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The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1880-10-06
Musk.

Musk is a concrete substance found in
an animal having near affinity to the
deer tribe, native of Thibet, China and
Siberia. The musk deer is timid ami
NAL, and rarely appears during the day;
conse quently the musk collectors watch
and surprise it at night. The best musk
comes from China, and to be genuine 1t
should be purchased in the natural pod
or bag. as it is very often adultcrated.
The Bengal musk is interior, and that
from Russia the worst of all. The hair
on the pod of the best musk is fawn
color; that on the inferior dirty
white. A variety of musk is found in
the muskrat of Canada, an animal about
the size of a snail rabbit. Musk is OF
bitter taste, and Of an odor more pow
erful than anything known; substances
in Its Ieighborhood become strongly
injected by It, and when once pertumed
with it, long retain the scent. 1t has
been known to affect chests OF tea
placed at considerable distance, even
though both had been packed up in
leaden boxes, for which reason the East
India company gave an order not to
import musk and tea in the same ships
MANY persons dislike the odor. II has
the property, when employed in very
small quantities, of augmenting the
scent of other substances, without In
parting its own.
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1880-10-06
Famous Men and Cats.

Our domestic avorites-cats,
not highly thought of in the middle
ages. They were then looked on as
Satanic agents and were burned alive.
In Paris every St. Johns day number
of the abhorred animals were heaped up
in baskets and bags in the Place de
Greve, to afford an auto da fe, the SOW
ereign himself setting fire to the pile.
The practice continued for a long time,
the last monarch who officiated in this
manner being Louis XIV. The perse-
cutors of the feline race were, no doubt,
ignorant of the fact that cats had been
the object of superstitious veneration in
early tim.s. In Egypt, for instance,
the cat was ,deifed, as the patron OF
liberty, and similar respect was shown
it throughout nearly the whole OF the
East. The Turks still regard "Tabby" as
the "cleanest" of animals; Mohammed
himself, indeed, having had great lik
ing for cats, it is only natural that all
good Mucsulman SHOULD profess the
same affection.
It is not in the East alone, however,
that the feline tribe have managed to
,.cquire secure and reco ognized position
in society. Many great men have had
an inordinate fondness for cats. Richie
lieu's special favorite was splendid
Angera, his furry confidant's. usual rest
ing place being his eminence's table,
among state documents, books, etc.
Monfaigne used to obtain relaxation by
playing with his cat. Colbert reared
half dozen cats in his private study,
and taught them, after lengthy display
of patience, to perform al sorts of tricks.
Fontenelle was very fond of cats, and
used to place particular old "Tom
in an armchair and deliver an oration
before him. We must not forget, too,
that felis catus supplied Perrault with
one of the most attractive subjects OF
his stories, and that under the pen Of
this admirable story-teller, "Puss in
Boots'' has become an example OF the
power of work, industry and ability.
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1880-10-06
The Vocal Power Of Light and the
Statue of MemmOn.

1t is quite possible, says the Boston
Journal, that a singular phenomenon
connected with the famous statue of,
Memmon at Thebes, which has been the
cause Of much speculation for centuries
finds a scientific solution in the paper
read by Professor Alexander Bell, on the
production and reproduction of sound
by means of light, before the American
association for the Advancement of
Science the other evening. The discov-
cries, Mr. Bell stated, were made by Mr..
Summer Tainter and himself. Their
researches show that all classes of mat
ter, with scarcely an exception, are SEN
titive to vibrations of light. They have
found this sensitivenesS in all metals,
rubber, paper, wood, mica and silvered
glass. The only substances which failed
were carbon and thin microscopic glass.
When the vibratory beam of light falls
upon these substances they emit sounds,
the pitch of which depends upon the
frequency of the vibratoly change in the
light. By means of this quality of light
they have spoken about 800 feet apart
and they believe there is no reason to
doubt that the results will .be obtained
at whatever distance beam OF light
can be flashed from one observatory to
another.
AS is well known, the peculiar vocal
powers of the statue of Memmon are
noticed at sunrise, or soon after. The
sound resembles the twanging OF a
harp-string or the striking of brass,
and in the lap of the statue is a stone,
which, on being struck, emits a metal
lie sound. 1t is said that similar sounds
have been produced from stones by the
suns rays, and several of the scientific
men attached to Bonaparte's army in
Egypt have stated that they frequently
heard such sound, always shortly after
sunrise, apparently issuing from one ol
the roof stones of the temple Of of'Karnak.
Another observer says that in a neigh
boring temple he heard repeatedly a
sound like that of a harp-string from
some stone above him. This occurred
at noon and he supposed that at this
time the stone became exposed to the sun
and the sudden expansion from its
warmth produced the sound.
1t has been held by some writers that
the wonderful attribute of the statue
was due to the jugglery of Egyptian
priests, but this theory has not been ac-
cepted. 1t would seem, however, that
the chance observations of scientific
men in Egypt, corroborated by the
scientific discoveries of Professor Bell,
furnish the true solution of a mystery
which has greatly interested the learned
world land that the "sweet Memmonian
sound" as De Quincy terms it, is due to
beautiful natural law, the knowledge
of which has just been clearly revealed,
and of which science proposes to take
advantage as q material agent in prac-
tical life. Whether the ancient Egyp-
tians were cognizant OF this curious law
of matter, and placed the metallic stone
in the lap of the statue, for the purpose
of producing sweet harmonies, is q
question for the learned to puzzle over
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1880-10-06
HYDE PARK, VT. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1880.

NEBRAsKA.-Democrat Convention,
Sept. q, 1S7s.--"We insist that the period
of resumption be postponed beyond the
period now fixed by law"
In the face Of all the good which accom-
panied and hss followed resumption, how
can the thoughtful man of business fail
rightly to Judge the party which opposed
the resumption act in Congress and in con-
vention, and which, within four months
and half OF the accomplishment Of re-
sumption, solemnly declared that the
financial policy of the Republican admin
istration" was "the direct and shortest
way to universal bankruptcy and total
repudiation p How can he fail rightly to
judge the party which was calling in many
State for arepeal of the resumption act,
within five or six months of complete re-
umption and refunding operations by
which there was saved to the people Sl4,-
200, ,453 per year in interest? This same
Republican party believes in paying debts,
and is now paying the public debt at the
rate OF $lO,OOO,oOO per month; Its public
officers are not defaulters, the loss of 1000
under the present administration, by de-
falcation, being third of a cent, while
under Van Buren it was $ll.7I;' and its
leaders and rank and file in the States
where it has a majority and has carried on
the government, are not in favor Of repudi-
ating the debts of their States. On the
other hand, the Democratic party, in m any
of the States from which it draws its
power and over which it has ruled, is iden
titled with the doctrine OF Reputation, as
it has been nationally with crazy fnanciH
theories which the Republican party hNs
disproved and overthrown.
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There is a Natural Body.

Immortal is my friend, know;
Not summers turf nor winters snow
Nor depth of earth could turn to naught
So much OF lite and lovean thought.
And yet that form did intrust
To kindred earth, the dust to dust,
And thither still my thoughts will tend,
As il to find my vanished friend.
Sacred the robe, the faded glove,
Once worn by one we used to love;
Dead warriors in their armor live,
And in their relics saints survive;
And there tenderly laid down
The hands that fondly elasped my own
The eyes that knew and answered mine
With many meaning, loving sign
The lips familiar with my name,
That freely called me and came
The beast that harbored all goodwill,
The loving heart now cold and still.
oh, shelteriug earth, henoeiorth defend
All thou hast garnered OF my friend
Against the wintry tempest's beat,
Against the summers scorching heat.
Within thine all-embracing breast
Is hid one more forsaken nest,
While in the sky, with folded wings,
The bird that left it sits and sings.
-Scribner's Magazine.
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1880-10-06

And so am 1; but IL is all your fault.
Only suppose you had been here when
Victor camer'
Vera stroked the lovely fair hair.
90 think it would have been just the
same, my ladyw
And that was what became of their
summerings.
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1880-10-06

Witticism from a Paris paper: A
sentry placed before powder magazine
sees his colonel approach, smoking an
imported Havana cigar. He presents
arms, and says, firmly, but respectfully:
"Pardon me, colonel, but smoking is
not allowed here" The colonel, with II
superb gesture, filings away the cigar,
and gives the faithful sentinel louis
dor. AS soon as he got around th
corner, the faithful sentinel, with proud
tears on his rugged countenance, picks
up the cigar, and finishes it with every
manifestation of delight,
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1880-10-06

There is boy in Boston whose
parents are American, and who has al
ways lived among people who speak
English, yet he can understand French
and can't speak word of English. He
is dumb, but not deaf.-Boston Posi-
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1880-10-06

On a railway train gentlemen en-.
ters crowded compartment and insists
on finding a seat there. The traveller on
whose knees he is sitting protests ener-
getically:
"Here; come now, l say, if you don't
think it is uncomfortable, just put your
self in my place"
"That, monsieur, is precisely what I
want to dol"
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1880-10-06

Ola rainy morning small boy who
has exhausted all his excuses for not
putting in an appearance at school, opens
the door and says to the astonished
master:
"Sir, ma says 1 can't come to school
to-day-it's raining too hard!"
"Well, old fellow, where have you
beenp"
"Been round to one of my creditors
old Skinfint, and-what do you
thinkP 1 had all the difficulty in the
world to get him to take little money!
"Oh, that's impossible. WhyP"
because he wanted whole lotT
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-05

Charles Franklin and Billy Havlin, of
Cincinnati, were both visiting friends in
Dayton yesterday.
The arbitration and the award in the
case of John Bauman VS. The Newport &
Dayton Street Railroad Company have been
appealed to the Circuit Court
TIE primaries in Day ton Saturday even
ing resulted in the selection of William
Hasson and Fred. Bode as delegates, and
Charles Heidrich and Robert Venables al
ternates.
To the Editor OF the Star:
The eastern end of Newport is called very
properly East Newport, and to give the
same name to Day ton, which is not part
of Newport and never will be, would cause
endless confusion. Dayton is the pretty
name of pretty little CITY, and to give it a
name which is in no ways appropriate, but
which would suggest that the town is the
tag end of Newport, is something our hon
orable legislators will consider we'll before
they act upon. Together with our Brook
lyn, jamestown and Dayton, there is al
ready confusion enough in the names of
the town; and if we add East Newport, a
man never would be able to find out lust
where he did live. Dayton before East
newport forever! OLD CITIZEN.
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APRIL SHOWERS.
Houses Destroyed at Shreveport.
Heavy Hail in Texas. Severe
Sierra Nevada Storms.
GREAT DAMAGE AT SHREVEPORT.
Specials to the Star.

Specials to the star.
GREAT DAMAGE AT SHREVEPORT.
SHREVEPORT, La, April 5.-The storm
here was rain, wind and hail commingled,
and it demolished large number of houses,
stables, fences, plank, sidewalks, ETC., and
making perfect wreck of that section.
The streets and railroad tracks were COW
cred with debris. The storm seemed to do
the greatest damage in. the ravines, and
some twenty buildings were blown down,
among them the Galilee Colored Baptist
Church. recently erected, which is COM
plete wreck, only the floor being left The
loss is over $4,000.
LITTLE TEXAS HAIL-sToNEs.
MARSHALL, Tex, April 5.-An unprece'
dented hail storm visited the central por.
tion of this (Harrison) county Saturday
night, embracing the eastern suburbs ol
this city. Glass-panes were shivered to
atoms fowls were knocked from theil
perches and killed, and trees denuded Of
their foliage. The hail-stones were as large
as hens eggs, and remained on the GROUND
I'LL mlohlght. e.
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NO TROUBLE EXPECTED THIS SUMMER.
National Associated Press to the Star.

NO TROUBLE EXPECTED THIS SUMMER
National Associated Press to the Star.
CHICAGO, April 5.-General William T.
Sherman, accompanied by Colonel Joseph
c. Audenried one of his Aids, arrived in
this city Saturday from Washington. In
an interview he said he came here to have
a conference with Lieutenant General
Sheridan, whom he had not seen for some
three months. The object of the talk was
to consider the placing of the army for the
coming summer. These plans were fire.
quently made from six to eight months
ahead General Sherman said he did not
anticipate any trouble with the Indians
this summer, but the object was to prevent
the troubles If possible. There was a good
deal to be considered in the locating of
troops, to make it as convenient as possible
for the officers and men, and also to pro-
tect the peace and safety of the country.
There were no troops at present stationed
in the Southern States. The army was
small, but he was satisfied with it if 1t was
left alone. The trouble was that when there
was difficulty with the Indians the soldiers
were only called after the mischief had
been done.
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ADDITIONAL SUBURBAN.
DAYTON. O..

A canal boat loaded with wood sunk at
the landing during the storm on Saturday
morning.
Thieves broke into the law Office of Bel
vile & Belville last Friday and stole gold
pen and number of small articles.
Saturday evening lady at the depot
narrowly escaped death in attempting to
get on q moving Panhandle train.
The grocery store of J. J. Heinson, on
the corner Of Third and Wayne streets,
was operated onby thieves Saturday night
The following marriage licenses were
hsued Saturday: Joseph e. Myers and
Ida A. Lodge; John s. Harter and Della
Fogls.
A party consisting Of several members of
the Ohio House Of Representatives and
three young ladies visited Dayton yester-
day.
At the Phillips House on Saturday q
number Of agents for the sale of fruit trees
and representing prominent nurseries in
Ohio and other Western States, organized
az Convention.
Harvey X. Greble died at his residence
at 9 o'clock yesterday morning. after q
long and painful illness, from q complica-
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-05
METROPOLITAN MENTION.
CUBAN FILLTBUsTER1ra.
National Associated Press to the Star.

NauOnaI Associated fress 10 tne Staf
New YORK, April Sin regard to ru-
mors at Washington of the discovery Of
a new scheme to send fillibustering ex-
pedition to Cuba from some point in the
United States, General Carlos Roloff, one
of the leaders in the movement. who is
now in this city, in an interview said
General Garcia was down in Delaware, and
had seventy men with him; that they had
steamer, and the only result of inter-
ference by the United States would be y
delay of six months or year. ....
Gen. Roloff said he would accompany the
expedition, and that they 90 now to estab-
ish an organized revolution. In the mean
time there will be sort of military gov
ernment with chief. If we come out vic.
torious, he says, we will be modelled in all
respects after the Government of the United
States. aA
HERALD FAMINE FUND.
The subscriptions to the Herald Famine
Fund to date are 1921, 993 45.
THE INDEPENDENT CATHOLICS.
The Independent Catholics of this city,
who were lately organized in opposition to
Roman Catholicism, are already opposing
each other. At the close Of the services oil
one of the meetings last night, DR.. Fish.
blatt said that Father Broenek, of the
Bishop Mcnamara concern. had eloped
with Miss Austin. His wife and three chill
dren, he said, were in the hall seeking in.
formation as to his whereabouts.
COVE WILL PROBABLY LECTURE.
Covert D. Bennett, who with Mrs. Jenny
Smith, was acquitted OF the. murder oil
Policeman Smith in Jersey City, says he
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National Associated Press to the Star.
SEVERE MOUNTAIN STORM.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 5.-The severest
storm ever known in the Sierra Nevada
Mountains during the month of April oc-
CARED on Friday and Saturday and has
not abated blocking up the road west OF
Reno At Emigrant Gap, seven hundred
and fifty feet of snow sheds have been pros
trated, and it will take at least forty-eight
hours to clear away the wreck, and all
trains will have to be abandoned. The road
is clear east of RonO.
LATER.-The wreck of the snow sheds on
the Sierra Nevada Mountains has been
cleared away and trains are now moving
both east and west on the Union Pacific
Road. The blv ckade is now at an end un-
less the present warm rain should create
further disaster by adding weight to the
snow on the sheds still remaining. The
railroad men have made almost superhu-
man efforts in removing the blockade and
are thoroughly exhausted. An immediate
repetition Of the disaster would find them
unable to cope with it.
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INDIAN INFORMATION.
Wild Hog and Old Grow Some Start.
ling Tales Relate.
CRUELTY TO THE oHEYENNEs.

CRUELTY TO THE CHEYENNEs.
Special to the Star.
WAsHINeToN, April 5-The story of the
starving and butchering of the Cheyenne
Indians in 1878, published to-day, is a
record OF heinous cruelty and terrible suf-
fering. According to statements OF two OF
the surviving chiefs, Wild Hog and Old
Grow, the band, after fleeing from the In
dian Territory, fighting and surrendering,
received promises Of good treatment. which
were for a time fulfilled. Suddenly they
were told that they must return to the
reservation in spite Of the intense cold and
their nakedness, and in spite of he fifteen
feet of snow that covered tire ground.
Their entreaties to be allowed TO remain
until spring brought upon them, according
to the statement of tbesechiefs, the most
inhuman treatment 1t is alleged that ali
rations of food, water and fuel were with
held an entire week by order Of army ofa-
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ton Of diseases. The deceased was {
prominent citizen.
Louis. son of William Mailer, who keeps
feed store on Hermann street. neal
Wayne, fell from hay press at his fathers
place OF business, Saturday morning and
fractured both bones Of the right forearm.
A class of GA children, AZ girls and % boys,
made their First Communion at Emanuel's
(Catholic) Church yesterday. Rev. Father
Nichols was the celebrant, and Rev. Father
Hahne delivered most impressive sermon
on the occasion,
HAMILTON. .
The Board of County School Examiner
will be in session next Saturday.
VIM. M. Rust left for Missouri to-day
with the best wishes of a host of friends
The greatest enrolment in any grade Of
our public schools since September. 1879, Is
n. The colored school, Mr.. Ira Collins
teacher, numbers As.
A large grind-stone burst last Satur.
day in the grinding-room of the Long &
Allstatter establishment, throwing pieces
in every direction. One large piece struck
an employe. injuring him quite severely.
The Southwestern Ohio Teachers Asso-
citation, the first meeting of which will be
held in Beckett's Hall, will in all proba-
bility be largely attended, many educators
from Hamilton, Clermont Warren Mont
gomery, Preble and Darks Counties having
signified their intention to be present
The revolving crank that so seriously in
jured Mr.. Frank Eichelberger last Satur-
day, the particulars of which were given in
this paper the same evening, was used in
lowering an enormous eight-ton flask,
which came near falling upon and entirely
annihilating two other employees OF the
same shop who were working beneath the
ponderous weight.
An unusually strong programme has beer
prepared for the occasion, which is as fol.
| lows:
Organization and Election OF Officers.
| Paper-"Women as School Officers" Mrs. E. A.
| Conners, Cincinnati.
Il Discussion opened by J. F. Lukens superin
ent Lebanon Schools
Paper-"Our National Monument" F, A. Al
len, superintendent Batavia Schools.
discussion opened by Hon. ]. J. Burns, Stat
Scno0l commissioner.
Paper-"Subject Matter of Course of Study" q
B. Furness, Hughes High School, Cincinnati
DISCUSSION opened by L. D. Brown Superin
tendent Hamilton Schools
MUSIC Will be furnished by the Hamilton
Teachers Chorus.
Teachers paying full fare to Hamilton
from any point on the railroads between
Cincinnati and Hamilton, Dayton, Eaton
oxford and Hamilton, will be returned t,
their homes at the rate of cent per mile.
Z. A. CARNAHAN, Hamilton Co.
!. M. WITHRow, Preble Co.
w. II. STEWART, Butler Co.
H. BENNETT, Warren Co.
W. D. GIBSON, Clermont Co.
| Committee.
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INDIANAPOLIS.

CITY ELECTI0Ns-MINIsTER YosTER-LUTHKR
BEEsoN's ORGAN.
Special to the Star.
INDIANAPOLIS, April 5.-The city election
is progressing very quietly here to-day,
although everybody is out and good vote
will no doubt be polled.
General ]. W. Foster, Minister to Russia,
left for Evansville, yesterday. He will sail
from New York for St. Petersburg, April
oath.
Luther Benson, the temperance orator,