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Telegram-herald., 1891-05-02

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Telegram-herald., 1891-05-02

PrrTsBUR6, Pa, May 1.-The rail
road coal miners of the Pittsburg dis
trict, 5000 in number, struck today.
The miners will, however, resume
work Monday, as an agreement was
reached this afternoon by their con-
ference committee in convention here,
and the coal operators committee. by
which last years rate, 20 cents. was af
firmed. The coal operators also agreed
to advance the price of mining In case
of any advance IN coal during the am.
ing year.
Telegram-herald., 1891-05-02

ovnsso. N,ch. Nav l., Mrs. usshurn.
AGED - year.. wiao~ II John sstsurr
wNo asr,f ias Tus&dsy assS4 l.sa naAs
~ srp. after = brief dlus~.
Telegram-herald., 1891-05-02

CosrooooK. n. H.. May Am earth
quake shock MAS felt here At 7:lo O'Clock
TINS evening. Reports from surround
ing towns state that the shock was very
distinct.
kEEsE, y. H., May l.-AtT:lo o'clock
tonight heavy earthquake shock oc-
CURED here.
CoscoRp, \. H. May Am earth
quake shock Was felt in this city At 7:07
tonight. The snock was disuncuvely
felt for about 20 seconds. A number Of
buildings were shaken.
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Ginseng Culture.

One of the queer industries Of this
country, about which very little is
known out side of the custom house, is
the cultivation of ginseng. 1t is found
IN the mountain regions of Georgia,
North Carolina, Alabama and Tennes-
see in abundance. and only the roots of
the plant are used. These are dug up
in the fall of the year by mountaineers,
and it is popularity known throughout
these regions as sang" the prefix
fin being discarded absolutely, and
the last syllable pronounced as if it
were spelled with an "a" The roots
are dried and sold to the nearest store
keeper. and are eventually collected in
large quantities, sent to California and
thence are shipped To China. The
Chinese attach wonderful medicinal
properties to this article, which has an
abominable odor and villainous taste,
and they place an especial value upon
roots which have fantastic shapes. A
ginseng root bearing a fancied re-
semblance TO a human shape is worth
its weight in gold in China.-Toledo
Rlada
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MEN WHO GO A-FISHlNG.
what They Try to Catch and when They
May Expect Good Luck.

What They Try to Catch and When They
May Expect Good Luck.
One-half of the world goes fishing,
and the other half loves the men that
go; for there is something cheerful and
hearty about man who has looked the
sun in the face, who withdraws from
mankind at times TO see the free heav-
ems, and who has A.ard the winds
sweep over midnight seas uRtrammeled
and unconfined. Many enthusiasts,
whom gale and snow could not brighten,
have already been out tempting the
founders, the only saltwater fish to be
caught so early. They have lain dor
mant in the black deep mud of the bays
all winter, and now are fat and lively.
While they furnish no very exciting
sport, they give good exhilarating fun,
especially when you are in a small
boat, and two or three generous waves
embrace you and douse your shrinking
back.
The Misunderstanding will last till May,
and before they have gone altogether
blackfish will arrive. The fun about
blacktishing is that you are always
likely to catch some heavy veteran, fish
weighing from six to eight pounds not
being very unusual. Then come the
sea-bass, but they do not generally run
heavy in the spring; in the second run,
however, which comes in the fall. they
are larger, though sea-bass in the bays
around New York city rarely average
more than a pound or two in weight
About the middle of June the sports
man begins to fish for the kings of the
saltwater, the weakfish, though often
the bluefish arrive ahead of them. This
is generally considered unfortunate, the
theory being that the bluefish, when
they come before the weakfish, prevent
the latter from coming into the bays in
any quantity. During summer also the
kingfish and sheepshead are fished for,
but both fish are now comparatively
rare, and ''weaks" and blues" viii be
the chief feature of the season, which
should be a good one, as the winter has
not been unusually severe, thus giving
the bays plenty of minnows, crabs and
shrimp, to attract feeding schools of
fish.-N. Y. Tribune.
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STYLISH SKIRTS.
suggestions for Handsome House and
Street Costumes.

suggestions for Handsome House and
Street Costumes.
Princesse gowns have a separate
drapery to form a square apron and
Grecian plastron, which is draped on
the left shoulder, right hip and trimmed
all round. The edge of skirt fronts
and sides are slashed in slender tabs,
trimmed with a gathered rutfle, box
plated ruche, fiat border, or en-
broidered in scroll design. Flat
fronts, and fronts slightly draped over
the hips in cross folds. from the belt,
unning down toward the front, are the
styles oftenest seen, with gathered and
plated backs. In Paris they are work
ing steadfastly to bring genuine dra-
peries in vogue again, and the modistes
there are making some fanciful effects
in light evening materials, but the
idea has not taken root here yet. House
gowns lay on the floor in the back for
four inches, but street dresses continue
to escape the ground, except when
some one imagines il will be stylish to
drag her gown through the dirty streets.
Cloth sleeves and skirts are worn with
velvet basques. Fur garnitures appear
on cloth and velvet costumes. Cloth
gowns will be worn until late in the
spring, and, when making one. remem-
Der to have tailor sponge it first, I'M
less you wish it to spot; cut the pieces
to run the same way of the cloth, and
try to save piece eighteen by twenty
four inches for a toque. A pale tan,
light gray, or old-rose cloth trimmed
with black velvet, makes a lovely suit
for young woman, with toque and
cape to match.-Ladies' Home Journal.
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A curiously-addressed letter passed
lately through the post office of Madrid,
which was deeiphered and correctly de-
livered, notwithstanding all difficulties.
The address was n perfect rebus. At
the left-hand side was the figure of a
lady; it was clear therefore to which
sex the recipient should belong. Over
the lady's head the sun was rising;
hence her name was inferred to be Au-
rora. For her surname stood a hill,
with castle at its foot. which gives us
Monies V Castillo" Next comes the
town, for which the plan of city was
drawn. on which the name Alaham bra
was legible. This indicated Granada,
but in order to leave no doubt possible
a pomegranate was drawn beside the
plan. To complete the address. num-
Der was indicated in one of the streets
of the city plan. The postal authorities
took three days to study this curiosity
and then triumphantly delivered the
letter to ''Senorita Aurora Monies V
Castillo. Azacayas No. 20, Granada, ("
and. so far from censuring the sender,
they had the envelope photographed
and copy printed in the Madrid pa
pers as proof of the intelligence of the
department. Eng. )Times-
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ing left for him 10 do but to choose his
weapons and name the time and place
Of meeting. He soon found a friend
willing TO act for him, and the two
seconds, without further consultation
with their principals, proceeded to ar
range all preliminaries for the meet
ing Sunrise the following morning
was the time agreed upon and the
place was an opening in beautiful
grove only FIVE miles from town All
parties could take carriages in town at
daylight I and reach the ground in time.
Every effort was made to keep the
affair quiet. so there would be no inter-
ruptiOn, but in some way il leaked out,
aud before midnight half the men in
town knew that Judge Hawthorne and
Col Ashley would fight duel at sun
rise, and no one knew the exact cause
Of il. Among others who heard of the
affair was Col Ashley's Office boy, and
when he learned that the duel had been
brought about by letter he was very
much alarmed. He had delivered Col.
Ashley's note 10 Judge Hawthorne, but
had been unable to find Col. Harris.
The conviction that he was in some
way responsible for the coming duel
grew on the boy until he was unable to
sleep that night. He tried to find Col.
Ashley, but the colonel was in the
hands of his friends and could not be
seen
AT daybreak of the morning of the
duel Col Harris was aroused from slum-
Der by loud knocking at the door. He
went 70 the door and found Col Ash
ley's Office boy. The lad was pale with
fear and trembling in every limb.
please. sir, the kunnel's gone TO
fight duel.'
a duel? Col Ashley gone TO fight a
duelr'
Yes. sir, he's goin' to shoot the
Judge. It's all about a letter. and one
Of them's 70 you, so l thought maybe
you might get there in time TO fix it.
Here's the letter, sir. / couldn't find
you yesterday"
Col. Harris tore the letter open.
glanced at its contents, and at once
knew a terrible mistake had been
made: the letters had gotten mixed.
Without waiting for coat or hat Col
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ACCIDENTAL EDUCATION.
The Haphazzard Way ian which Som
Children Obtain knowledge.


Children Obtain knowledge.
Growth often takes place ia unex-
pected ways. or does no. take place
when we should expect it. The order
of development is less rigid and more
varia BILE than is sometimes supposed.
If this were not the case, there would
be more difference than there is at
present between a child educated in a
kindergarten, and one educated in a
well-ordered home. In the home the
objects present themselves TO the child
without any fixed order-he tumbles
into knowledge; and this want of sys-
TEN is not without its advantages, see
ing that we can not make our systems
perfect. Even if a definite system be pur-
sued, some time and opportunity must
be given at all stages of education for
this chance development. In a home
where a child is allowed, under the care
of some educated person, to investigate
the objects around him and the natural
and artificial processes which are con
Quoted i'm the house and its surround
ings. much healthy development may
take place without any fixed system.
btl Il me WHICH II liullLtl 10 the ItfS-
cry with artificial playthings and a
daily walk by the side of a perambu-
lator is eminently unsatisfactory. An
ignorant nurse has no idea of the kind
of sympathy and help child requires.
Even when she is fond of him she in
tcrrupts the workings of his mind
with rude laughter. She does not
understand how to speak the
truth, though if convenient she will
stigmatize an unintentional miSstate-
ment as a lie. She will capriciously
surround him with vexatious restric-
tions, yet will develop self-conscious-
ness and selfishness by flattery and
Over-indulgence. This is not prOmis-
ing state of things; but a determined
child. especially if he be fortunate
enough To have brothers and sisters,
will modify il somewhat by engaging
il active and healthy play whenever he
can elude the vigilance of his nurse,
who is full Of anxiety about the state
of MS clothes, and disapproves of most
kinds of games. ~ Popular Science
Monthly.
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washing blankets.

In washing blankets, to avoid shrink
age, do not have the different waters o
widely different degrees of heat, anC
do not apply soap directly to them
The best way is to dissolve two table
spoonfuls of bOrax in hot water. and
add the solution to a tub full of very
hot water. Put in the blankets and le
them remain one hour, stirring abou
often and rubbing with the hands. but
never on a washboard. Squeeze then
out of this suds, prepare another water
OF the same temperature, containing
but one tablespoonful of borax, anC
enough fine soap to make a nice suds
immense the blankets and repeat tn,
same process as at first Afterwardi
rinse through two clean waters the
same temperament as the others. anc
dry.-Detroit Free Press.
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/. DUNNO AND !. KNowIT.

L Dunno started out on a memorable trip.
With valiant companion. L knoWit.
Let Us feel our way SLOWLY says slow I
Duane.
/ kuOwit says; let US Just 30 ft-'
And one would go fast and one would 60 slow.
In Z Is trip OF L knOWit and slow l. Dunno.
L Dunno picked his way. felt abou, with his
cane
And carefully tested the bridges;
l. knoWit rushed on, IKE a late express train,
Over mountains aud rivers and ridges;
He looked back and cried: Get move on.
old slow ~
"Oh, III 70 my own Jog" said old slow
Dunno
l. KnOwit got tangled and lost tn the swamp
And well nigh submerged IN the mire.
J. Dunno he found out, In his leisurely romp,
That the ground Was too soft, and went
higher:
=" I'll poke with my cane wherever l 60
AID stub along easy" said slow l. Dunno.
l. KnOEit er1wled out all covered with mud
and banged and battered with bruises;
SAYS he; a fellow with fire in his blood
Can duI 10 Just wherever he chooses
T" It's better 20 20 kinder m0I'rate aud slow.
And not get banged and battered, said slow
l. Dunno.
l. Dunno Travelled slow. but he got far ahead
q the rapid olrusher. l. knuwit
1 Dunno still said let rs carefl Iy tread;
I Euowit still said: Let Us 70 it,
L Kaowit brought up il the swamp % Don't
care
L Dunno reached the beautiful land OF Get
there
5 ". Foss. IN Yankee Blade.
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a NEW GAME.
Blindgirl's Blur Is in Our Midst as an
Amusement.

Blindgirl's Blur Is i'm Our Midst as an
Amusement.
Blindman's buff under the new name
of blindgirl's bluff is in out midst. This
is the way it is done: The pretty bluff
fer is blindfolded by means of long
black mask which effectually keeps her
from gazing underneath. She is then
seated in the middle of the room, while
the company, joining hands, slowly
walk around her. High above her head
the buffer flourishes weapon not I'M
like the shield which the darlxies down
south use for protection against flies
and mosquitoes.
AS the mystic circle silently passes
around the blindfolded enchantress, the
latter brings down her wand lightly
upon the head of any one whom IS aim
may concern. He quickly cate es il,
kisses the hand of the Queen of the
Mask and takes his place upon the
throne where he in turn sways the
scepter. Should young woman be
touched with the wand she embraces
her ex-queen and tries her own hand
with the wand.
The game is made interesting by the
announcement that should the queen
subjects she is presented, later on, with
the Court testers paper cap and bells.
And should any subject be so fortunate
as to be three times chosen she is given
jubilee and is awarded a gilt crown,
or. prettier still, flower one.-N. Y.
World.
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Serves Them Right.

A man just back from a winter in
Germany says: The only way of stop
ping the dangerous practice of carrying
canes and umbrellas horizontally has
long been known to the people of Ber-
lin. There man no sooner tuclxs his
walking stick under his arm than he
feels quick blow on it from behind.
1t either drops to the pavement or as
sumes the only proper and safe posi-
ton in which a stick can be carried.
There is no use in his getting angry
with the person who struck the blow
or in his trying to do him up. for public
opinion is with the regulator of the
barbarous and indefensible practice of
which | speak. / have seen dozens of
Americans treated to this discipline in
Inter den Linden while they were en-
dangering the eyes and disseminating
the bodies of the crowds there. Most
of them whirled about with fight bris-
Ting all over them, but glance or two
at the angry faces around them usually
sufficed TO calm them down.-Chicago
Globe.
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a HANDY SKELETON.
highty Good Thing for a Fighting Ed
itor to Have.

itor to Have.
The editor was seated at his desk
grinding out copy as though it was noon
and he was obliged TO get out three
columns Of editorial for two o'clock
evening sheet. He was interrupted.
Editors usually are, and this was seri-
Qua interruption, for there appeared be-
fore him large man bearing on his face
a scowl that cast shadow upon the
HORIZON and made the room more dark
and dingy than usual. He distinctly
stated that he had not come to demand
q retraction. That was evidently toe
tame a proceeding for his fierce mood.
Bo Missed out the startling fact that he
had come for gore, red gore. The editor
preserved a calm demeanor; it seems to
be the customary thing for them to dc
SO under these circumstances. He asked
in voice that did not tremble in the
least the wherefore of his visitors
sanguinary desire. The insulted one re-
ferred TO an article which had appeared
in size last issue. LET me see," said the
editor, II must look into this" and he
arose as If to get his file Of papers. Go
ing over to the side OF the room where
there was bed, another joint evidence
of economy on the part of the pill-makel
and the scribe, and raising the clothes
that draped on the floor he said: Say,
mister, now don't wish you any harm,
but this is all that is left Of the last
party that came in here in your frame o:
mind" and he exposed full sized skele-
ton belonging to the doctor. One look
was enough, and with howl of fear the
big self-avenger of injured vanity made
his escape down the creaking stairs
CHICAGO Herald
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In tie train
of diseases that follow a tor
pid liver and impure blood,
nothing can take the place
of DR.. Pierce's Golden Med
ical Discovery. Nothing will,
after you have seen what it
does. 1t prevents and cures
by removing the cause. 1t
invigorates the liver, purifes
and enriches the blood, sharp
ems the appetite, improves di-
gestion, and builds up both
strength and flesh, when re-
duced below the standard
of health. For Dyspepsia,
Liver Complaint" Scrofula,
or any blood-taint its a posi-
tive remedy. 1t acts as no
ether medicine does. For that
reason, it's sold as no other
medicine is. It's guaranteed
to benefit or cure, or the
money is refunded.
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Col A>hley'S face as he opened the let
ter. hut a. he glanced at it, contents
hls countenauce undo s-ent a great
change. The letter was from Judge
Hawthorne and read.
SIR shall not ask or accept any eA.-'--
nation ot TIE outrageous Insults contained in
your letter 20 this date 1 demand that You at
once make fuii apology. both 20 ms daughter
and myself
For a moment Col. Ashley was
Spcechless with astonishment and then
he quickly arrived at the conclusion
thar his audacity in asking for the
hand II Miss Hawthorne was regarded
by her father as an insult. col Ashley
was a gentleman. a Kentucky gentle
man, the social equal Of Judge Haw-
thorne, and no man must - much As
intimate that he would insult lady.
Judge Hawthorne's secretary soon
returned with the following letter
from Col Ashley.
Sis-tu repl, o. your Communication 81 this
date. IN which you state that have insuIted
your tauEhter and yourself ! have the honor 20
inform you thar friend az mine empowered
70 AL Tor me- viii call on you within an hour.
Respectfully BEDFpBn Ashley
Within the hour Col Ashley-s friend
waited ON Judge Hawthorne with a
challenge % mortal combat The
judge IN his note 10 Ashley had stated
That he would not accept any attempt
81 an explanation, 50 there was moth
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A New Use for Hemp.

A new material which has been named
''christia, has been introduced for sur
gical dressings. 1t is a membrane-like
tissue, made by a process of felting the
pure fiber of the MANILA hemp. IL is
very light and strong. impermeable to
water. spirits of all kinds, oils and acids.
II is made neutral So that it can be rem
dered a tiseptic with any desired medi-
cament II win stand tropical heat and
arctic cold without being injuriously af-
feeted by the changes 1t is particularly
adapted for India ard other hot eli
mates where Futta percha tissue and
oiled silk become in a short time ANAL
gamated to such an extent as not ONLY
Ia be useless to the surgeon but injuri-
Gus to any thing with which they come
in contact. In view of the fact that
both oiled silk and gutta-percha tissue
have been discarded by the govern
ments of the United States, England.
France, Denmark and Norway in con-
sequence of their impracticabilitYt there
is large field for the new material,
another advantage of which is that it is
only about half the price of oiled silk
Chicago News
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FREAKS OF TIE MEMORY.
A Word of Advice to Those Who Ar
STUDYING Oratory.

Word of Advice to Those Who Are
Studying OratOry.
The human memory is proverbially q
leaky vessel. and sometimes, like a
filter, it retains the refuse of the mat
ter committed 10 its keeping and suf-
fers the more valuable portion to es-
cape. Often in writing or speaking
more especially in speal1ing-we vain
IN ransaclS the ''cham bcrs of the BRAIN
for a much-needed word, while fifty
other words that we do not want OBJ
trusively suggest themselves.
There are specialities in forgetfulness
which are exceedingly annoying, and
make the parties afflicted by them look
like fools in society. Yet these un.
fortunate peculiarities do not neces.
sarily imply mental weakness. Per
sons Of extraordinary intelligence have
been known to forget their own names,
and there are others who are as oblivi.
GUS Of dates as if they had never seen a
mineral Blessed are they who, like
William Pitt or Lord Macauley. can
always find the word or phrase appro-
priat, for the occasion.
\ prehensile memory, that clings like
an apes tail to whatever it embraces,
Is truly great gift; and yet the faculty
may belong To a simpleton incapable of
usefully applying anything that he re-
members We have seen prodigies of
retrOspection who were absolutely good
for nothing except for purposes Of ref
erence.
Let no one y.ho cannot find words"
when he wants them, and the right
words. too, ever attempt the role of Or
ator. lie will infallibly break down.
In writing, one can afford To wait for
the truant symbol Of thought TO return
10 it, place in the mental vocabulary or
take time To hunt for a substitute; but
that sort Of thing won't do in the face
of an expectant audience. If you
founder they laugh, or, perhaps, hiss,
and then where are yon?-N. Y
T.aNgrpr