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Gilpin observer., 1899-11-23
New Brick Design.

On account of the great age OF the
building brick, it might be supposed
that its most perfect form would have
been discovered long ago, but an i'm
provement has just been made and
patented by an inventor of Philadel-
phia, which looks like a promising in
novation. On the two widest surfaces
OF the brick are two wedge-shaped
pockets located on each side of the
middle and deepest at that part toward
the extreme ends of the brick. When
one brick is laid over another in the
familiar manner the pockets upon the
under surface of one layer of bricks
will be opposite or directly over the
next adjacent brick of the lower layer,
thereby forming rectangular chambers
or seats, in which the mortar or ce-
ment can be forced as the bricks are
Gilpin observer., 1899-11-23
Scotch Mat. and Other Ml.t..

Tourists in Scotland are sometimes
surprised to hear the name mist" ap-
piled to what seems to them rather a
shower of rain. The peculiarity of a
Scotch mist is that the drops OF mois-
ture are very large and scattering.
This. according to the investigations
of Mr.. John Aitkin, is result of the
purity of the air in the Highlands. An
ordinary mist, or fog. in a dusty coun-
try or smoky city. is dense because
the moisture has innumerable floating
particles to settle upon; but where the
air is free from dust the fog nuclei are
widely separated and resemble minute
drops OF rain.
Gilpin observer., 1899-11-23

reason that 1 generally forgot to go
out of doors on the regular star-fall-
ing nights, and, therefore, was natur-
ally anxious to make the best of what
was left of the shower.
This year the few stars that re-
warded my vigilance by falling in the
latter part of November were excep-
tionally fine meteors. They glistened
more brightly. they scintillated, they
moved slowly, as If they wanted to let
me know that they knew Of something
as well as 1 did.
The birds of that autumn were of
particularly bright plumage. l re-
member that they sang very we'll. and
although / am not positive that those
Gilpin observer., 1899-11-23
Portable Electric Lighter.

One of the most acceptable of mod
ern conveniences is the electric gas
lighting system which is found in all
modern houses. and the only reason
that it is not universal is because of
the inconvenience of running the tiny
cordlike wire through an old house.
AS structure is in the course of erec-
ton 1t is a very simple matter to bury
the wires in the walls. but after these
walls are once finished it is more
serious problem. A means by which
this wiring is rendered entirely un-
necessary has been recently brought
Gilpin observer., 1899-11-23

dividuals may outnumber. balance, or
fall short OF the taller individuals, SO
that their inclusion in the average
may detract from the value of the re-
suit. For this reason the height of a
race is best expressed by means of a
binomial curve, as was first suggested
by Quetelet and Galton. BY the adop-
tion of such method we are at once
enabled to recognize the standard OF
height attained by the greatest num-
ber Of individuals. whilst the sides of
the curve will illustrate the proportion
of the various individuals who fall
short of or exceed the common stand
ard.
Gilpin observer., 1899-11-23
How to Save Money on Shoes.

Members of the United States Cooper
ative Boot & Shoe Purchasing Associa-
tion save 33h per cent on all purchases
of shoes.
Mr., E. Fl. Tilton, Secretary of the AS
sociation, 105 Summer ST., Boston, will
send an illustrated book on shoes, in
structions how to join the association
and full information concerning it to
anybody upon request
Gilpin observer., 1899-11-23
Get, Even With His Wife.

An Atchison man. to get even, has TAX
en- to selling his wifes old clothes. He
says every time he puts of summer suit
to put on a winter suit his wife sells his
clothes to a secondhand dealer. and he
proposes to sell his wife's party dresses
to get even.-Atchison Globe.
Gilpin observer., 1899-11-23
Tho Type Height Of N Race.

DR.. Thomson in knowledge says in
every race there are certain individuals
below or above what we may term the
most common height; the smaller in
Gilpin observer., 1899-11-23

they had perceived 1t. knew it was
there. understood its origin. and l
cid not care n snap of my fingers
whether or not anybody else knew
anything about 1t.
In those days. after the regular
periods OF meteoric showers. there
nsed to be n good many falling stars
which appeared to be left over from
The grand display, and / had always
Eeen accustomed to watch for these
with great deal OF interest. for the
Gilpin observer., 1899-11-23
Worse Yet.

Snarley-They're a bad family The
son the races.
Yow-You'd think they were virtuous II
you heard the daughter play the piano.
Syracuse Herald.
Gilpin observer., 1899-11-23
Cures
Hard Coughs

No matter how hard your
cough is OF how long you have
had it. Ayers Cherry Pcctoral
is the best thing you could
possibly take. But it's too
risky to wait until you have
consumption. for sometimes it's
impossible to cure this disease.
II you are coughing today.
don't wait until tomorrow. but
get a bottle Of Cherry Pee
toral at once and be relieved.
1t strengthens weak lungs.
Gilpin observer., 1899-11-23

Three sizes; 25c., enough for an ordinary
cold, 50c., Just right for asthma, bronchitis,
hoArsenoss, whooping cough. hard colds;
and to keep oil hand.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-20
AN INDIAN BRIDAL PAIR.

"Once 1 saw pretty thing, young
bride of the Kickapoos, on a sort of we'd
ding trip. She was tall and slight, and
so closely do the members of tribe
resemble one another-she looked like the
twin sister of her young husband. At
first they were accompanied by stout
old chief, but he left after circus day.
It is odd to see an Indian chief patronize
the peanut and lemonade stands and sit
unmoved at the performance, and vet
stand enthralled before the cages of ami
mails unknown on his native prairies. The
bride and the bridegroom spent three or
four days in the town, wandering about
as unconsciously as Adam and Eve in
the. garden. The man was already mas
terful and protecting, the girl shy and
subservient Day after day they walked
hand in hand, looking at everything, peo-
pie, shops, cattle, but never speaking to
any one, never even to each other, yet
deeply content in the consciousness of
companionship. They were a living ex-
ample of the happiness of simplicity, and,
while they stayed in the hustling town,
made many a civilized man and woman
think how far their own conduct as wives
and husbands fell short of the standard
of this unconscious Indian pair.'-Ain-
slee's Magazine.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-20

said You may as we'll take water but
thought it was only die anyway, so
Il wrote to you and commenced the use
OF the Golden Medical Discovery and
Sage's Catarrh Remedy. When ] had
taken six bottles / had eight bad hemor-
images; wrote to you and you sent me
word to keep on with the Discovery and
the hemorrhage would stop after while
| thank the Lord it did. That was over
two years ago and L have not had any
bleeding since"
If you are suffering from disease in
chronic form, write to DR.. Pierca and
consult him free. by letter. For more
than 30 years DIR. Pierce has acted "a
sttution he founded In Buffalo, N. Y. He
mas gathered about him a stan of nearly
la score OF assistant physicians, every
man specialist in the treatment Of some
form OF disease. Assisted by his staff
Or. FIERCE has treated and cured more
than half million persons in the 80 and
more years of his practice The offel.
10 you OF free consultation by letter
means that all DR.. Pierce's skill and ex-
perlence, all the medical ability of his
starr, and the advisory resources of his
great hospital, for such the fnVaIids'
Hotel and Surgical Institute at Buffalo,
IN. T., really is-all these are at your
service, absolutely free, without fee or
charge of any kind Write to DR.. Pierce.
Buffalo, n. T., and you will take the first
step to health
Let no dealer foist on you any other
medicine as Just as good as Dr.
P1erce's Nothing Is just as good as
Golden Medical Discovery" which has
not that medicines record of marvellous
cures, and no other medicine can show
even shadow of such success in saving
life as marks the use of DIR. Pierce's
Golden Medical. Discovery.
THE PATH OF LIFE
lis full of pitfalls, into which the ignorant
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-20
.SENSELESS SACRIFICES 70
SUPERSTITION.
The Human Sacrifices of the
Nineteenth Century.

1t was the custom of the ancient
Britons to honor Wooden with gigantic
holocaust. A huge figure, bearing the
rude outlines of man, was fashioned
of wicker work, and into this figure were
thrust the struggling forms of men and
women. Then the priests applied fire to
the structure and the miserable victims
of human superstition wepe roasted to
death. We shudder as we think of such
barbarism. We give thanks that we live
in the nineteenth century and in free
America. And yet, in this free land, SUI
perstition has its votaries and its victims
Statistics prove that each year one-sixth
of all the men and women who die are
victims of disease popularity regarded as
incurable-the dread disease, consumption.
1t would be absurd to deny that in GER
tain stages the victim of consumption is
beyond the help of the scientific knowl-
edge of the present day, though every
year science grows stronger to aid the
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-20
TRoURLcUs TURQUOISE.
1t Caused a Scene at a Reception in
Paris.

Paris.
| The presence of the Duchess of Meek
lenburg and the Landgrave of Hesse
J did not prevent a. certain American
woman who, not long ago. bought for
a few million dollars a Fkench cornte
of good old nobility, from exercising
her Yankee wit at a great reception
given lately by the poet Marquis of M.
The comtesse, whom one is now ac-
customed to see. evervwhera w;+bo,,t
her husband, says the New York Press
entered the room alone. She was beau
tlIuily dressed in summer velvet
1rock or a pale blue hue, covered with
a pointed tunic of old lace of rare
beauty. But, contrary to her custom.
sile wore no jewels, except at her throat
an an. uIicofnmonly large turquoise square
diamonds. AS for M. le Conate. he was
tnere already for he had brought with
MN kaua r., young Russian can
tatrlce who, thanks to her superh
voice ana astonishing yellow hair, has
reached the pinnacle Of success.
When ne saw his wife he advanced
TO salute her, and then suddenlv
stopped, as if spelIbound at the iasvsr
she wore. The eomtesse looked at him.
she was all smiles, and evidently IN
good temper. A few minutes later tha
comte and the beautiful Katia. r wers
together again, the former looking en-
cited and the latter exceedingly in az
ease. soon they parted, and the singer
maneuvred to get near the comtesse.
Wnile ,ner eyes never lost sight of the
magnetic turquoise. When the CONT
esse got up she got up also. At last
both women arrived at the buffet
winch was crowded, and, imprudently
enough, Katia managed to place herself
Just opposite the comtesse
Madame" the latter then said. in
piercing Yankee tones, attracting the
attention of everybody in a French
crowd, you are not mistaken This
(and she pointed to the turquoise) lis
the same Jewel which my husband took
a few months ago from my Jewel box
and presented to you Mile Katia
turned deadly pale at this unexpected
attack, and tried to escape, but the
comtesSe put her fan on her arm and
went on: You sold it for 10000 francs
at st. Petersburg, and my jeweler, who
traced it, bought it again for $4,000,
therefore it is mine, quite mine. and
you will please to leave me alone .
There was q fiutter among the ladies
and gentlemen who were daintily en-
joying their ices and champagne in the
gallery. Katia r. fell down on a chair,
and was at once hidden by cluster of
young mon, who took compassion on
her; the CQmtesse looked perfectly quiz
ct and contented. and the Comte was
nowhere to be found. But the malicious
people who are always eager for trouble
are much disappointed. for no wrench
ever seems to be strong enough to break
those alliances contracted under the
laws of fair exchange-money for name
and name for money-which are now
the fashion. and the menage of M lie
Comte and Nine la Confess is by no
means in a worse condition than it was
before,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-20
BROOM A GERM BREEDER.
Common Household UtensiI is a Dead
ly Conveyer of Disease.

"Bacteriologists devote themselves to
the detection, isolation and destruction
Of bacteria" says the Scientific Ameri-
can, land, strange to say, they do not
appear to have given much attention to
the danger that turks in the ordinary
articles of household use. For exam
pie, the common house broom is both
the habitaticn and breeding place for
whole colonies of bacteria, and cases
of disease have been traced to this ap-
parently inoffensive article.
AT Konigsberg course ON bacterlol-
ogy Is given by physician, in which
he maintains that the strictest sanitary
and hygienic conditions in things per-
tanning to the house should be incul-
Gated, and in this country in the Bos-
ton cooking school, and doubtless else
where, there are many lectures given
on bacterioiogy.
THE refrigerator is one of the danger
spots, for bacteriologjsts tell us that
the minutest organisms may thrive
even in melted ice, and putrefactive
bacteria once gaining access to the
household refrigerator, win breed and
contaminate butter, milk, meat and
other food kept therein. Cupboards
and closets also afford an excellent
breeding place for the ever-present mi
orobe, and housekeepers wtll do well to
look to such articles as xafr4gerators,
Drooms. busters etc."
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-20
SHORT ON BEAUTIES.
There Are Few Women Who Under
stand Gowninc.

To one woman who is a picture you
will find three who are caricatures. This
unhappy state of things is not entirely
due to the stingy way in which Dame
Nature doles out divine shoulders and
perfect noses and cupid's bow mouths
1t is oftener general lack of UNDER
standing of grooming and gowning,
says an exchange Add to this painful
ignorance concerning the care of the
health and methodical treatment of the
hair and complexion, and you have the
main reasons why the world is so short
on beauties and long on plain women.
one Of the greatest words in the
English language is fitness The
man who knows the meaning of this
word and profits by his knowledge asu-
ally comes out well in busile~ss mat
tiers and domestic ones, too. The VIC
man who is equally well informed as to
what is in good taste and Hitting" is
not only beloved by friends and ac-
quaintances, but she is well poised in
character and always good to look
upon.
The girl who is five feet one in her
bedroom slippers and who invariably
invests in top-heavy hat that would
be becoming only to woman of ample,
stunning proportions and regal car
riage, is one of the many to whom the
word fitness" has no more meaning
than the yowls of a yellow cat or the
peeps Of a canary bird.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-20
THE ANIMAL" FAD.
Trophies That the Summer Girl Will
Bring Back With,tier.

When the summer girls commence to
come home from seashore and noun
tain-and it won't be long now before
they are struggling ina conspicuous
part of their costume win be wiry gold
bracelets from which will bangle tiny
sold or silver or gun metal animals.
This is the latest fad The girls buy
the bracelets themselves or their fond
papas may give them to them. while
summer admirers are supposed to add
the menagerie collection, in which &C.
erything is represented from an ele-
plant to a sparrow, a sort of rosary of
lovers, you see. The animals vary In
size from quarter of an inch to three
inches and are quite recognizable-usu
ally. One girl seen in a railroad sta
ton the other day had as bangles a
rabbit, humble bee, a bear, a dog. a
pig, bat, fish, goat and a tiny
mouse.
This fashion has, as is easily seen.
enc disadvantage, in that it is "a give.
away as to the amount of attention the
wearer has received during her. travels,
and a certain odium would undoubted-
ly attach to the girl who came home
with polar bear as her only trophy or
accompanied solely by bantam hen.
Come to think Of it, however the
mind feminine is so resourceful that it
is extremely doubtful if a single one of
the maids returns without her quota
of these ornaments. And it won't make
a bit of difference that men were as
scarce as the proverbial hens teeth at
the resort she honored with her pres
ence, either, so long as the United
States mails are in good. working order
and there are brothers, fathers and
cousins to be ordered to stand and de-
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-20
THE LARGEST EMERALD.

A vase cut from single emerald
has been preserved in a cathedral in
Genoa, Italy, 800 years. Its dimen-
slons are: Diameter, twelve and one
half inches; height, five and three
fourths inches. Every precaution Is
used to insure safe keeping Several
locks must be opened to reach 1t, and
the key of each lock is in the pos
session of a different man. 1t Is pub
licly exhibited very rarely, and then
only by order of the Senate. A precau-
tionary decree was passed in 1476 for
bidding all persons to approach the
priceless treasure too closely. An an
tiquarian advances the theory that n
was one of the gifts made to Solomon
by the queen of Sheba, and has written
a book to prove his assumption. 1t IS
difficult in these matter of fact Days
to believe so large an emerald had
ever been found and It would be inter
esting to hear the verdict Of gem
expert after he had carefully examined
the vase Manufacturing Jowelera
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-20
WoMEN OF HOMER.
There Are But Two Equable Ones in
All the Songs of the Poet.

Although the women of Athens in the
days of its glory, had position which
is today believed to have been not
merely inferior, but servile and de-
based, yet the earlier women, both of
what may be called the period of the
Homeric singer and of the Homeric lis
tener, were evidently a very superior
order, receiving respect, and duty, and
Giving high tone to their social life.
There are but two ignoble women in
all the pages of Homer-Helen and Civ
temnestra-and even to them a GER
tam sort of honor was awarded by
those about them. All the other Wo-
men OF Homer's song were dignified,
gentle noble, with lofty standards of
morals and behavior. and exerting a
wide and valuable influence They are
generally characterized by a sweet
courtesy; they have a natural refine
ment; and in all the story that is told
or them, we recognize a warmth of
family feeling, a lofty elegance of man
ners, a grace which is hardly excelled
by the manners and habits of the la
dies of today.
1t was evidently this feeling about
marriage IN ancient days which made
the position of women honorable. gave
them safety, allowed them to cultivate
the graces, lent them an authority and
influence that We're forceful and made
the tale seem real to those who heard II
sung, because there was nothing in 1t
contrary to their own experience. We
read of it all with great sense of nat
uralness and kinship, feeling that what
is right is SO the world over. and real
izing that it is with women today as
1t was 5000 years ago; their power and
their protection lie in the obedience and
reverence that are given to the sanctity
Of the institution of marriage.
1t is interesting to find that so many
years ago, when all the people who
heard the Homeric songs first sung are
DUST blowing on the four winds of
heaven, this institution of marriage
which had its happy exemplification in
the lives, the singing of which touched
all hearts with a kind and familiar fin
ger, should remain as fixed and solid as
the rock, and that, indeed, AMONG
those of our generation who think the
highest and live the best it is regarded
as sacramental in its nature, and not
to be lightly considered, rudely spoken
Of nor carelessly broken.-Harper'
Bazaar,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-20
EMERGENCY NOTES.

In asphyxiation from gas, battle the face
and chest with vinegar, and hold some to
the nose. Give strong coffee, and apply
cold water to the head and warm water to
the. feet. In drowning, if the heart seems
TO have ceased beating, place patient on
the abdomen. one arm under forehead t:
raise the body to empty the stomach and
air passages of water and mucous. Re
move all clothing from chest; lay patient
on his back, place bundle Of clothing "a
mans body will do) under his back, to
raise the stomach and lower the head
Pull tongue forward, ana secure 1t by ty-
ing string over II and under the jaw.
Stand astride or kneel at patients head;
grasp his arms below the elbows and
draw them outward upward and back
ward till they meet over the head. Keep
in this position two seconds, then carry
them down to sides of chest again till ell
bows nearly meet over the stomach and
press firmly. Repeat these maneuvers at
the rate of 16 per minute. Persevere in
these efforts until breathing is restored.
then promote the circulation by friction,
artificial heat, etc. When the patient can
swallow give some hot milk, beef tea or
coffee to drink.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-20
SHE RUNS A sAwMILL.
A Plucky St. Louis Girls Prosperous
Business in Arizona.

Business in Arizona.
Miss Amelia Judson became a saw
miller all in one day, says the Chicago
Chronicle Six or seven years ago her
brother, Andrew B. Judson, left st.
Louis and went to northern Arizona,
veloping the sugar pine forests in Co
soninc county, between williams, Ariz.,
and the Grand Canyon of the Colorado
river Inside of year he invested $685.
COO in timber lands and built a sawmlli
andlAestablished the Judson lumber
camp % miles northwest of, Williams
He made a speciality of timber suitable
for boxes for the California fruit trade,
and from the start was successful.
In June, 1898, young Judson's mother
and sister came to visit him. Miss
Amelia Judson had just finished a
course at Cornell university and eX-
pected, after leaving Arizona, to go to
Paris to study art. But misfortune
prevented. Only week before she and
st. Louis Andrew Judson became sud
denly i'll with typhoid fever and died.
That was last October There was but
one thing to do. Three important con-
tracts for lumber and box material
We're in course of fulfilment when the
ambitious young lumberman died.
Both mother and daughter realized that
thousands of dollars of their money
was tied up in the lumber camp and
that the only way to save it, avoiding
the sacrifice of forced sale, was to
keep the plant in operation.
And so it was that college bred Anne
liza Judson became a sawmiller in the
heart of the Bill Williams mounfains of
Arizona. She went to the office and
took charge. The rough men who saw
her wondered at her temerity and har-
dihood then they admired her pluck
and determined to help her in every
way possible. She went into the woods
with the logging teams and learned ev-
cry detail of the work of converting a
standing tree into lumber or fruit
boxes. She got out her brothers CON
tracts IN time, took further orders. and
prospered at every turn. Running a
saWmlll has passed the experimental
stage with me- said Miss Judson. 4The
1act that we have made money every
month since February, or since / got
ne run OF the work, is no credit of
NINE, but the result of my brothers
establishment of the business. I like
the work very much, and l shall no
doubt continue it. | am never lonesome
out there in the camp, for the work so
occupies all my waking hours that I
never nave time to dwell on sentiment
talities"