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Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-10
THE WOMAN WHO REALLY SUFFERS
A Mrs. Mary OLiUer Whose Hair HGo
Turned Gray Through MOrttffcGtiOn.
r IPhiladelnhia Times as


Philadelphia Times.I rs
There is a lady in Washington who might
justly bring suit against both plaintiff and
defendant in the Oliver-C Cameron case for con-
equential damages. To the best of my belief
the only real ufferer from wounded feeling in
the matter is another Mrs. Mary Oliver, who is
utterly innocent of aught save the misfortune
of having the same name as the plaintiff and
having been rightfully appointed from Penn
sylvania to clerkship in the treasury depart
nent at the instance of Simon Cameron when
Senator. He knew her husband, who was one
of the stanch supporters of the clan Cameron
and advised him to run for Congress. Mr..
Oliver did so and was defeated, and lost for
tune and courage to BATHS with life. He died
not long afterward, and his widow was APP
pointed, at Senator Cameron's instance, to a
clerkship in the Office of the comptroller of the
currency, which she has for several years filed
with credit to herself, and has earned the
esteem of all associated with her. The SINH
larity of name with that of Senator Csmeron's
pursuer, as well as the fact that the other was
also appointed at his request to a clerkship in
the same department., has from the time the
suit began, two years ago, until now wrought
untold Indebtedness to the innocent woman.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-10
aging

THE present Duke of Newcastle will be
a rich man, with something like $4,000
or $50, 900 year, when he comes of age,
as the heavy charges on the Worksop
property are paid off. He is a cripple
owing to an accident when child, which
the nurse unpardonably kept from the
knowledge of his parents. and the injured
leg had to be broken and set.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-10

AS there are fears of a retu IN, of the
yellow fever next summer, the manner in
which the Russian Government prevented
renewal of the plague of 1771 is worthy
ofnotice, although in this country the
plan would not be likely 20 be adopted.
As soon as it was known that even in
despotic Russia it would be impossible
to.compel the survivors of the scourge to
destroy all the old clothing in the infect
ed districts the Government went into
the rag business, and advertised to- pay
the highest price for cast-of garments,
old rags, etc. The experiment was a
complete success, the rags were burned,
and the plague did not reappcar.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-10

As proof of the humidity given to
the atmosphere by trees, experiments
show that the "Washington elm at
Cambridge, Mass, with it 100000 square
feet of leaf surface, transpires seven and
three-quarter tons of clear water vapcr
in twelve diurnal hours of clear hweater
From this it is inferred that a grove, con-
sisting Of 500 trees, each with leaf sur
face equal to that of the elm mentioned,
would return to the atmosphere 1876
tons of aqueous vapor in twelve hours
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-10

aao A KIND Of traffic in children has been
carried on In the Russian province of
PskeE, Rn6 erthe gtressof hard times. Ia
Scsnvasser will go among the poor peas
ants, and induce them, by offers of small
sums of money, to surrender their boys,
between seven and twelve years of age,
to be put in ticeship for three or
five years. He takes them to st. Peters
burg, where he furnishes supplies Of
them to the factories, receiving from ten
to fifteen roubles for each boy. There
are womenw who scour the province for
girls, from seven to fourteen years ola,
and these also are taken to st. Peters
burg to be hired out. Fea7 9txs'
s.e 81 q = tg
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-10

An honest Hibernian, trund1ing hand
cart containing all his mevables, was, &c,
costed by friend with: well, Patrick,
you are moving again, see." "Faith I
am" replied he. 1.-THE times are SO hard
it's dale cheaper hiring hand carts than
paying rints." is Ssos fr as-fg
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-10

The best drink for renewing the power
OF endurance that we have tried is simp-
ly hop tea three or four days ole, strained So
and put away with a little sugar -Es. %
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-10

When loafer enters the sanctnm Of 3 n
busy editor, and the editor says, "Giad to ;
see you're back, = what does he meant as.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-10
.$1.424.1

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The same paper reasserts that iron-ore carry
ing gold has been found in the vicinity of the
Brule river. Reports in regard to the find are
very conflicting, some claiming it to go rs high
as $500 to the ton. 1t is said to be observed in
minute specks with the naked eye.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-10

The emigration from Pennsylvania
this spring is beyond parallel. On Tues
day the emigrants who departed from
Harrisburg numbered quite three thou
sand, chiefly from Lebanon, Cumberland,
Fulton, Dauphin, Miff1iR, and other Mid
die and Eastern countries. A large colo
ny of Dunkards were among the moving
mass, while very many belonged to the
class of substantial farmers One party
had sold fine farm for $4,000, in Or
der to found a new home in the far West.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-10

Ex-GoV. HUBBARD OF Connecticut is
dissatisfied because his favorite daughter
has married coachman, who, however,
may turn out to be a satisfactory husband
after all. Mr.. Hubbard's lot is lucky
compared with that of the late Mr.. James
Rowland of Fayette, Missouri, who was
the guardian of beautiful niece, 10
years old. The niece was in love with q
young man to whose suit her uncle was
deteEminedly opposed, and the young
woman, instead of clipping with her lover,
poisoned herself. When the uncle dis
covered the fate Of his niece. be shot
himself through the brain. The effect Of
the tragedy upon the bereaved lover s
not reported
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-10

& The wholesale destruction of birds for
the adornment of ladies, bonnets and hats
is really assuming scandaIous proportions.
A German dealer recently received a con-
signment of $4,000 dead humming birds,
$4,000 corpses of various aquatic birds,
and 100000 pairs of wings. As, owing
to the substitution of birds for ribbon, the
ribbon trade Is suffering, ladies of fash
ion might do both their felIow-cre. lures
and the birds, much good by reverting to
ribbons for the adornment of their head
gear. afeaernss# zaE e~rn 2
, 1879-07-05
A SUMMER.

scrccned BY broad boughs from tho too potent
In rsweet. .,lo. .nuthinc " rcverie lay.
IIalt-iancyIng raw shr Summrr.sny,
ulde toward the West with step both light and
And garments gllttcrIng In tho SUMS bright say.
Sill n,using. OH mr. tnnttcntyo car.
's .fsWn sss t.sfnx w ia. seemed 10 tell
NJ tat-UI trouble In the aiNi1tplleFe;
'rhcn, sutislen!y, \ Ishr, that far and near.
Echoed across The sky. 1lsperset tic spoil.
And pitIful tI,a sfeht now boheld!
Dnwn in thc snulh li4Eu aslh hnaty cloud.
Fun r!.IIg nlnft. white fnccd, with shoulders howell
That faltl wond Ily. bull by tumo p"wer coul-
peiiru
1nprcd huIptcssky along thu cou1Ee 1t hold.
WhIle, xtrc.cn With hns1 pahgs. IL be1loWcd loud.
Al euthlcysy tho hidden fnc pDrsuci,
III deadly presence momcntly bctrAyrd.
When from ta sheath, Ens2,ed forth hs levin blade,
And to the 9!ansa yrsy vlta1s lewel-.
Wh0 nnsWrEcA each ssluEp thrust With roarlnga
of rsgiMy paln aul impotence dltmayed.
lsy strange fascination thrilled antl bouud,
watched thu strttU Ut tie aerial foes--
Thu yuLIGfbi atab thu yletlms 4t.iId4erinH thrpca
Saw Tho Mara. ilool pouF through the ganlny
wound,
AMI hral.. Or seemed 10 hear, tho rusb!ug sound
Ot hls Violent breath, AZ wHcI, swlft wind blows.
No pnssca the cruel tragedy In alr.
AMI !. it, witness. Kaxcl aud listened still,
inltl my bIooaing pity lust tts will
IT, IT, e.. iol!o% la,s uas4Y.l contest shsss s...,
Tho Fast wind sprtaa iss pail VI vapor chtsl.
uuA1tA. u,
, 1879-07-05

I do not wish to be understood as inttmattng
tlat tic use OF our common burninG.gas would
he pauacca for all t!lr Ills have narrated, for
Its coat would preclude It's general adoption for
industrial purposes 10 take tho place OF Goa, Or
wood. For domestic purposes, however, In the
form OF Gas-stoves, even Mt the present high
cost Of this form Of gas, # has been alEenly
largely adopted n1,i With advantage and ccon-
omy: while for every form Of light work, whcra
power Is otllr required Internationally, rs In
printing. Offices, elevators, hofsta, nnd the Ike,
gas.cngncs, using ordinary coalgas, arc, cscn
~ present PRICES, decidedly more cconowical
tlnn steam, since they tnay be started md
stopped tlstuninncuusiy, mud wlIcu Idle are
wasting nothing. And II, the case Of d stcaHl-
engine the steam must be kcpt up all The time,
though the engine mar not be wanted more
than an hour or two III the day.
look forward to thc time. anll believe It Is
not far distant, wteu We shall bnyn "hcatnE-
uns u laid through thc streets Of our cities and
towns, side BY side with liEitt1E-gas and watcr.
mnins, md when our ulills, nnd factories. unl
workshops, nur parlora and kitchens, will be
supplied with heat from thai sourcc, and when
fires Of wood aud coal, with Their abtmina-
tiona Of dirt and ashes aud cxtrayacaucc. will
be looseu upon as nuisance Of the 'sgood old
tlrues " Wien they knew no better.
, 1879-07-05

r, o..,..a,,,.~ -; .Iu,u Vie. =, urr, ,,,.,
reprinted IN this country BY Worthnstou, will
u{fort1 cnterxaiuuc. to most renders, but largely
nj ,lc sxnenso Of tic author, It isdtlrult to DE-.
eide which Is thu snnre fot'incnI feature OF te
book, the eEotiatn uf Af,nc. Lo Briu or tho
ylyucious rosslp Of which llcr lcttcrs arc wholly
.o,n,,.cd, Wc raunot even award tn thu
eoa.posI"' '.,. ~ ,.,,',J ,st.,xo tt.r ~ ,,tan
nuthoF t.e 'oesit W sooa "Asute' M mot t'lss.eo
IL consp'cflohs aHd sclt.eohlessed' sho Willis
Of Lady Hamilton With. q BITTERNESS that can
,u,x hc ,,rlnlnr,, hv s,,nnos,ur kotnp personal
u"t5 w ,a. ,i,n,,r,t, o,,, ,,,,,,,tn,.
1ecnne on ast fa's, 4''' ."o1:. Lazy 4.a.o
others wiIo enjoyed Sine. l.e Br1n's friend
shin. Nearly pl1 the persons mentioned In lhe
noi.,,,o urc trtcn,1. or fuea A,mc. 1.o
,,',. ro"".' ....'ar,n,t ,,sr,t+ ,o.I ~, ,,,,,r
br"n's osaeht teps,a"'eM1 psthta,a Nv osT.' M
to srse. ene 'arsse ar e6 ton "t
mil II ~4fo. of tho y{rns uf her fufber. hEr
, 1879-07-05
WRITER'S t,I{AMr.

DR.. George u. Beard, In a paper on WRITER'S
Cramp," published In 4 recent number of tile
Medical Record, concludes, from study Of l25
eases, that "tbts 3iscnse occurs mostly In those
who are Of stronE-tseaucutly Of very strong
constitutions, uini Is nuitu rare in the nervous
a,ll dclcatu: mid whIn It does occur In those
who nre nervous. 1t Is caster reliored and cured
thnn when 1t occurs In the strong."
That 1t "far less Iikcly to occur tn those who do
Original work, as authors, journalists, compos-
crs. ta.. In those who lo ro,1tnc work, as clerks,
b.!okkecpcrs, eopJists, agents, etc. :, Like
ul NERVOUS diseases In this cnuul1y 1t diultuises
IN frequency m We 70 Snntll."
1t is no longer an ineural'c disease, electricity
and massage being tllc best remedies. HyEtenfc
measures co1,sist of ring penholutrs 80 us to re-
llcsc he thumb nt,t tlpEcrs; large pcnhofders,
or fastening piece Of sponge tu the pcMnolder.
70 tllat the muscles IinY be less restricted:
ct,nugA,g the hold of the pen between different
fingers; thu l,se Of quill or ntlier flexible pens,
Ur pens With bEoad points, which run easily, Hike
quill pens, nlia tnlka,,g pains tU avoid too long
confinement to OlIn position.
, 1879-07-05

LIFE QUESTIONS. by NJ. ]. sayagc. Boston:
Lockwood, Brooks e. Co.. limo. 81.
Our AUTUMN HOLIDAYS ON FRENCH Rtv-
E1s. Dy j. l.. Alolloy. Boston: Roberts
Bros. 10Ino 8ia5. Advance sheets.
VInalL's ExElp. Translated by !. D. Long
{cx.Guvcrnor OF Massachusetts,. Boston: Lock-
wood, Brooks M Co. 1870. 43t pages. Octave.
Cloth So.
Dawn FkEMINo's FORGIVENESS. Dy Atnrga.
ret n. Rubcrtso,f. New York: 4. u. F. RIM
dolph d. Co. d5 pagcs. tG.no. (SpatB Hour
serics.) Cloth. S1.25.
1'nocEEDlN1s Ar A RECEPTION IN HoEoR OF
THE REV. O. b. FRoTff1S11tAM; together with
tho report Of tlIc Farewell Sermon delivered hy
him. Paper. Nuw York: q. r. putnatn's
Sons 80 cents.
~ POPULAR scuooL 1lis1onr or THE UH1rEn
8TATES, In which nre inserted rs part Of tho
narrativo SELECTIONS from the writings OF cmI-
neht American historians n1nl other American
writer's Of note. 1jy John ]. Anderson, FL. D.
New York: Clark IL Mnynurd.
, 1879-07-05


4 corresnondcnt Of Nature writes: ~ have
lately seen It stated in textbook Upon alcc-
tricty a,lti magnetism that the phenomenon OF
thunder Is not fully accounted for by Ruy the
Dry A. yet brought forward. Whether TIL. be
10 or not nm not sufficiently acquainted with
thc subject to tny. l believe tue commonly
accepted theory Is that yact1rm Is created In
The path 0f The electric kpnrk, and that the sub.
keguent inrush OF tle alF produces tho 1ctonn-
ton. II. however, IL le allowed that the clcc-
tdc shark Is not 4 nnterfn1 substance, but mere.
u natural force or mode Of motion. the posi-
blllty Of this theory Is at onco disposed Of.
alt Is Il well known fact ,hat the passage OF
mixture OF oxygen anil hydrogen not only causes
MI explosion. hut aiso causes the forinntion Of
watcr AMI IL stetna to nc that, given the exist
cncc uf free oxygen md hydrogen In the region
Ut the electric disturbance, the phenomenon vi
Thunder Is sufficiently accounted for. Whether
the normal amount Of hydrogen ia tho air Is
sufficient to cause tue etupcndous nu[sc Of
thuniey, ntn hot competent to Judge,
hit ii mt, l would suggest that the
be accounted for aly the process Of the cleo
trulysiB, which would probably occur between
the two poles ot The ttn,Ntlcr-ct0l1 before tho
tension became 50 Erent rs to calEc rupture
Of lin circuit nntl consequent discharge OF the
electric spark. l would also draw your ntten-
tim tu the fnct that oycrY thun1cr-clap Is I'M,
mediatcIv followed by All inrFensc III the quRh-
.lty Of water deposited in tho shape Of rain.
Docs not t!lls point to tho formation Of water
experiment Of DR.. ryn,iall's to show hts audi.
cuce red Clouds ! feel convinced that, by fol-
lowing th!a inc Of inquiry. he could give u q
real Thunderstorm
, 1879-07-05
ART NOTES,

u Is pfOpD6eH 10 n0lu III UfcSueH, IN August
and September, Raphael Exhibition, which Ia
to be rs complete as possible. Whcro the
org.ua1s of paintings, Sketches otc,, cnnnot be
Secured, good copies, photographs, and cneray-
ings will be exhibited.
Tile sao nj pictures contributed hv his
brother urt!sts for the benefit OF tho French
painter. Louis Mouehot, who recently lost hia
slight. was IN unusual SUCCESS III Earls. Tue total
rcsc,pts being $3o,ai4. AfcissouIcr's "Un Etat-
sD,1N, and a portrait OF Henry N. Stanley, by
Mr. G. 7. 4. 1lcaly, the American, Slt.
The "vcnus OF Milo " seems to yield unfa,l-
luz 'mattcr for discussion a member OF tho
Stockholm Academy, Herr ueskcl-salumon,
las Just published MI elabosatc an'l richly illuB-
trated monograph upo', It, In which he en-
llcnvnrs to stlnw that this celebrated stairc
neither stood hy itself nor formed part Of a
group OF two figures, hut rather tllnt It bclunrs
to group ot three figures. of which thc ecntro
was llerakIest win stood between thu Goillesscs
of PLEASURE and Virtue, after tlu fable Vt rroll-
KOS. The figure accepled Us Venus represents,
nrenrlIng ~ thts latest hypothesis, plcasuru or
Desire.
The general tendency Of aEt-crItictsm OF late
years. observes the Saturday !fesier, has !men
townr1 skcpttclAm; more careful aavesGtraiIJn
las shown tlaat lc duration Of hafnun tifc "a III
tnany tascs Inadequate to the tabors nscrihcd to
,l,e old Mnstcr8 Accordingly lnaRr OF The
tnntsttalnous lFescoea ions nass,nE usuer the
name o1 ttotto IRE transferred 70 hss school or
eport; nmi, ~ l!ke manncr Natacllo Is no
longer cred'tea Wth haIi1l"ork I ' that Il worthy
only ot hls scllolnT': , Inc wholesale manulac-
tura carried on ~ Huoens ID 100 notorious to
require comment.
- -
SHEPHERD VS.. THE ATI1ENdSUN.
Lnndon 7!mes.
A1r. Shepherd, the gentleman who brought oil
.non,fn1Iv ~ h,s ,i,.rarv Io,,o-, h.. hsan ,nnr,
."' ,. w. ms "ss' 49,, INV a1 Isl" ','so
fort'tnato liIah most a"tnofa VINO ohpea' otne
has ncrsualrd common Jury to awarti him
n,sn d.,,'nonx 1ho tm,,,,so ~ ,nost ~ ,o,nu,,d
:. .,"", ,,,. ",,arro's ~ ," sos ~ y ,.,.a1.
ls'o tn''k 'l'nt '"'Fte'S u INV" VI 'cteess nro
bgst settled with tho pen. and inrlea usually act
on This view, Uue Is, therefore, paturaIIy
.,,'.t,,,'s -, s,,u t,,o .,r,,,rI. m ,s,,InI,
, 1879-07-05
SPARKS OF SCIENCE.

AAFs I'O3S4Alt NE"lONc !lAblIAb4Jl1s
AL the reception given tho other day by the
San francisco Academy of Sciences to tho mcm-
bess OF the Bennett Explo!ng Expedition to the
North rolc, Mr. Charles Wo1cott Brooks dis
cussed tic questions Of the existence OF an
Arctic Contnciit nntl tho probability Of It's be-
Ing inhabited. II We carefully examine, Rays
MIR. Brooks, the almost universal features of nll
land known to us We fshl Il prevailing form
wherever we turn. Each territorial nrca Of
magnitude seems to have m nppenfagc tend
Ing southwark. II VIC apply ibis rule, by turn
Ing the North Polo Of globe towards
ITS, wo readily seq at gluncc that
Greenland, which is known to nst may bear
1atton that South America does to North Amer
lea. or Africa 10 Europe. llrnee 1t is perfectly
logical to infer BY the great anatoey OF nature,
North Pole, extending three anu a !alf to four
degrees aouth frJm' the Northern nxis OF the
earth.. As previous Arctic cxpeslitIons hayc atl-
vanccd to S3 der. ~ min. uorth lutitlN.c-or
within s34 miles OF tie poIe-thc tiistn,,cc
thence to surl. contiuen. would not exceed
about 1h0 tn 1S0 miioK. This intervening space,
| l,ucrcr, is difficult TO travcrAe. as IL pre-.
| acnts i very, rough surfacc.. II tho sea,
| ran mountains high, wcra instantly frozen, 1t
| would presunt much the appearance llure en-
eountcrcd. For cthnooeists, tic question Is,
Cnn oil Arctic Continent bc tnhabited, stould
one exst} THIS may be met by the wcll-Guown
iart that tho latitude Of IL degrees la about tile
| point ot lowest mean temperature. Tho earth
| Is about thlrty-scrcn miles less in dntncter Mt
te equator than from polo 10 pole, having Gu
largc1 Mt 0tIo point at,l Iattpnel at auoti1eY, be-
cause Of Its Revolving: motion. Now, II Is well
Known that lowrr temperatures art encountered
as VIC ascend high attitudes, nnd the depression
tic sursnco from the cartlits censrc, afford 4
warmer Temperature, which will ctsnt'e the
hardy Esa.stn'a,l, Amos, or some Uypcr1orean
, 1879-07-05

cctvel. Arous!ng IanRull Intcrcst, md d.
vertlng thr attention while the reader is IN THO
pcrtous pass between alccp on the nne hand
nf,I cnnni OH the other, they fulfill their hum
bIs iuty we'll. The motive Of the 'ast book by
t'''s author, "statd, Wife, OF, .Widowi'
ts"* s ,s,0n "nSn the perD'o'ty ,,ns ss"g est f5e
a"artorssi gu Upon a. - sazon u 'Sia" Shoase'c!l % a.
10 the stasus of bis chnrmlng hostess. II after
wards arpcaFs tint the laA contributed to his
be"tldcrIncnt by instruct!Hg tic scryanl" to a','
!ie.: The first eeene i. sa1onY in the Nar Of
't6tH. Tile accnni IL The snnle country after tho
wnr Of 1870. Wien rcscntn,enta'nl hatred Of tile
invader were exhibited IN the former period
fellow. feeling aud national pride were beginning
TO lc developed in tho second. In tho latscr
part Of the buck tho misunderstanding between
The hcro and The heroine arlgea from different
causc, but Is equally trivial. Their reconcile
men, Il fr1 H. feesnpg STcgonS soneo
Series. Now York: Henry Holt u Go. sl.)
Filters, Tatters, and tho Counselor - is ono
Of tl,e strongcst short IliGhts Of fiction tint VIC
remember lste!y to hnvc seem: L deals witf' the
llfc Of The neglected pour Of Dublin Tl's prn.
clpa1 characters whose nnmca appear In tho
title ateclItltlrcn+ Without parents III homes they
zulu livelihood by singing tn tic streets, beg.
stns stealing; a!'!-t sec,ns appropriate TO- say
stnrving Is orae ot s Ill.,, poG p o @
encouraged, Is cxr1nplIfleu In tbfs little story.
'!l'rsc IL no fafss senttlncnt IN It., and no CYL
ttenGe OF an undue ambition TO make PC 1ook'
Philadelphia: J. u. L!pptncott & Co. tt cclts)
Film A, G,,es. antl,or nj u uJ,achc,or Rer ~ ami
aOnt irnm liz. ShatIows.n h+s written tf,iri
hnnk catic,] .tAfnidcn 1kar1,rj II II, which ahn rn
deavors 70 enforce the two Important truths
mc,uhrr. ri tl,r rn,n,n,,ntfcs in which t1,cv i've.
MD thnt unfnrt,,nnfc criminals ahonid t,ot hu
tnn ,nrshty trcntrIf' Miss tles tels lad story.
s,Yl' ~, iii whoic trlit Il rcfi. IN fenr. INV,
"vnr Ii,nt IL II tnn f5iiinrfie 10 ho mrjI so,rht
nf;rr nv s,mmcr.rensters. IHMa,dsn Hacl,cf.n
, 1879-07-05

Airannz) applied 10 thu statcs.ticncral oe tho
Netherlands fur q reward M tlc Inventor nf the
his own ss,untrYinen lad Anticipated lin III tha
application, fur inn lanprGy OTHERWISE Ii1ns
1.'opersfen} had totns days iefnre presented 10
tho States ffn,itar Instrument. Thus, thrn,
the frst authentic publication on record III this
great invention waa maJe when 1.apprcy delv.
cred his telescope to hid States.Gencra1."
, 1879-07-05

THE sIZE OF I.fHIITSING-1sODa.
In calculating the relative sectional areas OF
coppet nn'l iron ftghtntng.rot1s, certain lnpor.
tant factors arc commonly overlooked, nnl thus
Of necessity Incorrect results arc obtained. The
relation uauaiIy gssen, TINT mn Iron rod should
have four times the sectional nrea ot The copper
ro' Is based on the fact that copper conducts
electricity six simca as well as Iron, While tho
esnt tep tIan FGh 'st OF nt soppep ad Rsd
g divided By 1.5 is equal to T. Ih!a aim.
lic treatment, as is pointed ou. b., Il.
s. Trough, In the philosophical .lioa-
n.tut, Is tt,cOtnplcte, bccautc 1t ncglccts these
factors: !. The influence Of t,c rise Of temper.
atltrc In Increasing tho electrical resistance of
tllc netat;n. Tic difference bctwcen t.lc.spccfc
heats OF Tic copper and iron; D. The fac: that
the Iron rod t,eng tnaIo several time. more mas
bIyc than tile copper nt,e, It Will require q pro-
torlionatly greater quantity al heat to- increase
ITS temperature Taking these consfderstlons
into account, Mr.. Brough finds TINT The see-
tlona area Ut MI Iron rod should he to the tc:-
tiouat urea Of copper rod in the ratio Of to ..
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-08-28
c.. E. MILLS, Sec.

Items from the Kinston Journal: Kin
ston High School opens next Monday -
Joe Lassiter's mare "Maud' won the best
trotting purse at Raleigh last Thursday.
Time 2:51.-The Supreme Court holds
that an overseer cannot claim the benefits of
the Lien Law. That it is designed exclusive
ly for merchants and laborers. -Wm. Hun
ter's public stables will probably cause a
new departure in Kinston trade. The gln
house of Theophilus Grimsley of Greene
county was struck by lightning last week,
and burnt up. No insurance. Lightning
has been striking frequently in that section
this summer.-Messrs. 8. |. Wooten q
Bro. have realized from 20 acres of land cul-
tivated in tobacco last year 50, 100. Their
crop averaged between % and % cents per
pound. MY. r. c.. Groom reports that
Mr.. Levi Hill has a twenty acre field OF cot
ton that will average 400 pounds to the acre.
Mr.. Hill has not used any fertilizer, has
never bought but three sacks, and regretted
that. l passed through his crop in June
and found it very nice. MIR. Hill, Judging
from his appearance, is physically unable to
perform much manual labor; yet he has
since the war been buying land and increas-
ing his farm property.-We have also IN
our community two young men, VINO COM
menced life in 1874 on rented land with a
mother and nine children to support. In
January 1878, having accumulated go IN
cash, they borrowed $3.50 more and bought
80 acres of land for $500, making a 5000
cash payment. Last October they paid back
the $3.50 with interest, and had LETT supplies
enough to make this years crop. What can
our young men, who inherited or married
farms and supplies to begin with and are
now in bondage to some commission mer-
chant. saw to this? Can they with these