The Bamberg Herald, 1899-07-13

calves, ana in oepiemoer ne uegau mo i simple exercise of standing with stiff knees flat footed, then rising as high as possible on his toes and repeating this nntil thoroughly tired. His calves are ^ita^jy-r-rro iiiefces trigger. Thirty rises in succession was the limit of his endurance the first day, but .500 riseado not fatigue him now. He lias been averaging daily since January ten minutes on getting up, ten before luncheon and ten befoqp retiring.?Philadelphia^ Record. __ ? ^ Science of Sonndtffe Sknlls. Certain disciples of Charcot, notably M. Gilles de la Tourette, have recently evolved a new science, or rather a new ai,d to diagnosis, in the sounds of the skull. They tap the skull with a little hammer, and, according to the character cf the note it gives out, they conclude as to the condition of the'bratel. The skull of a child gives out a note, of higher pitch than that of a man. In old v age the skull sound rises again. The thicknessof the skull can be determined after some practice, and any disease or fracture betrays itself by the peculiar sound. Some skulls, according to the doctors, give out a veritable sound of a cracked pot, and so the popular term "cracked" for a person of eccentric intellect is fully justified. Even the Second* Escaped. Two street porters in Bonn got into a row lately, and instead of punching each other's heads were persuaded to fight a duel "under severe conditions." They were stripped to the waist, blindfolded and armed with revolvers. One shot was to be fired at 15 paces, blindfolded; then the combatants were to raise the bandages, advance to ten paces distance and fire again. Two rounds were fired in this way without damage to any one, not even the four seconds. The latter then decided that honor was catiaficwT All fchft rmrtips tn thp nffair

back to the realm ot perrect neaun that insures true happiness. J. F. W. DeLorme. The SUk Skirt Wrist. There's a new disease prevailing, .each -physician's skill assailing, _ .and in baffling diagnosis it pernu. ^/ioth persist: er to versfci^ 5 ^ Tho' no microbe in it's lurking, a,nis insidiously working, and ?xpe- healers wise for once have < ?ran- bed it simply?"silk skirt wri 8 ^as It attacks the winsome maiden 1 her summer freshness laden, ; At- confines itself exclusively i > the the fairer sex; And they do not care to cure it, are williug to endure it, and 1 revel in the glory which new disease reflects. It requires a proper holding of rrees outer skirt, and folding, to pose the bright-hued near agri- underneath it sufficiently, 1 the That the silkeu robe may dangle view, a certain angle of the ti must be maintained with ? of ness and persistency, i deSo a maiden soon discovers that one said affliction hovers all arc hing her, yet she never for a mor The has a fear; kiny ?ut she trif)S the hi?hway daily1 her garments rustling gaily, 1 an she holds them in such mai ex- that the silk one dotb appeal ^a8 What are aching wrist and fln$ atld ku* pain tliartr in them, ] ceKS - ers? What's the differenc -rhen the silk* 6kirt wrist disease te jt ^ tacks the maid ? fh Tor 'fis better far to suffer thai be a silly duffer anc^go out i the the street without the swisl hoot skirt displayed. ? t^Xow when next you hear a 9f nore mark the region of the and you'll see with what d6 ioto- r ^ she glves the proper twi| new l-ie oversk?rt, disclosing 1 ' silk that is reposing undern: to it?and then rest assured she a as the "silk skirt wrist." eets ? ihlp A tired, sleepy, bilious ill is ci

don Chronicle. Deserved His Promotion. Captains of the Iowa, in his contribution to "The Story of the Captains" for The Century, speaks of the wonderful nerve and courage of a boatswain's mate named Trainor shown at the destruction of the Vizcaya. The boat of which Trainor was acting cockswain was lying near the stern of the burning cruiser, and most of the Spanish sailors crowded on her upper deck aft had been persuaded to jump overboard, and were thus saved. Three remained, however, holding on to the rail, with their bodies hanging over the side of the almost redhot ship. Trainor was heard to say," "We must save them men somehow," and without orders he jumped overboard, swam to the side of the Vizcaya, clambered up to the deck at the imminent risk of his life, kicked the three men overboard, took a header himself and succeeded in rescuing all three cf them. The water was full of sharks snapping and tearing at the Spanish dead and wounded. Trainor was afterward promoted at the request of his captain. Good Exercise For the Calves. That results which seem incredible can be obtained in the development of the muscles without resorting to gymnasium practice or using expensive apparatus and without the slightest interference with the subject's usual mode of life has been learned with pleasure by a young man in Germantown. He bought a bicycle last summer and proposed to ride it, but his legs were so small that in "bike" pants he was jeered at wherever he went, and soon his wheel was rusty from disuse. He determined then to enlarge his " * ? ?a 1 V - i ikA

nib inimaiiuv auu auu juin gentlemen, are in honor bound to allow him to feel the weight of your disapproval. "I don't care how brave a man is, if he is a natural-born fool, he is not worth knocking in the head. "If a man is lacking in common honesty, he is not fit for public life, no matter how brilliant he may be. "We have certain important foreign problems which confront us. The United States has evidently as great a destiny 011 the Pacific as on the Atlantic ocean, and, whether we live 011 the former or the latter, we must be equally interested in the welfare of the nation upon every foreign question: We should all see that the nation rises on the Atlantic, and we have a right to demand of all good citizens to stand by the president. "We want to make it understood that while we fear no nations and shirk no duty, we desire above all things peace, and we feel that there are three great nations which have interests together. These are America, England and Germany. These should work hand in hand for the solution of the questions that now confront us in the Pacific."^ ^ Salt In Kimu. "A new industry in Kansas," says a the Chiraco Kecord, "is the manufacture of salt A large deposit has been discovered on the line of the Santa Fe railroad near the town of Hutchinson, in the central part of the etate, which the local geologists claim to be the largest in the world. More than $3,000,000 has already been Invested in plants to purify jt, and the output last year reached nearly 2,000,000 barrels. The members of the Mul -

lives. both sides heavily armed. St. Lours, J^ily 1.?A special to the Post-Dispatch from Carbondale, 111., says: The saloons in Cartersville nave been closed by order of the mayor. Over thirty of the miners employed at the Brush colIVery left the shaft to-day and joined the | strikers, many of them coming to> j this city. More than 300 shots were exchan^/.-cd iay between the opposing sides't with no bloodshed. ,ie All wires, f telegraph and teleose Phone, teai> *? m'ne have been cut, a the property is completely surnded hy the strikers. Both side<e heavily armed, and the strike ave been heavily reinforced to-' hy outside union miners. Arran<J ammunition were ?j^_ received Jay hy General Manager )ur Brush. !r's c01t10ns are worse. Spri>ield, III., Jily 1.?Acting Go*B>r Warner lite to-night receive the following dispatch n" j from &rift Gray dattd Marion, .illinoir ''Conditions an worse. A kl? man i*ere from Carb?idj?L beglie ^help for Brush,a^he is beggirme. I am poweiJU. I am sure tre will be a big Ight soon. iat Ammntion and guns came to ^ ston the 9 o'clock trin. They ' areii'rig to wTpe~6uf Br *15 miners to-nipt. Get us help ai soon as [e_ possiiVe." |1(J j Sheiff Gra/ telegraphe J^lf an ^ hour-later tlat the Brur mines to' wei-e iurrounoexl by 250 lin. Apt)(3 /?ar. Oovernor }Vi|rner tegraphed* > Sheriff Gray ihat the C'bondale Company woild get theiguns at ? -i- . ,J W ? .kOo rtorri llo oonn

vane fajQjly Topeka, wno are Heavy landowners, bankers and proprietors of the Topeka Captial, are the largest salt operators in the state, but George Goald and his brothers of New York are also heavily interested. Frank Gould, the youngest son of the late Jay Gould, who has only recently reached his majority, is having bis first business experience \n the management of the company." Closed Rome Prer^ntlom. A house that is to De closed during the summer should have sheet iron screens fitted into each open grata This will prevent the soot sifting down into the room, as it might easily do with nobody to look out for it Another caution is to see that the ice box is left perfectly empty, with the exception of a shallow dish filled with charcoal, and that the doors stand wide open. One more precaution is that any kerosene lamps left in the house should be thoroughly cleaned, the wicks taken out and burned and the burners and fixture* boiled in soda water, to be left absolutely clean. Nothing is more permeatingr-snd offensive than the smell from staie oil. phot a. Bullet Throagk m. Platlron. A public exhibition of the force of a common Mauser rifle used by a Spanish soldier at San Juan Hill was given the other day at Fort Scott, Kan., with TVOirSfcrf's!results. The rifle was brought home by Captain A. M: WftsSlTdt?^V&fcTwenty-third Kansas. A ball shot from it against the flat side of a common flatir*?^penetrated the iron, leaving a hole as ^ooth as if it were a pine board.

lauucuj uiljuc. Mark Twain's lawyers have bought for their client the old frame house in which be was born at Florida, Mo. A Robertson Southey, an eloeationJlfc described as a grandson of the poet, has been arrested at Llanelly for fraud. Dr. James B. Hodgkin of Washington owns a pair of silver span worn by General Robert E. Lee on the day of his snrrender. Rear Admiral Safetey has been elected commander of the New York state com- : mandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion. Dwight Moody recently received an invitation, signed by 10,881 Australians, asking him to come to the island continent and preach for them. Prince Tokuma Eonoe of Japan, pre*idenfof" the Japanese bouse of peers, , will spend a year in this country studying our educational institutions. Collis P. Huntington is interested in the collection of butterflies, and, it is \.said, will contribute a large som to the University of California for that purpose. A gold cross of honor has been given i to a Berlin cook, Johanna Mock, by the Empress Augusta for 55 years' faithful ^ < service in one family. She was passed on from mother to daughter. The Rev. Dr. Willard M. Rice ef * Philadelphia, who has just completed his eighty-second year, has been engaged in literary work in connection with the Presbyterian board of publication since 1860. # When Admiral (then Lieutenant}