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The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1884-02-02
SCIENCE AND INDusTRY.

The Baltimore Il Ohio Railroad
Company will build twelve acres of
shops in Glenwood, five miles from
Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh Post.
The vibrations of machinery on up-
per floors are said to be entirely stopped
by the Introduction of a piece Of rubber
between the base Of the machine and
the floor.
Paper gas pipes are the pipes Of the
future, They are cheaper, more dura-
BILE, and being poor conductors Of heat
and cold the gas is far less likely to
freeze. Y. Herald.
Herr Krupp, Of Essen, has taken
out patent on flat-headed artillery
projectile. 1t tapers slightly at the
butt, and not only pierces the plates
more easily than the pointed kind,
which are apt to defect when striking
iron at certain angles, but 1t Is calcu-
lated to hit the iron-clads below the wa
ter line.
1T Is thought that the earliest patent
in the United States was that granted by
the Commonwealth OF Massachusetts, TO
Samuel Winslow, who had method Of
manufacturing salt. s,None are to
make this article, " said the patent tex
cept in manner different from his, pro-
vided he set up his works within q
year. - Boston Transcript
The ScieDtffc Americaa describes
the method by which the great cables of
the Pittsburgh (Pa.) Suspension Bridge
was lately repaired. When defective
piece of wire was found 1t was cut out
and new piece Of wire nicely spliced
In 80 as to bear the strain II ought 10
sustain and no more. When the wires
were renewed the whole was coated
with linseed oil and then with white
lead.
In paper read before the London
Society Of Arts meinteresting particu-
lars are given as to the savings effected
by science in various Industries.
Amongst others II is related that where
rs the outside and inside husks Of silk
cocoons used to be considered useless
and thrown away, they are now consid-
cred of great value, and in the United
States alone from 1900 to 5000 bales of
waste silk' are used up annually Ut q
value OF over 81, GOO, 900.
"A book-binder and paper-ruler OF
New London, Conn.,, has added one of
the most ingenious little pieces of labor
saving machinery Of recent invention
to his very complete workshop. 1t is a
wire-sttching machine, which with one
motion Of lever forms q rectangular
staple, drives the end through the leaves
to be bound, and clinches them ON the
under side. The wire Il colled upon
wooden bobbin with spring tension,
and is otherwise regulated by an auto
matte movable arm which seizes the re-
quired length and feeds IL to the cutters
with an accuracy and precision Of move-
ment that can not be equaled by the
most experienced craftsman. - Hartford
Post.
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inmates, but they are the quieter pa

inmates, but they are the quieter pa
TENTS"
Afterward 1 saw the types had left
behind all duplicated in the Emigrant
Asylum on another part of the Island.
In one part female lunatics were con-
fined. To get to the asylum 1 had to
pass the lunatics at work ON the walk.
Imade the journey in time which felt
would do credit to professional pedes-
trienne. didn't stop to view the
scenery.
You were foolish to be frightened"
said Mr.. Peck, the Superintendent.
"By exhibiting fear or uneasiness you
give lunatic an immense advantage
over you. If you look them straight in
the eye and show by your bearing that
you mean to have no nonsense, YOU can
control them. They are really very
cowardly,"
Eyes" said another official, Sin an
outbreak of massed men would rather
face the lunatics here than the men over
there at the Penitentiary. The lunatics
lack concentration of purpose. If one
becomes violent and attacks a keeper, it
is hundred to one that the others will
fall to and help the keeper" While the
keeper was talking heard that quiet,
inofensive, melancholic patient had
nearly cut his head off with an old
razor he found in a heap of rags in
cellar. waited for no more, but start
ed for the Commissioners boat The
last view of lunacy got was the spec
tacle of a grinning man, who shouted
good-by to me over the wide expanse
of huge necktie, on which he had
fastened the brass cover of q square
inkstand which had an agate set in its
center.
As got in the elevated cars, home.
ward bound, two white-haired sages
with very intellectual faces sat down
opposite me, and by singular coinci-
dence began to discuss the proposition
that the white human race is COM
posed simply of the victims of hallu-
cination.
Why" said one to the other, "there
are philosophers who assert that people
who think they live are deluded The
idea that there is any such thing as life
is simply wild flight of the magma
ton.
=" Yes," remarked Mr.. Diogenes,
when he joined me at supper and l told
him what the man said, ''that philoso-
pher is more or less correct. We are all
crazy on some things. l have seen a
man who saw three Kings get mad. 1t
is notorious that plumbers bills drive
people crazy. Careful students have
also found that women are crazy on the
subject of dress. But we'll not discuss
that, for the lodge meets tonight and
must go at once"
That is the kind of lunacy I have to
put up with seven days in the week.
Oh, yes, if it really requires brains to
make man a bona-fide loon, nature
has saved Mr.. Diogenes all danger of
ever becoming the inmate of an asylum.
=" Mrs. DiogeneS," i'e N. Y. San.
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Mr.. Bricks Lunch Can.

Somebody got at Mr.. Bricks 1uheh-
can awhile ago and cooked onions in il,
and as he can't endure that vegetable
he got the notion that he never could
get the taste out of the can, and so he
threw it away. Mr.. Brick is the bag
gage-master on train, and he had the
can made for him and his address put
upon it When he got back from work
the day he threw the can away, he
found that one of the neighbours chill
dren had picked It up and returned it,
He appreciated the kindness Of tho
child, but took the can and chucked 1t
into another neighbours garden. In half
an hour that neighbor sent II home.
Then he determined to get rid of 1t any
how, and he took it to the depot next
day ana threw il into the freight-depot.
Then he went into the depot for a
minute, and on returning to his car
found some one had picked up the can
aud left it for him. Quite exasperated,
he chucked 1t into an empty car that
was being hauled away toward Chicago
and he didn't see 1T again until the next
day, when it arrived in an express
package on which ne had to pay seven
ty-five cents. Then he tore around pro-
digiously, and tied it 10 dogs tail and
the dog ran off with It, and this was an
unlucky move, for half an hour later the
dogs owner brought the can back and
tried to thrash Mr.. Brick for abusing his
dog, the result being arrest and fines.
Then Brick was thoroughly aroused,
aud he took the can and sunk IL off q
dock, The next day when he entered
his car there stood something done up
In paper that he knew to be his can, and
he kicked it sixty feet into the air, aud
had to pay thirty dollars for the valua-
BILE bird in the cage.
Then he felt sure that he was rid Of
the thing, but diver happened to find
it and got thumped on the head for re-
turning it. Then Brick took the can
home, and at night filled it with dynam-
tie and exploded it. The people in the
neighborhood, who were violently hurled
from their beds by the shock, were quite
indignant, and when they found out
what caused it they attempted to tar and
feather Brick, and he had to pay heap
for repairing the windows wrecked
And to add to his horror he found he
had taken, instead Of the car
he detested, a new one, and be wa
about wild, and concluded that he nevei
should get rid of the thing. But one day
he induced some one to borrow it, and h.
has never seen it Germd1st0aO1
telegraph.
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Convict Photographs.

The convictwho has to pose for his por-
trait is, of course, as well aware As the
operators of the purpose for which 1t is
required, 1t is one which, assuming
that the rascal has no present intention
to abandon the crooked path and walk
in the straight, can be no other than
inimical TO his future welfare. His
study, therefore, is to make it as little
like him as possible. To manage this,
he need not seek to disguise his natural
expression of countenance by extrava-
CANT contortions. Were he to resort to
such fragrant device he would leopard
ize his accumulated good conduct
money, and after all be compelled to do
what was required of him. But it is
easy to assume Joyous smile-the de-
lightful prospect of speedy release sufii-
GENTLY accounts for it-quite foreign to
his yisage, to project the under jaw
little, or purse the lips, or, as though
lost in innocent wonderment as to what
on earth they were taking his likeness
for, the convict may. without exciting
suspicion, so raise his eyebrows as for
the time to completely do away With
the scowl that is his natural wear
There are a dozen similar tricks,
which, judiciously practised, will
answer the purpose. That it is an
artifice commonly, il not invariably re-
sorted to, is notorious. From time to
time have had opportunities of mar
rowly comparing dozens of recently
executed convict photographs with the
originals. and | can positively say that
in no more than one instance in six is
the resemblance so unnlistakable as to
leave no room for doubt. Indeed, it
would seem that the prison authorities
themselves are alive to the desirab lily
of strengthening the Photographic evil
dence of identity, for Of late the CON
vict's right hand appears in the picture
MS conspicuously as h'sface. With fingers,
spread, it is laid, knuckles outward, on
the mans breast and, seen in that
prominent position, any popularity that
may characterize the limb is apparent
at IA glance. At first thought there
may appear to be not much in this, but
it is an ascertained fact that ii hum
dred Woodworking right hands were
closely examined, there would be found
no two passably alike. Apart from
such disfigurements as enlarged
knuckles, the effect of rheumatism or
accidental injury. or crooked fingers, or
scars, there is almost certain to exist
some distinguishing natural popularity
an unusually thick thumb or fingers,
or an exceptionally broad or narrow
palm. A man may alter the expression
of his features, but his faithfully photo
graphed hand will bear witness against
him more reliably than even his hand.
writing. Telegraph.
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A Chapter on the Newly Married.

After the honeymoon is over, in which
each lives in the seventh heaven of
bliss, and is blind to all outward sur
roundings, there comes a day when the
mere matter-of-fact duties begin, and
they settle down to the realities of life.
The habits, the manners and the tenn
pers are things that neither knows any
thing about in the other, and thatwhic
was long concealed in an engagement
for months is quickly revealed in the
close relationship of married life. Some
little habit that the bachelor or maiden
has formed rasps to rawness the nerves
of the other, and the determinations on
either side to break the other of the
fault only chafes and frets both without
attaining the object He thinks that
home life should fill their every thought.
She thinks little society and gayety
would he preferable. He is tired when
he comes home at night, tired of seeing
people, tired of talking to them; he has
been i'll whirl all day. She has moped
by herself through the same long hours
in the Glove of a cottage" that seemed
so poetical to talk about, or has spent a
dreary time, solitary and alone, through
cherries winter day in her room at
their boarding house, and is only kept
from downright rebellion by the thought
that when "Charlie y comes home they
will go to the theater, or to see ina .
Then there is disappointment on both
sides. She thinks he is "real mean .
because he does not indorse her plans,
and he thinks she is downright silly to
wish to leave such a coy fireside and
such comfortable little home place for
any other spot on earth.
She has always found her 81 Wills
and ~ won'ts 1.-THE law and the gospel,
and ten chances to one Charlie Yields to
her imperial highness, and is forever
after a hen-pecked husband. But if
that same Charlie is wise, and can con-
vince his I" little wife y without wound
ing her, he has forever won, not only
her heart, but her Judgment; and she
looks up to and respects him for his
firmness.
1t is very seldom the case that the
! first months of married life are the hap
piest, and it takes big stock of love
and good sense to launch couple over
the breakers into q smooth, open. mat
rimonial sea. The faults that are dis
covered, the weaknesses that are shown,
the foibles that are betrayed, can only
be met with forbearance, If pair hope
for a blissful future; then every after
year confirms their oneness of heart, of
sympathy and of purpose, and any
couple of this kind long married will
tell you they are happier after all those
years than they were the day they were
married. detroit Post and Tribune.
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pITH AND POINT.

Adam is said to be the only man
who never tantalized his wife about
'sthe way his mother used to cook"
"A man confessed that he married
his wife because she was good carver.
That's the kind Of help meat every
man wants.--7he Household.
"A man should never be ashamed to
own he has been In the wrong, which
is but saying, in other words, that he Is
wiser to-day than he was yesterday
Pope.
AN old bachelor says: at is all
nonsense to pretend that love Is blind.
never knew man In love that did not
see ten times as much in his sweetheart
as could"
Why can't somebody give us list
Of things which everybody thinks and
nobody says, and another list of things
that everybody says and nobody thinks.
DIR. O. W. Holmes
"A Western paper says ''silk ker.
chiefs knotted around the neck viii be
much worn this season." The West is
getting very nice about such matters.
Not long since a rope was thought to
be good enough. - Philadelphia CaH.
Another chair that came over in
the Mdyfower in 1920 has been discoy-
cred. This makes the 6,7S4th. They
must have considerably crowded the
$40, 092 cradles and the 401, 1891 spinning
wheels that came over in the same yes
sci. San Francisco Chronicle.
OF the new Post-ofIice building In
Detroit, the Free Press says: ''Some
say that there will be a belfry with q
bell in 1t, and that the bell will ring
whenever there is letter for anybody;
but such statements are roOrbacks set
afoat to influence the next election"
If at any time you desire the wind
TO change suddenly, take pan Of ashes,
go into the back yard, and, facing the
direction that you desire the wind TO
blow from, quickly empty your pan.
All who have ever tried this rule have
never found it to fall White Hall
en- ~ Times.
One of the latest bits of society news
Is that Mob Hill family will be Ia
booed in first circles this season, be-
cause, at a recent dinner given by the
i family, one of the items ON the menu
was boiled onions, printed in English.
This is the most fragrant Rocial offense
that has been committed in San Fran
cisco since 1849.-Sdn Francisco Post
-Dumley was making an evening
call, and the nice little boy of the fam
ily had been allowed to remain up lit
tie later than usual. '.Ma," he sad.
during lull in the conversation, scan
whisky talkP" Certainly not, said
ma. tWhat put that absurd notion in
to your headp' WELL" he replied,
81 heard you say to pa that whisky
was telling on Mr.. Dumley, and want
/ ed to know what it said. - httadetphis
CAL.
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The NEWSPAPER ENGLISH OF
THE FUTURE.

Picked up paper here to-day,
And, by my conscience, must say
That they do write in the funniest way.
Some time ago, over my cup,
Wont sound asleep-just woke up;
Must have been--well, let me see
Eighteen hundred siXty-three.
Cows came along-bells would tinkle-
Roused me up-a second old Wrinkle;
Eel asleep by their say-so,
Nine and thirty years ago.
About that paper? was struck
All in heap, sir; just my luck;
= Miss Susan Smiller will elOcide
Next Thursday evening"" 1 stood mute:
Never, in all my life, had heard
OF such an outlandish, barbarous word.
Eloeute? Elocute2 / declared
/ bit my whiskers and pulled my hair;
Looked in my Webster, it wasn't there.
Gave the thing up in wild despair
Said to myself-"It's mighty QUAR-"
Pretty near choked myself with rage;
Paper set forth on another page
wonderful piece of local news
people up town are going to eftIiuse''
And then this thing gets worse and worse
Tomorrow the citizens dnniUerSe."
July Fourth, happy to state
Folks are all going to decldTdte."
Think I'd better shut up shop
Mr.. A. b. is pi,fldnthrOp!"
And then, look here, why bless my eyes,
What in the world is "bismd1chize2
Eyes of mine, can you be trusted?
" Coal-oil factory all cOnlbusted!"
NCiTcumtlellch your favorite fruitsl'
Mexican Empire reUOlutesl"
Aad since the days went to school,
what sort of things perpendicular"
Reading along, why, bless my fate
Here's a man who is going to crate.
Why, what on earth's this paper about?
III go stark mad if don't find out.
Must be French, and yet vow
never heard of the word till now.
Folding the paper, undecided,
Bless me, some ones hOmicided.
Oh, my coevals, show to me
The good old English of '63.
Laid down the paper right away,
For, by my conscience, 1 must say
That they do write in the funniest way.
N. Y. Graphic
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In the little village of Milton, less
than a score of miles from Boston,
stands the old house where, about 1900,
Benjamin Crebore completed the first
piano constructed in American.-Bosto
Post.
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The first train stuck in the snow
this season was on the Burlington q
Lamoile Railroad in Yermont.-Rutland
Herald.
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The average in Texas is one hang
ing to thirty murders. Chicago Herald
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A Very Brutal Murder.

CLEVELAND, o., Sept. Tomas Hun
kin was murdered late last night at
Louis Rams saloon, in the Southeastern
part of the city. He went into the place
and found there August Guerner, Val
entine Hoeter, Adam S~eldernage, Will
helm Ran and Fitz Ran, An evewit-
ness of the affair tells the story rs
follows: Hunkin came in where Guerner
and the crowd were; Guerner began
abusing Hunkin because his little girl
had thrown Il glass over into his yard
and his children had hurt themselves
upon it. Hunkin denied that she had
done so and declared he was not respon-
sible in any case. One of the crowd ac-
cused Hunkin ofstealingc chickens, which
he declared he had lost. Hunkin de-
clared he had not stolen them. The
crowd kept talking and accusing him OF
ill treatment of his neighbors. They
became more and mor bOisterous and
frequent threats were made against him.
The crowd seemed determined to stir up
a fight. Finally it became too hot for
him in the saloon and he started to go
out when one of the men rushed after
him and struck him with n knife across
the right side of the neck, servering the
jugular vein and making a cash six
inches long. Hunkin cried out, 81 am
killed." "they have murdered me" and
into the centre of the street
fell upon the railway track. All were
except Wilhelm Ran, who fled
and has not been found.
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Tammany for Cleveland.

New YORK, Sept. 6.-Tammany Hall
leaders of the various districts had a
conference with John Kelly in Tam
many Hall to-day. Among those pres
cut were Register Rally, Coroner Mar
tin, General Spinola, Commissioner
Croker, ex-Countv Clerk Gumbleton,
Police Justices Duffy, German, Willie,
Flator, Flunkett, Aldermen Kirk, 0rant,
Col. E. Il. Wood AMI John Slevin.
Every assembly and district were rep
resented.
John Kelly, in opening the meeting,
said he was DESTROYS of learning the
feelings of those present and the feelings
of the voters about the Democratic NOM
ination for the Presidency. Each district
was heard in turn. A majority
present stated that Cleveland was the ia
vorite in their respective districts. They
spoke with great enthusiasm.
No formal action was taken, but it wa
tacitly decided that the committee on
organizations, which meets Monday
night, shall prepare an address and a
series of resolutions which shall be sub
mitted to the general committee, on
Friday next for discussion, positive ac-
ton not to be taken until the committee
meets Monday following. The meeting
of the committee OH organization will
be secret. 1t is stated that Tammany
will run a straight county ticket with
out coalition.
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Blalne's Managers Picking Pockets.

WAsnINGToN, Sept. IA new plan de-
vised for obtaining campaign funds
from government employees has come to
light through aletter addressed by one
of the latter to Civil Service Commits
sioner Eaton, to which Eaton has re-
piled in an unofficial letter. The
Plan is to request the clerks to ioin the
estate associations" membership, COM
posed of employees and officers of the
departments. The request is accom-
panied by a statement that upon
recommendation of the exec
utive committee they amend the
constitution by making membership
dues for the first two years, S., payable
in advance. A clerk who received one
of these requests asks Eaton's opinion,
which is given to the effect that if
money thus collected is used tor political
purposes the transaction will constitute
such violation of civil service law as
will subject all persons concerned in it
to the penalties of the law.
Eaton's letter is very long. After ar
guing that the attempted evasion Of the
civil service Law is very thoroughly dis
guised, he repeats his former advice to
clerks not to permit themselves to be
Into contributing unwilling
ly for political objects.
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and u SUN ~ money nhiuluel. Nr
flOWUll0u IL treasurer ~ the Ancient
order ~ I nitod WOrkmOn, and MI al
their funds were stolen, This morning
tompts NJ entry made, br, Motutoho0n
lost hiscoat apd u nno ease Of surgical
Instruments,
Hut What most excited Indignation was
the attempt tn drag u young lady
through u window, She was sleeping
near u window partly raised and was
by u negro man catching hold
of her arm aud pulling her towards the
window, She acted very courageously
aud did not scream, but threatened
shooting when the william ran OIL. There
is no clue % the megrns' identify.
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Took Him fur - squirrel.

WuEELIs0, Sept. flames Nelson
aud n young nan named Peter l.eip,
living near Twistvillo, BraIton county,
started squirrel hunting Thursday, On
arriving at q corn field they separated
and started around the field la opposite
directions, From some cause Mr.. Nell
son was going through the corn when
young Reip saw corn shake and discoy-
cred Mr.. Nelson's head which he took
Ia be q squirrel and fired, the hall slrik
Ing him squarcly In the head, killing
him instantly. Mr.. Nelson leaves u wife
and children.
Young lieip il almost distracted over
the accident.
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WARSAW, Sept. :, Tho Gear. Czarina,
Czarewitch, Grand Dukes, Nicholas, VIA
dimir aud George arrived ut wilma To,
day, aud were received with great enthu-
S,asm, They visited the monastery oi
the Holy Ghost and reviewed the troops.
Tho party VIII reach Warsaw tomorrow
and viii reside in lAlioukc park, which
Is already closed To the public. The
EmpcrnrS OF Russia, Germany aud Aus
tria will meet on the 18th inst.