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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-09-03
A Blue Earth.

'If you could stand on the moon" so an
astronomer is quoted, ''the earth would
appear to you TO be "a times larger than
the sun appears to the residents OF this
mundane s~phere-this because the earth
has eight times the diameter Of the moon,
therefore she must necessarily show the
moonites Ga times ~ much surface as the
moon shows us. The sun, on the other
hand, would appear no larger to you from
your observatory on the moon than it does
from our globe. The earth's atmosphere
being blue, it has been decided that thI
earth must appear as a blue ball TO the out
side ~onlookers. What a glorious sight il
must be to our lunarian %neighbors to look
upon a bright blue, swift revolving ball u
times larger than the sum-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-09-03
The Insect World.

An English scientist Is quoted as author
fly for the statement that there are five
times az many species of insects ms there
are species OF all other living things put to-
gether. The oak tree alone supports $50
species of insects, and 200 kinds make their
home in the pine. Forty years - Hum
boldt estimated that the number Of species
preserved in collections WAS between $780,
go and 10000, but scientific men now say
that there must be more than 100000, with
ont taking into account the parasite crea-
tnres. or the 20. 900 species in Europe, how
ever. not more than $500 are n~oXious or de-
structive. There are more han 10000
kinds OF beetles.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-09-03
A Wealthy nlnn,s Awful BIunder.

In one Of our western cities a prominent
citizen, anxious to rival Mr.. I. Sudern
Taller and TO dazzle the eyes of his friends,
recently invested in a f~ourin-hand, in
which he drove gayly and with the repose
Of manner which only unlimited wealth
can give. Alas. for poor humanity He
had never read that the owner OF acoach
must always sit on the box seat, and in
stead placed himself inside the coach and
drove along blissfully unconscious of the
worst faux pas be had ever made. The
turnout was perfect in every detail except
ing his own frightful fault, which has rem
dered him an object Of ridicule instead OF
pride and enyy.-Vogue.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-09-03
errLrrp cn1sp MILES A YorNG MAY.

Perhaps after such dinner one will In
cline to accept a full favored Havana, re-
turn 10 that vineclad veraEda, sink INTO a
yawning rocker, forget the world full OF
struggle and strife, and as the smoke
wreathes its way upward feel so tempered
in spirit az TO only half note the butterfly
that pauses TO balance on'a blossom, the
zephyr that whispers TO the leaves and
seiniconsciously sympathizes with the
speaker that he is called from this embow-
cred haven of peace and rest to the busy,
bustling, political life Of Washington.
ADA CRISP MARSH.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-09-03
The Advice OF a Book Lover.

Never borrow a book unless 10 can DO re
turned within a few days. Take great care
of the binding and never mark pages with
a pencil. Treat it as a friend-with loving
care ard confederation.
When paying n visit, never a * any DOCK
from the library TO your W room without
permission from your hostess. Magazine
reviews, nosels. all light literature, are on
the library table and are expected TO re'
main there for the benefit OF all guests
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-09-03
Recipes Against Melancholy.

Sidney Smith once gave a lady Of two and
twenty recipes against melancholy. One
was a bright fire, another TO remember all
the pleasant things said TO her, another to
keep n box 0 fsugar plums on the chimney
piece and a kettle simmering on the hob.
In commenting on it afterward he said; II
thought this mere trifing at the moment,
but have in after life discovered how true
it Is that these little pleasures often Danish
melancholy better than higher and more
exalted objects, and that no means ought
to be thought too trifing which can oppose
it in ourselves or in others"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-09-03
The Eyebrows.

Highly arched eyebrows are said to de-
note vvacity and brilliancy; level brows,
strength and intellect; regularly curved
eyebrows express cheerfulness; square ones,
deep thought; irregular, fckleness, versa
tility, e~xcitability; raised at the inner cor
ner, melancholy; Joined over the nose, an
unsettled mind. Thick and bushy eyebrows
denote physical strength.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-09-03
The Origin of Cancer.

Foreign exchanges Of recent date have
contained q correspondence between two
French surgeons who entertain the theory
that the use of pork as food IL tho origin OF
cancer. Two general facts that are thor
oughly demonstrated are adyanced-the
animal origin Of q number Of diseases and
the harmful action on man Of some Of the
most ordinary forms Of food taken from
the animal kingdom-urticaria, caused BY
shrimps, crabs and Holsters, and intestinal
disorders, produced by the use OF damaged
meat. Il should also DO mentioned that
tho writers Of old times claimed th>t lep-
rosy was caused ty the use Of pork.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-09-03

Here Is a corresponding experiment:
Place a bright coin ut the bottom of an
earthenware basin. or any other convenient
receptacle 20 gold so piece will do, and get
your spectator to lower his head until his
eyes have struck a line that runs from the
nearest edge Of the coin to the rim of the
vase. At this instant it is not the coin it.
self that the observer beholds, but its i'm
age, created by refraction. The locker on
not stirring from this position, you may
to him that you will cause the
piece to disappear by sucking it up through
a syringe.
You have only now to extract the water
from the vase, either drawing it of by a
siphon or syringe. The liquid once gone,
the spectator will no longer see the coin,
which Ia hidden by the wall Of the recepta-
Gle. Pour water in again and the coin will
reappear.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-09-03

The Safety Valve calls attention to the
fact that the problem Of silent machinery
has been solved by a firm in Vienna. III
FIRMS manufacturing cogwheels of pressed
rawhide. The new wheels have, 1t Is
claimed, great strength, and they do not
require lubricsting; on the other hand they
are very expensive, and are consequently
unlikely to come into general use.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-09-03
Ax.nre Height OF Dfen.

According to Topinard, the average
height OF Laplanders is co., inches; OF
Bushmen, c.; of Chinese, 81; of French
men, Is; OF Russians, GA; of Germans,
66.2; of Danes, G6.2; Of Irishmen, CT; OF
Englishmen, Sootchmen and Swedes, GA;
of American Indians, 6S.2; Of P~atagonians,
10.3
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-09-03
relephoning From Under the Water.

The telephone has lately been arranged
for the use of divers. A sheet of copper is
used in place Of one of the glasses in the
helmet, and TO this a telephone is fixed, so
that the diver. when at the sea or river bot
tom, has only to slightly turn his head in
order to report what he sees, or receive in
structions from above, says The Industrial
World.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-09-03
uonest uostonians.

The Bostonian is honest. Not more than
one book in 1000 of those taken from tbs
public library is lost. And he wants books,
the librarian says, in almost every Ian
guage of the civilized world.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-09-03
I'M Ncn Hihhnn Work.

....' the ls@c-t and most fascinating
70 decorative work s. ribbon plat
r rrh en- be adapted 20 many Pur-
..,l a., the .nakjngup Of sSchots Of
....-. la.lc2ses. picture frames, book
..t-. rD The work recalls the paper
~. kindergarten teaching. y sim
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-09-03
SPIDERS.

Entertaining Facts Concerning These Much
Abused Insects.
A SPIDERS web is a curious and beautiful
thing. The spinning organs are tiny tubes,
and the threads are a white sticky liquid
which hardens at once as 1t is forced out.
When the spider begins to make a thread
st presses tho end Of its tubes against some
object, to which the liquid sticks. Then u
moves away, and the thread is formed~-
Just as you form q rope when you pull No.
lasses candy. Different kinds OF spldS
mako different kinds Of webs.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-09-03
The Snail In Time of Drought.

Extensive drought will cause the snail to
close its doors to prevent the evaporation
of its bodily moisture and drying up. These
little animals arc possessed Of astonishing
vitality, regaining activity after having
been frozen In solid blocks of ice, and en-
during a degree of heat for weeks which
daily crisps vegetation.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-09-03
IN. NoI,e of the "peathwatch."

The "deathwatch" is a popular pame APP
piled 10 certain beetles which bore into the
walls aud floors OF old houses. They make
a ticking sound by standing on their
legs and knocking their heads against the
wood quickly and forcibly. 1t is q sexual
call. Many superstitions have been enter
tanned respecting the noise PRODUCED ~
these ~insscts, which Is sometimes imagined
to DO . warning Of death.-Washinaton
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-09-03
~ Nsmo,e Inh from roll.hoa Wood.

n ' sta.nis on mahogany or old pol
wool, mix q few drops Of inter in
-r~cuqful of water and use a feath-
sgiJ This mixture TO the ink. As
. 3D. disappears rub 1t quickly with a
'rgus cut in cold water, and then
ai,t an old silk rag ~sprinkled with
''-' .i ~ the customary furniture cream
%. l. ,ls household. II this process ia
81 -r--c out in full and Immediately
t..r ..a apglication Of tho inter and water,
N-- be white mark in place Of the
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-09-03
Marriage Customs In Russia.

Russia has still many old and curious
marriage customs. One is for the bride
and bridegroom to race madly down the
aisle as soon as the procession enters the
church because of the belief that whoever
places a first foot on the cloth in front OF
the altar will be master in the household.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-09-03
A Weird Chant.

The ~coranach, or mourning for the dead,
Is still heard in many parts Of Scotland as
well as In Ireland. 1t is a weird chant,
cries of lamentation being mingled with
remoustrances addressed 10 the departed
for leaving his friends and relatives.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-09-03

Skirts having been trimmed round
through the season, French modistes ere
now introducing the ornament going down
the skirts and emhroidering tbs seams or
putting . row Of pssasmsnteris doum thsm,
or ever q cQlorsa Rillas. o. binding.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-09-03
An E1parIment In Physics.

When we look at any submerged object
we all know that, in consequence Of the
phenomenon of ~refrsction, it appears above
the place 1t really occupies. This is the
reason why a walking stick plunged into
water looks as though it were broken
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-09-03
RYMNYE
&GsGY@eg03
ROCKS OF THE wissAHIcKoN.
Singular Beauty Of the qualification OF the
Gneiss Rock.

Gneiss Rock.
Who has not heard Of the attractiveness
of Wissahickonl One Of the foremost art
critics of the United States Is quoted as
having said that he could not concede IL TO
I've one OF the most beautiful bits OF scenery
in the United States, but 1t certainly was
the prettiest. The reader is left to draw
the line between these two interpretations.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-09-03
SPEAKER cRlsPs o NJ
His Domestic IAfe st Americusy Ga
Where Old Southern Customs Rule.

Especial Correspondence
ATLANTA, Aug. 2s.-It is a typical south
em home, that OF Speaker Crisp down in
Americas, Ga. IL stands well back from
the broad shady roadway. and large forest
trees protect the spacious lawn from the
MONDAY heat. Follow the carriage drive
and you will find the substantial, unprc-
tcntious mansion rambling over nearly half
an acre Of ground, surrounded by broad low
piazSas EMPOWERED in foliage and flowers.
Large ane rockers, wicker couches and
Ycido chairs invite you to rest. while you
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-09-03

Boring wells by electricity Is now in or
der.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-05-27
A MEMORIAL SCENE.

How the Day Is Observed In a Baekwoods
village.
A correspondent of New York paper
describes a Memorial day scene as fol-
lows:
Something like an hour later than sd-
vertised the procession forms at the
church. First, the band in full uniform,
with the village blacksmith as drum ma
jor in bearslin hat Of mammoth pro-
portions, a gorgeous coat on his rather
STOPPING shoulders, and welding his
baton as he would a sledge hammer,
while the small boys crowd thickly
about among the players and surround
the bass drum like flies around honey
jar. Next, two diminutive drummer
boys, very red in the face and very
weary, bearing some battered drums
wreathed with flowers, which have seen
actual service in battle. Then all the
sweet girls which the village school con-
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-05-27

THE VILLAGE BLACKSMITH AS DRUM MAJOR.
tains, with bright, fair faces, white
dresses gay with flying ribbons, and
each one, down to the tiniest little lisp
ing maid in the infant class who brings
up the rear, skipping along in her haste
to keep up with the large girls, bearing
a cross Of flowers held against her heart.
A squad of Grand Army men In uni
form shamble along, lame from rheu-
matism, stiff and numbering from their
long marches in the burrows after their
plows, and each one taking kind of 60
as-you-please-only- -get-there tTot, and be-
hind them one sailor in uniform, the
cynosure of all eyes, steps proudly on
alone a big, handsome, brawny chested
fellow, with bronzed, strong face, and
still farther back veteran In buggy
drawn by an old, freckled, lame white
horse sits with his wooden leg, which he
has hewed and whitfield out of stick Of
wood, resting on the dashboard in front
| Of him, the hero Of the day.
Then comes the long line Of carriages,
/ bugges, wagons, buckboards, any kind
/ of a vehicle ON wheels, drawn by lame,
tired plow horses, with heavy collars and
pieces Of sheepskin or scarlet flannel tied
under the straps Of the harness, and In
variably with tiny flag on their heads,
Arrived at the cemetery, all are seated
In order, and the exercises open with a
prayer. Everything in the country does
begin with a prayer and closes with a
benediction After the prayer, the cap
tain of the G. A. R. post, in the solemn
and impressive words Of the military
service, proceeds 10 command the process
sion 10 reform and march to the graves.
Meaning of the Word Either"
The legal meaning of the word "either'
has been gravely argued in an English
court Of record. A certain testator had
{ left property, the disposition of which
was affected by the death Of either oi
two persons. One lawyer insisted thai
l either meant both, and in support o.
) his views he quoted Richardson, Web
; ster, Chaucer, Dryden, Southey, thu
q story Of the crucifxion and a passag
Z from Revelation. The judge suggested
!, that there was song in THE Beggar'
T. Opera" which took another view, "Hov
happy / could be with either, were t'othe
. dear chariner away"
In pronouncing Judgment the cour
ruled that ''either" meant one Of two
and did not mean both. he said that
might have that meaning occasionally
b. poetry, but never in an English court {
re record.-EXchange
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-05-27
BACHELORS HALL


sHere's the house, from dome 10 base,
Standing Ia a sunny placei
Rooms there are half scorei
Tiled or polished Is each door;
Everything contrived to please
Perfect. as you see, fur ease"
"Aes, but where's the mistresst'
"Here are parlors, sitting rooms,
Scented by sweet jasmine bloomH
Halls there are, and chambers, too,
ELEGANT and furnished new;
stoicroolh with its ample store,
Kitchen, pantry and. what's mOre"--
Yes. but where's the mistressY"
"Here's the servants brief brigade
Irish cook and serving maid,
Housekeeper think that's all
Save the chure boy, close on CALI
Not a servant on the place
With a sour, unfriendly face
Yves. but where's the mistress2"
"I'm the master; look me DER;
And, besides, I've gold galore;
Business with the Bryson bank,
Where my credits are not blank
Takes n deal. 'twixt vou and I,
For the house and ou supply"
Yes, hut where's the mistressY
"Now see here. my eager friend,
That insistent Quiz should end;
" bat has not yCt come about
May before the year is out.
Still my heart feels no distress,
And IN live without, unless
Cupid send. a mistress"
Edward Vincent In Good Housekeeping
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-05-27
An Uus1plorabls Frsneh Pit.

The wonderful pit Of Creus de souci
in France is situated In a sheet Of recent
basalt on the south side of the Puy de
Montchal The opening is SO feet in di-
ameter and 3s feet deep, but at that
depth hole about 10 feet wide oommu-
nicatss with a hollow 10 feet deep, at
the bottom Of which is a stagnant pool
overladen with carbonie acid, which for
bids access to the water surface. The
interior is vast hollow, apparently
formed in the basalt when semihuid, by
an explosion Of volcanic gas The tenn
peraturs falls from 81 degrees Fahren
heit in the open air 70 "a degrees neal
the water. .-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-05-27
BIRDS OF PASSAGE.

Which will We have? 10 does seem as II some
folks prefer TO have the last condition Of the
liver rather than the first. They perpetually
dose themselves with purgatyes totally without
virtue as alternative Of liver trouble HOstetter s
stomach Ritters Is the successful candidate for
the peoples choice, and yet, popular and well
on trying the drastic remedies Of former days,
IL is TO the Intelligent portion Of the public that
the well known and long tried properties of the
Bltters appeal. Reason shOnld be guided by eX-
perience In the matter of medication "The
best guide to our feet Is the lamp Of experience,
said great patriot Of the early revolutionary
period. and the exclamation Is pregnant with
truth For over third Of q century the Btters
daily has met with the endorsement Of people
suffering from liver complaint, malaria cOnStl-
patton, rheu matism, debility and troubles ac-
eompanied by dyspepsia. Latterly it has de-
clared itself and been thoroughly approved as a
remedy for ia grippe"
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-05-27

Reber and Biery the druggists desire us
to publish the following testimony as they
handle the remedy and believe ii to be
reliable.
bought SOC bottle of Chamberlrin's
Pain Balm and applied it to my limbs,
which have been afflicted with rheumatism
at intervals for ons year. Al the time
bought the Pain Balm | was unable tC
walk. l can truthfully say that PalI
Balm has completely cured me. R. H.
Farr, Hollywood, Kau. Mr.. A. b Cox
tie leading druggist at Hollywood, youchel
for the truth Of the above statement.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-05-27
In small hotels in Russia each guest
is expected TO tind his own bedcloth.
ing,

In almost every neighborhood through.
out the west there Is some one or more
persons whose lives, haYe been saved by
Chamberlaln's Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhoaa Remedy, or who have been cured OF
chonic diarrh@a by H. Such persons take
especial pleasure in recommending the
remedy 10 others. The praise that follows
It's introduction and use makes Il very
popular. 25 and 90 cent bottles for sale
by Reber and Biery,
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-05-27

the bosom Of the
earth are beauty and grace and purity
and strength" And when the red, white
and blue emblems are thrown into the
floral fields Of nature harmony 30 per.
feet is created that profusion either ii
bunting or in roses cannot lead to q loss
Of balance in the ensemble. To the sol
dier's mind this mingling Of colors a
loving hands plant flowers beside the
little Grand Army markers at the grave.
of fallen comrades brings up the idea Of
re-enforcements, as though the story OF
heroism, and Of devotion, and of victory
recalled by Old Glory was being repeat
ed again and again by each cluster Of
bright petals that share with it the gen
tie airs Of heaven.
Naturally whenever soldiers eye
lights upon the starry banner his
thoughts go back to war days. He sees
In it facsimile of the one borne in front
Of his regiment in every charge. Yet Il
was not battleAag in the strict sense OF
| the word when he followed it to the guns
or unfurled it upon the line of battle
/ Men looked up to it as the representative
/ Of what the nation was fighting for
/ rather than a signal for combat, chal.
lenge to hostility. Now that the strife
is a thing Of the far past the battlehsgs
are relics and the stars and stripes live
symbol of live ideas. All this Is shown
| in the memorial observances, when the
| flag and its defenders are honored
through the same act and in the same
breath that glorihes the reign Of peace.
Flowers come in with settled peace, and
love and tenderness are the meaning they
convey.
The sentiments Of Decoration day are
and should be intensely patriotic and
not martial, conservatively peaceful and
not aggressive. The dead are to be re-
membered and honored because they
fought for a principle and not because
by any word or act they betrayed love
of glory. 1t is the emblem Of .undying
affection, sprig of evergreen, that is
first placed upon the warriors grave a
a token from the living when the Grand
Army opens the ceremony. Then follows
the white rose to symbolic the purity
and uDselfsh devotion of the patriot
dead. Lastly the laurel Of victory, token
of a triumph that is the reward Of purity
and proof Of devotion. Victory crowned
the soldiers trials and made the mem
ory of them worth preserving.
GEORGE L. KILMFR
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-05-27

As mercury will surely destroy the sense Of
smell and completely derange the whole sys
tenn when entering Il through the mucous sur
faces. such articles should never be used eA
cept on prescriptions from reputable physicians
IS the damage they Will do Is ten tOld 70 the
good you possibly derive from them. Balls
Catarrh Cure, manufactured by +. Q heney s
Co, Toledo, o, contains no mercury, and Is
taken Internally, acting directly upon the blood
aud mucous surfaces OF the system. In huYing
Halls CatarGh Cure be sure you get the genuine.
Il Is taken internally and Is made in Toledo,
ohio, BY Cheney Co. Testimonials free,
lB'-SOd by druggists, price 75c per bottle,
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-05-27
USE DANA'S SARSAPARLLA, TT
THE KIND THAT CURES.

Nothing so distressing as hacking
Cough. Nothing so foolish as TO suffer
from il. Nothing so dangerous If allowed
TO continue. One Minute Couch Cure gives
immediate relief. 7. d. Thomas.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-05-27

An odd kind Of smuggling is the send
ing Of mushrooms by mail from Italy
They are Of a peculiar kind, dried and
are much rehshed by natives Of that
country in the United States They
come In small bags and are easily disdn-
guished by smsn-Cor. Boston Tran
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-05-27

In cave in the Pantheon, the guide
by striking the flaps Of his coat, makes q
noise equal to that produced by firing a
l2-pound cannon. In the cave OF Smell
lin, near Viborg, Finland, a stone thrown
down a certain abyss makes a reverber-
ating echo which sounds like the dying
vail Of some wild animal. .-Exchange