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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1895-12-07

| have hunV the everlasting doors Irom
their hinges, and would have sprung
forth. scattering the hindering hosts
of Heayen.like chaff before the whirl-
wind. as he cried: "Lo / come to suf-
fer. Lo! l come to die" Christ-a
willing sacrifice. Willing to take
Bethlehem humiliation, and Sanhedrim
outrage. and Golgotha butchery. Will
inc to be bound. Willing to sufter.
willing to die. Willing to save
have been told that the cathedral
of ST. Marks stands in q quarter in the
. center of the City of Venice, and that
when the clock strikes twelve at noon,
. ALI the birds from the city and the re-
gions round about the city fly to the
square and settle down. came In
| this wise: large-hearted woman
E nassinp one MONDAY across the square
4 saw some birds shivcring In tne coio,
e and she scattered some crumbs o.
: bread among them. The next day
e at the same hour, she scattered
{ more crumbs OF bread among them
O and SO on from year to year, until tn
y dav of her death. In her will she ce
d opeathed certain sum OF money 4
e taen M the same practice, and now
A. Al. arst stroke OF the bell at noon
e the birds pin to come there, an
IS when the clock la. struck twelve, IN
d square is covered with e"e
<, beautifully suggestive. Chm. s :
h out to feed thy soul to-day. The mr.
Or hungry you feel yourselves to bs, tn
e better it Is. 1t Is noon. and the -Gospc
b clock strikes twelve. Come III locks
II Come as doves to the window! All III
le s!r filled with the liquid chime: Cons
le Tome. CalDeI
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-12-18
The Delaware tribe of Indians in the

The Delaware tribe of Indians in the
Indian Territory numbers seven
hundred and ffty-folr persons. The
Court of Claims at Washington has
rendered q Judgment in their favor,
and they will in a few days receive
1920, 900 in cash. Something over g
year ago the Government paid them
nearly 100000 in cash from trust
funds belonging to them, held for
many years by the Government, and
the result of these payments and
others which have been made to them
makes each member-man, woman
and child-of the tribe worth $4,000.
There are one or two other Indian
tribes that are even richer than the
Delawares, but as compared with the
white race, the Delawares are nearly
five times as rich per capita as the in
habitants OF the British Islands, six
times as rich as the people of the
United States, nine times those OF
Germany and twenty.six times those
of Russia. Pretty good authorities
ssy that they are capable OF taking
care of their property, and there is
little danger that they will be cheated
out of it by whites.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-12-18
A HANDSOME SKIRT.

Black satin made this handsome
skirt in pronounced godet style, in
the second large illustration. The
widely gorel front is smoothly fitted
at the top and gradually distends to
the lower edge. The side cores fit
smoothly aud fall below the hips in
deop outstanding flutes, the three
godets in back being arranged in small
box plaits at the top. A placket
opening is finished in the seam at the
left side OF centre back, straight belt
completing the top of the skirt. A
stiff interlinins throughout is mat.
ter of choice, a more distinguished
air being impaired by at least deep
facing of some stiff fabric Between the
lining aud material. The bottom is
plainly completed. An elastic strap
holds the godets in position a. the
back, stay of tape or ribbon be-
ing tacKed underneath all around.
Crepon, Gros-de-Londres, plain and
fancy silks, cote de Cheval, cheviot,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-12-18

Once when Pasteur was dining with
bis daughter and her family at her
home in Burgundy lie took care, re-
lates the New York World, to dip in
g class of'water the cherries that were
served for dessert and then to wipe
them carefully with his napkin before
putting them in his mouth. His fas-
tidiousness amused the people OF the
table, but the scientist rebuked them
for their levity and discoursed at
length on the dangers IN microbes and
animalculae. Afew moments later. in
a fit of abstraction, ne suddenly seized
the glass in which he had washed the
cherries and drank the water, microbes
and all, at single draught.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-12-18
Curious Fish in Lake eaIiIoe.

In the Sea OF Galilee-or Lake
Tiberias, as it is also called-there is
a strange fish named the Chromis
Simonis, which is more careful OF its
young than fish generally are. The
male fish takes the eggs in his mouth
and keeps them in his natural side
pockets, where they are regularly
Matched, and remain until able to
shift for themselves BY this in
genious arrangement the brood is
comparatively guarded against its
natural enemies; it is easily fed, too,
but it is puzzle how the little ones
escape being eaten alive. A month
ago, says traveller writing to re-
ligious contemporary, | found in my
net number of Chromis Simonis
without eyes.
Others OF the species, when lifted
them up, dropped a number Of little
fishes out OF their mouths, which
swan away hastily. The natives ex-
planned the phenomenon. The blind
Chromis are the victims of sea hawks.
When these birds have eaten their
fill they begin to look out for tit-bits.
After catching q fish they hit its
forehead with their sharp beak,
knocking out the middle part, in
which their eyes are set. The bony
structure is dropped into the water,
but the eyes are eaten by the birds
with great relish. Strangely enough
the fish generally survive this rough
treatment The wound heals up
quickly in the water, and they con-
tinue to ply the lake for food as il
nothing had happened.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-12-18
NERVES CONCERNED IN A "KNooK-oUT.'

trio nerve sends several branches
to the heart, each branch contain.
ing fbers that, when irritated, slow
or even stop the beat of the heart.
These fbers are called inhibitory
fibers and when violently irritated
they may entirely Offset the action of
the intrinsic nerves of the heart.
These inhibitory ibers begin in col.
lection of nerve cells in the lower
back part Of. the brain (the medulla
oblongata), and this collection is
known as the "cardio.inhibitory GEN.
ter" 1t is to the heart, in one sense,
what the air-brake apparatus is to the
train. The more they are irritated
the slower the heart beats, but with
this difference-if we'll regulated air
brake pipe be cnt the train will stop,
while if the inhibitory nerves be cut
in the neck the heart begins to beat
little faster than before. While too
much explanation of such things may
seem prosy, it is we'll for man who
is hot and thirsty to remember
these things before he gulps down a
large quantity of cold water. More
than one man has been killed by that
act, and killed in the same way as
though by kick in the stomach by q
horse. The sudden shock, whether of
the cold water or of the kick, pro.
duces extreme irritation of the sympa-
thetic nerves in and behind the stom-
ach. This irritation is communicated
to the spinal nerves; these send the
message up the spinal cord to the in
hibitory center in the lower back part
of the brain, where the message is
switched to the pneumogastric fibers
that go to the heart-and the heart is
"knocked out"
All these are examples OF what is
called reflex action-a stimulation or
irritation reelected from one set OF
nerves to another. Other examples
are blushing, growing pale, reddening
or paling of the face under the iniu-
ence of alcoholic liquors, reddening
or paling of the face in anger, and
sudden deafness or loss of voice from
the shock caused by sudden and in
tense light. Again, there is the sud-
den bleaching of the hair from nervous
shock. It might be supposed that the
pains felt in the toes or other parts ol
an amputated limb are still other ex.
amples of this reflex nervous action,
but they are not. These are due tc
irritation of the nerve stump at the
point OF amputation, and are easily un.
derstood when it is said that il the
nerves OF sensation of the teeth, fol
example, were irritated far back il
the brain, the pain would be felt in
and referred to the roots of the teeth,
where the nerves end. As for those
cases in which pain in the toes OF an
amputated limb is relieved by resur
recting the limb and Strengthening
the toes, they are to be explained by
brilliant Imagination.
Whether person bushes because
of some words uttered, or at some oh
| jecs seen, or on account OF thought
the process is the same, and is due tt
reflex action on the minnie nerves tina
control the capillary blood vessels o
tho face and neck. In the one cas-
the process begins with the nerve o
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-12-18
Travels in a Palace.

George Gould travels in the gorge
GUS car Atlanta, which was built for
his father, the late Jay Gould, and
which is one of the, finest pieces Of
workmanship ever put on wheels. In
general construction and interior ar.
rangement these private cars are oil
very nearly the same, differing only
in size and decoration. Most of them
have piano, writing desk, a CON-
plete library and Compartments tor
guns, fishing supplies and sporting
paraphernalia, besides all the com.
forts and luxnries of rich and we'll
regulated residence. In the eyes OF
their owners nothing is too good for
the private car, and travelling In them
is luxury in every sense OF the word.
Atlanta Constitution.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-12-18
Valuable Dime.

Whoever has dime of 1894, coined by
the San francisco mint, has coin fol-
which SH has already beel offered, and
when all the facts are known regarding
its scarcity il is not unliEely that it will
command much higher pieteium.
Inquiry II The i fEt eliciIe Tie Inform
alton tilai dsilipg TIE fiscal ieaT OF 1894
only t,tlzs -toar. lles sFsi coined af tHe's
I'm lIIIIs
about was told by Chief Clerk Robert
Barnett
oAll llndercurrent subsidiary coins,
viz, those containing othef than the de-
sign now being used when received at the
Sub Treasury, are not again allowed to go
into circulation, but are sent to tue mint
to be recoined with the current design.
In the course Of The year 1894 We re-
ceived large sum in these coins, but
having an ample stock of dimes on hand
it was not intended to coin any of that
denomination in 1894. However, when
nearly all of this subsidiary coin bullion
had been utilized, we found on our hands
quantity that would coin to advantage
only into dimes, and into dimes it was
coined, making just twenty-four of them.
"My attention was first drawn to the
matter particularly by the receipt OF
letter from collector somewhere East
requesting a set of the coins Of 1894. In
filling this order 1 found there were no
dimes of that date on hand. Subsequent
ly received quite a number of similar
letters, and in each case was, OF course,
unable to furnish them.
"Plenty of dimes were coined that year
at Philadelphia and New Orleans mints,
bat there are many collectors who ac-
cumulate the coinage of each mint, as
each has its distinguishing mark. Those
coined here bear a letter IS under the
eagle. New Orleans used the letter 'O
aud Carson City the letter &C. while Phil
adelphia coins are identified by the alb.
sence of the letter.
"We receive each yea. about fifty re-
quests from coin collectors for coins,
mostly for those of silver"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-12-18

least the Lyons silk velvets they wear
will not, for they are far too costly
for the ordinary purse.
Not long ago every grand dame had
in her wardrobe richly embroidered
velvet cloak; many of them have them
still, and fortunately they are once
more springlng into favor.
Jetted velvets are being sold by the
yard, to be made Into cloaks, but
somehow they do not have the rich-
ness of the "old-timers," probably be-
cause many OF the old ones were hand
work.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-12-18

hearing; in the second with the nerve
of sight, and in the third it begins in
the thought csnters of the brain. In
each case it is conveyed to that nerve
center presiding over the capillaries
of the face and. neck From this
center is sent an impulse that
dilates these capillaries, allowing
more blood to enter them, and the
blush is produced. Growing pale is
the opposite process. The nerves that
contract the capilIaries are allowed to
act freely, While the dilator nerves are
"inhibited," and thus less blood flows
through these caplllaries. The act OF
taking cold is generally reflex, the ca
plllaries of the skin becoming con-
tracted, while those of the iaternal
parts of the body are dilated and con-
gested, and then follows ''knock-
OUT of the whole system.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-12-18

When q person is sitting
or standing more work is re-
quired of the heart than when the
person is lying down. Therefore, the
prone position of the body is the one
in which the heart does most work
with the least exertion. Again, when
a person is sitting or standing all the
blood SENT to the brain has to be
pumped uphill; when the person is
lying down blood gravitates to the
brain without being forced. Stage
realism, however, demands that when
person faints in play she must be
held up-an excellent provision for
killing person in real faint.
1t is much easier to tell how these
things happen than why. It is easy
to say that the pain of hip-joint dis
ease in children is felt in the knee be.
cause the .'terminal filaments of the
nerves supplying the hip-joint are at
the knee" The sudden contraction
of the diaphram when a person gets
pepper or tobacco in the nose and the
sneeze produced are for the purpose
of forcing the irritating substance out
of the nostrils. But why should q
thump in the stomach act on the
heart? Why does drop OF prussic
acid put ON the end of the tongue
cause the heart to stop Immediately?
Why does Whit of prussic acid fumes
send terrific pain through the heart
and possibly cause death? Why does
brilliant light cause sneezing when
there is no irritating substance in the
nostrils? 1t is easY to say that tho
nerves of sensation of the nostriis and
the eyeball come from the same GEN.
ter, but this cannot be said exactly
when dlsagreeable odor causes nau-
sea. And if pulling tooth under the
influence OF chloroform is dangerous,
why i, it not much more dangerous to
cut off leg while the patient is chlo-
reformed?
But why does not the pugilist die,
stay "knocked out" after the blow. II
his condition is due to partial paraly-
sis of the pneumogastric nerve?
Sometimes he does. For his recovery
he may be thankful to two things-a
passing away of the paralysis of the
pneumogastric nerve and to the nerve
centres in the heart itself. The nerves
of the heart are derived from three
sources: First, from nerve cells
buried in the substance of the heart
itself and known as the intrinsic"
nerves of the heart. Second, from the
pneumogastrio pair of nerves. Third,
from the sympathetic nervous system.
The intrinsic nerves keep the heart
beating; the other two sets of nerves
control the rate and force of the beat.
Thus the heart is to a certain extent
an automatic organ. and its beat de-
pends to q large degree on its owD
structure and properties. This is
proved by the fact that when heart
is entirely removed from an animal,
especially cold blooded animal, it
will continue to beat for some time.
The heart of turtle or frog will, ii
kept moist, continue TO heat for days
after being removed.
Even when the removed hearb OF q
tfrog is cut into small bits with razor
some oil the pieces will continue TO
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-12-18
Long Finger Nails Sign Of ArIstocracy.

You may know an aristocrat in An.
nam by his long finger nails. The
man with the longest finger nails is
the leader of Amman society. Aristo-
Gratis in that country have to be at
tended at all hours of the day and
night BY servants, who perform for
them the most trivial Offices.
The AMMAN ladies cannot comb
their bair. They cannot even feed
themselves, for fear of damaging their
long aud beautiful finger nai's. No
poor man in AMMAN can have finger
nails eYen few inches long, as ne
cannot afford to employ the servants
which that would necessitate. :
This absurd practice has prevailed
in Amman for many centuries. The
lower classes there have as much rev.
erence for long finger nails as do the
lower classes in England for long an
cestral trees. 1t will thus he Sc
that AMMAN is more of democracy
than England, for the son OF newly
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-12-18

rich merchant can cultivate finger
nails asl long as those of the King,
while the Annamite of even the biuesG
blood, once he is deprived of wealth
and servants, must cut his finger nails
and descend among the common herd.
His ancient lineage is taen OF no
account So long as his finger nails
remain short he is person of no i'm
portance Many swells in Aunam have
never lad their finger nails cut since
the day they were born.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-12-18
A Babe B .rn Fond Of BieycIlns.

A lady in Reno has baby less than
o year old which has inherisef pc.
culiarity. The child has been very
puny and appeared to be constantly
craving something. One thing aftsr
another has been given to it aud every
means kuown to professional, nurses
was used IN an endsavor to satisfy
tnis craving.
The mother is an expert bicyclist
and is very fond OF riding. it was
remembered that before the birth OF
the child she had an almost Irresistible
desire to take spin on her wheel, aud
it was thought likely that the child
had been marked in this respect.
About two weeks ago a basket ar
ran9ement was attached to bicycle.
the child put into it and given ride
of q mile or two. A change was i'm.
mediately noticeable in its condition.
and daily outin.,s of this character
have resulted in 3 complete cure o
the little ones peevishness, and the
child has rapidly gained strength and
flesh under this treatment. Reno
lNey Gazette.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-12-18
STYLES IN DRESS.
SOME OF THE LATEST DECEEES
oE DAME FASHION.
Descriptions of a Home Gown Of
Figured Batis . and a Sktrt
in Godet Style-A
Velvet Rage.

TIGURED batiste in ecrue,
H. lavender and green, made the
pretty gown in the double
column illustration. This is
O favorite mode for oil styles of fab
RIGS. The loose-fitting fronts and
back in Wateau design are disposed
over fitted Innings that conform to the
figure and gracefully display Its lines
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-12-18
and curves. The Byron cellar neatly

and curves. The Byron cellar neatly
finishes tde neck, the semi-girdle in
slQI1tsa Gh is iazszss.s sss
the under.arn aeanls) con6ning Che
fullness at the waist Line in front. The
fuli-topped leg. o. mutton sleeves are
adjusted with single scam and plainly
completed with facings at the wrists.
Gowns in this style are made from
outing and French flannel, merino,
cashmere, crepon, camers hair and
ladies' cloth, with collar and belt of
velvet, silk or other contrasting
materials. The girdle and fitted lin
ings can. be omitted if loose adjust
ment is preferred.
The quantity of 44.inch wide ma
terial required to make this gown for
lady having 32-inctl bust measure
in 5 yards; Tor 36.iuch size, 81
yards; for 40-inch size, 81 yards;
for AZ inch size, ST yards.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-12-18
RuFF1Es AND BELTS.

Now, that ruf1es are come back as
8 skirt trimming, it is altogether likely
that we shall see heavy WOODEN gowns
decorated with machine hemmed
ruf1es! Such horrors have been in
the past, and they will probably be
revived. Silk ruffles hemmel Old q
machine are perfect nightmare, but
if you don't watch yonr dressmsker,
that is just what she will do for you,
and often against your direct protest.
Don't let her gather your ruffles on
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-12-18

provemerts, that of allowing people
to have sound teeth as long as they
live ID probably the best. But the
more one studies the provisions of ma
ture the more is he convinced of an
infinitely wise design. Why does q
person fall when he faints? The real
cause of the faint is temporary slow
ing or stopping of the heart to such
an extent that the supply of blood
to the brain is insufficient.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-12-18

Statistics from the United States
Railway Service shoE that one passen-
ger is killed ior every 2,000,0 900 pas
sengers carried, or every 4t.1n3, 22s
miles travelled. One is injured for
every 4, 7os, I'll miles Travelled, or one
out of every 2o4,24s passengers car:
r;ad
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-12-18
Ranarded By the People.

The story runs that George II, who
cared fer nothing but his own enjoy.
ments, ,santedS TO exclude the public
from 8: ;ssend 51sj.lS elss 9 1sstEi & tic
brewer of Richmond named Lewis
commenced proceedings against him
and obtained q verdict favorable to his
case. Lewis, toward the end of his
lite, became poor, but the Inhabitants
showed their gratitude bysupportins
him in his declining years.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-12-18

Philadelphia may be slow town,
but, in the estimation OF the Chicago
Times Herald, they do come things
pretty well there. The CITY will this
year receive in royalties. from street
car iiness telegraph, telephone, gas
and water companies, nearly SILL
900. 600.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-12-18

serge and other silk, wool or mixed
fabrics will all develop stylishly by
the mode.
The quantity OF 44.inch wide ma
terial required to make this skirt for
a lady having 22.inch waist measure
is 6 yards; for 26.inch size, 6s yards
for 3O-inoh size, 81 yards.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-12-18

eliptical steel springs set at right an
giles to the rim aud riveted to it. A
steel band passes round the outer cir
Gu inference of the tire thus formed,
which is in turn rivetei to the springs,
forming q strong resilient aud
"quick" tire. It may be coyerei with
rubber to keep out dirt and water.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-12-18

beat. But, in addition to these in
trinsic nerves, it is necessary, for the
preservation of life and health, and
for the equalization OF the hearts
work, that its beat should be regulated
in connection with other changes and
processes going on in the body, and
SO the heart is intimately connected
with those other processes through
the pneumogastric and sympa-
thetic nerves. Each pneumogas-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-12-18

Potatoes are SO plentiful aud SO un-
profitable at ruling prices in North
Dakota that . farmer Of Grand Forks
has announced that he will not dig the
large quantities he has, arldhas united
his neighbors to help themselves and
take all they care to for tbs trouble Of
digging and carrying them away.
What they don't take, he says, will be
left to rot in the ground.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-12-18

The failure of several water-power
electric plants from dry weather sug-
gests TO the Atlanta Constitution the
necessity of a small steam power inre-
serve in case OF works using nearly all
their available water power in orlin-
ary dry seasons.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-12-18

The New York Mail anil Express ez-
claims: .'Every time new peer is
created in England the newspapers
prominently chronicle the event. The
American peerage is swelled every day
by great numbers, but they appear
only in the vital statistics"