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-sLook Up and Hope"
FOR THE NEAR-SlGHTED.
New Working Spectaclcs That VIII
Improve the Vision.

NC" "OhhAhs1 SPSS>
Improve the Vision.
New working spectacles for very
near.sighted people have been recently
invented by the German army sur
eeon, DR.. Roth, in Berlin. 1t was
known for a long time that people who
suffer from slight cataracts in their
eyes, or from dim sight. can see better
if a plate which is absolutely Opaque
and fitted with a very small opening
IN the centre is placed before the eye.
Such an apparatus can be used only in
very limited way, however, for the
field of vision through this small
aperture is exceedingly small, and
therefore it lacks practical use. DIR.
Roth's idea was to place diaphragm
containing many apertures instead of
one central one over the eye, thus
giving it much larger field of vision.
A further improvement on DR.. Roth's
idea was recently perfected by DR..
Heilborn, of Breslau, who constructed
spectacles fitted with such opaque dia.
phragms that may be used with or
without this attachment, as clrcum-
stanced demand. A sieve-like Opaque
plate fits over the glass lenses, and is
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Imagine a great, long, bare, gray
room, its thick brick walls pierced on
three sides by many narrow windows.
That is the atelier in which these hum.
bic followers of Raphael bend over
their drawing boards. There are fifty
students in coarse, striped suits. They
stand at their work, resting their
s5rawing boards on high tables on
Fhich brush fibre used to be worked.
The atelier is a pleasant place. es-
pecially by contrast with the rest of
lhe prison. It's walls have been newly
painted in dark gray tone. There ls
plenty of light and fresh air.
The art instructor is an architectural
draughtsman of more than ordinary
ability. He is serving a term of four
years for triding misunderstanding
with the law. He gave his first lesson
on the morning of January %. He
has given two lessons day since then,
from 8 to II a. m, and from to 3
p. m. His first task WAS to teach his
men how to draw straight vertical
lines. That sounds like child's play,
of course, but let any one who thinks
it Is easy try to draw twenty straight
lines three inches long side by side.
If any OF them are parallel he may
congratulate himself.
The Sing Sing art students began
their work with enthusiasm that hos
not waned. They drew vertical lines
all morning and horizontal lines all
afternoon. Lesson by lesson they
have marched forward until now COM
plicated eeometrical figures have no
terror for them. Of course, their
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front rever being far enough below
the waist line to form tao, on which
are three handsome buttons.
The novelty of the costume was the
belt. which WAS part Of the jacket and
was brought from the right under-arm
seam, going beneath the tabs and
hooking at the left under-arm seam.
By this clever device, the coat was kept
we'll in at the back and sides, giving
an exceptionally neat and iaunty effect.
A stiff bosomed shirt, long black
satin tie, fawn gloves. and fancy
green straw hat, fairly smothered in
violets, made up the costume. Miss
Mannering attracted more attraction
than some of the best pictures. She
was an animated water color herself.
Miss Viola Allen is tall and dark,
with figure just plump enough, a
clear white complexion and eyes OF
deep blue. She would not be picked
out for o bea1ty, as the ordinary
standards go, L>t her expressive face
would attract attentio anywhere.
She is noted for her excellent taste in
dress, always affecting quiet colors IN
her private gowns. On recent after
noon she wore handsome slate blue
broadcloth skirt, plain and presse d
as a tailor built woman invariably in
sists en-, with an open-front natty
little coat, tight fitting in the back,
with medium sized leg of mutton
sleeves.
The feature Of the coat was a single
dart on each side running from the
shoulder and making it cling closer to
the waist with very pretty effect. On
this were five gray frogs of darker
shade. She wore a soft blouse front
of cream chiffon with strips of cream
lace insertion let in. A very stiff
double bow of chiffon, held in place in
the centre by diamond buckle, was
worn at the throat. White gloves,
heavily stitched, and huge picture
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'9TILIZING OLD CORKS.
Some Interesting Things Can Be
Made by Boys and Girls.

Some Interesting Things Can Be
Made by Boys and Girls.
If there's box of old corks in the
pantry the boy or girl, with q jack
knife, can make whole set OF furni-
ture and many other interesting things
out of them.
All the tools and materials necessary
are very sharp knife, q box OF
matches, bottle of thick mucllage,l
water. color paints, a few old callingI
cards, hairpin or two, pair of stout
scissors, with sharp points, and the
pin.cushion. With these and the
corks you can find q great deal of in
terestlng amusement.
Perhaps the best thing to begin
with is the cork out of the mustard
pot, which is large and fat. Snip the
sulphur heads off of four matches,
leaving them square at the ends.
Sharpen the other ends little, make
four holes with the penknife in the
under side of the cork and stick the
pointed ends of the matches into these.
Cut out circle OF visiting card
comewhat larger than the mustard
cork, paste it on top of the cork and
there stands beautiful piece of nurse
ry carpentry, table all complete. A.
small, square bit of cork, with four
short bits of matches used as legs
makes a good stool; and by taking
the cork that once served to stop the
mouth of little glass jam jar and
sticking in four matches for feet and
two more on the upper side for q
back, with bit of cork at the top of
these, one has at once delightful:
chair to go with the table and stool.
The next piece of manufacture might.
be teetotum, and here the paints
begin to come into play. .a
Out a match in half; sharpen one
end little. Cut a thin slice cross
ways from cork and stick the match
through the middle of it, pointed end
first. Cut out circle of cardboard
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.Jt Nicht Haze Been the Horse"

An old farmer and his piowman
were carting sand from the seushore at
St. Andrews. They were behind the
target on the rife range, but hidden
by u bank of sand from party Of vol.
unteers who were then on foot at prac-
tice. A stray bullet struck the plow-
man on the leg, and he Immediately
dropped, exclaiming, "I'm shot!"
Without more ado the farmer scram-
bled up the bank, and. waving his
hand to the volunteers, shouted,
"Hey, lads, stop that, will ye! You've
shot a man, and it MIGHT haze been
the horse !"-Osborne Magazine.
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drawing is all free hand. Not one of
them mas been allowed tc use q COM

drawing is all free hand. Not one of
them mas been allowed tc use q COM
pass or T-square. They use pencils
and light brown manila paper.
The manner of teaching is somewhat
different from that employed in other
schools of art. The pupils march 10
the atelier in lock ster. One by one
they fall out of line as they arrive at
their places. Each stands attentive
over his drawing board and watches
the teacher. Keeper O'Hara stands
on sort of high sentry box with a
club near his hand.
This studio is for serious applica.
tion only. Not one of the pupils may
so much as whisper without losing his
place in the class or suffering some
other punishment. TO be put out of
the class means sitting idle in ones
cell--something every convict breads.
The instructor stands at an elevated
blackboard. He draws a simple tri-
angle or square or a more complex
figure. AS he draws he explains what
he is doing so every pupil may under
stand. He repeats the instruction
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THREE DOORS.

You have each Of you three doors to guide:
Mouth door, eye door and ear door. Mouth
door Is a very important factor, and has inti-
mate relations with the others. For instance,
ifsomething goes in at eye door OF which
you highly approve. the mouth door opens
to let out words expressing your approval
or admiration. Or, II boy who keeps evil
company does not shut ear door against
swearing and other bad language, then very
soon-perhaps without bis knowing it-ihat
same bad language which slipped in at ear
door comes slipping out Of mouth door, See-
ing and saying, and hearing and saying, are
very closely connected.
A double watch needs to be kept over
mouth door. 1t must bs shut to kee) bad
things from getting out, and also to keep bad
things from going in. Jesus said. "That
which cometh out of the mouth deflleth q
man." The body is also defled by what
goes in. II mouth door is open to admit in.
toxicating drinks, then troubles are apt to
follow that will bring sad havoc to various
parts OF the body-"the house we live in. "
Sacred Heart Review.
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four times as large as the cork, and
draw two lines at right angles across
the disk. That will leave it divided
into four quarters, and these quarters
are to be painted blue, green, yellow
and red. Bore hole in the center Of
the disk and slip the blunt end of the
match through it until the cardboard
rests upon the cork. Next cut another,
but rather thicker, slice from the
cork, bore hole in the center, and
stick the blunt end of the match
through, pressing it down till it
touches the card. This will leave
about an inch of match to be taken be-
tween finger and thumb for spinning
this beautiful teetotum. p |
Cutting long slices Through the mid
die of the cork leaves pieces which,
with the aid Of the, paints, can be-,
turned into beautiful set of domi-
noes, and by cutting out square pieces,
one can make beautiful set of noise.
less dice to he used with the backgam-,
mon board. :!
But perhaps the incest toy Of all
made in this shop, which has for its
sign "Old corks taken in exchange
for new play things" is the set of par
lor croquet. To begin this heavy but
fruitful labor cut out eighteen small
squares of cork. Bend into curved
hoop-a miniature of those used IN
lawn croquet-nine hairpins, and
these, with each end stuck into one OF
the small squares of cork, will stand
upright and serve as table wickets fol-,
the game. Cut slices crossways from
the vinegar bottle cork, and into ths
middle of each of these stick match,
whose end has been sharpened for the
purpose. This can be painted around
with rings of contrasting colors, as is
done to the goal stakes of lawn cro-
ouet. 49,
Next, for the mallets hunt about in
the cork box for four small ones OF
even size-those from the small medi-,
cine vials serve nicely if they have not
been stained by drugs. These, it q
nice shape. need no cutting at all.
Matches will serve as handles for these
mallets, and band of color must be
painted around each, so that players
may distinguish their own msllets.
Some nice, large, old sugar coated
pills would make beautiful balls for
this nursery croquet, with stripe OF
paint around each one.
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Much Cause for Gratitude.

Of certain bishop the following
ancedote is told: While presidiag over
a conference speaker began TRADE
against the universities and education,
expressing thankfulness that he had
never been corrupted by contract with
a college. After proceeding for few
minutes the bishop interrupted with a
question: "Do I understand that Mr..
X is thankful for his ignorance?"
''Well. yee," was the answer; "you
can put it that way if you like"
'sWell, all have to say" said the pre-
late, in sweet and musical tones, call
l have to say is that Mr.. P has much tc
be thankful for. ".-London Answers.
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A wEIh.CooKED MEAL.

A well-cooked meal is not after all
everything. Put quite as much care
into the serving of it as in the cook
ing, then it will be perfect. Dainty
dishes cost very little more thought
and pains than those which are served
anyhow. A few sprigs of parsley. q
flower or two and some fruit upon the
table, are little things. yet i'll time
they are educating, refining and be-
come as essential as bread and wafer.
Color and daintiness of arrangement
will create an appetite as soon as
delicious odor of coming food. There
are few cross words or ugly frowns
seen around pleasant, pretty dining
table.-New England Housewife.
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ALL TIE DRINKERS ARE DEAD.

Chauncey Depew, against whom no ont
would think OF charging Puritanical spirit,
speaks as follows on the ten nperance ques-
tion: "Twenty-ave years ago knew every
man, woman and child in Peekskill. And it
has been study with me to mark boys who
started In every grade Of life with myself,
and to see what became of them. I was up
last fall end began to count them over, and
it was an instructive exhibit. Some of them
became clerks, merchants, manufacturers,
lawyers and doctors. 1t is remarkable that
every one of those who drank is dead; not
one living OF my age. Barring few who
were taken by sickness. every one who
proved wreck and wrecked his family died
q drunkard."
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ALCOHOL IN SURGERY.

In 1878 the London Temperance Hospital
neither food nor physic, to quote the aphor-
ism Of DR.. John Higginbottom. The hospital
has slowly and surely risen in financial
strength and popularity. Eleven thousand
six hundred and iifty-two in-patients have
been treated with most satisfactory results,
comparing iavorably with the work done by
the best hospitals in the world. During the
twcnty-three years of its history alcohol has
not been used more than dozen times
''ither as an experiment or at the earnest re.
lurst Of the sufferer. Such use was either
unattended by beneficial results or else was
followed by decidedly adverse symptoms
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Very Suggestive.

A Partisan family extended their
hospitality, during the Russian Cars
visit, TO some distant provincial
cousins. The other day they received
n present of ham, with the following
polite iutimation: "We felt, after
all YOUR kindness, that we could not
cut up the pig without thinking OF
u."-Tid-Bits.
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those of the other New England States,
was white. Up in the left.hand cor:
ner were the thirteen stars in field oil
blue. An anchor adorned the centre
of the Stale colors. It is now pro.
posed to go back to the ancient flag,
and the General Assembly will be
asked to make the change. e.-Provi.
dence Journal
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Rhode Islands Flag,

The body of the flag of the State of
Rhode Island is rich blue, with an
anchor in the centre, the effect of all
being heightened by u display of thir.
teen gilt stars, representing the orig
inal States. In Revolutionary days
the flag Of the Commonwealth, like
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once or twice. Then he walks up and
down along the rows OF pupils. If any
of them finds it difficult to understand
he asks the teacher, who promptly
stops and explains everything to
him.
Some of the pupils have begun to
decorate their drawing boards. One
young fellow who is serving two years
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FOR STRINGS.

A string bag will be found most use
full in the kitchen. 1t should be hung
up in some special place, and all
pieces of string that come tied around
parcels should be carefully knotted
and put in it. String IL constantly re-
quired in culinary work, and it Is far
better to know exactly where to find
piece than to be obliged to hunt about
and waste time in searching for this
necessity.
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A Salt-POrk Cure.

A citizen of Westbrook, Me-, re-.
garded as intelligent by his townsmen,
says that whenever he has severe at
tack of rheumatism he confines him
self to diet of fried salt pork, and
soon regains his normal health.
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HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
ST'INS IN LINEN.

Tartaric acid or salts of lemon will
quickly remove stains from linen. Put
less than half teaspoonful of salts or
acid in tablespoonful of water, wet
the satin with it, and lay it in the sun
for at least an hour; wet it once or
twice during this time with cold water.
If this does not remove the stain, re.
peat the operation and 10y 1t again IN
the sun.
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WHAT THE SEsroR OF DOCTORS SAYS.

The Nestor of the medical profession in
America. whose deep studies and wondrous
achievements in most extensive practice OF
llftv years duration command for his words
respectful aud universal attention DIR n. :.
Davis. Of Chicugo-asserts that 'in the
treatment Of disease the use Of all forms o
alcoholic drink may be abandoned. not only
with safety, but with positive benefit to pa
tiGntS
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A PRISON STUDIO.
TEACHING CRIMINALS TO DRAW
AT SING SING.
Trying to Keep Prisoners Employed
Since the Law AbolishinS Con-
vict Labor Went Into Effect
Methods of Instruction.

~ ING SINGS art school is firmly
~ established. 1t has passed the
y experimental stage, says the
New. York World. There is
no longer any doubt Of it's success. Its
object is not that of any other school
of art, being chiefly to keep its con-
yict pupils out of mischief. Warden
o. V. Sage, one of the kindest discl-
plinarians in the State prison service,
invented the school when the law
abolishing convict labor went INTO ef-
feet, He is surprised as we'll as
pleased at the progress the pupils have
made.
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and half for grand larceny has drawn
lighthouse and an attractive bit OF
the shore. A merry burglar, twenty
four years old, who is serving Six
GEoMETR1cALrTGUE DRAWN By coNvIcrs.

years, has relieved the monotony OF
waiting for lessons by portrayins
dude, not forgetting the necessary
cigarette and the monocle. A young
New York burglar illuminates his
drawings with o motto he has bor'
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TRHpERANCE NEWS AND NOTES.

Every time he refuses a drink Of liquor
young man is improving his character.
The devil is always certain Of catching
some mothers boy where lie bats his hook
with 4 moderate drinker.
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Eighty.tive per cent. of the people
who are lame are affected on the left
side,
Middletown transcript., 1897-01-23

To get the best results out of straw
berries, bed should be planted every
year in July or August, using potted
plants. Every runner should be stop
ped on sight, and thus strong stool be
made before Winter. In the Spring the
plants should be given liberal guam
tity of fertilizer and kept hoed until in
full blossom. when ,me fine-cut straw
or swamp moss should be spread under
the plants as mulch and protection
gainst soil on the fruit. If the plant
are set two feet apart each way, or in
hills, as above mentioned, the ground
will be covered with berries, and the
yield will be Surprising. The runre.
are kept cut until after the fruit is
gathered, when new plants may be
grown for new bed to be treated in
the same way. The next year crop
may be taken from the old bed, which
is then dug up.
Middletown transcript., 1897-01-23

A Germantown gentleman, who is
POLITICALLY inclined, and who is evidently
very much alive to the eccentricities
OF the times, contributes the following
epitaph to the ''Nosegay'' column. A
lady was entertaining at dinner
the other day quite Informally an old
clergyman and few relatives. The
children were allowed to come in with
the dessert. On rising from the table
the latter stood aside to allow the
white haired priest to leave the room
in advance. He. however, cushing
the youngsters through the doorway.
lad, lsughtngly: t.Angels firstl,,
CHANGING next at the hostess, as il in
yiting her to precede him, he was met
b. wave Of the hand from the latter.
who said with great promptness;
'Saints nextl',
Middletown transcript., 1897-01-23

TO the verge and over the precipice Of
bankruptcy.
American farmers should therefore
demand ~ that no more land should
be given away by the Government Tex
cept TO ex-soldiers); "a that the price
of Government land in the future
should be at least SO per acre; (S) that
they shall not be taxed TO carry on any
irrigation scheme in Western States:
(4) THAT, as the policy Of the Govern
ment, by encouraging immigration and
giving away our lands to foreigns in
such numbers, has caused great over
production and corresponding decreased
valuation Of farming lands, there
should be an immediate reappraisal Of
farm property and farm taxes should
be lowered In proportion as the land
has decreased In value. F. s. PEER.
Livingston County, N. Y.
Middletown transcript., 1897-01-23
DEAFNESS Cannot be Cured

O0t8IAGSS S1AnOU O0 SuEEu
bylocal applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There i:
only one way to cure deafness and that is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness is
caused by an infamed condition of the
mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube
When this tube gets infamed you have q
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and
when 1t is entirely closed deafness is the
result, and unless the Inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to its nor.
NAL condition hearing will be destroyed
forever; nine cases out Of ten are caused by
catarrh, which is nothing but an infamed
condition of the mucous surfaces
We will giveone Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh. Cure.
Send for circulars free.
FL. Cheney & Co., Toledo. o.
Sold by Druggist. 75c.
Halls family Pills ara the best.
Middletown transcript., 1897-01-23
SECRET SOCIETIES.

Middletown Council, No. 2, Jr. o. q. A. n
Meets every Monday night in McWhorter'f
Union Lodge, No. s, A. II. q A. M. Meets
first Tuesday OF each month in Town Hall.
Good Samaritan Lodge, No. 9, ]. Q. Oh
Damon Lodge, No. IL, K. Of p. Meets every
Wednesday night in McWhor4ers Hall Of
Major John Jones Post, No. q, G.. A. B.
Meets every Friday night in Reynolds Build
ing at O'Clock
Welcome Conclave Heptasophs. Meets
every second and fourth Friday night In x
Of P. Hall.
Union Lodge, No. 6, A. o. u. W., meets every
I'd and 4th Tuesday night in McWhorter's
Hall.
of the Union. Meets LIST and Sd Friday, Nc
Whorter's Hall at s p. m.
Middletown transcript., 1897-01-23

Hamlin GarIand's next paper on
Grant 10 McClure's Magazine will tell
the story Of Grants part in the Mex
ican war. 1t was in its way most
efficient and herois part, and had an
important influence on Grants subse-
quent career. The paper will embrace
recollections of Grant by men who
fought by his side through the war, and
two long letters written from the field
by Grant himself and never before
published. 1t will be fully illus rated.
Middletown transcript., 1897-01-23
At Che Hardwnre stors.

AZ the nhL0W0EO SBOE9s
The brace got married TO the bit.
Said chisel. "They're bore"
The mallet struck the chisel then,
Down at the hardware store.
A pair Of nippers tried TO pinch;
The saw. it ripped and tore:
The rule, it would not give an inch,
Down at the hardware store.
The plumb bob, he got hung today.
Said scythe, she is no mower"
The saw, IL saw, but nauRht did say,
Down at the hardware store.
The scissors tried to walk away;
The key, It looked the door;
The knife out IN and made them stay,
Down at the hardware store.
The mattock tried to pick fight;
The mop, it licked the hoors
The wise Just kept It's jaws shut eight
Down ct the hardware store.
-Exchauge.