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PERCY P. SCHOCK,
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MIKIETTA, PA., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30. 1886.
Yoi XXXIII, No. 13
Eruptive    disease.
Arnictlon  ^Vliiih  .Are in  Reality IJlesslngS 111 Disguise.
As prefatory, I will romark that thc true difiicnlty is back, behind what wc arc aceu.-tomod to call tlie disease, which may be regarded as the index of thc de¬ rangement of the .sy.stcm, tho evidence of internal obslruclions or of general Impurity. Indeed, what wc call dis- ca.se i.s but a .•^yniplom, evidence of a de¬ praved ,stat(! of tln' body, the outward ¦ manifestations of recuperative eflforts, or a manifestation of thc curative ef¬ forts of natiu'c, for the removal of in¬ ternal deraiifrement, the ejection or di.s- posal of tlie ini"puritie.-5 of the body. It is claimed that all of tlic elTorts of na¬ ture are of a merciful character, all in the line of cure or iniprovenicnt, though, from adverse circumstances or the con- I'u.sion pvoduced by the iiitcrfcvoncc and O]»pos!tion of attendants, failures often •oceur. These princ'plcs arc well ilhis- trated by the usual eru]>tivo diseases, •connected witli wliich there i-< more or less of the di.<cliar<rc of elTctij, putrid and poisonous iiiaUcrs. I in¬ clude what arc n.<ua'ly regarded as the diseases of tiie young, as measles, cliieken-pox, sniail-jio.x and the like, thouofh thi.s la.st i.s as often known amonp: adults. I claim, there- tor',', that all ?ncli as the nn aslcs, scar¬ latina, chickrn-})().\ and rashes, gener¬ ally, are rencjvating --teps in the devel- o[)iiient of tlic joung, tiiat all purif}*, naturally, as the eruptions are attended by ert'i'te uialtcrs, mr.re or less visible. 1 al.so claim tiiat all <rschai-gr-s from ftores, cancers uot cxwjtcd, arc but the results of n.iturc's cft'orts at jiurifiea- tion, ju-t to this extent jirolonging life, even when tlie case proves faial. Tiie fact that tlie escaping matters of;en prove excoriat iig. ])roduc!ng sores or irritations wherever they touch tli;5 ¦skin,    Will   i!J:jslr;ifo    Iheir    2:;ulrkJ  and
^H ior.ous cliara' ter.
Ihe. body beeonn s impure, in an ab- Uf>rn!al s ate, from c:if.no; iiDpure food, ns that of very "tender" meal't—when made so, as it ofleii is, 1 y semi-putrc- faeiion, fr('m ajje: or from eating ^o niti'-li that all ean not be dige-ted, ])u- trcfv'n::: in tlie stfuiiach or in tlie bow- xds; from fail.iig to lii'eathe suilieieiith^ of )mre air, or brcalh'ng pestiferous uir and foul vapois; but the Juact'.vity of the, .^k n, the ]iorcs be'ng .so closed that the elVete ma'ters ean nol escape; and for a ircficral want of cleanliness. In tlii.s cond tion, nature—.always .seeking -t.'ioaulincss -attempts a puriOcation, tlirou;!;h some of ihe outlets, ailing like the .'-•ew-ers of the e'.t\', in the faihir.^ of v.hich, the sl;iu is ]jut""untler eontribu- lion," the natural escape for most of tills iin])'..rity being tliroujrii tlie pores. This i.s .'^ouglit liiVouiih erui)tive dis¬ eases, sores, abscesses and eveu cancers, tlie discharges from which prove a blessing, all that is thrown otf being just so mucli elimmat d, so much ])oi.son thrown out of the body. Just to that extent diminishing the occasion for dis:casc. There is no~ seii-e, no \)liil- osoi hy, in thc popular idea, in the past, or among the iLni-rant, that '-sores run the life away," as only initrid matters e.5cape, a retention of wliicli, as we have seen, causes "blood-poisoning." A sudden retention of this poison will al- way.-i produce mure or ie-s commotion in the system, if not. death, in extieuK! cases, "it is always safe to promote, guch dischiir^'S. Iiaving "a clean sore." ^iJr. •/. //. ilunajoi'd, in iVa'chi/tuu.
PATENT-RIGHT     SHARKS.
A bclirme  I>j- "Wliioii   .>inii<>iis    ll;ive    Been Drawn I rom Aii\eric:iii   Funners.
The (!xc(!cding Inoennity of some of thc patent r'glit sh:irks is exemplified in a recent case in wliieli the writer is in¬ terested, and which pies to .show hov/ a fanner may be jnit to f;:reat co-t and most intolerable trouble and annoyance witliout any reason or excuse. Some yea^s ago water was brought from spring's on the farm to the barn-yard and tlie dvv'e]liii<r-liouse in pipes, to which ..piynits. wore atfrir hed. Tiiese spriiie;- wc I'e fnun lifty to (.nc hundred and-ii'ly*)' et from the buili!in;^s and several feet br-low tiieni. 'Yhi: 2)ipcs were lu'd in trenches duir intln^ ;ri-()uud. A jmilip was al.su li'ted to a rain-water eislern ut one corner of the burn. Very .soon after tla s >. punij)s were in opera¬ tion a claim was nuule ly printed circu¬ lar for thirty dollars for a patent ri^dit on three driven wclN. I'lie claim was ifi,ni:ied and no not ce taken of it iint.l it had l)oi'n re¬ peated .several limes, when the liability was repu<l!atv'd ami t'le cireuin- stan( es were exjilained. Kccently an¬ other c'rcular w as rcetdved from an at- torn( y <!eni;iiid !);;¦ ^h'r.) with a threat to sue in default of p.ayment and to ask the court tnb'e tlie anuntnt and tlu; costs besid'!S. Ajra'n IIk! c rcumstances were explained, and there the ma'.ter rests. From the exjiericjice of other farmers under similar circumslance.s, it is proba¬ ble that unless tliis outra^reous demand is pa'd, a (ostly.siiit in tlu; United States courts will be begun, and although the defense is perfect, and no driven well, or any well has ever been used, the total costs "v/ill exceed the demand several times, .and th(U-(; will be no remedy iigainst the allege I owner of the patent ri5j,ht. Tliou ands of farmers have paid IIm! §10 claim.al as the fee tor this in¬ iquitous patent r:;l!ier than be put to lil'ty times the cost for defending tliem- .sclves, and iiiillions of dollars have thus been drawn from the imllic.—N. Y. Tiuiei.
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iNew potatoes a la ci erne are nice for break:ast or luneJi. (Jut some l-oiled now potatoes in slices and put them in a stev,-- pan with four ounces ol butter, one j^ill of cream, a little nut'uo.cj, pci)j;er and salt and the juice of lialf a lemun. .Set the jiMi on the- lire, lussiij^ ihe CDiitenls \\ lilo tliey tv'il up ouce or tvvjce. berve with a rii;j,'uf Cfoutou.s.
"Yes," said a fashionable lady, "I think Mary has made sucli a very good match. 1 hear that her hiisLaiid is one of tho shrewdest and most unprincipled solicitois in the   professioij, aud,   of course,   lie ca:j
filtord to gratify her every wish."
HE    GOT    THE     DIME.
A.n    Iiitoiisely    Interestiiis:     Meotiiig     Be¬ tween  Geronimo   aiul   Dave  .Joiiph.
 d only want ten cents, sir, to buy me something to stay my stomach," said the man with a bald sjiot on the top of his head. "I wouldn't ask that of a .stranger but for my   misfortune."
"Family all dead of somo epidemic, I su))pose?"
*'><"o, sir. I never had a family, and as for epidemics they have had no use for me. Stand otV and take a S(]uare look at mc, and tiu-n tell me whore au epidemic would begin business on Hon. Davison Jones."
"It would ])i\ a poor show," mused the reporter. "How eame you to be an Hon. ?'"
"Used to be a member of tlu-.Vrizona Legislature, sir. The S[)eakcr of the House useil to recognize me as the gen¬ tleman fn;m Eiireiiburg."
"Well, what is your misfortune?"
".Scaljied by the Apaches, sir. In¬ deed, 1 had the honor of almost being scalped by Geronimo himself. II! tell you about it. I was out on my cattie- ranch in Arizona one da}' \vhen (ieron- irao first broke away from the re¬ servation. That was live years ago. 1 was suddenly surroumb'd by thirty Ajiaehe bucks, and v/as at oii'je eon- ducted iiit(j thc presence of the noted chief.
"'(iood morning, Gerry,' says I.
"'(iooJ morning, Dave," sayshe.
"You see we were ou good terras, and addressed each other by our given nam<;3. 1 asked him wliat was up, and he told mo lie had stai-U;d ont on tlie war-path, and that my scalp would bo number ono. 1 took it as a joke at lirst and tickled Gerry in the ribs, luit he soon convinced me that he w;;s in dead earnest. His braves want<d to have some fun with me by culling oil" my ears and nose, burning me at the stake, and so on. but Gerry shook his head and n plied:
"']Sut this eve, my bully boys. Dave Jones is a square mau, and al¬ though I must have his scalp to orna- UKMit my belt, he shan't be hurt any more than is positivel}- necessary. \Vho's g'ot tiiat can   of   laughing-gasi"
"A buck brought it forward, and Gerry asked me to sit on the ground anil tiiJco tJje lube and   inhaio tho stuiY.
It was exactly like what tiie dentists Wno, and you will agree with me, sir, that it was very kind in Gerry. I thanked him warmly for what he was about to do, and then proceeded to inhale. 'The last thing before my eyes v.as a ijuek sharpening liis knif(! on ins leggings and winking at me wi!li h'ln ii-ft eye.      'Tlier;;   v> as  a
roaring iu my eav:5, my eyes closed, ami when 1 i^'covered conseiousnoss (Jerry had my scalp in his hand and was saying:
" 'Come, now, Dave, but I re:d!y be¬ lieve it has improved your looks lifty per cent.'
"The operator didn't hurt me a cent's worth for tlie lirst teu minutes, but after that tiio pain was pretty bad. You see, tlu; buck who scalped me was a little rusty for want of woric with his knife, and he had taktiu considerable more than the iujun custom called for. Gerry gave hira a blowing up about it, Baying ihe.t it was rickl<\s3 exlrava- ga'nce lo waste a man's seal]) in that iiiannt^r, but as liii-ia't kick, llie storm soon bh!>y over, (ierry furnished me with a r.iglo tic over the spot untd I reached horn;; and advised mc not to be out in the night air for the next ten days. AV'e p:irtcd the best of friends. lie carried off my scalp-lock, but he •had no hartl feelings toward me. It was just h's Injun way, you know. (3winij; to the weather the wound didn't Ileal up prMjicrly, aud the result has keen lits and lo.-s of mental power. I    didn't waut lint ten (.'cuts, sir."
He got it.—iJe.lroit Frvf I'rc.^s. . . ^ • ^	
THE   EARTH   A   BUBBLE.
Eartliqii;ikes    Duo   to the Kseape of Vast Vuliiiur-:^ of Natural GiU.
Among the many theories propound¬ ed to account for the Charhislon, S. C.. eartluiiiakes not the least plausible is that which attriljites thera to the es¬ cape of the va.--t volumes of petroleum and natural gas. "Wlien it is consid¬ ered that the pressure of tho escaping jias is so great that it has uever yet been accuraleiy measured, it will be readily seen liovr the withdrawal of its suj>port from the interior might give rise to a sutlicieiit oisplaccMnent of the crust of the earth along the line of jreolof^ical weakni-ss to produce all thc disastrous results wlueh hav(! been re¬ counted, (iaugijs connected with some of the W(dls show a pressure of five hundred jKunids to the srpiare inch, and this is believed to be far below the normal ])ressure in the vast caverns where it was stored before, a myriad of openings jn'rinitled its escape to the outer world. Tne volume which has thus be(!n liberated is simply incalcula¬ ble, mi([ it is liardly jjossible that such Stupendous causes'should not jn-otluce equally stupendous results. As well expect a balloon to retain its rotundity wiien a rent in ils skin allows tlie gas to escape.
The plausibility of this theory is fuitlu'r sustained by the reports of serious cliani(es in the How of gas at v.arious jioints. if the crust of the earth is supported to any great extent by its lluid and gas;ous conte-nts, and sinks or is disrujited by t'le withdrawal of their support at one jioiiit, such a disturbance mightl)(> naturally expected to check or modify the tlow at other points by opening avenues into new cavities and reees-es. It is Ijy no nu'ans im])robable tliat we will hear of both gas and oil wells diversely airecled as a result of the rectmt seismic phe¬ nomena.
Kaeon has tokl us tlrat "thc world's a bubble;" and the man wJio cal'cd him
'I lie uisest, briulite=;t, nioancst ofinankiui-l, speaks of the ILulerof the Universe  a.s watching, witheijual eye -
Atcnis or systems iuto ruin iiiirled,
Aiui now a bubble burst ami now a world.
It is by no means reassiii-ing to re- m( niber that the poel:c pr-scieuce is somethin:!; a.kin to in:5piratio:i. — Chi¬ cago News.
THE    MANDOLIN.
A   rieasinef   Italian   Iiistruinent   That   Is tjiist  'Sow in I'usliioii.
The mandolin is the reigning fash¬ ionable caprice, having quite sujier- seded the banjo iu the esteem of the la¬ dies. That it should have done so ia by no means strange, for it is really a charming little instrument when at all decently played, is uot very difficult to learn, and has a good deal more style and linisli about it than the banjo has. However, the latter may be adorned, with nickel plating, mother-of-pearl and all sorts of g.audy ornamentation, it has a plebiau look about il, and sug¬ gests the idea of a lield hand in his Sunday suit. Ibit the mandolin, espe¬ cially if one, of the good kind, made of jointed strijis of dark mahogany, has au aristocratic jiolish and tinish about i.s, and w(;arsjt in a jaunty fashion pe- cuii:irly its own.
The only unpleasant feature about it to the learner is the kui'e-blade like sharpness of its r,n(! wire strings. There are eight strings, in pairs, all of steel wire. Two ]Kiirs are wountl with German silver, and are not so cruel as the otiiers; but the unwound four, hardly thicker than horse hairs, seem to eut to the bone the linger ends that ])ress them ihnvn upon the frets. Of course that judn and trouble ends when each linger ui the left hand is ti])ped with a bony, callous sjiot, and one must expect some such trouble in form¬ ing a close acquaintance with any stringed instrument. A\'hen nature has provided that jirotection, the mandolin phi\er, if an cxp(.'rt, can produce somo very pleasing effects by producing the tones by percussion on the strings over the frets, instead of by strummiiiir with a bit of tortoise slxdl held between the tliuml) and fore linger of the riglit hand, which is the ordinary Wiiy of  jilaying.
The tone (;f tliv' mandolin very much resembles that of thc /ithcr, having the same clear, penetnitlng (juality, but the comp;iss of the instrument and its capabilities are much below lUoso of tlie zither.
The Spanish mandola is much like the Italian mandolin in its general features, but has imiiortant differences from it nevertheless. Its body is shal¬ lower, shaped more like the Isowl of a spoon thau tiie iiaif of an eg<^ di>. icied lengthv.'ise, whicii is the form of tlie in¬ strument beloved in iXaplcs and Home; ils strings are of catgut instead of steel, and its lone is not so sharp and im i- sive. Either mandola or mandolin, however, has a surjiris'ng volume of sound for so small a body, and ilomi- iiates pleasingly Ihe tones of a guitar, or even tlujse of a piano. lOxj^.i-t play¬ er.-; have a way of m:v,ntalning an un¬ ceasing Iremolando by keeping t'le lit¬ tle insti'iniK'Ht iu a conslantly ijuiver- ing motion wliile they are executing a solo, that at least looks as if it would be rather hard to ellect and harder yet to continue for any lengtii of time, but the lengthening of vibrations thus achieved ])rettily suiiplies th.e lad: of a supportini; instrument. The power of controlling the volume of sound in a crc^cemio or diminuendo possessed by a skilifid p'U-former is really surprising and extremely etrcclive in rendition of the peculiar passionate and sensuous music to which the mandolin is best adapteil.
While tlie inaiKiolin is en^iy to learn, up to a certain point, it is, like all seemingly simple instruments, very dillieult to develoj) to its hijihest artis¬ tic capabilities, and the Italian who has aclii*'ved complete mast(!ry of it not only very justly resjjects himself high¬ ly, but is even respected in an extraor¬ dinary degnjc by liis countiymcn. The best players are said to come from Naples, where a native who does not at least tliink that he ean play upon the mandolin is a curiosity.
A good mandolin costs from twenty- five dollars lo lifty dollars, and alW^iro- curable here are imported from Maples. —^\'.  Y. Sun.
Gallant Mr.  Snooks.
Old Mr. Snooks is an inveterate wag. He lives at a iarge boarding-house on ^V«st Fourteenth street. In the same house live a couple of joung dry-goods cdcrks.      They    are   both of   the   genus
dude, aud affect an air of extreme and feminine languor which iMt. Snooks de¬ clares makes him sick at his stomach.
The other morning, just afier Mr. Snooks had taken his seat at the break¬ fast table, the two young ex(pii-;iles lolled Into the room and sank into tludr chairs.
"(ieaw;^e," drawled one of  them   to
the waiter, "wait on us imniedialely."
"I'ut," said the waiter, "Mr. .Sncok.'i was iu ahead of you, sir; I'm waiting on him."
"'»Veah in a huhwy, Gcawgo, and must be waited on!"
In despair (jle(;rge turned to Mr. Snooks.     "What shall I do sir!'"'
"(ieorgel'' said Snooks, sevendy and audibly, "always wait on the ladies fir.st!"
The dudes now express tin; opinion that Mr. Snooks is a coarse, brutal man; "sells ]>otatoes ou Chanibahs street, y'know."—JaJ'c.
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ITEMS   OF    INTEREST.
—An inspection of the live hundred mail-bags that were sunk in tlm Oregon. and have since keen recovered, shows that the ladies smuggle a great many French gloves, with hices, ribbons, etc., in newspapers sent by mail.— N. Y.  'J'ribline.
—Camping out on the modern plan is becomiug more and more luxurious. It could hardly be called "roughing it." At some camps ])rinteil bills of fare announce tin: good things of the day's dinner, and two waiters serve the dainty feast.— < hicu