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The herald., 1894-04-01
Cleanliness In One Home.

Alexander Selkirk resides in Detroit,
and, strange TO say, his wife's maiden
name is Robinson. She is, take her a.
in a the very pink o. perfection. When
he comes hame at cen, he is obligated
to take off bis boots in the passage. She
hands him his slippers. When he puts
them on, be jumps frae ae mat to an
ither till he reaches his chair. When
he sits doom to supper, she ties bib
round his neck and twa or three nap
kins on his knees. If a morsel o. beef
or bread should happen to ia on tho
floor, she directs his attention to it and
informs him that guilty conscience
needs nae accuser. Her stove shines as
bright as her coal black eye, and her
tinware sparkles on the wall like dia-
monds in tho darkness.
When ho is sitting on a chair, she
will not permit his back to touch the
back of it. He sits bolt upIighte In a
private conversation he said: Sir, my
wife bangs a.; sho is the trigest wife l
ever saw. In her pernickety ways l
sometimes think that she is just rather
to the rather. Yet VII a. her faults
wad be as mad rs q March hare if
onybody was ignorant enough to apply
to her the auld saying that a clean
glove sometimes covers a dirty hand. 4"
Detroit News Tribune.
The herald., 1894-04-01
THE WONDERS or ATOMS.
Even the Smallest speck Visible Contains
Millions of Particles.


Millions of Particles.
There are but few persons outside of
the ranks OF the biological students that
have any idea of what is meant by the
expression AN atom of matter" 4" When
the microscope is applied to the exami-
nation Of living tissue, whether that
tissue bo Of animal or vegetable life, it
is soon observed that all living things
are made up of minute bodies called
"organisma Experts in the various
branches of biological research will also
tell you that no essential difference can
be distinguished between those cells
which go to make up the sum total Of
animal life and those which give the
vegetable it's existence. These life cells,
although wonders within themselves,
arc made up Of minute particles called
"atoms," which are 80 small that they
must over remain invisible to the hu-
man eye. Some critical reader will say,
eff this last remark be true, how can
It be proved that such infnitesimal par
ticles as your so called atoms exist?"
To this query the reply would be that it
Is only when an untold number Of these
atoms unite themselves 80 as to form
single body, like the grains in pop
corn ball, that they become at all visi-
BILE and then only by the best appliances
that optical science has been able to
furnish.
This being the case, II is not an exag-
geration to say that every little piece of
matter which we are able to see is built
up Of millions upon millions of these
atoms which are SO small that no mind
can comprehend their minuteness, even
when taken in aggregations Of thou
sands. There are, of course, many diff
ferent kinds Of atoms, such as atoms of
carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, etc., each OF
which rs believed to have its own par
ticular size and weight. Then, too,
they probably differ in shape as well as
size. According to the specialists in
this line, they combine together by mu-
tual attraction, which is in some cases
called cohesion and in others chemical
affinity, according as the atoms are of
the different elements. This being the
case it is easy to understand why myr-
| lads of these atoms of all sizes and
shapes, fitted snugly one against the
other, combine together in varying de-
grees of intensity to build up structures
possessing all the various degrees of
stability and solidity. Some Of the most
wonderful theories ever advanced on
the atomic theory are by Sir William
Thomson, tho English scientist. In one
of these articles he proves by three diff
ferent trains of arguments that an atom
cannot be greater than the one one hun
dred and fifty millionth of an inch nor
lees than one-hve billionth of an inch.
St Louis Republic.
The herald., 1894-04-01
Oratory.

1.-THE most eloquent speakers are not
the most powerful. says Hon. John
Fithian of Illinois. There are men
who could hold an audience spellbound
with speech about q cockroach and at
the close of it the people would not
know whether the cockroach was an
animal, bird or piece of machinery.
l saw an illustration of this one time in
a political meeting. One of the most
eloquent speakers in the country is EN-
erson Etheridge, and heard him deliver
a speech that swayed the hearers like
music at the hands of master. There
was nothing that he could not do with
the crowd while they were under his
control. His opponent had a voice like
a big bass viol, halted and stammered,
but confined himself to homely Ian
guage and rather coarse ridicule. |
watched the vote in that precinct, and
the measure advocated by the eloquent
speaker scarcely received vote, while
the other man had carried everything
before him as if by storm.
The herald., 1894-04-01
THE oLp HARpooNER.
A Bit of tho Poetry That Has Gone Out Of
Whaling Life.

Whaling Life.
The gallant seaman who in all the
books stands in the prov Of a whaling
boat waving a harpoon over his head,
with the line shaking out into the air
behind him, is only to be found now in
Paternoster row. The Greenland seas
have not known him for more than
hundred years, since FIRST the obvious
proposition was advanced that one could
shoot both harder and moro accurately
than one could throw. Tho swivel gun.
like a huge horse pistol, with its great
Dakum wad and 90 drains of powder, Is
a more reliable but far less pictur-
esque object.
But to aim with such a gun is an art
IN itself, as will be seen when one con-
siders that the rope is fastened to the
neck of harpoon, and that as the mis-
sile flies the downward drag of this rope
must seriously defect it. So difficult is
it to make sure of ones aim, that it is
the etiquette of the trade to pull the
boat right onto the creature, the PROV
shooting up its soft. gently sloping side
and the harpooner firing straight down
into its broad back, into which not only
the four foot harpoon but 10 feet of tho
rope behind it will disappear. Then,
should the whale cast its tail in the air
after the time honored fashion of the
pictures, that boat would be in evil case,
but fortunately when frightened or hurt
1t does no such thing, but curls its tail
hp underneath 1t, like cowed dog. and
sinks like a stone. Then the bows
splash back into the water, the harpoon-
er hugs his own soul, the crew light
their pipes and keep their legs apart,
whilo the limo runs merrify down the
middle Of the boat and over the bows.
There are two miles of it there, and a
second boat will lie alongside to splice
on if the FIRST should run short, the end
being always kept loose for that pur-
pose. And now occurs the one serious
danger of whaling The line has usu-
ally been coiled when it was wet, and
as it runs out it is very liable to come
in loops, which whiz down the boat
between the mems legs. A man lassoed
in one of these nooses is gone and fifty
fathoms deep before the harpooner has
time to say, Where's Jock?" Or if il
be the boat itself which is caught ther
down it goes like cork on trout line,
and the man who can swim with &
whaler S high boots on is swimmer in
deed. Many whale has had a Par
THAN revenge in this fashion. Som'
years ago man was whisked over will
blight of rope round his thigh
George, man, Alec's goneI" shriekeC
the boat steerer, heaving up his ak tC
cut the line. But the harpooner caughr
his wrist. Ma, ma, num-" ho cried
"the oil money'll be . good thing fol
the widdie. " And SO it was arranged
while Alec shot on upon his terrible
journey "A. Conan Doyle iii McClure'i
4 s~~utot41AAiO.
The herald., 1894-04-01
A sYmnnthetic 1,urrIns.

A Marshall county (Ala.) man discov.
cred a burglar in his room one night,
He watched = the man ransacs every
drawer and trunk in the house, know
ing that he would find nothing. Then,
when the disappointed burglar was
about to depart, he called to him and
asked him to lend him dollar. The
burglar, though taken by surprise,
threw hiE.l dollar and left the house.
Philadelabia Ledger.
The herald., 1894-04-01
Measuring Hardness.

Fpr determining the hardness or fria-
bility of certain substances NJ. Rosiwal
has described to tho Vienna academy a
new method devised by him which is
characterized by entire simplicity. The
measurements consist ir comparing the
losses Of weight sustained by the bodies
under Investigation by scratching them
with given weight of polishing ma
terial mounted on metallic or glass
base until the substance loses its eff
cheney, the polishing appliances com
prising dolomitic sand, emery and pure
corundum. The diamond is assigned
its place in the scale of hardness by
comparing its effectiveness as a polish
ing agent with that of corundum, prov
ing 140 times as hard as the latter, and
to these succeed topaz, 1874; quartz, 175;
adularia, 592; apatite, so; flourspar,
GA; calcite, Sc; rock salt 80, and
tale, 004. New York Sun.
The herald., 1894-04-01
An Tnteruational womou,s Concress.

The Hon. Ettore Socci, a member of
the Italian parliament, through the
pages of The Humanitarian asks if it
would not be possible to hold an interna-
tional women's congress in Rome in
1895 in order to give prominence to the
women's movement, which is spreading
its ramiications throughout the world.
He is an ardent advocate Of the move
ment. The emancipation and higher
education of women, he declares, would
not destroy in her the feeling of wife
and mother, and still less would it un-
dermine family life.
The herald., 1894-04-01
Oscar yvilde's Memory.

Oscar Wilde has enough Irish blood
in his veins to occasionally mako bull.
In London an American, who had met
Wilde previously, rushed up to him and
grasped his hand. Oscar drew back a
little.
why, don't you remember mop" ex-
claimed the American, rather taken
aback.
''Wel, to tell you the truth. re-
marked Oscar placidly, II remember
your name perfectly, but for the life
of me cant recollect your face. -
Exchange.
The herald., 1894-04-01
A Climbing Bullock.

At the great slaughteg bQEgftS bQgaes rnert Ia tbs Is
a granary from which the beasts await
ing execution are fed. The way to it is
ND a substantial ladder staircase. One
of the bullocks, having escaped from the
pens, climbed up this staircase before he
could be stopped. When his escape was
first discovered, he was seen ON the
stairs, slowly and laboriously making
his way upward. AS soon as he reached
the granary two or three attendants fol-
lowed him and endeavored to get him
down, but all their efforts were unavail-
ing. There was nothing to be done,
therefore, but to leave the beast there
to eat his ill and then see whether he
would be clever enough to return by the
way he went. Possibly some thought
of exhibiting him in public may have
crossed the minds of his guardians, but
if so they were doomed to disappoint-
ment. The stupid animal, instead of
trusting to the staircase, got out of a
window on the opposite side of the
building and put one foot ON little
thin ladder standing against it. There
was a crash, the ladder broke in half
and the too adventurous bullock fell,
breaking all his legs, so that he had to be
killed on the spot. Letter.
The herald., 1894-04-01
"Its Own lamp"


The publication of Helen Keller's Won
derful article caused flood of letters to
be poured upon her by persons, young
and old, who were interested by her
charming story. So many were these
letters that we have been requested to
say to our readers that Helen's time is
much occupied with study and that she
cannot reply to any of her friendly un-
known correspondents even by acknowl-
edging the receipt of their letters.
To one Of the earliest Of, tho ',- g
epopdeuts Helen wrote letter, WHICH
we are permitted to copy, which is thor
oughly characteristic of the writer and
shows a maturity of thought little less
than marvellous in one 30 young as she:
II want you to know that your kind
letter made me very happy, so wrlte
this little note to thank you for writing
to me and to tell you how pleased an
81 had no idea when hslnf | wrote vn ut1itt It thai
such simple little story would make
me SO many new friends, SO have beer
astonished at the large number of letters
which have received since its publica.
ton. / cannot possibly answer all OF
them, but your letter made me feel that
your heart was sad about something, SC
thought l would write you few
words of loving sympathy.
81 wish knew the magical word that
would dispel the darkness which you say
has descended ON your spiritual sight,
but sometimes by simply waiting things
come right. The darkest night brings
with it its own lamp, and while waiting
for God to light it we can multiply sweet
acts of love and hold out tender, help.
full hand to those more unfortunate than
ourselves. youths Companion.
The herald., 1894-04-01
How to Buy Collars.

Note for bachelors; When you buy
collars, you will save yourself much
unspeakable anguish by asking for a
tape and measuring tho collars from
buttonholc to buttonhole, They will fire.
1uently be found to vary half an inch or
80 from the size with which they are
stamped, but that little half inch is one
IF the things that are making us prema-
turely bald. Boston Herald.
The herald., 1894-04-01
FOR LITTLE FOLKS.
A Musical Drill.

Some weeks ago, when the Prince of
Wales opened a new Board school in
Clerkenwell, tho part of tho function
which must have made the princes visit
q delight to him came at the end. In
the lower hall of the school some Of the
children from Montem Street Board
school, Finsbury Park, gave his royal
highness and the other distinguished
visitors an exhibition Of musical drill
and physical exercises.
A prettier sight was never seen. To
the music of piano the children, somt
40 of them, all charmingly dressed ir
loose eau do nil frocls, danced two by
The herald., 1894-04-01

swo into the hall, two tiny little things
leading and tho others in order Of sizs
following, and having executed some
preliminary movements they went
through drill and series of calisthenic
exercises with the easy, natural, simple,
supple grace of healthy childhood, and u
precision of time and movement that a
company Of the guards could not equal.
The little things looked 80 sweet in
their lovely frocks and their simple, Sc
rious little faces, and their drill was so
exouisitely done that the finest and most
gorgeous ballet ever invented would
have seemed common in comparison with
their performance. The princes face
beamed with the delight of it, and the
patriarch Mundella, leaning forward in
his seat, followed the spectacle like a
schoolboy at his first pantomime. When
it was over, the prince called Miss Ali
son, the children's teacher, and warmly
thanked her and congratulated her upon
the efficiency of her instruction.-Pall
Mall Budget.
The herald., 1894-04-01
That Roy Again,

1T makes me tired, " said Mr.. Figg,
ITO see the style the Henderbys put on
when every one knows that they are as
poor as-as poor as'---
Plaster, interrupted Tommy.
"Yes, as poor as plaster, poor as
plaster porous plaster. If you don t
send that ilnpudent kid to bed In five
minutes, I'll lick him till be can t see. +"
Then Mr.. Figg put his hat on we'll
down over his eyes, and not needing his
wife's advice to wear his overshoes went
down town.-Indianapolis Journal
The herald., 1894-04-01
Apocide,l niandvnntnrn.

Teacher-Now do you see the differ
cnce between animal instinct and hu-
man reason?
Bright Boy-Yes'm. If we had in
stinct, we'd know everything we need
ed to without learning it, bat we've got
reason and have to study ourselves mos
blind or be fool. Good News.
The herald., 1894-04-01
BEG sucI,ine 1soston Glrls.

There is a new fad in Boston. It has
It's origin among young women-mostly
of the geaus known as the mStinee girl
1t is drinking raw eggs at the soda foun-
tain in ''ladies' lunch" places andsimilar
innocuous resorts. The girls stop, ask
for an egg and swallow it from glass
without blinking Providence Journal
The herald., 1894-04-01
Forced to Confess.

A curious point in Swedish criminal
law is that confession is necessary be-
fore capital sentence can be carried
out. If, however, the culprit persists
in protesting his innocence in the face
Of overpoworing evidence, the prison
discipline is made extremely strict and
severe until the desired confession is OBJ
tAinea .--Ponnlal Mngazine.
The herald., 1894-04-01
Kent paee Win the Country.

"When that man came to Chicago,
sir, he couldn't write bis name. And
now hes worth millions.
II suppose he has learned to write by
this time
'NVritei That man, sir, wields the
finest cattle pea in Chicago!' Chicago
Tribune.
The herald., 1894-04-01

When Baby was sick, We gave her Castoria.
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she clurg to Castoria.
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria
The herald., 1894-04-01
THE THHEILTTLE BROWNIES

kindly children immorazed in tales have
the wild
The idea long delayed and undoubtedly to them
beautiful
age magnificent Photographic serials entitled
The herald., 1894-04-01

sique and is bundle Of muscles from
the ground up. In spite of the fact that
he has never seen a trick rider and has
no tutor, he performs as many wonder
full and difficult feats as most old riders,
such as riding on one pedal, riding one
wheel, standing upon the saddle, riding
upon the handle bars, etc.
His wonderful strength and fearless
ness alone make this possible. In mount
Ing, his small stature makes tho usual
method an impossibility, and it is neces-
gary for him to leap into the saddle. But
when once firmly seated it is an easy
matter for him to reel off mile in 3:20,
and he has records over our country
roads of 10 miles in hour minute, and
20 miles in hours IS minutes, with oc-
casional short rests. He holds his own
against old riders in squirt of an eighth
OF quarter mile, and great things are ex-
pected of him this season, as he is taking
his regular constitutional every day this
winter. Wheel.
The herald., 1894-04-01
a Flrc.xear-old Wonder.

Little "Bud" Stuart of Kalamazoo,
Mich, who is only 8 years old, as a phe-
nomenal young rider stands to the bicy-
Gle world as does Sunol or Fantasy to
Che horse world. Although hardly out
Of his kits and having ridden but one sea-
son, his tricks as well as speed are some
thing marvellous. He has perfect ply
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-06-22
He Got His Rifle Back.

A good story is told of young re-
cruit who enlisted in regiment of foot
The young fellow joined the army while
the country was threatening war with
Egypt, and he intended to make good
soldier One day he was ON guard duty
and was slowly stepping along when
an officer approached.
After the usual salute the officer said,
''Let me see your rifle. "
The raw recruit handed over his rife,
and pleased expression stole over his
face. As the officer received the weapon
he said in tone of the deepest disgust
you're fine soldier You've given
up your rife and now what are you 60
ing to do?" The young fellow turned
pale, and putting his hand in his pocket
drew big knife, and preparing for bust
ness said in voice that could not be
misunderstood:
"Gi' me that rife, or I'll bore hole
through you in a minute"
The officer instantly decided not to
play any further with the raw recruit,
and the rife was promptly surrendered
London Tit-Bits
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-06-22
A Patriotic Rule.

There is new rule in the navy depart.
ment that is as picturesque as it is pa.
triotic. Whenever a government vessel
on its way up or down the dirty Poto-
mac passes by Mount Vernon the bell on
the vessel tolls, and the sailors and Off
GERS form in line and doff their caps and
salute the home of Washington No
matter what the crew are doing, all
work is stopped while the ceremony is
gone through. Sailors will stop in thea,
labor of sweeping off the deck, drop
their brooms and rush to get into line
There has always been kind of desul-
tory practice of this kind, and the home of
the Father of His Country has generally
been honored in an informal way by gov
eminent vessels in passing, but now this
tribute of respect is compulsory, and the
vessels vie with each other in the prompt
hess with which this salute is performed.
Boston Advertiser.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-06-22
GIVE YOUR STOMACH A REST.
Simple Advice to Dyspeptics.

Indigestion is caused by tired stomach
Just as a sore back after working is caused
by tired muscles. The remedy IN either
case is rest Rest is the rational cure fol
every ache and disorder that is caused by
overwork. There is but one wayto rest
your stomach and other digestive organs
without starving, and that is by resort to
the use of artifcally digested foods.
Processes have been discovered whereby
meat and vegetables can be digested outside
of the body and thus fitted for immediate
absorption without further change.
Paskola is such a food, and Paskola is
something more than food. 1t not only
strengthens and nourishes the body, but it
aids the digestion of other foods,
BY its use the dyspeptic will find himself
able to eat and enjoy those things which
have heretofore caused the most frightful
distress.
The wonderful secret of health and dis
ease is hidden almost entirely in the food
we eat If we take care of our digestion,
if we eat proper food, the chances are we
shall always be well. If we fall sick, we
should take all the more care for what we
eat.
Sickness can be cured by food more east
ly than by medicines. PaSkOla Is one of the
most important discoveries Of our age.
Here is the evidence of what 1t can do for
you.
BRIDGEToN, n. j., April IL, 1894
Gentlemen:-Afterbe being under the care
of my physician for long time and trying
almost every remedy known to science.
was induced by my friends to try Paskola
as a last resort to health
| felt great Improvement and benefit be-
fore | had pnncn1naI tho fret 5llp hottie and
had no trouble to retain it on my stomach,
as all other preparations nauseated me-
| now have rayenOuS appetite and can
eat the most h 'arty TODD and know am
gaining in flesh daily.
Mrs. EMMA CLARK.
Paskola may be obtained of any reputa-
BILE druggist A pamphlet on food and di-
gestion will be mailed free, on application to
The PreDigested Food Co., 30 Read st.
New York.
Alonzo T. Clarke, Bradford, VT.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-06-22
corumbian 81 Stamps cornered.

Stamp collectors have learned with sur
prise that a New York firm has bought
up all the 81 stamps of the Columbian
issue and raised the price to $3.50 apiece.
1t is said the spectators learned that
tnly about 10000 of the 81 stamps re-
manned unsold and purchased them in
small lots from postmasters all over the
country. The full issue of Columbian
stamps at their face value is worth
s16.24, and il is estimated that there is
a demand for 10000 full sets. No set
will be complete without the 81 stamp.
The only way to break the corner is for
the government to print a new issue of
the 81 stamps if the plates have not been
DESTROYED. New York World.