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The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-05-13
s%UPPLAYTIyG STEAM.
Bisulphide Of Carbon and Petroleum as .
NIofoF.

Motor.
A New York letter to the Cincinnati
Star says Of a new motor, which is re-
ported TO be creating a talk in that
city /:
The extraordinary properties Of bis.
ulphido Of carbon have been long
known, but no one has hitherto discov-
cred the Q Of utilizing its forces
until recently, when its union with pc
troleum solved the difficulty. By It's use
in the manner now applied it may be
used with the ordinary steam engine
without any change whatever, o even
the turning Of a screw, further than the
addition Of a condenser to condense the
vapor after it has been passed through
the engine cylinder, by connecting a
pipe from the exhaust, and also connect
ing another pipe from the escape or
safety valve with the condenser. In
use the bisulphide Of carbon is stored in
a tank under the condenser /; the water
is filled in the boiler the same as for
steam, and heated a little more than
~lukewarm, say l40 to 200 ; then when
power is wanted the pump is set in mo-
ton to inject the bisulphide Of carbon
into the heated water in the boiler,
1t instantly vaporizes and fills the
steam chamber, and thenceforw ward acts
precisely as steam, only more dense,
and with greater force. A full head OF
power, say from 60 to $50 pounds TO the
inch, may at any time be obtained in
three minutes, and turned off at will.
1t is claimed that three-fourth of the
fuel required for steam is saved by its
use, and that the vapor acts like hy-
draulic pressure rather than explosive
like steam or gunpowder. On railroad
Locomotives, at n sweep, it renders
water tanks useless ; alocomotiYe boiler
once filled can be run to California and
back without change or replenishing,
and the same on ocean steamers, A
very important popularity Of this vapoI
is that when a sudden need is felt for
additional power, as, for instance, on an
upgrade on railroads, this is not pro.
cured by an increase OF the fire, but by
injecting an iscreased quantity of bisul-
phide into the boiler by means Of the
pump. Thus in one minutes time the
power can be raised by the engineer
100 pounds and taken off at pleasure.
Bisulphide of carbon vaporiEes at 11O
of heat, water at 2l2. 1t is claimed
that the New York elevated railroad
cars can be run without fires at all, Tugs
Of heated iron, to be applied at either
end, yielding abundant heat for the
supplying Of the requisite vapor. No
incrusation of boilers takes place with
this agent, as is often the case in orai-
nary steam boilers.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-05-13
Little Grips Rehnke.

Not long since some pious parents,
not a Thousand miles from Cedar
Springs, concluded to disabuse the mind
of their little daughter about there be-
ing a real Santa Claus, and so after re-
minding her Of the many Zines they had
told her about that jolly parsonage and
discovered that their teachings had been
believed by the little girl, they boldly
informed her that all her teachings on
that subject we're false, and that there
was no Santa CLAUS. The little girl was
wonder-struck, and after asking some
questions and rejecting for some little
time, significantly asked: "How is it
about Jesus Christ-did you lie to me
about him, tooP-Cedar Springs (IoVa)
Clipper.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-05-13
Useful Recipes.

PAT-AU-FEU. - Pat-au-feu requires
four pounds OF beef, six quarts of water
eight ounces of celery and cloves. After
once or twice making the soup, the cook
will be able to judge by the size of the
vegetables the required quantity, but
weighing is advisable at first, as much
depend on perfect proportion. The
meat must slowly simmerfo for three hours,
then add the vegetables, not before;
simmer till done. The pot in which the
bouillon is made should have q closely
fitting lid. Quick boiling and careless
skimming are the causes of cloudy bouil-
Ion, supposing, as a matter of course,
that all the vegetables have been per-
fectly cleanse1.
BAKED CABBAGE BALLs.-Take large,
firm cabbage, boil whole in salt and wa
ter till tender enough TO eat, but not
enough to fall to pieces; then Icy in cold
water till ready to use, or until perfectly
cold. Take the leaves from the stalk
without breaking them, lay three or
four thgether open on the table until
you have a dozen piles. Fry an onion
and chop fine with the remainder of the
cabbage leaves season with salt and
pepper, and mix in a pound of highly
seasoned sausage meat; make into balls
and lay them on your cabbage leaves;
roll the cabbage leaves around them and
tie firmly with a soft string; lay them in
a baking pan with half a pint Of stock
or gravy, and bake for twenty minutes
in a moderately hot oven.
SWEET AND Sour CABBAGE. - My
pickles gave out too early this winter,
and ] used this old receipt, which is
Dutch, for an old woman gave it to me
in Albany just forty years ago: Take a
cabbage head and cut it down into eight
pieces and cover it with coarse salt, let.
ting it remain in a jar twelve hours;
take it out, squeeze it, md chop it fine
with two onions; put it on the fire in a
china lined vessel, covering it with
vinegar, and boil for q full hour; add to
it then one ounce Of turmeric "a tea
spoonful of curry will do instead of tur-
meric), one ~teaspooniul of ground pep
per, a teaspoonful Of celery seed, a
tablespoonful of allspice, two table
spoonfuls of ground mustard, and half
al. ounce of white mace, with ono and q
half pounds of brown sugar; cook one
hour more.-OM Housekeeper.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-05-13
nMaroaretl', velIed botb narents

A paragraph went the rounds Of the
English newspapers last winter about a
pheasant having been shot that had a
wooden leg. Now the sequel is being
published. It is to the effect that a
London surgeon, taking his holiday in
the country, found a pheasant caught
by n leg in q trap. The bones we're
completely smashed and the leg bleed
ing. Taking out his case Of pocket
instruments, the surgeon carefully I'M
putated the leg, and then made a neat
little artificial leg, fastened it to the
stump and released the bird.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-05-13
Novel Plan 10 Reclaim Desert Lands.

1t has lately been proposed TO sink
experimental artesian wells upon the
new and arid public lands for the pur-
pose Of irrigation. There are SOC, 000,.
600 acres in the arid region, which in
cludes Arizona, Dakota, Idaho, Mon
tana, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming,
Colorado and Nevada, and portions OF
California, Kansas, Nebraska, Oregon,
Washington, Texas and the Indian Ter
ritory. Not one per cent. of this land
has yet been sold by the United States
and 1t must remain unsold for years 10
come unless some means are found TO
supply it with water. Government
surveys show that $40, O00, 900 acres OF
this tract are mountainous, where even
with an abundance of water agriculture
would be impossible. An equal amount
consists of lava beds" bad lands"-
without soil or vegetation, and desert
plains of drifting sand. This leaves an
area of 500, 000, 0O0 acres OF plain and
valley land susceptible of high cultiva-
tion, and wanting only water. Under
the most favorable conditions probably
not more than three per cent. Of this
land car be reclaimed by the ultiliza-
ton of rivers and small streams now
available. The remainder, to some ex-
tent, is utilizcd for pasturage, but the
growth of grass is 50 scanty that it re-
quires from fifteen TO twenty acres for
The support of each head of cattle, and
for this reason the land, Of course,
could not be protitably sold. In Colo
RADIO alone are 40, 0O0 600 acres of this
land, capable of producing twenty-five
TO thirty bushels ofwheat per acre, ifir-
rigated. The people of the West desire
Congress to appropriate $50, COO for Dor.
ing artesian wells, the land being the
property of the government. Private
enterprise will not undertake the exper-
iment, but let the practicability of irriga-
lion by artesian wells once be estab.
lished and private purchasers will be
found who will carry on the work Of
boring at their own expense. Some Of
the ablest geologists in the country have
expressed the opinion that flowing wells
can be obtained in many localities on
the plains east and west of the Rocky
mountains, and the commissioner of ag.
riculture. under whose auspices special
attention has been given to the subject,
has recommended that artesian wells he
5unk,-BOSkOn Herald,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-05-13
Feeding Hnnil.

feed turnips to cattle, horses and
poultry. II | kept sheep they would
delight in them. My horses get one
feed each day with corn and oatmeal.
Their effect is similar to that Of carrots,
and they help the groom very much in
showing a glossy coat. Hens consume
a great deal Of grass when allowed n
range in summer, and they need its
equivalent IN winter. They eat a con-
siderable quantity OF turnips when cut
fine. and show their appreciation OF
them by placing fresh eggs upon the
breakfast table whenever desired. o.
course, they need something else. Tho
bulk of my crop is fed to mich COW,
and fttening beeves. Many suppose
that turnips cannot be fed to milking
COWS without imparting their taste 10
the milk, and / have known farmers,
who made milk for New York city, TO
raise turnips and then not know what
to do with them. Their error was IN
feeding them at improper times. The
aromatic principle in turnips is very
penetrating and very volatile. When
taken into the stomach OF an animal il
quickly reaches every part of the body,
and as quickly passes away. The hesh
Of an animal slaughtered soon after eat
ing turnips will have their peculiar
taste. If the slaughtering had been de-
ferred for n few hours this taste would
not be found. So to a greater degree
with milk. If turnips are fed to COWS
only at the time of milking, their evanes.
cent odor aud flavor will have escaped
before the next milking. Without this
%precaution, turnips cannot be fed to
milking cows; with it they are fed with
impumity, as my annual experience in
supplying critical customers in the city
proves. To secure richness of milk, as
well as quantity, it is necessary to feed
cornmeal, or something equally heavy.
with the %turnips, besides such good hay
as the animals will con
When grown and treated IN the man
ner indicated, / have found turnips
profitable and satisfactory. To many
farmers there is a great pleasure in
watching a crop growing in healthiul
vigor, luxuriating in abundant sup.
plies, and promising a bountiful har-
vest, as well as in he realization OF this
object obtained, and / know of none
that gives this pleasure in a greater de-
gree than the one l have described
James Wood, in Country Gentleman.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-05-13
4 New and Novel Method of JnfON,

cation.
A New York lady has discovered why
men drink, and come home fuddled and
silly. and invented a means whereby the
same results may be secured without
losing their delightful society and COM
panionship. The secret she imparts to
all women who may be sufferers in body
or mind from the inebriate habits OF
their lords. In the evening, she says,
after we have sat together for some
time, and he says, My dear, / have
some business to attend to and will be
back in an hour or two," l say, "John
get up in the middle of the, floor and
turn round and round for fifty times
and it will do you just as much good as
going out to see about that business"
When he has turned round about thirty
times l say, "Stop, John; brace up;
take another, and as soon as he stops
he tumbles headfirst into a corner, Oh
stands bowling TO me and the furniture
quite in his old way and to as good a
purpose. In a short time he comes to
himself with atlushed face, and perhaps
a slight headache, but with his money
all safe in his pocket. 1t is ridiculous
to see him act in such a way, but not
more absurd than to find him trying to
come upstairs on the wrong side of the
baluster, or engaged in conversation
with the hat-rack. Ifmy w~eary-hearted
sisters will coax their male relatives,
friends and acquaintance with proper
arguments, doubtless they will find
their account in sodoing, and all will be
well. Dizziness is what men are after
when hey drink, and turning around
in the way ! speak of is the easiest and
cheapest way of becoming dizzy. If
our society shall receive encouragement
the public it will soon put lectur-
ers In the field and carry the wal into
Africa,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-05-13
Married on a Sliding Scale.

What proved quite an exciting even,
in social circles occur ed at the mar.
riage of Miss Belle Chamborlin, of Bel.
vidcre, and Mr.. John Gripp, of Bonus.
A large party had assembled at the resi-.
dence of the mother of the bride to wit.
ness the ceremony, when, rs the bridal
party had taken their positions. and the
Rev. j. Whitehead, the officiating
clergyman, was about to commence the
service, the floor gave way and sank
about three feet, mixing bride, groom,
clergyman and spectators in one com.
mon mass. ri elights were extingnished
fortunately without any damages, and
for a few minutes confusion reigned
supreme. 1t was soon ascertained that
nobody was hurt, and no damage, ex-
ceps to the floor, Sustained. The lights
were relighted, the bride and groom
again took their positions, the guests
being by this time arranged on a sliding
scale, and the ceremony was conducted
without fl rthcr interruption. Had there
been u cellar under the floor, the conse.
quences must have been disastrous.
AS it was, the affair is laughable.-
MilWGukee QIiS.) Sentinel. 'Nsf'
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-05-13
Every Man Has a Chance.

zone day las fawl," began the Presi.
dent of the Lime Kiln Club, as Elder
Toots settled back for his usual nap, II
war passin' up Antoine street, an seed
Cutwater Smith a~-sittin' on de fence. In
de airly winter 1 passed dat way agin,
an / saw him huntin' de streets for
wood. De odder day l had bizness wild
him, an l foun' de family out O. fewel,
out o. purvishune, an wuss off fur
clothes dan my ole COW ever was fur a
blanket. / knew what would happen de
fust time 1 saw him roostin' on de fence.
/ tell ye, Guild men, de man who roosts
On de fence in de fawl will hug a cold
stove an look into an empty cupboard
all winter. Dis world owes no man a
libin'. If any member of dis club has
got dat ideah under his kinks, he wants
to wollop it out right away. What de
world owes a man, an what it GIBBS to
cherry man, is a fair chance to airn his
bread an butter. I h'ar people groanin'
out dat luck is agin 'em. Out upon
luckl Ifluck means anythin', it's steady
work an takin' care of de shillins. Oder
folks am whinin' aroun' dat dey hev no
show. No show in dis big world Why,
chen the flies an skeeters hev a show
Ebery man has a chance to reach up, but
when he makes a saloon his headquarters
he's got to reach down. Idoan' 60 much
on public charity myself, but when 1
am gibin' I'd sooner glib toa wide-awake
thief than to n whinin', complainin'
loafer. De curtain will now be lifted on
de regular timetable of bizness DE
iyoy Hyee Press.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-05-13
Whr EnglIsh peonle 10 Not GestioulntA.


MI. Gladstone said at the recent
Savage Club dinner that, so far al En-
lishmen in general are concerned, when
engaged in argument, even in invective
and defamation, they make no use OF
their hands and arms. you would
think they might as well be cut of, and
that they were really sHperhuous ap-
pendages. I remember reading-and
it is always very desirable to read
books that foreigners write about us;
depend upon it, it is the way to know
ourselves-a book written about forty
years ago by an italian gentleman,
named Count Pecchio, recounting his
experiences in England, and, on visit
ing the chief people in London he says
that he found their drawing-rooms not
only furnished but o~vercrowded with
all kinds of knick-knacks and bi%jouterie
easily liable to fracture. Being of a
philosophic turn, that gentleman began
to connect in his mind causes and Of.
feets, and he said, i now see the rea-
son why the English people never GEES
ticulate. II they did, the whole OF their
beautiful objects would come TO grief"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-05-13
A Touching Story.

Hon. A. II. Stephens, Of Georgia, in
an address delivered in 1849 at a meet
ing in Alexandria for the benefit of the
orphan asylum and free school of that
city, related the following anecdote
ga poor little boy, in a cold night in
June, with no home or roof to shelter
his head, no paternal or maternal
guardian or guide to protect and direct
him on his way, reached at nightfall the
house of q rich planter, who took him
in, fed, lodged and sent him on his way
with his blessing, Those kind atteu-
tons cheered his heart and inspired him
with fresh courage to battle with the
obstacles Of life. Years rolled round f;
Providence led him on ; he had reached
the legal profession f; his host had died
the cormorants that prey upon the sub
stance of man had formed a conspiracy
to get from the widow her estates. She
sent for the nearest counsel to commit
her cause to him, and that counsel
proved to be the orphan boy years be-
fore welcomed and entertained by her
and her deceased husband. The stimu-
lus Ola warm and tenacious gratitude
was nov added to the ordinary motives
connected with the profession. He I'M
dertook her cause with a will not easily
to be resisted he gained it ; the
widows estates we're secured to her in
perpetuity /; and" Mr.. Stephens added,
With an emphasis of emotion that sent
its electric thrill throughout the house,
That orphan boy now stands before
.you :"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-05-13

The New York Commercial Adver-
tiser states that in one OF the largest
savings banks in that city, which was
nearly sixteen Thousand depositors, the
largest proportion are domestic servants,
and the smallest are artists.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-05-13

The orange crop of Southern Ualifor-
mia is assuming large proportions One
Of the most successful growers in that
State is Mr.. Briswalter, who sold his
last years crop of fruit at the rate Of $l5
per tree, aggregating S22. 500. His crop
Of grapes he sold for $4,000,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-05-13

The aim Of education is to inspire the
love Of truth rs the supreme good, and
to clarity the vision Of the intellect to
discern it,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-05-13
A Hanging Basket,

A pretty device for a hanging baske
is made out of sponge. Take n large,
soft sponge, such as is used by hostlers
to wash their horses, and soak it well,
then SOW it with kernels of rice, wheat,
canary bird seed and hemp, and tuck
into the little holes small bulbs of the
crocus and the oxalis. Place the sponge
in a soap dish filled with warm water,
and as it evaporates add more warm
water; indeed, it is well to sprinkle a
little on the sponge every morning. In
a few days the seeds will begin to
sprout, and when the whole sponge is
green and bright-looking you can fasten
it with cords TO q hook in the window
easement. Soon the bulbs will bloom;
and the " basket will prove a decided
ornament to any room. Warm water
can be squeezed over it every day with
a small sponge, butscare must be taken
not to let it become too dry, or else the
tiny fbrous roots would die.
The King of the Belglans mas
established q yearly prize OF 5000
francs for the encouragement Of works
of intelligence. The prize offered for
international competition will be award
ed in 1881 to the best treatise on the
means Of improving harbors established
on low and sandy coasts, like that OF
Belgium.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-05-13
How Maggie Fell.

"You ought to have seen me-" said
the vivacious young lady to the new
minister. ord Just got the skates on and
make g start, when j came down on my
-"
"Maggiel" said the mother.
"Whatl Oh, it was funnyl One skate
went n way, and the other'n tother
way, and down l came on my ---."
margaret" reprovingly spoke her
father.
"Well, whatP They scooted from
under me, and down / came on my
-"
"Margaretl'' yelled both parents.
"On my little brother who had me by
the hand, and liked to have smashed
him. Now, what's the matter?"
The girls mother emerged from be-
hind the coffee pot, a sign of relief es-
capped from the minister, and the old
gentleman very adroitly turned the con-
v~ersasion in a political channel.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-03-17

Surprisingly useful, sententious, and sensible.
Our opinion Of 1t is very high Buy the work at
once. &C. II. STURGEON.
For ready, handy, tersely. expressed and hap
PLY chosen exposition, no moderately priced
commentary we have met with can be compared
with the Biblical Museum"
Now ready, Two New VOLUMES on THE OLD
TESTAMENT.
KINGS AND CHRONICLES, Cloth, 81 %
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CROCKERY, GLASSWARE, &c.

CROCKERY, GLASSWARE, SC.
CHINA GLASS,
~ CHINA
Just opened
NEW GOODS from all foreign factories
FRENCH CHINA Decorated Dinner. Tea and
Chamber sets direct from Limoges, France
each piece stamped
LoNGWY WARE representing the old curious
Chinese cracking ware
SAT-SU-MA WARE, Japanse Dwarf
NOVELTIES in the way of Florentine, Mala-
= chite, Iridescent, and Cere Glass.
The largest and most complete stock ever ex-
hibited in Richmond. Call and look at it.
~ GEORGE GIBSON, JR.,
ia -ly 1907 Nam St. Richmond, Va
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-03-17

Died, in this city, on Sunday, March 9TH,
RICHARD LEE KYLE, youngest son of William
Perkins Kyle, deceased, of Buckingham county,
Va, in the 26th year of his age
Though young he had filled various positions
of trust with fidelity and ability, making friends
of all who knew him. During a brief soiourn
IN the mountains of Virginia for his health. he
formed the acquaintance of a gentleman and his
wife, and spent short time at their home. So
strong was their attachment for him that when
the good lady heard that he was ILL., she came to
Richmond and watched at his bedside as long as
life lasted. But she found him in good hands
for from the commencement of his sickness the
members of Jefferson Lodge, No. %, knights of
Pythias, rendered him every attention and as
sistance which orotherly love could bestow on
one who ranked high in their affections While
his devoted mother nursed him day and night
as only a mother can. There were others bound
to him by sweet ties who visited him often, and
in that sick chamber many hours were spent in
talking of Jesus on whom he trusted, and as he
neared " the valley Of the shadow of death to
hls weeping mother, brother, and other friends
around, he testified in brief beautiful PRAYER
with smile on his placid face, that he feared
no evil, for the rod and staff of the Lord
comtorted him. Thus passed young, gentle
noble spirit from earth to heaven We who
stood around his grave, and deeply feel our loss
will, with grateful hearts, long remember the
tribute paid him in the impressive ceremony of
those knights who, by their deeds, have proven
themselves worthy of such brother