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, 1898-10-14
Webs Woven Into a Net.

According to the Paris Temps1 cor
respondent at Antananarivo, a special
fine net, made entirely of spiders webs,
is being manufactured in the pr ofes-
sional school at Antananarivo. The
process is a very simple one The thread
Of several dozen spiders is wound on
winders, the quantity produced by
each spider ranging from fifteen to for
ty yards. The covering of the web is
removed by repeated washings, and the
web made into a thread of eight
strands. When the thread is spun, it is
easily woven into a gauze, which is
very fine but very strong. 1t Is to be
used for an experimental covering of a
navigable balloon by NJ. Renard, the
head of the French military balloon
school at Chalais, near Paris, who has
been engaged for many years in ex-
perimenting in aerial navigation. 1t is
believed that the difference in the
weight Of an ordinary spiders web will
make q great Observation-Disclosures
phia Record.
, 1898-10-14

her dead husband? They say that the
stalwart, stately figure of the brave
general stalks through the passage
with martial tread and clank of astral
sword in spectral seabbard.
1t is a good ghost. No one fears it
Perhaps there are not many who real
ly believe in its existence. but of the
few + those who know most about
the old house. Again and again 1t has
happened that people detained at
Mount Vernon on the business of the
Mount Vernon Association have de-
clared, on waking from a sleepless
night" hat they had heard the ghosts
sword and stride and seen its tall, COM
handing figure, dressed in the old uni
form that in life it wore.
No lights are permitted in the old
house, for fear of fire. except during
the meeting of the regents, and then
only candles. Ghosts are said to love
dark or 'ill-lighted houses.-New York
World.
, 1898-10-14

In Sweden a crime is an event. Theft
particularly is very rare. Honesty is
the fundamental quality of the race,
is naturally recognized and officially
counted upon. In this respect the
Stockholmers show a confident care
lessness which Is always a surprise to
strangers and causes them some IN
e~asiness. In the theaters and concert
halls there are large c~loakrooms, where
hats and furs are left without the
smallest safeguard. The performance
over, each one again takes possession
of his effects, nor does an accident
ever occur. The inhabitants are ac-
customed to expect a reciprocal probity
in the transactions of everyday life.
Upon most of the tramways in Stock
holm conductors have been dispensed
with. The passenger himself deposits
10 ore in a till placed at the end of the
vehicle, behind the driver.
, 1898-10-14


The Petit Journal, of Paris, relates a
remarkable experience of M. Charles
Jale at, who was wounded in the war
of 1o.N while serving In the artillery.
He was struck by a bullet in the left
temple, and in spite of repeated at
tempts, the surgeons were unable to
extract it. They expressed the opin-
ion, however, that the man might live
for years with the bullet in his head.
AS a matter of fact, for twenty-seven
years 1t did not trouble him In the
least. Last May, however, the bullet,
which had remained buried in the
frontal tissues, moved up toward tho
brain, and NJ. Jallerat became insane.
For nearly a fortnight his mind re-
manned unbalanced, but happily the
bullet again shifted its position, and
NJ. Jallerat recovered. He did not feel
any more inconvenience until quite re-
Gently, when he experienced a curious
sensation in the throat. He succeeded
in forcing the obstruction into his
mouth, and was very much surprised
to discover that it was the bullet which
he had carried in his head for over a
quarter of q century.
, 1898-10-14

F~t.-ccofding to the deputies of the sher-
%s Office, who have evicted him so
many times that they have almost lost
count of the number, the drayman has
several methods of getting into houses
before his identity is discovered.
When his household effects have
been carried into the street by perspir-
ing deputies, he has his wagons ready
and loads them in a few moments.
Then he starts driving the stuff him
self until he locates a house which
strikes his fancy.
Usually the key is at some corner
grocery and he sends one of the chill
dren in to get it on the plea that the
mother is waiting at the house to ex-
anime it.
The wagons are waiting in some To-
cality around the corner and out of
sight, and the key once in his posses
moments to unload his effects and to
place them where only a legal pro
cess can get him out.
On a few occasions Zimmerman has
called for the key himself saying that
his wife is pleased with the outward
appearance of the dwelling and wants
to see the interior.
The result is almost invariably the
same. Zimmerman gets possession,
the rent is not forthcoming, and the
sheriff is called upon to perform his
periodical duty.
During Sheriff Laumeister's admin
istration Zimmerman was evicted
eighteen times and since Sheriff Wheel
an took the reins the deputies have
handled the Zimmerman belongings so
often that they know every individual
piece as well as they do their own.
, 1898-10-14
The False Prophet in Literature.

A writer of fiction who puts all his
characters in antagonism to beauty and
progress, who belittles his felow-man
in the eyes of the reader, who puts
~hopelessness into his little world in
stead of a reasonable ambition-is not
going to give you any particular pleas
ure in your leisure hours, or any con-
ISOLATION in the realities of everyday
existence. This does not mean that
the best novel is one from which the
d~isagreeable facts of life are banished,
and only the sweets served as a on
lection at the feast. 1t is the attitude
of mind toward the bitter and the
sweet, the evil and the good, the thing
foreseen and the accidental, that
makes a noyei uplifting or depressing.
-"Droch," in Ladies' Home Journal.
, 1898-10-14
The Gift of Appreciation.

There is. perhaps, no other natural
gift that brings SO much genuine pleas
ure to its possessor as does the keen
sense of appreciation. 1t teaches US,
or points out to our understanding, the
beauties Of Nature that are all about
us, gilds the commonplace, and en-
phasiZes the joys of life and of living.
Appealing to us through all our senses,
the pleasures that it brings are cease
less and unfailing Seen through ap-
preciative eyes, the beauties of life
overshadow and eclipse the homely,
rough places. There Is an attractive
side to everything. and this an appreci-
atiye mind vii. see first, and longest
Observation-Disclosures Home Journal.
, 1898-10-14
The Soldiers Return.

The Soldiers Return. healthy farmer boy
In the first flush of vigorous manhood; he
came back a ghost of the self that an
swered to President Lincoln's call for
1900, 900 more.'
To-day he is an alert, active man and
tells the story of his recovery as follows:
81 was a great sufferer from sciatic
rheumatism almost from the time of my
discharge from the army. Most of the
time l was untitled for labor of
any kind, and my sufferings were at all
times intense. At times | was bent al
most double, and got around only with
the greatest difficulty. Nothing seemed
to give me permanent relief until three
years ago, when my attention was called
to some of the wonderful cures effected
by DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale Peo-
Pile. 1 had not taken more than half a
box when l noticed an Improvement in my
condition, and l kept IN improving stead
lily. Itook three boxes of the pills, and
at the end of that time was in better con-
dition than at any time since the close of
my army service. Since then I have
never been bothered with rheumatism.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
is the only remedy that ever did me any
good, and+to them I owe my restoration to
comparative health. They are a grand
remedy"
, 1898-10-14
OF BOOTH.
Lawrence Hutton TELLS How He Fell
Under Riche1ieu's Spell.

Under H1chel1eu's SPELL
Booth CHANGED to be in a particularly
happy frame of midland he was often
cheerful and happy, tradition to the
contrary notwithstanding. He was
smoking the inevitable pipe, and he was
arrayd in the costume of Richelieu,
with ais feet upon the table, submit
ting Patiently to the manipulations Of
his Wardrobe man or dresser" After
a rev words of greeting the cafl boy
knock I'd at the door and said that Mr.
Booth was wanted at a certain left
lower entrance" The protagonist
Jumped up quickly, and asked If l
would stay where l was and keep his
pipe eight, or go along with him and
see n lunch the cuss of Rum" quot
ing Il words of George L. Fox, who
h. - producing recently a ludic-
rously clever %burlesque of Booth in the
same part. l followed him to the wings,
and stood by his side while he waited
for bis u 1t was the fourth act of
the drama, l remember, and the stage
was set as a garden, nothing of which
was Visible from our position but the
flies and the back of the wings; and
we might have been placed in a great
bare parn, so far as any. scenic effect
was apparent. Adrian Barracks, and
the cdnsnirators were speaking, and AT
an opposite entrance, waiting for her
cue, Was the Julie of the evening. She
was good woman and an excellent
actrdts but unfortunately not a person
al fa1orite with the star, who called my
attention to the bismuth with which
she was covered, and said that if she
got any of it on to his new scarlet cloak
he Would pinch her black and blue,
putting volumes of smoke into my face
as he spoke. When the proper time
came he rushed upon the stage, with
a parting injunction not to let his pipe
go out; and with the great meerschaum
in my w mouth | va the heroine of
the play cast herself into his arms, and
noticed, to my great amusement, that
She did smear the robes Of my Lord
Cardinal with the greasy white stuff
he so w'eeh disliked. I winked back
at theSS' Ecomic, h%alf-angry glance he
INV lAOh L VI IAC OhCl > y
shoulders. l half expected to hear the
real Scream he had threatened to
her I'd utter. l thought of nothing but
the humorous, absurd side of the stu
ationt l was eager to keep the pipe
going. And 10! he raised his hand
and spoke those familiar lines: Around
her firm l draw the awful circle Of our
sole n church. Place but a foot with
In lt hallowed ground, and on thy
heaS yea, though it wear a crown, I'll
laundh the curse of Rome" Every
head upon the stage was uncovered,
and Hound my own hat in my hand! 1
forgot all the ~tomfoolery we had been
indulEing in; I forgot his pipe, and my
prom Se regarding it; l forgot that 1
had habitual theater,GSer all
Ii Eotest-
ant n oo -
, 1898-10-14
FlxlTY OF
The Origin of Darwin,s Theory of
Evolution.

AS long ago as July 1, 1887, young
Darwin, then % eight years of age,
had opened a private Journal, in which
he purposed to record all facts that
came TO him which seemed to have any
bearing on the moot point of the doc
trine of transmutation of species. -Four
or five years earlier, during the course
of that famous trip around the world
with Admiral F4tzroy, as naturalist to
the Beagle, Darwin had made the per-
sonal observations which first tended
to shake his belief in the fixity of spe-
cies. In South America, In the Pam
pean formation, he had discovered
great fossil animals covered with ar
nor like that or the existing armada
los" and had been struck with this
similarity of type between ancient and
existing faunas of the same region.
He was also greatly impressed by the
manner in which closely related spe-
cies Of animals were observed to re-
place one another as he proceeded
southwark ove the continent; and COY
the South American character of most
of the productions of the Galapagos
Archipelago, and more especially by
the manner in which they differ on
each island Of the group, none of the
islands appearing to be very ancient in
a geological sense"
AT first the full force of these obser-
vations did not strike him; for, under
sway of Lydell's geological concep-
tons, he tentatively explained the rel
alive absence Of life on one of the
Galapagos Islands by suggesting that
perhaps no species had been created
since that island arose. But gradually
1t dawned upon hin that such facts as
he had observed could only be explain
ed on the supposition that species grad
ually become modified" From then
on, as he afterward asserted, the sub
ject haunted him. 1t will thus be seer
that the idea of the variability of spe-
cies came to Charles Darwin as an in
ference from personal observations II
the field, not as a thought borrowed
from books.-Harper's Magazine.
, 1898-10-14

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, 1898-10-14
HAS WASHINGTON A oHosTq
Mysterious Midnight Sounds in the
Mansion at Mount Vernon.

Mansion at Mount vernon.
It was the custom in the family Of
George Washington to shut up unused
for two years a room in which death
had occurred. So, after the death Of
the first President in the stately cham
Der with the great four-poster bed
which is still shown to visitors, Martha
Washington, with her lonely heart,
nightly climbed the attic stairs to lie
in a low-ceiled, sloping-roofed room
with n Window room intolerably
hot in the summer, with little or no
means of securing a draught except by
a triangular opening where the lower
orner of the door had been cut off
to make room for the passage of the
cat. Martha Washington died before
tSkryaSr period had ended.
, 1898-10-14
THE CENTURY'S NEW WAR
SERIES.

THE CENTURY MAGAZINE makes
the most Important announcement for
the coming year that it has put forth
for fifteen years. It is hat length of
time ago that the magazine announced
it's "War Series" which grew into the
most notable history of the Civil WA
that has appeared. A New War Series
is now promised, dealing with the re-
cent war in the same remarkable way
that gave distinction to the former
series.
, 1898-10-14
NEVER PAYS RENT.
Evicted More Times Than He Has
Fingers and Toes.


George Zimmerman, a drayman of
San Francisco, enjoys the unique dis
tinction of having been evicted from
dwellings he has occupied more than
any man the sheriff has yet had to deal
with.
During the last six years he has been
put out of at least two dozen houses
for which he has refused to pay rent,
and it has come to such a pass that he
Is on the blacklist of several real es-
tate offices and cannot rem a dwelling
from them at any price.
Zimmerman seems to rather enjoy
being put out of the houses that he
preempts, and smilingly refuses to
move or pay rent when the agent of the
ho51co ha honnone RI no In inforn1G him
, 1898-10-14
Beauty is Blood Deep.

Clean blood means a clean skin. No beauty
without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathartic clean
your blood and keep it clean. by stirring up the
lazy liver and driving all impurities from the
blotches blackheads, and that sickiy bilious
complexion by taking Casearets beauty for
ten cents. All druggists, satisfaction guaran-
teed, 10c., Csc, SOC.
, 1898-10-14

ed me terribly. [ could not sleep for
the pain. Plasters would help for a
while, but as 500 as taken off, the pain
would be just as bad as ever. Doctors
prescribed medicine, but it gave me no
relief.
"Now I feel so well and strong,
have no headaches, and no
pain In side, and it is all owing to
your Compound. I cannot praise it
enough. 1t is a wonderful medicine.
L recommend it to every woman 1
know"
, 1898-10-14
Lively.

Bob-Have a lively time at the Ham
fins last night?
Fred-Yes; very. The old gentleman
and l got to arguing about religion, and
I guess my dress suit Is ruined
, 1898-10-14

Everybody knows that Dobbins' Electric
Soap is the best in the world, and for Sc years
1t has sold at the highest price. It's price is
now s cents, same as common brown soap.
Bars full size and quality. Order of grocer. Adv
, 1898-10-14

aged, clad In tat
tiers and rags, brok-
en- in body but of
dauntless spirit,
swung into line for
the last grand re-
view''a and then
quietly m b d
away to begin LIES
fray anew amid the
hills and valleys OF
the Keystone State.
Among the number
Asa Robinson came
back-toZ the old
home in Mt. Ster-
ling, ILL.,, back to
the ireside that he
had left at the call
to arms four years
previous He went
n 70 Az "a n V.
, 1898-10-14

Be careful of your days, for every
dav is a little life, and we know not
when it may end. and every life is
but a day repented.
, 1898-10-14

The man who is always willing to let
we'll enough alone seldom quar-
tiers in hat much-talked-of room at
the top.
, 1898-10-14

There is nothing makes a person an
grier than to know they have made
a fool of theirself after having had
own way about a thing.
, 1898-10-14

preserve of the great, visible head of
the Catholic religion in France, and
that 1 was ready to drop upon my knees
with the rest of them at his invocation.
~Harper's Magazine.
, 1898-10-14

He who comes of a poultry breed will
scrape his foot, even though Nature
has given him an eagles beak by mis-
take.
, 1898-10-14

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing syrup for children
teething, softens the gums. reducing infamma-
ton. allays pain. cures wind collie, 25c a bottle.
, 1898-10-14

Men are often wits in jest n clowns
in earnest; but when wise men play the
foo, they do it with a vengeance.
, 1898-10-14
A Soldiers Escape.

From the De4nocrat-kessage MI. Sterling,
III.
When Richmond had fallen and the
great commanders had met beneath the
historic apple tree at Appomattox, the SD
Pennsylvania Volunteers, p~rematurely
, 1898-10-14

To the indolent, poverty is a blessing
in disguise. Want is a most formida-
BILE enemy in idleness.
, 1898-10-14

Man is a creature of habits. and
his glory is, that he controls them;and
his disgrace is, that they control him.
, 1898-10-14

Leisure" says the busy man, 'is
spare time in which one a do some
other kind of work.
, 1898-10-14

I cannot speak too highly of Piso's Cure for
Consumption.-Mrs. FRANK MoBBs, 2l5 w. I'D
St., New York, Oct. 20, 1884,
, 1898-10-14

a woman's failure to interest a man
often causes her TO hate him.
, 1898-10-14

He who helps another enriches him
self whether that other succeeds OF
nor
, 1898-10-14

Whiskey is responsible for some
patriotism, much poetry and more
pauperiSm.
, 1898-10-14

Honesty may be stamped on a mans
face and yet leave a very wide margin.
, 1898-10-14

A quiet conscience sleeps to the
music of thunder, While an evil one
hears a shadow glide past in the night.
, 1898-10-14

we've often wondered what will be
come Of the self-made man in the final
roundup.
, 1898-10-14
Suburban Sociability.

"OLf COOK IS sOHt dSdIH.
"What was the matterT'
.She said she got lonesome while my
wife was taking her afternoon nap"
, 1898-10-14
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, 1898-10-14
To Cure a Cold In One Day.

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Druggists refund money if it fails to cure. 25c
, 1898-10-14
No To-Bac For FIfsy Cent:

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, 1898-10-14

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, 1898-10-14
TO MRS. PINKHAM
From Mrs. Walter E. Budd, of Pat
chogue, New York.

Mrs. BUDD, in the following letter,
tells a familiar story of weakness and
suffering, and thanks Mrs. Pinkham
for complete relief:
"DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM:-I think it is
, 1898-10-14
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, 1898-10-14

laped 'aliye may r,had a1d
thing to do with the practice SOME
lief
, 1898-10-14

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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-01-26

District Court Sessions, 1877 March zzno
June 7th. August 23rd, November sth.
County Commissioners meet in regular ses
tembeI and December.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-01-26
stNATOR woLcOTT's REPORT.
Upon the Result Of the Commission for the
Promotion Of international Bimetallism.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.-ln antici-
patton of an interesting session of
the senate today all the galleries
were filed some time before the SEN
ate convened. At 1880 Wolcott OF
Colorado, chairman of the bimetnllic
was recognized for
speech upon the work of the COM
mission Wolcott was in fine voice
and spoke with only occasional
references to his manuscript, which
he had before him. He was ac-
corded the closest attention by his
auditors, among whom were many
members OF the house.
Mr.. Wolcott introduced his subject
by saying he was glad to make a
statement respecting certain phases
of the work of the recent bimetailic
com mmission, but in 80 doing bespoke
unofficially, not committing his as
sociates in the slightest degree.
either to his opinions OF deductions.
Later In the session." he said,
1--WE are certain to have ample dis
cussion on the subject of silver, and
it will probably be acrid and bitter
enough"
1--WE have BEEN" he continued, "of
one mind aud in entire agreement
during all OF our negotiations and
our efforts have Loyalty been fur-
thered by our representatives abroad'
who were fortified by strenuous In
structions. In England, especially
the able and intelligent and cordial
co-operation of our ambassador was
of great advantage in our delibera-
tions."
Summing up the favorable condi-
tions under which the commission
operated, Mr.. Wolcott said: "We
have had then q law board and full
in its powers; we have been free to
act under it's provisions; our views
have been identical and earnestly
favOring an International agreement,
and we have had the hearty sup.
port of our ambassador at the court
of st. James. Further than this,
from the day of first entering upon
the fultillment of our duties until
now, the president of the United
States has extended to the commits
sion his unswerving support in al
it's efforts to bring about an interna
tional agreement. There has beer
no moment that we have not knowI
that back of our efforts was the ear
nest desire of the chief executive t.
carry out in it's integrity the provi
sions of the platform of the Republi
can party pledging every effort IL
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-01-26

The progressive ladies of Westfield.
Ind, issued q "Woman's Edition" of
the Westfield News, bearing date of
April 3, 1896. The paper is filled with
matter of interest to woman. and
we notice the following from a cor
respondent, which the editor printed,
realizing that ii treats upon a mat
ter of vital Importance to their sex:
''The best remedy for Group, colds
and bronchitis that have been able
to- find IL Chamberlain's Cough REM
edy. For family use 1t has no equal.
1 gladly recommend it," 25 and 80
cent bottles for sale by q. F. Little
Druggist. ...-