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The state herald., 1900-03-16
Involuntary Twiishinrs-

a nerve specialist stated. not long
ago, that one way TO Judge OF the con
dition OF n persons nerves was TO
watch his thumbs. Ever since that
time. says a correspondent. found the
greatest fascination In looking at peo-
pies thumbs. The doctor said that II
they moved involuntarily outward II
was a sign that the nerves OF that man
or woman were not In the best eondi-
tion. find myself now sweeping the
line opposite me In stoet-car. and N
that doctors test II n good one. there
In a surprising number OF people
whose nerves need looking after. There
arc few among the women who do not
invoiuntnrily move the thumbA out
ward at intervals OF every few minutes.
and when your attention has been once
attracted to II. the process OF watching
their glovcd hands grows very inter
enting. have found the habit much
less frequent among men. but take the
average number Of women In street.
car. and II will be n surprise TO you to
See how many Of them indulge uncon-
seiouriy In this little habit. I only
hope II might not mean anything no
serious M II might indicate. II that
nerve specialists diagnosis was u good
one,
The state herald., 1900-03-16
WILD AMIN AIS
Bred In Captivity Develop Ferocity In
spIte of Training.

Bred In Captivity Develop Ferocity In
spite of Training.
There Is current tradition that wild
animals born in captivity do not attain
the savageness of those bred in their
native jungle. and that the teeth of
such animals do not develop as they do
In the wild state. Mr.. Alexander Day.
assistant superintendent out at the
ZOO. whose experience with wild ami
mails has been almost lifelong. says
that he has not found those assertions
parently tame the cubs may appear. he
says. there Is n time when they attain
savageness apparently from instinct.
and show all the characteristics of the
animals whose home has always been
the forest or the plain. As for the de-
velopment of teeth. Mr.. Day points for
illustration to full-grown lions which
were born and reared In captivity and
may be seen any day cracking bones
of meat with which they are fed with
every evidence OF possessing the most
sound teeth possible. The only way
In which wild animals in captivity usu-
ally suffer with their teeth Is that
when they are fed they may grab at
the meat which Is pushed through the
bars with a big iron fork and break a
tooth on the fork. or they may In
jumping against the bars lnJure
tooth and suffer afterward from Its
loss. The little lions. when baby cubs.
are shy at first: then become as play
ful as kittens. For the first year OF
their life usually they may be treated
as domestic animals. At the age OF
about twelve weeks the cubs are taken
from their mother. but In the mean
time she has taught them TO eat meat.
Al first the cubs suck bone or n scrap
OF raw meat which the mother tears
on for them. Often they may be seen
gnawing upon a bone which the moth
cr lion holds in her jaws and paws.
when frst taken from their mother
the cubs are given finely chopped meat,
the pieces being gradually made larger
until they are given bones. upon which
they sharpen and develop their teeth.
In time the lions can crush the bones
with ease. From ~ to IA months OF
age the young lions are. II Is said. no
cross as to be almost unmanagoable.
Al the age OF is months or two years
tho cubs are taken In hand by the
trainer and then. having reached their
growth. they are ready to be perfected
In their tricks and TO be exhibited. II
IL said by those familiar with lion
tanning and training that lions which
have been brought up m pets are the
hardest 10 train for performers. They
do no, seem to take the training seri-
ousiy. nnd are not no easily mastered
as those which have grown TO maturity
without pettlng.-Baltimore Sun.
The state herald., 1900-03-16
HOW THE DocroR cor THERE.
Not Always Easy for Maino Physician
to Reach His Patients.

to Reach His Patients.
The other day country physician
received call to 60 from his place
sua region, and 1t was such call as
a doctor can not we'll refuse. So he
went to West Cove on Moosehead with
q big coat and wearing leggins and
shoe packs, as the low moccasions are
called. A lumberman was there, and
carry the doctor up as far as West Out
let on a handcar on the Canadian Pa
cific road. They had to stop once and
unload the hand car on to their backs
in a gully SO that freight train could
go past. Above West Outlet a certain
snow, and the doctor and the woods
man guide strapped on their skates and
started. There were numerous
wrinkles" huge, bulging riffs in the
Ice where the moving of the mighty
surface had met and made ruin. When
the woodsman went ahead and prod
ded and poked until he found a place
where they could cross. 1t is possible
that more men have been drowned In
the waters of Moosehead by careless
ness in crossing wrinkles than by any
other cause. By the time they got to
the mouth of Moose river the doctor
was Obliged to own to his sturdy COM
panion that he was fair tuckered. The
man had moose sled there in the
bushes. He had left 1t there when he
had come out after the doctor. He
piled the medicine man on with his
case, wrapped him In blankets. and set
away along the toto road. There was
no team out, for there was much un-
certainty as to when the doctor would
be able to get along. When he could
he walked. The rest of the time he
rode. The tough little man of the
woods seemed in no wise wearied. He
told the doctor that 1t was easy enough
to make those kind of trips when one
was toughened to 1t. In the camp was
one of the bosses who had been caught
in n snub line and who had had most
of the flesh on the calf of his leg
rasped off by the cruel cable. The
doctor did what he could for the suf-
ferer. Before he finished his labors
there was a messenger came from a
camp 10 miles above. They had
learned that a physician was in the
section and they wanted him. Ten
men weres down with grip and colds
and two had pneumonia. So the doc
tor went up to that camp. There was
nothing else to do. He says that II he
had refused they would have loaded
him on sled willy-nilly and would
have taken him along. He came out
after six days In the woods.-Lewiston
Journal.
The state herald., 1900-03-16
TEN COMMANDMENTS
FOR THE AID OF CENSUS
ENUMERATORS.
An Unoincial supplication to the Agri-
cuituralists to bs Prepared to Answer
All Questions PromptIy-Novsl Method
of Instruction.

i. And 1t shall come to pass in June
That a census of agriculture be taken
by the chosen men of the nation, who
number two score and ten thousand.
2. Upon parchment. yet upon a
separate parchment, which is called a
schedule, the chosen men shall write
the chief things and the little things Of
the farm, and the value of them.
3. But neither the wicked. nor the
assessor of many taxes. nor the COL
lector thereof, shall serve with the
chosen; nor shall he look upon the
returns to know any mans property.
4. The anointed only from the CEN
sus shall lay hands on the returns and
know the writings thereon. Whose do
eth more than this surely shall be pun
ished. Thus saith the law.
8. The chosen people of the land,
the enumerators thereof. shall, swear
Ing solemnly, write upon the parch-
ment, yea, upon every parchment, the
length and breadth of every crop;
verify, the true shekels' worth of all
things upon the farm in 1899 shall be
summed up on the blanks which the
King OF the census giveth out, and they
shall be kept forever and ever in the
temples at Washington. where many
nations may behold the correct meas
ure of the strength of the land.
9. And all the live stock according
to age, and all the poultry. and all the
hives OF bees which the husbandman
hath shall be counted. and they shall
be written in value as the law saith
and preserved In the temples.
z. And the length and breadth OF
the farm. and the value thereof, and
the value of the houses and barns for
shelter thereon, and the value of the
machinery and implements and chari-
OTIS which man useth shall likewise be
written and laid forever In the temples
OF truth. Thus saith the law.
8. He who leaseth land shall answer
all things to the elect like unto him
who owneth 1t. for the king of the cen
sus hath said that one man shall not
be called and another left.
3. Thus saith the king of the census
to his people: Thou shalt this day
write upon a tablet all the things OF
the farm and the value OF them; the
value OF all thou hast eaten and all
that thou hast sold and exchanged,
and be ready: for in an hour ye wo,
not next June the enumerator cometh
Blessed be he that maketh full and
perfect answers quickly"
10. Send thou unto the king of the
census, at Washington, which is the
kings home. or unto the high priest OF
the census OF agriculture, and thou
wilt receive light. T.,
The state herald., 1900-03-16
AMERICAN rRAMsvAAL FUND.
To Aid Widows and Orphans of the

To Aid Widows and Orphans of the
Boers.
A pathetic appeal OF the committee
OF Africander and Bond members OF
parliament was issued at Cape Town,
oct. 10, 1899, signed by Messrs. N. f.
DeWaal. Joseph N. Hoffman, ]. H.
Hofmeyr, Thomas p. Theron and D.
j. A. Van Zyl. which says among
other things:
What may. what can, we colonial
Africanders do In this sorrowful time?
Join In the work Of warfare with the
weapons? The law and our duty as
British subjects forbid this, even
should other circumstances not oppose
such a course Of action.
But what neither the law nor the
duty Of the subject forbids, and what,
moreover, agrees in every respect with
all principles OF religion and human
1ty, Is the Offering of help to the
wounded. to the widows and the
orphans"
In the name OF the Africander bond,
on behalf Of the citizens OF the South
African republic and their noble ally.
the Orange Free State, l appeal to all
Americans to show their sympathy
with the brave people who are now,
In the words OF John Hancock, liter
ally Offering all that they have. all
that they are. and all that they hope
to be. upon the altar OF their country,
nghting to the death the arrogance
and imposition of the great British
empire, in order to remain free and
Independent, as did our American
forefathers In 1776 and 1912. THERE
WILL BE NO BoER WOUNDED ON
THE BRITISH-AMERICAN HOSPI-
TAI SHIP.
Send to me your subscriptions,
small and large, and | will send the
amount to Mr.. c. c. de Villiers, Cape
Town, the honorable treasurer of the
committee OF the Africander bond, to
be expended under that appeal. sent
$1,000 on Feb. 20, 1900.
GEORGE w. VAN SICLEN,
American Treasurer.
No. 141 Broadway, New York City.
Feb. "a, 1900.
The state herald., 1900-03-16
sMALLpox DISTRIBUTORS.
How the Germs Are Nurtured and tho
Disease IL Spread.


Disease IL Spread.
1t would seem that people will never
learn to be careful. The recent alarm
ing spread OF that dire epidemic,
smallpox, throughout different Sec
tions Of the country has been traced
by physicians and sanitarians in many
instances directly to the moldy and
rotting layers Of paper and paste
which cover the walls of many houseo.
The practice of laying layer after layer
of paper on a wall. using common
-four paste, is especially calculated to
create homes for disease germs. Peo-
Pile could not do more to effect such a
result II they tried. The rotting vege-
table matter affords caves from which
are ready to dart forth the infection
at every opportunity. There Is no ex-
cuse for this practice, as walls and
ceilings can be coated with a pure.
cleanly and sanitary material like Ala
bastine, for instance, at no greater ex-
pense. Alabastine is rockbase
cement, which Incorporates itself with
the wall or ceiling. 1t is easily ap-
Piled, comes ready to mix with cold
water, requires no washing or scrap
ing before renewing OF retinting. is
beautiful, long-lasting and safe.
For walls that have been infected,
nothing is equal to Alabastlne as a
disinfectant to render them pure and
clean and the rooms oncs more habit
Eble,
The state herald., 1900-03-16
A PECULIAR PUNISHMENT.
Swiss Citizens Cannot Frequent Rcstau
rants UntI Their Poll Tax Is Paid.

q.
To punish man for non-payment OF
n certain tax by forbidding him tt
enter restaurant is a rather singular
act of government. yet in the cantor
of Bern such II law Is in effect. Ever!
man in Switzerland must serve In tht
Swiss army If he is physically capable
and If he be not physically capable h'
must pay what is called the military
exemption tax. In the canton of BerI
rigidly enforced law is in effec
which prohibits a person who has moi
paid this tax from entering any Of thu
various beer gardens and saloons unit
the tax is paid. This law Is called til,
"wirtshausverbot" The government
says that II a man has money to spent
for coffee. beer or liquors he must alst
have money enough with which to pa!
his debt TO the state. AT intervals on,
may read In the local official paper tn,
list OF names of those who must sta,
away from the gardens. The law can
not prohibit a person from obtaining
liquor through the Intervention or hell
of n friend. but the privilege OF drop
ping into favorltc resort and hob
nobbing with friends--a custom whlcl
Is dear TO every Swlss-must be fore
gone. The law Is effective for severa
reasons. The military exemption taa
IL small-it is generally paid-and III,
ordinary peasant does not like TO Sc,
his name publicly printed.
The state herald., 1900-03-16
Observation-Disclosures
There Is No -" In Their Language or
In Spanish,


In Spanish.
Major Samuel b. Jones OF the regular
army is now quartermaster at Boston
He served with distinction until re-
Gently In the Philippines. says the
Philadelphia Post. A curious local
custom In Luzon authorizes native to
take and use foreign name, generally
Spanish. in addition TO his own Tagal
patronymic. This accounts for the
multitudes OF such sonorous names as
"Agramonte." "Uriarte" and Polo
bieJa." The major had won the grati-
tude of a native. who announced his
determination to adopt the American
family name OF Jones before II oc-
CURED to him that there was no equiv
alent for y" in either Spanish or
Tagal. He had II written out for him
by soldier. To whom he gave box
OF cigars for his trouble. and then de-
parted from the camp. Some time
after the native came into camp and
was addressed by his new name. He
looked worried and called his inter
locutor aside and explained TO him his
troubles. please don't call me by
that name" he said. plaintively. You
see. took that written name home to
my village and showed II to my re.a-
uves. They were much pleased. but
when they tried to read II no two pro-
nounccd II alike. Rather than have
trouble In the family am looking for
brave American whose name Is com
prehensible,"
The state herald., 1900-03-16
General Henry. widor j. DcstItu,e.

A movement has been started in
New York to raise n purse for the ben
eft of the widow OF General Henry,
who is left entirely witlio.' funds and
will he dependent upon her pension,
which, under the regular law, will not
introduced In Congress for n special
pension Of 500 n month. but there are
so many claims of this kind growing
out of the Spanish American war that
the pensions committees of both
houses have agreed not to recommend
any special pensions exceeding $50 n
month. and not TO pass any bills for at
least one year after the death of the
officers in question. Thus Mrs. Henry
will be dependent upon her friends
until next year.
The state herald., 1900-03-16
His Address.

Tho following. from an English
paper, viii be enjoyed by speakers who
have found themselves called upon 10
address audiences already wenrled by
excessively long speeches; A certain
man was invited TO speak at local
gathering. and being nobody In par
tlcular. was placed last ON tho list of
speakers. Moreover. the chairman tn
tfoiucod several speakers whose names
were not on the list. and the audience
was tired out when he said. Introduce
inR the flnal speaker "Mr. Homes viii
now give ua his address" "My nd.
dreaH." said Mf Bones, rising. "iH sbi
Park Villas 4. W, and Wish you all
goodnight"
The state herald., 1900-03-16
s..aa letter. = Day.

The John A. Salzer Seed Company,
Lacrosse. Wis. received 6.i34 orders
last Monday, which Is n monster day
but they expect to double this number
by the middle OF March. The firm II
having great trade in Its specialties-
potatoes. speltz. Bromus lnermis
rape, Big Four oats. Three-Ear corr
and earliest vegetables. There is Q
wonderful demand for onions, CAP
bage. peas and bean seed this year
Early Bird radish and Lightning CAP
bage. the earliest OF this kind In th'
wide. wide world. are having ire
mendous sale.
The state herald., 1900-03-16
To Ayold Cntchlnr Cold.

II Is an absolute impossibility TO catch
cold II the surfaces of the body are
kept at an even temperature. The trouble
may be from without or II may be from
within-that Is. by not being either prop
erly or sufficiently clad. by not having
perfect circulation. or by not eat
Ing such food as Is needed TO
body. The chilllnesg you experience
IN the winter arises from one of two
causes: First. lack OF sufficient carbon
aceous food: second. poor circulation. pos
sibly due TO lack Of exercise.-Ladies'
Home journal
The state herald., 1900-03-16
Muscular r..,e,.. and s.r,oa. s,.so..

tton.
There IN no better preventive OF
nervous exhaustion than regular. nn.
hurried muscular exercise. II We
could only moderate the hurry and
rush OF our lives. lessen our worry. rc-
lax the tension ana increase our open
air exercise. large proportion NJ
nervous diasnaes would be abolished
For those who cannot get q sufficient
holiday, the best substitute N an oe.
oaaionnl day In bed. and many whose
nerves are constantly strained In theii
daily vocation have experienced the
benefits Of this rest II We cannot
avoid frequent agitation W. ought. "
possible. 10 give the nervous system
llme 10 recover itself between tho
shocks. Even nn hours aecluaion after
u good lunch Will deprive q hurried.
anSioun day of much OF ltH injury Tho
nerves can often be- overcome hy
stfHteRem when they refuse to bc con.
tfoiied by strength NJ will.
The state herald., 1900-03-16
now's Thar

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for any
case OF Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure.
r. j. CHENEY & co, Props, Toledo. O
We, the undersigned. have known r. J,
Cheney for the last Is years and believe him
perfectly honorable In all business tran saction
and financially able TO carry out any ubligu-
lions made by their firm
West a Triax, Wholesale Druggists. Toledo.
o.; Walding, kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists. Toledo. Ohio
Halls Catarrh Cure IL taken Internally act
Ing directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
Of the system Testimonials sent free Price
'5c per bottle. Sold by all druggists
Halls Family PIN. arc the best
The state herald., 1900-03-16
wOr,kinQ
Women

arO ANvSfod TO write 10
Mrs.. PlNltjbam for fr00
advice about fhsAr health.
Aers. PknltItsns u . wo.
~ you hsvs painful
periods, bsoksohes Or
any Of flb0 moro serious
Nc of s~ops0ss write 70
Mro. PdNltibsnsS sh0 has
holp06 Nsasitlludo0s Your
letter WM h0 saor0dyy
o0sfAk6N(ksl.
LydIa E. Pinkhsns's
No00fahko 00nap0ssno 10
knows vvlberev0r Tho Eng.
Msh Gsw0wsro Is spois~.
Nollslpv siso oen PossI-
bly, b0 90 sUr0 10 holp suf.
fos,inN wosnos. No 0llsor
ussdiOIns mas heiped 50
many
onsousbor This whom
s0sp0lhIng eis0 10 sug-
gcst0d.
Mrs. PSnkbans'S nd.
d~ess II Lynn, Mess.
Nor hoipIng hand II
always oUfsfrofolsod 10
sufforfnO w0Ho1s
The state herald., 1900-03-16

Yes: ! like Them from the pulpit. but /
don't care about these homemade ser
The state herald., 1900-03-16

whats the difference h.twe-n "a fddte
and a yiolinT' "a fiddiH b. a Violin when
the man who plays II hus on a swallow
tail coat" "
The state herald., 1900-03-16

Everybody seems TO be leaving town. -
"Eyery9odgf We'll, I'm going away
and 40 IL Tom Jibbs."
The state herald., 1900-03-16

Iurarisht hair With u. yoaihfai color assured by
uflns f.Gasn's iiAfH bALsss
IIApsnconss. The best eafs W lofns. isel..
The state herald., 1900-03-16

In our government band wagon n safety
scheme obtains
When Congress wabbleE In the road the
people take the reins.
The state herald., 1900-03-16

Did you speak TO herr Speak To hort
She was better dressed than l was and
avoided me"
The state herald., 1900-03-16

what kind of a man h. rihbaY' "1Ic'i
the kind that would Kick an nutumohil,
for citing out pf gasoline
The state herald., 1900-03-16

.I'ncie Dill. what is n business admin
istratlong' why. II N an administration
which benefits the man who IL nj fh'
head OF It. II II doesn't bcncnt nnybod,
al
The state herald., 1900-03-16

Did you have any emotions when you
heard Pader"wrhf' "NrH. I wanted tu
The state herald., 1900-03-16

Two bottles Of Plso's Cure for consump-
ton cured me Of a bad lung trouble.-Mrs.
J. Nichols, Princeton, Ind, Mar 90, 1895,
The state herald., 1900-03-16

The hardest thing to forgive Ia an
act Of nndeseryed kindness
The state herald., 1900-03-16
THE GRIT CURE THAr Dors CURE,

Laxative Bromo Qulnine Tablets remove.
the cause that produces la Grippe. u. w
Groves signature is On each box. sc.
The state herald., 1900-03-16

Hook Of Choice Recipes
tsht fires ny Waiter baker A O. Ltd, Dore ehests,
Mas Mention this Haper.
The state herald., 1900-03-16

For childr.a teeihlns softsus the gums reduces In
Ammunition alars b. q eare. Vi lsoIIs - loltls
The state herald., 1900-03-16
You
Look Old

lis impossible for you not
to. with the color Of seventy
years in your hair Perh,ps
you are seventy. and you like
your gray hair. Aad perhaps
not
Dark hair for youth and vigos;
gray hair for old ,se and decline.
II you will use Ayers H'n
Visof. in less than month
there won't be , gray hair in
your head.
l, keeps the scalp free from
d,ndrua. stops falling Of the
han. and mikes il grow thick ,nd
long. 800 s''u'. An sestii'i'.
The state herald., 1900-03-16
Important to Mothers.

Examine carefully every bottle of CASTORIA,
safe and sure remedy for infants and children,
nd sec that n
The state herald., 1900-03-16
Flaming to Paper This Spring.
SELECT
WALL
PAPER.

We cary ALI. hs
l.'ss, dssixns Npop-
niar prices. fr@ "
70 ~ csnts par slngs
NIL. Our large trade
snahiss MS 70 handle
De complete lln. IN
CARLOAD LOTS.
hencu we ear Jsiea
ALL gradss surpils-
lnEly LOW. A full
line q samples ssRt.
all charges prepaid,
FREE uIon request,
The Forrest City times., 1900-08-03
IN "GAY PAREE."

American women are said to be the most handsomely dressed at the Paris exposition.
 James Allison, a Wichita man, who is serving as Kansas commissioner at the Paris exposition, writes to a friend at home complaining that his official position demanded unwonted compliance with fashions decrees. Instead of going about in one-gallus style," says Mir. Allison, "I have to wear plug hat, Prince Albert coat, patent leather shoes and gloves white gloves at that.
 A notable character in Paris is Mime. Duperron, wko sells newspapers at the exposition of this year. just as she did at the exposition of 1855. Her mother being English, Mme. Duperron speaks that language as flu. ently as her native French, and her principal trade is in English and for eign newspapers. Lord Henry Sey- mour, Lord Lytton, the marquis of Dufferin and others of the "old Eng ish colony" were her friendly patrons, and many well-known figures in the English and American colonies of to- lay are to be seen at her stall.