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South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-11-10
The Power Of Lightning.

The concentration of power in stroke
of lightning, acting through an incon-
ceivably small interval of time, may per-
haps be realized after examining its work
of destruction, yet its inductive action
on the earth's surface is not less wonder
full. Prof A. NJ. Mayer made an ex-
pertinent, some time since, which de-
monstrated the extent of this action.
He connected the wire of galvanometer
with the water pipes of Baltimore, Nd,
and Joined the other end of the coil to a
gas-pipe of Louise in the southwestern
part of the city. Thus a vast metallic
system of electric nerves stretched three
miles towards the northwest, to the
reservoir, and about as many miles to
the east and southeast, over the city.
A thunderstorm was raging at the time
in the north, at so great distance that
only the illuminations of the clouds told
when a fash occurred Yet whenever
that fash took place, the needle of the
galvanometer was instantly detected
through ten or twenty degrees. So
nearly simultaneous were the two occur
rences that no difference in the instant
of their manifestation could be detected.
Shutting himself up in dark room
containing the galvanometer, he signaled,
when the needle moved, TO an observer
of the storm, who also gave signal
whenever a flash occurred and the ex-
change of signals was always found to
be simultaneous. 1t was aseertained on
the following day that the storm was
more than twelve miles distant, thus
showing that over 500 square miles of
earth's surface was effected at each fash
of the lightning. b..
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-11-10
The Everglades of Florida.

The Everglades are Just submerged
prairie, and they exhibit the manner III
which the great Western prairies were
formed. Drain the Everglades, lit could
be DONE and the present islands would
be hills. Submerge a prairie, and Its
hills would become islands. No tree is
found ON the Everglades, because they
are constantly covered with water; no
trees are found on the prairies, because
they were long covered with water
Time will come when this vast plain will
be clear of water, and then we shall have
large surface, like the prairies, clear
OF trees, and fitted for cultivation by
man. In these little Everglade islands
the palm hourishes, and also the orange
and every other tree of Florida. The
caster-oil plant grows up to be large
tree of several years life. The arrow
root and sweet-potato patches merely re-
quire that stirring of the ground neces-
sary in removing the full-grown roots to
cause the younger ones to grow and keep
on growing. 1t is really not necessary
to plant more than once. 1t is a lazy
mans paradise. No wonder the Indians
were unwilling to move to the West it
was not the graves of their fathers they
we're unwilling to leave, it was their
potato and pumpkin patches. Their
pumpkin is small, round and sweet they
cut 1t open, put in raccoon or opossum,
cover it with ashes and bake it in the
fire. The hunters think it a superb
dish. Another plan is to take a fish Just
off the hook, and without scaling or
cleaning, wrap it up in green leaves and
bake it in the same way. Hunters use a
wet newspaper. It is done when, if you
tear a piece of the wrapping, the skin
and scales come off with it. You tear
off skin and wrapping from one side, and
eat the flesh, turn it over and eat the
other, and throw bones and inside away.
Indians in small numbers are still
found near the Everglades. They do
not like the whites, are not sociable, but
there is talisman that will move them
out of stoicism into cordiality, there is
a sesame that will open an Indians
heart and mouth, and that is whisky.
They are the only savages who have
never invented an intoxicating liquor of
their own. Their only idea of civiliza-
ton is to get drunk. Ride into their
own country, put up with Chief, give
him whisky and promise him more, and
he and his are at your service SO long as
your whisky lasts.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-11-10
Trnnhle at Twenty.

Does this seem strange to you, my own best
friend,
That L who yesterday gave back like one
Too surely lapsiDg to the struggles end,
To-day can draw down rapture from the sun,
And drink the blazing blue above my head.
And fix my sight upon the thick-ridged hills,
Til their neutrality-suspicious. beauty
fills
My heart and strikes spring into my tread7
NV youth has rlsen up in me like sea,
To swell above the fainting want of him
Whose face and life and love are far from me
And on this sea a short swift while swim:
l left his picture un-brought-forth to-day,
The better to bar out the blank of life
Without him-yielding youth an evener
strife s.-.-r --
With sorrow /; and casual victory by the way
Has come to youth. This thing but feebly
comes,
This strength to cast aside the kDawing
pain;
For swift and sudden burning chorus huns,
And whelms the short resistance of nv brain I;
And off rush, and set the trembling key
Within the lock. and snatch the picture out
And drink the light the features shed about,
And hug the banished pain again to me.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-11-10

A SINGULAR ACCIDENT. "A curious and
somewhat startling accident occurred IN
BrooklyD,N Y An ordinary range boiler
burst and the hot water very badly scald-
ed lady and several children who we're
in the kitchen. On examination the
boiler was found to be very thin.
Plumbers have been in the habit of re-
presenting that this class of boilers, or.
more properly speaking, hot water reser-
voirs might collapse from defective
supply of water, but could not explode
"a theory under which thousands Of
families have rested in confiding security.
The present instance is fatal to this
notion of the constitution of range boil
ers, and it is to be hoped that 1t will be
carefully investigated. Nothing would
add more to the discomfort of the average
American household than a lurking
suspicion concerning the safety of its
kitchen, especially if the suspicion should
gain access to the minds of the already
unreliable cook and laundress.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-11-10
Scene in a California Gambling He'll.

"a moment if you please" quietly
remarked an almost beardless desperate,
covering his pile with firm hand, and
fixing dangerous eyes on the burly deal
er of monte whom he addresses: "you
can stop there" .sv fre 81.
"Well, SIR"
r"wel, excuse me, but I think you
drew two cards" - te-
"I believe not I'll take your pile if
you please :" the kerwajo takes it.
Two-cardsp' . H1a.F1-i
,"Your money!" -f .o .- 81
And In each case the words were ac-
companied by quick and quiet move
ment which discloses a revolver. With
the appearance of these two new disput-
ants, polished, curt, of brief but sharp
and downright speech-thereisqu quick but
fussless stir among the spectators around
the table. In moment a clear space
is formed, in the midst of still circle of
flashing eyes. compressed lips and clench-
ed hands. You may count twenty de
liberately ere you hear breath or see
the slightest movement. il
"Well, sir ?"
"Well !"
"Your money .r
Your cards i
Up steps a bystander-some cool,
steady veteran, expert in the game and
versed in the law of aificulties-a man
of awful nerve, whose tympanum, accus-
toned to the crack, no pistol shot alarms
" Gentlemen" says he, I" try arbitrs-
ton first" r.
Another quick change of enquiring
and responsive glances between the dis
putants. r. r--s-.t IS 1sF'.
Not a word, but the eyes of each
plainly say ssagreed." Both throw them
selves brck in their chairs and withdraw
their hands from the table, with the air
of men inviting examination, and res
olute to abide the result. The veteran
calls up two brothers of the Green Cloth
competent to act as umpire and three
minutes, franght with mortal danger,
are passed in deliberately counting the
cards as they lie on the cloth, and nam
ing them slowly-like the tolling of a
bell. or the measured pronunciation of
death sentence. Except that there has
been no noise but the simultaneous click
ing of two pistol locks. The dealer and
his young viS-d-gis are seemingly uncon-
cerned for the event "You are wrong,
my FRIEND" says Veteran. -..
:" No card was drawn here. Mistakes
viii happen to the most careful gentle
men," -< .'-f
From that decision there is no appeal.
His finger on the trigger after that
would have cost the young fellow mis-
life. SO pistols go back to their resting
places, hands are shaken across the table,
drinks for the company at the expense
of the bucker "-as he who plays
against the bank is called-and the game !
proceeds with,a better understanding.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-11-10

BUSINESS IN PARIs.&Investigations re-
Gently made by such adherents of the
Commune as Lockroy, Allain, large,
Murat, Bonvalet, and others, who are
members of the present Municipal Coun-
Gil of Paris, show that while the business
of restaurateurs, shoemakers, tailors, and
many other tradespeople yet feels the
effects of the siege in diminished receipts,
the occupation of milliners and makers
of artificial flowers is still as remunerative
and prosperous as ever it was. These
two trades are prosecuted exclusively by
women, fact which, coupled with the
iact that they exist exclusively for wo-
Eaen, may to some extent explain their
present well-being. Attempts were made
by other countries during the war to
compete with France in the manufacture
of flowers, but they were without success.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-11-10
Loves Queen.

He loves not well whose love is bold
l would not have thee come too nigh
The SUMS gold woula not seem pure gold
Unless the sun were in. the sky =
To take him thence and chain him near
Would make his beauty disappear.
He keeps his state-do thou keep thine,
And shine upon me from afar
So shall bask in light divine, br4
That falls from Loves own guiding star
So shall thy erninence be high,
and so my passion shall not die.
But all my life shall reach its hands
OF lofty longing toward thy face,
And be as one who speeehless stands
In rapture at some perfect grace.
My love, my hope, my al shall be
To look to heaven and lookto thee,
Thine ewes shall be the heavenly lights;
Thy voice shall be the summer breeze,
What time it sways, on mOonlit nights,
The murmuring tops Of leafy trees;
And | will touch thy beauteous form
In June's red roses, rich and warm. f,
But thou thyself shalt not come down
From that pure region far above =,
But keep thy throne and wear thy crown,
Queen OF my heart and queen Of love =
A monarch in thy realm complete,
And I monarch-at-thY feet az
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-11-10

A NOVEL GARDEN.-The young King
of Bavaria has an immense garden on
the roof of his palace at Munich which
is said to rival the celebrated hanging
gardens of Sepiramis. In the center OF
it there is a lake with fishes and swans
swimming in it, and this is surrounded
by woods in which there are various
animals and birds, and also rock-work
and grottoes. The rocks had to be hol-
lowed out before transporting them to
the roof, the better to enable the build
ing to bear their weight. There Is in
the center of the garden sort of tent or
pavilion of great magnifcence, which no
one but the King ever enters. The
apartments under the palace roof were
formerly occupied by the ladies of honor,
but they have been converted into
stables, because too much time was re-
quired to hoist horses to the roof when
ever the King wished to ride or drive
through this fairy-ike resort.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-11-10
History Of the Cent.

The old red cent is rapidly passing
away ont of the United States currency,
and it will not be long before it will only
be known in memory and numismatic
collections. Its history is. a matter of
sufficient interest for preservation. The
cent was first proposed by Robert Morris
the great financier of the revolution, and
was named by Jefferson two years af-
ter. 1t began to make its appearance
from the mint in 1892. 1t bore the head of
Washington on one side and thirteen
links ON the other. The French reYo-
lution soon created a rage for French
ideas, which put on the cent, instead of
the head of Washington, the head of the
Goddess of Liberty-a French Liberty,
with flowing locks. The chain on the
reverse was replaced by the olive wreath
of peace. But the French Liberty was
short lived, and so was her portrait on
the cent. The next head or figure sue
ceeding this-the staid classic dame with
fillet around her hair--came into fashion
about thirty or forty years ago, and her
finely chiseled Greclan features have
been but slightly altered in the lapse of
time 1890
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-11-10

ODD MArERIAL.-Int the village of Nun
ford, New York, there is a church in
process of erection, which is being built
of a petrifaction taken from a swamp
near by, and consisting of leaves, roots,
twigs, mnck, etc, togethes with lime
stone. The blocks are so cut as to show
the material of which they consist, and
the building, when completed, viii be
decided curiosity.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-11-10

The CoMET.-Encke's great comet,
which makes tour to the region of the
sun once in about three years and at
quarter, is now on its way thither, and
will reach the perihilion some time in
January. twill very soon come within
the ken of the astronomers, but persons
who have only their eyes to see with will
not have the pleasure of beholding the
erTatic visitor 1t sc rounds the sun at
a distance, of thirty-two million miles
and then darts off into space, and before
il. turns to come back reaches a point of
three hundred and thirty-seyen million
miles from that luminary. This comet
is an object of especial interest to schol-
ars, owing to the fact that the period of its
revolution is gradually diminishing.
This is supposed to prove that the re-
gioas of space are filed with a material
either capable Of retarding the motion
Of solid bodies, the ultimate effect of
which viii be to destroy the centrifugal
force of the planets and allow them grad
ually and imperceptibly to glide into the
sun. 1t will take a long time for the
earth to reach that destination, but
Encke's comet periodically reminds us
that such is its final doom.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-11-10

On THE RAMPAGE.-The "wild steer
steers wildly through the streets of ST.
Louis at all times of day. One is re-
ported recently to have 8 capsized two
men, killed one, tossed couple of chill
dren in the air, butted through show
window, knocked down the frame of a
shed, gone through bar-room, broken
up an auction, broken a mans leg, ran
sacked barber shop, and swum the
Mississippi River"
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-11-10

ONLY THEN.-Only when a mistress
knows how to cook dinner can she
truly be mistress in her own house.
She who can at once put her own train
ed hand TO the machine in any spot
where a hand is needed, never comes to
be the slave of servants.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-11-10

1t is significant to learn that, in con-
sequence of the famine prevailing in
Persia, the expectation Of dates from
that country has been prohibited by the
authorities. In England alone we an
nually receive from II, ,0O0 to Is, 900 tons
of these dates, which are consumed with
considerable appreciation by the chill
dren of the poor.-THe Grocer.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-11-10

By ALL MEANs.-A shrewish wife,
quite sick, called her husband to come
and sit by her bedside.
@This is sad world, my dear" said
the wife. plaintively.
every " conceded the man.
"Wereit not for leaving you should
love to quit it"
"Oh, my DEAR" eagerly responded
the fellow, show can you think | would
interfere with your happiness Go by
all means.
The lady got we'll.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-11-10

A PETITION has been sent to the Presi-
dent from the citizens of arizona asking
him to allow Gen. Cook to pursue the
Apache campaign uninterrupted by
Peace Commissioners.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-11-10

A VOICE FROM UTAH.-The character
of the petition from Utah, so feet long,
and signed by about $500 women of
that Territory, has been unintentionally
misstated. Instead of being against
polygamy, it is in favor of that institu-
ton, and was sent to the Executive Man
sion at Washington by Delegate Hooper.
The petitioners say that their husbands
father, sons, and brothers, are now be-
ing exposed to the murderous policy of
a clique of Federal officers intent on the
destruction of an honest, happy, industri-
GUS, and prosperous people, and they
therefore ask for the removal of the Fed
eral disturbers of the peace, or at least
to stop the disgraceful court proceedings,
or send candid and trustworthy men to
Utah to investigate the question of the
constitutional rights AMI liberty of the
people. The petitioners express their ap-
probation of polygamy, asserting that it
was sanctioned by Christ's teachings,
and that the institution Is being per-
verted by Federal officers.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-11-10

There is much suffering in the San
Joaquin Valley, where the crops have
wholly failed for two seasons. One
thousand persons are needing food. The
citizens of San Francisco are raising
funds for their relief.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-11-10

Miss Carrie Monfort, of Boston, known
as the Fat Girl" recently died Of dis
ease of the heart. She was uine years
old, and weighed nearly four hundred
pounds.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-11-10

It is ssid that the international Soeisty
is alarming the European monarehs,
Prussia and Austria being in a pnrtic-
ular furry about it.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-11-10

HENS IN PLACE OF Docs. There is
hardly a family that does not throw
away enough table scraps to keep at
least dozen hens +; and many that keep
a nuisance in the shape of dog, that
does no good, but costs more than a
dozen good hens. One dog in neigh
borhood is generally greater trouble to
the neighbors than a flock of hens would
be; for if hens are well feed at home,
they viii rarely go away. But who
ever saw a dog that was not pest, run
ming across the newly made garden; and
sticking his nose into everything. Kill
off ours and give the food to the hens, and
you viii find pleasure as well as profit
in so doing. We wish there was tax of
500 on every dog kept in the country.
These that are of value as watch dogs,
could be retained, while the host of
snarling, dirty ours would give place to
some more useful and less troublesome
pet.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-11-10

How THEY FIXED HM.-AIbany start
ed peculiar kind of relief fund few
days since. and the receipt of which
is likely to afford any thing but satisfae-
ton to the recipient. 1t appears that a
gentleman was requested to contribute
something to the Chicago fund At
first he called the fund swindle and
then gave ten dollars. The exclamation
was merelya h0sty one, and the gentle-
man evidently belongs to that class of
persons who always grIImble, although
possessed of the kindest intentions. But
mark his punishment. His hard criti-
cism was made public by an evening
journal, and penny contributions were
called for to reimburse him in his un-
willing outlay. The result was that
pennies came pouring in from all parts
of the city, county and state. As soon
as the thousandth penny was received
the whole sum was put up in package
and sent to the gentleman's office.
Worse punishment is rarely inflicted for
a hasty word.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-11-10

How THEY DD T.-There ere more
ways than one of resenting an insult.
Several Prussian officers in full uniform
were present at a concert in Amsterdam,
not long ago. The musicians struck up
"Die Wacht am Rhein," when the
audience took it into their heads to hiss.
The band in order to allay the tumult,
glided into the Dutch national air. At
the first strains the Prussian officers un-
covered their heads, rose and stood dur
ing the remainder of the piece.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-11-10

After the great fire in London, in 1855,
Parliament enacted that every house
should be built with independent walls,
and all in front raised to equal height,
and those walls should be of stone or
bnek, and that no man should delay be-
yond seven years.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-04-05
Danger Ahead.

4 single spark may kindle flame that
will consume a city, and small ailments
neglected, may end in fatal disorders.
Bearing this fact in mind, let the first Symp-
toms of debility or nervous prostration be
met promptly with invigorating treatment.
Foremost among the vegetable tonics of the
age stands Hostetter's Stomach Filters, and
whenever the vital powers seem TO lam
guish, or there Is any reason to suspect that
the animal functions essential to the sus-
tenation and publication OF the body are
imperfectly performed this Invaluable in
yigorant and antiseptic should at once be
reSorted to. Indigestion always produces
weakness of the bodily powers. Sometimes
1t happens that the appetite demands more
food than the stomach can digest though
not more, perhaps, than is required to keep
up the full strength OF the bodily frame
The object under such circumstances, Is TO
increase the digestive capacity OF theasslm-
Hating organ, so as to make II equal 10 the
duty imposed upon It by me appetite, al ana 10
The system as fast as IL Is required. This OBJ
iect is fully accomplished by the use OF the
Bitters. They tone and gently stimulate
the cellular membrane when secrelcs the
gastric Juice, and the result Is that the SOL
Vent is mingled with the food in sufficient
quantity to convert all its nourishing parti-
Giles into pure and wholesome element. If,
on the other hand, there is deficiency of
appetite, without any corresponding def
cheney of digestive power, the effect of the
tonic is to stimulate desire Tor food. In
nineteen cyses out of twenty, headache,
nausea, nervousness, fainting-titS, spasms,
and, indeed. most of the casual aches and
pains to which humanity is subject, pro-
coed primarily from indigestion compli-
Gated with biliousneS; and for both these
,tafta "A "a
recommended Us a speedy and certain REM
nlN
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-04-05

national significance which was sup
posed to attach to the result and the
Radical reverses which have lately been
suffered elsewhere. 1t is a notable fact
which must not be lost sight Of in con-
sidering the causes Of tRepublican sue
cess, that the San Domingo question
was removed as far as pos
sible from the present canvass
The President and his friends were
frightened into at least an appear
ance of backing down, and abandon
ing that most unpopular scheme. hue
fully remembering the drubsing re-
ceived in New Hampshire, and fearing
its repetition in Connecticut the ffesl-
dent wrote a letter about San Domingo
in which he apologized as well as he
could, "blubbered like school boy,
and promised not to do so any more
The letter was published all over Con-
necticut and probably had some in
fluence in staying the uplifted hand.
P.S. Dispatches received since the
above was written indicate that posi-
bly,, Governor ENGLISH Is reelected after
all. The popular vote is very evenly
balanced and only the official count
will decide.