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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton New Era, 1898-04-22, Page 3a*•ari-xe THE CLINTON NEW ERA -, ...,.,ACQUIRED TRAITS. Mere, Is Little es No Proof That They Are Traasrnitted. 4 group of ladies and gentlemen who had listened to a paper on a science sub - 6 fn a prlyete parlor cornered i1 person to science to Bottle a disputed Ile did not think acquired traits are ever transmitted. "There are one legged -men enough in this country to .support several °era leg establishments, yet never has the child of a one legged man been born with less than two. Certain obaraoterietios of the parent the child may have. It may be a comical- ly exact reproduction. Always, however, it is the natural and not the acquired pe- culiarities of the parent or other ancestor OM it shows, Hence Professor Weissman argues that acquired qualities or oberao- teristics are never transmitted. "N.."The operations of the laws of heredity are strange enough. A ohild may not re- semble either ptirent, but it may be an ex- aot likeness of a remote ancestor. ' That has been a source of scandal at times. A Baltimore man, a man of wealth, married alleautiful sewing girl, When a blank child was born to her, there was trouble. Then it was revealed that her mother was a mulatto. There is an older case exactly like it. A Greek married a fair slave girl, /and when she gave birth to a black child her blood was traded back to an African. "There are persona who think that if a man makes himself, say, a great linguist bis children will .be more likely to have the gift of tongues. They think the chil- dren born to a parent after he bas become dissipated are more liable than the chil- dren born earlier to inherit a taste for drink. These things Weissman denies. In the first case the children may have the father's aptitude for languages, but not the stronger because he used it. In the other case the children may have the par- ent's diaposition that led him to drink, but not the stronger because ib was in- dulged. "Mr. Herbert Spencer regards the ques- tion whether any acquired traits are ever laberited as a great matter, but he has not made up his opinion yet. He is not pre- pared to combat the new theory. "The long accepted theory has never been quite satisfactory. It leaves so much unaccounted for. If acquired qualities are inherited, the world ought to be crowded with greatness. Yet it is notorious that few great men leave sons as great. Al- though education is within the reach of all and the methods of education are the product of centuries of experience, Shakes- peares and Mittens and Napoleons are not .`common yet. "On the other hand, we might expect a steady inorease of drunkards if acquired propensities are transmitted. As a matter of fact, there is much less drunkenness ' than there was half a century ago, al- though the pressure of' modern life and an • irritably condition of the nerves are cal- culated to promote dissipation. "The later doctrine does not deny the importance of heredity. It,does not make 's; it lees important for the parent to lead an \pright and careful life, since his children a e influenced by his example, though they do not inherit his mental and physical ao- qsitions as they may his property. If rim ired traits are inherited, it should be :teioseto prove. It has not been proved."— ';yfge)11ington Post. A Verbal Confusion. f ?ctifil was empty, but the door was owe looked, end the citizen from the coup• ;w try.walleed in. It was late in the after- noon.whon he arrived, and almost dark en p •brisk young man came in, and a;rr',fiiiiv destniteryerean�rks concerning th znstbode of janitors, li4 the gas and began to move the piano aroend. The - countryman arose and shuffled his feet so as to attract attention. "Did you wish to see me?" asked the young man. "Yes, sir," was the answer. "That is to say, I think it was you as I wished to sea But not never havin even you before, so's to be sure, I couldn't exerckly say." "Do you wish to join our organization?" "No," was the answer in tones of in- creasing doubt. "I don't want to git into the stook company. All I Want is to git a hired man to do shores." "But, sir, this is not an intelligence of- fice." "He doesn't have to be intelligent. The trouble wets the last one was Chet he itnowed too much." "I don't believe we can accommodate fou," the other remarked as he turned around and resumed shoving the piano. "Now, look here, young man. I didn't 'some here to rile you, an I -.don't want you to rile me. I'm lvillin to tra ,into any ar- rangement you want to make fur gittin them there shores off. my bands. When I seen your sign I says to myself, 'There's as institution that knows a long felt want •sdhen It sees it en orter be inoouraged.' What'sign of your'n, sir, may be your per- sonal property, but it hasn't got no right to mislead people." "But, my dear sir, our sign has noth- do with obores." 's the reasonf There it is as plain -o -r -a.1 society—an of a choral society ain't a society fur lookin after chorea will you have the politeness to tell ane what it is fur?"—Washington Star. How People Sleep. In'England the old Pour poster bedstead is still the pride of tho nation, but the iron or brass bedstead is beating it out of the field. The English beds are the largest bods 1n the world. A peculiarity of the German bed is its shortness, Besides that, it consists frequently in part of a large down pillow or upper mattress whish spreads over the person and usually an- swers the purpose of all the other ordinary bedolothing combined. In the tropics men sloop in hammocks or upon mats or grass. Tho East Indian unrolls his light, portable oharpoy or mattress, which in the morning is again rolled together and car- ried away by him. The Japanese lio upon matting with a stiff, uncomfortable, wood - on neck rest. Tho Chinese use low bed•. stoade, often elaborately carved and sup- porting only mats or ooverlids. The an - Went Greeks and Romans had their beds supported on frames, but not flat like outs.. The Egyptians had a couch of a pe - puller shape, more like an old fashioned easy a a . , with hollow bank and seat.— Lodged.. lees Not Ownership. an individual who had ;for tho restitution of a loll he had found Judge ed a decision to the effect e Mere fast of finding the ring gave rider no lien upon the property. The rtiels had been lost, its loan was adver- tised and to hoop it was practically lax, doby,:• •l'hiladeIphia Record. purely Mechanical. ars aaakt5 Ida wife what she ltas been all day and then reads his novena - bile Ilii. lu Irjrlag to tell lrlm,.-0hi•, Notb�s: Placer Hines 01 Klondike. A Practical Miner's Story of How They are Morked. Although many lettere have been received theYukon in oth re miners end from r n e gold fields written gt resent dates, few have giv- en any idea of the manner in which the player mines of that country are worked. The following letter, written by Mr. War- ren Shea, a New Brunswiokboy from Wood - stook, who is now in the Klondike, to hi; wife and children, gives a good idea of the difficulties of mining in that coun- try. The letter is in the possession of Mr. Fred. Hale, M. P., who represents the county in New Brunswick, from which Mr. Warren originally pame. The letter is dated Dawson City, N. W„ December 154h, 1898. "My day's work is done, so I will write you a few lines. to let you know how we are getting along, We are well and hearty. Have been working since the 19th of last month, and are getting $1.50 per hour, and work eight hours each day. Will work ten hours a day after March 1st. The work is not very hard, but the weather is very cold, It has been sixty-two below zero this winter. and I worked on the windlass hoisting dirt out of the mine. I will try to explain to you how the mining is done. 'The ground never thaws, and is froz- en to an unknown depth the year around, so we build fires and shovel out the dirt that thaws, and then build an- other fire in the same hole, and contin- ue until we get down to the gold, which is usually twenty feet or more under the surface. When we get down we undermine the gold -bearing gravel as far each way as there is pay dirt. This we do by building a fire in the hole each evening lust before we go to bed, and it. will thaw enough dirt to keep us busy all the next day. The man who works with me shovels the dirt into the buck- ets in the hole, and I work the wind- lass, and bring the buckets to the top. This work we do until about the first of June, then the snow melts, and fur- nishes water to wash the dirt, and get the gold. The reason the ground never thaws here is because it is covered by a very heavy moss. Where the moss is taken off it will thaw in summer to about a depth of eighteen inches. There is about fifteen inches of snow on the ground now, and were it not for that it would be dark all the time dur- ing the winter, but the moonlight on the white surface of the snow makes it quite light. The sun does not rise at' all at this time of year. We will not see it until about the first of March. They use candles in the mine, but I can see well enough at the top without any light. - There are ten men working on this claim. It is very rich and is owned by a Mr. Ward, of Seattle. He was offered $100,000 for it, but would not sell. He expects to be able to clean up about double that amount this season. Some- times our fires thaw out more than we can take out in eight hours, then we have to work overtime, but we do not mind that, as we get paid for every min- ute that we work. We will average about $425 each each month, which will heat any other business I was ever in. It is rather lonesome to be away from you, but I will have enough in acouple of years, so that I will not have tb work so hard,, I have a claim which I may be able to -sell for something. I do not know whether it is much good or not. I expect to work here until about the 1st of July, when the season for mining is about wound up. They cannot mine here in warm wea- ther, as the water fills the holes just as fast. as they are dug. "You ought to see me when I am dressed for work at the windlass. On my feet I wear two heavy pairs of woollen socks and one pair of very heavy German socks over them. I have a pair of moosehide moccasins' and wind up with a pair of arctic over shoes. On my body I wear two suits heavy underwear, one Mackinaw suit and a parkie. A parkie is made some- thing like a sweater except that it comes below the knees and is made with a hood, which can be worn over the head or let hang down the back. It has a draw string in the neck and sleeves, no buttons to bother, and is worn outride instead of an overcoat. Although short, the letter gives a very graphic account of the way in which the placer mines in the Yukon country are worked. It also explains the reason why the mines are entirely useless without the timber which grows along the banks of the streams to melt the frozen gravel. YOU CAN'T TELL You don't know when that cough will stop. The cough of consumption has just such a beginning. Take Scott's Emulsion now while the cough is easily managed. Provisioning New York About $100,000,000 Worth of Dairy Pro- ducts and Meats Consumed Annually "Feeding a City like New York," an article by John Gilmer Speed in July La- dies' Home carnal presents some inter. eating and astonishing statistics. For in- stance, Air Speed declares that New York- ers consume 80,000,000 dezen eggs pe year, for which they pay $14,400,000; 290,800 lbs of butter per day, ooeting $18,000,000 per year; 297,000 gallons of milk, 5600 gallons of cream and 1200 gallons of condensed milk daily, at a yearly out lay of $16.250,- 000. T oln ling o teose. for wh oh $10,000,- 000 per year is paid, the aggregate value of the dairy products consumed in New York City is 44,450 000. Mr Speed fixes the val- uation of the various meate sold to New Yorkers each year at about 858,000,000. Tbie does not include poultry, from 200, 000 to 400,000 head of whish are sold weekly. Upon a conservative estimate Mr Speed parolee the qu .ntity of fish consumed yearly in New York at '45,000,000 pounds, not inoluding oysters, slams, crabs and other shell fish. There are 24,000 bushels bushels of potatoes Bold in New York daily, the yield of a 90,000 more farm per year,the aggregate value of the Where being 813,- 000,000. Other vegetables are consumed in like proportione. There are 70,000 bushels of wheat (flour) eaten every week, besides large quantities of oatmeal, buck- wheat flour and oornmeal. The quantities of provender always on hand (the perish- able goods being kept in cold storage ware- houses) leads Mr Speed to conclude that mere New York cut off from all the points from whence her food supplies are drawn, her people could live in plenty for four months, and even manage to get along for half a year, without emulating the Chinese appetite for rats. THE GLITTER OF GOLD Lures men on, so that in the wild rush for wealth, they too often neglect health. They have Dyspepsia, Constipation, Liver Disorders, Impure Blood, whioh make life miserable. Then they look for a oure— they get Burdock Blood Bitters. Their blond becomes rich and pure. The liver troubles and constipation disappear, they are hearty and healthy again. B. B. B. is to them a greater prize than gold. About Boots and Shoes. If a boot or shoe is too tight in any one particular place, dip a cloth in very hot water and lay it on the uncomfortable spot. This will cause the leather to expand, and to adopt itself to the shape of the foot. It is said that shoes which "draw" the feet may be made perfectly comfortable by pouring water into them; this; if allowed to remain in the shoe for a few minutes, will take all the neutral heatfrom the leather. Soles out from several thicknesses of brown paper, and renewed every day, are wonderfully soothing to the feet. For softening shoes that are hard and thick, meter oil is one of the beat possible things. It will keep the leather in excel- lent condition, ands make the shoes last nearly twice as long as in the ordinary way.—Philadelphia Times. The most magnificent tomb in the world is the Taj Mehal. in Agra, Hin- dustan. It was erected by Shah Jeban to the memory of his favorite queen. It is octagonal in form, of pure while marble, inlaid with jasper carnelian, turquoise, agate, amethysts and sap- phires. The work took 22;000 men 20 years to complete, and though they were free gifts and the labor was free, the cost was $16,000,000. A COMPLETE MEDICINE CHEST Taken internally or applied externally Yellow Qil is equally efficacious: It cures Croup, Quinsy, Sore Chest, Cuts, Burns, Bruises, Sprains, Caked Breasts, Stiff Joints and dozens of other complaints. No household should be without it. It costs only 25c, and is a whole medicine chest in itself. , The Greatest Things in the World April 1,5, 1898 The highest tide in the world is in the Bay of Fundy, where it rises a foot in five minutes and has been known to attain a height of 70 feet. The longest stretch of railway with- out a curve is 211 miles, from Buenos Ayres to the foot of the Andes, on the new Argentine Pacific Railway. • The longest fence in the world is a wire -netting fence in Australia, i236 miles long, its object being to keep the rabbits from the cultivated fields. The largest sun -dial in the world is Hayou l3oroo, a large promontory, extending 3000 feet above the il+'gean Sea. As the sun swings round the shadow of this mountain it touches, one by one, a circle of islands, which act as hour marks. The longest wall in the world is the famous stone defense made by the Chinese against the Tartars, about 200 B. 0. It is 200 feet high, 25 feet thick at the base, and stretches for 1280 miles over hills, valleys and rivers. The department of Education has now in preparation a now text book which will be placed in all the schools, and for pupils in the lower forms. It will deal with agriculture, for and such topics, and will contain, it is ex- pected, very valuable information. The largest room in the world, under one roof and unbroken by pillars, is at Saint Petersburg. It is 620 feet long by 150 in breadth. By daylight it is used for military displays and a whole battalion can completely manoeuvre in it. By night 20,000 wax tapers give it a beautiful appearance. The roof is a single arch of iron. The largest flower in the world is the world is the Refflesia Arnoldi, of Sum- atra. Its size is fully three feet in diameter— about the size of a carriage wheel. The five petals of this immense flower are oval and creamy white, growing round a centre filled with countless long, violet -hued stemens. The flower weighs about 15 pounds and is capable of containing nearly two gallons of water. The buds are like gigantic brown cabbage heads. The greatest empire of the world is the Bt itish Empire, extending over one continent, 100 peninsulas, 500 prom- ontories, 1000 lakes, 2000 rivers and 10,- 500 islands. It surpasses the Assyrian Empire in wealth, the Roman Empire in population, the Spanish Emlrire in power, and the Persian Empire in area —all of which Empires have passed away. The population of the Empire —402,515,800—is 27 per cent. of the po- pulation of the world; the 11,339,315 square miles of Imperial territory is 21 per cent of the land of the world. The longest speech _ on record was rr.ade by Mr De Cosmos in the Legis- lature of British Columbia when a measure was pending to confiscate the lands of settlers. He was in a hope- less minority, and the enemy expect- ed to rush the bill through at the end of the session. It was ten in the mor- ning; at noon the next day if.no action were taken the act of confiscation would fail.' De Cosmos arose, spoke for 26 hours continuously, and then, with baked lips, bloodshot eyes, and almost dead with fatigue, he won the victory that nearly cost him his life. The largest painting in the world, exclusive of panoramas and cyclora- mas, is "Paradise," by Tintoretto, in the grand salon of the Doge's Palace at Venice. The painting is 84 feet wide by 34 feet high. If we consider the decoration of walls and ceilings, Tintoretto's work has been exceeded by Sir James Thornhill's fine painting on the ceiling of the great hall at Greenwich Hospital, 112 feet by 56 feet, representing the founders. William Mary, and Queen surrounded by the attributes of national prosperity. DR. WOOD'S NORWAY PINE O � SYRUP Ts Sure To Cure COUGHS AND COLDS. Price 26 Cents. 4t. BUSINESS CHANGE``. We wish to announce to the public that we have purchased the (ropery bud', neva and stock of James Steep, and have thoroughly overhauled the same„ and addedoverinh trade.. We n to it $600 worth of the freshest and bast goods the are now prepared to welcome onr old austomers and as many new ones'd9 will. honor ue with a call. We are offering some real snaps. See our 11b, tin Bak- ing Powder and Soiseora for 25o. Oar reduced prioe on Teas is giving great sat,* isfactron. Pickles 80. per bottle. Crystal Giese Starch 50 per 1 lb ppckage. Mushroom Catsup 10o, three for 25o. Try our line of Teas at 20o. GOO delivered. Cash paid for Butter a Eggs J. McMURRAY, Combo's Block,' Window Shades,Wiridow Poles, & Corvelettes 444 Lace Fringe, Plain and Decorated Shades, great variety of patterns and prieew Corrugated Oak and Fanoy-Colored Poles. COVELETTES in three patterns; ask- to Bee them. • Furniture.—Large stook of Fancy and Cheap Furniture always on hand. Picture Framing and Repairing promptly attended to. That the name of the rose certainly would not affect its fragrance in Giv ensville, Idaho, has been demonstrated by the experience of the three Misses Mush, who went there from Centre- ville, Ia., to teach school. The first Miss Mush was married at the end of her first term, and her sister, who took her place, married in the middle of the following term. The third sis- ter finished out the term, and then sbe, too, was joined in the holy bonds, and the strong past tense of mash in Givensville now is mush. FACT, FANCY AND FABLE J. H. CH ELLEW. BLYTH 1. Specials for April. Ordered Tweed Have convinced people that Putnam's Suit - Painless Corn Extractor should be given ioncvk the preference. Get rid of your corns; get rid of them without pain; -use Putnam's Extractor and no other. A very Bad occurrence took plane on the farm of Duncan McIntyre, of Downie, on Sunday evening. Their little son, a boy between four and five years of age, had strayed off while some of the family were milking the sows. Being missed a messen- ger was sent over to the grandfather's on the same farm to see if he was there, taking a short cut across the fields to get there sooner. Close by, there had been fresh post holes deg, which were half full of water. Out of one of these the little fellow's feet were noticed sticking up. He had evidently slipped and fallen head first into one of the post holes. He was quickly taken out, but the vital spark had fled. Scott's Emulsion is not a "baby food," but is a most excellent food for babies who are not well nourished. A part of a teaspoonful mixed in milk and given every three or four hours, will give the most happy results. The cod-liver oil with the hypophosphites added, as in this palatable emulsion, not only to feeds the child, but also regulates its digestive functions. Ask your doctor about this. goo and $,.00 ; all druggists. SCOTT & BOWNE. Chemists, Toronto. Millinery in endless variety and beauty, Wall Paper, Curtain Poles with wood ends, Spring and Summer Underwear, hand- some Prints, Muslins and Handkerchiefs, nice assortment of Crockery and Glassware, Garden and Field Seeds. Little Giant Seeders are in demand. New Stock of Presbyterian' Book of Praise received, prices from 10c. to $1.50. Please see our goods and prices and you will be sure to buy. Potatoes, Oats, Butter and Eggs wanted. LONDESBORO EarporuuM, April 12th. R. ADAMS. HUE GROCERY NEW FRUITS NOW IN STOCK ARGUIMBAU'S Select Layers, Vostizza's, Fili.a- RA1SINS Pine off Stalk CURRANTS tras, Patras akid • Off Stalk Recleaned I California Prunes, beet Eleme Figs in mats and layers, in ten pound boxes Lemon, Citron and Orange peels. Having bought at the lowest prices this sea- son we will give yon close prices. CEO SWALLOW, — Clinton FURNITURE BROADFOOT, BOX & CO. The steady increase in our trade is good proof of the fast that our goods are right and our prices lower than those of other dealers in the trade. We manufacture furniture on a large scale and can afford to sell cheap. If you buy' from JIB, we save for you the profit, which, in other cases, has to be added in for the retail dealer. This week we have passed into stock some of our new designs. Space will not permit us to quote prices, but come and see for yourself what snaps we have to offer. Remember; we are determined that our prices shall be the loweet in the trade. UNDERTAKING, In this department our stook is complete, and we have undoubtedly' the beat funeral outfit in the_oounty. Oar prices are as low as the lowest. BROADFOOT,BOX & CO. J. WManager Ci><ldley: P S—Night and Sunday calls attended to by calling at J. W. Chidley's, (Funeral Director) residence. Ilan ou Afford to Experimente Mrs Henry Arnold, aged 28, wife of a young farmer living in Maidstone township, met death yesterday in a shooking manner. While her husband was absent from home for a few hours in the afternoon she either fell or threw herself into a oietern in the yard, and when Mr. Arnold. returned he was horrified to find her dead body, partly doubled up, lying at the bottom of the well. For some months Mrs. Arnold had been suf- fering from nervone prostration, and it is feared that daring one of these attacks she' became imbued with the idea of suicide. She had been married about six years, and leaves one ohild. THE BEST PHOTOG RAP.HS ARE TAKEN BY H6 RACE FOSTER Blood Bitters has the most natural action on the stomach, liver, bowels and blood of any medicine known, hence its effects are prompt and lasting. It cures, without fail, all such diseases as Dyspepsia, Constipation, Biliousness, Bad Sick Headache, Boils, Pimples, Tumors Scrofula, Kidney Complaint, jaundice, Coated Tongue, Loss of Appetite and General Debility. The fact that it is oar anteed to cart if used according to directions watranta anyasafferer in gk Irrg a fake trifid to Burdock Blood YOU HAVE SEEN AN UP-TO-DATE BICYCLE? Were the axles self oiling ? Were the chain rivets file proof ? Were the cranks spring tempered steel? Were the balls hand gauged and pedals dust proof ? Were the cones locked, insuring per- manent adjustment ? Was the chain between the bearings or on one side ? Had' the chain been submitted to a jerk test of 1200 pounds ? Were the bearings two point, oil tem- pered file and dust proof Were the sprockets detachable forged and flanged or only stamped ? Were the spoke threads rolled or cut, detracting from the strength ? Were there oil cups to falloff, permit- ting dirt to enter the bearings Was it protected by a reliable home guarantee or guaranteed by some unknown or remote American Manufacturer? The 1898 Cleveland has all these advantages. See the Cleveland Improved Bearings,,the only correct principle. Greatest invention since the pneuma- tic tire. No side pull, bind or twist. CLEVELANDS .... $55.00 $70.00 $80.00 Write for catalogue. " Agents everywhere. Sole Representative W.000PER a & CO., I A. LOZIEE , & 00., `1*J0109-t '9` Clinton. . „ ... 'To onto • MRs. JOHN CASH. My husband has been troubled with dyspepsia, and finds Ripans Tabules the only reli' He has tpouoleu Wltfl hint gestion for the past fil`' teen years. .1{�w'VYx',sV'....f►.!� iJ..JE^ 'i a _ xtya, J{....,.l�r..%^r +�'jra�.'eJ►at:.i Jai..._