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Huntsville gazette., 1882-07-29
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

The electric light will affect the
colors of cloths, as well as paintings, in
the same way but not so quickly as sun
light.-N. Y. Herald.
The cottonwood is abundant in
Kansas, where it grows rapidly. Under
the Forestry law of that State about
5000 acres have been planted in black
walnut.-DenUer Tribune. Il"
The sorrowful tree-so named be-
cause it flourishes only at night-grows
upon the Island of Goa, near Bombay.
The flowers, which have fragrant
odor, appear soon after sunset the year
round, and close up or fall off as the sun
rises.
Black birch, which is coming in
favor as a substitute for black walnut,
is close-grained and handsome wood.
1t can readily be stained to resemble
walnut, is just as easy to work, and is
suitable for many of the purposes to
which black walnut is applied.-N. Y.
Post. s.TTrrH
A report recently issued by the
American Silk Association shows that
it was the best year American factories
have ever had, and also that it was the
largest year of Importation ever seen in
the trade. 1t is estimated that the
American people spent over S105, 100000
for silks in the fiscal year ending July
1, one-third of this large sum going to
our native manufacturers. - CHICAGO
Journal.
One of the latest notions is to have
light on the forehead of the horse.
We are assured that it gives perfect
safety against accident when driving
after dark. No fire, no liquids, no lamp,
yet never-failing bright signal light at
a great distance. 1t is made of metal
and covered with combination of lumi-
nous compounds; is easily attached and
detached; is made in different designs,
and therefore, very attractive if it
should be carried in daytime Court
Journal.
They do some things in Sweden
that can not be done in this country.
A new development of the timber in
dustries has recently been made near
the town of Narkoding, in middle
Sweden. 1t consists in manufacturing
thread for crochet and sewing pur-
poses from pine timber. The process
is not made public, but the products
are said to be fine in quality, and the
price low. The thread is wound ON
balls by machinery and packed in boxes
for export. The new business, it is
said, is likely to be successful one, for
the orders from all parts of the country
are so numerous that the new factory
is unable to fill them Chicago Times.
Huntsville gazette., 1882-07-29
PITH AND POINT.

Yes, charity should begin at home /;
4 but to the charitable man the whole
world is home.
Fine ice is just what it is cracked up
to be. Would that the same could be
said of the generality of the sons of
men.
! There once was a dealer in worsted
Who wanted his business borsted.
He advertised every week,
And since then on the peak
OF business success he has rorsted.
-S0merUitLe Journal.
-"No," said the thin-legged young
gentleman, 81 never sing or play. L
consider my company sufficiently valua-
BILE without any of that sort of thing,
you know $50 it seems" replied
Fogg; s'but does anybody else SO con-
slider it t?"-Bost0a1 Transcript.
Lives Of witty men remind us tits
not the pun or silly chaff that leaves
quotation marks behind us and causes
all the world to laugh.-N. Y. Neeos.
Lives Of small-souled men remind us
that they're prone to criticism, but the
habit does not blind US to their mighty
egotism.-Our Continent.
"A negro who was making night
hideous near Fort Worth, by singing
pious songs, was fired at, and received
more than fifty birdshot in his person.
AS the doctor can not find more than
half Of them, the fact that the negro
was singing: ga charge to keep have"
seems almost prophetic. TEXAS Stft-
ingS.
"A little girl who ran home from
school, all out of breath, said: "Oh,
please, ma, may get married and have
a husbandP" tMy child!' exclaimed
the astonished mother, "don't let me
hear such words from you again!"
s'Well, then, may I have a piece Of
bread and butter and 60 out to play in
the back-yardPp
DIR. Chaplin was dining at hotel
and was served with what was called
barley soup on the bill of fare. "That
is not barley SOUP" said he to the wait
er, sit is barely SOUP" On another
occasion, while travelling in the South
with his wife, who was uncommonly
dark k-complexioned, he addressed an old
colored man as "uncle." "How hap
pens it, said his wife, roguishly, "that
that colored man is your uncle?' "He
is my uncle by marriage, | suppose" T"
One Of the neatest bits of tit for tat
that we have heard for many a day oc-
Cured on the Southern Pacific train the
other morning. A certain lawyer OF this
city, well known for his powers OF re-
partee, had been down to Salina to try
a case. Returning to town the conduct
or, one of the new staggering set i'm
ported from the East, was very imper-
tinent in his manner because the lawyer
was rather tardy in producing his ticket
when called for to be punched for about
the twentieth time. Somewhat ruffied,
the lawyer remarked to friend next to
him, ssThe Southern Pacific shall never
see cent of my money after this"
"Going to foot it up and down from now
on, ehP" sneered the conductor. "Oh,
no." replied the lawyer, quietly; Gin
stead of buying my ticket at the Office !
shall pay my fare to you."--sa's Trans
cisco News Letter.
Huntsville gazette., 1882-07-29
FORTY.SEyENTH CONGRESS.

THE tax bill came up in the Senate on the
18th and Mr. Becks amendment reducing the
tax on manufactured tobacco to u cents
pound was aaopted-29 to 26. A motion to
adjourn was lost by party vote, when MI.
voorhees, moved to strike from the bill the
proposed reduction in taxes on bank
capital and deposits, and the stamp tax on
checks, etc. Pending the motion, Mr. Anison.
by unanimous consent, called up House Joins
resolution continuing the appropriations OF
the last fiscal year until July 81. Adopted. =.
The House resumed consideration OF the
South Carolina contested election case OF
Huntsville gazette., 1882-07-29

THE decision in the case of Gen. New
Ton NJ. Curtis, ex-Treasury Agent, convict
ed in the United States Circuit Court, New
York, for collecting money from office
holders for political purposes, has been af-
frmed by the court in banc.
Huntsville gazette., 1882-07-29

The municipal council of Marseilles
has authorized the Mayor TO apply for
new trial of the case against the ex- Empress
Eugenie to compel her to relinquish posses
sion of the chateau presented to Louis Ma
poeon as q residence.
Huntsville gazette., 1882-07-29

PRESIDENT GREvY has refused to ac-
cept the designations OF the members OF the
French Cabinet. The Chamber of Deputies
ended the crisis by vote of confidence in
the Government.
Huntsville gazette., 1882-07-29

TIE Department of Agriculture an
roupees that an office for the collection of
European crop statistics will be established
in London, under recent appropriation by
Congress.
Huntsville gazette., 1882-07-29

Crx. BARmos, President Of the Re-
,hro of Guatemala, dined with President
t .r,bur on the 22d. Members of the Cabinet
"a soveral foreign Ministers were present.
Huntsville gazette., 1882-07-29

PRESIDENT ARTHUR has nominated
William Hale, of Iowa. to be Governor Of
Wyoming; J. Schuyler Crosby,of New York,
for Governor Of Montana, and w. w. Hoo
yer, of California, to be Associate Justice Of
the Supreme Court of Arizona.
Huntsville gazette., 1882-07-29

Atoyzo BELL having resigned the
Assistant secretaryship of the Interior, Sec
..t.rr Teller has recommended the appoint
,,snt 1 Of Merriek s. Joslyn, Of Illinois, to the
Huntsville gazette., 1882-07-29

k the star-route trials at Washing
- Tndce Wylie surprised everybody by
lIn' a,n;t+ina the testimony OF John A. Walsh,
tbe Louisiana witness.
Huntsville gazette., 1882-07-29

AT the first public session of the Tariff
Tor William Warner, Of Alabama, arguing
against change in the matter OF pig-iron.
The Chemists Association of Philadelphia
sent Henry Bower to insist that there be no
reduction in the duty ON chemicals.
Huntsville gazette., 1882-07-29

REPRESENTATIVES, of seven boards OF
..aao in Toledo resolved that the grade of
NJ red wheat shall be pure red, perfectly
~, ,oan and not containing over 10 per cent.
=, ,,,hite wheat.
Huntsville gazette., 1882-07-29

The Treasury Department has de-
Cided that the proyso in section IL of the
"Act 10 enable national banking associations
70 extend their corporate existence" will
entitle bOndhOlders to new three per cents,
to be issued in exchange for extended skies
and fiyes to perpetuate original numbers of
now hnnds
Huntsville gazette., 1882-07-29

The Attorney-General of New York
opened the argument in the courts in be-
nall OF mandamus against the Central and
Erie roads to compel them to promptly
transmit freight. Roscoe Conkling, appearing
Tor The railways, claimed hat the papers in
lhe case did not show that the people of the
State had been injured by the blockade.
Huntsville gazette., 1882-07-29

THE State Department is advised by
the acting Consul-General of the United
States in Egypt that he has moved from
Cairo to Alexandria. 1t is understood
whatever Americans remain in the interior
Of Egypt are some distance in the rear of
Arabi's army, and it is believed have not
suffered
Huntsville gazette., 1882-07-29
NEWS AND NOTES.
A.sunnary Of Important Events.

roux BRIGHT will visit the United
.s.os during the recess Of Parliament.
Huntsville gazette., 1882-07-29

ATTY. GEN. BREWSTER has rendered
an opinion on the issue raised between
Ueo' VIM. Curtis and Representative Hub
Ue'l' President of the Republican Congress
sohai committee. on the subject Of political
assessments, in which he holds that a men,
Der of Congress is not an officer of the
oni'eu States so that gift to him for cam
palSh purposes does not fall within the
statute regulating political assessment.
Huntsville gazette., 1882-07-29

AehhEf,ln consideration of the defer
fte of ~ SHOWN by the powers to the soyereintv
nartio,n. gu.'an in Egypt, has consented to
Frane. Fa.p''e IN the international conference.
soma =. anu VI England have requested that
the Sna 'Ie powers be designated to protect
mir,l e T. oahal. De Lesseps informed Ad-
o,.war' 'es Anour that the passage OF men
Of ra,i. ai lnfough the canal would be breach
cI,5s taIl'y' Spain has sent four IRON
that ~, " alexandria, and has given notice
end nd ~ sus VIII station three gunbaats at each
sIe,mon cahal to escort the Manila mail
been sson l ne scouts OF Arab Pasha have
be r b,s sgen seven miles from Alexandria. but
now Ecu ordered by the Porte not to
vert H. y me city. His last act was to di-
Tbe sa sne waters Of the Mahmondeh Canal.
wa.ar unable to condense sufficient
EnrnnDi .Oi me populace. There are $4,000
with 'peans ls and 1000 Arabs in Port Said.
aw,r ,rfa r, hundred soldiers only six miles
sdonto, ne notables, at meeting in Cairo.
Ebsd;ru a resolution declaring that the
isatn' ia'e' having violated the Constitution.
h,va 1l'or' al and have deposed him. They
war - ~ issued a proclamation declaring
No,,o1 win England and summoning all good
us 70 light against her.
Huntsville gazette., 1882-07-29

lHE advisory trunk-line commission,
'0ilprisinS Messrs. Thurman, Washburne,
Suu cooley, reports that no evidence has
Oeeh offered that existing differential rates
He unjust, or that they operate to the
prejudice OF any Of the seaboard cities, and
tae commission can not advise their being
disturbed until they operate inequitably or
.si'0 'raoe IN an unnatural direction. The
'tcommendation is made that the roads
snOu'o a- Keep and submit to each other ac-
sutaIe .H statistics in regard to their business,
anu anu 'nat no seaboard city should be sub
tions. 81 AZ iesuia-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-08-10


Two Indians caught fine-sized stur-
geon in the Columbia River, near Una
tilla House, weighing 500 pounds. The
a large hook attached baited with beef.
The line is several hundred feet long,
and such fish makes lots of fun before
it is landed.
An owl was killed near Yankee Hill.
Butte county, Cal. last week, attached
to one leg of which, with piece of an
nealed wire, was q gold dollar of the
coinage of 1855. The bird was IN aged
one, apparently, and the coin looked as
it it had been carried for many years
In Pike County, Miss. huge bear
entered the house of Eli Crawford and
attempted to carry off the largest child.
A faithful dog attacked 1t and compelled
it to drop its burden, but it then seized
another Of the children and had got
some distance before the same watchful
canine made the second rescue.
Andrew Jackson Hyatt. White
Plains On. Y. lawyer has an old dog
named Mack, about which a good story
is told. Mack is native of Virginia,
and, like Virginians, has strong hold
upon longevity. He first saw the light
of the Virginia sun in 1863, while his
maternal relative was following the
fortunes of McClellan's army. About
two weeks ago Mack had slight mis-
understanding with country dog in
town on business. Mack's ear by some
unexplained accident became fastened
between the other dogs teeth. and in
getting it out the ear was somewhat
SCARED and disfgured. Mack felt
ashamed of himself and did not attend
court---which he used to frequent regu-
larly-for three or four days. About
this time kind-hearted shoemaker in
yited the dog into his shop and gave the
ear dressing of shoemakers ) waN.
Mack wagged his tail in gratitude and
went his way. The next morning he
went out for a promenade and had Il
quarrel with another country dog, this
time getting his foot instead OF his ear
into the other dogs mouth. The dis
pute ended, the sagaciOuS animal imped
away to the same shoemaker. and put
ting up his wounded paw, whined for Il
dressing of wax. which was furnished,
and Mack went out apparently content
ed. On his way home he met another
lame dog with 81 sore foot, and immedi-
ately stopped him, introduced himself,
and, after few dogmatical gestures
and signs, induced his lame friend to
accompany him to the shoemaker's to
have his foot dressed The shoemaker
fixed up the foot OF Mack's friend, and
both dogs went away rs thankful as dog
language could express it..
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-08-10

Recently, says the Philadelphia Times.
the Rev. DIR. Bolton, of West Chester,
announced to the Protestant Episcopal
Convention. then in session, that he had
been requested to join in matrimony the
Rev. DR.. Spear and Miss Thomas. of
West Chester. DIR. Spear, who is seven
ty years of age, and nearly blind, has
been an inmate of the Old Mans Home
for the past four years, and the fact that
his secret had leaked out worried him
very much, as it was the one topic of
the aged gentlemen who live at the
Home. On Tuesday the doctor quietly
left the Home, and went to friends
house. where he remained until the day
following, when he was met by Miss
Thomas, and at 1880 the Rev DR..
Richard Newton performed the mar
riage service in the presence of half-a-
dozen of DR.. Spears friends. Miss
Thomas. the bride, who belongs to an
excellent family in West Chester, is
possessed of considerable wealth. and is
twenty years the junior of her husband.
The groom for many years was rector of
St. Lukes Church, in this city, and in
his younger years was an eloquent
preacher, and greatly admired by his
congregation. The bride and groom
will reside in West Chester.
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had paid no heed, treating them as ldle
scandal born Of envy. Now he could
believe. The very reality of his own
love revealed the hollowness of this
maiden's smiles.
is it also an error that encouraged
me to think differently" he asked;
"that you accepted my advances?'
lit was your own fault; You did rs
you pleased. But you are forgetting
yourself now, Mr.. Herlestone.h
II admit it.. and l apologize, Miss
Carfit,'' he replied. bitterly. lit was
truly my own fault that l did not under
stand. 1 do now. You will let me see
you back to the party9'
The return walk was whiled away by
very constrained conversation, and
both were glad when it was over. A
strange silence descended upon Ada
Carfit for the rest Of the afternoon.
Even the nlirth of her other courtiers
failed to do more than galvanize her
into All outward semblance of interest
and good-humor.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-08-10
A New Manufacturing Disease,

It has been observed that the manu-
facture of bichromate OF potash has q
singular effect upon the nose. manifest
ing itself in curious manner. A little
hole is formed on the septum or parti-
ton Of the nose dividing the nostrils.
and increases gradually until the parti-
ton entirely disappears, with the excep-
ton of It's lower part, so that to a SUI
pertical observer there is nothing the
matter with the nose, except a little
Outward depression. 1t is noticed that
as soon as the partition is destroyed the
process appears to stop there, neither
the lungs, aiT-tubes, nor throat being in
the least degree affected. Some work
men at the chrome factory in Russia,
where the disease has been chiefly
watched, have been employed for ten
years and remained unaffected, while
with others the hole in the nose begins
20 ae formed after one months work.
But that the disease is something more
than an individual peculiarly is evident
from the fact that al inspection OF ali
the hands proved that more than so per
cent of the men had diseased noses.
The earl Y symptoms are slight tick
ling of the part affected, followed by
bleeding, but with no uncomfortable
feelings, and, in fact, the destructive
process is painless.-L0nd0a Times.
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The Maintenance of Solar Temperatures

An estimate of the amount of heat
poured down annually upon the surface
of our earth may be formed from the
fact that 1t exceeds O million times tho
heat producible by oil the coal raised,
which may be taken at 280, 900, 900 tons
year.
If, then. we depend upon solar radia-
ton for our very existence from day to
day. it cannot be said that we are only
remotely interested in solar physics, and
the question whether and how solar en-
ergy, comprising the rays of heat, Of
light, and the actinic rays. is likely to
be maintained. is ono in which we have
at least as great reversionary interest
us we have in landed estate or other
property
If tho amount of heat, or more cor
rectly speaking, Of energy, supplied an
nuallv to our earth Is great rs compared
with terrestrial quantities, that. scatter
ed abroad in all directions bv the sun,
strikes us as something almost beyond
conception.
The amount Of heat r8diated from the
sun has been approximately computed
by the aid of the pyrheliOmeter of Pouil-
let, and by the actinometers of Herschel.
at $4,000. 900 heat units from every
square foot of its surface per hour; or.
expressed pOpularly, If coal were con-
sumed on the surface of the sun in tho
most perfect manner, our total annual
production of 2S0, 900, 900 tons, being the
estimated produce of all the coal mines
of the earth, would suffice to keep up
solar radiation for only one forty mil
lionth part of a second; or. if the earth
were a mass of coal; and could be- sup
piled by contract to the solar furnace
men. this supply would last them Just
thirty-six hours.
II the sun were surrounded by solid
sphere of radius equal to the mean
distance Of the sun from the earth (95,-
000. 900 miles), the whole of this prodig-
ious amount of heat would be intercept
ed but considering that the earth's ap-
parent diameter, as seen from the sun,
is only seventeen seconds, the earth can
intercept only the :, 2,250-millionth part.
Assuming that the other planetary
bodies swell the amount of intercepted
heat to ten times this amount, there re-
mains the important fact that 224999999-
2250O0000 of the solar energy is radiated
into space, and apparently lost to the
solar system, and only 1-2250O0000 util-
lied or Intercepted.
Notwithstanding this enormous loss
of heat, solar temperature has not di-
minished sensibly for centuries, if we
neglect the periodic changes. apparently
connected with the appearance of sun
spots, that have been observed by Lock
er and others. and the question forces
itself upon us, how this great loss can
he sustained without producing an OBJ
servabe diminution OF solar tcmpera-
:ure. even within human lifetime
From "a Ne:o Theory Of the Sun" By
{. RlULians S,emcns, IN PopuIor Science
R0ntbtY.
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wounded. A tree-trunk had struck him,
and inflicted CHASTITY wound on the
head But for the present all they could
do was to grieye, and tend him as he
lay. They were outcasts, like dozens of
others.
That flood will be long remembered,
and not least by Roger Herlestone and
the girl he saved.
Brain fever superyened, and Roger
was ill for many weeks. Ada Carfit
was his chief nurse, and her character
seemed entirely changed, so humble and
assiduous was she.
There came day when, with new
light in lis eye, Roger looked up and
whispered, ''Adap'
She aTerted her face. But he had
caught the vision of tear-one of thank
fulness snd JOY. He took her unresist-
ing hand. 4 have q confession to
make, " he whispered. 'It was in sheer
revengeI saved you. Can you forgive
me. Ada? And after -care-a litt1e?'
''Forsive! And let me tell, too,"
she cried, brokenly, Il loved you,
though didn't knowit, when you asked
me first, Roger"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-08-10

The water-clocil was introduced at
Rome about 1872 i. c., and toothed
wheels were applied to them about 140
B. c. Pacificus, arch-deacon of Genoa,
invented a clock in the ninth century,
and clocks moved by wheels and weights
began to be introduced into monaste-
ries of Europe about the eleventh cen
tury. 1t does not appear that Europe
is entitled TO the honor OF the invention,
but that it is rather to be ascribed to
the Saracens. Watches were used in
the reign Of Henry VIII. of England
Dante was the first author who men,
tions clock that struck the hour; he
was born in 1865, and died in 1321-so
that striking clocks could not have been
very uncommon in Italy at the latter
end of the thirteenth century, or the be-
ginning of the fourteenth. But the use
OF clocks was not confined to Italy at
this period, for there was An artist in
England about the same time who fur
nished the famous clock house near
Westminster Hall with clock to be
heard by the courts of law, ont of fine
imposed on the chief justice of the kings
bench in 1888.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-08-10
The Three Scars.
DY WALTER THORNBURY.

This got on the day that Goring
Fought through York, like wild beast roar
ing
The roofs were black and the streets we're
full,
The doors built UP with packs Of wool;
But our pixies made way through storm OF
shot.
Barrel to barrel till locks grew hot;
Frere fell dead, and Lucas was gone,
But the drum still beat and the flag went on.
This / caught from q swinging sabre,
All had from q long nights labor;
When Chester famed, and tho streets were
red,
In splashtng shower fell tho molten lead;
The fire sprang up, and the old roof split,
The fire-ball burst in the middle of It.;
With q clash and clang the troopers they ran.
For The siege was over ere well began
This got from q pistol butt,
lucky my heads not O haZel-nut);
The horse they raced, and scudded, and swoFe;
There were Leicestershire gentlemen, seven
ty score;
Up came the "Lobsters," covered with steel
Down we went with a stagger and reel;
Smash at the flag, tore it to rag,
And carried it off in my foraging bag,