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The Lexington record. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 1890-1???, 1891-01-01
Kings Daughters.
Published by Request.

Published by Request.
Who is the King?
"Our Lord and Saviour Jesus
Christ
What is the King to us?
"Just as much as our faith
makes him."
What does he want us to do
for Him?
"To develop spiritual life, and
to stimulate Christian activity"
What can | do for the King ?
"Do the duty that lies next to
YOU"
was once asked to give my
definition of a Christian and [
answered: zone who believes
what Jesus Christ says, and does
as he tells YOU" And l know of
no better definition of rea
Kings Daughter. Now what
does he tell US? lie tells us that
God is "Our Father" We must
believe we are His Daughters
not believe we are only when we
are good, but believe we are His
Daughters in order to become
good. If we are only sure lie is
our Father we will be his happy,
loving and obedient children. |
have il friend who talks of three
F's, factS, jaith, feeling. Now
that order must be observed.
FuctS-trst-God is our Father;
God is love-these are facts. Be-
lieve them and you have Faith !.
Then you will have "joy and
peace through believing in these
facts. Perhaps we have not
empharlsed the little word do as
much as we should. Christ said
do so often. We must not only
believe what he said, but do as He
tells us.-Ladies' Home journal.
The Lexington record. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 1890-1???, 1891-01-01
The Protestant Infirmarv,
Words of Praise From One
Who Has Tasted OF Its
Blessings.

There is no institution in Lex
ington more deserving of success
than the Protestant Infrmary.
| had no idea an infrmary could
be so cosy and home-like. Rooms
and beds so nice and clean; food
so daintily served; nurses SO re-
fined and lady-like. And what
a mission is Understanding alike
both rich and poor. Up all day
and night bending over touches
of the sick, sometimes the dying;
binding up wounds, giving medi-
cines, soothing the fretful and al
ways bringing into our chambers
cheerful faces, even though their
own feet are weary. | marvel at
woman's endurance.
There are at present in the
Infrmary, one trained nurse, and
four pupil nurses, Miss Jenkins
is the head nurse, and she has no
equal, possessing a knowledge Of
surgery that few women have,
gentle in her ministrations, kind
to every body, she is indeed a
superior woman. Miss Larkins,
already an excellent nurse, is
bright; sunshiny creature, max
ing us the better for her visits.
Every one loves her who comes
in contact with her. Miss Yves.
colt is another bright little
woman, whom we all love. Miss
Bevin, from Virginia, and Miss
Jones, from Indiana, complete
the class. Mrs. Taylor, the
Matron, is a good, motherly
woman. Under such manage
ment [ do not see why such an
institution should not succeed.
Lexington is a wealthy city and
will, I hope, contribute to its sup
port. 1t is a noble institution. If
nothing more the comfort it
affords poor men and women in {
the charity wards, which are so
comfortable, is a blessing within
itself. Such deeds of charity are
twice blessed-blessing those who
give and those who receive. fla
cup of cold water given in!
Christ's name is acceptable, how !
much greater comfort to those !
who cannot provide for them
selves. "Inasmuch as We have
done it unto one of the least of
these my brethren, ye have done
it unto me- A PATIENT.
--< <kp 49, -
The Lexington record. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 1890-1???, 1891-01-01

One years subscription for the
Record and the Ladies' Home
Journal only $1.75.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-16

thousands of young men whose incomes.
while large enough to purchase the
excess, would never be sufficient to
pay the fines that justice would de-
mand. On the other hand, the law
would be of inestinable value to thou
sands of other young men, whose in
come has never been large enough to
permit them to break this old COM
mandment.
Our torefathers made the times in
which they lived more than ordinarily
picturesque by the novelties of their
laws and the curious character of the
punishments inflicted upon those who
disobeyed official mandates. They be-
heved In punishment. They pun
ished heavily for what would now he
considered mild offenses. Once in a
while the people OF the present gen.
GRAFTON are entertained by the pub
location of an attempt to enforce some
old blue law which has never been
stricken from the statute books. But
the most absurd of these are nothing
in comparison with some others that
originated about the same time, but
which, fortunately for d vast number,
have long been extinct.
Dudes and poets we're not the only
Objectionable people whom the blue
laws prohibited. Cranks, and this more
numerous class popularity known as
odd geniuses." could not have ex-
isted In those days. Among the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-16

ancient court papers of an old colonial
town it is recorded that Thomas
Makepeace. because of his odd ways
and novel disposition, was taken be-
fore q magistrate, and, after hearing,
informed that I'VE are weary of him,
unless he reforms"
New York was greatly amused by
the story of Hoboken woman who.
less than three years ago, was con-
victed and severely punished under an
old New Jersey law for the heinous
crime of being a common scold. A
common scold, however, is O very OBJ
jectionable sort of person, even to the
iberal-minded american of the pres
ent generation, so that the fate of the
unfortunate woman did not arouse the
indignation at the interference with
personal liberty that some cases less
just would arouse.
There is a law still on the statute
books of Massachusetts, which prohibits
driving for pleasure on Sunday. Four
or five years ago the erratic mayor of
small city not far from Boston at
tempted to put this law into force.
Several prominent citizens were ar
rested for the crime of being found In
a carriage in the public street without
being able to give the arresting officer
satisfactory proof of the necessity of
being there. But this crusade did not
last long. Popular opinion rose up in
rebellion against the puritanical mayor.
and be was relegated from Office at the
expiration of his term. Curiously
enough, however, no attempt has been
made to have the law repealed.
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who Should Bow" First.

A great deal OF nonsense has been
talked about the question of whose
place 1T is to bow first when lady
and gentleman meet upon the street or
in any public assembly.
1t is very absurd to say that q man
should always wait until lady has
recognized him. In this, as in most
other matters, common sense and mu-
tual convenience are the only guides.
Many ladies are near-sighted; many
others find great difficulty remember
ing faces. Are they, because of these
drawbacks, to be always debarred of
the pleasure of a chance meeting with
some agreeable man?
The important thing, of course, is
that a man should not presume; that,
for instance, he should not speak to a
lady to whom he has been merely in
troduced, unless she shows some sign
OF willingness to continue the acquaint-
ance. Not to lift his hat to her with
Difference would be rudeness, but he
should not stop to speak unless she
makes the first movement in tha at di-
rection.
When two people meet who are
really acquainted, it is not the man
who should necessarily bow first, or
the lady--it is whichever of them is
the first to perceive and recognize the
other.
If lady is walking and meets a man
whom she knows we'll, and who de-
sires to speak with her, he will, of
course, not commit the awkwardness
of keeping her standing the street, but
if he has time will beg permission to
join her for a few moments, and walk
beside her long enough for brief chat.
The lady, on her part, will make it
easy for him TO leave her when they
have exchanged few pleasant SEN
fences that belong to such meeting.
--Lo.cse Chandler Moulton.
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] enny's Logic.

what a fine boy Benny is getting tc
be-" remarked Mr.. Bloobumper's moth.
er-in-law, who was taking dinner with
Bloobumper.
"Yes, indeed" replied Bloobumper,
proudly. "He's a regular logician, too
he'll ask questions and deduce conclu-
sions in a mastery manner. He's in
herited his fathers brain power" added
Bloobumper, modestly.
A few moments later the converse
tion turned upon Mormonism, and
Benny, in his search for knowledge,
asked:
Papa, what is Mormon?"
"A Mormon. Benny, is a man who
marries more than one wife"
"Then you are a Mormon, amt you,
papa?" asked Benny, anxious to dis
play the deductive powers which his
father had commended.
Il Mormon, Benny? Why. how in
the world did you get such an idea into
your head as that?"
why 1 heard you tell Mr. Spatts
yesterday that you had married all
your wife's family"
Mrs. Bloobumper, said that gentle
man, turning to his wife, Il think
Benny had better be sent to bed now.
He's been up quite late enough. Our
Monthly.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-16

| ing, Tor the sea and river Lapps already
appreciate the advantage of the cloth
manufactures of the continent, wifi o
bread is also imported from Russia,
Sweden and Norway as luxury, to-
gether with spirits and tobacco, a lively
demand existing for both in all parts OF
the country. 1t is true that the sale OF
all sorts OF alcoholic stimulants is for
hidden, but IL is also true that number
less ways of evading the law exist, and
that drunkenness is annually proving
more and more a curse to the land of the
Lapp.
Travel in Lapland. whether in summer
or winter, is attended by numberless in
conVenienccs. During the summer sea-
son the tourist is transported TO and fro
by means of a two-wheeled cart, made
very strong in order to resist the innum-
cradle iolts which it will experience over
the Lapp hills; in winter he is obliged to
proceed withsI train of half dozen sled
ges, one for himself, one for his interpre-
ter, one for his servant, the Lapp who
takes care of the reindeer. one for fuel,
all OF which he must carry with him, as
he is not certain he will lind either vic.
tuals, bed clothes or wood at the various
places he may be compelled to visit. The
hotels in Lapland, such as they are, were
built by the Governments of Russia and
Sweden, aud are nothing but sheds, for
all travellers are supposed to carry their
own provisions and attendant. In WIN
ter the tourist may be lost or frozen: in
summer, he is certain to be driven al
most mad by the mosquitoes, winch are
of enormous size and unparalleled feroci-
ty There is no escape from them. In
order TO have comparative peace the tour
ist must constantly wear a veil over his
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-16
Good for Fit..

For a fit of passion, walk out into
the open air; you may speak your mind
to the winds without hurting anyone
or proc aiming Yourself simpleton.
For fl of idleness, count the tick
ing of the clock; do this for one hour.
and you will be glad to pull off your
coat the next and work like q beaver.
For fit of extravaganza and folly,
go to the almshouse, or speak to the
inmates of Jail, and you will be con-
vinced.
For a fit of ambition, 90 to the
church-yar and read the grave stones :
they will tell You the end of ambition.
The grave will soon be your bed. cham
Der, and the earth your pillow: cor
ruption YOUR father, and the worm
your mother and sister.
For tit of despondency, look on the
good things God has given you in this
world, and those he has promi ,ed to
His followers in the next. He who
goes into the garden to look for cob
webs and spiders no doubt will find
them: while he who looks for flower
may return into his house with ore
blooming in his bosom.
For fits of doubt, perplexity, and
fear, whether they respect the body or
the mind, whether they are a load to
the shoulders, the head. or the heart,
the following cure may be relied on,
for the writer had it from the great
Physician: "Cast thy burden upon
the Lord, and He shall sustain thee"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-16

have been for several seasons past.
One of these close hats, seen in the H.
lustration, is an English round hat OF
piece willow braid in a soft French
gray. The trimming is simply band
of gray velvet and the notified wing OF
q guinea fowl, with the dark part
bleached to delicate gray, correspond
ing to the color of the hat
The English sailor hat is a flattened
sailor shape with very low crown aud
a stiff. straight brim. Al out the
crown is full ruche of black tulle and
high on the left side is a bunch OF
black thistles. Next to the face. about
the bandeau under the brim, is q full
ruche of bluets.
A pretty and chic little hat, suitable
for either church or street wear, is the
Piccadilly. In the front it is bent in
sharp little dents and is trimmed about
the crown with Stanley brown velvet
held in place with fancy pins. At the
back is an upright bow of velves and
ecru chiffon ribbon intersected with
blue satin stripes.
Another pretty hat has the crown
covered with long loops of soft brown
velvet. In the back it is tip-tilted and
trimmed with the ubiquitous upright.
forward reaching bows. which are on
all hats and bonnets this spring Ly-
ing in long sprays about the brim and
intermixed with the bows at the back
are blue cornhowers.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-16

falls along the little rivers are utilized
for mills. and picturesque sDectacles are
presented when these rude. blocklike
structures are placed. as thoy often are.
on large powders almost In the midst OF
the torrent
From time To time the Traveller
through the valleys OF this northern land
will pass the littlo farms OF the sea or
river Laps; small patches OF arabic
land enriched by the careful toll of the
farmer, who, from the neighboring
forests has brought masses of leaves and
decayed foliage to fertilize his ground.
During the winter he has no fear OF tres
passers, burt In the summer his land must
be fenced to keep out the reindeer, and
he consequently puts sticks around the
little field, aud as his summer Is all day
light, Institutes watch, the various
members OF his Household taking turns
TO keep an eye on the field Grain and
plants OF speedy growth can be easily
raised, and although the trees bear no
fruits, edible berries aro abundant
Grasses and mosses are numerous, and
so immense variety of flowers and
plants exists that one bofanist has made
collection of over 10000 different
plants from this frozen land
Lapland has several towns OF consid-
cradle trade. Bossekop, on the coast of
Norway, does a large business In cloth
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-16

eral homicides occurred, and Lars and
some others OF his companions were com
mitted TO prison on q charge of murder.
They were found guilty and several
were hanged, but 10 consideration of
his youth HaettG was condemned to life
long imprisonment Commiseratlng his
condition, his keepers and the prison chap
lain extended to him such favors as could
safely be granted to lifelong prisoner.
and, finding them rewarded by good con-
duct, took especial pains to teach him to
read and write. Lars became Interested
in the Bible, grew day by day more fond
of reading it, and finally formed the
bold project of translatinQ 10 into his
native tongue Through many weary
years the labor went on, for Lars was no
great scholar, and the Lapp language,
as may be readily supposed is not flu
ent literary medium of thought. But
finally the work was done. the Bible
translated and printed In the language
OF Lapland, and the remainder Of Hact-
ta's sentence was committed He was
living as late as 1870, and though an
old man, was still active, and often
served parties OF travellers as a guide.
The scenery Of the Lapp country is ex-
tremely varied. Mountain ranges APP
proach near the sea, and attain height
OF from 5000 to 1000 feet. As in this
part Of the world the line of perpetual
snow is little above 5000 feet, many OF
the mountains are covered with their
white drapery from year TO year, and
the curious spectacle is presented of
green valleys watered by streams which
flow down from never-ceasing SHOWS
Water courses are abundant the warm
suns melting the SHOWS in the noun
tains, and in the summer time pouring
down torrents through channels which
during the greater part Of the year are
simply frozen masses Many Of the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-16

WHEN o metal is heated its resistance
becomes greater, but with carbon I'M
der this condition its resistance be-
comes less, consequently the amount
of current which lamp will take in
practice cannot be calculated by meas
uring the resistance of the tilament
when the latter is cold. When the
filament is heated it passes through
the usual stages of dull red heat to
white heat, and il further heated the
distinct outline of the filament is no
longer seen. At this point the flament
is said to be in a state of irradiation,
and this is its proper incandesciug
point; If further heated faint violet
light fills the interior OF the globe, due
possibly to gases being given up from
the platinum, and finally the filament
breaks.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-16

DE-. HAehsrbers's Tslpherage Beats tn
Air ship.

DE-. Haohenberg's TeIphersge Beats the
AIR ship.
DIR. q. p. Hachenberg has new In
vention which, as o means of travel
anil transportation of the mails and
other light packages, beats the air-ship
and the pneumatic tubes all hollow.
He asks the privilege OF exhibiting il
at the Worlds Fair ~Telpherage" is
the term applied to this sort Of trans
portation, but q glance at the ac-
companying cut will show that it is
nothing more than riding bicycle
through the clouds on an electric wire
Aside from the comfort of being up
overhead out Of the dust and dirt and
out OF reach OF barking dogs that
chase cyclers up country roads. there
is another decided advantage in this
overhead system of wheeling; there is
no pumping motion OF the feet re-
quired; the machine is moved along by
an electric current. So far is the idea
from being impracticable and impos-
sible that it is already in use. Buenos
AyIes, in South America, is connected
with three or four small towns by these
lines over which mail boxes are run
every two hours.
In explaining the building of these
lines DIR. Hachenberg says that line
of two heavy wires shonld be con-
structed. one line above the other and
about ten feet apart. These wires are
adjusted to poles and both hell in
exact high tension. The bicycles
which run on these wires are made
with grooved wheels, the couplet of
wheels for the upper wire being
grooved very deeply to securely hold
the vehicle. For travel on the wires
two kinds of motor power are used
the rider himself and electricity The
electro bicycle to travel the electric
air line has peculiar construction of
its own. The saddle is abandoned and
q narrow double seat is placed in front
of the drive wheel The electro
motor is placed under the seat the
power coming from the upper wire.
The place to mount or to reverse action
is at the poles. 1t is suggested that
third electric wire be used as a means
Of safety in case of breakage of the
other two. These wires could be so
constructed as to be available for tel
ephonic or telegraphic use. They are
strung close to the ground and uni
form grade is not necessary. The |
speed of bicycles on the electric air |
line could be raised to point that
would pass any railway locomotive.
The best possible use to which the
scheme could be put would be in trans
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-16

A WORKMAN at the Davenport, Iowa,
gas works concluded the other day that
he would eloctrocute troublesome
cat. He placed the feline in a tub of
water and turned on the current. 1t
was found then that the tub had to be
moved slightly, and while moving it
the executioner got his finger into the
water and nearly electrocuted himself.
After he was brought to, with desire
for vengeance, he renewed the expert
ment. There was no hitch in the pro-
ceedings this time, for just as the cat
opened its mouth for the forty-ninth
yell after 1t had been placed in the tub,
the current was turned on and it froze
with its mouth open.
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DUDES AND POETS WE'RE IL
LEGAL.
Our FoYsnath~rs Would Have whipped
Modern Speclm~ns.

Our Forsfath-rs Would Have whipped
Modern Specimens.
II the laws of $50 years ago were in
existence at the present time, the nine
tenth century would never have pro-
duced what has proven TO be two of its
most characteristic and interesting in
situations. Having said this, no one
will deny that reference is made to the
American dude and modern poet.
For instance, men who wore long
bair in Puritan New England were
heavily fined and whipped in public
for the offense. This would take away
the only distinguishing trait of the
modern poet, and without it, il is ex-
tremely doubtful whether he would
write at all. 1t is on record, too, that
in the latter part of the seventeenth
century young Bostonian was brought
into court and fined for possessing an
excess of wearing apparel "in boo's,
waistcoats and gold and silver laces.
If that law were to go suddenly into
effect to-day it would be the ruin of
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Keep Your Glove. and Lace. Fresh.

There is simply made Appliance for
the toilet table that find C;e.; favor
with the few who know of it. II con-
sists merely of couple of boards,
carefully lined, with heavy weight to
set upon them. Neckties, laces, and
gloves are smoothed out after use, and
placed between the boards so that,
kept fiat by the gentle pressure, they
come out looking like new, and last
much longer than if thrown aside in a
drawer or box. To make this appliance
you take an ordinary brick, aud, hav-
ing dried it thoroughly, you paste
brown paper right over it, as it were,
neatly in piece of paper well sat-
urated with paste. Over this you stick
neatly a piece of brightly colored Gre
tonne or Indian silk. or, If preferred,
a piece of white leather or satin, to be
afterward hand-painted, and then
handles of strong ribbon are fixed.
Two pieces of board of suitable size
are covered with the same material as
the brick, and lined with white silk or
white muslin.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-16

while their language bears not the
slightest resemblance to that of any
known Asiatic tribe. It Is probable that
they were among the earliest emigrants
20 Europe fiom the Asiatic home of the
human race, and that. pressed by sub
segment tides Of emigration. they were
gradually crowded into their far-away
corner Of the continent and there re-
manned n relic Of almost prehistoric
times.
However this may be. tits certain that
an Intelligence they far exceed most ma
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-16

hat, which is hardly true of the tiny
crownless affairs by courtesy called
bonnets.
The crowns of hats are very low; in
fact, most hats are mounted on a
bandeau in order to keep them on the
head, and many of them have no di-
vision between the crown and the
brim. Thee is, however, sufficient
variety in hats to suit all tastes, al
though they are for the most part
much more closely reefed than they
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-16

ment OF the best kind. Salmon and
trout fishing is excellent, but un:ortu-
nately for the average run of tourists,
most OF IL is preserved" that is to say,
the privilege of fishing. In the rivers has
been purchased by the government, and
the tenant invested with the right to
keep of all poachers. Even the Lapps
are thus prevented from fishing in their
own streams.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-16

and Croton bugs. which are very num-
erous in New York. Mrs. Ferguson
said that she had great trouble keep
ing them out of her pantry.
You should not try TO keep them
out OF your pantry if you want TO get
rid of them" replied Mrs. Clamwhoop-
err with a malicious laugh; lust let
them get into your pantry and then
they will all starve to death"
And now there is a glacial GOODNESS
between two prominent society ladies.
-TerGs Siftin1s.