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VOLUME VI.
SANDERSVILLE, GA., TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1885.
NUMBER 19
PoormiBTon one rmiuat
S«bMrlptton—._. .... I**
MUNICIPAL.
Mayor.
Wk. Gallahkb.
Aldermen.
Wm. Rawlinob,
A. M. Mato,
W. H. Lawson,
R. T. Walk**,
Morris Haft,
Clerk and Treasurer.
G. W. U. Wmitakbb.
Marshall.
J. E. Wkddon.
TOWN OB' TBNNIUilk
Intendant.
John 0, Harman.
Aldermen,
J. F. Mkrkison.
J. D. Franklin,
J. M. Brown.
J, R. Pritchard,
Clerk,
8. H. B. Marbnt.
Marshall,
3. 0. Hamilton.
tbabk MBNir
A NEW TREATMENT
For Consumption, Antlima, Bronchitlf, Pj»-
pepila, CaUrrh, Ileadacho, Debility, Itheu-
inaUam, Neuralgia, and all Cbronio
and Nervona Disorders.
A. CARD
W. t the tindernianml, h-Tlnir received ereet ano
KSWretfe""*™ ,rnln die »'• "I "COMPOUND
”5VC, • T55'n"? 1 .•mlxlnilel.trrerthr lira. Starker
iV l ?j. > l ,n A * IllUdelpbliL And living wtlislU l tliat it
Sui£t2 n medical eclenoe, and .11 that In
claitUAd for It, ci.naider It n duty which w» own loth*
mony ihmiMnrtiiwho are miffertn* from chronic and
•o-cal ad incurable” dlaataea to do all that we can to
make Ita virtuea known and to inspire the puidiawlth
oonnnencn.
n V* ,ia J? Personal knowl dfftt of Dr*. Starker and
. t i \ Thf, J r * r * f«1aoai*wl, intelligent, cnnucientiont
phyaiciaue. who wl I not. we are aure, make any itate-
ment which they do not know or believe to tie tme not
pub iah any testimonial* or reports of omn which ere
not genuine.
M . WM. 1). KELLKY,
Member of (Jongreaa from Philadelphia.
4 TERRIBLE EXPLOSION.
many lives in peril on a
DELPHI* stb a.no at.
Tlie llont Not
»n F re-SIxtoon
Inlurcd,
A Philadelphia dispatch gtvos the following
particulars of an explosion on an excursion
•toatner that resulted in injuries, in som#
cases with probably fatal result, to sixteen
persons:
When the steamer 8. M. Felton loft her
dock for Wilmington, Del., at 10 o’clock this
forenoon she carried more than two hundre I
passengers. Oppositopier 8, South Wharves,
tho passengers and crow Wei
Jt». AURTHUH,
*Mil^or > and i Publiahor “Aurthur's Home MaftilM*"
Phtladiupma«
. V. h. OONHAD,
A. C. WRIBHT,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
105 Bay St., Saninih, 6a.
practice in all the Court*
JIMMKIt AM DEMON,
Late of Macon,
HARRIS A ANDERSON,
Attorneys At Law,
8ANDER8VILLE, GA.
Will practice in the Middle Circuit, and in
(ho counties surrounding Washington. Special
attention given to Commercial Law. [juu23-Jy
E. S. LANGMADE,
§?ttofi(ey kt I(kw
SANDERSVILLE, GAi
B. D. EVAFD, JS.
EVANS A EVANS,
Attorneys At Law,
BANDERBVILLE, GA.
F. H. SAFFOLD,
ATTORNEY AT I.AW,
BAHDEtlSVILLE, GA.
mil practice In all tho Court, of tho Middle
Circuit »nd in tlio conn tic. ,unwinding
Wii.hiiigl n. Special attention given to ootu-
mere, il law.
0- G BROWN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Bandarnlilo, Da,
HINES & ROGERS,
Attorneys at Law,
SANDERSVILLE, GA.,
Will practice lu Je counties of Washington,
Jefferson, Johnson, Emanuel and Wilklnaon,
and In (he U 8. Courm for theBouthern Dis
trict of (leorgla.
Will not us inreuls in buying, selling oi
ten ling Real Estate.
Office on Weal eido of Pnbilo Bfasra
Oct il-tf
H. N. SOLLIFIELD,
Physician and, Surgeon,
BaadamlUa, Ba.
Dr. H. B. Hollifield,
pmms in inun.
•it
muu and roturued home, now
tiers Ids prolcfcftionitl services to the citizens
of handcravlllo and vicinity. Oflico with
Or. 11 N Hollineid, next door toiMrs. Uayne’s
millinery store.
0. W H. WHITAKEB,
... V. L. OQNRAD,
Editor "Lutheran Olmerrer,” Philadelphia,
Philadelphia, Pa., Jane 1, law.
In order to meet a natural Inquiry In regard loom
pmfPAhlotial and imrennal M a mi lug. and to give In.
creased confldenco in our MMnin iitA and in the gen-
uineneHN of our tealinionialM ami reporta of eanee, we
print the fbove card from gentlemen well and widely
known and of tho highest persona! character.
Ki.. ur - on 0«»nitimiml Oaygen.” containing a
Slaton of thediiootery of and mode of action of this
reinarkali In niratirn innl. mil a lat,. ..i .....
remarkable curatlvo agent,
priaing caret In (Jnntnmpiinn, utitrrn, neuralgia,
llronchitlB, Aathma, etc., and a wide range of chronic
luM-nBcp, Will be aeut free.
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A timed Parrot.
Tho venorablo Father Vygon owua a
parrot that is a linguist, musician, tele
phone operator, gymnist and contortion
ist, The bird will spenk Irish, Dutch,
Spanish, English and French, and learn
a lesson in any of them with remarkable
facility. Music charms him. Ho essays
to sing ofton, and reproduces se well the
sound of tho human voice that one can
tell whose voico he imitates. His voice
and humor are generally best in tho
morning. He mimics the domestic ani
mals, canary bird, cat and rooster; whis
tles for the little poodle, and kindly calls
the Newfoundland dog by n pet name.
The names of tho family are often on his
tongue. His friendship is perpetually
particular for a certain individual, aud
his fits of revongo very violent in self-
defense, Ho commands, exhorts and
denounces as if endowed with human in
telligence; has a somewhat regular hour
for retiring, manifesting his desire there
for by a screech of impatience. He
undertakes to advise children regarding
the propriety of going to school, and
using a handkerchief when necessary.
If tho indolent youngsters wero ns as
siduous in their application as this
parrot, they would be bright scholars
Although lie seemingly distinguishes
where there is a diflorouce of rank, lie
has very little rovorcnce for the most
distinguished in church and state, aud
naturally has no ‘‘human respect.” At
limes ho ussumos a meditativo mien,
especially after active and talkative
sccnos. Ho takes groat delight in
whistling tho raiae-up-tho curtain, aud
the hurry-up-with-the-play gamut com
mon in the opera houses and halls;
apparently knows good from evil, and is
quick to declare which quality exists in
certain things, He puts a period to any
current nonsense by an imperative
“Stop I" appreciates tho benefit of a
hearty laugh when in tho proper mood ;
holdB prolonged conversations by tele
phone and otherwise, and manifests a
love for the almighty dollar on tneot
occasions. The bird is wondorful above
it is kind.
ro startlod by
oxpfoslon which shook the boat from stein to
stern, and when tho smoko cleared away il
was found that tho entire forward part or
tho vossel above the wator-llne had been
badly damaged and a score of passengers in
jured, many of thorn severely. Tbo list ol
wounded comprlsod sixteen persons of both
sexes, and sovcral wero injured so badly they
wore not expected to rocovor.
Tho wreckod upper works took llro and a
frightful panto ensued. This was speedily
checked by tho coolnoes of a numborof men,
who drovo the women and children nft anJ
prevented many frantic women from leaping
ovorlmard. Beside thoso seriously hurt a
large number wero stunnod by the shock.
An inoldent of the disaster was tho
presence of aomo sisters of charity, who
loomed In no way cxcitod or nITectod by tho
terrific upheaval. They passed quietly
among the shrieking^ passengers, searching
'In ono case ono of the
out tho wounded, and
sisters was seen to tnnko bandages out of her
clothing. The promptness with which nas'at-
anco camo from nil sldos, from paaain;
steamers and from ahoro, nllnyed the
untile and prevented the lire from apreadlng.
It aooms marvelous that half tho |>eop!o es
caped death. Eye-witnesses ray that at tho
moment of tho explosion ovorythin; became
envoloped in dnrknesa and the host rocked as
if in a heavy storm.
Tho official report made to If. F. Kenney,
superintendent of the l’hllndelphi i, Wilming
ton and Baltimore Itnilrond comp my. tmdol
whoso supervision tho steamboat Is operated,
says: “The head of tho boiler was hid -ntotl
and cracked about n foot in length. The ox
plosion is believed to Imro hoe i rained by a
cartridge of semokhtd placed under tho ilea/
of tho boiler maliciously.”
A BABY BUTCHERED
TUB IIOKUIBLN VKED OP TWO LIT 1
TLB HOYS.
Nrcln* Their Father Kill and C/tenii a Pic*
They Try to Imitate Him* and Kill
and Hang Up Their ilaby
Brother*
Tho most horrible tragedy in tho criminal
tmiAls of Alabama, happened in TAllado;<n
county Saturday, about nine miles from Talla
dega City, near a little country place called
Fcokorwood*
J. H. McGowan, n respcotablo farmer, on
Friday last killed and dressod a pig as liia con
tribution to a neighboring barbecue. The pig
was killed, cleaned and hung bv tho hind legs
to tlio pole in an old fashionable way, diHem-
bowel ea and left to cool. McGowan’s three
children, aged olovon, nine and four years had
witnessed tho operation.
Next day McGowan went to the barbecue,
leaving his wife and childron at home. Iho
children were playing in tho yard where tho
pig was killed, when it occurred to thorn to re
peat tho operation they had wittnessed tlio day
beforo. Tho two older children, for tho want
of a pig, agreed tliat they would make tlioir
little brother tho victim. Thoy procured tlio
knifo used by their father and first drew it
across tho throat of tlio four year old child,
watching him as ho lay on tlio ground bleeding
lo dcaih. They thoti stuck a stick in tho ten
dons of tlio child’s foot and swung it across tho
samo polo on which the pig had hung. Tho
c >rpso had already boon stripped. They then
disemboweled tho corpse, catching the entrails
in tlio tub, and repeated tho process of wash
ing tho IxMly as tlio pig lmd boon cleaned.
About this time tho mother of tho childron
camo out UHook after them, when her horror-
struck eyes met tho terrible sight of tho dead
child hanging to tho pole. 8he is frantic with
grief and may dio.
A coroner’s jury was summoned, but it do-
cidod that tho children wero too young to bo
hold legally respousiblo.
HEAVY DEFAULTER.
TRUSTBI) BANK OPFIUAL
II1MSBLF.
Ilia Accounts Found to be Nrnrly BI00«i
000 short.
LATEST NEWS.
BURNING Mill'S.
BASE BALL FACTS.
Jonkr, of Cincinnati, and Ooro, of Chica
go, aro tho boss nin-gotters--the one in tho
American and the other in the league.
Louis Hkxki.k, first baseman of the At
lanta club, died recently from the effects of
a collision with nnothor player at first baso.
It is rumored that tbo Southern league
next season will include Richmond, Savan-
uali, Charleston. Atlanta, Macon, Augustu,
Nashville and Memphis.
The Buffalo and Providence dubs are of
the opinion that tho twonty-llve cent tariff
must bo adopted next season, or thoy will re
tire from tho National league.
The hr is under consideration a plan to or
ganize another Eastern league for next year,
to take in most of the New York Htato and
Southorn Now England longue club.
The Southorn league’s championship
season doesn’t end till Oetobor 15. Just now
there is a fight all around to beat the Atlantos,
who are ahead in tho championship race.
People who think tho Southern league
clubs aro not playing good ball should watch
tho scores and see for themselves. For a now
organization this league has made a wondor
ful record.
Philadelphia . Boston, Chicago and Now
York bavo each played an absolutely error
less game this season. This moans something
under tho rule classing battery misplays or
any kind ns errors.
Crane, of the Buffalo dub, the celebrated
long distance thrower, is in bad luck. He
received an injury to his kneo a short timo ago,
and it is doubtful whether be will be ablo to
play any more ball this season.
A dispatch from Toronto says that an
effort will bo made to resurrect the old In
ternational league, taking in clubs from
Rochester* Buffalo, Detroit, London, Hamil
ton, Toronto, Toledo and Ottawa.
The official fielding averages of the 8otitb
ern league show the following players to bo
leading in tho respective positions: Tray,
Birmingham dub, catcher; Clark, Columbus,
pitcher; O’Brien, Memphis, first baso: Heard,
Augusta, second base; McSorley, Memphis,
third base: Hager, Columbus, left field; Uios-
tel. Nashville, centre field, and HUlery,Nash-
ville, right field.
A Forth Worth (Toxas) dispatch tells this
story of a prominent and respected bank of
ficial's downfall and death: The late John
Nichols, vice-president of tho City National
bank* whoso suddon death occurred bn Mon*
day at the bank* was a defaulter in a large
amount Tho officers of the City National bank
Immediately called a meeting of tho other
bankers in the city to investigate tho affairs of
City National bank. This committoe of
bankers report that they found the late Vioe-
President Nichols to have l>oen a defaulter in
about $90,000* but thoy considered the bank
solvent and sound. The bank has a paid-up
capital of $150,000* With a surplus of $00,000,
Mr. A. M. Britton, president, of tho bank,
says that tho bank will recover its loss out of
the estate of Nichols* as ho is believed to have
left an estate valuod at $100,000, and ids life
was insured for $24,000. Although Nichols
was vice-president of tho bank and held $50,000
worth of its stock, ho officiated as toller, and
thus had opportunities for abstracting money
without tho knowledge or assistance of anv
other employe. Tlio discovery of the defal
cation created a prof omul sensation, ns Nich
ols stood very high and was ouo of the most
popular citizens of this placo. Ho leaves two
daughters, both of whom are married. An
investigation into tho cause of his death is
now being carriodou, and tho body will prob
ably be exhumed,
A run on tho bank was tobeexpectcd aftor
tho disclosure of tlio defalcation yesterday.
Before banking hours this morning little
knot* of inun and women were soon in tho
neighborhood of tho bank,and aftor U o’clock
there was a steady stream of anxious deposi
tors to tho teller's window, and tliousiii ls of
dollars wero jmid out. By 1 o'clojk the run
was ovor, tlio crowd had disappeared from
about tho door, and everything looked as
usual. Olio or two huidtioHs men, to show
tlioir confidence, lmd made large deposits,and
the excitement occasioned by tho run was
dying out, when, shortly after 2 o'clock, the
b ulk’s doors wero closed and tbo following
no! ice was posted!
This bank has suspended, by ordor of tbo
Controller of Currency, as per telegram:
Washington. D. (’., Aug. 20.
To A, M. Itritln i, I\cniUent C\lj National
Uank % Fort Worth:
Examiner bin boon ordorod to take posses
sion and cxnmiiio your bank. Close doors
and hold all nasots ns they nre until his ar
rival J. B. Long worthy,
Deputy Controller.
Mr. Britton said that knowing tho author
ities at Washington would think it strange
that they wero not notified of the defalcation,
lie tl»in morning telegraphed tho controller of
currency informing liftii of the defalcation,
and stating that tho bank was solvent In
roply, Mr. Britton received the oSficlal order
given above. Mr. Britton, before doling
ing the bnuk, prepared and Kent to th i tele
graph offico a message to tlio control;or, to
tho effect that the bank had boon oxnminod
yesterday by a committee of bankers and
pronounced solvent, and asking the con
troller to rescind bis order. Tlio othor banks
of tbo city had signed a telegram to the same
effect.
At this juncture C. O. Edwards canio up
and asked for his money. Britton askod him
how much money he had on deposit.
"Thirty-eight nmulred dollars, was tbo ro-
ply.
"You are mistaken,” said Britton, “thore
Is to your credit only thirteen hundred
dollars and some cents.” Tlio accounts were
examined, and a check was found for $2,500*
datod Aug 18, signed C. O. Edwards and ih-
dorsed A. F. Crow loy. Thore was also found
a note to Mr. Ueorgo 8. Burchill for $000*
signod "John Nichols, vice president.” Those
B were both pronounced forgeries. Not
ig how manv more such forgeries
might be detected, Mr. Britton rocaliou «his
telegram, and at once ordered tho doors
dosed, in order to get at the best way to pro*
toot the bank.
In addition to the discovery of the defalca
tion and the forgeries, which up to date are
placed at $35,000* the city of Fort Worth is a
heavy loser through Mr. Nichols, who is city
treasurer. Tbo city is well secured by bis
bondsiuou, who include some of tbo richest
men in tlio .town. Tho city should have in
tho bank a credit of $35*953* whereas this
credit is only $18,700,
In addition |to his banking interests Nich
ols owned a business block ‘.valued at 110,000.
ten acres of land in tho suburbs of Fort
Worth, a ranch of a thousand acros on the
Clear Fork, and 450 shares in the Espuela
Land and Cattlo company. Nichols loft a
large amount of personal debts, whore he had
borrowed money. This aggregate is not
placod lowor than $20,000. As near as enu be
estimated to-night, the funds w hich cunnot be
accounted for aro betwoon $75,000 and $100,-
000, while it is said that much of Nichols’
private fortune is covored by mortgages.
As to where this largo sum of money was
sunk thore nre various conjectures. Nichols
is said to have had an interest in a silver mine
in New Mexico, while largo cattle transac
tions in Kansas City are spoken of as having
swallowed much money.
President Britton has no doubt now that
Nichols committed suicide. The physicians
state that the symptoms of his death wero
similar to tho3e caused by strychnine.
Five Vessels Burned nnd Nuuk of Lens
Island.
A largo fire, causing a loss of $100,000, broke
out ou board tho Colorado, lying off Plum
beach* near Port Washington, Long Island,
Friday night. The flames spread from tho
Colorado to tho following ships, all ef which
were burned to the water’s edge, and sunk:
Minnesota, Susquehanna, Congress, Booth
Carolina, Iowa, and tho schooners Lotta Grant
TERRIFIC CYCLONE.
(JIIAHLK8TON DAMAGED TO ANALAUM
ING KXTBNT.
iml Fair l’lay.
All, »ttb tho
exception of tho laat two, bo-
onRod to tho Uultotl Slaton navy. Thoy had
Min condemned and wore bought from tho
(ovrrimiciit by 8tannard A Oo., who wore to
:>rcak them up for the old iron and plank,
.hoy could Rot out uf thorn.
Tho llro broke out on tho forward dook of
tho Colorado, whore tho men wore at work
burning up plankn to get tho iron npikoa.
Mr. Stnnnnid arid that the loan to him waa
not lorn than *UH1,000, on it wan only for the iron
n tho voiuoln tliat lio bought thorn. Had tho
rcnaola boon ncrviocahlo (lie loan would have
footed up to millions. An attempt will bo
made to raise tlio hulls. Tho loss on tho
solioonrrs, it is said, will not he loss than
*35,000.
A DltKADFlII. t'ATANTHOI’IIK.
A. Kapl.el.nef Nitltirul Gael, a Keatacky
(lave.
Two miles from llaidlnsburg, Ky., thore ox-
tstswhat Is known an tho natural gas cave, from
tho fact that a strong How of natural gas has
lor many years been escaping from it. Tho
How of gas is tremendous, anil tho pressure so
gloat that tliooavo fairly vibratos, and the rook,
tumble into tlm seemingly bottomless pits.
A party of tourists from Grayson and Joffor-
son counties heard of tlio natural gas cave, and
determined to visit il mi Saturday. Thoy had
scarcely entered it witli tlioir lighted turohos
when there was a terrible explosion, which ex
tended through tlio cave fur utiles. Explosion
re followed by explosion. Thoro wore violent
upheavals of tho earth's crust, and new domoa
ur vents to tile cave wero at ouoe created, whtlo
great masses uf rock anil fragments of what
3 onoe gn at trees wero strewn in all direc
tions. Tho shock was felt at Cluvorport, ton
miles distant. I'be ntire party of six aro
buried in tile debris ol the cave, and so groat
is tlic moss upon thorn tliat many days must
slapso before tlto bodies can bo reoovorod.
HAD RUNAWAY ACCIDENT.
Four I'rrsans Frl.htliillv Injured While
Driving to Cumpineellnc.
Joanna Heights, Pa., whore a Methodist
eampmeoting lias keen lit progress two wocks,
was tlio b:ciio of a frightful accident. Jacob
Group, u miller of Morgantown, with ill, wife
and two graudchlldrou, Missos Alice and Min
nie Hhtrk, was driving along Hie road on a high
bill wlien an ongluo dashed along the railroad
below nnd frightened tlio horso, wliloh dashed
down tlic road at frightful speod and throw
out tho occupants of tlio osrrtago, who rolled
down tlio embankment. Mr. Group was pioked
up iiisoiislblo, ltie bond resting in a pool of
blood. His injuries will probably prove fatal.
Ho is 75 years old. Mrs. Group a arm was
stripped of its flesh, and slio will probably lose
A Terrible Neene at Balllvnn’a Island Thr
Mil,,|,lug Wreeked all Alena Ike At antic
Const e
Charleston was strnok l>v a oyclono Tuesday
morning And ono-fotirth of
TI-IE NEWS.
A SUMMER SONO IN SECTIONS.
Interesting Happenings from all Points.
tho houses in the
lt.y were unroofed. Tarts of the spires of 8t.
Mioliaels and Bt. Matthews churches wore
blown down, and tlio Spiro of Citadol Hquars
Danblist Church is demolished. The wharvci
and warehoused aro badly damaged.
At Bullivan.s island two stcamcrHaro aground
and tho now Ashley river bridge, now construct
ing, is swept away. Four vossols which ar
rived y.iaterdny, are wrecked. Tho toll-graph
wires aro down, and there aro no cars running.
The loss is estimated at ono million dollars.
Tho hurricane was terrific. A number ol
houses wore blown away.
About nine o’clock tho storm reached the
greatest velocity, and while tlio hotel people
wero at breakfast tho Casino fell with a great
crash. Fortunately all the rooms in that build
ing had been vacated. Tho main building ol
tho hotel is intact, having stood tho storm with
very sorious damage. It is snid that tho pres
ent storm has been tho most violent in thirty
years. At 1 o'clock it whs entirely over. Tlio
loss to tlio New Brighton will lie $30,000.
Thoro has been a very general destruction of
property on tho island, which was in tho main
submerged, but wlion tlio wind changed tho
water recoded.
A schooner was blown across tho Northeast
ern Railroad track at tho wharvos in Charles
ton, and now obstructs tliat road. 'J’hu South
Carolina Railroad depots and warehouses wero
unroofed.
It is reported that tho battery in Charleston
i& demolished.
A number of barks and schooners wero
blown ashoro, but no lives liavo been reported
lost.
At Havannali during the storm a great many
residences wero badly demolished. Tho ship
ping was much damaged, and l>oats of all
description could bo secu iloating in the river
bottom upwards. All tho telegraph wires wero
down.
News from tho mouth of tho Ht. Johns rivor*
Fla , says that tlio galo was terrific. Them the
Atlantic House was blown from its foundations.
Tlio porch won blown off and fell on Mrs. Gil
bert limiter, a guoat, breaking her leg. All
guests of the house, alniut thirty women and
childron, wore oxpnscd for hours to tlio fu
rious, driving wind and rain.
Nows from Fernand ina show*s great damago
was dono to buildings, boats and shipping, and
tho guests at tlio Btratliiiioro House, on tho
beach, worn driven into town for rofuge.
At Bidnoy, Ohio, tho storm was tlio heaviest
ever known thore. About daylight soventy-fivo
linear fcot of a twenty-five root embankment
of tho waterworks reservoir went out, loaving
tlio town without water for motive power or ex
tinguishing fires.
A vory heavy thunder storm accompanied by
a gale, prevailed throughout New England
Tuesday night. It was exceedingly severe in
Boston and vicinity. In Boston manv houses
and other buildings woro injuroed by lightning.
KAMTKKN ANI» MiniHiK HTATB*.
Mrs. Edward MoFki. of Btoleyville, N.
Y.* refused to oat or drink for fifteen days,
and then died in great agony.
A laroe number of persons daily visit
General Grant’s tomb at Riverside Park,New
York,
FerdinandKunlEZ, employed Ina Roches
ter (N. Y.) brewery, fell into a huge vat of
ale and was drowned.
By a remarkable series of casualties th#
three grown up sons of Mrs. Sarah 1 ruby,an
JUST AS IT is.
Now tho wealthy merchant weareth
On his head a common straw,
While his junior clerk appeareth
In a nobby mackinaw.
met with violent deaths within a peri
twelve hours, John Truby* who worked ou
a railroad, fell into a cattle guard and broke
his nock. The next morning Jason Truby was
drowned in a pit in the slate ^ r ^. re
ho worked. When messengers hurried to the
mill where Wyman Truby worked, to break
the sad nows to him, men were carrying his
dead body out of tho building. He hwl been
suffocated in a grain bln.
Edgar K. Atoar, tho deputy New York
State treasurer, died at Albany a few dayr
sinco, aged about forty years. He was tw
man wliosespeech in tho Doniocratio State
convention of 1882 nominated Grovor Cleve
land, then mayor of Buffalo, for govornor.
Tiir Now York Democratic State commit*
tee lias issued the call for a convention to
nominate candidates for governor and other
offices at Saratoga, September 24.
George Hallock, employed in pottery
works at Philadelphia, was examining a
heavy machine known as a clay cutter, when
ho fell in, and in a moment was ground into
pulp.
Ex-Gov error Julian Converse, of Ver
mont, died at Pirville Notch, N, H., the
other night, at the ago of eighty-stx. He
was govornor from 1872 to 1874.
Great damage has been done by a heavy
storm at Erie, Penn., and vicinity. The hall
accomiNUiving the storm cut and slashed the
crops, orenaras and vineyards in a very se
rious manner along tho lako shore, from the
city through to the New York State line and
on into Chatouqua county.
At a fully attended caucus of the Demo
cratic inemliors of tlio Now Hampshire legis
lature resolutions woro unanimously adopted,
unqualifiedly indorsing tho national admin
istration.
A conference on the projocA to litcreaM
iirr him with a brick.
Now the sun his furnace flnetb,
Causing human flesh to stew,
And the summor floud inquiretb,
"Is this hot enough for you!”
"SOME OF THE SAME OLD BRAND*”
Now the customer who winketk,
As the druggist's eye meets his,
Shows he something stronger drinketh
Than the ordinary fizz.
HE NEVRR SLEEPS.
Now the patent mower waketh
Sleepers from their peaceful reefc,
E’re the golden morning breakoth*
Or the robin leaves his nest.
TIIE DECEITFUL HUSBAND.
Now tho festive busband sendeth
To tbo beach his trusting wife;
While she's absent ho preteadeth
His will be a lonely life.
Tearfully with her ho parteth;
Gladly he would go, but can’t—
Out to see the elephant
THE HOSE FIEND.
Now tho id let who gettoth
Twenty feet of gardon hose,
Squirt* from morn till night and wetteth
Skilfully on each passer's dothea
—Boiton Courier,
HUMOR OK TIIR HAY*
the usefulness of the canal system of New
mnpiHH Ul IVD III nu, *IIU BMU VV»,»
the it tub. bit. is 72 yo.rs old, aud Iho shock
to her nurvuus system is enough to kill her.
Miss Annie Hltirk hail iter leg broken near th.
ankle, and Miss Minnie Shirk had her arma
diilocatod.
Dll. TWAIN A III.A/. I!.
Thirty furs ,f the Combustible Malarial
Destroyed Near Cleveland.
On Sunday a heavy freight train with a
double-header had Just reached tlio outskirts
of Cleveland, O., going south, and was run
ning down grade at a last rato of anoed, when,
at a jioint in front of the northern Ohio insane
asylum, tlio train plunged oil tlio track. Tho
wreck was terrible. Several oil tank cars took
Are, and hundreds of barrels of oil ran over the
grass for rods about, A shower hovering ovor
tho city made tlio ooene a terrible one, and
much oxoitement existed among tlio nlno hun
dred inmates of Iho illume asylum overlooking
the lire. Nearly the entire train of thirty ears
waa burned, anil the tire, which raged for
hours, stopped oil travel on tlio road. Two
trainjis, who were striding a ride in one of the
box cars, are said to have been burned up.
FATAL tVOUK OF THE ELEMENTS,
Seven Pr.pl. Killed by I.i.btnla. In O.e
Day.
A terrible atorra paased ovor Titusville, Pa.,
Friday afternoon, tho lightning striking tlie
residence of Samuel Chambers, oil the out
skirts of tlio city. Instantly killing Mrs. Cham-
iklrta or mo city, niaiauviy nming is... ^num
bers and icriotialy burning a year old child.
The husband, who waa at work not throe hun
dred feet distant, know nothing or tho catas
trophe until ho went to ilia supper, five liotira
lator, when he found his wife lifeless ou the
floor,’ and the crooning Infant moaning.
During a thnudersti
_ rstorm near Tonnullo, Ga.,
_ aon or Washington tiintth was atruok by
lightning and killed instantly, also tho horse
on which lie was riding. „ . ,
Five colored Held hands were killed by light
ning In Ht. Charlos parish, La., Friday after
noon.
F00TLIGHT FLASHES.
Punched Coins for tlio Jnps.
Tho Japanese prolotairo has no pock
ets, and he finds it awkward to curry in
his hands such coins as he contrives to
possess. In ancient times his rulers were
more considerate. They punched square
holes in the center of the coins, through
which he passed a string, nnd was thus
ablo to carry about his available capital
tied round his neck or (o Ins waistband.
The coins were not largo in amount; it
took a thousand of them to make a few
shillings, while a cart was required to
convey a sovereign’s worth. Hut with
civilization camo an improved coinage,
larger in valuo aud with no holes, nnd
tho pocketless prolotaire naturally grum
bled that ci vilization treated him hardly
in this respect. Hut his crios liavo been
heard, and the Japanese government 1ms
promised to issue a uew coin specially
for his behoof. Its value is rather les-
than one-fifth of a half-penny sterling,
and it is to possess the indispensable
bole, by which he can string it as a child
strings beads. . —
Fifty por cent, of the European employes
on tlie Congo, Africa, have died.
Chief Poundmakkr, the leader of Riel’s
Indian allies in tlio late rebellion in Manitoba,
has been sentenced to three years’ imprison
ment.
A body of 450 Peruvian troops have been
thrashed after a five hours’ battle by a force
of 1,800 rebels under Caceres, the leader of
the rebellion. Both sides lost heavily.
Yellow fever prevails in many districts
in Mexico, especially in Vera Cruz, where it
has become epidemic.
Sir Francis Hyncks, one of Canada’s
leading statesmen, is dead.
Spain is much incensod at Germany be
cause the latter country lias claimed posses
sion of the Caroline islands. The Spanish
government had been making arrangements
to gobble up those islands, when Germany
steppod in ami took possession.
Cares of Asiatic chole a are increasing
daily at Marseilles nnd Toulon, France.
News comes from Calcutta, India, that
the ship British Statesman has foundered.
Tho captain and twenty-two of tho crow were
lost.
Queen Victoria and tho Prince of Wales
have gone to Norway on one of the royal
yachts.
Kassala, the town in the Soudan so long
besieged bv the rebel Arabs, has at last fallen
into tneir hands by on amicable orrungemont
made with its defenders.
&mall-i*ox is spreading in Canada and bos
appeared in Ilalitax, N. S.
The German corvette Augusta has been
lost during a cyclone in the Red sea. Her
crew of 238 officers and sailors were drowned.
Har_vslne_was_$lj750,0Q0.
Edward Hkuenyi, tho noted violinist, is
on a concert tour in Chino.
New York city will liavo Italian and Gor
man opera again the coming season.
Verdi is putting "Othello” to music. Tho
opera will be called “logo,” and is to bo pro
duced at Milnn in 1880.
Sarah Bernhardt is to appear next year
as Charlotte Cordayin n drama which is now
being written by Sardou.
Mr. John Francis Gilder is giving piano
recitals at various summer resorts, assisted
by Mr. William II. Lee, tho baritone.
The greater portion of Colonel Mapleson’s
Italian opera season will bo spent in tho
Western cities, in which ho last year made
considerable money.
Edwin Booth lives in a sumptuous Queen
Anno cottage on one of the least fashionable,
but most beautiful streets iu Newport. Mr.
Booth is vory ho.spitublo.
Mil S. Pratt, the American composer,
lately produced parts of his opera "Zenobia”
at Slcir.way lmll in London. Among the
vocalists wero Miss Griswold and Miss Hope
Glenn.
A French Adaptation of tho "Silver King”
is being prepared for tho Paris Ainbigu. Its
performance there will be tho first in France
in many years of on English drama adap od
to tho French stage.
"Diane de Lys” is ono of Dumas’ plays
that has not yet been seen on this side. Fanny
Davenport produced tbo play in England.
Fire In Texarkana.
A firo at Texarkana, Ark., destroyed tho Ar
lington hotel, tlio telephone office, postoffice,
Pacific and Southern express offices and tho
Western Union telegraph office. Two squares
on the Arkausas side were also destroyed The
loss 1h estimated at $150,000. Tlie insurance
is unknown. Col. G. E. Dixon, proprietor of
tbo Arlington, was badly burned and other
wise injured. Frank Varner, a porter, was
cut in the breast and Pat Dor was struck by a
falling verandah and dangerously injured.
PERSONAL MENTION.
Sir Mohrs Montkkiohb died worth about
$5,000,000.
Tiie empress of Russia wants Miss Cleve
land's book translated in Russian.
One of General Grant’s pull-bearers, Gen
eral Joe Johnston, had never seen him.
Ex-United Stateh Senator Cowan is
•lowly dying of caucor at his home in Lig-
onicr, Penn.
Sir Arthur Sullivan, of musical celeb
rity, lingers at Los Angulos, Cal., ti place of
delight* ho thinks.
Nine monuments to General Grant will be
eroctod in this country unless some of the
present projects fail.
Loud Wolhkley was offered tho post of
commandor-in-chiof both in Ireland and in
ludia, but lio doclinod both appointments.
Rorcoe Conkuno will bo urged to deliver
an oration on Grant at the Now York Acad
emy of Music as soon as lie returns from
Europo.
Mrs. Chief Juhtice Waite writes to *
Washington friend that her busband grows
younger looking every day of his stay in
Europe.
Prokkhhor Von Ranke* of tho chair of
history In the university of Berlin, is ninety
years of ago, lias lioon Sixty years in the po
sition, and continues to work eight hours a
day.
Dr. Douolar lias nearly 200 slips of paper
on which Gonoral Grant communicated with
him during his illnoss. He will havo them
lithographed and present tho originals to tho
family.
Mrs. Belva Lockwood, who is now in
California, implores tho papers not to men
tion her name in connection with another
presidential nomination, because "it is a po-
York was held the other day at Utica, many
prominent citizens from all parts of the State
being present. Kx-Governor Seymour pre
sided. Resolutions woro adopted that the
formation and improvement of the canAls
be urged upon tho attention of the New York
legislature.
At a meeting of Uie Grant National Monu
ment committee in New York, it was resolved
to raise $1,000,000 for a monument over
General Grant’s remains. It was stated tliat
the committee lmd taken steps to obtain sub
scriptions in every city, town and village In
the United States. Thus far about $50,000
have been subscribed.
Courtney and Conley defeated Bmintff
and Gaudaur in a three-mile* double-ecul
boat race at Albany, N. Y.
John Osborn and Jerome Auck, two ven
erable farmers, were driving In separate ve
hicles near west field, Penn., when their
horses took fright and ran away. Both men
were thrown from tlioir wagons ntul killed.
A fire broke out on board the old warship
Colorado, lying near Port Washington, I*ong
* ‘ -rood
litical principle that booms must not bo
ie<l too on
A Terrible Collinlon Underground.
A terrible collision occurred on tlio Metro
politan district underground railro&d at Earls
Court, London. Tlio signals had broken and
becamo unmanageable and two trains collided,
engine against engine. Ono enginoer was
killed, and a stoker and five others wero so
badly injured that they cannot recover. There
was a horrible scene when tho collision oc
curred os the railroad at that point is under
ground.
A Filial It nil road Accident.
Tlie freight train on the New York, Penn
sylvania nnd Ohio railroad was wrecked Friday
morning two miles bolow Hlienango, and./amos
Berry, a brakenmn. wa< instantly killed. Har
ry Thomas and Lindo Hherred* brakeraen,
were badly injured. Seventeen cars were
wreckod and tho track was torn up a quarter of
a mile. The accident was caused by tlie trains
parting aud then coming togethor aguiu on a
grade.
A Fatal Fire.
There was a fatal firo Sunday at Hoxton, a
poor and crowded quarter of London. Owing
to tho lack of room it was impossible for the
firemen to work effectively. There was a terri
ble scene when tho lodging house full of people
took fire, and in spite of the gallant efforts to
secure tho inmates, a man and two children
were burned to death.
Modjoska will present a now dramatization
this country.
of the piece in
Richard Wagner’s representatives, says
the Isondon Truth, havo positively refused to
allow "Parsifal” to bo performed in America
on any terms whatever except as an oratorio,
ns it was given in London Inst winter.
Miss Wixom, known by her stage name*
Eiuinn Nevada, Is to bo married iu Paris Oc
tober 1 to Dr. Palmer, who was hor secretary
during hor recent American engagement.
She will make a concert tour in this country
in November.
Chief Clerk John Tweedalb, of the war
department, will act as secretary of war dur
ing tiie absonce of Secretary Kndicott. The
secretary will bo absent until October 1,
A Washington dispatch states that Gen
eral Black, the pension commissioner, "has
discovered gross irregularties in tho pension
offices at Chicago, Philadelphia and other
large cities. At (Jliiengo 050casesof fraudu
lent pensions havo been ascertained showing
collusion of gros; carelessness. Tho names are
of genuine pensioners, but are of persons
now dead or who have disappeared for yearn,
or, in tbo caso of widows havo married
again. Tbo Chicago pension agent is Miss
Ada Sweety
A llrnve Officer Drowned.
Percy Magill, formerly a resident of Atlanta,
Ga., was drowned early Thursday morning ono
mile south of Palatka, Fin., on the St. John’s.
He was an officer on the steamer Chattahoochee.
A passenger had fallen overboard and lie at
tempted to ivucuo him and waa drawn under by
tlie suction of the steamer.
A Holler Explodes.
Tlic boiler of a steam thresher exploded near
Wyoming, Out., Thursday, killing James Dun
can and Isaac Mars. Tlio engineer was hurled
through the side of the barn into the grain
room.
New Line of HtenmerN.
It is reported that the Plant system will put
on a new lino of steamers between Savannah
and New York about January 1st, which will
give that system a direct liae to Cuba.
Lout In (lie Ked Sea.
The report of the wreck of tho German cor
vette Augusta is confirmed. Her crew of 238
officers and sailors wero lost. Her valuo was
$1,750,000. She was lost in a oyclouo in the
Red Boa.
Mr. Heap, tho United States consul, has
sent to Turkey strong protests against tiie
expulsion of Americans from Jerusalem on
the ground of their being Jews.
The continuod drought in England is caus
ing serious damage to crops, and the average
yield of wheat, corn, oats, nnd other crops
wil lfa.ll much bolow the estimated average.
Disastrous floods bavo ruined tho crops
and caused great distress in China and Japan.
boomed too early.
President Grrvy, who is approaching
tho end of his soven years’ term of service
in tbo executive chair of the French
republic, is seventy-five yoars old, and is not
a candidate for re-election. Freycinet or Brls-
8ofi is likely to succeed blin.
President Cleveland will probably visit
Richmond on the occasion of the Virginia
State fair, which coiuiimnces on tho 21st of
October and continues for four days. The
President will be accompanied by tho cabinet
members, nnd will make an address.
Island, the othor evening. The flames apt
from the Colorado to tlio following ships, all
of which were burnod to the water’s edge
and sunk: Minnesota,Kusquuhnnna,Congress,
South Carolina, Iowa, Lotta Grant, and Fair-
play. All, with tho exception of tlie last
two, formerly lielongod to the United States
navy. They had been condemned and were
bought from tho government for the old iron
and planks they contained. Tho estimated
loss is $100,000.
James North, a Now York polIceman,was
stabbed and almost instantly killed by a
colored man with whom ho had a slight al
tercation.
Charles and Arthur Wink ley, aged
eighteen and twenty-two respectively, sons
of Alonzo Winkloy* of Lawrence, Mass.*
were drowned at Salisbury Beach while
canoeing.
Fbanz Josef Petmkky whs hanged at
Auburn, N. Y.* for the murder of Mrs. Fail
line Froizcheim, in 1883.
There is ono good thing About the
seventeen-year locust. Tho female is
mute.
Soggy pic Is mentioned us ono of tho
canses of dyspepsia. Ono of the causes
of soggy pie Is young married women.—
Courier Journal,
We’ll sit besido the entrancing maid.
Our own bewitching Nellie;
With our right hand in the lemonade
And our left foot in the 4eUy.
—Lynn Union.
Forepiugh says that elephants have a
natural fondness for whisky. This may,
account for men goiug out to see ths
elephant.—8{ftingt. j
The Canadians think of changing ths
name of Lake Misstassinl to Lake Smith.!
This is pleasant lor travelers* but tough-
for the lake. —I*uck. •
4 *Timo works wonders,” says a you ay
man of twenty-seven when ho returned
home and found his oldest sister only
eighteen.—Ft, Paul llirald.
Soon to the uoashoro we shall hie*
Or picnic in thogrovo;
Sitting perchanco in custard pio,
Beside tho girl we love.
—Chicago Sun.
Daniel entered tho lion’s den without
a tremor; but if tho truth wero known
it is not improbable that ho went into his
own house on wash day with fear and
trembling.—Chicago Ledger. i
Along about this season of the year, ft
man lays aside his religious training two t
or three times a day, in order to driv$
tho chickens out of tho gardon in ft
proper manner.—Merchant’Traveler,
“We are goin’ to havo chicken for
dinner at our houso to-day,” said a
Fourth street urchin; “papa killed »
roostor this morning—tho ono that had
the dried’ beef on its head.”—BrealrfaU
Table.
Who is that man whom all respect/
Whom all treat so polite!
They pass him with uplifted hats*
And watch him out of sight
He’s a baseball pitcher who twirls the sphere,'
(Not one of the "uppor ton.”)
And he has a record of striking out
Twenty consecutive men.
—Boston Times,
SOUTH AND WBHT.
Maxwell, tlio alleged murderer of Prel
ler, a few days after lie wiu» brought back to
Kt. Louis from New Zealand, declared that
ho had killed Ids English friend accidontally
by administering an overdose of chloroform.
Tlie case arouses groat public interest in the
West, l otlt tho alleged murderer and bis
victim being Englishmen of good connec
tions.
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
New YonK city has 09,000 paupers.
There are 60,000 families iu London* each
of which livos in ono room.
California now stands third In tho list of
petroleum producing States.
Out of 1,025 voters registered at Walla
Walla, W. T., 400 aro women.
It Is estimated that foreigners own about
25,000,000 acres of land in this country.
The population of the United States is di
vided into 25,018*820 males and 24,636,963 fe
males.
A bill has been introduced in the Georgia
legislature to impose an annual tax of $2.50
upon all bachelors.
A Cuhhino (Mo.) fanner got up in his sleep
and mowed a swath forty rods long in his
meadow before be awoke.
Ward, Nev., which cast ovor five hundred
votes less than ten years ago, now has a total
population of about fifty.
The cotton crop promises to be the fines*
ever known. It is now said to be safe from
ravages by tbo caterpillar.
Eacn year, It is claimed, about twelve
thousand tons of small grindstones are dis
posed of to farmers in tbo United Statea
In Rostov, Russia, there is a society of
child murderers, who, acting as nurses, poison
childron to spare them the troubles of life.
In tho region of tho Catskills there aro
more than 1,000 hotels and boarding bouses,
in which more than 200,000 visitors are ac
commodated.
Tr.E consumption of rubber in this country
is steadily on the increase, tho im{>orts last
year having boen 24,064,000 pounds* the great
est amount ever known.
Agricultural Jnbor in the Southern
States lias depreciated less in the lost tweuty
years than in any other part of the country
east of the Rocky mountains.
An Ohio man has iuvonted a practical
thinking machine. It will automatically
compute the cost of any number of ounces,
pounds or tons, at any givon price whatever.
A Canada dealer in bides has issuoil a cir
cular telling farmers that calves should be
partly skinned before thoy are killed, in
ordor that the hide at tho throat may not be
damaged by tlio mortal cut.
Jwo races of men aro dying out—the Lap
landers, who number 30,00J, and the Maoris
of New Zoalutul, roducod from 100,000 to
45,000 sinco tlio days of Captain Cook, and
likely to bo extinct by'tin yoar 2000. _
A fishing boat containing a crew of eight
men was struck by lightning near Peoria, 111,
Three men wero instuntiy killed and one
badly injured.
A farmer of Crawfordivilla, Ind., cap
tured throe burglars who had entoivd his
bouse, and taking them in turn to tho gute
post, gavo each ono bundled lashes.
While cars were ascending and descend
ing the inclined railroad at tho Cabin Crwk
coal mines near Charleston, W. Va., tlie
loaded cars broke loose nnd coll id *d with a
car in which wero Layton Onkford, president
of the road; Tnomas Peacock, A hum Mitch
ell, Joseph Hall, and a man named Tlionmn,
killing tlio four first named aud seri udy
wound ing Thonmn.
The Iowa Democrats at their State conven
tion in Dcs Moines, nominated n full State
ticket, hauled by Clinrlo.s E. Whiting for
governor, nnd adopted resolution-! indorsing
Cleveland's administrntn
ntton, nnd fav ring a
license liquor law. A spirited dehuto on fu
sion resulted iu tlie nomination of tho Hon.
E. A. Gillette, of Des Moines, Greenback
candidate for lieutenant-governor., and F. M*
Moore, caudidato tor superintendent of pub
lic instruction.
Governor Lowrey, of Mississippi, has
been renominated by the Democratic State
convention.
The cabin of three brothers named Regan
was blown up by dynamite at Meeker. CoL
James and Patrick wero instantly killed,
whilo Robert miraculously escaped.
The Ohio Democrats, nt tlioir State con
vention in Columbus, renominated Governor
Hoadly and Lieutenant-Governor Warwick
by acclamation nnd put the entire old ticket
again in tiie field. The platform indorses
tho Cleveland administration, demands
license of tho liquor traffic, and affirms the
More than 200 replies have been rocoived
at the treasury department to tho recent cir
cular letter calling for expressions of opinion
from manufacturers and importers on the
subject of tariff revision.
The treasury department has just pur
chased 200,000 ounces of silver for delivery
at the Philadelphia mint for coinage into
standard dollars, . . ...
tariff plank of the luit National Democratic
convention. After his renomination Gover
nor Hoadly appeared before the convention
and made a speech strongly opposing prohi
bition.
The British bark Haddingtonshire has boon
lost on the Oregon const. Eighteon out of
her crew of twenty perished.
A RECEPTION was given a few days since
in Waukesha, Wia.* to Vice-President nnd
Mrs. Hendricks.
A i.ono freight train was dorailed and
wrecked near Cleveland, Ohio. The care
caught (ire and woro consumed. Two tramps
who were stealing a ride in ono of the care
were killed.
Hons nre dying by tho hundred in Ulinois
of cholera.
Tho Corpse Started Up*
Mr. Derrick A. Paugliern* a wealthy
farmer of Oregou township, Ind,, was
taken ill several days ago of pneumonia.
Saturday night the two physioionH who
were in attendance pronouuced him dead*
and airangements were being made to
prepare the remains for the cofliu, when
all at once the corpse started up in bed
and asked for a glass of water. In a
short time after drinking the water Mr,
Paugbern breathed freely, and is now
out of danger.
The discovery of iron ore and good
coni in Clairborne parish* La.* is an*
nouuced. Smelting works will probably
be ereoted. Puddling iron ana raising
oranges almost side by side will be a
curioua sight,
M
Experienced lumbermen have alwaye,
held that timber cut la the spring wuj
not durable for building purposes. He-j
cent scientific investigations show that;
the richer tho wood is in phosphorio acid*
and potassium tlio more likely it is tot
rot and mold; wood cut in the spring!
contain oight times ns much of tlio for-'
iner and livo limes as much of tho latter
us when cut iu tho winter.
A patent lias just boon issued for s|
new system for the production of spheri-|
cnl mid conical pro jectiles. By mtu*
of tho new process projectilos of nny!
shapo or caliber of oven th* liardeit!
steel are mndo nnd condensed with won-J
derful rapidity direct from tho heatedj
bar, nnd at one operation, and of such!
precise dimensions as to bo ready for uMj
without further treatment.
Tho anaesthetic effect of rapid breath-,
ing—like that of inhaling nitrous oxido.
—is ascribed by Dr. Bonwill to the in-l
fiueucc of tlio surplus of oxygen thu*>
forced upon the lungs. In a variety ol]
caics remarkable insensibility to pain,,
without appreciable loss of oonaclou*-|
ness, has boen produced, in one instance]
a boy of elovon, after breathing rapidly,
about n ntinuto, having had four perma
nent molars removed, tho operation
being painless and lasting twenty seo-
onds.
The strongest wood in tho United
States, according to Prof. Sargent, ia
that of tho nutmeg hickory of the Ar
kansas region, and the weakest the West
Indian birch (bursevn). The moat ela»-
tiu is tho tamarack, tho white or shell
bark hickory standing far below it. Tha.
least clastic and tlic lowest in specific 1
gravity is tho wood of the Ficus nurea.!
The highost specific gravity, upon which
in genoral depends valuo as fuel, is at-]
taincu by tho bluewood of Toxas, Conda-
lia obovato. t
The one wheel, or “bicycle,” railroad,
as it is called, soys Industrial America,
appears likely to havo an actual trial bo-
foro long. The nominal inventor claims
that ho cau easily attain 100 or more
miles per hour without difficulty, as ha
will be free from many of the resistances
which are encountered on tho standard
roads. Perhaps tho greatest unforscen
difficulty which will bo met is that of
wind pressure. In perfectly calm weather
tho resistance will umount to fifty pounds!
per square foot at that speed. It is per
fectly safe to say that with a high wind
the resistance alone might easily require
2,500 horso power, in audition to that'
needed for hauling the train.
For making paper capable of resisting
fire and damp, Herr W. Horre propose*
to add to tlio pulp during the process of
grinding in tho rag engine solutions ol
certain salts which, by mutual decom
position, form insoluble compounds. The
solution which is added first contains
zinc sulphate or chloride, or calcium
chloride, or acetate, whereupon tallow,;?
soap, glue, and alum aro added. After!
having been thoroughly mixed tho mass]
is formed into paper, which, howevsr,
beforo being dried ia once more passed!
through a bath of the same or similarl
composition to the solution used far!
mixing with the pulp in the rag engine,J.'
and ultimately impregnated with a, solu
tion of catechu.
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