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The Coconino weekly sun., 1891-11-12
One Of Hermaun,s Tricks.

People have repeatedly asked mo which of my tricks have pleased me the most and which I take the most delight in performing. Naturally tho effort that brings the greatest success Is regarded by man his best. con- sider the trick of restoring the shat tered mirror as my most famous ono This I had tho honor of performing before the CZar of Russia upon an ln- vitation to give an exhibition at his court. It was done unexpectedly to the spectators, and was not down on the regular bill. While playing bil- lizards with the attaches of the court after the performance, the czar being present in the saloon, shot 6 ball with all my strength against plate- glass mirror extending from floor to ceiling. It was shivered into fifty pieces. CopstGrnation was depicted on every countenance; on none more plainly than my own. While the czar courteously waived my apology, con sidcring tho destruction of the mirror as trifling and ordered the game 10 DTOkctu, \ NOiiO NtlollJ ntS lllttN my supposed awkwardness made dis agreeable impression. With tine czar's permission l examined the mirror to estimate the damage done and the pos sibility of repairing it. While so en- gagged one of the suite playfully chal- lengcd me to exercise my art and make the mirror whole again, never dream ing that his challenge was the verY cue l wanted, and not considering the successful acceptance of it as possib e. I hesitated an instant, and then ordered the mirror to be covered with cloth entirely concealing it from view. On the removal of the cloth. after ten minutes, the mirror was found without a flaw, and as perfect as before the damage. I will leave it to my readers imagination to decide how this trick was done. .-CEevalier Hermann in North American Review.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1891-11-12
A CHIL.D'S DEATH.
Let Boys Who Are Fond of Doing This
 Talk Warning.


 In a neighboring city lived Ii-year- old boy. who was the picture Of happi- ness and rosy health. He had never been ill a day in hls life, and w,ls of a nature so sunny and merry that ne was remarkable. Ine day his mother went home and found him deathly pale and sobbing and catching his breath. He sprang toward her with a scream and buried his face in her garm enis. From that day the little chiid never laughed again. He grew paler and thinner and pined away. He seemed to be over- come by some nameless terror, which he could rot explain. His parents On.y knew that it was with him night and day like a horro: that froze his poor baby brain. At last the little boy died and physicians could find no o her cause for his death than that commonly us d to cover great many things, heart failure.
 But the req cause? This sweet, gentle. merry child, begi ilning life with as far p 70 poet as a boy could haze of living to be a noble honorable man. fri htenud to de th. During his mothers aDsence he had been playing Us usual on the sidewalk near his home. Some older boys, l2 and l5, who, it is certainly to be hoped, knew not what hey diI, gatherel around Inc child and began 10 torture him with fright. They 10 q him bloodcuraling stories and made awful threats 0. what they were go ng to ,lo with him. The inno- cent child believed every word. It threw him into coavuIsion5 and turned hs brain. and 50 he died. frigh cncd to death by hat fearful cruelty boys arc wont to practice toward those younger than themselves The Daily Gate City.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1891-11-12
Earth Worms.

Darwin estimated that worms. by swallowing earth for the sake Of the vegetable mat CT 1t contains. and form ing castings, bring to the earth as much as ten tons of earth per annum on an acre. Worms are great pro- motors Of vegetation by boring, pcrfor- ating. and loos ming the soil, and rendering it previous to rains and the flores Of plants, by drawing straws and stalks Of leaves and twigI into it, and most of all, by throwing such infinite numbers of Jumps of earth called worm casts, which form fine manure for grain and grass. The earth, with out these worms, would soon become cold, hard bound, void of fermcnta- ton. and consequently sterile. This has occurred in many places where the worms have been cithe accidentally or Intentionally destroyed, and ih fert lity of the soil thus lost has only been restored when the worms have been collected again and have resumed their fertilizing work.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1891-11-12
The ConfcderacY.

The first legislative move toward a southern confcderacy was the conven- tion that met at Columbia, $. C.. Dec, r, 1860, and Con account of epidemic) adjourned to Charleston. s. C., where, Dec. 20, 1860, the following ordinance was passed: We, the people of the state of South Carolina, in convention assembled, do declare and ordan, and it is hereby declared and ordained. that the ordinance adopted by us in convention, on the twenty-third of May, in the year of our Lord l7SS. whereby the constitution of the United States was ratified, and also all act and parts of acts of the general assem ply of this state ratifying amendments of the said constitution, are hereby re- pealed; and that the union now sub- sisting between South Carolina and other states, under the name of the United States of America, is hereby dissolved.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1891-11-12
oLD-TIME SAND CLASS"
san< Took the Place of Slate in the
 School of Long Ago.

''Na '' a@s"t -hSN'
 Sixty years ago I taught the sand class Tn the schools of this city in tho grand jury room of the old court house." said a gentleman to Har- risburg Telegram reporter "The sand class" exclaimed Gossip. What in the name of Socrates was sand classp" And then the ancient pedagogue proceeded to say: Sixty years ago the schools of the town oc- cupied the old court house and was one of the scholars. In the grand jury room there was long table about eighteen inches high with q strip of board fastened on top all around the sides, thus making the center lower than the sides. This center was filled with fine sand an inch deep.
 At the end of the table was a wheel on which the letters of the alphabet were printed so that but one letter would appear at time; around the table the smallest children of the school were gathered and each fur nished with a stick. l, as the peda- gogue appointed by the head teacher, would take my stand at the end of the table and alongside of the wheel, and as moved it would announce the let ter that was brought to view, which the children would proceed to make in the sand with their sticks When all had made that letter l would level the sand vita a comb. and the wheel would be moved on to another letter. And these little ones were called the sand class.' It was an interesting sight The system was somewhat like the kindergarten of the present day, and 1t was clearly an economical mode of supplying writing material" This was the sand class of sixty years ago.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1891-11-12
FATE IN 4 TEACUP.
spooning Couples shouid Learn All Their
 Lessons by Heart.

Here are a few old superstitions re. garding the ever friendly cup that cheers: If while the tea is being made and the lid, which has been re- moved to pour in the water, is forgot. ten, it is sure sign that someone will 'drop in to tea"
 If a single person happens to have two spoons in his or her saucer it is n prediction that the fortunate Cor un- fortunately drinker of that particular cup will be married within year from that date.
 If you put cream in your cup before the sugar it will 'cross your love-" so be very careful.
 If Q tea stalk floats in a cup it is called ''beau" and when this is seen unmarried women should stir their tea very quickly round and round and round, and then hold the spoon up- right in the center of the cup. If the ''beau" is attracted to the spoon and clings to it he will be sure to call very shortly, if not that same evening, but if the stalk goes to the side of the cup he will not come.
 Examine the tea leaves in your cup If you are plebian enough to boil your ts- instead of drawing it in the refined end dainty fashion, for lot of leaves mean money and fortune.
 If you want to know how many years will elapse before you may ax- pect to be married balance your spoon on the edge of your cup, first noting that it is perfectly dry, fill another spoon partly with tea, and holding it above the balanced spoon, let the drops of tea gather to the tip of the spoon and gently fall into the bowl of the one below. Count the drops-each one stands for year.
 It is a sign of fair weather if the cluster of small air bubbles formed by the sugar collect and remain in the center of the cup. If they rush to the sides it will surely rain before night.
 When toast is made. three or four thin slices of bread must be cut tbe whole length of the loaf, and placed one over the other. This done, they must all be cut in half with one sweep the knife. If this is done by young woman and the slices are not severed clean through to the plate she will not be married within the year; if the bread parts in two even heaps, she might as well order her rousseau. On no account must she take the last piece of toast or bread on the plate, unless she wishes to be an old maid.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1891-11-12
A POPULAR FAMILY,

JENNIE: "How is it, Kate, that you alwayI seem to catch on to the last new thing? Do what 1 may, you always seem to get ahead of me-"
 KATE "I don't know: certainly do not make any cxertion in that direction"
 JENNIE: Well, during the last few months, for example, you have taken up painting,
The Coconino weekly sun., 1891-11-12
The United state ss.

Germany's Fishery Association, with it's 17. 900 members, has grown into an international affair, Three weeks ago it made compact at Coblenz with the Dutch and Swiss associations that hei caIter the stocking of the Rhine with salmon shou q take place at the rivers source rather than as hereto fore at the various places selected by the three national associations indc. pcndently of each other The Elbc has been so carefully stocked by the the association that this year 2,O0O big salmon were taken at Hamburg. "Of all European countries said the association's secretary in it's annual convention at Berlin two weeks ago, Germany is most advanced in fish culture, Tho United States, however, Is ahead, far ahead, of us all. "
The Coconino weekly sun., 1891-11-12
NO FEAR FROM LEeRosy.
Icprosy is Rslio of tho Barbaric Ages
 and Is Dl, apDearlnp.

and Is Disappearing.
 Tho close commercial relations be- tween California and China have in- troduced quite a number of lepers into the former from the latter country. A leper hospital in San Francisco has contained as many as iifty-two unfor- tunates, all of whom were Chinese. No cases, however. have developed from these among the inhabitants of any of the Pacific states. In New York city there have been half dozon iso- lated cases during the past ten years. and at the present time the writer knows of five cases of leprosy within the city limits. Leprosy is relic of the barbaric ages, and it is, think, slowly disappearing from the earth. Civilization and progress will ia time complete it's effacement. It is but an- other instance of the '.Belated Crab" of Mir. Jackson, and we may join with him in praying heaven to soon remove it. We must not neglect certan safe- guards against it, however, for it is an insidious disease. Half a century is often necessary to effect its develop ment in community, and it may glin a foothold without attracting attention. The action of the government ill rlgid- ly quarantining against it is coran end able. Lepers, to say the least are not desirable citizens and such us reach our shores should be sent back to tho places whence they came. The establis hment of la aretto has been advocated for such cases as have deve.oped among us. believe it should be done. and hope 10 see it in the near future. as it will undoubted y prevent some cases from occurring that would otherwise occur. As nation we have rothing to fear from leprosy. The conditions do not exist here to cause or even per init the spread of the dlsea-e, an it is not conceivable that they Wal exist uu- til civilization proves a fa.lue. -Dr. Cyrus Edson in North American Re- view.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1891-11-12
CONCERNING PLEAS.
In Rig Battle Half Dozen Fight in n
 Lump.

Lump.
 There are several varieties of fleas,
 but they arc so much alike that their differences are interesting only to scientific people. The flea will answer the purpose of the mote" which is mainly intended 10 show the process of breeding. During tho spring and summer months, the female flea sim ply drops her eggs into the fur of the cat, but in autumn and winter she glues each firmly upon hair. These eggs arc so small as to he barely wis., ible to the naked eye, but under tho microscope they arc extremely beau tiful, being perfectly trans lucent, much resembling the loveliest pearls. The flea deposits nearly 200 of these at a time, says the St. Louis Republic. rum ming about and dropping them here and there. They soon hatch into small, white footless worms which go into cocoon in about ten days. Noth- ing can be prettier than this cocoon. It is likc flask of clear glass tinged at the edges with pearly tints and dotted over with gold. The lit 0 sleeper within lies in circle, is a pretty rose color looking for all the world like the delicate petal of flower. At first he is not larger than mite, but feeds well and grows quickly in size and strength. reaching maturity in about six weeks. Pleas, taken as n whole, are very quarrel some, and are great fighters. When several arc confined in a r' aSs together they fight necessarily, doing most of their batting by standing on their hinl legs and striking their opponents with the others. In n big battle Q haf-dozen of them may be seen rolling over and over each other. losing legs and antennT. and at last giving up their lives in the struggle There is record Of flea which lived ten days after such an encounter with no 1n- tonnn, three plates of his side broken in. one eye gone and win only four legs, and these cut off at the first joints
The Coconino weekly sun., 1891-11-12
I'OYsladocs.

The regions most favorable for the occurrence of tornadoes are the Mis- sissippi, Missouri and Ohio valleys and the Gulf ard South Atlantic states. Toruadoes are confined al- most entirely to the summer season, tho months of greatest frequency be- ing April, May, June and July. The month of greatest frequency is May. It may be generally stated that torna- does do not occur in the United States west of tho one-hundredth meridian. This storm 'is practically unknown in California. The tornado invar ably assumes the form of a funnei-shaped cloud, the smaller end drawing near to or resting upon tho earth.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1891-11-12
,s Last Reunion,

During the reunion Of the survivors of the Forty-seventh Indiana Regiment at Huntington, q few days ago, they were apprised that Mrs. A. B. Moore, wbo m de presentation of coloi's to the regiment in lo6l, was .yiEg fatally ill. She was desirous Of again seeing tho boys" and, headed by Captain Massee, there was call upon the dy- ing wonan and in D whisper she de- liyered ap address ef rolc1me,
The Coconino weekly sun., 1891-11-12

without any teacher you came to the rescue when Miss Lafargc deserted her Delsarte class 80 suddenly, and co rtainly we are all improv- ing in grace under your instruction; heard you telling Tommy Flames last evening how his club made mistakes in playing baseball; you seem to be up on all the latest fads,' and know just what to do under all circumstances; you entertain beautifully; and in the last month you have i'm proved so in health, owing, you tell me, to your physical culture exercises. from in this little out-of the way place f-for you never go to the city"
 KATE: "why, Jennie, you will make me vain. l have only one source of information, but 1t is surprising how 1t meets hll wants. I very seldom hear Of anything new but what on the subject. Magicp Noi Magnzinel And Q great treasure it is to us all, for it really furnishes the reading for the whole household: father has given up bis magazine that he has taken for years, as he says this one gives more and better information on the subjects of the day; and mother says that 1t is that that makes her such a famous the only really FAMILY magazine published, as we have sent for samples of all of them, and find that one is oil for men. another all for women, and another for children only, while this one suits every one Of us; so we only need to take ono instead of several, and only $2!00 year. Perhaps you think I am too lavish in my praise; but will let you see ours or, better still, send 10 cents to the pub fisher, w. Jennings Demorest, To East l4th Street, New York, for sample copy, and l shall always consider that have done you a great favor; and may be you will De cutting us out, as you Say we have the reputation of being the best informed family in town. If that be so, it is Dcmorest's Family Magazine that does it."
The Coconino weekly sun., 1891-11-12
Nsm uses of Peat.

The absorptive power of peat is ind ing for it other uses than it's old one us cheap fuel. French surgeons use peat powder treated with antiseptics, as dressing for wounds, and have ob- tained excellent results, Efforts have h.en made also 10 weave it into fab rics, and to use it for stuffing mat- dresses. etc.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1891-11-12
GEN. GRANTS
5O-cENTS-SO

Mo book has ever had such sale in the IN United States as General Grants Me- InUirs. Over 6Jl,UJJ copies have already gone into the homes Of the rich, but the suUsCTip- tiOn price of S7,UJ has placed it beyond the reacn of people m moderate circumstances. 1T 0j1,0JJ people have been willing 10 pay aI.UO for Grants hicmOirs, there must be a couple of million people in the United States who want them, ana will jump at the opportunity to buy at the low ngures nCrc offered.
 We will send you GcnCral Grants Memoirs, publishers Orignai edition, best paper, cloth, ,reen ana gOid binding, hitherto sold by sub -L,rInI lnn nI AIml-
The Coconino weekly sun., 1891-11-12
tor 30 cents! Absolutely 50 cents

And absolutely proposition such as has never been made III tue history Ol DOOk puD- fishing. 1he two spicnuid volumes oi orlnt's > Memoirs, of which o5O.OJJ copies have already Jecn sOid-nor ? cheap goiIion. but thu bps.g-- .Or JD cenTs: IItON lDED You send your suU- scrlption to ThE COCOEISO W EEkLY SUN lor one yGar, and also n subscription Of S3.yD tur pnc Cosmopolitan Magazine. the brIghtgst and cheapest uI the great frustrated mUnJh- .ies, Itsen equal Iu the pest si.UJ magazine.
 The CUSmOpOuLan k enaUIeu 10 make this offer Decausc Ot the purcnGse of bUJ,vJD vol dnIcs aU price when even publishers wOuIG -IceR impossible, ana WiIh tuc Iuca of run lIng up It's circulation To naII mlIIjOn cop .cs. By contract witn jhc ,OsmOpUnIan lnL -OCONINO WEEKLY SuN Is gnaUIvu JD OHer its teuders a share m Iae low price ODJamc, through me largest purchase of books ever .ilaue m the history Ol the world.
 1T. however, you have GrHnU's books, the ~O,mUpOlIjan's UTcr Will permit you to take .nstcau,
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 They are bound in cloth, green and gold, .n uniform styIe with GTanu's AiemOnS.
 Ine Cosmopolitan ana WEEKLY SUN are ,ene postage prepaid, but the postage on the JOO%s, aU tnc rate O1 'a cent per ounce, mus, Je remitJcu WIth the OruCr: Gen. GFanIs'a JiemOlr5 yj Oz.--iS CenJs; Gen. Sherldan's demOirs, v Oz.-ij cents; Gen. sherman Memoirs, A OZ.-4g cents; Gen. McCiellau's Memoirs, 4S oZ.-2I cents; Gen Root l.. Lees EGmOirs JJ OZ.-IS ccnus. or books can pC s-Gt by express at the expense ot the subscriber.
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 The GaG0Bilo Weekly Sun.
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-09-29
Beautiful Ounce Jelly.

By the following recipe n California cor
respondent of Good Housekeeping makes
ounce jelly that is clear, crystalline, Ilrm
in quality and the color of amber" Pare
and core the ounces; add one coffee cupful
of water for every two pounds of fruit;
steam until very soft. Turn small guam
tity at time into a strainer and allow the
sirup to drain off. Preserve the residuum
for marmalade.) Strain the sirup through
muslin bag, allowing it to drip. Do not
squeeze it or the jelly will not be clear
Measure the strip, return it to the fire,
and boil hard for forty-iive minutes Add
granulated sugar in the proportion OF one
cupfu of sugar to every cupfui OF juice.
Stir thoroughly to insure the melting of
the sugar; when it reaches the boiling point
skim well and turn into glasses. As you
value the color of your jelly, do not allow
it to boil more than two minutes after the
sugar is in. For the entire process use
nothing but granite. porcelain or earthen-
ware dishes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-09-29
THEMTyH9E9zf1gs| An
DECORATIVE NOTES.


p..,~r. e.r sH>uua . Pretty Handbag.
rubr,ia~rea Linen Covers. Etc
A charming design for a painted menu
consists of single rose beautifully tintesi.
with the stalk apparently drawn throug a
a slit In the card. A bunch Of violess held
toeether with q ribbon bow u another
pretty design, while simple. but very at
fraetiye ARRANGEMENT consists OF daisies,
priuroses or yioiets. powdered over the
surface Of the card
A handbag suitable for workroom, parior
or carriage use may be made OF cream
colored cputil, thirty inches long ana eighs
inches wide. Fold twenty Of these inehes
in two, leaving projecting piece OF ten
inches for the lapel al the top rms VIII
make one seam on each side shape the
extra piece at the top into triangle or =
leaf. and slightly gather 1t across where II
extends beyond the bag. then pass It
through an ivory ring. by which 1t can De
xuspeuded from the wall as desired. The
front of the bag is prettily Embroidered
with a yinelike design. with jewels inter
spersed here and there. The bag should be
lined with the same color used in the EN-
broidery, a single tint being employed
Large squares of white or cream linen.
embroidered with cross stitch, are en-
Moved TO form the centers of quilts, covers
for chests or drawers, chair backs, etc.
They are TO be united and bordered with
crochet insertions and edgings, and are
decorated with a central sprig or an all
over design in red and blue cotton As
they can be turned to account in a great
variety of ways and can be easily carried
about without fear or injury, they are a
convenient form of fancy work
Sham towels, to be thrown over those in
use upon the rack, are embellished at one
end with quaint landscapes or figures,
though the latest fancy displays garlands
of flowers, delineated with long stitch in
silks of natural colors.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-09-29
The Raglan Lectures in Maine.

Mr.. ]. s. Vale, the manager Of these
famous entertainments for the past twelve
years was again in Augusta yesterday snd
report. engagements for Portland, Bruins
wick, Waterville, Gardiner, R9cklsDd
SIX ,wbegsn, etc with good prospects fol-
engagement at Bangor. Lewiston aud one
or two other points. This will give orl
Mains friends splendid opportunity t, do 81
the Rev DR.. Thee. l.. Cuyler said he dio
''buy ticket and 90 to Europe (snd also
70 some Of cur renowned plsces) without
the price of steamer ticket or the penslt,
Of sea sickness" In Brunswick the course
will be ubdeT the auspices OF the Foot Bal
Team of Bowdoin Callegs. At Portland hi
sppears on the famous stockbridge utse
a. Gardiner and Skcwhegsn the High
School classes of '92 are to man &c thf
lectures.