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Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-06-27

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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-10-04
Snakes as Trout Catchers.

Mfr. George w. Morris, of Bridge
water, thinks fishermen had better go
into the snake killing business along the
brooks IL they wish to have any trout
fishing. The other day, while he was
at work near brook near the Bridge.
water and Roxbury line, the cries of a
man in the field close by attracted his
attention, and going to his help he found
very large water snake, as saucy as
you please, jumping at the man. Tho
snake was disposed of, and, noticing
that it had something inside OF it, he
pressed upon the snake with his foot.
and trout, which was about six inches
long, appeared in view. Altogether he
forced three good-sized trout from the
snake, the last one being pretty well
gone. At another time, as Mr.. Morris
was passing along the bank of brook,
he saw large water snake glide from
the roots of a tree into the water. He
thought nothing of it at first, as he sup
posed the snake had disappeared be-
cause of his approach. but soon there
was connection in the water, and
looking down into the pool, where d
number of suckers had gathered, be
saw that one of them had been caught
in the head by the snake and was whip
ping the water with, its tail at a ire
mendous rate. The snake succeeded
in landing its prey, when it was killed
and the sucker, which appeared to be
unframed. was set free by MIR. Morris
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-10-04
Life in the Deep Sea.

The conditions under which life exists
in the deep sea are very remarkable.
The pressure exerted by the water at
great depths is enormous, and almost
beyond comprehension. It amounts
roughly to q ton weight on the square
inch for every 1000 fathoms of depth,
SO that at the depth of 1900 fathoms
there is q pressure of two tons and .
half per square inch of surface, which
may be contrasted with the fifteen
pounds per square-inch pressure TO
which we are accustomed at the level OF
the sea surface. An experiment made
by Mr.. Buchanan enabled us to realize
the vastness OF the deep-sea pressure
more fully than any other facts. MIR.
Mr.. Buchanan Theoretically sealed up at
both ends thick glass tube full Of air
several inches in length. He wrapped
this sealed tube in flannel, and placed
it, SO wrapped up, In wide copper
tube, which was one OF those used to
protect the deep-sea thermometers when
sent down with Che sounding apparatus:
The copper case containing the sealed
glass tube was sent down to depth OF
1000 fathoms, and drawn up again. 1t
was then found that the copper wall OF
the case was bu1ged and bent inward
opposite the place where the glass tube
lay, Just as if it had been crumpled m
ward by being violently squeezed. lbs
glass tube itself, wi hin its flannel wrap.
per, was found, when withdrawn. re-
duced to a fine powder, like snow al
most. Notes By a Naturalist on the
CHALLENGER.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-10-04
Putting Away Tools.

The wearing out of farm Implements
Is. as rule. due more to neglect than
to use. If tools can be well taken care
Of. It viii pay to buy those made Of the
best steel. and finished in the best man.
ner; but in common hands, and with
common care. such are of little advant-
age. Iron and steel parts should be
cleaned with dry sand and cob, or
scraped with piece Of soft ircn. washed
and oiled il necessary. and in q day or
two cleaned of with the corn-cOb, and
dry sand. Finally paint the iron part
with rosin and beeswax. in the proper
ton of four of rosin, to one ct wax.
melted together and applied hot. This
Is good for the iron or steel parts of
every sort OF tool Wood work should
DO painted with good, boiled, linseed
oil, white lead and turpentine, colored
of any desired tint; red Is probably the
best color. Keep the cattle away until
the paint is dry and hard. or they will
lick. with death as the result. If 1t 10
not desired to use paint on hand tools.
the boiled Oil with turpentine and
'.liquid drier." does just a. well.
Many prefer to saturate the woodwork
81 farm implements with crude petro-
lsum- This can not be used with color,
but IL applied by itself. 50 long as any 10
absorbed by the pores Of the wood
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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-10-04
No Nonsense About Her.

81 tell you what it isl said young
Spilkins, .that Podgers girl is just the
right kind of a girl There's no non
sense about her, you know. and she's so
observing, you know; sees everything
there is to be seen. and she's just as
economical and notes.-the as she can
be. took her out to walk the other
evening, and she saw everything in the
shop windows. More than dozen
times she said: Doesn't that candy look
nicep" And two or three times, as we
were going by an open door. she said;
How lovely that smells! 1t smells
just like ice-cream. doesn't it?' But.
Ia! Notwithstanding she would like to
have had some, she never once asked
me to give her any. 1 tell you, boys.
you don't often find a girl Ike that. so
thougntfu' and economical. you know. I"
Spilkins says if he ever ge.s married,
Miss Podgers shall be the happy woman,
but Spillzins may be mistaken. Miss
Podgers may have word to sav--De-
tSoit Free Press
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-10-04
Imaginary Birds.

The phoenix, as everybody knows.
gathers dry sticks to make its funereal
pyre, which it then contrives to set
alight, and is presently consumed in the
flames. From its ashes q worm crawls
out, and, being gradually covered with
feathers, takes the form of its parent
bird The eagie, which fears nothing
else, breads the approach. of venomous
serpents. To avert evil from its eaglets
it places two ugates in its nest. When
its beak grows too long it breaks off the
superfuous piece against rock. The
serre is very powerful bird, and takes
immense flights. It is fond of the com-
pany of ships. but il vessel happens to
be An unusually swift sailer, it closes its
wings and sinks to the bottom OF the
sea- A sentimental bird is the female
turtle-dove. Should its mate chance to
die, it never again alights on leafy
tree. Is In remarkable for its chastity,
but is averse from melody. II it hears
the warbling of other birds it groans
dismally. In winter time it loses its
feathers, and shelters itself in holes and
hollows. It is related of the wood
peck or that If any one drives in peg to
close the entrance to the hole IN the tree
in which its nest is built it flies off in
quest Of particular herb with which it
touches the peg, whereupon it falls out.
This, too, is curious The hoopoe is I'M
able to moult In q natural manner. Its
young ones, therefore, pull out its feath-
| ers, and cover and feed her till they are
full grown. The stork's young ones are
not less flial. So long as the parent
| bird has provided for her brood, SO long
will her brood provide for her. On the
other hand, the male crow is cruel
| to its offspring, and pecks at and beats
them till their feathers are as black as
his own. The vainest and siiliest of all
birds is the peacock. When it looks
upon its brilliant plumage it is SO de-
LIGHTED that it spreads out the glories Of
its tail, but when it looks down upon its
feet it is 30 disguised and 80 ashamed of
| itself that its tail droops to the ground.
1t is said to have the voice of fend,
the head Of snake. and the gait of q
thief. The swan likes to be accompanied
by harp, and is most melodious during
the last year of its life. 1t il also inter-
esting to learn that the swallow is capa-
BILE of restoring sight to its "callow
brood" when carried away into captivity
and blinded. Any one gowing whore
4 him some burned vulture's feathers. The
nearl Oh VultuIo WIdPpeu LII euo BALI
of lion or of wolf frightens away
demons. It is quite untrue that vultures
were originally race of men who were
cruel to the pygmies. But how is it that
medical men do not make greater use q
the caladrius? If this beautiful, snow.
white little bird, which is a native Of
Jerusalem, be held in front of a man
whose death is certain, it averts its head
| and will in no yise look at him but II
on the contrary, the sick man is destined
to live in spite of his physicians, thu
caladrius turns to him, as John Treviss
expresses it, 'faunynge and playsynge.
-Al the Year Round.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-10-04
llIin,itaDle Gold.

Recently Captain Burton. the trav.
eler, reported that almost ilIimitable
gold can be obtained on the Gold Coast.
Africa, district which has been aurif.
erously prolific for centuries. He sayi
the region is equal to half dozen Cali
fornias. In this he is supported by the
English Commander Cameron, who In
vestigated the Gold Coast in his com
pany. Gold is found in the sea sand. ir
the dust of the roads and in the mud
walls of native huts. A subject of such
Importance has of course been widely
discussed by experts in England, and
by this time large numbers of pros
pectors are doubtless verifying matters
on the spot. Notwithstanding all the
difficulties that would confront gold
miners in Africa-the insalubrious eli.
mate, the savage inhabitants. the hos.
tility OF the native rulers, and other OBJ.
stacles equally as great-there is nc
doubt that when proof positive is OBJ
tanned that great gold deposit exists
there all these difficulties viii be over
come, and that the white men and thu
capital and energy Of civilization viii flow
thither TO confront tbosa ct nature AMI
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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-10-04
The Telephone Improved.

To overcome the local noises charac-
terizing mills and other places, and
which, as is well known, disrurbs the
successful operation of the ordinary
telephone, an instrument has been
devised, consisting of a square box. in
which are placed both transmitting
and receiving diaphragm; from the
chamber of the latter two sound tubes
extend, to be received one in each ear,
these being kept in place by small
spiral spring, tending to draw the tubes
together, and thus keep the small rubber
caps on the ends of the sound tubes IN
place in the ear. The effect of these
caps is to smut out all extraneous sounds,
and confine those of the receiving tele-
phones so that their full force is felt On
the ear. The lower part OF the box
contains the sransmitter, which is made
very sensitive; pressing button brings
the battery into circuit with the trans
mitter. It is claimed that this instru-
ment will talk 200 miles or more.-N.
S3fa
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-10-04
The Tiger.

Speaking Of King Faro in New York
and Boston, the Boston Globe says:
The mere mechanism of game which
can scarcely be learned otherwise than
by observation and practice is not easy
Of description. How can the mysteries
be conveyed to those who know not of
'scoppering," 'ssingleout," s.break
evens," ssoddsn and ssevens," of the
refined article o. switching and the
unavailing of the sswhipsawf" LIST 1t
merely be SAID that full pack of cards
Is inserted faces upward in metal box,
open ct one sides that the alternate
cards from the top one win, and the
alternate cards from the second one
lose. This is the order of rotation from
the top; the first card, of course, being
considered dead, the third fifth, seventh,
ainth and so on will win, and the Sec
ond, fourth, sixth, eighth and SO on viii
lose. Cards may be backed to win or
lose. All bets are even, save when only
one turn, j. e., four cards remain in the
box. Of these four cards two are con-
sidered dead, the top one as belonging
to the previous turn and the one at the
bottom as being the last in the pack,
and for bets made on the other two,
odds Of four to one are offered against
naming them In their order. This, at
first sight, seems q liberal proposition;
but slight reckoning of the many diff
ferent combinations that may be made
with the cards will show how great an
advantage the banker has in this case
over the better. The latter character
isdc is, indeed, general with faro, as
with most other banking games. The
onl1 ostensible advantage of the bank
at faro is in the splits, orr the coming
together Of two single cards, in which
case one-haf of the bets fall to the
banker instead of being considered
sven.
The game Is recorded on q small in.
strument called case or cue keeper,
resembling the framed wires strung with
wooden balls used for counting At
school. The proportion in favor Of the
bank is estimated at fifteen per cent.
against any individual player, but, Of
course, the collective advantage is fal
greater. The success of the game,
backed by sufficient capital to resist q
few lucky bets, is q mathematical Ger.
tainty, like roulette and other games, to
which dupes and spendthrifts have beer
contributing for centuries.
The devices for cheating at faro arr
numerous, and even in an honestly con
Quoted house a player constantly back
ing certain cards or pursuing system
would be liable to lose, for the dealer
who shuffles and cuts for himself is gen
orally practiced enough to arrang'
the deal or at least some part o
it much to his own wish. The dealer.
of faro acquire their calling only BY
long and careful practice. They arr
generally sharp, keen and impassiv,
men. An expert dealer can Away
command q fair salary, generally from
e25 to 800 per week, and even large
prices are paid when the services rem
dered justify it.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-10-04

Here i something new in the way
OF oruamentatin, . salesman in q largo
uptown jeWefxy: store aid, opening .
box. Out walked . monster besfle.
fully four inches in length. About its
body was Q solid gold band, looked By Q
tiny paddock, 10 which was attached Q
costly gold chain, about two inches in
length, fastened to pin. The beetles
back glistened in light, having been
treated to . dreas Of gold, and a it
numbered along it, long legs worked TO-
gethsr in : curious 4ashion. "Ips .
shawl pin. You zee the pin il used TO
Hasten the face of . shawl, or perhaps worn
ON The bonnet, the insect crawling
around the length Of the chain. They
arepsrieotly harmless and not expensive,
a. they live on air-that Is, they have
never been seen to eat. This one was
brought here to mount, which il . very
are al 90 delicate. After al, there IL
nothing Questionable about them. OK
cept the idea Of having them crawl over
you They Ill come from South Ameri-
ca, and the only lot In the city il to be
try to introduce the fashioR Of wearing
tuo1os lucy Co8tAOM vAV " w. oopcu0'
ing entirely on the amount Of the ring.
There il nothing cruel about il, - they
are bound loosely, and tho gold has NO
effect upon their hard sides.
In Brazil the fashion OF wearing beetles
is carried to . great extent A well.
known resident has . beetle with . col
lar OF gold which meets at the top, and
il there ornamental with . diamond Of
great value. The insect has csSs sur
rounded by the plants among which it
lives In it, native state, and nothing 10
neglected to make it a. comfortable -
possible. But the most popular insect
used for an ornament in Brazil il . smAll
phosphorescent beetle. These are often
worn fastened In the hair, and - the two
phosphorescent or light giving spots are
on the sides Of the head, the black IN
sect n ,of course, invisible, especially
whom In the raven locks Ct the fair Bra
zilians. Twenty or thirty ct these bee
sles vii throw ont . light suzIlcisnt Il
read By, and whsn ezragGed aropnd II
headr1no o1Eoouy- - 49, u
forehead and held in place, The eject i
beautiful.-NeU York Sun.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-10-04
A suit which will prov. of gr,at in

A suit which will prove of great in
teIest to theatregoers and Managers of
Amusement halls has been brought at
Richmond, Va. A gentleman was AZ
rested in the opera house Of that city
for occupying seat for which he had
ne coupon, although he had ticket OF
admission. The seat was the only va
can't one in the house. Now he will
ask the courts to decide whether or not
the theatre il compelled to furniah seats
when a ticket IL sold for it and the
money paid.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-10-04

HKRBERr S1ENolR 10 in this country.
and he d sick, yet withal he is able t.
use this iorcible language in speaking Of
Oscar Wilde: 'sHe h that outlandish
person who attempted to reconcile
idiocy with art and Mandy pambyism
with sentiment"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-10-04
There win be no collection this NOR

There viii be No collection this morn
ing. If the sexton wants any money
from this congregation. he will be a lit
tie moro diligent in his business and
dust the pews back under the gallery.
same as the body pews down in front.
and sweep the carpets at least once .
month -Batriin0fo,s Hasckeve
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-10-04

A xu1nEA Of immigrants Of VARIOUS
nstionalities passed up Broadway. New
York, the other morning. The italian
men carried deep carpet sacks, and the
women. left far in the rear. and wearing
pink and erq4 costumes caxr1ed % Leo
half-xrown children. The Scotch women
and men were about equally laden. The
Englishmen carried nothing ct al, while
the women, endesvoring to keep up with
them, vere burdened with heavy port
msnteAu IN each hand.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-10-04

WHAr sort Of doctors have they In
New Jersey A Jersey paragraph says:
Tho health authorities Of Paterson
have declared tho Office and residence
Of Dr.. Daeumer untenantAble nom
filth. and the inmates are to be removed
and the premises cleaned and fumi-
rated
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-10-04

IT rs stated that block Of creosoted
pine. in use in the street pavement in
Galveston for seven years, was recently
examined and found to have lost but An
eighth Of an inch.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-10-04
james Field obtained a promi

james Field obtained promise
from Jenny McHenry and her parents, IN
Philadelphia, that she would become nus
wife when she was sixteen, her age at
that tine being twelve; but on her SIX
teenth birthday Field commitSsd Sun,
eide instbali of marrying. for the glrl
refused To- keep the agreement -si T.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-10-04

Mosas Wu1lA,ds, who died in Boston
few dAys ego. leaving . fortune Of
q. 600. 600, began lie psddling milk in
the streets Of that city. That's what
comes 1t selling milk whore water l. 20
abundant,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-10-04
How 70 KIN . Rattlesnake.

A working party on railroad here is
madeup Of mountaineers and Georgians.
One Of the latter performed foolhArdy
feat the other day thas made tho blood
Of the unacoustonsd spectators run cold.
They were as work clearing away the
thick underbrush, In advance Of the on
Gineer, when some ono shouted: "'Ware
Of rAttlesnakosl" He saw one OF these
reptiles about four feet long and five or
six inches in diameter lying just ahead.
Tho Georgian cut . short stick with .
forked end. and creeping up to the
snake he deity pinned it to the earth by
pushing tho forked end on either side Of
his neck. Then, Selling the tail in his
right hand, he ran his left down the
snakes body, and grasping it firmly just
back Of the head he held Il up 1t arms
length and called on the others 10 ''look
at the vaxmint's mouth" II was any
thing bat pleasant sight, and most Of
the spectators were horrided. After
holding Il few minutes for general In
spection. he suddenly swung the snake
over his head with Ills right hand, let
ting 20 the hold of the left, and dashed
Il with great force against . rock, kill
ing Il instantly. It was COOL and dex-
ferrous feat, but very trying to the look
orS-0n, who consured tho man Tor his
ssfolly," ct which he seemed to be
nightly amused.
The MEXICAN women arc wonder
fully graceful This IL partly due TO
their manner of carrying baskets and
bundles. begun in early childhood ]
watched Mexican girs carry N I'M
mense basket of clothes homo 70 Be
laundried. First she selected from thu
basket . towel, and twisting i tightly.
I, wound It round and round until the cir
cumferenoe was the size Of her head. on
which she placed it; then. helped BY Z
companion, she lifted the basket
weighing 1t least thirty pounds. on TOT
of the roll. She balanced 1t by touch,
mo e Iirhtfv. first With one hand an(
then the other. After she bad gone
i short distancs she folded her hands u
! her shawl. walking with the grestes
ease and uneouaeicu BUSINESS. II hs'odetPAs'
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-10-04

TIE Louisville C0srier-Joswndl ex-
presses the opinion that II Alfred
Tennyson were TO go through . news
paper waste basket, and attach his
name to all the original poetry he
should Nnd in il, he would still b read.
admired, and paid
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-10-04

A BosroN banker wont to the Oceanic
House at the Isle Of Shoals for recre-
alton, taking ave rooms for himself and
family. When he went away, September
l, he paid his three month"; bill Of g..
600 and said IL was cheap enough,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-10-04

TN Egyptian war helped the sale Of
Ensliah journals wonderfully. The Lon
don &andard, on the day succeeding the
bombardment Of Alexandria, sold over
SOC, 900 copies.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-10-04

1t Is the thing now for young men Of
society who have nothing to do, 10 claim
they "writs for the papers" Il makes
them seem to have brains.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-10-04

Dallas City. Tex, is building flve
nublic school houses at a cost OF S9.OOo
ea.i,. San Antonio is erecting a high
school at a cost of $4,000. Corsicana
has ;ust built two school-houses at Q
cost Of Si2. 0ot each.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-10-04

A RzcsNr decision Of The Supreme
Court Of Florida makes railroad prop
erty liable to taxation. and thus adds
about .. 600. 900 to the taxable property
of the State.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-10-04

HALF ton Of the silver three cent
pieces which originated under Buchan-
snss adminisz.tiop vas shippe1 few
days $50 fron Doston to the Philsdel-
phis mint.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-10-04

A yARaGnR ct 'Valdosta. Georgia, has
made two crops Of corn ON one piece O,
land.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-10-04

Tx thousand acres Of oysters have
been discovered In the North See. The
attention Of managers Of church festivals
should be called to this item.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-10-04

SrEmAn Inducements 70 plant trees
are offered In Dakota, where for every
Ave acres Of trees, forty acres Of land
with $1,000 in improvements are OK
empted from taxation.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-10-04

Bax. BuTzlxR has been retained By
the Dorseys In the Star Route trials.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-10-04

HRBEASrER no breeohloading rides
are to bsincluded in stores for uncivilzed
Indians.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-10-04

LnuTHNANT DAxENHowlR WIN enter
the lecture field in fsw days, having for
his subject "Arctic" and Siberian OK
periencoa.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-10-04

THR proposed introduction Of Chinese
labor into England ia meeting with OPP
p0aikion -
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-10-04

ACCORDING TO the Minneapolis Tribune
there il not enough Low grade wAsat in
Minnesota This year 10 feed the sAioksnA
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-10-04

THs United Presbyterians have
agreed 10 raise . fund Of t500, 900 In
honor Il the twenty-AftA year Of their
organization.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-10-04

"ONz country, one starry banner, and
ono wife," + the platform Of an editor
whose field adjoius Mormondon.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-10-04

A FATAL case of blood poisoning from
the bite Of mosquito il reported from
Louisville, KY.