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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-09-09
Curious Photographic Results.

An interesting phenomenon in photo
graphy has been announced by NJ. Jan
sen in q note to the Academic DIES Sci
ences While obtaining solar images at
Meudon, he has observed that when the
exposure is prolonged beyond certain
period, il which good negative image
is got, this image loses its distinctness,
and the plate passes into neutral state
i. e., no appreciable image appears on
use of developer. But if the expos
ure be continued still further, the mega
tive image gives place to a position in
which the distribution of light and
shade is exactly the opposite, and this
image, if the luminous action be well
regulated, presents all the details and
tineness of the one it has supplanted.
With further exposure neutral state is
reached, opposite to the first, inasmuch
as if the latter showed the image uni
formly dark, the former shows it uni
formly light. For solar negatives taken
at Meudon the time Of exposure has
rarely exceeded l.l000th Of second, il
the photospheric granulations were to be
obtained and with plates prepared by
the gelatino-bromide process, the time
may be reduced to l-2000th of a second
or less. Now, if one of these dry plates
be exposed half second, or second, q
distinct positive image is produced, the
body of the sun appearing white and
the spots black, as they do to the eye.
Mr.. Jansen has similarly obtained posi-
tive images of landscapes, appearing
transparency as the scene is viewed
naturally also view of the park at
Meudon, showing white solar disc on
the dark background of the sky, and
counter types, which are of the same
sign as the original TYPE. e., positive
if the type be positive, and negative if
it be negative In these photographs it
is the same spectral rays that have first
given the negative image, and then
effected its transformation into posi-
tive
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-09-09
New Method Of Precipitatlng Rain
Falls,

Among the recent patents is one
taken out by Daniel Ruggles, of Fred
ericksburg, Va, for what he designates
as new and useful mode of producing
rain or precipitating rain falls from rain
clouds, for the purpose of sustaining
vegetation and for protection against
drought and for sanitary purposes.
My design" he says, sis to employ
every kind of explosive force at an Gle
walton in the cloud region of the atmos.
phere, in order to condense rain clouds
by conclusive force or the power Of ex-
plosion within such region, thereby pre-
cipitating lain to sustain vegetation, pre-
vent drought, and also purify and reno
vate the atmosphere during periods of
pestilence and epidemics.
contemplate the employment of
nitro glycerine. dynamite, CELEBRATES of
nitrogen, gun cotton, gun powder, full
inmates, and other explosives, and to
use the magneto-electric telegraph on
the surface of the ground, and the pho
no-telegraph in the cloud realm to direct
action in cases where a regular balloon
not charged with explosives is is occu-
pied by an aeronaut to reconnoiter the
cloud realm, to trail torpedoes and cart
ridges, or to throw them in parachutes,
and to explode or de .onete them either
from the balloon occupied by the aero
naut or from the ground.
Instead Of single balloon provided
with explosives-say 10 small torpedoes
or cartridges, each charged with half
pound of dynamite, and arranged for
simultaneous magneto-electric explosion
i propose in some cases the employ
ment Of small balloons in groups in the
cloud region, each provided with explo-
sives and arranged for simultaneous ex-
plosion or defamation by either electric
mechanical force; and L contemplate
not only to precipitate rain fall, but also
to check it's fall in oveiabundance in a
given locality by causing the rain clouds
to discharge rain before the given local
ity has been reached by such clouds.
My invention is based on discover
les in meteorological science, and that
electrical force sways and controls the
atmosphere realm and governs the move
ments of the rain clouds, bursting into
thunder storms, dispensing rain and
hail, and into cyclones and tornadoes il.
Illuminated by magneto-electric forces as
prime, attributes Of matter.
propose to employ the magnetic
electric engine to send explosives into
the cloud realm, and compressed air and
steam into the atmosphere whenever
found expedient, each through its ap-
propriate medium of metallic wire, tex
tile fibre, cordage and elastic tubes"
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-09-09
A Difference in Hospitality.

A good many years ago two young
men, John and James, Boston boys both,
were fellow clerks, on Kilby street, Bos
ton. John went to Chicago in its mud
dy days, prospered, married, raised a
family, and ere his head was gray be-
came a well-to-do, substantial citizen,
open-handed and open-hearted. James
remained at home. He, too, prospered,
married, raised a family, and became one
of the "sclid men of Boston" Now it
fell out that when Johns eldest son
(they called him jack was twenty-one,
he visited Boston, bearing q letter to
his fathers old friend, whom he found
in dingy Pearl-street counting room,
deep in the Advertiser. Jack presented
the letter, and stood, hat in hand, while
the old gentleman read it twice.
$50 you are Johns SOM" said he,
"You don't look bit like your father"
Then there was pause, Jack still stand
ing.
"What brought you to Boston7" he
was asked.
"Well, sir" said Jack, "father thought
l had better see his old home, and get
taste of salt air.
"Goins to be here over Sunday
eyes, SIR"
"My pew is Nc. -, at Trinity. Hope
to see you there. Glad to have met you"
And here the interview ended.
Now it CHANGED that, not long after,
James son rowing through the West,
reached Chicago. He remembered his
fathers friend by name and hunted him
up in his Office.
"Well. my son!' said pleasant voice
before he had closed the door
"My name is James-,sil, and |
thought"
"Why, you don't mean to say-Of
course you are. might have known it.
"Where's your bag yage!'
SAT the hotel, sir"
cat the hotel Well 60 and get it,
and take it right up to the house." an
swered the genial old gentleman, closing
his desk with vigorous SIAM "Well
go right up now. There's plenty of time
for drive this afternoon. This even
ing you can spend in company with my
girls, and tomorrow you and | will take
run out on the Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy road, and have a look at
the country. Then | want to take you
out to the stock yards, and have a trip
on the lake, and"
"But, sir, broke in the overwhelmed
young man, - must go home to-mor-
row."
tut, tut, my boy, don't talk that
way. You can't begin to see the city
under week, and you're going to stay
that long, anyhow" And he did. In
! fact. he's there now
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-09-09
The Rejecting Magic Lantern in
Court.

During the recent trial OF the Whit
taker will case in Philadelphia, it be-
came necessary to show the differences
between a genuine signature and an i'm
itStion or forgery of the same. For this
purpose DIR. Charles NJ. Cresson brought
into court powerful rejecting magic
lantern. The room was darkened, and
images of the two signatures, enormously
magnifed, were thrown side by side up
on a screen before the judge and jury.
The false signature was at once revealed.
In the ordinary magic lantern, the OBJ
ject to be shown on the screen is photo
graphed or painted on slide glass, and
the light passes through the slide to the
screen; in the rejecting lantern the
light is thrown against the face
of the object itself, and as the reflected
rays from the object appear on the screen
a stronger light is required for the re
fleeing lantern than for the ordinary
instrument. In the present case the H.
Elimination of the writing was effected
by two powerful calcium lights contained
within the lantern.
A watch placed in the instrument and
reflected on finely ground glass screen,
leads the spectator to believe that he has
suddenly come in contact with the city
hall clock. The pores Of the skin on the
cheek or hand are shown with the I'M
pleasantly magnified faithfulness, and to
see the face OF your dearest friend
through the megascope almost moves
you to tears, under the false impression
that he has been riddled with bullets.
A piece of writing, which to the naked
| eye, or even under stronger magnify
ing glass, appeared as if each letter was
made with simply one stroke of the pen,
on being placed in the lantern was easily
detected. The work of the skilled pen
man in painting the letters was laid
bare. The ragged edges where the
heavy shading began and ended were as
plain as were the letters themselves.
Defects in the paper, though ever 80
slight, by erasure or otherwise, and even
the texture of the paper itself, were pre-
sented as clear as sunlight.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-09-09

Affections are the medicine Of the
mind. If they are not toothsowe let it
suffice that they are wholesome. 1t is not
required in physic that it should please,
but heal.
Little Robby came home with his new
hat as limp as a dish-cloth. 'For good
ness sakew cried his mother, "where
have you beenr Robby began to whim-
per as he replied, "a Teller threw my
hat into the frog -pond." "Oh, RobbyF
exclaimed his sister, "You threw it in
yourself / saw you do It'll" "Well,"
said Robby, saint l fellerl"
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-09-09
Fallacies of the Learned.

Seneca, Claudian. Basil, Augustine,
Gregory, Jerome and perhaps Thucy-
dides, agreed in the belief that crystal
is simply ice strongly CONCEALED and
such men as Scaliyer, Albertus Magnus
and Brassavolus assented to the propo.
stion. 1t is, however, but fair to say
that there were always opponents of this
theory. Pliny denied the assertion, and
in his company we find Agricola, Do
dorus Siculus, Cesius Bernardus and
others. OF course, the test Of specific
gravity settles the matter ct once AS
for astronomical and geographical falla-
cies, their name is legion Nenophanes
asserted that the earth had NO bottom
Thales Milesins averred that it foated
in water, and almost every old writer
has his own pet craze about the problem.
A glimpse at the monkish map Of the
world which is still preserved in Here
ford Cathedral will prove the unsystem.
attic nature of the Typographical studies
in much later days but such errors are
too numerous to be more than briefly
limited at, and falac;es respecting crys-
tails and precious stones afford by them.
selves sufficient matter for a tolerably
long dissertation. To them, therefore,
let us keep for the present. Pliny be-
lieved that the diamond will suspend or
prevent the attraction of the loadstone
it placed between 1t and piece Of iron;
and, although the problem was one
capable of speedy solution by expert
ment, he went on to ascribe the same
remarkable property to the plant garlic.
Eussbius Nierembergius, learned
Spaniard, had his own private craze
He imagined that the human body, left
to turn as it would, would always point
its head to the north, and it is hard to
understand how this and most of the
other fallacies connected with the load
stone escaped detection by Experiment.
Lelius Bisciola, for instance, asserted
that one ounce Of iron added to one
ounce Of lcadstone would only produce
total weight of l6 ounces, and Apol-
lonius and Beda join in testifying that
there are certain loadstoncs which at
tract only at night, while other learned
authorities affirm that the mineral in
question, when burned, gives off an I'M
bearable stencil, and that, if preserved
in certain salts, it has the power of at
tracing geld, even out Of the deepest
wells.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-09-09

A startling surprise, after the fashion
of the story of Ginevra, was experienced
not long ago by a party Of SStyrian wood
cutters in the forest of Drowning. They
began to fell venerable oak, which
they soon discovered to be quite hollow.
Being half decayed, it speedily came to
the ground with a crach, disclosing a
skeleton in excellent preservation.
Even the boots, which came above the
knee, were almost perfect. BY its side
was a powder horn, porcelain pipe
bowl, and silver watch, on which was
engraved the name "H. Won Kracko-
WITT, 1872" The teeth were perfect.
1t would seem to be the skeleton of a
man between 80 and 40 years Of age. 1t
is conjectured that, while engaged in
hunting he climbed the tree for some
purpose, and slipped cautiously into the
hollow trunk, from which there was no
release, and probably died of starvation.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-09-09

A party Of scapegraces meeting a pi-
Gus old man named Sampson, one Of
them exclaimed, "Ah, now we're safe!
Well take Sampson along with us; and
then, should we be set upon by a thous-
and Philistines, he'll sIay them all p
"My young TREND" quietly responded
the old man, ito do that should have
to borrow your jaw-bone."
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-09-09

1t requires no little learning to be cor
rect, no little study to be simple, and q
great command of language to be plain.
1t is your uneducated, or at best your
half-educated men who confound their
audiences with great puffings Of vanity
and exhibitions Of bombast.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-09-09

Many q proflered succor from heaven
goes past US, because we are not stand
ing on our watch tower to catch the far.
off indications of its approach, and to
fling open the gates Of our heart for its
entrance.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-09-09

Great deeds are immortal.
The Princeton union., 1880-07-22

reform can be made effective and
permanent, without the aid Of legis-
latipn.- Appointments to the military
aAd naval service are regulated by law and
custom as 60 have been little ground of com,
plaint. Itmay not be wise to makS aimilSs
regulations by law for the civil service, but
without evading the authority or nec4ssaSy
discretion of the executive, Congreas should
devise method that will determine the tenure
OF Office and greatly reduce the uncertainty
which makes that service go unsatisfactory.
without depriving any officer Of his right aa
acltlzen the government should require him ia
discharge all his official duty with
intelligence, efficacy and faithfulness. To Sc
slect wisely from our vast population and those
who WI are best fitted for the many Offices to be
hlied, requires acquaintance far beyond the
range OF any one man. The executive should
therefore seek and receive the information and
assistance of those whose knowledge Of til,
communlty5ln which the duties are to be- per.
formed best qualities them 70 aid him in max.
ing the wisest choice. ssfs<
= The doctrines advanced by the Chicago son
ventlon are not the temporary devices of par
~ to attract votes and carry An election. *Thev
are deliberate convictions resulting from a
careful study Of the spirit of our institutions,
the events OF our history and the best impulses
OF our people. In my Judgment these prin:
Sciples should control the legislation and admin
lstration of the government. In any event
they will guide my conduct until experience
points better way. If elected it willsbe nv
purpose to enforce strict obedience to the con-
fstitutlon and laws, and to promote as best /
may the interest and honor Of the whole coun-
try, relying for support upon the wisdom of
Congress, the intelligence and patriotism Of the
people and the favor Of God. ts3as' fs h Is.
7 With great respect 1 am very truly yours. -
(Signed) JAS. A. GARFIELD. +
To Hon. Geo. +. Hear, Chm Of Com. ,..
The Princeton union., 1880-07-22
- " n ., ?. : Ts9EAl 3 ~ III
How q Town Got q Queer Name.

What's IN q name? A good deal, we
are told, and how came Tombstone, Ari-
zona, to have such a name? It was not
borrowed or stolen from any, other place
on the globe, nor ever suggested by
novel or gazetteer. The story goes, and
it is true, that two young men, brothers,
when about to start from Tuscon on q
prospecting tour in the Dragon mount
aims, Sonora, or somewhere else, were
advised to give up the undertaking, for
if they persisted they would find neither
mine nor fortunes, but stombstones -
instead. The boys bravely babe good
by to their friends. though emphatically
warned that they would never come back
alive. The prospectors went of, and,
following !" that blind trail" already re-
ferred to, came to this plain and made
their camp. On looking abont they saw
q ledge of ore cropping out severa1feet,
all marked and rich with the precious
metals. "We have found our tomb
stones!'' they exclaimed, and no other
name would do to designate the, camp.
The town has adopted the name, which,
if not poetical or classical, isa certainly
original. A valuable tombstone, too. It
must be confessed, for the two brothers
sold their half lf-interest in the mine and
mill for 81, 100000. ''S sis
The Princeton union., 1880-07-22
CHARLES PERRAU1T, a French writer.

CHARLES PERRAUnT,, a French writer,
was the author of 'Cinderella's Slipper y
story At the accession of Francis III.
! husband Of Mary Queen Of Scots,
Paris was involved in continued broils
by the struggles for precedency between
the confraternities Of the drapers, the
MERGERS and the furriers; in which the
furriers finally triumphed. Two cent
uries ago furs were SO rare, and there
fore SO highly valued, that@the wearing
of them was restricted by several sumpt-
uary laws to Kings and Princes. Sable.
in those laws called vair, was the subject
of countless regulations The exact
quality permittedS o be worn by persons
Of different grades, and the articles Of
dress to which it might be applied, were
defined most strictly Perrault's tale of
Cinderella originally marked the Dig
nifty conferred on her by the fairy, by
her wearing a slipper Of vair, privilege
then confined to the highest rank Of
Princesses. An error of the press, now
become inveterate, changed svair into
verre, and the slipper of sable was sud
denly converted into glass slipper.
The Princeton union., 1880-07-22

> A New York telegram of July ID, says
that on that morning an accident occurred on
the Long Island railroad between Peaorcall's
station and East Rockaway. The gravel train
going east with 300 italian laborers' on board,
ran under a hea w wire rope, by which der
rick near the track was sustained, sweeping
the cars and knocking off the laborers, and
many we're MANNED in a shocking manner.
Many had their skulls frrctured, received
broken limbs, and were otherwise injured.
three fatally The train from which the men
were swept was going ten miles an hour. The
derrick in question had been used'for the pur-
pose of digging a huge well for the Long
Beach hotel and men were making arrange
ments to take it down. Unfortunately the
guy rope was lowered as the train approach
ed, knocking the whistle, off the engine and
sweeping the cars. The unfortunate men
were thrown violently to. the ground, and
their screams Of pain and terror were heard
for half mile. The accident occurred on a
recently constructed branch Of the; Long Island
road built to reach new hotel at Long Beach.
Twenty-six laborers we're seriously injured,
and, it is believed, six fatally. fyEif 81 ant
The Princeton union., 1880-07-22
Mount Vernon.

Whence Mount Vernon derived its
name =! is told by the New York Times.
The unfortunate Duke of Monmouth
had a private secretary named Vernon,
a prudent, sensible man of business,
who, after the Dukes death, found fa-
vor in influential quarters, and under
William II. became Secretary of State.
. He left son, Edward, born 1854. who:
greatly against his. fathers wishes. en-
tered the navy, and, serving with early
distinction, rose to the rank Of Admiral.
In 1722 he was returned to the House
of Commons, and having in July, 1889,
declared there that Porto Bello might
be reduced with six sail of the line, and
he would stake his life and reputation
on the success Of the expedition, he was
sent with squadron to do it, succeeded
and gave his men $4,000, which had
just arrived to pay his troops.
On returning home he received the
thanks Of both houses and the freedom
of the city of London. From that time,
however, his star declined.
An expedition to Carthagena, made
two years later, signally failed.
1t was in the land force at Carthagena
that Lawrence Washington, Georges
eldest brother by fourteen years, had
served, and, apparently, he esteemed
Vernon, as he gave his name to his home
on the Potomac, and procured a Mid
shipman's appointment for George, but
his mothers interposition ultimately pre-
vented the boys availing himself of it,
albeit she at first consented.
Vernon's popularity was so great that
his unlucky expedition does not seem to
have affected it, as he was actually elect
ed to Parliament for three places at once
on his return. NJ .3s3f -.
Probably his known hostility to the
Government had much to do with this.
Ins1745 he was detailed to watch the
North sea, in view of movement Of
the Pretender's adherents. Ha ..sa.s i.
The next year serious squabble
arose between him and the Government,
resulting in his producing two pamphlets,
which so exasperated the authorities
that, by the Kings express command,
he was struck off the list of Admirals.
He died in 1857, at his seat in Suffolk,
and, Notwithstanding his. disgrace, Ia
handsome monument was erected in
Westminster Abbey. ..,
. It was Vernon who brought into use
the custom of mixing water with the ra-
ton of rum, which got the name of grog
from his habit of wearing a grogram
waistcoat, and hence his nickname of
"Old Grog." ---~.~
Altogether, the man who invented
grog is buried at Westminster Abbey.
commemorated by Smollet, and gave a
name to- Washington's home,, must be
regarded as no ordinary person. a&lH1 ia
The Princeton union., 1880-07-22

PHE Saturday Review says that the
Cairo donkey boy is the incarnation of
everything Oriental, strange, conven-
lent, civil, and wonderful in Egypt.
His activity, his ready tact, his good
temper, his avidity for backsheesh, and,
above all, his knowledge Of English, are
astonishing: Many Englishmen accus-
toned to winter in Egypt retain don
key boy for the season, and, in cases Of
severe illness, oneoi these marvellous fac.
totnms has been known to become ten
der, attentive, and yigilant nurse. The
average donkey boy speaks better En-
glish than the average dragOman.
The Princeton union., 1880-07-22
Why Uncle Phil Broke the Sabbath.

religion, that remind maM "Uncle Phil"
9 nieusyald darky Of the old times in
Texas, Say
Well, Phil wasSa fervent Christian,
with a great gift Of prayer. He attend
edgall the Saturday night prayer-meet-
mgs on the neighbo bofing plantations, and
could pray louder and longer than any
Of the brethfen. But Phil had one weak
ness, he dearly loved money, and, differ
hoard it. 80
Near by us lived man who, not troub-
Leo. by any scruples, would pay. Phil a
dollar to work in his fields on Sunday.
One Sunday night Phil came houoeAafter
dark. u accosted him with: = .say
: ssWhere have you been, Phil? ?" esss
sob, jest knocking gsabout, massa"
I sfYou have been working for Miller"
''WeH, yon see, niassa, the old. fellow
is in weeds, and he jestshowed me a, sill
yer dollar and I Jest couldn't stand IT,
:, "Ain't you afraid the devil winSget
you for breaking the Sabbath?' >sS ~
r Phil scratched his head a minute and
said: I e@sTTH4
r guess the Lord'n 'scuse me, massa.
-3, No. He says, sremember the Sab
bath day and keep it holy" -
$ Phil went off looking pretty sober,
and it was not, long before I heard his
voice in fervent prayer back of the barn,
SO l thought, I would slip down near
enough to hear. IS rz
'sOh, Lordp' heard him say, "a have
this day ripped and feared, cussed. and
ssweared at them confounded oxen of Mil
{ ler's and jest broke the Sabbath day.
oh, Lord, please forgive me please for
give me, for You knows Use nothing but
a miserable heather anyhow. Il If You'll
jest forgive me this time I'll never do it
again as long as I live, 'cepten he gives
me s.. so a day"
Z AT this point was obliged TO beat a
hasty retreat, but I am thinking that
poor Phil Phi isn't the only $3.50 Christian
in this world. sasss G#a' fas 53&45s a4s