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The Bessemer indicator., 1893-10-07
NOT A GOOD REASON.
A Mans Poverty should Not Procure
Him n Public Orice.

A Mans Poverty should Not Procure
Him n Public Orice.
ayes, said congressman a: Wash
ington. "we're all in favor OF Brown $
appointment to the consulate"
Are his qualifications especially
high?" the congressman was asked.
"Qualificationsr' he replied, ut
isn't n matter of qualifications. The
simple fact is, Brown is so hard up
that nobody on earth knows what will
become of him il he doesn't get this
Office"
Whether Mr.. Brown obtained tho
appointment or not is not reported.
but all thinking readers will agree
that the reason given why he should
be named for it was no reason at all
says the Youths Companion.
A person may be very poor indeed
and in much need of money, and
still be the proper person to appoint
to public office. A mans poverty
certainly should not be counted
against him in considering his name
for an appointment; but neither
should 1t be counted Tor him.
The unworthy view of the public
service that it is a proper place of
refuge for those who cannot obtain a
living in any other occupation is held
by far too many people. "lt's
government Office for me or the poor
house" they may exclaim. and at
once their friends set about obtaining
the government Office if possible.
There is nothing discreditable in
ambition to hold public office.
Such an Office assuredly should be an
honorable thing. and its possession a
demonstration OF the holders honesty
OF character ard capability
But the public service will not
carry with it such an honorabl
guarantee unless thr sc who hold 1t
are known to be indeed honest and
capable, and not mere pensioners, for
any reason, on the public bounty.
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NYc.nx IN Ernnce.

The French were slow TO take to cycling,
but now that they have done so they are Ger
tainly making up for lost time. Military
Paris and elsewhere, and In many other or
ganlzations under government besides the
army tile bicycle has obtained official recos-
milton. The other day the strange spectacle
was seen OF n cycling wedding party going TO
a church at Montmartre. There were fifteen
persons, and all OF them including the bride
and bridegroom, were mounted on safety
bicycles. After the ceremony the party re-
mounted and rode of to Enghlcn, where the
wedding breakfast was prepared. The incl
dent does not seem to have attracted much
attention. as French women have taken to
cycling in much larger numbers than their
English sisters. Last week French lady,
Mile. Debats. established a record for her sex
by riding over seventeen and n half miles in
one hour The previous record was that of
Mile. Saint Sauveur, about sixteen aud .
Quarter miles-LoadOn Ddi{y Nsrs
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Electricity In Farm Work.

An interesting example of cleo
tricity as applied to farm work is
now in operation at Scotch farm.
The whole of the usual farm machin-
cry, such as threshing. sowing, corn
thrcshing and the like, are here
driven by IN electric motor. The
electricity is generated by water
power, the turbine wheel which
drives the dynamo being about 1000
yards from the farm. The electric
current is conveyed by underground
wires to the house and barn, in each
of which a storage battery is placed.
These supply the electric current for
lighting and motive purposes when
tho machinery is not working. The
whole of the mansion is illuminated
by electric light and an electric mo-
tor is provided for pumping the
water for domestic purposes.
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THE FRENCH SOLDIER.
His Powor of Endurance and His Iutel-
Iigence-UntirlnE Energy.

There is ono quality in the French
soldier which gives him a supreme
value. 1t has. by the writer's of his
own country, been called endurance,
but perhaps that word in Engli, III
hardly gives the equivalent OF what
is meant; it is rather power OF re-
cuperation and of extreme effort for
q particular object which distin-
guishes him, says the Contemporary
Review. 1t goes side by side with a
peculiar gayety which shows him the
lighter view of the darkest case.
There is another quality-which in
days Of short service and extremely
rapid action is of no less Importance
1T is his intelligence.
The two combined moro than COM
pensate for those qualities in which
the critics OF other nations find him
hacking. The conclusions, for ex-
ample. at which casual observer
might arrive In regard to the march
ing power or rapldity of French
regiment, or the number OF stragglers
which it would leave on a forced
march, or tho minimum amount OF
food or sleep required by the men in
difficult circumstances, would, as a
rule, be entirely erroneous
A type OF man whom many would
consider the least able to endure
fatigue is. on the contrary, the most
severely tried and the most heavily
burdened OF any soldier in the modern
armies 1t has. indeed, been criti-
cism passed by most military authori-
ties in Europe that the French limo
has always carried into action n
weight which seriously impaired its
value. In 1870 this was certainly
everything in the accoutrement has
been reduced to bare necessities, the
French private in full kit ls expected
to march, and succeeds in marching,
with the weight upon him Of every
thing that will make him Independent
of the impedimenta of the army.
1t has been the policy of tho
French military authorities at all
times to give to their infantry mo-
bil;ty superior to that of their oppo.
ncnts, and to effect this they havc
relied to the utmost upon the energy
OF the troops at their command,
That this mobility will be of the
highest utility and that its impor-
tance increases daily with tho
changes of method which havo boon
introduced in warfare cannot be do
MED, and it is q witness to the force
OF the material upon which the con-
scription draws that the strain has
not proved too great under the hard
est conditions of tho maneuvers and
experimental marches by which its
effects are tested.
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Don't Discard tho su.pender..

The stout man who wears a tight
belt around his waist to give him an
appearance of jauntiness, as we'll as
to do the suspender service, does not
know what harm he is doing to him
self. A doctor told me yesterday
that the wearing OF a tight belt by a
man. especially stout man. is most
injurious to health. 1t stops the
circulation and does not permit the
digestive organs TO operate as they
should. When asked why it should
be 80 much more injurious for a man
to wear anything tight around his
waist than it is for woman, who is
laced up year in and year out, tho
doctor said: "a man and woman
can't be compared In that regard. A
man uses entirely different muscles
in breathing than woman. He be-
comes accustomed to breathing from
his abdomen, while woman breathos
almost entirely from her chest. Men
had better wear loose belts and PRO-
vide some other substitute for sur
penders. "-Pittsburg Dispatch.
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A Natter q Hs.isn.

Housekespers family realize the dan
ger Of an indiscriminate use of the nu-
merous baking powders nowadays
found upon every hand, and which are
urged upon consumers with such per-
sistency by peddlers and many grocers
on account of the big profits made in
their sale. Most of these powders are
made from sharp and caustic acids and
alkalies which burn and infame the
alimentary organs and cause indiges-
ton. heartburn, diarrheal diseases,
etc. Sulphuric acid, caustic potash,
burnt alum, all are used as gas pro
ducing agents in such baking powders
Most housekeepers are aware of the
painful effects produced when these
chemicals are applied to the external
flesh. How much more acute must be
their action upon the delicate internal
membranesl Yet INSCRIPTIONS manu-
facturers do not hesitate to use them
because they make very low cost
powder, nor to urge the use of their
powders so made, by all kind of allur-
ing advertisements and false repre-
sentations. All the low priced or so
called cheap baking powders, and all
powders sold with gift or prize, be-
long to this class.
Baking powders made from chemi-
cally pure cream of tartar and bi-car-
Donate of soda are among the most
useful of modern culinary devices.
They not only make the preparation
of finer and more delicious cookery
possible, but they have added to the
digestibility and wholesomeness Of
our food. But baking powders must
be composed of such pure and whole
some ingredients or they must be
tabooed entirely.
DIR. Edison, Commissioner of Health
OF New York, in an article in the doc,
tor Of Hygiene" indicates that the ad
vantages Of a good baking powder and
the exemption from the dangers of bad
ones in which the harsh and caustic
chemicals are used, are to be secured
by the use of Royal Baking Powder
exclusively, and he recommends thi.
to all consumers '"The Royal. he
says, contains nothing but cream o
tartar and soda refined to chemica
purity, which, when combined undel
the influence of heat and moisture, pro
duce pure carbonic, or leavening, gas
The two materials used, cream of tar
tar and soda, are perfectly harmless
even when eaten, but in this prepara
tion they are combined in exact com
pensating weights, so that when chem
ical action begins between them in the
dough they practically disappear, the
substance of both having been taker
to form carbonic acid gas" Hence i
is, he says, that the Royal Baking Pow
der is the most perfect of all conceiv
able agents for leavening purposes.
1t seems almost incredible that any
manufacturer or dealer should urge
the sale of baking powders containing
injurious chemicals in the place ol
those of well-known, pure and whole
some character simply for the sake OF
q few cents a pound greater profit; but
since they do, a few words of warning
seem to be necessary.
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hsaded knoeisr n his hand hs sauGAt
the sound Of NiA Doekrili's voace,
raised In loud objurHation- Hf(
IT'S just like You. Aunt Bstsey."
said she, ahriily. my prettiest china
saucer, and sll amashed 70 bitsi
never aaw anyone 70 olumsy. There's
one comfort-you 20 straight TO the
poor-house when once Pm married /
won't bo bothered with you any more.
hate old people, AnywAyF
Brio Ericsson stood like one APPALLED,.
He never let the knocker fall, but
softly releasing his hold Of IL, crcpt
away. This was the girl whom BE
had fancied 80 sngolically sweet and
amiAblel
For moment he stood pondering
opposite Polly Crocker's gate.
"No," he murmured to himself, mo,
I can't go therel''
"Yes, you can, Eric," faltered soft
little voice; and from among the pur-
pie plumes OF the old lilac bushes
Polly's dark eyes shene out like tir,id
stars- Eric, never meant wha.
said to you about-about-moth In
law; l only wanted to try you.
shouldn't have been ablc to respect
you II you hnd been willing to sacrt-
fee your old mother to me. But l
never thought how difficult it would
be toto set myself right again.
Write to your mother, Eric. Tell her
she shall be my mother, too"
"Polly, my darling Polly"
10, Eric, do you really love me just
the same?"
IA hundred times better than ever,
Polly"
Miss Eveline Dockrill was amazed
beyond description when she heard
that Polly Crocker was quietly mar
ried to Eric Ericsson, and that theil
wedding trip was to be to Maine, tc
bring old Mrs Ericsson homo with
them.
81 did think I'd roped that young
man in," said Eveline, gnawing hel
lips. But 1t seems the poor foo
didn't know his own mind. And nov
1 shall have to live along just the
same, teaching those horrid children
with old Aunt Betsey to do the house
work.
"Dear, dear!" was Hannah Crocker'l
reflection as she put away the pretty
wedding decorations, sit seems awfu
lonesome without Polly. But She
happy, and do hope she'll never pla,
with edged tools again"
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Retren ch meut,

The king of Dahomey was sore
Idistraught. The cares of state were
pressing heavily upon him and his
brow was clouded, with white
clouds, OF course.
The grand vizier awaited tho com
mands OF the sovereign.
"You say" the potentate mused,
"that this expenditure is necessary
to preserve tho autonomy OF the
realm?"
alt is, your serene highness"
"And is war not to be AvoidedP"
alt is not"
Tho puissant ruler pondered.
"Thero is but ono way out"
His lips were firmly set when at
last he gave speech unto his
thoughts.
- OF it. We must institute a
rigorous retrenchment Kindly tell
the iceman that he needn't stop at
our house again for q week."
The edict was issued and the royal
seal affixed thereunto.-Detroit Trib-
uno.
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OUR INFLUENCE in MEXICO.

American Investments Now Greatly In
Excess of Any Other Foreign Nation.
In three years ending with Decem-
ber 81, 1892. American Investments
In Mexico amounted to S345, $40. 900.
During the Same timc English in
vestments amounted to S213, 500, 900.
At one time English Investments in
Mexico far exceeded those OF Ameri-
cans, says the Denver Republican.
but II we may judge by the record OF
the three years named the latter will
soon. II they have not already done
SO, occupy the leading place.
American capital in Mexico has
been invested very largely in mines
and in railroads During the last
three years Americans invested
$s3, 265, 900 and the Englishmen
1927, $50, 900 in Mexican mines Dur
ing the same time Americans in
vested $176,075, 600 and Englishmon
$26, 250, 900 in railroads. English
men have, however, given more at
tention than Americans to colonial
tion schemes and to land invest
ments- They have taken the lead
also in mercantile ventures. their in
vestments in that direction being
e33, $50, 900 as against $9,55O,O 900 by
Americans and in material improve
ments Americans have invested a
great deal more capital than English
men, the amounts being for the
former $63, 150, 900 and for the latter
only $4,812,O0O.
The growth OF American influence
In Mexico has been very rapid since
railroad communication between the
United States and the City OF Mexico
was established. and traveller
through the Southern republic can
see the results of this in almost all
the railroad towns. The increased
intercourse between the two nations
Is having a good effect upon public
opinion in Mexico concerning the
people Of the United States At one
time there was great deal of dis
trust of Americans, but although
there is some of it left it is gradually
dying out
Formerly the typical American in
Mexico was of the rough frontier
class. But since the completion of
the railroads better classes OF Amer
leans have gone into the country.
The investments OF American capital
have caused intelligent American
business men, and especially mining
engineers and managers, to make
their homes in Mexico, and thus the
people of that country have had
their eyes opened to the true charac-
ter OF the better class OF the Ameri-
can people.
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HOW oREsHAM.srArnER DIED
erabbed to the Heart by = HUMAN
Whom Hs Tried to Arrest

lrabbed to the Heart by human
Whom He Tried to Arrest
Major Mulky, Of Louisville. has
been Secretary Gresham's intimate
friend for many years. Tho father's
OF the two men were neighbors in
Harrison county. Indiana. and the
elder Mulky was one of three men
who arrested the murderer of Secre-
tary Gresham's father. The story OF
that tragic event was related by
Major Mulky to New York Sun
man as follows:
"The first name of the desperate
who killed Sheriff Gresham ! do not
recall His name was Sipes, and |
distinctly recollect that he had
brother named Levi Lewis brother
had just been in very ugly scrape.
and had shot. but not killed, con
stable who tried to arrest him. AS
Judge Gresham's father was then
sheriff 1t devolved upon him to ar
rest Sipes, who was known as
dangerous character 10 help him
he summoned my father. the late
James Mulky, and James Spencer
and James Gibbs. 1t Is little Curl
GUS that the first names OF all
these was James. Sipes was ut
dance a few miles west of Corydon.
but the party went first to the house
OF his father. Their Inquiries
alarmed Levi Sipes and he fed at
once to give his brother warning
lie found him dancing and had Just
time to tell him what was up when
the sheriff and his posse arrived.
Sipes staggered out into the yard,
and when the sheriff attempted to
execute his warrant the despcrado
drew pistol and fired. His aim was
good and the wound inflicted was
fatal The sheriff did not stop, how
ever and Sipes, drawing a big dirk,
sprang upon him and stabbed him to
the heart, killing him instantly. He
turned and fled, bu: was pursued by
Mulky, Gibbs and Spencer. who
finally captured him near Fredonia
then the county seat of Crawford
county, on the banks of the Ohio.
This occurred in the winter of 1929,
and | distinctly recollect that there
was snow on the ground, by the aid
of which helped track Sipes lie
was tried In 1888, and. escaping
hanging by great good luck, got a
twenty-one year sentence, | do not
remember how it was that he got Of so
easily. He stayed in prison until
1887, during which year he was par
doned by the governor. don't rs-
member who the governor was. but
he was either Noah Noble or David
Wallace. Sipes returned to Harri-
son county Immediately after his
pardon. For while he pursued the
same desperate life, and was terror
to the citizens for months. Suddenly
his manner changed To the aston
ishment of everyone he became a
quiet citizen, He remained year or
two longer and then disappeared. In
lS4S, while on visit to Ottumwa,
Iowa, met Sipes, and by invitation
took dinner with him. He was u
quiet, reputable citizen and owned u
large and valuable farm His home
was comfortable and had every ap-
pearance OF prosperity. never saw
or heard of him again, and it was
only Judge Gresham's visit here that
recalled the occurrence to my mind.
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They Hav, pirerent Mcapin-

The words breeches, trousers and
pantaloons are now used interchange
ably. but originally the signif cations
were quite different Pantaloons
were at first nothing but long stock
ings worn in Italy as sort of relig-
ious habit by the devotees of St.
Pantaloon. Breeches originally
reachod from the waist half way to
the knee, and finally to the knee,
where they were fastened with q
buckle. Trousers arc the present
style OF leg gear, combination of
the former two
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mare F<es and HsAIsh.

As to the heA!thfulness of going without
shoes and stockings .here can, says the Lon
den Eospifdi, be no question. Some Of the
nealthiest children in the world are 70 b
found In the Scottish highlands, Shere shoes
are seldom worn at an earlier aye thsn ~ or
10. The negro nnd coolie lSborers, who work
barefooted. are usually in robust health
Brown, in tho History of Man" tells of al
African monarch who suffered from what ap-
peared to be cold in his head, besides other
ailments, while his people were slwaJs - we'll
as possible. Can 1t be that the reason was
that, by the laws of his kingdom he alone
was permitted To clothe his feet, and that he
gratified his vanity by always wearing gor-
Hcous sandalst It Is probably generalizing
TOO much to state, "a n medical fact, that the
barefooted races ARE the healthlest. But II 10
certain tina: bare feet are healthier than badly
shod feet In our English villages childrsn
are constantly sept 10 school In wet weather
with holes In their shoes. They alt for hours
with damp feet, and illness ARE the results. II
their parents would rcnd them on barefooted,
NJ is done In Scotland and Irelsnd, their feet
would dry by evaporation in 4 short time, and
1t would be found that no harm followed
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NovrlIsrs rInsr rrroaTs.
Ar. narris's "RseeIsstisas q Q sshooi.
master Written st .. Raray Age.

hr. nsrris's "hsoelisssis.s sS School.
master Written st .. Early Age.
Having regard TO Mr.. J. NJ Bar
rios visit to Dumfries academy, the
Courier and Herald OF that place
prints some extracts from the novel
lists early contributions to . school
magazine called the Clown, which he
and some friends started. Young
Barrie writes some "Reckolections'' y
in the assumed role OF q "skoolmas.
ter" whose spelling IL Artemus-
Wardian. In his second installment
he complains that tho editor "spelt
sum OF the wurds In my last rec
collections rong." and he adds:
"Altho. OF coars, l maik jew allow
ance for yoor eddukation not being
equal to mine. l hop you will bo more
cairful." Resuming the "Reckollec-
tions," he writes:
~ alwais open the school with
pralr, as think it very good
thing to do, and / got two skollars
by It, Now, my skollars have gem
orally very durty faces. Well. one
day in the middle of my prair won OF
tho boys crept in belo the label, and
when he was there anuther boy cam
in at the door with eileen face.
This was too mutch for the boy In
belo the label, and, just as had fin
ished saying And may they erie
from the bottom of their harts-,' he
shouted out Lord Almichti, there's
Jock Smith wi his face washed!'
Here is an instance of how CT.
fectivcly the lad could reproduce Il
conversation. Relating a railway
journey the schoolmaster says:
"On my rode we passed the river
Aye A gentleman asked me,
What river is that?'
II was meditatin', SO l answered
abruptly, Aye
1.-The gentleman repeated his ques.
tion, and I, thinkin' he had no,
heard me, again replied Aye.
".Could- --you-tell me-what-
river-that-is?' he roared into my
eer.
al again answered Aye
"'Sir, said he, Il sea you to
insult mel
II couldn't comprehend what he
said till another person in the trane
informed me that he thoat that
meant 'eh' when l said aye"
Here is another example vel
worth giving:
The minister of the town was scd
to be good preacher. and so went
to heer him on the furst Sabboth o
the munth. went early, and thcil
wer only one person there who saw
was nelder. l sed to him, 'Wher
does service begin?'
1.-The man starred.
When does service begin"
Agen asked.
"To my surprise the elder cx'
claimed: What abomnabul impurt.
nense. Pray. sur, do you know oor
respecktit ministirp'
I" Me no him? No. sed /.
" Then get oot o. this he re-
Piled. You impurnant skoundral
git DOT O. this; an If / sea you here
agen I'll kick you cot myself
"Of course was grately aston
ished at the man, not noing anythinl
had sed about the minister; but il
struck me at wonce that the minis
ter's name was Service"
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Tho El.ctrio Gar Elan,

With the introduction of the arc
light now insect was found-a huge
bug with mandioles whose bite was
to bo dreaded. / can say that with
the coming of the electric cars a
small insect of the shape, size and
color Of the fiea has made its appear
ance. No ono as yet can explain its
presence. 1t possesses wings, and
Its principle habit is to fy into the
mouth. nose or eyes OF the person
when tho car is going at . very live
y rate Of speed. Motormen tell me
they are at times bothered with
them. more especially in the after
noon and early in the evening.
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An Irritating Hair.

A "wild hair" is tho most annoy
ing freak Of nature man can be
afflicted with. 1t grows in from tho
eyelid, instead OF out. and. constant
ly brushing against tho o. Q ball. some-
times causes nm irritation that re-
suits In loss of sight. TO pull it out
gives only temporary relief, since in
u few weeks it comes back, as we'll
grown and strong Us ever. The only
way to kill It is to destroy the sac
from which 1t springs. This is done
by means Of an electric needle.
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An Electric s.ump-rullsr.

Space for o fort on a hill near Lon
Ion is being cleared Of tree stumps
by an electric root grubbcr or stump
puller. The dynamo for supplying
;hc current is about two miles from
;he hill. The current Is taken by
,vcrhcad wires on telegraph poles 10
tho motor on the grubbcr carriage.
By mcans OF betting and suitable
searing the motor drlvss . oapstan
Upon which are coiled . fsw turns al
wire rope. A heavy ohain 10 Atsashed
- the trcS roots, ,aa4 ~ the ro9s ~
|seSs; II fsess tAs reoes euuno -
|lk easuetsr - slA .l.,s,i