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CHOLERA IN 1894.

Reason to Believe That We Will Have to
Guard Against the Plague This Year.
For over two years the Asiatic cholera
has been epidemic in western Russia.
but as we have had reports of the SUBJ
sidence of its ravages during the win
ter months there was hope that there
might not be recurrence this spring of
the unhappy experiences Of that season
in 1892 and 1898. We regret that the
dispatches at hand are unfavo1able.
There have been violent outbreaks of
the disease during the past week at
number of the populou5 centers of the
western provinces, one of the most vio-
lent of them as far west as the city of
Warsaw, and from that place both Ger
many and Austria are again directly
menaced.
that New York will have to be on the
guard for yet another year, and that
there will be need for the utmost vigil
lance on the part of the officers of our
quarantine service. We do not doubt
the ability of these officers to maintain
the safety of the city.
1t is to be hoped that the European
governments represented in the interna-
tional sanitary commission which has
held conference in Paris will provide
for the prompt execution Of those de-
fensive measures which have met with
the approval of the delegates. This au-
thoritative commission was organized
for the express purpose Of preparing an
antichole1a programme acceptable to the
leading powers Of the world. and it will
be public shame if the recommends
lions it has made this year shall he neg
lected, as were those made at its session
of last year.-New York Sun.
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AMERICANS IN EUROPE.

The English Boniface Is Making Prepare
tions to Entertain Many of Us This Year.
Already the indications are that more
Americans are coming to Europe this
year than ever before. The proprietors of
the principal hotels in London are rejoic-
ing over the fact that they have received
more applications for apartments dur
ing the season from all parts Of the
United 5tates than at so early date in
any previous year. If their expecta-
tons are unfulhlled, it will be dismal
time for the English boniface, for the
best of them found the balance on the
wrong side Of the ledger last year, and
America is the sole hope for many of
them. One thing only it was feared
might check the exodus, and that dam
ger is probably over. Most of the steam
ship lines made some advance in first
class fares last season in anticipation of
Worlds fair travel. 1t proved to be the
most Improbable year for long time.
The recent conference Of managers of
the principal lines discussed the point
unofiicially, but the managers were al
most unanimous in opposing further
advance.
The agents recognize that the bulk Of
American summer travel comprises
clergymen, schoolteachers and others
having moderate salaries and long va
cations. A heavier tax would keep
them at home. 1t is further argued that
these classes rather profit than suffer by
the hard times, SO it is expected that
travel this year will be unusually large.
London Letter.
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HOW TO PREVENT DISEASE.
l. Physician Believes Consumptive Peopl
Shnuld NOt Marry.

L Physician Believes Cons"mptive People
Should Not Marry.
At recent lecture DR.. Potter of AL
bany said that consumption was the
most fatal of all diseases. To prevent
this fearful malady he maintained that
all animal foods must be examined;
also all animals that furnish food, and
the food furnished to them. Should any
such animal be found to be afflicted
with tuberculosis, it should instantly
be killed and cremated to prevent a
spread OF the germs. 1t would also in
voive circumspect1on of railroad cars
and steamboats, to prevent people aflict-
ed with tuberculosis boarding them.
Then, again, a man afflicted with tu-
berculosis should not be allowed to mar
ry a healthy woman. The same applies
equally to a woman afflicted in the same
way, and still more to man and woman
if both Of them had the disease.
Il advocate added the doctor. g the
enactment OF statutes by the legislature
prohibiting such ma riages and maxi
ing parties contracting them criminally
liable. DIR. Potter next outlined the
history of typhoid fever and said that
no means had yet been discovered to
prevent it from spreading. The same
thing might also be said of diphtheria.
The speaker said that the first necessa-
~ step in the prevention of disease was
the instruction of medical men. who
should acquaint the people with the
methods of preventing all diseases and
not inform them how to cure them when
they got them. DR.. Potter said that it
was possible to prevent the spread of
diphtheria by seeing that the Threats Of
persons who were apt to be exposed were
protected so that there would be no in
oculation.
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How to Select a Brush For the Scalp


The right sort of hairbrush used on
the scalp two or three times day will
remove every perceptible trace Of dam
druff. The scalp needs care, and to
reach it the hair should be cut with the
comb at intervals Of extreme proximity,
SO as to bristle every portion of the skin
and brush away the scurf. The metal
woven brush is not to be recommended
unless the desire is to produce badness.
What is known in the trade as the bar
Der brushes are the best, Of which the
unbleached and undyed boar's bristle is
first choice. A black brush conceals the
dirt, and a dirty brush will not clean
the head. If the bristles are dyed, they
will have lost some of their fi1mness,
and instead of going through the hair
or scraping the scalp they will bend I'M
der pressure. A woman's hairbrush
should have bristles not more than half
an inch long, unbleached white prefer
red, and stiff enough to scratch but not
irritate the scalp. It should be hand
sewed; the points should present an ir-
regular surface to correspond with the
elevations and depressions Of the scalp.
Such a brush, wood bound, cannot be
bought for much less than s..
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HOW THE WORLD WILL END.
Our Planet will Die Not by Accident, bu
Natural Death.

Our Planet Will Die Not by Accident, but
Natural Death.
According to all proba bility, notwith-
standing all the circumstances which
threaten it, our planet will die not of an
accident, but a natural DEATH That death
will be the consequence of the extinc ion
Of the sun in 100000 900 years or more
perhaps 10000, 009-since its condensa-
ton at a relatively moderate rate will
give it, on one hand, 100000 years Of
existence while on the other hand the
inevitable fall of meteors into the sun
may double this number. Even if you
suppose the duration of the sun to be pro-
longed to 100000 years, it is still in
contestahle that the radiation from the
sun cools it and that the temperature of
all bodies tends to an equilibrium. The
day will come when the sun will be ex-
tinct. Then the earth and all the other
planets of our system will cease to be the
abode of life. They will be erased from
the great book and will revolve, black
cemeteries, around an extinguished sun.
Will these planets continue to exist
even then? Yes, probably in the case of
Jupiter and perhaps Saturn. No, be-
You'd doubt, for the small bodies. such
as the earth, Venus, Mars. Mercury and
the moon, Already the moon appears
to have preceded us toward the final des-
ert. Mars is much further advanced than
the earth toward the same destiny. We
nus, younger than rs. will doubtless sur
vive us. These little worlds lose their
elements of vitality much faster than
the sun loses its heat, From century to
century, from year to year, from day to
day, from hour to hour, the surface of
the earth is transformed. On the one
hand, the continents are crumbling away
and becoming covered by the sea, which
insensibly and by very slow degrees
tends to invade and submerge the en-
tire globe. On the other hand, the
amount Of water on the surface of the
globe is diminishing. A careful and
reasonable calculation shows that by the
action of erosure alone all the land on
our planet will be covered by water in
1o,o0Q. 900 years.-Camille Flammarion
in Astronomie.
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70 save the spectators.

The bishop of London has ordered his
clergy to make special effort during
Lent on behalf of the worldlings Of the
Stock Exchange and Lombard street.
who certainly need spiritual awaken
ing as much as the poor east end. The
bishops scheme includes midday serv-
ices at various ancient city churches,
and as busisess is very slack they have
been SO far we'll attended.
. The stock produce brokers regard the
scheme as a remarkably funny joke and
consider ii their duty to help along.
On Thursday during dull interval on
the Stock Exchange somebody suggested
special mission On behalf of the souls
Of the bucket shop keepers, whereat
there was much enthusiasm. London
Cahl9
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WANTS TO BE CUT UP.
There's Money Inside Him, He Thinks, 81
sides a Strange Disease.

There's Money Inside Him, He Thinks, Be-
sides a Strange Disease.
A poorly dressed old man walked into
the reception Office at Bellevue hospital
the other afternoon and surprised the
clerk by hauling thick roll of green
backs out of one of his pockets. He fol-
lowed this up by taking more bills out
of the lining of his hat.
Its all mine," he said gleefuIiy.
land know where can get more. -
He said he was Bernard Bergen, 60
years old. a pedd Her; that he had been
all over the world, and that he had
money to burn.
III tell you how it is, he went on.
Il decided last night to become a mar
tyr to medical science. | have discov-
cred that have strange disease which
has never been heard Of before. When
the doctors cut me up, they'll learn
something.
A doctor pronounced the old peddler
crazy and committed him to the insane
pavilion. In his pockets were found
S270 in bills and handful of small
change He refused to tell where he got
the money.
When they cut me up, he added,
'syou II find I, lot more.
He said he had no friends, and that
all people wanted was to get away his
money.-New York Press.
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BECAME A THIEF WHILE INSANE.
surprising Disclosures Follow the Return
OF a Eonyict's Reason.

Surprising Disclosures Follow the Return
ola Convict's Reason.
Three years of imprisonment have
lifted the clod from the mind of man
supposed to be a common horse thief,
but who is now revealed as D1. Herbert
Spencer, formerly Il prosperous London
physician. AS climax to his strange
adventure the board Of pardons will be
At once petitioned for his release from
The eastern penitentiary in Philadelphia.
On Sept. 25, 1891, three horses were
stolen from the stable of q. W. Young
man in this city. The thief was easily
Tracked and was captured at Mount
lleasant, Pa. In effecting his capture
/ Ii officer was shot in the hip and an
brher was wounded in the arm. The
horse thief had gunshot wound in the
SIDE. and one arm was nearly torn from
the socket. He was brought back to
Wili;alnsport and locked in the county
Jail. While i'll prison he made half a
dozen attempts to end his life. He was
tried in December, 1891. under the
name Of Herbert Spencer Darwin, was
convicted and sentenced to the peniten-
tiary for 4 = years. Before sentence
was pronounced it was pretty conclu
slvely shown that at the time of his
trial the man was insane. He has spent
over two years in prison, and until the
first of the present year he showed no
change in his character or actions.
Then came sudden and startling de-
velopment. The condemned thief, who
had shown SO many signs of insanity
and whose bungling attempt to steal
three horses was easily overthrown,
showed signs Of returning reason.
Quickly these signs multiplied, and now
the prisoner. seemingly a perfectly ra-
tlonal man, announces his identity He
is not Herbert Spencer Darwin. but DR..
Herbert Spencer. He came to this coun-
try in 1890 with Sc. 600 in cash. He in
tended to locate in the United States.
Soon after his arrival his mind be-
came blank, and he recalls nothing
that has happened the meanwhile.
Through the penitentiary officials he
learned where he had been tried and
convicted. Sufficient proof has been
gathered, it is asserted. to establish the
truthfulness OF DR.. Spencer claims that
he was insane when he stole the horses
and nearly ever since. Friends will use
every effort possible to have the unfortrl-
nate prisoner set Williamsport
Pa.) Dispatch.
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A DARING RESCUE.
Three Men Taken From an Ice Floe Which
Was Carrying Them to Certain Death.

Three Men Taken From an Ice Floe Which
Was Carrying Them to Certain Death.
Captain L. o. Lawson, William P.
Kay and W. w. Wilkinson, members Of
the Evanston life saving crew, had
narrow escape from death the other
morning while attempting to clear an
Choir ice away from the waterworks in
let. The men were i'll small rowboat
and were caught between large cakes of
floating ice and carried two miles out
into the lake. After hard fight with
the floating ice they were rescued by
volunteer party consisting of Sam Pee
ney, chief engineer at the Evanston wa
terworks; John Moore, the lighthouse
keeper, and Bob Skyles and Byron Daw-
son, firemen at the waterworks.
Early in the morning water was run
ming very slowly into the large main,
and fearing another water famine Cap
tain Lawson and his companions started
for the intake, which is one mile off
shore. A heavy wind had been blowing
inshore all night before, and the shore
was lined with great cakes OF ice. Aft
er working hard the men succeeded in
through the bobbing cakes for the inlet.
When about half the distance had been
covered, the men noticed that the wind
had changed and was blowing hard
from offshore, and that large field Of
ice was forming in a solid mass about
their little craft and floating rapidly
out into the lake. Pike poles were used,
but it soon became apparent that unless
some aid came soon they would be car
ried far out.
A white handkerchief was tied to an
oar, and the men took turns waving it.
The signal was seen by John Moore,
who was at work at the top of the light
house tower. He hurried to the water
works, a short distance away, and told
Engineer Peeney, and both men, realiz-
ing the danger in which their comrades
were, called Skyles and Dawson. and
hurriedly manning another boat the
four men started to the rescue. The off
shore wind by this time had cleared the
shore water, and the rescuing party
soon reached the ice foe, in the center
of which was the boat containing the
three men. A life line was thrown
across to the prisoners, and one after an
other they jumped from cake to cake
and reached the rescuing boat. They
were forced to abandon their own boat.
which was fast in the ice. The men
were all brought to the waterworks Of
6ce.-Chicago Record.
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The Gallery Gods' Applause.

Lawrence Barrett once told me of
conversation he had with Edwin Booth.
The latter had been congratulated upon
an ovation given him by a crowded
house ON the opening night of an engage
ment. 1.-The sweetest music to my ears"
said the great tragedian, SIS the shout
ing of the boys in the gallery. 7 know
they are not applauding because I havea
reputation or because they wish to make
a display. They simply give vent to
their natural enthusiasm. When they
shout, know that 1 am giving good
performance. AS for the parquet. it
may clap its hands out of politeness. A
dramatic critic who had certain notions
as to how a line should be read will ap-
plaud if read it his way; otherwise he
will remain quiet. can never analyze
the applause of the front rows, but the
gallery is sincere in its likes OF dislikes.'
Chicago Record.
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Torture In Spain.

A new form of torture has been de-
vised in Spain which is said to quite
transcend any Of the terrible machines
formerly employed by the inquisition.
1t has, however, had the result of ex-
tracing complete confessions from all
the anarchists guilty of bomb throwing.
AS soon as arrested Codina, Cerezuelo
and their companions were put on
, diet of salt Goldfish and bread. without
water. After several days of this treat
ment they were led before the JUICE
instruction. On the judges desk
stood bottle of water and a glass.
Each prisoner instinctlvely threw him
self against his guards in vain at
tempt to reach the water, The Judge
promised two caratfes of water IL the
prisoner would confess, but threatened
him with q continuance of the Goldfish
diet if he remained intraetable. Not
one passed the ordeal Madrid Core.
spondent.
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Hcyy to Prepare Game.

Dark feshed birds, like duck and
grouse, should be served as rare as roast
beef-that is, SO that the blood runs
when they are cut. Birds with white
flesh, ike partridge, should be cooked
as long and as thoroughly as the hen.
A very good rule is to cook canvasback
OF redhead ducks about 20 minutes, teal
Is, grouse about 20. doe birds from ~
TO is. plover or woodcock 10 and Eng
lish snipe from s to 10. Quail require
between 10 and Is minutes and par
fridge from 35 to 40 Minutes. All this
means with good, brisk oven.
To Prevent Cock From Growing at Dawn.
The bird cannot crow unless he is able
TO stand erect and raise his head to the
fullest extent. Now, if plank, or even
lath, be placed above his perch So
that he cannot gain an upright position,
he cannot possibly lift up his voice, but,
on the contrary. must remain dumb.
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The Oldest pressmaker's Bill.

Most likely the Oldest dressmaker's bill
in the world has been discovered on
Chaldean tablet, dating $500 B. G. It
has an entry of ''92 pure vestments for
the priests Among the items are $40
white robes OF the temple, eight robes of
the house Of his lady, 10 collars Of the
house of his lady, 10 pair Of gold co,
lars, two white robes and four scented
robes" Also 1.-TWO winders," probably
scarfs for banding about the waist
Philadelphia Ledger.
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Mount BLANC In Winter.

The Mont Blanc observatory is I'M
dergoing its presumably worst season,
and the most interes ing news of the
kind during the coming spring will be
the account of how its occupants passed
the winter and what observations they
We're enabled to make. But it is not
expected that much can be done in
winter, except in connection with me-
teorology, and we must look for what
ever discoveries are to come through tho
advantages OF high attitudes to the
South American and Californian observ-
atories. English Mechanic.
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How to Make Polish Pancakes.

Beat 8 eggs very light. use l 4 pints
Of milk, the richer the better, sprin-
kle of nutmeg and grated lemon peel
and a saltspoonful each Of salt and sug-
ar. Melt 2 ounces Of butter, mix it
with the -four, of which you will need
10 ounces. and gradually work in the
whole mixture. Cook in a frying pan
with butter, but pour in more than fol
the English pancakes. Before the bat
ter has thoroughly set, dropsa few cur
rants upon each cake, allow it to cook
thoroughly and turn with fork. Sprin-
kle thick with sugar and roll.
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Specimen Cases,

8. H. Clifford, New Cassel, Wis, was troubled
with Neuralgia and rheumatism, his Stomach
was disordered. his Liver was affected to an
alarming degree, appetite fell away, and he was
terribly reduced in flesh and strength Three bot
ties of Electric Bitters cured him.
Edward Shephead, Harrisburg, Ill., had a rum
ming sore on his leg of eight years standing Used
shree bottles OF Electric Bitters and seven boxes
OF Buckllns Arnica Salve, and his leg is sound
and well. John Speaker, Catawba, O., had five
large fever sores on his leg, doctors said he was
nc -ra5le. One bottle of Electric Bitters and one
box of Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured him entire
~. Sod by HUI ,hes 81 Bells drug store.
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Now Try This.

1t will cost you nothing and will surely do you
good, ii you have Cough. Cold or any trouble
with Throat, Chest Or Lungs DR. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds is
a guarantee to give relief, or money will be paid
back. Sufferers from La Grippe found it just he
thing and under its use had speed and perfect
recovery Try sample bottle at our expense
and learn for yourselfjn inst how good thing it is
Trial bottle free at Hughes & Bells Drug Store.
Large size ste. and Sl.OO.
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HER WORLD.

Behind them slowly sank the western world
Before them new horizons opened wide.
'SYondei, he said, ''old Rome and Venice wait,
And lovely Florence by the Amos tide"
She heard, but backward all her heart had
sped
Where the young moon sailed through the sun
set red.
"Ycnder,'' she thought, with breathing soft
and deep,
Ny little lad lies smiling in his sleep.''
They sailed where Capri dreamed upon the sea
And Naples slept beneath her olive trees
They saw the plains where trod the gods Of old
Pink with the flush Of wild anemones.
They saw the marbles by the master wrought
TO shrine the heavenly beauty Of his thought
Still ran one longing through her smiles and
sighs-
IF could see my little lads sweet eyes!''
Down from her shrine the dear Madonna gazed,
Her baby lying warm against her breast
''What does she see? he whispered. Can she
guess
The cruel thcrns to those soft temples
prcssed?"
~Ah, no. she said. ''She shuts him safe from
harms
Within The love locked harbor of her arms.
No fear of coming fate could make me sad
If SO tonight held my little lad.''
iii you could choose he said, "a royal boon
Like that girl dancing yonder for the king,
What gift from all her Kingdom woGll yoe; bid
Obedient Fortune in her hand to bring?''
The dancers robe, the glittering banquet hail,
Swan in the mist Of tears alon.s i,e wal,
'Not power" she said, NOR ri, nor delight.
But Just to kiss my little lad to, -
Emily II. Miller in epcndent.
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Brussels Doctors Combine.

The physicians Of Brussels have band
ed themselves into a union. pledged to
resist any attempt to cheaper their scale
of remuneration, and have bound them
selves not to accept any fee below GER
tain fixed sum. They have been led to
take this course by a circular addressed
to them by several industrial unions in
forming them that physicians who would
give medical attendance at the rate Of
30 cents a visit would be exclusively
called in by sick members Of the trades
unions.-Brussels Letter.
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Presented With q Throne,

King Behanzin's throne has just ar
rived in Paris, present to the city
from the victorious General Dodds, and
has been placed in the Trocadero mu-
scum. 1t is curious block of wood,
carved with rude reliefs representing
the king ana ais court. Paris Journal.
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1t DEPENDS.

Papa" said Johnny. who has recent
ly joined a debating society, sis it Ger
rect to say The noes has it,' or The noes
have it'"
sit depends, my son, on whether you
are talking about vote or about a cold
h the ead,"-London Punch,
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Gypsy, more properly gypsy, means
an Egyptian, the supposition being the
gypsies came from Egypt. The French
called them Bohemians. believing that
they came from Bohemia. The fact is,
however, that the original home of the
gypsies was India, WHENCE they were
driven by invading hordes.
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Enough For All Marital Wants.

Miss I.oftye-Rut why, Count Frederi
70, should you desire to marry me? Think
you can hardly speak English SO that |
can understand you.
Count Frederigo di Francipanini-Oh,
my lofe, vat Eenglis' do need to casna do
check for youe- Chicago Record