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The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-11-05
Perpetual Motion.

In these days OF mechanical wonders
II may be useful to note what the noted
scientist, "Grove," said on this subject.
The term perpetua. motion is used to
convey the notion OF motive machine,
the initial force of which is restored by
the motion produced by itself, a clock,
80 to speak, which winds itself up by its
own wheels and pendulum, pump
which keeps itself going by the weight
of the water which it has raised. An.
other notion, arising from confusion
between static and dynamic forces, is
that the motion may be obtained with
ont transferring force, rs by permanent
magnet. All sound philosophers are Of
opinion that such effects are impossible;
the work done by given force, even
assuming there are no such things as
friction, erial resistance, etc., could
never be more than equal to the initial
force. The theoretical limit Is equili-
brium, The weight raised Mt one end OF
. lever can never, without the fresh ap-
plication of extraneou3 force, raise the
opposite weight which has produced its
elevation. A force can only produce
motion when the resistance to IL is less
powerful than itself; If equal, it is equi-
librium; thus, il motion be produced,
the resistance, being less than the initial
or producing force, cannot reproduce
this; for then the weaker would conquer
the stronger force.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-11-05
Words Of wisdom.

The world is satisfied with words
few care to dive beneath the surface.
Truth is always present; itonly needs
to lift the iron lids of the minds eye to
read its oracles.
Taking a penny that does not belong
to one removes the barrier between in.
tegrity and rascality.
It is hard to do anything simply be.
cause it is your duty. Once make your
duty pleasure and your whole life be-
comes quiet happiness.
1t is your policy to count on the
riches which you expect to have. The
Italians say that the man who sells the
bearskin before he has caught the bear
is fool.
You have plenty of this worlds goods
If with your little you have content
ment. If you have not contentmepi
you can never have enough of anything
Everybody in the world wants to ap.
pear TO be gentleman, and yet every.
body in the world forgets that the
easiest way TO accomplish it is to really
be gentleman.
Firmness of purpose is one of the
most necessary sinews of character, and
one of the best instruments Of success.
Without it, genius wastes its efforts in
q maze of Inconsistencies.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-11-05
How 10 be Woaiberuise.

John II. Tice, the weather prophet OF
st. Louis, gives the following directions
TO those who aspire to be weatherwisei {
As everybody is interested in the
weather so each one should qualify him
self or herself to read the sky, and to In
terpret the meaning of the winds, SKY
and clouds.
An intensely blue and serene sky indi.
cavrs neavy rams and severe storms in
from twelve to forty-eight hours. A
gray hazy sky indicates continuous dry
and generally hot weather.
A southeast wind indicates the exist
ence of 10y barometer, II not storm
center in the northwest. The aspects of
the sky and clouds will tell whether it
means mischief or not. An almost i'm
me late cessation of rain may be ex-
pected as soon as the northwest wind
sets in. 1t matters not what the aspects
of the sky are when the west wind sets
in, fair weather will ensue it, and con-
tinue from three to four days. The
passage of storm center from the gull
and southwestward of our locality is a
partial exception only so far that it
clears off more tardily.
There really are but two primary
kinds Of clou Is, namely (D, those that
float at great height above the earth's
surface, and (9) those that float low.
Those that float high, say from six to
nine miles, are Of fibrous and gauzy
stl uoture; they are hence called cirrus,
that is, hair or tuft clouds. The clouds
that form in the lower strata OF the at
mosphere, say from two TO three miles
above the earth, are irregular in struc-
ture, and of more or less nodular form
They are called the cumulus, that is, the
heap or pile clouds.
While the cirrus remains nebular in
structure and indstinctly defined
against the sky no rain reed be expected.
Under the low barometer, however,
they develop by accretion, become
smooth and compact in structure and
much enlarged In volume. They now
sink lower and become sharply defined
against the blue sky. Rain may now be
expected, especially if they unite with
the cumulus forming the nimbus or rain
cloud. Iftht cirrus, instead of forming
the nimbus, reascends, it dissipates, and
no rain need be expected until it lowers
again, which generally is in twenty-four
hollrS
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-11-05
JUrips and Judpes.

The following curious facts are men.
toned in recent lecture by Chief JUS
tice Horton, of Kansas, before the
Atchison Institute:
Four hundred years ago, at least, the
present jury system was adopted. An
old tract says the jury of twelve was
adopted because the prophets were
twelve; the apostles numbered twelve,
there were twelve Jewish judges,
twelve pillars of the temple, twelve
patriarchs, twelve tribes of Israel,
twelve stones in Aaron's breast-plate,
twelve gates of Jerusalem, twelve
months of the year, and twelve signs in
the zodiac. In all times the number
twelve has been regarded as an impor-
tant number. In the early ages the oath
of twelve persons was necessary to con-
vict.
When juries were first established, the
Judge took the jurors about with him in
cart until they agreed. II they didn't
agree, they were fined and imprisoned.
William Penn was once prosecuted in
Lcndon for street preaching. The jury
was locked up without meat, drink or
fire to find verdict. They declared
Penn not guilty, and the judge sentenced
each of them to pay fine. Juries are
not now compelled to agree.
An Oh.o judge was fatalist, and used
to determine perplexing cases by chance.
An Indiana Judge once had number Of
cases to pass upon, and he gave decision
turn about for plaintiff and defendant,
declaring afterward that they were the
best decisions he ever made, as every
one Of them was sustained by the
supreme court. General Bella M.
Hughes told an anecdote of David R.
Atchison, who was Senator from Mis-
souri, and Vice-P President of the United
States. He was district judge in Mis-
souri, before he was Senator, and was
holding term of court in frontier
county. The lawyer for the plaintiff
quoted Blackstone. The opposing
counsel, in reply, said that lie was
astonished that his learned brother
should quote from an English law-book,
written by an English nobleman, in an
American court of justice-a book
written by man who had kissed the
bloody hand of George III. At the close
of his speech Judge Atchison declared
that he was surprised at such proceed.
ing in his court. He gave Judgment for
the defendant, and declared that if the
attorney for the plaintiff ever again read
in his hearing book written by red
coated Tory he would fine him for con-
tempt.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-11-05
American Cattle.

The Mark Lane ErpreSS says that
Americans have done more to improve
the rank and file oftheir common native
breeds Of cattle, in the last five years.
than English farmers have done in
twenty years. "Ifany one doubts this"
says the Express, " let him 90 and look
1t a lot OF imported beasts, and then go
10 the fairs and markets of any part of
the country-with the exception of GER
rain breeding districts-and draw his
own conclusions. OF course, the United
States cattle we now receive are the best
they have TO send, quite the pick of the
market; but five years ago they had
few, II any, as good to send. II things
go on as they go now" the Express adds,
in ten years the cattle OF Colorado and
Texas will be long way ahead of or
dinary British beasts"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-11-05
A Farmers Offset,

A hired man who has been employed
on farm in this county for several
months entered suit against his en-
ployer the other day for balance OF
wages, amounting, as he claimed, to
S32. The suit was on trial in Justice
alley yesterday, and it looked at first as
if the plaintiff had clear case. He
geve dates and figures in a straight
forward way, and seemed a very honest
young man. When the farmer took the
stand he said:
"I claim an Offset for that S32. No
man need sue me for what honestly
owe"
"What is your offsetP" asked the
lawyer.
"He's an unbeliever."
"In whatp"
"Why, in the Bible"
"What has that 10 do with your
owing him $32P"
"It has heap to do with it.. l had
six hands in my employ, and we were
rushing things when / hired this man.
II hadn't been with us two days when
they stopped the reaper in the middle of
the forenoon to dispute about Daniel in
the lions den, and in three days we had
regular knock down over the whale
swallowing Jonah. The man who run
the mower got to arguing about Samson
and drove over stump and damaged
the machine to the tune OF $ls, and the
very next day my boy broke his leg
while climbing fence to hear and see
the row which was started over the
children of Israel going through the Red
sea. 1t wasn't week before my wife
said she didn't believe Elijah was fed by
the ravens, and hang me if | didn't find
my. elf growing weak on Noah and his
food. That's my offset, sir; and if he
was worth anything I'd sue him for a
thousand dollars besides "
The court reserved his decision for
twenty-four hours Detroit Free Press.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-11-05
Uncle Esek,s Wisdom.

There is no suffering equal 10 fear, for
it has no limit.
Charity is first mortgage on every
human beings possessions.
The more virtuous a man is the more
virtue does he see in others.
A man cannot do good nor evil TO
others without doing good or evil to
hims5f.
Those men whose brains are few but
active, are the most successful in busi-
ness.
A weak man is worse than an insane
one, for the latter may be cured or kept
harmless.
Men owe their resolution. and most of
their success, to the opposition tney
meet with.
Mankind all suffer alike, but some
know how TO conceal their troubles bet
ter than others.
One reason why we all grow wise SO
slowly, is because we nurse our mistakes
too fondly.
He who loves to read, and knows how
to reflect, has laid by perpetual feast
for his old age.
The divinity OF charity consists in re.
ieving mans needs before they are
forced upon us.
A man is great, just in proportion to
his superiority to the condition of life in
which he is placed.
There is no strength in exaggeration;
even the truth is weakened by being
expressed to stongly.
A strong man is one whose passions
stimulate his reason and whose reason
controls his passions.
Unfortunately, the only pedigree worth
having is one that can be neither trans
mitted or inherited.
One Of the kindest things heaven has
done for man is denying him the power
Of looking into the future.
Monuments do not prove very much
after all; some of the wisest and best
men who have ever lived are buried, no
one knows where.
1t is generally safe to converse freely
with an unreserved talker, but when
man lets you carry on all the conversa-
tiou 1t is well to be on your guard, for
Lhe probability is, he is taking your
measure. - Scribner'S Magazine.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-11-05
Wonders OF n Meteor,

At a quarter to ten o'clock on Thurs
day night, says a recent issue of the
Columbus (Ga.) Enquirer, meteor OF
extraordinary brilliancy was seen to
cross the heavens at a very low alti-
tude. Rising in the south, it took a
northeasterly course, preserving a per-
fectly horizontal line in its Journey.
1t was composed of three parts, which
were perfectly developed balls of an
equal s..ge, and equi-distant from each
other. The first ball threw out tail
which enveloped the two following
balls and extended several yards behind
them. This tail was exceedingly lumin-
Gus, save at the extremity, which was
somewhat indistinct, having nebulous
appearance. Its motion was slow, and
was visible to the observer for full fifty
seconds. 1t did not fall to the ground
like other meteors, but continued its
course northeastward until lost sight of.
1t was indeed brilliant and extraor.
dinary phenomenon.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-11-05
The Strength Of a snake


The elephant driver said it was moth
ing for a snake (boa) TO swallow deer,
and then entertained me with the fol-
lowing.
A herd of wild elephants was roam
through the country once, and after
staying some time AT a salt spring began
to pass on. Ono. however, very large
animal, stayed little behind, being, in
fact, tue last 10 leave the spring. Ashe
was fastening TO join the others, a
snake (who had been watching in an ad-
jacent tree), threw its body out as the
elephant passed by, and, keeping hold Of
the trunk of the tree with its extremity,
caught hold of the elephants hind leg
The monster stopped and turned round
10 see what was the matter; by this time
the snake got better fold, and wound
itself round the elephants body. Then
commenced the tug Of war. The ele-
phant saw what was the matter and CON-
menced to pull. But it could not dis
connect the snake from the tree. Neither
gave way, and the pulling continued
with fearful vigor until creaking was
heard. Suddenly the great tree around
which the snake had 6xed its hold was
seen TO sway, and gradually its lateral
roots began to appear above the earth,
the trunk 10 totter, and finally the top
most branches crashed to the ground.
But the most marvellous part was that
the trunk, having wide-spreading
branches which rested on the ground,
was raised great distance from the
earth. The snake, which still main
tained Its hold both on it and the ele-
phant, was hoisted up with the trunk
and took the elephant with it. Next
day party ofvillagers out for firewood,
when short distance from the tree,
saw the novel sight of an elephant sus-
pended (apparently) in mid air. Upon
closer inspection they found snake was
the connection with the tree. and one
man got through the branches on to the
trunk, cut through the snake, which
Immediately fell to the ground with the
elephant and was crushed by the tall.
Snakes do not get on at all where pigs
are kept. In fact, the former are almost
strangers in the presence of the latter.
Pigs are sometimes bitten, but do not
seem to die. They bite at and eat
snakes without ado upon coming across
them. Whether the isluglish circula-
ton OF swine's blood prevents the
poison from taking visible effect, or
whether the thick coating of fat which
generally finds place upon the frame of
a pig prevents the snake poison from
reaching, the blood vessels, / do not
know. At all events, pigs attack
snakes with impunity.
An old-fashioned weather indicator
in England was punch of seaweed
hung upon the walls of house to tell
whether fair or wet weather would
be the order of the day. l have seen
snake skins answer the same purpose,
being stiff and dry when the sun was
out, and gradually becoming limp upon
a storm approaching.
Snakes lay their eggs in clusters of
seven or eight. These I have seen have
been rather smaller than the pigeons
eggs, and stuck together as though
they had run one into another. Lave
heard ofSonthalis eating them, but can
not say whether this is so. l should
think it lhighly probable. .-Bradford
( England Observer.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-11-05
Rat Killing Extraordinary.

OOrI6bpOuuouU VI bud rUUCtcF
Chronicle sends the following: Holm
wood, near Manchester, was the scene
Of rather novel rat-killing match the
other day, between Mr.. Benson's fox
dog, Turk, and Mr.. LewisTmonkey, for
S95. The conditions OF the match were
that each one had to kill twelve rats,
and the one that finished them the
quickest to be declared the winner. 1t
was agreed that Turk was to finish his
twelve rats first, which he did, and in
good time too, many bets being made on
the dog after he had finished them.
After few minutes had elapsed, it now
came the monkeys turn, and commo-
ton it caused. Time being called,
the monkey was Immediately put to his
twelve rats, Mr.. Lewis, his owner, at
the same time putting his hand in his
coat pocket and handing the monkey a
peculiar hammer. This, was surprise
to the outlookers; but the monkey was
not long in getting to work with his
hammer, and once at work he was not
long in completing the task set before
him. You may talk about dog being
quick at rat-killing but he is really not
In IL with the monkey and his hammer.
Suffice 1t to say, the monkey won with
case, having time TO spare at the finish.
Many persons present thought the mon
key would worry the rats in the same
way as dog; buttbe conditions said to
kill, and the monkey killed with ven-
gence, and won the S25, besides lot of
bets for his owner.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-11-05
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The young man Of the period is one
whose career has come TO full stop.
It's poor rule that won't work both
ways. Hartford has a COW that IL afraid
Of women.
The Prince of Wales life is insured
for S2OO,OOO. His annual premium Oh
this sum is $4,000.
The man who digs a hundred feet into
the ground for water gets long well.
Marathon Independent.
"I'll make it hot for you," as the
cayenne pepper said to the man who
was putting it in his soup.
1t was the man caught by a prairie
fire on his own section of land who ran
through his property rapidly.
Job, according to all historical belief,
was a patient man, but he never entered
q barber shop on Saturday night just be.
hind the fellow who got a haircut and
shave.
Many men who strongly advocate
local self-government have to acknowl.
edge higher power every time they enter
the door of their own dwelling. Mid
dIetot0n Transcript.
The meat canning business is growing
to vast proportions in the United States,
especially in Chicago, which now has
in operation more canning factories than
the whole of the rest of the country.
The herring fishing on the east coast
Of Scotland is the most successful on
record. IT has been found impossible
to cure all, the fish caught, and tons
have been carted to the manure mer-
chants.
The value of the bare soil in London
was shown by the recent sale of premises
in Tower street at the rate of $l,O59, 1850
per acre, and of ten freehold houses in
Ely place, Holborn, for $l72, $50, or at
the rate OF $3.50 1853 per acre.
Several valuable historical relics, in
the shape OF autograph letters of George
Washington and other fsmous revolu-
tionists have been discovered in Wash
ington, while clerks were hunting up
the records in old law cases that came
before the United States court.
g. now have something for q rainy
day." said old Mr.. McSnifkin the other
evening, as he entered the room and
greeted his family. "a windfall,
windfall!" screamed Mrs. NcSnifkin, in
an ecstacy of mental paralysis. "No,
no." he responded, quietly, as he drew
his slippers from under the sofa, "it's
an umbrella" Mrs. Mes. told him he
was real mean old thing.
The poet sings on the plain,
The trader tolls in the mart,
One envies the others gain,
One stares at the others art
Yet each one reaches his goal,
And the critic sneers as they pass,
And each of the three in his soul
Believes the other an ass!
Bret Harte.
81 think I'll cut across the tlelds.n
said city belle, who was visiting her
country cousin-" the wether permit
ting" she added, as she observed a
demonstrative sheep of the masculine
persuasion.
Nowhere in our country are the fish
ing interests of greater magnitude than
in North Carolina. threads like fiction,
but it is a fact that at single haul Of
single seine in DIR. Capehart's fishery,
more than $50 900 fish have been caught,
the single seine stretching an unbroken
length of one and a half miles, and
being operated by steam.- Charlotte Ob-
oer0LaS
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-11-05
After Twenty Years.

She was n pretty girl, was Jemima-
petite-thats what I like bright eyes,
luxuriant locks, a white and pink and
white complexion, plump and compact
She was always in good humor, and we
soon became the very best of friends
nay, more-for who could help being
affectionate toward herp Everybody
loved her. When the boatman cal ed
her "a sweet little craft" they ex.
pressed, though vulgarly, the sentiment
of my own heart.
! was in love with Jemima, and
Jemima-well, Jemima was not indif-
ferent to me. had not nerve to ask
her. in 30 many words, would she ac-
cept my hand and nameP / spoilt a
quire of paper in an effort to utter my
thoughts in a letter; SO at last, on her
birthday, the fifteenth of May, ven.
tured to present her with an elegant
bound book, and on little slip OF paper
inside l wrote:
DEAR JENNA BY the acceptance OF
this trifling gift let me know you accept
the giver.
ALFRED BARNsTABLE DAUGHTY.
/ flattered myself it was rather o
plucky thing to do, and it answered ad-
mirably.
Next time l saw her she was all of a
glow, and when we were alone together,
and was standing rather near her, and
said:
You received my humble oG'eringl"
she burst into flood OF tears, put her
arms round my neck and spoilt my shirt
front.
Then, when she recovered little (do
you believe in NiobeP / do1'D she
said:
"Have you asked PAP"
Of course responded had not.
"Then do at once" she said; for
goodness gracious me, if he was to find
US out in anything sly, and trying TO
keep it from him, it would be awful"
1t is a good deal worse asking the gov.
ernor than asking the girl, especially
such a peppery old party as Captain
Marlborough; however, / screwed
myself up, and when Jemima was down
about the place playing on our organ,
and knew he would be making his
evening toilet by putting on pilot coat
ventured to look in upon him. After a
few words on ordinary topics such as
how were we both, how was the
weather. l hemmed and began: cap.
tain am ambitious"
"Right, boy-climb as high as you
can"
Can't encourage me too much, cap
tain; I'm ambitious in your direction" I"
"Boy, you are not going to seaP"
"No, captain-I--I-I--I aspire to the
honor of being your son-in-lawl"
The captain looked me full in the face,
then said
"Have you money!"
OF course J hadn't, and he told me to
20 and get it before Nenturing to aspire
10 the hand Of Jemima.
But, my dear captain"-I Ventured
10 expostulate.
"Get off my door-stepw
LET me speak for moment to Je-
NINA"
"Get of my door-stepW
He accompanied this last instruction
by thrust which sent me staggering
into.the street.
My affair with Jemima was at an end.
The captain would not listen TO reason
that is, he would not listen to me.
All the letters wrote to Jemima were
sent back to me. l grew weary, packed
up and packed of, with letter of in-
trodustion TO u firm in China. Well,
the fortune was not so easy to make.
but at the expiration of twenty yeats !
began TO think It sufficiently large to
warrant my return 10 "tbe girl ! left
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RATES OF ADVERTISING.

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