N ervous ness Is only another name for impure blood, for no person is weak and ner- - vous whose blood is perfectly pure. When the blood is full of the germs of disease, and lacking in the red cor- puscles which give it vitality, when it fails to properly nourish the organs and tissues of the body, what can you expect but that tired feeling and ner- vousness? ' Of course Scrofula, Salt Rheum, Catarrh and Rheumatism are uni- versally recognized asblood diseases, for which Hood’s Sarsaparilla, as the best blood purifier, is everywhere acknowled the greatest remedy. Therefore, as Hood’s Sarsaparilla cures all blood diseases, it is the best remedy for that condition of the blood which causes Nervousness. It is a false idea to think you are curing your nervousness when you are taking a preparation which only guiets your nerves I It is like trying to “drown” your sorrows in the flowmg bowl. They are sure to return. \Ve wish to make most impressive, then, this truism: . 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HISTORY; l BY ALBERT CLAYI’OOL WHITE. [It is the belief of many people that when Dr. Jameson crossed the Transvaal fron— tic—,r at the head of a band of 800 freebooters, it was with the tacit approval of the British South Africain company; that if the Brit- ish South African company found that Jameson and his expedition were success- ful, they would back him up with their wealth and their machine guns; that if the British government found the South Afri- can company was successful, they would back up the company with the forces of the British empire, and that another country would be gobbled up by Great Britain. All of these hopes have been baffled by the de- feat of the Jameson expedition by the Boers. This recalls another expedition projected on similar lines in our own coun- try about 100 years ago, when Aaron Burr went into the west, and, making Harman Blennerhassett’s beautiful home his head- quarters began enlisting men for an expe- dition. against the Spanish possessions on the Gulf of Mexico. He, too, led his men to believe that it was with the tacit approval of the I nited States government,-and, if their expedition succeeded, the United States would back them up and. make it. a part of iis territory. As a matter of fact, Burr chigne-d to make himself dictator of the conquered territory. But. there, too, events mllitated against the adventurer, and the Burr—Blcnncrhassett expedition failed. But it wan a picturesque and most changeful time in American history. and it will not be uninteresting to recall it now.} 1n the Ohio river, near the mouth of the Little Kanawha and about 14 miles below the old town of Marietta, lies Blennerhassett island. Perhaps no other spot along “La Belle Iliviere” has such an interesting history. It is almost 100 years since Harman Blcnnerhassctt and his bride went to live in the great wilderness of the west. Llcnuerliussett was the son of an Irish gentleman, though his birthplace was at Hampshire, England. He was born in 1707, when his parents were. on a Visit to Hampshire. His family was among the most distinguished of the Irish gentry, and Harman enjoyed ex- cellent educational advantages. After a preliminary schooling in England, he entered Trinity college, Dublin, where he graduated in due time with high honors. He then read law'in the Inns of Court, and was admitted to the bar in 1790. At the death of his father, soon after, Blennerhassctt received a large accession to his fortune. With wealth, rank and intellectual powcrs of a. high order, richly culti- vated, he seemed to be on the threshold of a brilliant career. His friends de- sired him t-ocntcr politics, but. that was not to his taste. His inclinations were for the quieter paths of literature. The excitement. aroused by the oppres- sion of royalty was in the very air in Ireland, and he turned to the United States as a haven of refuge. He sold all of his landed estates and went to Eng- land, where he married Miss Agnew, a daughter of the governor of the Isle of Man. Before. leaving London he pur- chased a large and valuable library and an extensive chemical and philosoph- ical apparatus. Through letters which he brought lie and his wife bccnmc ac- quuiincd with many of the leading funilllcs in New York, and they were the rccipients of flattering attention. ' Hearing of the Eden-like islands in the Ohio i‘ivcr, hc determined to visit that part of the country. Mr. and Mrs. lilcniierhassctt arrived in Pittsburgh iu the autumn of 1797 and fioatcd down the firm :is for its .‘vlui'icttu in one of the flat-bottomed boats then in use. He spciit all of the next winter in studying the topography of the coun- try and the habits of the. people. The following spring he bought. what was then culled Backus island, and ever since it has born: his 11211110. This island contained about 303 acres, and at the upper end a few acres were free from trees, presenting a natural lawn. The new owner of this enchanting spot began energetically. to erect a home. Slaves were bought and the up- per puff of the island was laid out and ornamented with exquisme taste. There 'wcre grnveled walks and carriagr.‘ ways, and a beautiful view of the river through an opening among the trees. and a flower garden of about two acres filled with flowering shrubs, both ex« otic and native. Arbors and grottos cov ered with vines were scattered here and there, and on the south side of the island was a kitchen garden, stocked with choicest fruits. Spacious out- buildings were erected and boat land- ings constructed for communication with the Ohio and Virginia shores. The house was like a palace, with two wings stretching out in either direc- tion,and its inside finish was luxurious. When the house was completed, to- gether with the adornment of the} grounds, the sum of $60,000 in gold had been expended. The mistress of this romantic home was a very beautiful woman. Her figure, tall and molded in perfect proportions.” Her manners were. captivating, and at the same time 'ntI of dignity. She wrote and spoke French and Italian fluently, while her familiarity with English lit- erature at once stamped her as a wom— an of culture and refined education. She was an accomplished horsewoman and she was also an accomplished housewife. She was very ambitious, and it was a great trial to her to have her husband waste his brilliant powers in obscurity. Vainly she urged him to enter as an advocate the higher courts of Virginia, but he preferred his books and music and the peaceful pursuit of scientific studies. Blenner- liassett was a. versatile genius, a man of great benevolence and intense sym- pathies. and in manners very courteous, mild and yielding. His virtues were of the amiable character, and he was eas11y duped by the designing. That he lacked ambition and loved case was evident. Ithn the Blennerhassetts had fin- ished their home and begun to live in earnest, if the lives of two idlers may be called living in earnest, their island became the center of the fashionable set of the community. The leading people of Marietta, Belpre, near by on the Ohio shore, and all of Wood coun- ty, in Virginia. made the Blennerhas- a, l I commanding, was - sett mansion the center about which all things in the fashionable world re- , volved. For eight yea-rs they dwelt there, entertaining all corners with open-handed hospitality, making fre- quent trips to the east to visit friends, as well as to make purchases. They en- tertained lavishly for the times and for the surroundings, and the fame of their hospitality reached for and wide. Such was the island home, and such were its inhabitants, when the serpent .cntercd this Eden and wrough‘t its ruin. Aaron Burr was one of the most fascinating of men. A graceful man. of handsome aquiline features, with high mental endowments and in pos- session of rare conversational powers, he had the instincts of a vulture and was eternally scheming for his own personal gratification and aggrandize- ment, reckless of the ruin and misery his selfishness wrought. His career had been brilliant until when, as vice pres- ident of the United States during Pres- ident Jefferson’s first term, he imbrued his hands in the blood of Alexander Hamilton and brought upon himself the exccration of his countrymen. It was then he formed the Napoleonic conception,and apparently feasible One, of wreeting from Spain, the. empire of Mexico, and from the United States the vast and almost unsettled solitudes of the Mississippi valley, there to organize a magnificent empire, of which he was to be imperator. Burr had heard of Blcnnerhassett, of his wealth, and of his influence over the rapidly-increasing population of the Ohio valley, and he resolved to enlist him in the enterprise. of the year 1805. Burr appeared upon Blennerhassett island. and was the re cipient of distinguished attentions at the hands of its hospitable owners. It is not my purpose to follow in detail the intrigues and intricacies of the dealings between Burr and Blennerhas sett. Suffice it to say that both host and hostess were charmed. He was as artless as a. child. Familiar with the secrets of state, he spoke of the prospect. of war with Spain and of the case with which the Mexicans with a little help. might throw off the Spanish yoke and establish an independent. government. Having taken the first step, he went on his way. The next autumn, however, Burr and his beautiful daughter, Theo- dosia, made a. short visit to the island, and in the following winter. Mr. and M rs. Blcnncrhassctt were lured cast for the purpose of further interviews, and. it is presumed that they entered into a sort of partnership for land speculation. Blennerhassctt was incapable of trcfi son, and it cannotbc doubted, as it. up pcared afterward at the trial, that Burr udroitly veiled his real purpose from lllln by the projected land speculation. In the summer of 1806, Burr came west, and active measures were takcn to of‘ganize an expedition. The in- trigucr had such influence with Blen nerhassct-t’s wife that she readilylper- sundcd her husband to pledge himself for the payment of expenses. Fateauv sufficient to carry 500 men were blllll and provisioned at Marietta, and Col. Burr visited many settlements in Ohio and Virginia to engage enterprising and hardy young men as recruits. and he speedily secured the required num ber. Each emigrant was required to bring a. rifle and a blanket. The little- colony was organized with military pre- cision; for” itsi leader who on acoom-- plished soldier. Every one was to re- ceive the gift of 100 acres of land. Burr told them that President Jefferson, who was very popular in the west. approved of the expedition. Confidtntlv. he as- Sured them that, while their expedition was a peaceful one and its object the settlement of a vast tract. of land purv chased of Baron Bastrop. still there was the certainty of war between the lfnitcrl States and Spain. in which event Mexico would free herself. and his colony would have the molaiug of 9 grand cmpire‘ on the foundations of dcmooratic equality, and they might en— rich themselves beyond the drcams of romance. Meanwhile news of Burr’s doings had reached the east and President Jeffer- son became alarmed. He knew Aaron Burr thoroughly, and was well aware of his ambition and his powers of it triguc. The governors of Ohio and Virginia were called upon to suppress the expo dition. The militia was called out, and the boats and stores were seized. A de- tachment of militia from “'ood county. Va., landed upon the island, bccame drunk from the liquors in the collar. and pilagd. and burned the house and out-buildings. Burr and Blennerhas— sett were both arrested for treason, and were tried and acquitted. In the next two years Blcnnerhassett lost. his island home, and he found him- self with a family upon his hands, but. with his riches all gone, and in their place a mountain of debts. However, he learned enough to write a book, in which he involved not only Burr in tren- sonnble acts, but also Gov. Alston, of South Carolina, Burr’s son-in-lfiw. Al ston paid $10,000 rather than have the book published. Blennerhassctt then undertook a cotton plantation near Natchez, but the war of 1812 ruined commerce, and he removrd to Canada. Here he became bankrupt and was forced to subsist until his death upon the bounty of a sister. Mrs. chnner- hassctt, thrown upon her own resources. returned to America to prosecute her claim for the destruction of her home on the Ohio island by the militia, sub- sisting meanwhile upon the income of a few shares of bank stock and the. charity of her friends. She died, how-. ever, in 1842, just as she had her pe- tition properly before congress. Blennerhassett is now used as a pic- nic ground in the summer time, and is kept planted in the ordinary crops. There is little left to mark the site of the old mansion. The well, which is' about six feet in diameter, was so well stoned up when first built that it is as good as new to-day, and the water is sweet and cool. As a last touch of iconoclasm, where the rounded lawn once lay is now a baseball diamond— . 9..., Fwnhntpnn \ ~~mfi~~n1w4‘ [n the spring ' T H u E v E N in G ', m. z ETTE STA'RV‘ING PARIS ooc‘rons. Not Enough Patients—Free Hospitals Cul Into the Practice of Many Physicians. A double suicide, which shocked Paris the other day, brought to the at- tention of the public the financial strait/s in which, it is said, the majority of the physicians of that city live, says the New York World. Dr. Arnaud de Lang- 'lard, an old physician, who had been decorated by the government for brave conduct during the cholera epidemic many years ago, committed suicide with his wife because his practice had dwindled to the vanishing point and starvation was staring them in the face. In commenting upon the tragedy sev- eral newspapers asserted that in Paris not more than one doctorout of five is able to make more than the barest living. Among the causes of this pov— erty among physicians is the destitu- tion of most of their patients. Medical science has made such great strides, too, that maladies of all sorts are nowmore quickly cured, and such precautions are taken to prevent the spread of conta- gious diseases that epidemics are be- coming practically unknown. The number of doctors, on the other hand, has rapidly increased. Another reason why there is not practice enough to go around is that in many of the hos- pitals people can be treated for nothing or at a very nominal figure. Many of these hospitals have training schools, which are free, in which are taught the rudiments of medicine and surgery. These schools are largely attended and many sick people are taken in hand at their own homes by some members of the family who has profited by this in- struction. HOLES IN THE CANVAS. An Important Discovery Increasing the Efficacy of Sails. ' An Italian sea captain, Gio Batta Vasallo, of Genoa, has made a very in- 'teresting innovation in the use of sails of ordinary sailing vessels. He claims, says the Philadelphia Record, that the force of wind cannot full y'take effect in a sail, since the air in front of it cannot properly circulate in the inflated part, and remains stationary immediately in front of part of the sail proper. He avoids this stagnatiOiiof air, as he calls it, by the application of a number of small holes in that part of the sail where the depression is deepest when it is filled; these holes are reinforced like a. buttonhole so that they will not tear out. Trials made in various weather have resulted as follows: With alight wind, a boat with ordinary sails made four knots, while the new sail increased the speed to 51/, knots. In a fresh breeze the respective speeds were seven and 8% knots; and in a'strong wind they were eight and ten knots per hour. It stands to reason that the doing away with a layer of air, which cannot escape past the sides of the sail, must increase the efficiency of the sailboat. Where the wind formerly struck a. cushion of air which acted like a spring mattress, decreasing the actual pressure of the wind against the canvas, this current of . ulation of Great Britain is the greater. yo W - .p _ Highest of all in Leavening Power.-,— Latest U. S, Gov’tgkeport, Baking Powder . ‘ ABSOLUTELY PURE , . I air now strikes the sail direct, and, of! course, has a greater efficiency. Vasal- 10 has received much encouragement from practical sailors as well as the- oretical scientists. PECULIAR RETAINING FEE. John Chinaman Had It Arranged Before He Perpetrated the Crime. Col. A. T. ,Vogelsang, the attorney, is regarded [as one of the best racon- teurs of the legal profession. In the Palace grillroom recently, says the San Francisco Call, he let out a string of anecdotes. He said that a. few weeks ago Dennis Spencer, the N apa- lumi- nary, Was called upon by a Chinaman one evening, when the following dia‘- logue occurred: “ ‘One Chinaman kill another China- man with a hatchet; how much you charge make him clear?’ “ ‘I’ll take the case,’ said Mr. Spencer, ‘for $1,000.’ “ ‘Allee light,’ said the Chinaman, ‘I be back after while.’ . “In about a. week he returned to Mr. Spencer’s office and laid down $1,000 in gold coin on his table. Mr. Spencer swept the money into the drawer. “ ‘Well, the Chinaman, he dead.’ “ ‘Who killed him?’ “ ‘I did.’ “ ‘When did you kill him?’ ‘ “ ‘Last night.’ ” There was some curiosity on the part of the audience for further light on the disposition of the $1,000, but Mr. Vogel- sang immediately spun off on to an- other story. France and Great Britain. The population of France in 1891 was 38,343,192, and of Great Britain 37,888,- 153, or a diflerence of only about half a million in favor .of France. It is now announced that the census to be taken the coming year will show that the pop- The reason for this reversal of relation is the small birth rate of France and the unusually large one in Great Britain. There has been no emigration of conse— quence into the latter country, and France has lost but little by emigration, so that the above cause accounts for the relative British increase of over 1,000,- 000. The area of France is over 240.000 miles, and that of Great Britain only a little more than half as great, or 121,481 miles. It Might Have Been Red Ink. A certain actor who wished to intro- duce innovations into “Hamlet" pro- posed to play the part of the Danish prince in a red cloak, which intention he communicated to Sir Henry Irving, who s'aid: “Very well; I do not see anything shocking in that.” “But is it _ right?” inquired the interlocutor. “I dare say it is,” replied Irving. “Red was the color of mourning of the royal _ house of Denmark." “But how do you get over this ‘2” persisted the other, quoting the words: “ ’Tis not alone my inky coat, good mother.” “Well,” re- plied the Shakespearean, calmly, “I suppose there is such a thing as red ink, is therenot?" . ‘— Funeral flowers are no longer all white, and set pieces are not desired. Boxes of' loose flowers are most often sent by friends, although small wreaths are still used, but have become so full that they are more like a round mat of flowers. At a. recent funeral each member of a large family laid a. wreath of violets on the mother’s coffin. FRUITS AND FLOWERS.‘ Arizona was the first in the market with this season’s oranges, beating Cali- fornia by a week or so. Persimmons are not enough in de- mand in eastern markets to encourage California fruit growers to cultivate the crop, and many growers have decided to cease raising them. In the year 1596 there were only four kinds of hyacinth, the single and the double blue, the purple and the violet. At the, present time there are many thousands of varieties. _ More than 200 car loads of oranges were shipped from Los Angelcs, Cal., to the east the past season. It is stated that oranges have been shipped from Riverside, Cal., during every month of 1895. California’s record of orange ship- ments this season far surpasses that of any other year. Up to December 18 last ' 460 car loads of oranges had been ship- ped east from southern California, as compared with 18 car loads in 1804. One of the most enthusiastic women horticulturists is Miss Alice Rothschild, whose collection of roses alone is said to be worth $50,000. The archduke of Austria owns flowers to the value of $200,000, and Sir Trevor Lawrence’s col- lection at Dorking is worth over $250,- 000. Lord -Dunraven in speaking drOps into the faint and by no means unpleas- ant twang of the educated Yankee, and this, added to a. certain briskncss in manner and an easy way of accost-ing people, gives him the leading charac- teristics of our transatlantic cousins, says a. London exchange. . ,, .Is your plate glass or safe insured? If not,‘caII on we and I will write you a. policy in the Mutual PlatchIass and Salv Insur- ance Company. Glass will break and burglars use dynamite. In Case of Fire You should be insured. A policy in the Reliance 01 Philadelphia Phoenix .of Hartford; Scotland Union of Scotland; New Hampshire ol' Manchester; RochesterGerman of Rochester; United States and Pacihc of New York; Security of New Hampshire or Granite State of Ports- mouth will protect you against the fire fiend. W. at. BYIN@T@N, Real Estate and General Insurance, ROOM 1, QAZETTE BUILDING, LOANS NEGOTIATED AND INVESTMENTS MADE. - . _—___. CORRESPONDENCE SOL/CITED. \
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