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HOW NOT TO DO 1T.

Some time ago John Doe had $400 in
a savings fund. Becoming alarmed at
: the financial depression, he withdrew
his money and now has it in his stock
/, lg.
Il Some time ago Richard Roe had
$4,000 in bank. Becoming alarmed,
he Withdrew the currency and hired a
vault in the rear of the bank and the
money lies there to-day.
John Doe and Richard Roe congratu-
late themselves that they are pretty
smart-that they know a thing or
two more than their fellows and they
are not slow to insinuate the same by
sundry sly looks and mysterious ex-
pressions. At least they are safe from
the storm.
John Doe and Richard Roe are fools.
Money is not made to be boarded.
There is only $29,5O per head of the
population and every person who
boards more than that robs the public
of that much oi its share, Take care
of your property and get all you can
honestly, but don't hoard money.
There is barely enough now.
Suppose there were bread famine
because a certain number of John Does
and Richard Roes had bought up more
than they could eat and stored 1t away.
Suppose there was available only an
average of twenty-fOur lOaves apiece,
which was just enough if each got his
quota, and that John Doe had secreted
400 loaves in his cellar and Richard
Roe had locked I5 900 In his warehouse;
would not public indignation be kin
died against them J.?
Neither money nor bread is of any
value until used and no man has a
moral right to place either beyond the
reach of those who need them and are
willing to give compensation for them.
OF course, a man should be cautious
and husband his resources. But the
man who thinks the proper way is to
put his currency in a stocking or a
vault is fool and public'enemy.
: II there were few more thousand
sohn Does and Richard Roes the
nation would quickly go on the rocks.
Currency is the life blood of trade.
The man who boards it ls business
vampire.
DON'T be fools. Don't wreck this
country. Take your money and put
1t in bank, for If our banks all fail
every other business will fail also and
we will be in mselstrom Of bank
ruptcy.
Don't be scared. Daylight is at hand.
--Phila. Inquirer.
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It "a a we'll known fact that in jury to
one eye or one ear often renders the
other eye or ear more acute as result
of the double duty which 1t is called
upon to perform. So with the blind.
The loss of the most valuable and most
important of all the senses, naturally
quickens the other senses Instead of
'seeing" the blind feel" as 1t were,
and instances Of the extraordinary de-
velopment to which this power of
feeling has been carried by the sight
less are almost innumerable. One of
the earliest veracious instances of re-
marltable achievements by the blind is
the Odyssey of Homer Although blind
ness did not fall upon the great epic
singer until late in life, his grandest
words were composed after the blight
had fallen upon him. In fact, 1t is pos
sible that had ne not been stricken the
world might have lost his immortal
epic poema
Between the time of Homer and that
of Milton there were doubtless many
notable achievements by the blind but
few of them have come down to us.
Here and there we come across insta n
ces Of the kind such as the tabled re-
turn of the three hundred knights
whose eyes had been put out by the
Saracens and who nevertheless found
their way somehow or other back to
Europe. But it is only within the last
two hundred years or so that authentic
records of wonders wrought by the
blind have been preserved The story
of Milton's misfortune and his subse-
quent contributions to the cause of re-
ligion is matter of household knowl-
edge. Hera and there one finds in old
books brief reference to Francis
Salinas, of Spain, who developed re-
markable ability as musician in the
early part of the sixteenth century. A
century and half later Turlagh Caro-
Ian won undying fame as the blind
composer and harpist though with him
the harp was simply a means to an end
the end of composing the graceful
songs and airs some of which still live.
About his time lived Nicholas Saunder-
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Aon, who though blind from childhood
up became Lucasiau, Professor of
Mathematics at Cambridge University,
succeeding such men as Winston and
Sir Isaac Newton. In addition to his
fame as a mathematician, Saunderson
became widely known rs numismatlst
1t is said of him that he could identify
any coin handed to him by simply pass
ing his hands over it, and, as the story
goes, he was so expert that he even de-
tected certain counterfeits Of Roman
coins in one of the great collections
William Talbot, who was bora in 1871
at Roscrea, Ireland, mastered the intri'
eacis 8 of the organ to such an extent
tina he constructed an improved organ
with his own hands introducing in II
many excellent improvements Francis
Ilu 81 who was born in Geneva In 1850
ami became blind at seventeen years Of
ags devoted himself so successfully to
the atudy OF the ha bits and peculiarities
OF tae bee family that his published
work on bees is, or was up 10 recent
date, the acknowledged authority.
Leonard Euler became blind late in life,
but notwithstanding this affiiction sub
sequenty wrote his famous work on
"Elemsn Is of Alge ira" and his scarcely
less famous Theory of the Moon "
John Metcalf, Yorkshire man, who
los. his eyesight at six years of age In
Consequence Of an attack of smallpox,
so rallied from the atiliction that few
Of his young companions could exec.
him in riding, swimming or other
forms OF vigorous exercise. As he grew
older he developed remarkable ability
as a civil engineer, directed and super
vised the building of several roads and
capped the climax by constructing a
road across a long stretch of marsh
land which the best engineering author
tiles had pronounced physical impossi-
bility. DR.. Henry Moyes, who was born
in Fifeshire, in 1850, and like Metcalf'
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GREAT THOUGH BLIND.
Men Who Have Achieved Distinction
With Sightlsss Eyes.
Great Blind Men Of the Present Time
Wonders wrought by Men and
h. Women in Every Field of
L. EndeRvor.

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coleridge once said of John Cough,
the wonderfully clever blind botanist,
geologist and mathematician; His
face sees all over II is all one eye "
Here Is the key to the extraordinarily
acute faculties Of the notable blind peo-
pie of the worlds history, the people
who have written and sung and trav-
elled and wrought with profit to them
selves and humanity. The remark
might be amplihed, however, for not
only is the face of the intelligent blind
person "all one eye" but the ears, the
hands, the feet and all the other mem.
bers and organs Of the senses are eyes
to the blind.
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that of any other blind person of this
century, unless it be Blind Tom" the
marvellous pianist Laura Bridgman
was born in 1899 in Hanover N. H.,
lost her sight and hearing in infancy,
and soon after lost her power of speech.
Her sense of smell was also destroyed,
and that of taste was seriously inn
paired. In olden times the child so
situated would have been considered
beyond relief of any kind, but DIR.
Samuel G. Howe superintendent of the
Perkins Institution for the Blind at
Boston, Mass, took an interest in her
case and devoted great deal of time
to her education. He first taught her
the names of objects, by placing some
familiar article in her hand and then
giving her the name of the object in
raised letters. She was subsequently
Taught the alphabet and then spelling
and the rudiments and eventually
learned to read, write sew and do
household work. She finally put into
execution maxim about the blind
leading the blind, herself becoming a
teacher of the blind at the Perkins In
stitute, where she remained until her
death in 1889.
A no less notable case, though not an
analogous one, is that of the famous
negro pianist known as "Blind Tom"
This creature, for there was little of
the human in his makeup, so far as
could be seen, was bought with his
mother, a slave woman, in 1850, by
Oliver II. Perry of southern Georgia.
The child was then mere infant, but
was hopelessly blind and was supposed
to be practically an idiot Hence the
planter who sold his mother made no
charge for the child, but simply threw
him in, as the saying goes rather than
separate the mother and the child.
The little unfortunate grew up
on Mr.. Perry's plantation very much
after the fashion of a pet animal, re-
ceiving no special attention, and spend
ing most of his time in the open air
summing himself. His talk was gibber-
ish, and all who saw him predicted that
he would develop into a full-hedged
idiot One day his masters family
were surprised to hear certain favor
ite airs of the daughters of the family
pldyGu upOlA blAN PAM aANAASAB - AoAAS
of the mem bers of the family was in
the room in which the piano stood. On
investigation, little Blind Tom" was
found sitting on the piano stool with
an apish look of glee on his face, his
little chubby black hands meantime
travelling up and down the keyboard
with extraordinary speed and precision.
Surprised but not then comprehending
the extraordinary nature Of the per-
Torrance, Mr.. Perry good naturedly
allowed the little negro boy TO spend
as much time as he pleased at the piano,
and in a few months the youngster
had developed into a verita Bile prodigy,
prodigy without counterpart on
record, either before or since. After a
single hearing he would play with
faultlsss precision any composition
however, intricate or difficult and re-
peatedly gave the most marvellous tests
of his powers at public exhibitions
On one occasion, for instance, a mBsi-
,ian in the audience insisted on having
Blind Tom" play secondo to a fan
asia which he himself had just com
posed, his object being TO ascertain
whether the boy could really play a
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1T will not tend to stigmatize bank
wrecking as the great crime it should
be for the President to pardon noted
New York culprit, letting him of
after spending one-third his term in
the penltentiary.
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ANY one who has suggestion as to
how to relieve the financial stringency
should make 1t promptly, for the thing
is promising to relieve itself shortly,
and at least before Congress can make
up it's various mind what to do.
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SOME one asks the NorristOwn
Herald how to apply amustard plaster
without blistering the skin. Tryi on a
Democratic mossback who expects to
improve trade by destroying the tariff.
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THE RATIO.

What do the terms 16 to and 20
to mean In connection with the
coinage of silver?
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-17
READER.


coinage of silver?
READER.
1t means that there are sixteen times
as many grains of silver in the present
silver dollar as there are grains of
gold in gold dollar When the ratio
of 10 to l was established sixteen grains
of silver were worth as much in gold
as one grain of the yellow metal. 1t is
the scheme of some to increase the
ratio 30 that the value of the silver
I'm dol lar shall be equal to the value
of the gold in gold dollar. At the
present price of silver the ratio would
be about 27 to l. That is, the silver
dollar would weigh twenty-seven
times as much as the gold dollar.
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Are You In Bushes.

Doyou desire success All bune that the only
increasing is talking prnt-Advertsng you
by wordomouth displaying goods
make hundred by bright convincing advertisements
Don't talk in a whisper
No one Will hear you
Don't talk in thunder
All noise and no facts
Don't talk without listeners
Place your lad" where it will be read
THE HERALD is the best reaching the public
profitable results to follow all advertisements placed in its col
Let convince you this fact by a trial.
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D EDUCED IN PRICE. 4
II IMPROVED IN QUALITY
.eI.0O x YEAR YEAR
I'M ADV vANCE.

Some believe and will.
THE will better than at time during its
past history panaing efforts will accomplish that end
Send Dollar The Office and receive the
year This applies well subscribers
vidng paid Remember these terms invariably
in advance otherwise $3.50 will be charged.
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20 per cent loss than the other because 'he P",'"
mas proved unpoI uar. IF really cares ""'hi"s
LOT the pattern. one can often secure great ''' e
In 'his way: Int unfortunately for Inc Pu'S"> '"
'astcious buyers the popular choice Is 1i''e hhe's
to he The correct one; and table linens wmcn are
unpopular likely to he In such ugly deSle"> ""'
the wonder IS that the manufacturers ever Pro""c'
Them Among tie most popular Of EnGi>h ''"''
linens arc the primrose patterns which arc Sc'",'"
through the with tho tiny flower and wreaheu
With beautiful clusters.
The finest table linens sill show considcrap' P"i"
surface. on which the design Of flowers fruit or DIT
Is woven In the fine effect Of an etching eome VI
the hnndsomest table linens woven with ceh.re
thcuy covered with fine palm leaves. not III ~,
conventionazed form Of Oriental ornament but 'nr
vcrlable leaf Of the dat" palm. dorbl" wrea'h w
leaves, the inside resting tho table when inc
cloth Is spread completes the design.
In reply to several inquiries this sup)ctt W.
VIII say that the regular size OF dinner napun'
three.quartcrs Of yard square. The sevencign'is
napkin is an exceptionally large size. The oblohs
French napkin has never found much favor In thls
county americans prefer a square napkin. because
they 40 not indulge I'm tho habit Of tucking the nap
kin under the chin. which Is said to be the ra son
d'etre OF tho oblong napkin. The ivceiehths napkin
Is the proper Size for breakfast and luncheon
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ITO CLASP HER DAINTY VAST"
MADEMoIsELLE's PRETTY BELTS.

MADEMOISELLE'S PRETTY BELTS.
The sim ribbon belt Is OF the revivals Of 163o
This Is the old time belt ribbon. which most women
Of mature years remember TO have been worn IN their
grlhood Ii came In different colors in a heavy
corded GrEgran, ;he cords OF which were always
filled with some shencr to give proper body II Is
shown In our shops again In pointed grdles
finished with rocco buckles Of open gold work. set
with Partisan gems. These belts are intended to De
worn with white gowns and with tea GOWNS
For travellers the leather belt bids fair to be
popular again. This is found IN narrow Width OF
about an inch and half. sometimes studded with
border OF steel. and in the regular two-uch width
II may be found too IN white lizard skin and In
lizard skins OF every shade and color Of cloth cos
tune. 1hesc mounted with deliberately wrought
silver buckles and cost from s2O to S25.
The pointed Marie belt. which is open belt made
Of ribbon Is generally by young girls with
dainty cotton gowns II Is generally made Of col
ored satin or velvet ribbon. II costs about ~ 10
made up In the shops but Is easily made At home.
The prcttest of these belts pointed In iron,
and end In strcamers. which tied In loops ana
bows at the back Empire belts Of ribbon are com
posed of Two. three four successive rows ~ TWO
are fastened under a long looped bow and floating
ends at tho left side near the front. The Empr"
belt Is with cotton gowns and l. often a per
manent part Of the gown of grcnadinc or other sheer
materials which trimmed with ribbon. They are
wide In proportion 10 the rows of ribbon used, from
three inches To four five where they reach hlgh
under the bust and almost 10 the armpi;s This Nat
Empire belt Is much more becoming to the figure than
the velvet belt OF wrnkled folds introduced early III
the winter to give the same effect 10 the oorsagc
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objects dangerous TO trle WITH as Master Pctruchlo
hath indicated In his fiery discourse thereon. They
may enhance the charm OF charming face, or may
take much from It's beauty If they are Of an ugly
cut. Let IT be whispered that the leg onuton sleeves
so much worn are becoming to few women. The
sloping shoulder effect IS not beautiful. and never
has been beautiful
There seems 10 20 special demand this summer
for the black fan. TlcS" are made In plain black
SILK mounted on sticks Of bright yellow. red dull
olive brown and though they are Oriental fans they
are known l., the French name Of Empire" The
spangcd fan Is a dainty fad Of the season. These
fans are found not 0nly IN silk, hnt In japanese
paper variety OF plain cnors 10 match all kinds Of
afternoon gowns. They are spnngcd with either
gold or silver. some Of the beautiful black fans are
Of paper decorated with gold. and mounted on sticks
Of gold lacquer
Plain fans Of japanese silk In variety Of colors
are now imported for the first time for the isc O
those who may desire 10 decorate them Ut home. \
novelty OF the season l. the double fan. This Is made
I'm paper with one part covered with ga,ue. III"
triple fan is another variety Of the same Idea. This
Give, the effect Of three fans overlapping each other
and united 10 form one. 4 charming fan Of natural
size which i 10 bc commended for It's artistic
beauty Is decorated with lotos leaves In pale olive
browns on a silver ground. design no doubt suggested
by the lotos leaf floating on water. 4 kind 81 fan
which has everything TO condemn II Is Of paper. With
raised flowers In muslin. or OF gauxe with paper
flowers pasted upon II.
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to betray their parasitic habits The three:divided
path. ard we pluck ont handful of the bright
yellow, thread-lil<e roots. Beyond are spreal the
lobed umbrellas of the May-appe. or mandrake.
hiding the green, leinon-rhapcd berry, which has
replaced the great, snowy flower of two weeks
ago.
Our homeward way lies through pastures red
dencd with sllcep-sorrcl, gemmcd with the yellow
consultations Of the stargrass, and enamelled
with delicate buefs. or Qualier-ladies. AZ We
reach "a meadow still uncut and rotOus with
the lavish beauty Of the wild lupne. whose
long. bright clusters of pna-lkc blossoms make
the hillside seem reflection of June skies.
Buttercups and daisies are opening their golden
eyes" and taking their first look AT the new
year But despite the exquisite freshness which
generally prevails. speaking of promise. rather
the end-the berries of the shadbush have begun
to crimson in the thiclSct. and along the footpath
cIeam the silver Philosophers of the dandellon.
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Take n ball Of coarse dnrnlng cotton and m old
toothbrush: nothing else T. needed Tor I'll, lady
mons makeup -hay" lh, brisl-s from the brush
closely possible ana the handle !, ready. Cnt
n bunch OF ,ori into 1iinch lengths and lie Ii
securely around the neck Il, interest part Of the
handle like "A large ta>s~l. Wrap piece around
twice to form the neck: tie II In IA nari Knot and
then IN "A bowknot. Divd" enough strands out of
each side TO form the arms. eat these the dslrd
length and lie them together With piece Of IA"
cord a double piece. lied around To mark her
waist. completes her graceful form. Her marked
features ATE done with black linen thread two French
knots two dots and a curved limo Will give her
cheerful little face.
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Table LINEN.
QUALITY AND PATTERN.

There are people who are inclined TO sheer at de-
sign, In table Inen and will tell with great com
pocepcy that they look for quality and not for such
minutinc rs pattern. For such people II NAV le
satisfaction 10 know that the pattern OF table linen
does moi rs Is popularity supposed regulate the price
oxc,,s,ve,v II Is true that II costs Just about
uuch ~ weave one pattern another after II has
once been put in the loom. But as soon as pattern
~ table linen has proved unpopular II Is sold at
heavy discount by the manufacturer. Thus It hap
mems That there may be two ablecoths In market Of
precisely the same quality, one OF which Is sold at
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CCERTIS.

We do not know exactly what correspondent
&C." means by "curry sauce" Strictly speaking.
there Is no such thing. Curry powder Is added 10
yartos sauces and dishes. especially 10 dishes OF veal
lamb or chicken. This powder. however. j. seldom
made at home. The best quality Of English curry
powder Cross & Blackwell's. which may always be-
relied upon costs hut small sum. and II would
hardly pay any one 10 prepare the stun himself.
aIlcspoonnl OF curry powder added 10 dish OF vcnl
fricaScc sufficient the average family OF SIX will
make a dish of currlrd veal. Til" English who have
lived I'm India sometimes use curry powder as We do
pcppcr putting II In n castor aud sprinkllng II over
different dishes OF meat egg. The Tribune
has given a number of rule, for currics
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we observe that the different organs are often 80
Placed that the pollen cannot reach the stigma
Of its own flower: and in the orchids especially
we find that the most elaborate devices are re-
sorted to in order to attract insect visitors, and
10 insure the lodgment Of the pollen in the
right spot. After twenty years Of study Of the
subject. Darwin doubted if he thoroughly under
stood the contrivances in single orchid; 50
it is not TO be wondered at that these flowers,
even the most inconspicuous among them invar.
iably awaken eager interest in the student Of
plant .life.
IL like flowers. hut hate TO pull them to
pieces" is the cry of the lazy naturcover. Surely
if we like thing we wish to know something
about it, to enjoy some intimacy with il, to
learn its secrets. Who cares most truly for the
flowers. the man who glances admiringly at them
and turns away, or he who studies their struct-
ure, noureS into the function Of each part,
reads the meaning of their marvellous cOloring
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4 "LADT" NOR.

SOMETHING TO CLEAN FLOWER VASES WITH
Many fair Girl In summer country house w,
takes special pleasure In caring for The pofnNip
Of flowers with which II j. now good form to brighton
ones house Where the domestic stan l. small
madcnois ce NAV sometimes not only fiji the vase,
every morning. but may wipe them out and In this
case she may like TO make for herself quaint mop
whcrcwith 10 cleanse the vases without damagc Ia
her small fingers
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BOILED SALAD DRESSING.

ingredients One cup OF milk on" OF vinegar three
eggs. tablespoonful each Of sugar. olive oil or
butter half teaspoonfnl OF SALT and a tcnspoonfn OF
mustard
stir the oil Tor butterD sugar. salt and mustard In
a bowl together until perfectly smooth; then add the
weli-beaten eggs stir all thoroughly, and add the
vinegar and lastly the milk. Put In farina kettle
and let II boil until It becomes Of the CONSISTENCY Of
thin boiled cus,ard. This dressing VIII Keep for
sealing glass jar.