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The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-12-11
ARTIFICIAL FUEL.

A Belgian workingnan has recently
invented cheap fuel, which is COM
posed as follows Two and fourth
pounds of coal-dust, six and a half
pounds of vegetable earth, and five and
a half ounces of salts of soda, ,-the
whole well mixed with one pound of
water. A shovelful of this composition
thrown upon an ardent fire, causes it to
burn with great brilliancy and emit a
strong degree of heat. The fire thus
fed has the advantage of burning slow
~ as we'll as brilliantly. It appears
that similar mixture has been used
by the Chinese from time immemorial.
The Rev. s. j. Edel, in late commu-
nication to the French Academy OF
Sciences, says of this Chinese com
pound "Our cooks, every Saturday,
make mixture of small, broken coal
and vegetable earth, containing proper
proportions Of salts of soda and water.
This mixture, when dried, is cut in the
form of bricks, which burn slowly,
emitting strong degree of heat"
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-12-11
sUPERsT1rIoNs ABOUT BEES.

Io cure bee stings, hundreds of rem
edles have been offered, some of them
very old. Pliny says rue will cure
stings of bees, hornets and wasps. He
also declares that tea made out of
bees themselves will cure the sting
when drank. Pauline and saurell, both
leaf, bark and berry, he says, will cure
it. These may be good, but old Pliny
goes still further. sc For the sting of
bees, - he says, 's the owlet is counted a
sovereign thing, by certain antipathy
in nature. Moreover, as many as have
about the bill of a woodpecker when
they take honey out of the hive, shall
not be stung."
An almost universal superstition is
that bees must not be sold. Tins
superstition takes various forms IN d1f-
ferent localities. In Ireland an old say
ing reverses the rule; Bees must not
be given away. but sold otherwise, the
giver nor taker will have no luck. In
Devonshire, England, when bees are
sold, payment is never made in money,
but in corn, ETC., and the bees are al
ways moved on Good Friday. In por-
tions of Pennsylvania it is believed that
the seller must not be at home when
the bees are taken away; if he is, the
bees will not thrive. -
A common superstition in England,
France and Germany is, that, if the
master Of the hOase dies, the bees must
be Immediately informed of it. In
North Germany they say to the bees,
The master is dead, the master is
dead They believe the bees will die,
fly away, or do no good, unleas SO in
formed and in portions of England,
the hives are dressed in mourning for
the same reason. In Lithuania, the
bees are informed of death in the fami-
" by rattling the keys at the entrance.
In Bradield, England, bees are always
invited to the funeral. A worse super
stition still, is, that all the hives must
be Immediately removed to another
stand on the death of member of the
family and another, that at the mo-
ment the corpse is taken out of the
house, the hive must be turned over.
They don't have movable frames, or
they could not do Correspondent
Bee Journal.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-12-11
PLANTS.

It is we'll known that plants sleep at
night but their hours of sleeping are
matter of habit, and may be disturbed
artifcially, just as a cock may be woke
up and crow at untimely hours by the
light of a lantern. De Candolle SUBJ
iected sensitive plant to an exceed
ingly trying course of discipline, by
completely changing its hours; expos
ing it to bright light all night. SO as
to prevent sleep, and putting it in q
dark room during the day. The plant
appeared to be much puzzled and dis
turbed at first it opened and closed its
leaves irregularly, sometimes nodding
in spite of the artificial sun that shed
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-12-11
VALUE OF MONEY.

On the whole, it would not be wise to
substitute cheaper materials as sub
stitnte for gold and silver money, even
though the cost and trouble of supply
ing coin to community might be less.
Take iron for example and compare it
with gold. These two metals, by rea-
son of their difference of natural guam
tity in the bowels of the earth and in
the facility of getting them, are very un-
equal in the cost of procuring them.
The supply of the one is unlimited
and that of the other is comparatively
limited. Hence, a pound of iron does
not represent anything like the labor
cost that is represented by pound of
gold. IF the two metals were equal in
all other respects, this difference would
make them very unequal for monetary
use. Even gold would have no ex-
changeable value if it cost nothing,
since no man would give anything that
costs labor for what can be had without
labor. If we could gather gold in the
streets by the cart-load, its quantity and
cheapness would utterly spoil it for
monetary use. It is a fundamental
principle that money must be something
which has in it the element of cost and
hence, all other things being equal, that
is the best kind of money which in pro-
portion to quantity contains this ele-
ment in the largest degree. Hence the
superiority of gold over all metals for
this particular use.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-12-11


SPLITTING WOOD BY LIGHTNING.
The theory that the splitting of the
trunks of trees by lightning is the re-
suit of the sudden evaporation of the
liquids contained in them, has received
support from a series Of experiments
conducted by Osborn Reynolds. By
passing the electric spark through
them, he succeeded in splitting small
sticks of wood after they had been i'm
pregnated with water. He also burst
small glass tubes which were filed with
water. When the tubes were empty,
the electric spark passed through them
without iniuring them. His most
striking experiment was upon a tube
three-eighths of an inch exterior and
one eighth interior diameter. The tube
was fourteen inches in length, and was
bent at right angle. It could resist a
pressure of at least 200 atmospheres to
the square inch. A large electric flash
being sent through it, it was split by
the first discharge, and the pieces
thrown several feet, completely pulver-.
lied, as though it had been struck by a
hammer. Mr.. Reynolds estimates that
the pressure must have been more than
l 200 atmospheres.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-12-11

its beams at midnight, and sometimes
waking up from the force of habit, to
find the chamber dark in spite of the
time of day. Such are the trammels of
use and wont ! But after an obvious
struggle the plant submitted to the
change, and turned day into night
without any apparent i'll effects.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-12-11

THE New York Daily Bulletin esti-
mates that the hazards of fire are nearly
eight times greater in the United States
than they are on the continent of Eu-
rope. In Prussia, in 1872, the average
rate of fire risk taken was .2o46 per
cent, while in the State of New York
the average was ,914O. The losses of
the former did not average more than
.1211 of the latter the average was
1911. In other words, while the loss
of the stock fire companies in Prussia
averaged 123 cents per 800. those in
the United States averaged 83s cents.
If the yearly loss by fire IN the States is
as calculated, $75, 900. then if as
much security could be attained as
there is IN Prussia, we would effect an
annual saving of $50, OOO. 900.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-12-11

while pursuing her avocation. One
day she astonished NJ. X. by remark
ing :: Your last washing was very in
teresting, only you don't give us enough
political news" )"
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-12-11

BRITISH WAR-SHIPs.-Some unpleas-
ant discoveries have been made with
regard to certain recently built ships Of
the British navy. They were SO intol-
erably offensive that it was impossible
to live in them, and they had to be re-
called from foreign stations in efder to
be repaired. It was found that English
elm had been used for. the bottom
planking instead of teak, and the first,
being porous wood, had taken water
like sponge. Nevertheless this wood,
mas not been removed. The Lords of
me Admiralty have, however, sent for
some bottles of 'bilge water from one of
ene ships in question, the AIbatross,
ana u Is hoped that the first sniff will
induce them to order the only effective
cure.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-12-11

2 A FARMER in Oregon has had field
of sixty Acres of grain eaten by rabbits,
and all of his other fields have suffered,
although to less extent, from their
depredations. Hundreds are shot every
day, but hundreds more come out from
the sage brush and take their places.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-12-11

ABOUT one-half of the French wines
sold in this country are made, bottle
and boxed in New York.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-12-11

THERE are parts of Egypt in which
rain never falls, other places where it
falls lightly about once in four years ;
and there are two great rainless dis
tricts of two or three millions of square
miles, the one including the north of
Africa, and the other Mongolia and it's
neighborhood.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-12-11

We are saved by v-riety. i. HORACE
Mann said Z" if man drink beer he win
think beer :" and by the same token il
is now admitted that to live rich and
varied life, man must eat rich and
varied food. Rev. E. E. Hale tells us
that when a bachelor his boarding
house table furnished nice food, but it
was the same from December to March.
and he lost appetite and found dyspep-
sia; then, obeying hint from physi-
clan, he began to breakfast around mis-
cellaneously among the hotels and res
taurants, and for now these twenty-five
years has bid defiance to dyspepsia and
all it's terrors. 4xxtsYs59t stsi
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-12-11

THE eleven ectogenarians in the
British House of Lords in 1884 were
Lords Wodehouse, Lynedoch, stowell,
Edon, Scarsdale, Carington, st. Helens,
Middleton, and the Earls Fortesque,
Ranturley, and Powis.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-12-11

CC11OCko 1OoLAA bC<~1%1-
Among the rulings of the Postofdce
Department are some that read queerly
enough. ''The Postal law does not
exempt postmasters from working on
the public roads, s'Ladies' garters,
in packages not exceeding twelve
ounces, are subject to postage OF two
cents for each two ounces. Pack
ages of human hair not exceeding
twelve ounces in weight may be sent by
mail at the rate of two cents for each
two ounces" " A husband has no right.
under the Postal law to control his
wife's correspondence" ''The initials
or name of the sender on the wrapper
of newspaper or other printed matter,
in addition to the address, subjects the
package to letter postage. !" Honey
bees are not considered proper matter
for transportation by mail sssPrinted
matter, written upon the wrapper of a
package of printed matter subjects the
entire package to letter postage. ;"
When a lady, holding the position of
Postmaster, marries and changes her
name, vacancy isscreated. sr--
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-12-11

AMONG the graduates of the Normal
School at Salem, Mass, this year, was
one young lady, graduating atthe head
of the class, who has run sewing ma
chine and earned money to pay her ex-
penses during the two years.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-12-11

A FLORAL swell-The dande-lion.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-12-11
now STATUES AXE MADE.


The. bronze statuary just now so
popular is manufactured by simple
enough process. Over the clay model
is poured coating of plaster of Paris,
which, having been allowed to set, is
taken off in sections, thus afording
hollow mold OF the figure, From such
a mold is produced stucco duplicate,
either of the entire statue or of such
portion thereof as is intended to be cast
at time, and on this again is formed
second mold of greater thickness and
solidity for the reception of molten
metal. The material used for the final
mold is a composition of stucco and
brick dust. This is applied in plastic
state to the stueco model, from which
its inner surface takes the form of the
figure. Were statues cast solid, it
would now only be necessary to separate
mold from model, and run metal into
the former till its interior was filed.
This, however, would involve absurd
waste, and in order to economize ma
terial solid core is placed inside the
mold, leaving only such space all around
as will receive the thickness of metal
deemed necessary for the work in hand.
The mold with it's core having been thus
completed and firmly hooped round
with bands of iron. is placed in kiln
to bake to perfect dryness. This pre-
caution is necessary from the circum-
stance that even a trace of moisture
might on the application of molten
metal occasion dangerous explosion.
In the case of the casting now in ques-
tion the drying of the mold occupies
some weeks. On the removal from the
kiln the mold is buried in dry earth
below the floor of the foundry, only the
| aperture for receiving the metal and
the vent-hole for the escape of air re-
naming visible.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-12-11
cURIOus P0STAL q

Her heart was broken it was g. a
clear case of broken heart.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-05-20
The Foremost Tonic ofthe Are.

Taking into consideration the character
ofits vouchers, the history Of its cures and
Its immense annual sales, Ho.tetter's Stom-
aeh Bitters may be fairly entitled the Fore
most Tonic of the Age. 1t is not only .
tonic but constitutional and local alterna-
tive, and its tendency is to substitute heal
thy for diseased action throughout the sys-
tenn. If the stomach i. feeble and torpid it
produces vitaizing impression upon it's
mucous issues. No sooner has the dyspep-
tic swallowed dose of it than he knows
by his sensations that his stomach has re-
ceived an accession of vigor. 1t increa.es
the desire for food and the ability to
digest and assmilate it. Ii the liver is
derelic, it improves the condition 0 the or
gan and imparts TO it Il new aud heallhtul
impulse. The bowels being INSTRUCTED, it
promotes the flow of bile into the intestinal
canal and thereby relieves them and re-
establishes their natural act ion Its effect
upon the brain, the nerves aud the kidneys
is equally salutary. III short it tones, al
ters and regulates the whole system. 26ml
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-05-20
No Excuse for Being Sick.

No person can use Boscfees German
Syrup without getting immediate relief and
sure. We have The first case of Coughs,
Colds or Consumption, or any disease of
the Throat and Lungs. yet to hear from
that has not been cured We have distrib-
uted every year for three years over $780,
900 sample bottles ''FRKE OF CHARGE by
druggists in all parts of the United States.
No other Manufacturer Of Medicine ever
gave their preparations such test g this.
Go TO your Druggist Mr.. F. j. ;. Shroeter or
K Schubert, Watertown. Wis, and get a
bottle for IS ceRt and try 1.-two doses
will relieve you.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-05-20

A late Washington dispatch says:
"a bill for the equalization of bounties
has been substantially agreed upon by the
house committee on military affairs. The
bill allowed to every soldier. sailor and
marine, $3.50 for the time Of service, and
TO the widows and heirs Of those who were
killed, aud to those who were discharged
tor wounds to The end of the time of enlist
ment. The amount of all local bounties
aud prize money to be deducted in making
the cslcu latious. No allowance of bounty
is made TO substitutes, nor 10 persons dis.
charged at the request of parents or guardi-
ans. The amount to be paid in certificates
ofindebtedness bearing interest, receivable
at any land office, emitting the sodios or
his assignee TO locate the same and receive
patent therefor, if more than 500, with
or without settlement"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-05-20
Cleanse your Beds,

Cleanliness IS next to Goliness. Have
your feather beds cleapsed by steam the
latest invention, patented four years ago,
aud R. J. Pelzer is the only man that does
this work in this and the surrounding coun-
ties. In cases where the beds are heavy the
feathers break into dust and you will soon
have to buy new beds; but when cleansed
by steam the feathers are relieved from
their matted and curIed condition, giving
4 bed an astonishing increase in the bulk
making the bed often more than double
the original size. By this process all i'm
purities from the feathers are removed max
ing them as good rs new This is rare
opportunity and the wise aud prudent will
improve it, Il satisfaction is not given no
charge is made. Call at West end of Main
Street Bridge.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-05-20
Carrying out the Strict Letter.

The attempt to enforce the new tariff
rates Oh the railroads is not withou having
its amusing phases. Recently a ebay seed
fellow" which is another term for a Gran
ger, took the cars att ilwa ukee for this city
and when the conductor came round his
money was ready for 43 miles, the exac,
distance from Milwaukee to WATERFOWL
station, at 3 cents mile. ALI endeavors
being futile to get any more from the Pa
iron of Hus5andry the conductor accepted
the tariff according to the Potter Bill, but
noticed that the law abiding passenger
did not leave the train at the station. APP
preaching him The conductor asked him
why he did not get out a. the station,
the point to which he paid. He replied
that he was on lis way to Oshkosh and
would ride to the Watertown junction to
take the Northwestern train. "Then," says
the conductor. 'Ea5 the distance between the
station and Junction is 8 mile demand
another three cents" which the astouished
Granger paid over reluctantly but without
any grumbling
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-05-20
Fourth at Watertown.

The coming Fourth of July will be OBJ
served in q grand manner at Waterts wn
and already preparations are being made
for a proper celebration Of the event.
An interesting feature of the days doings
will be the trotting AMI other horse acing
on the new driving park in the Third Ward
which is expected to be in fla. condition
for the occasion. TIE programme for the
day will also include a walking match
by some of the best walkists in the state,
games of base ball aud other amj1sements
of pleasing character. Arrangements will
be made for an Grafton br one of the prom
inent speakers OF the state, reading OF the
declaration and other impressive exer-
clses. Those who want to spend their
Fourth" this year in a really splendid
manner must come to Watertown and we
can promise them that they will not be
disappointed Or dissatisfied for having
done so. AS the plans for the days obser-
vance mature we will advise QUE reader S,
meanwhile be patient, and look out for the
biggest kind of a celebration.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-05-20
PiSCRtOrf0l.

Mr.. J. II. Reyes, of the REPUBLICAN,, re-
ceived by express Thursday of last week, a
mummoth sturgeon, or "Wolf river Min
uow,' weighing eighty pounds, from our
former townsman, Lieut.. r. P. Bronson
Of w :nneconne, with directions from the
donor that the "animile' should be cut up
aud distributed to his friends in this city.
Mr.. Bronson orders were carried out to
the letter Several of the partakers of
a slice of this mammoth fish discovered
that to be rendered good eating it must be
served up by a cook experienced in prepar-
ing Sturgeon. Friend Bronson will please
inclt sc a cook next time who knows all
about the requirements of sturgeon
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-05-20

We devote large portion Of our paper
this week to the exhaustive letter Of Hon.
Matt. H. Carpenter, on the present issues
between the railroads and the people. Sen
ator Carpenter, to our mind, makes an I'M
answersble argument on the side of the
people in their contest with the railroad
corporations, and proves conclusively that
our legislature has the power to control the
railroads of the state in the m alter Of re & :
ulating tariffs. The letter is the ablest that
has ever emanated from the Senator's pen
and is worthy of a perusal from ev cry CIT
izen Of Wisconsin.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-05-20

The above consists Of (s6) oil paintings
which are to be disposed of amongst the
subscribers to this Art Union by com.
mittee selected from such subscribers. This
worthy enterprise if successful, is destined
to fill the hopes, aud, certainly, the loag
sought for desire OF our art-loving people
throughout the entire Northwest, by event
ually making a permanent Institution for
the exhibition Of Art, in all its forms, and
to be called the Milwaukee Art Gallery.
1t is Mr.. Vianden's intention to make lib =
eral donation to the Milwaukee Art Gal =
lery, so that its permanency may be looked
upon as fact. OF what benefit such an
institution will be, to all interested in en-
couraging the love of art and the beautiful |
we will leave a generous and unselfsh
public to dec ide. 1t is only De cessary to
say that the Gallery is open to all who
may wish to enjoy few hours of elevating
and refined pleasure and certainly should
be one Of the foremost attractions to those
visiting Milwaukee. For further particu.
lars address or consult Mr.. John B. Nav,
who is agent for the sale of tickets
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-05-20
Littell's Living Age.

The numbers of The Living Age for the
weeks ending May 9th and 10th, have the
ollcwing noteworthy contents - David
Livingstone, from the British Quarterly Re-
view; Chinese Domestic Life, Temple Bar;
Mendelssohn, by Ferdinand Hitler, part w
Macnullans Magazine; International vani-
ties, BlacAwood; the Philology of Slang,
Macmillan; Wordsworth, Fornighuy Re-
uie~; Impulsive People, The Queen; Sir
JohE Lubbock on "Thc Little Busy Bee"
Spectator; Kissing. Chambers Journal;
Count Buests Note, Saturday Review etc.,
with "White Cat" complete, by Miss Thack.
cray, and installments Of 'Dsorder in
Dreamland," and "A Rose in June" be-
sides the usual amount of choice poetry
and miscellany. With fifty-two such mum
bers of sxty-tour large pages each (aggre-
eating over 5000 pages year) the sub
scription price ($s) is low or still better,
for 81 0, any one of the American 81 maya
zines is sent with The Living Age for a
year. Littell Il Gay, Boston, Publishers
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-05-20
Jefferson.

A couple of Sewing Machines were bad
ly demolished, by being thrown from .
wagon, in this village, on Mondy last.
On Saturday last the barn of Mr.. Vim
Beal, in this village, was consumed. The
origin Of the FIRE is unknown.
We are glad to note the fact that oul
old friend, 0. S. Brandon, is fast recover
ing from injuries received about two
weeks since, by being thrown from a
wagon.
At the temperance meeting on Sunday
evening, the Sd inst, a committee wa
appoiE ted 10 see that the laws relating
to saloon keepers are enforced. The tol
lowing named persons Were appointed az
such committee: Geo. Copeland, J. w
Ostrander, ". P. Fosyth, D. F. Whitehouse
D. c. Weymouth, Mrs. D. F. Weymouth
and Mrs. G. K. Zimmerman
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-05-20
mind Reading.

Mr. E. Rosseter entertained small aa.
dience at Coles Hall last Monday evening
with exhibitions of his powers as a reader
of other peoples thoughts. He performed
some very wonderful and surprising feats
and there is no doubt he is endowed with
very peculiar faculties of mind. We believe
it was generally conceded by those present
that Mr.. Rosseter's ability as a Mind Read e.
er is equal to that OF Mr.. Brown, the Iowan