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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-08-17
In the Human Body.
From Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.


An interesting exhibit at the National
Museum shows the physical ingredients
which 60 to make up the average man
weighing 154 pounds. A large glass jar
holds the 90 pounds of pure water which
his body contains. In other receptacles
are three pounds of white of egg, little
less than ten pounds of pure glue-with-
out which it would he impossible to keep
body and soul together-4S IL pounds of
fat, Ia pounds of phosphate of lime,
pound of carbonate of lime. ounces of
sugar and starch, ounces of fluoride of
calcium, 6 ounces of phosphate of mag
nesia, and little ordinary table salt,
Divided up into his primary chemical
elements the same man is found to con-
tain 81 pounds of xygen-enough to
take up under ordinary atmospheric
pressure, the space of a room 10 feet
long, 10 feet wide and 10 feet high. His
body also holds 10 pounds of hydrogen,
which, under the same conditions, would
occupy somewhat more than two such
rooms as that described. To these must
be added pounds and 10 ounces of nj
trogen. The carbon in the corpus of the
individual referred to is represented by
foot cube of coal. 1t ought to be a
diamond of the same size, because the
stone is pure carbon, but the National
Museum has not such one in it's possess
sion. A row of bottles contain the other
elements going to make up the man.
These are ounces of chlorine, IL
ounces of fluorine, 8 ounces of phospho-
rous, IL ounces of birthstone, IL
ounces of potassium, one-tenth of an
ounce of iron, 2 ounces of magnesium
and pounds and Ii ounces of calcium.
Calcium, at present market rates, is
worth $500 an ounce, so that the amount
of it contained in one ordinary human
body has money value of Sis, 300. Few
of our fellow-citizens realize that they
are worth so much intrinsically.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-08-17
She Realized Her Dream.

There is nothing like having ones
dreams realized.
Once upon time a girl was seized
with the bicycle mania. That was three
years ago, when mammas were not quite
SO liberal-minded as they are now. A
rich aunt threatened to disown her aud
the rest of the relatives raised chorus
of disapproval whenever she mentioned
the subject. For the sake of peace and
quiet the dear, self sacrificing girl gave
up the bicycle idea, although every sea-
son she suffered terribly whenever she
saw girl on wheel. About week
ago she asserted her rights and took her
savings for three years and invested
them In bicycle. Every morning she
disappeared for several hours and re-
turned home with bandaged fingers, torn
skirts, banged-in hat, sour temper
and a painful limp.
Yesterday she invited the family to as
semble at certain riding school to see
her perform. She nimbly mounted, spun
around the hall twice, jumped off and on
with the agility of a young kitten and
excited the admiration of the whole
crowd.
Then some officious person said: "Go
around the other way.'
She had always practiced in the one
direction, but such trif1e did not worry
her, so she wheeled around and rode Off
like runaway cable car. When she ar
rived at the first turn there was a terri
BILE crash, shrek, resounding crack
made by her head coming in contact
with the floor, and then all was still.
The family had her taken home in an
ambulance, and she has already made
arrangements to have the machine
patched up and sold at half price.
1t only cost her about S125 to have
her dream realized.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-08-17
THE RETORT INClSIVE.
Punch's Editor Brought to the Ground by
Mr.W. s. Gilbert.
From New York Sum-


Maurice Barrymore tells this story
When Bancroft, the London manager,
bought the play "The Colonel from
Burnand, editor of Punch, be gave sup
per at which Burnand was the guest OF
honor, sitting at Bancroft's right. AT
the other end of the table SAT w. S. Gill
bert and Joe Comyns Carr. The supper
was given. 1t was soon made apparent,
to star and feature Burnand.
At frequent intervals Bancroft would
break out into almost hysterical laughter
at some remark of Burnand's. and the
"filling in" the nobodies who sat about
the table, presuming Bancroft's cue suf-
ficient indication to them to know how
to pay for their supper, were soon in up
roarious laughter at everything Burnand
said, even when he repeated Jokes from
Punch.
Gilbert felt his nose very much out of
joint, and yet he could not think of a
witticism to draw the fire of laughter.
But he thought of this. Turning to Carr
he said: "Joe, whatever say, you laugh
at it.''
Carr understood. Timing himself when
the next roar from the other end of the
table was subsiding, Gilbert whispered
to Carr, "Pass the mustard" Carr near
~ fell in a fit Of laughter, and Gilbert
looked shyly concious. 1t distracted Bur-
nard, who came back with horribly
weak joke, which passed with only hall
a laugh from the chorus, who were anx-
ious to hear what Gilbert was saving to
convulse Carr.
Gilbert leaned over to his companion
and whispered: sits been beastly day,
joe" Carr's merriment seemed to threat
en- apoplexy, and Burnard was visibly
put out.
Bancroft called down the table: 81
say, Carr, what's Gilbert getting off to
you that's so deuced funny?"
"Oh, nothing MUCH" answered Carr,
wiping his eyes with the manner of a
man who had something to good to give
away.
Burnand returned again to the charge,
and fired off something which his ankle
ty to be funny made dismal. Gilbert
noted the failure, and whispered to Carr,
"Can you reach the salt?" Carr pushed
back his chair and held his sides in an
agony of merriment.
Burnand was done for. He tried an
other joke and went to pieces, while Gil
bert and Carr repeated their business.
Burnard lost his temper, and exclaimed :
II say, Gilbert, what's all that you're
telling to Carr? Some of those funny
things you send me for Punch-that
don't get in?"
1t was fatal opening. Gilbert an
swered instantly: 81 don't know who
sends the funny things to Punch; but
know they don't get in"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-08-17
Belts Made from Paper Pulp.

A writer in Stationer, Printer and
Papermaker was interested in seeing a
large new belt driving heavy piece Of
machinery in one of the Lowell mills,
and people watching it. Inquiry re-
vealed the fact that this was one of the
first of the new paper belts to be tried,
which the superintendent of power at
one of the cotton mills has invented. 1t
is well known to manufacturers and
others who use various kinds of betting
that the life of betting is short. The
inventor of the new paper betting claims
that the betting as made according to
his ideas will last indefinitely. He has
rugged up a set of pulleys and shafting
in his apartments and has had expert
mental belts of paper in operation for
some months. These belts appear to be
quite firm and efficient.
The belts as made according to the
new plan are in reality stink" belts. Mill
men are familiar with the link belts now
on the market. The new paper belts are
made in the same way so far as the prin-
cipal of the link construction is con-
cerned. The secret of the new method
consists in the opposition which is used
to impart a firm character to the paper
links. This composition, how it is made,
what it's ingredients are, etc, the invent
or refuses to divulge. But here is the
way he makes the belt: In his shop is
the tank containing paper pulp. This
pulp is the kind used in making imitation
sole leather for use in the manufacture
Of cheap shoes. While the pulp is yet
in soft, liquid form, the secret ingredi-
ents are put in to harden it. In this
compound is glue, borax, melted print
ers' roller composition and tallow. This
much the writer saw. From the tank
the pulp goes through the regular paper
making processes till board of the pulp
one-eighth of an inch in thickness is
made. Then the board is cut into pieces
same size as those used in link betting,
and same shape. These pieces are held
together by the use of pins which extend
through holes at each end of the links,
and in this way are linked together just
as the common link betting. After the
belt runs on the pulleys month or two,
the paper stock becomes smooth and
hard and will last indefinitely.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-08-17
Incompatible.
From Chicago Tribune, 4

With faint glow on her usually pale
cheek the young woman traced geomet-
rical figures in the sand with the point
of her parasol.
switch of the two do you prefer, Mr..
Farlow," she asked, "Thoreau or Mar
garet Fuller?"
81 must confess, Miss Ticklowell,"
replied the young man, that l have
read very little of either.''
sit is as l feared, Mr.. Farlow," said
the Boston maiden, retreatiag from him
with shudder. "We are incompatible.
We never could be happy together. You
pronounce it eether."
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-08-17
Photographic Prints on Marble.

A German photographer has perfected
an interesting method of making photo
graphic prints on marble. The unpol-
ished stone is coated with solution of
benzine, 500 parts; spirits of turpentine,
500 parts; asphaltum, so parts; pure
wax, parts. When dry, expose under a
negative, which will take, in sunshine,
about twenty minutes. Develop with
spirits of turpentine or benzine and wash
in plenty of water. Now cover the plate
where it is intended to be left white with
an alcoholic solution of shellac and i'm
merse the same in any dye which is solu-
BILE in water. After while, when enough
of the coloring matter has entered the
pores of the stone, it is taken out and
polished. The effect is said to be very
pretty.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-08-17
A Strange Experience.
From indianapolis Journal. !

"Cyclones does some funny things"
began the man with the ginger beard.
The grocer almost showed signs of iu-
terest, while the man from Potato Creek
stopped pounding his heels. against the
counter and prepared to listen.
% was ketched in cyclone when
was farmin' in Nebrssky that carried
me about mile high" continued the
man with the ginger beard; shut strange
to say, it didn't damage my clo'es none.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-08-17

Whiskers that are prematurely gray or faded
should be colored to prevent the look Of age, and
Buckingham's Dye excels all others in coloring
Brown or Black.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-08-17

USE DANA'S SARSAPARILLA, IT'S
"THE KIND THAT CURES"
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-09-12

did IN my life whether as a newspaper
man or as an individual. caused me such
loss of self-respect. ] have reported polu-
cal conventions ont of number ana polltl-
cal campaigns galore: | have written up
ward meetings and caucauses, and spun
column after column about stump deha ties,
and once only have l given my reports Il
partisan cOlonng.
Must have been appointed on the ward
committee, suggested Garter Handy, haIl
to himself.
Il was working on New York paper
at the time" began Harding. and was
Just twenty four-that was five years ago.
One afternoon. just rs ! set out from the
Office to do my rouine assignments. the
managing editor sent for me. lie held Il
yellow cablegram in his hand, and as |
entered his room he glanced up from it
and said:
Harding. I am going to send you to
Honduras. You leave in two hours
lie explained that new uprising was
imminentan uprising that promised to
be- bioodier one than any ever before
experienced by that country of constant
revolutions. / need give you no instruc-
tons he said. You know what news ls;
90 there and send ii TO Us. We want the
situation Just as you find IT..
Two hours Is not long time in which
to prepare for an ocean voyage. l rushed
on board the big steamer at the hast mo-
ment; my information was that my passes
aud credentials would be on board. A
half dozen of the newspaper fellows were
ahead of me. and We're grouped on the
deck. Why, Harding, are you hereT they
cried as | made my way over the gang
plank
we got into Truxillo, after, doubling
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-09-12

Cape Honduras, about the same hour in
the afternoon that we had left New York
several days before. On the way ont /
met an Englishman, who was in business
at that port, and ne secured me Il good
room in the hotel where he was stopping.
The place was as foreign to me as the
heart of Africa. | StrOllrd out that after
noon III order to get some idea of the
Situa ton, and to meet English speaking pco-
pie To save myself from Il feeling OF hope
less isolation. l knew about what the
revolution would be: the same Old story.
The light between the powers that be
and Il party of hotheaded, ambitious and
perhaps, reyengeful rcvolutionists. | sup
pose ! watched the crowd Tor an hour
and had just started to return to my hotel
when a Wolnan's figure came toward me
along the street. Something in the fine
figure and graceful Carriage made me
think that ! had seen her before, and |
waited. | recognized her as sba came
near me.
Here's where the woman comes IN"
broke IN Roger CIeary. -! wonder if she
can speak En2Hah:"
iIariiug did not heed the interruption,
but went on:
Is this Miss NiIlicrs. Of New York =
asked III surprise, extending my hand.
She turned and held out her hand frankly.
II is she said and this is Siuari lard
InS. / remember you very we'll What on
earth are you doing hcrcT i have lust
arrived, said to her. but what could have
brought YOU here Brought me here"
she laughed in SURPRISE why this is my
nome"
Then | remembered | had heard that her
father had financial interests i'm Crntr1I
America. | had met Miss VilirrS in New
ORR TWO years before, just after she lin
lShed school. She had the beauty of the
eastman women and spoke English tueutly.
>, We was more IMAM beautiful woman.
I1er dark hair was always arranged in
a dainty. Wavy style. Her eyes were
Drown enough to look extremely black
should anything happen to displease their
owner. Her lips were full and red VET
sensitive. Her figure was superb-perfectI
ana she was as 1.-THE and graceful as any
deVotce OF Delsarte. Her voice was rich
and melodious. | regarded her as woman
who would never love. To my mind she
WAS was porn DO, TO influence and to command
/ did not know her very we'll in New
York. but she impressed me as having
great depth. She showed preference for
my society, but when she turned those deep.
unfathomable eyes upon me it always gave
me a shifty. uneasy feeling She went in
elegant style with good people and appeared
10 have plenty of money. She had left Now
York 4 fortnight before | knew il. | met
her friend, Mrs. Carr, on the street and
asked about Miss Nillers. She was sur
central America somewhere, she said
/ an astonlshcd that you show such is-
norance. She told ne that of all her New
York FRIENDS she liked yon hest
And now / had met Miss NilIers again
ana She was even more beautiful than be
tpre. My pleasure al meeting I'm old ac-
qudintance III this folci@a city VAS re-
iiected IN her own happy facet never
sec Il New Yorker here, she told me az we
walked along together.
You dlun't know she said, that l was
q native of this country? | was in the
United States only to he educated
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-09-12

feeling which came from the knowledge
that my story was already i'll the New
York Office ready to be used in three days.
why, the dIeyii! You've beat beat; the lot
ncrvc3read that and he showed yellow
slim bearing a cable message under my
nose. 1t was from his managing editor,
and asked if he were dead, and instructed
him. in ease he were not to come nome;
the others had similar messages.
My paper had printed my story tour
days too early! Not another paper MA
i:HDann their laundering souls. was all
! could say Is it possible they nave
tjons?' we are the laundering idiots,
said Newton; you've beat the finest. |
left them abruptly and walked out OF the
place. going anywhere. l was cohiuscu
/ tried to estimate the probable result Oh
the premature publications. telt Il sense
of personal unsatcty. haun , WalE!M T. loli5
before | stood in front of Miss NilllerS $
cate. | wondered if she knew OF 1T. l
Vas undecided whether to see her or not :;
! had started to turn away Wheh l heard
her voice and there she stood facing me.
She pxtcnded her hand in frank welcome,
and | felt unSpoakabiy rolleved EVE
IDENTITY she had not heard the truth.
1--WE walked together to the house ana
she led me TO Il small pari0r UP STAIRS Sne
was very calm in all her movements; out
| could see that She was disturbed w mere
is vonr father | asked. is it possible
that You have not hcard?,, she answered
sadly. He was arrested last night but
So were fifty others of the leaders. iiere
vas = worse state of affairs than | had an
ticipated; my cableSram had informed the
government | felt like a guilty coward,
but she had no word of reproach for my
action. 1T is all over she SAID sorrow
fully: nothing can save father, now. ..
land what will become of you? |
asked excitedly She was very calm then.
and said. simply: I am expecting the sol
diers every moment |, too. will be ar
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-09-12
For The Constitution.

binary circumstances he could pass
through without the slightest en-,
barrassment; for many tunes ne hai
81 stories that had both iniercStcu iiHu
amused Them But on this oCcaNioli syn.
rhino, besides the novelty anu ,cb
Of his nosition gave him just Il niue 'o"0N
OF nervousness. e,; l,v in the
s+n-v he was going to tell. 1t hau p.th
9oia,.,ad out OF the hundreds Withlh me
,orra If his experience ana op"tiN "'lpi'
IN entertain S friends at TINS lheeIin7 'l'c
tirst of a series that had been a5TeS'l WV" 81
nj his ~u@gest:on-to advance tHe az W.
STORYTELLING among tlcHrstNN"'
whinsicaily put IL 49,. 80, and
He came in hurriedly. a little lale' anu
VS. met and ushcred in by MS deNotGu
n,lmirer. Mr. H. Samuel Smytne t3rllieiiS
Sn,Yth). who looked fresh anu ra"l'hV ~
a dress suit and Il fragrant DontohllAGIlet.
He was gwen warm Siecu7 ~
assembled friends. Ill
.We were lust talking about You, salu
lieutenant Cameron Cardgrove til" halld-
some bachelor army man. ''and specna'li5
on the cause of your delay we rather
thought You had taken Stage filsn ;aoo y
COR was delayed rehearSlng your piece
aaded Major Howell Nesb.tt. He WAS
fne-looking gray-haired, southern man,
and genial humor shone from his tWlhkilas
eyes. .;..,,+ o.,o,,,rh
sa;o rhe devoted Sammy. ami toid
tbom So" His air was that OF i triumph
aut conaueror. while his face fairly bealhed
with pleasure.
Il was detained al the Office by the re-
port from the silver convention, Salu
Stuart Harding, the newspaper man L
am sorry | kept you waiting
He took the one vacant seat he found III
the room and cast hurried glance at the
six faces turned upon hln. Amusement
and pleased expectancy We're written upon
them all. He had half hoped th1t Garter
Handy, the cool, calculating, buSincss-llke
politician of fOrty-iWo. who was as DEVOID
of romance rs Il b,Uc-bacicd speller. Wou!d
remain at home: but there he was III ms
place. Harding fanc.ed the story would
not strike Handy. Then he wondered what
sort of story Blake Hornady. the middle
AGED business man, expected OF nm.
IIornady WAS hard to understand, but he
seemed To enjoy good story. Roger
Cleary the bluff. robust red-tdced railroad
superintendent, who sal facing him, pr0ba-
bly, expected thrilling rectal Of an Indian
fight or 4 railway disaster.
Il am afraid | will GiSappolnt you.
said Harding. noting the looks Of anNc.pa-
ton: he had never before doubted his
ability to please them. The story | am
going To Tell IS a true one. as ali our
stories are to be; and. more than that. 1t
is a page frGm my newspaper experiences
| have never told it before" he added
doubtfuy. and am anxious about the
impression II viii mike | am afraid some
of you will not like it."
y know Just what he's going to tell
rs" said Lieutenant Carder"vc. ITS 4
new one about his experiences while re
porting the Tennessee miners war.
No" protested Major Howell Nc>btt,
in his soft courtly way, we've had scores
of that kind
They were all good" Carigroye said.
lie liked the military flavor Of them.
He's going to tell about how he took
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-09-12
Yycnrt Songs of n Southern Singer.

From The Hamilton. ont, Herald.
The poetry of the south should be remarka-
bIe for its warmth and tenderness, and thess
are the qualities, combined with rare felic-
ity of expression and charming fancy, which
impress one in reading the poems Of Frank
/. Stanton. several OF which are reproduced
elsewhere in today's Herald. Many of these
arr old friends but the IIprald'S readers viii
make them none the less welcome on that
account Mr. Stanton belongs 10 the school
OF American verse writer's of which Eugene
Field ana James Whitcomhc Riley are types.
He has sprung into prominence during the
mast few years only. hut today there is no
poet in America whose work is i'll greater
demand. His verses find their way into the
columns of every newspaper in the country,
and as his powers of production seem to be
practically unlimited. il is an everyday
currence TO find his tender heart-songs going
tre rounds of the press. They are always
nopular because they appeal in words that are
beautiful in their direct simplicity to those
fundamental emotions Of the human heart
which are common to us all.
As has been said. one of the chief qualities
of These southern heart-songs of his IS their
evouisite tenderness The richness and Ian
.ruor of the poem, Night on the Ferandah'
with its recurring line
NIGHT! and the South and June!
cor iuras up a picture that stirs the heart
with its warmth and Satiates the senses with
thc heavy fragrance as of magnolia blossoms,
stealing through it. 1t is ii lovely bit OF
idealiSm.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-09-12

iii the ball after sending a page about the
inauguration said Sammy Smythe, glow
ing with pride. Harding was totally differ
ent FROM Smythe III every respect, yet
a singular friendship existed between the
Two Sammy WAS Il perfect type of the
ordinary society young man tn0ue are
above the ordinary at twenty-threCl who
haG good income. SotS OF stylish clothes
a:I.! an abundance of leisure. Harding vas
Il fine specimen Of the Woodworking, versa
tile ard Travelled newspaper Inau. ,vil
cared little for society or for anything
else exclusive Of his profession.
Harding fel; that his nervousness Was
leaving h.1i, when he kicked lis chair
over. perrhed himself on the centcr table
and proceeded 70 light 4 cigarette that
had been promptly furnished by Sammy.
Mos OF you remember said he. hold
ing MS knee between his hands, ''the work
j did il Honduras reporting an expected
revolution.
Il DO. distinctly" said Lieutenant Cam
eron Cariigrovc. who was stationed IN
the west ii the time and had read about
all the revolutions with absorbed interest
1T was fine piece of work
Very fine. a|scnted Sammy.
Prom Il newspaper standpoint. ] con
slider it the best piece of work ] ever did,
Harding continued. ''and yet | deserve
less credit for it. In fact, nothing | ever
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-09-12
a Cyclone with Horse Sense.

From The Lake City, Fla, Reporter.
During the hurricane at Tybee GA, last
Sunday a piano was blown half mile and
smashed into kndling wood There's man
not far from Lake City who says be doesn't
care how soon the cyclone strikes the nualA
box 1T hts house.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-09-12

SOME EXPERIENCES TOLD AN At
LANTA BOY BEFORE THE MAST
A Tar From Two Wrecks-A Story from n
Sailor Who Gave Up the Sea After Many
Severe Trials and Narrow Escapes.
ELLO there. shipmate.

ELLO there. shipmate!
Heave to and give Us
YOUR starboard fore
life. Bless my soul,
if I've given my flip
per to any one | was
so glad TO see in many
Il long, weary day.
"How long have you
boon ashore? Just
landed | suppose