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The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-10-17
LIM NINGS.

St Louis suffers. The street car drivers have struck and vice.president has taken up temporary residence in the city. The strike was bad enough.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-10-17

Robert J. Brown, well-known Arkaa- saw newspaper man, has begun the pub hcation of 7He Life, of LiHl< ROck. It IS devoted to local news, society events and to general literature, and is brightly written. Its success seems to be assured and we predict that 1t will become a model paper of it's cl .ss.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-10-17

Will Hubbard Kernan has taken an editorial position on the Norihwood fDak.) Headlight He holds many pecu- liar opinions with regard .o society and politics, but his verses are among the best that find American publication. He is a genuine poet
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-10-17

Mir. Beecher has eliminated hell from his vocabulary and now uses sheol. For ordinary preaching sheol will do very well, but when you come down to the Sam Jones knock down and drag out gospel, hell is indispensable.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-10-17

"Why, hello Busby Whats the mat. teri You don't seem to be getting aloas very we'll ]"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-06-10
Why the Soprano was Mum.

In one of the hill towns of old
Lit ;hfeld County, is soprano of a
Congregational Church noted for her
fine voice. The other Sunday, the
white-haired old clergyman lined out
the opening hymn, and the organist
after a lingering glance at his necktie
in the little mirror, cooked his head
on one side, slammed both hands
down on the keys, and kicked at the
pedals. The choir stopped laughing
and gossiping, cleared their throats,
and arose to sing. They struck into
the hymn in good style, that is, all
excepting the soprano. Not a sound
from her musical throat! Her pretty
face was at red flush, and her laws
were working convulsively. When it
came to her solo part, she was dumb.
The choir couldn't believe their ears.
the congregation craned their necks
at the choir, and the old grey-headed
clergyman pushed his specks away up
on his forehead and stared. The
choir sang a single verse and stopped.
By this time the soprano was at a red
heat and the perspiration on her mar
BILE brow had just ruined her best Sun
day bang. At last with final yank,
she yanked her teeth apart, and ex-
claimed in an undertone: eff [ ever
ketch that Jones young'un that gave
me that hunk of maple taffy, I'll
break her back"
"Let us pray" said the old grey
headed clergyman solemnly. But ev-
erybody stopped to grin first.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-06-10
Increasing Use Of Electricity.

From the Engineering and Mining Journal
The electric light has now been in
use at a considerable number of mines
IN Europe long enough to demonstrate
it's value, and as a result we find it's
use extending rapidly. At many OF
the French, German and Belgian col
lieries the electric light is used on the
surface and at the landing stages at
the foot and head OF the shafts. At
the Marles collieries, Pas-de-Calais,
France, both arc and incandescent
lamps are in use, and the telephone
connects the several surface works.
Signals from the "pit-eye' or foot Of
shafts are given by means of a mag
netized needle on a dial, where the
words ''hoist,' Clover" ''stop, -
EASTER" 'sslower," are shown. The
revolutions of the ventilator are also
recorded by electricity, and so salts
factorily does the whole system work,
and so greatly does it facilitate the
operations, that it is said the output
is increased 10 per cent. with the
same expenditure Of labor.
In upper Bavaria electric lighting
has for some time been applied at the
surface. For this purpose there
are IN Miesbach one arc lamp
and fifty incandescent lamps; in
Hausham, lao Edison mean
descent lamps; and in Penzberg,
8 arc lamps.
In this country number of mines
and mills have adopted the electric
light with great advantage, and
with it the use of electric signals
and telephones, promise vast
market for electrical appliances.
Eiectro-metallurgy is also making sub
stantial progress in this country; in
fact, we have at Newark the largest
Observation-Disclosures works in the
world, and for single customer, the
Parrot Copper Company, they are
now producing from 100000 to 3OO,-
900 pounds OF electrolytic copper
a month.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-06-10
MY EYRE.
BY ROBIN WOOD.

NV eyrie is high through an azure sky
into misty depths gaze
And the clouds drift low, and beckon me so,
With feathery. dreamy maze,
That / envy the swallow, and fain would follow
His distant, rapid flight
AS he darts to and fro, now through trees below
Then away, and far out of sight.
The tops of tall pines in dark, somber lines
Are waving and tossing beneath;
They watt up to me faint melody,
And a fresh and fragrant breath;
Far down mid the cones hear the sweet tones
OF robin as he works away;
And wonder if he really be
AS happy as he seems to-day.
Afar through the trees, tossed about in the
breeze,
A glimmer of light may be seen
Where waters are dancing, fitting and glanclng
A silvery blue white sheen;
And far DER the lake where the colOrS partake
OF blue intermingled with gray,
A sailboat is flying the seaguls outlying
In speed as she hastens away.
Strange, as | wait, in my eyrie so late,
And the day is almost gone,
With the SUMS golden crest sinking low i'll thu
West,
That should feel so alone
With friends all around who with love surroun(
NY life every hour and day,
Yet I know that before lies a faSt-nearlng shore
And | am drifting away.
Like the clouds that float by in the azure sky,
am drifting along so fast,
Like the SaibOat away am speeding to-day,
Out of sight soon shall have passed,
Like the stn dropping low in golden glow,
May my end be a peaceful one,
With a promise bright of new morning light s.
When for me LIES day is done.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-06-10

that the membrane lining inside of the
shell is exceedingly dry and hard and
tough, owing to the dryness of the air
surrounding the nest during the latter
part of the period of incubation, and
the dryness of the nest itself In such
cases softening the membrane in.
bloOd-warm water will cause it to lose
It's rlgidity, and the chicken will break
through without misunderstanding
World.
AT the New Jersey Experiment Sta
ton a trial was made last fall OF the
possibility of preserving sorghum in
stacks for cattle fodder. Two tons Of
ripe amber cane were cut after the
frost OF October Is and sacked. The
report says: cone month later,
November Is, it was found practically
unchanged, being as juicy and sweet
as fresh cane. The weather remaining
uniformly cool during this period.
But by the first of December it was
found to be sour and rapidly becom-
ing worthless. These four or. five
weeks formed an exceptionally long
period for this fodder to remain unin-
jured and half that time could not be
relied on If the stalks were in as green
a condition as to be readily eaten.
We have not found any way to keep
it well other than placing in large, well
built, upright shocks, when it will keep
fresh month later.
The soils that are best adapted to
corn are such as contain deep, rich,
warm, mellow and porous ground,
fully permeable to the air, heat and
moisture. In such soils we find the
largest development of root growth,
and consequently the heaviest yields
OF grain. Our river bottoms and sandy
and loamy grounds possess the nee
essary properties to grow maximum
corn crops in the highest degree, and
are everywhere regarded as our
best corn soils. Bottoms usu-
ally produce the largest stalks
and ears, while the heaviest
grains are grown upon the upland s
Corn planted upon stiff clays or hard,
gravelly grounds seldom, if ever, pro
duce paying crops. Such soils are so
tough and compact that they exclude
the air, heat and moisture, and hence
are destitute of the necessary porous
ness and warmth. Corn will grow al
most anywhere, but it is only on soils
that are deep, rich, mellow and warm
that we may expect to grow crops
that are profitable.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-06-10
A Flaming Chariot.

From the Lincoln (Neb.) Journal
One OF the most unique adventures
that ever came to our attention was
related by John Vanderver, who came
in last night. John works the road
for Van Brunt, Thompson & Co., OF
Council Bluffs, and yesterday took a
team and buggy to drive from. Crete
over to Dorchester. Heis addicted to
the weed 1.-THE moral OF this story will
be found q strong one against the to-
bacco habit and beguiled the tedious
hours of the driveby putting a fragrant
Havana. The top of his buggy was
down and he did not know Of the com
bination which the breeze and his CT
gar had formed agrinst him until the
smell of burning leather caused him to
turn around, when he discovered that
the infammable buggy top was in q
brisk blaze. He stopped and tried to
put the fire out, but succeeded in do
ing nothing but burning his fingers
badly. He then got wrench and at
tempted to take the top off the buggy,
but he could not work it. Finally in
despair he jumped into the buggy and
laying whip to the team directed his
efforts toward keeping thefame in the
back part of the vehicle by rapid mo-
ton. The people that met him gave
him the road without quarreling for
half, and the farmers along his route
dropped their lines and started at
the vision of the flaming chariot in
Open-mOuth astonishment. Hefnally
pulled into Dorchester with all the
leather top burned off and the bows
burned in two. AS a spectacular en-
tertainment it was a success, but he
says the wear and tear on the fl
nances and nerve are so great that
be couldn't beinduced to repeat it.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-06-10
HE GUIDES AND KEEPS,
BY JOHN G. WHITTIER

Enough Tor me to feel and know
nhat He IN whom the cause and end,
Inc past and future, meet and blend,
VINO, grit with his immensities,
cur vast and star-hung 81 stem sees,
small as the clustered Pleiades-
Guards not archangel feet alone.
But deigns to guide and keep nv own.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-06-10

HORSE raising is a rapidly growing in
dustry in Montana. The pasturage is
excellent and the thin air increases the
animals lung capacity. Breeders are
using finely bred stations and they
confidently expect that in few years
the Blue Grass region will have a
formidable rival in the Bunch Grass
plains.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-02-28

peared for the Government and the case
was dismissed.
Beloit Gazetts: Col. J. E. Cooper has a
large part Of the material on the ground
for his new opera house, and work on
the ground has already commenced.
The building is to be 50x13O feet, thirty
feet to be occupied by the stage and
one hundred feet as the main audience
room.
Manhattan Nationalist. During the
month of January ty-eigit students
worked for the college, earning $399.4O
in alI-nearly Sc each. The same stu
dents did a great deal Of outside work.
Quite number support themselves and
keep up with their classes at the same
time.
Salina Herald: Judge Hamilton has
lust received letters from Mr. Patterson
and the Chief Engineer of the Topeka,
Salina & Western TO the effect that Just
as soon as the weather opens up the
road win be pushed toward Salina.
iSaezter: The citizens in connection
Mai. Rombauer, have made another
effort and raised money to sink a dIa-
mOnd drill 275 feet in search Of the
Second" vein. The drill was set at
work, Tuesday.
At a meeting Of the stockholders at
Lawrence recently, 1t was decided to hold
the Western National Fair at Bismarck
Grove, September 9TH TO 18th, inclusive.
There is every prospect Of a grand expo
sitiOn.
HarveyvilIe is now connected with the
balance of the world by telegraph, an
Office having been established there re-
Gently by the Manhattan, Alma & Bur
lingame railroad company.
An EmpOria detective has caused three
men to be arrested to answer to the
charge of an attempt TO wreck a train at
EmpOria on the morning Of October 3.
The reward is $500.
AS was generally supposed, the man
arrested IN Texas and supposed to have
been Jim Pusey, was not him, nor did
not even have the slightest resemblance
Of Pusey.
Miss Carrie Short, of Mcpherson, has
been commissioned a notary public by
Governor Martin. She is said to be the
only female notary public in the State.
Major Penn, the Texas evangelist who
has met with such success at Wichita, Is
going to Newton.
One hundred and fifty feet of the mill
dam at Arkansas City was carried out by
the moving ice.
Valley Falls has a relic in the shape of
a cannon ball fired at the battle of Hick-
DRY Point.
Onaga can boastofhalf a dozen sleighs,
but only one string Of bells.
George R. Vending had less than a
$40 house at Usage City.
Crawford county has voted down a
jail proposition.
st. Marys has a brass band with six
brothers in it.
The city of Nickerson has paid for its
fire engine.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-02-28
DESTRUCTIVE DYNAMITE.

How 1t Is ALade-NO Restriction Upon Its
Manufacture or Sale
Chicago tribune.
PrObabaly no man in Chicago has
handled more dynamite than Mr.. Ben
nett, and yet 1t would make him very
angry if he were classed as q "dynamiter."
Mr. Bennett is an expert, who represntsin
the Northwest the JudsOn and the Giant
Powder Company, which employs
seVenty-hve men at Its mill four miles
from the village of Rustic, n. j. and
100 men a few miles from San Francisco.
Upon his return from the Chicago and
Alton stOne-quarries yesterday, where
he had been to make some further eZ-
periments in dynamic blasting, a Tribune
reporter had a talk with him.
Dynamite is made of glycerine-oil
and nitric acid mixed in saWdust. A
boy can make it, and there is no law to
to prevent it, nor is there a law restrict
ing the sale of 1t. You may send your
OfhCs-bOy or servant-giri for a few
pounds, and no questions will be asked.
The sale of opium and pOisOns is re-
stTicted, but dynamite, the greatest and
most terrible destructive engine Of the
nineteenth century may be bought by
any one at So cents per pound. The
wet saWdust on q saloon floor is so pre-
CiSely like dynamite that even l could
not tell the difference until tasted it
the glyCerine imparts q sweet favor to it.
Dynamite may be made out ola hundred
and one different things, such as sulphur,
saltpeter and birthstone. Generally,
however, glycerine and nitric acid, which
we call nitrO-giycerine, are mixed with
such an absorbent as WOOd-pulp or saw
dust; this is done to enable its safe
handling and transportation. The color
of dynamite is the color of saw dust, and
that Of course depends upon the color
and nature OF the wood.
d" If placed in water 1t viii sink almost
as rapidly as lead. I should say, how
ever, that giant-poWder is much darker
than the other dynamites, for the reason
that instead of saWdust we use pulveriz-
ed 'Candle-COal dust, imported from
France and very gassy. Dynamite IS
worth from IS cents to rs cents q pound.
That which is very powerful Is worth
from 60tO75 cents, and is used fOrsubmar-
inc blasting and heading tunnels. For
what We call a so per cent powder, We
take fifty pounds Of saWdust and add
fifty pounds of nitro glyCerine oil; and
for what we call gelatine, which is very
destructive, WO take ninety pounds Of oil
TO ten pounds Of absorbent, generally
saW-dust. There is very ittle, if any,
dynamite imported from or exported to
Europe, for the reason that an idiot can
compound it. We do send a few schOOn-
ers to old Mexico and to the Republics
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-02-28

Army ladies elected officers last Monday
as follows: President, Mrs Benz. Mus
ser; Vice President, Mrs. ID. L. Palmer;
Secretary, Mrs. W. @. MCClung: Treas
urer, Mrs. Geo. B. CTandan The Army
is well differed, and q vigorous cam
paign may be expected They are al
ready looking for something to besiege.
LeavenWOrth St1ndard: The work of
surveying the soldiers home is finished
and the building can be located at once
and plans drawn. Some Of this work is
already finished and Mr.. Marshall, the
architect, is busy on the remainder. The
proposals for foundations and grading
viii be opened as soon as the weather
permits Of such work being done.
Larned Optic: The G. A. R. Post OF
this city has bought the PRESBYTERIAN
church property on Main street and will
convert it into a hall They are fitting
It up with a stage, scenery, and other
necessary accessories. Their drop cur
tain, which is to be painted in Kansas
/ City or Chicago, viii cost a hundred dol
/ lars.
Wamego Reporter: O.P. Morton Posi-
| Is making every preparation for their en-.
/ tertainment. The play is to be a re-
hersal of all the ups and downs in sol
| der life from the time Of enlisting unit
/ the return home. We understand thai
the date has not yet been fixed, -but thai
! it viii some time in the latter part of this
month.
A project is on foot among the G. A
| r. members at Newton to erect a 81, OO(
building.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-02-28
A ROMANTIC STORY.

A Blacksmith, who is Unable to Read or
Write falls Heir to S4,OOO,Oo0 and an
EGridOms
A Worcester county blacksmith named
William life has fallen heir to a large
fortune and an earldOm. His his. CRY is
a very romantic one. Many years ago
IIiffe's father married q London black
smiths daughter, in opposition to the
wishes of his father. His family dis
owned him, and the young Engishman
was forced to depend on his eXertiOns
for a livelihood. His Wiie's father taught
him blacksmithing, and he continued at
his trade until he was forced to flee from
England because OF an act committed
contrary to the rules Of the trades union.
He left his wife and son William behind
him. Nothing more was heard Of him.
Tired of waiting, Mrs. life with her child
came to America and settled In New Jer-
sey. She tried to find her husband, but
could get no cleW to his whereabouts.
After q time young life retune to
England alone, and also learned black
smithing from his maternal grandfather.
After he served his apprenticeship he re-
turned to America and settled in New
Jersey. About twelve years ago q Miss
Mason, Of Worcester county, Maryland,
visited Stockton, where she met young
IliHe. The acquaintance ripened into
love, and the young couple were married.
life, with his young wire, removed to
Stockton, Worcester county, where he
has since piled his trade. Being a good
mechanic he had plenty of customers,
soon acquired property, and is now one
Of the leading men of the town. Some
months ago he received a document which
he was asked to sign. His mother had
affixed her signature, but life, although
unable to read or write, refused to ap-
pend his name. 1t now transpires that
had he complied he would have signed
away a fortune Of 100000 and an earl
dom which his paternal grandfather had
left him. According to the will the
money and cOrOnet were to have gone to
others IN England, in case the grandson
could not be found. life, the Stockton
blacksmith and prospective earl, is now
above 45 years old. He is being CON
graduated on his good fortune.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-02-28

OF South America, but none is sent from
mere 70 England, IS 2 MN can make it
IN ms bedroom IN 8 few minutes. For
ordinary purposes dynamite lis put up In
cartridges 8 inches long aid from three
quarters of an inch to 4 inthes in diane
ter. These cartridges are made of heavy
brown paper, and when fheC-the- ends
are folded and the cartridse dipped in
parahne oil TO keep it ait and water
ught- You may place few grains upon
an anvil and explode 1t by & blow nom
a hammer. / have known. premature
blasts to occur where d pick Of sledge has
struck 1t inadvertently. 1t s not used
IN col1erles, because 1t would shatter the
coal and pulVeriZe it. In stone ouarries,
iron mines and IN tunneling it is used
daily, and there are thousands Of men
manufacturing 1t and tens of thousands
hourly handling 1t l tried TO get my
lie Insured two years ago, but no comp
any would take the risk, and don't
know single man in my line who is
insured. Less than half an ounce will
throw siXty-pOund bomsEel over ], O0C
feet and two pounds viii blow a ten-ton
rock to atoms. The heaviest blast
ever saw was in a limestone quarry in
GlendOn, Pa, when 10000 pounds were
touched of. A friend of mine expert
mented with several things very success
fully. On his job of work he had a very
refractory mule, which was so stupid
that he was about to give 1t away, wheI
he thought he would try a few grains o.
dynamite on the animal. Hemust have
used to much, for nothing more wa
ever seen of the mule. He used q three
quarter-pound cartridge, which retails a
about Is cents. A 4x8 cartridge cOntaini
about five and one quarter pounds, bu
the medium size Is 13xa, and contain
about eight ounces.
al might places pound Of common
gun-pOWder on this carpet, apply fuse
and there would be a flash and a puff
but if I placed the same quantity of dyn
amite there and touched it of it would
shatterer this room and the entire fOun
dalton, for dynamite strikes downward
! Unlike gunpOWder, which to fOrCibly
explode must he confined, dynamite may
be placed on the surface of the sidewalk
or IN any uncOnfned place and it is
ready for work. There is one compound
however, that is more terrible than dyn
amite, because you can imprisOn more
explosive forcein given quantities. This
| is illuminate of mercury, and think tha
it was this agent that was used to blow
/ up the English Houses OF Pertinent. i
looks very much like fine, white -four
and is worth 81 an ounce. So explosiv,
! is it that a flip Of the finger or a tap o
/ your pencil viii do the business"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-02-28

an investigation, but were baked by
the intangible nature Of the subject with
which they had to deal. The first time
they become conscious of the mystery
man was seen lying on the track. face
downward. The engine was reversed
and the air brakes applied, but 10 was
too late. The train passed over the body
and as the wheels ground 1t into rag
ments, an agOn1Zlng death cry BmOGe
their ears. They stopped, and with
blanched cheeks and trembling hands,
they searched for the corpse, but moth
ing could be found. Neither the track
nor the wheels were spiattered with
blood. Relieved, yet appalled,, they
stood for a moment, when from the
woods, of to the right, came hollow
sound, as If q corpse had laughed in
mOckery. Looking they saw, half lit uD
with a phosphOresCent glow against the
woody background, a hideOus grinning
skeleton. These men were not towards,
but In the presence of the supernatural
/ they shuddered and were afraid. They
were not superstitious, but they we're
compelled to believe what their own
senses had told them. We might be
able to call their version the chimeras of
/ imaginatiOns excited or diseased, but too
many other trains have been stopped,
and too many other crews have seen the
/ same wonders. Almost nightly now at
/ that spot does he make his weird appear
ance and it is said the brakemen are
afraid TO trust themselves as they pass
the accursed place. Numerous projects
have been formed to lie in wait for this
unearthly visitor, but all have fallen
through and HamiitOn's ghost haunts
! the spot where he died with none to
modest. What is the strange influence
which has led his restless spirit back to
that spot after all these years3