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The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-04-29
Celebrated POisOners,

At one time, poisoning was largely
practised in Italy, The most celebrated
of the Italian poisoners were two women
named La Spaza and Tophania, who
were both executed. The latter con-
fessed that she had been instrumental
in poisoning six hundred people, during
life of seventy years. Her poison was
colorless and tasteless, and could not
be detected. 1t was put up in phials
and labelled by her "Manna of st.
Nicholas" though it was usually known
by her own name as Agna Tophania. So
common thing did poisoning become,
that fashionable ladies kept bottles of
this fatal water upon their dressing ta-
bles, as they would lavender water. BY
regulating the dose victims could be
despatched in q week, fortnight, q
month, or longer period, as suited the
plans of the poisoners. In England
seventeen persons were poisoned by
Rouse, the Bishop of Rochester's cook.
Madame de Brinvilliers, young and
beautiful Frenchwoman of most engag-
ing manners, ran distinguished career
as a slow poisoner. BY the advice of
her husband, she leagued with a poison
er by the name Of Saint Croix, to de-
spatch her father and brothers, that she
might inherit their property The fell
lowship of crime inspired her with
guilty passion for her accomplice, and
she afterward sought to poison her hus-
band that she might marry Saint Croix.
But the latter had no fancy to form
closer connection with this wicked
woman, and, by the secret administra-
ton of antidotes, prevented the hus-
bands death. She was at length detected
in her practises and perished on the
gca0old,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-04-29
A Bad Elephant.

Few showmen, says anew York letter,
envy the Canadians who bought Empe-
ror at Barnum's sale a few months ago,
and predictions aremade that the vicious
brute will raise mischief before he gets
through the season in Canada. 1t has
been about year since Emperor travel
ed. His nature is so treacherous and
his temper so violent that the keepers
dread to have him around, and he was
lent to the Central park collection. He
was kept chained up after he went to the
park, but even then he made vicious
lunges at people and came near killing
keeper. Superintendent Conklin had
great iron cage made, and Emperor
was put in that. The cage had no bot
tom, and one day Emperor rushed at a
man at whom he was offended, and car
rying the cage along with him pinned
the man against the partition. Long
iron rods now rivet the cage pat to the
stone floor, and Emperor's capacity for
mischief is very limited. For several
months Emperor has been on his good
behavior. His head droops meekly, and
no trace OF viciousness can be seen in his
mild, blinking eyes. The keepers won
der what he is going to do next, and do
not abate in their wariness.
Mr.. Conklin had Emperor out for an
airing two or three times during winter
The neighborhood of the menagerie was
first cleared of visitors, and then the old
fellow was led around the buildings
with chain. He showed no emotion of
any kind at this glimpse of freedom.
The question of keeper for the COM
ing season was at first perplexing one
to Emperors purchasers Old keepers
all over the country know the beast by
sad experience or reputation, and have
declined, with thanks, proffers of situa-
tions.
Don't touch that elephant; he'll kill
the whole of you" wrote one man. "He
broke my arm and collar-bone in 1876,
and don't want anything to do with
him." One writer was earnest in his
appeal to the owners not to trust EN-
peror under any circumstances. Other
keepers had "reminiscences of fractured
ribs and legs to relate in explanation of
their declinations. An experienced
keeper has been engaged, however, and
by some it is believed that Emperor's
fit of sulks is over, and that he will be
good elephant all summer.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-04-29

A dispatch from Philadelphia says:
"Now that the Philadelphia capitalists,
who are about to reclaim the immense
tracts of land in the state Of Florida,
known as the Everglades" have com
pleted their contract with that state, it
is no longer secret that one of the
main features of the gigantic scheme is
the building of ship canal across the
state of Florida. This project almost
equals in Importance that of reclaiming
the twelve million acres of the richest
land in the world, south of the frost
belt. A ship canal across the state of
Florida has been the dream of engineers
for many years. 1t would not only
shorten the distance between the Ameli-
can ports on the Atlantic coast and all
European ports to New Orleans, Mobile
and all shipping points on the Gulf of
Mexico, but it would avoid the dangers
to navigation which are experienced on
the countless keys and coral reefs off
the Southern and Southwestern coast of
Florida. All ship captains know of this
danger, which is often aggravated by
hurricanes, which are common to the
southward of Florida, but which are
comparatively unknown on the west
coast, in the region of Tampa Bay. 1t
is well known that u number of New
York capitalists have been endeavoring
for some years to get charter from the
state of Florida to build ship canal,
but the Philadelphia company, with a
great deal Of shrewdness, have got ahead
of them. In connection with the Pana-
ma Canal, now in the course of construc-
ton, the Florida canal must a. once at
tract the attention of the capalists, not
only of America but of Europe.
II will be much easier to steal an um-
brella now than four weeks hence,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-04-29
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

-St. Louis chillblains are the worst in
market.
Chicago drug stores aim to make 400
per cent. profit.
A S5OO,OO0 grain elevator is to be
erected in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
The Legislature of West Virginia adj
iourned until the second Wednesday in
January, 1882.
Poets who have written most of the
sea have been awful careful to make
their journeys by lard.
A ST. Louis preacher has made him
self unpopular by preaching against
second marriages.
Talmage says person can be too en-
thusiastic on the subject of religion and
do the cause much injury,
The Gar of Russia has been put out
of the way, but will his son show the Nj
hilists any favors for their crime?
F NJ Crowley, a porter in the New
York postoffice, has been detected steal
ing valuable letters and held in $4,000
bail for trial
A steam cotton mill, on large scale,
will be built Immediately in Charleston,
S. c., the capital, 100000 having been
promptly subscribed.
The new bridge over the Tay, in Scot
land, is estimated to cost three million
and half dollars.
A marble workerin Madison, Ind, has
been convicted of defacing tombstones
in the cemetery in order to create bust
ness for himself,
The police commissioners of Cincin-
natl are charged with having been paid
as much as two thousand dollars a
month by the gamblers as blackmail.
The public debt of the United States
is $6S per head of Spain, $154 of
France, $l36; of England, $l36 Of
Holland, $114; of Canada, $28 Of Mex
leo, $50; of Switzerland, 80.
The Boston Post accounts for the
New Workers paying higher salaries than
any other city to their ministers by the
fact that it's heap more work to save
a New Yorker than any other man.
A party of seven Zulus, intended for
exhibition purposes, have arrived in New
York There are two women and five
men. Their dress is so scant that it
scarcely complies with the demands of
decency.
George Thomas was to wed Annie Sc
vern in Cairo last September, but two
days before the date fixed he broke his
leg In January they tried it again and
she broke an arm. They were to make
third trial on the 18th of this month,
but on the 7th George broke his neck.
And now the girl is heartbroken.
Singing cats, roof perambulators o
nights, are common enough in fact, too
numerous for comfort; but who overheard
of a singing dog9 John Webb, of JEFF
fersonville, Pa, has common cur which
has actually been taught to know one
key in music from another, and will sit
by piano and sing in his peculiar Ian
guage and never make discord. Emf
nent musicians say it is wonderful.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-04-29
Bro. Gardeners Lime-Kiln Club.

'Doan' be too good" said the old man,
as he crossed his hands under his coat
tails. II advise you to be good, but not
goody-good. When man reaches q
sartin line of goodness he will have de
respect an esteem of all who meet him !;
orfuns will bless him an widders will
pray for him. When he crosses ober
dat line he will pray fur de poo wild one
hand an lend money at fifteen per cent.
wild de odder. He will shed tears fur
his naybur's woes, but leave six inches of
snow on his sidewalk fur de public to
wade frew. His chin will quiver when
he speaks of de poo heather in Africa,
but his own boys will play base ball in
dc alley on Sunday, He will weep ober
de need of more orfun asylums, but he
won't put down q shillin' in money. He
will talk charity by de hour, and charge
boy fifty cents for breakin' two shil-
lin pane Of glass. doan' want muffin
to do wild a too good man. When | know
man to be wicked 1 know how to take
him. When j know him to be n goody-
goody man my only safety am to let him
alone. When you meet man who nm
distressed ober de gineal wickedness of
de world doan' you lend him any money
widout good security. When you meet
a man who says 'ah' an 'um, an rubs
his hands together an rolls up his eyes,
doan' challenge him to trade horses,
Find me man who weeps bekase do
world hain't better an / show you q man
who makes his own nome unhappy,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-04-29
Vengeance UpOn q Mule.

Old Silas was very revengeful man.
Now, Silas owned mule, and one day
the mule raised his hind legs and smote
Silas, whereupon the old man sat upon
the barn floor and wept. Suddenly he
smiled, and seizing a grain sack he filled
it with sand and rocks, and tied leather
apron around it. Then he hung it down
from the beam right behind the mule.
A shudder passed over the animal, but
he nerved himself and let fly. He sent
the bag to the roof, but the recoil struck
him with surprise, not only once but
two or. three times. The mule was as
tonished, shocked He wasn't used to
being kicked back, Old Silas laughed
until tears ran down his cheeks. The
mule kicked again and the bag kicked
back. They kept up the contest all day,
and towards evening the mule showed
signs of weakening, but old Silas was
not satisfied yet. He went to bed, and
during the night he heard the mule
braying for mercy, but his heart was
hardened When he went to the stable
in the morning the sand bag was as
fresh as ever, but the mule had laid
down in despair and was dead-died of
q broken heart.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-04-29
Scent of Dogs.

Dogs not only smell odors in an occa-
sional way, but they likewise seem to
extract recognizable odor from almost
everything, as Prof, Groom Robertson
also suggests. Anacharsis knows me
when / am dressed in clothes he never
saw before, by his nose alone. Let me
get myself up in theatrical costume
and cover my face with mask, yet he
will recognize me at once by some, to us
undiscoyerable perfume Moreover, he
will recognize the same odor as clinging
to my clothes after they have been taken
off. If l shy pebble on the beach he
can pick out that identical pebble by
scent amongst a thousand others Even
the very ground on which / have trod-
den retains for him some faint memento
of my presence forhours afterward. The
bloodhound can track human scent
a week old, which argues delicacy of
nose almost incredible to human nos.
trils Similarly, too, if you watch Ana
charts at this moment you will see that
he runs up and down the PATH shifting
away at every stick, stone and plant, as
though he got separate distinguishable
scent out of every one of them. And so
he must, no doubt; for if even the earth
keeps perfume of the person who has
walked over il hours before, surely every
object about us must have some faint
smell or other, either of itself or Of OBJ
iects which have touched it. When we
remember that q single grain Of musk
will scent hundreds of handkerchiefs 80
as to be recognizable even by our defec-
tive organs of smell, there is nothing OK
travagant in the idea that passing crea-
lures may leave traces, discoyerable by
keener senses, on all the pebbles and
straws which lie across the road. Thus
the smells which make up half Of the
dogs picture of the universe are prob
ably just as continuous and distinct as
the sights which make up the whole
picture in our own case, and which
coalesce with the other half
in the canine mind Hnpa's Weekw
-----------------
A substitute for India rubberhas been
in the milky sap Of the "bul.
ivr tren of gouth Amorioa
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-04-29
A FABLE.
How the Coon Presided.

Once upon time there was a general
assemblage of fowls and animals, called
together to discuss the question Of re-
from. The Tiger shed tears over the
wickedness of the Rabbits, the Hyena
wept at the rapacity of the Vultures, and
the Wild Cat pressed his paws to his
aching heart and sighed over the vii
lainies perpetrated by the Rats and Mice.
A venerable old Coon was made chair
man of the meeting, and after clearing
his voice he began
"My friends, there is great need Of re-
form. We are drifting down to perdi-
tion at racehorse speed. Speak, brothers,
speak, and let us have full and frank
expression"
81 am for reform, said the Tiger as
he rose up. 81 see the Coons out every
night, stealing corn and raising old Ned
generally, and / hope they may be
brought to see the error of their ways"
"Reform is my watchword," " began the
Buffalo as he secured the floor, "and l
hope the Tigers will commence the good
work in their midst. The Tiger who
just addressed you has the blood of my
slain calf still on his lips"
at is my opinion" began veteran
old Hyena, 'that reform is most needed
among the vultures They have become
so bold that hardly stand a show now
adays to find carcass for myself"
"And since men have taken to carry
ing guns and swords hesitate to attack
them, said a Wolf. 81 move you, Mr..
Chairman, that it is the sense of this
meeting that men no longer go armed"
"Hear what I have to say" pleaded
the Wild Cat. 81 move that the Panther
be censured for eating flesh"
"And my friend the Cow should be
forced to let grass alone" observed an
Elephant
'1n order to get the sense of the meet
ing | move that we no longer eat flesh"
observed q Deer
81 move to amend by substituting the
word grass" promptly responded
Wolf.
Amendments and resolutions were
coming in like the Pacific Express when
the old Coon in the chair called for or
der and said
"My friends, let us begin our reform
by routing out the Seipents.'
"No no" protested Fox, 81 lease
my cave to family of Serpents at ex-
cellent cash figures. Let's drive the
Worms out of the country"
"But we feed on Worms" chirped
hundred Birds. Drive them out and
we'd starvew
Thus they continued, each one anxious
to preserve whatever was good for him
self and sacrifice whatever was good for
his neighbor, until the Coon cut the dis
cussion short by saying;
"Order! Order! Now, then, any bird
or fowl who is willing to begin this re-
form campaign by sacrificing personal
gains please stand up"
Everything continued to sit
"Well, then, any one willing to begin
the reform at home and under his own
hat please stand up"
No one stood up.
81 think we have bitten off more than
we can chew" said the Coon as he laid
down his gavel "This is a very wicked
world, and there is great need of reform,
but when Tigers set out to reform
Hyenas and Wild Cats find fault with
the doings of Wolves it's time to dismiss
the meeting.
MORAL.
Charity may begin next door, but
reform should commence at home.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-04-29
A Change of Climate.

Scientific men say that the mild eli
mate of England and France is due to
the heated waters of the Gulf Stream,
which add several degrees to the average
temperature, compared with the same
latitudes on the eastern shore of Amer
lea.
If the course of the Gulf Stream
should be changed, so the scientists
say, these countries would have long
and dreary winters. They enforce their
theory by reference to Greenland
The climate of this country was once
mild, its summers delightful, and its
surface covered with rich verdure,
from which its name was derived. But
it is now covered by huge glaciers, and
is almost uninhabitnble.
The change, they think, has been oc-
casioned by a change in the current of
the Gulf Stream. 1t once flowed near
the coast, and diffused genial warmth.
But by the formation of the coral
reefs on the Florida shores, the waters
of the Gulf Stream were DETECTED from
the Greenland coast, and its climate be-
came arctic. A similar change may hap
pen to England from q similar cause
YouhS CompdniOn.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-04-29

1 am so lonely; and | think, if you
would let me, that / should like you.
81 swore once" he said never to trust
mankind, still less womankind, again. -
"Unsay the rash oath," she said
eagerly. at shuts you from all happi-
ness and goodness"
"How dare you ask mo? In whom
shall 1 trust?"
"In me-"
"a girl-a child, that doesn't know
even the meaning of things about her,
much less her own heart?"
81 know one thing; the truth that 1
feel within me. That never dies, and
never fails. Only try me, cousin. l
long to do you good"
81 believe you do" he said, much
softened. ~ believe, with all of my in
nocent fervor you do wish it. I will
trust till l see that You, too, are going
to deceive me. Will you take the re-
sponsibility?"
Madeline held out her hand, and so
there was truce between them. Every
night they studied and talked under the
supervision of the prim housekeeper,
and at last he fell into a way of taking q
morning walk with her in the garden and
riding with her to several parties and
always to church, and the neighborhood
held up its hands in astonishment
Months passed away. Very peaceful,
happy ones they were. But one evening
he failed to make his appearance. All
the next day Madeline watched for him,
but in vain.
"He had gone away" she thought,
with a keen pang, "and did not tell me" !"
One week passed-two-three. Sus-
pense grew uncomfortable. She ventured
an inquiry of the prim housekeeper.
"Mr. Frederic is not far away-he's is
ILL.,"
"1ll! Why was 1 not told? l will go
and see him at once"
"He has the typhus fever, Miss; and
Mrs. Chathard ordered that you should
on no account be admitted, for fear Of
the infection"
Madeline left the housekeeper with
out another word, and went straight to
Frederic's room. She was not very sure
of its locality; for it was in the other
wing of the house, place where she had
never ventured. She was, however, ex-
ceedingly doubtful Of the proprlety of
going in at all; but if he should die with
out her, would propriety console her?
She went in trembling He was alone
and awake. He turned towards her,
hollow, reproachful eyes.
care you better?" was the first ques-
tion.
Eyes; but why have you left me alone
so long? 1 thought that you cared for
me-"
81 do, l do. ] never knew. waited
and wondered, and grew sick at heart.
No one told me, and to-day asked, I
was too proud to do it before. I thought
you had gone away, after the old fashion,
without telling me. Then they said l
mustn't come to you for fear of the in
fection."
"There is danger! Go away at once!"
81 will not. Why should I not share
danger with you? All the orders in the
world shan't drive me from you~
He turned towards her with sudden
animation, seizing her hand, looked
earnestly into her face, and said: "My
little darling, l really believe that you
love me as I do you"
And from that moment he mended,
spite of doctors physic, and the sombre
old house is gay enough under the blithe
supervision of the young mistress, Mrs.
Frederic Chathard or Madeline.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-04-29

The Detonte powder, made by the
yigorite Company of California, was re-
Gently tested near San Francisco to show
its superior power and the entire safety
with which it can be used. A cartridge,
lit with q match, burned slowly without
an explosion ball was fred through a
can of itwith the same result, and weights
were allowed to fall upon the powder
without igniting it. In actual blasting
its power exceeded any other dsscrip-
ton Of powder
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-04-29
RATES OF ADVERTISING.

Regular rates OF advertising, 81 per square
first insertion, and 50 cents each subsequent
insertion.
Special contracts will be made for all AdveT-
tisements for four insertions or over.
Transient advertisements always pAyAbh
quarterly in advance.
Marriages and obituary notices, over one
,auAre, charged for at half regular rates
All local news 10 cents lh.1 for each in
lertion.
No notices inserted for less than fifty cents
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The Amateur Farmer.

The Amateur Farmer.
ldrcemt Of beautiful lime
When the world shall happy bel
When the elephants an1 hyenss
Shall blossom on every tree;
When tamarinds and potatoes
Shall cease their dreadful roar
When turnip trees shall blossom
In the garden for ever more.
dreamt Of a great republic
When the people shall all 20 West,
Bow plums and reap tomatoes
In the land they love the bestj
When pig iron and molasses
Shall bloom on every hill.
And chickens low in the barnyard,
While gooseberries toll at the mill.
I'm weary Of seeing the cabbage
Handle the rake and the hoe;
I'm weary OF watching and waiting
For the grasshoppor bush to growj
i long for the time when spinach
Shall cope with bread and milk;
When hens shall lay potatoes,
And horses spin raw silk.
oh swet' were the vanished hours
When wandered down the glen,
And wreathed my brow with tomatoes,
orplucked the ripened hen;
When tho donkey twined up the trellis,
And the cucumber chirped in the grass,
And the sweet potato whistled
To its mate in the mountain pass.
But gone are the days of childhood,
And manhood's dreams are mine;
Yet long Tor the the by-gone hours,
AS sit meath this Turkish vine.
Oh wreathe your blossoms about me,
And soothe my aching breast;
While gooseberry plaintively MARBLES
And lulls me into rest.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-04-29

A substitute for India rubberhas been
discovered in the milky sap Of the "bul.
ly" tree Of South America,
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Samples OF Job Work and Prices sent OF
application. Address
W. s. TIPTON, Proprietor,
Cleveland, Tenn.
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II will be much easier to steal an um.
brella now than four weeks hence,
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The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-04-29

Charity may begin next door, but
reform should commence at home.