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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-10-13

buys candles to burn before the special saints
he wishes 10 enlist in his favor, and tens of
thousands of dollars are spent every day in
Russia for wax candies, These candles are al.
lowed to burn only q SHIRT time, and they are
then taken out and ffaid away to give place to
others What becomes Of the old candles
would like to knows for I am pretty sure that
a good wooden nutmeg Yankee could mako a
pretty penny in melting them up and selling
them over again. Rnssiay in fact, uses enough
candles to light the nation to Heaven Tho
nation uses 50,O0O000 talow candles year.
1t uses $4,000, 900 more OF wax candles every
year and in addition to this it uses about 200,
100000 candles made Of paraifine, and 10000.
900 candles of oil and ely etrine, making a grand
total of $50 100000 candles, and this number is
used by Russia in Europe alone. Suppose each
candle costs two cents it will be 81, O00 900 u
year for them which is rather high for people
who arc starving for food.
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WANTED-ADDRESSES.

w ASTED-By Mrs. Margaret ROscCm, Oqua1ka,
w Henderson County, IH.-Any information as 10
the whereabouts of her husband. John Roscom, late
s.dder of Co ID, 9TH ILL., Cav, who left his home in
Knox County H. in ISL, since which time his wife
has not heard from him.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-10-13

The wealth of the Russian churches SURPRISES
computation. Tho street on which | am living
here in Moscow contains the business property
in the city and it belongs to the Russian monks.
Inside the Kremlin l looked at fortunes in the
shape of priests robes covered with Jewels, and
/ saw one garment which was so covered with
rubes, emeralds, and diamonds that | could
hardly lift it. 1t weighed, / was told, Sd
pounds, aud there was inter in the same col
lection which weighed five pounds aud q half,
and this weight was nearly all of precious
stones.
/ have told you about the gorgeous churches
of st. Petersburg. Those of Moscow are even
grander aud there is a holy picture of the Vir-
gin here which has robe covered with dia-
monds. This robe is sometimes kissed by the
favored w0rshipers of Russia; and some time
ago. the story goes, princess who was do
ing this act, thought she would bite off da-
mond while she was pretending to anoint the
gown with her lip save She was detected
however, aud sent to Siberia. This picture is
sometimes carried through the streets, and it
is especially popular at weddings and at the
houses Of the sick. 1t has golden chariot and
priest always goes along to take care of it,
and it is said to bring in about So 900 year in
contributions. 1t is known az the "1beran
Mot,cr," and it is one of the most sought-after
Madonnas of the Empire.
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From rlisery to Happiness.
IYEARS OF AGONY.

my whole system had suffered from debility caused by
serious wound received during the fwomouths
ago tried OXieu and astOniSned az its nerve
strengthening powers. highly recommend IL 90 all
suffering from nervous weakness ID. 5. WEAVER,
Bradenyille, Pa. Company B, Cd Battery,
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Special Correspondence THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
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From Agony to Bliss.
GIVEN Up TO DIE. Is
DOCTORS FAILED. Go
:" GOD BLESS OXIEN.o

remarkable medicine c=c- prepared It's results were
wonderful with my wife who suffered two years with
dreadful cough add trouble for which the doc
tors could do rOtlils. . Z.
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-. ASTONISHING RESULTS.
| AFFLICTED go YEARS. May

always fOT Oxen. never expected 10 find anything
hnlf so wonderful. have no language TO tell how
happy aud thankful feel After being afflicted Tor 20
yeara two boxes OF Oxen made me young again.
Bowie, Texas. "GOD BLESS 4OG."
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"Oxen does good than all other medicines in the
world put together" Ii has cured any number of
of Catarrh. Asthma, Scrofula and female weakness
T, L; GWE:SSssJJEVERY CASE CTRTD-
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IsTFFERED 10 YEARS. Ny h
& INDEED WONDERFUL.

TO YEA RS OF AGONY. After being under
nearly nine years and receiving little benefit tried
Oxen. It has done wonders for One and half
boxes brought me good health and Others here re-
ceiyng the benefits from il. enclose $3.50 fOr
another lot OF this Wonderful Food and Pastc-s-
MS H., y n 4 Nh ~ H. DOCTD FATTED.I
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| GAVE NEW LIFE.

WAS GOING TO DIE. H., vas Is, . 50 S5es
wGs going to die. One Giant box OF Oxen enabled
me to 90 about my work again. don't wish to be with
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"M s e siaiaI Pa. Ar WORK AGAIN.
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IEXPECTED TC DIE. Nv
IaAINED IS POUNDS.

ed 70 i've through
I gained y pounds. FRANK Z. wARBURTON,
Pawtucket RI. r., -, @C,--RS1
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-10

from a historical point of view. f'r'' w oan
sounds In the origins OF our tongue tine "''
manic Scandinavian Latin and old fr1iehl arc VA"
tbrough West Saxon and Middle English 10 'Ne,r i.p
reseutatIveS in the Ithaca dialect An eHp9'''i, ~
summary is given Of the development since iiieIo
times AS having unusual interest bccause OF inc hI
Tins thrown on the difficult phOnology Ot UNI Po''o
IT, would be difficult to find anywhere :"
careful a treatment Of this period, OF o'c Illus
trated with such an abundance OF example, i'0
greater port Of the book. h,wcve;, Is occupied DS '
,vere NJ this arrangement: that Is, the dlsrl,Nloh ~
the vOwcls Of the Ithaca dialect WITH rVic'o"'o w ~
o,icip short summarize, are appended to each sex e
ton noting briefly the history Oi 'hT ,out ns
laws oI nm fir present occurrence Ihese sta'e'ir
are models I'm their way and for cearIcs ana aGctfdo
Will compare favnably with the Ue>' "o'N C''' '" >
been done In English phonetlc, ,. mo, ho,otofore
The fact that English dialects haIo W. r,.n. difi
becn treated Historically has made 1t somewhat "l,
cuIt IN establish with the desired accurd tlc o
rtinn NJ thn Ithaca diaec; with the dialect o. Fub
land. DR.. Emerson's study confirm, Wv "o rr rio.c
i,ct that American English in general NN very cU
resemblance TO standard English, particularly y. '
lat century What j. known OF the ai'ece ,. ,
Tho seller. in New York and New England nnl'c9 Wv
the purely linguistic evidence IN icHuc'lhS u '''
draw The following conclusions: o5o,
ID The dialect # Ithaca represent ~ cni'nP,oontb
with standard English. dialect o tnc elsi aI,,,ed
century "; Sl certain pecullarcs Usually t'u'o"'0
to the seven ccntl century h., 4. ,,i,,ati,n
~, TIL, ARRESTED development j nuc 10 ehi7'"''
and separation from tic mother c0nhlry. ,a,,.
IA The Predecessor of the Ithaca dlalect J. PI"paU
the English Of the eastern division IN Ehsahu Dr. h
~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-10

the tragedy of that last voyage Of Franklin has
been heightened and prolonged by the silence OF
those unrevealing years. and by the heroic ana con-
tinued efforts of seamcn and explorers of many
nations 10 pierce the mystery We know now the
whole sad story, though not In Its luh ue'''''
We know that Franklin at least found an easy
DEATH and so was spared the slow torture 10 WIN"
his comrades were subjected. But the nariahNc
of that fatal expedition will never become tri'e Vi
wearsome. and with it will he entwilrd those
records OF gallant exploration which grew ont oil H.
and some of which. like our own Jeanette en-
nedition issued in tragedy as deep Franklin :.
Arctic exploration indeed is fascinating SUBJECT
and so pover(u is It's attraction that no amount OF
failure can cause the work 10 he finally abanioheu'
Sir John Franklin died III the frozen deep, b"t ne
knew before the end came that the scorers 'l '"c
northwest passage had been won, and that 'he i'''
link in the chain was forged brave ana eher-
ee,ic man. content with the performance OF 'he
dutv he had taken upon himself this knowledge
must have soothed his last moments. III may nc
wished that some day the mortal remains oI 'he
great explorer could be recovered. Buried MS he
was in the foe by which his ship was surrounded
his body might remain "prisoned in thick-rlnncd
ice~ for aces. and when, if ever found II would he
untouched by decay.
Captain Markham has done his work very we'll
In order to follow tie personal narrative we have
omitted mention of the chapters IN whlch he SUMS
nm the results of exploration from period to PERIOD
but these chapters are full of interest ana adu
greatly 10 the value Of the book, which is lurthcr
enriched with portraits and illustrations ara
furnished with trustworthy maps.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-10

aatey to render the reviewers sense OF tile dihes~
ence to be expressed In such cases as these.
When any new writer OF what stamp soever, mas
established a claim 10 be treated seriously, then q
exacting standard OF criticism Is naturally ana
alton in critical standards gives rise 70 more mPua-
lions of errors Inconsistencies and contsadiGuoaS
than criticism Is fairly chargcable with. MI LEWIS
Norris for instance, is able cite examples OF hlSn
praise accorded to his poetry in earlier days by the
Very journals which today most enjoy RokiihhS
fun at the prosperous poet OF Penbryn wen; us
reviewer of those days was comparing Mr. To- Morris
with the rlck-rightly TO his great ndVnn,ass. buy
the proud singer OF the songs Of Two WORLDS, ana
the proud seeker OF the suases Of SsI~a r1a,M
10 he compared not only with bis namesake Of Par.
nassus, but with Milton. Wordsworth. Keats, and
shelley with Mr.. Swinbnrne, and LORD Iehnysons
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-10
THE REVIEWER vi HTS REVIEWS.
! The -. Jamcs's Gazette.

From Tho st. Jamcs's Gazette.
What happens to the ordinary reviewer with his
ordinary command OF human language is this. lie
is called upon 10 say something about OF book.
Of whose d.cary or groesquo inepttude none but
editors and reviewers have any Idea When by con
uast book comes into his hand, inelligbly written
in good style no naturally falls to ana expresses his
relief In decisive praise. And then suddenly he
on book b. Mr. Bret iiarte, or Mr. Lolis Steven
son. VIZ. kiplng, or Mr.. Barrie. What does
he do lie simply shouts for JOY that another man
child Is born Into the world. II lie Is critic. he Is
perfectly well aware that the genius has lmitl-
lions. Those Will be for criticism TO deal with by
andby. For the moment his business Is to let the
public know the difference between this man and tho
mex And. ~ IL is not possible by any handi-
Gaping 10 match tyro with an expert In mere
game like racQuets billiards 80 adject.ves which
would not be excessive II applied To IIon,cr. Dante.
and Shakes penre rolled Into one, hardly suthce Ade
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-10
BR)WNING'S THEOLOGY.
From The London Spectator.

The article in The spectator OF December D. which
Is entitled browning, Theology" reminded me OF an
Incident which heard Browning describe fifteen years
ago. lie induced to Listen - one 0i the tub
orator, in pari few days before he narrated the
nnprd0te. lie found the was preaching atheism
q crowd oI wording people When the pcslchor had
finished Browning mounted the tub and delivered a
short speech 20 the crowd lie pointed ont t0 his
listeners. who were mostly poor people that thc rlch-
but that 1t wa calculated to make their live, miserable
bv dcpriving them OF all hope In future state where
the Inequalities OF this life would be rpctlied
". Browning certainly would NOT have told the story
unless il had been true. neither would lie have taken
trouble 10 addres these people. who strangers
him. unless lie had been firm believer In future
spiritual life for human beings.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-10
AN IRISH STORY.
From The SnectntOr

FTOW TIC brtCtItOT.
farmer was put on trial Mt the Oonmel AssizeS q
the beginning OF the present century. before az
NOrbury-then known as the hanging Judge n
having killed man I'm faction fight at the iat IN u
Ncnagh by smashing his skull In the course OF ,s
trial. surgical evidence given that the skull OF orr
the accused found guilty and when asked " ~,
Judge what he had 10 say why sentence OF death "J
not he pronounced upon him, he rDlied that ns ,h
nothing To say, only he thought that man WV" a.
skull no thicker thnn eggshe had no bnsi,nd .tr
the fair OF Nensgh.- This answer so tcRppn AZ.
humorous side of the Judge that he ordered A. 10
charge. observing that the INNS death Natural
the doctors evidence WAS purely the result OF aIonsr
accident at the same time. he warned fhe W. rs, "a
that should he ever again engage In factio LEY ~
mako sure that the man he encounters n"
thicker than ~ e4esAela
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-10

AI last The hrst part OF HVe plateS OF The atlas
to accompany the "ohicial Records OF the Union
and Confederate Armies published by the War De
partmcnt. makes its appearance and atones by ey
cellcnce for long delay. This great work itself f.
IN the nature OF monument treDy honorable to the
nation that remembers tn the defenders held I'm re-
membrance. and to the pniient builders and the atlos
reveals Itself fitting capstOne The period covers
the early days OF 1861 aud all the plates and re-.
produc lions Of original military maps OF the period
admirably executed and In every way "A credit to
MI concerned. The twin maps of Belmont by a rising
young Brigndicr named L. :. Grant and hi, adver
sary, Major General LeOndas Polk, crswhile Bishop
siona interest
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-10

Why shonld author, BE- Obliged 80 pay more post
nc,, nn the.r MS than the merchant, Of other com
moditic, do upon their pnrc"ls sent by MALI IL j.
time that this among other injn>tlcc' from which
author, suffer in this land Of freedom should b. r."
moved and II Is 10 be- hoped that congress viii deal
savoiaby with the petition (soon TO be presented
for "A reduction Of postage on Mss.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-10

Dr.. Ecrdoc has been forced 10 prefix 10 his
" Browning Cyclopacdin' list # "lnsolvcd DIE
cultio-." lie doesn't know whit cue owls Il
Nndiea del Sarto who Pappocoia' what Is
he meaning Of Hnponlan strength mo aiu~0n of
course 70 the vigorous style Of the late Bishop u,
Oxford: who was THE Caliph's wheel workman
and Bctrlngarius'; and what was " the sole jose
Of Thucy didc-.H
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-10
LITERARY NOTES.

william sharp the pot and editor Of the century
poetsr series, sailed from Liverpool on the Ieu'o''
January o. and will mrrive In New York about INC
10Th instant. Ills long expected Memoirs oil JoSeP'
severn Keats friend will be issued late TINS hoh''
and is TO be a very handsome book. with many !"
luStratons and inter sting facsimilcs. The mover
,rhb n. ba. written I'm collaboration with Mrs. Won
Tented 1Banch Willis Howard il to appear III MARCH,
and will be awaited with curious interest MI
sharps visit to America Il chiefly for recreation anu
TO Sc. MANY friends he made during his former SoJou"'
and will be Of brief dumtiOn.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-12-31

Quickly brushing back a stray lock
from his forehead he began: "GenIlemen
of the Rattlesnake Club-As Il small boy
| lived in South Florida. My father
planted %pineappies and kept u herd of
black snakes in the field to keep the rats
away.
One day as | was walking through the
pines | observed a fearful commotion not
far distant, and going to the spot | dis
covered two black snakes stretching a
RATHER to death. l seized them by their
necks and soon the RATHER was free, but
he lay unconscious on the ground, and
carefully lifting him by the head | took
him home. With tender nursing he re-
covered. My father wished him killed,
but l was n spelled lad and he allowed me
to keep my strange pet. In time we be-
came great friends. Several years passed,
and annually my snake changed his skin
and added a new rattle to his tail. When
l was eighteen father sent me 10 a col
lege. Some weeks before going 1 slipped
my ruby ring over my pets tail. 1t got
fastened just beyond the button, and as il
was impossible to remove it without
injury to the snake, l left it there.
Four years later l came home from col
lege. but my pet had disappeared. A year
passed and i gave up all hope of ever
seeing hun again. One day was out
shooting. Crossing an old log | stumbled
and fell. The angry hiss of a snake was
quickly followed by a rattling sound, and
the hideous head of a rattlcsnake appeared
through the bushes. TO my astonish-
ment, instead OF drawing back to strike,
his snakeship put its head forward and
licked my face with its red, forked tongue.
Its bright eyes twinkled with every
symptom of delight. Still paralyzed with
fear watched the long gray length draw
itself nearer until something bright and
red Mt the end of the tail flashed in the
sunlight. 1t was the ruby OF my ring.
My pet had come back to me. To make
sure l counted the ~rattles. There were
just five more Than when l last saw him.
And gentlemen, here is the ruby ring on
my finger"
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-12-31

"Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Picked
PEPPERS, was q line OF alllteratIve non
sense, that the children used to say. Now
adays they can practice on the Perfect,
Painless, Powerful Properties OF Pierce's
Pleasant Purgative Pellets. 1t will i'm
press a fact which will be useful to know.
These Pellets cure sick head ache, bilious
attacks, indigestion, constipation and all
stomach, liver and bowel troubles. They
are tiny, s~ugar-coated pills, easy to take
and, as a laxative. n is sufficient for
dose. No more groans and gripes from
the old drastic medicinest Pierce's Pur'
gative Pellets are as painless as they ART
perfect in their effects.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-12-31
CALLING FOR HER SHOE.
A Curious Chinese Legend About Il
CagfIup of a Rio Rail


A Curious Chinese Legend About the
Casting of a Big hell.
When the bell tower of Pekin was
built the Emperor Yung-lo. of the
Ming dynasty ordered d great man.
DARN, named Kuan-yu. to cast a bell
big enough for a noble edifice. Time
after time Kuan-yu and the expert
workmen in the country tried to cast
a bell and failed; the casting was al
ways honeycombed, and the Emperor
said that il there was one more failure
K~uan-yu's head should pay the
forfeit for it. Now. Kuan-yu had u
daughter. q beautiful girl of 16,
named Ko-ai; she went to a certain
a%strologer and asked the cause of her
fathers failure. Some demon. she
was Informed. required the blood of a
maiden to be mixed with the metal,
and unless this was done the next
casting would fail. like the previous
ones
Ko-ai got permission from her
father to be present at the casting.
says Pearson's Weekly. and amid the
dead silence which prevailed when
the taps were drawn. and the molten
stream poured down into the mold, a
shrek was heard. and. crying out
'For my father!" Ko-ai threw herself
into the seething metal One of the
workmen tried to seize her. but sue
ceeded in getting hold only of a shoe.
The father was taken home q raving
mailman. but the bell was perfect in
make and tone, and when struck its
boom Is to this day followed
by a low. wailing sound. like the cry
of a woman in agony. and when peO-
pie hear it they say: There's Ko-ai,
calling for her shoe!'
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-12-31
A HORRIBLE INDUSTRY.
inc Manufacture of Cripple5 II Common
p1-cIE.a H., I,.;


Practice in SpRin.
The Paris Gingerbread fair Ms H. /,
called which is held every spring in
.he laupourg ST. Antoine and Place dc
Ia Nation, Is notorious for the NUN
Der OF natural and artificial phenome-
ma exhibited there to the public. This
year. says u correspondent in the
London standard. their number h.s
been greatly increased by the arrival
OF about twenty culs do. latte who are
wretchedlY lodged in huns on n pioce
Of waste round in the COW de Vim.
cennes. Tncsc cripplea, whose min
ute. shrivelcd up legs are CURED No
on the boards on which they sit. iOrm
a colony which calls TO mind the conr
des Miracles of former times. Every
morning they all issue forth, propell-
ing themselves with their hands. TO
take up their placos at The fair. there
to await the pence which may be
thrown to them l,y the compassionate
passcr5-by. Their aspect is so pitiful
that it is said many of them make II
RICH harvest. which, however. of
course goes TO the bcggar farmer,
1t appears that twenty or thirty years
ago the s-de-,atte were almost un-
known in France. and that these de-
plorable looking cripples are the pro-
duct of what may be called an in
dustry. Almost all these numerous
delormed little creatures come
from Spain. and more especially from
TOlosa, or the .ncighporhood situated
at about fifteen miles TO tie South of
st. Sebastian. They are the outcome
OF the abominable practices of beggar
farmers" who seek their victims
among the children of the peasants.
When there is a weakly boy in the
family they persuade the parents that
he can never be anything but a bur-
den 10 thom unless they consent TO
have him transformedS into u Guide
jatte. and promise to pay GlIom a triae
a day so long rs the cul-de-jatte ia
left with them. The operation to
which the unfortunate creature is sub.
iected is as effectual as it Is simple.
The legs of the child are so tightly
compressed that the circulation of the
blood III them is stopped. Little by
little the legs wither away. and the
cul-de-jatte is manufactured. In 1887
Waldeck Rousseau. the minister Of
the interior. prohibited the introduce
ton of these Spanish culs-de-jatte in.
to France. but it is estimated that
recently 900 or 400. of The poor
creatures cross the frontier every
year. They are now seen in almost
every town in France. and have got
as far north as Belgium. To be a
Guide jatte must be q profitable trade
for the beggar farmers who manu-
facture them and bring them from
Spain. as these traders pay the pa.
rents OF the poor crlpples a pittance
of only so confines to frame a day
for Lheir hire.