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THE CALDWELL TRIBUNE.
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rlrk building. llrgriiltir inertini; on We<t»e*day
ir.nlnjr fach »eek. Visiting brrttirr* cordiall*
'mrlled to attend. 8. X. Mob. X. O.
W. S. H .titter, Secretary.
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f»EM OK the MOTWTAI* LofMJF. No. \ ItaUfftl
t^r« c»f Kfti*>Uah—Meet* mwond Tu«i«fl.i.r in each
mont Ii at Odd Fellow ►»' Hall. YUitlnff memhem
made welcome. Mr *. D. L 15 ai » lev . N. G.
Man. 8 M CorKiîf, Swretary.
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M ocntain oem I .oiiok No. .1. K. of I'.—Meet«
eeer.y Krida« prcnlnir each week at odd Fellow«'
Hall. Vlettlng knight« ore lavitm] to attend.
S. M. Cor fix, C. C.
A A. Hoover, K. of r. & s.
knv ivl'mks i.
Tbmple Kncampmkst No. .1, I. O. O. F. Meet*
the flr«t and third Mondny In each month at
odd Fellow«' Hall. VIkIMok patriarch« made
welcome. A. K. STErxExitEita, C. P.
K. N. Mos. Scribe.
.4. r. a- 1. m.
k««exe I.ot )«e No. Ï2 A. F. & A. M.—Regular
•roniinunlriitlon« held nt Odd Fellow«' Hall <111
th« Saturday on or before full moon In each
month. Members of «l«ter IikIkhh and «ojourn*
lng brethren In good standing are cordially In
Tlted to attend. c. S. Scott. w. m.
&. »1 Coffin, Sec'y.
Sll-AH W. MOODV,
Attorney 1 Counselor.
Will (five prompt and careful attention
to all busiaetu, entrusted to his rnre.
(ALUWFLL,
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Tendern Inn prolegHiminl nerv ices to the
ciiltena <.f Culdwcll ii>id iluise Vitllev.
CII AN.
S-U-R-V-E-Y-0-R-,
.tAI.IIWF .hl , 111 mo.
I.onito* iiml Mtttv.VH «overninent and
'private Intnl. A complete «et. of inupa
«lin» ing nil the open mid occupied govern
inen' In...1« in lloico Valley. Ditch survey
iui! » Hpeciallv.
NH in KICATY,
Barber 1 Hair Cutter,
Kirnt c'anH l.nllia in eonuoction with the
tdmp. K»er\ Illing clean and lient. Op*
fxut le l'a cl lie hold.
CALDWELL, • IDAHO.
or. m. pki'i'kri.i:,
D-E-N-T-I-S-T-,
Will make piof.H.ional rail* at roaoon
abla rates. Alao repairs organs and ti.nes
pianos.
CALIIWGLL,
IDAHO.
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Attorney - at - Law,
CALDWELL,
t'. M. WIXCEL,
Tonsorial Artist.
Shop next to Joo'h jewelry store. Shav
ing, Ha r Cutting, Shampooing, etc.. in the
finest style of tho art. Call and see mc.
Excii.^ui:
S A L O O N
J. M. MARTIN, Prop.
—a fink use of—
»INES, LIQUORS 4M CIGABS,
Always on hand. Everything neat and
e'ean and »very bod y treated nlike. Drop
ill and see ine, am iiIwhyn «lad to make
new ncffiiaiiitances. For those wh i <*islin
«inlet game <>f liibiards I have the l>e»t bil
liard table in the city. Guy Decker's old
stund.
CALDWELL, - IDAHO.
NO. 9 SALOON,
I». H. 1IROW.X, Prop.
When you want a refreshing drink or a
good cigar, don't fail to call at No. »,
"THE ONLY BBICK OS THE CORDE«."
hack of till: iiv>k.
TAKE VOI R STOCK TO
Wootan's Corral,
I will feed and euro for stock nt the fol
lowing rates:
Hay for lloms per Span, . 75®.
Hay and Grain 44 44 - .91.50.
At the Indian Creek Bridge,
CALDWELL, - IDAHO.
Ci- W. W00TAN.
Union Pacific,
THE OVERLAID ROI TE.
TICKETS ON SALE,
EAST.
WEST.
TO ALL PRINCIPAL POINTS.
NORTH.
SOUTH.
AT CALDWELL, IDAHO,
A. H. BARNES, Agent.
Caldwell
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VOL. VI«
CALDWELL, IDAHO, SATURDAY, MAY 25, 1889,
NO. 21.
h. h. ste rK VAO.V.
it. a. conn ks.
The Caldwell Lumber Co.
—WHOLESALK ANU RETAIL DEALERS IN-
LUMBER, SASH èm DOORS,
II I. ■>■>*, MOILDMCIS,
Codar Posts, Lime, Plastering Hair, Building Paper and Builders' Material.
CALDWELL,
IDAHO.
URAM TAKEN IN EXCHANGE FOR GOODS.
!
BOOKS, STATIONERY,
Tobacco, Cigars, Confectionery, Notions,
LEADS, COLORS, LINSEED AND LUBRICATING OILS, WALL PAPER,
SEEDS,
MUSICAL MERCHANDISE,
PATENT J1EU1C1NES, ETC.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL,
CALDWELL, IDAHO.
LITTLE & BLATCHLEY.
Picard & Roberts,
-WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN
resh anil Sallei
HIGHEST CASH PRICE PAID
ANI>
FURNITURE STORE,
A.
:OOVBR, Prop.
Parlor - Sets, - Bed - Room - Sets,
WINDOW SHADES, EATRESSES, ETC.
UNDERTAKINfi A SPECIALTY.
Repairing of Every Description Neatly Done.
CALDWELL, - - IDAHO.
CHRIS FAHY'S SALOON,
CALDWELL,
IDAHO.
OPPOSITE PACIFIC HOTEL.
Popular Place of Resort.
THE CHOICEST
WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS
ALWAYS ON HAND
Good Billiard and Pool Table in the room. Try some of our Eleven Yefti
Old Kentucky Bourbon Whisky. The beat in the market,
QUEER MEDICAL CASE.
A Woman Whose Left Leg Was
Larger Than Her Body,
One of the most remarkable eases
that has taxed the Ingenuity of New
York surgeons In a long time Is at pres
ent under treatment at the College of
Physicians and Surgeons, writes a New
York correspondent of the Si Louis
Globe-Democrat-. The disease is known
is elephantiasis Arabum. The patient
Is a colored girl, aged eighteen year's;
She had, at the same time she applied
for treatment a leg which measured as
follows: Around the thigh, at its
largest part, thirty-six inches; around
the calf of the leg, twenty-seven
inchcs. The other leg, not affected
was me eured for sake of comparison,
at the same places as tho diseased
limb. It measured: Thigh. tWenty
thrw Inches; calf of leg, nineteen and
a half inches. This will show the
great size of the limb, which
will be still belter appreciated
when it is remarked that at the
waist tho girl's body measured only
twenty-eight inches. The disease had
been going on for two years and a half
or more. The first symptoms were
fever and what was at the time
thought to be dropsy or cedematoue af
fection of the limb. As the disease ad*
vanced tho skin over the limb, from
the ablomon down to the ankle» be
came red, greatly thiCkeiiedi and Of a
dull, putty-like feel to the hand. The
size rapidly increased for a few
months, then remained stationary for
some time. There was another febrile
attack and a fresh growth commonced.
The leg now grew to what was then
thought enormous proportions and its
true nature became evident. The skin
covering the limbs looked almost pre
eisely like the hide of the famous Jum*
bo. It was concluded that the growth
could be reduced by tying a ligature
around tho main artery that supplies
blood to the limb.
Ether was administered to the pa
tient, and, unlike most patiehts, sho
seemod scarcely affected until she had
taken half a small can of the anaesthe
tic. Subsequently it was discovered
she was a woman of intemperate habits,
which accounted for her groat tolerance
of the ether. When well under tho
anaesthetic she was first thoroughly
washed with soap and watir, a per
formance she resisted before taking tha
ether. Sho was very filthy, and the
scrubbing made lier copper-colored skin
at least three shades lighter. All
things being in readiness, the Burgeon
selected a 6harp scalpel and made aü
incision along the course of the femoral
artery from midway between the hip
and groin to a point four inches below
the place the large blood vessel emerg
es from beneath Poupart's ligament.
'Iliis incision was carried directly down
to the artery, which is the largest in
Ü10 log. The artery was then laid in
full view by the aid of a pair of retrac
tors—instruments that are put into a
wound, one from each side, to draw it
upart so that its deeper parts can bo
seen. Tho artery was seeu lying
along the border of the sartorlus
muscle, but was quite deep
in the greatly hypertrophied tissue.
Its outer fibrous sheath was cautiously
opened with a sharp pair of scissors,
and an aneurism needle carrying heavy
blr.ck carbonized surgical silk was
passed beneath the vessel, add the
silk tied firmly about it The artery
had become gl'eatly enlarged; it was
several inches in circumference. The
bleeding from the wound was consid
erable, but at last all points from
which blood came were stopped, and
tho wound washed out with a bichlo
ride of mercury solution, one part mer
cury to one thousand parts water.
The edges of the wound were then
brought together and sutured, a proper
dressing was applied, and the patient
■ent to bed. She recovered well from
the effects of the ether, and her limb
rapidly decreased in size. No un
pleasant symptoms presented them
selves. Five weeks after the operation
the leg was reduced to almost its nor
mal size, when attack of fever took
place and the leg commenced to in
crease rapidly in size, but the increase
was not long continued, and after two
weeks it again began to diminish and
kept on diminishing to the present
time. The patient has now loft the
hospital and comes only to see the sur>
geon twice weekly, and is regarded as
cured.
Use of Paper in Building.
The use of paper fabric for building
purposes—by the term paper being
meant, broadly, a flexiole sheet made
of vegetable or other fiber, which has
been reduced to a pulp, and then
pressed out and spread and dried—is
now being advocated by some builders
on the following grounds: First, con
tinuity of surface; this is, it can be
made in rolls of almost any width and
length, is flexible, or by gluing several
layers together, may be made stiff, and
will stop the passage of air because
there are no joints. Second, it has no
prain, like wood, and will not split
Third, it is not affected by change of
temperature, and, therefore, has an
advantage over sheet metal as roofing
material. Fourth, whereas in its
natural condition it is affected by mois
ture, it may bo rendered waterproof by
saturating with asphalt or by a variety
of Äther methods. Fifth, it is a non
resonant and well fitted to prevent the
passage of sound. Sixth, it is a non
conductor of heat and can be made
also of incombustible material like
asbestos, or rendered fire resisting by
chemical treatment The combination
of paper with other substances and
solidifying the mass by pressure ren
ders practicable the production of a
material capable of replacing wood for
many purposes; and not the least among
its characteristics of adaptability, says
the Manfacturer and Builder, is the
ease with which it may be made into
sheets of any width and thickness; that
it will not warp or shrink from heat
cold or dampness.
A great many girls say "no" at first; but
like the photographer, they know how to re
touch their negatives.—Pack.
THE SCRIBBLING FEVER.
Manuscripts for Magazines Great
er Than th* Demand.
The mamgers of Lippincott's Maga*
zine have, it is said, sent out a circular
to contributors, announcing that they
have already on hand manuscripts
enough to supply that periodical for
more than three years. This state
ment, if true, will Carry sorrow to in*
numerable hearts, for each year it be
comes more literally true that every
body writes. Tho actual number of
manuscripts really used by any maga
zine in a year cannot as anybody may
see who will reflect a moment rise
above five or six dozen; but this small
number contains infinite possibilities
for tho eye of the great race of maga
zine writers.
We are continually told that thore
should be new channels opened through
which literary folk could dispose of
their wares; but in the first place, the
supply is pretty nearly infinite, and in
the second place, every fresh effort to
provide for the old writers calls into
being a host of new ones. The disease
of scribbling grows by what it feeds
upon, until there is danger that wo be
come a nation of scribblers, thanr which,
perhaps, .10 greater misfortune can be
fall literature.
Writing Is. to be sure, a safety-valve
by means Of which our Super-nervous
people vent their excitement and bring
themselves down to a working level,
and on this ground should, perhaps, be
encouraged. But even of this good
thing there is danger lest we get too
much. There is, of course, no way out
of the danger but to leave time to
bring about the inevitable reaction,
und to restore people to a more 00m
mon-sense view of the whole matter.
Of coursé the overcrowding of the
magazine offices with manuscripts is
discouraging, but the genuine discour
agement will-come from a realization
of the fact that with all the magazines
in the country receiving manuscripts
at their usual rate, the supply at pre
sent produced would still be far In ad
vance of the demand.—Boston Courier.
Adding Insult to Injury.
"Mr. Lushly," said his wife at the
breakfast table, "you are a brute. No
body but a brute would add insult to in
jury the way you did last night."
Lushy made no iuquiries, but his wife
went on:
"You came home in a state of beast
ly intoxication as usual, and I didu't
say « word to you except 'So you are
drunk again!' ''
"What did I do?" inquired Lushly,
his curiosity getting the better of him.
"You hiccoughed and said: 'Shesh
nuts!" That's .what you did," and she
wept at the very recollection.—Mer
chant Traveler.
New and Curious Industry.
One of the new industries now fol
lowed in London is that of separating
and storing oxygen from the atmos
phere. This curious industry has an
application in the maturing of spirits
and the improvement Of beer. This is
far from being the only application of
pure oxygen, for which the price is
good, but it is notable, and no doubt
distillers and bonders will give heed to
the discovery. It is said that the oxy*
gen, in contact with spirits, accom
plishes in a few days what is done by
from three to five years by nature.
The oxygen gets rid of the fusel oil
quickly, and as this is the most injuri
ous property of spirits the consumer
has an interest in the matter as Well
as the producer. A maturing effect is
also produced on beer by admixture
with oxygen, and obviously this gas is
of high value for the whole tribg of ef
fervescing mineral Waters.—London
Court Journal.
Paradoxes of Science.
Among the paradoxes of science are
mentioned the following: The Crystal
lised part of the oil of roses, so grace
ful ih its fragrance—a solid at ordin
ary temperatures, though readily vola
tile—is a compound substanco contain
ing exactly the same elements, and in
exactly the same proportions, as the'gas
with which we light our streets. The
tea which we daily drink with benefit
and pleasure produces palpitations,
nervous tremblings, and even paraly
sis if taken in excess, yet the peculiar
organic ngent called thelne, to which
tea owes its qualities, may be taken by
itself (as theine, not as tea) without
any appreciable effect The Water
which will allay our burning thirst
augments it when congealed into snow;
so that it is stated by explorers of tho
Arctic regions that the natives "prefer
enduring the utmost extremity of
thirst rather than attempt to remove it
by eating snow." Yet if the snow be
melted it becomes drinkable water.
Nevertheless, although if melted be
fore entering the mouth it assuages
thirst like other water, when melted in
the mouth it has the opposite effect
To render this paradox more striking
we have only to remember that ice,
which melts, more slowly in the
mouth, is very efficient in allavinj
thirst _
A Method in His Applause.
In a Kansas City theatre. Visitor
(to usher)—"That man back there
must be enjoying the play. I never
saw anybody applaud with more en
thusiasm. Who is he, any way?"
Usher—"The manager of the com
pany that's playing."—Arkansaw
Traveler.
Two Readings.
Funny Fellow (entering a restaurant)
—"I see you have a sign out here
•Oysters. Families Supplied.' "
Proprietor—"Yes, sir."
Funny Fellow—'"Well, I'd like a
family. He, he!"
Proprietor—• 'Sam, bring an oyster's
family for the gentleman. "—New York
W eekly.
Still cause for alarm—Mra. Cmnrltever—
"How are the children this morning ?" Mrs.
Lovittr—"Well, Tommie and Susie are better,
butfPuggie is »till a very sick dog."—The
Epoch.
MUSIC IN BATTLE.
The Secret of Leonidas' Famous
Victory at Thermopylae.
The favorite problem of thinkers nnd
teachers, Binco thought begttn, has
beon to find some engine of education
which should reach the character as
effectually as the ordinary means of
training touch the understanding; and
in the Opinion of many, not men alone
but nations, music was such an engine.
"It is music," said tho Spartans,
'"which distinguishes the brave mas
from the coward," "À man's music is
the source of his courage." It was
their music which enabled Leonidas
and his three hundred to conquer at
Thermopylae. It was music which
taught the Spartan youths how to dio
in the wrestling ring or on the field of
battle. These claims are audacious
surely. Yet, when we consider how
the rhythmical tread of tho brave man
differs from the agitated shamble of
the coward, how music is the art of
human joy, and how joy and repose of
mind are the main elements of manly
fortitude, we shall at any rate admit
that there is a strong affinity some
where; our only difficulty will be to ac
knowledge that music, deliberately ap
plied, could ever be the direct cause of
these reputed results. To achieve
the end desired Spartan boys
passed their youth in learning tunes,
hymns and songs—this was their sole
mental culture. They were t lught to
dance and keep step to the measure of
the songs as they sang them. Aud,
grown to manhood, now perfect war
riors marched into battle with smiling
faces, crowned with flowers, calm, joy
ful, and, intoning their songs, moved
bteadily thus into the thlckesi of the
fight undisturbed and irresist ible. The
band that leads our armies to the field
of battle nowadays is a scant survival
of the Spartan practice; yet even in
this music by proxy there are many
elements of incitement to courage.
—National Review.
Physical Culture For Girls.
Nothing adds more to a girl's attrac
tions than a good, all-round develop
ment of her muscles. Such develop
ment is rare nowadays.
If a young lady habitually stoops or
bends low over her work, possibly her
eyes are to bo blamed. Short-sighted
ness may have led her to bend close to
her books, so that a habit was formed
which leads her to take the same posi
tion on all occasions. In this case the
eyes, of course, need first attention, but
a straight-back chair, if only at the
table, may prove helpful. The back
will be a guide to her idea of straight
ness; for, curiously enough, such per
sons often think that they sit erect,
when the contrary is true. Let her
keep her back pressed against the
chair back, except when the nature of
the food requires a change of position.
Persist in this, even if obliged to tie
her up like a vine to a trellis; for she
will "forget." So will you, her freind,
but, if any good is to be accomplished,
you must not foi'^fet If you do, how
can you expect her to remember with
out a constant reminder her awkward
appearance is to you?
There is an exorcise which might
well be practiced by such girls, both
at school and at home, i. e., the carry
ing of not tod heavy weights upon the
head. It is affirmed, and the case
seems reasonable, that Hindoo girls
are invariably straight, graceful and
well formed, principally because of
their habit of carrying burdens upon
the head. This practice is said not
only to insure an erect position, but
also to strengthen the muscles of the
back. Another happy result may be
the acquisition of an even and agree
able gait Observa the passors-by
ttnd the desirability of such a result
will be evident. See the little dog
trot with which a lo irned friend so
Cures a Swift If llot graceful path up
the street Mark the manner in which
this young miss hitches from one side
of the walk to the other, while two
small heels make such a commotion in
ihe folds of her dress that one is
possessed with the idea that some con
cealed animal is making desperato ef
forts to escape. Sho is followod by
a fine lady, who, from habit as much
as any thing, minces ulong at an
equally uneven gait. Not more agree
able is the shuffling manner of the hur
ried shop-girl, who looks too rugged to
inspire the idea that she is making a
desperate effort to "shuffle off this
mortal coil." Some men walk like
pacers, others like clowns, and the
list might be prolonged. It is far from
tho purpose to dispense with the happy
hop, skip and jump of tho little
folks coming home from school. Let
it only be possible for them to walk
gracefully and well when propriety
and age demand it—Cincinnati En
quirer. _
The Great Baptist University.
That big university to be endowed by
a pious New Yorker in the interest of
religion and letters may come to Chica
go after all. But it isn't to represent an
endowment of $20,000,000, or anything
like that sum. The gentleman who has
thismunificentgift in his mind is a num
ber of the Baptist denomination, and
the occasion of the Baptist anniver
saries to take place at Boston early next
May will be utilized as the best oppor
tunity to bring the matter into definite
shape. The members of the provisional
committee to arrange ways and means
for the erection of a Baptist university
at Morgan Park will go to Boston with
the strongest possible backing and at
the anniversary meeting of the National
Educational society of tûat denomina
tion the entire matter Jf education in the
west will be take- "P and thoroughly
ventilated. The promoters of the en
terprise tu* the new university have
strong hopes that they will not only re
cede cordia" support from the denom
ination at large but that they will be
able to return west with a financial guar
anty which, while far short of $20,000,
000, will nevertheless be sufficient to in
sure the establishment of a realy great
institution.—Chicago Times.
Taxiag Do s.
There is considerable discussion njw
in New England papers 0:1 the question
of what can be done to s cure protec
tion against she?p-killlng dogs. Oue
Writer takes tip the subjo >t as follows:
In the complaint? that have receitly
been made iu regard t.» dogs and their
doiilgs, it lifts been proposed to put
them on the same basis as other live
stock property, but at the same time it
is thought desirable, by the same
writer, that any one be allowed to
shoot or kill any dog caught trespass
ing in a gai-den or eat ing hon feed.
This arrangement of things seems to
me to be placing the dog with tho wild
beasts. So far as I have beon able to
learn, there is 110 law permitting mo to
kill my neighbor's horse, his ox or his
ass, simply for trespassing, or on
account of any ordinary damage that
they may happen to do my premises or
crops, either through his carele sness
or my own. Then why should every
fanatic with a shotgun be allowed to
pepper any dog that has occasion to
cross his field?
My neighbor has a dog whiph he
considers of more value than either
his horse or his ox. In intelligence he
is fully eriual to the hired man, and his
services are about as valuable, lie
does tho churning, goes a mile to the
postoffiee and brings the mail, drives
the cows to pasture every morning
and brings them home every night,
catches the hens and puts them in
their right pens —if they do not go in
without catching—keeps the place
free from hawks, skunks, WOodeliucks,
cheap ;logs, all other vermin and
tramps. He also brings iu the wood
and performs many other acts of use
fulness unnecessary to enumerate
here.
I have 110 doubt that my neignoor
would pay a tax of $10 or $25 cheer
fully on his collie. If the dog wore
shot, it would bo a great loss to him in
a pecuniary sei. w, and would cause
sadness in the far.r'y filmest equal to
that caused by the death of a member.
Still, it is possible that something
might cause this dog to cross my gar
den, although he haï beon taught to
keep off growing plants at homo.
Another has a dog that, so far as I
know, is good for nothing but to kill
hens, frighten partridges, and perforin
divers other acts of cussedness. His
owner would hardly sl:ind a five-dollar
tax. We should all be glad to hear
that this dog was sleeping with his
fathers,
It seems to me that a high tax on
dogs would tend to thin out worthless
curs, and encourage Ills raising of
valuable dogs, while the indiscrimi
nate slaughter of all dogs for trivial
offenses might work serious injury to
persons who have spent timo and
money to procure and teach valuable
dogs.
A Rabbit 1 hat Whip3 Do f;
There is a lar^a white male Angor.i
rabbit that bops about tho Rambo
House stable yard that excitos consid
erable attention from the fact that in
stead of seeking safety upon the np
pearanco of any stra'igj dog in the
yard, it nt once becomes pugnacious
and attacks the intruding c.:nine. The
rabbit was as timid :u any other rep
resentative of its s;>ec'es whe 1 it wa:
placed in the yard several months ago
to keep company with a large, hand
some St. Bernard dog that is familiarly
known by the name of Topsy. A friend
ship sprang up at once between the two,
and their daily romps together sur
prise ovory one visiting tlie hotel. The
other day a well-known physician en
tered the yard, acpompiniei by a very
large dog. He saw the rabbit and do«r
at play, and was greatly astonished an 1
amused to see the rabbit catch tho dog
by the throat and shake it vigorously.
He expressed dou jt that th 3 rabbit
would attack his dog in the s.-.me man
ner, and, upon being assurel it would.
Urged his dog on. The dog madi a
spring at the rabbit, which was on the
alert, and socured its favorits grip
upon tho dog 's throat, whore it clung,
amidst tho howls of the dog, nut 1
compelled to let go its hold. — Norri3
town Times.
The Oldest Twins.
The oldest living twins in the United
States were born in this century in
Philadelphia county. Their names are
John and Samuel Nico, and they bear
such resemblance to each other that it
is almost impossible to distinguish
them apart. One resides in German
town and the other in Jenkintown.
They were born on May 11,1803. They
both learned cabinet-making, and in
1828 they opened an undertaker's
establishment at the corner of Main
street and Washington avenue, Ger
mantown, and remained there until the
close of the civil war. They have
long since retired from active business
pursuits.
Both men have married twice, both
ar# widowers and each has the same
number of descendants. Within the
past few years they have become quite
deaf- They enjoy comparatively good
health, and are as active as mon in the
prime of life. Neither has ever used
tobacco in any form or tasted of liquor
This, they claim, is the cause of their
long life. Besides being the oldest
twins they believe that they are the
oldest undertakers in tho country and
to have owned the oldest burial
establishment in the United St tos, it
dating back to 1769.—Philadelphia
Record.
A Great Artistic Triumph.
M. Blue fern (man dressmaker)—
"This is the proudest day of my life!"
Admiring Wifo—"What now honor
has been hoaped upon you?"
"I attended a dress rehearsal at the
Fashion Theater, and everybody ad
mitted that my dresses acted better
than Worth's."—New York Weekly.
Cedrio—We strongly disapprove your
plan of coming home at 3 a. m., during Leal,
in order to wake in a penitential mood. II
you desire to do penaace confine yourself to
one cocktail per day.—Pnok,
THE TRIBUNE
—WIOBCS to SAY ir IT »—
JOB POINTING YOU ARE WANTIH6,
TI»U Office U Well Prepared
To do First-Class Work at Reasonable
Prices.
Neatness, Pespa'eh and Cheap
ness are f aturcs of the establishment
Too Muöh Good Form.
"There is one thing that has destroy
ed the first charm of the girl in New
York—the charm of simplicity,' said a
cynic, "and that is her education up to
a routine observance of what »he terms
good form. There is scarcely anything
more disagreeable than a young woman
who is constantly guarding every
movement sho makes, and by no acci
dent ever evincing the naturalness of
youth. This geometric propriety of
living has become a mania with many
girls. No matter what their normal
disposition may be, or their mental
caliber, they dare to base their claims
for attention, and oven love, on the
grounds their absolute knowledge of
good form. They know just tho proper
clothes to wear on all occasions; they
know about the applicability of every
item of apparel, of household furni
ture, of the use of words, of methods of
hair-dressiug, of walking, of eating—
they know it all. And of course they
are to be admired for knowing it all;
but the fact that they want to impress
on your mind from morning till night
that they know it all is what makes
them un pleasant companions. Etiquotte
and form are their gods, and they wor
ship at those shrinos to the exclusion
of every thing that we love in girl
hood. Their precise gesture», their
conscious attitudes, their assurance to
you that So and So (whom you are
especially fond of) is such awfully
bad form, makes you hate them. \ on
get so you delight in the compauy of a
girl who is bad form, and almost long
for one who will wear cameo bracelets
and say 'darn it,' and walk like a base
ball player. While tho refining influ
ence of modern society in this city has
undoubtedly reared for us some of
the most delightfully sweet and magni
ficent girls on the face of the earth,
neverthe'.oss there is among them a
very large contingent which couldn't
stand the strain, who were, in fact, of
a quality not fine enough to absorb
gentility and have it an unconscious
part of themselves. So this sort goes
about making an exhibition of good
manners. They are what used to be
termed in old times nasty nice. They
serve good form up with soup, with
the coffee, with their sonars; with
their dogs and with their men.
They indeed fall in lovo with a
man because ho knows all tho
nicetios of olegant life, and if a man
gets a reputation for leading cotillons
and driving a tandem, never forget
ting all the while to wear exactly tho
tint of gloves requisite for each exer
cise, he is a hero fit to yavo about, be
cause he is such awfully good form,
don't you know."
All of which, as any sensible person
will admit, is very, very tiresome.
How Mummies Are Made.
Some of our readers may be inter
ested to know a little about mummify
ing. The method of emb.ilming is
called the "Bruneiii process." The
circulatory system is cleansed by wash
ing with cold water till it issues quite
clear from the body. This may occupy
from two to five hours. Alcohol is in
jected «0 as to abstract as much wator
as possible. This occupies about a
quarter of :;n hour. Ether is then in
jected to abstract the fatly matter.
This occupies from one to ten hours'.
A strong solution of tannin is then
injected. This occupies for imbibition
from two to ten hours. The body is
then dried in a current of warm air
passed over the heated chlor.de of cal
cium. This may occupy from two to
five hours. The body is then per
fectly preserved, and resists decay.
The Italians exhibit specimens which
are as hard as stone, retain the shape
perfectly, and are equal to the best wax
models. It will be observed in this
process that those substances most
prone to decay are removed, and the
remaining portions arc converted by
the tannin into a substanoe resem
bling leather.—Youth's Companion.
Photographing Bullets.
The plan of Mach, the Austrain
chemist, for photographing bullets by
electric light is to illumine the bullet
by letting it break an electric current
formed, but the velocity of tho bullet
must exceed that of sound, in order
that the conditions of air before and
behind the projectile can be shown.
After various experiments he succeeded
in his efforts to photograph projectiles
fired by Wernal and Jurde guns, haviag
respectively an initial velocity of
and 530 meters per second. The pho
tographs obtained in this mannei
showed an air formation in front of the
bullet having the form of an hyberbola,
while behind it almost a vacuum was
formed , in which, when the initial
velocity was very great, there were
some curious spiral motions. From the
description given there appeared from
these photographs to be a great similar
ity between the motion of a bodj
through the water and that of a pro
jectile through the air.
Bottled Fire Extinguishers.
A physician has imparted to the At
ianta Constitution, for domestic appli
cation, the exact recipe of the solution
used in the fire extinguishers now
offered for sale, as follows: "Take
twenty pounds of common salt and ten
pounds of sal ammoniac (muriate ol
ammonia, to be had of any druggist),
and dissolve in seven gallons of water.
When dissolved it can be bottled and
kept in each room in the house, to be
used in an emergency. In case of a
fire occurring, one or two bottles should
be immediately thrown with force intc
the burning place so as to break them,
and the fire will certainly be extin
guished. _
An Anchored Boarder.
Winks— "How often do you change
your boarding-house now. Jinks?"
Jinks—"I never change at all."
Winks— "You don't Perfectly com
fortable, eh?"
Jinks—"No, I'm mighty uncomfor
table; but I've changed often enough
to know I never gain anything bj
changing 1 ."—New York Weekly.