AN 'AND WIFE LIVE "ON H A WEERra
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nWJLUAM COLS TALCCTT
or UU.rAHAUO, LMMAMA.
BOCAHFAtV
University of Chicago economists
who have figured that a man and his
wife cnn'llve wrth great frugality on
$300 a year are distanced l.y the record
of ex-Jud,C William Cole Tulcot, of
Valparaiso, lud. That aged Jurist has
for several years lived with his wife nl
a total expense for liolh of them for
food o'jiot more than $1 a week, or $52
for the year. And In spite of this both
are now In the best of health, declare
that they never felt better nor could
work better In their liven, and believe
that they have solved the iroblciu of
happiness and health In resorting to
the plainest of plain living. Though
nearly 85 yearn old Judge Taleot work
daily in a garden near his house or
hJjout the lionise itself, is never III, and
Is apparently as tdrong an most' men
who are not within a score of years of
his age, And Mrs. Talcot, not quite
ten years his Junior, though snowy
white of hair, has as fresh a color In
her cheeks ns n girl of 15, and does
every day all the housework about
their home.
Though the diet on which thl Is ac
complished will appear to many people
barren of everything that makes the
table attractive, yet the two who have
long made It their own declared that
desire for other things quickly disap
peared when they resorted to It, and
that they neither want nor need addi
tions to It. The rule of their Uhle pro
vides In general that their meals shall
consist chiefly of cereal products with
milk and sugar. They eat generally
for breakfast oatmeal imish and milk
and sugar. Tor dinner bread and milk
ami sugar, and for supper eornmcal
mush and sugar. They vary this
slightly from time to time with other
cereal foods, and when they feel a
tasite for it add a bit of meat, for neith
er Is a stria vegetarian.
For two-thirds of a century William
Colo Talcot has been known as a lead
er In social reforms In Northern In
diana, lie came from the KiMst in 18.'!.")
on an excursion trip around t he great
lakes oil one of the earlk-s.t steamers.
The vessel ran up to the Sault Ste.
Marie, then In the midst of the great
Northwestern wilderness. From there
It went into firec-u Hay. and Its pas
sengers beheld along the shores of that
beautiful water the virgin forest, In
Which lived Indians almost unacquaint
ed with white men, save ns they met
t 1 AxA
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Our illustrations show the complete
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, our illustration the tapes are desig
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, 111., iV.. euv i-.a-li tape is longitudin
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groups of nine numerals each, lu the
i lirst group all the figures ate zeroes; lu
the second group the numbers "1" to
; are Inscribed; iu the third group the
; number "2" and Its multiples up to "IS"
ore wrirten, the units being in the right
hand column and the tens In the left
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; the multiples of 3, 4, 'etc., up to the
j multiples of 9, after which the mulll
; pies 1 to 0 appear In the center of the
i tape, the division of the tape Into two
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thousand four hundred and ninety
seven, the tapes I., II., Ill,, IV., are
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. . ... . , I a1.1l. In rp:id
riglu. AS souu as i --
tiueutly uiy mother began a course of j
liable work with tne. which never ceas-
art until I went n Oxford. I
An Odorless Onion.
The latest product of scientific propa
gation is the odorless onion. Just how
an onion can be odorless and still re
main an onion Is not explained. To
most people the odor Is all there Is of
au onion und that Is enough. The elim
ination of the characteristic feature of
a vegetable of such long and strong
standing In natural history ought to be
reckoned' among the proudest achieve
ments of man. But an onion deprived , Unw i.me ig (he ride from your
of that delicious tang and the peue- , p,K.e f() the cltJ.vi nsued the man who
tratlng sceut which goes with it, can ; C0'uteiiiplatcd moving,
hardly be an onion. The palate which well. It varies," replied the suburb
loves onions will not recognize It; call- I a)itp
lug a whitened, innocuous, insipid. .-varies? How?"
pluted bulb an onion will not make it .yvn ome mornngs we play ns
one- , , , i many as ten hands of whist in the
No true lover of onions will hall th.s , BUloklng vaF mnl otllt,r mornings not
new iuvasioii of science. lie eats Ids . ."-Ptilladelphla Press.
OlllOU at (leau or Illgui, in sueuce huu
solitude. He rejoices In It and sleeps
upon it. The incense of his praise fills
the room and soothes him to delicious
sleep. He rises In the morning after
his sacrifice to pass the day iu purifica
tion, to see no one till the sun hath i
sunk with Indigestible substances, its;
rudiment vegetable can command such j
devotion from its votaries. It Is a lux
ury and a worship. Shall he yield all
this delight for an odorless bulb? Let
A Noticeable Coolne Between Them.
the descendants of the early French
pioneers or the few Americans who had
penetrated thus far luto the wilderness
for furs. Out through Death's Door
they came, and up the lake to Chicago,
and from this straggling hamlet across
the lake to Michigan City. There
where a great city was expected to
grow Judge Talcot left the boat and
soon after settled In St. Joseph County.
He has lived In that vicinity nearly
ever since, and most of the time at
Valparaiso.
Kven In his youth he was a thinker
along original lines. Having when a
boy been given a scholarship In college
by a church educational society, he be
came convinced during his freshman
year that the creed of the church which
was supporting 111 in was narrow, and
was founded on myths flnd traditions.
lie therefore resigned the scholarship
.and proceeded to study by himself.
After he came to Indiana the Brook
Farm communistic experiment was
made and co-operation and socialistic
colonics became much talked about.
The young Talcot took the lead in
Northern Indiana In which there were
scattered farming settlements and
small towns aud In 1814 gtarted the
Philadelphia Industrial Association.
Land was secured near South I'.end,
about two miles front the original town
site, on the river, aud a house and oth
er buildings put up. There were nine
families of seventy persons In the com
munity, numbering cobblers, carpen
ters, farmers and men of other trades,
and the plan was strictly a Common
wealth. All went wcB for a time. The
land, however, had been secured from
two different, parties, who were at
swords' points, and the troubles, be
tween these two soon destroyed any no
tion of "brotherly love" Iu the phlladel
phle community. A big common house
had been built for a starter, having a
separate .entrance and room for each
family aud a common dining-room lu
the center, aud there were outbuildings !
ana plans for larger houses, but after
two aud a half years of existence the
colony finally disbanded.
After that Mr. Talcot was elected
Judge of the Cpurt of Common Pleas,
with jurisdiction over six counties. He
held this office fifteen years. He had i
been before this owner and editor of
the local paper the Valparaiso Vldette
and after resigning from the bench
again took charge of the paper and con
ducted It for thirty years. In the early
years he found It necessary often t
set and print as well as write the paper.
Having been thus In the public eye
for three score years, Judge Talcot has
come to have great Influence among the
people or Porter County. He has kept
to his free thought, and Is now leader
In the Dr. Thomas branch of the Peo
ple's Church in that city. Judge Talcot
Is as keen. In putting forth bis reform
Ideas to-day as at any time in his
earlier life, and In them he has the un
qualified support of his wife. The lat
ter was for many years a teacher of
penmanship lu the "Collegiate Insti
tute" of Valimralso, and was a close
friend of Judge Talcot and his first
wife.
"There are two things for people to
do to be happy and be healthy," says
Mrs. Talcot. "They must live plainly
and they must sleep at night Instead of
half the daytime. Early to bed and
early to rise Is a wise motto and plain
living Is another. In our opinion- an
expenditure of $300 a year for two peo
ple would be gTeat extravagance. To
be sure, we have no rent to pay and
we have milk sent to us by Mr. Talcot's
son, hut even If we had these things to
pay for we would not need to spend
$300 a year. We do not stint ourselves,
but we follow a wise creed by living
plainly when we are at home or when
on the railroad."
Part of the Cure.
Mr. Henpeck The doctor says I ab
solutely must go away next week for a
rest.
Mrs. Henpeck Goodness! I can't
possibly manage to get away to go
with you then.
Mr. Henpeck Um-m! I guess the
doctor must ha.ve known that. Phila
delphia Press.
He I can't see for the life of mewhi
a woman would rather work In a mill'
nery store, for instance, for little 0
nothing a week, than to get good wag,,
and good living taking care of mi(
one's house.
She-Well, for one thing, a hired gin,
never has. the delicious Joy of sfllinj
some other woman a hat that mnkei
her look like a fright. Indlannpolli
Press.
A Chip.
Mark I saw that little boy of yonti
to-day.-
Borroughs Did you? Think he's lik
me?
Mark Very much?
Borroughs Do you really?
- Mark Yes. lie asked me for sorni
money. Philadelphia Press.
Consistent.
Marjorle Clara had eleven dozej
siKious among her wedding presents.
Marguerite Well, that's the way sh
nnd Tom hnve beeu acting for the las)
twelve months. Somervllle Journal.
Convincing.
Amicus So you have another habj
at your bouse. What Is he like?
Eminent Critic Well, he is not verj
Interesting, but he Is mighty cott.
vincing. Ll?e.
URBANITY A PAYING QUALITY.
Instance In Which Courteou, Men
( Have Found l'olitcnex 1'rolltuble.
' Many years ago the lalu Dr. auippon,
Of Philadelphia, left his house lu early
inorulug and was hurrying down the
street when he noticed a singular aud
ferocious-looking man, whose ga.u was
fastened upon him. With lustluctlve
politeness und bouhommle ho smiled,
raised his hut and passed on, when sud
denly ho heard a shot. Turning ho
found that the stranger had Just left
Ills homo with the Insane InteiiJIon of
killing the first lliau ho mot. He was
the first man; but his absolute fearless
ness and constitutional as well ns cultl
.vntcd courtesy had put tho man off his
guard, aud tho next passer-by had
caught the bullet Intended for him.
That smile aud bow had saved his life.
' When the country was a century
younger aud tho Indian was yet In the
land, a gentleman upon the then fron
tier was hunting with frieuds, got sep
arated from them, and completely lost
bis way. Every etiort to retrieve his
steps led him still further Into the wil
derness, and night overtook hi in iu a
dense forest. Overcome with fatigue,
he lay down under a tree and slept pro
foundly. In tho morning ho awoke
With a start, with that Indescribable
feeling that some one was looking at
tdm, nnd, glancing up, ho saw that he
Nvns surrounded by hostile Indians, nnd
that the leader of the band, In war paint
aud feathers, was bendlug over him In
uo unliable mood.
He took In the situation at a glance
knew his Immediate- danger, nnd had
no means of averting It; neither did ho
understand a word of their language.
But ho was self-possessed, knew the
universal language of nature, aud be
lieved that even under tho war paint
and feathers "a man's a man for a'
that." He fixed his clear, bold eye up
on the Indian, and smiled! Gradually
the fierceness passed away from the
eye above him, aud at last an answer
ing audio came over the face. Both
were men-both were brothers and he
was saved! The savage took him under
his protection, brought him to his wig
wam, and after a few days restored
him to his friends. Courage, self-command,
nnd tact had gained the day.
Lipplneott's. Magazine.
ney York raised a company which be
came a part of the Fourteenth Louisi
ana Iteglment. He fought in many of
the great buttles of the war aud was
noted for his dash and bravery. He
was wounded a number of times and
arose from the position of captain to
that of brigadier general. After the war
he set to work to again build up a for
tune on the ruins of his once happy
home. For some years preceding his
death he lived in Natchez and there ac
quired wealth and honor. He was not
GEN. ZEBULON YORK.
An Attte Lawyer npil One of the Con
federacy' Kraveat (Senrratm
The recent death of General Zcbulon
York at his homo In Natchez, Miss.,
closed the career of one of tha bravest
gcuerals of the Confederacy. Oeu. York
was also.nu a bin lawyer and a planta
tion owner. He was boru iu Maine in
but his education hs obtained
principally in Southern schools. After
graduating iu law from the Louisiana
I'nlverslty he opened an othVe in VI
dalia, La., agd was soon recognized as
one of the ablest lawyers In the State.
He invested his earnings In plantations
and uegroes, aud soou had, besides his
law business, a flourishing Held yield
ing a handsome reveuue.
When the Civil War broke out Attor-
gkv. zenui.ox vona.
married until 1&S5 aud his marriage
was somewhat romantic. On a bleak
January day during the war he met a
timid schoolgirl lu Uichmoud, Va., who
was destined to become his wife. Their
meeting aud engagement had a tinge of
romance. The romance was ouly con
cluded Aug. 25, 1SS3, when the General
led to his Buck Itldge plantation his
mature and polished wife, whose fine
talent -aud facile pen had loug been a
source of comfort and happiness to
both.
Was Just Common Lying.
"The cunning of tho Chinese has
been very much exaggerated," said a
former sea captain In conversation the
other day. "I will never forget my
own experience. e had arranged
with a promlneut Chinese merchant of
Hong-Kong for a quantity of tea, but
at the last minute there was a hitch
about the delivery of the consigntneut.
Ho told me it had bceu temporarily
tied up by the officials on account of
some misunderstanding about the In
ternal taxes. I discovered by accident
later on that the lot had been Bold
over my head to a chance customer
and the tax story was a mere pretext
to gain time for the substitution of au
Inferior grade.
"The tea merchant was a sedate,
courtly old gcutleman ami he had told
me the outrageous He with perfect
calmness, looking me squarely -lu the
he would be ashamed and disconcert
ed. An American of his standing would
have been humiliated and crushed be
yond measure. 1 have known men to
commit suicide for less disgrace, but
he never so much as blinked. He
heard me through blandly, made no
comment and began to talk about
something else. He had told a lie, was
caught and regarded the episode as
closed."
Instinct of Cats.
The Instinct of animals In the mat
ter of self-preservation is curiously Il
lustrated, says the New Orleans
Times-Democrat, by the fact that sev
eral dozen cats found refuge during
the Ottawa fire In a wooden house
which, although the buildings on each
side were burning down, refused to
catch fire and remained intact. Cats
have a peculiar gift in this direction,
since, In addition to their reputed nine
lives, there is a popular superstition
that they will only eat what is good
for them.
This may or may not be a fallacy,
hut the Instinct of self-preservation,
which Is common to all animals, ex
cept, perhaps, horses (who, being very
bags of nerves, will during a fire be
have with suicidal obstinacy), has
beeu proved time and agalu. The rats
which, In practice ns well as In theory,
desert the ship which Is no longer sea
worthy, are a notable example of it;
and there are many animal lovers who
would not consider it any way extrav
agant to suggest that the quacking of
the geese In the capltol was due to a
knowledge on their part of tho facts
that the entry of the enemy would
mean the cutting of their throats,
while the rouslug of the Romans would
earn them a debt of gratitude and per
sonal Immunity from the poulterer's
shop windows.
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Home Folks) Preferred. "
Small Margaret had said her pray
ers, aud her mamma was tucking hei
In to leave her to her slumbers, w hen
the child begged that mamma would
not leave her alone.
"Why, Margaret," said mamma.
soothingly, but surprised at this un
expected demaud, "you know you are
never alone, for God is always with
you."
"Yes," rejoined the small maiden
doubtfully, "I know. But, mamma,
I'd rather have some of my own rela
tions." Woman's Home Companion.
moved until the numbers "8," "4," "0,"
"7," of -the tapes are on the same hori
zontal line, the other tapes being left
inv their normal positions. In the
eighth line will be found the number
"50" on tape I.; in the same line, tape
II. bears the number "72;" tape III.
the number "32;" and tape IV. the
number "(54." The product Is obtained
by noting for each tape the number con
tained In the right hand column of that
tape, with the addition of the number
In the left hand column of the next tape
to the right. In other words, contigu
ous numbers of different tapes fre
added. Thus, In the present caso, "2"
aud "5" from tapes I. and II. are added,
"2" and "7" from tapes II. aud III., aud
"4" and "3" from tapes III. and V. The
result obtained Is "07.071!," which Is the
product sought. The figuring of other
products Is readily understood from
this example. To multiply by a number
larger than 10, the "well-known method
of adding the results of partial multi
plications Is employed.
In division the calculator Is employed
to flnd multiples of the divisor aud to
do away with tedious multiplication.
In dividing 212,425 by 8,407, for In
stance, 21,242 Is divided by 8.407. as
usual, giving 2 ns the first figure in the
quotient; the calculator may be used
for this operation, since it shows that
21 (in the thousands) is between the
double (16,004) and the triple (25.401) of
8,407. Twice 8,407 is then read off as
1G.004, and subtracted from 21.212,
leaving 4.24S. To this remainder Is
added the last figure. 5; and 42.4S5 Is
then divided by S.407. The machine
shows at a glance that 42.485 is equal
to 5 multiplied by S.407. The result of
the division is therefore 25.
others do as they will, he will not. An
onion without its odor would be asham
ed of itself. Milwaukee Journal.
The Home Field
Mr. Haywood The paper says that
relief will soon reach the ministers in
China.
Mrs. Haywood-Better let Chlny look
after its own ministers while we re
lieve our own. Brother Stafford told
me himself that he'd only got $12.80 in
two months, and the folks that went to
his pound party eat up all they took
except that drum for his little boy and
two cakes of soap. Denver Xews.
Buskin's Mother.
"My mother's general principles of
; treatmeut," says Mr. Buskin, "were to
lu ; guard me with steady watchfulness
from all avoidable pain and danger;
A Northern lighthouse.
The most northern lighthouse
Great Britain, the northwest tower on
the coast of Shetland, Is built on a rock ! and. for the rest, to let me amuse
200 feet high, the summit of which 1 myself as 1 like, provided 1 was ueith
barely affords room for the necessary ' er fretful nor troublesome,
buildings. ' "But the law was that I should find
" ; my own amusement. No toys of any
4l .o iuv g.rl s popularity ; kind were at first allowed. Nor did I
face, without a culver It mv- I 7, I , o-f me met , ever ra:nr,.iiy wisn lor wtiat I was
T"l LTlZ' J! 170 i that whenever she visits at their house never permitted for an instant to hone
slie insists upou washing the dishes. : for, or even imagine the possession of.
such things as one saw in toy shops. I
think it should be related that 1 was
steadily whipped If I was troublesome,
"la ail these particulars I thluk the
eurred to me to doubt his word and
but for chance we would have Wen
heavy losers. When I exposed him
lud'juantly before all his employes and
stveal foreign residents I supuosed
It'a a case of misdirected energy
when a young man runs after a girl
who doe&u't appreciate bin,
How Lincoln Rebuked His Critics.
At the White House one day during
the Civil War, some gentlemen were
present from the West, excited and
troubled about the commissions or
omissions of the administration. Pres
ident Lincolu heard them patiently,
and then replied; "Gentlemen, suppose
all the property you were worth was
iu gold, and you had put It in the
hands of Blondiu to carry across the
Niagara river on a rope, would von
shake the cable or keep shouting out '
to mm, -liionain, stand up a little
straighten Bloudln, stoop a little
more; go a little faster; lean a little
more to the north; lean a little more
to the south?' No, you would hold
your breath as well as your tongue,
and keep your hands off until he was
sate over, rne government are carry-1
lug an immense weight. Untold treas-1
ures are in their hands. They are do-!
lug the very best they can. Don't i
badger them. Keep silence and we'll !
get you sare across."
Heart Hanger.
"I verily believe Maude has found
her affinity in Jack."
"Do you, Indeed?"
"Yes, you so seldom see her chewing
gum any more." Detroit Journal.
His Fate.
Penner What has become of Sour
gall, the critic?
Author He wrote a book and was
found out. Life.
Even Later.
He had been talking and talking nnd
talking until the poor girl was so tired
and sleepy she dlu't know whether it
was this week or last week, aud the
clock on the mantel was holding up Its
hands, either in pity or in protest.
Finally it occurred to the young man
thtit an evening call had its limits.
"Bless me," he exclaimed, starting
up suddenly, "It certainly must be time
I was going home."
"Oh," she said in a dazed kind of a
way, "it must be a good deal later than ,
that."
IvV
P.
A itemarkable Calculator.
Diamandi, a native of Pylaros. one of
the Greek Islands, seems to be a re- "Where are you going, mv prettv maid?"
markable calculator. 1 After a mere "DarlM(1 if I know ask' the calf " she
glance at a black-board, on which ' v sai?
thirty groups of figures are written, he ! W York WorId-
can, it is said, repeat them in any' or-j
der aud deal with them In any arlth-1 p- .In Bostn.
metical process. It is said that he never I I By-And he claimed that the
makes an error In calculations Involv-i Se ! Was eiamiuatically correct?
iug billions, and he can extract square h !lH'ond Boy-Yes; and eventually I
or cube roots with marvellous rapidity i a . glve b!m two black eyes and a
and accuracy. An emineut German ! shS"red ''P! but I respect him, for
specialist declared the other day that1 n.e)fo"St for what he thought was
these ready-reckoners were idiots. This I r'sllt- 1uck-
is not the case with Diamandi, who1 "
writes poetry and novels in the inter-' ..r resf!n(' FHHn
vals of business, and shows consider- ,v, ZT ' said tbe mannish
able Intellectual capacity. E, tuat 1 m very fond of men's
; clothes. You don't like them do voir-"
A Chinese Typewriter. ! "Yes, I do." rentieri ti, L,, . ".
The Bev Sheffield, a Presbyterian i frankly, "when there's a man iu Them"
.mister at Tung Chow, has invented a -Philadelphia Press.
A Porch-Party.
"Did you have a good talk with the
Dwlggses last night, daughter?"
"No, ma, we didn't talk; the men
quarreled, about politics and Clara and
I abused the weather." ,
Feconsldered.
Custodian So you changed yottr
mind about taking that flat as soon as
you went inside?
Portly-Chnnge' nothing. Wasn't
room in there even to change my mind
I Just backed out. Denver Nep.
Proper Precaution.
He I'm going to shave myself here
after. She-Won't you cut yourself?
"No; I won't have my razor shar(
enough for that."
Those Dear Girl Frieml.
Nell See my new shoes. Only $3.98;
aren't they good for that?
Belle Yes. Isn't It surnrisine that
they can sell so much leather for so very
tittle money? Philadelphia Record.
typewnter for the Chinese language.
This maehiue is capable of writing
4.000 characters, which are carried
around the circumference of numer-; frui th drugstore."
ous lype-wueeis.
A Warm Weather Traced,.
Ma, I brought you soin w .
- --k-w v i cam
It requires the de-,' "Oh. how thoughtful tJ.
pression of two keys in order to print r wj. vnere
a8imPle - -..n'sofastme
A lover s quarrel is the sauce that . . 0 811 "own on thT curb-
seasous the courtship.
IjCnaT m U '-anapol
Do Fishes Feel the Cold?
There is no doubt that fishes, particu
larly many of those who Inhabit
fresh water, feel the cold, and that
this accounts for their moving in the
winter to deep water, when they have
the opportunity of doing so. Some fish
are much more affected than others
by severe cold. Swainson mentions an
instance of a number of fine tench hav
ing been found dead in a pond, after
the break up of a frost, and, as a
proof of vitality in other fish, he states
that, in northern latitudes, eels and
perch have retained their vitality when
frozen into solid blocks of ice, and
that advantage has been taken of tbe
fact to remove them from one locality
to another.
Fiercest ot All Spiders.
There Is a spider In the London zoo,
obtained from somewhere in tbe Sou
dan, that is the fiercest beast of his
kind that ever spread out his legs in
a menegarie. The ordinary spider but
only four legs on a side. This creature
baa Are.