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Th« commerce of New South Wales,
one of the Australian provinces, in pro¬
portion to its numbers is three times
Chat of Canada, five times that of France,
and eight times greater than the trade of
the United States.
“The American girl of a decade age
has effaced herself,” says Charles Dudley
Warner in the Editor’s Drawer of Har
per’a Magazine. “She is no longer the
daring, courageous creature. In Eag
land, in France, in Germany, iu Italy,
she takes, as one may say, the color of
the land. The satirist will find nc
more abroad the American girl of the
old type whom he continues to de
scribe."
Hiram J. Maxim, tne English machine
gun inventor, has been in Washington to
discuss flying machines with Professor
Langley. He said to a reporter. “If I
can rise from the coast of Frince, sail
through the air across the channel, and
drop half a ton of nitro-glycerine upon
an English city, I can revolutionize the
world. I believe I can do it if I live
long enough. If I die, some one will
come after me who will be successful
where I failed.”
An . experiment . t made the t other 4l
was
day on a railroad train running from
Rome to Frascati with a new combustible
prepared from lignite, rich deposits of
which have been found in Italy. The
combustible was invented by Signor Si
pori of Siena. Of the new fuel 367 kil
ograms were used, doing the work of
300 killograms of coal. The discovery
is expected to prove a valuable one, as
it will do away with the necessity of the
top.rt.tionofcoal. The »,w M
a light smoke. In additioa to the fuel,
lignite also yields a brilliant gas.
Here is a queer case f6r an action,
cited by the San Francisco Argonaut. A
man was insane and determined to throw
liiijLiSerf'out of the window of the asylum
He made several attempts, and was pre¬
vented by the servants. Put in a new
apartment, he tried it again, jumped out
of the window, fell on the lawn, injured
himself seriously, but, strange to say, the
shock cured his mental disorder. Af
once he sued the officers of the asylum
for negligence. The plaintiff was non¬
suited. There is a delightful legal
quibble about this, for tbe pros and cons
are many.
A distinguished authority upon jew¬
elry has an interesting article in the Jew¬
elers' Weekly , in which he argues that the
koh-i-noor, the great British crown
jewel, is only a fragment of the Great
Mogul’s diamond, all trace of which was
suppose to be lost. That remarkable
stone has been regarded as somewhat
apocryphal, but this writer holds that
the Mogul’s diamond did exist; that it
was a stone of 268 carats. If the koh
i-noor is really the vast stone that the
great General, Mir Junila, gave to Shah
Jahan in 1857, the romantic history of
the great diamond will have to be re¬
written and made the more romantic.
But this new claim to original ownership
will not disturb the title of the Empress
of India to the “mountain of light” in
her diadem.
A well known man in Washington,
was speaking the other day of the new
color cure for melancholia, which he as¬
serted was practical and in many cases an
absolute cure. “I knew a case of an
eminent statesman in Washington,” said
he, “who was affected with melancholia.
At times he would find himself sitting
lor hours gazing into space-dreaming,
so to speak. His family became very
much annoyed and did everything to
cheer , him ,. up, but without avail. He TT
seemed to grow worse every day. Fi
nally his wife hung rose-colored shades
in his library and then she sewed a piece
of - rose-colored i j velvet ix around js the under j
nm of * .. his . hat. 4 His friends . guyed ... him
considerably about it around the halls of
Congress, but they knew not what it was
intended for. He paid but little atten
tion to their fun, for he had felt the
effect of the rose-color upon his mind.
It was barely two weeks before he was
entirely cured, and there is not now a
happier dispositioned in ... this coun
man
try."
l'HE HOLY CITY OF JAPAN.
KIOTO, WHERE THE CZAREWITCH
OF RUSSIA WAS WOUNDED.
i
It Resembles an Kntrenohed Camp
and is the Mecca of Buddhism—
A Powerful Grand Priest.
The recent attempt on the life of the
Czarewitch in Japan has deepened the
interest taken in the struggle going on
In that country between the partisans of
the old and the new order of things.
Among the many narratives, descriptions
and stories lately published in Europe
about Japan, one of the most picturesque
has been furnished to the Journal (let
Debats , of Paris, by a friend who had re¬
sided the last few years in the Eastern
Empire. A few extracts from his con¬
tribution to the famous Paris paper may
prove interesting. Long before the ar
rival of the Czarewitch in Japan, the
newspapers of Tokio filled their columns
with comments on his approaching jour¬
ney. One of them, the Jlotshi Skimbun,
a widely circulated sheet, and the organ
of the Liberal party, said “the Czar’s
sou is coming to Japan, evidently with
the intention of surveying some portion
of our territory, which will be snatched
from us, afterward, by Russia.” It is
easy to understand how those incite¬
ments of a political nature, combined
with religious effervescence, may have
led a fanatic to satisfy, by an attempt
against the Czarewitch, the hatred of the
low classes in Japan toward the “barba¬
rians” of Europe.
Kioto, the scene of the assault, is the
holy city of the Empire, the one where
can be seen the true “Nippon.” It is a
kind of intrenched camp, and a Mecca
of Buddhism. Formerly, it was named
Myako, that is “The Capital.” For
many centuries the Emperors resided
tbere, surrounded by courtiers whose
great preoccupation was to shave off
their eyebrows and to keep their teeth
we lacquered. The Bonzes, 01
priests, made of the city a vast pagoda,
where they ruled like kings, sparing
nothing in order to dazzle the eyes and
inspire fear and respect. It is there,
despite the fire which devoured a posi
‘j° n ° f Kio ^’ d “ rin ? the
the attempted restoration m 1868 of the
imperial power, that people must go, ii
they are anxious to see Japanese archi
tecture in all its splendid luxury, and to
understand the degree of fanaticism pre
principal temple of the “Monto” sect,
It is divided in two parts, one is the
temple proper, the other is the residence
of the grand priest or supreme pontiff.
The temple proper is an immense wooden
building, supported by columns three
feet in diameter. But it i~ not there
that you must look for ornaments and
luxury. Buddha did not need them,
and the grand priest has reserved them
for himself. Its residence is covered in
side and outside with admirable sculp¬
tures; the great reception parlor is
twenty-five feet long, and thirty-five feet
wide, with the throne of the pontiff at
the further end. The walls were painted
by the most celebrated artists of the
thirteenth century. The Hall of Fans
has its ceiling entirely covered with fans
of every imaginable shape and color.
There are also the Hall of Books, the
Hall of Cranes and many others, in
which the decorating artists have dis¬
played incredible patience and erudition.
Their works represent the tales of a
strange mythology.
The grand priest of Kioto is a
power which the Government must
take into account. He can at any mo¬
ment raise a formidable army of monks
and the history of Japan is filled with
the narratives of civil wars fommented
by the Bonzes of Hongouandzi and
Hiyezan. Every year, in the months of
May and June, there are in Kioto some
500,000 pilgrims, who come from all
parts of the country, having traveled
sometimes, 500 or 600 miles on foot,
begging along the road for a few hand¬
fuls of rice. It is customary for the
grand priest to pass processionally on
horse back, once a year, through the
streets of Kioto; and all those who are
so fortunate as to see him, or even a por¬
tion of his vestment, are purified from
all their sins, through that mere contem¬
plation. On those occasions, the pag¬
eant is gorgeous in the extreme, and the
whole city keeps up the festival, so long
as the pilgrims remain at Kioto. The
excitement is so intense that it would
not be safe for a foreigner to mix too
freely in the throng, The inhabi
tants of the provinces of Yamato, Yarna
sio and Ise are strong fanatics; and for¬
eigners must exercise great circumspec¬
tion, taking care especially not to tres¬
pass upon the rites. If a member of the
Czarewitch’s escort smiled uninteution
ally during a religious ceremony; or trod
with his slioes “P on tfle sacred mats on
the floor of the temple, it would have
been enough to incite a fanatic to avenge
Buddha. It is on account of an impru
dence of this kind, that Mr. Mori, Min¬
* ster L’ublie Instruction, who was
known to be a Protestant, ’ was assas
smated • It . , be
two years ago. is , to re
membered also that in the beginning of
this year, the Russian Legation at Tokio
was stoned by a band of “soshi,” be
longing to the lowest class of people,
whose fixed idea is to persecute foreign
ers.
The first Mohometan marriage in Eng¬
land was celebrated a few days ao*o,
when a Moslem lawyer was wedded ac
cording to the rites of his religion to the
daughter $3 of a Lord Justice.
IN CAM I*.
Skyward Pine, that saw it all,
Whisper never what thou knowestl
Many, many things befall
When the coaxing moon is tall
Through the tender shade thou throwest.
Blame not me, O Pine, too soon I
I—ye all beguiled me to it!
Had it not been night and June,
With the pine-breath and the moon,
I had ne’er been bold to do it.
Ah, her forehead was so white
Where that soft ray came and kissed her;
When the happy heaven’s light
Lingered with her as of right—
As of sister with a sister!
All our little camp as'.eep;
Only I at midnight waking—
Waking to the moon—to creep.
Kiss her silent brow—and keep
Lips aye holier for that slaking.
She, O Pine, will never know—
Never blush amid her laughter.
She is nothing poorer so,
I so rich—as who shall go
Dreaming it forever after!
—By Charles F. Loomis, in Scribner.
HUMOR OF THE DAY.
A mile is the centipede of distance; it
has 5280 feet.— Washington Star.
There’s millions in it—The United
States Treasury.— Washington Star.
The rolling stone gathers no moss; but
it manages to keep on top, for all that.
The xylophone player is the fellow
who makes the “woods ring.”— States¬
man.
A man can call his body an earthly
tenement, and yet object to being called
a flat.— Puck.
wag a mean artist who suggestively Ilich
paia t e d a dairy in water-colors.—
mon d Recorder
The hon6 e\ v bee deserves recognition as
kind natuT swect restorer—Mmmi
v ’ y ’’
Though some women have golden
hair, others have but plaited hair.—
Jeweller's Circular.
It is probable that many jolly dogs
will have barks on the sea this summer.
—New York Herald.
a manufacturing dentist often shows
hi s teeth without smiling or opening his
mouth.— New York Journal.
Iron is good for the blood, but no
man likes to have it administered in the
form of carpet-tacks.— Puck.
A man never realizes until he has made
a fool of himself what a laughter-loving
world this is.— Atchiwn Globe.
He—“Miss Sharpe has a very fine
voice.” She—“No wonder. She grinds
it so much.”— Detroit Free Press.
Don’t under-rate modest ability. The
needle has only one good point; but we
couldn’t get along without it.— Puck.
The good artist is known by his work,
but the poor artist is obliged to grow his
hair long to be identified.— Statesman.
“Is there anything brilliant about
Prozer’s writings?” “Yes—the Chicago stars
between the paragraphs.”—
Herald.
Frank—“Stella’s face is her fortune!”
Tom—“Yes, but she’s given too many
certified checks to time.” —New York
Herald.
“Blitturs began life as a school
teacher.” “Really?” What a preco¬
cious little baby he must have been.”—
New York Sun.
There’s nothing like sticking to a
thing when you apply yourself to it, as
the fly said when it alighted on the fly¬
paper.— Texas Siftings.
Little Kitty (who is doing the honors
and wishes to be very pompous)—“Will
you have chicking or mutting, Mr.
Brown?”— Harvard Lampoon.
No, Ethel, you are mistaken. The
phrase, “a literary treat,” has no refer¬
ence to the setting up of books by the
printer.— Indianapolis Journal.
“Tastes differ,” said Mugley. “Good
thing they do,” put in Bottleton. “If
they didn’t squills and strawberries would
taste the same.”— New York Sun.
Jack Witherspoon—“Why Westhall—“To do you sing kill
all the time.” Jim
time.” Jack Witherspoon—“You have
a good weapon.” —Princeton Tiger.
Some people are born musicians,
others achieve music and others live next
door to the man who hopes to play the
cornet in the village band.— Elmira
(N. Y.) Gazette.
Young Wife—“We are told to ‘cast
our bread upon the waters. ’ ” The Brute
—“But don’t you do it. A vessel
might run against it and get wrecked.”
—New York Herald.
Mistress (trying on one of her new
gowns)—“Norah, how does this dress
fit?” Norah (without looking up)—
“Not very well, mem. I found it a little
tight under the arms.”— Chicago Tribune.
“Don’t you think,” said one of the
doctors, “that it would be a good idea
to have the study of medicine carried on
under the supervision of the Govern¬
ment?” “I suppose,” replied the other
doctor, thoughtfully, “that it might te
turned over to the interior department.”
—New York Post.
Timmins—“I—er—you know, I was
talking to—I called on Miss Laura last
night." Mr. Figg—“Yes, I know you
did—the fourth time in one week, I be¬
lieve. Why don’t you come and live
with us, and be done with it?” Tim¬
mins—“That’s just what I wanted to see
you about. ”— Indianapolis Journal.
THE GREAT SOUTH AMERICAN
NERVINE TONIC
-AND
StomachfPLiver Cure
The Most Astonishing Medical Discovery of
the Last One Hundred Years.
It is Pleasant to the Taste as the Sweetest Nectar.
It is Safe and Harmless as the Purest Milk.
This wonderful Nervine Tonic Las only recently been introduced into
this country by the Great South American Medicine Company, and yet its
great value as a curative agent has long been known by the native inhab¬
itants of South America, who rely almost wholly upon its great medicinal
powers to cure every form of disease by which they are overtaken.
This new and valuable South American medicine possesses powers and
qualities hitherto unknown problem to of the the medical of profession. Indigestion, This Dyspepsia, medicine Liver .ha®
completely solved the cure all
Complaint, and diseases of the general Nervous System. It also cures
forms of failing health from whatever cause. It performs this by the Great
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upon the digestive organs, the stomach, the liver
compares with this wonderfully valuable Nervine Tonic as a builder and
strengthener of the life forces of the human body and as a great renewer of
a broken down constitution. It is also of more real permanent value in the
treatment and cure of diseases of the Lungs than any ten consumption for rem¬
edies ever used on this continent. It is a marvelous cure nervousnest
of females of all ages. Ladies who are approaching the critical period known
as change in life, should not fail to use this great Nervine Tonic almost
constantly for the space of two or three years. It will carry them inestimably safely
over the danger. This great strengthener and curative is of
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many of those who will use a half dozen bottles of the remedy each year.
CURES
Nervousness and
Nervous Prostration,
Nervous Headache and
Sick Headache,
Female Weakness,
All Diseases of Women,
Nervous Chills,
Nervous Paralysis, Paroxysms and
Nervous Choking
Hot Flashes,
Palpitation of the Heart,
Mental Despondency,
Sleeplessness, Vitus’s Dance,
St.
Nervousness of Females,
Nervousness of Old Age,
Neuralgia, Pains the Heart,
in
Pains in the Back,
Ail these and many other complaints cured by this wonderful Nervine Tonic,
NERVOUS DISEASES.
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to compare with the Nervine Tonic, which is very pleasant and harmless in
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ual. Nine-tenths of all the ailments to which the human family is heir, are
dependent on nervous exhaustion and impaired digestion. When there is an,
insufficient supply of nerve food in the blood, a general state of debility of
the brain, spinal marrow and nerves is the result. Starved nerves, like _
starved muscles, become strong when the right kind of food is supplied, and
a thousand weaknesses and ailments disappear as the nerves recover. As the
nervous system must supply all the power by which the vital forces of the
body are carried on, it is the first to suffer for want of perfect nutrition.
Ordinary food does not contain a sufficient quantity of the kind of nutriment
v icessary to repair the wear our present mode of living and labor impose®
upon the nerves. For this reason it becomes necessary that a nerve food be
supplied. This recent production of the South A merican Continent has been
found, by analysis, to contain the essential elements out of which nerve tissue
is formed. This accounts for its magic power to cure all forms of nervous
Crawfordsville, Ind., Aug. 20, 'M.'
To the Great South American Medicine Co.:
Du. R Gents I desire to say to you that I
have suffered for many years with a very seri¬
ous disease of the stomach and nerves. I tried
every medicine I could hear of but nothing
done me any appreciable good until I was ad¬
vised to try your Great South American Nervine
Tonic and Stomach and Liver Cure, and since
using several bottles of it I must say that I am
surprised at its wonderful powers to cure the
stomach and general nervous system. If every¬
one knew the value of this remedy as I do, you
would not be able to supply the demand.
J. A. Hardk, Co.
fix-Treas.
A SWORN CORE FOR ST. VITUS’S DANCE OR
My daughter, C»awfordsvtlle, twelve Ind,, May had 19,1886. been af¬
flicted for several months years with old, Chorea St.
or
Vitus's Dance. She was reduced to a skeleton, swal¬
could not walk, could not talk, could not
low anything but milk. I had to handle her
like an infant. Doctor and neighbors gave her
up. I commenced Tonic: giving the effects her tne South Ameri¬
can Nervine were very sur¬
prising. In and three rapidly days improved. she was rid Four of the bottles ner¬
vousness, completely. I think the
cured her South
discovered, American Nervine and would the recommend grandest remedy it to ever
Mrs. W. S. Enbjuncikr. every¬
one.
■ Bta Subscribed Mollgomeryiounty and ,} ss to • before this May
sworn ice
19,1887. Chas. M. Travis, Public.
INDIGESTION AND DYSPEPSIA.
The Great South American Nervine Tonic
Which we now offer you, is the only absolutely unfailing remedy ever discor
ered horrors for the which cure of Indigestion, the result Dyspepsia, of and the vast train of symptom®
»nd are disease and debility of the human stom¬
ach. No person can afford to pass by this jewel of incalculable value who k
affected thousands by disease of the that Stomach, this is the because the experience and testimony of
go to prove one and only one great cure in the
world for this universal destroyer. There is no case of unmalignant disease
of the stomach which can resist the wonderful curative powers of the South
American Nervine Tonic.
Every Bottle Warranted.
Price, Large 18 Ounce Bottles, $l.26.Trlal Size, 15 cents.
NJEILZ, Sc ALMOND,
Sole Wholesale and Retail Agents
FOR HARAL8DN COUNTY. CA.
Broken Constitutioa,
Debility of Old Age, Dyspepsia,
Indigestion and
Heartburn and Sour Stomach,
Weight and Tenderness in Stomach*
Loss of Appetite,
Dizziness Frightful and Dreams, Ringing in tho Ears*
Weakness of Extremities and
Impure Fainting, and Impoverished Bloody
Boas and Carbuncles,
Scrofula, Scrofulous Swelling and Ulcers*
Consumption of tho Lungs,
Catarrh Bronchitis of and the Lungs., Chronic Cough*
Liver Complaint,
Chronic Diarrhoea, Children*
Delicate and Scrofulous
Summer of Infants,
Mr. Solomon Bond, a member of tbe Society
of Friends, of Darlington, ol Ind., Great says: South "X Amerl- hav®
used twelve bottles The
cun Nervine Tonic and Stomach and Liver Cura,
and I consider that every bottle did for me on®
hundred dollars worth of good, for because X hav®
not had a good of irritation, night’s sleep pain, horrible twenty dreams, year?
oh account
and been general caused by nervous chronic prostration, indigestion which and dys¬ hat
pepsia of the stomach and by a broken dovra
condition of my nervous system. But now I can
lie down and sl66p all as swfistly as a
and I feel like a sound man. I do not thin*
there has ever been a medicine introduced into
this country which will at all compare wit®
this Nervine Tonic as a cure for the stomach.''
Crawfordsviixe, Ind., June 22,1887.
My daughter, eleven years old, was severely
afflicted, with St. Vitus's Dance or Chorea. W®
gave her three and one-half bottles of South
American Nervine and she is completely re¬
stored. I believe it will cure every case of SL
Vitus’s Dance. I have kept it in my family foi
two years, and am sure it is the greatest real
edy sia. all in forms the world of for Indigestion and Dyspep¬ Failing
Health Nervous Disorders und
from whatever cause.
Sfafe of Indiana, John T. lima.
Montgomery County, \ ** .
Subscribed and j to • before Junfr
22,1887. sworn me this
Chas. W. Wright,