U tfT IN G OFF T H E S TR E E T CAR. P< i is fab ricated from the in n e r i r ■ & K c m o h A ss ig n ed f o r t h e ffo u is n '» H abit o f S te p p in g th e W r u n g W a y . Many women descend from a horse f hardy car in exactly th e w ro n g w ay, says th e legum inous plant th-o . New York Sun, t h a t is, th e y g ra sp iy n b o „ , a U ltta tt«d the handrail o f th e p la tfo rm a n d face a is o in th e island of away from th e h o rses a s th e y ste p off, th e C hiu,s,. in " - instead of g ra s p in g th e h a n d ra il a t­ tached to th e body o f th e e a r an d fac­ ing to the fro n t, a s o n e sh o u ld do. A cond ictor w ho ru n s a c a r u p o n w h a t may he called a tr u n k lin e, th a t is, a f h» A rab ian s appear tirst t.» i, iH l ‘» ru rsi to have m- line running n o rth an d so u th u p o n one tm iliii-id of the busiest avenues, say s t h a t he o b ­ serves no s u b s ta n tia l c h a n g e o r im ­ provement in w om en in th is respect, notw ithstanding th e fa c t th a t m ore o r A H ? 7" :‘ i less has been p rin te d on th e su b jec t. u. 1..5, is transcribed. He m entioned a s a n illu s tra tio n a young woman w ho h a d rid d e n upon his TH E W EIGHT OF A THOUGHT. car for a n u m b er o f y e ars. H e r occupa­ How It W m D e te rm in e d tion is one re q u irin g especial in te lli­ Py » Koluan Khyaiologiat. gence, but she g e ts off a h o rse c a r now ' ^ ci.e n tlfle journal of high repute is just as she did a t first ever, . _______ ascribed ! n ,b e htl}tenu>n t th a t Prof, The conductor, conductor, how li ut on th e p a r t of w om en, n o t to vented ° ° ”iU.in Physiologist, has in­ this habit any perverseness, n o r even to th o u g h t­ vented a m achine th a t w ill actually lessness, b u t to a very sim ple o rig in a l give th e w eight of a th o u g h t. To cause. The d riv e r o f th e e a r m u st n ot, P r o f M i0’11 ithC 1acct,unt mentioned: when he stops, p e rm it th e re a r p la t- 11. .'tr r S° Z h? Wed by « r a i m e n t th a t a rush of • form to o b s tru c t th e crossing; he is bhw1tW >ri i <)f, th ’.n k in «‘ blood to th e b rain , this blood-rush va- more likely to ru n p a s t it a little th a n he ie to h a lt upon it o r even upon th e i? m g in in te n sity according to the t hought. He placed a man in th e ma­ edge of it. T h e c o n d u c to r said th a t chine which was so delicately hah - when the e a r did sto p w ith th e p la t­ smdT1 7 * 7 th e T h ° f blood tu r ,‘ed th ‘‘ 8 form over the crossing, a w om an w ould scale. I h e professor “»y» says th when u ia a t i wnen perhaps step s tr a ig h t off, n o t tu rn in g i t , , th e subject is sleeping the th o u g h ts or in either direction; b u t t h a t w h en , as more freq u en tly h ap p en ed , th e p la t­ visions which come to him in his dream s are sufficient to cause th e head form was ju s t b eyond th e crossing, th e to sink below the feet, and th a t the woman would g ra sp th e p la tfo rm ra il sam e tak es place when the subject is and step facin g a w a y fro m th e horses, d istu rb ed by a slig h t sound. so that she m ig h t ta k e th e few est He fu rth e r declares th a t th e balance possible steps upon th e ro u g h e r, and yi ill indicate when a person is reading perhaps dirtier, s tr e e t p a v em en t, and I ta l ia n and when Greek, th e g re a ter reach as qu ick ly as possible th e m en tal exertion required fo r G reek pro­ smoother, d ry er an d c le a n e r crossw alk. ducing a more profuse rush of blood to I th e head. BLU E-EY ED IN D IA N S. ! S " : Róc.amE;'"os of sTApi' •"» ° R Y GOODS f * br L|ÎLE®;M en « EÎ tock .ND cho , cest CENTS' D E P A R T M E N T ^ ¡ ^ h T t .ASO'?A(S;WOU* BOOTS and SHOES stock hm H flo D r enc e .D GENTLEMEN- best The Old Reliable g dry S w ed ish S a ilo rs . ; RHODE ISLAND'S ODD CUSTOM . The Mayas, in h a b itin g th e S ierra Madre m ountains in th e lo w e r p a r t of T h e E le c tio n o f llla c k G o vern o r In th e O ld C nluulttl Day«. Sonora, are supposed to be th e de­ A ro llicking time in Rhode Island in scendants of th e crew an d p assen g ers of a Swedish vessel w reck ed on th e th e old colonial days was the election Mexican coast lo n g c e n tu rie s before th e of th e "B lack Governor,” described in birth of Columbus. T h e y have, accord­ th e New E ngland Magazine. A fter the ing to the St. Louis G lobe-D em ocrat, ji w h ite people had elected the governor tradition th a t th e ir a n c e sto rs "cam e in of th e state, th e slaves had a curious a great canoe over th e b ig s a lt w a te r custom of g a th e rin g together on (lie many hundreds o f m oons a g o .’’ T hey th ird S atu rd ay in Ju n e and electing n have never been c o n q u ered by th e M ex­ black governor. To this election the negroes w en t in fine style, on Narru- icans. g a n se tt pacers, w ith th e ir wives on They are n o m in a lly u n d e r M exican pillions behind them . All were dressed rule, but are in re a lity governed by in th e ir finest clothes, with swords and their own chiefs. W henever th e M ex­ w ith pow dered hair, and often a long ican governm ent in te rfe re s w ith them false q ueue tied on behind. When nil they take up a rm s a n d th e y have g o t had g ath ered together, the vote was 1 tk ” v ° f eVvry scrim m ag e th u s far. ta k e n by th e opposing parties forming Ahe * aquis a re th e ir n e ig h b o rs and in to tw o long lines, w ith the respective hm two "ar-lik< ‘ trilie s have reciproc­ ity reduced to a science. W henever th e can d id ates a t th e head; the lines were m errnnent in te rfe re s w ith th e Y aquis th en counted, and the longest line elect­ Mayas come to th e ir a ss is ta n c e and ed its candidate. A fter the election a su p p er and dance were given, for which ’ r.S!k M exican tro o p s c a n n o t th e w h ite ow ner of the newly elected “‘n'‘ before M ayas o r w h ite Indians. black go v ern o r had to puy The last var‘\ tb e mo8t d e sp e ra te fig h ters on election of a slave governor was held in . b A,n»‘riean c o n tin e n t. Like 1K00, b u t th e custom of "N igger'L ec­ neighlsirs, th e Y aquis, th e y a re tio n ” duy did not die out through New iti- ' / ut holies. A lth o u g h q u ite prim - E n g lan d u n til many years later. "vc almost savage, in th e ir mode of • ’ne stan d a rd o f m o ra lity is high, D llflc u ltle a o f O u r I.anK uatre. ' ^ ‘v e p r in c ip a lly b y th e chase, b u t " I t is unusual f o r a ¡HTson who g«M*s the v o ' s,,n,e corn an d g a rd e n tru c k in in to a foreign country after he hus form ‘ 'VK.' T he m en a re la « e, w ell- gro w n to a d u lt years to acquire the 'blv 'i' U|U MMne wi ^ e w om en re m a rk - lan g u ag e of th a t country well enough tain t S<>,ne b,onde#* T h e y a ll re- to conceal his alien origin, hut there and «'|r ,1|-' ' 7 th v ir S w edish a n ce stry are exceptions. There is a German in W»iF,.«e1in*n,ÎSt" R?’-V t h a t th e ir lan- New Y ork," says the Sun of th a t city, ' "lenees a N o rth E u ro p eu h an "w h o litis been here only six years who sp eak s English w ithout a trace of ac­ c en t, alth o u g h he never studied the THE FIR S T PAPER. to n g u e until he arrived In America. A U1 < a l,? » ,< " 1 "** <>»«r A sia professor o f French in this city says • »<«»)• hontft frmrt houble told lire»» Flannel ........ I ®i h* ¿tai Man'a Itulilwr llunilna Koota Klogant Outlnir Flannel i . h SAS l o t A(| K neo Koot» llsudkerchlet« from !»• upward, «omrlhin» K l.aani l adle*' Shoe» from 1 .'ft to a NO M ett , a Kllhtier »n ! Ilta Koeta In Mnftler« for Holiday l*rr»enta, we Ittlo lM 1 Men a Uutit«, Konia, short can ahow yon a fine lot to »elect I ti I Boya llttlilier Huntin« K ota from. »nolota* I A tine Hue of l.adie»', dent»' and «’liti- IM dren a UNDERWtAR at »»lonltli M b b'Sly LOW PRICES. Children'» Hhoea at price« thaqdefy competition. Better quality rantoli Flannel Apron Check tltiigliania Supposed to IJo D escen d ed fr o m W re c k e d { .. Q 3 io, *t 5 WE SOLICIT YOUR TRADE. CALL & C I S THE WEST W ill Pay, through its Advertising Col­ umns, a larger Dividend for the Money Invested than can be realized from any other source. WHY? » *- Because it is read by the people with whom you expect to do business. Can you expect them to trade at your store unless you invite them to do so? AN ADVERTISEMENT Is a standing invitation. Do you w ant TH E FE O FLE ’S TRADE? THE AMERICAN FARMER. TW O