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, 1880-09-08
THE HURRICANE IN JAMAICA.
EGtracts from the Gleaner.I

the storm began to do damage, and it
increased in force until about half
past II, from which time it lulled.
It is impossible, at present, to give a
full account of the havoc wrought,
but a hasty survey this morning
revealed a most disheartening sight
of desolation. The Park has suffered
terribly, fine trees being blown down
in every part. Along the northside,
the palings have given way under
the weight of broken tree trunks and
limbs. The windows and west front
of Coke Chapel have suffered, and the
Chapel in Church Street, just above
the Parade, has lost a large section of
its roof. All the upper tboroughfares
exhibit the effects of the storm, in
%uprooted trees, levelled fences, broken
shutters, etc. In King ST., a stable
gave way crushing a buggy to chips.
The Roman Catholic School, in SUIT
ton Street, has been seriously wreck
ed. Down town, the solid construc-
ton of stores and offices has general
ly baff1ed the violence of the wind,
but zinc roofs, signs on the street, and
all poorly built houses tell a tale of
destruction"
Gas might be expected, the Harbour
is a sad spectacle. Every wharf is
ruined and is a mass of wreck, from
Soutar's wharf to the Railway. The
"Atlas" wharf Was saved to some
extent by the barrels of flour on it.
The drogher Empress" was driven
on shore and smashed up completely,
at the Market Wharf. The drogher
Cam" next it, is in little better condi-
ton. The Brigt. 'Caroni' with fish from
Lockport, Ms. sank when the storm
was f~ercest, and only her masts show
above water by the Royal Mail Co.'S,
wharf. The S. s. american" was
grounded, and stands in very few feet
Of water. The Market Pier has lost its
flooring and its huge paving
stones have been thrown right
and left. The Royal Mail Co.'s
steam launch was carried high and
dry on shore, and all the smaller
craft in port were so injured as to
require extensive repair"
"The house of MI. L. P. A1berga,
temporarily occupied by the Hon.
s. G. Burke, seems to have borne the
brunt of the storm, and it is hardly
recognizable. A range of three fine
rooms, built on massive brick pillars,
was entirely thrown down in a hope
less mass of rubbish. These rooms
were ordinarily occupied by Mr..
Burke's daughters, who we're rovi-
dentially passing the evening at MI.
Colthirst's. We congratulate the hon.
gentleman IN the safety of his family.
Outside the house, stabling, offices,
coachhouse and outbuildings have
entirely disappeared. The kitchen
was damaged, Iand its crockery was
smashed up. The wharf and bath
house have disappeared beneath the
water. At St. MichaeTs Church, the
windows have been smashed in, and
large quantities of rain fell on the
pews. 1t is at the Lunatic Asylum,
perhaps, that the storm impinged with
greatest violence. We called at the
establishment yesterday morning,
and were kindly shown over it by DR..
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Alian's barometer stood at % and
three tenths. An hour later it had
fallen another tenth, and at the time
of our visit had risen to a tritie "
80. The house of the Director
stands where it did," but n can
not saw much more for it. Double
doors in front that were firmly bolted,
barred and latched, were forced open.
The roof of an outroom has been dis
connected from the house, but not
entirely knocked off, and the main
building roof gapes in several places.
Fifteen or twenty feet beyond the
usual high watermark, the sea has
scattered a solid embankment of earth.
Boat sheds were washed away COM
pletely, and the four boats Of the Asy-
tum were tossed up some 80 feet
from their former position. OF the
large sea bath not a stick is upright,
and the sea rolls unbroken over its
place. Iron sheets belonging to the
Directors residence were found in a
neighbouring pasture to the North"
"a fine Guinep tree at the residence
of DR.. Stern,-measuring some hi
teen feet in circumference and 80 feet
in heieht,-was torn up by the roots
"iust as you would draw a carrot"
The house was damaged, and we
regret to learn that DR.. Stern on
arriving home in the thick of the
storm from a visit to a patient found
= valuable collection of anatomical
drawings destroyed in his study by
the wind and rain. Not a Church in
the CITY but suffered the loss of many
sashes and windows. We have men
toned Coke Chapel and Ebenezer,
and Holy Trinity R. c. Church and
the North Street Congregational
Church must be added to the list of
chief sufferers. At Blundell Hall,
when the hurricane was strongest, a
Guinep tree was uprooted. 1t struck
the house with tremendous violence
in its fall, and destroyed property
valued at &lO0, besides smashing fur
niture of all kinds to atoms. The back
piazza was entirely destroyed, and
tall cocoanut tree tops the debris.
We r not aware how our contempt
raries Jared, but we are sorry to say
that the "Gleaner" roof was partially
taken off. Windows in the third
story were beaten in and several $
of TYNE were unset and broken, leaving
two or three bushels of "pie" for
distribution. The rain fell through
out the night on the large Hoe"
press, which was found in the morn
ING encased in red rust, and was
worked with difficulty. The build
ings at the railway and at the govern
ment workshop sustained damage, and
the sheds at Wherry Wharf are more
ruinous than ever. The Calabar
College and Church were injured, and
the u. P. Church in the East Street
was partially unroofed. Several win
dows at both places were lifted out Of
their frames. At the Convent, a
Guinep tree fell, carrying away the
wall and striking the chapel. The
Penitentiary lost a portion of its zinc
roof, and it's water front is in wreck.
Nearly every street and lane in the
city is blocked up by some fallen tree,
roof. or piazza. At the corner of
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GladstOne's Talents.

AS an orator Mr.. Gladstone Ia
almost unapproachable. AS q wri.
ter he would be, save for his name
and reputation, unreadable. Some
one asked Lord Beaconsfield eigh.
teen months ago, whether he had
read q certain article written by
Mr., Gladstone, and at the time en-
gaging particular attention. ~
looked through ii, OF course" the
Premier said, ."but cannot say /
read 1t. Iican listen with gratifl-
cation to Mr.. Gladstone's longest
speeches, but / cannot for the life
of me read what he writes.' This
was criticism given under cir
cumstances which preclnded, sus-
picion of personal or political ami
mus. 1t was verdict of q man
of letters on the essay of an orator,
and it would be difficult to aues-
ton its justice. Mr.. Gladstone's
literary styles as bad as It can be.
His sentences are long, involved
and wiry. and he Is as difficult TO
read as he is agreeable to listen to.
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From, the Huh.

There is perhaps no, tonic offer
ed to, the people that possesses as
much real intrinsic value as the
Hop Bitters. Just at this season
of tho year, when the stomach
needs an appetizer or the blood
needs purifying, the cheapest and
best remedy Is Hop Bitters. An
ounce of prevention Is worth O
pound of cure; don't wait until
you are Frustrated by q disease
that may take months for you to
recover in.--BOston Globe. 1924
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BE Careful what You Read

The rule made early in life to
read only the best books will be
found OF the greatest value. Mr..
Ralph Waldo Emerson's advice is,
never to read q book until 1t has
been out a year--supposing that
length of time necessary to show
whether the volume has, as the
French say, "a reason for being"
One should not read everything
that intrudes itself upon his no.
tice any more than one should adj
NIT to his companinship every
person he meets. "Books, like
friends, should be few and we'll
chosen. .m@Af8yg
There is always danger of read
ing too much but the best au-
thors may be read many times
with profit. IT you should read
Macaulay's history until IL be-
comes thoroughly familiar with
you, you will have q solid fonnda-
ton OF historical knowledge
around which you may group
earlier and succeeding events
Adopt DIR. Johnson's method
when you have read something
you particularly wish to remem-
Der, be sure to tell 1t to some ap.
preciative friend, and thus fix II
in your mind. 9di astf. uuJ3
The modern novel may become
| a .'thief of time.n Reading too
much fiction saps the mental pow
ers as surely as dissipation weak
ems the body. At one of our pub
lie libraries, quite recently,a boy
was reported who had actually
read one hundred and two novels
or stories, in ninty-one days. TIC
a large class of readers our public
libraries are only as containing q
supply of the most exciting tales
and it becomes question whether
It is right for them to furnish any
literature but that which instincts
and elevates.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-06-12
The European PLAN.

4, Recently a stranger clad In a
buster and carrying y carpet sack
entered hotel on Delaware ave-
nue.. He marched straight up to
the counter where the aimable
landlord stood picking his teeth,
and the moment he set his bag
down the aimable landlord whisk
ed 1t off and set 1t down with the
pile of other baggage in the rear
of the bar. .s
"Please register your name, y
said the landlord passing him q
pen. 80 az
"How much Is it mister ?p &
THAT depends on what you get.
We keep a hotel here on the
European plan.'
81 say, mister" said the coun-
tryman all In a trembIe, "please
give me that bag and III get right
out and not say word"
The landlord gazed at him but
made no movement toward the
bag. -
"Please mister, give me my bag
There Is nothing In 1t but a few
shirts indeed there isn't, Here's
the key. I'll let you search it,"
continued the stranger, trembling
still more violently.
The landlord passed him the
bag, and as the stranger instantly
shot for the door the former ex-
claimed ~ 4
"Well, blame me, II I amt puz-
zled to know what kind OF fool
you are"
But the stranger paused to hear
no compliments. and he was a
good half q mile away before he
took, courage to lean against an
awning post and mutter:
"Gracious What an escape!
Keeps hotel on the you-rope- In
plan, does he? ] suppose he want.
ed to rope me in and perhaps kill
me. Lord! what wicked places
these cities are! TIL 60 home inn
mediately." t4a'.
And he kept his word.
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The Colonel was warming his
coat tail by the fire in a promi-
nent saloon. His nose bore evil
dence OF successful culture, and
glowed with that rich ruby hue
which only steady and prolong-
ed worship at the shrine OF BAG
chus can produce to perfection.
There was dry look about the
corners of his mouth which was
readily noticed by the sympathiz-
ing bar keeper, who good-natured-
~ asked the Colonel If he would
not like a little stimulant.
Certainly, certainly, sir,n re-
piled the Colonel promptly, as he
briskly stepped up to the bar. z
Pouring out q tumbler level fall
of the fluid, he tossed 1t off, and
soon as he assumed deprecatory
tone, thus addressed the bar-keep-
err: NtE Hl19 u7u
"This. sir. is my sixty.fourth
drink to-day. / must put on
brakes. or the first thing 1 know
/ shall degenerate into excess.
Moderation, sir, moderation, the
grand secret of health has been
the rule of my life. I'll had but
one more drink at this moment,
Richard would be himself again."
The subsequent remarks of the
bar-keeper indicated that for all
he cared, Richard might remain
impersonal till the day of judg-
ment,
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Jack Cornish, the newsboy,
stood in front ofthe Grand opera
house at going-in- time yesterday.
He was looking at the paper on
the walls and wondering how
many sinners and saints there were
inside anyhow. He was chewing
a nickel, for the reason that he did
not have anything better to chew.
All at once he forgot himself. He
began to feel hungry and the
nickel turned into sugar bulls
eye and slid down his throat. AS
it slipped down he regained his
equilibrium and attempted to spit
up the nickel again. But it was
down too far and to save his life
he could not bring 1t back. To say
he was frightened is putting it
mildly. He was panic stricken.
He ran around into the alley and
met "Red' Reardon. ~ =
Freddy" said Jack, "get a doc
tor for I've swallow nickel. VIII
+ die? Did you ever know man
to get we'll after swallerin' nick
ell ?"
Never" said Reddy. when I
seed you a comm through the
alley / know'd you was a goner"
80 Lord, OsLord," said Jack,
"did you see 1t sure huff ~
"Pm given you no breeze now, "
said Reddy, "why a blind man
could see you'd swallowed some
thin. Why your faces whiter'n
salt"
"Ain't there no way to save a
feller's life," said Jack "can't you
think O. somethin' Red? You
member how / yanked You out
o. de ribber one day when you
"You might try de 'spencery."
said Red. "Kelly, de Dntchman.
got a dose a piseh pumped out o.
him up dere once, and dey might
pump de nickel out o. you,''
Jack started for the dispensary
and Reddy ran after him. They
found Drs. Dorset and Kaufman
in. 5t,.....
ave swallered q nickel" said
Jack 10 DIR. Dorset. Cont you
pump her out and save my life?
"A pump won't work on a nick
ell" said the doctor. -.
"You pumped pizen out of Kel.
ley de Dntchman," said Red
Reardon. s~.a.yst5
"Pizen amt nickels," said the
doctor. III 49,, ..tsl... -
% Lord! o Lord! den I'm a
goner," said Jack. Hasa .
mo you ain't." said the doctor.
"I'll fix You all right" And SO
saying he gave Jack dose Of
medicine and sent him away with
a statement to the effect that 1t
would take a great many nickels
to put an end to the existence OF q
boy of Jacks inches and weight.
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The Ufe's Again.

We are startled and our blood
chilled as we read, the accounts
daily, of the horrible massacre
perpretrated, by this barbarous
tribe, and we wonder, what has
provoked the hostilities, it Is this,
their market, for herbs, Is being
destroyed as the celebrated IRON
Buffers, are fast superceding all
others.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-06-12

NO, SIR said an Albany man
I'm none oyer fellers as wastes
his time lernin' other folks lam
guidges. / don't speak Ingglish ;
American is awl the tung / no."
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-06-12

A worm in the chestnut is worth
two in the mouth.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1880-05-05

says our contributor. Henry Stewart.
in the N. y. Times. 1t is true that
manure freshly turned or spread
smells strongly, but ID most cases
there is no value or virtue in this
scent. Decomposing mixed vegeta-,
bic and animal matter, such as is found
in the contents of barn yard, gives
off much carburetted and sulphuretted
hydrogen, and these gases are those
which escape most freely from man
ure-heaps. The scent of ammonia Is
not nearly so dsagreeable as that Of
these gases, and is pungent to the
nostrils and to the eyes. 1t is easily
tested. BY dipping pieca of red
litmus paper in pure water, and ex'
posing it to the vapors which escape
from heap of manure, the red color
will be changed to purple if ammonia
be present; or, if the ammonia Is
abundant, the color will bee me blue
1t is very rarely that this effect can be
noticed in the strongest-fIvored ma
nure.heap, for the reason that as water
absorbs 700 times its volume of ans
onia, and as fresh manure contains 10
per cent. of water, SO long as there
is any water not yet saturated with
ammonia, none of this can escape into
the air and be lost.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1880-05-05

The method of throwing the No.
nure, as it is hauled out into small
heaps, is sometimes Objectionable and
sometimes to be preferred. It is OBJ
jectionabe and injurious when it re-
mains in that state fog leng thened
period. 1t contains, when in the
ordinary condition in which it is found
at this season. about seven per cent.
of soluble matter. One heavy shower
falling upon a small heap of thres or
four bushels will wash out Of it large
portion ofthis soluble matter, enrich
ing excessively the small portion Of
th, ground upon which it rests, and
depr1ving the larger part over which
it will finally be spread Of It's due
share. The crop will show the result
bv an excessive growth in those spots
where the heaps were placed. This
excessive growth is an injury, and
doubly so a waste occurs IN two ways;
grain will lodge or be affected by rust
or smut from rank growth IN some
places and it will be robbed elsewhere
in the same way, corn viii run TO stalk
from over-fertility in these places,
and make a weak growth in others.
This is so obvious, and has been SO
often observed, that it is surprising
that many farmers will persist in the
practice.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1880-05-05

BALKY HoRBEs.-Anong the sug-
gestions said 10 be published BY some
Antl-cruelty to Animals Society, are
these: If tue horse when he oalks, can
have his attention diverted there is
usually no trouble IN starting him. This
may be done in various ways of which
the following are few that have been
employed: Take the horse out of the
shafts and turn him around several
times quite rapidly. This will make
him entirely dizzy and lead him to for
get that he does not wish TO draw the
load. A stout Irvine twisted around
the fOre-leg has been used as remedy
with good results. A string tied around
the ear has the same effect. We have
seen horses OF the balkiest sort started
in moment by putting lump OF earth
into their months. Even piece OF
sugar or handful of fresh grass will so
divert the attention of a baker that he
will often start of without trouble.
Some mild treatment ike these that set
the animal to thinking Of something
foreign TO his work is vastly better than
any amount Of whipping, and Is much
easier of application.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1880-05-05

BILE in citrate therefore while near
ly all the acid was fixed in the up
per layer of soil,nearly all of it was
still in a form easily accessible to
the plant through contact with its
feeding rootlets,and was also distrib-
uted over the surface of large num-
Der OF soil particles. In a soil poor
in lime, with but about one per
cent. of carbonate of lime after IA
days only 42.5 per cent, had be-
come insolubIe in water {; in anoth-
er soil with 0.5 per cent. Of carbon
ate of lime, 80 per cent. of the
phosphoric acid became insoluble in
the same time; therefore Sin one
case more than halt of the acid
was in a condition to be carried
off by a soaking rain. and in the
other two thirds Of it might be
leached out.
The inference from these results
is that the use of high-grade super
phosphates rich insoluble acid, on
sandy or clay soils poorin lime, is
not ludicious and this inference is
supported in a conclusive manner
nv the fact that in localities in Ger
many where such soils predominant,
the use of superphosphates has fall
len off by four-ffths since the in
PRODUCTION of the high grade wares;
the farmers have not substituted for
them bone-meal or raw Peruvian
guano, both of which contain with
in themselves some provision for
the solution of their phosphate. For
the same reason the use Of crude
Peruvian guano is better on such
soils rather than Of that which has
been treated with acid, Or the refin-
ed guano, as they call it in this
country; the treatment with acid
converts a large portion of the phos-
phate in the guano into superPhos-
plate. The same investigators
found that in soil from newly re-
claimed bog-land, the soluble phos-
,,bo+es was not fixed at all and
that, moreover, the phosphate solu-
bic in citrate was rapidly converted
into phosphate soluble in water by
the humus compounds that abound
in such soil hence on such land
the use of rich supers would be IN
Iiudicious.
These conclusions are confirmed
by results of experiments with
phosphates on a large scale on san
dy soils and reclaimed boys, where
it was found that just as good re-
suits, and in some cases even bet
ter ones were obtained with phos-
phate soluble in citrate, or revested
phosphate, as with superphosphate'
These considerations may serve 10
explain some of the failures in the
use Of superphosphates, and to sug-
gest in such cases the trial Of lib
eral dressings of bone meal.-R"-
raj NeaO- Yorker.