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Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-31

1fl13onaaFos Making Themselves Csshhl
Our milionaiDs, whether ornamenti
or not, are making themselves useful
Senator Fairs gift Of site for buildins
for the Boys and Girls Aid society was
Substantial aid to . worthy charity, and
now ID followed by M Charles Crocker's
gift Of 81, 900 to build thereon suitabls
structure for the benevolent work Of thu
society. These gentlemen are acting in
way suggestive to others upon whom for
tunes smile has been broad and con
tinuous grin, When AL the plans for etlu-
cation, charity, and the promotion Of en-
terprisc, put In motion by Senator and
Mrs. Stanford, Mr.. and Mrs. Croker
Senator Fair, Mr.. Flood, Col Peter D0na
hue, and others Of our wealthy folks are
perfected 1t viii appear that our Cali
forniA people Of fortune are not at all b.
hind those Of other states I'm generosity e
those objects which must look to such
sources for endowment-San Francisco
Alta
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-31

The late earl Of Dysart was vesv
eccentric man. 1t % said that wheu be
wanted pair Of boots or shoes the son Of
St Crispin who supp led his lordship had
to measure his feet on the outside Of his
sitting room door. the noble legs to which
they belonged being thrust through Tie
door panels
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-31
TRAPPING THE HUDSON sAv sAslE.

Orsss sam .ad Experience ks9uiresa-
cs.ser.ssio. Of = Trsp-Ths Fur.
Foremost in the list Of the fur traded By
the Huflson Bay and other companies =
the Hudson Bay sable (mustela Amen.
canal. The pine marten, or sable OF
northwest America, 10 not esteemed %
valuable as the sable from Russia, known
n uaturalists - mustela zibillina; but
there u NO doubt that the two species are
In reality one and the same, the difference
of temperature and other local modifying
causes, readily accounting for the better
quality of the Russian fur. About iO,UU
skins are brought over to England alone
every year by the Hudson Bay company.
Marten trapping requires great skill and
experience The favorite haunts OF the
little rObber are the pine forests, esp~
eially where dead or burnt timber
abounda. Its food consists Of anything II
can catch by craft or cunning, young birds
and egRs, squirrels and rabbits.
The trap most frequently used is fall
tran It = Of Indian invention and very
insenious contrivance. A half circle II
nrst built Of large stones to the height OF
about three feet; then . heavy tree = laio
across the entrance, one end being raised
and supported on . contriyance very hke
the figure Of four trap, used by boys fof
catching small birds, . dainty bit OF rsb
bit or Q ruaed grouse, skinned, Is hung on
. projecting stick, built into the back Of
the seinieircle Of stones. The little poaehei
can only get ut the bait by creeping under
TIE tree, thsn ssizing it, and finding him.
ssN unabls to pull it down he backs out,
twssins the skSsn0 to which the bait ID A.
taeAAd as0ng the stlcK, on which rests the
figure of four, supporting the tree. just
- the center Of his back comes under the
TALL or tree, he loosss the support by ting
ging tie meat on the stick, when down II
falls on him, killing him instantly, but
doing no injury to the fur.
The winter fur ID by far the most valua,
ble, and the Indians say the first shower
of rain after the snow disappears spoils
the marten. The animal is skinned some
what like rabbit, the skin being inverted
- It II removed, then placed on . IA.
board and 90 dried in the sun. A good
martsa akin ID worth in the trade from
eaD to $500. Very fine martens come
from the western slopes Of the Cascade
and coast ranges Of mountains; the
further north the darker and better are
the skins-. Brooklyn Eagle.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-31

did you ever wonder what knife han
dies are made OFF, asked dealer in fancy
woods Of a reporter, a. he handed out y
shapeless block from his store Of spoils
from many tropical forests. ~Outside Of
bone aud tortoise shell and pearl, so
called, which every one recognizes, the
majOrityef knife-handles are made out Of
q close, ne-grained wood, about the name
and pedigree Of which $500 out Of every
10000 persons are ignorant. II Is known
to the trade as cocoboia wood, and 1t
comes in large quantities, millions of
pounds year, from Panama
1t Is Of special value for knife-hAndles,
because Of its close texture, freedom from
knots and flaws, and consequent disin-
clinatiOn to split. Many well-known kinds
Of wood require vanishing and polishing
and filing upof crevices before they At
tain the beauty for which they are fa-
nous. OF course that sort Of thing can't
be done in the case of knife-handles, and
something must be used which doesn't
require fixing up. Cocobola is rarely used
for cabinet-making, because being
gummy wood, it doesn't glue we'll Tho
same qualities that make it Of use In the
manufacture Of knife-handles render it
valuable for the making of wind instru-
ments like the flute. It comes to Us in
chunks, not in strips and planks like
other woods. Sometimes these pieces viii
weigh 500 and 600 pounds, but generally
much less than that It costs 81 cents Q
pound now, but before freights went down
and the isthmus was opened up 20 thor
oughly it used to cost double that prica."
New York Tribune.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-31

II b snnouncsd tAas an Easlish invH
~ hes lately devised . nsthed of cassiAe
tia with . material RESEMBLING giaaS
which ssaovss ~ daaess q peisea q
ennn0 eoedA
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-31

Rather Hard On TIE Peer khyDestaT.
The sight Of poor creature grubbine
for rhymes to hu up his sonnet, or r.
cram one of those v0racious, rhyme-swal
lowing rigmAroles which some of our
drudging poetical operatives have been
exhausting themselves Of late to satiat<
with jingles, makes my head ache and
my stomach rebel Work. Work Of some
lind, II the business Of men and women,
not the making Of jinglesl No-no-no
! want to Bee the young people In our
schools and academies and colleges, and
and the graduates Of these institutions,
lifted mp out Of the little Dismal Swamp
of sslf-contemplating and self-indulgina
and self ek-commiserating smotionalism
which Is surfeiting the land with thoss
literary sandwiches-thin slices of tink
hing sentimentality between two Govern
looking like hard-baked gilt gingerbread
But what faces these young folks make
mp ct my good advice! They get tipsy on
their rhymes. Nothing intoxicates one
Ike his-Or her-oWn verses, and they
hold on to their metre e-ballad-
% the fellows that inhAle nitrous oxide
hold ON to the gas-bAg.'-Dr. o. W
Holmes In The Atlantic.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-31

MAJOR Heap. Of the light house board,
Washington. proposes to construct .
powerful incandesccnt Lamp rich in red
and yellow nays. which are proved to b
the most fog penetrating. The lamp Il
expected to pIssess great efficiency In
light house illumination
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-31

Freshman Professor (holding up Q writ
ten exercise--l perceive that this oas was
sopied from outside helpa The maa Who
hanoed it in will remain. A half-dossa
remain
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-31
A Steam sheep-shearing Machine.

A steam sheep -shearing machine il suc.
cessfully used in Melbourne, Australia.
It consists Of . cutting-wheel, geared to
. small turbine, about three inches in di
ameter and which is operated by q cur.
rent Of steam conveyed from the boiler by
an India rubber tube. In front Of the cut.
ter Il . comb which serve as Q guard
against cutting the skin Of the sheep.
The apparatus is made Of brass, some
thing in the shape Of a small trowel II
II used in the same fashion as the shears,
but cuts much much more rapidly and
cleaner, without the least danger of injur-
ing the fleece or the sheep. Scientific Ex.
change.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-31

Further Proof Of woman's Influence.
Thoughtful Boston young lady, in
tensely interested in ancient history TO
Harvard juniort"Ah, Mr.. H, when
you think of the old Egyptians do you
not feel impressed with the sense Of our
indebtedness to the great Rosetta Stonei"
Harvard Junior (slightly discomposed,
but coming gallantly f0rwarde@Yes,
yes, indeed, but then her reign only gives
rs further proof of woman's influence,
you know" Enthusiastic young lady
deseends to lower leyel.-ExchanRe.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-31

enper largely into the composition Of -
chyme, the chyle, and the blood; and -
from the blood the deposition Of Nme
takes place, the greater will be ths
amount deposited In the system, ths
greater the degree of ossification, that the
sooner will be produced that rigidity, in
activity, and decrepitude which makes .
person old and causes premature death.
But, on the other hand, we are told that
II the food and drink taken to nourish and
support the body are selected from the
articles which contain the least amount
system, and consequently less degree Of
ossification, inactivity, and decrcpitude,
and . longer lease Of life.
Mr.. Evans views support the vegeta-
rian theory. but preference 10 given to
fruits over cereala He tells us that fruits
are nutritious in themselves; and
to overcome the objection thatthey
are deficient in nitrogen, he shows
that all other elements are present In
them, and that we may absorb the dsfl-
cient nitrogen from the surrounding At
mosphere, the combination resulting in
albumen or protein. Persons who will
not be persuaded to change their diet may
yet with reasonable care prolong theiI
life; and to such the advfse II give1-toI
eat moderately, to take no more than
three meals q day, and to avoid eating
large quantities Of bread, pastry, and
other farinaceOus foods, The same rules
apply to those who are willing to alteI
their dietary, with the addition that the
fruits should be taken IL possible at every
meal, and that the fruits should come
first, and then, II the appetite is not sat
isfied, to finish with the ordinary articles
of food.-Ieeds Mercury.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-31

local patent attorneys received . call from
. gentleman who represented q syndicate
Of English stockholders In . valuable
patent. There was some dispute as to the
priority Of invention, which resulted in
the gentleman in question being sent to
this country to engage the services Of q
competent attorney to make the necessary
research and report. The fee finally
agreed upon was q retainer of S25O, and $50
q day additional for every day employed.
The retainer was paid, and the English
man left. He returned the following
morning and asked for private interview
with the senior partner. When they were
alone the Enlishman, with some embar-
rassment, said:
Il have come to speak with you about
the retainer You received yesterday.
would like your permission to change the
amount
Il am sorry you regard my charges ex-
cessive," the attorney, began, when his
visitor interrupted him with: mot at all
I've called to learn II you have any objec-
tiOns to making it larger. You see," he
continued, -if wrote to my people that
you had charged me only ESQ they might
think you q secOnd-rate man, whereas II
you increase the amount they will value
your services accordingly. l know yGa
are all right. but the syndicate represent
do not, and am first Of all desirous Of
pleasing them"
The attorney was equal to the occasion.
Very well,' said he, suppose We call ii
$500" Cant you make it 81 ,0O0t" said
his visitor, anxiously. The attorney
nodded affirmatively, whereupon the Eng
lshman laid down the money and left the
Office with the air of man who had won
q great victory.-Washington Cor. Chi
cago News.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-31

After this peroration each solid and
respectable gentleman took another GlAaa
Of Extra Dry and blinked expectantly at
Jaggers.
-Ahem;" observed that individual, SIS
there any one here who has not tested
the wonderful capacities of this extraor-
binary discovery. Iwould not for . mo
ment ask that any consideration for this
enterprise should follow simply upon my
expression Of confidence in it"
At this point small and very nervous
man, with light brown hair and high
collar, who had timidly seated himself in
the background, rose and difidently
asked permission TOTO
Certainly" replied Jaggers, waving
his hand majestically. "Mr. Bassmage-
ran, will you"
Bassmageran slowly lifted the heavy
drapery and exposed q simple deal box,
in one Of which appeared a small open
ing. A crank handle protruded near
the top, which the Turk grasped. The
nervous man adjusted his eyeglasses un-
easily and approached the apparatus,
then hesitated and looked at Bassmage-
ran. The Turk smiled reassuringly.
Ne Hadji will put hims finger right
here-right there" said he, pointing to
the aperture in the box, out Of which .
strange, fuzzy, gray object intermittently
~The end-at-the end of my finRerls
asked the nervous man.
"Ze knuckle-ze knuckle. Makee haste
vera queeck," replied Bassmageran.
turning the handle.
~Ow! Whoop! Gracious." yelled the
nervous man. jumping several inches
into the air, and then examining his
knuckle, on which q small spot Of blood
appeared, hastily into his mouth.
Jaggers smothered hasty Obturgation
In his throat.
- m]Why-why,' calculated the sufferer,
II was inst Like 49,
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-31

lump OF yellow hg paste-than which 1t
was . few shades darker in color. As
the car descended, he sat with his eyes
half closed, evidently thinking deeply.
He remained In the elevator when it re-
ascended-and, In fact, stayed therein
while it made several trips up and down.
Finally, he rose suddenly and tried to
walk out while the car was between two
floors, and was abruptly pulled back.
When he reached the lower floor, the
hall porter firmly took him by the arm
and marched him out with the sententi-
Gus information that cranks were not
wanted in the building. Bassmageran
merely looked at him stolidly and slowly
wended his way MP the street. Jaggers'
oonndentil clerk said that he had no no
tien what the old man and the Turk had
talked about in the inner ONCE. The
conversation had been in whispers. All
the confidential knew was that Jaggers
had directed him to make out Q list of
al the stockholders in all the companies,
who had not at some time been disagree
able in asking questions or demanding
dividends, and to forward to each and
every one Of these persons an identical
Aots to the eject that JagEers desired to
80 him personally on important business
that day week
Meantime one Of those mysterious ru-
mors which begin nowhere, but which
make themselves felt, began to
pervade Wall street 1t hoated into bro
ker's Offices where the lambs baaed it to
one another over the enticing tape It
vas repeated between mOuthfuls Of beef
ballad and drinks OF beer at Delmonico's
lunch counter. 1t formed q sort of under
current in the Babel Of voices Of the stock
exchange, and was discussed more qui-
etly on the back seats in the bond room.
It was absurd to suppose that anything
% utterly intangible and unsupported
could .efuence the market, but it was
none the less . fact that the volume Of
business in stocks perceptibly decreased.
Never before had 1t happened in the ex-
perience of Mr.. Skeins, the distinguished
Jui. that his most valuable lamb. imme-
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-10-09
PROFIT IN PIGS.
How They May Be Used to Enrich til
Soil of the Farm.

How They May BE Used to Enrich tho
Soil of the Farm.
That pigs are not made more profit
able on the farm is not SO much the
fault of the p gs as the owner. Shut up
in The barn-yard, or in some close pen
or yard, the pig is expensive, for it must
be fed all it will eat, and it must bo
waited on. AS time is money, the ac-
count runs up, and then the food is all
more or less costly. These facts form
the basis for the head of this short ex-
hortation.
If farmers would calculate, more cs-
pecially about the pigs, they would have
great deal less trouble and more
money. They forget that pigs will eat
grass, aye, are fond of it, and actually
yearn for it. When only three weeks
old, they will cat it, and it does them
good. Now the thing is to have place
to turn the pigs to eat the grass. Where
shall this be9 Anywhere, provided
there is fence to keep them in. What
shall the fence be? Any thing. if it is
tight. Pigs don't jump-tLey crawl
through. Height is not the question,
but tightness. A stone wall is good, so
is board fence; one made OF two
boards and two twisted wires is
capital; all wires VII do, but not
more than four inches apart,
with posts every six feet; rails are good
if there are no holes; an old; broken
down wall will DO leveled up and q
barbed wire stretched along the top,
just where the hogs head would come
If he tried to climb over it, Such q fence
has kept hogs in at Kirby Homestead for
two ye, RS. -,
A ring we'll put in in the spring Will
last all summer, and then there will be
no trouble about roofing. My text is
"Pig Uses" Pigs should 10 used to
enrich the farm. and the place to do
this is in the field. They may have y
pasture by themselves, or be put into
next years prospective corntield, or
even in the meadow. l keep pigs all
over, and the next year the result is
seen in the early and strong-growing
blades of grass, and in u good crop
when corn and grains are raised. No
man can afford to keep pigs beyond the
extent of slops, when shut up in n barn.
yard or close pen; but any man can
afford to keep pigs, ii he will use the
means he may, and at tho samo time
his enterprise may cause his pigs to be
factors for increased profit. Let the
pigs out to grass. &C Colonel b. ID. Curtis,
IN Rural NeW Yorker
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-10-09
AN OLD ALBATROSS.
Tho Ancient Sea-Rird Recently Captured
by the Mate of n British ship.

Tho ancient Sea-Strd keContiy Captured
by the Mate of n British ship.
The following interesting facts were
lately communicated by Captain Heard
of the British ship Duchess of Argyle:
"When rounding the Horn in January
last. in latitude AZ deg. 10 min. south
and so deg. 8 min. west, an immens.
albatross was noticed following the ship
and feeding on the refuse thrown over.
board. One day as it lowered directly
over the poop noticed circular osA
ject, about the size of a silver ;tollsi,
hang to the birds neck. Immediately
gave orders to have the bird caught, il
possible. Ny first mate, Mr.. Baird.
who is very handy in such matters, pro-
cured small, fiat piece of board, on
which he fastened a large hook baited
with Il piece of pork; to this he attached
stout fishing-line and let it drift
astern. He caught several other alba
trosscs with this contrivance, but the
one l particularly wanted to capture
fought very shy of this tempting
lure. TIL, third dap, however, he was
hooked firmly by the beak, and after a
desperate struggle hoisted on board.
1 then discovered that the object 1
had seen hanging from the bird s
neck was brass pockct-compass
case. fastened to tho bird by
means of three strands of thick copper
wire. Two of the wires had worn
through, and the third was all but gone.
After some trouble as there was a quar-
ter of an inch of verdigris, l succeeded
in forcing open the lid, and inside
found carefully wrapped up piece of
paper, on which was written, in much
faded ink. the following: Caught
May l, 1912, in latitude 3S deg. &
min. south, 40 deg. Ii min. west,
by Ambrose Cocharn, OF American
ship Columbus | then procured
plated label off wine decanter with
my ships name on it, and got the car
pcnter to fasten it around the birds s
neck. with my name, the date of cap
ture, the lat tude, and also the facts of
the previous capture by the captain of
the Columbus, deeply cut into tho
metal. then let the albatross go. Be-
fore doing so we measured the wings
and found them to be twelve feet two
inches from tip to tip. The bird was
grayish white in color. with q reddish
brown head. To judge from the above
the albatross must be q very long-lived
bird, as it was probably Mt least four or
five years old when caught by Captain
Cocharn. which would make it fifty-one
years old when last caught.-Hiogo
Mems
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-10-09
Educated Mohammedan Females.

The Kossid- l. Mumbai, which is the
only paper published in Bombay for
the editication of Mohammedans, pro-
nounces the following opinion with re-
gard to the education of the females of
the Mohammedan community: sour
Islamies have, in emulation of their
Parsee brethren. lately opened a girls
school. We wish them Joy of it. Let
us, however, ask them few questions.
Will the educated Mohammedan girl
accept as husband lucifer-match
seller, or sherbet walla, or dealer
in mangoesp It is well-known fact
that Mussulman boys are very backward
in matters of. education. They spend
their pocket money in Kawa Khanas.
native tleaters and llquor-shops. Edu-
cate them first before preparing eduoat-
ed wives for them. Girls must bs edu-
Gated according to their means and sta
ton in life. A weaver's educated
daughter will not accept an illiterate
weaver for husband. A weaver's
daughter, again, will find no welcome
In rich mans house. A little knowl-
edge will be her ruin. Let the weaver's 8
girl have the benefit of a superior train,
ing in the art of weaving"
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-10-09
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THUNDER-STORMS.
Their Steady Increase In Germany DOtI
In Frequency and Severity,

Their Steady Increase In Germany both
In Frequency and Severity,
From certain meteorological statistics
recently published in Germany, we
learn that thunder-storms in that coun-
try have, during the last thirty years,
been steadily increasing both in tre-
auency and severity. The number OF
deaths per annum from lightning has
increased in far greater ratio than
that OF the increase of population. In
the present state of our knowledge of
the whole subject of atmospheric cleo
tricity. the cause of the phenomena OF
thunder-storms is confessedly obscure.
1t is, however, very possible that some
light would be thrown upon the ques-
tion by a comparative study of the fire.
qucncy and severity of storms during "A
lengthened period and over wide geo.
graphical area.
Tho German saUGntS incline to the
opinion that the increase is to be at
tribLted to the enormously increased
production of smoke and steam which
has taken place during the last three
decades. But although we may admit
this to be to some extent probable
rera ca,ssd, yet, when we consider the
very local character of thunder-storms,
we should naturally expect to find that il
would follow that the neighborhoods
OF large cities, and especially Of manu-
featuring districts would suffer the most
severely. But the statistics referred to
show distinctly that the very reverse is
the case. The number of storms at.
tended by fatal results from lightning
is far larger in the agricultural districts
than in the towns. Upon the other
hand, we ought to take into consdera-
ton the protective acton of lightning
conductors. with which the prominent
buildings in the towns of Germany aro
well provided.-Scient!fc Amer.can.