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The Winslow mail., 1898-01-15

given his time for the remainder Of his
days and be pensioner on the city.
The horse and his mate were purchased
by the city in the days Of the volunteer
fire department to draw ladder truck
No. 1, and for several years they did
this work, which is now considered a
pretty heavy job for the three horses
attached to the truck. When the paid
department was organized Jerry be-
came q member Of it, and he has dis
charged his duties faithfully ever since
He is now entitled to be considered
"aged," having served longer than the
usual span Of life allotted to horses,
and the commissioners do not feel in
clined to sell him for a trifle to some
one who will perhaps starve and abuse
him and render the rest of his life I'M
comfortable; so they have decided that
he is to have free hay and oats at the
expense of the city as long as he lives.
Portland Oregonian.
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-15
Easily Prevented.

Very few people are wholly at ease
during a violent thunderstorm. Light
ming generally strikes somewhere, and
no one feels absolutely safe from it.
There is a simple way of insuring ones
self against danger, however If you
put on a pair of rubbers when the light
ming begins to fash and the thunder
to roar, and stand on the floor so that
you touch nothing else, you will be as
safe as if you were sealed in glass
cage. Rubber is a non-conductor of
electricity, and if the lightning has to
go through piece of rubber to get at
you it will leave you alone and take
something else. In other words, when
you have on pair of rubbers and are
not in contact with anything, you are
perfectly insulated. This is not a the
ory merely. 1t is fact proved by in
Vulnerable experiences. A pair of rub
bers has saved many a life in a thun-
derstorm. But they must be sound and
whole. Do not don an old pair with a
crack in the toe, because electricity will
get out of very small hole when it Is
cornered, and pair of defective rub.
bers will do you no good.
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-15
Some ROYAL Titles.

The kings and queens OF England
were not always styled "his'' or "her''
majesty or after the pattern of that
bestowed upon Victoria -"her most
gracious majesty" Henry ~ was styled
"his grace Henry VI Ibis most ex-
cellent grace Edward ~. thigh and
mighty prince" Henry VII, "his grace
and his majesty" Henry VIII, Ibis
highness'' and afterward Ibis males
ty" Subsequently the English kings
were styled Ibis sacred majesty.
While OH the subject it may not be un-
interesting to give the meaning of some
royal titles-thus: King means father;
kaiser and car. Caesar, or autocrat,
contraction of Samoderebeta; duke
means leader; emperor, commander;
hospcdar, master of the house; khan,
provincial chief; landgrave, land reeve;
margrave, border reeve; nizam, ruler;
pharaoh, light of the world; shah, pro-
tector; sheik. elder; sultan, ruler.
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-15
One in a Hundred Million.

Travelling on American railways is
attended with little risk, according to
the tables compiled by the Railroad Ga
zeite. One passenger was killed in
1896 for every hundred million miles
travelled, and but for two or three Sc
rious accidents the showing would have
been more favorable. The passenger
fatalities of 1896 were greatly in ex-
cess of those in 1895. Last year there
were one hundred and twenty-eight
deaths, largely due to negligence in op-
Grating, while in 1895 only thirty-eight
lives of passengers were lost. There
was an increase in the number of ia
talities among employees. Three hun
dred and eighteen were killed in 1896
and three hundred and two in 1895, but
as the train mileage went up from
s34, 100000 to 84O,OOO,0OO in 1896 the
death rate was practically unchanged
The tables prove that, Notwithstanding
the killing of passengers in carload
lots, it Is safer to ride on trains than
to handle them.
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-15
AN ORGAN THAT COST $50, 1000.
Mr.. Sear1es, Who Married Mrs. Mark
Hopkins, Bought 1t.

Mr.. Sear1es, Who Married Mrs. Mark
Hopkins, Bought 1t.
q. E. Searles, the millionaire, who
now lives at Methuen, Mass, is de.
voted to organ music, and has just
bought what is believed to be the great.
est organ in America. Mr.. Searles mar
ried the Immensely wealthy widow of
Mark Hopkins, of California.
The organ belonged to the Boston
Music Hall, and originally cost 100000.
The price Mr.. Searles paid for 1t was
$1,000. He will erect a building es-
pecially for it at Methuen.
The great organ was built many
years ago by popular subscription. )
specifications were as follows: /.
manual great, 25 stops, 1880 pipes; 2,
manual (swelD, 1S stops, 1,172 pipes;
3, manual Choir, Is stops, 928 pipes; A.,
manual (solo), II stops, 754 pipes; ped
al, 70 stops, 900 pipes; total, SO stops,
6,474 pipes.
1t stood seventy feet high, was for
ty-seven feet wide, eighteen feet deep,
and weighed seventy tons. Two great
central towers stood forward fifteen
feet, and were composed of several
great thirty-two-foot pipes of tin. The
woodwork Is all of black walnut, richly
carved. The pipes. including the me-
chanical accessories, numbered $500.
The organ was placed In Music Hall in
1863.
The order for building the colossal
instrument was placed in 1853 with the
firm Of Walcker, at Ludwigsburg, In
Germany. Its purchase and compile
ton were matters in which the pride
Of all music-loving Boston was centered
for years. The sum which it was or
iginally proposed to spend was $25,000.
The directors of the Music Hall appro
priated $4,000, and the rest was raised
by popular subscription. In spite of
the war the work went on steadily and
the organ came over in a specially char
tered ship, which succeeded in lodging
the Confederate privateers Before it
was finally put together it cost over
100000. The first public recital given
on it was a popular event Of the first
magnitude, and for years the organ
was one Of the wonders Of Boston.
No man In the world probably pos
sesses greater organ fer his personal
enjoyment than Mr.. Searles. He has
attained the height of his ambition.
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-15
DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There is
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 intamed you have a
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and
when it is entirely closed deafness is the re-
suit, and unless the Inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to it's nor
NAL condition, hearing will be destroyed
forever: nine cases out of ten are caused by
catarrh, which is nothing but an infiamed
condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One 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, 0.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
HallS Family Pills are the best
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-15
AN OPEN LETTER TO MOTHERS.

We are asserting in the courts our right to the
exclusive use of the word "CASrORIA," and
"PITCHER'S 5 CASTORIA," as our Trade Mark.
/. DR.. Samuel Pitcher. of Hyannis, Massachusetts.
was the originator of " PITCHERS CASrORIA,"
the same that has borne and does now bear the
fac-simile signature of CHAS. II. FLETCHER on
every wrapper. This is the original " PITCHERS
CASTORIA" which has been used in the homes
of the mothers of America for over thirty years.
Look Carefully at the wrapper and see that it is
Ae Kind yoE haze GIuydys bought, and has the
signature of CHAS. Fl. FLETCHER on the
wrapper. No one has authority from me to use
nay name except The centaur Company of which
Chas. II. Fletcher is President.
March 8, 1897. SAMUEL. PITCHER, MD.
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-15
A Strange Case.

"Young Barstow is an enigma to me-"
"Why"
"His father is one of the richest and
most eminent men in this town, yet the
young fellow insists upon behaving
himself, just as If he had to-
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-15
ExDlained His Success.

Henry Miller, the well-known ranch
er, was busily engaged in counting a
big herd of cattle as they were driven
by him, when an acquaintance ap
preached him with the greeting:
"Hello, Henry"
Miller kept on counting, nor daring to
even turn his head for fear of losing
his count.
Hello, Henry" repeated his ac-
quaintance, thinking he had not been
heard.
Still Millss kept on with his count.
"Say, Miller, you needn't be so stuck
up because you are worth few dol
lars" remarked his friend, angrily. 81
knew you when you were peddling
sausages on the street"
The rancher had just completed his
count, and, turning to his acquaint-
ance, said:
Eyes, by tam, und If don't have got
any more sense as you l be selling
sausages yet."-San Francisco Post.
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-15

This is due to the fact that the company con
trolls some inventions and discoveries which
have no equal in the whole realm of medical
science
So much deception has been practiced in ad-
vertising that this grand old company now
makes startling offer.
They will send their magicaly effective ap-
pliance and months course of restorative
remedies positively on trial, without expense,
to any reliable man.
Not dollar need be paid until results
are known to and acknowledged by the
patient.
The Erie Medical Companys Appliance and
Remedies have been talked of and written
about till every man has heard of them.
The highest medical authorities in the world
have lately commended them
They possess marvellous power to vitalize,
develop restore and sustain.
They create vigor, healthy tissue, new life.
They stop drains that sap the energy
They cure all effects of evil habits, excesses,
overwOrk.
They give full strength, development and
tone to every portion and organ of the body.
Failure impossible, age no barrier.
This "Trial without Expense" offer is limi-
ted to short time, and application must be
made at once.
Noe O. D. scheme, nor deception; no expo
sure-a clean business proposition by com
pany of high financial and professional stand
ing.
Write to the ERIE MEDICAL COMPANY.
Buffalo, n Y, and refer to their offer in this
paper.
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-15
Facts About Postage Stamps.

In this day and age we moisten
stamp and affix 1t to our letters and
give 1t no further thought, accepting
the stamp as a matter-of-course con-
venience, and many persons would be
wondrously surprised if they were to
be told that their grandparents never
saw a. postage stamp.
Henry Shaw, the father Of "Josh Bill
lings," purchased the first two stamps
ever sold in the United States on Aug.
6, 1S47. He bought one each Of the
five-cent stamp and the ten-cent stamp,
these two denominations being the
only ones put out at that time. The
ten-cent stamp he gave to Governor
Briggs and kept the five-cent one for
himself.
OF the first stamps ever issued Wash
ington's portrait was on the ten-cent
and Franklin's on the other. Since
that time the various issues of the Uni
ted States stamps would furnish a
unique portrait gallery, showing the
faces Of forty-eight noted Americans.
Washington appears on twenty-five is
sues, while Lincoln's picture is on ev-
cry issue since 1866, except the Colum-
bian series.
In 1875 law was passed prohibiting
the use Of the portraits Of living men
on the United States stamps, thus plac-
ing living men in the same position that
women occupied, whether dead or
alive, for no woman's portrait has ever
graced stamp belonging to the Uni
ted States, postal or revenue.
OF the two hundred and fifty stamps
which have been issued the values
have ranged from one cent to five
thousand dollars. Five dollars Is the
highest value among postage stamps,
but newspaper stamps reach the hun
dred-dollar mark, while q revenue
stamp may represent five thousand dol
lars.
Stamps were put on the market in
August, 1847, but were so little used
that the government had to pass a law
enforcing prepayment of postage,
which went into effect In 1855 Before
this action was taken scarcely one let
ter in a dozen was found with stamp
affixed. To-day the postoffices Of the
country sell four billion stamps Count
ing postal cards, stamped envelopes
and stamps Of all kinds, valued at
seventy-five million dollars, during a
single year.
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-15
BABIES IN INCUBATORS.
HOW the Youngsters Are Made to
Grow by Science.

0"" the Youngsters Are Made to
Grow by Science.
The Victorian Era Exhibition, now
open In London, does not possess an
exhibit Of greater scientific interest
than that Of the infant incubator, and,
from a popular point Of view, judged
merely as a sideshow, this invention
has proved immensely attractive-in
ract, 1t is one of the most paying con-
Germs at Earl's Court, medical men Wy
ing with the general public in their l.
mlration for this new contrivance for
saving life. The necessity for such
thing Is shown by the fact that where
as In 1886 the number of deaths regis
tered in Great Britain as being due to
premature birth amounted to 1880, the
figure rose for last year to 1884. 1t is
also we'll known that large numb~r of
deaths which are attributed to various
diseases are due, indirectly, to prema-
ture birth.
The two most important considera-
tions in saving the lives of prematurely
born or very weakly infants are, Of
course, warmth and air, and these fac
tors are amply provided for In the neat
white metal contrivances which are
now to be seen. Somewhat similar in
ventions have been in use for some
time at the Charity Hospital, Berlin,
and the Paris Maternity Hospital and
the Post Graduate Hospital, New York.
The first "couveuses" used in Paris in
1880 were great improvement upon
the old-fashioned style Of wrapping the
infants In waddlng or In a sheepskin
with the wool adhering; but they still
left much to be desired, inasmuch as
they had to be freshly warmed three or
four times day, and consequently re-
Quired unceasing and vigilant attend
ance.
The latest incubator Is the invention
of Paul Altman, and Is now being ex-
plotted in England for the first time.
It's great merit Is that it works auto
matically, thus dispensing with the ne
cessity for incessant watchfulness; in
deed, the machines themselves need no
watching, and the infants have only to
w INV ia OAOCA " OC ACd1 q III NNAA
stance which they generally announce
In the customary manner, and washed.
The temperature Is maintained by
means Of a thermostat, which works
automatically. By an ingenious sys-
tenn Of levers communication Is at once
established between the inside Of the
incubator and the boiler outside, which
is heated by an oil lamp, gas or cleo
tricity, SO that should the temperature
vary ever SO slightly, it is increased or
decreased as occasion may require.
Next to the warmth for the little pa
tient comes the question of air, and this
Is provided from the outside through
pipe which conducts it to the incubator,
where it passes through a washing, FL
tering and warming process before
passing inside. On the top Of the incu-
bator there is chimney so constructed
that it can only form an outlet for i'm
pure air. AS a means Of providing
warmth Of the necessary degree and
absolutely pure air, this invention is
perfect, and to make all things equal
there Is staff Of experienced nurses
who sleep on the premises.
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-15
NO DIFFERENCE.

Physical troubles of like nature com
inc form different causes are often puz-
zle to those who suffer pain as to their
reatment and cure, as in the case OF lum-
bago from cold or strain in some way
to the same muscles. The treatment
of such need not differ one with the other.
Both are bad enough and should have
prompt attention, as nothing disables SO
much as lame back. The use OF St.
Jacob's Oil will settle the question. Its
efficacy is so sure in either case there is
no difference in the treatment and no
doubt of the cure.
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-15
Atmospheric Temperature.

The temperature of the atmosphere
cools, on an average, about one degree
for every 800 feet that we ascend or
warns at the same rate as we descend
The mean temperature at the north
pole is and at the equator between so
and 80 degrees. We can, therefore get
into temperature one degree colder
for every 70 or 50 miles that we travel
north. and i'll a temperature one degree
warmer for every 70 or so miles that
we travel south philadelphia Times
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-15
Where science Must Fail.

"Why do you think horseless car
riages will never wholly supplant our
present style of vehiclesY
Because no horseless carriage will
get scared at a locomotive, run up on
the bank at the side of the road and
make the sweet girl alongside of a fel-
low throw her arms around him and
cry: 'Oh, George, what shall we do?
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-15
Facing the usic.

The spirit Of this simile is used by
John Bunyan in the meditation "Of the
Horse and Drum, in his Book For
Boys and Girls; or, Country Rhymes For
Children, published in 1856 OF the
genuine Christian he says, inter alia
Let drummoIs beat the charge or what they
WILL
They III nose them, face them, keep their places
still.
Notes and Queries
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-15
MISERY BY THE WHOLESALE,

Is what chronic inactivity of the liver gives
rise to. Bile gets into the blood and imparts
breath sick headaches, pain beneath the right
ribs and shoulder blade are felt, the bowels
dered The proven remedy for this catalogue
of evils in Hostetters Stomach Bitters medi-
cine long and professionally recommended,
and sovereign also for chills and fever, nervous
ness and rheumatism.
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-15
Directory TOO Common"

mo, we don permit cur names to
go in the directory. don you know.
And why nOt:''
$50 deuced common, don t you know
Why. last yeah my name was SAND
wiched i'll between garbage collectah
and an alderman 1t fact, pom hon
ah. "-Cleveland PLAIN Dealer.
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-15
Where All Are Interested.

A significant evidence of Scotch good
sense is afforded by the signs ON the
chairs and benches in the Glasgow
parks. Protect your property" thus
reminding each citizen that he is part
owner and has interests which he must
care for
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-15
Patience.

Patience is most necessary qualifi-
cation for business. Many man would
rather you heard his story than granted
his request. You must seem to hear
the unreasonable demands of the petu-
liant unmoved and the tedious details
of the dull untired. That is the least
price that a man must pay for high
station. New York Ledger
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-15
Important News.

Mrs. GadabOut-What was the news
1t the sewing circle to-day, my dear?
Mrs. Onthego-Mrs. BuddinS has a
new cook and Mrs. Remnant has the
same one she got two days ago.-Up-to-
Date.
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-15

Smaller. but More Active.
The tongue of woman is smaller than
that of man Exchange.
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-15
S2OOOoo

If you use too much of
ScAilling's Best baking powder
it don't spoil the cake.
But why not make your
money go as far as it will by
using just enough of Sehilling's
Best baking powder-one-third
less than of the brand you are
used to?
A SchillIng s. Company
SAN Francisco 2Oc3
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-15
Candid.

Lady interviewing housemaid)-Why
did you leave your last place?
ousemaid-Because the master kiss.
ed me, mum.
Lady-And you didn't Ike it, eh?
Housemaid-Oh, | didn't mind It,
mum, but the mistress didn't like It'll
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-15

A whistling moth is an Australian
rarity. There is CLASSY space on the
wings crossed with ribs When the
moth wants to whistle, it strikes these
ribs with its antenne, which have a
knob at the end The sound is love
call from the male to the female.
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-15
SrhrcitY of Material.

1.-The Rev Mr. Jingle is running his
mission IN regular vaudeville style
Had a pie eating match there ON Mon
day, and last night he offered prize to
the mother who would wash the great
est number c. boys faces in the shcrt
est time /. was dead failure.
What was the troubie!''
"Couldn get the boys --Clevclan'i
PLAIN Dealer
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-15

Judge.
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-15
Pension for a Horse.

The Board Of Fire Commissioners has
decided that the big bay horse Jerry,
which has faithfully served the city
in the fire department for seventeen
years, and Is now % years old, shall be
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-15
Qh.Charity.

"But, my DEAR" gently demonstrated
her husband, Il thought gave you five
dollars to buy a sofa cushion for your
fancy table at the fair yesterday"
"Why, but, John, dear, this five dol
lars is to buy it back."-Judge.
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-15
Those Summer Conventions.

"Gosling, the commercial traveller, is
going to turn over a new leaf"
"Who has Influenced him?
"He says the Sunday school people
get the best rates from the railways"
Chicago Record.
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-15
The Reason Whv

"Why, I'd like to know" said a lady
to judge, cannot a woman become a
successful lawyer?'
Because she's too fond of giving her
opinion without pay" answered the
iudge.-Tit-Bits
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-15

Negotiations extending over three
years were necessary before a Michigan
man could buy two islands, comprising
five acres, from the government The
price paid was S.. 90
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-15
Fair Exchange.

Shea few weeks ago l read of
Missouri man who traded his wife for
a mule. What terrible bargain!
Hell should say so; he still has
kick coming.-Up-To-Da
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-15
The Truth.

To1n--Did Maud tell you the truth
when you asked her her age?
Dick--Yes.
ToIn--What did she say?
Dick--She said it was none of my
ousiness-Up-to-Date.
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-15
One Exception.

''The good die young" said the casual
caller, apropos of any old thing.
''They may if they are chickens" said
the editor, but if they are jokes they
do not."-Truth.
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-15
HUMOR OF THE WEEK.
STONES TOLD BY FUNNY MEN
OF THE PRESS.

odd, Curious and LauEhab1e Phases
Of Human Nature Graphically Por-
traJsd by Eminent Word Artists OF
Our Own Day-A Budget of Fun.
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-15
Not Losing Time.

"Are the lawyers making any pro
gress with that will case?'
One of the Heirs-Oh, yes. They've
used up about half the money.-Life.
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-15

The dairy business of Missouri, ac-
cording to the agricultural department
of that state, represents an investment
of over So, 900, 600 and an annual out
put of 81, 500, 900
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-15
Tn Pleasant Fields.

Raggs-Some of those old-timers must
have been in clover.
Jaggs-Why so?
Raggs-WeIl, there's NebuchadneZ-
zar, for example. He lived on grass for
seven years.
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-15
CHARGED Him for Several.

Hotel Clerk-Oh, you're not so many.
Guest-I thought | was, judging by
what you charged me.-New York
Evening Journal.
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-15
Not Classified.

Teacher-How many bones are there
In the human body?
Pupil don't know. l haven't learn
ed to ride a wheel yet.-Detroit Free
Press
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-15

Rubber-HellO, Nibs, been out with
the boys again?
Nibs (mournfully)-Ah! Yes, a dog
has a beastly poor show in this world
nowadays.
Rubber-Oh, cheer up, old man; We'll
have our day yet. Haven't you heard
that all the sausage factories were clos
lng down?
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-15
A Failure.

New Servant found this coin upon
your desk, sir.
Master-I'm glad you are honest. l
put it there purposely to test your hon.
esty.
New Servant-That' S what thought
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-15
Open to the Public.

zone thing surprised me out in Yel-
lowstone park. >
"What was that?"
''J didn't see any signs around Keep
off the geysers. '''-Chicago Record
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-15
A Modern Hero.

Freshman INSPIRED by the just deliv-
cred lecture on the heroes of antiquity
Yes, I'll do it to-day. I'll tackle my
first cigar-Meggendorfer Blaetter.
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-15
IT'S NOT EXPENSIVE.

It's the quality that's high in TEA GARDEN
DRIPs, ToBOGGAN MAPLE SYRUP and PELICAN
grocers in cans only. Money refunded if goods
not satisfactory. Don't accept an imitation
See that the manufacturers name is litho-
THE PACIFIC COAST SYRUP co.
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-15
Ambiguous.

'They asked the German professor
with nine wives if he considered mar
riage a failure"
what did he say?'
"Nein."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.