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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-21
Food for Relic Hunters.

Gov. Russell observes the custom es- abolished by former chief magistrates of Massachusetts of using a new quill pen to sign each legislative bill which meets with his approval. These quills are used only once and are then eagerly sought for by relic hunters in Boston, as were the clay pipes which Carlyle was accustomed to lay outside his door dll after once smoking them.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-21
Tmpertinent CuriositY

Impertinent Curiosity. Jake Hayseed- Give me ticket. Ticket Agent-For what placer Jake Hayseed-That's none of your blank business Texas Siftings
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THE MAN WAS A LIAR,
Why Test OF a Cherokee Medicine Man
Ended In Failure.

Why Test OF Cherokee Medicine Man
Ended In a Failure.
The Cherokee medicine men make use of
several stone talismans, commonly crystals
found among their native mountains, says
James Mooney. One which L saw among
these Indians was translucent purple stone
about an inch long, with sharp point.
With this the conjurer claimed to be able
to find lost or stolen articles, or to tell the
whereabouts of game in the mountains.
To test the matter threw coin into the
grass at random, while he was not looking,
and told him the money was his if he could
find it. Procuring string about yard
long, he tied one end of it around the mid
die of the stone. Then holding the stone
suspended so as to swing freely, he set it
whirling in a circle with a stroke of his
finger, at the same time reciting in an un-
dertone some secret formula. The stone at
first revolved rapidly, then more and more
slowly, and finally stopped with the point
toward the North. He walked few steps
in that direction, gave the stone another
twirl and again repeated the formula He
explained that this must be done seven
times, and that on the seventh trial the
stone would point to. the exact spot where
the money was lying
Having gone through the whole perform
ance he finally halted at place altogether
wrong. After hunting in the grass for
some time, he was obliged to give it up.
He declared that his failure was due to the
fact that he was not fasting as he should
have been to use the stone. The other In
dians said the stone was all right, but that
the man was a liar-whIch was perfectly
true-and that, although a pretty good doc
tor, he knew nothing of magic. They as
serted that in the hands OF certain conjur-
ers whom they named the charm never
failed
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The preservation OF Eggs,

An advertisement which states that all
kinds of dairy produce will be supplied to
order to the most remote country districts
is familiar reversal of the natural order
of things in New York. 1t arises out Of
the fact that the best of everything is
usually sent to the market in which there
is the greatest demand for it. Those who
drink sherry have but poor chance of en-
joying their favorite tipple in Spain, and
Madeira is the last place in which decent
glass of the once favorite wine of that ilk
can be looked for. Not long since float
loaded with freight cars containing large
quantity of fresh eggs was sunk in the
upper bay while on the way to the city.
When the float was raised, some little time
afterward, the eggs were found to be none
the worse for their immersion in the salt
water. This incident serves to recall the
fact that common table salt, mixed with
slaked lime, is an excellent preservative of
eggs. The salt and the lime should be mixed
in a pail of water in the proportion of one
pint and two pints respectively. A barrel
is half filled with the we'll blended mixture,
and the eggs to be preserved are laid in it.
If the eggs are kept well covered, and care
is taken to replenish the fluid when evapora-
tion has reduced it, it is claimed that
this method is perfectly effective for at least
a couple of years. There is no doubt tina.
If it is adopted in country houses it will
save the necessity of sending to the city tor
fresh eggs.
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phy the most cpl DR.. Wintd,n R. Rd-per.
curean Prof Haupt regards as interpola-
tions in direct opposition to the teachings of
Ecclesiastes and evidently written to weaken
the force Of the authors words
An Entirely New Doctrine OF Life.
''The conclusion of the whole matter" is not
'Fear God and keep His commandments"
but "amuse yourself while you are young
and try to be in good spirits. Do what you
feel inclined to and enjoy what pleases your
eye. Be no hermit or ascetic, but do not
ruin your health" The opening verses of
the quotation given form the basis of the
wellknown German students song, Claude
anus Igitur," which was originally peni-
tental song of two stanzas -
The word SWELL" which Professor Haupt
substitutes for "Creator," he interprets as
meaning ''the mother of thy children" and
refers to similar idea in Prov. ", 1913.
'Drink water out of thine own cistern, and
running water out OF thine own we'll, 50
shall thy fountains be dispersed abroad,
rivers of waters in the streets. Let them
be only thine own and not strangers with
thee, 50 shall thy fountain be blessed and
thou shalt have joy of the wife OF thy
youth"
The sun Is the sunshine of childhood when
everything seems bright and happy; the
moon is symbolical of the more tempered
light of boyhood and early manhood, while
the stars indicate the sporadic moments of
happiness in mature age. More and more
the number of rainy days increases, but
seldom interrupted by bright moments.
And when we are going down the hill there
is no sunshine after the rain, but the clouds
return and everything seems painted gray
on gray.
Meaning OF the Symbolic Language.
The keepers of the house are the hands
and the 'strong men" the bones, especially
the backbone. The grinding maids are the
teeth and the statement that the ladies
that look out through the windows
are darkened is. an oriental metaphor to
express the fact that the eyes begin to lose
their luster and the night becomes dim.
Advanced age brings retention so that the
doors are shut toward the street. Because
his sleep is short "he riseth at the voice of
the birds" and when hearing begins to fail
all the daughters of song are brought low.
He is afraid of that which is high; he hates
to climb a hill or to go upstairs and breads
q long walk. His hair becomes white like
the blossoms Of the almond tree just before
they fall The locust crawleth along with
difficulty because the chrysalis is opening
and when the caperberry breaketh up the
soul is freed from its earthly she'll The
silver chord il the spinal column and the
golden bowl the brain. When the bucket
at the we'll is shivered the heart loses its
power to propel the blood through the body
and when the water wheel breaks down the
whole machinery comes to stop, and this
stoppaEe means dissolution.
have not personally communicated with
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20 over the outside of the house again. Per-
haps had better take look at the lower
windows before 1 go up"
He walked swiftly round from one to the
other, pausing at the large one which looked
from the hall onto The stable lane. This he
opened and made a very careful examina-
tion of the sill with his powerful magnify
ing lens "Now we shall go upstairs, said
he at last
The bankers dressing room was plsinly
furnished little chamber, with gray carpet,
a large bureau and long mirror. Holmes
went to the bureau first and looked hard at
the lock.
(which key was used to open it?" he
asked.
asThat which nv son himself indicated
that of the cupboard of the lumber room"
"Have you it here?"
THAT Is it on the dressing table"
Sherlock Holmes took it up and opened
the bureau 'It is a noiseless lock-" said
he. 'It is no wonder that it did not wake
Won. This case, l presume, contains the
co-onet. We must have look at iti'' He
opened the case, and, taking out the diadem,
ne laid it upon the table. 1t was a magnif-
cent specimen of the jewelers. art, and the
S6 stones were the finest that I have ever
seen. At one side of the coronet was a
crooked cracked edge, where a corner hold
ing three gems had been torn away.
FsNow, Mr. Holder" said Holmes, "here
Is the corner which corresponds to that
which has been so unfortunately lost
Might beg that you will break it Off"
The banker recoiled in horror. 81 should
not dream of trying" said he.
''Then L will" Holmes suddenly bent
his strength upon it, but without result 81
feel it give little" said he, 'tbut though 1
am exceptioually strong in the fingers it
would take me all my time to break it An
ordinary man could not do it. Now what
do YOU think would happen if 1 did break
Mr.. Holder? There would be a noise
.4e pistol shot Do you tell me that all
this happened within a few yards of your
bed and that you heard nothing of it?''
81 do not know what to think. It Is all
dark to me-"
"But perhaps 1t may grow lighter as We
20. What do you think, Miss Holder?"
81 confess that still share my uncle's
perple1ity."
Your son had no shoes or slippers on
when you saw him?"
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It was indeed our friend the fnancier 1
was shocked by the change which had come
over him, for his face, which was naturally
of broad and massive mould, was now
pinched and fallen in, while his hair seemed
to be at least shade whittier. He entered
with o WEAKNESS and lethargy which was
even more painful than his violence of the
morning before, and he dropped heavily
into the armchair.
81 do not know what have done to be so
severely tried, said he. "Only two days
ago was happy and prosperous man
without a care in the world. Now am
left to a lonely and dishonored age. One
sorrow comes upon the heels of another.
NV niece Mary has deserted me-"
Deserted you?"
"Yes. Her bed this morning had not
been slept in, her room was empty, and a
note lay for me upon the hall table. had
said to her last night in sorrow and not in
anger that if she had married my boy all
might have been well with him. Perhaps
it was thoughtless of me to say so. 1t is to
that remark that she refers in this note:
my dearest uncle-I feel that I have
brought trouble upon you, and that if had
acted differently this terrible misfortune
might never have occurred. I cannot, with
this thought in my mind, ever again be
happy under your roof, and feel that /
must leave you forever. Do not worry
about my future, for that is provided for,
and above all do not search for me, for it
will be fruitless labor and an ill service to
me. In life or in death l am ever your low
ing Mary What could she mean by that
note, Mr.. Holmes? Do you think it points
to suicide?"
mo. no; nothing of the kind It is per-
haps the best possible solution. trust,
Mr.. Holden, that you are nearing the end Of
your troubles"
"Ha, you may say sol You have heard
somethingl Where are the gems?"
"You would not think 81 900 apiece An
excessive sum for them?"
81 would pay e10,0
'That would be unnecessary. Three thou
sand will cover the matter. And there is
little reward, 1 fancy. Have you your
checkbook? Here is pen. Better make it
out for e4, 000.''
With dazed face the banker made out
the required check. Holmes walked over
to his desk, took out little triangular
piece OF gold with three gems in it, and
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Prof. Paul Hd,pt to edit the work, has
assigned to himself the Book of Ecclesi-
astes, and to those who are familiar with
this, one of the best known portions of the
Bible, the changes made will be nothing
less than startling. All the strength and
beauty of the wise kings words are brought
out as they have never been before, but all
religious sentiment is conspicuous by its
absence.
One of the earliest precepts of pious
teachers, sacred among the memories of
childhood, "Rember now thy Creator in
the days Of thy youth this and other
equally familiar passages we shall look in
vain. Here is the song from the ninth
verse of the eleventh chapter to the end As
it will appear:
New Version OF Familiar Passage.
But rejoice, o youth, in thy childhood,
And let thy heart cheer thee in the days Of
thy manhood;
Walk in the ways Of thy heart,
And In the sight of thine eyes,
Danish moroseness from thy heart,
But keep away evil from thy flesh,
For childhood and manhood are feeting.
Remember thy well in the days of thy vigor,
Ere there como the DAYS of evil,
And the years draw nigh
In which thou wilt say have no pleasure
Ere is darkened the sun, and the lig ht of the
day,
And the moons, and the stars.
And the clouds return after tho rain,
When the keepers OF the house tremble,
And the men of power bend themselves,
The grinding maids cease
And the ladies that look out through tho
lattices are darkened;
The doors are shut toward the street,
He riseth at the voice Of the birde.
And all the daughters OF song arc brought
low,
He is afraid Of that which is high,
And fears are in the way;
Bhe almond tree blossometh,
The locust crawleth along with difficulty,
The caper-berry breaketh up.
The silver cord is snapped asunder.
The golden bowl crused in,
The bucket at the well shivered.
And the wheel breaketh down at tho DIT.
Man is going to his eternal house.
And the inourners go about in the street,
Vanity of vanities, saith Ecclesiastes.
all is vanity, and all that is coming is
vanity.
The six concluding verses Of the book, as
found in the authorized version, and which
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Bnrnrnr tb, c.ndl. at Both Ends.

DR.. Cyrus Edison does not mince matters
in discussing the cause OF the majority Of
the ills and ailments of Americans He in
sists that the American lives altogether too
fast. "He works harder than does any other
man or woman on earth. His business is
always with him; he has no rest, no cessa-
ton, no relief from the strain. His daily
routine is one of intense and ever-present
excitement
This unnatural strain has to be met in
some way, and to sustain his rapidly e1-
hausted system the business man is conf
pelled to consume large quantities of food,
and is frequently driven to the undue use of
stimulants. DR.. Edison urges the intro
duction of a little common sense into the
situation, and prescribes less haste in the
making Of riches and more exercise and
fresh air. This Is the best and only remedy
for people that are rapidly drifting into
chronic neurasthenia and dyspepsia If
Americans will only give their nerves and
stomachs fighting chance they will soon
be as robust as any nation on earth
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DR.. j. f. MCtlrdH.

DR.. j. f. McCttrdy man to undertake q
work of this character. Prof Haupt, there
fore, decided to assign each book of the
Bible to one distinguished scholar, so the
Old Testament, for example, has been in
trusted to "a of the most competent special
lists in this branch of research in America.
England and Germany, and number of the
most distinguished scholars have agreed to
translate the German contributions into
English.
Men Who Arc Doing the Work.
The American Hebraists who have con-
sented to take part In the work are: Prof.
w. r. Harper, President of the Chicago
University, who will share the burden of
editorial responsibility and translate Zecha-
riah; Prof G. F. Moore, the learned Andover
exegete, who will render j Judges; Prot. G. H.
JOY, the distinguished Harvard professor,
who will translate Ezekiel; Francis Brown,
editor of the great Hebrew dictionary, who
is preparing-a translation of Joel; DR.. j. T.
McCurdy, Of Toronto University, who will
contribute translation of Micah; Habak-
kuk will be rendered by Prot. w. H. Ward,
editor of the New York Independent; Prof.
E. L. Curtis, the successor of Prot. Harper
at Yale, will translate Zephaniah, and Ruth
will be rendered by the famous Dr. c. A
Briggs, of New York.
The Hexateuch will be entirely in the
hands of English scholars, and the distin-
guished Canon Of Rochester, Prof. 7. X.
Cheyne will translate Isaiah. Even Aus
tralia will be represented, as Prot. Andrew
Harper, of Melbourne, will translate Oba-
diah. Here is Psalm cxx. as it will appear:
A Song of the Return.
cried unto Jehovah in my distress, and
he heard me.
Jehovah, save my life from the lying lip,
from the deceitful tongue.
What will he give unto thee and what will
he add unto thee, thou deceitful tongue?
Sharp arrows Of O warrior, with Goals OF
the broom plant.
Woe is me that I sojourn with Meshech,
dwell beside the tents o. Kedar.
Long enough has my soul dwelt with the
haters OF peace.
am (aill peace, but whatever say they
are for war. FRANK ATKINSON.
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Utilization of cotton,eed Hull Purp.

Travellers in the South have frequently
been impressed with the annual waste OF
several hundred thousand tons of cotton
seed hulls, and it is satisfactory to know
that steps are now being taken to utilize
this waste. Improved appliances are likely
to lead to the use of the refuse in the manu-
facture of certain classes of paper almost
exclusively. The cottonseed hull is like the
scale of fish, and when it is treated it be-
comes pure cellulose. 1t is absorbent to
wonderful degree, and will in all probable
ity enter largely into the future msnufact-
ure of blotting paper, even if blotting paper
cannot be made entirely from it. 1t can
also be used to advantage in the manufact-
ure of postal cards, some excellent speci-
mems Of which have already been made
from it.
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provements; but
at the same time,
following closely
the model of the
authorized ver-
sion, and endeav-
oring to introduce
as few changes as
possible, it pre-
serves the archaic
character which
renders the latter
SO obscure. But,
the sacredness of
the Bible by no
means depends up
on the obscurity
of its language,
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A Man,

There is occasionally a man whose word Is
as good as his bond, and whose bond is as
good as gold. Such one is W. L. Need
ham, a prominent citizen and business man
OF Orrsburg, Mo- Mr.. Needham has been
selling Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for
several years and recommends it to his Gus
TONERS because in his experience 1t has
proven to be the best for colds, Group and
whooping cough. He says it is the most
popular medicine that he handles. and gives
the best satisfaction of any. Fifty cent
bottles for sale by druggists TTsu
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will be little changed in the new version.
Inspiration OF tho Authorised Version.
''Ths authorized version, in spite of Its
matchless beauty" said DR.. Johnston, lis
obscure and unintelligible. Three cen.
turies of study, with vastly improved
and more scientific methods of re-
search, have greatly advanced our knowl-
edge of the original tongues, and. moreover,
the language of the Elizabethan period is
now too archaic to be easily understood by
the average reader. Yet most people are
so familiar with the authorized version, as
MANY memories are associated with it, that
any alteration seems little short Of sacri-
lege. Indeed, there are not few who viz
tualIy attribute to the authorized version
the authority of inspiration. Largely, how.
ever, this feeling is due to, the obscurity OF
the language, which lends itself easily 70 .
variety of interpretations and invests the
oft-quoted texts with a mysterious and Or
acular character specially attractive to
manv minds.
.'The revised version is an unsatisfactory
compromise. It makes, indeed, certain I'M
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C o n t a lin among
other things the
injunction "Fear
God and keep His
commandments for
this is the whole
duty of man." are
omitted entirely.
All the religious
sentiments which
in the King James
tran s lation | are
throughout inter-
woven with philoso-
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Ihe proph e tt cal
books, for example,
as we'll as most of the
psalms, can hardly
be fully appreciated
without an accurate
knowledge Of their
authorship, object
and date and the his
torical circumstances
which gave rise to
them. T h e n e W
American Bible pro-
poses to supply all
this information.
1t is, of course,
impossible for one
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I'm growing q stenographIo Pencil.

A stenographer who writes to ask whether
1t is possible to improve the wearing quality
OF a pencil will find comfort in the fact that
by immersing a lead pencil in jar of lin
seed oil until it is thoroughly saturated,
lead, wood and all, it will be found that the
lead has been toughened and softened, and
the pencil will outwear two of the un-
treated.
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The End l
Tho American Bulrush.

The cat-tail of the American swamps is
almost exactly the same plant as the Egyp-
tian bulrush. 1t is no longer used for max
ing paper as it once was, but from its root is
prepared an astringent medicine, while
its stems, when prepared dry, are excellent
for the manufacture of mats, chair bottoms
and the like.
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One of tho Richsst briu..

Ever discovered is the mine of health that is
found in a bottle of Hostetser's Stomach
Bitters. Its output" is unprecedented.
Of vitality and regularity of organic action.
The debilitated should work this mine for
'all it is WORTH" So also should the consti-
pated, the bilious, the dyspeptic, the rheu-
matte. and persons troubled with inactiyity
Of the kidneys or bladder and In grippe.