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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-08-12

CUCCEss can be achieved in any business by
y untiring industry, careful economy, and
judicious advertising. The road to opulence
lies knee-deep through printers ink.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-06

that it impairs his power to make money
Mr.. Schorb earns his living by giving
lectures. most Of them Of a homiletic ma
ture. His income supports him IN com
fort. He resides with the family OF Pro
lessor O. NJ Pearson, at whose residence
be has fine library, consisting OF books
printed with raised letters. He was at one
time a professor in the GAINESVILLE Owls!
School for the Blind. As an evidence OF
the philosophical cheerfulness with when
he regards his affection it Is only neceS-
sary to give the title Of his most popular
lecture. which he whimscaliy calls "Iue
Fun of Being Blind, or, the Thorns ana
Roses of Life, Showing How to PlcK the
Roses and Leave the Thorns." Mr.. Schoro's
cure for the blues is a novel one. lie says
that when he cannot rid himself OF tnem
in any other way he simply whistles
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-06

recreation is reading poetry. lie is, more
over, manly man, with a strong face and
an athletic body Every day he walks ten
or twelve miles, often more. He j. nearly
six feet tall, has a clear, healthy complex
ion and hair just beginning 20 turn gray.
lie made his first appearance on the
stage in London This was followed by
many years Of travel in the British prov
inces. Finally be returned TO the English
metropolis and played the part of william,
and did il so we'll that he was Immediately
pronounced the best actor of villains in
London lie could get no other parts 20
play. Managers insisted that he was a
born stage villain. This even went so far
that villain parts were known as Willard
parts" IN English theatrical slang
He is not % sociaJ.e man, and is said to
particularly avoid the society Of members
Of his own profession Wilson Barrett is
his intimate friend, and the late Lawrence
Barrett was, until his death. Aside from
them he has never had intimates among
actors.
An English writer once described VIII
lard as being the most earnest man he
ever saw, and it was graphic description.
lie has devoted himself 70 his art 70 the
exclusion of almost everything else. Per
haps this accounts to some extent for the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-06

prNJAsfrN SWITCHING HIS BABY SISTER.
10 sit in the better place? West vowed that
he would not straddle behind anybody In
the world. so The meeker youth gave way
to the aspiring Benjamin and quietly RODE
behind him. But this was not all As
they logged along, one boy asked the
other And what are you going TO be-
Benjamin"
Pm going 10 be painter"
"A painter! And what is that' A man
who daubs paint over doors and gatesT
no, indeed: but one who paints pictures
for kings and emperors to admire, and who
is ft company for them too"
GAY. but we have DO kings or lords IN
America" observed the boy behind.
eyes; but you see / mean 20 20 to
Europe, where there are plenty" said the
ambitious Benjamin.
One day his mother entered the nursery
and found her boy making "a picture of bis
little sister in the cradle. Time passed on
and his devotion % his pencil continued.
He became the famous painter. Benjamin
West, who having settled in England and
gained the patronage of King George III,
succeeded Sir Joshua Reynolds as presi-
dent of the Royal academy. lie painted
many famous pictures, and dying IN 1870
was buried in ST. Paul's cathedral Such
a life history as this illustrates Words
worth's idea in the beautiful poem Of "The
Happy Warrior" that he is happy In his
profession who
When brought
Among the tasks OF real llfe hath wraught
Upon the plan thai pleased his childish thought
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-06

scenes. There are very remarkable and
praiseworthy psychological studies, but
psychological studies are considered out OF
place in the theater by most people.
"John Needham's Double" another Of
Mr.. Willard's plays, tells a story of inn
penetrable gloom. The public will not pay
for the privilege Of being made gloomy.
The legitimate purpose Of the thcater IS 10
amuse. Tragedy can seldom be made to
pay nowadays and il IS right that it IS so.
The one other play which Mr. Willard
has presented Middleman"-is full
of human interest and ends happily. The
fact that il has been the only one Of Mr..
Wizards dramas TO really make money
proves that human nature and happiness
are what theator goers want TO see counter
feited on the stage Mr.. Willard has not
shown TO the American people an art too
high for them to comprehend. He has
shown TO them an art applied 10 themes
which are not agreeable TO healthy minds.
But if Mr.. Willard has not made much
money in America he has made many
friends lie is charming and admirable
man. He is thirty-seyen years old and has
been on the stage twenty-one years, yet he
has not acquired any of the vices or mis-
takes Of manner that marthe personalities
of 50 many actors. His favorite dissipation
is an occasional glass Of ale and his chief
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-06

is very old, ana
should he live un
Ill March, 1891
will have seen a
century OF life
After his return
from the Land OF
the NJ / d q gh I
SUM-" in 1872. he
left the British
navy and entered
the service OF a
large firm OF ship
owners. For near
ly four decades he
sailed on ner
chant ships. ana
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-06
Renneh Success from pisnster.

A circus was stranded in Altoona Pa
Connected with the show was a man from
BiddefoFd. Ne. VINO had the candy PRIV
ilege He deplored the fact that the circus
had smashed mp" but that was not al.
he did. lie hired a vacant store, got the
trained bear, the stuffed snake and the fat
woman and exhibited them with great
success-pecuniarily lie now owns a dime
museum and Is on the high road to wealth
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-06

A mountain lion which measures nine
feet from the tip Of its nose 70 the tip OF its
tail ought 20 be an awkward customer 10
handle, and yet hunter OF Provo, u T..
recently killed and brought into town such
an animal. rs well As the mate. which
measured seven feet. The male weighed
400 pounds. They were both killed in Hob
bic Greek canyon.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-06
Interesting Statistics.

Ia Nature says that there are about
1900, 900 people in the world, with very
nearly an equal division Of sex. One-fourth
dies before the fifteenth year, and the aver
age duration of life is about thirty-three
years; 3S,O33, 900 people die each year. max
ing total of 9l,50l each day, 3,770 each
hour, 62 each minute, and about l each
second
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-06

tAFTAIN JUN IftEN. retlreI With tne
rank Of captain when more than sixty
years of age. The people OF Suffolk are
very proud of Captain Green. and recently
at the Oxford horticultural show. when he
was wheeled about the hall and grounds
in a bath chair. he was greeted at every
turn with the most vociferous applause
The captain, like many seafaring men,
was not much Of a money saver and he
lives IN very humble way. although
abaTe absolute want,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-06

George SCnolO Il
He possesses a
wonderful men,
DRY. is quick at
repartee and u
cheerful in bis
an ner. NJ r.
Schorb can quote
onhand aim os t
any passage from
Shakespeare, By
ron. Kingsley and
Tennyson. His
friends aver that
he knows the Bible
by heart. but Mr..
Schorb says this
statement IS an
exaggeration. His
greatest &c re Z
that he is blind IS
due 10 the fact
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-06

The only surviving member OF Parry's
famous expedition 10 the north polar re
gions in 1870 is Captain John Green, OF Or
ford, Suffolk, England, who served ~ an
able seaman on board the Hecla Captain
Green. although comparatively vigorous
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-06
A FAMOUS PAINTER.

An Aspiring BOY who successfully Car
ried out the Dream Of His Youth
In the middle Of the last century there
lived in Pennsylvania youth whose devo-
ton to his pencil was the passion OF ms
very childhood lie was always drawing
and painting, and he had dreams Of becom-
ing famous artist lie and school iel-
low onca borrowed q horse. Now who was
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-06

somewhat morbid turn of his mind; but
the result of it in his stage work is very
easily seen. His art in making up" his
face amounts to genius, and he has such
control over his voice that he can disguise
It completely and make it fit the character
he IS playing on the stage with perfee-
ti0n that is startling
His wife, who is known better as Miss
Emily Waters than she is as Mrs. Willard.
Is the author Of many charming short
stories, most Of which tend toward the
morbid. EDWARD MARSHALL.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-06
neutrality-suspicious.
His Artistic Success Great, but
His Financial Gains Small.
HIS REMARKABLE PERSONALITY.

. c.,...ot and Careful student of Ev-
erything That Can Aid Him In His
Art-why uo Has Made Little Money
in America.
T. S willard. the young Englishman
who has been acting in America Tor more
than year, has won a veritaDie triumph
artistically, but there is reason 70 believe
that he has not made financial success.
II is said in London that be has played
over the heads Of Americans"-that his art
Is too high to win appreciation IN Yankee
land. II would be nearer the truth 70 as
cribe his failure to make money to bad
Judgment In his selection Of plays. Two
Of tho four which he has produced In
America. Judah" and Wealth" are
psychological studies arranged IN acts and
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-06
Literary Women Who Died Last Year

In the list of literary women deceased
during the past year will be found the
names Of Nine. Bodichon DIETER known IL
literature as Bessie Rayner Parkes). one Of
the founders of Girton college; Jessie
Fothergill, author Of THE First Violin,
and Mrs. Anne Moasley, editor of the
correspondence of Cardinal Newman. u
The death Of the widow OF Canon Kings
ley, the well known author, is fresh in the
memory Of cur readers. In the vast amount
OF work which Canon Kingsley did he was
greatly assisted by tho deceased Lady.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-06
BLIND BUr HAPPY
r-vanston's sightless Lecturer, Pn''"''
,ber aud All Around Cheerful man

Il II generally accepted ~ a TACT 'n"s
when nature depriyes man OF one - -.
faculties she compensates him Tor nv .,,,
by making one or more Of those 'e''
haired additionally acute. m s,h
There IL a man In Evanston. us, ,;ndi.
urb of Chicago, who though to'aii> o""n av
nevertheless able. alone. to iind h ,,Sa m
about the big city. He knows the u 1D,n,,es
thoroughfares by name ana reoo AIM
them IA he gets to them. HIS gre" .r o ,ha
Guilty is to cross the streets 10 sa,' I'm 70
noise Of the many vehicles causing Hi'i' ~
lose his bearings" 10 name
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-06

Crosse says IL the nose bleeds one drop
only it forebodes Sickness if three drops.
the omen is still worse. But Melton says
III mans nose bIeeds one drop at the left
nostrii 1t " the sign OF good luck. and vice
versa
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-06
i Remember, i Remember.
1t was Thomas Hood who wrote:

remember, remember.
The fir trees dark and high;
used TO think their slender tops
Were close against the sky;
1t was childish ignorance,
But now IT'S little Joy
To know I'm farther oil from heaven
Than when / was a boy.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-06

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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-06
VAKEMANS WANDERlNCS
IN THE BALEARic lsLANos-n.

Scenes in MsJoroas Palm Studded Capt.
tsi-Gravc. Sweet Water Carriers and
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When brought

Among the tasks OF real life. hath wrought
Upon the plan that pleased his childish thought
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-07-21
movemeu. of she starr.

For long time it has been known that certain stars have this proper motion, and the list of such stars has been constantly growing one. Relative to the whole number of stars, the number concerning which this discovery has been made is very small. Every planet describes an ellipse about the sun, this orb occu- pyiag one focus of each such ellipse What Is the movement of the stars center of that movement If & line be supposed to be continually drawn from the sun to any given planet. this line will sweep over equal areas in equal times. Is there any similar law for the stars and some as vet in the stellar spacef What is the undiscovered stellar eenterf Have the stars periodic times and what is the relation of the periodic times to their mean distance from the center which is suspected to existf The project is to widen the astronomical horizon once more.
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-07-21
The Thrifty Redskln.

It is said that the simple-minded Indian of the plains makes many an honest penny by manufacturing and selling to the curious and credulous s'tenderfoot" During the last winter ssthe arrow that slew Gus ter" was twice sold to English travellers, although it is well known that Custer's body was untouched by arrows. Navajo blankets from Massachusetts and Indian pipes from Connecticut are common arti- cles of sale. The tom toms eagerly bought as relics are often nothing less than government cheese-boxes covered with sheepskin. Pipes which the Indians exhibit and sell iii their tepees for $7 and $8 may be bought at the post traders for $2 The Apache no longer has any use for spear, and there are few gen uine ones to be found, but he still makes them out of long poles and boiler iron to sell to the tenderfoot. So also he now uses the Winchester in place of bow and arrow, but he spends many a Sunday making bows for collections which he disposes of for an extortionate sum as heirlooms that were formerly used in the chase by his father, Plenty Bear, or some other distinguished warrior.
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-07-21
HOW lIouEuRs ARE MADE.
Alcholis Dsiieaeies Prepared For Jaded
 Pre1ates.

Alchslfc Deiiearies Prepared For Jaded
 Preiates.
 LGqueurs are simply pure al- chol favored with aromatic and other principles derived from plants and flowers, said a wine merchant to a reporter. s'This method of producing agreeable and perfumed liqueurs was very anciently known. The earliest Iiqueur on record was composed of wine, cinnamon and honey, and is said to have been originally prepared by Hippocrates. It was for long time a very fashionable beverage. But the Italians were first to discover processes, three centuries ago, for obtaining such havoring principles and combining them with spirits of wine in the shape of what was called liquori. : Most hqueurs were made by steep ing fruits and aromatic fruits, in alcohol until the latter had absorbed their flavor, submitting the resulting liquid to the process of distillation. Cochineal, caramel, indigo and other substances are used for giving them the desired colors. Rectifed spirits of wine are best adapted to the purpose of the compounder of these beverages, because if possesses little or no flavor of its own to modify that of the ingredients The latter are bruised or ground to powder and are placed in the alco- hol, the whole being agitated con tinually during from five days to a fortnight thereafter. Then the liquid is distilled and thin, clear syrup of the finest sugar is added before bottling-
 "Some liqueurs are of very simple composition, ike sAnisette, which contains nothing but alcohol favored with anise and sweetened with syrup. Others are very complicated, like sChartreuse, which contains the flavoring and aromatic elements of hyssop, peppermint, angelica roots and seeds, thyme, arnica flowers balsam buds, cinnamon, mace and other things besides. 'Ratifa' is wine of Rousillon favored with black entrants. sKirschwasser' or cherry water is obtained by the distillation of cherries.
 "Like other spirituous liquors, liqueurs improve very much with age. They ought to be kept at an even temperature and not exposed to any noise or disturbance. Thus they will become gradually mellower and will obtain progressively those quail ties of flavor and bouquet which cause the appreciative epicure to roll his eyes and nurse the lingering drops upon his tongue at each sip he swallows. Washington Star.
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-07-21
4 Parssaan Dog Barber.

Farther down the river, after pass. ing the Pont des Invalides, one sees curious little ark by the waters edge. It is like small house. boat, and its inhabitants prove to be two men, a woman, a msgpie and a cat ]; also, dozen or so of dogs as tran sients. This is, in short, the dog washing establishment of Monsieur Marie. l took an early opportunity of visiting it to observe the manner of operating. The proprietor was very willing 10 talk; in fact, l think he always did all the talking, leaving all the work to his wife, and 1 learaed from him that he clipped from ten to thirty dogs per day, that he got from four to eight francs (eighty cents to $1 60) apiece, and that the large breeds of dogs paid the best, while the poodles gave the most work and were paid only as small dogs. Then followed dia- logue which will, I am sure, interest those of our dogmen who have taken stand on the Pasteur question:
 'I see you do not muzzle the dog do you never get bitten in conse- quencef"
 "Bieten !" said he, Hook there, |" and he showed me his hands and arms slashed and scared up to the elbows with innumerable old scars and one or two recent wounds. Then his wife showed me her hands and arms, and the assistant did the same. Each of these persons had been bitten once or twice a week for years, and yet were in perfect health.
 In amazement and some horror asked: Have you no fear of hy- dropbobia, or perhaps you take am- pie precautionsf"
 "Never think of such thing said he. If the wound is bad one, we tie it up; if not, we take no no- tice and 1t heals in a few days. "- Forest and Stream.
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-07-21
The Spirit of Unserfishness.

One of the earliest lessons in training children to be unseI6sh is to teach them to rejoice in the hap piness of others. It is a natural impulse when some rare pleasure is offered to one child in the family for those who cannot share in the en- joyment to be a trihe envious. If the sister is singled out to take a delightful journey, the brother grum bles because he Is not included ill the invitation. If fayorite uncle makes Jack present of a bicycle, Mary pouts because no gift Is be- slowed upon her. All such cases offer an opportunity for parents to develop in the children that highest form of unselfshness which finds its joy in the happiness of others. Few adults, however, possess this grace in its fullness.
 They are far readier to weep with those who weep than to rejoice with those who rejoice. But nothing wins friends more easily than the habit of entering heartily into the plans of others and expressing pleasure at their success or good fortune. "Your letter this morn ing," writes one who has always cultivated this gift of loving kind ness, brought great happiness into my day because of the pleasure in store for you which it chronicled." Were this spirit more prevalent how much sunshine would be added to our lives.
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-07-21
THE MOTHERS HOUR.

In every real sense all hours are
 the mothers own, from the time of
 her child's babyhood to the twilight
 of his later life. No human tie is
 So close as the mystic hand which unites a mother to her children. Their lives, once identical with hers Ill every heart beat and every thought are never altogether deserved while life lasts, and the man is indeed an ingrate who, under any provocasion, speaks slightingly of the mother who cradled him in her young arms, and who remains, through all chance and change, all loss and gain, his friend, his champion, his defender.
 "This world never felt so cold before, said man, middIe-aged, prosperous and self-reliant. "Mother died last week, and I realize that I must henceforth breast the storms alone"
 Yet there are hours and hours. The wise mother, approaching her opportunity and the preciousness of the gift of God which enables her to take part in carrying forward the race, is chary of certain times and seasons, which are peculiarly hers for impression and for delight. One of these seasons comes toward sunset, when it is time for the nursery supper, and the frolic be- fore the children go to bed. Then if she can the mother se- cures a blessed half hour with her darlings, talking over the day and its problems, betting, cuddling, receiving condolences, and sending the children to their nightly rest happy and tranquil. The mother is more than mistaken--she is cruel
 If at this time she withholds caress or speaks in reproof or criti- cism, except that which is most gentle and loving. No shadow should be suffered to fall on little heart at bed time, however important the oc- casion may appear for discipline. Above all, if the mother prize her privileges aright she will herself hear her children say their nightly prayers and hymns. Too sacred duty to be left even to the most trustworthy of nurses, at this rite the mother officiates, associating her own presence and influence with the devotional habit, which, if formed at all, must be formed early in child's life. And after the lit tie ones have grown to girlhood and boyhood, to acertain independence of care and the development of their own indiyidualities, who but the mother has still the freedom of their rooms, and who else, exeusing her self for little while from the draw