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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1894-12-22
THE PERI EcT MAN.
One In Thousand May Come Up TO These
MeaspremAnts.

Measurements.
Physical Doctor Studer has done Z
great deal to improve thecondition Of
young and old men in this. city, saya
the Detroit Tribune. His success Is
based on his scientific ideas. He be-
lieves in the old maxim that you must
have sound body to support a sound.
mind. He says tl.at if you will BRING
him boy at sixteen years of age, and
will agree to leave the lad In his hands
for period of four or five years, by
means of regular exercise. he can &C
complish almost anything as far as
that boys body is concerned. He can
change his height, his weight and his
temperament; he can equip him with a
force that will be fine and robust: he
will give the youth a fund Of strength
and energy that will fit him for with:
standing any great and sudden mental
or nervous shock, such as comes to all
at one or another time in this life AS
an incident of his work he can rid his
patients of the blues, regulate their
livers and stir up sluggish blood. Hei
is the physician of arms, legs, lungs,
and heart, following natures remedies,
air, water, sunlight and sensible, con-
sistent exercise. When you decide that.
you ought to look to your body and
you call on MIR. Studer. he begins by
giving a physical examination, 1t is.
as searching and exact as science,
Nothing is left to chance. He iots.
down twenty or thirty important items
which tell the story of your physical!
life. Next he takes small sheet Of
paper ingen;ously arranged in parallel
and horizontal squares, and records
thereon in fine, straight strokes Of tbs
pen chart of your physical condition,
showing your relation to the normalf
standard.
That normal standard is the very sub
stantial perfection of the imaginary
one-thousandth man. In other words
1000 men, of all ages and conditions in
life, were carefully measured, gen.
eral average struck, and the result is
made the basis of all the records Of the
school Never yet. on first measure
ments on entering the school, has sub
ject presented himself whose bodily
perfection CHANGED to score accurately
with those of the very perfect one
thousandth man. In one or two in
stances that record has been ap-
preached, but it yet remains to be du-
plicated. The measurements Of this ap-'
proximately perfect zone thousandth
man" will interest every lover OF his
race. Thew are given as follows:
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1894-12-22
TOOK THE OATH ABROAD.
William Rufus King, Who Was Running
Mate with Franklin Picrce.

William Rufus King (born April 8,
1886: died April Is, 1859 was a vice pres
ident of the United States who never
served in that capacity, and one who
took the oath of office on foreign soil,
something which can be said Of no
other executive officer elected by the
people of this country. King was an
invalid, says the st. Louis Repu bic,
but his friends urged him to take sec
ond place on the ticket with Pierce in
1852. Both were elected, but Mr..
Kings health failed so rapidly that he
was forced to go to Cuba early in 1853,
some two and half months before in;
auguration day. Not having returned
to the United States by March 4, CON-
gress passed a special act authorizing
the United States consul at Mantanzas,
Cuba, to swear him in as vice president.
at about the hour when Pierce was taxi
ing the oath Of Office at Washington.
This arrangement was carried out to q
dot, and on the day appointed, at
plantation on one OF the highest hills
of Mantanzas, Mr.. King was made vice
president Of the United States amid the
solemn 'sVaya vol, con Dios" God will
be with you) of the creoles who had as
semb1ed TO witness the unique specta-i
Gle. Vice President King returned to-
his home at Cahawba, Ala, arriving at
that place on April II, 1853, and died on
the following day. His remains we're
laid to rest On q plantation known c. ~
ssPiuo Hills fsas5
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1894-12-22
STARTLED THE DUDELETs.

The Misfortune of Young Swell Which
Started a New Fashion.
The other day a young man wanted
pair of evening gloves late at night,
and had to go over to Sixth avenue to
get them, says the New York Press.
There was nothing of his size in stock
but pair of white gloves, while pearl
alone are de rigueur. However, he
was a dancing man and had to wear
gloves, SO he bought the gloves, and in
due course of time led the cotilion
wearing them. The chappies were as
founded. Nobody could question this
mans irreproachable taste, and in fact
he was something Of a leader of fash
ion. After supper breathless depu-
tation waited upon him to know
whether or not white gloves had come
back again.
I'm wearing them, myself, you see,
dear boy" he said, jokingly, but with
y slightly superior smile: II haven't
really heard whether the prince has
found it out yet or not"
Now your true dude is not suscepti-
BILE to the influence Of irony. Besides,
the deputation was hustered at the in
novation. The result was that they
mixed those speeches up, and In
half an hour everybody In the
room was saying that the prince
of Wales had taken to wearing
white gloves in the evening, and that
Tom Blank was the first man in New
York to hear OF it. So white gloves
and not pearl became the proper thing
to wear in New York city on dress oc-
casions, and when our man of fashion
strolled into the Metropolitan opera
house the other night and looked
around the circle he. smiled grimly.
Half the men in the boxes looked as if
thew were carving snoUhalls
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1894-12-22
He Knew the Came.

The following little comedy was per
formed in the Tombs police court in
New York city recently: Snow, sir, -
said the police justice to witness,
what is your nance" The witness,
who was evidently from the very rural
districts, put on look of extreme
cunning and drawled out: ST won't tell
you. / know your game. You'll git
my name. and as soon as go out Of
here some other smart rascal will
come up and ask me how Mandy and
the children is, and when I saw my
son, the cashier in our. bank down to
the Corners. know your game
5buncoand wont tell you my name. !"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1894-12-22
] THEY ARE EASILY HoAxEp.
Story sf = Chicago Raoe Track Crsdlte,
& h0a Our English Gousius.

Story Of Chicago Race Track CredltaA
IT 1aOur English Nousips.
1t seems to he an .easy matter to
hoax our English cousins, for just now
they are accepting in good faith this
yarn about race alleged to have been
run at Chicago, says the New York
Herald.
There had been false start, owing
to mistake made by the man with the
advance flag. and in spite of the growl-
ings Of those who had backed a black
horse that was esteemed good
thing" and, unlike so many good
things OF which we have had constant
experience, won in a canter by any
number OF lengths, the horses returned
to the post. The starter, much put out,
OF course, at the catastrophe, took his
place and prepared for business
while he was standing there" the
story goes on to relate, "a black boy
who was SO handicapped by lack OF
height that it was impossible for him
to see the race, spied a place of vantage
between the widespread legs of the
starter. lie crept up and soon was
snugly fixed in his place The starter
happened to glance down and saw the
black face peering into space,
'Begone. you imp!' he cried, and at
the same time hit at the woolly pate
with his hagstick. The advance flag
man was keen and watchful. He did
not see the negro. but he was con-
scious that the starters flag had
dipped. Down went his own again,
and once more the field swept away.
Once more all was confusion, and once
again the black horse walked home
! first.
Things were getting serious now.
Hands stealthily sought their hip
pockets, and when they emerged they
had weil-loaded six-shooters firmly
grasped within them. 1t did not make
any difference to the crowd whether
the starters flag had fallen or not; the
black horse had won the race twice,
and if there was to be any more run
ming they would attend to the starting
themselves. In this emergency the
! starters were sent to the paddock for a
twenty minutes rest, and while they
We're there the race was declared off. y
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1894-12-22
a Dirty Trade.

One of the dirtiest trades is that Of
the weaver of rush chair bottoms. a
well-made rush bottom will last q long
time, and the demand is not great for
such chairs, though their use is reviv-
ing. The rushes come to the weaver
still soiled with some of their native
ooze, dry and dirty. The preparation
for the work requires the wetting and
twisting Of the rushes, and in this
process muddy streams are wrung out,
which trickle over the hands Of the
worker and make dirty puddles on the
floor. It is just possible that ma1axis
germs Turk IN the rushes.
The Baptist headlight. (Topeka, Kan.) 1893-1894, 1894-02-08
Tobacco as a ProphyIacItc.

Notwithstanding the almost uni
versal growth of the tobacco hablt
there are some who still regard it as
one Of the most vicious and injurious
of indulgencsS. There is no doubt
that it is but too often carried to eX-
cess. and the use Of tobacco w chill
drpn of tender years may WOi.. REV
Ocable mischief However the weed
may be abused, its effects when
iudiciOusly used have been proved by
overwhelming scientific testimony
to aid materially to the welfare OF
the human race. The London Lancet
has given the results Of some expert
ments to test the influence of tobacco
in the prevention of disease trans
mission by bacilli 1t is found that
smoking is highly beneficial in per-
venting the decay Of teeth. Women
suffer more from dental carries than
men. and the difference is attributed
to the fact that but few women
smoke. Some OF the earliest expert
ments in this field were made by an
American dentist in 1884. The micro
germs of dental carries when passed
through the smoke of tobacco were
rendered innocuous. Four years later
a physician in Naples lined a small
balloon with a layer Of gelatine con-
tanning cholera bacilli. When the
smoke of from one to four cigars
number of cigars required depending
on their strength in nicOtlne-WaS
drawn through this balloon the gela-
tine was completely sterilized. These
and other experiments have now been
repeated by Or. Y. Tassinari in Rome,
and the result is to establish the fact
that the smoke of tobacco either en-
tirelv destroys or retardS the develop
ment of the bacillus of cholera, of an
thraX and pneumonia. DR.. TasslnaTl
published tWenty-One charts lndlcat-
ing the action Of tobacco on various
well-knOWn microbes, according to the
consumed. The latter varied from
one to six grammes smoked IN from
ten to thirty minutes. The bacillus
of Asiatic cholera and that of pheu'
mOnia was in every case completely
DESTROYED, no matter what sort Of to-
bacco was used. The bacillus of an
thrax showed stronger powers Of re-
sistance, and that Of typhoid was
hardly affe ted by the smoke. The
only question now remaining to be
proved is whether the sterilizing OF
microbes can be effected in the human
being with the same certainty as In
nutritlve gelatne
The Baptist headlight. (Topeka, Kan.) 1893-1894, 1894-02-08
His Method.

A good teacher never begins his
work by impressing his pupils with q
discouraging sense of his own knowl
edge, as compared with their ignOr'
ance. He knows a better way than
that.
"How dye take t tn new teacher
we've got daown t. Number 9, Billy
inquired Mr.. Eben Hobbs of his four
teen-year-old nephew not long after
the commencement Of the "fall
term"
"Pooty far t. middlin' scholar, l
goess he u.s." replied Billy, diplomati-
cally.
"Why, in course, I cal'late he'd hev
t. be t. hold sech p'sition as he
does," responded Mr.. Hobbs. "But
what = mean is, haow much be We
goin' t. learn firm the chap"
"Why, Uncle Eb," said the boy,
with a shrewd smile on his freckled
face, at don't appear t. be no special
'caount what we boys an gals git t
know, s'fur's | can see. The main
pint is fer us It git where We'll jest
be baOwed daown re'lizin' what a
heap he knows. An when he's learnt
us that much | guess he'll quit Mum
Der 9, an light about fer mother
school
The Baptist headlight. (Topeka, Kan.) 1893-1894, 1894-02-08
AN OLD DuELrNo PISTOL.
II Has Seen 400 Years OF Service ana -
Still In Good Condition.

II Has Seen 400 Years OF Service ana IL
Still In Good Condition.
Major Moore has among his collec-
tion of curios a dueling pistol WHICH
was brought to this country from En-
gland by one of the earliest settierS
Of Virginia. The weapon, "hlcn Is
n fiint-lock, is fully 400 years old, ana
is still in good condition, and II
capped with a bit of flint and loaoeo
could be fred.
The pistol has a brass barrel, Wnlcn
unscrews about an inch from Tue
fiash-pan. To load it the barrel Is
unscrewed, the powder poured In ana
rammed down. The barrel is then
replaced and the bullet, about three
times as large as a bucksnot' Is
dropped in. The sight is on tue sloe
Of the barrel, about midway between
the trigger and the muzzle. instead
of sighting over a point On the ex-
IRENE top of the barrel, as one does
when handling a modern revolver,
the old pistol was held so that the
sight was taken over the knuckles OF
the person sighting it, says the Wash
iugton Post.
The pistol was manufactured BY
Kitano & Co., London, and was
brought to this country by a man
named Mason, who was related to
Lord Fairfax. 1t remained in the
Mason family until 1879, when it was
given to an old fisherman by Miss
Mason, a granddaughter Of the man
who brought it over from old En-
gland. The old fisherman gave 1t
away, and it finally found its way
into the hands OF one Detective Raff,
who presented it to Major Moore.
The descendants of the original
possessor, Mr.. Mason, still reside on
the farm on which he settled some
800 years ago in King George County,
Va. How many affairs Of honor this
"lingering eternity" Of barbarous
custom has figured in is not known
by it's present owner, it's history hav-
ing become lost in the recent rapid
changes of ownership.
The Baptist headlight. (Topeka, Kan.) 1893-1894, 1894-02-08
Effect of Light on the skin.

When the skin is exposed to an I'M
accustomed amount Of light, it he
comes decidedly inhamed, and Is said
to be "sunburned." Hammer has
ascertained by experiments with
electric light. that this cutaneous al
lection il caused almost entirely by
the ultraviolet rays, known also as
the actinic or Photographic rays OF
the spectrum. "Sunburned. tnere-
fore, Is hardly a correct expression,
since 1t implies that tho phenomenon
In question is the effect of heat. Tie
action of the heat rays of the spec
trum, however, differs essentially
from that Of the actinic. The former
gives rise to sudden and quickly
subsiding Inflammation, while the ef-
feet Of ths latter is delayed for some
The Baptist headlight. (Topeka, Kan.) 1893-1894, 1894-02-08
Chean and SUPERIOR Gas.

Parties in Pennsylvania have for
some time past been producing a gas
for illuminating purposes, the quality
of which they claim is far superior
for he use named than any other
now made, and can be manufactured
at about One-half the cost. The re-
suit is reached by means Of a feeder
and number OF letOrts, the latter
Icing kept at certain degree of heat,
and the oil is forced through them
into tank which is kept full OF VA
ter. BY means of this simple arrange
ment the desired object is attained.
che gas is formed by the contact OF
the heated oil and water and from
this tank passes on to another the
supply t1nk-ready for consumption
The Baptist headlight. (Topeka, Kan.) 1893-1894, 1894-02-08
Livery in the White House.

In all the finest private houses in
the capital the servants and the foot
men are in livery, but in the White
House the idea prevails that this is
free and independent country and
that no man shall be compelled to
wear IL badge Of seryitude. No at
tendant or servant is ever seen in
livery except the cOachmen and foot
men, who are not on duty inside the
house. There is one prominent candi-
GATE for the Republican nomination
who, if he is elected. has already an
n0unced his determination to change
all that, and declares that he will
convert even the doorkeepers into
"Jeames YellOwplushes. He has
been heard on several occasions to eX-
press contempt for custom which
allows any attendant in the PreSi-
dents house to appear in business
clothes. Kate Fields Washington
thinks it would be very impressive
to have the doors swung open by
liveried flunkies, but if this favorite
son is elected he may run against an
obstacle when he attempts TO compel
members Of the metropolitan police
force t. wear plush small clothes, with
gorgeous coats and waistcoats TO cor
reSDOnO.
The Baptist headlight. (Topeka, Kan.) 1893-1894, 1894-02-08
Pentecost at Hutchinson, Kan
S2S

We have just closed a success
full gospel meeting at Hutchinson,
with Is accessions to the Second
Missionary Baptist Church, and
500 raised for the work. We
spent ten days in that city and
preached the Word day and night
to a packed house. Both white
and black came to hear the word.
Many were obliged to be turned
off for the want of room. We are
glad to say that we had the united
efforts of all the people of God
that were connected with our work
in the city.
We secured two agents tor our
paper, who will do us good work
when they get out of the battle
we left there. We left twenty
young men at the seat desiring
to find the way of life. We saw
men and women full under the
power of Gods Word, IN Hutch
inson, as we spoke it; and these
lay for twelve hours under con
viction, and the members had to
take them in their arms and carry
them to their homes; and there
the Church continued in prayer
and supplication with these con
vlcted sinners until they were
converted; and they came back
to the church leaping and prais-
ing God in the highest.
We met at the church Sunday
morning, Jan. ID. at : a. m. There
we found the members all waiting
in PRAYER. We preached at half
past five and at 8 a. m. We re-
celved member, and the Church
sang and prayed until half past
SIX. at which time they returned
to their homes with orders TO be
on the field at Io:4o a. m.
Rev. Revely. the noted pastor.
has done a great work in Hutchin
son for the Baptists, and the
Church should be, and is proud or
him. Rev. Revely is loved and
respected by the leading whites of
The Baptist headlight. (Topeka, Kan.) 1893-1894, 1894-02-08
Washington's False Teeth.

The patent Office at Washington
has one curiosity which is of no little
interest to dentists and the manufac-
turers of artificial teeth. 1t is a set
of ivory teeth made for Gen. George
Washington in 1890 by dentist in
New York named John Greenwood.
Greenwood was one of the first den
fists in New York City, settling there
about 1885, and two years later cary
ing the double set Of teeth for the
Father of His Country" He made
two sets, the last being manufactured
in 1895, after the first gave out, and
it is said that the last set was buried
with Washington. The first set was
returned TO Greenwood, and after his
death was placed in the Government
museum.
The Baptist headlight. (Topeka, Kan.) 1893-1894, 1894-02-08

the town. We leave for :.
eph, Mo-, on the eth = = d.
ws Send y Us s.. 20 copies for sale =.
wee aeIR, So, 50 we : can send some ne So
ca eaen week to aid in brine;,p'a0 n a
me paper Let each pas s,,s ,' ost
a few copies each well as.o' take
to his congregation WIN. aau sell
OF them, and send the M, s Sc
each Monday. Don't fail s'sy Y
me twenty copies each wes = send
| shall appoint coIlec.a
each city and place WHERE I' !, n Y
chance to so. We are ar q, s' i
Joseph, Mo-, to spend 80 " y.
[ IN nnr Ne. We send n one dollar to psy
;. ". BEAsLFv
The Baptist headlight. (Topeka, Kan.) 1893-1894, 1894-02-08
time anc tren lasts several days, fol.

time anC tren lasts several days, fol-
lowed b. detachment O. the cuticle
and a discoloration continuing for
weeks or months. In some individ-
uals the sensjhility OF the skin is so
great that even the ordinary light
of day produces these symptoms.
Electric light, hyreason Of its abound
ING in violet rays, exerts a very
powerful influence in this direction,
even at a distance where heat radla-
ton is absolutely imperceptible. Sub
stances that permit the ultraviolet
RAYS to pass freely-such as water,
gIycerine. parat1in, olive oil, cold
cream. etc-when applied on the
skin in thin layers, are of no service
whatever in preventing sunburn.
The Baptist headlight. (Topeka, Kan.) 1893-1894, 1894-02-08
Kansas City, Mo.


JdHudIy ~, lo94.
The executive board of the
Woman's African Mission conven-
ton of North America, met at
the Tenth and Charlotte SITS. Bap-
fist church on the date mentioned.
The president, Mrs. c. R. Nc
Dowell, called the meeting to or
der at half past eleven o'clock
a. m.
After singing, Am soldier Of
the Cross" the president read the
Eighth chap. of II Chron. Prayer
was offered by Sister Lucy Davis,
of Kansas City, Mo.
The president introduced to the
board the corresponding secre-
tary, Mrs. VIM. Smothers. Of
Atchison, Kan.
The president gave a brief and
instructive talk on the missionary
work, followed by Sister M. ].
Cox, of Olathe, who gave de
scrlptlon OF her work in the mis-
sionary field.
Recording secretary Sister G. ].
Williams brought in the report OF
the ex-treasurer, Mrs. H. Poster,
and turned money, S4,I5, over to
the board. Sister Posten also
sent $500 to apply on her life
membership.
On motion the recording sec
rotary be paid s. for compiling
minutes of the convention.
On motion, we forward an &C
acknowledgement to the correspond
ing secretary, Mrs. A. c. Caper-
ton, of Jefferson City, Mo, for So
from the Central District Associe-
ton.
Mrs. Piles contributed 25cto the
Board. SI.25 was turned over
from the Atkinson Circle.
The president appointed the fol-
lowing committees for the next
quarter.
Observation-Disclosures Hunter,
Williams and King.
Program-Sisters Day, Lewis
and Davis.
On motion SI.oo be allowed Sis
ter Cox, and LAO, Sister Smother,
for their travelling expenses.
The president of the executive
board of the African Mission con-
vention of u. A., Rev. ]. F.
Thomas, addressed the Woman's
Board and made report of the
proceedings of the executive
board which met at Richmond,
Vir.
On motion Sisters Cox and
Piles be given written authorities
to solicit monies for the benefit of
this convention.
A collection was taken TO the
amount of 43c.
After paying expenses, 5000
was turned over to the treasurer.
After prayer by Sister Cox, the
board adjourned to meet next
quarter at Kansas City.
/ MRS. c. r. Mcdowell, Pres,
VIM SMoTHERs. Sec'y.
The Baptist headlight. (Topeka, Kan.) 1893-1894, 1894-02-08
Saved bv an Echo at Sea.

The echo from the steam whistle of
the Atlantic Transport Company's
steamer Montana beyond a doubt
saved the vessel from loss while pow
ing her way across the Atlantic
from Swansea to Philadelphia,
says the Philadelphia Record.
In dense fog the usual signals
were beings blown TO warn APP
preaching vessels when Captain For
>ythe distinctly heard the echo in the
distance Tbs cOncluSiyelv proved
in his mind that he was in the midst
Of towering bergs and the helm was
soon put down TO clear this great
danger TO every mariner. 1t is be-
lieved that the Montana skinned
the elge Of monster floating island
OF ice