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The state herald., 1892-02-05

II 10 to accommodates:
Teachers - Who can pursue this study
1t home to good advantage. There 10 a
demand for Shorthand teachers, and
you will find II profitable to form class
as soon as you are qualified.
Preachers, Lawyers and other Profess
sional Men--Who have many uses for a
System Of brief writing.
Boys-Who have an ambition to get an
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spare moment.
Students, Business Men.-All persons,
In fact, who have much writing to do.
The time to join the class is now.
Our popular course Will be practical,
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In twelve lessons. The charges are re-
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The membership OF the class will be lin
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course you must join AT once. Send q to
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Then, II you cannot possibly take the
save tho papers, and you will receive
your instructions by mail whom you hi. .
moro leisure in three or six months
from now, II you prefer to do so.
Our Plan.-The Pitman system will be
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Of the class will be placed In correspond :
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There is an increasing demand for
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The state herald., 1892-02-05
CATCHING SUCKERS,

Furnishing Amu'em 'nt Tor some an
With my own four eyes saw IL MS
plain as day.
The boy picked up stone as big as
his fist and dashed It into the oye Of
his companion. who stood not three
feet away-straight into the eye then
II dropped with a sickening thud upon
the pavement The little fellow
screamed with anguish. clapping his
hand over his wounded eye, which |
felt had certainly bcen put out by that
cowardly net
seized the little ruiiian by tho col
lar and shook him furiously. promise
you for the act was so dnstardly that
II made my blood boil and | felt like
throttling him. Nothing this side Of
n dime novel Indian is so cruel as II
boy.
To my astonishmcnt heard pea |
OF merry laughter II came from the
victim OF the one whom was clutch.
ing. l dropped him pretty quick.
tell you. for know thing or two
about boys
As the pair walked grinning away
together ] heard one say, dat was II
good un! We caught dat sucker easy.
Now git annuder pebble and wo'll try
again furder down"
watched tho pair OF mischief makers
from distance. and saw them catch n
fine mcss OF suckers us they had
caught this one
The trick is nm easy one. Each boy
has II pebble In his hand. Boy No. l
makes believe no throws his stone.
Boy No. 2 claps his hand To his cyc
with n howl OF pain and lots his pebble
drop Tho illusion is perfect The
sucker does tho rost New York
Herald.
The state herald., 1892-02-05
The Lottery Company in Louisiana
Polities.

Every time the Louisiana Lottery Com.
pany mas come before any representative
assembly II has commanded the support Of
every purchasable man In that body, In
every legislature and in the constitutional
convention II has received the solid sup-
port OF the negro members. 1t has dozens
OF men who have baen nnd are In publio
life upon Its pay roll, giving them stipu.
lated sums per dlnunl, for services here
tofore rendered. Those IL can buy 1t buys:
aud those 1t cannot buy 1t seeks to destroy,
II has no politics and knows no party, II
has traded with all parties and has sup
ported all parties. II has among its prin-
cipal stockholders =. B. S. Pinchback, the
negro x-lieutenant governor of this state,
and T. +. Herwig, the chairman Of the
kepublican State central committee; while
one OF the men who Ii leading its present
nght 10 the chairman OF the Democratic
state executive committee, and 1t has cap
tured the machinery of the Democratic
party II. this state. At the last election its
money - uscd TO overthrow tho bosses
In the city Of New Orleans this year II has
made combination with those bosses. At
tne last election II offered money to the
Nicholls campaign committee, coupled with
pledge not to apply for q re-charter, in
order TO defeat McEnery, who was then o
candidate; this year II has taken up Nc
Nicholls. Like ST Paul, II 10 all things to
all men, but there tho resemblance stops.
Its course has been marked by bribery
from the day Of its birth until this minute,
ana It's track IL strewn with the wrecks OF
tue characters Of the men who have served
M.-Joha @. WtckiiGc, IN the January
The state herald., 1892-02-05
Shorthand as a Bu.ip-.,,

II pays to know Shorthand. whyl
Because every office and business house
OF any Importance requires n stenograph-
er. This is n letter writing aye. The
amount OF postage bought proves this.
Louls Post- Oiiice amounts To over 81, 900,
~ New York, $50, 600 and other cities
psorcstienally. Dvsiness men dictate
lhslr lsttass 70 . Shorthand writer, and
they are thsi copied ON type-writsr b.
lore mailing. There are over [. 90 sssno-
graphers employed IL Chlcsso alone, and
the demand Is increasing.
Any boy or girl Of fftsea, who -Eas
some education, and good habits, can
spell well, and write = plain hand, can
easily fnd employment and make phort-
hand pay. Many parents make the sori-
Gus mistake OF supposing that Short
hand cannot be sLccess!ully acquired by
children. We know OF girls only fourteen
getting $50 month. Prof. Moran, Of st.
Louis, whom we have engaged to conduct
Daf sa sRssSSsll l@ slssa, ya, Sdt'ssn x.ls.t s.t R7,s
eighty words a minute. Now that .
course can be- had for only q, we certain
ly think that parents would do well to
give their young sons and daughters a
chance. This educational value of this
study can scarcely he overestimatsd.
Membership s2. Address Secretary Uni
versity Extension, Box s22, BIT. Louis,
No.
The nrst lesson will be published next
week. Don't delay II you intend to Join,
and subscribe for this paper also II you
have not done SO.
The state herald., 1892-02-05
TO SEE THE WIND.
Anybody Can Do It IL They stand Ia the
Right Place.

Any body Can Do 1t II They Stand In the
Right Place.
Pigs can soc wind" Is a country
proverb OF some age, and Is. perhaps.
q tribute to the understanding OF an
animal that while nominally the
stupidest OF brutes Is really one Of the
sinartest But anybody can see the
wind II he will stand In the right
place. asserts the New York Recorder.
They say that If you will hold broad.
bladed knife or any other piece Of pol.
ished metal at slight slant toward
the breeze and look along It's windward
surface you can see the air flow up and
fall of on the leeward side. Perhaps
So but you can see 1t for a certainty
on the Western plains on an average
summer day. When the sun is we'll
up, say from noon until 2 o'clock and
the earth is getting pretty warm. the
heated air rises from the whole coun-
try.
The dryness of the atmosphere
seems to make 1t especially elastic,
and as you look of toward the hor-
lien 1t seems alive with vibrations
These little waves cause stratum OF
alteration that amounts to obscura-
tion, SO that you do not see things
through them but only sky reflections
as on water and US the bright blue
color shows Mt the foot OF the hills and
woods 1t resembles lake spread there,
With the hills and woods jutting into
1t as capes and dotted over 1t as
islands. This is the famous mirage Of
the plains and the desert that deceives
raw travellers with promise OF water
H. however. the stratum OF rising
air has no hills behind 1t you can soc
the wind blow through It because II
sets 1t ripping and flowing ard causes
apparent distortion In the more dis
tant ground surface. When the day
Is warm. tho heat reflection consider
able and the wind moderate you can
SEQ the air waves move as easily as
you can sec wheat bend before the
breeze.
The true mirage, which results
from magnifying these conditions OF
rising air and colder stratum and
that brings objects into view that are
below the h,rizon-a phenomenon
identical In process with tho distortion
that makes the submerged part OF
stick seem to bend when it is thrust
into water-this mirage is less often
seen here than on the seaboard. And
there has been some tall lying about
II there Next to the moon hoax there
never was a bigger frau1 than the ono
perpetrated on innocent believers by
man who has just boon up in Alaska.
and who swore that back OF Muir
Glacier was permanent mirage re.
ilecting the spires and roofs OF city
In the sky. Some men said that there
must be city hidden In an uncxplored
valley TO the eastward. and all kinds
OF fairy stories about lost tribes and
civilized Indians and treasure towns
were invented to fit the case
But one day a man who was born In
Bristol. England. saw the photograph
OF the city In the mir that the liar was
exhibiting. and he recognized 1t as
his native place. The liar had taken
plain. everyday photograph OF Bris-
tol and had smeared and softencd tho
edges as thcy do in vignctte portraits.
Since his downfall permanent miragcs
are not slated among the attractions
free TO buyers OF excursion tickets to
Alaska
The state herald., 1892-02-05
SHOPPING IN EUROPE.
Don't 10 Too Eager, or the Price vii
Be Raised Mt Once.

Don't 10 Too Eager, or the Price VIII
Be Raised Mt Once.
An American woman OF my ae-
quaintance went into Carlsbad shop
with silver settings which sho had
seen displayed In tho window. With
checks ahame and eyes cleaning TO
gain the coveted mirror she asked
tho price and was told that the afore-
said article was held at $50 francs
She was rather abashcd and began To
bargain for It in German. with sill
YER toned Connecticut accent The
kind-hcartcd woman who stood
behind the counter had marked tho
customer for her own and stood firmly
at 225.
OF course tho sale was OIL for that
day. and the disappointed American
placed 200 francs In tine hands OF a
German friend and secretly pointed
out the mirror from neighboring
doorway. The Berlincr walked cas-
ually into the shop and. after re-
garding several articles. asked tho
price OF tho mirror.
WI DrbuDtil
responded the woman.
You are joking. aren't you? You
certainly do not ask 200 francs for
thing like that
Thai Is our regular price, but
will let you have II for i60.'
Il will give you l25."
impossible
'Gutcn tag
Take IL nlong"
Tho American woman with the
Connecticut accent was enabled TO nc
quire for 1876 francs what she would
readily have paid 200 francs for Her
manner on going into the shop be-
trayod her desire to purchase at any
price. So, gentle reader when you
enter European iewelry shop to buy
coveted article, do not rs sho did. -
jewelers. Review.
The state herald., 1892-02-05
wh,,r pop,ur. ana L,rh,u,ur.

NJ OovnrofI. n Moscow scientist has
discovered TINT when lightning strikes
n forest tho white poplar populus
alba Is tho first 20 attract Il ilo
came 10 tho conclusion that tho irco
can bc used Ms natural lightning rod
and ho submitted II memorial 10 the
minister OF tho interior advocating
That the planting OF n white poplar be.
fore every house In village DO made
obligatory upon tho peasants 10 pro.
vent fro by lightning.
The state herald., 1892-02-05
I'll fnr Inl.

Ono day, distinguished notary. while
brcakfssting with n friend mt u cafo In
Paris, INDUCED In some singing CON.
mcnts on tho public nets OF Marshal
Mnrmont Suddenly. another gentle
mnn, dining nj n noighboring table
rose and approached them. his mus
,aoho bristling with anger Sir. 4"
cried hc. iragIcnlly you shall givo
me satisfaction" Are you Marshal
Mnrmon,p quietly asked tho notary.
II have not that honor" was tho rc-
ply; but am his chief nldo.dc-
camp" Give IN, your onrd, then,
sir " said tho noiir y, u will send you
my hoad- -clorla "--ArgonauL
The state herald., 1892-02-05
Death Of an unfor,una,e Man.

Edward Murphy, noted character
throughout southern Michigan. wa,
struck by u Michigan Central train last
week and died from his Injuries.
Many years ago he was sent TO prison foi
life for murder In the first degree. The
frat seven years he sp,nt In solitary con
nnoment About twenty years after the
m urder, tho man who figured most proml
ncntiy III securing his conviction con
fcsscd on his dcathbed 10 being tho mur
dorrr, and that he was led 10 fnston the
crime on Murphy TO secure the reward.
Murphy wns released, but came out oi
prison u broken imbccilc. He was taken
10 the poor house. where ho stayed until
1854, when the state legislature granted
him an annual pension Of $500. Since thai
time he WIS cared for In Grand Rapids
whore he has wandered about:a harmless,
and broken down old man, all caused by
having boon made 10 sufcr for tho crim'
Of another.
The state herald., 1892-02-05
A Him Gor Hrids..

A novel wedding fancy was recently
inauguratcd by fashionable bride In
New York. She carried an unusually
large bouquet aud just before leaving
for tho honeymoon she united her
flowers which proved To bc eight
separate posies, fastened with differ
ont colorcd ribbons. Each OF these
was presented 10 bridesmaid, and
one OF these concealed wedding ring
which would Indicate the next bride.
Tho idea resembles tho custom Of put
ting ring. thimblo and money In tho
Christmas pudding marking tho
finders lot respectively. MS mntri-
mony. spinstcrhood. or wealth.
The state herald., 1892-02-05
Electric !. yontil..or.

An electric ventilator for supplying
= building with fresh air either cold
or warm, as desired, is SO arranged
that the electric motor sets the venti-
lator revolving, which sucks cool air
In. When warm air Is desired, q
current 10 set into a network OF fne
wire possessing high resistance, and
through the network the air 10 Obliged
10 pass; the current heats the wires
and tho air becomes heated. The
movement Of commutator is sum.
Cient TO change the character OF the
air supplied BY the ventilator. This
system is capable Of considerable
adoption and 1t is stated that the hy-
gienic results are uniformly good
The state herald., 1892-02-05

The gilt on new swords was rusted;
the lace on new uniforms was tar.
nished; the fowery eloquence Of ora.
tors and party leaders had grown
hoarse and sore Of throat; the big
newspaper headlines alternately tell.
ing Of victory and defeat had filed all
homes with heartaches and terror; the
land was full Of graves and every heart
bereaved.
Weeds and briars were encroachinq
upon the margins OF the broad fields
upon which rested Colonel Bass,n ger 8
eyes a. his rolling chair yet made its
daily circuit Of the shaded verandas.
The wide lawn was a waste the inner
door-yard neglected. the trailing vines
and untrimnied rose bushes were run.
ming wild numbered with dead
branches and without leaves
The black tribes were smaller.
Many OF the more intelligent had gone
to 'jine do Yankees. the more simple
had fallen prey to speculator thieves,
who promising freedom, had seduced
the ignorant slaves to run away only
TO be sold to far Southern masters
along the Gulf coast
The majority Of his slaves how
ever remained with the colonel liv-
ing life Of semi.idleness and perfect
ease. Guerriili.s in various guises
and under different pretexts extorted
money and supplies from the great
granaries or without pretext boldly
pillaged his vast stores. The bulk OF
his wealth was in foreign banks. how
ever, and his hold upon the affection
OF many OF his slaves held them true
TO him. So he lived.
The land wasted away. Death and
famine assumed tangible shape. The
strong cities were in the hands Of Tho
enemy" or smouldered In ashes that
marked his camp-fires on the all.con.
quering march to the sea.
Tom Harkness was In the conquer.
Ing host and hurried forward To pro.
tect his father-in. laws home vet
dreading to meet the injured father,
whom he must tell that his daughter
tho lovely. lovable Martha, the fair
Southern rose-had died in childbirth
among the Vermont SHOWS.
To Union-hearted men the coming
OF the national army was indeed, the
bringing OF the jubilee. more truly so to
Them, perhaps, than TO tho freed
slaves.
1t was, indeed so with Colonel
Bassinger
AS tho great army came nearer II
attracted the slaves from n thousand
plantations Only the black foreman,
Unclo Richmond and half a dozen
others remained true to Colonel Bas s.
niger until the federal commander
marched down the wide stage road
past the great Bassinger mansion.
The forlorn old Colonel was sitting
In his easy chair. which Uncle Rich
mond had draped in n tattered old
Union flag facing the front gate as
Tom Hardness came in accompanied
by federal officer Tom told his sad
story brieny-and hastily departed TO
escape the terrible anger and reproach
OF the bcreaved and long silent old
father.
Calling Uncle Richmond to his side,
the Colonel bade his faithful old serv-
ant help him to bed.
lie died. few days later. talking in
tones OF endearment with his wife
and daughter. and resting his sorrow
dimmed eyes often upon the tapping
folds OF the old flag which Uncle
Richmond had wrapped about tho
posts OF the old-fashioned bedstoad. -
Arkansaw Traveller.
The state herald., 1892-02-05
German
Syrup

Just bad cold, and hacking
cough. We all suffer that way some
times. How to get rid of them is
the study. Listen-"Iam Ranch
man and Stock Raiser. My life is
rough and exposed. l meet all
weathers in the Colorado mountains.
sometimes take colds. Often they
are severe. 1 have used German
Syrup five years for these. A few
doses will c. them at any stage.
The last one had was stopped in
a hours. 1t is infallible. James
A. Lee, Jefferson, Col. q
The state herald., 1892-02-05
AoHALLEhee. A BOOK FREE.

We never saw a. sweeping a claim as the Pub
fishers Of Kings Handbook Of the United States'
mako for that book. They say.
"Find any other well mRde book, having HALE
"the type oNE-FIFrH the illustrations, and ANY
.maps of equal excellence, at the same price, and
1--WE will give you n copy FREE. There Ia no trick
,in these words we mean them In the spirit In
(which you read them"
Ams.ica's NO, most conplete printing concern is the
Art-Printing Works OF the Misunderstanding o.,
of Buffalo, the Publishers of this book and ns they
are rated at quarter Of million, they are able To
back up their challenge. The work contains thou
sands OF Pictures, pngc or double-pnRe Maps OF
every State and Territory, nearly thousand inrge
octave pages, and sells for only t.U0. Many hum
dreds of prominent educators and statesmen ns-
sisted In editing revising It, and every word, cut
and map are new and cxpressly for this book II Is
first In The Asld with figures from the new census,
and Is tho only book which tells Of tho greatns and
glory Of sour Country, as IT Is to-day. at tho
threshold Of the worlds Fair. We understand that
II Is selling wonderfully where Introduce d, most
people are willing to buy when they get a great
deal for little money, md this "ChnllenRe" should
max O short work Of TIA isllow would either buy
1t or make up his mind to scrape along without Il
mighty quick lis circulars nre certainly the finest
We ever raw, and from them infer that CHAS.
WESTLEY, 63 Kitircdre Building, Denver, Col
orndo, Is the general agent for this held. We advise
our local ean.osrers to look this up, for II the book
Is whnt is claimed, Il will "put money In thy
purse" nr lago remarked.
The state herald., 1892-02-05

aisc:lso ny .@eino 'i''s stS7aause,d IT.
It's with the liver or G., SH.,l, ..s..ls
times out of ten. A N y Mvae
makes bad blood and bnd blood
makes trouble. DIR. Picrce's Gold
en- Medical Discovery makes pure
blood. 1t invigorates the liver and
kidneys, rouscs every organ into
healthful action, and cleanses and
renews the whole system. Through
the blood il cures. For Dyspepsia,
Indigestion, Biliousness, Scrotulous,
Skin and Scalp Diseases = even
Consumption or Lung-scrofula) in
its earlier stages, it's certain
remedy.
Nothing else is "just as good" !"
Anything "just as good" could be
sold just as this is. It's the only
blood-puritier that's guaranteed TO
benefit or cure, in every case, or the
money is refunded.
The state herald., 1892-02-05
moos. ~na Microbes.

Tho warning TINT has boon sounded
agninu, turning tho leaves Of books
with wot fingers for foar Of microbes.
was based on Investigations by the
authorities among tho circulating
libraries at Dresden. 10 determine
whether they were n medium for tho
communication of infectious discusses.
soiled leaves Of books were rubbed
first with dry fingers and then with
wot ones and tho result microscopic.
ally examined. No microbes, or icw.
wore found ON the dry finger but
many on the wet iingcr.
The state herald., 1892-02-05
An Honest Man in Chicago,

An honest man walked into the money.
order lobby OF the postoiiicc building the
other doy and picked up $50 bill from the
cS ss aSSs tRs 5ssy % 3 Big a
II. Thomas and went away. A half hour
later Eawsrd Beach OF 251 Michigan ave
nue., came into the ofiice all out OF breath
and said he had lost $50. The secretary
asked y few questions and gave Mr. Beach
the bill which had bcen dropped In the cor
ridor. "Who found iti' asked tho sur
prised man, "a would like TO reward him."
"He was y stranger and did not leave his
name." replied Gen. Thomas, "but ho was
mighty honest and will get his reward
sooner or later.n
The state herald., 1892-02-05
Trsjan's Floating Palace.

One OF tho most wonderful buildings of
antiquity was Traians floating palace. 1t
was wooden structure Of two, or some
say three. stories in height, and built upon
Q gigantic raft which was set adrift in
Lake Nemt In Italy, and towed from place
70 place, as occasion required, by rowboats.
u was model pleasure house, having gar
ers, and pleasure boats plying from 1t 10
the shore, while the occupants OF the pal
ace amused themselves fishing from the
windows. 1t sunk AID. 1876, and on July Is,
1885, II was said to have been rediscovercd
at the bottom OF the lake. According TO
the descriptions given Of II at that time
the structure was 800 feet long by 270 feet
wide and 10 In height The floating palace
has never rcappeared In history since 1895,
and much doubt has been thrown on the
Tic.
The state herald., 1892-02-05
LA GRIPPE.

On Dec. 10 was confined to my room
with the grippe. The treasurer OF the
Commercial Advertiser" recommended
that should try bottle of ayers
Cherry Pectoral," us it had cured him
OF the same complaint. l sent for
bottle, and in two days ] was able to
resume my business, and am now en-
tirely cured.
As took no other remedy, can but
give all the credit to the Cherry Pee
toral," which gratefully recommend
as speedy specific for this disease.
Yours very truly,
Il. Il. HARRISON.
30 Park Row, New York, N. Y.
The state herald., 1892-02-05
COURAGE.

Time was, shrank from what was right
From fear of what was wrong;
! would not brave the sacred fight
Because the foe was strong.
But now cast that finer sense
And sorer shame aside,
such dread of sin was Incidence,
Such aim at heaven was pride
$50, whom my Saviour calls, rise,
And calmly do my best,
Leaving to Him, with silent eyes
Of hope and fear the rest"
Cardinal Newman.
The state herald., 1892-02-05

ONE ENJOYS
Both the method and results vbs,
syrup Of Figs is taken; it l. pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys.
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the IN.
tenn efiectually, dispels colds, head.
aches and fevers and cures habitusI
constipation. Syrup of Figs i thI
only remedy of its kind ever pro
duced, pleasing to the taste and 40.
ceeptable to the stomach, prompt in
it, action and truly beneficial In IL
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances,
In many excellent qualities com.
mend it to all and have made Il
the most popular remedy known.
Syrup Of Figs is for sale in 500
and 81 bottles by all leading drug.
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
c9re it promptly for any one who
1wishes to try it Do not accept
any substitute.
CALIFORNIA re SKRUP co.
..,.,.. sAH FRANCISCO. CAL.