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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-02-25

gazed upon my white rutiies and silk
Innings! White muslin seemed the
most splendid thing in the world to her
just then, and she fastened bunch o!
white rosebuds very carefully into me,
lest she might tear or wound me. Let
me see, how long ago was that? Oh! |
forgot, | mustn't mention ii. She
mightn't like it. She never was good a.
dates, you know. Anyway, it was long
enough for me to have become quite
yellow, and to have lost all my stiffness.
Alaei This Iihiiis; Is Is what We ali come TO.
We serve our time, and then are cast
aside. 1t is the fate of all things ami
mate and inanimate She was so des.
perately proud of me at first, yet,
short time ago she started to rip some o.
my lace off to trim German favor y
German favor, forsooth! Such a paltry.
trashy thing, and she never even fin
ished it, either, but, after tearing great
gashes in my side, she left a long strip
hanging, needless of my humiliation
and pain, md there it is yet, bedTaggled,
crumpled, untidy, and have not the
power to adjust it.
Do you know, heard her use an eX
preston the other day, which seemed
to fit me perfectly. She was taking o.
some one-a lady, probably, who had,
also, outliyed her usefulness. She said
she was ION the shelf"
White silk, white gauze, festoons OF
daisies and doubled-edged ribbon!
Does it seem possible that anyone
could ever tire of such dainties? EX
quisitely pinked dust-ruffles cute lit
tie train four inches in length, starred
all around with marguerites, bertha
of gauze dotted with spangles, and
worthy in design of Empress Josephine
herself. Does it seem possible say?
And how she looked forward to my
coming! How her heart beat as her
maid fastened me across her young
breast, and what festivities the family
ordered in my honor! The gas all
lighted at five o'clock in the afternoon,
canvas laid down over the beautiful car
pets, the Hungarian band. in their gray
coats, stationed behind palms and rub.
Der plants, the most wonderful shields
and banks of blushing roses, and such
delicacies to feast upon as terrapin, and
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-02-25

my appearance in public, she dressed
up in me, veil and all complete, and
let three or four ineuisitive individuals
with pads and pencils come in and gaze
me over, afterward turning me inside
out 10 show my brocade lining, and
telling them all about me and what 1
cost.
And when the fatal day came how
feverent;y she touched me! There
were three maids that time, and they
laid white cloth down so that not a
grain OF dust should mar the perfect
Wilderness of me. The lace veil was
hung gracefully over me, a diamond
sunburst clasped me together at the
throat, great bouquet, all of valley
lilies and white hyacinths, were sent
to set me off, and finally, when all was
complete, was sent to church in a car
rage, with one of the maids to hold
my train across the curb.
l tried not to hutter as l paced up
the aisle, between rows and rows of
human eyes, to the most inspfriting
march I have evcc heard, but it was
hard not to. especially as l fully real
lied that every one of those eyes was
upon me. A good-loolling fellow was
awainting US at the altar, and l was
IN agony lest he should tread upon me.
1t was all over, that which we had
been preparing for for weeks, in few
minutes, and tried my best not to roll
over as we started to come down the
altar steps, but am afraid in my agi-
tation must have done so--just little
for the maid of honor bobbed down
suddenly and gave me vicious jerk.
After we went back to The house we
had an elegant time. We stood in a
bower of roses, and people by the score
came up and wished us joy. was just
beginning to enjoy it thoroughly and
to have q splendid time when, sud-
denly, wa. whisled upstairs, pulled
off hurriedly and thrown over a chair.
1 couldn't in the least understand 1T,
and was even more bewildered when L
saw my place being taken by gray
cloth affair with fur. That was my
first indign:ty-the second was when
she came and leaned over me before
leaving the room:
Goodbye, my wedding gown" she
murmured; 81 shall probably never
need you again!" No, / suppose not!
Since, accol ding 10 the books, every
thing ends with me.
L'FNvOI.
I am plain, no doubt, much palmer
than all those white satins, and pink
silks, and gauzes and things, but that
I'm of very great Importance am sure
from tne way she has looked forward
TO me. / am only blue serge, and there
is very little trimming OH me indeed,
and the bonnet that goes with me is
also very simple little affair, but we
fit perfectly, and we were selected with
much care and thought.
What am 1? you ask; and what am
good for?
Why. bless your heart! Pm her t-sy-
cling costume to Oklahoma.-N. y.
Truth. rHg
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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-02-25

canvasbacks, and lobster, and salads,
and oysters, and jellies and ices! My!
Wasn't it fine? And how the whole o.
Gotham turned out to congratulate the
debutante and to send her fowcrsi Per-
haps she thinks they all came to see her,
but know better. Nine out of ten of
them came to see me, to observe my cut.
to take note of my garn;+ure and copy
me if they could. At least so of them
whispered to her: "Your coming out
frock is perfect, my dear" She thought
so herself then, for she kissed me very
tenderly after taking me off in the
evening and said to me, ever so gently:
''You dear thingl You are a beauty,
and will never love any other half so
WE'LL"
And did the maiden speak the truth?
All, well! You may judge for your
self. That was only five years ago,
and here am, to-day. in the darkest,
stuffiest corner of her wardrobe. My
silk petticoat with it's lovely pinked
ruffies went to dress a doll for her lit
tie sister three Christmases ago; my
spangled bertha, is now lamp shade.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-02-25

"castoria Is the best remedy for children of
which am acquainted. hope the day is not
far distant when mothers will consider the
real interest of their children, and use Castoria
instead of the various quacI nostrums which
are destroying their loved ones, by forcing
opium, morphine, soothing syrup and other
hurtful agents down their Threats, thereby
sending them to premature graves"
DIR. J. r. KINcHELoE,
Conway, Ark.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-02-25

The Flemingsburg town cock is
the last one to get its wheels mixed.
1t strikes at any and all times,
and as long as the striking will let
it.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-02-25

A boom in small farms is to be
started in Ballard county by Messrs.
Hugh Williams and Freeman Little,
of Owensboro.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-02-25

Jas. Troxell, who so cleverly escap,
ed from the mob that lynched his
compatriot in crime in Monticello, is
still at large.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-02-25

The Middlesborough Council will
try to make the wheelmen keep off
de grass" on the pavements.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-02-25

A twenty-five thousand dozen egg
shipment was made from Berea by
Mr.. S. E. Welsh, the egg king, last
Monday.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-02-25

A very interesting protracted meet
ing is in progress at Browder's Chap
ell in Barren county.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-02-25

The residence of Mr.. George P.
Lewis, near Glasgow, was destroyed
by fire last week.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-02-25

The Modern Gallilean is the name
of 3 new religious paper just started
at Barbourville.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-02-25
HER GOWNS.
BY VIRGINIA NILES LEEDS.

Err gra d II a t 10 n
gownl Yet here 7
hang, limp, forlorn,
neglected. l wa
her first made.
out" gown, and
how proud she wa ;
of me, rs she
opened the box
which held me and
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-02-25
Castoria.

"castoria is an exce1lert medicine Tor chill
dTen. Mothers have repeatedly told me of its
good effect upon their children"
DR.. G. -. OsGooD,
AToss
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-02-25
MANY DAYS.

liz MANY DAYS.
dying loom.
A N fi Viuttle to and fro;
~ VAt ~ n foods the quiet room,
Nfhe pattern CLEAN and glow
M .sy1t, autumnal glories shine
EtSrough warp and wool rich shadows
* play
Mould God 1t were more fair and fine,
#fhis web that groweth day by dayl
veave and weave till day is done
MBut who will bleach the linen white,
w alchemy of rain and sun,
Y Hot summer Moons and dewy night?
And who it's shining length will wear?
\ Under it's folds what heart viii hide
Its stress of passion, or of prayer
OF worthless bliss, oIilove denied?
plant a tree beside my gate;
Slowly ii rises, fair and tall;
With prophecy of royal state
1t towers above the old gray WALL
But who win see it in it's prime?
What lovers seek its leafy ways?
What bard unborn, with song and rhyme.
Wed it's green boughs to deafness lays?
1 build a mansion wide and fair;
rear it's towers of fretted stone
But who shall breathe it's happy air?e
who call it's shelterlng roof his own2
What guests shall throng its chambers
fine?
What feet youths Joyous measures tread
When have drained life's last red wine,
And grass grows green above my headY
On the soft air 1 lose a song;
From pole to pole 1t drifteth far;
1t f1oateth fast, 1t fioateth long,
Inconsequent as breezes arel
But who will hear ii as it flies
Through shadowy spaces, vast and dim,
And lure it from the lonely skies,
When have done with song and hymn
Julia c. r. Dorr, in N. Y. Independent.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-02-25
SPALDING'S
Athletic Library.

Instructive Books ON ali branches OF athletic
Ports, whereby the novice can become an expert.
Each book is complete treatise on that particular
rules and written by competent authority. The
following is a complete list to date, to which add.
tions are made monthly
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-02-25
L. & N. TIME TABLE.
TRAINS GOING SOUTH.
No llaIlu

Nashville Accommoda does NOT run on
sunday.
North bound st. Louis and Chicago Fast
Erotns have through trains solid and sleepers
10 Chicago and st. Louis.
Fast Line stops only at important stations
and crossings. Has through Pullman sleep
ere TO Atlanta, Ga.
J. M.ADAMs.Agent.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-02-25
Castoria.

"castoria is so well adapted to children. that
recommend it as superior to any prescription
known to me-"
II. A. ARCHER, NJ. D.,
III So. Oxford ST., Brooklyn, N. Y.
"our physicians in the cbifdren's depart
ment have spoken highly of their expert
ence in their outside practice with castoria,
and although we only have among our
medical supplies what is known as regular
products, yet we are free to confess that the
merits of Castoria has won US 20 look with
favor upon it."
UNITED HOSPITAL AND DIsPENsARY,
Boston, Mass.
ALLEN c. SMITH, Pres.
urray Street, New York City.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-02-25

20. Cricket Guide Byl38 Official Croquet Guide.
Geo Wright 80 Lawn Bowls. By Hen
81. Rowing. By f. J. Clan ry Chadwick
mini, Champion Am 40. Archery. By James s.
ateur Oarsman. Mitchell.
%. Canoeing Bye. B. Vaux Al. Official Foot a l
25. Swimming By Walter Guide. Edited, by
G. Douglas. Walter Camp. Por-
"a. College Athletics. BY traits Of prominent
NJ c. Murphy, Yale players Ohcial Rules
Trainer 49, How to use the Punch
20 Exercising with Pulley ing Bag.
Weights. By H. S. 43. How to Bowie
Anderson a. Roller Polo.
90 How to Play Lacrosse. As. Spalding's Bicycle
BY w. H. Corbett. Guide.
49, Practical Ball Playing. 46. Athletic ALMANAC for
By Arthur A. Irwin. 1896. By Il; Sullivan
49, Lawn Tennis Guide. Il. Official Handbook OF
IS. intercollegiate A A. A. A. Y. :.
A. Guide. 49, SPaldings base Ban
81. All Around Athletics. Guide for 1896.
Price, I0c. per book, postpaid to any address in
the United States or Canada. Address;
Department &c"
American Sports Publishing Co.,
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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-02-25

Life and Battles of Jas.
J. Corbett.
Indian Clubs and Dumb
Bells. o..
How to Become a Boxer.
Gymnastics.
How to PlayLawnTennis
By Champion Campbell.
How to Play Base Ball.
Just the thing for Boys.
BY Walter Camp. -
How to Play Golf. By J.
Stuart Balfour.
TheAthlete's Guide. How
To Run, Sprint, Jump,
Walk, Throw Weights.
/. Association Foot Ball.
/. Hand Ball.
b. Curling, Hockey, Polo.
/. Indoor Base Ball.
/. Skating. A very practi-
cal book. BY Champion
G.. d. Phillips.
D1. Dz1I 10 E..,s.,r
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-02-25

The centaur Company. TT Murray Street, York City,
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-17

connection with the defunct Trust Com
pany.
Mrs. E. W. Stone and three children
went TO Christiansburg yesterday to
spend Il month with her brother. j. III.
Johnson.
h. l.. Wright, manager of the tele-
phone exchange, went to blue Ridge
Springs yesterday to place long distance
telephone.
i.zDr. Richard McIlwaine. President of
Hampton-Sidney College, is visiting his
brother, y. G. Mcllwaine, on Ninth ave
nue. 5. w.
Miss Jessie--B Postlethwaite, who has
been visiting her uncle, c. p. Postleth-
waite, ut 923 Third street $. W., left yes
terday for st. Louis
Mrs. Geo. w. Ramsey and daughter
Miss Lille, left last night for Philadel-
phia, accompanied by Miss Gertrude
Wood, to.spend the summer
Mrs. Blanche Gale Hogan arrived from
Roanoke on the vestibule and will spend
Il while visiting her parents. Prof and
Mrs. w. B. Gale.-Bristol Times.
b Suhr, the Korean student at Roam
oke College, was in the city yesterday and
left on the Roanoke and Southern train
for II visit to friends in Franklin county.
Lincoln Campbell, past chief. and
James Wheeland, representatives of divis-
ion 250, Il. LIE, of Sunbury, Pa, are in
the city attending the union meeting of
Confederated organizations.
Manhattan shirts less than actual cost
at COINS.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-17
COMING and GOING

w. r. Haynes, OF Danville, is in the
city on business.
ID. c. Randolph, of Richmond, was in
the city yesterday.
Geo. +. Lipe, of Harrisonburg, is in
the city on business.
Editor McClung of the Salem Sentinel,
was in the city yesterday.
G.. w. Thomas, of Bedford City, is IL
guest at the Ponce de Leon.
Chas. Muse is i'll with the fever mt his
home on Eighth avenue $. e.
James Bumgardner,. Jr., of Staunton,
is registered ut Hotel Roanoke.
Mrs. NJ. MeIIaffey, of New Orleans, is
visiting Mrs. G. ii. Vines at Hotel Roa-
noke.
w. I. Lyman, of Mr.. Cassell's office,
will leave today for Il week visit to Noun
tain Lake.
A. B Hammond is visiting his family
who are spending the summer at Crock
etts Springs.
Mrs. DR.. A. y. Cannaday and children
are visiting the family of w. II. Poff, in
Floyd county.
Mrs. VIII Lookabill is visiting rela-
tives in Washington, Baltimore and Will
Transport, Pa. Z
O. l.. Menefee, of Rocky Mount, was
in the city yesterday and left last night
for Richmond.
Prof. |. y. III. Boehm, of Botetourt
county, is in the city Ell route home from
TaZewell county.
De Los Thomas, division freight agent
of the Norfolk and Western, returned to
Winston yesterday.
w. 5. Langdon has returned from Il
business trip to New York where he pur-
chased his fall stock of hats.
Superintendent II. II. 5. Handy. of
Winston, y. c., is in the city on bust
ness connected with the railroad.
Mrs. w. NJ. Carr left yesterday accom-
panied by her sister, Miss Matte Page,
to visit relatives in Nelson county.
Mrs. j. w. Stultz and Mrs r. L.
Davis, of Martinsville, are visiting Mrs.
A. " Pitzer at - Sixth avenue $. w.
Mrs. w w. McClung and children, of
Salem, passed through the city yesterday
en- route to Rockingham to visit relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Moses Oppenheitii, of
Rocky Mount, \. C, arrived in the city
yesterday to attend.the. bedside Of. their
little daughter who is sick at the resi-
dence of her grandmother, Mrs. G. May.
y. NJ. Fuller, a Philadelphia capitalist,
is in the city looking after. his interests in
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-17
SPECiaLa.

Opened to-day, 5000 yards celc-
brated Barker mills yard-wide fine
Bleached Muslin. To be sacrificed
at only G4c.
5000 yards American Indigo
Blue Calico-the best indigo blue
calico made-to 60 at 3-4c.
MEMS LINEN CoLLARs.-lOO
dozen Mems 4 ply Linen Collars,
ali clean and in perfect condition,
to be sacrificed at Csc per dozsn-
l9c per half dozen.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-17

nV NAV days dispose of this entire stock Clothing
V No'J The lease of the house expires October
building has notified that the house would be
MEMS SUITS have been divided three different departments
sold advertised shall dollars worth of goodsbu
auconeer the Roanoke public shall have the benefit of this UNPRCF
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-18

ventions to engage the efforts Of WON.
en- Is that of toys. There IL no con-
ceivable article for the amusement OF
children that they have not thought Of.
One novel idea 10 for q card game that
helps the player to learn language.
thus combining work with pleasure.
4 very pretty notion IL for 4 skipping
rope that is musical, playing tune az
the children Jump. Rut the real femin.
Inc mind takes more delight In plan
ming dolls than In anything else.
art Of sewing has received unlimited
attention from women. Sewing mach
Ines without number have been patent
ed and all sorts Of attachments for
them have been devised. One lazy fair
one has originated q motor to run her
machine, thus saving herself all labor.
A very useful contrivancs II q thread
cutting arrangement to be attached
to thimbles.
ODD DEVICES.
Among other odd or otherwise inter-
estilg inventions by women are an
electrical head clamp for relieving pain.
a carriage with only one wheel, an egg
tester, q smoke stack fov locomotives.
q portable balcony. an elevated rail-
way, q submarine telescope and lamp
combined. system of pyrotechnic
night signals and q table to attach to
the berths Of vessels. The instinct Of
the gentler sex for economy II illus
trated by a combined school desk and
organ. sofa that can be turned into
a bathtub. a canteen and lunch box, a
table that can be converted into q lunch
basket. q combined collar and tie, q
door plate that 10 at the same time q
card receiver. a lantern that can be
turned into q dinner pail. q combined
paperweight, calendar and musical
watch, baby tender that Is also
crib and q railway chair and crosstie
combined.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-18
The Manhattan C|0tk1ir1R Co.,
222 LAcKAWANNA AVENUE, SCRANTON, Pa

1t is the great advantage OF Major
Mckinley that he has q thorough
knowledge OF contemporary politicians
In respect to their limitations a. we'll
% to their abilities. Name to him any
man In public life and he will tell you
his antecedents. his personal charac-
tertstics, his associations and his quail
ifcations and drawbacks for oflicial po.
sition. With most of them he has
served In congress. or had intercourse
as congressman. Nor has his own
absorption In politics circumscribed the
circle Of his acQuaintaness. He knows.
personally In most cases, and In 9TH
ers by reputation, the great manufac-
turers and importers. the bankers. the
merchant princes, the leaders Of or.
ganized labor. the expert handicrafts-
men. and the political econOmists, the
oretical and practical. There II no city
and no section Of the country In which
he would be . stranger, and his mem.
ory OF names and faces Ii scarcely Sec
ond to Blaine's. This large acquaint-
ance makes II. the more difficult to
satisfy the personal expectations Of In
dividuals, but. on the other hand, II
affords assurance that. relying upon
his own judgment and knowledge, hs
will be much less likely to put square
pegs In round holes or old wine in new
bottles.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-18

they can tell what they are writing as
they put 1t down. An attachment for
railway cars which deadens the sound
Is undoubtedly for the benefit of nerv-
Gus people. For any one who has no
hands a rocking chair with fan at
tached to 1t which will work as the
chair rocks would be invaluable. A
sunshade for horses Is most humane.
REALLY FEMININE.
The most strictly feminine articles
devised by women are for the enhance
ment Of beauty. There Is nothing that
can add to their attractiveness that
they have not thought Of. The most
ambitious Of these Is an instrument that
Is supposed to restore facial symmetry.
Anybody with crooked features who
wears this apparatus persistently
enough will be rewarded by their be-
coming straight. If one has simply a
bad complexion there are innumerable
remedies. A mask to be worn at night
Is supposed to be most effective. A hy-
glenic apparatus for steaming the face
Is greatly beneficial, as IL also a vapOr
face BATH Then, Of course, there are
all sorts Of cosmetics.
Some wOmen's hands are their spe-
cial pride, so one has invented what
she calls hand protector" This en-
ables the owner to work without dis
figuring those useful members. We
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-18

should all have tapering fingers, and
IL nature has not bestowed them upon
us we can cultivate them artif1cially.
The apparatus required for this Is very
simple and can be worn at night. 1t
congresses the ends of the fingers. A
cap for keeping the ears close to the
head Is another important beautifier.
as nothing Is more hideOus than ears
that stand out.
1t Is only too evident that the inven-
tor Of O combined beer and water cool
er likes to drink the wicked malt bev-
erage herself Probably the woman
who thinks that she had discovered q
method for the publication Of alcohol
ic liquids will not be thanked by the
men. Undoubtedly the originator Of
the device for lowering keys from win
dows has a husband who stays out
late at night.
The woman who invented q means
for detecting whether sealed envelopes
have been opened must have had hers
tampcred with many times to make 1t
seem of such Importance to her. An
other Of the gentler sex must have
been robbed to think Of device to
prevent purses from being stolen out Of
the pocket. Many Of the more tinid
have patented burglar alarms.
GENIUS FOR TOYS.
Perhaps the most rational class of In.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-18

them out entirely. Another has patent
ed q vermin trap. Many novel schemes
for fly traps have fair OriginatOrs. A
very humane woman has devised net
to protect horses from files. Only those
who have been tortured by the pests
can appreciate q mosquito cap for out
Of doors which will fold up and go in
the pocket. being thus easily carried
about and always ready for use.
BICYCLE PATENTS.
That craze of the day. the bicycle.
has not been neglected by the women
inventors. Patents have been grant
ed to them for almost all parts Of
wheels. Several fair riders have ex-
erted all their ingenuity In trying to
devise comfortable saddles. Others
have tried their hand in making locks.
They have also made experiments In
pneumatic tires. The luggage carrier
for velocipedes was the idea. But, Of
course, they have devoted more atten-
ton to bicycle garments than to any
thing else in connection with the wheel.
Trousers that look like skirts appear
to be their most particular ambition.
Much thought has been expended by
the women inventors Of our country to
things to make life for the afflicted
more endurable. One has patented a
typewriter for the blind. Another has
made q slate for the blind, by which