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, 1891-02-03

1t has been our privilege to inspect an in
creasing number of hospitals, many of
them in the provinces. Few occupations
could have given greater pleasure or salts
faction than we have received from these
visits. How many a man and woman
groans, at the winter months especially,
and wonders what TO do to pass the time
in the afternoons of many days. How
many there are who become subscribers to
our hospitals, who give an order to their
banker for the payment of the annual
subscription, and who then forget all
nbout the matter. We would suggest to
such people that they have not yet got full
value for their money.
1t is all very well to subscribe to n hos
pital or to any other charity, but to stop
there is to show an absence of appreciation
little creditable TO the individual. It is an
old saying that he who pays the piper shall
select the tune. So those who support our
hospitals are bound, not only in the inter
est and welfare Of the public and the pa
tients, but in their own interests, too, to
become familiar with their methods of
work, and TO strive to possess some small
portion, Mt any rate, of the spirit which
undoubtedly animates the large majority
of those who constitute the official staff of
these institutions. We have been i'm
pressed over and over again with a feeling
that a hospital nowadays is a cheerful
place, where most people are contented and
all are genuinely happy.
Even the sick feel that they are safe
when they find themselves in a hospital
bed, and as to the children, why, a chill
dren's ward has proved a paradise on earth
to many a little sufferer and waif, as all
our hospitals can testify. We would say,
then, to every governor, "Get full value
for your money" and il we are asked how,
we would say, by making a point of visit
ing the hospital with some sort of regular
ity, and so learn lessons in life, lessons in
suffering and. h is even more impor-
tant, learn to appreciate the privilege of be-
ing able TO give, and moved to give, to the
support of institutions like these.-Hos-
initial
, 1891-02-03

Two young mothers were grsvely discuss.
ing the question a few days ago of Sunday
games for their children. This subject
seems to furnish no end Of perplexities to
mothers who have certain consideration
scruples about making the day a holiday,
but who still wish to keep their children
from learning to dread the day because OF
its restrictions. These women agreed that
it was very, very bard to know Just what
to do. Said one: 81 read to my children
just as long as they will let me- But they're
too young to care for very much of that,
They want to play with their toys, and ]
don't think they ought to do that. Last
Sunday Jack played with hi. soldiers, and
l was really shocked when l went into the
nursery and oun him. What do you doI'
Why" said the other, with an air Of
conscious superiority, that used to troubl,
me, but I've got IL beautifully arranged
now. got a dissected map of Palestine
for Janey and Harry, and l let them put
that together, int then / let them play
logomachy, If they will spell out nothing
but Bible names"
But Harold and Tom-they're too littl,
for that. What do you do with themf'
asked the other, with the air of one sitting
at the feet of the prophet.
why, I've fixed that, too" she an.
swerud. 81 let them play with a big Noah's
ark-"-New York Evening Sun
, 1891-02-03

The Superior Water, Light and Power
company have been engaged for several
months in the work Of extending the
t~wenty-four inch intake pipe from West
Superior to Lake Superior for water.
The entire distance from the pump sta
ton to the crib, which rests in forty feet
of water in Lake Superior, is $50 feet,
and 1850 feet outside of Minnesota
Point. The entire 1850 feet of lake
pipe WIS jointed above the surface Of
the water and hung suspended in spaced
sings. The object was to cut the slings
and allow the entire section Of more
than half a mile to drop into the water.
1t was not intended to attempt the
feat for several days, but the approach
Of a n~Ortheaster FASTENED matters. The
job was done hurriedly, but with distin-
guished success. When everything was
in readiness the signal was given, and
several of the lashings were cut simulta-
~neously. The great black tube, 10000
tons weight, instantly broke away evenly
and dropped squarely into position at
the bottom Of the lake.-Cor. St. Paul
Pioneer Press.
, 1891-02-03

Vanillin is the odoriferous principle OF
vanilla, which is the fruit of a plant called
vanilla aromatica. Vanillin exists in the
vanilla pod to the extent of about 9 per
cent. These pods used to be very expen.
sive, but new sources of vanillin are being
discovered, and it seems likely that the va.
nilla industry will soon be extinct. Vanil.
lin, which is the only substance for which
the vanilla pod is valuable, has been found
in asparagus, raw beet sugar and asafn-
tida; it likewise results from the oxidation
of olive wood.
On q large scale it is prepared from conf.
fern, a compound which occurs in the sap
Of the cambium OF pine trees. The latest
source Of vauillin has been discovered by
Herr SchnueEans in the seeds Of rosa CAM,
ma. These are extracted with ether. Part
of the ether is separated by distillation
and the residue IS agitated by sodium bi
sulphite solution saturated with sulphur.
GUS anhydri1e. Dilute sulphuric acid is
then added. and finally, after much wash
ing and drying. a brown oil is obtained
which in a few days becomes a mass OF
crystals. Possibly the vanilla pod will
find a new commercial rival in these rosa
Gamma seeds.-London Grocer.
, 1891-02-03

Gen. Buffers voice is not so powerful
as it used TO be. In fact, it is difficult
to hear him n dozen feet away, though
he occasionally fires up and some of his
old time force presents itself. He still
relies considerably on the sympathy Of
the jury, especially when he is defending
n comedy m His method of argu-
ing his case is the same in substance as
it always has been. Plenty of wit and
humor run through hisspeech, and these,
with all the pathos his case will permit,
combine to make his always eloquent
pleas more effective. His fayorite atti-
tude while addressing the jury is to brace
his broad shoulders against the clerks
desk. His hands are deeply thrust into
into his pockets he seldom gestures
Boston Advertiser.
, 1891-02-03

There is living in northern Maine an old
man who, in his childhood, had a novel
experience which rscalls the tales Of folk
lore aud the classic fables. He passed a
night in the den Of a wild bear, coming out
in the morning unhurt, and much pleased
with the company he had kept. When he
was about 4 years old he was one afternoon
left with a pet lamb on the grass near the
house, and the two strayed together into
the woods.
They were not missed for some hours,
and when Q hasty search for them proved
unavailing, the father and mother were Of
course greatly alarmed, for bears and
wolves were both plentiful in the woods.
The few scattering neighbors were reused
and the entire night was given to the hunt.
It was not until daylight that traces of
the missing boys tracks were discovered.
These were followed by the aid of dogs,
and the rescuers were led to the den of a
she bear, which had its quarters under a
big bowlder in a pine grove at the foot of 4
mountain.
The bear, aroused by the dogs, came
out Of her lair with a boldness which
showed that she had cubs to defend. and
at sight Of her everybody gave up hope of
seeing the missing child alive. When,
however, they had shot the bear. they found
the little fellow curled up in the den with
n couple Of bear whelps, hungry and tired,
but apparently not in the least injured or
frightened.
The boy was too young to give a salts
tory account Of what had happened, but
as nearly as could be made out from his
story, the bear, who had come upon Them
in the woods, had made n meal off his pet
lamb, and Ind then quietly returned to
her lair to sleep. The boy said she did not
carry him, but that he followed her be
cause he had no longer any lamb for com
pany, and because he wanted TO see the
pretty cubs.
He had pla / with them till dark.
Then he cried to go home, but did not
know the way, and he did not dare to
leave the BEARS den because he was afraid
something would get him The cubs were
companions for him, and he seems to have
felt quite safe so long as he stayed with
them.-Youth's Communion.
, 1891-02-03

Slug No. 4 was a pretty good printer
and n jolly fellow outside when the last
form had gone down. But he was a
southern man, and he couldn't. to save
his life, get rid Of the dialect of the darby.
II doan't know how it is" he used to
say, but yo' fellahs seem ter see sumpin'
berry sahprisin' about the way | talk"
The boys in the same alley used to have
n good deal Of fun with No. 4 and his
dialect, and one day they teased him so
that, dropping n stic2ful of agate type,
he turned upon the one nearest to him.
and raising both hands exclaimed:
Il cuss vol cuss yol | cuss yo' till
de hoodoo gifts Yo'r'
That was all very funny for the boys,
but the strange part came three weeks
later, when the one who had been
''cussed" was discharged for cause. He
''subbed" around for IA couple of days
after that, but couldn't find work again.
It looked as If the hoodoo had caught
him.
Slug No. 4 was treated very respect
fully after that. Somehow the boys
didn't like that hoodoo business. 1t was
too uncanny for them New York Even
ing Sun.
, 1891-02-03

Christopher Columbus licli in obscurity
and poverty ut Nalalolil, Spain. May
20, lsu6 BY r-cial favor of the MONKS
Of 81 F=aris his body was. for q time.
deposit" 81 IN the vault OF their church in
tnat ely. but some years later, in pur,
sunuc' Of HE own expressed wish, the
ru Il were translated 10 Hispaailla
and laced in Rcrypt under the clthe-
drai ct san Domingo. II li29 the body
Of Diego. the son Of Columbus, was also
buriri in the crypt, and some years
u]itervvtrl that Of Luis. the discoveries
grandson. WAS laid with the other two.
In I,el the Spanish plrt Il San Domingo
tsis D-lrd To the French. but before the
GEES iu permission WAS given for the re-
moval ot Columbus body 70 Havana.
y metallic case, supposed to contain
the holy Of the @discovrrcr. WAS removed
AMI placed in the Cathedral Of Havana.
md tho matter rested until 1871, when a
metallic rasket was found in the San
Domingo vault, which beyond all doubt
was That Of Christopher Columbus. 1t
was inscribed both within and without
with his nane and titles. aud proved be.
yund question that, through haste or
cnrelessuess, the persons who effected
the removal in 1905 had carried away the
body uf Diego. the son of Columbus,
and that the remains Of the great ad-
miral now rest beneath the Cathedral Of
San Domingo st. Louis Globe Demo-
Crat.
, 1891-02-03

SSh- NAAASJos Ensitton IN CALIFORNIA"
One has TO go back 10 the days Of the
famous Spanish marches or frontier
towns built and defended in SPANS he
roic age by her p%rouicst knights, to find
a fit parallel in history to the position
held by Gen. Vallejo during the closing
years Of the Mexican rule in California.
He had absolute sway for - hundred
miles or more, and he kept the border. "
His men rode on horseback to Monterey
rnd TO Capt. Suffers fort on the Sacra-
mcuto, bringing him news and carrying
his letters Spanish families cul0nlzed
the fertile valleys under his protection.
and Indians came and built in the ahad
ows Of the Sonoma mission.
de owned, as he believed by uuassail-
able title, the largest and finest ranch in
the province. and he dispensed Il hos
TtalIty so generous and universal that
Il was admired and ~cxtolled even among
the Old Spanish families. j. Quinn
Thornton, who visited the coast in 1913.
and published his experiences. says:
Governor General Vallejo owns 1000
horses thar are broken to the saddle and
I'm la. and 5000 that are not broken.
Broken horses readily bring 500 apiece,
nat d ulbrOl.en ones can be purchased
'r trivial sum"
In-' and more in the closing years Of
Soc epoch and the DAYS Of the conquest
Vallejo became tho representative
assn Of hls people. aud So he has Re
.I...'. r'apug many Of the old families.
r .ehful name Of o. traitor to Cali
md To- his nation The quiet in
..faits rt this Li.. r.ra. even today. is
DO sftrtiiE thia awe seen men Of
fagH blood. ftIuoG l provincial history.
leave "a rnum ut ihe name Of Vallejo
Charles Howard Shun in Century.
, 1891-02-03
Protect Your health.

Cold and moisture combined have a
torporlsing effect upon the bodily organs,
and the digestive and secretive processes
are apt to be more tlriily performed in
winter than in fall. The same is true,
also, of the excretory funotIons. The
bowels are often sluggish, and the pores of
the skin throw off but little waste matter
at this season The system, therefore,
requires opening up a little, and also
purifying and regulating. aud the safest,
surest aud most thorough tonic and
Alternative that car be used for these
purposes is Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
Persons who wish TO escape the rheumatic
twIDges, the dyspeptic a%gonies, the pain
full disturbances of the bowels, the bilious
attacks and the nervous vIsitations, so
common at this time of the year. will do
well to reinforce their systems with this
renowned stomachic and invigoraut. 1t
improves the appetite, strengthens the
stomach, cheers the spirits aud renoyates
the whole physique.
, 1891-02-03
"reresptIble ohm In the Alr..

The record for cold weather for the
winter was broken Wednesday morn
ing, when the atmosphere was intensely
frigid. The air was so full of frost that
the appearance Of a fog was given. The
lowest point reached by the mercury in
this city, and reported, was 40 dogs. be-
low zero. 1t required the thick ut kind
Of clothing and vigorous exercise upon
the part Of pedestrians in the early
morning hours to keep comfortable.
At Shirley it was AZ dogs. below zero,
A dogs. at Eddington, 33 dogs. at Sebec,
and the same relative report comes
from many other places in this vicinity.
The weather was the chief topic of con-
versation. During the day it grew con-
siderably warmer, but there was Il very
perceptible chill in the air, and late in
he afternoon it was again quite cold.
The night was very frigid.-Bangor
Wing.
, 1891-02-03

An enormous volume. thrice as large
as the bulkiest family Bible that ever
graced a marble topped table in n coun-
try parlor, has reached the Capitol. In
gold letters on it's broad back are the
words, History of Members, Second
Session, Fifty-frst Congress-" In this
book will be recorded not the private
history Of members, but all their public
acts. Every time a member votes, every
time he introduces a bill or petition, and
every time he is recorded as not voting
or paired will be recorded in the huge
book, and future ~biographers will find
already prepared for their use a vast
amount of data. If the size of the vol
ume is any indication of its Importance
it ought to be preserved in a treasury
ault.-Washington Post.
, 1891-02-03

There was n Corsican boy who could
rehearse 40, 900 words, whether sense or
nonsense, rs they were dictated, and
then repeat them in the reversed order
without making n single mistake. A
physician, about sixty years ago, could
repeat the whole of Paradise Lost"
without making o single mistake, al.
though he had not read it for twenty
years. Euler, the great mathematician,
when he became blind, could repeat the
whole of Nirgil's "Hneid," and could re-
member the first line and last line of ev-
cry page of the particular edition which
he had been accustomed to read before
he became blind.-Spare Moments.
, 1891-02-03

Eugene Smith, secretary of the New
York Prison association, tells n remark
able story Of the answer n thief gave to
the question, is honesty the best pol
icyE' 1t was in the Elmira r~efurlnatury,
where a class was undergoing instruc-
ton. A young man asked permission
to answer the question. Il believe hon
esty is the best policy" said he. be
aus Of a case where | knew it to work
that way. See? There was two young
fellows in New York and they was
crooked, see? and they didn't succeed.
They went to Philadelphia, and they
turned over a new leaf and agreed to be
square and honest. They opened "A cloth
ing store, see? and they prospered. They
got everybody's confidence, and they Dor
rowed 800, 600 TO enlarge their business,
and then they failed and got away with
every cent Of the money, which they
never could have done il they hadn't
been honest. SeeY'-San Francisco Ar
COnaut.
, 1891-02-03

Some features of Office seeking are OBJ
~jectionable, but The Atlanta Constitu-
ton prints a letter from an applicant and
suggests at the same timu that he seems
to be really in need of an office, and it is
equally evident that he is not a man
whom Office Is likely to seek. The fol-
lowing is his modest avowal:
TO the ediTyr / am a candydait to the
OHise of skule commissioners an Ask Ny
Frens to Cast a Voat in My BeehRlve. l
am a / Arm Man, Beein cut oph in A.
saw Mill, and Knead the Oaise."
, 1891-02-03

WIFI III" TTaneTs VIII DO HFIEhIest.
AT what time in 1891 will the princi-
pal planets be in their brightest phase Of
the year?
Venus is nov at about that stage. She
is the morning star, however. That is
to say, she rises and sets before the sun.
At about 8 o'clock in the morning she
will be in view in the southeast, and will
be visible from that time until day
dawns. Two months hence Saturn will
be at his brightest stage. He will rise
at that timc in the east just as the sun
sets, Jupiter will be at his best early in
September, appearing in the southeast
after sundowu.-St. Louis Globe-Demo-
Graf
, 1891-02-03

From a newspaper printed in the year
ITO is tho following description Of n
dandy: "A few days ago n macaroni made
his appearance in the assembly rooms at
Whitehayen, dressed in a mixed silk coat,
pink saith, waistcoat and breeches covered
with an elegant silk net, white silk stock
ings with pink clocks, pink satin shoes and
large pearl buttons; a mushroom colored
stock, covered with fine point lace, hair
dressed remarkably high and stuck full Of
pearl pins. "LClothier and Furnisher.
, 1891-02-03

Something new in the line of enter
tainments is upon the taps at York
Beach, Me.-a frost carnival. The hall
is to be decorated to represent the Arc
tic regions, with grottoes, snow caves
and icicles. The audience are expected
to appear in costumes suited to the APP
parent condition of things-toboggan,
Esquimo, or snow and frost covered
suits. The children are in training for
appearance rs snow fairies, frost sprites,
etc, and a sleigh bell chorus and drill
with 1Gt sleigh bells is on the pro-
gramme. Philadelphia Ledger.
, 1891-02-03

G. 6 Tre.t, OF West Granville, Mass.
writes of Allcoek Porous Plasters:
For rheumatism. neuralgia, pain in
side or back. coughs. colds, bruises and
any local weakness. thew truly possess
wonderful curative qualities. | have
recommended them to my neIghbors with
the happlest results, many of whom but
for Allcock's Plasters would be in a Grip
pied condition at home. In every IN
stauce where they have been faithfully
and properly applied the result has been
wonderfully satisfactory"
, 1891-02-03

En~tomologists have determined that the
severity of winters is not destructive to
insect life. LarvB may be frozen stiff, and
yet they viii revive with the return Of
warmth. Bumblebees and butterflies are
often met with in the arctic regions. Dis
ease microbes are even more tenacious of
life. Wachthmuth and Verne found that
they could be subjected to cold 40 degs.
below zero, be powdered with n mortar,
and yet be capable of transmitting dis.
ea5es.-St. Louis Republic.
, 1891-02-03

The meat industry is constantly produc-
ing some novelty. There nave been num-
berless forms of the cooked extract, but a
Melbourne medical man, whose principal
laurels nave beer gained in the literary
arena, has recently patented a process for
extracting the vital essence of the best
parts Of raw beef by hydraulic pressure,
and preserving the liquid result in a raw
state for medical u~se.-Loudon Ttt-Bits.
, 1891-02-03
Ha. Coffee a pi.Inseetrnr Power.

Coffee is a very powerful disinfectant
The beans, when dried. roasted and pound
ed to a coarse powder, should be placed on
a plate in the room where it's disinfecting
influence is desired, or sprinkled in cess
pools and other places where an offensive
ethuvium is perceived. The coffee seems
to gather to itself the impurities of the air,
for when subsequently heated it will give
forth muCh of the odor which it has alb
sorbed.-St. Louis Globe-D Democrat.
, 1891-02-03

The japanese census shows that the
population n veal ago was 40,072, O20-
20, 245, 1886 males and 10, S25 .0s4 females,
7,S4O,s72 inhabited houses, 3,S25 mobiles,
1898, G37 shizuku. or members of the old
military class, 49, 74,5 5s common peo-
pie" and 7,i45,1 19 married couples
, 1891-02-03

After exhaustive experiments the
French postofice has decided to substi-
tute a copper coated steel wire in place
of the ordinary iron wire for telegraphic
and telephone service. 1t is claimed
this will greatly reduce the induction
New York Journal
, 1891-02-03

Rev. DR.. Edward A. Foggs, the ven
cradle rector of Old Christ church tEpis-
copaD of Philadelphia, has rendered his
resignation, to take effect on Oct. l.,
1891, that being the day on which he
will terminate his thirty years rector
ship of the parish.
, 1891-02-03

The Paris Gaulois recently stated that
an electric cane has been invented which
will be found very useful by people who
are obliged to be out late at night in the
dangerous districts of Paris BY merely
touching an assailant it will be possible
to give him a shock which will be of
great value as a means of self defense.
, 1891-02-03

In the mayors court, at Anthony, Fla,
a few days ago, a lad, for violation of an
ordinance, was find So. The court
granted the boys mother the privilege
of paying the fine or whipping the boy
in open u She accepted the latter,
and the mayor had to check her to pre-
vent an unmerciful whipping. Ex-
change.
, 1891-02-03
HAVE YOU A COMPENDIUM OF
COOKERY7

If not go to Underwood Bros. and Sc
cure one before they are gone. They cost
you nothing, and remember they will sell
you just as many goods for a dollar as any
house 10 the city. All goods warranted.
A. UNDERWOOD & Bro,
3l4 Seventeenth Street
, 1891-02-03

The Duchess of Northumberland has
just been buried in Westminster Abbey
as a Percy, the only family in England
retaining the prescriptive right to the
h~nor of interment theIa.
, 1891-02-03
II. KHbis IciU sell yOu
hams. dried beer aNd bacon
cheap.

II you prefer the best Rock Springs
coal. leave orders at Union Mercantile
company and @. e. company's store.
Telephone 81. VIM. Murphy, agent
, 1891-02-03

Erllows-What makes you fear your
son ont in Colorado is dead?
Fellows with a sign)-He hasn't writ
ten for money for nearly a month
EnNsh
, 1891-02-03

Picture framing at Turn
bttiTs---au aetU snOHIdfags
--fBle patterns.
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