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Mrs. W. /. Smith and daughter,
Misses Nora, Cora and Matte Smith,
Bessie Richmond, Ida Hines, Mr..
and Mrs. Glafcke, MIR. Griffith, sam
Harper, Claude Stubbleiield and
Frank Churchill formed n pleas ant
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Springs. They will be gone several
DAYS.
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Myrtle Lodge No. :, h. of P.-Meets every
Thursday at S:l5 p. m. in Odd Fellows Hall.
Springer street. All wishing brethren are
invited.
New-York tribune., 1896-11-22
SPONGING OFT THE STOMACH.
THE USE OF THE GYRoMELE. a CURIOUS
NEW SURGICAL DEVICE.

While the latest discoveries In electrical science
and chemistry widely heralded and get the
lions share Of praise In the world OF non-profes-
sional people, the doctors OF the country are Keep
INK quietly at work devlsing new instruments and
new mechanical appliances to lessen pain and d.
,ninieh diseasc Hardly a month passes but
some important improvement is made In American
surgical science and each year SHOWS distact
a.,oucc often some notable new instrument comes
ont that solves some long-exlstirg problem. Sur
gerry is the one branch OF modern science where an
inventors work ayalls him nothing except fame.
for IL is AGAINST medical ethics for doctor 10
uaf.nt a device or 10 get pay for making II. All
he can do is get some instrument maker 10 put
IT upon the market and see that his brother ply
sicians share In its benefits.
one Of the most curious devices OF anything In the
surgeons line this fall is the eyromele. delicaely
adjusted and novel instrument for sponging out
the stomach 1t has been possible for many years
to wash ou; the stomach. and the instruments made
for this purpose nave reached high state of per-
fection The gyromele. however. has totally dif-
ferent purpose. and works different principle.
II Is "A sponge at the end OF two wire rods which
are inclosed In rubber tubes These rods lex-
ibla as well as slender. and patient finds no
difficulty In swallowing tho little sponge, rubber
tubes and all.
The tubes and the wire rods are just long enough
to protrude from the mouth when the sponge has
been swallowed and Is resting In the stomach.
IL WAS of course, dampened just before insertion.
The doctor them seeing that his patient Is
fortably settled. gently twists the wires. These
move the sponge backward and forward and with
any motion desired. The process is not only
agreeable 10 the sick man woman than the old
method OF actually washing out the stomach, but
1t does the necessary work better The mucous
membrance that lines this digestive organ is deli
cate and tenacious. holding firmly particles OF food
al certain times. and this sort sponge surface that
moves over 1t accompsnes quickly and with
something of pleasant sensation what repeated
noWlngs of water may not.
An old ply sican Of New York tells how In one
case he was Obliged to fifteen gallons of water
to wash out a stomach and how with the final
quantity small bits of rice and other substances
were brought up. 1t Is not intended that the gyro-
mce shall supersode the old washing instrument
but that it shall be applied to certain cases.
New-York tribune., 1896-11-22
THE SULTAN 4 BAD DEBTOR.
HOW HE MADE AN AMERICAN LUMBER FIRM
WAIT FOR ITS PAY.

HOW HE MADE AN AMERICAN LUMBER FIRM
WAIT FOR ITS PAY.
A certain lumber firm OF this city more than
two years ago shipped to the Sultan Of Turkey
several thousand dollars worth Of lis most vaiua-
Bile goods The order included mahogany and
ebony logs OF unusual size and Of the finest color
ing and general quality that could he obtained
The payment. or rather the promise TO pay. was
I'm the shape Of a draft the Sultan. the money
to be forthcoming upon the arrival II the logs at
Constaniinople. Naturally the American nrm re-
earded tho Imperial Treasury OF Turkey as good
for the price OF a shipment Of lumber.
In due tim. the mahogany and the ebony reached
the Golden Horn. and the Mediterranean Steam
ship Company sent In TO the shippers gentle re-
minder that the settlement OF freight charges was
in order But meanwhile nothing had been heard
from the Sultan or his agents. and the New-York
lumber dealers did not fancy being held rcsponsi-
BILE for charges upon goods which we're not yet
paid for Gable dispatches and letters were sent 10
the Porte but the sick Man OF Europe" was APP
parcntly TOO busy attending 20 MS Armenian sub
jects be able TO look after such tribes as setting
with American creditors No satisfactory response
OF any sort could be obtained
Thea the lumber firm made application to NAV.
roycni hey. at that time the Turkish Minister AZ
Washington He promised TO see that his sovereign
paid the bill without further delay ana the hoi"S
OF the dealers were again raised But not even
Mavroyeni Be- was able 70 open the Sultans purse
strings. The Armenian question stih absorbed ms
attention. Mavroycni Boy WAS recalled without
having accomplished this bit OF work The firm had
q lawyer working on tho case. but had for months
practically abandoned all Idea OF ever getting tno
money.
on the last day OF October. very appropriately on
The he oTasR C, 6I el took S Eleas mos and joyful
turn. Influenced afar Off. II may be- By the pre-
vaiing American sentiment In favor OF paying one
debts honestly the Sultan too, decided against re-
pudiation. and about noon on that day "ord was
sent To the frm that the draft had been paid.
Since then tho actual money has been received.
The moral OF this Transaction would seem 10 be
that II YOU have busncss dealings with Abdul
Harnid H. you must be content 10 walt awhile !or
YOUR money he being a slow debtor. but one who
win como around at last II you give him plenty OF
time
New-York tribune., 1896-11-22

others travel through the country, establish Of
fees and consultation-rooms in the rural hotels,
and lure people TO their temporary quarters Dy
handbills on which the testimonials or people are
printed who have been cured by them or every
eye disease from a ''Winker in the eye 10 piihd-
ness.
mot a day passes" said a physician who Is
connected with one Of the ophthalmic hospitals.
but We have call from some one VINO mas Deeh
the victim Of the eye quacks, and in many IN
stances il is impossible 10 undo the mischici
which they have done. But some or the narm IS
due also to the ignorance Of the people. For in
stance: A woman came here some time ago 20
have her eyes examined. She wore glasses, ard
said tha, sne believed they did not quite fit her
Examination showed that they did not TX at all
and that her eyes were being injured every mo-
ment that she wore them. When asked VINO hai
prescribed them she said that her husband
knowing that her eyes ached, had bought them
for her
Another similar case was that Of an elderly
man who came to nave the glasses Of his spec
tacles rubbed up little. They were set IN an
old-fas honed silver frame, and were valuable 10
the Wearer because his father had worn theih
thirty years before him 1t is needless to say
that the glasses were useless in his case put II
took some time to convince him Of the fact
There is no reason why the poor man shoulu
run any extra risk when his eyes have been H.
iured or when he discovers that they are grow
ing weak and need the hclp of artlnclal lenses
institutions have been established where ne may
be treated as we'll and as cOnscientiously AS MS
wealthy neiGhbOr In these institutions AL dIs-
eases of the eye are treated. and able ana eA-
perienced physicians are in attendance contln-
uslly. Accidents and acute chronic complaints
are attended to, and when the person with weak
or defective eyes wears pair OF glasses Wnlcn
have been prescribed there he may be sure that
they are only such the condition of his eyes
New-York tribune., 1896-11-22

warrant If patients can afford TO pay for treat
ment they may do so. and II they declare them
selves impecunious they receive treatment free.
These institutions the New-York Eye and
Ear Infirmary. 70. 2lS Second-ave.; the Man
haitian Eye and Ear Hospital, No. 1O3 Park-ave.;
New-York Ophthalmc Hospital No. POI East
Twenty third-st and the New-York Ophthalnlc
and Aural Institute. No. 46 East Twelfth-st.
That the public appreciates these institutions
and that people are becoming educated 10 look
for relief in the proper places may be seen by the
fact shat over 1900 eye cases were treated in
the Manhattan Eye and Ear Hospital last year.
together with $500 ear and $500 nose and throat
cases. In the other dispensaries large numbers
Of people availed themselves OF the privilege
Thousands Of people who 60 through life de-
prived Of sight" said DR. Farrell, "are blind only
because they Were neglected in babyhood. Chill
dren's eyes become affected result of i'm
proper care at birth. and they grow from bad 10
worse. and finally the vision becomes destroyed
beyond cure. Since the establishment of this
hospital have treated hundreds OF such
cases, and many cures have been effected and
much distress has been avorted'
While some people neglect 10 seek scientific
help for their eye ailments. others so TO an eye
doctor when a portrait painter would do them
more good. These are the men whose eyes
injured in fights and scuiies, and who dislike 10
face their friends with the black blue cir
cumstantia evidence on their faces
I'VE usually send those people away without
nothing more substantial than a little friendly
tion-rooms the most improved appliances and in
struments and the services Of competent ophthal-
mologists are at the service Of those who have
an eve trouble"
New-York tribune., 1896-11-22
quantity of what appeared to De

possession a quantity Of what appeared ,tb,pe 70 NC
noarIs hut which were totally unlike any tuins
beretdfore clossed with these valuabes MT mai
ris eyer on the alert for something new, lmineui-
ately examined and gained possession OF the ertu t
Iot which he designated dead" pearls. Ines
are ,Jnntica in his opinion, with those that were
in an ancient catalogue made III lag Dy an lie ne
lishman. John winthrop, +. X. b, ciasseo aS "'
The real value OF these pearls is very small ,neir
worth lying only In their oddity and rarity. Many
Of them are of a dark brown or nearly usau pIsch
of lighter brown and very dull yellow some G or
them having stroaks and blotches OF nearly pe'trIy
white very few OF them have points , r,a, ,ai a.
almost brilliant and these would make larry Soou
settings for studs other ornaments IN s."ps
they are most oddly at variance ana ulilculL VI
description one Is little larger than tne snort
cross-sectlon OF a lead pencil. and looks as II Two
small specimens OF the pictured old-iashlolcH ooe
hive had been fastened together by their e' Dases'
another resembles toy top. ana another u hila o
ture walking stick Some are cone-shapen' s9liis
irreguarly elongate ed. some banded oy Iaiseu
section Of a lighter hue and some look as tnousn
they had been turrcd out by lathe one curious
fact about these pearsand that IL true ALSO o .ile
fine pea rls-is that no two have been found pre-
cisely alike as 10 size, shape and color
These were all IN one large package Wnen re-
ceved bv Mr. Harris-enough of them TO more tn:in
I'll a aallon ar-but he spent his leisure hours LOT
many a day In asserting them. and now mas I'VE
different parcels of them classed according 10 the
quality. - .,,o, mara
described as being unusually elongated smooth
dark colored without and decidedly lacking III me
beautiful mother pearl lined interior so often
found in the mussel They all products or the
fresh-water rivers, and the mollusks were, OF
course. alive when taken from the water.
New-York tribune., 1896-11-22

Of store-cutting establishments made the COM
plant known in the lay world as something in
the eye" more frequent every day, and the habit
OF reading In dimly lighted and jolting cars had
the effect Of weakening the eyes OF SO many peo-
pie that tie ophthalmc specialists service be-
came largely in demand
There can be no doubt that the eyes Of the
people of New-York are not good, not so
healthy to-day as they were twenty-five years
ago." said an eye specialist. "The reasons for the
present condition begin with the nursery and
the school and end with the home. the shop, the
Office and the car. Many schoolrooms are ar
ranged 50 that the light from the wrong
direction, and the desks are placed at n wrong
angle. Similar shortcomings may be noticed in
fathouses. where people live in half light all the
time Add to these abnormal conditions the glare
Of electric lights and the strain produced by
reading in car where the book or paper con-
tinually shifts position, and you can understand
why the people OF New-York are troubled with
poor ayes"
Th, remedy for the defective condition Of the
eyes is not the same in all circles Of the popua-
ton. In the better parts of the city the special
lists have large practices. and general practition-
ers take no cases which by right belong to the
physicians who make ophthalmology specially.
But in the tenement-house districts. where the
people are subject to moro eye troubles than
New-York tribune., 1896-11-22
NOT WILLING TO DEMONSTRATE IT.
.ror, Tho Cbicapo Times Herald.


About half 4 century ago queer religious M.
postor OF the schweinfurth stripe invaded tse
southeastern part OF Ohio and for several monon, no
that section. Several well-to-do farmers gave az
their earthly possessions 10 the new messiah,
Colony + deuded followers.
one moonllgh, night IN June me ysn smoS
s' in ppefor iii s he consdered it not beneath his
dignity to enjoy the pleasures OF TINS ne r as se
Who lived mile or two down the road shut.
fling up the walk. and. Respectfully aV"'hs AA'
straw hat said; Good evenin. misier' n 'r,oss,ah.-
without rising from his seat or ceasing 10 seho 'n0
tobacco smoke upward ,, 81. o-d
man. but my folks have taken quite an inte.ess ss
in you. and my wife is dead set on standin nsn'
Amen calculated the messiah ..r .ooa
Now. see here" added the farmer: I'm gooo
deal worried about this thing and want you !"
give IL to me straight ,.. a..
Yea. verify. brother. that will do" replied 'ns
We'll. how about all this anyway Is II Gre r,S
that you can perform miracles-turn wafer atna n 40
wine, heal the sick. walk on the water ana "
"You amt jokin?
And you really do it-no mistake about ut
Well" remarked the farmer. I'm mighty oWr sIsr
OF that You'll have the greatest chance OF YOU
lifetime to convert whole crowd OF SCORERS on W
and they'll be up here in few minutes II you Sds ps
dead sure that you can walk on the water 70 ~
faK fSke Sov down @ oSascoms mpond to YOU
do IT, But OF course, IL you have any DOUBTS auous
1t, you know. they won't be here yet ior a00u'
The caller bowed and went away The smead
sqddsny Sdas M suddenly as his as puff
later he was heard from In PennsyIvania pus ne
revisited 0nS the for ot ms but
cid Buckeye farmer always chuckied whenever '"s
subject was mentioned.
New-York tribune., 1896-11-22
THE EYES OF NEW-YORKERS
HOW THEY ARE DIMMED BY QUACks
AND AMATEURS

DETERIORATION IN THD EYEsIGHr Of THE
PRESENT OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES POOR PEo-
PIE MAY BE PROPERLY TREATED
A distinguished ophthalmologlst said recently
"a man must be much below the average in in
telligence who does not appreciate the value Of
his eyes and the necessity for giving them proper
attention when they show signs Of weakness or
when they have been injured. but sti We who
are in the profession know that many people
would make more inquiry about the person who
wanted TO cut q coat or trim bonnet than about
the man who wanted to cure an eye trouble"
Inquiry among specialists showed that the
view taken by the lecturer was not an extreme
one and that the willingness Of people to allow
incompetent persons 10 prescribe remedies for
eye troubles has wrought much mischief
There was g time when the general practitioner
was thought fully competent to treat all eye all
ments but the eye specialist established himself
years ago in every community, and the general
practitioner was only too glad to send him pa
tients whose e. we're to be treated. The grow
ing popula =. IL the workshops and machine
rooms, nc lowers of cinders from railway and
eevai'1 @lns. and the increase in the number
New-York tribune., 1896-11-22
"DCiD PEARLS"
-, c,,c,,,a,i Commercial Tribune

From The Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
J. H. Harris Of Waynesvie. Chic. q banker and
collector OF fresh-wgter pearls ana archaeoiogcal
specimens. has lately acquired = large number OF
what hc calls dead pearls Mt Harris has Tor
wears been known an expert In Judging pearls.
and nearly all Of the gems OF any consequence
that have been found In the Little Miami Eiver
have raised through his hands. he having paid
from % cents 1925 for them as they came from
the mussc shell
His collection varying I'm numbers and value as
he has AT different Amcs sold from and added To
If was for m. first time exhibited TO the general
public at the Paris Exposition In lS15 where 1t at
i;nctcd much attention. Two or three years ago
IL was believed that the pearl industry In the Little
Miami had about died away. ana IL u ProbaDle
such Is really the case. yet the hsh waters OF the
present year have unearthed new muss'I ir's ana
piles Of freshly opened shells may be SO n along
the banks OF the little stream. lew pearls OF good
quality have been found and Mr. Harris. following
Ills usual custom. has secured some of the host OF
these and placed them all Immediately IN "a saic
deposit vault In Cincinnati
He often runs across curlos tllat are OUTSIDE OF
the regular line and he has secured what could,
perhars not be found in any other collection In
, ihis country He has been prominently mentioned
in nearly all the books gems and the articles
I'm ncwspa pers and magazines on pearls that have
been published in the last decade. Thus u was
that a Scotchmnn. who has been nearly all over
the world exploring rivers for whatever curiosities
he might find, and who Is always anxious !or new
nelds to look over. had his attention drawn TO
the Waynesville collector. and visited him some
During a conversation between the two gentle
men, 1t developed that the traveller had In his
New-York tribune., 1896-11-22

their fellow w-citizens in the more airy and better
ventilated houses, and where accidents to the
ewes are Of more frequent occurrence than In the
upper part OF the city. there the charlatan plies
his trade and leaves impaired vision. needless
scars and blindness in his wake.
Nearly every shop has some person who has
the reputation Of being able 10 take things out
OF peoples eyes" He uses the end of cloth
twisted to a point, or a sharpened match. and
sometimes a knife. and the poor unfortunate
takes the chances of having his eye permanently
injured when he allows the shop oculist to fish
for the speck Of foreign matter. The men who
pretend to be able to extract the little particles
which accidentally lodge in the eyes of working
men are, according to the statement Of reputable
oculists dangerous to the public. and their prac-
tice should be prevented by law.
Among the many people who come here to
have q foreign body removed from the eye" said
DR.. T. H. Farrell. Of the Manhattan Eye and Ear
Hospital. there are those whose eyes we find on
examination to show signs Of scraping and pick
Ing and on inquiry usually hear that shop
companion had made the first attempt to remove
the speck Of metal or stone. Then the nearest
druggist tnkered at the eye, and finally the fam
lily physician had his show. All three combined
to put the eye in bad shape, and left 1t for to
handle and made a serious case OF what, IL prop
erly attended to In the first place. would have
been comparatively simple"
Another practitioner who stands In Ill repute
with the eye specialist is the unprofessional ven
der of glasses. People who have no idea Of optics
take II upon themselves to 'ft glasses for those
who have defective vision. and in many instances
the persons who the glasses find after
short time that their eyes have been injured in
stead Of benefited. '"The price is the bait" an
optician said land woman who buys pair of
glasses for 80 cents for Al cents. just as good
as doctor sells for So, fatters herself that she
has shown remarkable shrewdness." The people
who have these bargain customers for glasses
usually allow the patient to decide which glasses
fit the best. and such a thing as having differ
ent lens for each eye is not to be thought Of. al
though. as one physician said. "in most instances
eyes are not mates"
The eyeglass peder Is another person who Is
looked upon as dangerous by the regular ophthal-
mologist Some Of these men carry box and go
from house to house nfTsr.nz their wares and
New-York tribune., 1896-11-22
TWO BICYCLE STORIES.
From The Gcntlewoman.


A well-known monarch who. for obvious reasons.
we Will call the King OF Ruritanla does not APP
prove of ladies cycling. His daughter greatly en-
ioys the healthy exercise OF spinning along the
roads Of her fathers dominion She In the
habit OF rising early and going out before break
fast. Unfortunately. her royal papa met her and
her suite one morning. and he angry that
all the suite well scodcd and the Princess
herself kept in the palace for three weeks. and
not permitted to attend any of the court fes
tv.tes for the following month.
The Queen Of RurtaDia agrees with her royal
husband In his dislike OF cycling. and very strin-
gent court rules have been advertised. closing
many paths and thoroughfares 10 the evcr-whir-
ring wheel. one day Her Majesty walking
with her dogs when cyclist came along ono
Of the shady alleys near the palace The ndig-
nant Queen stopped the cyciist and Informed him
that bicycles were not permitted near the royal
abode. The cyclist. who must have been an Ill
bred churl then proceeded TO expostulatc garnish-
ing his language with surdry words such in
English usually represented by the fourth let
ter OF the alphabet and a dash. The bewildcrcd
Queen stared In aston.shment, and her lady-in l.
waiting. coming up 0pportunciy for she had
fingered behind TO gather some flowers Mt Her
Majestys requesD asked the rude bcycst II he
knew that he addressing the sovereign lady of
his country. The abashed cycllst
whelmed at this information that he said not
word. but mounted his bicycle and Ned away; and
report never STAYED his wheel till he reached
let US say the capital OF the adjoining kingdom
New-York tribune., 1896-11-22
THE CZAR'S BLUE-EYED HORSES.
From Answers.


The Emperor OF Russia has four separate Ser
Vices" OF horses and carriagcs-tho sila set, and
the French English and Russian sets. Each set
comprises at least hfiy horses. The Russian set
accompanies the Emperor wherever he goes. and
AT Caichina IT Is used. together with the English
set The gala and French horses and carriages
are housed at ST. Petersburg. in the Winter Palace
stables.
The Emperor's gala turnout consists OF fifty
Uanoverian horses. These horses perfectly
white with blue eyes. and anything more magnii-
cent in the way OF trappings than their harness
can hardly be conceived.
The state carriages OF the Louis Ky. style,
and the one which carries the sOvcreigns has large
circles OF diamonds set inside. among the cushions
and on the roof The imperial crown surmOunts
This state carriage which Is drawn hv eight white
horses. each led BY position dressed In white
nd al