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The Press., 1897-04-29
Don't Give Up.

Sorrow came to you yesterday and emptied your home. Your first impulse now is to give up and sit down in de- spair amid the wrecks of your hopes. But you dare not do it. You are in the line of battle, and the crisis is at hand. To falter 8 moment would be to imperil some holy interest. Other lives would be harmed by your pausing. Holy inter- ests would suffer should your hands be folded. You must not finger even to in- dulge your grief. Sorrows are but incl dents in life and must not interrupt us. We must leave them behind, while we press on to the things that are before. Then God has so ordered, too, that in pressing on in duty we shall find the truest, richest comfort for ourselves. Sitting down to brood over our sorrows, the darkness deepens about us and creeps into our heart, and our strength changes to weakness. But, if we turn away from the gloom and take up the tasks and duties to which God calls us, the light will come again, and we shall grow stronger.
 When all our hopes are gone.
 Iris we'll our hands must still keep toiling
 For others sake.
 And he is blest indeed who learns to moke
 -J. R. Miller, D. D.
The Press., 1897-04-29
FIRE ALARM BOXES.
The Mechanism That Summons Help Tz
 Case of Fire.

The Mechanism That Summons Help In
 Case of Fire.
 Charles T. Hill contributes an article entitled "An Alarm of Fire by Tele- graph" to St. Nicholas, describing the fire alarm system of New York. Con- corning the fire alarm boxes MT. Hill writes: This box forms part of a lamp post, the post being so constructed that the box is inserted in the middle. The box is painted a bright red, and the lamp at night shows a red light, thus making it easily discernible either by day or night. The wires from the box are conveyed down through the center of the post to conduits buried in the street and thence on to fire headquarters.
 White letters on a red pane of glass, in the lamp over the box, give directions how to send an alarm. The same direc- tions in raised letters are found on the face of the box. If we turn the large brass handle on the outside as far as it will go, loud gong will ring inside. This is not the alarm, but simply a warning bell to notify the policeman on the beat that the box is being opened and to prevent the sending in of mali cious or false alarms of fire, an offense that is punishable in New York state by fine of $100 and one years imprij J. onment. Turning this handle as far as it will go opens the outer door, and we find inside another door, with a slot at the left hand side, and at the top of this slot hook projecting. By pulling down this hook once and releasing it we set at work certain clockwork mechanism inside, and this sends in the alarm.
 When the first officer arriving at 8 fire discovers that it is of enough i'm portance to warrant his sending for re- achievements, he opens this inner door and with the Morse key sends in a sec ond, third, fourth, fifth or sixth alarm, as the case may be, or a call for any special apparatus that he may need. The inspectors of boxes can also carry on a conversation in the Morse alphabet with the operator at headquarters on this key and sounder.
The Press., 1897-04-29
SHERIDAN'S BEST SPEECH.
4 Newspaper Man Tells the Circumstanc
 of When It Was Made.

4 Newspaper Man Tells the Circumstances
 of When It Was Made.
 ''The last time General Phil Sheridan was in Milwaukee, said Bob Howard, the newspaper man, twas when the Army of the Cumberland held it's an- nual reunion here in 1882. A banquet was given the association at the Ma tional home. General Sheridan presided. In his opening speech be was puzzled for words, but after a fashion he managed to stammer out something that but few heard and less understood. I was report ing the event for The Sentinel and had taken down everything Sheridan said just as he spoke it. When he got through, be came around to see me and said, Look here. MT. Reporter. do you want to please me?''
 Deed, do, general
 Then please don't print any of that d--d slush of mine. Just make up a nice little speech for me. ''
 Howard made up a dainty little speech for the commander of the American army, which greatly pleased him.
 A few years later, when he was on duty at Washington, Towards duties frequently took him to headquarters, and he always met 8 hearty welcome. The first time he called Sheridan said |: "Oh, yes, remember youi You are the man who made that nice speech for me in Milwaukee,"
 On several occasions he introduced Howard to his friends as the author of the best speech he ever made.-Chicago Times-Herald.
The Press., 1897-04-29
Prince and Peasant.

Prince Christian of Denmark, had he been only king instead of a prince, would certainly outrival the story of Alfred of old and the cakes. One day he had to review some troops at Bierre, country town of small dimensions. Riding home, tired and thirsty, he stop ped at a farmhouse to beg drink. The old farmer wife bade him welcome and enter. As she was at the moment pam cake making, she asked him if he would like some Every much, indeed" re- piled the prince, and soon he was com- fortably seated. enjoying his humble fare at the kitchen table.
 Having finished his meal, he asked the old dame how much he owed her. "Nothing at all, was the answer. On his persisting that he would prefer pay ing, she patted his shoulder affection ately, saying: You are a soldier, my son, and soldiers are always hard up. never take anything from them" He suggested he was not quite so "hard up" as the generality of them. "Oh, know betterr' and with a knowing wink and nod she turned to her pam cake making. ''It is quite true, good mother,'' said the prince, laughing heartily, for. you see, my grandfather happens to be the king. " "Whatr" cried his astonished hostess. dropping her whisk and nearly upsetting the frying pan in her fright. A second or two she gazed at him speeehlessly, then remark ed naively, "I should have asked you into the parlor, shouldn't I?''
The Press., 1897-04-29
Heat Photographs.

The invisible radiations from heated body possess the power of effecting cer- tain chemical decompositions much after the manner of lights, as, for instance, in photography. Among the substances sensitive to weak radiations of heat may be mentioned paper saturated with cu- pric bromide, or mixture of sulphate of copper and potassium bromide, which has faint greenish tint that becomes olive brown in radiant heat, and, if green is used, a brown image can be ob- tained in minute by exposing to the radiations from a gas stove, and on treatment with silver nitrate this image becomes black by reason of the reduction of the silver. Bichromated paper is af- fected by radiant heat, as by light, and paper impregnated simply with sulphate of copper yields feeble image, which becomes nearly black when treated with silver nitrate. A mixture of sulphate of copper and oxaIic acid gives a paper which becomes brown on exposure Chlorate of copper is also very sensitive, the faint blue color becoming a deep green. Similarly used bromide of tin behaves as if exposed to light, but unex- posed parts become very black when treated with silver nitrate. Nitrate of silver, which is markedly acted upon by light, is slightly Drowned when exposed to heat radiation, and the tint is deep ened by hydroquinone or gallic acid St. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Press., 1897-04-29
Black Men In Persia.

Old inscriptions and carvings have shown that there existed in ancient Per. sia members of race of black skinned men who possessed features resembling those of Africans. The origin of these people, as we'll as their apparent disap- pearance in modern times, has furnish ed puzzling questions for ethnologists. Some have supposed that in prehistoric times the greater part of southern Asia was occupied by primitive black race, of which only vestiges remained when the empires of Babylonia and Assyria arose Lately descendants of the black men who figured in the early history of Persia are believed to have been found by the Russian explorer Dr. Daniloff, dwelling among the mountains near Shiraz, east of the Persian gulf. These people. although they still form an in- dependent group, mingle with the sur rounding population. as in ancient times, and find employment at long dis tances from their homes. Some of them are to be seen in the city of Teheran. - Youths Companion.
The Press., 1897-04-29
MIRRORS OF AIR.
What It Is That Causes the Marvels e4
 the Mirage.

What 1t Is That Causes the Marvels oR
 the Mirage.
 The cause of the mirage is now we'll understood-so well understood that there are ways of making small mirages for experiment.
 The simplest explanation that can give is to say that the rays of light com- ing from the thing that is seen are bent in going through layers of air differently heated. When these rays are so bent as to be almost level with layer of air, they do not enter it at all, but (so to speak) glance of and are reflected as if from a mirror. Then the air reflects just as glass mirror or a body of water would, if it lay between the eye and the trees or ship
 This explanation will give you a gen. eral idea of the cause of the mirage. In the case of the desert tine ref1ecting air mirror is believed by the observer to be water, and the image changes it's place as you go forward just as a reflection would move as you advanced on a glass mirror. In the case of the ship tine air mirror seems to be above you and re- fleets the ship, which is really out of sight over the horizon. But l do not pretend to explain all about tine differ ent images that may possibly be formed under different conditions of the atmos- phere; that is a schoolroom task, and 8 hard one.
 The fata morgana is form or modi- flcation of mirage often seen in the straits that separate the toe of the "boot" of Italy and the island of Sicily, just opposite. When the sun is just at the right position and sea and air are also ready to help, strange views of ob- iects upon the opposite coast are seen rom Calabria-sometimes magnified and set against background of colored mists. Fata morgana means the fairy of the sea
 It is said that sometimes, during a hot and still summer day, by placing the eye close to the surface of a dry road, mirage can be seen, but I have never tried it.
 Before these and other strange sights were understood and explained we need not wonder that sailors and travellers held many strange beliefs in regard to them. Tudor Jcnks in St. Nicholas.
The Press., 1897-04-29
GRANT RouGHs IT.
He Slept In a PiEpen After the Battle oi
 the Wilderness.

He Slept In a Pigpen After the Battle of
 the Wilderness.
 The general and staff bivouacked upon the ground. The night was quite chilly, and a couple of fires were lighted to add to our comfort General Grant lay down with his officers beside one of the fires without any covering. When asleep, an aid quietly spread an overcoat over him. For about four hours we all kept turning over every few minutes so as to get warmed on both sides, initiating with our bodies the diurnal motion of the earth as it exposes its sides alter nately to the heat of the sun. When daylight broke it was seen that a low board structure close to W hich the gen. eral in chief had lain down was a pig pen, but its former occupants had dis appeared and were pfobably at that time nourishing the stomacl1s. of the cavalry troopers of the invading army. Unfor- tunately the odors of the place had not taken their departure with the pigs, but remained to add to the discomfort of the bivouackers. Sheridan's cavalry had had fight at this place the afternoon before, in which he had defeated the opposing force, and the ground in the vicinity, strewn with the dead, offered ample evidence of the severity of the struggle.
 At daylight on the morning of the 9th active operations were in progress throughout the columns. General Sheri- dan had ordered his cavalry to move by different ro7ds to seize the bridges cross ing the Pc river. General Meade modi- fed these orders and directed a portion of the cavalry to move in front of War ren's infantry on the Spottsylvania Court House road. The enemy were fell ing trees and placing other obstacles in the way in order to impede the move ment, and the cavalry was afterwa ard withdrawn and the infantry directed to open the way.
 About sunrise General Grant, after taking of his coat and shaking it to rid it of some of the dust in which he had lain down. shared with the staff officers some soldiers rations and then seated himself on the ground by the roadside to take his morning smoke. Horace Porter in Century.
The Press., 1897-04-29
A Village Under One Roof.

Most of the large towns in France contain workmen's model dwellings or tenement houses, which have been dig nified with the picturesque appellation of barracks, but none of these has at- tained to the colossal proportions of the "Freihaus, situated at Wielden, sub- urb of Vienna. This building has 1S courtyards and accommodates 2,112 per- sons belonging to all classes of society.
 One postman is specially appointed to deliver letters to the inmates, whose COT. respondents have to be careful to put on the cover not merely the Christian name and surname of the addresses, but the number of the yard, the staircase and the fiat. if they want the letter to reach its destination.
The Press., 1897-04-29
Making Marbles.

Marbles are manufactured from the material which gives them their name. At the marble quarries the refuse stone is broken by hand into small cubes. A bushel or more of these is poured into 8 great revolving cylinder, which is sup piled with water from a faucet. The cylinder is revo1ved at a high rate of speed, and the cubes, by attrition, are ground down to the tiny spheres which give such delight to the hearts of the boys From one to two hours are usu- ally required to finish lot of marbles, and they are afterward sorted according to size and painted by hand. The crock cry marbles, or potteries, are molded ot the same material as ordinary earthen- ware, and are then glazed and baken. The glass marbles containing images and flowers are molded.
The Press., 1897-04-29
Cases of KleptomanIa.

That plenty of genuine cases of klep- tomania undoubtedly exist is we'll known to both legal and medical experts There was, for instance, the case of a not very long deceased nobleman who frequent ly pocketed his hostess spoons at din- ner party, and whose pockets were in- variably searched by his man on his re- turn, with a view to prompt restitution.
 In another case lady who was quite rational upon other points was discov- cred to have 15 bags concealed about her, in which were over l, 100 little ar ticles which she had stolen and conceal ed, although nearly every one was abso- lutely worthless A clergyman has been known to steal Bibles under the impress sion that he was thereby propagating the gospel Another gentleman, sane in other respects, invariably stole the tow els from any hotel he stopped at while travelling and returned them when he got home, and, oddest of all, there has been case of a man who would never eat food which he had not stolen. He was a man of means, and his personal attendant used to hide his meals, so that he might think he himself had stolen them, in order to induce him to eat Lady's Pictorial.
The Press., 1897-04-29
NEW COLLEGE GARDENS, OXFORD.

On this old lawn, whore lost hours pass
 Across the shadows dark with dew, Where autumn on the thick sweet grass
 Has laid a weary leaf or two, When the young morning, keenly sweet,
 Breathes secrets to the silent air, Happy is he whose lingering feet
 May wander lonely there. The entertainment of the dreaming lines.
 The magic of the quiet hours, Breathe unhearl tales of other times
 And other destinies than ours. The feet that long ago walked here
 Still, noiseless, walk beside our feet, Poor ghosts, who found this garden dear
 And found the morning sweet. Age weeps that it no more. may hold
 The heartache that youth clasps so close, Pain finely shaped in pleasures molds
 A thorn deep hidden in a -rpse. Here is the immortal thorny rose
 That may in no new garden grow It's root is in the hearts of those
 Who walked here long agoi -E. Nesbtt.
The Press., 1897-04-29
GRANTS NAME.

How He Came to Adopt .|U. g." as His
 Initials.
 Up to the start for West Point, Grant had been Hiram Ulysses, or H. Ulysses Grant. The young traveller required trunk, and Thomas Walker, a local "genius, "was the man to make it. He did so, and. to finish it off. be traced on the cover in big brass Jacks the initials "H. U. G. James Marshall, Ulysses cousin, went to help him carry the new trunk home. Ulysses looked at the big, glaring letters. 1T won't have that SC" he said. ''It spells hug The boys would plague me about it.'' And he thereupon shifted his middle name and became Ulysses Fl. Grant. and so he went forth into the world.
 He registered at Roe's hotel, West Point, on the 29th of May, as "U. H. Grant, and the same day reported to the adjutant, George G. Waggaman, deposited $4s and signed his name Ulysses Hiram Grant. His name as re- ported from Washington, however, was U. s. Grant, and the error arose in this way The Hon. Thomas Hamer received the letter of Jesse Grant only the day before the close of his term, and, being much hurried, sat down at once and wrote to Secretary of War Poinsett, ask ing for the appointment of his neighbor $ son. He knew the hoy's name to be Ulysses, and. inferring that his middle name was Simpson, so filled in the ap- plication, and thus it stood when Ulysses faced the adjutant.
 He asked to have it changed, but was told it was impossible without the con- sent of the secretary of war.
 "Very well," he said. 1T came here to enter the military academy, and en ter shall. An initial more or less does not matter. He was known to the gov ernment thereafter as U. s. Grant, Hamlin Garland ill McClure's.
The Press., 1897-04-29
Charitable Theory.

"I'd like to know who is sending me these anonymous letters, said the head of the firm.
 "And fwat's that?" asked the porter.
 "A letter without any signature, of course. This makes the third one have received in two weeks.''
 Perhaps" said Mike, perhaps the poor man cannot write his name at all " Detroit Free Press.
The Press., 1897-04-29
The Old Telegranhar.

The old telegrapher was relating his experiences. "Do you know" he re- marked, ga man in my profession de- velops such a wonderful acuteness of touch and hearing that it might we'll be called sixth sense. While was corre- spondent for the United Press at New Haven there used to be man on the New York endt the wire whom I knew as well as know my own broth CT, aud yet had never seen him. had known him in this manner for years, and solely by the manner in which he ticked his instrument. The moment opened my key and got my response I could tell if it was he. III health com pelled him to go south. He was gone six months He returned unexpectedly one night and took his place at the key for few minutes to open up conver- sation with me. It was after the mid night recess, and his successor had been on duty in the fore part of the night ] had received no intimation of his com ing. and yet the instant he called me I knew his touch, and firmly believe I should have known it among a thou sand. New York, Times
The Press., 1897-04-29
g BETTER THAN EVER"
TWO 2-omHT STAMPS.
Saw Through It.

Package, sir, " said the agent as MT. Sharp came to the door. ''There is $2 express charges on it. !"
 "Be kind enough to wait moment, |" said MT. Sharp as he disappeared in- doors. Presently he returned. "Just al. low me to throw this x ray on that pack age, please. "
 The telltale light revealed three bricks carefully done up in raw cotton. and, unopened, they were returned to the would be joker marked Refused |" -WashinRton Times
The Press., 1897-04-29
WALES GOOD NATURE.
It Averted Threatened Trouble During His
 Canadian Tour.

It Averted Threatened Trouble During His
 Canadian Tour.
 Stephen Fiske describes the Prince of Wales visit to America in the Ladies' Home Journal and relates these interest ing incidents of his tour through Cana da: "The Catholics had gained little victory over the stern Duke of Newcas- tie at Quebec, and now the Orangemen demanded to be allowed to present ad dresses to the prince and to be received separately from their Catholic fellow citizens The duke consulted with Gov ernor General Head and refused to per init this distinction. At Kingston an Orange demonstration was prepared, and the royal party did not land from the steamer. The Orangemen chartered another steamer and pursued the prince to Brockton, but again he was not al- lowed to go on shore. At Coburg a par ty of 50 Canadian gentlemen took the horses from his carriage and drew him through the pretty hamlet. At Toronto the mayor apologized for the display of Orange flags. The prince was hooted and missed when he attended church, and serious riots were feared.
 "All trouble was averted, however, by the good humor of the prince him. self. He was taking a drive with the duke, and the Orangemen hastily hung @ banner across the road so that the roy al party had to drive under it. Newcas- tie was indignant and ordered the coach man to turn back; but, To, another Or ange banner had been hung to cut of the retreat. Then the prince laughed heartily, took of his hat to the flag and was cheered by the Orangemen. How ever. the duke was not modified, and the | journey to Niagara falls was expedited. The prince first saw the great falls on Sept. 15. A number of riding horses had been provided by the Canadian govern ment, and he mounted at once and rode to view the falls from various points. "
The Press., 1897-04-29
AT A WEDDING.

Two rectors made ons of Benjamin and
 Anne. Loud rose the organs tone, the gcssiping
 began.
 Said Smith to Jones, while watching the
 couple to their carriage: "Why do they look as if this were the
 true ideal marriage ?" Jones had to give it us, Smith answered
 answered as they waited "Why, he looks Benny fitted and she
 looks Anne mated. - TaoipkLes.
The Press., 1897-04-29

Two years ago R. J. Warren, a drug gist at Pleasant Brook, N. Y., bought a small supply of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. He sums up the result as fol- lows: "At that time the goods were un- known in this section; to-day Chamber lain's Cough Remedy is household word" It is the same in hundreds of communities. Wherever the good quali- ties of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy be- come known the people will have nothing else. For sale by W.W.Lathrop, Stafford Springs; G. L. Phillips, South Coventry
The Press., 1897-04-29

BUoKLEN's ARNIoA SALvK.-The bes salve in the world for cuts, bruises, sores ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, letter chapped hands. chilblains, corns, and al skin eruptions, and positively cures piles or no pay required. Guaranteed to giv, perfect satisfaction or money refunded Price 25c per box. Sold by K. K. Taft
The Press., 1897-04-29
Connsideratlon For Horses Nerves.

There is rule in livery stable in New York. where only the animals of the rich are kept, that no man shall shout at the. horses. Horses of good blood are nervous, and loud, excited conversation is felt by every horse that hears it, and it keeps him nervous and fane language in the hearing of the horses.
The Press., 1897-04-29
Mrs. A. Inveen, residing at 72O Henry

Mrs. A. Inveen, residing at 720 Henry St., Alton, Ill.,, suffered with sciatic rheumatism for over eight months. She doctoIed for it nearly the whole of this time, using various remedies recommend ed by friends, and was treated. by the physicians, but received no relief. She then used one and a half bottles of Cham berlain's Pain Balm, which effected complete cure. This is published at her request, as she wants others similarly af- flicted to know what cured her. The 25 and 50 cent sizes for sale by W. W. La throp, Stafford Springs; G. l.. Philips, South Coventry
The Press., 1897-04-29

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