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The Van Buren press., 1897-01-23
MEXICAN #PlGMlES.


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Tradition Tells About.
Somewhere hidden in the heart oil
that land of marvels, Mexico, there rs
without doubt nation of pygmles
Few they are, but fierce; short of stat
ure, but long of life. Science, which il
this latter day goes out into highway
and hedges and compels all sorts OF GU
riosities to come in, has not been aOR
yet to put its positive finger on 'hess
people. But the Aztec traditions, ola
before the beginning of history hat
said they existed. There is echo OIL
the story in the early histories OF thai
land full of wonders Prescott only
told of small part of the strange
things to be found in Mexico.
1t was in the belief that we had The
clcw to almost the precise location o.
these tiny folks that | started to jour
nev into the wilds of Mexico. SO der
mite was the information upon which
the expedition was based that though
we might go directly to the home Of
the dwarfs. | knew there were noun
tans to climb and rivers to cross, hun
dreds of hard miles to travel, untot
hardships to face, but to find the pys'
my Aztecs was a great enough accom-
plishment to tempt any scientific man
to make all physical discomforts seen
trivial. I went. ! invaded the remotesl
and most uncivilized districts of the
great country to the south. OF the
men and customs | have seen many
md studied them from the United
States border TO the isthmus. / hayi
seen strange people and gathered relic
Of a bvgone civilization, but the rae
| of pygmies we could not find. | do no
say that they do not exist, but merel,
| that | did not find them. They ma,
| still be hidden somewhere among thost
mountains, where some day lucky maj
will find them and bring them to light
At any rate, have come back to thu
haunts of everyday modern people ant
the duties of every day, wiser and hap
| pier than when / started on my mission
| The stories of those wanderings in
Mexico win be a wonder story to tel
by and by, and a rich memory for old
age.-San Francisco Examiner.
The Van Buren press., 1897-01-23
CHRISTMAS MUTTON.
An English Way of Preparing n Holiday
Dish.

Dish.
The English have many delightful
ways of preparing mutton that are
little known in this country. 1t is only
within comparatively recent times that
there has been any attention paid to
raising sheep for food. The only NUT
ton that found its way to our market
was the flesh of those breeds of sheep
famous only as wool-growers. The
flesh of such sheep is always coarse and
strong. The flesh of ''short-wooled"
sheep, like the Southdown, is juicy,
tender and fine in flavor. 1t is useless
TO waste pains with poor meat. Until
farmers take pains to raise the proper
variety of sheep for food no cook can
make q satisfactory dish from NUT
ton,
Take fat leg of SouthdoWn mutton
for this roast; the fatter it is, the
iucicr will be the meat. A great part
of the fat is trimmed off when it ia
cooked, but, though it is good for moth
ing but soap fat, it has served good
purpose in protecting the fine juices OF
tie flesh. Let the leg hang in temper
ate weather week, or in cold weather
two weeks or longer, exposed to the air.
Three days before the leg is needed for
roasting take an ounce each of allspice
and pepper and mix them. Rub the
mutton twice day with this mixture,
seasoning it in this way in every part,
| and keep the flesh moist with nice vim
egar. On the fourth day wash the
mutton thoroughly. 1t is now ready to
roast. Put it in dripping-pan on the
rack, after seasoning it with salt and
pepper and enveloping it like venison
| in thick paste made of two cups OF
-four and one cup of water Roll the
paste out thin enough to cover the NUT
| ton, Let the mutton roast in it, Baste
it often to keep the paste from scorch
ing. In an hour remove the paste. II
bias served its purpose and is of no use
fol food Let the mutton brown thor
oughly, basting it every Is minute!
with the liquor in the bottom of tn,
dripping-pan. When it is well Drowned
but still rare, serve it. The blood shouts
follow the knife when il is cut. This il
known in England as Welsh venisou
and sometimes as 'yenisonified NUT
ton.'-N. Y. Tribune.
The Van Buren press., 1897-01-23
TREATMENT oF ULCERS.
some Valuable Information FOR Yrs
Housewife.

The successful treatment of uleera-
tiers depends upon three things;
/. Pest. There is scarcely any form
Of liberation but will begin the process
Of recover Of itself if kept free from
every form of irritation. This does
not mean simply that the leg or other
part of the body upon which the sore
occurs is 10 be plaeed in a position o!
absolute quiet, although this is OF
prime importance. Many ulcers, Ike
those known rs yarieose, are caused or
certainly are hindered from healing, by
the quantity of blood which stagnates
in the adjacent flesh. Means must be
taken to remove, if possible, the cause
OF stagnation and allow the ulcer to be
bathed with healthy and nutriment-
bearing blood.
In certain persons, especially in wom-
ed of 40 years and over, form OF ulcer
IS often seen which is commonly termed
IRRITABLE or painful" and which IS
due solely to an irritation of the smaller
nerve-branches. This irritation OF the
nerve produces congestion and stagna-
ton of the blood. That the liberation
is due to nerve irritation alone is proved
by the fact that recovery takes place
under the administration of opiates
?. The ulcer must be kept clean in the
surgical sense OF the word, that is, asep-
tie liberation is always the result ct
mierobic infection of parts which ale
undergoing the processes of iniiamma.
ton. The microbes must be destroyed
before the sore will take on healthy
appearance.
Not only this, but all particles of NOR
tilted flesh and blood should be washed
away. Their presence fayors the forma-
ton of other similar particles, besides
giving rise to foul odors. After being
properly cleansed the sore should be
protected by aseptie dressing from all
danger of reinfection. For this it IS
better to use old pieces of soft lint,
which can be burned afterward.
2. Care should be exercised to pro-
vide suitable dressing for the ulcer.
Many sores, especially those of
long standing, need to be stimu-
lated to renewed activity and vi
tality, while other forms require
simpler and more soothing APP
plieations. In these latter cases are
embraced those Ulcers which have an
angry" red and swollen appearance.
II is needless to say that the nature of
the dressing which is best for each
case can only be determined by physi-
oiGE.-Youth's Companion.
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SPONGlNG OUT THE STOMACH.


Surgical Device.
While the latest discoveries in cleo
lrcal science and chemistry are widely
hcr.ded and get the lions share OF
praise in the world of non-pTofessional
people, the doctors of the country are
keeping quietly at work devising new
Instruments and new mechanical appli-
ances to lessen pain and diminish dis.
case. Hardly month passes but some
important improvement is made in
American surgical science, and each year
shows a distinct advance. Often some
notable new instrument comes out that
solves some long-existing problem.
Surgery is the one branch of modern
science where an inventors work avails
him nothing except fame, for it is
against medical ethics for doctor to
patent device or to get pay for making
it. All he can do is to get some instru-
ment-maker to put it upon the market
and see that his brother physicians
share in its benefits.
One Of the most curious devices of
anything in the surgeons line this fall
is the gyromele, a delieately adjusted
and novel instrument for sponging out
the stomach. 1t has been possible for
many years to wash out the stomach
and the instruments made for this pur-
pose have reached a high state of per-
lection. The gyromele, however, has
a totally different purpose, and works
on different principle. 1t is a sponge
at the end of two wire rods which are IN
closed in rubber tubes. These rods ere
flexible as well as slender, and patient
find no difficulty in swallowing the lit
tie 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 swal
lowed and is resting in the stomach
1t is, of course, dampened just before in
sertion. The doctor then, seeing tina
his patient is comfortably settled, gen
tly twists the wires. These move tbs
sponge backward and forward and witt
any motion desired. The process is no
only more agreeable to the sick man o.
woman than the old method of &C
tually washing out the stomach, but i
does the necessary work better Thu
mucous membrane that lines this di
gestive organ is delicate and tesscious
holding firmly particles of food at Ger
tain times, and this soft sponge surfac,
that moves ever il accomplishes quic<l.
and even with something of pleasan
sensation what repeated ilowings of wa
ter may not.
IN old physician OF New York tell
how in one case he was obliged TO use L
gallons Of water 10 wash out stoa
aeh, and how with the final quanut,
small bits Of rice and other substance
were brought up. Its not intended tina
. the gyromele shall supersedc the oil
washing instrument, but that il shal
! be applied 10 certain cases. - y.
Tribune.
The Van Buren press., 1897-01-23
WIT AND WISDOM.


--She-"I'm sure you !oye me n,
longer Now do not deny it. can sss
thu change in you. I'm no fool yon
should have married somebody sn.
pider." He-"I couldn't find oner.
Judy.
-Crimsonbeal-"Th alarm clock ~
mine went last night for the first TINA
in a YEAR" Yeast-'Why didn't IT az
before?" ''Well, because this is the frs,
time ever fired it at at."-Yonber
Statesman.
Sunday School Teaeher-"Nou
boys, speak right up, and answe,
promptly. Who carried off tha gatesci
Gaza?" Every boy, promptly and IN
chorus" 'Twan't me. | didn't tous
them -lIousehold Words.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS truest te.t
of a mans friendship is his willingness,
to lend you money" Mudge-so, most
ANYBODY will lend money. The real test
is when you strike him for L second
loan indianapolis journal.
In MarienEad.-''See here, waiter
why is the mirror hung SO low in ms
bedroom?" THE proprietor ordered
it, sir. lie says that all people want to-
see is whether their waists are growing
smaller" Fliegende Biaetter.
II suppose" said the visitor, "thst
the congressman will observe the usnI
rules in their assemhlages from time
TO time" YES" replied Col. shlWclI.
"Thuh's no use o ehangin' around I'll
one TO anothuh. You can't get anything
mo- reliable than Hoyle. "-WasbingtoA
| Star.
-Greene-"They tell me you havegot
n wonder for a wife. You have well.
ordered house, they say Gray--"Yes;
Clara is forever ordering somebody
around. When it isn't the girl or the
dog it's your humble servant. 0, yes,
our house is we'll ordered, and no mis-.
take! "--Bosten Transcript.
-Freshleigh, 90, met an old colorel
man the other day crossing the campus
aud the following conversation ensued;
Freshleigh-"IIello, Sam! The tree,
are getting nearly as black as you are
hey?n Big sam-"Y essah, an mex
spring, sab, dey'll be nearly as green as
you, sab. princeton Tiger.
-Ethel-"so your ladies' whist elut
has disbanded?" Penelope Yes. Yol
see, after the third or fourth trick "
couldn't remember what were trumps'
Ethel-"Why didn't you leave til
trump card on the table, them Pene
lope-"We tried chat, but after the thin
or fourth trick we couldn't remembe
who it belonged to."-Londor Figaro.
IL understand you were punished
in school to-day, Thomas said MI
Bacon to his 12-year-old boy. Yes
sir" promptly replied the juvenile
For uhat?s For telling the tmit
sir" "Gour teacher said Il was 70
some reflection you made upon her age.
THAT'S the way she took it, fathel
You see, she drew picture of baske
of eggs on the blackboard, and whll
she was out of the room | just wfo'
u, der them: The hen what made thes
eggs isn't any chiekenl y onkel
Statesman.
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"ONlUCKY."

Tn inst about the onluekiest euss.
| reckon. that you kin find,
] seem TO be Jonahed in everything,
An aiinrs git left behind.
Whenever there's anything good on hand
That seems to be comm my way,
An | reach ont to gather II in,
Il silently slides away.
III go out with a picnic crowd.
I'm elected to carry the grub;
I'm certain to sit in custard pie,
An the purity gals give me a snub.
The ants wander up my trouser legs
An oaner about in delight;
] aiurs cat everything see.
An, then | am sick the hull night.
II band Is playin' up the street.
An there's narchin' that's fit to see.
The parade'll stop an the music cease
just as they git to me.
Tie fish won't bite when I'm around,
The dogs all run away,
an the babies sqnall when look at them
An noth!n' | gitll stay.
We'll. mebhy II amt all so but then,
A good lot of It is true,
Sometimes | git most tarnation mad,
An, agin, it'll make me blue.
never bin tell whet1 turn mp next.
But nefhin' Is bad any more.
An nothin' they feteh'n worry me.
Fer I've been TO 1t all before.
I seem to be kinder pointed out
by the bony finger of fate.
I'm allurs behind the appointed time,
Isf else | have to wait.
] suppose some day I'll have to die,
But never kin flutter away,
Ter somethin'll happen to keep me here
Up till the judgment day.
I'll wander around with the other ha.nts,
But they'll all keep out of my bourn,
Fer theyll be afraid that Ill mix things W
When Gabriel blows his horn.
0nlucky-well, It's like other things
You're used to 1t after awhile;
You might Jist as well let things slide along
An wear perpetual smile.
Al Dunlap. in Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Van Buren press., 1897-01-23
ner LoNE-Neck Gown.

They were standing in a quiet nook
in the conservatory, where the muir
murings of distant waltz music came
to them like a chorus from fairyland.
"Yes, Reginald"
She spoke with gentle tremor in her
voice.
~ love you! l cannot conceal my
heart from YOU
lie glanced at her thoughtfully.
NO, dearest, you cannot"
lie hesitated d moment before he
added:
Nor anyone else tonight"
There was sob in her voice as she re-
piled in that elegant language they al
ways use in the upper circle:
True, Reginald-its locality. at least,
is painfully in evidence, but, of course,
while fashion DEGREES these dccollets
dresses"
And his objections ended in a kiss
Illustrated Bits.
The Van Buren press., 1897-01-23

Some years ago one of the finest
tigers in the geological gardens in Dub
lin had sore foot. A claw had turned
and grown back into the flesh. When
the trouble was discovered gangrene
had set in and it was feared that the
tiger would have to be killed. DIR. Sam
uel IIaughton, a member of the faculty
Of Trinity college and a well-knowr
Irish practitioner, offered TO operate
on the tiger. The offer was accepted
The tigers mate was confined in an,
other cage and the tiger was secured in
a strong net. DIR. Haughton began cut.
ting away the diseased flesh, while the
suffering tiger snarled and struggled
fiercely. In the other cage the tigress
made even more desperate efforts Ia
come to the rescue of her mate. After
the operation was concluded the tigress
was allowed to rejoin her mate and she
examined the bandaged paw carefully
and licked the sufferer much rs cat
soothes kitten. A week later DR..
Haughton visited the 200. He was
greatly surprised to find that both
tiger and tigress were glad to see him
The tiger submitted patiently to an ex.
animation of the sore foot and eyineed
pleasure at seeing the physician. For
several years after the two animals re.
manned in the 700, and they always
manifested affection for the Doctor
Y. Y. World.
The Van Buren press., 1897-01-23

There are people who have theory
that connection exists between colors
and morals; but, somehow, the cen
nection has never been made clear to
me. What. however, is clear at the
moment is that plum-the rich purple
of the grape-is the color of the sea-
son. A charming, stylish model is of
deep BLUSH purple, of fine soft cloth
almost like velvet. The skirt is plain,
a trifle narrower than our godets of
last season, and has black mohalr
braiding up the seams. The bodice is
rather elaborate, but cleverly executed.
There are square-shaped pieces form
ing a bolero, richly braided in black.
There is a vest of blue velvet and a
high collar from which falls full
talbot Just TO the waist, which has q
belt of folded cloth with a Inc of blue
showing above. The sleeves are OF
braided cloth, with cuffs of blue and
dainty rufIies of lace. Nothing could he
prettier than the picture hat designed
for the gown. A face requires to be
framed in soft velvet in this cold wealth
er The brim is of purple velvet-the
crown of palest blue. Al the side Is
placed large fancy bird, and the back
beneath the brim is trimmed with
wlite roses and green leaVes,-St. Louis
Republic.
The Van Buren press., 1897-01-23
Lures for Catfish.

The catfish is very much like the ow
in its habits. Il is only on rare occa
sions that the anglers bait is tempting
enough to lure the wary cat from itt
haunts in daylight. The catfish aboundi
in nearly all the inland streams of thii
country. Scattered along the banks o.
the Allegheny and Ohio rivers, neal
Pittsburgh, can be seen almost ever,
summer night scores of bonfires bull
to attract the fish. y modern scientifi.
device has been invented that will en-
tirely revolutionize this sport. 1t is q
dynamo attached to long wire con
tanning one or more ineandescent bulbs
These bulbs are thrown in the strean
ard the current turned on, and the fish
collect around the light.-Chicagt
News.
The Van Buren press., 1897-01-23
eERs5RAL AND LITERARY.

1t is said that Tolstoi IS writing
book for children.
--Zola has written the libretto ct ar
oDefa. "AIessidor,. which will be pro
dueed ut the Grand opera house in Paris
during the coming season. The music
is by Drnneau.
The maiatie, queen Of the Wood
bush tribe Of South Africa, has Jus'
died al the age of 100 years. Queen
Maiajie was said to be the original o.
Rider lIaggard's she"
One deep student of literature II
found in the Vanderbilt family. George
Vanderbilt, who recently returned frol'
Europe, has mastered French, Spanish
Italian, Latin and German, and ha'
made much progress in Hebrew ane
Sansert.
A man fighter tanned is +. Il. Burn
ham. who was famous a few years agf
because he made the daring foray ant
killed the chief, M'limo, or witch doc
tor, who was urging the Mata5eles tt
make war against the white men. liz
is now living quietly at Pasadena, Cal
The admirable life of William o
Orange, which Miss Ruth Putnam
wrote some time ago, has achieved
deserved distinction in Holland. DR.
D. c. Nijhoff, of The Hague, has trans
lated the book. and it is being brought
out in that city in carefully-madt
edition.
In her house at Madrid Christine
Nilsson retains many souvenirs of bel
successes. Her bedroom is papered will
leaves from operas in which she has
sung, and her dining-room is paperet
with hotel bills she has gathered in nj
parts of the world.
-Rudyard Kipling's new story, called
"NNilliam the Conqueror," deals will
the famine in India. Mr.. nipling, it il
said, is going to write of the more Sc
rious side of Indian life, and will, for 1
time, at least, turn his back upon Mrs
Hawksbee and her interesting il no
admirable circle.
The Van Buren press., 1897-01-23
SPANS PHILIPPINE POLICY.
Men Nailed to the Wall and Thumb
screws Applied.

screws Applied.
In letter dated September 30, re.
ceived in London from an English mer'
chant in the Philippines, the writer
says:
Manila is at present quiet, but Skin
mishing is going on in the outskirts
every day. The adjoining province OF
Cayite is still held entirely by the rebels
and there they have killed all the priests
and Spaniartls. Great atrocities have
been committed on both sides, but more
SO by the Spaniards, who show nc
mercy on the prisoners caught. 4
perfect reign of terror now exists
Wholesale arrests are taking place daily
of both innocent and guilty, and mos
horrible tales of bafbarity and cruelty
are current. The Spaniards are tortur
ing especially the more important PEG
pie in order to force them to declare.
am told they are actually mailing then
hands up to tue walls and hagellating
them, applying the thumbscrews, etc
There is no doubt it is perfectly true
but will all be denied by them in Eu
rope, and any surviving witness likely
to speak against them they will prompt
~ get out of the way. No kilograms ar,
allowed to go away except after being
censored by the government, and cor
respondence is also violated, but never
theless the Hong Kong and SINGAPORE
papers have managed to get an accoun
of the Black Hole of Manila, worse than
that of Calcutta. In an old dungeon il
the fortress some 100 people wer,
thrown in one night, there being hard
ly room for so. The miserable wretche
We're up to their knees in mud, filth,
and putrid, and the next morning 5
| corpses were taken oIt. ] trust III
European papers will take this up.
THE rebellion is solely due to the nj
terly rotten and corrupt administra
| ton here, which the natives, after be
| ing under the Spanish yoke 800 years
cannot stand any longer. Thing
look very black, indeed, and business
at a standstill. | have been obliged t
leave my estate, as the governor I,
| fuses TO guarantee my safety. | hay
| not time now, nor is it prudent to
so. as my letters might he opened. Fc
his reason | will not sign this. Secrt
police and spies are over the place, an
news has just come that the province {
Hella has risen. Executions have bee
Wholesale The other day four MOI
unfortunate natives were shot in Il
public promenade. | went with Cap
Hogg TO see it, but hope / may new
see another such sight. 1t was simpl
awful. The rifles were put so close
the heads of the prisoners that the
were blown ali to pieces. Actual
crowds of Spanish women went to 81
it. The Spanish say they will sho
800 of the ringleaders. l hope if the
do Europe will be down on them, b
cause this is worse than the Bulgaria
atrocities.
THE government is so rotten on q
count of the Cuban war that they don
know where To get money from, and
are arresting all prominent India
and half-castes who have anything
lose and coniiseating their propert
The unfortunate who falls in the
clutches, whether innocent or guilt
is doomed forever. l know many pc
pie who have been arrested who ha
. no more to do with the thing than "
hate."-London News.