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THE GENUINE
DR. C. McLANE'S
CELEBRATED
LIVER PILLS,
FOR THE CURE OF
Hepatitis, or Liver Complaint,
DYSPEPSIA AND SICK HEADACHB.
Symptoms of a Diseased Liver#
PAIN in the right side, under the
edge of the ribs, increases on pres
sure; sometimes the pain is in the left
side; the patient is rarely able to lie
on the left side; sometimes the pain is
felt under the shoulder blade, and it
frequently extends to the top of the
shoulder, and is sometimes mistaken
for rheumatism *in the arm. The
stomach is affected with loss of appe
tite and sickness;"the bowels in gen
eral are costive, sometimes alternative
with lax; the head is troubled with
pain, accompanied with a dull, heavy
sensation in the back' part. There is
generally a considerable loss of mem
ory, accompanied with a painful sen
sation of having 'left undone some
thing which ought to have been done.
A slight, dry cough is sometimes an
attendant. The patient complains of
weariness and debility; he is easily
s^ e d, his feet are cold or burning,
and he complains of a prickly sensa
tion of the skin; his spirits are low;
ana although he is satisfied that exer
cise would be beneficial to him, yet
he can scarcely summon up fortitude
enough to try it In fiact, he distrusts
ever y remedy. Several of the above
symptoms attend the disease, but cases
nave occurred where few of them ex
ited, yet examination of the body,
ALTER death, has shown the LIVER to
ve been extensively deranged.
, AGUE AND FEVER.
D*. C. MCLANE'S LIVER PILLS, IN
CASES OF AGUE AND FEVER, when
ken with Quinine, are productive of
m ° St results. No better
cathartic can be used, preparatory to,
. . er taking Quinine. We would
vise all who are afflicted with this
aisease to give them a FAIR TRIAL.
-ror all bilious derangements, and as
simple purgative, they are nnequaled.
®EWAMB OF IXITATIONB.
3? e 6®uine are never sugar coated.
ws»>. - x a red wax se»l on the lid,
'ILLS ""P 1 * 3 " 00 DR. MCLANE'S LIVE*
GENUINE MCBJANE'S LIVER PILLS bear
BOI LENATURES OF C. FLEMING
os. on the wtapperb-^"^
_ T s ' st upon having the genuine D*. C.
s M vkr PILLS, prepared by Flem
fufl Ir >S -'' ?^ Pitts burgh, Pa., the market being
of the name McLane,
a differently bat same pronunciation.
fc
EARNIK3 A WIPE,
"And so you want to mairv mv danoh
te>-, young man?' said farmer liilkins,
looking at the young fellow sharply Irom
bead to foot.
Despite his rather indolent, effeminate
air, which was mainly tbe result of his
education, Luke Jordan was tine looking
fellow, and not easily moved irom his
self possession ; but lie colored and grow
contused beneath that sharp and scrutin
izing ?aze.
•Yes sir; I spoke to Miss Mary l;v*t
night, and she referred me to you.'
, The obi man's face softened.
'Molly is a good girl, a very good girl,'
be said, stroking bis chin with a thought
tul air. *aud sbe deserves a good bus
band. What can you do?'
The young man looked rather blank at
this abrupt inquiry.
'lf you refer to my Abilities to support
a wife, I c.ir assure you- '
'I kgow tl.at you rue.a rich man, Luko
Jordan ; but I take it for grunted that
you ask mv airt-tO'-rfiarry you , not your
property. /What guarantee tjan you give
ine in case it shduld l)e swept away as il
is in thousands of instances, that you
.could provide for Iter a "comlortable
home? Ytm Itave hands and brains—do
you know how to usir them— vhat pan
vou do?'
This was the style ot catechism for
which Luke was quitp unprepared, and
be stared blandly at the questioner with
out speaking.
•1 believe you managed to get- through
have you any . profession/ or
trade?' ® /'
'No sir, my falhei Ihpught that with
the wealth I should inheiit I should not
need any.'
'Your father thought like a fool. lie
had much better given you somo honest
occupation and rut yon ofl with a shil
ling—it might have been.the making or
you. As it is, what are you fit for?
Here you are. a strong, able bodied
young man, twentv-four years old, and
never earned a dollai'in your lifeL And
you want to marry my daughter. Now.
I've given Mclly as good advantages for
learning as any girl in town, and she has
not thrown them away; but if she didn't
know how to work, she'd be 110 daughter
of mine. If I chose I could keep 11101 e
1 ban one servant; but I den't 110 more
than 1 choose that my daughter should
be a pale spiritless creature, full of d\s
peps'a, and all sorts of fine lady ailments,
instead of the blight eyed, rosy-cheek
ed lass she is. I did say that she should
not marry a lad that had been cursed by
a rich father; but she has taken a foolish
liking for you, and I'll tell you what 1
will do; go to work and prove yourself
to be a man —perfect yourself in somo oc
cupation — I don't care what, il it is hon
est —(hen come to me, and if the giil is
willing, she is yours.'
Pretty Mary liilkins was waiting to see
her lover down at the garden yate, their
usual try sting place. The smiling light
faded from her eyes as she noticed his
sober, disconititted look.
'Father means, well' s!ie said, as Luke
told her the result of his application.
'And I am not sure but he is about right,
for I think every man ought to have an
occupation.'
Then as she noticed her lover's grave
look she softly said :
'.Never mind —1 will wa.t for you
Luke.'
Luke Jordan enddcnly disappeared
from his accustomed hattnls, much to the
surprise of his gay associates.
One pleasant, sunshiny morning late in
October as larihcr Biikins was propping
up the grape vine in his front yard, that
threatened to break down with the
weight of its luxurious burden, a neat
looking cart drove up, from which Luke
Jordan alighted with a quick, elastic
step, quite in contrast with his. former
casv, leisurely movements.
•Good morning, Mr. Bilkins, I under,
stood that yon wanted to buy some but
ter tubs and cider barrels. I thiuk I have
some that will just suit vou.'
• Whose make are ?' asked the ok.
man. as he paused by the wagon.
'Mine,' replied Luke, with an air of
pardonable pndc.
Mr. Bifkins examined them one by.
one. , .
...•They will do—what wHI you take for
them?' r ft *
•What I asked yoa tor six monlhs ago
to-day. Your daughter sir.'
The roguish twinkle in the old mau s
cvis broadened iuto a 9mile.
•you have got tfie right metal in yon
after all,' he cried. 'Come in lad-come
in. I shouldn't wonder if we made> a
trade after all.'
Nothing loth, Luke obeyed.
•Molly bawled Mr. Bilkins, thrusting
his head into the kitchen door.-
■ Molly tipped out iuto the entry.
GRAHAM, N C-.
I'uuutl white nrms were bared above (lie
elbows ami bore I races of t lie flour she
bud been sifting. Her dress was a neat
gingham, ever which was tied a blue
checked apron; but slie looked as win*
ning ami lovely as she always did wher
ever sbe was found.
She blushed and blO'shed and smiled as
she saw and then, turning' her
eyes upon her lather, waited dutifully to
bear what he hail to saw
The old man regarded l.is daughter for
a moment with a quizzical look.
Moll, this young man—max hap you've
seen him before 'has brought me a lot ft
tubs and barrels, ail of Ids own make—a
right good article 100. lit" asks a pretty
steep price for 'em, but it jou are willing
to give it, well and h ood ; and hark ye,
my girl, Whatever bargain you make,
your father will ratify.
As Mr. liilkins said this, be .consider-,
ately step; ed out of the room and we
will tol'ow bis example. Hut,-,the kind
•Of bin gain the young peoplaftmade can be
readily conjectured by.the speedily wed->
that followed.
Luke Jordan turned bis attention to
lite study ot medicine, of which profes
sion lie became a usclul aud influential
memberj/but.every year*on the anniver
saryol/fiis marriage, he delights his moth
er-in-law by some specimens ot (he h nidi
cralt by which he won what he declares
to be the best and dearest wife in the
world.
BVKIAN AT none
Women Who Nevek Go Outsid'e Tiibir
Own Doors
(Damascus Letter to 'Boston Traveler.)
After a few moments Aludain Me.-haka
entered, making excuses for her litis l *
band's absence through our interpreter,
and requesting most earnestly that we
would make onr visit toiler, aud soon
sending for her sister, wlu spoke french
we spout hdf an hour . very enjnyatdy
with them. They are Syrian women ot
the bust type, wi'h tine bright faces, and
in European dress,that of our hostess be
ing an embroidered white wrapper, with
red silk girdle about her waist, and, like
her sister, artificial flowers in her hair,
which latter is an'almost universal cus
tom with these people if dress>d with
any pretentions. Even li,ttle girls, when
appearing 'dresseip-op,' all have ariti
cial flowers on their heads. Both ludie.s
when they entered, hail oyer their slip
pers wooden clog", which are used i>y
the peasantry, and slipped them off be
foiestepping on the carpet; aud refer
ring to this custom, they said 'they were
put on crossing the court-yard,: from
habit, as it was often damp, and thus
tlieir feet were raised above tlie ground.
We thought tlwy must be difficult
to walk with, but they were much amus
ed at the idea, ami podneed a pair winch
were much higher than any we had seen
saying that those were the kind a lady
woiv just after marriage, to make tier
look tall and of more importance than
heintofore, raising lit r at least a foot
above the ground, but they were w.nti
inlv a short time, i HUppoff she meant
iinl.it her friends were fully impressed
with her importance. Refering to our
free, uiitaiumeletl lilt', JVLidatu putting
her hands to her mouth several times and
throwing them out praeefullv—said:
HoW happy we must lie to be aide t«»
smell the wii'd. She did not dotibt but
that in the three da>s we had panned in
Damascus we had seen more than she
had seen in all her life.
According to the custom of lier race,
the women almost never go outside ol
their owu doors. Having been married
at fourteen, she is now at twenty three,
the mother of live or six children, and
shut »|> with them in these walls, from
oue years end to another. We sympa
thize with her ino*>t heartily when she
si "lied over t!io dullness of the
life they lead. Not, however, nearly as
hard for those who have known no be >
ter as we know it wouldbo for us unless,
it became a nesessity trom ill Jiealth
The other call we made was on a wealthy
Jewish fyuiily, the house being of the
same general design, and fitted op with .
great elegance, the walls being made of
rare marbles, and spaces between the
windows-built to imitate temples with
arched roofs and slender pillars. A
fountain in the saloon makes it as cool
aud frosh as if we had tutored another
country, after coming from the hot dusty
street. *k.
Here the females were all jobed m
calico or cambric, but the mother wore
abint her neck a rare collection of pearls,
and the guide said, 'if on them
Sunday they would be richly arrayed and
decorated with diamonds.' They were
very cordial, and entertained an best
they could, offering coffee as they had
done at the consulate. And if time liad
permitted, other houses wonlu have
been open to us. But the next thing
on the programme was to ride about the
'city and see the old walls, having the
house of Naaman pointed out to us, and
the place where St. Paul was let down
in a basket wall; a piece of the
old Roman highway where he was con
verted, and iu a small church the spot
WEDNESDAY AUGUST 13 1879
where he wax bapHSSed Ail of which
were very intere.-Ung, as well as iLe
different quarters of the city Christian,
Jewish and Moslem—through which we
passed.
CIIAH.II Kl> BY A N.V%KI7.
An Oliio >irl for H'cflm in ih.i I'tnrr of a
i Ui pliir,
(Mt. Verntfh Letfcfto Cincinnati Commereia!.)
A very rare psychological ph°uoiiienn I
was relate' to u by Mr. (Jainbell, about
H snake s influence over a young lady liv
inr east of Ml. Vernon, by the name ol
Bertha Miller. For some weeks-the par
ents bad.jtfljjreil that their daughter was
showing uifh'ks of declining health, evi
denced by an increasing paleneus and
emaciation and accompanied by a inetaSi
choly mood. 80 marked was Ihp change
becoming that they began 10 leel great
solicitude conceriuusr her and consulted
a physician ol'this ciiy about the matter.
The physician visited the girl, bnt was
unable to explain I ho cause of her decline
or lo render her aid. It also (ell under
the observation of her mother that each
altc noon, about three o'clock, the £irl
would leave the house and ten.am away
from one to two hours. This fact being
communicated to (he other parent, it wns
decided lo watch (he young lady and
discover it possible the re a sou lor such
liuuitnal absence. Accordingly on the
day following when (he hour had about
arrived the lather Iclt the bouse and 
watched (or the going ot bis daughter. In
a tew minutes (he \oung girl was on her
way through a wood and up a' ravine
leading from (lie house to a.tmiall stone
quarry, sme halt mile distant, reaching
which she took a seat 011 a tlat stone, un
der a small clump of fees, and rctnai.ied
sitting there quietly tor several minutes,
her head held in one position, ami eyes
evidently fixed on one spot. The father
had gotten up so near by this time that
he c> 11 Id observe all that Would happen.
In a tow uiotpents, tu bis amazement,
there proceeded Irom the direction in
which the gil l was lo'king a snake about
four feet in length, ami known to hiiu as
our common black snake or racer. So
astonished was he at the peculiarly man
ner of his daughter and the appearance
of the reptile that ho remained quiet in
his concealment to observe what wotdd
happen. The snake crept slowly along
towards the girl until it halted close to
her leel. Alter remaining there motion
less l«»r a minute or more and gazing lix
-0111 y into the lace ot the girl, it slowly
ami stealthily began creeping toward
her, and in >i moment lay coiled in her
lap. The girl remained perfectly mo
tionless, apparently not the least alarmed
at the presence of her visitor, but gazing
intently at it. Allfr lying in that posi
lion lor a short while, it slwivly uncoiled
ami crept down to the ground and back
to its hiding place in (lie rocks. The girl
remained sitting motionless tor a consid
erable time, ami then got up ami retrac
ed her steps to the house. On the next
day the father, at ihc appointed' time,
look bis gun and proceeded to the scene
and killed the reptile. The girT, stnnl.d
at the report of the gun, sprang to her
feet, but immediately recognizing her
father, proceeded without further ado
back home with him. MlO, when inter
rogated, could give no intelligible reason
lor vi-iiing the spot, except thai at a cer
tain-hour she felt strongl) inclined to go
and sit there. She has rapidly recovered
her health, and appears in no wise att'ects
od in her mind. Ex per s can oiler non
union to this strange proceeding, the
most intelligent being that the animal
possessed a power!ul mesmeric influence,
and bad so upon the mind of
the girl that she went , automatically to
the place. This, in connection with an
accumulated inherited disposition to be
beguiled by a scrpant —transmitted from
our first mother, Eve—oilers the only ra
tional explanation.
NTATISTICN I'Olt I'll II CIRI.N,
A young English staiician who was
paj ing court lo a young laily, thought to
Mirprise In r villi his immense erudition.,
producing his notebook, alio thought
lie was about w indite a lovo sonnet,
but was slightly taken back by the fol
lowing question.
'How many meals do you eat a day,
my dear?' _
'Wliv, three of course; but of all the
oddest questions.*
'Never mind, dear, I'lf tell you all
about it iu a moment.'
11 ih pencil was rapidly at work. At
laat, foudlv clamping her slender waist, he
said.'
♦Now, my darling I've got,and if yon |
wish to know how much l.as passed
through that adorable iittle mouth in the
last seventeen years, I can givs the ex
act figure*.'
'GooduetS graciou«, what can you
mean?' * |
'Now, just listen,'aud you will hoar
exactly what you Uav« b2«u obliged to
absorb to mautaiu those charms which are
to make the happiness of my lite.'.
•But I don't wish bo hear.'
Ah, you are surprised uo doubt, but
statistics are wonderful things,
•Ju«t listen: You are now seventeen
years old, so that iu fifteen years you
I
'Oxen or calves, 5; sheep and lambs,
14; chickens, 328; ducks, 204; geese, 12;
turkeys, 100; gkmeof various kinds. 824;
fishes, 160; eggs, 3,124; vegetable*,
(bunches) 700; fruit, (baskets) CO3;
cheese, 103; bread, cake, etc., (in sacks
of flour) 40; wine, [barrels]il; Water,
(gallons) 3,000.'
At this the .naiden revolted, and
jamping up exclaimed:
'l' think you are Very impertinent and
disgusting besides, and I will not stay
to listen to you! upon which she fkw to
the house
. li t gazftd after her will) an abstract
ted air, saying.*
'lf she kept talking at the rate of
twelve hours out of twenty' four, her
jaws would in twenty years, travel
a di«tMue"of 1,333,124 miles.
The maiden within two months mar
ried a wsJLto-Uo grocer, who was. no
stalician.
U UHKO
■ 9
No barber kno we til whom he may
shave, and the nmn who riudies into a
chop au'l diops into a barlwM:li»iir with
out seeing who occupies next chair
to the right or left may get badly left, as
a case pioved recently. A solid old cit«
izen in the wholesale trade wifs taking il
easy, bis face covered, with lathei, when
in came a young man who Hung off hi*
coat, bounced a chair and called
out:
4 lfurry up now, for I raußt get back to
the store bjf »ta old Blank dots or he
will raise thunder! Hang him, ho won't
give a fellow tiite to die!'
The solid eitizen turned his face to
glauce at the other, ami the barber noti
ced a reddening of his face.
'doing on a summer vacation?' asked
the burlier who was preparing shave
the young man. } . • •
'Vacation! How in Tophefc can I get
away from bid Blank? And if I-could he
pays such a stingy contemptible salary
tint I couldn't afford even a ride on the
I'errv boat!'
,Why don't yon ask him for a . nise?'
inquired the barber.
• \Vllv don't 1 axk him for the hand of
Irs daughter? he'd dis
charge me in a minute, though lie's ma"
king money and cm atford it. If the
old hyena would have a stroke of appo*
hxy the junior partner might do some-,
thing, hut such chaps alwas live to be a
hundred years old.'
Conversation ceased here, the solid
mau got out of his t-haii', took a brush
ing ami sat down, and when the clerk
arose from his chair ayt turned around
snow "balls would have looked black be
side his face, lie tried to bow and speak
but something would'nt let hiui, and
when lie started to put on his coat he
held it tils up and collar down. He was
still struggling with it when the solid
man rose up, saying never a word. The
barbel's wet the young mau's liead and
held cologne to his nose, but he walked
sideways when lie went out, and there
was an tiin wobble to his knees.
In applying for the vacan' portion, state
wliat shop you shave at.
I> INIO,
(Ualeigli Visitor.)
The following may be of sonio interest
lo our readers. it was copied from un
old book published in 1612
The population of North Carolina lp
1810 was 555,500, about one third of
which were slaves. The Baptists and
Methodists were much the larger denom
inations. There were no good harbors
in ihe State at that time, but the. best
were Wilmington, Newbern and Eden
lon. The University at Chapel flill had
three professors. Fayettcville then was
a flourishing town. Large quantities of
tobacco, cotton, flour, &0.. were shipped
from there to Wilmington in boats.
Newbern was the largest town in the
Slate. It had considerable commerce and
contained in 1818 6,000 iumibilauts. Ral
eigh had the large amount of 1,000 inhat
itauls and was one of the chief towns.
Wilmington exported more produce
than any other town in the State. Meck
lenburg county had 14,272 inhabitant*;
Lincoln Rowan 21,543; Stoke?
11.645,* Wake 17,086; Northampton 13,-
082; Chatham 12,997; Halifax 15.620;
New Hanover 11,465; ('raven J2.676;
Oraiiue i.O 135; Caswell 11,757; Guilford
11,420; Edgecombe 12,423; Granville
15,476. Tito rest of the counties ran trom
3,025 (Columbus) up to 11,218 (Burke).
There were only 62 counties at thai
t inc.
'rilK OI.UiHAN
Don't laugh at I lie old gentleman, boys.
It is true he is ail odd object. He is
cjueer and crooked, and his voice thin and
reedy, but don't let liim see you laugh al
him. He looks as though ho could have
noildug more of any importance to do in
the world. And, indeed the grave for
him is very near, and L think lie will not
be sorry to lie down in it. But 'hiuff ot
this, boys, once he was young—ytMiujf a*
yon are. He went to rclioil —doubtless
in a blue jacket with brass buUous, and,
a neat milled collar, sueli as boys «ore
in Ins day. Ho lio|>ed to be or a
lawyer. He was blithe and light upon
hi* tcct. He whistled as lie came up the
street. Perhaps he could jmnp fa-tlier
and throw his ball better than you. Yes,
he was young once, and it you live, you
will be as old as he—as old and feeble
some day. Your limbs will totter, yon
willl lean upou a cane, your voice will
be shrill aud jveak, aud your hopes and
ambitious dead, aud the grave near. 8c
dbt 't laugh at the old man. boys, bul
treat him with hiuducss and respect.—
Ex.
■  ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
It is said that some of the larger gam*
bling dens in Now York are connected
by teiephoueo, so that when the police
makes ft move against ono, the alarm if
instantaneously given all around.
' 1 ' .*;• ,r- t
NO, "23
G lea n ing ».
If a inau really wants to know of how
little importance he is. let him go wllh
iiis wile to the dressmakers.— 2futth»l\.
There are enough selfish men to accept
all ilie sacrifices women can make. —if.
O. Picayune.™ (
Fanny_ Davenport, the actress, w«»
married to Mr. Edward If. Price, ol New .
York, at Canton, Fa,. hiat TFhursday,
Somebody estimates !hat there are be
tween four nml live thousand fugitives
I ruin justice iu Texas, of whom 831 aro
murderers.
Vfcta y.»R BWBJWJ —The wlute of n
ecg is very t fficacious iu burns. Seven
or eight applications will sothe pain, and
exclude the burned past from the air, as
successfully as coliodion or cotton.
Actreoseß are Continually losing valu
able diamonds while editor's wives go-*
straight along and never bother the world
by announcing that they have'been rob*
bed.— JV. L Express.
The first time that David Davis ever
| realized his fatness- was when he was »
i boy of 14. The other boys crawled
through the fence ami left him alone
with a mad steer.— Jb\ee Press.
if
I Omaha Republican: A south Omaha
women the other evening, threatened an
| offending representative ot the uialo sex.
j that she "would- make his head so Cig
I that he couldn't iret a shirt iu town largo
i enough to go over i»_'
* Miss Allie Cewgie, of Indian*, went In*
1 hear a lecture ou Education, returned
home, stole a horse and some money r
rudo tilly miles to female Seminary r
and was about settling down to hard
study when the constable called lor lier r
It is estimated that the peogle of the
United States consume barrels of
liver-pills a year, and yet there is oecpv
sionally a man left to reach his end by
a railroad collision.— Middletovon [ran*-
ci ipt.
>. Miss Anna Oliver, the Brooklyn N. Y. r
young lady who Is endeavoring,to carry
on a Aletltodist church by herself under
muuy difficulties, has a new troable. Tito
turnilure, which she hired, was removed
the otlif r day suddenly and without no
tice. Miss Oliver will prouabiv have to
abaudou her rather uuwomauly unnerv
taking.
During a recent examination of a elaaa
of youugtefti in a certain, school the
teacher naked; 'What is a monarchy?''
and was immediately answered by a lit
tle eight yeacwulJ boy, *A country gov«»
erned by a king. 1 Who would rule if the
k wete to die?*" 'The queen.' And
it the queen should die? 'Tlu Jack.'
Mrs. Hooper nays in her last Paris lets
tcr lot bo Philadelphia Telegraph'-" Mas-»
ler ISIIHC Bell, Jr.. (ho young nephew of
Mr. Jttmes Gordon Bennett,, of Ibo New
York Jlerald, i* pist ive day* old. The
day alter the young gentleman's advent 8
his uncle called to see him and kid on
his cradle 100 United Stales bonds oi
SI,OOO each ns a christening ifi/t, or rath*
er a gift of "joyous arrival," according
to the old medlavul custom at Hie access
aiou ol a king.'
A young man mad* his appearance at
Dead wood last week in a pair of whits
trousers. He was promptly escorted to
the cars, put on board of them* and au
inj notion placed upo» bin* navaf to re
visit the place. We cao stand a blled
shiri, you kacw, a miner exclaimed, but
I'when it to wearing biled dnvns
I we just make them git up aud gib.
A fiiend who bad souie unexpected
I visitors wns " bother ecF* a boat not bar*
enough cake for t*-a, concluded she .
1 would not bay nnj more, and told tb»
I two little children, Willie and Kussel,
' no* to nsk for cake, ami do without
their share. the table, Willie
was a little "pouty" aud uot wanting to
*at anything; Kursell seeing him, said,
in the heaing of tne whole company.'
"What's tho matter, Willie?. Dul
mother tell vou not to a«k (or cake too?*
Twelve wis of telapton#* have been
M>nt out to Sir. Garnet Wolwly for mo
at the «eat of war in South Africa. The
trreat advantage of the telaphone over
thd telegraph is that the General an qsr
ry on a confidential talk with the officer'
at the district fetation, or a soldier «au
towards the enelny's Unef and
wh»|>er basis the MI form* t ion aa to the
l>osition. A fine wire—the thinner the
better—is all that is needed.. This the- 1 ;
soldier carries on a reel on ki*S back •
mile, weighing only a few pounds. This
will be the first time the telaphone has
been used as an instrument of warfare.
The Wilmington Star says; A repor
ter in a Louisville paper give* a rather
ludicrous *eoouut of the way passeugcra
are disinfected on a Memphis train.
'Squirt lamps' are used, and carbolic
acid is distributed in light spriya over
everybody. Tl»e reporter says.'.lf. there
is any thing in disi feeling at all, the ref
ugees certainly get tka benefit of it, for
tbe young ma%who turns «D these ItffifS.
walk upend down the in a alow
deliberate way, unmindful of
sneers or satirical smiles of the |mssn|Kt. >
A policeman on his beat could uot g