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The free press., 1895-10-03
PEARLS OF THOUGHT.

He that lives to live forever. never
fears dying.
Where there is no hope there can be
no endeavor.
Humor is the offspring Of sym
pathetic fancy.
Humility, like darkness, reveals the
heavenly lights.
Ideasare oftimes shy of the close
furniture of words
Humanity is the peculiar character
istic of great minds.
We have more Incidence in the
mind than in the body.
A man of integrity will never listen
to any reason against conscience.
No one will ever shine in converse
ton who thinks Of saying fine things.
It is hard to believe that sin well
dressed is the same as sin rolling in
the dust.
A happy heart is worth moro any
where than pedigree running back
to the Mayfower.
It is better to dwell In the corner of
the house top, than with a brawling
woman in wide house.
The past is gone and of no use to
us except as guide by which to di-
rect our journey in the future.
Thousands of men go down to their
graves in obscurity because they lack
the courage to make the first plunge.
The men who sits signing for an ed
ucation, capital or friends, is look
ing through the wrong end of the
telescope.
1t occasionally occurs to a man not
burdened with conceit that his wife
wouldn't have married him if any
thing better had offered.
Familiarity, no doubt, breeds, con-
tempt, in most instances, but certain
ly not in the matter of money. The
more we have of that, the better we
like it.
One kind of fool that is always
recognized is the one that goes around
with chip on his shoulder daring
some one to knock it off. There lie
enough trouble In the world without
looking for it and to do so is the
height of foolishness. The South
! West.
The free press., 1895-10-03
The Miles Mistake

In desperate struggle whicht took
place recently in Ohio between a mule
and COW with young calf, thelmule
was not only beaten, but horned to
death for chasing the calf about the
field. This incident signifies THAT a
creature which has neither pride of
ancestry nor hope of posterityl ought
not to go fooling around an animal
which has both. Detroit Free Press.
The free press., 1895-10-03
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.

A Cincinnati physician declares that
the American people bathe too much.
aluminium felloes in bicycles are
regarded by some makers as an i'm.
provement on wood.
According to careful estimates,
three hours of close study wear out
the body more than whole day OF
close physical exertion.
There is butterfly of India, which,
if pursued by bird, simply alights
on bush or tree and becomes in
visible by mimicking the leaves.
Theatotal weight of the latest elec-
trio locomotive constructed is 134, 600
pounds. It is intended to use it ex-
perimentally in switching and hand
ling heavy freight.
1t is said that if two tuning forks OF
the same pitch are placed facing each
other, the one sounding, the other
silent, one will be giving out dis
tinctly audible note.
The roar of waterfall is explained
in the constant explosion of hundreds
of thousands of bubbles. The i'm
pact of water against water is be-
lieved to be a comparatively subordi-
nate cause.
Electrical power for running the
street cars of Sacramento, CAL, is now
furnished from Folsom, twenty-four
miles distant. The power is gener-
ated by the falls of the American
River at that place.
A new German mirror glass reflects
the light on one side, from which 1T Is
practically opaque, but from the other
side is transparent. 1t offers obvious
advantage for windows, as it prevents
passers-by from seeing into n room.
A new invention has been designed
to prevent collisions at sea. At a
recent test the force from electric
magnetic coils stationed on board q
vessel successfully influenced chemi-
cally-prepared compass stationed some
six miles away, causing it to set up an
instantaneous peal of bells.
An ambulance cycle has been in
vented by Berlin doctor. 1t is c
litter, resting on two wheels at one
end and attached to an ordinary tri-
cycle at the other, and worked by two
men. 1t would be useful in snall
towns, where horse ambulance is
too expensive, or in the country.
The Interior Department at Wash.
ington is now operating its own tele-
phone system. Every head of burecu
or division has on his desk movable
apparatus consisting of receiver end
transmitter, and the central Office,
located in the building and run by
one operator, can be called up any
moment so as to get connection with
any other official.
The free press., 1895-10-03
Ten Miles Above Your Head.

The meteorologists are expecting
wonders to result from the Robert
Stanton Avery bequest OF $3.50, 600 to
he Smithsonian Institution for the
purpose of making researches in the
regions of the upper air, says the st.
Louis Republic, but while Americans
are getting ready to explore the great
sea of ether that surrounds our globe,
M. Hermite, the French adept in me-
teorological lore, is experimenting on
his own hook. He has sent pilot bal
looms, carrying self-registering instru-
ments, to great heights, and the auto
matte records made there by his ther-
mometer, barometers and other instru-
ments are of absorbing INTEREST," One
of the balloons which assembled to\a
height of 10 IL miles. returned With
a record which proved that it had
been in stratum of air where the
pressure was only Al inch OF mer-
curry, and the temperature 1O4 degrees
Fahrenheit below zero. Data de-
Quoted from long series of expert.
ments warrants M. Hermite in making
the assertion that after height OF IL,
600 feet is reached, the mercury
falls one degree for each $50 feet OF
ascent made.
The free press., 1895-10-03

my relations with Classy Thompson
and his outlaw adherent, Jim. The
next morning my hair had turned the
milky sort you see. The Leadville
people with whom / discussed the
crime laughed. That was all the SYM
pathy, all the redress, I got.
CATER that came East without de-
lay. When l leave the District of
Columbia again it will not be for
Leadville, nor will my next mining
connection be formed with such aDan-
doned barbarians as Classy Thompson
and JIM"
The free press., 1895-10-03
A Clamorons scarecrow.

The crows had been stealing the
peas of Monroe citizen of inventive
turn of mind. That gentleman tried
avery known device, to no avail. He
then as last resort placed chicken
coop among the pea vines and in the
coop put rooster. The next morn
ing when the crows called that rooster
stuck his head out and crowed Justify.
The crows have not returned. Port
land (Me. Press.
The free press., 1895-10-03

In the first issue of the Planter We
gave the experience of w. q. HiRSon
of James island in reference to feed
ing horses and mules on potatoes. We
since found two farmers, j. G. Lamp
ley of Darlington county and w. d.
Harriss of Florence county, who are
utilizing their potatoes in the same
way. These gentlemen are not doing
it from necessity.
According to the estimate of
Colonel T. w. Woodward of Fairfield
it takes three bushels of potatoes to
equal in nutriment one bushel OF
corn, but even if it took four the cost
of feeding on the potatoes would be
far less. 1t is we'll known that dry
summer is favorable to potatoes and
Just the opposite for corn, and this
t.ct ought to be sufficient to induce
Ivery farmer to plant them more
largely. Carolina Planter.
The free press., 1895-10-03
Death as Read in the Face.

A rather curious discovery has been
made with reference to soldiers killed
in battle. On the authority of several
English army surgeons it can be
stated that the cause of death is clearly
shown in the expression of the face of
a corpse on the battlefield.
Those who have been killed by
sword thrusts have look of repose.
If it was bullet that brought the
soldier to earth, pain often of the
most frIghtful nature is clearly de-
picted.
The free press., 1895-10-03
House Cat Skins Exported.

There are $4,000 skins of house
cats exported from the United States
every year, despite the fact that the
laws for the prevention of cruelty to
animals allow neither dogs nor cats to
be killed except by legalized officers
These skins come from all parts of tho
country, wholesaler seldom receiv-
ing consignment Of furs from q
country correspondent that it does
not include o number of catskins.
When the correspondent receives fif-
teen cents apiece for'them on an aver
age he may consider that he is doing
remarkably we'll. There is very little
demand for catskins in this country,
except for cattail rugs and other od-
dities, sometimes for trimmings and
very rarely as chest covering in
winter for an old man who belongs to
the customs of past generation.
So the New York wholesaler sorts
his cat-skins into lots Of half dozen
different grades and sends them to
London to be sold at the quarterly
auctions of one OF the great fur skins.
The skins of black cats bring the mos
and as many rs $1,000 of them have
been disposed of in a lot at sale in
London for sixty cents apiece. Yellow
catskins are next in value. Maltese
and body mixed colors bring the least,
often going for five cents apiece; or,
rather, they bring the least of the full
grown cats, for there is demand at
three and four cents apiece for the
skins of little kittens.
The child or the good old maid
who may wonder why her dear lost
pussy never returns will be surprised
to find that pussy's skin is now help.
ing to line the coat of some officer in
Emperor Williams army. A vaga-
bond who sought to earn few cents
in heartless, dishonest manner made
pussy one of bagful of cats which
he sold to the local fur dealer who
does business down by the rivei
where cats may be drowned) on &C
count of the odoriferous nature of his
calling.
There is a great demand for cat
skins for military coats. They are
somewhat cheaper than seal. All Ger
man officers are not millionaires. Th'
magistrate of every little German vii
lage as we'll likes to strut about in I
catskin overcoat. England, Sweden
Norway and other northern countries
also buy catskins from us. 1t would
not pay the local fur dealers to go il
search of pussy pelts and nothing
else. But as a side issue it earns hin
few cents; and that is the way the
house cat business is conducted all
over the world. New York Press.
The free press., 1895-10-03
Father Times FavOritism.

Old Father Time three daughters hath;
Two fair, one sad to look upon;
Their names are Life and Love and Death.
When two are lost the others won
Old Father Time is hardly fair,
He grudges Love and Life their prime,
He looks with pride on Death; his care
Would ever haste the winter time.
Life laughs at Father Times cold stare,
Love lights the hearth, despite his frown
But Death looks on with eager air,
Remembering all his scythe hath mown.
Yet Life and Love will last for aye.
And Death but once can stir the soul;
So live and love meath sunny sky.
And scorn stern Father Times control.
New York Recorder.
The free press., 1895-10-03
A Canine Stew.

Some time ago hungry poor man
in Berlin stole the poodle of an organ
grinder, took the animal to his home,
and then feasted on dog. steak and
canine stew Bul the mipions Of the
law 7ollarea hin; he was tried for
theft and sentenced to four months
imprisonment. ---sNe~ xa-k World.
The free press., 1895-10-03
Success i'm Failure.

Manu- tell you, nothing succeeds
like failure.
Dan-Nonsense; you mean "suc-
cess.
Mann-Not bit of it. There's a
man who has failed nine times in
twelve years and now he's million
aire. New York World.
The free press., 1895-10-03

A project is on foot in Philadelphia
to utilize street railways for carrying
freight as well as passengers. The
plan proposed is combination of the
express business and the parcel de-
livery
The free press., 1895-10-03
A Scaly Time Ahead.

First Indy Fish i should be
dreadfpslly mortified to get caught.
Second Lady. Fish-Yes. ipdeedl
If there is one thing | am more sensi-
tive about than another, it's my
weight.
The free press., 1895-10-03
Decadcnce of a Once Proud Family,

Your name is John Smith. is it,"
sarcastically inquired the police mag
istrate of the seedy vagrant before
him. "And you belong of course to
one of the leading families Of Chi
cago?"
"No jedge," dejectedly replied the
prisoner. 'sAccordin' to the last city
directory, the Johnsofs led us by
about 9, 600. = Chicago Tribun6.
The free press., 1895-10-03

"When / came to myself l was out
side the shaft, safe and sound, while
Classy and his disreputable assistant
we're laughing at their joke. There
had been no shot placed in the drill
hole; the heartless Classy had palmed
it and carried it with him to the sur
face.
: "At my very natural inquiry, made
in weak voice-for | was still sick
and broken-as to what it all meant,
they said it was merely Leadvll'e
lest and intended for the initiation OF
a tenderfoot.
"It gives 'em nerve, said Classy.
1T puts heart into 'em an does EN-
good.
s.As soon as could walk ] severed
The free press., 1895-10-03

Arizona's territory and reAoufsea
are valued at s9.27o.274.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-30
PEN, CHlSEL AND BRUSH.

Oscar Wilde is fond of jewels. Tho lit
Ito finger Of his left hand is covered nearly
to the nail with rings.
Bcraud, the artist whose sketches Of
street life in Paris have hccomo So ropu-
lar, does all his work in cab, which,
drawn up to the curbstonc, forms his
studio.
Alphonso Daudct has boon moro Of a
traveller than most FrUnchmrn of lett, r.,
and his approaching visit TO England is
said to he only tho prelude to q long series
of journcyings.
Bessie Potter, the clever Chicago artist
who is kept busy executing portraits in
plaster because of special talent for
catching exact and faithful UkrncsSuS of
her subjects, is to spend the spring and
summer abroad travelling and studying in
Italy.
Albert Bruce JOY, the English sculptor
who made n bust of Chaunccy NJ. Dcpcw
recently, was the creator of the bust ~
Professor J. c. Adams, tho diScovcr,r Of
tho planet Neptune, which was recently
unveiled in the great hall of 1t. John :
college, Cambridge, England
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-30
GARzA'S LATEST DEATH.

There are reasons for believing that Cat
arino Cara has finally met n permanent
death. -WashinGton Post.
a man like Cara, who dies 81 often,
only swCllS the death rate without hvnr-
fitting tn" undCrtakcrs.- Wheeling Rrgis-
ter.
With Cara dead and Bill Cook in pris-
on, the wild west and bloody border viii
become mUnutOnuuSly tamo and uniutvr
CstinE. -Dr;Iuit journal.
1t is reported that Cara has hccn killed
in fight. In u man If his prudence and
experience II is remarkable that he should
have gotten into E1ht. He had made Il
speciality of rrvolutIunS and should have
stuck to that -WaelinEtun STAR,
The Mexican llndit ,iHrLa. rrumiu, mt
in the Colombian revolution, j. said q
have hrru really kjll,d, which Will drpriv,
him Of tn" distinction Of rivalinI tLr late
Mr., Bill Dalton in III" number and \ari
city Of his DEATHS Baltim, re- Herald.
1t seems that the turbulent lie If Car.
"a, the MrNican rrvuluiiuni>t, has come
To "a bloody end. Cara WA, Il Professional
rovulutiunist, without any adequate cau,C
for vulutiun. Mexico. under Diaz, is 4
RI. ..Hably well governed country. and
hrnr,t;arza' ; instructions were Causrlpas.
boston Globe.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-30
OUR GIRLS.

a woman may not wear her heart on
her sleeve, but the prevailing fashion
shows her hearts in it.-Albany Argus
Before this country consents to accept
woman suffrage, woman must make her
hVadGCar more reasonable -GalveSton
News.
1t is curious how woman who screams
ut II mouse is not startled at millinery
hill that makes a man trcmblc.-Texas
SiftingS.
y woman in West Virginia claims to he
12o years old, but the females of the neigh
b"rhoud insist that She is li5 if she is a
day. -DVtruit Tribune.
.Iil>nn says h. dorS not see why there
should hc any objection To women enter
ing the legal profession. Nine out of Cv-
cry ten married men know we'll enough
that her word is IAw.-Buffaln Courier.
1t is believed that women everywhere
would che, rfully fail into the habit uf ~
moving their hats in public places il it w,r,'
not fer the fear that they cuuldn' get them
back ON Strli% Kansas City Journal
Perhaps when woman carries the peck
rthnok then mon will think it safe to ut
tend the church fair, hut VIII the woman
br a. fierce for going rs she now l.: Avn
full doubt, terrible neutrality-suspicious.
Transcript,
Now that the Ohio women arr actually
participating in politics, the Ohio man
will la deprived If the time hunorCi Cx-
Cu>,' fur staying ont late at night. His
wife will also attend tho Caucus-WaSh-
ingtnn Post,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-30
ESCAPING A CALAMITY.
After Reading the Rules, They Decided
to Move out.

heard the old couple in the room next
to mine when they discovered the rules
| tackled up ON the door. The old man was
trying to work the transom when he
caught sight Of the cnvd and cxclaimcd
by gosh, Lucy, como here, 1t says ON
this card that ii we don't put our money
in I'll" safe they won't bc responsible fur
! it. That looks az il robbers was about,
| don't it"
"0f course it docs" she exclaimed in
| IMPLY. told NrI didn't like the looks
| Of this tav,ln ~ w tlriV up"
y" washin did in the rooms said
the old IAau rs he struck tho next rule
| II didn't expect tlt,y'd furnish lis with
| tubs and ell hcslinVs, but that looks
mighty sIin@y."
No wa>t.In; ch:" quericd the woman
"WaaI, 'uld We things had queer look
| as We come up stairs. -
| Meals sent To rooms charged extra.
| That's some moro O their stinginr<S.
Il should say! They'd probably charge
dollar fur brinGin up a plate of meat
! and tatrrs. Samuel, we've got in n place
where they'll cut uur throats to git our
money
"Au bills settled weekly and no dis.
count from regular rates, continued the
husband
Hey we got to stay here fur week he
fore We Kin settle Our bill:" she anxious!y
| asked.
Looks heap like it, Lucy. was 60
| in to ask '"il t. throw off $unthin on &C
count of my irin ovcrseer Of highways,
but | guess lis no use. Fire escapes at
all the hall winlrrS,"
For goodness sakcl Then we are liza
bic TO he roasted in our beds. Samuel. if
they wasn't afvurrd OF fire they wouldn't
hov fire escapes, and / wouldn't go to bed
here tonish' for Il millyon dollars
Looks Kind a risky, do dcclar'. Let's
sec Gas burned after midnight charged
! extra"
And do they expect We are guin to sot
| up till art"r midnight fur the sake of pay
in extra: Samu,l. We hcv made great
mistake in iscttin into this tavern -
Il guess We hey. All damage to rooms
to paid for Ivy occupants. Hey we dam
aged anythin>"
NO, except knocked cheer over II
they heard the crash down stairs, they'll
charge us So or So mchbc''
bolt the door and secure the transom
| before rctirin," read the old man as he
| reached the bottom 0f the card.
''Whcrr's the transom?" asked the wife
"purnCd if l know"
"But what is it,
| II never seed one ilS l know of -
Samuel Parsons, " exclaimed tho wo-
| man as she rushed across the room, You
| help mo pack our buds into this s;LtchCl
and we'll walk right down stairs and
| outer tho house. We don't NantCr he rob
bed nor murdered, and if We cit out alive
shall be one thankful woman. y tran
som, ch! They was g"in To- wait Till we
got t" sleep and let it Loose ON us, hut we
will walk right ont, and if anyl,udy SCI
BOO" to mo III poke my umhrrllrr right
| through en-. NJ. QUAD.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-30

case OF kidney complaint by this splendid
medicine. His kidneys troubled him ter
rlblY for long time, but after taking DIR
Greene's nerypra blood aud nerve RENE DIV
short time, he was entirely we'll He
says 1t is all that has kept HIM from grippe
this winter. which he has had for several
years before
Mrs l.. A. Webster wife of Rev l.. A.
Webster OF bethlehem, says:
Il am acquainted with Mrs Narney, and
know her story to be true"
1t is such cures as these which have
stamped DR. Greene's nervura blood and
nerve remedy the most successful, most
wonderful medicine of modern times: the
remedy, indeed, which is etfcctlng more
cures all over the country than any and all
others combined. 1t is the great CON
qu"ror of disease, and nothing can resist
Its marvellous curative powers The News
papers are constantly filled with the trsil-
mony of prominent people whom il has
cured. But for every such person cured,
thousands upon thousands OF less lruml-
nent people IL all classes and wallis Of
life are being restored to health and
strength by Its potent action.
Particularly Is 1t doing ii grand work
now, for everybody needs AID USES it in
the spring. AS it has demons .rated itself
again and again to be the most certain and
effective spring medicine.
1t Is not "A patent medicine, but the pre-
scription of the most successful living spe-
claIlst IN curing nervous and chrome dis
eases, DIR Greene OF 35 West 18th st, New
York city. lie has the largest practice in
the world, and this grand medical dis
covery Is the result or his vast experience.
The great reputation of DIR Greene is the
guarantee that the medicine will cure, and
the fact that he can be consulted by any
one at any time. free OF charge. personally
or by letter, gives absolute assurance OF
the beneficial action of this wonderful
medicine.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-30
SELF JUDGED AUTHORS.

Cooper once said that Tho Spy was
his best written novel.
Smollett agreed with posterity in con-
sidering Roderick Random" his best.
Robert Browning is said to have pre-
ferrcd The Ring and the Book" to any
of his other works.
Halleck pridcd himself especially on
Marco Bozzaris, which nc once said had
the genuine ring of poesy.
Keats seemed to regard Endymion" as
his best, though ono of his biographers
says that he spoke very well of Hype-
rion. "
Hazlilt thought that his - Characters of
Shakespeare : Plays" better deserved con-
sidoratiun from the reading public than
any Of his other writings.
De Foo expected his fame to rest on his
Political Writings. which form the bulk Of
his works. ard did not appear TO attach
much inpurtnnoo Ia Robinson Crusoc."
Isaac Watts prdod himself on very
dull tnatisr, The Improvement of the
Mind, and seems to have thought littlo
Of the hymus that are now sung in every
English speaking land.
Grotc once compared his History of
Greece" 10 Gihhon'S 'DCcline and Fall
and took pains Ia point out the various
oNCril"nciVs of each and to show in what
particulars his own work ozccllcd that Of
Gihh0n.
Byron is snid to have preferred ''Childo
Harold to all his other works. Ho said
it contained more Of his heart history than
all the others combined. He seems to have
regarded it as Dickens did David Cop
prriirld as his own biography.
Thackrray always alluded to his books
i'll a half comic, half satiric vein and
would rarely express any preference, speak
ing in c'mtrmptu0us strain of them all
His trivnGS believed, however. that he re
Rardcd "Nanity Fair" as his bcst-ono
says, because it paid him bcst.-St. Louis
Globe Democrat