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The Van Buren press., 1893-06-17

tIlplO pdulOCh VI my hCdIts dHu yct oV
much need have l of feminine sympa-
thy that occasionally l think with a
sigh of our seamstress, the only woman
in the world who has wished me well.
Poor. dear Angelique! how many
times we have hurriedly passed each
others hands in the immense dark cor
ridors! But poor child! my innocent
fame did not bring her happiness; and
too openly courted by the fencing
master, an Italian hero, Angelique was
sent back to her parents-I mean to
say to the founding hospital.
l hear voices in a corner; there is a
great deal of whispering going on.
must slide along back of the beds, with
my back bent. that may not be seen.
The boys are two of the members of the
class in rhetoric. who are planning
how they will spend Sunday. Dear
children l will not disturb them to-
night. but l must not forget to keep
them in on that wished-for day. Why
should they amuse themselves when
am SO unhappy? There is not soul to
one capable of understanding my suf-
fering and OF giving it even the
slightest alleviation. The tutors, my
associates, are good fellows, even more
stupid than am, and l should
blush from shame were to
make them my confidants. As to
the professors, ancient ushers like
ourselves, surrounded by "a triple, rancid
coating of old, sticky, classic rust. l
run away from them. There is but one
among them. the regent of the second
class, who would have had the honor
of my sompathies and my outpourings,
had he deigned to give me the slightest
attention. Heis graduate of the Nor
NAL school, in disgrace, and the wittiest
man in B. All sugar and sweet
meats, with a slight touch Of vinegar.
His whiskers. of light, vapory col
or, put the ladies in ecstasies of delight
He always whistles as he comes to the
college, without even the shadow of
book under his arm, and sometimes
even he wears his spurs. He keeps his
pupils informed us to the newest
productions of NJ. About. whose nov.
els he reads aloud to select com.
panies at Sous-Prefecture. In vain have
! tried to become acquainted with him.
He profoundly despises everything that
does not come in straight line from
the Rue d Ulm; and therefore l hate
him and everything connected with
him.
During my hours of liberty, asso
ciate with certain actors and under Of
ficers. who are not too stupid; we drink
little absinthe, that racks my chest
and we play an everlasting game o,
dominoes, that finishes me. Almost al
ways I return to my work, with sticky
lips and inflated eyes These little in
dulgencies have salutary effect upon
the discipline. for when l have been
fasting l am altogether too lenient for
the boys.
The clock has just struck eleven. The
music has finished, and the lights are
being put out; one last turn through
the dormitory and then will go to bed.
Oh! oh! how rough these sheets arel
On, heaveni what horrible existence.
Double six, forty-fve. Francis, an
absinthe, and above all not-any-an-
| i-sette.
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SOUND Road Philosophy.

Good roads will increase the value of
farm, shorten the distance 10 market,
save time, wagons, harness, horses, en-
large the territory which contributes
to the home market, quicken social
communication, and add to the wealth
Of the individual and the state.lston-
ing ton lConn.) Mirror.
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of dirt road enlarging the area of contact
/. and impeding the forward movement of the
vehicle.
Road making or repairing consists in
blowing up the surface OF the thorough
fare and keeping up the loose earth in
the middle, there to be again cut into
ruts and worn into hollows by passing
teams.
The idea of building roads as they are
mac in Europe. even in the most thick
ly settled localities, seems never to have
entered the minds of those who have
most to do with the use of the high
ways 1t is safe assertion that it re-
quires from four to eight horses to haul
the same amount of grain or other COM
modify that is being hauled in Europe
by one or, at the most, two animals.
The reason for this is demonstrated in
the accompanying illustrations. In
Europe the roads are carefully built,
with foundation of heavy stone and a
surface of small fragments, which are
rolled until they become hard and
smooth.
Over this heavy load can be hauled
with the greatest east, there being no
giving of the surface beneath the pres
sure. With an ordinary earth road.
such as universally prevails in this state,
The Van Buren press., 1893-06-17

however, the wheels of loaded vehicle
press the surface downward, the result
being that the load is constantly being
hauled up hill, and from two to four
times as much power is expended as is
necessary.
1t is safe to say that the farmers of
California have, in the forty years dur
ing which they have been raising wheat
and hauling it long distances to market,
expended rs much for extra horseflesh,
feed, repairs, etc, as would have suf-
feed to have built scientifically con-
structed roads wherever the bulk of
transportation is done.-San Francisco
Chronicle. ~K -.
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A Desirable Combination.

Father-No, Agnes, cannot consent
TO you marrying that young man. |
understand that suicide is hereditary in
his family.
Oaughter-Yes, papa, but SO is large
estate.-Detroit Tribune.
The Van Buren press., 1893-06-17
-"It S a pity tbat Won are not M

1T IS a pity that You are not more
sociable.' remarked the cyclone to the
earthquake. instead of taking peo-
pie out ana blowing them off, as do,
you give every one the shake INDIAN
apolis Journal
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poct of the Prunes. his first page OF
prose appeared in the scmi-weekIy n
garo, under the above title. This fanci-
full sketch, In which can be found In
germ the style and manner OF the mas
ferly writer, and which opened the Sc
ries of Les Gueux de Provence. has
never been published in q volume
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with heavy cloth shoes, like the oars of
. smuggler. He has on his woollen
drawers and u knit waistcoat Sol
emnly he carries dark lantern, that he
turns quickly from bed to bed. on the
right and on the left. His great,
twisted nose casts grotesque shadows on
the wall. ''Good evening. sir." He goes
ont without having answered me, the
old prig. May the bony arms of his
wife lovingly encircle his neck and
strangle him, as II he were mad dog.
Whether end my life or not in this
prison, ! shall always remember the
evening l entered here. l arrived at
eight o'clock. On approaching the col
leRe from the end Of the street. heard
nasal voices. singing, accompanied by
an organ l remained two or three
minutes standing upon the upper step,
before ! raised the heavy knocker, look
ing up and down the deserted street,
breathing in long draughts of the fresh
air, strengthening my courage as we'll
IS my voice. l can still hear in my ears
the dull rolling of the heavy iron door
Is it closed behind me. The porter led
me to NJ. the prin .ipal, whom l found
writing in his Office by the dull light of a
candle. He pushed back his specsacles,
addressed me few words upon my
very youthful appearance and my cx-
tremely delicate looks. Then the proc
tor came in. with writing books under
his arm and bunch OF keys in his
hand, and mo sooner did see his bald
foreh sad, his crooked neck and his
squirting eyes than felt / was in face
Of = bad man and OF an enemy These
gentlemen gave me an immense amount
ol advice and encouragement, then.
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opening COMA
The Van Buren press., 1893-06-17

"Castoria $50 well adapted to children thnt
recommend it as superior to any prescription
known to me-" H. A. ARCHER, II. D.,
III So. Oxford Ct, Erooklyn, N. \.
The Van Buren press., 1893-06-17

NJ. Alphonse
Daudet, he
great novelist
Of to-day.was
unknown. ex-
cent rs the
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-09-28
Accuracy of Touch.

There are plenty of men who will, by
the impression carried through pair of
calipers and the fingers ends, determine.
within a very small percentage. the
amount of press ire which shall be re-
qured to be exertcd by II hydraulic
piess in order Ia force on to its shaft an
engine crank er locomotive driving
wheel; measurement in which a thou
sandth part of an inch variation in diam
eter causes much more variation in pres
sure than is permissible.
Indeed. on some kinds Of work done
in the machine shops, II thpusandth ut
an irch has now become the most com
monty employed unit of measurement ;
IA unit which is divided aud sahdivided
into al least ten parts in order to cX-
press the degree of Refinement arrived
at. This. of course. far SURPRISES The
frequently mentioned. but supposedly
supcrtluous, hair-spitting operation,
since an ordinary human h ir is about
two and half thousandths of an inch in
diameter. The paper upon which Scrlb-
ner's Magazine is printed Is a3oot three
thousaudths of an inch thick. itil one
ten thou.andth part Of an inch l. ilit.r.-
fore one tlirtieth the thickness Of the
sheet.
Considerable smaller variations of
size can be detected by the trlinpl sense
of touch. or rather by the variation in
resistance of pair OF caliper- passed
oyer the work, and it is even possible
FOR the sense of magnitude aud the
>,-usitivrn">s of the ti1ger ends in rel
ton to it, to be so highly developed As
to detect, unaided, and by merely rolling
Il small steel bali between the thumb and
finger. a variation from true sphericity
amounting to one twelve thousand five
hundredth, of an inch, or about one
thirtY-scveuth part of the thickness OF
the paper of this magazine: Ambros
Webster, "A machinist of Waltham, whO>c
business j. the making of machinery
ani tools for watch m,nnf cture, having
demonstrated his ability to do this
ScribHcr.
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Reasonable Temperance.

,r,.. >,,,,n..l potnu Iionor-nn,l
The new NATIONAL l'etaii i''luor-he"'
ers Associations iiie ofSa'i'Aa'loll VI
which IN Cil'chgo we ho'leea iist l'ons''
adopted series "i cl1''ae.e, ., res"
lutions' wnlcn we na' ~. IN, si1Is, snun
ana from w''ic,i we luole .'ie ,oiuo" ~
heSo'pn" ina, .iils n'.,ona' ~, S hnd
tioi siiaii ne cohstrue'e" uPon '.'e olo'''
pan OF hocr'y anu ',l'..i''9 Vi l'Si.e
ready at any anu an 'l'',es !" u'ie'i''
these rights lrfespectNe u, sec''iN'h vi
poiillCdl titthc' W. ''i"'' " WV
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A SUggeStiOu.

The office boy was slow, very slow
to catch on to the less agreeable tasks
of his office, aud he did not always have
the floor swept as neatly rs it might
have been, or the furniture us carefully
busted. His employer was good ma
tured, however. and tried to teach him
by gentle means. The other morning
he came in aud the place was untidy.
Frank. he said to the boy as he nodded
at some papers under the desk, when
you see such things rs that on the ilooi
don't they suggest something to you:
Yes, sir. replied Frank atfably.
What. Frank;
That some careless person has beer
around the desk. said Frank. and he got
the bounce from the careless person on
the spot.
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The Old Hen Went, Too.

The excuses which are given by chill
dren in order to escape from some dis
tasteful duty are often exceedingly in
genious and even witty Johnnie was
afraid of the dark. His mother was try
ing to induce him to go to bed without
her accompanying him. Johnnie was
averse to this. The boy was the owner
of Il little bantam hen and thirteen
chickens, so his mother used this us II
sort of argument to convince him of
his folly in being afraid of the dark
"Why, Johnnie, just think of your
chickens. how bravcly they 90 oil to
bed every night without IA thought of
the dark, and you, a great boy, are
afraid to 60 up stairs alone" Johnnie
was silent for Il moment and then said 4:
But, mamma, don't you see the reason
that the chickens are willing to go to
bed in the dark is because the old he
goes with 'em, and SO | think you ought
to go with me.'-BDstonJ 0HFH0i.
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Modern Chi,alry

The Unitarian for August gives the
following Incident which took place in
Chicago:
At one of the gates, near which the
writer of this happened to be- occurred
a beautiful bit of knight-errantry a.
has come to our notice in many long
day. We could NOT forgive ourselves il
We did not give it 10 pur readers. There
Nas solid mass of men aud women out
side the gate struggling 10 get trains,
aud among Them AN old wnlnan who was
entirely TOO feeble ip hold her own
against the crush. Hill a dozen young
men notic,d her condition. ami came al
once to her aid They Immediately sur
rounded her. big siX-lootrr leading the
way and calling to the crowd. Fall
back there, boys. and make way for
mother" The six walked on either
side 1T the old LADY,. and the crowd
which had seemed tightly wedged to-
gether found some way of swaying back
enough To allow "mnthers and her
chiyalric escort to reach the train
Having seen her SAFELY on board. her
.talNart hndv-guard came back into the
croMd, and lent service To Il little wo-
man who Was hol ling a small child high
up in her ann, to keep it from being in
jnred in III. press. Tie big leader took
the baby. an T., lifting it high above
harm. led the way until, with The ai of
hi. faithful helpers, he had escorted thi-
lady also To- the train. We do not know
the names of the t Young men, but by
their noble aud unselfish conduct they
not only benefited two unprotected wo-
men who greatly needed aid, but they
uneonsciou-ly lifted up an ideal of man
hood which no one who saw their deed
or learns OF il will fail to feel the noble
ness. One who looked on declared mex
morning, NO princess ever received
more courteous service than WAS given
by these unheralded, unknown knight
to those unprotected American moth
prS.
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\ Story for Boys.

Mr.. Perry was Southern gentleman,
exceedingly polite and II very temperate
man. One day he met an acquaintance
who called out: "IIalloo, Perry!. was
Just going to get drink. Come in and
take something
"rhank YOU, sal Perry II don't
care for anything
But" persisted the other. come in
aud take something. Just for sociahlllty :
sake
II want to be sociabc." answered
Perry, Il am anxious to he sociahle.
but cant drink with YOU"
"All right, growled the friend. III
YOU don't want to be SOcitble. I'll 90
without drinking
The two men walked silently along for
a minute or two. III, socianlr in a state
of great irritation. until Perry suddenly
halted in front of IA drugstore.
"I'm not feeling we'll to-day said he.
with "A pleasant smile, land think I'll
go il here and get a dose of castor-oil.
viii YOU Join me-"
What" exclaimed the other, In Il
dose of castor-oils"
"les, I'll pay for it,
1t Oh" cried the sociable man. with a
wrv face. Il hate the stuff
but want you to take ga-s of oil
with me Just To be sociabe, You know.
II won't do it,
"Indeed. my friend" said PtrrH,
gravelv. your ,ociabl, '1yhi>key i Just
~ di>tastefnl to me- H. my oil i 10 YOU.
Don't You think have a much reason
to be offended with you A. you hi1e
with me-
The sociable man saw the point; and
it would he money. health, and morals
saved if the lesson could be firmly I'M
planted in the mind of every young man
i'm the land -Errh0a,Je.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-09-28

Nearly every train that goes out of this
city for Chicago has several box par
ties on board. These are entirely diff
ferent from the box parties at theaters,
but have been christened by the train
hands with the same name. They are
little groups of people bent on taking an
economical glimpse of the great EXPOSE
ton, and who, in order to cut down their
expenses to the lowest notch, have had
packed at home boxes of luncheon of suf-
fcient magnitude to last during the trip,
At each meal hour the members of the
box parties draw these boxes from under
the seat or sit III groups with then
luncheon on their knees and chat as con-
tentedly as if they We're at n gorgeously
appointed hotel, Sometimes an exchange
is effected of II boiled egg for tomato or
a bit of fruit for some ham, and the fell
low who has had the forethought to bring
a few bottles Of beer is a prime favorite
with the other passengers. -Philadelphia
Record
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He Would be Responsible

\ minister of prominent New \ orb
church. who was about to leave home
for IA few days, was bidding good by tt
his family.
When he came to Bobby he took the
little fellow in his arms and said:
Well. young man, want you to be a
good boy, and be sure aud take care of
mamma.
Bobby promised and the father de.
parted leaving him ii very large and full
appreciation of his new and weightv re.
sponsihility. When night came and III
was called to say his prayers, the little
guardian expressed himself us follows
o Lord, please protect papa, and bro
ther Dick, and sister Alice, and Aunt
Mary, and all the little Jones boys and
Bobby. But you needn't trouble nam
ma. for I'm going to look after her my
self
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Benjamin Dey's Silver Star Found.

A relic of the war was found recently
by Mr.. George W. Morley ON his farm
southwest of Marietta. near Cheatham
HILL where there was terrific battle
fought during the late war. 1t is a
bright silver star, as large as silver
dollar. The following inscription i'll
plain letters is on it, Benjamin Dey,
Company c, 134th Regiment, N. Y. "
In the center, encircling Company c.
is crescent. The star had catchpin,
showing that it was worn on the lapel of
the coat or vest. Mr.. Morley discovered
it while blowing. 1t is not in the least
corroded and wears a bright polish.
Now the question is: Where is Benjamin
Dey? Is he dead or living? Where in
New York do his people live? If they
would like to communicate with Mr..
Worley, letter addressed care of the
Marietta journal will reach him. AT
lanta Constitution.
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The rigid inquiries now instituted at
the ports of the United States to keep
undesirable immigrants out of the coun-
try are likely 10 divert immigration into
Canada. where it is welcomed, and the
minister of ise interior is already re-
joicing in the prospect of increased pop
nlation Villa, is chiefly interesting to
an outside observer is that countries
which do not generally export their citi-
zens are now beginning to do so, France,
for instance, is contributing settlers, not
to Quebec, which is already fully stocked
but to the northwest territories, and
Dutchmen are beginning to flow into
Manitoba. 1t is less satisfactory to find
that Cinnamon continue pass over into
British Columbia, though eventually
they are certain to be swamped there
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-09-28
Language of the Visiting Card

The custom of turning down the
corners of the cards to signify different
messages g t a very general one, as
it is considered better form to have one =
pasteboard representative as fresh in
appearance as possible. writes Mrs.
Hamilton Mott in the October Ladies'
Home journal However, the fashion
does obtain to small extent and its Ian
guage is as follows: Turning the upper
iight-hnnd corner signifies that the sin
gle card is to include all the ladies of
the household, and turning the upper
left-hand corner, that the call was made
personally. This latter is the moro
senselcss custom. rs. except in Washing
ton, where the visiting duties are So
very onerOus. it is very unusual in this
country for ladies to cal by proxy. or 10
send their cards to a door by their maid
or fOOtIuau.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-09-28

An Indiana maiden four years old was
driving along a prairie road with her
father and six-year-old brother. The
brother. who is of an anxious turn of
mind, WAS in great distress at the sight
of an OK that was calmly devouring II
large pile of seed potatoes in the corner
of field. SO. papa, stop" he said.
1--WE ought to tell the people in the
house" "Do sit still, Buddy" put in
his hilosophic sister. at isn't we
OK nor we potato. Chicago Tribune
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1t pays just In thu feeling he has him
self
Which was rs wis" II conclusion rs n
boy often arrives II.
Months liter VIII went away from
home on Il visit. On his return Aunt
Susan stood on the steps with face
which might almost in III welcoming
expression have belonged to Ncd's mo
ther.
so my dear boy" sh exclaimed, II
have needed you "a much. No one to
hunt for my glasses. No one to bring
me the paper, No one To have flowers
on the table before | come down. No
one TO care whether am waited upon
or not. could not have b lieved |
should have missed YOU 50.
Will went up stairs with the warmth
of her kiss upon his cheek. try ing to
remember when ANYBODY htdssver kissed
him before. And tears came very near
his eyes a. he saw about his room more
than one evidence of Aunt Susan's very
tender thought for him.
ut WAS well worth trying" he said
to sidney Dufe. in be IHtcrjoF.
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COtto|ene
A SHORTENING.

Down the street through the busy way
A lady passed en- marketing day.
Who, pausing at grocery store,
Stepped quickly in at the open door.
With hated breath and anxious mien
She queried: have you COTTOLENE2'
The grocer, leaving of his work,
lnterrogated every clerk;
But none up to that time had seen
An article called " COTTOLENE.'
"What is it," said he to the dame,
That answers to this curious name.
What is it made ot1 What's It's use'
Ny Ignorance you'll please excuse.
"You're not the merchant for my dimes,
! see you're quite behind the times.
For COTTOLENE, I'D have you know,
Is now the thing that all the go,
An article OF high regard;
A healthful substitute for Lard.
It's composition pure ana clean;
For cooking Sc me COTTOLENE."
As from his ST the lady fed,
The grocer gen \ scratched his head
On his next order, first was seen,
"One dean e25s5 COIIOLkNE.'
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The Pulse and the Temperature

IT YOU take a thermOmeter on a hot
s,tu,nar d.v and ,v,trh II until IL INNS
IN under the influence of the sunshine
10 os 1 Won will seq il when il reaches
thar point nj thc exact temneratura of
your body. if YOU are in norntl health
your tpmner,t,,re may aurtn,tn - fr,r-
tion above or below ~ / according 10
the time of the dav or nipht but il nev-
cr varies to any extent until fever or
some other kind of disease sets in rbcn
the Temperature begins 10 do what the
public would not do-teu how danger
ou.ly sick the person is. And one of
the strange things about il is that it
does not vary MANY degrees from this nor
NAL point of IS 4. how ever i'll the p,tient
NAV become. If there is n bigh fever il
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-09-28

There will be no change in the color
of our naval vessels after all, and they
will continue to pillow the dark and
deep blue ocean" in their pristine white
beauty. An order has been issued by
the navy department prescribing that
bulls of all iron and steel vessels of the
navy outside, above the load water line,
and the bulwarks inside shall be painted
white. Regulations are prescribed as to
the kind and character of paints and
oils to be used so as to insure uniform
ity. A light straw color is now tbs
regulation color for the masts, bow
spirits, doublings, smokestacks and
yards. A slab. painted to match the
standard color, will be prepared at the
New York navy yard and furnished to
each navy yard and station and to each
vessel in commission. - Washington
Htar.
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1t will cost you nothing and will surely do you
good, II you have Cough, Cold, or any trouble
with Throat, Chest or Lungs. DR.: Kings New
is guaranteed to give relief. or money viii, be
paid back. Sufferers from La Grippe found i;
Just the thing and under its use had a speedy
and perfect recovery. Try sample bottle al
our expense, and learn for yourself just how
good thing it is. Trial bottles free at r. T
Patterns Drug Store. Large bottles SOC. anc
LOO.