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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-02
THE DANGERS OF WELLS.
They May Become Suitable breeding
Places for Bacterial Life.

They May Become Suitable breeding
Places for Bacterial Life.
The average house owner naturally bo-
lieves that the water which he pumps clear
and cool from his well is pure and whole
some. He does not stop TO think OK the I'M
purities with which it may have come in
contact during its flow from the surface to
the bottom of~his well. This well may be
sunk in the immediate vicinity of an over
flowing cesspool Or clubhouse; the natural
drainage Of his own or his neighbours barn.
yard or pigsty may be flowing over the soil
through which is filtering the water tha5
is to fill the underground cistern; or its
bottom may be in porous stratum OF soil
or gravel that receives at a point higher
than the bottom the drainage from some
graveyard or other source Of decaying or
ganic matter, some neighboring tree may
have thrust its rootlets through the wall
of the we'll and there they remain TO decay;
or the top may not be tightly covered and
strong, toads and other vermin may tum-
BILE in to aid in the pollution of the supply;
but our well owner, not seeing, smelling
or tasting the results of these additions to
the underground reservoir, is not conscious
Oh IuelE c4lSlcuCc
If the flow of organic impurities through
a natural filter bed be SO great as 70 FIN IL
with this precipitated organic matter, de-
composition of the masses Of organic filth
thus carried into the soil takes place, and
the soluble products Of this decomposition
flow on with the underground streams
until a well offers collecting place for
them. Nor is this all. The soil being taxed
by the large amount Of impurities sent
through it beyond its fltering power al
lows these soluble products to pass I'M
changed, and they are carried directly into
the well. where the cessation OF flow allows
them to accumulate. Such filth saturat-
ed condition Of the soil exists in every old
and thickly settled community Near every
stable. every clubhouse or cesspool, with
their porous walled tif walled at alb vaults.
every kitchen drain and sewer is furnish
ing its quota OF organic impurities all OF
which supply matter for decomposition.
The products Of this decomposition are
carried, as we have seen. directly to the
wells. and they thus become suitable breed
ing places for bacterial life-powder maya
zines only needing the spark OF typhoid
or other deadly germ 10 furnish the expio-
sion OF scourge Of disease.-Professor
WILDER. OF Rutgers College.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-02
Our Daughters,

The household blessed with noble daugh-
ters ought to be happy one; most parents
forget, however, to Undue them with love
Of nature which is so invigorating and
healthful Give them not only noble teach
ings, but noble teachers, and give them the
help which alone has sometimes done more
than all other infuences-the help of wild
and fair nature You cannot baptize them
rightly in inch deep church fonts unless
you baptize them in the sweet waters
which the great Lawgiver strikes forth
from the rock of your native land. Yon
cannot lead them faithfully to those mar
row, ak hewn church affairs while the azure
<ars in heaven remain for you without
nscription-altars built, not to, but by an
unknown God.-Ruskin.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-02
woman,s Greatest Enemy.

at is note OF warming" says a physi-
clan, "when fatigue comes without COM
mensurate effort. 1t is common TO hear
woman say, L feel well enough, except
that tire ont very easily Something is
wrong, then, for it is not natural in health
10 exhaust ones reserve so quickly. Rest
and tones should begin, and, If possible,
cessation of worry. That is the bane of
the average American woman. The fact
that g9l00thsof her worries are imaginary
does not make them less harmful. 1t
ought 10 reduce them, however. In getting
abreast of man in many OF his achieve
ments, wish women would cultivate his
indifference to tribes and learn never to
worry without reason. They would re-
move from themselves tremendous handi-
cap in the race Of life. Her Point OF View
in New York Times.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-02

1t is really in want of a good wash. Sup
posing the carpet to be tackled down after
beating, the mode Of procedure is as fol-
lows: Obtain round ball Of carpet soap
price twopence halfpenny, | believe-from
the oil shop. Take two towels-one wet,
the other dry-and a pan Of warm water
and begin upon section of your carpet.
Damp 1t with towel wrung out of the hot
water, but do not make it thoroughly wet.
Rub the soap dry all over the surface thus
damped, and then use fairly wet cloth
vigorously over the soaped part. A lather
Is thus produced which must be washed
away in turn with the towel wrung out of
the water again. Finish by drying as far
as possible with the dry cloth. Each sec
ton of the carpet must be thus treated
until the whole surface is thoroughly clean,
and l am quite sure the rsllt will b.
found equal to the trouble thus expended.
Practical Housekeeping.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-02
WOMEN ANDHOUSEHOLD
roRIp WILL HOLD THEM ALL.
- Old roys-Gaii Bamiiton's Good Ad-
xles--womSp couries-Naming the
Baby-Careiess Women.

I "a woman who complains that abe has
- r1lace ia the world has only to open her
- and in most instances she will readily
- what IS waiting for her. The factThat
sbe does not like that particular field is no
srsament against its usefulness for her.
psficnce Strong. detained at home by an
,ntosar,i accident when the long wished for
Tnrooean tour was about 20 become real
az found opportunities by the score for
usefnl service. IL no home duties call, the
sicn IS plain that in soma broader field
,here is, IN happy sense OF the word, q
career to DO sought. The cultivation OF
come talent may be destined 20 bring
Measure and profit. The student has a
boupdlesS field before him. To many a
sscluded one the Chautauqua reading
courses have proved sources Of untold, al
most unending, delight. IL the necessity
Of self support exists, there is a large place
for the sN&gle woman. Good nurses, teach
ers. artists. musicians, writers, dress
makers and workers in a dozen more lines
o,industry are always IN demand. None
Int the inefficient or the unfaithful ordi-
psrly need complain os lack Of employ
ptat
With some there Is great unwillingness
b accept the place for which they have
special fitness. The adept in the womanly
art Of needlework who, despising her tai
ent. aspires 70 the rewards of an artists
skll while lacking fitness Tor such a posi-
ZION. has reason 70 find herself without a
posi.on. Success is to be expected in the
line If ones abilities, not always in the
line u ones desires Discomfort because
genius or great power has been denied is
simply an impious fault finding with the
Creators plan IL all women were great
musicians, where were the needleworkersi
II all exceled in ministering TO the sick,
where should we seek our works of art and
tasteful decorations2 Willing to be placed
where one can accomplish most always
means happiness and contentment. The
oft quoted apothegm, "There IS always
room at the top" is worthy Of the author
Of Proverbs. place aux danes" is the
watchword Of the century. The single
woman. better than her married sister
because ordinarily she has greater free
dom-is in position to reap the adyan-
tages of the hour. Let her exult in her
heritage, and not allow a complaint TO
pass her lips in this closing decade Of the
Nineteenth century that there is no place
Cor her-Harper' Bazaar.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-02
Some Counter Irritants.

1t is very seldom now that strong coun-
ter irri;ants are used by the medical pro
fession, especially among young children.
Mild ones, however, are very valuable.
Mild mustard plasters and stimulating
liniments are very beneficial. For sore
Threats and colds on the chest camphor-
ated oil is a counter irritant that can he
rubbed on with good results Oil OF tur-
pentne will cure the cold often when the
former will not The old fashioned idea of
using counter irritants until blisters were
formed IS out of date, and such severe
remedies DO sore harm than good. Mild
irritants produce good effects, severe ones
depress and destroy Yankee Blade.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-02
What a womanIy Woman May Do.

The womanly woman with her noble am
bitioIis her pure views Of life and her sun
ny nature can spur a man on to higher and
better work and let him see in her eyes the
first glimpse Of heaven. Such one makes
a true wife and model mother, and the life
of a man blessed in this way is enriched by
a treasure absolutely priceless With more
noble, upright and true women in this
world there would be fewer dissolute, I'm
principled men. A good woman can al
most always make good man, unless in
deed he is beyond redemption when she
takes him in hand.-Philadelphia Times.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-02
What an Expert" waitress Should Know.


Before girl is an expert" in waiting
she must learn;
To stand straight.
To step lightly and quickly.
To dress neatly.
To keep tidy hair, clean teeth and clean
fngernailS.
To close a door without noise.
To take proper care of a dining room,
pantry, silver, brass, lamps and polished
wood.
To handle dishes and silver in quiet
manner.
To carry dishes without having them
touch her dress.
To treat carvers with as much respect as
il they were razors.
To sharpen carvers.
To remove crumbs.
To cut bread
To make butter balls.
To dress salads.
To make sandwiches.
To make coffee, tea and chocolate
Housekeepers' Weekly.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-02
vo,r Creditors win Appreciate II.

A pretty idea for the decoration Of Q
bachelor apartment is as follows: Col
lect all the unpaid bills that you can
hnd-the more the better--and select
those Of a rose pink shade. Fasten
these about the cornce Of the wall - .
dado. and make another row of con-
trasting color jrst beneath. Continue
In this way down the wall as far as the
bills will go. Pale blue and canary coli
ored statements look very pretty when
rightly placed, and the effect when
finished is said to be indescribably
rnique.-New York Herald.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-02
Two fundamental Rules.

Among the general rules 10 be observed
by those who aspire TO stylish elegance Of
appearance, the first and most important
is that all effort must tend TO widening
the shoulders by means Of largefull sleeves,
and lace drapines over the shoulders and
across the breast: and the second is that
equally strenuous effort must be brought
to do away with all protuberances about
the hips by meanS of most carefully fitted
princess gowns worn over equally well
shaped corsets and undergraduates
York Sun.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-02
The Last Straw.

Willowsnap-Why SO detected, old
man?
Rackaway-I've just had to spend
lot of money on my wife's clothes
WillowsDap-But you haven't been
married three months, and she certainly
had magnificent trousseau.
Rackaway-I know it. But she had
to have two of her gowns retrimmed.-
Cloak Review.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-02
What Does q Man Know?

Mr.. Billus Cat bedtime)-Maria, to-
morrow will be Maud's birthday. have
got present for her, and | want her to
see it the first thing in the morning
Shall put it on her breakfast plate?
Mrs. Billus-What on earth is q man
good for anyhow! Give it to me. John.
After she is asleep III hang it in front
Of her mirror.-Chicago Tribune.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-02
rrnth1ets About Women.

Love from gratitude is love by purchase
He who has good wife has a second
mother
You can best deceive a woman by telling
her the truth.
To please some women a man must
know them Thoroughbred then be fire.
quently doesn't care to please them at all.
a woman is always charmed with the
man who is keen enough to see through
her little stratagems and bold enough to
tell her so.-Manley II. Pikein Kate Fields
Washington
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-02
New Library Building as IL Will Appear In the
Capitol SQUARE, Richmond Unpublished by r'qu''tl

that the work Of family seamstreSs is
unfail!ng and well paid If one is modeT-
ately capable shecommands from 81 10 Sl.5O
a day, with board, during the entire year.
The best needlewomen receive from s.
ESQ day. In one instance good seam
stress divides the entire year between sew
eral families, receiving twelve dollars
weekly and her board. New York Post.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-02
Chewing Instructions.

Officer Zcrmlomoski who has come to
the Bilkins' residence from the scene Of
a painful accidentEIs this Mrs. Bilkins.
mum?
Mrs. Bilkins-Yes.
Officer Zcrmlomoski-Well, I've been
sent to tell you that your husbands
head has been bruk in, mum, and I'm 10
break it to you gently, mum.-Chicago
News-Record.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-02
How Rubber Rings May BE softened.

The elasticity of rubber rings that have
become hard and useless may be restored
by their being placed for half an hour in
mixture of water and ammonia, contain
ing about twice as much Of the latter as Of
the former. Plunging them into water
heated to 20 dogs. Is also said to be effica-
cious. All objects made Of rubber should
be kept in cool. damp place. at a constant
temperature. and sheltered from light,
heat and frost. -Brooklyn Eagle.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-02

talent and has frequently assisted her hus-
band in his work. When Daudet fell dan
gerously i'll as he was writing LES
Rois Ell Exil," he commissioned his wife
In case of his death to finish the book.
Her style is refined, artistic, and charac-
terized by most delicate precision and
charm, and her books are faithful inter
prefers of Partisan home life, with most
charming chapters ON childhood. Paris
Letter
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-02

A celebrated realistic writer who is In
the habit Of weaving phrases spoke Of
some young person as IA fifteen minute
girl" going Oh to explain, lone Of the sort
that tell you all they know In fifteen min
utes-n
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-02
Rsnoya.lng Carpnfn.

1t sometimes happens, even when car
pet has been taken away and thoroughly
beaten, that its surface is soiled with
grease. ETC.. or in the c,sse of LIGHT Gren.S
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-02

real. When she deals in eulogium she 10
longer draws on her imagination. A SON
in-law of this useful person is colonel
london Truth
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-02

Well Paid Scamstresses.
A woman who has been looking up the
paying employments open to women finds
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-02

Her One Thought.
Now when you go 10 take walk
II matters not what theme
You may discuss. she brings the talk
--ExchansA
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-02

A Tempting Turkish Dish.
The Turkish dish known as Mussaka
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-02
Mime. Daudet.

Mime. Alphonsc Daudet Is a writer o
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-02-04
Don't Scatter.

Young man, word with you. Judging
be leaving us soon. and this may be my
only chance. What l would ask you is,
where are you going and what are you 60
ing to do? Perhaps you don't know where
you will 20. Well, sir, let me tell you this,
that if you have no fixed purpose in life and
let yourself shift back into your old ways,
the chances are two to one that you go to
the devil. You know how 1t has been in
the past; you have been striving in your
own way to get ahead, but for every step
you took forward you slipped back two.
What is the matter? You faced the wrong
way. like the school boy who was late at
school one morning. When asked why he
was late. he said that the road was so Slip
perry that every step he took forward he
slipped back two. When asked how he got
there at all. he said: Il just faced about
the other way" But perhaps you will say
that you have faced in all directions and
still could not get ahead. Or perhaps you
were like the farmers boy who started
off in the morning to hunt the cows. He
was gone all day and came back at dark, but
did not have the cows. His father asked
him where he had looked for them. "Oh,"
od'u GuC wy udNO UCCI OVCI WuCIcs L
went straight ahead till got to the end of
the lane. and then scattered"
That is the way with many poor fellow
that leaves this prison; he means we'll and
keeps straight ahead for while. until per-
haps he meets some old pal and they have
few drinks together. The outcome of all
is, he tOrgets his resolve, and Scatters.
Now let me say that if you are at all
afraid of scattering, get to work at some
thing just as soon as you can-the day you
get out if pOssible-and when you get to
work at something, no matter what SO it is
honorable. keep your mind on it; for when
your hands and mind are busy you
have no time to drill with the devil or his
agents. Should some old pal come along
and ask you to take drink. just say, mo,
have no time, and what is more. if l were
to take one drink it might be the cause of
my scattering"
So say to you. my friend, keep straight
ahead. If you do. you can rise on the very
ground where you fell. The place to look
for thing lost is the place where you
lost it.
And now just word more. Perhaps
you have been thinking of going away
where your friends will never hear of you,
simply because you will be an ex convict.
Remember that, go where you will. you
are none the less an eX convict. and that if
you are honest you must sooner or later tell
it. So don't let the simple fact that you are
an ex convict drive you from your home and
friends. You must expect that some will
sneer at you; but such persons would not be
your true friends under any circumstances.
In conclusion, l will say that if you face
the right way, and do not scatter. you will
be winner in the race in spite of all the
sneering fools in Minnesota. DEXTER.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-02-04
Ghosts! {!


We glory in the fact that we live in an
enlightened age; and yet, Notwithstanding
the high average intelligence of the present
time. the world has not been able to throw
off the supersttiOns tnat'have been handed
down through generations to the present
time. The most prevalent superstition of
the age. is the belief in ghosts. The fact
that so much space is given to this subject
by newspapers and periodicals bespeaks the
fact that these stories find many believers
One can scarcely pick up newspaper now.
adays without finding in it ghost story or
two. The publishing of such matter by the
press would soon cease we're there not
many who believe in them. for those who
do not believe in such matters cannot find
anything in those stories to interest them.
The telling of ghost stories to children is
one of the worst things that can happen to
them. for this seed of superstition thus
sOwn in their tender minds is not easily up.
rooted. Persons who have been nursed
through childhood on such stories generally
retain something of the superstition
throughout their lives. The publishing of
ghost stories encourages the belief in them,
and should be condemned by all enlightened
people for the sake of uprooting this gross
superstition. Persons who interest young
children by spinning long yarns about
ghosts do them an almost irreparable
injury. FRANCIS.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-02-04
COLUMBUS.

Behind him lay the gray Azores.
Behind the Gates Of Hercules;
Before him not the ghosts of shores.
Before him only shoreless seas.
The good mate said: "Now must we pray.
For 10! the very stars are gone.
Brave Admir-. speak; what shall say2"
''Why, say: Sail on! sail on! and on!'"
They sailed and sailed. as winds might blow,
Until at last the blanched mate said:
'"Why. now not even GOO would know
Should and all my men fall dead.
These very winds forget their way.
For God from these dread seas is gone:
Now speak, brave Admir-; speak and say"
He said, ''Sail on! sail on! and on!'
Then. pale and worn. he kept his deck,
And peered through darkness All, that night
OF all dark nights! And then a speck-
A light light! light! light!
It grew, a starlit flag unfurled!
1t grew to be Times burst Of dawn.
He gained world he gave that world
Its grandest lesson: "On! and On!'
joaquin Miller, in Frank Leslie's Popular
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-02-04
A Thoughtful Suggestion.

A group of men stood about an individual
who had just been pulled out of the river as
he was going down the third time.
"Give him some whiskey," said one.
A murmur came from the nearly drowned
man. Some one put his ear down and list
ened. He said:
Roll me over first. and get some of this
water out. It'll weaken the liquor."-N.
Y. Sun.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-02-04
ENTERPRISE Not COurted.

Californian: Talking bout climate. why
we are even trying to grow tea in CalifOrny!
Mr.. De Easte: am sorry to hear that
very sorry.
Californian: Why so?
Mr.. De Easte: You might possibly sue.
ceed in raising few ounces and then the
government would slap on a tariff of five
dollars pound.-Puck.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-02-04

Warden Ito prisoner): must put you at
some work; what did you do before you
came here?
Prisoner: l had nice loan business.
Warden: Here, guard! Put this gentle
man in the solitary. Minneapolis Times
The sun., 1892-03-27
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No. Of hands em ployed, $50.

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PRESENT PRICE OF STOCK. $500
PER SHARE.
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Twenty thousand shares Of this stock only offered
at So per share The right Is reserved to withdraw
stock from sae when this stock has heen subscribed
for The net receipts from the sale OF city lots also tho
Income OF the ocaia House. silver Springs Hotel and
all other revenues will rst to the dividend fund.
property.
UNTIL APRIL I, 1922
ssS.oo Will purchase g shares. or $50 par
$50 90 will purchase 10 shares, or 500
81 90; 90 viii purchase 20 shares. or $500
pnr ynIue OF stock. .,r.
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The sun., 1892-03-27

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g.. A forty. eight page illustrated
rom any Of the Company's Offices
The sun., 1892-03-27
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