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months since that in the event Of crino-
lines being introduced much more ex-
tensively, it would really be dangerous
| for lady to attempt to cross an electric
/ street car track, as she would be liable
! to receive a very szv-re shock. Now,
/ don't put me down ae an advocate of the
| cr!noline, but you can quote me as will
ing to file bond that a lady could sit
down on an electric road rail, even II
wearing a crir without the slight
est danger, except tina. OF being run over
by an approaching car. Strange as it
may seem, there is very little danger in
! the electric current that Is used to draw
street cars, and even If the rails were
used exclusively IS a means for return
ing the power to the power station, there
would be 10 danger. AS it is, all the
roads have return wires, as Well rs the
rails and there Is very little electricity
in these latter at all If 1t were neces-
sary to argue the point the fallacy Of
TIE prediction could be easily proved.
because workmen with large nails and
metal tips to their shovels walk along
electric road tracks, and frequently
keep on the metal when the road is very
dirty. Yet rot one of them has ever
suffered any inconvenience in conse-
Quence."
~ noticed a few DAYS ago." said Her
bert c. Winston, a druggist OF Dallas
Texas. stopping a the Nadeau, "a
statement by a statietician that over
100000 people are doctorng them,
selves at the present time in the United
States. Almost any man who travels
q good deal viii agree that the estimate
is rather under than over the mark. In
this enlightened age men have discov-
cred a good many things their fore
fathers were ignorant of. and one OF
these is that they have nerves. Twenty
| years ago nervousness and nerve tones
were alike unknown, but in my round
OF acquaintances 1 notice that nearly
ore man out of every three is hampered
by firm conviction that his nerves are
shattered and that he must do or take
something to brace him UP. Most OF
the hypochonGriacs dose themselves
with elix,rs, the owners of which are
50 well acquainted with modern fads
that they describe in their prospectuses
the very condition of affairs which it Is
now so fashinooble to dread AS re-
suit, a man Is constantly seeing in
print description of what he regards
as his own Individual symptoms. Some
of my nervous friends, however, adopt
other remedies. When in New York
some months ago I doubled up with
casual acquaintance, who, before going
to bed, spent ten minutes in a series Of
the most heart breaking limitations Of
athletic and contortionist feats, ex-
planning that they circulated the blood
and withdrew the surplus fluid from the
brain, thus insurir sleep. Another man
] have known longer makes life bur-
Gen to himself and his friends by a Sc
ries of vocal exercises which he has been
assured have the same effect, and an
other friend Is always nursing sores and
| hrtt, tAl, 10 Aett1f of f,1
from a bicycle which a practical nerve
physician insisted on his buying in his
old age and riding. The best remedy
for alleged nerve troubles is to forget al
together that one has any nerves, and
almost any strong minded man can du
this
"The United States government" OBJ
served Chas. w. Glasco, a recent arrival
/, from Minneapolis. "is anything but log
,, ical in its treatment Of the red man.
: was present rot long since in North Da-
kota when the government rations were
given out OF the friendly tribe, said tribe
. consisting of about as idle and worthless
set of human beings as were ever con-
gregated together. The government
contractors were bound to furnish a
, steer in good condition for each group
or squad of Indians, quite liberal al
lowance being made to each. The steers
In good condition were mostly ancient
ard dilapidated COWS long past the cap
,, ability of giving milk and entirely free
from any suspicion of being fit for hu-
, man food. The Indians of course
grumbled a good deal, but were in so
much of hurry to get their rations that
: the complaints did not last long. Tho
:. cows were then let loose and the young
; bucks on bareback ponies commenced a
sort of improvised buffalo hunt, driving
w DIV
!, prairie and adopting half the devices OF
Mexican bull fight to excite the poor
creatures and make them run. Finally
the animals were killed and the scene
that followed, including the eating OF
raw flesh and even of intestines. was toe
l horrible to bear description. If the
government must place premium upon
idleness, one would think it might al
$ least secure few properly fatted ami
mails, have them slaughtered and dis
/ tribute the meat in decent fashion"
: ut is said" remarked c.. P. Mishler
: a well-known business man of Chicago
who was at the Nadeau yesterday, tina
every man, woman and child in TIT
country uses on an average five matches
| a day and under these conditions it il
perhaps not surprising that such yer!
e poor article Is turned out. The matche
in common use in the United States to
| Gay are very Similar " lHOSe MillCH w
discarded in most European countries
except in the poorest neighbCrhoods, tel
of fifteen years ago, and it is strang
that some of the better grades, Whicl
}. have superseded them. have not ac
S quired any foothold in this country
t Wax matches, which are considered
y aristocratic in Europe, are not mucl
f liked here, but a good trial has neve
been given some of the best grade o
safety matches sold every day by tn
thousands in European countries. Tn
d two kinds generally on sale Californi
e are either so loaded with sulphur as
: be quite unpleasant, or so explosive a
: to be almost dangerous, and both grade
" are manufactured with very little regar
to finish and appearance. In France
particularly, they have matches of a
kinds, neatly finished and quite pleas
is ant to use. AS a smoker l certainl
1t think the European idea Is the bes
: Matches there are specially made fc
&c smokers, and they are absolutely Will
out smell of any kind, or at rate tn
better grades of them are. Many
first class cigar is spoiled by the sulphl
N fumes from an ordinary match, and unit
a man gets used to it. the idea is any
thing but pleasant. Trust or no tru
ID there is big money to be made by in
porting and selling a higher grade
match than that generally regarded {
good enough
e. "Did you ever notice that present
m always something that you can g