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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron News-Record, 1896-03-04, Page 7OF A MRtENKE'R. mg INDESCRIBABLE HORRORS THAT AFFLICT THE PERIODICAL DRUNK. Ile Suffers IIiatold Agonies es He Eights Agelest What, Ile Meows to lie Inerlt- ableeellaough Misery to Awake rity In the Hardest Heart. "Do you see that man there ?" ask. - ed a Chicago• physician of a Tribune reporter. "He is a reputable business ]roan, has at wife and sever -al children to whom he Is devotedly attached, and i+. there is every reason 1n the world, except one, why he should be happy. "Look at his face; mark the pallor; obferve the twitching of the mouth and the restless and haggard look about the eyes; see how his fingers jerk, and note the uneasy shrug of his shoulders. That man is in the first throes of a form of circular in- sanity, which is better known as In- ebriety. The craving for drink is upon him, hot as the charge of a thousand Curies. He has a perpdical rhythmic drunk about exery six months, and , during the last four or five days his brain has been a seething caldron; his •zterves have been a -quiver, and his thoughts have been madness. He kntws to a demonstration that he can- not overcome the gnawing appetite, yet he fights it with desperation. Talk about yourroes of Thermopylae and ..Ialaklava Inkerman—why that fellow slttin -there, a pale, trembling, cowering wretch, has more nerve in him than 100 heroes of history com- bined; every nerve cell—every one of tho countless millions—has a mouth which has been crying for drink for i:o'v these several days. He has re- solved that he will not yield; has be- fore him the memory of half a hun- Cred such Titan struggles in which he fell, and still he resists. Ordinary ., men require the stimulus of an oc- casional victory in order to summon courage for action. This man, with a past full of discouragement and de- feats, yet has the nerve to resist the demon that is irresistible. "A truce to the sentimental ignor- ance of humanity, which has only re- proaches and sneers for a man like hint. I know him intimately as his physician and friend, and I tell you tl,at there Is in him the stuff that mar- tyrs are made of; yet within a week he will be overcome of drink; a vile wretch, as public estimate puts it. He will drink to satiety, to repletion, to bestiality. In his madness he will consort with low fellows; you may find him yourself in the slums, pos- sibly with the vicious even, but I swear to you that he is a man and a noble man for all. that. No one knows better than he when the first stages of the craving seize him; a the ueand needle prickirgs occur syn- „,,..„chronously all over his body; now and " , then the-persptr'atlon suffuses him, and then he is dry; his skin is parch- ed, He is not athirst as men count desire ;or water, but he is overcome of that which is insatiate; all the i3 water in Lake Michigan would not satisfy he burning desire. He tem- porizes, ks to make a compromise tr2'' by offs ng the diseased nerves such tit mild decoctions as ginger ale, sweet cider, etc.; possibly he make a Y may cocktail of his Worcestershire sauce; ii.�. he eats inordinately of the various Pep- . . per sauces, and becomes more and more restless. His mind wanders; be can give no attention to business, 1-1p E3iut "All this time, and it has now been ;• coming on for several days, he strug- gles against the inevitable. Knowing Syh;' that he will find nepenthe In whisky, sgiyi he yet refuses to take It. He despises Mr,' hirne-Elf for what he esteems his cowar- dice. He would give everything he has In the world If he only might over- evme tits maddening thirst. The wife of his bosom and the children of his loins are all in all to him; he thinks of the misery and wretchedness he en• tails upon the former and of the woe there may be in store for the latter. i ' No one kncays better than he that they and he lack but one thing to their life and their love, and that one thing he desires above all other things. "There come to him—aye, probably at this very moment, for you will see a tender expression has crept over hls ' face—thoughts of the long ago, of the dear, black-eyed girl who with blush- i Ing cheeks of red stood with him at the altar, and he vowed to comfort and keep her so long as she should live. He thinks of the tender vows he whlsced in her ear at eventide; of the p4t'tle of his first babe; of her love and } er gentleness and tenderness through all the' years they have been together. Ah, the shadow comes over his brow—there is the memory. "Do you ask me why such a man— s man who Is as tender in his emo- tions as any pure woman, who is af• - fectionate and kind In his family, ren- rcientlous in his business, public- spirited as a cillzen—do you ask me why such a man Is so very a slave to a degrading habit ? I answer, and I •''j;' emphasize the answer, he cannot help ''.* it. The world does not understand ,this thing; may be It 1s just as well; I x;don't know about that, This I do know;a Long experience among men of his Class has made me devilish sympa- thetic. I guess I am a bit pessimistic, .':for I have a very poor conceit of the bterld's good sense and its charity. "I am not defending drunkenness. As a fact, drunkenness is altogether dif- ferent from inebriety. Within 48 hours my friend there Is likely to lie lncon- a>,; ,tinently drunk. He will resist to the last moment; even after he has thrown r ' his money upon the counter and the glass is within an inch of his lips, he 'Will resist. There will be an impreca- tion upon his lips and a curse directed ,:'ttgainet himself, as he pours' the vile (} fluid Into his gullet; but once that first glass is swallowed all control. 1s gone. He WIll call for drink after drink, until '`the frightened bartender will) let him 'ithve no more. "1 am not preaching. I have a llv- +ing example before me and 1 feel I ioUght to invite attention to it in order ;that men may draw a little lesson of iICherity out of it. It will not do us a bit of harm to get outside of the ego 4lncr in 61, t{th11e and study a aubje,ct te thlsi'tt iel6tn who is big despite itis sinallnee --a maxi who Is noble yet ;Ignoble—..Than who fights against ,`Cvit'y odd and keeps up the cnntest ;!iatpfl; he is'completely vanquished and EAST AND WEST. The East stud West are ono la Allah'q race; Winch way soe'er ye tura, behold—Ilia face- -elbow] ;Scotland, In Lippincott's. "l'OP AND BOTTOlii." There are people imbued with a cer- tain love of adventure, and there are other people abnormally curious. 1 be- long to the latter.cfass, and my curiosi- ty often gels the better of rue. My friend Wilson, who is a member of the secret service on the police force, the night before had been relating to me some rather interesting reminis- cences of his experience with a certain element of society known to us as "confidence men," and he was inconsid- erate enough to arouse my curiosity. "Curia," he said (that 1s my nick- name :toeing the buys), "your desire to investigate all phases of humanity may lead you Into trouble one of these days, hut if you have a mind to try the ex- periment and will follow my instruc- tion_, I think 1 can provide yuu with enough amusement to -morrow to last you for several weeks." I couldn't stand the pressure, and jumped at the chance. "You have all the natural require- ments," said Wilson. "You look very green and unsophisticated, and you will at once bete me an object of interest to the confidepce 'steerer.' The part you will play is a stipple one. All you have got to d•) is to snake the oppor- tunity and the 'steerer' will do the rest. Remember one thing—under no circumstances bet or loan money to anyone you chance to meet." Then 'Wilson gave me my lesson. A suitable wardrobe was arranged for me to impersonate a green country youth, and bright and early the next morning 1 alighted from a train at the Northwestern depot. I was looking for a confidence man, and though -Wil- son assured me I would not meet with any serious injury or serious trouble so long as I kept my eyes open, still I must confess I felt a certain sense of nervous uncertainty which in a timid man might be attributed to fear. My Instructions were limited. When I reached the depot In the garb of a county youth, all that was required was to conduct myself as a stranger naturally would; stand around the waiting room for a few moments, and if no one approached me to go to the street and gaze up and down us if un- certain which way to proceed. I first waited in the depot until the passengers had all left, but as no one approached me I decided to try the street. Here I met with no danger elgnals other than a lot of cab drivers, who tried to persuade 'me they knew more of my business than I did myself, and insisted that I wanted to take a ride. But I was looking for a confi- dence man, and I gave these fellows to understand that I was a very posi- tive country boy. Between Erie and Huron streets on Wells there Is a small dry good store with rather an odd display in the win- dow, and as I came along there were several people standing in fruht in- specting the wares. .1s I always want to see everything that anybody else considers worth looking at, I stopped also. Among the spectators was a man who looked to me to be a Swedish emi- grant, and as his curiosity was appar- ently as abnormal as urine we were both standing there when the rest had gone. As I was about to move on the Swed- ish emigrant turned to me and 1n broken English said: ":Wester, yo can tell me var Ay lint State street?" It would have been just as easy for me to tell the truth, and thare was no apparent settees' why I slimed du otherwise, but it was my mission that morning to appear in the light of a stranger in the city myself and could strtanger in the city myself and could Peet tell him where to find State suet. There seems to be an affinity of soul between strangers In a strange land,and the Swede warmed towards me. Or- dinarily the Swedish emigrant is not my choice of companion, bet I had been disappointed In my morning escapade, and when he asked me which way I came from and where I was going, I allowed myself to gradually drift Into conversation. I informed him 1 had just came in from Dakota, where 1 had been working on a farm, and was on my way to my home In Ohio, "Dat so? Ay ben yust from Noo York, var Ay ben yid mast uncle six mont since Ay came from Ole Country. Ay go now to Meenegota to vork. Yo know set place?." No, 1 del not know much about Min- nesota, only having passed through the state on my way to Dakota. The re nversatton drifted from one thing to another as we walked along Wells street, until, passing by one of those Institutions calculated to cheer the inner man, my new acquaintance asked me to have something warm. I am not a drinking man, but the ,weath- er was Paul, and i decided a stimulant would not he had, so 1 accepted his invitation. As we were about to order something a well-dressed, genteel -looking man came In and epoke to us. "Going to have a drink?" i answered that we warn. "Well, 1 thought I'd have something myself. Won't You join me" "V' can't do det," said the Swede. "Why not?" "Vel, dar ben two of us, and yust hut von of you; yo drink vld us." "No, but i'll shake you the dice to see who pays the bill." The Swede consented, but salrl he only knew how to shake one kind of dice He explained his way of shak- ing, and the slick -looking man agreed that it would save time, so we proceed- ed. One of the party was to turn the dice box, containing three dice, upside down, and we were all to make a guess at the number the tops and bottoms of the three dice added together would make, and the one farthest from the mark was to pay for the drinks. Our Rllck friend guessed 17, I guessed 23 and the Swede 20, We turned the box over, counted the tops and bottoms, added them together, and found the number to be 21. The new gentleman became interest- ed and wanted to try It again, but the Swede said I had paid for one drink and he Would pay for the next. The stranger wouldn't have that, so MY Swedish friend Raid he would play 1f he Would allow him to pay for the drinks in case he failed to call the exact num- ber. We both demurred, but the awed.' insisted, and chose 21. Sure enough, that was the number again, The slick - looking friend became more interest- ed at this, and volunteered that the Swede could opt do it again, and that he would bet any amount of money that he couldn't, I said nothing, and the Swede said he never gambled, but was sure he could guess the correct number. Our friend excused himself for a mo- ment to run across to the drug store, but asked us to wait for him. Now this fellow looked to me thoroughly like a sharper, and when the Swede ex- plained the dice trick to me during his absence I could scarcely contain my- self. • "Ay don't vanten vin his money from hlrn," said the Swede, "but I can do det ever time. Ay learn det in Nuo York. liar been de vay to dont." You see one side of the dice added to the one just opposite will always make seven, and the three added together will always make 21, Much as I have shaken dice, this never occurred to me. When our friend returned and offer- ed to wager $20 that the Swede could not guess the number again I was forced to conceal my laughter. The Swede said he was sure he could, and ofd nut want to win the man's money, whereupon the stranger became a trifle sarcastic and made a few remarks about people's nerve that were decided- ly distasteful to me. That Swede call- ed me to one side and asked my advice. Now, I may be wrong, but I have no sympathy with what are known as "fresh" people. The Swede had only 110, and I just made up my mind that we would let the slick man lose his entire $20, so I gave him $10 more. It was decided to let the bartender count the dice, to make sure of no mis- take. Poor fellow, I really began to feel sorry for the man of polish, and half made up my mind to return my $10 of the winnings, accompanied with a little good advice not to go and do it again. The Swede turned the dice box upside down and guessed 21; the bartender six on the top side, making a total of lifted it off, disp]aylntSa four, one and 11. The dice were turned over, and— you have probably at some time had that peculiar feeling, wondering how it happened—there was a three, five and one, making nine. The total, you see, was 20. No one said anything for a moment, and the bartender quietly gave the slick -looking man the money. He courteously bought the cigars and bid us good morning. The poor Swede, his heart was broken. He had lost all the money he had in the world and had a long jour- ney before him. He said he had a railroad ticket, but not even money to provide himself with a meal. Al- though he caused me to lose $10, I really felt sorry for him and gave him an- other dollar to get something to eat. That seemed to cheer him up a little. He gave me his name and the place where he was ging to work, saying he would send me the money, and then I bade him good -by. Last night Wilson called to see me. "Well, Curio, how did the expr'el- ment work? Did you succeed in being buncoed?" "Not much. I never even saw a confidence man. • Guess you were trying to play a practical joke on me." "No, I was not. Did you follow my instructions?" "To the letter," "That's strange. You must try it again. So your venture was fruitless?" "Well, no, it was not altogether fruitless. A rather peculiar circum- stance happened," and I explained all that had taken place from the time I ]eft the depot, When I had finished Wilson looked at me In blank amaze- ment for a moment, and Then lapsed into a convulsive fit of laughter. Now I don't like being ridiculed and never did, and as 1 could not see where the joke came in insisted upon an ex- planation. "Curio, my boy," said Wilson, "you are an object of pity." That made me mad, but I kept quiet. "How it is possible for a man of your apparent intelligence to knpw so little I can't conceive." I muttered something about people who were not fond of my style not be- ing compelled to cultivate me, but Wil- son only laughed. "I suppose you have been wondering ever since how it happened?" To be perfectly honest, I had, but I wouldn't tell him so. "You see, Curio, you ran up against the little game known to confidence men as 'T. and IT (top and bottom). You are not the first victim. Your Swe- dish friend Is one of the hest -known confidence 'steerers' in Chicago, and the slick man is his confederate. And now, dear boy, the next time you go out looking for eonfldence men leave your money at home." "That sounds well, but you haven't told me yet how it happened." "Well, you see, while you were turned away, trying to conceal your laughter from the slick mart, 'your Swedish friend was substituting dice made to order, on which the top and bottom added together will not make seven." Perhaps Wilson was right, but to- morrow I'm going to see If I can't find a confidence man that I'll recognize as soon as I meet him.—Chicago Tri- bune. Affected 'Their Trade. A Paris advertising agent, who re cantly painted the front of his estab- lishment a brilliant red, has been sued for da.msges by a milliner, a jeweler, and a silk merchant, having stores op• pesite, on the ground that the reflec- tion of valor makes It impossible for tlrclr customers to distinguish the colors of the goods they wish to buy. Potato l'aneakne. Roil six medium-sized potatoes h. salted water until thoroughly cooked; mash them and set aside to cool; then add three well -beaten eggs, a quart of milk and flour enough to make a pan- cake batter. Bake quickly cn a well - greased griddle and serve very hot. Her Heart Stood Still. A young man who burned lime in a Loved a maiden wtho lived at the mien, kiln, And one night he sighed "Will you be my dear brlghed?" And she blushingly answered, "1 wiln." An Abyealnlan Superstition. Among the Christiane in Abyssinia there is a superstition that on Christ- mae eve lions are perfectly harmless, becoming so through the sanctity of the occasion. •A WONDERFUL GARDEN. Or Perhaps It Is poly the Story W Woh Ie so Wonderful, Most people, says the Portland Ore- gonian, have heard of the•• hanging gardens of Babylon, the modern roof gardens and the gardens or boating islands in which vegetables used to be grown for the citizens of ancient Mexico, but probably few have heard of a garden on board a ship, with farm yard attachrnent. The splendid ship Mowhan, now in port, and the largest vessel which has ever been here, had such an arrangement on board during her trip to Oregon. On leaving Bel- fast for Portland she took on board as ballast 2,000 tons of Irish soil, which, when leveled elf, made quite a stretch of ground, and, as the soil of Ireland Is proverbially fertile, the ship's com- pany proceeded to put it to good use by planting a stock of garden truck in it—cabbage, leeks, turnips, radishes, lettuce, peas, beans, etc, The seeds cane up all right and the plants flour- ished finely, and when the ship was in the tropics grew with great rapid- ity. As they progressed toward the Horn and the weather- grew colder, things came to perfection rapidly. The crew and ship's apprentices amused themselves by weeding and cultivating the plants, and the captain and officers took regular walks In the garden daily, and all had green vegetables to their heart's content. As they came around the Horn the garden was replanted, and by the time they reached the equator everything was abloom, and all hands feasted on fresh vegetables daily. The only draw- backs to the garden were the weeds, which grew so rapidly that they could hardly be kept down, and the drove of pigs, which were kept in the farm yard attachment, and which on several oc- casions, when the ship was bucking into a nor -easter and rolling heavily, broke out of the bounds and made se- rious inroads on the garden. It Is a serious matter to call all hands on board ship, and Is only done in emer- gencies, but when the pigs got into the garden there was more pounding on forecastle scuttles and handspikes and blowing of boatswain's whistles than if the ship had been laid aback by typhoon or all the masts had been car- ried away, and every sleeper was aroused to help get the pigs out of the garden. The last pig was killed and served up with green vegetables just before the Mowhan entered the Columbia. On the arrival of the Mowhan here the Irish soil was discharged on the ele- vator company's dock and piled up neatly, so that any exiled patriot who desires a bit of the "ould sod" can be accommodated. The pile will doubtless be covered with shamrocks by the spring and will furnish boutonnieres for a whole St. Patrick's day proces- sion. Doubtless many a sack of it will be carried off to fill flower pots, etc. Although it comes from the "black north," it is still the real "ould sod." Blu Ring Cavi 13n Cured Easily. "An annoyance with which many persons are afflicted is the habit of blushing," said Dr. Whiteside. "When I was a young man I was a blusher of the worst type. Advice' I had in plenty. 'Go into society,' recomended some; 'cultivate will power,' said others, with as much sense; and so on It went, each successively more stupid than the last, until It became evident that relief frcm outside was not forthcoming. I pon turning the matter over in my rr'nd, and before I had studied medi- cine for any time, I came to the con- cluslon that blusing was not a disease, but a symptom—a symptom of a de - fee ttve nervous system. The sequel et( wed that, in my case at (east, this was perfectly Correct, and I believe that it Is equally true of the vast ma- jor;ty of others. Having got thus far 1 set about removing the cause. I carefully avoided tea, coffee, ktimu- l.Ints, late hours and other agents well known to gave an enervating In- fluence, living at the same time as healthy gas possible. The result was most gratifying. At the end of a few months blushing no longer made my life Intolerable, and after a further period of time the tendency almost entirely disappeared."—Kansas City Montreal's Rig Exposition. A circular has been Issued which out- t,nes the main features of the British Empire Exposition which will be held at Montreal from May 24 to October 12 of this year, This will be Canada's first extensive effort in this direction, and to judge from the prospectus, the par- ticipation of a large number of nations In both the old and new world is as- sured. The exhibits will be divided into 16 groups. They are: Architecture and Forestry, Means of Transport, General Industry, Food Industries, River and Sea Fishery, Health, Ma- chinery, Lighting, Industrial Arts, Heating, Geographical Section, Com- plete Furniture, Means of Safety, Gar- dening, insurance, Miscellaneous. Be- sides these there will be an art collec- tion and a women and children's de- partment. The buildings will comprise a manufacturers and liberal arts build- ing, a horticultural and agricultural building, fine arts building and a pal- ace of all nations, as well as other structures. The grounds are situated at the base of Mount Royal and cover over 60 acres of land. Tito Queen's Keeept ion,. The most important social events of the year in London are the drawing rooms held by the Queen. At these functions the presentations are made, a ceremony so necessary to those so- cially inclined. It was a former cus- tom of the Queen always to be present in person on these occasions, but of late years her delicate health and advancing years have often caused her to allow the Prince and Princess of Wales to take her place. This year, it is announced, Her Majesty intends to be present in person at the two first drawing rooms, and they will take place during the third week In Feb- ruary and the second week In March. As soon as the seoond one Is over, Queen Victoria Will go to Nice for her annual spring iliay on the Continent. Soothed Many a Pain. Eli Ridgley, a pioneer resident of Marceline, Milch., owns a rocking chair which has been In use for 60 years. For a long time it was the only ricking chair in that region, and was loaned for miles around during cases of sick- ness. The Old Reliable Specialists. 83 Year,* Exp»rier1gel in the treatment of the Throat pod I%]mer Trouble,, Catarrh, Asthma, Bronchitis, Nervous, Chronic and Special Dis- ease, of men and women. Lost Nato d restored—Kidney and Blad- Q . der troubles permar Jtely cured—Glett,Ctonorrhuca, Varicocelesnd stricture cueecl without pain. No cutting. Syphilis and all Blood Diseases cured w about mercury. Vl4nnd MIn Sufcerin froth the eQects of youthful'follie, or indiscretions, or any troubled with Weakness, Nervous Debility, Loss of Memory, Despondency, Aversion to Society, Kidney Troubles, or any disease of the Genital, Urinary Or• gars, can here find safe arid apcedy lute. Charges reasonable, esprcm,ly to tiro poor. CURES GUAItAN1'kkD. Middle—Aged M'sn—There are many troubled with too frequent evacu- tions of the bladder, often accompan ed by a slight smarting or burning sensation, and weakening of the system In a manner the patient cannot account for. There are many men who die of this difficulty, Ignorant of the cause. The doctor will guarantee a per- fect cure in all such cases, and healthy restoration of the genitourinary organs. (.on- anitation free. Those unable to call, can write full particulars of their case and have medicine sent by express, with full instructions for use. Mention this paper when writing. Office hours: Prom 9 a, ne. to 8 p, m. Sundays, 9 to 11 a. m. DR. SPINNEY 81 CO.90 WOODWARD AVENUE.. s (S1 Entrance No. 12 E. Elizabeth St.) miszsmsommaimmemanDETR , MICH. BIG SALE —0E— Heavy Overcoats —AND— SERGE SUITS Going on this week at T. Jackson's, - Huron Street. --HUB GROCERY.- 0— We don't Blow, but we do say that we can show you good values in NEW TEAS, (direct importations.) NEW FIGS. It ee ee Select Valencia Raisins. Fine off Stalk. Filliatra Currants, Ambrisia Currants. Prunes. '4 et to Orange Peel. Lemon Peel, Citron Peel. Walnuts, Filberts. Almonds, Our Fruit is the finest we can purchase in the market. We have a nice lot of Christmas Goods for presents. Will be pleased to show goods. GEORGE SWALLOW, Clinton. CLINTON 845W, DOO AND BLIND FACTORY 0 S. S. COOPER, - - PROPRIETOR General Builder and Contractor. This factory bas been under the personal supervision and one owner for sigh years. We carry an extensive and reliable stock and prepare plans and give estimates for and build all classes of buildings on short notice and on the closest prices. All work is euprrvised in a mechanical way and satisfaction guaranteed. We sell all kinds of interior and exterior material. LBW, Lath, Shingles, Lime, Sash, Doors, Blinds Etre Agent for the CELEBRATED GRAYBILL SCHOC L DESK, manufactured at Waterloo. Call and get prices and estimates befcre placing your orders, ozNYour)k - BREAKFAST - For 10c. Ind TEN MINUTES. There is but One_ _Shredded Codfish, That's Beardsley's� WE SELL IT - THE CASH GROCERY, - - OGLE COOPER & CO. Farm Produce taken as ('ash. Telephone23. Buy where You Can Always Get The Best Values :At The Lowest Price, I have ,just received a direct importation of New Seasons Uncolored .japan Teas. May pickings from 20e. to 50c. per lb., ask for Samples --will offer special cuts in 10 or 20 lb. Caddies—Finest Black 'Ind Green Teas, also agent for the Delicious Mazawakee Tea, put up in fi Ib. and 1 Ib. lead packages. Now Raisins, finest select. Ne* Currants, New Elmn Figs, New Figs in mats, 4 lbs. or 25c., New English Peels, Lemon, Orange, Citron. In Crockery, China and Glassware, I offer Special Bargains in Handsomely decorated Dinner, Tea and Toilet Sets. Beautiful Crystal Table Sets cheap. CASH FOR BUTTER AND EGGS. Gratefully appreciating past favors, I respectfully solicit a continuance of the same, N. Robson, - Albert St., Clinton. Leslie's Carriage Factory. BUGGIES, PHAETONS, CARTS AND WAGONS—all of the beet work.. mansbip and material. gQ 'Ail the latest styles and most modern improve- ments. All work warranted. Repairing and repainting promptly attended to. Prides to suit the times. serFACTORY—ooreer Huron and Orange Stre Clinton. 657-- 4 11