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Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1894-03-24
NEW INVALID CHAIR AND SPINAL PILLOW.


vention of lady who was persuaded
to try her hand at patents by the force
of circumstances.
While nursing her husband during q
long illness she felt the necessity OF
providing some comfortable support
for his head, and finally devised an ar
rangement of spiral wires set in Il sup
porting frame which gives soft
springy back and is adjustable to any
position. We have all at various times
cudgelcd our brains in clumsy en-
deavors to make the temporary sit
ting up" rcStful change. | went yes
terday to see a friend who is GONZALES
cling from n severe illness, but not yet
strong enough to bear the fatigue of u
change to the sofa, and found her sim
ply rcveling in the possession of one Of
these delectablc inventions.
Still another new invalid's comfort,
which is also the result of a woman's
wit. is very simply-constructed chair
designed for the purpose of carrying Il
patient from the bed TO the sofa, or
from room to room. 1t consists of
strips of canvas which are easily
slipped under n patient and when
lifted form canvas chair, either in
an upright position or recumbent
one. This continuance is without
doubt the very best yet discovered for
moving an invalid, as it entails no eX-
ertion whatever on the part Of the suf-
fcrer and is boon in the way of
changing the physical and moral at
moSphcre for brief space.
Apart from the suffering, one of the
greatest trials to bear in long illness
is the dead monotony of being shut up
within n limited space of four walls;
however attractive and cheerful the
room may be, change to one of less
agreeable aspect and surroundings
brings with it n sense of rcpose and
rest. Many invalid chairs have been
patented. but all of them necessitate
more or less eXertion, or disturbance
on the part of the patient.
IL | wanted To make useful and at
the same time pretty gift to sick
friend know of nothing likely to be
more acceptable than "a new night lamp
which was shown me yesterday. 1t
Is made in the shape of n candle, which
fits into n low Queen Anne silver can
dlestick. The candle forms the recep-
tacle for the OIL there is little crystal
globe on top, and frame which sup
ports dainty little silk shade, such as
Is used on the dinner table candelabra
The light is soft and clear, and the
lamp is warranted to burn all night
Isabel Dupdas, in ST. Louis Republic.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1894-03-24

holder by small bolt G. Zig. %. At
the end of this holder should be cut
small notches, on which small NOV
able weight. l. is placed, to lower the
upper carbon as it burns away. After
the lower carbon, d. is placed in posi-
ton. and the current of electricity
from the batteries turned on. small
yet brilliant light will be produced be-
tween the points of the carbons, ID.
Now obtain six glass jars five inches
in diameter and six inches high, Com
mon fruit jars will do if the top is cut
off, which can be done by making a
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1894-03-24
THE WORKING DRESS.
why 1t Should lie simply Made and Com.
fortably Fitted.

why 1t Should lie simply Made and Com.
fortably Fltt0d.
1t is good thing for housekeepers
that the skirt and blouse styles of
dress are in such general use. Those
loose styles of waists are much more
convenient in working than the tight
fitting waist, which in wash fabric
is SO apt to shrink and get out of
shape.
A light quality of American flannel
of dark cloth color Ia the most suita BILE
material for working dresses, though
some housekoepers use u firm, good
quality of cambria or bingham in win
ter Us well ~ summer. In either case,
whether tho working dress is made Of
wool or cotton, it should be simply
made and comfortably fttsd, and
made SO that it may be easily washed.
The best design is u skirt with plain
hem, with possibly q few tucks above
it, and for the bodice some variety of
the blouse waist, which il made with
out Il lining, SO that it may be- worn
over II close-ftting underwaiSt. The
varieties of this comfortable under
waist are SO great that styles may be
found becoming to stout as well as
slender figures In n neat dress OF this
kind, with u white apron ut hand to
put on in exchange for q gingham one,
the working woman may always be
prescntable in case of On unexpected
caller-N. Y. Tribune.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1894-03-24
A substItute for Coffee.

Those persons who find it impossible
tn drink coffee, on account of its effect
ON the digestion or nerves, may find
che following substitutes acceptable.
Take three quarts best bran, one quart
corn neal, three tablespoonfuls Of mo-
lasses, mix and brown In the oven like
ordinary coffee. For every cup of
coffee required use one heaping table,
spoonful OF the caramel. Pour boiling
water over II and steep, not boil, for
aftses or twenty minuteA
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1894-03-24
QUEER THINGS ABOUT THE CAT.
H. Conduct at Times Contradictory and
MNstif,ing.

H. Conduct at Times Contradictory and
Mystir,ing.
There are contradictory elements in
The character OF the cat. No animal is
more independent, and If we may
speak freely concerning cats" like
Muutaigne, no animal is more capri
cious in its choice of home than a cat
Yet none is more remarkable for its
power of finding its way back from
great distances than cat is if il pleases
to do so. As Mr. Romanes says the
psychology of the cat unsubdued by
civilization fits it for Robinson Crusoe-
like existence in the woods.
\ dog lost in a wood howls all night
and dis;urbs whole county. A cat,
instead of using her "homing instinct"
makes herself at home with rabbits.
pheasauts and small birds Again, the
cat in towns sometimes deserts his
nome in dudgeon at some perhaps mag
incd insult and abandons himself tO a
life conducted entirely on apolaastic-
principles Every one knows that n
perfectly comfortable, well fed twill
occasionally came 10 his house and
settle there, deserving a family by
whom il is lamented, and To whom II
it choose it could find its way hack.
with ease. M
This conduct is mystery which may
lead us to infer that cats form great
,ecre, society and that he who was
king of Cats was really CRANE
master, an Aramis of cats. Doubtless
they come and go in pursuance of some
secret policy connected with the edu-
cation Of cats, or perhaps with witch
craft Otherwise why should crea-
ture which does not know the manaclos
Of space leave one home for strangs
residence?
We have known a cat to desert .
house for years; once in six months he
would retu' aud look about him with
an air OF some contempt "Sueh,"
seemed 10 say, Were my humble
ginnings." lie went on no offensf
and in about three years he ca
Cor good, his mission eisewhef
probably been aocompllshs
Day Review
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1894-03-24
Ininiteslmal Webs.

Mexico, the land OF Montezuma,
prickly pears, sand, volcanoes, etc has
many subtropical wonders, both in veg
etable and animal life, Among these
latter is species of spider So minute
that It's legs cannot be seen without a
glassA This little arsncida weaves .
web " wonderfully minute that IL
talses Jour hundred OF them to equal .
comm4n hale In magnitude.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1894-03-24
BUILDING AND SCIENCE
1T COSTS ONE DOLLAR.

low an Electric Light Can BE Made at
Home-The One Here illustrated Was
Made by sixteen Year-OId Adam Kapf-
MANA Splendid Experiment for Boys.
Fig. 1 shows n simple electric light
Complete, which can be made with
very few tools On dry hard wood
base, A. four inches in diameter,
should be mounted hard wood stand
ard B, about seven inches high. The
base and standard should be well
coated with shcllac. To this standard
is fastened a brass carbon holder, c,
which is fastened with small round
headed screws. At the top is attached
a U-shaped piece of brass, f, in which
small holes are punched. The brass
used for this instrument need not be
thicker than common sheet tin, and
can be bought of any tinsmith for about
five cents. A wire should then be
passed through these holes, on which
the upper carbon holder should be
fastened. The wires from the batter
les can be fastened at Hi, with small
copper washers, such as are used with
rivets. with round headed screws. The
upper carbon, ID, can be fastened in the
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1894-03-24

way. Italy gave its adhesion to the
uniform standard system a few weeks
ago and uses Central Europe" time,
which is an hour earlier than Green
witch time. The minister of public
works also required all railroad com
panies to print their schedules with
the hours numbered up to twenty
four" and counting from midnight to
midnight. Clocks in the railway sta
tions have. therefore, been modified by
addition of an inner circle of figures.
painted in red. covering the last half
of the day. Although Roman numerals
are used to designate the hours before
noon. Arab figures are employed for
the other twelve. The reason for this
probably is that as" is more compact
than XVIII and "23' than "NNIII."
The American Society of Civil Engi-
necrs has had a committee on uniform
time standards for dozen years or so,
and the latter makes annual reports on
the progress of the movement. At the
societys headquarters there is a
clock with 24-hour face, but diff
fering somewhat fIrm the one just de-
scribcd. 1t has twelve openings just
where the numbers are usually placed
on dial and directly behind it is a
disc. susceptible of little rotatory
motion. During tine morning the fig
ures from ~" up to '12" are displayed
by that disc through the holes in the
dial then change occurs automatic
ally and a fresh set, from 'l3' TO '2i,'
is substituted
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1894-03-24
TIE MAGICAL PIPE.
A Trick That Never Fails tc Excite Gsnu-
inc NstonIshInCut.


inc NstonIshlhcnt.
\ very interesting snd quite simple
experiment can be performed with a
clay pipe. the object being To knock of
the heel or projection under the bowl,
from distance. The feat may be ac-
complishcd in the following manner:
Break Il short piece of the end of the
sterl and place it on 'thc edge of a
table. over which it should project
slightly. as in the illustration. Ask
anyone present to stand opposite you.
and hold the pipe in Il slightly oblique
position by resting his hand on the
table and introducing his little finger
into the bowl. as indicated. Make sure
that your end of the stem is in direct
line with the stem on the pipe, fact
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1894-03-24
TWENIY.EouR O'CLOCK.
Modern system of Notation Adopted by
the Italian Railways.

Slow progress has been made in Sc
curing the adoption of the 24-hour
system of notation in timepieces and
railway time tables since an inter-
national conference in Washington,
representing twenty-five different
countries. recommended it ten years
ago. Still, there is perceptible head
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1894-03-24
wher. 90 LAY ts. D,ussr Tools.

In laying tho ceromonious dinner
table be careful to see that tho oyster
fork goes ON the right with the knives.
the other forks ON the left; tho napkin
also lies az the left. while tho glasses
are put 40 the right
The St. Johns herald., 1894-07-26
BONNETS AND CIGARS.
Sure Relief for the Man Whose Wife Buys
 Cigars for Him.

Sure Relief for the Man Whose Wife Buys
 Cigars for Him.
 When lovely woman stOops to folly and sets out to buy her husbands cigars for him one of two things is reasonably sure to happen, says the New York Press. If the unfortunate head of the household is of choleric temperament he uses language and pitches the offending weeds out of the window. This naturally gives pain tc their innocent purchaser, and is ex- tremely likely to bring about a family hurricane, with a plentiful shower of tears. If the victim of his wife's good intentions is suave and diplomat he says nothing, but adroitly substitutes box of cigars of his own choosing for the gift which was meant to add to the comforts of home, and generously pre- sents the first box to the Italian boot black around the corner. This is un- doubtedly the better method of the two, but it has the serious disadvan. tage of encouraging the misguided apparently worked so we'll. This is apt to be trying to the patience even ot a patient husband. Besides it is very hard on the bootblacl1.
 Assuredly some method should be adopted to prevent occurrences so re- grettable. Since argument in such cases would in all human probability be utterly useless, we venture to sug gest another remedy. When a mans wife inficts on him the gift of a box ot cigars let him accept them smilingly, remembering the bootblaclz around the corner. Then let him reciprocate by going out and purchasing his wife bonnet approved solely by his own masculine judgment. The cure may seem a trifle expensive, but it will work. The woman does not exist who would not take the hint. For the bon net chosen by man without reference to his wife's tastes is certain to be as acceptable as the cigars which the wife buys for her husband.
The St. Johns herald., 1894-07-26
GIRLS HAVE A NEW FAD.
They Look for Young Men with Rings on
 Their Fingers.

They Look for Young Men with Rings on
 Their Fingers.
 Young men have been wondering what it all could mean. For the last few weeks whenever young man met a young lady of his acquaintance she would closely examine his fingers, and, finding a ring there, would turn it around two or three times and be sat- isfied.
 When asked for an explanation the young lady would of course evade the subject and laugh most sweetly at what she would innocently call joke. But the secret is out and it has come to the ears of the young men. Now the fun will be all on the other side.
 It is a new craze, this turning of rings on the fingers of young men by their lady friends. Where it came from no one knows; why the girls have all taken it up they of course will not explain themselves. They think it just too lovely, that's all.
 There is firm down town which employs a large number of young men and women, and much time is wasted there during the day by the practice of this craze. Recently one of the employers discovered what it all meant, and now there is slgn posted conspicuously in the room which reads: 'Any employe caught practicing the ring-turning business will be immedi ately discharged" I asked member of the firm what it was all about, says
 J5
 "Why, it's the craziest thing you ever heard of," he said. ''The idea is this: If a young lady meets a young man with ring on his finger she is to turn the ring two or three times. Then with another man the same thing, and so on, until she has turned rings to the extent of about twenty four times. Then the next thing to do is to look for marr1ed person, male or female, wearing a marriage ring. This ring she is to turn twice, and the next man she shakes hands with will be her husband.
 "Crazy, isn't it?" said the dignifed employer with laugh. "But that sign there has put a stop to it in this place. The time we have lost through it would amount to days"
 asked one of the young ladies if all this was true. After some hesitation she admitted, with many blushes, that t was.
 "Of course you girls only do it for ioke?" said I.
 70, no," replied she, very seriously, i've all believe in it. Why, know of young lady myself who married the very man she shook hands with after turning the marriage ring. It comes true every time."
 ''How about yourself?"
 ''Well, I'm waiting patiently for the young man whom shook hands with 70 ask me- And she bounded away with laugh to join her friends.
The St. Johns herald., 1894-07-26
A BITTER WINTER.
All the Portents of Nature Indicate Pro-
 Ionged Cold.


 From the news columns of our rural contemporaries says the New York Mail and Express, we have gathered certain signs and portents which presage the coming of cruel and bitter winter. The homespun weather prophet, comb ing the hayseefl from his beard and eyebrows, has e, .amined the prognosti- cations of Damn; Nature, and, studying the hints of Mother Earth, has arrived at the conclus on that now is the time to lay in cosl, for already the bushy whiskers of winter are heavily frosted and the bre tth of the north wind gives promise of weary months of chill and snow.
 The animal kingdom is already ar rayed against the coming cold. Throughout New England the squir. rels have an unusually heavy cover of fur, and the coats of the cattle and horses are thick and rough. The fox pelts are unusually fine and the mink and weasel have donned extra heavy winter ul3ters. In the Adirondacks the deer have been forewarned and are unusually well wrapped up in the GOV. erings which an all-wise Providence has provided.
 Around the farm also signs are not wanting. The corn husks are much thicker than usual and instead of be- ing light lemon hue are of deep or ange tint, a well-esta blished sign of the approach of a cold winter. The goose bone tells the same story, for the spots are larger and winter than usual, and the hog's melt" runs jagged in- stead of smooth. Nor is this all. The partridge and woodcock are haunting the farms and the grain fields, and the wild ducks are flying in U-shaped in stead of V-shaped docks toward the south The squirrels and chipmunls are unusually busy laying up extra supplies of winter fodder, and the ground hogs have almost disappeared. Already the green frogs are changing their sklns and seeking the bottom of wells and springs for thelr winter quarters, and the snakes have sought their nests under the roots of the trees.
 Of course many of these signs may be unreliable. Chipmunks are apt to be aggressively busy at this season. and frogs and snakes are not always to be depended on. But the goose drone can generally be accepted as truthful index to the weather, and the hogs ''melt" is looked upon in rural communities as not to be gainsaid. Our advlce, then, is to get out your winter clothes and to fill the coal bins. Polish up the rnnners of the sleigh and heap up the woodpile. Fix the saw buck and file the saw See that the stove pipes are clear of soot. Then put your trust in Providence and your money in the savings bank, and pre- pare to enjoy the hundred and one de- lights of sti If, cold winter.
The St. Johns herald., 1894-07-26
Managed It Between Them.

It used to be the custom in England for pheasants to feed from boxes which opened when the bird stood on rail in front, the box shutting to again as soon as the bird left the rail. By this device the food was protected from all manner of thieves. It so happened, according to Bishop Stanley, of Nor wich, that a coot or water-hen had studied the movements of the pheas- ants, and being anxious to get it's meals as easily as they got theirs it tried the box one day. As it was not heavy enough to raise the lid, it kept jump ing on the rail to give extra force to its weight; still the result was not sat- isfactory. Accordingly, it went away, but returned soon with another coot. The weight of the two birds was now sufficient to cause the box to open.
The St. Johns herald., 1894-07-26
THE USE OF PAPER MONEY
| Common to Nearly All Civilized Countries Issues in Various Nations.

Common to Nearly All Civilized Countries Issues in Various Nations.
 Almost, if not quite, all civilized countries use paper money to facilitate payments within their own jurisdic- tions, says the St. Louis Globe-Demo crat. The United States uses paper money to a greater extent than any other country, and in notes of smaller denomination than any other country of equal importance. All of our paper bills except the gold certificates are in the denominations of S1, 8, S5, S10. S20 $50, S100, $500 and S1,OOO; our gold cer- ti6cates do not appear in denomina- tions less than S20. The Dominion oi Canada issues S1 and g notes, and various banks issue notes varying from S5 to S1,0OO. Mexico issues paper money of 10 pesos and upward and the South American states issue paper o1 similar denominations. The Bank oi England issues all English notes in de nominations of e5, e1O, e2O, $50, e1OO: e200, e300, $500 and e1 1000. The banks of Scotland and Ireland issue notes oi e1 and upward. The Bank of France issues notes for 50 francs, 100, 200, 50( and LOGO francs. The Bank of Belgium issues notes of 20 francs and upward. Italian banks issue notes of 1 lire and upward to 1000 lire. The Bank ot Germany puts out notes for marks and upward to 1000 marks. Austria issues notes of gulden and upward. Russia is the only European country which issues government notes, its paper money being of the denomina. tion of 1 ruble and upward. Sweden. Norway and Denmark issue by their banks notes for krone, 10, 25, 50 and 100 krone. India does not issue paper moneys nor does China now. Japan provides paper money of yen. ?, 5 10, 20 and 100 yens, and the other countries. as a rule, issue paper money, the low. est denomination of which is usually ten times the value of the coined unit of Value
The St. Johns herald., 1894-07-26
DESTRUCTIVE OCCUPATIONS.
Poisons That Lurk for Flax and Artificial
 Flower Workers.

Very little is known of the danger to life and health that exists in many occupations where women are largely employed. In England league has been formed to call attention to the facts of the case, and Mrs. c. Mollet has made extentive investigations, says the New York Sun.
 In the linen trade the flax has to be left to soak in the water, and rheuma- tism, bronchitis and pneumonia seize upon the women who have to deal with it in this stage. In the fax-card- ing department the fine dust pro- duces lung disease and kills it's victims at thirty. In fur-cape mak- ing the odor and the fine fluff are both extremely injurious. A singular in- jury is caused to artificial flower mak- CTS, especially those employed in mak- ing white flowers by gaslight. The dry dust causes infamed eyelids, and the work is so trying that women are worn out long before middle age. In the china trade the clay dust settles year by year in the lungs until con- sumption results.
 In the whitehead trade horrors are found quite equal to those of the phos- phorus match trade. Lead is in itself highly poisonous, and the most dan gerous part of the process of making the ordinary blue pigs of lead into the deadly white carbonate is carried on by women, because it requires less muscular strength than the rest. Cakes of lead are put to ferment in tan and acetic acid for three months, and then the cakes have to be grubbed out of the mixture by hand, the poison getting under the finger nails. After being ground to powder under water the dishes of damp lead have to be placed in stove to dry for fortnight The worst part is when these poor women have to take away the dry, hot, white carbonate of lead from the stoves. Even the muf1ed heads, the woolen respirators, the sack overalls, fail to keep out the deadly dust. They rarely live many years; sometimes a few weeks or months bring on the symptoms of acute lead poisoning, to which they rapidly succumb. This white carbonate of lead is used for glazing china and enamel ad- vertisements. The only safeguard would be in prohibiting the manufac- ture, and it would be possible to do so, for various substitutes are in the market
The St. Johns herald., 1894-07-26
Some German Bulls.

A German newspaper man, evident ly jealous of the Irishman's reputation as maker of bulls, took the trouble some years ago, says the London Figaro, to look up the German record in this line. Among others he found in the published works of certain leu tonic writers the following curious ex- amples: Among the immigrants was an old blind woman, who came to America once more before she died to see her only son." After the door was closed soft female foot slipped into the room, and with her own hand extinguished the taper" ''Both doe tors were unable to restore the de- ceased once more to life and health" ''The Ladies Benefit association has distributed twenty pairs of shoes among the poor, which will dry up many a tear" 'I was at the table en- toying cup of coffee when gentle voice tapped me on the shoulder. I looked around and saw my old friend once mOre."