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The advocate., 1895-11-06
AN IiQsgcrs Foor-FALLs.


TAs AElcrOphOnO REak6s the HooR Boats
0f E7y Sound Loud to the Ear.
The improvements which W. H.
SCulby has lately added to the micro
phone, or sound magnifier," makes 1t
apne Of the most marvellous mechanical
cpntrivances Of the age. The special
construction Of this instrument Is OF
rlc particular interest to any one ex-
cent experts, but what is told OF its
wonderful powers as a magnifer OF
sounds viii entertain young and old,
aE we'll as the scientific and unscientinc
readers Of "Notss for the curious"
After the instrument had been COM
pleted with the exception Of few mn
ishing touches, Soulby found 1t aDso-
Antely necessary to keep the door OF ms
workshop tightly closed, so as to admit
no sounds from the outside, otherwise
the inarticulate rumblings given on Dy
the "ejector" would have become un-
bearable. Even with closed doors the
cap had to be kept constantly in place
lon the receiver to keep the instrument
from sending forth roar, which pre-
yious investigation had proved to be a
combination of sounds produced by
watch beats, breathing, the hum OF
files, etc. A fly walking across the
receiver Of the instrument made
sound equal to a horse crossing
bridge, and when Mr.. Soulby laid MS
arm across the box the blood rushing
Iii his veins gave forth sound Whicn
much resembled that made by the
pump Of large steam engine. The
playing of a piano in house across the
street was, when elected from Soulby's
machine, like the roar Of an avalanche,
and the washing Of dishes in the kitch-
en- Of a house across the alley made
sound which the inventor Of the ma
chine says was burden to his soul.
When anyone entered the room, walk
ed about, coughed, touched the table
'or door handles, the shrek which is
sued from the ejector was most pain
full TO hear. Hundreds Of uses have
been suggested for the microphone, the
most practical being those Of blood cir
culation and lung test.
The advocate., 1895-11-06
TRY These Tongue-Twlstsrs.

Here is sentence that will puzzle
you to read correctly at the first trial."
remarked the commercial man as he
wrote these words on the back Of an old
envelope: She stood at the gate well
coming him in" The hotel clerk
glanced at it and confidently began.
'She stood at the gate welcom-" Then
there was confused muPmur that
sounded like "mingmingming." The
newspaper man then tackled the sem
tence with no better success. Here Is
another hard nut" said the commercial
man as he wrote: "The rain ceaseth;
then it ceaseth to rain.'
The advocate., 1895-11-06
A Natural Flnancler.

A group were talking few evenings
ago about some remarkable exhibitions
of nerve" when one said; Il think l
saw about as 'nervy' display Of inn
pudence as / ever heard Of in q cigar
store in this city few days ago. A
young man came in and asked for two
ten-cent cigars, throwing a half dollar
on the counter. The clerk gave him the
vaads. and rendered him - chanee
The advocate., 1895-11-06
Among the ozarks.

The Land Of Big Red Apples" Is an
attractive and interesting book, hand
somely Illustrated with views Of South
Missouri scenery, including the famous
olden fruit farm Of 5000 acres in Howell
county. It pertains b fruit raising in
that great fruit belt Of America, the
southern slope Of the ozarks, and viii
prove Of great value. not only to fruit
growers, but 20 every farmer and home
seeker AOolEing for q farm and a home,
Matled free. Address. J. u Lockwood.
RauGna CITY. MA
The advocate., 1895-11-06
simply Following Instructions.

"You say that I'm not altogether OBJ
jectionable to your parents" he said
ruefully.
mo" she replied; father and mother
both speak very highly Of you"
Then why does that big dog assault
me every time l come near and chew
piece out of my clothes?"
"Oh, you mustn't mind Brutus. He's
trained to do that. Aunty has gotten
almost enough samples from him To-
make . lovely patchwork quilt
The advocate., 1895-11-06

thirty cents-a nickle and Canadian
twenty-five cent piece. The customer
object to taking a Canadian coin
when the clerk said: Well, sir, l am
perfectly willing to give you American
money, il you prefer it, but suppose you
first give me an American half dollar
for this Canadian fifty-cent piece you
gave me-"
The advocate., 1895-11-06
AFTER THE CAMPAIGN.

Vet Results of the Special Election in
Georgia.
1. Mr.. Black holds his two counties
and we hold our nine. Considering
hat in each county majority
If the registrars were Democrats
and that in most of the coun-
ties their conduct was strongly
partisan, our holding of the nine coun-
lies demonstrates that our lines cannot
be broken.
2. To hold his two counties Mr..
Black had to register at least 1,2OO nc
titious and illegal voters in Richmond,
and had to throw out at least 1900 OF
our legal voters in Hancock, Jefrerson'
Columbia and Wilkinson.
The committee of Democrats headed
by Jesse Thompson ought to be good
authority on illegal registration in Au-
gusta, and they fled list of 1900 with
the registrars.
8. Mr.. Black now stands elected by
an illegal majority Of about l,0OO'
whereas last November it was upwards
Of 1000. Therefore our task on con-
test is much lighter now than 1t was
then.
4. The registration law gives us
record to go by; heretofore we had
none.
5. We can get up the proofs of 1895
much more fully than we could have
done those of 1894; for the reason that
all the frauds of 1894 were committed
upon one day, in the hurly-burly OF an
exciting election, while the frauds OF
1896 were committed from day to day
during the term of one month.
And they were committed under the
eyes of men whom we had engaged to
watch them. Our proofs are, therefore,
ready.
6. We can get to congress just as
quickly with this contest as we could
have done with that of 1894;and get
it decided just as early. We have lost
absolutely nothing by giving Mr.. Black
another tilt-nor have our people lost
anything.
z. BY holding this special election
we have famillarized ourselves with the
workings of the registration law; and
when the grand battle Of 1896 opens
we will be veterans instead Of raw re-
cruits. We have had some valuable
experience with the law, and we Will
use it in 1896.
8. We have demonstrated beyond all
dispute that the purpose of the Dem
ocratic party in Georgia is to get rid OF
the vote Of the poor white man and
the negro. This fact will not strength
en- the Democrats.
8. We have demonstrated that the
nine Populist counties belong to US OF
right, because after all the efforts OF
the Democratic registrars to cut down
our lists to a minority standpoint, we
still held our ground.
These are the net results OF the cleo
tion as we see them. All the adVan-
tages are with us, and we are in bet
ter trim for the contest before con-
gress and In better trim for the great
fight of 1896 than we were after the
November election Of 1894. 7. z. w.
The advocate., 1895-11-06

salt and Fresh Water In This Lake.
A lake containing fresh water on top,
and salt water at the bottom, has been
discovered on Kildin island, Lapland.
The lake rises and falls with the tide.
and the salt water evidently comes
from the sea by an underground chan
mel.
The advocate., 1895-11-06
Word Studies.

Dago," as applied to an Italian, is
incorrect as well as impolite. 1t is a
eontraction Of Diego, pronounced DE
ago" the patron saint Of Spain.
All the older forms Of goodbye" ex-
ss the same idea Goodbye y
.spa be with youl "Adleup and
SO ~ commend gog . es.
The advocate., 1895-11-06
Guess Again.

Ethel Knox-Why are you like my
piano lamp?
staylate-Because shine in your
drawing-room?
Ethel Knox-YOu are turned down
but you don't go out.-N. Y. World.
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Do Not Deceive Them.

Tact and truthfulness should be used in
administering medicine to children. The
administration Of medicines to infants and
children requires both skill and tact
Measures that conduce to the physical
comfort of the little patient are readily
recognized and appreciated, but the good
effects of a nauseous dose are not so appar-
ent, and children will often evince a re-
pugnance to taking medicine that can
only be overcome by the greatest tirmness
and tact. Parents and nurses, therefore,
should endeavor to gain the entire conf
dence of the child. Above all, they should
never deceive it by the assurances that an
unpleasant mixture is agreeable, as the
confidence thus lost can seldom DO re-
gained. Absolute truthfulness is essential
in all dealings with children, and many n
child can often be induced to take dis
agreeable drug if assured that it is for its
good by some one whom it trusts. Much
has been done of late years toward making
medicines for children more agreeable, but
there is still room for Improvement, and the
administration of drugs remains difficult
task, especially in the cases of spoiled and
poorly trained children. Chicago Record
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MOTHER OF PEARL.
IA Effective Decoration Used as Veneer
In italian or rientaI Designs.

An Effective Decoration Used as Veneer
In italian or Oriental Designs.
An effective variety Of decoration is
mothc" Of Pcs1l vcrccrirg which may be
carried out either in the oriental or Italian
style. In both cases it is suitable for pic
turc fiHmcs, boxes, cabinets and even ia
blrs.
The technical difficulties are insignifl-
cant, as the mother Of pearl may be OBJ
tanned in thin flakes that may be cut with
pair Of scissors, so there is no necessity
Sf using fret saw or making any denras-
sion in the wood, which would be una
voidable if dealing with thicker sub
stances. Being nearly transparent, these
flakes should be lined at the back with
thin white paper, to which they should be
neatly secured with white glue The lus-
ter Of the thin mother of pearl may not
equal that ofstoutcrpioces. Still the effect
is good, and the facility with which it
may be used is great recommendation.
Oriental designs are the simplest in
form and do not require a highly polished
surface as u background. The pattern
may be made of mother of pearl only,
connected by incised lines traced with a
sharp instrument upon the wood before it
is colorcd. The wood should be well rub
bed down with glass paper, tinted with
some dark stain and polished.
French polishing, although simple in
theory, is sometimes difficult in practice,
especially when the manipulation is not
light and even. A pad composed of linen
and cotton wool should be folded in pear
shaped form in order that all corners
should be reached by the narrow end.
With it tho polish should be laid on first
in long strokes backward and forward,
aftcrward with circular motion. 1t may
be worked up with a little linseed oil.
When the desired effect has been obtained,
the mother of pearl may be neatly glued
on. For Italian designs, when the wood
has been prepared, the pattern should be
left unstained, and the stalks, with prob
ably some Of the leaves, should receive a
good coating Of Chinese white, to be sub
sequently outlined and veined with black
The work may be then polished, and the
mother of pearl added as before.-Phila-
delphia Times.
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Every one in old Greenwich village, this
city, knows Captain Larcomb because Of
the luXuriance Of his whiskers. Without
the whskcrs his own kin wouldn't know
him. If tho captain had to choose between
death and losing his whiskcrs, most of his
acquaintances on the west side of New
York agree that he'd s9v. Gimme death. "
They are black and as l,tossy as silk floss.
There is nearly enough hair on either side
of his face to stuff a pillow.
The captain is a rich bachelor and about
40 years old, If by spending $1,000 the
lustgr or business of hin whiskers could
be increased in the slightest degree, Cap.
tain Larcomb wouldn't hesitate minute.
He puts a double value on them, because
they cost him the only woman he ever
loved He told her of his passion, and,
like the girl in the "Bab Ballads, - she
reciproGatcd it"
Twill you marry me, thon?" said the
captain.
Il love you, she replied, but cannot
attach myself permanently to such a pail
of whiskGrs S..ave them, and am yours. j.
But could not think of such thing"
protested the captain.
We'll, said she, struggling her pretty
shoulders, Its for you 10 decide. Which
is it to be-mo or the whiskers?"
'Whiskers!" sighed the captain.
York Advertiser.
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EDUCATION OF THE HlNDoo GIRL.
Great Care Is Exercised In Training Her
For HousewIfery.

Great Care Is Exercised In Training Her
For Housewifery.
The greatest care and anxiety of the
HindOo mother is to bring up her daughter
to homo life and make her good house
wife. When girl is years of age, her
mother teaches her to cook and to clean
the pots. Hindoos have two kinds of
washing. One is the daily washing of
everyday apparel, for the clothes are
changed every morning after bathing.
Every Hindoo must battle before he takes
his meals Religion requires that no food
be cooked before the person who cooks it
has bathod, A woman first gives a bath
to her children; then she takes a bath her
self and thereafter goes to cook. The
clothes are changed and washed every day.
The little girl washes the smaller clothes
on stone and hangs them for drying.
She assists her mother in many small
things; she sweeps the kitchen; she fatches
the utensils; she cuts and slices the vege-
tables; she pounds and grinds the spices;
she takes out the small pebbles from the
rice and cleans it in water, and, in short,
she does all tho petty work, assisting her
mother. If she has an infant sister or
brother, she feeds it and lulls it to sleep
in the cradle. She gathers flowers and
weaves them into wreaths, with which
the Hindoo women adorn their hair
The mother teaches her to sew and to
embroider and to make her toilet, which
is simple. She has no paint on her cheeks
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The Horses HoOf.

In its present elaborate form the hoof OF
q horse is the most perfect instrument of
support which has been devised in the ami.
NAL kingdom to uphold large and swift,
ly moving animal in its passage over the
ground. The original toe nail and the
neighboring soft parts connected with it
have been modified into structure which
in an extraordinary manner combines SO.
lidity with elasticity, SO that it may strike
violent blows upon the hard surface of the
earth without harm. The result is that
the horse can carry greater weight at a
swifter speed than any other animal ap-
preaching it in size.-Professor N. S.
Shaler in Scribner's.
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and no hooks and thorns in her hair. She
adorns her hair with ornamental flowers
made Of gold. These are fixed on the knot
of hair. A small round mark of red paint
is made on her forehead. The absence of
the mark from the forehead of a woman
indicates that SIZE is widow, for widows
have not the privilege of wearing it. By
the time she is Is she learns all things
pertaining to general housekeeping anG
cookery. In short, the mother makes her
daughter a good housekeeper before she
goes so live with her husband. Chicago
Tribune
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at midnight perceived suddenly that
had only a handle within my hands.
The blade had entirely disappeared in
tho large handle.
o prestidigitation, behold one of thy
marvCls!
remained Oxen mouthod with surprise.
but greatly relieved. lqutted the cottage
in few hours without saying adieu to
any one.
Since that memorable night l have not
been tempted TO clcavo in two my cousin,
the aptain.-Trunslatcd rom the French
For Romance.
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Lorenzo Dow and Burr.

When the timid colonial clergymen were
afraid to Urticise Aaron Burr's treason,
they asked Lorenzo Dow what he thought
of Burrs meanness. He raised both hands
like a great V and shouted: Aaron Burr
mean! Why, could take the little end Of
nothing whitfield down to point, punch
out the pith of hair and put in 10000
such traitor souls as his, shake 'em up,
and they'd rattle. San Francisco Argo-
paut.
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MY TWO LOVES.

love two women. Both are good and kind,
And che is tCnGCrCr than the infant dawn,
Full Of vi sc counscls, loving as a fawh,
And, lOvcTlillc, to all my follics blind.
The otr y, like tender, blooming rose,
Shaking its sweets upon the air
Shakes in my heart loves Odors and doth
bear
Lifes sweetest pleasure as she goes.
] love them fondly-unto both I'm true.
Nay, blame me not, nor deem me- free of
speech,
For am loyal still and just to each
One is my mother and one, sweet, is you.
Roland Southern in Home and Country.
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When recovered my senses, what was
my stnpcfactiOn to perceive near my key
hole the captain in person at the head of
his company He had just returned from
"A reconnaissance of the entire domicile.
DO yOR know, mother law" said
he, that our expedition much resembles
that of Don Quixote2 l shall not carry
this campaign into my branch of the serv-
ice"
THE thieves have escaped by the sky
light and the CUTTERS" replied my aunt.
But cats alone are capable Of such
feats"
Cats! You can call them cats As for
me, l am certain that heard the noise of
bootsP'
Then it was booted cats. And now,
with your permission, shall go to bed
again"
Upon my word of honor, asked myself
seriously If this were not the shade Of the
assassinated captain, which had come back
to earth on purpose to torment me, like
new shade of Banquo-always after Shake
spearel l called together all my courage
and vcntured to go out III order to behold
my victim face to face
There truly was my adversary, two steps
from me, in flesh and blood, an ordinary
master of arms, though quite elegant in
the white 1lanB.-i robe, which in his haste
he had thrown upon his shoulders.
He had upon him not the least stain of
blood
Feeling that my reason was wandering,
l walked toward the vestibule and again
took down the terrible Japanese saber.
AS l seized it with both hands to act over
again the tragedy which had been enacted
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Starved to Death.

Burglar Bill-Got any children?
Slippery Sam (moodily)-I had son
onct. trained him to snatch pooketbooks
from Ladies' out shopping.
"What became Of imp
''He starved to death. "-Reading (Pa.)
TELEGRAM.
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If it is true that the blizzard has not
left sound box of Florida oranges in
the State, then the outlook for winter
without this luscious fruit is indeed
mournful But perhaps the Delaware
peach romancer has migrated southwark.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-13
. IA Chance to- Save Money,

There is not the slightest reason why
you should not feel well and strong
That great offer of DR.. Greenes lis
proving the best friend that weak and
delicate people ever had. A letter sent
to him at his office, 35 West 14th ST,
New York City, telling the symptoms
you are suffering from, will be imme-
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scribing your complaint infinitely, and
making you understand perfectly just
what ais you. And all this costs yo,l
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home and you don't have to pay any
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chronic diseases. The Doctor makes a
speciality of curing patients through
his great system of letter corresponds
ence, and is having wonderful success
Thousands of weak, delicate men and
women are writing him about their
complaints, and are being permanently
cured. 1t was he who discovered that
world-renowned curative, DR.. Greene's
Nervura blood and nerve remedy.
Write the Doctor at once and see
what he says about your complaint.
1t will probably be the means of your
getting back your health.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-13
BANK FUNDS WE'RE GONE.
Officers of n Wrecked Chicago In
StitutiOn Indicted.

1hOfCteC.
CHICAGO, March 12.-Four of the
officers of the Evanston National bank
were indicted this afternoon by the
grand jury of the United States dis
trict court for alleged embeZzlement
of the banks funds. The aggregate of
the reputed shortage is placed by Re
ceiver Wood at $44, 800. The indicted Of
f1cers are: President Henry Wells,
charged with the ENLIGHTENMENT of $780,
600; Vice President N. e. Hill, charged
with the embezZlem ent of 1880; Cash
Ter j. c. Austin, charged with the en-
bezzlement of So, 500; Director E. 7.
Paul, charged with the embezziem emit
of $500.
The bank. failed May Is, 1894. Wells
is said to be in Pennsylvania; Hill in
Missouri, somewhere on a farm; Aus
tin in California. Paul is real estate
dealer, with an Office in this CITY, The
bank was capitalized at 100000, and
when it failed it had liabilities to the
extent of $4,000, with assets sup
posed to be worth a like amount Sixty
thousand dollars has been declared in
dividends by the receiver, and the as
sets OF, the bank are exhausted An
assessment of $4,000 was made by the
comptroller of the treasury to make
up the deficiency. When the receiver
attempted to collect the assessment
he discovered that the holders of $685.
900 of the capital stock were bankrupt
and unable to pay a dollar of the call
An investigation which followed
showed that the condition of the insti-
tuition was worse than at first sup
posed. All four men are charged with
embezzlement, and with wilful inten-
ton to1wreck the bank
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-13
lock the doors of the church, and
the enemy was
AGAIN RALKED.


linda was cared for at home While
his injuries are severe they are not
dangerous.
The parties making the attack claim
to have the right on their side They
say that Judge Ambrose decided the
property belonged to the Roman Cath
olic church, and, if so, the title is vest
ed in Bishop Scannell. If this is the
case, then the bishop has the power
to appoint priest to carry on services.
They claim that the present congrega-
ton is not Roman Catholic, and there
fore it has no right to the property.
The other side also claims q right to
the property. They admit that it be-
longs to the Roman Catholic church,
but they say that, as they paid for it
with their money, they ought to have
a voice in the decision as to whom the
title should pass. 1t is now decided to
Vicar General Choka, and they refuse
to transfer the deed to- Bishop Scan
nell. So long as the bishop did not
have the deed, they claim that he had
refused to appoint a priest, and that,
therefore, they elected the present
priest themselves. Priest Karminski
was raised to the priesthood by Arch
bishop Vilatte to carry on the services
Of the church according to the Latin
rite, and they claim that he is as
much a Roman Catholic as Bishop
Scannell.
The congregation is about evenly
divided, about sixty families being on
each side. The priest claims that he
has been threatened frequently by his
said, and have held meetings to lay
plans for doing SO, but the bishop has
told them not to do this Priest Kar-
minski was arrested this afternoon
and charged with shooting with in
font m Till