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The Columbus journal., 1886-08-04
Of Silk Culture in the United
States.

In the year 1882 the Department of
Agriculture received many letters from
persons interested In the culture of silk,
and distributed . few silk-wOrm eggs,
but there vas no general distribution.
In 1884 the department appropriated
$4,000 for the encouragement of the
industry, and . special agent was ap-
pointed to attend to the work, the de-
partment Offering to send eggs to any
one who would try the experiment Of
raising them. should judge. however.
that no very favorable reports were re-
ceived, a, at q meeting of the American
Association for the Advancement of
Science. in 1885. as reported in Science.
Professor Riley stated that the culture
Of silk had been tried in the United
States for fifty years. and all that the
experiments had shown 50 far was that
silk could be raised over three-fourths of
the United States il there vas q market
for the cocoona He considers the in
dustry best conducted on Q small scale.
and adapted for women and children
who have no other way Of earning
money. The profit of three persons 70
be estimated at fifteen to twenty-five
dollars for the season, provided the
cocoons bring one dollar a pound-a
price, by-the-way. which only the best
cocoons bring.
The care Of slk-wOrms is decidedly
wearisome. interesting though it may
be; and certainly any woman enterpris-
ing enough to start in the experiment
Of raising SILK. and strong enough to
do the necessary work, might find some
more profitable way Of utilizing her
time.
MI. Edward Atkinson, at the same
meeting Of the association above men,
toned, maintained that the culture Of
silk in the United States was not desir.
able, since there was no lack Of en-
ployment IS the high rate of wages
shows, and We can not afford to do Tor
ourselves what foreign labOrers will do
cheaper; and, moreover. the raising Of
silk has always been carried ON by the
poorest and most inefficient peoples,
who, - they rise in the social scale,
abandon il, rs is now coming to be the
case in Southern France-France being
unable to compete with the cheap labor
Of China and ~Japan.-Margorette w
Brooks. ~ Popular Science Aonthly.
The Columbus journal., 1886-08-04

During the o hour among tho
wOrkmen employed in improvements
along the railroad west Of Sterlington.
N. T.. one of the bosses noticed the
other day that a gang Of Italians had
found some amusement in their shanty
which kept them in a constant state Of
hilarity for nearly the entire hour. Just
before it was time to resume work the
boss walked to the shanty to see what
it was that 50 excited the merriment Of
the Italians. He found three OF four of
the laborers with sticks six Or seven
inches long in their hands One of
them stepped to one side of the shanty,
thrust his stick quickly ut something on
the ground and then jumped quickly
back, at which the spectators laughed
heartily.
The boss made bis way through the
men to see what it was ut which the
Italian thrust his stick. and came in
sight Of it rs one of the men had made
. thrust. and jumped back just in time
and far enough to escape the fangs Of
an enormous r~attlesnake, which sprang
at the man and then quickly recoiled
on the ground for another spring as An
other Italian advanced.
The snakes eyes glittered with rage.
and its rattle filed the shanty with the
noise Of its vibrations The boss shout
ed to IN Italian who vas advancing for
his turn ut the sport, and said . few
words In Italian which caused an in
s~tantaneous clearing out of the cabin.
Tho Italians had captured the snake in
some way while at work. and. ignorant
Of its deadly nature. had dragged it to
their shanty, where for an hour they
had played with the reptile. escaping
Its fangs only by extraordinary good
fortune
The snake was killed. 1t was nearly
five feet long. and had q splendid set Of
rattles. seventeen in number. Even
after the snake was dead not one of the
Italians who had so fearlessly tempted
death while Ignorant of the venomous
character Of the snake would 20 any.
where near it. and when they had o. |
casi0n TO enter their shanty they crossed
themselves and left it again as hastily
as they could.
The Columbus journal., 1886-08-04
Earthquakes and Other Earth
Movements.

We are accustomed to think of the
land of the earth as something solid
aud fixed; and. as a testimonial Of this
impression, the Latin phrase terra
frma. firm land or solid ground. has
been n~aturalized in the languages of
nearly all civilized peoples. On the
other hand, We speak of water a I'M
stable. But the geological history of
the earth and the more careful Observa-
lions of modern times have taught US
that these ideas do not correctly repre-
sent the qualities Of the land-masses and
water-masseS of the globe as compared
with one another. The ancient shore
marks on the continents and the phe-
nOmena Of elevation and subsistence
that have been observed in historic
times, confirming their evidence. show
that the land and the ocean are con-
tinually changing their level as to one
another; and it has further been made
evident, by experiment as well rs by q
PytOri reasoning. that 1t is not the ocean
that changes, but the land which under
goes alternate movements of elevation
and depression. An carthquake-shock
is a phenomenon well adapted to de-
stroy the faith of any person who feels
one in the fiNedness of the earth; and
such. by tine evidence, is the effect for
the time on all who experience these
shocks. Even the light pulsations
which sometimes pass over parts of the
United States occasion panic and excite
q momentary impression that every
thing is falling owe or sinking away;
while the more violent shocks that are
felt in errthquake-infested countries pro-
duce indescribable terror; and such cat
astrophes as those historical earthquakes
of Lisbon and Caracas, and the more
recent ones of Ischi and the Strait of
Sunda amount to a demonstration that
the reason for such terrors is real, and
that the continents also can not escape
the general law of change and perish
ability.
ELECTROMAGNETIC name by which
these phenomena may be most con-
veniently described-are various, and
comprise. 50 far As they are now con-
sidered, earthquakes, or sudden violent
movements of the ground; earth-tremors
or minute movements which usually
escape attention by the smallness Of
their amplitude; earth pulsations, or
movements which are overlooked on &C
count of the length of their period; and
earth oscillations or movements of long
period and large amplitude-like the
shifting of levels of land-masses-which
attract attention from their geological
importance. Some of these movements
have only recently begun to attract at
tention. They are oil intimately as
ISOLATED in their occurrence and their
Origin.-P0pukGr Science MOnLhlu.
The Columbus journal., 1886-08-04
The Danger or Kissing.

The custom of kissing has been con.
demned by the wise and frowned upon
by the religious, but has managed to
thrive despite it all. and is still loves
great artillery and best ally. Why
tactic sensations from q limited labial
surface have been found so very agree
able. and why they should have con-
tributed so much to the poetry and pair
ing of of the human race are questions
quite worthy OF full discussion. Kiss
ing. we are told. began with the birds
and reaches its most perfect evolution
in man. 1t has a long history. there
fore, and may we'll be considered a per-
manen feature in human society
sOlacing grief, increasing joys, promo
ting wedding engagements, and fur.
nishing a permanent source of inspira-
ton for the artist.
But an enemy to the kiss has appear
ed in Washington, ID. C.. in the person
of DR.. Samuel S. Adams. who devotes
seven columns of the journal Of the
american Medical association" to ex-
posing the dangers of kissing" Every
thing has its dark side. The dark side
of kissing. as viewed by DIR. Adams. is
both moral and physical Among
women and between children and adults
1t has degenerated into an insincere.
unmeaning, and commonplace saluta-
ton, when it should be reserved only
as an index of affcctionate feeling. But
the weight of the doctors argument is
expended in showing the possible evils
which cone from the promiscuous kiss
ing of babies and children by adults.
tuberculosis. diphtheria, infectious
fevers-all are possible on actual results
of kissing. A veritable instance is cited
in which the drum of the ear was rup-
tured by a kiss applied to the external
auricular appendage! A kiss of such
suction force reminds one of Benedict's.
which had ''such a clamorous smack
that at the parting. all the church did
echo" Although we may not realize
as he does the widespread and endemic
character of the kissing habit in Wash
ington, we can only trust it will prove
q safe place for the international 0On-
gress-Medicai Record.
The Columbus journal., 1886-08-04
The Story OF David Davis Fortune.

"Judge David Davis made one Of the
luckiest deals in Chicago property ever
known" said . real estate agent yestsr.
day; 'in fact he was fairly forced BY
circumstances into an investment which
made him . millionaire. just about
forty years ago. when Davis was .
young lawyer. struggling for q living.
an Eastern Client \ manufacturer.
placed in his hands for collection . bill
against y Chicago firm. which was on
the verge Of bankruptcy. The bill was
something like $1,000. and the firm.
though in hard luck. were honest, and
were willing to do the best they could to
satisfy their creditors. They told the
young lawyer that they couldn't raise
any cash. but they had some land on the
outskirts of the city which they were
willing to give up. Davis, thinking
that eve land was better than nothing,
accept the proposition, and a deed was
made out in his name. A few weeks
later he met his client in St. Louis, and
told him what had been done. But the
client was not satisfied.
THAT will never do he exclaimed;
you had no authority to take land in
settlement of our account 1t takes
money to carry on business. and We
must have cash. We don't want any
wild Western lands. This will never
do
..And the client expressed SO much
dissatis' action that the young lawyer
took it very much to heart. He deter
mined to try and make q new basis of
settlement with the debtors. He came
to Chicago, but could do nothing with
the firm. He tried to sell the land. even
at q sacrifice, but could find no pur-
chaser. Chicago was then . town of
only twelve or fifteen thousand popula-
ton. and nobody foresaw that in q
quarter of . century it would spread all
over the Surrounding prairie. Reluc-
family. and more to satisfy his client
and his own sense of wounded honor -
an attorney. he decided to take the land
himself. He went to Bloomington. with
some difficulty raised the money. vent il
to his client. and retained the deed In
his own name.
His honor in this case was the foun-
dalton of his large fortune. That land
consisted of eighty acres lying between
Twenty-sixth and Thirty-first streets and
west of the tracks of the Pittsburg. Fort
Wayne & Chicago Railroad Company.
For several years the taxes on this prop
erty kept the young lawyer land poor
and his holding was constantly In the
market. without purchasers. He finally
realized that it was good property and
held to it. He paid out . good deal Of
money for taxes and assessments. but
ten years ago he sold one-hI1f Of tho
tract for $4,000, and the remaining
forty acres, with the eighty houses
which he has erected thereon. are esti-
mated to be worth q cool million.
Nearly one-half of his whole fortune
consists of this wild Western land
which bis indignant client and his own
honor forced upon him forty years ago."
Herald
The Columbus journal., 1886-08-04
California Nomenclature.

Some day when the people begin to
study the nomenclature Of this great
country they will be puzzled consider
ably to tell where some Of the names
came from. Quite likely they will 20
clear away back centuries before ~
and prove that America must have been
known to the ancient Assyriana There
will be lots Of fun for the future arch
biologists. There Is . station on one Of
the railroads, and . town with Q church,
. saloon. and the usual camp followers
Of civilization, which bears tho euphon-
ious name Of Utopia The ancient
Greeks may perhaps Do held responsible
for this in the future. but the plain fact
Is that . congregation and a minister
wandered out to that place and found
1t all too i~nconvenient to address their
religious reports from . place bearing
the name given to it by the miners Of
Hell to Pay" 80 they changed it into
Eltopia.-San Francisco CHTonicIe.
The Columbus journal., 1886-08-04
Be Warned

httDe. Kidney dissasssn nay ~bsprsvsuaed
b. purifying, renewing, and inyigor.tiny
IL blood with Ayers Sarsaparilla. When,
through debility, The actioa Of TIE kidneys
3 pervefted, these organs rob TIE blood Of
IT. needed eonstitusnt, sIbumsa, which Is
passed OF In tho urine, while worn out
matter, which they should carry Of from
the blood, = allowed to remain. BY the
use II Ayers Sarssparilla, The kidneys
are restored to proper aetion, and Albu-
minuria, or
The Columbus journal., 1886-08-04

Atlanta is the third largest snuff
market In the world. London comes
first, New York next, and Atlanta third.
Lorillard sold 3O8.O0O pounds Of SNUFF
In that city last year. and other makers
about 10000 pounds. One house there
sold $1,000 pounds. In Macon L0ril-
lard sold $4,000 Poand2
The Columbus journal., 1886-08-04

Mocking birds can be taught almost
anything in the way Of tunes. Macon
used to boast of . bird that whistled
Dixie" and years ago q Frenchman
travelled about the country playing airs
upon the piano which his bird would
follow accurately. At the Pulaski
House. in Savannah, q negro used to
666pa6trd skns WoolasWhlDtbo good
alto 70 tunes his master Whistled.
The Columbus journal., 1886-08-04

Streator. Ill, has cat that delights
in killing snakes. but she nearly nea
her match tine other day when she
tackled q big garter snake Il colled
about her body. and tho two rolled
around on the ground until the tsdh
and claws Of The cat got her the vioeaEy.
The Columbus journal., 1886-08-04

BY the ~carelessness Of the pressman
the music on the fourteenth page was
printed upside down. and the mistake
was discovered too late to reprint the
edition. Our musical readers have the
option u standing on their heads or
turning the page over when they want
to play the piece-San FrGnciscGM.
The Columbus journal., 1886-08-04

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Ofthe cost Of advertising. The advertiser Wh0
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vert1sing. q scheme II indicated which VIII
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Sent postpaid. to any address for 10 cents.
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The Columbus journal., 1886-08-04

ATsxas ~physician claims to have
found the microbes Of dengue fever.
and that the disease ian be avoided By
y~aecinating with attsnuated virus
The Columbus journal., 1886-08-04

A writer in London Truth pronounces
MrA X Ogden Dorcmus Of New York
'the most astoundingly 6ne-looking
and attractive woman" he ever met
and WAKES most enthusiastic over her
hair. which NJ Auguste. the leading
Paris h~air-dresser. vas badly fooled by.
He was called in to dress il II shall
take the liberty" said be. 'of remark
ing that Madame has . charming little
iace. but the load Of hair she wears
doesn't suit It. It's ridiculous to crowd
on false braids to that extent" And
then, - he let down coil after coil and
found that every hair grew straight out
from the scalp. he fairly gasped with
wonder.
The Columbus journal., 1886-08-04

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The Columbus journal., 1886-08-04

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that will start you in work that will at
once bring you In money faster than any
thing else in America. All about the
$5OO,OO in presents with each box.
Agents wanted everywhere, Of either
sex, OF all ages, for all the time, or spare
time only, to work for US at their own
homes. Fortunes for all workers ab-
solutely assured. Don't delay. II. HAL
LIFT 4 CO.. Portland, Maine.
The Columbus journal., 1886-08-04
Prevented

the disease from assuming . fatal form,
but was restored to perfect health. John
Mcclellan, cor. Bridge and Third sta,
Lowell, Mass, writes: "For several years
I suffered from Dyspepsia and Kidney
Complaint, the latter being 50 severe at
times that I could scarcely attend to my
work. My appetite was poor, and i was
much emaciated; but BY using
The Columbus journal., 1886-08-04
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The Columbus journal., 1886-08-04

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The Columbus journal., 1886-08-04
Briqht's Disease

IS prevented. Ayers sarsaparilla also
prevents Inflammation Of the kidneys, and
other disorders Of these organs. Mrs. Jas.
W. Weld. Forest Hill St., Jamaica Plain,
Mass, writes: II !aNs had q complica-
ton Of diseases, but my greatest trouble
has been with my kidneys. Four bottles
Of Ayers Sarsapsrills made me feel like
. new person; as well and strong as
ever" W. n. Mcdonald, A6 Summer st.,
Boston, Mass, had been troubled for years
with Kidney Complaint. By the use Of
Ayers Sarsaparilla, he not only
The Columbus journal., 1886-08-04

e somebody is going to stand
mr.. "-BUrdeHe.
The Columbus journal., 1886-08-04

city, WuICu 10 wOttu 1IOLu VCOVsOVV W
$1,000 The Omaha Bee reports him
As thinking Of hiring = secretary and
keeping q scrapboOk. Some Of these
paragraphs are very funny" said Mr..
Folsom. but the n that accuses me
Of wearing . scarf-pin Is big Is . half
dollar with . red rooster with green
feathers is = monstrOus exaggeration.
You can say officially that l have too
much taste to wear . scarf-pin OF that
size. Here is the pin. You will zee
that it is no larger than q 1O-cent piece
and is simply . Florentine mosaic"
Marie Hebron. IS years old and black.
was committed to the Industrial School
in Baltimore by her mother, who said
she couldn't do anything with Marie.
She haa . room on the fifth floor. One
dark night she got out on the roof, hung
from the esves by her hands. and
dropped to . building beneath. thence
jumped to the roof Of . house adjoining.
got on the veranda, slid down q post %
the ground. scaled the fencs. and went
home. Her mother at once notified the
police. and one Of the force went to 10
arrest Marie He couldn't find her I'M
I'll he happened to stick his hand up .
chimney. He felt something. and
grapped aud pulled. aud down came
Marie blscker than ever. and angry.
About six months ago . man giving
his name ~ James Eustace secured IN
audience with Secretary Lamar. He
asked the Seocetsry II no remembered
having lost . pocketbook containing
notes and money to the amount Of sev-
eral thousand dollars In 1874 While Q
Representative from Mississippi. Tho
Secretary replied that 10 did. Eastscs
then said: DO you further remember
telling the finder Of the pocketbook that
IL he wanted . favor he would not hsva
to call upon you in vain? Well, I am
the man to whom you made that prom
isa I have been unfortunate since
then and need employment badly" Tho
Secretary told him to report Sor duty TIE
fQl2QNiRg RQE1in& md era
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-11-12
Our Schools.

Having often heard of the peculiar
methods employed in teaching book
keeping here in our village schools. we
determined TO see for ourselves the diff
ference between this method of Prof
Stilwell's and those generally used.
Arriving at the building just as the 10
ology class was called, we stopped in
that room and spent an enjoyable half
hour and were then shown into one OF
the large, pleasant rooms for which Oul
new building Is noted. and which has
been set apart and fitted up with all
the cOnyenlences necessary IN this
work. As the.pupils went on with then
work, busily and earnestly, Prof. Still
well explained To us briefly some of the
many interesting features of his way OF
teaching this very essential study.
At the beginning of the term a Ma
tional Bank is formed with a capital
sufficient for the needs of the pupils
who form the class. The bank cOrpo-
ration is IA stock company and each pu-
pil is given enough toy money TO pur-
/ chase share. but all the money for do
ing business is obtained 10y discounting
paper. The coupon bonds upon which
the bank is established are deposited
with the treasurer and 80 per cent. of
their par value is received back in cash.
The coupons fall due weekly and the
"bloatcd bOndhOderN draws his divi-
dends. The bank has charter and the
proper officials are elected and all de-
tails carried ont as accurately rs though
il was i'm reality Il bank organized ac-
cording to law. Theu they are fairly
launched in the business world, and
they conduct themselves accordingly.
Merchandise and real estate are bought
and sold, occasionally with alarming
reckleSneSs, and again. bargains of
which older and more experienced iinan-
ciers need not be ashamed are driven.
All business is transacted strictly ac-
cording To law and business usage. In
transferring real estate the necessary
deeds. etc. are filled I'm lead pencil by
"A lawyer and the same blanks are used
again 10y the pupils. Notes are drawn
up and given 10y the dealers, and as
nearly rs possible. the actual OccuTren-
ces of business life are carried on from
day to day. The student enters all of
these transactions upon his books under
the proper heads and must exercise con-
siderable care lest his business affairs
become tangled. Goods are sold every
day ut u different price. different cash
discount, aud different rate of interest
when sold on time. This gives eXccll-
ent percentage work hesides keeping
the transactions from becoming mOnOt-
onous. The books are kept 10y double
entry and each pupil is required to take
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-11-12
Forest Hill.

The returned cxcursionists report a
pleasant trip, and Toledo pleasant
city.
III. b. Angel received two fine sheep
by express from the south part of the
state last week
The lengthening out of the grade for
the side track is progressing finely.
The company wished it longer SO that
trains of any length might pass. Stock
yards will be put in ut the north end SO
that IL will be more convenient TO ship
stock soon,
\ brother-in-law Of T.. NJ. IIasKins is
the vicinity looking up sheep for ear
load. Rates have been secured and
firms in Toledo arranged with SO that
produce of all kinds can be shipped di-
rect from here.
Tickets for the Ohio excursion are for
sale, also 10 other points on the read.
-Four new scholars for the Normal
school from here.