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Gave Her Life for a Child,s.

Ellen McGaugh, of Newark, N. j., saved
the life Of her little cousin, Mamie McGinnis,
at the cost of her OWL Miss McGaugh was
talking to some friends on the street, while
the child played near. The little one repeat
edly ran into the street. but no one minded
her until suddenly Miss McGaugh rushed
from the group toward the middle Of the
street. A trolley car was speeding along and
directly in front OF it was the little girl. Tho
child seemed lost, but the plucky young
woman sprang in front of the car and pushed
the child from the track. She then tried to
run back. but it was too late. The car, at re-
duced speed. struck her and threw her for.
ward along the track. When she was lifted
from the street she had been fatally injured,
and she died before the hospital was reached.
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DOOM OF THE BATH TUB.
AbIution of Future viii Be BY Rain and
Shower Baths.

Shower Baths.
Tho dwelling house OF the future. con-
structed on scientific and hygienic principles,
will be bnthtubless. says the New York Mail
and Express. The porceain-lined and zinc
ined and n-ined tubs Of to-day will be un-
known. Their places will be taken by tiled
room, in which will be arranged shower or
rain baths at various angles. These douches
will supply hot, cold, or tepid water at the
pleasure of the bather. and the liquid will be
carried off as fast as it is used by spacious
drain pipe.
The idea is not new one. and wherever 1t
has been adopted the result has been crafty
ing. There are three houses in London, re-
Gently completed, supplied with this method
OF bathing. and there is said TO be one In
Philadelphia. 1t Is not known whether the
innovation has been made in New York-tha
is, whether there is any private dwelling fitted
up exclusively with shower baths. There are
several fashionable houses on Madison and
Fifth avenues that have both, but it is doubt
fui if anywhere the tub has been abandoned
altogether.
1t is claimed for the rain bath that II is In
every way superior to the method We have
known since civilization began, and this has
been proven in many public institutions. The
first one ever built in America was put in the
New York Juvenile Asylum. The Demilt Dis
penssrv has them. and So has the bathing es-
iablishment erected by the trustees OF the
Baron Hirsch fund at Henry and Market
streets. One of the largest rain baths in the
country is nowin course of construction in the
State Hospital for the Insane at Utica. and is
is predicted that within a few years all prisont
and hospitals will have adopted the system.
The most enthusiastic advocate of the rain
bath is William Paul Gerhard, who has made
n study of lis advantages. In the first place,
he says that it requires less space in the
planning Of a bath house, it consumes les,
time in application, the body OF the Dather
does not come III contact with solid water.
the mechanical and tonic effect of the de-
scending stream is unquestionable, the cleans
ing and stimulating effects are greater than
in n bath tub. less water is required anu no
time is lost in waiting for the tillIng of Il tub
in houses where the supply is slow. These
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WOMEN DRUMMERS.
There Are Several, and Miss Marie Stocum
Is One of the Most Successful.

There Are Several, and Miss Marie Stocum
Is One of the Most Successful.
II there is any reason why self-reliant,
energetic woman should not make success
as n commercial drummer" the National
Traveller would like to know it. As proof
positive that she can, at least in individual
cases. succeed in this field i. cites number
Of instances, among them that OF Miss Marie
Stocum, now Of Omaha, one OF the best
known travelling saleswomen in the West.
Miss Stocum, after a little experience in the
retail line, first made a trip on the road for
the Chaplin & Smith Company, Of Chicago.
She surprised the house with the number and
size Of the orders she brought in and was at
once engaged to travel for that house as a
permanent thing. She staid with it for a
year, making ninety day trips through Iowa
and Nebraska and selling moro goods than
any Of the masculine hustlers that the house
employed. At the end of wear she accepted
a position with the Consolidated Coffee Com
pany, of Omaha, where she has since re-
NAMED, making regular trips and selling
goods with the best OF them. Miss Stocum is
energetic and amiable and has made many
warm friends among her customers.
Out in Fort Dodge, Iowa, the NJ. NJ. Walker
Company, commission merchants, have q
saleswonan whom they will back to capture
more orders in a given time than any man
who sells goods in that line. Miss Slower
covers good-sized territory In that vicinity
for them and gets both the respect and orders
OF the best customers all along the line. Down
In Maquoketa Miss Marie Teeple is making a
splendid record selling cigars for local fac
tory. Another successful travelling woman in
the West is Mrs. J. W. Roe. of Manchester,
Iowa, who travels regularly for the glove house
of Cheeny, Case & Co. She takes the same
territory as her husband, who sells the Lud-
low shoes. and they travel around together
enjoying all the comforts Of home.
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NEWPORT is WIDE AWAKE.
Dozen 5000 a Year Chefs Ready to
Cook for the Pampered Ones.

A Dozen 5000 a Year Chefs Ready tc
Cook for the Pampered Ones.
NEWPORT, July 2s.-"Is Ward McAlliste,
here?"
"He Is, me Lud."
Then did society proceed.
1t makes all the difference in the world
who is at Newport whether or not society
receives the proper stimulus to perform its
grand functions in its grandest style. We all
know who Ward McAI!ister is and we also are
aware to what extent his eminently proper,
but nevertheless unique. personality is in
terwoven in all the doings of the extremely
upper ten. So with the single announcement
that Mr.. McAllister has established himself,
hero comes as coincident the PRONUNCIATION
OF the fact that the Newport season is open.
So far so good.
But society demands something more. 1t
secs enough Of itself al blue and gold
o'clocks, at the Patriarchs, and subscription
balls and at the opera and Sherry's. 1t yearns
to open its doors-its Summer doors-to dis
t1nguishcd foreigners, and to enter into
friendly rivalry in lawn fetes, dinners, lunch
cons. and receptions. dozen S5. 900 chefs
are prepared to perform their part, and sew
eral intensely foreign orchestras are ready
to take themselves behind the customary bar
rlcades OF palms. The agreeable hosts and
hostesses are ready and waiting.
With the exceptions Of those who are
abroad-and, by the by. they are numerous
all regular Newporters are here. OF the
Astors, who are looked upon as the leading
family, perhaps because SO many of its mem
bers are socially inclined and charmingly easy
financially, about half are In Newport. The
Havemeyers, the Oelrichs, the Van Rensse-
laers, the Wetmores, the Tailers, the Mar
ouands, the Cuttings, and considerable
number of distinguished officers of the army
and navy have participated in the early do
ings.
Tho new polo grounds are in shape for the
sport, and Hermann Oelrichs, who is, per-
haps. the best all-around athlete in the New
port set. is authority for the statement that
polo playing will engage the attention Of the
younger men quite as much as yachting.
The midsummer cruises are enxiously
awaited. Newport is never exactly itself
without trim yachts in the harbor. Next to
dancing in the Casino there Is nothing that
suits the rosebuds better than to participate
in small parties under the canopied afterdecks
of the graceful ninety-tooters. L. NJ.
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BEAUTIES AT LONG BRANCH.

Meaning, Of Course. Pretty Women Seen
On and OFF the Sandy Beach.
LONG BRANCH, July 2s.-The artist met me
on the broad porch of the hotel this morning
and took me into his confidence.
''See here" said he, running his slender
fingers through his curly raven locks and
then adjusting his flowing tie into a broad
bow, "I have perfected my studies of Beauty
in the Breakers, and they will surely find a
place in the midwinter exhibition. My free
hand sketches OF Innocence, which you have
done me the honor to admire, are in my
portfolio, where they will remain until they
are ide6lized on the canvas. Now, 1t Is my
desire to turn to the realistic. ! want to
picture some of the Mrs. Marklehams. Bless
their dear hearts, they are making such noble
sacriflcesl They are going through such a
terrible daily whirl that to ignore Them would
be cruel"
As he spoke weli-preserved matron, who
looked sixty in the wrinkles on her brow,
fifty in her well-rounded form, forty in her
dress, and perhaps not moro than twenty-five
or thirty in her manner, came along hand in
hand with her daughter, humming love
story set to verse. The girl was perhaps
seventeen, tall, slender, and graceful. Her
eyes were quite as blue as the ocean beyond,
and her complexion as fresh and wholesome
as healthy babes. She was as captivating
as any girl that Neptune has caressed this
season. Together they sought out the artist
the gay mamma. dear" and the ambitious
"my darling daughter"
Go out at sunrise and get the benefit Of a
bracing walk along the beach in the fresh OF
the morning. appear late for breakfast in the
private room loiter on the wind-swept
verandas, drive in the afternoon along Ocean
avenue or attend the concert or stroll on the
yielding sands by scft moonlight whenever
you Will, and you will find the mamma, dears,
and the darling daughters. Such is the way
OF the Branch.
How truly cosmopolitan we are.
What Il lot OF people one knows here, and
what small proportion the number is OF the
grand total. In one hours drive l saw
George Gordon Battle. Of New York and the
Southland; Senator J. +. McPhe son, who Is
at home in half a dozen places; Mrs. E. L.
Douglass. of Atlanta; Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Cut
ting, the actress; Jules Randle. whose home
is in faraway Mexico; Baron Trezzi. OF Milan;
L. E. Desbecker, of Buffalo, n. Y, and fully
twenty others from US many different parts of
the compass.
Long Branch is never without its love ro-
nance. The first this year has for its heroine
the petite and pretty widow of the late Major
Casper Rudolph, who has spent portion of
several seasons here. DR.. Paul Mezger,
whose reputation rs surgeon was made dur
ing the Franco-Prussian war, has taken her
hand and heart and in return has given his
love ard an ample fortune. The ceremony,
which will take place next month. will be
private.
May be excused If I drop into statistics?
The women bathers numbered 16s in one
morning before So'clock. Forty-three women
drive tandem, sixty-four handle the reins
over spanking teams. Those who are regular
strollers on the beach number fully 300 What
picture OF loveliness at early twilight
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Bamboo Culture in Florida.

successful experiments have been made In
raising bamboo in Florida. said Abe Waithen,
at the Grand. "There are several patches
near Fort Myers, and the plants are all grow
ing rapidly, sometimes as much as foot in q
single night. The importance of this new
industry cannot be overostimated. For the
building Of light summer houses. or for cer-
tain classes OF furniture, bamboo cannot be
surpassed. Road vehicles can be made out Of
1t. and many other things too numerous to
mention. Clothing can be made from its fibre,
as can paper, and portion of /. is most ex-
cellent as food. 1t is the only plant known
that furnishes shelter, clothing. and susten.
ancs to mankind, and its introduction here
will be Of great public benefit. ."-Cincinnau
Ennuirar
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longed to some society which had fund for
the care Of members during sickness and
their burial In case of death. The old ladies
conversed about it with interest and admire
ton.
But IT'S been dreadful dull season." said
one, signing deeply. "There amt been .
funeral this year."
Il know it," sighed the other lugubriously.
Then she frightened little and added:
''But, Almiry, you don't want to forget that
we had three last year and that Mrs. john
sons pretty low."-New York World.
The Washington times., 1894-07-29
Senator Shcrrnan's Old Letters.

Senator John Sherman has, if rumor speaks
true, preserved all his letters since ho WAS If
teen years old. II he has kept record OF all
his financial deliverances. extending over n
public career longer than that OF Henry Clay,
the compilation must afford unparalleled il
lustrations 0! the most daring two-horse bare
back riding ever behelI in the political arena.
Philadelphia Record.
The Washington times., 1894-07-29

the British Association In that part OF the
Irish Sea surrounding the Isle OF Man. Out
OF l 900 species of marine animals collected,
224 had never before been found in that
region. thirty-eight were previously unknown
as inhabitants of British waters, and seven
teen were entirely new to science. Indeed
they were animals whose existence had never
been suspected. II such discoveries reward
q few weeks OF searching In so minute a speck
Of sea, how many volumes would be required
to contain list of the still undiscovered in
habitants Of the great acean?
The Washington times., 1894-07-29
How to Peel Tomatoes.

Nearly all cook books say: Pour boiling
water over ripe tomatoes, then skin them,' ~
and at least ninety in every hundred persons
attempt 10 skin them in this manner, and,
consequently, do 1t very imperfectly. This is
the proper way to peel tomatoes. Cover
them with boiling water half a minute, then
lay them in cold water until perfectly cold,
and the skin can peeled off without difficulty.
leaving the tomatoes unbroken and as firm
as they were before being scalded.
The Washington times., 1894-07-29

Some Consolation in the Future.
There were two women on the shady side Of
middle age riding uptown the other day who
illustrated the fact that ones ideas of enjoy
ment change as one grows older. They be-
The Washington times., 1894-07-29
A Hraye Ercnch Woman

Paul Bonnepain. who has lately returned
from West Africa, was accompanied through
all his arduous journeys by his wife. She is
the first lady who has visited the furthcrmost
convines of the French Soudan.
Going array on your rdcation; The Times trii
90 nth you TO any address, postage prepaid, for
IS cents a month
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Population of the Ocean.

striking proof of the vastness and variety
of the population of the sea has been fur
nished by the results of explorations made by
u committee of the Geological Department OF
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a few Of the reasons advanced. and Mr.. Ger
hard bases an elaborate argument upon them
maintaining his position throughout with .
logic that is convincing and interesting.
The Washington times., 1894-07-29
BUTTERFLY"

BY FLORENCE MARRYaT.
A uthor of Fighting the Air. Her Father
Name Little White Souls" "Stop
Thief" &c. &c, &c,
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to find fault with my friends. He presumed
to forbid me-forbid forsooth,-to go to Lord
Philips supper tonight"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-03-30
BLOWN TO ATOMS.
Five Persons Killed by
an Explosion.
Five Tons of Dynamite Explode
Near Pittsburg, Pa.

The dynamite works OF the Acme Powder
Company at Black Run, fourteen miles above
Pittsburg, Pa, ON the Allegheny Valley Rail-
road blew up. killing three men and two
women, and badly wrecking houses and other
buildings. Nellie Remnley was injured by
falling timbers from adjoining building and
died on the train white being brought to O
hospital in pittshurg
The other four were literally blown tc
pieces. Fragments of their bodies were scat
tered over radius OF l-2 miles. The larg-
est portion Of the remains yet found IL one OF
Robins feet. IL was pickel up up fully hall
a mile from the scene Of the explosion.
james Mooney, superintendent OF the
works was wounded in the thigh by flying
splinter. At the time Of the explosion there
was stored In the works five tons OF dyna.
mite consignment ready Tor shipment.
There were. it seems. two explosions The
first occurred in the packing house, in which
those who were killed were Mt work. This
building was scattered to the winds.
The second explosion occurred at the mix
ing house. This was caused by spark from
the ruins Of the boarding house. This eN-
plosion razed the huilding and machinery to
the ground. but nobody was injured.
The explosions were felt ten miles away,
and at the other towns within radius OF
several miles, there was great excitement.
Nearly every window in Acmetonia, Spring.
dale and Hutton was shattered. while u few
Of the houses were considerably damaged.
Mr.. McAbee president ot the Acme Pow
der company. says the cause Of the iirst ex.
plosion was fire. He thinks one OF the dead
persons had matches. and that match in
same manner became ignited He estimates
the loss at $4,000. Within five years dy ma
mite factories owned by the Acme company
have been blown up i've times and nine per
sons have heen killed
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-03-30

''Is 1t not nearly time that some re.
striction was put upon the disposition
of surgeons in this town to slice open
their fellow creatures in the interest
of the complaint called appendicltis|'
asks New York Life. That late alb
surd and lamentable operations have
cost the lives OF useful citizens, will
strengthen our opinion, which begins
to be pretty generally current that APP
pendicitis is epidemic in the minds OF
the metropolitan surgeons, and that
human life would be safer in New York
if the operation was forbidden except
by order of a court. The public
knows altogether too much about ap'
pendicitis, and the doctors altogether
too little. Two-fifths of the genuine
cases result from scare in the patients
and one or two more iifths of all the
cases exist only in the imaginations o.
the surgeons. The cure OF such legit
innate cases as are left il not worth
what it costs. Appendicitis is played
out. The invention OF the operation
for it has changed very rare malady
into common and dangerous disease.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-03-30
new ENGLAND NEWS NOTES.

The Maine Prohibition state convention
will be held in Camden June2s.
John Coombs Of Gloucester, has been miss
ing over week. He was supposed to be
bound aboard the schooner Helen +. Whit
ten. on which vessel he had recently shipped
us toward.
Joseph Stevens was shot and killed by
George Ryerson Mt Milton Me-, Ryerson had
been drinking. Ryerson had previously as
sailed Stevens with hammer, which was
taken away.
Col. Henry o. ~ Of Lancaster, \. H.,
of the class Of 81. has accepted an invitation
to deliver the Grafton before the trustees at
the annual commencement of Norwich Uni
verSity, NOrhlleld, Vt. In June.
Miss Margaret Hayden, 60 years old, was
found dead in her bed at the residence OF
Patrick Dorsey, ut Middetown, ct. She had
been asPyXiated by gas which flowed from Il
burner accidentally.
Joshua e. Nickerson and his son George, As
a result Of eating canned shrimps, were taken
violently Ill with symptoms OF poisoning at
Pittsneld, Mass. The older recovered while
the younger died in great agony.
Gearv Bros. music store, less than one
hundred yards from the central police station
at New Haven, CT, was broken into by burg
lars and several hundred dollars worth OF
banios. guitars and yiolins were taken.
An Italian, supposed to be Antonio Antlnozi
OF New Rochelle, n. y. was struck by a
work train near West Haven, Ct., and hOrrl-
bly, mangled. Both legs were amputated ut
the New Haven hospital, aud he died In the
afternoon.
On its way from Bangor Me-, to Bradford,
the heavily loaded wagon OF George StOrer
got stlipk I'm tha rttt In "A m affnrf A ri II
Storer received II frightful cut In the throat
| from which he may die. How 1t happened
| Storer is unable to state.
Mrs. Nellie Mallar is gone from Machias,
| NJ, leaving husband and three children,
taking with her the youngest child. all her
| husbands cash. and Alfred Brooks, u male
boarder In the Mallar household. Brooks
and Mrs. Malar were old sweethearts.
| Samuel VI. ID. Gilmoroa former bookk keeper
| for Gabriel Doran, proprietor of Il steam and
gaspipe works, at Holyoke, Mass. is n self
confessed embeZzler Mr. Doran thinks the
amount taken is over $4,000. He has de-
manded II settlement, and Gilmore is en-.
deayoring to raise the money.
Oliver B. Marsh, leading jeweler OF Bing-
hamton, n. y, died, aged 20 years. When
the Howard Watch Company was established
at RoXbury, Mass, Mr.. Marsh who was one o
l luc most trusted employees, muue the Hrs'
American watch, which Is still in the pos
session OF sou OF the deceased, Frank
Marsh, OF Waltham. Mass.
A sensation was caused ut Providence, II
l., when II was found that Lewii
W. Anthony had been married to Mrs. Emil,
| i. TOzler. Mr.. Anthony Is 10 yeurs old. IL,
is one Of the most wealthy and prominen
| business men In the state. His wife. who II
about fifteen years younger, Is the sister o.
his first wife
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-03-30
ARCTIC EXPEDITIONS.
Busy Preparations at St. Johns tor
Northern Journeys.

Negotiations ar" now In progress at st.
Johns. \. f.. for the engagement of steamers
to take three different Arctic expeditions
north during the coming summer, and the
work OF lifting out the vessels for their peril
Gus journey will soon begin. The sealing
steamer Falcon has already been chartered TO
take small party 10 Bowlon Bay, where
Lieutenant Peary and his followers are now
wintering. The Falcon will carry supplies to
the Peary expedition. and will bring back the
Peary party.
the leadership OF Prof. Stein. will start for
Smiths Sound in Nav. in either the Esaui-
lnauN or the Aurora. the steam wuaiers. This
party will consist OF eight men. three of them
Swedes. Its object Is to seek Biorling kals
tenious, who is supposed 10 have been lost
from the schooner Ripple, In the Arctic re-
gions last year. Prof Stein will also make
scientific observations. and the party will be
gone three years nj least.
The third expedition, which j. to be sent
out by the United States government, will
undoubtedly start from there also. A ship
has been partly engaged for this party and a.
soon IA the appropriation is made by con-
greSs the selection will be made and prepara-
ton begun for the start.
The destination Of this expedition will be
Lady Franklin's bay. The party will lie gone
four years and will devote the time to scien-
tlc research The Falcon expedition will
leave St. Johns in July and the Anne rican
party is expected to DEF art for the north
about the same time.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-03-30

w. B. Muller, of Omaha, says the
eight hour day would bring about in-
creased consumption, a vaster display
OF productive activity, higher intel
lectusl and moral development OF the
toiler and a wider demand for the
more artistic products of our factories
and workshops. 1t would stimulate
inventive genus, develop better and
grander civilization aud bring about
an almost fabulous increase OF national
property and wealth. The general
struggle for reduction of the hours
OF labor is struggle for better
civilization, struggle for work for
willing hands who should he em-
Moved "
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-03-30

The death of Publisher Monro in
New York shows to the San Francisco
Chl onicle that the vermiform appen-
dix is playing an important part in
the surgery of the period. The dan
ger that results from the lodg nent of
seeds of fruits and berries in this use
less part of the anatomy cannot be
too strongly impressed upon all, and
especially upon those who have the
care OF children. Grape seed, in par
ticular, should not be swallowed by
those who have any regard for then
health.