so much
is heard in praise of Electric Bitters. So
many feel they owe their restoration to
health TO the use OF the Great Alternative
and Tonic. II you are troubled with any
disease OF kidneys, liver or stomach. OF
long or short standing, you will surely lind
relief by use Of Electric Bitters. Sold at
SOC and 81 per bottle at B. B. David
drug store,
, 1891-04-23
VUWLHefcIaI agent, d
1927 Seventeenth Street.

Passengers destined to the prominent
cities east Of the Mississippi river should
patronize the Chicago, Union Pacific &
Northwestern line. Magnificent Pullman
and Wagner sleeping cars. elegant Pull
mar and Northwestern dining cars. free
reclining chair cars, handsome day
coaches and comfortable Pullman coIonist
sleepers.
, 1891-04-23

1t is said that not many years ago in the
Temple was a sun dial with the motto,
BE gone about your business" and that
this unusual inscription arose from the
builders man" calling 10 receive orders
about 1t when the bencher in charge was
so busy that he did not listen, but said,
BE gone about your business" which the
man took as his answer and forthwith en-.
graved-SaturdRy Review.
, 1891-04-23
ANOTHER DAY.

The night Is past, the dark, dark night
Since l laid me, weary, down;
The day was long. my burden not Light,
30 1 longed for the rest OF the silent night
To settle upon the town.
Now the fret and toll aud troubls are gonS
With the sting OF each fancied smart;
Ny eyes look out on the beautiful day,
And my feet are eager to try the way,
While a song Is within my heart
Each morning sun makes new again
The earth, In some mystic way;
And in such freshness hope is rfel
y glad, sweet morn o hope. o nfel
1 begin anew today.
Emma f Valentine in Good Housekeeping
, 1891-04-23

An English manufacturer has made a
comparison of the relative cost of gas and
electric lights, and linds, by comparing the
actual working expenses of the two
methods over several years time, that the
electric light has the advantage. everything
considered, by more han n hundred per
cent.-New York Telegram.
, 1891-04-23

For year, the editor Of the Burlington
Junction MOI Posi- has been subject 10
cramp collie, or fits of indigestion, which
Frustrated him for several hours and un
lifted him for business for two or three
days. For the past year he has been us
ing Chamberlain Collie, Cholera and
DiarrhGa Remedy whenever o casion re-
quired, and it has invariably. given him
prompt relief. 25 and SO cent bottles for
sale by A. 4. Loedel.
, 1891-04-23

For a number Of years l have been
subject to violent attacks Of ~infammatory
rheumatism, which generally lasted about
two months. On the irst Of this month
severely for two days, when | procured a
bottle OF ChAmberlain's Pain Balm,
and it relieved me almost instantly.
therefore most cheerfully recommend IT
to those who are similarly afflicted every
vhere.-R. d. Whitley. Martindale, n.
G., Feb, 1888. Mr.. Whitley is a prom,
such severe pains.~W. NJ. Houston {
Co., Merchants, Martindale, N. c. sc
cent bottles for sale by A. z. Rosdel.
, 1891-04-23

The nerves Of smell extend from the
great olfActory lobe or center, in the brain,
through some twenty openings in the bony
arch, and then branch into a perfect net
work. their eStremities reaching almost to
the very surface Of the moist, pulpy mu.
Gus membrane.
, 1891-04-23

Edward Atkinson, the American author
ity on political economy statistics, thinks
there are two things needed in these DAYS;
First. for rich men TO find out how poor
men live, and, second. for poor men to
know how rich men work"
, 1891-04-23

A Minnesota girl shot at a fox up a tree
with her DOW and arrow, and down came a
Wild cat and tore her clothes into ribbons
and inflicted such bites and scratches that
she was in bed for two weeks. No one had
ever told her that the festive fox didn't
Turk in the outrageous tree tops.-Detroit
Free Press.
, 1891-04-23

A Scotch student had a curious method
Of studying. He spread out his books
where the hearth rug would naturally
have been, and lay there at full length,
learning his task by the light of a FIRE
made from roots of decayed trees which
he had dug in q wood near Edinburgh
and carried to his lodgings.
, 1891-04-23

In 1857 a Maryland man made affidavit
that he killed seven wild geese with one
bullet He died the other day, but before
doing so he confessed that he perjured him
self in order to tell a bigger story than any
other hunter in the locality. This will be
a good year for thousands of other liars to
back water.-Detroit Free Press.
, 1891-04-23

Much interest was recently manifested
in the proposed rapid driving race for
$1,000 between Lords Lonsdalea and Shrews-
bury. The police prevented the men from
driving over the course side by side, but
Lonsdale won the wager by covering the
, 1891-04-23

DR.. G. A Eastman, a Sioux Indian, who
has done noble work among his people
during the troubled times at Pine Ridge
agency, is a graduate OF the Boston homuso-
pathic school Of medicine connected with
Boston university
, 1891-04-23

As Sheridan was entering court one
day carrying his books and briefs in a
green bag. according to the custom OF
the time, some of his brother barristers,
thinking to play a joke on him, urged
some boys to ask him II he had old
clothes for sale in his green bag. "Oh,
mol" instantly replied Sheridan, they
ARE all new suits. San Francisco Ar
gonaut.
, 1891-04-23

1t is easy enough to smile when you
tread upon rose leaves; but try it when
each step leaves blood prints upon the
thorns. Some Of the lines in your face
may curve downward then.
, 1891-04-23

HoYs. Here's Your ChanceI
Not only to get way up" work done,
but also to get your darnIng, patching and
buttons sewed Cd without extra charge.
CHEYENNE STEAM LAUNDRY.
, 1891-04-23

Commencing Sunday, Feb. ], 1891, a
through Pullman Palace Sleeper will be
run from Salt lake City and Ogden to St.
Louis via Denver and Kansas City over
the Union Pacific and Missouri Pacific
railways.
, 1891-04-23

1ae largest stock of fine brandies, old
whiskes, choice hqueurs and superfne
cigar 1t GEORGE Masten's well known
house, corner Sixteenth and Ferguson
, 1891-04-23
Struggling up Lue's Rugged mn.


With youth, rigOr, ambition and an in
domiuable will 70 help US, is no such
grieyous matter. but lettering down again,
afflicted by the ailments which beset old
age-ou backs bent with lumbaEo, our
elastic muscles and JOINTS stuff and painful,
Is a woeiul piece OF business. For the
inirmities which the decline Of lite too
often brings, HOstetter's Stomach Bitters
Is a ~beuefcicnt source Of relief, a mrugat.
ing solace always 20 be depended upou.
No regulating tonic evolved by botanic
medical discovery Is so well calculated. so
thoroughly able. hut without undue
sumulative effect, 70 help the aged, the
delicate aud the conyalesceut-to re-
suscitate the vitality OF a frame which
time and physical decline have impaired
as this. Kidney and bladder weakness
and disorder, co~stiyeness, malarial com-
plants, dyspepsia and rheumatism are
among the bodily Affections which
this sterling recuperant and regulator
overcomes.
, 1891-04-23

Does your back ache? Oregon kidney
Tea will cure you.
, 1891-04-23

CHECKERS AND CHESS.

Checker Problem No. 1O9-By L. H.
Marsh.
BIack-s. 5. s. Is. I6. %. q.
, 1891-04-23
White-Seven pieces.

The promptness and certainty of its
cures have made Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy famous. 1t is intended espe-
ciaiiy for coughs, colds, Group and whoop-
ing cough, and is the most effectual rem
edy known tor these diseases. so cent
bottles for sale by A. Z. Roedel.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-09-17
EXPERIENCES OF A DIVER
Some of the Dangers of His Submarin
Fri,

Some of the Dangers of His Submarine
Trips.
Pictures show the diver walking along
on the bottom of the sea as he would
do on land; it is false representation.
One can not get along without bending
his whole body at an angle of forty-five
degrees in the direction he wishes to go,
and then pushing along on tip-toe in an
attitude that would excite laughter in a
beholder, assisting himself with his
arms as in swimming. If the bottom is
uneven, he will do better to creep on
his hands and knees On the other hand,
one can do things in the water that are
impossible in the air-let himself drop,
for example, from the rocks; the water
will break the fall Or he can elm
cliffs by letting little air collect in his
coat and planting the ends of his fingers
in the cracks and rough places. On
broken ground he can pass with a kind
of flying leap from one rock to another.
But all this supposes a degree of IA
miliarity which is not acquired for a
considerable time. In my first efforts l
cut my hands terribly, and was not able
to use my pen or pencil for several days.
| tried coat made with the sleeves
ending in India-rubber gloves, but they
prevented my picking up small things,
and moreover did not last long. | then
returned to the common sleeves, closed
at the wrist, and used knit wooden
gloves.
Another difficulty is occasioned by the
glasses Of the casque becoming covered
with the vapor that results from the
condensation of the moisture of the
breath. The colder the water, the
thicker the vapor is. No means as yet
tried to get rid of it have resulted salts
factorily, but have solved the problem
by rubbing the glasses with glycerine.
The mist then condenses in uniform
nap which does not obscure the glass.
When all these difficulties have been
surmounted, there is still one that
persists-that is, the effect and the
danger of compression and decompres-
sion. That imposes limit to the depth
a man can reach with the diving dress.
Divers are liable to two kinds of acci-
dents. One is a prostration on coming
to the surface, for which restorative
measures often have to be applied; and
which, according to Paul Bert, results
from the effects of the change of
medium on the spinal marrow. It is
rarely mortal, but may eventually pro-
duce a paralysis of the lower limbs
The other accident, graver but very
rare, consists of a gaseous EN- bolism of
the capillaries of the lungs, produced
by the Disagreement of bubbles of air
in the blood, which has dissolved too
much Of it while under high pressure
The action is like that of Seltzer water
at the moment of pressing on the pedal
of the siphon. Under its effects, when
it occurs, the diver dies as soon as he
reaches the surface. Popular Science
MONTHLY