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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-08-19
A REMARKABLE DISCOVERY,

! nS oNSAt SAACc, says tue WaSOl0S
ton Post, has just extended its officia
wing over one Of the most Remarkable
discoveries of the present century, an,
one, it is safe to say, which will not on
~ effect revolution in the presen
methods of producing and applyin,
heat, but seriously undermine the yer,
structure upon which at present tn
generally received scientific notion o
| heat rests. The model apparatus
patented by Mr.. Calver, the inventor
consists of a number of small looking
glasses, arranged in rows upon a frame
so fixed that they can be converged up.
on any one point.
n working model, of which he has a
number, was yesterday exhibited to a
Post reporter, in the yard in the rear
of his residence. Forty innocent guile
less looking fifteen-cent gilt framed
mirrors, each 81 inches by AZ inches.
We're arranged upon frame propped
up like an artists easel and bearing n
striking resemblance thereto.
Facing the easel was the fragment of
What was once barn door, also prop
ped up and partly covered with worn
and faded sheet of zinc that bore un-
mistakable evidence of having been
burned through in several places. 1t
was but the work of a minute to con-
verge the 40 mirrors upon d space 81 in.
ches by 81 inches upon the barn doors
and then the revelations began. AS
each mirror cast its quota of sunlight
upon the common store the parallelo-
gram OF light grew whittier and more
until at last it looked like n
patch Of electric light.
But little patience was required to
await results. In less than thirty
seconds Il thin, curling puff of smoke
gave evidence of the progress Of the ex.
pertinent. In a minute the board was
out in flames. The focus was
then shifted upon the zinc. In few
moments it began to turn color; then
shrink as if anxious to get away where
It was cooler, and then in less than !
.hree minutes the entire surface |
by tho focus was literally |
melting, drop by drop. To melt zinc !
'equires temperature of over 700 de-
srees Fahrenheit.
The most wonderful feature about
he whole thing is the brilliancy OF the
light. Each mirror adds not only heat |
'ut light. Tho forty mirrors produced
! light more brilliant than an ordinary
electric light. A hand held SO as to in-
ercept the focus becomes as white as
lefies ordinary sight and conveys but
IN impression of beautiful, impossible
vhiteness. 1t is as hard to look at as |
he sun itself.
The possibilities of Mr.. Calver's in |
'ention are boundIess. With a com.
'ined square surface of twenty feet of
mirrors, lead meits quicker than |
hought, wood bursts into flame and is |
zone into ashes, and iron lnelts in less
han twenty minutes. Each mirror |
dds SO much to the heat and light ,and
1r. Calvcr has found by actual expert
aent that comparatively small COL
oction OF mirrors, each one foot square,
'iu melt all known metals in very
ew moments. He has produced over
900 degrees of heat with his mirrors.
~ calculation it is shown that 1OOOl
mirrors, each foot square, will melt
'on and steel with the rapidity al s
lost of thought. ]
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-08-19

An Austin wagon dealer sold wagon
to granger living on Onion creek
more than five years ago, and has not
got his money yet. a few days ago
the countryman came to town in that
very wagon, and the wagon man dunn
ed him for the amount, saying? "You
have had that wagon SO long that it is
nearly worn out, and you have not
paid for it yet" eyes, that's So" re-
torted the conuntryman scornfully,
stand here you come and want me to
pay as much for worn out old wagon
that has been in use five years as you
asked for it when it was new. Well,
you have got cheek"'-E 1eras 'Sittings.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-08-19

OF the many sources OF wealth which
have been created in Egypt through
European influence there is none moro
remarkable than that of cotton seed.
The product was formerly burned in
ovens in that country, and even thrown
away. The total value of the cotton
seed crop is now near G2,OOO,OOO OF
which 90 per cent. is exported to Eng
land.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-08-19

Twenty American cities, in the ccn-
suS year, had q population of ut least
1OO, 900 each; ten, namely, New York
Philadclphia, Brooklyn, Chicago, Bos-
ton, ST. Louis, Baltimore, Cincinnati,
San Francisco, and Now Orleans, in
the order named, had a population of
over 200, 900 each; of these tho first
seven had over 100000, and the first
four over 100000. New York stood
alone with 4ier million and Il quarter;
but before the next census Ihiladcl-
phia will join her, giving the country
two cities with more than a million
inhabitants each. Meanwhile the con-
tiguous cities of Now York, Brooklyn,
Jersey City, and Hobok en- possess an
aggregate population of over two mil
lions. But the chief interest in the re-
vised census figures for the larger cities
relates to their relative growth. Here
the most remarkable fact is the in
crease of Pittsburgh, which added 81
per cent. to her population within ten
years; next TO this came Cleveland ~
per cent. while in one sense the GS por
cent. of Chicago's increase is more cx-
traordinary than either, since the ratio
was on 4 much larger basis. Milwau-
kec, San Francisco, and Providence
were the three remaining large cities
that increased their populations more
than 80 per cent, in the decade of years.
These figures include only the twenty
largest cities. or course, among the
smaller not few have doubled or
trcblcd their populati tions, as it is easier
for city to increase from 10000 to 2O,-
900 than from 100 900 to 200, 900. Mem
phis and Mobile decreased from the
previous census.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-08-19

The largest gun on board the British
fleet at Alexandria, Egypt, throws a
projcctiIc weighing 100 pounds, at a
velocity of over a mile in four seconds.
1t takes $40 pounds of powder to fire
one such shot, and each discharge costs
about $1,000
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-08-19
ODD PEOPLE,,

What human being knows so entirely
his fellow-creature's inner and outer
life, that he dare pronounce upon
crotchety habits, peculiar manner Of
dress, eccentric ways of life or modes
of thought, which may have resulted
from the unrecorded, but never oblitcr-
ated history Of years? 1t is mostly the
old who are odd and when the young
laugh at them, how do they know that
they are not laughing at what may be
their own fate one day? Many pecu-
liarity may have sprung from some
warped nobility of nature, many an
eccentricity may have originated in
the silent tragedy of a lifetime. or
necessity, "odd" people are solitary
people. They may dwell in Il crowd
and do their duty in Il large family,
but neither the crowd nor the family
understand them; and they know it.
They do not always feel if, that is, not
to the extent of keen suffering, for their
very oddity makes them sufficient to
themselves, and they have ceased to ex-
pect tho sympathy which they know
they cannot get. The tide of life is
almost sure to bo at its cbb With those
whom we call odd people. Young
people have, i'll SenSc, no right to be
odd. They have plenty Of years before
them, and will meet in the world
enough attritiOn to rub down their
angles and make them polished and
pleasant to all bcholders. EARLY singu-
larities arc generally mere atEectations.
But when time has brought to most Of
us the sad ''too latc,' which in many
things we all must find more or less,
the case is different. Therefore, it be-
comes the generation which is still
advancing, to show to that which is
just passing away, tenderness, consider
alton and respect, even in spite OF many
harmless weaknesses. Mrs. (,wiE,
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-08-19
4 RIVER ROMANCE.

GCorrespondence of the Dubuque Toarald
Seated near us was lady and her
daughter, about 10 years old. She,
too. was listening to Capt. Asbury's s
yarns. They were about his adven-
lures on the river, his trials and tribu-
lations, his joys and sorrows. oAbout
Is years ago." he said, "when 1 was
running between st. Louis and Keo-
kuk, there came on the boat at uanni-
bal one of the handsonest young women
l had seen in all my life. She had n
little girl with her more handsome than
She was. The lady came up to me, for
She was a lady, and asked me to take
her to keokuk, as she desired to so to
Burlington to her friends, and that she
had not Il cent in the world with which
to pay her fare. Her pleading eyes
were too much for ,mine, and badc the
clerk consign her to a stateroom, as it
was in the middle Of the night. The
we were compelled to lay at the bank
until long after daylight. Tho lady
approached and thanked me ever SO
much, and told me that she was the
Wife of Confederate captain who had
been shot and killed by party of
scouts or guerillas, her home had been
robbed and burnt, and she, with her
child, succeeded in fleeing from the
scene of carnage, and was the next
day brought to Hannibal by n kind
farmer, in whose house she had sought
protection. Girls, that woman's story
and wrongs and suffering made my
heart softer. 1 know it did, and put
may hand into my pocket and gave
her $50 greenback, for 1 thought She
needed it. Well, haven't seen or
heard of her since, but l hope she is
happy, and that little girl of hers II
and SroWn-up woman"
The lady who was listening to the
Captains little story arose from her
chair, and, taking the hand of her
approached tho Captain,
saying: "Nes, we are both happy, and
will have you judge about tho good
looks of the grown-up daughter, for
here she is.'
Capt. Asbury stood as if struck as
dumb as tho fellow who caused the
maiden to hurl herself Off yontler rock,
for we were near that noted landmark.
He pecred into tho lady's face, plainly
by the reelection of the
electric light, in utter astonishment.
The captain recognized tho lady and
even the now grown up young lady,
and expressed himself pleased to sec
hem again. After mutual greeting
and introduction tous girls, tho lady,
Mrs. Russell, who now resides in New
York, went into the cabin and soon
returned upon the s'roof" with n piece
Of paper in her hand, which she handed
to the captain. 1t was Il check for
5000 which she desired TO return to him
for his kindness IS years ago. Capt.
refused tho protfered check,
and no persuasion could induce him to
accept. OF course Mrs. and Miss Rus
sell were admitted to our circle, and
our trip up the river was made more
oyous than ever, rs she proved TO be
! very intelligent, worthy lady, and
and her daughter proved to be ,
3 lovely in disposition as she was ,
in face and form. {
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-08-19

The recent State elections IN Ken
lucky and Alabama, resulted IN iaVof
of the Democrats by large maJoritles.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-08-19

After the first day of September,
taxes on movable property will be-
come delinquent, and the property
owing the taxes will be advertised for
sale.
After December 31st, 1852, taxes on
real estate will bear three per cent per
mum.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-08-19

Tug Wilson and James Elliott, have
agreed to fight within five hundred
miles Of New Orleans.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-08-19

Can shepherds crook be termed a
ram-rcd
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-03-16
WASHINGTON.

The pcstoffice department has issued Or
,'ers to postal route agents on the route from
MinEeapolis 10 Fort Dodge to extend their runs
80 as to end at Angus, Ia. fifty miles further
Special neil service ID Minnesota is ordered at
Raaudry, Polk county; Carlton, Carlton county !;
Cook ana sirana, Norman county. Postmas1
sers have been appointed in Minnesota, as fol-
lows: Reuben Grant at Hamilton, A E. Lud-
wig At Amanda, Samuel D. Pumpelly at Shoo-
katwa, and jesse P. Nevill at Richmond.
Senator Edmunds is said to have declined
the supreme judgship. A second choice NOM
NATION was beneath his dignity. he was GER
calmly the first choice of a majority of the
members Of the bar snd the public generally,
sld Lis assert on of his dignity by declining the
high office after it had been offered to and re-
Jec'ea by even 60 able gentleman as Mr.
Conkling, will not be condemned.
The engineers estimate for harbor or
breakwater in Lake Pepin for the protection CT
ported 10 the senate committee on commerce q
few days ago. The estimates and recommend
afzon OF the engineers are given for Lake CITY,
and Stockholm, and the committee may elect
which hey shall report to the senate.
The Keily-RandaN proposition to noance the
internal revenue in the Interest OF protective
tariff $40, OCO, 00n will not be reported by the
and diverse Interests affected are all repre-
sented III the committee. and the contest over
the matter will be as bitter as it will be ia the
house.
Bedford of Colorado proposes introducing in
the house resolution providing for the ap-
polntment OF new ways and means commit
tee, composed Of Eve republicans and four
democrats. vice the present ways and means
committee discharged for ineficiency.
The house committee on war claims decided
TO report that the claims Of the heirs of Sterling
]. AustinS for *3nO,O 900 for cotton and prop
erty destroyed liz Louisiana during the war, be
referred to the court of claims,
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-03-16
SOlid!fiel Stimulus
From the New York Herald.

The many eople who frequently want
drop of something to make them feel
right when they are too cold or too hot, or
too wet or too dry, or something, will re-
ioice 20 hea7 that foreign chemists have
disco~erea how TO solldify wine and spirits.
Hereafter q man should be able to carry
some crumbs of the precious stuff in his
vest POCKET instead Of going about with O
cork protruding from pocket of his coat,
and instead Of his inviting his boon COM
panions to the nearest bar, he can offer
them bracer from {. neat box no larger
than a cigar case. Better yet, it is said
that in the process Of solidfca-
ton the liquor loses its smell, SO no
man after refreshing himself need
rack his brain for plausible expla-
nations to make his wife about the aro-
ma Of cloves or coffee that he exhales.
Under the new and solid dispensation, the
corkscrew will not, IS heretofore, be the
most important portion OF travellers bag
gage, and even in Boston the wayfaring
man will be able to stimulate in full sight
without being arrested. When election
day is about due, candidate will not need
keep "opon house" at every rum SHOP i'll
his district; he need only carry pocketful
of neat little boxes Of solidifed patriotic
inspiration ind distribute them freely.
And yet it would be just like asse mblym men
coming down to New York after week at
Albany 10 prefer the old way to the new,
for it takes something at least big as
quart bottle to seem worth tou ching by a
politician.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-03-16
PITH OF THE NEWS.
RAILROADS.

Washington Special to Chicago Times: The
delegation from Chicago, consisting Of DR.. De
Wolf, Mr.. Quincy nud Jessie SpsldinE, who arc
here for the purpose Of SEQ ing ltglslatl- n
to prevent the landing n this coun-
by vaccination, have been verv busy, and say
they have made considerable progress in the
desired direction. They have seen and inter-
viewed over forty members Of congress, IA
cluding the chairman Of the house committee
on pablo health and the member resident and
secretary of the national board Of health.
On Friday morning, at St Paul, the Omaha
line de ivered to tho Manitoba road, at the
Union depot, s:x'een loads of Canadian passen-
gers and tive cars Of baggage. that came from
the line Of tho Great Western OF Canada. Be-
side these, three coaches more came in on the
regular train. The whole number OF coaches
The travellers were forwarded by the st. Paul,
minneapolis 4 Manitoba for The Red river val
Icy and to Aanitobs, the trains consisting Of
two SECTORS.
The Chicago, Milwaukee l. St. Paul railway
will mske THO following rate, taking effect
Monday, March, 13: From st. Paul, Mime
apols and minnesota Transfer to Chicago, Mil
vsnSee, St Louis and common points, and all
stations on their line in Wisconsin, Illinois and
all stations Gil the Dubuque l. Racine and
Southwestern divisions in Iowa on grain, flour
or mi!!stuffs, carloads, twenty i2O3 cents per
100 pounds. The rate heretofore has been %
cents per 100 pounds.
At a meeting OF the Omaha line in New York
the LAND grant Of the Air Line was accepted on
the part ct the company, and dividend Of 1a4
per cent WAS declared on the preferred stock OF
the company. No action was taken on the
Rock Island alliance, bat it is believed to have
been informally discussed.
The St. Psui, Minneapolis & Manitoba rail
road company er,ploy constantly 100 men in
their shops st Fergus Falls
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-03-16
The Modest Circus Agent.
ron, the Detroit Free Press.

From the Detroit Free Press.
An advertising agent for one Of the great
circus combinations has been in Detroit for
a week past, and yesterday he sat dosa
long enough to answer few oneCtlcns.
TIE interview started of as follCrs:--
How many diamond pins viii you wear
this summer, and what will be their val1.e:"
Il shall not wear any. Our show has
made new departure in that matter, and
nobody except the man in the ticket wagon
will be allowed to wear diamonds. I AIN
just Egoing up to the express Office to
send my seven pins, four rings and sleeve
buttons home to my brother"
"How many consolidated shows do you
advertiser
"Only 10, but we have exactly Is. We
do not intend to do any blowing this sum
nler, but will practice the modest dodge.
We have IL clowns. bat advertise only 10.
We have 10 elephants but advertise cnly (,
and SO on right through"
"Have you the only man in the world who
can turn a double somersault over }G
horses?"
NO; there is another man who car do il,
and although he is in state-p1ison we dldil
want to say we had the only one. We slisl
practice no deception and carry no hum
bugs"
"Have you the only baby elcphant?''
eyes, sir, but we don It advertise il. We
don't want to be mean toward other cDlll'jl-
nations"
Have you twice as much capita! Invested
as any other travelling shcw2'
Eyes, sir, but we don't say So on tie
bills. The public don't care about the cap
ital: but want to see the animals.
"Will Your street parade be a mile long,
1.-TWO Of them, sir, but We don't advertise
that fact We let people co,ae ard 'o
agreeably surprised
"Have you got an elephant which has
killed seven men,"
"Seven! Why he's laid out eight this very
winter! think the list foots up -, but We
don't advertise it. An elephant is an elt-
nhant, and what's the use Of blowing about
"You have two or three an-cating IL
gers, Of course?"
'Of course-seven or eight Of them, and
we also have list of names Of people WHO
have been eaten by them. bat we make no
blow about ii.
"Have you q boa-cons;rictor IS feet
long,"
I'VE have one 62 feet long. Hes the
longest and largest snake ever imported,
but we give him only one line on the ILLS. -
"Have you the sacred COW Of lnala:"
Eyes, sir aud the sacred OF of Japan, and
a sacred calf and a sacred pig. but We don't
blow over EN-. We let the public come in
and separate the sacred from the unsacred
themselves"
evil you have two circus rings:'
ave shall have four, b,lt we don't put it
on the bills, as I told you at the Start 10
are making new departure. We shall not
exaggerate. We shall not even tell the
plain truth. No diamonds-no tr,sn;.cts-
no snide challenges-no huml}1ig uii;trs-
no fields Of the cloth Of gold. We are go
ing to sail along in gentle, modest way and
give the people five times the worth of their
money. That's ail-chil'tren half price alld
no lemonade sold inside the tent.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-03-16
Death From d Tooth.

The death of Miss Kate Stock, of Toledo
from blood poisoning from an liberated
tooth, already announced in our columns,
was remarkable though not unpreceden-
ted one. The tooth had been filled with
an amalgam Of mercury and tin, which fell
out. She supposed she had caught cold in
the tooth, and that wisdom tooth added
to the inflammation; but her face speedily
swelled up to enormous proportions, the
glands under the jaw and tongue being in.
volVed, and a sac appeared on the side of
the face opposite the tooth. This was
opened, the cavity of the tooth thoroughly
disinfected, and the patient nut
on stimulating diet, but all
to no purpose. The poison in
footed the whole system, and the
bones Of the face became involved as high
up as the forehead, The flesh disappeared
from one side OF the face, and death final
~ came to the sufferers relief. It is sup
posed that her condition must have been
bad previous to the appearance Of the acute
symptoms.
The case is deemed very at1a2g one, and
it is unusual but some of our, readers may
remember the death Of MIR. Gardner, Of
Brooklyn, N. Y. year or two ago, under
similar circumstances. It was believed by
some that an arsenical application had has.
tened his death, but this theory was after
wards abandoned, and the result attributed,
as regarding Miss Stock. to blood poison
lng.-Csncs1nak Gazette:
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-03-16
CASUALTIE9~

at Fort Wayne, new franc house was
blown down by q hurrioane or whirlwind. -Four
AMEN were ct work On it. Two escaped by
Jumping, but Vail, a carnenter, had a leg
broken, and John Davis, the aged father Of the
owner of the house, was crushed beneath the
root and fatally Injured. Several other small
buildings were blown down.
The steamer Sidney, On route from Cincin-
natl 10 Wheeling. when near Ripley Landing.
". Va, twenty miles above Pomeroy burst her
main steam pipe, ard Instantly killed Mrs.
tally scade! kcs. Stephenson, of Portsmouth.
o., wife Of the pilot Of the boat.
Three In lians we're caught in blizzard
when on t4er way to the Standing Rock agency
sor sFpplies, and all of them were badly frozen,
sso of them fatally.
The large dry goods house Of Whitehouse l.
mo- Moody, Fargo, burned Tuesday night Loss.
$34, 900, which was but partially covered by
Insurance.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-03-16
"sThat Everlasting Smile"

In drawing those characters which amuse
readers, Dickens seems to have relied as
much on his eyes as on his imagination.
One familiar with his works says, again and
gain, as he meets with some odd person,
"He seems as if he had just stepped out
of one of Dickens books!"
Few readers of Christmas Carols" have
failed to laugh at that Photographic epithet,
In came Mrs. Fezzwig 6, one cast. substan-
tial smile." "How patti" they have COM
mented; "why, I've seen just such smile. p"
Dickens painted what he had seen.
An anecdote- true story-which comes
to us from the Berkshire Hills of Massachu-
sets, brings out one Of those smiles.
Mrs. Stone formerly had a servant whose
beaming. happy face was delight and a
benediction, She married a good fellow,
went west, ana after a few years, died.
The husband, knowing the interest felt in
her by her former mistress, wrote to inform
her of his wife's death and of his great loss.
He spoke of her pleasant ways, of how
much she had been to him, and said, Nov
that she has gone, that everlasting smile of
hers will haunt me till die.