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WOMAN OOSStP.
Thi- Flnniirlnl 1'rnlil-iii In thr M'trrtngr
ftilntfuii V liy ViiiifiK Aim Do Nut
Mitrry,
Tim I'.rTnt of llnrit Tlinta nn thr Matri
monial Mni-kpt Injurious Trrntint hi
of tli llnlr.
tiii: CMti: or run haik.
Tlio caro of tlio hnlr, says tliu Boston
Journal, Is nn Itnportnnt branch of
f ihIiIoii til nil tltiino, though ofluti fash
ioti dictates nn injurious treatment nnif
picorlbos modi's ngulnst tho rnlos of
health nuil reason. Such Importance
his ln'i'ii given to tho Imlr that somiu
philosophers mnko tho chignon, colli,
nuil pulls tho Index of clvllb ilion, and
show how eccentricity lu headdress and
collVuro nmrlcs tlio degradation of tho
time. It Is well understood tint illusi
on of f io hair Injuro niiturnl growth,
but a fionk of fashion which sooms
h irmloss in ly bo iiiiulociimlly hurtful.
'I his njip ircutly Innocent fashion Is
tint of llullinoss" nml lightness of tlio
hair produced liy continual washing.
'J ho host specialists on trcitmnnt of
tliolnirsay that tho hair should bo
washed onco in six weeks nml not of
tuner, mitl that castllo soap nml not
hoi. i, soil i, or nny other drying in ttor
I il, should bo nscil. After washing it
is ull to rub tho scalp with souio re
liable ointment. Tho natural oil,
which to soniu appears objection able,
is tho life-giving ointment of tho hnlr,
nml should not no destroyed. Dry hnlr
has a de id appoaranco, tho onds split,
mid giovvth is retarded. Tho lino comb
it most hurtful, but n soft brush used
judiciously gives vigor to tho scalp and
keeps It in n healthy condition. Tho
practice of cutting tho onds of tho hair
is useful, and ran bo accomplished
oaslly by braiding tho hair and then
cutting the ends. Tho caro of tho hnlr
is cettaiuly ns important as that of tho
teeth, but is much more neglected.
The rules of its preservation are simple
mid important. Vigorous brushing,
outting tho onds when necessary, wash
ing with entile soap once in six weeks
mid tlio desirable avoidance of falso
hair should preserve and strengthen
tho hair. Hut if the hair comes out and
becomes lifeless and thin in splto of
this treatment tho best remedy is to
keek a reliable specialist on scalp dls
o ises, and to submit to thorough pro
fessional diiectiou.
TUB MVTKIMOMAI. MAIiKET.
An Ohio man has compiled a tablo
which shows very clearly tho oflect of
bard times upon the matrimonial
in irkct, sajs tho Now York 1'oit. Just
befoio tho war thonumlierof in images
in tho st ito averaged about 23,000 a
jmi, tho totil in 1800 being 23,100 out
of a population of 2,3Jy,6U. Tho In
fluence of tliu uar was rellectod in the
fall to 1U..1I0 In 1802 and l'J.SOO in 1803
while the return of peace was followed
in 1800 by the unprecedented number
of 30, 171) 1 lie av erago settled dow n
to about 2G.0O0 a j ear after 1870, but
the inllueiico of tho panic of 1873 is
seen in the drop from 20.078 in 1874 to
2,1, 181 in 187.0. A similar result has
followed the business depression of tho
last two cirs, mid tho uiimberof mar
ri iges fell fiom over 30.600 iu 1882 and
188.1 to onlj 28,720 in 1881. Two oth
ei things aio shown by an analysis of
the table. One is tho fact that tho
niimbui of marriages in Unio is appre
ciably less in proportion to tho popula
tion now than it was a quarter of a
Loutuiy ago. Before tho war there
was one in uriago every tear to a little
ovci 100 lull ibttants. 'i'lio snmo ratio
now would icquiro an annual average
of about 3-',.1cK), while for live vears
p isl the nvciagu has been only 2'J,2.15,
and the highest number 30,67)9 in 188.1
is well sliort of thoso liguiLS. Anoth
er discovotv is that the number of clul--rjn
to c.icli mairlai'o has lalleu oil iu
; in uked decree. In 1800 there were
23, 100 matriages, and the number of
bulbs was 71,170. During the last live
yens tint number of uiarn iges has av
eraged 2'J,2o.1, and the iiumbei of births
has been but 08, 1.18 -lower births than
twenty-live joins ago, with a married
population over 2.1 per cent larger,
iho disp.uuy would doubtless auuear
still gre iter it the comparison could bo
restricted o the native population, for
a full eigh'h of Ohio's inli ibitants are
of foreign bit th, mid another consid
erable percentage are the descendants
of foreigners, among whom large fam
ilies are tho lulo. It would probably
be found on such an analysis that tho
fecundity of Ohio ins who aro of Now
Knglmul descent has diminished in as
m irked degieu as that of the inhabi
tants of the region from which they
went.
MlimilllK AMI MOVKr.
Mrs. A. S. Dutiiway, of tho Sew
Xorthwisl, discusses tho financial rela
tions of wives, bho sa)s:
To educate a woman for Independ
ence, give her a few years of her early
life iu occupations whore wage-earning
becomes a habit, and then expoct her
to "in irry and nettle down" in a stuto
of seiene contentment as a servant
without wages in a poor minis home,
when, under a pioporly regulated sys
toiu of living, her duties of wifehood
mid motherhood would increase her
emoluments, since they increase her
bin dens and responsibilities, is to ex
pect the impossible mid endeavor to
in ilutain the unattainable.
Men are continually deploring tho
apparent deciease of the home instinct
among women, when the fact is, that
instinct is, like nest-building in birds,
so strong in women that they will al
ways liml delight in it when they are
supplied with means commensurate
with their labois and are surrounded
by an environment iu any way conge
nial to their il iluros. The girls wno
work lu shops, who keep millinery and
inautau-inaklug establishments, who
vvoik as copyists, attists, etc., aro fast
learning from the discontented wives
they meet that the business of house
keeping, beyond a bare maintenance, is
u wholly uureiiiiiiiurativu Industry.
And unless they can marry wealthy
men, or men high lu public position,
who can support them in idlu utlliieuce
(a possibility which their position as
vv age-oat uois makes exceedingly re
mote), they sensibly prefer to postpone
tlio manning period until, us a bright
joung gill sild to us recently, they
sue "ablu to suppoit husbands hand
somely." lu pondering this subject, wo can
never reach but one conclusion, and it
is that vv omen must workout the ti
ll incl il problem iu tho marriage rela
tion foi themselves. Married women
aro iiioiu to blame, on general princi
ples, for their pieseut financial depend
ence loan men. It is no uncommon
tiling to hear a woman say, when her
hands in o hard with toll and her feel
laiiiu with diudgerv, "Myhusbandsup
polls me; 1 have all the rights 1 want,"
when her own children know that one
of thoso tights is to watch for an op
pot tunny to pilfer fiom her husband s
pockets to sctiiio the needed menus to
giutify some waut of llio household,
which he, us the money holder and
ilisuiirsor, deems useless or extrava
gant. Married women must learn to bo
truthful. Tuu cluuipr of false ptotonsos
must be removed trom tuoir iivos, anil
they must demand riL'htliil remunera
tion for tbolr life-long services with tho
earnestuess-of purpose that will obtain
it, belore sensible gir
.;irls, who earn fair
wages outside of the home, oan bo ex-
ectud to settle down ns contented
lousewlves and happy mothers.
HOW TUB TKXAS Olllt. MAIlltll.S.
While social philosophers have been
trying to explain why young men do
not marry, u Texas girl has pluckily
proven that they sometimes do, nays
tho 1'liiliidolplila 7'imis. It appears to
have been this lady's misfortune to
have had a backwaid and bashful lov
er. There was leasou to believu fiom
his constant visits that his passion was
ilileuse'eiioiigli for even that voluptu
ous clime, but beyond an occasional
glance, that only lirituted tlio girl who
was waiting veiv imp itiontly for somo
more substantial evidences of nllootloii,
ho guvo little sign of tho Ino with
which ho wasn't being consumed. Tho
dim light of a turned-down lamp to
which she resorted now and then
friifhtened bliu bovoud tliu power of
speech. Ho would nolther clasp her
hnnd or her, and when oho hitched her
chair closer toward his somo invisible
Jiowor'crowdod his away to a respect
ul distance. It wasn't a very cheerful
cuilitship for either.
Time tiles, and the avoragoglrl wants
something more from her lover than
awkward looks. The young min came
night after night, mid "spoko eloquently
of tho cholera lu .Spain, tho tenitorliil
uprising of tho Indians, the way tho
political rascals were boAig turned out,
and whore his follow-cltleu, Mr. Fl.iti
ingan, would likely go to next, llo
commended Cleveland's poller and
spoko of tho growing crops jollowlng
in tlio golden sunlight, lint ho, drew
tho lino on deel irlng his love. Several
times she held her breith as ho walked
dangerously near tlio desired point, but
something scorned to warn him iu tune,
and ho swallowed the lump in his
throat and drew oh" In tolerable order.
Then when pitleiico had ceased to boa
virtuo and tlio old folks were giowling
about tho oil bill, scant as it was, she
lovolod a pistol at Ins head and pro
posed herself. Of courso ho didn't ro
fuse. Humor says that they were promptly
married, and that neither Ins ever te-
f ;rctted tho impetuous betrothal, l'er
laps not, but the joung man probably
wouldn't tell all ho thinks for reasons
of personal safety. 'J ho girl who keeps
a rovolvor in close proximity for usoou
a bishful lover would probibly train a
Gatling gun on the head of a refrac
tory husband. bllll, tho experiment
might bo tried by tho e istern and
northern girls, as it may be bashful
ness, not fear of expense, that prevents
so many men in these sections from
marrjlng. Perhaps, though, it would
be wise not to use a loaded pistol; oc
casionally a weapon of that kind is
dangerous when handled by a man.
Its death-dealing power can onl bo
surmised when turned looso by an irate
woman.
MUSIC ANI .MUSICIANS.
Music is a great and beautiful art.
I am not musical myself, which has al
ways been a source of gre it joy to my
friends, but in the courso of many
years of enforced association with mu
sicians I havo got to know soniothiug
about the music business.
1 did not voluntarily eont iminato my
young soul with the society of musi
cians. I hive ever cherished a deep
distrust of tho criminal classes; but
fate orders a man's life for huu. 1 can
only say in extenuation of my sin that
I hive never known a muslciui with
out being sincerely sorry for It, sooner
or later except in tho ciso of one
man who bad his tiomhouo iu piwu
and couldn't got It out to pi ly to mo.
Musicians run in tho scilo of mor il
lty from bass-druuiuiers down to vio
linists. I have known biss-druuinicrs
to bo estimable citizens, in good gen
et al repute. Hut the violinist is a man
who has sinned beyond ledemption. I
do not say tint the violinist does not
do a great work in this wot Id. 1 think
he does, lie inclines other men to
lo id good mid virtuous lives, so that
they may not meet him in the hereaf
ter. And there are, of course, except
ions to overy rule. If the violinist
calls himself a tiddler, mid speaks of
his instrument as a hddle, there is
hope for him. lie may be lured from
classical music and induced to play a
plain and recognizable time, and then
there is a chance of reclamation,
Tho inconsistency of musicians has
often boon noticed. 1 have known
pianists to deny their artistic kinship
to orgau-grindcrs. I havo argued
with them and Hied to point out lo
them that the ditlerunce between the
two styles of operators is but a difler
enco of degree and not of kind, and
that it comes to much the same thing
lu the end whether pain is inllicted by
sheer manual dexterity and tho tips of
tho lingers or by the interposition of a
crank. Hut you cau not reason with a
musician.
There is another peculiarity about
musicians which everybody must ob
serve who mingles with them for any
length of wasted time there are no
good musicians except the ouo who is
talking to you and a lew who aro dead.
All others, you will find in the course
of tliu conversation, are hopelessly on
tho wrong track, as far as true art is
concerned, home of them may bo
well enough in their way, but their
way is all wrong. When they aro
dead, veiy dead, like lleethoven, mid
Huudel, and llaeh, they me frequently
spoken of by other musicians lu terms
of high praise, 1 have heard Beetho
ven wanuly commended by a man
who played the cornet iu a picnic gar
den on the East river.
llach is mi exceptional case. All
musicians like llach. He is extremely
dead, and the general sound sentiment
of tho people may bo relied upon to
keep him dead, 'ibe resurrection and.
rovivltication of tho late llach would
bo wurmly opposed by uny civilized
people. Bach's chief claim to lespect
among musicians is that ho wiolo
much of his music so that it can bo
nlavod backwaid us well as forward.
This kind of thing ho called a fugue.
Fugues aro used for empty in' concert
lulls and other places of puoiio result.
They are even more sure and ellucllvu
than un alarm of Hie.
When a musician dies his friouds
cast a gloom over the joy that ani
mates the neighborhood by going to
tho house of the departed and playing
dirges over him. 'ihey then send iu
their bill lo the stricken widow for
their set vices as a baud. After that
Ihey puss resolutions testifying lo
llieir grief at tliu loss of thei, col
league and their sympathy with his
alllicted family. The resolutions, how
ever, uto not passed until tho bill is
paid.
Yes, music is a great mid beautiful
art, Alphotis, iu) sou; mid what there
Is about it that makes most musicians
menu and envious and cioss-graiued
and cranky, 1 don't know. But so
they are, uud so they will go on, and
the world will forgive thorn for wuslu'a
sake.
TOR THIJ FAUMP.lt.
Aitriinlnicrs nf Halting Crtttlrun Farms In-
tend or un tli ItAiicti ami Free
Ititiiirp,
HiiKg"tlnin for Miirninrr Srrilliut of draft
nml flip Itltlilnnrn nf Wf Pit Snrils,
llkl-K 1'IIOIlUCriOV US KAItMS.
So much lias been written during tho
past few )ears about tho profits of bocf
production on tlio range and ranch that
in my fanners owning from n fourth to
an entire section of land havo come to
the conclusion that they call not suc
cessfully compete with the "beef bar
ons" iu supplying tho market with
meat. Tliey accordingly rcjolco that
tho president has turned these gentle
men out of hull in Territory, and lias
onleicd their fences removed on nil
p il ts of tho public domain. That theso
orders will result in diminishing tho
prolils of the range nud ranch men
and increasing thoso of persons who
keep cattle on their own farms seems
certain. In the future capitalists who
are able to puichnse several thousand
head of cuttle can not appropriate
largo tracts of laud belonging to tho
nation or Included lu Indian rcseiva
tions ami devote them to pasturing cat
tle on which they pay no tuxes. Per
sons who keep stock on their own
farms will be nearer on nn equality
with the much and range men in the
niattor of expenses. They can not do
as extensive a business, but the cipital
Ihey have invested iu it will p-iy as
l.uge dividends and bo subject to fewer
chances of loss. In nil probability tho
competition of tho ranch aud range
cattle will diminish year by jenr.
lu many respects the man who kcops
caltlo on his own farm has a better
piospect for success than one who
keeps Ilium on a ranch or free range.
Ho can have personal oversight of
them all the time. If an animal ts ail
ing he cm take It from tho herd and
nurse it till it becomes well. Ho can
recover his animals if they aro stolen,
though thefts will not bo likely to oc
elli in a civilied community. Ho cm
givu extra feed to young cattle that do
not thnvo well on grass alone. He
c iu inspect all his animals overy dav
and nolo tho condition of eucli. Ho
will experience no losses by having an
imals stiay away from tho herd. Ho
can furnish them with cut food during
times of protracted drought. Ho can
fin nlsh them with protection during
storms mid throughout the winter sea
son. He can keep them free from ver
min. Ho can so manage that they
have nu abundance of pure aud cold
water ut times when cattlo on the
plains gieatly sutler from thirst. Ho
cm fin nish them with halt with very
little trouble or expense. Ho can pro
tect them from the sun by raising trees
or building i heap sheds. In short, he
cm keep them iu the best possible con
dition to thnvo and gain during the
entire year. Few of theso things can
be done by persons owning largo hordf
of cattle left to roam over the great
western plains.
Much has been written nbout the
rapid mere iso of cattle kept on tho
range and ranch. But tho increaso on
fauns is still greater. Many calves
aro lost when a largo herd is left in tho
hands of ojvvbovs. Cows that havo
recently diopped calves aro in an en
feebled condition and require special
caie. 'Ihey aro liable to many diseas
es, sucli as fever and caked big. Un
less they are taken from a herd aud
cuefully uuised they ato likely to die.
A motherless calf on tho rango or
rauch is almost ceitaiu to die There
mo no facilities for bringing it up by
hand, liood nursing is as nocossnry
to the laisuig of a large herd of cattle
as to bringing up a family of children.
On the l.inch and range" "tho latest
survive, ' but on tho farm nearly all
do. On a firm a cow will, iu addition
to bunging up a calf, furnish a largo
amount of milk to be used in the fami
ly, to bo used in making butter and
cheese, or to bo fed to pigs Calves
can bo weaned ou the farm much bet
ter than ou tho range or ranch. They
can at tho pioper age bo isolated fiom
tho herd, fed ou skimmod milk or gru
el, and giaduilly taught to eat grass,
hay, and grain. Tlio mothers, released
fro'm tho care of their calves, will soon
gain in condition and llesh. Kange
and ranch cows nro kept poor by their
calves during the. entile summer and
fall.
Porsons who raiso cattlo on farms
will always enjoy a monopoly in sup
plying tho inaikot with choico beef.
Tho llesh of cattlo unprotected from
storms and compelled to pick up their
living during droughts uud through
tho winter will necessarily bo greatly
inferior to that of cattle raised ou
fm ins where they aro protected from
storms and cold, supplied with water
at all times, and furnished with all tho
food they need. It costs no moro to
transport an animal that sells for C
cents per pound than one that brings
but half that sum. Thero aro but few
legitimato branches of business that
pay better or aro attended by fewer
risks than th it of raising cattle on tho
comparatively cheap lands In the west.
Without extra feed, with cheap protec
tion, mid with only ordinary caro steers
3 years old will bring iM per bead at
the farm whole they aro raised. If
properly fattened, as they may bo on
tho grain i .used on tho place, thoy will
bring .10 per cent, more than tho price
named. 'Die business of raising cattlo
on farms is not only prolitublo but
pleasant. It calls for less lubor than
grain-raising, and entails little expense
for machinery.
81.L1IISO (1KVSS IV M'MMtll.
When it is ri quired to seed grass in
summer, the slubblo should bu plowed
as soon after harvest us possible, not
moro than four inches deep, and then
ban owed down to a Huu tilth as soon
as the vvcods appear. Tho seed may
then be sown between the middle of
August and 1st of .September, or even
earner, upon a perfectly lino surface,
aud tlio seed ground into tlio soil light
ly by means of plunk drawn over tho
surface. 'Ihus tho seed will catch
nicely unless very dry vveathor inter
venes. Iu order that tlio grass may become
strong enough to stand tho winter It
should appear above ground oarly iu
.September. Do nut bo afraid of trash
ou tho surface if evenly disti United.
It will. assist the grass to winter rather
than otherwise. But, unless tho sui-faee-tllth
is iu the best condition, wait
until tliu fiosts of winter have mellow
ed the sin face, drass-seed is too small
tu tuko well ut any season iu lumpy
soil.
Clover should hover bo sown in tho
late suiiimei or lu tho uutumii. Its
toji root c iu not pouotiuto tu u siilll
cieut depth 111 so shuit a timo to allow
It lo tand tho vv Inter propel ly, mid if
the soil is Inclined to heavo It Is alto
gether better to cow both grass and
clover eaily in the spnug. If no other
uiop is sown with il u fair cropof grass
may bu cut tlio same season it Is sown,
uud lu tiny case when grass-seed is
sown lute "in the summer a light cover
ing of stiuw ufter tlio ground Is frozou
will assist materially In wintering iu
ull tho pruiriu lugiou ami other locali
ties where there is little snow.
If pasturage alone It the object, uud
the cultivation of the cormleld has
been level, grass-seed may be sown Im
mediately after the last cultivation ot
tho corn, and the earth smoothed by
means of a brush-drag that will jus't
cover the same, or cover with u verv
light harrow, the teeth slanting back
wards. 'Die standing stalks will pro
tect tho grass the fiist winter, and tho
stalks-may bu knocked down in tlio
spring by the usual means a railway
bur or pole -and the stalks left where
they lie. Before knocking down the
corn clover-seed should be sown, sluco
the passage of the bar will level the
laud somewhat and assist In covering
the seed. '1 ho succeeding spiing the
stalks may be raked and disposed of,
or tills m ly be done immediately after
knocking them down, if too much
damage will not ensue to the young
grass.
SMOKV CIIIMM.1S US TUB fAUVI.
In many farm-houses, as well as in
thoso of cities, Illy-constructed chim
neys, or those near higher elevations
and other local obsti notions, cause
much annoyance. Where tho defect Is
radical there Is no other way than to
reconstruct or clo build tho chimney
higher, as the case may bo. In tho
gleat majority of casos, however, dltll
culty Is only experienced when tho lire
is first built, and osnecially so in damp,
muggy weather. When soft co il is
used tho nulsanco of smoky chimneys
becomes absolutely unbearable, slnco
not only aro tho fumes chokingly op
pressive, but the walls of the house aro
quickly ruined.
Heforo giving tho romedy for all cases
whoro tho delect is not iu tho construc
tion of the chimney tho senso of tbo
subject will bo better understood when
It is remembered that a chimney when
in work contains a column of heated
air. Being lighter than tho outsido at
mosphere, this is forced up by a cor
responding column of ntinosphoric air
pressing into tho entranco of tho fur
nace. The oxygon of the air is con
sumed in producing combustion of tho
fuel, and tho hot gases resulting aro
constantly pressing up tho chlmnoy to
find their eimillLrium in the light air
far abovo the surface of the ground.
But when tho chimney is tilled with
cold air this displacement cau not sud
denly take place. Hence, until the
draft is established in the chimney, tho
smoko finds its way Ihiough overy
crevico lu the stone, tilling tho bouse
with its disagreeable fumes. In a ma
jority of cases the solution is easy.
Whether the dilliculty bo smoke orgas,
from stove, water, or grate, whou the
kindlings are placed, and boforo they
are lighted, a newspaper lightly crump
led, a handful of diy shavings placed
ou top of the coal or In the Hue, and
lighted, will generally establish a
diaft, but, where chimneys aro inclin
ed to smoke, care should bo taken nev
er to choke a lire by placing an undue
quantity of coal in the stove at any ouo
time.
SCIENTIFIC MISCPXLANY.
In his latest meteorological paper.
Prof. K. Loomis observes th it north
of thirty degrees of Htitudo storm
tracks in all longitudes almost invari
ably follow an eisterly course, but
generally havo au inclination north of
east. In tlio tropics, however, the
tondency of storm tracks is westerly or
toward the northwest. An interesting
fact lonuectod with tropicil cjclones
is that Ihey are unknown in tho Pacific
ocean except near the Asiatic coast.
The average velocity of storms in tho
United States for tho entire vcar is
found to be 28 2-5 miles per hour, but
lu Februarj they tiavel twice as rapid
ly us in August.
Hinsen, a (Jerinm physicist, finds
that the color of fruits and llovvers are
furnished by a very sin ill number of
pigments, which he classifies into three
gioups: first, reds; secoud, yellows;
and third, blues ant violets. He
omits chlorophyll gieen, because it is
comparatively rare in flowers. Orange
is produced by a thickening of a de
posit of tile fundamental yellow pig
ment, the coloring matter beint; the
same In the rind of an orange and iu
a yellow buttercup. Hoses and car
nations show the characteristic red
pigment, in which variations are pro
duced by the prosenco of ucids.
Color-blinduess, as usually under
stood, is a blindness to led, to green,
or to bluo or violet; and about ono
male in every twenty-live appears to
be unable to discriminate between tho
principal colors of the spectrum. In a
stricter sense, all persons are color
blind, for, although Chevrcul is said to
havo been able to distinguish 14,420
tones of color, it has been proven that
the human eye is totally incapable of
lecoiving all the vibrations of color
which must exist in the spectrum.
English tests of tho durability of
small squares of various woods buried
one inch under the ground have given
these results: Birch and aspen de
cayed in tlireo yuais; willow and horse
chestuut, in four jears; maple and red
beach, lu live years; elm, ash, horn
beam aud l.ombatily poplar, in seven
years; oak, bcotch fir and We) mouth
nine, partially in soven jours; while
larch, juniper, uud atborvitiu wero
sound ut the cud of seven years.
According to Noweonib, lato obser
vations of the planet Jupiter appear
to show that the period of rotation at
its equator is more than live minutes
less than in the latitude of the great
red spot. This interesting result tends
to conlirm tho suspected ioseinblance
of tho greatest world of our system to
the sun itself.
A kind of beer made from bananas
is reported by missionaries of Ulgay,
in the equatorial lake region of Africa,
to have provcii au ollective prophylac
tic against malarial fuvers, Its use hav
ing kept them iu excellent health iu a
most deadly climate.
Admiral do Jonquicrcs, of tho
French navy, has called attention to a
remarkable phenomenon which in ay
bo witnessed at Papeete, iu tho bo
ciety islands. At this point thero is
but ono tide a day, Instead of two
which occur at other places ou the
sea.
A now procoss for removing greaso
spots from paper, or any fabric, seems
to bo in favor iu (iormuny. Calcined
magnesia is saturated with bonzol,
and the powder is rubbed over tho
spots. Old stains may require a sec
ond application.
Sir J. B. Law es finds that, although
nitrogen is the most abundant constit
uent of the atmosphere, plants derive
their supply nearly if nut exclusively
from tho soil, while the carbon of
plants is taken fiom tho air.
A sciontitiu authority wishes to know
why the bodies of elephants aud wild
animals generally aro so rarely found
after death.
Tho circulation of tho blood, accord
ing to Dr. Gordon, wus familiar to the
Chinese 2,000 yeuts ago, Harvey's
discovery of il was tiiudo about 2ti0
j iiirs ago.
Thr llntlvrnv Whistle.
Massachusetts Is leading the war In
bringing about a benellcout reform
the abatement of locomotive whistling.
For many ears the ruilioad commis
sioners havo urged upon tho companies
tho feasibility and desirability of re
ntrictltiggio use of tho whistle. Thoy
held that by tightening horses it prob
ably caused ns many accidents as It
saved, not to speak of tlio deaths re
sulting from loss of sleep in cases of
illness whole tho Invalid's hotiso is
noar tlio hack, and further arguod that
the valuo of the warning as u distinct
signal of danger is greatly diminished
by its Indiscriminate use. A do7on
years ngo tlio managers of the Boston
and Albany railionil, one cf the most
important in the state, wero converted
to this vlow, and discontinued tho use
of the whistle except as a danger sig
nal. Experience has shown no in
creaso in the number of accidents,
whilo the comfort of dwollersalong tho
lino has been greatly promoted. Tho
success of this expei imunl led to tho
passago by the last legislature of a law
to restiicl the uso of tho vvhistlo nt
street crossings. A petition by citi
zens of I.ivvrenco for tlio application
of this law In their city vvas recently
heard by the commission! rs, and thoy
havo just exercised their disci etionary
power by giving oulers to prevent
whistling at ceituin specified crossings
in thickly -settled quarters. Uho com
mlssloneis at tho same time recom
mend tho comp uiius to discontinue
tho uso of the vvhistlo as a signil for
switchos, and as a means of communi
cation from one employe to another,
on tho ground that tho practico is
needless and an inexcusable aunoy
anco to the public 'lliu Importance of
this movement, not only as' a means
of comfort, but as a sanitary measure,
cau not oasily bo exaggerated. Sew
York I'usl.
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A Short lllsliii y r Itlllul Tom.
Tho people of this country are famil
iar witii Blind 'I mil, the musical prod
igy, but all of them havo not marked
the wonderful incidents in his caroer.
Born a slave, and deprived of almost
every sen-o but that of sound, he has
astonished and delighted tlio people of
this country by his wonderful power
as a pianist. Ho is a Georgian, mid
must now bo over 10 vo irs of age. His
musical gifts began to attract attention
before the war. At its close it is not
wonderful tint it vvas supposed that ho
could bo plaved as a c ird. 'Ihe custo
dy of Blind 'lorn vvas given to Gen.
llcthuue, his former owner. Ho trav
eled with him for somo tunc, nnd then
turned him over to the caro of ono of
his sous, who contracted au unfortu
nato iu.irri.igo and was killed by a rail
road tiaiii .something more than a year
since. '1 ho allegeil widow is now try
ing to get possession of Tom. and is
using his mother to i fleet this purpose,
who must now bo quite aged. Tom's
parents enteied into an agreement as
to his custody with Gen. Betliune, and
this will pi i) au import mt part iu the
litigation that must ensue. Without
the c uu and attention of his old mas
ter and mist! ess uud their children,
Tom would never h ive had an oppor
tunity of developing his wonderful
power of music il Imitation. He has
just sullicicut intellect to know them,
and to eiiteitaiu for them the atIcctiou
exhibited by a domestic animal. Ho
is utturablv uniblo to caru for himself,
aud it is moio than question iblo it Ins
mother is any bettei piepared to look
after him. '1 he writer can recall huu
ciavvling about the house like a puppy,
atti acted by the sound of a piano, and
although long since p ist the ago of
surprises, we never expected to see
Blind Tom it paily litijant boforo tho
supremo court of "tho United Males.
JJui.on On ) 'It iyruji.
Opposcil lo Itatlllni;.
He laid down a p ick igo which he
had just linisln d tying up, and wiped
his hnnd on the tiont of his vest. He
stood behind the counter of a South
side giocery-stoie. His face was
broad und led, and ovelllowu with
good ualuio and peispii "ion. He
looked as though lie might v eigli two
hundred.
"bo you would like to see a man who
is opposed to bathing, would you?
Well, hole he is, take a good loos, al
bun. llu is never sick aud never had
a cold."
"You don't look as though you
would go into a rapid decline soon. '
"No; and I don't feel like it. 1 am
4.1 jeais old, and weigh VJ5 pounds. 1
am opposed to bathing. If a man
wants to open up the poles of his skin
onco or tvv ico a w eek and lay himself
open to tho attacks of disease, let him
do it."
"How long ago did )ou discover this
principle of hygiene? '
"It you mean when did I stop bath
ing;, about ten years ago. Not entire
ly, mind you. 1 tako a light iuvigora
tor twice a )cai, just to keep my skin
frosli, you know. .May be this is too
olteu, bill 1 hud ll aglees Willi me best.
1 gel into a tub ou tho 1st of January
and again ou the 1th of July. Now
you are laughing, but remember, young
man, 1 am unlet than you, uud havu
had experience. Did you ever see a
cow bilhei' No, 1 thought not. A cow
lefr.uus from balling by instinct, yet
they arc as clean uu animal as lives. I
meiely taku a loiiuli towel every night
and rub uiv self ilown and change my
clothes often. It the cholera comes
here this -e ison I think 1 cm Mefy it.
I never had a contagious disease in my
life, Jet 1 huvu attended people who
hud small-pox, aud have been among
contagious diseases of all kinds."
I'UUIuiy Dtiiatch.
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Haiti) Spelleil I'liruerleH.
If liars should have good memories
forgers should certainly bo able to
spell. To embark ou the profession of
an ulterer of forged checks if jou aro
not quite certain of your orthography
is always rash. 'I his is shown by an
interesting ciso ut present occupying
the uttention ol llio Paris police. "One
of the bulks has iutoly been defrauded
by nn ingenious gang of forgets. They
Used to get possession by some means
of tlio signatures of certain of tliu
bank's customers, which tlio) pioceeded
to imitate with such skill that their
checks weie paid without question.
The) used oven to write business lei
lets'to tho manager. This belni)ed
them. Il was noticed that the word
"alinulo" vvas misspelled on ouo of the
forged checks. It vvas also noticed tlint
the same misspelling Declined in a let
ter of (iiiinet, one of the suspected per
sons. 'Iho manager was stiuck by the
coincidence, and Mr, Guiiiet was in
rested uud put on his ttuil. 'llils sim
ple story shows how necessary educa
tion is, evuu lu the easiest professions.
tt. James's Uutittc.
'1 hero aio 72.1 deaths from cancer iu
New York City lust year, uud since
1874 0,012 de iths fiom the same dis
ease. 'Hie number ts steadily on thu
increase, those of 187o having been but
410. lu 188.' theie weie 73.'.
A ('ic'iltiloiis rtarlenier.
Ill n well-known lestiuratit Iu tlil
city presides u very d.i7luig b.u tender
over tho blbiblu portion of the estab
lishment. Recently there appeared
among his legular patrons a very
quiet-looking, geiitlcmmil) -appearing
man, who wore, however, a magnifi
cent soltalre brilliant on ono finger. It
wai appateiitly a stone of rare size and
purity. I) i) after d ly did this blind
tho bartender's envious e)es. and final
ly, when uu neqiiiilntaiicoshlp between
the two had nnsen, ho said one dav:
"Fine stone tint voil wear." "Oh. It's
nothing but nasfe," said tho stianger
Willi a laiigli. "Iheiu's no pasto
about that,'' said tho bai tender incred
ulously "T.iat's what It Is, ' said tho
stranger, earelessl). "I took it for a
debt of ,7fl 'I lie setting, voil see, is
rather tine," but the vv hole 'thing is not
wotth ?100." I lie bartender looked
at tho stone again and again. Tho
light of his bosom looked )ellovv bo
side it. That night lin dreamed about
It. Next day, when the stranger ap
peared at his customary time, ho said
to htm, rather ncrvousl): "Hivo)ou
siiflicieiit confidence iu mo to loan mo
that ling for a dnv. I would like to
shbvv il lo a friend" of mine who ad
mires such things." "Certainly,"
said tho oilier, mid ho removed tho
ring from his linger. The bartender
took tho stono to a jeweler. Tho Ver
dict wus: "One of the finest diamonds
1 havo seen. It Is worth ?1,000, and 1
will pay that sum for it" "But,"
said tho'troubled Ganymede, "tho own
er says it is pislc," and ho then told
llio entire story. "Either tho owner or
the man ho got it from is a fool. Tho
stono Is worth tho sum I mentioned,
and if )ou can buy it for less 1 will givo
you that much for it."
"Next day tho man of spirits return
ed the ring to its owner, si)ing care
lessly: "1 would like to havo that."
"It's not for sale," vvas the brief reply.
After a few drinks tho bartender s ud
to his nevvly-iuado fiiend "See here,
I want that ring, and 1 will givo vou
200for it." "Nonsense," was tlio
reply. "It is not wortli that. I tell
vou positively it is nothing but paste.
Besides, I don't caru to part with it."
Tho proposal to purchase and tho re
fusal to sell wero continued in this way
until thu bartender had ollered $000,
when llio other said. "You tempt mo
too much. But 1 fail to understand
why )ou should be willing to pay such
a luige sum lor a piste stone. Heie it
is. Give mo tho mouev. But remem
ber thu stono is p isle.
"'1 hat's all right." said the delight
ed alcoholic coiicoctei. "I'm simply
stuck on it that's all. Ho hurried to
the jeweler with his prize. "Hero is
the ring," he said, "give me jl.OOO."
'1 ho man looked at it, and simpl) said:
" h), this is nothing but paste." Of
course the scheme was at onco laid
bare. Tho rings had been exchanged.
Iho chagiined bartender almost wept.
He never expected to see the stranger
again, but ho bud beeu de iliuff with
no oidinary conlidenco man. To his
surprise ho walked in again tho next
morning as quiot-looking as usual, but
his linger bale of oiuaiuont.
"beo here," said tho baitender, cx
citedlv, "that stono was paste."
"1 hat's what 1 told )ou," vvas tho
quiet lespouso. 'Givo me a brandy
sour."
"I'll havo the law on )oufor tins."
bleated the angry lamb who had been
lleecod. But 1 don't think, be will, for
1 don't think ho can. Ho tried to get
the best of a man who, he thought,
was not acquainted with the value of
his possession, and bu simply over
reached himself. But he'll never do
so again. t himde ji'aa AelUi
Htreet TenipiatioiiN.
Thore aro parents who wero shocked
by tho recent revelation of vices in
London, and vet who aio unconscious
of the fact that they aro permitting
thoir own children to be exposed to the
same temptations that brought tho
youth of London to mm. In every
city in tins country it is Usual to lind
the streets crowded ill the evening with
young people bovs and giiK vvhoaro
treading d mgei oils p iths Any even
ing jou will Hud bovs at the cornels or
lounging by thu doors of saloons listen
ing to the ribald t ilk of those inside.
These boys ale in the nursery of cmue.
The ranks of ciiinintls aro being con
stant!) recruited from this class. They
grow with inatvelloiis ripidity. Girls
in their teens nro also found on tbo
streets. You see llioin going up or
down or loitering ou tlio corners by
twos or threes; gills of respectable par
entage, who perhaps have their moth
ers' consent to walk out awhile, not
knovug that frequently by their ac
tions these young daughters are eu
coui aging the familiar attentions of
thoso sc ivcngers of the devil, tho male
llirts, whose notice lias so often been
tho forerunner of moral degradation.
Whenever a girl ch ifes at tho love
guard which a mother's anxiety throws
about her she lias started on the down
ward course, the end of which is a
blasted home, a mother's heart brokon
and u father's head bowed iu shame.
If fathers and mothers wish to save
their children they must make their
homes happy for tho boys and girls
within them, and thus keep them out
of the street.
A GcorulunV Wonilerl'iil IZyc.
Thero is a man in Ameuc-us one of
whoso ejes is black and the other a
real cat's eve. 'Ihe pupil of the latter
will expand and lunli.icl thu same as
that of a felme. lleio is their owuer's
explanation for tho curious eyes:
"Whou I was a child I stuck tho point
of a pair of scissors in that c)o. The
matter in it ran out of the wound. An
old country phvsieiau was called, and
he said probably the eye could be saved
by putting a cat's oje in llio placo. A
cat vvas caught, ire ited withchluioform,
and, while under the iiitlueuce, the eju
was transferred lo me. Iu four or five
months I was able lo go out of the dark
loom in which I had beou kept, mid
could see better than ovei out of that
e)o. Why, lean see in the night as
good as any man in daylight. 1 havo
been thinking of having my old o)o re
placed by a uew one. -Imtmim ii'tc
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A ItulliiK ruHsiini Slroiiu in Dentil.
What a typical stuiy is that of tho
lupliiambk woman brought up by tlio
Jesuits of Paragu i), of whom, when
she lay a-d)lug, her coufessur asked:
"Now, what would juu fancy somo
fresh orange, or h tlf a chicken, or a
slice of while blend siiih us the nobles
eutP" bho was ugreat pet of the good
Father; she hud been so docile, such a
model Christian. '1 buy hud hud her
ev or since she wns a child, aud her
conduct hud ulwuvs been edifying.
"No," said she slowly, as her thoughts
went buck to thu w.us between her
tiibe mid its uilghbors, und tho feasts
that hud followed a successful raid.
"No; I'm not lung for this world, und
if thole's anything 1 could eat, il is
Ihe pickings oil the head of a )cuug
Tupm boy." AU the H'ur Jtvund.
A Hopeful Clilrm Merolinnt.
Tho show windows In a store In Park
pluce, kept by a dealer in glnssvvare,
nave presented a variegated appear
ntieo of late. Goblets, designed for tho
most innocent purposes In the world,
havo appeared in such wnrllkn hues as
green, blue, red, purple, yellow, pink,
orange, ecru, brown, gold, snllion,
lilac and lavender, while a few stand
brarou forth In phatleal black. Wlno
glasses, tumblers, ciuet bottles, llnger
bowls and pepper nnd s lit sprinklers
uppcared iu prominent positions iu un
wonted colors. Timo wis only a few
mouths ngo. when a pisser-by could
look through tho window for a week
nnd see nothing: but the purest crjstnl,
somo of which vvas cut In artistic
fashion, but bearing on tho face tho
stamp of plain household ware. A
littlo man who seemed to own tho storo
expressed his willingness to toll tho
reporter all nbout tho cliunge.
"'1 he fashion in furniture, dress and
turnouts change with the seasons," ho
said "and nobody wonders ut it. A
healthy person enjo)s nothing so much
ns a well-supplied and well-appointed
dining-room. A hundred jears ago no
one who respected hinisolf would think
of eating oil a plate uu. ess theie vvas a
blue or red devil, a diagon, or somo
wild or ravenous beast painted ou it
in hideous shape. Ho wanted to got
his sugar out of a bowl covered all
over Willi painted insects, his butter
from a dish decorated with rtlt.il
scenes, his bicad fiom a platter, con
taining the liguro of a peispii lug jokol,
and ho wouldn't caro for his collco
unless it was in a cup (.plashed
with mill-ponds and swamps. As civi
lization advanced, these things receded
into obscurity, and tho plainest of
white china appeared iu iheir pluce.
This kind of ware has can led all before
il for a long time, uud nobody vvas
bravo enough to attempt any thing new.
Wo linally decided to attempt a littlo
fancy business in glassware, and we
sent somo very prettily -tinted tumblers
afloat. Orders began coming in, and
now the only thing that troubles us is
the lack of colors und tints. Kveiybody
wants something purely oiiginul and
grotesque. Large liquoi dealers took
to the new idea lirst, and to keep tho
business rolling wo began furnishing
them with the thinnest glass wo could
linii. '1 he glass is a boon to us. It is
easily colored, and tvvico as easily
broken as the moio stutdy wale for
merly used. A careless bartender or
servant will smash two or tluee dot
luis' vvoith in a week. This will call
forth another ordei, and if moio or less
prolauity accompanies it wo aro not
responsible for that. Well, as 1 vvas
saving, tho fashion has giown so that
neaily every family of any consequence
iu the city has moro or less tiuted
glasswaie. It is very piol'y to look at.
Children adore it because when they
hold it betoro their e)es the whole world
changes her garb. Children will bo
cireless, )ou know, and bleak a great
many ol tho articles. Children aro a
great blessing. Alter tho public mind
is vvarped sulbcicutly, wo aro going to
try to nug iu some tinted clunawaro of
a very frail and beautiful p utern.
Take it all in all. I think that tlio out
look for this business is growing moro
hopeful every day." Acio Yolk iun.
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IMlllllHlipll) of Sup Plow.
The sap of most plants is taken from
tho soil by the power of causing osmo
sis which tho roots possess. T his force
is known to be sulbcient to raiso tho
lluid to a height of over 100 feet un
aided, and gives rise to what is gener
ally known as "root pre-stue." In tho
stem the llunl p i"Cs through thu ves
sels or ducts of the pitted cells ot
plants which, like the pine, havo few
vessels, 'lhesenre all minute tubes,
in which the sap is supported by capil
lai y nttriclioti, so that root-piessuro
Is genet ally considcied to bo amply
sullicient to force tho curieut to tho
top of the highest tree. But its motion
upward is induced by the pumping- ac
tion of the leaves, fiom which large
quantities of water evaporate.
The ducts aud pitted cells through
which the stream llows are nut entire
ly tilled with sap, but include bubbles
of gas with it. As wuter is withdiawn
from the uppermost cells by evapora
tion, the air iu them expands to occu
py the additional space, and o exerts
less pressure than at lirst. This allows
some of tho water lower down to bo
forcod upvvaid and into them by tho
elasticity of the air bubbles in the oth
er cells, the adjustment going ou from
above downward tho tendency being
to equalize the pressure throughout the
entire plant. Whilo evaporation con
tinues the equilibrium is never readied;
when it stops tl'a balance may be atlec
ted, aud the sap remain quiet, support
ed by root prcssiiie and capillauty, un
less some distuibing element is intro
duced. This oxact bilinco is probably nevor
re-ached, oven vv lieu tho leuv es are oil
the trees. The sur warms ouo part of
the stem moro than another, and tho
temperature of the whole changes from
hour to hour and fiom day to day.
Everv change of this sort causes tho air
within the cells to expand or contract,
and so leads to a movement of sap
from the root upward ui fiom one part
of the trunk to another, 'ihe How of
the maple sap iu bpiiug illustrates this
nicely. During a cold night llio air iu
the trunk contracts, and the space it
occupied is Idled with s ip from below
ground. When the sun strikes the treo
the next morning aud warms It up the
bubbles of gas again exp mil una urtvo
tho sap out vvheiover a twig bus beeu
broken or u hule boied into tliu trunk.
The OII IIinperor'H I, lute Komnnce.
1 havo a Ictlci fiom Gastoiu, which
tells a mildly romantic story of ouo
Frauloin Keen, the daughter of a man
ufacturer who is an habitual visitor at
that resort. The incidents named con
stitute a rather pretty episode in tho
life of tho ugid German Emperor. Em
peror William tirst saw Frauleiu Keou
at Gastein three years ago, tho young
lady being ever) day at a window di
rectly opposite tho room occupied by
the Emperor. One day tho Emperor,
who had grown accustomed to seeing
her there and had become lather fond
of the repeated incident, missed her
fate from her usual placo ut the win
dow, nnd uiudu inquiries nbout her.
'I ho lady was theieupou intiodiiced to
tho Kmpoioi, uud a pleasant acquain
tance followed Always utter that tho
old monarch spoko to her eveiy timo
ho met hei iu his promenades.' Each
season since that, when leaving Gastoiu,
he obtains from her a pi utilise lo bu his
vis-u-vls ugulii in tlio lollowlng season.
Frauleiu Keou is a modest uud retiring
young lady, mid when seveial mem
bers of thu German aiislociaey, eager
to imitate their impel ial master lu his
attention tu her, asked to bu Intro
duced, she replied: "1 mil veiy willing
to do what 1 can tu please the venera
ble moiiaich if lie is pleased to see me
at my window or in the promenades,
but I cunuui allow myself to be made
a show by others." l.itUi tu Ciicuis
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