davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-08-02
The Form Of Lightning.Rods.

Knowing that electricity at rest always
tends to diffuse itself on the surface, in fact.
that it always confines itself to the surface,
it became, at an early period. question
whether electricity in motion did not follow
the same law. Pouillet determined the
question in a very ingenious manner. He
took cylindrical wire of certain size and
measured the resistance which it offered to
current of electricity. He then rolled the
wire out fat and measured the resistance
again: it was found to be the same. although
it is evident that the extent Of the surface
of the conductor was by this means greatly
increased. Other experimenters have de-
termined the question by different methods,
but always with the same result The ccm-
mittee Of the French Academy, which in.
cluded Becquerel, De Ia Rive, Pouillet, and
others, adopted solid square bar as the
best form for lightning and Sir vii.
liam Snow Harris, though often quoted q
favoring rods which present large sur
face, says: provided the quantity Of meta
be present the form under which we place
it is evidently Of no consequence to lis con
Quoting powers, since it would be absurd
that a mass Of metal, under any form, d,t
not conduct electricity in all its particles; in
deed. we know that it does so.''-PRor
JOHN PH1x, in Popular Science Monthly 10
August.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-08-02
Can Birds Converse.

Dr. Charles C. Abbott cites the following
occurrence to show that birds possess some
mode Of conveying ideas to one another
In the spring Of 1872 pair Of cat-b'rds
were noticed carrying materials for nest
to a patch of blackberry hard by.
To test their ingenuity, DR.. Abbott took
long narrow strip Of muslin, too long tor
one bird conveniently to carry, and placed
it on the ground in such . position as to De
seen by the birds when searching for mater
ial. In few moments, one Of the cat-blrds
spied the strip and endeavored to carry It
off, but its length and weight,-however ne
took hold Of it and he tried many times
impeded his flight. and, after long worrying
over it. the bird few off for assistance. In
few moments he returned with his mate,
and then, standing near the strip. they ap-
peared to hold consultation. The chirping,
twittering, murmuring, and occasional
calculations, were all unmistakable. In
few moments these all ceased, and the work
commenced Each took hold OF the muslin
strip. at about the same distance in each
case from the ends, and, taking flight sim
ultaneously, bore it away. Soon there was
much jabbering at the nest; the birds coulc
not agree how to use the strip, and 1t was
finally abandoned; but 20, too, was the
nest. and the birds left the neighborhood-
From Miscellany, in Popus'sr Science Aontats
| for August.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-08-02
DAMSEL DOROTHY.

q Damsel Dorothy Dorothy z!
Strange is the gift that owe to you
Such gift as never king
Save to daughter or son might bring
Allmy tenure of heart and hand;
All nv title to house and land;
Mother and sister, and child and wife,
And ioy and sorrow, and death and llfe
That if hundred years ago
Those close-shut lips had answered mo!
When forth the tremulous question came
That cost the maiden her Norman name;
And under the folds that look SO still -,
The bodice swelled with the bosem's thrill,
Where should be? Or would 1t be
One-teuth another, or nine tenths me!
Soft is the breath of maiden's yes
Not the light gossamer stirs the less
Rnt never a cable that holds so tat
Through all the battles of war and blast;
And Fever an echo Of speech and song
That lives in the baSbling air so long!
There were tones in the voice that whispered
then
You may hear to-day in hundred men.
O lady and lover, how faint and far
Your images hover! And here we are,
Solid and stirring in flesh AMI bone
Edwards and Dorothys--a all their own;
A goodly record for time to show
Of syllable spoken SO long ago!
Shall bless you, Dorothy, or forgive
For the tender whispers that babe me live!
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-08-02

denosit thick enough. to I'LL them, and
This hardened in its turn, and be-
came what we know as the Portland brown
stone. Even the prints made by the patter-
inc drops Of rain still remain, a strong wit
nest to times changes, and even to the d.
rection of the wind in that antedlluvlan
shower. Man came later. But ne came
ages on ages ago. This IS now evident.
The latest contribution to the evidences OF
prehistoric man comes again from Cah1er-
MIA:
"a piece Of oak fossilized. which had evil
IDENTIFY when in condition Of wood been artl-
fcially cut with square edges to shape
some twenty inches long by IA wide anq
Eve deep, has recently beef found IN the
South Fork Tunnel, near Forest City, Sierra
county, California, 1900 feet from the
mouth Of the tunnel, with 800 vertical feet
Of the mountain above it. This relic of hui
man artifce in the prehistoric period was
the west bank Of the great river which ran
across the present course Of the present
Sierra river system. How many thousands
of centuries have passed since it was shaped,
and for how many has lain undisturbed in its
deeply covered grave, is suggestive sub
ject Of study and conjecture. Other discov.
cries, indicating the existence Of man in
very remote ages, have been made in vari-
GUS sections Of this old river course; and il
1858 a number Of fossilized pine logs, sever
feet long and four in diameter, that hae
been neatly sawed and piled up together
we're found in the Allegheny tunnel, unde
the bed of the s.Old Blue River" The re
Gently found relic has been forwarded t
the California State University"
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-08-02

The microscope. as an agent in the detec-
lion Of crime, has been alternately com
mended and condemned. It was recently
employed in Connecticut court Of justice
to discover, in the clothing Of = man charged
with murder, minute flaments from the
shawl Of his alleged victim. DR.. J. G
Richardson lately read before the Phila-
delphia Academy Of Natural Science pa
Der on the ..value Of the High Powers in
the Diagnosis Of Blood-Stains," in which
he shows that the red blood globules Of va
rious domestic animals, as the OK, cat, pig
horse, sheep, goat, are all 90 much smaller
than the human red disk, that We can posi-
lively distinguish stains produced BY human
blood from those caused by the bloo.l Of any
Of these animals. To furnish positive dem
onstr alton Of the facts Of the case. DIR
Richardson obtained six specimens Of blood
clot. from the veins Of man, m OK, and ,
sheen. selected without his knowledge, ant
90 marked q TO furnish no clew - to which
animal they were derived from. By tn
microsopical characters alone he was abl
to determine with perfect correctness III
origin Of every one Of the samples. tn
corpucles Of the human blood averages
1880 inch diameter, those Of the ox-bloo
1854, and the sleeps blood 1852.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-08-02
Substitution Of Wrong Words.

It NAV be, however, that not only are the
right words forgotten, but wrong ones are
substituted The mother-in-law OF medl-
cal man 1--WE are told by DR. Trousseau) la
bored under q very singular intellectual
disorder Whenever q visitor entered her
apartment, she rose with an amiable look.
and pointing to a chair, exclaimed, "Pig,
brute stupid fool'' "Mrs. B asks you
to take a chair" her son in law would then
put in, giving this Interpretation to her
strange expressions. In other respects,
Mrs BIS acts were rational, and her
case differed from ordinary aphasia in that
she did not seem to grow impatient at what
she said, or to understand the meaning Of
the insulting expressions of which she made
use. Crichton mentions the case Of an at
torney who, when he asked for any thing,
used some inappropriate term; instead IF
asking for piece Of bread, he asked for his
boots, and, if these were brought, he knew
they did not correspond to the idea Of the
thing he wanted; therefore, he became an
cry, yet he would still demand some of his
boots or shoes, meaning bread. One gen.
tleman q patient Of Sir Thomas Watson)
would say pamphlet" for 'scamphor. .
Another would say ''pokers' when he meant
the s.fre;" DR.. Moore, Of Dublin, has r e.
corded the case Of gentleman who com
pletely lost the connection between ideas
and words. On one occasion the doctor was
much puzzled by his patient saying to him
| s.Clean my boots." Finding that he was
not understood, he cried out vehemently
s.Clean my boots by walking on them!'
At length it was ascertained that the cause
of disquietude was the shining Of the candle
in his face; and that the object of his unin
telligible sentences was to have the curtain
drawn. When this was done, he appeared
gratified. In this case, it will be noticed
the patient formed complete sentences, tn
power Of coordination and articulation wa
perfect, and the intelligence was apparent.
unimpaired But sometimes, where articu
lation may be retained. what is uttered i
perfect jargon. A gentleman in Dublin
after an attack ofapoplexy, was thus affect
ed, and in the hotel where he staid he wa
mistaken for foreigner. DR. Osborn, wit
view to ascertain the nature of his imper
fiction of language, asked him to read alou
} the following sentence from the bylaws
the College of Physicians: cit shall be i
the power Of the college to examine or nc
: 70 examine any licentiate previous to hl
admission to fellowship, as they sha
think fit" He read as follows: "And tn
be what in the temother Of the tro.hotodo
: to maiorum or that emdrate eiu einkrastr'
! mestraits to ketra totombreida to RI fro
> treido Is that kekritest." Several Of thei
, syllables are difficult and unusual.-Fro
..Infrmit,es of Speech" IN Popular Scsen
! Monthly for Angust
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-08-02
Zone Of Periodic Winds without Rain.

Outside of the zone ofperiodic winds and
rains comes double belt, one girdhng the
world in the northern, and the other IN The
southern hemisphere, the breadth and area
of which are greatly modified by local cir
cumstances, within which no rain ever falls
These belts are estimated to include alto
gether an area Of 5000, 900 square miles, but
It is impossible to make any calculation that
is at ali precise, because round the tracts
that are entirely rainless are regions IN
which rain falls but rarely. which again
pass gradually into the two rainy zones,
through countries like Southern Palestine
and the Gangetic plain, which, though usu-
ally rainy. are liable at intervals to years OF
drought. These belts of rainless land near
the tropics contain some Of the most hope
lessly dreary country which the world can
show. Beginning with the west Of the old
continent, we have along the tropic of Can
Ger in Africa the Sahara or great desert, on
the southern border of which the rains
cease az Ice north latitude. and begin again
on the north At 1so. Passing farther east,
the southern rains cease in the countries on
the banks Of the Nile between l60 and l9',
and the northern begin between TT and IS
| Passing into Asia, there is y great rainless
| tract in Arabia Of which we do not know
| the exact bounds, and it reaches through
Beloochistan over into the delta Of the
Indus, where il does not cover more than 4
Of latitude From this point the rainless
zone turns to the northeast and extends TO
| 3Oo north latitude. Crossing the great
| Himalayan chain it includes the high table
land Of Thibet, but does not appear to
zach into the Chinese Empire. In South
Africa there is sandy, desert, rainles:
tract on the north Of the Orange River, be
tween 24o and 28e south latitude, and Q
great part Of the interior Of Australis
seems to be nearly or quite rainless. II
North America the rainless belt includes thu
Californian peninsula, and extends rount
the northern end Of the Sierra Madr'
chain past Chihuahua and Monterey to ths
shores Of the Gulf Of Mexico between lati
tudes 90 and 26o In South America
includes between ATTITUDES 23o and 25o tn
northern province Of Chilli, and, through
an extensive low trac. in the interior Of tn
continent belonging TO the territory Of tn
Argentine Confederation, rain Is very IN
frequent and small in quantity .-Froa
.Dutri5uhon Of Atmospheric 1oistsre," .
Popular Science xostAly for Asgssf-
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-08-02

| was down On a nasty rock bottom. A
man never feels comfortable on them he
can't tell what big creature may he hiding
Under the huge quarterback sea leaves
which grow there. The first part Of the
time was visited BY porcupine 4 h, which
kept sticking its quilts up and bobbing in
front of my helmet. Soon after | saw big
shadow fall across me, and looking up there
was an internal shark playing about my
tubing 1t makes you feel chilly IN the back
when they're about. He came down to me
slick as looked up.
| made at him and he sheared Oh. For
an hour he worked at il till could stand il
no longer If you can keep your head level
it's all right, and you're pretty safe II they
are not on YOU sharp. This ugly brute was
twenty feet long, should think, for when
I lay down all my length on the bottom ne
stretched : considerable way ahead OF me
and could see him beyond my feet Then
/ waited. They must turn over to bite and
my lying down bothered him.
He swan over three or four times, and
| then skulled of to . big thicket Of seaweed
to consider. / knew he'd come back when
he'd settled his mind. It seemed io3l
time waiting for him At last he came VI
| ciously over me, but. like the time before
too far from my arms. The next time had
my chance, and ripped him with my knlf'
IS neatly - could.
A shark always remembers he's got ousl
hess somewhere else when hes cut, so Of
this fellow goes. It is curion. thing. too
that all the sharks shout viii follow IN tn
trail he leaves got On my hands an
knees, and as he swan Of l noticed fou
dark shadows slip after him. | saw =
more that time. They did not like my con
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-08-02
Catching a Mocking Bird.

Considerable mirthiul sensation was
prevalent at the Four Courts over the re-
cital Of how Sergent Hack, who has been
on the force for over twenty years, and
policeman Hess, new officer, caught
knocking bird in Hyde Park on mianigns
Of last Sunday. The policeman saw ,
man providing suspiciously among the
shrubs. and went into the grounds 70 AZ
rest him. The man immediately drop
ned on the ground, and when the officer
came mn he found him holding his hat
over something or the ground.
The man pretended that he lived on .
street near by, and that during the day
his knocking bird had escaped from it.
cage and took roost in the park. He had
70 stealthily walk among the shrubs 70
the tree where the bird was, and alter
knocking It down he captured it under
the hat. The man pleasantly asked he
officer to hold the hat down over the bird
for few minutes until he could 20 70
the house for the cage. The policeman
complied with the request, and several
minutes afterwards Sergeant Hack, who
was walking the precinct, raped neaE
by, and policeman Hess answered. p
calling for him to come into the PARK, -
he could mot leave his post Of duty.
The Sergeant, on hearing the ofacsr'l
statement, said he would relieve the Pc
trolman from the stationary post BY tx
ing the bird from under the hat and car.
ryin1 Il 70 the statio1 house, where there
was : cage. The hat Was cautiously
lifted and. to the establishment Of the q
fcers. the bird proved 70 be ; pretssL
The kat was worth but leW cenfs, md
~ f1nu abandoned y avoid ag1est.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-08-02

SLAVE TRADE AMONG AKnIThere are
several kinds Of ants which make incurlous
into the territories Of certain species Tor
the purpose Of taking captives- These
slave-capturers are red in color, while tne
captives are invariably bla:k-the laser pc
ing vulgarly known = .'nigger ants Inii
is very suggestively singular D'd tney
learn from men, Or men from them. Ina
- skin mot colored . their own" y tns
mark Or badge Of slavery, However TIM
may Be, the condition u the slaves - pre-
cisely the same - among men They ~
hewers cf wood and drawers q wster
whiIe their masters, the red anfs, never 4
anything BIT fight
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-08-02
Prehistoric Naan-The LATEST Evidence tina
He Lived and Moved.

At Batterson's stone works in tins city,
saws the Hartford Times, one can see the
forms Of big bird-tracks in alto relieUo on
stratum Of freestone from the Portland quar-
ries-the projections accurately fitting into
corresponding depressions IN the surface q
another slab. before the line Of cleavage
had separsted them. That large bird, &C.
cording to the biologists, walked a0ouI On
the SCANNING mud Of what Was tnen me
mouth a The river-lake, now known - the
Connec1ieuf; it, tracks remained y me son
oose len b the hood-tiae. only g oe.e ana
harden under the ferce beams g me sun
until the rstarning tide len anssAef
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-08-02
POETRY.
LINCOLN.

LINCOLN.
For him her old-world moulas aside she threw,
And choosing sweet clay from the breast
OF the unexhausted Wess,
with stuff untainted, formed hero new,
Wise, Jealous with the strength OF dod' ana
true.
We knew that outward grace was dust,
And conld not choose but trust
In fiat sure footed minds unfalterlng Skill,
And supple tempered will,
That bent, like perfect steel, to spring again
and thrust.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-08-02
SctENcE+
The hest men dong their best

The best men DONG their best 80
Know peradventure least of what they DO.
Men usefullest in the world are simply used.
The nail that holds the wood must pierce
first,
And he alone who Yields the hammer sees
The work advanced by the earliest blow.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-08-02

That's the story of that house, sir
You see why it amt cheerful place for
me tn look hat. What became
of Bytheways He was found when the
spring came ten miles off in the woods,
where he had frozen to death, an hlf you
60 ur there to our Orange all QUILL see
one tomb beside 1.-THE only tomb about
.ere-an. there the three lies. Dinners
ready, sir.s'
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-09-17

DICK NURSERIES, W. F. BETZ, having had an
y experience of many years in nursing anu able to
give mot satisfactory Ieferenc' and testimonials
from patients and Ihysic respect ully offers her
services to the sick, whether in the city county
Ladies in sickness or after confinement, require
special attendant, enhanced by that delicate tact
which experience conters, will be pleased with her
nursing. Terms moderate. Apply at address to
1872 BarOnne street. s12 2w*
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-09-17
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

CANAL STREET, CITY PARK AND LAKE
RAILROAD.
Trains will leave as follows:
WEEK DAYS.
Evenlngs-3 4, 5 and 6 o'clock. from Canal and
b sin streets
Evenings, 5, 6, and 8 O'clock from the Lake.
SUNDAYS.
Mo1ning-6, T. SO and 10 o'clock, from Canal and
Basin streets
Morn ng-7, g. g. 10 and II o'clock from the Lake.
Evenings, 4, and O'clock from Canal nd Ba
sin streets.
Evening", s. 6. :. and o'clock from the Lake.
FIG 1t VIM. FL. BELL euperin, endent
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-09-17
Mississippi Needs a Governor.
From the Chicago Times.l


The idiot Ames is receiving very proper
treatment all along the line for his frantic and
cowardly appeal to the President for Federal
brawl. Secretary Fish has heartily commend.
ed the action of Attorney General Pierrepont,
and Senator Alcorn, of Mississippi, went to
considerable trouble to personally call upon
tn At official and thank him for his conduct.
Mr.. Alcorn speaks in terms the reverse of
complimentary of the habit of the Governor
Of his State of going off half-cock Missis-
sippi needs man in the gubernatorial chair,
and when she is able to seat one there her
troubles will be at an end, but it is to be
feared never before
No tea drinker should fail to visit the Tea De.
pot. 5 Camn street
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-09-17

The Chicago Post says 70 ne female sna Sons
ployed "The women must .O De up n ana s;t
K thew want anything Men 90 no. sit sun
ana 'ss o =. and log-roll and make acquaint-
s0ey and secure influence; in short, they
sh,es,a sround,' they hump it and women,
viz I1''i IA millinsr's help. certainly can do
that
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-09-17
SPECIAL NOTICES.

Washington ArtilIery.-All members of the
I'VE mranes are requested to attend rehearsal of
chorus U-PIDE, FRIDAY EVENING. at 7 o'clock
at Varieties Theater.
H. DUDLEY COLEMAN,
sII M&E Chairman Com of Arrangements.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-09-17
Important to Property Holders
and Tenants.

Nhe New Orleans Sanitary and Excavating Comps-
L ny beg leave to inform the citizens of New Oreapa
that they have perfected all the necessary arrange
ments and are now prepared to execute orders for
cleaning and emptying of privies and sinks
The apparatus used is known as the "Odorless III
cavating Apparatus" and is the same as that used
cities of the North consisting of pump or fore5nr
engine, an air tight tank and deOdorizing attach.
ment by which the contents of vaults and sinks can
De removed without creating any nuisance or often
sve oder, during the ordinary working hours of the
day as well as at night, and with the greatest en-
cheney and dispatch S--
tary reform but is much cheaper than any other avs
tenn now in use. ~
Further information can be had regarding the work
ING 2, tne new system at the offcs of the company
153 Common street. and all orders left there or Il
dressed to Box s13, PostOice, will receive prompt
aItenLOD mvfS
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-09-17
COPARTNERSHIPS.

COMPREHENSIVE - The undersigned have
~ formed cOpartnership under the name and style
of BURKE q THOMPSON, for the transaction of a
wholesale Grocery and importing business at No. 66
TchoupitOulas, and II Commerce street
MIC dOLAS BURKE,
PHILIP THOMPSON.
New Orleans Sept l. 1875. 81 If
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-09-17
n Card.

The undersigned begs leave to inform parties who
desire to settle their DRAINAGE TAXES AT A
DISCOUNT that he has the sole Agency for the
4 direct application win secure the lowest rata.
JAMES B. GUTHRIE. Agent,
je6 I'm 122 Grayier street.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-09-17
LOST-FOUND.

~~o"~~~>~~~~N~N~N>>""~N~>
r OST-On Saturday, September H. 1875. one
IL diamond solitaire SHIRT BUTTON. A liberal
reward will be paid by leaving it at this Office.
all
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-09-17

NO tea drinker should fail to visit the Tea De-
OF, 5 Camp street.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-09-17

philadelphian has invented, patented an and
.,,;it 1 velocipede to travel on the water. Inc
; nr1ls was given . recent trial on the
1 ma,sware. and Notwithstanding. it was the !!
tirst time it had ever been put into 1s use, Is
said to have been perfect success o nds H
cnn Nell. .sP 1estinc on three hollow. cigar
veiociPou. tnbes. These tubes are per-
sactFv tight and are the floats upon which
the e. o0 the center. reaching down into the
- ' Il 4 paddle-wheel, which is propelled
Sv the feet il the same manner as that ds OF an
osn: see ss ss s ~a this 1 nsSne
slra'eu' vs,ocipedist can make better time
e1per fsstest oarman that ever pulled
tnan s ;f the recent experiment is to be
boat, anu .nacimen Of what can be done,
taken Ken e ia dolphin and play around the bows
If the fastest steamer.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-09-17

nLMSTED HIGH SCHOOL GRAMMAR
~ School and Primary Department 46 Euterp
| street Scholastic year commences September /.
auH 1Yr