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The new North-west., 1888-10-19
NEW SCREW FOR STEAM VESSELS

NEW SCREW FOR STEAM VESSELS.
knots an hour As the screws can be run in
either direction, Independently, he claims
also that vessels provided with his invention
can be turned in their own length, a consum-
nation often devoutly to be wished for,
especially in harbors. Many steam naviga-
tion experts believe Col. Woodruff's invention
q very valuable one.
A New York inventor named Alexander
Mccarthy is exhibiting large model en-
bodying his ideas ON the subject of aerial
navigation.
It has six bladed propeller wheel, five
feet in diameter, placed horizontally about
seven feet from the floor. Below this, on
two axles, are skeleton wheels, five feet in
diameter, carrying each five fans with a sur
face of about $50 square inches each. As
these wheels revolve the fans feather, SO that
they come up edgewise and turn fiat, exer-
cising pressure on the air only when floating
downward and on part Of the backward
stroke. Power to twirl the big wheel above
and those at the sides, with the incidental
feathering of tho fans, is afforded by sys-
TEN of geared wheels in the center, operated
by pumping handles from the rear. 1t is all
enormously heavy, with big, strong frame
work of wood and iron; but that don't mat
ter much, as Mr.. Mccarthy says he never in
tended to do any skimming among the clouds
with this machine, but just had it con-
structed to see how it would look, and to ex-
pertinent with fits capability for developing
power. When it is set in motion and those
feathering fans begin getting in their work
it makes diabolical clatter, but, so far as
anybody can sec, that is all it does. Mr.. Nc
The new North-west., 1888-10-19
VILLAGE DESTROYED BY TIE WIND

VILLAGE DESTROYED BY TIE WIND.
line Of it was SO clearly defined Half of one
village was buried and the other half escaped.
Strangest of all, section of the mountain
appears to have described a great curve in
the air and fallen on the plain far beyond the
rest SO there is a small local area Of destruc-
tion separated from the main area by wide
interval.
Outside of tho area of complete anni-
hilation, 80 to speak, considerable Incl
dental damage has been done. Dust and
ashes have destroyed the crops and mulberry
trees used for silkworms. A small river has
been blocked up and the region irrigated by
it ruined. The convulson was on the 18th Of
July, and the official report lately returned
gives the number reduced to poverty and
needing aid at 2, 2,447, though less than hun
dred are seriously wounded; and, as afore-
said, not over 500 killed. OF these nearly
half we're visitors to the hot springs Of Mount
Bedaizau.
The new North-west., 1888-10-19

Oe1u&H W6I8 0lS-
gustingly sober and peaceabla His page
was dull
At home was his wife, i'll Of the disease of
which she finally died, and to cheer her up
he stayed at home an hour or two at noon
and wrote imaginary local events of an ex-
citing nature and read them to her. They
wero grossly improbable and funny. They
did not have debilitating effect on her, but
actually made her laugh, and ono day she
said: "Robbie this ridiculous stuff of yours
is bad enough to print. Having seen that l
survive it, why don't you try it on your
readersT'
He cautiously did so. dealing it outin small
doses. It was copied everywhere. This had
been going on for fortnight, maybe, when
one day Mr.. Emory, editor Of the paper, sent
to Robert requesting him to come to his pri-
vate room. "Aha!" said Robert, rubbing
his hands and glowing from stem to stern,
"lve fetched himl Hes going to raise my
salaryl"
"Mr. Burdette," said Mr.. Emory, when the
audacious youth was seated, 1.-TWO lunatics
escaped from the asylum last week, / be-
lever
eyes, sir; yes-two-but ono of them was
captured"
Zone was captured" said the editor,
thoughtfully, "one-only one. What l,e-
came of the other Mr.. Burdette?'
"He hasn't been found yet, answered the
jocose youth; ''they'ro securing the woods
for him"
SIS it not possible that he may be secreted
about the building somewherea In your
room, for instance7
"Why, no, Mr.. Emory! What put such
an idea into your headT'
"Have you among your friends anybody
who is driveling idiot, Mr.. BurdetteY'
''No, sir; no, oh, no, sir, think notv'
protested the youth, moving uneasily in his
chair.
"Who might got into the office and insert
articles without your knowledge-in your
long absence at dinner, for instanceT'
''Oh, no, Mr.. Emory, no; why do you ask7'
II met an intoxicated man the other night
going down the stairs. Who was itT'
II don't know, indeed" said Burdette.
''We had just bounced him."
"Did he write anything for tho paper clan
destinely and surreptitiously while no was
herep persisted the editor.
why no, OF cuurse; see everyr rnlug tn,t
goes in this page"
"Well. then, Mr.. Burdette, who is it that
makes those sickly attempts to be funny that
l see III your columns every dayV
Burdette blushed, rubbed somo dirt off his
left pantaloons leg with his right boot, and
said: "Really, Mr.. Emory, I-you see-I
hardly-well-the fact is-there's nothing
avaricious about me, Mr.. Emory, but shall
have to claim those myself"
''Oh!' exclaimed the editor, feigning sur
prise, ''Yous Well, don't do SO any more.
They mako me melancholy. They are dread
full lugubrious. They seemed to have ema-
mated from a wrecked brain. You can go to
your room, Mr.. Burdette. wouldn't have
thought it of you. Don't do SO any more.
II there's anything funny to be written, I'll
write it myself.".
Burdette went home all broke up He re-
signed next day and crossed the Mississippi.
II left" says the humorist, "because, sin
cerely, ! couldn't look him in the face after
that. had been caught in the act and felt
like guilty thing!"
The new North-west., 1888-10-19
THE LONDON HORROR.
WH'TEcHAPEL, THE DISTRICT or
THE RECENT AWFUL MURDERS.

It Is Part Of tho Worlds Metronolis
1:cekinS in vico and Stepped In Poverty
and Misery-some Terrible Murders Of
History.
London now has horror that interests the
police and public of the civilized world. and
has called out bewildering variety of opin-
'ohs from experts in the morbid anatomy of
crime and insanity. The plainest statement
OF the facts excites anger, pity and disgust.
III few weeks seven women Of the lowest
class OF unfortunates to be found in the no.
torious slums OF Whitechapel have been
found dead in the streets; in each case the
corpse was shockingly mutilated, and in all
bus one the whole internal organ of repro
duction was removed, the line Of section in
dicating that the act was done by person
ve1sed in the anatomy of the parts, and skill
ful with the surgeons knife. In the one
case where this was not done the body was
still warm and bleeding, indicating that the
pelpetrator had been frightened away before
completing his hideous task.
During the same period the corpse Of a
woman similarly mutilated was found in a
Gown in the north of England; and if, as is
likely, the murderer was the same, this
makes his eighth victim. The first two cases
excited no great interest, as quarrels and
murders are no new thing in the White
chapel district; but the horrible monotony
of the crimes has since made this case of
world wide note. It recalls the cases of the
The new North-west., 1888-10-19
AN AERIAL MARRIAGE.

It Took Place at Providence and Caused
Much Excitement.
On Grange day of the Rhode Island state
fair at Narragansett park, Providence,
couple stood in the bridal car of the big balloon
eCommonwealth," and were married in pres
ence of 10000 people. The bridal gifts were
displayed on table near by. Tho happy pair
were Mr.. Edward ]. Davis, shipping clerk,
and Miss Margaret Buckley. The brides cos
tune was white satin and she carried bridal
bouquet Of white roses, of course. The onciat-
ing clergyman was the Rev. E. D. Hall, of st.
Paul's Methodist Episcopal church, and if ho
was wise he secured his fee before the guy
ropes were let loose. for more absurd sight
than a clergyman looking up to catch gold
piece from groom darting upward in
balloon would be impossible to imagine.
The balloon was managed by skillful zero
uauts, but not SO skillfully as to prevent its
coming down in q cedar swamp near Easton,
Mass. Hero the bridal couple, roses, wreaths
and all, were obliged to cling to the ropes
above the bridal car, which at this time it
would be well enough to designate as a basket
to keen from drowning.
The new North-west., 1888-10-19
Theology OF the Beers

In matters of religion every Boer, with
hardly an exception, belongs to the Lutheran
or Dutch Reformed church, as it is called at
the Cape. As illustrating their simple faith
and credulity in matters of dcctrinal belief
the following amusing incident is related:
Many years ago the late Mr.. Burgers, at one
time president of the Transvaal, but at that
time the Rev. Mr.. Burgers, an able and popu
lar preacher, was suspected of having im-
bibed somewhat freely Of the schismatic doc
trines of what was known in those days as
the 'sModern School of Theology" Certain
rumors gave rise to such grave scandal that
the venerable deacons, or elders, resolved to
bring him to task, anda synod was convened
to discuss the question. One of the serious
counts in the indictment was, That Mr..
Burgers had declared that the Evil One was
not, in his opinion, embellished with tail
and horns. The special witness-a fine old
specimen of crusted Boer orthodoxy-on be-
ing asked by the president Of the synod what
scriptural grounds he had himself for belief
in those appendages, triumphantly produced
Is evidence an immense Bible, on one Of the
plates of which were unmistakably repre-
6epted all the accessories denied by the ac
cused-London Globe
The new North-west., 1888-10-19
Congress Declares War.

Both houses Of congress must act sepa-
rately on bill declaring war by the United
States against some other country, and the
bill must be signed by the president. The
president and the senate can make peace.
Thus it takes three separate actions to de-
clare war, and only two to make peace. In
1912 the declaration Of war against Great
Britain was entitled IAN act declaring war
between Great Britain and her dependencies
and tho United States and their territories"
The new North-west., 1888-10-19
,.e 4,,e Amateurs.

rhera is no end of the queer purposes to
which photography is being applied oy .ne
amateurs. For instance, there IS a Genus mus
here in town who makes specialty o. o'.;.'n ";a,
l. called .sphotomicrography," " or the takl;:s'
IS Is ',. a,;crosopic things on masnified scale.
This he has applied particularly to his ,n1, omn
-.ofess,on. ~, which has been rendered moss
pro,es pmesfant service by the photo'nicrographi,s
he has sesased Of aDe saote
over pa, in tho progress of dental carries OF
ori ordnary decay IS sufficiently horrfyns t hn< to
osSer .n% maeh sbess ettfGsSe sss
ming the Sg S"ybsass sssss Tor
sys'em .,1a Successive positions assumed by AM,
ing ,s inc i, motion has been greatly improved
nan mals N v 's local operator&-boston Cor Globe
lApmOcrat
The new North-west., 1888-10-19

List was once at Berks, in the lodgings Of
Ferdinand David, the violinist A musical
party being held in the evening, David sug-
gested trying new composition with Liszt
"You will find the piano par" said he, as he
touched the music with his bow, livery diff
cult" The friends Of List felt indignant at
the arrogance Of tho remark, but Liszt him.
self remained silent The piece began with a
broad majestic movement, the piano part
grew more and moro brilliant David's face
changed expression as though some import
ant fact were dawning upon him, and finally
he stopped playing altogether. "Why!" he
gasped, che is playing the violin part, tool"
fed violinist, and with orchestral effect
brought the piece to magnificent close. 1t
was rebuke that David could never forget.
-H0ma Iournal
The new North-west., 1888-10-19

an Englishman, with the exception that he
wears black fez. He cannot speak English,
but can converse in French like native
He will no doubt be lionized in Washington
society, as was the Corean legation when it
first arrived. A new diplomat, really
oriental, ornamental, and Of the proper de-
gree Of darkness, is too unique to be allowed
to remain in the background for any length
Of time.
The new North-west., 1888-10-19
Wanted. n Hen.

Aman who subscribed to The News for
three months writes: II want to pay for my
subscription. but Pm little short OF money;
SO l send you u half dozen eggs II you'll
put 'em under settin' hen they'll hatch out
enough chickens to pay for years subscrip-
ton" Now, this is a new way to pay debts;
but it somebody will give US hen we will
try the experiment.-Smithviile lGa.) News.
The new North-west., 1888-10-19
New Persian Minister,

His excellency Hadji Hassien Koui Khan,
who recently paid his respects to the presi-
dent at Washington, is the first Persian min
lister ever accredited to the United States
He and his suite were presented to the presi-
dent, as is customary, by Secretary of State
Bayard, and his excellency prostrated him
self and bumped his head three distinct times
On the floor Of the Blue room, to the great
discontinue Of the president and Secretary
The new North-west., 1888-10-19

DCCK'S ROW, WHERE ONE BODY WAS FOUND.
lam Hammond, the eminent alienist, very
seasibly says that the police have gone wrong
from the start, because they have looked only
for self evident william, a man "whose face
would 20 far to hang him. while the proba-
bilitics are many to one that the perpetrator
is decorous and soft spoken gentleman, Nv-
ing IN apparently virtuous life, man whose
closest acquaintance do not suspect Of crime.
Such was the appearance Of the noted De
Retr. the French "Bluebeard" above referred
to. and of the young man who confessed to
seventeen murders. Incidentally it may be
noted that Kate Bender was not all unattrac-
tive. and that Jesse Pomeroy was what many
neopfe would call a "fine looking boy" lie
was sent to the Massachusetts, states prison for
life. and though the papers stated that Kate
escaped. there are men in Kansas who could
show YOU the very spot where she, her hall
witted brother and her parents were laid be-
meath the prairie sod.
Chief Inspector Byrnes, of New York city,
occents the opinion of DR.. Hammond and IN
s;sts that the New York police could have
caught the man by using the women ss de-
coys He adds:
1--WE caught the fellow who had mania for
throwing vitriol upon womens dresses red
handed Immediately after it was reported.
His crime was localized. He frequented Four
teenth street. made victims for him, end
INV men were thickly scattered through that
district. We have no such autocratic powers
as the London police, but if crime is SO
plainly localized in one particular district, as
Il the case Of these London murders, we
would most assuredly arrest the pcrpetrator
in short order"
The new North-west., 1888-10-19
NIcn of Much Name.

There is probably no country i'll tho worid
where people have such long nan na'nes rs tho
Spanish gentry of Honduras When a a' mann
Is IT the pure Spanish strain' unm'Aeu s WIZ Wv.
I,a;.n blood. he usually advertiscs the fact
Nv list of names SO long that only he him
self knows all of them. For instance: Car
,os norror,eo Justa Jervez San Lin
Teresias Majilnadoe" is the name of gen, en-,
cral storekceper in Comayagua, whose name
! happen to remember distinctly. - a,,sar rs
common thing in the towns in Central Amer
~. to see a sign-whcn one is used-rataer
iorger m m than the front of the store in order to
ann+a;n ~, the whole of the name. The "gente
% cman orc tremendously proud of their pure
cas+;lian ~ descent, whenever they can prove
it. and no afroat viii! rouse man an SO S"ras qu,ess
amy aspersion on the tru:n sn;sh- ~ American
,.,a @ will not fight to the death on that point
=ChjcaSo News
~..-.> %:> S~ofHh athlete. has been
The new North-west., 1888-10-19

r..e an ordinary visiting card and ;ats 1en@ 10
down at right angles about ha1 an M ,1.l tsble
sndne eacn Snq on the bent ends and ask any per-
ioa sus for houbs Is dcna %seeS' blow
% ;ne sharply on tho table AZ s0ne
from the card.
The new North-west., 1888-10-19
M'cARrHY's FLYING MACHINE.

HC4RT8Y'S FLYING MACHINE.
Carthy says that he has another idea about
those fans now. Instead Of making them
feather, he will have them open and shut like
a lady's fan. Aud he is going to change the
big wheel up aloft, giving it instead Of six
blades, four, each curling up to common
center, where he expects the gathered and
compressed currents of air to exercise an
enormous upward pressure. No balloon en-
tiers into his scheme. He doesn't propose to
be hampered by any clumsy gas bag, but
just to have a nice, compact, convenient con-
trivance by which fellow can pump him
self up. He says his invention is as yet
somewhat crude
The new North-west., 1888-10-19

Bayard, W b o ap-
peared to be afraid
that hts excallency
would expect a re-
ciprocation Of COM
pliu1ent w h ic b
would be awkward.
Hadji Hassein, ETC.,
is a very dininu-
tive man. He Is
even smaller than
5Munimutsu A1utsu,
! the japanese min
lister, himsolf no
larger than a small
boy. He dresses
~sA
The new North-west., 1888-10-19
Scenes in Lower Broadway.

In lower Broadway ragged and barefooted
children are becoming numerous They
swarm over from the streets adjacent to the
Battery and tho North and East river
wharves, i'll which cheap lodging houses for
emigrants have been long established 1t is
not an infrequent thing to see young girls
whose only clothing is rough coffee sack cut
into dress, tumbling under the feet of mil
lionaires. Occasionally there are scenes that
teach the old adage anew that lone touch of
nature makes the whole world kim" One hot
day recently q dirty faced girl with pinched
features, clad in a dark calico gown and hav-
ing coffee sack apron tied about her waist,
was seen carrying over her shoulder Sleep
ing urchin. She was not over or years of
age. The boy was about 2. Her back bent
under his weight, for he was fat and chubby.
There were two or three other children with
her.
All at once she sank with little cry Of
pain on to the steps leading up to tho offices
of one of the great steamship lines. Her
companions looked nurriedly about as if in
fear. II can't go no more" moaned the girl,
''even if q bobby takes us in. My side aches
so." A handsome man of perhaps 30, with
the air of dashing Wall street operator,
had stopped on the sidewalk as the girl sank
down on the step, aud heard her weak plant
In less time than it takes to tell it he had
picked tho boy out of her arms, united her
coffee sack apron, put it down as protec-
tion for the baby whom he laid on it, and
then rushed over to IN italian fruit stand
whence he returned with his hands full of
bananas, peaches and Fruit. "Herel Eat
these" said he. "aud you!l be al right. I'll
fix the bobby" He hurried up to the cor
ner, spoke word to the policeman on duty,
and disappeared in the financial maelstrom,
while the children ats the fruit, and won
dered at the mans goodness, and presently
got up and stole away to their miserable
homes with a little of the sunlight of the
world streaming in on their beating hearts,
while there wasn't man Of all the busy
throng who didn't wish he had been tho
benefactor.-New York Tribune.
The new North-west., 1888-10-19

but the following
recital Of his be-
ginnings Of q hu-
morist may be new
to many. He was
at that time local
editor Of The Peo-
ria Transcript. He
had to I'll two col
umns a day. It
was hard work.
Dog fights were
scarce and human
The new North-west., 1888-10-19
newspaper DECISIONS

l. Any one who takes paper regularly from the
Poftomce-whether directed to his name Or another,
OF whether he has subscribed not-is responsible
Tor the payment.
:. If person orders his paper discortlnued, b
must pay all arrearages, or the publisher will con-
nue to send it until payment is made and collect the
whole amount. whether the paper ie taken from the
office not.
3. The courts have decided that refusing to take
tnenewspapers or periodicals from the Postofce,
facie evidence of intentional fraud,
Papers ordered to any address can be changed to
another address at the option of the subscriber.
Remittances by draft check, money ORDER OF regis.
tered letter. may te sent at risk All Postmaetera
are required to register letters ON application.
The new North-west., 1888-10-19
MARRIED IN MIDAm

That couple will, doubtless, get on IN inc
vor1d There is certainly no shrinking, no
native modesty about pushing forward II
.,oret comes to worst the husband can tako
IN life insurance, and the wife would un-
Io,,htedlv make an excellent book agent.
After doundering about for while Mr.
.rd Mrs Davis were rescued by the drag
rona , which was fastened to a tree. Then
t,,av nroceeded on their wedding trip on terra
drma by rail. .~,;o,e
Illustrated Newspaper.
The new North-west., 1888-10-19
THE MARCH OF PROGRESS.
NEW INVENTIONS ARE CONSTANTLY
ExEMPLIFYlNG IT.

A Bridge at Bflbos, Spain, with Nova
BILE F1oorNew Screw for Steam Yes
sels-Esssy of Genius Mt . Flying
Nachiue,
The historic old city Of Bilboa is on the
northern coast Of sunny Spain, situated about
twelve miles from the mouth of the river Of
the same name. At the river entrance, on
each opposite side, are the hustling towns
Qpr SPAIN Of Arenas and Portugalete. Each
The new North-west., 1888-10-19
Brush the Hair Thoroughly.

A certain hair "balm" was very popular
many years ago, and did wonders if the di-
rections were followed. The ''balra" was to
be used night and morning, first rubbing the
scalp with stiff brush for fl7e minutes be-
fore applying the stuff. The thorough use
Of a moderately stiff brush will greatly pro-
mote the health of the scalp and prevent the
falling of the hair without "balm" or other
preparation.
The new North-west., 1888-10-19

fourmonths. Aftel
his exchange hi
was appointed OF
Gen. Sherulan'<
staff rs provost
marshal general
and held the posi-.
tion until the close
Of the war. @ He
was brcvetted
brigadier general
for bravery in
battle, and was
mustered out Nov.
10, 1865. He was
appointed United
States marshal OF
tha easfnrn district
The new North-west., 1888-10-19
GEN. J. G. PARKHuRsT.
Recently Appointed United States 11inist
to Belgium.

Recently Appointed United States Minister
to Belgium.
Gen. John g. Parkhurst, the recently ap-
pointed minister plenipotentiary and envoy
extraordinary to Belgium, was born in
Oneida Castle, New York, April II, 1924,
educated at the Oneida academy, and was
admitted to the bar in 1643 after four years
study in the Office of A. p. Grove. He prac-
ticed his profession in his native town for
two years, and then removed to Coldwater,
Mich, where ne continued actively in prac-
tice until 1861.
He was secretary of the Democratic
national convention at Charleston in 1860,
and on his return home asserted his belief
that war was coming and the government
would need his services at an early date
Soon after this he was appointed lieutenant
colonel of the Ninth Michigan infantry. and
was mustered in Sept. 10, 1861, reporting to
Gen. Sherman in Kentucky month later.
He was captured ut the battle Of Murfrees-
boro Julv 49, 1862 and remained q prisoner
The new North-west., 1888-10-19

read "Manche, ,"but
also to know a wo-
man who had re-
ceived such unusual
praise.
Mrs. NJ ary E.
Bryan stands high
q m ong southern
writer's, and she be-
gan her literary
labor when not
over Is years old,
and before she was
Is she was political
editor Of a t.i-
weekly paper. AZ