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The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-08-22
NORWEGIAN NAMES.
A Custom Likely to Make Infinite Trouble
for Genealogists.

for Genealogists.
Here at Laerdal mystery has been
unraveled. While waiting yesterday
for primitive shoemaker to sew up a
rent, | saw that he wanted to talk. ]
seized the opportunity to make him
tell his grandfather's name, his fathers,
his own, his sons, his grandson's and,
in the event, the possible names of his
''sonssonsson. | have been driven
furious in trying to discover relation
ships. Grave-yards, even family grave
yards, have given no clew. Now
have 1T! Suppose mans name is
''Frithjem." That means he owns a
house and farm, the name of which is
Frithjem. Bear in mind, the feudal
system doesn't exist in Norway, as in
Sweden and in measure all over Eu-
rope. In fact, the last trace of rank
and prerogative of that kind was abol-
ished in 1921. Land is not rented to
the many by the few. Each man owns
his own land in this thoroughly demo-
cratic country; or, rather, more strictly
speaking, the land possesses that man
for the time and the farm gives him his
name, say Frithjem. Now the man S
individual name is Ole. His oh Id is
christened Olaf, say. The rest of the
child's name is, not Frithiem, but
"Ole's son. the whole name is Olaf
Oleson. The son of this child, if
christened Nil, will have for whole
name Nil Olafson. The IS" or the
possessive genitive is sometimes
retained, making the pos
sible name of the latter's son,
Ole Nilsson. In this swing
ing back and forth of Ole Nilsson and
Nil Oleson among the apparently un-
connected sons and grandsons who
have no name in common, the name
Frithjem is lost sight of except as the
name of the farm and of the old man.
When he dies. the son who keeps the
farm, generally the eldest, receives the
name-the only Unbeatable title in the
land. The other children go off to
America nowadays, or perhaps son
builds a house on some inaccessible
ledge, and having first named the farm,
receives from it family name. If he
doesn't found colony he never has
any "other name.n Frightful work
for genealogists! The daughters sig-
Nifty their relationship by putting datter
on the end of their fathers frsl name,
as Johanna Nilsdatter. OF course, in
the cosmopolitan cities, the modern
European fashion has to a great extent
supplanted the older; but the foregoing
dissertation explains the fact that about
everybody's name ends in son or sen,
Anglicized. The letter is neither ''o''
nor Sc" but distinct letter in the
Norwegian alphabet. This also helps
explain the abundance of names which
community of one hundred inhabit-
ants may have, according as the speaker
calls the place by the name of the
church, of the prominent feature in the
landscape, or of the farm which after
his notion is the most important in the
place.-Cor. lions Herald.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-08-22
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TWO GREAT INVENTIONS.

The Steam Valve and Power Loom From
the HeadwOrk and Handicraft of Boys.
The invention of the valve motion
to steam engine was made by q mere
boy. Newcomers engine was in a
very incomplete condition, from the
fact that there was no way to open or
close the valves except by means of
levers operated by hand. He set up a
large engine at one of the mines, and
boy Humphrey Potter was hired to
work these valve levers. Although this
IS not hard work, yet it required his
constant attention. As he was work
ing the levers he saw that parts of the
engine moved in the right direction,
and at the same time he had to open
and close the valves.
He procured strong cord, and
made one end fast to the proper part
of the engine, and the other end to the
valve lever, and the boy had the salts
faction OF seeing the engine move with
perfect regularity of motion. A short
time after the foreman came around,
and saw the boy playing marbles at the
door. Looking at the engine, he saw
the ingenuity of the boy, and also the
advantage of his invention. The idea
suggested by the boys inventive genius
was put in practical form and made
the steam engine an automatic working
machine.
The power-loom is the invention of a
farmers boy, who had never seen or
heard of such q thing. He whitfield
one out with his jack knife, and after
he had it all done, with great enthu-
siasm he showed it to his father, who
at once kicked it to pieces, saying that
he would have no boy about him that
would spend his time on such foolish
things. The boy was sent to black
smith to learn trade, and his master
took lively interest in him. He made
a loom of what was left of the one his
father had broken up, and showed it to
his master. The blacksmith saw that
ne had no common boy as an appren-
tice, and that the invention was a val
liable one. He had loom constructed
under the supervision of the boy. It
worked TO their perfect satisfaction,
and the blacksmith furnished the means
to manufacture the looms, and the bow
received half the profits.
In about year the blacksmith wrote
to the boys father that he should bring
home with him a wealthy gentleman
who was the inventor of the celebrated
power loom. You may be able to
Judge of the astonishment at the old
home when his son was presented to
him as the inventor, who told him that
the loom was the same as the model
that he had kicked to pieces but year
before.
Our Patent Office shows many inge-
NOUS and useful Inventions made by
hoys. Boston Budget.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-08-22
1927 $2,575.27

A and G owe the Clearing House, and
the money they pay in is handed over
to b and D. Thus all the accounts are
settled, without computing or consid-
erlng the state of the account between
individuals. A hundred men, or a
thousand, could settle in the same man.
| ner.
At half-past twelve o'clock each day
the Representatives of the nineteen
banks again appear at the Clearing
House. This time they carry strong
boxes, with handles, and securely
locked. In some of these boxes ara
money. The banks which owe the
Clearing House are paying up. The
banks to which the Clearing House is
indebted are there to get their cash.
The boxes are dumped out, and in a
few minutes the Secretary has before
him a million and a half of dol
lars, mostly in currency. A mill
ION and a half is good deal of
money. 1t fills the counter and big
drawer. and half million or SO is
chucked upon the floor under the coun-
ters' The currency is in five thousand
dollar and ten thousand dollar pack
ages, securely wrapped, marked and
sealed with wax. By this seal the bank
sending it guarantees the count of each
package to be correct. The Secretary
counts the packages or the bags of
coin. In ten minutes he has received
and receipted for the million and a
half. To count each bill and coin one
by one would take him week.
Then he begins paying out. The
million and a half or so has come in,
and must go out. The men who came
with empty boxes now step up and the
precious bundles are showed out to
them. There go two beardless boys
with three hundred and forty-seven
thousand dollars. Here is a young
man walking out with quarter of a
million in his box. These two young
sters get more than half million,
some OF it coin, and they make two
trips. Finally the last creditor is
reached. His receipt calls for $780,
657.31. Nine ten thousand dollar
bundles are piled up; the Secretary
opens his big drawer and pulls out six
hundred dollars in small packages; he
then counts out fifty-seven dollars in
small bills. Before him lie two silver
dimes and two nickels. The million
and half pile is reduced to that. But
the check calls for another cent.
Where is itP Can it be possible that
an error has been made and somebody
has received cent overpayP That
cent should be here" says Secretary
Smith; ''it must be here-never have I
come out cent wrong yet, and some
days l handle more than two millions
of dollars. All, thought so. Here it
is" And from beneath piece of pa
per he pulls the truant penny-the last
cent of the million and half. The
clearing is finished. The accounts
between parties, embracing thousands
of items and amounting to seven mill
ions of dollars, have been settled. Not
a scrap of paper nor cent of money
is left. There have. been no errors. Every
bank has its own--CaicGqo Herald.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-08-22

or discrepancies corrections can be
made directly through the banks.
Such errors, however, rarely occur.
The messengers and the millions OF
dollars of checks and drafts are gone,
but they have left a record behind
| them. Taking the figures from the
little blanks representing the amount
OF each banks contribution to the
clearing the Secretary adds them all
| together and ascertains the total
amount in hand. This sum runs from
seven to ten millions. Then the set
thing clerks have their own records.
AS they receipted for the paper deliv-
cred to them by the messengers they
set down the amounts. At the end OF
the delivery they add up the figures
and report the totals to the Secretary,
who now has before him the amount
each bank put into the pool and the
amount each has taken away The
two sums must exactly agree. If they
DO not there is an error. While the
Secretary is making his computations
the settling clerks have an opportunity
to revise their figures. One young
man discovers an error of one cent at
ll:19. Had he been a moment later
in his discovery he would have been
fined two dollars, and the correction
could not be made in the Clearing
House, but would have to be made
direct between the banks interested.
At 11:20 Secretary Smith reads aloud
the balances, the figures correspond
with those arrived at by the clerks,
and the latter return to the banks by
which they are employed.
OF course it is possible by working
out the balances in detail to tell how
much every bank owes every other
bank. But that is not the point, and
is unnecessary. Having ascertained
how much each bank brings to the
Clearing House. and how much it takes
away, the simple process of substrac-
ton shows how much is owing to or
from it. In other words, some of the
banks will owe the Clearing House; the
Clearing House will owe the other
banks. The totals of these two col
umns must exactly agree. Here is
another proof of the correctness of the
figures.
Surprising that four men hold a
number of each others notes, all due;
instead OF passing the money from one
to another they meet to settle with as
little trouble as possible, and conclude
to do it by forming a pool or clearing.
The following may represent their
transaction, the first two columns
showing the amount of the Others
notes each man put in and the amount
of his own he drew out:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-26
DEATH OF JOHN s. FOLK.
THE MAN WHO WAS CHIEF or POLICE IN DRoOKLYN
FOR MANY YEARS


John s. Folk Chief of Police in Brooklyn from
1851 to 1870. died yesterday at his home. No. 10
Skillman-st.. in the sevcnty-fith year Of his age
For more than third of n century " Uncle John
as he was generally called. was n conspicuous
figure IN Brooklyn. He was born IN farmhouse
standing on the site Of the Municipal Department.
Ruilding in Brooklyn. then outside the scattered
village clustering at point further eastward In
early life he WIS a carpenter and was chosen when
a yOung man 10 be one OF the city watch, or
leather-heIds" as they were dubbed, who
marched about at night 18th club and lantern. Mr.
Folk was elected head constable IN S37 and held
the Office until 1851 when the police force was
organized lie then elected Chef of Police and
was rejected several TINES until $50. when the
Metropolitan Police Department, including this
city, BROOKLYN and staten Island. was organized.
Chief Foil, made an inspector aud cont nucd in
charge of Brooklyn until 1870. when the law was
changed. The Brooklyn Police Commission sue
ceedcd the NletroDolitln Department. ana Patrick
Campbell made Police Superintendent In
1872 Mr.. Folk was made Inspector and IN the fol-
lowing year he succeeded Chief Campbell a super
intendent, beng again retired IN 1879 10 be sue
ceedcl by Mr. Campbell. who still holds the Office.
For the last five six years Nr. Folk had charge
of the police al brighton Beach in the simmer.
Last winter he was in command at the brooklyn
Skating Rink For a year hts health has bcca poor,
bat he not seriously III more than fortnight.
Dropsy and general debility caused his death. Mr..
Folk was man Of much courage and discretion.
He dsI layed these qualities especially In tho so
called Angel Gabriel riot in Brooklyn in 1884.
when man in the streets by denouncing the
Roman Catholics reused rob again in the bread
riots In 1~37 and in the tronblous days of the
early years of the war. He led charge in Beck:
man-st. against the mob which threatened tbs
TnBUNE Office in 1sG3 aud with IA fcw.nien drove
back great crowd. Mr. Greeley personally com
plimentcd him for his ga liant conduct. When the
office OF The brooklyn Eagle threatened because
OF the rebel sentiments published in that news
paper Mr. Folk saved IL. lie originated the
phrase, when you see a head. hit IT," aud his
name was a terror to ey-doers He leaves u
widow and Ave children. One Of his sons IS Police
Captain w. H. Folk, Of the Twelfth brooklyn
Precinct The funeral will take place tomorrow
night. Police Captains Woglom. Jewett and
Mclaughlin. Of BROOKLYN. were appointed yester-
day to take suitable action in regard to attendance
~ fhc nnlre nt the lnnernI.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-26
ACCIDENTS on THE BRIDGE

A peculiar accident, which luckily injured no
one occurred yesterday the New York approach OF
the Brooklyn Bridge. The driver OF wagon heavily
loaded with empty barrels sleepy driving his aged
horse down the Incline. when he was rudey awakened
by tho snap OF u leather strap. The brcoching had
broken and the wagon coming against the horses hind
quarters forced him into faster pace THAN
Portable TO either driver beast Tho policemen at
the drove back the assembled crowd OF urchns
and shut the gates. Thus checked In their downward
course the whole turnout piled itself up indscrim-
naely against the obstruction. and great the
pefacton Of the thankful driver, that he sat open
OF the crowd.
The dummy engine at this end OF the Brooklyn Bridge
took II into ia head TO jump the track at yrser
day. IL had Just minutes In which 10 jump back
and II did II. Meanwhile the loaded kept coming
from Brooklyn. They were run down and back To the
return track by hand until the little engine got over its
tantrum. Then matters went on as before
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-26
room CHILDREN ENJOY A SAL on TIE RIVER
The Minnehaha with FLAGS lYino forn q nd

aft profusion Of bunting on her upper deck and load
OF provisions slowed away beneath steamed up the East
on board more than 100 children who belong 10 the
branch house OF the Hebrew Sheterng Guardian Society
down the river then and drew up at Fifty
within few yards OF the soccty's headquarters. Here
aboard and capped their hands geefaly at the prospect
OF a pleasant time for their annual excursion The
Charities Commissioners chartered the vessel for tho
children whose appetes during The day were satisfied
by the president Of the society Mrs r. j. Joachmson
assisted by several other ladies. When the vessel
steamed up the the strains Of music began fire
crackers let of and unlimited quantity Of can.
dies and bon bons began to disappear. The yoyaoers
disembarked on Harts Island where substantial food
was served after which athletic sports aud games Of
various kinds IN order
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-26
RKOOkL.YN.

William J. Forster pleaded guilty yesterday to
charge OF biglmy. lle married wife sn 1857 ana
another in 1850.
Mr.. Catherine L. Chaplin who had been matron Of
the Kings County Penitentiary Tor twenty-thfee
years, died yesterday.
Mayor Low will give a hearing to-day to persons in
tcrosted in the proposed widening OF the roadway oil
Washingionst.
man was found drowned yesterday at the foot of
Columbia 81. In pocket was letter addressed To
Charles Shannon IN OF Mrs Charles Cameron, NO.
80 Cherry ST.. New-iork.
The newly appointed members of the Underground
Wire Commission, Mcssrs. Raymond, .Plympton and
Reynolds. qualified yesterday.
Mrs james McDormott denies the statement that
she Il in mourning for her husband and says that she
believes he Is alive aud under the paterna care of the
English Government, although she has not heard
from him for months
James Sweet employed John Brush. a lawyer. to
search the title of property which he purchased
which he lost by the foreclosure of a mortgage upon
the property after Brush had assured him that the title
was clear and had received $50 Tor searching it.
Mary Agnes Mahoney, age sixteen, of No. ia Smith
at, whose father was prominent Democratic politi-
clan In tho Tenth Ward and left considerable money
his death. sent by Justice Massey to the House
OF the Good Shepherd yesterday u charge Of
grancy preferred by her mother. She said viciously
+" I'm bad girl and I'm glad OF it, She was in the
habit OF sleeping upon shavings IN shed Ill Bergen
ST., with q log Tor pillow.
Bridge Trustee Alden s. Swan, president Of the First
Ward Democratic Association. who lives at No. 1S0
Columbia Heights. filed a complaint In the City Hall
Police Court yesterday charging Charles II. Baxter,
Of No 10 Pierrepont-st., with violating a city ordn
ance In keeping chnnticleor growing cock, which
dstnrbs the peace and quiet Of Mr. Swan aud others in
the vicinity. Mr.. Swan says that ut an hour when
many residents of the Heights going to bed the
cock crows that they unable To sleep He claims
to have lost five pounds in flesh owing TO the annoy
ante.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-26

alan IA nrssent Brief Addresses will BE- MADE Dy
c Cha John Hail and the Rev. Pr Howard
Crosby, and then there will be social hss been
Owing heah Professor G Mbah has nsJ placed
Ss among M the first educators Of the city ne
Will soon 90 abroad to seek rest and to
when he came to this country. thrtynye spar.
mgU, ;tbnnt friends or acouaintances he carried
among other letters Of INTRODUCTION ~ fo his
Harper, who received him kindly and adaea This
cordial greeting this bit OF practica working
people. and any young man who would suc Meea
AUST not depend friends or influence Get oao 1--WE
himself" Dr. Crosby was one OF tne t''' and later
Charles A. Dawson loaned him II 900, with WHICH
he beoan his school,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-26
NEWS From The SUBURBS.
IMPORTANT BOOKS MISSING.

A short time since bill of the Overseers of
the Poor OF Newtown against Long Island City pre-.
sentcd Treasurer BocEwein for payment The bill
for services when John Koran was treasurer OF that
CITY Mr. Bleckwein has now Informed tho Aldermen
that he unable to find the records belonging to Mr.
orans administration, ana that there Ia not ingle
book in the office belonging To Horans term. ft was
always understood that books locked up in an
old safe In the Office The safe has been opened. but
there was book paper In IL beyond fow old can
celled warrants As h stands Long island City hal
single account book TO show the description OF tho
moneys received disbursed by Mr. Koran who IL Is
undo fstood, is in California.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-26
Brig II sbley Cof Belfast Mel, Fowler from Hong KoDa
Feb 20,
THE MOVEMENTS OF SrEAMEaA
FOREIGN PORTS.

LONDON June 25-Arrved steamer Assyran Monarch (Br
Harrison from New-York June ii. -.
Jackson from Neworeans 81 Milancse (Br. Trinck
from Montreal June .. -, ,,,
SOUTHAMPTON June 25sailed steamer Fuda Ger. Helm
bruck. from Bremen, hence for New.iOrk. -
SHIELDS, June 2iSaed. steamer Carmona (Br Hacrow'
for Montreal.
GiAsGow June 3j~Arrived Barden Tower tBr).
sailed steamer Circassi CBr Campbell for New.York
2jPassed steamer Mirenga (Brl, Malet from
NewYork June 10. on her way 10 Hull ~ o..,.,a.
KIxslLR June 2jPassed steamer Andcan BIZ Bannlster
soniY June s5"Passed steamers Tower nm r Archer
York June ~ on her 10 London Dracona r)
sangster. from Montreal June 10. Tor London ~, ,,,
June 25Passed, steamer surrey (Brl Driscoi
June le-Arrived. steamer Scotia tFr LAMBERT
from New-York Juno g.
STErTN June 2OArrycd steamer Katie (Oer fetrOWsky
Flea June 2J-saed steamer North Anglia tBr). for
Philadelphia ,,, -, ,.,,
MALTA June l9-Passed steamer Domingo, IrOW
for Philadelphia.
BKssoGLA Juno 92Arrved steamer Ahdeck (Brl Hutton
frOrn Philadelphia May 90. .,,-,, -,
CGPg VERBS June 2i-Saied steamer Ben Voirlien BIT.
Cornish, for Coodaw
MONTREAL June 2J-Cleare steamers Partisan tBr. Liv.
crpOo Finsbury tBrl London Cartha2enan (Br Oasgo"
COncordIt OBJ. Glasgow
DOMESTIC PORTS.
Bosrov June 25-Arrived steamers Iowa. Walters Liver
poo Norman Goorns. philadelphia; Decatur IL Miller
lIawes Baltimore: Jesmou' tBrl. Miller Glen uegos
Cleared PETER COnick (Begl, Smt Antwerp
via New-Yor Australia McRitchie. London; Gate CITY,
Hedge Savannah: Deeside. spence Baracoa
sailed Australia 10 ,don Gate City, Savannah
PHILADELPHIA, jun 25-Afrived steamers sussex Brl
Robinson Twansea; Ashland Tunnel, Richmond, Williams
MayhOwer Davidson. New YORK,
Norfolk Bidtle. NewYork; Helena lBr. st John NB;
Harbinger Q'r), ship island Nymphae' New.iork
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-26
SIXTY YEARS WITHOUT A VACATION.

At meeting of the directors of the North
River Insurance Company Tuesday night, the resig-
nation of the president, Peter X. Warner was re-
cevcd and accepted. Mr.. Warner has been with
the company since ITS incorporation in 1922. lie
was made president in 1s47. and has held that
position continually from that time He is now in
bis eighty-second year. and resigns TO take his rst
real vacation he has enjoyed, for in all his
sixty-thrce years service he has never been away
from his Office two consecutive weeks at time.
Even when he has gone into the country daring hot
weather he has visited the office three four times
o week. He says he never cared anything for
travel while politics had no attraction whatever
for him. The company's office in Greenw ich-st. 10
q reminder of old Ncw-York It's old-fashoned
Btoop entrance, small-paned windows. antiquated
furniture, shelves of musty old volumes and ancient
fireplace contrast strongly with the elevated rail-
back Office yesterday. Mr.. Warner talked about the
days of the old Volunteer Fire Department, Of
with it as though they happened only last week.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-26
"oRovER CLEVELAND" oIGARSAr AUCTION.

A sale OF customs seizures took place yester-
day at Burdett Desniss auction room in Buring Slip
The attendance large aud the bidding for the cigars
cigarettes aud liquor, which made up the bulk OF ths
SALE spirited. fancy brand OF Cuban cigars with
the name Grover Cleveland stamped on each box
brought the highest price 81 10 thousand the gin OF
which great many bottles were sold, brought Isl 30 a
bottle while handsome beaver ovsrcoat reallzsd So5
and suit OF clothes go necklace and cross formed
OF English penny .ha-penny pieces was found struggled
inside OF hymn book the leaves OF which had bean emf
TO make room for the necklace. brought So A set OF
rosary beads with silver nedes the VIRGIN
and the Infant Jesus sold for So OF tho
Italian woman from whom they were taken was nearly
broken by their seizure.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-26
AN OLD TREE DYING Mann

An old tree uptown was cut down last fall,
because It's trunk had decayed that 1t feared some
heavy winter storm might blow IL over Its roots had
extended TO greet distance in direction and
such the vitality which they had eained that this
spring and summer they have sont up innumsrable
shoes 10 the surface and In front yards close 10 fou
dations OF houses and through oreyoes between the
stones In the street and sidewalk they may seon seek
ing the sunlight In instance the roots In their
struggles for renewed life have fairly lifted large
paving stone AZ Inch or tive above its proper level