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The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-07-05
Transparency of Metals.

To see through a milestone or a brick
wall has usually been regarded as a feat
requiring for its accomplishment powers
possessed by human beings only when
in a spiritualistic trance, Or when
otherwise rendered clairvoyant; and to
see through a mass of metal is ordi-
narily regarded as equally impossible
to human visual organs. 1t is true that
it has long been known that gold. leaf
may be beaten so fine as to transmit a
sreenish light tolerably readily; and,
indeed, this is utilized as a practical
test of the quality of gold by the gold
beater, the admixture of small quaint
ties of silver with the gold employed
causing a distinguishable alteration In
the tint of the transmitted light.
Hitherto, however, this property of
t~ranslucency when In thin films has
been regarded as peculiar to gold, and
belonging to no other metal, the reason
for this being, no doubt, to some extent,
that few metals other than gold can be
successfully reduced by hammering to
the requisite degree Of tenuity; save
silver and platinum, indeed no metals
approach to gold. BY electrical means,
however, thin films of gold and other
metals can be obtained which readily
transmit light, the mode of operating to
produce these |attenuated sheets of
metal being simply to cause electric
sparks to pass from wires of the re-
CURED metals passing into tubes of rare
fled air or other gases, when the partl-
Giles of metal detached from the wires
by the sparks become deposited on the
sides OF the glass, forming an Excess
sively thin film quite continuous under
the microscope. Gold films thus pre-
pared transmit a fine green light; silver
gives a fine blue color; copper a dull
green; platinum a blush gray; zinc
and cadmium a deep blush gray; iron
a nearly neutral tint, but slightly
brownish .-London Society.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-07-05
The Blue-Jay.

The Blue-Jay, though perhaps not
especially a favorite among our bird
families, is nevertheless well known
and frequently noticed, for he is always
gaily dressed, active, and g~arrulous.
He is only semi-migratory, for some in
dividuals of the family may be met
with in the thickets during the winter.
And yet it is well known that they move
southwark as winter approaches, and
those found with us during that season
have probably come from much farther
northward. In the far south very few
of them are found in summer, while in
winter they are abundant.
The Jay measures eleven inches in
length, with a corresponding spread of
the wings. Its dress is highly party
colored, a blue coat, white chin and
breast, with a black neck-tie, and a
black tail. His head is crowned with a
tuft Of light blue and purple feathers,
which can be raised or depressed at will.
Altogether he presents an unusually
gay appearance, which, with his rest
less activity and his unceasing and dis
cOrdant cries, make him a marked char
acter among the birds Of the forest. But
when using the Establishments of love
his notes become soft and pleasing, and
somewhat varied. He builds a large
nest, often high up in the trees, In
which may be seen five eggs Of a dull
olive color, spotted with darker brown.
He feeds upon insects, worms, beetles /;
and as the season advances he does not
not hesitate to invade the orchards, but
especially delights in chestnuts and
acorns. And, in his pursuit of food,
should he fall upon the nest of some
smaller bird, the eggs or even the well
grown young would not be absolutely
beyond danger; but these marauding
excursions sometimes bring him into
conflicts with other birds in which he
does not always zone off unscathed.
The bird seems to bear a marked i'll
VIII TO the owl family, and whenever
one of these day-dreamers is met with
by the Jay, in his foraging excursions,
the cry is at one raised, and all the Jays
within hearing are soon on hand, and
with the mingled screams of battle max
ing attacks upon the hapless solitaire.
So fierce do the onsets become, and so
terrible the outcries that the owl at
length betakes himself to flight, when
he is pursued by the screaming crowd
till he has passed quite beyond the
nelghborhocd.
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Education may modify, soften, direct
and improve the mind; but 1t cannot
change the physical temperament,
which, always gives a tinge to the
thoughts, feelings and actions Of the
individuals. The kind and degree of
mental power are dependent upon ply
steal constitution. The brain is the
servant, the mind Is fitted TO govern
and to direct IL, 81 that man is a free
agent. By his will he can control, sus-
pend, or encourage any M Of his pecu-
liarities. He is. consequently, respon-
sible for all he does, says, or thinks.
Hence the necessity Of education, es-
pecially when young; the free agency
of the man depending upon the educa-
ton of the child. For If this be not
what it ought to be, he will become the
slave of his passions and propenslties,
and he will lose his Intellectual and
spiritual freedom.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-07-05

By observations made at the New
York Aquarium it has been discovered
that the hermit crab possesses more in
telligence than it has generally been
given credit for. The following Incl
dent not only illustrates this, but shows
that the crab is an animal of prey f:
One day a good sized Lafayette fish was
seen with one of these small crabs
clinging to its gills. The fish gasped,
struggled violently and shook itself as
if TO rid itself of its tenacious enemy.
The crab would not let 90. The fish
grew gradually weaker until its strug-
giles ceased, and it sunk to the bottom
of the tank. The crab then began to
feed upon its victim. Upon examina-
ton it was found that the crab had
actually pinned the gills of the fish to
its sides, preventing 1t from breathing.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-07-05
Primitive Money.

Africa-a country naturally destitute,
30 far as is known, of silver-has always
been driven to strange expedients for
a currency, In the SOudan, where an
elephants tusk represents 30 many
able-bodied slaves-where a certain
number of strips of cloth are equal to a
oalabash filled with beans or with but
tons, and a bean-pOd trimming with
gold-dust does duty for a bank-note-
small change is urgently required.
This want Is partially supplied by those
little white shells which are known as
''cowries," which are found on the
coast of India, and are often there used
to adorn the horse-trappings of princes.
In Angola, and in other parts of Cen
tral Africa, these same cowries--twen-
ty-tive hundred of which, In India, are
the equivalent 10 n rupee, and which
are the pocket money Of native children
of the poorest c~aste-rise to the value
of five thousand to tine pound sterling.
Except hi Egypt and Morocco, nc
money Is coined North of the Cape of
Good Hope. 1t is wonderful that so
highly-organized and commercial a
community rs that of wealthy China
should have contentedly remained so
i'll off In a monetary point Of view.
The Flowery Land, in this anomaly,
AS In others, has probably been enslaved
by the tyranny OF custom. Those long
strings Of perforated copper coin, tech
nically called "cash," have been for
centuries untold the only recognized
money of the Central Kingdom, and
even now, although the indigenous
''taels" and "tungsteens," are largely
supplemented by Mexican and Spanish
dollars, a Chinese merchant prefers to
make payments Of silver not by ~"tael,"
or by weight, but by measure. China,
like Africa, no doubt contains a large
proportion of the whole stock of the
precious metals; but its absorbent quail.
ties are so great that what was an
silently called the ''balance of trade"
Is nearly sure TO be against the outer
barbarlans.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-07-05
AGRICULTURAL.

Muck IN STABLE MASAGKARSr.-lt
seems that all substances have their die
Neutrality-suspicious. and brick being cold
and Injurious to the feet, wood rapidly
wearing out. besides % becoming
nlled with eXcreta, communicating the
air, and thus rendering il unwhole-
some; earth Is said TO be the best for the
feet, but o fills with nOxiOus matter.
allow me to make a suggestion, which,
II followed, will render any sufficiently
hard substance suitable for a stable
door, and at the same time obviate the
objections me ltlOned above, and furnish
the very best material for the feet of
the horse. My suggestion is, that upon
stall floors, however constructed, sufii-
Client dry muck be spread TO keep the
feet from the floor and absorb all urine
and noxious gases. IL dry or nearly
dry muck be spread daily In the stalls
the feet will not be injured By stone or
brick floors; wooden floors will not be
worn out, and the stable will be kept
sweet and wholesome. Not only will
the muck absorb the urine, but IL will
also absorb the ammonlac Odors arising
from the freshly-dropped dung that
usually pervades nearly all stables. Dry
muck is an excellent deOdorizer, and
can I've probably used In many other
places besides the stable. There is
another benefit. Horse manure is very
apt 10 heat, so as TO become flre-fanged,
and in this way the manure is wasted.
If a liberal quantity Of muck be used in
the stables the manure will heat only
10 such a degree as to BIO beneficial and
loss will be prevented. Not only this,
but the change that takes place In the
manure induces such a change in the
muck as to convert 1t from muck into
manure. The quantity of manure then
Is increased not only by the urine
(Which is worth as much as the dung
being saved, but by the muck, which
saves the urine, and absorbs the ammo
MAC vapOr, itself being converted into
manure richer In available heterogeneous
material than common yard dung. OF
course, straw can be used above the
muck for bedding, If one wishes; but II
the muck be well dried 1t makes an ey-
cellent substitute Tor straw, besides pos
sessiug all the advantages enumerated.
If stable keepers will try muck they
will find it will contribute greatly to
the health and comfort of the horse and
TO the enlargement ofthe manure-heap.
N. Y. Tribune.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-07-05

Nikolaief, the chief ship building
port of the Russians on the Black Sea,
and off the approach to which Turkish
vessels are reported to have been lately
cruising, seemingly with troops on
board, is situated on the left bank of the
River Ingul, about a quarter Of a mile
above the junction of this latter with
the river Bug, which again flows into
the estuary of the Dnieper into the
Black Sea. The entrance to the Dnie-
per is protected by the fertilization Of
Otchakoff on the north and of Kinburn,
which Is situated at the extremely of a
long narrow tongue of land, on the
south. The estuary itself is wide and
shallow, the only passage along which
ships of any size can be navigated,
being ordinarily marked buOys, which
presumably are now removed. The
channel from Kilburn to Nikolaief Is
said by Sir Arthur Cunnynghame, who
visited the place in 1871, to be In places
only slightly more than three fathoms
deep and very narrow. The bottom,
however, Is of such soft mud that a
vessel drawing twenty feet of water
might be forced along, and dredging
operations have also been lately carried
on. The approach to Nikolaieff up the
Bug is guarded, some seven or eight
miles below the arsenal, by three strong
forts, one on either bank and one on
the island in the middle, armed with
Krupp guns of large caliber, which
cross their fire over, and very efficiently
guard the narrow channel. Above the
forts the river winds considerably.
The river Ingul, at the point where
the arsenals and dockyard of Nikolaieff
are built, Is stated to be about half a
mile wide, and to have the appearance
of being very deep. The buildings are
completely hidden from view during
the approach of the River Bug, but are
not Immediately protected by fortilca-
lions.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-07-05
'aMakinp Old ROnas,"

People who neglect their minor ailments
rarely live to make old bones. The secret Of
hale aud vigorous old age, lies not only in TAX
ing care of ones health in early life, by the
observance Of sanitary rules, but also by judi
clous medication when the premonitory symp-
oms Of bodily disorder manifest themselves.
Indigestion, bowel and liver complaints, are
fruitful causes of injury to the constitution.
These diseases should be, therefore, checked
without delay. The best medicine Tor the put-
poss is Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. This
standard preparation disciplnes the digestive
organs, gives renewed impetus to the bilious
s~ecretive function, and exerts a beneficial in
huence upon the organs OF urinaton. 1t has
no rival as a remedy for and preventive of
chills and fever and bilious remittents, infuses
vigor into the debilitated frame. and is al ex-
cellent appetizer and nervine.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-07-05

WHITE CLovER.-The white clover Is
an indigenous plant, and vas found In
Louisiana when discovered by the
whites. 1t grows spontaneously among
all the cleared and drained lands in
Louisiana. We have known it propa-
gated from seed carried from one point
TO another with great ease. To do this
IL is necessary to gather the heads Of
the ripe clover in the field, as, unlike
the red clover eff the North and West, a
sufficient quantity does not ripen at
once to make 1t convenient to secure
seed by moving. The seed must be
sowed in good, dry ground, which
should be broken up, narrowed, and
then the seed should be sowed and
lightly brushed in. If seed is scarce,
and one is very apt to find it so in this
climate if he undertakes to gather it, we
have known excellent pastures made by
sowing here and there small patches,
which, in a year or two, covers the
whole ground. Under any circum-
stances, all stock, and especially hogs,
should be kept off a white clover pas
ture the first year. Once well set, the
pasture will last a lifetime, and if
needed for hay, a top-dressing of man
ure or plaster should be given to ii
every year, and stock kept from it most
of the time. Rural SouthldR5
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-07-05

How TO Sow SEEDS. The most sue
cessful seed sower we ever knew lets
his garden ground get a little dry be-
fore sowing. Then he stretches the
line along where the seeds are to go,
sows the seeds on the surface and then
walks sideways along the line, press
Ing the seeds with his "tlat foot" He
says he never has a seed to miss, and sc
ne sow them thinly just where every
plant is to grow. There is not only nc
waste of seed, but no waste In thinning.
There is no raking in of the seed, and
the whole Is as simple as possible. His
wife is a good tlOwer-gardener. Her
mignonette and phloxes Away grow; a
ten-cent paper is enough for the whole
garden. She sows on the surface,
''pats" down, as she says, the earth
with the back of her cast-steel trOwel,
puts the stick with the name In the cen
tire of the little patch, and they sprOut
at once.-Amateur Gardener.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-07-05

How TO SWEEP A CARPET NICELY
Take the outer leaves of cabbage, chop
them fine, sprinkle on them a little
water, strew them over the floor, move
them about carefully with a clean
broom (if you have no carpet sweeper),
then sweep a breadth at a time, till
every part is gone over, and you will
have little or no dust, which is so an
noying, and which settles on the pictures
and ornaments. To sweep the stairs
use a slop jar with a little water in it
Ito prevent the dust from flying, take
awhisk brCo n stair by stair, and a small
short brush, like a painters brush, to
dust out the corners, then empty the
dust-paE step by step into the Jar; by
this means you have no dust to settle
on the walls, or fall on the carpet be-
low, and the troubles of the horrible
sweeping days will be greatly alleviated.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-07-05

PEOPLE who takes sulphur in spring
weather, after the time-hOnored method
prescribed at DOtheboys Hall, may be
interested In the fact that the purity of
their medicine is open to a doubt. Mr..
Hanks recently exhibited to his fellow
members of the San Francisco Micro
scopical Society specimens of the spurl-
Gus and the genuine flowers of sulphur
of comparison. The real article is
obtained by subliming sulphur, and,
except that there is with it usually a
little sulphurous acid, the product is
almost chemically pure. But a great
deal of what is sold as the sublimate
now turns out. under the microscope,
to be merely crude birthstone, ground
to a powder. Instead of "iowers" it
should be called flour Of sulphur. Of
course the spurious article contains
many impurities, which make the mess
with treacle slightly nastier.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-07-05

SOMETHING BETTER TAAN WHISKY FOR
WoRKING-MEN. i am frequently COM
PEELED, at this season of the year, to
have men working in the water, even
in frosty weather. find the following
allowance gives great satisfaction to the
men, and we never have a case of cold
or injury TO them in any way: Kettle
of coffee made with half sweet milk,
half water, three or four eggs whipped,
poured into it when off the boil; hot
toasted bread with plenty of butter of
finest quality. Serve up this every two
and a half hours. The expense is much
less than the usual allowance of whisky,
and the men work far better, and, il
care is taken to have the coffee, milk
Cream is still better, bread and butter,
and especially the butter, of the finest
quality, the men are delighted with it.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-07-05

Sow SUGAR BEETs. Every farmer
who keeps cows should raise a quantity
of beets for winter feeding, for there
is no root more cheaply produced OF
equal value. sow the seed early, before
dry weather commences, and the plants
will get a good hold of the soil and
penetrate deep enough to reach mois-
rure before the heat of summer begins.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-07-05
HUMOROUS

MARX TwAIS's HoTEL.-Haying lately
opened a hashery, | send you these, my
rules and regulations:
This house will be considered strictly
incorporate.
None but the brave deserve the fare.
Persons owing bills for board will be
bored for bills.
BOarders who do not wish TO pay In
advance are requested to advance and
pay.
BOarders are expected to wait on the
colored cOok-fOr meals.
Sheets will be nightly changed, once
In six months, or more, II necessary.
Boarders are requested 10 pull of
their boots If they can conveniently do
SO.
Beds with or without bugs.
All moneys and other valuables are
TO be left in charge of the proprietor.
This is insisted upon, as he will be held
responsible for nc losses.
Inside matter will not be furnished
to newspaper-men under any considera-
tion-repOrters keep scarce.
Single men with their families will
not be boarded.
Dreams will be charged by the dozen.
Nightmares hired out at reasonable
rates.
Stone-vaults will be furnished to
snoring boarders.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-07-05

HOUSES IN WESTERN TEXAs.-The unprecc-
dentedly large crops and the completion of the
Galveston, Harrisburgh and San Antonio Rail
ways are attracting a vast immigration into
Southwestern Texas. Handsomely illustrated
guides, maps, and circulars sent free by ad-
dressing NJ. WmLDIN, SOB Market St., st. Louis.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-07-05

STEwED APPLEs with ounce jelly:
Peel and remove the cores of six or
more large cooking apples, put in boil
ing water with lemon juice and a little
sugar, and cook very slowly; when
done drain, and soak in a syrup for
about an hour, range in a compete. dish,
mask each apple with a large, thin,
rounded slice of ounce jelly; pour
some of the syrup around, and serve.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-07-05
rheumatism Quickly Cured.

"Durang's Rheumatic Remedy" the great
Internal Medicine, vii! positively cure any case
OF rheumatism on the face Of the earth. Price
81 a bottle, six bottles, So. Sold by all Drug
gists. Sen for circular to Helphenstine &
Bentley, Druggists, Washington, d. C.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-07-05

A Wonderful SpOutina WeH.-Ac-
cOrding to the Miner, the town of Will
cox, Pa, possesses a remarkable curl
Osity in the shape of a spouting gas
well: 1t says: "rhere is an immense
reservoir of gas in the hole, together
with a seemingly endless supply of
water, and there is evidently a gigantic
and nev%er-ceasing struggle between
the two elements for the mastery. For
a few moments the gas will throw the
water to the height of one or two hun
dred feet, followed (by igniting the
gas) by a volume of fire. Then the
water will run back into the hole.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-07-05

WHAT makes your bread so dark"
inquired the lady Of the house to the
cook. eff you please, marin, it's be-
u 1t was baked in cloudy weather."
was the reply.
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SCIENTIFIC.

BdrOmetrioal AppdrdfuS.-The NOH.
relies MeteOTOlOgiqHes describes a new
selt-recOrdlng barometer. the cOnstTuc-
ton OF which is pronounced 10 be of
superior adaptation To the purpose re-
quired. The instrument consists of an
ordinary syphOn barometer carrying a
very light ivory float, upon which is
fixed a vertical steel wire terminating
in a point. A horizontal needle rests
upon this point, and its other extremity
clOck-WOTk, the wheels of which move
either forward OF backward, according
as the ivory float rises or falls. The
movements OF the clOck-wOrk are fol-
lowed by a pencil which draws a curve
upon arevOlying cylinder. Thisarrange-
ment is regarded as far o adyan.
tageous than that in which the cOnnec-
ton between the horizontal lever and
the wheel work isan electric One-sub-
ject therefore 10 all the uncertainties,
which at some times are considerable,
OF the electrical batteries and cOnnec-
lions.
Thus, in this improved barometer,
no electricity is employed. the entire
apparatus depending only upon gravity
and atmospheric pressure, its regular
and reliable working being by this
perfectly insured. An anerOid
barometer may be made to record its
indications in the same manner as
the m%ercurial, such instruments hav-
ing recently been introduced and find
ing much favor for their correctness of
showing, A method has also been pro-
posed for applying a similar automatic
system of registration, and with equal
ly satisfactory results, to the indica-
tons of the magnetic needle.
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Motners mOtbers, Mothers.

Don't fail to procure MRS WINSLOW's
SOOTHING SYRUP for all diseases of teeth
ing in children 1t relieves the child from
pain, cures wind collie, regulates the bowels.
and by giving relief and health to the child,
gives rest TO the mother.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-07-05

SOME MEN can never take a joke.
There was an old doctor, who, when
asked what was good for mosquitoes,
wrote back: How do you suppose |
can tell unless / know what ails the
MOSQUITO 2N
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-07-05

FIRST irate female: cpd hate to be
in your shoes !"-oecond ditto: "YOu
couldn't get in themI'
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How TO CURE an %imprudent attach
ment Materfamilias-"What is to be
done, my dearH He positively dotes on
her." Paterfamiiias-"Well, we must
try to find him an antidOte. "-Paach.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-07-05

"YOU OUGHT to acquire the faculty of
being at home in the best society" said
a fashionable aunt to an honest nephew.
81 manage that easily enough" re-
Joined the nephew, 'by staying at home
with my wife and children"