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The state herald., 1891-09-18
As our GRANDMOTHER PLAYED.

As OUR GRANDMoTIlERs PLAYED.
How the girls chase and race hiiher
and thither rs IL eludes them. How
hats tumble oil and hang by their
strings irom the wcarers' neclss; how
cheeks glow and eyes dance and how
the place-all this is in the old picture.
mind you-echoes with their merry
laughter!
There IRE bld-fashioned folk still
who thifik that sedate game of GRO
quet or even the terrible earnest ten
mis-, affords no such real sport us did
this simple game Of the past. People
make work Of their sports to-day.
these old folk say because it is work
aday nge, and they must cultivate
their brains or muscles. or both. even
In popular pastimcs.
Buttledoor and shuttlecock insures
one OF the most beneficial means OF
exercise, the continual upward move
nent OF the nrms-the reaching
which is the best OF tennis from tho
athletic point OF view. II isn't I'M ex
pensive game, either for the imple-
meats cost almost nothing. A battle
door md shuttlecdck club may be
organized by any set OF young people
who have moderate spread of green
sward available.
A little garden hat with n brim wide
enough to keep the sun from the eyes
Pretty bodices of the peasant style, or
with Swiss belts. the under blouse sui-
ficicntly easy for free arm movement;
skirts short full and piqJant mot
demi-trains). and stout littld boots are
the cosiuming essentials. Striped
outing flannel shirts serve for men,
with tennis caps and knee brceches.
The game. to be interesting. must be
conducted upon the general rule.
which prevail In ball games. Much
mny be made OF ii by those who are
skilled In ball playing. though ii calls
rather for grace than for skill or
technical knowledge.
Batticdoor and shuttlccock is very
old game. We hear OF It, along with
other light rollicking sports, In which
women participated. among the court
pastimcs Of Louis XIV The cour, OF
Henry Quatre WAS famous for all sorts
OF romping games. Henry Of Navarro
was too much OF n warrior not 10 be
fond OF athletic sports. and many Of
those INDUCED In by the queen and her
ladies' as well Ms by the king and his
followers, were almost boylsh in char
acter. There are old pictures which
give the shuttlccock quite the form II
has to-day, though the battledoor has
ehanpel
The state herald., 1891-09-18
How Uhlne.r muy rhe,r wives.

A Chinnmnn living In Australia.
when anxious Ia have n wife OF his
own nation scnds .,ll-r 10 nm ngcnt
In Hong Konr. hin In some such
terms ns the; II want n wife. She
must ne maiden under twenty years Of
age and must no, have left her fifth.
cr'r house. She must also have never
rcnd book, and her cyclnshcs must
be half mn inch In length. Her teeth
must be ns sparkling ns tho pearls OF
Ccylon. Her breath must be like unto
the scents OF the magnificent odorous
groves OF JAVA and her attire must bc
from tho ailkcn wonvcrs Of kn.ln
Ching, which nro on tho banks OF tho
grcntost river IN the world--thc ever.
flowing Ynng.tsc-Klang. The price
of Chinese woman. delivered In sgd
ncy. IN f3s. but two Chinese women
only cost E52, therefore the Chinese
import tho women In couples The
importer never sec- his women before
they arrive. and then he generally SO.
loc,H tho best looking one. The other
IL shown around "a u number ~ well
10 do Chinese. md after they hnye In
spcctod her she IL submitted 10 what
may bc called public auction. The
writer happened 10 be prcscu, n, one
of these snlcs A young girl aged
about ton. waa oiEorod, and. after somo
spirited bidding purchased by n
wealthy Chinese shopkecpcr wboAo
place of business Il IN one Of tho lead
ing towns Of New South Wales, for
fi20. Tho melancholy inspect oi tho
girl m sho went away IN company OF
the man who purchased her was de-
plornblc IN tho ostrcmo
The state herald., 1891-09-18
SEPARATED FOR FIFTY YEARS.
A Pair of Octogenarians Are Reunited In
the P0orhouso.

A Pair of Octogenarians Are Reunited In
the Poorhouse.
She was only one Of the many whc
waited in the Union station for
train To bear them to their destination,
says the Worcester (Alass., J Spy.
There was nothing about her to ntti,ct
attention, save that her kindly old face
was trille more wrinltled than the
majority OF those who passed in and
out OF the waiting-room. Her HAIR,
too, was trifle whiter her dress was
conspicuously plain and her bonnet
was such as her grandmother might
have worn. No one would have looked
to her for romance; yet hers was
story full OF pathos.
More than sixty years ago this wo-
man loved George Irving. II young
mechanic, and when he asked for her
hand she gave it, and promised to be
faithful wife. They lived together
In ono OF the towns In the northern
part OF the state for several years.
happily contented. Then trouble cnme,
nnd in q moment Of nnger the couple
separated. No divorce was sought; no
judge was sought to set them free from
the marriage yoke. They simply
agreed TO live apart. This was fifty
six yenrs ngo, and they have kept
their vow. During more than n half
century they have never seen each
other, though mt times they have lived
only few miles apart Ench married
agaih The husbands second wife
died n year ago, while Mrs. lrving's
second husband. one Benson. has been
under the sod for twelve years. When
he died Louisa became n public charge,
and for the last dozen years she has
been in the poor house Mt Enfield.
Since lrving's wife died he has been
an inmate of the Hoplinton aims
house.
A little while ago the Enfield au-
thorities learned the story OF the wom-
ANS life, mid discovered that living,
her former husband. WIS being cared
for by the town OF llopkinton. After
some correspondence it was decided
that Mrs. Irving Benson, was still Irv-
ing's wife. as she had never been di-
vorced and that she legally had u
right to be supported by the town OF
Hopkinton. Accordingly. james Ri
ley, one OF the overseers OF the poor OF
Hopkinton, went TO Enfield and took
Mrs. Irving Benson with him. She is
sS years old. and until she boarded
at Bclchertown, had never ridden on II
railroad car. Her husband is SO years
old. More than fifty years ago they
made their VOWS never to live together
again. Fato seems TO have overruled
the decision. and 'over tho hills" at
tho poorhousc, these two must live to.
gether till death parts them.
The state herald., 1891-09-18
FiENDiSH APACHES.
The Most Inhuman wretche. Who E,or
Tortured Their Foes.


The devilish nature Of the Apache
can moi be appreciated except by those
who have seen the work of these in.
human savngcs ON one of their raids.
Recently two poor fellows were killed
near Tombstone and the report simply
said they We're badly mulilated. This
means very little to the ordinary
reader. but TO an old Apache hunter 1t
brings up visions OF devilish work thnt
are scared into ones brain. | remem-
bcr fearful ease. OF which wis an
eyewitness, In the spring of 1865. says
writer to the Globe-D Democrat. 1t
happened that was In command OF n
company Of California volunt eers. stu
toned near the old Mexican line.
One dny, with several men, rode
toward the ranch oi Pedro ScvadIn.
five mites from our camp. On the
way we heard shots. and soon Mexi-
Gun came tearing along ON u horse.
He said old Chief Cachlse had a,iucked
Scyadra's ranch with large forcc.
We spurred IN. but arrived too late.
The ranch house was In flames. while
all about was the worst sigh, imaginn-
ton could conceive. Peggcd ont on
the ground were the dord bodies of
four Mexican women stripped naked.
The Apaches had disemboweled them
while they were still living, and hud
thrust luncc- through their hearts
when they heard us approaching.
Near by were the bodies Of two little
children whose heads had been
smashed to Jelly against the log by
the side Of which their bodies were
lying.
The only living person about Tho
ranch wns Sevadra. who had been tor
iured In the wors, way by tho savages.
He had always been good to them. and
they knew ho WINS n brave man. but
the devils sho. nm arrow through his
kidneys In order thu, he might die u
lingering death. lie lived In terrible
agony for two days. His wife wa,
the only one about tho ranch who
escaped. She concealed herself, nnd
wns missed by tho Indians when they
rnnsackcd the plnco, These Apnchcs
were never punished for this or uny
other Of their oH,ragcs In Arizona for
twenty years. The squaws did tho
most Of tho worst torture nnd muiiln-
,lon, nnd deserve no mercy when cap.
tnrcd. although their sex always
served them when surprised by tho
regular troops
The state herald., 1891-09-18
pile. Of wealth,

According to Edmund Yates 81, 300
900 Of plato was displayed at the
Queens state banquet at Windsor
castle. One service for 1870 persons
is gold, and the other OF silver. A
great silver wine cooler made Tor
George ". weighs /. 900 ounces. The
entire plate Mt Windsor is valued II,
nearly 80. 900, 900. and includes quaint
pieces taken IRON the Spanish Armada:
II peacock of precious stones from
India, valued n, s?00, 900; tigers
head also from India, which has "A
solid ingot OF gold for tongue and
crystal teeth: and II wonderful collec-
ton Of splcndidly ornamcnicd gold
shields, one, made for George lV. on;
Of his snuif-boxcs being worth $50.
900
The state herald., 1891-09-18
CATCHES ron cAcHlnnAToRs,

"Ynssnr,n said Uncle Billy ns lie gnzed
at his boy whilo he rehcaiscd Marx An.
tony's oration, Il reckon dat boys gwine
ter hol' er egg 'saultei place on lie stage.
yii. ii.'-Wnshington Star
We'll" I" snid fathcr-in. law, after moth.
erin law had returned from n visit To the
young couple what sort OF fellow is
joint" 'l'm afraid he's not good for
much" said mother. in-law. 'lio reminds
me very much Of YOU Harper. bazaar.
''Dij you tell that man I'd gone TO San
Francisco, ns told you TO, Jnmcs:'
Yes sir ! toll him you started this
morning" That's n gool boy. And
what did he sayi" ''iic wanted to know
when you'd be back md | told him after
lunch sir "-Iiarper's Bnsnr.
"How ARE you getting ON with Tho
pianoN rHkcd Alphonso Of his host beloved
Matilda .'Oh. very WELL | can sec great
progress IN my work" "iow is ,hnttn
We'll, tho family thnt lived next door
moved away within week after began
10 practice. The next people stayed u
month, the next ten weeks, and the fniuil,
there now hny. remained nearly n,
months. ~ New York Weekly.
The state herald., 1891-09-18
NEW INDUSTRIES.

Australia ships large numbers of eggs Ia
British markets, II take. sis weeks foi
them to rrneh the markets
In Africa there nr- immense tracts OF
Wild cotton ~ excellent, quality nwnitin;
some ngcncy 10 make II nynilnh..
A brazilian syndicate hns secured th,
services Of several experts from fittsb1ri,
who will bore wells In the hope of obtain.
Ing oil or natural gns.
Tho French have planned works nt
iiaerc for utilizing the cbh md i'ow of tn,
tide TO work turbine wheels TO general,
power for dynnmos TO supply Paris with
light,
A Philadelphia firm Is making great su,.
tess IN Tuning articles mad. of cnst iron
The articles 10 treated nrr fnr more dur
able than galvanized or inpannrd ware,
nnd are equally cheap
Tho Mexican government In. been OK.
perimcn,ing with new mnchin. for nnn
ufacturing ramie The machine made ono
md n quarter tons per day, mud tho us
penso " cleaning the fibre wnA only i,- TO
cents per pound
butter made FROM roconnuts IL RAPIDLY
taking the plnr. of the ordinary inittcr In
Germany nni Switzerland, II ~ said Ia
he bsal,hfui, easily digruied, nni ~ pnni
able NJ butter made frun the milk OF cows
aud much cheaper
IN. cultivation Of the India. ruhirr tres
on the island Of Trinidad is -frcriving mn II
attention few trees of different vnrln.
ties were imported soine yeats ngn aud
were placed IN the botanical gnrlrnH The
results hive shown that the soil aud eli
mate nrc remarkably favorable to their
cultivation
The adultrrniion In coffee IN France has
reached such alarming proportions that u
hna become subject for Investigation IN
tue chamber The nIulitrntiun i- ninde
BY n mixture of ilour nnd sulpha,e OF iron
which IL pressed Into the shape NJ coIfco
bean, the resemblance i,elug dlriuult for
even NV expert 10 detect by sight. ~
The state herald., 1891-09-18
ABOUT A VERY OLD GAME
AND THE WAY OUR GRAND
MOTHERS PLAYED 1T.
Battiedoor and shuttlecock Becuming
Popular ARain--A Graceful and
Most Beneficial Means OF
Exetcise.

That gay littie game called battle-
door and shuttlecock which was 10
popular III Dur grandmothers day,
bids fair to become popular again with
tho invention Of Badminton, which 1t
so closely resembles. 1t requires no
especial muscular development, only
agility and as much grace us may be
convenient.
In tho quaint cuts In Maria Edge
worth's stories how easily and nirily
the round, bnre arms OF those damsels
in short-waisted low-cut gowns
wreath themselves about as they es-
say to smite the fairy-like bit OF moth
ingness composed of cork and feathers,
spinning like mad bird In mid air.
The state herald., 1891-09-18
III. n.,u.,n. Found.

Al last the rcmnins Of tho young
frrnch explorer Camilla Douls havc
boen discovered Mt tho spot In tho
Sahara where bo was murdered by
Arabs In 1883. Douls had started
from France with tho object Of ronch.
Ing Timbuctoo through tho desert
but shared the fate Of other explorers
who had embarked on tho anmo
hazardous enterprise. lio hnd cs-
capped before from tn, clutches OF the
Arabs by raisc md succeeded In
reaching the coast whore he found n
ship. and wns enabled eventually Ia
20. 10 Liverpool lie was killed n.nr
n place called Acnbii. and III. Gco.
graphical society Of pnris aont mn Arab
into the desert for tho purpose of hnd-
Ing the bones OF the Inflated traveller,
The remains will bc conveyed for
burial TO Rodek. In the department OF
the Avcyron, the explorers native
town
The state herald., 1891-09-18
THE SMALL.
A Curious as Well as Cold .Bloodcl
Animal.

If you wish to examine snail. says
writer in Longman's Magazine,
place him on u piece OF glass. lie is u
cold-blooded animal. and contact with
a warm hand probably induces In him
the feeling which would result In us
from placing the hand or body ON tho
top of the kitchen range. The cool.
ness OF the glass will be agreeable 10
his snailship. and he will travel peacs.
ably along rapidly expanding and
contracting his broad, sucker-liko
foot
HIS horns are protruded In an in
qniring manner and II finger is
placed in front OF him he will probably
walk on until these feelers come in
contact with it Then the tentacles
are withdrawn and waved about In tho
effort TO sec the obstruction moro
clearly, for each feeler contains Mt It,
end II small, imperfect but still dis
cernible eye which is capable OF dis
tinguishing between light and dark
ness.
A snairs manner OF withdrawing his
horns is very curious He docs not
pull them back, bodily. Into their
receptacle, but turns them lnsidn out
lust us one turns The fingers Of u glovo
In drawing 1t off backward.
The little creature has Il sense Of
smell, and also fairly developed eur
which lies close TO the fOots OF his
horns. His breathing apparatus is OF
the simplest description. Looking
carefully ut his right side, one may
see that a distinct hole occasionally
appears there, remaius open few
moments, and then closes again. This
is simply cavity in tho creatures
body Into which he allows certain
quantity of air TO enter. whenever ho
thinks of it," rs one might say.
When air has thus found its way in.
to his interior he keeps IL there until
Its oxygen is exhausted by his vital
processes; what remains laden with
carbcnic acid. is allowed to escape by
reopening tho little ttap-door, and the
receptacle Is filled by another supply
81 pure ail'
Its mouth is armed with n saw-liio
tongue, which resembles long
narrow ribbon. coiled up IN such u
manner that only part Of Il comes into
use at once Distributed over tho
surface Of this ribbon are tiny teeth,
one animal some times having as many
ts 80. 900.
As one sci OF teeth becomes worn
away by leaf-cutting another section
of ribbon is uncoiled and the teeth
which before were wrapped up at tho
back OF the mouth come forward TO
taSe thelr turn in pressing the fool
against the horny upper surface OF tho
mouth, and thus cutting II in clean in
cisions.
The snairs shell is n horny covering
which serves TO protect him against
his numerous foes. Slugs nie simply
snails which live n retired life, and
consequently need no covering at al.
The shell OF tho snail is built up from
lime in the plants on which II feeds.
and the creatures ARE never found on
soil which produces 10 lime.
The state herald., 1891-09-18
One wis. Dog,

A sagacious dog In Providence X.
l.. rushed in mn excited manner TO Its
mistress and then returned TO AN asi-
joining room. the mother following. To
the baby. II licked the child's face
then. ms though directing attention 10
the little one. The mother saw some
thing was wrong with tho child and.
quickly picking II up. opened It's
mouth and there saw u large six
pointed blackstone. which she removed.
The baby very likely would have been
choked TO death had no, the mother
been notified Of the situation by the
dog. saturday Evening Post
The state herald., 1891-09-18
A roman "r,t0.t1o,c1.' ,

A nomdn "run-do,ca,"
ovcrworked, weak, nervous and de-
bilitated that's woman that DR..
Piercc's Favoritc Prescription 10
made for. 1t gives her health and
strength. All woman's weaknesses
and all woman's ailments are cured
by it. It's legitimate medicine -
not beverage; an invigorating, re-
storhtive tohic and soothing and
strengthening hervinc, free from al
cohol and injurious drugs. II i'm.
parts tone and vigor to the whole
system.
For all functional irregularities,
periodical pains, organic diaplaco-
ments and uterine diseases, it's
positive remedy
And guaranteed one. IF it
doesn't give satisfaction, in every
case, the money paid for it is re.
funded. No other medicine for
women is sold on these terms.
That's because nothing else is
"just as good" Perhaps tho
dealer will offer something that's
" "bctter." lie means that it's bet
ter FOR him.
The state herald., 1891-09-18
from LowELL's POEMS.


OncesIo every man and nation comos the
moment to decide,
In the strife Of truth and falsohood, for
the. good OF evil side,
Some great cause; God's iiew Messiah Of
iering each tho blbohi or bright,
Parts the goat Upon the left hand and the
sheep upon tho right;
And the choice goes by forever 'twixt that
darkness und that light. :.
The Present Crisis.
Ez fer war, call It murder
There you hev II plain and flat;
don't want to 70 no furder
Than my Testyment for that.
The BigclOIc Papers.
This child is not mine rs the first was,
cannot sing it to rest,
cannot lift IL up fatherly
And bless 1t upon my breast;
Yet 1t lies In my little ones cradle
And sits in my little ones chair,
And the light Of the heaven she's gone to
Transtgures It's golden hair.
The Chungeting.
Bc noble and tho nobleness TINT lies
In other men, sleeping. but never dead
VIII rise Ia majesty to meet tho throne
Sonnet IN Ell 1866
The state herald., 1891-09-18
breaking In Nor,hcrn-r-.

''ln New Orleans formerly" said u
indy from Louisiana who accompanied
the congressional party that visited
Detroit short time ago to Free
Press reporter. The cid traditions Of
French society prevailed. Young
women never wont out in the street
after they were sixteen years old
without nm escort They never went
without their mothers TO the theatre
nor riding. nor were they allowed to
81, with young men In the parlo- I'M
less their mothers were present
remember n young fellow from Balti-
more invited u young woman To the
opera She said she would bc most
happy to go. When hc came In IL car-
ringc her father and mother came
down stairs and 20, into the carriage
with her. II. wns surprised but sup
posed they were going on their own
account On arriving Mt the theatre
he found TINT they did not intend TO
pay for their tickets. and he had not
money enough. Luckily he saw II
friend from whom ho borrowed. but
you can Imagine his modification n,
being caught In such scrupo. IIo in-
yiiod no more young womcn 20 the
opera He couldn't afford to take the
whole family. Another northern gen.
tlomnn asked n young lady 10 ride and
went around 10 the house with horse
and buggy. Where's your cnrriagcp
nskcd the young woman. There IL is,'
said he. But that won't hold us ALL
sho exclaimed mamma and you and
me' So he had To go aud got n cnr.
ringc and driver. "A bo had s,ln.
ry Of only 1900 II year he found this
sort OF n thing too expensive. BE-
sides he never got my fnn out OF II
with the mother sitting By aud li-,cn-
ing to every word ho snil."
The state herald., 1891-09-18
New Clearing. IN Frontier Settlement.

New Clcnriogs Id Frontier Settlement,
Often give birth tb miasma. rs ono Of ths
lr>t fruits of an .upturning or tho sou.
Malaria 10 rclentlea, Zoe to tho newly ar
rived cmigrant II hc be unprepared To meet
u by the use OF u reliable prcparatlve and
preventive It, therefore, bchooves those
sceklng tho far West In search OF homes, Ia
provide themselves with n tncdlcnal guaran.
" ava Inst chllls and fcver. bilious remitteut
and ailments OF kindred origin. lIostetter't
stomach Bittefa has for nearly half II cen-
tury been esteemed the best From Maino
70 oklahoma. from Victoria To San Juan del
with no challenge In localities where II has
been used. Medical testimony. the most
positive and direct backs up tho general
~Seict. no less In regard 10 Its virtues In
oase OF liver complaint, dyspepsia. consti-
patton. rheumatism aud kidney ailments,
than In cases OF malaral discusses
The state herald., 1891-09-18
NMlnAfalla.n y

Tho origin OF 'windfnll." In the
sense OF good luck" dates from the
time of William the Conqucrcr. II
wns thcn n criminal ofIensc TO cut tim
bcr In tho forests Only such could
bc gathered ns the wind hnd blown
down, hence II heavy windsiorin was
hailed by the peasants NJ ~ much
good luck and from this comes the
modern appl!oa.ion Of the ssprsssIoa,
The state herald., 1891-09-18
A Ilcnutiful Mummy.

Mr.. Grcbnul,.n II French Psychologist,
is busy opening 100 sarcophngi. re-
Gently discovered Mt Thcbes The
first mummy that he uncovered Is po-
cullarly beautiful, Only two or three
mummics have been found which have
been so carefully embalmed ns this
one. The body Is that of roynl
prince belonging 10 the family OF the
high priests OF Ammon.
The state herald., 1891-09-18
The German winds are gleefully await
ing the growth Of Williams whiskers.

l. PmckLy ASH BirrERs good for any
thing. Read what Frank Griggsby, Of
Dodge City, Ras. says: "For three years
] suffered from disease that my physi-
clans pronounced incurnblo. My friends
had given mo up 10 die, VIXEN | was in
duced TO try your remedy. took 1t for
three months and have gained - pounds
In weight. Am well man and Prickly
Ash Bittcrs saved my life. | am under
life long obligations to this medic.ue, and
will never cease 10 recommend it.
The state herald., 1891-09-18
The Only Ono Ever Printed Can You
Find tn, Word7

in this paper this week which hats no two
words alike except one word. Tho same
is true Of each new one appearing each
week, from the DIR. Hartcr Medicine Co.
This house places "Cresccntn OH every
thing they make and publish. Look for
~, send them the name of the word, and
they will return you Book. BEAUTIFUL
LLrMOGKArMs or SAMrLEs FKEE.
The state herald., 1891-09-18

The advertisement OF Jno. Anglum.
druggist, appears In another column. lie
has been IL the drug business In Denver
for the last twenty one years
The state herald., 1891-09-18

When nahy was slek, we gave her Cas'oria,
whrn she was child. she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss, she ciuns to caS,oria,
when khs had Children, she gave them Castoris
The state herald., 1891-09-18

CONDUCTOR L. d. LOOMS Detroit, Mich.
Gays; "The effect of Halls caiarfh Cure IS
wonderful" Write him Ghout IT, Sold by
Druggists f5c
The state herald., 1891-09-18

The mRn " dr,iib, ~ siid,
lfrrrnts The Vrraiuft rnte c'ef sSsu,
nf that malhly chllri futllrd head,
Why lnn hr nsr tosiin..
The state herald., 1891-09-18

1t is the man who lives next door TO a
noisy grocery who would like TO lay the
corners tone.
The state herald., 1891-09-18

rho day uftnr resurrection will be n
remnant day In which millions will get
t.f,
The state herald., 1891-09-18

Hardly week passes but we are con
stantly surrounded by perils seen and ker-
osene.