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Show 2 TOE SALT LAKE TIMES. FIUDAY. JANUARY 30. 1891.' ; . WORK OF A CLOUDBURST t THE COMPLETE TRANSFORMATION OF A LOVELY VALLEY. la Fifteen Minutes the Scene Changed from Paradiae to Devolution Wild Kara f Anlmuli l)cfo fall of Running, Foaming Water. ' Hero, between the fir covered sides af 4ie parallel ranges of mountains, is a . valley half a mile wide ani ten miles ' long, its upper end beginning fur up in the grim hills. It winds about like a river, and here and there it is crossed by k creek which seems a thread of silver . trailing along the green pvtum. A carpet of grass and flowers here and there a grove birds flying up and down a warm and irentlo sun pourinir. 4own from ont of a clear June sky. As . w look down upon this valley we are reminded of paradise. Never a scene on MU'tb more peaceful. Oue swinging iu A hammock nnder one of those green trees beside tho brook would find liim-cl- f as near to the peace and quietness of heaven as any spot on earth affords. . There is a herd of buffaloes grazing afar up the valley. There are deer in the groves, Three or fonr wild horses are standing in the brook, while others are lying on the gras a few yards away. , lares scamper to and fro iu playful Miood, and there is nothing to frighten the most timid. The peaceful influence to to powerful that we hush our voices u we look down. In some awful convulsion of nature tfecee grim mountains were heaved up from the bowels of the earth grim, torile, desolate landmarks of a mighty j .' conflict of elements. At the same time, nature created this valley as an offset. On the mountain are desolation and de--' pair; here are beauty and contentment, "took there!" THE BLACK CLOTJD AFPROACtllN'O. Away np among the dark hills we see j black cloud rising np into the clear kies. But for its blackness one might j ' believe it a signal smoke made by the Indians. It is a clond trying to lift the mountain from the east ride. It began forming fifty miles away, and it has traveled slowly and followed the windings of rivers and creeks, and exacted tribute from ponds and lakes; drops gills, quarts, barrels, tons of water have been absorbed and lifted up w the cloud traveled, and the desolate mountains were magneto which at tracted it from its first formation. i The cloud lifts itself np and up, and in iU struggles it sways like a balloon. As it nears the mountains the vapors are condensed and become heavier, and tm . the weight increases the struggle fiercer. There is no byplay of thunder and lightning; only a black menacing cloud fighting itself. Up! Up! Up! I. Ahl Heaven help them! There is nothing but animal life in the valley bo far m we can see, bot every titters a groan of despair as lie sees the cloud suddenly fall out of sight behind k the peaks. What does that signify? It V.jmeans that the clond could not lift itself high enough to clear the mountain, and that when its lower edjre hit that tall peak on n line with us there came a cloudburst The tons of water held in that big cloud fell to earth with a force you can scarcely conceive. Trees were made into matchwood. Rocks weighing a thousand tons were whirled about Bowlders which a hundred horses could not pull from their beds were sent flying down the mountain side like marbles, Every handful of earth, every tree, shrub, vine, flower, every stone, rock, and bowlder which could have been moved only by the blast of a hundred pounds of powder is swept in one awtui avalanche into the mouth of the valley! We hear the crash. We feel the mountain quiver under us. We are warned of what ia coming. Every liv-ing thing below us has heard the crash and felt the qniver. Instinct tells them what has happened and warns them to flee. In ten seconds every living thing in sight in the valley is rushing down its lengtlu Here and there a deer turns to the right or left and finds a place where he can ascend, and a big wolf scrambles up the almost perpendicular bank at our feet, and there lies crouching and whin-ing in terror. Look up the valley. No man will ever see such a sight twice in his lift" time. There is a wall across the valley a wall of roaring, tumbling, seething, foaming waters. Its height is eight or ten feet and its speed is that of a rail-road train. The buffaloes were the fur-thest up the valley. Watch them com-ing. The herd numbers about fifty, and every animal ruus for his life. Now buffalo, deer, wolf, horse and hare are coming in a wild mob, and close behind them that foam crested wave of death. As it reaches the trees they melt away. As it tears along the sides of the valley great rocks are loosened and carried along. i The rush is led by a sorrel horse his new coat shining like velvet -- his eyes full of excitement his ears laid tint back. He is 200 feet ahead of every-thing, and we wave our hats and choer him as he passes us. Roll! Tumble! Foam! Crash! The waters are littered with trunk and branch md bush. The noise is deafening. The priwer is so great that the mountain ia shaken. We clutch the bushes at our Bide and hold our breath as the wavo strikes. ' It is over. Looking up the valley we see what? Never a blade of grass or Cower or bush or tree! Simply a track of desolation which nature caDnot in a dozen years. Down the valley the same sight. Kothiug left behind but rock and mud. A paradise has been turned into desola-tion almost in the twinkling of an eye. Where peace and pleuty reigned a quar-ter of an hour ago is now a channel of fuin a valley of despair an acreage over which the wolf muy prowl and .he erpent crawl without finding food. Detroit Free Prsg. cape. The device, as adapted to use in j wooden sinks, is screwed directly to the bottom of the Bink. As used in iron sinks the depression ordinarily occupied by the strainer is attached to the bot-tom of the cup by screws passing through the holes. The whole device is then fastened to ' the 6ink, in that manner making it per--' fecfly nir and gas tight. The device is perfectly simple and clean, and cannot possibly get out of order. No rubbish or solid matter affects it, but is stopped on the ontttide, where it can bo cleaned off, and thus kept from entering the pipes, tho cost and annoyance of which every householder knows. By turning tho handle down so that tho opening into the waste pipe is stopped, ( he sink can lie filled with water and used as a tub for tho washing of dishes, small articles of clothing, etc. New York Telegram. A Sewer ftaa Proteetor. The deadly nature of the gases arising from drain pipes, especially from thoe connecting with kitchen sinks, etc., is known to every inhabitant of cities that have water works. The invention is de--" signed to do away with the escape of gases from kitchen sinksone of th most fruitful sources of disease. It con-sists of a cap, which takes the place of the ordinary utrainer at the liottom of the sink. Within the cap and attached to a screw, tho handle of which projects from the top, is a vulcanized rubber valve of large size, which, by a turn of the screw, Is brought down over the o opening, making a perfectly tight j Joinings tbrougU which no gases can es-- Utah Central Railway. Tine Card in Effect Oct 28, 1890. PansenRer Trains teare anJ arrlva at Salt Lake L'lty and Park City dally aa follow: BAl!1 LaKI OITT. Train Heaves Eighth So and Main at I a m karrivea " " e:30p.m PARE CITT. Train I arrives Park City lOtSOa.m ' 1 leaven " 4:lJp.tu Freight trains leave and arrive at Salt Lake and Park City daily, aireut Sunday, an Train No. 6 " leaves Salt Lake 7:0n.m " arrives S:ifp.ru 6leave Park City 11.Oil a. in r arrive " : Op.m carried on freight tratns, PAflSINUKU HATCH : Hotween Salt Lake City and Park city, stasia) trip, ?. Jielween Salt Lake City and Park City, round trlp.ax Jos, H, Young, T. J. Mintosli, (ien. Superintendent. Ueu. Ft. Al's. At I Of course) it will not be improved by I thumping the case or by striking the keys with any hard substance. Neither dots this remark ajply to schools and institutions where playing is tanght, and the instrument is used continuously for ten or twelvo hours every day. In the latter case tho felt portions will wear out sooner than if it was used in a pri-- . vato family. The matter of tuning should not lie j neglected, and should never lie intrust! to any other than an experienced person, j Incapable tuners very often work irrep-- 1 arable injury to the most perfect and costly instruments. During the first year a new piano isbould be tuned every j three or four months ut lc;wit. After that it will only bo necessary to have it tnned at longer interval. Dampness is tho most dangerous en-emy the piano has to contend against, and for this reason the climate must be considered. If tho instrument ia placed in a damp room, or left open in a draught of air, the result will bo that the strings, tuning pius and tho various metal parts will become coated with runt, and the cloth used in the construc-tion of the keys and action becomes swollen. It is positively painful to play on such a piano. Charles II. Stein way in Ladies' Homo Journal. How to Take Tare of a Piano. With projiercara and attention a good piano should last a family a lifetime. If this is not given it the piano will in j time become harsh aud "tin-panny- and afford little satisfaction or delight to its j owner. Ordinary practice, whether by a child or a grown up person, will not injure a piano in any way. It is not necessary to be professional piano player and to know exactly with what force to strike tho keys in order to keep the instrumeut in good condition. Grand Clearing Sale! --t A. T .. Tk Boston Clothing ftmp'y. fLIPMAN, NADEL & SOfiV y 73 Halo St., 1 Door North Deseret Bant We are offering for the balance of this season our entire Stock of Fall Goods at a Great Sacrifice; espe-cially in our great selection of Men's Suits & Overcoats. CALL AND SEE US! REMEMBER THE PLACE! Our Trices Will Convince You to Buy. upturn tmoEL & son. CHICAGO SHOUT LINE. Milwaukee MILWAUKEE & St. PAUL Is the ii'iy 1 lie ruimiHK Sol d M-ii- m II Ml- - il anil K.le. trie Ltitrd Trains Daily, between Ohtraito and fitnalia, i:c,tiil:eil uf NUiinllliTUt Sleeping Carh a'irt The Finest Dining Cars 'n the World i:vi:kytiiixj fihst--( lass j Any further information will Ic clieerfull fuminhed I y ALEX. MITCHELL Commercial Agonl j iCI H Main St.. Salt Lake cay. T. r. rilWfcl I Travrli.g Agrrnt. CLOSING OUT! CLOSING OUT! i THE I i -- .! 54 WEST SECOND SOUTH ST. In order to confine myself exclusively to the Furniture busi-ness, I will close out, Regardless of Cost, all the stock, consisting of Hardware, Tinware, Silverware, Toys, Notions, Lamps, Stationery, Fancy Goods, Cutlery. Pictures, Etc., Etc. This line must be closed out at once in order to make room for several cars of Furniture now in transit. Shelving, Cases and Counters for sale Cheap. COME AND PRICE OUR LINE OF FURNITURE EXPERT STEAM GRINDER Of everything tinder the Snn. and Dealer In 3TI2ST2Z! CTJTLERT I PPopuiar-Roul-liP To all Points East. Only One Chan.sc of Cars Uah to Kansas City or St. Louis. Elegant Pullman Buffet Sleeping Cars. FREE RECLLMXG CHAIR CARS. Be sura your ticket reads via tha MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY. H. C. TOWNSENO, s,v. derrah, G. P. a T. A., St. Louis. C, r.iP.A 161 S. Mala Straat. 8altLaU Citjr. I'ta PILDIAN BUFFET CARS Between Salt Lake Cty and Butte. Commencing Tneiday, December flth, the Union Pacific will operate Pullman Buffet Pari betwean Bait Lake City sad Hutta without transfer. City Ticket Office. 9l Main Street. 8. W. EUCLKS. Oen. Paas. Agt. THE Denver & Rio Granfle SCENIC LINE OF THE WORLD. The Favorite Route to Glenivood, Aspen, leadville, Pueblo, Ctilnrado Springs, Denver And all Points Eaet and South. TWO DAILY. Elagant Pullman and Tourist Sleepers, and Free Chair Cars on Each Train. For full information, call on or address A. N. OLIVER, Freight & Pasenger Agent, 58 W. 2nd South. S. T. SMITH, A. S HUGHE8, General Manager. Traffic Manager. S. K. HOOPER, O. P. and T. A. Utal and Montana MacMnery Company C. P. MASON, Manager. ( Headquarters for all Classes of Machinery, Engines and Boilers from power and upwards ia stock for i mat diate delivery. Steam Pumps, Injectors, Horse Whims, Hoisting Engines IUck Breakers, Wall's Rolls, Ingersoll Air Compressors and Drill, Lubri catiirg Oils, Mine, Mill and Smeller Supplies, Silver, Gold and Ooncentrat Ig Mills erected and delivered in running order. Maine Olce and Warerooms 259 S. Main Street, Salt Late D. S AGENCY. BUTTE, MONTANA. E. SELLS, J. TUCKER. H. W. SELLS. Sells & Corripany, Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Lumber. First South street, opposite 14th Ward Assembly Rooms. T. 0. Box 1078. Old Pioneer Yard ef Armstrong Bmgltj 105 East First South St. 0pp. Oitj Hal j.W. Farrell & Co Gio. M.Soom Jas. GLEffDRirNrMa, fl. 8. Rtncmin President Yice-Presido-iit Secretary. GEO. M. SCOTT & CO., (INCORPORATED.) Hardware and Metal, Stoves, tare, Mill Findings, Etc. . AGLNTS FOR the Dodge "Wood Pulley, Roebling'a Steele vflra Repi, Vacuum Cylinder and Engine Oils, Hercules Powder, Atlas Engines and Boll era, Mack Injectors, Buffalo Scales, Jefferson Horta Whim, BUka Pumpt Miners' and Blacksmiths' Tools, Etc. 168 MAIN STREET, Salt Lake Cify - - Utah Colorado Mifllanfl By. PIKE'S PEAK ROUTE. Standard Gaufje. BETWEEN IKmrer. Col'irndo Spririfra. Pueblo. Saltl.aka fitv. OkiIou, Pui'lHr Cumt and all NorthwcHt Point, via Maultou, Leadville, Aspen and UltsDwoud Spring. SCEXERY IMPLIED. EP'flEST L'A'Sl'RPASSED. Through Pullman Sleeporn and Pullman Tourlxt Cars txrween Beaver and San Francisco. Through lha heart of the Rocky Mountains Tho nioHt comfortable, the nafeNt and the grandest of all Trana Contltiental Routes. For ratca. description, pamphlets, etc., call upou or address J. D. KENWORTHY, Gen'l Ag't. ProitreHt Bld g, Salt Lake City. H. COLLBRAN, CHAS. S. LEE. General Manaeer. General Pass. Agent. Colo. Spriun, Colo. Denver, Colo. Health is Wealth Bn. E. 0. Wbht'r Nkrvk awd Bhaiw Tkja r HP.NT. a guaranteed jieclfl.c tor Hystarla, Wit-- fine, Convulalona. f lu Nervous Neuralgia. Headache. Projtrat'on canned by the uteof alcohnl or tobacco. Wakefulness. Mental I)epreton, Softening of the (train rasulting In insanity and leading to mlserv, derav and death. Premature Old Age, Barr'eunea Itiaa vi Pow In either eex. Involuntary Lifes ani Spermatorrhoea ranged by i f the brain, srir abuee or U t' h box contains one months treatment. 11 Oi a box. or six boxea for !6 00, sent by mMl prepaid on receipt of price. WE GUARANTEE SIX BOXES To cure auy caae. With each order received ,1 uh tor six boxea, accompanied with .0O. w( will send the purchaner our written guarautt to refuud the money if the treatment does not affect a cure. Guarantee Issued only by John-oat- , Pritt k Co., Uruiulsta, 4rt Main ht, Bait lka- - HdbIot, Gas & Steal Fittsn Dealen in all Kindt of Lift and Force Pump3 Ordtri taken for Drive and Dug Well Ctj)ool built and Connection mad mMm dtrert, op. AutrbacH Br. Utah Optical Co. 18 S. Main, - - - Salt Lake. THE ONLY RELIABLE! If you have defective vision, remember that v make a specialty of measuring all Imper-fections of the eye. and fitting the same with genuine Alaska Crystal & BraziianZ. The otilv plane in the city where glasses are litU-- to each individual eye, and ground If necessary. AHo a large assortment ot Kleld and Opera Glasses. John Weiser & Co. E. .1. SMITH, Printing House Court. fob Printing, Bookbinding and Lithographing. Bank Office and County Supplies. Legal Blanks. 24 W. 3rd South St ''',,.";' Salt Lake City, Utah. SANTA FE ROUTE. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe R. R Runs the Finest, Trains between Denver, Colorado Springs. Pueblo and Atchison, To(eka, Kansas City, St. Joseph, t!aieburg, Chicago. These Trains are Solid Vestibule DINING CARS, FREE RECLINING LIBRARY CHAIR CARS, Leaving Denver 5 p. m. daily. MOST POPULAR ROUTE I To reach all Eastern Points, either via Chicago or St. Louie. A'uli any ticket agent for tickets orer this line For further information, time cards, etc., rail upon or adiireaa J. D. KENWORTH , r.en'l Au't. I'rogrew Htd'ft. Salt Lake City CEO. T. NICHOLSON, Uen. I'asx. & TK't Ag't, Topeka, h'as. ' ) DREUHL & FRANKEN, PRESCRIPTION DRUGGISTS' S e cor. Main and Third South. We earn a romplfte llnff of Drug. Chemicals, Proprietary Ketreriieg, import-porte- d and tlonietir Perfumes and Toilet Arti'!e. Th Conipmindtng of 1'hrniriaiis' Fraserfp-tion-s ami Family ttar-tpp- our tiptcialty. Al( a Arte Unft of TrtiNWu. I rt and C. trij:. peciHi HitiWion given to oruers &Sv& BIO GRANDE CURRENT TIME-TABL- E I In Effect January 1, 1SOI, No. No. i. EAST BOUND TRAINS Atlantic Atlantic Mail. Kxpreaa. L'nve Oftii-- n :;) a.m. S 4ft p.m. Arrive Salt Lake 41) a m. V:i p.m. l eave H.iit Luke 9:.'0 a.m.jlOnift p.m. Arrive Provo I !:'() a.m. ill :.') p.m. Leave Piovj II 4(1 ain.!ll:3 p.m. Arrive Ornen River ft:JW p.m.l ::0 a.m. LeaveOrt-e- Klver b:') p.m. h:'Xi a.m. Arflve Orand Junction... 9:fO p.tn.i B:4.'i a m. Leave Grand Junction... 11 :W p.iu.Uo:MI a.m. Arr.ve Piu-ul- S:) p.m. K:kO a.m. Arrive Henvnr p.m, 7.40 a in. Arrive Colorado Bprinije. lift p.m. Hififia.m. Arrive Denver A.Xi p.in. 6:60 a.m. No. I. No. 3. WEST BOUND TRAINS Pacific Pacific Mall. Express. Leave Denver :') a.m f:ir a m Leave Colorado Sprlnna.. W:.in p.iu 11:10 p in Ia ave in nver SnOaur. 7:00 p.m Leave Puulo M A p.m. 11:1ft p.m Arrive 'irnml Junction. .. 4:rain. S:il p.m Lavo Grand Junction. 4 :40 p m K:lf p.m Arrive (Irnen HI ver 11:11 a m. f:fi() p.m Leave Green Hlver H:ftOam :10 p.m At rive Provo 2:V1 p.m. am Leave Provo R:w p.m. IU:ii) a.m Arrive Salt Lake 4: p.m. :4b a m Leave Salt Lake. ., 4:4ft p.m. K UI a m Arrive llgtli'ii 0:0) p. ni. 3:011 a m LOCAL TIZIT3. LOCAL TRAINS AI.T LAKE AND OODEN. Leave Salt Lake, 6:0D a. ra., 11.15 a. in.. 4:45 p ni. Kt'turninpf, arrive Salt Lake, 9:40 a. ni., 4 45 p. m., 0:50 p. m. hinoham. ' Leave Salt Lake, 8:25 a. m. Return-ing, arrive Salt Lake, 5:30 p, m. AMERICAN VOKK, PKOVO, f I'KINO VILI.K, TIIIHTLK, MOL'NT I'LEAfANT MANTI Leave Salt Lake, 4:55 p. ni. Return-ing, arrive Salt Like, 11:05 a. ni. D. C. DODCK. J. H. BKXXETT. Gen'l Manager. fien'l Pass. Agt. : (iilnene Ciira for Diplitlierla. A popular remedy for diphtheria, which has been employed in China for over ftOO years, consists of blowing a powder into the throat, nsinff a dwo:-tio- n of plants as a fc'arfrlo and drink, and the employment of certain liysficnii: measure. Tho powder i called mu-se-and it appears to consist principally of borax, camphor, powdered peurlH, cin-- ; nabar, acetate of toiijicr and charcoal, tho percentage of borax and camphor bein(T rehpertively 42.5 and 12. From twenty to thirty centigrammes of thin powder are blown through a paper tube every two hours. The deeoctiou is dif-ficult to imitate, us it is made from the following: roots of the coptiu tceta, or ginwui;, und flowers t.f Caprifolitun Chinenne, fruit of tho Uvularia cirruosa, bark of Fterocarpng flavus and Capanus flavus rtKit. About fifty grammes of each are boiled in a pint of water until it ia re-duced to 200 rubie centigrammes. This is filtered, allowed to cool, uud given in throe doses in the twenty-fou- r hours. The regimen enjoins tho uvoidauce of iee, cold drinks, sugar and fatty matters and fruits, but allows At first boiled rice, eggs and salt fish, and later, boiled chicken and bread. A large number of cases are said to be cured in three days, but the evidence on which they are termed diphtheritic is by no means con-clusive. New York Ledger. lire of New Vork'a Literary Women. Tho litorary woman of the pant was called a blue stocking. The literary wo-man of the present is a butterfly in dress. Tho gayest of colors, the richest of dec-oration, the extreme of tho mode charac-terize her ottiro ut the gatherings of Sorofis. where the literary element strongly predominates, and one is ira-- 1 pressed by tho brilliancy of the spectu- - cle. The president, Mrs. Clymer, is as picturesque in her attire hh she is digni-fied in her manner. Souio combination of heliotrope und gray, with just a touch of yellow, make her seem like the orig-inal of some quaint old painting. Jen-nie June, now that she h;u laid osids her widow"s weeds, appears in light golden brown dresses and mantles, wita a nonnet in tue same huuuh, tnmmtxl with creamy lace. Mrs. Dr. Lozier surprises every one with a new toilet at every Sorusis meet-ing as beautiful an 1 dressy us the pa-per she reads is brilliant and unusual. Mrs. Collis, the Alaskan traveler and writer, is a very handsome and effective dresser. Mrs. Ravenhill (Katherine Kid-der's grandmother and teacher) is as dainty and dressy in her attire an a girl, and the younger members, who do duty as nshers, among whom little Miss Dem-ore-takes the lead, are as stylish as they are courteous. Even Grace Green-wood's dear motherly face was shad-owed by a bird with moat brilliantly gorgeous yellow plumage all one win-ter. New York Letter. VestSide Rapid Transit Co TI M K TABLE, To Take Effort January 12th, 1S91 Local train" for th Jordan River. O iriea City, Brighton and Kldnrado: Leave Kldurado. Leave Salt Lake. n:lia.m. 7:10 am. 7 'Mi a.m. 8:) a.m. l:."0ani. 10:yra.m. 11 i a.m. la ;.0p.m. lilnp.m. il:0iip.m. :i:iiii.m. 4(0 p.m. ftUnp.m. tt:iup.m. rity Station oorm-- r Rvrnth South anl Second Wont. J. 6. Jacobs, - Gen. Manager Teach tha Child to fiargle. Children aro mimics, and the mother who has tuken singing lestons and learned to curve the tongue down, thus exposing the throat to its fullest extent, would do well to make a game with her children, encouraging them to such imi-tation. If she will open ler mouth and make the sound , letting the tongue form a enrve in tho lower part of the mouth, her baby will copy it, and the chances for required applications to the throat, in cases of diphtheria aid other maladies, will be greater. Apropos of this another nursery game, which is valuable in its far reaching possibilities, is the putting ou to the child of a rubber bib and teaching it to gargle. Have some sugar and water, and let the little one, in its imitative performances, even npill a great deil and swallow some. If the result is ac-complished and the child learns to gar-gle there will be gained a better oppor-tunity for curative measures in case of simple or malignant throat maladies. I have In ray care several families of children with whom this method has been pursued; and threatened disease is often aborted by th wise administration of gargles by the nurse or mother. Dr. Jnlia Holmes Smith in New York Led-gp- r. A Cockuey. Bullokar, the lexicographer who gave the famous definition for "crocodile tears," was outdone by Minshen, an-other dictionary maker of London, who, in 1617, issued the work which gave the following amusing account of the origin of the word "cockney:" "A cockney, or cockny, applied only to one born within the sound of the Bow bells that is, within the city of London, whiche terme came first ont of the following tale: "A citizen's sonne riding with his fath-er out of London into the country, and being a novice, and merely ignorant of how come and catel do increase, asked, when he heard a horse neigh, what the horse dide. His father answered, the horse dothe neigh; riding further, he heard a cock crow, and said, dothe the cock neigh too? And, therefore, Cockney, or Coekneigh, by inversion thus: Incoctns, i. e., raw or unripe in conntrey-men- s af-faires. St. Lonis Republic. Warmth aa Vital mi Tlathttig. Fatitidions women must take notice that cleanliness, prized as it in, is not so indispensable as warmth to our vitality, j I should feel very sorry if the stress laid upon bathing and personal cleanliness in these letters should lead any heroic girl to take baths in u cold room or, what is almost as bod, a half warm one, where she must hurry through her toilet to avoid getting chilly. Better in cold weather, where the luxury of warmth i." not at its fullest, limit one's personal cares to washing neck, armpits, etc., at j night with a soapy cloth without wholly undressing, and take a dry rub with a woolen cloth or a Bilk sponge towel, limb by limb, tiil glowing warm. This, with a thoroughgoing hot bath once a week in midwinter, will keep oue in good con-dition. The cold lessens the action ot the skin and throws its work on other organs, hence care is necessary to keep other functions perfect. Shirley Dare. ImproYed Roadbed for Oar Railwaya. In correcting instability of roadbed ' we shall make wider embankments with longer slopes, using more solid masonry in phices exposed to danger from floods. We shall avoid wooden bridges, bnild stone arches wherever they are practica-ble, and make steel bridges with a much larger "safety factor," having also a more rigid system of initi- -l and period-ical inspection. We shall abolish draw-bridges wherever it is possible, and where this evil must bo some auto-mati- n device will bo used for absolutely stopping the cars in case the draw shall be open. Bnt a railway should not cross a navigable river at grde any more than it should so cross another railway or a wagon road. Oberlin Smith in Forum. Stuart Itobaon Fulfil la I ia Promina. Among the gifts received by Miss Bar-rett, youngest daughter of Lawrence Barrett, the actor, on tho occasion ot her marriage to Mr. Williams, were three diamond pins, the gift of Mr. .Mackay. Mr. and Mrs. Williams were the recipients of a gift from Mr. Stuart Jtobson. Some months since Mr. Robson suggested that if the engagement then pending was followed by marriage he would present the couple with (j.IXHI. As an earnest of iiis intentions he jiil ft down. Thursday he gave his check to Mr. Williams for the balance, f4,999. Boston Journal. Np.olal Nutlr. The fire sale at the Western Shoe & Dry (ioods Co., iu the Hooper & Lid-reilg- e block, commences tomorrow morning. Bargain seekers should call early and save lots of money by taking advautnge of the great sacrifices. Weitkhv Shoe A Ihtv (ioons Co.. M :n'i r: South Main, Jennie June's grown up children never Ret too much grown up to hunfj up their stockings. The dignified Yida, who travels wilh Manager A. M. Palmer's cotnpanifs, got hers stuffed with oranges just as when she was a toddler. |