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SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.

A Weekly Summary of Current Events In
all Departments of Science.
Certain snakes have been observed to ut
ter cry, like that of a young puppy, on
receiving an electric shock.
Disease germs are probably much less
affected by extreme cold than might be ex
pected. Experiments have been reported
to the Glasgow Physiological Society in
which a temperature of 100 degrees below
zero was insufficient to stop processes of
putrefaction.
One of DR.. Livingstone's early achieve
ments was the discovery of Lake Ngami, in
South AFRICA, which was then favorite
resort Of elephants and other large animals.
A recent explorer of the same region re-
ports the lake dried up, leaving an arid
spot devoid of both game and vegetation.
Bermuda is supposed by some biologists
to be slowly sinking at the present time,
but an investigation by Prof. VIM. N. Rice
shows that no subsistence has taken place
since 16O9-the time of the celebrated ship
wreck there Of Sir George Somers, which
event Shakespeare is supposed to have had
In mind when he wrote "The Tempest"
Aplant allied to tho lilies. Of the-valley,
the Coaudlla,5a polygonat,ena. il remark
able traveller. Every year knot forms
upon its root, and these knots drag the
plant about an inch annually from its
original position; 90 that in period Of
twenty years the plant will have travelled
about twenty inches from its first loca-
ton.
Several cases of natives or India having
white skin have been reported. MA.
T. Fraser mentions the finding Of a family
in which several white persons, resembling
Europeans, had appeared, the parents hav-
ing the ordinary blackness of natives. The
Wilderness was not result of leprosy. The
to the suns rays inan that of other natives
or even of EUROPEANS. The contrast be-
tween white and dark relatives having a
striking resemblance Of feature is said to
be most remarkable. 4 #
The bird-spider of tropical America, &C
cording to French writer, has body ae
much us four and one fourth inches long
or diameter OF seven inches with the legs
extended, and is the largest of the severn
hundred known species Of spiders. It's nests
resemble those Of the large carterpillars Q1
France, and consist of beautiful white
silken tissue, of several thick layers, ant
strengthened by very strong threads Gu
pable of arresting small bird. In thu
centre are placed the eggs, perhaps 100 o.
1000 in number. The creature is very pow
erfui and is provided with formidable in
struments of attack, enabling it to destro.
not only young birds and adult hummint
birds but large lizards and reptiles. ss, 3;
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The so-called "horse-hair snake" is
known to be parasite of the cricket 1t
becomes active only under water, and a re-
cent interesting statement by DR.. H. C.
McCook makes it appear that the crickets
themselves are aware of this popularity
and seek to take advantage Of it. A lady
was troubled by frequently finding the
hair snakes in her water-pails, and watched
to learn how they came there. She soon saw
large cricket mount upon the edge Of one
Of the pals, bring the tip Of the abdomen
just beneath the water, and, with few vio-
lent throes, expel a black mass. which re-
solved itself into one of the worms. The
cricket seemed much exhausted By the oper-
alton. r..
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WIN. e. GLADSTONE.
The Distinguished Prime Mir lister Of
ENGLAND. 49,
Two Dollars q Year
'ESRfse as: NJ

The Distinguished Prime Mir ister Of
England. 49,
Mr.. Gladstone was appointed Prime
Minister Of England on April %, 1880. He
assumed tie Office Of Chancellor Of the
Exchequer on the same day, but resigned
this position December l6, 1882. His strength
in the higher position has hitherto baffled
all attempts of the Parliamentary opposition
to GUST him. He stands high in the estima-
ton of the masses of the people, whose po-
litical rights he has recently enlarged by the
admission OF about two million new voters.
In his foreign policy he has possibly been
less fortunate. While He loves peace the
necessity Of fighting has been thrust upon
him. There i no question, however, in the
mind of both Liberals and Conservatives,
that in the event Of great European war.
which, as the conduct of negotiations be-
tween Hngland and Russia thus far indi-
Gates, he would undertake reluctantly, hi
would pursue it with due energy and spirit
10 him was given BY the House Of Com
mons recently the unprecedented COM
pliment Of vote of credit for an enor-
mously large amount of money, without
a division, or even the speck of opposition.
An. unsurpassed ..oratorical effort on
MS part preceded this most remarkable
triumph Of personal greatness and states
manship.
William Ewart Gladstone was born De
oember q, 1909, son of Liverpool mer-
chant. Hewas educated at Eton and Chris
Church, Oxford, and graduated a double
first class man. He began his Parliament
tary cszeer as long ago as 1882, when he was
m enthusiastic member of the Tory, now
generally called the Conservative party.
< After holding variety OF inferior ap
p.ointments from time to time, in 1868 he
became Prime Minister, and so continued
until 1874. He has been Liberal about
thirty years. The growth of his broadening
convictions has been slow and almost un-
appreciabls as regarded for a short period
,of time. His most Radical MEASURE thus
far, namely, the abandonment and discs.
tablishment of the Irish Church, was
passed in 1870. Two ]andibills intended to
ameliorate the condition Of the peasant
farming slass: Of Ireland, have been origin
ated and passed by him.
Mr.. Gladstone was married in 1889, to
the eldest daughter Of Sir6tephen Glynne
I Baronet. She is still living. y,
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A Co soNG OFRAsE BALL.

You NAV talk of the places statesmen take
In the temple of fame sublime;
OF men and women who strive to make
: A name in prose or rhyme;
Bot give to me no classic degree.
Be its honors ever SO high,
The bat III swing, and l'll try TO bring
!, The ball that goes whisting by.
Some tsfen may follow the greed of gold
:. Eill their hair grows thin and gray r.,
Bnt worry aud fret make young blood Old.
And they fritfer their lives away
Though my face ig bruised and I'm badly useo
BY a hot BALL what Of that?
I'll boldly stand, with blistered hand,
A catcher behind the bat
The cyclist may ride his glittering wheel.
The skater his rollers don,
And pugilistic cranks may feel
!, Great pride in the doughty ] ohm;
But give to me the diamond free,
With its bases. its rush and shout.
Though a tooth I've lost, do count the cost
), When I've caught their best man out!
: -Boston Globe.
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pt,Dr Fellows!

Frustrated. debilitated enfeebed they feel as
ii they were hardly worth picking up. They
would hardly give the toss of bright penny
for chance of choice between life and death.
i5nt even such forlorn people can BE- renewed
by the use of Browns Iron Bitters. 1t yitali-
yes the blood. tones the nerves and renovates
the system. Mr.. Isaac c. Weed. Burr's Mills
o., says, - used Browo's Iron Bitters for gen.
er:,i weakness and it hcinel me greatly
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1855. 4
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1855.
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With the new volume beginning in Deem
Der HARPERas MAGAZINE will conclude its
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Mr.. Emmett S. Goff believes there NAV
be . law Of relation between color aud fla
vor in fruits and vegetables. AknowleaRe
Of such a law would be of advantage to
agricultarists ia the selection of the best
plants Sas continued cultivation. Tins
far Mr.. GOT seems to have shown that a
ight-colorel fesh denotes milder and
more delicate favor than exists in darker
colored specimens of the same varieties.
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Politicians at Loggerheads.

In"sBee OF COM0ptl0A against u 'rOmtnent
= Louisiana democrats.
"A Washington dispatch to the St. Louis
Globe Democrat, dated May IA, says:
The split between the factions into
whl4h the Louisiana Democracy ia divided
widens./ Senator Eustis has gone to Rome,
but the fight is being carried on from his
side by james. D. Houston, who makes an
elaborate reply to the recent statements by
Senator Gibson, Representatives Floyd
King and others. Houston says: 81 am
prepared to prove that. Gibson has been
since 1870 IN Office seek or, and that he has
always been elected by ballot box stuffing.
charge and can establish, that H. D. Her.
nochan whom Gibson had appointed as
Naval Officer is heller of the worst de-
scription; that during one Of Gibson's cam
paiQns for. Congress he hired steamboat
and: brass band, loaded the boat with the
worst toughs and hoodlums he could find
in the slums of New Orleans and trans
ported them to poll in another plaque
5nines) parish. There was a free bar and
Tree lunch, and, in recognition of this pic
mic, the ruffians drove away the honest
voters, captured the poll and carried the
pasish foE Gibson. God save the people
fns1nl each reformers.I Nowhere save in
Washington would the charge be made
that have slandered Gen. Gibson, No
such charge is made, because would pile
mp the evidence SO high that when l got
through it would look like mountain of
corrnption. .>s VII 2E
This last attack on me, l think, was
'1,spired by Louisiana's weeping militia
General, J. Floyd King, who, see, is in
Washington. He never had command, but
got his title from Governor John McEnery
,who was de jure Governor in 1926 and
gave away commissions quite freSi.s. /
have been told by gentlemen who will
substantiate their assertions that King
attempted, while Il candidate Cor Congress
n the Fifth Louisiana District, to lead the
white men in their struggle to protect their
wives and daughters from outrage at the
hands OF the negroes. but that when actual
'hRhtang began he went to the Campaign
Committee with tears in his eyes and asked
them to accept his resignation. They tolf
him to calm himself and go home, which
am told, he did, crawled under the bee
and pulled the cover down to the floor or
the side nearest the door. remaining there
until the danger was over. A General
forsooth! am lost in surprise that he
should indulge in criticisms, when he ha.
Lever bsen honestly elected to Congress il
his iife, and | am prepared to prove it."
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4 ADAIRsvILLE, Ga, May 2, la1
NJ. A. THEDFoRD &. CO.-GenG<ues.
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mons earliest agents for his LIVER
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! as made by Df. Simmons.
Yours Truly.
a ~ DANIEL DURHAM
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Prickly Ash Filters is not an intoxicating
beverage. but pleasant. mid laxative and ell
a. al i.uir. acting directly on the Live r, Kid
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Rough on Itch."
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-01-02

The committee of Vermont sheepmen
who have charge of the matter of the pro
posed exhibit of Vermont sheep at New
Orleans exposition, have been officially
notified that the rules governing exhibits
in this class have been modified in accord
ance with the wishes and request
of the Vermont breeders and the commit
tee has there definitely and finally
decided to proceed with the project and
make the exhibit. But aS the committee
will be unable to 90 all about the State to
see the various shcepmen interested and
make the selections to compose the eX-
hibt, they request all persons who wish
to have sheep among those sent to New
Orleans To take their sheep To MidGlebury
and have them there on the 18th and l4th,
al which time the annual meeting Of the
Vermont sheep Breeders association will
be held. The sheep 80 taken there will be
kept and cared for in the sheep house on
the fair ground, and will compose sort
OF II sheep show, from which the animals
to compose the Vermont exhibit viii be
eelcCtedb by the committee,
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The Hapti>ts in Nermont.

The Baptist Annual, recently published,
shows that there are in Vermont asSO-
ciations, ll3 churches and 1895 members.
Nearly all the churches have SUNDAY
schools, and some Of them have two. The
number of officers and teachers is lO1o and
of scholars S251. Thirteen poor churches
received aid from the convention, which
also employs il general missionary for the
state. The total amount of contributions
by churches and Sunday schools was
For home expenses, S65,2iS, and for benev-
olenCe, SS:OO. There are l06 ordained min
listers, of whom IS are pastors One min
lister, Rev. w. \. Worthington Of South
Groton, died during the year, aged 5l
NnnrS
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[ Wilmington News.

The Nicaragua treaty came up incident
ally in the Senate on Saturday, and Mr..
Edmunds is reported as saying that he
was heartily in favor of the treaty, and
believed thpt it should he ratified regard
less of what foreign powers might say or
do" We do not imagine that he favors it
because foreign powers are likely to OBJ
icct to it, but judging from the point of
view of the United States that ship canal
between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans,
under our exclusive control, will be useful
to this country, he is not disposed to per
NIT foreign objections to interfere with
the project. Such position is both states
mnnlikc and patriotic and if Mir Edmundr
has taken this position it will have great
influence, not alone in the senate, but alsC
throughout the whole country,
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The Albany Lar JOUrHul i'll referring
to the last volume of our court reports,
just issued says ''Ihe 18th Vermont
Reports is an interesting and we'll edited
volume. We found thirteen cases in it
which we deemed of enough general i'm
portance and interest To 90 into the Amer
lean Reports. This is Il large number.
Mr.. Palmer, the reporter, is doing his
work we'll and the court is fully up to the
high New England standard of ability"