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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-21
MUSEUM HOUSECLEANING.
THE BIG BUILDING IN CENTRAL PARK
UNDERGOES ITS SEMI-ANNUAL
RENOVATION.
RETI RNING LOANED PICTUREs-THE MARBLE
STATUES TAKE \ BATH-FI-ooRS COVERED
WITH Rare oBJEcTs-A BUSY FORTNIGHT.

RETURNING LOANED PIcTUREs-THE MARBLE
STATUES TAKE \ BATH-FLooRs COVERED
WITH RARE oBJECTs-A BUSY FORTNIGHT.
1t & housekeeping time at the Metropolitan Mu-
Of Art. Visitors t. Central PARK In THESE
spring days, when the is greener than one
dreamed in winter time 1t ever could be. when they
see the sign Closed" over the Museum entrance
and find locked doors barring their efforts to eX-
anime the treasures, may perhaps imagine that TINS
Is the time the custOians OF the building choose TO
seek other green fields and pastures new Tor
spring vacation IT, however. they were permitted
to pass the gates and what is going on inside
they would certainly have a different notion Not
withsanding the external quiet all Is hustle within:
that Is, as much is to be expected OF a place de-
voted TO the preservation of mummies. and In
which everything Is done decently In order and on
tip-tOe.
BE she never so particular from week 10 week.
no o.d-flshioned housewife thinks IL possible To
maintain her scif-rcspcct without thorough turn
ing over Of her hotis. twice year. The Museum
managers feel the same way. So spring and fall
they close their DOORS and for about Two weeks
each time all the employees are as busy as bees
scrubbing dustng painting. gliding, rearranSihH
furniture and shipping away loaned objects the
time for exhibition Of which has expired IL VIII
only be by the utmost diligence that the galleries
Will be ready the spring reception on the after
noon Of May 5. or course. during the year the
rooms are kept clean possible. ana the tapes
tries. pictures and statuary are busted at frequent
intervals but II is impossible, without shutting out
visitors. thoroughly to cleanse the walls and give
attention the articles In the cases. Men win
lons ladders work on the skylights far above
the floor giving them thorough washing. others
take brushes and 90 over every foot OF wall space
removing six months accumulation OF dust Inc
drapereS which hang about the galleries are THOR
ougaly brushed the woodwork washed. and. when
necessary. varnshcl. and where the mosaic pave
mcnis show signs OF cracking and wear under the
tramp Of visitors feet. stones and cement are
plt in. and the surface polished.
Hitherto the requests Of Elizabeth /. Coles have
been somewhat scattered but now the water-colors
in tho alcoves adjoining the gallery where the Coles
tapestries hang are being moved and the whole COL
lection IS to pe brought together in the south gal
lery on the second floor About sixty pictures which
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-21

i,c cross and Strand Electricity supply circuits
ia charged at al. per unit. ard wheh an thf aP
,,-,r.,,s - at work nine units are consume" %.
- NVith electrical radiators, thcT" Is no inns
If fire as there IL no combustion ana thr mp Ts
49,. abn,t he as that of not water pPc9a
The electrical cables are Of Henley hgneS, P"
o.. tvi,ches ut-Outs, safety cOnn"ctorS tl''' ="
~, -, ana Nossrs CrOmpton have onieaNoIru
To- make this pioneer INSTALLATION c9mPctS m
,c.nnrt Some difficulty was AT hISt cNl'ci w ~,
n,i,b rcpord to the Fire once ana LONDON o'Ii.S
cornell but all authorities appear now u f 'cd
49, Ia, eInc. rlc aating, wneI properly lhsl' ~
~ v.rv cafe and perfectly suitable ioI publ
buildngs It is stated that 'ict'tc ufc,~nt
6n.t tx moi obiainable in buildings hratcd by moI
water They also useful Tor on ~ yinrk The
bnn systcm Of heating but hiie warmth IS r."
,,,t,,1 IN any particular room or poi no. 81 q
,k , ~, al shows portable electric radiator
of the tvpc usually supplied
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-21
- UNSETTLED QUESTION.


From The Detroit Free Press
The rough from the wild Southwest was
seated nj the same table In the hotter WIN nice
looking gentleman from Ncw-York, as dainty as,
flower. and he had just struck an OASIS OF PIE III me
dessert and was subdvidlng II win nIs knite me
little man became absorbed In Watching MN eat
that pie as to attract the rough man : attention.
What YOU watchin me fer asked the rough
nerccv.
Merely to settle important question IN my
mind" replied the little man. as b:iVe az II non
What the question: said the roush man. MT
ting the table with his fist. go
"We" replied the little man u wanted TO nnu
out whether you eating your PIE with youi
knife or eating your knife with your pie 49,,
And somehow the rough man didn Jump on INC
little man and mop the door with MN.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-21
4 THEATRE ELECTRTC1LLY UE1TED

From Industries and Iron O.onion)
Nessrs CromptOn q Co. Of lh. Brompion Road.
s W have recently carried out the electrical heat
ing Of the Vaudeville Theatre. At first n Wa con
ternnlaiDJ 10 use Il .Vsfem Of hot-Vattr heating.
but after carefully cons leIiug The matter the
n NOR ndvantarcous system. Tweuiy-two "boN" or
wall radiators and four large poriah" radai"tS al
Of the "CrOnpton- DOwsinG' typ" az" "n"pN"l
and they answer tho purpose admirably IN" tom
uoratire Of the theatre g. maintained a. p degrees,
while the corridors may be as low as ~ degrees.
Tho heating arrangements are under dlsput" con-
troll and any portion may be- turuoi of or on a.
will The electricity used is taken from the CHAR
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-21
Practical Results-14 Years Work.

TWENTY MILLION Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars
already paid TO Widows and Orphans
Forty already saved living polcy-holders
by reduction OF premiums. of"p io"cIes IN FORCE
5000 600 GOO Insurance in force $4,000 Cash Surplus
Reserve-Emereencv Fund More than Sslcoo,0oo new
business for the year 1894 These are Few practical
results already recorded 70 the credit OF the
MUTUAL RESERVE FUND LIFE
ASSOCIATION.
F. r. HAIPEI. President
broadway and Duane street.
Rates quoted for any amount On receipt Of s'aeen:
81 Send for circulars
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-21
THE COUXTERFEIrS USsUoCESSFUL.

From The Indianapolis Journal
IF II hadn't been for my tender conscience" said
the counterfeter those stamps would have been q
go, sure"
Backed out, did you?" asked the gentleman who
had made a specially Of greengoods.
Back out? Nav. but just didn't have the gall
to use such go,darn poor gum the Government
does and that the way they got on to the goods"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-21
SCENE PAINTING.
A GLIMPSE OF \ STUDIO UPON THE
STAGE.
HENRY + HoyT-s METHODS or WORK IN THE
METROPOLITAN OPERA HousE-Phobi'@MS
THAT BEST THE SCENIC ARTIST

THAT BEST THE SCENIC ARTIST.
Suppose the Temple Of Mahonet' il stage dr@
;ion in one of the Oldest English hist'Tica' pays
cxtant Write me few gags ana devise some
situations to fit this scenery might wen nave
been the order to his ibretrst oil the pfop'ie'o'
&c Tho lo,ost euJod rxtravaganza which has come
to town 10 dazzle the eyes OF playgoers.
These may stand az instances of the extremes
In tn. davelonmcn. II the modern art or scene
painting-or rather as illustrating its entire his
tory ChronoloCicnly speaking. however the en-
ployment of scenic accessories for the drama dates
back to n time rather more than hundred years
before "Selimus. Emperor OF the TURKS the on
play inst referred to-was produced. feTnzzi' the
rlorenrno who was born about 1850. was the
earliest Of great scene painters, and his WORK Is
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1895-07-23

The language Of tho veil If 1888 TO-
quires little interpretation For the
theater, for simmer dancing or for d
picnic the veil Is fastened on ID the
thick folds TINT permit coquottish draw
ings across ihe face. The eyes now show,
now they arc voilod. and IL ii tho curve
Of tho check chat Is promincnt, again it
is the dimple Of the chin. And tho pass
erby says, That ID a pretty woman, a
gay woman, eslylish woman and a fish
ionable ono!' Tho morning. the staid,
tho demure veil Is pinned straight across
tho hat brim and drawn 10 the knot az
the back Of The head and tied there, the
new feature being the way the trimming
upon tho hat brim is placed over the
veil II there is a jeweled bue, he holds
the veil upon his antennp, and Il. flow
ers aro there tho vcil falls beneath them.
Only the very stupid would now tic on
q veil ovor tho gaudy brim trimmings
Of tho season.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1895-07-23

In Nr. Kipling's story Of "Rikkt
tikki-tavi, tho Mongooso, " in which all
young foiks aud a good many older ones
delight, a great respect FOR that busy
little animal is AROUSED. The splendid
way Ia which he fights Nag and Maya
inn the big black cobra aud his wife, Is
thrilling.
There IS such q thing. however, as too
much activity on the part Of the mon
goose. The people in the island Of ia
Inaica are realizing this. They imported
the mongOose IN largo numbers to kill
the rats, which were so numerous there
that they did much damage to the sugar
cane Tie mongoose promptly killed
the rats. but when they were all de-
stroyed II stin went on killing aud de-
stroyed all The snakes. toads and crabs
that are useful to eat up the singing
insects that live down there. As a re-
suit those have much increased, for the
mongoose does not care for them, and
not only that, but the mongoOse, having
about finished She rata. snakes aud
toads, does not find enough 70 feed upon
and 20 steals eggs and kills young pigs.
lambs. calves. puppies, kittens Ind game
birds and destroys fruits and vegetables
Pretty soon the islanders will have 10
import something to kill the mongoose
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1895-07-23

TIVE |NnrNneIIrliN NlrHNa &c fNn nnnn'
MpetAne 81 luindaA
1think it W. furina ere Cisminnd.
nlalrt cauraien thfl et.0oyomot
Oglg 81 mlinolh "Uncle Dick, Il.
~ q famllinrly knowu. Nret made 3 stay
81 any length in New York
Ne and . companion bad q mmntnour
luncheon, { Tered o. coarse 81 ere Intro
Queer. who wound Up hy inviting ere
eoternor 60 smoke The clerk ~ tha o.
gar counter handed out some dne Havana
cigars Uncle Dick was &8ont 70 take
one. when some thought nrrestod his
hand, and 10 nskeds
whats the price q thesof'
twenty-five cents. was the reply.
'tHoly nrnokai" oiacnnted the govern.
Or. pat 'em backi Put en- back.
quickf'
"Bat. governor, shia ia my troat. "
said his friend
"DAren't do 81 Dnren't do iti Put
en- backi"
"Yes, bat eorefhm''-
II tell Jon / darcn't do Il Why,
man, n they sh0uld ever nnd ont in II
iinoia that / smoked n % cent cigar IN
New York. they'd turn mo ont Of the
church. and Il would ruin me politically
forever Darcnf doitl Ten cont cigars
are good enough for me In New York
and 8 centers at home. ["
Uncle Dick always prided himself on
his success ia campaigning when called
upon 70 reach a mans vote through bis
family pride
On one Of hts tours ne passed through
a country town In Illinois. whom he
came suddcnly upon a charming group
IA comedy woman with o beyy Of little
ines about her-in q garden with n high
picket feneo in front Of It. He stopped
short, then advanced and leaned over
tho front gate.
Madam" said he Ia bis most in
gratiating way, may kiss these beau
6ful childrenY"
Certainly, SIR" the lady answered
demuroly, there Is no possible objcc-
ton"
"They are lovely darlings," said IN
clio Dick, after no had finished the elev-
enth Il have seldom seen more beauti.
ful babies. Are they all yours, marmf''
The Indy blushed deeply.
"Of course they are-the sweet little
treasures From whom else, marin, could
they have inherited these limpid eyes,
those rosy checks, these profuso curls,
these comely figures and these musical
voices?"
The lady continued blushing.
by the way, marin" said Uncle
Dick, may / bother you to tell your
estimablo husband that Richard J.
Oglesby, Republican candidate for gov
ernor, called upon him this evoning?"
"Alas, sir, " quoth the lady, II have
no husband"
"But these children, madam-you
surely arc not a widow?'
II fear you'wero mistaken, sir, whom
you first camo mp. These are not my
children This Is an orphan asylumi"-
Exchange.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1895-07-23

Take haphazard q number Of people
OF both sexes and Of all ages. Divide
them into communities. Let the doc
tors Of each nation havo community TO
themselves-this division would be in
disPensable because the difference which
exists between the treatment prescribed,
say, bya French and by an English doc
tor, has 70 be experienced 10 be believed
Let the allopathists, the homeopathists,
the Undergraduates, che th0usaud and
one sets Of medical faddists, all have q
community Of their own. Give the nos
trum mongers free banda suffer the
fnith hoalers 20 work, unimpeded, some
where, their own sweet win. and amid
tho whole number Of the communities
permit u TO BE- set apart IN which no
doctor Of any sort on kind, regular or
irregular, shall be allowed 10 place q
foot OF have q voice II such = test were
feasible. IwondeF what tho result WOald
be- Or, rnsher. / do not wonder-I
skonh Ike % have . wager depending
on the issue
IWouid wager that, all things being
equal-poaition, climate, circumstances,
constitution, ages-the physical history
Of all.those communities would be pretty
wellof . muchness. They would all suf-
Ter from the same diseases, would beat
them On b beaten BY them, IN much the
game way. and would die at about the
same age OF this / am certain-and in
this ! believe chat the physicians them
selves would be upon my side-that the
medically supervised communities would
bo every whit as closely acquainted with
pain, disease and suffering before the
curtain finally fell as that ono commu-
nifty in which no doctors were All the
Year Round
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1895-07-23


~ wna nsnsta a. Amesim VITA ahr
~ Nha ~ Bta1s cnnara
Boys era rirlA as you know wig gon
ear. "Nrn'ra i1ff when oInyinF taef On
cDngoe nqA M professor didn't either
WHEN We aaked hlnu ne other day. hpt
~ ptoudnd 60 prs his emit miAaupon
Ne anhiecl and lee "a know q once.
1his q what ne says. though with
aorsa 81 his Big words left ont3
Tho people who live over "a Eng
land 40 not seem 20 think much q the
letter n. being Ga th6 habit % drop.
ping e IRON che words where it belongs
ard pufline Il whe1o b doos not belanR.
What fun there - IN u. or why they DO
~ no D can tell, but they havo been
"a the habit of it for . good many hun
dred years.
Fur thia ruason when che little Eng
iia boys who were Rrent-aroa grand
fathers years aud years ago were having
grand times IN their games they. TOO,
kept dropping thoir his from tho words
they were shouting.
80 whcn they played tag, a. boys do
now, touching each other with their
hands, wh6nevur QUE boy his another he
n 0nce shouted out, You're lit for he
could not say hit, you know.
And all the generations o. little boys
who have since then been playing the
game continued 70 say 1t. instead o.
hit, even after our fathers learned IN
America 70 always put their his ia every
other word where they belonged.
"Now. boys. let me whisper q word
q warning. Don't toll your teacher
what the professor saya If you do, she'll
mover give yOu any peace, but viii rap
oD the window rs every recess and tell
YOU 70 say HIT instead Of it,"
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1895-07-23

AIRS Lillian ". Belts, whose editorial
and miscellaneous work on The Outlook
Is we'll known to a large circle Of read
ers, is still q young woman, slight OF
figure, mentally and physically activs
and alert and deeply interested IN the
benevolent enterprises Of New York
The causes Of the working girl and Of
tho jewellers in tenement housss are
especially dear to her, and for these she
tolls and writes increasingly. Annexation
home In the country for poor girls, 10
equity opened, is largely the rcsuit q
her determined efforl.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1895-07-23

Peter lived ON the prairie When be
wa 8 years old, the first railroad train
came through. Uacle Potter carried the
small boy to sec it.
A train boy threw q peach to Peter.
He ase Il, and laughed and squealed
with delight
"DOn't throw away The stone" said
Unole Peter. wen plant 81"
Peters chubby, hfovn little hand
pattod the soft earth over Il. That first
season he watched the Ereen shoot break
through and send out q few leaves. The
mont season Il was tnll enough for Peter
70 Jump over II The next q was 90 tall
be c0uldn'A
When Peter wa 9 years old, there
were seven peaches on his tree, "a foE
each Of the family, and not one q them
had ever tasted anything 90 good before
he planted ell the stonea
Today Peter e q big boy. n has eight
wen groWn peach trees, which carry
health and delight 70 all the nsiRhbor.
hood And be has a young orchard come
ms en- which win some day bring more
money than all his fathers cropa-
YOuth's Companion.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1895-07-23
pss.rsA woaa nrs.a. Ant..

An amateur gardener has had a great
deal OF trouble, year after year, with a
certain bed Ia her flower garden. Il was
50 infested by ants that nothing could
grow there, but was invariably devoured
By tho insects She tried every yermin
destroyer known, with boiling water and
other proventives, all without success
At longth she found TINT a portion Of tho
outer boarding Of tho shed which stood
near this bed was decayed and needed
renewal When these boards were taken
away, they were found to be nlivo with
ants, which, being destroyed, disappear.
cd from her flowers, and she has had no
more annoyance from them. Often ants
win get into the house closets and into
the food IN tho same way from some de-
oayed wood noar at hand, ia which they
neat II their sourco Is looked up when
they come they usually may be unearth-
cd and killed
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1895-07-23


fheg wets ceNmtaI4 Usad - ia
entttth oeaia.
O. lho Various esamples THAT is.o
been given 81 early Hte|mees 81 Iht
riochmttera nft rot iho Ioast |nimtsi
ing ore iho teVoai iypca 81 laInbclodka
One o. ihcto waa of q Kind nalls conn
mon in tlpj seventeenth ctulniV and con
sisted q q lamp huglier placed al iho
base a o glass oii receptacle mounted
vertically ON q suitable standard The
Oil reservoir had attached % Ii q r6ale.
facing the burner aud showing tho
houra. BEGINNING a. 4 O'Clock 90 iho ait
al1ioon, at which timo the lamp was ~
be lighted Ia winter. and ending &c q
o'clock ia tho morning The lamp bo.
ing lighted. The gradually d-oscendino
level Of tho Oil a8 combustion proceed
Cd, marked the hours.
The other device. If later origin. tist.
ing back to the beginning Of The present
century, utilized flo Same priucipla Ft
consisted Of two communicating OH
chambers, supe1poced BY . clock dial
IN y Of tho chaulbOrB was pjac6d s
night lamp 70 illuminate this dial, and
Ia tho other was suspended q float fr3m
q c0Id which passed around d small pui-
icy. The hitter was mounted on q mort
zontal axis ending ia the center o. tho
dial The loat Of course descended Is
the oil was consumed and cnrriod the
index hand along with e, thus making
the hours precisely as IN tho case ahoady
cited. At their best those tmepiccos
could have bad only IA indifferent de.
gree Of nccurucy, yet they probably
served their purpose wali aid certainly
ara Interesting at tho present time as
illustrating some Of The expedicnts
adopted By mcclanicians Of an earlier
period -Cnssior's Narnyihe.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1895-07-23

"A cord a fairly seasoned wood weighs
about 1000 pounds II subjected 10 q
heat Of between zoo and 800 degrees IL
resolves into threo distinct products
charcoal. pyrolignoous acid aud gases
Ia order b properly bring this change
about q q necessary 10 place the wood
% a kiln and apply the beat gradually
for tour 90 Ore days. AZ the end 81 that
tina NJ residue viii DO 1000 pounds Of
charcoal 1000 pounds o. p~yrolgnooug
add and 1000 pounds % u~ncondenaed
gases The aggregate weight Of these
products "a exaclly equal 30 che original
weight 81 enc WOOD Isl Louis hepub
40
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1895-07-23

~ 80" "A~NNo NAt~AH~4e
Tho sleeve extender Il tho latescSu
vention to be used instead o. ~atifRening
each separate pair Of sleeves with the
various Innings sold for the purpose The
"extondeEs'' resemble small bustloa and
are enid At a little less than 81 q pair.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1895-07-23

U tchf. LuafeF Co.
MICA. writes Il not
i~uirequeutly have an az.
tack Of tnc headache.
y usuaiiy comes Ga IA
The forenoon. At ine
! cat my reeuiar
meal, and tnke one a.
t9o of Doctor riercea
Pleasant Pellets iinme
diately a0er. aud "a the
course Of nj honr my
headache Is cured and
so bad effects. / feel
better every WaY for
having taken them
NOT WoIae. as Is usual
aitcr taking other kinds
pills. llcaaaut pei-
are worth more
ih1r their weight II
gold II iof nothing else
.hau 10 cure headache
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1895-07-23

Take . glass ana half nj Il with salt
water-the wafer must DO very salt
then al the balance q che glass with
fresh water.
Now take an egg and place Il very
gently IN the glass. and L will noat
By shaking the glass 30 that the fresh
and salt water mix the egg will sink
OF ourse yoa make your preparation
p~reviOas TO exhibiting tho experiment
and inform your auditors that you can
a the egg to float or sink at com
mand. Il u a neat experiment. and any
one can perform IL and so create no lit
tie amusement IN a large company
Exchange.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1895-07-23
Call 1t a Craze.
AN ALARMING STATEMENT
CONCERNING WOMEN.
NOW BAD HABITS ARB F0RMEn

The Men YorA TS7bsae says THE habit Of
taking headache powders Is Increasing q al
alarming extent among q great number o. wc-
men throughout the country. These nowdera a.
their name indicates, Grc claimed By The mnnu.
acturerSto be q positive and speedy cure hf any
form Of hcadache. In many cases their chief
ingredient = morphine. opium, cocaine or sonae
other equally injurious drug having 4 fendcnnv
to deaden pain. THE habit Of taking thcin 4
easily formed, hnt Utmost impossible 70 shake
on. Women usually begiu taking them "a re-
heve a rigging headache and soon resort 10 the
powder 70 alleviate any little pain on ache thew
may be subjected 70, aud finally like the NOR
phine or opium ncud, get into The habitoftakinp
them regularly, imagining that they are IL pain
q they happen 70 miss their regular dose.p
In nine cases out Of ten, the trouble q
IN the stomach and liver. Take. a simple
laxative and liver tonic and remove the
offending matter which deranges the
stomach and causes the headache. DR..
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are composed
entirely Of the purest, concentrated.
vegetable extracts. One Pellet Is a
dose; ~sugar-coated, easily swallowed:
Hce used, afvays IN faz0r. They posi-,
lively cyre sick headache and renioss
the disposition 70 Il.
Mr.. +. VARoAsoN, Of Ouev koke. Eutesr &c.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1895-07-23

Business Man-Can you write short
handg
Applicant-Yes, sir.
"How many words a minuteg"
II never counted 'em, but tho other
day. when my wife found in my over
coat pocket a lotter which she gave me
b mail last fall. ! took down every
word abe uttered as fast ns nho aaid
them.
"Yonm do "-Tornnlo Truth