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The Baptist headlight., 1894-07-11
q AROuNDABOUT GALL
Waking a Sleepy Operator by Caoie
Dispatch.

waking a Sleepy Operator by Cable
Dispatch.
There is good story aO0ut
telegraph operator who once worked
the land wires in the DuNbury (Mass.) }
cable office, going to sleep one gnu
and a message having TO be sent o.
900 or 1000 III les to wake him up
The operator is now a practlclng
physician in cam bridge, Mass, but
before annexing NJ. D. TO his name
was one OF the gilt-edgc telegraphers
o. the country.
One night while on duty in the
Duxbury office, be fell asleep at his
key The sleep was a sound one
1'ne New York operator called till
out of patience, when he sent mes
sage to Boston request ng the chlet
operator in charge TO tell DuXbuIy TO
answer New York. The sleeper,
however was as deaf to BOStOnS
"Di," "Di," as to the impatient
characters flashed on from New
York.
In the cable-room next the sleep
ing operator was the cable artist
The room was dark and he was watch
ing the mirror for the tiny sparks
that n those days went to make up
message. TO him the Morse alpha
bet was all Greek, so the sleeper slept
on.
Seeing no other way out OF the
muddle and thinking the operator
asleep. New York called Canso in
Noya Otia, and addressed a mes
sage to the cable operator at DuXburX
The mes age read:
go into the other room and wake
up that operator"
Canso sent it to Hearts Content in
Newfoundland; Hearts Content
rushed it across to London. thence to
Dover, and across the channel to
Calais and to Brest, Brest kept it
moving on to MiQuelOn, and MiQuelOn
gave the cable operator at Duxbury q
unique surprise. The sleeper was
then aroused about eleven minutes
having been taken by the grand round
of the cablegram. He tried TO ex-
plain matters by telling New York
that he was out OF adjustment The
story didn't impress ;he officials as
being truthful, and in day or two
there was Il vacancy in Duxbury.-
Donohue's Magazine.
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THE BAPTIST HEADLIGHT,
TOPEKA,
He COULD WAIT.
Ee Wanted the Vest, but Was in No Par
ticular Hurry About 1t.
KANSAS

Ee Wanted the Vest, but Was in No Par
ticular Hurry About 1t.
Six months ago clothing dealer
on Jefferson avenue put q lot of sum-
mer vests in the front window and
marked each one at 10 cents. They
hadn't been on display but a day or
two before young farmer entered
and looked them over and said:
III want one of them, but Is cents
is too much. I'll give you CO."
His offer was refused and he walked
out. In about week he returned,
bat the market was still firm.
Regularly every week since then he
has appeared and renewed his offer.
Along the end OF August he dropped
in to observe:
tits only a few day to September
now"
Eyes"
AThey all say we are going to have
an early winter"
eyes"
"Shouldn't wonder if we would
have snow by the middle Of Sep
tember."
III see"
"There won't be any sale for sum-
mer vests after the lst."
"No"
"Give you 60 cents for that striped
one with smoked buttons"
Couldn't do it,
'Give you the cash right down on
the nail"
mo sir"
"All right for yOu-all right! There
is no great hurry about it, and I'm a
great hand to wait Feller wanted
to ask me So. so for pair of yaller
shoes, about two years ago, but l
waited and got 'em the other day for
10 shillings There's a gal up our
way who has bin expecting me to ask
her to marry me for the last four
years l may some day, but there's
no great rush Won't take TO cents
to-day. eh:"
mo"
''All right. That's my limit. I'll
call about once week from now on,
and along next winter mebbe you'll
come to time. I've got the yaller
shoes and red necktie, and amt
suffering the least mite. ] shall be
drawing sand by here all winter, and
it won't be no trouble for me to step
in occasionally. If you happen to be
looking out OF the window as | drive
up I'll hold up six fingers for TO
cents If it's go, nod your head:
if not, shake. Good-day."
Yesterday he got the vest DE.
trOit Free Press.
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Choate's Exag <cration.

When Chief Justice Shaw Of Mas
Sachusetts, heard that a new English
dictionary containing some thousand
new words, had just been published.
he exclaimed. "t'or heavens sake.
don't let Brother Choate get hold
Of it,
The humorous remark was an ac-
acknowledgement Of the eloquent advo-
Gates phenomenal command OF iau-
guage ard Of the wealth OF h ;
vocabulary.
No matter what the topic Choate
discussed. words >OnorouS, suggestive
and stimulating, came forth 1T his
command and took the.r places in
long, rhythmical sentences. \ mem
Ter OF the Boston bar said that
one OF the most earnest and clio luent
addresses 20 i III he ever listened
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The Real Demon of the Marsh

Is not a spook, but reality. 1t is neither a
"bogie" nor a "kelpie," nor any other of those
spirits which the credulous have supposed to
haunt the banks of rivers and streams after
dusk. Its name is malaria, and though invisi-
ble it is very terrible and tenacious when it
seizes you. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters drives
it away, nor will it attack those whose systems
are fortified with the great medicinal defensive
agent The miasmatic mists of early morning,
the vapors exhaled at eventide may be safely
breathed by those protected by the Bltters. In
the tropics where every form of malarial disease
threatens the soiOurner, and is particularly vir-
ulent when developed, the Bitters is the best
reliance of the inhabtant. For dyspepsia, liv-
er complaint, lack of vigOr, appetite and sleep
for rheumatism and nervousness the Bitters are
a sure and safe remedy
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Crafty Bronco.

Mr.. MerWin describes the bronco
as "a rat of hOr e, with eve neck,
a hammer head, short hip, and an
easy, Looping gait" He adds that he
lis supposed to have descended chiefly
from Spanish horses brought to this
county in the seventeenth century.
Prlvations and cold have reduced
him in size, stripped him of all
purely ornamental parts and quail
ties, and. developed hs capacity for
endurance" OF the bron os dispo-
stiOn Mr.. Merwin says:
BrOncOS are commonly intelligent,
but they are also apt TO be vicious.
In fact, the breaking which they un-
dergo, and which has been practiced
upon many generations of their an
cestOrs, could hardly fail to leave
them vicious. "BuffalO Bill" has
made the buck jumping of d bronco
familiar to the people of two contin-
entS.
Nor is it easy to make them go
safely in harness A neighbOr Of mine
once hitched to light road cart
pony that had been ridden for some
years. He took many precautions in
the way of straps and ropes, so that
kicking was rendered impossible.
Finally, when all was ready, he
mounted the cart and drove quietly
out of the yard
l watched him as far down the
rOau as l could see, and no old horse
could have gone more steadily or
better than this bronco. But, as it
soon appeared, he was only biding
his opportunity. When he came to
a bridge over a river, which he had
often crossed, the pony, without the
least warning. jumped the rail- TAX
ing man and cart along with him,
and dropped the whole establishment
in the food.
1t was in the spring, and ice was
running but with some difficulty the
horse, as well as the man, was
rescued; and this was his last appear
ance in harness.
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Both Went.

When Lawrence Barrctt'S daughter
was married Stuart Robson sent a
check for 50, 900 to the bridegroom,
Miss Felicia Robson. who attended
the wedd ng, conveyed the gift.
Eel cia" said her father. upon
her return, did you give hm the
check?"
Yes, father" answered the duti-
full daughter.
What d d he say" asked Robson.
He d dn't say anything, replied
Miss Felicia. but he Shed tears"
How long did he cry?'
'Why, father | didn't time him:
should say, however, that he wept
FULLY Il minute"
FULLY a minute rOared Robson.
why. | or ed an hour alter Ia signed
lt."-Chl ago Lccord.
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Generous.

An incident in the life Of Baron
GrOs, the painter, famous for his
illustration of Napoleon's battleflelds
and for the cupOla of the Pantheon,
cOntradictS the common opinion, that
artists, when contemplating another
artists picture, are uneasy or un-
happy; that is, envious.
In 1924 DelacrOlx produced his first
great picture "Dante and Virgil" !"
and wished to send it to the Salon.
But he was too poor to buy a frame
for it, without which it would not be
admitted to the exhibition. A kind
hearted carpenter hearing of the
painters perplexity. gave him four
laths. These DeiaCroix painted and
made into frame for his picture,
and sent it to the salon.
The day Of the opening Of the ex-
hibitiOn he ran there and looked for
his picture. He did not find it. Dis
appointed, for he thought it had been
refused, he seated himself in dispair
on bench.
"You ought to be glad" said a
keeper of the gallery, app oachinK
the de eCtcd painter
"Ilad. What for? To be refused?"
"Whv. have you not seen your p,c
ture in the principal room with
splendid frame that Baron G. oS
caused the administration 10 put on
it?"
DelacrOix went-his picture was in
the place of honor.
The Baptist headlight., 1894-07-11
Two Links in q Chain.

An English writer the author of
IA Winter Jaunt in Norway" in
describing visit TO Bjornstjerne
Bjornson, mentions two incidents
which are worth putting together
for the encouragement, especially, of
those who have TO do with the train
ing Of young minds. They are eX-
cellent iIlustrat ons OF the truth
that child, or a man. may appear
to be dull of intellect when in fact
he needs only the right touch to
make him a thinker.
Bjornson. it appears, was not sup
posed when boy to have any re-
markable talent, nor was he particu-
larly StudiOus. At l5 years of age,
however, a sudden change came over
him. Some one persuaded him to
read Wergeland's poem, THE Eng
lish Pilot" The boy was fascinated.
a new world was open to him. He
longed to become poet himself, to
make his mark in the wo Id.
This is incident number one. The
second has TO do with BjOrnson'S own
influence upon chance hearer.
The English lady who records it.
while travelling far up in the cOun-
try, stopped at little farm, and was
amazed to find a we'll stored book
case. She mentions in particular
works by 1bsen, Bjornson, and Bran
des.,
"You are fond of reading, l see, "
she said t7 the farmer.
"Well, | wasn't formerly" be an
swered; but YOU see | heard Herr
BJornson lecture on heredity down at
kongsberg, and got bit interested
and bought two OF his books; and |
enjoyed them so much I've bought
more, and now | read good deal in
the long winter evenings, and l like
it,"
So, one thing leads to another,
Ana SO tiny seed, dropped almost
by chance, may result in harvest
The Baptist headlight., 1894-07-11

The Warrior, the Oldest armor-cIad
ship r. the world. uuilt entirely Of
on. ls about TO lie renovated and
prepared 10 service abroad as a
qua dship at one OF the coaling s.a.
tions She was launched nv the
Thames Iron works Company at
Biackwail, Dec. ~. 1850 and com.
missioned for the Il st time i'm August.
1874, by Captain n. A. Cochrane, for
Sc V re In the channel She is 10
nave new boilers certainly. and a
new secondary battery Of quick-rr NJ
gun> -LoLdon World
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to was made by Choatc in a suit
about an invo ce of cheese.
Doubtless he was extravagant in
phrasing; but the extravaganza in
stead of creating smile, stamped
the advocates thought on the hearers
minds Certain testimony was or
fered on the oppos tie side in a case
in which he was engaged, and he
maintained that it was worthless.
''It wonld be, sad he, rising on h S
toes a favorite gesture, 'as difficult
to find a grain OF truth in that testi.
mony as to find a drop OF water spilled
in the Desert of Sahara in the times
of the Crusaders"
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Ne" York Society Women -
Idea for Chsldr -

Ne" hork Society Women ~.
Idea for CAndrrn -
That club Of 'advancedn -,
New York known as SorOsls n..a nelea !
determined upon effecting - ! ,alsll
This is nothing less than tn ,slofa
ing OF the perniclous form |, Ip.os H.
ture known as fairy tales : ~ u
which this literature has .ns esa
during the past ayes OF Ina ',ousa 49,
says I writer, is well-niVh in..,S 80
bic. Under its hanefn, s ss
millions OF children in ali .assaa ..asssa
countries have been ruthless So
wickedly deceived, They -. -
led TO believe that there -. y 80
things as fairies; that anIm.,. go
occasionally in the habit oi S 49,.
with each other and with roos ss l'...s
boys and girls; that there ~ Il 80 as''s
and hoOgoblins lying Ia xan
and there for bad children. -. -
beanstalk can be made Ia gros sa -. !
enough and strong enough Il -. ! :
OF a small hero climbing 4 - -.
land and performing doughts 49, 1
OF giant killing. They hav. - -
cen heartlessly misled as ID a. !.
stence OF Robinson Crusa =. =
Masterman Ready and the So.
family, and hosts OF other ao,ss.
urers who never had anv eristen,s !,
all, except In the imagInailons n 4.
purveyors OF the Literature reie,,ss
TO; and they have actually -.
taught to love mere myth hv 4.
name of Santa Claus and ID Mia.
that he nils their stockings o. Cru,
mas eve, when every lover !. \.
truth knows that he does nothing |,
the kind, being only a creature oi ~
imagination.
The reform, when Ii becomes en-.
plete, will effect a wonderful sa,las
OF time. Each child until The age Y
ten averages about two hours 4 al
of hearing these stlries. which meaa
until the age mentioned, q waste l
5000 hours or neasly q year anll
half. LII this year and . hall Rs
devoted To mathematics say, or mms
philosophy. or something really ID.
proving, what incalculable bents!
would result to the child! The lMn
of Sorosis deserve the thanks ot -
pie generally for their crusade Al
when the generatioa Of chlldna
brought up under the neH refine
shall have attained manhod whsta
result will be manifested Thf
novelists W III have to shut up shop
as will the poets and playvnghn
history and biography and lfaytl VI
be things of the past and ne onl
branch OF literature which vii hosf.
| ish will be takers OF statistics -
blue books Of the pcliticlac.
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Presence OF Mind.

"I knew a sea captain, whe dA
some years ago. who displayed gfsas
presence Of mind ata mosl cfiila
time" said Henry !. Roberts q b1s.
ton. "His ship bad caught afe go
the passengers and creN Eefe co..
PEELED 10 take TO the bOasln : 49,, 49,,
The captain remained psIlssaI - -
throughout all The coaias'oa - !.
fright OF the embarkaIlon. -
last every one but biInssli - =. :.
safely into the boats ~ e -.
he was ready TO follow tne pasNa...' 49,.
were wild with fear and e1c'.s-1.s 80
Instead OF hurrying dow = y !.
der, the captain called oa' : II.
sailors to hold on mllue' - .,..I,
ing a cigar from BIZ pclsa -, 80 |.
bit the end OF and Lighted ] - -.
piece OF the burning rigglnk -
he descended with great usIs~ -. =
and gave the order p 80 ! -, =
How could you stop V llEns' 80.
at such a moment:' he - ..s.,. -.
ward asked by one IL the pass., -,
because. he answered. .,,,s
If | did not do sometime - = 80. !
your minds there would lIlsl :.
panic and upset the los.. -
lighting Of a cigar took ous : !. - -.
and attracted the stteniloa -, : -. :
body; and you all forgo. - h.
in thinking about mJ 80. sn.r-a
havior and We got safelr ''''
sYAz VA.sanprM@.
The Baptist headlight., 1894-07-11

One of the readers wants to know
the exact method of using pumice
and cream for the removal or super
tiuOus ha from the chin. Just rub
the chin thoroughly with the cream
to soften the hair: then take piece
of pumiCe stone and rub the affected
parts steadily but gently for five or
ten minutes, being careful not 10
continue it until the skin is irritateI.
Continue this treatment every night
and morning for six months and the
result VIII be gratifying. Some may
say that it takes too long, but the
disflguring hairs have been many
months on their way.
NaSeline rubbed we'll into the scalp
will increase the growth of the hair.
If you wish to get rid of wrinkles,
blackheads, and pimples, bathe the
face in hot mot warm) water for five
minutes every night before retiring.
I! April snow water bottled and we'll
corked, was, and is used by many a
soft-skinned woman for the preserva-
ton of her lovelinesS.
A bunion may be cured by bathing
the affected part in hot water TO
which teaspoonful Of salt, table
spoonful of starch, and few drops
of arnica have been added. then wipe
dry with soft linen towel and ap-
ply iodine with camel's-hair brush.
Wear loose shoe all the time. or
one which has the leather covering
the buniOn cut out. BunlOnS are
caused by undue pressure.
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When Travelling

Whether on pleasure bent or business, take
on every trip bottle of Syrup of Figs, as it
acts most pleasantly and effectually on the
kidneys, liver and bowels, preventing fevers,
headaches and other forms of sickness. For
sale in SOC. and ST. bottles by all leading
druggists. Manufactured by the California
Fig Syrup Co, only.
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No Judge.-Young Artist: It's an outrage
to have such an ignoramus as Putfers on a
hanging committee. Friend: No Judge of art,
eh? Young Artist: He is half-idiot. Why,
sir, he thought my COWS were horses.-New
York Weekly.
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At the Opera.-Mrs. Brown: There's Mrs.
Montmorenci over there! wonder how she
can enjoy the opera. Why, she's deaf as a
post. Mrs. Gray: But gee how elegantly
she is dressed
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Beauxe (at the soiree): wonder IL thai
old lady over there isn't really trying to fiiri
with me. Seddit politely: I can easily
find out, sir. by asking. She's my wife.
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CSiny the sun as a Motor

Speaking recently at meeting ia
Newcastle, Sir Robert Ball limited at
the approach OF time when pos.
terit might have 10 construct ma.
chinery that would he worked with
heat obtained 10y the d rect action o.
the suns rays He showed on the
screen !. machine VII ch, by means of
a reflector heated water in boiler
large enough 10 generate the steam
required 20 move small printing
press London Inventions
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Mrs. Portly Pompous: It's little strange
that you are unwilling to show your refer
ences. Servant: hesitate out of consider
alton for those people who change their
servants every week.
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Fine toilet soap. ) cents said the judg
reading the wrapper. after ne had used sotn
of the contents. That i not enough. j
like TO fine il s. and costs.
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Halls Catarrh Cure
Is a constitutional cure. Price, 75c.

Practical Dramatist.-Friend Wy do
you kill off SO many people in every act?
Dramatist: The company is small. and that
is the only way can work in all the charac-
ters.-New York Weekly.
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Plenty OF Sleeve.-Husband My dear,
don't you think that dress a-er-trifc i'm
modest? Wife: Immodest, Goodness me !,
Just look at the sleeves New York Weekly.
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Many man who Is a good shot in th
world hopes To miss fire in the next.
The Baptist headlight., 1894-07-11

WELL, To2sev. and what do you
DO on the plantation:" Top>ey-
Well Miss, | mostly breaks lie dishes
and Kits licked 10 teliln' e>
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KAri'a Glover Root Tea.
The great blood purifier gives FRESHNESS and cearnes
10 the Complexion and cur~s Constipation crSc ~
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Is the oldest and best II will break UP Colo quick
er than anything else II Is always reliable. Try II
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oldest OF Iron War Ship..

The Warrior. the oldest armor- ciad
ship the wo Id built entirely oi
i on, Is ABOUT to be renovated and
prepared 10 service abroad as a
qua d>hIp 1T one OF the cOaling s,a
tions She was launched by the
Thames Iron works Company al
BIackwall, Dec. ~. 1860. and com
III ssiOned for the Il st time in August.
! Sol. by Captain a. A. COchraue. for
sc &c In the channel She Is u
have new bnilers certainly. aud a
new sc Cndary battery OF quick -Ir o.
guns i .OLdOn World.
TIERE Is no eutry OF p0sthumous
charities nQ the cred side or the
re-Jrdlcg angels ledger.
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ng Kansas City Stop at

When Visiting Kansas City Stop at
the Blossom HOUSE opposite Union Depot
First class in every respect, Rates, $3.50 day.
Cable cars to all parts of the city pass the
door
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PERSONAL.
appeared.

Sir George NJ Humphrey Of Cambridge,
Eng, who has just resigned as senior sur
geon of Addenbrook hospital, held that
post for so years.
Lena Mcclellan Of st. Paul is believed
to be the youngest stamp collector in the
world. She is only years old, but is as
ardently devoted to her pursuit as any
philatelist of more mature. years. -..ti
John Donovan of Bay county, Michigan,
who will be the only Democrat in the
Michigan legislature says: II don't believe
l will have much trouble in shaping the
policy Of the minority in the house, and
won't call any party caucuses to devise
filibustering methods to worry my oppo.
nents. Yes, shall vote for the Democratic
candidates for United States senator
Nm proud of the fact that l come from
what has been for years, and apparently
still is, the banner Democratic county Of
the state OF course, there isn't any use
of telling of what will do at Lansing,
for won't be able to do any more than to
vote. l shall be there, however, and
want all my Republican friends in the
Legislature to know that l am going to
watch them. They'll scarcely be able to
saddle any mistakes they may make on
the Democratic portion of the house, for
won't be able to hold up under the bur
den very long" we. 4f ..t+-,7.
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trade or any active member of the board
of health of a such metropolitan centers
as San Francisco, St. Louis, Philadelphia,
Boston, New York, Chicago. The CON
certed action which these bodies will make
has reference only to the sale of the drug.
The efforts of Commissioner Edison HIM
self have been largely rendered nugatory
by the facility with which small quanti-
ties of arsenic can be mailed from one city
to another. Moreover, the legislation OF
the states is not uniform. But now it is
intended to prevent the sale of the drug
unless specially prescribed, and to break
I'D the trade in arsenicated nostrums. A
bill has been prepared and will be intro
duced into various Legislatures to this end.
"Arsenic has always offered great
temptation to women, said Dr. Cyrus
Edison, reviewing the subject when he
was asked about it. But after all, we
can only take general measures. L do
not see how we are to prevent the use OF
the drug unless we convince the women
that it does more harm than good. They
can always procure it by stealth, even II
it be made a misdemeanor to traffic in it,
and then we would have only aggravated
the evil Physicians are very careful in
prescribing arsenic and not 1nfrequentiy
do not reveal to the patient that the drug
has been prescribed at all. 1t is OF I'M
doubted efficacy in skin diseases. "
1t was Surgeon General Wyman who
pointed out, when the anti-arsenic agita-
ton began, that there is danger from
slavery to the drug in another direction.
1t gives occasion for a murderous use OF
arsenic, and will complicate the investiga-
ton of suspicious deaths. Traces of arseni-
cal poisons are now very weak as evil
dences of murder The victim may have
been a "fiend." Indeed, some of the
most interesting murder cases have been
complicated in this way. Mrs. Maybrick
owed her peculiar type of beauty to indul-
gence in the Turing poison, and one of
the most famous of Wilkie Collins novels
hinged upon the. same enslavement of the
heroine -H go 5,iiu "a