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The leader., 1897-04-07

ONE of the most curious features of
the Investigations made in support of
the bill to exclude illiterate immi-
grants, the Chicago Tribune says, is
the result of efforts made to show the
destination of undesirable immigrants
after they arrive on our shores. 1t is
shown clearly that the races like the
Germans, Seandinavians, Bohemians,
French and English. who would be
little affected by an educational test,
largely go west of the Alleghenies,
while the illiterate races, such as the
Hungarians. Galicians and Italians,
remain TO lower the standard OF the
already crowded Atlantic territory.
The leader., 1897-04-07

If man works hard and gets along, law
people say he is "lucky"
The leader., 1897-04-07

Cascarets stimulate liver, kidneys and
bowels. Never sicken, weaken or gripe, loo.
The leader., 1897-04-07
THAT splendid cor,

Mr.. Goodman, Williams COUNTY m
writes us: From one package Sill =, III,
German Coffee Berry I grew 900 non,,
OF better coffee than can buy in stn..s .
ct 30 cents pound" ''Ores
A package of this and big seed c,,.
logue is sent you by the John A soI"s a'
Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis, upon receiO,
Of is cents stamps and this notice IL,
He-"l see that in making champavno Al.
grapes are squeezed six times or 9ue me
she-"lsnt that nice!"-Yonkers Sat-.
man. S'aees-
The leader., 1897-04-07
An Illicit DistilIery Captured.

Pontotoc, April Special Deputy
w. B. Cross, accompanied by w. +,
Nicely, r. L. Beard and Mr.. Hawkins,
invaded the south western portion OF
this county yesterday in search of Illicit
distilleries. The officers, about thirty
miles from this place, were startled at
the shout Of sentinel and putting spurs
to their horses they dashed through
tangled thickets and over fallen tim Der
until they came upon the still in full
operation. Three men were busily en-
gagged in operating the thing, while a
reserve force in an adjoining fold were
evidently on guard. The men at the
still hastily retroated pursued by the
shots OF the officers, to which they re-
piled in kind. About thirty shots were
fred but no ono seems to have been
struck One man was made prisoner
but was subsequently released on &C
count of insu fficisnt proof. The still
was destroyed. 1t was a very completely
equipped affair, by no means of the
crudo construction usual in such cases
Eighteen tanks Of beer, holding 1000
gallons, half barrel Of the finished
product and the still itself # 120-gallon
capacity, were speedily coniscated.
The leader., 1897-04-07

Probably the first thing every man 70.
solves when he gets up in the morning i
that he will go to bed earlier the nert
night,-Atchison Globe
The leader., 1897-04-07

Many poor family that seeks the western
preserved from that insidious foe Of ,hs
emigrant and frontiersman-chils and fevar
by Hostetter's Stomach Bitters e.
effcctually does that incompatible medic;naI
defense fortify the system against the COM
bined influence of a malarous atmosnhera
and miasma-tainted water, that protected
by it the pioneer, the miner or the tour;s,
provided with it, may safely encounter the
danger. ~
The leader., 1897-04-07
CURRENT COMMENT.

THE worlds wheat crop for 1893 was
.. 4es, SOS, 900 bushels.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-29
Pas.eur's APOLOGY.

Louis Pasteur was Of humble origin and
was always proud of IL, but he belonged
To the peculiar race of Franchc -ComtOis,
or old Burgundians who are noted for in
dustry, simplicity and pigheaded persist
ence in any course which they deem right.
Pasteur's character was u perfect excmpli-
fication of these qualities.
He was u great patriot and true repub-
lican. and in speaking once in praise of
the chemist Bertrand, who had risen from
being an apothecary's assistant to presid-
ing over the worlds scientific congress, he
uttered this maxim, which deserves TO be
remembered by every one who is strug
Cling to make his own way in the world:
1.-The true democracy is the one that
gives To every individual the chance to ac-
complish his maximum of effort"
An amusing anecdotc Is related which
illustrates Pasteur's candor and good ma
ture at the same time. One day at the
Academy of Sciences a position which he
took was actively controycrtcd by two men
who knew not titho of what he knew of
the subject. He heard them patiently and
then rose and with much animation an
swerod them to the satisfaction of every
one present; but, warmed up with the con-
troyersy, he forgot himself little. Turn
ing to the two men, he said:
'Do you know what you lack? You"
indicating one of them--"lack the power
OF observation, and you"--tbo other
"lack the reasoning facultyp'
There was an outory at this, and Pasteur
was rcbuked by the president for exceed
ing the proper limits. Pastcur saw that
the rcbukc was just.
Il am sorry" he said. 81 was carried
away by the heat Of the discussion. beg
tho pardon OF the members To whom have
referred and of this honorable body.
Every one smiled at the frankness Of
this apology. Thon Pasteur added:
Having recognized my fault, may I
not mention an extenuating circumstance
in my favory All that i said was true
absolutely truci" And he seemed tn won
der that cverybody present laughed, in
cluding his two opponents. - Youth s
Companion.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-29

LAvo Cnuos Empty Floske and OtheB
Things Besides Mail Matter.
The big mail boxes placed in various
parts of the city for the reception of mail
matter other than letters are familiar.
They arc about three feet In height, and
they are raised ON short legs, so that they
will clear the sidewalk. The top of the
box is rounded. The opening through
which mail matter may be dropped, and
which is about big enough to admit die
tionary, Is just under the top in front. 1t
Is closed by u vertical cover which turns
down on pivots at the lower corners, and
which is so weighted that IL returns to place
when released. At the bottom of the box
and extending across IL in front Is door
which is secured by paddock. This door
opens downward, and when open it forms
shelf I'm front, continuous with the floor
of the box. These big boxes are painted
red, and on the front of each one Is stem
ciled this announcement: "For newspa-
pers and packages, but not for letters. L.
5. mail"
Many things besides mail packages have
been found in these big boxes. Sometimes
when the collector unlocks the door a cat
jumps out and runs away. There are men
who appear to think it is fun to catch
live cat In the street and thrust IL into
one of these big letter boxes. 1t is not un-
usual to find in the boxes loose newspapers
put into them under the impression that
these are boxes intended for the reception
of reading matter for the sick In hospitals.
sometimes empty TASKS are found. Hav-
ing taken the last drink, the drinker, in
stead of throwing the flask into the street
TO be broken, CONSIDERABLY drops il into
the mail box. Sometimes there are found
in the boxes old shoes, put I'm by people
who think that Is funny thing To do.
There are found occasionally sandwiches,
or parts Of sandwiches, dropped In by per-
sons who have eaten all they want or have
time for of quick lunch, or by beggars who
did not want the sandwich that had been
given to them, and had therefore gently,
but firmly, dropped it into the nearest
package mail box.
Still, these things are, after all, but in
cidental The matter found in the boxes
Is chiefly mail matter, and it includes
great variety of things, packages and boxes
of all sorts and sizes that can be got
through the opening and some that can't
be. Sometimes boxes too big to go through
the opening are jammed In as far as they
will go and left there, holding the cover
open. Sometimes rolled up maps are put
in tho boxes, or one end of them is thrust
down through the opening rs far as posi-
BILE, the other end sticking out ut an angle,
something like fishing rod. AS the peo-
pie have become more and more accus-
toned To using them, the bulk of the mat
ter deposited in the boxes has increased.
The mail from the big boxes is collected
with wagons. New York sun.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-29
Curry the Farm Horses.

Horses ON the farm do not have the sleek
look that horses in the city liveries have.
Neither will they accomplish so much
work. The difference Is partly owing to
the fact that the horse in the city has q
large proportion Of grain, while the farm
horse, even while working, gets most of
his nutrition from hay. But grooming
has also "a great deal 10 do with the supe-
rior sickness of the city horses coat. The
currycOmb Is not SO much used as it should
be on farm horses.
Weknow, says The Prince Edward Island
Agriculturist many places where the brush
and currycomb are seldom used, except
while the horse is shedding his coat. But
used at any time it promotes the secretion
Of oil, which moistcns the coat and makes
1t shine. A well groomcd horse Is usually
well fed. But ii the grooming were thor
oughly done ut least once day, the horse
would keep In good condition with less
food than IL now receives.
Good grooming undoubtedly aids digcs
ton, as rubbing the body promotes diges
tion In people, and is an excellent substi
tutc for exercise for those who do little
muscular work.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-29
SEEING THE ELEPHANT.
How It was Done by some New Hsmp-
shire Boys In 1891.

HOW It Wa Done by Some New Hamp-
shire Boys In 1891.
Mr.. Briggs asks leave to tell New
Hampshire elephant story. He was brought
up In Keene, and there, In August, 1891,
every boy was excited by the sight of pla
cards announcing the advent of "a great
natural curiosity" nothing less than IA
living female elephant admittance
i24 cents; children half price"
The days Of Barnum had not yet come,
and SO far as Mr.. Briggs knows, this was
the first elephant that ever set foot in the
Granite State. OF course every boy was
bound to see 1t. But hows Ninepences
lid not grow on every bush, md some
scheming was necessary. The boys "got
together in convention" like committee
of ways and means, and not without re.
suit.
The elephant was exhibited in the day.
time and was driven from town to town
In the darkness of night. Tho boys found
out in some way that 1t would be driven
into keene ever certain road-Prison
street. On this road, at IA point about half
mile from the hotel, was large com.
mon, and half mile farther away was
bridge over Beaver brook. The boys laid
their plans to see the elephant at the ex-
pense OF Il wagon load of shayings and "a
peck of potatoes.
These were deposited on the common.
Then boys were stationed at short inter
walls along the road beginning at the
bridge. The moment the elephant arrived
at the bridge the first boy was to shout
"HelloW mt the top of his voice and start
on the run for the common. The next
boy, hearing the shout, was to do likewise,
and so on down the line.
Well, the night came, and with 1t the
elephant. But when the first boy saw It,
he was literally struck dumb with aston
ishment. AS he could not shout, no waited
to see the creature cross the bridge When
she put her foot on it, however, she felt
that it was not safe and refused to proceed,
and the men In charge had to drive her
through the stream
BY this time the sentry had recovered
his voice, and with vigorous "Hello!"
started down the road. Before the elephant
reached the common the boys were all there
and the shavings were in blaze. BY the
light of the fire the elephant caught sight
of the pile Of potatoes, and no persuasion
could get her past them till they were de-
voured.
And there stood the boys looking on,
with their money, If they had any, safe in
their pockets.
Mr.. Briggs declares that this line of boys
was the original telephone, and that the
modern instrument dates back tn this noe
turnal New Hampshire beginning he
proves by the fact that the word "Hello''
is still the telephone signal the country
over.-Youth's Companion.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-29
An Easy Victim.

rlips Is back from Chicago and the ex-
perience following Is gradually gaining
circulation among this friends. Flips is
one OF those men for whom flies are sup
posed to have no affinity. He knows the
ins and outs of the world. He rather likes
TO encounter the people who live by their
wits and show them that he can beat their
many games.
Flips walked into one of the big hotels
of the Breezy City, shook hands with the
clerk as an old acquaintance, wrote his
name with an extra flourish, had a room
assigned him and was half way To the door
when he was stopped by fine looking
man with extended hand. He called Flips
by name, asked after several Detroit peo-
pie and showed "a disposition to keep UP
talk. But Flips declined to thaw out
winked at the clerk and congratulated
himself that he knew bunko artist when
he saw the article
The stranger passed through to the bar
and Flips was at once accosted by a large,
well dressed, rather long haired young
fellow. did that man try his game on
your was the salutation. "Out our way
he wouldn't last long. But it's different
here. Let's follow him and see if we can't
land him -
''Oh, what's the use. 1t isn't worth the
time, and Flips looked superior Then
the two fell into conversation and Films
was delightfully."- entertained by the stories
Of the westerner. At length they went out
together just to look about. In the morn
ing Flips walked up in one chair while his
feet occupied another. 1t was dingy place
in u dingy neighborhood. He dived for his
watch to ascertain the time. 1t was not
there. He felt for HIS money. 1t must
have gone with his watch. He hurried To
che hotel. There he met the first stranger
of the night before, an old Detroit boy. He
lent Flips what he needed Detroit Free
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-29
A Turkish Joke.

A capital anecdote is told OF tho late sui
tan.
He was very fond Of gossip, and sent for
the banker, Abraham Beg, TO learn the
small talk vi Pcra and Stamboul As
Abraham was bcing conducted to the sui
tan's residence by the master OF the horse,
that functionary begged him. should the
sultan question him on the subject, To say
that tho funds wcrc at 30. his ma ajcsty hay :
ing been SC informed by his ministers.
Poor Abraham consented.
He had not been long with Abdul Aziz
when he was questioned rs To the funds,
and replied as he had promised.
To the horror Of the banker the sultan
expressed himself delighted, and handed
Abraham large bundle Of bonds to sell
for him.
Abraham sold at IL and paid Abdul
Aziz 10. The sultan had originated that
little Joke
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-29

A certain young msn from the north
horc letter of introduction IN n business
man in the south. The letter contained
this paragraph:
"IIc Is dissantly related 10 the family of
the late Henry welsworth Longfellow."
The business man paused al that para
graph, shook hands heartily, and said: IL
am glad 20 meet you, sir, but sorry 10 hear
that Longfcllow Is dead. 1 remember him
In the real estate business i'm Birmingham.
! knew that bc had made nn ASH gnment.
but not that he had passed away. lie was
capital business man In bis day."-At.
lanta Constitution.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-29
The Old scheme.

just rs the physicians who had been in
consultation seemed about to reach an
agreement the patient died. tt
Fine subject, said one of the physi-
sians as they gathered about the bed
"Splcndid," echoed another "Seems
too bad 10 waste it by burial u
why should wes'' asked the third. can
VIC have TO do Is 10 get up n violent dis.
pute ~ to the real cause Of death in order
to get chance to tisscct it,"
And 30 they worked the old scheme
again. Chicago Post
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-29
Too Much }. s,.l. ia r.,,,,.

when you are absorbcd in your bu.i.
pcss cares down town today. Herbert, you
vail forget your little wife entirely"
mo, darling. That steak you cooked for
me with your own sweet.hands this morn
ing for breakfast will keep you In my
memory evsry minute Of the dag. Chi
oago Tribune.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-29

TbsTeaeher--whcn swomas,s husband
die. pstsic, what is shr called.
Psfsie-A widder
1be 1carher--And when a nsn's wife
dr. what do we call bimy
Pstsie latter some thought)-A wild
out .bev mum,-cincinnsti TriUbne.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-29

Schooipaster--Ap poet is called q word
rsintyr Now, To,nmie can you name
me grrsf poet.
Tomwie--Dsd, he paints signs. Now
York Times.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-29
Cause For Tn. Condit,on.

"You don't shine ~ brilliantly ss of
yore." remarked tbc oil
mo ssid the wick. II have been
hurnci down by Miss Maud because that
Soung Simpleton Is coming. - Brooklyn
Life t "a.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-04-09
EVERYBODY IS suPERsT,T,ous,
Point Argued by = Louisville Seeond-EAaA
Dealer Who Has Observed.

Point Argued by Louisville Second HAD
Dealer Who Hss Observed.
II don't believe there is man living
who is without his pet superstition, :"
remarked a secondhand furniture deal.
er, says the Louisville Courier-Journal.
I'VE constantly have people who sell
us articles of household use, and come
in after few sometimes only
days-and try to buy them back again,
with the explanation that they had
had bad luck ever since the sale was
made and never would have good luck
again until the bargain was undone.
One woman who had sold us her grand
mothers clock fairly wept because II
was gone before she could buy it again.
1.-THE idea is not confined to unedu.
Gated or ignorant people, by any means.
At this very time know Louisville
business man Of great culture and re-
fnement who is vigorously pursuing an
old wooden desk which he owned many
years ago-a desk on which he made an
enormous amount Of money by few
lucky strokes of his pen. The desl,
passed from hand to hand and out Of
his possession; he is now earnestly en-.
deavoring to trace it and purchase it.
believing that recent business reverses
and hard times will flee away if he car
only stretch his legs once more under
that same old desk"
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-04-09
Mirrors That Arc Transparent.

A great many devices are known for
the purpose of enabling people in q
house to see what is going on in the
street without opening their windows.
A new invention Of this nature is re-
ported from Halbcrstadt, Germany, be-
ing a plan for SO silvcring glass that It
reflects the image when looked ut from
one side, but when looked at from the
other is as transparent as ordinary
window glass. If this is glazed in q
dwelling-room window anyone inside
can see all the life of the street, while
any passer-by looking in Mt the win
dow will see but n mirror and nothing
more. This avoids, therefore, the
annoyance sometimes encountered in
glazing either clear window glass OF
ground glass, in combining the special
advantages of both. One object would
be that many people might stop to ad.
lust their personal appearance at such
mirrors. An innovation on reverse
lines is that recently made in one Of the
Vanderbilt ball rooms, where the win.
dows by day become large mirrors by
night through mechanical arrange.
ments, and thus add simply but won.
derfullv to the brilliance of the scene.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-04-09

thousand two hundred and forty
miles in the course of twelve months
It il, however, more than double
that distance from Alexandria to
the antipodes, and AZ he is bound
not to avail himself Of any
Of the ordinary facilities Of travel, Mac
dade must 60, perforce, a good deal out
of his way at various points of his jour
ney; thus he will have to walk much
more than twenty miles day. Seek
ing continually for the dry land, he
may have to wander through Russia
and Grim Tartary into China, and he
may even make the acquaintance Of the
north pole. Does he take any money
with him, or will he adopt one Of the
most ancient and, according to Charles
Lamb, one of the most honorable Of
callings, and beg his way around the
world? In any case, he has plenty Of
difficulties before him, even If the ab-
sence Of cash enables him, like the
traveller in the Latin adage, to sing in
the presence Of thieves. There may be
lions in the path, to say nothing Of
tigers, bears, wolves and mathematics
There may be fevers and agues; there
may be sunstroke, and there may be
frostbite. However, there are some
daring spirits in whose dictionary the
word impossible" is not written, and
among these exceptional individuals
NAV he Mr. William MAcdade,
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-04-09
hTPhENATEO NAMES,


uss q the Hyphsn Il. Usually . Piece q
Ssnselsss snobbsrv.
Hyphenated names In Europe may be
divided into two categories--namely:
those wherein the hyphen is mere
piece Of snobbery and affectation, and
those wherein it is consequent upon .
legal obligation. The latter are in the
minority and are borne almost in.
variably by legatees and their de-
scendants, who have inherited proper
~, usually real estate, contingent upon
their lacking the name Of the testator
on to their own. Or else they are men
who have married heiresses and been
accepted as husbands for the latter on
the condition that they should append
the family name Of their wives to their
own patronymic.
People in the other category who use
the hyphen merely with the object Of
creating the impression that they are
of more ancient lineage than is really
the case invariably prefix, instead Of
appending, the additional name. And
it Is this that enables one to dis
tinguish the "bona-f ide double-barrel,"
IS Lord Randolph Churchill used to
call them, from those who are not. For
you have only to ask Mr.. Ponsonby-
Jones for the name Of his paternal
grandfather in order to find out that
the old gentleman was a simple Jones,
devoid of the aristocratic Ponsonby;
whereas in the case Of surnames
adopted in Difference to testamentary
dispositions one will invariably find on
inquiry that the paternal grandfather
ana ancestors bore the first of the two
patronymics.
The persons who make use Of
hyphenated names without being COM
PEELED to do SO are usually the owners
Of patronymics excruciatingly plebeian,
who hope, vainly it is true, to redeem
the commonplace character of their
name by prefxing thereto one cal
culated, they trust, to create the i'm
preston that they are connected with
some of the great houses Of the nobili-
ty. Thus It is quite common to find
Montmorency Smiths, Plantagenet-
Robinsons, aud We're de Vere-Browns.